# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/thang
### thang

* 攤thang8546419
* To apportion uniformly; to allot equally; to rate; to share.

#### cùaⁿ nâng lâi thang phài;

    each pays an equal share.

#### kâi nâng thang khí lâi ēng jîeh cōi ​cîⁿ?

    What is the amount to be paid by each as his share?

#### àiⁿ cò̤ jîeh cōi hun thang?

    Into how mnay shares is it to be apportioned?

#### thang pô̤h-pô̤h, màiⁿ thang khah kău;

    spread it thin, do not spread it too thick.

#### ko̤-îeh tîeh thang câu-câu;

    the ointment must be spread evenly.
* 好thang171833
* The wherewithal; the means wherewith.

#### i to ŭ thang cîah, ŭ thang chēng;

    she has enough to eat and to wear.

#### bô̤ thang hâiⁿ i;

    have not the wherewithal to pay him.

#### nêk ŭ thang khṳt nâng cîah, kut bô̤ thang khṳ̂t nâng khòi;

    have meat that I can let people eat, but no bones to let them gnaw; will stand some imposition, but not an unlimited amount of it.
* 通thang9321627
* To intercommunicate; perspicuous, clear, thorough.

#### kâi tó lăi nĕ thang-thang;

    his mind is very clear.

#### i sui sĭ cìeⁿ tōa tó lăi to m̄ thang;

    although he is so large, his perceptions are not quick.

#### thang-lâng;

    well ventilated; free and open.
* 大thang839370
* Entirely; very; highly.

#### i bô̤ thang pat;

    he does not know much about it.

#### hŵn ío sin, bô̤ thang hìeⁿ lău;

    it is still rather new, and not much worn.

#### sueh khṳ̀ bô̤ thang tùi;

    the explanation was not wholly to the point.

#### bô̤ thang ŏi;

    not very competent.
* 袎tháng10781455
* The leg of a stocking.

#### buêh tháng;

    bûeh àng; the leg of a stocking.

#### khuah tháng, ôih tháng;

    wide and narrow legs.

#### cí sang bûeh tháng ío tn̂g;

    the legs of this pair of stockings are longer.
* 靿tháng10781775
* The leg of a boot.

#### hĭa tháng; hĭa àng;

    a boot leg.
* 桶tháng935757
* A tub; a bucket; a cask.

#### tìo-tháng;

    a small wooden pail, with a high bail.

#### pûah-tháng;

    a small bucket used in drawing water from a well.

#### cúi-tháng;

    water-buckets.

#### kha-tháng;

    a wash-tub.

#### mīn-tháng;

    a wooden wash-basin.

#### úaⁿ-tháng;

    a tub used in washing dishes.

#### pn̄g tháng;

    a wooden dish used to hold cooked rice.

#### bí-tháng;

    a rice-tub.

#### khàm-tháng;

    a cask with a cover.

#### nŏ̤ hĭⁿ tháng;

    a large bucket with ears.

#### tháng nîe;

    the cross-piece in a water-bucket.

#### tháng chîeⁿ, tháng tói, tháng kho, tháng hĭⁿ;

    the sides, bottom, hoops, and bail of a bucket.

#### ūaⁿ thang tói;

    put a new bottom in a bucket.

#### ni tháng;

    mend buckets.

#### hàm kâi ūaⁿ-tháng-tói-kâi lâi kho tháng;

    call a bucket-mender to come and put new hoops on the buckets.
* 坦tháng856325
* A plain; level; to level.

#### cí tìo lō tháng-pêⁿ căi;

    this road is very level.

#### tháng-tháng pêⁿ-pêⁿ kâi tōa lō, kōi kîaⁿ;

    a level highway, easily travelled.

#### i kâi suaⁿ-sì kàu cí-kò̤ cū tháng kâi pêⁿ po;

    the mountain here subsites into a plain.

#### úa kâi ūe sĭ tháng-tháng pêh-pêh kio lṳ́ tàⁿ, chŵn bô̤ cia-íam;

    I tell you this plainly and without the least concealment.

#### cí kâi tī-hng ío pêⁿ-tháng, bŏi sia-kĭa;

    this place is level, not inclined.

#### hía tī-hng pêng-pêng tháng-tháng, cek mōⁿ bô̤ suaⁿ bô̤ sṳ̆;

    that region is very level, with neither mountains nor headlands in sight.
* 袒tháng8561455
* To bare the arm in order to do something.

#### tháng-cìam;

    to help one who is in the wrong; to aid in an underhand way.

#### sĭu i kâi ĭu lío cū tháng-ciàm i;

    takes his bribe and helps him therefor.

