# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cheⁿ
### cheⁿ

* 生cheⁿ7421000
* Raw; unripe; crude; unpolished; unaccustomed.

#### cheⁿ-kúaiⁿ;

    fresh fruits.

#### cheⁿ nêk;

    raw meat.

#### cheⁿ hṳ̂ⁿ;

    uncooked fish.

#### cheⁿ mīn;

    the plain surface.

#### nâng-mīn cheⁿ-so̤;

    an unfamiliar face.

#### pùaⁿ cheⁿ sek;

    half cooked; half ripe.

#### tâng cheⁿ cîah kàu sêk;

    eat from it all the time while it is being cooked.

#### cheⁿ îeh;

    drugs not yet prepared for use.

#### i ío cheⁿ chíu;

    he is a raw hand at it.

#### cí īeⁿ sṳ̄ i ío cheⁿ;

    he is not very familiar with this business.

#### khí-thâu-ĕ lâi, cheⁿ ĭaⁿ-ĭaⁿ;

    has just come, and everytlung is new and strange to him.

#### cheⁿ cîah;

    eats it raw.

#### cheⁿ mâk, thóiⁿ-m̄-chut;

    the eyes being unaccustomed to it, do not discern it.

#### i mêⁿ-kùa múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ khṳ̀ chái cheⁿ;

    he goes about everywhere in the night picking fresh vegetables and fruits.

#### ke ki cheⁿ-lâk kun lô̤h khṳ̀ cū cìen îaⁿ;

    if a fresh body of troops join them they will conquer in the fight.

#### cheⁿ-hūn;

    bashful.

#### cheⁿ-cheⁿ hūn-hūn;

    very diffident.

#### khṳ̀ kàu cheⁿ thâu m̄ pat mīn;

    did not know each other when they met.
* 瞎眼cheⁿ-mêⁿ185
* Blind.

#### cheⁿ-mêⁿ kíaⁿ;

    a blind fellow.

#### cêk cîah mâk cheⁿ-mêⁿ;

    blind in one eye.

#### i kâi mâk cheⁿ-mêⁿ khṳ̀;

    she has become blind.

#### cheⁿ-mêⁿ lăi-cìang;

    blind, with no appearance of disease in the eye.

#### kìe cheⁿ-mêⁿ sin-seⁿ lâi phok khùe;

    call a blind fortune-teller to cast a horoscope.

#### khang cheⁿ-mêⁿ;

    lead a blind man.

#### cêk kâi tok ciah mâk kâi khang cêk khûn cheⁿ-mêⁿ kâi;

    a one-eyed one, leading a flock of blind ones.

#### cheⁿ-mêⁿ koi to̤h tîeh sí nío-chṳ́;

    a blind fowl pecked into a dead rat; he got it by good luck, not by ability.
* 星cheⁿ808725
* A star.

#### cêk lîap cheⁿ;

    a star.

#### ngŏ cheⁿ;

    the five planets.

#### kim cheⁿ; Venus, húe cheⁿ;

    Mars.

#### cúi cheⁿ;

    Mercury.

#### bâk cheⁿ;

    Jupiter.

#### thó cheⁿ;

    Saturn.

#### cheⁿ hi-hi; the stars are far apart thiⁿ tèng kâi cheⁿ;

    the stars of heaven.

#### thien-bûn-seng múi-mêⁿ lûn-lîu thóiⁿ cheⁿ;

    the royal astronomers take turns in watching the stars every night.

#### cău-hùe ŭ kìu cheⁿ;

    there was timely deliverance.

#### hô̤-khoi tói kâi cheⁿ īa ho̤h cōi;

    there are also many stars in the milky way.

#### cheⁿ-sìu;

    the starry hosts.

#### cí lîap cheⁿ ciu nî tŏ̤ kò̤, bô̤ kîaⁿ;

    this star stays all the year round and does not move.

#### cheⁿ ŭ khí kîaⁿ méⁿ, ŭ khí kîaⁿ māng;

    some of the stars move faster than others.

#### cheⁿ-tō;

    an astronomical atlas.

#### cheⁿ-sîn kùe tō;

    a star moving from its place.

#### jît gûeh cheⁿ kìe-cò̤ saⁿ sîn, īa kìe-cò̤ sam kuang;

    the sun moon and stars are called the heavenly bodies and are also called the three great lights.

#### cheⁿ tùi lô̤h lâi;

    a star fell.

#### cheⁿ mêⁿ khṳ̀ pò̤;

    went by starlight to inform ​him.

#### cham siang nŏ̤ cheⁿ;

    two stars in opposition.

#### cheⁿ cŭ-hŭe;

    stars in conjunction.

#### bô̤ hîeⁿ àm, ŭ cheⁿ, khó̤-íⁿ hó̤ kîaⁿ lō;

    it is not very dark, the stars are out, and we can go by their light.

#### cheⁿ kun;

    the star that rules the year.

#### khue-cheⁿ-lâu;

    an observatory.

#### sàu-soi-cheⁿ;

    a comet with a flaring train.

#### chîang-cheⁿ;

    a comet with a long straight tail.

#### lô̤h ngŏ cheⁿ;

    consult the stars.

#### cheⁿ iap-iap-sih;

    stars twinkle.

#### cheⁿ tōa lîap sòi lîap;

    stars are of different magnitudes.

