kui
- 規kui4821474
- To rule by law; to line out; to regulate; a regulation; a by-law; custom; usage; a fee; a rate for taking a farm.
- ēng sĭm-mih kui-kṳ́?
- What is the usage?
- m̄ pat kui-kṳ́;
- does not understand the rules of etiquette.
- cí kâi nâng kui-kṳ́ căi;
- this person is very well bred.
- cò̤ mih sṳ̄ to sĭ kui-kui kṳ́-kṳ́;
- he does everything in a very proper way.
- ún cí-kò̤ ŭ cí kâi kui-lī;
- we have this usage here.
- i kâi hieⁿ kui sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- such are their village customs.
- siu gûeh kui; siu múiⁿ gûeh kâi kui-kṳ́ cîⁿ;
- receive the customary monthly stipend.
- cía sĭ tīaⁿ kui kâi;
- this is the fixed rate.
- phêng-íu hùe cang chêng-lí kui-cìaⁿ i;
- friends admonished him, setting forth correct principles of action.
- cía sng sĭ lŏ kui;
- these are illegal fees.
- jît kui;
- a sun-dial.
- khîeh kâi jît-kui lâi kui thóiⁿ sĭ sĭm-mih sî-hāu;
- take a sun-dial and thereby find out what time of day it is.
- 歸kui4807714
- To return; to go or send back; to revert to the original place or state; to betake one's self to, as for help or shelter; to end; to terminate; a refuge; to divide by one figure.
- hîeh lô̤h kui kṳn;
- the leaves fall back to the roots.
- i hùaⁿ nâng lâi kui hâng;
- they have all returned to their allegiance.
- cía m̄ hó̤ kui kĭu pàng i kò̤;
- you must not lay the blame upon him.
- i-kū kui hâiⁿ i;
- he gave back to him what he got at first.
- mûeh-kĭaⁿ kui kuaⁿ;
- the things are confiscated.
- kui tńg khṳ̀ pńg kok;
- return to one's own country.
- kak nâng kak nâng kui ke;
- each has gone to his own house.
- nâng sí cū tîeh méⁿ-méⁿ kui thó;
- when men die they must quickly return to dust.
- i kâi châng kui i kâi hiaⁿ-tĭ;
- his land reverts to his brothers.
- i pat kui tṳ̂ kâi huap;
- he knows the rules of arithmetic.
- nâng kâi sim lóng-cóng kui i;
- the hearts of all turn toward him.
- mûeh kui ngŵn cú;
- the article reverts to tho original owner.
- ēng cò̤ poih kui káu tṳ̂, a sĭ ēng cò̤ poih káu sêng?
- Will you do it by division or by multiplication?
- ău-lâi cò̤-nî kui kak?
- What will be the upshot of the affair?
- tang-kui;
- spikenard.
- kui kṳn;
- eventually; in the end.
- khì m̄ kui ngŵn;
- could not catch his breath.
- cîⁿ-bó̤ kui sin;
- the capital returns to him.
- koi kui;
- a hen's crop.
- kui pá-pá;
- its crop is full.
- thóiⁿ cí ciah koi ŭ kẁn kui kâi a bô̤;
- see whether this fowl has had its crop stuffed with sand to make it weigh heavier.
- koi-kui khṳ̀ pûn thit-thô̤;
- blow up a fowl's crop to make a toy of.
- kui io-io, bûe cêng cîah kâi īeⁿ;
- its crop is flabby as if it had not eaten.
- cit pò kâi kui;
- a loom.
- hṳ́-kò̤ pàng cêk tieⁿ pò-kui tŏ̤ kò̤;
- a loom had been placed there.
- i tŏ̤ kui tèng keⁿ pò;
- she was at the loom, weaving.
- thīⁿ saⁿ kui;
- a sewing machine.
- 閨kui4811696
- The door which separates the public rooms of a house from the private ones; the women's apartments; unmarried girls; feminine.
- kui nńg;
- a young lady.
- kui pâng;
- the private apartments.
- m̄ pat tâh chut kui mn̂g;
- has never stepped beyond the door of the ladies' apartments.
- chim kui-tìeⁿ lăi;
- within a lady's chamber.
- kui-thàm;
- to pry; to go about looking into.
- kui-sĭ;
- to peer at.
- nín kúi nâng cò̤-pû khṳ̀ cū hó̤;
- go all of you together.
- khṳ̀ kàu hṳ́-kò̤ kúi lí lō;
- it is a few miles travel.
- kúi jît lâi cêk hûe;
- comes once in every few days.
