VOCABULARY

To follow, \kung/ 跟.

To tie, \vok/ 縛.

To tie firmly, \vok-lau/ 縛牢, or \vok lau-dzu°/ 縛牢住.

To desire, to expect, \maung°/ 望, or \po-maung°/ 把望.

To bite, \°ngau/ 咬.

To bark, \kyau/ 叫.

To blow, \tsh/ 吹.

To blow out, to extinguish, \tsh °iung/ 吹隱.

To blow into a blaze or flame, \tsh yaung°/ 吹旺.

To fly, \fi/ 飛.

To explain, \°ka-seh/ 解釋.

To forsake, desert, depart from, \li-khe/ 離開.

To permit, \°hyui/ 許.

To allow, \nyang°/ 讓.

Colour, \ngan-suh/ 顏色.

Variegated colours, \°ng-ngan-loh-suh/ 五顏六色.

Thought or meaning, \i°-s°/ 意思.

A thief, \ih kuh zuk/ 一個賊.

\{Mien°}/ (面) is used as the classifier for flat objects.

A drum, \ih mien° koo/ 一面鼓.

Hope, \maung°-deu/ 望頭.

Wind, \foong/ 風.

Wine, \°tsieu/ 酒.

Rope, \ih diau zung/, 一條繩 or \ih kung zung/ 一根繩.

\Tsung/ (尊) is the classifier denoting idols or cannon.

A Buddhist idol, \ih tsung veh/ 一尊佛, or \ih tsung boo-sah/ 一尊菩薩.

A Taoist god or idol, \ih tsung zung-dau°/ 一尊神道.

A piece of bread, \ih kwhe° men-deu/ 一塊饅頭.

A piece of meat, \ih khwe° nyok/ 一塊肉.

\Khoo/ (顆) is the classifier used with plants, trees and flowers.

A tree, \ih khoo zu°/ 一顆樹.

A flowering plant, \ih khoo hwo/ 一顆花.

Cotton seed, \hwo-°ts/ 花子.

A Chinese mile, \ih °li/ 一里, or \ih °li-loo°/ 一里路.

To regret, to be placed in an embarrassing position, \nan-we-dzing/

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