lîu-lî;
a vitreous, strass-like composition, used for cups, bangles and colored glaze. 旒 lîu 548 70 9 Strings of pearls, which anciently hung before and behind crowns, their length and number indicating the wearer's rank; they are now seen only on idols. cu-pûaⁿ kâi cu àiⁿ cò̤ jîeh cōi lîa?
Of the beads on the coronet, how many strings do you want put on? 硫磺 lîu-n̂g 549 Brimstone. ngói cò̤ lîu-n̂g bûah;
triturate it and make flour of sulphur of it. 流 lîu 549 85 7 To go from place to place; to abscond; to transport criminals; roving, vagrant, shifting; a class, a set. lîu mîn;
migratory tribes.
chîang lîu cúi;
an everflowing stream.
to sĭ hṳ́ cêk lîu nâng;
they are that sort of people.
kíu lîu;
all sorts of employments.
ńng lîu;
womankind.
phōîⁿ cò̤ lîu cŭe;sentenced to transportation.
lîu lô̤h gūa hng;
transported to distant lands.
hĭa lîu;
the vulgar.
sì hái kâi hùe-mûeh lîu-thong;
the goods of all countries are in general circulation.
i tó̤ khui lîu-kíaⁿ tǹg;
he keeps a pawn shop where vagabonds may dispose of goods.
lûn lîu;
to take turns at.
kúi nâng cìe lûn-lîu;
several persons spell each other at it. sieh-lîu;
the pomegranate.
cèng câng sieh-lîu;
plant a pomegranate.
sieh-lîu khí;
pomegranate seeds.
cí kâi sieh-lîu pit kàu chìe-chùi chìe-chùi;
this pomegranate has burst, and thus displays a smiling mouth.
nâm-ò̤ lîu ío hó̤;
the Namoa pomegranates are best. 留 lîu 547 102 5 To hold on; to detain; to keep back. i cò̤ sṳ̄ bô̤ lîu sim;
he does not fix his mind on what he is doing.
i sĭang lîu sim lí sṳ̄;
he manages matters in a very thoughtful way.
i chŵn m̄ lîu-lw̄n ke-hieⁿ;
he cannot tear himself away from home. 僂儸 lîu-lô̤ 551 The braves among banditti; rebel troops; outlaws; ruffians. chiu ĕ ŭ jîeh cōi lîu-lô̤?
How many braves has he under his command?
chī cêk khûn lîu-lô̤;
keeps a band of miscreants in his employ. 瘤 lîu 548 104 10 A tumor, a wen, an excrescence or swelling.
i kâi ăm tèng seⁿ kâi lîu;
she has a tumor on her neck.
hueh lîu;
a vascular tumor.
nêk lîu;
a fleshy tumor.
khì lîu;
a purient tumor. 𢯰 līu 565 64 9 To separate the dregs from a liquid. ceng mîⁿ-mîⁿ, cìaⁿ hó̤ līu cap;
pound it to a pomace, then squeeze out the juice.
khîeh îeh-pho̤h khṳ̀ līu cap;
take the settlings of the medicine, and go and squeeze out the liquid that remains in them. sìu-līu;
graceful, elegant, as the step of a stately stag; fair and beautiful.
cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ seⁿ lâi sìu-līu căi;
this child is beautifully proportioned.
seⁿ kàu sìu-sìu līu-līu, kio cṳ-nîe kâi hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
is very finely moulded, with a feminine delicacy of proportion. 鍍 līu 917 167 9 To gild; to adorn with gold. līu kim;
wash with gold.
sĭ kim kâi a sĭ līu kim kâi?
Is it solid gold or is it merely washed with gold?
līu kim sai-pĕ;
a goldsmith. 摎 līu 413 64 11 To strangle, as with a cord. līu sí;
to put to death by hanging.
kúi līu i kâi âu;
a demon throttles him. lo 滷 ló 556 85 11 A salt preparation; to pickle. îam-ló;
brine.
cí kò̤ tṳ-nêk khîeh khṳ̀ ló;
take this pork and pickle it.
ló n̆ng;
to pickle eggs; pickled eggs.
i kai ló hó̤ căi;
the pickle is very nice.
lâm cē ló-thng lô̤h khṳ̀;
put on a little of the pickle.
ló-mīⁿ;
a spiced salt meat stew.
gô̤ ló;
the brine in which a goose has been pickled.
cía ló khṳ̀ khah kîam;
this has been kept in the brine till it is too salt.
phâk îam ló;
to evaporate brine in making salt, tih tīo ló; drain out the brine from salt. 了 ló 529 6 1 Barely done; just finished. hó̤, ló;
it is just about done.
khùaⁿ-ûah ló;
just reached the easy part of the work.
kàu ló;
just about to arrive.
i mng khṳ̀ ló;
he was barely gone.
khah māng ló;
just too late.
tńg lâi ló;
just turned to come back. 惡 ló 1063 61 8 Hate, dislike. úa sĭang ló i;
I dislike him intensely.
ló-hṳ̆n;
aversion.
chūa nâng ló;
leads to hatred.
cí kâi sṳ̄ úa ló căi;
I detest this business.
cèng nâng ló i;
everybody dislikes him.
cí kâi sĭ nâng só̤ ló kâi;
this is what people hate. 