Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/lie

by Adele Marion Fielde

lie

• 剪lîe978189
• To trim off ; to clip.

àiⁿ pīn tī kò̤ lîe?

From what point shall I shear it off?

khîeh khṳ̀ lîe cói cē;

take it and trim it off even.

lîe pêⁿ-pêⁿ tn̂g;

clip them so as to make them of the same length.