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Kalends, the greek

Lü² nien² ma³ yüeh¹

月馬年职

„ „

t‘ieh³ shu⁴ k‘ai¹ hua¹

花開樹鐵

Karma,

yin¹ kuo³ ying⁴ pao⁴

報應果因

Keen,

jo⁴ hsin¹

心熱

„

jui⁴ li⁴

利銳

„ blade

li⁴ tao¹

刀利

„ (intellect)

min³ chieh²

捷敏

„ eye

yên³ chien¹

尖眼

„ on study

hsiang⁴ hsüeh² chih¹ chih⁴

志之學向

Keener they are to lend us (China) money, the more they realise repayment is impossible the

yüeh⁴ chih¹ tao⁴ .... pu⁴ nêng² huan² yüeh⁴ shang⁴ kan³ cho chieh⁴ kei³ tsa² mên shih³

使們嗡給借着赶±越還能不...道知越

Keenness to underwrite shares ch‘êng² kou¹ yung² yüeh⁴

躍甥購承

Keep to (maintain)

shan⁴ yang²

養膽

„ (of pets, etc.)

yang³-huo

活養

„ „

wei⁴ yang³

费雜

426Keep (of people)

hu³ k ‘u³

口糊

„ will give him his

kuan³-t‘a fan⁴

飯他管

„ detain

liu²

留

„ „

liu²-chu

住留

„ in order

kuan²-chiao

教管

„ in the background

lien⁴ chi⁴

跡斂

„ the festival

kno⁴ chieh²

節過

„ things going, just

fu¹ yên³ ts‘n² chü²

局殘衍數

„ women

liu² chi⁴ chu⁴ hsiu³

窖住妓留

„ up a long time in the water

ch‘iu² shtti³ di‘ang² li⁴

力县水沏

„ absolutely “mum”

yên³ ju² mang² ya³

啞盲如嫌

„ on assenting

chin⁴ kuan³ ta¹ ying⁴

應答管盡

„ out of way of odium

hui² pi⁴ hsien² i²

疑嫌遊趟

a carriage

shuan¹ ch‘ê¹

車栓

„ (preserve)

pao³ ts‘un²

存保

„ (a promise)

lü³ hsing²

行履

„ (take charge)

hu⁴ wei⁴

衛護

„ good time

shih² chien¹ chih¹ ch‘üeh⁴ ting⁴

定嬸之間時

„ back (news)

chien¹ mo⁴

默絨

„ down

ya¹ chih⁴

制壓

„ in mind

chi⁴ i⁴

憶記

„ out

pi⁴ mên² pu⁴ na⁴

納不門閉

„ one’s room

shou³ ping⁴

病守

„ off

ti² yü¹

禦抵

„ „ cold

t‘ang² han²

寒搪

„ one’s powder dry

shih⁴ tsai² hsien²

弦在矢

„ over night, it won’t

pu⁴ chieh² yeh⁴

夜隔不

„ their heads

i³ lêng² ching⁴ ti¹ t‘ou² nao³

腦頭的靜冷以

Keeper,

k ‘an¹ shou³ jên²

人守看

Keeping in with

wên³ ho²

合吻

„ „ „

hsiang¹ fu²

符相

Keepsake,

chi⁴ nien⁴ wu⁴

物念紀

„ a

nien⁴-hsin-‘rh

兒心念

Kennel, a

kou³ wo¹

窩构

Kerchief (for the head), a

pao¹-t‘ou

頭包

Kernel, a

ho²-êrh

兒核

„ of an apricot

hsing⁴ jên²-rh

兒仁杏

Kerosene,

mei² yu²

油煤

Kettle, a

shui³ hu³

壶水

Key, a

i⁴ pa² yao⁴-shih

匙鑰把一

hole

yao⁴-shih mên²-rh

兒門匙鑰

stone of an arch

ho² lung² shih²

石龍合

427Keys, custodian of the (palace)

ssŭ¹ yao⁴ chang³

县鑰司

„ (of a position)

