VOCABULARY

Lest, \°sang-ts/ 省之.

Either, or, \ok-°z/ 或是, \ok-tse/ 或者.

Difficult, \van-nan/ 煩難, or \nan/ 難.

Easy, \yoong-yi°/ 容易.

Slowly, gently, \man°-man°-nung/ 慢慢能.

Walk slowly, \man°-man°-ts °tseu/ 慢慢之走.

Besides, in addition, \ling°-nga°/ 另外, \dze-nga°/ 在外, or \wan/ 還.

How much more, \‘oo-°hwaung/ 何况 (with \nyi/ at the end of the

clause).

Still more, \kung°-°ka/ 更加, \yoeh°-°ka/ 越加.

To start (on a journey), \°doong-sung/ 動身. (Lit. to move the body.)

To become ill, \sang bing°/ 生病.

To heal, \i-°hau /醫好, or \khoen°-°hau/ 看好.

To welcome (a guest), \nyung-tsih/ 迎接.

To return (a debt or thing borrowed), \wan/ 還.

To cry, \khok/ 哭.

To lead, \°ling/ 領.

To borrow or to lend, \tsia°/ 借. (See Note).

To wash, \zing°/ 淨.

Illness, \mau-bing°/ 毛病.

A sedan coolie, \ih kuh jau°-pan/ 一個轎班, or \ih kuh jau°-foo/

一個轎夫.

A star, \ih kuh sing/ 一個星.

A grave mound, \ih kuh vung-san/ 一個墳山.

A goat, \ih tsak san-yang/ 一隻山羊.

A hog or pig, \ih tsak ts-loo/ 一隻猪獹.

A stool, \ih tsak ngeh-°ts/ 一隻杌子.

A chest of drawers, \ih tsak tsheu-deu/ 一隻抽頭.

A drawer, \ih tsak tsheu thi/ 一隻抽屜.

A wash bowl, \ih tsak mien°-bung/ 一隻面盆.

A plate, \ih tsak bung-°ts/ 一隻盆子.

A Chinese eating bowl, \ih tsak °wen/ 一隻碗.

A farmer, \ih kuh tsoong°-dien nyung/ 一個種田人.

\{°Kwen}/ (管) is the classifier for tubular things.

A Chinese or foreign pen, \ih °kwen pih/ 一管筆.

A Chinese ink tablet, \ih kuh nyien°-°ts/ 一個硯子, or \nyien°-de/ 硯台.

A piece of ink, \ih khwe° muh/ 一塊墨.

Foreign ink, \muh-°s/ 墨水.

Clean, \koen-zing°/ 乾淨.

Stop, \ding/ 停.

Moon, \nyoeh-liang°/ 月亮.

Precious, \°pau-pe°/ 寶貝.

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