Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kho̤h

by Adele Marion Fielde

kho̤h

• 喀kho̤h429309
• To cough in order to get something out of the throat.

jw̆n kho̤h, kho̤h m̄ chut;

however much I cough, I can't cough it up.

• 兢khô̤h4051012
• Solicitous lest a thing miscarry; cautious; fearful.

cék kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ khô̤h-khô̤h-sih;

is very solicitous about this matter.

kiaⁿ kàu khô̤h-khô̤h-sih;

in an agony of fear.