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dictionary of the swatow dialect.
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  • pŭe7181497
  • To stir up rebellion by seductive talk; misleading; disorderly; perverse.
pŭe-nĭu;
seditious.
úa thiaⁿ-kìⁿ i kâi ūe pŭe-pŭe nĭu-nĭu, m̄ hâh chêng-lí;
I consider what he says seditious and unreasonable.
àiⁿ sueh cṳ tîeh kio cṳ lí, màiⁿ pŭe;
in explaining a book, one must not go counter to the rules of exposition.
To add or heap up dirt.
pŭe hun-kuah;
hill up sweet-potatoes.
pŭe thô, pŭe kûiⁿ cē;
hoe the earth up higher around it.
  • pūe67868
  • To dry by or over a fire.
pūe nŏ̤ kâi kúe lâi tíam sim;
heat up two cakes for luncheon.
pūe tê;
to fire tea.
tōa pūe, síe pūe;
dried much or little by exposure to dry heat.
i chìn, tó̤ pūe húe;
he is cold, and is warming himself at the fire.
nàng khì lâi sie pūe cū bŏi chìn;
snuggle together and you will not be cold.
pūe-lam;
a spit.

puh

  • puh1035186
  • To prod; to thrust; to stab.
khṳt to̤-kíaⁿ pûh lô̤h khṳ̀ hûeh cū lâu;
when the pen-knife was thrust in the blood ran.
khṳt ki chì pûh kàu uang-uang chim lô̤h khṳ̀;
was stabbed over so deeply by a thorn.
pûh nêk;
flabby meat.
cêk sin nêk pûh-pûh, m̄ tōiⁿ;
his flesh is flabby and not solid.

pui

  • pui668246
  • Vulgar, plebeian, low, mean, inferior; humble; a term for one's self.
ke lâi àiⁿ ŭ cun pui tōa sòi kâi lói-sìo;
in the family there should be observance of the customary civilities between the high and the low, the elder and the younger.
bô̤ cun pui bô̤ tōa sòi;
no difference on account of rank nor of age.
i kìⁿ cīeⁿ-si sĭ ka-kī cheng-cò̤ pui-ceh;
in meeting his superior officer he speaks of himself as an “inferior officer”.
cò̤ kuaⁿ màiⁿ cò̤ pui, cò̤ pui siu nâng khùi;
if your are an official, do not be one of low rank, for if you are you will be treated with contumely.
pui cūaⁿ;
lowlive; mean, base; baseborn.
àiⁿ khîu kau tin-tò̤ pui, àiⁿ khîu îong tin-tò̤ jôk;
sought eminence and got a lower station, sought glory and came to disgrace instead.
  • pui668618
  • To commiserate; grief for another's woe; to be sad; to feel for; sympathy; tragic.
i kâi nâng chû-pui căi;
she is very tender-hearted.
chṳ̂-pui nîe;
a name for the goddess Kwanyin.
pui-lŭi;
to weep bitterly.
pui-chô;
sad, sorrowful.
tăi chṳ̂ tăi pui;
most pitiable.
pui-ai, thìaⁿ-khàu;
to weep and wail.
pui-chám;
heart-rending.
īu pui īu hí;
both sad and glad.
  • pûi1371304
  • Fat, fleshy, plump; oily, rich, unctuous, fertile.
cîah kàu pûi-pûi;
has grown very fat.
pûi-càng, tōa-kîaⁿ;
fat and stout.
thóiⁿ a-pûi ŭ tŏ̤ mē;
see if the fat fellow is there.
pûi-tōa;
corpulent.
chī kàu pûi-pûi;
feed up and make fleshy.
i pûi lâi phàⁿ-lauh;
his fat is of a flabby sort.
cí kâi pûi lâi kín-cí;
this one's fat is very solid.
cí kù pûi ka-kī tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
looks only to his own benefit.
cí īeⁿ keⁿ-chài tōa cîah pûi;
this sort of vegetable takes up much fat in the cooking.
i cîah kàu o pûe chiah tōi;
he has become brown, hardy and stout.
câp pûi, káu pù;
of ten fat persons nine are rich.
  • pùi1391045
  • Prickly heat.
hip kàu hía pùi cêk pa cêk pa;
pent up there till the prickly heat has come out in many spots.
khîeh kò̤ sang-hún lâi so pùi;
get some prepared chalk and rub the spots.
thong sin seⁿ kàu cĕng-cĕng pùi;
his whole body is covered with prickly heat.
  • pūi140304
  • To bark.
cá mêⁿ kâi káu pūi khṳ̀ thíam căi;
last night there was a dog barking violently.

pun

  • pun129182
  • To distribute; to apportion; to divide up.
i nŏ̤ nâng íⁿ-keng pun khui cîah;
the two have already established themselves separately in housekeeping.
i a-tĭ tó̤ pìaⁿ pun ke-húe;
his younger brother is pressing him to divide the property.
kâi nâng pun ŭ jîeh cōi bó châng?
How many acres of land does each get in the division of property?
pun cò̤ câp hūn;
divide it into ten equal portions.
cŏ̤ suaⁿ pun hūn;
remains at head-quarters, to apportion to each his share.
jw̆n pun, pun m̄ lío;
an endless remainder when divided.
lô̤h sĭm mûeh cē pun cū cheng-chó̤?
What do you put in to separate the different elements?
i ke lăi saⁿ pun lâk ko̤h;
in that family each is for himself.
chīu pun a;
the tree forks.
khoi pun cò̤ nŏ̤