垢
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Dandruff; scurf; dirt grimed in.
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kueh tīo i kâi o khíu;
scrape off the black scurf.
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nah-sap kàu cí téng chĭeⁿ têng khíu;
so dirty as to have a layer of scurf formed upon it.
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thâu-khíu cōi căi;
his head is covered with dandruff.
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tîeh ŭ sie-sie kâi cúi, hṳ́ têng khíu cìaⁿ chìu tit khṳ̀;
you must have very hot water and then the layer of dirt may be scrubbed off.
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cía tîeh ŭ hwn-kán cìaⁿ sói i kâi khíu, tit cheng-khih;
in order to wash this grime off clean, soap must be used.
揪
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To grasp; to clutch; to pinch up.
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khíu cŭ;
gather up in a lump by grasping.
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khíu kín;
clutch tightly.
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khíu i kâi piⁿ;
clutch his queue.
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khíu i kâi heng-côiⁿ;
clutched him on his chest.
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khíu kín-kín m̄ khéng pàng;
clutched him tightly and would not let go.
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khíu kàu i hueh lâu;
nabbed him so as to make the blood start out.
求
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To implore, to seek, to aim at.
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ai khîu;
sadly beg.
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khṳ́n khîu;
earnestly beseech.
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hŭam sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khah kho̤ khîu;
nothing should be too peremptorily demanded.
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khî-khîu hŏ-cêk;
pray for rain.
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ŭ khîu pit èng;
the demand brings the supply.
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sì-sôk kâi nâng m̄ sĭ khîu mîaⁿ cū sĭ khîu lĭ;
common people, if they are not seeking fame are seeking gain.
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khîu châi;
endeavor to gain wealth.
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khîu châi bŏi pit cū tit châi: khîu kong-mîaⁿ bŏi pit cū tit kong-mîaⁿ: hŭam sṳ̄ sĭ khîu ka-kī cìaⁿ chiet-ìo;
if you strive for wealth, you are not certain to gain it: if you strive for fame you may fail to get it: in all things strive for self-mastery and that which is most important will be attained.
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pù-kùi m̄ hó̤ búang khîu;
seek not to gain honor and riches by unworthy means.
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múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ khîu, sîn mn̄g hût;
entreating the gods everywhere.
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pín-khîu;
to petition.
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nâng to̤-to̤ ŭ khîu kau hẃn ti, khîu îong hẃn jôk kâi;
people often seek for a high position and get a low one instead, they seek for glory and on the contrary are disgraced.
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tho̤h nâng khṳ̀ khîu chin;
commission some one to intercede with his relations.
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khîu nâng jû thun saⁿ-chùn-kìam;
to entreat people is like swallowing a three inch blade.
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thô mīn kōi ǹg, nâng mīn lâng khîu;
to depend on the face of the earth for support is easy, to supplicate before the face of man is hard.
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put khîu jîn;
need not ask anybody for it; a back-scratcher.
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i mih sṳ̄ ŏi, mín ēng khîu-sĭ nâng;
he can do all sorts of things and need ask help from none.
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khîu cṳ́;
pray for the gift of offspring.
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khîu sīu;
pray for long life.
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cía sṳ̄ m̄ hò̤ kíang-khîu;
it is not well to pray for this too importunately.
慄
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Afraid; pale and trembling.
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kiaⁿ kàu khâp-khâp-khīu;
so frightened that he was white and trembling.
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kiaⁿ kàu khīu bŏi tit hiah;
quaking with fright.
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chìn kàu khīu;
shivering with cold.
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sieh kàu khīu;
tremblingly careful of.
硬
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Hard from being underdone.
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pn̄g khah khīu, cîah m̄ lô̤h;
the rice is too little cooked, I cannot eat it.
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mī tîeh sah khīu cē, m̄ hó̤ⁿ khah mîⁿ;
the vermicelli must be but slightly boiled, do not boil it too soft.