carried. For some occult reason the word guŏng meaning light, in this connexion is in the third tone instead of the first, which is the proper reading of the word for light. A hanging lamp, such as is used as in churches, being insured against the danger of being overturned, is known as a 保險 bō̤-hiēng literally "insurance against danger". Dĭng-mā is the name originally applied to the primitive native lamps, consisting of a saucer of oil, with a rush wick, on a bamboo frame, and may be translated "lamp horse," forming an interesting parallel to the English word "clothes-horse". The servants of foreigners in Fuhkien have grown accustomed to the use of dĭng-mā as applied to lamps in general. When the mistress of the house asks the cook to tell the coolie to bring in the dĭng-mā, the word dò̤-guóng is used in the kitchen, in the transmission of the order.
EXERCISE II.
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Translate into English:—
- Chiāng tĕ̤k Séng-Gĭng.
- Huòi sê ĭ gì iē dó̤h.
- Cuòi sê sié-nó̤h cê? Cuòi sê mā cê.
- Séng-Gĭng sê Siông-Dá̤ gì cṳ̆.
- Páu dà.
- Chiāng muóng Căng-mī-sĭ sê sié-nó̤h é-séṳ?
- Cuòi sê nè̤ng-gă gì.
- Kī huōi.
- Cuòi sê dĭng-lè̤ng, huòi sê dò̤-guóng.
- Ĭ-gáuk-nè̤ng mò dĭng-mā.
- Ciŏng-uă̂ng muóng mò̤ lā̤-só.
- Chiāng muóng dĭng cê sê sié-nóh é-sé̤ṳ?
- Cuòi sê sié-nó̤h? Cuòi sê mièng-bău.
- Nṳ̄ muóng sié-nó̤h?
- Ĭ-gáuk-nè̤ng mò̤ diēng dĭng.
Translate into Chinese:—
- Those are the soldier's horses.
- Light the fire yourself.
- He has no manners.
- This is Mr. Diong's elder brother.
- The
