# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kuaⁿ
### kuaⁿ

* 公kuaⁿ459122
* Equitable.

#### kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ;

    fair; just.

#### i mih sṳ̄ kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ căi;

    he is very just in his dealings.

#### íⁿ-keng chíaⁿ ŭ kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ kâi sin-sṳ̆ chut lâi thîo-chú;

    have already asked honorable gentlemen to come and settle the matter by arbitration.

#### kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ kùe hût;

    more equitable than Buddha himself.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ kuaⁿ-kuaⁿ cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ kâi;

    that is perfectly fair.
* 官kuaⁿ472405
* An officer of government; the magistrates; the authorities; rulers; official; public.

#### kuaⁿ hṳ́; kuaⁿ ŵn;

    officials; magistrates.

#### cò̤ kuaⁿ kâi nâng;

    those in authority.

#### kuaⁿ bûe;

    an official match-maker.

#### ô̤h kuaⁿ ūe;

    learn the mandarin dialect.

#### i sĭ cò̤ cheng kuaⁿ, īn pí sĭ tham kuaⁿ;

    he is a clean handed official, and it is not as if he were a covetous one.

#### kuaⁿ lō;

    a government road; a highway.

#### cía îam sĭ kuaⁿ îam;

    this salt is salt that has passed through the hands of government officers.

#### phah-kuaⁿ-si;

    to enter upon a lawsuit; to carry a case before the authorities.

#### mûeh-kĭaⁿ kui kuaⁿ;

    things confiscated.

#### ŭ kâi kuaⁿ-thói;

    has dignity; is stately.

#### ŭ kâi kuaⁿ īeⁿ;

    is of dignified bearing.

#### kuaⁿ tîeⁿ;

    rulers.

#### bûn kuaⁿ, bú kuaⁿ;

    civil and military officers.

#### tōa kuaⁿ, sòi kuaⁿ;

    one filling an important office, and one whose office is petty.

#### cìaⁿ ìn kuaⁿ;

    the magistrate who holds the seals of office.

#### cŏ̤ câp kuaⁿ;

    subordinate officers.

#### kúi pín kuaⁿ?

    Of what grade is he?

#### i kâi kuaⁿ cheⁿ híen;

    he will soon be in office.

#### cĭa kuaⁿ sì;

    trusting to official influence.
* 肝kuaⁿ3101303
* The liver.

#### kuaⁿ húe sĕng;

    inflammalion of the liver.

#### tn̂g kuaⁿ chùn lîh;

    (grieved so that) the liver and intestines are splintered.

#### i sieh jû sim-kuaⁿ;

    dear to him as his life.

#### i kâi sim-kuaⁿ m̄-hó̤;

    he has a bad disposition.

#### sim-kuaⁿ-thâu lîang-lîang;

    his chest is cool.

#### cía, sĭ kuaⁿ-táⁿ kâi ūe;

    these are his real sentiments.

#### kuaⁿ bâk khak pî thó;

    the woody liver neutralizes the earthy stomach, (therefore I have no appetite).

#### koi kuaⁿ súaⁿ;

    desiccated hens' livers.
* 杆kuaⁿ310753
* A staff; a post; a shaft.

#### ûi kuaⁿ;

    masts.

#### kî kuaⁿ;

    flag-staff.

#### cí ki kî-kuaⁿ jîeh kûiⁿ?

    How high is this flag-staff?
* 𣔼kuaⁿ310759
* A shaft; a bar; a beam; a pole.

#### cìⁿ-kuaⁿ;

    the shaft of an arrow.

#### chìn kuaⁿ;

    the bar of a steelyard.

#### cò̤ ki tìeⁿ kuaⁿ;

    make a fishing-pole.

#### tèng ki tōa kuaⁿ chìn;

    set the marks upon a large steelyard bar.
* 乾kuaⁿ311510
* Cured by drying, dried.

#### phâk cò̤ kuaⁿ;

    dry them in the sun.

#### phû-thô̤ kuaⁿ;

    raisins.

#### có̤ kuaⁿ;

    dried dates.

#### píaⁿ kuaⁿ;

    biscuits.
* 棺kuaⁿ472758
* A coffin.

#### kuaⁿ-bâk; kuaⁿ-châ;

    a coffin.

#### kuaⁿ kĭu;

    a coffin and its contents.

#### kuaⁿ-châ khàm, kuaⁿ-châ tói, kuaⁿ-châ chîeⁿ, kua-châ sin;

    the lid, the bottom, the sides, and the bulk of the coffin.

#### kuaⁿ-châ thâu, kua-châ búe;

    the head and the foot of a coffin.

#### mông būe tîeh kuaⁿ-châ thâu cū khàu;

    he began to cry before he had touched the coffin, (too soon).

