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 * To spoil, to put out of order.
 * cū sĭ i tó̤ cò̤ lòng kúi;
 * it is he who does the mischief.


 * seⁿ sêng, ŭ lòng-kúi;
 * when completed it was spoiled.


 * tâng sêng cū khṳt i lòng kàu m̄ sêng;
 * it was nearly finished and he meddled with it in such a way as to retard its completion.


 * īa sĭ màiⁿ khṳt i lòng hāi khṳ̀, kàu taⁿ cū cîaⁿ;
 * if he had not meddled with and spoiled it, it would now be finished.


 * Globular; spherical; a mass.
 * kâi mûeh lòng-lòng-îⁿ;
 * a globular object.
 * a globular object.


 * cò̤ kàu cn̂g kâi lòng-lòng-îⁿ;
 * make it a perfect sphere.


 * i îⁿ-lòng-lòng, sui-sĭ cìeⁿ tăng, cē léng cū kîaⁿ;
 * it is spherical,and although it is so heavy it will move on if it is pushed.


 * Thick, as liquids; heavy, as dew; strong, as a decoction; lowering, as clouds; terse, as style; rich, seasoned, spiced; thoroughly imbued with.
 * thn̂g-cúi khah lông;
 * the molasses is too thick.
 * the molasses is too thick.


 * thàu kàu lông-lông;
 * thicken it very thick.


 * ŭ khí lông, ŭ khí cheng, sie kah-chah ío hó̤;
 * some are too rich, and some have no seasoning at all; mix them together and they will be better.


 * i kâi khì-bī lông-kău;
 * its flavor is very strong.


 * ká lông-lông cū luh lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * mix it very strong, and sup it down.


 * hṳ́ kâi li thit-thô̤ kàu lông;
 * that one has amused himself till he wants to do nothing else.


 * i li pûah kàu lông;
 * he has gambled till he will do nothing beside.


 * in nŏ̤ nâng kâi chêng lông căi;
 * the two are very hearty in their kindness to each other.


 * thiⁿ thóiⁿ tîeh lông-lông, m̄ lío-lĭang;
 * the heavens are thick with mist, and not blue.


 * cí īeⁿ sek khah lông;
 * this color is too intense.


 * bâk cē bûa khah lông cū sía m̄ khui;
 * if you rub up your ink too thick you cannot write with it.


 * i ŏi sía lông bâk;
 * he can write with thick ink.


 * lông cíu;
 * strong wines.


 * To insnare; to inveigle; to entrap.
 * i tŏ̤ gūa kháu lông-lôk lâi kâi;
 * what he inveigled in from outside.
 * what he inveigled in from outside.


 * lô̤-lông kúi câp nâng tŏ̤ sin-piⁿ;
 * has taken in and controls several persons whom he keeps beside him.


 * To cultivate the ground; agriculture.
 * lông-hu; lông-ke;
 * husbandmen.
 * husbandmen.


 * sṳ̆ lông kong siang;
 * scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants.


 * sîn-lông;
 * the god of Agriculture.


 * Abundant; fruitful; fertile; opulent.
 * nî tang hong-lông;
 * abundant harvests.
 * abundant harvests.


 * ke tău heng-lông;
 * the fortunes of the family are prosperous.


 * The rising moon.
 * gûeh sek mông-lông;
 * the moon looks dim.
 * the moon looks dim.


 * mông-lông mông-lông, thóiⁿ bô̤ hìeⁿ hīn;
 * I do not see clearly in the obscurity.


 * To treat with undue liberty; to trifle and toy with; to handle; to do; to make; to feel.
 * màiⁿ-lŏng i;
 * do not meddle with it.
 * do not meddle with it.


 * màiⁿ tó̤ bú-lŏng nâng;
 * do not treat people with indignity.


 * khṳt i lŏ̤nglŏng [sic] hāi khṳ̀;
 * it has been spoiled by his meddling with it.


 * màiⁿ tó̤ lŏng sîn lŏng kúi;
 * do not make a great ado about it.


 * i kâi lŏng-kwn kâi;
 * what he is thoroughly practised in.


 * khíong-phàⁿ tîeh lŏng chut sṳ̄ lâi;
 * fear that it will bring about a squabble.


 * lŏng lío, sío;
 * bother and make crazy.


 * lŏng lío hŭn khṳ̀;
 * bothered him about it until he became confused.


 * khṳt i ku-ā nâng lâi kàu lŏng tīo cêk jît khang-khùe;
 * a day’s work was spoiled by their all coming.


 * lṳ́ khṳ̀ thèng lŏng, lŏng thóiⁿ ŏi tit sêng mē;
 * you go and make some attempts at doing it, and see whether it can be done.


 * lŏng kàu i nĕ kông-kông;
 * plagued him till he was perfectly dazed.


 * khṳt cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lŏng lío, bô̤ sim bô̤ hûn;
 * was so vexed by this affair that my wits left me.


 * cē lŏng kú sim cū phû;
 * after being bothered a long time, his anger was roused.


 * Inconstant; fluctuating; vagabondish.
 * ke bô̤ lŏng-tŏng cṳ́; kuaⁿ chông hô̤ chù lâi?
 * If the house had no truant sons, where would the officials come from?
 * If the house had no truant sons, where would the officials come from?


 * i cí kâi kíaⁿ soiⁿ tiang-sî sĭ lŏng-lŏng tŏng-tŏng kâi kíaⁿ-tĭ, cí ău cò̤-nî pìⁿ kàu hìeⁿ hó̤?
 * This son was formerly a very wild lad, how is it that he is lately so much changed for the better?


 * To put into the sleeve.
 * lōng lô̤h chíu-ńg tói;
 * put it into his sleeve.
 * put it into his sleeve.


 * to lōng lô̤h chíu-ńg tói, cò̤-nî bô̤ khṳ̀?
 * I always keep it in my sleeve, why is it not there?



lo̤

 * Correct; strait; direct; decent.
 * hó̤ lo̤-lo̤;
 * proper; rights; correct.
 * proper; rights; correct.


 * ca-jît i nŏ̤ nâng cìaⁿ hó̤ lo̤-lo̤, kíaⁿ-jît cū tó̤ sie mēⁿ;
 * yesterday the two were on the best of terms, and to-day they are reviling each other.


 * úa hó̤ lo̤-lo̤ kio lṳ́ tàⁿ;
 * I will tell you in the most straight-forward way.


 * i tâng-cá to hó̤ lo̤-lo̤, cò̤ ŏi tì-kàu cìeⁿ-seⁿ?
 * It was all right a little while ago, how did it come to be like this?