yên⁴ hou² ti⁴

堆峨明

„ „

chien⁴ kuan¹

關鍵

„ of East Asia, the Upper Yangtse is the

ch‘ang² chiang¹ shang⁴ yu² wei²tung¹ ta⁴ lu⁴ chih¹ so³ yao⁴

鑰鎗之陸大東爲遊上江長

Keynote of his reply

ta¹ fu⁴ chih¹ chang¹ pên³

木張之復答

„ of freedom to borrow is credit, the

tzŭ⁴ yu² chieh⁴ chai⁴ chih¹ kuan¹ chien⁴ shih hsin⁴ yung⁴

用信是鍵蘭之潰借由自

Kick, to

t‘i¹

踢

„ up the heels

liao¹ chüeh³-tzŭ

子 Ш掠

„ in the stomach, a

wo¹ hsin¹ chiao³

脚心离

„ on the shins, to

wang⁴ ying² mien⁴ ku³-shang i⁴ t‘i¹

踢一上骨面迎往

„ up a row

nao⁴

閙

Kid, a

shan¹ yang³ kao¹-êrh

兒蒸羊山

„ skin

yang² kao¹ p‘i²

皮盖羊

Kidnap,

knai³

捞

Kidney,

shê tsang⁴

臟腎

„

nei⁴ shên

腎內

Kidneys (of animals)

yao】-tzŭ

子腰

Kill, to

sha¹

殺

„ animals

tsai²

宰

„ time

hsiao¹ shih²

時消

„ me with laughing

hsiao⁴-ssŭ wo³

我元笑

Kiln, a

i³ tso⁴ yao²

蜜座一

„ brick

chuan¹ yao²

蜜確

Kin,

ch‘in¹ ch‘i⁴

戚親

„

ch in¹ tsu²

族親

„

hsüeh² t‘ung³

統血

Kind (sort)

yang⁴-tzŭ

子樣

„ „

yang⁴-êrh

見樣

„ category

lei⁴

類

„ the same

t‘ung² chung³

種同

„ amiable

ho²-ch‘i

氣和

„ person, a

tz‘ŭ²-shan jên²

人善慈

„ intentions, thanks for

hsin¹ ling²-lo

喀領心

„

k‘ên³ ch‘ieh

切懇

„ enquiries

wei⁴ wên⁴

問慰

„ hearted

tz‘ŭ hsin¹

心慈

„ „

hao³ hsin¹ yen³-‘rh

兒眼心好

„ has so far made no reply of any

shang⁴ wei⁴ ju² ho² têng³ chih¹ hui² ta²

答ӀШ之箏何如未尙

428Kind heart (often) ruins the possessor, a

tz‘ŭ² hsin¹ shêng¹ huo⁴ hai⁴

害禍生心慈

Kindergarten,

yu⁴ chih⁴ yüan²

園稚幼

Kindle,

tien³

點

„ sparks kindled afresh

ssŭ³ hui¹ fu⁴ jan²

燃愎灰死

Kindly,

hou⁴ i⁴

意厚

„ will you

lao² nin² chia⁴

駕您勞

„ „

fei⁴ nin² hsin¹

心悠我

„ „

fan² nin²

您煩

„ „

fêng⁴ k‘ên³ nin²-na

納恷懇奉

Kindness,

ch‘ing²-i

義情

„ with rancour, it is a human attribute to repay

i³ yüan⁴ pao⁴ ên¹ jên² lei⁴ t‘ê⁴ hsing⁴

性特類人恩報怨以

„ to treat with

tai⁴ t‘a² yu³ ch‘ing²-i

義情有他待

„ do me a

t‘êng²-ku wo³

我顧终

„ please thank so and so for all his—

i¹ ch‘ieh¹ kao¹ ch‘ing² to¹ hsiang⁴ mou³ tao⁴ hsieh⁴

謝道某向多情高切一

„ and favour

shên¹ jên² hou⁴ tsê²

澤厚仁深

„ extreme

jên² chih⁴ i⁴ chin⁴

盡義至仁

Kindred,

ch‘in¹-ch‘i

戚親

„

ch‘in¹ tsu²

族親

„ kith and one’s own

tzŭ⁴-chia ku²-jou

肉骨家自

„ spirit

hsin t‘ung² shên¹ i⁴

異身同心

„ spirits

hao³ yüan¹-chia

家寬好

„ (imperial)

