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394 not correspond.
 * cêk ngân cū khó̤-íⁿ lío-kak;
 * one word may bring it to an end.


 * cău ngân cău gṳ́;
 * a complete fabrication.


 * lêng cai i ngân gūa kâi ì-sṳ̀;
 * can understand the implied meaning.


 * cêk ngân lâng cĭn;
 * it cannot be told in a word.


 * khá ngûn;
 * smooth talk.


 * cía sĭ sĭm ngân khî coi cū sĭ, m̄ sĭ sît kâi;
 * this is setting things at their very highest figure, it is not really thus.


 * bô̤ hṳ ngân;
 * no empty talk.


 * thiaⁿ lúlṳ́ [sic] kaî kim ngân;
 * heed your valueable suggestions.


 * màiⁿ to̤ ngân;
 * do not have so much talk about it.


 * màiⁿ thiaⁿ i ngân tn̂g ngân tó̤;
 * pay no heed to what he says, whether he says much or little.


 * pĕng bô̤ ngân gṳ́; put ngân put gṳ́;
 * say nothing at all.


 * A wild goose, white and smaller than the common goose; its annual flight determines the seasons.
 * hông ngăn lâi;
 * when the wild geese return.
 * when the wild geese return.


 * ŏi sīa pue ngăn;
 * can hit a wild goose on the wing.

=== ngau ===
 * Clamoring through discontent.
 * cèng nâng ngau-ngau, lṳ́ àiⁿ cò̤-nî cú-ì?
 * Every one is greatly dissatisfied, what are you going to do about it?
 * Every one is greatly dissatisfied, what are you going to do about it?


 * hăm côk ngau-ngau, m̄ su-hôk côk-tíeⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
 * the whole clan was clamoring about it, and would not submit to what the head of the clan had done.


 * Robes; an outer garment to keep off the cold.
 * só̤ chēng to sĭ phûe-ngáu phûe-cháu;
 * he is always dressed in furs.
 * he is always dressed in furs.


 * A line in the diagram.
 * lâk ngâu uaⁿ-cĕⁿ
 * the six lines of the diagram remain as they were.
 * the six lines of the diagram remain as they were.


 * khùe ngâu;
 * the eight original or sixty-four derived diagrams of Fuhhi.


 * ngâu sṳ̂;
 * the explanation or occult end of each line in the diagrams.


 * To simmer; to stew; to cook by slow boiling; to seethe.
 * ngâu kàu ko̤-ko̤;
 * simmer it till it is like mush.
 * simmer it till it is like mush.


 * ngâu lok-lok; ngâu mîⁿ-mîⁿ ;
 * stew it to a pulp.


 * ngâu ko̤;
 * seethe opium.


 * ngâu nêk;
 * stew meat.


 * ngâu îeh;
 * to steep medicines.


 * ngâu mêⁿ;
 * boil all day long.


 * Savory viands.
 * ŭ cíu bô̤ ngâu cò̤-nî cîah?
 * How can one eat if one has wine but no meats?
 * How can one eat if one has wine but no meats?


 * īu ŭ cíu īu ŭ ngâu, mêⁿ àm tîeh cò̤-pû lâi cîah;
 * we have both wine and meats, you must come and take supper with us.


 * The buildings of a granary; [sic] a room or bin for storing grain within a depot.
 * chng-ngâu kâi chek tun kàu pá-pá;
 * the bins of the granary are heaped with grain.
 * the bins of the granary are heaped with grain.


 * chek-ngâu chō̤ ŭ jîeh cōi chek?
 * How much paddy is there in the bins?


 * A huge sea-fish.
 * tôk cìam ngâu;
 * perched alone on the whale's head; to become the first Academician.
 * perched alone on the whale's head; to become the first Academician.


 * ngâu-thâu;
 * a gargoyle like a fish.


 * To ramble; to divert one's self; to travel for pleasure.
 * sì hái ngâu-îu; ngâu-îu sì hng;
 * roams every-where.
 * roams every-where.
 * Proud; arrogant; uncivil; assuming; pride; rudeness.
 * kio-ngău;
 * haughty.
 * haughty.


 * i kâi nâng ngău căi;
 * he is very uncivil.

=== ngauh ===


 * To make sport; to trifle.
 * phah chùi-ngâuh;
 * to joke.
 * to joke.


 * cŏ̤ lô̤h to sĭ phah chùi-ngâuh, bô̤ tàⁿ cìaⁿ-keng ūe;
 * he sits and jests, and never says a word in sober earnest.

=== nge ===
 * Hard; stiff; unbending; obstinate; powerful; willful.
 * kien-ngĕ;
 * unyielding.
 * unyielding.


 * kha ngĕ-ngâuh, chíu ngĕ-ngâuh;
 * feet and hands stiff, as from over-work.


 * i kâi sim ngĕ-tît;
 * he is very firm.


 * tàⁿ ngĕ ūe;
 * speak in a way that leaves no room for proposing any other course.


 * seⁿ ngĕ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ; ngĕ-hó̤ⁿ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * it is certainly so.


 * ngĕ kùe kò̤ thih;
 * harder than iron.


 * sim ngĕ căi;
 * very hard hearted.


 * ngĕ tok tît;
 * settled it forcibly.


 * ngĕ hó̤;
 * is indeed good.


 * ngĕ cò̤;
 * done by force.


 * ngĕ tú ngĕ;
 * meet obstinacy with obstinacy.


 * ngĕ kǹg;
 * hard steel.


 * khioh-khioh ngĕ;
 * stiff, as with much starch.


 * i li ngĕ m̆;
 * he is set in his determination that he will not do it.


 * ngĕ àiⁿ;
 * has his mind fully made up that he wants it.


 * Strong; robust; hard; over-bearing; muscular.
 * i kâi ngĕ keng khui jîeh tăng?
 * How stiff a bow can he draw?
 * How stiff a bow can he draw?


 * i būe pat hông tîeh ngĕ têk;
 * he has not yet met his match.


 * i kâi lâk ngĕ căi;
 * he has great strength of muscle.


 * ie lâk ngĕ;
 * muscular, brawny; strength of loin.


 * i tó̤ ké ngĕ;
 * he is pretending to have great strength.


 * i seⁿ nâng cîah ngĕ, m̄ cîah ńng;
 * he always combats the strong, not the weak.