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 * A monkey.
 * sĭ kâu kíaⁿ a sĭ tōa kâu?
 * Is it a monkey or an ape?


 * khang kâu kâi tó̤d phò kha khṳt cîⁿ;
 * one who leads a monkey about is before the shop begging cash.


 * thóiⁿ nâng mŏng kâu hì;
 * see a play in which monkeys perform.


 * tok koi kà kâu;
 * chop up a fowl in order to scare a monkey into better behaviour.


 * i sang mâk cū sĭ cheⁿ cang kâu;
 * he looks around like a newly caught monkey.


 * i sang mâk kâu-kâu iang;
 * he rolls his eyes about as a monkey does.


 * kâi kâu khîa ciah káu;
 * a monkey riding on a dog's back.


 * ŵn-kâu;
 * a baboon.


 * kim-si-kâu;
 * a small gray monkey.


 * ní-kâu;
 * an ape.


 * The common earth-worm.
 * líu kúi tîo kău-ún lâi chī ah;
 * dig a few earth-worms to feed to the ducks.
 * dig a few earth-worms to feed to the ducks.


 * The chestnut, and some kinds of oak.
 * kău-lâk chut a būe?
 * Has the season for chestnuts arrived yet?
 * Has the season for chestnuts arrived yet?


 * cheⁿ kău-lâk;
 * raw chestnuts.


 * ko̤-sie kău-lâk;
 * steamed chestnuts.


 * Thick; substantial; liberal; generous; intimate; well flavored; rich.
 * ŭ jîeh kău?
 * How thick is it?
 * How thick is it?


 * saⁿ chùn kău;
 * three inches thick.


 * cí khí cúa ío kău, hṳ́ khí khah pô̤h;
 * this sort of paper is thicker, that sort is too thin.


 * i chēng sang kău-tói-ôi;
 * he wore a pair of thick-soled shoes.


 * úa àiⁿ cho kău kâi pò hó̤;
 * I want coarse, thick cloth.


 * cí kâi kaⁿ khah kău phûe;
 * the rinds of these oranges are too thick.


 * i său kùe i kâi kău hŭi;
 * he has experienced his magnanimity; he has received a liberal donation from him.


 * úa kău thăi i;
 * I treat him courteously.


 * i cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭm sĭ kău tău;
 * he acts very generously.


 * i seⁿ lâi kău tăng;
 * he is very stout.


 * tong-kău;
 * honest-hearted; faithful.


 * mīn phûe kău;
 * brazen-faced; shameless.


 * thiⁿ-sî chìn, tîeh chēng kău cē;
 * the weather is cold, you must dress more warmly.


 * lṳ́ kâi pang àiⁿ ēng jîeh kău kâi?
 * How thick do you want your boards to be?


 * khîeh ki kău to̤ khṳ̀ phùa châ;
 * take a heavy knife and go and split some wood.


 * tîeh kău lâ chá khí lâi cìaⁿ hó̤ cîah;
 * you must fry it in plenty of lard then it will be palatable.


 * tê khah pô̤h, chong kău cē;
 * the tea is too weak, make it stronger.


 * úa àiⁿ cò̤ hía kău-kău kâi;
 * I want a very substantial one made.


 * pí chṳ́ bô̤ kău pô̤h;
 * there is no difference in thickness between this and that.


 * i kẃn-thăi i ío kia-kău;
 * he treated him more liberally.


 * kŵn-thăi lṳ́ nŏ̤ nâng bô̤ kău pô̤h;
 * I treat you two without partiality toward either.


 * i kìⁿ tîeh chim chêng kău măuⁿ;
 * when he saw him he received him with great cordiality and deference.


 * chîeⁿ aìⁿ ceng jîeh kău?
 * How thick is the wall to be made?


 * cía sĭ i cêk tn̄g kău ì;
 * this is his dominant notion.

kauh

 * To roll up; to curl up; to swirl; spiral.
 * lîam kauh khí lâi;
 * roll up the splint curtain,
 * roll up the splint curtain,


 * phŭe kauh bûa;
 * roll up the coverlet.


 * cháu-chîeh kauh khí;
 * roll up the matting.


 * luah cò̤ n̆ng kauh;
 * fry it in an omelet.


 * cang mī-hue lâi kauh;
 * roll it in batter.


 * cē phâk taⁿ i sang kîⁿ cū àiⁿ kauh;
 * when it is dried in the sun, its edges curl up.


 * khṳt huang chue lío kauh cò̤ cêk pé;
 * after being exposed to the wind it curled up into the shape of a stick.


 * tōa kî khṳt i nŏ ē kauh cū bûa;
 * he rolled up the large flag by two sudden jerks.


 * kauh cò̤ cêk kho cêk kho îⁿ-îⁿ;
 * curled up in rings.


 * kauh lío sang-sùaⁿ;
 * flew open after being rolled up.


 * jû lêng kauh cúi;
 * as a dragon swirls the water.


 * Spoiled by dampness, and disuse.
 * kauh kàu thăng kîeh cū phùa;
 * it has become so tender by long continued dampness that, if you touch it, it tears.
 * it has become so tender by long continued dampness that, if you touch it, it tears.


 * kauh kàu chàu;
 * has laid away in a damp place till it smells.


 * kauh cò̤ tŏ-pùn;
 * left unused and damp till it is nothing but rubbish.


 * mûeh kauh tīo khṳ̀;
 * the thing is ruined by dampness and disuse.


 * hó̤-hó̤ saⁿ-khò tih tîeh hŏ lāu, cò̤ cē kauh tīo khṳ̀;
 * this perfectly good clothing, having been wet by the rain leaking through upon it, is all spoiled.

ke

 * A family; a household; a home; people.
 * hûe ke;
 * to return home.
 * to return home.


 * cêng kàu ke a būe?
 * Has he reached home yet?


 * ke tíeⁿ; ke cíang;
 * the head of the household.


 * ke pĕ;
 * my father.


 * ke bó̤;
 * my mother.


 * ke hiaⁿ;
 * my elder brother.


 * cêk ke nâng lóng-cóng lâi;
 * the whole family came.


 * sái kâi ke-jîn khṳ̀ chíaⁿ nâng-kheh;
 * send a domestic to invite the guests.


 * pù-kùi ke;
 * a wealthy family.


 * i tó̤ lí ke sṳ̄;
 * she is attending to domestic affairs.


 * i kâi ke sṳ̄ jîeh tōa;
 * her domestic duties are many.


 * jī ke hûa-môk;
 * the two are completely reconciled.


 * jī ke pêⁿ-pêⁿ huaⁿ-hí;
 * they are both equally well pleased.


 * i jī ke hàuⁿ;
 * both parties are willing.


 * líang ke to hàuⁿ;
 * both of us consent.


 * nŏ̤ thâu ke;
 * two families, having the same husband