# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/leng
### lengleng

* 鈴leng5451675
* A small bell with a clapper.

#### leng-leng-kìe sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ ĭe leng?

    Who is it that is ringing a bell and making that jangling sound?

#### bé ăm ĕ kùa kâi leng;

    the horse wore a bell under his neck.
* 推léng926648
* To push.

#### léng tó̤;

    pushed it over.

#### khṳt i léng pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;

    was pushed by him so that I fell down.

#### nâng-mûeh cōi oi-oi léng-léng;

    there were a great number of people, crowding and pushing.

#### i léng i pûah lô̤h hái;

    he pushed her into the sea.

#### úa máng i bûa, lṳ́ léng i khui;

    when I was pulling it toward me, you pushed it away.

#### léng m̄ tin-tăng;

    it does not budge when pushed.

#### thóiⁿ kéng sie léng;

    like pushing and crowding each other at a show.
* 企lèng34994
* To stand on tiptoe.

#### lèng khí kha cū thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;

    if you stand up straight you will see it.

#### lèng kûiⁿ cē cū khîeh tîeh;

    stretch up a little higher and you will reach it.

#### cē lèng kûiⁿ cū mông tîeh;

    as soon as I stretched up I got hold of it.

#### lèng khí kha tó̤ mō̤ⁿ;

    drawn up to his utmost height gazing at it.

#### i kâi kîaⁿ-lō lèng-kha-búe lèng-kha-búe;

    he walks on tiptoe.
* 靈lêng54317316
* The spirit or energy of a being; that which acts on others to produce effects; spiritual, etherial; intelligent; that which is efficacious ; the majesty of a god; felicitous; effective; powerful; mysterious; unseen; obscure; a disembodied agency; divine; supernatural aid; whatever ​can hold converse with the unseen; a coffin, as it contains the departed spirit; the highest type of a class, as man is of created beings; lucky, opportune; subtile; ingenious; marvelous; showing genius; astute.

#### lêng-ngīam;

    effectual.

#### lêng-hûn;

    the human soul, including its intelligence and its substance.

#### lêng èng;

    a divine response, an effectual answer.

#### ceng-lêng;

    clever, apt.

#### sù-lâi sĭm sĭ lêng ĭ;

    has heretofore manifested his supernatural wonders.

#### kìu bw̄n seⁿ-lêng;

    rescue all living beings.

#### sìaⁿ-lêng;

    the Holy Spirit (a foreign term).

#### sìaⁿ-lêng kám-tŏng;

    the Holy Spirit moves him.

#### thiu cêk ki lêng chiam;

    draw a lot from the box of splints shaken before an idol.

#### i kâi khùe pok lâi lêng căi;

    his cast in divination was very accurately made.

#### i sí ău ŭ lêng căi;

    he manifested himself very intelligently after his death.

#### hṳ́ kâi sí lío cn̂g kâi bô̤ léng;

    that one gave no spiritual manifestation of himself after he died.

#### lêng-ūi;

    the ante-burial tablet.

#### chài cêk kâi lêng-têng;

    make a canopy and platform for a body to lie in state.

#### pài hûe-lêng;

    worship the ante-burial tablet which is brought back from the grave.

#### tì lêng;

    set the coffin in place, where it lies in state.

#### lêng chn̂g;

    the platform, with the dead to be worshipped.

#### sîn-lêng hŭ-cŏ̤;

    the gods and spirits lend their aid.

#### lêng-tŏng căi;

    very quick of apprehension.

#### lêng-khì;

    the spirit or energy of a being.

#### suaⁿ chwn kâi lêng-khì seⁿ kâi;

    what is produced by the indwelling power of the mountains and streams.
* 羚lêng5451235
* A deer like a sheep, having small horns which are prized as a medicine.

#### lêng-îang;

    an antelope.

#### lêng-îang kak;

    antelope's horns.
* 另lêng546302
* Besides; another; furthermore; apart.

