# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cai
### cai

* 知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.
* 災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.
* 栽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.
* 滓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. ​
* 載cái9411596
* A year.

#### lâi būe ŭ cêk nî, īa būe ŭ pùaⁿ cái;

    it is not yet a year, nor even half a year since you came.

#### ke ŭ cêk nî pùaⁿ cái úa cū àiⁿ tńg lâi khṳ̀;

    in another year or less, I shall be going back again.
* 宰cái941407
* To govern; to rule; to slaughter.

#### cái-sìang;

    a prime-minister.

#### cú-cái;

    the ruler over all.

#### cí cêk kok sĭ i cò̤ cú-cái;

    it is he who is the ruler of this nation.

#### tăi thóng-cái;

    the President of the Board of Civil Office.

#### cí kâi nâng cò̤ sṳ̄ sim lăi ŭ cú-cái;

    this person has a mind of his own.

#### suah gû cái bé;

    to slaughter cattle and horses.
* 崽cái941469
* To bring forth, (said of animals).

#### lāng-cái;

    a worthless fellow.

#### kò lāng cái;

    a hired ruffian.

#### lāng-cái phûe;

    a rogue in embryo; a piece of furniture that is finished except the painting.
* 再cài942134
* Again; repeatedly.

#### cài thóiⁿ;

    look again.

#### chíaⁿ cài tàⁿ;

    please say it again.

#### m̄ hó̤ cài cîah;

    do not eat it any more.

#### mùa-khí cài lâi;

    come again to-morrow.

#### cheⁿ chun put cài lâi;

    youthful days never return.

#### úa m̄ cài lâi;

    I will never come again.

#### cài kùe ke kúi jît;

    again after some days.

#### lṳ́ câi sĭeⁿ;

    think again.

#### úa bô̤ cài tàⁿ;

    I shall not tell you again.

#### lṳ́ īu cài m̄ tŏ̤;

    and again you were absent.

#### cài saⁿ cài sì;

    again and again.

#### cài-saⁿ hun-hù;

    repeatedly commanded.

#### úa cài-saⁿ teng-lêng cok-hù, lṳ́ cò̤-nî m̄ it-tit?

    I have reiterated the orders, why do you not remember them?

#### tîeh pí cía cài tōa kâi;

    it must be twice as large as this.

#### īa sĭ cài tn̂g cū khah tn̂g;

    if any longer it would be too long.

#### tîeh cài líu chim cē;

    it must be dug a little deeper.

#### àiⁿ mō̤ⁿ hn̆g tîeh cài peh kûiⁿ;

    if you wish to see farther you must mount up higher.

#### cài thóiⁿ kàu sêk-sêk;

    look at it repeatedly till you become familiar with its appearance.

#### cài thâk ke kùe;

    read it over again.

#### cài seⁿ;

    restored to life.

#### cài seⁿ kâi tek;

    restored virtue.

#### cài seⁿ kâi ṳn;

    restored favor.

#### cài cía;

    furthermore.

#### lṳ́ cài kó tīaⁿ;

    price it again, and more accurately.

#### cài kè;

    a remarried widow.

#### cài chūa;

    a remarried widower.
* 載cài9411596
* To carry; to contain; to lade; to sustain.

#### cí ciah cûn cài ŭ jîeh cōi tàⁿ?

    How many piculs does this boat carry?

#### gû chia bé cài;

    oxen draw, and horses carry.

#### cài kàu múaⁿ-múaⁿ; caì kàu tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ;

    stowed full.

#### cài cêk cāi;

    carry one load.

#### cài kàu bît-bît;

    laden to the water line.

#### cài m̄ lô̤h;

    cannot stow in.

#### cài m̄ phû;

    cannot sustain so much.

#### cài tit khí;

    can carry it.

#### m̄ hó̤ cài ke lío;

    it will carry no more.

#### cí ciah cûn sĭ cài sĭm-mih mûeh lâi?

    What cargo does this boat bring?

#### cṳ tang ŭ cài;

    it is recorded in books.

#### cài tŏ̤ sĭm-mih cṳ kò̤?

    What book is it in?

#### tîeh ŭ kò̤ hó̤ cài lâk;

    there must be some coigne of vantage.

#### bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ cài lâk;

    there is nothing to sustain one's self upon.
* 臍câi96613014
* The navel.

#### tó câi;

    the navel.

#### câi-tòa;

    the umbilical cord.

#### ka tn̆g câi-tòa;

    cut the umbilical cord.

#### tńg câi;

    cast off the umbilical cord.

#### câi-bó̤;

    a midwife.

#### tíaⁿ câi;

    the protuberance in the center of an iron pan.

#### bō̤ câi;

    the pivot of a millstone.
* 甚căi738994
* Very; extremely; much.

#### hó̤ căi;

    very good.

#### hn̆g căi;

    very far.

#### úa sieh i căi;

    I love her much.

#### i àiⁿ căi;

    he wants it extremely.

#### huaⁿ-hí căi;

    greatly pleased.
* 在căi941323
* At present.

#### hīn-căi;

    now.

#### hīn-căi sĭ hău-seⁿ;

    is at present young.

#### tṳ-kuaⁿ bói hīn-căi;

    pig's liver is bought for present use; we take things for what they are when we get them.

#### cṳ̆-căi;

    as well as usual.

#### bô̤ hìeⁿ cṳ̆-căi;

    not feeling very well.

#### lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi mē?

    Are you well?

#### ang-jîen cṳ̆-căi;

    well and comfortable.

#### lṳ́ hó̤ cò̤ lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi;

    make yourself comfortable.

#### m̄ káⁿ tng, lṳ́ cò̤ lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi;

    you are too kind, pray remain as you are.
* 怎căi948615
* How? What?

#### căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?

    What is it like?

#### seⁿ lâi căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?

    What sort of thing is it?

#### cò̤ lâi căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?

    How does it look?

#### căi tit káⁿ?

    How dare I?

#### căi tit tîeh?

    How is it to be obtained?

#### lṳ́ cò̤ căi tit cîaⁿ?

    How can you accomplish it?

#### căi tit ŵn?

    How can it be finished?

#### tîeh căi-seⁿ cìaⁿ hâh?

    How can it be made so as to suit?
* 儎cāi941913
* A cargo; a boat-load.

#### kui câp cāi;

    several tens of boat-loads.

#### cài kàu múaⁿ cāi;

    carry a full cargo.

#### pûaⁿ kùe cāi;

    to tranship the cargo.

#### po̤h cāi;

    to land a cargo, by means of smaller boats.

#### khí cāi;

    unlade the vessel.

#### siu cāi;

    take in cargo.

#### cêk cāi siu kàu lío;

    the cargo is all taken in.

#### lô̤h cāi;

    lade the ship.

#### cêk ​cāi cêk cāi;

    boat-load by boat-load.

#### pùaⁿ cāi;

    half a cargo.

#### lô̤h jîeh cōi cāi cìaⁿ kàu?

    How many boat-loads will be required for it?
* 哉cāi940306
* An exclamation, implying a high degree of emotion.

#### ai cāi!

    Alas!

#### u hū ai cāi!

    Alas, how sad!

#### khùai cāi!

    How pleasing!

#### tăi cāi khóng-cṳ́!

    How great is Confucius!