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 ; thî nŏ̤ saⁿ lô̤h lío;
 * the cocks have crowed two or three times.


 * thî-koi;
 * a pheasant.


 * kím-koi;
 * the golden pheasant.


 * tek-koi;
 * a species of partridge.


 * cúi-koi;
 * small green frogs.


 * châng koi;
 * bull-frogs.


 * o koi-bó̤ seⁿ peh koi n̆ng;
 * black hens lay white eggs.


 * cng lô̤h khṳ̀, i hieⁿ-lí cū koi bŏi thî, káu bŏi pui;
 * while he was being buried the cocks did not crow, nor the dogs bark, in his village.


 * koi bih lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * the hen squats.


 * koi chn̂g tó̤ kò̤;
 * the hen is sitting.


 * o kut koi;
 * black boned fowls.


 * jông koi;
 * of the breed of white fowls.


 * ngṳ̂n koi;
 * pure white fowls.


 * hái koi-bó̤;
 * sea-gulls.


 * koi kùe;
 * the comb of a cock.


 * koi-kùe hue;
 * the flower called Cock's Comb.


 * thâi koi;
 * to kill a fowl.


 * cang koi suah hueh;
 * take a fowl and dress it.


 * pû kún cúi lâi lâm koi;
 * heat some water and scald the fowls.


 * máng tīo koi-mô̤ⁿ;
 * pull out the feathers.


 * khui koi pak, pak lăi kâi kuaⁿ-tn̂g-tŏ khîeh chut lâi;
 * open the fowl and take out the entrails.


 * koi jío;
 * a hen's claws.


 * koi tó̤ phah sît;
 * the hens are flapping their wings.


 * koi khí-thâu àiⁿ thî cū soiⁿ phit-phit phôk-phôk kìe;
 * when a fowl begins to crow, it first flaps its wings noisily.


 * m̄ sĭ cîah cek koi;
 * it is a hen that won't eat paddy.


 * koi-bó̤ chūa koi-kíaⁿ;
 * an old hen and chickens.


 * koi-bó̤ àⁿ koi-kíaⁿ;
 * the hen covers the chickens under her-wings.


 * koi-kíaⁿ sêk căi, thóiⁿ ŭ eng, méⁿ-méⁿ tìam-pàng koi-bó̤ kâi sît ĕ;
 * the chickens are very knowing, and as soon as they see a hawk, they hide under the hen's wings.


 * koi tó̤ chóiⁿ;
 * the hen is scratching for food.


 * kio koi pêⁿ īeⁿ, m̄ chóiⁿ cū bô̤ cîah;
 * I am like a fowl, if I do not scratch for it, I have nothing to eat.


 * koi mô̤ⁿ sìⁿ;
 * a feather fan.


 * koi mô̤ⁿ chóiⁿ;
 * a feather brush.


 * chĭeⁿ koi kha hûn;
 * like the marks on a hen's claws.


 * kìm koi;
 * to shut up the hens.


 * jû kwn koi hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * like watching a flock of fowls.


 * cêk khûn koi;
 * a flock of fowls.


 * khṳt-cîah thau lîah koi;
 * the beggar stole a fowl.


 * chiuchin [sic]-chĭeⁿ lĭo-eng-pô̤ tìo koi-kíaⁿ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * like a hawk carrying off a chicken.


 * i kúi nâng sĭ cîah cheⁿ koi hueh ciu kâi;
 * they are the ones who have drunken raw chicken blood; they have entered into a solemn compact to do a certain thing or die in the attempt.


 * koi tŏa;
 * the tail feathers of a cock.


 * sĭ tōa céng koi a sĭ síe céng koi?
 * Is it a fowl of the large, or of the small breed?


 * cíⁿ koi, sek gô̤;
 * young fowls and full grown geese.


 * thô̤h koi;
 * a big stupid fowl; the Shanghai breed.


 * ho̤h koi;
 * a crane; a fowl of a tall thin breed.


 * koi kut cang;
 * a palm whose trunk is marked like a hen's claws.


 * sie koi;
 * roasted chicken.


 * kàu ciah kâi sîeⁿ-sien koi;
 * a whole boiled fowl.


 * hun koi;
 * smoked fowl.


 * lŏ kîam koi;
 * pickled fowl.


 * pêh-cám koi;
 * fricasseed chicken.


 * koi jông;
 * minced fowl.


 * koi si mī;
 * fritters with shredded fowls' flesh in them.


 * ngŏ hiang koi;
 * spiced fowl.


 * hō̤-pau koi;
 * boned chicken.


 * The pied duck, a beautiful water bird, with a broad and upright fan tail.
 * chit pín kuaⁿ kâi pó-sim sĭ sìn koi-thek kâi;
 * mandarins of the seventh grade have the pied duck embroidered on their official gowns.
 * mandarins of the seventh grade have the pied duck embroidered on their official gowns.


 * A thoroughfare; a street; an avenue; a place where markets are held; abroad; out of doors; in the street.
 * koi chĭ;
 * streets where wares are sold.
 * streets where wares are sold.


 * i khṳ̀ chut koi;
 * he has gone out.


 * koi-thâu hāng-búe phò;
 * small shops.


 * cí cêk tîo koi tn̂g căi;
 * this street is very long.


 * cìeⁿ pôiⁿ koi ŵn kùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ koi;
 * this street runs into that one.


 * chái koi;
 * to decorate the streets with banners and transparencies.


 * kak koi-hng tó̤ tíam teng kùe chái;
 * every avenue is being illuminated, and decorated with banners.


 * tōa koi;
 * the main street.


 * hue koi líu hāng;
 * streets where play-actors and courtesans reside.


 * chê koi;
 * guard the streets.


 * sûn-chê koi-tău;
 * patrol the streets, as watchmen and policemen do.


 * koi lō kâi nâng cōi căi;
 * there are many persons in the streets.


 * Steps, especially those which lead up to a gate.
 * lîm-koi-cîeh;
 * stone door-steps.
 * stone door-steps.


 * cìaⁿ tah cĭeⁿ lîm-koi-cîeh téng cū thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
 * as soon as he stepped up on the door-stone, he saw it.


 * pûah lío cŭang tîeh lîm-koi-cîeh;
 * fell and struck on the door-stone.


 * pûah lô̤h lîm-koi ĕ;
 * fell down the door-steps.


 * To alter; to amend; to correct.
 * i lêng-ūaⁿ kói jît;
 * he has again changed the day.
 * he has again changed the day.


 * chiet-ío tîeh cài kói-kùe;
 * it is imperatively necessary that it should again.be changed.


 * kói-ūaⁿ m̂ng-lî;
 * change the door, rise in rank.


 * i bŏi kói-pìⁿ;
 * it never changes.


 * lṳ́ tîeh hùe-kói;
 * you must reform.


 * i íⁿ-kèng kói-hùe lío;
 * he has already reformed.


 * tī-hng kói-pìⁿ;
 * the place has altered.


 * lâng-ūaⁿ koi-êk cò̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * change it and make it thus.


 * i m̄ ngw̆n kói kè;
 * she is unwilling to marry again.


 * chíaⁿ i kói-cìaⁿ;
 * ask him to rectify it.


 * mō̤ⁿ thóiⁿ i ŏi kói nē;
 * wait and see whether he will amend.


 * cai kùe pit kói;
 * when you are aware of faults, you must correct them.