# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/chi
### chi

* 妻chi966385
* A wife.

#### hu chi;

    husband and wife.

#### chi ke;

    a wife's relations.

#### chi kŭ;

    a wife's elder brother.

#### chi chiap;

    wife and concubines.

#### chi jî bó kíaⁿ;

    wives and children.
* 鰓chi7221959
* The gills of a fish.

#### hṳ̂ chi âp cúi;

    the fish draws water through its gills.

#### i àiⁿ sie kă, kâi chi-kó cū phàng-phàng;

    when they are going to ​fight, they dilate their gills.

#### tah tîeh i kâi chi-kó i cū cáu m̄ khṳ̀;

    if you hook him in the gill he cannot get away.

#### hṳ̂ chi tîeh líu tīo;

    you must take out the gills.
* 猙獰chi-gî29
* Repulsive, horrid, loathsome, hideous.

#### i kâi mīn chi-gî căi;

    he has a very repulsive face.

#### seⁿ kàu kâi mīn khî-khî kùai-kùai, chi-gî căi;

    his face is very queer, being hairy, fierce, and unpleasant to look at.
* 悽chi966618
* Suffering.

#### chi-chám;

    distressing.

#### chi-chi chám-chám;

    in great distress.

#### tîeh i chi-chám;

    pity his distress.
* 棲chi788758
* To sojourn; to perch.

#### bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ chi sin;

    with no place of abode.

#### cĭam-chíaⁿ chi sin;

    lodge temporarily.

#### tŏ̤ cí-kò̤ chi-suah;

    sojourn here.

#### o-a lâi chi-hiah tŏ̤ hṳ́ chīu tèng;

    the crows perch in those trees.
* 痴chi621048
* Foolish; inapt.

#### chi-ngà;

    dunder-headed.

#### chi-tai;

    inapt.

#### chi-ngâi; chi-chi ngâi-ngâi;

    foolish.

#### chi-chi nē;

    imbecile.

#### chi sim;

    weak minded.

#### sim chi-chi;

    of dull wit.

#### chi-kûak chi-kûak;

    silly.

#### chi-chi, chŵn bŏi seⁿ khì;

    weakly good natured, so that he never gets angry.

#### chi-ko;

    simple.

#### chi-ko̤ sĭeⁿ;

    simple thoughts.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ chi-ko̤;

    do not try to appear simple.

#### lĭ chi-ko̤;

    a shrewd simpleton.

#### chi-ko̤-kúi lṳ́;

    stole a march on you.

#### īu m̄ sĭ chi ĭu m̄ sĭ kôk, cò̤-nî cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

    why should one who is neither a simpleton nor an idiot do that?

#### bŏi chi bŏi lang, bŏ̤i cò̤ a ko a ong;

    in order to be a good old aunt or uncle one needs be both stupid and deaf.
* 侈chí6596
* Extravagant; superfluous.

#### chia-chí;

    rich and profuse.

#### ēng-tō chia-chí;

    use lavishly.

#### hong-sôk chia-chí;

    wasteful habits.

#### hṳ́-kò̤ kâi chù-thêh chia-chí căi;

    the houses there are very luxurious.

#### chia-chí kùiⁿ-sìⁿ;

    accustomed to luxury.

#### i kâi hôk-sek khah kùe chia-chí;

    his clothing is too expensive; he dresses extravagantly.
* 俊俏chí-chío972
* Winsome; attractive; vivacious; genial and shrewd.

#### cí kâi ío chí-chío, hṳ́ kâi li ío tōa-pang;

    the one is the more pleasing, the other the more admirable.

#### lêng-lāi chí-chío;

    witty and charming.
* 恥chí65616
* Shame.

#### lîam-chí;

    decency; modesty.

#### bô̤ lîam-chí;

    indecent.

#### ŭ lîam-chí;

    decent.

#### tîeh cai lîam-chí;

    must be decent.

#### kù lîam-chí;

    regard decency.

#### m̄ kù lîam-chí;

    regardless of decency.

#### pun nâng chí-chìe;

    made a laughing stock.

#### cí kâi nâng bô̤ chí căi;

    this person is shameless.

#### i sĭ bô̤ chí kâi nâng;

    he is a shameless fellow.

#### bô̤ chí cṳ thû;

    a brazen faced rascal.
* 蠆chì1114213
* The sting of insects.

#### phang chì;

    the sting of a bee.

#### hiet ŭ chì;

    scorpions have stings.

#### khṳt phang tàng tîeh chì;

    stung by a bee.

#### bô̤ chì phang;

    a stingless bee; a magistrate who is too amiable to harm anybody.
* 試chì7651496
* To try, to test.

