Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect

by Gilbert McIntosh

Indefinite Pronouns.

All. 攏總 Loong-tsoong.	Each. 每 ’Me.
Many. 多化 Too-hau.	Whichever. 隨便 Dzoe-bien.
Few. 少 Sau.	Other. 別个 Bih-kuh.

Examples of Adjectives.

Good. 好 Hau.	Green. 綠 Lok.
Better. 奸點 Hau-tien.	Blue. 藍 Lan.
Best. 頂好 Ting-hau.	Yellow. 黃 Waung.
Bad. 勿好 ’Veh-hau (or 恘 Cheu.)	Long. 長 Dzang.
Cold. 冷 Lang.	Short. 短 Toen.
Hot. 熱 Nyih.	High. 高 Kau.
Black. 黑 Huh.	Low. 低 Ti.
White. 白 Bak.	Broad. 闊 Khweh.
Red. 紅 ‘Oong.	Narrow. 狹 ‘Ah.

Adverbs.

How. 那能 Na-nung.	Thus. 實藎 Zeh-ke.
Why? 爲啥 We-sa?	But. 但是 Dan-z.
When? 幾時 Kyi-z?	Only. 不過 Peh-koo.
Now. 現在 Yien-dze.	Very. 蠻 Man.

Conjunctions.

And. 咾 Lau.	If. 若是 Zak-z.
Therefore. 所以 Soo-i.	Then. 難末 Nan-meh
Because. 因爲 Iung-we.	Either. 或是 ‘Ok-z.

DIRECTIONS (方向).

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East. 東 Toong.	Above. 上頭 Zaung-deu.
South. 南 Nen.	Below. 下頭 ‘Au-deu.
West. 西 Si.	Upstairs. 樓上 Leu-laung.
North. 北 Pok.	Downstairs. 樓下 Leu-‘au.
South-east. 東南 Toong-nen.	Inside. 裡向 Li-hyang.
North-west. 西北 Si-pok.	Outside. 外頭 Nga-deu
South-west. 西南 Si-nen.	In front. 前頭 or 前面 Zien-deu or Zien-mien.
North-east. 東北 Toong-pok.	At the back. 後頭 or 背後 ‘Eu-deu or Pe-‘eu.
Here. 第頭 or 此地 Di-deu or Ths-di.	Beside. 傍邊 Baung-pien.
There. 伊頭 I-deu.	Left. 左邊 Tsi-pien.
Where. 那裡 ‘A-li	Right. 右邊 Yeu-pien.

In addition to the directions given in the sections, “On the Street”; “The Merchant”; “House Boy and Coolie,” etc., the following may prove useful:—

International Banking Corporation.
花旗銀行
Hwo-ji nyung-‘aung.

Imperial Bank of China.
中國通商銀行
Tsoong-kok thoong saung nyung-‘aung.

Yokohama Specie Bank.
正金銀行
Tsung-kyung nyung-‘aung.

Russo-Chinese Bank.
華俄道勝銀行
Wo ngoo dau sung nyung-‘aung.

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China.
麥加利銀行
Mah-ka-li nyung-‘aung.

The Missionary Home,
敎士公所
Kyau-z koong-soo.

The Palace Hotel.
滙中 We-tsoong.

The Hotel Des Colonies.
蜜采里 Mih-tshe-li.

The Great Northern Telegraph Company.
大北電報公司
Da-pok dien-pau koong-s.

The Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration.
中國電報總局
Tsoong-koh dien-pau tsoong-jok.

Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co., Ltd.
大東電報公司
Da-toong dien-pau koong-s.

Commercial Pacific Cable Company.
太平洋商務電報公司
Tha-bing-yang saung-woo dien-pau koong-s.

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TITLES OR DESIGNATIONS (稱呼).

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Parents. 爺娘 Ya-nyang.	Younger sister. 妹妹 Me-me.
Father. 爺 Ya.	Children. 小囝 Siau-noen.
Mother. 娘 Nyang.	Son. 兒子 Nyi-ts.
Husband. 丈夫 Dzang-foo.	Daughter. 囡 Noen.
Wife. 娘子 Nyang-ts.	Teacher. 先生 Sien-sang.
Brother. 弟兄 Di-hyoong.	Master. 東家 Toong-ka.
Elder brother. 阿哥 Ak-koo.	Mistress. 東家娘娘 Toong-ka-nyang-nyang.
Younger brother. 兄弟 Hyoong-di.	Employé. 夥計 Hoo-kyi.
Sister. 姊妹 Tsi-me.	Servant. 用人 Yoong-nyung.
Elder sister. 阿姊 Ah-tsi.	Scholar. 學生子 ‘Auh-sang-ts.
Friend. 朋友 Bang-yeu.	Relative. 親眷 Tshing-kyoen.
Neighbor. 鄰舍 Ling-so.	Washerman. 淨衣裳个 Zing-i-zaung-kuh.
Mate or companion. 同事 or 同伴 Doong-z, or Doong-be.	Tailor. 裁縫 Ze-voong.
Cook. 大司務 Da-s-voo.	Carpenter. 木匠 Mok-ziang.
Boy. 細崽 Si-tse	Mason. 坭水匠 Nyi-s-ziang
Coolie. 苦力 or 出店 Khoo-lih or Tsheh-tien.	Blacksmith. 鐵匠 Thih-ziang.
Amah. 阿媽 Ak-ma.	Coppersmith. 銅匠 Doong-ziang.
Mafoo. 馬夫 Mo-foo.	Silversmith. 銀匠 Nyung-ziang.
Rickshaman. 車夫 Tsho-foo.	Shoemaker. 鞋匠 or 做鞋子个 ‘A-ziang or Tsoo ‘a-ts kuh.
Gardener. 種花園个 Tsoong-hwo-yoen-kuh.	Baker. 做饅頭个 Tsoo-men-deu-kuh.

