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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.

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.