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• ‮瘢‬kìaⁿ65310410
• Irregular scars on the skin.

i kâi mīn tèng phùa kâi kìaⁿ;

he has a scar on his face.

i kâi hîah-kak tèng se-su phùa kìaⁿ;

there is a little scar on his forehead.

• ‮行‬kîaⁿ2071440
• To walk; to move along; to go; to act; to do; to send off; to let.

kîaⁿ lō;

to travel.

lō tèng tó̤ kîaⁿ kâi nâng;

those walking along the road.

kîaⁿ tāⁿ lō;

went by the wrong road.

kîaⁿ lâi kîaⁿ khṳ̀;

to move to and fro.

kha thìaⁿ bōi kîaⁿ;

has a sore foot and cannot walk.

kîaⁿ m̄ cìn-côiⁿ;

makes no progress.

kîaⁿ hó̤;

walk properly.

lṳ́ sĭ pō kîaⁿ lâi, a sĭ cŏ̤ kîe kîaⁿ?

Did you come on foot, or in a chair?

kîaⁿ m̄ kàu;

cannot walk there.

kîaⁿ hoh hn̆g;

walked a great distance.

kìaⁿ bô̤ ŭa-hn̆g;

had not gone far.

kîaⁿ kàu kha sng;

walked till tired.

khang i kîaⁿ;

lead him along.

chah i kîaⁿ;

support him by the arm while he walks.

phŏ̤ i kîaⁿ;

carry him along in the arms.

tò̤-kîaⁿ;

to walk backward; to retrograde.

kîaⁿ cûn kâi nâng;

boatmen.

cí ciah cûn cêk jît kîaⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi lō?

How far does this boat go in a day?

kîaⁿ bô̤ nŏ̤ pō cū hiah;

had scarcely started when he stopped.

léng m̄ kîaⁿ;

cannot push it along.

kîaⁿ cáu;

hasten on.

kîaⁿ-kîaⁿ cáu-cáu;

on the go.

i bŏi kîaⁿ, lṳ́ hó̤ ĭa i;

he is unable to walk, you must carry him on your back.

kîaⁿ lō kùe-úang kâi nâng;

the passers by.

a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ cìaⁿ tó̤ ô̤h kîaⁿ;

the child is learning to walk.

būe ô̤h kîaⁿ soiⁿ ô̤ pue;

learn to fly before learning to walk.

chut kîaⁿ;

start on.

kîaⁿ thit-thô̤;

walk for pleasure.

kîaⁿ a m̄ kîaⁿ nē?

Can it be made to go or not?

cí kâi sî-ceng bŏi kîaⁿ;

this clock does not go.

kîaⁿ sĭen;

to act righteously.

kîaⁿ tek;

to do good.

kîaⁿ lói-sìo;

to observe the rules of etiquette.

kîaⁿ lĕng;

transmit orders.

kîaⁿ bûn-cṳ;

to send off a dispatch.

kîaⁿ cai;

to inform officially.

kîaⁿ cai kak kūiⁿ;

let all the district magistrates know.

kîaⁿ m̄ khui kha;

does not get started.

cí kĭaⁿ sū chíaⁿ tī-tîang chut lâi kîaⁿ?

Whom will you invite to take the lead in this matter?

sṳ̄ m̄ kîaⁿ;

the business makes no progress.

úa thiaⁿ-kìⁿ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ chíaⁿ móng kong-chin chut lâi ⁿ tît lío;

I heard that this matter had been placed in the hands of a certain middle-man and that he had settled it.

kîaⁿ híam;

follow dangerous courses.

m̄-hó̤ kîaⁿ huang-híam: kîaⁿ ún-tàng cìaⁿ hó̤;

do not follow dangerous courses: to go in the path of safety is best.

cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ úa tàⁿ m̄ kîaⁿ;

I cannot talk about this matter.

sái m̄ kîaⁿ;

cannot send on.

cí kâi sṳ̂ kîaⁿ m̄ khṳ̀;

this cannot be effected.

cang cí kò̤ cò̤ kîaⁿ thâi;

make use of this as an official lodging in travelling.

kîaⁿ gê-mn̂g nâng;

a habitue of the yamun.

i tó̤ kîaⁿ tī kâi gê-mn̂g?

Which yamun does he transact business in?

kîaⁿ-ûi;

behaviour, actions.

kîaⁿ kè kâi jit-cí;

the wedding day.

thong kîaⁿ;

make a circuit; to permeate.

kîaⁿ hùe-mûeh lô̤h séⁿ;

send off goods to the provincial city.

• ‮件‬kĭaⁿ38694
• An item or thing; a classifier, of wide application; it often corresponds to the definite article.

mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

things; stuff; articles.

chùi kĭaⁿ;

remmants.

put kùe sīn lâng kĭaⁿ;

have but a few left.

úa àiⁿ bói kàu kĭaⁿ;

I want to buy a whole one.

kĭaⁿ thô kùi ke nŏ̤ kâi ngṳ̂n;

opium balls are dearer, by two dollars per ball.

lâi ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ hùe?

How many sorts of goods have come?

ŭ cí cêk kĭaⁿ tīaⁿ;

have only this sort.

ŭ kĭaⁿ sĭm-mih sṳ̄ i cū kang-khó căi;

if he has the least thing to do he is overburdened.

cêk kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

an affair.

toaⁿ kĭaⁿ hôk-sek;

one garment.

úa àiⁿ cn̂g kĭaⁿ kio lṳ́ bói;

I will buy the whole lot from you.

lṳ́ àiⁿ bói kàu kĭaⁿ li cū sǹg phîⁿ cē;

if you are going to buy the whole lot I will let you have them a little cheaper.

ēng chûn bô̤ pùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;

used them all up, so that there is not one left.

kè cng ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ?

How many articles are there in the wedding outfit?

ùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;

a case in law.

nâng mīaⁿ kâi ùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;

a case involving life.

kĭaⁿ-kĭaⁿ kŭ chŵn;

everything is ready.

cêk kĭaⁿ cêk kĭaⁿ hun khui;

set each by itself.

cò̤ kúi kĭaⁿ saⁿ-khò lâi chēng;

make a few clothes to wear.

hìeⁿ cōi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

so many things.

kĭaⁿ-kĭaⁿ to ŏi;

can do each kind.

kak kĭaⁿ lóng-cóng ṳ̆-pĭ hó̤;

all things are ready.

ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ?

How many of them are there?

cho kĭaⁿ;

coarse ones.

ìuⁿ kĭaⁿ;

fine ones.

i kâi ṳ̄ kĭaⁿ cōi;

he has much business.

lṳ́ tîeh cai sìo kĭaⁿ;

you must count them.

• ‮強‬kīaⁿ366578
• Sturdy; hale; vigorous.

kīaⁿ-càng;

robust.

i sui-sĭ lău, hŵn-lío khin-kīaⁿ;

although he is old he is still active.

cîah pó îeh, cîah i kīaⁿ cē;

take tonics, so as to gain vigor.

kiah

• ‮撬‬kiah3756412
• To pry at sidewise, as in picking a Chinese door.

khṳt châk kiah mn̂g jîp khṳ̀;

had his door pried open by a thief, who got in.

mn̂g li khṳt châk kiah khui, mûeh li bŏi m̄ kìⁿ;

the door was pried open by a thief, but nothing was missing.