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

愚

Uninstructed; rude; stupid.
ngô̤ tĭ;

your humble servant.
hó̤ kio hîen cía tâng sí, màiⁿ kio ngô̤ cía tâng seⁿ;

it is better to die with the wise than to live with the foolish.
i sĭm sĭ ngô̤-cwt;

he is

very awkward.

hieⁿ ngô̤;

rustics.
ngô̤ mîn;

the unenlightened mob.
cĭu úa kâi ngô̤ kìⁿ lâi thóiⁿ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

according to my humble opinion it is thus.
ngô̤-mŭeⁿ;

stupid.
tăi tì jîah ngô̤;

a clever man with a doltish expression.
ngô̤ hiaⁿ;

I, vour stupid elder brother.
ngô̤ tîet;

I, your foolish nephew.

隅

A corner, a nook, a secluded spot; a precise portion.
tîe-ciu-sîaⁿ lăi hun cò̤ chit ngô̤, cêk ngô̤ cêk kâi tī-pó̤;

the city of Chau-chau-fu is divided into seven wards, and each ward has an alderman,

虞

Anxious and therefore prepared; vigilant; provided against; an accident, a mishap.
khó̤ pó̤ bô̤ ngô̤;

can assure you there is nothing to apprehend.
chŵn m̄ pat so̤-ngô̤;

was remiss in nothing.
pàng kò̤ hó̤ ṳ̆-pĭ put ngô̤;

lay it aside in readiness for use in case of accident.
cía sĭ m̄-hó̤ so̤-ngô̤ kâi;

this is something that it will not do to be careless about.

The catalpa tree, noted for the even grain of its wood; the fall of its leaf denotes autumn.

遇

To meet; to come unexpectedly upon one; to occur, to happen; whenever; at the time of.
ngŏ̤ kìⁿ;

chanced to meet.
ngŏ̤ i m̄ tiêh;

did not come across him.
sĭm sĭ hó̤ ngŏ̤;

it is a very fortunate occurrence.
put khî jṳ̂ ngŏ̤; put ieh jṳ̂ ngŏ̤;

meet without previous agreement.
tŏ̤ lō tèng ngŏ̤ tîeh;

met on the way.
ngŏ̤ tîeh i m̄ tŏ̤;

it happened that he was not at home.
cía sĭ lâng ngŏ̤ kâi sṳ̄;

this is something that hardly ever happens.
ŭ ŵn ngŏ̤;

it happened well.
i kâi ngŏ̤-hâh hó̤;

it wasa lucky coincidence.
i cí-hûe ngŏ̤ lāng, lâi kìu i;

he is now in trouble, let us go to his rescue.
sie ngŏ̤;

met each other.
tng mīn ngŏ̤ tîeh;

met him face to face.

悟

To arouse to a sense of one’s situation; to awake; aware of; alive to.
chéⁿ ngŏ̤;

to rouse.
i kâi sim to m̄ chéⁿ ngŏ̤;

his mind does not take in the danger of the situation.
cip mîⁿ, put ngŏ̤;

remains bewildered and unaware of the danger.

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