L

Label, a

ch‘ien¹-tzŭ

子蔽

„

piao¹ ch‘ien¹

截標

„ a book

kua⁴ ch‘ien¹

截掛

„ put on a

fei¹-shang ch‘ien¹-tzŭ

子觀上飛

Laboratory,

shih⁴ yen⁴ so³

所驗試

Laborious,

ch‘in² lao²

勞勤

Labour,

kung¹

工

„

lao² i⁴

役勞

„

lao² li⁴

力勞

„ hard

k‘u³ kung¹

工苦

„ division of

fên¹ lao²

勞分

„ party

lao² tung⁴ tang³

戆働会

„ capital and

tzŭ¹ pên¹ chia¹.... lin⁴ yung¹ chia¹

家傭貨….家本資

„ and capital on nothing, waste

ch‘ing¹ ch‘i⁴ kung¹ pên³

本工棄輕

„ only ends with life

ch‘ih¹ pu⁴ wan² ti¹ fan⁴ pan² pu⁴ wan² ti¹ shih⁴

事的完ネ辦飯铷完不吃

„ woman in

ch‘an³ fu⁴

婦產

„ this point, no need to

pu⁴ yung⁴ hsi⁴ yen²

鬌細用不

Labourer,

min² fu¹

夫民

„ a

kung¹-jên

人工

432Labourer, master

ta⁴ kung¹

工大

„ mate

hsiao³ kung¹

工小

„ exclusion of labourers

chin⁴ chih⁴ k‘ung¹ jên²

人工前禁

Lace, a

i kên¹ tai-tzŭ

子帶梯—

„ a boot

hsüeh¹ tai⁴-tzŭ

子帶靴

„ a boot, to

chi⁴-shang tai⁴-tzŭ

子帶上繫

Laceration,

lieh⁴ shang¹

傷裂

Lache,

t‘o¹ lou⁴

漏靴

Lachrymal duct

lei⁴ kuan³

管淚

Lack of thought

wei⁴ chia¹ ssŭ¹ so³

索思加系

„ funds

k‘uan³ hsiang² pu¹ tsu²

足不項款

Lackadaisical,

niu³-niu nieh⁴ nieh⁴-ti

的捏揑扭扭

Lacquer,

ch‘i¹

漆

„ to

shang⁴-ch‘i¹

漆上

Lad, a

hsiao³ t‘ung³-êrh

見童小

„ wanton

wan² t‘ung²

童項

Ladder, a

t‘i¹-tzŭ

子梯

„ mount a

shang⁴ t‘i¹-tzŭ

子梯上

„ „ „

têng¹ t‘i¹-tzŭ

子梯登

„ „ „

p‘a³-shang t‘i-tzŭ

子梯上爬

„ rungs of a

t‘i¹-tzŭ têng⁴-êrh

兒窗子梯

Laden with

ta¹ tsai⁴

漆搭

Lading bill of

t‘i² huo⁴ tan¹

單貨提

Ladle, a

i⁴ pa³ shao²-tzŭ

子勺把一

„ out water, etc., to

k‘uai³ shui³

水燈

Lady, a

i² wei⁴ t‘ang²-k‘o

客堂搭—

„

t‘ai⁴-t‘ai

太太

„ (wife of high official)

ming⁴ fu⁴

婦命

„ of high rank (also politely of any one’s wife)

fu¹ jên²

人夫

Lady’s maid, a

kuan³ shu¹ t‘ou²-ti

的頭梳管

Lag behind, to

lao⁴ tao hou⁴-t4ou

頭後到落

Lair, a

wo¹

离

„

wo¹ ch‘ao²

巢窩

Laisser faire,

fang⁴ jên⁴

任放

Laity,

su² jên²

人俗

„ return to the

huan² su²

俗還

Lake, a

hu²

湖

Lakh,

shih² wan⁴

萬湖

Lama,

la³-ma

嘛喇

Lamb, a

yang³ kao¹-êrh

兒盖羊

Lame,

ch‘üeh²-lo

了瘸

„ person a

ch‘üeh²-tzŭ

子翅

Lament, to

ai¹ k‘u¹

哭哀

ai¹ t‘ung⁴

働哀

433Lament,

pei¹ t‘an⁴

歎悲

Lamp, a

i⁴ chan³ têng¹

轚盞一

„ a street

fêng¹ têng¹

燈風

„ „

lu⁴ têng¹

燈路

„ a sanctuary

hai³ têng¹

燈海

„ an oil

yu² têng¹

燈油

„ a gas

ch‘i⁴ têng¹

燈電

„ an electric

tien⁴ têng¹

燈氣

„ a hand

pa⁴-êrh lêng¹

燈臾把

„ on a post (or stand)

ch‘o¹ têng¹

燈茲

„ light a

tien³ têng¹

燈點

„ put out a

ch‘ui¹ têng¹

燈吹

„ wick

têng¹ nien³-tzŭ

子燃燈

„ chimney

têng¹ chao⁴-tzŭ

子軍燈

„ oil

têng¹ yu²

油燈

„ shade

têng¹ mao⁴-tzŭ

子幡燈

„ post

têng¹ t‘ai²

台燈

„ „

têng¹ kan¹-tzŭ

子杆燈

Lamplight,

têng⁴ kuang¹-êrh

兒光燈

„ by

têng¹ ti³-hsia

下底燈

Lamplighter, a

têng¹ fu¹

夫燈

Lance, a

i⁴ kan³ ch‘iang.¹

搶奸一

Lancer,

ch‘iang¹ ch‘i² ping¹

兵擬搶

Land,

ti⁴

地

„ arable

t‘ien² ti⁴

地田

„ pasture

mu⁴ yang² ti⁴

端養牧

„ dry

han⁴ ti⁴

堆旱

„ waste

huang¹ ti⁴

地范

„ government

kuan¹ ti⁴

地官

„ private

min² ti⁴

地民

„ „

ssŭ¹ ch‘an³

產私

„ tax

ti⁴-ting

丁地

„ „

t‘ien²-fu⁴

賦田

„ „

ti⁴ shui⁴

稅埤

„ lord

ti⁴ chu²-êrh

兒主地

„ „

fang² chu³-êrh

兒主房

„ ownership of

ti⁴ chu³ ch üan¹

犓主塊

„ buy

chih⁴ ch‘an³

產置

„ by

yu² lu⁴ lu⁴

路陸由

„ „

yu² han⁴-lu tsou³

走路旱由

„ to

shang⁴ an⁴

岸上

„ lies, see how the

ehih⁴-i-shih fêng¹-t‘ou k‘an⁴

看頭風試一試

Landing,

têng¹ an⁴

岸登

„ party (naval)

lu⁴ chan⁴ tui¹

膝职錄

434Landmark,

ching⁴ chieh⁴ piao¹

標界欖

Landscape,

shan¹ shui³

水山

„

ching³-chih

緻彖

„ gardening

t‘ing² yüan² shu⁴

衝園亭

Landslip,

shan¹ pêng¹

崩山

Lane, a

hu²-t‘ung⁴-êrh

兒同胡

Language,

hua⁴

話

„ written

wên² hua⁴

話文

„ spoken

su² hua⁴

話俗

„ coarse

ts‘u¹ hua⁴

話粗

„ abusive

ma⁴ jên²-ti hua⁴

話的人罵

„ national

kuo² yü

語國

„ violent

pao⁴ yen²

嘗暴

„ the gentleman does not use bad

chün² tzŭ pu⁴ ch‘u¹ o⁴ shêng¹

聲悪出不子君

„ disreputable

yü³ to¹ shih¹ chien³

檢失多靜

Languid, to feel

fa¹ chüan⁴

潘發

Languish,

shuai¹ wei¹

微衰

Lantern, a

têng¹-lung

鼸燈

„ procession

t‘i² têng¹ hui⁴

會燈提

Lanterns, Feast of

têng¹ chieh² ‘rh

兒節燈

„ are not allowed.in the street after sunset, persons without

jih⁴ ju⁴ hou⁴ pu¹ ch‘ih² têng¹ huo³ chê³ pu¹ chun³ tao⁴ lu⁴ hsing² tsou8

走行路道准不者火燈持不後入日

Lap, sit in the

tso⁴-tsai t‘ui³-shang

上腿在坐

„ hold on the

pao⁴-cho

着抱

„ to (as a dog)

ta²-la

拉達

Lappet of a coat

ta⁴ chin¹

截大

Lapse of time

shui⁴ to¹ mêng⁴ ch‘ang²

長夢多睡

„ „ limit

yü² hsien⁴

限逾

„ „ in the

nien³ chên² jih⁴ chiu³

久日陳年

„ „ has brought in many defects

hsing² chih¹ nien³ chiu³ po⁴ pi¹ ts‘ung¹ shêng¹

生幾弊茛久年之行

„ of right

shih¹ ch‘üan²

權失

Lapsed,

chu⁴ hsiao¹

消注

„

hsiao¹ mieh⁴

減消

Lapsus linguæ

ts‘o⁴ wu⁴

親錯

„ calami

pi³ wu⁴

餵筆

Larceny,

ch‘ieh⁴ tao⁴ fan⁴

犯盜耦

Larch,

lo⁴ yeh⁴ sung¹

松葉落

Lard, hog’s

chu¹ yu²

油猜

Large,

ta⁴

大

„ hearted

k‘uan¹-hou

岸寬

„ minded

chü⁴ yen³-ti jên²

人的眼巨

„ majority

ta⁴ to¹ shu⁴

进多大

435Large capitalists, eminent

chu⁴ ming² yin¹ fu⁴ chih¹ tzil¹ pên³ chia¹

家本資之常殷名著

„ scale, do things on a

fang⁴ shou³ tso⁴ shih⁴

車作手放

Larvae,

hsiang³ tzŭ³

子盜

Lascivious glances, to cast

mi¹-hsi-cho yen³-‘rh ch‘iao²

驗兒眼著猜眯

„ men

sê chung¹ o⁴ kuei³

鬼餓中色

Lasht of a whip

pien¹ shao¹-êrh

兒榜級

„ him with the

ch‘ou¹-t‘a i⁴ pien¹ tzŭ

子鞭一他柚

Lassitude,

fa¹ chüan⁴

倦疲

„

chüan⁴ tai⁴

怠倦

„

li⁴ chüan⁴ shên² p‘i²

疲神倦力

Lasso, a

t‘ao⁴ ma³ kan¹-tzŭ

子杆馬装

Last,

tsui⁴ hou⁴

後最

„ the

mo⁴ wei³-ti

的尾末

„ at

tao⁴ liao³-rh

兒了到

„ finished at

k‘o³ tê²-liao

了得可

„ month

shang⁴ yüeh⁴

月上

„ week

shang⁴ li³ pai⁴

拜禮上

„ year

ch‘ü⁴ nien²

年去

„ time

shang⁴ hui²

回上

„ „ the

ti⁴ mo⁴ hui²

回末第

„ cannot

ch‘ang²-pu liao³

了不常

„ long, cannot

pu⁴ nêng² nai⁴ chiu³

久耐能不

„ from first to

shih³ chung¹

終始

„ days of the Manchu dynasty

ch‘ien² ch‘ing¹ chih¹ mo⁴ tsao⁴

逡末之淸前

„ „ „ „

ch‘ien² ch‘ing¹ chih¹ mo⁴ yeh⁴

葉末之濟前

„ will and testament

tsui⁴ hou⁴ chih¹ i² ming⁴ shu¹

窖命遺之後最

Last (for boots)

hsüan⁴-t‘ou

頭憤

Latch, a

hsiao¹-his-êrh

兒息削

„ lift the

t‘i² hsiao¹-hsi-êrb

兒息削提

Late,

wan³

晚

„ it’s getting

t‘ien¹ hao³-tsao wan³-‘rh-lo

咯兒晚早好天

„ a little

ch‘ih²-i tien³ ‘rh

兒點一遇

„ don’t be

yao⁴ k‘an⁴ tsao³ wan³ ‘rh-lo

咯兒晚早曹要

„ defer one’s action till too

wang² yang² pu^{4 1}ao³ chien⁴ t‘u⁴ ku⁴ ch‘üan³

犬顧兎見寧補羊亡

„ (deceased) father

hsien¹ fu⁴

父先

„ wife

wang² ch‘il

妻亡

„ (of an office)

