[Dictionary]
EDUTECH:  Taiwanese to English  (N)
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Selection . .ng . . Na. .  Nah . .  Nai . . Nau. . Ne . . Ni . . Nih . .  Nia . .  Niau . .  Niu . . Nng    . .No . . Noa  . .

Na ... na ... if
............ nar ... as if
............ nar ... to take, to remove
............ nar ... Why? How come? 
............ nar- ... the more -- the more
............ nax ... to siege
Na'A ... na'ar ... basket with handles
Na'Au ... na'aau ... throat, pharynx
Na'Au'Iam ... na'aau-iam ... laryngitis
Na'AuKng ... na'aau-mngr ... esophagus, gullet . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
Na'AuTi'A ... na'aau-tih'ar ... uvula
Na'AuTia ... na'aau-thviax ... sore throat
Na'AuZeng ... na'aau-zexng ... diphtheria
NaCinCiu ... nar-chinchviu ... be somewhat like
NaCioh ... nafcioq ... to borrow
NaHuSaLen ... nahusalen ... naphthalene
NaHuiZui ... naa-huyzhuix ... Indian white-breasted kingfisher
Na'Iong ... naf'iong ... to embezzle, to misappropriate
NaKai ... nafkhay ... to move away
NaKeng ... nakefng ... blue whale
NaKi ... nafkhix ... to take away
NaKiu ... nakiuu ... basket-ball
NaKiuTiu ... nakiuu-tviuu ... basket-ball court
NaLi ... naflie ... where
NaLien ... naflieen ... what year, which year (in the future)
NaNa ... naxna ...  only, that's all 
NaNia ... naxnia ... only, that's all 
NaOe ... naf'oe ...  how it can be 
NaPa ... nafphvax ... even if
NaPan ... nafpan ... to arrest and punish
NaPat ... nafpat ... guava
NaPo ... napor ... sapphire
NaPoCioh ... napofcioh ... sapphire
NaPo ... napox ... blue cloth
NaPoah ... napoah ... cymbal
NaPoat ... nafpoat ... guava
NaPoat ... napoat ... guava
NaPok ... napok ... carrot
NaPun ... napurn ... a blueprint, a model-book
NaPuKin ... napukin ... a (table) napkin
NaSai ... naxsae ... if, let it be
NaSek ... naseg ... blue color
NaSi ... naxsi ... if it is 
NaTau ... nataau ... Bonin pandanus, thatch pandanus
NaTi ... nathvy ... blue sky
NaTia ... naxtvia ... only, that's all
NaTien ... nafthiefn ... what day (in the future)
NaTliam ... natliam ... sodium (Na)
NaTo ... natoo ... a blueprint 
NaTong ... naftong ... to move away
Na'U ... nafu ... Not really! Hardly! Come now!
NaZu ... nafzu ... to take hold of
NaZut ... narzhud ... to take out
Nah ... naq ... sink down, go down, concave, hollow, sunken, flat
NahNah ... nahnaq ...  f;at. concave
NahPi ... nahphvi ... flat nose 
NanBa ... nanba ... number
Nai ... nai ... durable, lasting, patient
NaiBi ... naixbie ... nanometer
NaiBiKoKi ... naixbie-khoky ... nano technology
NaiCi ... naixcy ... lychee, litchi
Nai'Eng ... naixeng ... durable, long-lasting . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
NaiFu ... naifu ... knife, a pocketknife
NaiHan ... naixhaan ... able to endure cold
NaiHe ... naixhoea ... fireproof
NaiHioh ... naixhioh ... chicken-hawk
NaiHoan ... naixhoaan ... to be patient
NaiHoe ... naixhoea ... fireproof
Nai'Iong ... naixiong ... durable, long-lasting 
NaiKiu ... naixkiuo ... durable, long-lasting 
NaiKiuLek ... naixkiuo-lek ... durability
NaiLek ... naixlek ... endurance
NaiLo ... naixloo ... able to bear hard labor
NaiLon ... nailon ... nyron
NaiPe ... naixpvi ... leprosy, Hansen's disease
NaiPi ... naixpvi ... leprosy, Hansen's disease 
NaiSeng ... naixsexng ... patience
NaiSim ... naixsym ... patience, patient
NaiSs ... naiss ... nice
NaiTraid ... naitraid ... naitride
NaiTreit ... naitreit ... naitrate
NaiTriJen ... naitrijen ... naitrogen
NaiTo ... naito... night
NaiTriJen ... naitrigen ... nitrogen (N)
NaiZeng ... naixzheng ... durable (cloths), to stand wear
NaiZoan ... naixzhoafn ... durable (cloths), to stand wear 
Nau ... nao ... brain
.............. nau ... disturb, bother
NauCi ... nauxchi ... busy market, downtown area
NauCiap ... nawciab ... brain, intelligence
NauCit ... nawcid ... corpus callosum
Nau'Ek'Hiet ... naw'ek'hied ... brain hemorrhage
NauHai ... nawhae ... mind
NauHun ... nawhun ... to hate, to detest
