Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/A list of introductory verbs

Lesson IV. A List of Introductory Verbs.

Pêng'im	TL	Characters	English
tin1	thinn	添	Add,
ring7	zīn	認	Admit, (as a fault.)
ing3	ìn	應	Answer,
boh4; a3	poh, à	駁　辯	Argue,
gao3	kàu	到	Arrive,
ziên6	tsiĕnn	上	Ascend,
to2	thó	討	Ask, (demand.)
mng7	mn̄g	問	Ask, (enquire.)
nain6	năinn	奈	Bear, (to suffer.)
pah4	phah	打	Beat,
keg4; kiu5	khurt, khiû	乞　求	Beg,
ki2	khí	起	Begin,
sing3	sìn	信	Believe,
ga6	kă	咬	Bite,
cuê1	tshue	吹	Blow, (as wind.)
ziêh4	tsieh	借	Borrow,
pua3	phùa	破	Break,
kiêh8; dua3	khiêh, tùa	持　帶	Bring,
coin2; ciu3	tshóinn, tshiù	筅　刷	Brush,
bhoi2	bói	買	Buy,
giê3; ham3	kiè, hàm	呌　喊	Call,
ziên2; guang1gu3	tsién, kuan-kù	掌　觀顧	Care,
dan1	tann	擔	Carry, (between two equal weights.)
gng1	kng	扛	Carry, (one weight by two persons.)
bi3	pì	負	Carry, (over the shoulder.)
guan6	kŭann	携	Carry, (with the hand, as a bucket.)
kia3	khià	騎	Carry (on the shoulder, as a basket,)
liah8	liâh	掠	Catch,
uan7	uānn	換	Change,
riou7	ziōu	追	Chase,
piêng3	phièn	騙	Cheat,
suang2; doh8	suán, tôh	選　擇	Choose,
muêh8cêng1kih4	muêh-tsheng-khih	修清潔	Clean,
ze2; bu5	tsúr, pû	煮　烳	Cook,
goi2	kói	改	Correct,
sng3	sǹg	算	Count,
kao3	khàu	哭	Cry,
poi1; guah4; zoih8	phoi, kuah, tsoîh	切　割　截	Cut,
gan2	kánn	敢	Dare,
êng5di1; tu5	êng-ti, thû	延遲	Delay,
loh8	lôh	落	Descend,
si2	sí	死	Die,
si1diou3; sng3hiah4	si-tiòu, sǹg-hiah	亂丢　算歇	Dismiss, (from service.)
zo3; muêh8	tsò, muêh	做　物	Do,
mang7gin3	māng-kìnn	夢見	Dream,
pag8	phâk	曝	Dry, (in the sun.)
ziah8	tsiâh	食	Eat,
giê3	kiè	呌	Engage, (servants.)
cian2	tshiánn	請	Engage, (as a literary man, a teacher.)
sung5; cê5	sûn, tshê	巡　查	Examine,
kao2	kháu	考	Examine, (literature.)
buah8	puâh	拔	Fall, (as a person, animal.)
ga1laoh8	ka-laûh	跌落	Fall down, (as things.)
gian1; ui3	kiann, ùi	驚　畏	Fear,
siê1pah4	sie-phah	相打	Fight, (with the fists.)
cuê7-diêh8	tshūe--tiêh	覔着	Find,
buê1	pue	飛	Fly,
haon3	hàunn	好	Fond,
dig8-diêh8	tit--tiêh	得着	Get,
bung1; koih4	pun, khoih	分　乞	Give,
huag4	huat	發	Grow,
iêh4	ieh	約	Guess,
diou3	tiòu	吊	Hang,
lou5	lóu	惡	Hate,
tian1	thiann	聽	Hear,
huan7; kiêh8-dian7	hūann, khiêh--tiānn	執　携定	Hold, (to take.)
siên3	sienn	傷	Hurt,
cian2	tshiánn	請	Invite,
kng3	khǹg	藏	Keep,
gui6	kŭi	跪	Kneel,
ka3	khà	扣	Knock,
zai1	tsai	知	Know, (as a fact.)
bag4	pat	識	Know, (as a person.)
