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ɻwæ˥ verb Tone: H. to_cry. 叫. verb.: mɤ˧-ɻwæ˥; neg; 不叫; ɻwæ˧~ɻwæ˧; red; 重叠; hĩ˧ ɻwæ˧-dʑo˩; Someone is shouting; 有人在叫。; ɖɯ˧-ɻwæ˧-ɻ˥; to call out; 叫一声; hwɤ˧li˧ ɻwæ˥-dʑo˩; the cat is calling/crying; 猫在叫; æ˩ ɻwæ˥; the chicken is cackling; 鸡在叫; ʐwæ˧pʰæ˧di˧˥ | tʰi˧-ɻwæ˥-dʑo˩; the donkey is braying; 驴在叫; ʐwæ˧ | tʰi˧-ɻwæ˥-dʑo˩; the horse is whinnying; 马在嘶; ʐwæ˧ ɻwæ˧-dʑo˩!; the horse is whinnying; 马在嘶; ɖɯ˧-ɻwæ˧-ɻ˥; delimitative _ inceptive; 请来一下; tʰɑ˧-ɻwæ˥!; prohib; 不要请！; ɻwæ˧-mɤ˧-bi˧!; (We)'re not inviting (him/her)!; 不请他！

ɻwæ˥ _b classifier Tone: Hb. clf .places . 量词 .地方 . time.: tʰv˧-ɻwæ˧-qo˥ | mɤ˧-tʰv˧-sɯ˩!; ...has never been to those places; 还没到这些地方

ɻ˧bɤ˧ noun Tone: M. classifier: kʰwɤ˥ truth. 实情. abstract.: njɤ˧-ɳɯ˧ | ɻ˧bɤ˧ | ʐwɤ˩-bi˩˥!; I am going to tell the truth!; 我要把实情说出来！

ɻ˧qʰv˧ noun Tone: M. classifier: ɭɯ˧ warm_springs. 温泉. natural environment.: ɻ˧qʰv˧-dʑɯ˩; warm spring water (not drinkable); 温泉水（不可饮用）

ɻ˩ noun Tone: L. side/direction. 面. space.: ʐv˧-ɻ˥; the four directions, the four sides (e.g. of a house); 四面

ɻæ˩ _a adjective Tone: La. shrivelled. 瘪. adjective.: ɻæ˩-hĩ˩˥; rel / nmlz; 瘪的; ɻæ˩ti˩ɻæ˥ (-gv˩); shrivelled, flat, shrunken; 瘪瘪的

ɻ˩ _b verb Tone: Lb. to_face. 对着. verb.: mɤ˧-ɻ˩; neg; neg; ɖɯ˧-ɻ˧~ɻ˩; delimitative _ red; delimitative _ red; ze˩gi˧ ɻ˥?; In which direction should (I) look? / Which direction should I turn to?; （我要）往哪边转？; no˧ | ʈʂʰɯ˧tɕo˧ ɻ˩!; Turn this way! / Turn towards this direction!; 你往这里转/往这里看！; gɤ˩-ɻ˥ mv˩-ɻ˩, | ə˧tso˧ li˧?; You turn in all directions; what are you looking for/at? / What are you looking for in all directions?; 你左转右转，（到底）在看什么？

ɻæ˩˥ noun Tone: LH. classifier: ɭɯ˧ classifier: objets ronds seed. 种子. plant.

ɻæ˩˥ noun Tone: LH. classifier: ɭɯ˧ yoke. 牛轭. agriculture.: ʝi˧-ɻæ˥; same meaning as the monosyllabic form: yoke (literally 'ox yoke'); 牛轭; ɻæ˩ ʈʂʰɯ˩-ɭɯ˥ / ɻæ˩ ʈʂʰɯ˩-ɭɯ˩˥; n + dem + clf; allows two variants; 这个牛轭

ɻ̃˥ adjective Tone: H. destitute. 困难. adjective.: le˧-ɻ̃˥-ze˩!; [(S)he] is really poor/helpless!; （他）真的很穷苦！; le˧-ɻ̃˧-bi˧; accomp _ fut_imm; accomp _ fut_imm; mɤ˧-ɻ̃˥; neg; neg; le˧-ɻ̃˧-zo˥, | ɻ̃˧-lɑ˩ bi˩-mɤ˩-dʑɯ˩!; "Sure, we're in poverty/we're hungry, but not to the point where bones are bare!" Play on words on 'poor, destitute' and 'bone', which are homophonous. The proverb is used to relativize people's perceived degree of misfortune.; 很困难，也还没有到饿死的程度啊！ / 再困难，也还没饿死！（直译：“再困难，也没有露出骨头！”这个成语，来安慰认为自己太可怜的人。）; ɻ̃˧-ʐwɤ˧˥; to complain; 诉苦、抱怨; ɻ̃˧-ʐwɤ˧ | dɑ˧-ʐwɤ˧-ɻ˥; to tell one's miseries, to complain about one's fate; 诉苦、讲自己的不幸; ʈʂʰɯ˧ | mɑ˧dɑ˩-qʰwɤ˩, | ɻ̃˧-ʐwɤ˧ | dɑ˧-ʐwɤ˧-ɻ˥!; He is unhappy; he spends his time complaining / he is always complaining!; 他不幸福，一直在讲自己怎么可怜！

ɻ̃˧ noun Tone: M. classifier: ɻ̃˧ clan. 家族. society.: ɻ̃˧ ɖɯ˧-ɻ̃˧; one clan; 一个家族

ɻ̃˧hæ˩ noun Tone: L#. classifier: ɭɯ˧ classifier: kɤ˧˥ cartilage. 软骨. body.

ɻ̃˧ko˩ noun Tone: L#. classifier: kɤ˧˥ shinbone. body.: hĩ˧-dzɑ˧ | ɖʐe˧ tʰɑ˧-ʝi˥, | ɻ̃˧ko˩ mi˩ tʰɑ˩-tʰv˩. |; The poor must not borrow money; the shinbone must not receive wounds! (Proverb, to explain that one must avoid hitting weak/sensitive spots.); “穷人莫借钱，胫骨莫受伤！”

ɻ̃˧mi˧ noun Tone: M. classifier: kɤ˧˥ trunk. 树干. plant.: si˧dzi˩-ɻ̃˩mi˩; tree trunk; 树干

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