- 襵niap4114518
- To lay folds or plaits; to pucker.
- niap kâi kóiⁿ;
- lay a plait.
- niap kàu cĕng-cĕng kóiⁿ;
- it is all puckered up.
- mīn tèng niap kâi kóiⁿ;
- he has a puckered scar on his face.
- 鑷niap63216718
- Forceps; pincers; tweezers; to nip up; to pull out.
- niap-kíaⁿ;
- tweezers.
- cêk ki ah-niap;
- a pair of nippers used in plucking out duck's feathers.
- thih niap;
- forceps.
- niap chiu;
- pluck out the beard.
- cía tîeh ŭ ki niap lâi niap cìaⁿ ŭ pō;
- there must be a pair of nippers to pull this out with, then it can be effectively done.
- 攝niap7506418
- To act for; capable of directing; to control.
- cêk kuaⁿ niap nŏ̤ ìn;
- one officer holding two offices.
- i kâi hûn khṳt kúi niap khṳ̀ kâi īeⁿ;
- he is as if possessed by a devil.
- niap tău-thâi kâi ìn sì kâi gûeh;
- acted as Intendant of Circuit for four mouths.
- cóng-tok kiam niap bú-īⁿ;
- the Governor acts also as Major General.
- 𦄾nîap63312018
- To ran a seam; to sew.
- cí kâi saⁿ sùaⁿ-cūe lîh khṳ̀, tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ nîap hó̤;
- the seam in this tunic is ripped, it must be again run together.
- nîap bûa;
- to run together.
- i kâi cam li-li nîap, li-li nîap;
- her needle flies in and out.
- 㖏nîap633807
- A railing, wrathful tone; to mimic tones.
- i kâi chìe khek sĭ nĭap âu-lêng tó̤ chìe;
- he sings his ballads in a female voice.
- 揑nîap633649
- To mould ; to work over.
- cang thô lâi nîap cêk kâi sìeⁿ;
- take clay and make an image.
- nîap kàu nĕ sĭo-sĭo;
- moulded it into a very close likeness.
- sìo-bâk táng i khṳ̀ nîap;
- as to the accounts, wait till ho goes and brings them into shape.
- tâng sòi nîap kàu tōa;
- worked at it from childhood to manhood.
- tâng cheⁿ nîap kàu sêk, hẃn-lío bōi m̄ khṳ̀;
- have had it in hand from the time when it was green until it became ripe, and still have not sold it.
- 捻nîap633648
- To pinch; to hold tightly; to take up; to manipulate.
- cúa li pô̤h, chíu màiⁿ nîap;
- the paper is thin, do not grasp it tightly.
- chíu cē nîap m̄ kín cū ka-lâuh khṳ̀;
- if you do not grasp it tightly it will drop out of your hand.
- nîap lío m̄ hó̤ cò̤ bói bōi;
- after they have been handled over they are not saleable.
- chíu khṳ̀ nîap in-nî, nîap kàu âng-âng;
- has dabbled in the rouge
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till her hands are red.
- kha chìu tîeh pàng khùe cē màiⁿ cêk kâi thâu cū nîap cêk kùa;
- you must move faster and not be a half day dressing your hair.
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- 両níe52615
- A tael, the highest weight used in Chinese money transactions, and equivalent to nearly one and a half ounces.
- lṳ́ téng thóiⁿ ŭ kúi níe tăng;
- you weigh it and see how many ounces it weighs.
- saⁿ níe tăng;
- three ounces in weight.
- pùaⁿ kṳn tùi poih níe;
- half a Chinese pound is eight Chinese ounces.
- ĕ jît sì níe sì níe khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ kuah;
- hereafter you will suffer the ignominious punishment of being slowly cut to pieces.
- i tòa ŭ ngṳ̂n-níe lâi a bô̤?
- Did he bring money?
- sì níe, saⁿ cîⁿ, ngŏ hun pùaⁿ;
- four taels, three mace and five and a half candareens.
- sĭ lŭn ngṳ̂n-kâi, a sĭ lŭn ngṳ̂n-níe?
- Is it dollars or taels that are under discussion?
- cía pó̤ cêk kâi ngŏ-câp níe;
- these bars of silver are each fifty taels in weight.
- ci ki chìn sĭ câp-lâk níe a câp-poih níe?
- Do these steelyards weigh sixteen or eighteen ounces to the catty?
- câp níe khí tîeh lô̤h thien-phêng;
- for over ten ounces, it mast be put into the balances.
- téng ki jĭ-câp níe chìn;
- the steelyard bar rests at twelve ounces.
- hāng chìu kṳn cìaⁿ câp-jĭ níe, ŭ khí câp-sì níe;
- the Chinese pound averdupois, is twelve or fourteen ounces.
- choiⁿ níe n̂g-kim bô̤ sía sìo;
- a promise of a thousand taels of gold is not entered in account.
- cía bô̤ câp níe īa tîeh ŭ pùaⁿ kṳn;
- if there are not ten ounces of this, there must be at least a half a pound.
- níe ngṳ̂u táu jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
- What is the amount of cash given in exchange for a tael?
- níe kúi kâi cîⁿ?
- How many cash is it per ounce?
- cíe tê sek ngṳ̂n cêk níe;
- this tea is a dime an ounce.
- cí ki chìn níe-cīeⁿ síam;
- this steelyard gives short weight.
- cí cho̤h hùe ío ŭ kṳn níe;
- these goods are more nearly of the weight they are marked at.
- bô̤ kṳn níe;
- short of the number of pounds marked as their weight.
- phâk sîh kṳn níe;
- lose weight in drying.
- cêk kheng ēng thiah sîh jîeh cōi níe?
- How much will each basketful lose in weight when it comes to be divided up?
- phêng saⁿ-peh níe ngṳ̂u hâiⁿ i;
- weigh out in the balance three hundred taels and pay him.
- i phò lăi cêk jît phêng chut ŭ kúi níe ngṳ̂n phêng-thân;
- in their shop, they gain several taels per day from the overplus of weight in the money taken in.
- sĭ phêng sîh cêk níe a phêng chut cêk níe?
- Did he lose or gain a tael on the amount that was weighed in small portions?
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