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Rh ; i huang-huang ciang-ciang nē cū lâi;
 * he came in a great hurry.


 * i hîong-hîong nē àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
 * Where is he going so boldly?


 * thóiⁿ tîeh khìu-khìu nē;
 * appears much debilitated.


 * tàⁿ tîeh, i but-but nē;
 * in speaking of it, he smiled.


 * khò-khò nē;
 * very sad about it.

nek

 * To cry and bawl.
 * tâng cêk kùa tó̤ nek tn̂g-thâu;
 * crying the whole forenoon as if he would split his throat.
 * crying the whole forenoon as if he would split his throat.


 * i nek kàu âu bô̤ nŭaⁿ, i to m̄ chái i;
 * he yells till his throat is parched, and she pays no attention to him.


 * a-nôⁿ nek kàu bô̤ siaⁿ, lṳ́ cò̤-nî m̄ khṳ̀ kio i;
 * the baby has cried till he is hoarse, why do you not go and take care of him.


 * To elude search; to secrete; hidden; clandestine.
 * nêk mîaⁿ;
 * to conceal one's name; anonymous.
 * to conceal one's name; anonymous.


 * sĭ i khṳ̀ kak nêk thiap;
 * it was he who threw the anonymous epistle.


 * khṳt i châng-nêk khṳ̀;
 * hidden away by him.


 * nêk sng;
 * conceal a parent's death and not put on mourning, (a crime in officials).


 * tô̤-nêk khṳ̀;
 * absconded.


 * ún-nêk;
 * secreted.


 * nêk bûa;
 * to keep out of sight.


 * Sunk in any excess; to suffocate; to doat on.
 * nêk ài;
 * excessive fondness.
 * excessive fondness.


 * nêk-ài kíaⁿ-tĭ;
 * foolishly indulgent to her children.


 * kìm nâng nêk ńng;
 * prohibit the suffocation of female infants.


 * tîm-nêk;
 * to make way with; to make off with; to bring to ruin.


 * tîm-nêk nâng kâi mûeh;
 * make way with people's things.


 * A barb, or point.
 * cìⁿ nêk;
 * the point of an arrow.
 * the point of an arrow.


 * Flesh; meat; the edible part; corporeal.
 * tṳ-nêk;
 * pork.
 * pork.


 * gû-nêk;
 * beef.


 * īeⁿ-nêk;
 * mutton.


 * koi, gô̤, ah kâi nêk, saⁿ īeⁿ tī īeⁿ hó̤?
 * Which is best, the flesh of hens, geese, or ducks?


 * tok-nêk-îⁿ;
 * meat-balls.


 * tok-nêk-chò̤;
 * hash.


 * phìen cò̤ nêk phìen;
 * cut it into thin slices.


 * côih cò̤ nêk si;
 * slice it up into shreds.


 * cí lîap i kâi nêk ío kău;
 * the pulp of this one is thicker.


 * sêk nêk phò;
 * a shop where cooked meats are sold.


 * i sǹg sĭ chin kut nêk;
 * he is of your own flesh and blood.


 * tàⁿ m̄ tîeh ūe nêk;
 * he does not touch upon the gist of the subject.


 * cîah lâi seⁿ nêk;
 * she has grown very fleshy.


 * nêk-sin; nêk-thói;
 * the body.


 * thut tīo nêk-sin;
 * shuffle off this mortal coil.


 * líu jîeh chim, cū kìⁿ thô nêk?
 * How far down had they dug, when they came to solid earth?


 * i nêk ngán, bô̤ cu, m̄ pat nâng;
 * he is not discriminating in his judgment of people's characters.


 * bŏi jîp nêk;
 * does not enter into the substance of it.


 * chǹg jîp nêk jîeh chim?
 * How deeply did he puncture the flesh?


 * ka-kī kâi kut nêk;
 * one's own kith.


 * i cìeⁿ-sî cîah kàu sáng kut lô̤h nêk;
 * he has lately become very thin.


 * bô̤ nêk;
 * fleshless.


 * thong sin bô̤ nêk;
 * is much emaciated.


 * i kâi nêk-chài hó̤ căi;
 * he is in fine physical condition.


 * nêk-thng;
 * meat soup.


 * lŏ̤ cò̤ kîam tṳ-nêk;
 * pickle it and make bacon.


 * sie nêk;
 * roast meat.


 * nêk ien;
 * the meat is tainted.


 * lṳ́ kâi nêk sĭ cĭeⁿ a m̄ sĭ, lṳ́ tó̤ chūe phah?
 * You are itching for a thrashing are you not?


 * nêk ŭ thang khṳt nâng cîah, kut bô̤ thang khṳt nâng khòi;
 * flesh affords something for people to eat, while bone offers nothing to gnaw.


 * lṳ́ cîah tîeh hṳ̂ hó̤ a nêk hó̤?
 * Do you like fish or flesh best?


 * cí kâi bô̤ nêk bô̤ bah;
 * this has no meat on it.

ng

 * Grain in the blade; shoots; young plants, especially young rice.
 * cìm ng céng;
 * soak paddy to use as seed.
 * soak paddy to use as seed.


 * pò ng;
 * set out the young rice plants.


 * máng ng;
 * pull up the young grain for transplanting.


 * A sleeve.
 * cí kâi saⁿ-ńg khah ôih;
 * the sleeves of this garment are too small.
 * the sleeves of this garment are too small.


 * ńg-kháu;
 * cuffs.


 * cah chíu-ńg;
 * roll up the sleeves.


 * chíu chah tŏ̤ chíu-ńg tói;
 * sleeved his hands.


 * khuah ńg saⁿ;
 * a wide sleeved tunic.


 * ka tīo chíu-ńg cò̤ kah-kíaⁿ;
 * cut off the sleeves and make it into a sleeveless jacket.


 * To rely upon for support.
 * bô̤ nâng hó̤ ǹg;
 * no one to depend upon for support.
 * no one to depend upon for support.


 * àiⁿ ǹg tī-tîang?
 * On whom shall I depend?


 * ǹg tîeh i cū gō sṳ̄;
 * if we depend on him the thing will fall through.


 * A column of letters.
 * cêk pôiⁿ sìo thóiⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi n̂g;
 * count and see how many columns there are on a page.
 * count and see how many columns there are on a page.


 * cêk n̂g cêk n̂g sía kàu twn-twn khái-khái;
 * the columns are written very exactly and evenly.


 * Yellow; the color of earth.
 * mīn n̂g-n̂g;
 * very sallow.
 * very sallow.


 * n̂g sò;
 * thin and pale.


 * cheⁿ n̂g pêh sàng;
 * cadaverous.


 * n̂g-pûh n̂g-pûh;
 * sickly looking.


 * n̂g-sua-pēⁿ;
 * jaundice.


 * mâk-ciu n̂g-n̂g;
 * eyeballs yellow.


 * m̄ kàu n̂g-hô̤ sim m̄ sí;
 * not of a mind to die before having been to the Yellow River.