# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/pang
### pangpang

* 度數pang-bó̤917
* A certain time, period, distance, or quantity; a fixed amount; a limit or bound.

#### cí-hûe ŭ jîeh ùaⁿ kâi pang-bô̤?

    About how late is it just now?

#### iak kâi pang-bó̤ ēng jîeh cōi?

    About how much will be required?

#### màiⁿ bô̤ pang bô̤ bó̤;

    keep yourself within bounds.

#### ûa cò̤ sṳ̄ to ŭ kâi pang-bó̤;

    in whatever I do, I keep within certain limits.

#### i bô̤ pang-bó̤ căi;

    he goes altogether beyond bounds.

#### kàu lâk phò lō kâi pang-bó̤;

    not far from six leagues.

#### ŭ cêk choiⁿ ngṳ̂n kâi pang-bó̤ cū khí tit lâi;

    it will take not far from a thousand dollars to build it.
* 崩pang659468
* The fall of a mountain; to fall from a high position into disgrace; to loosen and fall; an emperor’s death.

#### suaⁿ pang, tī hām;

    the mountain rushes to its fall; the state is ruined.

#### soiⁿ tì kèng-pang kâi sî-hāu, cò̤-nî hun-hù?

    What were the orders given by the former emperor at the time of his death?

#### hueh pang; hueh suaⁿ pang;

    hemorage of the womb.

#### pang-pang tŭi-tŭi;

    fall in ruins.

#### khṳt náng kâi kun cē chong, hía châk-cheⁿ pang;

    as soon as our troops rushed forward, the rebels gave way.

#### chîeⁿ pang khṳ̀;

    the wall has fallen.

#### hṳ́ koiⁿ chù pang-pang thâp-thâp;

    that house has fallen in.

#### céⁿ pang-hām;

    the sides of the well have caved in.

#### khí cù lío pang cêk pôiⁿ chut lâi;

    the tooth having decayed, a part of it broke off.
* 班pang650966
* To place in a series; a rank order, grade, or class of persons; a set; a troop; turn; a classifier of theatres.

#### nâng cêk pang cêk pang tùi cí kò̤ kùe;

    the people went by here in troops.

#### to sĭ hṳ́ pang nâng;

    they are all people of that class.

#### i sĭ hì pang kâi nâng;

    they are people who belong to a theatrical company.

#### cí pang hì tī-tîang kío kâi?

    Who is the manager of this theatrical company?

#### i kiu-nî kùe pang lío;

    he has this year joined another company of actors.

#### lău pang tói;

    the old company.

#### hṳ́ hùaⁿ nâng lûn pang sie thòi;

    they are divided into sets of men that take turns and spell each other.

#### cĭeⁿ pang, lô̤h pang;

    to take up or lay down ​the work done by relays of men.

#### i tó̤ tng chîang pang;

    he belongs to the relay which is always on duty; it is in constant use.

#### che-hîah hun cò̤ saⁿ pang, cău pang, càng pang, khùai pang, kak pang kak pang kâi ceh-jĭm;

    the constables of the yamun are divided into three sets, the torturers, the thief-takers, and the messengers, and each set has its own special duties.

#### bûn bú kuaⁿ to lâi càng pang;

    the civil and military officers come and stand each in his place according to rank.

#### pang sṳ tńg-lâi;

    return with troops after a victory.

#### pâi pang;

    arrange in order, giving each his place.
* 㿀pang65010411
* Blotches; discolored spots, such as appear before small pox breaks out.

#### chut pang;

    the blotches have appeared.

#### îang pang, im pang;

    the blotches have come out well, or have not come out well.

#### thie pang;

    probe the incipient pustules.
* 方pang132700
* Angular; rectangular.

#### sì pang; sì-sì pang-pang;

    square.

#### cí kò̤ tī cêk tn̆g sì-pang, thūn jîeh cōi cîⁿ?

    How much did it cost per hundred square feet for filling in this piece of land?

#### lṳ́ àiⁿ pang kâi a àiⁿ îⁿ kâi?

    Do you want an angular or a round one?

#### cò̤ sṳ̄ màiⁿ ngĕ pang-pang;

    do not be exacting in your dealings.

#### i cò̤ sṳ̄ khah pang;

    he is too exacting.
* 板pang651754
* Boards; planks; slabs.

#### cêk kò̤ pang;

    a board.

#### nŏ̤ pang-tîo;

    two boards joined.

#### kè kò̤ pang-tîo;

    make a scaffolding to stand on.

#### kîaⁿ pang kîe;

    go across on a board laid down to serve as a bridge.

#### lâu-pang;

    floor boards.

#### pho pang;

    moveable bed-boards.

#### mîn-chn̂g pang;

    the slats of a bed-stead.

