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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
  • în9524412
  • A storey; a tier; a strata.
cí kâi thah káu în;
this pagoda has seven storeys.
châ thîap cò̤ cêk în cêk în;
lay the bundles of wood up in tiers.
bé-thâu kâi cîeh kih cêk în cêk în;
the stones of the pier are laid in tiers.
kheng thâh cêk în cêk în;
the baskets are piled up in tiers.
thîap lô̤h ŭ kúi în?
How many tiers have you put in place?
lṳ́ sìo thóiⁿ cêk în ŭ jîeh cōi kâi;
count and see how many there are in one tier.
în cîⁿ;
money, bullion, specie, silver.
cí kâi úa bói ngŏ-câp kâi în-cîⁿ;
I bought this for fifty silver pieces.
cí kâi ēng kúi kâi în-cîⁿ cìaⁿ bói tit tîeh?
What amount of money will be required in order to purchase this?
  • īn1145729
  • A halo around the sun or moon, or vapors condensing around them.
gûeh īn;
a halo around the moon.
thóiⁿ tîeh kâi īn;
see the halo.
cêk kâi īn;
a ring of vapor around the sun or moon.
thâu hui-hui-cng, chin-chĭe tó̤ īn;
my head swims as if I were dazed.
jît īn;
a haze around the sun.
  • īn7921246
  • To soar; to hover over.
cí nŏ̤ ciah tó̤ īn kâi, kâi sĭ tī-tîang kâi hún-cío;
whose are the two doves that are circling in the air?
tŏ̤ pùaⁿ-thiⁿ tó̤ īn;
soaring in mid-heaven.
pue tŏ̤ hûn-twn kò̤ īn;
fly upward and soar among the clouds.
īn kàu khuah-khuah;
soar far and wide.

io

  • io1074384
  • A fairy, fay, or hobgoblin.
io-kùai;
an elf.
io-ciaⁿ;
a fairy.
io-ciaⁿ kúi-kùai;
fays and imps.
io-khì;
an apparition.
thóiⁿ tîeh io-khì sĕng căi;
saw throngs of bogies.
io-ngân;
ghost-stories.
io-ngîak;
prodigies.
i kâi io huap tōa;
his spells are forceful.
chíaⁿ i lâi siu io;
ask him to come and control the elves.
tṳ̂ io-kùai;
remove the elfins.
khu-tôk io-sîa;
drive out the imps.
cìe io kìaⁿ;
a mirror in which fairies may be seen.
io-jîo;
to ogle; to try to be fascinating.
  • io107516213
  • To ask; to engage to do.
io úa khṳ̀ thit-thô̤;
he asked me to go out for recreation with him.
io lṳ́ cò̤-pû lâi khṳ̀;
ask you to go along with them.
àiⁿ io i tâng khṳ̀ a m̆?
Are you going to ask him to go too?
  • io1075520
  • The ace in dice; minute; atomic.
io jī saⁿ sì ngŏ lâk;
the spots upon dice.
pûah tîeh lâk kâi io;
threw six aces.
io-môⁿ;
microscopic; very minute.
  • io1075303
  • To cry out; to shout.
io-toah;
bawl out.
io tn̂g;
call the court to order.
cŏ̤ lô̤h khṳ̀ cē io tn̂g, i cū kiaⁿ kàu tó̤ tòng;
when they sat down and called the court to order, he was so frightened that he trembled.
io-io toah-toah;
yelling and shouting.
  • io3341842
  • Hungry; famished.
i kâi tó io;
he is half-famished.
io-gō̤ kúi;
a hungry imp.
tó io, cū kōi cîah;
when the stomach is empty, eating is easy.
  • io10771463
  • To make an agreement; to be bound; to restrict; to seek for; to expostulate with; to examine into.
kú io put bûang;
do not disregard the old agreement.
i sĭ ŭ io-khîu kâi sim;
he has an inquiring mind.
io-kun;
to force a course by threats of consequences; to take a stand from which there can be no further demur.
  • io6101634
  • An interrogative particle, implying dissent.
cêk īeⁿ cṳ́ keⁿ io ŭ nŏ̤ īeⁿ bī;
one mess of pottage cannot have two different flavours.
io ŭ ko̤h īeⁿ?
How can there be any different sort?
io ŭ cí kâi tŏ̤-lí?
How can that be right?
io hó̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ; m̄ hó̤;
why should you do that; it will not do.
io hó̤ kẃn-thăi i cìeⁿ-seⁿ!
Why should you treat him like that!
  • ío7461157
  • Rather; slightly; for the most part; somewhat more.
taⁿ ío tōa lío;
is now somewhat larger.
ío kûiⁿ;
rather taller.
chūe kâi ío sòi kâi kèng hó̤;
to seek out a smaller one would be better.
cá m̄ pat, hīn-kim ío pat;
formerly he did not understand, but now he partially understands.
hṳ́ tiang-sî ē-ē àiⁿ phah i, taⁿ ío sieh i;
she then frequently beat him, but now she is kinder to him.
seⁿ lâi ío-thío căi;
she is naturally very refined.
thóiⁿ tîeh i ío-ío thío-thío cū huaⁿ-hí;
when he saw that she had a refined appearance, he rejoiced.