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 the first year is the examination for both civil and military candidates, and the second year is the examination for civil degrees only.
 * hṳ́ ki nî in-ûi kak chù hẃn-lw̆n bô̤ khui khue;
 * during those years, no examinations wore held, on account of there being revolts everywhere.


 * pâng-khue;
 * the business department of the yamun.


 * i s khue mâk chut sin;
 * he rose through his scholarship.


 * i sĭ cìaⁿ khue tèng kâi a sĭ ṳn khue tèng kâi?
 * Did he get his degree of kṳ́-jĭn at the regular, or at an extra examination?


 * i sĭ khue kah chut sin, a sĭ kien pang chut sin?
 * Did he get his office by merit or by purchase?


 * hṳ́ kâi sĭ tĭ cêk khue kâi ne?
 * At what examination did he get his degree?


 * cieⁿ khue;
 * the late examination.


 * lâk khue;
 * the six bureaus which manage internal affairs in the Imperial city,. [sic]


 * khue nâ;
 * a hamper carried by students into the examinations.


 * khue-tîeⁿ kṳ̆ukṳ̆n [sic] ló;
 * the examinations are near at hand.


 * khue tŏiⁿ;
 * grades of scholarship; literary degrees.


 * cí kâi sĭ ui lăi-khue, hú kâi sĭ ui gūa-khue;
 * this one treats internal diseases,and that one treats skin diseases.


 * cí kâi sĭ sin khue cŏ̤-ngwn;
 * this is the senior wrangler of the late examination.


 * i li ceng ngán khue, i li ceng hṳ́ khue;
 * this one is an eye doctor, and that one treats female diseases.


 * hṳ́ kâi lĭ miaⁿ-ke ui sío jî khue;
 * that one is skillful in the treatment of children's diseases.


 * ci kâi toaⁿ ui cêk ieⁿ cu khue;
 * this one is a specialist, treating only small pox.


 * ŭ cêk khue cìu-îu khue, nâng kìe cò̤ cok-îu khue kâi : cí-kò̤ ŭ nâng ŏi a bô̤?
 * There is a medical practice which consists in writing and burning charms, and people call it the practice of cursing or blessing : is there such a practitioner about here anywhere?


 * àiⁿ cò̤-nî lâi khue i kâi cŭe?
 * Where should his crime be classed?


 * ŭ nŏ̤ ieⁿ cŭe cū sĭ chông tăng kâi khue-tẁn;
 * where there are too sorts of crimes for which the same person is to be punished the greater crime is the one for which he is tried.


 * The chief, the highest; the first of a class.
 * khue-cheⁿ-îa cū sĭ khue-táu-cheⁿ-kun;
 * the God of Literature is the one who resides in the constellation of the Dipper.
 * the God of Literature is the one who resides in the constellation of the Dipper.


 * ngŵn khue;
 * the first on the list; the head, (as of a band).


 * kham-kai hó̤ tèng ngŏ kiaⁿ khue;
 * worthy of being placed among the five who head the list of cìn-sṳ; graduates.


 * bûn khue;
 * a literary chief.


 * i kâi îong-măuⁿ khue-ngô̤;
 * he has an imposing presence


 * kong cṳ siú cía, cŭe cū khue;
 * the leader is held to be guiltiest of all.


 * bûe cìam peh hue khue;
 * the plum blossom is the first to appear.


 * To play with; to laugh at; to ridicule.
 * cía sĭ tó̤ ta̤ⁿ khue-hâi kâi ūe;
 * this is a jest.
 * this is a jest.


 * màiⁿ tó̤ khue-hâi;
 * do not jibe and jeer.


 * i cò̤ to̤ m̄ tīam-tīam cò̤, to ŭ hùaⁿ kâi khue-kâi;
 * he does not keep steadily at his work, but is all the time making sport.


 * tàⁿ ūe to sĭ khue-khue hâi-hâi, hâi nâng chìe bŏi tit hiah;
 * he is always jesting, and making people laugh.


 * To enlarge; to magnify.
 * khue-hôk tī-ĕ;
 * recovered the whole land (as from rebels).
 * recovered the whole land (as from rebels).


 * úa cēng tòa piaⁿ kio chîo-thêng khue-hôk cōi sîaⁿ-tî;
 * I have lead the troops and recovered many cities for the government.


 * A helmet, a casque, a defense for the head
 * chēng kŭa khue kah;
 * wear both helmet and cuirass.
 * wear both helmet and cuirass.


 * i tŏ̤ khui thâu-khue phò;
 * he keeps a shop for the sale of helmets.


 * tìu-thâi cêk kù thâu-khue cìen-kak ngía căi; [sic]
 * the brigadier general's helmet and armor are very beautiful.


 * khue-kah chiⁿ-mêng;
 * armor newly burnished.


 * An exercise; a task; what comes in order; to essay; to see what the issue will be; literary pursuits; to levy taxes.
 * kíaⁿ-jît tùi khùe khî, úa àiⁿ lâi cò̤ khue;
 * to-day is the set time for writing essays, and I am going to prepare one.
 * to-day is the set time for writing essays, and I am going to prepare one.


 * nán cùaⁿ nâng lâi hŭe khùe;
 * let us all compete in writing essays.


 * hŭe khùe lío, kâi khùe bûn àiⁿ khṳt tī-tîang thóiⁿ?
 * After completing the essays, to whom shall we present them for examination?


 * khùe tôi;
 * the subject of the essay.


 * phòng tìeh theng ĕ khùe;
 * chanced upon a theme already written upon.


 * cía sĭ cṳ-īⁿ kâi gûeh khùe;
 * this is the monthly trial in composing essays at the college.


 * i cṳ̄-lai kâi theng khue chau cò̤ cêk png;
 * the compositions he has heretofore written are copied into one volume.


 * lâk jîm khùe;
 * the book of rules for deducing good or ill luck.


 * cí kâi jît sĭ kè chú kâi kit khùe;
 * this day is a fortunate one for marrying or giving in marriage.


 * cía sǹg sĭ chîo-thêng kok khùe;
 * this is a tax levied by the government throughout its dominions.


 * To divine; to forecast events; a sign; divining marks.
 * pok khùe;
 * to divine.
 * to divine.


 * sĭ àiⁿ pok ku khùe a chiam khùe?
 * Will you in divining make use of the tortoise shell or of the splints?


 * i kâi khùe cin căi;
 * the indication of luck proved true.