# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cia
### cia

* 遮cia3816211
* To screen; to shade; to cover.

#### cia jît, cia huang, cia hŏ;

    to screen from the sun, the wind, and the rain.

#### hŏ-cia;

    an umbrella.

#### cia thâu pò;

    a scarf used for covering the head.

#### cia mīn pò;

    a veil for the face.

#### cia mīn;

    to shade the face.

#### cia mâk;

    shade the eyes.

#### cia sin;

    screen the person.

#### cia miⁿ-miⁿ;

    screen closely.

#### cia-pò-phâng;

    an awning.

#### gūa mīn cia cêk têng cúa;

    put a layer of paper on the outer surface, as a shield.

#### cia îu-pò kâi m̄ ùi hŏ;

    what is covered with oiled cloth will not be injured by the rain.

#### khîeh kâi kûe-lôih lâi cia;

    take a splint hat and screen it.

#### khîa ki sìⁿ khṳ̀ cia jît;

    hold up a fan as a sun shade.
* 妻cía966385
* A wife.

#### ang-cía;

    husband and wife.

#### lău ang-cía;

    an old couple.

#### íⁿ-keng cò̤ jîeh cōi nî ang-cía;

    have been married for many years.
* 這cía391627
* A contraction of cí-kâi, this one, these. It adds emphasis, and is sometimes used as an exclamation, intensifying the meaning of what follows.

#### cía sṳ, úa bŏi;

    I cannot do this sort of thing.

#### cía sĭ hó̤ kâi;

    these are good ones.

#### cía khak sòi;

    this is much too small.

#### cía úa m̄ cêng;

    I have never done this.

#### cía úa cĭu àiⁿ;

    these are just what I want.

#### cía li sĭ lṳ́ cìaⁿ àiⁿ;

    this is just as you desired.

#### cía kâi, hía kâi;

    such as this and such as that.

#### màiⁿ tàⁿ cía hía;

    say nothing about it either way.

#### sĭeⁿ cía, sĭeⁿ hía;

    thinking of this and of that.

#### cía sĭ úa, pât nâng cĭu cò̤ m̄ tit;

    it will do with me, but it would not be allowable to do so with other people.

#### cía sĭ lṳ́, pât nâng úa cĭu m̄ hàuⁿ;

    it will do for you to do so, but if it were any other person who did so I should be displeased.

#### cía sĭ lṳ́;

    very well, since it is you.

#### cía sĭ úa;

    since it is me, very well.

#### cía cía cía cía cía!

    How very much out of the way this behaviour was!
* 者cía381254

#### This indicates that what precedes it is the subject of a proposition;

    it is also used to arrest attention.

#### gân cía;

    the wise.

#### ngà cía;

    the stupid.

#### ŭ pēⁿ cía;

    the sick.

#### jîn-ài cía;

    the benevolent.

#### seⁿ cía;

    the living.

#### sí cía;

    the dead.

#### kùe khṳ̀ cía;

    the departed.

#### būe lâi cía;

    that which has not yet arrived.

#### thóiⁿ cía;

    the observers.

#### thiaⁿ cía;

    the hearers.

#### m̄ pat cía, màiⁿ íⁿ-ûi cò̤ pat;

    those who do not know, should not pretend that they know.

#### ta-po cía, cṳ-nîe cía, lóng-cóng huaⁿ-hí;

    the men and the women were all pleased.

#### tōa cía, sòi cía, lâi thiaⁿ;

    grown people and children came to hear.

#### tng kêk cía mîⁿ, phâng kwn cía tīaⁿ;

    the dullest are those that play the game, the most certain what would win are the lookers on.

#### hôk-cía;

    perchance.

#### khí cía;

    I who commence this letter.
* 蔗cìa3914011
* Sugar cane.

#### kam cìa;

    sweet cane.

#### tek cìa;

    the bamboo cane.

#### lâh cìa;

    dark reddish sugar cane.

#### suh cìa;

    eat sugar cane.

#### khòi cìa;

    gnaw sugar cane.

#### ká cìa;

    to squeeze out the juice of cane between stone rollers.

#### cìa ká;

    stone mills for pressing cane.

#### cìa cap;

    the juice of the cane.

#### cìa pho̤h;

    cane from which the juice has been expressed.

#### cìa poiⁿ;

    the rind of the canes.

#### cìa hîeh;

    cane leaves.

#### cìa thâu;

    the stubble of cut cane.

#### cìa búe;

    the tops of the cane stalks.

#### cìa-cak;

    the joints of the cane.

#### cìa mâk;

    the points of union between the joints of cane.

#### cìa hn̂g;

    cane brake.

#### cìa lîo;

    sugar mills.

#### cìa thâu ku;

    edible grubs found at the roots of cane.

#### cìa khak;

    cane husks.

#### cìa céng;

    slips of cane prepared for planting.

#### khîa cêk pé cìa;

    carrying a bundle of sugar cane.

#### cí pé cìa ŭ jîeh cōi ki?

    How many canes in this bundle?

#### cìa mô̤h;

    the tilm under the rind of canes.
* 炙cìa69864
* To compound medicines by simmering them.

#### cìa-cháu;

    prepared liquorice.

#### cìa-cháu sĭ kam-cháu ēng bît khṳ̀ cìa kâi;

    prepared liquorice is made by simmering liquorice sticks in honey.

#### ŭ kâi àiⁿ chá, ŭ kâi àiⁿ cìa;

    some are to be prepared by dry heat, and some by simmering.

#### cìa kang;

    simmer down dry.
* 藉cĭa97314014
* To make a means of; to lean on for aid.

#### ŭ thang hó̤ khṳt nâng cĭa cìaⁿ hó̤;

    if there is anything for us to depend upon it is well.

#### cĭa sîn pí-ĭu;

    rely on the protection of the gods.

#### cĭa twn seⁿ sṳ̄;

    to make trouble about nothing.

#### nâng ngân cĭa-cĭa;

    jabbering and talking.

#### cĭa cí kâi ŵn-kù tho̤-sî i;

    take advantage of this state of affairs and get rid of him.

#### bô̤ hó̤ cĭa chíu;

    nothing to lean upon.

#### cĭa sṳ̄ bû-hāi;

    take occasion to injure.

#### cĭa sì khi-hŭ nâng;

    make power a means of oppression.

#### cĭa hwn nâng sì;

    avail one's self of the influence of foreigners.

#### cĭa gê-mn̂g sì;

    rely on official strength.
* 籍cĭa98511814
* A register; the place for registration, one's original family seat or village.

#### cṳ cĭa;

    a register.

#### cĭa kẁn;

    a census.

#### hûe cĭa;

    return to one's native village.

#### pńg cĭa;

    ngŵn cĭa; the original family seat.

#### jîp cĭa;

    enter upon the records.

#### mîn cĭa;

    returns of the population.

#### có cĭa sĭ tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?

    Where is his ancestral home?

#### tŏ̤ cĭa íang pēⁿ;

    in his own village recruiting his health.

#### tŏ̤ cĭa kâi kuaⁿ;

    a retired mandarin.

#### măuⁿ cĭa;

    a pretended residence.