Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/soih

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  • To steady a thing by putting wedges or props underneath it; to fill an aperture by stuffing something in.
chn̂g m̄ ún, tîeh soih;
the table does not stand firmly, it must be made stable by putting something under its leg.
cò̤-nî soih lío hŵn-lío ĭe-ló;
however much I wedge things underneath it, it still joggles.
cía khah tōa, soih m̄ lô̤h;
this is too large and I cannot wedge it under the part requiring support.
hía khah pô̤h īu soih bô̤ bi;
that is too thin and wedging it under will be ineffectual.
i hàuⁿ soih a má phāng;
he likes to talk through a crevice with old women.
cí kâi soih lô̤h khṳ̀ cū kah;
this just fits the place that needs to be filled by a prop.
ah n̆ng soih îu chia;
take a duck's egg to prop an oil mill.
cí kâi soih jîp khṳ̀ ngam-sāi ngam-sāi;
this is just the right size to fill the crevice.
i hṳ́ kâi khueh-hūn sĭ soih tit lô̤h a soih m̄ lô̤h?
Can he be used to fill that vacancy?
i cē ŭ kâi hûn-phāng cū khṳ̀ soih;
if there be the least opening for him, he slips in.
kha-tháng lāu, tîeh khîeh mûeh lâi soih;
the wash-tub leaks, it must have the crack stopped with something.
i kâi hun-tâng sĭ soih tŏ̤ khò-thâu;
his pipe is stuck into the top of his trowsers.
hṳ́ kò̤ hó̤ soih ke cêk nâng lô̤h khṳ̀ a m̄-ho̤?
Can another person be wedged in there or not?
cía put kùe sĭ soih phûe phāng kâi;
this is nothing more than filling up a narrow space between two other graves.
úa thói" hṳ́ kâi tī-hng li soih m̄ jîp;
I do not think you can wedge in any more there.
ńng-soih;
fine, small, and delicate; fragile and dainty.
ńng-soih kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
bric-a-brac; bijouterie; articles that are small and exquisite.
hìeⁿ cōi sieⁿ láng kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ lóng-cóng sĭ ńng-ńng soih-soih kâi;
all these boxes are of very delicate aud costly things.
cìeⁿ cōi cho-ki tōa-hîeh kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ tǹg bô̤ cêk kiaⁿ ńng-soih kâi cîⁿ;
all these coarse and large articles are of less value in money than a single object of art.
cía sĭ ńng-soih kâi, m̄ pí hía cho-tōa lâ-phà kâi;
this is of exquisite workmanship, and is not to be put in comparison with those coarse and clumsy ones.
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  • To tuck in, as the skirt in the girdle.
saⁿ-kṳ khang-khí-lâi soih tŏ̤ tòa kò̤;
take up the bottom of the petticoat and tuck it in the girdle.
tîeh soih kín, màiⁿ ka-lâuh;
must tuck it in tight so that it won't come out.
àiⁿ ĕ kùe khoi, kûn tîeh kío-khí-lâi soih-pàng tòa kò̤, cìaⁿ bŏi ūn tîeh cúi;
if you are going to wade across the stream, you must lift your petticoat and tuck it in your belt, then it will not draggle in the water.
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  • Small stones, gravel, shingle.
hĭa soih;
broken tiles.
thūn cò̤ hìaⁿ kâi cng-kău hĭa-soih;
fill it in with broken bricks and tiles.