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 * A booth; a hut; a thatched hovel.
 * cháu lû;
 * a straw hut.


 * cho̤ chut mâuⁿ lû;
 * his first departure from his attap hut.


 * mō̤ⁿ lû;
 * a booth beside a grave.


 * Water-rushes; hollow stemmed grasses.
 * lû-tîah;
 * bulrushes.
 * bulrushes.


 * lû-kùai;
 * hellebore.


 * lû-ûi;
 * rushes.


 * The skull of a man.
 * sieⁿ tîeh thâu-lû;
 * wounded his head.
 * wounded his head.


 * In mechanics, a space, an extension; a way or opportunity of action.
 * cn̂g kâi bô̤ mn̂g bô̤ lŭ;
 * wholly unable to find an opportunity for action; out of work; hedged in.
 * wholly unable to find an opportunity for action; out of work; hedged in.


 * cò̤ lâi m̄ cheng-chó̤, bô̤ mīn bô̤ lŭ;
 * it is not a finished piece of work, there is nothing to distinguish the back from the front.


 * To bribe; to give a present for the purpose of obtaining help.
 * ĭu-lŭ;
 * a bribe.
 * a bribe.


 * i àm-cèⁿ khṳ̀ lŭ i kâi cîⁿ;
 * the money that he secretly went and bribed him with.


 * sai-ĕ sĭu nâng kâi lŭ;
 * privately receive a bribe from someone.


 * lŭ i kàu cêk bw̄n ngṳ̂n i cū hàuⁿ;
 * if you make him a present of ten thousand dollars he will acquiesce in the arrangement.


 * The metal butt of a spear or knife.
 * to̤ pèⁿ hṳ́ tńg kâi lŭ àiⁿ ēng thih kâi a sĭ àiⁿ ēng tâng kâi?
 * Do you want the ring which encircles the handle of the knife to be of iron or of brass?
 * Do you want the ring which encircles the handle of the knife to be of iron or of brass?


 * lŭ cū sĭ câh-kháu;
 * the butt is the metal ring which holds the wooden handle to the steel.

lua

 * Deep, round baskets, without cover or handle.
 * cêk lûa chō jîeh cōi?
 * How much does one basket hold?
 * How much does one basket hold?


 * To assume; to act on a false basis; to trump up a charge; to accuse an innocent man.
 * màiⁿ lūa tāⁿ nâng;
 * do not accuse the wrong person.
 * do not accuse the wrong person.


 * lūa hût thau cîah kôi;
 * accuse Buddh of surreptitiously eating potted fish.


 * thû-lūa;
 * falsely accuse.


 * bô̤ cng-kĭaⁿ, bô̤ thóiⁿ-kìⁿ, cò̤ hó̤ lūa i cò̤ châk?
 * There being no stolen goods found in his possession, and no witnesses, how can you accuse him of being the thief?

luah

 * To scorch; to burn in cooking.
 * i kâi pn̄g pû kàu tîeh luah;
 * the rice is boiled down till it is scorched.
 * the rice is boiled down till it is scorched.


 * cîah tîeh chàu húe-luah;
 * it has a scorched taste.


 * phīⁿ tîeh kâi luah bī;
 * smell something that smells like food scorching.


 * One of the five tastes; pungent, acrid, sharp, biting, peppery.
 * cîah tîeh i kâi bī lûah-lûah nē;
 * it tastes very hot.
 * it tastes very hot.


 * kài-lûah;
 * ground mustard.


 * hiam-lûah;
 * peppery.


 * i sĭ būe pat cîah tîeh lûah kieⁿ;
 * he has not yet eaten strong ginger-root; he has not experienced suffering.


 * khui cho̤h kài-lûah lâi pẁn tṳ-tŏ;
 * stir up some mustard and put it on the tripe.


 * cîh búe ŏi lûah;
 * it bites the tongue.


 * To smooth; to straighten.
 * lûah thâu-mô̤ⁿ;
 * smooth the hair.
 * smooth the hair.


 * ău-tâu lûah kàu kng-kng;
 * the back hair stroked very smooth.


 * To take a look at.
 * chó̤-lîak lûah kùe;
 * I have cursorily looked them over.
 * I have cursorily looked them over.


 * i chong-mêng căi, lûah cêk kùe cū pat;
 * he is very quick of apprehension, by just looking it over once he understands.


 * cang mâk khṳ̀ lûah thóiⁿ;
 * take a look at them.


 * Severe; grievous, as pain.
 * lûah thìaⁿ lûah thìaⁿ nē;
 * to smart and ache.
 * to smart and ache.

luh

 * To gulp down.
 * luh ceng tê;
 * gulped down a cup of tea.
 * gulped down a cup of tea.


 * cêh úaⁿ luh cò̤ nŏ̤ saⁿ chùi cū ŵn;
 * take down the bowlful at two or three gulps.


 * luh khah tōa chùi cho̤h âu;
 * choked by gulping too big mouthfuls.

lúi

 * Leaf-buds; flowers in spikes or bushy heads, opening in succession; a classifier of flowers.
 * íⁿ-keng pauh lúi lío;
 * has already formed buds.
 * has already formed buds.


 * ki-búe lóng-cóng piuh lúi;
 * buds have shot out on all the twigs.


 * tiah saⁿ sì lúi hue lâi chah;
 * pick three or four flowers and stick them in.


 * chûn cêk lúi tīaⁿ;
 * one sprig is left.


 * hŵn-lío hâm-lúi hâm-lúi;
 * is still half-blown.


 * cí lúi hâm-hâm;
 * this one is just ready to blossom.


 * cí cêk lúi hue thóiⁿ tîeh chìe-chìe;
 * this flower