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• 尼姑 — ni5 gou1: Buddhist nun
• 年關 — ni5 guang1: end of the year, year's end (time for settling debts)
• 年號 — ni5 ho7: era name, regnal period
• 年歲 — ni5 huê3: age, years
• 年貨 — ni5 huê3: Chinese New Year goods, Spring Festival purchases
• 年幼 — ni5 iun3: young (literary)
• 年級 — ni5 kib4: grade (in school), year (of study)
• 年輕 — ni5 king1: young
• 年禮 — ni5 loi2: New Year gifts, year-end presents
• 年齡 — ni5 lêng5: age
• 年夜飯 — ni5 mê5 bung7: Chinese New Year's Eve reunion dinner
• 年年有餘 — ni5 ni5 u6 e5: abundance every year (auspicious New Year greeting)
• 年譜 — ni5 pou2: chronicle of someone's life, biographical timeline
• 年少 — ni5 siao3: young, youthful
• 年成 — ni5 sêng5: year's harvest
• 泥潭 — ni5 tam5: mire, mud pit, quagmire (figurative: difficult situation)
• 年頭 — ni5 tao5: beginning of the year, the times; days
• 泥土 — ni5 tou2: earth, soil, clay
• 年長 — ni5 ziang2: older (in age), senior, elder
• 泥水工 — ni5 zui2 gang1: bricklayer, plasterer, tiler
• 泥水匠 — ni5 zui2 ziang6: bricklayer, plasterer, tiler
• 尼 — ni5: Buddhist nun
• 年 — ni5: year
• 泥 — ni5: mud, soil
• 奶瓶 — ni6 bang5: feeding bottle, baby bottle
• 奶茶 — ni6 dê5: milk tea
• 奶瓜 — ni6 guê1: papaya
• 奶粉 — ni6 hung2: milk powder; powdered milk
• 奶 — ni6: milk; breast milk, grandmother (regional)
• 領奶塊膣 — nia2 nê1 go3 zi1: your mother's cunt (vulgar insult)
• 領事館 — nia2 se7 guang2: consulate
• 攝影 — niab4 ian2: photography, to take a photograph
• 涅槃 — niab4 puang5: nirvana
• 攝像頭 — niab4 sion3 tao5: camera, webcam, surveillance camera
• 攝像 — niab4 sion3: to videotape, to film
• 捏造 — niab4 zao6: to fabricate, to make up, to concoct
• 懾 — niab4: to fear; to be in awe, to frighten
• 捏 — niab4: to pinch, to knead; to mold
• 攝 — niab4: to take a photograph, to absorb, to manage
• 涅 — niab4: to dye black, to blacken
• 聶 — niab4: to whisper (into someone's ear)
• 黏液 — niam1 êg8: mucus
• 斂 — niam2: to restrain; to hold back, to collect (e.g. taxes)
• 廉價 — niam5 gê3: cheap, low-priced; inexpensive
• 鐮 — niam5: sickle
• 念念不忘 — niam6 niam6 bug4 bhuang5: to keep in mind constantly, to never forget
• 念 — niam6: to think of; to miss, to consider; idea; thought
• 念珠 — niam7 zu1: prayer beads, rosary
• 念 — niam7: to read aloud; to recite; to chant, to study (at school)
• 領班 — nian2 bang1: foreman, supervisor of a work crew
• 領導 — nian2 dao6: leader, boss; supervisor
• 領帶 — nian2 dua3: necktie, tie
• 領教 — nian2 ga3: to ask for advice; to consult with, to experience (someone's tricks), ironically
• 領域 — nian2 hog8: field, domain, sphere/realm
• 領會 — nian2 huê6: to comprehend, to grasp (the meaning of)
• 領略 — nian2 liag8: to appreciate, to experience, to understand
• 嶺南 — nian2 nam5: Lingnan (region south of the Nanling Mountains, covering Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan)
• 領悟 — nian2 ngo6: to comprehend, to grasp, to realize
• 領事 — nian2 se7: consul
• 領袖 — nian2 siu3: leader
• 領洗 — nian2 soi2: to be baptized, to receive baptism
• 領土 — nian2 tou2: territory
• 嶺 — nian2: mountain ridge, mountain pass, mountain range
• 領 — nian2: to receive; to get; to draw, to lead; to guide, collar
• 擽 — niao1: to tickle, itchy
• 皺紋 — niao3 bhung5: wrinkle
• 𥍉目 — nih4 mag8: to blink, to wink, to wink at someone
• 𥍉 — nih4: to blink, to wink
• 恁 — ning2: you (plural)
• 糧草 — nion5 cao2: rations, provisions (esp. military, incl. fodder)
• 糧油 — nion5 iu5: grain and oil (supplies)
• 糧食 — nion5 ziah8: grain, cereal, food rations
• 娘 — nion5: mother; ma (colloquial), woman; young girl
• 梁 — nion5: roof beam; ridge (of a roof), surname (Liang)
• 糧 — nion5: grain; provisions; food
• 皺眉 — niou3 bhai5: to frown, to knit one's brows, to scowl
• 皺 — niou3: to wrinkle; to crease, wrinkle; fold (n.)
