# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/heng
### heng

* 興heng2051349
* To give rise to; to start; to prosper.

#### heng căi;

    getting on finely.

#### heng lông;

    to flourish.

#### sì-kài heng-lông căi;

    great worldly prosperity.

#### heng-ŭang;

    prosperous.

#### i ke lăi sĭm sĭ heng-ŭang;

    his family is very prosperous.

#### tī-tiang-sî heng kang?

    When will you begin the work?

#### heng-sĕng;

    abundant.

#### ūn-khì heng;

    luck is favorable.

#### kàu cí-kò̤ lâi àiⁿ tong-heng lío;

    it is going to flourish from this time on.

#### heng ke lîp ngîap;

    prosperous families found estates.
* 胷heng2141306
* The thorax; the breast.

#### heng-côiⁿ; heng-kuaⁿ-côiⁿ;

    the chest.

#### phŏ̤ tŏ̤ heng-kuaⁿ-côiⁿ;

    clasp to the breast.

#### sim-heng hó̤;

    has a good disposition.

#### sim-heng khuah-tōa;

    of generous disposition.

#### heng-keh;

    the diaphragm.

#### heng-keh tìeⁿ-tìeⁿ;

    a stricture or weight in the diaphragm.

#### tûi heng, tah ka-ciah;

    beat the breast and slap the sides, as in token of earnestness.

#### koi heng, ah ka-ciah;

    has a projecting breast bone and is round shouldered.

#### heng-kám kut;

    the breast-bone.

#### saⁿ heng-côiⁿ sĭ jṳ́ tîeh sĭm mûeh?

    With what have you daubed the front of your tunic?

#### cîah lío kâi thng, màiⁿ tih tîeh saⁿ heng-côiⁿ;

    do not in eating drop your soup on the front of your tunic.
* 亨heng16985
* To influence throughout; successful.

#### chut jîp heng thong;

    having all things to your liking.

#### ngŵn heng lĭ ceng;

    the universal providence.
* 興hèng2051349
* To take delight in; elated; joyful.

#### hí-hèng;

    pleasurable.

#### hí-hèng cū cò̤, m̄ hí-hèng cū m̆;

    if he takes pleasure in it he will do it, if he does not take pleasure in it, he will not do it.

#### kau-hèng;

    highly pleased with.

#### bô̤ hèng;

    takes no delight in.

#### ŭ hèng;

    takes delight in.

#### ŭ hèng-thâu;

    having a joyful time.

#### sàu heng;

    spoil the fun.

#### cí hûe hèng-hèng àiⁿ lâi cò̤ mih sṳ̄, khṳt i có̤ tīo khṳ̀, kìe-cò̤ sàu-hèng;

    if just when you are starting off in high spirits to do something he puts a stop to it, that is called spoiling the pleasure.

#### ngŏ̤ tîeh i ŭ hèng-sîn kâi sî-hāu cò̤ lâi cū hó̤;

    do it when it happens that he is in good spirits, and it will be all right.
* 刑hêng206184
* Punishment; legal torture; inimical to.

#### sĭu hêng;

    to receive punishment.

#### hêng-hŵt;

    punishment.

#### hêng huap;

    the penal code.

#### ngîam hêng;

    severe punishments.

#### ēng tăng hêng;

    inflict a heavy punishment.

#### kîaⁿ hêng;

    carry the sentence into effect.

#### kim-jît kîaⁿ hêng;

    this is the day for the execution.

#### m̄ ēng hêng i to m̄ khéng cio;

    without torture he will not own it.

#### cē ēng hêng i cū cio;

    aa soon he was tortured he confessed.

#### poih jī hêng-khak;

    the horoscope is inimical.

#### i nŏ̤ nâng siang hêng;

    the two are at swords points.
* 形hêng206594
* Form; aspect; shape; visage; contour.

#### bô̤ hêng bô̤ sĭang;

    without form or likeness.

#### bô̤ hêng-sĭang hó̤ thóiⁿ;

    without visible shape.

#### hêng-măuⁿ; hêng-îong;

    the general appearance.

#### hêng-îong chut lâi sĭo căi;

    his appearance is very similar.

#### kak-kak ŭ kâi hêng-sì;

    each has his peculiar aspect.