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WEATHER (天氣).

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To-day the weather is fine. 今朝天氣蠻好 Kyung-tsau thien-chi ’man-hau.	There has been too much rain. 雨水忒多 Yui-s thuh-too.
To-day is dark. 今朝天色陰暗 Kyung-tsau thien-suh iung-en.	It looks like snow. 要落雪 Iau lauh sih.
Perhaps it will rain. 恐怕要落雨 Khoong-pho iau lauh-yui.	To-day there is frost. 今朝有霜 Kyung-tsau yeu saung.
The wind is high. 有大風 Yeu doo foong.	To-day there is ice. 今朝有冰 Kyung-tsau yeu ping.
To-day is very warm. 今朝蠻熱 Kyung-tsau ’man nyih.	It is foggy outside. 外頭有霧露 Nga-deu yeu ‘oo-loo.
Yesterday was very cold. 昨日籩冷 Zauh-nyih ’man lang.	It is stormy. 有大風雨 Yeu doo foong-yui.
Perhaps to-morrow will be fine. 明朝或者會天好 [or 天晴] Ming-tsau ‘ok-tse we thien-hau [or thien-dzing.]

HOUSE VOCABULARY.

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Basin. 面盆 Mien-bung.	Broom. 掃箒 Sau-tseu.
Bath room. 淨浴間 Zing-yok kan.	Carpet. 地毯 Di-than.
Bath tub. 浴缸 or 浴盆 Yok-kaung, or yok-bung.	Chair. 椅子 Iui-ts.
Bath tray. 浴缸座盤 Yok-kaung dzoo-ben.	Clock. 鐘 Tsoong.
Bamboo screen. 竹簾 Tsok-lien.	Clothes horse. 衣架 I ka.
Bed-room. 房間 Vaung-kan.	Coal-house. 煤間 Me kan.
Bell. 鈴 Ling.	Coal scuttle. 煤桶 Me-doong.
Bed. 床 Zaung.	Coal shovel. 煤抄 Me-tshau.
Book-case. 書厨 Su-dzu.	Commode. 馬桶 Mo-doong.
Boiler (for water). 水鍋 S-koo.	Dog kennel. 狗棚 Keu bang.

Dining-room. 吃飯間 Chuh-van-kan.	Lock. 鎖 Soo.
Draught screen. 屏風 Bing-foong.	Looking glass. 鏡子 Kyung-ts.
Dressing room. 著衣間 Tsak-i kan.	Native delf basins. 罐頭 Kwen-deu.
Filter. 沙漏氷缸 So-loo-s kaung.	Nursery. 小囝房間 Siau-noen vaung-kan.
Flower glass. 花瓶 Hwo-bing.	Organ. 風琴 Foong-jung.
Flower pot. 花盆 Hwo-bung.	Ornaments. 裝飾个物事 Tsaung-seh kuh meh-z.
Frying pan. 熬盆 Ngau bung.	Parlour or Drawing room. 客堂間 Khah-daung-kan.
Garden. 花園 Hwo-yoen.	Piano. 洋琴 Yang-jung.
Hall or lobby. 過路間 Koo-loo-kan.	Pictures. 畫圖 Wo-doo.
Key. 鑰匙 Yak-dz.	Rolling pin or roller. 麵杖 or 桿筒 Mien-dzang, or koen-doong.
Kitchen. 燒飯間 Sau-van-kan.	Saucepan. 鑊子 or 鐵鍋 ‘Auh-ts, or thih-koo.

Scales (foreign). 磅秤 Paung-tshung.	Table. 檯子 De-ts.
Scales, Chinese wooden steelyards. 天平 Thien-bing.	Table cover. 檯布 De-poo.
Scrubbing brush. 刷箒 or 筅箒 Suh-tseu, or sien-tseu.	Tub or foot bath. 脚桶 Kyak-doong.
Sideboard. 落莱檯 Lok-tshe-de.	Verandah. 洋檯 or 走廊 Yang-de, or tseu-laung.
Sieve. 綳篩 Pang-s.	Wardrobe. 衣厨 I-dzu.
Soap dish. 肥皂缸 Bi-zau-kaung.	Washstand. 揩面檯 Kha-mien-de.
Stable. 馬棚間 Mo-bang-kan.	Water jug. 水瓶 or 水壺 S-bing, or s-‘oo.
Stairway. 扶梯間 Voo-thi-kan.	Water-closet. 坑棚間 Khang-bang-kan.
Store room. 伙食間 Hoo-zuh-kan.	Watering can or pot. 噴桶 Phung-doong.
Study. 讀書間 Dok-su-kan.	Writing desk. 寫字檯 Sia-z-de.

TIME (時候).

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This year. 今年 Kyung-nyien.	Day before yesterday. 前日 Zien-nyih.
Last year. 舊年 Jeu-nyien.	Day after to-morrow. 後日 ‘Eu-nyih.
Next year. 開年 or 明年 Khe-nyien, or ming-nyien.	A few days. 勿多幾日 ’Veh-too kyi nyih.
New year. 新年 Sing-nyien.	A week. 一禮拜 Ih li-pa.
This month. 第个月 Di-kuh nyoeh.	Sunday. 禮拜日 Li-pa-nyih.
Last month. 上个月 or 前月 Zaung-kuh nyoeh, or Zien-nyoeh.	Monday. 禮拜一 Li-pa-ih.
Next month. 下个月 or 下月 ‘Au-kuh nyoeh, or ‘Au nyoeh.	Tuesday. 禮拜二 Li-pa-nyi.
To-day. 今朝 Kyung-tsau.	Wednesday. 禮拜三 Li-pa-san.
To-morrow. 明朝 Ming-tsau.	Thursday. 禮拜四 Li-pa-s.
Yesterday. 昨日 Zauh-nyih.	Friday. 禮拜五 Li-pa-ng.

