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Lesson VII.
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section III.

冰霜
Piaⁿ-sng
Ice.
Soh
Snow.
濛烟
Mông-in
Mist.
露水
Lōu-tsúi
Dew.
Phák
Hail.
Kou
Mould.
天時
Thiⁿ-sî
Weather.
四季
Sì-khùi
The four seasons.
Tshun
Spring.
Summer.
Chhiu
Autumn.
Tang
Winter.
冰霜是寒在
Piaⁿ-sng sĩ ngân-tsãi
Ice is very cold?
雪敢是愈寒
Soh kàⁿ-sĩ zú-ngân
Snow is perhaps colder.
咱此處罕得有雪
Nán--chié hán--tit ũ soh
We seldom have snow at our place here.
日一出濛烟就散
Jít chék-ē tshut mông-in chiũ-sùaⁿ
When the sun rises the mist disperses.
樹無露水袂活
Chhiū bô lōu-tsúi bõi-uáh
The trees will not grow without dew.