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292 gâu kùe lṳ́?
 * How can it be that he is wiser than you?


 * khá ŭ chṳ́ lí?
 * Whence such a rule?


 * lṳ́ thóiⁿ khá m̄ sĭ sie tâng;
 * you consider whether they can be otherwise than identical.


 * i khá káⁿ m̄ lâi?
 * How could he dare do otherwise than come?


 * khá jîak cìeⁿ-seⁿ kèng hó̤?
 * How can that be the better way?


 * hìeⁿ-seⁿ hó̤ khá chin-chĭeⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ hó̤?
 * If that way is good, why should not this be still better?


 * To strike; to beat upon; to rap hard.
 * lûi khà sí ciah gû;
 * a cow was struck by lightning and killed.
 * a cow was struck by lightning and killed.


 * khîeh ki tek-ko̤ khà i kâi thâu;
 * took a bamboo pole and struck him on the head.


 * khà kó kîⁿ;
 * beat the rim of a drum.


 * tṳ li khà m̄ tîeh, khà phùa cêk kâi koi cô̤;
 * struck at and did not hit the pig, but broke the fowls' tronghtrough [sic] instead.


 * To rap on; to knock against; to discount; to reckon on the abacus.
 * khà mn̂g;
 * to knock at a door.
 * to knock at a door.


 * khà i kín;
 * drive it tight.


 * khà phùaⁿ;
 * break by hitting.


 * úaⁿ khṳt i khà phùaⁿ khṳ̀;
 * the bowl was broken by his knocking it against something.


 * khà phùa koi-n̆ng;
 * break an egg by hitting it upon something when holding it in the hand.


 * cêk ciah chíu khà sǹg-pûaⁿ, cêk ciah chíu sía jī;
 * reckoning on the abacus with one hand, and writing with the other.


 * tṳ̂ tīo jîeh cōi khà thâu?
 * How much is to be deducted for discount?


 * khà-tṳ̂;
 * strike off; cancel; reckon off.


 * khà tīo ngṳ̂n cúi;
 * deduct the amount allowed for dollars above standard weight.


 * i tó̤ ô̤h khà-sǹg;
 * he is learning to reckon on the abacus.


 * cí kò̤ sìo lṳ́ khà thóiⁿ tùi mē;
 * you reckon over this account (on the abacus) and see if it is correct.


 * Used only with a negative and denotes that the action referred to was impracticable; had not time for.
 * i bô̤ khà cîah cū khṳ̀;
 * he went off without stopping to eat.
 * he went off without stopping to eat.


 * méⁿ kàu m̄ khà cîah tê;
 * in such a hurry that he could not wait to take tea.


 * i m̄ khà thăi i, cò̤ i khṳ̀;
 * he could not wait for her, and went off without her.


 * cò̤-nî bô̤ khà táng i cò̤-pû lâi?
 * Why could you not wait for her to come along with you?


 * cē hiong-huh, bô̤ khà khîa hŏ-cia cū khṳ̀;
 * was in such a flurry that he went off without stopping to get his umbrella.


 * bô̤ khà siu thâu ūaⁿ kha;
 * had not time to comb her hair and dress her feet.


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ méⁿ, úa bô̤ khà siu-sîp cū lâi;
 * if you are in a hurry I will come without stopping to put things in order.

khah


 * Too; excessive; extreme.
 * khah kûiⁿ;
 * too high.
 * too high.


 * khah kĕ;
 * too low.


 * īa bŏi khah tōa īa bŏi khah sòi, tú-tú hó̤;
 * is neither too large nor too small, but exactly the right size.


 * màiⁿ lô̤h khah cōi;
 * do not put in too much.


 * màiⁿ khah tōa lâk;
 * do not exert too much force.


 * màiⁿ cò̤ khah tn̂g;
 * do not make it too long.


 * màiⁿ kṳ̀ khah tó̤;
 * do not saw it off too short.


 * cí hûe khah cá;
 * it is now too early.


 * m̄ hó̤ lā khah ngân;
 * do not let it stand till it becomes too cold.


 * khah siap;
 * so tight as to move with too great friction.


 * To roll about or over.
 * tó̤ thó ĕ tŏ̤ khah;
 * rolling on the ground.
 * rolling on the ground.


 * hwn lâi, khah khṳ̀;
 * to wallow.


 * cêk kâi îⁿ-îⁿ li-li khah;
 * a round object continually rolling.


 * kîu lìn-lìn khah;
 * the ball rolls over and over.


 * kîu khah kàu i sin piⁿ;
 * roll the ball to him.


 * pâi cū khah-bûa khṳ̀;
 * their shields rolled together.


 * khah khún;
 * to roll a hexagonal cylinder and see which face is upward when it stops.

khai


 * To open; to liberate; to enact, as rites.
 * tiang-sî àiⁿ khai-ciang?
 * When will you display your wares?
 * When will you display your wares?


 * khai kuang;
 * vivify an idol, by putting a white dot on its eyes.


 * khai-sek khṳt i khṳ̀;
 * liberate him and let him go.


 * bŏi tit khai khio;
 * cannot finish it up.


 * i cò̤-nî khai kháu?
 * What does he say about it?


 * keng i chíu khai hwt;
 * paid it over into his own hands.


 * m̄ kàu khai-hwt hâiⁿ nâng;
 * have not sufficient to pay people with.


 * khai-hwt kàu cheng-chó̤;
 * paid up in full.


 * tī-hng khai phek;
 * an open country with a wide view.


 * A model; a pattern; an example; regular.
 * sĭ àiⁿ sía khái cṳ a sĭ àiⁿ sía hâng cṳ?
 * Do you want it written in the square characters or in the running hand?
 * Do you want it written in the square characters or in the running hand?


 * i kâi sòi khái sía khṳ̀ ngía;
 * his small square characters are well written.


 * jī tîeh sía twn-khái cē;
 * you must write your characters more regularly.


 * cí cho̤h jī sía kàu khái-khái;
 * these characters are written very precisely.


 * Armor.
 * khái-kah;
 * mailed armor.
 * mailed armor.


 * tá-pàn kàu bú-khái bú-khái;
 * dressed in coats of mail.


 * chēng cò̤ bú-khái;
 * wearing armor.