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 kâi mô̤h;
 * scrape off the thin skin.


 * cêk têng o khíu tîeh kueh tīo;
 * you must scrape off the layer of scurf.


 * cí cêk ûeh kueh tīo, lêng-ūaⁿ chîaⁿ;
 * erase this stroke by scraping, and then write it in correctly.


 * kueh phùa khṳ̀;
 * scraped so hard as to make a hole through it.


 * kueh tīo tek cheⁿ;
 * scrape off the green surface of the bamboo.


 * kueh pô̤h-pô̤h;
 * scrape it down thin.


 * kueh khṳ̀ m̄ kng;
 * it is not scraped bare.


 * A half; a large part of.
 * tok cò̤ nŏ̤ kûeh;
 * chop it in two pieces.
 * chop it in two pieces.


 * chûn cêk kûeh tŏ̤ kò̤;
 * have half of it left.


 * kîaⁿ cêk kûeh lō;
 * went half way.


 * cêk tōa kûeh;
 * the greater part of.


 * pun i cêk tōa kûeh;
 * gave him the larger part.

kuh


 * To draw into the mouth, as smoke.
 * kuh hun, kuh in;
 * inhale smoke or vapor.
 * inhale smoke or vapor.


 * kuh cêk chùi cúi;
 * draw in a mouthful of water.


 * ki hun-tâng lṳ́ kuh thóiⁿ ŏi thong a bŏi;
 * you draw upon the tobacco pipe and see whether the stem is stopped up or not.


 * úa kuh tîeh bŏi thong;
 * I tried to draw the air through it and found I could not.


 * cí kâi nâng phî-nùa căi, cong jît to sĭ ût tŏ̤ kò̤ kuh hun;
 * this person is very indolent, he lies down and smokes all day long.

kui


 * To rule by law; to line out; to regulate; a regulation; a by-law; custom; usage; a fee; a rate for taking a farm.
 * ēng sĭm-mih kui-kṳ́?
 * What is the usage?
 * What is the usage?


 * m̄ pat kui-kṳ́;
 * does not understand the rules of etiquette.


 * cí kâi nâng kui-kṳ́ căi;
 * this person is very well bred.


 * cò̤ mih sṳ̄ to sĭ kui-kui kṳ́-kṳ́;
 * he does everything in a very proper way.


 * ún cí-kò̤ ŭ cí kâi kui-lī;
 * we have this usage here.


 * i kâi hieⁿ kui sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * such are their village customs.


 * siu gûeh kui; siu múiⁿ gûeh kâi kui-kṳ́ cîⁿ;
 * receive the customary monthly stipend.


 * cía sĭ tīaⁿ kui kâi;
 * this is the fixed rate.


 * phêng-íu hùe cang chêng-lí kui-cìaⁿ i;
 * friends admonished him, setting forth correct principles of action.


 * cía sng sĭ lŏ kui;
 * these are illegal fees.


 * A dial; to use a dial.
 * jît kui;
 * a sun-dial.
 * a sun-dial.


 * khîeh kâi jît-kui lâi kui thóiⁿ sĭ sĭm-mih sî-hāu;
 * take a sun-dial and thereby find out what time of day it is.


 * To return; to go or send back; to revert to the original place or state; to betake one's self to, as for help or shelter; to end; to terminate; a refuge; to divide by one figure.
 * hîeh lô̤h kui kṳn;
 * the leaves fall back to the roots.
 * the leaves fall back to the roots.


 * i hùaⁿ nâng lâi kui hâng;
 * they have all returned to their allegiance.


 * cía m̄ hó̤ kui kĭu pàng i kò̤;
 * you must not lay the blame upon him.


 * i-kū kui hâiⁿ i;
 * he gave back to him what he got at first.


 * mûeh-kĭaⁿ kui kuaⁿ;
 * the things are confiscated.


 * kui tńg khṳ̀ pńg kok;
 * return to one's own country.


 * kak nâng kak nâng kui ke;
 * each has gone to his own house.


 * nâng sí cū tîeh méⁿ-méⁿ kui thó;
 * when men die they must quickly return to dust.


 * i kâi châng kui i kâi hiaⁿ-tĭ;
 * his land reverts to his brothers.


 * i pat kui tṳ̂ kâi huap;
 * he knows the rules of arithmetic.


 * nâng kâi sim lóng-cóng kui i;
 * the hearts of all turn toward him.


 * mûeh kui ngŵn cú;
 * the article reverts to tho original owner.


 * ēng cò̤ poih kui káu tṳ̂, a sĭ ēng cò̤ poih káu sêng?
 * Will you do it by division or by multiplication?


 * ău-lâi cò̤-nî kui kak?
 * What will be the upshot of the affair?


 * tang-kui;
 * spikenard.


 * kui kṳn;
 * eventually; in the end.


 * khì m̄ kui ngŵn;
 * could not catch his breath.


 * cîⁿ-bó̤ kui sin;
 * the capital returns to him.


 * The crop of a fowl.
 * koi kui;
 * a hen's crop.
 * a hen's crop.


 * kui pá-pá;
 * its crop is full.


 * thóiⁿ cí ciah koi ŭ kẁn kui kâi a bô̤;
 * see whether this fowl has had its crop stuffed with sand to make it weigh heavier.


 * koi-kui khṳ̀ pûn thit-thô̤;
 * blow up a fowl's crop to make a toy of.


 * kui io-io, bûe cêng cîah kâi īeⁿ;
 * its crop is flabby as if it had not eaten.


 * A loom; a machine with complicated parts.
 * cit pò kâi kui;
 * a loom.
 * a loom.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ pàng cêk tieⁿ pò-kui tŏ̤ kò̤;
 * a loom had been placed there.


 * i tŏ̤ kui tèng keⁿ pò;
 * she was at the loom, weaving.


 * thīⁿ saⁿ kui;
 * a sewing machine.


 * The door which separates the public rooms of a house from the private ones; the women's apartments; unmarried girls; feminine.
 * kui nńg;
 * a young lady.
 * a young lady.


 * kui pâng;
 * the private apartments.


 * m̄ pat tâh chut kui mn̂g;
 * has never stepped beyond the door of the ladies' apartments.


 * chim kui-tìeⁿ lăi;
 * within a lady's chamber.