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 kùai kìe sĭ i m̄ thiaⁿ i kâi ūe;
 * she does not find fault with him for anything else, but blames him simply for not heeding what she says.


 * kùai put tit i m̄ hàuⁿ;
 * it is not surprising that he is unwilling.


 * kùai tăng kâi sṳ̄;
 * it passes belief; it is incredibly strange.


 * bô̤ kùai i cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
 * I do not blame him for doing so.


 * môk kùai i cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * it is no fault of his that he is thus.


 * One who acts as broker; to keep up or settle the price of goods.
 * chĭ kùai;
 * one who studies the markets, and acts as agent in sales; a bull or a bear in the stock market.
 * one who studies the markets, and acts as agent in sales; a bull or a bear in the stock market.


 * cí pang chĭ-kùai hùe, sim pí nâng to m̄ tâng;
 * these stock brokers have not hearts like other people.


 * To paint; to draw; to limn.
 * kùai cêk pak sìeⁿ;
 * paint a portrait.
 * paint a portrait.


 * kùai tī-tô;
 * draw a map.


 * kùai tô;
 * to draw a plan.


 * kùai tieⁿ suaⁿ tô;
 * sketch a landscape.

 kúaiⁿ


 * The ore of metals; a bed or vein of ore.
 * thih kúaiⁿ, in kúaiⁿ, ngṳ̂n kúaiⁿ;
 * iron, lead and silver ore.
 * iron, lead and silver ore.


 * líu kúaiⁿ kâi nâng;
 * miners.


 * múiⁿ jît ēng ho̤h cōi nâng tó̤ khui kúaiⁿ;
 * they daily employ a great many men in digging out the ore.


 * hía kúaiⁿ lâi khang, khang ŭ sĭm-mih sîaⁿ cáng?
 * When that ore is smelted, what proportion of pure metal is there in it?


 * Fruit.
 * cheⁿ-kúaiⁿ;
 * fresh fruit.
 * fresh fruit.


 * ŭ phîn kúaiⁿ;
 * has freshly gathered fruit.


 * cheⁿ- kúaiⁿ m̄-hó̤ to̤ cîah;
 * one must not eat freely of unripe fruit.


 * cheⁿ-kúaiⁿ sī;
 * pickled mashed olives.


 * peh kúaiⁿ;
 * all sorts of fruits.

kuak


 * The second wall, enclosing the gate of a large city.
 * sîaⁿ kuak;
 * the outer defenses of the city gates.
 * the outer defenses of the city gates.


 * hĭⁿ kâi lûn-kuak ngía;
 * the rim of the ear is well shaped.


 * The outer coffin; the case which encloses the coffin.
 * ŭ kuaⁿ bô̤ kuak;
 * has a coffin but no case.
 * has a coffin but no case.


 * lăi kuaⁿ, gūa kuak;
 * the inner and outer coffins.


 * To gulp down; to swallow.
 * khîeh khí lâi li-li kûak lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * took it up and gulped it down without pause.
 * took it up and gulped it down without pause.


 * âu ta căi, khṳ̀ kûak nŏ̤ chùi chìn cúi;
 * was very thirsty, and went and drank two swallows of cold water.


 * kûak m̄ lô̤h;
 * can't swallow it.

kuang


 * Honor; glory; eclat; luster; light; bare; smooth.
 * ŭ kuang-chái;
 * has great brilliancy.
 * has great brilliancy.


 * jît kâi kuang ŏi sīa mâk;
 * the brilliancy of the sun dazzles the eyes.


 * i mêⁿ-kùa ŏi hâu-kuang;
 * it corruscates in the night.


 * tī-hng kuang-kéng hó̤ căi;
 * the outlook from the place is very fine.


 * ngán côiⁿ kâi kuang-kéng căi-seⁿ?
 * What are the immediate prospects?


 * ciam lṳ́ kâi kuang;
 * get the benefit of your light.


 * ŭ thang hó̤ khṳt nâng ciam kuang cē cìaⁿ hó̤;
 * it is well if you have anything wherewith to benefit others.


 * khṳt i cîah kàu ceng kuang, mâuⁿ kuang;
 * all eaten up clean by him.


 * i sĭ lău kuang-kùn;
 * he is a swindler.


 * i sĭ cang cêk têng phûe, tieⁿ tó̤ cò̤ kuang-kùn pńg;
 * he makes use of a layer of fur, in order to appear to be something which he is not.


 * kuang-mêng cìaⁿ-tai;
 * open and above board.


 * kuang-im sṳ̆ cìⁿ, jît gûeh jû so̤;
 * time flies like an arrow, and the days and months like shuttles.


 * khṳt úa cĭa kuang cē;
 * grant the luster of your presence at my table.


 * kuang có, ĭo cong;
 * renders his ancestors illustrious and his clan glorious.


 * îong-kuang;
 * honor, glory.


 * To befool; to mislead; to hoax.
 * lṳ́ mài kuang úa;
 * do not deceive me.
 * do not deceive me.


 * i sĭ àiⁿ kuang lṳ́ khṳ̀ bōi, lṳ́ m̄ hó̤ thiaⁿ i;
 * he wants to delude you into going off where he can sell you, do not you listen to him.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ khṳt nâng kuang khṳ̀;
 * do not let people mislead you by delusive promises.


 * i kâi ūe to sĭ kuang-kuang phìen;
 * his talk is all very misleading.


 * cía sĭ tó̤ kuang a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hùe kâi;
 * this is to fool children with.


 * i tó̤ kuang m̄ hío hùe kâi;
 * he deceives the ignorant.


 * i bô̤ kuang nâng kâi cîⁿ, bô̤ kuang nâng kâi ngṳ̂n : lṳ́ àiⁿ li sìu i, m̄ li hiah;
 * he does not fool people out of their money : trust him if you choose to, if not let it alone.


 * i sĭ tó̤ kuang-láu nâng;
 * he is swindling people.


 * úa sĭ kuang lṳ́ kâi;
 * I was hoaxing you.


 * Extensive; wide; broad; enlarged.
 * kúang kîaⁿ si cì;
 * distribute alms widely.
 * distribute alms widely.


 * i ío kúang kau;
 * he has a more extensive acquaintance.


 * lâi khṳ̀ kúang kìen-sek cē;
 * let us enlarge our sphere of observation.


 * lṳ́ ío kúang kìen;
 * you have had a wider experience.


 * líang kúang cóng-tok;
 * viceroy over the two Provinces of Canton and Kwangsi.