Saturday. 禮拜六 Li-pa-lok.	Ten minutes to 5 o’clock. 五點缺十分 Ng tien choeh zeh fung.
One hour. 一點鐘 Ih tien-tsoong.	Morning. 早晨 Tsau-zung.
Half hour. 半點鐘 Pen tien-tsoong.	Forenoon. 上半日 Zaung-pen-nyih.
Quarter hour. 一刻 Ih khuh.	Afternoon. 下半日 ‘Au-pen-nyih.
A minute. 一分 Ih fung.	Mid-day. 日中 Nyih-tsoong.
A second. 一秒 Ih miau.	Evening. 夜快 Ya-khwa.
A quarter past 2 o’clock. 兩點一刻 Liang tien ih khuh.	Night. 夜頭 or 夜裡 Ya-deu, or Ya-li.
Half-past 3 o’clock. 三點半 San tien pen.	Now. 現在 Yien-dze.
A quarter to 4 o’clock. 四黠缺一刻 or 三點三刻 S tien choeh ih khuh, or San tien san khuh.	Afterward. 後首 ‘Eu-seu.
Five minutes past four o’clock. 四點過五分 S tien koo ng fung.	One time. 一回 Ih-we.
	Two times, twice. 兩回 Liang-we.

INDEX AND VOCABULARY.

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A
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Above	Zaung-deu	[92]
According	Tsau	[10]
Account	Tsang	[35]
Accounts	Soen-tsang	[34]
Affair	Z-thi	[88]
Afternoon	‘Au-pen-nyih	[21],[102]
Afterwards	‘Eu-seu	[52]
Again	Tse	[3],[4],[45]
„	‘eu-seu	[21]
Age	Kwe-kang	[2]
„	Soe [soo]	[2],[7]
Ague	ngauh-ts	[46]
All	Loong-tsoong	[90]
Already	I-kyung	[10],[35]
Am	Z	[5]
Amah	A-ma	[48],[49]
American	’Me-kok nyung	[5]
„ Bank	Hwo-ji nyung-‘aung	[93]
Among them	Ne-tsoong	[15]
And	Lau	[91]
Another	Bik-kuh	[31]
„ time	‘au-we	[60]
Answer	We-sing	[43],[44]
Apples	Bing-koo	[28],[29]
Application	Tan	[15]
Apricots	Ang-ts	[28],[29]
Arrange	Yui-be	[23]
Arrived	Tau	[16],[25]
Ask	Tshing	[34]
„	Thau	[45]
Aspirate	Tsheh-foong	[74]
Astor House	Li-dzo	[9]
At	La	[16],[17]
At once	Zieu	[15],[41]

B
		Page.
Baby	Siau-noen	[49]
Back (go)	We-tseu	[8]
Bad	’Veh hau	[3],[91]
Bake	Hoong	[27]
Bamboo	Tsok-deu	[81]
Bank	Nyung-‘aung	[8],[10]
Basin	Mien-bung	[98]
Basket	Lan	[42]
Bath tub	Yok-kaung	[98]
Beans	Deu	[28],[29]
„ (string)	Tau-deu	[28],[29]
Beautiful	Hau khoen	...
„	Man hau	[2]
Because	We-ts	[47]
„	Iung-we	[91]
Bed	Zaung	[80],[98]
Bed-room	Vaung-kan	[89],[98]
Bedding	Phoo-ke	[25],[43]
Beef	Nyeu-nyok	[28],[29]
Beginning	Chi-deu	[52],[73]
Bell	Ling	[98]
Below	‘Au-deu	[92]
Beside	Baung pien	[92]
Better	Hau-tien	[20],[91]
Biboes	Bih-bo	[28],[29]
Bird	Tiau	[80]
Biscuits	Thah-ping	[28],[29]
„	Ping-koen	[45]
Black	Huh	[31],[91]
Blacksmith	Thih-ziang	[96]
Blow	Ths	[42]
Blue	Lan	[91]
Boat	Zen	[22]
Boil	Zah	[27]
„	Tung	[27]
Boiling water	Khe-s	[27],[33]
Book	Su	[10],[39]
Book-case	Su-dzu	[86],[98]
Bottle	Bing	[79]
Boy	Si-tse	[37],[40]
Box	Siang-ts	[39]
Bread	Men-deu	[28],[29]
Brick	Lok-tsen	[82]
Bridge	Jau	[81]
Bright	Liang	[64]
Bring	Nau-le	[24]
„	Tan-le	[38],[63]
British	Da-Iung	[11]
Broad	Khweh	[58],[91]
Broil	Hyuin	[27]
Broken	Wa-theh	[32]
„	Se	[44]
Broom	Sau-tseu	[98]
Brother	Di-hyoong	[95]
Brush	Seh-tseu	[31]
„ (to)	Seh	[37],[41]
Bundle	Pau	[42]
Business	Sang-i	[3],[19]
„	Z-thi	[12]
Busy	Maung	[21]
But	Dan-z	[91]
Butter	Na-yeu	[28],[29]
Button	Nyeu-ts	[56],[84]
Buy, bought	Ma	[10],[12],[28]

