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• ‮泥‬nĭ630855
• Bigoted; opinionated.

i cò̤ sū thì-thì nĭ-nĭ;

he is very set in his ways.

i kâi nâng thì-nĭ căi;

he is very obstinate.

nĭ huang-cúi kâi sṳ̄ tì-kàu būe cêng cǹg;

have held so tenaciously to geomantic rules, that they have not been able to bury the corpse.

sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khu, m̄-hó nĭ;

should not obstinately adhere to one idea concerning the matter.

màiⁿ nĭ tīaⁿ-tîeh cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

do not set your heart upon its being exactly so.

cía sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ cip-nĭ;

do not be mulish about this.

nĭ-thì, m̄ thong;

set in his opinion so as to be unmoved by argument.

nia

• ‮領‬nía5451815
• A collar; a classifier of garments and bedding; to receive from or take; to manage; to put in order.

am̆-nía;

a collar or bib.

jông nía;

a plush collar.

phûe nía;

a fur collar.

chiu nía;

a small cape made to wear in autumn.

cò cêk tîo nńg-nía lâi kùa;

make a scarf to wear.

hŭ-jîn kâi saⁿ put-lŭn kûaⁿ jûah to tîeh ŭ nía;

women's tunics, whether for cold or for hot weather, must have collars on them.

nía-kè;

a tabbed collar.

ah-cîh nía-kè;

a collar with long round tabs in front and behind.

cí téng thăⁿ cêk kâi nía-kíaⁿ;

put a collar on over it.

cí nía bé-kùa;

this riding jacket.

cêk nía kûn;

a petti-coat.

nía phŭe;

a coverlet.

nía jôk;

a mattress.

ôiⁿ tng-sî cìaⁿ lâi nía lṳ́ kâi kà;

when I have leisure I shall come to receive your instructions.

jêng jît cìaⁿ lâi nía kà;

will come another day and listen to your teachings.

nía men̆g;

received orders.

chíaⁿ sin-seⁿ sía cêk tieⁿ nía-sīa kâi toaⁿ-phìen hûe-hôk i;

ask the teacher to write a card of thanks to return to him.

cía sṳ̄ úa m̄ káⁿ nía lâi cò̤;

I dare not undertake the transaction of this business.

àiⁿ nía cía khang-khùe lâi cò̤ tîeh cak-lĭang cò̤ tit lâi;

if one is to undertake to do this work he must reckon upon being able to perform it.

sĭ úa khṳ̀ pó̤-nía i chut lâi;

it was I who went and bailed him out.

tòa nía i lâi kìⁿ úa;

bring him to see me.

nía sṳ̄ kuaⁿ;

a Consul.

cóng nía sṳ̄ kuaⁿ;

a Consul- General.

i cêng nía lói a būe?

Has he been baptised yet?

i m̄ nía i kâi nâng-chêng;

he takes no favors from him.

tŏ̤ kiaⁿ, nía bûn-pêng aŭ, cū khí-sin khṳ̀ hṳ̀ jīm;

after receiving appointment at the capital, he starts on his way to his post.

nía sĭu;

to receive.

mĕng i nía piaⁿ khùⁿ síu ìo-kháu;

order him to take troops and go and guard an important pass.

tŏ̤ kuaⁿ-hú kò̤ nía ngûn khṳ̀ chái-bói;

received money from the magistrate that he might go and buy in some.

hàm i sía tieⁿ nía-cēng lâi nía;

tell him

to write a certificate of loan, and come and take a commission.

• ‮嶺‬nía5464614
• A mountain range; a ridge or sierra; a road over a ridge.

peh kàu suaⁿ-nía thâu;

climbed to the higliest point of the ridge.

pûaⁿ suaⁿ kùe nía;

cross the range of mountains.

suaⁿ nía téng;

the apex of the ridge.

nía-lâm, bô̤ hâng sú, cêk hŏ pĭen sêng chiu;

the southern provinces are neither cold nor hot, and after one rain autumn comes on.

• ‮向‬nìa190808
• To face; facing towards.

nŏ̤ cūe phò sie nìa;

two rows of shops facing each other.

i li nìa kùe lâi, i li nìa kùe khṳ̀;

one faces one way, and the other faces the other way.

àiⁿ nìa cí kâi suaⁿ tîeh nìa cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ;

if it is to face this hill, it must face it squarely.

i nìa tī cêk pôiⁿ kò̤?

Which way does it face?

i kâi thâu nìa-nìa tó̤ táng i lâi;

he stood with his head turned in that direction, waiting for him.

àiⁿ nìa khí a àiⁿ nìa lô̤h?

Do you want it to face up stream or down?

• ‮仰‬nìa107394
• To wait for and expect.

i tó̤ ǹg-nìa i;

she is depending on him for aid.

nín m̄ hó̤ sie ǹg-nìa;

you should not be waiting each for the other.

nìa-nìa tó̤ táng i lâi;

waiting around and expecting him to come.

• ‮鬛‬nĭa53219015
• The nape or ridge of the neck on an animal.

tṳ, hṳ́ tîo nĭa kâi mô̤ⁿ, pí pât kò̤ kâi ío ngĕ;

the bristles along the spine of a hog are stiffer than they are elsewhere on the animal.

• ‮鰭‬nĭa34619510
• The dorsal fin.

hṳ̂ nĭa kut;

the spines of the dorsal fin.

pak pàng hṳ̂-nĭa kò̤ lío tìo khí;

fasten it to the dorsal fin and hang it up thereby.

niap

• ‮揑‬niap633649
• To trump up a charge; to find a pretext for accusing another; to fabricate.

niap-sṳ̂ bû-hām;

to inform against falsely.

niap cêk khí ūe lâi tàⁿ;

made up a story to tell about him.

niap-cheng khiam i kâi cîⁿ;

falsely testified that he owed him money.

cía sṳ̄ sĭ niap-cău kâi;

this is a fabrication.

niap kàu ŭ chêng ŭ lí, ŭ cèng ŭ kṳ̆;

made up a charge that appeared wholly reasonable, and capable of proof.

niap kàu cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭo-sĭo;

fabricated a story which had a close resemblance to the truth.