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 lâi khṳ̀ khṳt i pok kâi khùe;
 * let us go and have him forecast for us.


 * cí kâi khùe cún căi;
 * this sign was verified.


 * pìen khùe;
 * the luck changed.


 * poih khùe;
 * the divining lines or diagrams said to have been invented by Fuh-hi.


 * khîen khùe, tŭe khùe, lî khùe, cìn khùe, sùn khùe, khám khùe, kṳ̀n khùe, khun khùe;
 * the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth of the diagrams.


 * khîen ûi pĕ, khun ûi bó̤, cìn ûi cíang-lâm, khám ûi tong-lâm, kṳ̀n ûi sìo-lâm, sùn ûi cíang-nńg, lî ûi tong-nńg, tŭe ûi sìo nńg;
 * the first diagram denotes the father, the eighth the mother, the fourth the eldest son, the sixth the middle son, the seventh the youngest son, the fifth the eldest daughter, the third the middle daughter, the second the youngest daughter.


 * khîen ûi thiⁿ, khun ûi tī, cìn ûi lûi, khám ûi cúi, kṳ̀n ûi suaⁿ, sùn ûi bâk, lî ûi húe, tŭe ûi cêk;
 * the first diagram denotes the heavens, the eighth earth, the fourth thunder, the sixth water, the seventh mountains, the fifth wood, the third fire, the second vapor.


 * Speedy; hasty; quick; prompt.
 * khùe-khùe khṳ̀ cò̤;
 * go quickly and doit.
 * go quickly and doit.


 * khùe căi;
 * very speedy.


 * cáu thóiⁿ tī-tîang khùe;
 * run and see who will be quickest.


 * thâk thóiⁿ tī-tîang khùe pat;
 * study and see who will learn it soonest.


 * khùe cē;
 * hurry up a little.


 * cò̤ khùe se-su;
 * do it a little more rapidly.


 * màiⁿ khah khùe;
 * do not be in too great haste.


 * khùe khṳ̀ li khùe lâi;
 * the sooner you go the sooner you will get back.


 * cò̤ ŭ cìeⁿ khùe?
 * How is it that you have done it so soon?


 * cía sĭ māng céng kâi a sĭ khùe céng kâi?
 * Is this a species that grows slowly, or one that grows rapidly?


 * cí-kò̤ tī-thó hó̤, ngŏ̤ tîeh thiⁿ-sî īu hó̤ cìaⁿ cìeⁿ khùe hwt;
 * the soil here is good and when the season is also good it comes up very early.


 * i kâi kha chíu khùe;
 * she is quick in her motions.


 * khùe kùe īe;
 * swifter than a kite.


 * cí ciah ío khùe kàu;
 * this one will reach there soonest.


 * khùe khui khìo;
 * become discerning when still very young.


 * àiⁿ khùe, tin-tò̤ māng;
 * the more haste the less speed.


 * cí īeⁿ mûeh ío khùe sêk;
 * this cooks quicker.

khueh

 * A blank; a deficiency; to exercise reserve; defective; wanting in.
 * khueh-gî;
 * a mental reservation.
 * a mental reservation.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ chíaⁿ khueh-gî pàng kò̤;
 * do not giye this full credence at once.


 * cí phien cṳ khíong-ùi sĭ ŭ khueh-bûn;
 * I fear this leaf has a hiatus in the

text.
 * cí phien bûn-cieⁿ íⁿ-keng khueh mîaⁿ khṳ̀, m̄ cai tī-tîang kâi;
 * this essay wants the signature and I do not know whose it is.


 * cí kù cṳ kâi ngĭ khueh;
 * the meaning of this passage is lost.


 * cho̤ kàn jīm cū àiⁿ sīa khueh;
 * on arriving at one’s post, one makes obeisance (toward the Imperial Palace).


 * The duties of an office; a post; to lack.
 * hṳ́ kâi tī-hng sĭ káng khueh a sĭ hwn khueh?
 * Is that station reckoned as an easy or as a hard post?
 * Is that station reckoned as an easy or as a hard post?


 * m̄ sĭ, sĭ tong khueh;
 * it is neither, it is an ordinary post.


 * m̄ pí cí-kò̤ sĭ ìo khueh, īa sĭ tōa khueh;
 * it is not so important a post as this, but it is an important one.


 * lṳ́ sĭ pó tī-tîang kâi khueh?
 * Whose place are you supplying?


 * khui khueh;
 * to resign, to leave a vacancy.


 * táng tī kò̤ ŭ chut khueh cìaⁿ hó̤ úi sŭ;
 * wait till there is a vacancy, then take the place.


 * cía sǹg sĭ hó̤ khueh;
 * this is a good situation.


 * cí kâi khueh-hun hó̤ căi;
 * this is a lucrative office.


 * khó khueh;
 * a difficult place to fill.


 * síe khueh;
 * an unimportant office.


 * i hŭam ŭ khueh-hŵt to sĭ i tó̤ cìo-kù i;
 * in whatever he is deficient, he is always aiding him.


 * chê thóiⁿ ŏi khueh cíe sĭm mûeh;
 * examine and see whether anything is lacking.


 * seng-lí ŏi khueh pńg a bŏi?
 * Do you lack capital for your business.


 * khueh khìam;
 * to be short of.


 * i hŵn-lío khueh úa cêk choiⁿ ngṳ̂n;
 * he still owes me a thousand dollars.


 * bŏi khueh-khìam;
 * there is no deficiency.


 * bô̤ khueh bô̤ khìam li bô̤ cò̤ pĕ kíaⁿ, bô̤ ṳn bô̤ ẁn li bô̤ cò̤ ang cía;
 * without some short comings there is not full opportunity for the exercise of parental and filial love, without grievance and forgiveness there is not true conjugal devotion.

khûh

 * To stew; to boil in water with a noise.
 * khûh kàu mîⁿ-mîⁿ;
 * boil it soft.
 * boil it soft.


 * khieh khṳ̀ huang-lô khûh kàu lok-lok thúe-thúe;
 * take it to the portable furnace and stew it to a porridge.

khui

 * In opposition, as the sun and moon; distant from; separated; absent.
 * khui ûi jît kú;
 * our stars have been in opposition many days; we have long been separated.
 * our stars have been in opposition many days; we have long been separated.


 * nŏ̤ nâng kâi sim cn̂g kâi khui-keh, m̄ sie hâh;
 * their hearts are estranged from each other, and not in unison.


 * i kâi sim lî-khui;
 * his affections are sundered.


 * pok tîeh khui khùe, khíong-ùi