Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khek

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khek

  • khek3956413
  • To attack; to rush upon.
cèng nâng hŭe côi kong khek i;
they all met in a body and charged upon him.
îu-khek;
a lieutenant-colonel.
  • khek430186
  • To carve; to chisel; to sculpture; the eighth part of a Chinese hour, or fifteen minutes; a little while; oppressive; griping.
tio-khek;
to carve.
khek ngó-sìang;
carve images.
khek jī;
engrave letters.
khîeh khṳ̀ khek-ìn-phò kò̤ khek;
take it to the engraver and get it engraved.
khek kâi mîaⁿ phìen;
engrave a stamp for stamping the name on visiting cards.
khek lâi m̄ hīn;
is not so cut as to give a clear impression.
sĭ àiⁿ khek cò̤ châ-póiⁿ, a sĭ ēng în-póiⁿ?
Will you use wooden blocks for printing it, or will you use lead type?
cì-hûe sĭ sĭm-mih sî-khek?
What time is it now?
hăng sî hăng khek cū àiⁿ kâi;
want it at exactly the set time.
khek ĕ kâi kuang-kéng hó̤ mē?
Are the immediate prospects good?
sî-khek bô̤ hiah;
incessant.
put kùe ke cêk khek kâi kang-hu;
there remains only what can be done in a very little while longer.
cīeⁿ sî khek, ĕ sî khek;
the first four quarters, in a Chinese hour, or the last four.
khek-pô̤h;
harrassing.
i khek-pô̤h căi;
he is very cross.
  • khek458732
  • Crooked; tortuous; lyrics; ditties.
i kâi jī sía lâi in-wn khit-khek;
he has written the characters all out of line.
khek lâi khek khṳ̀;
winding to and fro.
khek ho̤h cōi khek cìaⁿ kàu;
after many turns this way and that we arrived there.
wn-khek;
crooked.
i kâi sim câp wn poih khek, m̄ tît;
he is very disingenuous, and not at all straight-forward.
i khek-khek tó̤ ût;
he sleeps all doubled up.
khek chíu khek kha;
a deformed arm or foot.
mô̤ⁿ khek-khek;
curly hair.
i tó̤ chìe khek;
he is singing ballads.
i kâi khek páng hó̤;
he sings his songs in a pleasant tune.
hó̤ thiaⁿ kùe lâng-thâng khek;
pleasanter to hear than songs in a provincial dialect.