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 * kong m̄ phùa;
 * fail to take by assault.


 * kong phùa i kâi îaⁿ-cē;
 * captured their in- trenchment.


 * hŭe-côi kong-tú i;
 * assemble and withstand them in battle.


 * pin-lô̤ lêng hĭa khì, kong kien;
 * betel-nut will disperse wind and reduce congestion.


 * méⁿ-méⁿ tîeh ēng kong thâm kâi îeh lâi kong tīo cí cho̤h thâm;
 * must quickly take some medicine which will remove phlegm, and clear out the throat with it.


 * soiⁿ kong-sùaⁿ cí tíam cék khì;
 * first dissipate the humors which have accumnlated.


 * cē khì, hueh cū kong sim;
 * as soon as one is angry, the blood rushes to the heart.


 * khṳt cho̤h thâm cē kong, cū hun-kông khṳ̀;
 * as soon as he was choked with mucous [sic] he became insensible.


 * An artisan; skilled work; skill; a job.
 * sṳ̆ lông kong siang;
 * literary men, farmers, artisans and merchants.
 * literary men, farmers, artisans and merchants.


 * i cò̤ lâi ceng-kong căi;
 * he has done it in a most workmanlike manner.


 * cía sît-căi nâng khá tô̤h thien kong;
 * this man has certainly seized upon the skill of nature in doing things expertly.


 * cía sĭ tōa kong thîaⁿ;
 * this is a big job.


 * The exhibition of respectful feeling.
 * kong-hí;
 * I respectfully wish you joy, (as at the New Year).
 * I respectfully wish you joy, (as at the New Year).


 * khṳ̀ kio i kong-hí kâi nâng ho̤h cōi;
 * those who went to wish him a Happy New Year were many.


 * A tube; a short cylinder.
 * cam khǹg tŏ̤ cam-kóng tói;
 * the needles are put away in the needle-case.
 * the needles are put away in the needle-case.


 * tek kóng;
 * a small dipper or measure made from a section of the trunk of a bamboo.


 * cêk kóng lâng;
 * the core of a boil.


 * To offer to a liege lord things for service; presents from foreign nations given in homage; fit for presents or tribute; the best sort; to offer service.
 * cìn kòng;
 * to bring tribute.
 * to bring tribute.


 * kòng sài;
 * tribute bearers.


 * sĭ lâi kòng sĭm-mih mûeh?
 * What does he bring as tribute?


 * kòng lói;
 * presents sent to Court.


 * tōa kùe kòng-īⁿ;
 * bigger than an examination hall, (in which the graduates are supposed to offer their talents for their country’s service).


 * kòng cûn;
 * a ship bearing tribute.


 * ŭ sĭm-mih ko̤h īeⁿ mûeh-kĭaⁿ lâi kòng-hìen;
 * has some curious thing to present.


 * líam ki kòng-hieⁿ lâi phīⁿ phang;
 * light a large white incense stick and smell its odor.


 * i tàⁿ cí kâi sĭ kòng tn̄g;
 * he says this is the very best sort of satin.


 * kòng tău sĭ îu tī-kò̤?
 * By what route is the tribute brought?


 * kien kòng;
 * those graduates who have bought their degree.


 * chut kòng;
 * graduates who have tried for ten years to get the next degree.


 * lī kòng;
 * one who has bought an office.


 * Odoriferous; diffused odor.
 * cêk koiⁿ kòng-kòng phang; sĭ ûn hieⁿ-châ a m̄ sĭ?
 * The whole place is full of a sweet smell; it comes from burning sandal wood does it not?
 * The whole place is full of a sweet smell; it comes from burning sandal wood does it not?


 * phīⁿ tîeh kòng-kòng phang;
 * smells very fragrant.


 * A cannon; a howitzer.
 * cí bûe kòng kâi seⁿ-cu ēng jîeh tōa?
 * How large a ball is required for this cannon?
 * How large a ball is required for this cannon?


 * sin cù cêk mn̂g tâng kòng;
 * a newly cast brass cannon.


 * kòng chóiⁿ;
 * a swab for cleaning a cannon.


 * kòng kâi îeh lóng-cóng jîp pīn;
 * the cannon is already loaded.


 * To roil; to stir up and make turbid.
 * kŏng kàu lô̤-lô̤;
 * roil by stirring.
 * roil by stirring.


 * kŏng lô̤ i;
 * roil it up.


 * m̄ tîeh kŏng nâng kâi cúi ŏi tit lô̤ cìaⁿ ŭ ēng, tó̤ kŏng nâng kâi cúi m̄ lô̤ cò̤ ŭ ēng nē?
 * Of what use is it to make a fuss, if you do not make one that amounts to something?



ko̤

 * Leprosy, scrofula, and kindred diseases.
 * thái-ko̤;
 * leprosy.
 * leprosy.


 * thái-ko̤ nâng;
 * a leper.


 * thái-ko̤ mîⁿ-nūaⁿ kâi nâng;
 * one full of leprous sores.


 * thái-ko̤ phûa;
 * a leprous woman.


 * khĭa-khí tŏ̤ thái-ko̤ lîo kò̤;
 * dwelling in a lazar- house.


 * khí-thâu phû thái-ko̤;
 * beginning to show signs of leprosy.


 * thái-ko̤ khṳt-cîah;
 * a leprous beggar.


 * cong-côk tōa, thái-ko̤ khah mîⁿ-nūaⁿ;
 * when a clan becomes large there are always some in it who are far gone in leprosy.


 * thái-ko̤ ŏi ùe nâng;
 * leprosy is contagious.


 * i sĭ tâng a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ thái-ko̤ kâi;
 * he has been a leper from his childhood.


 * thái-ko̤, seⁿ-mīaⁿ;
 * to the leprous, his life.


 * thái-ko̤ lâu phú kàu cêk kâi cêk kâi;
 * the leper’s domes rise one by one, (on his body).


 * A parrot.
 * eng-ko̤;
 * the green parrot.
 * the green parrot.


 * lĭo-ko̤;
 * the minormyna [sic], a bird which may be taught to speak.


 * Grease; hard fat; greasy substances.
 * ngâu cò̤ ko̤;
 * make it into salve.
 * make it into salve.


 * buah ko̤-îeh;
 * anoint with ointment.


 * ngâu îeh-ko̤;
 * make