1.—To owe bills. To borrow money. To lend money. To owe money.
2.—A bill or an account. 3.—To spend. 4.—Value. Cost.
5.—Of very small value. Not dear. Cheap. 6.—Silver money. Copper money. Iron coin. Bank notes. 7.—An ounce of silver. A thousand cash. A 4000 cash note.
8.—This is light; that is heavy. Weigh it in the balance if you do not know its weight.
9.—He owes different people a good deal of money.
10.—The expression vai hsi pei si means that I get other people’s money for my own use. Vai tu pei si means that I let other people have my money for their use.
11.—His debts do not amount to less than one thousand ounces of silver.
12.—Hsia fai means to expend money. Our daily expenditure is not very large.
13.—He loves to spend money. He is fond of spending money. He spends too much money.
14.—That is not a dear house. The price asked for this fur coat is very small. That flower vase is worth nothing. Cotton is very low this year.