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 very dense.
 * koi-hāng kâi nâng sak kàu kṳ̂t;
 * the crowd in the streets is so dense as to obstruct travel.


 * kô khôk lâi khah kṳ̂t;
 * the paste is made too thick.


 * mûeⁿ pû chieh a pû kṳ̂t?
 * Is the congee made thin or thick?


 * khah chieh, lô̤h ke cho̤h mī-hún khṳt i kṳ̂t cē;
 * if it is too thin put in some more flour and make it stiffer.


 * To look at out of the comer of the eye; to look askance at.
 * i kâi mâk tó̤ kṳ̂t i, m̄ cai sĭ hĕng i mih sṳ̄;
 * he looks askance at him, but I do not know what reason he has for disliking him.
 * he looks askance at him, but I do not know what reason he has for disliking him.



kwn

 * A custom or excise house; a frontier pass ; to bar a door; to guard ; to place a post at; to bear upon, to effect; to belong to a concern; involving; consequences; results.
 * hìang kwn; sùe kwn;
 * the custom-house.
 * the custom-house.


 * hái kwn;
 * maritime customs.


 * kwn kháu;
 * a place where duties are paid.


 * kwn pŏ;
 * Board of Revenue.


 * pàng kwn;
 * to pass the custom-house.


 * kwn-sim cìo līo;
 * look carefully after the stuff.


 * sĭ seⁿ, sĭ sí, kwn-hĭ tŏ̤ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * whether he lives or dies depends on this.


 * i kio úa bô̤ kwn-sîap;
 * he has nothing to do with me.


 * m̄ kwn úa kâi sṳ̄;
 * it is none of my business.


 * cí kò̤ ŭ kâi kwn-tì bīe;
 * there is here a temple of the god of war.


 * to̤ bô̤ kwn sim kio úa cò̤;
 * he does not do it for me with any interest.


 * kwn hûang;
 * the official seal.


 * lṳ́ tîeh cai kwn i;
 * you must beware of him.


 * mn̂g cai kwn;
 * take heed to the door.


 * lṳ́ kâi mn̂g tîeh kwn hó̤-hó̤;
 * you must guard the doorway carefully.


 * khai kwn súaⁿ;
 * a sneezing powder.


 * ûa sek phùa i kâi ki-kwn;
 * I brought his real motives to light.


 * cí kâi sṳ̄ kwn-hĭ tōa;
 * this affair has important results.


 * phài i tó̤ péⁿ kwn;
 * depute him to close and command the pass.


 * kùe kwn;
 * pass the custom house.


 * kwn-hìang;
 * custom house dues.


 * khieh kwn-hìang;
 * collect duties.


 * A bond, agreement, or contract.
 * i íⁿ-keng sàng kwn lío;
 * he has already presented his papers.
 * he has already presented his papers.


 * i kwn lăi sĭ kúi nâng?
 * How many names appear in the document?


 * kwn lĭa sĭ lâk nâng, kwn gūa sĭ sì nâng;
 * there are six who are mentioned in the contract, and

four besides.
 * cṳ kwn ngṳ̂n íⁿ-keng sàng cheng-chó̤ lío;
 * the amount agreed upon in the contract with the school-teacher, has already been paid over to him in full.


 * A covering for the head.
 * i-kwn chî-céng;
 * clothing rich and elegant.
 * clothing rich and elegant.


 * i cē cai i lâi thóiⁿ cū chut lâi thìo kia-kwn;
 * as soon as she knew they had come and were observing her, she came out and paraded around in a high cap.


 * kia-kwn;
 * the head-gear of actors.


 * To look at carefully; to observe.
 * kwn-thóiⁿ;
 * to contemplate thoughtfully.
 * to contemplate thoughtfully.


 * kwn-mō̤ⁿ;
 * to look abroad attentively.


 * kwn hong;
 * one's first entrance into the examinations.


 * kwn chak sài;
 * the style of an address to the Intendant of Circuit.


 * To encoffin.
 * tī-kâi sî àiⁿ siu kwn?
 * At what time is the body to be put in the coffin ?
 * At what time is the body to be put in the coffin ?


 * Unattended; alone.
 * kwn kúaⁿ ko tôk kâi nâng;
 * alone and solitary.
 * alone and solitary.


 * Flap-jacks; wafers.
 * kẃn-cien;
 * flap-jacks, or wafers, in which hash is rolled.
 * flap-jacks, or wafers, in which hash is rolled.


 * i kâi kẃn-cien hṳ́ tói sĭ kauh mih kâi?
 * What is rolled up in his flap-jacks ?


 * To control; to dominate; to rule; to influence primarily.
 * ēng i tó̤ cò̤ kẃn-ke;
 * employ him as steward.
 * employ him as steward.


 * cí lăi sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ kẃn sṳ̄?
 * Who has the control of things in here?


 * sĭ i tó̤ kẃn-lí;
 * it is he who has the management of it.


 * lṳ́ hó̤ siu kẃn;
 * you may take charge of it.


 * i tó̤ cíang kẃn sìo-bâk;
 * he is keeping the books.


 * phò lăi kâi sṳ̄ to sĭ i tó̤ kẃn;
 * he controls everything connected with the shop.


 * cêk nâng kẃn gūa, cêk nâng kẃn lăi;
 * one takes charge of what goes on outside, and the other of what is done inside.


 * i kẃn-hak nâng m̄ thiaⁿ;
 * people will not be ruled by him.


 * lṳ́ cí-kẃn tàⁿ;
 * go on talking as long as you like.


 * cek-kẃn cò̤ kàu hó̤;
 * go on and finish it up.


 * lí-kẃn tàⁿ;
 * gave himself wholly up to talking.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ kẃn pât nâng, kẃn ka-kī cū hó̤;
 * you need not look after other people, if you keep

yourself in order that will be sufficient.
 * m̄ kù pât nâng, ka-kī lí-kẃn tàⁿ;
 * paid no attention to others, but went on talking himself.


 * lṳ́ thiaⁿ úa tàⁿ, lṳ́ màiⁿ lí-kẃn khàu;
 * listen to what I am saying to you and do not give yourself wholly up to crying.


 * i m̄ kẃn sṳ̄;
 * he does not control matters.


 * bô̤ khṳ̀ kẃn i;
 * did not pay any attention to him.


 * m̄ cai kẃn-kù cū khṳt i cáu-khṳ̀;
 * did not look after him, and so