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poison.
kong m̄ phùa;
fail to take by assault.
kong phùa i kâi îaⁿ-cē;
captured their in- trenchment.
hŭe-côi kong-tú i;
assemble and withstand them in battle.
pin-lô̤ lêng hĭa khì, kong kien;
betel-nut will disperse wind and reduce congestion.
méⁿ-méⁿ tîeh ēng kong thâm kâi îeh lâi kong tīo cí cho̤h thâm;
must quickly take some medicine which will remove phlegm, and clear out the throat with it.
soiⁿ kong-sùaⁿ cí tíam cék khì;
first dissipate the humors which have accumnlated.
cē khì, hueh cū kong sim;
as soon as one is angry, the blood rushes to the heart.
khṳt cho̤h thâm cē kong, cū hun-kông khṳ̀;
as soon as he was choked with mucous he became insensible. 工 kong 460 48 0 An artisan; skilled work; skill; a job. sṳ̆ lông kong siang;
literary men, farmers, artisans and merchants.
i cò̤ lâi ceng-kong căi;
he has done it in a most workmanlike manner.
cía sît-căi nâng khá tô̤h thien kong;
this man has certainly seized upon the skill of nature in doing things expertly.
cía sĭ tōa kong thîaⁿ;
this is a big job. 恭 kong 462 61 6 The exhibition of respectful feeling. kong-hí;
I respectfully wish you joy, (as at the New Year).
khṳ̀ kio i kong-hí kâi nâng ho̤h cōi;
those who went to wish him a Happy New Year were many. 管 kóng 474 118 8 A tube; a short cylinder. cam khǹg tŏ̤ cam-kóng tói;
the needles are put away in the needle-case.
tek kóng;
a small dipper or measure made from a section of the trunk of a bamboo.
cêk kóng lâng;
the core of a boil. 貢 kòng 464 154 3 To offer to a liege lord things for service; presents from foreign nations given in homage; fit for presents or tribute; the best sort; to offer service. cìn kòng;
to bring tribute.
kòng sài;
tribute bearers.
sĭ lâi kòng sĭm-mih mûeh?
What does he bring as tribute?
kòng lói;
presents sent to Court.
tōa kùe kòng-īⁿ;
bigger than an examination hall, (in which the graduates are supposed to offer their talents for their country’s service).
kòng cûn;
a ship bearing tribute.
ŭ sĭm-mih ko̤h īeⁿ mûeh-kĭaⁿ lâi kòng-hìen;
has some curious thing to present.
líam ki kòng-hieⁿ lâi phīⁿ phang;
light a large white incense stick and smell its odor.
i tàⁿ cí kâi sĭ kòng tn̄g;
he says this is the very
best sort of satin.
kòng tău sĭ îu tī-kò̤?
By what route is the tribute brought?
kien kòng;
those graduates who have bought their degree.
chut kòng;
graduates who have tried for ten years to get the next degree.
lī kòng;
one who has bought an office. 馥 kòng 151 186 9 Odoriferous; diffused odor. cêk koiⁿ kòng-kòng phang; sĭ ûn hieⁿ-châ a m̄ sĭ?
The whole place is full of a sweet smell; it comes from burning sandal wood does it not?
phīⁿ tîeh kòng-kòng phang;
smells very fragrant. 礟 kòng 667 112 14 A cannon; a howitzer. cí bûe kòng kâi seⁿ-cu ēng jîeh tōa?
How large a ball is required for this cannon?
sin cù cêk mn̂g tâng kòng;
a newly cast brass cannon.
kòng chóiⁿ;
a swab for cleaning a cannon.
kòng kâi îeh lóng-cóng jîp pīn;
the cannon is already loaded. 䀊 kŏng 370 108 14 To roil; to stir up and make turbid. kŏng kàu lô̤-lô̤;
roil by stirring.
kŏng lô̤ i;
roil it up.
m̄ tîeh kŏng nâng kâi cúi ŏi tit lô̤ cìaⁿ ŭ ēng, tó̤ kŏng nâng kâi cúi m̄ lô̤ cò̤ ŭ ēng nē?
Of what use is it to make a fuss, if you do not make one that amounts to something?
瘋 ko̤ 156 104 9 Leprosy, scrofula, and kindred diseases. thái-ko̤;
leprosy.
thái-ko̤ nâng;
a leper.
thái-ko̤ mîⁿ-nūaⁿ kâi nâng;
one full of leprous sores.
thái-ko̤ phûa;
a leprous woman.
khĭa-khí tŏ̤ thái-ko̤ lîo kò̤;
dwelling in a lazar- house.
khí-thâu phû thái-ko̤;
beginning to show signs of leprosy.
thái-ko̤ khṳt-cîah;
a leprous beggar.
cong-côk tōa, thái-ko̤ khah mîⁿ-nūaⁿ;
when a clan becomes large there are always some in it who are far gone in leprosy.
thái-ko̤ ŏi ùe nâng;
leprosy is contagious.
i sĭ tâng a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ thái-ko̤ kâi;
he has been a leper from his childhood.
thái-ko̤, seⁿ-mīaⁿ;
to the leprous, his life.
thái-ko̤ lâu phú kàu cêk kâi cêk kâi;
the leper’s domes rise one by one, (on his body). eng-ko̤;
the green parrot.
lĭo-ko̤;
the minor , a bird which may be taught to speak. 膏 ko̤ 324 130 10 Grease; hard fat; greasy substances. ngâu cò̤ ko̤;
make it into salve.
buah ko̤-îeh;
anoint with ointment.
ngâu îeh-ko̤;
make
