Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/soi
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soi[edit]
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- The din of an onslaught; to shout as in going into battle; to make a hoarse noise; to neigh.
- bé tó̤ soi;
- the horse is neighing.
- hùaⁿ nâng tó̤ soi mih sṳ̄?
- What are they all yelling for?
- cheⁿ-soi jîp khṳ̀;
- rush in with a shout.
- khṳt nâng soi lío cìaⁿ cáu;
- the people making a great din, he ran off.
- bâk-soi;
- a diminutive variety of the Olea frangrans*, having reddish flowers.
- á ki bâk-soi lâi chah cé-kang;
- break off a branch of oleander and put it in the vase.
- sói saⁿ-khò;
- wash clothes.
- sói-saⁿ-nâng;
- a washerman.
- sói mīn, sói chíu;
- wash the face and hands.
- sói-êk;
- to bathe.
- sói-êk koiⁿ;
- a bath house.
- sói pêh-pêh; sói cheng-khih;
- wash clean.
- sói kàu lìu-lìu-kût;
- scrub it till it shines.
- cē thiaⁿ cū sói hĭⁿ;
- after hearing it one needs wash his ears.
- sói tò̤;
- to clean house.
- sói pûaⁿ-úaⁿ;
- wash the dishes.
- cía sǹg sĭ soi sṳ̄;
- this is small business.
- lṳ́ tîeh sòi sim;
- you must be careful.
- lṳ́ īa m̄ sòi chak cū m̄ cai;
- if you do not scrutinize it carefully you will not know.
- côih sòi kò̤ cē;
- slice it in smaller pieces.
- sòi-mûiⁿ;
- atomic.
- sĭm sĭ mûiⁿ-sòi;
- is exceedingly minute.
- hṳ́ kâi sòi a cí kâi sòi?
- Which is the smaller this or that?
- cí kâi ío sòi;
- this is the smaller.
- cí kâi sòi kùe hṳ́ kâi;
- this is smaller than that.
- cí kâi soi;
- this is the smallest.
- i cò̤ sṳ̄ ceng-sòi căi;
- he does things very thoroughly.
- sĭm sĭ ìuⁿ-sòi;
- it is of very fine texture.
- côih sòi sĭ cē;
- cut it up in finer shreds.
- sòi kâi tau-kíaⁿ;
- the youngest son.
- sòi kâi cáu-kiaⁿ;
- the youngest daughter.
- sòi kâi a-î̂;
- the youngest of my aunts.
- ŭ tōa ŭ sòi;
- there are differences in age.
- tōa kâi, sòi kâi;
- the eldest and the youngest.
- cí kâi hŵn sòi;
- this one is still very small.
- ŭ sòi kâi kíaⁿ tŏ̤ sin-piⁿ;
- she has a young child.