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heretofore left any balance to be afterward settled.

sio-bâk chŵn bŏi nih khìam;
his account has no small balance left for collection.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ tùe-tùe nih-nih kang-khó căi;
there are all sorts of little hindrances making it very difficult.

nin

  • 汝們nín298
  • You, plural.
cía sĭ nín kâi;
this belongs to your folks.
nín chíaⁿ cŏ̤;
please take seats.
nín tī-tiang-sî lâi?
When did you all come?
cí kò̤ châng sĭ nín kâi a sĭ in kâi?
Is this field yours or theirs?
m̄ cai sĭ nín kâi a sĭ un kâi;
do not know whether it is yours or ours.
i kio nín ŭ chin mē?
Is he a relation of yours?
in pat nín;
they are acquainted with your people.

nioⁿ

  • nioⁿ32644
  • To tickle, titilate or cajole.
tṳ cē nioⁿ i cū ût lô̤h khṳ̀;
titilate a pig a little and he will go to sleep.
cē nioⁿ cū àiⁿ chìe;
if you tickle him he will laugh.
úa m̄-ùi nioⁿ;
I am not easily tickled.
khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ lâi nioⁿ i;
gradually cajole him into it.
  • 嫋娜níoⁿ-nó̤632
  • Lissome; slender; flexible.
seⁿ lâi sĭm sĭ níoⁿ-nó̤;
is naturally very graceful.
níoⁿ-níoⁿ nó̤-nó̤;
very graceful.
  • nìoⁿ96217010
  • To wrinkle; creases.
nìoⁿ bâi;
to scowl.
i kâi mīn phûe ŏi nìoⁿ;
her face is wrinkled.
hîah tèng ŏi nìoⁿ hûn;
his brow is furrowed.
nìoⁿ cêk cūe hûn;
make a crease.
i kai mīn phûe pô̤h-pô̤h, cn̂g kâi bŏi nìoⁿ;
her face is fair, and without wrinkles.
cih hó̤-hó̤, màiⁿ nìoⁿ hûn;
fold it nicely and do not wrinkle it.
cŏ̤ kàu saⁿ nìoⁿ-nìoⁿ;
sat till lier tunic was rumpled.
i thóiⁿ tîeh, phīⁿ nìoⁿ chùi nìoⁿ;
when he saw it he drew up his face as if to laugh.
cúi mīn kâi cúi-po̤-hûn nìoⁿ-nìoⁿ;
the surface of the water is rippled.
i cìeⁿ lău, kâi phûe to bŏi nìoⁿ;
though so old, his skin is not shriveled.

nioh

  • nioh30514214
  • To squirm; to wriggle; to twitch.
nîoh-nîoh-tăng;
just able to move; to twitch and squirm slightly like a half killed reptile.
cûa hŵn-lío ŏi nih-nih tin-tăng, tîeh phah ke nŏ̤ ē;
the snake can still wriggle a little, you must give him a couple of blows more.
cúi-koi tok cò̤ nŏ̤ saⁿ kò̤ hŵn-lío ŏi nih-nioh tin-tăng;
a frog when cut in two or three pieces will still continue to twitch and jerk.
ŏi nîoh-nìoh-tăng, sĭ ŏi ûah kâi īeⁿ;
it squirms, as if it were alive.
hía īeⁿ sĭ būe sí kâi īeⁿ, hŵn ŏi nîoh-nîoh-tăng;
that does not appear to be dead, it still moves a little.

niuⁿ

  • niuⁿ383649
  • To reject from the mouth, using tongue and teeth in selecting the offending object.
ŭ kut, tîeh cai níuⁿ tīo, màiⁿ kéⁿ tîeh;
if there are bones in it you must pick them out of the month and not get choked by them.
  • niuⁿ5491208
  • A fob or pocket.
cíen-níuⁿ;
a cut-purse.
kṳ́n hûang cíen-níuⁿ;
beware of pickpockets.
  • níuⁿ639644
  • To collar; to gripe; to clutch.
níuⁿ i khṳ̀ phṳ̀a;
collar him and take him to the yamun.
níuⁿ kàu pùaⁿ lō, khṳt i cáu khṳ̀;
dragged him half way, when he made his escape.
níuⁿ tŏ̤ cí kò̤ kùe;
took him by force past here.
níuⁿ kau;
seize and deliver to the authorities.
  • níuⁿ6381674
  • A button, a knob.
saⁿ níuⁿ;
buttons on a tunic.
saⁿ liap níuⁿ;
three buttons.
có̤-níuⁿ;
buttons made of knotted cord.
phah có̤-níuⁿ;
to make cloth buttons.
níuⁿ phàng;
a loop, used as a button hole.
kng mīn kâi níuⁿ;
plain metal buttons.
hue níu;
ornamental buttons.
  • nĭuⁿ60114911
  • Falsity; error; to mislead.
pŭe-nĭuⁿ;
misleading; fallacious.
hṳ-nĭuⁿ;
fabulous.
lṳ́ thóiⁿ i kâi uē ŭ nĭuⁿ a bô̤?
Do you think what he says extravagant?
châng-nĭuⁿ;
conceal a falsehood.

nng

  • ńng641380
  • Women; females; feminine.
sĭ ńng-jîn a sĭ lâm-jîn?
Is it a man or a woman?
lâm ńng kíaⁿ;
sons and daughters.
thông ńng;
a girl; a virgin.
hŭ-ńng;
women.
sien ńng;
a sylph.
keng ńng;
a woman belonging to the palace.
ńng lìu;
womenfolk.
ńng kè, lâm hun;
women marry and men take wives.
sĭ seⁿ lâm a sĭ seⁿ ńng?
Has slie given birth to a boy or to a girl?
cîeh ńng;
a barren woman.
  • ńng3051594
  • Soft; delicate; weak; tender; ductile, pliable, yielding; limber; lithe; with no fixed principles; infirm of purpose.
hip ńng;
soften it by covering it closely and keeping it warm.
cìm i ńng;
soften it by soaking.
ńng-jîak;
weak; debilitated.
tì ŭ