Re: On Sut Kam

Re: On Sut Kam


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Posted by Benson Kwong on September 25, 2001 at 16:34:31:

In Reply to: On Sut Kam posted by Ken Kam on September 25, 2001 at 01:30:33:

In Cantonese "Suk" means uncle (younger brother of father). It would be common to call someone "***-suk" as a term of respect. The "k" sound is soft and might possibly be mistaken as a "t" sound.


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