Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ciok

by Adele Marion Fielde

ciok

• 鬵ciok114019312
• To sell.

bōi kuaⁿ, ciok ciak ;

to sell office and trade in titles.

cá tiang-sî kâi bōi kuaⁿ ciok ciak sĭ kang-chîn hùe àm-cĕⁿ cò̤ kâi sṳ̄ : taⁿ bōi kuaⁿ ciok ciak cò̤-nî chîo-thêng mêng-pêh kîaⁿ chut lâi?

The sale of offices and titles was formerly carried on secretly by corrupt noblemen: how is it that it is now done openly by the government?