i⁴ ch‘in¹

親懿

Kinds, all

ko⁴ yang⁴-êrh

兒樣备

„

chu¹ pan¹

般諸

„

yang⁴ yang⁴-êrh

兒樣樣

„

ko⁴ shih⁴ ko² yang⁴-êrh-ti

的兒樣各式各

„

sê⁴ sê⁴

色色

Kinematograph

tien⁴ ying³-êrh

兒影電

„

huo² tung⁴ hsieh³ chên¹ ch‘i⁴

器眞寫勁活

King, a

kuo² huang²

逵國

„ of England

ying¹ huang²

皇英

King’s evil

lo³ li⁴

癧瘰

„ evidence

ch‘u¹ shou⁴

首出

Kingdom, a

kuo²

國

„

pang¹

邦

„ auimal

tung⁴ wa⁴ chieh⁴

界物動

„ united

lien² ho¹ watig² kuo²

國王合職

Kingfisher, a

ts‘ui⁴ ch‘iao³-êrh

兒雀翠

„ feathers

ts‘ui⁴ hua¹-‘rh

兒花翠

„ „ decorated with

tien³ ts‘ui⁴

黎©

429Kingly,

wei¹ yên²

嚴威

Ki k,

kuai⁴ hsiang³

想怪

„ has a

shang⁴-liao chin⁴-lo

略勁了上

„ in the character

shang⁴-liao ning⁴ china⁴-lo

略勁撺了上

Kiosk,

t‘ing²

亭

Kiss, to

ch‘in¹ tsui³-#x2018;rh

見嘴親

„

yao⁴ tsui³-‘rh

兒嘴要

„

chieh¹ wên³

吻接

„ demand s

yao⁴ kuai¹-kuai

乘雅要

Kitchen, a

ch‘u² fang²

房厨

„

p‘ao² ch‘u²

厨麼

„ garden

ts‘ai⁴ yüan²-tzŭ

子園菜

„ god of the

tsao⁴-wang yeh²

爺王竈

Kite, a

fêng¹-chêng

孩風

„ to fly a

fang⁴ fêng¹-chêng

華風放

„ (bird)

yao⁴-ying

熝鷂

Kitten, a

hsiao³ mao¹-êrh

兒猫小

Kittens, have

hsia⁴ hsiao³ mao⁴-êrh

兒猫小下

Kleptomania,

ch‘ieh⁴ wu⁴ p‘i³

癖物竊

Knack,

chi¹ min³

敏機

„

shou³ shu⁴

術手

„ of it, has the

yu³ na⁴ ling²-chi

機靈那有

Knave is usually a fool, the

hsiao³ jên² chih¹ tso⁴ o⁴ hsin¹ cho¹

拙心悪作之人小

Knavish trick

chien¹ shu⁴

術奸

Knead flour, to

ch‘uai-mien⁴

怒揣

Knee, the

po¹-lêng kai⁴-êrh

兒蓋稜波

„ cap

po¹-lêng kai⁴-êrh

兒蓋棱波

„ to go on with one

ta³ ch‘ien¹-‘rh

兒千打

„ bend the

ch‘ü¹ hsi¹

膝屈

„ reaching to the knees (as a frockcoat)

ch‘ang² yü³ hsi¹ ch‘i²

齊膝與县

„ crawl on the knees

kuei⁴ p‘a²-cho tsou³

走着爬跪

Kneel, to

kuei⁴

跪

„ down

kuei⁴-hsia

下跪

„ on one knee

ta³ ch‘ien¹-‘rh

兒千打

„ to entreat

kuei⁴ ti⁴ ai¹ ch‘iu²

求哀地跪

Knick-knacks (ornaments)

