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NENG.
NËNG.
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tremulous motion, as of the bedclothes over a restless sleeper. 能 A sort of deer as large as a bear; power, ability, capacity; skill, talents; to be able, can, may; apt, able, competent: com., [1]neng kang ability; [2]chai neng, talent, genius; [3]neng kaiu and [4]pok neng kaiu able and unable, can and cannot; [5]pok neng, unable, can't; [6]tó neng, very competent, accomplished; [7]neng siok pok neng heng, can talk but can't perform.
Nêng. 乳 Read ü; used for the coll. neng: milk; the breasts, an udder: [8]siăh neng, to drink or suck milk; [9]neng tʻau, the nipple; full breasts, as after childbirth; [10]ngu neng, cow's milk; [11]ngu neng iu, butter; [12]neng mwo, the breast of a male; [13]niék neng, to milk; [14]chʻau neng siéng, the strong scent of milk; [15]taung neng, to wean, weaned; [16]neng chwi, (or chaík), milk; [17]neng nă or [18]neng ma, a wet-nurse.
Ju. 佞 Skilled in speech, eloquent, persuasive; artful, specious, insinuating; flattering; smart, ready in reply: [19]tʻiéng neng flattering, cringing; [20]pok neng unready, slow of speech; [21]kang neng false, treacherous in speech.
Ning. 認 To recognize, to know well, to know again; to confess, to admit, to acknowledge; to distinguish, to discriminate between; a mark, criterion: com. sek neng to recognize, to identify;
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neng chói to confess guilt; mó neng (coll. pau neng), to claim falsely; neng ching, to perceive truly or correctly; coll., má neng tek can't recognize (him); cho ke neng to mark, to use as a criterion; ka nëng neng to be surety for one; to enter into recognizances; neng tang to mistake in recognition; to confess an error; neng pʻieu ng neng nëng, (need only) recognize the bill or ticket, not the holder.
甯 A surname.
Neng. A coll. euphonic prefix, as in neng niong to yield, give way to one; neng naing to chant or read over; neng niăng to flare, to flicker; to flash, as gunpowder.
(487) Nëng. Nëng. A coll. word: probably a brogue for nëng, as in nëng ka, I, we, us.
𠆧 A coll. character: a man, a person, a human being; pertaining to mankind, human: nëng nëng, or kauk nëng, everybody; ngwai nëng, we, us; tié nëng, who? tʻau nëng, the head-man, the chief; nëng kiăng, small images or pictures of persons; ëng nëng, a "red man"—i.e., a favorite; nëng wong, the chief of a household; mó nëng tʻau, has no friends; twai nëng, adults; the great, the noble; nëng yok, weak in body; nëng mwo, one's appearance, as thin or emaciated; nëng kʻaik (or tó) nëng,
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