Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/phit

by Adele Marion Fielde

phit

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• To match, to mate, to pair; a classifier of horses, because they are so often spanned.

i sĭ phit-phùe cò̤ ang cía;

they are an espoused pair.

bô̤ nâng hó̤ phit-phùe;

there is no one for him to espouse.

cĭu sĭ phit hu phit hŭ īa ŏi cai īa ŏi cò̤ kâi sṳ̄;

that is something that common people may understand and do.

toaⁿ píⁿ phit bé cū káⁿ khṳ̀;

dare go quite by himself.

îaⁿ lăi ŭ jîeh cōi bé phit?

How many horses are there in the camp?

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• A classifier of pieces of cloth.

cêk phit pò;

a piece of cotton goods.

i kiam bōi tîu tn̄g phit thâu;

he likewise sells silks and satins in the piece.

bói kàu phit;

buy the whole piece.