些須

些須

1. a few; a little; some
   • 1841, William Dean, “Diseases”, in First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect, Bankok:

     我耳聾些須 [Teochew, trad.]
     我耳聋些须 [Teochew, simp.]

     ua² hin⁶ lang⁵ sê¹ su¹ [Peng'im]

     I am a little hard of hearing

   • 1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “些 (se)”, in A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press:

     行開些須 [Teochew, trad.]
     行开些须 [Teochew, simp.]

     gian⁵ kui¹ sê¹ su¹ [Peng'im]

     stand off a little

   • 1883, William Duffus, “within”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press:

     差些須就死 [Teochew, trad.]
     差些须就死 [Teochew, simp.]

     zuah⁸ sê¹ su¹ ziu⁶ si² [Peng'im]

     within a step of death

   • 1884, William Ashmore, Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press:

     差些須會入港 [Teochew, trad.]
     差些须会入港 [Teochew, simp.]

     zuah⁸ sê¹ su¹ oi⁶ rib⁸ gang² [Peng'im]

     just a little more and then could have entered the channel