- keh kúi nî m̄ cêng lâi;
- has not come for several years past.
- lṳ́ kúi hùe?
- How old are you?
- cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kúi kâi gûeh?
- How many months old is this child?
- lṳ́ khṳ̀ kúi tńg?
- How many times did you go?
- i ke kúi sî àiⁿ lâi;
- he is coming after a while.
- cí khí ŭ kúi īeⁿ?
- How many varieties are there in this species?
- hun cò̤ kúi téng;
- divided into several species.
- kúi kù ūe;
- a few phrases.
- chûn ŭ kúi kò̤;
- have a few pieces left.
- lṳ́ téng tîeh kúi kṳn?
- How many catties were there when you weighed it?
- kâi mng bô̤ kúi níe tăng;
- one is but a few ounces in weight.
- lṳ́ àiⁿ kúi chùn tn̂g?
- How many inches long do you want it?
- i àiⁿ hiah ke kúi mêⁿ;
- he is going to stay a few nights longer.
- lâi ŭ kúi ūi nâng-kheh;
- several guests have arrived.
- i hṳ́ lăi kúi kâi úaⁿ, kúi sang tṳ̄, i to cai;
- he has a minute acquaintance with their domestic arrangements.
- 鬼kúi4821940
- The spirit of a dead man before it is enshrined in the hall; the manes; that which the soul turns to at death; a ghost, a goblin, an apparition, a specter, a devil, a horrid repulsive object, a sordid wretch.
- i sĭ thóiⁿ-kìⁿ kúi ā;
- he sees a ghost.
- sío kúi;
- a crazy man.
- khṳt kúi mîⁿ tîeh;
- possessed by a devil.
- thiaⁿ-kìⁿ kúi tó̤ khàu;
- heard demons wailing.
- kúi sîn kâi sṳ̄ lâng cai;
- the affairs of demons and angels are not to be known.
- i sĭ tó̤ tàⁿ kúi ūe;
- he is whispering false words.
- ẁn kúi khîⁿ cêk tōa tu;
- an unavenged spirit raises a great troop who come to take vengeance.
- hàm i màiⁿ kúi tháu kúi náu;
- tell him not to go about sticking his head in here and there.
- kúi tĕⁿ tîeh;
- a demon has grappled him.
- kúi lîah tîeh;
- an imp has seized him.
- kúi húe;
- a will-o-the-wisp.
- sĭ ṳn kúi a sĭ ẁn kui?
- Is it a satisfied or a dissatisfied spirit?
- bô̤ hó̤ ke sîn thàu gūa kúi;
- a bad family god gives information to outside demons.
- mô̤ⁿ-kúi;
- demons.
- tŏ kìang kúi;
- an echo.
- tŏ kìang kúi tùi nâng tàⁿ;
- the echo responds.
- îeh kúi;
- the motive power, as in a machine.
- i kâi mn̂g ŭ kâi îeh kúi;
- his door has a spring-lock.
- îeh kúi cē tin-tăng cū lí-kẃn kîaⁿ;
- as soon as the spring is in motion it moves on.
- tieⁿ kâi îeh-kúi;
- invented a machine.
- kang-kúi;
- crafty; fraudulent; cunning.
- i mih sṳ̄ to sĭ kang-kang kúi-kúi, chŵn bô̤ cin-sît;
- he is very tricky about everything, and wholly untruthful.
- i sĭ tó̤ cò̤ suaⁿ thó kúi;
- he is a despoiler of graves.
- nêk-kùi phûe;
- cinnamon bark.
- nêk-kùi îu;
- cinnamon oil.
- kùi hue;
- the Olea fragrans.
- jîm kùi sĭ sok cúi;
- the ninth and tenth stems belong to water.
- kùi chun sĭ saⁿ gûeh;
- the third month is the end of spring.
- kùi hē;
- the last month of summer.
- 貴kùi4841545
- Honorable, noble, exalted, illustrious, dignified, good, and hence in a direct address used as an appellative, you, your; dear, high priced, precious, valuable; honor; to give dignity to; to esteem, to value.
- pù kùi;
- rich and honored.
- kùi cūaⁿ;
- noble and base; patricians and plebeians; yours and mine.
- cun-kùi kâi nâng;
- honored men.
- kùi hú tī-kò̤?
- Where is your mansion?
- cun kè kùi sèⁿ?
- What is your surname, honored Sir?
- kùi ngŏ̤;
- your family residence.
- nán kùi séⁿ ŭ cí cêk īeⁿ mûeh a bô̤?
- Is this sort of article found in your native province?
