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

鈴

A round hollow bell, like a sleigh bell, hung on horses or flags to announce approach.
hâm-long;

a spherical bell.
káu ăm tèng kùa kâi hâm-long;

there was a bell on the dog’s neck.
i kâi bō̤-èng tùe nŏ̤ lîap hâm-long;

two little round bells were attached to his cap.
long-long-kìe sĭ bé lâi a m̄ sĭ?

That jangling sound is made by a horse coming, is it not?

弄

听

攏

弄

To spoil, to put out of order.
cū sĭ i tó̤ cò̤ lòng kúi;

it is he who does the mischief.
seⁿ sêng, ŭ lòng-kúi;

when completed it was spoiled.
tâng sêng cū khṳt i lòng kàu m̄ sêng;

it was nearly finished and he meddled with it in such a way as to retard its completion.
īa sĭ màiⁿ khṳt i lòng hāi khṳ̀, kàu taⁿ cū cîaⁿ;

if he had not meddled with and spoiled it, it would now be finished.

團

Globular; spherical; a mass.
kâi mûeh lòng-lòng-îⁿ;

a globular object.
cò̤ kàu cn̂g kâi lòng-lòng-îⁿ;

make it a perfect sphere.
i îⁿ-lòng-lòng, sui-sĭ cìeⁿ tăng, cē léng cū kîaⁿ;

it is spherical,and although it is so heavy it will move on if it is pushed.

濃

Thick, as liquids; heavy, as dew; strong, as a decoction; lowering, as clouds; terse, as style; rich, seasoned, spiced; thoroughly imbued with.
thn̂g-cúi khah lông;

the molasses is too thick.
thàu kàu lông-lông;

thicken it very thick.
ŭ khí lông, ŭ khí cheng, sie kah-chah ío hó̤;

some are too rich, and some have no seasoning at all; mix them together and they will be better.
i kâi khì-bī lông-kău;

its flavor is very strong.
ká lông-lông cū luh lô̤h khṳ̀;

mix it very strong, and sup it down.
hṳ́ kâi li thit-thô̤ kàu lông;

that one has amused himself till he wants to do nothing else.
i li pûah kàu lông;

he has gambled till he will do nothing beside.
in nŏ̤ nâng kâi chêng lông căi;

the two are very hearty in their kindness to each other.
thiⁿ thóiⁿ tîeh lông-lông, m̄ lío-lĭang;

the heavens are thick with mist, and not blue.
cí īeⁿ sek khah lông;

this color is too intense.
bâk cē bûa khah lông cū sía m̄ khui;

if you rub up your ink too thick you cannot write with it.
i ŏi sía lông bâk;

he can write with thick ink.
lông cíu;

strong wines.

籠

To insnare; to inveigle; to entrap.
i tŏ̤ gūa kháu lông-lôk lâi kâi;

what he inveigled in from outside.
lô̤-lông kúi câp nâng tŏ̤ sin-piⁿ;

has taken in and controls several persons whom he keeps beside him.

農

隆

膿

The rising moon.
gûeh sek mông-lông;

the moon looks dim.
mông-lông mông-lông, thóiⁿ bô̤ hìeⁿ hīn;

I do not see clearly in the obscurity.

弄

To treat with undue liberty; to trifle and toy with; to handle; to do; to make; to feel.
màiⁿ-lŏng i;

do not meddle with it.
màiⁿ tó̤ bú-lŏng nâng;

do not treat people with indignity.
khṳt i lŏ̤ng hāi khṳ̀;

it has been spoiled by his meddling with it.
màiⁿ tó̤ lŏng sîn lŏng kúi;

do not make a great ado about it.
i kâi lŏng-kwn kâi;

what he is thoroughly practised in.
khíong-phàⁿ tîeh lŏng chut sṳ̄ lâi;

fear that it will bring about a squabble.
lŏng lío, sío;

bother and make crazy.
lŏng lío hŭn khṳ̀;

bothered him about it until he became confused.
khṳt i ku-ā nâng lâi kàu lŏng tīo cêk jît khang-khùe;

a day’s work was spoiled by their all coming.
lṳ́ khṳ̀ thèng lŏng, lŏng thóiⁿ ŏi tit sêng mē;

you go and make some attempts at doing it, and see whether it can be done.
lŏng kàu i nĕ kông-kông;

plagued him till he was perfectly dazed.
khṳt cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lŏng lío, bô̤ sim bô̤ hûn;

was so vexed by this affair that my wits left me.
cē lŏng kú sim cū phû;

after being bothered a long time, his anger was roused.

Inconstant; fluctuating; vagabondish.
ke bô̤ lŏng-tŏng cṳ́; kuaⁿ chông hô̤ chù lâi?

If the house had no truant sons, where would the officials come from?
i cí kâi kíaⁿ soiⁿ tiang-sî sĭ lŏng-lŏng tŏng-tŏng kâi kíaⁿ-tĭ, cí ău cò̤-nî pìⁿ kàu hìeⁿ hó̤?

This son was formerly a very wild lad, how is it that he is lately so much changed for the better?

攏

To put into the sleeve.
lōng lô̤h chíu-ńg tói;

put it into his sleeve.
to lōng lô̤h chíu-ńg tói, cò̤-nî bô̤ khṳ̀?

I always keep it in my sleeve, why is it not there?

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