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  • A child; children, (When followed by the diminutive the tone changes to the high even tone).
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ;
children; bairns.
a-nôⁿ, m̄ hó̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
my child, do not do that.
ŏng a-nôⁿ;
jolt baby.
phŏ̤ a-nôⁿ;
have a babe in arms.
seⁿ a-nôⁿ;
give birth to an infant.
kio a-nôⁿ; kang a-nôⁿ;
to take care of a child as a nurse does; to be with child.
lṳ́ ŭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ a būe?
Have you any children yet?
kà a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kui-kṳ́;
teach the children how to behave.
àⁿ a-nôⁿ ût;
get the baby to sleep.
a-nôⁿ hng-hng-kìe;
the baby whines.
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ sĭeⁿ;
childish notions.
lṳ́ cò̤ sṳ̄ màiⁿ kio a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
do not act childishly.
tōa nâng hì a sĭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hì?
Are the players adults or children?
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kih keng-càu;
children build playhouses.
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ ki-ka-kìe;
children chatter.
hàm a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ màiⁿ cih-cah-kìe;
tell the children not to make a noise calling out.
hàm a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kâi kha màiⁿ khìt-khôk-kìe;
tell the children not to make a noise with their feet.
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ phah phòng-phĭe īu hàuⁿ, īu ùi;
when children fire off crackers, they are both pleased and afraid.
lṳ́ tōa lío, màiⁿ cong-kú ô̤h a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kâi īeⁿ;
since you are full grown do not continue to behave as if you were a child.
a-nôⁿ keh nĭ a būe?
Is the baby weaned yet?
a-nôⁿ àiⁿ cîah nĭ, tîeh lâi chī;
the child wishes to nurse and must be allowed to do so.
cak kàu a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ chéⁿ;
made a noise and woke up the baby.
jíang kàu a-nôⁿ chéⁿ;
woke the baby by screaming out.
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  • A person bought with money; it now generally means those sentenced to slavery; an abject; a term of contempt.
nôⁿ-pôk;
a male slave.
nôⁿ-pĭ;
a female slave.
cíeⁿ cîⁿ nôⁿ;
a miser.
nôⁿ châi;
Your Servant, (used by the Manchus when addressing the emperor).
būe seⁿ chĭeⁿ, soiⁿ seⁿ chĭeⁿ-nôⁿ;
before the elephant was produced, the elephant keeper was brought forth.
a-tia m̄ cò̤, àiⁿ cò̤ nôⁿ;
if you won't be a master.
you will be a slave;
(said in scolding a naughty child).