khieⁿ
- gūa kang khieⁿ;
- a foreign accent.
- i sĭ tàⁿ kiaⁿ khieⁿ;
- his brogue is that of a Pekingese.
- i kâi khieⁿ-tio hó̤ căi;
- he chants admirably.
- kâi khek chìe chut lâi bô̤ khieⁿ bô̤ tio;
- he sings his ballad without tune or time.
- i ŏi chíe khun khieⁿ;
- he knows how to chant.
- úa thiaⁿ tîeh sĭ jī-ûang kâi khieⁿ, m̄ sĭ sì-phî kâi khieⁿ;
- it sounded to me like the low and slow, not like the high, quick style of chanting.
- i kâi khieⁿ khṳ̀n hó̤;
- his tone is good and his diction clear.
- sin-seⁿ tàⁿ tîeh khīeⁿ pûi-jṳ̆;
- the doctor says he must abstain from rich food.
- chiet-ìo tîeh khīeⁿ huang;
- it is important that he keep out of the wind.
- khīeⁿ cíu;
- abstain from wine.
- khīeⁿ lâh;
- refrain from making any noise in the house during the six days succeeding the birth of a child.