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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LVII.
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麟 lîn; a fabulous animal. 龍 lêng; a dragon. 蛇 cûa; serpent. 魚 hʉ̂; fish. 蠍 hiet; scorpion. 蟻 hĭa; ant.
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虎 hóⁿ; tiger. 龜 ku; tortoise. 象 chĭeⁿ; elephant. 虫 thâng; worm; insect. 蝦 hê; prawns. 蟹 hŏi; crabs. |
| 1 lêng hê. hái gɵ̂. cêk búe hʉ̂. | 1 Lobster. Pelican. One fish. |
| 2 lău hóⁿ. cháu thâng. | 2 A fierce tiger. Insects. |
| 3 pêh hóⁿ kă lʉ́! | 3 The white tiger devour you! |
| 4 pêh hĭa, o hĭa, âng hĭa. | 4 White ants, black ants, red ants. |
| 5 phì jŭ cɵ̀ hʉ̂. | 5 Likened unto a fish. |
| 6 lʉ́ lâi cɵ̀ úa kâi kíaⁿ. | 6 You come and be my child. |
| 7 lîah hʉ̂ kâi nâng. | 7 A fisherman. |
| 8 sói saⁿ nâng. i seⁿ pēⁿ. | 8 Washerman. He is sick. |
| 9 lâi phah sí cêk tîo cûa. | 9 Come and kill a snake. |
| 10 ngio thâu cío. hóⁿ hŏi. | 10 Owl. Spotted crab. |
| 11 mûeh kĭaⁿ bōi m̄ khʉ̀. | 11 Could not sell the things. |
| 12 bōi m̄ kàu pńg cîⁿ. | 12 Did not sell for first cost. |
| 13 taⁿ àiⁿ bōi. bōi tīo lío. | 13 Now wish to sell. Already sold. |
| 14 sì kha cûa. bōi tīo lío. | 14 Lizard. The sick. |
| 15 lîn hán hán khʉt nâng thóiⁿ kìⁿ. káu bɵ́ cûa. | 15 The lin is very seldom seen by people. Lizard. |
| 16 lîn m̄ cîah ûah mûeh. | 16 The lin does not eat living things. |
| 17 lêng kâi mûeh ŏi tōa, ŏi sòi, ŏi tn̂g, ŏi tɵ́; bɵ̂ tīaⁿ tîeh kâi. | 17 Dragons are large and small, long and short; they are not of any certain size. |
| 18 mài khʉt hiet kíaⁿ kă tîeh. | 18 Do not get bitten by a scorpion. |
| 19 hê hɵ́ cîah, a sĭ hŏi hɵ́ cîah? | 19 Which is the best for eating, prawns or crabs? |
| 20 ku khak. lêng cûn. | 20 Tortoise shell. Dragon boat. |
| 21 cûa kâi phûe hɵ́ cɵ̀ îeh, mē? | 21 Is the skin of a snake good for medicine? |
| 22 chĭeⁿ kâi nêk hɵ́ cîah. | 22 The elephant’s flesh is edible. |
| 23 cûa bɵ̂ kha ŏi kîaⁿ. | 23 Serpents walk without legs. |
