# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/chong
### chong

* 聰chong102412811
* Intelligent; clear headed.

#### chong-mêng, tì-hŭi;

    clear headed and sagacious.

#### hĭⁿ chong, mâk m̄ mêng;

    has good hearing but dim eyesight. ​
* 充chong109103
* To fulfill; to act in the place of; to become.

#### chong-múaⁿ; chong-cok;

    to fill up.

#### chong kong;

    become public property.

#### chong-tng che-hîah;

    act as constable.

#### phōiⁿ i khṳ̀ kháu gūa chong-kun;

    banished beyond the frontier to become a camp-follower.

#### ké chong kuaⁿ-tíeⁿ;

    assume the style of an official.

#### sêng chong;

    discharge the duties of an office.

#### i sĭ chong tī nâng kâi khueh?

    Whose place is he filling?
* 冲chong109154
* To rise up; to rush upon; to pour hot water upon and infuse.

#### chong thiⁿ;

    to rise up to the heavens.

#### ẁn-khì chong thiⁿ;

    his wrath waxed so as to fill the sky.

#### nō̤ hwt chong kwn;

    in his anger his hair rose on end so as to lift his cap.

#### chong thiⁿ tit pue;

    can fly into the clouds.

#### i káⁿ tōa phit bé tît-tît chong-jîp châk îaⁿ lăi;

    he dared to rush alone straight into the enemy's camp.

#### chong phùa khṳ̀;

    rushed against and broke it.

#### kíaⁿ-jît kâi jît-cí sie chong;

    to-day will be untoward.

#### sî-jît sit chong;

    the time is adverse.

#### chong tîeh i kâi pn̄g mīaⁿ;

    unfavorable to his own fate.

#### chong cŭang;

    to disagree with.

#### tàⁿ ūe chong tîeh i;

    said what offended him.

#### chong ceng tê lâi cîah;

    infuse a cup of tea to drink.

#### chong cho̤h ngŏ-hún;

    make some arrow-root porridge.

#### chong ieh-bûah;

    steep medicinal powder.

#### chong cho̤h nêk-kùi;

    steep some cinnamon.

#### chong săi-píaⁿ;

    pour hot water on dried persimmons.

#### i kâi bī cĭu chong khí lâi;

    its flavor escapes in the steam rising from it.

#### húe-kuang chong thiⁿ;

    the fire illuminates the sky.

#### in chong khí lâi;

    the steam rises.

#### chong lâi m̄ sêk;

    it is not steeped enough.

#### chong cíu, chong cúi;

    steeped in wine or water.
* 怱chong1024615
* Hurried; agitated.

#### lṳ́ chong-chong àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī kò?

    What are you going in such haste?

#### cêk sî chong-chong put kîp kio lṳ́ tàⁿ;

    the time is too hurried for me to tell you about it now.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ chong-chong mâng-mâng, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ lí;

    do not be in haste about it, arrange it at your convenience.
* 忡chong109614
* Sorrowful; mourning.

#### i cí hûe kâi sim chong-chong;

    at this time her heart is very sad.
* 紏chòng4141202

#### chòng-tîⁿ;

    to bother, to perplex, to entangle.

#### i cong-kṳ́ tó̤ chòng-tîⁿ i;

    she is always bothering him.

#### chòng-tîⁿ kàu nâng kang-khó căi;

    involved to such an extent as to be greatly distressed.

#### chòng-chòng tîⁿ-tîⁿ;

    much hampered.
* 崇chông110468
* To reverence; to approach with respect.

#### i cun-chông i cò̤ tōa;

    he treats him within the respect due a superior.
* 從chông1024608
* To follow; to comply with; from; whence; since.

#### thiaⁿ chông;

    heedfully regard.

#### sŭn chông;

    obediently follow.

#### sìn chông;

    trustfully follow.

#### cun chông;

    respectfully follow.

#### tùe chông;

    follow on behind.

#### chông mĕng;

    follow his instructions.

