uai

  • uai1037646
  • To scoop out; to excavate; to gouge out; to hollow out.
uai i lîap mâk chut lâi;
gouged out one of his eyes.
uai hĭⁿ;
to dig the wax out of the ears with a little scoop.
uai to̤;
an ear-scoop.
uai phīⁿ khang mô̤ⁿ;
remove the hairs from the nostrils by means of a sharp scoop.
uai kàu kâi khang khuah-khuah;
scooped out a great cavity.
jī sía tāⁿ, m̄ hó̤ uai pó;
when a letter is incorrectly written, one should not dig it out and paste in another.
uai tīo thô;
scoop out the clay.
  • uai1037775
  • Awry, askew; deflected; depraved.
i kâi sim nai tn̂g;
a depraved nature.
cò̤ lío uai-uai chúa-chúa;
made all askew.
m̄ sĭ nai-chúa kùe lâi cū sĭ uai-chúa kùe khù, jw̆n cò̤, m̄ tît;
if it does not lop over one way it will the other, and I cannot manage in any way to make it stand upright.
i kâi kháu ngán ŏi uai-sîa;
his mouth and eyes are awry.


  • úai10571578
  • To slip and step on the side of the foot; to sprain.
úai tîeh kha;
to sprain one's ankle.
kha úai kàu bŏi kîaⁿ;
has sprained his leg so that he cannot walk.
kîah thô̤ khah kûiⁿ, kîaⁿ lō phîh-phîh úai;
the supports of my clogs are too high, and when I walk my feet slip.
kŭa ôi úai lîh khṳ̀;
my shoe split, by the turning of my foot.