# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/toi
### toi

* 堤toi877329
* A dike; a bund; a causeway.

#### thó̤ i khṳ̀ sak toi;

    ask them to give him over to stop up a breach in tho dike with.

#### kak chù kâi toi-ngăi kien-kù;

    the embankments everywhere are strong.

#### toi piⁿ;

    beside the causeway.

#### toi kha;

    the base of the causeway.

#### kîaⁿ tùe toi téng khṳ̀;

    went along on the top of the dike.

#### co̤h toi;

    make a dike.

#### phài nâng khṳ̀ tok toi;

    depute some one to superintend the work on a dike.

#### pang toi;

    the caving in of a dike.

#### siu toi;

    repair the dike.

#### cúi pûaⁿ toi;

    the water comes in over the dike.
* 襠tói85814513
* The crotch of a pair of trowsers.

#### làng tói khò;

    a child's open trowsers.

#### cí kâi khò kâi khò-tói chēng lâi khah tau-pâk;

    these trowsers are too tight in the crotch.

#### khò-tói màiⁿ ka khah thūi tó;

    do not cut the trowsers so that they will be baggy in the crotch.
* 底tói878535
* The base; the bottom; below; underneath; to reach the bottom. ​

#### ūaⁿ kâi kha-tháng tói;

    put a new bottom in a wash tub.

#### tîm tŏ̤ hái-tói;

    sink to the bottom of the sea.

#### sṳ̄ àiⁿ lí kàu thiet-tói;

    will settle the affair thoroughly.

#### úa cai i kâi tói-sòi;

    I know all its details.

#### tói teh-thâp khṳ̀;

    the bottom has been crushed in by the weight above.

#### tùe tŏ̤ úaⁿ tói kâi tîeh sói cheng-khih;

    you must wash out all that adheres to the bottom of the bowl.

#### hṳ́ tói thóiⁿ-kìⁿ hīn-hīn;

    can see the bottom plainly.

#### bô̤ tói;

    bottomless.

#### thìo lô̤h khṳ̀ khĭa tŏ̤ céⁿ tói;

    jumped down and stood in the bottom of the well.

#### ŏi cŏ̤ tói a bŏi?

    Has it sunk to the bottom?

#### ôi-tói;

    the sole of a shoe.

#### bûeh-tói tîeh chẁn bâk cē;

    the soles of the stockings must be darned to make them thick.

#### mâk tói hó̤ căi;

    is sharp eyed.

#### thn̄g m̄ kàu hṳ́ tói;

    did not probe to the bottom of it.

#### i kâi ūe tàⁿ chut lâi ŭ áu tói siaⁿ;

    he speaks with a resonant voice.

#### i kâi khek chìe lâi hó̤ thiaⁿ, ŭ âu tói;

    his ballads are well sung, with a fine volume of sound.

#### i kâi cûn tói sĭ tèng tâng kâi;

    the bottom of the vessel is coppered.
* 裏tói5191457
* The inside; inner; within.

#### m̄ căi i sim tói cò̤-nî sĭeⁿ;

    do not know what he thinks in his heart.

#### khǹg tŏ̤ tû tói;

    put it away in the cupboard.

#### hṳ́ tói tang m̄ cai iu-ŭi co̤-nî;

    do not know what is the matter with it inside; do not know what is the real trouble in the case.

#### thn̄g kàu hṳ́ tói-tói;

    probe it down to the inmost part.

#### i tìam tŏ̤ khang tói;

    he hides in his hole.

#### chùi tói kâm mih kâi?

    What has she got in her mouth?

#### chíu tói tĕⁿ sĭm mûeh?

    What does he clasp in his hand?

#### mng tŏ̤ cí tói;

    here it is in here.

#### pàng tŏ̤ keh tói;

    put in in the drawer.
* 抵tói878645
* To stay up; to hold away; to ward off.

#### tói tit cŭ a tói m̄ cŭ?

    Can you by pushing against it, stop it from falling?

#### bô̤ mûeh hó̤ tói i;

    have nothing to oppose to its onset.

#### tîn-pâi li hó̤ tói, to̤ li hó tok;

    ward off with the shield, and hack with the sword.
* 蹄tôi8831579
* A hoof, solid or cleft.

#### b2 tôi, tṳ tôi;

    the hoofs of horses and of swine.

#### cò̤ sang thih-ôi pâk pàng bé tôi kò̤;

    make a pair of iron shoes and fasten them on the horse's hoof.

#### ah tôi kha;

    splay-footed.

#### îeⁿ-tôi cháu;

    the dock, used as a vermifuge.
* 題tôi8831819
* A theme, a subject for writing upon; the title or argument of a book; an inscription; to subscribe; to write; to compose.

#### kíaⁿ-jît chut sĭm-mih tôi?

    What is the subject given out to-day as the theme of the essays?

#### tôi-mâk chut a būe?

    Has the list of themes been given out yet?

#### tôi-thâu soiⁿ sía;

    write the title first.

#### sì su tôi;

    common topics.

#### kiaⁿ tôi;

    classical subjects.

#### lūn tôi;

    argumentative themes.

#### si tôi;

    subject of a poem.

#### hù tôi;

    subject of an ode.

#### cheh mn̄g tôi;

    subject of inquiry.

#### tōa tôi, sòi tôi;

    an important or unimportant topic.

#### cía cū sĭ síe tôi tōa cò̤;

    this is making much of a small matter.

#### i cang cì kù ūe khîa cò̤ tōa tôi mâk;

    he is making a great deal out of these few words.

#### cìa sĭ lâng tôi siang kháu kâi ūe;

    this is a hard problem to solve; it is a difficult job.

#### tôi tîo si tŏ̤ piah-téng;

    write verses on a wall.

#### tôi cîⁿ;

    to subscribe an amount of money.

#### ŭ nâng tôi ke ŭ nâng tôi kíam;

    some subscribed more and some less.

#### ŭ nâng tôi cò̤ kúi tàⁿ hue, ŭ nâng tôi cò̤ kúi ki sam;

    some subscribed a certain number of picals of lime, and some subscribed several sticks of timber.