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 * Irregular scars on the skin.
 * i kâi mīn tèng phùa kâi kìaⁿ;
 * he has a scar on his face.


 * i kâi hîah-kak tèng se-su phùa kìaⁿ;
 * there is a little scar on his forehead.


 * To walk; to move along; to go; to act; to do; to send off; to let.
 * kîaⁿ lō;
 * to travel.
 * to travel.


 * lō tèng tó̤ kîaⁿ kâi nâng;
 * those walking along the road.


 * kîaⁿ tāⁿ lō;
 * went by the wrong road.


 * kîaⁿ lâi kîaⁿ khṳ̀;
 * to move to and fro.


 * kha thìaⁿ bōi kîaⁿ;
 * has a sore foot and cannot walk.


 * kîaⁿ m̄ cìn-côiⁿ;
 * makes no progress.


 * kîaⁿ hó̤;
 * walk properly.


 * lṳ́ sĭ pō kîaⁿ lâi, a sĭ cŏ̤ kîe kîaⁿ?
 * Did you come on foot, or in a chair?


 * kîaⁿ m̄ kàu;
 * cannot walk there.


 * kîaⁿ hoh hn̆g;
 * walked a great distance.


 * kìaⁿ bô̤ ŭa-hn̆g;
 * had not gone far.


 * kîaⁿ kàu kha sng;
 * walked till tired.


 * khang i kîaⁿ;
 * lead him along.


 * chah i kîaⁿ;
 * support him by the arm while he walks.


 * phŏ̤ i kîaⁿ;
 * carry him along in the arms.


 * tò̤-kîaⁿ;
 * to walk backward; to retrograde.


 * kîaⁿ cûn kâi nâng;
 * boatmen.


 * cí ciah cûn cêk jît kîaⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi lō?
 * How far does this boat go in a day?


 * kîaⁿ bô̤ nŏ̤ pō cū hiah;
 * had scarcely started when he stopped.


 * léng m̄ kîaⁿ;
 * cannot push it along.


 * kîaⁿ cáu;
 * hasten on.


 * kîaⁿ-kîaⁿ cáu-cáu;
 * on the go.


 * i bŏi kîaⁿ, lṳ́ hó̤ ĭa i;
 * he is unable to walk, you must carry him on your back.


 * kîaⁿ lō kùe-úang kâi nâng;
 * the passers by.


 * a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ cìaⁿ tó̤ ô̤h kîaⁿ;
 * the child is learning to walk.


 * būe ô̤h kîaⁿ soiⁿ ô̤ pue;
 * learn to fly before learning to walk.


 * chut kîaⁿ;
 * start on.


 * kîaⁿ thit-thô̤;
 * walk for pleasure.


 * kîaⁿ a m̄ kîaⁿ nē?
 * Can it be made to go or not?


 * cí kâi sî-ceng bŏi kîaⁿ;
 * this clock does not go.


 * kîaⁿ sĭen;
 * to act righteously.


 * kîaⁿ tek;
 * to do good.


 * kîaⁿ lói-sìo;
 * to observe the rules of etiquette.


 * kîaⁿ lĕng;
 * transmit orders.


 * kîaⁿ bûn-cṳ;
 * to send off a dispatch.


 * kîaⁿ cai;
 * to inform officially.


 * kîaⁿ cai kak kūiⁿ;
 * let all the district magistrates know.


 * kîaⁿ m̄ khui kha;
 * does not get started.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sū chíaⁿ tī-tîang chut lâi kîaⁿ?
 * Whom will you invite to take the lead in this matter?


 * sṳ̄ m̄ kîaⁿ;
 * the business makes no progress.


 * úa thiaⁿ-kìⁿ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ chíaⁿ móng kong-chin chut lâi ⁿ tît lío;
 * I heard that this matter had been placed in the hands of a certain middle-man and that he had settled it.


 * kîaⁿ híam;
 * follow dangerous courses.


 * m̄-hó̤ kîaⁿ huang-híam : kîaⁿ ún-tàng cìaⁿ hó̤;
 * do not follow dangerous courses: to go in the path of safety is best.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ úa tàⁿ m̄ kîaⁿ;
 * I cannot talk about this matter.


