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.