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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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across a bridge.

kàu chùi-kháu cò̤ kâi câh lâi câh;
made a palisade at the entrance, as a division or a defence.
  • câh6771402
  • To shut off the view; to intercept the rays of light.
gûeh pun hûn câh khṳ̀;
the view of the moon is cut off by the clouds.
bô̤ mûeh hó̤ câh jît, jûah căi;
there is nothing to keep off the sun, and it is very hot.
i kâi hieⁿ-lí puu tek câh miⁿ-miⁿ;
the bamboos hide the village from view.
cí kâi mâk-kìaⁿ kùa lô̤h khṳ̀ tò̤-câk mâk;
after putting on these spectacles, I see less plainly than before.
hṳ́ lăi thóng-thóng, bô̤ cia bô̤ câh;
there is an unbroken view of the interior, with nothing to screen the objects nor to intercept the view.
  • câh8865
  • To cook in grease.
câh lâ;
to boil in fat.
câh îu;
fry in oil.
câh kàu i chiah;
fry brown.
câk kàu i so-so;
fry it crisp.
câh sêk;
fry it till it is well done.
câh hó̤ lío, lêng-ūaⁿ cìaⁿ lâi chá;
after it is cooked in grease, fry it again on a dry pan.
kàu kò̤ khṳ̀ câh;
fry it whole.
cn̂g kâi cang lâ khṳ̀ câh;
cook the whole of it in lard.
m̄ hó̤ câh khah thíam;
do not fry it too much.
tok chùi lâi câh;
cut it up fine and fry it.
  • câh821677
  • Gyves for the feet.
cí kâi sĭ ìo hŭam, tîeh lô̤h kha-câh;
this is a great offender and he must be put in fetters.
hṳ́ kâi sĭ mîaⁿ châk, tîeh lô̤h kha-câk;
that is a famous robber, and he must be fettered.
hṳ́ kâi ŭ pûah nâng lâi tàⁿ màiⁿ lô̤h câk;
that one sent some one to intercede for him asking that he need not be put in fetters.

cai

  • cai531113
  • To know; to be aware; conscious.
úa cai;
I know it.
úa m̄ cai;
I was not aware of it.
lṳ́ cai a m̄ cai?
Do you know or not?
m̄ cai i kâi ì;
do not know what are his ideas about it.
m̄ cai i kâi sṳ̄;
know nothing about his affairs.
m̄ cai ì-sṳ̀; m̄ cai sĭm-mih ì-sṳ̀;
do not know what it means.
kāng i tàⁿ cai;
tell him about it.
put-kùe cai kâi tăi-khài;
know only aproximately.
cai m̄ câu;
do not know very definitely.
tàⁿ sí, i to m̄ cai;
though you tell him ten thousand times, he never knows.
chuah nâng m̄ cai;
take people unawares.
cai kí kâi phêng-íu;
a bosom friend.
cṳ̆-cai;
self-conscious.
i ka-kī cṳ̆ cai;
he is himself aware of it.
úa cai cai;
I
am well aware of it.
cai cîah tīaⁿ;
knows nothing but how to eat.
cai cîah, m̄ cai thàng;
does not know enough to earn his living.
m̄ cai thóiⁿ;
did not notice it.
lṳ́ cai khṳ̀ ak cúi;
you must think to water them.
sûi cai ío sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
unexpectedly found it so.
lṳ́ cai nâng kâi sĭm-mûeh!
What do you know about it!
chó̤-lîak cai;
know a little about it.
lṳ́ cò̤ cai?
How do you know?
cai mêng-pêh;
perceive clearly.
m̄ cai sĭeⁿ;
did not think about it.
put cai put kak;
unexpectedly.
sù-cē, m̄ cai thâu;
excuse me, I did not see you.
sù cŭe, sù cŭe, úa sĭ m̄ cai thâu;
I beg your pardon, I did it inadvertently.
cai kàu thàng tói;
knows the bottom facts.
būe phok soiⁿ cai;
knew before divination.
m̄ cai i ŭ a bô̤;
do not know whether he has any or not.
m̄ cai nâng;
to become unconscious.
thiaⁿ cai; bŭn cai;
know by hearing.
lṳ́ khṳ̀ tàⁿ i cai;
you go and let him know.
cai kùe pit kói;
you must reform when you know your faults.
úa soiⁿ cai;
I knew it beforehand.
căi tit soiⁿ cai?
How can one know it beforehand?
nâng tîeh cai cok;
one must be content.
cai mīn, m̄ cai sim;
we know people's faces, not their hearts.
màiⁿ khṳt nâng cai;
do not let anyone know.
lṳ́ úa cai tīaⁿ;
only you and I know.
cn̂g kâi bô̤ nâng cai;
no one knows anything about it.
ŭ nâng cai;
some people know.
put cai put kak cū cêk nî;
a year passes before we are scarcely aware of it.
  • cai940863
  • Calamity that comes from above.
cai-hāi;
afflictive.
cai-hŭa;
misery.
cúi cai, húe cai;
flood and fire.
cai-lāng;
adversity.
thiⁿ cai;
a visitation, such as a pestilence.
cai-eh;
difficulties.
cai-iang;
tribulation.
  • cai940756
  • To set out young plants; to plant; slips or cuttings.
cai-cèng;
to plant out.
cai hue;
to plant flowers.
cai lô̤h khṳ̀ cĭu ûah;
if you plant it will live.
cai gûeh-khì;
to set out rose slips.
gûeh-khì cai;
rose slips.
hue cai;
flower cuttings.
cai chīu;
to plant trees.
sêng-cai;
banyan saplings, prepared for planting.
cai-phûe;
patronage.
mō̤ⁿ lṳ́ kâi i cai-phûe;
hope you will patronize him.
  • cái10318510
  • Sediment; settlings.
ca-cái;
a coating of sediment on the inside of a vessel.
puah bô̤ sói, cĕng-cĕng ca-cái;
the earthen pot, not having been washed at all, is coated with sediment on its inner surface.
tê-kẁn ēng kú cū cĭeⁿ ca-cái;
a long-used tea-pot becomes coated on the inside with the lees of the tea.