A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / ngiet | 閩南語書寫

A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / ngiet

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  • To gnaw; to bite at.

  • jūn căi, ngiet m̄ lôh;

    very tough, so that I cannot gnaw it off.

  • jw̆n ngiet, ngiet m̄ tn̆g;

    however much I gnaw on it, I can’t gnaw it off.

  • i gût lío tó̤ ngiet khí;

    he grinds his teeth when asleep.

  • nío-chṳ́ ngiet phùa kâi khang;

    the rat has gnawed a hole through it.

  • ngiet lô̤h khṳ̀ nŏ̤ kâi khí ūi;

    has left the marks of two teeth on it where he bit it off.

  • i kâi khí ŏi ngiet nâng, màiⁿ khṳt i ngiet tîeh;

    he is apt to bite, do not let him bite you.