# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/huang
### huang

* 謊唐huang-thâng861
* Boasting talk, gasconade, exaggeration.

#### i kâi ūe huang-thâng căi;

    his language is very extravagant.

#### só̤ tàⁿ kâi ūe huang-huang thâng-thâng, bô̤ kù sît;

    what was said was the wildest exaggeration, without a word of truth in it.
* 慌huang2536110
* Nervous; alarmed; agitated.

#### màiⁿ khah huang- mâng;

    do not be too hurried.

#### sim huang, ì lw̆n;

    agitated in mind.

#### huang-huang ciang-ciang;

    in trepidation.

#### i kâi sim huang-lw̆n;

    she is flurried.
* 風huang1551820
* Wind; air in motion; breath.

#### sŭn huang, tit lĭ;

    may you have a fair wind and prosperous journey.

#### ngêk huang;

    go against the wind.

#### huang sŭn, éng cĕⁿ;

    fair wind and smooth waters,

#### lṳ́ tī jît àiⁿ sŭn huang?

    On what day do you sail?

#### tăi-ke hùe, àiⁿ chíaⁿ lṳ́ cîah sŭn huang cíu;

    I invite you all to take a parting cup with me before you sail.

#### huang cĭeⁿ pôiⁿ;

    to windward.

#### huang ĕ pôiⁿ;

    to leeward.

#### khûang huang, méⁿ hŏ;

    violent wind and rain.

#### hieⁿ-ĕ huang, sîaⁿ lăi, hŏ;

    the country is windy, the city rainy.

#### lú m̄-hó̤ chue tîeh huang;

    you must not let the wind blow upon you.

#### màiⁿ kìⁿ huang;

    do not expose yourself to the wind.

#### tōa huang, tōa hŏ;

    high wind and heavy rain.

#### thàu huang;

    the wind blows gently.

#### chue huang;

    the wind is blowing.

#### pûn huang;

    to blow up with the breath.

#### m̄-hó̤ lāu huang;

    make it air tight.

#### khau huang;

    bends under the force of the wind.

#### lā huang;

    dry in the wind.

#### cêk táu tang huang, saⁿ táu hŏ;

    to a peck of east wind there are three pecks of rain.

#### tîeh thàu tōa pak huang cìaⁿ ŏi cêⁿ;

    if there were to be a strong north wind it would clear.

#### lâm huang hūe;

    schools of fish that appear with the rising of the south wind.

#### sì phìⁿ huang;

    a shifting wind.

#### sŭn huang kî;

    a wind vane; one who falls in with whatever is said.

#### huang hŏ cam;

    a barometer.

#### cí kâi tī-hng khah hip huang;

    this place is too much shut off from the wind.

#### phuah huang-lô;

    fan the fire in the furnace.

#### huang cêk cūn cêk cūn;

    the wind comes in gusts.

#### huang-thai;

    a typhoon.

#### àiⁿ cò̤ huang-thai;

    there is going to be a gale.

#### kîaⁿ-cûn ngŏ̤ tîeh phah thâu huang;

    meet adverse winds.

#### huang gûeh chìe thâm;

    small talk.

#### chìn huang; kûaⁿ huang;

    cold, bleak winds.

#### lîang huang;

    a breeze.

#### cheng huang;

    a refreshing breeze.

#### huang cheng, gûeh pêh;

    cool breezes, and moonlight nights.

#### hàuⁿ huang lîu;

    fond of gaiety.

#### huang-lîu châi cṳ́;

    a fast young man.

#### huang-cúi;

    the influence exerted on the welfare of the living and the dead by the bearings of sites.

#### huang bŭn;

    rumors.

#### úa huang bŭn-kìⁿ ŭ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

    I heard a rumor of this.

#### tòng huang pēⁿ;

    apoplexy.

#### sieⁿ huang;

    a cold; rheumatic pains.

#### ùi huang;

    afraid of drafts.

#### pun cêk tīn huang chue khṳ̀;

    blown away by a gust of wind.

