Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/pang

by Adele Marion Fielde

pang

• 度數pang-bó̤917
• A certain time, period, distance, or quantity; a fixed amount; a limit or bound.

cí-hûe ŭ jîeh ùaⁿ kâi pang-bô̤?

About how late is it just now?

iak kâi pang-bó̤ ēng jîeh cōi?

About how much will be required?

màiⁿ bô̤ pang bô̤ bó̤;

keep yourself within bounds.

ûa cò̤ sṳ̄ to ŭ kâi pang-bó̤;

in whatever I do, I keep within certain limits.

i bô̤ pang-bó̤ căi;

he goes altogether beyond bounds.

kàu lâk phò lō kâi pang-bó̤;

not far from six leagues.

ŭ cêk choiⁿ ngṳ̂n kâi pang-bó̤ cū khí tit lâi;

it will take not far from a thousand dollars to build it.

• 崩pang659468
• The fall of a mountain; to fall from a high position into disgrace; to loosen and fall; an emperor’s death.

suaⁿ pang, tī hām;

the mountain rushes to its fall; the state is ruined.

soiⁿ tì kèng-pang kâi sî-hāu, cò̤-nî hun-hù?

What were the orders given by the former emperor at the time of his death?

hueh pang; hueh suaⁿ pang;

hemorage of the womb.

pang-pang tŭi-tŭi;

fall in ruins.

khṳt náng kâi kun cē chong, hía châk-cheⁿ pang;

as soon as our troops rushed forward, the rebels gave way.

chîeⁿ pang khṳ̀;

the wall has fallen.

hṳ́ koiⁿ chù pang-pang thâp-thâp;

that house has fallen in.

céⁿ pang-hām;

the sides of the well have caved in.

khí cù lío pang cêk pôiⁿ chut lâi;

the tooth having decayed, a part of it broke off.

• 班pang650966
• To place in a series; a rank order, grade, or class of persons; a set; a troop; turn; a classifier of theatres.

nâng cêk pang cêk pang tùi cí kò̤ kùe;

the people went by here in troops.

to sĭ hṳ́ pang nâng;

they are all people of that class.

i sĭ hì pang kâi nâng;

they are people who belong to a theatrical company.

cí pang hì tī-tîang kío kâi?

Who is the manager of this theatrical company?

i kiu-nî kùe pang lío;

he has this year joined another company of actors.

lău pang tói;

the old company.

hṳ́ hùaⁿ nâng lûn pang sie thòi;

they are divided into sets of men that take turns and spell each other.

cĭeⁿ pang, lô̤h pang;

to take up or lay down the work done by relays of men.

i tó̤ tng chîang pang;

he belongs to the relay which is always on duty; it is in constant use.

che-hîah hun cò̤ saⁿ pang, cău pang, càng pang, khùai pang, kak pang kak pang kâi ceh-jĭm;

the constables of the yamun are divided into three sets, the torturers, the thief-takers, and the messengers, and each set has its own special duties.

bûn bú kuaⁿ to lâi càng pang;

the civil and military officers come and stand each in his place according to rank.

pang sṳ tń-lâi;

return with troops after a victory.

pâi pang;

arrange in order, giving each his place.

• 㿀pang65010411
• Blotches; discolored spots, such as appear before small pox breaks out.

chut pang;

the blotches have appeared.

îang pang, im pang;

the blotches have come out well, or have not come out well.

thie pang;

probe the incipient pustules.

• 方pang132700
• Angular; rectangular.

sì pang; sì-sì pang-pang;

square.

cí kò̤ tī cêk tn̆g sì-pang, thūn jîeh cōi cîⁿ?

How much did it cost per hundred square feet for filling in this piece of land?

lṳ́ àiⁿ pang kâi a àiⁿ îⁿ kâi?

Do you want an angular or a round one?

cò̤ sṳ̄ màiⁿ ngĕ pang-pang;

do not be exacting in your dealings.

i cò̤ sṳ̄ khah pang;

he is too exacting.

• 板pang651754
• Boards; planks; slabs.

cêk kò̤ pang;

a board.

nŏ̤ pang-tîo;

two boards joined.

kè kò̤ pang-tîo;

make a scaffolding to stand on.

kîaⁿ pang kîe;

go across on a board laid down to serve as a bridge.

lâu-pang;

floor boards.

pho pang;

moveable bed-boards.

mîn-chn̂g pang;

the slats of a bed-stead.

bwn-thien-pang;

ceiling.

