A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / cak

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節

• A joint, a section; a period or regular interval; a set way of doing a thing; temperance, continence; to keep within limits; to economize; to maintain dignity; an emergency.

• cí ki tek lṳ́ thóiⁿ kúi cak?

  How many joints do you think there are in this bamboo?

• bói kúi cak hó̤-hó̤ kâi cìa lâi cîah;

  buy a few joints of the best sugar-cane to eat.

• cí cuang sṳ̄ lṳ́ cêk cak cêk cak tàⁿ úa thiaⁿ;

  give me an account of the whole affair seriatim.

• cak mâk;

  the point where meshes join, or sections unite.

• cīeⁿ cak, ĕ cak;

  the upper and lower sections.

• cêk cak cṳ;

  one verse.

• cak lîak;

  a summary.

• pun cò̤ kúi cak;

  divided into several paragraphs.

• chíu-cóiⁿ saⁿ cak, tōa cóiⁿ nŏ̤ cak;

  the fingers have three joints and the thumb two.

• kha cak, chíu cak;

  the joints in the toes and fingers.

• kut cak sng-thìaⁿ;

  my bones ache,

• pûah kàu chíu-cak chut thn̆g;

  fell and dislocated his finger joint.

• chẁn kùe cak;

  runs across the joints.

• cak ím cîah;

  live temperately.

• khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ cak cíe;

  gradually diminish.

• cak khĭam;

  be frugal.

• cak ēng;

  use sparingly.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ seⁿ ki cak;

  do not branch off into other subjects.

• cak hŭ;

  a dignified woman.

• siu cak;

  maintain dignity.

• sit cak;

  to lose dignity.

• cak hàu;

  dignified obedience.

• khîa cak-hàu têng;

  raise an honorary portal.

• cak-lîet;

  self-restrained.

• bói kwn cak;

  to get degrees by bribery.

• sòi cak, tōa cak;

  a small matter, or an important matter.

• tăi cak;

  a great emergency.

• cí kâi nâng ŭ khì cak;

  this man is self-restrained.

• ū cak-ngĭ;

  is temperate.

• bô̤ cak bô̤ co̤h;

  not kept within limits.

• cîh tùi cak;

  to disjoint.

• cîh cak thăi hîen;

  go outside the rules of etiquette in the entertainment of a scholar.

• cak cak kàu;

  come on at regular intervals.

• cak-lô̤;

  a whitlow, a felon on a joint.

聒

• To make a din; to stun with noise; distracting.

• hàm i màiⁿ cak nâng;

  tell him not to disturb people by making a noise.

• hĭⁿ-khang khṳt i cak kàu ōng-ōng-kìe;

  my ears rang with the din that he made.

• i kâi ūe cōi căi, ciu jît khṳt i cak sí khṳ̀;

  he is a great talker, and keeps up his clack all day long.

• khṳt i cak lío bŏi ût;

  was disturbed by his noise so that I could not sleep.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ cak tîeh úa;

  do not distract me by your noise.

作

• To act, do, or make; to become, to appear; to stimulate, to arouse; operations, work.

• i kâi pēⁿ hwt cak;

  his ailment has returned.

• khì lêng-ūaⁿ cín-cak;

  his anger is again roused.

• lṳ́ kâi kia cak khîeh lâi khṳt úa pài thâk cē;

  bring your elegant composition and allow me to respectfully read it.

• i hṳ́-kò̤ to sĭ tó̤ châng kang, cak tái;

  he is there harboring evil doers and encouraging wickedness.

• kúaⁿ i būe hwt-cak lâi tī, ío kōi;

  to hasten and set it right before there is a relapse will be easiest.

• cak-tong;

  to act asassistants to the host.

• kíaⁿ-jît kâi sîah sĭ tī-tîang cak-tong?

  Who supports the host at to-day’s feast?

• àiⁿ chíaⁿ i cak-tong, tîeh kôih tieⁿ cak-tong kâi toaⁿ-phìen;

  if you are going to invite him to assist the host you must enclose a card to this effect.

紮

• To bind up; to make secure.

• cak kha;

  to tie the feet.

• tĭⁿ kha, cak chíu, cò̤ ŏi kîaⁿ nē?

  With you hampering all my movements, how can I do anything?

• cak kín-kín;

  bound up closely.

• ēng tòa khṳ̀ cak;

  take a band and bind it securely.

• cak kúi ki hue;

  tie up a nosegay.

• cak-cang-so̤h;

  a hair-string.

實

• Solid; full; compact; the opposite of hollow.

• sĭ khang-khak kâi a sĭ câk-thâu kâi?

  Is it hollow or is it solid?

• cí cêk khí sĭ câk-nn̂g kâi;

  this sort is dense.

• câk-thâu-nn̂g kâi tek;

  a species of bamboo that is not hollow.

• câk nêk kâi;

  full of meat.