Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/thng

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  • thng860859
  • Broth, soup, gravy; warm water.
gû-nêk-thng;
beef broth.
koi-thng;
chicken soup.
thng-sî;
a soup-spoon.
thng úaⁿ;
a soup-tureen.
thng cúi;
gravy.
sie thng;
hot soup.
luh thng;
to sip soup.
thō thng;
to gulp down soup.
íe thng;
dip out soup.
ngâu thng; pû thng; cṳ́ thng;
make soup.
tè tīo thng;
drain off the gravy.
chwn thng; make broth.
lâm tìeh thng;
pour the gravy over it.
thng khah cíaⁿ;
the soup is too fresh.
lâm cho̤h ngîam-thng lô̤h khṳ̀;
pour in some "stock".
khah seⁿ thng;
it is too watery.
jîet kàu jû kún thng;
hot as boiling soup.
thng bŏi tîam;
the soup has no strength.
  • thǹg8628612
  • To scald with boiling water; scalding hot.
i khṳt kún cúi thǹg tîeh;
she scalded herself with boiling water.
thǹg kàu kâi phă khí lâi;
scalded so that it blistered.
sie kàu ŏi thǹg chíu;
hot enough to scald the hand.
ceng kẁn tîeh thǹg sie-sie;
must rinse the cups and tea-pot in hot water and make them very hot.
thǹg-hû;
a chaffing dish.
sie kha thǹg chíu kâi sṳ̄, kang-khó cò̤;
that is very severe drudgery.
ham khîeh khṳ̀ thǹg;
take the scallops and pour boiling water over them.
thǹng būe sêk;
they are not yet scalded through.
  • thǹg9141307
  • To undress; to get out of; to strip off.
thǹg tīo saⁿ;
to take off one's tunic.
thǹg khui lâi thóiⁿ;
throw open your tunic and let me see.
pak tīo bō̤, thǹg tīo ôi bûeh;
take off yoru cap, and your shoes and stockings.
  • thn̂g86111910
  • Sugar; sugared; prepared in or with sugar; candy.
pêh-thn̂g;
white or light colored sugar.
chiah sua thn̂g; îang thn̂g;
granulated brown sugar.
o thn̂g;
dark or uncleansed sugar.
piaⁿ thn̂g;
rock-candy.
thn̂g-kêk;
the Sugar Company.
thn̂g-lāu;
a sugar filter.
tĥng pâng;
a sugar-mill.
thn̂g-cúi;
molasses.
áng thn̂g hìeⁿ tîam;
as sweet as sugar.
lāu búe thn̂g;
sugar from the bottom of the filter.
ńng thn̂g;
soft wet sugar.
ká thn̂g;
press the juice from the cane and make sugar.
ngâu thn̂g; sêk thn̂g;
make sugar.
cía cap ngâu cò̤ thn̂g;
boil this juice into sugar.
thn̂g lîo;
a temporary shed under which sugar is boiled.
thn̂g-lîo tèng kâi cìa-ká;
the stones used to crush cane at the sugar-mill.
sâh thn̂g;
boil insugar.
khô̤h thn̂g;
make taffy.
mêng-thn̂g;
gum-drops.
thn̂g-îⁿ;
barley sugar.
so thn̂g;
crisp candy.
thn̂g-tāu;
pea-nut candy.
thn̂g sai;
sugar lions.
thn̂g-pang;
cakes made of parched rice and sugar.
kieⁿ-thn̂g;
spiced candy.
thn̂g kieⁿ;
preserved ginger.
thn̂g līo;
confectionery.
pêh-thn̂g kúe;
sweet pastry.
suah thn̂g;
sprinkle with sugar.
kit-hún thn̂g;
loaf sugar.
cheng thn̂g;
clarified sugar.
pôih thn̂g-chang;
pull molasses candy.
phûah thn̂g-îⁿ;
make barley sugar.


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  • The elbow joint; to elbow.
chíu-thn̆g chut khŭ;
the elbow joint is dislocated.
i cang chíu-thn̆g, thn̆g kàu i pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
he hit him with his elbow till he fell down.
i àm-cĕⁿ thn̆g i, i cū cai;
when he privately nudged him with his elbow, he knew.
chíu-thn̆g hṳ́ tói sng-ńng-thìaⁿ;
my elbow is lame.
  • thn̄g111649
  • To poke at with a stick.
khîeh ki tek-ko̤ khṳ̀ thn̄g sái-kau;
take a stick and go set the sewer running.
kau lō tîeh soiⁿ thn̄g thong;
you must first open a passage for the water to flow in the drains.
ci ki khah ńng m̄ hó̤ thn̄g;
this is so flexible that it is not goot to use as a poker.
thn̄g kàu hṳ́ tói-tói;
poke into the inside of it.
thn̄g sie-lîn-thàng;
poked a hole in it.