14.—Ngo tiu tiao hsia nai. Ngi koh ngo tiu ta tiang chi tioh lioh vai.
15.—Vai ‘hliu kou moung ngi pieh ngo tiu niang keh kai ngong t’ou vai; ngong yi tang tai t’ou a t’ou chia.
16.—Tai lai nai moung niang hang to. Ngi ‘hliu moung yeh. Moung hang yeh ku i t’ou chia ngi. Ngi so moung, hsi t’ou a chia. A lai t’ou chia a t’ou chia, moung hang yeh ngong ngi, chiu tiao yeh.
17.—Tung t’ien si va; hsia t’ien hsieh va; ch’ün a mai tung si; ch’iu a mai hsia hsioh.
Exercise XVII.—SINGLE WORDS.
| 1. | Brains. | ‘Hlui. |
| 2. | Pigtail. | Chiao mi. |
| 3. | Ear. | Ngi. |
| 4. | Eye. | Mai. |
| 5. | Pupil of eye. | Chiu chi. |
| 6. | Mouth. | Lo. |
| 7. | Lips. | Pou lo. |
| 8. | Beard. | Hsieh nieh. |
| 9. | Armpit. | Ka sho. |
| 10. | Arm. | Kou. |
| 11. | Finger. | Ta pi. |
| 12. | Fingernail. | Kang pi. |
| 13. | To clutch. | Wa. |
| 14. | Loins; waist. | ‘Hla. |
| 15. | Legs; thigh. | Pa. |
| 16. | Strong; robust. | Mai1 go. |
| 17. | Weak. | Mai4 go. |
| 18. | To pull. | ‘Hlioh |
| 19. | To haul. | Toh. |
| 20. | Disease. | Mang. |
| 21. | Pain. | Mang. |
| 22. | Strange. | Lo. |
| 23. | Monstrous. | Hsüeh. |
| 24. | Nose. | Pao nüeh. |
| 25. | Old. | Lu. |
| 26. | Tongue. | Ni. |
| 27. | Strength. | Go. |
| 28. | Woman. | Mi. |
| 29. | Close; tight. | Koh. |
| 30. | Hands. | Pi. |
WORDS COMBINED.
1.—Head. Queue. Ear. Eye. Nose. Mouth. In the mouth. The lips. The beard. Arm. Finger. Nail. Back and legs. 2.—Robust. Weak. 3.—Pulling. Hauling at. To haul with great effort. To tear or injure in clutching hold of. 4.—Connected, consecutively. 5.—To be ill. Very sore. Strange.
6.—A man’s head has brains inside it, and is therefore called a head-bag.