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 * Smooth, slippery, polished; wet and sludgy; soapy, glassy, glairy; oily and shining; cunning, flattering.
 * ôi li kûiⁿ, lō li kût, híam-híam pûah ku-ā hûe;
 * what with my shoes being high, and the road sludgy, I came near falling down several times.


 * kût liu-liu;
 * slushy.


 * hṳ́ tîo lō liu-liu kût;
 * that road is very slippery.


 * thâu-khak thì kàu kng-kût kng-kût;
 * the head shaved very smooth.


 * mông tîeh lìu-lìu kût;
 * it feels soapy.


 * thong sin nĕ kût-kût;
 * the whole body smooth.


 * bûa lío pêh kût khṳ̀;
 * rubbed it so hard as to take off the gloss.


 * chùi kût-kût;
 * has a good appetite.


 * chùi kût-kût lí-kẃn lĭam;
 * had it on the end of his tongue and repeated it off without a pause.


 * īa tîeh thâk kàu chùi kût cìaⁿ hó̤;
 * must also study it till you can recite it easily.


 * cá-jît chùi ío siap, kíaⁿ-jît chùi ío kût;
 * yesterday I had scarcely any appetite, to-day I feel more like taking food.


 * chìu lâi m̄ kût;
 * it is not scoured bright.


 * kût kàu cū sĭ bûah lâ kâi;
 * smooth as if it were oiled.


 * khah siap, ēng îu buah i kût;
 * if there is too much friction, take oil and smear it till it runs smoothly.


 * kó̤ chĭeⁿ cheⁿ-tî lío, kût căi;
 * moss has formed there and it is very slippery.


 * hâiⁿ tîeh to m̄ kût tîah : cò̤ ŏi siap-siap nē;
 * he never pays willingly: how is it that is it so hard to get anything from him.


 * To dig into the ground; to excavate.
 * kût kâi kheⁿ;
 * dig a pit.
 * dig a pit.


 * kût chim-chim;
 * dig deep.


 * kût kâi khut;
 * dig a hole.


 * kût cêk tìo kau;
 * dig a ditch.


 * nńg thô chim kût;
 * soft earth is deeply dug.


 * kût-pó;
 * a pickax.


 * Rising abruptly like a lofty peak; eminent.
 * i sĭ ka-kī kût-khí kâi, m̄ sĭ sêng soiⁿ nâng kâi;
 * he is a self-made man, not one who inherited a high position.
 * he is a self-made man, not one who inherited a high position.


 * chông peh-sèⁿ kût-khí cò̤ hûang-tì;
 * rose from among the common people to the throne.


 * Cunning.
 * i kâi nâng káu-kût;
 * he is very tricky.
 * he is very tricky.


 * kang-kût;
 * traitorous.

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 * To dwell; dwellings; to engross as a market; to consist ill; to be in; to fulfill a condition.
 * ôiⁿ-kṳ kâi sî-hāu;
 * when at leisure.
 * when at leisure.


 * i kâi kuaⁿ kṳ kêk pín;
 * he has reached the highest rank.


 * úa ngŏ kâi kíaⁿ sĭ cí kâi kṳ tōa;
 * of my five children this is the eldest.


 * khî hùe khó̤ kṳ;
 * keep back goods to raise the price.


 * i sĭ kṳ tī-tîang kâi hôk?
 * For whom is he in mourning?


 * tê kṳ;
 * a tea-shop.


 * kṳ sîaⁿ hó̤ a sĭ kṳ hieⁿ hó̤?
 * Which is the better, to dwell in a city or in a village?


 * kṳ kuaⁿ cū tîeh chèng ceh;
 * the incumbent must magnify his office.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ kṳ mîn cōi;
 * there are many inhabitants there.


 * màiⁿ gāi tîeh mîn kṳ;
 * do not interfere with the people's dwellings.


 * The tail of a coat; the flap, skirt, or hem of a robe.
 * khang i kâi saⁿ kṳ;
 * held on to the skirt of her robe.
 * held on to the skirt of her robe.


 * khang saⁿ kṳ pó ka-ciah;
 * take the flap of a robe to mend the seat.


 * khîⁿ saⁿ kṳ;
 * clings to her skirts.


 * mông i kâi saⁿ kṳ;
 * touched the hem of his garment.


 * To store property; to lay by property, as in a guarded room.
 * kṳ m̄ tit hìeⁿ cōi;
 * it will not hold so much.
 * it will not hold so much.


 * thóiⁿ m̄ chut kṳ ŭ hìeⁿ cōiⁿ;
 * I should not have thought there was room to store so much in it.


 * cí ko̤iⁿ càng-pâng kṳ tit jîeh cōi hùe?
 * How much merchandise can be stored in this go-down?


 * cîah lô̤h khṳ̀ tó lăi kṳ m̄ tit;
 * eats more than he can hold.


 * To elevate; to promote; to raise in public esteem; to praise.
 * tăi-ke kong kṳ́ cêk kâi nâng chut lâi lí sṳ̄;
 * the people put forward a man to take charge of affairs.
 * the people put forward a man to take charge of affairs.


 * tăi-múiⁿ kok kâi hûang-tì sĭ cèng nâng kong-kṳ́ kâi;
 * the ruler of the United States is elected by the people.


 * kong-kṳ́ cêk nâng lâi lí cía sṳ̄;
 * let a man be put forward by the public to attend to this matter.


 * kṳ́-cìn;
 * to recommend, to bring forward, to nominate.


 * sĭ úa kṳ́-cìn i kâi;
 * it was I who recommended him.


 * cí kâi nâng sĭ put sek thâi kṳ́ kâi nâng;
 * this man is one who is unworthy of the nomination.


 * kṳ́ chíu;
 * to raise the hand, as in voting.


 * kṳ́ cí tōa pang;
 * a good deportment.


 * kṳ́-tŏng to ŭ kui-kṳ́;
 * in all actions there are usages to be considered.


 * cêk kṳ́ cêk tŏng to ŭ lói-sìo;
 * for all movements of the body there are rules of etiquette to be observed.


 * kṳ́-jîn;
 * a promoted man, a graduate of the second degree.


 * tèng kṳ́-jîn;
 * get the second literary degree.


 * ngŏ̤ tîeh kâi kṳ́-cṳ́ àiⁿ khṳ̀ cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ;
 * met a graduate on his way to Peking.


 * sĭ kṳ́-jîn a sĭ bú-kṳ́?
 * Is it a civil graduate of the second degree or a military graduate of the second degree?