C
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Cabbage	Kyoen-sing-tse	[28],[29]
Calf	Siau-nyeu	[28]
Call	Tshing	[20]
„	Kyau	[20],[25]
Can	Khau-i	[40]
Candle	Lali-tsok	[67]
Cannot	’Veh-nung	[18],[52]
Careful	Taung-sing	[42],[61]
Carpenter	Mok-ziang	[79],[96]
Carpet	Di-than	[98]
Carriage	Mo-tsho	[45],[67]
Carrots	‘Oong lau-bok	[28],[29]
Carvings	Khuh-tsauh	[70]
Cat	Mau	[80]
Cathedral	‘Oong-li-pa-daung	[11]
Cauliflower	Hwo-tshe	[28],[29]
Cent	Fung	[62]
Certainly	Ih-ding	[59]
Chair	Iui-ts	[44],[80]
„ (Sedan)	Jau-ts	[26]
Change	Wen	[39]
Characters	Z	[75]
Charcoal	Than	[28],[29],[33]
Cheaper	Jang-tien	[71]
Chicken	Kyi	[28],[29]
Children	Siau-noen	[7],[51],[95]
Chimney	Ien-tshoong	[31]
China	Dz-chi	[70]
„	Tsoong-kok	[5],[10]
„ Merchants	Tsau-saung-jok	[17]
Chinese Post Office	Yeu-tsung-jok	[21],[43]
Chit book	Soong-sing-boo	[44]
Choked	Suh-meh	[31]
Church	Li pa-daung	[11]
City	Dzung	[26]
Clean	Koen-zing	[23],[33],[37]
Cloak	Bau-kwo	[57]
Clock	Tsoong	[98]
Cloth	Poo	[38],[54]
Clothes	I-zaung	[11],[41],[49],[53]
„ and hat	I-mau	[48]
Club, the	Tsoong-we	[9]
Coal	Me	[85]
„ scuttle	Me-doong	[98]
Coal (soft)	Ien-me	[32]
„ (hard)	Bak-me	[32]
Coals	Me	[28],[29],[32]
Cold	Lang	[2],[24],[49],[50]
Collar	Ling-deu	[55]
Colour	Ngan-suh	[54],[63]
Come	Le	[3],[8], etc.
„	Tau	[5],[13]
Commercial traveller	Teu sang-i kuh	[6]
Commode	Mo-doong	[98]
Company	‘Aung	[17]
Compradore	Tsang-vaung	[20]
„	’Ma-ban	[20]
Consulate	Koong-kwen	[11]
Contrary (tide)	Nyuh-s	[23]
Convenient	Bien-taung	[40],[74]
Cook	Da s-voo	[27],[36],[41]
„ (to)	Sau	[27],[30]
Cooking stove	Thih-tsau	[31]
Coolie	Tseh-tien	[20],[36]
„	Siau-koong	[20],[36]
„	Khoo-lih	[40],[96]
Correctly	Te	[75]
Cost	Ka-dien	[54],[59]
„ (tow)	(Thoo) dien	[23]
Cotton	Mien-hwo	[20],[85]
Country	Kok	[5]
Cuffs	Zieu-deu	[56]
Cup	Pe	[3],[80]
Curtains	Tshaung-lien	[39]
Custom	Kwe-kyui	[10]
Customs	Sing-kwan	[9]
Cut	Ngah	[41]

D
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Dark	Huh	[54]
Daughter	Noen	[7],[79],[95]
Day	Nyih	[3],[45]
Dear	Kyui	[13],[71]
Dialect (col.)	Thoo-bak	[73]
Dining-room	Chuh-van-kan	[99]
Dinner	Ya-van	[34]
Dirty	Auh-tshauh	[38],[62]
Discharging	Sia-hoo	[17]
Discount	Ngah-theh	[71]
Distinctly	Tshing-saung	[75]
Doctor	I-sang	[6],[46]
Dog	Keu	[80]
Dollar	Yang-dien	[45],[71]
Door	Mung	[37],[83]
Down	Tih	[18]
Downstairs	Leu-‘au	[92]
Draught screen	Bing-foong	[99]
Dry	‘Oen	[3]
„	Koen	[50]
Duck	Ah	[28],[29]
Dust, to	Toen koen-zing	[38]
Duty	Soe	[14]
„ memo	Soe-tan	[14]

E
		Page.
Each	‘Me	[23],[74]
Earlier	Tsau-tien	[34],[74]
Easier	Khwen-tien	[58]
Easily	Yoong-yi	[63]
East	Toong	[92]
Eat	Chuh	[51]
Ebb	The	[23]
Eggs	Dan	[28],[29]
Either	‘Ok-z	[91]
Embroidery	Koo-sieu	[70]
England	Iung-kok	[5]
Enough	Yeu-tse	[9]
„	Keu	[9],[45]
Evening	Ya-khwa	[102]
Exchange	‘Aung-dzing	[18]
„	Li-deu	[18]
„	Wen	[31],[45]
Export	Tsheh-kheu	[14],[15]
Extra	Ling-nga	[37]

