# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hia
### hia

* 瓢hia6839711
* A flat dipper with a short handle; to dip with a flat dipper.

#### gê-cí hia;

    a dipper made from a cocoa-nut shell.

#### pû-hia;

    a dipper made from a gourdshell.

#### châ pû-hia;

    a broad, flat, wooden dipper.

#### hia nŏ̤ hia sie cúi;

    dip up two dipperfuls of hot water.
* 丫hia106622

#### hia-thâu; hia-hŵn;

    a young slave girl.
* 靴hia2291774
* Boots.

#### cìen hia;

    soldiers' boots.

#### pang thâu hia;

    square toed boots.

#### tn̄g hia;

    satin boots.

#### pò hia;

    cloth boots.

#### cúi hia;

    boots for wet weather.

#### cêk sang hia;

    a pair of boots.

#### cêk ciah hia;

    one boot.

#### hia tháng; hia àng;

    boot-leg.

#### hia thâu;

    the toe of a boot.

#### keh hia pê cĭeⁿ;

    like scratching your leg through your boot, unsatisfactory.

#### thǹg tīo hia;

    take off your boots.

#### chēng hia;

    put on or wear boots.

#### hia ciam ôi;

    shoes, like boots without legs.
* 那hía6101634
* Those; that; what.

#### hía kâi sĭ sĭm-mûeh?

    What are those things?

#### hía nâng lóng-cóng chut khṳ̀;

    those people have all gone out.

#### hía sĭ cò̤-nî īeⁿ?

    In what condition is that one?
* 霞hîa1821739
* Red haze or colored clouds.

#### hûn hîa;

    red clouds.

#### chái hîa;

    lurid haze.

#### jît-thâu cĭeⁿ lô̤h kâi sî-hāu ē-ē thóiⁿ-tîeh hîa-kuang bw̄n tău;

    at sunrise and sunset one frequently sees the bright rays shining in all directions.
* 遐hîa1821629
* Distant, remote, far off.

#### hṳ́ jît sĭ móng hûang-tì seng-hîa kâi jît-cí;

    that is the day on which a certain emperor departed this life.

#### hîa-huang kâi tī-hng;

    unknown desert regions.
* 瑕hîa183969
* A flaw; a defect.

#### bô̤ hîa;

    flawless.

#### bô̤ tíam hîa;

    without defect.

#### pêh gêk bô̤ hîa;

    white jade has no flaw; spotless purity.

#### bô̤ hîa put sêng gêk;

    there is no gem without a flaw.

#### cí kâi mâk-kìaⁿ khah seⁿ hîa, cí tíam hîa tú-tú seⁿ tŏ̤ tìn-tang, bô̤ ēng;

    these spectacles have too many flaws in them, here is one exactly in the middle, rendering them useless.

#### cí kâi kìaⁿ hó̤ căi, tn̆g tíam hîa;

    this lens is very fine, and without flaw.
* 暇hîa184729
* Leisure; unoccupied; relaxation.

#### ôiⁿ-hîa;

    at leisure.

#### bô̤ mih ôiⁿ-hîa;

    has not much leisure.

#### m̄ hîa chim khîu;

    no leisure to inquire deeply.
* 瓦hĭa183980
* Tiles.

#### sî hĭa;

    thin tiles.

#### piⁿ hĭa;

    thick tiles.

#### kău hĭa;

    tiles for the edge of the roof.

#### chù hĭa;

    tiles for roofing houses.

#### hĭa thâng;

    convex tiles.

#### pho hĭa;

    to lay tiles.

#### hĭa pho lâi bâk-bâk;

    the tiles are laid very close.

#### hĭa pho khah hi;

    the tiles are laid too far apart.
* 下hĭa18312
* Lower; to lower; near.

#### hĭa pín kâi nâng;

    the lower classes.

#### hĭa lîu;

    the baser sort.

#### m̄ sío-lí hĭa mn̄g;

    do not hesitate to ask your inferiors.

#### hĭa chíu;

    to begin to act; to lay hand upon.

#### m̄ káⁿ hĭa chíu;

    dared not put his hand to it.

#### i lâi hĭa cìen-cṳ;

    he sends a challenge.

#### sì hĭa bô̤ nâng;

    there was no one about.

#### lí hĭa i nâng pit ŭ só̤ khîu;

    when one is treated with great deference, some favor is soon to be asked from him.

#### cí kĭaⁿ îeh ŏi hĭa khì;

    this sort of medicine is sedative.

#### hĭa-téng kâi nâng m̄-hó̤ pí sĭang-téng kâi nâng;

    the lower classes of people are not to be put in comparison with the higher.
* 蟻hĭa27914213
* The ant.

#### pêh hĭa;

    white ants.

#### kau hĭa;

    the tall ant.

#### n̂g-si hĭa;

    small red ants.

#### pue hĭa;

    the winged ant.

#### hĭa kong; hĭa ang;

    the queen or leader among the ants.

#### hĭa tàu;

    ants' nests.

#### hĭa tīn;

    the lines of ants.

#### pêh hĭa cūe;

    the roads made by white ants.

#### hĭa tó̤ pê;

    the ant is crawling.

#### khṳt hĭa nih tîeh;

    bitten by an ant.

#### n̂g-si-hĭa cĭeⁿ pak-kiaⁿ;

    an ant going up to Peking; it is unlikely that the goal will soon be reached.

#### hĭa tó̤ cn̂g;

    the ants are eating it.

#### kìu hĭa;

    to preserve the life of an ant.

#### pêh-thn̂g seⁿ hĭa;

    the sugar has ants in it.

#### hṳ́ cêk koiⁿ chù ŏi cĭeⁿ hĭa a bŏi?

    Is that house infested by ants?

#### màiⁿ seⁿ cúi hĭa cū hó̤;

    if it is neither damp nor infested by ants it will do.

#### cêk sieⁿ mûeh cò̤ cē khṳt pêh hĭa cù tīo;

    the whole box of things has been devoured by the white ants.

#### hĭa tîeh cai tô̤h tīo;

    you must be careful to pick out the ants.

#### jīo tīo hĭa;

    drive out the ants.

#### khà tīo hĭa;

    drive away the ants by tapping the dish.