Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/tiam
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— tiam —
- cí kò̤ tiam hó̤, côih lío bŏi mih seⁿ tiam-sut;
- this meat-block is a good one, and after you chop things on it, it has not chips of the wood on it.
- tiam tîeh kueh cheng-khih;
- you must scrape the meat-board clean.
- seⁿ tiam;
- an anvil.
- i kâi mīn poiⁿ kàu kio níu-tiam hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- his face is pitted like a board on which buttons are made.
- tu tiam;
- a butcher's block.
- tiam jôk; to disgrace;
- to debauch.
- tiam u; to defile;
- to deflower.
- màiⁿ tiam tîeh; tiam tîeh cū kōi phùⁿ;
- do not chip it, if chipped it will break easily.
- tiam khih khṳ̀;
- chipped as to break a piece out.
- i côiⁿ tiang-sî pat tiam kùe i kâi ṳn;
- he had formerly experienced his kindness.
- bò̤ khṳ̀ tiam-jíam i kâi sṳ̄;
- did not get mixed up in his affairs.
- kâi kâi to pat tiam tîeh i kâi hŭi;
- each had been a recipient of his favor.
- tàu cíeⁿ-tiam lâi kò̤;
- put the post into its socket and row.
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- A black spot, a speck, a dot, a little, a mite; a comma; the stroke of a clock; in mechanics a point; the spot where the weight or ower acts or touches; a particle; speckled, starred, dotted; to mark for correction; to prick off; to soil or spot; to light, as a lamp; to nod in assent.
- cêk tíam, cêk phuah;
- a dot slanting toward the right, and a stroke slanting toward the left.
- lṳ́ ci-tíam i thóiⁿ;
- you point it out for him to look at.
- i taⁿ tíam khṳ̀ cò̤ kuaⁿ;
- he is now designated for office.
- cí hûe kúi tíam ceng?
- What time is it now by the clock?
- câp-it tiám lío;
- it is already eleven o'clock.
- tiám-sim;
- luncheon.
- àiⁿ hiah cîah tiám-sim;
- will stop and take lunch.
- khim-tíam hâng-lîm;
- designated as a member of the National Academy.
- cêk tíam to bŏi chò̤;
- there is not the least mistake in it.
- úa thóiⁿ i kâi cṳ tíam tāⁿ khṳ̀;
- I think there is an error in the punctuation.
- cìeⁿ-seⁿ i tíam thâm cìaⁿ lôh;
- so his gorge is settled.
- ēng ke ŭ tíam cîⁿ;
- used a little more money.
- i pùaⁿ tíam bŏi lô̤h lāu;
- it does not leak a bit.
- chûn tíam-kíaⁿ tīaⁿ;
- have but a little bit left.
- cí pak ūe tíam-jíam lâi hó̤ thóiⁿ;
- this scroll is tinted beautifully.
- i kâi mīn tèng kúi tíam poiⁿ;
- she has several small-pox marks on her face.
- lîm-cîⁿ cúi tíam-tíam tih, bô̤ cha chî;
- the drops fall one by one from the eaves, but do not fall outside the gutter below.
- àiⁿ tíam tī-tîang khṳ̀?
- Whom will you designate as the one to go?
- tíam mîaⁿ;
- to call the roll of names.
- ĕ-kùa àiⁿ tíam íong-càng;
- in the afternoon the roll of braves will be called.
- sĭ àiⁿ tíam khṳ̀ sie thâi, a sĭ àiⁿ tíam khṳ̀ síu ìo-kháu;
- are those whose names are marked to be sent off to fight, or to guard the passes?
- hŏ tíam;
- rain drops.
- cêk tíam hŏ;
- a drop of rain.
- tíam teng;
- light the lamp.
- kio úa tíam húe;
- light my light for me.
- cêk tíam cêk ûeh;
- a dot and a dash.
- mâk-îeh tíam lô̤h khṳ̀ lîang-lîang;
- when the eye-water is dropped in it makes my eye feel very cool.
- ēng mâk-îeh tíam mâk;
- take eyewater and drop it in the eye.
- tíam cêk tíam îu;
- drop a drop of oil on it.
- cheng-khih căi bô̤ tíam nah-sap;
- very clean, with no speck of dirt upon it.
- bûe-hue-tíam; hue-tíam hue-tíam; flowered;
- speckled.
- poiⁿ tíam;
- spotted.
- hi-tíam hi-tíam;
- slightly flecked.
- buah hún, tíam in-nî;
- pat on powder and rouge.
- khîeh khṳ̀ phah-siah-phò tíam i màiⁿ lāu;
- take it to the shop where pewter ware is made, and get a drop of pewter dropped on it, to stop the leak.
- nín kâi pó̤ tìam tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?
- Where is your stand?
