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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LIII.
利 * lāi; sharp. 鈍 tun; dull, blunt. 肕 * jūn; tough. 脆 * chɵ̀; tender. 黏 lîam; liam; sticky. 直 tît; straight.
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彎 wn; bending, curved. 曲 khek; crooked. 惡 ak; wicked, evil. 善 sĭen; righteous. 足 * lă; enough. 連 lîen; connect; even. |
1 sim tîeh tît, m̄ hɵ́ wn khek. | 1 The mind must be upright, not tortuous. |
2 i thâu mɵ̂ khek khek. | 2 Her hair is curly. |
3 sìo bâk tît a būe? | 3 Is the account balanced yet? |
4 i lāi kùe tɵ. | 4 It is sharper than a knife. |
5 tɵ tun, hɵ́ khîeh khʉ̀ bûa lāi. | 5 The knife is dull, take it and go and sharpen it. |
6 nêk khah jūn, tɵ khah tun. | 6 The meat is too tough, the knife too dull. |
7 cí cêk kɵ̀ gû nêk chɵ̀ chɵ̀, hɵ́ cîah. | 7 This piece of beef is very tender and good to eat. |
8 cí tîo lō wn wn khek khek. | 8 This road is very crooked. |
9 sĭen kâi nâng sim tît, ak kâi nâng sim wn. | 9 The righteous have an upright mind, the wicked a perverted one. |
10 cêk lîen chit wn, poih khek, huang kàu hʉ́ kɵ̀. | 10 A series of seven bends and eight crooks in arriving there. |
11 cîⁿ n̂gn ēng kàu lʉ́ lă. | 11 Use as much money as you need. |
12 chíu lîam lîam, hɵ́ khʉ̀ sói. | 12 Your hands are sticky, wash them. |
13 wn lâi wn khʉ̀. | 13 To curve back and forth. |
14 ak nâng sĭeⁿ ak sʉ̄. | 14 The wicked devise wickedness. |
15 sĭen cía ciang lâi ŏi cĭeⁿ thien tn̂g. lă lío. | 15 The righteous will by-and-bye go to heaven. That is enough. |
16 i kâi ūe tàⁿ lâi lāi căi. | 16 He spoke very sharply. |
17 pĕng m̄ sĭ cìeⁿ seⁿ. | 17 It is not at all so. |
18 lîen jît thàu huang. | 18 For successive days the wind has blown. |
19 lîen kîp pât nâng. | 19 It involves other people. |
20 lʉ́ kíaⁿ jît chíaⁿ nâng kheh cɵ̀ kúi ciah sîah, sîah cêk ciah cɵ̀ jîeh cōi cîⁿ? liam tɵ̆ hʉ́ búe. | 20 How many guests did you invite to day, and how much did each repast cost you? Paste it on at the end. |