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kâi ńng kha pēⁿ;

has a weakness of the legs.

pat ńng-sì khûn;

understand the art of self-defense in boxing.

tô̤h hía jîu-ńng kâi;

select a flexible one.

pūe i ńng;

soften it by keeping it before the fire.

chēng kàu cêk sin cap-cap ńng;

have worn it till it is limp.

pìn sin sng-ńng;

my whole body is lame.

kha ǹng-ǹng;

legs are weak.

kha sng chíu ńng;

limbs weary and aching.

kâi sim-cì ńng;

has no grit; is irresolute.

kîaⁿ lío ńng-nâh-ûe;

in walking he staggers from weakness.

thong sín ńng ûe-ûe;

his whole body is limp and lifeless.

thôiⁿ tîeh ńng ki, ńng tô̤;

it appears to be all wilted down.

ńng-nîeh;

no strength of muscle; no energy.

i cìeⁿ-sî thàng kàu ńng-nap căi;

he is lately earning so much as to be in easy circumstances.

cang kún cúi lâi lâm i ńng;

take hot water and dash upon it to soften it.

sin bí pn̄g, cîah tîeh ńng-ńng, ho cai;

the rice of the newly gathered crop tastes very tender and good.

i kâi mô̤ⁿ ío ngĕ, i kâi mô̤ⁿ ío ńng;

the one has stiff bristles and the other soft fur.

hía khí, khṳt i cē tàng cū ńng;

it sets my teeth on edge, as soon as it touches them.

ńng-soih kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ siu cò̤ cêk ē;

take the small, delicate articles that would be easily broken, and put them together.

i kâi lâk ío ngĕ, i kâi lâk ío ńng;

the one is rather stiff, the other more pliant.

m̄-hó̤ khah ńng khṳt i;

do not be too easy with him.

ūe tîeh tàⁿ ńng cē, màiⁿ tàⁿ khah ngĕ;

speak more gently, do not speak too harshly.

cía ôi sĭ ńng tói kâi a sĭ ngĕ tói kâi?

Are these shoes soled with felt or with wood?

hău-seⁿ tiang-sî cîh ío ńng, ô̤h ūe ío kōi;

in youth the tongue is flexible, and it is easier to learn languages.

hṳ́ ĕ kâi tī-kha ńng;

the base is not firm.

líang pôiⁿ kŭ m̄ khéng tâk ńng;

neither party was willing to yield at all.

i kâi ŏi ngĕ, bŏi ńng;

he can be firm, but not complaisant.

pùaⁿ ngĕ pùaⁿ ńng;

forcible and yet mild.

i cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ tó̤ sò̤ ngĕ ńng kâi;

in so doing they are trying to see which can be the most determined.

cía tîeh cang ńng so̤h lâi pâk;

must tie this with a slack rope; must use gentleness in order to bind.

khí-thâu-ĕ pàng ńng-ńng, pàng i lâi jîp sì;

at first, make things very easy for him, and thus get him in your power.

i sĭ khi-hŭ i ńng-kha-chîh;

he abuses him because he is a soft-shelled crab; he imposes on his weakness.

i kâi sim-tn̂g ńng;

his disposition is very yielding.

phòng phŭe ût tîeh ío ńng;

a fluffy coverlet is softest to sleep in.

i keng tèng kâi láu-îa sĭ ngē sin kâi a sĭ ńng sin kâi?

Is the idol in that temple, a solid one with painted clothes, or a jointed one with real clothes?

thiⁿ-sî jûah, hûe kàu nĕ ńng-ńng;

in hot weather it becomes very plastic.

ńng kha chn̂g;

a table with, folding legs.

àiⁿ ngĕ cū ngĕ, àiⁿ ńng cū ńng;

can be firm when firmness is necessary, and compliant when compliance is desirable.

sẃn nŏ̤ ki ko̤ ńng-ńng jūn-jūn kâi;

select two very elastic and tough poles.

īu ńng īu bŏi cîh;

elastic but not easily broken.

ńng kǹg;

soft steel.

i kâi ńng sim căi;

is tender hearted.

chǹg tîeh i kâi ńng tó;

stabbed him in the bowels.

mông tîeh nap-nap ńng;

it feels very soft.

cía tîeh ēng ńng sì, m̄ hó̤ ēng ngĕ sì;

in this, gentleness not severity must be exercised.

chîp kàu ńng-ńng;

knead it over till it becomes very soft.

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• The pulp of a squash or melon; the pith of plants; the second film or coating of a branch.

si-kue sĭ cîah kue-n̂ng, tang-kue sĭ líu tīo n̂ng m̄ cîah;

of watermelons the innermost pulp is eaten, of squashes the innermost pulp is dug out and is not eaten.

tìo-kue n̂ng;

the middle pulp of a cucumber.

tek n̂ng;

the pith of bamboos.

ēng sng-sûi ki kâi jī-n̂ng;

use the coating which lies close under the bark of the mulberry.

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• A term of respect; a gentleman.

lĕng n̂ng;

your son.

sin-n̂ng;

a bridegroom.

cí nŏ̤ nâng sĭ n̂ng kŭ;

these two are brothers-in-law.

a-n̂ng;

my sister's husband.

sĭ cò̤ tì cêk pŏ kâi sĭ-n̂ng?

Of which Board is he the Vice President?

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• To overstitch; to hem; to overcast.

lṳ́ sĭ àiⁿ n̂ng a sĭ àiⁿ nîap?

Shall I overhand it or run it?

n̂ng ìuⁿ cam ìuⁿ cam;

overhand it with very fine stitches.

nng kâi saⁿ;

make a tunic.

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• Eggs.

koi n̆ng, ah n̆ng, gô̤ n̆ng, cío n̆ng;

the eggs of hens, ducks, geese and birds.

ló n̆ng;

pickled eggs.

n̆ng jîn, n̆ng pêh, n̆ng khak;

the yolk, the white and the shell of an egg.

koi n̆ng kâi hêng sĭ îⁿ lío, tòa tn̂g-sien: cêk thâu ío tōa, cêk thâu ío sòi;

the shape of a hen's egg is circular in one way, and eliptical the other: one end is larger than the other.

khà n̆ng;

break an egg.

phah n̆ng;

to beat up an egg.

koi n̆ng ko;

sponge cake.

pū n̆ng;

to hatch eggs.

ún ah n̆ng;

hatch ducks' eggs by artificial heat.

seⁿ n̆ng;

to lay eggs.

n̆ng tōaⁿ;

undeveloped eggs.

pû n̆ng;

poached eggs.

ìeⁿ n̆ng;

egg fritters.

chá n̆ng;

fried