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boor?

thóiⁿ i kâi hôk-sek li sĭ kun-cṳ́ nâng chēng kâi, m̄ cai i kâi nâng ŏi kun-cṳ́ a bŏi?
I see that his clothes are such as are worn by refined people, but I do not know whether he is a refined person or not.
i kâi gūa mīn thóiⁿ-kìⁿ li kun-kun cṳ́-cṳ́, i kâi sim lăi li kio châk cêk īeⁿ, chŵn bô̤ kâi kun-cṳ́ bī;
he is a perfect gentleman, so far as external appearance is concerned, but in mind he is like a brigand, utterly lacking refinement.
kok kun;
the sovereign.
hú kun;
in epitaphs denotes a parent.
soiⁿ kun tŏ̤ jît sĭm kèng i;
when my deceased father was alive I was most respectful toward him.
sìo kun;
your son.
ngîam kun;
the head of the house.
kun m̄ cìaⁿ, chîn cū lw̆n;
when the prince is not upright, the ministers rebel.
cía sǹg sĭ hun kun;
this a stupid ruler.
kak kok kâi kun-ûang mîaⁿ-hō̤ m̄ tâng;
the sovereigns of different countries have unlike designations.
ke kun;
my father.
sòi kun;
my wife.
sìaⁿ kun;
the monarch.
hîen kun;
a wise ruler.
to sĭ ŭ tău kâi mêng kun;
is a reasonable and clear headed ruler.
i kâi cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭ bô̤ pĕ-bô̤ kun hùe kâi cò̤ sṳ̄;
his conduct is that of one who has no ruler.
  • kún4948511
  • To boil; to bubble up; to roll about or over.
pû ue kún cúi lâi chong tê;
heat a kettle of water till it boils and infuse some tea.
cúi kún a būe?
Does the water boil yet?
cúi cûaⁿ li-li kún khí lâi;
the fountain bubbles perpetually.
sie kùe kún thng;
hotter than boiling soup.
táng i kún kàu mîⁿ-mîⁿ;
wait for it to boil soft.
cêk kún cū khîa khí;
as soon as it boils, take it off the fire.
  • kún23415914
  • To explode; to blast; to blow.
kún-tī-lûi;
dynamite.
tī khṳt i kún thâp khṳ̀;
the ground was blown out and made concave by it.
kún phùa i kâi sîaⁿ;
blew up their city.
cúi tói kâi tī-lûi hó̤ kún tīo nâng kâi cûn;
torpedoes blow up ships.
kún tīo cîeh;
blast rocks.
hṳ́-kò̤ kâi tī-lûi kún khí lâi, hṳ́ piⁿ kâi nâng ŭ kâi khṳt i kún sí khṳ̀, ŭ kâi khṳt i kâi in heh pûah khṳ̀;
when the dynamite exploded there, some of those standing by were killed by the explosion and some were stunned.


  • kùn495758
  • A quarter-staff; a sharper; a knave.
chíu téng khîa ki kùn;
held a fencing stick in his hand.
tăng phah sì-câp kùn;
beaten forty blows with a club.
tōa kùn tōa păng li-li phah;
kept striking him with great clubs and sticks.
kuang-kùn;
a blackleg.
lău sŏng kùn;
a pettifogger.
kùn-húiⁿ;
a rascal.
  • kûn4201457
  • A petticoat.
i cêng pâk kûn a m̄ cêng?
Has she begun to wear a petticoat yet?
i pâk cêk ie âng kûn;
she wore a red petticoat.
cí nía kûn tī-tîang kâi?
Whose petticoat is this?
chîo kûn;
an apron worn by courtiers in court dress.
kûn-ûi;
a child's apron or petticoat.
kûn tòa;
the waistband of a petticoat.
  • kŭn4191637
  • An old political division, whose extent has varied at different times from a province or principality down to a district.
kŭn sîaⁿ;
a shire-town.
kŭn ûang;
a prince.
kŭn cú;
daughters of a prince of the first rank.
  • kûn452646
  • The fist.
kûn-thâu;
the fist; to double up the hand; boxing.
pù, ngía, gâu, pat kûn-thâu;
rich, handsome, learned, and skilled in boxing.
hía kûn-thâu chun chut lâi kio puah-kíaⁿ hìeⁿ tōa;
when he stretched out his fist it was as big as a small rice pot.

kut

  • kut4541880
  • A bone; anything hard inclosed in or connected with something soft, as the rib of a leaf or an umbrella.
kha kut, chíu kut;
bones of the feet and hands.
phiaⁿ-lî kut;
the ribs.
ku-kut;
old human bones.
hṳ̆n jìp kut chúe;
his hatred goes to the marrow of his bones; invincible repugnance.
phú kṳn, lò kut;
become emaciated.
pw̆n kut châk;
a renegade.
ngâu hóⁿ kut ka;
make glue from tiger's bones.
chûn cò̤ cêk pé kut;
left but a handful of bones.
i kâi kut keh hó̤;
he is well built.
thong sin kâi kut-cak;
the bones of the whole body.
cîah nâng kâi kut-thâu cîaⁿ suaⁿ;
preys upon people.
cūaⁿ kut-thâu;
base, low-live.
sin-tèng ŭ kò̤ kùi kut;
has innate refinement.
sĭ i kâi kut nêk;
is of his own flesh and blood.
cía jī thóiⁿ tîeh ŭ kut lâk;
this letter is vigorously written.
  • kût267648
  • To pound; to maul; to hit.
i cang châ-cí kût tîeh i kâi ka-ciah;
he took a round stick of wood and hit him on his back.
khîeh ki tek-ko̤ tùi i li-li kût;
got a bamboo pole and kept hitting him with it.
kûn-thâu tùi i kût kàu cêk sin tâk-cak o-cheⁿ;
mauled him with his fist till his whole body was covered with black and blue spots.