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THE CANTONESE MADE EASYVOCABULARY

A Small Dictionary in English and Cantonese, containing Words

and Phrases used in the Spoken Language, with the Classifiers

indicated for each Noun, and Definitions of the Different

Shades of Meaning, as well as Notes on the Different

uses of some of the Words where Ambiguity

might otherwise arise

THIRD EDITIONRevised and Enlarged

BY

J. DYER BALL, I.S.O., M.R.A.S., ETC.,OF HIS MAJESTY'S CIVIL SERVICE, HONGKONG

Author of

"Cantonese Made Easy," "How to Speak Cantonese," "How to Write

Chinese," " Hakka Made Easy," "Things Chinese," "The Celestial and

His Religions," &c., &c., &c..

HONGKONG: •

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, AND YOKOHAMA

1908

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THE CANTONESE MADE EASY VOCABULARY.

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OTHER WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

'Things Chinese,' (5th Edition In The Press) -

'Cantonese Made Easy,' (3rd Edition) 6.00

'How TO Speak Cantonese,' (3rd Edition) - - - - 5.00

' Readings in Cantonese Colloquial ' - - - - - 3.00

'An English-Cantonese Pocket Vocabulary,' (2nd

Edition) - _..... i.oo

' Easy Sentences in the Hakka with a Vocabulary ' - 1.00

'Hakka Made Easy,' (Part I.) - - 2.00

' How to Write the Radicals,' (2nd Edition) - 0.75

'How TO Write Chinese,' (Part I. 2nd Edition) - 5.00

' The San Wui Dialect ' - - - 0.50

' The Tung Kwun Dialect ' - . _ . o.50

' The Hong Shan or Macao Dialect ' - 0.50

'The Shun Tak Dialect' - - 1.00

'The English-Chinese Cookery Book ' (Out of Print)

'The Celestial and His Religions, or the Religious

Aspect, IN China' 3.00

' Macao : The Holy City : The Gem of the Orient Earth ' 1.50

'The Pith of the Classics: the Chinese Classics in

Everyday Life; or Quotations from the Classics in

Colloquial use ' - - - 2.00

' Five Thousand Years of John Chinaman ' - - 0.75

'Rhythms AND Rhymes in Chinese Climes: A Lecture

on Chinese Poetry AND Poets ' - - . . i.oo

'Is Buddhism a Preparation or a Hindrance to

Christianity in China: Reasons for the Spread

OF Buddhism in China, why it was accepted, and

THE Prosecution of, the Encouragement and

Discouragement to Christian Missions Resultant

from a Study of the Subject ' 0.75

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THE CANTONESE MADE EASYVOCABULARY

A Small Dictionary in English and Cantonese, containing Words and

Phrases used in the Spoken Language, with the Classiiiers indicated

for each Noun, and Definitions of the Different Shades of

Meaning, as well as Notes on the Different uses

of some of the Words where Ambiguity

might otherwise arise

THIRD EDITIONRevised and Enlarged

BY

J. DYER BALL, I.S.O., M.R.A.S., ETC.,OF HIS MAJESTY'S CIVIL SERVICE, HONGKONG

Author of

"Cantonese Made Easy," "How to Speak Cantonese," "How to Write Chinese,"

"Hakka Made Easy," "Things Chinese," "The Celestial and His Religions,''

&c., &c., &e..

HONGKONG:

KELLY & WALSH, LD.

SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, AND YOKOHAMA

1908

[All Bights Reserved"]

ft

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Registered in accordance with the provisidns of Ordinarwe No. 2 of 1888, at the

oSice of the Registrar-General, Hongkong.

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PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION.

When the author prepared 'The Cantonese Made Easy' someyears since, it was his intention to attach a Vocabulary to it; but,not considering it advisable to delay the publication of that GuideBook to the correct use of Cantonese, he put it off till a moreconvenient season. Though this Vocabulary purports to be one forthe Lessons in 'Cantonese Made Easy,' it has not been confined tothe v^ords contained in those lessons alone; more especially has thisbeen the case when any ambiguity would arise to those who Wouldmake use of it if only one rendering had been given to a word in thelessons. It has been thought advisable in such a case to ma'ke anexhaustive list of different shades of the English meaning in orderto prevent the beginner from making mistakes which he otherwisemight do.

The terms given under the heading of vulgar should never beused. They are simply given in this book so that when heard thelearner may know their meaning and not with the object of hisacquiring them to add to his using vocabulary.

Several finals it will be found are given under different words.This has only been the case when the final has such a strength ofmeaning as to require in good interpretation to be represented in

English by a word, under which word it will then be found to appear.

All the nouns to which Classifiers are, and can be, used havethese useful little words appended to them; and the student should

never use any other classifier than the one, or those, as the case

may be, which are given with the words. When no classifier is

given under a word, none should to used.

