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- 下手做工
- to commence work.
- 下鄕
- to go into the country.
- 那天下了雨
- rain fell on that day.
- 生下來
- to give birth to.
- 下蛋
- to lay eggs.
- 下棋
- to play chess.
- 下脚錢
- coolie hire paid at the end of a journey.
- 下江板子
- the blocks of this book have been cut down river.
- 我名下分好多
- how much is there to my name?
- 天下
- the empire.
- 下身
- the privates.
- 一百錢的上下
- a hundred cash or thereabout.
- 三 san1.
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- 三本書
- three books.
- 我不管他三七二十一
- I don't care what he says or does; lit. 3 times 7 are 21.
- 三脚
- a tri-pod.
- 三隻手
- a pick pocket.
- 不要三心二意
- don't be irresolute.
- 第三天
- the third day.
- 再三
- several times; repeatedly.
- 上 shang4.
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- 擱在上頭
- place it on the top.
- 上好的東西
- the best quality of goods; a first-rate article.
- 上半天
- fore-noon.
- 上古以來
- from the most ancient times.
- 利見上人
- I am happy to be in the presence of my superior officer.
- 上諭
- an Imperial edict.
- 上帝
- the Supreme Ruler.
- 上省
- to go up to the capital.
- 上街
- to go upon the street.
- 把舖門上起
- shut up the shop front; to put up the shutters.
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