ch‘ien² jên⁴

任勘

436Late (of an office)

hsien¹ ên²

任先

„ (former) premier

ch‘ien² tsung³ li³

理總前

„ (deceased) „

ku¹ tsung³ li⁴

理總故

„ friend Mr., my

wang² yu³ mou8

某友亡

„ in life

wan³ nien²

年晚

„ of

chiu⁴ lai²

來近

„ return home at night

kuei¹ chia¹ hsü¹ chih¹ shean¹ ching¹

更深至須家歸

Lately,

chin⁴ lai²

來近

„

hsin¹ chin⁴

近新

Latent period

ch‘ien² fu² ch‘i²

期伏备

Later than, not

tsung³ pu² kuo⁴

過不嫌

„ sooner or

tsao³ wan³

晚早

Latest news

tsui⁴ chin⁴ hsiao¹ his

息消近最

„ at the

chih⁴ ch‘ih²

迎至

Lath, a

mu⁴-t‘ou t‘iao²-êrh

兒條頭木

Lathe, a

hsüan⁴ ch‘uang²-tzŭ

子味錄

„ to turn on a

na² hsüan⁴-t‘ou hsüan⁴

繼頭镟韋

Lather,

mo⁴-tzŭ

子在

„ to make a

ts‘o¹-ch‘u mo⁴-tzŭ lai

來子沫出撮

Latitude, a degree of

wei² hsien⁴ tu⁴

度線緯

„ (freedom)

tzŭ⁴ yu²

由自

„ („ in bad sense)

fang⁴ tsung⁴

联放

Latrine, a

chung¹-tz‘ŭ ‘rh

兒厠中

„

mao²-fang

房茅

„ public

kuan¹ ssŭ⁴

厕官

Latterly,

hsin¹ chin⁴

近新

„

chin⁴ lai²

來近

„

chê⁴-i-ch‘êng-tzŭ

子程一道

Lattice, work

ssŭ¹ fang¹ têng⁴-êrh

兒僧方四

„ „

hsieh-têng⁴-êrh

兒擋斜

„ fence, a

hua¹ chang⁴-êrh

兒障花

Laudable,

ch‘i² t‘ê⁴

特奇

„

p‘o¹ k‘an¹ chia¹ chiang³

破惠堪頗

Laugh, to

lo⁴

樂

„ (or smile)

hsiao⁴

笑

„ a sheepish

shan³ hsiao⁴

笑訑

„ at people

hsiao⁴-hua jên8

人話笑

Laughable,

k‘o³ hsiao⁴

笑可

Laughed at him, just

fu⁴ chih¹ i¹ hsiao⁴ êrh² i³

已而笑一之付

„ and wept by turns, the audience

wên² chê³ k‘u¹ hsiao⁴ pu⁴ tê²

得不笑哭养問

Laughing, burst out

p‘u¹ ch‘ih¹-ti hsiao⁴-lo

咯笑的嗤勇

Laughter, a burst of

i² chên⁴ hsiao⁴ shêng¹

聲笑陣—

„ could not control their

chang³-pu chu⁴ hsiao⁴-lo

略笑住不雄

437Laughter, shouts of

hung¹ t‘ang² ta⁴ hsiao⁴

笑大堂興

„ forced

lêng³ hsiao⁴

笑冷

„ when he sees you, the foreigner will die with

chê⁴ chiao⁴ wai⁴ jên² ch‘iao² chien⁴ kuan³ pao³ hsiao¹ tiao⁴ la ta⁴ ya⁴

牙大了掉笑保管見宥人外呌遑

Launch, a steam

hsiao³ huo³-lun ch ‘uan²

船輪火小

„ a ship

chin⁴ shui8

水進

„ to

hsia⁴ shui8

水下

Laundry, to

chiang¹-hsi

洗维

„ man

hsi³ i-shang-ti

的裳衣洙

Lavatory,

pien⁴ so³

所他

Lavisit,

shê-ch‘ih

你维

„

p‘o⁴-fei

費破

„ expenditure

hui¹ huo ,

霍揮

„ scale, does things on a

shou³ pi³ k‘uo⁴ ta⁴

大闊筆手

Law,

fa³

法

„

wang² fa³

法王

„ of the land

kuo² fa⁴

法國

„ the

fa³

律法

„ civil

min² fa⁴

法民

„ criminal

hsing² fa⁴

法刑

„ military

chün¹ fa8

法审

„ maritime

hai³ shang⁴ fa⁴

法上海

„ unwritten

pu¹ wên² chih¹ lü⁴

律之文不

„ complete collection of laws and regulations

fa⁴ ling⁴ ch‘üan² shu¹

書全令法

„ international

wan⁴ kuo² kung¹ fa¹

法公國萬

„ adviser

fa⁴ ku⁴ wên⁴ kuan¹

官問顧律法

„ what he says is

t‘a¹ shuo¹ i¹ shih⁴ i¹ shuo¹ êrh⁴ shih⁴ êrh⁴

二是二說一是一說他

„ break the

fan⁴ fa³

法犯

„ infringement of the

fan⁴ li⁴

例犯

„ of gravitation

chung⁴ li⁴ fa⁴

法力重

„ of nature

tzŭ⁴ jan² fa⁴

法然自

„ „

wan⁴ wu⁴ tzil⁴ jan² chih¹ li³

理之然自物萬

„ go to

ta³ kuan¹-ssŭ

司官打

„ if you object, we can go to

yao⁴ shih⁴ pu⁴ fu² ni² yu³ ti¹ shih⁴ kuan¹ mien⁴ ‘rh

兒面官是的有昵服不是要

Lawabiding,

liang² min²

民頁

„ till discovered breaking the law, reckoned

chia¹ chia¹ mai⁴ ssŭ¹ chiu³ pu⁴ fan⁴ shih⁴ hao³ shou³

手好是犯不酒私賫家家

438Lawabiding, obtain the protection of the

tê² shou⁴ fa⁴ lu⁴ shang⁴ chih² pao³ chang⁴

障保之上律法受得

Lawful,

ho² fa⁴ ti¹

的法合

Lawless,

pu⁴ fa8

法不

„ persons

pu⁴ chêng² chih¹ t‘u²

徒之逕不

Lawlessness,

wu² fa⁴ chih¹ chü8

舉之法無

Lawn, a

ts‘ao³ ch‘ih²-tzŭ

子池草

Lawsuit, a

i⁴ ch‘ang² kuan¹-ssŭ

和官場一

„ to engage in a

ta³ kuan¹-ssŭ

司官打

Lawyer, a

lü⁴ shih¹

師律

„

pien⁴ hu⁴ shih⁴

士護辨

Lawyers engaged in a case

wei³ jên⁴ lü⁴ shih¹

師律任委

Laxative,

ch‘ing¹ hsieh⁴ yao⁴

薬滇輕

Laxity,

ch‘ih² huan³

緩弛

Lay aside, to

ko¹-cho

着膈

„ on one side

ko¹-tsai i⁴ pien¹ ‘rh

兒邊—在臑

„ by

ko¹ ch‘i³-lai

來起臈

„ „ money

tsan³ ch‘ien²

钱攒

„ down

fang⁴-hsia

下放

„ „

tzŭ

辭

„ „ arms

hsiang² fu²

服降

„ „ „ both sides

liang³ pa⁴ kan¹ ko¹

戈千描購

„ on colour

shang⁴ yen²-shai

色顔上

„ to heart

ko¹-tsai hsin¹-shang

上心在腕

„ eggs

hsia⁴ tan⁴

轚下

„ „ (of insects, etc.)

hsia⁴ tzŭ³

子下

„ the table

pai³ t‘ai²

合臑

„ hold of

na² chu⁴

住东

„ „ nothing to

mei² na² shou

手拿沒

„ (a railway)

fu¹ shê

詨歎

„ line, a well laid

lu⁴ chien¹ kuei³ wên³

播犰竪路

„ bare

hsien³ lou⁴

播顥

„ before

ch‘êng² shang⁴

上虽

„ to (a ship)

t‘ing² ch‘uan²

船停

„ name is Wang, my

su² hsing⁴ wang²

王姓俗

Layer, a

i⁴ ts‘êng8

膳一

Layers, in

i⁴ ts‘êng²-i ts‘êng²-ti

的暦一署一

Laying apparatus (gunnery)

chao⁴ chun³ chi¹

供準照

Layman,

su² jên²

人俗

Lazy,

lan³

簡

„

lan³-to

惰懶

Lead, to

yin8

别

„ to take the

ling³-cho t‘ou²-êrh

兒頭著領

„ up to

na² hua⁴ ‘rh yin³-cho

着引兒話拿

„ the way

tai⁴ tao⁴-êrh

兒道帶

439Lead on

kou¹ yin8

引匀

„

chao¹

招

„ a party of his own

tu¹ shu⁴ i chih⁴

織一樹獨

„ the opposition (to a shot measure)

shou³ hsien¹ k‘ang⁴ i⁴

議抗先省

Lead, metal

ch‘ien¹

鉬

„ pencil

ch‘ien¹ pi8

筆鉬

Leader, a

shou³ ling³

領首

„

t‘ou-êrh²

兒頭

„

ling³ t‘ou²-êrh-ti

的兒頭領

„

k‘ai¹ tuan¹

端開

Leader,

tai⁴ t‘ou²-ti

的頭帶

„

ling³ hsiu⁴ jên²

人袖領

„

fa¹ ch‘i³ jên²

人起發

„ (commander)

ssŭ¹ ling⁴ kuan¹

官令司

„ of a tandem

pang¹ t‘ao⁴-ti

的荤頭

Leading,

shou³ ch‘ü¹ i¹ chih³

指一屈首

„ article

lun⁴ shuo¹

說猜

„ spirit

hsiang⁴ tao³ chê³

者導费

„ strings, in

lai⁴ jên² t‘i²- hsieh²

携提人賴

„ „ still in

hai²-tsai hai²-tzŭ tui¹ ‘rh li³-t‘ou

頭裏兒堆子孩在遺

Leaf, of a tree

shu⁴ yeh⁴-tzŭ

子葉樹

„ coming into

fang⁴ yeh⁴ ‘rh

兒葉放

„ „ folding door

i² shan⁴ mên²

門扇一

„ of a book

shu¹ p‘ien¹ ‘rh

兒篇書

„ „ „ turn over a

fan¹ shu¹ p‘ien¹ ‘rh

兒篇書

„ turn over a new

kai³ kuo⁴ tzŭ⁴ hsin¹

新自過改

„ „ „ „

ko² mien⁴ hsi³ hsin¹

心洗面苹

League,

t‘uan² chieh²

結南

„ a

mêng²

盟

„ enter into

lien² mêng²

盟赚

„ of the same (allies)

t‘ung² mêng²

盟阔

„ together, in

ch‘uan⁴-fung i² ch‘i⁴

氣一通串

„ with, in secret

an⁴ t‘ung¹ shêng¹ hsi²

底聲通暗

„ Navy

hai³ chün¹ hsieh² hui⁴

會協軍海

Leak, to

lou⁴

滴

„ out (of news)

lou⁴-lo hsin⁴-lo

略信了滴

„ „

lou⁴ hsieh⁴

疢漏

„ „

hsieh⁴-lou-lo

咯漏洩

„ „

fa¹ chüeh²

免费

„ the news leaked out

tsou³ lou⁴ fêng¹ shêng¹

聲風 走

Leakages (of illicit pickings)

t‘ung² hu² ti¹ lou⁴

漘滴齋網

„ of (national) wealth, to stop

tu⁴ i¹ ch‘ieh chih¹ lou⁴ chih¹

屑漏之切一杜

440Lean on

i¹ lai⁴

賴依

„ against, to

k‘ao⁴-cho

着靠

„ „

i³-cho

着倚

„ „ the door

i³-cho mên² ‘rh

兒門著倚

„ upon

chang⁴-cho

着仗

„ rely upon

i³ pang⁴

傍倚

„ towards

p‘ien¹-cho

着偏

Lean (thin)

