# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/be
### bé

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* A horse; cavalry; warlike; spirited; the white knight in chess.

#### cêk ciah bé; cêk phit bé;

    one horse.

#### khîa bé;

    to ride a horse.

#### bé kó;

    a stallion.

#### bé bó̤;

    a mare.

#### tōa bé;

    a full grown horse.

#### bé kíaⁿ;

    a colt.

#### tōa pak bé;

    a Mongolian horse.

#### choiⁿ lí bé;

    a swift courier; a fast horse.

#### bé uaⁿ;

    a saddle.

#### bé piⁿ;

    a horsewhip.

#### bé so̤h;

    a bridle, or halter.

#### bé chia;

    a carriage drawn by horses.

#### bé chíang;

    a shed for horses.

#### bé pâng;

    a stable.

#### bé thua chia;

    horses draw carts.

#### bé-lēng-thâu;

    the headstall.

#### lêk bé;

    to guide a horse.

#### lêk tńg bé thâu;

    to rein the horse about.

#### lêk cŭ bé;

    to rein up and stop a horse.

#### pûah lô̤h bé;

    to fall off a horse.

#### bé hwn-tŏ, àiⁿ lô̤h hŏ;

    when the horses roll it is going to rain.

#### bê-lêk-tŏ;

    a surcingle.

#### bé-tâh-tèng;

    a stirrup.

#### bé-uaⁿ-kîe;

    the pommel of a saddle.

#### bé-phŭe;

    a saddle-cloth.

#### bé-cô̤;

    a manger.

#### bé līo; bé cháu;

    provender.

#### bé thâu;

    a pier.

#### bé lō;

    a verandah.

#### bé thâu cîeh;

    a stone landing.

#### bé hu; khang bé kâi;

    a groom.

#### līu bé;

    to exercise a horse for its health.

#### hó̤ bé;

    a gentle horse.

#### bé tôi;

    a horse's hoof; the water-chestnut.

#### bé tôi hún;

    flour made from the water-chestnut.

#### bé cang mó̤ⁿ;

    horse's mane.

#### téng bé;

    an attendant who rides ahead.

#### piaⁿ bé;

    cavalry.

#### bé piaⁿ;

    mounted soldiers.

#### nâng-bé cōi;

    there is a great crowd.

#### bé thâu lô̤;

    a gong sounded before an official who is riding.

#### lô̤h bé têng;

    a portico where riders dismount.

#### châ bé;

    a saw-horse.

#### cìen bé;

    a warhorse.

#### hái bé;

    the sea-horse.

#### pháu bé;

    to gallop a horse.

#### bé tău;

    a race course.

#### toaⁿ piⁿ phit bé;

    a solitary horseman.

#### si bé;

    an inspector of cavalry.

#### bé tùi;

    a procession of horsemen.

#### bé kéng;

    a fancy dress parade.

#### híang bé châk;

    mounted robbers.

#### khîa koi bé;

    to ride on one's shoulder.

#### bé kâm kieⁿ;

    the horse's bits.

#### bé-íⁿ;

    a high stool.

#### sùe kûiⁿ kha bé-íⁿ, thóiⁿ hì;

    hired a high trestle, to sit on and see the play.

#### bé-cah-íⁿ;

    a folding chair.

#### phah tieⁿ bé-cah-íⁿ tó̤ cŏ̤;

    spread a folding chair and sat down.

#### cám bé to̤;

    a long knife, used in war for cutting the legs of cavalry horses.

#### bé tūi;

    a company of cavalry.

#### teng bé;

    the part of a lamp which carries the wick.

#### pha cĭeⁿ bé;

    to mount a horse.

#### pha lô̤h bé;

    dismount from a horse.

#### pha cĭeⁿ bé sin cū tîeh khîa;

    if you mount a horse you must ride him.

#### bé-keng ío khin pō-keng;

    the bows used by the cavalry are lighter than those used by the infantry.

