# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/pun
### punpun

* 分pun129182
* To distribute; to apportion; to divide up.

#### i nŏ̤ nâng íⁿ-keng pun khui cîah;

    the two have already established themselves separately in housekeeping.

#### i a-tĭ tó̤ pìaⁿ pun ke-húe;

    his younger brother is pressing him to divide the property.

#### kâi nâng pun ŭ jîeh cōi bó châng?

    How many acres of land does each get in the division of property?

#### pun cò̤ câp hūn;

    divide it into ten equal portions.

#### cŏ̤ suaⁿ pun hūn;

    remains at head-quarters, to apportion to each his share.

#### jw̆n pun, pun m̄ lío;

    an endless remainder when divided.

#### lô̤h sĭm mûeh cē pun cū cheng-chó̤?

    What do you put in to separate the different elements?

#### i ke lăi saⁿ pun lâk ko̤h;

    in that family each is for himself.

#### chīu pun a;

    the tree forks.

#### khoi pun cò̤ nŏ̤ ​pôiⁿ;

    the river divides into two branches.

#### kîaⁿ kàu cí kò̤ pun cò̤ ku-ā tîo lō;

    at this point the road divides into several branches.

#### thàng cîⁿ pêⁿ pun;

    divide the earnings equally.

#### pun sùaⁿ; pun khui;

    to separate.

#### kîaⁿ kàu pùaⁿ lō cū pun lō;

    half way there the road divides.
* 被pun6691455
* A sign of the passive voice, showing that what follows was suffered or done.

#### i pun nâng khi-hŭ;

    he was imposed upon by people.

#### nín sĭ àiⁿ pun nâng o̤-ló̤ a sĭ àiⁿ pun nâng mēⁿ?

    Do you want people to praise you or to blame you?

#### pun kuaⁿ-hú lîah khṳ̀;

    seized by the magistrate.

#### pun i cŭang tîeh;

    suffered from the force of the collison.

#### pun i nâk tîeh;

    was clutched by him.
* 給pun3931206
* To give to; to supply; to afford opportunity.

#### cí kĭaⁿ mûeh khîeh khṳ̀ pun i;

    take this and give it to him.

#### bô̤ mûeh hó̤ pun i;

    I have nothing to give him.

#### koiⁿ chù pun i tīn;

    gave him a house to live in.

#### cho̤h châng pun i sĭu co;

    allowed him to receive the rent of a piece of ground.

#### cài kiah ke nŏ̤ koiⁿ phò pun i, i àiⁿ i buah ke koiⁿ pun i;

    after he had set aside two more shops for her, she wanted him to set apart another one for her.

#### lṳ́ pun úa thóiⁿ;

    let me see it.

#### i ā-sĭ keh sek cū màiⁿ pun i cîah;

    if he is disobedient, do not give him anything to eat.

#### kâi tī-tîang pun lṳ́ kâi?

    Who gave it to you?
* 本pún655751
* Native; proper; appropriate to; one's own.

#### bûang pún;

    to forget one's parents.

#### pún lâi úa m̆ khṳ̀;

    I should not have gone of myself.

#### pún-tī nâng;

    natives.

#### hó̤ pún-sṳ̄;

    capable; clever.

#### i kâi pún-nía tōa căi;

    he has great abilities.

#### a-pún;

    a clerk or secretary in a yamun.
* 糞pùn13211911
* Ordure; filth; muck; dung; manure.

#### cêk bó châng ēng lô̤h jîeh cōi pûi-pùn?

    How much fertilizing matter must be put on one acre of ground?

#### put tīo tŏ-pùn;

    clear away the rubbish.

#### pùn-mn̂g;

    the anus.

#### pùn-ki;

    a dust hod.

#### pùn tî;

    a dust hole.

#### èng pùn;

    to put on liquid manure.
* 吹pûn101304
* To blow with the mouth.

#### pûn hō̤ tâng;

    sound a signal horn.

#### pûn hûeⁿ têk;

    play on a flute.

#### pûn ti-tâ;

    play on a pipe.

#### pûn pi;

    blow a pipe.

#### pûn pu;

    blow a trumpet.

#### pûn ki-kû;

    blow on a whistle.

#### pûn hăⁿ-haⁿ;

    make a low hoarsesound on a wind instrument.

#### pûn phak tī hóⁿ;

    blow, and make a sound like the roaring of a crouched tiger.

#### pûn kùe teng;

    blow out the lamp.

#### pûn chìn cē;

    cool by blowing.

#### pûn huang;

    blow upon.
* 噴pûn6463013
* To expel the breath forcibly; to puff; to spurt.

#### pûn cúi;

    spurt water out of the mouth.

#### mâk eng tîeh, úa kio lṳ́ cē pûn cū hó̤;

    if you have dust in your eye, I will blow it out for you.

#### in to sĭ pûn chut lâi;

    it keeps puffing out smoke.

#### hueh tît pûn;

    the blood spurts straight out.
* 笨pŭn6551185
* Rude, doltish, dull.

#### cho-pŭn;

    coarse and awkword; ungainly.

#### i kâi nâng seⁿ lâi cho-pŭn, i kâi cò̤-sṳ̄ īa cū cho-pŭn;

    he is himself uncouth, and his conduct also is boorish.

#### mûeh-kĭaⁿ cò̤ chut lâi thóiⁿ tîeh īa cho-pŭn, to̤ m̄ ìuⁿ-sìu;

    the things that he makes have all a rough and rude look and are never delicate and elegant.