Nau'Iam ... naw'iam ... cerebro-spinal meningitis
NauJiet ... nauxjiet ... bustling, noisy
NauKan ... nawkaxn ... brain stem
NauKau ... nawkaw ... brain gyrus . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
NauKek ... nauxkek ... a farce
NauKin ... nawkyn ... nerves of the brain, intelligence 
NauKun ... nawkyn ... nerves of the brain, intelligence
NauLat ... nawlat ... mental power
NauLek ... nawlek ... mental power
NauLo ... nawlo ... brcrf, angry 
NauMoh ... nawmoh ... cranial meninges
NauMohIam ... nawmoh-iam ... meningitis
NauNau ... nauxnau ... somewhat disturbing, bothering
NauPinHiet ... nao-phinhied ... cerebral anaemia
NauPo ... nawphof ... brain wave
NauPo ... nawpo ... the part of brain
NauPoTo ... nawph0f-too ... electroencephalogram 
NauSinKeng ... nao-sinkefng ... cranial nerves
NauSoa ... nawsvoax ... nerves
NauSu ... nauxsu ... bring up a matter, stir up trouble
NauTong ... nauxtong ... crowded and noisy
NauZe ... nawzhoea ... brains 
NauZeng ... nauxzefng ... alarm clock
NauZoe ... nawzhoea ... brains 
Ne ... nee ... hang cloths out
........... nex ... exert oneself
NeGuLo ... negulo ... a Negro
NeKaBe ... nex-khaboea ... stand on tiptoe 
NeKaBoe ... nex-khaboea ... stand on tiptoe
NeKuTai ... nekutai ... necktie
NekKuLeSs ... nekkuless ... necklace
NeLu ... nelu ... flannel
NeNe ... neanex ... exert oneself while standing 
Ne'ODiNiam ... ne'odiniamn ... neodinium (Nd), 
Ne'On ... ne'on ... neon (Ne), neon (gas), neon light, a neon sign
NetTo ... netto ... a net
Ni ... nie ... to dye 
........... nii ... hang cloths out
........... nii ... woolen flannel
........... nii ... year
........... nix ... exert oneself
........... ny ... milk
........... ny ... to take up using two fingers, pinch, squeeze
Ni'ABo ... ni'afbo ... a felt hat, felt cap
Ni'APo ... ni'afpox ... cloth of woolen flannel . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
Ni'Au ... ni'au ... after a few years, years after
NiBe ... niboea ... end of the year 
NiBeng ... nybeeng ... tinnitus, ringing in the ear
NiBoe ... niboea ... end of the year
NiBo ... nibo ... a felt hat, felt cap
NiBok ... nybok ... ears and eyes
NiBu ... nibuo ... a wet nurse
NiCi ... nicvii ... eaves of a house
........... nicy ... cream, milk fat
NiCiap ... niciab ... milk
NiCien ... nicieen ... before the end of the year
NiCiong ... niciofng ... at the end of the year
NiGam ... nigaam ... mastocarcinoma, mammary cancer, breast cancer
NiGeh ... nigoeh ... date of year and month 
NiGiah ... nigiah ... annual amount, annual number
NiGoeh ... nigoeh ... date of year and month
NiGu ... niguu ... a cow, a milk cow
............ nyguo ... whisper
NiHan ... nihan ... annual limit
NiHe ... nihoex ... age
........ ... niho ... name of an era
NiHoa ... nihoax ... emulsify
NiHoe ... nihoex ... age
.............. nihoe ... annual conference
NiHong ... nihong ... annual salary
NiHun ... nihurn ... milk-powder
Ni'Ien ... ni'ieen ... annual contribution
Ni'Iu ... ni'iux ... young
............ ni'iuu ... butter, whey, cream
NiJit ... nijit ... seasons, years
NiJiong ... nijioong ... woolen textile
NiKaBe ... nix-khaboea ... stand on tiptoe 
NiKaBoe ... nix-khaboea ... stand on tiptoe 
NiKam ... nikafm ... tankan orange of Taiwan
NiKam ... nikaxm ... year book, annual report
NiKi ... nikhie ... baby tooth, milk tooth . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
........... nikie ... age
........... nyky ... earphone, headphone
NiKip ... nikib ... grade or class in school
NiKim ... nikym ... annuity, pension
NiKin ... nikhyn ... young
NikKeLu ... nikkelu ... nickel (Ni)
NiKo ... nikof ... Chinese New Year's cake
............ nikof ... nun
............ nykor ... ear-wax
NiKo'Am ... nikof-afm ... nunnery
NiKoTin ... nikotin ... nicotin
NiLau ... nilau ... old (age)
NiLek ... nilek ... calendar for the year
NiLeng ... nileeng ... age
NiLiau ... nyliau ... dyestuffs, dye
NiLok ... nilok ... cheese, cream
NiLong ... niloong ... nylon
