# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hwn
### hwn

* 翻hwn12412412
* To revise; to change; to turn over; to review; to do over again.

#### hwn sin;

    to turn the body around.

#### hwn kùe lâi;

    to turn around.

#### têng hwn tó̤ līu thóiⁿ;

    turning (the leaves of a book) to and fro, reading and re-reading.

#### hwn kùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ hîeh thóiⁿ;

    turn the leaf and look on its other side.

#### hwn sím;

    to rehear a case.

#### cí kĭaⁿ ùaⁿ àiⁿ têng hwn sím;

    this case is to be revised.

#### kàu hṳ́ téng cū lêng-ūaⁿ hwn ùaⁿ;

    if you go up there the case will be rejudged.

#### hwn seⁿ;

    to live again.

#### cṳ hwn kúi kùe;

    reviewed the book several times.

#### ta cū àiⁿ hwn thâk;

    we are now going to review the book.

#### i hwn cêk kùe cū sêk;

    if he reads it the second time he then knows it.

#### su cîⁿ bô̤ hwn, sèⁿ-mīaⁿ cū àiⁿ kau-kwn;

    when one loses in gambling without getting a chance to win back his money, he is ready to barter lives with his opponent.
* 繙hwn12412012
* To translate; to interpret.

#### hwn-êk kuaⁿ;

    an official interpreter.

#### hwn-êk cò̤ i hṳ́ kok kâi jī chut lâi;

    translate it into the written language of that country.

#### bô̤ nâng ŏi hwn-êk i kâi ūe, cū thìaⁿ m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;

    if there were no one to interpret his speech, it could not be understood.
* 幡hwn1245012
* Streamers; pennants.

#### thiaⁿ tèng tìo nŏ̤ kâi thông-hwn;

    hung two streamers in the main hall.

#### siet kŭa thông-hwn pò̤-kâi;

    made a canopy of flags.

#### thông-hwn hĭⁿ-kau;

    an ear-ring with pendant strings.

#### kî hwn;

    flags and streamers. ​
* 歡hwn2447618
* Pleased with; gratified.

#### m̄ hí-hwn;

    displeased.

#### cò̤ cai i hí-hwn a m̄ hí-hwn?

    How can it be known whether he is pleased or displeased?

#### cía sĭ i hí-hwn kâi;

    this is what pleases him.

#### i cŭ-lâi hí-hwn cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    he is himself gratified in having it so.

#### tit pĕ-bó̤ hâi hwn sim;

    attain the approbation of parents.
* 番hwn1231027
* Foreign.

#### hwn ūe;

    a foreign language.

#### hwn nâng;

    a foreigner.

#### cheⁿ hwn;

    half civilized immigrants.

#### sêk hwn;

    civilized immigrants.

#### hwn cṳ̂;

    foreign potatoes.

#### hwn cûn cài nâng-kheh khṳ̀ kùe hwn;

    foreign vessels carry emigrants to foreign parts.

#### hwn-nâng chài;

    foreign food.
* 反hẃn126292
* To revert; to return; to recur; the reverse of; to turn over; to rebel; on the contrary.

#### thiⁿ-sî hẃn-pìen;

    the weather has changed.

#### cē kú i kâi sim cū sĭeⁿ hẃn;

    after awhile his mind reverts to its former purpose.

#### ău-lâi i sĭeⁿ hẃn hùe;

    afterward he returned to his original state of mind.

#### hẃn ûah khí lâi;

    came to life again.

#### sí li hẃn hûn tńg lâi;

    after dying he returned to life.

#### hẃn sim sṳ-sĭeⁿ;

    returns to his former design.

#### hẃn sĭeⁿ;

    think it over.

#### i kâi pēⁿ tò̤-hẃn tăng;

    he had a relapse.

#### îeh cē lāng cîah, pēⁿ īu hẃn;

    if he omits the medicine the disease will return.

#### hẃn ûi put múiⁿ;

    on the contrary it was disagreeable.

#### i ang cía hẃn mâk jîeh kú;

    the husband and wife have long been on bad terms with each other.

#### hẃn-hẃn hok-hok;

    over and over again.

#### hẃn lâi khah khṳ̀, bŏi ût;

    tossed to and fro, and could not sleep.

