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Rh káⁿ;
 * as soon as he comes they will desist.


 * cía nâng thó káⁿ cîah káⁿ tàⁿ;
 * this man dare do any sort of thing.


 * úa cò̤ káⁿ? úa căi tit káⁿ?
 * How dare I?


 * bô̤ nâng káⁿ;
 * none dare do it.


 * lṳ́ káⁿ cîah mē?
 * Will you venture to eat it?


 * lṳ́ káⁿ thiaⁿ úa cū hó̤;
 * if you will venture to follow my advice, all will be well.


 * m̄ káⁿ, m̄ káⁿ;
 * dare not presume to do so.


 * káⁿ-káⁿ nē;
 * walk up to boldly.


 * Leaven; yeast.
 * khṳ̀ bói cíu-píaⁿ lâi cò̤ kàⁿ-bó̤;
 * go and buy some cakes made from malt and make some yeast.
 * go and buy some cakes made from malt and make some yeast.


 * khîeh lâi hwt kàⁿ;
 * bring them for starting the yeast.


 * cía sĭ phû kàⁿ kâi;
 * these are raised with yeast.


 * lṳ́ thóiⁿ kàⁿ phû a būe;
 * you look and see if the yeast is light yet.


 * cí kâi mī khah kùe kàⁿ;
 * this flour has too much yeast in it.


 * kàⁿ kúe;
 * leavened cakes, cooked by steaming.


 * phû kàⁿ, phû kàu ngàu-ngàu;
 * raise them with yeast, till they are very puffy.


 * kàⁿ-cúi m̄ cok, phû lâi m̄ phàⁿ;
 * there is not enough yeast in them, and they are not raised so as to be spongy.


 * phû khí lâi khak tōiⁿ, bŏi phàⁿ;
 * they are too heavy, and not at all porous: there is too little yeast in them.


 * To carry in the mouth.
 * khah-cío kâⁿ châ;
 * at right angles, as a magpie carries a stick.
 * at right angles, as a magpie carries a stick.


 * o-a kâⁿ chīu-ki khṳ̀ co̤h tàu;
 * the crow is carrying twigs to build a nest.


 * sek ki chûe, khṳt káu kâⁿ i tńg-lâi;
 * throw a stick and let the dog bring it back.


 * ìⁿ-cío sĭ kâⁿ thô khṳ̀ co̤h tàu;
 * the swallow is carrying mud for her nest.

kah


 * Armor; a hard or scaly covering; the first of the ten stems; a set of ten.
 * cńg-kah;
 * finger nails.
 * finger nails.


 * kha-kah;
 * toe nails.


 * chēng cìen-kah;
 * wears armor.


 * thih kah;
 * iron shields.


 * lâh-lí kah;
 * the scales of the pangolin.


 * lîen hŵn kah bé;
 * a connected file of armored horses.


 * pó̤ kah kâi sṳ̄ tîeh jīn-cin kîaⁿ cìaⁿ hó̤;
 * the tithing must be done honestly and correctly.


 * kah-tíeⁿ sĭ kẃn câp ke kâi thâu-nâng;
 * the chief of a tithing is the head man of ten households.


 * i sĭ khue kah chut sin;
 * he is a graduate who has earned, not bought, his degree.


 * kah it sĭ sôk bâk;
 * the first and second of the ten stems, pertain to wood.


 * cêk kah úaⁿ;
 * a set of ten rice bowls.


 * bói nŏ̤ kah tōa úaⁿ;
 * buy two sets of large bowls.


 * Even; still; together; with; also.
 * kah sṳ̄ to m̄ lí;
 * does not even attend to business.
 * does not even attend to business.


 * kah khẃn to bô̤;
 * has not even a sample of it.


 * kah úa to̤ m̄-ùi;
 * does not fear even me.


 * kah mêⁿ-kùa to lâi;
 * comes even in the night.


 * The part under and between the shoulder-blades.
 * koiⁿ-kah;
 * the shoulder-blades.
 * the shoulder-blades.


 * cŭang tîeh i kâi koiⁿ-kah;
 * hit him on the shoulder-blade.


 * To contend.
 * kah-tîeⁿ;
 * a parade ground, or area where troops are reviewed.
 * a parade ground, or area where troops are reviewed.


 * lăi kah-tîeⁿ, gūa kah-tîeⁿ;
 * inner and outer parade grounds.


 * saⁿ jît ău àiⁿ chut kah-tîeⁿ;
 * after three days there will be a review of troops.


 * To fit; to match; in unison; to correspond.
 * cí ki só̤-sî kio i kâi só̤-thâu sie kah;
 * this key fits his lock.
 * this key fits his lock.


 * kah i kâi sin;
 * fits him.


 * ka lâi kah sin;
 * it is cut to fit.


 * nĕ kah-kah;
 * just exactly enough, neither too much nor too little.


 * soiⁿ lâi kah-tàh thóiⁿ hó̤ mē;
 * first try it and see if it fits when inserted.


 * cía ke-húe khût i tú-tú kah ēng;
 * this tool is just exactly adapted to his use.


 * To wrap up in; to cover up.
 * kah phŭe;
 * to wrap up in a coverlet.
 * to wrap up in a coverlet.


 * i kah phŭe, kah kàu sie-sie;
 * he is rolled up snugly in his coverlet.


 * khîeh ke nía phŭe lâi kah;
 * get another coverlet to put over him.


 * thiⁿ-sî ío jûah kah pīn tó cū hó̤;
 * the weather is rather hot, and if you cover the middle of the body that is enough.


 * màiⁿ kah kah miⁿ;
 * do not wrap up too closely.


 * kah lío cū hip tîeh;
 * being wrapped up, was oppressed by heat.


 * mêⁿ-sî chìn, ā-sĭ bô̤ phŭe kah, tîeh khṳt i kûaⁿ sí;
 * the nights are cold and without a coverlet to wrap up in one would be frozen to death.


 * khîeh kâi hîuⁿ chó̤-lîak kah cē cū hó̤;
 * take a winter jacket and cover up slightly and that will do.


 * i kâi kha kah bŏi sie;
 * her feet are not warmed by wrapping them up.


 * A distributive adjective; each, separate, apart.
 * kah nâng kah nâng tńg khṳ̀ i chù;
 * each returned to his own house.
 * each returned to his own house.


 * kah nâng kah nâng kài kìen-sek;
 * each has his own experience.