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LESSON XXIII (CONTINUED).
Number.
- nín chia̍h-pá--húe, hó-khí--lâi,
- let those who have eaten arise.
- ke-nâng,
- people.
- ke-ke-nâng,
- many people.
- chōi,
- many.
- nâng-mue̍h chōi,
- the men are many.
- mue̍h-kiãⁿ chōi,
- the things are many.
- chōi-chōi-sṳ̄,
- a great deal of business.
- chōi-chōi-ūe,
- a great many words.
- liáng-kâi,
- both.
- sang-seⁿ,
- twins.
- sang-kha, sang-chhiú,
- the two feet and the two hands.
- chèng-kuaⁿ,
- all the officials.
- chèng-piaⁿ,
- all the soldiers.
- chèng-hieⁿ-sin,
- all the gentry.
- sang-mīn-lāi,
- both edges are sharp.
- sang-mīn-kiàm,
- a two-edged sword.
- sang-thâu-chûa,
- a double headed snake, i.e. a mischief maker.
- che̍k-khûn-bé,
- a troop of horses.
- che̍k-khûn-hṳ̂,
- a school of fish.
- che̍k-tīu-chiáu,
- a flock of birds.
- kâi-kâi,
- each and every one.
- ji̍t-ji̍t daily,
- or, every day.
- kak-kak,
- each, or, every one.
- chn̂g-kâi,
- all.
- tou,
- all.
- hãm-kâi,
- all.
- ha̍p-kâi,
- all.
- nâng-siàu,
- the number of men.
- siàu-m̄-pat tò-khṳ̀,
- that has never been counted.
- khṳ̀-siàu-nâng ũ-jie̍h-chōi,
- go and count how many men there are.
- siàu-bõi tit-liáu,
- cannot count up to it, i.e. innumerable.
- saⁿ-kâi sì-kâi,
- three or four.
- chhoiⁿ-chhoiⁿ būan-būan,
- thousands and tens of thousands.
