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 * A napkin; a kerchief.
 * chíu kṳn; kūaⁿ kṳn;
 * a handkerchief.
 * a handkerchief.


 * thâu kṳn;
 * a head-cloth.


 * thâu-tèng tà cêk kò̤ o kṳn;
 * wore a black head-cloth.


 * jìo-se tèng tùe kŭa cêk lîap o kṳn kho-hue;
 * on the crape was fixed such an ornament as elderly women usually wear on a black head-cloth.


 * so kṳn;
 * a plain herchief [sic].


 * tang-îeⁿ kṳn;
 * a foreign kerchief.


 * To equalize; to adjust; even; level.
 * pun lâi m̄ kṳn-pêⁿ;
 * they are not impartially distributed.
 * they are not impartially distributed.


 * tăi-ke lâi kṳn hun;
 * come all of you and take equal shares.


 * kṳn sĭ ŭ iah kâi sṳ̄;
 * impartial adjustment is beneficial.


 * Nothing over; hardly enough; scarcely; little short only; nothing more.
 * i kṳ́n sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
 * he said just this and nothing more.
 * he said just this and nothing more.


 * úa kṳ́n lâi cêk hûe;
 * I came but once.


 * kṳ́n-kṳ́n kio i cò̤-pṳ̂ cîah cêk tńg tīaⁿ;
 * ate with him only once.


 * put kùe kṳ́n-kṳ́n kàu ēng;
 * have no more than barely enough.


 * kṳ́n sĭ i cai tīaⁿ, pât nâng m̄ cai;
 * he only knows, no one else knows.


 * Diligent; careful; vigilant; serious; attentive; respectful.
 * lṳ́ tîeh kṳ́n sim;
 * you must give your whole mind to it.
 * you must give your whole mind to it.


 * cang lói-mûeh khṳ̀ kṳ́n kŭ i;
 * take offerings and respectfully present them to him.


 * kṳ́n cun i kâi mĕng-lĕng;
 * sedulously attend to his orders.


 * The nuptial wine cup.
 * kîaⁿ hâh-kṳ́n kâi lói;
 * perform the rite of partaking of the nuptial wine.
 * perform the rite of partaking of the nuptial wine.


 * A dearth of vegetables.
 * keⁿ-chài bô̤ siu-sêng kìe-cò̤ kṳ̀n;
 * when vegetables do not come to perfection there is said to be a vegetable famine.
 * when vegetables do not come to perfection there is said to be a vegetable famine.


 * ki-kṳ̀n kâi sî-hāu;
 * a time of dearth.


 * To exert all one's strength; to struggle on.
 * i kâi lâk sòi, sĭ khak-khó kṳ̀n kâi, m̄ sĭ cò̤ tit lâi;
 * she has little strength, and it is done with great effort, it is not what she is really able to do.
 * she has little strength, and it is done with great effort, it is not what she is really able to do.


 * úa thóiⁿ i ciu jît kṳ̀n kàu chám căi;
 * I see that he exerts himself painfully all day.


 * tàⁿ li tăng, lâk li bô̤, khak-sí-khó tó̤ kṳ̀n;
 * the burden is heavy, the strength gone, and he is struggling on as if for life.


 * The third of the eight diagrams.
 * pok tîeh kâi kṳ̀n khùe;
 * cast the eighth diagram when divining.
 * cast the eighth diagram when divining.


 * To congeal; to coagulate; to curdle; to stiffen; to freeze.
 * cē lā chìn cū kṳ̂n;
 * as soon as it cools it will stiffen.
 * as soon as it cools it will stiffen.


 * íⁿ-keng kṳ̂n mīn;
 * has already stiffened on the surface.


 * lâ kṳn [sic] kàu kò̤;
 * the fat has stiffened and formed a single lump.


 * chìn kàu în kṳ̂n-tàng;
 * so cold that the oil has become solid.


 * thiⁿ-sî jṳ̂ah [sic], nêk-thng phû lío, bŏi kṳ̂n-tàng;
 * when the weather is hot, the soup does not stiffen after being cooked.


 * The gizzard.
 * koi kṳ̆n, ah kṳ̆n, gô̤ kṳ̆n;
 * the gizzards of chickens, ducks, and geese.
 * the gizzards of chickens, ducks, and geese.


 * chá kuaⁿ kṳ̆n;
 * fried gibblets.


 * Near in time or place; to draw close to; adjoining.
 * kṳ̆n-kṳ̆n nē;
 * close at hand.
 * close at hand.


 * i kṳ̆n jît cìaⁿ lâi;
 * he came not long since.


 * úa kṳ̆n sî cìaⁿ lâi;
 * I came lately.


 * ciang kṳ̆n àiⁿ hó̤ lío;
 * it will very soon be finished.


 * kṳ̆n hái kâi tī-hng;
 * regions near the sea.


 * kṳ̆n-lâi ŭ sĭm-mih sin bŭn?
 * What news is there of late?


 * cía sĭ tŏ̤ cí kṳ̆n nî cìaⁿ sin khí lī;
 * these are the new regulations, established within the last few years.


 * tùi cí tîo lō ío kṳ̆n;
 * it is nearer to go by this road.


 * cŏ̤ kṳ̆n i sin-piⁿ;
 * sit close to him.


 * kîaⁿ kṳ̆n lō;
 * go the nearest way.


 * i kâi mâk kṳ̆n-sĭ;
 * she is near sighted.


 * cí kù ūe tàⁿ lâi ío kṳ̆n lí;
 * this is nearer the truth.


 * hn̆g kṳ̆n thŵn mîaⁿ;
 * spread its fame far and near.


 * lîn-kṳ̆n hieⁿ;
 * neighboring villages.


 * àiⁿ kîaⁿ kṳ̆n, tin-tò̤ hn̆g;
 * wanted to go by the nearest route, and went by the farthest instead.


 * hŭ-kṳ̆n kâi tī-hng;
 * adjacent land.


 * kṳ̆n tō;
 * the present generation.


 * i m̄ káⁿ kṳ̆n côiⁿ;
 * he dare not approach.


 * cía kâi nâng, hó̤ kio i chin-kṳ̆n;
 * this person is one we may affiliate with.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ i kâi sèⁿ ío kṳ̆n;
 * this is something that he would learn more easily, having a natural bent toward it.


 * thóiⁿ-kìⁿ li kṳ̆n, kîaⁿ tîeh cìaⁿ cai hn̆g;
 * it appeared to be close at hand, but on walking there we found it far off.


 * hn̆g chìo m̄ jû kṳ̆n phûh;
 * a strong friend far away is not so good as a weak one near by.


 * íen cúi kìu put tit kṳ̆n húe;
 * water that is distant cannot put out a fire close at hand.

 

kṳ̂t

 * Thick, stiff, viscid; close, compact.
 * nâng-mûeh nĕ kṳ̂t-kṳ̂t, cōi căi;
 * the crowd is
 * the crowd is