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khoih

 * The eyes closed so as not to perceive.
 * hṳ̂ sí, mâk m̄ khoih;
 * dead fish do not have their eyes shut.
 * dead fish do not have their eyes shut.


 * i hìeⁿ cá cū khṳ̀ sí-khoih;
 * he is thus early abed and asleep; he has his eyes shut as if he were dead.


 * Hard pressed between two; violently pressed upon.
 * chíu khoih tîeh;
 * got his hand pinched.
 * got his hand pinched.


 * m̄-hó̤ khṳt mn̂g khoih tîeh;
 * do not get pinched in the door.


 * khoih kàu hueh lāu;
 * pinched so as to bring the blood.


 * khoih phìu phûe;
 * pinched as to abrade the skin.


 * màiⁿ sie khoih tîeh;
 * do not crowd upon each other.


 * khoih bih;
 * flattened by violent pressure.


 * khoih kaⁿ-ná;
 * pressed olives.


 * khoih bûe pó;
 * dried pressed plums.


 * ká cìa sĭ khoih i kâi cap chut lâi;
 * to press sugar-cane is to squeeze out its juices.


 * khoih tīo i kâi siap cap;
 * express its acrid juice.


 * The pods of leguminous plants.
 * tāu khoih;
 * bean-pods.
 * bean-pods.


 * kin-nî kâi tāu hó̤ căi, khoih nĕ pá-pá;
 * the beans are very fine this year, the pods are quite full.


 * tāu-khoih-khak phâk ta lío hó̤ hîaⁿ húe;
 * pea-pods when dried in the sun are good for fuel.


 * bói pé tn̂g-khoih-tāu;
 * buy a handful of string beans.


 * hô̤-lang tāu àiⁿ pêh jîn chá a sĭ kàu khoih chá?
 * Do you want the French beans shelled before frying, or fried in the pod?


 * Gentle; lightly; gently.
 * i cò̤ mih sṳ̄ to sĭ khin kha khôih chíu, cṳ̆-sòi căi;
 * he does everything very gently, and is exceedingly careful.
 * he does everything very gently, and is exceedingly careful.


 * cía tîeh khin kha khôih chíu cìaⁿ hó̤ cò̤;
 * this can only be done by one who is very gentle and careful.


 * cía sĭ sòi-síe kâi mûeh, cē m̄ khin kha khôih chíu cū mûeh tīo khṳ̀;
 * this is a delicate thing, and any rough handling will spoil it.

khok

 * To clear the throat.
 * khok ŭ hueh chut lâi;
 * spat blood.
 * spat blood.


 * i cē khok-cē-kìe i cū cai;
 * as soon as he made the sound of clearing his throat he understood (the signal agreed upon).


 * A board with a hole and short handle, used by watchmen to strike the hours.
 * khà khok, tńg jī khok a būe?
 * Has the watchmen sounded the second watch yet?
 * Has the watchmen sounded the second watch yet?


 * úa thiaⁿ-kìⁿ saⁿ khok hŵn-lío būe ût;
 * I had not yet been asleep when the third watch struck.


 * lṳ́ tīam- tīam thiaⁿ thóiⁿ khà kúi khok;
 * you listen intently and see how many raps there are on the watchman's board.


 * Inhuman; tyrannical.
 * cí kâi kuaⁿ tham khok;
 * this ofiicer is avaricious and tyrannical.
 * this ofiicer is avaricious and tyrannical.


 * khok-ngîak;
 * inhuman.


 * hêng-huap chám-khok;
 * the punishment is cruelly severe.


 * To start, to tremble, as an ox at the sight of a lion.
 * kàu àiⁿ lîah khṳ̀ phōiⁿ cŭe, thóiⁿ tîeh kâi īeⁿ cū khok-sok;
 * when he was to be seized and taken to trial, he appeared dreadfully frightened.
 * when he was to be seized and taken to trial, he appeared dreadfully frightened.


 * kiaⁿ kàu khok-khok sok-sok;
 * livid with fear.

khong

 * Void; vacant.
 * khong-khong jû;
 * entirely empty.
 * entirely empty.


 * pue tŏ̤ khong tang;
 * soar in the heavens.


 * kiaⁿ kàu i kâi hûn pue tŏ̤ pùaⁿ khong tèng;
 * so frightened that he lost all presence of mind.


 * phêng khong bô̤ kù, cò̤-nî phah i?
 * Having no reason for so doing, why did you strike him?


 * phah khong khûn kâi sṳ̄ o̤h cò̤;
 * fighting empty handed is hard work.


 * chíeⁿ kàu khong-khong;
 * seized and carried off everything that was there.


 * khong mn̂g;
 * the abstracted class, Buddhist priests.


 * Rude; doltish; clownish.
 * i sui sĭ cìeⁿ tōa hŵn-lío mih sṳ̄ khong-khong thông-thông;
 * although he is large, he is still very awkward and ignorant.
 * although he is large, he is still very awkward and ignorant.


 * An orifice; great.
 * khóng-chieh khui phîn;
 * the peacock spreads its tail.
 * the peacock spreads its tail.


 * i kâi mâk-khóng khuah căi;
 * his eyes are very large.


 * i ŭ thâk khóng-cṳ́ cṳ a bô̤?
 * Has he read Confucius?


 * i khṳ̀ chūe khóng huang hiaⁿ;
 * he has gone in search of the brother with the square hole, i.e. cash.


 * phah kàu i chit khóng lâu hueh;
 * beat him till the blood ran from the seven orifices of his head.


 * khì kàu i chit khóng chut in;
 * so angry that smoke issued from all the orifices of his head.


 * i kâi mīn chit khóng seⁿ cò̤ cêk phóng;
 * his features are all huddled together.


 * To accuse; to inform the rulers.
 * khṳ̀ kuaⁿ-hú kò̤ khòng-kò̤;
 * go before the magistrate and accuse him.
 * go before the magistrate and accuse him.


 * cía sǹg sĭ bû khòng i;
 * this is probably a false charge against him.


 * niap-khòng;
 * to trump up a charge against.


 * tī-hng kuaⁿ tẁn m̄ tît, ciang-lâi tîeh tì-kàu