# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ciah
### ciah

* 隻ciah691722
* A classifier applied to animals, boats, furniture, and to things in pairs or sets when one is individualized.

#### ciah koi, ciah gû, ciah nío-chṳ́;

    a hen, an ox, and a mouse.

#### ciah cûn;

    a boat.

#### ciah íⁿ, ciah chn̂g;

    a chair and a table.

#### ciah ôi;

    a shoe.

#### tok ciah bûeh;

    a single stocking.

#### tok ciah mâk;

    one-eyed.

#### toaⁿ ciah chíu;

    single handed.

#### cêk ciah chíu-cńg-thâu;

    one finger.

#### cêk ciah kha;

    one leg.

#### sang ciah chíu kio i cih;

    received it from him in both hands.

#### kuah tīo ciah hĭⁿ;

    cut off an ear.

#### cêk ciah ku;

    a tortoise.

#### cêk ciah pît-pô̤;

    a bat.

#### cûn ciah cōi căi;

    a great number of boats.

#### nŏ̤ ciah kha kîaⁿ kàu sng căi;

    my feet ache badly from walking so far.

#### cêk ciah cúi-tháng;

    a water bucket.

#### chûn bô̤ kúi ciah tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;

    have but very few left.
* 脊ciah9861306
* The spine.

#### ka-ciah;

    the back.

#### ie-ciah-kut;

    the back bone.

#### ie-ciah-kut cŏ̤ kú sng;

    my back aches from sitting so long.

#### ka-ciah ău;

    behind the back.

#### kîaⁿ tŏ̤ i ka-ciah ău;

    walked behind him.

#### khĭa tŏ̤ i ka-ciah ău;

    stood behind him.

#### hui-tńg ka-ciah ău khṳ̀ thóiⁿ;

    turned back and looked.

#### pì tŏ̤ ka-ciah ău;

    carried it tied upon his back.

#### hó̤ úa ka-ciah;

    good to lean back upon.

#### piah ka-ciah ău;

    skulk behind one.

#### sie úa ka-ciah;

    leaning on each other, back to back.
* 迹ciah9851626
* A foot-mark; a trace; vestiges; effects.

#### kha-ciah;

    footprints.

#### chŵn bô̤ hûn-ciah;

    there is no trace of it.

#### bô̤ íaⁿ bô̤ ciah;

    no evidences of it.

#### ŭ íaⁿ ciah;

    there is circumstantial evidence of it.

#### hêng-ciah khó̤-gî;

    a suspicious appearance.

#### pen̆g bô̤ cong ciah;

    I can find out nothing about him.

#### màiⁿ mûeh seⁿ hûn-ciah;

    do not get it scratched or stained.

#### lṳ́ kâi saⁿ cò̤ ŏi kâi ciah kâi ciah?

    Why is your jacket spotted like that?

#### hóⁿ kha-ciah;

    the tracks of a tiger.

#### sîn kâi sṳ̄ ciah;

    evidences of supernatural power; miracles.

#### chut khî ko̤h īeⁿ kâi sṳ̄ ciah;

    marvellously strange effects.

#### tâh i kâi kha-ciah;

    tread in his footprints.

#### tùe i kâi kha-ciah;

    follow in his steps.

#### bô̤ cong bô̤ ciah;

    no clue to it.

#### bô̤ ciah hó̤ chūe;

    nothing whereby to trace it.

#### chûn ŭ cêk īeⁿ kó ciah;

    an old landmark remains.

#### mùa-khí-cá lâi thit-thô̤ hṳ́ kui kâi kó-ciah;

    come to-morrow to play by those old ruins.

#### chûn kâi kū ciah;

    a vestige remains.

#### khṳt hŏ lāu-tih lío seⁿ ciah;

    worn by the dropping of the rain.

#### nâng kîaⁿ ŭ kha-ciah, cío pue ŭ lô̤h mô̤ⁿ;

    a person passing by leaves tracks, a bird flying over drops a feather.

#### i kâi mīn cò̤-nî cêk kâi ciah cêk kâi ciah: sĭ àiⁿ thái-ko̤ a m̄ sĭ?

    Why is his face blotched: he is going to have leprosy is he not?

#### tu si, bé ciah;

    a concatenation.

#### thóiⁿ tîeh kâi ciah kâi ciah;

    appears to be scarred.
* 雀ciah9971723
* A swallow.

#### mûaⁿ-ciah-cío;

    a swallow.

#### lîah mûaⁿ-ciah su ēng khîm hóⁿ lâk;

    in catching a swallow you have to use the same skill as in catching a wild beast.
* 鴣ciah-ko39
* A partridge or grouse.

#### kâi suaⁿ thâu cêk ciah ciah-ko;

    each mountain has its champion partridge.

#### ciah-ko bô̤ nêk, kut īa so;

    though a partridge have little meat, its bones are crisp.
* 食cîah7661840
* To eat; to consume; to live upon; to drink; to devour; to imbibe; to absorb.

#### cîah pn̄g, ciah píaⁿ, ciah kúe-cí;

    eats rice, cakes, and fruit.

#### cîah cúi, cîah tê, cîah cíu;

    drinks water, tea, and whiskey.

#### cîah ce, cîah cho̤;

    to live on vegetables, or to eat animal food.

#### cîah hun;

    to smoke tobacco.

#### cîah a-phìen;

    to smoke opium.

#### cîah pá;

    to eat a full meal.

#### cîah pá a būe?

    Have you eaten enough yet?

