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dictionary of the swatow dialect.
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  • The upper part of the arm.
chíu-kó;
the arm above the elbow.
i bô̤ cím-thâu, cím tŏ̤ ka-kī kâi chíu-tèng;
he has no pillow, and pillows his head on his own arm.
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  • To patronize; to assist by counsel or custom.
i sĭ lău cú-kò, mó̤ chuah i;
he is an old patron, and you must not over-reach him.
in hùaⁿ kâi, to sĭ hó̤ cú-kò;
they are all good customers.
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  • Jealous; envious.
kò-kĭ;
jealousy.
cn̂g kâi bô̤ kó-kĭ;
without envy.
i kâi sim cū seⁿ kò-kĭ;
he became jealous of him.
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  • To procure for one's self.
kò sùaⁿ tó̤ chip;
set one on the trail of.
íⁿ-keng kò sùaⁿ lîah tîeh;
have followed on his trail and seized him.
tá-hwt nâng khṳ̀ gūa chù kò-bói;
start people off to purchase in other places.
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  • To hire for a price.
kò-kang;
hire workmen.
îong kang chĭeⁿ kò kâi nâng;
one engaged as a laborer.
sĭ aìⁿ kò cûn hó̤, a sĭ aìⁿ kò kīe hó̤?
Will it be best to hire a boat or to hire a sedan?
úa àiⁿ kò có̤ chia;
I want to hire a cart.
cwn kò ciah cûn;
charter a boat.
hó̤ kò kieh lâi taⁿ;
hire a porter to come and carry it.
kò bô̤ nâng;
no one can be hired.
kò kâi lâi cìeⁿ chù;
hire some one to guard the house.
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  • To besmear; to daub; to plaster on; to fill cracks; to blot out.
kô-lôk khṳ̀ kàu cū bŏi thi̤aⁿ;
after smearing it over it did not smart.
khîeh nŏ̤ tieⁿ cúa lâi kô theng;
get two sheets of paper and paste up the holes in the windows.
cang cúa kô miⁿ;
take paper and paste over all the cracks.
kô m̄ kín;
it does not stick tightly when plastered on.
cang thô lâi kô;
daub it over with mud.
kâi mīn kô kàu cĕng-cĕng hún;
her face is daubed all over with powder.
kô câu-câu;
plaster it on of uniform thickness.
cang thâng-îu-hue lâi kô, cìaⁿ bŏi lāu;
take putty and stop the cracks then it will not leak.
kô kàu hua-pa-li-long;
plaster it on till it is smooth, even and beautiful.
cêk sin kô kàu nah-sap căi;
daubed all over with dirt.
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  • Paste; to paste; glutinous preparations.
khṳ̀ khô̤h cho̤h kô lâi kô;
go and make some paste and paste it.
ēng kô lâi tah;
stick it on with paste.
kô lío táng i ta cìaⁿ ŏi tōiⁿ;
after pasting it wait till it is dry, then it will be firm.
kô puah;
a paste-pot.
kô lâi m̄ ḱin;
it is not firmly pasted.
cût-bí kô;
paste made from glutinous rice.
kô ui;
paper garments, burned at funerals.
kô poiⁿ;
a pasting brush.
kô âp;
a box for paste.
nĕ kô-kô;
very adhesive.
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  • The bosom; the lap.
phŏ̤ i tŏ̤ kô tèng cîah nĭ;
nursing him in her lap.
phŏ̤ i pàng kô tèng cŏ̤;
holding her in her lap.
phŏ̤ i tŏ̤ kô tèng gût khṳ̀;
holding him asleep in her arms.
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  • To lean against; to rely on; to depend on for support, or for a living.
i úa-kŏ tī-tîang?
On whom does he depend for support?
kŏ tîeh tī-tîang kâi sì?
On whose influence does he rely?
kŏ tī-tîang thàng i cîah?
On whom does she depend to earn her food for her?
kŏ cîeh thĭo, khṳt cîeh thĭo tăⁿ tîeh;
leaned against a stone pillar, and the stone pillar tumbled down on him.
m̄-hó̤ sie kŏ tāⁿ;
do not lean against each other and both fall backward.
chŵn kŏ i;
depend wholly on him.
cêk ke nâng to sĭ tó̤ i-kŏ i;
the whole family depend on him.
kŏ sîn hût pó̤-hō̤;
depend on the gods for aid.
ŭ lâm li kŏ lâm;
if you have sons depend on them, if you have no sons then depend on your daughters.
bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ kŏ;
nothing to depend on for support.
i mih sṳ̄ bŏi, kŏ ki chùi tó̤ tàⁿ;
he can do nothing, and lives by his wits.


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  • Fowls; gallinaceous birds.
cêk ciah koi;
a fowl.
koi ang, koi bó̤, koi kíaⁿ;
a cock, hen and chicken.
pū cêk tàu koi-kíaⁿ;
hatch out a brood of chickens.
koi n̆ng;
hen's eggs.
jŭ chut sīu koi-bó̤ ke-ke-kìe;
like the cackling of a hen when she comes off the nest.
koi bó̤ kok-kok-kiè tó̤ kho koi-kíaⁿ;
the hen clucks when calling her chickens.
koi nòaⁿ;
a pullet.
koi lûi;
half grown chickens.
iam koi;
a capon.
chie koi;
a fighting cock.
koi tîo;
a hen-roost.
koi tîo ío ŭ keh mêⁿ kău-ún;
you might as well expect an earth-worm to stay all night on a hen-roost.
ûi cêk kâi koi-lîo tó̤ chī koi;
make a hen-house for rearing fowls.
sie phah koi;
to fight cocks.
koi thî a būe?
Is it cock-crowing yet.
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