# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khau
### khau

* 鬮khau41219117
* A lot, made of wood or paper.

#### sía cò̤ kúi lîap khau lâi khieh cū bô̤ sṳ-phiⁿ;

    write a few lots and draw from them, then there will be no partiality shown.

#### liam khau;

    draw lots.

#### jûe khau;

    make lots by twisting slips of paper.

#### koih khau;

    pick out a lot with chopsticks.

#### lṳ́ kâi khau sĭ khieh tîeh sĭm-mûeh?

    What did you draw, as your lot?

#### khau tháu-khui lâi thóiⁿ sĭ khieh tîeh tì-kò̤?

    When you tore open your lot and saw what was written therein, to what place did it assign you?

#### khieh khau, khieh tîeh úa lâi khṳ̀;

    drew lots, and in the drawing I got the one which indicated who was to go.

#### hṳ́ kâi tī-hng kâi khau khieh tîeh tī-tîang?

    To whom did the lot which had the name of that place written on it, fall.

#### khṳ̀ láu-îaⁿ kò̤ lok khau;

    go before the god and shake the lots.
* 搔khau7266410
* To scratch; to claw; to rake with the nails or claws.

#### khau phùa phûe;

    clawed so as to tear the skin.

#### khṳt i khau kàu nŏ̤ saⁿ tîo hûn;

    was scratched by him so as to leave two or three marks of the nails.

#### khau kàu ku-ā lêh;

    scratched him and left several scratches.

#### khau kò̤ thâu-khíu kâi i sak lô̤h khṳ̀;

    scratch off a fleck of dandruff and stop the orifice with it.

#### khau-thâu-khak;

    to scratch the head.
* 芤khau3311404
* The hollow culm of a species of onion.

#### mêh khau;

    a medical term for an irregular pulse, which is thought to be hollow like an onion stalk.

#### i kâi mêh khau, cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ sĭ sit hueh kâi mêh;

    her pulse is irregular, and is plainly like the pulse of one who has lost blood.
* 口kháu331300
* The mouth; an opening; a pass; a gap; verbally; by word; a classifier.

#### ŭ jîeh cōi nâng kháu?

    How many persons are there?

#### chê nâng-teng hŏ-kháu;

    take a census.

#### hó̤ kháu-châi;

    fluent in speech.

#### kháu cîah;

    food.

#### kháu sĭ, sim hui;

    the mouth assents, while the heart dissents.

#### phài i khṳ̀ khĭa kháu cṳ́;

    depute him to attend to affairs at that port.

#### toaⁿ sĭ cîah nŏ̤ kháu hun tīaⁿ, pât sṳ̄ m̄ káⁿ;

    only smoke two pipes of opium, and would dare do no other [unlawful] thing.

#### pak kháu gūa;

    beyond the Great Wall.

#### hái cúi kháu;

    an estuary.

#### káng kháu;

    a harbour.

#### kháu hō̤;

    a vocal signal, a password.

#### kio i kháu kak;

    disputed with him.

#### kháu nîe;

    rations.

#### kháu bît, pak kìam;

    with honeyed words, and harmful designs.

#### i kìa kháu-sìn lâi tàⁿ;

    he sent a verbal message.

#### i nâng kâi ke-kháu khuah;

    they have a large family.

#### àng chùi-kháu;

    the mouth of a jar.

#### hâm khang-kháu;

    the mouth of a sewer.

#### cŭ tŏ̤ mn̂g kha kháu;

    stopped just outside the door.

#### hāng kháu;

    the end of the lane.

#### phak tŏ̤ i hĭⁿ-khang-kháu kò̤ tàⁿ;

    bent over whispering in his ear.

#### kháu lĕng;

    oratory.

#### káng kháu;

    articulation.

#### i kâi tûn âu kháu cîh tàⁿ khṳ̀ hun-mêng;

    his articulation is very distinct.

#### cêk kháu phûn;

    a grave.

#### kháu gṳ́;

    brogue; mode of speaking.

#### ke cêk kháu, nà-nà cáu;

    with another mouth in the family, there are many more steps to be taken.

#### khua-kháu;

    to boast.

#### i hàuⁿ khua tōa kháu;

    he is very boastful.

#### cía sĭ khua-kháu kâi ūe;

    this is braggadocio.

#### cò̤ cêk kháu tī, cò̤ tīo cêk choiⁿ ngṳ̂n;

    spent a thousand dollars in making a burial place.

#### hái-lô̤ sìu kháu;

    seal skin cuffs.

#### ńg-kháu;

    the bottom of a sleeve; a cuff.

#### ìo ​kháu;

    an important pass.

#### tòa piaⁿ khṳ̀ tŭ-kháu;

    lead troops to defend the pass.

#### cham- che lō kháu;

    cross-roads; the point where several roads meet.

#### ūi kháu;

    the pylorus.

#### khui ūi-kháu kâi mûeh;

    aids to digestion.

#### cîah kháu hun cē;

    take a smoke.

#### nā ka-kī mn̂g-kha hŏ-kháu kò̤ cŏ̤;

    stay and sit by one's own door.

#### seⁿ-kháu;

    a carcass.

#### ngŏ seⁿ-kháu côi;

    the five carcasses are all prepared.

#### kháu im;

    pronunciation.

#### cía sĭ tī-kò̤ kâi kháu im?

    In what place do they pronounce their words in this way?

#### kháu kak hó̤;

    clear enunciation.

#### kháu pêh hó̤;

    has a pleasant mode of telling things; eloquent.
* 考kháu3271250
* To question, as candidates at a competitive examination; ancestors.

