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 * The tall millet, a species of sorghum.
 * kau-lîang cíu;
 * strong spirits made from sorghum.
 * strong spirits made from sorghum.


 * kau-lîang kó̤;
 * sorghum stalks.


 * To estimate; to measure; to judge; a measure, a limit ; capacity, calibre.
 * bô̤ hăng-lĭang;
 * boundless, illimitable, measureless.
 * boundless, illimitable, measureless.


 * mih sṳ̄ to tîeh ŭ kâi hăng-lĭang;
 * all things must be kept within fixed limits.


 * cíu lĭang;
 * capacity to drink wine without going beyond the limits where intoxication supervenes.


 * i chŵn m̄ cṳ̆-lĭang;
 * he has no self-esteem.


 * cṳ̆-lĭang căi;
 * has great self-esteem.


 * m̄ cṳ̆ m̄ lĭang;
 * no conceit of self.


 * lĭang-tō;
 * capacity.


 * m̄ pí cn̂g kâi bô̤ lĭang-tō;
 * not like one who is wholly destitute of capacity.


 * nâng tîeh ŭ lĭang;
 * one must keep himself within bounds.


 * ŭ hía lĭang cía ŭ hía hok;
 * one's bliss is according to one's capacity.


 * lĭang tōa, hok tōa;
 * where there are great powers, there is great enjoyment.


 * hái-lĭang;
 * immense capacity.


 * tó-lĭang khuah;
 * broad-minded, liberal.


 * bô lĭang;
 * illiberal.


 * lṳ́ lĭang-tâk-thóiⁿ jû hô̤?
 * What do you make it, in your estimate of it?


 * ciak-lĭang;
 * to deliberate upon.


 * iak-lĭang;
 * thereabouts.


 * iak-lĭang sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * that is about it.


 * To accredit; to believe; to suppose ; to know certainly ; to aid.
 * hŭam sṳ̄ tîeh thí-lĭang nâng;
 * in all things one must be considerate of others.
 * in all things one must be considerate of others.


 * lĭang-pit sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * I am pretty certain that is the case.


 * lĭang i m̄ káⁿ;
 * do not think he will dare.


 * lĭang i cò̤ tit lâi, cìaⁿ hó̤ khṳt i cò̤;
 * supposing that he can do it then let him.


 * Clear, brilliant, transparent, illumined.
 * lĭang se;
 * lustrous gauze.
 * lustrous gauze.


 * i kâi sek to m̄ lĭang;
 * its color is not clear.


 * i kâi mīn-sek lĭang căi;
 * her complexion is very clear.


 * siaⁿ-im tàⁿ lâi híang-lĭang;
 * his voice is very sonorous.


 * nĕ lĭang-lĭang;
 * resonant.


 * thang-thang lĭang-lĭang;
 * luminous.


 * Straight; stiff and straight.
 * ut kàu līang-līang-tît;
 * bend it till you get it perfectly straight.
 * bend it till you get it perfectly straight.


 * pûah lô̤h khṳ̀ līang-līang-tît;
 * fell down flat.


 * cò̤ kàu sì-piⁿ līang-līang-tît;
 * make the four sides perfectly straight and without the least cant either way.

liap

 * A classifier of small round objects like grain, beads, and buttons; a kernel; grains of wheat or rice.
 * bí cêk lîap m̄ kam tak-ūng;
 * would not waste a single grain of rice.
 * would not waste a single grain of rice.


 * bô̤ lîap tāu hìeⁿ tōa;
 * not so large as a pea.


 * cí lîap cu cū ngía;
 * this pearl is a fine one.


 * cêk lîap kúi kâi cîⁿ?
 * How many cash apiece are they?


 * cêk kṳ̄n ŭ jîeh cōi lîap?
 * How many of them does it take to make a pound?


 * i seⁿ lîap thûe;
 * he has a boil.


 * nŏ̤ lîap mâk kim-kim;
 * two unwinking eyes.


 * i kâi mâk, lîap tōa lîap sòi;
 * he has one eye larger than the other.


 * mīn seⁿ lâi sòi lîap sòi lîap;
 * her face is very small.


 * nín kò̤ tī-tîang ài cò̤ tōa lîap?
 * Who is the big man of your place?


 * pn̄g lîap;
 * cold boiled rice.


 * cêk lîap bêh;
 * a kernel of wheat.

lie

 * To trim off ; to clip.
 * àiⁿ pīn tī kò̤ lîe?
 * From what point shall I shear it off?
 * From what point shall I shear it off?


 * khîeh khṳ̀ lîe cói cē;
 * take it and trim it off even.


 * lîe pêⁿ-pêⁿ tn̂g;
 * clip them so as to make them of the same length.

lieh

 * To endure; to forbear; to suffer.
 * lún-lieh;
 * to bear with.
 * to bear with.


 * i míh sṳ̄ to sĭ lún-lún lieh-lieh;
 * she puts up with all sorts of discomfort.


 * In general; slightly.
 * i put kùe lîeh-lîeh pat;
 * he knows nothing more than the general outlines of it.
 * he knows nothing more than the general outlines of it.


 * lîeh-lîeh hío lâng-ló̤;
 * comprehend it but slightly.


 * Cold, as the north wind.
 * câp-it gûeh lîeh-lîeh;
 * the eleventh month is bitter cold.
 * the eleventh month is bitter cold.

lien

 * Reputation ; honor; character ; dignity.
 * sái kàu i bô̤ líen;
 * cause him to lose his standing in the respect of others.
 * cause him to lose his standing in the respect of others.


 * bô̤ líen căi;
 * very inglorious.


 * tiu líen;
 * to humiliate, to mortify, to put down.


 * tng mīn tiu i kâi líen;
 * openly put him to shame.


 * khṳt úa tōa tiu líen;
 * was greatly disconcerted by what I said.


 * màiⁿ sieⁿ tiêh i kài líen-mīn;
 * do not injure his reputation.


 * mó̤ tng mīn cū sit nâng kâi líen;
 * it is not well to humble people.


 * i khṳt nâng sit líen to m̄-ùi;
 * he does not care who casts discredit upon him.