泥 nai⁴ {ní}

1. mud
2. clay
3. paste
4. pulp

泥 nai⁴ {nì}

restrained

泥鴨〔-鸭〕 nai⁴ aap² {ní yā}

(metaphor) saying someone is very dirty

泥湴 nai⁴ baan⁶ {ní bàn}

muddy

泥塵〔-尘〕 nai⁴ can⁴ {ní chén}

dust

泥膠 nai⁴ gaau¹ {ní háo}

play dough

泥蝦〔-虾〕 nai⁴ haa¹ {ní xiā}

Metapenaeus ensis / greasyback shrimp / sand shrimp

泥蚶 nai⁴ ham¹ {ní hān}

clams; blood cockles

泥肉 nai⁴ juk⁶ {ní ròu}

the layer of arable soil

泥路 nai⁴ lou⁶ {ní lù}

a dirt road

泥鯭 nai⁴ maang¹ {ní měng}

rabbitfish

泥水 nai⁴ seoi² {ní shuǐ}

(noun) muddy water

泥氹〔-凼〕 nai⁴ tam⁵ {ní dàng}

a mud pit

泥頭〔-头〕 nai⁴ tau⁴ {ní tóu}

a dumper

泥屋 nai⁴ uk¹ {ní wū}

a mud hut

泥磚〔-砖〕 nai⁴ zyun¹ {ní zhuān}

(noun) clay bricks

泥巴 nai⁴ baa¹ {ní bā}

mud

泥鏟〔-铲〕 nai⁴ caan² {ní chǎn}

trowel

泥鰍〔-鳅〕 nai⁴ cau¹ {ní qiu}

1. loach
2. mud fish
3. CL: 條

泥刀 nai⁴ dou¹ {ní dāo}

trowel

泥灰 nai⁴ fui¹ {ní huī}

lime plaster (construction)

泥封 nai⁴ fung¹ {ní fēng}

1. to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute
2. lute
3. luting

泥金 nai⁴ gam¹ {ní jīn}

1. to gild
2. gilt

泥垢 nai⁴ gau³ {ní gòu}

1. dirt
2. grime

泥古 nai⁴ gu² {nì gǔ}

1. stick-in-the-mud
2. to stick to old ways
3. stubbornly conservative

泥工 nai⁴ gung¹ {ní gōng}

1. mason
2. masonry work

泥孩 nai⁴ haai⁴ {ní hái}

clay doll

泥坑 nai⁴ haang¹ {ní kēng}

1. mud pit
2. mire
3. morass

泥煤 nai⁴ mui⁴ {ní méi}

peat

泥淖 nai⁴ naau⁶ {ní nào}

1. mud
2. muddy swamp
3. sump
4. fig. a sticky predicament

泥岩 nai⁴ ngaam⁴ {ní yán}

1. mudstone
2. shale

泥濘〔-泞〕 nai⁴ ning⁶ {ní nìng}

1. muddy
2. mud

泥沙 nai⁴ saa¹ {ní shā}

silt

泥守 nai⁴ sau² {nì shǒu}

stubborn and conservative

泥水 nai⁴ seoi² {ní shuǐ}

1. muddy water
2. mud
3. masonry (craft)

泥塑 nai⁴ sou³ {ní sù}

1. clay modeling
2. clay figurine or statue

泥潭 nai⁴ taam⁴ {ní tán}

quagmire

泥炭 nai⁴ taan³ {ní tàn}

peat

泥腿 nai⁴ teoi² {ní tuǐ}

1. peasant
2. yokel

泥胎 nai⁴ toi¹ {ní tāi}

clay idol

泥土 nai⁴ tou² {ní tǔ}

1. earth
2. soil
3. mud
4. clay

泥質〔-质〕 nai⁴ zat¹ {ní zhì}

muddy

泥醉 nai⁴ zeoi³ {ní zuì}

1. blind drunk
2. drunk as drunk can be

泥子 nai⁴ zi² {nì zi}

putty (used by plumbers and glaziers)

泥沼 nai⁴ ziu² {ní zhǎo}

swamp

泥漿〔-浆〕 nai⁴ zoeng¹ {ní jiāng}

1. slurry
2. mud

泥鯭的 nai⁴ maang¹ dik¹ {ní měng de}

unregulated taxi / unmetered taxi, where random passengers share a taxi ride and pay a fixed rate instead of a metered rate.

泥水佬 nai⁴ seoi² lou² {ní shuǐ lǎo}

bricklayer; tiler; plasterer; mason (spoken)

泥頭車〔-头车〕 nai⁴ tau⁴ ce¹ {ní tóu chē}

cement truck

泥瓦匠 nai⁴ ngaa⁵ zoeng⁶ {ní wǎ jiàng}

1. bricklayer
2. tiler
3. mason

泥菩薩〔--萨〕 nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ {ní pú sà}

clay Bodhisattva

泥盆紀〔--纪〕 nai⁴ pun⁴ gei² {Ní pén jì}

Devonian (geological period 417-354m years ago)

泥石流 nai⁴ sek⁶ lau⁴ {ní shí liú}

1. landslide
2. torrent of mud and stones
3. mudslide

泥水匠 nai⁴ seoi² zoeng⁶ {ní shuǐ jiàng}

mason

泥炭蘚〔--藓〕 nai⁴ taan³ sin² {ní tàn xiǎn}

matted sphagnum moss (Sphagnum palustre)

泥腿子 nai⁴ teoi² zi² {ní tuǐ zi}

1. peasant
2. yokel

泥質岩〔-质-〕 nai⁴ zat¹ ngaam⁴ {ní zhì yán}

mudstone (geology)

泥古不化 nai⁴ gu² bat¹ faa³ {nì gǔ bù huà}

conservative and unable to adapt (idiom)

泥牛入海 nai⁴ ngau⁴ jap⁶ hoi² {ní niú rù hǎi}

lit. a clay ox enters the sea (idiom); fig. to disappear with no hope of returning

泥沙俱下 nai⁴ saa¹ keoi¹ haa⁶ {ní shā jù xià}

1. mud and sand flow together (idiom)
2. good and bad mingle

泥塗軒冕〔-涂轩-〕 nai⁴ tou⁴ hin¹ min⁵ {ní tú xuān miǎn}

to despise titles and high offices

泥質頁岩〔-质页-〕 nai⁴ zat¹ jip⁶ ngaam⁴ {ní zhì yè yán}

mudstone

泥菩薩過江〔--萨过-〕 nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ gwo³ gong¹ {ní pú sà guò jiāng}

(idiom) someone is hardly able to save herself/himself in a plight

泥菩薩過江，自身難保〔--萨过----难-〕 nai⁴ pou⁴ saat³ gwo³ gong¹ ，zi⁶ san¹ naan⁴ bou² {ní pú sà guò jiāng , zì shēn nán bǎo}

1. like a clay Bodhisattva fording a river, can't guarantee his own safety
2. unable to save oneself, let alone others