Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ngaih

by Adele Marion Fielde

ngaih

• 捱ngâih1069648
• To suffer; to endure hardness.

i mîaⁿ-ke ngâih căi;

he is very plucky.

kheh-nâng hùe īu ŏi ngâih;

the Hakka people have endurance.

cí kâi khó pât nâng ngâih m̄ khṳ̀;

others could not bear such hardship.

khak-khó ngâih;

patiently bear with.

khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ ngâih;

put up with it quietly.