#### chì thóiⁿ;

    try it and see.

#### chì thóiⁿ ŏi khah kîam a bŏi;

    try it and see whether it is too salt.

#### chì thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;

    try it and see whether it is good.

#### chì cîah;

    test it by tasting it.

#### chì tîeh căi-seⁿ?

    How do you find it?

#### chì tîeh hó̤, úa cū àiⁿ;

    if I find it good I shall want some.

#### lṳ́ m̄ cêng chì, căi tit cai hó̤ a m̄-hó̤?

    Since you have not tried it, how do you know whether it is good or not?

#### úa thâu-soiⁿ chì tîeh hó̤ lío, cìaⁿ khîeh lâi khṳt lṳ́ cîah;

    I first tried it and found it good, and so brought some for you to partake of.

#### chì-ngīam kùe kâi; that which has already been tested keng kùe chì-līen;

    has endured trial.

#### àiⁿ chì-līen i;

    wishes to put him to the test.

#### îeh chì;

    experimental treatment in medicine.

#### chì cêk ē;

    try it once.

#### chì cē!

    We'll see!

#### lṳ́ chì sĭeⁿ cē;

    you try to think it up.

#### chì kim cîeh;

    a stone used in testing gold.

#### īⁿ chì, hieⁿ chì, hŭe chì, tōiⁿ chì;

    the examinations for the degrees of sìu-châi, kṳ́-jîn, cin-sṳ̆, and hâng-lîm.

#### hú-chì, kūiⁿ-chì;

    the examinations in the departmental and in the district cities.

#### hok chì;

    a re-examination of the candidates.

#### hù chì;

    to repair to the examination.

#### èng chì;

    to attend the examinations.
* 莿chì10351408
* Thorns; prickles.

#### seⁿ chì;

    thorny.

#### lō seⁿ chì;

    the path is thorny.

#### cí khí chīu seⁿ chì;

    this sort of tree has thorns on it.

#### chì-kau-tek;

    the thorny bamboo.

#### chì-nâ-phè; chì-lîm-phè;

    brambles.

#### chiah tîeh chì;

    got thorns in it.

#### chì chiah tîeh chíu;

    the thorns pricked his hands.

#### ki chì chiah jîp nêk tói;

    a thorn stuck into his flesh.

#### suaⁿ téng pêh hwt ŭ seⁿ chì kâi mûeh;

    there are prickly plants growing spontaneously on the mountains.
* 翅chì661244
* Prepared fish fins.

#### hṳ̂ chì;

    a kind of food made from the fins of fish.

#### chì kîu; hó̤-pau-chì;

    fish fins made into pellets and cakes.
* 幟chì665012
* A pennon or streamer.

#### kî-chì;

    flags.

#### chah tōa-bó̤-mûeh kî-chì;

    erect a great number of flags.

#### kî-chì chiⁿ-mêng;

    flags new and bright.
* 弑chì765569
* To murder a superior.

#### chì pĕ kâi nâng;

    a parricide.

#### chì kun kâi nâng;

    a regicide.

#### chì i kâi cú;

    murdered his master.
* 睫chì9751098
* Eye-lashes.

#### mâk-chì-mô̤ⁿ;

    the eyelashes.
* 蚝chì10351424
* Hairy spines.

#### hô̤-tṳ chì;

    porcupine quills.
* 遲chî6416211
* Dilatory; slow.

#### chî-gî;

    irresolute.

#### chî-gî, put kwt;

    undecided and unsettled in mind.

#### úa thiaⁿ tîeh chî-chî gî-gî;

    on hearing this I was in great doubt what to do.

#### m̄-hó̤ chî-ĭen;

    do not procrastinate.

#### chî-māng kúi jît;

    delay a few days.

#### kàu taⁿ le khah chî lío;

    it is now too late.

#### taⁿ khéng hûe-thâu pìⁿ hó̤ hŵn bŏ̤i chî;

    if you are now willing to reform, it is not yet too late.

#### kong-mîaⁿ chî cá m̄ tâng;

    fame comes at diverse times to different persons.
* 齊chî9662100
* To arrange methodically.

#### chî-pĭ;

    to prepare carefully.

#### mih mûeh chî-pĭ;

    everything is ready.

#### put lêng chî ke, ien lêng tì kok?

    If you cannot keep your family in order, how can you rule a kingdom?

#### chî-chŵn;

    well regulated.

#### m̄ chî-chŵn;

    not in complete order.

#### siu-sîp kàu chî-chî céng-céng;

    arranged in perfect order.

