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  • kak426808
  • Each; every; separate; apart.
kak nâng kak nâng khṳ̀ ût;
each went by himself to bed.
kak nâng kak nâng kâi sṳ̄;
each has his own separate interests.
kak nâng kak nâng kâi hŵn-ló̤;
each has his own sorrows.
cí hûe kak nâng sǐ tó̤ cîah;
at this moment every one is eating.
kak-kak ̄m̄ sie tâng;
each is unlike the others.
nâng kak ǔ só̤ chîang;
each has his own special gift.
tàⁿ lâi kak ǔ cêk sueh;
in speaking each had his own meaning.
kah chù kak chù kâi ūe ìm;
each place has its particular dialect.
kak tī-hng īa ǔ;
every place has it.
kak kok to ǔ nâng kàu cí-kò̤;
every country has its representatives here.
kak hieⁿ to pat i;
every village knows him.
ke lǎi kak sṳ̄ sǐ i kẃn;
all the different sorts of affairs in the household, are under her control.
kak khẃn kak khẃn hun-pîet;
distinguish between the different sorts.
kak nâng kak cip ka-kī kâi ì;
each held to his own opinion.
i sǐ cò̤-pû ciah a sǐ kak nâng kak nâng cîah?
Do they eat together or apart?
  • kak3761206
  • To congeal; fixed; to bind by agreement.
cúi kak cò̤ piaⁿ-sng, kak kàu tōiⁿ hó̤ pháu bé;
water freezes into ice so hard that horses may race upon it.
kak sìo-bâk;
close up an account.
sìo-bâk kak cheng-chó̤;
the account is settled.
kak ùaⁿ a būe?
Is the case closed yet?
i būe lío-kak;
he has not yet finished it up.
kak-kúe i kâi sèⁿ-mīaⁿ;
put an end to his life.
kak-kêk hó̤ mē?
Are the results good?
kàu kak-búe sĭ cò̤-nî?
In the end what will come of it?
kau-kak húiⁿ-lūi;
leagued rascals.
  • kâk90915
  • To fling, to throw, to cast away.
kâk mâk cìⁿ;
to cast a glance at; to ogle.
mâk-cìⁿ cē kâk i cū cai;
when she glanced at him he understood.
kâk tīo;
to fling aside.
kâk lô̤h cúi;
throw it into the water.
  • kâk3956413
  • To throw at; to cast missiles.
kâk kàu i hueh lâu hueh tih;
stoned him till the blood gushed out.
cang cîeh khṳ̀ kâk i, kâk m̄ tîeh;
threw stones at but did not hit him.
khîeh ke kò̤ kâk khṳ̀ kàu, tú-tú kâk tîeh i kâi thâu-khak;
took another and threw it, and hit him exactly on the head.
kâk sí;
stone to death.
kâk tāⁿ;
miss the aim in throwing at.

kam

  • kam2621426
  • Intestinal worms.
kam-thâng;
intestinal worms.
so̤h sí i kâi kam-thâng;
destroy the intestinal worms.
thò cêk tîo kam-thâng chut lâi;
vomited up a worm.
cí īeⁿ îeh hó̤ tī kam-thâng;
this is a good vermifuge.
  • kam3111045
  • A disease of children, arising from bad treatment or undigested food.
kam-cêk;
pot-bellied.
sǐang hó̤ kâi kam-cek-îeh;
an excellent vermifuge.
sĭ kam-cek-píaⁿ, a sĭ kam-cek-ko̤, a sǐ kam-cek-thn̂g?
Is it worm medicine in lumps, in lozenges, or in powder?
i kâi a-nôⁿ kam-cek hǔam-ngan tǎng cǎi;
her child has worms so badly as to produce indistinctness of vision.
gê-kam;
a gum-boil.
i sĭ seⁿ cáu bé gê-kam;
he has the galloping canker sore mouth.
  • kam3871089
  • A jail; a prison.
lîah khṳ̀ siu kam;
seize and imprison.
tŏ̤ kam lǎi ah jîeh kú?
How long has he been kept in custody?
kìm kam;
to imprison.
jû tó̤ cǒ̤ kam, cŏ̤ lô̤;
like being in a dungeon.
cáu kam hǔam;
an escaped prisoner.
pw̆n kam;
to break out of prison.
thî-lô̤ kah kìm-cí sĭ kẃn kam kâi nâng;
the sheriff and the turnkey are those who control the jail.
tîeh ŭ cêk kâi nâng tó̤ kam i cò;
there must be one person to force him to do it.
kam lîm kuaⁿ;
the overseer of the prison.
  • kam310990
  • Sweet; grateful; agreeable to the taste or feelings.
cí īeⁿ bī ío kam;
this flavor is more agreeable.
cîah tîeh âu tói ǒi kam; chùi búe ǒi tòa kam;
it leaves a pleasant taste in the mouth.
cía sĭ kam-kam kâi;
this is a very sweet one.
cîah tîeh kam-kam;
it tastes delicious.
hó̤-hó̤ kâi hǒ kìe-cò̤ kam-lîm;
a refreshing rain is called a timely rain.
i m̄ kam pun náng;
he is not pleased to let us have it.
i àiⁿ khṳ̀, úa m̄ kam khṳt i khṳ̀;
he wants to go, but I am unwilling to part with him.
khó cǐn, kam lâi;
when the bitter is exhausted, the sweetness comes.
soiⁿ khó ǎu kam;
first the bitter then the sweet.
kǔ kam kit;
a voluntary agreement.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ i sí īa kam sim;
thus he is resigned to death.
cía sĭ i kam-sim chêng-ngw̆n kâi;
this is what he voluntarily does.
kam-cháu;
liquorice.
kam-cháu hûa peh bī;
liquorice compounded with a hundred other sorts of savory things.
sieh kàu m̄ kam phah i;
loved him so much she would not punish him.
i cò̤ kam hāi nâng?
How can he willingly injure people?
i kam-ngw̆n sǐu khó;
she is willing to undergo hardship.