咯
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To clear the throat.
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khok ŭ hueh chut lâi;
spat blood.
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i cē khok-cē-kìe i cū cai;
as soon as he made the sound of clearing his throat he understood (the signal agreed upon).
柝
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A board with a hole and short handle, used by watchmen to strike the hours.
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khà khok, tńg jī khok a būe?
Has the watchmen sounded the second watch yet?
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úa thiaⁿ-kìⁿ saⁿ khok hŵn-lío būe ût;
I had not yet been asleep when the third watch struck.
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lṳ́ tīam-tīam thiaⁿ thóiⁿ khà kúi khok;
you listen intently and see how many raps there are on the watchman’s board.
酷
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Inhuman; tyrannical.
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cí kâi kuaⁿ tham khok;
this ofiicer is avaricious and tyrannical.
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khok-ngîak;
inhuman.
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hêng-huap chám-khok;
the punishment is cruelly severe.
**觳觫](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/觳觫)khok-sok823
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To start, to tremble, as an ox at the sight of a lion.
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kàu àiⁿ lîah khṳ̀ phōiⁿ cŭe, thóiⁿ tîeh kâi īeⁿ cū khok-sok;
when he was to be seized and taken to trial, he appeared dreadfully frightened.
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kiaⁿ kàu khok-khok sok-sok;
livid with fear.