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Rh kâi ńng kha pēⁿ;
 * has a weakness of the legs.


 * pat ńng-sì khûn;
 * understand the art of self-defense in boxing.


 * tô̤h hía jîu-ńng kâi;
 * select a flexible one.


 * pūe i ńng;
 * soften it by keeping it before the fire.


 * chēng kàu cêk sin cap-cap ńng;
 * have worn it till it is limp.


 * pìn sin sng-ńng;
 * my whole body is lame.


 * kha ǹng-ǹng;
 * legs are weak.


 * kha sng chíu ńng;
 * limbs weary and aching.


 * kâi sim-cì ńng;
 * has no grit; is irresolute.


 * kîaⁿ lío ńng-nâh-ûe;
 * in walking he staggers from weakness.


 * thong sín ńng ûe-ûe;
 * his whole body is limp and lifeless.


 * thôiⁿ tîeh ńng ki, ńng tô̤;
 * it appears to be all wilted down.


 * ńng-nîeh;
 * no strength of muscle; no energy.


 * i cìeⁿ-sî thàng kàu ńng-nap căi;
 * he is lately earning so much as to be in easy circumstances.


 * cang kún cúi lâi lâm i ńng;
 * take hot water and dash upon it to soften it.


 * sin bí pn̄g, cîah tîeh ńng-ńng, ho cai;
 * the rice of the newly gathered crop tastes very tender and good.


 * i kâi mô̤ⁿ ío ngĕ, i kâi mô̤ⁿ ío ńng;
 * the one has stiff bristles and the other soft fur.


 * hía khí, khṳt i cē tàng cū ńng;
 * it sets my teeth on edge, as soon as it touches them.


 * ńng-soih kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ siu cò̤ cêk ē;
 * take the small, delicate articles that would be easily broken, and put them together.


 * i kâi lâk ío ngĕ, i kâi lâk ío ńng;
 * the one is rather stiff, the other more pliant.


 * m̄-hó̤ khah ńng khṳt i;
 * do not be too easy with him.


 * ūe tîeh tàⁿ ńng cē, màiⁿ tàⁿ khah ngĕ;
 * speak more gently, do not speak too harshly.


 * cía ôi sĭ ńng tói kâi a sĭ ngĕ tói kâi?
 * Are these shoes soled with felt or with wood?


 * hău-seⁿ tiang-sî cîh ío ńng, ô̤h ūe ío kōi;
 * in youth the tongue is flexible, and it is easier to learn languages.


 * hṳ́ ĕ kâi tī-kha ńng;
 * the base is not firm.


 * líang pôiⁿ kŭ m̄ khéng tâk ńng;
 * neither party was willing to yield at all.


 * i kâi ŏi ngĕ, bŏi ńng;
 * he can be firm, but not complaisant.


 * pùaⁿ ngĕ pùaⁿ ńng;
 * forcible and yet mild.


 * i cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ tó̤ sò̤ ngĕ ńng kâi;
 * in so doing they are trying to see which can be the most determined.


 * cía tîeh cang ńng so̤h lâi pâk;
 * must tie this with a slack rope; must use gentleness in order to bind.


 * khí-thâu-ĕ pàng ńng-ńng, pàng i lâi jîp sì;
 * at first, make things very easy for him, and thus get him in your power.


 * i sĭ khi-hŭ i ńng-kha-chîh;
 * he abuses him because he is a soft-shelled crab; he imposes on his weakness.


 * i kâi sim-tn̂g ńng;
 * his disposition is very yielding.


 * phòng phŭe ût tîeh ío ńng;
 * a fluffy coverlet is softest to sleep in.


 * i keng tèng kâi láu-îa sĭ ngē sin kâi a sĭ ńng sin kâi?
 * Is the idol in that temple, a solid one with painted clothes, or a jointed one with real clothes?


 * thiⁿ-sî jûah, hûe kàu nĕ ńng-ńng;
 * in hot weather it becomes very plastic.


 * ńng kha chn̂g;
 * a table with, folding legs.


 * àiⁿ ngĕ cū ngĕ, àiⁿ ńng cū ńng;
 * can be firm when firmness is necessary, and compliant when compliance is desirable.


 * sẃn nŏ̤ ki ko̤ ńng-ńng jūn-jūn kâi;
 * select two very elastic and tough poles.


 * īu ńng īu bŏi cîh;
 * elastic but not easily broken.


 * ńng kǹg;
 * soft steel.


 * i kâi ńng sim căi;
 * is tender hearted.


 * chǹg tîeh i kâi ńng tó;
 * stabbed him in the bowels.


 * mông tîeh nap-nap ńng;
 * it feels very soft.


 * cía tîeh ēng ńng sì, m̄ hó̤ ēng ngĕ sì;
 * in this, gentleness not severity must be exercised.


 * chîp kàu ńng-ńng;
 * knead it over till it becomes very soft.


 * The pulp of a squash or melon; the pith of plants; the second film or coating of a branch.
 * si-kue sĭ cîah kue-n̂ng, tang-kue sĭ líu tīo n̂ng m̄ cîah;
 * of watermelons the innermost pulp is eaten, of squashes the innermost pulp is dug out and is not eaten.
 * of watermelons the innermost pulp is eaten, of squashes the innermost pulp is dug out and is not eaten.


 * tìo-kue n̂ng;
 * the middle pulp of a cucumber.


 * tek n̂ng;
 * the pith of bamboos.


 * ēng sng-sûi ki kâi jī-n̂ng;
 * use the coating which lies close under the bark of the mulberry.


 * A term of respect; a gentleman.
 * lĕng n̂ng;
 * your son.
 * your son.


 * sin-n̂ng;
 * a bridegroom.


 * cí nŏ̤ nâng sĭ n̂ng kŭ;
 * these two are brothers-in-law.


 * a-n̂ng;
 * my sister's husband.


 * sĭ cò̤ tì cêk pŏ kâi sĭ-n̂ng?
 * Of which Board is he the Vice President?


 * To overstitch; to hem; to overcast.
 * lṳ́ sĭ àiⁿ n̂ng a sĭ àiⁿ nîap?
 * Shall I overhand it or run it?
 * Shall I overhand it or run it?


 * n̂ng ìuⁿ cam ìuⁿ cam;
 * overhand it with very fine stitches.


 * nng kâi saⁿ;
 * make a tunic.


 * Eggs.
 * koi n̆ng, ah n̆ng, gô̤ n̆ng, cío n̆ng;
 * the eggs of hens, ducks, geese and birds.
 * the eggs of hens, ducks, geese and birds.


 * ló n̆ng;
 * pickled eggs.


 * n̆ng jîn, n̆ng pêh, n̆ng khak;
 * the yolk, the white and the shell of an egg.


 * koi n̆ng kâi hêng sĭ îⁿ lío, tòa tn̂g-sien : cêk thâu ío tōa, cêk thâu ío sòi;
 * the shape of a hen's egg is circular in one way, and eliptical the other: one end is larger than the other.


 * khà n̆ng;
 * break an egg.


 * phah n̆ng;
 * to beat up an egg.


 * koi n̆ng ko;
 * sponge cake.


 * pū n̆ng;
 * to hatch eggs.


 * ún ah n̆ng;
 * hatch ducks' eggs by artificial heat.


 * seⁿ n̆ng;
 * to lay eggs.


 * n̆ng tōaⁿ;
 * undeveloped eggs.


 * pû n̆ng;
 * poached eggs.


 * ìeⁿ n̆ng;
 * egg fritters.


 * chá n̆ng;
 * fried