F
		Page.
Family	Ih ka-mung	[7]
Fan	Sen-ts	[80]
Farmer	Tsoong-dien-nyung	[79]
Father	Ya	[95]
Favorable (tide)	Zung-s	[24]
„ (wind)	Zung-foong	[24]
Feed (verb)	Iui	[65]
„ „	Chuh	[66]
„ (noun)	Liau	[65]
Fever	Ngauh-ts	[46]
„	‘Oen-nyih	[46]
Few	’Veh-too	[73]
Few	Sau	[90]
Filter	So-loo-s kaung	[99]
Find (try to)	Zing	[62]
Finish	Tsoo-hau	[59]
„	Wen	[75]
Fire	Hoo	[30]
Firewood	Za	[28],[29],[33]
First	Sien	[39]
First class	Deu-tung	[26]
Fish	Ng	[28],[29]
Flag	Ji	[85]
Flannel	Fah-lan-nyoong	[50]
Floor	Di-pan	[37]
Flour	Mi-fung	[28],[29]
„	Koen-mien	[86]
Flow	Tsang	[23]
Flue	Ien-tshoong	[31]
Foggy	‘Oo-loo	[97]
Food	Chuh-kuh meh-z	[42]
Foot	Kyak	[28]
Foot rule	Tshak	[86]
Foot-stove	Kyak-loo	[42]
Foreign	Nga-kok	[10],[58]
Forenoon	Zaung-pen-nyih	[102]
Forget	Maung-kyi	[25]
Fowl	Kyi	[80]
French	Fah-kok	[21]
French Concession	Fah-tsoo-ka	[45]
Frenchman	Fah-kok nyung	[5]
Fresh	Dan	[30]
Friday	Li-pa-ng	[101]
Friend	Bang-yeu	[4],[34],[95]
Frost	Saung	[97]
Fruits	Koo-ts	[28],[29]
Fry	Tsien	[27],[30]
Fuel	Za	[85]
Furs	Bi-hoo	[70]

G
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Gardens	Hwo-yoen	[49],[99]
German	Tuh-kok nyung	[5]
„ bank	Tuh-wo nyung-‘aung	[8]
Get	Zing	[40]
Girth	Mo-doo-ta	[64]
Give	Peh	[50],[66]
Glass	Poo-li	[44],[82]
Go	Chi	[8],[9],[22]
„ (run)	Bau	[10]
Going out	Tsheh-chi	[34]
Go (stop)	Ding	[40]
Godown	Dzan-vaung	[15]
Going away	Tsheh-mung	[62]
Gold	Kyung	[1]
Good	Hau	[3],[4],[91]
Good-bye	Man chi (etc.)	[4]
Good morning	Tsau-‘a	[1]
Goods	Hoo-suh	[13],[15]
Goose	Ngoo	[28],[29]
Grapes	Beh-dau	[28],[29]
Great Lake	Tha-‘oo	[22]
Great (much)	Doo	[2]
Green	Lok	[91]
Greetings	Maung maung	[7]
Guests	Khak-nyung	[36]

H
		Page.
Half	Pen	[32],[45]
Hammer	Laung-deu	[80]
Hangchow	‘Aung-tseu	[22]
Harness	Mo ka-sang	[68]
Hat	Mau-ts	[48]
Have	Yeu	[10],[12],[14]
He	Yi	[4]
Help	Siang-paung	[37],[39]
Here	Di-deu	[8],[37],[92]
„	Ths-di	[24],[92]
High	Kau	[55],[91]
„	Kyui	[19]
Hills	San	[22]
Home	Ok-li	[47]
Hongkew	‘Oong-kheu	[17]
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank	We-foong	[8]
Honorable	Kwe	[5]
Hood	Boong-poo	[10]
Horse	Mo	[64]
Hospital	I-yoen	[46]
Hot	Nyih	[2],[24],[28]
Hot	Khe	[28]
„	Yaung	[30]
Hoteldes Colonies	Mih-tshe-li	[94]
Hotel	Khak-nyui	[11]
House (home)	Ok-li	[25]
House	Vaung-ts	[34],[82]
How	Na-nung	[18],[91]
How are you?	Hau la va?	[1]
How many?	Kyi? Kyi-kuh?	[2],[22]
How much?	Kyi-hau?	[14],[15]
Humble	Bi	[5]
Hurt	Saung	[67]
Husband	Dzang-foo	[95]

I
		Page.
I	Ngoo	[3]
Ice	Ping	[33],[97]
Ice-box	Ping-siang	[33]
Idiom	Wo-fah	[75]
Idle	Lan-doo	[40]
Idol	Boo-sah	[84]
If	Zak-z	[13],[91]
Ill	Mau-bing	[46]
Imperial Customs	Sing-kwan	[9]
Imperial P.O.	Yeu-tsung-jok	[43]
Import	Tsing-kheu	[13],[15]
Important	Iau-kyung	[74]
Impossible	Le-’veh-ji	[59]
Increase	Ka	[52]
Inside	Li-hyang	[55],[92]
Interrogative sign	Va?	[1]
Iron	Thih	[81]
Is	Z	[1]

J
		Page.
Jacket	Mo-kwo	[53],[57]
Japan	Tooug-yang	[21]
Jar	Peh-deu	[32]
Jardine’s	Yi-‘woo	[17]
Jetty	Mo-deu	[9]
Jelly	Toong	[28]
Just now	Yien-dze	[21],[52]

K
		Page.
Kerosene oil	Hoo-yeu	[28],[29]
Kettle	S-‘oo	[32]
Key	Yak-dz	[99]
Kitchen	Sau-van-kan	[99]
Knit	Kyih	[51]
Know	Nyung-tuh	[9]
„	Hyau-tuh	[46]
Kong	Kaung	[32]

