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

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確

• Solid; firm; in truth; really; verily.

• ŭ tek-khak kâi sìn a bô̤?

  Is there reliable news or not?

• úa thiaⁿ tîeh cía sṳ̄ hŵn-lío būe tek-khak;

  I judge from the hearing, that there is as yet no trustworthy evidence concerning this affair.

• cía sĭ tek-tek khak-khak kâi cèng-kṳ̄;

  this is substantial proof.

• khak-sît sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ mē?

  Is it really so?

• khak-khak sît-sît kâi;

  what is verily so.

• sím kàu khak châk, cū tẁn;

  adjudicate till trustworthy evidence is obtained, and then decide the case.

• sui sĭ sím kúi hûe būe sím chut ŭ khak-khak chàk-chàk kâi chêng-hêng;

  although the case has been tried several times, reliable evidence has not yet been brought out in the trial.

殼

• The shell of mollusks; the husk or covering of fruits; exuviæ of snakes; a hard outer covering.

• ku khak;

  tortoise shell.

• khang-khak kâi;

  hollow; empty.

• thâu-khak;

  the cranium.

• thâu-khak thìaⁿ;

  headache.

• thâu-khak hîn;

  dizzy.

• lô̤-khak;

  spiral shells.

• ham-khak;

  scallop shells.

• hāu-khak;

  shell of the king crab.

• gê-cí khak;

  cocoa-nut shell.

• tāu khak;

  pea-pods.

• cía sĭ khak hue a sĭ sap hue?

  Is this lime made from whole or from broken sea shells?

• koi-nn̆g khak;

  egg shells.

• khang-khak chīu;

  a hollow tree.

• ké kàu khang-khak;

  consists wholly of pretence.

• ío, kâi mīn m̄ tîeh khîeh kâi sío-kúi-khak lâi tì;

  then you better get a mask to cover your face.

• cûa pak khak;

  the cast skin of a serpent.

• cí kâi mīn-khak ūe lâi sĭo;

  this face is made very lifelike.

纈

• A knot.

• thám kâi khak;

  tie a knot.

• àiⁿ thám ûah khak a thám sí khak?

  Shall I tie a slip-knot or a fixed knot?

• àiⁿ tōiⁿ, tîeh thám ke nŏ̤ kâi khak;

  if you want it to be firm, you must tie two knots more.

• lṳ́ kâi khak cò̤-nî pâk, úa kói m̄ chut?

  How have you tied this knot, that I cannot untie it?

• khak thám m̄ kín cù àiⁿ lut;

  if the knot is not tightly tied it will slip.

• bô̤ kûe bô̤ khak;

  no bunches nor knots in it.

喀

• To cough and hawk in order to remove something from the throat.

• khak chut lâi kâi nŭaⁿ thi-thi;

  raised some viscid phlegm.

霍

• The Asiatic cholera.

• khak-lw̆n;

  cholera.

• ŭ cêk īeⁿ cèng kìe-cò̤ kang-khak-lw̆n, īa bŏi thò īa bŏi sìa, pí hṳ́ khí khak-lw̆n kèng lī-hāi;

  there is a disease called the dry cholera, in which there is neither vomiting nor purging, and which is still more dangerous than the other sort.

麵

• Barm.

• sîn-khah tê;

  a medicine for colds, brought from Chinchew near Amoy.

• úa kìa lṳ́ khṳ̀ chŵn-ciu kò̤ bói cē sîn-khak lâi;

  I send by you to Chinchew to buy some medicine for colds.

• âng khak;

  upland rice, which reddens the dishes in which it is cooked.

藿

• The leaves of a legume used for fodder.

• khak-hieⁿ lêng pheh tīo ùe-khì;

  bishopwort will drive off infection.

• îm-îeⁿ-khak;

  the spinous leaved aspen.