#### i cêk mêⁿ hẃn kùe lâi khah kùe khṳ̀, ût bô̤ cêk khùn-kíaⁿ;

    he was turning to and fro all night and slept scarcely any.

#### i sĭang téng hẃn ût;

    she is a very restless sleeper.

#### i hẃn ût kàu léng pûah kíaⁿ;

    she tosses about so that she pushes her children out of bed.

#### hẃn-pw̆n;

    to rebel.

#### pw̆n-hẃn tăi ngêk;

    to rebel against and resist the authority of.

#### lṳ́ pat thiaⁿ-kìⁿ tī-kò̤ hẃn mē?

    Have you heard of a rebellion anywhere?

#### hṳ́-kò̤ hẃn, tòa piaⁿ khṳ̀ phêng i;

    there is rebellion there, take soldiers and bring them to terms.

#### hṳ́ kâi tī-hng hẃn kàu jṳ̂-jṳ̂;

    that country is in a state of anarchy.

#### i àm-cĕⁿ mông hẃn;

    he secretly plotted rebellion.

#### cău hẃn;

    incite rebellion.

#### úa cē kîaⁿ-khui ío cū sĭ tó̤ hẃn;

    as soon as I am gone, there is a revolt.

#### thóiⁿ chut i ŭ hẃn kut;

    discerns in him a tendency to rebellion.

#### hẃn kháu-keng;

    retract one's words.

#### hẃn ūi keh cîah;

    the stomach rejects food.

#### phìen kùe chíu cū hẃn mīn;

    after he has tricked you, he turns the cold shoulder upon you.

#### hẃn tò̤-tńg;

    turn it over endwise.

#### hẃn lìn-tńg;

    roll it over.

#### cí tîo cháu-chîeh, cìeⁿ pôiⁿ jṳ̂ hó̤, hẃn-lìn-tńg hìeⁿ pôiⁿ cài jṳ̂;

    after you have rubbed this side of the matting with a wet cloth, turn it over and rub the other side in the same way.

#### hẃn-lìn-tńg lâi ka cìaⁿ tùi;

    turn it over to cut it and it will just suit.

#### hẃn ngân;

    retract one's word.

#### tàⁿ tīaⁿ-tîeh bô̤ nŏ̤ jît cū hẃn;

    after all had been settled by conference, in less than two days he would retract what he said.

#### kâi ūe tàⁿ lío, hẃn-hẃn-tńg;

    after he has said a thing he does not hold to it.
* 幻hẁn248521
* To transform; to change as by magic.

#### pìen-hẁn put chek;

    changes so that it cannot be computed.

#### hẁn sût;

    magical arts.
* 販hẁn1271544
* To carry about for sale; to peddle.

#### ciu-jît to ŭ hẁn kíaⁿ taⁿ lâi bōi;

    every daythere are children brought here for sale.

#### koi-hẁn;

    one who peddles fowls.

#### hẁn seⁿ nâng kháu;

    to peddle children.

#### khṳt i hẁn kàu hn̆g-hn̆g khṳ̀;

    carried by him to a great distance to be sold.

#### hẁn bŏi tit chut chíu;

    cannot sell it off by carrying it about for sale.

#### hẁn kùe îeⁿ;

    sold into a foreign land.
* 喚hẁn248309
* To bid; to order.

#### sái-hẁn;

    to send at a call.

#### u-hẁn;

    to order.

#### lêng u huang, hẁn hŏ;

    can command the wind and the rain.
* 還hŵn24416213
* Still; furthermore; nevertheless; also.

#### hŵn-lío tŏ̤ kò̤;

    is still here.

#### hŵn-lío bŏi sí;

    is not dead even now.

#### hŵn-lío ŏi tōa;

    is still growing.

#### i hŵn ŭ;

    he still has some.

#### hŵn ŭ ke cêk kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

    there is yet another matter to be attended to.

#### i hŵn khṳ̀;

    he has gone again.

#### cía hŵn hó̤;

    this also is good.

#### hŵn m̄-hó̤ sǹg cò̤ hó̤ kâi;

    still they are not to be reckoned as good ones.

#### hŵn àiⁿ saⁿ kâi;

    three more are wanted.

#### i hŵn būe lâi;

    he has not come yet.

