# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/long
### longlong

* 鈴long5451675
* 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long569554
* To become expert by practise; exercised in.

#### táng i khṳ̀ long;

    wait till he acquires a knowledge of it by practise.

#### i long kùiⁿ kâi;

    what he has become familiar with by long practise.
* 听lóng1101304
* To open the month wide.

#### i kâi chùi khuah-lóng khuah-lóng;

    he has a very big mouth.
* 攏lóng5686416
* To assemble or collect; to bring near; to draw close to; to exert one’s self.

#### lóng-cóng lâi lío;

    all have come.

#### gūa kháu la-lóng tit lâi;

    can scratch around and gather up some outside.

#### lóng-lóng cóng-cóng ŭ jîeh cōi?

    How many are there altogether? ​
* 弄lòng569554
* 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lòng9383111
* 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lông6428513
* 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lông56811816
* 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lông6421616
* To cultivate the ground; agriculture.

#### lông-hu; lông-ke;

    husbandmen.

#### sṳ̆ lông kong siang;

    scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants.

#### sîn-lông;

    the god of Agriculture.
* 隆lông5671709
* Abundant; fruitful; fertile; opulent.

#### nî tang hong-lông;

    abundant harvests.

#### ke tău heng-lông;

    the fortunes of the family are prosperous.
* 膿lông5687416
* 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lŏng569554
* 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.
* 浪蕩lŏng-tŏng505
* 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lōng5686416
* 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?