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 * Wax; waxy; glazed.
 * n̂g-lâh;
 * bees-wax.


 * bît lâh;
 * fossil copal.


 * lâh cek;
 * wax candles.


 * lâh cúa;
 * glazed paper.


 * lâh îⁿ;
 * pills encased in wax;


 * pêh lâh;
 * insect wax deposited by the, on the.


 * lâh cîeh;
 * yellow or greasy quartz.


 * To stride over; to overstep.
 * sîap-lâh sì-bŭ kâi nâng;
 * one who has bad experience in worldly affairs.
 * one who has bad experience in worldly affairs.


 * put lũn o̤h sĭm-mih sṳ̄ to m̄ hó̤ lâh téng;
 * in whatever one is learning, be should not overstep anything which is in the regular order.


 * The course and changes of the spheres.
 * lâh-jît;
 * an almanac.
 * an almanac.


 * sin lâh-jît chut a būe?
 * Are the new almanacs issued yet?


 * kuaⁿ lâh;
 * an almanac sent to officials by the emperor.


 * i ka-kī tó̤ sai cò̤ lâh jît;
 * he is making almanacs privately, without official permit.


 * Pungent; sharp.
 * lâh-cie;
 * red pepper.
 * red pepper.


 * lâh-cie-cìeⁿ lâi suah;
 * season with red pepper catsup.

lâi

 * Pears or apples.
 * cheⁿ phûe lâi;
 * large green pears.
 * large green pears.


 * suaⁿ tang lâi;
 * northern pears.


 * hwn-lâi;
 * pine-apples.


 * hwn-lâi ko̤;
 * pine-apple preserves.


 * cío-lâi;
 * dwarf pears.


 * âng phûe lâi;
 * russet pears or apples.


 * cío-lâi pó;
 * dried pears.


 * lâi châi cò̤ ìn-póiⁿ sĭang hó̤;
 * the wood of the pear tree is excellent for making blocks to print upon.


 * To come; to reach; to get; to bring about; to induce; coming, and thus making a form of the future; coming times; prosperity; after other verbs it often indicates a present action.
 * lâi ā!
 * Come along!
 * Come along!


 * úa lâi lío;
 * I am here.


 * i m̄ cêng lâi;
 * he has not come.


 * būe lâi;
 * has not yet come.


 * lṳ́ tùi tī-kó̤ lâi?
 * By which route did you come?


 * lṳ́ chông tī-kò̤ lâi? lṳ́ tŏ̤ tī-kò̤ lâi?
 * Whence came you?


 * hàm i màiⁿ lâi;
 * tell him not to come.


 * ke bô̤ lăng-tăng cṳ́, kuaⁿ chông hô̤ chù lâi?
 * If the family had no truant sons, where would the officials come from?


 * chì-mn̄g i kâi sin chông-hô̤ chù lâi;
 * ask him where his body came from; suggest that he has duties toward his parents.


 * ín-chūa i lâi;
 * conduct him here.


 * àiⁿ lâi cò̤-nî nē?
 * What object have you in coming?


 * úa kîaⁿ m̄ lâi;
 * I cannot walk that distance.


 * àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ a būe?
 * Are you going now or later?


 * chíaⁿ i lâi cŏ̤;
 * ask him to come and sit down.


 * úa àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ cò̤ nâng-kheh;
 * I am going out to pay a visit.


 * cò̤ m̄ lâi;
 * cannot do it.


 * cò̤ tit lâi;
 * it is feasible.


 * i kio i ŭ lâi úang a bò̤?
 * Does he exchange visits with him?


 * cin-jit lâi-lâi úang-úang kâi nâng sĭm cōi;
 * many persons are coming and going all day long.


 * lâi jît;
 * in the future.


 * ŭ lâi jît;
 * there is a future for it.


 * ciang-lâi;
 * in the future.


 * ău-lâi;
 * afterward.


 * i kâi sĭ ŭ sĭm-mih lâi-thâu?
 * What brought it about?


 * i kâi lâi-in issi [sic] cò̤-nî?
 * What are the causes which lead to it?


 * cía tīaⁿ-tîeh sĭ ŭ sĭm-mih tŏa lâi-thâu;
 * this has certainly some important cause.


 * ngŵn-lâi sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * it was so originally.


 * úa íⁿ-keng mn̄g chut i kâi lâi-îu;
 * I have already found out by inquiry what is the reason for it.


 * lâi-lêh;
 * the circumstances in the past.


 * hó̤, hó̤, hó̤, lṳ́ tú-tú lâi!
 * How fortunate it is that you have come so opportunely!


 * tńg lâi;
 * to return.


 * i tī-tiang sî tńg lâi?
 * When did be come back?


 * lâi hûe jîeh cōi cûn co?
 * What is the boat fare for the round trip?


 * chíaⁿ i lâi cîah pn̄g;
 * invite him to dinner.


 * it-lâi sĭ ûi-tîeh cía sṳ̄, jī-lâi sĭ ûi-tîeh hía sṳ̄;
 * firstly it is on this account, and secondly it is on that.


 * chông-lâi;
 * heretofore.


 * lói-sĭang úang lâi;
 * courtesy requires to be reciprocated.


 * i tàⁿ lâi tîeh;
 * be speaks rightly.


 * i cò̤ lâi hó̤;
 * he has done it well.


 * i kâi lâi sìu hṳ́ tói cò̤-nī tàⁿ?
 * What was said in his letter which has just arrived?


 * cêk-ki-līu, lâi-lâi khṳ̀-khṳ̀ kâi sìo-bâk sĭm cōi;
 * their correspondence with each other is always going to and fro, with no intermission.


 * lâi put kîp; lâi m̄ hù;
 * did not arrive in time.


 * khîeh lâi;
 * bring it here.


 * lâi kàu cí-kò̤ ŭ saⁿ nî lío;
 * we arrived here three years ago.


 * lâi kàu taⁿ û jieh kú?
 * How long is it since you arrived?


 * úa chṳ́ lâi bô̤ pât in;
 * for this journey I had no other reason.


 * phah lâi phah khṳ̀;
 * striking repeatedly.


 * mēⁿ lâi mēⁿ khṳ̀;
 * bandying harsh words.


 * bâi lâi ngán khṳ̀;
 * winked at each other.


 * ŭ cah lâi mē?
 * Did you bring it with you?


 * ôiⁿ tîang-sî lâi cŏ̤;
 * when you have leisure come and sit here.


 * nán lâi phûeh cē;
 * let us talk it over.


 * kîaⁿ lâi kîaⁿ khṳ̀;
 * walk to and fro.


 * i sueh lâi căi-seⁿ?
 * How did he explain it?


 * i lí hàm i cĭeⁿ lâi, i li hàm i lô̤h lài;
 * the one told him to come up, and the other told him to come down.


 * cán-khí lâi cū sói mīn;
 * when you get up, wash your face.


 * káng-kìu lâi hó̤;
 * it is well explained.


 * i cò̤ mih sṳ̄ kha lâi chíu lâi;
 * in whatever he does, he makes his hands and feet fly.


 * khĭa khí lâi;
 * stand up.


 * i kha thìaⁿ, bŏi lâi;
 * he has a sore foot and cannot come.


 * khṳt úa thóiⁿ lâi li m̄-hó̤;
 * as it appears to me, it is not good.


 * sĭeⁿ m̄ lâi;
 * I cannot