A few were in chairs; I had long since jumped out of mine, although as Liu complained, "Why does the Ku Niang hire one if she will not use it?
He afterwards received the name of Niang Galarang, and established himself at Pakuan Pajajaran, where the Batutulis (inscribed stone) now is, and which was the seat of government of the Maha Raja Prabu Niang Galarang.
After this his wife became pregnant, and Prabu Niang Galarang left Pakuan Pajajaran to the care of his Peng'gawas, or ministers of state, and went to Bukit Padang, where he became a Pandita.
Meanwhile San-niang asked Chu's mother to let the K'ou family know; and this she did, notwithstanding some objections raised by her son.
San-niang entreated them to dry their tears; but her mother, noticing the poverty of Chu's household, was unable to restrain her feelings.
He thought he saw Shih-niang standing in front of him all day and every day.
Shih-niang waited until the fifth watch; then she drew from under her mattress a bag containing a hundred and fifty ounces in small silver, and said: "This is my secret reserve.
Shih-niang restrained herself with difficulty under these reproaches, and answered calmly: "Young Lord Li did not come here with empty hands.
Shih-niang had already shut the casket again, without saying what further was in it, now she said smilingly: "Have not our sisters the most desirable instinct?
Ceasing to hold his head against her breast, Shih-niang gently pushed him aside.
On seeing the learned man, Shih-niang knelt down to express her gratitude to him, saying: "Later we may both know how to return your kindness.
When she was alone with Li Chia, Shih-niang asked: "Where shall we go when we have left the capital?
After he had paid their passage in advance, there was only a single piece of bronze left in Li Chia's bag; the twenty ounces which Shih-niang had given him had vanished as if they had never been.
Sad at heart, Shih-niang put the cups and dishes in order.
So Shih-niang said; "I have stayed in your house for a long time, and have brought in several thousands of ounces.
Shih-niang opened it Inside there were several compartments, and she asked Li Chia to help her lift out each in turn.
Shih-niang had just arranged her hair, and, with her tapering fingers, was pushing back the short curtains to throw out the dregs of tea in the bottom of her cup.
At first Li used to give large sums of money, so that the matron to whom Shih-niang belonged, shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
When she was thirteen years old, Shih-niang had already "broken her claws.
When they reached the river Lu, Li Chia and Shih-niang abandoned the land way and hired a cabin in a large junk which was going to Kua-chow.
One of these is as follows: Shui-mu Niang-niang inundated the town of Ssu-chou almost every year.
Shih-chi Niang-niang came out of her cave, and examining the arrow found that it bore the inscription: "Arrow which shakes the heavens.
It is there that Shui-mu Niang-niang remains in her liquid prison.
One day Shui-mu Niang-niang was seen near the city gate carrying two buckets of water.
Shui-mu Niang-niang went up to her and began to eat the strength-giving food with avidity.
As one may imagine, the furious race she had had to escape from her enemy had given Shui-mu Niang-niang a good appetite.
Next day he met Hung-niang again, but was ashamed and did not say what was in his mind.
Hung-niang took them away and came back the same evening with a coloured tablet, which she gave to Chang, saying, “This is from my mistress.
Hung-niang soon returned, whispering, “She is coming, she is coming.
Suddenly Hung-niang came back, bringing her mistress with her.
It was not yet finished, when he chanced to meet Hung-niang in the road.
He rose with a startled sigh and found that Hung-niang was there, with bedclothes under her arm and a pillow in her hand.
At last the temple bell sounded, dawn glimmered in the sky and Hung-niang came back to fetch her mistress away.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "niang" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
