寄 kìa 339 40 8 To hand over to another to carry ; to deliver into the charge of another; to remain awhile in a house. kìa sìn;
send a letter.
cí kò̤ sìn khîeh khṳ̀ kìa;
take this letter and post it.
lú àiⁿ kìa sìn khṳ̀ chù mē? àiⁿ li, úa kò̤ sìn thòa kìa lṳ́;Are you going to send a letter home? If so, I will send one along with it.
lṳ́ cīeⁿ jît kìa kâi sìn, úa cih tîeh lío;
I have received the letter you sent the other day.
lṳ́ ŭ tah kha nâng hó̤ kìa mē?
Have you given it to any one to post?
lṳ́ cīeⁿ jît sĭ kìa câp níe ngṳ̂n lâi a m̄ sĭ?
You sent ten taels the other day did you not?
úa hŵn-lío kìa ŭ nŏ̤ kĭaⁿ mûeh tŏ̤ kò̤, cò̤-nî bô̤ siu tîeh?
I sent two articles besides, and why were they not also received?
cí kò̤ sìn khîeh khṳ̀ kìa húe-cûn, cí kò̤ kìa tō-cûn, cí kò̤ kìa pàng sìn-kêk-kò̤;
take this letter and put it on board the steam-boat to be carried, take this one and forward it by the ferry boat, and take this one and put it in the post-office.
i kìa kháu sìn lâi kāng úa tàⁿ;
he sent a letter to tell me.
lṳ́ īa àiⁿ khṳ̀ li úa àiⁿ kìa-hṳ̄ lṳ́ nŏ̤ kṳ̀ ūe;
if you are going I want to entrust a short message to you to carry.
úa cí kĭaⁿ mûeh kìa tho̤h lṳ́;
I entrust this to you to carry.
cí kĭaⁿ mûeh sĭ pât nâng kìa bōi kâi;
this is something some one else commissioned me to sell.
nâng kìa úa bói cho̤h mûeh būe cêng bói;
some one asked me to buy some things for him, which I have not yet bought.
i ŭ kìa cîⁿ khṳ̀ chṳ̀ mē?
Has he sent any money home?
nâng kìa ŭ kò̤ phoi khṳt lṳ́;
some one has sent an epistle to you.
kìa kò̤ hwn phoi khṳt i a-hiaⁿ;
dispatch a foreign letter to his brother.
kìa ui;
send paper clothing to a departed friend, by the spirit of one who has more lately died.
kìa-ngŏ̤ tŏ̤ i hâng lăi;
lodge temporarily in his warehouse.
i sǹg sĭ kìa kṳ kâi;
he is a transient visitor. 崎 kĭa 342 46 8 Steep; sheer; precipitous. cí kâi suaⁿ kĭa, o̤h peh;
this mountain is steep, and hard to climb.
kùe kàu cí kâi kĭa-kĭa kâi nía;
crossed to this abrupt descent.
kĭa-khàm;
a precipice.
cí tîo lō ío kĭa;
this road is rather steep.
kĭa kùe piah, peh căi tit khí?
It is steeper than a partition wall, and how can it be climbed ?
霹 kĭa 694 173 13 To make a crashing noise; a clap. a-kong kĭa leh, m̄ cai sĭ ŭ khà sí sĭm-mûeh;
the god of thunder is making an uproar, peradventure something has been killed.
hó̤-hó̤ sĭ-sĭ lûi-kong kĭa leh;
when there was nothing to indicate its coming, there was a sudden clap of thunder.
a-kong àiⁿ kĭa leh lṳ́ tieh cai;
it is going to thunder and I forewarn you.
kiaⁿ 京 kiaⁿ 403 8 6 A capital or metropolis; excellent. kiaⁿ sîaⁿ;
the capital city.
pak-kiaⁿ;
Peking.
lâm kiaⁿ;
the southern capital, Nanking.
cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ;
go to Peking.
kiaⁿ īeⁿ;
Peking fashions.
kiaⁿ sṳ;
the metropolis.
kiaⁿ cúi pit;
the best sort of pencil.
i tó̤ cò̤ kiaⁿ-ki tău kâi gṳ̄-sṳ́;
he is the mayor of the city of Peking.
kiaⁿ-to ŭ kúi kâi sîaⁿ mn̂g;
the outer wall of the capital has several gates.
ŭ kiaⁿ pò̤ kàu;
news from the capital has arrived.
kiaⁿ-chau;
the Peking Gazette.
cìn kiaⁿ;
go to the capital.
chut kiaⁿ;
sent to perform duties outside the capital.
經 kiaⁿ 404 120 7 Classics; religious manuals. kiaⁿ cṳ;
the classics.
i ngŏ-kiaⁿ sì-su lóng-cóng thâk pat;
he has studied so as to thoroughly understand all the Five Classics and Four Books. 驚 kiaⁿ 403 187 13 To terrify; to scare; to fear; afraid; alarmed. lṳ́ màiⁿ kiaⁿ;
don't be frightened.
màiⁿ kiaⁿ-tŏng i;
do not alarm her.
i thiaⁿ-tîeh sim sĭ kiaⁿ-hâi;
when she heard it she was very much startled.
lṳ́ kiaⁿ-ùi mih sṳ̄?
What are you afraid of?
kiaⁿ-ùi i cē m̄ tŏ̤ cū bô̤ hó̤ hiah;
am apprehensive lest he be away from home, and so we have no place in which to pass the night.
kiaⁿ sí nâng;
scare people to death.
cí cho̤h n̆ng khîeh khṳ̀ kio móng nâng ak kiaⁿ;
take these eggs and go and present them to a certain person to remove disquietude.
i hó̤-hó̤ sĭ-sĭ cū kiaⁿ huang;
when he is just as well as usual he starts suddenly.
sĭ kip-kiaⁿ-huang a sĭ māng-kiaⁿ-huang?
Is it fits that he has, or convulsions?
kip-kiaⁿ sĭ kiaⁿ chù nâng, māng-kiaⁿ sĭ kiaⁿ sin-seⁿ;
fits alarm the household, but convulsions scare the doctor.
thóiⁿ-tîeh sim kiaⁿ táⁿ cìen;
when I saw it I shook with fright.
thiaⁿ-tîeh kiaⁿ-ĭ;
when he heard it he was astounded.
m̄ kiaⁿ-phàⁿ;
does not fear.
kiaⁿ kàu kông;
dazed by fear.
bé khṳt i cē kiaⁿ tîeh cū thèng pháu;
the horse, when he is frightened, runs away.
cía sĭ tó̤ phah cháu kiaⁿ cûa;
this is beating the grass to scare away the snakes.
mín kiaⁿ; mín-ēng kiaⁿ;
there is no cause for alarm.
úa m̄ kiaⁿ;
I am not afraid.
hāi i kiaⁿ kàu khīu;
terrified him so that he shook with fear.
kiaⁿ kàu tó̤ tòng;
trembling with fright.
kiaⁿ kàu khâp-cêk-tùn; kiaⁿ kàu phah-chùn-lūn;
quivering with fear.
kiaⁿ kàu sim-kuaⁿ-thâu pîak-pîak phah;
so frightened that my heart throbbed violently.
i m̄ cai kiaⁿ;
he is unconscious of fear.
kiaⁿ 