# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cu
### cu

* 珠cu85966
* A pearl; beads.

#### cêk lîap cu;

    a pearl.

#### cin cu;

    real pearls.

#### cêk pak cu;

    a string of beads or pearls.

#### chîo cu;

    a necklace worn by officials.

#### kùa cêk pak cu;

    wore a string of beads.

#### mâk cu;

    the lens of the eye.

#### ŭ ngán bô̤ cu;

    you have eyes without lenses; you eyes are of little use to you.

#### hieⁿ cu;

    beads of scented wood, or seeds.

#### hṳ̂ mâk hun cu;

    confusing fishes’ eyes with pearls; without discrimination.

#### cin-cu hó̤ ēng cò̤ îeh;

    pearls are used as medicine.

#### tang cu;

    a brilliant gem.

#### ciu-cu súaⁿ;

    pearl powder.
* 朱cu85752
* Red: the color of vermilion.

#### cu-cu ang;

    bright pink.

#### chùi-lîm-phûe cu-cu âng;

    her lips are bright red.

#### cîah kàu kâi mīn cu-cu âng;

    drank till his face was much flushed.

#### kṳ̆n cu chek, kṳ̆n bâk hek;

    when a thing is almost as red as vermilion it is almost as black as ink.
* 硃cu861126
* Vermilion; imperial, because the emperor uses red ink for his autograph.

#### ngṳ̂n-cu;

    vermilion.

#### cu pit;

    a red pencil; the imperial autograph.

#### cu-sa;

    cinnabar.

#### cu jŭ;

    an autograph order.

#### cu hńg;

    the essays of successful graduates, so called because they are copied in red ink.

#### àiⁿ chak ngṳ̂n-cu âng a sĭ chak săi âng?

    Will you have the lacquer a bright light red, or a bright dark red?

#### ngṳ̂n-cu bûah;

    powdered vermilion.

#### ngṳ̂n-cu tîo;

    a cake of vermilion.

#### ngṳ̂n-cu pit;

    a pen used in writing with red ink.

#### ngṳ̂n-cu īⁿ;

    an ink stone used with red ink.

#### cu-saⁿ âng;

    scarlet.
* 疽cu10091045
* A cancer or deep seated ulcer.

#### im cu;

    a deep seated abscess.

#### cu pí iong kèng lĭ-hāi;

    a cancer is more malignant than an ulcer.
* 痘cu8751047
* Small pox.

#### chut cu;

    have small pox.

#### cu-khue;

    small pox.

#### cwn ui cu-khue;

    makes a specialty of treating small pox.
* 諸cu9611498
* All; every.

#### cu sṳ̄ lâu lṳ́ kâi kè;

    all this gives you much trouble.

#### cu jû chṳ́ lūi;

    all are of this sort.

#### cu-hûam to àiⁿ mō̤ⁿ lṳ́ kà i;

    all are hoping to be instructed by you.

#### nín cu ūi cŏ̤;

    be seated, all of you gentlemen.
* 諏cu9611498
* To take advice concerning a lucky time.

#### cu kit, heng kang;

    choose a lucky time for beginning the work.

#### kṳ́n cu móng jît khui ô̤h;

    carefully select a certain day for opening the school.
* 掫cu961648
* To pommel; to beat with the fists.

#### cu kàu i mâk úaⁿ céng;

    bit him in the eye, causing it to swell up.

#### cu kàu i cêk sin o-cheⁿ tah-tàng;

    pounded him till his whole body was black and blue.
* 主cú8734
* Lord; master; owner; chief; a ruler; to decide; to dominate.

#### ke-cú;

    the master of the house.

#### cú-nîe;

    the mistress of the house.

#### cú-jîn;

    the host.

#### chù cú, phò cú, hâng cú, châng cú;

    the owner of the house, shop, warehouse, or field.

#### cûn cú;

    the owner of the boat.

#### cêk kok cṳ cú;

    the ruler of a kingdom.

#### kūiⁿ cú;

    the head man of a district.

#### ńng cú;

    a female chieftain.

#### bô̤ nâng cò̤ cú;

    no one holds control.

#### úa cò̤ lṳ́ kâi cú;

    I am your master.

#### cú bó̤;

    the master's wife.

#### kun cú;

    the Sovereign.

#### cú kong; cú sĭang;

    our Emperor.

