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 dragon boat.
 * mŏng hue kó;
 * the drum belonging to strolling performers, or acrobats.


 * cía kúi kâi phah kó kâi, tī-tîang kâi kó páng ío hó̤;
 * of these drummers, which one drums best?


 * i kâi kó tíam sĭang hó̤;
 * he keeps the best time with the beat of his drum.


 * lô̤ cò̤ lô̤ phah, kó cò̤ kó híang;
 * sound the gongs and the drums independently of each other.


 * Dropsical; bloated.
 * kó-cèng;
 * dropsy.
 * dropsy.


 * tì kó-cèng;
 * have dropsy.


 * sĭ khì kó, a sĭ cúi kó?
 * Is the bloated appearance produced by air or by water?


 * Off-hand; impromptu; illicit; if so.
 * kó-chíaⁿ lío sṳ̄;
 * careless in doing; to finish off a matter anyhow; to huddle up.
 * careless in doing; to finish off a matter anyhow; to huddle up.


 * cò̤ sṳ̄ m̄ hó̤ kó-chíaⁿ;
 * one should not do things in a hasty, careless fashion.


 * i cò̤ sṳ̄ to sĭ kó-kó chíaⁿ-chíaⁿ;
 * he always does things in a very off-hand style.


 * cía sǹg sĭ kó-chíaⁿ lío sṳ̄;
 * this has been done in almost any way so as to get it finished.


 * kó-jû lṳ́ ā m̄ ôiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ li úa lâi khṳ̀;
 * if it should happen that you have not leisure to go, I will go.


 * kó-hôk;
 * perchance.


 * kó-hâh
 * fornication.


 * To estimate; to reckon; to think; to guess; to set a price on; value; worth; price.
 * sĭ i tó̤ kó kè;
 * it is he who fixes the price.
 * it is he who fixes the price.


 * kó lâi khah kùi;
 * too high a price is set upon it.


 * cí kĭaⁿ kó lâi cū phīⁿ;
 * this one is set down at a low figure.


 * lṳ́ kó cē;
 * you make a guess at the value.


 * khṳt lṳ́ kó khṳ̀ tùi-tùi;
 * you have guessed exactly what it cost.


 * cìe úa kó li tâk m̄ kàu cìeⁿ cōi;
 * according to my reckoning, it is not worth so much as that.


 * khui kó i phò;
 * keep a second hand clothing store.


 * i kâi hùe-mûeh kó lâi tīaⁿ căi;
 * his goods have a very fair price set upon them.


 * íⁿ-keng kó tīaⁿ-tîeh kâi;
 * those already priced.


 * mûeh-kĭaⁿ cìe kó;
 * things according to their value.


 * cĭu hīn-sî kâi hâng-chêng lâi kó kè;
 * set down the prices, according to the present market rates.


 * cía úa cò̤-nî kó li kó m̄ kàu;
 * however I reckon this I cannot bring it out right.


 * lṳ́ kó thóiⁿ cía sṳ̄ ŏi tit sêng mē?
 * Do you think this can be brought about?


 * úa tâng cīeⁿ jît cū soiⁿ kó chut;
 * I thought all that out some days ago.


 * Ancient; old; antique; of old; to grow old; practised in; antiquity; hoar.
 * kó-cá;
 * in olden times.
 * in olden times.


 * kó kim to sĭ cêk īeⁿ;
 * in ancient and modern times it has been the same.


 * kó nâng cêng tàⁿ kùe;
 * said by the ancients.


 * ô̤h kó;
 * tell stories.


 * ô̤h kó ā, bô̤ cía sṳ̄;
 * it is a story, no such thing ever happened.


 * hàm i màiⁿ tó̤ thâk kó cṳ;
 * tell him not to make up yarns.


 * i nâng-khẃn kó-kó nē;
 * he is very old fashioned.


 * cò̤ sṳ̄ kó-kó kùai-kùai;
 * does things in a very queer way.


 * cí kò̤ ŭ sĭm-mih kó ciah?
 * Are there any antiquities about here?


 * kó bûn;
 * ancient writings.


 * cṳ̆ kó bô̤ kâi;
 * what has never been from the most ancient times.


 * cṳ̆ kó kàu kim;
 * from olden times till now.


 * nâng sim put kó;
 * the heart of man does not grow old.


 * kó-tóng;
 * curiosities; antiques.


 * kó-tóng phò;
 * a curiosity shop.


 * cí cêk pak sĭ kó ūe;
 * this scroll is one having an ancient style of writing on it.


 * cí kâi sĭ kó céⁿ;
 * this is an ancient well.


 * chûn cêk cho̤h kó-sî hôk-sek;
 * kept some garments as relics of the past.


 * taⁿ cí kù ūe khṳt nâng tó̤ cò̤ kó-khwn;
 * this sentence is now made use of by people as a sample of ancient writing.


 * i cò̤ sṳ̄ kó-tóng căi;
 * he acts very queerly.


 * màiⁿ tó̤ cò̤ kó cèng;
 * do not be satirical; do not draw illustrations from olden times.


 * cía sĭ kó-mûeh;
 * this is a relic.


 * kó-ngẃn;
 * antiquities.


 * kó gṳ́;
 * old sayings.


 * kó lói;
 * ancient rites.


 * kó sî kâi nêng tăi-khài tong-kău;
 * old fashioned people are generally honest.


 * A quota; a proportion; a share in a concern; a detatchmentdetachment [sic]; a portion of a country; a strand in a rope; a chapter; a head of a sermon; the thighs.
 * pun kó;
 * share the assets.
 * share the assets.


 * pun kó cṳ́ ŭ nâng tōa kó;
 * in apportioning the amount which each is to pay, some are assessed more and some less.


 * khĭa cò̤ jîeh cōi kó?
 * How many shares is the whole sum assessed to be divided into?


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ khĭa kó, a sĭ sùaⁿ tôi?
 * Will you apportion the sum to be made up in shares for each to pay, or make it up by calling for contributions?


 * cêk kó khui thóiⁿ jîeh cōiⁿ cîⁿ;
 * divide and see how much each one has to pay.


 * cía seng-lí sĭ tī-tîang ío tōa kó-hun?
 * In this business who is the chief partner?


 * poih kó;
 * eight heads, as of an essay.


 * saⁿ kó so̤h;
 * a threefold cord.


 * put lŭn àiⁿ cò̤ sĭm-mih sṳ̄ saⁿ kó so̤h to tîeh côi;
 * in whatever you wish to do, the three strands of the rope used must be uniform.


 * lêng-ūaⁿ cài hun tn̄g hun kó;
 * redistribute the shares.


 * kuah kó;
 * cut the sinews of the thigh.


 * i cêk kó seng-lí íⁿ-keng thiah chut khṳ̀ lío;
 * he has already taken out the share which he had invested in the business.


 * chap ŭ kúi kó;
 * has invested in several shares.