NiLun ... niluun ... an annual ring
NiNi ... ninii ... yearly, year after year
........... ninii ... like woolen flannel
NiNi-Leh ... niny+leq ... pick up with fingers
.................. ninii+leq ... hang up cloths
Ni'O ... ny'of ... cochlea (in ear)
Ni'OBiam ... ni'obiam ... miobium (Nb)
Ni'Oe ... ni'oe ... a new year picture
NiPang ... nipaang ... breast, nipple, udder
NiPeh ... nipeh ... milk-white
NiPia ... nipviar ... cheese cake
NiPoe ... nipoex ... age, age and experience
NiSek ... nyseg ... to dye a color
NiSekCit ... nysekcid ... chromatin
NiSekTe ... nysekthea ... chromosome . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
NiSia ... niesviaf ... raise one's voice
NiSoa ... nisvoax ... mammary gland
............. nisvoax ... woolen yarn for knitting, woolen thread for weaving
NiTai ... nitai ... a generation, an age, chronology
NiTang ... nitafng ... harvest (year), crop (year)
NiTe ... nitoea ... end of the year 
NiToe ... nitoea ... end of the year
NiTau ... nithaau ... a nipple, teat
............. nithaau ... beginning of the year
NiTng ... nithngg ... milk-sugar, fructose, toffee
NiTo ... nithoo ... clay
............ nito ... fiscal year, school year
............ nyto ... acoustic meatus
............. nythox ... earcaps
NiZe ... nizex ... annual offering
NiZeh ... nizoeq ... annual feast, annual festival 
NiZoeh ... nizoeq ... annual feast, annual festival
NiZui ... nizuie ... milk
Nia ... niar ... receive, take the lead, collar
............. niar ... summit
............. niax ... raise the eyelids well
Nia'A ... niafar ... lapel, collar
NiaHoe ... niafhoe ... lead a meeting, understand
Nia'Ien ... niafieen ... ornamental border (on cloths)
Nia'Ioh ... niaf'ioq ... to get drugs, to receive drugs
Nia'IohKau ... niaf'ioq-khao ... pharmacy window, drug window 
NiaKin ... niafkyn ... muffler, scarf 
NiaKun ... niafkyn ... muffler, scarf
NiaNia ... niaxnia ... only, that is all
NiaNia-Leh ... niafniar+leq ... go to receive it
NiaPo ... niafpox ... amice
NiaPoat ... niafpoat ... guava
NiaSiu ... niafsiu ... receive
NiaTeng ... niaftefng ... summit
NiaToa ... niaftoax ... cravat, necktie
NiaTui ... niaftui ... leader
Niau ... niaw ... cat, pockmarked, scarredm sodomite, catamite 
Niau'A ... niau'ar ... small cat
NiauCi ... niawchie ... mouse, rat 
NiauNiau ... niauniaw ... ugly-looking, ugly
NiauPa ... niaupax ... clouded leopard
NiauTau'Eng ... niauthau'efng  ... owl . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
NiauZau ... niauzao ... cat flea 
NiauZu ... niawzhuo ... mouse, rat
NiauZu'Ioh ... niawzhuo-ioh ... mouse or rat poison
NiauZuTauh ... nawzhuo-tauq ... mouse trap, rat trap
Nih ... nih ... grasp or squeeze with the hand, strangle
Nih ... niq ... blink, wink
Nih ... +nih ... in ~, inside
NihBak ... nihbak ... signal with a wink
NihCiap ... niqciab ... squeeze juice
Niu ... niu ... give place, yield, give way
............. niuo ... 37.5 gram
............. niuu ... lady, wife of a doctor
............. niuu ... measure
............. niuu ... provisions, food supply
............. niuu ... to weigh
Niu'A ... niu'ar ... silk worm
............. niuxar ... large steelyard for heavy weights
Niu'ASi ... niu'ar-sy ... silk fiber
NiuCiu ... niuxchiuo ... soften one's attack, pull one's punches
NiuHiong ... niuhioxng ... stipend of an official 
NiuJiLan ... Niujilan ... New Zealand
NiuLe ... niule ... mother
NiuLo ... niuxlo... to make way for another . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
NiuPe ... niupe ... father
NiuPo ... niuxpo ... compromise, concede, handicap, concession
NiuSitKiok ... niusit-kiok ... food control bureau
NiuSit ... niusit ... food, provisions
NiuSu ... niusu ... news, new events
NiuTeng ... niuteeng ... pavilion 
NiuTo ... niuxto ... to cede, to turn over
Niu'Ui ... niuxui ... give position to another, abdication
NiuZau ... niuzhao ... provisions, food supply
Ng ... ng ... dim, blurred
........... ngf ... cover up (mouth, eyes, ears, face, etc.)
