Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ngeng

by Adele Marion Fielde

ngeng

• 迎ngêng11081624
• To go out and receive, as a guest; to meet; an interview.

ngêng-cih i;

welcome him.

ngêng sîn kâi lói-mûeh;

the offerings set out for the welcoming of a god, on his return from vacation at New Year.

chin-ngêng kâi lói-sìo;

the etiquette used in welcoming a bride.

hông ngêng;

receive with great civility.

• 凝ngêng6371514
• To congeal; to stiffen; to curdle.

ngêng-kak cò̤ cêk kò̤;

coagulated in one lump.