Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khng
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khng
[edit]- cho-khng;
- the chaff.
- chio cē khng-pn̄g khṳt koi cîah;
- mix up some food for the fowls.
- khng-kíaⁿ;
- finely broken grain mingled with chaff.
- tṳ khng;
- the refuse left after pounding rice for the last time.
- khǹg miⁿ-miⁿ;
- put away out of sight.
- jû tó̤ khǹg châng phò khòi cêk īeⁿ;
- as carefully as you would put away the title deeds of fields and shops.
- lṳ́ thóiⁿ khǹg ŭ sĭm-mûeh tŏ̤;
- you look and see what there is put away there.
- àm-cĕⁿ khǹg ki to̤ tŏ̤ sin tèng;
- secretly concealed a knife upon his person.
- khǹg-pàng tī-kò̤?
- Where is is laid away?
- khǹg ŭ ku-ā cun;
- he has put away several bottles of it.
- i khǹg ŭ tōa-bó̤-mûeh cîⁿ;
- he has a large amount of money laid away.
- khǹg tŏ̤ càng tèng;
- stored in the go-down.
- lṳ́ hó̤ kio úa khǹg hó̤;
- you keep it carefully for me.
- bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ khǹg;
- I have no place to keep it.
- hṳ́ ciah tû khǹg sĭm-mûeh?
- What is in that cupboard?
- khǹg kòi kàu i hûe sim tńg ì;
- plead with him till he changes his mind.
- khǹg ì hûa;
- exhort to peace.
- cía sĭ khǹg sì bûn;
- these are moral exhortations.
- khǹg nâng tôi cîⁿ;
- urge people to contribute money.
- khǹg cíu;
- urge to take wine.