# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cak
### cak

* 節cak9741189
* A joint, a section; a period or regular interval; a set way of doing a thing; temperance, continence; to keep within limits; to economize; to maintain dignity; an emergency.

#### cí ki tek lṳ́ thóiⁿ kúi cak?

    How many joints do you think there are in this bamboo?

#### bói kúi cak hó̤-hó̤ kâi cìa lâi cîah;

    buy a few joints of the best sugar-cane to eat.

#### cí cuang sṳ̄ lṳ́ cêk cak cêk cak tàⁿ úa thiaⁿ;

    give me an account of the whole affair seriatim.

#### cak mâk;

    the point where meshes join, or sections unite.

#### cīeⁿ cak, ĕ cak;

    the upper and lower sections.

#### cêk cak cṳ;

    one verse.

#### cak lîak;

    a summary.

#### pun cò̤ kúi cak;

    divided into several paragraphs.

#### chíu-cóiⁿ saⁿ cak, tōa cóiⁿ nŏ̤ cak;

    the fingers have three joints and the thumb two.

#### kha cak, chíu cak;

    the joints in the toes and fingers.

#### kut cak sng-thìaⁿ;

    my bones ache,

#### pûah kàu chíu-cak chut thn̆g;

    fell and dislocated his finger joint.

#### chẁn kùe cak;

    runs across the joints.

#### cak ím cîah;

    live temperately.

#### khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ cak cíe;

    gradually diminish.

#### cak khĭam;

    be frugal.

#### cak ēng;

    use sparingly.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ seⁿ ki cak;

    do not branch off into other subjects.

#### cak hŭ;

    a dignified woman.

#### siu cak;

    maintain dignity.

#### sit cak;

    to lose dignity.

#### cak hàu;

    dignified obedience.

#### khîa cak-hàu têng;

    raise an honorary portal.

#### cak-lîet;

    self-restrained.

#### bói kwn cak;

    to get degrees by bribery.

#### sòi cak, tōa cak;

    a small matter, or an important matter.

#### tăi cak;

    a great emergency.

#### cí kâi nâng ŭ khì cak;

    this man is self-restrained.

#### ū cak-ngĭ;

    is temperate.

#### bô̤ cak bô̤ co̤h;

    not kept within limits.

#### cîh tùi cak;

    to disjoint.

#### cîh cak thăi hîen;

    go outside the rules of etiquette in the entertainment of a scholar.

#### cak cak kàu;

    come on at regular intervals.

#### cak-lô̤;

    a whitlow, a felon on a joint.
* 聒cak4691286
* To make a din; to stun with noise; distracting.

#### hàm i màiⁿ cak nâng;

    tell him not to disturb people by making a noise.

#### hĭⁿ-khang khṳt i cak kàu ōng-ōng-kìe;

    my ears rang with the din that he made.

#### i kâi ūe cōi căi, ciu jît khṳt i cak sí khṳ̀;

    he is a great talker, and keeps up his clack all day long.

#### khṳt i cak lío bŏi ût;

    was disturbed by his noise so that I could not sleep.

#### lṳ́ màiⁿ cak tîeh úa;

    do not distract me by your noise.
* 作cak100595
* To act, do, or make; to become, to appear; to stimulate, to arouse; operations, work.

#### i kâi pēⁿ hwt cak;

    his ailment has returned.

#### khì lêng-ūaⁿ cín-cak;

    his anger is again roused.

#### lṳ́ kâi kia cak khîeh lâi khṳt úa pài thâk cē;

    bring your elegant composition and allow me to respectfully read it.

#### i hṳ́-kò̤ to sĭ tó̤ châng kang, cak tái;

    he is there harboring evil doers and encouraging wickedness.

#### kúaⁿ i būe hwt-cak lâi tī, ío kōi;

    to hasten and set it right before there is a relapse will be easiest.

#### cak-tong;

    to act asassistants to the host.

#### kíaⁿ-jît kâi sîah sĭ tī-tîang cak-tong?

    Who supports the host at to-day's feast?

#### àiⁿ chíaⁿ i cak-tong, tîeh kôih tieⁿ cak-tong kâi toaⁿ-phìen;

    if you are going to invite him to assist the host you must enclose a card to this effect.
* 紮cak71205
* To bind up; to make secure.

#### cak kha;

    to tie the feet.

#### tĭⁿ kha, cak chíu, cò̤ ŏi kîaⁿ nē?

    With you hampering all my movements, how can I do anything?

#### cak kín-kín;

    bound up closely.

#### ēng tòa khṳ̀ cak;

    take a band and bind it securely.

#### cak kúi ki hue;

    tie up a nosegay.

#### cak-cang-so̤h;

    a hair-string.
* 實câk7694011
* Solid; full; compact; the opposite of hollow.

#### sĭ khang-khak kâi a sĭ câk-thâu kâi?

    Is it hollow or is it solid?

#### cí cêk khí sĭ câk-nn̂g kâi;

    this sort is dense.

#### câk-thâu-nn̂g kâi tek;

    a species of bamboo that is not hollow.

#### câk nêk kâi;

    full of meat.