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• ‮哪‬la611307
• A final particle denoting certainty.

cí kâi hó̤ la;

this is a good one.

hía ngía la, cía m̄ ngía;

that is pretty but this is not.

phiⁿ la;

it is cheap.

• ‮喇嘛‬la-ma498
• A lama; the yellow priests.

pak-thâu kâi hûe-sîeⁿ ŭ khí sĭ la-ma-ceng;

of the priests at the north, some are Thibetian monks.

• ‮膋‬lâ52813010
• Tallow; hard fat; the caul.

ciaⁿ kâi hó̤ cîah, pêh kâi hó̤ luah lâ;

can eat the lean, and make the fat into lard.

coih lío jîet cò̤ lâ;

cut it up and try it out into lard.

cang-pie lâ;

the fat part of pork.

pang lâ;

fat taken from the entrails of hogs.

nē īam-īam, kio iam-koi lâ cêk īeⁿ;

very sleek and oily, like the fat of a capon.

cìeⁿ-si cē kìm tô, tô pang lăi bô̤ lâ bô̤ sà;

since the slaughter of animals was prohibited lately, there is neither fat nor meat in the butchers' shops.

suah lâ;

put in some lard.

cía sĭ phû îu kâi, a phû lâ kâi?

Is this fried in oil or in lard?

lâ se;

the caul.

câh lâ kâi;

merged in tallow.

gû-lâ;

suet.

tṳ-lâ;

lard.

• ‮髼鬆‬lâ-phà660
• The opposite of compact; loose and disheveled; fluffy.

mīⁿ sĭ lâ-lâ phà-phà kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

raw-cotton is very light in proportion to its bulk.

cho̤h cháu lâ-lâ phà-phà, m̄ tîeh thîap-bûa;

the straw not compactly arranged, and you should pack it together.

• ‮彀‬lă3315710
• Adequate ; sufficient; enough.

ût m̄ lă;

did not sleep enough.

cîah m̄ lă;

does not take sufficient food.

m̄ lă cîah;

has not enough to eat.

sieh bŏi lă;

cannot be kind enough to him.

ēng kàu i lă;

use as much as is needed.

lă būe?

Is that sufficient?

lă lío;

that is enough.

• ‮攪‬lă3716420
• To stir up, with a stick.

lṳ́ kâi chíu tîeh cong-kú lă, m̄ lă i cū àiⁿ tùe ue;

you must keep stirring it up from the bottom with your hand, if you don't it will stick to the pot.

lṳ́ m̄ hó̤ li-li lă; lă lío seⁿ huang;

you must not keep stirring it, if you do it will (when eaten) produce wind (in the stomach).

khîeh sang tṳ̄ lă kàu i câu-câu;

take a pair of chopsticks and stir it up from the bottom till it is evenly mixed.

lă thong cúi-kau;

stir open the sewer.

lă i thong;

open communication by stirring.

lă tîeh phang-tàu;

stir up a wasps' nest.

lă khui;

poke it open.

• ‮乘‬lā77249
• To avail one's self of; to enjoy.

lā lîang;

enjoy the coolness.

cîah pá lā lîang huang;

dine and then enjoy the cool breeze.

• ‮溫‬lā-lûn10408510
• Warm; tepid; soothing; bland; lukewarm.

tîeh táng i lā-lûn cìaⁿ hó̤ cîah;

wait till it is only slightly warm then it may be eaten.

lā-lûn lā-lûn, lí-kẃn-kúak lô̤h khṳ̀;

it is of just a pleasant warmth, so gulp it down.

lā-lûn-sie cúi;

tepid water.

kúe hŵn-lío ŏi lā-lûn-sie;

the cake is still slightly warm.

lah

• ‮挾‬lah356647
• To carry between the arm and the body; to carry over the arm.

i chíu lah pńg ŵn-phŏ;

he had a subscription list in his hand.

lah cṳ-cheh;

carry a book in the hand against the side.

saⁿ-khò lah khṳ̀ sói;

take the clothes to the wash.

cháu-chîeh lah khṳ̀ chṳ;

take the mat and spread it down.

• ‮雜物‬lah-bûah939
• Heterogeneous; all sorts together.

i kâi ke-si lah-bûah lóng-cóng puaⁿ lâi;

she moved all her household stuff with her.

cheng ke-si lah-bûah cū hâk ho̤h cōi cîⁿ;

their household gear alone amounts to a large sum of money.

• ‮鯪‬lâh5441958
• A fresh water fish, the dace or tench.

lâh-lí;

the pangolin, which the Chinese regard as a carp made to go on dry land.

lâh-lí khak;

the scales of the pangolin, used in medicine.

• ‮獵‬lâh5329415
• To hunt wild animals; the chase; field sports; to hunt up.

phah lâh;

to go hunting.

lâh hŏ;

sportsmen.

lâh káu;

a hunting dog.

ngŏ̤ tîeh cêk khûn nâng jîp suaⁿ khṳ̀ phah lâh;

met a body of men going into the mountains to hunt.

múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ lâh, lâh m̄ tîeh;

hunted everywhere for it and could not find it.

• ‮臘‬lâh49713015
• To sacrifice to the gods three days after the winter solstice; to dry flesh in the north wind.

lâh bī;

cured meats.

lâh gûeh;

the twelfth month.

lâh nêk;

to jerk meats.

lâh ah;

dried ducks.

i tó̤ sĭeⁿ cîah lâh bī;

he is thinking of the delicacies of the twelfth month; he is longing for the impossible.

tîeh ēng sĭm-mih līo-bût lâh lăi cìaⁿ hó̤?

What spices should be used in the curing in order to make it good?