........... ngf ... young rice plants
........... ngg ... yellow, surname Hwang
........... ngr ... shade, shadow
........... ngx ... face towards, expect help, help for, look to
Ng'A ... ng'ar ... small rice plants
............ ngfar ... small weighing basket
NgBang ... ngrbang ... expect, hope, expectation
NgCioh ... ngcioq ... seed bed
NgCiu ... ngciuo ... yellow rice wine
Ng'Eng ... ng'efng ... Japanese goshawk, oriole
NgGek ... nggek ... chrisolite
NgGu ... ngguu .. ox, bovine draft animal
NgHai ... Nghae ... the Yellow sea
NgHe ... nghee ... yellow shrimp
NgHi ... nghii ... yellow croaker
NgHiong ... ngrhioxng ... keep the eye on, face toward
NgHo ... Nghoo ... the Yellow River
Ng'IaCi ... ngg-iacie ... yellow palm
Ng'Iu ... ng'iuu ... Chinese mink, golden weasel, butter
NgJietPi ... ngjiet-pvi ... yellow fever
NgKam ... ngkafm ... wanpee (a kind of orange) . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
NgKam ... ngkhaxm ... cover up, conceal
NgKi ... ngkie ... yellow basket-willow
NgKi ... ngkix ... black-striped snapper 
NgKim ... ngkym ... gold
NgKimLut ... ngkym-lut ... the Golden Rule
NgKimSiTai ... ngkym-sitai ... golden age
NgKimZu ... ngkimzw ... "golden pearl"
NgKoe ... ngkoef ... cucumber
NgKoe'A ... ngkoe'ar ... musk melon
NgKokKe ... ng'kogkef ... play hide-and-seek
NgLien ... nglieen ... Coptis japonica
NgMoa ... ngmoaa ... jute, a plant for rope
Ng'Ng ... ng'ngg ... yellowish
NgPan ... ngpafn ... magula lutea
NgPeh ... ngpeq ... Taiwan cork tree
NgPang ... ngphafng ... wasp, yellow-jacket 
NgSeg ... ngseg ... yellow color
NgSekSuKan ... ngseg-sukhafn ... obscene books
NgSng ... ngsngf ... pale and thin, yellow and emaciated
NgTang ... ngtaang ... brass
NgTaPi ... ngtvar-pvi ... yellow-jaundice, icterus
NgTau ... ngtau ... soybean
NgTe ... ngthea ... Corpus luteum
NgTin ... ngtiin ... yellow rattan palm, rattan
NgTng ... ngrtng ... be obstinate, be self-willed, be idle
.............. ngrtngx ...be obstinate, be self-willed, be idle
NgTo ... ngfthox ... pull-over sleeves
............. ngthoo ... yellow soil, loess
NgToKietJit ... ngto-kietjit ... a lucky day, a red-letter day
NgZeng ... ngrzeeng ... face toward, forward
................ ngzerng ...yellow race
................ ngzexng ... jaundice (illness)

Nng ... nng ... egg
.............. nng ... two
.............. nngr ... droop, weaken, yield, feeble, soft
.............. nngx ... crawl, creep
Nng'Au ... nngxaw ... egg cup
NngCi ... nngfcy ... palmitin
NngCiSng ... nngfcy-sngf ... palmitiic acid
NngCia ... nngfcviar ... delicate, feeble, weak
NngGek ... nngfgek ... nephrite
NngHoa ... nngfhoax ... to soften, to melt
NngSek ... nngfsek ... soft (cushioned) seat
NngJin ... nngxjiin ... Yolk of an egg
NngJiok ... nngfjiok ... weak, feeble, cowardly
NngKi ... nngxkii ... ovulation period, spawning season .  . < to  next  word  selection >
NngKa ... nngfkhaf ... weak legs
NngKag ... nngxkhag ... egg shell
NngKaPi ... nngfkhaf-pvi ... beri-beri
