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 * A porch; an anteroom; a corridor; female apartments; a council-chamber or the officers assembled in it.
 * lâi [sic] ko̤h;
 * the Inner Council.


 * lăi ko̤h tong-su;
 * the clerk of the Inner Council.


 * pôih jîp lăi ko̤h;
 * become a member of the Inner Council.


 * tang ko̤h tăi hâk-sṳ̆;
 * the Premier.


 * sì kâi cái-sìang, nŏ̤ kái cheng tōiⁿ, nŏ̤ kâi cheng ko̤h;
 * of the four ministers, two are called chamberlains, and two councilors.


 * ko̤h chîn;
 * councilors.


 * ko̤h láu;
 * cabinet ministers.


 * móng sî jîp ko̤h;
 * at that time entered the cabinet.


 * ko̤h ĕ kùi seⁿ;
 * Your Excellency.


 * khí kŭa lîang têng cúi ko̤h;
 * build summer houses and balconies.


 * lăi ko̤h chau chut sĭang jŭ;
 * the cabinet ministers copy the imperial edicts.


 * lṳ́-kâi choiⁿ-kim cêng chut ko̤h a būe?
 * Has your daughter yet issued from the inner apartments? Is she yet married?


 * lâu ko̤h;
 * a look-out; a balcony; a summer house.


 * The armpit.
 * ko̤h-tháng-ĕ;
 * the part of the body covered by the arm.
 * the part of the body covered by the arm.


 * nio i kâi ko̤h-ĕ;
 * hugged under his arm.


 * chah i kâi ko̤h ĕ;
 * support him by lifting at his armpit.


 * To hinder, to obstruct.
 * ko̤h-cŭ;
 * to impede, to put a stop to.
 * to impede, to put a stop to.


 * tam-ko̤h;
 * to delay, to put difficulties in the way.


 * màiⁿ tam-ko̤h khah kú;
 * do not procrastinate too long.



ku

 * The tortoise and terrapin; some kinds of beetles.
 * ku pùe;
 * arched over like a terrapin’s back.
 * arched over like a terrapin’s back.


 * lâi khṳ̀ pok kâi ku khùe;
 * let us go and divine by means of the markings on a tortoise shell.


 * ku-khak hó̤ pok-khùe;
 * the shell of the tortoise may be used in divination.


 * ēng cò̤ ku-páng ío cṳ im, cṳ pó nâng sin-tèng kâi im hūn;
 * make use of the breastplate or plastron of the tortoise to enrich the blood, and to strengthen the body.


 * kim ku hāi mīaⁿ;
 * the tortoise that laid golden nuggets cost his owner his life.


 * hang-ku tûi heng;
 * the starry ray beating its breast; unavailing regrets.


 * kim ku thut khak;
 * an empty tortoise shell.


 * lâi bói cē hang-ku-jîe lâi cîah cṳ im;
 * buy a little dried skate skin to take as a strengthening medicine.


 * hang-ku phīⁿ;
 * the snout of the skate.


 * cúi ku;
 * the water beetle.


 * chiah bí ku;
 * the box turtle.


 * ku cûa;
 * reptiles.


 * ku cûa kau-hŭe;
 * creeping things affiliate with each other.


 * ku lêng ho̤h sǹg;
 * very long lived.


 * Hunchbacked; to stoop.
 * ku ie;
 * hunchbacked.
 * hunchbacked.


 * ie ku kàu phak-phak;
 * he is bent almost double.


 * i kâi ie seⁿ lâi tàm-ku tàm-ku nē;
 * he is very round shouldered.


 * i sĭ in-ûi tăng mûeh teh tîeh tì-kàu ku ie;
 * he became hunchbacked by carrying heavy burdens.


 * i kâi ie ku-ku;
 * he is much bent.


 * phak-ku lô̤h khṳ̀ khîeh;
 * stoop down and pick it up.


 * sin cē ku kĕ cū íam kìⁿ;
 * as soon as he bent down he espied it.


 * Several; many.
 * ku-ā hûe;
 * ever so many times.
 * ever so many times.


 * ku-ā tńg;
 * several times.


 * ku-ā kâi;
 * quite a number of them.


 * ku-ā nâng;
 * a good many persons.


 * A fault; a crime; a failure in duty; a dereliction; sin, guilt.
 * bô̤ ku;
 * innocent.
 * innocent.


 * bô̤ ku sĭu lŭi;
 * compromised when guiltless.


 * chò̤ suah bô̤ ku;
 * killed the innocent.


 * i to bô̤ ku ā;
 * he is not at fault.


 * Scallions or chives.
 * ku-chài;
 * chives.
 * chives.


 * ku-chài thng;
 * broth made with scallions.


 * The 18th diagram; a slow poison; to harass with doubts.
 * úa pok tîeh kâi khùe sĭ kú khùe;
 * I cast and threw the eighteenth diagram, referring to occupation.
 * I cast and threw the eighteenth diagram, referring to occupation.


 * kàng pĕ cṳ kú;
 * follow a father’s calling.


 * cí īeⁿ îeh hó̤ tī kú tâk;
 * this medicine is an antidote for slow poison.


 * i sī tó̤ kú-hok nâng sim;
 * he is disquieting people's minds.


 * Great felicity or prosperity; propitious.
 * tī-tîang tó̤ thâk kú--sṳ̂?
 * Who is reading the invocation?
 * Who is reading the invocation?


 * Enduring; lasting; to continue a long time.
 * chîang-kú kâi sṳ̄;
 * a protracted affair.
 * a protracted affair.


 * kú-kú lâi cŏ̤;
 * come in often and sit awhile.


 * ho̤h kú;
 * a long while.


 * màiⁿ khah kú;
 * do not be too long about it.


 * bói ŭ jîeh kú lío?
 * How long ago did you buy it?


 * lâi jîeh ŭa kú, hŵn-lío m̄ cai;
 * came ever so long ago, and still did not know it.


 * cí īeⁿ sek m̄ năi kú;
 * this color is not a durable one.


 * nî tn̂g gûeh kú, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ sio-sîh;
 * it gradually diminishes in size all the time.


 * cîeh kîaⁿ kú ŏi kng-kût;
 * the rolling stone becomes smooth.


 * táng ŭ cêk jît kú;
 * waited a whole day.


 * tn̂g-tn̂g kú-kú;
 * forever.


 * kú pîet lío;
 * long parted.


 * cìeⁿ-sî kú ûi;
 * we