Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khah
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khah
- khah kûiⁿ;
- too high.
- khah kĕ;
- too low.
- īa bŏi khah tōa īa bŏi khah sòi, tú-tú hó̤;
- is neither too large nor too small, but exactly the right size.
- màiⁿ lô̤h khah cōi;
- do not put in too much.
- màiⁿ khah tōa lâk;
- do not exert too much force.
- màiⁿ cò̤ khah tn̂g;
- do not make it too long.
- màiⁿ kṳ̀ khah tó̤;
- do not saw it off too short.
- cí hûe khah cá;
- it is now too early.
- m̄ hó̤ lā khah ngân;
- do not let it stand till it becomes too cold.
- khah siap;
- so tight as to move with too great friction.
- tó̤ thó ĕ tŏ̤ khah;
- rolling on the ground.
- hwn lâi, khah khṳ̀;
- to wallow.
- cêk kâi îⁿ-îⁿ li-li khah;
- a round object continually rolling.
- kîu lìn-lìn khah;
- the ball rolls over and over.
- kîu khah kàu i sin piⁿ;
- roll the ball to him.
- pâi cū khah-bûa khṳ̀;
- their shields rolled together.
- khah khún;
- to roll a hexagonal cylinder and see which face is upward when it stops.