Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kuh

by Adele Marion Fielde

kuh

• 吸kuh203304
• To draw into the mouth, as smoke.

kuh hun, kuh in;

inhale smoke or vapor.

kuh cêk chùi cúi;

draw in a mouthful of water.

ki hun-tâng lṳ́ kuh thóiⁿ ŏi thong a bŏi;

you draw upon the tobacco pipe and see whether the stem is stopped up or not.

úa kuh tîeh bŏi thong;

I tried to draw the air through it and found I could not.

cí kâi nâng phî-nùa căi, cong jît to sĭ ût tŏ̤ kò̤ kuh hun;

this person is very indolent, he lies down and smokes all day long.