Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/piu

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  • piu749417
  • To squirt; to gush out.
cúi cheⁿ-piu chut lâi;
the water squirted out.
lîh lô̤h khṳ̀, hía hûeh li-li piu;
when cut open the blood gushed forth in a stream.
cē pûah phùa hía cap cū piu chut lâi;
when it fell and burst the juice squirted out.
húe lí-hẃn piu chut lâi;
the flames burst forth incessantly.
in tŏ̤ hṳ́ kâi khang piu chut lâi;
the smoke pours forth from that orifice.
piu kàu nĕ hn̆g-hn̆g khṳ̀;
spurted to a great distance.
  • piu703598
  • A small beast striped like a tiger; a tiger cat; ornate.
hîm hóⁿ pà piu;
savage beasts.
cêk piu kun-bé
a company of horse and foot.