#### úa thóiⁿ li i sĭ tháng-cìam kàu chut mĭn;

    I consider it evident that he has rendered underhanded assistance.

#### kong-tău căi, chŵn bô̤ tháng-cìam pùaⁿ lî;

    it is all very fair and honorable, and not the least support has been given in what was wrong.
* 倘tháng86298
* If, perhaps, supposing, may, should; unexpectedly.

#### tháng-jîak;

    if; premising that.

#### tháng-jîak sĭ àiⁿ li tîeh soiⁿ tàⁿ;

    should you want it you must say so beforehand.

#### tháng-hôk bô̤ lâi cū tîeh cwn khṳ̀ bói;

    supposing that it does not arrive, you must make an especial journey to buy one.

#### tháng ŏi so̤-ngô̤ le cò̤-nî?

    If you should mect with any accident, then what?

#### tháng īa sĭ cò̤ m̄ lâi cū màiⁿ khṳ̀ tàⁿ i;

    if he is unable to do it, then say nothing about it.

#### tháng hó̤ cá cē li cá cē;

    if you can come earlier then do so.
* 膻tháng85613013
* The sternal region.

#### tháng-tong;

    the centre of the thorax, which Chinese physicians say is the seat of the breath; they probably intend to describe the membrane that separates the lungs.

#### tháng-tong kâi mêh khah phû;

    the pulsations of the heart are too violent.
* 儻tháng861862
* An unforeseen thing; accidental.

#### thâng lâi cṳ mûeh;

    a thing which came unexpectedly to hand.

#### thek-tháng;

    unusual; distinguished.

#### thek-tháng;

    as he sat there one could at once see that he was some extraordinary person.

#### i khĭa pàng kò̤ thó̤iⁿ-tîeh thek-thek tháng-tháng, pât nâng khĭa pàng kò̤ thóiⁿ tîeh sô̤-sô̤ sôk-sôh;

    as he stood there he appeared very distinguished, while other people looked very common.
* 躺tháng8621588
* To lie stretched out; to lie down; to sprawl.

#### lôh khṳ̀ tháng cē;

    lie down for a while.

#### lô̤h khṳ̀ khàng-chn̂g tháng khùn-kíaⁿ-ni, cêk sin ío su-hu;

    lie dowon on the divan a little while, and you will feel less fatigued.
* 疸tháng8521045

#### n̂g-tháng;

    the jaundice.

#### n̂g-tháng kâi pēⁿ chiet-ìo àiⁿ hun-pîet sĭ im a sĭ îang;

    in jaundice it is important to distinguish between that which is in the blood, and that which is manifested in the complexion.
* 托tháng915648

#### tháng-pûaⁿ;

    a salver, a tray.

#### khîeh kâi tháng-pûaⁿ khṳ̀ chō̤;

    take a tray to hold them.

#### siu cò̤ cêk tháng-pûaⁿ khîeh lâi cìaⁿ kōi;

    to put them all upon the tray and bring them will be the easiest way.
* 鞟tháng4921778
* Skin from which the hair has been taken; curried leather.

#### mô̤ⁿ khṳ̀ tīo, chûn têng phûe-tháng tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;

    take off the hair, and leave only the bare hide.
* 毯tháng856828
* Rugs, carpeting, or drugget.

#### ngó-chái kâi tháng;

    variegated drugget.

#### cí khí tháng sò kâi;

    this rug is sleazy.

#### pho-tîn ŭ cêk nía tháng, chut mn̂g ío pĭen;

    if one has a rug with his bedding it is more convenient for travelling.
* 亘thàng82174
* To extend to; from; over.

#### thàng kó bô̤ kâi;

    what has not been from ancient times.

#### thàng kó cêk nâng;

    from olden times, there has been but one such man.

#### thàng kàu hìeⁿ pôiⁿ kok, ŭ cêk bw̄n lí hn̆g;

    extending to other countries, ten thousand miles away.

#### cí kâi suaⁿ thàng kàu saⁿ séⁿ;

    these mountains extend over three provinces.
* 透thàng8771627
* To go from this to that; to pass through; to discern; through; throughout.

#### i cai khù ío thàng chêng;

    he understands the state of affairs more thoroughly.

#### úa thóiⁿ thàng i;

    I see through it.

#### thóiⁿ kàu thàng-thàng;

    see to the bottom of it.

#### cía ki-kwn cū thóiⁿ m̄ thàng;

    does not see through this device.

#### cí cho̤h thùaⁿ sie lâi m̄ thàng;

    this charcoal is not charred all the way through.

