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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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in a very long breath.

khùi cêk ē khip-jîp cĭu àiⁿ thìaⁿ;
when I draw in my breath it hurts me.
cêk u cêk khip;
one exhalation of breath to one inhalation.
  • khip394854
  • To draw forth; to imbibe; to head, as doctrine or example.
i cong jît hûang-hûang khip-khip, to sĭ ēng kang;
he gives earnest heed the whole day long, and is very diligent.
i cò̤ sṳ̄ hûang-hûang khip-khip, khṳ̂n-kṳ́n căi;
he does things heedfully, and is very earnest and attentive.
  • khîp4051012
  • Cautious; wary; solicitous, lest a thing miscarry.
kìⁿ-tîeh nĕ khîp-khîp;
became very apprehensive on seeing it.
kiaⁿ kàu khîp-khîp;
wary through dread.
khîp-khîp, m̄ káⁿ tin-tăng;
dare do nothing, for fear of results.

khíu

  • khíu330326
  • Dandruff; scurf; dirt grimed in.
kueh tīo i kâi o khíu;
scrape off the black scurf.
nah-sap kàu cí téng chĭeⁿ têng khíu;
so dirty as to have a layer of scurf formed upon it.
thâu-khíu cōi căi;
his head is covered with dandruff.
tîeh ŭ sie-sie kâi cúi, hṳ́ têng khíu cìaⁿ chìu tit khṳ̀;
you must have very hot water and then the layer of dirt may be scrubbed off.
cía tîeh ŭ hwn-kán cìaⁿ sói i kâi khíu, tit cheng-khih;
in order to wash this grime off clean, soap must be used.
  • khíu998649
  • To grasp; to clutch; to pinch up.
khíu cŭ;
gather up in a lump by grasping.
khíu kín;
clutch tightly.
khíu i kâi piⁿ;
clutch his queue.
khíu i kâi heng-côiⁿ;
clutched him on his chest.
khíu kín-kín m̄ khéng pàng;
clutched him tightly and would not let go.
khíu kàu i hueh lâu;
nabbed him so as to make the blood start out.
  • khîu416852
  • To implore, to seek, to aim at.
ai khîu;
sadly beg.
khṳ́n khîu;
earnestly beseech.
hŭam sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khah kho̤ khîu;
nothing should be too peremptorily demanded.
khî-khîu hŏ-cêk;
pray for rain.
ŭ khîu pit èng;
the demand brings the supply.
sì-sôk kâi nâng m̄ sĭ khîu mîaⁿ cū sĭ khîu lĭ;
common people, if they are not seeking fame are seeking gain.
khîu châi;
endeavor to gain wealth.
khîu châi bŏi pit cū tit châi: khîu kong-mîaⁿ bŏi pit cū tit kong-mîaⁿ: hŭam sṳ̄ sĭ khîu ka-kī cìaⁿ chiet-ìo;
if you strive for wealth, you are not certain to gain it: if you strive for fame you may fail to get it: in all
things strive for self-mastery and that which is most important will be attained.
pù-kùi m̄ hó̤ búang khîu;
seek not to gain honor and riches by unworthy means.
múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ khîu, sîn mn̄g hût;
entreating the gods everywhere.
pín-khîu;
to petition.
nâng to̤-to̤ ŭ khîu kau hẃn ti, khîu îong hẃn jôk kâi;
people often seek for a high position and get a low one instead, they seek for glory and on the contrary are disgraced.
tho̤h nâng khṳ̀ khîu chin;
commission some one to intercede with his relations.
khîu nâng jû thun saⁿ-chùn-kìam;
to entreat people is like swallowing a three inch blade.
thô mīn kōi ǹg, nâng mīn lâng khîu;
to depend on the face of the earth for support is easy, to supplicate before the face of man is hard.
put khîu jîn;
need not ask anybody for it; a back-scratcher.
i mih sṳ̄ ŏi, mín ēng khîu-sĭ nâng;
he can do all sorts of things and need ask help from none.
khîu cṳ́;
pray for the gift of offspring.
khîu sīu;
pray for long life.
cía sṳ̄ m̄ hò̤ kíang-khîu;
it is not well to pray for this too importunately.
  • khīu5396110
  • Afraid; pale and trembling.
kiaⁿ kàu khâp-khâp-khīu;
so frightened that he was white and trembling.
kiaⁿ kàu khīu bŏi tit hiah;
quaking with fright.
chìn kàu khīu;
shivering with cold.
sieh kàu khīu;
tremblingly careful of.
  • khīu11081127
  • Hard from being underdone.
pn̄g khah khīu, cîah m̄ lô̤h;
the rice is too little cooked, I cannot eat it.
mī tîeh sah khīu cē, m̄ hó̤ⁿ khah mîⁿ;
the vermicelli must be but slightly boiled, do not boil it too soft.

khng

  • khng32011911
  • Chaff; blasted grain; broken grain.
cho-khng;
the chaff.
chio cē khng-pn̄g khṳt koi cîah;
mix up some food for the fowls.
khng-kíaⁿ;
finely broken grain mingled with chaff.
tṳ khng;
the refuse left after pounding rice for the last time.
  • khǹg95014014
  • To lay away for safe keeping; to store up; to put by carefully; to conceal.
khǹg miⁿ-miⁿ;
put away out of sight.
jû tó̤ khǹg châng phò khòi cêk īeⁿ;
as carefully as you would put away the title deeds of fields and shops.
lṳ́ thóiⁿ khǹg ŭ sĭm-mûeh tŏ̤;
you look and see what there is put away there.
àm-cĕⁿ khǹg ki to̤ tŏ̤ sin tèng;
secretly concealed a knife upon his person.
khǹg-pàng