Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/luah

by Adele Marion Fielde

luah

• 燍luah8358612
• To scorch; to burn in cooking.

i kâi pn̄g pû kàu tîeh luah;

the rice is boiled down till it is scorched.

cîah tîeh chàu húe-luah;

it has a scorched taste.

phīⁿ tîeh kâi luah bī;

smell something that smells like food scorching.

• 辣lûah4981607
• One of the five tastes; pungent, acrid, sharp, biting, peppery.

cîah tîeh i kâi bī lûah-lûah nē;

it tastes very hot.

kài-lûah;

ground mustard.

hiam-lûah;

peppery.

i sĭ būe pat cîeh tîeh lûah kieⁿ;

he has not yet eaten strong ginger-root; he has not experienced suffering.

khui cho̤h kài-lûah lâi pẁn tṳ-tŏ;

stir up some mustard and put it on the tripe.

cîh búe ŏi lûah;

it bites the tongue.

• 擸lûah4976415
• To smooth; to straighten.

lûah thâu-mô̤ⁿ;

smooth the hair.

ău-tâu lûah kàu kng-kng;

the back hair stroked very smooth.

• 閱lûah11311697
• To take a look at.

chó̤-lîak lûah kùe;

I have cursorily looked them over.

i chong-mêng căi, lûah cêk kùe cū pat;

he is very quick of apprehension, by just looking it over once he understands.

cang mâk khṳ̀ lûah thóiⁿ;

take a look at them.

• 𤷫lûah4981049
• Severe; grievous, as pain.

lûah thìaⁿ lûah thìaⁿ nē;

to smart and ache.