pai³-shê-‘rh

兒設擺

Knife, a

hsiao³ tao¹-tzŭ

子刀小

„

i⁴ pa³ tao¹-tzŭ

子刀把〜

„ a pocket

chê² tao¹ ‘rh

兒刀折

„ sharpen a

mo² tao¹

刀磨

„ to open a

ta³-k‘ai tao¹-tzŭ

子刀開打

„ shut a

pa⁴ tao¹-tzŭ pin⁴-shang

上迪子刀把

Knight,

hsia¹ k‘o⁴

客俠

430Knightly,

i⁴ ch‘i⁴

氣飆

Knit, to

pien¹

Ш

„

chih¹

織

„ the brows

chou⁴ mei²

眉Ш

„ his brows together

ch‘ou³ so³ shuang¹ mei²

屬雙鐄愁

„ friendship

chieh² chin¹ lan² chih¹ ch‘i⁴

契之蘭金锫

„ together (as broken bones)

t‘ung² chang³

長同

Knob, a

ko¹ ta

鐽紇

„ of a door

mên² hsüan²

旋門

Knock against, to

p‘êng⁴

碰

„ at the door

chiao⁴ mên²

門叫

„ „ „ to

k‘ou⁴ mên²

門扣

„ over, to

p‘êng⁴ t‘ang³-hsia

下網碰

„ under

hsiang² fu²

服降

„ he can’t stand knocking about

pu⁴ chin¹ chê² t‘êng²

旗折禁不

Knoll, a

t‘u³ p‘¹-êrh

克坡土

Knot, a

ko¹-ta

鐽紇

„

k‘ou¹ ‘rh

見扣

„ a fast

ssŭ³ k‘ou⁴ ‘rh

克扣死

„ a slip

huo² k‘ou⁴ ‘rh

兒扣活

„ tie a

chieh¹ ko¹-ta

縫総接

„ undo a

chieh³ ko¹-ta

繼総解

„ in wood

chieh¹-tzŭ

子結

„ hair done in a

wan³-cho tsuan³-‘rh

克愛着挽

„ (or silk button on a cap), the

chieh²-tzŭ

子結

„ (nautical)

hai³ li³

里海

„ cut the Gordian

k‘uai⁴ tao¹ chan³ luan⁴ ma²

麻笛斯刀快

„ tie the matrimonial

chieh² li²

璃結

Knotty point

nan² wên⁴ ti²

題問難

Know, to

chih¹-tao

道知

„

hsiao³-tê

得嘵

„ be acquainted with

jên⁴-shih

識認

„ „ „ „

jên⁴-tê

得認

„ a word or character

jên⁴-tê

得認

„ too much of his past

i³ chi³ so³ tso⁴ so³ wei² li⁴ li⁴ tsai⁴ ch‘i² mu⁴ chung¹

中目其在歷歷爲所作所己Д

„ you are wrong, then reform, if you

chih¹ kuo⁴ pi⁴ kai³

改必過知

„ the details, I don’t

pu⁴ chih¹ ti³ hsi⁴

細底知不

„ one self

yu³ tzŭ⁴ chih¹ chih¹ ming²

明之知自有

Know of (when names sup- pressed), the person you

ch‘ien² t‘u²

途前

„ those who

shih⁴ chê³

者識

„ thoroughly

t‘ung¹ hsiao³

曉通

Knowledge,

chih¹ shih⁴

謙知

„

chih⁴-chao-êrh

兒著眢

„ of finance, absolutely no

hao² wu² ts‘ai² chêng⁴ shang¹ chih¹ hsüeh² shih⁴

籤學之上殲財無產

„ (theoretical)

hsüeh² li³

理學

„ (in law, i.e., guilty knowledge)

chih¹ ch‘ing³

情知

Knows something about it, at least

mei² ch‘ih¹-kuo chu¹ jou⁴ yeh³ k‘an⁴-chien-kuo chu¹ p‘ao³

跑猪過見看也肉箝過吃沒

Knuckle,

chih³ chieh² ‘rh

兒節指

„

under to him, I won’t wo³-pu jang⁴-t‘a hsiang²-fu wo³

我伏降他讓不我

Kotow, to

k‘o¹ t‘ou²

頭磕

„

k‘ou⁴ t‘ou²

頭叩