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LESSON CIX.

純 sûn; unmixed. 釘 tèng; to hail. 釘 teng; a nail. 量 lĭang; capacity. 量 lîang; take counsel. 量 nîe; measure.

商 siang; su̵; kàu; trade. 兩 níe; an ounce. 斤 ku̵n; pound or catty. 升 seng; a pint. 斗 táu; a peck. 畝 bó; Chinese acre.

1 seⁿ kuaⁿ húe. kuaⁿ húe tōa. 2 i sim kuaⁿ m̄ hɵ́. 3 úa tōa táⁿ lâi tàⁿ. 4 hùi húe. sân cĕng. 5 sûn pêh. sûn cheⁿ. 6 sûn o. sûn chŵn. 7 sûn sî. tèng thih teng. 8 cang teng khʉ̀ tèng mûeh. 9 tèng kín. thí lĭang i. 10 khʉt bît phang tèng tîeh. 11 i ŏi tèng nâng. 12 hái lĭang. lât lĭang. 13 cɵ̀ sū̵ tîeh lĭang lât. 14 cʉ̆ lĭang. hɵ́ lĭang. 15 siang lĭang. khì lĭang. 16 nîe thóiⁿ jîeh tn̂g. 17 nîe bí, nîe pò. 18 seng lí. sì hái thong siang. 19 siang lîang; kàu nîe. 20 su̵ nîe. siang kheh. 21 îam siang. cêk seng bí. 22 câp lâk níe ûi cêk ku̵n. 23 câp cîⁿ ûi cêk níe. 24 câp hun ûi cêk cîⁿ. 25 jîeh cõi ku̵n níe? 26 bɵ̂ ku̵n táu. cêk bó chân. 27 nɵ̆ tâng cɵ̀ cêk seng. 28 câp seng cɵ̀ cêk táu.

1 Get angry. High-tempered. 2 His disposition is bad. 3 I venture to come and tell. 4 Fever. All uniform. 5 Pure white. Unmixed green. 6 Plain black. Sincere. 7 Pure silk. Drive a nail. 8 Take a nail and nail a thing. 9 Nail fast. Respect him. 10 Stung by a honey bee. 11 It is apt to sting people. 12 Capacity. Powers. 13 Do things with ability. 14 Self-esteem. Fine abilities. 15 Good feeling. Calibre. 16 Measure and find its length. 17 Measure rice, measure cloth. 18 Business of a merchant. Commerce. 19 Consult about; talk it over. 20 To bargain. A trader. 21 Salt-merchant. Pint of rice. 22 Sixteen ounces are a pound. 23 Ten mace make a tael. 24 Ten candareen make a mace. 25 What is the weight of it? 26 Somersault. Acre of rice-field. 27 Two gills make a pint. 28 Ten pints make a peck.