#### cí tîo kau thàng kùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ châng;

    this ditch runs through into the field on the other side.

#### cí kâi khang thàng kàu hieⁿ pôiⁿ kò̤ khṳ̀;

    this crevice extends through to the other side.

#### thng kàu i kâi khang sie-lîn-thàng;

    punch a hole through.

#### cí nŏ̤ kâi khang ŏi sie thàng a bŏi?

    Do these two apertures communicate with each other?

#### i thóiⁿ thàng tī-keh;

    he can see through the earth.

#### tâng-phûa m̄ sói àng, cē sói cū sie-lîn-thàng;

    old mother Tang did not often wash her pots, but when she did wash them she washed holes in them.

#### thàng tói cheng-chó̤;

    quite down to the bottom; throughly settled up.

#### i kâi suū thàng căi;

    his affairs are thoroughly settles.

#### pû khṳ̀ būe thàng sim;

    it is not boiled through to the centre.

#### khṳt hŏ ak kàu lok-lok, thong sin nĕ thàng-thàng;

    was drenched by the rain, and wet through all that I had on.

#### cîah lô̤h khṳ̀ âu thàng kàu tó lóng-cóng lîang;

    in eating it, it makes me feel cold from my throat all the way down to my stomach.

#### cí cho̤h mûeh íe cho̤h cúi ló̤h khṳ̀ sip, sip kàu thàng-thàng;

    dip out some water and dampen these things all the way through.

#### phâk kàu thàng keh ta;

    sun it till it is dried all the way through.

#### cièⁿ pôiⁿ chù ŏi thàng kùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ chù a bŏi?

    Does this house and that one intercommunicate?

#### lâi khui kâi mn̂g thàng kùe khṳ̀;

    let us open a door of communication between them.

#### thàng-lâi thàng-khṳ̀, lóng-cóng sie thàng;

    opening out of one into another so that there is communication between them all.

#### sía lío kâi bâk ŏi thàng kùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ;

    after writing it the ink shows through on the other side.

#### cí tîo lō thàng kàu hú-sîaⁿ lóng-cóng sĭ tōa lō;

    this road is a wide one all the way from here to the Departmental City.
* 對thàng9244111
* Over against; by; through; to.

#### i àiⁿ thàng tī-kò̤ khṳ̀?

    By which route is he going?

#### úa li thàng cí-kò̤ lâi, i li thàng hṳ́-kò̤ lâi;

    I came one way and he another.

#### hùaⁿ nâng thàng tī-kò̤ khṳ̀?

    Where have they all gone?

#### thàng i kò̤ khṳ̀ tàⁿ cū hó̤;

    go along to his house and tell him.
* 嘆thàng8573011
* To sigh; to moan.

#### thàng-khì;

    a sigh.

#### thàng cò̤ cêk kháu khì;

    drew a sigh.

#### i tó̤ thàng-khì mih sṳ̄?

    What is she sighing about.

#### chîang thàng cêk siaⁿ;

    drew a long sigh.

#### úa sît-căi thàng-sieh i;

    I am indeed sorry for him. ​
* 贃thàng1315411
* To gain; to earn; to be in receipt of; to make a profit.

#### thàng cîⁿ;

    earn money.

#### cêk jît thàng jieh cōi cîⁿ?

    How much money does he earn per day?

#### thàng, sîh, m̄ kẃn i kâi sṳ̄;

    whether you gain or lose is no affair of his.

#### sĭ thàng sĭ sîh cìe sǹg;

    whether you gain or lose, it goes according to the reckoning.

#### kâi gûeh thàng ŭ choiⁿ ngṳ̂n cheⁿ cîⁿ;

    his gross earnings were a thousand dollars in a month.

#### tṳ̂ sî, thàng kàu lâk peh;

    subtracting all losses, there remained a gain of six hundred.

#### i bŏi co̤h bŏi thàng;

    he cannot work and earn anything.

#### kin nî kia pŭe thàng;

    this year the profits are double.

#### sin nî thàng bw̄n-bw̄n níe;

    may you gain millions next year.

#### sin khó thàng, khùaⁿ-ûah cîah;

    earn by hard labor, and eat in comfort.

#### hṳ́ pang hùe thàng tîeh mē?

    Was there a profit on that load of goods?

#### tōa thàng;

    great opportunities for making money.
* 堂thâng860328
* Dignified; honorable; venerable; a designation of relatives of the same surname; a classifier of trials, and of sets of furniture.

#### i nŏ̤ nâng sĭ thâng hiaⁿ tĭ;

    the two men are consins, their fathers being brothers.