L
		Page.
Labour	Koong-foo	[54]
Ladder	Voo-thi	[83]
Lamp	Tung	[36],[67]
Land	Di-bi	[82]
Late	Man	[13]
„	An	[15]
Laudah	Lau-da	[22]
Lazy	lan-doo	[41]
Leak	Leu	[33]
Learn	‘Auh	[51],[73]
Leave	Ding, li-khe	[52]
Leaving	Li-khe	[62]
Left	Tsi-pien	[8],[92]
Less	Sau	[35]
Let	Nyang	[58]
Letter	Sing	[21],[43],[76]
Lichees	Li-ts	[28],[29]
Light (verb)	Tien	[36]
Lighter (thinner)	Bok-tien	[54]
Listen	Thing	[75]
Little	Sau	[9]
Lock	Soo	[99]
Long	Dzang	[55],[91]
Looking glass	Kyung-ts	[99]
Loose	Khwen	[58],[64]
„	Soong	[68]
Lost	Seh-theh-tse	[62]
Low	Ti	[91]
„ (cheap)	Jang	[19]
Lowdah	Lau-da	[22]
Lower (sail)	Lauh	[35]
Lower	‘Au-tien	[64]
Luggage	‘Ang-li	[25]

M
		Page.
Mafoo	Mo-foo	[64]
Mail	Siug	[43]
Make	Tsoo	[28],[53]
Mau	Nyung	[79]
Mandarin (dialect)	Kwen-wo	[73]
Many	Too-hau	[90]
Map	Di-doo	[83]
Market	Ka-laung	[28]
„	Z-mien	[19],[20]
„	Ka	[34]
Marks	Kyi-‘au	[17]
Mason	Ni-s-ziang	[79],[96]
Master	Toong-ka	[95]
Matches	Z-le-hoo	[28],[29]
Matters	Z-thi	[76]
Me	Ngoo	[9]
Meals	Chuli-van	[31]
Meat	Nyok	[28],[29]
Medicine	Yak	[46],[87]
Mend	Sieu	[32],[33]
„	Poo	[50]
Merchant	Sang-i-nyung	[6]
Mexican	Iung-yang	[72]
Mirror	Kyung-ts	[85]
Milk	Nyeu-na	[28],[29]
Mine	Ngoo-kuh	[44]
Mistake	’Veh te	[35]
„	tsho	[35]
Missing	Choeh-sau	[62]
Missionary	Dzen-dau-kuh	[6]
Monday	Li-pa-ih	[101]
Money (price)	Ka-dien	[45]
Month	Nyoeh	[40],[52]
More	Too	[35]
„	Too-tien	[56]
Morning	Tsau	[1],[34]
„	Tsau-zung	[73],[102]
Mother	Nyang	[95]
Much	Too	[3]
Mule	Loo-ts	[82]
Must	Iau	[51]
Mutton (various)		[28],[29]
My	Ngoo-kuh	[2]

N
		Page.
Name	Sing, ‘au	[1]
„	Ming-deu	[1],[2],[17]
Narrow	‘Ah	[58],[91]
Native	Pung-di	[22],[58]
Neighbor	Ling-so	[96]
Newspaper	Sing-vung-ts	[84]
New	Sing-kuh	[32],[40]
„ year	Sing-nyien	[101]
Next	‘Au	[35],[52]
„	Kah-pih	[44]
Next year	Khe-nyien	[52]
„ week	‘Au-li-pa	[76]
Night	Ya-deu	[47],[102]
Ningpo	Nyung-poo	[17],[87]
North	Pok	[92]
Not	’Veh	[3],[9],[12]
Now	Yien-dze	[16],[40],[52]

O
		Page.
Oatmeal	Da-mak-fung	[28],[29]
O’clock	Tien-tsoong	[24],[68]
Office	Sia-z kan	[89]
Officer	Ban z kuh	[6]
Oil (Kerosene)	Hoo-yeu	[28],[29]
Old	Lau	[17]
Oldest	Ting-doo kuh	[7]
Only	Tsuh-yeu	[44]
„	Peh-koo	[91]
Open	Khe	[24],[42]
Opinion	I-s	[18]
Opium	Ia-phien-ien	[48]
Oranges	Kyoeh-ts	[28],[29]
Or	‘Ok-z	[91]
Order	Ding	[12]
Organ	Foong-jung	[99]
Other	Bih-kuh	[44],[75]
Out	Nga-deu	[51]
Outlay	Fi-yoong	[23]
Outside	Nga deu	[92]

P
		Page.
Pagoda	Thah	[82]
Paid	Foo	[10],[35],[41]
„	Wen	[14]
Painting	Wo-doo	[83]
Paper	Ts	[84]
Parcel	Pau	[11],[43],[85]
Parents	Ya-nyang	[95]
Pass	Pha-s	[16]
Pass-book	Boo-ts	[44]
Pattern	Yang-ts	[53]
Pattern	Yang-suh	[58]
Pay	Be	[62]
„	Foo	[15],[41]
Peaches	Dau-ts	[28],[29]
Pen	Pih	[86]
People	Nyung	[75]
Perhaps	Khoong-pho	[47]
Pheasant	Ya-kyi	[28],[29]
Piano	Yang-jung	[99]
Picture	Wo-doo	[38],[99]
Piece	Jien	[62],[63]
Pile	Ih te	[85]
Pine apple	Poo-loo-mih	[28],[29]
Place	Di-faung	[39]
Plant	Hwo	[85]
Plate	Bung-ts	[80]
Please	Tshing	[10],[11],[14],[15]
Pocket	De	[55]
Police Office	Dzing-boo-vaung	[9]
Pony	Mo	[64],[65]
Pootung	Phoo-toong	[16],[17]
Post Office	Su-sing-kwen	[21],[43]
Pot	‘Oo	[32]
Pound	Paung	[26]
Prepare	Yui-be	[34]
Presently	Zieu	[31],[62]
Price	Ka-dien	[13],[19],[71]
Promise	Iung-hyui	[52]
Proper	Iung-ke-kuh	[39]
Proper	Kwe-kyui	[48]
Properly	Hau	[63]
Pumelo	Vung-tan	[28],[29]
Purchase	Ma	[13]
Purchasing	Ma	[70]
Put	Pa	[39]
„	Faung	[43],[63]
Put on	Tsak	[51]
Put-up	Tsaung	[41]
„	Faung-‘au-chi	[10]

