lavish, lâng-hùi; hṳ̂-hùi; phah-phún-sái; chhia-chhíⁿ; chhia-hûa.
law, huap; lu̍t-huap; lu̍t-lī; huap-tōu. keep, siú-huap. break, huãm-huap. lawful, ha̍h-huap. lawless, bô-huap; nge̍k-huap.
lawsuit, kuaⁿ-si. to have a, phah-kuaⁿ-si; sie-kò.
lawyer, sṳ-iâ (confidential adviser of mandarin); sõng-sṳ (one who writes legal documents).
lawn, a, tsháu-tiêⁿ; tsháu-pou.
lax, khah-khuan; thài-khuan; pàng-sang; khah-khuaⁿ.
lay, down, pàng. oneself down, tó; khùa-ie; khiau-ie; gu̍t--lo̍h-khṳ̀. on top, tha̍h-tõ-téng; thia̍p-tõ-téng. by, khǹg-bûa; siu-bûa; siu-khṳ̀-khǹg. aside, pàng-khui; tṳ̂-khṳ̀. out, phou-pâi; pâi-pí. eggs, seⁿ-nñg. the table, pâi-toh; pái-tshn̂g; pái-ti̍h toh-sia̍h. on colour, tsng-sek; tsuang-sek. lay out money, sái-chîⁿ. hands on, àn-chhiú; hūaⁿ-chhiú; lia̍h (seize).
layer, three, saⁿ-têng; saⁿ-în. in layers, che̍k-têng che̍k-têng.
lazy, tõaⁿ; lán-tõaⁿ; iû-chhiú hàuⁿ-ôiⁿ.
lead, în. pencil, în-pit. weights, tô-chí; în-thūi. white, în-hún. pour in lead, kùan-în.
lead, to, ín; khan; tshūa; kiau; tòa. leader, niáⁿ-thâu; thâu-ma̍k; tsóng-tòa.
leaf, of tree, chhiū-hie̍h. book, chheh-hie̍h. turn over leaves of book, chhe-hie̍h iãuⁿ--(or, hien--) kùe-lâi. of door, sìⁿ; pôiⁿ; phìⁿ. double leaved door, sang-phìⁿ-mn̂g. gold-leaf, kim-po̍h.
league, mêng-ieh.
leak, lāu. mend a, lia̍h-lāu; póu-lāu.
lean, to, úa; khùa.
lean, sán; sòu; sán-sòu; bô-ne̍k.
leap, thiàu; thiàu--khí-lâi. on one, as tiger, tà--khí-lâi; teng--khí-lâi. leap-frog, thiàu-it-tshṳ́.
learn, o̍h; ha̍k-si̍p; liēn-si̍p. by heart, tha̍k kàu-õi-liām; tha̍k kàu-pat-liām; tha̍k-se̍k. writing, o̍h-siá-jī. learned, phak-ha̍k; ũ-ha̍k-mn̄g; ha̍k-mn̄g chhim; chhim-phak; pá-ha̍k. learning, ha̍k-mn̄g.
lease, to, sùe; tsou-sùe. a written, khòi.
least, siãng-sòi; tsùe-sòi; tsùe-mûiⁿ. in the least, hâu-lî; sut-kiáⁿ; se-su-kiáⁿ. not in the least, pẽng-bô; bô che̍k-sut-kiáⁿ. at the very least, siãng-kiám.
