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  • A booth; a hut; a thatched hovel.
cháu lû;
a straw hut.
cho̤ chut mâuⁿ lû;
his first departure from his attap hut.
mō̤ⁿ lû;
a booth beside a grave.
  • 55514016
  • Water-rushes; hollow stemmed grasses.
lû-tîah;
bulrushes.
lû-kùai;
hellebore.
lû-ûi;
rushes.
  • 55618116
  • The skull of a man.
sieⁿ tîeh thâu-lû;
wounded his head.
  • 5571576
  • In mechanics, a space, an extension; a way or opportunity of action.
cn̂g kâi bô̤ mn̂g bô̤ lŭ;
wholly unable to find an opportunity for action; out of work; hedged in.
cò̤ lâi m̄ cheng-chó̤, bô̤ mīn bô̤ lŭ;
it is not a finished piece of work, there is nothing to distinguish the back from the front.
  • 5571546
  • To bribe; to give a present for the purpose of obtaining help.
ĭu-lŭ;
a bribe.
i àm-cèⁿ khṳ̀ lŭ i kâi cîⁿ;
the money that he secretly went and bribed him with.
sai-ĕ sĭu nâng kâi lŭ;
privately receive a bribe from someone.
lŭ i kàu cêk bw̄n ngṳ̂n i cū hàuⁿ;
if you make him a present of ten thousand dollars he will acquiesce in the arrangement.
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  • The metal butt of a spear or knife.
to̤ pèⁿ hṳ́ tńg kâi lŭ àiⁿ ēng thih kâi a sĭ àiⁿ ēng tâng kâi?
Do you want the ring which encircles the handle of the knife to be of iron or of brass?
lŭ cū sĭ câh-kháu;
the butt is the metal ring which holds the wooden handle to the steel.


lua

  • lûa55111819
  • Deep, round baskets, without cover or handle.
cêk lûa chō jîeh cōi?
How much does one basket hold?
  • lūa5001549
  • To assume; to act on a false basis; to trump up a charge; to accuse an innocent man.
màiⁿ lūa tāⁿ nâng;
do not accuse the wrong person.
lūa hût thau cîah kôi;
accuse Buddh of surreptitiously eating potted fish.
thû-lūa;
falsely accuse.
bô̤ cng-kĭaⁿ, bˆo̤͘ thóiⁿ-kìⁿ, cò̤ hó̤ lūa i cò̤ châk?
There being no stolen goods found in his possession, and no witnesses, how can you accuse him of being the thief?


luah

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • lûah4976415
  • To smooth; to straighten.
lûah thâu-mô̤ⁿ;
smooth the hair.
ău-tâu lûah kàu kng-kng;
the back hair stroked very smooth.
  • 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.


luh

  • luh185305
  • To gulp down.
luh ceng tê;
gulped down a cup of tea.
cêh úaⁿ luh cò̤ nŏ̤ saⁿ chùi cū ŵn;
take down the bowlful at two or three gulps.
luh khah tōa chùi cho̤h âu;
choked by gulping too big mouthfuls.


lúi

  • lúi30114012
  • Leaf-buds; flowers in spikes or bushy heads, opening in succession; a classifier of flowers.
íⁿ-keng pauh lúi lío;
has already formed buds.
ki-búe lóng-cóng piuh lúi;
buds have shot out on all the twigs.
tiah saⁿ sì lúi hue lâi chah;
pick three or four flowers and stick them in.
chûn cêk lúi tīaⁿ;
one sprig is left.
hŵn-lío hâm-lúi hâm-lúi;
is still half-blown.
cí lúi nĕ hâm-hâm;
this one is just ready to blossom.
cí cêk lúi hue thóiⁿ tîeh chìe-chìe;
this flower