齧
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To gnaw; to bite at.
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jūn căi, ngiet m̄ lôh;
very tough, so that I cannot gnaw it off.
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jw̆n ngiet, ngiet m̄ tn̆g;
however much I gnaw on it, I can’t gnaw it off.
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i gût lío tó̤ ngiet khí;
he grinds his teeth when asleep.
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nío-chṳ́ ngiet phùa kâi khang;
the rat has gnawed a hole through it.
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ngiet lô̤h khṳ̀ nŏ̤ kâi khí ūi;
has left the marks of two teeth on it where he bit it off.
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i kâi khí ŏi ngiet nâng, màiⁿ khṳt i ngiet tîeh;
he is apt to bite, do not let him bite you.