khîⁿ

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  • To assail; to attack; to lay hands on.
i lĭ-hāi căi, ku-ā nâng m̄ káⁿ khṳ̀ khîⁿ i;
he is very malignant, and even several persons in a body dare not go and attack him.
hṳ́ kâi íong căi: lâi kàu, toaⁿ nâng tùi i kâi heng-côiⁿ cū khîⁿ khù;
that one is very daring: he came and, rushing in single handed, seized him by the breast.
saⁿ nâng hŵn-lío khîⁿ i m̄ tó̤;
even three men cannot successfully grapple with him.
bô̤ nâng káⁿ khîⁿ i;
no one dares attack him.
toaⁿ nâng kiaⁿ-ùi khîⁿ i m̄ tîo;
being alone, feared that he could not overcome him in an attack.
i ŏi khṳt nâng khîⁿ khṳ̀ a bŏi?
Was he overpowered by those who fell upon him?
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  • To cling to; to hang upon.
i khîⁿ kín i kâi kīe-kǹg;
she clung to the poles of his sedan chair.
khîⁿ kīe jîp tîaⁿ;
clung to the chair and thus entered the court.
khîⁿ tîn;
holding fast to a creeper.
khîⁿ chīu ki;
grasping a branch and hanging on thereby.
a-nôⁿ khîⁿ saⁿ-kṳ, khîⁿ chíu-ńg;
children cling to the flaps and sleeves of one's tunic.
ẁn kúi khîⁿ cêk tōa tu;
a troup of avenging spirits hang about him.
ṳn kúi, ẁn kúi khîⁿ cîaⁿ tu;
a swarm of appeased and unappeased ghosts cling around.
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  • Forceps; to gripe as with forceps.
cwn phah cêk ki khîⁿ-kíaⁿ;
had a pair of forceps made to order.
cía tîeh khîa khîⁿ-kíaⁿ lâi koih;
this must be taken up with forceps.
i kâi hŏi kha khîⁿ bŏi tit khí;
the crab cannot seize hold on it.
m̄-hó̤ khṳt hŏi khîⁿ khí lâi;
do not let the crab gripe you.