Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/lauh

by Adele Marion Fielde

lauh

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• To lap up with the tongue.

thiaⁿ kìⁿ tṳ tó̤ lauh phun;

heard the swine eating their swill.

cí ciah tṳ thó̤ ciah căi, lauh kàu cô̤ cheng-khih cheng-khih;

this hog is very eager for food, he has eaten his trough quite clean.

káu tó̤ lauh cúi, ngio tó̤ lauh nêk-thng;

the dog is lapping water and the cat is lapping soup.

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• Dilapidated and ready to tumble down.

cía chù lauh căi, tâk bô̤ mih cîⁿ;

this house is very dilapidated and is not worth much.

hía chù lauh-lauh, put kú tîeh tó̤;

that house is very shaky, and will tumble down before long.