Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ngia

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ngia

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  • ngía5861233
  • Beautiful; good-looking.
seⁿ lâi ngía-ngía;
is very handsome.
bô̤ mih ngía;
not very pretty.
seⁿ ngía, seⁿ m̄ ngía sĭ pĕ-bó̤ seⁿ cĭu kâi;
whether handsome or ugly, one is as his parents made him to be.
o̤-ló̤ i ngía;
extol its beauty.
ngía sṳ̄!
This is a pretty piece of work!
ngía mûeh!
That is a fine looking thing! (said ironically).
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  • Elegant; decorous; polished.
i kâi nâng seⁿ khṳ̀ bûn-ngía;
he has a refined look.
seⁿ lâi ngía-tì ngía-tì;
is naturally very winsome.
jû-ngía;
stylish.
tī-hng hiuⁿ ngía;
a place suited to studious repose.