Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/uak

by Adele Marion Fielde

uak

• 焜uak269868
• To blaze up; to flame up.

húe uak-uak jîeh;

the fire is blazing how.

cêk tó húe uak-uak jîeh;

in a perfect rage.

thâu-khak uak-uak jîet;

her head is blazing hot.

uak-uak kìe;

the muttering of flames.

• 獲ûak2589414
• To get, to obtain, to find opportunity.

ûak cŭe;

to commit a crime; to sin.

ûak cŭe i thiⁿ, bô̤ só̤ táu;

who sins against Heaven has no place for prayer.

ûak lĭ;

to make money.

cìeⁿ-sî kâi seng-lí ûak lĭ mē?

Has your business been profitable lately?

ûah hok bô̤ kiang;

obtain endless bliss.