# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/he
### he

* 哮he192307
* Shortness of breath.

#### he pēⁿ; he-ku-thiu;

    asthma.
* 噭hè3713013
* To wail; to roar; to bawl.

#### màiⁿ hè-hè siaⁿ;

    do not bawl out.

#### i kâi cò̤-nî hè-hè khàu;

    what is he crying so uproariously about?
* 瑕hê183969
* A flaw; a defect; a blemish.

#### tn̆g tíam hûn hê;

    without spot, crease or flaw; without defect of any sort.
* 霞hê1821739
* Vapor; colored clouds.

#### thóiⁿ tîeh kâi thiⁿ tn̆g hûn-hê;

    beheld the sky without a cloud.
* 蝦hê1821429
* Crustaceans allied to the lobster and shrimp.

#### lêng-hê;

    lobsters.

#### pêh-hê;

    prawns.

#### sua-hê;

    shrimps.

#### thô-hê;

    crayfish.

#### mêng-kê;

    yellow prawns.

#### mêng-hê pí sua-hê kâi sin ío bih;

    the yellow prawn, when compared with the shrimp has a flatter body.

#### hê pó;

    dried prawns.

#### hê pó, phah tīo khak, kìe-cò̤ hê bí;

    shrimps dried and shelled are called dessicated shrimps.

#### hê kôi;

    the pickle for shrimps.

#### hê chun;

    the roe of lobsters.

#### hê ko;

    prickly prawns.

#### kîam kê;

    salt prawns.

#### hê chiu;

    the antennæ of lobsters.

#### hê búe;

    an ornament shaped like a prawn's tail.
* 假hĕ35299
* A vacation or recess,

#### pàng hĕ;

    have a vacation.

#### cò̤-nî cìeⁿ ùaⁿ būe pàng hĕ?

    Being so late, why is it that school is not yet out?

#### pàng hĕ lío, tŏ̤ lō tèng m̄-hó̤ sńg;

    when school is out, do not play on the way home.
* 許hĕ2281494
* To promise solemnly.

#### hĕ sîn;

    to bring offerings and make a vow before the gods.

#### hĕ hût;

    to promise Buddha.

#### hĕ-ngw̄n;

    make a vow.

#### tōa hĕ, síe kói;

    a large promise and meager fulfillment.

#### tŏ̤ sîn kò̤ hĕ saⁿ seⁿ, hĕ hì;

    vowed before the gods that he would offer them three sorts of meats and the view of a theatrical performance.

#### i hĕ kṳ̀e úa kâi;

    what he solemnly promised me.

#### úa hĕ i jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n i hŵn-lío m̄ khéng;

    though I promised him no inconsiderable amount of money, he still would not consent.
* 送hē8321626
* To send a present; to give.

#### cía mûeh sĭ tī-tîang lâi hĕ kâi?

    Who brought and presented these things?

#### a î kâi kíaⁿ cò̤ chin lâi hĕ mûeh-cîah;

    my ​aunt's son is betrothed and has sent some of the betrothal cakes as a present.

#### cí kâi nôiⁿ-kuáiⁿ ēng hĕ chù-piⁿ a mín?

    Ought we to give some of these laichis to the neighbours or not?
* 下hĕ18312
* To lower; to let down; to lay.

#### hĕ-lô̤h;

    to get knowledge or information about.

#### i chūe khṳ̀ ŭ hĕ-lô̤h a bô̤?

    Did he by searching get any knowledge of the facts?

#### cò̤-nî kàu taⁿ hŵn-lío bô̤ hĕ bô̤ lô̤h?

    How is it that up to the present time no information has been gained?

#### cí ciah cûn hĕ ŭ jîeh cōi hùe?

    How many goods were shipped off in this vessel?

#### i kâi ì-sṳ̀ sĭ àiⁿ hĕ chíu lô̤h khṳ̀ sie-hŭ;

    his intention was to lay his hand on and help.
* 夏hē183357
* Summer.

#### hē thiⁿ-sî;

    in summer.

#### hē khùi;

    the summer season.

#### tiang-sî hē-cì?

    When is the summer solstice?

#### hē pò saⁿ-khò;

    summer clothing.

#### jîp hē; lîp hē;

    the beginning of summer.

#### hē húe thiⁿ;

    the hottest part of summer.

#### hē ko cháu;

    plants that dry up in summer.
* 厦hē1842710
* A great house in process of building.

#### nín kâi tăi hē tiang-sî khí kang?

    When do you begin work on your mansion?

#### nín kâi tăi hē khí kàu tī-tiang-sî cìaⁿ hó̤?

    When will the building of your great house be finished?