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 * The upper part of the arm.
 * chíu-kó;
 * the arm above the elbow.


 * i bô̤ cím-thâu, cím tŏ̤ ka-kī kâi ;
 * he has no pillow, and pillows his head on his own arm.


 * To patronize; to assist by counsel or custom.
 * i sĭ lău cú-kò, mó̤ chuah i;
 * he is an old patron, and you must not over-reach him.
 * he is an old patron, and you must not over-reach him.


 * in hùaⁿ kâi, to sĭ hó̤ cú-kò;
 * they are all good customers.


 * Jealous; envious.
 * kò-kĭ;
 * jealousy.
 * jealousy.


 * cn̂g kâi bô̤ kó-kĭ;
 * without envy.


 * i kâi sim cū seⁿ kò-kĭ;
 * he became jealous of him.


 * To procure for one's self.
 * kò sùaⁿ tó̤ chip;
 * set one on the trail of.
 * set one on the trail of.


 * íⁿ-keng kò sùaⁿ lîah tîeh;
 * have followed on his trail and seized him.


 * tá-hwt nâng khṳ̀ gūa chù kò-bói;
 * start people off to purchase in other places.


 * To hire for a price.
 * kò-kang;
 * hire workmen.
 * hire workmen.


 * îong kang chĭeⁿ kò kâi nâng;
 * one engaged as a laborer.


 * sĭ aìⁿ kò cûn hó̤, a sĭ aìⁿ kò kīe hó̤?
 * Will it be best to hire a boat or to hire a sedan?


 * úa àiⁿ kò có̤ chia;
 * I want to hire a cart.


 * cwn kò ciah cûn;
 * charter a boat.


 * hó̤ kò kieh lâi taⁿ;
 * hire a porter to come and carry it.


 * kò bô̤ nâng;
 * no one can be hired.


 * kò kâi lâi cìeⁿ chù;
 * hire some one to guard the house.


 * To besmear; to daub; to plaster on; to fill cracks; to blot out.
 * kô-lôk khṳ̀ kàu cū bŏi thi̤aⁿ;
 * after smearing it over it did not smart.
 * after smearing it over it did not smart.


 * khîeh nŏ̤ tieⁿ cúa lâi kô theng;
 * get two sheets of paper and paste up the holes in the windows.


 * cang cúa kô miⁿ;
 * take paper and paste over all the cracks.


 * kô m̄ kín;
 * it does not stick tightly when plastered on.


 * cang thô lâi kô;
 * daub it over with mud.


 * kâi mīn kô kàu cĕng-cĕng hún;
 * her face is daubed all over with powder.


 * kô câu-câu;
 * plaster it on of uniform thickness.


 * cang thâng-îu-hue lâi kô, cìaⁿ bŏi lāu;
 * take putty and stop the cracks then it will not leak.


 * kô kàu hua-pa-li-long;
 * plaster it on till it is smooth, even and beautiful.


 * cêk sin kô kàu nah-sap căi;
 * daubed all over with dirt.


 * Paste; to paste; glutinous preparations.
 * khṳ̀ khô̤h cho̤h kô lâi kô;
 * go and make some paste and paste it.
 * go and make some paste and paste it.


 * ēng kô lâi tah;
 * stick it on with paste.


 * kô lío táng i ta cìaⁿ ŏi tōiⁿ;
 * after pasting it wait till it is dry, then it will be firm.


 * kô puah;
 * a paste-pot.


 * kô lâi m̄ ḱin;
 * it is not firmly pasted.


 * cût-bí kô;
 * paste made from glutinous rice.


 * kô ui;
 * paper garments, burned at funerals.


 * kô poiⁿ;
 * a pasting brush.


 * kô âp;
 * a box for paste.


 * nĕ kô-kô;
 * very adhesive.


 * The bosom; the lap.
 * phŏ̤ i tŏ̤ kô tèng cîah nĭ;
 * nursing him in her lap.
 * nursing him in her lap.


 * phŏ̤ i pàng kô tèng cŏ̤;
 * holding her in her lap.


 * phŏ̤ i tŏ̤ kô tèng gût khṳ̀;
 * holding him asleep in her arms.


 * To lean against; to rely on; to depend on for support, or for a living.
 * i úa-kŏ tī-tîang?
 * On whom does he depend for support?
 * On whom does he depend for support?


 * kŏ tîeh tī-tîang kâi sì?
 * On whose influence does he rely?


 * kŏ tī-tîang thàng i cîah?
 * On whom does she depend to earn her food for her?


 * kŏ cîeh thĭo, khṳt cîeh thĭo tăⁿ tîeh;
 * leaned against a stone pillar, and the stone pillar tumbled down on him.


 * m̄-hó̤ sie kŏ tāⁿ;
 * do not lean against each other and both fall backward.


 * chŵn kŏ i;
 * depend wholly on him.


 * cêk ke nâng to sĭ tó̤ i-kŏ i;
 * the whole family depend on him.


 * kŏ sîn hût pó̤-hō̤;
 * depend on the gods for aid.


 * ŭ lâm li kŏ lâm;
 * if you have sons depend on them, if you have no sons then depend on your daughters.


 * bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ kŏ;
 * nothing to depend on for support.


 * i mih sṳ̄ bŏi, kŏ ki chùi tó̤ tàⁿ;
 * he can do nothing, and lives by his wits.

koi

 * Fowls; gallinaceous birds.
 * cêk ciah koi;
 * a fowl.
 * a fowl.


 * koi ang, koi bó̤, koi kíaⁿ;
 * a cock, hen and chicken.


 * pū cêk tàu koi-kíaⁿ;
 * hatch out a brood of chickens.


 * koi n̆ng;
 * hen's eggs.


 * jŭ chut sīu koi-bó̤ ke-ke-kìe;
 * like the cackling of a hen when she comes off the nest.


 * koi bó̤ kok-kok-kiè tó̤ kho koi-kíaⁿ;
 * the hen clucks when calling her chickens.


 * koi nòaⁿ;
 * a pullet.


 * koi lûi;
 * half grown chickens.


 * iam koi;
 * a capon.


 * chie koi;
 * a fighting cock.


 * koi tîo;
 * a hen-roost.


 * koi tîo ío ŭ keh mêⁿ kău-ún;
 * you might as well expect an earth-worm to stay all night on a hen-roost.


 * ûi cêk kâi koi-lîo tó̤ chī koi;
 * make a hen-house for rearing fowls.


 * sie phah koi;
 * to fight cocks.


 * koi thî a būe?
 * Is it cock-crowing yet.


 * koi