- cí koiⁿ sĭ kheh-tìam, hṳ́ koiⁿ sĭ mêⁿ-tìam;
- this is an eating-house, and that a lodging-house.
- hṳ́-kò̤ khui koiⁿ cíu-tìam;
- a restaurant has been opened there.
- jît àm cū khṳ̀ chūe hiah-tìam;
- went at dusk to seek a lodging.
- tìam-ke būe cêng gût;
- the inn-keeper had not yet gone to bed.
- tìam-cú;
- the tavern-keeper.
- ŭ cêk kâi tìam-phûa chu lâi ciu-ciap nâng-khek;
- an old dame belonging to the inn came out to receive the travellers.
- tìam miⁿ-miⁿ;
- closely hidden.
- tìam tŏ̤ i chù lăi;
- concealed in his house.
- tìam bô̤ nâng thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
- secreted so as not to be seen.
- ka-kī li tìam-bûa, chíaⁿ pât nâng chut lâi tàⁿ ūe;
- kept out of sight himself, and got some one else to come out and negotiate.
- m̄ cai i tìam tŏ̤ tī kò̤;
- do not know in what place he is concealed.
- lṳ́ cîah tîeh ŭ jîeh tîam?
- How sweet do you find it?
- màiⁿ lô̤h khah tîam;
- do not sweeten it too much.
- cí īeⁿ tîam lâi kàng, hṳ́ īeⁿ tîam lâi cheng;
- this sort has a strong sweet taste, and that has a mild sweet taste.
- i kâi chùi tîam câi;
- he speaks flatteringly.
- tîam kùe bît;
- sweeter than honey.
- cí cho̤h hṳ̂ cíaⁿ-tîam căi;
- this fish is very fresh and sweet.
- cîah tîeh ŏi tîam a bŏi?
- Does it taste sweet?
- i to sĭ cang tîam ngân khá gṳ́ tó̤ kuang nâng;
- he makes use of honeyed words and flattering speech to beguile people.
- i hàuⁿ cîah tîam;
- she is fond of sweets.
- tîam līo phò;
- confectioner's shop.
- chue tîam kúe;
- steamed sweet cake.
- tîam āⁿ;
- sweet fillings in dumplings.
- cí nŏ̤ lîap thô̤ sng tîam căi;
- these two peaches are of a delicious acidulated sweetness.
- kîam sng tîam;
- salt, acid, and sweet.
- tîam bûe pó;
- plums dried in sugar.
- cúi cîah tîeh ŏi kam-tîam;
- the water tastes very delicious.
- i kâi nâng tham tîam;
- she longs for sweet things.
- i mîaⁿ-ke cò̤ seng-lí, kìⁿ tîeh nâng chùi tîam cîh kût;
- he is a skilled salesman, and whenever he meets anyone he is very affable.
- khah tîam lío, thn̂g màiⁿ cài lô̤h;
- it is already too sweet, do not put in any more sugar.
- tīam-cĕⁿ;
- undisturbed; calm.
- éng tīam-cĕⁿ;
- the waves have gone down.
- tīam-cĕⁿ, bŏi lô̤-cŏ̤;
- placid, not agitated.
- huang tīam, éng cĕⁿ;
- the wind ceased, and the waves went down.
- cí kâi tī-hng ío tīam-cĕⁿ;
- this is a more quiet spot.
- lṳ́ tīam-tīam, m̄-hó̤ tàⁿ;
- you keep quiet and do not speak.
- lṳ́ tīam-tīam, bŏi tàⁿ;
- you are silent, and cannot tell.
- ût lô̤h tīam-tīam sĭeⁿ tŏ̤-lí;
- laid down and quietly thought of the doctrine.
- chùi tīam-tīam kio é kâi cêk īeⁿ;
- mouth as silent as a dumb person's.
- hĭⁿ tīam-tīam thiaⁿ, sim tīam-tīam sĭeⁿ;
- let the ear quietly listen and the mind quietly consider.
- thàng jît tīam-tīam, chŵn thiaⁿ-m̄-kìⁿŭ siaⁿ;
- the whole day has been still and not a sound has been heard.
- tīam-tīam cŏ̤ tŏ̤ pâng lăi thóiⁿ cṳ;
- sat undisturbed in the room, reading a book.
- tīam-cĕⁿ;
- silent.
- tīam-cĕⁿ kâi ūi-chṳ̀;
- a quiet spot.
- tīam-tīam cîah, m̄-hó̤ tàⁿ ūe;
- eat quietly and do not talk.
- àm-cĕⁿ tīam-tīam khàu, bô̤ nâng thiaⁿ-kìⁿ;
- secretly and steadily cried, and no one heard him.
- tīam-tīam cĕⁿ-cĕⁿ;
- noiseless.