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First Lessons in the Swatow Dialect.
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LESSON LXVI.
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富 pù; rich; affluent. 峰 hong; a high peak. 貧 khio; phin; poor; penniless. 窮 khîong; poor; exhausted. 嚴 ngîam; stern; strict. 密 * cât; thick; close together.
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密 mît; bât; mî; close; tight. 朽 * àu; rotten; decayed. 爛 nūa; rotten; corrupt. 糜 mî; rotten; pulpy. 皺 jìo; wrinkled. 嶇 khu; uneven. |
| 1 phîn kâi cōi, pù kâi cíe. | 1 The poor are many, the rich few. |
| 2 cí kâi nâng kŵn sĭ hɵ́. | 2 Here is yet another good man. |
| 3 cí câng hue hŵn sĭ ngía. | 3 Here is one more handsome flower. |
| 4 cɵ̀ bât bât, mài làn khang. | 4 Make it tight, do not leave holes. |
| 5 lăi pâng. bât mn̂g. | 5 Private room. Panneled door. |
| 6 chùi hâp mi mi. | 6 Shut the mouth tight. |
| 7 hâp mi. mi bât. | 7 Close tight. Close and tight. |
| 8 lʉ́ hɵ́ ngîam ngîam kà i. | 8 Teach him strictly. |
| 9 mài khah ngîam. | 9 Do not be too severe. |
| 10 cí kĭaⁿ sʉ̄ mît mît khʉ̀ cɵ̀. | 10 Go and do this privately. |
| 11 i thâu mɵ̂ cât cât. | 11 His hair is very thick. |
| 12 cí câng chīu hwt khí lăi hîeh cât cât. | 12 This tree has come up with thick foliage. |
| 13 i ʉ̆ mît sìn kìa úa cai. i nâng khio căi. | 13 He sent a private letter to inform me. They are very poor. |
| 14 cí câng chīu àu khʉ̀ lío. | 14 This tree has rotted. |
| 15 i cêk sin kâi nêk mî nūa. | 15 All his flesh is rotten |
| 16 i mīn phûe jìo. | 16 His face is winkled. |
| 17 lʉ́ mài jìo bâi. | 17 Do not frown. |
| 18 suaⁿ lō khi khu. | 18 The path is rough. |
| 19 lō kût kût khi khu khi khu. | 19 The road is slippery and rough. |
| 20 mî nūa kâi pēⁿ m̄ hɵ́ thèng cîah mûeh. | 20 With this putrid disease, you must not eat carelessly. |
| 21 cí lîap kúe cí khah sêk; àiⁿ mî lío. khio khîong. | 21 This fruit is too ripe; it is about to rot. Poor. |
| 22 cí kâi nâng nūa căi. | 22 This man is very corrupt. |
| 23 i sĭ phîn khîong nâng. | 23 He is a poor man. |
| 24 cêk nî bɵ̂ sie bɵ̂ sit. | 24 For a year there has been no tidings from him. |
