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 * To lay folds or plaits; to pucker.
 * niap kâi kóiⁿ;
 * lay a plait.


 * niap kàu cĕng-cĕng kóiⁿ;
 * it is all puckered up.


 * mīn tèng niap kâi kóiⁿ;
 * he has a puckered scar on his face.


 * Forceps; pincers; tweezers; to nip up; to pull out.
 * niap-kíaⁿ;
 * tweezers.
 * tweezers.


 * cêk ki ah-niap;
 * a pair of nippers used in plucking out duck's feathers.


 * thih niap;
 * forceps.


 * niap chiu;
 * pluck out the beard.


 * cía tîeh ŭ ki niap lâi niap cìaⁿ ŭ pō;
 * there must be a pair of nippers to pull this out with, then it can be effectively done.


 * To act for; capable of directing; to control.
 * cêk kuaⁿ niap nŏ̤ ìn;
 * one officer holding two offices.
 * one officer holding two offices.


 * i kâi hûn khṳt kúi niap khṳ̀ kâi īeⁿ;
 * he is as if possessed by a devil.


 * niap tău-thâi kâi ìn sì kâi gûeh;
 * acted as Intendant of Circuit for four mouths.


 * cóng-tok kiam niap bú-īⁿ;
 * the Governor acts also as Major General.


 * To ran a seam; to sew.
 * cí kâi saⁿ sùaⁿ-cūe lîh khṳ̀, tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ nîap hó̤;
 * the seam in this tunic is ripped, it must be again run together.
 * the seam in this tunic is ripped, it must be again run together.


 * nîap bûa;
 * to run together.


 * i kâi cam li-li nîap, li-li nîap;
 * her needle flies in and out.


 * A railing, wrathful tone; to mimic tones.
 * i kâi chìe khek sĭ nĭap âu-lêng tó̤ chìe;
 * he sings his ballads in a female voice.
 * he sings his ballads in a female voice.


 * To mould ; to work over.
 * cang thô lâi nîap cêk kâi sìeⁿ;
 * take clay and make an image.
 * take clay and make an image.


 * nîap kàu nĕ sĭo-sĭo;
 * moulded it into a very close likeness.


 * sìo-bâk táng i khṳ̀ nîap;
 * as to the accounts, wait till ho goes and brings them into shape.


 * tâng sòi nîap kàu tōa;
 * worked at it from childhood to manhood.


 * tâng cheⁿ nîap kàu sêk, hẃn-lío bōi m̄ khṳ̀;
 * have had it in hand from the time when it was green until it became ripe, and still have not sold it.


 * To pinch; to hold tightly; to take up; to manipulate.
 * cúa li pô̤h, chíu màiⁿ nîap;
 * the paper is thin, do not grasp it tightly.
 * the paper is thin, do not grasp it tightly.


 * chíu cē nîap m̄ kín cū ka-lâuh khṳ̀;
 * if you do not grasp it tightly it will drop out of your hand.


 * nîap lío m̄ hó̤ cò̤ bói bōi;
 * after they have been handled over they are not saleable.


 * chíu khṳ̀ nîap in-nî, nîap kàu âng-âng;
 * has dabbled in the rouge till her hands are red.


 * kha chìu tîeh pàng khùe cē màiⁿ cêk kâi thâu cū nîap cêk kùa;
 * you must move faster and not be a half day dressing your hair.

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 * A tael, the highest weight used in Chinese money transactions, and equivalent to nearly one and a half ounces.
 * lṳ́ téng thóiⁿ ŭ kúi níe tăng;
 * you weigh it and see how many ounces it weighs.
 * you weigh it and see how many ounces it weighs.


 * saⁿ níe tăng;
 * three ounces in weight.


 * pùaⁿ kṳn tùi poih níe;
 * half a Chinese pound is eight Chinese ounces.


 * ĕ jît sì níe sì níe khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ kuah;
 * hereafter you will suffer the ignominious punishment of being slowly cut to pieces.


 * i tòa ŭ ngṳ̂n-níe lâi a bô̤?
 * Did he bring money?


 * sì níe, saⁿ cîⁿ, ngŏ hun pùaⁿ;
 * four taels, three mace and five and a half candareens.


 * sĭ lŭn ngṳ̂n-kâi, a sĭ lŭn ngṳ̂n-níe?
 * Is it dollars or taels that are under discussion?


 * cía pó̤ cêk kâi ngŏ-câp níe;
 * these bars of silver are each fifty taels in weight.


 * ci ki chìn sĭ câp-lâk níe a câp-poih níe?
 * Do these steelyards weigh sixteen or eighteen ounces to the catty?


 * câp níe khí tîeh lô̤h thien-phêng;
 * for over ten ounces, it mast be put into the balances.


 * téng ki jĭ-câp níe chìn;
 * the steelyard bar rests at twelve ounces.


 * hāng chìu kṳn cìaⁿ câp-jĭ níe, ŭ khí câp-sì níe;
 * the Chinese pound averdupois, is twelve or fourteen ounces.


 * choiⁿ níe n̂g-kim bô̤ sía sìo;
 * a promise of a thousand taels of gold is not entered in account.


 * cía bô̤ câp níe īa tîeh ŭ pùaⁿ kṳn;
 * if there are not ten ounces of this, there must be at least a half a pound.


 * níe ngṳ̂n táu jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
 * What is the amount of cash given in exchange for a tael?


 * níe kúi kâi cîⁿ?
 * How many cash is it per ounce?


 * cíe tê sek ngṳ̂n cêk níe;
 * this tea is a dime an ounce.


 * cí ki chìn níe-cīeⁿ síam;
 * this steelyard gives short weight.


 * cí cho̤h hùe ío ŭ kṳn níe;
 * these goods are more nearly of the weight they are marked at.


 * bô̤ kṳn níe;
 * short of the number of pounds marked as their weight.


 * phâk sîh kṳn níe;
 * lose weight in drying.


 * cêk kheng ēng thiah sîh jîeh cōi níe?
 * How much will each basketful lose in weight when it comes to be divided up?


 * phêng saⁿ-peh níe ngṳ̂n hâiⁿ i;
 * weigh out in the balance three hundred taels and pay him.


 * i phò lăi cêk jît phêng chut ŭ kúi níe ngṳ̂n phêng-thân;
 * in their shop, they gain several taels per day from the overplus of weight in the money taken in.


 * sĭ phêng sîh cêk níe a phêng chut cêk níe?
 * Did he lose or gain a tael on the amount that was weighed in small portions?