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216 tōa, kâi sòi;
 * one is large and the other small.


 * cí kâi hó̤ a hṳ́ kâi hó̤?
 * Which is he better of the two?


 * nŏ̤ kâi tī kâi tōa?
 * Which of the two is the larger.


 * ŭ kâi nâng tŏ̤;
 * there is a person there.


 * cía kâi thâu kâi, hṳ́ kâi jī kâi, hṳ́ kâi tŏiⁿ saⁿ kâi;
 * this one is the first one, that the second, and the other the third.


 * u kúi kâi kíaⁿ?
 * How many children have you?


 * cí peh kâi ngṳ̂n jîeh tăng?
 * How heavy is this hundred dollars?


 * sĭ lŭn ngṳ̂n kâi, a sĭ lŭn ngṳ̂n níe?
 * Is it to be reckoned in dollars, or in taels?


 * úa àiⁿ ìuⁿ-ìuⁿ kâi kâi;
 * I want a very fine one.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh kâi kâi hó̤;
 * they appear to me to be every one of them good.


 * lṳ́ kâi kâi to àiⁿ;
 * you want every one of them.


 * bô̤ kâi m̄ pat;
 * there is not one that he does not know.


 * kio i ūaⁿ kâi;
 * the one exchanged with him.


 * chit kâi poih sĭ ngŏ-câp-lâk;
 * seven times eight are fifty six.


 * ŭ saⁿ nŏ̤ kâi tīaⁿ;
 * have only two or three.


 * m̄ cai i àiⁿ tī-kâi;
 * do not know which one he wants.


 * bô̤ pùaⁿ kâi;
 * there are none at all.


 * khîeh ke kâi pûaⁿ lâi;
 * bring another plate.


 * tàⁿ lâi ŭ kâi tŏ̤-lí;
 * what he says has reason in it.


 * chŵn bô̤ kâi īeⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * there is no such thing.


 * cò̤ kâi hō̤;
 * make a mark.


 * ūe kâi kho;
 * draw a circle.


 * sía saⁿ kâi jī;
 * write three letters.


 * cêk jît kuí kâi sî-sîn?
 * How many hours in a day?


 * ŭ kâi chàu kaⁿ-cap bī;
 * some have the flavor of an orange.


 * ŭ kâi phang bī;
 * has a fragrant odor.


 * khîeh kâi kìaⁿ lâi íam;
 * take a magnifying glass and look through it.


 * kùaⁿ kâi mâk-kìaⁿ;
 * wore spectacles.


 * ŭ kâi nâng-kheh lâi;
 * a guest has come.


 * phah kâi chíu-cak;
 * make a finger ring.


 * lṳ́ chēng kúi kâi saⁿ?
 * How many tunics do you wear?


 * khîeh kâi puah khṳ̀ chō̤;
 * take a pot to put it in.


 * úa ŭ kâi tíaⁿ-kíaⁿ hó̤ chá;
 * I have a small iron pan to fry it in.


 * pât kâi, úa lí màiⁿ;
 * any other, is not what I want.


 * àiⁿ cí kâi;
 * I want this one.


 * kâi phīⁿ tōa-tōa kâi;
 * a very large nose.


 * m̄ sĭ cí kâi, sĭ hṳ́ kâi;
 * it is not this one, it is that one.


 * khui kâi mn̂g;
 * made a door there.


 * aǹg kâi jît-thâu hìeⁿ tōa;
 * as large as the sun.


 * àng kâi húe-hun-cûn hìeⁿ tn̂g;
 * as long as a steam-boat.


 * i àiⁿ mih kâi?
 * What does he want?


 * ŭ kâi ŭ, ŭ kâi bô̤;
 * some have them, and some have not.


 * sĭ tī cêk kâi?
 * Which one is it?


 * tŏ̤ mn̂g kha ŭ kâi nâng tó̤ khĭa;
 * a man was standing by the door.


 * With; together with; for.
 * úa kâi lṳ́ tàⁿ;
 * I will tell you about it.
 * I will tell you about it.


 * úa kâi lṳ́ cò̤ kàu hó̤-hó̤;
 * I will do it nicely for you.


 * lṳ́ kâi úa pâk hó̤;
 * you tie it for me.


 * hàm i tîeh kâi úa cṳ́-sòi cò̤;
 * tell him he must make it painstakingly for me.


 * A letter whose shape is used as descriptive of other objects.
 * kâi jī líu;
 * the weeping willow.
 * the weeping willow.


 * kâi jī tek;
 * the drooping bamboo.

kak


 * The long narrow slats that are laid in roofs.
 * pâi êⁿ tèng kak;
 * lay the beams and nail on the slats.
 * lay the beams and nail on the slats.


 * cêk tîo kak;
 * one of the narrow boards on which roof tiles are laid.


 * kak àiⁿ cò̤ poih hun kău kâi;
 * I want roof slats that are eight tenths of an inch in thickness.


 * Grains, corn, cereals.
 * ngŏ-kak cú; ngŏ-kak bó̤;
 * the god of grain.
 * the god of grain.


 * ngŏ-kak hong-lông;
 * the grains are abundant.


 * A horn; a corner; a point; an angle; a protuberance.
 * sì kak cŏ̤ sì nâng;
 * four persons sat at the four corners.
 * four persons sat at the four corners.


 * i kâi kak ciam-ciam;
 * its angles are very sharp.


 * cêk kak bûn-cṳ;
 * an official dispatch.


 * chù-kak-thâu;
 * a gable.


 * gú-kak, îeⁿ-kak, têk-kak;
 * cow's, ram's, and deer's horns.


 * sai-kak;
 * rhinoceros horn.


 * lêng-îang kak;
 * stags' horns.


 * mêng-kak;
 * white horn.


 * nŏ̤ kâi kak chie-chie;
 * wide spreading horns.


 * kak pèⁿ;
 * horn handles.


 * saⁿ-kak;
 * triangular.


 * sì-kak;
 * quadrangular.


 * ngŏ-kak;
 * pentangular.


 * siu pàng hṳ́ cêk kak;
 * put them over in that corner.


 * thiⁿ piⁿ, hái kak;
 * the ends of the earth.


 * châng kak;
 * the corner of a field.


 * màiⁿ cŭang tîeh íⁿ kak;
 * do not run against the corner of the chair.


 * àiⁿ cò̤ poih kak a lâk kak?
 * Do you want it made eight or six sided?


 * poih-kak;
 * the star anise, a spice.


 * keng, siang, kak, tí, ú, sĭ ngô im;
 * the five tones of musical instruments.


 * sîa mâk kak thóiⁿ i;
 * looked at him out of the corner of her eyes.


 * i sĭ kio i cīeⁿ jît ŭ kháu kak;
 * the other day they were bickering


 * To notice; to feel; to bring to light.
 * put cai put kak cū lâi;
 * came when none were aware.
 * came when none were aware.


 * úa cn̂g kâi m̄ cai m̄ kak;
 * I was wholly unaware.


 * hṳ́ kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ hwt kak lío;
 * that affair has come to light.


 * hía sĭ úa sit kak chak;
 * it I who was oblivious.


 * phû khí lâi kak cí phiaⁿ-lî kò̤ oĭ thìaⁿ;
 * when it comes on the pain is right here in the ribs.


 * cía sĭ bô̤ cai-kak kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * this is a thing without sensibility.


 * cṳ̆ kak ŭ se-su khùn-kw̆n;
 * am conscious of feeling rather languid.


 * cía sĭ kak sì kâi ūe;
 * these are words to enlighten the world.


 * put kak cū kàu;
 * came unexpectedly.