characters 擎 and 等

擎等

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses two characters 擎 and 等

U6 zêg8 gu3 gua1iao5 dan3
有一句歌謠呾｜有一句歌谣呾
There is a phrase in a nursery rhyme which says:
tin1ou1ou1 kia5 hou6suan3 dang2 A1gou1
天烏烏擎雨傘等阿姑｜天乌乌擎雨伞等阿姑
The sky is overcast, holding an umbrella, waiting for aunty.
gua1iao5	歌謠｜歌谣	nursery rhyme. folksong, ballad
tin1ou1ou1	天烏烏｜天乌乌	dark overcast sky
kia5	擎	to hold
hou6suan3	雨傘｜雨伞	umbrella
Teochew people mainly call an umbrella hou6zia1 雨遮 and hou6suan3 is a borrowed Mandarin word.
dang2	等	to wait
a1gou1	阿姑	aunty: father’s sister

kêng5 擎

kêng5tiêng1ge6ciu2	擎天巨手
kêng5tiang1ge6ciu2	擎天巨手

If you know what kêng5tiang1ge6ciu2 mean, please share in the comment section.

zêg8tiao6kêng5tiêng1 潮州府城	zêg8tiao6kêng5tiang1 汕頭
一柱擎天
to support the sky with a single pillar (an idiom), figuratively: to take a crucial responsibility upon one's shoulders
kêng5tiang1tiao6
擎天柱
The main pillar of a family or nation, taking crucial responsibilities of the family or nation.

kia5 擎

kia5 big4	擎筆｜擎笔	to hold a pen
kia5 teng1si5	擎湯匙｜擎汤匙	to hold a spoon

dêng2 等

dêng2dang5	等同	equal to
dêng2i1	等於｜等于	equal, tantamount to
siang1dêng2	相等	equal, equivalent

têng6 等

Le2 têng6 ua2 zêg8ê6

汝等我一下

You wait for me for a little while.

dang2 等

Le2 dang2 ua2 zêg8ê6

汝等我一下

You wait for me for a little while.