GENERAL.
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Where's my watch? | 我的表在那兒 | Wawty peeow dzi nar? |
Hire a sedan-chair | 僱一頂轎子 | Koo yee ting cheeow dza. |
Bring the key | 拿鑰匙 | Nah yowsh. |
Call the carpenter | 叫木匠來 | Cheeow moo-cheeang li. |
This nail must be pulled out | 這個釘子要拔出來 | Chayka tingdza yow pah-ch‘oo-li. |
I want it (coloured) | 要刷色 | Yow shwah si. |
I want this box opened (if nailed down) | 這個箱子要撬開 | Chayka sheeang-dza yow ch‘eeow-k‘i. |
Solder it down | 拿錫鑞釬上 | Nah sheelah hahn shahng. |
Buy 5 lbs. of cotton-wool | 你買五斤棉花 | Nee mi woo-cheen meenhwah. |
This tea-cup is broken | 這個茶碗破咯 | Chayka ch‘ah-whan p‘awla. |
Send for the tinker | 找一個鋸碗的 | Chow yeeka chü wahnty |