To arrive, \tau°/ 到.
To give by hand, \peh/ 撥.
To buy, \°ma/ 買.
To speak, \wo°/ 話.
To burn or cook, \sau/ 燒.
To learn, \‘auh/ 學.
A table boy, \ih kuh si°-tse°/ 一個細崽.
A horse boy or coachman, \ih kuh °mo-foo/ 一個馬夫.
A pear, \ih tsak sang-li/ 一隻生梨.
A peach, \ih tsak dau-°ts/ 一隻桃子.
A tailor, \ih kuh ze-voong/ 一個裁縫.
China or Chinese, \Tsoong-kok/ (中國), Lit. Middle Kingdom.
Shanghai, \°Zaung-°he/ 上海.
\{Jien°}/ is the classifier denoting garments, pieces of baggage and
merchandize, and also an affair.
A garment, \ih jien° i-zaung/ 一件衣裳.
\Saung/ (雙) is the classifier denoting pairs.
A pair of shoes, \ih saung ‘a-°ts/ 一雙鞋子.
A pair of socks or stockings, \ih saung mah/ 一雙襪.
New, \sing/ 新.
Old, \°jeu/ 舊, or \°lau/ 老. (Of persons, only \°lau/ is used.)
\°Lau/is old as to time. \°Jeu/ generally means worn out, in bad
condition. (\°Lau/ is often used as a title of respect, meaning
venerable).