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dictionary of the swatow dialect.
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  • sṳ̄76467
  • An affair; a matter; business; traffic; an occupation; a service; duties, functions.
soiⁿ lí kong sṳ̄, jîen-ău lí sai sṳ̄;
attend first to public business, and afterward to private affairs.
cía sĭ kín sṳ̄;
this is urgent business.
i ŭ kín-ìo sṳ̄ tŏ̤ sim;
he has engrossing topics on his mind.
sĭ sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
What is the matter?
lṳ́ tó̤ cò̤ mi sṳ̄?
What are you doing?
i khàu mih sṳ̄?
What is she crying about?
i lâi sĭ ūi-tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
Why has he come?
i sĭ ŵn-ìn cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lâi;
it was on this account that he came.
bô̤ sṳ̄ bô̤ kù i bô̤ lâi;
unless there is some reason for it he will not come.
seⁿ sṳ̄;
make trouble; stir up a commotion.
sĭ i cong-kú tó̤ seⁿ sṳ̄;
he is always creating a disturbance.
cía sǹg sĭ sìo sṳ̄;
this is nothing of any great importance.
màiⁿ gō i kâi tăi sṳ̄;
do not interfere with his important occupations.
cía sĭ hó̤ sṳ̄;
this is a good object.
hó̤ sim sṳ̄;
benevolent objects; friendly acts; good natured.
cí kâi nâng khah hàuⁿ sṳ̄;
this person is too much of a busy-body.
sim-sṳ̄ hó̤ căi;
very friendly.
ŭ mih sṳ̄?
What are you engaged in?
ngán côiⁿ ŭ sṳ̄ mē?
Have you anything to do just at present?
mih sṳ̄ bô̤;
have nothing whatever to do; has no business on hand.
hó̤ sṳ̄ cò̤ ke, khiap sṳ̄ cò̤ cíe;
do as much good and as little evil as possible.
i ío tóng sṳ̄;
he knows how to transact business.
cn̂g kâi m̄ hío sṳ̄;
knows nothing of affairs.
kak nâng kak nâng kâi sṳ̄;
let each attend to his own affairs.
khǹg kòi i màiⁿ to̤ sṳ̄;
exhort him not to get into trouble with other people.
sĭ tī-tîang tŏ̤ cú sṳ̄?
Who directs affairs?
lí ke sṳ̄;
manage the household affairs.
nâng tho̤h i lí sṳ̄;
some one has entrusted some business to his management.
i sĭ lí-pŏ cú-sṳ̄;
he is secretary of the Board of Rites.
cí cuang sṳ̄;
this special business; this affair.
bw̄n sṳ̄ jû ì;
everything to his liking.
peh sṳ̄ to hío;
understands all sorts of business.
sṳ̄ chêng sĭ cò̤-nî?
What is the condition of things?
sṳ̄-bŭ cōi căi;
has numerous occupations; is very busy.
sṳ̄ sṳ̄ ciu tàu;
every thing is attended to.
kĭaⁿ kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lí kàu kàu-kak;
all the different jobs are completely finished.
kuaⁿ-si sṳ̄;
a lawsuit.
khíong-phàⁿ i kâi sṳ̄ ŭ m̄ sît;
fear that his business is not honest.
sì-cīeⁿ sṳ̄ lwt-lêh cōi căi;
has had great experience of the world.
sì sṳ̄ thàng căi;
well versed in worldly affairs.
sī hŏng che sṳ̄ lâi kâi;
is one sent on special business.
būe sĭ tōa sṳ̄; tōa sṳ̄ tîeh;
it is a small matter.
hía kâi sṳ̄ mng tōa căi;
that is a very important matter.
síe-síe sṳ̄;
a trifling matter.
to sĭ i tó̤
lŏng sṳ̄, cìaⁿ lŏng chut kàu kâi sṳ̄ cìeⁿ tōa;
he is always intermeddling, and thus it happens that so great a disturbance has arisen out of it.
hàm i kâi ău sṳ̄ tîeh khṳ̀ ŭ-pĭ;
tell him that he must prepare for the consequences.
ka-kī kâi sṳ̄ to m̄ kẃn, bô̤ ŭi khṳ̀ kẃn pât nâng kâi sṳ̄;
how is it that you who do not attend to your own business, have occasion to attend so much to other people's.
noⁿ-kíaⁿ sṳ̄, hìn-hàm hiah cū hó̤;
it is a petty affair, and both parties should withdraw from it.
cía sĭ kí sṳ̄, m̄ sĭ tha nâng sṳ̄;
this is my own affair, and does not concern other people.
cía cū khî sṳ̄ lío;
this is very strange.
kùai sṳ̄!
How strang!
ko̤h īeⁿ kâi sṳ̄;
a curious affair.
kong-cèng kâi sṳ̄;
something in which all are concerned.
tī-tîang tó̤ cò̤ si-sṳ̄?
Who is the superintendant?
sṳ̄ kip; sṳ̄ kín-kip;
the business is pressing.
phōiⁿ sṳ̄;
manage a business.
lău lí sṳ̄;
an old hand at the business.
sṳ̄ sì jû hô̤?
What is the present aspect of affairs?
i cò̤ mih sṳ̄-ngîap?
What is his occupation?
i cêk seⁿ cò̤ ŭ hùaⁿ kâi sṳ̄ ngîap;
he has done many meritorious deeds during his life.
kĭen kong lîp ngîap kâi sṳ̄;
to do meritorious deeds, as Buddhists do in laying up merit.
chiet-ìo sṳ̄;
important affairs.
bô̤-siang-kang sṳ̄;
something of no consequence.
sṳ̄-bŭ to̤-twn;
multifarious duties.
sṳ̄ cú;
the head of affairs.
sng sṳ̄;
a grievous affair; the funeral of a parent.
pêh sṳ̄;
a sad affair, involving the wearing of mourning.
âng sṳ̄;
a happy affair.
hiong sṳ̄, kit sṳ̄;
an unfortunate or a lucky affair.
la sṳ̄;
create trouble.
seⁿ chut ŭ sṳ̄;
resulted in a disturbance.
sṳ̄ cì a m̄ cì?
Is the business finished up yet?
cía m̄ cì sṳ̄;
this does not help the matter.
cí tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
What good will that do?
sṳ̄ sêng lío;
the business is accomplished.
sṳ̄ tît a būe?
Is the difficulty settled yet?
cò̤ sṳ̄ tîeh cò̤ kàu cîaⁿ;
when you do a thing, bring it to a completion.
ŵn-chŵn i kâi sṳ̄;
wound up his affairs.
nŏ̤ nâng pak tâng sṳ̄ kùe;
the two were each others coadjutors in the affair.
cheⁿ sṳ̄ màiⁿ cò̤, sêk sṳ̄ màiⁿ bûang;
no not take up a business that you are unaccustomed to, nor neglect that which you are familiar with.
i kâi chin sṳ̄ cîaⁿ a būe?
Is the betrothal effected yet?

swn

  • swn478518
  • To pour into holes to fill them.
swn în;
run full of lead.
swn în teng;
fill with leaden plugs.
cí kâi ngṳ̂n khṳt i swn nŏ̤ saⁿ lîap în tŏ̤-kò̤;
this dollar has had its holes filled in with lead.