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  • la611307
  • A final particle denoting certainty.
cí kâi hó̤ la;
this is a good one.
hía ngía la, cía m̄ ngía;
that is pretty but this is not.
phiⁿ la;
it is cheap.
  • 喇嘛la-ma498
  • A lama; the yellow priests.
pak-thâu kâi hûe-sîeⁿ ŭ khí sĭ la-ma-ceng;
of the priests at the north, some are Thibetian monks.
  • 52813010
  • Tallow; hard fat; the caul.
ciaⁿ kâi hó̤ cîah, pêh kâi hó̤ luah lâ;
can eat the lean, and make the fat into lard.
coih lío jîet cò̤ lâ;
cut it up and try it out into lard.
cang-pie lâ;
the fat part of pork.
pang lâ;
fat taken from the entrails of hogs.
nē īam-īam, kio iam-koi lâ cêk īeⁿ;
very sleek and oily, like the fat of a capon.
cìeⁿ-si cē kìm tô, tô pang lăi bô̤ lâ bô̤ sà;
since the slaughter of animals was prohibited lately, there is neither fat nor meat in the butchers' shops.
suah lâ;
put in some lard.
cía sĭ phû îu kâi, a phû lâ kâi?
Is this fried in oil or in lard?
lâ se;
the caul.
câh l6a kâi;
merged in tallow.
gû-lâ;
suet.
tṳ-lâ;
lard.
  • 髼鬆lâ-phà660
  • The opposite of compact; loose and disheveled; fluffy.
mīⁿ sĭ lâ-lâ phà-phà kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
raw-cotton is very light in proportion to its bulk.
cho̤h cháu lâ-lâ phà-phà, m̄ tîeh thîap-bûa;
the straw not compactly arranged, and you should pack it together.
  • 3315710
  • Adequate ; sufficient; enough.
ût m̄ lă;
did not sleep enough.
cîah m̄ lă;
does not take sufficient food.
m̄ lă cîah;
has not enough to eat.
sieh bŏi lă;
cannot be kind enough to him.
ēng kàu i lă;
use as much as is needed.
lă būe?
Is that sufficient?
lă lío;
that is enough.
  • 3716420
  • To stir up, with a stick.
lṳ́ kâi chíu tîeh cong-kú lă, m̄ lă i cū àiⁿ tùe ue;
you must keep stirring it up from the bottom with your hand, if you don't it will stick to the pot.
lṳ́ m̄ hó̤ li-li lă; lă lío seⁿ huang;
you must not keep stirring it, if you do it will (when eaten) produce wind (in the stomach).
khîeh sang tṳ̄ lă kàu i câu-câu;
take a pair of chopsticks and stir it up from the bottom till it is evenly mixed.
lă thong cúi-kau;
stir open the sewer.
lă i thong;
open communication by stirring.
lă tîeh phang-tàu;
stir up a wasps' nest.
lă khui;
poke it open.

  • 77249
  • To avail one's self of; to enjoy.
lā lîang;
enjoy the coolness.
cîah pá lā lîang huang;
dine and then enjoy the cool breeze.
  • lā-lûn10408510
  • Warm; tepid; soothing; bland; lukewarm.
tîeh táng i lā-lûn cìaⁿ hó̤ cîah;
wait till it is only slightly warm then it may be eaten.
lā-lûn lā-lûn, lí-kẃn-kúak lô̤h khṳ̀;
it is of just a pleasant warmth, so gulp it down.
lā-lûn-sie cúi;
tepid water.
kúe hŵn-lío ŏi lā-lûn-sie;
the cake is still slightly warm.


lah

  • lah356647
  • To carry between the arm and the body; to carry over the arm.
i chíu lah pńg ŵn-phŏ;
he had a subscription list in his hand.
lah cṳ-cheh;
carry a book in the hand against the side.
saⁿ-khò lah khṳ̀ sói;
take the clothes to the wash.
cháu-chîeh lah khṳ̀ chṳ;
take the mat and spread it down.
  • 雜物lah-bûah939
  • Heterogeneous; all sorts together.
i kâi ke-si lah-bûah lóng-cóng puaⁿ lâi;
she moved all her household stuff with her.
cheng ke-si lah-bûah cū hâk ho̤h cōi cîⁿ;
their household gear alone amounts to a large sum of money.
  • lâh5441958
  • A fresh water fish, the dace or tench.
lâh-lí;
the pangolin, which the Chinese regard as a carp made to go on dry land.
lâh-lí khak;
the scales of the pangolin, used in medicine.
  • lâh5329415
  • To hunt wild animals; the chase; field sports; to hunt up.
phah lâh;
to go hunting.
lâh hŏ;
sportsmen.
lâh káu;
a hunting dog.
ngŏ̤ tîeh cêk khûn nâng jîp suaⁿ khṳ̀ phah lâh;
met a body of men going into the mountains to hunt.
múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ lâh, lâh m̄ tîeh;
hunted everywhere for it and could not find it.
  • lâh49713015
  • To sacrifice to the gods three days after the winter solstice; to dry flesh in the north wind.
lâh bī;
cured meats.
lâh gûeh;
the twelfth month.
lâh nêk;
to jerk meats.
lâh ah;
dried ducks.
i tó̤ sĭeⁿ cîah lâh bī;
he is thinking of the delicacies of the twelfth month; he is longing for the impossible.
tîeh ēng sĭm-mih līo-bût lâh lăi cìaⁿ hó̤?
What spices should be used in the curing in order to make it good?