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kâi;

the tiger always falls upon the chief flag-bearer.
kî-jîn sǐ hun cò̤ poih kî;
the bannermen are divided into eight corps.
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  • Skill; dexterity.
i cêk chíu hó̤ kĭ gōi;
he is very dextrous.
lâi thóiⁿ nâng phah kĭ íong;
come and see these sleight of hand performances.
taⁿ to hăng tit thóiⁿ-kìⁿ nâng khṳ̀ cìn câp kĭ;
we now seldom see one who is dextrous in all the various sorts of physical exercises.
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  • Clever, talented.
kĭ-khá;
ingenious.
thóiⁿ i tíen sĭm-mih kĭ-líang chut lâi;
see what talent he displays.
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  • A courtesan; a singing-girl.
kĭ-ńng;
a prostitute.
i sĭ tó̤ tng kĭ kâi nâng;
she is one who gets her living by vice.
kĭ-kẃn ;
a brothel.
i sĭ tŏ̤ kĭ-kẃn chut sin;
she came out of a brothel.
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  • To shun; to avoid; to keep aloof from; to dislike; a shrinking from; jealous; antipathy.
kò-kĭ;
envy; jealousy.
i kâi nâng kò-kĭ căi;
he is of a very jealous disposition.
mih sṳ̄ to sĭ kò-kò kĭ-kĭ ;
is jealous about to all sorts of things.
i sĭang téng kĭ i;
she has the greatest dread of him.
m̄ cai kĭ i mih sṳ̄;
do not know why he shuns him.
i sĭm sĭ kĭ nâng ŭ châi-chêng ;
he is very envious of other people's ability.
cò̤ mih sṳ̄ to bô̤ kĭ-tǎng ;
he acts without respect for anybody.
cùe pĭ-kĭ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
keep as far aloof as possible from this sort of thing.
cí kǐaⁿ sṳ̄ tó̤ cí kâi tī-hng sĭ tōa pī-kĭ kái;
in this region the utmost pains is taken to avoid doing this.
peh sṳ̄ bô̤ kìm-kĭ;
have no superstitious dread in doing any sort of thing.
kíaⁿ-jît kĭ sîn, mn̂g-khí-cá cò̤-nî ŭ hì;
to-day is the anniversary of the emperor's death, and how was it that there was a play this morning?
kĭ jît;
to avoid doing something upon a certain day, as the anniversary of a day when a friend died.
ŭ nâng cò̤ cêk kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ cū kĭ cìeⁿ kĭ hìeⁿ, úa li lóng-cóng bô̤ kǐ;
some people, in doing things, shun this and shun that in superstitious fear: as for me I do not shrink from doing things at any time whatever.
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  • Perturbed; uneasy; a sudden start.
i cìeⁿ-sî tit kâi kiaⁿ-kĭ kâi pēⁿ;
he has lately a disease arising from nervous agitation.


kìⁿ

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  • To note down; to record; to remember.
úa kìⁿ ŭ sìo tŏ̤ kò̤;
I have it written down in account.
cīeⁿ jît cí tîo sìo m̄ cai kìⁿ;
forgot the other day to enter this in account.
i ŏi kìⁿ sìo a bŏi?
Can he keep accounts?
màiⁿ khṳt i kìn tāⁿ khṳ̀;
do not err in recording it.
úa kìⁿ-tit to bô̤ li;
I recollect that there was none.
ŭ ā, sĭ lṳ̀ m̄ kìⁿ-tit khṳ́;
yes there was some, but you have forgotten it.
ci kâi nâng hó̤ kìⁿ-châi;
this person has a fine memory.
thóiⁿ kùe kâi cū cong-kú kìⁿ-tit;
what he has once seen, he always remembers.
úa kìⁿ-tit m̄ cheng-chó̤;
I do not perfectly recollect.
kìⁿ-tit tāⁿ khṳ̀;
mistook the fact in endeavoring to recall it.
i cn̂g kâi bô̤ kìⁿ-châi;
he has a very poor memory.
cĭu sî teng-kìⁿ cū bŏi lāu-tīo;
set it down at once then it will not slip your mind.
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  • To see; to perceive by the senses; to notice and know what it is; to visit; an opinion; a mental view; appearance of; impressed by; seeing.
i lâi kìⁿ úa ;
he came to see me.
lṳ́ sĭ thìaⁿ-kìⁿ a thóiⁿ-kìⁿ?
Did you hear it, or see it?
úa li chin mâk thóiⁿ-kìⁿ, i li chin hĭⁿ thìaⁿ-kìⁿ;
I saw it with my own eyes, and he heard it with his own ears.
cá chut tău-thâi lâi sie pài ŭ kìⁿ a bô̤ kìⁿ?
The last time the Intendant of Circuit came, was he admitted to the presence of the one he came to visit?
míen kìⁿ;
“not at home;” to dispense with receiving a visitor.
úa cē kìⁿ mīn cū cai;
as soon as I saw his face, I knew.
lṳ́ ŭ hô̤ kau kìⁿ?
What is your opinion?
thóiⁿ m̄ kìⁿ, khîeh tieⁿ íⁿ lâi kúe kha cìaⁿ thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
could not see, and got a chair to stand on so that I could see.
m̄-hó̤ kìⁿ sin, bûang kū;
in seeing the new forget not the old.
cêk kìⁿ jû kū;
got acquainted at one interview.
lṳ́ khṳ̀ kàu tîeh kio i kìⁿ lói;
when you arrive you must go and pay your respects to him.
īa m̄ kìⁿ sĭm-mih hó̤;
I do not think it first rate.
ŭ nâng cò̤ kìⁿ-cèng a bô̤?
Is there any witness to it?
móng jît móng kuaⁿ khṳ̀ pǐ kìⁿ;
on a certain day a certain ofiicer was admitted to an audience.
cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ ín kìⁿ;
go to Peking to be presented at court.
i thóiⁿ tîeh kìⁿ gî;
to him it appeared suspicious.
m̄ khéng kìⁿ i;
would not admit him to his presence.
khó̤ kìⁿ lṳ́ sĭ tîeh, i sĭ m̄ tîeh;
it appears that you are right and he is wrong.
cĭu cìeⁿ-seⁿ cū hó̤ kìⁿ chut hó̤ tái;
thus its quality may be made apparent.
ău lâi cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ ŭ kìⁿ a bô̤?
Will there be any verification of this hereafter?
kìⁿ tîeh cū huaⁿ-hí;
when he saw it he was much pleased.