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NEPHEW nephew, tie̍t; gūa-seng (sister's son). generally called tau-sun.

Neptune, hái-lêng-uâng.

nerve, náuⁿ-kṳn; náuⁿ-si; náuⁿ-kṳn-si.

nest, tshâu; tàu; siū (with young birds). make a, tsoh-siū. of thieves, tsha̍t-tàu; tsha̍t-hua̍t; tsha̍t-tshâu; tsha̍t-o. of articles of larger and smaller size, with smaller lying inside larger, chek-thun.

net, mãng; tsan; nôiⁿ. weave, kit-mãng; phah-mãng. cast, pha-mãng. set, hē-mãng; lo̍h-mãng. catch fish in, mãng-hṳ̂.

never, tsóng-bô; būan-bô. yet, tshông-tsôiⁿ būe-ũ; tsṳ̃-liáu m̄-pat. mind, bô-siang-kan; chhìn-tshái; m̄-kàu tî-kò-khṳ̀; bô-tì-chhiet; bò-chhiet-iàu; bô-kai-tsài. he will never come, ióng-kú bô-lâi. this will never do, chièⁿ-seⁿ m̄-tsò-tit. nevertheless, hûan-liáu.

new, sin. style, sin-khúan; sin-siãng. your, sin-nîⁿ. new year's eve, kùe-nîⁿ; ji̍h-káu saⁿ-tsa̍p mêⁿ. new year's day, chiaⁿ--gue̍h chhiu-it. newly made, sin-tsò. news, sin-bũn; sie-sit. newspaper, sin-bũn-tsúa.

next, after another, sie-sùa; tõiⁿ-jī. month, ẽ-kâi-gue̍h; ãu-kâi-gue̍h. day, mêng-ji̍t; mùaⁿ-khí; mùaⁿ-tsá. year, mêⁿ-nîⁿ; mêng-nîⁿ. time, ẽ-hûe; ãu-pái.

nice, hó; ngiá; tshù-bī; chhèng-ì; ha̍h-ì; zû-ì.

niche, chhiêⁿ-kham; piah-kham; chhiêⁿ-khang; chhiêⁿ-keh; chhiêⁿ-tû.

nickname, nâng tsũan kâi-miâⁿ; phì-sièⁿ kâi-miâⁿ.

niece, tie̍t-nńg; nńg-tie̍t; gūa-seng-nńg (sister's daughter).

niggardly, kiâm-siap; kiâm; liẽn-siap; kien-liẽn; chhiú-thâu tōiⁿ; siáu-khièn; niauh-siauh.

night, mêⁿ. last, tsà-mêⁿ. to-night, kim-mêⁿ; mêⁿ-hng. journey by, kiâⁿ-mêⁿ-lōu. time, mêⁿ--kùa; mêⁿ--tsṳ́. late at, mêⁿ-âm; keⁿ chhim; àm. dress, gu̍t-saⁿ. night-mare, māng-kìⁿ-kúi; chin-kìⁿ-kúi; bái-kúi teh. nightly, pâi-mêⁿ; pâi-mêⁿ-àm. first half of night, chiēⁿ-pùaⁿ-mêⁿ.

nimble, kha khin-khiáu; kha khin, chhiú khùe.

nine, káu; khùai. nineteen, tsa̍p-káu.

nip, nihⁿ; liàm (more severely). with nippers, khîⁿ; koih. nippers, thih-khîⁿ; thih-kîⁿ; niap-kiáⁿ; nihⁿ-kiáⁿ; kia̍p-kiáⁿ; koih-kiáⁿ.

nipples, nîⁿ-thâu.

nitre, siau.