VOCABULARY

Every place or everywhere, \kauh tshu°/ 各處, or \kauh-tau°-lauh-tshu°/

各到落處.

Of course, \z°-zen/ 自然.

Afterwards, hereafter, \°‘eu-°seu/ 後首, \°‘eu-le/ 後來, or \°i-°‘eu/ 以後.

Until, \dzuk-tau°/ 直到; wait until, °tung-tau° 等到.

Daily, \nyih nyih/ 日日, or \nyih-dzok/ 日逐.

About, \iak-kwe/ 約親, or \iak-tsak/ 約酌.

About the same (not much difference), \tsho-’veh-too/ 差吥多.

Secretly, \‘en°-‘en°-°li/ 暗暗裏.

True, \tsung/ 眞.

False, \°ka/ 假.

Secure, \°‘wung-taung°/ 穩當.

A long time, \dzang-°yoen/ 長遠, \dzang-°yoen-tse/ 長遠哉, or \ta-z-tse/

多時哉.

\{Phih}/ (疋) is the classifier denoting whole pieces of dry goods.

A piece of cloth, \ih phih poo°/ 一疋布.

A piece of shirting, \ih phih yang poo°/ 一疋洋布.

A piece of silk, \ih phih dzeu/ 一疋綢.

A piece of satin, \ih phih doen°-°ts/ 一疋緞子.

Grass, \°tshau/ 草.

Vegetation in general, \hwo-°tshau-zu°-mok/ 花草樹木.

Coal, \me/ 煤.

To add, \ka/ 加.

To add a little, \ka-°thien/ 加點.

Honest, lau-zeh \老實/.

A piece of land, \ih kwhe° di°-bi/ 一塊地皮.

A piece of stone, \ih kwhe° zak-deu/ 一塊石頭.

To pawn, \taung°/ 當, or \taung°-theh/ 當脫.

To mortgage, \ah/ 押, or \ah-theh/ 押脫.

To change a dollar into cash, \de°/ 兌.

A ten cent piece, \ih kauh/ 一角.

One cent, \ih fung/ 一分.

Twenty cents, \°liang kauh/ 兩角, \si° khe/ 四開.

A half a dollar, \pen° kwhe° yang-dien/ 半塊洋錢.

Small money, \°siau kauh-°ts/ 小角子, or \°siau yang-dien/ 小洋錢.

Change, \°tsau-deu/ 找頭.

Ricksha coolie, \tsho-foo/ 車夫.

A great many, \kyau-kwan/ 交關.

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