Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/lak
lak
[edit]- lak thò̤ cē;
- draw back a little.
- lak kàu nĕ lí-lī;
- withdrew entirely.
- lak cáu;
- ran back.
- lak tńg;
- walked off in the direction from which he came.
- tī-hng ôih, lak m̄ lī;
- the space was narrow and I could not get out of the way.
- 邋遢lak-thak843
- Slovenly; careless.
- i cò̤ sṳ̄ to sĭ lak-lak thak-thak;
- she does things in a very slovenly way.
- i lí sṳ̄ tîeh ceng-ceng sîn-sîn sòi-sim lí, m̄ hó̤ lak-thak;
- he must manage affairs very cautiously and carefully, and not be negligent in anything.
- lak-thak lak-thak, cn̂g kâi bô̤ sim khṳ̀ kù-kẃn;
- is very negligent, having no mind to attend to it.
- hí-lâk;
- pleased.
- khùai-lâk;
- happy.
- hí-hí lâk-lâk;
- jubilant.
- naⁿ-lâk;
- comfortable.
- kuaⁿ mîn têng lâk;
- rulers and subjects rejoice together.
- ûi sĭen cùe lâk;
- the greatest joy is that of right doing.
- ka-kī cṳ̆ lâk; tok lâk;
- solitary enjoyment.
- lâk gûeh chiu lâk;
- the sixth day of the sixth month.
- sì-lâk chù kâi nâng lóng-cóng lâi;
- the people came from every quarter.
- lâk kak;
- hexagonal.
- úa thóiⁿ tîeh i kâi lâk mêh lóng-cóng thîo-hûa;
- I see that his pulse is regular.
- m̄ kẃn i sì-lâk sṳ̄;
- have nothing to do with his affairs.
- i kâi nâng lâk căi;
- she is very industrious.
- i lâk thàng căi;
- he keeps steadily at work.
- hàm i gîap-lâk khṳ̀ cò̤, úa cṳ̆-jîen pó i;
- tell him to go and do it with diligence, and I will of course compensate him.
- gîap-gîap lâk-lâk;
- very diligently.
- lâk-kĭe-thâu ŭ nâng lŏ kîam bōi;
- some people pickle scallions to sell.
- 力lâk536190
- Muscular prowess; brawn; force; strength; mental energy; spirit; nerve; the actuating power; divine succor; full use of an organ; assiduous; the properties or strength of a thing, as the stiffness of a bow, vigor of a style, severity of a disease, or tenacity of a wire.
- ēng lâk;
- exert yourself; be spry; work hard.
- lâk chut tōa cē;
- put forth greater exertion.
- bô̤ lâk;
- nerveless; without energy.
- cŏ̤ úa cêk pì cṳ lâk;
- lend me a helping hand.
- i kâi ngán lâk hó̤;
- he has good eyesight.
- i sĭm sĭ ŭ mâk lâk;
- he is very sharp-sighted.
- cía keng ŭ kúi kâi lâk?
- How much strength is required to draw this bow?
- tîeh ŭ hṳ́ khí lâk lĭang cìaⁿ cò̤ tit lâi;
- there must be such a measure of strength in order to do it.
- mih sṳ̄ tîeh lîang lâk jṳ̂ kîaⁿ;
- you must act according to your strength in whatever you do.
- i kâi hâk lâk hó̤;
- he has great aptitude in learning.
- cèng nâng pìaⁿ lâk khṳ̀ cò̤;
- all join your forces and go and do it.
- cìeⁿ-seⁿ cìaⁿ tit lâk;
- thus it may be made effective.
- míen lâk khṳ̀ kîaⁿ;
- go and do it by main strength.
- i kâi chíu lâk tōa;
- he has great strength of arm.
- līen lâi ŭ lâk;
- strengthened by exercise.
- lâk jú tîen jú tōa;
- the more strength is exercised the greater it becomes.
- cía lâk tŏ̤ kut tói kò̤;
- he is reserving his strength.
- úa to bô̤ ie lâk, cò̤ m̄ lâi;
- I have not the muscular vigor necessary to do it.
- i nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ tò lâk;
- the two are measuring their strength with each other.
- i kâi cò̤ sṳ̄ gîap-lâk căi;
- he acts with great energy.
- khang-khùe tîeh lâk cò̤, cṳ tîeh lâk thâk;
- work must be done with vigor, and study must be pursued with zeal.
- ŭ lâk m̄ hó̤ cĭn chut;
- one should not expend all his strength.
- kŏ sîn lâk;
- rely on supernatural help.
- cĭn nâng lâk, thèng thien kong;
- exert human strength to the uttermost, and then depend on help from heaven.
- cí ki mûeh ŭ bw̄n kṳn lâk;
- this will bear a strain of a thousand pounds weight upon it without breaking.
- bô̤ hía kha lâk, kîaⁿ m̄ khṳ̀;
- have not the requisite strength of limb to enable me to walk there.
- cí kâi kuaⁿ ío lâk lí sṳ̄;
- this magistrate attends to his business with considerable assiduity.
- bô̤ hìeⁿ lâk;
- I am not called upon to exert myself in such fashion.
- màiⁿ khah lâk thàng;
- do not be too eager to earn money.
- hùn lâk pĭaⁿ cò̤;
- redouble your exertions, and get it done the sooner.
- khua lâk;
- strength of thigh, acquired in riding.
- i kâi hâk-mn̄g sĭ tŏ̤ tī-tîang kò̤ tit lâk kâi?
- From whom did he acquire his aptitude for learning?