Q
		Page.
Quarter	Ih khuh	[102]
Quicker	Khwa-tien	[10],[68],[75]
Quickly	„	[16]

R
		Page.
Rain	Yui, yui-s	[2],[3]
Raining	Lauh-yui	[2],[10]
Raise (sail)	Tsha	[25]
Read	Dok	[74]
Ready?	Hau-me?	[30]
Real	Tsung-kuh	[71]
Receive	Seu	[15]
Recently	Jung-le	[3]
Red	‘Oong	[91]
Re-export	Tsen-kheu	[14]
Relative	Tshing-kyoen	[95]
Repair	Sieu	[31]
Require	Yoong	[22]
Return (back)	We-tsen-chi	[8]
Return home	Kyui chi	[47]
Rice	Mi	[28],[29]
Rice straw	Dau-za	[86]
Ricksha	Toong-yang-tsho	[8],[36]
Rickshaman	Tsho-foo	[96]
Right	Yeu-pien	[8],[92]
Right (correct)	Te kuh	[35]
„	’Veh tsho	[35]
Rising	Tsang	[18]
Road	Loo	[81]
Roast	Hoong	[27]
Roll up	Tang-chi-le	[25],[43]
Room	Vaung-ts	[37]
„	Kan	[41],[89]
Rope	Zung	[42],[81]
Rug	Than-ts	[65]
Run away	Dau-tseu	[69]
Russian	Ngoo-kok	[21]

S
		Page.
Saddle (verb)	Tsaung	[64]
„ (noun)	Oen-ts	[65]
Sail	Boong	[25]
Salt (noun)	Yien	[28],[29]
„ (adj.)	‘An	[30]
Same	Tsho-’veh-too	[19]
Sample	Yang-ts	[58]
Saturday	Li-pa-lok	[102]
Saucer	Dzo-pe	[80]
Say	Wo	[18],[44]
Scales	Paung-tshung	[100]
Scholar	‘Auh-sang-ts	[79],[95]
Scour	Tshah	[38]
Screen	Bing-foong	[83]
Scrolls	Te-lien	[84]
Scull	Yau	[24]
Second	Miau	[102]
Sedan chair	Jau-ts	[25],[83]
Sell	Ma-theh	[12],[13]
Servant	Yoong-nyung	[79],[95]
Sew	Voong	[51]
Shake	Teu-teu	[42],[50]
Shanghai	Zaung-he	[24]
Share	Koo	[88]
Shilling	Sien-ling	[18]
Ship	Zen	[6]
Shirt	‘Oen-san	[56]
Shoemaker	‘A-ziang	[96]
Shoes	‘A-ts	[41],[48],[84]
Shop	Tien	[84]
Short	Toen	[55],[91]
Shoulders	Kyien-paung	[55]
„	Kyung-kweh	[67]
Shroff	Seu-tsang	[20]
„	Seli-lau-fu	[20]
Shut	Kwan	[24]
Sick	Sang-bing	[4],[47]
Sieve	Pang-s	[100]
Silk	S-dzeu	[70],[85]
Silver	Nyung	[18]
Silversmith	Nyung-ziang	[96]
Silver ware	Nyung-chi	[70]
Singlet	Tshung-san	[53]
Sir	Sien-sang	[73]
Sister	Tsi-me	[95]
Sit	Zoo	[49]
Skirt	Juin	[57]
Sleeve	Zieu-ts	[57]
Slower	Man-tien	[10],[75]
Slowly	Man-le-si	[47]
Smoke	Ien	[3]
Smoke	Chuh-ien	[3],[43]
Snake	Zo	[81]
Snipe	Tsok-kyi	[28],[29]
Snow	Sih	[97]
So	Zeh-ke	[40]
So	Soo-i	[63],[76]
Soap	Bi-zau	[37]
Soda	Kan	[63]
Solder	‘Oeu	[32]
Some	Tien	[24]
Son	Nyi-ts	[7],[79],[95]
Soochow	Soo-tseu	[22]
Soon	Zieu	[7]
Soup	Thaung	[28]
South	Nen	[92]
Sovereign	Kyung-yang	[72]
Speak	Wo	[75]
Spinach	Poo-tshe	[28],[29]
Spoiled	Loong-wa	[61]
Stairs	Voo-thi	[83]
Starch	Tsiang	[61]
Start	Khe (zen)	[24]
„	Khe (tsho)	[25],[26]
Station	Tsho-dzan	[26]
Stay	Ding	[68]
Steady	’Wung-taung	[19]
Steam	Tsung	[27]
Steamer	Lung-zen	[9],[16],[43]
Stew	Tung	[27]
Stiff	Ngang	[61]
Still	Wan	[11]
Stockings	Mah	[50],[53]
Stones	Zak-deu	[85]
Store	Tien	[44]
Stop	Ding	[10],[24]
Storage	Dzan-tsoo	[5]
Stove	Hoo-loo	[41],[80]
Straw	Dau-za	[66]
Strawberries	Nga-kah yang-me	[28],[29]
Stream	‘Oo	[81]
Strong	Lau-kuh	[42]
Stronger	Hau-tien	[47]
Study	Dok-su	[73]
Substitute	Thi-koong	[40]
Sugar	Daung	[28],[29]
Summer	‘Au-thien	[54]
Sun	Nyih-deu	[41],[49]
Sunday	Li-pa-nyih	[101]
Supper	Ya-van	[34]
Surname	Sing	[1]
Sweep	Sau	[37]

