# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/uang
### uang

汪uang1043854 uang.îang;
    a deep and wide expanse of water, the open sea.

#### cêk mō̤ⁿ uang-uang îang-îang;

    nothing but an expanse of water to be seen.

#### sì mō̤ⁿ uang-îang bô̤ cì;

    on all side a boundless expanse.

#### kàu cí kài sĭ uang-îang tăi-hái;

    this is mid ocean.

#### lŭi uang-uang;

    floods of tears.
* 渠uang444859
* Ample, wide.

#### tōa chù tōa uang-uang;

    a spacious house.

#### i kâi chù uang-uang kûiⁿ tōa;

    their house is roomy, high and large. ​
* 枉úang1044754
* To force; enforced; a wrong; a grievance; needlessly; to no purpose.

#### úang hùi;

    to expend vainly.

#### úang-hùi sim ki;

    lost all your pains.

#### úang-hùi úa ēng tīo tōa-bó̤-mûeh ceng-sîn;

    made me waste a deal of energy.

#### i tó̤ hàm wn-úang;

    she is proclaiming her grievances.

#### úang-khut;

    to oppress, to wrong, to cause to suffer unjustly.

#### úang-khut si nâng;

    kill people by oppression.

#### bô̤ úang-khut i;

    do not force him into difficulties.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ bŏi úang úa cêk tieⁿ kang-hu;

    in that way I do not waste my labor.

#### úang i tŏ̤ sì-cīeⁿ cò̤ nâng;

    it is a pity that he ever was born.

#### úang i cîah kàu cìeⁿ lău;

    it is of no use for him to have lived so long.

#### tōa-tōa kâi wn-úang;

    severe persecution.
* 往úang1044605
* To go, to pass, to go away, to depart; gone, past; the future.

#### i kio lṳ́ ŭ úang lâi mē?

    Do you and he exchange visits?

#### bô̤ úang lâi;

    no intercourse with each other.

#### ŭ úang lâi;

    keeps up a friendly acquaintance.

#### úang chîang;

    úang jît; constantly; usually; formerly.

#### úang-chîang i to sĭ lâi úa kò̤;

    he comes once in a while to my house.

#### úang hŵn;

    at intervals; to come and go.

#### úang-hŵn ēng jîeh kú;

    used it for some time off and on.

#### úang-úang to sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    this happens every little while.

#### úang sṳ̄ hiuⁿ thî;

    do not bring up past deeds; let the past go.

#### cíaⁿ sǹg sĭ íⁿ-úang kâi sṳ̄;

    this is something that is already past.

#### i àiⁿ úang khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?

    Where is he going?

#### lói sĭang úang lâi;

    a constant interchange of courtesies.

#### phêng-sî to sĭ lâi-lâi úang-úang;

    they are always coming and going.

#### ŭ lâi ŭ úang;

    some coming and some going.

#### úang lâi ciu-bâk căi;

    going and coming with scarcely any interval.

#### úang nî;

    former years.

#### úang nî tŏ̤ cí hûe cū chut ŭ;

    in past years they have been in market at this time.

#### úang-sî sĭ sĭm-mih kui-kṳ́?

    What has the usage been in the past?

#### úang séⁿ-sîaⁿ sĭ tùi cí tîo lō;

    in going to the provincial city this is the road to take.

#### àiⁿ úang tang, a sĭ aìⁿ úang sai?

    Are you going eastward or westward?
* 王ûang1043960
* A king, a ruler; a title for monarchs before B.C.

#### 220;

    royal, regal, princely.

#### kŭn ûang;

    chin ûang; princes of the blood, the uncles, brothers and cousins of the emperor.

#### kun-ûang;

    a sovereign.

#### ûang-îa;

    Your Royal Highness.

#### kok ûang;

    ûang ke; the kind.

#### tōa ûang;

    the eldest and next to the eldest of the princes.

#### sam ûang ngó tì;

    the three kings and five emperors.

#### hwn ûang;

    foreign potentates.

#### phwn ûang;

    Mongol begs.

#### lău ûang, sin ûang;

    the late and the new monarch.

#### soiⁿ ûang;

    the former ruler.

#### hong i cò̤ ûang;

    raise him to the rank of a prince.

#### ngîam-lô ûang;

    kúi ûang; the king of hades.

#### suaⁿ tang bô̤ cío mûaⁿ-ciak ûi ûang;

    if there were no other birds among the hills the sparrow might be the ruler among birds.

#### ûang huap;

    the laws of the land.

#### ûang sîaⁿ;

    capital cities; cities under imperial control.

#### ûang chin kok chek;

    blood relations of the monarch.

#### ciu jît to sĭ ûang-sun kong-cṳ́ hùe khṳ̀ thit-thô̤;

    the royal children and grandchildren go out daily for recreation.

#### ûang mĕng;

    royal commands.

#### ûang lĕng;

    royal orders.

#### ûang bō̤;

    a crown.

#### phang-ûang;

    the queen bee.

#### châk ûang;

    the chief of banditti.

#### ûang-kong tăi-chîn;

    the royal dukes and great noblemen.

#### pĕ ûang;

    my royal father.

#### ûang hui;

    royal concubines.

#### ûang keng; ûang tōiⁿ; ûang hú;

    royal palaces.

#### hái-lêng-ûang;

    the great Sea Dragon.

#### thó suaⁿ ûang;

    the great man of the place.

#### bé ûang îa;

    the god of Horses.

#### cŏ̤ ûang ūi;

    si on the throne.

#### leh tō̤ kâi tì-ûang;

    the monarchs during successive reigns.

#### ciaⁿ gûeh cheng-cò̤ ûang gûeh;

    the first month of the year is called the royal month.
* 黃ûang2522010
* Yellow, the imperial color.

#### ûang-tău;

    the ecliptic.

#### ûang-tău kit jît;

    a lucky day in the calendar.

#### ûang mn̂g kuaⁿ;

    palace servants.
* 旺ŭang1045724
* Rising; prosperous; to flourish.

#### châi teng heng-ŭang;

    prosperous both in purse and family.

#### cìaⁿ tó̤ heng-heng ŭang-ŭang, cò̤-nî hut-jîen cū sue-mùiⁿ?

    When it was prospering finely, how is it that it has suddenly declined?

#### i cí-hûe sît-căi ŭang-sìang căi;

    it is now really flourishing.

#### húe tó̤ ŭang kâi sî-hāu;

    when the fire is spreading.

#### cí sì kâi gûeh sî ŭang gûeh;

    these four months are the best part of the year for business.

#### i cí ĥue kâi ke-ūn cìaⁿ tó̤ ŭang kâi sî-hāu;

    this is a time when the fortunes of the family are prospering.
* 誑ŭang4791497
* To hoax; to delude; to deceive.

#### i sĭ tó̤ ŭang kâi;

    he is hoaxing.

#### ngŏ̤ tîeh at hùe cū ŭang m̄ kùe chíu;

    if he falls in with those who understand such matters, he cannot deceive them by that dodge.

#### cīeⁿ jît, i khṳt i ŭang ku-ā choiⁿ ngṳ̂n khṳ̀;

    the other day he was fooled out of several thousand dollars by him.