Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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- 凱khái3081610
- A victory; the triumphant return of an army.
- càu khái tńg lâi;
- celebrate a victorious return.
- tī-tiang-sî cìaⁿ hó̤ khái-sŵn;
- when we return in triumph.
- 剴khái3071810
- Assiduously; diligently; fully.
- khái-chiet;
- with assiduity.
- kò̤-sī tàⁿ lâi khái-chiet căi;
- the proclamation sets it forth very fully.
- khái-khái chiet-chiet hío-jŭ peh-sèⁿ;
- let all the people clearly understand this (a phrase common in edicts).
- 覬覦khái-jû1124
- To covet; to envy; to desire to obtain, though by foul means.
- nâng tó̤ khái-jû i kâi tī-hng;
- people envy him the possession of his place.
- cèng nâng m̄ káⁿ khai-jû;
- others dare not aspire to the possession of it.
- i cē cìeⁿ-seⁿ nâng cū seⁿ khái-jû kâi sim;
- if he acts thus, people will have their envy aroused.
- 槪khài3077511
- To sum up; a résumé.
- tăi-khài;
- in general; generally speaking; on the whole.
- tăi-khài sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ kâi ì-sṳ̀;
- in a general way, that is the meaning of it.
- úa put kùe tàⁿ kâi tăi-khài;
- I tell you only what it is in a general way.
- cêk khài ŭ jîeh cōi?
- When summed up, how much is there altogether?
- 慨khài3096111
- Generous; honorable.
- khài thàng!
- What a pity! How sad!
- cí kâi nâng khang khài;
- this man is disinterested.
- i sĭ khang-khang khài-khài kâi nâng cò̤ ŭ cìeⁿ-se?
- If he is disinterested how does it happen that this has come to pass?
kháiⁿ
- 𤿠kháiⁿ3921076
- Blackness of the skin.
- i kâi mīn kháiⁿ-kháiⁿ-o;
- his face is very black.
- i sĭ seⁿ lâi kâi mīn khái-khái-o, a sĭ kô kâi mīn khái-khái-o?
- Is his face naturally black, or has he blackened it?
khak
- 確khak41111211
- Solid; firm; in truth; really; verily.
- ŭ tek-khak kâi sìn a bô̤?
- Is there reliable news or not?
- úa thiaⁿ tîeh cía sṳ̄ hŵn-lío būe tek-khak;
- I judge from the hearing, that there is as yet no trustworthy evidence concerning this affair.
- cía sĭ tek-tek khak-khak kâi cèng-kṳ̄;
- this is substantial proof.
- khak-sît sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ mē?
- Is it really so?
- khak-khak sît-sît kâi;
- what is verily so.
- sím kàu khak châk,
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cū tẁn;
- adjudicate till trustworthy evidence is obtained, and then decide the case.
- sui sĭ sím kúi hûe būe sím chut ŭ khak-khak chàk-chàk kâi chêng-hêng;
- although the case has been tried several times, reliable evidence has not yet been brought out in the trial.
- 殼khak412798
- The shell of mollusks; the husk or covering of fruits; exuviæ of snakes; a hard outer covering.
- ku khak;
- tortoise shell.
- khang-khak kâi;
- hollow; empty.
- thâu-khak;
- the cranium.
- thâu-khak thìaⁿ;
- headache.
- thâu-khak hîn;
- dizzy.
- lô̤-khak;
- spiral shells.
- ham-khak;
- scallop shells.
- hāu-khak;
- shell of the king crab.
- gê-cí khak;
- cocoa-nut shell.
- tāu khak;
- pea-pods.
- cía sĭ khak hue a sĭ sap hue?
- Is this lime made from whole or from broken sea shells?
- koi-nn̆g khak;
- egg shells.
- khang-khak chīu;
- a hollow tree.
- ké kàu khang-khak;
- consists wholly of pretence.
- ío, kâi mīn m̄ tîeh khîeh kâi sío-kúi-khak lâi tì;
- then you better get a mask to cover your face.
- cûa pak khak;
- the cast skin of a serpent.
- cí kâi mīn-khak ūe lâi sĭo;
- this face is made very lifelike.
- thám kâi khak;
- tie a knot.
- àiⁿ thám ûah khak a thám sí khak?
- Shall I tie a slip-knot or a fixed knot?
- àiⁿ tōiⁿ, tîeh thám ke nŏ̤ kâi khak;
- if you want it to be firm, you must tie two knots more.
- lṳ́ kâi khak cò̤-nî pâk, úa kói m̄ chut?
- How have you tied this knot, that I cannot untie it?
- khak thám m̄ kín cù àiⁿ lut;
- if the knot is not tightly tied it will slip.
- bô̤ kûe bô̤ khak;
- no bunches nor knots in it.
- 喀khak429309
- To cough and hawk in order to remove something from the throat.
- khak chut lâi kâi nŭaⁿ thi-thi;
- raised some viscid phlegm.
- 霍khak2571738
- The Asiatic cholera.
- khak-lw̆n;
- cholera.
- ŭ cêk īeⁿ cèng kìe-cò̤ kang-khak-lw̆n, īa bŏi thò īa bŏi sìa, pí hṳ́ khí khak-lw̆n kèng lī-hāi;
- there is a disease called the dry cholera, in which there is neither vomiting nor purging, and which is still more dangerous than the other sort.
- sîn-khah tê;
- a medicine for colds, brought from Chinchew near Amoy.
- úa kìa lṳ́ khṳ̀ chŵn-ciu kò̤ bói cē sîn-khak lâi;
- I send by you to Chinchew to buy some medicine for colds.
- âng khak;
- upland rice, which reddens the dishes in which it is cooked.
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