#### cîah kàu pá-pá;

    eat till the appetite craves no more.

#### ciah būe pá;

    has not yet eaten a full meal.

#### i tó̤ cîah;

    he is eating.

#### cîah hó̤ lio;

    has finished his meal.

#### cîah pùaⁿ pak;

    had eaten half a bellyfull.

#### cîah pùaⁿ kûeh cĭu ngŏ̤ tîeh i lâi;

    when they were half through the meal, he happened to come.

#### màiⁿ cîah khah pá;

    do not eat too much.

#### i ío sòi, sĭ cîah nĭ, bŏi cîah pn̄g;

    he is rather small, and eats milk since he cannot eat rice.

#### i hŵn cîah nĭ;

    he is not yet weaned.

#### cêk ceng cêk ceng cîah ho̤h cōi;

    cup by cup he drank a great quantity.

#### m̄ kàu i cîah;

    there ​is not as much as he wants to eat.

#### i m̄ kàu cîah;

    she has not enough to eat.

#### chíaⁿ i cîah to̤h;

    invite him to supper.

#### cîah phîⁿ-hun;

    take snuff.

#### cîah cheⁿ hun;

    smoke green tobacco.

#### cîah cúi-hun;

    smokes strong tobacco.

#### mih hun to̤ cîah;

    smokes any sort of tobacco.

#### i sĭ cîah hun-kuah;

    he lives on sweet potatoes; he is very poor.

#### thâng cîah thâng;

    tōa thâng cîah sòi thâng; animals live on animals, the larger eating the smaller.

#### lṳ́ sî cîah cú-nâng a sĭ cîah ka-kī?

    Does your employer board you or do you board yourself?

#### khṳt nâng cîah tōa-bó̤-mûeh cîⁿ khṳ̀;

    he had a large amount of money made away with by somebody.

#### kōi cîah húe;

    it easily ignites.

#### cîah nâng cíu nêk, kāng nâng cò̤ hok;

    be a comfort to those whose meat and wine sustain you.

#### bô̤ kong m̄ ká cîah lôk;

    dare not partake of the imperial rations unworthily.

#### úa kwt m̄ cîah ngân;

    I shall certainly not eat my own words.

#### tōa cîah, sòi cîah;

    large and small eaters.

#### chùi siap bŏi cîah;

    has no appetite for food.

#### chùi kût cîah ke;

    has a good appetite.

#### ūi khui, ŏi cîah;

    has a relish for food.

#### cîah tit lô̤h, sio tit khṳ̀;

    if you can eat it you can digest it.

#### cîah m̄ lô̤h;

    cannot eat it.

#### cîah lío màiⁿ kéⁿ tîeh;

    do not let it stick in your throat when swallowing it.

#### cîah lío kṳ̆ tîeh;

    choked in eating it.

#### hàuⁿ cîah;

    fond of it.

#### ka-kī cîah ka-kī;

    he feeds himself.

#### keh-cîah;

    indigesttion.

#### hó̤ cîah a m̄ hó̤ cîah;

    whether good to eat or not.

#### ŭ hó̤ cîah;

    has food.

#### bô̤ hó̤ cîah;

    has nothing to eat.

#### pn̄g cîah cîⁿ;

    an allowance for food.

#### pêh cîah;

    eats it out of hand.

#### thau cîah;

    pilfers food.

#### cîah kàu pûi-pûi;

    has become very stout.

#### cò̤-nî cîah kàu ìeⁿ sáng?

    How is it that he has become so thin?

#### cîah li ŏi cîah, tōa li bŏi tōa;

    he eats without growing.

#### sĭ cîah sieⁿ a m̄ sĭ?

    He has marasmus has he not?

#### cêk sim àiⁿ tùe kíaⁿ cîah, cêk sim àiⁿ kha tâh chut;

    her mind was divided between remaining with her children, and marrying again.

#### ŭ thang hó̤ cîah;

    is provided with food.

#### bô̤ thang hó̤ cîah;

    has nothing to eat.

#### cîah līo;

    bread-stuffs; victuals.

#### cîah tû;

    a food-safe.

#### cîah pn̄g chn̂g;

    a dining table.

#### cîah sîah;

    to feast.

#### cîah kúe-cí sṳ tîeh ki;

    when you eat the fruit remember the branches.

#### cí cîah cûn cĭu cîah chim cúi;

    this boat draws much water.

#### cêk jît cîah saⁿ tǹg;

    eats three meals a day.

#### cîah lō cúi;

    gets the dew upon it.

#### cîah i kâi khì;

    takes in its exhalations.

#### só̤ cîah sĭ suaⁿ-tien hái-bī;

    eats of the fat of the land.

#### ùi cîah îeh;

    loathes medicine.

#### i m̄ cîah;

    he does not eat it.

#### i m̆ cîah;

    he will not eat it.

#### kò nâng lâi pa-lói cîah;

    hire some to do the cooking.

#### i pa-lói kâi mûeh ío hó̤ cîah;

    what she prepares is delicious.

#### cîah tíam sim;

    to stay the stomach; to take a bite.

#### cîah píaⁿ tîeh nŭaⁿ ka-lio;

    you can't eat biscuit without saliva to moisten it.

#### bói cho̤h mûeh-cîah;

    buy something to eat.

#### bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ bói cîah;

    there is no place in which one can buy victuals.

#### siu-sîp cîah;

    prepare the meal.

#### lău cîah swt;

    one who sponges his food.

#### cîah cúi m̄ ta;

    got into hot water.