Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ngio

by Adele Marion Fielde

ngio

• 猫ngio581949
• A cat.

tōa ciah ngio;

a large cat.

ngio ngāu-ngāu-kìe;

the cats waul.

ngio-ngio-kìe;

to mew.

ngio kio nío-chṳ̀ cò̤-pû ût;

the cat and the rat sleeping together.

ngio auⁿ-auⁿ-kìe;

the cat is snarling.

• 錨ngio5811678
• Grapling irons.

hái cûn to̤ sĭ ēng thih ngio cò̤ tèng;

sea-going vessels generally use grappling irons as anchors.