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nâng khẃn cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

no one ever does it in that way.

i kâi khẃn sĭ m̄-hó̤ căi;

his way of doing things is very bad.

hó̤ kâi khẃn lṳ́ to bŏi ô̤h, àu kâi khẃn lṳ́ cū kĭaⁿ-kĭaⁿ ô̤h;

what is good you never can learn, what is bad you learn all about in every instance.

cía khẃn tŏ̤ tī-kò̤ ô̤h lâi lâi?

Where did you learn this manner of doing it?

sía hó̤, būe cêng lô̤h khẃn;

have written it but have not yet added the inscription.

i tó̤ tìeⁿ khẃn;

he is very pompous.

sĭ lô̤h toaⁿ khẃn a lô̤h sang khẃn?

Has it the autograph of the sender only, or both his name and that of the one for whom it is written?

cí tùi tùi-lîn li lô̤h toaⁿ khẃn, cí pak ūe li lô̤h sang khẃn;

this pair of matched scrolls has only the autograph of the donor on them, the written scroll has the name of the donor upon it, and also the name of the one for whom it was written.

àiⁿ cang tī cêk khẃn ciⁿ lâi ēng?

Which sort of coin do you want to use?

kak kak khîeh lâi kui khẃn;

sort them all out.

khẃn-tong hue;

dried flowers of the loquat.

• ‮權‬khŵn4527518
• The weight or balance on a steelyard; direction; authority; power; to balance; to equalize.

hṳ́ lăi sĭ tī-tîang ŭ khŵn?

Who among them has authority?

sĭ hṳ́ kâi ío ŭ khŵn, pât nâng lóng-cóng bô̤ khŵn;

that is the one who is the most influential, the others are all powerless.

khŵn kui cek nâng;

the authority is relegated to one individual.

cū sĭ i tó̤ pèⁿ khŵn;

it is he who exercises control.

i kâi nâng sèⁿ lâi ŭ khŵn khì;

he has naturally an authoritative manner.

khŵn chíaⁿ nā kò̤;

the exigency requires that we stay.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ chông khŵn kâi;

it is thus by force of circumstances.

cí kâi sĭ khŵn chîn;

this is a powerful officer.

i kâi khŵn-sì tōa căi;

his power is great.

piaⁿ khŵn lóng-cóng tŏ̤ i chíu;

the military power is altogether in his hands.

khŵn-pèⁿ;

power, influence, authority.

khŵn-lâk;

force.

khŵn-lêng;

potency.

tîeh ēng khŵn cìaⁿ cai khin tăng;

by use of weights we learn the weight.

sṳ̀ i hó̤ khŵn-ngî kîaⁿ sṳ̆;

allow him to act as may be expedient.

mih sṳ tîeh ŏi thong khŵn tâk pìen cìaⁿ hó̤ⁿ;

in all matters one must act as the occasion requires.

cí kâi húe-kì tŏ̤ phò lăi ŭ kua-khŵn a bô̤?

Has this partner authority to act in the affairs of the firm?

ŭ a, phò lăi cū sĭ i cêk nâng tó̤ cíang khŵn;

yes, indeed, it is he who has the management of everything.

i nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ ceⁿ khŵn;

the two are wrangling as to which shall rule.

hṳ́ kâi ío ŭ ui-khŵn chūa nâng ùi;

that one has a more authoritative manner, making people

afraid of him.

chîo-thêng sĭ i tó̤ lám khŵn;

he it is that holds the balance of power in the government.

cêk cio khŵn tŏ̤ chíu cū jŵn cò̤;

as soon has he has a little temporary power in his bands, he acts without regard to other people's rights.

cí ciah ngio ío ū khŵn, i cĕ kìu-kìe cĕ níoⁿ-chṳ́ cū m̄ káⁿ lâi;

this cat is quite influential in her sphere, if she but mews the rats dare not come about.

tăi hŭam kẁn-kut tōa kâi nâng to̤-to̤ ŭ khŵn;

most people who have high cheek bones are influential in their spheres.

keng khŵn sieⁿ pìen īa-sĭ ŏi cai, cò̤ sṳ̄ cū bŏi tăⁿ;

if we understand what is regular and necessary in morals we shall not make mistakes.

• ‮繚‬khŵn52912012
• To coil around; to wind in a closed spiral; a coil.

khŵn khí piⁿ;

to wind the queue around the head.

lṳ́ kâi piⁿ khŵn tŏ̤ kò̤, tîeh cai pàng lô̤h lâi;

your queue is wound around your head, you must remember and let it down.

khŵn cò̤ cêk khuang;

coiled it in one large coil.

cûa khŵn iⁿ-iⁿ;

a snake coiled upon itself in circles.

cí cho̤h so̤h khŵn khí;

coil up these ropes.

khŵn thâu pò;

a head cloth, used by men.

khŵn ku-ā khŵn;

coiled in several coils.

khwt

• ‮闋‬khwt4491699
• Terminated.

hôk khwt;

to lay aside mourning.

i kâi hôk khwt a būe?

Is he out of mourning yet?

la

• ‮拉‬la497645
• To pull; to drag along or up to one; to tug at; to force; to borrow; to buy on credit; to get out in any way where effort is implied, as coal from a mine.

pun i la-la ché-ché, ché kàu hṳ́-kò̤ khṳ̀;

was lugged along by him, to that point.

cía sĭ tŏ̤ pât nâng kò̤ la-ché lâi kâi;

this is something that has been borrowed with difficulty from another.

hīn-khek i kâi mîaⁿ-sek m̄-hó̤, gūa kháu la m̄ tŏng;

his reputation is now bad, and he cannot get things on credit.

la keng;

to bend a bow.

la kúi páng keng;

bend the bow several times.

méⁿ-méⁿ-khṳ̀ la cŭ i kâi bé thâu;

quickly seize his horse by the head and stop him.

la ki to̤ lâi tok;

seize a knife and chop it.

la ki kṳ̀ lâi kṳ̀;

catch up a saw and saw it off.

bô̤ kò̤ sa-la, thô ĕ mông kò̤ cîeh-pó khṳ̀ kâk i;

there was nothing else that I could get hold of, and so I caught up a stone from the ground and threw it at him.

i cía ciⁿ sĭ tŏ̤ chin phêng kò̤ la-lóng kâi;

this money is what he has borrowed with difficulty from his relations and friends.