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the winter solstice, in the eleventh month.

nî coih;

the annual festivals.

tōa coih;

the great festivals.

sàng coih;

make holiday presents.

coih lói;

the presents appropriate to the time; the compliments of the seasons.

• ‮截‬côih9756210
• To cut off; to intercept; to slice with a downward stroke of the knife; slices.

côih cò̤ kûeh;

cut in two.

màiⁿ côih tn̆g;

do not cut it off.

cò̤ nŏ̤ saⁿ côih;

make two or three cuts of it.

cīeⁿ côih ĕ côih;

the upper portion and the under portion.

côih lō chíeⁿ-kiap;

to waylay and plunder.

côih cŭ;

intercept.

pìn cí-kò̤ côih;

cut it off from this point.

côih cò̤ ku-ā tn̄g;

cut it into several regular pieces.

côih phìen;

cut it in flakes.

côih si;

cut it in shreds.

côih cêk cak cêk cak;

cut it in sections.

cí ki to̤ bŏi lāi, bô̤ mih hó̤ côih;

this knife is not sharp, and is not very good to cut with.

côih nêk, côih hṳ̂;

to slice meat or fish.

hóⁿ-thâu côih;

to guillotine.

côih tīo thâu;

to decapitate.

côih îeh;

cut up drugs.

cám côih;

chop up.

cêk to̤ côih;

one style of slicing.

àiⁿ côih sie tùi;

slice them so that the slice will be unbroken.

màiⁿ côih li;

do not break the slices in the cutting.

cíam-côih;

smoothly cut.

cíam-cíam côih-côih;

concise and accurate.

ūe tàⁿ lâi cíam-côih căi;

the language is terse and clear.

ka kàu cíam-côih cíam-côih;

clean cut, with shears.

cok

• ‮囑‬cok963021
• To commit to another's charge by request or injunction; to enjoin upon.

cok-tho̤h i khṳ̀ cò̤;

commission him to go and do it.

sĭu nâng kâi cok-tho̤h;

had a commission from some one.

sĭ i bói cok chut lâi kâi;

one who was suborned by him.

úa cò̤-nî têng-lêng cok-hù lṳ́, lṳ́ to̤ bô̤ thiaⁿ;

no matter how often I reiterate the instructions to you, you do not heed them.

cài-saⁿ cok-tho̤h;

charged him repeatedly.

• ‮足‬cok10141570
• The foot; sufficient; fully.

chíu cok;

hands and feet.

hiaⁿ-tĭ sĭ chíu cok;

brothers are to each other as hand and foot.

cok ĕ;

Your Honor; you, sir.

sit cok;

a false step.

ka-kī cṳ̆ cok;

he is sufficient unto himself.

cok ēng;

enough for the purpose.

cok-cok chūe lṳ́ ŭ pùaⁿ jît;

I have been seeking you for fully half a day.

cok-cok ŭ cêk peh níe tăng;

it is fully a hundred taels in weight.

lṳ́ tîeh cai cok;

you must be content.

lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tîeh cai cok;

you must be satisfied with that.

lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ m̄ cai cok;

you are not content with that.

cí khí nâng put cok tău;

such people are not worth talking about.

cok sìo;

the full account.

hâiⁿ cok sìo;

paid the bill in full.

siu kàu cok-cok;

collected the entire amount.

múaⁿ-cok;

quite full.

chong cok;

to fill full.

ngṳ̂n-cúi cok;

the surplus weight of the coin is paid for in full.

cok ngṳ̂n;

coin in which there is no deficiency nor debasement.

câp-cok;

complete in all respects.

ngṳ̂n câp-cok;

the money is quite sufficient.

câp-jī cok hó̤;

superexcellent.

cí kùe tang siu câp-cok;

this last crop was a full one.

i kâi châi-chêng put cok lâi tng tōa ceh-jĭm;

his ability is not sufficient for a post of great responsibility.

ûi sùe put cok, ûi cìang ŭ ṳ̂;

not so much as is required for a commander-in-chief, but more than is required for a general.

cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ put cok kùai;

there is nothing very wonderful about this.

cok cĕng;

unalloyed.

cía siah sĭ cok-cĕng kâi;

this pewter is without alloy.

ŭ cok, ŭ ṳ̂;

there is enough and more than enough.

jī-sì cok;

many times more than is needed.

• ‮祝‬cok951135
• To supplicate the gods; to felicitate.

cok hok;

invoke blessings.

cok-bûn;

forms of prayer.

cok sîn kâi ūe;

the language of prayer.

táu cok;

to say prayers.

cok sīu;

to congratulate another upon his birthday.

bīe cok;

an acolyte, or waiter in a temple.

chíaⁿ tī-tîang thâk cok;

request some one to read prayers.

khèng cok bw̄n sīu;

bless with endless life.

• ‮作‬cok100595
• To act; to become.

cok-kùai; cok-cōng;

to assume an air of indifference; to put on a pompous manner; to have an unusual air of superiority.

i cîah khah pá cū cok-cōng;

if he has too much to eat he will become pompous.

i cìeⁿ-sî cok-kùai căi;

she assumes great dignity lately.

• ‮族‬côk1015707
• A family which traces its descent from one ancestor.

côk phó;

a clan register.

côk tíeⁿ;

the chief of a tribe.

côk láu;

the elders of a tribe.

cong-côk;

a clan.

tâng côk;

of the same tribe.

hok ìm cêk côk;

a benefactor of the whole tribe.

hâh côk;

a united clan.

hăm côk;

the whole clan.

côk lăi;

belonging to the clan.