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 boor?
 * thóiⁿ i kâi hôk-sek li sĭ kun-cṳ́ nâng chēng kâi, m̄ cai i kâi nâng ŏi kun-cṳ́ a bŏi?
 * I see that his clothes are such as are worn by refined people, but I do not know whether he is a refined person or not.


 * i kâi gūa mīn thóiⁿ-kìⁿ li kun-kun cṳ́-cṳ́, i kâi sim lăi li kio châk cêk īeⁿ, chŵn bô̤ kâi kun-cṳ́ bī;
 * he is a perfect gentleman, so far as external appearance is concerned, but in mind he is like a brigand, utterly lacking refinement.


 * kok kun;
 * the sovereign.


 * hú kun;
 * in epitaphs denotes a parent.


 * soiⁿ kun tŏ̤ jît sĭm kèng i;
 * when my deceased father was alive I was most respectful toward him.


 * sìo kun;
 * your son.


 * ngîam kun;
 * the head of the house.


 * kun m̄ cìaⁿ, chîn cū lw̆n;
 * when the prince is not upright, the ministers rebel.


 * cía sǹg sĭ hun kun;
 * this a stupid ruler.


 * kak kok kâi kun-ûang mîaⁿ-hō̤ m̄ tâng;
 * the sovereigns of different countries have unlike designations.


 * ke kun;
 * my father.


 * sòi kun;
 * my wife.


 * sìaⁿ kun;
 * the monarch.


 * hîen kun;
 * a wise ruler.


 * to sĭ ŭ tău kâi mêng kun;
 * is a reasonable and clear headed ruler.


 * i kâi cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭ bô̤ pĕ-bô̤ kun hùe kâi cò̤ sṳ̄;
 * his conduct is that of one who has no ruler.


 * To boil; to bubble up; to roll about or over.
 * pû ue kún cúi lâi chong tê;
 * heat a kettle of water till it boils and infuse some tea.
 * heat a kettle of water till it boils and infuse some tea.


 * cúi kún a būe?
 * Does the water boil yet?


 * cúi cûaⁿ li-li kún khí lâi;
 * the fountain bubbles perpetually.


 * sie kùe kún thng;
 * hotter than boiling soup.


 * táng i kún kàu mîⁿ-mîⁿ;
 * wait for it to boil soft.


 * cêk kún cū khîa khí;
 * as soon as it boils, take it off the fire.


 * To explode; to blast; to blow.
 * kún-tī-lûi;
 * dynamite.
 * dynamite.


 * tī khṳt i kún thâp khṳ̀;
 * the ground was blown out and made concave by it.


 * kún phùa i kâi sîaⁿ;
 * blew up their city.


 * cúi tói kâi tī-lûi hó̤ kún tīo nâng kâi cûn;
 * torpedoes blow up ships.


 * kún tīo cîeh;
 * blast rocks.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ kâi tī-lûi kún khí lâi, hṳ́ piⁿ kâi nâng ŭ kâi khṳt i kún sí khṳ̀, ŭ kâi khṳt i kâi in heh pûah khṳ̀;
 * when the dynamite exploded there, some of those standing by were killed by the explosion and some were stunned.


 * A quarter-staff; a sharper; a knave.
 * chíu téng khîa ki kùn;
 * held a fencing stick in his hand.
 * held a fencing stick in his hand.


 * tăng phah sì-câp kùn;
 * beaten forty blows with a club.


 * tōa kùn tōa păng li-li phah;
 * kept striking him with great clubs and sticks.


 * kuang-kùn;
 * a blackleg.


 * lău sŏng kùn;
 * a pettifogger.


 * kùn-húiⁿ;
 * a rascal.


 * A petticoat.
 * i cêng pâk kûn a m̄ cêng?
 * Has she begun to wear a petticoat yet?
 * Has she begun to wear a petticoat yet?


 * i pâk cêk ie âng kûn;
 * she wore a red petticoat.


 * cí nía kûn tī-tîang kâi?
 * Whose petticoat is this?


 * chîo kûn;
 * an apron worn by courtiers in court dress.


 * kûn-ûi;
 * a child's apron or petticoat.


 * tòa;
 * the waistband of a petticoat.


 * An old political division, whose extent has varied at different times from a province or principality down to a district.
 * kŭn sîaⁿ;
 * a shire-town.
 * a shire-town.


 * kŭn ûang;
 * a prince.


 * kŭn cú;
 * daughters of a prince of the first rank.


 * The fist.
 * kûn-thâu;
 * the fist; to double up the hand; boxing.
 * the fist; to double up the hand; boxing.


 * pù, ngía, gâu, pat kûn-thâu;
 * rich, handsome, learned, and skilled in boxing.


 * hía kûn-thâu chun chut lâi kio puah-kíaⁿ hìeⁿ tōa;
 * when he stretched out his fist it was as big as a small rice pot.

kut


 * A bone; anything hard inclosed in or connected with something soft, as the rib of a leaf or an umbrella.
 * kha kut, chíu kut;
 * bones of the feet and hands.
 * bones of the feet and hands.


 * phiaⁿ-lî kut;
 * the ribs.


 * ku-kut;
 * old human bones.


 * hṳ̆n jìp kut chúe;
 * his hatred goes to the marrow of his bones; invincible repugnance.


 * phú kṳn, lò kut;
 * become emaciated.


 * pw̆n kut châk;
 * a renegade.


 * ngâu hóⁿ kut ka;
 * make glue from tiger's bones.


 * chûn cò̤ cêk pé kut;
 * left but a handful of bones.


 * i kâi kut keh hó̤;
 * he is well built.


 * thong sin kâi kut-cak;
 * the bones of the whole body.


 * cîah nâng kâi kut-thâu cîaⁿ suaⁿ;
 * preys upon people.


 * cūaⁿ kut-thâu;
 * base, low-live.


 * sin-tèng ŭ kò̤ kùi kut;
 * has innate refinement.


 * sĭ i kâi kut nêk;
 * is of his own flesh and blood.


 * cía jī thóiⁿ tîeh ŭ kut lâk;
 * this letter is vigorously written.


 * To pound; to maul; to hit.
 * i cang châ-cí kût tîeh i kâi ka-ciah;
 * he took a round stick of wood and hit him on his back.
 * he took a round stick of wood and hit him on his back.


 * khîeh ki tek-ko̤ tùi i li-li kût;
 * got a bamboo pole and kept hitting him with it.


 * kûn-thâu tùi i kût kàu cêk sin tâk-cak o-cheⁿ;
 * mauled him with his fist till his whole body was covered with black and blue spots.