Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/uaihⁿ

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uaihⁿ

  • uâihⁿ11715911
  • To alter the course; change the direction of; to veer; to shift.
tieⁿ chia uâihⁿ kùe lâi, tieⁿ chia uâihⁿ kùe khṳ̀;
one vehicle veered to the right and the other to the elft.
àiⁿ uâihⁿ tùi cìeⁿ pôiⁿ a uâihⁿ tùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ?
Should it be turned in this direction or in that?
cûn uâihⁿ tò-tńg;
the boat has turned back.
tŏa ûaihⁿ chúa kùe tang pôiⁿ;
turn the rudder so as to steer eastward.
tōa phàu uâihⁿ kùe cē, cìaⁿ bū tit tîeh;
turn the cannon a little more to one side, then it will hit the mark.
i kâi keng ûaihⁿ kùe tò̤ chíu pôiⁿ īa ŏi sīa, uâihⁿ kùe cìaⁿ chíu pôiⁿ īa ŏi sīa;
he can shift his bow to his left hand and shoot, then shift it to his right hand and shoot again.