# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cṳ
### cṳ

* 茲cṳ10291406
* Now; here; still.

#### cṳ cía;

    the following, this time, a phrase used at the beginning of a notice.

#### hīn-cṳ-căi;

    just at present.

#### hīn-cṳ-căi cí īeⁿ mûeh ŭ jîeh kùi?

    How dear is this article just now?

#### cṳ, íⁿ cang hùe bōi ŵn;

    have now sold off all the goods.
* 孜cṳ1029394
* Unwearied; incessant effort; self denying attachment to and sacrifice for.

#### i ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ lí thàng cîⁿ tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;

    he devotes himself all day long exclusively to money-making.

#### kun-cṳ́ kâi nâng ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ ûi sĭen, sío-jîn kâi nâng ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ ûi lĭ;

    the cultured strive toilsomely all day after goodness, the uncultured strive toilsomely all day for gain.
* 緇cṳ10301208
* Black; very black.

#### i kâi sek o-cṳ o-cṳ nē;

    its color is jet black.

#### tîeh sẃn ìo pêh kâi, màiⁿ tòa o-cṳ kâi;

    you must select a pure white one, not one that is defaced with black spots.

#### ēng kú cū o-cṳ o-cṳ;

    by long use it will become very black.
* 資cṳ10271546
* Riches; money.

#### ke-cṳ;

    patrimony.

#### ke-cṳ phùa cĭn;

    spent all his patrimony.

#### cṳ pńg;

    capital in trade.

#### cíu cṳ;

    drink fee.

#### kang cṳ-cîⁿ;

    a fee for service rendered.
* 書cṳ774736
* A book or volume; documents; writings; characters.

#### thâk cṳ; reads aloud, thóiⁿ cṳ;

    reads silently.

#### sueh cṳ;

    to expound a book.

#### kháu cṳ;

    question pupils.

#### līam cṳ;

    repeat passages from memory.

#### cṳ-cheh;

    books.

#### cêk pńg cṳ;

    a book.

#### cṳ-ce;

    a school.

#### cṳ-pâng;

    a library.

#### cṳ kim;

    money for buying school books.

#### cṳ-kẃn;

    an office.

#### cṳ-hng;

    a bookstore.

#### cṳ seng;

    a scholar.

#### cṳ-sìn;

    a letter.

#### bûn-cṳ;

    dispatches.

#### cṳ hiang ke;

    a literary family.

#### cṳ-thông;

    a boy who dusts a library.

#### kiaⁿ-cṳ;

    the classics.

#### gūa cṳ;

    books other than the classics.

#### khái cṳ;

    plain text.

#### câp cṳ;

    all sorts of books.
* 之cṳ5343
* When placed between two nouns it is a sign of the genitive; which, what, that.

#### sĭ úa sim cṳ só̤ sĭeⁿ;

    it is what I thought.

#### ŭ tek cṳ nâng;

    a man of virtue.

#### sĭ lṳ́ cṳ hó̤ chù;

    it is what is best for you.

#### ŭ cṳ;

    what we have.

#### cí kâi sṳ̄ ŭ cṳ;

    this business which we have on hand.
* 芝cṳ531404
* A certain plant, regarded as felicitous from its durability.

#### cṳ-mûaⁿ;

    the sesamun.

#### cṳ-mûaⁿ îu;

    sesamun oil.

#### cṳ-lâng;

    a plant often drawn in the mouths of deers, and represented in gilded models in temples.

#### cṳ-lâng hue;

    a flower like an orchid.
* 咨cṳ1028306
* To state in writing.

#### cṳ-bûn;

    dispatches.

#### cṳ-hŭe;

    to inform by writing.

#### cṳ-cheng ŭ sĭm-mih sṳ̄;

    he reported what business there was.

#### i tó̤ lí cṳ-pín;

    he is arranging the dispatches.

#### cṳ khí sṳ-îa;

    the secretary who takes care of the dispatches.
* 姿cṳ1028386
* Natural gifts.

#### thien-cṳ hó̤ căi; cṳ-cieh hó̤ căi;

    fine natural gifts.

#### cṳ-sek;

    beauty.

#### thóiⁿ tîeh i ŭ kúi hun cṳ-sek;

    consider him rather fine looking.

#### cṳ-nîe;

    a lady.

#### cṳ-nîe kíaⁿ;

    a young lady.

