Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/thue

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thue

  • thue9251817
  • Broken down; ruined.
hía chù úa thóiⁿ tîeh cn̂g kâi khuang-khuang thue-thue;
I see that that house is tumbling down.
cìeⁿ-sî kâi nâng cn̂g kâi thue-thue tŏaⁿ-tŏaⁿ;
he is much broken down in health of late.
àu-kú, cn̂g kâi thue;
decayed from age, and all fallen in.
  • thúe5038617
  • Pulpy, soft.
pû kàu thúe-thúe;
cook it till it is very soft.
cêk sin khṳt i phah kàu thúe-thúe;
she was beaten almost to a jelly by him.
àu kàu nĕ thúe-thúe khṳ̀;
rotted to a pulp.
seⁿ thûe;
have a boil.
cêk lîap tōa thûe;
a large boil.
phû cêk lîap thûe kíaⁿ;
had a little boil come out there.
thûe mâk-kíaⁿ;
a tiny boil.
thìaⁿ kùe thûe;
as sore as a boil.