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講道理 gōng dô̤-li. That blind man’s clothes are both dirty and ragged, 那青盲其衣裳仅拉渣仅破 Hiā chăng màng-gì ĭ-siòng bô lă că bô puái.

6. 盡 Cêng and 賣盡 mâ̤ cêng are used with verbs to denote exhaustion of the action, or, the impossibility of being exhausted. His money is all used up, 伊其錢用盡了 ĭ-gì cièng ê̤ṳng cêng lāu. I cannot tell all, 儂家講賣盡 Nè̤ng-gă gōng mâ̤ cêng.

7. The word 法 huák is used to denote the manner of action, or the method employed. It is done this way, 是將換做法 Se ciōng-uâng có̤-huák. I have no resource, 儂家毛法 Nè̤ng-gă mò̤ huák. 方法 Huŏng-huák. and 法度 huák-dô are also used with the meaning of method, plan.

EXERCISE XVI.

受洗禮 sêu sā̤-lā̤

to be baptised

隔暝 gáh màng

to pass the night

應承 éng-sìng

to promise

愁苦 chèu-kū

sad, sorry

仈倍 báik-buôi

unlucky

寶貝 bō̤-buói

precious

碎 chó̤i

bits, odds & ends

鬧 nâu

quarrel

尅 káík

crowded, pressed for room

菜 chái

vegetables

捵倒 tiāng dō̤

overturn

稱 chĭng

designate, call

Translate into English:—

1. Nṳ̄ ng séng Ià-Sŭ, hâiu-lài săng miéh-sèk.
2. Ĭ-gáuk-nè̤ng siàng-nô̤i bṳ̆-cê̤ṳ.
3. Diŏh aī-kó̤ Ià-Sŭ, ciáh â̤ dáik cĭng hō̤-ché̤ṳ.
4. Nṳ̄ dióh sì-siòng tĕ̤k Séng-Gĭng. ī-hâiu ciáh â̤ gōng dô̤-lī.
5. Nè̤ng-gă tá̤ ĭ chèu-kū. Ĭ sĭk-câi sê bāik-buôi, táu-dā̤ mâ̤ huák-cài.
6. Nè̤ng-gă gì é-sé̤ṳ cêu-sê diŏh Iòng-bìng gáh-màng, mì-dŭk kī-sĭng cêng dì, nâ gaú Uòng-dài.
7. Siông siŏh lā̤-bai ô sé-ciáh nè̤ng sêu sā̤-lā̤. Gaú-dòng nè̤ng sô̤i muāng kó̤.
8. Có̤