# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/sieⁿ
### sieⁿ

* 箱sieⁿ7911189
* A box, coffer, chest, trunk,

#### i-sieⁿ;

    a trunk for clothing.

#### i-sieⁿ hêng-lí;

    luggage.

#### cêk kha sieⁿ;

    one chest.

#### kè cáu-kíaⁿ kè ŭ kúi kha sieⁿ?

    In marrying off their daughter, how many boxes of clothing did they send with her to her husband's house?

#### phûe sieⁿ;

    a leathern trunk.

#### châ sieⁿ;

    a wooden box.

#### tek sieⁿ;

    a bamboo trunk.

#### cang sieⁿ;

    a coir trunk.

#### cím-thâu sieⁿ; cím-sieⁿ;

    a box which may be used as a pillow.

#### cuang lô̤h sieⁿ;

    pack them away in the box.

#### tê sieⁿ;

    a tea-chest.

#### thô-sieⁿ;

    an opium chest.

#### húe-sît sieⁿ;

    a partitioned box or tray, for carrying edibles in processions.

#### ui sieⁿ;

    a paper trunk, burned as an offering to the dead.
* 傷sieⁿ739911
* To injure; to wound; to hurt.

#### sieⁿ hong pāi sôk;

    injure the public morals.

#### sieⁿ huang;

    to catch cold.

#### sieⁿ hâng;

    ailments arising from exposure to cold.

#### lăi sieⁿ kâi pēⁿ;

    internal disease.

#### i phah sieⁿ nâng;

    he injured some one by beating him.

#### sieⁿ sún;

    to wound.

#### bô̤ sieⁿ sún;

    no harm done.

#### cŭang lío sieⁿ-sún tîeh;

    came in colision and were injured thereby.

#### ka-lâuh lío bŏi sieⁿ ​bŏi sún;

    was not injured at all by being dropped.

#### líang pôiⁿ sieⁿ sí jîeh cōi nâng?

    How many were killed and wounded on each side?

#### ngŏ nâng tăng sieⁿ, ngŏ nâng khin sieⁿ;

    five were severely wounded, and five were slightly wounded.

#### ui sieⁿ kháu;

    heal the wounds.

#### sieⁿ-hûn;

    a scar from a wound.

#### sieⁿ khṳ̀ tùi mīaⁿ;

    dangerously wounded.

#### sieⁿ khṳ̀ tì mīaⁿ;

    fatally wounded.

#### sieⁿ tîeh sú;

    had a sun-stroke.

#### ngīam sieⁿ;

    officially inspect the injuries.

#### sieⁿ sim;

    grieved at heart.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ tīaⁿ-tîeh tì-kàu sieⁿ chêng sit ngĭ;

    that will certainly lead to wounded feelings and loss of self-respect.

#### têng sieⁿ têng kám;

    catching another cold before recovering from the last one.

#### sieⁿ tîeh hûa-khì;

    lessen the general harmony.
* 鑲sieⁿ79116717
* To inlay, or overlay; to veneer; to coat or plate; to clamp on; to set as a jewel; to let in; to inchase.

#### sieⁿ kŭa po̤-lî;

    to inlay with pieces of glass.

#### sieⁿ ngṳ̂n kâi tṳ̂;

    chopsticks inlaid with silver.

#### sieⁿ ceng, gê tṳ̂;

    inlaid cops and ivory chopsticks.

#### sieⁿ siak;

    overlaid with pewter.

#### bō̤ tèng sieⁿ cêk kò̤ gêk;

    has a jade ornament on her cap.

#### sieⁿ cêk lîap sw̄n;

    inlay a precious stone.

#### sieⁿ kim;

    emboss with gold.

#### tìn-tang tèng sieⁿ lîap cu;

    a pearl was.set in the centre.

#### sieⁿ kò̤ pó̤-cîeh tŏ̤ hṳ́ tói;

    inlaid with a precious stone.
* 商sieⁿ739308
* A trader.

#### îam-sieⁿ;

    a salt-merchant.

#### sieⁿ hŏ;

    the salt-merchants.
* 賞síeⁿ7401548
* To reward; to bestow; to confer; a largess; a reward.

#### àiⁿ cang sĭm mûeh síeⁿ i?

    With what shall he be rewarded?

#### tit tîeh síeⁿ;

    receive a reward.
* 鮝síeⁿ7921956
* Herrings.

#### síeⁿ hṳ̂ pó;

    dried salt herrings.
* 像sìeⁿ793912
* A figure; an image; a likeness.

#### ūe sìeⁿ;

    paint portraits.

#### íaⁿ-sìeⁿ;

    a photograph.

#### sìeⁿ ūe lâi sĭo căi;

    the portrait is very like the original.

#### cí kâi sìeⁿ cìe lâi cū jîen;

    this likeness is so taken that it resembles the original very closely.

#### i seⁿ lâi m̄ cîaⁿ īeⁿ-sìeⁿ;

    he is not a very stylish looking person.

#### cêk pak sìeⁿ;

    a picture of something on a scroll.

#### ngó-sìeⁿ;

    images.

#### sîn-sìeⁿ;

    idols.
* 相sìeⁿ7901094
* Physiognomy; the study of physiognomy for the purpose of fortune telling; the art of palmistry; to look into.

#### i ŏi sìeⁿ mīaⁿ;

    he tells fortunes from the face.