#### kong cú;

    the Emperor's sisters or daughters.

#### ngîap cú;

    his landlord.

#### cú-ì;

    to to choose or decide.

#### khṳt lṳ́ kâi úa cú-ì;

    let you decide for me.

#### m̄ cai cò̤-nî cú-ì;

    do not know what to decide upon.

#### tîeh;

    you have decided rightly.

#### ka-kī put lêng cú-ì;

    cannot herself decide.

#### cú sṳ̄;

    manages the affair; a director in a Board.

#### sîn-cú;

    a deified lord.

#### úa m̄ káⁿ cwn cú;

    I dare not assume the direction.

#### châi cú;

    châi cú láu; tong cú; a rich man.

#### cú-ciang;

    to manage or oversee.

#### i sim lăi bô̤ cú-ciang;

    he has no force of will.

#### thien-cú kà;

    the Roman Catholic religion.

#### cú-cái;

    to reign.

#### ŭ cú-cái, bô̤ cú-cái;

    has or has not controlling power.

#### cí īeⁿ îeh cú-tì sĭm-mih pēⁿ?

    What ailment is this medicine good for?

#### cú-kháu;

    literary examiners.

#### i cú tit ì;

    he does as he likes.

#### sĭ i tó̤ cú pûaⁿ;

    it is he who manages the business.

#### hu-cú;

    the husband.

#### kŭn-cú;

    the sisters and daughters of princes.

#### ìuⁿ cú;

    the young ruler.
* 蛀cù891425
* To eat as insects do; destructive insects.

#### cù thâng;

    weevils, moths, grubs, bookworms, and the like.

#### khṳt thâng cù kàu khang-khak;

    hollowed out by grubs.

#### sĭm-mih thâng tó̤ cù châ, cù kàu huaihⁿ-huaihⁿ-kìe;

    some insect is gnawing the wood, and you can hear the sound of the gnawing.

#### cù kàu kâi khang kâi khang;

    worm eaten.

#### cù-mô̤ⁿ-síen;

    ringworm on the scalp.

#### lău-gê-cù;

    yamun extortioners.

#### cho̤h saⁿ-khò cù tīo khṳ̀;

    these garments are moth eaten.
* 註cù901495
* To define; to add an emendation or gloss.

#### cù mêng-pêh;

    define clearly.

#### mih sṳ̄ sĭ cù tīaⁿ kâi;

    all is exactly defined.

#### būe cù seⁿ, soiⁿ cù sí;

    before he tells what will happen in life, he fixes the day of death, (as a fortune teller predicting immediate death).

#### cù sek;

    to define the meaning.

#### cí pńg cṳ-cheh ŭ cù-kói a bô̤?

    Has this book explanatory notes?

#### cù kha;

    foot notes.

#### cù sò̤;

    a full explanation, (as of the classics).

#### jī-cù sĭ cò̤-nî kói-sueh?

    How is this emendation to be explained?

#### cía cṳ sĭ tī-tîang cù kâi?

    By whom were the comments on this book written?
* 鑄cù9016714
* To cast; to fuse and run into moulds.

#### cù cîⁿ;

    to cast copper coins.

#### cí kâi sĭ cù kâi a sĭ phah kâi?

    Is this cast or wrought?

#### cù cò̤ thih-póiⁿ;

    cast it into iron plates.

#### cù tâng, cù siah;

    cast brass or pewter ware.

#### în cù kâi;

    of cast lead.
* 注cù89855

#### To direct water in channels;

    to fix the attention upon.

#### lṳ́ kâi mâk cù-cù tó̤ thóiⁿ sĭm-mûeh?

    What are you looking at so fixedly?

#### cù-sim;

    attentive.

#### cù-sim tó̤ cò̤ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

    doing this thing with fixed attention.

#### cò̤ sṳ̄ tîeh cù-sim;

    you should give your whole mind to what you are doing.

#### cù cho̤h cúi lô̤h cí-kò̤;

    lead some water in this direction.

#### cù tek-sut;

    lead water into holes to drive out the crickets.

#### cù thô-ciang-kun;

    lead water in to expel the black and white beetles.

#### cù tŏ-kâu;

    direct water into the retreat of the beetles to drive them out.

#### cù ì;

    to fix the thoughts upon.

#### cù cíu;

    turn wine into the mouth.

