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kháu;

an important pass.

tòa piaⁿ khṳ̀ tŭ-kháu;

lead troops to defend the pass.

cham- che lō kháu;

cross-roads; the point where several roads meet.

ūi kháu;

the pylorus.

khui ūi-kháu kâi mûeh;

aids to digestion.

cîah kháu hun cē;

take a smoke.

nā ka-kī mn̂g-kha hŏ-kháu kò̤ cŏ̤;

stay and sit by one's own door.

seⁿ-kháu;

a carcass.

ngŏ seⁿ-kháu côi;

the five carcasses are all prepared.

kháu im;

pronunciation.

cía sĭ tī-kò̤ kâi kháu im?

In what place do they pronounce their words in this way?

kháu kak hó̤;

clear enunciation.

kháu pêh hó̤;

has a pleasant mode of telling things; eloquent.

• ‮考‬kháu3271250
• To question, as candidates at a competitive examination; ancestors.

kháu mn̄g i kâi cṳ;

examine him in his lessons.

sùe kháu;

an examination at which candidates for both literary and military degrees are examined.

khue kháu;

an examination of candidates for literary degrees.

tăi khau;

the triennial examination.

íⁿ-keng kháu-ngīam kùe;

already examined.

cĭeⁿ sîaⁿ kháu-chì;

go to the city to the examination.

kūiⁿ kháu;

the examinations at the District city.

hú kháu;

the examinations at the Departmental city.

cong-sṳ kháu;

examination by the Imperial Commissioner.

soiⁿ kháu;

my deceased father.

leh tō̤ kâi có kháu pí;

remote ancestors.

chê-kháu;

to search out.

bo ho̤ ki kháu;

there is no good evidence for it.

• ‮犒‬kháu3279310
• Bounty money; to reward with a treat.

kháu-síeⁿ sam kun;

to confer bounties on the army.

mĕng khim-che tòa mûeh lâi kháu-síeⁿ kun-sṳ̆;

command an ambassador to take articles and confer largess upon the soldiery.

• ‮拷‬kháu327646
• To extort a confession, as by torture.

lîah i lâi kháu-mn̄g;

seize and examine him by torture.

kò̤ i ēng sai hêng kháu-phah i;

charged him with having used private means of torturing him to make him confess.

sai-khia-ĕ lîah khṳ̀ kháu-phah;

privately seized and beat him to make him confess.

• ‮哭‬khàu455307
• To cry; to wail; to weep; to bemoan.

i tó̤ khàu mih sṳ̄? What is she crying about? thâu kîaⁿ thâu khàu;

crying as he went.

màiⁿ khàu;

don't cry.

lṳ́ khàu cŏ̤-nî?

Why do you weep?

khàu kàu choih;

cried so hard as to sob.

khàu kàu chám căi;

weeping bitterly.

khàu m̄ khéng hiah;

would not stop crying.

tèⁿ khàu;

pretend to weep.

ai-khàu;

lament.

thìaⁿ khàu;

mourn.

khàu ā bô̤ iah;

it is of no use to cry about it.

khàu-thiⁿ; thiⁿ-khàu; thiⁿ-thiⁿ khàu-khàu;

cry and sob.

pang siaⁿ tăi khàu;

began to cry aloud.

mông bŏi tîeh kuaⁿ-châ-thâu cū khàu;

began to wail before he touched the coffin.

phŏ tó̤ lí-kẃn khàu; phŏ̤ tîeh li-li khàu;

clasped it and gave himself up to moaning.

thiaⁿ tîeh sĭ khàu siaⁿ;

heard the sound of weeping.

khàu m̄ chut siaⁿ;

weep noiselessly.

kúi phàu sîn hau;

demons moan and spirits clamor.

hāi i khàu kàu āⁿ-āⁿ-kìe;

made him cry and scream.

màiⁿ pin-tǹg i khàu;

do not tease him and make him cry.

khàu kàu lŭi;

crying with many tears.

khàu m̄ cĕⁿ;

will not stop the noise of his crying.

• ‮靠‬khàu3271757
• To depend upon; to rely on.

khàu-cĭang lṳ́ kâi lâk;

trust to your strength.

thong ke to sĭ khàu-cĭang cí kâi kíaⁿ;

the whole family depend on this son.

cí kâi nâng khàu m̄ cŭ;

this person is not to be depended upon.

chŵn khàu cía phò tó̤ hūaⁿ ke, bô̤ pât īeⁿ chut sek;

depends wholly on this shop for the support of the family, and has no other source of income.

tṳ̂ chṳ́ cṳ gūa bô̤ kâi nâng hó̤ khàu;

besides this one, there is no person to depend upon.

• ‮扣‬khàu332643
• To deduct; to discount; a skein.

khàu pò;

narrow cotton cloth.

khàu ngŏ khàu;

take off five per cent discount.

khàu-tṳ̂;

to subtract.

soiⁿ-soiⁿ cū khṳt i khàu khí;

it was deducted by him beforehand.

khàu jîeh cōi ĭong, khàu jîeh cōi kieh?

How much is to be deducted for commission, and for freight?

cêk khàu sùaⁿ;

a skein of thread.

• ‮烤‬khàu327866
• To dry by a fire.

khàu i taⁿ;

lay it by the fire and dry it.

tîeh māng húe khua-khua khàu;

dry it gradually by a slow fire.

khàu lâi jú ta jú hó̤;

the more thoroughly you dry it the better.

pàng huang-lô búe cìaⁿ hó̤ khàu;

put it over the earthen stove when the fire is nearly out, and then it will dry.

khàu m̄ so;

it is not dried crisp.

• ‮釦‬khàu3321673
• A clasp; to clasp.

cang tâng khàu lâi khàu;

use brass clasps and clasp it.

• ‮叩‬khàu333302
• To strike the bead on the ground as in worship.

khàu thâu; khàu síu;

the ceremony of kneeling and putting the forehead on the ground.

saⁿ kŭi káu khàu thâu;

thrice kneeling and nine times knocking the head.

khàu-kìⁿ;

to visit a superior.