Dai Lue - English


ᦣᦰhaʔ⁵verb (transitive)to hit, especially hit out in angerᦕᦲᧆ ᦺᦈ ᧞ ᦅᦼ ᦣᦰ ᦈᦸᧉ.He was angry and pounded the table with his fist.ᦊᦲᧇ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦉᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦣᦰ ᦉᧂ.Anything she could reach, she hit it.ᦶᦕᧆᧈ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦙᧃ ᧞ ᦍᧂ ᦣᦰ ᦖᦸᧉ ᦣᦰ ᦛᦱᧃᧈ.He shouted at her and he smashed pots and bowls.7.7.1Hitᦣᦰᦎᦳᧄᦎᦰᦎᧄ
ᦣᦰᦎᦳᧄᦎᦰᦎᧄhaʔ⁵tum¹haʔ⁵tam¹verb (transitive)to hit out in angerᦗᦸᧅ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦣᦰ ᦎᦳᧄ ᦎᦰ ᦎᧄ.He came home and smashed things.7.7.1Hitᦣᦰᦎᦳᧄᦎᧄ
ᦣᦱ1haa⁴500final particlean emotive particle used with questions (both yes/no and wh- questions). [Note: ᦣᦱ expresses emotion such as worry, anger or sarcasm. The /h/ is pronounced only following a vowel.]ᦙᦹᧂ ᦙᧁ ᦣᦱ?Are you drunk?ᦉᦴ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦎᦱ ᦣᦱ?Don't you have any eyes?ᦋᧁᧉ ᦙᦸᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦘᦻᧉ ᦣᦱ?You are gambling this early in the morning?ᦵᦂᧁ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦣᦱ?Why are you making such a racket?ᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᧞ ᦵᦔᦲᦰ ᦌᧄᧉ ᦣᦱ?Your clothes, why are they all wet?ᦺᦕ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦣᦱ? ᦂᦴ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦙᦹᧂ.Who do you think is your father? Not me!ᦶᦀ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ ᦣᦱ?What did you break this time?3.4.2.3Angry9.4.3.3Interrogative 3.4.2.4.1Worried3.5.1.8Criticize
ᦣᦱ2haa⁴2000pronounI; me. [Note: ᦣᦱ 'I' is paired with ᦆᦲᧂ 'you' in a relationship between close friends, usually of the same sex.]ᦆᦲᧂ 2ᦣᦱ ᦈᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦆᦲᧂ.I will never forget you.9.2.3Pronounsᦷᦎᦣᦱᦣᦱᦎᦴ᧒ᦣᦱ
ᦣᦱ3haa⁴nounmould; fungus1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
ᦣᦱᧈ1haa⁵500final particlea particle used with yes/no questions. [Note: The /h/ is pronounced only following a vowel.]ᦡᦲ ᦡᦾᧉ ᦣᦱᧈ?Is it good to eat?ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦣᦱᧈ?Can you do it?ᦃᧇ ᦡᦲ ᦣᦱᧈ?Should we sing?ᦑᧂ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦑᧂ ᦷᦕ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦣᦱᧈ?Have your children and husband come back with you?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.2.3.4Question words
ᦣᦱᧈ2haa⁵verb (intransitive)to breathe out; blow out with a wide-open mouthᦙᧃ ᦣᦱᧈ ᦀᦻ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦟᦳᧄᦺᦊᧈ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦷᦜᧂ.When he blew out air it became a mighty wind.1.1.2.1Blow air2.2.1Breathe, breath
ᦣᦱᧈ3haa⁵nounplague; epidemic; choleraᦕᦲ ᦣᦱᧈ.A plague ghost.2.5.2Diseaseᦣᦱᧈᦵᦦᧃ
ᦣᦱᧉhaa⁶nounsalted fish preserve. [Note: Fish fermented with rice and salt is a high-protein food with a strong smell. It can be eaten as a meal or used as a flavouring in other dishes.]ᦠᦸᧈ ᦣᦱᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦃᦸ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦉᦳᧂ.Don't hang a package of fish paste in a high place (because some people don't like the smell).5.2.3.4Prepared foodᦔᦱᦣᦱᧉᦔᦴᦣᦱᧉ
ᦣᦱᦎᦴhaa⁴tuu¹pronounwe; us (exclusive of you)ᦺᦓ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦣᦱ ᦎᦴ ᦙᦲ ᦉ ᦏᦲ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᧚, ᦙᦲ ᦩᦻ ᦣᦾᧉ ᦷᦎ.In our village there is a merchant who owns 100 water buffalos.ᦃᧁ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦅᧃ ᧞ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦷᦋ ᦺᦔ ᦣᦱ ᦎᦴ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦙᦲ.”They said, 'If you take us we will go with you.'9.2.3Pronounsᦣᦱ2ᦎᦴ1
