# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/thai
### thai

* 胎thai8471305

#### hăi-thai;

    the fetus, the embryo; the pregnant womb.

#### i ū hâi-thai;

    she is pregnant.

#### câp gûeh hăi-thai cêk tn̄g kâi sin-khó;

    the tenth month of pregnancy is a continuous suffering.
* 颶thai401828
* A cyclone; a whirlwind.

#### huang-thai;

    a typhon.

#### àiⁿ-cò̤ huang-thai;

    there is going to be a gale.

#### ngŏ̤ tîeh tōa huang-thai;

    met a typhoon.
* 篩thai73211810
* A sieve; to sift.

#### thai bí;

    to sift rice.

#### bí-thai;

    a sieve for sifting rice.

#### that khah lang;

    the sieve is too coars.

#### thai khah bâk, thai m̄ chut;

    the sieve is too fine, and does not sift it.

#### thai-táu;

    a floud sieve.

#### thai-táu khuang, thai-táu se;

    the rim, and the bottom of the sieve.

#### îeh thai;

    a sieve to sift medicines.

#### tê thai;

    a strainer in a tea-pot.

#### tŏ-pùn thai;

    a sieve for sifting ashes.
* 癩thái50010416

#### thái-ko̤;

    leprosy.

#### thái-ko̤ phûa;

    a leprous crone.

#### thái-ko̤ lîo;

    a lazar-house.

#### cía sĭ cù kut thái;

    this is a leprosy that destroyes the bones.
* 泰thài848855
* Large, exalted.

#### thài-suaⁿ;

    a lofty mountain in the west of Shantung, which gives fame to Tai-ngan-fu.

#### úa i cò̤ thài-suaⁿ;

    depends on him to back him up.
* 太thài848371
* An intensive adverb implying extreme; a term of respect.

#### thài-thài;

    her ladyship.

#### ŭ lău thài-thài a bô?

    Has his Excellency a wife?

#### ṳ́ ŭ kìⁿ kùe a-thài mē?

    Have you seen Madame?

#### thài hu-jîn tŏ̤ ke tèng;

    her ladyship is at home.

#### thài-cṳ́;

    the heir-apparent.

#### thài sṳ, thài hù;

    the highest and the next the highest in rank among the teachers of the prince.

#### thài páu;

    chief among statesmen.

#### hûang-tì kâi a-pĕ thò̤ ūi ău cheng-cò̤ thài-sĭang-ûang;

    after the father of the emperor has resigned the throne he is called the Grand Duke.

#### m̄-hó̤ cò̤ khah thài kùe;

    do not over do it.

#### kàu i sĭeⁿ hùe le thài chî ló;

    when he had repented it was too late.

#### cí kâi li thài kùe, cí kâi li put kîp;

    the one is too much by far, and the other is not sufficient.

#### nâng cheng-hu i cò̤ î-thài;

    the second and third wives of officers are addressed as Madame.

#### thài kong, thài phûa;

    lău thài îa, thài má; are appelations of the parents of men of repute.

#### thài sĭang láu kun;

    an honorable name for the founder of Tauism.
* 抬thâ848645
* To carry between two or more persons on a pole; to put forward.

#### poih thâi kīe;

    a sedan with eight bearers.

#### cò̤ kàu poih-thâi;

    promoted to an office which permits one to be carried by eight chair-bearers.

#### kau-thâi chĭ-kè;

    raise the current price.

#### thâi kṳ́;

    to reccommend.

#### i cò̤ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ úa thâi-kṳ́ i kâi;

    it was I who recommended him for this.

#### put sek thâi-kṳ́;

    ignore his sponsor.

#### cí kâi nâng m̄ hó̤ thâi-kṳ́;

    it is not best to nominate this person.

#### thâi-kṳ́ m̄ khí;

    not equal to the recommendation.
* 臺thâi8471338
* A lookout; an observatory; a fort; a staging; a stand; a watchman's post over a gate; a title of respect to officers.

#### tok kâi phàu-thâi;

    build a fort.

#### khí hì-thâi;

    put up a platform for theatrical performances.

#### hì tiang-sî khai thâi?

    When does the performance begin?

#### cía sĭ sin khai thâi kâi;

    this is newly opened.

#### cì-thâi, bú-thâi, hŵn-thâi, ngîak-thâi, tău-thâi;

    the five highest civil officers of a province.

#### thî-thâi, tìn-thâi, hîap-thâi;

    the three highest military officers in a province.

#### hìen thâi;

    the high provincial officers.

#### láu-hiaⁿ-thâi, láu-cek-thâi;

    a respectful form of adress to a middle-aged or old man.
* 枱thâi846755
* A theatre; a stage; a table.

#### sin khai-thâi kâi hì;

    a newly formed company in a theatre.

#### tiang-sî àiⁿ khai-thâi?

    When is the grand opening to take place?

#### i khai-thâi tōa căi;

    his outlays are immense.
* 殺thâi71796
* To slaughter; to kill; to put to death; to cut in pieces; to fight.

#### thâi nâng;

    to commit murder.

#### sie thâi;

    fight with intent to kill each other.

#### thâi thóiⁿ tī-tîang îaⁿ;

    fight and see who will conquer.

#### thâi i m̄ kùe;

    could not overcome him in fighting.

#### i khṳt i thâi sí khṳ̀;

    she was slain byhim.

#### thâi sí nâng tîeh sîeⁿ mīaⁿ;

    must make compensation for a life destroyed.

#### thâi pĕ suah bó̤ cṳ chîu;

    a mortal enemy.

#### thâi gû;

    to butcher cattle.

#### thâi koi;

    kill a fowl.

#### thâi thâu cŭe;

    a crime whose punishment is decaptitation.

#### kìⁿ nâng cū thâi;

    killed every one he saw.

#### thâi m̄ lô̤h chíu; chíu ńng, thâi m̄ lô̤h;

    could not bring myself to kill it.
* 台thâi847302
* Eminent; exalted; your honor.

#### lău thâi;

    Great Sir.

#### lău hiaⁿ thâi;

    Exalted Sir.

#### thâi ké;

    Your Honor.

#### sam thâi;

    three stars in the feet of the Great Bear.

#### thâi-phó būe cêng chíaⁿ kà;

    His Excellency has not yet announced the time for the Examinations.
* 待thăi845606
* To wait for or upon; to await; to expect; to treat; to behave toward.

#### thăi úa lâi;

    wait till I come.

#### chíaⁿ thăi úa;

    please wait for me.

#### thăi kàu mùaⁿ-khí;

    wait till to-morrow.

#### kẃn-thăi;

    to treat well or ill; to behave to.

#### kẃn-thăi i cò̤ nâng-khek;

    treat him as if he were a guest.

#### lâi khṳ̀ hṳ́ kò̤ sie thăi;

    wait for each other at the rendezvous.

#### thăi khah hú, cò̤ i khṳ̀;

    had too long to wait, and went off.
* 態thāi8496110
* Air, gait, bearing.

#### hṳ́ kâi thóiⁿ tîeh ŭ kâi mĭⁿ-thāi;

    that one appears to have seductive ways.

#### sío-jîn kâi thāi;

    the manners of a boor.

#### sío-jîn hṳ̀ kio-ngău kâi thāi;

    the hauteur of a plebeian; the air of a parvenu.