撬
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To pry at sidewise, as in picking a Chinese door.
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khṳt châk kiah mn̂g jîp khṳ̀;
had his door pried open by a thief, who got in.
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mn̂g li khṳt châk kiah khui, mûeh li bŏi m̄ kìⁿ;
the door was pried open by a thief, but nothing was missing.
揭
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To bring to mind; to make known; to borrow.
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kiah toaⁿ;
a promissory note.
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kiah hăng;
debts; liabilities.
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kiah sìo;
borrowed moneys.
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ŭ kiah hío chut lâi a būe?
Has the list of successful candidates been published yet?
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tó̤ hṳ́-kò̤ kiah ŭ kîeh cōi ngṳ̂n?
How much money did he get there ?
撥
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To open up, or out; to spread or distribute around; to lift; to separate by a jerk.
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kiah khui;
to lift apart; to thrust aside; to open up as to the air or to the light.
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kiah khui pò-lîam cū thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
lifted the curtain and saw it.
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cúa kiah khui khṳt i lā;
lift the bundles of paper out and spread them so that they will air.
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kiah tōa lâk cū kiah tit khui;
lift with force and then you can lift them apart.
屐
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A patten; a wooden shoe or clog, used in rainy weather.
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chēng sang kâi âng phûe kîah;
wear a pair of pattens with red upper leathers.
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khôk-khôk-kìe, chēng sang châ-thâu kîah cū lâi;
came clamping along in a pair of wooden clogs.
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cang kîah;
pattens made from the fiber of the coir palm.
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úai cîh kiah kha;
broke the heel off the patten by stepping on the side of the foot.
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ciap kîah kha;
put a new sipport under the patten.
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tèng kîah phò;
a shop when clogs are made.
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kîah kha ìn lío kâi ūi kâi ūi;
tracks made with muddy pattens.
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thô téng kâi kîah ūi kâi kîah ūi;
tracks made with pattens on the mud.
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kîah-kíaⁿ khà cheng-khih, cò̤ i khṳ̀;
shook the dust off his pattens and went.