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  • 630855
  • Bigoted; opinionated.
i cò̤ sū thì-thì nĭ-nĭ;
he is very set in his ways.
i kâi nâng thì-nĭ căi;
he is very obstinate.
nĭ huang-cúi kâi sṳ̄ tì-kàu būe cêng cǹg;
have held so tenaciously to geomantic rules, that they have not been able to bury the corpse.
sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khu, m̄-hó nĭ;
should not obstinately adhere to one idea concerning the matter.
màiⁿ nĭ tīaⁿ-tîeh cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
do not set your heart upon its being exactly so.
cía sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ cip-nĭ;
do not be mulish about this.
nĭ-thì, m̄ thong;
set in his opinion so as to be unmoved by argument.

nia

  • nía5451815
  • A collar; a classifier of garments and bedding; to receive from or take; to manage; to put in order.
am̆-nía;
a collar or bib.
jông nía;
a plush collar.
phûe nía;
a fur collar.
chiu nía;
a small cape made to wear in autumn.
cò cêk tîo nńg-nía lâi kùa;
make a scarf to wear.
hŭ-jîn kâi saⁿ put-lŭn kûaⁿ jûah to tîeh ŭ nía;
women's tunics, whether for cold or for hot weather, must have collars on them.
nía-kè;
a tabbed collar.
ah-cîh nía-kè;
a collar with long round tabs in front and behind.
cí téng thăⁿ cêk kâi nía-kíaⁿ;
put a collar on over it.
cí nía bé-kùa;
this riding jacket.
cêk nía kûn;
a petti-coat.
nía phŭe;
a coverlet.
nía jôk;
a mattress.
ôiⁿ tng-sî cìaⁿ lâi nía lṳ́ kâi kà;
when I have leisure I shall come to receive your instructions.
jêng jît cìaⁿ lâi nía kà;
will come another day and listen to your teachings.
nía men̆g;
received orders.
chíaⁿ sin-seⁿ sía cêk tieⁿ nía-sīa kâi toaⁿ-phìen hûe-hôk i;
ask the teacher to write a card of thanks to return to him.
cía sṳ̄ úa m̄ káⁿ nía lâi cò̤;
I dare not undertake the transaction of this business.
àiⁿ nía cía khang-khùe lâi cò̤ tîeh cak-lĭang cò̤ tit lâi;
if one is to undertake to do this work he must reckon upon being able to perform it.
sĭ úa khṳ̀ pó̤-nia i chut lâi;
it was I who went and bailed him out.
tòa nía i lâi kìⁿ úa;
bring him to see me.
nía sṳ̄ kuaⁿ;
a Consul.
cóng nía sṳ̄ kuaⁿ;
a Consul- General.
i cêng nía lói a būe?
Has he been baptised yet?
i m̄ nía i kâi nâng-chêng;
he takes no favors from him.
tŏ̤ kiaⁿ, nía bûn-pêng aŭ, cū khí-sin khṳ̀ hṳ̀ jīm;
after receiving appointment at the capital, he starts on his way to his post.
nía sĭu;
to receive.
mĕng i nía piaⁿ khùⁿ síu ìo-kháu;
order him to take troops and go and guard an important pass.
tŏ̤ kuaⁿ-hú kò̤ nía ngûn khṳ̀ chái-bói;
received money from the magistrate that he might go and buy in some.
hàm i sía tieⁿ nía-cēng lâi nía;
tell him
to write a certificate of loan, and come and take a commission.
  • nía5464614
  • A mountain range; a ridge or sierra; a road over a ridge.
peh kàu suaⁿ-nía thâu;
climbed to the higliest point of the ridge.
pûaⁿ suaⁿ kùe nía;
cross the range of mountains.
suaⁿ nía téng;
the apex of the ridge.
nía-lâm, bô̤ hâng sú, cêk hŏ pĭen sêng chiu;
the southern provinces are neither cold nor hot, and after one rain autumn comes on.
  • nìa190808
  • To face; facing towards.
nŏ̤ cūe phò sie nìa;
two rows of shops facing each other.
i li nìa kùe lâi, i li nìa kùe khṳ̀;
one faces one way, and the other faces the other way.
àiⁿ nìa cí kâi suaⁿ tîeh nìa cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ;
if it is to face this hill, it must face it squarely.
i nìa tī cêk pôiⁿ kò̤?
Which way does it face?
i kâi thâu nìa-nìa tó̤ táng i lâi;
he stood with his head turned in that direction, waiting for him.
àiⁿ nìa khí a àiⁿ nìa lô̤h?
Do you want it to face up stream or down?
  • nìa107394
  • To wait for and expect.
i tó̤ ǹg-nìa i;
she is depending on him for aid.
nín m̄ hó̤ sie ǹg-nìa;
you should not be waiting each for the other.
nìa-nìa tó̤ táng i lâi;
waiting around and expecting him to come.
  • nĭa53219015
  • The nape or ridge of the neck on an animal.
tṳ, hṳ́ tîo nĭa kâi mô̤ⁿ, pí pât kò̤ kâi ío ngĕ;
the bristles along the spine of a hog are stiffer than they are elsewhere on the animal.
  • nĭa34619510
  • The dorsal fin.
hṳ̂ nĭa kut;
the spines of the dorsal fin.
pak pàng hṳ̂-nĭa kò̤ lío tìo khí;
fasten it to the dorsal fin and hang it up thereby.

niap

  • niap633649
  • To trump up a charge; to find a pretext for accusing another; to fabricate.
niap-sṳ̂ bû-hām;
to inform against falsely.
niap cêk khí ūe lâi tàⁿ;
made up a story to tell about him.
niap-cheng khiam i kâi cîⁿ;
falsely testified that he owed him money.
cía sṳ̄ sĭ niap-cău kâi;
this is a fabrication.
niap kàu ŭ chêng ŭ lí, ŭ cèng ŭ kṳ̆;
made up a charge that appeared wholly reasonable, and capable of proof.
niap kàu cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭo-sĭo;
fabricated a story which had a close resemblance to the truth.