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 : he has practised his handicraft till very familiar with it.
 * chau-līen piaⁿ bé;
 * drill troops.


 * ke-húe līen lâi kàu kang;
 * exercised in the use of his weapons till very skillful.


 * chíaⁿ nâng lâi līen khûn;
 * invite some one to teach boxing.


 * i kâi khûn līen lâi kàu chim căi;
 * he has by practise become deeply versed in the art of boxing.


 * i kâi kẁn-līen căi;
 * he is a practised hand.


 * līen sái sang to̤;
 * practise fencing with the double sword.


 * līen khûn, līen kàu ŏi pue sîam cáu piah;
 * to exercise in gymnastics till one can fly over partitions.


 * A chain.
 * kuaⁿ-hú lìah i khṳ̀ tún līen;
 * the magistrate seized him and put him in chains.
 * the magistrate seized him and put him in chains.


 * tâng līen;
 * brass chains.


 * thih līen;
 * iron chains, used as fetters.


 * i kùa tîo ngṳ̂n ăm līen;
 * she wore a silver necklace.


 * pie līen;
 * a watch chain.


 * lô̤h līen;
 * to put in chains or fetters.


 * To smelt ores; to refine; to forge.
 * līen thih;
 * smelt iron ore.
 * smelt iron ore.


 * līen îeh;
 * chemicals used in smelting ores.

l tang līen sêng lío;
 * the dross is wholly separated.


 * To mince; to hash up; to chop very fine.
 * cang to̤ līen kàu miⁿ-miⁿ;
 * chop it very fine with a knife.
 * chop it very fine with a knife.


 * līen cò̤ nêk-cìeⁿ;
 * chop it into mince-meat.

lîet

 * To arrange or state in order; to place according to rank or rule; regularly; seriatim; a rank, a series, a file, as of soldiers; a class, as of officials; each, severally.
 * khui-lîet mêng-pêh;
 * write out the particulars clearly, (as in a bill).
 * write out the particulars clearly, (as in a bill).


 * lîet cò̤ nŏ̤ tīn;
 * range them in two files.


 * lîet sêng tīn sì;
 * drawn out in a line.


 * pái cò̤ cêk lîet;
 * place them in a row, at regular distances apart.


 * hâng-lîet côi-cíaⁿ;
 * ranged methodically.


 * lîang pôiⁿ pâi lîet;
 * placed in regular order on either side.


 * lîet ūi;
 * sirs, all you gentlemen (used in direct address).


 * Burning; ardent; violent; impetuous; fierce; chaste.
 * sèⁿ jû lîet húe;
 * a nature like a raging flame.
 * a nature like a raging flame.


 * sèⁿ lîet căi;
 * very impetuous.


 * lîet-ńng put kè nŏ̤ hu;
 * a chaste woman does not marry twice.

lih

 * The peduncle or footstalk of a flower or fruit; the persistent calyx; the stem of a melon; a rootlet.
 * hue lih;
 * the peduncle of a flower.
 * the peduncle of a flower.


 * kue sêk, lih lô̤h;
 * when the melon is ripe the calyx falls off.


 * tùe ŭ lih tŏ̤-kò̤ a bô̤?
 * Has it a stem?


 * săi lih;
 * the persistent calyx on a persimmon.


 * kaⁿ tîeh sẃn ŭ lih kâi;
 * select oranges that have stems on them.


 * To split, to crack open; to slit, to tear.
 * lì i lîh khṳ̀;
 * tore a slit in it.
 * tore a slit in it.


 * kûe lîh cêk pak;
 * tore out a strip by catching it on a nail or other projection.


 * tâh lîh saⁿ kṳ;
 * tore off the hem of her robe by stepping on it.


 * thńg lih khṳ̀;
 * tore it by poking at it.


 * tìeⁿ lîh;
 * split because of internal pressure.


 * lîh khui cò̤ nŏ̤ pôiⁿ;
 * cracked in two.


 * peh lîh;
 * tore by pulling at with the two hands.


 * ciⁿ lîh;
 * split by a wedge.


 * pek lîh;
 * split by heating.


 * lîh cò̤ ku-ā kò̤;
 * split into several pieces.


 * lîh kàu chap-chap-chùi;
 * shivered in fragments.


 * túi lîh;
 * tear by pulling downward upon.


 * khṳt huang khau lîh;
 * torn by the wind.


 * chîeⁿ lîh cūe phāng;
 * the wall has cracked.


 * jît cē phâk têk lîh;
 * if exposed to the sun it will crack.


 * têk lîh;
 * tear by stretching too severely.


 * phùa lîh;
 * riven, fissured, split up.


 * i chēng kàu phùa-phùa lîh-lîh;
 * her clothes are in tatters.


 * bŏi phùa bŏi lîh;
 * cannot be fractured.


 * pit lîh;
 * cracked.


 * lîh-mâk;
 * a fissured eye-lid.


 * chùi lîh-lîh;
 * a very wide mouth.


 * chùi lîh kàu hĭⁿ piⁿ;
 * his mouth extends to his ears.


 * sùaⁿ cūe lîh khṳ̀, tîeh cai pó;
 * the seam is ripped, you must sew it up.

lim

 * Regarding or visiting an inferior; to look down on sympathizingly; to bless or curse by coming to; commencing, at the point of, about; during, whilst; time of meeting, and it thus sometimes makes the present participle; like; to imitate; the 19th diagram, meaning great.
 * kàng-lîm;
 * to descend, (as a god from the heavens to the earth).
 * to descend, (as a god from the heavens to the earth).


 * khíong-ùi sĭ sîn-sien lîm hûam;
 * perhaps it is an angel come down among men.


 * lîm cong hun-hù;
 * when at the point of death gave these commands.


 * lîm sí, hôk seⁿ;
 * when at the point of death was resuscitated.


 * lîm khṳ̀ kâi sî-hāu kìa-hṳ̄ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;
 * just as he was departing he entrusted this message to me.


 * lîm châi bó̤ kó-tit;
 * when getting rich, do not become unscrupulous.


 * lṳ́ thóiⁿ cía jī sĭ lîm sĭm-mîh thiap kâi?
 * What copy do you think has been followed in these letters?


 * i sía jī múi jît lîm thiap;
 * in writing he daily writes more like the copy.


 * lîm lāng bô̤ kó míen;
 * when entering upon difficulties