# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/che
### che

* 义che5291
* A fork; to fork up.

#### khîa che;

    to hold a fork.

#### ngṳ̂n che;

    a silver fork.

#### thih che;

    iron forks.

#### sa gé che;

    a three tined fork.

#### nŏ̤ gé che;

    a two pronged fork.

#### cêk ki che;

    a fork.

#### cêk hù to̤ che;

    a set of knives and forks.

#### nĭaⁿ-hóⁿ che;

    a pitch fork.

#### hóⁿ m̄ cĭeⁿ che bô̤ ta i ûa;

    if the tiger does not rear at the pitch-fork, nothing can be done with him.

#### cham che lō thâu;

    cross roads.

#### mêⁿ che;

    mischievous sprites which roam at night.

#### pue che;

    the play of throwing up tridents and catching them.

#### che khí lâi;

    take up with a fork.

#### che m̄ khí;

    could not take it up with the fork.

#### che tōa kò̤ cē;

    fork up a bigger piece.

#### che tîeh seⁿ-kut;

    stuck the prong into a bone.
* 差che5487
* To send as an envoy; an envoy.

#### che-hîah;

    an official underling.

#### tng che;

    to act as an envoy.

#### che sṳ̄;

    the business on which one is sent.

#### koi-che;

    a policeman.

#### ngŵn che;

    the first constable sent.

#### pháu kiaⁿ che;

    a commission to the capital.

#### che sêng;

    official messengers.

#### khim-che; an ambassador, khim-che tăi chîn;

    a legate.

#### pàng tōa khim-che;

    to send an envoy.

#### cwn che i khṳ̀;

    send him especially for this.

#### pí che;

    a messenger under discipline.
* 扯ché40644
* To haul.

#### ché lâi ché khṳ̀;

    haul to and fro.

#### la-la ché-ché;

    pull and haul.

#### múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ théng la-ché;

    rake and scrape everywhere.

#### la-ché m̄ lâi;

    could not rake and scrape enough ​together to answer the purpose.

#### tī-kò̤ tó̤ la-ché tit ŭ?

    Where can enough be raked and scraped together for it?

#### ché chùi;

    haul so as to break in pieces.

#### ché m̄ khui;

    cannot haul it off.

#### ché cŭ;

    haul fast.

#### thoa-thoa ché-ché;

    drag along.
* 厠chè1035279
* A privy.

#### cĭeⁿ chè;

    to go to stool.

#### chè-tî; chè-kng;

    a well for holding nightsoil.
* 扠chê5643
* To take up between two chop-sticks.

#### chê cêk tōa tu;

    took up a big lump.

#### bô̤ nŏ̤ ē chê cĭu ŵn khṳ̀;

    it was all gone before we had taken two mouthfuls.

#### cîah mûeh tîeh ŭ kui-kṳ́, màiⁿ chê khah tōa chùi;

    in eating, one must behave properly and not take too big mouthfuls.

#### m̄-hó̤ lí-lí chê;

    do not eat too fast.

#### chê cêk pn̄g-úaⁿ-thâu;

    take up a tid-bit for the top of the bowl.
* 查chê6755
* To examine; to scrutinize.

#### chê sìo;

    to audit accounts.

#### chê siu;

    examined and found it had been received.

#### chê-mêⁿ-kuaⁿ;

    night guards.

#### chê koi;

    patrol the streets.

#### chê hô̤;

    patrol the river.

#### chê-chak;

    to scrutinize.

#### sûn chê;

    to inquire into.

#### lṳ́ hó̤ khṳ̀ chê;

    you go and look it over carefully.

#### lṳ́ cài khṳ̀ chê tīaⁿ cē;

    you go again and look it over with a view to making it more correct.

#### úa chê kùe lío;

    I have already looked it over carefully.

#### chê m̄ chut;

    cannot discover it.

#### chê tîeh, ío sĭ cîeⁿ-seⁿ;

    have looked it over, and it remains the same.

#### chê tîeh m̄ tùi;

    looked it over and came to a different result.

#### chê ke kah;

    take a census.

#### oi ke-mn̂g-hŏ khṳ̀ chê;

    take the domiciles in order, and inquire at each.

#### chê to bô̤;

    examined and found none.

#### chê lîah kang-sòi;

    search for spies.
* 扼chê629644
* To press down as in throttling.

#### cang chíu chê i kâi ăm;

    throttled him.

#### i kâi lâk tōa căi: ciah hóⁿ khṳt i kâi chíu chê tŏ̤ thô-ĕ;

    his strength is enormous: the tiger was pinned down to the ground by his thumb and fore-finger.

#### i kâi nâng híam-híam khṳt i kâi chíu chê sí khṳ̀;

    he was very near being throttled and killed by him.