#### khṳt huang sut cîh khṳ;

    whisked off and broken by the wind.

#### huang kūiⁿ;

    a fanning mill.

#### tìeⁿ huang;

    puffed up with wind.

#### cîah lío seⁿ huang;

    productive of flatulence.

#### huang jûah kek kàu thâu-khak hîn căi;

    had the perspiration checked so completely as to produce headache.

#### huang-khì;

    neuralgia.

#### huang sip;

    malarious.

#### làng-làng huang-huang;

    giving ingress to many currents of air.

#### bŏi làng-huang;

    does not admit the air.

#### lṳ́ mih huang? lṳ́ sĭm-mih huang chue lâi?

    What brought you here?

#### pàng cêk kò̤ khṳt i tháu huang;

    leave an aperture for ventilation.

#### huang thàu lâi nă-nă;

    the wind is hot.

#### bô̤ huang;

    no breeze.

#### táng ŭ huang cìaⁿ hó̤ sái;

    wait till the wind rises, then put up the sails.

#### cìaⁿ huang hó̤ sái, a hûeⁿ huang hó̤ sái?

    Which is best for sailing, a wind that comes directly astern, or one that comes at right angles to the course?

#### huang thîo hŏ sŭn;

    just enough of wind and rain.

#### khṳt huang phah ka-lâuh lô̤h lâi;

    blown down by the wind.

#### huang bō̤;

    a hood.

#### pŭ huang chok íaⁿ;

    chase the wind and catch shadows; it is mere idle rumor.

#### chīu-sin khĭa tit cìaⁿ, m̄ phàⁿ chīu-búe huang îo-tŏng;

    the erect tree does not fear having its top shaken by the wind.
* 方huang132700
* Proper, correct; a rule, a way, a means; thereupon.

#### twn huang sì-cìaⁿ;

    exactly square.

#### tōa-tōa huang-huang;

    on an extensive scale.

#### ŭ sĭm-mih huang-huap?

    What way is there of doing it?

#### kîaⁿ huang-pĭen;

    to act as circumstances may render expedient.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ ío huang-pĭen;

    this way is the more convenient.

#### cò̤ mih sṳ̄ to tîeh ŭ huang ŭ huap;

    in doing things there must be method.

#### úa huang-châi lâi;

    I have just come.

#### táng i lâi huang hó̤ cò̤ sṳ̄;

    wait till he arrives and then act.

#### huang-kim kâi sì-sôk to sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    such are the practices of the present time.

#### nî huang câp-poih;

    about eighteen years of age.

#### kà kíaⁿ ŭ ngĭ huang;

    there is a correct method of training children. ​
* 荒huang2501406
* Neglected; void; obsolete.

#### cìeⁿ-sî kâi kang-hu huang-hùi căi;

    work, now-a-days, is very intermittent.

#### tī-hng bô̤ khṳ̀ siu-sîp huang-huang hùi-hùi;

    the place has not been put in order and is very dilapidated.

#### tăng kim nî cn̂g kâi huang-so̤;

    this year it has been wholly unattended to.

#### huang-ía kâi tī-hng;

    a wilderness.

#### i tàⁿ ūe sĭm sĭ huang-thâng;

    what he says is utterly untrustworthy.

#### huang nî;

    a year of dearth.

#### huang îm bô̤ tō;

    total neglect of duty.

#### hông-huang kâi sî-hāu;

    in very dull times.
* 瘋huang1561049
* Leprous; insane.

#### tōa huang;

    leprous.

#### mûaⁿ-huang;

    the leprosy.

#### huang-tien;

    insane.

#### huang mô̤ⁿ, sàu sîn;

    a maniac.
* 鄷huang15816318

#### huang-to;

    a district on the Yangtsze in the east of Szechuen, where the fire wells are.

#### huang-to tī-gêk;

    Tophet.

#### huang-to tăi-tì;

    the ruler of Hades.
* 肓huang2501303
* The space between the heart and the diaphragm.

