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• 嚴厲 — ngiam5 li6: strict, stern, severe
• 閻羅王 — ngiam5 lo5 uang5: Yama (god of the underworld), King Yama
• 閻羅 — ngiam5 lo5: Yama (god of the underworld)
• 嚴密 — ngiam5 mig8: tight; airtight, rigorous; meticulous
• 嚴肅性 — ngiam5 sog4 sên3: seriousness, solemnity
• 嚴肅 — ngiam5 sog4: serious, solemn, earnest
• 嚴峻 — ngiam5 zung3: severe, grim, stern
• 嚴 — ngiam5: strict; rigorous; stern
• 釅 — ngiam5: strong, concentrated (of a beverage), thick
• 閆 — ngiam5: a surname
• 閻 — ngiam5: surname Yan
• 驗收 — ngiam7 siu1: to inspect and approve (upon delivery), to check for acceptance
• 驗證碼 — ngiam7 zêng3 bhê2: verification code, CAPTCHA; security code
• 驗 — ngiam7: to test, to examine, to verify
• 仰 — ngiang2: to rely on; to depend on
• 研究生 — ngiang5 giu3 sêng1: graduate student, postgraduate student
• 研究員 — ngiang5 giu3 uang5: researcher, research fellow
• 研判 — ngiang5 puang3: to judge and determine, to assess and conclude
• 貓囝 — ngiao1 gian2: kitten, cat
• 貓頭鳥 — ngiao1 tao5 ziao2: owl
• 貓 — ngiao1: cat
• 貓鼠 — ngiao2 ce2: mouse, rat
• 堯 — ngiao5: Yao (legendary Chinese emperor), a surname
• 吟 — ngim5: to recite, to chant, to groan
• 岑 — ngim5: small tall hill (literary)
• 貓母 — ngiou1 bho2: female cat, tabby
• 貓牯 — ngiou1 gou2: male cat, tomcat
• 貓娘 — ngiou1 niê5: female cat, tabby
• 貓頭鷹 — ngiou1 tao5 êng1: owl
• 儼 — ngiêm2: grave; dignified; majestic, as if; seemingly
• 研 — ngiêng2: to grind; to rub, to research; to study
• 研究所 — ngiêng5 giu3 so2: research institute, graduate school
• 研究 — ngiêng5 giu3: to research; to study; to investigate
• 研發 — ngiêng5 huêg4: to research and develop, to do R&D
• 妍 — ngiêng5: beautiful, captivating
• 愚蠢 — ngo5 cung2: stupid, foolish, unwise
• 愚姪 — ngo5 diêg8: this foolish nephew (humble self-reference), I (used by a nephew addressing an elder)
• 愚鈍 — ngo5 dung6: stupid, slow-witted, dull
• 俄國 — ngo5 gog4: Russia, Soviet Russia (Taiwan usage)
• 俄羅斯 — ngo5 lo5 se1: Russia
• 愚昧 — ngo5 muê6: ignorant, benighted
• 梧桐 — ngo5 tong5: Chinese parasol tree, wutong tree
• 愚拙 — ngo5 zuag4: stupid and clumsy
• 俄 — ngo5: Russia (short form), Russian
• 娥 — ngo5: beautiful (archaic), beautiful woman (literary)
• 愚 — ngo5: foolish; stupid
• 梧 — ngo5: Chinese parasol tree (bound form, as in 梧桐)
• 禺 — ngo5: a kind of large monkey (archaic), a surname
• 莪 — ngo5: Incarvillea sinensis (a plant)
• 虞 — ngo5: to worry, to be concerned about, to anticipate
• 蛾 — ngo5: moth
• 隅 — ngo5: corner, nook, remote place
• 遇見 — ngo6 gin3: to meet (by accident); to bump into
• 遇難 — ngo6 lang7: to perish, to be killed (esp. in an accident)
• 寓 — ngo6: to dwell, to reside, to live in
• 悟 — ngo6: to realize, to become aware, to awaken (to)
• 遇 — ngo6: to meet; to come across; to encounter; to run into
• 午餐 — ngou2 cang1: lunch
• 五經富 — ngou2 gên1 pou3: Wujingfu (town in Jiexi, Jieyang, Guangdong)
• 五香粉 — ngou2 hiang1 hung2: five-spice powder
• 午休 — ngou2 hiun1: to take a midday break; to rest after lunch
• 五湖四海 — ngou2 hu5 si3 hai2: all corners of the world, far and wide, everywhere
• 藕粉 — ngou2 hung2: lotus root starch
• 五花八門 — ngou2 huê1 boih4 mung5: of a wide variety, all kinds of, diverse
• 五行 — ngou2 hêng5: five elements (wuxing), (Teochew) looks; appearance of a person
• 忤逆 — ngou2 ngêg8: to be disobedient to one's parents; to be unfilial, to violate; to go against
