# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/mo̤ⁿ
### mo̤ⁿmo̤ⁿ

* 茅mo̤ⁿ5811405
* Ferns and wild grasses.

#### cháu-mo̤ⁿ;

    ferns.

#### suaⁿ tèng seⁿ kâi mo̤ⁿ cháu;

    the wild plants that grow on the mountains.

#### cí khí mo̤ⁿ kìe cò̤ hŏng-búe-mo̤ⁿ;

    this species of fern is called the phenix-tail.
* 摩mo̤ⁿ6026411
* To rub, pat or smooth with the hand.

#### mo̤ⁿ-so̤ kàu i huaⁿ-huaⁿ hí-hí;

    smooth him down till he is in good humour.

#### mîaⁿ-ke mo̤ⁿ-so̤ nâng;

    has the art of molifying ill temper.

#### khṳt i ce mo̤ⁿ-mo̤ⁿ so̤-so̤ cū hàuⁿ;

    when he has been conciliated sufficiently he will consent.
* 孬mó̤1037397
* A contraction of m̄-hó̤, not good; badly; unsuitable; amis.

#### hó̤ a mó̤?

    Is that expedient or not?

#### i sĭ mó̤ nâng;

    he is a bad man.

#### mó̤ cìeⁿ seⁿ cò̤;

    it is not well to do thus.

#### mó̤ sńg;

    do not trifle. ​
* 模mô̤ⁿ6057511
* A pattern; a model; a guide to go by.

#### kui-mô̤ⁿ;

    a precedent; usages; rules.

#### mó̤ⁿ-īeⁿ;

    a pattern; a model.

#### i cò̤-nî cu bŭ, cn̂g kâi bô̤ kui bô̤ mô̤ⁿ?

    Why is it that in all sorts of affairs, he follows no rules nor precedents?
* 毛mô̤ⁿ580820
* The covering of animals or birds; hair; fur; feathers; down; the nap of felt.

#### thâu-mô̤ⁿ;

    hair of the head.

#### cío mô̤ⁿ;

    the feathers of birds.

#### îeⁿ-mô̤ⁿ;

    wool.

#### tṳ cang mô̤ⁿ;

    the bristles of swine.

#### khó mô̤ⁿ;

    fine hairs on the skin.

#### thâu-mô̤ⁿ-kíaⁿ;

    short soft hairs on the head.

#### seⁿ-mô̤ⁿ, seⁿ-mô̤ⁿ;

    hairy.

#### tṳ-kha-mô̤ⁿ kueh m̄ cheng-khih;

    the bristles on the pigs’ feet have not all been scraped off.

#### chiu mô̤ⁿ pìn pêh;

    hoary hair and beard.

#### būe hwt mô̤ⁿ;

    unfledged.

#### tho̤ mô̤ⁿ;

    the hair that he had at birth

#### mô̤ⁿ khek;

    has curly hair.

#### môⁿ jông-jông;

    downy feathers; fluffy hair.

#### mô̤ⁿ cho tîo;

    the hair is coarse.

#### mô̤ⁿ jṳ̂-jṳ̂;

    hair unkempt.

#### mô̤ⁿ ío ngĕ;

    stiff bristles.

#### thâu-khak kng-kût, bô̤ mô̤ⁿ;

    the head quite bald and shiny.

#### mô̤ⁿ ìuⁿ-tîo ìuⁿ-tîo;

    very fine soft hair.

#### mô̤ⁿ lûah kàu kng-kng;

    stroke your hair very smooth.

#### mô̤ⁿ īam-īam;

    hair sleek and glossy.

#### mô̤ⁿ-cháu ngía;

    beautiful thick fur.

#### i cêng lâu mô̤ⁿ, tá cang a būe?

    Has she let her hair grow long, and done it up in the style of a grown woman yet?

#### siu thâu-mô̤ⁿ;

    comb the hair.

#### mô̤ⁿ kńg chng;

    hair-glands in the flesh.

#### i bô̤ mô̤ⁿ cū khṳ̀ ké cáng;

    having no hair, he put on a false queue.

#### môⁿ câk-câk;

    thick hair, or fur.

