# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/te
### te

* 潷tè6936512
* To drain off the water or gravy from a dish.

#### ám tè ta;

    drain off all the water from the rice.

#### tè tīo pho̤h;

    pour off the liquid and leave the dregs.
* 濾tè5608515
* To filter; to strain through a cloth.

#### khîeh kò̤ pò lâi tè tīo i kâi pho̤h;

    take a cloth and strain out its dregs.
* 茶tê51406
* Tea; an infusion.

#### tê câng;

    the tea plant.

#### tê hîeh;

    tea leaves.

#### tê bí;

    dry tea.

#### cîah tê;

    drink tea.

#### chong tê;

    infuse tea.

#### cò̤ tê;

    make tea.

#### pû tê;

    boil water and make tea.

#### tê ceng; tê pue;

    tea-cups.

#### tê kẁn;

    tea-pot.

#### tê pûaⁿ;

    a tea tray.

#### tê sói;

    a bowl for rinsing tea-cups.

#### tê au;

    a covered tea-cup.

#### tê lô;

    a small furnace for heating water to make tea.

#### tê ue;

    a tea-kettle.

#### tê tĭen;

    a mat under a tea-pot.

#### tê kŭ;

    a tea set.

#### tê cûn;

    a boat-shaped saucer.

#### tê kí;

    a tea-pot.

#### tê hû;

    a large metal tea-pot.

#### tê tháng;

    a cushioned tea-pot.

#### tê pău;

    tall tea-pot.

#### tê bí kẁn;

    a tea caddy.

#### tê tû;

    a cupboard for tea things.

#### cêk phàu tê;

    a drawing of tea.

#### tê ca;

    tea leaves left after infusion.sai tê; pour the tea.

#### tò̤ ceng tê lâi;

    pour out a cup of tea.

#### khâng tê lâi;

    bring the tea.

#### tê kẃn;

    tê kṳ; a tea saloon.

#### tê pâng;

    a reception room.

#### tê phò; tê lîm;

    a tea-shop; tê hu; the sticks and stems forming the refuse of tea.

#### chá tê;

    to fire tea.

#### pùe tê;

    to dry tea over a slow fire.

#### tê hue;

    the camelia.

#### tê îu;

    tea oil.

#### tê-cí-kho;

    a cake made of tea seeds, used as is soap.

#### tê sieⁿ;

    tea chest.

#### taⁿ tê tàⁿ;

    the porterage of tea.

#### chì tê;

    to test tea.

#### táng cîah ceng tê lío;

    wait and take a cup of tea.

#### tê kheh;

    a tea buyer.

#### tê sṳ;

    tea inspector.

#### khî céng tê;

    rare sorts of tea.

#### mîaⁿ câng tê;

    a famous tea plant.

#### mîaⁿ céng tê;

    a renowned variety of the tea plant.

#### o-lêng tê;

    oolong tea.

#### síe céng tê;

    the small or dwarf tea-plant.

#### tōa-pue tê; kang-hu tê;

    common sorts of tea.

#### cío chùi tê; n̂g tê;

    two sorts of tea grown near Swatow.

#### kûiⁿ suaⁿ tê;

    the tea grown on high mountains.

#### lăi suaⁿ tê;

    tea from the interior.

#### îeh tê;

    medicated tea.

#### tê ngî;

    a bonus.

#### sàng i bói tê;

    gave him a small extra fee.

#### tê pau;

    bundles of tea.

#### khîeh kò̤ píaⁿ lâi phùe tê;

    take a biscuit with your tea.

#### i kâi tê sĭ ŭ ín kâi;

    his tea is a neccessity with him.

#### tê kâi hiang thâu hó̤ căi;

    the tea has a very fine aroma.

#### cí phàu tê chong chut lâi ceng mīn hó̤;

    when this tea is steeped there is a fine aroma from the surface of the cup.

#### tê-ceng tói;

    the aroma of the cup after the tea is drunk from it.

#### cí phàu tê ŭ âu tói;

    this tea leaves an agreeable taste in the mouth.

#### cí phàu tê kâi hiang cū cheng;

    this tea has an unmixed odor.

#### tê khǹg kú sit hiang;

    tea loses its odor if long kept.

#### tê cúi chong chut lâi bô̤ mih sek;

    the tea has but little color when steeped.

#### tê lô̤h kău cē;

    put in tea enough to make a stronger infusion.

#### i phêng-sî sĭ cîah kău tê;

    he is in the habit of taking strong tea.

#### lô̤h cêk phàu hó̤ kâi tê lâi chong;

    put in a drawing of the best tea and steep it.

#### cí kâi nâng lău-káng- kìu cîah tê;

    this is an old and discriminating tea drinker.

#### tê pho̤h;

    the brown coating which forms on the inside of the tea-pot.

#### sin tê; lău tê;

    new tea and old tea.

#### kū tê hîeh lok tīo;

    rinse out the tea ​leaves remaining from former steepings.

#### tê sek;

    tea color, a pale yellow.

#### ŭ tê sek kâi jìo-se mē?

    Have you any pale brownish yellow crape?

#### cèng jîeh cōi câng tê?

    How large a plantation of tea plants has he?

#### chun tĕ, chiu tê;

    spring teas and autumn teas.

#### chái tê;

    tiah tê; to gather the tea leaves.

#### tê cí;

    tea seeds.

#### cêk thiap tê;

    a dose of medicine in the form of an infusion.

#### tê châ;

    wood of the tea tree, used as fuel.

#### tê châ thùaⁿ;

    charcoal made from the wood of the tea tree.

#### tê thai;

    a tea-pot having a strainer inside it.

#### chúi pû kún, thǹg tê ceng kẁn, lô̤h tê hîeh, chong lío, méⁿ-méⁿ cū sai cheng-khih: màiⁿ him tîeh, him kú cū khah siap;

    when the water boils, rinse the tea-cups and tea-pot with hot water, then put in the tea, and when it is steeped, quickly pour it all out into the cups: do not let it stand long, for if it stands long it becomes too astringent in taste.

#### bí kam tê;

    coffee made by steeping parched rice.

#### chái tê kua;

    refrains chanted by tea-pickers.

#### bú-î tê;

    Bohea tea.