# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kham
### kham

* 堪kham314329
* Adequate; worthy; fit for.

#### m̄ kham cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    not worthy of it.

#### cía put kham căi;

    very unworthy of this.

#### m̄ kham tit tîeh i kâi síeⁿ;

    undeserving of his rewards.

#### kham ēng cò̤ kuaⁿ;

    fit to make use of as an officer.

#### sĭu khó lâng kham;

    have greater suffering than can be borne.

#### kham-kai o̤-ló̤;

    worthy of praise.

#### kham-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    deserving of this.
* 龕kham3142126
* A shrine to hold ancestral tablets, or images.

#### kham àiⁿ uaⁿ-pàng tī-kò̤?

    Where will you set up the shrine?

#### nŏ̤ phìⁿ kham mn̂g;

    the two doors of a large cupboard in which the ancestral tablets are kept.

#### i kâi có-kong sái tŏ̤ kham tèng;

    his ancestral tablets are set up in the shrine.

#### cwn cò̤ cêk kâi kham lâi săi láu-îaⁿ;

    make to order a shrine to set gods in.

#### cí kâi sîn-kham tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ siu-sîp;

    this shrine for idols must be renovated.
* 坎khám315324
* A pit; a snare; a critical time; the second of the eight diagrams.

#### i cìeⁿ-sî khám-khó̤;

    he is now not at all well.

#### cìeⁿ-sî khám-khám khó̤-khó̤ to m̄ jû-ì;

    now in the midst of difficulties, with everything adverse to his wishes.

#### kût kâi khám;

    dig a dangerous pit.

#### khám khùe sĭ sok cúi;

    the second of the eight diagrams pertains to water.
* 砍khám3151124
* To fell; to chop.

#### khám chīu lîah cío;

    fell a tree in order to catch the bird that is in it.

#### i kâi to̤ cū khám khṳ̀, khám sieⁿ tîeh i kâi chíu;

    in bringing down his knife it slipped and wounded his hand.

#### khám m̄ lô̤h;

    cannot chop with it.
* 勘khàm315199
* To compare evidence; to personally examine.

#### thek che khṳ̀ khàm;

    dispatch an officer to examineinto the case.

#### chê-khàm mêng-pêh lío;

    have investigated the case thoroughly.

#### chíaⁿ kuaⁿ lâi khàm-thóiⁿ;

    invite an official examination.

#### sĭ úi úi-ŵn lâi khàm a sĭ cìaⁿ-tn̂g ka-kī lâi khàm?

    Was a deputy sent to take the evidence, or did the magistrate himself come to personally examine into the case?

#### khàm mn̄g;

    cross question.

#### m̄ kàu tī-hng kò̤ khàm to m̄ hó̤ tẁn;

    without going to the place to compare the evidence, the case cannot be decided.

#### khṳt gṳ̄-sṳ́ bûa khàm chut lâi;

    it was ferreted out by the censor.

#### nŏ̤ nâng lâi tùi khàm cū cíe tāⁿ;

    if both come together and compare the texts there will be fewer mistakes.

#### cĭang-khàm châng-bó;

    remeasure the extent of the field.
* 蓋khàm30714010
* To cover; to roof in; a cover.

#### khàm-au;

    a large covered bowl.

#### sĭ àiⁿ khàm-au-kíaⁿa sĭ àiⁿ tōa khàm-au?

    Is it a small or a large covered bowl that is wanted?

#### lâi hĕcêk tōa khàm-au cut-bí pn̄g;

    go and offer (to the gods) a large bowl of boiled glutinous rice (as a gift after the birth of a son).

#### chù-téng cêng khàm hĭa a būe?

    Are the tiles laid in the roof yet?

#### khṳt chīu hîeh khàm kàu miⁿ-miⁿ;

    wholly concealed by the overhanging foliage.

#### thiⁿ-sî jûah căi, tîeh lâi khàm pò-phâng;

    the weather is very hot, and we must have an awningput up.

#### cí kâi khàm khah sòi, khàm m̄ miⁿ;

    this conical cover is too small, it does not fit tightly.

#### khîeh tíaⁿ-khàm khṳ̀ khàm;

    put the cover on the iron pan.

#### cúi kng tîeh cai khàm miⁿ;

    be sure and cover the water jar closely.

#### bói kâi cúi-kng khàm;

    buy a water-jar cover.

#### cí kâi khàm sĭ pīn bói kâi, a sĭ cwn cò̤ kâi?

    Was this cover a ready made one, or was it made to order?

#### lêng-sn̂g-khàm khàm khṳ̀ cū sĭang miⁿ;

    if you cover it with the steamer cover, it will exactly fit.

#### bói kâi tăng-thâu puah lâi khàm tăng-thâu;

    buy a pot cover to cover the pickle pot.

#### tŭm-puah, īa sĭ m̄ khàm, pû căi tit sêk?

    If you do not cover the wide mouthed pot, how can the things cooking in it be thoroughly cooked?

#### khàm phŭe toaⁿ;

    cover with the coverlet cover.

#### hṳ́-kò̤ ŭ khàm-phâng a bô̤?

    Is there any awning there?

#### khàm lío khah àm;

    when it was roofed in it was too dark.
* 覆khàm15114612
* To cover, as with a concave vessel; to overshadow.

#### thiⁿ khàm tī;

    the heavens cover the earth.

#### khîeh kâi tê-au lâi khàm;

    take a covered cup and cover it.

#### tin-tò̤ khàm;

    invert it and use it for covering.

#### khîeh kâi úaⁿ khṳ̀ tò̤-khàm;

    cover it with an inverted bowl.

#### khàm tŏ̤ i sît ĕ;

    sheltered under its wings.
* 墈khàm3163211
* A dangerous bank; a precipitousledge; a cliff.

#### būe kàu khàm kha;

    has not yet reached the bank.

#### hṳ́-kò̤ sĭ kĭa khàm;

    there is a steep bank there.

#### khĭa tŏ̤ khàm kha tó̤ táng;

    stood waitingon the bank.

#### châng khàm;

    a ledge beside a field.

#### tó̤ khoi khàm-kha tèng tìeⁿ hṳ̂;

    on the bank of the river fishing with hook and line. ​
* 鐃khăm61616712
* Large brass cymbals.

#### tōa lô̤-kó sĭ pôih lô̤, sì khăm;

    in a large brass band there are eight gongs, and four pairs of cymbals.

#### phah toā khăm, phah lío khŏm-khŏm-kìe;

    sound the great cymbals, and hear their clash.
* 閛khăm7011695
* The noise of shutting or opening a door.

#### màiⁿ khăm mn̂g;

    do not bang the door.

#### tì-kó̤ kâi mn̂g khăm-khăm-kìe?

    What door is it that is banging?