LESSON XV.
- 鞋 à̤
- shoes
- 嘴 chói
- the lips, mouth
- 笑 chiéu
- to laugh
- 赦 siá
- to forgive
- 排 bà̤
- to place in position
- 𧚔 sê̤ṳng
- to wear
- 草 chāu
- straw
- 金 gĭng
- gold, metal
- 見 giéng
- to see, an aux. verb
- 餅 biāng
- cakes
- 功勞 gŭng-lò̤
- merit
- 眚盲 chăng-màng
- blind
- 歡喜 huăng-hī
- to be pleased, to like
- 木司父 mŭk-să-hô
- carpenter
- 左邊 cō̤-bĕng
- on the left
- 右邊 êu-bĕng
- on the right
- 掏箸手 dò̤-dê̤ṳ chīu
- right hand
- 掏碗手 dò̤-uāng chiū
- left hand
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- 價錢 gá-cièng
- price
- 酒 ciū
- wine, alcohol
- 葤 dêu
- to dwell
- 流 làu
- to flow
- 傳 diòng
- to preach
- 跪 gôi
- to kneel
- 跋倒 buăk-dō̤
- to fall
- 目睭 mĕ̤k-cĭu
- eyes
- 腌攢 ăng-căng, 齷齪 aúk-cháuk, lă-că,
- dirty
- 饒恕 nièu-sé̤u
- to forgive
- 幫助 bŏng-câe̤
- to help
- 到處 dó̤-ché̤ṳ
- everywhere
- 啼嘛 tiè-mà
- to weep
- 一片雲 siŏh-piéng-hùng
- a cloud
- 自然 cê̤ṳ-iòng
- of course
- 的的 dék-dék
- certainly, must
- 的着 dék-diŏh
- must
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1. Chinese idiom in speaking of the effects of actions, connects the verb directly to the word describing effect.
He is blind through crying,
伊其目睭因啼嘛呆去
I gì mĕ̤k-ciŭ ĭng tiè-mà ngài-kó̤.
This pair of shoes is ruined by wear,
只一雙鞋桶呆去了
Cī siŏh-sĕ̤ng à̤ sê̤ṳng ngài kó̤ lāu.
2. The Chinese idiom corresponding to “some—others” is formed by “some” repeated.
Some made a present of cash, and others of cakes,
務𠆧送錢也務𠆧送餅
ô-nè̤ng sáe̤ng cièng iâ ô-nè̤ng sáe̤ng biāng.
Some travel by boat, others by road,
也務坐船也務䟰路
Iâ-ô sô̤i sùng, iâ-ô giàng diô.
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