# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cie
### cie

* 蕉cie97014012
* The plantain; bananas.

#### keng-cie; gê-cie;

    bananas.

#### bah-cie;

    sour plantains.

#### cêk siu keng-cie;

    a bunch of plantains.
* 椒cie970758
* Pepper.

#### hô-cie;

    black pepper.

#### chwn cie;

    small grained pepper.

#### lâh cie;

    red peppers.

#### khṳ̀ bói kúi kâi cîⁿ hue-cie lâi lô̤h;

    buy a few cash worth of Chili peppers and put them in.

#### hô-cie bûah;

    pulverized pepper.

#### ngói hô-cie;

    to pound pepper in a mortar.

#### suah hô-cie;

    season with pepper.

#### hô-cie màiⁿ suah khah kău;

    do not sprinkle on too much pepper.
* 招cie31645
* To advertise; to induce; to entangle.

#### cie uaⁿ;

    to proclaim an amnesty.

#### chut jī cie chong;

    issue a call for workmen.

#### cie nâng lâi chong-tng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

    advertise for people to come and serve in this capacity.

#### chut cie-thiap;

    issue an advertisement.

#### cie tŏiⁿ nía keⁿ;

    call for tenants to till the land.

#### cie-pâi;

    a sign-board.

#### bô̤ khṳt nâng tah cía cie-thiap;

    does not allow people to stick bills here.

#### cie nâng jîp chù;

    induce people to enter.

#### cie chin;

    engage a son-in-law.

#### cie kíaⁿ-sài;

    bring a son-in-law into one's own family.

#### cie ang;

    take a husband.

#### cie piaⁿ, bói bé;

    to raise troops.

#### cie-ín i lâi;

    induce him to come as a convert or attaché.

#### kim jī cie-pâi;

    a sign-board with gilt letters.

#### cie bói cie bŏi;

    to advertise in business.
* 少cíe746421
* Few; inadequate; not much.

#### m̄ hó̤ cíe;

    it will not do to have less.

#### tó̤ cîe;

    a very limited supply.

#### m̄ cai ke a cíe;

    do not know whether there are more or less.

#### bŏi cíe;

    there are no less.

#### m̄ cíe; put cíe;

    not a little.

#### cíeⁿ cē;

    diminish it a little.

#### cíe cîⁿ;

    diminish the price.

#### khah cíe;

    too little.

#### sǹg cíe cē;

    lessen the sum total somewhat.

#### bŏi khah ke, bŏi khah cíe;

    neither too many nor too few.

#### khéng cíe kàu tī-kò̤?

    How much is he willing to abate?

#### hó̤ kâi sĭm cíe;

    the good are very few.

#### cíe thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;

    seldom seen.

#### cíe thiaⁿ-kìⁿ;

    seldom heard.

#### tàⁿ cíe, kîeⁿ kùe tàⁿ ke;

    it is better to say less than to say more.

#### ŭ cōi cíe;

    has more or less of it.

#### put kùe cōi cíe tīaⁿ;

    not exceeding a small amount at the most.

#### nĕ cíe-cíe;

    very few indeed.

#### i ío cíe;

    he has less.

#### úa cíe lṳ́ cêk hùe;

    I am a year younger than you.

#### cí kò̤ cíe chut cí kâi mûeh;

    there is but little of this to be found here.

#### cúi khah cíe;

    there is too little water.

#### cîah cíe;

    eat but little.

#### nín kâi nâng-mûeh ío cíe;

    there are fewer of you.

#### m̄ hàuⁿ khṳt i cíe;

    would not let him have it for less.

#### sĭang cíe;

    the least.
* 醮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.
* 詔cìe351495
* A decree; an announcement from the throne.

#### cih cìe;

    receive the Imperial announcement.

#### thâk cìe;

    read the decree.

#### phang cìe;

    issue a decree.
* 照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.

#### 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.