#### lêng-gūa; lêng-ūaⁿ;

    still, again, besides, in addition to.

#### lêng-gūa ŭ jîeh cōi?

    How many more are there?

#### lṳ́ kio úa lêng-ūaⁿ cò̤ kâi;

    you make another for me.

#### lêng-gūa hŵn-lío ŭ mē?

    Are there others beside?

#### lêng bói cêk cho̤h;

    bought some beside.

#### i àiⁿ lêng-gūa lâi a m̆?

    Is he coming again?

#### mîaⁿ lêng kŭ;

    my name is written elsewhere, (a phrase at the end of a note).

#### i kúi hiaⁿ-tĭ lóng-cóng lêng-kṳ̆ lêng chẁn;

    the brothers all live separately and take their meals apart.
* 能lêng6161306
* Power, ability, skill; apt, capable, skillful, competent.

#### châi-lêng;

    talent.

#### lêng-kàng;

    executive ability.

#### ŭ lêng-ûi;

    is competent.

#### bô̤ lêng-ûi;

    incapable.

#### tōa lêng-ûi;

    mighty.

#### lṳ́ lêng-tit cìeⁿ-seⁿ mē?

    Can you do thus?

#### put lêng-tit;

    cannot.

#### lêng-tit cò̤;

    can do it.

#### bô̤ só̤ put lêng;

    omnipotent.

#### kĭaⁿ-kĭaⁿ lêng, bô̤ kĭaⁿ ceng;

    can do all sorts of things, but can do nothing perfectly; a jack-at-all-trades and master of none.

#### lêng nâng só̤ put lêng;

    can do what others cannot do.

#### put lêng cai;

    unknowable.

#### lêng sueh, put lêng hêng;

    can discourse about it but cannot act up to it.
* 玲瓏lêng-lông544
* Finely carved or cut like grottoes; bright, witty, ornate.

#### gêk sek lêng-lông;

    bright like jade.

#### i kâi sim-heng pí pât nâng kèng lêng-lông;

    he is sharper witted than other people.

#### i kâi sim lêng-lêng lông-lông;

    he is very bright.
* 龍lêng5672120
* A dragon, the chief of scaly beings, and invested with supernatural powers to change its shape; used as an emblem of imperial power and awe; the emperor's person; imperial; dragon like; by Buddhists, used for nagas or snake gods; in matters relating to betrothals it is often used for a man; much used by geomancers to embody those terrestrial and occult influences and positions which act on and determine human prosperity; figured with dragons; to pervade; to bud.

#### phĕ lêng-cûn;

    to paddle a dragon boat; long narrow fast boats having a dragon's head at the prow, and moved by many paddles.

#### lêng náu-hieⁿ;

    Baroos camphor.

#### lêng hieⁿ; lêng ĭen-hieⁿ;

    ambergris.

#### lêng kì;

    the Chinese flag, having a dragon on it.

#### lêng kîaⁿ, hóⁿ pō;

    a majestic bearing.

#### nín khṳ̀ tī-kò̤ lîah lêng?

    Where did you go to obtain a site whose influences would produce prosperity?

#### hái lêng ûang;

    the sea-dragon king, or the Neptune of the Chinese: he is a naga whose glorious palace is at the bottom of the ocean, north of Mount Meru.

#### lêng pâi;

    the imperial tablet reverenced by officers.

#### tìn-tang sāi kò̤ lêng pâi;

    an imperial tablet was set up in the centre.

#### lêng mêh;

    the dragon's pulse, the subtle geomantic tokens and influences of a locality.

#### tī lêng;

    earth-worms.

#### lêng hŏng lói thiap;

    betrothal cards.

#### chîm lêng, tíam hwt;

    search for the dragon and point out his den; to fix on a lucky spot.

#### lêng tō ngía căi;

    the site is a very fine one.

#### lí-hṳ̂ thìo lêng mn̂g;

    the carp has vaulted over the dragon's gate; rapid promotion.

#### lêng-hûiⁿ-búe;

    a water-spout.