shou⁴

瘦

Leaning,

ch‘ing¹ hsiang⁴

向傾

„ to old custom

p‘ien¹ hsiang⁴ chiu⁴ kuei¹

规舊向偏

Leap about, to

pêng⁴

迸

Leap in the air

pêng⁴-ch‘i-lai

來起迸

„ over

t‘iao⁴-kuo-ch‘ü

去過眺

„ „ (as order)

lieh⁴ têng³

等躐

„ year

jun⁴ nien²

年関

„ „

yu³-ko jun⁴ yüeh⁴

月閏個有

„ for joy

ch‘iao³ yüeh⁴

躍雀

„ look before you

t‘ou² shu³ chi⁴ ch‘i⁴

器思凰投

Learn, to

hsüeh²

學

„

hsüeh² hsi

習學

„

hsi²-hsüeh²

學蝥

Learned,

po⁴ hsüeh²

學傅

„

yu³ hsüeh²-wên

問學有

„

hsüeh²-wên yuan¹ po²

博湖問举

Learner,

ch‘u² hsüeh² chê³

者举初

Lease, a

ho²-t‘ung

同合

„ let by

chao¹ tsu¹

租招

„ let on

ch‘u¹ tsu¹

租出

„ (of territory)

tsu² chieh⁴

界租

„ term of

tsu¹ ti⁴ ch‘i² hsieu¹

限期埔租

„ to

tsu¹ kei jên²

人給租

„ deed of

tsu¹ ch‘i⁴

樊租

Least, at the

chih⁴ shao³

少至

„ smallest

tsui⁴ hsiao³-ti

的小最

„ at the very, must give me

tsêm³-mo yang⁴-êrh yeh³ tei³ kei³ wo

我給為也兒樣麽怎

„ lack of attention (from her daughter-in-law), if the mother-in-law receives the

p‘o² p‘o shao³ wei¹ tz‘ŭ¹ hou⁴ ti¹ chou¹

罚不的候何播消适热

Leather,

p‘i²-tzŭ

子皮-

Leave (permission)

yün³ hsü³

許允

„ „

jên⁴ k‘o³

可趙

„ to ask for

wên⁴ chun³-pu chun³

灌不準問

„ French

pu⁴ tz‘ŭ² êrh² hsing

行而辭不

„ of absence, to ask

kao⁴ chia⁴

傕镫

441Leave of absence, ask for a few days

t‘ao³ chi³ t‘ien¹ chia⁴

假天幾討

„ go home on

ch‘ing³ chia⁴ hui² li8

里囘假請

„ to give

kei³ chia⁴

假耠

„ time for

fang⁴ chia⁴-ti jih⁴-ch‘I

期曰的傕放

„ of you, must take

kao⁴ tz‘ŭ²

辭告

„ taking

kao⁴ pieh²

卵吿

„ of, too hurried to take

ts‘ung¹ ts‘ung¹ pu⁴ chi² tsou³ tz‘ŭ²

辭走及不級級

„ to (depart)

ch‘u¹ fa¹

去出

„ „ (a party)

t‘o¹ li²

離脫

„ the party

t‘o¹ ch‘u² tang³ chi²

箝箫除脫

„ alone

pieh² tung⁴

籌朋

„ himalone (don’t heed)

pieh² li³-t‘a

他理拥

„ („ tease)

pieh² chao¹-t‘a

他招抑

„ behind (intentionally)

liu²-hsia

下留

„ „ (unintentionally)

la⁴-hsia

下擔

„ behind, as not wanted

p‘ieh¹-hsia

下撤

„ out

lou⁴-lo

略觸

„ „

la⁴-lo

略落

„ „ dispense with

chüan¹-lo

略觸

„ off work

hsieh¹ kung¹

工歇

„ (as clothes)

to

脫

„ off a habit

chieh⁴

油

„ it to him to manage

p‘ing² t‘a¹ pan⁴

辦他想

„ it to his option

t‘ing⁴ ch‘i² pien⁴

便其聽

„ his punishment to heaven

t‘ou² chih¹ yü² hao²

昊於之投

„ he has left no savings behind

tzŭ¹ wu² yü² hsü¹

蓄餘無贫

„ by your

chieh⁴ kuang¹

光借

„ has the train for Peking left Fêngt‘ai yet

chin⁴ ching¹ ti¹ ch‘ê¹ ts‘ung² fêng¹ ch‘i³ shên¹ la mei² yu³

有沒了身了起合豐從車的京進

Leaven, to

wu¹ jan³

染汚

Leavings, I won’t take your

pu⁴ chien³ ni³-ti shêng⁴-ti

的的你妆不

„ of food

shêng⁴ fan⁴

飯嫌

„

tsan² wu⁴

物殘

Lecherous man, a

chiao⁴ lü²

驢呌

„ woman, a

nieu² hua¹ jo³ ts‘ao³ ‘rh-ti

的兒草恝花拈

Lecture, a

chiang³ i⁴

鷀講

„ ball

chiang³ t‘ang²

堂講

Lecture, to give a

yen³ shuo¹

沒濟

442Ledge, a

t‘ai²-êrh

兒台

„ of a window

ch‘ang¹-hu t‘ai²-êrh

兒台戶窗

Ledger, a

pu⁴-tzŭ

子德

„

t‘ai² chang⁴

賬蠆

Lee, of the wind

pei⁴ fêng¹-ti ti⁴-fang

方播的風缠

Leech, a horse

ma³ pieh¹

艇馬

Leek, a

chiu³ ts‘ai⁴

菜韮

Leer,

yin² shih⁴

親淫

Lees,

cha¹-tzŭ

泮濟

Left,

tso8

左

„ and right of ancestral tablets, etc.

chao¹ mu⁴

種胳

„ out by mistake

i²-lou-hsia-io

略下漏遺

„ behind

la⁴-hsia-lo

了下搌

„ hand, the

tso³ shou8

手左

„ handed

tso³ p‘ieh³-tzŭ

子撤左

„ „compliment

ssŭ¹ chiang³ shih² wu8

梅實奨似

„ „ screw

fan³ lo²-ssŭ

絲螺反

„ about turn

tso³ wang³ hou⁴ chuan⁴

轉後往左

„ the main body

tiu¹-hsia chung⁴ jên²-lo

略人衆下丢

„ if he doesn’t pay you‘l¹ get

ko²-pu chu⁴ t‘a¹ pu⁴ kei³ ch‘ien²

錢給不他住不臈

Leg, a

i⁴ t‘iao² t‘ui³

腿條一

„ of mutton

yang² t‘ui8

超羊

„ of a table

cho¹ t‘ui³ ‘rh

兒腿棹

„ of a boot

hsüeh¹ t‘ung³-êrh

兒桶鞭

„ tired

t‘ui³ suan¹

酸膝

„ to stand on one

chin¹ chi¹ tu² li⁴

立獨膝金

„ over another, to cross one

ch‘iao¹-cho t‘ui³ ‘rh

兒腿着癍

„ to pull one’s

wan² lung

弄玩

„ to stand on, haven’t a

mei³-yu li⁴ tsu²-chih ti⁴

地之足立有沒

„ „ „ „

mei² yu³ chan⁴-chiao liang²-êrh

兒採脚站有沒

„ a stiff

chih² t‘ui³-tzŭ

子膝直

Legacy,

i² wu⁴

物遺

„ duty

i² ch‘an³ shui⁴

税產遺

„ a

i²-liu-hsia lai²-ti

的璀下留遺

„ of evil or misfortune, a

i² hai⁴-yü jên²

人於害遺

Legal,

li⁴ chun³-ti

的準例

„ question, a

fa⁴ lü⁴ shang⁴ chih¹ lun⁴

餘之上律法

„ fees

sung⁴ fei⁴

費訟

„ matter

kuan¹ yü² fa⁴ lü⁴ shih⁴ chien⁴

件事律法於訟

„ tender

fa⁴ ting⁴ huo⁴ pi⁴

撙貨定法

443Legal, representative

fa⁴ ting⁴ tai⁴ li³ jên²

人理代定法

Legation, a

shih³ kuan³

館使

„ „

kung³ shih³ kuan³

館使公

„ Jones has the entrée into the legations

ting¹ mou³ yu³ tzŭ yu² chih⁴ ju⁴ shih³ kuan³ chih ch‘üan²

權之館使入進由自有某了

Legalisation,

kung¹ jên⁴

認公

Legend, a

ch‘uan²-shuo-ti

的說傳

„

ku³ ch‘uan²

傳古

„

ku³-jên tz‘ŭ²

飼人古

Leggings (Chinese)

t‘ao⁴-k‘u

練装

„ gaiters

kuo²-t‘ui

鹿赛

legible (distinct)

chên¹-cho

着眞

„ „

ch‘iao²-tê-ch‘u lai²

來出得賊

Legislative bureau

fa⁴ chih⁴ chü²

局削法

„ power is exercised by parliament

li⁴ fa⁴ ch‘üan² i³ kuo² hui⁴ ting⁴ chih¹

之定會國以權法立

Legislature,

li⁴ fa⁴ yüan⁴

院法立

Legitimate,

ho² fa³-ti

的法合

„

chêng⁴ ch‘u¹

出正

„ act

i¹ fa⁴ chih¹ hsing²

行之法依

Legitimatist,

chu³ chang¹ chêng⁴ t‘ung³

統正張主

Legs, on his last

yao⁴ hsien⁴-lo

略陷要

„ „ „

chao¹ pu⁴ pao³ hsi²

夕保不朝

„ put him on his

la¹-pu-t‘a i⁴ pa³ ‘rh

兒把一他補扯

Leisure,

hsien² k‘ung⁴-êrh

兒空間

„ at, unoccupied

hsien²-cho

着聞

„ when you are at

tê² hsien²-ti shih²-hou

候時的間淨

„ enjoy a full

t‘ui¹ ch‘u³ k‘uan¹ hsien²

閒寬處退

„ hours, an amusement for

ch‘a² yü² fan⁴ hou⁴ chih¹ hao³ hsiao¹ ch‘ien³

遣消好之後飯餘茶

„ never a moment of

jih¹ wu² hsia² kuei³

番暇無日

Leisurely

ts‘ung² jung²

容從

„

yu¹ jan²

然悠

„

ts‘ung¹-ts ‘ung jung² jung²-ti

的移容從從

„

hsiao¹-hsiao t‘ing² t‘ing²-ti

的停停消消

„

yu¹ yu¹ tang⁴ tang⁴-ti

的蕩蕩悠悠

„

k‘uan³ k‘uan³-ti

的欵欵

„ to walk

k‘uan³-pu-êrh tsou³

走兒步欺

Lemon, a

hsiang¹ t‘ao²

桃香

„ tree

ning² mêng⁴ shu⁴

樹停擰

Lend, to

chieh⁴-kei

給像

„ a hand

pang¹ mang²

忙必

444Lend an ear

ch‘ing¹ êrh³ êrh² t‘ing¹

應而耳傾

„ to at interest

fang⁴ li⁴ ch‘ien²

錢利放

Lender, a

chieh⁴ chu³-êrh

兒主备

„ the

fang⁴ ch‘ien² chu³

主錢放

Length,

ch‘ang² tuan³

短長

„ of a dynasty

kuo² tso⁴ mien² ch‘ang²

县細鮮通

„ and breadth

tsung¹ hêng²

橫期

„ at (detail)

chü⁴ hsi⁴

細巨

„ „

yuan² wei³

委原

„ proceed to any lengths

wu² so³ pu⁴ yung⁴ ch‘i² chi²

極其用不所無

Lengthen,

shên¹ ch‘ang²

县知

Lengthwise, to place

shu⁴-cho ko¹

翮着蜜

Lengthy,

ch‘ang² shih² chien¹

間時县

Lenient,

k‘uan¹-hou

厚寬

„ with him, be

pao¹-han-cho tien³-‘rh

兒勘着含包

Leniently as possible, as

ts‘tung² k‘uan¹

寬從

Lens, a

i² mien⁴ ching⁴-tzŭ

子銳面一

Lent, the season of (Prot estant)

