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Rh tī-kò̤ i cū tîeh khṳ̀;
 * he must go wherever he is sent.


 * khíen ke-jîn khṳ̀ mn̄g-hāu i;
 * send a servant to inquire after him.


 * ngí tīaⁿ cò̤ khíen cŭe;
 * adjudged to be a crime that should be punished by exile.


 * cîah cíu sio-khíen cē;
 * drink wine to dissipate care.


 * To blame angrily.
 * ā-sĭ káⁿ jw̆n cò̤ cū pit cau thien khíen;
 * if one dare act recklessly, he will surely provoke the displeasure of Heaven.
 * if one dare act recklessly, he will surely provoke the displeasure of Heaven.


 * A dog, especially a large one; it is a metaphor for wickedness and treason.
 * bé gû îeⁿ koi khíen sĭ kìe-cò̤ lâk-thiok;
 * horses, cows, sheep, fowls, dogs and swine are called the six sorts of domestic animals.
 * horses, cows, sheep, fowls, dogs and swine are called the six sorts of domestic animals.

khiet


 * Insolent; on the rampage.
 * chiang-khiet;
 * unruly; ferocious.
 * unruly; ferocious.


 * i cṳ̆ cìen su móng kok ău cū m̄ káⁿ chiang-khiet;
 * since they were defeated in battle with that country, they have not been so insolent.


 * tâng thâi îaⁿ hṳ́-kò̤ hùe ău jú-kèng chiang-khiet;
 * since they gained a victory over those people, they have been more obstreperous than ever.


 * A disagreement in the humors of the system.
 * i tì ŭ kâi khiet pēⁿ, m̄ cai sĭ hâng khiet, a sĭ jîet khiet, a sĭ thâm khiet, a sĭ khì khiet;
 * he has spasms, I do not know whether they are those caused by cold, or by heat, or whether they are accompanied by foaming at the mouth, or by convulsions.
 * he has spasms, I do not know whether they are those caused by cold, or by heat, or whether they are accompanied by foaming at the mouth, or by convulsions.


 * One; only; orphan-like; alone.
 * khiet-jîen cêk sin;
 * left quite alone and friendless.
 * left quite alone and friendless.


 * i cí hûe khiet-jîen cêk sin chám khṳ̀ to̤ sí le, cò̤ ŭ thang hó̤ hâiⁿ nâng;
 * he is now the only one left, friendless and moneyless, and how can he have the wherewith to pay?


 * Wily; time-serving; hypocritical.
 * cí kâi nâng khúi-khiet căi;
 * this is a very treacherous person.
 * this is a very treacherous person.


 * i cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭm sĭ khúi-khiet;
 * he acts in such a way as to gain his ends by guile.

khih


 * Clean, clear, pure.
 * cheng-khih;
 * clean.
 * clean.


 * sói kàu cheng-cheng khih-khih;
 * wash it very clean.


 * lṳ́ tîeh cang hiang-pûi-cău sói cìaⁿ cheng-khih;
 * use scented soap to wash it with then it will be clean.


 * cheng-khih sìeⁿ;
 * clean looking.


 * pŭaⁿ m̄ cheng-khih;
 * you have not dusted it clean.


 * cí khí tîeh soiⁿ cìm-phò̤ cìaⁿ sói tit cheng-khih;
 * this must first be soaked up, then it will wash off.


 * A very little; a bit.
 * chûn cêk khih-kíaⁿ tīaⁿ;
 * have only a little bit left.
 * have only a little bit left.


 * bô̤ khih-kíaⁿ-ni àiⁿ hìeⁿ-cōi cîⁿ!
 * Wants so much money for that small quantity!


 * khih-kíaⁿ mûeh cò̤ hìeⁿ kùi?
 * How can that little bit of a thing be so costly?


 * Defective; chipped; notched; broken; jagged.
 * khih chùi;
 * a hair lip.
 * a hair lip.


 * puah khih khṳ̀;
 * the pot has a bit chipped out of it.


 * m̄-hó̤ khà khih;
 * do not knock out a bit, by hitting it against something.


 * khṳt i cŭang khih kò̤-kíaⁿ-ni;
 * he hit it and knocked out a little piece.


 * a-cé kāng lṳ́ kă gûeh khih, a-cé kāng lṳ́ kă gûeh îⁿ;
 * your sister will take you out and amuse you.


 * kíaⁿ-jît sĭ câp-ngŏ, gûeh hŵn-lío cò̤-nî khih cêk kò̤-kíaⁿ?
 * To-day is the fifteenth, why is it that the moon still lacks a little of being full?


 * m̄-hó̤ tok khih;
 * do not splinter it in cutting.


 * nŏ̤ to̤ sie pìaⁿ, pit ŭ cêk to̤ khih;
 * when two knives clash, one of them is sure to be nicked.


 * i hía sĭ tok khih to̤ kâi;
 * it is hard enough to turn the edge of a knife.


 * khih tīo cêk kak khṳ̀;
 * broke off a corner.


 * kò̤ tī-hng khih-khih kak-kak;
 * the outline of the ground is very irregular, all ins and outs.


 * màiⁿ ka kàu khih-nih khih-nih;
 * do not make a jagged edge in cutting it.

khim

 * By or from the emperor; respectfully.
 * khim-che;
 * an imperial commissioner.
 * an imperial commissioner.


 * khim sṳ̀ hâng-lîm;
 * made a member of the Imperial Academy by royal grant.


 * pàng khim-che khṳ̀ chê-phōiⁿ;
 * send an ambassador to examine into and adjudicate.


 * cīeⁿ-jît sĭ khim hŏng kùe sĭang jŭ kâi;
 * lately respectfully received the imperial mandate.


 * khang-hi jī-tíen sĭ khim tīaⁿ kâi cṳ;
 * Khang Hi's dictionary is one of the books printed by order of the government.


 * cía sĭ khim mĕng kâi kuaⁿ;
 * this is one raised to official rank by imperial command.


 * nâng-nâng to sĭ khim-khim kèng-kèng i;
 * every one honors him.


 * khim cun hûang-sĭang kâi cí khṳ̀ kîaⁿ;
 * act in accordance with the imperial wishes.


 * khim hŭam;
 * a state prisoner.