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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.

eggs.

sâh n̆ng;
boiled eggs.
luah n̆ng pau;
omelet.
n̆ng si;
shredded eggs.
sâh kâi n̆ng khṳt i ah kiaⁿ;
boil an egg and give it him to pacify his fears.
phûe n̆ng;
eggs preserved in clay.
n̆ng phah phàⁿ;
eggs beaten to a froth.

noⁿ

  • nôⁿ160895
  • A child; children, (When followed by the diminutive the tone changes to the high even tone).
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ;
children; bairns.
a-nôⁿ, m̄ hó̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
my child, do not do that.
ŏng a-nôⁿ;
jolt baby.
phŏ̤ a-nôⁿ;
have a babe in arms.
seⁿ a-nôⁿ;
give birth to an infant.
kio a-nôⁿ; kang a-nôⁿ;
to take care of a child as a nurse does; to be with child.
lṳ́ ŭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ a būe?
Have you any children yet?
kà a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kui-kṳ́;
teach the children how to behave.
àⁿ a-nôⁿ ût;
get the baby to sleep.
a-nôⁿ hng-hng-kìe;
the baby whines.
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ sĭeⁿ;
childish notions.
lṳ́ cò̤ sṳ̄ màiⁿ kio a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
do not act childishly.
tōa nâng hì a sĭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hì?
Are the players adults or children?
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kih keng-càu;
children build playhouses.
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ ki-ka-kìe;
children chatter.
hàm a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ màiⁿ cih-cah-kìe;
tell the children not to make a noise calling out.
hàm a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kâi kha màiⁿ khìt-khôk-kìe;
tell the children not to make a noise with their feet.
a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ phah phòng-phĭe īu hàuⁿ, īu ùi;
when children fire off crackers, they are both pleased and afraid.
lṳ́ tōa lío, màiⁿ cong-kú ô̤h a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kâi īeⁿ;
since you are full grown do not continue to behave as if you were a child.
a-nôⁿ keh nĭ a būe?
Is the baby weaned yet?
a-nôⁿ àiⁿ cîah nĭ, tîeh lâi chī;
the child wishes to nurse and must be allowed to do so.
cak kàu a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ chéⁿ;
made a noise and woke up the baby.
jíang kàu a-nôⁿ chéⁿ;
woke the baby by screaming out.
  • nôⁿ640382
  • A person bought with money; it now generally means those sentenced to slavery; an abject; a term of contempt.
nôⁿ-pôk;
a male slave.
nôⁿ-pĭ;
a female slave.
cíeⁿ cîⁿ nôⁿ;
a miser.
nôⁿ châi;
Your Servant, (used by the Manchus when addressing the emperor).
būe seⁿ chĭeⁿ, soiⁿ seⁿ chĭeⁿ-nôⁿ;
before the elephant was produced, the elephant keeper was brought forth.
a-tia m̄ cò̤, àiⁿ cò̤ nôⁿ;
if you won't be a master.
you will be a slave;
(said in scolding a naughty child).

noiⁿ

  • nòiⁿ2103213
  • Hard and crisp; solid; dense.
cîah tîeh tōiⁿ-nòiⁿ tōiⁿ-nòiⁿ nē;
in eating it, it seems very firm-fleshed.
pû lío cong-kú tōiⁿ-nòiⁿ;
after being cooked it continues very hard.
mông tîeh hṳ́ tói ŏi tōiⁿ-nòiⁿ;
can feel a hard lump inside.
  • nôiⁿ53314011
  • The lotus, the flower consecrated to Buddha.
nôiⁿ hue;
the lotus or water-lily, of which there are many varieties.
nôiⁿ ci, nôiⁿ ki, nôiⁿ hieh, nôiⁿ kău;
the seeds, stems, leaves and roots of the lotus.
nôiⁿ kng;
a large jar in which water-lilies are grown.
so nôiⁿ;
the dwarf lotus.
n̂g nôiⁿ;
yellow lilies.
hṳ̂ nôiⁿ;
ground lilies.
tôk-kha nôiⁿ;
a plant like the arum.
nôiⁿ-hue hah, nôiⁿ chīu;
petals and stamens of the lotus.
nôiⁿ tî;
a lotus pond.
hŵn lâu i kâi nôiⁿ pō;
still detain her from departing.
nôiⁿ pō;
a lady-like gait.
nôiⁿ pô;
the seed-pod of the lotus.
  • nôiⁿ5221406
  • The lichi, a fruit found in Southern China.
nôiⁿ-kúe; nôi-kúaiⁿ;
the lichi.
cù hût nôiⁿ-kúaiⁿ;
tho small-seeded lichi.
o hîeh nôiⁿ-kúaiⁿ;
the dark foliaged lichi.
nôiⁿ kúaiⁿ kuaⁿ;
dried lichis.
hŏng hue nôiⁿ-kúaiⁿ;
tho thick-rinded yellow lichi.
  • nôiⁿ5441408
  • An aquatic vegetable.
nôiⁿ-kak;
the water caltrop, or buffalo horn, whose fruit is eaten.
nôiⁿ-kak tî;
a pool in which the water caltrop grows.
tiah kúi lîap cheⁿ nôiⁿ-kak lâi cîah;
pick a few water caltrops to eat.
  • nōiⁿ536759
  • A tree bearing lilac flowers, the melia azederach*, or Pride of India.
kho-nōiⁿ chīu;
the Pride of India tree.
  • nōiⁿ111579
  • To set the heel upon and grind down; to tread upon.
cang kha lâi nōiⁿ;
set the foot upon and destroy.
nōiⁿ cò̤ nêk-cìeⁿ;
trampled to a jelly.

no̤ⁿ

  • nó̤ⁿ641195
  • To exert the utmost strength; to agonize for; to put forth the last effort; a desperate, deadly struggle.
kun-sṳ̆ hùe nâng-nâng nó̤ⁿ-lâk hìang côiⁿ;
the soldiers, every man, rushed forward with all their energy.
tîeh cèng nâng nó̤ⁿ-lâk cìaⁿ ŭ pō;
must all strive with the utmost force, then it may be effectual.
  • nó̤ⁿ6306114
  • Timid; soft; imbecile.
i kâi nâng nó̤ⁿ-jîak;
he is infirm.
i cn̂g kâi nó̤ⁿ-jîak căi, bô̤ ēng;
he is altogether infirm of purpose, and good for nothing.