A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / lói

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禮

• A step or act, particularly acts of worship, which will bring happiness; propriety, etiquette, ceremony, rites; the decent and decorous in worship and in social life; decorum, manners; official obeisance, worship, courtesy; offerings, gifts required by usage, vails,

• lói huap; lói sìo;

  etiquette, the rules of good society; politeness; ceremonies; courtesies.

• lói măuⁿ;

  good manners.

• lói ngî;

  a gift which custom requires one to offer.

• ēng sĭm-mûeh lâi hôk i kâi lói?

  What would be a suitable return for his courtesy?

• pōiⁿ lói mûeh;

  prepare the customary offerings.

• kŭi lô̤h khṳ̀ hôiⁿ lói;

  kneel in respectful homage.

• lói to̤, nâng put kùai;

  no one is offended by much politeness.

• ke bô̤ sîeⁿ lói;

  in domestic life one is not formal.

• kio i kìⁿ lói;

  salute him on meeting him.

• sàng lói;

  make a present.

• sīa lói;

  gifts returned for gifts received.

• hâh lói;

  polite; in accordance with the rules of etiquette.

• mín ēng kìaⁿ tōa lói;

  need not be obsequious.

• hē tōa lói;

  make a vow to bring the largest of the customary offerings.

• bô̤ lói;

  rude, uncivil.

• lói-pài-jît;

  Sunday.

• lói-pài-tn̂g;

  a chapel or church.

• lói-pài hiah;

  at the close of the service.

• chit jît cêk kâi lói-pài;

  Sunday comes once in seven days.

• lói gâuh;

  a salute given with musical instruments.

• tîeh kîaⁿ sĭm-mih lói?

  What rites must be observed?

• pô̤h lói;

  scant courtesy.

攻

• To assault; to fight with; to set upon.

• tòa nâng khṳ̀ lòi i kâi tīn;

  lead men to the attack on their ranks.

• lòi-phùa i kâi îaⁿ;

  storm their camp.

• lòi kàu i chap-chap-chùi;

  made an onslanght upon and dispersed them.

• lòi tit jîp a lòi m̄ jîp?

  Did they capture the place they assailed or not?

犁

• A plow; to plow.

• lôi-thâu;

  a plow.

• lôi-thâu-seⁿ;

  the plowshare.

• àu cêk ki lôi;

  carry a plow on the shoulder.

• lôi châng;

  to plow a field.

• lôi pèⁿ;

  plow-handle.

• tó̤ lôi, àiⁿ hūaⁿ hṳ́ kâi pèⁿ;

  in plowing, will lean on the handle.

• lôi pê;

  plows and harrows.

黎

• A black or dark brown color.

• lôi bó̤; lôi jîn;

  the aborigines in Hainan Island.

• cheⁿ lôi, sêk lôi;

  the wild, and the half civilized tribes of aborigines in Hainan.

隸

• The square plain style of writing Chinese characters.

• cin chó̤ lŏi tw̆n, sì īeⁿ jī;

  four styles of Chinese letters, that generally used in printing, the running hand used for rapid writing, the plain square text, and the seal characters.

篱

• A skimmer used by cooks.

• cáu-lōi;

  an openwork ladle, made of osiers, wire, or bamboo.

• pn̄g lōi;

  a skimmer used to take rice from the pot.

• cang pn̄g lōi tè ta;

  take the rice skimmer and drain it dry.

• thih lōi;

  an iron skimmer.

• khṳ̀ cwn cò̤ kâi lōi ío tōa kâi kâi;

  go and have a rather large skimmer made to order.