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

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却

• 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](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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?