• 玦pang447964
• A broken ring, once used to indicate disrupted friendship; an archer’s thimble.

pang-cí;

a thumb-ring.

kùa kâi gêk pang-cí;

wore a jade ring on his thumb.

bô̤ kùa pang-cí cò̤-nî khui keng nē?

Without his thimble how could he draw his bow.

• 梆pang656757
• A wooden cylinder suspended in a yamun or temple, and sounded to attract notice.

hwt pang;

to sound the drum.

cí hûe cìaⁿ hwt thâu pang, hŵn būe ŭ jī pang;

they just now sounded the drum for the first time, the second drum has not yet sounded.

táng kàu saⁿ pang ău cìaⁿ chut pńg;

wait till after the third sounding of the drum, then the lists of successful candidates will be placarded.

• 頒pang6511814
• To publish, confer, or distribute, as the Emperor does.

pang-sṳ̀ mûeh-kĭaⁿ khṳt tăi chîn hùe;

bestowed something upon his chief courtiers.

pang kîaⁿ thiⁿ ĕ;

publish throughout the world.

pang kîaⁿ n̂g-tîn;

issue a manifesto.

pang kàu kak séⁿ;

send it to all the provinces.

• 駢pang6901876
• Joined; a connection between things naturally separate.

cí ciah bé sĭ hó̤ bé, i kâi phiaⁿ-lî kut sĭ cn̂g pang kâi, m̄ sĭ cêk ki cêk ki;

this is a good horse, his ribs are joined closely together, and are not separately prominent.

kàu pang; cn̂g pang;

joined in one; united without interstice.

• 帮pang657507
• A classifier of fleets, guilds, and classes; to shore up a thing; to succor, to aid, to defend.

hàm kâi nâng lâi sie-pang;

ask some one to come and lend a helping hand.

lṳ́ hó̤ khṳ̀ pang-cŏ̤ i;

you should go to his assistance.

pang-tòa-kuaⁿ;

a lieutenant.

cêk pang cûn;

a fleet or squadron.

• 楓pang156759
• The maple, and some other trees.

pang-hieⁿ;

the gum of the liquid-amber, said to turn into amber.

tōa pang cí;

lucrabau, brought from Siam, as a remedy for leprosy and itch.

pang-khoi hûi;

earthenware made at Pang Khoi near Chau-chau-fu.

• 部pang7141638
• A classifier of sets of books.

cêk pang cṳ;

one work in several volumes.

i hak ŭ kúi pang tōa pang cṳ;

he has become the owner of several extensive works, each in several volumes.

cí pang cṳ câp-jī pńg;

this work consists of twelve volumes.

• 邦pang6561684
• A region; a country.

gūa pang;

a region beyond the frontier.

lîn pang;

contiguous states.

• 榜páng6577510
• A list of successful candidates.

kim páng tôi mîaⁿ;

an official list of successful candidates for the degrees of kṳ́-jîn and cìn-sṳ̆;

úa kio i tâng páng kâi;

I took my degree at the same examination as he.

to sĭ líang páng chut sin;

they are all from among those who have taken literary degrees.

lêng hóⁿ páng;

scholars who take degrees.

kháu páng síu;

the one at the head of the lists, after an examination.

• 板páng651754
• A plank, a slab; time in music; a way of doing or acting; set, fixed, precise.

sam-pang;

a small punt, named from its bottom being three planks in width.

kó-páng kâi nâng;

an old fashioned person.

m̄ pat páng;

do not know the tune.

páng-thâu hó̤ căi;

the tune is a very good one.

sĭ i tó̤ phah páng;

it is he who beats the time.

chìe khṳ̀ m̄ lôh páng;

he sings without regard to time.

cìeⁿ-sî kâi sṳ̄ cò̤ lâi cŭang páng;

what has lately been done, has been done contrary to the general understanding.

kah nâng kah nâng kâi páng;

each has his own way of doing things.

i kâi páng m̄-hó̤;

his way of doing things is not admirable.

• 髈páng65718810
• The arm bone, the humerus.

i kâi koiⁿ-páng tōa ŭ lâk;

he has great strength in his shoulders.

cêk ĕ-kùa la kúi páng keng;

draws the bow several times during an afternoon.

• 綁páng6571207
• To bind; to tie up.

lîah i khṳ̀ khún-páng;

seize him and bind him.

khún-páng lío àiⁿ lîah khṳ̀ thâi;

having bound him they will carry him away to execution.