#### i hŵn sĭ cîah cí kâi;

    he is as before eating this.
* 煩hŵn125869
* Trouble; vexed; grieved.

#### hŵn-lâu;

    to harass.

#### hŵn-lâu lṳ́ kio úa cò̤;

    put you to the trouble of doing this for me.

#### cía khah hŵn-lūi lṳ́;

    this is too much trouble for you to take.

#### hŵn-ló̤;

    sorrowful.

#### hŵn-hŵn ló̤-ló̤;

    much troubled. ​

#### lṳ́ cò̤-nî hŵn-hŵn ló̤-ló̤ m̄ hàuⁿ hiah?

    Why are you so persistently melancholy?

#### sim m̄-hó̤ khah to̤ hŵn;

    you should not indulge in too much grief.

#### ciu jît sim cē khah kùe hŵn cū àiⁿ seⁿ pēⁿ;

    if you indulge in too much grief day after day, you will become ill.

#### bô̤ hŵn bô̤ ló̤;

    wholly free from vexation.

#### míen-ēng hŵn-ló̤; mín hŵn mín ló̤;

    have no occasion for solicitude.
* 環hŵn2459613
* A ring; a bracelet; winding around.

#### chíu hŵn;

    a bracelet.

#### kha hŵn;

    ankle rings.

#### hĭⁿ hŵn;

    ear-rings.

#### mn̂g hŵn;

    a door knocker.

#### chn̂g-kūiⁿ hŵn;

    rings affixed to furniture.

#### sieⁿ-hŵn;

    trunk rings.

#### láng hŵn;

    rings on bags.

#### thih hŵn;

    iron rings.

#### tèng cêk kâi hŵn hó̤ tìo mûeh;

    nailed up a ring to hang things from.

#### suaⁿ sì seⁿ lâi wn-hŵn;

    the spur of the mountain winds about.

#### cúi īa tùe i wn-hŵn;

    the water courses follow its windings.

#### kíu lîen-hŵn;

    the chain and bar puzzle.

#### lîen-hŵn kau-tah kàu thó̤-thó̤ tàng-tàng;

    interlinked securely.

#### i hŵn;

    a ring worn on the tunic to suspend charms from.

#### ēng hŵn lâi tah kín cìaⁿ ún-tǹg;

    take a ring and link it in tightly then it will be secure.
* 繁hŵn12512011
* Manifold; multitudinous; troublesome from excess.

#### i kâi sṳ̄-bŭ hŵn căi;

    his cares are manifold.

#### hùi-ēng hau-hŵn;

    expend lavishly.

#### ciu jît kâi sṳ̄ sĭm sĭ hŵn-jông;

    the daily occupations are very troublesome.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ khah hŵn-hùi;

    do not spend too extravagantly.

#### cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭm sĭ hŵn-lâng;

    this affair is indeed very needlessly troublesome.

#### cu bŭ hŵn-hŭa căi;

    the whole affair is very wearisome.

#### i kâi sṳ̄ khah hŵn;

    his affairs are too numerous and troublesome.
* 鬟hŵn24619013
* To dress the hair in a knot on the top of the head, as the ancient Chinese did; a tuft, a knob, a knot.

#### hia-hŵn;

    a slave girl; a maid servant who has been bought.

#### cí kâi sĭ i sin piⁿ kâi hia-hŵn;

    this is her personal attendant.

#### hṳ́ lăi kâi hia-hŵn sĭ-pĭ ho̤h cōi nâng;

    the female attendants in there are very numerous.
* 礬hŵn12611215
* Metallic salts.

#### pêh-hŵn;

    alum.

#### cheⁿ-hŵn;

    copperas.

#### cŏ̤-hŵn;

    blue vitriol.

#### ní cŏ̤-hŵn;

    colored with blue vitriol.

#### hŵn cúa;

    paper sized with alum.

#### cang hŵn lâi ún cìaⁿ ŏi tùe;

    size it with alum and then it will adhere.
* 宦hw̆n248406
* A servant of the crown.

#### hw̆n-ke;

    chamberlains.

#### hw̆n kuaⁿ;

    statesmen.

#### sì hw̆n-ke;

    hereditary officers in the Emperor's household.

#### iam hw̆n;

    eunuchs in the palace.

#### mîaⁿ hw̆n;

    a royal servant who receives posthumous honors.