#### úa sìeⁿ thóiⁿ lṳ́ kâi ngó-hêng hó̤ mē;

    I will consider your features and see whether they promise good fortune.

#### sìeⁿ huap;

    rules for telling the fortune from the physiognomy.

#### i sìeⁿ tîeh cò̤-nî tàⁿ?

    What does be predict from the study of your face?
* 償sîeⁿ27915
* To restore; to indemnify; to pay back; to forfeit; to atone; to retaliate; to make amends; to replace; an indemnity; restitution.

#### lṳ́ àiⁿ cò̤-nî pûe-sîeⁿ i?

    In what way are you going to make restitution to him?

#### thâi nâng cū tîeh sîeⁿ mīaⁿ;

    if one kills a person he must make reparation for the life taken.

#### i chìo kâu thâi sí nâng míen sîeⁿ mīaⁿ;

    they are so powerful that they may even kill a person and make no compensation for his life.

#### àiⁿ i sîeⁿ hôiⁿ;

    want him to restore it to me.
* 嘗sîeⁿ273011
* To taste; to test; to essay.

#### sîeⁿ sin bī;

    taste the first fruits.

#### lṳ́ khîeh khṳ̀ sîeⁿ thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;

    you take it and try it and see whether it is good or not.

#### lṳ́ sîeⁿ tîeh bī-sò căi-seⁿ?

    What do you think of the taste of it?

#### lṳ́ chì-sîeⁿ cē;

    you test it by tasting it.

#### cía mûeh ío khî bī, tîeh lâi kio i sîeⁿ cē;

    this is of a rather strange flavour, you should come and taste a little of it.

#### būe bói soiⁿ sîeⁿ;

    taste before buying.

#### ceng-sîeⁿ;

    entailed property, whose proceeds are applied to the worship of ancestors.

#### ceng-sîeⁿ tōa căi;

    a great amount of entailed property.

#### lûn tîeh ceng-sîeⁿ;

    property of which the heirs alternately make the customary offerings to ancestors.
* 常sîeⁿ740508
* Constant; frequent; customary.

#### sîe-sî;

    constantly.

#### phêng-sîeⁿ;

    usual.

#### phêng sîeⁿ nâng;

    an ordinary person.

#### cìe sîeⁿ;

    according to the regular routine.

#### cìe sîeⁿ līo-lí;

    arrange in the usual manner.

#### sîeⁿ-sîeⁿ kì-lĭam lṳ́;

    constantly remember you.

#### hó̤ cĭam m̄-hó̤ sîeⁿ;

    it will do temporarily but not permanently.

#### jû sîeⁿ;

    as usual.

#### hui sîeⁿ;

    unusual.

#### ĭ sîeⁿ;

    extraordinary.

#### chong-mêng ĭ sîeⁿ;

    uncommonly intelligent.

#### cí kâi sĭ sîeⁿ ŭ kâi mûeh;

    this is a common thing.

#### sîeⁿ kàu cí-kò̤;

    frequently comes here.
* 想sĭeⁿ792619
* To think on; to meditate; to reflect on; to plan; to hope; to anticipate; an idea; a conception.

#### i sĭeⁿ cìeⁿ sĭeⁿ hìeⁿ;

    he thought of various things.

#### sĭeⁿ m̄ chut;

    cannot think what it was.

#### sĭeⁿ m̄ kàu;

    did not think of it.

#### lṳ́ ​cò̤-nî sĭeⁿ?

    What do you think about it.

#### sṳ-sĭeⁿ tîeh i;

    hold him in kind remembrance.

#### sim sĭeⁿ;

    meditate on.

#### lṳ́ sim lăi cò̤-nî sĭeⁿ?

    What is your own idea about it?

#### cē sĭeⁿ khí lâi cū khì;

    whenever I think of it I become angry.

#### màiⁿ khṳ̀ sĭeⁿ i;

    do not think about it.

#### bô̤ sĭeⁿ-thâu;

    it is of no use to think about it; it is out of the question.

#### ŭ sĭeⁿ-thâu;

    may be considered as hopeful or possible.

#### i sĭeⁿ-thâu khah tōa;

    his notions are too extravagant.

#### cêk-sî sĭeⁿ bô̤ lâi;

    cannot at this moment think what it is.

#### sĭeⁿ kàu ùi;

    though of it till I am sick of it.

#### sĭeⁿ lâi, sĭeⁿ khṳ̀;

    cast about in one's mind for some means of compassing it.

#### sĭeⁿ tang sĭeⁿ sai;

    cogitate upon all possible ways of accomplishing something.

#### sĭeⁿ kàu cū cò̤ kàu;

    the action goes no farther than the thought.

#### có̤ sĭeⁿ ĭu sĭeⁿ to sĭeⁿ bô̤ huap;

    considered this way and that way, but could think of no practicable way.

#### i tó̤ chi-sĭeⁿ;

    he is thinking it over.

#### îong i sĭeⁿ;

    let him think it over.

#### i cò̤-nî cong-kú sĭeⁿ chit sĭeⁿ poih?

    Why does ho always borrow trouble about things?

#### sĭeⁿ hùaⁿ kâi bô̤ kâi;

    consider it al together impossible.
* 尙sīeⁿ741425
* To have the care of; to control, in which sense it occurs in official titles.

#### lâk pŏ kâi sīeⁿ-cṳ;

    the controllers of the six Boards.

#### hûe-sĭeⁿ;

    Buddhist priests.