• 代勞pàng-pūaⁿ845
• To labor in another’s place.

ŭ sî úa kio lṳ́ lí, ŭ sî lṳ́ kio úa lí, sie pàng-pūaⁿ;

sometimes I act in your stead, and sometimes you act in my stead, thus we are substitutes for each other.

• 放pàng135664
• To loosen; to let go; to cast off; to liberate; to lay down; to emit.

pàng sang;

slack off.

chíu cē pàng sang cū khṳt i cáu khṳ̀;

as soon as you loosen your hold it will slide off.

àiⁿ pàng chíu, pàng chíu m̄ tit;

wanted to let go, but could not.

lṳ́ hó̤ pàng sim;

be easy in your mind.

bói mûeh pàng seⁿ;

buy creatures in order to preserve their lives.

i chap ŭ cêk pang pàng-seⁿ-hŭe;

he has associated himself with a society which has for its object the preservation of animal life.

pàng tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?

Where shall I put it?

bô̤ tī-hng hó̤ pàng;

there is no place to put it.

khîeh pàng hṳ́ tói;

take it and put it in there.

sek-pàng;

to liberate.

àm-cĕⁿ pàng i cáu;

secretly set him free.

sĭ thau pàng i kâi;

has slyly freed him.

pàng tìeⁿ;

loan with security.

sĭ pàng îeⁿ tìeⁿ, and sĭ pàng suaⁿ tìeⁿ?

Is it loaned on the security of something afloat or of something ashore?

pàng sìo;

set down in account.

i ŭ jîeh cōi cîⁿ tó̤ pàng lāi?

How much money has he at interest?

ún kâi sìo pàng kàu hn̆g-hn̆g;

we have extensive credit.

pàng ngîam kháu;

to get souls out of purgatory.

ngīam lío, cìaⁿ pàng kîaⁿ;

after it is inspected let it pass on.

pàng táⁿ;

screw up your courage.

lṳ́ cò̤ lṳ́ táⁿ pàng tōa-tōa, màiⁿ kiaⁿ;

be of good courage, don’t be afraid.

khṳ̀ tău tèng pàng pâi;

go to the higher courts to get the business furthered.

pàng húe;

set on fire.

tăi pàng hue teng;

a great illumination.

pàng cúi teng;

set burning lanterns afloat.

pàng i jîp;

let him in.

cŭe kia pàng i sin-cīeⁿ;

lay the blame on him.

lṳ́ màiⁿ pàng tīo úa;

do not cast me off.

pàng tío i kâi bó;

deserted his wife.

pàng kàu sì-cìaⁿ sì-cìaⁿ;

set it squarely down.

pàng tīo cía khṳ̀ cò̤ hía;

leave this and go and do that.

pàng âng; pàng hueh;

have dysentery.

lṳ́ hó̤ nā-pàng cí-ko̤;

you stay here.

lâi cŏ̤ pàng úa sin piⁿ;

come and sit here by me.

pàng hui;

left open.

pàng khui cío-lâng mn̂g;

set the door of the bird cage open.

cang cam lâi pàng hueh;

take a lancet and let blood.

khui mn̂g, pàng cúi;

open a sluice and let the water run off.

pàng kûiⁿ;

put it higher up.

pàng kĕ;

set it lower down.

sin kuaⁿ cih jīm ău cū kîaⁿ hieⁿ pàng kò̤;

when a new magistrate has entered upon his office he sends to the villages a notification of the days on which complaints may be entered.

pàng tîo seⁿ lō khṳt i;

give him some way of escape from death.

pàng lô̤h húe-lô̤;

put it into the furnace.

cí kâi tî hó̤ pàng hṳ̂;

this pool is a good place to keep fish.

• 扮pàng652644
• To dress up; to apparel; to rig out.

tá-pàng kàu ngía-ngía;

dressed very handsomely.

tá-pàng cò̤ khṳt-cîah;

dressed so as to appear like a beggar.

cuang-pàng kàu cìeⁿ iap-thiap sĭ àiⁿ khṳ̀ cò̤ nâng-kheh a m̄ sĭ?

