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 * To deceive; to cheat; to defraud; malicious.
 * khúi-khiet;
 * crafty.


 * cò̤ sṳ̄ to sĭ khúi-khúi khiet-khiet;
 * acts in a very crafty way.


 * i kâi khúi kòi to̤ twn;
 * he is full of schemes and tricks.


 * khui-cà;
 * tricky.


 * The breath; animal vigor; the seasons.
 * tháu-khùi;
 * to sigh; to breathe; to draw a long breath.
 * to sigh; to breathe; to draw a long breath.


 * hip kàu i bŏi tháu-khùi;
 * shut in so closely that he cannot breathe.


 * pàng cêk kò̤ khṳt i tháu-khùi;
 * leave a place for him to breathe through.


 * khùi tháu-chut tháu-jîp;
 * respiration.


 * khip khùi;
 * draw in the breath.


 * m̄ káⁿ tháu-khùi;
 * dared not breathe.


 * khah kìm khùi;
 * too little space to breathe in.


 * tn̆g khùi;
 * cease to breathe.


 * thiaⁿ tîeh cn̂g kâi bô̤ khùi-sip, so̤h cò̤ bô̤ nâng tŏ̤;
 * I could not hear the slightest sound, and supposed there was no one there.


 * bô̤ kúi ē kâi khùi cū chẃn m̄ lī;
 * after a few strokes was out of breath.


 * màiⁿ thó̤ khùi khṳt nâng sĭu;
 * do not exact all that is due from people.


 * hău-seⁿ-kíaⁿ ŭ khùi-lâk, mih sṳ̄ to hó̤ cò̤;
 * young people are vigorous and can do anything.


 * m̄ pí hía bô̤ khùi-lâk hùe;
 * it is not the same with them as with those who have no physical strength.


 * coih khùi;
 * the seasons.


 * tîeh chut khùi chut lâk cìaⁿ cò̤ tit sêng;
 * you must exert yourself, then you will accomplish it.


 * cêk khùi-thâu kîaⁿ kàu hṳ́-kò̤ khṳ̀;
 * walked there at one breath.


 * Vessels; utensils.
 * kim khùi, ngṳ̂n khùi, gêk khùi, siah khùi;
 * gold, silver, jade, and pewter vessels.
 * gold, silver, jade, and pewter vessels.


 * jîo khùi úaⁿ;
 * porcelain bowls.


 * A quarter of a year; the end of a time or the close of a period.
 * cêk nî hun cò̤ sì khùi;
 * the year is divided into four seasons.
 * the year is divided into four seasons.


 * cêk khùi saⁿ kâi gûeh;
 * each season includes three months.


 * thiⁿ-sî cē jûah chun-khùi kâi hôk-sek cū ūaⁿ cò̤ hē khùi kâi;
 * as soon as the weather becomes warm, spring garments are exchanged for summer ones.


 * thiⁿ-sî cē chìn, chiu-khùi kâi hôk-sek cū khǹg-khí, khîeh tang-khùi kâi hôk-sek lâi chēng;
 * when the weather becomes cold autumn garments are put away, and winter ones are taken out and worn.


 * tī-tiang-sî ūaⁿ khùi?
 * When does the official change of court dress occur?


 * lṳ́ sĭ m̄ cai ūaⁿ khùi, hēⁿ? íⁿ-keng ūaⁿ khùi nŏ̤ saⁿ jît ló;
 * you did not know that the change of court dresses had taken place did you? It took place two or three days ago.


 * nín cía phò- co cò̤ jîeh cōi khùi kùe?
 * In how many installments is the annual rent of this shop paid?


 * côiⁿ sĭ cò̤ nŏ̤ khùi kùe, cí kúi nî le sĭ cò̤ saⁿ khùi kùe;
 * formerly it was paid twice a year, but of late years it is paid once in four months.


 * cĭeⁿ khùi hâⁿ būe cheng-chó̤;
 * the first installment is not paid in full.


 * jûah khùi;
 * the hot season.


 * cêk nî sì khùi kúe-cí, tī cêk khùi kâi kúe-cí hó̤?
 * Of the fruits of the four seasons, which season has the best?


 * The sun-flower; malvaceous plants.
 * khûi-hue hìang jît;
 * the sun-flower turns toward the sun.
 * the sun-flower turns toward the sun.


 * tang-khûi cí;
 * seeds of the Hibiscus.


 * pû-khûi sìⁿ;
 * a fan made from a certain large leaf.


 * khûi-chîeh;
 * a mat made of leaves.


 * To examine and conclude.
 * peh-khûi;
 * a general supervisor.
 * a general supervisor.


 * hṳ́ hṳ̂e [sic] sĭ tó̤ cò̤ peh-khûi;
 * was at that time acting as general supervisor.


 * Abashed; ashamed; disconcerted.
 * thóiⁿ tîeh ka-kī cṳ̆ khŭi;
 * when he saw it he was ashamed of himself.
 * when he saw it he was ashamed of himself.


 * mn̄g sim ŭ khŭi cū bô̤ táⁿ;
 * being conscience stricken he had no courage.


 * mn̄g sim bô̤ khŭi cū míen kiaⁿ;
 * if unconscious of guilt one need not be afraid.


 * sim lăi sĭeⁿ tîeh châm-khŭi;
 * felt remorseful when thinking of it.


 * siu khŭi múaⁿ mīn;
 * shamefaced.


 * i ka-kī cn̂g kâi m̄ cai châm-khŭi;
 * he is wholly destitute of a sense of shame.

khun

 * A sea-monster, like a kraken or sea-serpent.
 * pak hái tèng ŭ īeⁿ khun-hṳ̂ tōa căi, ŏi pien cò̤ tōa phâng-cío;
 * in the northern seas there is a species of sea-monster that changes into a roc.
 * in the northern seas there is a species of sea-monster that changes into a roc.


 * khun phêng pìen-hùe;
 * the transformations of the leviathan into the roc.


 * What is inferior and should be obedient; the eighth diagram.
 * khun cău;
 * a girl’s horoscope.
 * a girl’s horoscope.


 * seⁿ tîeh kíaⁿ ŭ khîen-khun cò̤ pĕ-bó̤ cṳ thí-mīn;
 * a son of remarkable talent is the distinction of his parents.


 * A gateway; inner apartments.
 * i hīn-khek tó̤ cò̤ to-khún-hú;
 * he is now acting as commander of the garrison.
 * he is now acting as commander of the garrison.


 * màiⁿ tàⁿ nâng kui khún kâi àm-cĕⁿ sṳ̄;
 * do not talk about what people do when they have returned to the inner apartments.