ch‘un¹ chi⁴ ta⁴ chai¹

全大季春

„ (Roman Catholic)

shou⁴ nan⁴ ta⁴ chai¹

齋大難受

Lentils,

lü⁴ tou⁴

莖豪

Leopard, a

pao⁴-tzŭ

子扣

Leper, a

ma²-fêng

癟麻

Leprosy,

ma²-fêng ping⁴

病瘦麻

Lèse-majesté

ta⁴ pu⁴ ching⁴ tsui⁴

罪敬不夫

„

wu¹ ju⁴ yüan² shou³

皆元肆汚

Less,

sliao⁴

少

„ more or

shang⁴ hsia⁴

下上

„ than, not

pu⁴ tsai⁴ … i³ hsia⁴

下以… 在不

„ in evidence in Peking than before

ching¹ chung¹ shao³ chien⁴ lien⁴ chi¹

跡歛見梢中京

Lessee, a

tsu¹ hu⁴

戶租

„

lin⁴ chu³-êrh

兒主貨

Lessen,

chien³ shao⁴

少減

Lesson, daily

jih⁴ chiang³

講日

„ study a

hsi³ kung¹-k‘o

課功替

„ teach a

chiao⁴ kung¹-k‘o

謀功教

„ this will teach you a

chê⁴-i hui²-chiu chih¹-tao-liao

了迸知就回一遠

lessons, to go over old

wên¹ hsi chiu⁴ k‘o⁴

課舊曾湛

„ object

shih⁴ wu⁴ chiao⁴ shou⁴

授教物識

„ from diplomacy

wai⁴ chiao¹ shang chiao⁴ hsün⁴

訓教上交外

Lessor, a

yeh⁴ chu³

主業

445Lessor, a

ch‘u¹ tsu¹-ti jên²

人的租靡

Lest, it might,

p‘a⁴-ti-shih yao⁴

要是的怕

„ should be lost

p‘a⁴ tiu¹-lo

略丢怕

Let (permit), to

jang⁴

讓

„ me in for a share

la¹-ch‘ê wo³ i⁴ pa³ ‘rh

兒把一我社拉

„ a house, etc.

ch‘u¹ tsu¹

租出

„ out a secret

tsou³ lou⁴ fêng¹-shêng

聲風露走

„ alone

pieh² tung⁴

動卵

„ „ (don’t heed)

pieh² li³

理別

„ go

fang⁴

放

„ „ a rope

sung¹

據

„ in (figurative)

lien² lei³

累速

„ down the (chair) curtain

lao⁴ hsia⁴ lien² lai²

來據下落

„ off two shots by accident

wu⁴ tsou³ liang⁴ ch‘iang¹

繪兩走後

„ us know

shih³ wo³ têng³ chih¹

知等我使

„ alone (policy)

fang⁴ jên⁴

任放

„ fly (as a stone)

t‘ou²

投

Lethal weapon

hsiung¹ ch‘i⁴

器用

Lethargy,

hun¹ shui⁴

睡昏

Letter, a

i⁴ fêng¹ hsin⁴

信封一

„ box

hsin⁴ t‘uung³

莆信

„ carrier

p‘ao³ hsin⁴-ti

的信跑

„ writer, a ready

ch‘ih³-tu

猜尺

„ „ a professional

tai⁴ pi³ hsien¹-shêng

生先筆代

„ send a

chi⁴ hsin⁴

信寄

„ receive a

chieh¹ hsin⁴

信接

„ press

pan³

板

„ introductory

chien⁴ shu¹

書薦

„ „

chieh⁴ shao⁴ hsin⁴

信紹介

„ your

tsun¹ han²

函尊

„ (as opposite to sense)

tzŭ⁴ chü⁴

句幸

„ adhere to the

chü¹ ni²

泥枸

„ only, pay heed to the

ts‘ung² wên² chih¹ chêng⁴ mien⁴ cho² yen³

眼着面正之文從

„ an open

kung¹ k‘ai¹ chuang⁴

状開公

„ dead (figurative)

k‘ung¹ wên²

文空

„ „

mo⁴ shu¹

書沒

Letters (characters)

tzŭ⁴

字

„

tzŭ⁴ mu³

母字

„ of administration

i² ch‘an³ kuan³ li³ chêng⁴ shu¹

書證理管產道

Lettuce,

shêng¹ ts‘ai⁴

菜生

Leucorrhoea,

pai² tsi⁴

帶白

446Levée,

ch‘ao² chien⁴

見期

Level,

p‘ing²

平

„ to

p‘ing²-i p‘ing²

平一平

„ „

nung⁴ p‘ing²-lo

也平弄

„ to the ground

ch‘an³ wei² p‘ing² ti⁴

堆平爲剗

„ (instrument), a

t‘sê⁴ p‘ing² i²

备平測

„ „

shui³ chien³ ch‘i⁴

雜準水

„ a spirit

shui³ p‘ing²

平水

„ with the powers

yü³ lieh⁴ ch‘iang² ping⁴ chien¹

肩並强列典

„ with him, cannot put myself on a

wo³-pu nêng² kên-t‘a ping⁴ chien¹

肩並他跟能不我

„ with him, not on a

pu⁴ kan³ wang⁴ ch‘i² hsiang⁴

項其能敢不

Lever, a

ch‘en¹-chin

肋千起

„ to

ch‘iao⁴-ch‘i-lai

來起

Levy taxes

chêng¹ shou¹

牧徵

„ troops

chêng¹ chi²

集徵

„ general

tsuug³ chün¹ chao¹ chi²

集招軍總

„ likin

ch‘ou¹ li² chin¹

金厘抽

Lewd,

yin² luan⁴

亂淫

„ Providence blesses the good but punishes the

t‘ien¹ tao⁴ fu² shan⁴ huo⁴ yin²

淫禍善福道天

Lexicographer,

hsiu¹ tsuan³ wên² tien³ chê³

者典文纂修

Lexicon, a

tzŭ⁴ tien³

典字

„

tzŭ⁴ hui⁴

繁字

Li (distance)

li³

里

„ (weight)

li²

驁

Liabilities,

fu⁴ chai⁴

倚負

Liability,

fu⁴ tan¹

擔負

„ unlimited

wu² hsien⁴ tsê² jên⁴

任貴限無

„ to pay taxes

na⁴ shui⁴ i⁴ wu⁴

務義税納

„ universal, for military service

p‘u³ t‘ung¹ ping¹ i⁴ i⁴ wu⁴

務義役兵通普

Liable, to

ai⁴

愛

„ to punishment

li³ tang¹ shou⁴ fa²

罰受當理

„ hold you

wei² ni³ shih⁴ wen¹

問是你爲

Liaison,

mi⁴ t‘ung¹

通密

Liar, a

sa^l huang³-ti

的識撤

„ a

hsü¹ yen² chê

者言虛

„ a

sa¹ huang³ liao⁴ p‘i²-ti

的疲略識撤

„ The Chinese is a natural

sa¹ huang³ shih⁴ chung¹ kuo¹ jên² shêng¹ êrh² yu³ chih¹ chi¹ liang

辆技之有而生人困中是誡撖

447Libation, a

tien⁴

蕙

„ to pour out a

tien⁴ chiu³

描蕙

Libel,

wu¹ lisien⁴

陷謓

„

fei³ hui³ tsui³

罪毀耕

„ a person, to

tso²-chien jên²

人踐作

„ „

tsao^l-chien jên²

人践遭

„ a

fei³-pang hua⁴

話靜

„ action

fei³ hui³ shih⁴ chien⁴

件事骧誹

„ „

i³ wu¹ mieh⁴ ming² yü⁴ t‘i² ch‘i³ su⁴ sung⁴

訟訴起提譽名衊汚圾

„ people is the metier of the journalist, to

hsin wên² chi chê³ i³ hui³ jên² ming² yü wei² shêng¹

生爲衊名人毁以者記聞新

Liberal,

k‘uan¹-hou

厚宽

„ minded

ta⁴-fang

方大

„ „

huo⁴ ta² ta⁴ tu⁴

度大達豁

„ party

tzŭ⁴ yu² tang³

衊由自

„ salary

hsin¹ shui³ ts‘ung² yu¹

倕從水薪

Liberally, to treat

hou⁴ tai⁴

待厚

„ in the matter of payment, to treat

k‘an⁴ p‘o⁴-cho-hsieh-‘rh

兒些着破眢

Liberate,

shih⁴ fang⁴

放釋

Liberties, to take (to wanton)

t‘iao²-hsi

載調

„ don’t take

fang⁴ tsun¹-chung-hsieh-‘rh

兒些重尊放

Liberty,

tzŭ¹ yu²

由自

„ of action

tzŭ⁴ yu² hsing² tung

動行由自

„ of saying, I take the

wo³ tou³ tan³ shuo¹

說檐抖我

„ of press, or speech

yen² lun⁴ tzŭ⁴ yu²

由自输雪

„ to set at

fang⁴

放

„ to, you are at

sui² ni³

你隨

„ „ „

yu² ni³

你由

„ at (leisure)

hsien²-cho

着閒

Library, a

shu¹ fang²

房書

„

shu¹ wu¹

屋書

„ (public)

t‘u² shu² kuan³

館書圃

„ (private)

chai¹

齋

„ „

ts‘ang² shu¹ lou²

植書藏

Lice,

shih¹-tzŭ

子風

License, a

chih². chao

照執

„ issue a

fa¹ chih²-chao

照執發

„ to

chun³ hsing²

行准

„ of a bonze

tu⁴ tieh²

媒度

„ (abuse)

fang⁴ i⁴

逸放

Licensed to trade

tê⁴ hsü³ ying² yeh⁴

業營許特

448Lichees,

li⁴ chih

柱荔

Lichen,

shih² êrh³

耳石

Lick, to

t‘ien³

括

„ the dust

ssŭ³ wang²

亡死

Licking, gave him a good

ching⁴ la ko⁴ ts‘uan² p an² rh

克盤饭個了飫

Lick-spittle,

chün³ yung¹ t‘ien³ chih⁴

痒逝麝唆

Lid, a

kai⁴-êrh

兒蓋

„ lift the

pa⁴ kai⁴-êrh hsien¹-k‘ai

開揪兒藎把

Lie down, to

t‘ang³-hsia

下狼

„ on the back

yang³-pa-chiao³-êrh t‘ang³-cho

着躺臾脚八仰

„ on the stomach

p‘a^l-cho

着紈

„ a

huang³ hua⁴

話謊

„ tell a

sa¹ huang³

話謊

„ is a Chinese characteristic, to

k‘ou³ ch‘u¹ huang³ yen² hsi⁴ hua² jên² chih t‘ê⁴ hsing⁴

性特之人華係嘗識出口

Lien,

liu² chih⁴ ch‘üan²

權鍉留

Lieutenant,

chung¹ wei⁴

尉中

„ second

shao³ wei⁴

射少

„ colonel

chung¹ hsiao⁴

校中

„ general

chung¹ chiang⁴

將中

„ Lord

chieh² tu⁴ shih³

使度節

Life,

ming⁴

命

„

hsing⁴-ming

命性

„

shêng¹-ming

命生

„ long

ch‘ang² ming⁴

命县

„ short

tuan³ ming⁴

命短

„ „

yao³ shou⁴

赛疢

„ a short

tuan³ ming⁴ êrh² ssŭ³

死而命短

„ all one’s

i² pei⁴-tzŭ

子锻一

„ „

i⁴ shêng¹

生一

„ „

chung¹ shêng¹

生終

„ during the course of

p‘ing²

生平

„ risk one’s

p‘in¹ ming⁴

命拼

„ the affairs of

shih⁴ shih⁴

死世

„ boat

chiu⁴ shêng¹ ch‘uan²

船生教

„ guard

chin⁴ wei⁴ chün¹

率衛近

„ interest

chung¹ shên¹ shou⁴ hsiang³-ti

的享受身終

„ like

huo² t‘o¹-êrh-ti hsiang⁴

像的兒脫活

„ „

pi⁴ chên¹

像通

„ so as to be comfortable for

i³ wei² ch‘ang² chin³ an¹ shên¹ chih¹ chi⁴

計之身安久長舄炫

449Life, restored to

yu² ssŭ³ chung¹ fu⁴ huo²

活復中死由

„ for the republic, sacrifice one’s

ch‘üan¹ shu¹ hsiao⁴ chung¹ min² kuo²

國民忠效遇拥

„ sacrifice one’s

hsi¹ shêng¹ shêng¹ ming⁴

命生牲播

„ determined to begin a new

pao⁴ ch‘u¹ ssŭ³ ju⁴ shêng¹ chih¹ hsin¹

心之生入死出抱

„ sentence, better decapitation

ning² yüan⁴ chan³ li⁴ chüeh² pu¹ yüan⁴ chan³ chien¹ hou⁴

候監斬顋不决立嘶顋甯

„ they got their life belt ready

ko⁴ pei⁴ shui³ tai⁴

帶水備各

„ less, utterly

wu² fu⁴ shêng¹ jên² chih¹ ch‘i⁴

氣之人生愎無

„ blood, people’s

min² chih² min¹ kao¹

資民脂民

„ (biography)

