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dictionary of the swatow dialect.
  • pó̤66497
  • To protect to guard; to keep safe; to be surety for; to warrant; bail; a guardian; a protector; an advocate.
pó̤ húe;
insure against fire.
pó̤ cúi;
insure against accidents at sea.
pó̤ cāi;
insure a cargo.
pó̤ ke;
a surety; an insurance company.
pó̤ ke kẃn;
insurance office.
hùe-mûeh ā sĭ sit, pó̤-ke tîeh pûe i kàu kàu-kàu;
if the goods are lost, the insurance company must indemnify him in full.
cí ciah cûn ŭ pó̤-ke a bô̤?
Is this vessel insured?
pó̤-nía;
to endorse; to go bail for; to guarantee; to stand as security.
lṳ́ tîeh pó̤-tŏng sin-thói;
you must take care of your health.
pó̤-íang kàu sin-thói khîang-càng;
nurse up and make strong in body.
màiⁿ cò̤ tong-nâng, màiⁿ cò̤ pó̤;
do not act as middleman nor as surety.
lâi kîaⁿ pó̤-kah kâi huap, cū bô̤ nâng kàⁿ o̤-châng châk;
by going according to the system of dividing the town up into tithings with a head man to each tithing, none will dare harbour thieves.
i tó̤ tng tī-pó̤;
he is the head man of the district.
pó̤ chûn i kâi sèⁿ-mīa;
preserve his life.
pó̤-kṳ́;
electioneer for.
pó̤-hŭ;
to protect, aid or defend.
īa sĭ bô̤ i lâi pó̤, i cū thâi khṳ̀;
had he not come to her help, she would have been slain.
khó̤ pó̤ bô̤ ngô̤;
can insure against accidents.
kŏ sîn pó̤-īu phêng-ang;
trust the gods to keep in safety.
sîn put lêng pó̤ bô̤ ūn cṳ nâng;
the gods cannot protect those who have fate against them.
  • pò̤665329
  • To requite; to recompense; to revenge; a retribution; a reward; to state, to tell, to inform, to report; a messenger; a reporter; a gazette.
ṳn pò̤ ṳn, ẁn pò̤ ẁn;
return good for good, and evil for evil.
sĭen pò̤;
the reward of right doing.
ak pò̤;
retribution for evil doing.
im pò̤;
hidden consequences of concealed wickedness.
îang pò̤;
evident or open reward.
sok pò̤;
a speedy retribution.
chî pò̤;
tardy recompense.
cong-sū ŭ pò̤;
in the end the recompense is sure.
pò̤-èng;
compensate.
cang ṳn pò̤ ẁn;
return good for evil.
pò̤-chîu;
avenge; an avenger.
tâng-sim hîap-lâk khṳ̀ pò̤ pĕ chîu;
joined their forces and with one accord went to avenge the murder of their father.
khṳ̀ pò̤ i cai;
go and inform him.
thû pò̤ kău ṳn;
I hope to reward your great kindness.
pò̤-tap;
requite.
pò̤-pún;
compensate.
lṳ́ ciang-lâi àiⁿ cò̤-nî pò̤ i?
What sort of return are you going to make for it in the future?
jît pò̤;
daily newspapers.
gûeh pò̤;
monthly magazines.
ŵn-mn̂g pò̤ lâi cò̤-nî pò̤?
What was the news on the official bulletin?
sĭ cò̤-nî, méⁿ-méⁿ lâi pò̤;
whatsoever it be, come quickly and bring information.

  • pô̤704388
  • An old woman; a mother; a crone.
ko pô̤;
an old dame; an aunt; the goddess “Queen of Heaven” is thus called by the Lim family, whoso surname is also hers.
lău ko pô̤; lău sím pô̤; lău ḿ pô̤;
an aged dame; an old lady; a grand-aunt.
thóiⁿ tîeh pô̤-pô̤ nē;
appears very slow and stupid.
saⁿ-ki-pô̤;
a large hod with ears.
  • 薄荷pŏ̤-hò̤705
  • Peppermint.
pŏ̤-hò̤ îu;
peppermint oil.
pŏ̤-hò̤ piaⁿ;
crystallized peppermint essence.


po̤h

  • po̤h7081874
  • To argue against; to contradict; to criticise adversely; to tranship; to thrust in; to insert.
po̤h-sìo;
find fault with the bill.
po̤h phêng;
cavil about the weight.
pĭen-po̤h;
to debate the question.
po̤h mn̄g i;
cross-question him.
po̤h kàu i bô̤ ūe ìn;
argued the opposite side of the question until he had nothing to say in reply.
cīeⁿ-si po̤h lô̤h lâi;
criticised by his superior in office.
pŏ tèng cē cài-po̤h lô̤h lâi;
the Board reversed the decision and returned it to the lower court for reconsideration.
po̤h hùe;
to tranship goods.
po̤h cāi;
tranship the cargo.
po̤h kàu nĕ kín-kín cū ŏi tit kùe;
if you squeeze it in very close you can get it through.
  • po̤h707855
  • To fasten, moor, or anchor a boat.
cûn po̤h tŏ̤ káng lăi;
the vessel is moored in the harbour.
ŭ kò̤ hó̤ suah-po̤h a bô̤?
Is there good anchorage?
po̤h pàng cí kò̤;
moor here.
  • po̤h7181307
  • The neck.
tìo po̤h;
to hang one's self.
hāi i khṳ̀ tìo po̤h;
was the cause of her going and hanging herself.
  • pô̤h7111945
  • Desolate; poor.
ke cṳ lô̤h pô̤h;
the family is wretchedly poor.
i būe lô̤h-pô̤h kâi sî-hāu, cí kò̤ sǹg i sĭang pù;
before he became impoverished, he was reckoned to be the richest man hereabouts.
  • pô̤h7061188
  • A weir; small fishing stakes.
pô̤h táu;
the weir.
câh p̤ô̤h;
to set up a weir.
màiⁿ kio tó̤ siang pô̤h hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
do not flop about as a fish does when trying to escape from the weir.
cū sĭ tó̤ siang pô̤h-táu hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
uneasy as a fish out of water.
hṳ́ ki pô̤h-táu kíaⁿ m̄-hó̤ căi;
that restless little urchin is a nuisance.