Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/chiak
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chiak
- chiak-hō̤;
- a nickname or pet name.
- i kâi chiak-hō̤ kìe-cò̤ sĭm-mûeh?
- What nickname has he?
- chiak-chiak ŭ ṳ̂;
- there is some to spare.
- ìⁿ-chiak;
- a house sparrow.
- n̂g-chiak;
- a goldfinch.
- chiak téng;
- the bird crest, a peculiar shaped button worn by those who have taken a degree.