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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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  • cìe97116412
  • A requium; a sacrifice.
phah cìe;
to celebrate the All-souls festival.
kĭen cìe;
institute a sacrificial festival.
phah phêng-ang cìe;
celebrate a festival thanking the gods for deliverance.
phah húe cìe;
celebrate the autumnal festival of the god of fire.
tah kâi cìe pêⁿ;
set up a platform for sacrificial offerings.
  • cìe351495
  • A decree; an announcement from the throne.
cih cìe;
receive the Imperial announcement.
thâk cìe;
read the decree.
phang cìe;
issue a decree.
  • cìe35869
  • To shine upon; to enlighten; to accord with.
khîeh kìaⁿ lâi cìe;
bring a mirror to see it in.
cìe sin kìaⁿ;
a pier-glass.
khîeh húe lâi cìe;
take a light to see by.
cêk koiⁿ cìe kàu kng-kng;
it shines all around.
cìeⁿ pôiⁿ cìe kàu hìeⁿ pôiⁿ;
shone from this side to the other side.
úa àiⁿ cìe cí kâi īeⁿ;
I will follow this pattern.
cìe īeⁿ cò̤;
make it like the pattern.
cìe lṳ́ tàⁿ, sĭ cò̤-nî?
According to your account of it, what is the state of affairs?
màiⁿ à, nán cìe sǹg;
do not dispute about it, we will follow the reckoning.
cìe-kū;
as of old.
cìe sin kâi huap-tō kîaⁿ;
done in accordance with the new regulations.
jît cìe tîeh;
the sun shines on it.
cìe-kìⁿ hṳ́-kò̤ kâi nâng;
shines upon the people there.
jît cìe jîp pâng lăi;
the sun shines into the room.
bô̤ mûiⁿ put cìe;
it shines everywhere; all are enlightened.
cìe kàu cìeⁿ pôiⁿ tang-tang-kng;
shines upon this side so as to make it all very light.
gûeh cìe jîp lâi kng-kng, so̤h cò̤ thiⁿ-kng;
the moon shone in so brightly that I supposed it was daylight.
lîp ieh chûn cìe;
when you make a contract preserve the evidences.
húe cìe kàu kng-kng, the artificial light shines upon it so that it is very bright.
lṳ́ úa sim cìe;
you and I understand each other.
cìe-hŭe;
to inform officially.
hẃn cìe;
vis-a-vis.
cìe tò̤ tńg;
to reflect.
tò̤ cìe kùe lâi;
reflected back.
cip-cìe;
a license, or permit.

cieⁿ

  • cieⁿ221176
  • A chapter, a statement.
cêk cieⁿ;
a chapter.
tŏiⁿ saⁿ cieⁿ;
the third chapter.
poih cieⁿ it cak;
the eighth chapter and first verse.
cò̤ bûn-cieⁿ;
writes essays.
hó̤ bûn-cieⁿ;
a well written article.
píe cieⁿ;
a memorial.
càu cieⁿ;
send a memorial.
  • cieⁿ237511
  • Camphor.
cieⁿ chīu;
the camphor tree.
cieⁿ châ cò̤ kâi;
what is made of camphor wood.
cieⁿ-ló̤;
camphor gum.
cieⁿ-ló̤ hó̤ nā cúi téng hwt húe;
camphor gum may be ignited when on the surface of water.
  • 漿cieⁿ9688511
  • A thick fluid; starch; to starch.
chong cieⁿ;
make starch.
saⁿ-khò kùe cieⁿ;
starch the clothes.
hûe ke cieⁿ sói;
gone home to put her clothes in order.
lâm cieⁿ;
blued starch.
màiⁿ cieⁿ khah kău;
do not put in too much starch.
màiⁿ cieⁿ khah khīa;
do not starch it too stiff.
àiⁿ cieⁿ kàu khīa-khīa;
I want it starched very stiff.
cieⁿ ēng pô̤h cĕ;
use rather thin starch.
cieⁿ cúi;
gravy.
kẁn cieⁿ;
produces pus.
  • cíeⁿ9687511
  • An oar.
cûn cíeⁿ;
the oars.
poih cíeⁿ cûn;
an eight oared boat.
kò̤ cíeⁿ;
to row.
chiⁿ cíeⁿ, chiⁿ m̄ căi, tîeh kò̤;
cannot touch bottom with the oar and must row.
sì pèⁿ cíeⁿ;
four oared.
thâu cíeⁿ;
the bowman's oar.
búe cíeⁿ;
the steersman's oar.
ap búe cíeⁿ;
draw in the stern oar.
toaⁿ pèⁿ cíeⁿ;
single oared.
cíeⁿ tiam;
the upright posts, to which the oars are attached in a Chinese boat.
cíeⁿ khau;
the rope ring which holds the oar in place.
cíeⁿ-khau lût khui cē, cíeⁿ cìaⁿ lap tit lô̤h;
shove up the rope ring and then you can slip the oar on.
sái huang, kiam kò̤ cíeⁿ;
to sail and row at the same time.
  • cíeⁿ755403
  • To watch, to guard; to have in keeping.
úa àiⁿ chut mn̂g, lṳ́ hó̤ cíeⁿ chù;
I am going out, and you may watch the house.
i cíeⁿ kín-kín, bô̤ kîaⁿ khui;
he keeps a close watch over it, and does not leave it at all.
cíeⁿ-keⁿ;
a night watchman.
mêⁿ-kùa tó̤ cíeⁿ phò;
guards the shop at night.
ēng i tó̤ cíeⁿ câh-mn̂g;
employ him to guard the barrier.
  • cíeⁿ23648
  • The palm of the hand.
chíu-cíeⁿ; pa-cíeⁿ;
the palm.
phah pa-cíeⁿ;
to clap the hands.
phah i cêk ē pa-cíeⁿ;
give him a slap.
hîm cíeⁿ;
a bear's paw.
kōi jû hẃn cíeⁿ;
as easy as turning the hand.
sien-nâng pa-cieⁿ;
the flat leaved cactus.
gô̤ cíeⁿ; ah cíeⁿ;
web-footed.
cía tîeh cang kha pa-cíeⁿ lâi phah;
he ought to be kicked for it.
chíu cíeⁿ hûn;
the lines in the hand.