Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/chiak

by Adele Marion Fielde

chiak

• 綽chiak841208
• Many; liberal.

chiak-hō̤;

a nickname or pet name.

i kâi chiak-hō̤ kìe-cò̤ sĭm-mûeh?

What nickname has he?

chiak-chiak ŭ ṳ̂;

there is some to spare.

• 雀chiak9971723
• A sparrow.

ìⁿ-chiak;

a house sparrow.

n̂g-chiak;

a goldfinch.

chiak téng;

the bird crest, a peculiar shaped button worn by those who have taken a degree.