#### kuaⁿ-châ phŭe;

    a pall.

#### kuaⁿ-châ pang, kuaⁿ-châ póiⁿ;

    slabs for making coffins.

#### kuaⁿ-châ íⁿ;

    supports for a coffin to rest on.

#### kuaⁿ-châ kǹg;

    a bier.

#### kuaⁿ-châ chù;

    a house to shelter a coffin.

#### kuaⁿ-châ phò;

    a shop where coffins are sold.

#### kuaⁿ-châ phng;

    an adz used in making coffins.
* 赶kúaⁿ3131563
* To hasten; chase; pursue.

#### úa cá-cá àiⁿ khí lâi kúaⁿ lō;

    I shall rise very early and pursue my journey.

#### lṳ́ tùi cúi lō kò̤ khṳ̀, úa kúaⁿ tùi hăng lō lâi khṳ̀;

    you follow the water course, and I will go on by land.

#### kúaⁿ khùe cē;

    hurry up.

#### úa àiⁿ kùaⁿ kàu kàu, cìaⁿ lâi hiah;

    I will press on to my journey's end and then stop.

#### i khṳ̀ jìeh kú nē, m̄ cai kúaⁿ i tit tîeh, a kúaⁿ m̄ tîeh;

    he has been gone some time, I do not know whether we can overtake him or not.

#### kúaⁿ kín khṳ̀ cò̤;

    went and did it in the utmost haste.

#### kúaⁿ mé-ⁿméⁿ hŵn-lío kúaⁿ m̄ hù;

    hurried on, but still failed to reach there in time.

#### tîeh kúaⁿ sok cē cìaⁿ kúaⁿ tit kîp;

    must hasten somewhat, and then we shall be in time.

#### kúaⁿ cí hûe kâi lâu-cúi;

    take advantage of the tide.

#### àiⁿ kúaⁿ khṳ̀ hù chĭ kâi;

    will hasten on to be in time for the market.

#### tîeh kúaⁿ kàu căm cìaⁿ ŭ hó̤ cîah;

    must go on till we reach the post station then we shall have something to eat.

#### kúaⁿ cá, khí lâi lí sṳ̄;

    get up early and attend to business.

#### jû kúaⁿ ah cêk īeⁿ;

    like ​driven ducks.

#### kâi i kúaⁿ chut khṳ̀;

    drove him out.

#### in-ûi sĭm-mih sṳ̄ khṳt i kúaⁿ tīo chut lâi?

    On what account was he expelled?
* 趁kúaⁿ211565
* To avail of; to improve.

#### kúaⁿ cí kâi sì-hāu;

    improve this leisure time.

#### kúaⁿ cí hûe kâi ki-hŭe;

    embrace this opportunity.

#### kúaⁿ cí kâi sì cū cò̤ tit hó̤;

    take advantage oí this circumstance to complete the thing.

#### kúaⁿ tîeh cí hûe ŭ huang lâi khui cûn;

    take advantage of the wind that is now blowing and start the boat.

#### kúaⁿ sńg, kúaⁿ chìe;

    took the opportunity when others were joking.
* 果kúaⁿ489754
* Really; truly; indeed; reliable; determined.

#### kúaⁿ-jîen sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    it is really so.

#### lṳ́ jû-kúaⁿ àiⁿ lâi li thòa-cah lâi;

    if you should be coming, bring it along with you.

#### i kâi nâng cò̤ sṳ̄ ŭ kúaⁿ-tẁn;

    he acts with decision.

#### i sĭm sĭ kúaⁿ-káⁿ;

    he is very daring.

#### kúaⁿ-cin hó̤;

    truly good.

#### kúaⁿ sĭ cía nâng;

    indeed it is he.

#### jîak-kúaⁿ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ úa li m̆;

    suppose it should be thus, I shall not do it.

#### i cò̤ sṳ̄ cn̂g kâi m̄ kúaⁿ-kwt;

    he acts without decision.

#### i mih sṳ̄ cū kúaⁿ-kwt;

    he has his mind made up before he does things.

#### sĭ àiⁿ, sĭ m̄-àiⁿ, kúaⁿ-kúaⁿ kwt-kwt;

    whether you want it, or whether you don't want it, be decided about it.
* 寡kúaⁿ4674011
* Solitary; friendless; alone; little; moderate.

#### síu-kúaⁿ hŭ-jîn;

    a widow.

#### i tó̤ síu-kúaⁿ;

    she is a widow.

#### kà cṳ sin-seⁿ, síu-kúaⁿ ta-ke;

    a school teacher has a lot like that of an old widower.