• 紐帶 — niu2 dua3: link; tie; bond
• 紐約 — niu2 iêh4: New York (state), New York City
• 扭曲 — niu2 kiog4: to distort, to twist, to contort
• 紐襻 — niu2 pang3: button loop
• 扭送 — niu2 sang3: to seize and turn over to the police
• 扭 — niu2: to twist; to wrench, to sprain
• 紐 — niu2: button, knob; handle
• 謬 — niu6: false; wrong; erroneous
• 樑 — niên5: roof beam, bridge, ridge
• 讓 — niên7: to let; to allow, to yield; to give way
• 卵 — nng6: egg
• 糯米 — no3 bhi2: glutinous rice; sticky rice
• 懦夫 — no3 hu1: coward, craven
• 努力 — no3 lag8: to work hard, to strive, hard-working
• 懦弱 — no3 riag8: cowardly and weak, spineless
• 努 — no3: to exert oneself, to strive, to pout
• 怒 — no3: angry; furious; indignant, anger; wrath
• 懦 — no3: cowardly, timid, sluggish; lazy
• 糯 — no3: glutinous; sticky
• 挪威 — no5 ui1: Norway
• 孥 — no5: children; offspring, wife and children
• 挪 — no5: to move, to shift
• 兩母囝 — no6 bho2 gian2: mother and child, mother and son/daughter
• 兩點 — no6 diam2: two o'clock
• 兩公婆 — no6 gong1 pua5: husband and wife, married couple
• 兩維碼 — no6 rui5 bhê2: QR code
• 兩 — no6: two, 2
• 𰇇 — no7: particle expressing persuasion, urging particle
• 菱角 — noi5 gag4: water caltrop (edible nut)
• 荔果 — noi7 guên2: lychee
• 荔 — noi7: lychee (short for 荔枝)
• 蓮茭 — noin5 gao6: lotus root
• 蓮花 — noin5 huê1: lotus, water lily
• 蓮藕 — noin5 ngou2: lotus root
• 蓮下 — noin5 ê6: Lianxia (a town in Chenghai District, Shantou, Guangdong, China)
• 蓮 — noin5: lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
• 楝 — noin7: Chinaberry; bead tree (Melia azedarach)
• 孥囝鬼 — nou1 gian2 gui2: kid (derogatory), brat
• 孥囝頭 — nou1 gian2 tao5: leader of a group of children, adult who is popular with children
• 孥囝 — nou1 gian2: child
• 孥 — nou1: child (bound form, only used in the word 孥囝)
• 奴僕 — nou5 bog8: servant, lackey
• 奴才 — nou5 cai5: slave, servant, flunkey/lackey (derogatory)
• 奴隸 — nou5 di6: slave, enslaved person
• 奴 — nou5: slave, servant
• 孥 — nou5: son, baby
• 僆 — nuan3: newly hatched chick, chick
• 爛 — nuan7: rotten; spoiled, overcooked; mushy
• 暖氣 — nuang2 ki3: heating, warm air, heater
• 餒 — nui2: hungry, discouraged, dispirited
• 呢 — nê1: sentence-final particle (what about...?), sentence-final particle (continuation/pause)
• 涼傘 — nê5 suan3: parasol, ceremonial umbrella
• 晾 — nê5: to air-dry; to hang out to dry, to hang up
• 肉醬 — nêg4 ziên3: meat paste, minced meat, meat sauce
• 肉脞 — nêg8 co3: minced meat; mince (usually pork)
• 暱稱 — nêg8 cêng1: nickname, pet name, term of endearment
• 肉酵 — nêg8 gan3: starch-and-meat patty (Teochew snack)
• 肉桂 — nêg8 gui3: cassia, cinnamon
• 肉丸 — nêg8 in5: meatball
• 肉圓 — nêg8 in5: meatball, ba-wan (Taiwanese meatball snack)
