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 si;
 * hold an inquest.


 * tah ngīam-si-pêⁿ;
 * set up a platform where the body may lie exposed to view, in an inquest.


 * khí si siang ngīam;
 * disinter the corpse for examination by the authorities.


 * ngīam sieⁿ;
 * examine the wounds.


 * ngīam tîeh bô sieⁿ;
 * it proved on inspection that no wounds had been made.


 * ngīam hùe;
 * to examine goods officially.


 * ngīam toaⁿ;
 * a permit stating that the goods have been inspected.


 * ngīam cûn;
 * to examine a vessel.


 * lṳ́ khṳ̀ ngīam thóiⁿ;
 * you go and verify it by inspection.


 * khùaⁿ ngīam;
 * look over and verify.


 * ngīam tîeh cò̤-nî īeⁿ?
 * What did you ascertain by the examination?


 * To look upward; to regard with respect.
 * úa tó̤ ngíang-mō̤ⁿ lṳ́ lâi;
 * I was longing for your coming.
 * I was longing for your coming.


 * kú ngíang tōa mîaⁿ;
 * have long admired and respected you.


 * ngíang thiⁿ;
 * to gaze up into heaven.


 * ngíang-kwn thien-bûn;
 * to study astrology, and geomancy.


 * ngíang khṳ́n thiⁿ ṳn;
 * look earnestly for the favor of heaven.

ngiap

 * A calling, occupation, pursuit, art, or trade; an estate, a patrimony; that which has been acquired by a calling; merit, or a title to reward for what has been done; to transmit a calling or a post; deserving, meritorious.
 * i tó̤ cò̤ sĭm-mih sṳ̄-ngîap?
 * What is his occupation?
 * What is his occupation?


 * i ŭ sĭm-mih ke-ngîap?
 * What personal property has he?


 * suaⁿ-ngîap;
 * real estate.


 * có ngîap;
 * inherited wealth.


 * hak ŭ jîeh cōi kong ngîap?
 * How much property is there of that which is held in common?


 * cêk seⁿ cò̤ ŭ hùaⁿ kâi kong ngîap;
 * has during his life done many things deserving of reward.


 * gōi-ngîap;
 * handicraft.


 * ngîap îu cú cẃn;
 * property is disposed of according to the will of the owner.


 * cí to-hūn ŭ sĭm-mih tōa-ngîap hŏ?
 * Are there any very rich families in this region ?


 * hùi ngîap;
 * dissipate one’s patrimony.


 * hak ngîap;
 * add to one’s possessions.


 * mûeh-ngîap;
 * possessions; goods; property.


 * pĕng m̄ sĭ hieⁿ-teng cì ngîap;
 * it is not property which has the worship of the previous owner entailed as a condition in possessing it.


 * cí-hûe cìaⁿ sĭ kĭen-kong lîp-ngîap kâi sî-hāu;
 * this is a time for doing what shall secure the rewards due to merit.

ngien

 * Thoroughly, minutely.
 * ngien kìu;
 * expound minutely.
 * expound minutely.


 * ngien sím;
 * adjudicate with the utmost nicety.


 * To search into carefully.
 * ngîen kìu;
 * examine so as to be able to expound.
 * examine so as to be able to expound.


 * lṳ́ tîeh khṳ̀ sòi ngîen; cìaⁿ cai hṳ́ tói kâi ì-bī;
 * you must go and examine into it minutely, then you will know its inward meaning.


 * tn̂g-tn̂g khṳt kuaⁿ cē ngîen sím, sṳ̄ chêng cū lò chut lâi;
 * as session by session it comes before the magistrate for trial, the facts of the case will be disclosed.


 * To scoff at; to deride.
 * i kâi ngîen-síen i mih sṳ̄?
 * Why do they gibe at him?
 * Why do they gibe at him?


 * to sĭ tó̤ ngîen-ngîen síen-síen i;
 * is always satirizing him.

ngiet

 * To gnaw; to bite at.
 * jūn căi, ngiet m̄ lôh;
 * very tough, so that I cannot gnaw it off.
 * very tough, so that I cannot gnaw it off.


 * jw̆n ngiet, ngiet m̄ tn̆g;
 * however much I gnaw on it, I can’t gnaw it off.


 * i gût lío tó̤ ngiet khí;
 * he grinds his teeth when asleep.


 * nío-chṳ́ ngiet phùa kâi khang;
 * the rat has gnawed a hole through it.


 * ngiet lô̤h khṳ̀ nŏ̤ kâi khí ūi;
 * has left the marks of two teeth on it where he bit it off.


 * i kâi khí ŏi ngiet nâng, màiⁿ khṳt i ngiet tîeh;
 * he is apt to bite, do not let him bite you.

ngim

 * n̂g-ngîm;
 * the scull [sic]-cap, used as a tonic.
 * n̂g-ngîm;
 * the scull [sic]-cap, used as a tonic.


 * é nâng cîah tîeh n̂g-ngîm;
 * a dumb man taking bitter medicine.


 * To hum; to intone.
 * ngŏ̤-tîeh, chìe ngîm-ngîm;
 * laughed pleasantly when I met her.
 * laughed pleasantly when I met her.


 * tîm-ngîm, put kwt;
 * humming to one’s self, in a way to indicate indecision.


 * sòi-sòi cū ŏi ngîm si, tap tùi;
 * when very small could chant verses, and cap words.

ngio

 * A cat.
 * tōa ciah ngio;
 * a large cat.
 * a large cat.


 * ngio ngāu-ngāu-kìe;
 * the cats waul.


 * ngio-ngio-kìe;
 * to mew.


 * ngio kio nío-chṳ̀ cò̤-pû ût;
 * the cat and the rat sleeping together.


 * ngio auⁿ-auⁿ-kìe;
 * the cat is snarling.


 * Grapling [sic] irons.
 * hái cûn to̤ sĭ ēng thih ngio cò̤ tèng;
 * sea-going vessels generally use grappling irons as anchors.
 * sea-going vessels generally use grappling irons as anchors.

ngo

 * A complete number; the whole of a kind.
 * ngó kak;
 * all sorts of grain.
 * all sorts of grain.


 * phōiⁿ cêk hù ngó-seⁿ khṳ̀ pài sîn;
 * prepare the full comple