ᦣᦱᧈᦵᦦᧃhaa⁵kwen¹nounplague; disease of plants or animalsᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦺᦃᧉ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦣᦱᧈ ᦵᦦᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ.His country had no diseases and no plagues.2.5.2Diseaseᦣᦱᧈ3
ᦣᦲᦰhiʔ⁵verb (transitive)to criticiseᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦲᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦎ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦺᦓ ᦺᦈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦋᦳᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ.Even if nobody criticizes me, I know in my heart that I have many faults.4.8.4.1Rebukeᦅᧄᦣᦲᦰᦎᦲᦰᦣᦲᦰᦑᦲᧈᦣᦲᦰ
ᦣᦳhuʔ⁵final particleI don't knowᦵᦙᦲ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦣᦳ.I may go or not, I don't know.ᦺᦔ ᦺᦐ ᦣᦳ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦰ.I don't know where it is. I can't find it.3.2.3.1Known, unknownᦕᦱᧉᦣᦳ
ᦣᦴhuu⁴20001nounhole; cavityᦃᦳᧆ ᦣᦴ.Dig a hole.ᦣᦴ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦅᧁᧉ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ.A hole in the trunk of a tree.ᦇᦴ ᦵᦜᦲᧆᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦣᦴ ᦙᦱ.The snake slithered out of its hole.ᦀᧁ ᦎᦸᧅᧈ ᦚᦳᧂ ᦣᦴ ᦢᦳᧂ.Patch the hole in the basket with bamboo strips.7.8.5Make hole, opening2classifierclassifier for holes, windows, nosesᦉᦲᧁᧈ ᦶᦏᧄ ᧓ ᦣᦴ.Chisel out four more holes.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦇᦱᧂᧉᦋᦸᧂᧈᦢᦸᧂᧈᦣᦴᦣᦴᦂᦳᧃᧉᦣᦴᦵᦃᧁᧉᦣᦴᦃᦲᧄᦣᦴᦆᦸᦣᦴᦷᦍᦣᦴᦎᦸᧄᧈᦣᦴᦏᧄᧉᦣᦴᦕᦱᦣᦴᦠᦴᦣᦴᦡᧂᦣᦴᦷᦢᧈ
ᦣᦴᧉhuu⁶5001verb (intransitive)to knowᦶᦙᧈ ᦷᦎ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦈᧅ ᦎᦻ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ.I don't know whether my mother will live or die.ᦓᧄᧉ ᦢᦸᧈ ᦢᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦎᦹᧃᧉ ᧞ ᦵᦟᦲᧅ?Do you know whether this well is shallow or deep?ᦂᦱᧃ ᦣᧁ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦒᦲᧉ ᦷᦟ ᦅᦱ ᦺᦕ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦟᦸᧃ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ.Nobody ever knows who is going to get sick.ᦃᧁ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦜᦳᧄᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦷᦎᦰ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.They knew they had fallen for a trick.ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦠᦸᧉ ᦜᦻ.He doesn't know much Chinese.3.2.3Know2verb (transitive)to experience; feelᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦍᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦀᦻ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ.Children don't yet have any shame.ᦙᦹᧂ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦓᦳᧂᧈ ᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦶᦊᧂ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦂᧆ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦐᦱᧁ?How is it that you are wearing only one layer of clothes but you don't feel cold?2.3Sense, perceive3.4Emotionᦃᧁᧉᦠᦱᦈᦱᦣᦴᧉᦃᧁᧉᦣᦴᧉᦃᦳᧅᦣᦴᧉᦅᦹᧆᦣᦴᧉᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈᦝᧂᦣᦴᧉᦆᧄᦣᦴᧉᦉᦸᧃᧈᦣᦴᧉᦑᦱᧂᦣᦴᧉᦓᧄᧉᦣᦴᧉᦓᧅᦕᦱᧆᦅᦳᧃᦣᦴᧉᦕᦴᧉᦣᦴᧉᦅᦳᧃᦏᦸᧂᦕᦱᧆᦣᦴᧉᦧᦻᦶᦑᧃᦝᧂᦣᦴᧉᦢᧁᧈᦣᦴᧉᦃᦱᧆᦢᧁᧈᦣᦴᧉᦟᦹᧄᦢᧁᧈᦣᦴᧉᦢᧁᧈᦍᦲᧃᦣᦴᧉᦅᦳᧃᦣᦴᧉᦅᧄᦅᦳᧃᦣᦴᧉᦆᦲᧂᦣᦴᧉᦶᦈᧂᧉᦣᦴᧉᦈᧅᦣᦴᧉᦷᦎᦣᦴᧉᦏᦸᧂᦣᦴᧉᦑᦹᦣᦴᧉᦕᦲᧆᦣᦴᧉᦗᦴᧉᦣᦴᧉᦶᦙᧈᦣᦴᧉᦜᧅᦣᦴᧉᦜᧅᦉᧅᦉᦱᧆᦣᦴᧉᦞᦱᧈᦣᦴᧉᦷᦠᦣᦴᧉᦧᦸᧃᦣᦴᧉᦠᧃᦣᦴᧉᦢᦳᧃᦣᦴᧉᦅᦳᧃᦣᦴᧉᦣᦸᧆᦈᦸᧆᧈᦏᦹᧂᦣᦴᧉᦣᦸᧆᦑᦸᧆᦏᦹᧂᦵᦣᧈᦣᦴᧉᦵᦣᧈᦣᦻᦣᧇᦣᦴᧉᦧᦻᦣᦴᧉᦩᦱᧄᦣᦴᧉᦩᦱᧄᦣᦴᧉᦟᦲᧅᦷᦎ
ᦣᦴᦵᦃᧁᧉhuu⁴xew³nounperforationᦣᦴ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦍᦲᧁᧉ ᦶᦕᧁᧈ.Perforations on postage stamps.7.8.5Make hole, opening7.8.3Cutᦣᦴᦵᦃᧁᧉ1