chuan⁴ chi⁴

記傳

„ contempt for human

ts‘ao³ chien¹ jên² ming⁴

命人营舉

„ reckless of one’s

pu⁴ hsi¹ ming⁴

命惜不

„ time

chung¹ shên¹

身終

„ annuity

chung¹ shên¹ ting⁴ ch‘i² chin¹

金期定身終

„ uncertainly of human

hsin¹ tuan³ pu⁴ ch‘i²

齊不短楼

„ many lives were lost

sang⁴ ming⁴ chê³ shên¹ to¹

多甚者命喪

Lift up the leg, to

ch‘iao¹-ch‘i t‘ui³ lai²

來腿起搞

„ up with the hands

chü³-ch‘i-lai

來起舉

„ by two persons

t‘ai²-ch‘i-lai

來起拍

„ the hand

yang²-ch‘i-lai

來起揚

„ the head, etc.

t‘ai²-ch‘i-lai

來起抬

„ help up

fu²-ch‘i-lai

來起扶

„ a gun

chü³-ch‘i ch‘iang¹-lai

來繪起舉

„ up a curtain

pa⁴ lien²-tzŭ ta³-ch‘i-lai

來起打子簾把

„ up with two hands

tuan¹-ch‘i-lai

來起端

„ the lid of a box

hsien¹-k‘ai kai⁴-êrh

兒蓋開掀

„ (elevator)

hsing² t‘i¹

梯行

„ „

shêng¹ t‘i¹

梯升

„ „

shêng¹ chiang⁴ ch‘i⁴

器降昇

Light, in weight

ch‘ing¹

輕

„ of the sun

jih⁴ kuang¹-êrh

兒光日

„ here, a better

chê⁴ ‘rh liang⁴-so

遇亮兒遺

„ brightness

liang⁴

亮

„ blue

ch‘ien³ lan²

簾浅

„ too, in colour

fa¹ tan⁴

淡發

„ a lamp, to

tien³ têng¹

燈點

„ of a lamp

têng¹ liang⁴-êrh

兒亮燈

„ „ „

têng¹ kuang¹-êrh

兒光傲

450Light, get out of my

pieh² tang³ wo³-ti liang⁴-earh

兒亮的我攩神

„ a fire, to

lung² huo³

火弄

„ „

shêng¹ huo³

火生

„ settle, to

lao⁴

落

„ hold up to the

ying² liang⁴-êrh chao⁴

照兒亮迎

„ out!

hsi² têng¹

燈底

„ come to

lou⁴ hsien⁴

顯露

„ armed troops

ch‘ing¹ chuang¹ ping¹

兵裝輕

„ not risk war lightly

pu⁴ kan³ ch‘ing¹ chan⁴

戰輕敢不

„ deal lightly with

t⁴sung² ch‘ing¹ pan⁴ li¹

理辦輕從

„ in broad day

ch‘ing¹ t‘ien¹ pai² jih

日白天靑

„ of day justice must be maintained, in the

ch‘ing¹ t‘ien¹ pai² jih⁴ kung¹ tao⁴ tang¹ ts‘un²

存當道公日白天背

„ confinement

juan³ chin⁴

禁執

„ sleeper, a

shui⁴ tê ch‘ing¹

輕得睡

„ wind

wei¹ fêng⁴

風截

„ headed

ch‘ing¹ tsao¹

操輕

Lighten labour, to

shan³-tê-k‘ai shên¹ ‘rh

兒身開得閃

„ (the terms), impossible to

wan⁴ pu⁴ nêng² fang⁴ sung¹ i¹ pu⁴

歩一鬆放能不萬

Lighter, a

po¹ ch‘uan²

船撥

Light-house,

têng¹ t‘a³

塔燈

Lightning (to lighten)

ta³ shan³

問打

„ a flash of

i² liu⁴ shan³ kuang¹-êrh

見光閃遺一

„ struck by

chiao⁴ lei² p‘i¹-ti

的劈雷教

„ conductor

pi⁴ lei² chên¹

針雷越

Lightship, a

têng¹ ch‘uan²

船燈

Like it or not, you must go whether you

ni³ kuai¹ kuai¹-êrh-ti ch‘ü⁴

去的兒乘乘你

„ so and so to act like that, not

tzŭ³ têng³ hsing² wei⁴ fei¹ mou³ so³ i² ch‘u¹

出赏所某非爲行筝此

„ whom is he?

t‘a¹ mien⁴ mang²-êrh hsiang⁴ shui²

誰像兒Ш面他

„ father like son

yu³ ch‘i² fu⁴ pi⁴ yu³ ch‘i² tzŭ³

子其有必父其有

„ take as much as you

ai⁴ na² to¹ shao³ na² to¹ shao³

少多拿少多挛愛

„ no one’s likes are the same

shih⁴ yü⁴ pu⁴ t‘ung²

同不欲嗜

„ resemble

hsiang⁴

像

„ „

fang³-fu

彿仿

„ as if

ju²-t‘ung

同如

„ him,

is it?

hsiang⁴-pu hsiang⁴

像不儂

„ a horse

hsiang⁴ ma³ shih⁴-ti

的似馬儂

451Like, to

ai⁴

愛

Likely, to be

ta⁴ kai⁴ shih⁴

是槪大

„ to, is

ta⁴ kai⁴ yao⁴

要槪大

„ is not

pu⁴ chih⁴-yü

於至不

„ quite

pao³ pu⁴ ch‘i² ti^l

的齊不保

„ quite, to

pao³ pu⁴ chu⁴ pu⁴

不住不保

„ event

⁴ chung¹ shib⁴

很中意

Likelihood, not much

pu² chih⁴-yü

於至不

Likeness,

hsiao⁴ hsiang⁴

像货

„ a slight

yu³-i tien³-‘rh hsiang⁴

像兒點一有

„ portrait

hsing²-lo t‘u²

圖樂行

„ „

hsi³ jung²-êrh

兒容畚

„ of a deceased person

ying³ hsiang⁴

像影

„ draw a (of a dead person)

hua⁴-ko ying³-êrh

兒彭個畫

„ take a photographic

chao⁴-ko hsiang⁴

像個照

Likes to eat, give him as much as he

chin³-cho-t‘a ch‘ih¹

吃他着儘

„ „

yu²-cho-t‘a ch‘ih¹

吃他着由

Liking,

shih⁴ hao⁴

好嗜

„ the look of things, not tz tz'ü⁴ ch‘uai³ pu⁴ t‘o³

妥不揣自

„ „ „ „

k‘an⁴ shih⁴ pu⁴ chia^l

隹不事宥

Lilac,

ting¹-hsiang hua^l-êrh

兒佗香丁

Lily, lotus

ho² hua¹

花荷

„ „

lien² hua¹

花蓮

Limbs,

ssŭ⁴ chih¹

肢四

„ of a tree

shu⁴ t‘ing¹-tzŭ

子挺樹

Lime,

pai² hui¹

灰白

Limestone,

shih² hui¹ shih²

石灰石

Limit,

ch‘ü⁴ yü⁴

域區

„ (extreme)

chi²

秘

„ of time

hsien⁴-ch‘i

期限

„ „ „ to fix a

ting⁴ hsien⁴-ch‘i

期限定

„ agreed upon, within the

yü² kuei¹ ting⁴ chieh⁴ nei⁴

內畀定規於

„ of area

chieh⁴-hsien

限界

„ „ to fix a

li⁴ chieh⁴-hsien

限界立

„ (of disgrace), reaches the

mo⁴ tz‘ü³ wei² shên⁴

甚爲此莫

„ to a month, to

hsien⁴ i²-ko yüeh⁴

列個一限

Limitation,

chih⁴ hsien⁴

限制

„ statute of limitations

ch‘u¹ su⁴ ch‘i² hsien⁴ fa⁴

法限期說也

Limited liability company

yu³ hsien⁴ kung¹-ssŭ

司公限有

Limits, reasonable

kung¹ p‘ing² chih¹ hsien⁴ chih⁴

釗限之平公

452Limits of …, within the

fan⁴ wei² nei⁴

內圍範

„ within which the most favoured nation clause applies the

tsui⁴ hui⁴ kuo² t‘iao² k‘uan³ shih⁴ yung⁴ chih¹ hsien⁴ chih⁴

制限之用適款條國惠最

Limp, to

i⁴ ch‘üeh² i⁴ tien³-ti tsou³

走的點一播一

„ (soft)

juan³

股

Line, a

i⁴ ku³ tao⁴-êrh

Л 道股一

„ carpenter’s

mo⁴ tou³ hsien⁴

線斗墨

„ a, horizontally drawn

i⁴ ko²-êrh

兒格一

„ perpendicularly „

i⁴ hang²

行—

„ draw a

hua⁴-ko tao⁴-êrh

兒道畫

„ abreast, walk in

p‘ai² ch‘i²-lo tsou³

走了齊禅

„ in file, walk

shan⁴-cho liu⁴-êrh tsou³

走兒溜_順

„ of railway

t‘ieh⁴ tao⁴

道鐵

„ of characters

i⁴ hang² tzŭ⁴

字行一

„ of trees, a

i hang² shu⁴

樹彬一

„ of business

hang²-tang-êrh

兒當行

„ at, draw the

chê-shih-wo chieh² chih³-ti ti⁴-fang-êrh

兒方地的止截我是遣

„ a coat, to

an⁴-i-ko li³-êrh

兒裏'個一按

„ of action, arrange a

li³-ch‘u-ko t‘ou²-hsü lai²

來緒頭個出理

„ (occupation)

shih⁴ yeh⁴

業事

„ (of goods)

i mên²

門一

„ (verse)

chü¹

旬

„ „

i⁴ chieh²

節一

„ (letter), a

p‘ien⁴ han²

函片

„ (rail)

lu⁴ hsien⁴

錢路

„ branch

chih¹ lu⁴

路支

„ connecting

lien² lo⁴ hsien⁴

株絡連

„ double

shuang¹ kuei³

軌雙

„ (or equator), the

ch‘ih⁴ tao²

道赤

„ (engine), leave the

t‘o¹ kuei³

軌朕

„ (milit.)

