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kò̤ tîeh;

he has been accused by a certain person.
i ŭ kò̤, úa ŭ sù;
he has a charge, and I have a refutation.
cía kò̤ m̄ cĭeⁿ cúa;
this accusation is not worth the paper it takes to write iton.
m̄-hó̤ bú-kò̤ nâng;
bring no false charges.
kò̤ cn̄g;
an indictment.
i khṳ̀ kò̤ gṳ̄ cn̄g, tîeh khṳ̀ cīeⁿ-si kò̤, kò̤ lío, cìaⁿ hâh-sek kò̤ gṳ̄ cn̄g;
if one wishes to appeal to the supreme court, he must first bring his case before the provincial courts in their order, and then if he is not satisfied with the decision he appeals to the supreme court.
i líang ke tó̤ sie kò̤;
the two parties are suing each othor.
kò̤ lío tī-tîang îaⁿ?
Who won the suit?
cía sǹg sì ŭ kò̤ bô̤ sù kâi;
this is to be reckoned as a charge without any defence.
kò̤ kía cêk kâi gûeh;
ask a month’s leave of absence.
i hīn-khek kò̤ pēⁿ lío tŏ̤ ke thîo ui;
having got leave of absence on account of sickness, he is at home nursing his health.
i khṳ̀ kò̤ cong-ĭang, kò̤ m̄ cún;
he went to get leave of absence on account of his duties to his parents, but did not get it.
  • kò̤34758
  • To row with an oar.
kò̤ méⁿ cē;
row faster.
kò̤ cíeⁿ;
to row.
i ŏi kò̤ cûn a bŏi?
Can he row a boat?
  • kò̤941415
  • A place; a point.
cí-kò̤;
here.
hṳ́-kò̤;
there.
tī-kò̤;
where.
múaⁿ-tī-kò̤;
everywhere.
lṳ́ àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
Where are you going?
i bô̤ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤;
he has not gone anywhere.
pàng tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?
Where did you put it?
pât-kò̤;
elsewhere.
khṳ̀ pàng pât-kò̤;
go and put it somewhere else.
kò̤-kò̤ to̤ hó̤;
any place will do.
bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ pàng;
there is no place to put it.
kîaⁿ bô̤ kò̤ khṳ̀;
there is no place to walk in.
lṳ́ lâi úa kò̤, úa li khṳ̀ lṳ́ kò̤;
you came to my house, and I went to yours.
màiⁿ khṳ̀ i kò̤;
do not go where he is.
lâi ún kò̤ cŏ̤;
come and sit with us.
ún cí khṳ̀ hìeⁿ kò̤, bô̤ sĭm-mûeh hó̤ cîah;
if we go there we shall find nothing to eat.
sîaⁿ-chĭ kò̤ cū ŭ mûeh hó̤ cîah;
in the market there are edibles.
khṳ̀ phêng-íu kò̤ tàⁿ ūe;
gone to a friend’s to consult with him.
kò̤-kò̤ ŭ;
every place contains some.
cí kâi sĭ ēng kàu tī-kò̤ khṳ̀?
How far will this go in supplying our wants?
nā cí kṳ̆n kò̤ mō̤-kìⁿ kàu hn̆g-hn̆g kò̤;
stay near here and look away off yonder.
bô̤ tī-kò̤ hó̤ thit-thô;
there is no place to go for recreation.
lṳ́ khĭa pàng cí-kò̤;
you stand here.
lṳ́ khṳ̀ cŏ̤ pàng hṳ́-kò̤;
you go and sit there.
tŏ̤ hṳ́ kháu kò̤;
outside there.
tŏ̤ hṳ́ tói kò̤;
inside there.
gūa mīn kò̤;
on the outside.
hái kîⁿ kò̤;
on the sea-shore.
tŏ̤ cí lō piⁿ kò̤;
here by the roadside.
tŏ̤ suaⁿ kha
kò̤;
by the foot of the hill.
tŏ̤ mîn-chn̂g ĕ kò̤;
under the bed.
tŏ̤ i thâu-khak téng kò̤;
above his head.
tŏ̤ i sin-piⁿ kò̤;
upon his person.
i tŏ̤ hṳ́ téng kò̤, a sĭ tŏ̤ cí ĕ kò̤?
Is it up there or down here?
jw̆n tī kò̤ hó̤;
any place will do.
bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ hiah;
no place to lodge.
  • kò̤4713210
  • A classifier; a lump; a piece.
cêk kò̤ nêk;
a piece of meat.
hṳ́ kò̤ tī jîeh khuah?
How wide is that piece of land?
khîeh kò̤ píaⁿ pun i;
get a biscuit and give it to her.
àiⁿ ke nŏ̤ kò̤;
I want two lumps more.
ku-ā kò̤ pau cò̤ cêk kò̤;
several pieces wrapped in one bundle.
lô̤h kò̤-kíaⁿ pêh-hŵn;
put in a little bit of alum.
kng kò̤ cîeh lâi tú;
bring a stone and brace it.
cang kò̤ châ lâi soih;
stay it in place by a bit of wood.
kô̤-kêh;
to hinder; to cause delay; to embarrass; to impede.
múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ kô̤-kô̤-kêh-kêh, kîaⁿ káng gûeh cìaⁿ kàu;
was hindered everywhere, and arrived only after a whole month’s travel.
cêk tît kàu hṳ́-kò̤ khṳ̀, chŵn bô̤ tíam-kíaⁿ kò̤-kêh tîeh;
went there at one stretch, and without the least delay anywhere.
  • kô̤3291185
  • A conical or cylindrical trap, made of bamboo, for catching fish; it is dragged along the bottom.
hṳ̂ kô̤, hê kô̤;
traps for fish and for prawns.
cē jîp kô̤ tói cū bŏi tit chut;
if they once get into the trap they cannot get out.


ko̤h

  • ko̤h2811026
  • Strange; diverse; different.
ko̤h īeⁿ căi;
most extraordinary.
úa thóiⁿ tîeh ko̤h īeⁿ;
to me it appears odd.
i kio i sǹg sĭ ko̤h sèⁿ;
he is of a different surname from him.
i kâi nâng seⁿ lâi ko̤h īeⁿ;
he is different from other people.
i kâi sèⁿ-chêng ko̤h īeⁿ;
he has a queer disposition.
  • ko̤h9703010
  • To irritate the throat.
píaⁿ ŏi ko̤h âu;
the biscuit rasps my throat.
cí khí ko̤ cîah tîeh khah ko̤h âu;
this sort of jam makes the throat tingle too much as it goes down.
màiⁿ khṳt in ko̤h tîeh;
do not get strangled by the smoke.
tó̤ hwt hue: kîaⁿ khui cē, màiⁿ khṳt i ko̤h tîeh;
he is slaking lime: go farther off so as not to be choked.
khoi-sua-pà ngŏ̤ tîeh thàu huang cĭu ŏi ko̤h tîeh nâng;
the sand of the river bottom, if there happens to be a wind, may choke one.