- tŏ̤ nín kùi kok lâi kàu ún cí-kò̤ jîeh hn̆g?
- How far is it from your country here?
- kùi kūiⁿ sĭ sôk tī cêk hú?
- To which department does your district belong?
- cía sĭ kùi-tŏng kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
- these are rare articles.
- nâng khá m̄ sĭ kùi-tŏng kùe mûeh?
- Are not human beings to be held in higher esteem than are things?
- kàu cí-kò̤ ŭ sĭm-mih kùi kàng?
- What business had you in coming here?
- i kâi sìang-măuⁿ sĭ kùi sìang;
- he has a physiognomy which promises future honor for him.
- cí īeⁿ mûeh sĭm kùi;
- this article is very dear.
- cía ío phīⁿ, hía ío kùi;
- this is cheaper, that is dearer.
- cīeⁿ jît khṳt úa bói lâi khah kùi;
- I paid too high a price for it the other day.
- sin-seⁿ tàⁿ cía huang-cúi móng sî ŏi chut kùi;
- the interpreter of the results of geomantic influences, says that these will at a certain time produce family agrandizement.
- kùi thói sĭ cò̤-nî m̄ thîo-hûa?
- What is the ailment which your Excellency has?
- bó̤ íⁿ cṳ̄ kùi;
- the mother is ennobled through her son.
- sang seⁿ kùi cṳ́;
- twin sons.
- kùi khì kâi nâng;
- a person of rare excellence.
- cí cêk ūi sĭ nín kâi kùi chin;
- this is a relative of yours.
- cí īeⁿ mûeh ŭ jîeh kùi?
- What is the value of this article?
- kùi bói li kùi bōi;
- what is bought for a high price must sell for a high price.
- kûi i khṳ̀;
- let it go; never mind; let it pass.
- kûi hùaⁿ nâng khṳ̀ jíang, i tǹg-kùe thiaⁿ m̄ kìⁿ;
- underwent the hooting of the whole crowd, and acted as though he did not hear it at all.
- i ka-kī cai m̄ tîeh, kûi i hîam;
- he himself knew that he was in the wrong, and submitted to her reproof.
- kûi i mēⁿ, m̄ káⁿ ìn;
- took the scolding and said nothing.
- cò̤-nî m̄ tok-ceh i, kûi i khṳ̀ lăng-tăng nē?
- Why do you not reprimand him, instead of allowing him to be so heedless?
- kŭi lô̤h khṳ̀;
- to kneel down.
- pài kŭi kâi lói-sìo, nín kùi kok ŭ cí kâi lói a bô̤?
- In the honorable kingdom to which you belong, is the ceremony of kneeling in obeisance practiced?
- ún kò̤ bô̤ pài kŭi kâi lói-sìo;
- we do not practice this form of obeisance.
- lîah i tó̤ kŭi thih-só̤;
- made him kneel on chains (a form of punishment).
- i kâi kha tîeh kŭi lô̤h khṳ̀ cìaⁿ hó̤ cò̤;
- he must kneel and then he can do it.
- cèng n̂ang lô̤h khṳ̀ kŭi-sàng;
- all made their parting obeisance.
- cía sĭ ēng cêk kŭi saⁿ khàu-thâu kâi lói, hía sĭ ēng nŏ̤ kŭi lâk khàu-thâu kâi lói;
- for this the ceremony of once kneeling and three times touching the ground with the forehead is used; for that the ceremony of kneeling twice, and touching the forehead to the ground six times is customary.
- tá-chiam sĭ kŭi cêk ciah kha;
- to half kneel is to kneel on one knee.
- i kâi bó lâi kàu pài-pài kŭi-kŭi, lí-kẃn khîu nâng;
- his wife came and kept kneeling down and vehemently pleading.
- kŭi lô̤h khṳ̀ cū peh m̄ cáu-khí;
- having knelt down could not rise.
- i íⁿ-keng khéng khṳ̀ kŭi-hûe i, i cò̤-nî hŵn-lío m̄ hàuⁿ hiah;
- he has already been and acknowledged his sin and besought forgiveness, so why is he yet unwilling to forbear.
- kìⁿ-tîeh, kŭi kàu tak-tak;
- when he saw him, he knelt down so that his legs from the knee downward rested on the ground.
- kŭi-pāi;
- defeated.
- kŭi-sùaⁿ;
- completely routed.
- kŭi-lw̆n;
- put to flight.
- phah-cek-kŭi;
- to miss one's footing, to stumble and nearly fall.
- cáu lío phah-cek-kŭi lô̤h khṳ̀;
- ran and tumbled down.