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

揑

To trump up a charge; to find a pretext for accusing another; to fabricate.
niap-sṳ̂ bû-hām;

to inform against falsely.
niap cêk khí ūe lâi tàⁿ;

made up a story to tell about him.
niap-cheng khiam i kâi cîⁿ;

falsely testified that he owed him money.
cía sṳ̄ sĭ niap-cău kâi;

this is a fabrication.
niap kàu ŭ chêng ŭ lí, ŭ cèng ŭ kṳ̆;

made up a charge that appeared wholly reasonable, and capable of proof.
niap kàu cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭo-sĭo;

fabricated a story which had a close resemblance to the truth.

襵

鑷

Forceps; pincers; tweezers; to nip up; to pull out.
niap-kíaⁿ;

tweezers.
cêk ki ah-niap;

a pair of nippers used in plucking out duck’s feathers.
thih niap;

forceps.
niap chiu;

pluck out the beard.
cía tîeh ŭ ki niap lâi niap cìaⁿ ŭ pō;

there must be a pair of nippers to pull this out with, then it can be effectively done.

攝

To act for; capable of directing; to control.
cêk kuaⁿ niap nŏ̤ ìn;

one officer holding two offices.
i kâi hûn khṳt kúi niap khṳ̀ kâi īeⁿ;

he is as if possessed by a devil.
niap tău-thâi kâi ìn sì kâi gûeh;

acted as Intendant of Circuit for four mouths.
cóng-tok kiam niap bú-īⁿ;

the Governor acts also as Major General.

𦄾

To ran a seam; to sew.
cí kâi saⁿ sùaⁿ-cūe lîh khṳ̀, tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ nîap hó̤;

the seam in this tunic is ripped, it must be again run together.
nîap bûa;

to run together.
i kâi cam li-li nîap, li-li nîap;

her needle flies in and out.

㖏

A railing, wrathful tone; to mimic tones.
i kâi chìe khek sĭ nĭap âu-lêng tó̤ chìe;

he sings his ballads in a female voice.

揑

To mould ; to work over.
cang thô lâi nîap cêk kâi sìeⁿ;

take clay and make an image.
nîap kàu nĕ sĭo-sĭo;

moulded it into a very close likeness.
sìo-bâk táng i khṳ̀ nîap;

as to the accounts, wait till ho goes and brings them into shape.
tâng sòi nîap kàu tōa;

worked at it from childhood to manhood.
tâng cheⁿ nîap kàu sêk, hẃn-lío bōi m̄ khṳ̀;

have had it in hand from the time when it was green until it became ripe, and still have not sold it.

捻

To pinch; to hold tightly; to take up; to manipulate.
cúa li pô̤h, chíu màiⁿ nîap;

the paper is thin, do not grasp it tightly.
chíu cē nîap m̄ kín cū ka-lâuh khṳ̀;

if you do not grasp it tightly it will drop out of your hand.
nîap lío m̄ hó̤ cò̤ bói bōi;

after they have been handled over they are not saleable.
chíu khṳ̀ nîap in-nî, nîap kàu âng-âng;

has dabbled in the rougetill her hands are red.
kha chìu tîeh pàng khùe cē màiⁿ cêk kâi thâu cū nîap cêk kùa;

you must move faster and not be a half day dressing your hair.

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