# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ciu
### ciu

* 週ciu481628
* Around; throughout.

#### ciu-ûi;

    around.

#### sì ciu-ûi;

    all around.

#### ciu-ûi jîeh khuah?

    How spacious are the surroundings?

#### ciu nî;

    all the year round.

#### i ciu siì nâng cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    he has been like that all his life.

#### ciu sin;

    all over the body.
* 周ciu47305
* To make a circuit; to environ; enough.

#### ciu-bâk;

    closely environed.

#### ciu-sŵn;

    to make a circuit, as winds do.

#### chŵn bô̤ ciu-sŵn;

    wholly lacking in cordiality.

#### ciu chîo;

    a dynasty, which lasted from B.C. 1022 to 255.

#### ciu chŵn;

    to carry a thing through.

#### ciu cai sì sṳ̄;

    universal knowledge of affairs.

#### kẃn-thăi nâng-kheh m̄ ciu-tàu;

    fail to treat a guest properly.

#### mih sṳ̄ cò̤ kàu ciu-tàu căi;

    does all things in a very complete style.

#### ciu-ciu tàu-tàu;

    very complete throughout.
* 睛ciu9931098
* The ball of the eye.

#### mâk-ciu;

    the eyeball.

#### mâk-ciu thìaⁿ;

    has sore eyes.

#### mâk-ciu-jîn;

    the pupil of the eye.

#### àiⁿ chūe, mâk-ciu m̄ tîeh thóiⁿ!

    Do you expect to find it without looking!

#### lṳ́ kâi mâk-ciu bô̤ thóiⁿ lō, cò̤ màiⁿ pûah tîeh;

    if you do not look where you are going, you cannot do otherwise than fall down. ​

#### bô̤ mak bô̤ ciu;

    eyeless.

#### lṳ́ kâi mâk-ciu sĭ cheⁿ-mêⁿ;

    your eyes are good for nothing.

#### cìeⁿ tōa kâi, mâk-ciu cĭu hue!

    At your age, your sight is poor, is it!

#### i mâk-ciu lêng căi;

    he is very sharp-sighted.

#### mâk-ciu siap;

    sleepy.

#### mâk-ciu kok-kok kim;

    the eyes glaring.

#### mâk-ciu kim-kim;

    with eyes wide open.

#### mâk-ciu bîe-bîe;

    squint eyed.
* 州ciu48473
* A political district, ranking next to a prefecture; a region.

#### tîe ciu hú;

    the Department of the Tides, the name of the region in which Swatow is situated.

#### ti-ciu;

    a district magistrate of the higher grade.

#### ciu-thông;

    deputy magistrate.

#### tôk kiok ciu;

    governing a single district.
* 稠ciu511158
* Thickset; dense; crowded.

#### nâng in ciu-bâk;

    the population is dense.

#### chù-thâu ciu-bâk;

    the houses are crowded close together.
* 舟舡ciu-kang189
* A river transport boat, with a high prow.

#### ún kò cêk ciah ciu-kang-kíaⁿ, cìaⁿ câp kâi ngṳ̂n;

    we hired a small transport boat for ten dollars.

#### ciu-kang-kíaⁿ phīⁿ li pó ío ôih;

    the cheapness of a transport boat makes up for its narrowness.
* 偢ciu97299
* To look at; to regard.

#### m̄ ciu m̄ chái;

    gave the cut direct.

#### chŵn bô̤ ciu-chái;

    took no notice whatever of it.

#### bô̤ nâng ciu bô̤ nâng chái;

    no one gave the least attention to it.

#### put ciu put chái;

    paid no heed to it.
* 洲ciu48856
* An islet, small enough to be seen at one glance.

#### phû-cŭ kâi ciu-hn̂g;

    a floating islet.

#### sua ciu;

    a sandy islet.
* 賙ciu481548
* To bestow.

#### ciu-cì;

    to relieve the poor by benefactions.

#### ciu kip;

    relieve pressing distress.
* 酒cíu9991643
* Wine; spirits; liquors.

#### bōi cíu; tò̤ cíu;

    to sell liquors.

#### ko cíu;

    buy a little wine.

