khua edit
- khua-kháu;
- boastful.
- mih sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khah cṳ̆ khua;
- one should not laud himself too much in anything.
- i khua-cìang i kàu cìaⁿ ŏi;
- he extoled his being so upright and able.
- ūe tàⁿ chut lâi khah khua;
- the style in which he talks is too grandiloquent.
- úa thiaⁿ tîeh i kâi ūe khiam-khua khiam-khua nē;
- I thought his manner of speaking both modest and self-respectful.
- khîa bé cū tîeh ŭ khua lâk;
- in riding on horseback one needs strength of thigh.
- àiⁿ līen kau ũ khua lâk sĭ cò̤-nî līen?
- If one wishes to develop strength of thigh, in what way should he exercise?
- i sĭ khùa tī-tîang kâi sì?
- On whose influence does he rely?
- khùa pât nâng kâi sì li bô̤ ēng;
- it is of no use to trust to the influence of any one else.
- khùa i kâi sì tŏ̤ cí gūa jw̆n cò̤;
- relying on his influence, he acts in a disorderly manner when out here.
- úa bô̤ lâk hó̤ khṳt nâng khùa;
- I have no power for people to take advantage of.
- nín àiⁿ khùa úa kâi sì li màiⁿ lâi;
- if you are going to depend upon my influence then do not come.
- cûn khùa sua;
- the boat grounded on a sandbank.
- cûn kîaⁿ kàu hṳ́-kò̤ khùa chíen;
- having gone thus far, the boat grounded in the shallows.
- khùa tŏ̤ cîeh tèng;
- ran upon the rocks.
- cûn khùa tîeh;
- the boat is aground.
- cí-kò̤ khah chíen, khíong-ài khùa;
- it is too shallow here, there is danger of running aground.
- ŏi khùa tîeh, tîeh lô̤h khṳ̀ léng;
- if aground, we must get overboard and push.
- khùa-gō;
- to hinder, as a snag stops a sailing boat.
- i in-ûi kong sṳ khùa-gō tì-kàu sìa jīm;
- he was so ill at ease in his public work that he resigned his office.
- khùa-gāi;
- impeded by obstacles.
- cìeⁿ-seⁿ tì-kàu khùa-gāi tîeh;
- was in this way biought to a standstill.
- khùa tŏ̤ chn̂g tèng;
- lean on the table.
- bô̤-kò̤ hó̤ khùa chíu;
- have nothing to rest the hand upon.
- i kâi chíu khùa tŏ̤ lâng-kang kò̤;
- he was leaning on the balustrade.
- cí kò̤ lâng-kang lâuh-hâuh, m̄ hóy hàm sin khùa lô̤h khṳ̀;
- this railing is old and shaky, you must not lean your whole weight upon it.
- khùa-lṳ̆;
- anxious and troubled.
- úa khùa sim căi;
- I am very anxious about it.
- khùa hō̤;
- a label attached.
- cí ki kun sĭ tī-tîang khùa-sùe?
- Who acts as commander-in-chief of this army?