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

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餂

• To lap up with the tongue.

• thiaⁿ kìⁿ tṳ tó̤ lauh phun;

  heard the swine eating their swill.

• cí ciah tṳ thó̤ ciah căi, lauh kàu cô̤ cheng-khih cheng-khih;

  this hog is very eager for food, he has eaten his trough quite clean.

• káu tó̤ lauh cúi, ngio tó̤ lauh nêk-thng;

  the dog is lapping water and the cat is lapping soup.

㢒

• Dilapidated and ready to tumble down.

• cía chù lauh căi, tâk bô̤ mih cîⁿ;

  this house is very dilapidated and is not worth much.

• hía chù lauh-lauh, put kú tîeh tó̤;

  that house is very shaky, and will tumble down before long.