Page:Dictionary of the Swatow dialect.djvu/79

 to make dog's ears.
 * cih i tît;
 * fold it straight.


 * cih sì-cìaⁿ;
 * fold it squarely.


 * cih hûn;
 * to crease by folding.


 * cih cêk cūe hûn;
 * make a crease.


 * pêh cih;
 * paper used for official documents.


 * To compensate; to make amends for.
 * káu cih;
 * pay ninety per cent.
 * pay ninety per cent.


 * cih cò̤ kúi sîa?
 * What percentage will he pay in compensation?


 * cih cò̤ cîⁿ;
 * to compensate in money.


 * cih cîah;
 * to compensate for food which was due.


 * cok kè, bô̤ khàu, bô̤ cih;
 * exactly at cost price.


 * The tongue.
 * cîh thâu;
 * the tongue.
 * the tongue.


 * cîh búe;
 * the tip of the tongue.


 * cîh kṳn;
 * the root of the tongue.


 * cîh kṳn tau kín;
 * tongue-tied.


 * tōa cîh;
 * to stammer or stutter.


 * chùi cîh m̄ hó̤;
 * apt to speak evil.


 * chùi cîh khó-cíaⁿ;
 * have a bad taste in my mouth.


 * kuaⁿ hui kháu cîh;
 * to discuss politics and talk scandal.


 * ô̤h chùi ô̤h cîh;
 * to mimic.


 * chùi cîh màiⁿ khah kín;
 * do not be too eager to eat.


 * kuah cîh;
 * to slit the tongue.


 * cîh chun chut lâi khṳt úa thóiⁿ;
 * put out your tongue that I may see it.


 * lṳ́ kâi chùi peh khuah, úa thóiⁿ lṳ́ kâi cîh căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ;
 * open your mouth wide so that I can see the condition of your tongue.


 * lāng cîh;
 * to loll out the tongue.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ chap chùi chap cîh;
 * do not you put in your gab.


 * cîh keⁿ;
 * tongue ploughing; i.e. teaching.


 * o̤-ló̤ kàu tiak cîh;
 * praising everything whether good or bad.


 * a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kâi cîh ńng, ô̤h ūe ío kōi ô̤h, cē ío ŭ nî-hùe cîh-kṳn ío ngĕ, ūe cū o̤h ô̤h;
 * children's tongues are flexible and they easily learn to speak, but when they become older their tongues become stiffer, and languages are learned with greater difficulty.


 * húe-cîh;
 * flames.


 * úa thóiⁿ húe-cîh chut lâi;
 * I saw the flames coming out.


 * thó sua-cîh;
 * forms a sand-spit.


 * seⁿ cîh tái;
 * his tongue is coated.


 * To sunder; to snap in two.
 * á cîh;
 * to snap in two by bending between the hands.
 * to snap in two by bending between the hands.


 * kêh cîh;
 * to pry in two.


 * áu cîh;
 * to wrench in two.


 * thūi cîh;
 * to sag down so as to break.


 * kòng cîh;
 * to break by striking with a stick.


 * phah cîh kha-kut;
 * broke his leg by the blow.


 * cîh cò̤ nŏ̤ saⁿ kò̤;
 * broke into two or three pieces.


 * cîh cò̤ nŏ̤ kûeh;
 * broke in two pieces.


 * tâh cîh;
 * broken by being trodden upon.


 * jūn căi, á bŏi cîh;
 * it is very tough, I cannot break it off, by bending it.


 * tăⁿ cîh;
 * broken by having something fall upon it.


 * cí kâi mûeh àu, pàng khah tōa lâk cĭu cîh;
 * this is decayed, so that if you set it down too forcibly it will break.


 * sek cîh;
 * break by throwing.


 * kōi cîh;
 * easily broken.


 * m̄ hó̤ ut cîh;
 * do not break it in the attempt to shape it.


 * chīu ki pun huang chue cîh;
 * the limb of the tree was broken off by the wind.


 * peⁿ cîh;
 * broke it by catching hold on it.


 * pûah cîh chíu-kut;
 * fell and broke his arm.


 * thìam cîh chn̂g-kha;
 * broke the leg of the table by kicking against it.


 * bái cîh íⁿ-kha;
 * broke the leg of the chair by tipping backward in it.


 * cìⁿ cîh bé-íⁿ;
 * broke the high bench by crowding upon it.


 * cŏ̤ cîh pho-pang;
 * broke the bed by sitting on it.


 * cí ki êⁿ thóiⁿ tîeh àiⁿ cîh àiⁿ cîh;
 * this beam looks as if it were about to break.


 * nâng-mûeh khah cōi pang-kîe kîaⁿ cîh;
 * there were too many people on the footbridge and it broke.


 * kiaⁿ-ùi i cîh, khîeh mûeh lâi ah;
 * if you fear it may break, get something and bind on it to strengthen it.


 * cŏ̤ khah kú ie-ciah-kut sng kàu cîh;
 * sitting too long makes my back ache as if it would break.


 * úai cîh kiah-kha;
 * twisted his foot so as to break off the heels of his wooden clog.


 * kò̤ cîh cíeⁿ;
 * broke an oar in rowing with it.


 * cŭang cîh tŏa;
 * broke the rudder by colliding with something.

cim
 * To deliberate upon.
 * cim-ciak;
 * to deliberate upon; to hold a consultation.
 * to deliberate upon; to hold a consultation.


 * úa àiⁿ kio lṳ́ cim-ciak kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * I wish to consult with you about a matter.


 * ŭ kù ūe àiⁿ kio lṳ́ cim-ciak;
 * I wish to speak a word with you about something.


 * táng i lâi cim-ciak;
 * wait till he comes to talk the matter over.


 * táng úa cim-ciak hó̤ lío cìaⁿ lâi hûe-hôk lṳ́;
 * wait till I have thought the matter over and then I will answer you.


 * sîang sòi cim-ciak;
 * deliberate carefully upon.


 * bô̤ cim bô̤ ciak cū khṳ̀ cò̤;
 * went and did it without consultation with any body.


 * To kiss.
 * cim-chùi;
 * kiss on the mouth.
 * kiss on the mouth.


 * sie cim-chùi;
 * kiss each other.


 * cim i cêk kâi chùi;
 * give him a kiss.


 * cim i kâi kih-kàu;
 * kiss her on the cheek.


 * Admonition; warning maxims; appeals to reform; to exhort.
 * phêng-íu-ke tîeh siang cim-kui;
 * friends must admonish each other.
 * friends must admonish each other.


 * cía sĭ khǹg sì kâi lîang cim;
 * these are good maxims exhorting people to reformation.


 * A pillow; to lean upon; adjacent.
 * cím-thâu;
 * a pillow.
 * a pillow.


 * tek cím-thâu, hûi cím-thâu, phûe