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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
  • îap10827212
  • The brilliancy of a flash.
îap-îap-sih;
to glitter.
îap-cē-sih;
flashed.
thiⁿ tèng it húe îap-îap-sih;
there was a flash of zigzag lightning.
hṳ́ kâi îap-cē-sih cìe kàu thô-ĕ kng-kng;
that flash lighted up the earth.
  • îap3791427
  • A butterfly; a hinge.
îap-tîap;
a butterfly.
îap-tîap chwn hue;
the butterfly flutters among the flowers.
îap-tîap chái hue;
the butterfly sips the flowers.
thih îap-tîap, tâng îap-tîap;
iron or brass hinges.

ie

  • ie10741459
  • A waistband; a classifier of garments having waistbands.
cêk ie khò;
a pair of trowsers.
i pâk cêk ie âng kûn;
she wears a red petticoat.
  • ie10741309
  • The loins; the waist; the back.
hâ ie;
gird the loins.
ie-tòa;
a girdle.
ku ie;
round shouldered.
thŏiⁿ ie;
hunchbacked.
thŏiⁿ heng, thŏiⁿ ie;
humpbacked and humpbreasted.
ie cí;
the kidneys.
ie-ciah kut;
ie kut; the backbone.
nău tîeh ie;
strained his back.
cûah tieh īe-ciah-kut;
sprained his back.
tǹg tîeh ie-ciah-kut;
dislocated his spine.
tǹg cîh ie-ciah-kut;
broke his back.
pûah cîh ie-ciah-kut;
fell and broke his back.
lṳ́ sĭ bô̤ ie-ciah-kut a m̄ sĭ!
Have not you got any back-bone!
úa ie;
lean the back against.
pâk ie;
tie around the waist.
pâk īe tòa;
tighten the girdle.
phang-ie;
small waisted, like a bee.
lin-liang ie;
a waist like a wasp's.
īe cám;
cut in two in the middle, as a punishment.
pīn pùaⁿ ie côih lô̤h khṳ̀;
cut it in two in the middle.
pâk ui-ie;
wear a loin cloth.
liu ie;
a slender supple waist.
ha ie;
bow by bending at the waist only.
ie thìaⁿ;
backache.
tûi ie;
beat the back to ease pain.
lám i kâi ĕ ie;
lift him off his feet, clasping him around the waist.
  • íe1097647
  • To bale out.
íe cho̤h cúi;
dip out some water.
khîeh ki kóng khṳ̀ íe;
take the dipper and bale it out.
bô̤ mûeh hó̤ íe;
have nothing to dip with.
  • îe107511610
  • A kiln; to bake in a kiln.
hĭa îe; sie hĭa îe;
a kiln where tiles and bricks are baked.
kih kâi hĭa îe;
build a kiln.
hûi îe;
a kiln for baking pottery.
îe mn̂g;
the mouth of the kiln.
tīu phùa îe;
lives in an old kiln; a vagrant.
  • îe10756410
  • To vibrate; to sway; to wag.
îe ló;
work a scull.
îe búe;
wags his tail.
îe leng;
ring a hand bell.
îe thâu;
to shake the head.
i cē thiaⁿ tîeh, thâu îe búe hìⁿ;
as soon as he heard it his head wagged and his tail flopped.
lṳ́ kîaⁿ lō màiⁿ îe-a-îe;
do not swagger when you walk.
i kîaⁿ lō to sī îe koiⁿ sin kîaⁿ;
he always sways to and fro as he walks.
huang cē chue cū tó̤ îe;
whenever the wind blows it swings to and fro.
tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ, îe câk;
full measure, shaken down.
  • ĭe10756410
  • To rattle; to shake; to joggle.
hàm bōi ĭe kó kai, lâi bói sùaⁿ;
call the rattle man here, and buy some sewing silk.
bói kâi ĭe-nâ lâi ĭe a-nôⁿ;
buy a cradle to rock the baby in.
lâi khṳ̀ ĭe hŭe;
let's form a loan association.
ĭe chiam pok khṳ̀e;
shake the tallies and divine.
tâh tîeh ĭe-ló;
if you step on it, it rattles.
ĭe i chéⁿ;
shake him and waken him.
tîeh soih kàu bŏi ĭe-ló;
you must prop it so that it won't joggle.
cîah lău, khí cū ĭe-ló;
when old the teeth are loose.
khṳt i hó̤ ĭe thit-thô̤;
let him amuse himself by rattling it.
ĭe i lok-lok-kìe;
shook it and made it rattle.
m̄ hó̤ ĭe;
do not joggle it.
ĭe lío cū àiⁿ hẃn cúi;
if you joggle it will turn to water.
ĭe tîeh hṳ ́tói hŵn-lío ŭ;
can tell by shaking it that there is still some inside.
  • īe11331963
  • The kite; its scream portends wind.
kô cúa-īe;
make a paper kite.
cí kâi cúa-īe pàng lâi kûiⁿ căi;
the kite has been sent very high.
khùe kùe īe;
swifter than a kite.

íeⁿ

  • íeⁿ107394
  • To transmit orders to an inferior.
íeⁿ che khṳ̀ chê;
send a constable to examine.
íeⁿ kūiⁿ pín-hôk;
order the district magistrate to respond.
  • íeⁿ10721846
  • To rear; to bring up; to take care of.
íeⁿ cêk khûn îeⁿ-kíaⁿ;
rear a flock of kids.
cía tńg-kùe íeⁿ tṳ-cai;
this is like rearing little pigs.
cieⁿ-íeⁿ;
to nurse one's health; to nourish and care for.
tńg khṳ̀ chù cieⁿ-íeⁿ sì kâi gûeh cìaⁿ hôk-ngŵn;
went home and nursed his health for four months, after which he regained his usual strength.
tâng sòi-sòi sĭ i cieⁿ-íeⁿ kàu tōa;
it was she who brought him up from his infancy.
i lăi bô̤ nâng cieⁿ-íeⁿ i;
he has no one in his home to take care of him.
  • îeⁿ1071866
  • To fuse; to assay; to melt.
îeⁿ kim, îeⁿ ngṳ̂n, îeⁿ siak, îeⁿ tâng;
fuse gold, silver, pewter or brass.