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| Pen | Peet; (nib) peet tsooee. |
| Pencil | Yen peet. |
| Pepper | Foo tseeow. |
| People, the | Pahke seeahng (lit. the 100 surnames). |
| Petition, a | Peen; (to present a) t'ea peen. |
| Pewter | Seeahk. |
| Pick up, to | Keeahm he. |
| Piece, a | Yit kw'i. |
| Pigeon | P'ahk kahp. |
| Pig | Choo. |
| Pillow | Chim t'eu. |
| Pilot | Tie shooee nyin. |
| Pin | (foreign) T'ie t'eu chim; (hair-pin, native) tsahm. |
| Pine-apple | Paw law. |
| Place | T'ea fong. |
| Plate | (small) T'eeahp; (large or platter) pahn. |
| Play, to (as children) | Leeow; cow. |
| Play the piano, to | T'ahn. |
| T'oy. | |
| Politeness | Lee mow. |
| Pony, (or horse) | Mah. |
| Poor | P'een k'eeoong; kw'i. |
| Pork | Choo nyook. |
| Port, a | Feu t'eu. |
| Potato | Shoo tsi; (sweet) fahn shoo. |
| Pound, a | P'ong; (catty) keen. |
| Pour, to | Tow. |
| Praise, to | Tsahn mooee. |
| Pray, to | K'ey tow. |
| Probably | Fet chah. |
