Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kṳ
kṳ
- 居kṳ437445
- To dwell; dwellings; to engross as a market; to consist ill; to be in; to fulfill a condition.
- ôiⁿ-kṳ kâi sî-hāu;
- when at leisure.
- i kâi kuaⁿ kṳ kêk pín;
- he has reached the highest rank.
- úa ngŏ kâi kíaⁿ sĭ cí kâi kṳ tōa;
- of my five children this is the eldest.
- khî hùe khó̤ kṳ;
- keep back goods to raise the price.
- i sĭ kṳ tī-tîang kâi hôk?
- For whom is he in mourning?
- tê kṳ;
- a tea-shop.
- kṳ sîaⁿ hó̤ a sĭ kṳ hieⁿ hó̤?
- Which is the better, to dwell in a city or in a village?
- kṳ kuaⁿ cū tîeh chèng ceh;
- the incumbent must magnify his office.
- hṳ́-kò̤ kṳ mîn cōi;
- there are many inhabitants there.
- màiⁿ gāi tîeh mîn kṳ;
- do not interfere with the people's dwellings.
- khang i kâi saⁿ kṳ;
- held on to the skirt of her robe.
- khang saⁿ kṳ pó ka-ciah;
- take the flap of a robe to mend the seat.
- khîⁿ saⁿ kṳ;
- clings to her skirts.
- mông i kâi saⁿ kṳ;
- touched the hem of his garment.
- kṳ m̄ tit hìeⁿ cōi;
- it will not hold so much.
- thóiⁿ m̄ chut kṳ ŭ hìeⁿ cōiⁿ;
- I should not have thought there was room to store so much in it.
- cí ko̤iⁿ càng-pâng kṳ tit jîeh cōi hùe?
- How much merchandise can be stored in this go-down?
- cîah lô̤h khṳ̀ tó lăi kṳ m̄ tit;
- eats more than he can hold.
- tăi-ke kong kṳ́ cêk kâi nâng chut lâi lí sṳ̄;
- the people put forward a man to take charge of affairs.
- tăi-múiⁿ kok kâi hûang-tì sĭ cèng nâng kong-kṳ́ kâi;
- the ruler of the United States is elected by the people.
- kong-kṳ́ cêk nâng lâi lí cía sṳ̄;
- let a man be put forward by the public to attend to this matter.
- kṳ́-cìn;
- to recommend, to bring forward, to nominate.
- sĭ úa kṳ́-cìn i kâi;
- it was I who recommended him.
- cí kâi nâng sĭ put sek thâi kṳ́ kâi nâng;
- this man is one who is unworthy of the nomination.
- kṳ́ chíu;
- to raise the hand, as in voting.
- kṳ́ cí tōa pang;
- a good deportment.
- kṳ́-tŏng to ŭ kui-kṳ́;
- in all actions there are usages to be considered.
- cêk kṳ́ cêk tŏng to ŭ lói-sìo;
- for all movements of the body there are rules of etiquette to be observed.
- kṳ́-jîn;
- a promoted man, a graduate of the second degree.
- tèng kṳ́-jîn;
- get the second literary degree.
- ngŏ̤ tîeh kâi kṳ́-cṳ́ àiⁿ khṳ̀ cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ;
- met a graduate on his way to Peking.
- sĭ kṳ́-jîn a sĭ bú-kṳ́?
- Is it a civil graduate of the second degree or a military graduate of the second degree?
- kui kṳ́;
- established usages.
- bô̤ kui-kṳ́;
- uncivil, impolite, rude.
- bô̤ kui bô̤ kṳ́;
- lawless.
- pat kui-kṳ́;
- well-bred.
- tîeh ŭ kui-kṳ́;
- one must act in accordance with correct customs.
- sĭ kṳ̀-kíaⁿ a sĭ tōa kṳ̀?
- Is it a hand-saw, or a wood-saw?
- kṳ̀ cò̤ nŏ̤ kûeh;
- saw it in two.
- cí ki kṳ̀ hó̤ kṳ̀ tek m̄ hó̤ kṳ̀ sam;
- this saw is good to saw bamboo with but not to saw pine.
- kṳ̀ khí;
- the teeth of a saw.
- tô̤ kṳ̀;
- to file a saw.
- kṳ̀ cí-hûe cìaⁿ tô̤ kàu lāi-lāi;
- the saw has just been sharpened.
- hîeh kîⁿ kio kṳ̀-khí hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- the edges of the leaf are serrated.
- kṳ̀ âu;
- to cut one's own throat.
- jw̆n kṳ̀, kṳ̀ m̄ tn̆g;
- however much I saw upon it, I cannot sever it.
- kṳ̀-sut;
- sawdust.
- kṳ̀ cêk kùa kâi kè-cîⁿ, hŵn-lío kṳ̀ būe lô̤h;
- has spent time enough to get half a day's wages at sawing, and has not yet sawed into it.
