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kâi;

the tiger always falls upon the chief flag-bearer.

kî-jîn sǐ hun cò̤ poih kî;

the bannermen are divided into eight corps.

• ‮技‬kĭ347644
• Skill; dexterity.

i cêk chíu hó̤ kĭ gōi;

he is very dextrous.

lâi thóiⁿ nâng phah kĭ íong;

come and see these sleight of hand performances.

taⁿ to hăng tit thóiⁿ-kìⁿ nâng khṳ̀ cìn câp kĭ;

we now seldom see one who is dextrous in all the various sorts of physical exercises.

• ‮伎‬kĭ34194
• Clever, talented.

kĭ-khá;

ingenious.

thóiⁿ i tíen sĭm-mih kĭ-líang chut lâi;

see what talent he displays.

• ‮妓‬kĭ341384
• A courtesan; a singing-girl.

kĭ-ńng;

a prostitute.

i sĭ tó̤ tng kĭ kâi nâng;

she is one who gets her living by vice.

kĭ-kẃn ;

a brothel.

i sĭ tŏ̤ kĭ-kẃn chut sin;

she came out of a brothel.

• ‮忌‬kĭ340613
• To shun; to avoid; to keep aloof from; to dislike; a shrinking from; jealous; antipathy.

kò-kĭ;

envy; jealousy.

i kâi nâng kò-kĭ căi;

he is of a very jealous disposition.

mih sṳ̄ to sĭ kò-kò kĭ-kĭ ;

is jealous about to all sorts of things.

i sĭang téng kĭ i;

she has the greatest dread of him.

m̄ cai kĭ i mih sṳ̄;

do not know why he shuns him.

i sĭm sĭ kĭ nâng ŭ châi-chêng ;

he is very envious of other people's ability.

cò̤ mih sṳ̄ to bô̤ kĭ-tǎng ;

he acts without respect for anybody.

cùe pĭ-kĭ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

keep as far aloof as possible from this sort of thing.

cí kǐaⁿ sṳ̄ tó̤ cí kâi tī-hng sĭ tōa pī-kĭ kái;

in this region the utmost pains is taken to avoid doing this.

peh sṳ̄ bô̤ kìm-kĭ;

have no superstitious dread in doing any sort of thing.

kíaⁿ-jît kĭ sîn, mn̂g-khí-cá cò̤-nî ŭ hì;

to-day is the anniversary of the emperor's death, and how was it that there was a play this morning?

kĭ jît;

to avoid doing something upon a certain day, as the anniversary of a day when a friend died.

ŭ nâng cò̤ cêk kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ cū kĭ cìeⁿ kĭ hìeⁿ, úa li lóng-cóng bô̤ kǐ;

some people, in doing things, shun this and shun that in superstitious fear: as for me I do not shrink from doing things at any time whatever.

• ‮悸‬kĭ340618
• Perturbed; uneasy; a sudden start.

i cìeⁿ-sî tit kâi kiaⁿ-kĭ kâi pēⁿ;

he has lately a disease arising from nervous agitation.

kìⁿ

• ‮記‬kìⁿ3401493
• To note down; to record; to remember.

úa kìⁿ ŭ sìo tŏ̤ kò̤;

I have it written down in account.

cīeⁿ jît cí tîo sìo m̄ cai kìⁿ;

forgot the other day to enter this in account.

i ŏi kìⁿ sìo a bŏi?

Can he keep accounts?

màiⁿ khṳt i kìn tāⁿ khṳ̀;

do not err in recording it.

úa kìⁿ-tit to bô̤ li;

I recollect that there was none.

ŭ ā, sĭ lṳ̀ m̄ kìⁿ-tit khṳ́;

yes there was some, but you have forgotten it.

ci kâi nâng hó̤ kìⁿ-châi;

this person has a fine memory.

thóiⁿ kùe kâi cū cong-kú kìⁿ-tit;

what he has once seen, he always remembers.

úa kìⁿ-tit m̄ cheng-chó̤;

I do not perfectly recollect.

kìⁿ-tit tāⁿ khṳ̀;

mistook the fact in endeavoring to recall it.

i cn̂g kâi bô̤ kìⁿ-châi;

he has a very poor memory.

cĭu sî teng-kìⁿ cū bŏi lāu-tīo;

set it down at once then it will not slip your mind.

• ‮見‬kìⁿ3851470
• To see; to perceive by the senses; to notice and know what it is; to visit; an opinion; a mental view; appearance of; impressed by; seeing.

i lâi kìⁿ úa ;

he came to see me.

lṳ́ sĭ thìaⁿ-kìⁿ a thóiⁿ-kìⁿ?

Did you hear it, or see it?

úa li chin mâk thóiⁿ-kìⁿ, i li chin hĭⁿ thìaⁿ-kìⁿ;

I saw it with my own eyes, and he heard it with his own ears.

cá chut tău-thâi lâi sie pài ŭ kìⁿ a bô̤ kìⁿ?

The last time the Intendant of Circuit came, was he admitted to the presence of the one he came to visit?

míen kìⁿ;

“not at home;” to dispense with receiving a visitor.

úa cē kìⁿ mīn cū cai;

as soon as I saw his face, I knew.

lṳ́ ŭ hô̤ kau kìⁿ?

What is your opinion?

thóiⁿ m̄ kìⁿ, khîeh tieⁿ íⁿ lâi kúe kha cìaⁿ thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;

could not see, and got a chair to stand on so that I could see.

m̄-hó̤ kìⁿ sin, bûang kū;

in seeing the new forget not the old.

cêk kìⁿ jû kū;

got acquainted at one interview.

lṳ́ khṳ̀ kàu tîeh kio i kìⁿ lói;

when you arrive you must go and pay your respects to him.

īa m̄ kìⁿ sĭm-mih hó̤;

I do not think it first rate.

ŭ nâng cò̤ kìⁿ-cèng a bô̤?

Is there any witness to it?

móng jît móng kuaⁿ khṳ̀ pǐ kìⁿ;

on a certain day a certain ofiicer was admitted to an audience.

cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ ín kìⁿ;

go to Peking to be presented at court.

i thóiⁿ tîeh kìⁿ gî;

to him it appeared suspicious.

m̄ khéng kìⁿ i;

would not admit him to his presence.

khó̤ kìⁿ lṳ́ sĭ tîeh, i sĭ m̄ tîeh;

it appears that you are right and he is wrong.

cĭu cìeⁿ-seⁿ cū hó̤ kìⁿ chut hó̤ tái;

thus its quality may be made apparent.

ău lâi cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ ŭ kìⁿ a bô̤?

Will there be any verification of this hereafter?

kìⁿ tîeh cū huaⁿ-hí;

when he saw it he was much pleased.