Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ngiang

by Adele Marion Fielde

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• To look upward; to regard with respect.

úa tó̤ ngíang-mō̤ⁿ lṳ́ lâi;

I was longing for your coming.

kú ngíang tōa mîaⁿ;

have long admired and respected you.

ngíang thiⁿ;

to gaze up into heaven.

ngíang-kwn thien-bûn;

to study astrology, and geomancy.

ngíang khṳ́n thiⁿ ṳn;

look earnestly for the favor of heaven.