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dictionary of the swatow dialect.
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- 梁lîang5251197
- The tall millet, a species of sorghum.
- kau-lîang cíu;
- strong spirits made from sorghum.
- kau-lîang kó̤;
- sorghum stalks.
- 量lĭang5261665
- To estimate; to measure; to judge; a measure, a limit ; capacity, calibre.
- bô̤ hăng-lĭang;
- boundless, illimitable, measureless.
- mih sṳ̄ to tîeh ŭ kâi hăng-lĭang;
- all things must be kept within fixed limits.
- cíu lĭang;
- capacity to drink wine without going beyond the limits where intoxication supervenes.
- i chŵn m̄ cṳ̆-lĭang;
- he has no self-esteem.
- cṳ̆-lĭang căi;
- has great self-esteem.
- m̄ cṳ̆ m̄ lĭang;
- no conceit of self.
- lĭang-tō;
- capacity.
- m̄ pí cn̂g kâi bô̤ lĭang-tō;
- not like one who is wholly destitute of capacity.
- nâng tîeh ŭ lĭang;
- one must keep himself within bounds.
- ŭ hía lĭang cía ŭ hía hok;
- one's bliss is according to one's capacity.
- lĭang tōa, hok tōa;
- where there are great powers, there is great enjoyment.
- hái-lĭang;
- immense capacity.
- tó-lĭang khuah;
- broad-minded, liberal.
- bô lĭang;
- illiberal.
- lṳ́ lĭang-tâk-thóiⁿ jû hô̤?
- What do you make it, in your estimate of it?
- ciak-lĭang;
- to deliberate upon.
- iak-lĭang;
- thereabouts.
- iak-lĭang sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- that is about it.
- 諒lĭang5271498
- To accredit; to believe; to suppose ; to know certainly ; to aid.
- hŭam sṳ̄ tîeh thí-lĭang nâng;
- in all things one must be considerate of others.
- lĭang-pit sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- I am pretty certain that is the case.
- lĭang i m̄ káⁿ;
- do not think he will dare.
- lĭang i cò̤ tit lâi, cìaⁿ hó̤ khṳt i cò̤;
- supposing that he can do it then let him.
- 亮līang52687
- Clear, brilliant, transparent, illumined.
- lĭang se;
- lustrous gauze.
- i kâi sek to m̄ lĭang;
- its color is not clear.
- i kâi mīn-sek lĭang căi;
- her complexion is very clear.
- siaⁿ-im tàⁿ lâi híang-lĭang;
- his voice is very sonorous.
- nĕ lĭang-lĭang;
- resonant.
- thang-thang lĭang-lĭang;
- luminous.
- 挺līang908647
- Straight; stiff and straight.
- ut kàu līang-līang-tît;
- bend it till you get it perfectly straight.
- pûah lô̤h khṳ̀ līang-līang-tît;
- fell down flat.
- cò̤ kàu sì-piⁿ līang-līang-tît;
- make the four sides perfectly straight and without the least cant either way.
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liap
- 粒lîap5391195
- A classifier of small round objects like grain, beads, and buttons; a kernel; grains of wheat or rice.
- bí cêk lîap m̄ kam tak-ūng;
- would not waste a single grain of rice.
- bô̤ lîap tāu hìeⁿ tōa;
- not so large as a pea.
- cí lîap cu cū ngía;
- this pearl is a fine one.
- cêk lîap kúi kâi cîⁿ?
- How many cash apiece are they?
- cêk kṳ̄n ŭ jîeh cōi lîap?
- How many of them does it take to make a pound?
- i seⁿ lîap thûe;
- he has a boil.
- nŏ̤ lîap mâk kim-kim;
- two unwinking eyes.
- i kâi mâk, lîap tōa lîap sòi;
- he has one eye larger than the other.
- mīn seⁿ lâi sòi lîap sòi lîap;
- her face is very small.
- nín kò̤ tī-tîang ài cò̤ tōa lîap?
- Who is the big man of your place?
- pn̄g lîap;
- cold boiled rice.
- cêk lîap bêh;
- a kernel of wheat.
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.
lieh
- 耐lieh6131263
- To endure; to forbear; to suffer.
- lún-lieh;
- to bear with.
- i míh sṳ̄ to sĭ lún-lún lieh-lieh;
- she puts up with all sorts of discomfort.
- 畧lîeh5471026
- In general; slightly.
- i put kùe lîeh-lîeh pat;
- he knows nothing more than the general outlines of it.
- lîeh-lîeh hío lâng-ló̤;
- comprehend it but slightly.
- 凓lîeh5391510
- Cold, as the north wind.
- câp-it gûeh lîeh-lîeh;
- the eleventh month is bitter cold.
lien
- 臉líen53513013
- Reputation ; honor; character ; dignity.
- sái kàu i bô̤ líen;
- cause him to lose his standing in the respect of others.
- bô̤ líen căi;
- very inglorious.
- tiu líen;
- to humiliate, to mortify, to put down.
- tng mīn tiu i kâi líen;
- openly put him to shame.
- khṳt úa tōa tiu líen;
- was greatly disconcerted by what I said.
- màiⁿ sieⁿ tiêh i kài líen-mīn;
- do not injure his reputation.
- mó̤ tng mīn cū sit nâng kâi líen;
- it is not well to humble people.
- i khṳt nâng sit líen to m̄-ùi;
- he does not care who casts discredit upon him.
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