#### gô̤ mô̤ⁿ kńg;

    a goose quill.

#### cìⁿ mô̤ⁿ;

    the feather of an arrow.

#### koi-mô̤ⁿ chóiⁿ;

    feather broom.

#### ah mô̤ⁿ sìⁿ;

    a fan made of ducks’ feathers.
* 魔mô̤ⁿ60219411
* A malignant spirit ; a devil.

#### mô̤ⁿ-kúi;

    an evil spirit.

#### io-mô̤ⁿ;

    a sprite; a spook.

#### kio huang-mô̤ⁿ sàu-sîn hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    like a witch.
* 募mŏ̤ⁿ6061911
* To call upon the people to do.

#### mŏ̤ⁿ piaⁿ;

    to raise troops.

#### mŏ̤ⁿ íong;

    enlist volunteers.

#### mŏ̤ⁿ hùe;

    to circulate a subscription paper.
* 幕mŏ̤ⁿ6035011
* A screen; a secretary.

#### tìeⁿ-mŏ̤ⁿ;

    a curtain.

#### cò̤ mŏ̤ⁿ;

    act as clerk.

#### tŏ̤ cóng-tok kò̤ tng mŏ̤ⁿ;

    he is a clerk in the viceroyalty.

#### mŏ̤ⁿ-íu, mŏ̤ⁿ-pin;

    a private secretary.
* 暮mŏ̤ⁿ6067211
* The decline of life.

#### nî-cong sùe-mŏ̤ⁿ kâi sî-hāu;

    when in the decline of life.
* 墓mŏ̤ⁿ6063211
* A burial spot; a tomb.

#### phûn-mŏ̤ⁿ;

    a grave.

#### sàu mŏ̤ⁿ;

    to sweep the tombs, at the spring worship.
* 慕mŏ̤ⁿ6066111
* To look upon with affection.

#### ngîang-mŏ̤ⁿ;

    to regard with affectionate respect.

#### sṳ-mŏ̤ⁿ tîeh pĕ-bó̤;

    fond of one's parents.
* 望mō̤ⁿ1045747
* Hope; expect; look for.

#### hi-mō̤ⁿ;

    hope.

#### phàng-mō̤ⁿ;

    expectation.

#### sit mō̤ⁿ;

    lose hope.

#### bô̤ mō̤ⁿ;

    hopeless.

#### bô̤ só̤ mō̤ⁿ;

    nothing to hope for.

#### cô̤h mō̤ⁿ;

    cut off hope.

#### ŭ mō̤ⁿ;

    entertains a hope.

#### mō̤ⁿ kú lío;

    long hoped for.

#### cǹg kâi bô̤ hó̤ mō̤ⁿ;

    without the least hope.

#### hí chut mō̤ⁿ gūa;

    joy beyond all expectation.

#### úa tó̤ mō̤ⁿ lṳ́ lâi;

    I was hoping that you would come.

#### mō̤ⁿ kàu ăm tn̂g-tn̂g;

    looking with neck outstretched.

#### mō̤ⁿ cí mō̤ⁿ hṳ́;

    gazing hither and thither.

#### jīm m̄o̤ⁿ, mō̤ⁿ m̄ cheng-chó̤;

    gazed long and vainly.

#### mō̤ⁿ tîeh kṳ̆n-kṳ̆n;

    looked and saw it close by.

#### cêk mō̤ⁿ bô̤ cì;

    a boundless view.

#### mâk tìeⁿ phû khṳ̀ mō̤ⁿ;

    raised his eyes and looked.

#### mō̤ⁿ lâi mō̤ⁿ khṳ̀;

    look to and fro.

#### mō̤ⁿ kìⁿ;

    looked off and beheld.

#### mō̤ⁿ m̄ kìⁿ;

    gazed but could not discover.

#### mō̤ⁿ tit kìⁿ;

    looked and saw.

#### mō̤ⁿ kûiⁿ mō̤ⁿ kĕ;

    look high and low.

#### mō̤ⁿ côiⁿ mō̤ⁿ ău;

    look all around.

#### mō̤ⁿ sì-phìⁿ, mō̤ⁿ bŏi tit i kàu;

    looked on every side to see if I could not see him coming.