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 kàu khûn khṳ̀ thóiⁿ hì;
 * the women folk go in squads to see the play.


 * tâng khûn kâi ah tōa sòi cûah tōa-bó̤-mûeh;
 * ducks of the same drove differ greatly in size.


 * i kâi châi-chêng bú-gōi thìo khûn;
 * his talent and military skill excel those of all the others.


 * nín kàu khûn kàu táng àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
 * Where are you all going in troops and bands?


 * cêk khûn a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ;
 * a group of children.


 * cêk tōa khûn nâng;
 * a great throng of people.


 * cn̂g khûn lóng-cóng lâi;
 * the whole gang came.


 * chap m̄ lô̤h khûn;
 * could not work his way into the clique.


 * nín kak nâng m̄ thâk cṳ, saⁿ ûi khûn, sì ûi táng tó̤ sńg;
 * you do not study each at his book, but form parties of three and four for play.

khut

 * To bend; to crouch; to put upon; to wrong; grievance.
 * ẃn-khut;
 * to oppress.
 * to oppress.


 * ẃn-khut sí nâng;
 * kill by oppression.


 * sĭu khut sí;
 * killed by oppression.


 * sĭu m̄ khṳ̀;
 * will not suffer oppression.


 * khut chek;
 * bend the knee.


 * cṳ̆-lâi m̄ pat khut chek khîu nâng;
 * has never before bent the knee to plead with anybody.


 * hâm wn sĭu khut;
 * endure wrong and suffer outrage.


 * tăi-cĭang-hu lêng khut, lêng sin;
 * a great man can either stoop or stand.


 * khut cóiⁿ;
 * bend the fingers.


 * khut kha;
 * bend the knee.


 * kha chun tît, màiⁿ khut;
 * stretch your leg out straight, don’t bend it.


 * i hṳ́ lăi kâi lō-kèⁿ khut-khut khiok-khiok;
 * the paths in there are very devious.


 * mùa-khí khut kè cá cē lâi;
 * demean yourself so far as to come early to-morrow.


 * khut cêk mêⁿ;
 * sat in a crouching position all night.


 * tŏ̤ cûn tèng khut cêk jît;
 * was cramped up in the boat all day.


 * cĭam chíaⁿ khut sin tŏ̤ i kò̤;
 * temporarily submit to suffer in his employ.


 * nā cí-kò̤ cĭam khut cē;
 * stay cramped up here temporarily.


 * m̄-hó̤ khut suah phêng jîn;
 * do not wrongfully kill an innocent man.


 * cía khah khut tîeh lṳ́;
 * this is putting too much upon you.


 * i m̄ khut nâng;
 * he wrongs nobody.


 * cí câng hue khut cò̤ cêk ciah cío;
 * bend this shrub into tho shape of a bird.


 * cí câng chīu khut cò̤ cêk ciah chĭeⁿ;
 * force this tree into the likeness of an elephant.


 * Holes in the ground.
 * líu cêk kâi khut;
 * dig a pit.
 * dig a pit.


 * lô̤h khṳ̀ khut tói sói-êk;
 * go down into a pool to bathe.


 * khṳ̀ khut-tèng lîah hṳ̂;
 * go to the hollows among the rocks to catch fish.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ sĭ sí uâng khut;
 * that is a beastly hole.


 * múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ kâi kau-khut lóng-cóng cúi múaⁿ-múaⁿ;
 * the ditches everywhere are full of water.


 * cí cho̤h ûeh-chṳ́ sĭ khut-tèng lîah kâi;
 * these bull-heads were caught in a pool.


 * To finish one’s course; not know what to do; at bay; in extremity.
 * káu jīo kàu khût thâu-lō, i cū àiⁿ hûe-tńg lâi kă;
 * a dog driven to bay will turn around and bite.
 * a dog driven to bay will turn around and bite.


 * i cē kàu lō-mn̂g-khût cū mih sṳ̄ to khṳ̀ cò̤;
 * when driven to desperation he will do any sort of thing.


 * i hìeⁿ sî kâi lō khût căi;
 * his way was then very much hedged in.


 * i cí nŏ kâi gûeh cn̂g kâi khût lō, chŵn bô̤ cîⁿ-mn̂g hó̤ thàng;
 * he has not known what to do these past two months, having no chance whatever to earn anything.



khṳ̀

 * To go; to proceed; to remove; quit; discard; following a verb it signifies completion.
 * àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
 * Where are you going?
 * Where are you going?


 * àiⁿ khṳ̀ a būe?
 * Are you going yet or not?


 * khṳ̀ kàn hìeⁿ hn̆g kang-khó căi, nán màiⁿ khṳ̀ hó̤;
 * to go so far is very tiresome, it is better for us not to go.


 * nán lâi cò̤-pû khṳ̀ thit-thô̤;
 * let us go out together for a stroll.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ lṳ́ pat khṳ̀ mē?
 * Have you ever been there?


 * úa khṳ̀ kùe ku-ā chṳ̀;
 * I have been many times.


 * lâi-lâi khṳ̀-khṳ̀ ku-ă hûe;
 * went to and fro, ever so many times.


 * úa kùe ì m̄ khṳ̀;
 * I cannot sufficiently thank you.


 * i cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤, lṳ́ kùe tit khṳ̀ mē?
 * When he acts thus, can you get along with it?


 * peh tīo phûe, khṳ̀ tīo hût;
 * peel off the skin and take out the pits.


 * khṳ̀ tīo mô̤ⁿ, khṳ̀ kàu cheng-khih;
 * remove all the feathers from it.


 * bōi m̄ khṳ̀;
 * can’t sell it.


 * bói lâi, bōi khṳ̀;
 * buy and sell.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ úa thóiⁿ i cò̤ m̄ khṳ̀;
 * I do not think he can do this.


 * i bô̤ khṳ̀;
 * he is not going.


 * i tàⁿ i m̆ khṳ̀;
 * he says he won't go.


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ khṳ̀ a m̆?
 * Aro you going or not?


 * i khṳ̀ lí sṳ̄;
 * he has gone to attend to some business.


 * lṳ́ khṳ̀ kio úa cò̤ hó̤-hó̤;
 * you go and do it nicely for me.


 * kio úa khîeh khṳ̀;
 * take it there for me.


 * bô̤ i khṳ̀;
 * will not allow him to go.


 * bô̤ nâng âiⁿ khṳ̀;
 * no one is going.


 * ŭ nâng khṳ̀ a bô̤?
 * Did anyone go?


 * i íⁿ-keng khṳ̀ kú kío;
 * he went a long time ago.


 * i khṳ̀ ŭ jîeh kú lío?
 * How long has he been gone?


 * i tùi hṳ́-kò li-li khṳ̀;
 * he went on past there.


 * i cò̤ i khṳ̀;
 * he went on his way.


 * cò̤ lṳ́ khṳ̀;
 * go you along.


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ tùe tī cêk tîo lō khṳ̀?
 * By which road are you going?


 * i tùi tī-kò̤ khṳ̀?
 * Which way did he go?


 * hó̤-hó̤ sĭ-sĭ cū bô̤ khṳ̀;
 * when all was just as usual, it disappeared.


 * i sĭ khṳ̀ ló;
 * he has gone.


 * khṳt i cîah ŵn khṳ̀;
 * has all been eaten up by him.


 * bô̤ tī-kò̤ hó̤ khṳ̀;
 * has nowhere to go.


 * i kū nî kùe khṳ̀;
 * he departed this life last year.


 * m̄-hó̤ khi-hŭ lâi khi-hŭ