• 偶爾 — ngou2 re2: occasionally, sometimes, once in a while
• 偶然 — ngou2 riêng5: accidentally; by chance, occasionally
• 午時花 — ngou2 si5 huê1: sunflower
• 午時 — ngou2 si5: the hours of the horse (11am-1pm), noon period
• 偶像 — ngou2 sion3: idol, icon, statuette
• 午睡 — ngou2 sui6: to take an afternoon nap, siesta; nap after lunch
• 藕節 — ngou2 zag4: node of lotus root, lotus root
• 伍 — ngou2: five (formal numeral, used on documents/finance), troop of five soldiers
• 偶 — ngou2: accidentally, by chance, occasionally
• 午 — ngou2: noon; midday, seventh of the twelve earthly branches, horse (zodiac sign)
• 忤 — ngou2: to violate, to go against, to disobey
• 藕 — ngou2: lotus root
• 迕 — ngou2: to meet; to encounter, to violate; to go against
• 五百 — ngou6 bêh4: five hundred
• 五星紅旗 — ngou6 cên1 ang5 gi5: Five-star Red Flag (flag of the People's Republic of China)
• 五星 — ngou6 cên1: five stars, the five visible planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn)
• 五點 — ngou6 diam2: five o'clock
• 五穀 — ngou6 gag4: the five grains, cereals, staple crops
• 五月節 — ngou6 ghuêh8 zoih4: Dragon Boat Festival
• 五月 — ngou6 ghuêh8: May, fifth month
• 五經 — ngou6 gian1: the Five Classics (of Confucianism)
• 五更 — ngou6 gên1: the five night watches (archaic), the fifth watch, 3-5am
• 五香 — ngou6 hiang1: five-spice (seasoning), ngo hiang (fried meat roll)
• 五腳砌 — ngou6 ka1 gih4: five-foot way, covered walkway under a shophouse arcade
• 五十八 — ngou6 zab8 boih4: fifty-eight, 58
• 五十七 — ngou6 zab8 cig4: fifty-seven
• 五十九 — ngou6 zab8 gao2: fifty-nine, 59
• 五十一 — ngou6 zab8 ig4: fifty-one
• 五十六 — ngou6 zab8 lag8: fifty-six, 56
• 五十五 — ngou6 zab8 ngou6: fifty-five, 55
• 五十二 — ngou6 zab8 ri6: fifty-two, 52
• 五十三 — ngou6 zab8 san1: fifty-three, 53
• 五十四 — ngou6 zab8 si3: fifty-four, 54
• 五十 — ngou6 zab8: fifty, 50
• 五臟六腑 — ngou6 zang6 lag8 hu2: the internal organs, five viscera and six bowels
• 仵作 — ngou6 zoh4: coroner (historical), examiner of corpses
• 五 — ngou6: five, 5
• 玩笑 — nguang2 cio3: joke, jest
• 頑固 — nguang2 gu3: stubborn, obstinate, diehard
• 玩具 — nguang2 gu6: toy
• 頑強 — nguang2 kiang5: tenacious, staunch, indomitable
• 玩樂 — nguang2 lag8: to have fun, to play around, to enjoy oneself
• 頑皮 — nguang2 puê5: naughty, mischievous
• 玩耍 — nguang2 seng2: to play, to have fun, to amuse oneself
• 玩賞 — nguang2 sion2: to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to appreciate
• 頑童 — nguang2 tong5: naughty child, mischievous child, urchin
• 頑疾 — nguang2 zib8: chronic illness, stubborn ailment
• 元旦 — nguang5 dang3: New Year's Day
• 原底 — nguang5 di2: originally, at first
• 原告 — nguang5 go3: plaintiff, complainant
• 原價 — nguang5 gê3: original price
• 原型 — nguang5 hêng5: prototype, archetype
• 原野 — nguang5 ia2: open country, wilderness, field
• 源遠流長 — nguang5 iang2 liu5 ciang5: having a long and rich history
• 原因 — nguang5 ing1: cause; reason
• 原油 — nguang5 iu5: crude oil
• 原來 — nguang5 lai5: originally, as it turns out; actually
• 原理 — nguang5 li2: principle, tenet
• 原諒 — nguang5 liang6: to forgive, to excuse, to pardon
• 原料 — nguang5 liao7: raw material, ingredient
• 源源不斷 — nguang5 nguang5 bug4 duang6: continuously; like a steady stream
• 原始 — nguang5 si2: original, primitive
• 元宵 — nguang5 siao1: Lantern Festival, sticky rice dumplings (tangyuan)
• 源頭 — nguang5 tao5: source; origin; headwaters
• 原有 — nguang5 u6: original, pre-existing, originally possessed
• 原子核 — nguang5 ze2 hêg4: atomic nucleus
