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kehgan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq'gan [[...]] 

on the other side of the river, sea

隔岸

• kehgan koanhøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq'gan koafn'hoea; keq'gan koafn'høea [[...]] 
  watch fire on the other side of the river — be indifferent, show no concern
  隔岸觀火

khøfkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'koafn [[...]] 

be worth seeing, considerable (sum of money, losses)

可觀

koafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn [[...]] 

perform certain Taoist incantations for calling spirits

關,扶乩

• koafn tangky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn taang'ky [[...]] 
  perform Taoist incantations to call the spirit or an idol to the mediums (tangky) who speak oracles or write them with a peach branch
  扶乩童

• koafn bøe cviuxtaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn be cviu'taang; koafn bøe cviu'taang [[...]] 
  spirit will not enter the sorcerer
  關不上乩

koanchied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn'chied [[...]] 

be deeply concerned

關切,關心

koansym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn'sym [[...]] 

give attention to, be concerned about

關心

• bøo koansym kviafjii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo koafn'sym kviar'jii [[...]] 
  not concerned about one's children
  不關心兒女

nikoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'koafn [[...]] 

the end of the year (when all accounts have to be settled), so called because it is like a mountain pass, not easy to cross

年關

thaxn uii koafn cie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn uii koafn cie [[...]] 

the most magnificent sight of all, an unrivaled sight, a sight never to be forgotten

歎為觀止

thengkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theeng'koafn [[...]] 

keep a coffin unburied, waiting till an auspicious site or day be found

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