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same time.

kŭa mīn īa m̄ sói;
does not wash even his face.
i kŭa úa to m̄-ùi;
he does not fear even me.
kŭa i a-pĕ to bô̤ táng i;
he does not wait for his father even.
kŭa mêⁿ-kùa to cò̤;
works even in the night.
kŭa cía cò̤-nî m̄ pat?
Why do you not understand so much as this even?
kŭa keng khui cîh khṳ̀;
broke his bow also in drawing it.

kuaⁿ

  • kuaⁿ459122
  • Equitable.
kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ;
fair; just.
i mih sṳ̄ kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ căi;
he is very just in his dealings.
íⁿ-keng chíaⁿ ŭ kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ kâi sin-sṳ̆ chut lâi thîo-chú;
have already asked honorable gentlemen to come and settle the matter by arbitration.
kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ kùe hût;
more equitable than Buddha himself.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ kuaⁿ-kuaⁿ cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ kâi;
that is perfectly fair.
  • kuaⁿ472405
  • An officer of government; the magistrates; the authorities; rulers; official; public.
kuaⁿ hṳ́; kuaⁿ ŵn;
officials; magistrates.
cò̤ kuaⁿ kâi nâng;
those in authority.
kuaⁿ bue;
an official match-maker.
oh kuaⁿ ue;
learn the mandarin dialect.
i sĭ to cheng kuaⁿ, in pi sĭ tham kuaⁿ;
he is a clean handed official, and it is not as if he were a covetous one.
kuaⁿ lo;
a government road; a highway.
ci'a lam sĭ kuaⁿ iam;
this salt is salt that has passed through the hands of government officers.
phah-kuaⁿ-si;
to enter npon a lawsuit; to carry a case before the authorities.
mûeh-kĭaⁿ kui kuaⁿ;
things confiscated.
ŭ kâi kuaⁿ- thoi;
has dignity; is stately.
ŭ kâi kuaⁿ ieⁿ;
is of dignified bearing.
kuaⁿ tieⁿ;
rulers.
bun kuaⁿ, bu kuaⁿ;
civil and military officers.
tōa kuaⁿ, soi kuaⁿ;
one filling an important office, and one whose office is petty.
ciaⁿ in kuaⁿ;
the magistrate who holds the seals of office.
co cap kuaⁿ;
subordinate officers.
kui pin kuaⁿ?
Of what grade is he?
i kâi kuaⁿ cheⁿ hien;
he will soon be in office.
cia kuaⁿ sĭ;
trusting to official influence.
  • kuaⁿ3101303
  • The liver.
kuaⁿ hue seng;
inflammalion of the liver.
tng kuaⁿ chun lih;
(grieved so that) the liver and intestines are splintered.
i sieh ju sim-kuaⁿ;
dear to him as his life.
i kâi sim-kuaⁿ in-ho̤;
he has a bad disposition.
Bim-kuaⁿ-thau liang-liang;
his chest is cool.
cia, sĭ kuaⁿ-taⁿ kâi tie;
these are his real senti- ments.
kuaⁿ bak khak pi tho;
the woody liver neutralizes the earthy stomach, (therefore I have no appetite).
koi kuaⁿ suaⁿ;
desiccated hens' livers.
  • kuaⁿ310753
  • A staff; a post; a shaft.
ûi kuaⁿ;
masts.
ki kuaⁿ;
flag-staff.
cí ki kî-kuaⁿ jîeh kuiⁿ?
How high is this flag-staff?
  • 𣔼kuaⁿ310759
  • A shaft; a bar; a beam; a pole.
cìⁿ-kuaⁿ;
the shaft of an arrow.
chìn kuaⁿ;
the bar of a steelyard.
cò̤ ki tìeⁿ kuaⁿ;
make a fishing-pole.
tèng ki tōa kuaⁿ chìn;
set the marks upon a large steelyard bar.
  • kuaⁿ311510
  • Cured by drying, dried.
phâk cò̤ kuaⁿ;
dry them in the sun.
phû-thô̤ kuaⁿ;
raisins.
có̤ kuaⁿ;
dried dates.
píaⁿ kuaⁿ;
biscuits.
  • kuaⁿ472758
  • A coffin.
kuaⁿ-bâk; kuaⁿ-châ;
a coffin.
kuaⁿ kĭn;
a coffin and its contents.
kuaⁿ-châ khàm, kuaⁿ-châ tói, kuaⁿ-châ chîeⁿ, kua-châ sin;
the lid, the bottom, the sides, and the bulk of the coffin.
kuaⁿ-châ thâu, kua-châ búe;
the head and the foot of a coffin.
mông būe tîeh kuaⁿ-châ thâu cū khàu;
he began to cry before he had touched the coffin, (too soon).
kuaⁿ-châ phŭe;
a pall.
kuaⁿ-châ pang, kuaⁿ-châ póiⁿ;
slabs for making coffins.
kuaⁿ-châ íⁿ;
supports for a coffin to rest on.
kuaⁿ-châ kǹg;
a bier.
kuaⁿ-châ chù;
a house to shelter a coffin.
kuaⁿ-châ phò;
a shop where coffins are sold.
kuaⁿ-châ phng;
an adz used in making coffins.
  • kúaⁿ3131563
  • To hasten; chase; pursue.
úa cá-cá àiⁿ khí lâi kúaⁿ lō;
I shall rise very early and pursue my journey.
lṳ́ tùi cúi lō kò̤ khṳ̀, úa kúaⁿ tùi hăng lō lâi khṳ̀;
you follow the water course, and I will go on by land.
kúaⁿ khùe cē;
hurry up.
úa àiⁿ kùaⁿ kàu kàu, cìaⁿ lâi hiah;
I will press on to my journey's end and then stop.
i khṳ̀ jìeh kú nē, m̄ cai kúaⁿ i tit tîeh, a kúaⁿ m̄ tîeh;
he has been gone some time, I do not know whether we can overtake him or not.
kúaⁿ kín khṳ̀ cò̤;
went and did it in the utmost haste.
kúaⁿ mé-ⁿméⁿ hŵn-lío kúaⁿ m̄ hù;
hurried on, but still failed to reach there in time.
tîeh kúaⁿ sok cē cìaⁿ kúaⁿ tit kîp;
must hasten somewhat, and then we shall be in time.
kúaⁿ cí hûe kâi lâu-cúi;
take advantage of the tide.
àiⁿ kúaⁿ khṳ̀ hù chĭ kâi;
will hasten on to be in time for the market.
tîeh kúaⁿ kàu căm cìaⁿ ŭ hó̤ cîah;
must go on till we reach the post station then we shall have something to eat.
kúaⁿ cá, khí lâi lí sṳ̄;
get up early and attend to business.
jû kúaⁿ ah cêk īeⁿ;
like