梨
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Pears or apples.
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cheⁿ phûe lâi;
large green pears.
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suaⁿ tang lâi;
northern pears.
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hwn-lâi;
pine-apples.
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hwn-lâi ko̤;
pine-apple preserves.
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cío-lâi;
dwarf pears.
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âng phûe lâi;
russet pears or apples.
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cío-lâi pó;
dried pears.
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lâi châi cò̤ ìn-póiⁿ sĭang hó̤;
the wood of the pear tree is excellent for making blocks to print upon.
來
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To come; to reach; to get; to bring about; to induce; coming, and thus making a form of the future; coming times; prosperity; after other verbs it often indicates a present action.
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lâi ā!
Come along!
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úa lâi lío;
I am here.
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i m̄ cêng lâi;
he has not come.
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būe lâi;
has not yet come.
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lṳ́ tùi tī-kó̤ lâi?
By which route did you come?
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lṳ́ chông tī-kò̤ lâi? lṳ́ tŏ̤ tī-kò̤ lâi?
Whence came you?
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hàm i màiⁿ lâi;
tell him not to come.
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ke bô̤ lăng-tăng cṳ́, kuaⁿ chông hô̤ chù lâi?
If the family had no truant sons, where would the officials come from?
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chì-mn̄g i kâi sin chông-hô̤ chù lâi;
ask him where his body came from; suggest that he has duties toward his parents.
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ín-chūa i lâi;
conduct him here.
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àiⁿ lâi cò̤-nî nē?
What object have you in coming?
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úa kîaⁿ m̄ lâi;
I cannot walk that distance.
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àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ a būe?
Are you going now or later?
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chíaⁿ i lâi cŏ̤;
ask him to come and sit down.
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úa àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ cò̤ nâng-kheh;
I am going out to pay a visit.
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cò̤ m̄ lâi;
cannot do it.
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cò̤ tit lâi;
it is feasible.
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i kio i ŭ lâi úang a bò̤?
Does he exchange visits with him?
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cin-jit lâi-lâi úang-úang kâi nâng sĭm cōi;
many persons are coming and going all day long.
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lâi jît;
in the future.
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ŭ lâi jît;
there is a future for it.
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ciang-lâi;
in the future.
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ău-lâi;
afterward.
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i kâi sĭ ŭ sĭm-mih lâi-thâu?
What brought it about?
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i kâi lâi-in cò̤-nî?
What are the causes which lead to it?
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cía tīaⁿ-tîeh sĭ ŭ sĭm-mih tŏa lâi-thâu;
this has certainly some important cause.
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ngŵn-lâi sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it was so originally.
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úa íⁿ-keng mn̄g chut i kâi lâi-îu;
I have already found out by inquiry what is the reason for it.
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lâi-lêh;
the circumstances in the past.
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hó̤, hó̤, hó̤, lṳ́ tú-tú lâi!
How fortunate it is that you have come so opportunely!
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tńg lâi;
to return.
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i tī-tiang sî tńg lâi?
When did be come back?
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lâi hûe jîeh cōi cûn co?
What is the boat fare for the round trip?
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chíaⁿ i lâi cîah pn̄g;
invite him to dinner.
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it-lâi sĭ ûi-tîeh cía sṳ̄, jī-lâi sĭ ûi-tîeh hía sṳ̄;
firstly it is on this account, and secondly it is on that.
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chông-lâi;
heretofore.
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lói-sĭang úang lâi;
courtesy requires to be reciprocated.
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i tàⁿ lâi tîeh;
be speaks rightly.
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i cò̤ lâi hó̤;
he has done it well.
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i kâi lâi sìu hṳ́ tói cò̤-nī tàⁿ?
What was said in his letter which has just arrived?
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cêk-ki-līu, lâi-lâi khṳ̀-khṳ̀ kâi sìo-bâk sĭm cōi;
their correspondence with each other is always going to and fro, with no intermission.
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lâi put kîp; lâi m̄ hù;
did not arrive in time.
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khîeh lâi;
bring it here.
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lâi kàu cí-kò̤ ŭ saⁿ nî lío;
we arrived here three years ago.
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lâi kàu taⁿ û jieh kú?
How long is it since you arrived?
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úa chṳ́ lâi bô̤ pât in;
for this journey I had no other reason.
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phah lâi phah khṳ̀;
striking repeatedly.
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mēⁿ lâi mēⁿ khṳ̀;
bandying harsh words.
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bâi lâi ngán khṳ̀;
winked at each other.
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ŭ cah lâi mē?
