# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/so̤
### so̤

* 蝹so̤11421429
* The motion of snakes.

#### so̤ jîp khang tói;

    wriggled into his hole.

#### so̤ m̄ kùe;

    cannot wriggle through.

#### i cò̤ i so̤ khṳ̀;

    he wriggled off.
* 疏so̤7751037
* Open; wide apart; coarse; distant in space, time or relationship; sundered; sleazy; pervious; lax.

#### hi-so̤;

    sleazy, thin, having wide interstices.

#### nâng-mûeh hi-so̤;

    the population is sparse.

#### tẁn bŏi so̤-ngô̤;

    assure that there will be no remissness.

#### kío i ío so̤;

    not so nearly related to her.

#### bô̤ chin so̤ kău pô̤h;

    have no ​relationships, either near or distant.

#### ŭ chin ŭ so;

    relationships more or less close.

#### i sĭ so̤-châi cĭang-ngĭ kâi nâng;

    he is an open-handed, equitable person.

#### so̤-thong hô̤ lō;

    clear out the water courses.

#### nâng-chêng so̤-pô̤h;

    his humanity is rarely exhibited.
* 搓so̤10036410
* To twist, as thread, by rolling it under the hand on a board; to twist between the fingers; to rub between the hands; to manipulate into a shape.

#### so̤ cò̤ cêk tîo;

    twist them into one string.

#### so̤ cò̤ cúa-tîo; soⁿ cûa-ín; so̤ cúa-bûe;

    make lamp lighters.

#### so̤ cò̤ cêk lîap îⁿ-îⁿ;

    roll it into a ball.

#### i mîaⁿ-ke so̤ ciam, tēⁿ ìuⁿ;

    she is expert in shaping bound feet.

#### khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē so̤-mông i, so̤-mông kàu i huaⁿ-hí;

    quietly pet him, till he is in good temper about it.

#### so̤ i bûa;

    roll it up into a wad.
* 唆so̤815307
* To set at variance; to sow discord.

#### sĭ i tó̤ thie-so̤;

    it is he who provokes the strife.

#### kà-so̤ kàu i nŏ̤ nâng wn-ke;

    stirred up ill feeling till the two were on bad terms with each other.

#### i to sĭ khṳ̀ kà-kà so̤-so̤;

    is always going and inciting enmity between them.

#### kà-so̤ kùe lâi kà-so̤ kùe khṳ̀;

    going to and fro with tales that tend to enrage.

#### lo̤-so̤ căi;

    very vexatious, as incessant talk.
* 梭so̤814757
* A shuttle; to fly like a shuttle.

#### cit pò kâi so̤-kìaⁿ;

    a weaver's shuttle.

#### jît gûeh jû so̤;

    time flies like a shuttle.

#### chin-chĭeⁿ so̤-kíaⁿ kâk kùe lâi kâk kùe khṳ̀;

    like a shuttle thrown to and fro.
* 所só̤817634
* A place; a spot; a relative pronoun, that which, the things which, what, who, (it follows the subject and precedes the verb it rules); a cause by which.

#### só̤ ŭ kâi khîeh lâi;

    bring what you have.

#### i só̤ tàⁿ kâi ūe m̄ sît;

    what he said was not true.

#### cía sĭ nâng só̤ àiⁿ kâi;

    this is what people want.

#### só̤ sīeⁿ kâi cū tùi;

    what I thought proves to be the case.

#### cía sĭ sim só̤ ngw̆n kâi;

    this is what my heart desires.

#### i bô̤ só̤ put lêng;

    there is nothing that he is unable to do.

#### lṳ́ só̤ cai kâi hó̤ ô̤h úa thiaⁿ;

    narrate to me what you know about it.

#### cía sĭ i só̤ tng-eng-kai cò̤ kâi;

    this is what it behooves him to do.

#### lṳ́ ŭ só̤ m̄ cai;

    you are ignorant of some things.

#### tîeh cá ūi cṳ só̤;

    a site must be fixed on before-hand.

#### cí-kò sĭm-mih só̤-căi?

    What place is this?

#### i so̤ cîah sĭ sĭm-mih mûeh, só chēng kâi i-hôk căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?

    What does he eat, and what sort of clothes does he wear?

#### só̤-íⁿ;

    therefore; for this reason; a a consequence of this; on that account.

#### só̤-íⁿ úa m̄ khṳ̀;

    from that it followed that I did not go.

