# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/wn
### wn

* 寃wn1132408
* Oppression; grievance; wrong; injury.

#### wn-úang;

    an injustice.

#### wn-úang căi;

    very unjust.

#### wn-khut;

    to oppress.

#### ŭ wn bô̤ sin;

    no reparation made for the injury done.

#### khîu lṳ́ kio i sin wn;

    pray you to redress his wrong.

#### wn-chîu būe pò̤;

    an injury still unrevenged.

#### kak wn-chiu;

    to get up a quarrel.

#### hâm wn sĭu khut;

    endure oppression.

#### hàm wn;

    proclaim one's grievance.

#### wn ngîap kúi;

    an avenging spirit.

#### sói wn-lôk;

    wipe out a grudge.

#### wn-wn siang pò̤;

    their mutual injuries were revenged on each other.
* 彎wn10385719
* Curved; bent; winding; bowed; arched; circuitous.

#### á wn;

    to bend by pressure of the hand.

#### ut wn;

    to bend by heat and pressure.

#### tau kàu nĕ wn-wn;

    bend it till it is much curved. ​

#### wn-kéng wn-kéng nē;

    bowed.

#### mâk bâi wn-wn;

    arching eyebrows.

#### bŏi wn bŏi khek, nĕ tît-tît;

    it has no carves nor crooks in it, it is perfectly straight.

#### cam kêh wn;

    this needle has got bent.

#### cí kâi suaⁿ sì ío wn-hŵn;

    this hill is very irregular in its outline.

#### sim-tn̂g tît-căi, bô̤ wn bô̤ tŵn;

    his is a candid nature, wholly without duplicity.

#### i m̄ pí hía wn-wn tŵn-tŵn kai;

    he is not like those who are given to maneuvering.
* 灣wn10388522
* To turn, to curve, to wind; to bend.

#### kiaⁿ kàu cham-che lō thâu, cêk nâng wn tùi cìeⁿ pôiⁿ, cêk nâng wn tùi hìoⁿ pôiⁿ;

    when they came to the cross-roads one turned off in one direction and one in the other.

#### tn̂g-wn câk-kak kâi ūi-chṳ̀, tîeh cai hûang i;

    it is a place where there are long turns and sharp corners, a spot full of intricate passages, where we must be cautions.

#### lō wn lâi wn khṳ̀;

    the path winds hither and thither.

#### cí tîo khoi kàu hṳ́ ĕ wn-wn khek-khek;

    this river down below there is very crooked.

#### câp wn poih khek cìaⁿ kàn hṳ́ kò̤;

    after innumerable turns we reached the place.

#### wn jîp hâng lăi;

    turned off into the warehouse.

#### wn kùe sai pôiⁿ;

    turned off westward.

#### wn jîp káng;

    turned into the canal.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ ut wn, tît-tît kîaⁿ;

    do not turn aside, go straight on.

#### wn-wn khek-khek;

    tortuous, serpentine.
* 鴛鴦wn-ieⁿ1132
* Mandarin ducks, which are patterns of conjugal fidelity.

#### wn-ieⁿ cím;

    a pillow for two; a double pillow used by the newly married.

#### sìu cêk tùi wn-ieⁿ;

    embroidered a pair of mandarin ducks upon it.
* 淵wn1031858
* An abyss.

#### siang lî thien wn;

    as far apart as heaven and earth.
* 腕ẃn10391308
* A flexible joint.

#### chíu ẃn;

    the wrist.

#### ēng chíu ẃn kâi lak;

    used strength of wrist.

#### i kâi sía jī ŏi ēng ẃn lâk;

    his writing shows firmness and flexibility in the hand.
* 遠ẃn113716210
* Remote either in time or place.

#### i sĭeⁿ kâi sṳ̄ ío kú-ẃn;

    he considers what lies far ahead.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ ío kú-ẃn li tîeh ke cîⁿ;

    this being much more lasting must cost more.

#### íong-ẃn sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    it is always like that.

#### năi kàu kú-kú wń-wń kâi sṳ̄;

    this is something that never ceases.
* 宛ẃn1136405
* Accommodating; to give in; yield to circumstances.

#### ẃn cẃn;

    having a disposition to yield.

#### màiⁿ cn̂g kâi bô ẃn cẃn;

    do not be wholly unwilling to yield a point.

#### jī ke wn cẃn cē cū sêng;

    if each would give in a little the thing would be done.
* 苑ẃn11371405
* A park, a pasture; a book of extracts; fine luxuriant herbage.

#### hang-ẃn;

    an Academician.

#### cía sĭ hang ẃn kâi châi-chêng;

    these are the talents of a member of the Imperial Academy.

#### sĭang ẃn;

    imperial parks.

#### sueh-ẃn;

    a collection of dialogues.
* 怨ẁn1138615
* To dislike; to feel bitter against.

#### màiⁿ sie ẁn;

    do not cherish mutual dislike.

#### taⁿ li tó̤ i ẁn i, i ẁn i;

    at present, each is murmuring against the other.

#### kio nâng kak ẁn;

    excite people's aversion.

#### kak chîu kak ẁn;

    excite enmity and ill-will.

#### chūa nâng ẁn-hṳ̆n;

    cause ill-will.

#### íⁿ tek pò̤ ẁn;

    requite injury with kindness.

#### hṳ́ i ṳn pò̤ ṳn, ẁn pò̤ ẁn;

    requite his kindness with kindness, his animosity with animosity.

#### ẁn ka-kī kâi mīaⁿ khiap;

    repine at one's own lot.

#### i tó̤ mâiⁿ ẁn lṳ́;

    he is cherishing dislike toward you.

#### ẁn thiⁿ ẁn tī;

    bitter against the powers in heaven and on earth.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ ẁn thiⁿ ẁn tī, tîeh ẁn lṳ́ ka-kī;

    you should not complain against everybody else, you should find fault with you-self.