#### bwn-thien-pang;

    ceiling.
* 玦pang447964
* A broken ring, once used to indicate disrupted friendship; an archer’s thimble.

#### pang-cí;

    a thumb-ring.

#### kùa kâi gêk pang-cí;

    wore a jade ring on his thumb.

#### bô̤ kùa pang-cí cò̤-nî khui keng nē?

    Without his thimble how could he draw his bow.
* 梆pang656757
* A wooden cylinder suspended in a yamun or temple, and sounded to attract notice.

#### hwt pang;

    to sound the drum.

#### cí hûe cìaⁿ hwt thâu pang, hŵn būe ŭ jī pang;

    they just now sounded the drum for the first time, the second drum has not yet sounded.

#### táng kàu saⁿ pang ău cìaⁿ chut pńg;

    wait till after the third sounding of the drum, then the lists of successful candidates will be placarded.
* 頒pang6511814
* To publish, confer, or distribute, as the Emperor does.

#### pang-sṳ̀ mûeh-kĭaⁿ khṳt tăi chîn hùe;

    bestowed something upon his chief courtiers.

#### pang kîaⁿ thiⁿ ĕ;

    publish throughout the world.

#### pang kîaⁿ n̂g-tîn;

    issue a manifesto.

#### pang kàu kak séⁿ;

    send it to all the provinces.
* 駢pang6901876
* Joined; a connection between things naturally separate.

#### cí ciah bé sĭ hó̤ bé, i kâi phiaⁿ-lî kut sĭ cn̂g pang kâi, m̄ sĭ cêk ki cêk ki;

    this is a good horse, his ribs are joined closely together, and are not separately prominent.

#### kàu pang; cn̂g pang;

    joined in one; united without interstice.
* 帮pang657507
* A classifier of fleets, guilds, and classes; to shore up a thing; to succor, to aid, to defend.

#### hàm kâi nâng lâi sie-pang;

    ask some one to come and lend a helping hand.

#### lṳ́ hó̤ khṳ̀ pang-cŏ̤ i;

    you should go to his assistance.

#### pang-tòa-kuaⁿ;

    a lieutenant.

#### cêk pang cûn;

    a fleet or squadron.
* 楓pang156759
* The maple, and some other trees.

#### pang-hieⁿ;

    the gum of the liquid-amber, said to turn into amber.

#### tōa pang cí;

    lucrabau, brought from Siam, as a remedy for leprosy and itch.

#### pang-khoi hûi;

    earthenware made at Pang Khoi near Chau-chau-fu.
* 部pang7141638
* A classifier of sets of books.

#### cêk pang cṳ;

    one work in several volumes.

#### i hak ŭ kúi pang tōa pang cṳ;

    he has become the owner of several extensive works, each in several volumes.

#### cí pang cṳ câp-jī pńg;

    this work consists of twelve volumes.
* 邦pang6561684
* A region; a country.

#### gūa pang;

    a region beyond the frontier.

#### lîn pang;

    contiguous states.
* 榜páng6577510
* A list of successful candidates.

#### kim páng tôi mîaⁿ;

    an official list of successful candidates for the degrees of kṳ́-jîn and cìn-sṳ̆;

#### úa kio i tâng páng kâi;

    I took my degree at the same examination as he.

#### to sĭ líang páng chut sin;

    they are all from among those who have taken literary degrees.

#### lêng hóⁿ páng;

    scholars who take degrees.

#### kháu páng síu;

    the one at the head of the lists, after an examination. ​
* 板páng651754
* A plank, a slab; time in music; a way of doing or acting; set, fixed, precise.

#### sam-pang;

    a small punt, named from its bottom being three planks in width.

#### kó-páng kâi nâng;

    an old fashioned person.

#### m̄ pat páng;

    do not know the tune.

#### páng-thâu hó̤ căi;

    the tune is a very good one.

#### sĭ i tó̤ phah páng;

    it is he who beats the time.

#### chìe khṳ̀ m̄ lôh páng;

    he sings without regard to time.

#### cìeⁿ-sî kâi sṳ̄ cò̤ lâi cŭang páng;

    what has lately been done, has been done contrary to the general understanding.

#### kah nâng kah nâng kâi páng;

    each has his own way of doing things.

#### i kâi páng m̄-hó̤;

    his way of doing things is not admirable.
* 髈páng65718810
* The arm bone, the humerus.

#### i kâi koiⁿ-páng tōa ŭ lâk;

    he has great strength in his shoulders.

#### cêk ĕ-kùa la kúi páng keng;

    draws the bow several times during an afternoon.
* 綁páng6571207
* To bind; to tie up.

#### lîah i khṳ̀ khún-páng;

    seize him and bind him.

