gal

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gal [kɑ⁵⁵]verb_intransitive
ENto cover (common term); to lay (roof tiles on a roof); (for sb's eyes) to become dim
中文盖; 盖(瓦); (视力)下降
gal [kɑ⁵⁵]verb_transitive
ENto rent (property)
中文租
gal [kɑ⁵⁵]noun
ENstorage box for grain
中文(存粮食的)柜子
gal [kɑ⁵⁵]
ENcover
中文盖

Linguistic detail

DialectCOM
Part of speechverb_intransitive
DialectCOM
Part of speechverb_transitive
DialectDYZ
Part of speechnoun
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Usage examples

Wa gal cheekaq, sheefwa me gal seil, wa yiyiq gvl.
When (you) are roofing with tiles and don't cement them in place with lime, the roof might leak.
屋顶盖瓦时,如果不用水泥和石灰糊起来,就会漏。
Xi gge mieq gguq seil, mieq gal yil, liuq me keke ye zeel.
It is said that if a person's eyes have an illness, the eyes will grow dim, so that he cannot see clearly.
人的眼睛有病,视力下降,所以看不清楚。
Ngaf jjiq me haiq see, xi gge jjiq gal zzeeq meq.
We still haven't bought a house. (We) are only renting one.
我们家还没买房子,所以现在租人家的房子住着呢。

Sources

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