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- The thighs.
- khîa bé cū tîeh ŭ khua lâk;
- in riding on horseback one needs strength of thigh.
- àiⁿ līen kau ũ khua lâk sĭ cò̤-nî līen?
- If one wishes to develop strength of thigh, in what way should he exercise?
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- To depend upon for safety or help.
- i sĭ khùa tī-tîang kâi sì?
- On whose influence does he rely?
- khùa pât nâng kâi sì li bô̤ ēng;
- it is of no use to trust to the influence of any one else.
- khùa i kâi sì tŏ̤ cí gūa jw̆n cò̤;
- relying on his influence, he acts in a disorderly manner when out here.
- úa bô̤ lâk hó̤ khṳt nâng khùa;
- I have no power for people to take advantage of.
- nín àiⁿ khùa úa kâi sì li màiⁿ lâi;
- if you are going to depend upon my influence then do not come.
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- To run aground.
- cûn khùa sua;
- the boat grounded on a sandbank.
- cûn kîaⁿ kàu hṳ́-kò̤ khùa chíen;
- having gone thus far, the boat grounded in the shallows.
- khùa tŏ̤ cîeh tèng;
- ran upon the rocks.
- cûn khùa tîeh;
- the boat is aground.
- cí-kò̤ khah chíen, khíong-ài khùa;
- it is too shallow here, there is danger of running aground.
- ŏi khùa tîeh, tîeh lô̤h khṳ̀ léng;
- if aground, we must get overboard and push.
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- An impediment; to fall into snare; to hinder.
- khùa-gō;
- to hinder, as a snag stops a sailing boat.
- i in-ûi kong sṳ khùa-gō tì-kàu sìa jīm;
- he was so ill at ease in his public work that he resigned his office.
- khùa-gāi;
- impeded by obstacles.
- cìeⁿ-seⁿ tì-kàu khùa-gāi tîeh;
- was in this way biought to a standstill.
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- To lean on heavily for support.
- khùa tŏ̤ chn̂g tèng;
- lean on the table.
- bô̤-kò̤ hó̤ khùa chíu;
- have nothing to rest the hand upon.
- i kâi chíu khùa tŏ̤ lâng-kang kò̤;
- he was leaning on the balustrade.
- cí kò̤ lâng-kang lâuh-hâuh, m̄ hóy hàm sin khùa lô̤h khṳ̀;
- this railing is old and shaky, you must not lean your whole weight upon it.
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- Anxious; in suspense; to hang upon.
- khùa-lṳ̆;
- anxious and troubled.
- úa khùa sim căi;
- I am very anxious about it.
- khùa hō̤;
- a label attached.
- cí ki kun sĭ tī-tîang khùa-sùe?
- Who acts as commander-in-chief of this army?
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- Slowly; leisurely; gently; easy.
- táng lṳ́ khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ cò̤;
- await your leisurely action.
- khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ kîaⁿ;
- walk quietly on.
- khuaⁿ se-su;
- ease off a little.
- lí khuaⁿ cē, màiⁿ lí khah meⁿ;
- do it gently, do not be too hasty in setting it right.
- khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ tàⁿ;
- tell it slowly.
- m̄ tîeh khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ tàⁿ, màiⁿ lí-kẃn jíang;
- why don't you say what you have to say in an easy way, and not keep screaming?
- i kâi nâng khuaⁿ sim khuaⁿ sèⁿ, un-jîu căi;
- she is a person of very easy disposition, and exceedingly gentle.
- hó̤ khuaⁿ kâi cū khuaⁿ, hó̤ kín kâi cū kín;
- let that go which may well be deferred, and press forward that which ought to be hastened on.
- i kâi khek chìe lâi ŭ khuaⁿ ŭ kín;
- he sings some parts of the ballad slowly, and some parts rapidly.
- lṳ́ khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ sĭeⁿ;
- you think it over at your leisure.
- khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ ô̤h, kú cū pat;
- keep on at a slow steady pace in learning it, and after awhile you will know it.
- khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ cîah;
- take your time in eating.
- m̄ tîeh khuaⁿ cē, màiⁿ híong-híong huh-huh;
- why should you not take your time for it, and not be in such a flurry.
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- Lax; loose; large; spacious; too relax; to widen.
- pâk khùaⁿ cē, màiⁿ pâk khah kín;
- tie it loosely, do not tie it too tightly.
- cí sang ôi khah khùaⁿ;
- these shoes are too large for me.
- jûah thiⁿ-sî bûeh tîeh khùaⁿ cē cìaⁿ kōi chēng;
- in hot weather the hose must be rather large, then they are easily put on.
- khṳt lṳ́ kùa li ío khùaⁿ, khṳt úa kùa li ío kín;
- it hangs more loosely upon you than upon me.
- cí kâi gūa tîaⁿ khùaⁿ căi, hó̤ phâk chek;
- this outer area is very roomy, and suitable for drying paddy.
- pâk khah khùaⁿ khṳt i cáu khṳ̀;
- tied him too loosely and he escaped.
- cìeⁿ-seⁿ khah khùaⁿ, tîeh lâi ciⁿ i kín cē;
- that is too loose, it must be made tighter by a wedge.
- cêk ē kú cū lok-lok khùaⁿ;
- as time passes, it gradually becomes looser.
- chēng kú cū khùaⁿ;
- it grows looser in the wearing.
- cí sang īa bŏi khah khùaⁿ, īa bŏi khah kín, tú-tú kah;
- this pair is neither too loose nor too tight, but exactly the right size.
- hṳ́ kâi tī-hng ío khùaⁿ-chēng;
- that space is the more roomy.
- so̤h pàng-khùaⁿ cē;
- pay out a little more rope.
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- To discover by divination.
- khùaⁿ mīaⁿ;
- to tell fortunes.
- kâi mīaⁿ ēng khùaⁿ jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
- How much must one pay for having his fortune told?
- khùaⁿ sṳ̄;
- to find out things by divina-
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