#### só̤-íⁿ-jîen;

    the reason why.

#### só̤-íⁿ-jîen kâi tŏ̤-lí sĭ cò̤-nî?

    What is the doctrine which is thus derived?

#### pī i só̤ pek a m̄ sĭ?

    Was urged to it by him was he not?

#### bŏi pĭ i só̤ khó;

    was not harrassed by him.

#### sĭ in-ūi pĭ nâng só̤ jôk;

    is was on account of his having been insulted.

#### chì mn̄g i só̤ cò̤ hô̤ sṳ̄;

    inquire what it is that he is doing.

#### só̤ thâk hô̤ cṳ?

    What books is he studying?

#### kak tit khî só̤;

    each is in its place.

#### bô̤ chù bô̤ só̤;

    have no home.

#### i tó̤ kẃn ki-só̤;

    he has charge of the jail in the yamun.

#### tîeh tùi phŵn-chê-só̤ kò̤ kùe;

    must go by the place where salt is inspected.

#### ŭ só̤ tit a bô̤?

    Did he get anything by it?

#### bô̤ só̤ tit cū màiⁿ;

    if am to get nothing thereby, I will not do it.
* 鎖só̤81516710
* A lock, a clasp; to lock, to fetter.

#### só̤-thâu;

    a lock.

#### só̤-sî;

    a key.

#### só̤-thâu khak;

    the casing of a lock.

#### só̤-thâu soi; só̤-thâu tṳ̄;

    the bolt of a Chinese lock.

#### màiⁿ kêh tīo só̤-thâu-soi;

    do not press the key so hard as to disorder the bolt.

#### khui só̤-thâu;

    to unlock.

#### m̄ cêng só̤;

    it is not locked.

#### só̤ mn̂g;

    lock the door.

#### huang só̤ kàu kien-kien ku-ku;

    sealed and locked up very tightly.

#### îeh-kúi só̤;

    a spring lock.

#### ngṳ̂n kâi só̤-thâu-kíaⁿ;

    a tiny silver lock.
* 嫂só̤7263810
* An elder brother's wife; a young married woman.

#### a-só̤;

    a term used in addressing a young married woman.

#### ke só̤;

    my sister-in-law.

#### tōa só̤, jī só̤, saⁿ só̤;

    the wives of the three elder brothers.

#### hiaⁿ só̤;

    the eldest brother and his wife.

#### móng a-só̤;

    the wife of a certain young man.

#### píe só̤;

    a cousin's wife.

#### sie-m̂ng só̤;

    a woman and her husband's young brother.

#### só̤ cek put thong mn̄g;

    his wife and his younger brother do not speak with each other.
* 使só̤76196
* To spend; to pay out.

#### só̤-hùi; sṳ́-hùi;

    expenditure; outlay; necessary expenses.

#### kâi gûeh ēng só̤-hùi jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n?

    What is the outlay per month?

#### cu bŭ kâi sṳ́-hùi lîah khĭam-khĭam;

    in all departments of the business the expenses are kept as small as possible.
* 瑣屑só̤-siak815
* Pretty; minute; annoying.

#### i mih sṳ̄ to sĭ só̤-só̤ siak-siak;

    he is very fidgety about everything.

#### màiⁿ kòi-kà hìeⁿ só̤-siak;

    do not explain the very trifling details. ​
* 賽sò̤72315410
* To vie with; to try who can make the best show; to rival; contesting.

#### sò̤ thóiⁿ tī-tîang ŏi;

    strive, and see who is ablest.

#### nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ sie sò̤;

    the two are rivaling each other in a contest of skill.

#### nŏ̤ pang tó̤ sie sò̤ ngía;

    the two companies are seeing which will outdo the other in making a fine display.
* 疏sò̤7751087
* To state to a superior; a statement.

#### i kâi càu-sò̤ cò̤ lâi hó̤ căi;

    his memorial is well written.

#### sía cêk tieⁿ sò̤-bûn khṳ̀ sie;

    write out a statement and burn it (before the gods).

#### cĭeⁿ sò̤ khṳ̀ kàing hûang-tì;

    lay a protest before the emperor.
* 撞sŏ̤1146412
* To batter down.

#### sŏ̤ mn̂g;

    to batter in a door.

#### sŏ̤ mn̂g châk;

    robbers who force entrance into dwellings.