NngKim ... nngfkixm ... in confinement, under house arrest
NngKiu ... nngfkviw ... soft palate, velum 
NngKo ... nngfkof ... ointment, paste
NngKoa ... nngfkoax ... soft bone of a baby's skull
NngKut ... nngfkud ... cartilage, lazy bone, soft bone, gristle
NngKutPi ... nngfkud-pvi ... osteomalacia
NngLat ... nngflat ... power by levers
NngLo ... nngflo ... easy life, soft life, easy money
NngLun ... nngflun ... soft and delicate
NngMoh ... nngfmoh ... Pia master
NngNi ... nngfnii ... ooze
Nng'Nng ... nngfnngr ... soft 
NngPau ... nngxpaw ... fried egg, poached egg
NngPeh ... nngxpeh ... egg-white
NngPehCit ... nngxpeh-cid ... protein
NngPehJio ... nngxpeh-jio ... albuminurea
NngPi... nngfphvix ... film, roll camera film
NngPng ... nngfpng ... soft-cooked rice, soft diet, easy life with other's supply
NngSai ... nngfsae ... loose or soft stool
NngSeng ... nngfsexng ... gentle, soft, gentle disposition, soft nature
NngSim ... nngfsym ... compassionate, tender-hearted
NngSoa ... nngfsvoax ... fuse
NngTo ... nngfthoo ... soft earth
NngToa ... nngxtvoaf ... embryo egg
NngTe ... nngfthea ... software (computer)
NngTeTongBut ... nngfthea-toxngbut ... mollusca
NngTng ... nngfthngg ... fondant, soft sweets
NngTui ... nngfthuy ... rope ladder
NngZau ... nngxzaau ... ovary
NngZeng ... nngxzhefng ... white of an egg
NngZui ... nngfzuie ... soft water
No ... no ... no
No'A ... No'a ... Noah, Noah's ark
NoHo ... noxho ... to roar angrily
NoBeLu ... Norbelu... Nobel, a Novel prise
No'Iong ... noxioong ... angry looks
NoKi ... noxkhix ... anger, rage
NokKu ... nokku ... a knock
NokKu'AuTo ... nokku'auto ... knockout
NokKuDa'Un ... nokkuda'un ... knock down
NoLek ... noflek ... endeavor, make an effort, strive to . .  . . < to  next  word  selection >
NoLu'Oe ... Nolu'oe ... Norway
NoMa ... noxma ... to revile angrily
NoMaLu ... normalu ... normal
Noa ... noa ... saliva, spittle
.............. noa ... soft, spoiled, rotten, tender
.............. noaa ... enclosure, (chicken) pen, (sheep) fold, corral, column
.............. noaa ... hinder, prevent, barricade
.............. noar ... knead (dough)
.............. noaa ... roll about (child), wallow
Noa-Ki ... noa+khix ... rotten to the core, well cooked
NoaKoBe ... noaxkobee ... mud, mire
NoaNoa ... noaxnoa ... rotten to become soft
NoaNoa-Leh ... noafnoar+leq ... knead the wet clothes, rub
NoaSe ... noaxsoee ... baby's bib 
NoaSeng ... noaxsexng ... easy-going
NoaSoe ... noaxsoee... baby's bib 
NoaTiau ... noaxtiau ... putrid, rotten, ruined . . . . . . . < to  next  word  selection >
NoaTo ... noaxthoo ... soft mud
NoaZah ... noazah ... to hinder
NoaZoa ... noaxzvoaa ... salivary gland
................ noazhvoar ... indolent, lazy, negligent

Taiwanese-to-English Dictionary (N)            by Liim K. H., EDUTECH Foundation
 .  .  .  .  . .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .   ..  .  .  .   .   .   .   .   Cmpilation on September 10, 2002