#### bé-cìⁿ pí pō-cìⁿ ío kōi sīa tîeh;

    the arrows used by the cavalry are easier to shoot than are those used by the infantry.

#### mîaⁿ bé;

    a famous horse; a noted person.

#### chiah bé; kò bé;

    one employed to do work that his employer ought to do.

#### cò̤ bé;

    to do work that another ought and is unable to do.

#### kìm bô pàng bé;

    to forbid the employment of "ponies" at a literary examination.

#### lîah tîeh kúi kâi bé;

    caught several "ponies."

#### kîaⁿ khui cē, màiⁿ khṳt bé thak tîeh;

    withdraw a little, so as not to be kicked by the horse.

#### khṳt bé tâh tîeh;

    tread upon by a horse; injured by an irresponsible person.

#### bé pùe m̄ jû gû pùe ún;

    it is better to be carried by an ox (from which you will not fall) than by a horse (which will throw you off).

#### bé uaⁿ pì tŏ̤ bé sin téng;

    the saddle is carried on the horse's back.

#### gû chia, bé cài;

    carried by oxen and horses.

#### pháu bé siā cìⁿ;

    shoot arrows from the back of a horse running at full gallop.

#### bé mīn;

    long faced.

#### lâm jîn seng cûn, pak jîn khîa bé;

    southerners travel by boat, and northerners on horse back.

#### cŏ̤ kâi bé;

    to stand with the knees bent and the feet far apart.

#### cŏ̤ kĕ bé;

    to squat down.

#### bé ău phàu;

    reserve force.

#### màiⁿ chòng i kai bé thâu;

    do not cross over in front of his horse.

#### khí bé;

    the horse that leads the procession.

#### cîeh nâng, cîeh bé;

    statue of a man on horse back.

#### hùam bé hùam nâng khîa;

    refractory horses find reckless riders.

#### hó̤ bé m̄ cîah hûe ​thâu cháu;

    gentle horses do not turn their heads to eat from stalls behind them.

#### saⁿ-kha-bé;

    a three legged stool.

#### phah khui saⁿ-kha-bé;

    to unfold a stand having jointed legs.

#### ì bé, sim ŵn;

    a restless mind.

#### tn̆g so̤h bé;

    a runaway horse.

#### thàm bé;

    spies.

#### bô̤ gû, sái bé;

    if you have not an ox, you must use the horse.

#### táng kàu thih chīu khui hue, bé seⁿ kak;

    wait tell iron trees blossom, and horses have horns.

#### bé ûang îa;

    a god, worshiped by soldiers.

#### bé-kúi;

    the seven legged spider.

#### bé-lêng-khîa;

    a large spider that carries its young in a nest attached to its belly.

#### pò-bé;

    an artificial horse, used in theatres.

#### cúa-bé;

    paper horses burned in idol worship.

#### cáu bé teng;

    a revolving lantern.

#### cí kâi nâng hó̤ keng bé;

    this man is expert in shooting with a bow from on horseback.

#### bé khùai;

    constables who catch thieves.

#### bô̤ siu bô̤ sîp, kio bé-lîu-sîn hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    as unkempt as a roving sprite.

#### cêk ngân ìn chut, sì bé lâng tui;

    when a word is once spoken, a team of horses cannot bring it back.

#### úa tó̤ kuah bé cháu, lṳ́ tó̤ cíeⁿ mî-îeⁿ, chap lṳ́ cò̤-pû lío, úa kâi tó bŏi pá;

    I cut grass for horses, and you tend sheep; if I stay along with you my stomach will never be filled.
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* Weights for weighing money or goods; figures, numerals

#### huap bé-chìn;

    standard balances.

#### si-bé-chìn;

    balances that weigh sixteen taels to the catty.

#### cok si-bé;

    full weights; the regular weights.

#### bé-kíaⁿ; bé-cí;

    weights for weighing money.

#### jī-bé;

    figures; numerals.

#### phah àm bé;

    put a private mark on it.

#### phah bé-kíaⁿ;

    write down the figures.