#### kháu mn̄g i kâi cṳ;

    examine him in his lessons.

#### sùe kháu;

    an examination at which candidates for both literary and military degrees are examined.

#### khue kháu;

    an examination of candidates for literary degrees.

#### tăi khau;

    the triennial examination.

#### íⁿ-keng kháu-ngīam kùe;

    already examined.

#### cĭeⁿ sîaⁿ kháu-chì;

    go to the city to the examination.

#### kūiⁿ kháu;

    the examinations at the District city.

#### hú kháu;

    the examinations at the Departmental city.

#### cong-sṳ kháu;

    examination by the Imperial Commissioner.

#### soiⁿ kháu;

    my deceased father.

#### leh tō̤ kâi có kháu pí;

    remote ancestors.

#### chê-kháu;

    to search out.

#### bo ho̤ ki kháu;

    there is no good evidence for it.
* 犒kháu3279310
* Bounty money; to reward with a treat.

#### kháu-síeⁿ sam kun;

    to confer bounties on the army.

#### mĕng khim-che tòa mûeh lâi kháu-síeⁿ kun-sṳ̆;

    command an ambassador to take articles and confer largess upon the soldiery.
* 拷kháu327646
* To extort a confession, as by torture.

#### lîah i lâi kháu-mn̄g;

    seize and examine him by torture.

#### kò̤ i ēng sai hêng kháu-phah i;

    charged him with having used private means of torturing him to make him confess.

#### sai-khia-ĕ lîah khṳ̀ kháu-phah;

    privately seized and beat him to make him confess.
* 哭khàu455307
* To cry; to wail; to weep; to bemoan.

#### i tó̤ khàu mih sṳ̄? What is she crying about? thâu kîaⁿ thâu khàu;

    crying as he went.

#### màiⁿ khàu;

    don't cry.

#### lṳ́ khàu cŏ̤-nî?

    Why do you weep?

#### khàu kàu choih;

    cried so hard as to sob.

#### khàu kàu chám căi;

    weeping bitterly.

#### khàu m̄ khéng hiah;

    would not stop crying.

#### tèⁿ khàu;

    pretend to weep.

#### ai-khàu;

    lament.

#### thìaⁿ khàu;

    mourn.

#### khàu ā bô̤ iah;

    it is of no use to cry about it.

#### khàu-thiⁿ; thiⁿ-khàu; thiⁿ-thiⁿ khàu-khàu;

    cry and sob.

#### pang siaⁿ tăi khàu;

    began to cry aloud.

#### mông bŏi tîeh kuaⁿ-châ-thâu cū khàu;

    began to wail before he touched the coffin.

#### phŏ tó̤ lí-kẃn khàu; phŏ̤ tîeh li-li khàu;

    clasped it and gave himself up to moaning.

#### thiaⁿ tîeh sĭ khàu siaⁿ;

    heard the sound of weeping.

#### khàu m̄ chut siaⁿ;

    weep noiselessly.

#### kúi phàu sîn hau;

    demons moan and spirits clamor.

#### hāi i khàu kàu āⁿ-āⁿ-kìe;

    made him cry and scream.

#### màiⁿ pin-tǹg i khàu;

    do not tease him and make him cry.

#### khàu kàu lŭi;

    crying with many tears.

#### khàu m̄ cĕⁿ;

    will not stop the noise of his crying.
* 靠khàu3271757
* To depend upon; to rely on.

#### khàu-cĭang lṳ́ kâi lâk;

    trust to your strength.

#### thong ke to sĭ khàu-cĭang cí kâi kíaⁿ;

    the whole family depend on this son.

#### cí kâi nâng khàu m̄ cŭ;

    this person is not to be depended upon.

#### chŵn khàu cía phò tó̤ hūaⁿ ke, bô̤ pât īeⁿ chut sek;

    depends wholly on this shop for the support of the family, and has no other source of income.

#### tṳ̂ chṳ́ cṳ gūa bô̤ kâi nâng hó̤ khàu;

    besides this one, there is no person to depend upon.
* 扣khàu332643
* To deduct; to discount; a skein.

#### khàu pò;

    narrow cotton cloth.

#### khàu ngŏ khàu;

    take off five per cent discount.

#### khàu-tṳ̂;

    to subtract.

#### soiⁿ-soiⁿ cū khṳt i khàu khí;

    it was deducted by him beforehand.

#### khàu jîeh cōi ĭong, khàu jîeh cōi kieh?

    How much is to be deducted for commission, and for freight?

#### cêk khàu sùaⁿ;

    a skein of thread.
* 烤khàu327866
* To dry by a fire.

#### khàu i taⁿ;

    lay it by the fire and dry it.

#### tîeh māng húe khua-khua khàu;

    dry it gradually by a slow fire.

#### khàu lâi jú ta jú hó̤;

    the more thoroughly you dry it the better.

#### pàng huang-lô búe cìaⁿ hó̤ khàu;

    put it over the earthen stove when the fire is nearly out, and then it will dry.

#### khàu m̄ so;

    it is not dried crisp.
* 釦khàu3321673
* A clasp; to clasp.

#### cang tâng khàu lâi khàu;

    use brass clasps and clasp it.
* 叩khàu333302
* To strike the bead on the ground as in worship.

#### khàu thâu; khàu síu;

    the ceremony of kneeling and putting the forehead on the ground.

#### saⁿ kŭi káu khàu thâu;

    thrice kneeling and nine times knocking the head.

#### khàu-kìⁿ;

    to visit a superior.