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 * 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.


 * 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.
 * of the priests at the north, some are Thibetian monks.


 * Tallow; hard fat; the caul.
 * ciaⁿ kâi hó̤ cîah, pêh kâi hó̤ luah lâ;
 * can eat the lean, and make the fat into lard.
 * 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 lâ kâi;
 * merged in tallow.


 * gû-lâ;
 * suet.


 * tṳ-lâ;
 * lard.


 * 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.
 * 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.


 * Adequate ; sufficient; enough.
 * ût m̄ lă;
 * did not sleep enough.
 * 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.


 * 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.
 * 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.


 * To avail one's self of; to enjoy.
 * lā lîang;
 * enjoy the coolness.
 * enjoy the coolness.


 * cîah pá lā lîang huang;
 * dine and then enjoy the cool breeze.


 * 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.
 * 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

 * 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.
 * 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.


 * Heterogeneous; all sorts together.
 * i kâi ke-si lah-bûah lóng-cóng puaⁿ lâi;
 * she moved all her household stuff with her.
 * 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.


 * 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.
 * 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.


 * To hunt wild animals; the chase; field sports; to hunt up.
 * phah lâh;
 * to go hunting.
 * 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.


 * To sacrifice to the gods three days after the winter solstice; to dry flesh in the north wind.
 * lâh bī;
 * cured meats.
 * 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?