Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kieⁿ

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kieⁿ

  • kieⁿ36314013
  • Ginger, and other plants of the same family; aromatic condiments.
cheⁿ kieⁿ;
fresh ginger.
kang kieⁿ;
dried ginger.
kieⁿ thòaⁿ;
baked ginger.
ûi kieⁿ;
toasted ginger.
kieⁿ phûe;
the peel of ginger.
kieⁿ phìen;
sliced ginger.
kieⁿ si;
shredded ginger.
peh cêk kò̤ kieⁿ lô̤h khṳ̀;
break up a piece of ginger and put it in.
lâm-kieⁿ-hu;
powdered ginger.
kieⁿ-n̂g;
tumeric.
thoah cò̤ lâm-kieⁿ-hu;
grate it up and make powdered ginger of it.
cíⁿ kieⁿ;
tender young ginger.
kieⁿ bó̤;
large roots of ginger.
lâm kieⁿs ĭang hiam;
old ginger is the most pungent.
thn̂g kieⁿ;
preserved ginger.
kieⁿ thn̂g;
the sugar in which ginger has been preserved.
cìeⁿ kieⁿ;
a condiment made from ginger.
chò kieⁿ;
a relish containing ginger.
lîang-kieⁿ;
galangal root.
kieⁿ chò;
spiced vinegar.
iam kieⁿ-thn̂g-chò;
put on some spiced and sweetened vinegar.
i sĭ būe pat cîah tîeh lûah kieⁿ;
he has not yet eaten sharp ginger; he has not experienced hardship.
ceng lío, līu cò̤ kieⁿ cap lâi ēng;
after pounding it up, squeeze out the juice of the ginger to use.
kieⁿ thng;
ginger tea.
ngŏ bī kieⁿ;
mixed condiments.
  • kîeⁿ366578
  • Better; an excess; a term of comparison.
cí kâi kîeⁿ kùe hṳ́ kâi;
this is superior to that.
cía ío kîeⁿ hía ho̤h cōi nō̤!
This is far better than that!
ŏi khĭam kîeⁿ kùe thàng;
to save is better than to earn.
sòi kâi kîeⁿ kùe tōa kâi;
small ones are better than large ones.