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 * To close; to seal.
 * huang kháu cṳ khîam put hṳ́ tân tī;
 * it is not allowable to send private letters to the yamun.


 * i thóiⁿ lío khîam kháu bô̤ ngân;
 * after seeing it, he shut his mouth and never said a word.


 * An official stamp.
 * khîam-kì;
 * a wooden seal, used by inferior magistrates, such as inspectors of boats.
 * a wooden seal, used by inferior magistrates, such as inspectors of boats.


 * i kâi ìn sĭ cìaⁿ ìn a sĭ khîam-kì?
 * Is his seal an official seal conferred by the government, or is it a stamp such as is given to subordinate officers?


 * A necklace.
 * khîeh ke cêk kâi khîam lô̤h khṳ̀ chò poih sek;
 * put in a necklace besides to make up a variety in the presents.
 * put in a necklace besides to make up a variety in the presents.


 * ngĕ khîam;
 * a ring for the neck.


 * i kùa kŭa kâi khîam;
 * she wore a necklace, also.


 * ńng khîam;
 * a lady's necklace.


 * A water plant allied to the water lily.
 * khĭam-sît;
 * the stems, seeds and roots of the, used in medicine.
 * the stems, seeds and roots of the, used in medicine.


 * Sparing; frugal.
 * m̄-hó̤ khah khĭam;
 * do not be too sparing.
 * do not be too sparing.


 * khĭam-siap;
 * stingy; close-fisted.


 * khĭam ēng;
 * use sparingly.


 * hùi-ēng to tîeh cak-khĭam;
 * the expenses must be kept within a moderate limit.


 * i mih sṳ̄ to khĭam-séⁿ;
 * he is very saving in everything.


 * khĭam-khĭam nē ēng ŭ cêk kâi gûeh;
 * by using it very sparingly it will last a month.


 * cía sṳ̄ to m̄-hó̤ khĭam, àiⁿ khĭam tîeh khĭam pât sṳ̄;
 * in this it will not do to try to save, if retrenchment is necessary let it be in something else.


 * i kâi cîah ēng to sĭ khĭam-iak khĭam-iak nē;
 * his outlays for food and other necessaries are always kept at the very lowest figure.


 * àiⁿ khĭam tîeh khĭam tit khî ngî;
 * if you would be economical, it must be at proper times and in a reasonable degree.


 * i cṳ̆-lâi ēng ke kùiⁿ-sìⁿ, to bŏi khĭam;
 * he has been accustomed to expend more, and cannot reduce the amount.


 * àiⁿ lîah khĭam, lîah m̄ lô̤h;
 * as for retrenching, it is not feasible.


 * i ka-kī īa khĭam m̄ khṳ̀;
 * he cannot stint himself.


 * khĭam cîah, tǹg thàng ke;
 * get a household of one's own, by frugality in the style of living.


 * khĭam cîah, pái tōa tù;
 * eat sparingly, in order to lay down big wagers in gambling.


 * ŏi khĭam kîeⁿ kùe thàng;
 * to save is better than to earn.


 * khĭam khó̤ cò̤ lîam;
 * being frugal enables one to be decent.


 * khĭam phok;
 * simple in one's habits.

khiang


 * The patois or brogue of a place; affected; pretentious.
 * lî hiang put lî khiang;
 * when one leaves his village he does not leave its mode of speech behind him.
 * when one leaves his village he does not leave its mode of speech behind him.


 * hàm i màiⁿ tó̤ cuang khiang;
 * tell him not to adopt an affected style of speaking.


 * i sĭ tó̤ cuang khiang kâi; he has an affected manner of speaking.


 * To ring, as a whole dish does when tapped.
 * khà khiang;
 * to sound anything which rings.
 * to sound anything which rings.


 * khà thóiⁿ ŏi khiang a bŏi;
 * tap it and see whether it will ring.


 * khà tîeh khiang-khiang híang, cóng bŏi pit;
 * it rings loudly when tapped, it is not cracked at all.


 * Sturdy; brawny; forcible; overbearing.
 * i cí-hûe khîang-càng căi;
 * he is now very robust.
 * he is now very robust.


 * in pí ún kèng khîang;
 * they are more powerful than we.


 * cí-kò̤ bô̤ lŭn khîang jîak;
 * here we do not consider whether one is strong or weak.


 * sĭ khîang-tău a sĭ chîap-châk?
 * Is it a highwayman or a thief?


 * i kâi kun-sṳ̆ hùe m̄ ká khîang bói khîang bōi;
 * their soldiery do not resort to intimidation in buying or in selling.


 * i cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ sĭ-khîang khi-hŭ nâng;
 * he thus relies on force regardless of right in dominating people.


 * i kâi sèⁿ-chêng kang-khîang, bŏi jîu-jîak;
 * his disposition is arbitrary not yielding.


 * khîang chíeⁿ
 * take by force.


 * khîang kang
 * rape.


 * khîang khṳt
 * to beg, with threats of violence.


 * a-tĭ khîang kùe a-hiaⁿ
 * the younger brother overbears the elder.

khiap

 * Bad, vicious, evil, vice.
 * there are both good and bad people.
 * there are both good and bad people.
 * there are both good and bad people.


 * i to m̄ pat hó̤ khiap;
 * he does not know good from evil.


 * hó̤ khiap sṳ̄, to m̄ chap;
 * does not mix himself up in affairs whether proper or disreputable.


 * i sĭang cai hó̤ khiap;
 * he clearly discriminates between virtue and vice.


 * Timorous, fearful.
 * i kâi sim ùi-khiap;
 * he is faint-hearted.
 * he is faint-hearted.


 * i sim khiap, m̄ káⁿ cìn-côiⁿ
 * he is timorous, and dare not go forward.

khīe

 * To detain illegally.
 * cū sĭ i tó̤ khīe lêk
 * he is levying black-mail.
 * he is levying black-mail.


 * kò̤ i khīe sôk
 * charge him with detaining by force what belongs to another when redeemed.


 * có̤-có̤ khīe-khīe,