# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/coi
### còi

* 縩còi94412011
* Fibers of various plants, used in making cloth; threads used in weaving; linen yarn.

#### ceh còi;

    to splice fibers.

#### còi kheng;

    a basket used for holding yarn.

#### ceh po̤-lô̤-mûaⁿ còi;

    splice the fibers of the leaf of the pineapple to make thread for weaving.

#### ceh tĭu còi;

    to splice fibers of China grass.

#### cìm còi;

    soak the fibers used in weaving.

#### ciap còi;

    join threads.

#### in coi;

    wind linen thread.

#### coi màiⁿ mueh ju;

    do not tangle the thread.

#### coi ceh cò̤ suaⁿ;

    join the fibers so as to make thread for sewing.

#### jṳ̂ se jṳ̂ còi tô̤h tit tît, jṳ̂ nâng tô̤h m̄ tît;

    you can pick out and straighten tangled yarn, but you cannot disentangle the snarls into which people get.
* 齊côi9662100
* Uniform; even; all together; at once.

#### cêk côi lâi khṳ̀;

    go in a body.

#### bói būe côi;

    have not yet bought all that are required.

#### sìo-bâk méⁿ-méⁿ siu côi;

    get the accounts together speedily.

#### siu-sîp kàu côi-côi cíaⁿ-cíaⁿ;

    very systematically done.

#### thēng côi, cìaⁿ lâi;

    wait till you have the full complement and then come.

#### cèng nâng côi-siaⁿ tap-ìn;

    all answered in concert.

#### cèng nâng côi sim;

    all were of one mind.

#### pàng khṳ̀ m̄ côi;

    did not set them down evenly.

#### thîap côi-côi;

    place them evenly in piles.

#### níu côi-côi lâi thiaⁿ;

    come all together and listen.

#### cêk coi chut lâk;

    put forth your strength simultaneously.

#### īeⁿ-īeⁿ bói kàu côi;

    sort by sort, buy the full complement.

#### cêk côi cò̤ cē lâi;

    bring the complete assortment at once.
* 多cōi909363
* Much; many; more.

#### cōi căi;

    very many.

#### cōi-cōi;

    a great many.

#### jîeh cōi?

    How many?

#### cìeⁿ cōi;

    so many.

#### ŭ cōi cíe;

    have more or less.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ cōi sṳ̄;

    do not be troublesome.

#### i khah cōi ūe;

    she talks too much.

#### míen hìeⁿ cōi;

    that ​is more than is needed.

#### cí cêk īeⁿ tăng cōi;

    this sort is much the heavier.

#### cí kâi ngía tit cōi;

    this is much the prettier.

#### tōa ho̤h cōi;

    much the larger.

#### hó̤ cōi;

    much better.

#### hía, ío hó̤ cōi;

    how much better that is.

#### pí hía tn̂g cōi;

    much longer than that one.

#### pí cá jît jûah cōi;

    much hotter than it was yesterday.

#### cûah cōi tŏ̤ kò̤;

    lacks a great deal.

#### míen tàⁿ hìeⁿ cōi;

    it is unnecessary to say so much.

#### nín jîeh cōi kài chùi?

    How many have you to provide food for?

#### cìeⁿ cōi cóng kàu;

    this much is quite enough.

#### nâng-bé cōi; nâng-mûeh cōi;

    there are a great number of people there.

#### nâng cōi, ūe cōi;

    where there are many people there is much talking.

#### kim nî seⁿ ío cōi;

    this year the produce has been considerable.

#### cí kâi tī-hng chut sĭang cōi;

    this region produces the greatest amount.

#### hṳ́ kâi cōi kùe cí kâi;

    there is more of that than of this.

#### sĭang téng cōi;

    the greatest quantity.

#### bô̤ cōi nâng, kng i m̄ phû;

    without a great number of men it cannot be carried.

#### cûah m̄ cōi;

    no great deficiency.

#### cîah m̄ cōi;

    does not eat much.

#### cōi-cōi to ŏi tit lío;

    even a great quantity may be used up.

#### seⁿ kang cōi;

    brought forth great numbers.

#### lâi cōi nî lío;

    came many years ago.

#### kàu taⁿ ho̤h cōi jît;

    it is now many days since.

#### lṳ́ cìeⁿ cōi kâi gûeh tó̤ cò̤ mih sṳ̄?

    What have you been doing these many months?

#### nĕ cōi-cōi;

    a very great number.

#### cōi kàu sìo m̄ lío;

    innumerable.

#### cōi kâu sǹg m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;

    so many as to be countless.

#### cí-kò̤ jú-kèng cōi;

    here they are still more numerous.

#### cíu cē cîah khah cōi, ūe cū cōi-cōi àiⁿ tàⁿ tāⁿ;

    when too much liquor is taken one says much that were better left unsaid.

#### bô̤ sĭm-mih cōi;

    no great amount.

#### màiⁿ lô̤h khah cōi cúi;

    do not put in too much water.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ kha chíu cōi;

    do not be meddlesome.

#### màiⁿ khah cōi hŵn-ló̤;

    do not be too sad.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ ío khùaⁿ-ûah tit cōi;

    thus it is much more comfortable.

#### jú cōi jú hó̤;

    the more the better.

#### cōi sīa;

    many thanks.

#### lṳ́ jîeh cōi hùe?

    How old are you?

#### cōi-cōi to àiⁿ;

    want all there are, be it never so many.