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388 *
 * A forest, a wood, a grove.
 * i cáu jîp chim suaⁿ nâ lăi khṳ̀ tìam;
 * he ran and hid in the woods among the mountains.


 * jît cē àm cío cū khṳ̀ tâu nâ;
 * as soon as it is dusk, the birds go and nestle in the copses.


 * hṳ́ kò̤ cêk phài chīu nâ;
 * there is a forest there.


 * Bailed baskets.
 * hue nâ;
 * a flower basket.
 * a flower basket.


 * chĭ nâ;
 * market baskets.


 * ĭe nâ;
 * a cradle.


 * tîeⁿ nâ;
 * a long, shallow basket carried into the examination hall.


 * kŭaⁿ kâi nâ khṳ̀ bói chài;
 * took a basket and went to buy vegetables.


 * i kâi ke-húe nâ ŭ cah lâi a bô̤?
 * Did he bring his tool basket with him?


 * To singe; to scorch; to burn.
 * nă tīo i kâi mô̤ⁿ;
 * singe off its feathers.
 * singe off its feathers.


 * khṳt húe nă kàu chiah-pauh chiah-pauh;
 * scorched brown.


 * nă kàu chíu kâi phă khí lâi;
 * burned his hand so that it blistered.


 * A rope made of splinths.
 * bîh-nā;
 * a bamboo cable.
 * a bamboo cable.


 * khîeh tîo bîh-nā lâi pak;
 * get a rattan cable and fasten it.


 * lṳ́ sĭ àiⁿ tíam húe-nā a sĭ tíam teng-nâng?
 * Are you going to light the splint torch or the lantern?


 * cí kâi tîeh ŭ tōa-tōa tîo kâi nā cìaⁿ hó̤ pôih;
 * there must be a very big cable for this then it can be towed.


 * cûn-nā;
 * a boat hawser.


 * cûn àiⁿ cĭeⁿ thuaⁿ to sĭ ēng nā pâk lío lâi túi;
 * in ascending the rapids, a cable is fastened to the boat and then it is pulled over.


 * To occupy a position.
 * àiⁿ pàng nā tī-kò̤?
 * Where will you put it?
 * Where will you put it?


 * chēng nā sin-tèng;
 * wear it on your person.


 * tì nā thâu tèng;
 * carry it on your head.


 * i kâi ūe thiaⁿ lío khǹg nā sim lăi m̄ tàⁿ chut;
 * on hearing what he says keep it in mind, but do not mention it.

=== nah ===
 * Dirty, filthy, soiled, foul.
 * nah-sap căi;
 * very filthy.
 * very filthy.


 * nah-sap sìeⁿ;
 * slovenly.


 * eng kàu cĕng-cĕng nah-sap;
 * the dust has settled on it till it is all a mass of dirt.


 * khîeh koi-mô̤ⁿ-chóiⁿ, khṳ̀ chóiⁿ tīo nah-sap;
 * take a feather broom and bush off the dust.


 * cêk sin kô kàu nah-nah sap-sap;
 * he is plastered with dirt.


 * hìeⁿ nah-sap tîeh khṳ̀ sói;
 * so dirty it must be washed.

=== nai ===
 * A lady; the wife of a man of position and wealth.
 * a tōa nái;
 * the eldest brother's wife, in a rich family.
 * the eldest brother's wife, in a rich family.


 * jī nái, saⁿ nái;
 * inferior wives of an official.


 * sì îa nái;
 * the wife of the fourth son of an official.


 * sṳ nái;
 * madam; lady.


 * a-nîe a-nái;
 * ladies.


 * An adversative particle, it may be, forsooth, then.
 * bô̤ nái put khó̤?
 * Is it then quite impossible?
 * Is it then quite impossible?


 * cí kâi nái sĭ i a-hiaⁿ;
 * this then is his brother.


 * cò̤ kàu i kùe ì, nái khéng khṳ̀;
 * if things surpass his expectations it may be he will go.


 * To blush, to turn red, but not with any desire to reform.
 * i nài-nài nē, cn̂g kâi m̄-ùi sío-lí;
 * he turns red when detected, but is destitute of a moral sense of shame.
 * he turns red when detected, but is destitute of a moral sense of shame.


 * tàⁿ tîeh, i nài-nài nē;
 * when you speak to him about it, he hangs his head and changes color.


 * kâi mīn nài-nài nē, ût bô̤ kò̤ khṳ̀;
 * blushed and did not know which way to turn.


 * To rely on; to trust in.
 * bô̤ năi cṳ thû;
 * a loafer, a lazy fellow, a useless chap.
 * a loafer, a lazy fellow, a useless chap.


 * chŵn năi i kâi lâk;
 * depend wholly on his strength.


 * A yellow plum.
 * thô̤, lí, năi saⁿ īeⁿ tī īeⁿ hó̤?
 * Which is the best, a peach, a red plum, or a yellow plum?
 * Which is the best, a peach, a red plum, or a yellow plum?


 * To bear with; to endure; to suffer; to forbear; patient.
 * tī-tîang năi tit khṳ̀?
 * Who could put up with it?
 * Who could put up with it?


 * úa năi m̄ khṳ̀;
 * I cannot endure it.


 * hău-seⁿ-kíaⁿ năi kûaⁿ, năi jûah;
 * young people can bear cold and heat.


 * khak-khó năi ke khùn-kíaⁿ;
 * bear it a little longer.


 * lâng năi;
 * unendurable.


 * cin-cin m̄-hó̤ năi;
 * really not to be borne.


 * m̄ năi sói;
 * will not bear washing.


 * năi kú;
 * durable.


 * m̄ năi kú;
 * not durable.


 * m̄ năi chēng;
 * will not last long when worn.


 * jím-năi;
 * exercise patience.


 * khak-khó jím-năi;
 * persevere, and be patient.


 * năi sng năi siap;
 * endure hardship.


 * A remedy; a resource; how; what way.
 * bô̤ khó̤ năi hô̤;
 * there is no help for it; could not do otherwise.
 * there is no help for it; could not do otherwise.


 * bô̤ năi hô̤ cìaⁿ thiaⁿ i;
 * had no other course open to me, and so followed his advice.


 * sim sĭeⁿ àiⁿ cîah, bô̤ năi cîah m̄ lô̤h;
 * I thought I would eat it, but I could not.


 * ciang năi i hô̤?
 * What can be done about it?


 * sǹg sĭ chut i bô̤ năi kâi;
 * I must make up my mind to it.