Where under the same English words different Chines^ words

are given, and different classifiers are used with these different Chinese

words, the proper classifiers are given under each heading; but

where the same classifier, or classifiers, can be used for all the

different words, it or they are given at the end. It is hopedi that

the indiscriminate use of these necessary adjuncts to Chinese i^ouns

may thus be avoided, and that the student by seeing, when looking

for a word, its proper classifier at the same time as the word itself^

may have it impressed upon his memory at the time he first learns

the word, and may thus be prevented from falling into error instead

of having to, as in many cases, rectify mistakes already made.

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A number of useful little phrases as well as sentences are given,

some of which are idiomatic, while others, though simple in their

construction, are in as common use.

The t|3 ^ ^chung yapi tone, which has never yet appeared

in an English-Cantonese dictionary, but which any cultivated ear

can detect without the slightest difficulty, here appears, as well as

the colloquial rising tone, into which so many of the "jT ^ hd- cp'ing,

"P ^ hd- hui and occasionally ^ yap^, as well as other, tones are

thrown in conversation. An asterisk indicates these last.

Another new feature in this little book is the full rendering

of English words into Chinese. The author has not been content

when two nearly synonymous words are used together in Chinese

to represent an English word, which one or both of them equally

well represent, to merely put the two together; but by a use of

brackets attention is drawn to the fact of one, or both, of them

being used singly, as well as in union together, to represent the

meaning of the English word, as for instance:—Truly, ^ (!£)^chan (ching^), which means that jm. chan alone is aften used to

represent truly, as well as the two words ^ j£ chan ching together.

The brackets are also used when the exigencies of everyday use

often drop, as superfluous, a word which it is necessary to use when

strict accuracy is required, as for instance:—Spirits (j^) v® {^shiu)

^tsau. Jg ^tsau alone being often used in common talk, though

strictly speaking J^ ''tsau is applied also to fermented liquors.

Brackets have also been used to indicate that an English word maybe represented in different ways in Chinese, as for instance:

Manager "p] ^ {\, or B||i) ^sz sz- (cyan, or ke). Here there

are three ways of representing Manager, as simply "p] ^ ^sz S2-,

"^ ^ \ ^sz S2- cyan, or -p] ^ n|t ^sz sz"- ke.

The orthography is that of Dr. Williams' adaptation of Sir

William Jones ', with some slight provincialisms and errors corrected.

When the colloquial pronunciation differs from that of the booklanguage the former is given, and attention is drawn to it by adagger.

The student is referred to 'Cantonese Made Easy' for full

explanations as to the tones and orthography.

The Author's thanks are due to Mr. Chung Shing-hong, Translatorin the Supreme Court, for much valuable assistance rendered to

him in the Compilation of this little Vocabulary.

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PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION.

It is now more than six years since the First Edition of this

little book appeared, and it has been out of print for some time

past. Circumstances have prevented the Author from issuing a

Second Edition until now ; that such has been called for is evidenced

by the fact of enquiries for copies from different quarters since

the First Edition was exhausted.

This Edition contains all the words which have been added to

the lesson portion of the Second Edition of 'Cantonese Made Easy';

at the same time the opportunity of its passing through the press

has been taken advantage of to make some other slight additions to it.

Any mistakes which might arise from the same tonic mark being

used for both the \^ J^ shong- -shong and colloquial rising tone,

as in the First Edition, has now been prevented by the use of a

distinctive tonic mark for the colloquial rising tone. This Edition

has therefore thus been brought into harmony with the Second

Edition of ' Cantonese Made Easy/ and ' How to Speak Cantonese.'

The Author trusts that the great convenience of having a separate

tonic mark for this important colloquial tone will ensure this mark

receiving the attention he believes it deserves. He himself has

introduced it and used it in his books for some years past, and

its use obviates much confusion. It is possible to have it printed

neatly and clearly now.

He has much pleasure in acknowledging the assistance he has

received from the Honourable J. H. Stewart Lockhart in the labour

of revision ; also the help rendered to him by Mr. Mok Man-cheung

in proof-reading.

J. ^YER BALL.

Hongkong, October 1892.

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PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.

The last edition of this book appeared in 1892. This SecondEdition was sold out some time ago, and has been out of print for aconsiderable time. It seemed desirable on issuing a Third Edition to

take the opportunity of adding largely to it, as the previous edition,

only containing some forty pages was limited in its scope and utility.

As the Chinese are awakening to a wider life in the modem world,

an extension of the vocabulary of all classes amongst them is taking

place as new ideas are adopted, new appliances used, and newknowledge gained. It is hoped that, though it is impossible to

introduce e^very new term on its first appearance in the language into

a Small Dictionary like this, yet the user of this book will find not a

few new terms in it together with an immense number of other

words which found no room in former editions.

