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 * The leaves of a legume used for fodder.
 * khak-hieⁿ lêng pheh tīo ùe-khì;
 * bishopwort will drive off infection.


 * îm-îeⁿ-khak;
 * the spinous leaved aspen.

kham


 * Adequate; worthy; fit for.
 * m̄ kham cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * not worthy of it.
 * not worthy of it.


 * cía put kham căi;
 * very unworthy of this.


 * m̄ kham tit tîeh i kâi síeⁿ;
 * undeserving of his rewards.


 * kham ēng cò̤ kuaⁿ;
 * fit to make use of as an officer.


 * sĭu khó lâng kham;
 * have greater suffering than can be borne.


 * kham-kai o̤-ló̤;
 * worthy of praise.


 * kham-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * deserving of this.


 * A shrine to hold ancestral tablets, or images.
 * kham àiⁿ uaⁿ-pàng tī-kò̤?
 * Where will you set up the shrine?
 * Where will you set up the shrine?


 * nŏ̤ phìⁿ kham mn̂g;
 * the two doors of a large cupboard in which the ancestral tablets are kept.


 * i kâi có-kong sái tŏ̤ kham tèng;
 * his ancestral tablets are set up in the shrine.


 * cwn cò̤ cêk kâi kham lâi săi láu-îaⁿ;
 * make to order a shrine to set gods in.


 * cí kâi sîn-kham tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ siu-sîp;
 * this shrine for idols must be renovated.


 * A pit; a snare; a critical time; the second of the eight diagrams.
 * i cìeⁿ-sî khám-khó̤;
 * he is now not at all well.
 * he is now not at all well.


 * cìeⁿ-sî khám-khám khó̤-khó̤ to m̄ jû-ì;
 * now in the midst of difficulties, with everything adverse to his wishes.


 * kût kâi khám;
 * dig a dangerous pit.


 * khám khùe sĭ sok cúi;
 * the second of the eight diagrams pertains to water.


 * To fell; to chop.
 * khám chīu lîah cío;
 * fell a tree in order to catch the bird that is in it.
 * fell a tree in order to catch the bird that is in it.


 * i kâi to̤ cū khám khṳ̀, khám sieⁿ tîeh i kâi chíu;
 * in bringing down his knife it slipped and wounded his hand.


 * khám m̄ lô̤h;
 * cannot chop with it.


 * To compare evidence; to personally examine.
 * thek che khṳ̀ khàm;
 * dispatch an officer to examineinto the case.
 * dispatch an officer to examineinto the case.


 * chê-khàm mêng-pêh lío;
 * have investigated the case thoroughly.


 * chíaⁿ kuaⁿ lâi khàm-thóiⁿ;
 * invite an official examination.


 * sĭ úi úi-ŵn lâi khàm a sĭ cìaⁿ-tn̂g ka-kī lâi khàm?
 * Was a deputy sent to take the evidence, or did the magistrate himself come to personally examine into the case?


 * khàm mn̄g;
 * cross question.


 * m̄ kàu tī-hng kò̤ khàm to m̄ hó̤ tẁn;
 * without going to the place to compare the evidence, the case cannot be decided.


 * khṳt gṳ̄-sṳ́ bûa khàm chut lâi;
 * it was ferreted out by the censor.


 * nŏ̤ nâng lâi tùi khàm cū cíe tāⁿ;
 * if both come together and compare the texts there will be fewer mistakes.


 * cĭang-khàm châng-bó;
 * remeasure the extent of the field.


 * To cover; to roof in; a cover.
 * khàm-au;
 * a large covered bowl.
 * a large covered bowl.


 * sĭ àiⁿ khàm-au-kíaⁿa sĭ àiⁿ tōa khàm-au?
 * Is it a small or a large covered bowl that is wanted?


 * lâi hĕcêk tōa khàm-au cut-bí pn̄g;
 * go and offer (to the gods) a large bowl of boiled glutinous rice (as a gift after the birth of a son).


 * chù-téng cêng khàm hĭa a būe?
 * Are the tiles laid in the roof yet?


 * khṳt chīu hîeh khàm kàu miⁿ-miⁿ;
 * wholly concealed by the overhanging foliage.


 * thiⁿ-sî jûah căi, tîeh lâi khàm pò-phâng;
 * the weather is very hot, and we must have an awningput up.


 * cí kâi khàm khah sòi, khàm m̄ miⁿ;
 * this conical cover is too small, it does not fit tightly.


 * khîeh tíaⁿ-khàm khṳ̀ khàm;
 * put the cover on the iron pan.


 * cúi kng tîeh cai khàm miⁿ;
 * be sure and cover the water jar closely.


 * bói kâi cúi-kng khàm;
 * buy a water-jar cover.


 * cí kâi khàm sĭ pīn bói kâi, a sĭ cwn cò̤ kâi?
 * Was this cover a ready made one, or was it made to order?


 * lêng-sn̂g-khàm khàm khṳ̀ cū sĭang miⁿ;
 * if you cover it with the steamer cover, it will exactly fit.


 * bói kâi tăng-thâu puah lâi khàm tăng-thâu;
 * buy a pot cover to cover the pickle pot.


 * tŭm-puah, īa sĭ m̄ khàm, pû căi tit sêk?
 * If you do not cover the wide mouthed pot, how can the things cooking in it be thoroughly cooked?


 * khàm phŭe toaⁿ;
 * cover with the coverlet cover.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ ŭ khàm-phâng a bô̤?
 * Is there any awning there?


 * khàm lío khah àm;
 * when it was roofed in it was too dark.


 * To cover, as with a concave vessel; to overshadow.
 * thiⁿ khàm tī;
 * the heavens cover the earth.
 * the heavens cover the earth.


 * khîeh kâi tê-au lâi khàm;
 * take a covered cup and cover it.


 * tin-tò̤ khàm;
 * invert it and use it for covering.


 * khîeh kâi úaⁿ khṳ̀ tò̤-khàm;
 * cover it with an inverted bowl.


 * khàm tŏ̤ i sît ĕ;
 * sheltered under its wings.


 * A dangerous bank; a precipitousledge; a cliff.
 * būe kàu khàm kha;
 * has not yet reached the bank.
 * has not yet reached the bank.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ sĭ kĭa khàm;
 * there is a steep bank there.


 * khĭa tŏ̤ khàm kha tó̤ táng;
 * stood waitingon the bank.


 * châng khàm;
 * a ledge beside a field.


 * tó̤ khoi khàm-kha tèng tìeⁿ hṳ̂;
 * on the bank of the river fishing with hook and line.