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Searched DFT for m: kyn m:kwn OR u: kyn u:kwn, found 9,
🗣 Ciah laang cidkyn, iaxtiøh heeng laang 4-niuo./Ciah laang cit kyn, ia tiøh heeng laang six niuo./Ciah laang cit kwn, ia tiøh heeng laang six niuo. 🗣 (u: Ciah laang cit kyn/kwn, ia tiøh heeng laang six niuo.) 食人一斤，也著還人四兩。 [wt][mo] Tsia̍h lâng tsi̍t kin, iā tio̍h hîng lâng sì niú. [#]
1. () || 吃了他人一斤的糧食，最少得還人家四兩。指受人恩惠，縱然自己很困苦，多少總要擠一點出來報答別人。比喻知恩圖報。
🗣le: Laang korng, “Ciah laang cit kyn, ia tiøh heeng laang six niuo.” Tøf'sia lie terng'koex hiaq'ni jiet'sym taux'svaf'kang, zef tam'pøh'ar ix'sux chviar lie siw`khie'laai. 🗣 (人講：「食人一斤，也著還人四兩。」多謝你頂過遐爾熱心鬥相共，這淡薄仔意思請你收起來。) (人家說：「受人之恩，要盡力回報。」謝謝你上次那麼熱心幫忙，這一點小小心意請笑納。)
2. () || 進一步引申，告誡世人不要隨便收受他人饋贈，拿人家的都要奉還，天下沒有白吃的午餐。
🗣le: Siok'gie korng, “Ciah laang cit kyn, ia tiøh heeng laang six niuo.” Tvia'tvia siw laang ee mih'kvia, lie au'pae beq theh sviar'miq heeng`laang? 🗣 (俗語講：「食人一斤，也著還人四兩。」定定收人的物件，你後擺欲提啥物還人？) (俗話說：「天下沒有白吃的午餐。」你經常收受人家的饋贈，以後要拿什麼回報？)
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🗣 khakwn/kha'kyn/kha'kwn 🗣 (u: khaf'kyn/kwn) 跤筋 [wt][mo] kha-kin/kha-kun [#]
1. (N) || 腳後的筋。
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🗣 kwn/kyn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 根 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]
1. (N) roots of trees and plants; source (of information etc); origin || 植物的根部，也引申表示事情的根本、來源。
🗣le: Chiu'ar ee kyn noa`khix`aq. 🗣 (樹仔的根爛去矣。) (樹木的根爛了。)
🗣le: Larn buun'hoax ee kyn aix kox ho y tiaau. 🗣 (咱文化的根愛顧予伊牢。) (我們文化的根源要保護好。)
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🗣 kwn/kyn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 筋 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]
1. (N) tendon; sinew || 骨頭和肌肉之間的韌帶。
🗣le: Goar khiaa'chiaf poah'tør khix siofng'tiøh kyn. 🗣 (我騎車跋倒去傷著筋。) (我騎車摔倒傷到筋。)
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🗣 kyn/kwn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 巾 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]
1. (N) square or rectangular general purpose cloth; handkerchief; towel; napkin || 可擦拭、披用、包蓋的方型或長方型的布，都可以說是巾。
🗣le: bin'kyn 🗣 (面巾) (毛巾)
🗣le: chiuo'kyn'ar 🗣 (手巾仔) (手帕)
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🗣 kyn/kwn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 均 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]

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🗣 kyn/kwn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 斤 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]
1. (Mw) unit of weight. Taiwanese catty cidkyn equals 0.6 kongkyn (kg) equals 16 niuo || 計算重量的單位。台制一斤等於零點六公斤，又等於十六兩。
🗣le: Thaau'kef, sy'koef cit kyn si goa'ze cvii? 🗣 (頭家，西瓜一斤是偌濟錢？) (老闆，西瓜一斤多少錢？)
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🗣 kyn/kwn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 跟 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]
1. (V) to follow; to accompany; to go with || 跟隨、隨行。
🗣le: kyn'tiaau'tiaau 🗣 (跟牢牢) (跟得很緊)
2. (V) to be keeping an eye on; taking note of; to be paying attention to || 在旁邊盯著、注意著。
🗣le: Girn'ar iao sex'haxn aix siør kyn`leq. 🗣 (囡仔猶細漢愛小跟咧。) (孩子還小要在旁邊稍稍盯著。)
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🗣 pau'hok-kyn/pau'hok-kwn 🗣 (u: paw'hok-kyn/kwn) 包袱巾 [wt][mo] pau-ho̍k-kin/pau-ho̍k-kun [#]
1. (N) || 包巾。以前人們常常用來包裹物品的布巾。
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