#### lêng-chiu-cháu;

    a species of bulrush, used for weaving matting.

#### ngŏ jío lêng;

    the five clawed dragon. ​chēng lêng phâu;
    wear a cloak which has the figure of a dragon embroidered on it.

#### hue-gê kuah cò̤ chîⁿ-lêng kâi;

    the ornamentation is that of a dragon carved in bas-relief.

#### kau-lêng pw̆n tīo tī-hng;

    a mountain dragon despoiled the place.

#### ūe cò̤ sang lêng chíeⁿ pó̤;

    draw the figures of two dragons one on either side of a ball which they seem to be struggling for.

#### lêng thâu, hŏng búe;

    the head of a dragon and the tail of a phenix.

#### lêng lâng;

    the scales of a dragon.

#### lêng kauh cúi;

    a dragon wallowing in the water.

#### lêng-chiu cúi;

    a steady pouring rain.

#### lì kàu lêng-khang thàng hóⁿ-khang;

    tear it till the dragon's den trenches upon the tiger's; rip it in pieces.
* 凌lêng543158
* To insult ; to treat vilely.

#### lêng-jôk;

    to put to shame; to humble.

#### sĭu i lêng-jôk;

    was insulted by him.

#### màiⁿ lêng-ngîak;

    do not maltreat him.

#### sĭ sì khi-lêng nâng;

    makes use of his power to humble other people.
* 零lêng5451735
* The last drops of a shower.

#### lêng-lô̤h;

    stripped of leaves; standing alone; scattered, as a population.

#### i cí ău kâi ke lêng-lô̤h lío;

    the family is now all scattered.

#### taⁿ cò̤-nî cū pāi kàu lêng-lêng lô̤h-lô̤h?

    How is it that they are now driven to such straits as to be all scattered apart?

#### toaⁿ kâi kíaⁿ sap-sap ìuⁿ, sît-căi sĭ lêng-teng, ko-khó;

    has only one miserable little child, and is indeed solitary and forlorn.
* 嚨lêng5683016
* The throat, the gullet.

#### i kâi âu-lêng thìaⁿ;

    she has a sore throat.

#### âu-lêng ôih, thun m̄ lô̤h;

    his throat is small and he cannot swallow it.

#### kéⁿ tŏ̤ âu-lêng kò̤;

    stuck in his throat.
* 𡨴lêng637408
* Serenity of mind; to bring repose to; rather; better.

#### uaⁿ-lêng;

    tranquil.

#### hâp ke uaⁿ-lêng;

    the family are all well.

#### lêng-kò̤; lêng-khó̤;

    the rather; I prefer.

#### cìeⁿ-se lêng-kò̤ sí kèng hó̤;

    it is better to die than to do that.

#### lêng sí m̄ khéng sĭu jôk;

    rather die than bear insult.

#### lêng khó̤ sìn khî ŭ, mó̤ sìn khî bô̤;

    it is better to believe that it exists than that it does not.
* 陵lêng5431708
* A tumulus over a grave, now applied to the mausolea of emperors.

#### thiⁿ-ĕ hẃn-lw̆n, kŭa ûang-lêng khṳt nâng thau líu khṳ̀;

    the whole empire is in anarchy, and even the imperial tombs are secretly dug open.

#### phài nâng khṳ̀ cíeⁿ ûang-lêng;

    depute persons to guard the imperial tombs.
* 翎lêng5451245
* Pendant tail feathers.

#### tì hue-lêng;

    wear a peacock's feather, as an official badge.

#### lâm-lêng;

    a raven's plume.

#### saⁿ ngán hue lêng;

    a three eyed feather, worn by high nobles.

#### lêng kńg;

    the tube to hold the feather.

#### pôih tīo i kâi lêng;

    deprived him of his feather, a mark of official disapprobation.

#### síeⁿ cêk tîo lêng;

    to confer a feather as a reward.
* 鴒lêng5451965
* A general name for birds of the wagtail and lark families.

