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káⁿ;

as soon as he comes they will desist.
cía nâng thó káⁿ cîah káⁿ tàⁿ;
this man dare do any sort of thing.
úa cò̤ káⁿ? úa căi tit káⁿ?
How dare I?
bô̤ nâng káⁿ;
none dare do it.
lṳ́ káⁿ cîah mē?
Will you venture to eat it?
lṳ́ káⁿ thiaⁿ úa cū hó̤;
if you will venture to follow my advice, all will be well.
m̄ káⁿ, m̄ káⁿ;
dare not presume to do so.
káⁿ-káⁿ nē;
walk up to boldly.
  • kàⁿ3721647
  • Leaven; yeast.
khṳ̀ bói cíu-píaⁿ lâi cò̤ kàⁿ-bó̤;
go and buy some cakes made from malt and make some yeast.
khîeh lâi hwt kàⁿ;
bring them for starting the yeast.
cía sĭ phû kàⁿ kâi;
these are raised with yeast.
lṳ́ thóiⁿ kàⁿ phû a būe;
you look and see if the yeast is light yet.
cí kâi mī khah kùe kàⁿ;
this flour has too much yeast in it.
kàⁿ kúe;
leavened cakes, cooked by steaming.
phû kàⁿ, phû kàu ngàu-ngàu;
raise them with yeast, till they are very puffy.
kàⁿ-cúi m̄ cok, phû lâi m̄ phàⁿ;
there is not enough yeast in them, and they are not raised so as to be spongy.
phû khí lâi khak tōiⁿ, bŏi phàⁿ;
they are too heavy, and not at all porous: there is too little yeast in them.
  • kâⁿ199808
  • To carry in the mouth.
khah-cío kâⁿ châ;
at right angles, as a magpie carries a stick.
o-a kâⁿ chīu-ki khṳ̀ co̤h tàu;
the crow is carrying twigs to build a nest.
sek ki chûe, khṳt káu kâⁿ i tńg-lâi;
throw a stick and let the dog bring it back.
ìⁿ-cío sĭ kâⁿ thô khṳ̀ co̤h tàu;
the swallow is carrying mud for her nest.

kah

  • kah3551021
  • Armor; a hard or scaly covering; the first of the ten stems; a set of ten.
cńg-kah;
finger nails.
kha-kah;
toe nails.
chēng cìen-kah;
wears armor.
thih kah;
iron shields.
lâh-lí kah;
the scales of the pangolin.
lîen hŵn kah bé;
a connected file of armored horses.
pó̤ kah kâi sṳ̄ tîeh jīn-cin kîaⁿ cìaⁿ hó̤;
the tithing must be done honestly and correctly.
kah-tíeⁿ sĭ kẃn câp ke kâi thâu-nâng;
the chief of a tithing is the head man of ten households.
i sĭ khue kah chut sin;
he is a graduate who has earned, not bought, his degree.
kah it sĭ sôk bâk;
the first and second of the ten stems, pertain to wood.
cêk kah úaⁿ;
a set of ten rice bowls.
bói nŏ̤ kah tōa úaⁿ;
buy two sets of large bowls.
  • kah5321627
  • Even; still; together; with; also.
kah sṳ̄ to m̄ lí;
does not even attend to business.
kah khẃn to bô̤;
has not even a sample of it.
kah úa to̤ m̄-ùi;
does not fear even me.
kah mêⁿ-kùa to lâi;
comes even in the night.
  • kah3561305
  • The part under and between the shoulder-blades.
koiⁿ-kah;
the shoulder-blades.
cŭang tîeh i kâi koiⁿ-kah;
hit him on the shoulder-blade.
  • kah3721596
  • To contend.
kah-tîeⁿ;
a parade ground, or area where troops are reviewed.
lăi kah-tîeⁿ, gūa kah-tîeⁿ;
inner and outer parade grounds.
saⁿ jît ău àiⁿ chut kah-tîeⁿ;
after three days there will be a review of troops.
  • kah217808
  • To fit; to match; in unison; to correspond.
cí ki só̤-sî kio i kâi só̤-thâu sie kah;
this key fits his lock.
kah i kâi sin;
fits him.
ka lâi kah sin;
it is cut to fit.
nĕ kah-kah;
just exactly enough, neither too much nor too little.
soiⁿ lâi kah-tàh thóiⁿ hó̤ mē;
first try it and see if it fits when inserted.
cía ke-húe khût i tú-tú kah ēng;
this tool is just exactly adapted to his use.
  • kah30714010
  • To wrap up in; to cover up.
kah phŭe;
to wrap up in a coverlet.
i kah phŭe, kah kàu sie-sie;
he is rolled up snugly in his coverlet.
khîeh ke nía phŭe lâi kah;
get another coverlet to put over him.
thiⁿ-sî ío jûah kah pīn tó cū hó̤;
the weather is rather hot, and if you cover the middle of the body that is enough.
màiⁿ kah kah miⁿ;
do not wrap up too closely.
kah lío cū hip tîeh;
being wrapped up, was oppressed by heat.
mêⁿ-sî chìn, ā-sĭ bô̤ phŭe kah, tîeh khṳt i kûaⁿ sí;
the nights are cold and without a coverlet to wrap up in one would be frozen to death.
khîeh kâi hîuⁿ chó̤-lîak kah cē cū hó̤;
take a winter jacket and cover up slightly and that will do.
i kâi kha kah bŏi sie;
her feet are not warmed by wrapping them up.
  • kah426303
  • A distributive adjective; each, separate, apart.
kah nâng kah nâng tńg khṳ̀ i chù;
each returned to his own house.
kah nâng kah nâng kài kìen-sek;
each has his own experience.