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Pen | Peet; (nib) peet tsooee. |
Pencil | Yen peet. |
Pepper | Foo tseeow. |
People, the | Pahke seeahng (lit. the 100 surnames). |
Petition, a | Peen; (to present a) t'ea peen. |
Pewter | Seeahk. |
Pick up, to | Keeahm he. |
Piece, a | Yit kw'i. |
Pigeon | P'ahk kahp. |
Pig | Choo. |
Pillow | Chim t'eu. |
Pilot | Tie shooee nyin. |
Pin | (foreign) T'ie t'eu chim; (hair-pin, native) tsahm. |
Pine-apple | Paw law. |
Place | T'ea fong. |
Plate | (small) T'eeahp; (large or platter) pahn. |
Play, to (as children) | Leeow; cow. |
Play the piano, to | T'ahn. |
T'oy. | |
Politeness | Lee mow. |
Pony, (or horse) | Mah. |
Poor | P'een k'eeoong; kw'i. |
Pork | Choo nyook. |
Port, a | Feu t'eu. |
Potato | Shoo tsi; (sweet) fahn shoo. |
Pound, a | P'ong; (catty) keen. |
Pour, to | Tow. |
Praise, to | Tsahn mooee. |
Pray, to | K'ey tow. |
Probably | Fet chah. |