A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / khīe

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• To detain illegally.

• cū sĭ i tó̤ khīe lêk

  he is levying black-mail.

• kò̤ i khīe sôk

  charge him with detaining by force what belongs to another when redeemed.

• có̤-có̤ khīe-khīe, tī-kò̤ có̤ m̄ sêng;

  obstructing the taking away of this and of that, but in each case unsuccessful.

• khīe bô̤ i chíu;

  retain by force, not allowing him to redeem his own.

• khṳt i khīe-cŭ tó̤ kò̤;

  illegally held in detention by him.