#### pēⁿ jîp ko̤-huang bô̤ îeh hó̤ ui;

    when the disease enters the vitals no medicine can cure it.
* 封huang156416
* To seal up; to inclose in an envelope; a seal.

#### huang ìn, khui ìn;

    to close and open public offices at the end and the beginning of the year.

#### huang mn̂g;

    seal up a door.

#### huang phûe; huang tîo;

    strips pasted across a door, and sealed with a goverment seal.

#### huang cûn;

    to impress a boat.

#### huang só̤;

    to lock up and seal.

#### cêk huang sìn;

    a sealed epistle.

#### cêk huang ngṳ̂n;

    a sealed packet of money.

#### huang miⁿ-miⁿ; huang kín-kín;

    sealed tightly.

#### khui huang;

    open the seal.

#### huang-tâng;

    an envelope.

#### sái ngŵn huang ngṳ̂n;

    pay out the original parcels of money.

#### ngŵn huang put tŏng;

    the original seal has not been tampered with.

#### cí tieⁿ sìn huang lío hó̤ khap ìn;

    seal and then stamp this letter.
* 紡húang1351204
* Pongee.

#### húang tîu;

    thick pongee.

#### tōa húang;

    repped pongee.

#### síe húang;

    fine pongee.
* 彷彿húang-hut135
* Resembling; seeming; like.

#### húang-hut;

    somewhat like.

#### thóiⁿ tîeh húang-hut;

    it appears like it.

#### húang-hut chin-chĭeⁿ sĭ;

    it bears a resemblance to it.

#### úa hṳ́ hûe thóiⁿ khṳ̀ húang-húang hut-hut, m̄ tīaⁿ;

    I then saw it indistinctly.
* 恍惚húang-hut253
* Disturbed; fluttered; unable to collect one's thoughts.

#### húang-hut, thóiⁿ bô̤ hìeⁿ tīaⁿ;

    being flurried, did not see it distinctly.

#### húang-húang hut-hut àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?

    Where are you going in such trepidation?

#### thiaⁿ khṳ̀ húang-hut, m̄ tīaⁿ;

    listened in a confused way, and was not certain about it.

#### cĕng sîn húang-hut;

    all in a fluster.
* 倣húang13498
* To imitate; to copy after.

#### húang i kâi īeⁿ;

    follow his example.

#### húang i kâi huap;

    follow his rule.

#### húang lâi sĭo căi;

    it is very exactly copied.

#### húang kó kâi pit ì;

    delineate it in the ancient style.

#### cí kâi húang lâi bô̤ saⁿ sîaⁿ;

    this has but a slight resemblance to the pattern.

#### cang cí kâi cò̤ īeⁿ pun lṳ́ húang;

    I will take this for a model for you to copy.

#### jw̆n húang, húang m̄ sĭo;

    howsoever I copy, the copy bears no likeness to the original.

#### cí pak ūe kōi húang;

    this scroll is easily copied.

#### húang móng nâng kâi īeⁿ lâi cò̤;

    make it like that of a certain person.
* 訪húang1341494
* To search out; to inquire into; to inform one's self concening.

#### húang-bŭn i íⁿ-keng lâi;

    obtained information that he had already arrived.

#### àm húang;

    secretly inquire into.

#### tá-pàng cò̤ phêng-sîeⁿ nâng khṳ̀ àm húang;

    dressed like a common person, and went and secretly examined into the matter.

#### àm-cĕⁿ khṳ̀ chip húang;

    secretly pursued and searched into.

#### chê húang;

    to search out.

#### khṳ̀ múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ húang hîen-jîn;

    go everywhere seeking out the wise.

#### taⁿ íⁿ-keng húang kàu mêng-mêng pêh-pêh;

    have now by inquiry found out the whole truth.

#### húang mn̄g;

    inquire about it in order to ascertain the facts.
* 放hùang135664
* To relax; to indulge.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ hùang sim;

    don't be heedless.

