ngau, n.cooking fire; labor pains.
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Examples:
> The fire is (just) dying out.
> They will be like trees whose branches are burned by fire, whose blossoms are blown away by the wind.
> The fire has started up.
> The meat is to be roasted and eaten with bitter herbs and with bread made without yeast.
> The fire started in my room.
Proverbs:
> Like the blind man of Ngetmel, twisting twine into the fire.
The image is that of a blind elder, warming his frail body beside the fire while twisting strands of fiber into twine against his thigh. Only as he pulls the finished twine away, he pushes it into the flames. The saying may be applied to any utterly pointless activity or dissipation of wealth.
> You're like a beetle that burns itself by flying into the fire.
You're always getting yourself into trouble.
> You're like a stinkbug that burns itself in the fire.
i.e., you get involved in things that may hurt you.
> Like the insects which stays at ashes of fire but doesn't burn.
You're near a situation which needs immediate attention but you don't lend a hand.
More Examples:
> Has the fire been lit?
> We lit the fire.
> She started the fire.
> We use matches to light fires.
> The fire in the hearth is too big; remove some firewood.

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