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ăng antimony, (see dâ̤ 銻).
ăng a saddle, (mā-ǎng).
ăng a cover of a dish or tripod,
ăng 菴葊 a coarse grass.
ăng-làng 菴蘭 St. John's wort, Hypericum Chinense.
ăng (iĕng) as below.
ăng-căng 腌臢 dirty, filthy, (lă-că).
ăng to compel, to force.
ăng-ǐ-có̤ 〇伊做 to make him do it, (găng-ǐ-có̤).
āng (read găng) ㄍㄢ rice broth congee.
āng-cáik 泔汁 rice broth, (āng-tǒng).
āng-ciāng 泔䭕 weak, insipid, met., no taste or desire for.
āng-nâ-muōng-dáe̤ng-iâ-nièng-nò̤ 泔那莽凍也粘𪐀 “blood is thicker than water."
āng-tǒng 泔湯 thin rice broth, (āng-cáik), (tŏng).
āng to shut the door, obscure, ignorant.
āng-muòng 闇門 to shut the door.
āng decayed, rotted.
āng-bô 〇腐 to decay, to rot.
āng-lâng 〇爛 rotted all to pieces.
āng (or áng) to cover with the hand, to hide.
āng (or áng) dark.
āng to feed with the hands, a word used by Buddhist.
áng dark, dull, secret, (ǔ-áng).
áng-cĕng 暗針 dark needle, i.e., a secret injury.
áng-ciéng-nàng-huòng 暗箭難防 the secret arrow cannot be guarded against.
áng-chiếu 暗笑 to laugh inwardly.
áng-chŭk-chŭk 暗〇〇 very dark.
áng-dâe̤ng, coll. 暗洞 a dark cave.
áng-dâing 暗殿 the dark temple, met., very dark place.
áng-dê-muài-hǔk 暗地埋伏 ambush.
áng-dô̤ 暗道 secret sects, covered way.
áng-dièu 暗潮 secret disaffection, N.