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 ngĭ chng;
 * a public granary.


 * ngĭ sṳ̆;
 * an eminent scholar.


 * ngĭ íong;
 * patriot volunteers.


 * ngĭ káu;
 * a trusty dog.


 * ngĭ pôk;
 * a faithful servant.


 * ngĭ pĕ, ngĭ bó̤, ngĭ kíaⁿ;
 * an adopted father, mother, or son.


 * ngĭ ô̤h;
 * a public school.


 * ngĭ thóng;
 * public cemetery.


 * ngĭ khì;
 * public spirited.


 * ngĭ put îong sî;
 * justice admits of no delay.


 * i sĭ cĭang-ngĭ so̤ châi kâi nâng, m̄ sĭ bô̤ jîn bô̤ ngĭ kâi nâng;
 * he is one who uses his property for worthy ends, and is not one who has no high moral feeling.


 * cí kù cṳ sĭ sĭm-mih ì-ngĭ?
 * What is the explanation of this paragraph?


 * cí kâi jī kâi jī ngĭ cò̤-nî sueh?
 * How is the meaning of this character to be explained?


 * kong-ngĭ;
 * honorable, fair- minded, just.


 * Muttering, as in sleep.
 * i cí hûe kâi chùi ngī-ngī-ngāu-ngāu, tó̤ tàⁿ mih ūe?
 * His lips are now in motion, what is it that he is muttering about?
 * His lips are now in motion, what is it that he is muttering about?

ngia

 * Beautiful; good-looking.
 * seⁿ lâi ngía-ngía;
 * is very handsome.
 * is very handsome.


 * bô̤ mih ngía;
 * not very pretty.


 * seⁿ ngía, seⁿ m̄ ngía sĭ pĕ-bó̤ seⁿ cĭu kâi;
 * whether handsome or ugly, one is as his parents made him to be.


 * o̤-ló̤ i ngía;
 * extol its beauty.


 * ngía sṳ̄!
 * This is a pretty piece of work!


 * ngía mûeh!
 * That is a fine looking thing! (said ironically).


 * Elegant; decorous; polished.
 * i kâi nâng seⁿ khṳ̀ bûn-ngía;
 * he has a refined look.
 * he has a refined look.


 * seⁿ lâi ngía-tì ngía-tì;
 * is naturally very winsome.


 * jû-ngía;
 * stylish.


 * tī-hng hiuⁿ ngía;
 * a place suited to studious repose.

ngiak

 * Fever; febrile complaints; ague.
 * ngîak-cît sôk kìe-cò̤ pak kûaⁿ;
 * ague is commonly called chills.
 * ague is commonly called chills.


 * ngîak ŭ khí hó̤ côih, ŭ khí m̄-hó̤ côih;
 * of fevers there are some that it is well to reduce suddenly, and others that it is not.


 * Cruel; unfeeling; to harry.
 * pău-ngîak;
 * inhuman.
 * inhuman.


 * ngîak hāi peh-sèⁿ
 * tyrannize over the people.


 * tṳ̂ ngîak;
 * extirpate the cruel.


 * The consequences of sin; retribution for crime; evils.
 * cía sĭ i ka-kī cṳ̆ cak ngîak;
 * this is something which he has brought upon himself.
 * this is something which he has brought upon himself.


 * cŭe ngîak tăng;
 * the results of his crime are serious.


 * io-ngîak;
 * retribution.


 * A rule; a precedent.
 * ngîak-thâi; ngiak [sic]-pìen; ngiak-si;
 * a provincial judge.
 * a provincial judge.

ngiam

 * Talkative; to talk wildly.
 * ngíam-gṳ́;
 * the delirious talk of a sick man.
 * the delirious talk of a sick man.


 * cêk ĕ-kùa, nâng cē hwt sie cū àiⁿ ngíam-gṳ́;
 * in the afternoon when his fever comes on, he talks incoherently.


 * Of a commanding presence; carrying the head high; severe-looking; as before; like.
 * ngíam-jîen;
 * similar.
 * similar.


 * ngíam-jîen cū sĭ tŏ̤ seⁿ cêk īeⁿ;
 * a life-like likeness.


 * ngíam-jîen cū àiⁿ cò̤ sin-seⁿ;
 * carries himself as if he were a learned man.


 * ŭ ngíam-ngé;
 * has a stern look.


 * bô̤ ngíam bô̤ ngé;
 * no majesty of demeanor.


 * A gate in a village.
 * ngîam-lô̤-ûang; ngîam-kun;
 * the king of hades; the Rhadamanthus of Chinese Buddhists.
 * the king of hades; the Rhadamanthus of Chinese Buddhists.


 * cū sĭ kúi-kíaⁿ kìⁿ tîeh ngîam-lô̤-ûang;
 * it is like being brought before the king of hell, for judgment after death.


 * ûah ngîam-lô̤;
 * a savage looking man.


 * Severe, stern, rigid, austere.
 * ngîam, ngîam;
 * very strict; rigorous.
 * very strict; rigorous.


 * kẃn-sok khṳ̀ sĭm ngîam;
 * kept in close subjection.


 * i kâi nâng ŭ ui-ngîam tit nâng ùi;
 * he has a stern aspect which makes people fear him.


 * kui-kṳ́ ngîam-sok;
 * sedate manners.


 * i kâi ce-kui ngîam;
 * the rules of the school are strict.


 * ke-kui ngîam căi;
 * the household is very rigid in its ways.


 * ngîam pĕ chut hàu cṳ́, chṳ̂ bó̤ to̤ pāi jî;
 * a stern father has filial sons, an indulgent mother generally spoils her children.


 * Spirits of a strong sharp taste.
 * chó ngîam;
 * the vinegar is sharp.
 * the vinegar is sharp.


 * cíu ngîam;
 * the wine is strong.


 * chong ceng ngîam-ngîam kâi tê;
 * make a cup of very strong tea.


 * The fury of a fire.
 * pàng ngîam kháu;
 * to open the door of hell, (by saying mass on the third day after a death).
 * to open the door of hell, (by saying mass on the third day after a death).


 * To examine officially for purposes of verification; to prove by inspection; testimony or examination which proves a thing.
 * chíaⁿ kuaⁿ ngīam kùe;
 * ask for an official inspection, verifying the statement.
 * ask for an official inspection, verifying the statement.


 * ŭ hāu-ngīam;
 * have satisfactory proof of it.


 * ngīam