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

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郭

• The second wall, enclosing the gate of a large city.

• sîaⁿ kuak;

  the outer defenses of the city gates.

• hĭⁿ kâi lûn-kuak ngía;

  the rim of the ear is well shaped.

椁

• The outer coffin; the case which encloses the coffin.

• ŭ kuaⁿ bô̤ kuak;

  has a coffin but no case.

• lăi kuaⁿ, gūa kuak;

  the inner and outer coffins.

咽

• To gulp down; to swallow.

• khîeh khí lâi li-li kûak lô̤h khṳ̀;

  took it up and gulped it down without pause.

• âu ta căi, khṳ̀ kûak nŏ̤ chùi chìn cúi;

  was very thirsty, and went and drank two swallows of cold water.

• kûak m̄ lô̤h;

  can’t swallow it.