Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/nai
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=== nai ===
- a tōa nái;
- the eldest brother's wife, in a rich family.
- jī nái, saⁿ nái;
- inferior wives of an official.
- sì îa nái;
- the wife of the fourth son of an official.
- sṳ nái;
- madam; lady.
- a-nîe a-nái;
- ladies.
- bô̤ nái put khó̤?
- Is it then quite impossible?
- cí kâi nái sĭ i a-hiaⁿ;
- this then is his brother.
- cò̤ kàu i kùe ì, nái khéng khṳ̀;
- if things surpass his expectations it may be he will go.
- i nài-nài nē, cn̂g kâi m̄-ùi sío-lí;
- he turns red when detected, but is destitute of a moral sense of shame.
- tàⁿ tîeh, i nài-nài nē;
- when you speak to him about it, he hangs his head and changes color.
- kâi mīn nài-nài nē, ût bô̤ kò̤ khṳ̀;
- blushed and did not know which way to turn.
- bô̤ năi cṳ thû;
- a loafer, a lazy fellow, a useless chap.
- chŵn năi i kâi lâk;
- depend wholly on his strength.
- thô̤, lí, năi saⁿ īeⁿ tī īeⁿ hó̤?
- Which is the best, a peach, a red plum, or a yellow plum?
- tī-tîang năi tit khṳ̀?
- Who could put up with it?
- úa năi m̄ khṳ̀;
- I cannot endure it.
- hău-seⁿ-kíaⁿ năi kûaⁿ, năi jûah;
- young people can bear cold and heat.
- khak-khó năi ke khùn-kíaⁿ;
- bear it a little longer.
- lâng năi;
- unendurable.
- cin-cin m̄-hó̤ năi;
- really not to be borne.
- m̄ năi sói;
- will not bear washing.
- năi kú;
- durable.
- m̄ năi kú;
- not durable.
- m̄ năi chēng;
- will not last long when worn.
- jím-năi;
- exercise patience.
- khak-khó jím-năi;
- persevere, and be patient.
- năi sng năi siap;
- endure hardship.
- bô̤ khó̤ năi hô̤;
- there is no help for it; could not do otherwise.
- bô̤ năi hô̤ cìaⁿ thiaⁿ i;
- had no other course open to me, and so followed his advice.
- sim sĭeⁿ àiⁿ cîah, bô̤ năi cîah m̄ lô̤h;
- I thought I would eat it, but I could not.
- ciang năi i hô̤?
- What can be done about it?
- sǹg sĭ chut i bô̤ năi kâi;
- I must make up my mind to it.