- kṳ̀ nêk;
- the blade of the saw.
- kṳ̆-tìn tŏ̤ hṳ́ kâi tī-hng;
- took up their quarters there.
- hṳ́-kò̤ sĭ i kṳ̆-tìn tŏ̤ kò̤;
- that is where they have planted themselves.
- i hóⁿ-kṳ̆ tŏ hṳ́-kò̤, bô̤ nâng káⁿ khṳ̀ thīn i;
- they have forcibly taken possession of the place, and no one dare go and oust them.
- 拒kṳ̆441645
- To ward off with the hand; to obstruct; to withstand; to reject; to stop; to oppose a plan.
- kṳ̆-cô̤h, m̄ kio i kau-chap;
- broke off intercourse, and would not associate with him.
- cē chia lío cū kṳ̆-cô̤h bô̤ hâiⁿ;
- as soon as he had got something from him on credit, he ceased from intercourse with him, and would not pay him.
- i cò̤-nî káⁿ khàng-kṳ̆ i?
- How dare he oppose him by force?
- i cí-kò̤ m̄ káⁿ kṳ̆ kuaⁿ;
- those living here, dare not resist the magistrates.
- châk kṳ̆-pŭ tì-kàu sieⁿ tîeh kuaⁿ-piaⁿ;
- the rebels resisted to the extent of wounding the regular troops.
- kṳ̆-têk;
- to stand out against.
- kṳ̆ i m̄ cŭ;
- could not successfully stand out against.
- khṳt i kṳ̆ co, kṳ̆ nŏ̤ saⁿ nî;
- he stood out against paying his rent for two or three years.
- lău nâng khṳt pn̄g kṳ̆ tîeh;
- the old man was choked by the rice.
- cîah pn̄g, cîah lío kṳ̆-kṳ̆ nē;
- after eating the rice, it produces a choking sensation by stopping in the passage to the stomach.
- 據kṳ̆4426413
- Evidence; warranty; to have form or substance; to occupy a place; to maintain; to fend off; according to; conformably to.
- ŭ sĭm-mih pêng-kṳ̆?
- What proof is there of it?
- cí kâi cū sĭ cèng-kṳ̆;
- this is the evidence of it.
- cìam-kṳ̆ i kâi tī-hng;
- encroach on his ground.
- lîp ieh ûi kṳ̆;
- make a contract as evidence.
- kṳ̆ i tàⁿ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- from what he says it appears to be thus.
- kṳ̆ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lâi thóiⁿ cū sĭ i m̄ tîeh;
- judging from this, it appears to be he who is in the wrong.
- kṳ̆ tŏ̤-lí lâi lŭn li, bô̤ cía sṳ̄;
- taking correct principles as the ground for argument, the thing cannot be done.
- kṳ̆ pín sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- according to the warrant, it is so.
- bô̤ pêng bô̤ kṳ̆, hàm úa cò̤-nî tẁn?
- With no proof nor evidence, how would you have me decide the case?
- cía sĭ ŭ cèng ŭ kṳ̆ kâi sṳ̄;
- this is a thing about which there is testimony to be had.
- kṳ̆ i kâi cú-ì li àiⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
- conformably to his will, let it be thus done.
- kṳ̆-tìn i kâi phò, m̄ khéng puaⁿ;
- took possession of his shop, and would not move out.
- īu-kṳ̆ bô̤ hâiⁿ i kâi co cîⁿ;
- and furthermore withheld his rent from him.
- tŏ̤ kip-kṳ̆ kâi sî-hāu cū àiⁿ m̄ cai-hûang;
- when in a hurry one does not take precaution.
- kṳ̆-jîen cū àiⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ kîaⁿ, kiaⁿ-ùi kîaⁿ m̄ khṳ̀;
- if you want to do that on the spur of the moment, I fear it cannot be done.
- i kâi nâng kṳ̆-ngău căi;
- he is very domineering.
- hàm tîeh i kṳ̆-kṳ̆ nē;
- when you call him he pays no attention to it.
- cho̤h noⁿ-kíaⁿ chŵn bô̤ kui-kṳ́, to sĭ kṳ̆-ngău, síen-tíen;
- those children are wholly destitute of correct training, and are insolent and impudent.
- ke-cṳ kṳ̆-bw̄n;
- a vast estate.
- hṳ́-kò̤ sǹg i sĭ kṳ̆-phek;
- he is the great man of the place.
- kṳ̆ mn̂g thó;
- in geomancy, a symmetrical hollow between two hills.
- khṳt i cò̤ cêk chùi kṳ̆ lô̤h khù;
- he gulped it down at one mouthful.
- tōa-tōa chùi li-li kṳ̆;
- kept gulping it down in great mouthfuls.
- kṳ̆ m̄ lô̤h;
- could not swallow it.
- kṳ̆ sîaⁿ jîeh hn̆g?
- How far from the city is it?