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 think it out.
 * i sĭeⁿ lâi sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * he thought it so.


 * i po̤h lâi tîeh;
 * his criticism is correct.


 * bói lâi kâi;
 * what was bought.


 * i seⁿ lâi chin-chĭeⁿ i âi;
 * he is like his mother.


 * cía ūe lâi khah cho;
 * this is too coarsely drawn.


 * cía ìn lâi cū hīn nō̤
 * this imprint is very distinctly made.


 * Within; inner; inside; internal in distinction from external; interior; in the court or palace; that which is enclosed or within; near to; personal; among; in the midst of; the internal organs or viscera; the inner rooms of a house.
 * lăi tī;
 * in the interior; in the country.
 * in the interior; in the country.


 * chim jîp lăi tī;
 * gone far into the interior.


 * ke lăi;
 * the family; the wife.


 * lăi cwt;
 * my wife.


 * lăi tîet;
 * my own nephew.


 * i ŭ lăi châi;
 * he has natural ability, but is not learned.


 * lăi tang ŭ kúi kâi?
 * How many are there on the inside?


 * sĭ lăi sieⁿ, a sĭ gūa kám?
 * Is it an internal injury or an external wound?


 * sìn lăi cò̤-nî tàⁿ?
 * What was said in the letter?


 * i tŏ̤ pâng lăi;
 * she is in her room.


 * bô̤ tŏ̤ hṳ́ lăi;
 * he is not in there.


 * i tâng sòi-sòi cū ŭ tó lăi;
 * from his infancy he has been thoughtful.


 * cîah kàu hìeⁿ tōa kâi bô tó bô̤ lăi;
 * is so well grown, and yet has so little judgment.


 * cò̤ cai i tó lăi cò̤-nĭ sĭeⁿ?
 * How can you know what his thoughts are?


 * it-tit tŏ̤ sim lăi;
 * keep it in mind.


 * i lăi-tói ŭ sĭm-mih ŵn-kù mē?
 * Has he any personal reason for so doing?


 * cía sĭ i hūn lăi eng-kai kâi;
 * this is what properly belongs to his functions.


 * i tì kâi lăi-siang pēⁿ;
 * he has an internal disease.


 * i sĭ ui lăi khue, a sĭ ui gūa khue?
 * Does he treat internal or skin diseases?


 * Sharp; acute; interest on money.
 * i kâi to̤ lāi căi;
 * his knife is very sharp; he is very eager for gain.
 * his knife is very sharp; he is very eager for gain.


 * úa cá-jît cìaⁿ bûa kàu nĕ lāi-lāi, cò̤-nî cū tun khṳ̀;
 * I ground it very sharp yesterday, why has it become dull.


 * sio thóiⁿ i sin tèng ŭ lāi khì a bô̤;
 * search his person to see if he carries concealed weapons.


 * cêk kâi gûeh jîeh cōi lāi-sek?
 * How much does the interest amount to per month?


 * hám lāi cîⁿ;
 * the amount of the interest.


 * nî-nî tó̤ lâp lāi;
 * is paying interest yearly, at stated times.


 * lāi khí bó̤, bó̤ khí lāi;
 * interest increases capital, and capital increases interest.


 * kàu tang ĕ cū sìa lāi;
 * during the last quarter of the year, the rate of interest diminishes.


 * i ki chùi lāi căi;
 * he is very sharp in repartee.


 * Clever, talented.
 * i kâi nâng lāi căi;
 * he is very shrewd.
 * he is very shrewd.


 * lêng-lāi;
 * astute; quick witted; clever.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh i kâi mīn-tîeⁿ seⁿ lâi to ho̤h lêng-lāi, cò̤-nî tó lăi hìeⁿ ṳ̀-cṳ̀?
 * His face looks very intelligent, bow is it that he is really so stupid?


 * lêng-lêng lāi-lāi, kuai-kuai khío-khío;
 * bright and knowing.

lak

 * To retire; to go away from.
 * lak thò̤ cē;
 * draw back a little.
 * draw back a little.


 * lak kàu nĕ lí-lī;
 * withdrew entirely.


 * lak cáu;
 * ran back.


 * lak tńg;
 * walked off in the direction from which he came.


 * tī-hng ôih, lak m̄ lī;
 * the space was narrow and I could not get out of the way.


 * Slovenly; careless.
 * i cò̤ sṳ̄ to sĭ lak-lak thak-thak;
 * she does things in a very slovenly way.
 * she does things in a very slovenly way.


 * i lí sṳ̄ tîeh ceng-ceng sîn-sîn sòi-sim lí, m̄ hó̤ lak-thak;
 * he must manage affairs very cautiously and carefully, and not be negligent in anything.


 * lak-thak lak-thak, cn̂g kâi bô̤ sim khṳ̀ kù-kẃn;
 * is very negligent, having no mind to attend to it.


 * Pleasure; enjoyment.
 * hí-lâk;
 * pleased.
 * pleased.


 * khùai-lâk;
 * happy.


 * hí-hí lâk-lâk;
 * jubilant.


 * naⁿ-lâk;
 * comfortable.


 * kuaⁿ mîn têng lâk;
 * rulers and subjects rejoice together.


 * ûi sĭen cùe lâk;
 * the greatest joy is that of right doing.


 * ka-kī cṳ̆ lâk; tok lâk;
 * solitary enjoyment.


 * Six.
 * lâk gûeh chiu lâk;
 * the sixth day of the sixth month.
 * the sixth day of the sixth month.


 * sì-lâk chù kâi nâng lóng-cóng lâi;
 * the people came from every quarter.


 * lâk kak;
 * hexagonal.


 * úa thóiⁿ tîeh i kâi lâk mêh lóng-cóng thîo-hûa;
 * I see that his pulse is regular.


 * m̄ kẃn i sì-lâk sṳ̄;
 * have nothing to do with his affairs.


 * Diligent; industrious.
 * i kâi nâng lâk căi;
 * she is very industrious.
 * she is very industrious.


 * i lâk thàng căi;
 * he keeps steadily at work.


 * hàm i gîap-lâk khṳ̀ cò̤, úa cṳ̆-jîen pó i;
 * tell him to go and do it with diligence, and I will of course compensate him.


 * gîap-gîap lâk-lâk;
 * very diligently.


 * The shalote or scallion; it is forbidden to those who fast.
 * lâk-kĭe-thâu ŭ nâng lŏ kîam bōi;
 * some people pickle scallions to sell.
 * some people pickle scallions to sell.