#### peh-lêng;

    the lark.

#### i ki chùi cū peh-lêng;

    he has a lark's mouth; he is an eloquent speaker.

#### sài thóiⁿ tī-tîang kâi pêh-lêng kìe cōi īeⁿ siaⁿ;

    find out by a singing match which lark can sing the best.
* 伶lêng54495
* Clever; sprightly.

#### lêng-lāi;

    astute, shrewd, quick-witted.
* 籐lêng86411815
* Tendrils.

#### kue thiu tîo lêng tŏa tŏ̤ chīu tèng;

    the melon has put forth a tendril and is climbing the tree.

#### tāu kâi lêng;

    the tendrils of the bean-stalk.
* 凌㓾lêng-chî64
* The ignominious slow punishment of quartering a criminal, or cutting him in pieces.

#### tōa lêng-chî;

    cutting in many pieces.

#### sòi lêng-chî;

    cutting in a few pieces (the skin of the forehead is first cut and is laid over the eyes).
* 籠甑lêng-sn̂g951
* A steamer used for steaming or boiling rice and cakes; it has wooden sides and a splint bottom.

#### ĭoⁿ khí lêng-sn̂g cū sĭ kúe;

    lift the steamer and there is the cake.
* 令lĕng54693
* A law, a rule, an order; to enjoin upon, to command, to warn; to oblige to do; to occasion, to cause; a period of time, or that which marks it; in direct address used for you or your.

#### lĕng cun tŏ̤ mē?

    Is your father at home?

#### lĕng thâng jîeh khin-kīaⁿ;

    Is your mother well?

#### cìeⁿ-sî ŭ sî-lĕng pēⁿ;

    has lately had ailments such as are common at this season.

#### mĕng-lĕng;

    an order or command.

#### cun tōa nâng kâi mĕng-lĕng;

    obey the orders of his superior.

#### kung-lĕng ngīam căi;

    the military orders are very strict.

#### hō̤-lĕng siam-ngîam;

    the written orders are exceedingly strict.

#### sît​căi lĕng nâng seⁿ khì;

    does indeed make one angry.

#### lĕng cìⁿ;

    a dart with a triangular flag on it, given to a messenger to express urgency.

#### lĕng kî;

    a flag having written orders upon it.

#### hwt ki o lĕng, ah khṳ̀ thâi;

    issue an order on black paper, for him to be taken to execution.

#### ûang lĕng pâng;

    the office from which the orders are issued.

#### lĕng-cìaⁿ;

    your wife.
* 佞lĕng63795
* Eloquent; persuasive; insinuating.

#### i ío hó̤ kháu-lĕng;

    he is the more ready of speech.

#### hṳ́ kâi cn̂g kâi bô̤ kháu-lĕng;

    that one has no gift of utterance.
* 苓lĕng5451405
* A tuber or underground fungus.

#### hôk-lĕng; thó-hôk-lĕng;

    a species of underground fungus used in medicine.
* 寬lēng4774012
* Lax, slack, loose, flacid.

#### kó phûe khah lēng, phah bŏi híang;

    the head of the drum is too slack, and does not sound when it is struck.

#### pàng lēng cē, màiⁿ khah kín;

    relax it a little, do not draw it too tight.

#### so̤h túi âng cē, màiⁿ khah lēng;

    draw the rope rather taut, do not leave it too slack.
* 絡lēng5531206
* To tie up, with spare rope between the knots; to form a line of things by binding them continuously on a rope.

#### bé-lēng-thâu;

    a halter for a horse.

#### khîeh tìo so̤h khṳ̀ lēng cò̤ cêk ē;

    take a rope and go and join them thereby.

#### lēng cêk lēng tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ;

    slung up a whole string of them.

#### lēng ŭ kúi peh ki tŏ̤-kò̤;

    there are several hundreds of them joined by a string.
* 棱lēng506758
* A sleeper on which a board rests.

#### cêk ki làu-lēng;

    a sleeper under a floor.