THE HOUSEWIFE.
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| You must first brush it | 先要刷一刷 | Shen yow shwah-e-shwah. |
| Have you any black-lead ? | 有黑麵沒有 | Yo hay me-enn mayo? |
| This brush won't do | 這個刷子不行 | Chayka shwah-dza poo shing. |
| The chimney is stopped up | 烟桶子堵住咯 | Yent'oongdza too-choola. |
| There must be soot in it | 裡頭必有烟煤子 | Leet'oepe yo yen-maydza. |
| We must think of some way to clean it | 得想法子拾得 | Tay sheeahngfah-dza shirttaw. |
| This stove smokes | 這個爐子冒烟 | Chayky loodza mow yen. |
| Buy a picul of Chinese coal | 呌一担本地煤 | Cheeow yee tahn pun-tee may. |
| Also 30 catties of charcoal | 還要三十斤煤 | Hi yow shanshirt-cheen t'ahn. |
| Have you bought the fire-wood? | 你買咯劈柴沒有 | Nee mi-la p'ee-ch'i mayo? |
| I want this put in the ice-box | 這個要下在冰箱子裏 | Chayka yow seeahdzi ping-sheeang dza-lee. |
| Tell the cook to make a bowl of arrowroot | 呌廚子冲一碗藕粉 | Cheeow ch'oodza ch'oong yee wahn o-fun. |
