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| Old (of persons) | Low. |
| Old (of things) | K'eeoo. |
| On the table | Fong ts'ai t'oy shong. |
| Once | Yit pie. |
| Once, go at | Tsit she he. |
| Oneself | Ts'z key; ts'z kah. |
| Onion | Ts'oong t'eu. |
| Only | T'ook t'ook. |
| Open, to | Hoi. |
| Opium | Ah p'en. |
| Opposite | Tooee men. |
| Or | Fit chah. |
| Orange | (tight skin) Ch'ahng; (loose skinned) kahm; (small, smooth) keet; (mandarin) choo sah keet. |
| Ounce | (Chinese) Leeohng. |
| Ought | Yin coy. |
| Outside | Ngoi heu. |
| P | |
| Painter | (house) Yeeoo ts'it sz foo, or yeeoo ts'it low; (picture) fah koong. |
| Paper | Chee. |
| Partner | Kahp poon foh key. |
| Partnership, to dissolve | Foon sz, (or to separate). |
| Partnership, to enter into | Kahp poon tsoh sen lee. |
| Paste | Tseong foo. |
| Pattern | Yong tsz. |
| Pay, to | Peen nyoon; cow nyoon.[1] |
| Picul, one | Yit tahm. |
| Peking | Pet keen. |
- ↑ 'Cow nyoon' is the exact equivalent of our hand over money.
