Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/lek
lek
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- To rein in, to restrain; to require of; to oblige to do; to exact unjustly; to bind; to cut in stone.
- lêk-cŭ bé;
- rein in a horse.
- cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ i tó̤ khīe-lêk;
- he is taking an unlawful advantage in this.
- lêk-sok;
- to extort; to compel assent.
- lêk-sok nâng kâi cîⁿ;
- extort money from people.
- pek-lêk;
- to ill use; harsh requirements.
- pek-lêk kàu i sí;
- kill her by harsh treatment.
- mîaⁿ lêk tŏ̤ phŏ tèng;
- his name is carved in the list.
- mîaⁿ lóng-cóng lêk tŏ̤ pi tèng;
- the names are all graven on the tablet.
- sìo-bâk lêk tît;
- the account is adjusted.
- bé-lêk-tŏ;
- a saddle girth.
- bé-lêk-tŏ tîeh lêk hó̤, lêk m̄-hó̤ cū ùi pûah tîeh;
- the saddle girth must be carefully fastened, if it is not, there is danger of falling off.
- chūe tîo so̤h lâi lêk kín tìaⁿ;
- get a rope and gird it up tightly.
- khṳt i lêk tōa-bó̤-mûeh cîⁿ khṳ̀;
- had a large amount of money exacted from me by him.
- lêk jông;
- green baize.
- âng lêk pò;
- red and green stuffs.
- chēng kàu hue-âng líu-lêk;
- gorgeously attired.
- lêk-sek;
- bright green.
- lêk hŵn;
- green vitriol.
- lêk-nî kīe;
- a sedan chair covered with green broadcloth.
- lêk lîm cṳ tang īa ŭ eng-hîong kâi nâng khut sin tŏ̤ hṳ́-kò̤;
- in the forests also braves are crouched.
- cháu sek, lêk-lêk;
- green as grass.
- ah sái lêk;
- a dull mottled green.
- lêk cúi kùi;
- cinnamon which makes a green infusion when steeped.
- chien lêk;
- a pale green.
- chim lêk chim lêk;
- deep green.
- lêk îaⁿ kâi piaⁿ-bé;
- Chinese cavalry.
- lêk-tāu cheⁿ;
- apple green.
- lêk nî kâi tang hó̤;
- the crops have been good for successive years.
- úa lêk lâi thóiⁿ-kìⁿ saⁿ hûe;
- I have seen it three times in succession.
- cía sṳ̄ i pat keng-lêk kùe;
- he has had experience in such matters.
- bô̤ keng bô̤ lêk m̄ káⁿ khin ēng;
- having no previous experience in it, I dare not lightly make use of it.
- i sĭ kíaⁿ lêk lō, a sĭ kîaⁿ cúi lō?
- Did he go by land or by water?
- i sĭ lêk lō kâi thî-tok;
- he is the Commander-in-Chief of the Provincial troops.
- i kâi ăm seⁿ lêk;
- he has king's evil.