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308 tī-kò̤ có̤ m̄ sêng;
 * obstructing the taking away of this and of that, but in each case unsuccessful.


 * khīe bô̤ i chíu;
 * retain by force, not allowing him to redeem his own.


 * khṳt i khīe-cŭ tó̤ kò̤;
 * illegally held in detention by him.

 khieⁿ


 * The tune or air of a ballad; the patois or brogue of a place.
 * gūa kang khieⁿ;
 * a foreign accent.
 * a foreign accent.


 * i sĭ tàⁿ kiaⁿ khieⁿ;
 * his brogue is that of a Pekingese.


 * i kâi khieⁿ-tio hó̤ căi;
 * he chants admirably.


 * kâi khek chìe chut lâi bô̤ khieⁿ bô̤ tio;
 * he sings his ballad without tune or time.


 * i ŏi chíe khun khieⁿ;
 * he knows how to chant.


 * úa thiaⁿ tîeh sĭ jī-ûang kâi khieⁿ, m̄ sĭ sì-phî kâi khieⁿ;
 * it sounded to me like the low and slow, not like the high, quick style of chanting.


 * i kâi khieⁿ khṳ̀n hó̤;
 * his tone is good and his diction clear.


 * To beware of; to refrain from; to abstain.
 * sin-seⁿ tàⁿ tîeh khīeⁿ pûi-jṳ̆;
 * the doctor says he must abstain from rich food.
 * the doctor says he must abstain from rich food.


 * chiet-ìo tîeh khīeⁿ huang;
 * it is important that he keep out of the wind.


 * khīeⁿ cíu;
 * abstain from wine.


 * khīeⁿ lâh;
 * refrain from making any noise in the house during the six days succeeding the birth of a child.

khieh


 * To take up in the fingers; to pick out; to pick up.
 * tîeh khieh khau;
 * to draw lots;
 * to draw lots;


 * khau khieh tîeh tī-tîang?
 * Who was drafted by lot?


 * i kin-nî khieh tîeh tī lîap khau?
 * To what post was he assigned by the lot which he drew this year?


 * khieh-sì;
 * to adapt one's self to the circumstances; to turn a thing so that it may pass an obstacle; to adjust to the situation.
 * to adapt one's self to the circumstances; to turn a thing so that it may pass an obstacle; to adjust to the situation.


 * cí tieⁿ chn̂g cìeⁿ tōa, tîeh khieh-sì cìaⁿ ŏi tit jîp;
 * since this table is so large it must be turned according to the aperture it has to be carried through, and then it can be brought in.


 * tîeh khieh-sì khieh-sì kîaⁿ cìaⁿ bŏi pûah;
 * must set your steps where the ground offers foothold, then you will not fall.


 * To gather up from different places; to collect.
 * khieh-sîp;
 * to gather together.
 * to gather together.


 * khieh-sîp tōa-bó̤ mûeh;
 * collected a great quantity.


 * khieh-sîp cò̤ cêk ē;
 * gather into one heap.


 * i ío lâk, múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ khieh-sîp;
 * he is more diligent, and goes everywhere gathering it up.


 * khiep-sîp pât nâng kâi, lâi cò̤ ka-kī kâi;
 * gather other people's and make it one's own.


 * To gather; to pick up.
 * khieh mûeh-hîaⁿ;
 * gather fuel.
 * gather fuel.


 * i sĭ tó̤ thô ĕ khieh tîeh kâi, m̄ sĭ thau-khîeh nâng kâi;
 * he picked it up from the ground, he did not steal it from anybody.


 * thô ĕ khieh tîeh pó̤, kìⁿ kuaⁿ bô̤ thó̤;
 * a treasure picked up from the ground, cannot be demanded by the owner even through a magistrate.


 * To take in one or both hands; to lay hold of; to hold in the hand.
 * mûeh-kĭaⁿ hàm i khîeh lâi;
 * tell him to bring the things here.
 * tell him to bring the things here.


 * khîeh khṳ̀;
 * to take away in the hand.


 * nín kâi pit cò̤-nî khîeh?
 * How do you hold the pen?


 * khîeh m̄ khí;
 * cannot take it up.


 * khîeh khṳ̀ pun i;
 * take it and go and give it to him.


 * khîeh pàng cí-kò̤;
 * bring it and put it down here.


 * khîeh chut khṳ̀;
 * take it out.


 * khîeh sì-cìaⁿ;
 * carry it straight.


 * màiⁿ khîeh phah tó̤;
 * don't spill it.


 * mó̤ khîeh ka-lâuh;
 * don't drop it.


 * cṳ̆-sòi khîeh;
 * take it carefully.


 * khîeh phìu chíu;
 * it slipped out of his hand just as he was taking it.


 * khîeh phìu cū khà-tīo;
 * let it fall and broke it.


 * khah tōa, khîeh bŏi tit jîp;
 * it is too large and I can't put it in.


 * khîeh khí khṳ̀ lâu-téng;
 * carry it up stairs.


 * khîeh i cih;
 * hand it to him.


 * nŏ̤ ciah chíu khîeh;
 * take it with both hands.


 * cêk ciah cíu khîeh cêk kâi;
 * take one in each hand.


 * khṳt nâng thau-khîeh;
 * it was slyly taken.


 * mûeh ŏi khṳt i khîeh khṳkhṳ̀ [sic] a bŏi?
 * Was anything taken by him?


 * úa chin chíu tŏ̤ lṳ́ kò̤ khîeh;
 * I took it from you in my own hands.


 * khîeh saⁿ lâi chēng;
 * get your jacket and put it on.


 * khîeh tê lâi cîah;
 * bring some tea to drink.


 * chíu khîeh-khí;
 * remove your hand.


 * khîeh khí lâi;
 * pick it up.


 * i kâi chíu khîeh sih-mûeh?
 * What has she got in her hand?

khíen


 * Cordial; hospitable; friendly.
 * khṳ̀ kàu, i sĭm sĭ khíen-khẃn;
 * on our arrival he gave us a cordial reception.
 * on our arrival he gave us a cordial reception.


 * màiⁿ tó̤ khíen-khẃn;
 * don't be ceremonious.


 * i kẃn-thăi lṳ́ jîeh ŭa kâi khíen-khẃn, lṳ́ kẃn-thăi i cò̤-nî hìeⁿ bô̤ chêng;
 * he treats you with great cordiality, so why do you show him so little kindness.


 * i kâi chin-chêng sĭm sĭ hó̤ : khṳ̀ kàu i to sĭ khíen-khíen khẃn-khẃn;
 * his friendliness is very delightful: when you go there he is hospitality itself.


 * To commission; to send away.
 * hong chîo-thêng che-khíen lâi kâi;
 * one sent by order of the government.
 * one sent by order of the government.


 * khíen-sái i khṳ̀