- 緘khîam3831209
- To close; to seal.
- huang kháu cṳ khîam put hṳ́ tân tī;
- it is not allowable to send private letters to the yamun.
- i thóiⁿ lío khîam kháu bô̤ ngân;
- after seeing it, he shut his mouth and never said a word.
- 鈐khîam3901674
- An official stamp.
- khîam-kì;
- a wooden seal, used by inferior magistrates, such as inspectors of boats.
- i kâi ìn sĭ cìaⁿ ìn a sĭ khîam-kì?
- Is his seal an official seal conferred by the government, or is it a stamp such as is given to subordinate officers?
- 鉗khîam3891675
- A necklace.
- khîeh ke cêk kâi khîam lô̤h khṳ̀ chò poih sek;
- put in a necklace besides to make up a variety in the presents.
- ngĕ khîam;
- a ring for the neck.
- i kùa kŭa kâi khîam;
- she wore a necklace, also.
- ńng khîam;
- a lady's necklace.
- 芡khĭam3911404
- A water plant allied to the water lily.
- khĭam-sît;
- the stems, seeds and roots of the Euryale ferox*, used in medicine.
- 儉khĭam387913
- Sparing; frugal.
- m̄-hó̤ khah khĭam;
- do not be too sparing.
- khĭam-siap;
- stingy; close-fisted.
- khĭam ēng;
- use sparingly.
- hùi-ēng to tîeh cak-khĭam;
- the expenses must be kept within a moderate limit.
- i mih sṳ̄ to khĭam-séⁿ;
- he is very saving in everything.
- khĭam-khĭam nē ēng ŭ cêk kâi gûeh;
- by using it very sparingly it will last a month.
- cía sṳ̄ to m̄-hó̤ khĭam, àiⁿ khĭam tîeh khĭam pât sṳ̄;
- in this it will not do to try to save, if retrenchment is necessary let it be in something else.
- i kâi cîah ēng to sĭ khĭam-iak khĭam-iak nē;
- his outlays for food and other necessaries are always kept at the very lowest figure.
- àiⁿ khĭam tîeh khĭam tit khî ngî;
- if you would be economical, it must be at proper times and in a reasonable degree.
- i cṳ̆-lâi ēng ke kùiⁿ-sìⁿ, to bŏi khĭam;
- he has been accustomed to expend more, and cannot reduce the amount.
- àiⁿ lîah khĭam, lîah m̄ lô̤h;
- as for retrenching, it is not feasible.
- i ka-kī īa khĭam m̄ khṳ̀;
- he cannot stint himself.
- khĭam cîah, tǹg thàng ke;
- get a household of one's own, by frugality in the style of living.
- khĭam cîah, pái tōa tù;
- eat sparingly, in order to lay down big wagers in gambling.
- ŏi khĭam kîeⁿ kùe thàng;
- to save is better than to earn.
- khĭam khó̤ cò̤ lîam;
- being frugal enables one to be decent.
- khĭam phok;
- simple in one's habits.
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khiang
- 腔khiang3651308
- The patois or brogue of a place; affected; pretentious.
- lî hiang put lî khiang;
- when one leaves his village he does not leave its mode of speech behind him.
- hàm i màiⁿ tó̤ cuang khiang;
- tell him not to adopt an affected style of speaking.
- i sĭ tó̤ cuang khiang kâi; he has an
affected manner of speaking.
- 坎khiang315324
- To ring, as a whole dish does when tapped.
- khà khiang;
- to sound anything which rings.
- khà thóiⁿ ŏi khiang a bŏi;
- tap it and see whether it will ring.
- khà tîeh khiang-khiang híang, cóng bŏi pit;
- it rings loudly when tapped, it is not cracked at all.
- 強khîang366578
- Sturdy; brawny; forcible; overbearing.
- i cí-hûe khîang-càng căi;
- he is now very robust.
- in pí ún kèng khîang;
- they are more powerful than we.
- cí-kò̤ bô̤ lŭn khîang jîak;
- here we do not consider whether one is strong or weak.
- sĭ khîang-tău a sĭ chîap-châk?
- Is it a highwayman or a thief?
- i kâi kun-sṳ̆ hùe m̄ ká khîang bói khîang bōi;
- their soldiery do not resort to intimidation in buying or in selling.
- i cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ sĭ-khîang khi-hŭ nâng;
- he thus relies on force regardless of right in dominating people.
- i kâi sèⁿ-chêng kang-khîang, bŏi jîu-jîak;
- his disposition is arbitrary not yielding.
- khîang chíeⁿ
- take by force.
- khîang kang
- rape.
- khîang khṳt
- to beg, with threats of violence.
- a-tĭ khîang kùe a-hiaⁿ
- the younger brother overbears the elder.
khiap
- 歹khiap844780
- Bad, vicious, evil, vice.
- nâng ŭ hó̤, ŭ khiap;
- there are both good and bad people.
- i to m̄ pat hó̤ khiap;
- he does not know good from evil.
- hó̤ khiap sṳ̄, to m̄ chap;
- does not mix himself up in affairs whether proper or disreputable.
- i sĭang cai hó̤ khiap;
- he clearly discriminates between virtue and vice.
- 怯khiap379615
- Timorous, fearful.
- i kâi sim ùi-khiap;
- he is faint-hearted.
- i sim khiap, m̄ káⁿ cìn-côiⁿ
- he is timorous, and dare not go forward.
khīe
- 掯khīe324648
- To detain illegally.
- cū sĭ i tó̤ khīe lêk
- he is levying black-mail.
- kò̤ i khīe sôk
- charge him with detaining by force what belongs to another when redeemed.
- có̤-có̤ khīe-khīe,
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