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

套

To spread over loosely; to cover lightly.
khîeh kâi saⁿ kâi i lam lô̤h khṳ̀;

throw a tunic over him.
khîeh kò̤ pò lâi lam;

cover it with a cloth.
cí kò̤ cúa khah sòi, lam m̄ miⁿ;

this paper is too small and does not cover it perfectly.

䈇

㰖

攬

To grasp; to carry with a firm hand or in both arms; to engross; to monopolize; to hug close; grasping.
pau lám sṳ̂0-sŏng;

an attorney who takes the whole management of affairs for his client.
i kâi hùe-mûeh ŭ lám-cāi a bô̤?

Is there a bill of lading for his goods?
sie lám koiⁿ;

embrace each other.
i nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ lám-ka-pûah;

the two are wrestling.
lám-kau, lám thóiⁿ tī-tîang îaⁿ;

wrestle and see who is the stronger.
tùi i lám kín-kín;

hugged him close.
lám lío m̄ hàuⁿ pàng;

clasped him in both arms and would not let him go.
lṳ́ tîeh nīe úa lám ĕ ie;

you must give me the grasp under the arms, in wrestling.
cía ho̤h lă lám;

this is a whole armful.
cí câng chīu, ŭ nŏ̤ nâng lám;

this tree is so large that it would take two persons with outstretched arms to compass it.

覽

泥

Mire; miry; mud, slush; slushy.
hái phîaⁿ kâi làm thô̤;

the mud from the sea shore.
làm îeⁿ;

mud-flats.
thô làm-làm, tâh lô̤h khṳ̀ cū bît pīn kha-lîam;

the mud is very soft, and if you step on it you sink up to your shins.
thô làm, thām lô̤h khṳ̀, lop-cē-kìe;

the mud is slushy, and when you step into it there is a splashing sound.
cía sĭ phìen i khṳ̀ lô̤h làm;

this is leading him into the slough.

淋

To drench; to souse; to splash.
lâm kàu cêk sin tap-tap-tih;

drenched so that he was dripping wet.
ēng kún cúi lâi lâm i nńg;

souse it with hot water to soften it.
íe cho̤h cúi lâi lâm koi;

dip out some water and scald the fowl.
lâm thâu lâm hĭⁿ cū lâm lôh khṳ̀;

pour it over him, head and ears, (as water from a shower-bath).
lâm pn̄g-ám;

drench it with rice water.
lṳ́ kâi saⁿ lâm tîeh îu;

your tunic is splashed with oil.
khṳt kún cúi lâm kàu kâi phă;

was splashed by the hot water so as to have a blister raised.
i khṳt lâ lâm kàu híam-híam sí

he came very near being scalded to death by the lard splashing over him.

藍

Blue; indigo blue.
lâm sek;

blue.
jī lâm;

navy blue.
saⁿ lâm;

dark blue.
gûeh lâm;

pale blue.
it-pín lâm;

blue black.
chùi lâm;

a greenish blue.
gêk lâm;

a bluish green.
thien lâm;

azure.
i sĭ sía tîeh lâm pńg kâi;

he is writing out essays on thin paper for the use of lazy students.
pó̤-lâm sùaⁿ;

dark blue thread.
lâm pò saⁿ;

a jacket of dark blue cotton cloth.

男

The male of the human species; a baron; the lowest of the five ranks of nobility.
lâm-cṳ́;

a son; a man.
lâm-cṳ́ hàng;

manly.
lâm-jin;

men.
lâm nńg;

male and female.
lâm hŭ láu ìuⁿ;

those of both sexes and of all ages.
lâm kè;

the men folk.
thâu tho̤ sĭ seⁿ lâm a seⁿ nńg?

Was her first born a boy or a girl?
lâm-ciak;

a baron.

南

South; southern; austral.
lâm hng;

the southern regions.
lâm pôiⁿ kâi tī-hng jûah;

southern countries are warm.
cí koiⁿ chù hìang lâm, hṳ́ koiⁿ sĭ cŏ̤ lâm;

this house fronts the south, that one has its back to the south.
huang-thai thàu kàu hṳ́ búe cū àiⁿ á hûe lâm;

when the typhoon has blown itself out it veers to the south.
cí lâm cam;

a magnetic needle.
lâm pâk hâng;

a warehouse where northern and southern goods are exchanged.

鋈

To wash over with metal; to plate.
nâng būe sĭ lâm seⁿ-thih kâi, cong-kú tŏ̤;

men are not plated with iron that they last forever.
ío, i m̄ tîeh lâm seⁿ-thih kâi;

and moreover, he is not invulnerable.
hṳ́ tói tâng kâi, cí gūa sĭ lâm ngṳ̂n kâi;

the inside is brass, and the outside is overlaid with silver.

嵐

Vapor or mist.
suaⁿ-lâm cìang-khì;

malarious vapor among mountains.
nâng a sĭ chok tîeh suaⁿ-lâm cìang-khì cū àiⁿ seⁿ pēⁿ;

if people imbibe malaria they become ill.

霖

楠

An even grained, yellowish, fine wood, used for furniture; it grows in Kiang-si.
cìaⁿ nńg-lâm;

the real, elastic, yellow-wood.
khî-lâm;

a fragrant wood brought from Anam, and used for beads.

婪

濫

A freshet; profuse; excessive; lawless; irregular; beyond bounds; unsettled.
cúi hùam-lăm;

the water surges.
hùam-hùam lăm-lăm chŵn bô̤ tīaⁿ keⁿ;

surging to and fro, with no fixed channel.
cò̤ kuaⁿ-hú kâi nâng m̄ hó̤ lăm hêng;

magistrates must not inflict excessive punishments.
ūe màiⁿ lăm tàⁿ, sṳ̄ màiⁿ lăm cò̤;

do not speak heedlessly, and do not act lawlessly.
lăm-sám;

heedless, lawless, careless, wanton.
ciⁿ-ngṳ̂n màiⁿ lăm ēng;

do not spend your money thoughtlessly.
màiⁿ lăm kau-chap phêng-íu;

do not heedlessly enter into friendships.
lăm pó̤;

give a security carelessly; to recommend without full knowledge.
cò̤ ŭ hìeⁿ lăm?

How could you be so heedless?

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