#### bw̄n mûeh chî-pĭ, cí khìam tang huang;

    all that is required is ready, excepting only a favorable wind.

#### lóng-cóng chî-chî pĭ-pĭ lìo;

    all is methodically prepared.
* 馳chî641873
* To spread abroad.

#### kak chù chî mîaⁿ;

    its name is known everywhere.

#### chî-mîaⁿ kâi ko̤-îeh;

    a renowned salve.
* 巿chĭ762502
* A market; to trade.

#### koi-chĭ;

    the market.

#### sîaⁿ chĭ;

    the city market.

#### po chĭ;

    a mart.

#### pă chĭ;

    to close a market.

#### hṳ-chĭ;

    a country fair.

#### cĭeⁿ chĭ;

    go to market.

#### hâng chĭ;

    the exchange or bourse.

#### m̄ cai sĭm-mih hâng-chĭ;

    do not know the current rate.

#### chĭ kè;

    the market price.

#### chĭ-céⁿ;

    a market man.

#### tâng chĭ-thâu khṳ̀ kàu chĭ-búe jîeh hn̆g?

    How far is it from one end of the market to the other?

#### tàu-chĭ;

    to barter.

#### chĭ-tàu m̄ sêng;

    did not accomplish the exchange.

#### tàu-chĭ tàu tit sêng;

    effected the exchange.

#### chĭ têng;

    elevated stalls.

#### chĭ-kè àiⁿ tăi-cíang;

    the market price is rising.

#### hâng-chĭ tăi-tîet;

    the current price is falling.

#### ún àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ hù chĭ;

    we are going to repair to the market.

#### chĭ tèng bōi sĭm-mih kè?

    What does it sell for in the market?

#### tăi-kit lĭ-chĭ;

    a good speculation.

#### lĭ-chĭ căi!

    How profitable! (said derisively).

#### tŏ̤ chĭ khui phò;

    open a shop in a business street.

#### cĭeⁿ chĭ bói chài;

    go to market to buy food.

#### lṳ́ kâi ūe tàⁿ lâi m̄ kah koi-chĭ;

    what you say is not in accordance with the recognized rules of trade here.

#### kè m̄ tùi chĭ;

    the price is not such as is paid here.

#### phò m̄ tùi chĭ;

    the shop is not on a business street.

#### cía hùe kah m̄ kùe hâng-chĭ;

    these goods are not suited to this market.

#### cìeⁿ-sî kâi chĭ-chêng căi-seⁿ?

    What is the present condition of the market?

#### koi-tn̂g mûaⁿ-ciah chĭ;

    a small market street.

#### úa cí ki chìn kah koi-chĭ;

    these scales of mine are in accordance with the standard of the market.

#### sìn-lâu hái-chĭ;

    a mirage of cities in the sea.

#### khĭa tōa chĭ mīn kâi nâng;

    one familiar with the market.
* 飼chī8381845
* To feed; to nourish.

#### chī kàu i tōa;

    to rear.

#### kò nâng lâi chī nĭ;

    hire a wet nurse.

#### chī tṳ;

    rears pigs.

#### chī ah;

    rears ducks.

#### chī káu;

    keeps a dog.

#### chī ciah eng-ko̤;

    keeps a parrot.

#### màiⁿ chī khah pá;

    do not overfeed him.

#### tîeh cai chī i;

    you must remember to feed it.

#### chī káu ŏi ĭe búe;

    even a dog will wag his tail when he sees the one that feeds him.

#### tâng sòi chī kàu tōa;

    reared up from infancy.

#### chī lío khṳt it thau-cáu;

    after it was domesticated, it ran away.

#### bô̤ thang hó̤ chī i;

    have nothing to feed it on.

#### cang sĭm-mûeh chī i?

    What do you feed it upon?

#### chī kú cĭu sêk;

    keep it a long time and it will become tame.

#### cí kâi mûeh chī bô̤ iah;

    it is of no use to keep this creature.

#### chī bŏi tōa;

    it will never grow.

#### chī bŏi ṳ̂ah;

    it will not live.

#### chī m̄ ûah;

    it did not live.

#### chī m̄ sêk;

    it cannot be domesticated.

#### i ío sòi tîeh ŭ nâng chī i;

    it is very young; and some one must take care off and feed it.

#### m̄-hó̤ chī kâi;

    what cannot be domesticated.

#### chī pĕ, chī bó̤;

    to support one's parents.

#### chī bó̤ chī kíaⁿ;

    support one's wife and children.

#### chī cío ke-húe lío: chī tṳ chī gû ke-húe phû;

    keeping birds spends your substance: keeping cattle increases it.