Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kak
kak
- pâi êⁿ tèng kak;
- lay the beams and nail on the slats.
- cêk tîo kak;
- one of the narrow boards on which roof tiles are laid.
- kak àiⁿ cò̤ poih hun kău kâi;
- I want roof slats that are eight tenths of an inch in thickness.
- ngŏ-kak cú; ngŏ-kak bó̤;
- the god of grain.
- ngŏ-kak hong-lông;
- the grains are abundant.
- sì kak cŏ̤ sì nâng;
- four persons sat at the four corners.
- i kâi kak ciam-ciam;
- its angles are very sharp.
- cêk kak bûn-cṳ;
- an official dispatch.
- chù-kak-thâu;
- a gable.
- gú-kak, îeⁿ-kak, têk-kak;
- cow's, ram's, and deer's horns.
- sai-kak;
- rhinoceros horn.
- lêng-îang kak;
- stags' horns.
- mêng-kak;
- white horn.
- nŏ̤ kâi kak chie-chie;
- wide spreading horns.
- kak pèⁿ;
- horn handles.
- saⁿ-kak;
- triangular.
- sì-kak;
- quadrangular.
- ngŏ-kak;
- pentangular.
- siu pàng hṳ́ cêk kak;
- put them over in that corner.
- thiⁿ piⁿ, hái kak;
- the ends of the earth.
- châng kak;
- the corner of a field.
- màiⁿ cŭang tîeh íⁿ kak;
- do not run against the corner of the chair.
- àiⁿ cò̤ poih kak a lâk kak?
- Do you want it made eight or six sided?
- poih-kak;
- the star anise, a spice.
- keng, siang, kak, tí, ú, sĭ ngô im;
- the five tones of musical instruments.
- sîa mâk kak thóiⁿ i;
- looked at him out of the corner of her eyes.
- i sĭ kio i cīeⁿ jît ŭ kháu kak;
- the other day they were bickering
- put cai put kak cū lâi;
- came when none were aware.
- úa cn̂g kâi m̄ cai m̄ kak;
- I was wholly unaware.
- hṳ́ kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ hwt kak lío;
- that affair has come to light.
- hía sĭ úa sit kak chak;
- it I who was oblivious.
- phû khí lâi kak cí phiaⁿ-lî kò̤ oĭ thìaⁿ;
- when it comes on the pain is right here in the ribs.
- cía sĭ bô̤ cai-kak kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
- this is a thing without sensibility.
- cṳ̆ kak ŭ se-su khùn-kw̆n;
- am conscious of feeling rather languid.
- cía sĭ kak sì kâi ūe;
- these are words to enlighten the world.
- put kak cū kàu;
- came unexpectedly.
- kak nâng kak nâng khṳ̀ ût;
- each went by himself to bed.
- kak nâng kak nâng kâi sṳ̄;
- each has his own separate interests.
- kak nâng kak nâng kâi hŵn-ló̤;
- each has his own sorrows.
- cí hûe kak nâng sǐ tó̤ cîah;
- at this moment every one is eating.
- kak-kak ̄m̄ sie tâng;
- each is unlike the others.
- nâng kak ǔ só̤ chîang;
- each has his own special gift.
- tàⁿ lâi kak ǔ cêk sueh;
- in speaking each had his own meaning.
- kah chù kak chù kâi ūe ìm;
- each place has its particular dialect.
- kak tī-hng īa ǔ;
- every place has it.
- kak kok to ǔ nâng kàu cí-kò̤;
- every country has its representatives here.
- kak hieⁿ to pat i;
- every village knows him.
- ke lǎi kak sṳ̄ sǐ i kẃn;
- all the different sorts of affairs in the household, are under her control.
- kak khẃn kak khẃn hun-pîet;
- distinguish between the different sorts.
- kak nâng kak cip ka-kī kâi ì;
- each held to his own opinion.
- i sǐ cò̤-pû ciah a sǐ kak nâng kak nâng cîah?
- Do they eat together or apart?
- cúi kak cò̤ piaⁿ-sng, kak kàu tōiⁿ hó̤ pháu bé;
- water freezes into ice so hard that horses may race upon it.
- kak sìo-bâk;
- close up an account.
- sìo-bâk kak cheng-chó̤;
- the account is settled.
- kak ùaⁿ a būe?
- Is the case closed yet?
- i būe lío-kak;
- he has not yet finished it up.
- kak-kúe i kâi sèⁿ-mīaⁿ;
- put an end to his life.
- kak-kêk hó̤ mē?
- Are the results good?
- kàu kak-búe sĭ cò̤-nî?
- In the end what will come of it?
- kau-kak húiⁿ-lūi;
- leagued rascals.
- kâk mâk cìⁿ;
- to cast a glance at; to ogle.
- mâk-cìⁿ cē kâk i cū cai;
- when she glanced at him he understood.
- kâk tīo;
- to fling aside.
- kâk lô̤h cúi;
- throw it into the water.
- kâk kàu i hueh lâu hueh tih;
- stoned him till the blood gushed out.
- cang cîeh khṳ̀ kâk i, kâk m̄ tîeh;
- threw stones at but did not hit him.
- khîeh ke kò̤ kâk khṳ̀ kàu, tú-tú kâk tîeh i kâi thâu-khak;
- took another and threw it, and hit him exactly on the head.
- kâk sí;
- stone to death.
- kâk tāⁿ;
- miss the aim in throwing at.