Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cuak

by Adele Marion Fielde

cûak

• 濁cûak838513
• Muddy; turbid; thick.

siaⁿ-im cûak;

has a hoarse voice.

mīn sek cûak, m̄ cheng;

his complexion is not clear.

cuí thóiⁿ tîeh cûak, m̄ cheng-khih;

the water does not appear to be clean.

khì-bī cûak;

a stuffy smell.

khì-bī lông-cûak;

a heavy mixed smell.

hun cheng cûak;

distinguish between the clean and the dirty.