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- cheⁿ phûe lâi;
- large green pears.
- suaⁿ tang lâi;
- northern pears.
- hwn-lâi;
- pine-apples.
- hwn-lâi ko̤;
- pine-apple preserves.
- cío-lâi;
- dwarf pears.
- âng phûe lâi;
- russet pears or apples.
- cío-lâi pó;
- dried pears.
- lâi châi cò̤ ìn-póiⁿ sĭang hó̤;
- the wood of the pear tree is excellent for making blocks to print upon.
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- To come; to reach; to get; to bring about; to induce; coming, and thus making a form of the future; coming times; prosperity; after other verbs it often indicates a present action.
- lâi ā!
- Come along!
- úa lâi lío;
- I am here.
- i m̄ cêng lâi;
- he has not come.
- būe lâi;
- has not yet come.
- lṳ́ tùi tī-kó̤ lâi?
- By which route did you come?
- lṳ́ chông tī-kò̤ lâi? lṳ́ tŏ̤ tī-kò̤ lâi?
- Whence came you?
- hàm i màiⁿ lâi;
- tell him not to come.
- ke bô̤ lăng-tăng cṳ́, kuaⁿ chông hô̤ chù lâi?
- If the family had no truant sons, where would the officials come from?
- chì-mn̄g i kâi sin chông-hô̤ chù lâi;
- ask him where his body came from; suggest that he has duties toward his parents.
- ín-chūa i lâi;
- conduct him here.
- àiⁿ lâi cò̤-nî nē?
- What object have you in coming?
- úa kîaⁿ m̄ lâi;
- I cannot walk that distance.
- àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ a būe?
- Are you going now or later?
- chíaⁿ i lâi cŏ̤;
- ask him to come and sit down.
- úa àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ cò̤ nâng-kheh;
- I am going out to pay a visit.
- cò̤ m̄ lâi;
- cannot do it.
- cò̤ tit lâi;
- it is feasible.
- i kio i ŭ lâi úang a bò̤?
- Does he exchange visits with him?
- cin-jit lâi-lâi úang-úang kâi nâng sĭm cōi;
- many persons are coming and going all day long.
- lâi jît;
- in the future.
- ŭ lâi jît;
- there is a future for it.
- ciang-lâi;
- in the future.
- ău-lâi;
- afterward.
- i kâi sĭ ŭ sĭm-mih lâi-thâu?
- What brought it about?
- i kâi lâi-in cò̤-nî?
- What are the causes which lead to it?
- cía tīaⁿ-tîeh sĭ ŭ sĭm-mih tŏa lâi-thâu;
- this has certainly some important cause.
- ngŵn-lâi sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- it was so originally.
- úa íⁿ-keng mn̄g chut i kâi lâi-îu;
- I have already found out by inquiry what is the reason for it.
- lâi-lêh;
- the circumstances in the past.
- hó̤, hó̤, hó̤, lṳ́ tú-tú lâi!
- How fortunate it is that you have come so opportunely!
- tńg lâi;
- to return.
- i tī-tiang sî tńg lâi?
- When did be come back?
- lâi hûe jîeh cōi cûn co?
- What is the boat fare for the round trip?
- chíaⁿ i lâi cîah pn̄g;
- invite him to dinner.
- it-lâi sĭ ûi-tîeh cía sṳ̄, jī-lâi sĭ ûi-tîeh hía sṳ̄;
- firstly it is on this account, and secondly it is on that.
- chông-lâi;
- heretofore.
- lói-sĭang úang lâi;
- courtesy requires to be reciprocated.
- i tàⁿ lâi tîeh;
- be speaks rightly.
- i cò̤ lâi hó̤;
- he has done it well.
- i kâi lâi sìu hṳ́ tói cò̤-nī tàⁿ?
- What was said in his letter which has just arrived?
- cêk-ki-līu, lâi-lâi khṳ̀-khṳ̀ kâi sìo-bâk sĭm cōi;
- their correspondence with each other is always going to and fro, with no intermission.
- lâi put kîp; lâi m̄ hù;
- did not arrive in time.
- khîeh lâi;
- bring it here.
- lâi kàu cí-kò̤ ŭ saⁿ nî lío;
- we arrived here three years ago.
- lâi kàu taⁿ û jieh kú?
- How long is it since you arrived?
- úa chṳ́ lâi bô̤ pât in;
- for this journey I had no other reason.
- phah lâi phah khṳ̀;
- striking repeatedly.
- mēⁿ lâi mēⁿ khṳ̀;
- bandying harsh words.
- bâi lâi ngán khṳ̀;
- winked at each other.
