革
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To degrade from office; to dismiss.
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keh tīo mîaⁿ;
strike his name off the roll.
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i sĭ gê-mn̂g kâi keh tîah, in-ûi gō kong sṳ̄ keh-thò̤ kâi;
he is a constable who has been dismissed on account of having blundered in public business.
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keh ceh, hûe ke;
degraded in office and sent home.
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iⁿ-keng chut keh-tîo lío;
has already issued a notice of dismissal.
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keh tīo i kâi hìang;
take away his allowance.
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in-ûi sĭm-mih sṳ̄ pun kuaⁿ keh tīo nē?
Why did the magistrate dismiss him from his post?
級
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A step in a ladder or stairs.
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tah-pō-câng àiⁿ cò̤ kúi keh?
How many steps will you make in the stairs?
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cêk keh cêk keh khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ peh, m̄-hó̤ pûah;
go up slowly step by step, and do not fall.
膈
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The diaphragm; inability to eat.
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nâng kâi sim-hùi hṳ́ ĕ cêk têng keh-mô̤h cia tŏ̤ kò̤;
below the heart and lungs there is a midriff stretched across.
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hêng kek kò̤ thìaⁿ;
a pain in the pit of the stomach.
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i ŭ kâi keh cîah kâi pēⁿ;
his food disagrees with him.
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khai heng, lĭ keh;
to settle the stomach.
格
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A space bounded by straight lines; a limit; a pattern; a rule.
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keh gūa si ṳn;
bestow extra kindness.
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cí koiⁿ chù kâi koiⁿ keh cōi;
this house has many rooms.
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cí khí kńg jîeh cōi keh?
How many spaces on this sheet containing lines between which characters are to be written?
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keh-sek;
a pattern.
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keh-kêk soiⁿ phah hó̤ lío cìaⁿ lâi khí;
first lay the plan and then build.
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tîeh thóiⁿ i kâi kut keh, cìaⁿ cai;
must watch him narrowly, then we shall know.
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i kâi kut-keh hó̤;
the indications are that his nature is good.
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cí kâi jī sía chut lâi ŭ kut-keh;
these letters are written with fine bold strokes.
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cía mûeh bô̤ kut bô̤ keh;
this thing has no distinct divisions and joinings.
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kêh cò̤ saⁿ keh;
divide it into three spaces.
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tîeh khieh mûeh teh kín cìaⁿ bŏi cáu keh;
you must set something on it, then it will not get out of place.
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sía tieⁿ cúa khò-keh;
make a sheet of squares for writing Chinese letters.
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pàng tŏ̤ tī cék keh?
Which space shall I put it in?
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cò cêk keh cêk keh;
make spaces divided from each other by straight lines.
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sang pôiⁿ nŏ̤ kâi keh;
a compartment on each of the two sides.
隔
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To intervene; to interpose; separated; a partition; next to; parted.
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sie keh piah;
having the same partition wall.
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keh cêk lîah hn̆g;
a span apart.
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keh têng chîeⁿ tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
separated by a wall only.
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keh jît cū lâi;
came after a day had elapsed.
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keh ke nŏ̤ jît;
after a lapse of two days.
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keh cêk mêⁿ;
stopped there and spent the night.
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tìn-tang keh cêk tîo cúi;
a stream of water interposed.
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keh-pîet cōi nî lío;
separated for many years.
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chŵn bô̤ có̤-keh;
no obstacle interposes.
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keh khṳ̀ hn̆g;
lying far apart.
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cŏ̤ keh piah;
sit side by side.
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keh kâi châng-îeⁿ;
across a field.
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keh kâi suaⁿ;
divided by a mountain.
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keh khoi thóiⁿ cûa nih mâk;
seeing a snake wink from across a river.
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keh hái;
on the other side the sea.
挌
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To strike; to attack; to ward off a blow.
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i sĭ îu keh-tò tì mīaⁿ;
he lost his life in a brawl.
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kíaⁿ-jît n6ang lâi phùa mīaⁿ ùaⁿ, sĭ keh-suah kâi;
the case that is brought forward to-day, is that of a man slain in a brawl.
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keh-suah kâi le sĭ kui piaⁿ-pâng, a sĭ kui hîaⁿ pâng?
Is the case of a murder in a brawl carried before the military tribunal or before the provincial branch of the Board of Punishment?
隔
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To obstruct; to embarrass; to hinder.
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kò̤-kêh;
to delay, to impede.
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kêh tŏ̤ hṳ́-kò̤ jîeh kú, bŏi tit chut;
was hindered there for ever so long and could not get away.
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khṳt i kêh kín tŏ̤ kò̤;
was completely stopped by it.
逆
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To resist; to oppose; contumacious.
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i màiⁿ kêh tîeh úa;
he must not oppose me.
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mó̤ kio i kêh;
do not put yourself in opposition to him.
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mó̤ kêh i kâi ì;
do not go counter to his wishes.
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kêh tîeh i cū m̄ hàuⁿ;
if yon are refractory he will not consent.
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kêh hĭⁿ;
to offend the ear.
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kêh mâk;
displease the eye.
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kêh cúi sì;
go against the current.
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kio tŏ̤-lí sie kêh;
go contrary to correct doctrine.
挌
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To fend off; to ward off.
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i kâi thûi khṳ̀ kêh khui i kâi to̤;
he warded off the knife with his club.
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khîa ki pê-thâu tó̤ kio i kêh;
took a pitchfork and was warding it off with that.
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cang tò̤ chíu khṳ̀ kêh khui i kâi kûn-thâu;
made use of his left hand to ward off the blows from their fists.
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cêk ki ke-húe kêh i ku-ā ki;
warded off several weapons with one.