T
		Page.
Table	De-ts	[36],[80]
Tailor	Ze-voong	[53],[57]
Take (drive)	Tsho	[9],[11]
„	Soong	[21],[43]
„	Ta	[26]
„ out	Tan tsheh-chi	[42]
Take off	Tan-chi	[65]
Taken (moved)	Pen	[39]
Tea	Dzo	[3],[27]
„	Dzo-yih	[28],[29]
Teacher	Sien-sang	[73],[95]
Tea-pot	Dzo-‘oo	[70]
Tear	Phoo	[61]
Tell	Kau-soo	[10],[11]
Thanks	Zia-zia	[3]
That	I-kuh	[90]
There	I-deu	[39],[92]
Therefore	Soo-i	[15],[51],[91]
Then	Keh-meh	[51]
„	Nan-meh	[91]
Thicker	‘Eu-tien	[34]
Think	Siang	[19],[48],[74]
Things	Meh-z	[35],[38]
This	Di-kuh	[13],[50],[59]
These	Di-we	[13]
Those	I-kuh	[90]
Thread	Sien	[81]
Thursday	Li-pa-s	[101]
Thus	Zeh-ke	[91]
Tickets	Phiau-ts	[45]
Tide	Dzau-s	[23]
Tie	Khwung	[42]
„ (noun)	Kyih-ts	[53]
Tiffin	Tsoong-van	[36]
Tight	Kyung	[58],[64]
Timber	Mok-deu	[81]
Tired	Sa-doo	[47]
To	Tau	[9]
Toast (to)	Hoong	[27]
To-day	Kyung-tsau	[2],[12],[18]
Told	Kau-soo	[60]
Too	Thuh	[3],[13]
„ late	ThThuh-anuh	[15]
„ much	Thuh-doo	[45]
To-morrow	Ming-tsau	[4],[21],[34]
To-night	Kyung-ya	[24]
Ton	Tung	[32]
Torn	Loong-wa	[61]
Tow	Thoo	[23]
„	Thoo-chien	[25]
Transaction	Sang-i	[88]
Tranship	Koo-zen	[14]
Tree	Zu	[85]
Trousers	Khoo-ts	[53]
Trunk	Siang-ts	[80]
Tuesday	Li-pa-nyi	[101]
Turkey	Hoo-kyi	[28],[29]
Turnips	Lau-bok	[28],[29]
Twice	Liang-we	[102]

U
		Page.
Umbrella	San	[80]
United States	Hwo-ji (see America)	[21]
Union Church	Soo-tseu-‘oo li-pa-daung	[11]
Until	Tuug	[68]
Upstairs	Leu-laung	[92]
Use	Yoong	[13],[30]

V
		Page.
Vegetables	Soo-tshe	[28],[29]
Verandah	Yang-de	[100]
Very	’Man	[2],[4],[91]
Very well	’Man-hau	[60]
Vet. surgeon	Mo-i	[66]
Visitor	Khak-nyung	[83]

W
		Page.
Wages	Koong-dien	[40],[41]
Wait	Tung-la	[8],[40]
Walk	Tseu	[65]
Want	I au	[8],[11],[12],[22]
Wardrobe	I-dzu	[100]
Wares	Hoo-suh	[71]
Warm	Nyih	[2],[31],[97]
Wash	Zing	[37],[49]
Washers	Nyien-dien	[68]
Washerman	Da-i-zaung-kuh	[50]
„	Zing-i-zaung-kuh	[61],[96]
Washstand	Kha-mien-de	[100]
Water	S	[15],[24],[27],[50]
Waterproof apron	Yeu-poo	[10]
Watch	Piau	[80]
Way	Loo	[9]
We	Nyi	[90]
Weather	Thien-chi	[2],[97]
Wednesday	Li-pa-san	[101]
Week	Li-pa	[35],[101]
Weighing	Dzoong	[26]
Well	Hau	[1],[4]
„ (noun)	Tsing	[86]
West	Si	[92]
Wharf	Mo-deu	[17]
What	Sa	[3],[13]
When	Kyi-z	[5],[13],[25]
Where?	‘A-li?	[10],[39]
Wheels	Lung-ben	[68]
Wheelbarrow	Siau-tsho	[43],[81]
Which	‘A-li	[90]
Whichever	Dzoe-bien	[90]
White	Bak	[91]
Who	Sa?	[90]
Why?	We-sa?	[40]
„	Sa yoen-koo?	[44],[62]
Wife	Nyang-ts	[6],[95]
Wine	Tsieu	[48]
Wind	Foong	[2],[24]
Window	Tshaung	[24],[37],[38],[44]
Wipe	Kha	[38]
Wish	Iau	[12],[74]
Woman	Nyui-nyung	[79]
Words	Seh-wo	[73]
Work	Sang-weh	[47]
Worse	Cheu	[13]
Wrap	Pau	[42]
Write	Sia	[75]

Y
		Page.
Yangtze	Yang-ts	[17]
Year	Nyien	[5],[101]
Yellow	Waung	[91]
Yesterday	Zauh-nyih	[34],[101]
Yokohama Specie Bank	Tsung-kyung nyung-‘aung	[93]
You	Noong	[1],[3],[6],[90]
Youngest	Ting-siau-kuh	[7]
Your	Noong-kuh	[1]
Yulo	Yau	[24]

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