- ŭ cah lâi mē?
- Did you bring it with you?
- ôiⁿ tîang-sî lâi cŏ̤;
- when you have leisure come and sit here.
- nán lâi phûeh cē;
- let us talk it over.
- kîaⁿ lâi kîaⁿ khṳ̀;
- walk to and fro.
- i sueh lâi căi-seⁿ?
- How did he explain it?
- i lí hàm i cĭeⁿ lâi, i li hàm i lô̤h lài;
- the one told him to come up, and the other told him to come down.
- cán-khí lâi cū sói mīn;
- when you get up, wash your face.
- káng-kìu lâi hó̤;
- it is well explained.
- i cò̤ mih sṳ̄ kha lâi chíu lâi;
- in whatever he does, he makes his hands and feet fly.
- khĭa khí lâi;
- stand up.
- i kha thìaⁿ, bŏi lâi;
- he has a sore foot and cannot come.
- khṳt úa thóiⁿ lâi li m̄-hó̤;
- as it appears to me, it is not good.
- sĭeⁿ m̄ lâi;
- I cannot think it out.
- i sĭeⁿ lâi sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- he thought it so.
- i po̤h lâi tîeh;
- his criticism is correct.
- bói lâi kâi;
- what was bought.
- i seⁿ lâi chin-chĭeⁿ i âi;
- he is like his mother.
- cía ūe lâi khah cho;
- this is too coarsely drawn.
- cía ìn lâi cū hīn nō̤
- this imprint is very distinctly made.
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- Within; inner; inside; internal in distinction from external; interior; in the court or palace; that which is enclosed or within; near to; personal; among; in the midst of; the internal organs or viscera; the inner rooms of a house.
- lăi tī;
- in the interior; in the country.
- chim jîp lăi tī;
- gone far into the interior.
- ke lăi;
- the family; the wife.
- lăi cwt;
- my wife.
- lăi tîet;
- my own nephew.
- i ŭ lăi châi;
- he has natural ability, but is not learned.
- lăi tang ŭ kúi kâi?
- How many are there on the inside?
- sĭ lăi sieⁿ, a sĭ gūa kám?
- Is it an internal injury or an external wound?
- sìn lăi cò̤-nî tàⁿ?
- What was said in the letter?
- i tŏ̤ pâng lăi;
- she is in her room.
- bô̤ tŏ̤ hṳ́ lăi;
- he is not in there.
- i tâng sòi-sòi cū ŭ tó lăi;
- from his infancy he has been thoughtful.
- cîah kàu hìeⁿ tōa kâi bô tó bô̤ lăi;
- is so well grown, and yet has so little judgment.
- cò̤ cai i tó lăi cò̤-nĭ sĭeⁿ?
- How can you know what his thoughts are?
- it-tit tŏ̤ sim lăi;
- keep it in mind.
- i lăi-tói ŭ sĭm-mih ŵn-kù mē?
- Has he any personal reason for so doing?
- cía sĭ i hūn lăi eng-kai kâi;
- this is what properly belongs to his functions.
- i tì kâi lăi-siang pēⁿ;
- he has an internal disease.
- i sĭ ui lăi khue, a sĭ ui gūa khue?
- Does he treat internal or skin diseases?
- i kâi to̤ lāi căi;
- his knife is very sharp; he is very eager for gain.
- úa cá-jît cìaⁿ bûa kàu nĕ lāi-lāi, cò̤-nî cū tun khṳ̀;
- I ground it very sharp yesterday, why has it become dull.
- sio thóiⁿ i sin tèng ŭ lāi khì a bô̤;
- search his person to see if he carries concealed weapons.
- cêk kâi gûeh jîeh cōi lāi-sek?
- How much does the interest amount to per month?
- hám lāi cîⁿ;
- the amount of the interest.
- nî-nî tó̤ lâp lāi;
- is paying interest yearly, at stated times.
- lāi khí bó̤, bó̤ khí lāi;
- interest increases capital, and capital increases interest.
- kàu tang ĕ cū sìa lāi;
- during the last quarter of the year, the rate of interest diminishes.
- i ki chùi lāi căi;
- he is very sharp in repartee.
- i kâi nâng lāi căi;
- he is very shrewd.
- lêng-lāi;
- astute; quick witted; clever.
- thóiⁿ tîeh i kâi mīn-tîeⁿ seⁿ lâi to ho̤h lêng-lāi, cò̤-nî tó lăi hìeⁿ ṳ̀-cṳ̀?
- His face looks very intelligent, bow is it that he is really so stupid?
- lêng-lêng lāi-lāi, kuai-kuai khío-khío;
- bright and knowing.