hêng² tui⁴

隊橫

„ fighting

chan⁴ tou⁴ hsien⁴

線翻戰

„ of fire

shê⁴ hsien⁴

線射

„ of descendants

i¹ mo⁴ êh² lai²

來而脈—

„ soldiering is not in my

ping¹ lü³ chih¹ shih⁴ fei¹ yü² so³ chih¹

知所予非車之旅兵

„ of communications

ping¹ chan⁴ hsien⁴

線站兵

„ of retreat

t‘ui⁴ ch‘üeh⁴ hsien⁴

線却退

„ of sight

chao⁴ chun³ hsien⁴

線準照

„ draw up in

chêng³ lieh⁴

列整

„ read line by

chu⁴ hang² sung⁴ tu²

讀誦行逐

453Line, water

ch‘ih¹ shui³ hsien⁴

線水吻

„ (of soldiers)

i⁴ p‘ai²

办一

Lineage,

tsu² p‘u³

薄轶

„

tsung¹ hsi⁴

系宗

Lineal descendants

ti² p‘ai⁴-ti hou⁴-jên

人 的浓嫡

Lineaments out of the common

lisiang⁴ mao⁴ pu⁴ têng³ fan⁴

凡筝不貌相

Linen,

pu⁴

布

„ in public, don’t wash dirty

chia¹ ch‘ou³ pu⁴ k‘o³ wai⁴ yang²

揚外可不醜家

Liner,

ting⁴ ch‘i² ch‘uan²

船釦定

Lines, in

i⁴ hang² i⁴ hang²-êrh-ti

的兒行一行—

„ hard

chên¹ yüan¹

寃儂

„ on Pa, hard

pa¹ mou³ chih¹ ta⁴ pu⁴ hsing⁴

幸不大之某巴

„ on the palm of the hand

shou³ wên²-li-êrh

兒理紋手

„ read between

kuan¹ ch‘i² yen² wai⁴ chih¹ i⁴

意之外言其覜

„ in pleasant places

ching⁴ yü⁴ k‘ung³ mei³

美孔遇境

„ of communications, advance without proper

hsüan² chün¹ ch‘ang² ch‘ü¹

顆長軍想

Linger on the way, to

tao⁴-êrh-shang tan-¹ko-cho

肴賙枕上兒卑

„ out one’s days

kou³ yen² sui⁴ yüeh⁴

月嫌延布

„ „

ch‘ih²-yen

延迎

„ „

tou⁴-liu

遛埋

„ „

ts‘êng⁴-têng

瞪蹯

„ in Shanghai

liu² hu⁴ pu¹ ch‘ien³

前不滙留

„ a while

hsiao³ tso⁴ kou¹ liu³

留勾作小

Lingering illness, a

ch‘an² mien² chih¹ ping⁴

病之絲續

„ „

lien¹-lien jih⁴-tzŭ-ti ping⁴

痈的子日聯脚

look (as a female casts at a man), a

lien⁴ wang⁴

起脚

Linguist,

yü³ hsüeh² chê³

者學諝

Lining, put in a

tiao⁴ ko⁴ li³ ‘rh

兒裏個掉

Link,

lien² ho⁴

合連

„ in a chain, a

liao⁴ pan⁴-êrh

兒雜嫌

Linseed,

hu² ma² tzŭ

子麻胡

Lintel, a

shang⁴ mên² k‘an³

楼門±

„

mên² mei²

檐門

Lion, a

shih¹-tzŭ

子郷

Lion’s share

kuo⁴ tang¹ chih¹ fên⁴

分之當過

„ of the hour, he is a

ming² chung⁴ i shih²

時一重名

454Lip activity

tsui³ ch‘in² p‘i⁴ ku lan³

傾般底勤嘴

Lips,

tsui³ ch ‘un²-tzŭ

子唇嘴

„ upper

shang⁴ tsui³ ch ‘un²

眷嘴上

„ lower

hsia⁴ tsui³ ch ‘un²

辱嘴下

„ to purse the

chüeh¹ tsui³

嘴餐

„ lick the, to

t ‘ien³ tsui³

嘴括

„ smack the

pa¹-ta tsui³

塔吧

„ cracked

tsui³ ch ‘un² lieh⁴ la

裂脣嘴

„ only, approve with the

k ‘ou³ shih⁴ hsin¹ fei¹

非心是卩

Liquid,

shui³

水

„

liu² chih³ ti¹

的霣流

„

liu² tung⁴ wu⁴

物動流

Liquidate,

ch ‘ing¹ huan²

金漪

Liquidation,

kuei¹ chai⁴ chu³ chêng¹ li³

理鏗主债歸

„

shêng¹ i⁴ tao³ p ‘an²

盤倒意生

Liquidator,

P ‘o⁴ ch ‘an³ ch ‘ing¹ li³ jên²

人理濟產破

Lisp, to

ta⁴ shê²-t ‘ou

頭舌大

„

tiao¹ tsui³

嘴习

„

yen² yii³ pu⁴ ch ‘ing¹

漪不藉言

List, class-

pang³

榜

„ civil

huang² shih⁴ fei⁴

莰室皇

„ of, make a

k ‘ai¹-ko tan¹-tzŭ

子填個開

„ of officials (old title)

chin⁴ shên¹ lu⁴

狡室皇

„

chih² kuan¹ piao²

表官職

„ the following

tso³ lieh⁴

列左

„ go on the retired

t ‘ui⁴ chih²

職規

„ place on the unemployed

t ‘ou² chu¹ hsien² san⁴

敎間路投

„ were, included on the

chi⁴ lieh⁴ tan¹ chê³ the

者單列針

„ of a ship

p ‘ien¹

腺

Listen, to

t ‘ing¹

睡

„ to advice

t ‘ing¹ ch ‘üan⁴

勸應

„ „

t ‘ing¹ hsin⁴ ch ‘üan⁴ yen²

言勸信睡

„ listen!

t ‘ing¹-t‘ing

腺一聽

attentively

hsi³ êrh³ ching⁴ t ‘ing¹

聽靜环洗

Listless,

wei¹-sui

籍葳

„ and depressed

ching⁴ tzǔ⁴ tai¹ tai¹ ti¹ fa¹ lêng⁴ ‘rh

兒楞發的就鱿自竟

Litany,

tsung³ tao³ wên²

文篇維

Literal,

ts ‘ung² tzǔ⁴ i⁴ ti¹

的義字從

„ translation, a

ai¹-cho tzǔ⁴-êrh fan¹

翻兒于舍挨

„ „;

chih² i⁴

課疽

„ meaning

yüan² i⁴

裝爾

455Literally, you take me too

wo³-ti hua⁴ ni³ t ‘ai⁴ lo⁴ shih²

實落太你話的我

„ don’t take things too

pieh² t‘ai⁴ chih³ shih2-lo

了食指太卵

Literary, person, a

yu³ wên² ts‘ai²-ti

的才文有

„ man, a

su⁴ ju²

嫌备

„ degree

pi⁴ yell⁴ wên² p ^‘ing²

想文業畢

„ people

shu¹ hsiang¹ mên¹ ti¹

第門香書

Literateur,

wên² i⁴ chia¹

家蕴文

Literati,

shên¹-shih

士棘

Literature,

wên² tzǔ⁴

字文

„

ching¹ shih³ tzǔ³ chi²

集子史經

Lithe figure, a

hsi⁴ kao¹ shên¹-liang-êrh

兒量身高細

Lithograph, a

shih² yin⁴

印石

Lithotomy,

chieh² shih² shu⁴

術石截

Litigation,

tz ^‘ǔ² sung⁴

訟詞

„

ta³ kuan¹-ssǔ

司官扛

Litre,

hsin¹ shêng¹

升新

Litter, make a

tsao¹-hai

害糟

„ of puppies

i⁴ wo¹ hsiao³ kou³-êrh

兒狗小高一

Little,

hsiao³

小

„ by little

chien chien⁴ ti¹

的渐漸

„ „

i⁴ tien³-‘rh-i tien⁴-‘rh-ti

的兒點一兒點一

„ better, a

hao³ i⁴ tien³ ‘rh

兒點一好

„ a very

hsieli¹ wei¹-ti

的振些

„ to the west side, just move a

wei¹ jan² wang³ hsi¹ i¹ tien³ ‘rh

断—西往然微

Liturgy, a

ching¹

經

„

tao³ wên²

文禱

Live (reside), to

chu⁴

住

„ alive

huo²-ti

的活

„ exist

huo²

活

„ make a living

kuo⁴ jih⁴-tzil

子日過

„ still alive

hai² tsai⁴

在還

„ alone, to

tu² mên² tu² yüan⁴ ‘rh-ti chu⁴

住的兒院獨門泪

„ in retirement

an¹ chü¹

居安

„ to a great age

k ‘o⁴ hsiang³ cl ‘ang¹ ling²

齡長享克

„ abroad

p‘i⁴ chü¹ hai³ wai⁴

朽海居腺

„ for ever, his name shall

ming² ch‘ui² pu⁴ hsiu

朽不垂名

„ apart

pieh² chü²

屏抛

„ „

yu³ huo² ch‘i⁴ ti¹

的氣活有

„ after him, his good

ssǔ³ yu² yu³ kung³

功濟扮死

456Lives with his uncle

shou³-cho chiu⁴-chiu chu⁴

住黑霉着守

Livelihood,

tu⁴ jih⁴ chih¹ chi⁴

針之日由

„

shêng¹ chi⁴

計生

„ depend on for a, what does he?

chang⁴-cho shêm²-mo kuo⁴ jih⁴-tzu

子遇度甚着仗

„ look for a

mou² shêng¹

生謀

„ out of it

make a i³ tz ‘ǔ³ wei² yeh⁴

業爲此以

Liveliness,

huo² p‘o

灌活

Livelong nigh, it rained the

hsia⁴ ko⁴ ch‘ê⁴ yeh⁴ pu⁴ hsiu¹

休不夜傲個下

Lively,

huan¹-shih

势歡

„ hope

hou⁴ wang⁴

湛厚

Liver,

kan¹

肝

Living, in order to earn one’s

wei⁴ ch‘i¹ shên¹ hu² k‘ou³ chi⁴

計口糊身棲爲

„ by sucking people’s brains, the news-paper correspondent makes a

hsin¹ wên² chi⁴ chê i³ chün

生爲汁膳人吮以者記聞新

„ death, like a

hsi¹ i⁴ huo² mai² ti⁴ hsia⁴ hu²

乎下堆埋活異奚

„ improving daily, conditions of

shêng¹ chi¹ jih⁴ yü⁴

裕日機生

„ still

hai²-huo²-cho

着活遢

„ make a

kuo⁴ jih⁴-tzǔ

子日過

„ „

kuo⁴-huo

活過

„ creatures

wan⁴ shêng¹

生萬

„ creatures, man is the most wonderful of

jêu² wei² wan⁴ wu⁴ chih ling²

霪之物萬爲人

„ has no means of

mei²-ko ying²-shêng-êrh

兒生管個沒

„ image of, the

huo² hsiang⁴

备活

„ „

huo² t‘o¹-êrh-ti

的兒脫邊

Lizard, a

hsieh¹ hu³-tzǔ³

子虎樣

Load a pack

i² to⁴-tzǔ

子跃—

„ a cart

i⁴ ch ‘ê¹-tzǔ

夺車一

„ on a carrying pole

i⁴ tan⁴-tzǔ

子繪一

„ a gun, to

chuang¹ ch‘iang¹

鎗裝

„ a ship, to

chuang¹ ch‘uan²

船裝

„ a cart, to

chuang¹ ch‘ê^l

車裝

„ of debt, a

chi¹ ch‘ien⁴ lei lei³

累累欠稜

Loadstone,

tz‘ǔ² shih²

石磁

Loaf, a

i²-ko mien⁴ pao¹

包努個一

Loafer, a

yu² shou³ hao⁴ hsien³-ti

的閒耗手遊

„

mei² shih⁴ kuei³ hun⁴

湛寧沒 寧

„

ta² hsien² ‘rh ti

的免鐵打

457Loan, a government

chieh⁴-k ‘uan

欺借

„ funds

chieh⁴-hsiang

項倚

„ make a

chieh¹ k‘uan³

欵倚

„ get a small

t ‘ung¹-jung lia³ ch‘ien² ‘rh

見錢倆融通

„ raise a

chieh⁴ i¹ pi³ ch‘ien²

錢筆一借

„ on

chieh^4-lai-ti

的來潛

„ foreign

wai⁴ chai⁴

漬外

„ war

chan⁴ shih⁴ kung¹ chai⁴ 憤公事喊

Loathe, to

ni⁴-wei

昧腻

Loathsome,

ni⁴ chi²-lo

咯杨腻

Lobby, a

t‘ao⁴ chien¹ ‘rh

兒間会

Lobe of the ear

êrh³ ch‘ui² ‘rh

兒垂序

Local authorities

ti⁴-fang kuan¹

官方地

„ „

ti⁴ mien⁴ kuan¹

官面地

„ confined to a locality

i⁴ fang¹-ti

的方一

„ dialect

t‘u³ yin¹

耷土

„ effect only

ti⁴ li³ chih¹ kuan¹ hsi êrh² i³

已而係關之理塢

„ (branch)