• 肉眼 — nêg8 oin2: longan (fruit)
• 肉粽 — nêg8 zang3: zongzi with meat stuffing
• 溺水 — nêg8 zui2: to drown, to be drowning
• 溺 — nêg8: to drown, to submerge
• 冷汗 — nên2 guan7: cold sweat
• 冷氣 — nên2 ki3: air conditioning, air conditioner, cold air
• 冷暖 — nên2 luang2: coldness and warmth, well-being
• 冷靜 — nên2 zên6: calm, composed, sober
• 冷 — nên2: cold, cool
• 窩藏 — o1 cang5: to harbor (a fugitive), to conceal (stolen goods)
• 窩點 — o1 diam2: hideout; den; lair (for illegal activity)
• 萵苣 — o1 ge6: lettuce, celtuce
• 蝸牛 — o1 ghu5: snail, land snail
• 呵咾 — o1 lo2: to praise, to commend
• 阿彌陀佛 — o1 ni5 to5 hug8: Amitabha! (Buddhist exclamation of blessing or thanks), Amitābha (the Buddha)
• 鏖糟 — o1 zo1: dirty, filthy
• 屙 — o1: to defecate, to have diarrhea
• 窩 — o1: nest, den; hiding place
• 襖 — o2: coat, jacket (Chinese-style)
• 奧地利 — o3 di7 li6: Austria
• 奧密克戎 — o3 mig8 kiog4 rong5: Omicron (Greek letter), Omicron (COVID-19 variant)
• 澳門 — o3 mung5: Macau
• 奧運會 — o3 ung7 huê6: Olympic Games, the Olympics
• 奧運 — o3 ung7: the Olympics, Olympic Games
• 澳洲 — o3 ziu1: Australia, Oceania (dated)
• 奧 — o3: profound; obscure; mysterious
• 澳 — o3: bay; inlet, (abbreviation) Australia; Macau
• 蠔油 — o5 iu5: oyster sauce
• 蠔烙 — o5 luah4: oyster omelette
• 蠔爽 — o5 suang2: thick oyster broth
• 菏澤 — o5 zêg8: Heze (city in Shandong, China)
• 荷 — o5: to carry (a load on the shoulder); to bear, load; burden
• 菏 — o5: name of a river in Shandong, China (used in place names)
• 蚵 — o5: oyster
• 蠔 — o5: oyster
• 臥病 — o6 bên7: to be bedridden, to be laid up (ill)
• 臥車 — o6 cia1: car; automobile; sedan, sleeping car (train)
• 臥底 — o6 doi2: undercover agent, mole, plant
• 臥室 — o6 sig4: bedroom
• 臥 — o6: to lie down, to rest; to sleep
• 握手 — og4 ciu2: to shake hands
• 屋主 — og4 zu2: homeowner, householder
• 屋 — og4: house, room
• 握 — og4: to hold; to grip; to grasp, to control
• 渥 — og4: moist; soaked (literary), deep; rich; thick (literary)
• 惡呾 — oh4 dan3: hard to say, difficult to put into words
• 學車 — oh8 cia1: to learn to drive
• 學堂 — oh8 deng5: school, old-style private school
• 學古 — oh8 gou2: to tell a story, to narrate
• 學話 — oh8 uê7: to learn to speak, to gossip; spread hearsay
• 學 — oh8: to learn; to study, to imitate; to copy
• 挨 — oi1: to grind
• 矮細 — oi2 soi3: short and small, undersized
• 矮 — oi2: short (in stature), low
• 鞋鍬 — oi5 ciao1: shoehorn
• 鞋帶 — oi5 dua3: shoelace
• 鞋櫃 — oi5 guin7: shoe cabinet
• 鞋油 — oi5 iu5: shoe polish, shoe cream
• 鞋刷 — oi5 suêh4: shoe brush
• 鞋拖 — oi5 tua1: slippers, sandals
• 鞋 — oi5: shoe, footwear
• 會得 — oi6 dig4: can, to be able to, to be capable of
• 會曉 — oi6 hiou2: to know, to understand