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LESSON XXII (CONTINUED).
Gender.
- tãu-thâi, a-nái,
- the Tau-tai and Madam.
- hûe-siēⁿ,
- a Buddhist priest; a bonze.
- nîⁿ-kou; hûe-siēⁿ-phûa,
- a nun.
- a-niê,
- Mrs.
- sin-seⁿ, sin-seⁿ-niê,
- teacher and wife.
- thâu-ke, thâu-ke-niê,
- master and mistress of the house.
- chûn-chú, chûn-chú-niê,
- master of vessel and wife (if foreigner).
- chiàⁿ-chhi; chiàⁿ-nâng; ngûan-phùe,
- the proper wife.
- chhiah-kha,
- a concubine.
- chhiap; jī-nâng,
- concubine„.
- nôuⁿ-po̍k,
- a male servant.
- nńg-pī,
- a female servant,
- niⁿ-bó,
- a wet nurse.
- kiau-kiáⁿ-bó,
- a nurse.
- a-má,
- a child’s nurse (borrowed and local).
- lâm-teng,
- adult males.
- jie̍h-chōi lâm-teng?
- how many adults are there?
- chhâi-hông, thīⁿ-saⁿ sai-pẽ,
- a tailor.
- thīⁿ-saⁿ sím; má--nâng chhâi-hông,
- a sewing woman.
- lâm-o̍h,
- a male school.
- nńg-o̍h,
- a female school.
- tōa-lâm-o̍h,
- an adult male school.
- tōa-nńg-o̍h,
- an adult female school.
- hûe-siēⁿ-am,
- a monastery.
- nîⁿ-kou-am; nńg-am,
- a nunnery.
Gender of Animals &c.
| gû-kóu, | male of | oxen. | gû-bó, | female of | oxen. |
| bé-kóu, | male„ of„ | horses. | bé-bó | female„ of„ | horses |
| tṳ-kóu, | male„ of„ | pigs. | tṳ-láng; tṳ-bó, | female„ of„ | pigs. |
| ngiau-kóu, | male„ of„ | cats. | ngiau-niêⁿ, | female„ of„ | cats. |
| ngiau-bó, | female„ of„ | cats„ | |||
| koi-ang, | male„ of„ | chickens. | koi-bó, | female„ of„ | chickens. |
| ah-hêng, | male„ of„ | ducks. | ah-bó, | female„ of„ | ducks. |
| chiáu-kang, (kak) | of„ | birds. | chiáu-bó, | female„ of„ | birds. |
| hṳ̂-kang, | male„ of„ | fishes. | hṳ̂-bó, | female„ of„ | fishes. |
| chûa-kang, | male„ of„ | snakes. | chûa-bó, | female„ of„ | snakes. |
kang and bó are male and female of all sorts of reptiles and insects.