chih¹ pu⁴

部支

„ self-government

ti⁴ fang⁴ tzǔ⁴ chih⁴

治自方堆

Location,

wei⁴ chih⁴

置位

Lock, a

i⁴ pa³ so³

鋇把—

„

so³-t‘ou

頭賴

„ to

so³-shang

上镇

„ up

so³ ch‘i-lai

來起鎖

„ the catch of a

p ‘êng⁴ huang²

餐碰

„ wards of

so³ huang²

簧錤

„ brass Chinese padlock

kuang³ so³

讀廣

„ foreign padlock

ling²-tang so³

鎖鐵鈴

„ of hair

i⁴ liu³-êrh t‘ou²-fa

髮頭兒絡一

„ sluice, a

cha² k‘ou³

口蘭

„ gate

shui³ kuan¹

關水

Lockjaw,

p‘o⁴ slaang¹ fêng¹

風傷破

Lockout,

lo¹ ling⁴ hsiu¹ yeh⁴

業休令勒

Lockup,

liu² chih⁴ so³

所證留

Locomotion,

yün⁴ tung⁴ li⁴

力動迅

Locomotive,

chi¹ kuan¹ ch⁴ê¹

車期機

Locomotor ataxia

chi² sui² lao²

療糖脊

Locum tenens, a

t‘i⁴ tai⁴-ti

的代钤

„ „

kua¹ tai⁴ chê³

者代瓜

„ „

lin² shill² tai⁴ li³ jên¹

復埋代時臨

Locust, a

buang²-ch‘ung

敎趙

„

ma⁴-cha

胙蝤

Lodge, to

chi⁴ chü¹

詹寄

458Lodge, an Imperial

lising²-kung

宮行

„ „ official

hsing² yuan²

镇行

Lodging,

chi⁴ hsiu³ so³

所宿

„ for officials

hsing² kuan³

館行

„ (of a high sacerdotal dignity)

chu⁴ hsi² chih¹ so³

所之錫住

Lodgings, to take

lin⁴ hsiao³ yü⁴

寓小霣

„

lü³ yü⁴

寓旅

Log, a

i⁴ ku¹-lu-êrh mu⁴-t‘oa

頭木兒辘輯—

„ (ships)

hang² hai³ jih⁴ chih⁴

誌日海航

Logarithm

tui⁴ shu⁴

數對

Logic,

lun⁴ li³ hsüeh²

學理除

„ deductive

yen³ i⁴ fa³

法擇演

„ inductive

kuei¹ na⁴ fa³

法納歸

Logical,

lun⁴ li³ shang

上理餘

Loins, the

yao¹

腰

Loiter, to

tan¹-ko

擱耽

„

tou-liu

遒逞

„

ts‘êng⁴-têng

蹬蹯

„

yen¹ liu²

留淹

„

ch‘ih²-tun

領運

Loll, don’t

pieh²-chê-mo mei²-yu tso²-yang

様做有沒麼遠肋

London,

lun² tun¹

敦驗

Lone, forlorn

chih¹ shên¹ i⁴ jên²

人一身隻

Loneliness,

chi⁴ liao¹

寥寂

„

ch‘h¹ t‘iao¹ t‘ao¹-ti

的條條赤

Lonely,

lêng³-tan

淡冷

„

lêng³-ch‘ing

為冷

„

lêng³-lo

落冷

„

chi¹-mo

寞寂

„ and unsupported

shih⁴ ku¹ wu² yüan²

授無孤勢

Long,

ch‘ang²

县

„ distance, a

yüan²

遺

„ time, a

chin³

久

„ it was not, before

mei² to¹ ta⁴ kung¹-fu chiu⁴

铳夫工大多沒

„ friend, life

p ‘ing shêng¹ chih¹ chi³

己知生平

„ to last

ch‘ang²-yüan

遠县

„ ago

tsao³ i³-ti

的已早

„ time since we met

chiu³ wei¹

違久

„ before

pu⁴ jih⁴

日不

„ as I am in office, I shall do my duty, as

tsai⁴ shih⁴ i¹ jih⁴ tang¹ chin¹ i¹ jih⁴ chih¹ hsin¹

心之日一鑫常日一率在

459Long standing

fei¹ tzǔ⁴ chin¹ shih³

始今自非

„ standing custom

ch‘en² ch‘en² hsiang¹ yin¹

因相陳陳

„ distance

ch‘ang² chü⁴ li²

離运長

„ suffering

jên³ nai⁴

附忍

„ manage to hold on to his position so

wei² ch‘ih³ eh‘i² ti⁴ wei yü² pu⁴ chi² pai⁴

敗即不於位於其持維

Longing to see you

k‘o³ hsiang³

想湛

„ to see him

wang⁴ yen³ yü⁴ ch‘uan¹

穿欲眼望

„ for the holidays

p‘an⁴-cho fang⁴ hsüeh²

學放着吩

„ for a cup of tea

p‘an⁴-cho ho¹ wan³ ch‘a²

茶碗喝着盼

„ for him to come

ch‘ih² p‘an⁴-cho-t‘a lai²

來他着畴直

„ on East Asia (for annexation), cast eyes of

chi¹ yü tung¹ ya³

亞東親覬

Longitude,

ching¹ hsien⁴

線鰹

„ degree of

ching¹ hsien⁴ tu⁴

度線經

Look, a

jung² mao⁴

貌容

„ alarmed

yu³ chü⁴ sê

色色有

„ out

shou³ wang⁴

守守

„ to

k‘an⁴

管

„ „

ch‘iao²

照

„ after, take charge of

chao⁴ kuan³

管照

„ „ attend to

chao⁴ ying⁴

應照

„ have an eye to

chou¹-hsüan

旋周

„ out!

ti¹-fang-cho-pa

罷着防提

„ out for him

na²-yen³ hsüeh²-liao-cho-t‘a

他著料畎眼拿

„ over

fan¹-t‘êng fan¹-t‘êng

騰翻騰痛

„ up (visit)

wang⁴-k‘an

眷望

„ after visitors

chou¹ hsüan

旋周

„ through a telescope

na² ch‘ien¹-li yên³ chao⁴

照眼里千拿

„ a person over

ta³-liang

量打

„ into

ch‘a²-k‘an ch‘a²-k‘an

看査看査

„ „ a mirror

chao⁴ ching⁴-tzǔ

子鏡照

„ „ „

na² ching⁴-tzǔ chao⁴-i-chao

照一照子鐮拿

„ at yourself in the glass (and see i chao what an ugly fellow you are)! do

ni² ti¹ ch‘ou³ lien³ ch‘ng⁴ tzǔ chao⁴ i chao

照一照子鏡拏請臉灌的怀

„ after domestic matters

chao⁴ kuan³ chia¹ wu⁴

務家管照

„ to the left

wang³ tso³ ch‘iao²

嫌方往

„ up to

yang³-chang

仗仰

„ down on him

pao²-k‘an-t‘a

他宥薄

„ out you don’t tread on it

k‘an⁴ ts⁴ai³-lo

了踩寶

„ askance

ts‘ê⁴ mu⁴

目脚

460Look at a book

p‘i¹ yüeh⁴

閱彼

„ about one

chin⁴ i⁴

意注

„ „ ill

ch‘i⁴-sê-pu hao³

好不色氣

„ sick

mien⁴ tai⁴ ping⁴ jung³

容病帶面

„ up the date

an⁴ li⁴ snu¹ i¹ k‘n⁴

費一書歷按

„ like a Pekingese, does not

k‘an⁴ na⁴ yang⁴ tzǔ pu⁴ hsiang⁴ ch‘ing² li³ ti¹ jên²

人的裏城儇不子搛那看

„ contemptuously at him

kao¹ k‘ang² lien³ ‘rh

兒驗抗高

„ bad, things

ch‘ien² t‘u² pu⁴ chia¹

隹不途前

„ back

hui² ku⁴

頋初

„ forward

hsi¹ wang⁴

望希

„ indifferently on

tso⁴ shih⁴

親坐

„ extremely pleased

yü² k‘uai⁴ chih¹ jung² chien⁴ yü² yen² sê⁴

运顔於見容之快愉

„ out for a likely man

wu⁴ sê⁴ ch‘i² jên²

人其色物

„ out for (a desired article)

wu⁴ sê⁴

色物

„ for

ch^‘i² wang⁴

笤期

„ „ (expect)

chao³

校

Looked for at, may be

k‘o² chi⁴ jili⁴ êrh² tai⁴

待而日計可

„ as if he had been …, it

chiu⁴ fang³ fu shih⁴ pei⁴

被是彿彷京

Looker on (search), a

p‘ang² kuan¹ chê³

者載箱

Lookers on see most of the game

p‘ang² kuan¹ chê³ ch‘ing¹

猜者親旁

Looking back a few years

tao⁴ t‘ui⁴ ko⁴ san¹ nien² wu³ tsai³

載五年三涸退倒

„ glass, a small

mao⁴ ching⁴

鏡幅

„ while I was not

yen³ ts‘o⁴ ‘rh pu² chien⁴-ti shih²-hon ‘rh

兒候時的見不兒銪眼

„ up, things

shih⁴ yu³ chuan³ chi¹

機轉有事

Looks bad

mien⁴ tzǔ shang⁴ t‘ai⁴ pu⁴ hao³ k‘an⁴

脊好不太上子面

Loom, a

i⁴ chang¹ chi¹

供張一

ch‘u¹ hsien⁴

現出

Looming in distance, shadows

mêng² lung chung¹ ch‘u¹ lisien⁴

現出中矓梅

Loop, a

p‘an⁴-tzǔ

子薄

„ for buttons

niu³ p‘an⁴-‘rh

見薄敍

„ to

k‘ou⁴-shang

上扣

make a

chieh¹ p‘an⁴-tzǔ

子稼結

„ hole

t‘ao² pi⁴ chih¹ lu⁴

路之途透

„ line

ch i² hsien⁴

線路

461Loose,

sung¹

鬆

„ not tight

huo²-tung-lo

略動活

„ to let

fang⁴

放

„ woman, n

yin² tang⁴ chih¹ fu⁴

餘之蕩知

Loosen, to

sung¹-k‘ai

柄鬆

Loot,

chan⁴ li⁴ p‘in³

品利戦

„ nor disturb the populace on their march, those troops never

kai¹ chün¹ so³ kuo⁴ ti^l ch‘êng² shih⁴ ch‘iu¹ hao² wu² fan⁴ chi¹ ch‘üan³ pu⁴ ching¹