Did you bring it with you?
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ôiⁿ tîang-sî lâi cŏ̤;
when you have leisure come and sit here.
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nán lâi phûeh cē;
let us talk it over.
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kîaⁿ lâi kîaⁿ khṳ̀;
walk to and fro.
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i sueh lâi căi-seⁿ?
How did he explain it?
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i lí hàm i cĭeⁿ lâi, i li hàm i lô̤h lài;
the one told him to come up, and the other told him to come down.
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cán-khí lâi cū sói mīn;
when you get up, wash your face.
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káng-kìu lâi hó̤;
it is well explained.
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i cò̤ mih sṳ̄ kha lâi chíu lâi;
in whatever he does, he makes his hands and feet fly.
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khĭa khí lâi;
stand up.
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i kha thìaⁿ, bŏi lâi;
he has a sore foot and cannot come.
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khṳt úa thóiⁿ lâi li m̄-hó̤;
as it appears to me, it is not good.
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sĭeⁿ m̄ lâi;
I cannot think it out.
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i sĭeⁿ lâi sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
he thought it so.
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i po̤h lâi tîeh;
his criticism is correct.
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bói lâi kâi;
what was bought.
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i seⁿ lâi chin-chĭeⁿ i âi;
he is like his mother.
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cía ūe lâi khah cho;
this is too coarsely drawn.
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cía ìn lâi cū hīn nō̤
this imprint is very distinctly made.
內
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Within; inner; inside; internal in distinction from external; interior; in the court or palace; that which is enclosed or within; near to; personal; among; in the midst of; the internal organs or viscera; the inner rooms of a house.
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lăi tī;
in the interior; in the country.
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chim jîp lăi tī;
gone far into the interior.
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ke lăi;
the family; the wife.
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lăi cwt;
my wife.
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lăi tîet;
my own nephew.
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i ŭ lăi châi;
he has natural ability, but is not learned.
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lăi tang ŭ kúi kâi?
How many are there on the inside?
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sĭ lăi sieⁿ, a sĭ gūa kám?
Is it an internal injury or an external wound?
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sìn lăi cò̤-nî tàⁿ?
What was said in the letter?
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i tŏ̤ pâng lăi;
she is in her room.
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bô̤ tŏ̤ hṳ́ lăi;
he is not in there.
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i tâng sòi-sòi cū ŭ tó lăi;
from his infancy he has been thoughtful.
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cîah kàu hìeⁿ tōa kâi bô tó bô̤ lăi;
is so well grown, and yet has so little judgment.
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cò̤ cai i tó lăi cò̤-nĭ sĭeⁿ?
How can you know what his thoughts are?
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it-tit tŏ̤ sim lăi;
keep it in mind.
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i lăi-tói ŭ sĭm-mih ŵn-kù mē?
Has he any personal reason for so doing?
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cía sĭ i hūn lăi eng-kai kâi;
this is what properly belongs to his functions.
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i tì kâi lăi-siang pēⁿ;
he has an internal disease.
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i sĭ ui lăi khue, a sĭ ui gūa khue?
Does he treat internal or skin diseases?
利
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Sharp; acute; interest on money.
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i kâi to̤ lāi căi;
his knife is very sharp; he is very eager for gain.
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úa cá-jît cìaⁿ bûa kàu nĕ lāi-lāi, cò̤-nî cū tun khṳ̀;
I ground it very sharp yesterday, why has it become dull.
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sio thóiⁿ i sin tèng ŭ lāi khì a bô̤;
search his person to see if he carries concealed weapons.
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cêk kâi gûeh jîeh cōi lāi-sek?
How much does the interest amount to per month?
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hám lāi cîⁿ;
the amount of the interest.
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nî-nî tó̤ lâp lāi;
is paying interest yearly, at stated times.
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lāi khí bó̤, bó̤ khí lāi;
interest increases capital, and capital increases interest.
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kàu tang ĕ cū sìa lāi;
during the last quarter of the year, the rate of interest diminishes.
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i ki chùi lāi căi;
he is very sharp in repartee.
俐
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Clever, talented.
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i kâi nâng lāi căi;
he is very shrewd.
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lêng-lāi;
astute; quick witted; clever.
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thóiⁿ tîeh i kâi mīn-tîeⁿ seⁿ lâi to ho̤h lêng-lāi, cò̤-nî tó lăi hìeⁿ ṳ̀-cṳ̀?
His face looks very intelligent, bow is it that he is really so stupid?
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lêng-lêng lāi-lāi, kuai-kuai khío-khío;
bright and knowing.