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 * Kaleidoscope,
 * n.
 * 萬花筒, mán꜅ ꜀fá t‘ung*, or ꜁t‘ung. Class. 個, ko꜄.


 * Keep,
 * v.
 * (to detain), 留, ꜁laú; 留翻, ꜁laú ꜀fán; 留住, ꜁laú chü꜅.
 * (to put by), 收埋, ꜀shaú ꜁mái.
 * (to always have), 常有, ꜁shöng ꜃yaú; 時時有, ꜁shí ꜁shí ꜃yaú.
 * (as a feast day, or birthday), 做, tsò꜅. To keep a feast, 做節, tsò꜅ tsit˳ To keep New Year, 做年, tsò꜅ ꜁nín. To keep a birthday, tsò꜅ ꜀sháng (or ꜀shang) yat꜇.
 * (to retain, to file.), 存, ꜁ts‘ün.
 * (to rear, as pigs, poultry, etc.), 養, ꜃yöng.
 * (to observe), 守, ꜂shaú. To keep the sabbath, 守安息, ꜂shaú ꜀on sik꜆. Keep quiet, 咪出聲, ꜃mai ch‘ut꜆ ꜀sheng†. To keep on the person, 擠身上, ꜀chai ꜀shan shöng꜅; 擠身嚟, ꜀chai ꜀shan ꜁lai.
 * (to watch sheep), 牧(羊), muk꜇ (꜁yöng), 看, ꜀hòn; 睇, ꜂t‘ai.
 * (a woman), 包女人, ꜀páú ꜃nui yan* Are you a kept woman? 你係有人包你嘅冇呢? ꜃Néi hai꜅ ꜃yaú ꜁yan ꜀páú ꜃néi ke꜄ ꜃mò ꜀ni?


 * Kernel,
 * n.
 * 核, wat꜇; 仁, ꜁yan, or, ꜁ngan. Class. 個, ko꜄.


 * Kerosene,
 * n.
 * 火水, ꜂fo ꜂shui.


 * Kettle,
 * n.
 * 煲, ꜀pò. Tea kettle, 茶煲, ꜁ch‘á ˳pò* Class. 個, ko꜄.


 * Key,
 * n.
 * (of a lock), 鎖匙, ꜂so ꜁shí. Sometimes 匙, ꜁shí, is used alone. Class. 條, t‘íú.
 * (in music), 首音, ꜂shaú ˳yam*.


 * Key-hole,
 * n.
 * 鎖匙眼, ꜂so ꜁shí ꜃ngán. Class. 個, ko꜄.


 * Kick,
 * n.
 * 踢, t‘ek˳†. To give him a kick, 踢佢一踢, t‘ek˳ ꜃kui yat꜆ t‘ek˳.


 * Kick,
 * v.
 * 踢, t‘ek˳†. Kick back again, 踢翻, t‘ek˳ ꜀fán.


 * Kid,
 * n.
 * 山羊仔, ꜀shán ꜁yöng ꜂tsai. Class. 隻, chek˳.


 * Kidnap,
 * v.
 * 拐帶(人口), ꜂kwái tái꜄ (꜁yan ꜂haú).


 * Kidnapper,
 * n.
 * 拐帶(人)嘅, ꜂kwái tái꜄ (꜁yan) ke꜄; or 拐帶人, ꜂kwái tái꜄ ꜁yan.


 * Kidney,
 * n.
 * (of men), 內腎, noi꜅ shan꜅.
 * (of animals), 腰子, ꜀yíú ꜂tsz Class. 個, ko꜄.


 * Kill,
 * v.
 * (generally), 打死, ꜂tá ꜂sz; 整死, ꜂ching ꜂sz.
 * (to decapitate), 殺, shát˳; 殺頭, shát˳ ꜁t‘aú, or t‘aú*