驚不犬薅無毫秋是眞縝村市城的過所軍該

Lop off, to

pa⁴ chien¹ ‘rh ta³-liao-ch‘ü

去了打兒尖把

„ trees, to

pa⁴ shu⁴ wu¹-i-wu

烏一剝樹把

Lopsided,

wai¹-lo

略歪

Loquacious

jao² shê²

舌轉

Lord, sovereign

chu³ tzǔ

子主

„ so and so

… chüeh²

轉

„ (a member of the nobility), a

chüeh²-yeh

爺轉

„ „ „

kuei⁴ chou⁴ tzǔ³ ti⁴

弟子胄贵

Lordly air

chiao¹ t‘ai⁴

態驕

Lordly mansion, I built myself a

chien⁴ yu³ chuang⁴ li⁴ chih chu⁴ chai²

宅住之M壯有建

Lords, house of

kuei⁴ tsu² yüan⁴

院备貴

Lose, to

tiu¹

丢

„ face

tiu¹ lien³

臉丢

„ money

p‘ei² ch‘ien²

錢賠

„ suffer loss

ch‘h¹ k‘uei¹

虧吃

„ an opportunity

shih¹ chi¹-hui

會機失

„ one’s way

tsou³ mi²-lo tao⁴-êrh

兒道略迷走

„ at gambling

shu¹-lo

咯輸

„ heart

sang⁴ tan³

胆喪

„ mysteriously (of an article)

pu⁴ i⁴ êrh² fei¹

飛而異不

„ all one’s (teeth)

man³ k‘ou³ ch‘uan² t‘o^l

脱全口滿

„ unexpecterlly win a seat which it was expected to

pên³ ch‘i² shih¹ pai⁴ êrh² i⁴ wai⁴ yu⁴ shêng⁴ chih¹ ti⁴ fang¹

方雉之掰®外意而敗失期本

„ the tradition

shih¹ ch‘uan²

傳失

„ election

lo⁴ hsüan³

選落

„ battle

pai⁴ chan⁴

峨敗

„ consciousness

pu⁴ hsing³ jên² shih⁴

車人省不

Loser,

sun³ shih¹ jên²

人失損

„ of an article

shih¹ chu³

主失

462Loss,

sun³ hao⁴

耗祺

„ by exchange is heavy

hui⁴ shui³ shên⁴ chung⁴

重甚水涵

„ „ „

hui⁴ tui⁴ chih¹ k ‘uei¹

街之兌灑

„ (of a right)

sang⁴ shih¹

失裹

„ profit and

sun³ i²

益损

„ to understand, at a

pu⁴ ming² ch‘i² miao⁴

妙其明不

„ for reply, at a

pu⁴ chih¹ so³ tui⁴

對所知不

„ but great future gain, small present

hsiao³ shih¹ tang¹ ch‘ien² ta⁴ li⁴ tsai⁴ hou⁴

後在利大前當失小

„ of blood unconscious from

liu² lisieh³ kuo⁴ to¹ hun¹ mi³ pu⁴ hsing³

蠛不迷昏多過血流

Lost,

shih¹-lo-lo

咯落失

„ articles

i² shih¹ wu⁴

物失遺

„ to shame

kua³ lien² hsien³ ch‘ih³

恥鮮廉寘

„ in thought

ch‘u¹ shên²

神神

„ ship, a

tsao¹ nan⁴ chih¹ ch‘uan²

遭船之難遭

„ was, and is found

shih¹ êrh² fu⁴tê²

得愎而失

„ „ „ „

mao⁴ tzǔ fei¹ ch‘ii⁴ fu⁴ fei¹ lai²

來飛復去飛子崤

„ than never to have loved at all, better to have loved and

ai⁴ êrh² shih¹ ch‘ung³ shêng⁴ yü² pu⁴ ai⁴

愛不於隊寵失而爱

Lot, a

i² ta⁴ tsui¹

堆大一

„ a great many

hao³ hsieh¹-ko

個些好

„ the whole

ch ‘i²-ta huo³-êrh

兒夥大齊

„ „

i⁴-ku nao³-tzǔ

子腦裹一

„ „

ch‘üan² t‘ao⁴-êrh

兒套全

„ „

i² ta⁴ tsung³-êrh

兒練大一

„ „

p‘n³ t‘ung¹

通蒈

„ „

i⁴ wo¹-i t‘o¹-ti

的駐一窝一

” will die, the whole

i¹ ko⁴ yeh³ huo² pu⁴ liao³

了不活也個一

„ (destirfy)

ming⁴

命

„ by

ch‘ou^l ch‘en¹

截她

„ with, throw in one’s

t‘ou² ju⁴

入投

„ of himself

think at tzǔ¹ fu⁴ pu⁴ fan²

凡不負凡

„ of land

i⁴ tuan⁴ ti⁴

地段―

„ the, lumped together

kuei¹-to pao¹ tsui¹

堆包了歸

„ „ „ „

chün¹ pei¹ la¹

拉背均

Lots, to cast

ch‘ê⁴ ch‘en¹

掣孤

„ to draw

chua¹ chiu¹-êrh

兒願孤

„ from the vase draw

ch‘ê⁴ p‘ing²

姘掣

Lottery, a

ta³ ts‘ai³

彩大

„ ticket

ts‘ai³ p‘iao⁴

票彩

Lotus,

ho²-hua

花背

„

lien²-lina

花窺

463Loud voice

kao¹ shêng¹

聲高

„ „

ta shêng¹

聲大

Lounge about the

streets yu² hsing² chieh² shih⁴

市街行遊

„ to

san⁴ yi⁴

逸散

Louse, a

shih¹-tzǔ

子風

Lout, a

ch‘un³-pên jên²

人笨蠢

„

ts‘u¹-tsao jên²

人隨粗

Lovable,

k‘o³ ai⁴-ti

人醭粗

Love,

ai⁴ ch‘ing²

情愛

„ letter

ch‘ing² shu¹

寄情

„ to, devoted to

t‘êng² ai⁴

愛终

„ fond of

ai⁴-hsi

惜愛

„ sick (or in)

ch‘ng² mo²-lo

咯楚情

„ „

jan² hsiang¹-ssǔ ping⁴

病思相染

„ others as yourself

ai⁴ jên² ju² chi³

已如人愛

„ awfully in

ta⁴ fa¹ ch‘un¹ hsing⁴

興舂發大

„ virtue

hao⁴tê²

德好

„ make

sung⁴ ch‘ing²

情送

„ is and was my lord and king

i hsin¹ i¹ i⁴ p‘ing² shêng¹ chung⁴ sê⁴

色重生平意一心一

„ of women, passing the

chih¹ chi³ hsiang¹ ai⁴ shên⁴ yü² nü³ sê⁴

色女於甚愛相己知

„ (ostentatious)

hsüan⁴ mu⁴ ti¹

的目炫

„ is a pure delusion

ai⁴ ch‘ing² pu⁴ kuo huan⁴ hsiang⁴ êrh² i³

己而像幻過不情愛

„ she never told her

ch‘i² ai⁴ ch‘ing² chih¹ shih³ wei⁴ ch‘ang² kao⁴ jên²

人吿嘗未史之情愛其

„ passages

ch ch‘ing² shih³

史情

„ never did run smooth, the course of true

ai⁴ ch‘ing² ching¹ kuo shun⁴ shih⁴ shao³

少事順過經情愛

Lovelorn female

pei¹ ch‘u¹ shan⁴ ti¹

的扇秋悲

Lover,

ch‘ing² jên²

人情

Lovely,

hao³-k‘an chi²-lo

略杨看好

Low,

ai³

矮

„ lying ground

wa¹ ti⁴

地谨

„ price, a

ti¹ cilia⁴ ‘rh

兒價抵

„ person, a

yung¹ fu¹ su² tzǔ³

子俗夫庸

„ „

hsia⁴-liu jên²

人流下

„ spirited

hsin¹-li yü⁴-mên

悶截裏心

„ „

hsin¹-li pu² t‘utig⁴-k‘uai

決痈不裏心

„ speak

fa¹ yin¹ chi² ti¹

逸極音發

„ priced

lien² chia⁴

價廉

„ to (of cattle)

chiao⁴-huan

嗓喚

Lower

dignity chiang⁴ tsun¹

尊降

„ court

hsia⁴ chi² ts‘ai² p‘an⁴ so³

所舛蔹龌下

464Lower, transport rate

yün⁴ fei⁴ tieh¹ lo⁴

落跌货運

Lowest price

tsui⁴ ti¹ chih¹ chia⁴

價之低最

Lowly,

ch‘ien¹ hsün⁴

遜遜

Loyal,

chung¹ i⁴

義忠

„

chung¹ hsin¹

心忠

„ patriotic

ai⁴ kua²

國愛

„ ever, in his allegiance

i¹ i⁴ kuei¹ hsin¹

心歸意—

Lubricate,

jun⁴ hua²

滑潤

Lucid,

ming² liao²

瞭明

Luck,

yün⁴-ch‘i

氣運

„ good

hao³ yün⁴-ch‘i

氣運好

„ bad

huai⁴ yün⁴-ch0i

氣運運

„ has bad

tsou³-lo yün⁴-lo

略逆略走

„ trust to one’s

p‘eng⁴ ts‘ai³-ch‘i ‘rh

备氣彩碰

„ spoil one’s

chê² fu²

福折

„ would have it, as

p‘en¹ p‘en¹ ’rh-ti

的兒踺踺

„ regain one’s

fan¹ shao¹

清翻

„ has turned the

shih⁴ pien⁴ wei² fu²

福爲變車

Luckily,

k‘o³ ch‘iao³

巧可

„

lising⁴-k‘uei

齡幸

„

t‘ien¹ yuan² ts‘ou⁴-ho

合凑緣天

Lucky,

yu³ yün⁴-ch‘i

氣運有

„

yu³ tsao⁴-hua

化遺有

„ has been

tê²-liao ts‘ai³-t‘ou-lo

略頭彩了得

„ day, in the calendar

liuang² tao⁴ jih⁴-tzǔ

子日道美

„ day, choose a

tsê² chi² jih⁴

日吉揮

Lucrative post

yu¹ ch‘üeh¹

缺優

Lucre (in bad sense)

pu⁴ i⁴ chih¹ ts‘ai²

財之義不

„ scheme after

yü² li⁴

利漁

Lucubration anxious

k‘u³ hsin¹ ku¹ i⁴

謝孤心苦

Lucullian banquets

chiu³ ch‘ih² jou⁴ lin²

株肉池酒

Ludicrous,

k‘o³ hsiao⁴

笑可

Luggage,

hsing²-li

李行

„

hsing²-chuang

裝行

„ personal

hsieh² tai⁴ p‘in³

品帶括

„ „

sui² shên¹ tai⁴ chih¹ tang¹ hsi¹

四東之帶身隨

Lugubrious,

t‘ni²-sang

喪頹

Lukewarm,

wên¹-huo

和溫

„ water

yin¹ yang² shui³

水陽陰

Lumbago,

sliou⁴ han²-ti yao¹ t‘êng²

终腰的寒受

Lumiaary legal

fa⁴ lü⁴ ta⁴ chia¹

家大律法

Lump, a

ku¹-ting-êrh

見丁凸

„ a bit

i² k ‘uai⁴

塊―

„ buy in a

pao¹ yüan² ‘rh mai³-ti

的買見厫包

Lump good and bad together

hsün¹ yu³ mo⁴ pien⁴ yü⁴ shih pu⁴ fen¹

分厫台玉辨莫箱潇

„ a whole population under a petition from a few private individuals, to

i³ êrh⁴ san¹ ssǔ¹ jên² mo⁴ ch‘i² pai² wan⁴ jên²

人萬百七煞抹人私ニ二以

Lumped together

kuei¹-liao pao¹ tsui¹

堆包了歸

Lunacy,

ehing¹ shên² ts‘o⁴ luan⁴

亂錯神椅

Lunatic, a

fêng¹-tzǔ

子瘋

„ act like a

fa¹ k‘uang²

狂發

„ asylum

fêng¹ ping⁴ yüan⁴

院病瘋

Lunch,

tien³-hsin

心點

„ on a journey, to

ta³ chien¹

尖打

Lung, inflammation

fei⁴ yen²

炎肺

„ apex of the

fei⁴ chih¹ chien¹ tuan¹

端尖之肺

Lungs,

fei⁴

肺

Lurch, leave in the

nan² chung¹ ch‘i⁴ jên²

人棄中難

Lurk, to

liu¹-ch‘iao-cho

着瞧通

Luscious,

kan¹ wei⁴

妹甘

Lust,

yin² yü⁴

愁逢

„

sê⁴ ch‘ing²

增色

„ of the eyes

mu⁴ yü⁴

愁目

Lustre,

kuang¹ tsê²

澤光

Lusty,

ch‘iang² chien⁴

健强

Lute,

p‘i² pa

琶琵

Luxuriant,

mao⁴-shêng

盛茂

„

wang⁴

旺

Luxury,

shê¹ ch‘ih³

侈奢

„ to live in

kuo⁴ k‘uo⁴ jih⁴-tzǔ

子日闊健

„ increasing

chung³ shih⁴ tsêng¹ hua²

華增事踵

„ brought up in

fu⁴ li³ sheng¹ fu⁴ li³ chang³

長裏富生裏富

Lyceum,

wên yüan⁴

苑文

Lying in hospital

ch‘an³ k‘o¹ ping⁴ yüan⁴

院病科產

Lymph,

hsüeh³ ching¹

精血

„

niu² tou⁴ chiang¹

紫頭牛

Lymphatic gland

lin² pa ch‘üan²

腺巴咏

Lyre,

ch‘in²

琴