Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ngiet

by Adele Marion Fielde

ngiet

• 齧ngiet10802116
• To gnaw; to bite at.

jūn căi, ngiet m̄ lôh;

very tough, so that I cannot gnaw it off.

jw̆n ngiet, ngiet m̄ tn̆g;

however much I gnaw on it, I can’t gnaw it off.

i gût lío tó̤ ngiet khí;

he grinds his teeth when asleep.

nío-chṳ́ ngiet phùa kâi khang;

the rat has gnawed a hole through it.

ngiet lô̤h khṳ̀ nŏ̤ kâi khí ūi;

has left the marks of two teeth on it where he bit it off.

i kâi khí ŏi ngiet nâng, màiⁿ khṳt i ngiet tîeh;

he is apt to bite, do not let him bite you.