# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/no̤ⁿ
### no̤ⁿ

* 努nó̤ⁿ641195
* To exert the utmost strength; to agonize for; to put forth the last effort; a desperate, deadly struggle.

#### kun-sṳ̆ hùe nâng-nâng nó̤ⁿ-lâk hìang côiⁿ;

    the soldiers, every man, rushed forward with all their energy.

#### tîeh cèng nâng nó̤ⁿ-lâk cìaⁿ ŭ pō;

    must all strive with the utmost force, then it may be effectual.
* 懦nó̤ⁿ6306114
* Timid; soft; imbecile.

#### i kâi nâng nó̤ⁿ-jîak;

    he is infirm.

#### i cn̂g kâi nó̤ⁿ-jîak căi, bô̤ ēng;

    he is altogether infirm of purpose, and good for nothing. ​
* 挪nô̤ⁿ639647
* To move; to change the place or purpose of; to misapply.

#### î-nô̤ⁿ;

    to hypothecate.

#### cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n sĭ ka-kī kâi, a sĭ tŏ̤ nâng kò̤ î-nô̤ⁿ lâi kâi?

    Is the money his own, or did he get it from some one by giving a lien on what was bought with it?
* 二nŏ̤ⁿ72170
* Two.

#### ang cía nŏ̤ⁿ nâng cò̤-pû khṳ̀;

    husband and wife both went.

#### nín hiaⁿ tĭ nŏ̤ⁿ nâng hó̤ lâi;

    both of you brothers may come.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ jît hŵn-lío būe hó̤;

    two days have passed and still they are not done.

#### keh ke nŏ̤ⁿ jît;

    after a lapse of two days.

#### ke nŏ̤ⁿ jît;

    two days more.

#### ke nŏ̤ⁿ kâi khṳt úa;

    gave me two more.

#### i nŏ̤ ciah mâk kim-kim tó̤ thóiⁿ;

    he is gazing at it with all his eyes.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ ciah chíu phŏ̤ kín-kín;

    hold it tightly with both hands.

#### nŏ̤ cîah kha cêk ciah ío tōa;

    one of his feet is larger than the other.

#### taⁿ chûn bô̤ nŏ̤ tîo mô̤ⁿ;

    he has now scarcely a hair left on his head.

#### pái nŏ̤ⁿ ciah íⁿ;

    set two chairs in place.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ īe, tī īeⁿ hó̤;

    of the two sorts, which is the better.

#### lâi nŏ̤ⁿ hûe lío;

    he has been here twice already.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ tńg tīaⁿ;

    only twice.

#### bô̤ nŏ̤ⁿ ē cū hó̤;

    it will be done at a stroke.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ pái tàⁿ nŏ̤ⁿ khẃn;

    at the two different times he talked about two different styles.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ koiⁿ keh piah;

    two adjoining rooms.

#### kêh cò̤ nŏ̤ⁿ kûeh;

    divide it into two.

#### úa tàⁿ ke nŏ̤ⁿ kù ūe lío;

    I want to say a word or two more.

#### ŭ saⁿ nŏ̤ⁿ kâi tīaⁿ;

    have only two or three.

#### bô̤ nŏ̤ⁿ īeⁿ sim;

    have no two minds about it.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ to̤ sie pìaⁿ pit ŭ cêk to̤ khih;

    when two knives clash one of them will certainly be nicked.

#### nŏ̤ în lâu;

    a two storey building.

#### cò̤ ke nŏ̤ⁿ keh tâh-pō-câng;

    make two more steps in the stairs.

#### lih cò̤ nŏ̤ⁿ pôiⁿ;

    tear it in two.

#### peh cò̤ nŏ̤ⁿ kò̤;

    a break it in two with the fingers.

#### á cò̤ nŏ̤ⁿ kûeh;

    wrench it in two.

#### cih cò̤ nŏ̤ⁿ têng;

    fold it so as to make two layers.

#### thâh cò̤ nŏ̤ⁿ thâh;

    pile them up in two piles.

#### lâu nŏ̤ⁿ phuah chiu;

    let two tufts of beard grow out.

#### múeⁿ tǹg sĭ sì pûaⁿ nŏ̤ⁿ úaⁿ;

    at each meal there are four dishes of solid and two of fluid food.

#### i nŏ̤ⁿ kâi bó, cìaⁿ seⁿ nŏ̤ⁿ kâi kíaⁿ;

    his two wives bore him two sons.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ tîo lō sûi lṳ́ kîaⁿ;

    take whichever you please of the two roads.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ mn̂g sûi lṳ́ jîp;

    enter which you please of the two doors.

#### nō̤ⁿ suaⁿ sie thâh, chíaⁿ chut;

    one mountain on top of another (makes the letter which stands for “exit”), please take you departure.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ koiⁿ phah thàng cò̤ cêk koiⁿ;

    make two rooms into one.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ ki ûi;

    two-masted.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ phìⁿ mn̂g;

    double doors.

#### àiⁿ cò̤ cò̤ nŏ̤ⁿ keh a saⁿ keh?

    Do you want it made with two compartments or with three?

#### mín nŏ̤ⁿ tàⁿ cū tĭⁿ;

    it will take less than two loads to fill it.

#### cêk thâu m̄ cai nŏ̤ⁿ kûeh jît;

    those on one side of a disk do not know what is on the other side.

#### nŏ̤ⁿ úaⁿ khap cò̤ cêk úaⁿ;

    turn the contents of the two bowls into one.

#### cêk īeⁿ cṳ́ keⁿ, ío ŭ nŏ̤ⁿ īeⁿ bī;

    in one mess of pottage there cannot be two different flavours.
* 怒nō̤ⁿ641615
* Anger, wrath; fury; ire; passion; to get in a rage.

#### chok tîeh i kâi nō̤ⁿ;

    excited his wrath.

#### cêk sî hwt nō̤ⁿ;

    suddenly came incensed.

#### pău nō̤ⁿ sieⁿ kuaⁿ;

    violent passion injures the liver.
* 哪nō̤ⁿ611307
* A final particle, denoting certainty.

#### hēⁿ nō̤ⁿ;

    yes, to be sure.

#### hó̤ nō̤ⁿ;

    that will do very well.

#### m̄-ùi nō̤ⁿ;

    there is nothing to fear.

#### khîeh nō̤ⁿ;

    take it, certainly.