#### chông lĕng;

    follow orders.

#### i sĭ chông tī cêk kà?

    Of what sect is he?

#### chong sim só̤-àiⁿ;

    follow his own wishes.

#### bô̤ chông jîp chíu;

    there is no way to carry it out.

#### lṳ́ àiⁿ chông úa a m̆?

    Are you going to comply with my wishes or not?

#### jĭm chông lṳ́;

    do as you like.

#### khut chông;

    comply by constraint.

#### ngw̆n chông;

    willing compliance.

#### sam chông sì-tek tŏ̤ ke chong pĕ, chut kè chông hu, hu sí chông cṳ́: hŭ-jîn sì tek, îong-mău, kang-hu, tàⁿ-ūe, pin-hĕng;

    the three feminine duties are to obey one's father before marriage, to obey one's husband after marriage, and to obey one's son in widowhood: the four feminine virtues, are neatness in dress, diligence in work, carefulness in speech, and propriety in conduct.

#### cṳ̆ chông úa lâi kàu taⁿ;

    from the time when I came until now.

#### chông kim íⁿ ău;

    from this time forth.

#### chông m̄ pat cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    it has never been so before.

#### chông sòi kàu tōa;

    from infancy to age.

#### lṳ́ chông tī-kò̤ lâi?

    Where do you come from?

#### àiⁿ chông tī-kò̤ khṳ̀?

    Where are you going?

#### chông-chông îong-îong;

    unembarrassed.

#### chông-îong cē;

    give a little more freedom.

#### chông lṳ́ kâi ì;

    follow your idea.

#### íⁿ-keng chông lìang lío;

    has already reformed.

#### chông tăng ngí cŭe;

    judge the offense severely.

#### thiⁿ m̄ chông nâng ngw̆n;

    heaven does not comply with human wishes.

#### chông tī-kâi sî-hāu cìeⁿ-seⁿ?

    Since what time has it been thus?

#### chông tī-kò̤ thóiⁿ chut?

    At what point did you discover this?

#### chông tī-kâi sin-seⁿ thâk-cṳ?

    With what teacher did you study?

#### lṳ́ kim-nî tó̤ chông tī-tîang?

    Whose school do you attend this year?

#### chông-chṳ́ cĭu siang-hó̤;

    since that time they have been on good terms with each other.

#### chông thâu kàu búe tàⁿ úa thiaⁿ;

    relate it to me from the beginning to the end.

#### chông gūa phah jîp;

    go in from the outer surface.

#### chông lâi hwt chut;

    springs up from the ​interior portions.

#### chông hṳ́ tói khí lâi;

    comes up from the bottom of it.

#### chông cṳ-ce lâi;

    came from school.

#### chông sòi ŭ tōa;

    great results from small beginnings.

#### chông-côiⁿ sĭ cò̤-nî?

    How was it formerly?

#### chông-kó būe ŭ kâi;

    there never before was any such thing.

#### chông-kó m̄ pat thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;

    never saw it before.

#### chông kûiⁿ thóiⁿ kĕ;

    look down from a great height.

#### tùe chông i kâi īeⁿ;

    follow his example.

#### chì mn̄g lṳ́ kâi sin chông tī-kò̤ lâi;

    ask you to consider whether you are doing your duty to those who bore you.

#### chông-lâi bô̤ kâi;

    there has been none such hitherto.

#### chông-lâi;

    heretofore.

#### chông-côiⁿ;

    aforetime.

#### chông kó;

    from olden times.

#### chông kim íⁿ ău lṳ́ tîeh ô̤h hó̤;

    henceforth you must learn to do well.

#### chông lṳ́ cĭu sĭ;

    that is what I will do, I will comply with your wishes.

#### bó̤ chông cṳ́ kùi;

    the mother is ennobled through her son.

#### chông sĭen jû lîu;

    follows righteousness as water its channel.

#### chông pùe-ău khṳ̀ thóiⁿ;

    looking backward.