#### khún-páng lío àiⁿ lîah khṳ̀ thâi;

    having bound him they will carry him away to execution.
* 代勞pàng-pūaⁿ845
* To labor in another’s place.

#### ŭ sî úa kio lṳ́ lí, ŭ sî lṳ́ kio úa lí, sie pàng-pūaⁿ;

    sometimes I act in your stead, and sometimes you act in my stead, thus we are substitutes for each other.
* 放pàng135664
* To loosen; to let go; to cast off; to liberate; to lay down; to emit.

#### pàng sang;

    slack off.

#### chíu cē pàng sang cū khṳt i cáu khṳ̀;

    as soon as you loosen your hold it will slide off.

#### àiⁿ pàng chíu, pàng chíu m̄ tit;

    wanted to let go, but could not.

#### lṳ́ hó̤ pàng sim;

    be easy in your mind.

#### bói mûeh pàng seⁿ;

    buy creatures in order to preserve their lives.

#### i chap ŭ cêk pang pàng-seⁿ-hŭe;

    he has associated himself with a society which has for its object the preservation of animal life.

#### pàng tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?

    Where shall I put it?

#### bô̤ tī-hng hó̤ pàng;

    there is no place to put it.

#### khîeh pàng hṳ́ tói;

    take it and put it in there.

#### sek-pàng;

    to liberate.

#### àm-cĕⁿ pàng i cáu;

    secretly set him free.

#### sĭ thau pàng i kâi;

    has slyly freed him.

#### pàng tìeⁿ;

    loan with security.

#### sĭ pàng îeⁿ tìeⁿ, and sĭ pàng suaⁿ tìeⁿ?

    Is it loaned on the security of something afloat or of something ashore?

#### pàng sìo;

    set down in account.

#### i ŭ jîeh cōi cîⁿ tó̤ pàng lāi?

    How much money has he at interest?

#### ún kâi sìo pàng kàu hn̆g-hn̆g;

    we have extensive credit.

#### pàng ngîam kháu;

    to get souls out of purgatory.

#### ngīam lío, cìaⁿ pàng kîaⁿ;

    after it is inspected let it pass on.

#### pàng táⁿ;

    screw up your courage.

#### lṳ́ cò̤ lṳ́ táⁿ pàng tōa-tōa, màiⁿ kiaⁿ;

    be of good courage, don’t be afraid.

#### khṳ̀ tău tèng pàng pâi;

    go to the higher courts to get the business furthered.

#### pàng húe;

    set on fire.

#### tăi pàng hue teng;

    a great illumination.

#### pàng cúi teng;

    set burning lanterns afloat.

#### pàng i jîp;

    let him in.

#### cŭe kia pàng i sin-cīeⁿ;

    lay the blame on him.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ pàng tīo úa;

    do not cast me off.

#### pàng tío i kâi bó;

    deserted his wife.

#### pàng kàu sì-cìaⁿ sì-cìaⁿ;

    set it squarely down.

#### pàng tīo cía khṳ̀ cò̤ hía;

    leave this and go and do that.

#### pàng âng; pàng hueh;

    have dysentery.

#### lṳ́ hó̤ nā-pàng cí-ko̤;

    you stay here.

#### lâi cŏ̤ pàng úa sin piⁿ;

    come and sit here by me.

#### pàng hui;

    left open.

#### pàng khui cío-lâng mn̂g;

    set the door of the bird cage open.

#### cang cam lâi pàng hueh;

    take a lancet and let blood.

#### khui mn̂g, pàng cúi;

    open a sluice and let the water run off.

#### pàng kûiⁿ;

    put it higher up.

#### pàng kĕ;

    set it lower down.

#### sin kuaⁿ cih jīm ău cū kîaⁿ hieⁿ pàng kò̤;

    when a new magistrate has entered upon his office he sends to the villages a notification of the days on which complaints may be entered.

#### pàng tîo seⁿ lō khṳt i;

    give him some way of escape from death.

#### pàng lô̤h húe-lô̤;

    put it into the furnace.

#### cí kâi tî hó̤ pàng hṳ̂;

    this pool is a good place to keep fish.
* 扮pàng652644
* To dress up; to apparel; to rig out.

#### tá-pàng kàu ngía-ngía;

    dressed very handsomely.

#### tá-pàng cò̤ khṳt-cîah;

    dressed so as to appear like a beggar.

#### cuang-pàng kàu cìeⁿ iap-thiap sĭ àiⁿ khṳ̀ cò̤ nâng-kheh a m̄ sĭ?

    The reason for your being so neatly dressed is that you are going to pay a visit, is it not?

#### cuang-pàng khí lâi, jīn m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;

    you are so elaborately dressed that I hardly recognized you.

#### tá-pàng lâi sò-sò;

    plainly dressed.

#### tá-pàng kàu phâi-chîang phâi-chîang;

    very richly dressed.

