dictionary of the swatow dialect.
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- 肱kó4601304
- 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.
- 顧kò43518112
- 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.
- 妒kò917384
- Jealous; envious.
- kò-kĭ;
- jealousy.
- cn̂g kâi bô̤ kó-kĭ;
- without envy.
- i kâi sim cū seⁿ kò-kĭ;
- he became jealous of him.
- 購kò33015410
- 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.
- 僱kò435912
- 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.
- 塗kô9183210
- 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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- 糊kô2221199
- 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.
- 懷kô2436116
- 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.
- 靠kŏ3271757
- 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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- 雞koi33419610
- 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.
- koi
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