ᦣᦴᦃᦲᧄhuu⁴xim¹nouneye of a needleᦀᧁ ᦺᦖ ᦶᦉᧈ ᦣᦴ ᦃᦲᧄ.He threaded a needle.6.6.1Working with clothᦣᦴᦃᦲᧄ
ᦣᦴᧉᦅᦳᧃhuu⁶kun⁴verb (intransitive)to be in one's right mind; come to one's sensesᦡᦳᧅᧈ ᦷᦠ ᦶᦍᧆ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦍᧂ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦞᧉ.Her skull was cracked but she was still conscious.4.3.1.3.2Sensibleᦣᦴᧉᦅᦳᧃ1
ᦣᦴᧉᦅᧄᦅᦳᧃhuu⁶kam⁴kun⁴20001verb (intransitive)to be consciousᦅᧃ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦐᧅ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦅᦳᧃ, ᦎᦸᧈ ᦑᧁᧉ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦺᦈ ᦃᦱᧆ.If it is serious you will go unconscious and eventually you will die.3.1.2Mental state2.5.6.4Lose consciousness2verb (intransitive)to be mature; grown upᦃᦾᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦶᦙᧈ, ᦗᦱ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦵᦉ ᦺᦈ.I was being immature, mother. I hurt your feelings.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦆᦲᧂ.Children who are grown up know how many years old they are.4.3.1.3Mature in behavior2.6.4.6Grow, get bigger3verb (intransitive)to know what is going on; know the truth about somethingᦆᦴ ᦉᦸᧃ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦅᦳᧃ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦢᦳᧇ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦎᦲ ᦂᧃ.The teachers knew what was going on; they told us not to hit each other.ᦵᦗᦲᧈ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦋᦻ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ, ᦶᦙᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᧞ ᦺᦠᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ.Because her son didn't know what had happened, he didn't know why his mother was crying.3.2.3Knowᦣᦴᧉᦅᧄ1ᦅᦳᧃ1
ᦣᦴᧉᦶᦆᧄᧉᦠᧃᦏᦲᧈhuu⁶xæm⁶han¹tʰii²verb (transitive)to understand clearly; know how things work3.2.4Understandᦣᦴᧉᦠᧃᦶᦆᧄᧉᦏᦲᧈ
ᦣᦴᦆᦸhuu⁴xɔɔ⁴nounthroat; tracheaᦣᦴ ᦆᦸ ᦵᦈᧇ.A sore throat.ᦀᧁ ᦃᦳᧃ ᦺᦂᧈ ᦶᦉᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦣᦴ ᦆᦸ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦣᦱᧅ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ.Stick a feather in their throat to make them vomit it out.2.1.1Headᦣᦴᦆᦸ
ᦣᦴᧉᦆᦲᧂhuu⁶xiŋ⁴verb (intransitive)to be consciousᦕᦴᧉ ᦺᦃᧉ ᦍᧂ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦡᦲ.If the patient is still conscious have them sit upright.3.1.2.1Alertᦣᦴᧉᦆᦲᧂ
ᦣᦴᧉᦶᦈᧂᧉhuu⁶cæŋ³2000verb (transitive)to knowᦃᧁ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦈᦳ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦟᦻᧈ ᦐᦱᧉ.They knew that he was lying to them.ᦣᦴᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦂᦱᧉ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦉ ᦵᦖᦲ.You can know whether or not the fetus is developing regularly.ᦣᦴᧉ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦺᦓ ᦺᦈ ᦙᦲ ᦺᦈ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦙᧃ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.She knew in her heart that she liked him.3.2.3Knowᦣᦴᧉᦶᦈᧂᧉ
ᦣᦴᧉᦈᧅhuu⁶cak²2000verb (transitive)to be acquainted withᦵᦣᧆ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦈᧅ ᧞ ᦈᧄ ᦗᦻᧈ.She acted as if she didn't know him and ordered him taken away.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦌᦲᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ, ᦀᦻᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦂᧃ ᦅᦱ?My daughter lives in that city. Maybe you know each other?4.1.3Know someone3.2.6.2Recognizeᦣᦴᧉᦣᦴᧉᦈᧅᦙᧅᦶᦦᧃᧈ