#### sĭ ta-po a sĭ cṳ-nîe?

    Is it a boy or a girl?
* 煮cṳ́88869
* To cook; to prepare food.

#### cṳ́ pn̄g;

    to cook rice.

#### cṳ́ chài; cú cîah; prepare a meal;

    get supper.
* 子cṳ́88869
* A child; a son; a worthy.

#### ńng-cṳ́;

    a young girl.

#### thông-cṳ́;

    a youth.

#### cṳ́-tĭ;

    a lad.

#### cíang-cṳ́;

    the eldest son.

#### tek cṳ́;

    a son of the chief wife.

#### sù cṳ́;

    sons of concubines.

#### lâm-cṳ́;

    a boy.

#### ìuⁿ cṳ́;

    an infant son.

#### cong cṳ́;

    the one who possesses the rights of primogeniture.

#### kong cṳ́;

    the son of an official.

#### chiah cṳ́;

    a young infant.

#### cṳ́ sun;

    children and grandchildren.

#### hàu cṳ́;

    a filial son.

#### pẁn cṳ́;

    a son-in-law.

#### khó̤ng-cṳ́;

    Confucius.

#### mêng-cṳ́;

    Mencius.

#### cu cṳ́ peh ke;

    all classes of authors.
* 滋cṳ̀10298510
* To enrich; to increase.

#### cṳ̀-jŭn;

    moisten.

#### cṳ̀-pó;

    to strengthen.

#### cṳ̀-pó kâi îeh;

    a tonic.

#### cṳ̀-jío tī-hng;

    disturb the peace of the neighborhood.

#### cṳ̀ sṳ̄;

    make trouble.

#### cṳ̀ lw̆n;

    adds to the confusion.
* 漬cṳ̀10328511
* To soak up, by capillary attraction.

#### cúi khṳt pò cṳ̀ ta khṳ̀;

    the water has all been soaked up by the cloth.

#### cúi cṳ̀ kàu lok-lok;

    completely saturated.

#### cṳ̀ kàu thàng kùe khṳ̀;

    soaked quite through.

#### khîeh kò̤ pò khṳ̀ cṳ̀ i ta;

    take a cloth and go and soak it all up clean.
* 薯cṳ̂77614014
* Potatoes.

#### hô̤-lang cṳ̂;

    Irish potatoes.

#### hwn cṳ̂;

    foreign potatoes.

#### so-bâk cṳ̂;

    pink potatoes.

#### cṳ̂ hún;

    potato flour.

#### pû cṳ̂-thng;

    make some potato soup.

#### cṳ̂ îⁿ;

    potato balls.
* 自cṳ̆10311320
* One's self; from; commencing at.

#### cṳ̆-kí;

    one's self.

#### cṳ̆-cĭn;

    suicide.

#### i ka-kī cṳ̆ cai;

    he knows it himself.

#### cṳ̆ kó cì kim;

    from olden times till now.

#### cṳ̆-cá;

    formerly.

#### cṳ̆-lâi būe ŭ;

    there has never yet been any.

#### cṳ̆ soiⁿ;

    heretofore.

#### cṳ̆-cṳ̆ jîen-jîen;

    certainly; of course.

#### cṳ̆-jîen kâi;

    natural ones.

#### cṳ̆ ŭ kâi;

    spontaneously produced.

#### cṳ̆ cò̤ cṳ̆ ûi;

    self made.

#### cṳ̆ sĭ;

    self confident.

#### ka-kī cṳ̆ sĭ;

    presumptuous, and self opinionated.

#### cṳ̆-jîen jṳ̂-jîen;

    self existent.

#### put cṳ̆ îu;

    I cannot do as I would.

#### cṳ̆-chông lṳ́ lâi kàu taⁿ;

    from the time you came until now.

#### cṳ̆ lâi cṳ̆ khṳ̀;

    comes and goes as he pleases.

#### cṳ̆ cheng;

    gives himself titles.

#### pńg tìam cṳ̆ cău;

    our own manufacture.

#### cṳ̆ căi;

    well and comfortable.

#### cṳ̆-cṳ̆ căi-căi;

    in excellent health.

#### bô̤ hìeⁿ cṳ̆-căi;

    not very well.

#### cṳ̆ ău;

    after that.

#### cṳ̆ o̤h cò̤ kàu kōi;

    from difficult to easy.

#### cṳ̆ sí cì cong;

    from commencement to termination.