#### i hùang-sṳ̀ căi;

    he is very impudent.

#### i sĭ hùang-hùang tăng-tăng, bô̤ kù cìaⁿ-keng sṳ̄;

    he is very willful and disregards all propriety.
* 防hûang1341704
* To ward off; to guard against; to provide against; a dike; a defense.

#### ŭ hûang pĭ;

    prepared for.

#### ŭ hûang pĭ, kio bô̤ huang bô̤ pĭ, cū m̄ tâng;

    there is a difference between being prepared for a thing, and being taken unawares by it.

#### i soiⁿ-soiⁿ cū cai ṳ̆-hûang i;

    he took precautions against it long ​before.

#### cêk kok hûang ki;

    lay up grain against a time of dearth.

#### toi-hûang;

    an embankment raised as an obstruction.

#### siu-sîp toi-hûang tó̤ hûang-gṳ̆ tōa cúi;

    repair the dikes to keep out the flood.

#### hûang huang;

    a remedy against colds and flatulence.

#### hái-hûang kâi sṳ̄-bŭ chiet-ìo;

    the business of the coast guard is important.

#### m̄ cai hûang i;

    did not take precautions against it.

#### hûang châk lâi than;

    protection from thieves.

#### i àiⁿ hāi lṳ́, lṳ́ tîeh cai hûang i;

    he means to injure you, you must be on your guard against him.

#### hûang sin kâi ke-húe;

    weapons for self-defense.

#### sái khṳ̀ hûang-tú hṳ́ kâi ìo-kháu;

    sent to defend that important pass.
* 凰hûang251169
* The female of the phenix, a fabulous bird whose appearance indicates great prosperity to the land.

#### hŏng hûang;

    a pair of phenixes.

#### peh cío chîo hûang;

    all the birds attend the court of the phenix.

#### hŏng-hûang tàu chṳ́;

    the phenixes have arrived here; the harbingers of good fortune have come.
* 妨hûang133384
* To oppose; an obstacle; impediments.

#### hûang-gāi tîeh i;

    lay obstacles in his way.

#### sì-phìⁿ bô̤ hûang bô̤ gāi;

    no obstacles in any direction.

#### lṳ́ thóiⁿ ŭ hûang a bô̤ hûang?

    Do you see any difficulties in the way?

#### hûang chṳ́ hûang pí;

    hindered by this and that.

#### cía to put hûang kâi sṳ̄;

    there is no difficulty about this.

#### hûang hîen gō kok;

    to oppose the worthy is to harass the nation.

#### bō̤ hûang a;

    no matter about that.
* 皇hûang2501061
* Exalted; august; imperial.

#### hûang-tì;

    the Emperor.

#### hûang-hŏ;

    the Empress.

#### hûang-sĭang;

    His Majesty.

#### thài sĭang hûang;

    the Emperor's (living) father.

#### hûang ṳn;

    imperial favor.

#### hûang thài-cṳ́;

    the crown prince.

#### hûang thiⁿ;

    high Heaven.

#### gêk hûang sĭang-tì;

    the highest of the gods.
* 蝗hûang2511429
* The locust.

#### hûang-thâng kă tīo tĭu;

    the locusts devour the ripe grain.
* 鰉hûang2511959
* The sturgeon.

#### hûang-hṳ̂ náu;

    sturgeon's brains.
* 惶hûang251619
* Dread, tremor, apprehension.

#### hûang-khíong;

    fearful.

#### i sim lăi sĭm sĭ hûang-khíong;

    his mind was very much perturbed.

#### kiaⁿ-hûang;

    scared.
* 黌hûang23620113
* A gymnasium.

#### cìn hûang-keng;

    enter college.

#### hûang mn̂g sìu-sṳ̆;

    a literary graduate who has really earned his degree, not bought it.
* 煌hûang251869
* A great blaze.

#### teng cek hui-hûang;

    resplendent with lights.