# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kiet
### kiet

* 潔kiet3778512
* Clean; limpid; neat.

#### cheng-kiet;

    clean, pure.

#### sin-sîp kàu cheng-cheng kiet-kiet;

    arrange every-thing very neatly.

#### sói kàu kiet-cĕng;

    wash it perfectly clean.

#### tût kàu kiet-kiet cĕng-cĕng;

    scrub it perfectly clean.

#### sói kàu kiet-kiet pêh;

    wash it white.

#### thong koiⁿ sàu kàu kiet-cṳ̀;

    sweep the whole space perfectly clean.

#### thong koiⁿ siu kàu cheng-kiet căi, tn̆g tíam hûn hê;

    cleansed throughout, and with every spot, crease and blemish removed.
* 拮据kiet-kṳ̆376
* Hampered; perplexed; embarrassed.

#### i cìeⁿ-sî kiet-kṳ̆ căi;

    he has lately had more to do than he could attend to.

#### cí hûe câp hun kiet-kṳ̆ tŏ̤ kò̤;

    he now has more than he can do and is greatly pressed.
* 結kiet3761206

#### pa-kiet;

    to wheedle.

#### i lâi tó̤ pa-pa kiet-kiet;

    he is officiously helping, with selfish ends in view.

#### i mîaⁿ-ke pa-kiet nâng;

    he is expert in wheedling people.

#### cía sĭ tó̤ hŭu pa-kiet kâi;

    this is currying favor by service.
* 竭kîet3781179
* To exhaust; to carry to the utmost.

#### kîet-lâk khṳ̀ cò̤ kàu sêng;

    do one's best to accomplish it.

#### cò̤ kàu cí-kò̤ lâi, lâk kîet;

    did it thus far when my strength gave out.

#### ceng-sîn íⁿ-keng kîet;

    its vitality is gone.

#### kîet-cĭn phêng-seⁿ kâi lâk;

    used up all the energy he had.

#### cúi ngŵn bŏi kîet;

    the fountain is inexhaustible.

#### koi-chĭ mih seng-lí to kîet;

    in the markets all business is dull.

#### hâng-chêng kàu cí-kò̤ lâi kîet căi;

    up to this time business has been very dull.

#### sî-chêng mih sṳ̄ to kang-kîet;

    the times are dull.

#### taⁿ li suaⁿ kîet hái kîet;

    there is now no business going on, either on land or water.

#### thàng put kîet;

    lay up money without end.

#### cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ ā-sĭ cò̤ tit sêng cū cîah put kîet;

    if this can be done there will be a chance to earn food in abundance.

#### tī kâi tī-hng to sĭ kang-kang kîet-kîet;

    no chance to earn money anywhere, the times are so dull.
* 傑kîet377910
* One eminent for virtue or prowess; heroic.

#### hâu-kîet;

    a hero.

#### eng-hîong hâu-kîet kâi nâng;

    a valiant and famous leader.

### kih

* 砌kih9671124
* To lay, as tiles or bricks; to pave.

#### kih chîeⁿ;

    to lay up a wall.

#### kih cò̤ cheⁿ-eng kâi chieⁿ, a sĭ kih cò̤ hue-thô-kak kâi chîeⁿ?

    Is the wall built up with burnt bricks, or with unburnt bricks made from lime and clay.

#### kih cêk kâi hue-hôk lâi cèng hue;

    build up a mason-work basin, to plant flowers in.

#### kih cîeh lō;

    lay a stone pavement.

#### kih lâi cíam-côih căi;

    well laid up, with correct angles and vertical faces.

#### cang chek lâi kih cò̤ kâi hue-nâ;

    make a flower basket of unhusked rice.

#### cía sĭ kih sṳ̂ niap-khòng i kâi;

    this is heaping up false accusations against him
* 頰kih3561817
* The jaws.

#### kih-kau; kih-kau cô̤;

    the cheek.

#### i cang chíu khṳ̀ piang i kâi kih-kau;

    he slapped her on the cheek.

#### kih-kau-thâu;

    cheek bones.

#### buah kàu nŏ̤ pôiⁿ kih-kau âng-âng;

    smeared both cheeks till they were red.
* 囁嚅kîh-kṳ̂h632
* To stammer.

#### kîh-kṳ̂h-kìe, tàⁿ m̄ chut;

    stammered and hesitated, and could not utter it.

#### àiⁿ tàⁿ, m̄ káⁿ tàⁿ, kîh-kîh kṳ̂h-kṳ̂h;

    wanted to tell it, but dared not, and so stammered and stuttered.