Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/pun
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- i nŏ̤ nâng íⁿ-keng pun khui cîah;
- the two have already established themselves separately in housekeeping.
- i a-tĭ tó̤ pìaⁿ pun ke-húe;
- his younger brother is pressing him to divide the property.
- kâi nâng pun ŭ jîeh cōi bó châng?
- How many acres of land does each get in the division of property?
- pun cò̤ câp hūn;
- divide it into ten equal portions.
- cŏ̤ suaⁿ pun hūn;
- remains at head-quarters, to apportion to each his share.
- jw̆n pun, pun m̄ lío;
- an endless remainder when divided.
- lô̤h sĭm mûeh cē pun cū cheng-chó̤?
- What do you put in to separate the different elements?
- i ke lăi saⁿ pun lâk ko̤h;
- in that family each is for himself.
- chīu pun a;
- the tree forks.
- khoi pun cò̤ nŏ̤ pôiⁿ;
- the river divides into two branches.
- kîaⁿ kàu cí kò̤ pun cò̤ ku-ā tîo lō;
- at this point the road divides into several branches.
- thàng cîⁿ pêⁿ pun;
- divide the earnings equally.
- pun sùaⁿ; pun khui;
- to separate.
- kîaⁿ kàu pùaⁿ lō cū pun lō;
- half way there the road divides.
- i pun nâng khi-hŭ;
- he was imposed upon by people.
- nín sĭ àiⁿ pun nâng o̤-ló̤ a sĭ àiⁿ pun nâng mēⁿ?
- Do you want people to praise you or to blame you?
- pun kuaⁿ-hú lîah khṳ̀;
- seized by the magistrate.
- pun i cŭang tîeh;
- suffered from the force of the collison.
- pun i nâk tîeh;
- was clutched by him.
- cí kĭaⁿ mûeh khîeh khṳ̀ pun i;
- take this and give it to him.
- bô̤ mûeh hó̤ pun i;
- I have nothing to give him.
- koiⁿ chù pun i tīn;
- gave him a house to live in.
- cho̤h châng pun i sĭu co;
- allowed him to receive the rent of a piece of ground.
- cài kiah ke nŏ̤ koiⁿ phò pun i, i àiⁿ i buah ke koiⁿ pun i;
- after he had set aside two more shops for her, she wanted him to set apart another one for her.
- lṳ́ pun úa thóiⁿ;
- let me see it.
- i ā-sĭ keh sek cū màiⁿ pun i cîah;
- if he is disobedient, do not give him anything to eat.
- kâi tī-tîang pun lṳ́ kâi?
- Who gave it to you?
- bûang pún;
- to forget one's parents.
- pún lâi úa m̆ khṳ̀;
- I should not have gone of myself.
- pún-tī nâng;
- natives.
- hó̤ pún-sṳ̄;
- capable; clever.
- i kâi pún-nía tōa căi;
- he has great abilities.
- a-pún;
- a clerk or secretary in a yamun.
- cêk bó châng ēng lô̤h jîeh cōi pûi-pùn?
- How much fertilizing matter must be put on one acre of ground?
- put tīo tŏ-pùn;
- clear away the rubbish.
- pùn-mn̂g;
- the anus.
- pùn-ki;
- a dust hod.
- pùn tî;
- a dust hole.
- èng pùn;
- to put on liquid manure.
- pûn hō̤ tâng;
- sound a signal horn.
- pûn hûeⁿ têk;
- play on a flute.
- pûn ti-tâ;
- play on a pipe.
- pûn pi;
- blow a pipe.
- pûn pu;
- blow a trumpet.
- pûn ki-kû;
- blow on a whistle.
- pûn hăⁿ-haⁿ;
- make a low hoarsesound on a wind instrument.
- pûn phak tī hóⁿ;
- blow, and make a sound like the roaring of a crouched tiger.
- pûn kùe teng;
- blow out the lamp.
- pûn chìn cē;
- cool by blowing.
- pûn huang;
- blow upon.
- pûn cúi;
- spurt water out of the mouth.
- mâk eng tîeh, úa kio lṳ́ cē pûn cū hó̤;
- if you have dust in your eye, I will blow it out for you.
- in to sĭ pûn chut lâi;
- it keeps puffing out smoke.
- hueh tît pûn;
- the blood spurts straight out.
- cho-pŭn;
- coarse and awkword; ungainly.
- i kâi nâng seⁿ lâi cho-pŭn, i kâi cò̤-sṳ̄ īa cū cho-pŭn;
- he is himself uncouth, and his conduct also is boorish.
- mûeh-kĭaⁿ cò̤ chut lâi thóiⁿ tîeh īa cho-pŭn, to̤ m̄ ìuⁿ-sìu;
- the things that he makes have all a rough and rude look and are never delicate and elegant.