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pay back; return; also pay back; return; also; in addition; more; still; else; yet; (not) yet |
tide; current; damp tide; current; damp; moist; humid |
| trad. (還潮)
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Note:
- 2we 2zau — Suzhounese, "to resurge";
- 6we2-zau2 — Suzhounese, "to dampen".
還潮
- (Wu, of weather) to become damp (as part of the yearly weather pattern)
- 還潮天氣／还潮天气 [Shanghainese] ― 6we-zau-thi-chi [Wugniu] ― high-moisture weather
- (Wu, of objects) to be affected by such damp weather
石板還潮，陰雨難逃 [Ningbonese, trad.]
石板还潮，阴雨难逃 [Ningbonese, simp.]- Roadtiles dampen, rain impending.
餅乾還潮了，勿好吃了。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
饼干还潮了，勿好吃了。 [Shanghainese, simp.]- 5pin-koe 6we-zau-leq 6veq8-hau 7chiq-leq [Wugniu]
- The biscuits have gone bad / aren't crispy anymore (because of the moisture). They can no longer be eaten.
- (Wu, figurative, of an old tendency) to redevelop; to resurge
幼兒園去去，儇勒兩三日，該槍又還潮𡀂。 [Ningbonese, trad.]
幼儿园去去，儇勒两三日，该枪又还潮𡀂。 [Ningbonese, simp.]- From: 1996, Tang Zhenzhu, Wu Xinmin and Wu Xinxian, 寧波方言詞典, page 149
- (The child) just got into kindergarten and they were behaving well for two or three days. Now they've just turned back into the little devil they are.
