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 * A cylinder that is rolled in divination.
 * khṳ̀ khah khún, khah tîeh hó̤ a mó̤;
 * go and divine by rolling the cylinder, and thus see whether it is well to do so or not.


 * To cord up; to tie up; a bundle; a bale.
 * khún cò̤ cêk tōa khún;
 * tie them up in a big bundle.
 * tie them up in a big bundle.


 * cí cêk khún pò jîeh cōi phit?
 * How many pieces are there in this bale of cloth?


 * kâi nâng taⁿ nŏ khún;
 * a man carries two bales.


 * khún kàu nĕ tōiⁿ-tōiⁿ;
 * bind it up very firmly.


 * khîeh tîo so̤h lâi khún;
 * take a rope and cord it up.


 * kâi i lîah lâi khún;
 * seize him and bind him.


 * khún-pâk kàu kín-kín;
 * tied up very tightly.


 * cía tîeh khún, lâi phah;
 * this one must be tied up and whipped.


 * khún lío lâi tìo pàng chīu tèng;
 * bind him and hang him on a tree.


 * khún lío, phit-phah cē lío, pàng i khṳ̀, màiⁿ lîah khṳ̀ sàng kuaⁿ;
 * bind him and then beat hin a little and let him go, withont delivering him over to the magistrate.


 * khûn kâi châk khṳ̀ sàng;
 * bind a thief and take him into custody.


 * kuaⁿ tieh i khún-sàng lāng-cái;
 * the magistrate called him a rascal and a villain.


 * Exhausted; weak, weary; to render subject to; to victimize; to impoverish; to distress.
 * nâng khùn-kw̆n;
 * am weary.
 * am weary.


 * khùn-khùn kw̆n-kw̆n;
 * jaded out.


 * cí kúi jît kâi nâng khùn-tŏaⁿ căi;
 * these last few days I have felt very languid.


 * nâng cē khùn-khùn tŏaⁿ-tŏaⁿ to cū bŏi lí sṳ̄;
 * when one is fagged ont be cannot attend to business.


 * cìeⁿ-sî i kâi nâng thóiⁿ tîeh khùn-khùn, sĭ ŭ pēⁿ a m̄ sĭ?
 * He appears very feeble lately, he is ill is he not?


 * ûi-khùn i kâi sîaⁿ-tî;
 * surrounded and hemmed in their city.


 * khùn kàu sîaⁿ lăi cn̂g kâi bô̤ bí nîe;
 * pent them up there till the city was utterly destitute of provisions.


 * pĭ châk khùn cêk kâi gûeh, ūi cìaⁿ kói;
 * were hemmed in by the rebels for a month, and then the siege was raised.


 * i cêk ē tó̤ khùn un, sṳ̄ cū cò̤ bô̤ kĭaⁿ sêng;
 * if the luck once turns against him, he will not accomplish a single thing.


 * khùn sîaⁿ khùn ku-ă kâi gûeh;
 * surrounded and afflicted the city for several months.


 * un-khì khùn căi;
 * the luck is bad.


 * un kàu cē khùn le, lîen hìa sêng-sêng kâi sṳ̄ to̤ jṳ́ tīo khṳ̀;
 * when the luck turns against one, even that which has been fully brought to a consummation is destroyed.


 * Empty; hungry; famished.
 * tó ŏi khùn a bŏi?
 * Are you hungry?
 * Are you hungry?


 * cí-hûe tó khùn căi;
 * I am now very hungry.


 * tó īu ŏi khùn, īu cîah m̄ lô̤h;
 * I feel faint from lack of food and still cannot eat.


 * tó li khùn, mâk li siap;
 * hungry and sleepy.


 * tó khùn sí;
 * almost starved.


 * tó cē khùn cū bô̤ lâk;
 * as soon as one’s stomach is empty his strength departs.


 * An instant, a moment; presently.
 * khùn-kíaⁿ;
 * i na moment.
 * i na moment.


 * ke khṳ̀n i cū lâi;
 * he will come presently.


 * ŭ khùn;
 * a little while.


 * (Also called kûn). The fist; to double up the hand; boxing; fisticuffs.
 * khûn-thâu;
 * the fist.
 * the fist.


 * lĭm khûn-thâu;
 * to double up the fist.


 * phah khûn-thâu;
 * to box.


 * cía jī-ke tó̤ sò̤ khûn-thâu, khûn-thâu-bó̤ tōa kâi cū îaⁿ;
 * the two were sparring, and the one that had the largest fist beat.


 * i sĭ kà khûn-thâu kâi sṳ-hŭ;
 * he is a boxing-master.


 * ciu-jît kîaⁿ khûn hue, khṳt hía lâi ô̤h khûn kâi nâng thóiⁿ;
 * he performs all day with his fists, that those who are learning boxing may see how it is done.


 * pí cē khûn-sì khṳt nâng thóiⁿ;
 * exhibit some feats of skill in boxing.


 * i kâi khûn chim căi;
 * his knowledge of boxing is profound.


 * i kâi khûn-céng sĭ nng-sì-khûn a sĭ ngĕ-sì-khûn?
 * Does his strength as a boxer lie in defense or in assault?


 * i thû-thû cang sang chíu tó̤ phah khang khûn cò̤ hìeⁿ kōi phah;
 * he has nothing but empty hands with which to fight, and it is not so easy to gain a victory.


 * khûn kẃn;
 * a boxing school.


 * A flock; a herd; a concourse.
 * cêk khûn îeⁿ;
 * a flock of sheep.
 * a flock of sheep.


 * cíⁿ cêk khûn îeⁿ-khûn sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ cíeⁿ nē?
 * Who takes care of this flock of sheep?


 * cêk khûn bé;
 * a stud of horses.


 * hùaⁿ kâi gû cò̤ cêk khûn tńg-lâi;
 * all the cows came back in one herd.


 * cêk khûn tó̤ pue;
 * flying in one flock.


 * cí khûn ah àiⁿ jīo khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
 * Where are you going to drive this drove of ducks?


 * ûi cêk khûn nâng tó̤ thóiⁿ sĭm-mûeh?
 * What are all those people gathered in a circle, looking at?


 * cêk khûn hĭa tó̤ cn̂g;
 * a multitude of ants are eating it.


 * cêk khûn cêk khûn tùi cí-kò̤ kùe;
 * they passed by here in companies, making many in all.


 * khûn chîn hùe bô̤ cêk kâi káⁿ kàng;
 * of the whole crowd of courtiers, not one dared remonstrate.


 * sit khûn kâi cío;
 * a bird that has lost the rest of the flock.


 * ko cío jîp nâng khûn;
 * a solitary bird seeking companionship among men.


 * to sĭ hṳ́ hùaⁿ kâi hû khûn, káu táng;
 * it is that same rascally set of fellows.


 * cîaⁿ khûn, cîaⁿ tīn;
 * in regular squads and files.


 * cṳ-nîe hùe īa kàu khûn