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LESSON CXVIII.

爺 ia; sire; noblemen. 權 khŵn; authority. 督 tok; order; oversee. 法 huap; law; rules. 度 tō; measure; limit. 犯 hŭam; transgress.

邦 pang; region. 赦 sìa; pardon. 徍 úang; pass. 初 chiu; first-ten days of the moon. 初 chɵ; beginning. 常 sîeⁿ; frequent.

1 tōa lău îa. sìo îa. 2 thài îa. úang sî. 3 jī îa, sam îa. îa mn̂g. 4 sîeⁿ sî. phêng sîeⁿ nâng. 5 sîeⁿ sîeⁿ ŭ. ĭ sîeⁿ. 6 jû sîeⁿ. sîeⁿ sîeⁿ. 7 tán chut chiu. 8 chiu it, chiu sì. 9 chɵ thâu ẽ. chɵ seⁿ. 10 a chɵ kɵ. chɵ lâi. 11 chɵ sî. tng chɵ. 12 chɵ chɵ kâi sî hāu. 13 chɵ chut. chɵ chʉ̀. 14 lʉ́ tāng chiu kúi lâi? 15 kíaⁿ jît m̄ cai chiu kúi. 16 kim jît sĭ jîh kúi? 17 chɵ khui thiⁿ tī. 18 bɵ̂ lâi úang. ŭ lâi úang. 19 úang sîeⁿ. úang jît. úang hẃn ēng jîeh kú. 20 íⁿ úang. úang lâi ciu bâk. 21 íⁿ úang. úang cìeⁿ seⁿ. 22 sìa cŭe. tăi sìa thiⁿ ĕ. 23 sìa kùe lʉ́ cêk chʉ̀ lío. 24 huạp bɵ̂ khó sìa. 25 sìa míen. khŵn lât tōa. 26 cóng tok. hŭam huap tō.

1 Your honor. Young squire. 2 Your worship. In the past. 3 Official attendant and his servant. Clerks in yamun. 4 Constantly. Common people. 5 Always have. Unusual. 6 As customary. Frequently. 7 Wait till the first of the month. 8 First and fourth of the month. 9 From the beginning. First born. 10 A raw hand. Newly come. 11 In the beginning. At first. 12 At the very first. First-time. 13 First of the season. 14 What day did you come? 15 Do not know what day it is. 16 What day of the month is it? 17 At the creation. 18 No intercourse. Intercourse. 19 Heretofore. How long does it take to go and come? 20 Gone. Current account. 21 It often happens so. 22 Pardon offences. General amnesty. 23 I have once forgiven you. 24 The law does not pardon. 25 Forgive. Great power. 26 Governor. Violate the rules.