- repeat his words to me as nearly as you can.
- cêk kù cêk kù pîaⁿ mēng-pêh;
- state it plainly word for word.
- cē píaⁿ cū bô̤ saⁿ sîaⁿ;
- in relating it he told less than three tenths of the story.
piah
- 壁piah6913213
- A partition wall; the wall of a house; a screen; a defense or obstruction; a dividing cliff or water-shed.
- pàng tŏ̤ piah kha piⁿ;
- set it down close to the wall.
- tah piah teng;
- a wall lamp.
- ceng kò̤ cìe-piah;
- make a wall that will be a screen.
- sì-chù cŭang tîeh, to sĭ̆ tâng-chîeⁿ thih-piah;
- no opening for exit in any direction.
- kĭa kùe piah;
- steeper than a wall.
- peh tŏ̤ kò̤ cîeh-piah téng;
- has climbed up on the stone wall.
- sì piah sio jîen;
- reduced to four bare walls; very poor indeed.
- sie keh piah;
- living on opposite sides of the same wall; only a wall between.
- keh piah phò;
- adjoining shops.
- keh piah chîeⁿ;
- a dividing wall.
- keh cêk têng piah tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
- separated only by a wall.
- 璧piah6919613
- A princely gem, an ancient jade badge of office, made with a round hole in it, and held in the hands at court; to decline.
- ngŵn piah kui tĭe;
- the original gem will be returned; the debt will be repaid.
- ngŵn mûeh piah sīa;
- return the gift as a present to the donor.
- piah hûe khṳ̀ hâiⁿ i;
- send it back to him.
- siu to̤h-teng âng-cek, ṳ̂ tien piah sīa;
- return with thanks to the donor all the valuables except the table-lamp and red candles.
piak
- 拍piak711645
- To throb; to beat.
- kiaⁿ kàu i sim-kuaⁿ-thân piak-piak-tōaⁿ;
- so frightened that his heart throbbed violently.
- úa mông thóiⁿ lṳ́ kâi sim-kuaⁿ-thâu ŏi piak-piak-phah a bŏi;
- I will lay my hand on your heart and see whether it beats violently.
- khṳt ngio kiaⁿ kàu sim-kuaⁿ piak-cē-cĭeⁿ piak-cē-lô̤h;
- was so startled by the cat that my heart nearly jumped out of my mouth.
- 弄pîak569554
- To manipulate; to work at.
- táng i ka-kī khṳ̀ pîak;
- wait till he himself goes and sets it to rights.
- úa kio lṳ́ pîak cū hó̤;
- I will set it up for yon.
- úa pa-pîak ŭ pùaⁿ mêⁿ kú, hŵn-lío pa-pîak būe hó̤;
- I worked at it half the night and have not yet got it in order.
piang
- 批piang679644
- To cuff, to slap.
- piang i kâi kih-kau;
- slapped her on the cheek.
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- 拍piàng711645
- To slap; to pound; to rap.
- khì kàu pìang chn̂g pìang íⁿ;
- so angry that he pounded the tables and chairs.
- hía chn̂g pìang kàu lîh;
- pounded the table till it split.
- kuaⁿ thiaⁿ tîeh, kâi pău li-li pìang, tó̤ hàm nâng phah i;
- when the magistrate heard it he kept rapping with his mace, and calling some one to beat her.
pie
- 標pie6817511
- A banner; a flag or streamer used as a marking-flag; a ticket or card.
- chah ki pie;
- insert a flag as a mark.
- i tó̤ khîa tōa pie;
- he is carrying the chief flag.
- cêng sàng pie a būe?;
- Have banners been presented yet?
- kin-nî sĭ úa kâi cío khìa cong-chun-pie;
- this year it was my quail that was the champion.
- kìm phah pie kâi sṳ̄;
- forbid the sale of lottery tickets.
- pêh-kap pie;
- Cantonese lottery tickets.
- lṳ̆-sòng pie;
- Manilla lottery tickets.
- tô̤h pie;
- get the highest prize.
- chíeⁿ pie;
- snatch the prize; emulate.
- chíaⁿ nâng lâi pie hŭe;
- ask people to form a loan-association.
- cí kâi gûeh kâi hŭe khṳt tī-tîang pie tîeh?;
- Which member of the loan association has this month bid highest for the sum of the loans?
- 臕pie68213015
- Corpulent; fat; stout.
- i cí hûe pie căi;
- he is now very stout.
- tăi tó̤ pie kâi sî-hāu;
- is growing fat.
- pêh phìen pie-nêk;
- sliced fat meat.
- cang-pie-lâ;
- layers of fat in meat.
- sî-pie;
- a watch.
- sî-pie m̄ kîaⁿ;
- this watch does not run.
- sî-pie thêng khṳ̀;
- the watch bas stopped.
- bé-pie;
- a hunting watch.
- kim-khak kâi sî-pie;
- a watch with a gold case.
- sî-pie līen;
- watch-chain.
- sî-pie cam;
- the hands of a watch.
- sî-pie kâi ke-sāi;
- the machinery of a watch.
- cí kâi sî-pie kâi huap-tîo sĭ tn̆g khṳ̀;
- the main spring of this watch is broken.
- sî-pie thàu;
- a watch stand.
- ká sì-pie;
- wind a watch.
- sî-pie kâi só̤-sî;
- watch-key.
- 鏢pie68316711
- A sharp pointed spear; to spear.
- níoⁿ-chṳ́ pie;
- a spear for spearing rats.
- pie níoⁿ-chṳ́;
- to spear rats.
- khṳt i ēng hûe-bé-pie, pie sí khṳ̀;
- was killed by a backward thrust of his spear.
- 表píe6821453
- A statement presented to the emperor; exterior; outer.
- píe-chin;
- relatives of a different surname.
- píe hiaⁿ-tĭ;
- second cousins.
- lău píe chin;
- a second or third cousin.
- ko-píe hiaⁿ-tĭ;
- father's sister's
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