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騎 kìe

to ride an animal

就 cêu

at once

刀 dŏ̤

a knife

更 gáing

more

過 guó

to pass, sign of past tense

一滴仔 siŏh-dék-giāng

a little

世界 sié-gái

the world

打發 dā-huák

to send officially

以後 ī-hâiu

afterwards

轉來 diōng lì

to return

轉去 diōng kó̤

to go back

熱 iĕk

hot

完了 uòng-lāu

finished

滾湯 gūng-tŏng

boiling water

清 chéng

cold, as the weather, the body

水 cūi

water

慢 mâing

slow

䟰 gìang

to walk

柴 chà

wood

湯 tŏng

hot water, soup

獲 hĕk or kĕk

to handle, sign of direct object

前 sèng

first, before

捨命 siā miâng

to give up life for others

起來 kī lì

to rise up, an auxiliary verb

一句話 siŏh gáo uâ

a sentence

後來 hâiu-lài

afterwards

凍 dáe̤ng

cold, of things and limbs

差遣 chă̤-kiēng

to send on business

1. Certain words in Chinese are largely used both as principal and auxiliary verbs, and are largely found amongst verbs indicating action. Two of the verbs most widely used in this way are lì and kó̤: Bring that thing here, 那乇掏來 Hiā nó̤h dò̤ lì. Take that knife away, 那刀掏去 Hiā dŏ̤ dò̤ kó̤. Bring my chair here, 儂家其椅掏來 nè̤ng-gă gì iē dò̤ lì. Bring boiling water, 滾湯掏來 Gūng-tŏng dò̤ lì. Bring Mr. Diong’s two large Bibles here, 張先生二本大聖經掏來 Diŏng Sĭng-săng lâng buōng duâi Séng-gĭng dò̤ lì.

2. 將 Ciŏng is used in Chinese in a very different way to any English construction. It comes immediately before the verb and need not be translated. When so used in this construction a complete change in