Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/lak

by Adele Marion Fielde

lak

• 却lak411265
• To retire; to go away from.

lak thò̤ cē;

draw back a little.

lak kàu nĕ lí-lī;

withdrew entirely.

lak cáu;

ran back.

lak tńg;

walked off in the direction from which he came.

tī-hng ôih, lak m̄ lī;

the space was narrow and I could not get out of the way.

• 邋遢lak-thak843
• Slovenly; careless.

i cò̤ sṳ̄ to sĭ lak-lak thak-thak;

she does things in a very slovenly way.

i lí sṳ̄ tîeh ceng-ceng sîn-sîn sòi-sim lí, m̄ hó̤ lak-thak;

he must manage affairs very cautiously and carefully, and not be negligent in anything.

lak-thak lak-thak, cn̂g kâi bô̤ sim khṳ̀ kù-kẃn;

is very negligent, having no mind to attend to it.

• 樂lâk5547511
• Pleasure; enjoyment.

hí-lâk;

pleased.

khùai-lâk;

happy.

hí-hí lâk-lâk;

jubilant.

naⁿ-lâk;

comfortable.

kuaⁿ mîn têng lâk;

rulers and subjects rejoice together.

ûi sĭen cùe lâk;

the greatest joy is that of right doing.

ka-kī cṳ̆ lâk; tok lâk;

solitary enjoyment.

• 六lâk562122
• Six.

lâk gûeh chiu lâk;

the sixth day of the sixth month.

sì-lâk chù kâi nâng lóng-cóng lâi;

the people came from every quarter.

lâk kak;

hexagonal.

úa thóiⁿ tîeh i kâi lâk mêh lóng-cóng thîo-hûa;

I see that his pulse is regular.

m̄ kẃn i sì-lâk sṳ̄;

have nothing to do with his affairs.

• 仂lâk50992
• Diligent; industrious.

i kâi nâng lâk căi;

she is very industrious.

i lâk thàng căi;

he keeps steadily at work.

hàm i gîap-lâk khṳ̀ cò̤, úa cṳ̆-jîen pó i;

tell him to go and do it with diligence, and I will of course compensate him.

gîap-gîap lâk-lâk;

very diligently.

• 薤lâk-kĭe18814013
• The shalote or scallion; it is forbidden to those who fast.

lâk-kĭe-thâu ŭ nâng lŏ kîam bōi;

some people pickle scallions to sell.

• 力lâk536190
• Muscular prowess; brawn; force; strength; mental energy; spirit; nerve; the actuating power; divine succor; full use of an organ; assiduous; the properties or strength of a thing, as the stiffness of a bow, vigor of a style, severity of a disease, or tenacity of a wire.

ēng lâk;

exert yourself; be spry; work hard.

lâk chut tōa cē;

put forth greater exertion.

bô̤ lâk;

nerveless; without energy.

cŏ̤ úa cêk pì cṳ lâk;

lend me a helping hand.

i kâi ngán lâk hó̤;

he has good eyesight.

i sĭm sĭ ŭ mâk lâk;

he is very sharp-sighted.

cía keng ŭ kúi kâi lâk?

How much strength is required to draw this bow?

tîeh ŭ hṳ́ khí lâk lĭang cìaⁿ cò̤ tit lâi;

there must be such a measure of strength in order to do it.

mih sṳ̄ tîeh lîang lâk jṳ̂ kîaⁿ;

you must act according to your strength in whatever you do.

i kâi hâk lâk hó̤;

he has great aptitude in learning.

cèng nâng pìaⁿ lâk khṳ̀ cò̤;

all join your forces and go and do it.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ cìaⁿ tit lâk;

thus it may be made effective.

míen lâk khṳ̀ kîaⁿ;

go and do it by main strength.

i kâi chíu lâk tōa;

he has great strength of arm.

līen lâi ŭ lâk;

strengthened by exercise.

lâk jú tîen jú tōa;

the more strength is exercised the greater it becomes.

cía lâk tŏ̤ kut tói kò̤;

he is reserving his strength.

úa to bô̤ ie lâk, cò̤ m̄ lâi;

I have not the muscular vigor necessary to do it.

i nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ tò lâk;

the two are measuring their strength with each other.

i kâi cò̤ sṳ̄ gîap-lâk căi;

he acts with great energy.

khang-khùe tîeh lâk cò̤, cṳ tîeh lâk thâk;

work must be done with vigor, and study must be pursued with zeal.

ŭ lâk m̄ hó̤ cĭn chut;

one should not expend all his strength.

kŏ sîn lâk;

rely on supernatural help.

cĭn nâng lâk, thèng thien kong;

exert human strength to the uttermost, and then depend on help from heaven.

cí ki mûeh ŭ bw̄n kṳn lâk;

this will bear a strain of a thousand pounds weight upon it without breaking.

bô̤ hía kha lâk, kîaⁿ m̄ khṳ̀;

have not the requisite strength of limb to enable me to walk there.

cí kâi kuaⁿ ío lâk lí sṳ̄;

this magistrate attends to his business with considerable assiduity.

bô̤ hìeⁿ lâk;

I am not called upon to exert myself in such fashion.

màiⁿ khah lâk thàng;

do not be too eager to earn money.

hùn lâk pĭaⁿ cò̤;

redouble your exertions, and get it done the sooner.

khua lâk;

strength of thigh, acquired in riding.

i kâi hâk-mn̄g sĭ tŏ̤ tī-tîang kò̤ tit lâk kâi?

From whom did he acquire his aptitude for learning?