#### kúaⁿ put têk cèng;

    one cannot stand alone against many.

#### ko-jî, kúaⁿ-hŭ;

    orphan and widow.

#### i khi-hŭ i ko-lŏ kúaⁿ-bŭn;

    he imposes upon him because he is solitary and of little experience.
* 寒kûaⁿ163409
* Wintry; cold; shivering.

#### thiⁿ-sî kûaⁿ-chìn;

    the weather is very cold.

#### kha kûaⁿ-tàng;

    the feet chilled.

#### cá mêⁿ ŭ nâng kûaⁿ sí khṳ̀;

    some one was frozen to death last night.

#### ciaⁿ gûeh kûaⁿ sí gû, jī gûeh kûaⁿ sí bé, saⁿ gûeh kûaⁿ sí le-ke cé;

    the first month was so cold it killed the cattle, the second so cold it killed the horses, and the third so cold it froze Miss Lake herself.

#### pak kûaⁿ; hwt kuaⁿ;

    to have ague.

#### sieⁿ-huang tńg cò̤ kûaⁿ;

    the cold taken has produced ague.

#### ŭ kûaⁿ ŭ jûah;

    has chills and fever; is cold and hot.

#### kûaⁿ jûah saⁿ-khò;

    clothing for hot and cold weather.

#### màiⁿ khṳt i kûaⁿ tîeh, tîeh cai chēng;

    must put on plenty of clothing, and not get chilled.
* 瘧kûaⁿ6381049
* Remittent or intermittent fever; febrile complaints; ague.

#### tì kûaⁿ kâi pēⁿ;

    has fever and ague.

#### kiâm kûaⁿ;

    chills, with but little or no fever.

#### keh jît kûaⁿ;

    a chill every other day.

#### saⁿ jît kûaⁿ;

    a chill once in three days.

#### i kíaⁿ-jît tùi kûaⁿ pái;

    this is his day to have a chill.

#### ŭ cêk khí saⁿ jît pái kâi kûaⁿ;

    there is one sort of fever which comes on once in three days.
* 提kŭaⁿ882644
* To pull upward, to lift by pulling.

#### cău-hùe kŭaⁿ tîeh i kâi piⁿ;

    happily caught him by his queue and dragged him upward.

#### tùi i kâi piⁿ cū kŭaⁿ khí lâi;

    pulled him out by the queue.

#### màiⁿ kŭaⁿ khah lip búe, ùi àiⁿ phìu chíu;

    do not take hold too near the end in lifting it, lest it slip out of your hand.

#### nŏ̤ ciah chíu sie-hŭ kŭaⁿ;

    drag it up with both hands.

#### măng kŭaⁿ khí lâi hṳ́-tói ŭ mûaⁿ-hṳ̂;

    when the net was hauled up there was an eel in it.

#### kŭaⁿ tōa lâk;

    haul it up with force.
* 携kŭaⁿ1796410
* To carry with the hand at one's side.

#### kŭaⁿ-chĭ-nâ;

    carry a market basket.

#### kŭaⁿ cúi-tháng;

    carry a water-bucket.

#### kŭaⁿ cúi;

    to carry water in a bailed bucket by one's side.
* 懷kŭaⁿ2436116
* To carry in the womb.

#### kŭaⁿ ŭ a-nôⁿ tŏ̤-kò̤;

    is with child.

#### cí ciah ngio kŭaⁿ-kūiⁿ tŏ̤-kò̤;

    this cat is pregnant.
* 汗kūaⁿ165853
* Sweat; perspiration.

#### seⁿ kūaⁿ;

    to perspire.

#### lâu kūaⁿ;

    to sweat freely.

#### hwt kŭaⁿ;

    produces perspiration.

#### hwt kūaⁿ îeh;

    a sudorific.

#### pío kūaⁿ;

    to sweat visibly.

#### chut chìn kūaⁿ; lâu chìn kūaⁿ;

    has cold sweats.

#### lâu kàu cêk sin kūaⁿ;

    perspired at every pore.

#### thoih kūaⁿ;

    absorbs sweat.

#### chēng kâi saⁿ tó̤ cṳ̄ kūaⁿ;

    wear a jacket to absorb the perspiration.

#### pìaⁿ kàu cêk sin kūaⁿ;

    worked so hard as to be wet with perspiration.

#### tău kūaⁿ;

    night-sweats.

#### cṳ̄ kūaⁿ;

    sweating, without exertion.

#### bô̤ kūaⁿ căi;

    inactive.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ bô̤ kūaⁿ bô̤ kūaⁿ nē;

    do not be lazy about it.

#### cí kâi nâng cò̤ sṳ̄ cin bô̤ kūaⁿ;

    this persons does things very moderately.