Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/tien

by Adele Marion Fielde

tien

• 蹎tien89415710
• To stumble, to trip.

kīaⁿ lío tien-a-tien;

went stumbling along.

cîah cíu cùi lío tien-a-tien;

got drunk and staggered.

tien lio cŭang tīo nâng kâi mûeh;

stumbled and spoiled some one's things by falling against them.

hṳ́ kâi kha cē tien cū pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;

my feet having tripped I fell down.

• 顚tien89418110
• Upset; overthrown; inverted.

i kâi sṳ̄ lío tien-tien tau-táu;

what he does is left topsy-turvy.

cîah lău le, lău-tien-táu;

in old age one get things wrong end foremost.

i cí-hûe sĭ tien-lîen khùn-khó kâi sî-hāu;

this is a time when is embroiled and in difficulties.

i cí kúi nî tien-lîen căi;

he has been distracted by troubles for several years.

mih sṳ̄ tien-tien lîen-lîen;

everything at sixes and sevens.

• 珍tien15965
• Rare and costly.

tien pó̤;

precious things.

tien bī;

delicacies.

tien sieh;

a treasure.

suaⁿ tien hái bī;

dainties from land and sea.

tien siu peh bī;

dainties of a hundred flavors.

tien tŏng;

to esteem highly; to treat very ceremoniously.

• 典tíen894126

A canon, a standard; authentic records; ordinances; statutory; constant; to consider.

jī-tién;

a dictionary.

tíen síu put lêng sî tit ceh;

the one in charge cannot set aside the responsibilies of his office.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ ṳn-tién i ;

that is doing him a kindness.

cía sĭ tŏng tién kâi sṳ̄;

this is an act of mercy.

kháu-kà sĭ chîo-thêng kâi tăi tíen;

the examinations are a favor bestowed by the authorities.

• 展tíen44447
• To open out; to exhibit; to display.

i sĭ tó̤ tíen pún-nía kâi;

he is displaying his ability.

thóiⁿ i tíen sĭm-mih pún-sṳ̄ chut lâi;

see what ability he displays.

hàm i màiⁿ tó̤ tíen lâk;

tell him not to make a display of his prowess.

i tó̤ tíen-sì-thâu, ŭ jît cóng tîeh tíen-phìu;

he is displaying his power, but he will some day display it to his own hurt.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ i kâi châi-chêng cn̂g kâi m̄ hó̤ tíen;

he has thus no opportunity to display his talents.

• 墊tĭen8963211
• To advance money; to pay for another; a cushion.

tĭen m̄ chut;

is not able to advance the money.

tĭen tit chut;

is able to advance the amount.

pûe tĭen;

advance money to make up for a loss.

tĭen tit phû tîeh tĭen kàu kàu;

if he has the wherewithal to do it with, he must advance the whole sum required.

íⁿ tĭen;

a chair cushion.

khàng tĭen;

cushion for a divan.

pài tĭen;

cushion to kneel upon.

• 電tĭen8961735
• Lightning; electricity; electric.

lûi-kong tĭen-bó̤;

the god of Thunder, and the goddess of Lightning.

tĭen-sùaⁿ;

telegraph wires.

tĭen-sùaⁿ pò̤;

a telegram.

tĭen-khì;

electricity.

chin-chĭeⁿ tĭen kuang îap-cē-sih;

like a flash of lightning.

khà tĭen-pò̤;

to telegraph.

cih tîeh tĭen-pò̤;

received a telegram.

tĭen-húa îap-îap-sih;

it lightens.

• 殿tĭen896799
• The rear of an army, as district from the van, especially when it flees in battle.

sĭ i tó̤ tĭen-ău;

he brings up the rear.

tîeh khìang ke hùe cìaⁿ tĭen ău;

those who would venture to bring up the rear must be powerful in arms.

• 奠tĭen896379
• To offer libations.

khṳ̀ cì-tĭen;

go to offer sacrifices and pour libations.

cì lío cū tĭen cíu;

after the sacrifice is offered the libation is poured.

tĭen ngî;

money sent as an offering to mourners.

i chut pìn ŭ jîeh cŏi nâng pái tĭen;

on his issuing the notice of the death many persons offered a present and joined the funeral procession.