Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/jok

by Adele Marion Fielde

jôk

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• A mattress.

mîn-chn̂g phŭe jôk;

bedstead, coverlet, and mattress.

jôk kíaⁿ;

a cushion.

cí īeⁿ hó̤ cò̤ jôk;

this sort is good for cushions.

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• To insult; to put to shame.

khṳt i jôk tîeh;

was insulted by him.

jím jôk;

endure reproach.

i tó̤ jôk pĕ-bó̤;

he rails at his parents.

cía sĭ tó̤ jôk i kâi có;

this is dishonoring his ancestors.

tng mīn cū jôk i;

shamed him to his face.

pĭ i lêng-jôk;

insulted by him.

sĭu jôk;

receive insult.

jôk-mēⁿ;

rail at.

bô̤ kwn îong jôk;

regardless of glory or shame.