# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ho
### hò

* 戽hò225634
* To bale out water by working a bucket in strings.

#### cí cho̤h cúi hàm nâng lâi hò taⁿ;

    call some one to bale out all this water.

#### hò-táu;

    a bucket for baling.

#### i hò kàu i cêk sin cúi;

    he baled till he was wet all over.
* 侯hô17497
* The second of the five orders of nobility; a marquis.

#### hong hô;

    to raise to the rank of marquis.

#### cu hô;

    a feudal prince.
* 鬍hô2231909
* Full-bearded.

#### hô chiu;

    a full beard.

#### câp hô káu put jîu;

    of ten bearded men, nine are uncharitable.

#### chiu li hô-hô;

    his beard is very bushy.
* 葫蘆hô-lô222
* A flagon shaped ornament, commonly seen on the apex of pagodas.

#### hô-lô pû;

    the bottle gourd.

#### i-īeⁿ ūe hô-lô;

    imitate the gourd in its shape and marks.

#### m̄ cai i hô-lô tói bōi sĭm-mih îeh;

    do not know what medicine he sells out of his gourd; do not know what he is around here for.

#### châ hô-lô;

    wooden floats, tied on boat children to keep them afloat in the water.
* 泥鰍hô-liu1001
* Fresh water eels.

#### hô-liu àiⁿ pû a àiⁿ chá?

    Do you want the eels boiled or fried?
* 狐狸hô-lâi223
* A fox.

#### hô-lâi ciaⁿ;

    the fox brownie, or vampire fairy.

#### hô-lâi phûe;

    a fox's pelt.

#### hô-lâi phûe hîuⁿ;

    a tunic of fox fur.

#### i chin-chĭeⁿ hô-lâi ciaⁿ, mîaⁿ-ke mîⁿ nâng;

    he is as expert as the fox elfin in bewitching people.

#### hô-lâi ngio;

    a weasel.
* 蒼蠅hô-sîn1107
* A house-fly.

#### kim hô-sîn;

    a horse-fly; a glossy fly.

#### hô-sîn hng-hng-kìe;

    flies buzz.

#### màiⁿ khṳt hô-sîn tó̤ cn̂g;

    do not let the flies get at it.

#### hô-sîn-hóⁿ;

    a small spider that weaves no web and pounces upon flies.
* 螞蟥hô-khî572
* A leech; a bloodsucker.

#### cêk tîo hô-khî tah tŏ̤ i kha tèng cuh hueh;

    a leech fastened upon his leg and was sucking the blood.

#### hô-khî tah;

    an iron staple.

#### cìm cúi hô-khî;

    a leech in the water; a noxious person in quiescense.

#### hô-khî hó̤ ēng cò̤ phùa hueh îeh;

    leeches are used in medicine to make stagnant blood circulate.

#### hô-khî bûeh;

    elastic stockings. ​
* 雨hŏ11241730
* Rain; a shower.

#### lô̤h hŏ; hŏ lô̤h;

    it rains.

#### tōa hŏ;

    a heavy rain.

#### hŏ tōa;

    it rains heavily.

#### hō sòi;

    the rain lessens.

#### hŏ mûiⁿ-kíaⁿ;

    a drizzling mist.

#### hŏ êng;

    it sprinkles.

#### hŏ tōa tíam lâi lío;

    it rains in large drops.

#### màiⁿ khṳt hŏ phuah tîeh;

    do not get splashed by the rain.

#### khṳt hŏ ak kàu lok-lok;

    drenched by the rain.

#### hŏ câng kàu cêk sin;

    the rain poured all over me.

#### hŏ chiu phùn tîeh;

    spattered by the rebounding drops.

#### khîu hŏ;

    pray for rain.

#### phû hûn hŏ;

    a sudden shower.

#### tōa huang hŏ;

    a rain-storm.

#### cìⁿ cîeh jû hŏ;

    a shower of stones and arrows.

#### chèng cí jû hŏ lîap;

    shot fell like rain.

#### hŏ-sùaⁿ; hŏ-cia;

    umbrellas.

#### hŏ i;

    rain-cloaks.

#### saⁿ nî bô̤ hŏ;

    there was no rain for three years.

#### kú hŏ;

    a long rain.

#### hŏ lâi;

    it is going to rain.

#### hŏ cêⁿ lío;

    the rain has ceased; it is clearing.

#### hŏ lô̤h m̄ hiah;

    it rains incessantly.

#### lô̤h hŏ hiah úa cū àiⁿ khṳ̀;

    if it stops raining I shall go.

#### thiⁿ-sî ŭaⁿ căi: ku-ā kâi gûeh bô̤ hŏ;

    the weather is very droughty: for many months there has been no rain.

#### hŏ lô̤h hŏ tih;

    it is raining.

#### lô̤h hŏ mûiⁿ so̤h;

    cold fine rain.

#### īu chut jît īu lô̤h hŏ; jît kio hŏ sie phah;

    it rains and the sun shines.
* 戶hŏ225630
* A door; a household.

#### oi ke mn̂g-hŏ chê;

    stop at all the doors in succession and examine, (as in taking a census).

#### sĭm-mih hŏ-thâu kâi?

    Of what family and locality is he?

#### phò-hŏ;

    shopmen.

#### cûn-hŏ;

    dwellers in boats.

#### ŭ jîeh cōi hŏ-kháu?

    What is the population?

#### mn̂g-hŏ tîeh thóiⁿ-síu hó̤;

    keep careful watch at the door.

#### hŏ pó;

    the Board of Population.

#### hŏ pâng;

    the revenue department in a prefect's yamun.

#### sĭang hŏ;

    the wealthiest families.
* 后hŏ174303
* A princess.

#### ûang-hŏ;

    a queen.

#### huâng-hŏ;

    the empress.

#### hûang thài hŏ;

    the empress dowager.

#### thài hûang thài hŏ;

    the emperor's grandmother.

#### hûang thiⁿ hŏ thó;

    imperial heaven and earth.

#### thien hŏ sìaⁿ bó̤;

    the goddess, “Queen of Heaven.”