• 原子彈 — nguang5 ze2 tang5: atomic bomb
• 原子 — nguang5 ze2: atom
• 原罪 — nguang5 zuê6: original sin
• 原則 — nguang5 zêg4: principle
• 元 — nguang5: yuan (monetary unit); dollar, first; primary; origin
• 原 — nguang5: original; former, primary; basic
• 源 — nguang5: source (of a river), origin, root
• 芫 — nguang5: Daphne genkwa (TCM herb), used in 芫荽 (coriander)
• 頑 — nguang5: stubborn; obstinate, naughty; mischievous
• 顏 — nguang5: countenance; facial expression, color; hue
• 願景 — nguang6 gêng2: vision (of the future), aspiration
• 願意 — nguang6 i3: to be willing, to want
• 願望 — nguang6 mo7: wish, desire; aspiration
• 危及 — ngui5 gib8: to endanger, to jeopardize
• 偽君子 — ngui6 gung1 ze2: hypocrite
• 偽造 — ngui6 zao6: to forge, to falsify, to counterfeit
• 偽裝 — ngui6 zuang1: to disguise, to pretend, to camouflage
• 偽證 — ngui6 zêng3: perjury, false testimony
• 偽 — ngui6: false, fake, counterfeit, pseudo-
• 危機 — nguin5 gi1: crisis, hidden danger
• 危急 — nguin5 gib4: critical, desperate
• 危害性 — nguin5 hai7 sên3: harmfulness
• 危害 — nguin5 hai7: to harm, to endanger, to jeopardize
• 危險性 — nguin5 hiam2 sên3: dangerousness, riskiness
• 危險 — nguin5 hiam2: dangerous, risky, danger
• 危 — nguin5: dangerous, precarious
• 玩 — nguêng2: to play; to have fun, to play with; to toy with
• 原味 — nguêng5 bhi7: natural flavor, original taste
• 元朝 — nguêng5 ciou5: Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
• 顏值 — nguêng5 dag8: level of physical attractiveness, looks (facial appearance)
• 元宵節 — nguêng5 siou1 zoih4: Lantern Festival
• 元素 — nguêng5 su3: element (chemical), element; component
• 顏色 — nguêng5 sêg4: color
• 原位 — nguêng5 ui7: original position, normal position
• 願 — nguêng6: to wish; to desire, to be willing
• 硬愛 — ngê6 ain3: to insist on (doing something despite others' wishes)
• 硬掠 — ngê6 liah8: to force somebody to do something
• 硬淨 — ngê6 zên6: sturdy and durable (of wooden furniture)
• 逆境 — ngêg8 gêng2: adversity, difficult situation, predicament
• 逆風 — ngêg8 huang1: headwind, adverse wind
• 逆襲 — ngêg8 sib8: to counterattack, to strike back
• 逆轉 — ngêg8 zuang2: to reverse, to turn around (a situation)
• 逆 — ngêg8: to oppose; to go against, to quit (a bad habit)
• 硬幣 — ngên6 bi6: coin
• 硬盤 — ngên6 buan5: hard disk; hard drive
• 硬虎 — ngên6 houn2: definitely, certainly, surely, must
• 硬 — ngên6: hard (resistant to pressure), stiff; firm, tough; strong
• 迎娶 — ngêng5 cu2: to marry (a woman), to fetch the bride (for a wedding)
• 凝結 — ngêng5 gag4: to coagulate, to condense, to congeal
• 迎合 — ngêng5 hah8: to cater to, to pander to
• 迎接 — ngêng5 ziab4: to welcome, to greet, to meet and pick up (someone)
• 迎戰 — ngêng5 ziang3: to meet the enemy in battle
• 凝聚力 — ngêng5 zu6 lag8: cohesion, cohesiveness
• 銀紙 — ngêng5 zua2: joss paper, ghost money
• 凝 — ngêng5: to congeal; to coagulate, to freeze, cold (Teochew)
• 迎 — ngêng5: to welcome, to greet, to receive
• 奶母 — ni1 bho2: wet nurse
• 艿 — ni1: used in 芋艿 (taro)
• 弭 — ni2: to stop, to put an end to, to remove
• 彌 — ni2: to fill; to pervade, more; all the more, to mend; to make up for
• 年冬 — ni5 dang1: year's harvest
• 年代 — ni5 do7: era, decade, period
• 年底 — ni5 doi2: end of the year, year-end
• 年度 — ni5 dou7: year (fiscal/academic), annual
• 年鑑 — ni5 gam3: almanac, yearbook
• 年紀 — ni5 gi2: age (of a person)
• 尼哥底母 — ni5 go1 di2 bho2: Nicodemus
• 尼姑庵 — ni5 gou1 am1: Buddhist nunnery, convent