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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LVIII.
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豹 pà; leopard. 鱟 hāu; the king crab. 蚶 ham; scallop. 蠔 ɵ̂; oyster. 鼈 pih; turtle. 犀 sai; rhinoceros.
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甲 kah; naily substance. 鱗 lân; scales. 爪 jío; claws. 牙 gê; tusks. 蹄 tôi; hoof. 鰓 chi; gills. |
| 1 ah tôi kha. hāu peh cheh. | 1 Web-footed. Venitians. |
| 2 hāu peh cheh àiⁿ cɵ̀ sí kâi, a sĭ àiⁿ cɵ̀ ûah kâi? | 2 Do you want the slats of the shutters fixed or movable? |
| 3 hóⁿ seⁿ pà jî. | 3 The tiger gives birth to the leopard. |
| 4 cí kâi hāu jîeh tăng? | 4 How heavy is this king-crab? |
| 5 cí chɵh ham ŭ jîeh cōi lîap? | 5 How many scallops are there in this lot? |
| 6 ɵ̂ khah sòi lîap. | 6 The oysters are too small. |
| 7 pih kah ŏi jîeh kùi; àiⁿ bói cɵ̀ îeh. | 7 How dear is turtle shell? I want to buy some for medicine. |
| 8 bói chɵh sai gû phûe khʉ̀ cîah cĭu hɵ́. | 8 You better buy some rhinoceros skin and take it. |
| 9 hʉ̂ kâi lân cōi, a lêng kâi lân cōi? | 9 Which has the most scales, the fish or the dragon? |
| 10 chĭeⁿ gê hɵ́ cɵ̀ tʉ̄. | 10 Elephant tusks are good for making chop-sticks. |
| 11 ngŏ jío lêng. | 11 The five clawed dragon. |
| 12 lîn kâi búe chin chĭeⁿ gû búe; tôi chin chĭeⁿ bé tôi. | 12 The tail of the lin is like that of an ox; its hoofs are like a horse’s. |
| 13 nâng tàⁿ hóⁿ khui jío cĭu m̄ khui gê, khui gê cĭu m̄ khui jío; sĭ mē? | 13 People say that if a tiger has claws it has no tusks; if it has tusks it has no claws; is it so? |
| 14 pât īeⁿ hʉ̂ cĭn sĭ nɵ̆ kâi chi; ŭ cêk īeⁿ hʉ̂, cĭu sĭ sì kâi chi. | 14 Other species of fish have but two gills; there is one species having four gills. |
| 15 chíu kah, kha kah. | 15 Finger-nails, toe-nails. |
