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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON CXCVII.
蝴蝶 * bói îah; butterfly. 痢疾 lĭ cît; dysentery. 瀉肚 * làu sái; diarrhea. 疳積 kam cek; worms. 黃疸 * n̂g sua; jaundice. 癱瘓 * kẁn pien; paralysis. |
軟脚 * ńng nî; palsy. 欄杆 lân kan; balusters. 姤忌 kò kĭ; envy. 條繩* gê lan; picture cord. 廢疾 * phùa sìeⁿ; maimed. 茂盛 mŏng sĕng; luxuriant. |
1 sĭ eng kai, m̄ sĭ thau ôiⁿ. ńng nî pēⁿ. | 1 It is proper, and not stolen leisure. The palsy. |
2 kuaⁿ cìaⁿ, mîn bɵ̂ sʉ̄. | 2 Officials being upright, the people rest. |
3 bói îah thâu kâi ôi. | 3 An ornamented shoe. |
4 tìeⁿ, bŏi sí, lĭ cît; gɵ̄, bŏi sí, sieⁿ huang. | 4 If you can eat, having dysentery you won’t die; if you fast, having rheumatism, you won’t die. |
5 tîeh cai kẃn kù. | 5 Must be well attended to. |
6 n̂g sua pēⁿ sĭ tɵ in sip jîet tì kâi. | 6 Jaundice generally arises from being in damp hot places. |
7 i kâi sim lăi kò kĭ. | 7 He is at heart envious. |
8 lʉ́ mài tam tāⁿ úa. | 8 Do not disappoint me. |
9 ēng kòi mông lîah i. | 9 Caught him by a stratagem. |
10 kh̵ut i ceh pĭ bɵ̂ ūe hɵ́ ìn tap. | 10 When reprimanded by him had nothing to answer. |
11 khʉt i lêng jôk, cêk kù ūe m̄ káⁿ ìn. | 11 When insulted by him dare not answer by a single word. |
12 pí pât nâng ío láu sît. | 12 More harmless than others. |
13 lân kan àiⁿ cɵ̀ cîeh kâi, a sĭ àiⁿ cɵ̀ châ kâi? | 13 Do you want the balusters made of stone or of wood? |
14 siu lâi iap iap thiap thiap. | 14 Very neatly arranged. |
15 cí kɵ̀ kâi hue bâk mŏng sĕng căi. thông seng. | 15 The shrubbery here is very luxuriant. Pupil. |
16 bói tîo gê lan sɵh lâi pâk. | 16 Buy some cord and fasten it. |
17 thong sin kún lân kan pĭⁿ. | 17 The whole suit trimmed with gimp. |
18 lʉ́ īu m̄ sĭ kẁn pien, īu m̄ sĭ ńng nî, cɵ̀ nî ciu jît gût; m̄ pat thóiⁿ kìⁿ lʉ́ khí lâi kîaⁿ. | 18 You are not paralyzed nor palsied, why do you lie all day; I never saw you get up and walk. |