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 * Bigoted; opinionated.
 * i cò̤ sū thì-thì nĭ-nĭ;
 * he is very set in his ways.


 * i kâi nâng thì-nĭ căi;
 * he is very obstinate.


 * nĭ huang-cúi kâi sṳ̄ tì-kàu būe cêng cǹg;
 * have held so tenaciously to geomantic rules, that they have not been able to bury the corpse.


 * sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khu, m̄-hó nĭ;
 * should not obstinately adhere to one idea concerning the matter.


 * màiⁿ nĭ tīaⁿ-tîeh cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * do not set your heart upon its being exactly so.


 * cía sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ cip-nĭ;
 * do not be mulish about this.


 * nĭ-thì, m̄ thong;
 * set in his opinion so as to be unmoved by argument.

nia


 * A collar; a classifier of garments and bedding; to receive from or take; to manage; to put in order.
 * am̆-nía;
 * a collar or bib.
 * a collar or bib.


 * jông nía;
 * a plush collar.


 * phûe nía;
 * a fur collar.


 * chiu nía;
 * a small cape made to wear in autumn.


 * cò cêk tîo nńg-nía lâi kùa;
 * make a scarf to wear.


 * hŭ-jîn kâi saⁿ put-lŭn kûaⁿ jûah to tîeh ŭ nía;
 * women's tunics, whether for cold or for hot weather, must have collars on them.


 * nía-kè;
 * a tabbed collar.


 * ah-cîh nía-kè;
 * a collar with long round tabs in front and behind.


 * cí téng thăⁿ cêk kâi nía-kíaⁿ;
 * put a collar on over it.


 * cí nía bé-kùa;
 * this riding jacket.


 * cêk nía kûn;
 * a petti-coat.


 * nía phŭe;
 * a coverlet.


 * nía jôk;
 * a mattress.


 * ôiⁿ tng-sî cìaⁿ lâi nía lṳ́ kâi kà;
 * when I have leisure I shall come to receive your instructions.


 * jêng jît cìaⁿ lâi nía kà;
 * will come another day and listen to your teachings.


 * nía men̆g;
 * received orders.


 * chíaⁿ sin-seⁿ sía cêk tieⁿ nía-sīa kâi toaⁿ-phìen hûe-hôk i;
 * ask the teacher to write a card of thanks to return to him.


 * cía sṳ̄ úa m̄ káⁿ nía lâi cò̤;
 * I dare not undertake the transaction of this business.


 * àiⁿ nía cía khang-khùe lâi cò̤ tîeh cak-lĭang cò̤ tit lâi;
 * if one is to undertake to do this work he must reckon upon being able to perform it.


 * sĭ úa khṳ̀ pó̤-nía i chut lâi;
 * it was I who went and bailed him out.


 * tòa nía i lâi kìⁿ úa;
 * bring him to see me.


 * nía sṳ̄ kuaⁿ;
 * a Consul.


 * cóng nía sṳ̄ kuaⁿ;
 * a Consul- General.


 * i cêng nía lói a būe?
 * Has he been baptised yet?


 * i m̄ nía i kâi nâng-chêng;
 * he takes no favors from him.


 * tŏ̤ kiaⁿ, nía bûn-pêng aŭ, cū khí-sin khṳ̀ hṳ̀ jīm;
 * after receiving appointment at the capital, he starts on his way to his post.


 * nía sĭu;
 * to receive.


 * mĕng i nía piaⁿ khùⁿ síu ìo-kháu;
 * order him to take troops and go and guard an important pass.


 * tŏ̤ kuaⁿ-hú kò̤ nía ngûn khṳ̀ chái-bói;
 * received money from the magistrate that he might go and buy in some.


 * hàm i sía tieⁿ nía-cēng lâi nía;
 * tell him to write a certificate of loan, and come and take a commission.


 * A mountain range; a ridge or sierra; a road over a ridge.
 * peh kàu suaⁿ-nía thâu;
 * climbed to the higliest point of the ridge.
 * climbed to the higliest point of the ridge.


 * pûaⁿ suaⁿ kùe nía;
 * cross the range of mountains.


 * suaⁿ nía téng;
 * the apex of the ridge.


 * nía-lâm, bô̤ hâng sú, cêk hŏ pĭen sêng chiu;
 * the southern provinces are neither cold nor hot, and after one rain autumn comes on.


 * To face; facing towards.
 * nŏ̤ cūe phò sie nìa;
 * two rows of shops facing each other.
 * two rows of shops facing each other.


 * i li nìa kùe lâi, i li nìa kùe khṳ̀;
 * one faces one way, and the other faces the other way.


 * àiⁿ nìa cí kâi suaⁿ tîeh nìa cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ;
 * if it is to face this hill, it must face it squarely.


 * i nìa tī cêk pôiⁿ kò̤?
 * Which way does it face?


 * i kâi thâu nìa-nìa tó̤ táng i lâi;
 * he stood with his head turned in that direction, waiting for him.


 * àiⁿ nìa khí a àiⁿ nìa lô̤h?
 * Do you want it to face up stream or down?


 * To wait for and expect.
 * i tó̤ ǹg-nìa i;
 * she is depending on him for aid.
 * she is depending on him for aid.


 * nín m̄ hó̤ sie ǹg-nìa;
 * you should not be waiting each for the other.


 * nìa-nìa tó̤ táng i lâi;
 * waiting around and expecting him to come.


 * The nape or ridge of the neck on an animal.
 * tṳ, hṳ́ tîo nĭa kâi mô̤ⁿ, pí pât kò̤ kâi ío ngĕ;
 * the bristles along the spine of a hog are stiffer than they are elsewhere on the animal.
 * the bristles along the spine of a hog are stiffer than they are elsewhere on the animal.


 * The dorsal fin.
 * hṳ̂ nĭa kut;
 * the spines of the dorsal fin.
 * the spines of the dorsal fin.


 * pak pàng hṳ̂-nĭa kò̤ lío tìo khí;
 * fasten it to the dorsal fin and hang it up thereby.

niap


 * To trump up a charge; to find a pretext for accusing another; to fabricate.
 * niap-sṳ̂ bû-hām;
 * to inform against falsely.
 * to inform against falsely.


 * niap cêk khí ūe lâi tàⁿ;
 * made up a story to tell about him.


 * niap-cheng khiam i kâi cîⁿ;
 * falsely testified that he owed him money.


 * cía sṳ̄ sĭ niap-cău kâi;
 * this is a fabrication.


 * niap kàu ŭ chêng ŭ lí, ŭ cèng ŭ kṳ̆;
 * made up a charge that appeared wholly reasonable, and capable of proof.


 * niap kàu cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭo-sĭo;
 * fabricated a story which had a close resemblance to the truth.