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 * Opportunely; to the purpose; fitly.
 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤ cū khap tàng;
 * that is just the thing to do.


 * khap hó̤ ngŏ̤ tîeh móng nâng lâi cìaⁿ cai;
 * it happened very opportunely that a certain person just then came and made the thing known to us.


 * cò̤ kàu khap hó̤ kâi ūi-chṳ̀;
 * prepared a suitable place.


 * The whole; the entire body of.
 * khap kun kong khi;
 * the whole department unites in this public notice.
 * the whole department unites in this public notice.


 * khap ip kâi sin sṳ̆ lóng-cóng khṳ̀ lâu jīm;
 * all the gentry and literati of the place have gone to perform the duties of their offices.


 * To hit against.
 * khâp thâu; khâp thâu khâp hîah;
 * bumped their heads together.
 * bumped their heads together.


 * khâp saⁿ ē thau;
 * lay the forehead on the floor three times.


 * pûah lô̤h khṳ̀ khâp tîeh mīn;
 * fell and hit his face.


 * ŏi khâp hueh lâu a bŏi?
 * Did the concussion cause bleeding?


 * i kâi thâu khâp kàu kâi ăⁿ;
 * he bumped his head so hard as to make a bruise.


 * To fear; to forbear from; cautious.
 * kiaⁿ kàu khap-khap-sih;
 * in an agony of fear.
 * in an agony of fear.


 * To strike, to knock.
 * nŏ̤ nâng khâp thóiⁿ tī-tîang îaⁿ;
 * they are seeing which of the two can out-do the other in a fight.
 * they are seeing which of the two can out-do the other in a fight.

khau


 * A lot, made of wood or paper.
 * sía cò̤ kúi lîap khau lâi khieh cū bô̤ sṳ-phiⁿ;
 * write a few lots and draw from them, then there will be no partiality shown.
 * write a few lots and draw from them, then there will be no partiality shown.


 * liam khau;
 * draw lots.


 * jûe khau;
 * make lots by twisting slips of paper.


 * koih khau;
 * pick out a lot with chopsticks.


 * lṳ́ kâi khau sĭ khieh tîeh sĭm-mûeh?
 * What did you draw, as your lot?


 * khau tháu-khui lâi thóiⁿ sĭ khieh tîeh tì-kò̤?
 * When you tore open your lot and saw what was written therein, to what place did it assign you?


 * khieh khau, khieh tîeh úa lâi khṳ̀;
 * drew lots, and in the drawing I got the one which indicated who was to go.


 * hṳ́ kâi tī-hng kâi khau khieh tîeh tī-tîang?
 * To whom did the lot which had the name of that place written on it, fall.


 * khṳ̀ láu-îaⁿ kò̤ lok khau;
 * go before the god and shake the lots.


 * To scratch; to claw; to rake with the nails or claws.
 * khau phùa phûe;
 * clawed so as to tear the skin.
 * clawed so as to tear the skin.


 * khṳt i khau kàu nŏ̤ saⁿ tîo hûn;
 * was scratched by him so as to leave two or three marks of the nails.


 * khau kàu ku-ā lêh;
 * scratched him and left several scratches.


 * khau kò̤ thâu-khíu kâi i sak lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * scratch off a fleck of dandruff and stop the orifice with it.


 * khau-thâu-khak;
 * to scratch the head.


 * The hollow culm of a species of onion.
 * mêh khau;
 * a medical term for an irregular pulse, which is thought to be hollow like an onion stalk.
 * a medical term for an irregular pulse, which is thought to be hollow like an onion stalk.


 * i kâi mêh khau, cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ sĭ sit hueh kâi mêh;
 * her pulse is irregular, and is plainly like the pulse of one who has lost blood.


 * The mouth; an opening; a pass; a gap; verbally; by word; a classifier.
 * ŭ jîeh cōi nâng kháu?
 * How many persons are there?
 * How many persons are there?


 * chê nâng-teng hŏ-kháu;
 * take a census.


 * hó̤ kháu-châi;
 * fluent in speech.


 * kháu cîah;
 * food.


 * kháu sĭ, sim hui;
 * the mouth assents, while the heart dissents.


 * phài i khṳ̀ khĭa kháu cṳ́;
 * depute him to attend to affairs at that port.


 * toaⁿ sĭ cîah nŏ̤ kháu hun tīaⁿ, pât sṳ̄ m̄ káⁿ;
 * only smoke two pipes of opium, and would dare do no other [unlawful] thing.


 * pak kháu gūa;
 * beyond the Great Wall.


 * hái cúi kháu;
 * an estuary.


 * káng kháu;
 * a harbour.


 * kháu hō̤;
 * a vocal signal, a password.


 * kio i kháu kak;
 * disputed with him.


 * kháu nîe;
 * rations.


 * kháu bît, pak kìam;
 * with honeyed words, and harmful designs.


 * i kìa kháu-sìn lâi tàⁿ;
 * he sent a verbal message.


 * i nâng kâi ke-kháu khuah;
 * they have a large family.


 * àng chùi-kháu;
 * the mouth of a jar.


 * hâm khang-kháu;
 * the mouth of a sewer.


 * cŭ tŏ̤ mn̂g kha kháu;
 * stopped just outside the door.


 * hāng kháu;
 * the end of the lane.


 * phak tŏ̤ i hĭⁿ-khang-kháu kò̤ tàⁿ;
 * bent over whispering in his ear.


 * kháu lĕng;
 * oratory.


 * káng kháu;
 * articulation.


 * i kâi tûn âu kháu cîh tàⁿ khṳ̀ hun-mêng;
 * his articulation is very distinct.


 * cêk kháu phûn;
 * a grave.


 * kháu gṳ́;
 * brogue; mode of speaking.


 * ke cêk kháu, nà-nà cáu;
 * with another mouth in the family, there are many more steps to be taken.


 * khua-kháu;
 * to boast.


 * i hàuⁿ khua tōa kháu;
 * he is very boastful.


 * cía sĭ khua-kháu kâi ūe;
 * this is braggadocio.


 * cò̤ cêk kháu tī, cò̤ tīo cêk choiⁿ ngṳ̂n;
 * spent a thousand dollars in making a burial place.


 * hái-lô̤ sìu kháu;
 * seal skin cuffs.


 * ńg-kháu;
 * the bottom of a sleeve; a cuff.


 * ìo