nain6	năinn	耐	Last,
ciê3	tshiè	笑	Laugh,
oh8	ôh	學	Learn,
hiah4	hiah	歇	Leave, (service.)
ziêh4	tsieh	借	Lend,
suê3	sùe	稅	Let, (a house.)
huê1niou5	hue-niounn	花話	Lie, (to tell an untruth.)
do2	tó	-	Lie down,
diam2	tiám	點	Light, (lamps.)
kia7ki2; diu7	khiā-khí, tiū	居住	Live, (reside.)
m6gin3; sig4loh8	m̄-kìnn, sit-lôh	不見　失落	Lose,
siêh4	sieh	惜	Love,
zo3; muêh8	tsò, muêh	做　物	Make,
ngo6	ngŏ	遇	Meet, (a person.)
kui1	khui	開	Open,
guê3	kùe	過	Pass,
sng2; tig4to5	sńg, thit-thô	耍　遊玩	Play,
doh8	tôh	擇	Pick up,
diah4	tiah	摘	Pluck,
rih8; dêh4	zîh, teh	壓	Press,
sang3	sàng	送	Present,
ing3	ìn	印	Print,
dui2; tua1	túi, thua	挽　拖	Pull,
bang3	pàng	放	Put,
siê1mên7	sie-mēnn	相罵	Quarrel,
tag8	thâk	讀	Read, (aloud.)
toin2ze1	thóinn-tsur	看書	Read, (mentally.)
siu1; zih4	siu, tsih	收　接	Receive,
m6haon3	m̃-hàunn	不好	Refuse,
bang3	pàng	放	Release,
ig4dig4; gi3dig4	it-tit, kì-tit	憶得　記得	Remember,
buan1	puann	搬	Remove, (residence.)
zian2li2	tsiánn-lí	整理	Repair,
hiah4	hiah	歇	Rest,
dng5	tńg	轉	Return, (home.)
hoin5	hôinn	還	Return, (give back.)
ciu3; cig4	tshiù, tshit	拭	Rub,
zao2	tsáu	走	Run,
giu3	kiù	救	Save,
cuê7	tshūe	覔	Search,
toin2	thóinn	看	See,
bhoi7	bōi	賣	Sell,
iên6	iĕ	搖	Shake,
soi1; riang2	soi, ziáng	嘶　嚷	Shout,
guên1	kuenn	閉	Shut,
zo6	tsŏ	坐	Sit,
ug8	ût	睡	Sleep,
pin7	phīnn	鼻	Smell,
dan3	tànn	呾	Speak,
so2hui3; sai2	só-hùi, sái	使費　使	Spend,
muêh8diou3	muêh-tiòu	壞丢	Spoil,
kiu6	khiŭ	站	Stand,
diam7diam7	tiām-tiām	靜靜	Stop, (silence.)
hiah4	hiah	歇	Stop, (discontinue.)
sao3	sàu	掃	Sweep,
siu5	siû	氽	Swim,
kiêh8	khiêh	携	Take,
ga3	kà	教	Teach,
dan3	tànn	呾	Tell,
ba1loi2; de5	pa-lói, tûr	擾亂　除	Tease, (annoy.)
siên6	siĕnn	想	Think,
gag8	kâk	丢	Throw, (as stones.)
gag8diou3; sêg4diou3	kâk-tiòu, sek-tiòu	抛丢　丢去	Throw away,
pag8	pâk	縛	Tie,
hiou2; mêng5bêh8	hióu, mêng-pêh	曉　明白	Understand,
tao2	tháu	解	Undo, untie,
êng7	ēng	用	Use,
sung5	sûn	巡	Visit,
dang2; tai7	tán, thāi	候　待	Wait,
gian5	kiânn	行	Walk,
dag4nng7	tak-nn̄g	荒喪	Waste,
cêng7	tshēng	穿	Wear, (clothes.)
gua3	kùa	掛	Wear, (jewels.)
ga2	ká	絞	Wind, (as a clock.)
zoh4; zoh4gang1	tsoh, tsoh-kang	作　作工	Work,
sia2	siá	寫	Write,