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408 eggs.
 * sâh n̆ng;
 * boiled eggs.


 * luah n̆ng pau;
 * omelet.


 * n̆ng si;
 * shredded eggs.


 * sâh kâi n̆ng khṳt i ah kiaⁿ;
 * boil an egg and give it him to pacify his fears.


 * phûe n̆ng;
 * eggs preserved in clay.


 * n̆ng phah phàⁿ;
 * eggs beaten to a froth.

 noⁿ


 * A child; children, (When followed by the diminutive the tone changes to the high even tone).
 * a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ;
 * children; bairns.
 * children; bairns.


 * a-nôⁿ, m̄ hó̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * my child, do not do that.


 * ŏng a-nôⁿ;
 * jolt baby.


 * phŏ̤ a-nôⁿ;
 * have a babe in arms.


 * seⁿ a-nôⁿ;
 * give birth to an infant.


 * kio a-nôⁿ; kang a-nôⁿ;
 * to take care of a child as a nurse does; to be with child.


 * lṳ́ ŭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ a būe?
 * Have you any children yet?


 * kà a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kui-kṳ́;
 * teach the children how to behave.


 * àⁿ a-nôⁿ ût;
 * get the baby to sleep.


 * a-nôⁿ hng-hng-kìe;
 * the baby whines.


 * a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ sĭeⁿ;
 * childish notions.


 * lṳ́ cò̤ sṳ̄ màiⁿ kio a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * do not act childishly.


 * tōa nâng hì a sĭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hì?
 * Are the players adults or children?


 * a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kih keng-càu;
 * children build playhouses.


 * a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ ki-ka-kìe;
 * children chatter.


 * hàm a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ màiⁿ cih-cah-kìe;
 * tell the children not to make a noise calling out.


 * hàm a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kâi kha màiⁿ khìt-khôk-kìe;
 * tell the children not to make a noise with their feet.


 * a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ phah phòng-phĭe īu hàuⁿ, īu ùi;
 * when children fire off crackers, they are both pleased and afraid.


 * lṳ́ tōa lío, màiⁿ cong-kú ô̤h a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ kâi īeⁿ;
 * since you are full grown do not continue to behave as if you were a child.


 * a-nôⁿ keh nĭ a būe?
 * Is the baby weaned yet?


 * a-nôⁿ àiⁿ cîah nĭ, tîeh lâi chī;
 * the child wishes to nurse and must be allowed to do so.


 * cak kàu a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ chéⁿ;
 * made a noise and woke up the baby.


 * jíang kàu a-nôⁿ chéⁿ;
 * woke the baby by screaming out.


 * A person bought with money; it now generally means those sentenced to slavery; an abject; a term of contempt.
 * nôⁿ-pôk;
 * a male slave.
 * a male slave.


 * nôⁿ-pĭ;
 * a female slave.


 * cíeⁿ cîⁿ nôⁿ;
 * a miser.


 * nôⁿ châi;
 * Your Servant, (used by the Manchus when addressing the emperor).


 * būe seⁿ chĭeⁿ, soiⁿ seⁿ chĭeⁿ-nôⁿ;
 * before the elephant was produced, the elephant keeper was brought forth.


 * a-tia m̄ cò̤, àiⁿ cò̤ nôⁿ;
 * if you won't be a master, you will be a slave; (said in scolding a naughty child).

 noiⁿ


 * Hard and crisp; solid; dense.
 * cîah tîeh tōiⁿ-nòiⁿ tōiⁿ-nòiⁿ nē;
 * in eating it, it seems very firm-fleshed.
 * in eating it, it seems very firm-fleshed.


 * pû lío cong-kú tōiⁿ-nòiⁿ;
 * after being cooked it continues very hard.


 * mông tîeh hṳ́ tói ŏi tōiⁿ-nòiⁿ;
 * can feel a hard lump inside.


 * The lotus, the flower consecrated to Buddha.
 * nôiⁿ hue;
 * the lotus or water-lily, of which there are many varieties.
 * the lotus or water-lily, of which there are many varieties.


 * nôiⁿ ci, nôiⁿ ki, nôiⁿ hieh, nôiⁿ kău;
 * the seeds, stems, leaves and roots of the lotus.


 * nôiⁿ kng;
 * a large jar in which water-lilies are grown.


 * so nôiⁿ;
 * the dwarf lotus.


 * n̂g nôiⁿ;
 * yellow lilies.


 * hṳ̂ nôiⁿ;
 * ground lilies.


 * tôk-kha nôiⁿ;
 * a plant like the arum.


 * nôiⁿ-hue hah, nôiⁿ chīu;
 * petals and stamens of the lotus.


 * nôiⁿ tî;
 * a lotus pond.


 * hŵn lâu i kâi nôiⁿ pō;
 * still detain her from departing.


 * nôiⁿ pō;
 * a lady-like gait.


 * nôiⁿ pô;
 * the seed-pod of the lotus.


 * The lichi, a fruit found in Southern China.
 * nôiⁿ-kúe; nôi-kúaiⁿ;
 * the lichi.
 * the lichi.


 * cù hût nôiⁿ-kúaiⁿ;
 * the small-seeded lichi.


 * o hîeh nôiⁿ-kúaiⁿ;
 * the dark foliaged lichi.


 * nôiⁿ kúaiⁿ kuaⁿ;
 * dried lichis.


 * hŏng hue nôiⁿ-kúaiⁿ;
 * the thick-rinded yellow lichi.


 * An aquatic vegetable.
 * nôiⁿ-kak;
 * the water caltrop, or buffalo horn, whose fruit is eaten.
 * the water caltrop, or buffalo horn, whose fruit is eaten.


 * nôiⁿ-kak tî;
 * a pool in which the water caltrop grows.


 * tiah kúi lîap cheⁿ nôiⁿ-kak lâi cîah;
 * pick a few water caltrops to eat.


 * A tree bearing lilac flowers, the Melia azedarach [sic], or Pride of India.
 * kho-nōiⁿ chīu;
 * the Pride of India tree.
 * the Pride of India tree.


 * To set the heel upon and grind down; to tread upon.
 * cang kha lâi nōiⁿ;
 * set the foot upon and destroy.
 * set the foot upon and destroy.


 * nōiⁿ cò̤ nêk-cìeⁿ;
 * trampled to a jelly.

 no̤ⁿ


 * To exert the utmost strength; to agonize for; to put forth the last effort; a desperate, deadly struggle.
 * kun-sṳ̆ hùe nâng-nâng nó̤ⁿ-lâk hìang côiⁿ;
 * the soldiers, every man, rushed forward with all their energy.
 * the soldiers, every man, rushed forward with all their energy.


 * tîeh cèng nâng nó̤ⁿ-lâk cìaⁿ ŭ pō;
 * must all strive with the utmost force, then it may be effectual.


 * Timid; soft; imbecile.
 * i kâi nâng nó̤ⁿ-jîak;
 * he is infirm.
 * he is infirm.


 * i cn̂g kâi nó̤ⁿ-jîak căi, bô̤ ēng;
 * he is altogether infirm of purpose, and good for nothing.