#### tī-tîang sìo tit thiⁿ cĭeⁿ kâi cheⁿ?

    Who can count the number of the stars?
* 靑cheⁿ9951740
* The color of the earth sea and sky; the dark green of plants; wan; pale.

#### ngŵn cheⁿ;

    deep green.

#### koi-nn̆g cheⁿ;

    very pale green.

#### cheⁿ phûe ah-nn̆g;

    green shelled duck's eggs.

#### hŏi cheⁿ;

    bright green.

#### cheⁿ nêk o-tāu;

    black beans with green centres.

#### cheⁿ-chun sìo nî;

    in one's teens.

#### tâh cheⁿ;

    juvenile.

#### thien cheⁿ sek;

    azure.

#### sam kang cheⁿ;

    bottle green.

#### mīn-sek cheⁿ-n̂g;

    sallow visaged.

#### seⁿ lâi kâi mīn cheⁿ-pêh cheⁿ-pêh;

    he is naturally of a sallow complexion.

#### mīn tèng kâi cheⁿ-kṳn hīn-hīn;

    the veins in his face are very plainly seen.

#### cŭang kàu o-cheⁿ;

    bumped it so that it is black and blue.

#### tâng-cheⁿ;

    verdigris.

#### cheⁿ-kim-cîeh;

    lapis-lazuli.

#### tàng cheⁿ saⁿ;

    a dark green tunic.

#### cheⁿ-hŵn;

    copperas.

#### cheⁿ-mīn lîo-gê;

    demonlike ugliness.

#### cheⁿ-kúai;

    green fruits.

#### hîeh cheⁿ;

    the foliage is verdant.

#### cheⁿ mīn;

    easily offended.

#### lṳ́ kâi cheⁿ mīn căk;

    you are very easily offended.

#### tàⁿ kàu mīn cheⁿ mīn lêk;

    kept on talking till he was green with wrath.

#### cheⁿ thiⁿ pêh jît;

    in broad daylight.

#### sie cheⁿ; pek cheⁿ;

    to bronze the surface of metals by heat.
* 腥cheⁿ8091309
* Frouzy; rank.

#### cheⁿ bī;

    frouzy.

#### phiⁿ̄ tîeh chàu-cheⁿ căi;

    it smelled very rancid.
* 狂cheⁿ479944
* Wildy; madly; frantically; enthusiastically.

#### i cò̤-nî cheⁿ jíang?

    Why is he screaming so wildly?

#### huaⁿ-hí kàu cheⁿ thìo, cheⁿ mŏng;

    so delighted that he danced madly about.

#### cheⁿ kìe, cheⁿ soi;

    shouted wildly and rushed forward pell-mell.

#### cheⁿ bā;

    galloped madly on.
* 醒chéⁿ8091649
* To awake, to arouse.

#### chéⁿ khí lâi;

    to wake up.

#### màiⁿ kiaⁿ chéⁿ i;

    do not waken him by startling him.

#### màiⁿ lŏng i chéⁿ;

    do not waken him by giving him a jog.

#### hó̤ kìe i chéⁿ khí lâi;

    tell him to wake up.

#### jw̆n khai-tău, i kài sim m̄ chéⁿ;

    whatever reasons you bring before him, he is not aroused by them.

#### ût kàu cùi, hàm thàng kùaⁿ i hŵn-lío bŏi chéⁿ;

    he is sound asleep, and though you call for half a day he will not wake up.

#### māng kàu hṳ́-kò̤, cĭu kiaⁿ chéⁿ khí lâi;

    having dreamed thus far, I woke up in affright.

#### kàu keh jît kâi cíu cìaⁿ chéⁿ;

    after sleeping off his intoxication he will awaken.

#### cía sĭ chéⁿ sì kâi ūe;

    this is startling language.

#### úa hṳ́ hûe hŵn-lío chéⁿ tŏ̤ kò̤;

    I was then still awake.

#### ût m̄ kàu, kàu ùaⁿ-ùaⁿ cìaⁿ chéⁿ;

    I did not sleep enough, and woke up very late.

#### thiaⁿ úa cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ i kâi sim cìaⁿ céⁿ-ngŏ̤;

    when he heard me say this he became aroused.

#### ût būe chéⁿ;

    has not yet wakened.

#### i chéⁿ a būe?

    Is he awake yet?

#### hàm i m̄ hàuⁿ chéⁿ;

    he will not wake up when he is called.

#### cak chéⁿ i;

    woke him up by making a noise.

#### i lêng căi, tī-kò̤ nîoh-cē-sih, khin-khin, i cĭu chéⁿ;

    he is a very light sleeper, and the least little movement wakens him.

#### léng i chéⁿ;

    waken him by shaking him.

#### tiaⁿ tîeh cĭu chéⁿ;

    if you touch him he wakes.

#### ût kàu m̄ cai chéⁿ;

    overslept.

#### i mêng-mêng chéⁿ lío, tèⁿ cò̤ ût;

    he is wide awake and is pretending to be asleep.

#### thiⁿ būe kng cĭu ché;

    woke before daylight.

#### cá cē ût, cìaⁿ cai chéⁿ;

    go to bed early then you will wake early.
* 鐃chĕⁿ61616712
* A timbrel.

#### phah chĕⁿ;

    to sound a timbrel.

#### chĕⁿ-chĕⁿ-kìe;

    the clang of a timbrel.