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 * A victory; the triumphant return of an army.
 * càu khái tńg lâi;
 * celebrate a victorious return.


 * tī-tiang-sî cìaⁿ hó̤ khái-sŵn;
 * when we return in triumph.


 * Assiduously; diligently; fully.
 * khái-chiet;
 * with assiduity.
 * with assiduity.


 * kò̤-sī tàⁿ lâi khái-chiet căi;
 * the proclamation sets it forth very fully.


 * khái-khái chiet-chiet hío-jŭ peh-sèⁿ;
 * let all the people clearly understand this (a phrase common in edicts).


 * To covet; to envy; to desire to obtain, though by foul means.
 * nâng tó̤ khái-jû i kâi tī-hng;
 * people envy him the possession of his place.
 * people envy him the possession of his place.


 * cèng nâng m̄ káⁿ khai-jû;
 * others dare not aspire to the possession of it.


 * i cē cìeⁿ-seⁿ nâng cū seⁿ khái-jû kâi sim;
 * if he acts thus, people will have their envy aroused.


 * To sum up; a résumé.
 * tăi-khài;
 * in general; generally speaking; on the whole.
 * in general; generally speaking; on the whole.


 * tăi-khài sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ kâi ì-sṳ̀;
 * in a general way, that is the meaning of it.


 * úa put kùe tàⁿ kâi tăi-khài;
 * I tell you only what it is in a general way.


 * cêk khài ŭ jîeh cōi?
 * When summed up, how much is there altogether?


 * Generous; honorable.
 * khài thàng!
 * What a pity! How sad!
 * What a pity! How sad!


 * cí kâi nâng khang khài;
 * this man is disinterested.


 * i sĭ khang-khang khài-khài kâi nâng cò̤ ŭ cìeⁿ-seseⁿ [sic]?
 * If he is disinterested how does it happen that this has come to pass?

 kháiⁿ


 * Blackness of the skin.
 * i kâi mīn kháiⁿ-kháiⁿ-o;
 * his face is very black.
 * his face is very black.


 * i sĭ seⁿ lâi kâi mīn kháikháiⁿ [sic]-kháikháiⁿ [sic]-o, a sĭ kô kâi mīn kháikháiⁿ [sic]-kháikháiⁿ [sic]-o?
 * Is his face naturally black, or has he blackened it?

khak


 * Solid; firm; in truth; really; verily.
 * ŭ tek-khak kâi sìn a bô̤?
 * Is there reliable news or not?
 * Is there reliable news or not?


 * úa thiaⁿ tîeh cía sṳ̄ hŵn-lío būe tek-khak;
 * I judge from the hearing, that there is as yet no trustworthy evidence concerning this affair.


 * cía sĭ tek-tek khak-khak kâi cèng-kṳ̄;
 * this is substantial proof.


 * khak-sît sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ mē?
 * Is it really so?


 * khak-khak sît-sît kâi;
 * what is verily so.


 * sím kàu khak châk, cū tẁn;
 * adjudicate till trustworthy evidence is obtained, and then decide the case.


 * sui sĭ sím kúi hûe būe sím chut ŭ khak-khak chàk-chàk kâi chêng-hêng;
 * although the case has been tried several times, reliable evidence has not yet been brought out in the trial.


 * The shell of mollusks; the husk or covering of fruits; exuviæ of snakes; a hard outer covering.
 * ku khak;
 * tortoise shell.
 * tortoise shell.


 * khang-khak kâi;
 * hollow; empty.


 * thâu-khak;
 * the cranium.


 * thâu-khak thìaⁿ;
 * headache.


 * thâu-khak hîn;
 * dizzy.


 * lô̤-khak;
 * spiral shells.


 * ham-khak;
 * scallop shells.


 * hāu-khak;
 * shell of the king crab.


 * gê-cí khak;
 * cocoa-nut shell.


 * tāu khak;
 * pea-pods.


 * cía sĭ khak hue a sĭ sap hue?
 * Is this lime made from whole or from broken sea shells?


 * koi-nn̆g khak;
 * egg shells.


 * khang-khak chīu;
 * a hollow tree.


 * ké kàu khang-khak;
 * consists wholly of pretence.


 * ío, kâi mīn m̄ tîeh khîeh kâi sío-kúi-khak lâi tì;
 * then you better get a mask to cover your face.


 * cûa pak khak;
 * the cast skin of a serpent.


 * cí kâi mīn-khak ūe lâi sĭo;
 * this face is made very lifelike.


 * A knot.
 * thám kâi khak;
 * tie a knot.
 * tie a knot.


 * àiⁿ thám ûah khak a thám sí khak?
 * Shall I tie a slip-knot or a fixed knot?


 * àiⁿ tōiⁿ, tîeh thám ke nŏ̤ kâi khak;
 * if you want it to be firm, you must tie two knots more.


 * lṳ́ kâi khak cò̤-nî pâk, úa kói m̄ chut?
 * How have you tied this knot, that I cannot untie it?


 * khak thám m̄ kín cù àiⁿ lut;
 * if the knot is not tightly tied it will slip.


 * bô̤ kûe bô̤ khak;
 * no bunches nor knots in it.


 * To cough and hawk in order to remove something from the throat.
 * khak chut lâi kâi nŭaⁿ thi-thi;
 * raised some viscid phlegm.
 * raised some viscid phlegm.


 * The Asiatic cholera.
 * khak-lw̆n;
 * cholera.
 * cholera.


 * ŭ cêk īeⁿ cèng kìe-cò̤ kang-khak-lw̆n, īa bŏi thò īa bŏi sìa, pí hṳ́ khí khak-lw̆n kèng lī-hāi;
 * there is a disease called the dry cholera, in which there is neither vomiting nor purging, and which is still more dangerous than the other sort.


 * Barm.
 * sîn-khah tê;
 * a medicine for colds, brought from Chinchew near Amoy.
 * a medicine for colds, brought from Chinchew near Amoy.


 * úa kìa lṳ́ khṳ̀ chŵn-ciu kò̤ bói cē sîn-khak lâi;
 * I send by you to Chinchew to buy some medicine for colds.


 * âng khak;
 * upland rice, which reddens the dishes in which it is cooked.