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Index.
5. The adjective ꜂Hó, Good 51
6. The negative Ng꜅, Not, preceding certain adjectives 51
7. The verb K‘ó꜄, To go, to depart 52
8. The verb Siăh꜇, To eat, to drink, to smoke 54
9. The verb Chó꜄, To do, to make, to be 55
10. The verbs ꜁Kiăng, To walk, and Kwo꜄ To pass over 56
11. The verbs To open and To shut or close 57
12. Losing, seeking, finding, borrowing, lending 57
13. Domestic matters 59
The table ... 59. The kitchen ... 60. The bedroom ... 62 Lamps ... 63. Washing and Ironing ... 63. Sewing 64
14. Illness, ailments 66
15. Quantity 68
16. Accounts 69
17. Bargaining with a cabinet-maker 71
18. Excursions, traveling 72
19. Language, talking 76
20. Visiting, polite and familiar terms 77
21. Talk with a teacher 79
22. Reading and writing 81
23. Emotions and characteristics 82
24. Times and seasons 83
25. The weather 87
26. A conflagaration 89
27. Promiscuous phrases 90
28. Forms of prayer 92
The Lord's prayer ... 92. Prayer for the Sabbath ... 93 Morning prayer ... 96. Evening prayer ... 98. Grace at meals 100
Part III. Commercial Terms Page 101-123
1. Merchandize 101
2. Words and phrases 105
3. Buying and selling 118
4. On teas 120
5. The shroff 120
6. Godown man 123
Part IV. Religion, Literature, Government 124-151
1. Sects 124
2. Worshiped objects, gods, goddesses 125
National and ancestral objects of worship 126
Tauist deities ... 127. Budhist deities 131
3. Sages and philosophers 132
4. Authors 133
5. Books 134
The classics ... 134. Other common school-books ... 136. Miscellaneous works ... 137. Dictionaries ... 138. Novels 139
6. Schools, colleges, halls 139
7. Teachers and examiners 140
8. Reviews and examinations 140
9. Pupils, graduates, degrees 141
10. The empire, the central government 143
11. Provincial government 146