The reason for your being so neatly dressed is that you are going to pay a visit, is it not?

cuang-pàng khí lâi, jīn m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;

you are so elaborately dressed that I hardly recognized you.

tá-pàng lâi sò-sò;

plainly dressed.

tá-pàng kàu phâi-chîang phâi-chîang;

very richly dressed.

tá-pàng kàu hue âng líu lêk;

very showily dressed.

būe cêng siu-cuang tá-pàng;

have not yet made my toilet.

míen ēng cuang-pàng, ka-kī ngía;

need not practise the arts of dress, being handsome without it.

bô̤ cuang bô̤ pàng kâi;

in deshabille.

• 瓶pâng702986
• A pitcher; a jug; an ewer.

cíu pâng;

a wine-jug.

siah pâng;

a pewter jug.

hue pâng;

a jar for flowers.

i cîah ŭ nŏ̤ pâng cíu;

he drank two pitchers of wine.

• 便宜pâng-î273
• Cheap; convenient.

pâng-î bô̤ hǿ̤ hùe;

cheap goods are never the best of their kind.

úa thàu lṳ́ màiⁿ tham pâng-î;

I advise you not to covet cheapness.

īu phīⁿ, īu chiⁿ, īu pâng-î;

cheap, fresh, and handy.

cò hìeⁿ pâng-î?

How is it that they are so cheap?

khah pâng-î khṳt i;

let him have it too cheaply.

• 房pâng134634
• A room; a chamber; an office or bureau; a branch of a family.

i jîp khṳ̀ pâng lăi;

he has gone into the bedroom.

ŭ kúi koiⁿ pâng? pâng-koiⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi?

How many rooms are there?

kâi thiaⁿ nŏ̤ kâi pâng;

one main room and two side rooms.

tōa thiaⁿ tōa pâng;

roomy; large rooms.

pâng kíaⁿ;

a small room.

sói-êk pâng;

bath room.

bé pâng;

stables.

tṳ-pâng;

the pig sty.

khò-pâng;

a treasury.

chng-pâng;

a granary.

mn̂g-pâng;

anteroom.

mn̂g-lâu koiⁿ pâng;

a hall.

nâng-kheh pâng;

guest’s bedroom.

húe-sît pâng;

kitchen.

tô-pâng;

cook-house.

pâng ok;

rooms.

lăi-pâng;

inner rooms; female apartments.

côiⁿ thiaⁿ ău pâng;

the front and back rooms.

chù kâi phien pâng;

the rooms of the second wife; the second wife.

cṳ-pâng;

a library.

sĭang pâng;

the female apartments in a yamun.

tâng pâng;

to room together.

tâng pâng hue cek;

the first night after marriage.

i lâi lío, būe ŭ kap pâng;

after she had come, but before they had occupied the same room.

pâng mn̂g chùaⁿ kín

bolt the bedroom door tightly.

tíeⁿ pâng;

the household of the eldest.

nín cò̤ kúi pâng-thâu khui?

How many households are there of you?

pâng tíeⁿ;

the head of this branch of the family.

pâng côk;

families and clans.

lâk pâng khue;

the six bureaus in a yamun.

îeh pâng;

a dispensary.

• 坦păng856325
• A plain, level place.

lō siu-sîp kàu pêⁿ-pêⁿ păng-păng, bŏi khi-khu;

the road has been repaired so that it is very level, and not at all rough.

• 棒păng657758
• A club, staff, or cudgel.

khîa ki jû-i păng;

held a mace in his hand.

ô̤h khûn păng;

learn to box and to fence with clubs.

i kâi thûi-păng cho căi;

her clubs are of a promiscuous sort; she uses anything she can get hold of to whip with.

• 謗păng65714910
• To slander.

i tó̤ păng i kâi;

he is slandering her.

húiⁿ-păng;

to defame; to slander; to vilify;

cía sĭ tó̤ húiⁿ-păng i kâi, i bô̤ cía sṳ̄;

this is said to injure his good name, he did no such thing.

• 榦păng3137510
• The bole, the trunk.

i kâi ki-păng seⁿ lâi hó̤;

it is very symmetrical in its growth.

cí câng hue kâi ki-păng ngía căi;

the branches and trunk of this plant are very well formed.

• 方pāng132700
• Manner; a way.

tōa pāng;

liberal; extensive; large.

cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ seⁿ lâi tōa pāng;

this infant is of fine proportions.

i cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭm sĭ tōa pāng;

he does things on a very large scale.

i kâi kṳ́-tŏng to sĭ tōa-tōa pāng-pāng;

his actions are always such as show breadth of mind.