 * sái m̄ kîaⁿ;
 * cannot send on.


 * cí kâi sṳ̂ kîaⁿ m̄ khṳ̀;
 * this cannot be effected.


 * cang cí kò̤ cò̤ kîaⁿ thâi;
 * make use of this as an official lodging in travelling.


 * kîaⁿ gê-mn̂g nâng;
 * a habitue of the yamun.


 * i tó̤ kîaⁿ tī kâi gê-mn̂g?
 * Which yamun does he transact business in?


 * kîaⁿ-ûi;
 * behaviour, actions.


 * kîaⁿ kè kâi jit-cí;
 * the wedding day.


 * thong kîaⁿ;
 * make a circuit; to permeate.


 * kîaⁿ hùe-mûeh lô̤h séⁿ;
 * send off goods to the provincial city.


 * An item or thing; a classifier, of wide application; it often corresponds to the definite article.
 * mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * things; stuff; articles.
 * things; stuff; articles.


 * chùi kĭaⁿ;
 * remmants.


 * put kùe sīn lâng kĭaⁿ;
 * have but a few left.


 * úa àiⁿ bói kàu kĭaⁿ;
 * I want to buy a whole one.


 * kĭaⁿ thô kùi ke nŏ̤ kâi ngṳ̂n;
 * opium balls are dearer, by two dollars per ball.


 * lâi ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ hùe?
 * How many sorts of goods have come?


 * ŭ cí cêk kĭaⁿ tīaⁿ;
 * have only this sort.


 * ŭ kĭaⁿ sĭm-mih sṳ̄ i cū kang-khó căi;
 * if he has the least thing to do he is overburdened.


 * cêk kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * an affair.


 * toaⁿ kĭaⁿ hôk-sek;
 * one garment.


 * úa àiⁿ cn̂g kĭaⁿ kio lṳ́ bói;
 * I will buy the whole lot from you.


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ bói kàu kĭaⁿ li cū sǹg phîⁿ cē;
 * if you are going to buy the whole lot I will let you have them a little cheaper.


 * ēng chûn bô̤ pùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;
 * used them all up, so that there is not one left.


 * kè cng ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ?
 * How many articles are there in the wedding outfit?


 * ùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;
 * a case in law.


 * nâng mīaⁿ kâi ùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;
 * a case involving life.


 * kĭaⁿ-kĭaⁿ kŭ chŵn;
 * everything is ready.


 * cêk kĭaⁿ cêk kĭaⁿ hun khui;
 * set each by itself.


 * cò̤ kúi kĭaⁿ saⁿ-khò lâi chēng;
 * make a few clothes to wear.


 * hìeⁿ cōi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * so many things.


 * kĭaⁿ-kĭaⁿ to ŏi;
 * can do each kind.


 * kak kĭaⁿ lóng-cóng ṳ̆-pĭ hó̤;
 * all things are ready.


 * ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ?
 * How many of them are there?


 * cho kĭaⁿ;
 * coarse ones.


 * ìuⁿ kĭaⁿ;
 * fine ones.


 * i kâi ṳ̄ kĭaⁿ cōi;
 * he has much business.


 * lṳ́ tîeh cai sìo kĭaⁿ;
 * you must count them.


 * Sturdy; hale; vigorous.
 * kīaⁿ-càng;
 * robust.
 * robust.


 * i sui-sĭ lău, hŵn-lío khin-kīaⁿ;
 * although he is old he is still active.


 * cîah pó îeh, cîah i kīaⁿ cē;
 * take tonics, so as to gain vigor.



kiah

 * To pry at sidewise, as in picking a Chinese door.
 * khṳt châk kiah mn̂g jîp khṳ̀;
 * had his door pried open by a thief, who got in.
 * had his door pried open by a thief, who got in.


 * mn̂g li khṳt châk kiah khui, mûeh li bŏi m̄ kìⁿ;
 * the door was pried open by a thief, but nothing was missing.