#### lĕng thâng kâi chun chiu jîeh cōi?

    How many springs and autumns has your honorable cousin seen? How old is your cousin?

#### cí kâi sĭ i kâi thâng a-cek;

    this is his father's cousin, younger than his father.

#### thâng a-peh;

    a father's cousin, older than the father.

#### thâng tîet; thâng tau-sun;

    a father's cousin.

#### thâng a-só̤;

    the wife of a cousin.

#### i seⁿ lâi sìang-măuⁿ thâng-thâng;

    he has a very imposing presence.

#### i sĭ thâng-thàng cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ kâi nâng;

    he is a very just man.

#### thâng-cìaⁿ;

    strictly just.

#### i cêk koiⁿ siu-sîp kàu thâng-hûang căi;

    they have made the place very magnificent.

#### gūa mīn thóiⁿ-kìⁿ li thâng-thâng hûang-hûang, khî-sît sĭang siò-khì;

    has a very imposing appearance but is really petty.

#### thâng cí mūeⁿ;

    female cousins whose fathers are brothers.

#### cí thâng kuaⁿ-si sṳ̄ sĭ tho̤h tī-tĭang lí?

    To whom has the management of this lawsuit been entrusted?

#### úa àiⁿ cò̤ cêk thâng chn̂g-íⁿ;

    I am going to have a set of furniture made.

#### cêk thâng kau-íⁿ tê-kí;

    a set of chairs and tea-poys.
* 蟲thâng11014212
* The smaller sorts of animals; worms and insects.

#### khûn thâng;

    small reptiles.

#### cháu thâng;

    insects.

#### thâng hĭa;

    ants.

#### thâng lūi;

    worms and insects.

#### cêk tîo thâng;

    a worm.

#### īeⁿ thâng cù īeⁿ chíu;

    each sort of tree has its borer.

#### tōa thâng cîah sòi thâng;

    large vermin prey on small vermin.
* 桐thâng931756
* The catalpa, and similar large-leaved trees.

#### thâng-îu sĭ thâng-cí khṳ̀ cò̤ kâi;

    the oil generally used in painting is made from the seeds of the Elœococca vernicifera$^*$.

#### thâng-îu-hue sĭ hue khṳ̀ ceng thâng-îu kâi;

    putty is made by pounding lime in paint oil.
* 搪thâng8616410

#### thâng-sak; thâng-tí;

    to evade, to turn one off, to decline politely; to put a makeshift; to make promises in other to avoid importunity; to make up for one thing by another.

#### cang cí kâi ūe cū lâi tó̤ thâng-tí;

    said this merely to get rid of further talk about it.
* 𤭁thâng935986
* Tiles shaped like a half cylinder.

#### hĭa-thâng;

    the semi-cylindrical tiles used on roofs.

#### màiⁿ tâh phùa hĭa-thâng;

    do not step on and break the curved tiles.
* 彈thâng8525712
* A cross-bow to shoot bullets; a bullet, a ball, a shot.

#### i ŏi sīa thâng-cí;

    he can shoot clay balls from a cross-bow.

#### hó̤ sīa thâng-cí kâi thâng-keng;

    a bow that will shoot clay balls.

#### phàu thâng;

    cannon-balls.
* 膛thâng86113011

#### heng-thâng;

    the bosom; the breasts.

#### i phah sieⁿ tîeh i kâi heng-thâng;

    he struck and injured her in her breast.
* 檀thâng8547513
* A fine grained wood.

#### thâng-hieⁿ châ;

    sandal-wood.

#### thâng-hieⁿ;

    incense sticls made from sandal-wood.

#### thâng-ŵt;

    the benefactors of a convent; donors of gifts to a monastery.
* 傏thâng861910

#### thâng-tût;

    bruqsue, forward, presuming; lacking humility.

#### thâng-thâng tût-tût;

    very blunt and rude.
* 棠thâng861758

#### hái-thâng;

    the crab-apple, cultivated for its fruit and flowers.

#### hue kuah cò̤ hái-thâng;

    let the flowers carved be those of the crab-apple.
* 捫thăng577648
* To touch with the hand; to lay the hand on.

#### màiⁿ thâng i;

    don't touch it.

#### àiⁿ thóiⁿ hó̤ thóiⁿ màiⁿ thăng;

    look at it if you want to, but do not touch it.

#### mó̤ thăng lío bô̤ ēng khṳ̀;

    you must not handle and spoil it.

#### màiⁿ thăng kha thăng chíu;

    do not handle the things.

#### i hàuⁿ kha tŏng, chíu khí, khṳ̀ thăng nâng;

    he is fond of stealing up and touching people in sport.