#### tá-pàng kàu hue âng líu lêk;

    very showily dressed.

#### būe cêng siu-cuang tá-pàng;

    have not yet made my toilet.

#### míen ēng cuang-pàng, ka-kī ngía;

    need not practise the arts of dress, being handsome without it.

#### bô̤ cuang bô̤ pàng kâi;

    in deshabille.
* 瓶pâng702986
* A pitcher; a jug; an ewer.

#### cíu pâng;

    a wine-jug.

#### siah pâng;

    a pewter jug.

#### hue pâng;

    a jar for flowers.

#### i cîah ŭ nŏ̤ pâng cíu;

    he drank two pitchers of wine. ​
* 便宜pâng-î273
* Cheap; convenient.

#### pâng-î bô̤ hǿ̤ hùe;

    cheap goods are never the best of their kind.

#### úa thàu lṳ́ màiⁿ tham pâng-î;

    I advise you not to covet cheapness.

#### īu phīⁿ, īu chiⁿ, īu pâng-î;

    cheap, fresh, and handy.

#### cò hìeⁿ pâng-î?

    How is it that they are so cheap?

#### khah pâng-î khṳt i;

    let him have it too cheaply.
* 房pâng134634
* A room; a chamber; an office or bureau; a branch of a family.

#### i jîp khṳ̀ pâng lăi;

    he has gone into the bedroom.

#### ŭ kúi koiⁿ pâng? pâng-koiⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi?

    How many rooms are there?

#### kâi thiaⁿ nŏ̤ kâi pâng;

    one main room and two side rooms.

#### tōa thiaⁿ tōa pâng;

    roomy; large rooms.

#### pâng kíaⁿ;

    a small room.

#### sói-êk pâng;

    bath room.

#### bé pâng;

    stables.

#### tṳ-pâng;

    the pig sty.

#### khò-pâng;

    a treasury.

#### chng-pâng;

    a granary.

#### mn̂g-pâng;

    anteroom.

#### mn̂g-lâu koiⁿ pâng;

    a hall.

#### nâng-kheh pâng;

    guest’s bedroom.

#### húe-sît pâng;

    kitchen.

#### tô-pâng;

    cook-house.

#### pâng ok;

    rooms.

#### lăi-pâng;

    inner rooms; female apartments.

#### côiⁿ thiaⁿ ău pâng;

    the front and back rooms.

#### chù kâi phien pâng;

    the rooms of the second wife; the second wife.

#### cṳ-pâng;

    a library.

#### sĭang pâng;

    the female apartments in a yamun.

#### tâng pâng;

    to room together.

#### tâng pâng hue cek;

    the first night after marriage.

#### i lâi lío, būe ŭ kap pâng;

    after she had come, but before they had occupied the same room.

#### pâng mn̂g chùaⁿ kín

    bolt the bedroom door tightly.

#### tíeⁿ pâng;

    the household of the eldest.

#### nín cò̤ kúi pâng-thâu khui?

    How many households are there of you?

#### pâng tíeⁿ;

    the head of this branch of the family.

#### pâng côk;

    families and clans.

#### lâk pâng khue;

    the six bureaus in a yamun.

#### îeh pâng;

    a dispensary.
* 坦păng856325
* A plain, level place.

#### lō siu-sîp kàu pêⁿ-pêⁿ păng-păng, bŏi khi-khu;

    the road has been repaired so that it is very level, and not at all rough.
* 棒păng657758
* A club, staff, or cudgel.

#### khîa ki jû-i păng;

    held a mace in his hand.

#### ô̤h khûn păng;

    learn to box and to fence with clubs.

#### i kâi thûi-păng cho căi;

    her clubs are of a promiscuous sort; she uses anything she can get hold of to whip with.
* 謗păng65714910
* To slander.

#### i tó̤ păng i kâi;

    he is slandering her.

#### húiⁿ-păng;

    to defame; to slander; to vilify;

#### cía sĭ tó̤ húiⁿ-păng i kâi, i bô̤ cía sṳ̄;

    this is said to injure his good name, he did no such thing.
* 榦păng3137510
* The bole, the trunk.

#### i kâi ki-păng seⁿ lâi hó̤;

    it is very symmetrical in its growth.

#### cí câng hue kâi ki-păng ngía căi;

    the branches and trunk of this plant are very well formed.
* 方pāng132700
* Manner; a way.

#### tōa pāng;

    liberal; extensive; large.

#### cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ seⁿ lâi tōa pāng;

    this infant is of fine proportions.

#### i cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭm sĭ tōa pāng;

    he does things on a very large scale.

#### i kâi kṳ́-tŏng to sĭ tōa-tōa pāng-pāng;

    his actions are always such as show breadth of mind.