beil

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beil [pe⁵⁵]verb_transitive

EN(use an implement) to hook and retrieve (sth which is out of reach); to pick (e.g. the teeth, ears, etc.), to remove (a splinter); to hook (a fish)

中文钩，挑; 挖（例：耳朵、鼻孔等），剔（牙）; 钓（鱼）

beil [pe⁵⁵]noun

ENdregs, leftovers after a process (e.g. cracklings after rendering lard)

中文渣

beil [pe⁵⁵]adjective

EN(used to express an unknown large quantity); this many of; a whole lot, very many; so very many

中文（表示数量多）; 这许多; 许多; 非常多

beil [pe⁵⁵]verb_transitive

ENto recite from memory

中文背诵

beil [pe⁵⁵]

ENpick

中文挑

Linguistic detail

Hee beil me niq, hee gguq zoq.
Don't pick (your) teeth. (You) might hurt (yourself).
不要剔牙，会牙疼的。

Hocaiq beel ddeebeel gai yuq bel lu, ngeq hei'qer ddeezail beil bbee.
Hand (me) a matchstick. I want to dig out some earwax.
递一根火柴棍过来，我要掏一下耳屎。

Xiddeeq ximul chee bbeqceeni bbei Seibiq heel loq ni beil ser.
There are old men who like to fish at Wenbi Lake every day.
老人们每天都喜欢去文笔海钓鱼。

Ezee bbei yil xi sseidde ddeebeil gai aq ceeq?
Why have so many people gathered here?
为什么有这么多人聚到这里来？

ECura Archive — Multilingual Audio Database of Spoken and Sung Lyrics from Songs in Oral Tradition (ECura project). Naxi subset. https://ecuraarchive.org/find-corpus
Pinson, Latasha. Naxi Dictionary. Webonary.org. SIL International. https://www.webonary.org/naxi/

NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “beil”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/beil (accessed 2026-11-14).