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3715715Dictionary of the Swatow dialect — longAdele Marion Fielde

鈴long5451675
A round hollow bell, like a sleigh bell, hung on horses or flags to announce approach.

hâm-long;: a spherical bell.
káu ăm tèng kùa kâi hâm-long;: there was a bell on the dog’s neck.
i kâi bō̤-èng tùe nŏ̤ lîap hâm-long;: two little round bells were attached to his cap.
long-long-kìe sĭ bé lâi a m̄ sĭ?: That jangling sound is made by a horse coming, is it not?

cū sĭ i tó̤ cò̤ lòng kúi;: it is he who does the mischief.
seⁿ sêng, ŭ lòng-kúi;: when completed it was spoiled.
tâng sêng cū khṳt i lòng kàu m̄ sêng;: it was nearly finished and he meddled with it in such a way as to retard its completion.
īa sĭ màiⁿ khṳt i lòng hāi khṳ̀, kàu taⁿ cū cîaⁿ;: if he had not meddled with and spoiled it, it would now be finished.

kâi mûeh lòng-lòng-îⁿ;: a globular object.
cò̤ kàu cn̂g kâi lòng-lòng-îⁿ;: make it a perfect sphere.
i îⁿ-lòng-lòng, sui-sĭ cìeⁿ tăng, cē léng cū kîaⁿ;: it is spherical,and although it is so heavy it will move on if it is pushed.

濃lông6428513
Thick, as liquids; heavy, as dew; strong, as a decoction; lowering, as clouds; terse, as style; rich, seasoned, spiced; thoroughly imbued with.

thn̂g-cúi khah lông;: the molasses is too thick.
thàu kàu lông-lông;: thicken it very thick.
ŭ khí lông, ŭ khí cheng, sie kah-chah ío hó̤;: some are too rich, and some have no seasoning at all; mix them together and they will be better.
i kâi khì-bī lông-kău;: its flavor is very strong.
ká lông-lông cū luh lô̤h khṳ̀;: mix it very strong, and sup it down.
hṳ́ kâi li thit-thô̤ kàu lông;: that one has amused himself till he wants to do nothing else.
i li pûah kàu lông;: he has gambled till he will do nothing beside.
in nŏ̤ nâng kâi chêng lông căi;: the two are very hearty in their kindness to each other.
thiⁿ thóiⁿ tîeh lông-lông, m̄ lío-lĭang;: the heavens are thick with mist, and not blue.
cí īeⁿ sek khah lông;: this color is too intense.
bâk cē bûa khah lông cū sía m̄ khui;: if you rub up your ink too thick you cannot write with it.
i ŏi sía lông bâk;: he can write with thick ink.
lông cíu;: strong wines.

i tŏ̤ gūa kháu lông-lôk lâi kâi;: what he inveigled in from outside.
lô̤-lông kúi câp nâng tŏ̤ sin-piⁿ;: has taken in and controls several persons whom he keeps beside him.

gûeh sek mông-lông;: the moon looks dim.
mông-lông mông-lông, thóiⁿ bô̤ hìeⁿ hīn;: I do not see clearly in the obscurity.

弄lŏng569554
To treat with undue liberty; to trifle and toy with; to handle; to do; to make; to feel.

màiⁿ-lŏng i;: do not meddle with it.
màiⁿ tó̤ bú-lŏng nâng;: do not treat people with indignity.
khṳt i lŏ̤ng hāi khṳ̀;: it has been spoiled by his meddling with it.
màiⁿ tó̤ lŏng sîn lŏng kúi;: do not make a great ado about it.
i kâi lŏng-kwn kâi;: what he is thoroughly practised in.
khíong-phàⁿ tîeh lŏng chut sṳ̄ lâi;: fear that it will bring about a squabble.
lŏng lío, sío;: bother and make crazy.
lŏng lío hŭn khṳ̀;: bothered him about it until he became confused.
khṳt i ku-ā nâng lâi kàu lŏng tīo cêk jît khang-khùe;: a day’s work was spoiled by their all coming.
lṳ́ khṳ̀ thèng lŏng, lŏng thóiⁿ ŏi tit sêng mē;: you go and make some attempts at doing it, and see whether it can be done.
lŏng kàu i nĕ kông-kông;: plagued him till he was perfectly dazed.
khṳt cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lŏng lío, bô̤ sim bô̤ hûn;: was so vexed by this affair that my wits left me.
cē lŏng kú sim cū phû;: after being bothered a long time, his anger was roused.

ke bô̤ lŏng-tŏng cṳ́; kuaⁿ chông hô̤ chù lâi?: If the house had no truant sons, where would the officials come from?
i cí kâi kíaⁿ soiⁿ tiang-sî sĭ lŏng-lŏng tŏng-tŏng kâi kíaⁿ-tĭ, cí ău cò̤-nî pìⁿ kàu hìeⁿ hó̤?: This son was formerly a very wild lad, how is it that he is lately so much changed for the better?

lōng lô̤h chíu-ńg tói;: put it into his sleeve.
to lōng lô̤h chíu-ńg tói, cò̤-nî bô̤ khṳ̀?: I always keep it in my sleeve, why is it not there?