#### âu ta căi, lí-kẃn cù tê;

    is very thirsty and keeps taking tea.
* 炷cù89865
* That which guides the flame; a stick of incense.

#### sie cêk cù hieⁿ;

    burn a stick of incense.
* 住cŭ8995
* To cease; to halt; to stop.

#### méⁿ-méⁿ cí-cŭ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

    immediately put a stop to this business.

#### hiah-cŭ;

    to cease.

#### sak-cŭ;

    to plug up.

#### thêng-cŭ kha;

    cease walking.

#### síu-cŭ lō-kháu;

    guard the passes.

#### cŭ chíu;

    stay your hand.

#### jím khì m̄ cŭ;

    I cannot help being angry.

#### lún m̄ cŭ;

    I can't endure it.

#### lâu i m̄ cŭ;

    cannot detain him.

#### cò̤-pû kṳ-cŭ; tâng cŭ;

    living together.

#### húe jú phah jú tô̤h, phah m̄ cŭ;

    the more I try to put out the fire the fiercer it blazes, I can't extinguish it.

#### ak-cŭ;

    to repress, restrain or put a stop to.

#### hueh lâu m̄ cŭ;

    cannot staunch the blood.
* 聚cŭ10101288
* To assemble; to collect; to dwell together.

#### cŭ-cîp; cŭ-hŭe; cŭ-côi; cŭ-bûa;

    to assemble.

#### cŭ cò̤ cêk ē;

    to collect in one spot.

#### cí-kò̤ ŏi cŭ cúi;

    the water collects here.

#### cìeⁿ-sî ŏi cŭ châi;

    is accumulating wealth lately.

#### cŭ-pó̤ tn̂g;

    a shrine of the god of wealth.

#### só̤ chut m̄ jû só̤ cŭ;

    what is exported is not so good as what remains.

#### cŭ-cîp tŏ̤ hŭe-tn̂g;

    congregate at the meeting house.

#### cek-cŭ kâi pēⁿ;

    a disease that has culminated.

#### hùaⁿ nâng cŭ tó̤ hṳ́-kò̤ sĭ cò̤-nî?

    Why is it that so many persons have come together there?

#### cŭ bun sêng lûi;

    if you can get a sufficiently large swarm of gnats together they will make a noise like thunder.
* 胙cŭ10071305
* Meat that has been offered in sacrifice.

#### pun cŭ-nêk;

    distribute meat that has been offered to idols.
* 駐cŭ891875
* To be stationed at.

#### cŭ-cap;

    encamped.

#### cŭ-hûang ciang-kun;

    the general commanding a garrison. ​
* 就cū999439
* Then; presently; forthwith; thereupon; then; if; as if.

#### cē tàⁿ cū thiaⁿ;

    he heeds as soon as you speak.

#### úa côiⁿ jît tàⁿ cū sĭ cí kâi;

    this was what I spoke of the other day.

#### cí kâi cū sĭ i kâi ang;

    this is her husband.

#### i só̤ tàⁿ kâi lṳ́ cū tîeh thiaⁿ i, i só̤ cò̤ kâi lṳ́ cū tîeh tùe i cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

    you must heed what he says, and must do as he does.

#### úa tàⁿ hó̤ kâi cū sĭ hó̤, tàⁿ m̄-hó̤ kâi cū m̄-hó̤;

    what I say are good, are good, and those that I say are bad, are bad.

#### i hó̤-hó̤ nâng cò̤-nî cū ŭ pēⁿ?

    How is it that he who was in such perfect health is sick?

#### i cū cai;

    he knows.

#### mn̄g i cū pat;

    he knows when you ask him.

#### lú īa bô̤ lói-sìo, i cū m̄ khéng kio lṳ́ tàⁿ;

    if you are discourteous he will not tell you.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ cū hó̤;

    that is right.

#### ŭ hŏ úa cū m̄ khṳ̀;

    if it rains I shall not go.

#### i lâi úa cū m̄ khṳ̀;

    if he comes I shall not go.

#### i cò̤ lṳ́ cū míen cò̤;

    if he does it then you need not.

#### i khîeh lâi úa cū míen khṳ̀ chūe;

    if he brings it, then I need not go and look for it.

#### ŭ pēⁿ cū bŏi tit khṳ̀;

    if one is sick one cannot go.