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 * ka-sàu;
 * to cough.


 * ka-sàu pēⁿ;
 * a cough.


 * ŏi ka-sàu;
 * coughs.


 * tī ka-sàu kâi îeh;
 * cough medicine.


 * ka-sàu khṳ̀ thíam căi;
 * coughs violently.


 * cá mêⁿ ka-sàu cêk mêⁿ;
 * coughed all last night.


 * ka-sàu khṳ̀ ŭ thâm a bô̤?
 * Do you raise phlegm when you cough?


 * The rump.
 * phah ka-chng;
 * to spank.
 * to spank.


 * A clamp; a staple.
 * ka-sut khak sòi, m̄-hó̤ só̤;
 * the staple is too small and it cannot be locked.
 * the staple is too small and it cannot be locked.


 * Self.
 * úa ka-kī ŭ;
 * I myself have some.
 * I myself have some.


 * lṳ́ ka-kī khṳ̀ khîeh;
 * go yourself and get it.


 * i ka-kī kio úa tàⁿ;
 * he told me so himself.


 * ka-kī o̤-ló̤ ka-kī;
 * praises himself.


 * ka-kī so̤h cò̤ hó̤;
 * he himself mistakenly supposed it was well.


 * ēng lṳ́ ka-kī kâi hó̤;
 * use your own.


 * i ka-kī m̄ cai sío-lí;
 * he is not ashamed of himself.


 * i sĭ ka-kī hāi ka-kī;
 * he injures himself.


 * A flea.
 * ka-cáu thìo cáu khṳ̀;
 * the flea jumped away.
 * the flea jumped away.


 * hṳ́ tói ŭ kâi ka-cáu tŏ̤ kă kâi īeⁿ;
 * it seems as if there were a flea biting me.


 * ka-cáu bô̤ nŭaⁿ lîah m̄ tîeh;
 * without spittle fleas cannot be caught.


 * A sneeze.
 * phah ka-thì;
 * to sneeze.
 * to sneeze.


 * cêk lîen phah ku-ā kâi ka-thì;
 * sneezed several times in succession.


 * The whole, entire, round, said of fruits and roundish objects.
 * ka-n̂ng kâi;
 * a whole one.
 * a whole one.


 * ka-n̂ng thun lô̤h khṳ̀, mín pō;
 * swallow it whole, and do not chew it.


 * khṳt i ún chò cū ka-n̂ng thun lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * he dipped it in vinegar and then swallowed it whole.


 * ka-n̂ng kò̤ khṳt i pû, màiⁿ côih;
 * boil it whole, do not slice it up.


 * ka-n̂ng kâi lâi kă cìaⁿ ŭ bī;
 * bite into a whole one and then it will show its flavour.


 * ka-n̂ng lîap lô̤h khṳ̀, màiⁿ peh chùi;
 * put it in whole, do not break it in pieces.


 * To twist with a windlass; to turn, as by a windlass; to twist; to wrench.
 * ká i kín;
 * twist it tight.
 * twist it tight.


 * cē ká khah tōa lâk cū tn̆g;
 * if you wrench it too forcibly, it will break.


 * i kâi so̤h ká lâi ío hó̤;
 * his ropes are well made.


 * saⁿ tîo ká cò̤ cêk tîo;
 * twist the three strands into one.


 * ká cìa; ká thn̂g;
 * to press the juice out of sugar cane.


 * chíu tùi i kâi piⁿ ká kín-kín;
 * took hold of his queue and wrenched it tight.


 * ká hŭam;
 * a criminal who is to be strangled.


 * ká cŭe;
 * an offense which merits strangling as a punishment.


 * To look for; to seek.
 * múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ ká-chūe i;
 * sought him everywhere.
 * sought him everywhere.


 * ká kàu ĕ-kùa cìaⁿ chūe tîeh;
 * looked for it until afternoon, and then found it.


 * ká thàng-jît, ká m̄ tîeh i kâi nâng;
 * searched for him throughout the day, but could not find him.


 * To stir around with an implement.
 * hó̤ ká kàu câu-câu;
 * stir it till the ingredients are evenly mixed.
 * stir it till the ingredients are evenly mixed.


 * tîeh cang sĭm-mûeh lâi ká?
 * What shall I take to stir it with?


 * thn̂g tîeh ká i îeⁿ;
 * stir the sugar till it melts.


 * ká lông-lông cū chueh lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * stir it up so that the ingredients are evenly mixed, and then sup it down.


 * cang ki tṳ̄ ká thíam-thíam;
 * take a chopstick and stir it very hard.


 * To revise; to try the accuracy of.
 * kháu-kà;
 * to adjust.
 * to adjust.


 * kòi-kà;
 * to revise.


 * kà cìaⁿ kùe kâi;
 * what has already been corrected.


 * khṳt nâng tit-cŏ̤ tîeh m̄ kio i kòi-kà;
 * when wronged he did not seek redress.


 * kà-ùe;
 * an officer of the city gates.


 * To measure strength; to compare; to try the worth of.
 * kà cún;
 * test the accuracy.
 * test the accuracy.


 * pí-kà;
 * to argue the point.


 * cí nŏ̤ nâng lâi pí-kà, sĭ cí kâi nâng jú kèng ŏi;
 * comparing the two persons, this one is the more able.


 * kà thóiⁿ cún a m̄ cún;
 * compare and see whether it agrees with the measure.


 * A creek, canal, or small channel, servicable at high tides.
 * cía cûn ŏi jîp kà a bŏi?
 * Can this boat go into the creek?
 * Can this boat go into the creek?


 * kà tèng kâi cúi chíen, tîeh po̤h sòi cûn cìaⁿ ŏi tit jîp;
 * the water in the creek is shallow, and we must transfer our cargo to a small boat so that we can go in.


 * To teach; to show how; tenets; a sect; a part.
 * kà-hùe;
 * to instruct.
 * to instruct.


 * kà-hùn;
 * to indoctrinate.


 * kà sī;
 * to enlighten; to show how.


 * kà ūe;
 * to instruct in a language.


 * kà cṳ;
 * to teach school.


 * kà sía jī;
 * to teach penmanship.


 * kà ūe mûeh;
 * teach drawing.


 * kà bú;
 * teach military tactics.