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 vigorous.
 * kĭen-cìang;
 * able-bodied leaders.


 * cí kâi jī kâi pît lâk kĭen căi;
 * this letter is written with bold strokes.


 * īa tîeh ŭ kĭen-hâu kâi hû-pit lâi sía cìaⁿ hó̤;
 * one should have a good stiff pen to write it with then it would be well done.


 * To erect; to set up; to constitute; to confirm.
 * kĭen kong;
 * to deserve well of one's country.
 * to deserve well of one's country.


 * kài-kĭen pâng-ok;
 * to erect houses.


 * cí kâi tī-hng hó̤ kĭen cò̤ sîaⁿ;
 * this would be a good place to build a city.


 * cí kâi sîaⁿ kĭen kàu taⁿ, kĭen ŭ jîeh kú?
 * How long since this city was built?


 * kîen sîaⁿ, kîen kàu cí kò̤ lâi, ŭ choiⁿ gūa nî lío;
 * from the time when this city was founded until now is over a thousand years.


 * kĭen kâi thah;
 * erect a pagoda.


 * kĭen to, kĭen tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?
 * Where is the capital to be established?


 * cí kâi am tiang-sî chàng-kĭen kâi?
 * When was this monastery founded?


 * cí kúi nî kĭen-tì ŭ cèk cho̤h mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * these last few years he has added to his possessions consider ably.


 * kĭen-tì ŭ jîah cōi hôk-sek;
 * has bought and laid away ever so many garments.


 * tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ kĭen-tì kâi sin kâi;
 * must set up a new one.


 * tōa gûeh kĭen; sí gûeh kĭen;
 * a long or short month, as fixed by the imperial calendar.

kiet


 * Clean; limpid; neat.
 * cheng-kiet;
 * clean, pure.
 * clean, pure.


 * sin-sîp kàu cheng-cheng kiet-kiet;
 * arrange every-thing very neatly.


 * sói kàu kiet-cĕng;
 * wash it perfectly clean.


 * tût kàu kiet-kiet cĕng-cĕng;
 * scrub it perfectly clean.


 * sói kàu kiet-kiet pêh;
 * wash it white.


 * thong koiⁿ sàu kàu kiet-cṳ̀;
 * sweep the whole space perfectly clean.


 * thong koiⁿ siu kàu cheng-kiet căi, tn̆g tíam hûn hê;
 * cleansed throughout, and with every spot, crease and blemish removed.


 * Hampered; perplexed; embarrassed.
 * i cìeⁿ-sî kiet-kṳ̆ căi;
 * he has lately had more to do than he could attend to.
 * he has lately had more to do than he could attend to.


 * cí hûe câp hun kiet-kṳ̆ tŏ̤ kò̤;
 * he now has more than he can do and is greatly pressed.


 * pa-kiet;
 * to wheedle.
 * to wheedle.


 * i lâi tó̤ pa-pa kiet-kiet;
 * he is officiously helping, with selfish ends in view.


 * i mîaⁿ-ke pa-kiet nâng;
 * he is expert in wheedling people.


 * cía sĭ tó̤ pa-kiet kâi;
 * this is currying favor by service.


 * To exhaust; to carry to the utmost.
 * kîet-lâk khṳ̀ cò̤ kàu sêng;
 * do one's best to accomplish it.
 * do one's best to accomplish it.


 * cò̤ kàu cí-kò̤ lâi, lâk kîet;
 * did it thus far when my strength gave out.


 * ceng-sîn íⁿ-keng kîet;
 * its vitality is gone.


 * kîet-cĭn phêng-seⁿ kâi lâk;
 * used up all the energy he had.


 * cúi ngŵn bŏi kîet;
 * the fountain is inexhaustible.


 * koi-chĭ mih seng-lí to kîet;
 * in the markets all business is dull.


 * hâng-chêng kàu cí-kò̤ lâi kîet căi;
 * up to this time business has been very dull.


 * sî-chêng mih sṳ̄ to kang-kîet;
 * the times are dull.


 * taⁿ li suaⁿ kîet hái kîet;
 * there is now no business going on, either on land or water.


 * thàng put kîet;
 * lay up money without end.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ ā-sĭ cò̤ tit sêng cū cîah put kîet;
 * if this can be done there will be a chance to earn food in abundance.


 * tī kâi tī-hng to sĭ kang-kang kîet-kîet;
 * no chance to earn money anywhere, the times are so dull.


 * One eminent for virtue or prowess; heroic.
 * hâu-kîet;
 * a hero.
 * a hero.


 * eng-hîong hâu-kîet kâi nâng;
 * a valiant and famous leader.

kih


 * To lay, as tiles or bricks; to pave.
 * kih chîeⁿ;
 * to lay up a wall.
 * to lay up a wall.


 * kih cò̤ cheⁿ-eng kâi chieⁿ, a sĭ kih cò̤ hue-thô-kak kâi chîeⁿ?
 * Is the wall built up with burnt bricks, or with unburnt bricks made from lime and clay.


 * kih cêk kâi hue-hôk lâi cèng hue;
 * build up a mason-work basin, to plant flowers in.


 * kih cîeh lō;
 * lay a stone pavement.


 * kih lâi cíam-côih căi;
 * well laid up, with correct angles and vertical faces.


 * cang chek lâi kih cò̤ kâi hue-nâ;
 * make a flower basket of unhusked rice.


 * cía sĭ kih sṳ̂ niap-khòng i kâi;
 * this is heaping up false accusations against him


 * The jaws.
 * kih-kau; kih-kau cô̤;
 * the cheek.
 * the cheek.


 * i cang chíu khṳ̀ piang i kâi kih-kau;
 * he slapped her on the cheek.


 * kih-kau-thâu;
 * cheek bones.


 * buah kàu nŏ̤ pôiⁿ kih-kau âng-âng;
 * smeared both cheeks till they were red.


 * To stammer.
 * kîh-kṳ̂h-kìe, tàⁿ m̄ chut;
 * stammered and hesitated, and could not utter it.
 * stammered and hesitated, and could not utter it.


 * àiⁿ tàⁿ, m̄ káⁿ tàⁿ, kîh-kîh kṳ̂h-kṳ̂h;
 * wanted to tell it, but dared not, and so stammered and stuttered.