#### hêng-thói;

    the visible substance.

#### hêng-sìeⁿ;

    the visible likeness.

#### ŭ hêng bô̤ hêng;

    real and spiritual; visible and invisible; natural and supernatural; ​evident and unfounded.

#### hêng-ciah khó̤-gî;

    the evidences are doubtful.

#### pìⁿ chut cin hêng;

    showed his true character.

#### ūe i kâi hêng-tô;

    drew a map of it.

#### suaⁿ hêng seⁿ lâi chin-chĭeⁿ pit kè;

    the contour of the mountain is like that of a pen rack.

#### sĭen ak cṳ pò̤ jû íaⁿ sûi hêng;

    the rewards of righteousness and the deserts of wickedness follow them as the shadow follows the substance.

#### i kâi mīn ŭ chìe hêng;

    he has a smiling face.

#### būe sêng hêng;

    not yet shapen.

#### ŭ kâi nâng hêng;

    has a human shape.

#### i kâi mīn seⁿ lâi ak hêng;

    his face has a wicked look.

#### ía hêng ía sìeⁿ;

    a wild aspect.
* 行hêng2071440
* The elements.

#### ngŏ hêng sĭ húe bâk kim thó;

    the five elements are water, fire, wood, metal, and earth.

#### thóiⁿ ngŏ hêng;

    tell fortunes.

#### ngŏ hêng siang seⁿ siang khak kâi tŏ̤-lí sĭ chim-àu;

    the doctrine of mutual reproduction and extinction among the elements is very abstruse.
* 行hĕng208515
* Conduct; behavior; actions.

#### tek hĕng;

    virtuous conduct.

#### ŭ tek ŭ hĕng kâi nâng;

    a man of character.

#### cí kâi nâng kâi pín-hĕng cìaⁿ phài;

    this man's character is irreproachable.

#### tău hĕng chim;

    skilled in Buddhist tricks.

#### cí kâi nâng nío-chṳ́ hĕng;

    this person is of a thievish disposition.

#### cí kâi nâng kâi hĕng sĭ hó̤ a m̄ hó̤?

    Does this person conduct himself properly or not?

#### sĭeⁿ tó̤ hĕng;

    to contemplate suicide.
* 幸hĕng208515
* Fortunate; lucky; happily.

#### hĕng tit;

    happily succeeded in.

#### hĕng tit i lâi;

    luckily he came.

#### ke mn̂g put hĕng;

    domestic affliction.

#### i put hĕng tó̤ mīaⁿ;

    he is unhappily not to be long lived.

#### thiⁿ put hĕng tang hŵn sĭ ŭ hĕng;

    cheer in the midst of misfortune.

#### hĕng bŏi tì mīaⁿ;

    luckily does not involve life.

#### sǹg sĭ bw̄n hĕng;

    deemed it very fortunate.
* 杏hĕng209753
* Prunes, almonds, and plums.

#### hĕng-jîn;

    almonds.

#### hĕng-jîn tê;

    an emulgent tea made from almonds.

#### ngṳ̂n hĕng;

    the nuts of the gingko.

#### tîam-hĕng, khó-hĕng;

    sweet almonds and bitter almonds.
* 飫hĕng11281844
* Surfeited; glutted; filled.

#### cîah kàu hēng;

    have eaten it till I loathe it.

#### tǹg-tǹg cîah cí kâi, cîah lío hĕng căi;

    have eaten this every meal, until I am sick of it.

#### cîah kàu būe cîah thóiⁿ tîeh cū soiⁿ hĕng;

    have taken it so often that as soon as I see it my stomach turns against it.
* 憎hĕng9516112
* Dislike, hate, aversion.

#### úa hĕng i;

    I dislike him.

#### chūa nâng hĕng;

    leads to dislike.

#### hĕng kàu i khàng kut;

    dislike him thoroughly.

#### ún bô̤ hĕng i;

    we do not dislike him.

#### hĕng bŏi tit hiah;

    an unconquerable aversion.

#### nâng sieh i to m̄ pá le, cò̤ ŭ hĕng i?

    When we have been so kind that we could not do enough for him, how can it be that we dislike him.

#### cē thóiⁿ cĭu hĕng;

    hated him as soon as I saw him.