#### cía tîeh ẁn ka-kī, màiⁿ ẁn pât nâng;

    you should blame yourself for this, not other people.

#### káⁿ ẁn, m̄ káⁿ ngân;

    dare feel but dare not express dissatisfaction.

#### m̄ hó̤ ẁn pĕ-bó̤ kêng;

    one must not murmur at the poverty of his parents.

#### kháu chut wn ngân;

    grumbling.

#### ẁn bô̤ kò̤ khṳ̀, ẁn pàng i kò̤;

    had no one else to grumble at, and so grumbled at him.

#### cía bô̤ ẁn;

    this is not a cause for grievence.
* 緣wn̂11361209
* Because; on account of; an affinity, a recondite sympathy.

#### ŵn-in mih sṳ̄?

    What were the circumstances which brought it about?

#### nâng cieⁿ-seⁿ sĭ sǹg cò̤ ŭ ŵn;

    when a person is thus, there is a reason for it.

#### sĭm-mih ŵn-kù?

    What is the cause of it?

#### ẁn-hūn;

    in sympathy with.

#### i kâi ŵn-íu lṳ́ tàⁿ úa thiaⁿ;

    relate to me the causes which lead to it.

#### ŭ ŵn choiⁿ lí lêng siang hŭe, bô̤ ŵn tùi mīn put siang hông;

    where there is affinity people come together from a thousand miles apart, where there is no affinity those living on opposite sides the same ​street do not come across each other.

#### thien ŵn chò khá;

    a providential meeting.

#### to bô̤ ŵn;

    no recondite causes which would produce it; no luck conducing to it.

#### ŵn-hūn chíen;

    little affinity.

#### hó̤ ŵn ngŏ̤;

    a lucky coincidence.

#### kak nâng kak nâng kâi ŵn;

    each man has his own luck.

#### kit ŵn;

    knit a relationship.

#### kio i kit ŵn;

    do one's part in keeping up an intimacy.

#### cía sǹg sĭ i kâi ŵn;

    this is his affinity.

#### hùe ŵn;

    collect alms, as Buddhist priests do.

#### tôi ŵn;

    contribute through the hands of Buddhist priests.

#### chíu lah cêk pńg ŵn-phŏ;

    held in his hand a book referring to the unknown operations of fate in human affairs.

#### in-ŵn;

    marry whom fate has decreed.

#### síe in-ŵn;

    an illicit connection.

#### bô̤ ŵn bô̤ kù;

    wholly without cause.
* 完ŵn246404
* To finish, to conclude; completed, done; paid up; settled; used up; all gone; entirely.

#### ŵn a būe?

    Is it finished?

#### àiⁿ ŵn lío;

    it is nearly done.

#### khṳt i cîah ŵn khṳ̀;

    it was all eaten up by him.

#### cîah bŏi tit ŵn;

    cannot eat it all up.

#### bōi kàu ŵn;

    all sold off.

#### tó pá, cîah m̄ ŵn;

    has eaten all he wants and has not eaten all of it.

#### ā sĭ cò̤, tîeh cò̤ kàu ŵn-chŵn;

    if you do it at all, you must finish it.

#### cò̤ kàu ŵn-ŵn chŵn-chŵn;

    completely finished.

#### mih mûeh íⁿ-keng ŵn-pĭ;

    all things are wholly ready.

#### ŵn kang a būe?

    Have they stopped work yet?

#### ēng būe ŵn;

    it is not yet all used up.

#### cò̤ ŵn lío;

    it is done.

#### ūe tàⁿ būe ŵn;

    was not yet through speaking.

#### sĭ tô̤h tī cêk jît àiⁿ ŵn phìa?

    What day has been fixed upon for completing the betrothal?

#### nîe ŵn a būe?

    Are your taxes all paid?

#### tô-che lâi chui ŵn-nîe;

    the local agent has come to has ten the payment of the taxes.

#### ŵn-kak cheng-chó̤;

    the payment of grain has been made in full.

#### cí cêk báu, ŵn ŭ jîeh cōi sìo;

    during this half month, many bills have been settled.

#### ŵn-lâp co cîⁿ;

    pay off the rent.
* 芫荽ŵn-sui8261407
* Coriander.

#### ŵn-sui cí;

    coriander seeds.

#### ŵn-sui thâh pûaⁿ thâu;

    crown the dish with coriander.
* 員ŵn1132807
* A classifier of officers; an officer.

#### kuaⁿ ŵn;

    officers.

#### sĭ bûn ŵn a sĭ bú ŵn?

    Is he a civil or a military officer?

#### bûn bú kuaⁿ-ŵn cí chṳ́ cí tăn;

    both civil and military officers halt here and rest.

#### cū sĭ cêk ŵn-kuaⁿ;

    it is an official.

#### lêng ŵn;

    an efficient officer.

#### lăi ŵn;

    a high statesman.

#### ŵn gūa;

    one who fills an office without being an officer.

#### ŵn gūa ńng;

    an officer in a Board who reports to its Vice President.
* 轅ŵn113415910
* The side gates into the court of a yamun or a general's head-quarters.

#### àiⁿ tùi tâng-ŵn-mn̂g kò̤ jîp, a sĭ àiⁿ tùi sai-ŵn-mn̂g kò̤ jip?

    Will you go in at the eastern or the western entrance?

#### ŵn-mn̂g pò̤;

    a provincial governor's circular.
* 猿ŵn11359410
* The gibbons, as distinct from apes, babboons, or monkeys.

#### pêh ŵn;

    the white gibbon.

#### ŵn seⁿ lâi chin-chĭeⁿ kâu;

    gibbons resemble monkeys.