kham

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  • Adequate; worthy; fit for.
m̄ kham cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
not worthy of it.
cía put kham căi;
very unworthy of this.
m̄ kham tit tîeh i kâi síeⁿ;
undeserving of his rewards.
kham ēng cò̤ kuaⁿ;
fit to make use of as an officer.
sĭu khó lâng kham;
have greater suffering than can be borne.
kham-kai o̤-ló̤;
worthy of praise.
kham-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
deserving of this.
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  • A shrine to hold ancestral tablets, or images.
kham àiⁿ uaⁿ-pàng tī-kò̤?
Where will you set up the shrine?
nŏ̤ phìⁿ kham mn̂g;
the two doors of a large cupboard in which the ancestral tablets are kept.
i kâi có-kong sái tŏ̤ kham tèng;
his ancestral tablets are set up in the shrine.
cwn cò̤ cêk kâi kham lâi săi láu-îaⁿ;
make to order a shrine to set gods in.
cí kâi sîn-kham tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ siu-sîp;
this shrine for idols must be renovated.
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  • A pit; a snare; a critical time; the second of the eight diagrams.
i cìeⁿ-sî khám-khó̤;
he is now not at all well.
cìeⁿ-sî khám-khám khó̤-khó̤ to m̄ jû-ì;
now in the midst of difficulties, with everything adverse to his wishes.
kût kâi khám;
dig a dangerous pit.
khám khùe sĭ sok cúi;
the second of the eight diagrams pertains to water.
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  • To fell; to chop.
khám chīu lîah cío;
fell a tree in order to catch the bird that is in it.
i kâi to̤ cū khám khṳ̀, khám sieⁿ tîeh i kâi chíu;
in bringing down his knife it slipped and wounded his hand.
khám m̄ lô̤h;
cannot chop with it.
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  • To compare evidence; to personally examine.
thek che khṳ̀ khàm;
dispatch an officer to examineinto the case.
chê-khàm mêng-pêh lío;
have investigated the case thoroughly.
chíaⁿ kuaⁿ lâi khàm-thóiⁿ;
invite an official examination.
sĭ úi úi-ŵn lâi khàm a sĭ cìaⁿ-tn̂g ka-kī lâi khàm?
Was a deputy sent to take the evidence, or did the magistrate himself come to personally examine into the case?
khàm mn̄g;
cross question.
m̄ kàu tī-hng kò̤ khàm to m̄ hó̤ tẁn;
without going to the place to compare the evidence, the case cannot be decided.
khṳt gṳ̄-sṳ́ bûa khàm chut lâi;
it was ferreted out by the censor.
nŏ̤ nâng lâi tùi khàm cū cíe tāⁿ;
if both come together and compare the texts there will be fewer mistakes.
cĭang-khàm châng-bó;
remeasure the extent of the field.
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  • To cover; to roof in; a cover.
khàm-au;
a large covered bowl.
sĭ àiⁿ khàm-au-kíaⁿa sĭ àiⁿ tōa khàm-au?
Is it a small or a large covered bowl that is wanted?
lâi hĕcêk tōa khàm-au cut-bí pn̄g;
go and offer (to the gods) a large bowl of boiled glutinous rice (as a gift after the birth of a son).
chù-téng cêng khàm hĭa a būe?
Are the tiles laid in the roof yet?
khṳt chīu hîeh khàm kàu miⁿ-miⁿ;
wholly concealed by the overhanging foliage.
thiⁿ-sî jûah căi, tîeh lâi khàm pò-phâng;
the weather is very hot, and we must have an awningput up.
cí kâi khàm khah sòi, khàm m̄ miⁿ;
this conical cover is too small, it does not fit tightly.
khîeh tíaⁿ-khàm khṳ̀ khàm;
put the cover on the iron pan.
cúi kng tîeh cai khàm miⁿ;
be sure and cover the water jar closely.
bói kâi cúi-kng khàm;
buy a water-jar cover.
cí kâi khàm sĭ pīn bói kâi, a sĭ cwn cò̤ kâi?
Was this cover a ready made one, or was it made to order?
lêng-sn̂g-khàm khàm khṳ̀ cū sĭang miⁿ;
if you cover it with the steamer cover, it will exactly fit.
bói kâi tăng-thâu puah lâi khàm tăng-thâu;
buy a pot cover to cover the pickle pot.
tŭm-puah, īa sĭ m̄ khàm, pû căi tit sêk?
If you do not cover the wide mouthed pot, how can the things cooking in it be thoroughly cooked?
khàm phŭe toaⁿ;
cover with the coverlet cover.
hṳ́-kò̤ ŭ khàm-phâng a bô̤?
Is there any awning there?
khàm lío khah àm;
when it was roofed in it was too dark.
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  • To cover, as with a concave vessel; to overshadow.
thiⁿ khàm tī;
the heavens cover the earth.
khîeh kâi tê-au lâi khàm;
take a covered cup and cover it.
tin-tò̤ khàm;
invert it and use it for covering.
khîeh kâi úaⁿ khṳ̀ tò̤-khàm;
cover it with an inverted bowl.
khàm tŏ̤ i sît ĕ;
sheltered under its wings.
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  • A dangerous bank; a precipitousledge; a cliff.
būe kàu khàm kha;
has not yet reached the bank.
hṳ́-kò̤ sĭ kĭa khàm;
there is a steep bank there.
khĭa tŏ̤ khàm kha tó̤ táng;
stood waitingon the bank.
châng khàm;
a ledge beside a field.
tó̤ khoi khàm-kha tèng tìeⁿ hṳ̂;
on the bank of the river fishing with hook and line.
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  • Large brass cymbals.
tōa lô̤-kó sĭ pôih lô̤, sì khăm;
in a large brass band there are eight gongs, and four pairs of cymbals.
phah toā khăm, phah lío khŏm-khŏm-kìe;
sound the great cymbals, and hear their clash.
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  • The noise of shutting or opening a door.
màiⁿ khăm mn̂g;
do not bang the door.
tì-kó̤ kâi mn̂g khăm-khăm-kìe?
What door is it that is banging?