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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXV.
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淨 cĕng; limpid; only. 清 cheng; clean; clear. 潔 kiet; khih; pure. 混 hŭn; turbid; confuse. 敗 * ien; tainted. 裏 * tói; interior; inside.
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生 * cheⁿ; raw; unripe. 熟 sêk; ripe; cooked. 消 sio; digest; dissolve. 消 * sie; transpire; news. 息 sit; message; respire. 神 sîn; gods; spirit. |
| 1 sin ke pheng pêh. | 1 Elegible to office. |
| 2 sói cheng khih cheng khih. | 2 Wash very clean. |
| 3 tói mīn kâi ien, gūa mīn bŏi ien. | 3 The inside is tainted but the outside is not. |
| 4 cheⁿ kâi kōi ien, sêk kâi mān ien. | 4 The raw easily spoils, the cooked will keep longer. |
| 5 ŭ sih mih hɵ́ sie sit? | 5 What is the news? |
| 6 i ŭ kìa sie sit a bɵ̂? | 6 Did he send any message? |
| 7 kàu sì nî kú bɵ̂ sie sit. | 7 No tidings for four years. |
| 8 lʉ́ mài hŭn úa. | 8 Do not you disturb me. |
| 9 sîn sài. mn̄g sîn. | 9 Angels. Consult the gods. |
| 10 sîn, ŭ kâi cin, ŭ kâi ké. | 10 Of gods there are false and true. |
| 11 cí kâi nâng sèⁿ lâi ŭ sieh sîn. | 11 This person has a guardian angel. |
| 12 cí kâi nâng thóiⁿ tîeh bɵ̂ sîn. | 12 This person appears spiritless. |
| 13 sêk kâi mûeh kōi sio. | 13 Cooked things digest easily. |
| 14 cīeⁿ sî tó lăi m̄ sio cîah. | 14 Did not digest the last meal. |
| 15 cīe kúi jît ŭ sie sit. | 15 There was tidings a few days ago. |
| 16 cí kúi jît ío sêk lío. | 16 Lately they are riper. |
| 17 kiet cĕng tī hng. | 17 Clean the country. |
| 18 cheⁿ sêk mài sie hŭn. | 18 D’ont mingle the green and ripe. |
| 19 mài hŭn úa sǹg sìo. | 19 Do not disturb my calculation. |
| 20 tī tói ŭ sih mih tɵ̆? | 20 What is inside the earth? |
| 21 khoi tói kâi cúi cheng khih. | 21 The water in the river is clean. |
| 22 o hûn pun huang chue sio. | 22 The wind has dispersed the clouds. |
| 23 cêk jît sio ŭ jîeh cōi bí? | 23 How much rice is consumed in a day? |
| 24 tī íeⁿ mûeh sio ío cōi? | 24 Of which thing is the most used? |
| 25 tī kɵ̀ sio ío ke? | 25 Where is the greatest consumption? |