#### cíu píaⁿ;

    brewer's yeast.

#### sai cíu;

    pour the wine into the wine cups.

#### un cíu;

    heat wine as for drinking.

#### thiⁿ-sî chìn, cíu tîeh un sie cē: m̄ pí jûah thiⁿ-sî cò̤ chìn cíu to̤ hó̤ cîah;

    the weather being cold the wine must be heated more: it is not as it is in hot weather, when one may take his wine cold.

#### cía cíu sĭ ka-kī sâh kâi

    this liquor is of our own distilling.

#### lṳ́ kâi cíu lĭang ío kau, ūaⁿ kâi cíu-ceng ío tōa kâi;

    you can take much wine without becoming intoxicated: change your cup for a larger one.

#### bô̤ mih chài, cíu tîeh cîah ke nŏ̤ pue;

    since there are not many side dishes, you must take a couple of cups more of wine.

#### úa bŏi cîah cíu, cîah lío àiⁿ hwt cíu mô̤h;

    I cannot take wine, if I do I have the eruption on the skin that is produced by wine.

#### hó̤ cíu hó̤ chài kẃn-thăi i;

    entertained him with choice viands.

#### cò̤ ŭ jîeh cōi ciah cíu sîah?

    For how many guests were plates laid?

#### sie cíu;

    samshew; arrack.

#### âng cíu;

    red wines.

#### pêh cíu;

    white wines.

#### tang-cì lău âng cíu;

    the red wine of winter.

#### kau-lien cíu;

    strong drink; wine made from sorghum.

#### kek cíu;

    makes wine.

#### cût-bí cíu;

    liquor made from glutinous rice.

#### cîah cíu cùi;

    tipsy.

#### kúaⁿ cíu hong;

    maudlin drunk.

#### phah cíu búe;

    the jollity at the end of the feast.

#### khṳt nâng chíaⁿ cîah siu-nîe cíu;

    invited to a wedding feast.

#### cíu cîah kàu sam-tong-hue;

    drank till boozy.

#### cíu nî;

    malt.

#### phû-thô̤ cíu;

    wine made from grapes.

#### cíu thû;

    a drunkard.

#### cí kúi kâi nâng-kheh lóng-cóng cíu kha;

    these guests are all old wine drinkers.

#### ûn cíu;

    heat wine by placing chaff around the wine jars in order to make the wine ferment.

#### cíu sek cṳ thû;

    a wine-bibber.
* 僽cìu963913
* To scold; to blackguard.

#### cìu-mēⁿ;

    to abuse or rail at.

#### cìu kàu i bô̤ kò̤ hó̤;

    reviled her so that she knew not what to do.

#### mēⁿ ang cìu kíaⁿ;

    berate one's husband and children.
* 呪cìu49305
* To curse; to imprecate; incantations.

#### cìu-cūa;

    to swear.

#### i cìu kàu i bô̤ kò̤ hó̤;

    he swore at her till she had no peace.

#### līam cìu;

    recite incantations.

#### thâu ūe hû, thâu līam cìu;

    drawing written spells, while reciting incantations.
* 就cĭu999439
* To go towards; to come near in point of time; then; forthwith.

#### ciang kòi cĭu kòi;

    to meet one scheme with another.

#### cĭu lâi, cĭu khṳ̀;

    went almost as soon as he came.

#### cīu thóiⁿ m̄ kìⁿ khṳ̀;

    just now missed it.

#### m̄ hó̤ ciang cĭu;

    this will not do at all.

#### cĭu tī chú nîe;

    comes to that place to obtain supplies.

#### úa cĭu sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;

    that was what I said at the time.

#### ŭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu sǹg sĭ lío;

    if that is the case, there is nothing more to be done.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu hó̤;

    that is all right.

#### cĭu-sî cū àiⁿ;

    want it immediately.

#### sêng-cĭu;

    to bring about.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ cū ŏi tit sêng-cĭu;

    thus it may be brought to pass.

#### sĭ i lâi cīu úa, m̄ sĭ úa khṳ̀ cĭu i;

    it is for him to come to me, not for me to go to him.