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i huang-huang ciang-ciang nē cū lâi;
he came in a great hurry.
i hîong-hîong nē àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
Where is he going so boldly?
thóiⁿ tîeh khìu-khìu nē;
appears much debilitated.
tàⁿ tîeh, i but-but nē;
in speaking of it, he smiled.
khò-khò nē;
very sad about it.

nek

  • nek9583011
  • To cry and bawl.
tâng cêk kùa tó̤ nek tn̂g-thâu;
crying the whole forenoon as if he would split his throat.
i nek kàu âu bô̤ nŭaⁿ, i to m̄ chái i;
he yells till his throat is parched, and she pays no attention to him.
a-nôⁿ nek kàu bô̤ siaⁿ, lṳ́ cò̤-nî m̄ khṳ̀ kio i;
the baby has cried till he is hoarse, why do you not go and take care of him.
  • nêk635239
  • To elude search; to secrete; hidden; clandestine.
nêk mîaⁿ;
to conceal one's name; anonymous.
sĭ i khṳ̀ kak nêk thiap;
it was he who threw the anonymous epistle.
khṳt i châng-nêk khṳ̀;
hidden away by him.
nêk sng;
conceal a parent's death and not put on mourning, (a crime in officials).
tô̤-nêk khṳ̀;
absconded.
ún-nêk;
secreted.
nêk bûa;
to keep out of sight.
  • nêk6358510
  • Sunk in any excess; to suffocate; to doat on.
nêk ài;
excessive fondness.
nêk-ài kíaⁿ-tĭ;
foolishly indulgent to her children.
kìm nâng nêk ńng;
prohibit the suffocation of female infants.
tîm-nêk;
to make way with; to make off with; to bring to ruin.
tîm-nêk nâng kâi mûeh;
make way with people's things.
  • nêk101516711
  • A barb, or point.
cìⁿ nêk;
the point of an arrow.
  • nêk3001300
  • Flesh; meat; the edible part; corporeal.
tṳ-nêk;
pork.
gû-nêk;
beef.
īeⁿ-nêk;
mutton.
koi, gô̤, ah kâi nêk, saⁿ īeⁿ tī īeⁿ hó̤?
Which is best, the flesh of hens, geese, or ducks?
tok-nêk-îⁿ;
meat-balls.
tok-nêk-chò̤;
hash.
phìen cò̤ nêk phìen;
cut it into thin slices.
côih cò̤ nêk si;
slice it up into shreds.
cí lîap i kâi nêk ío kău;
the pulp of this one is thicker.
sêk nêk phò;
a shop where cooked meats are sold.
i sǹg sĭ chin kut nêk;
he is of your own flesh and blood.
tàⁿ m̄ tîeh ūe nêk;
he does not touch upon the gist of the subject.
cîah lâi seⁿ nêk;
she has grown very fleshy.
nêk-sin; nêk-thói;
the body.
thut tīo nêk-sin;
shuffle off this mortal coil.
líu jîeh chim, cū kìⁿ thô nêk?
How far down had
they dug, when they came to solid earth?
i nêk ngán, bô̤ cu, m̄ pat nâng;
he is not discriminating in his judgment of people's characters.
bŏi jîp nêk;
does not enter into the substance of it.
chǹg jîp nêk jîeh chim?
How deeply did he puncture the flesh?
ka-kī kâi kut nêk;
one's own kith.
i cìeⁿ-sî cîah kàu sáng kut lô̤h nêk;
he has lately become very thin.
bô̤ nêk;
fleshless.
thong sin bô̤ nêk;
is much emaciated.
i kâi nêk-chài hó̤ căi;
he is in fine physical condition.
nêk-thng;
meat soup.
lŏ̤ cò̤ kîam tṳ-nêk;
pickle it and make bacon.
sie nêk;
roast meat.
nêk ien;
the meat is tainted.
lṳ́ kâi nêk sĭ cĭeⁿ a m̄ sĭ, lṳ́ tó̤ chūe phah?
You are itching for a thrashing are you not?
nêk ŭ thang khṳt nâng cîah, kut bô̤ thang khṳt nâng khòi;
flesh affords something for people to eat, while bone offers nothing to gnaw.
lṳ́ cîah tîeh hṳ̂ hó̤ a nêk hó̤?
Do you like fish or flesh best?
cí kâi bô̤ nêk bô̤ bah;
this has no meat on it.


ng

  • ng10701155
  • Grain in the blade; shoots; young plants, especially young rice.
cìm ng céng;
soak paddy to use as seed.
pò ng;
set out the young rice plants.
máng ng;
pull up the young grain for transplanting.
cí kâi saⁿ-ńg khah ôih;
the sleeves of this garment are too small.
ńg-kháu;
cuffs.
cah chíu-ńg;
roll up the sleeves.
chíu chah tŏ̤ chíu-ńg tói;
sleeved his hands.
khuah ńg saⁿ;
a wide sleeved tunic.
ka tīo chíu-ńg cò̤ kah-kíaⁿ;
cut off the sleeves and make it into a sleeveless jacket.
  • ǹg27998
  • To rely upon for support.
bô̤ nâng hó̤ ǹg;
no one to depend upon for support.
àiⁿ ǹg tī-tîang?
On whom shall I depend?
ǹg tîeh i cū gō sṳ̄;
if we depend on him the thing will fall through.
  • n̂g2071440
  • A column of letters.
cêk pôiⁿ sìo thóiⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi n̂g;
count and see how many columns there are on a page.
cêk n̂g cêk n̂g sía kàu twn-twn khái-khái;
the columns are written very exactly and evenly.
  • n̂g2522010
  • Yellow; the color of earth.
mīn n̂g-n̂g;
very sallow.
n̂g sò;
thin and pale.
cheⁿ n̂g pêh sàng;
cadaverous.
n̂g-pûh n̂g-pûh;
sickly looking.
n̂g-sua-pēⁿ;
jaundice.
mâk-ciu n̂g-n̂g;
eyeballs yellow.
m̄ kàu n̂g-hô̤ sim m̄ sí;
not of a mind to die before having been to the Yellow River.