One new feature in this edition which demands notice is a slight

change in the representation in the romanized spelling of two words

by which a ' superior letter ' is used for the final k in the finals lo'^^

and che''o. The peculiar pronunciation of the words has never been

noticed before, and the ignoring of this peculiarity is one of the

causes which contribute to the poor pronunciation of Chinese by

foreigners.

Dr. Sten Konow calls attention to this peculiarity of pronunciation

in one of the Indian dialects in an article on the Kurku Dialect of the

Munda Family of Speech in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

for the year 1904 pp. 426-427. He says :—

' The Kurkus are a Mundatribe living in the North of Berar and the adjoining parts of the

Central Provinces. At the last census of 1901 their dialect wasreturned as spoken by 87,675 individuals.'

Dr. Konow says :—

' One of the most characteristic features of

the Munda phonology is the existence of a set of semi-consonants,

* * * They are formed like the corresponding consonants k, c, t, and p,

but the enunciation is checked at the point of contact, and there is no

oflf-glide * * * We can * * * trace the use of semi-consonants * * * back

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to a comparatively ancient period. It seems probable that they

existed in the original Munda language, and there are perhaps

indications of their use in the language of the aboriginal inhabitants

of Nearer and Further India.' Dr. Konow describes this peculiarity

as a pronunciation of the consonant which stops before the completion

of its full enunciation 'and there is no oflf-glide.' This is the same as

the pronunciation of (what Dr. Konow calls) the semi-consonant k

as a final in the only two words that the Author has found it to appear

in the Cantonese. To discover the full force of the difference let a

distinct speaker of Cantonese be requested to pronounce BJJ, che'^o and

;^, cheko and W^, lo^^ and ^, lok,. The full force of the k, it will be

seen, is given to the k in ;^, chek^ and ^, lofc^ while in P^ chei'o and

[l§-, loi'o, the voice commences to pronounce the consonant k and

stops abruptly before completion of the act of pronunciation.

Circumstances compelled the Author to leave Hongkong whenthis book was in the press and before its completion, while in fact the

words under the letter S were being printed. Though the rest of the

book was outlined and filled up to a large extent, yet it required someadditions and carfeful revision before being put in the hands of the

printers. Uuder these unfortunate conditions of affairs Rev. G.

Bunbury very kindly consented to see the remainder of the bookthrough the press and to him the Author is indebted for the greatassistance thus rendered in a time of need.

J. DYER BALL.

Exmouth, Devon,

England.

29th July, 1908.

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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THIS BOOK.

Ciass.=Classifier.

Lii.^Literally.

Ar.=Noun.

A.^Article.

Ady.=Adjective.

y.=Verb.

Adu.^Adverb.

Co«y.=Conj unction.

/7tfe ?-.^Interj ection.

Prep.==Preposition.

Pers. Prow.^Personal pronoun.

Vulg.=Y\ilga.r\y.

* Indicates that the tone the word is marked in is different from

the tone in the book language

the tone is a colloquial one.

t Indicates that the pronunciation of the word as given in this

book is different from that given to it in the book language

the

word is pronoanced differently in colloquial.

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Vocabulary of Words and phrases.

A, a. — , yat^.

The classifier is often used instead

of tlie iiidufiiiite article in En<,'li&li.

Ability, H. g||, jiiang; ;^ ^^, ^ts'oi

Tlie rijrlit liaiul lias great ability,

kilCj ^k'ei jiirtiig kou . (,Bk.)

Able, r. 1. ^j -\vm : ^^ jiiaiiw (?wh(/

not used so much as in books).

XoD able, ^ g^, pat^ ^imiig;

2. |S, t«kj, is n.sed with the principal

verb of the sentence with the

sense 6i able. It tlien follows it.

3. Able to bring np, ^'^^^,Jong takj ch'iitj ^lai.

Able to see that-, ^ f| [fj

^ , t'ai takj ch'ntj hai' .

Aboard, a^ir. (:^) )^ J^,,(csor)

^shiin shiing-; |^ ^ (^), 'liai

^shiin sliii

.

Above, prq). J^.,sliong'; J^ Wt'

sluing" jko.

In heaven above, P^^^Jl, hai

^t'in shiing".

About, prrp. 1. (I'ound), ^ g,chau ,Wai.

2. (more or less), J^. "T") shiing"

ba'*; ^, to'".

About the same, p^" J' ~J\

,

koni shong- lia'*.

Abroad, ar/J. ^\,, ngoi"; ^ ^{», tsoi'

ngo'r.

- To go abroad, [fj ^K, ch'nt^ ngoi'.

Coming from abroad,^ ^\ P^,

hai ngoi" ^lai.

Abscond, r. ^^^, 'tsaii 16'* hui'.

Absolutely, ailr. ^^, 'tsung.

Abstain, v. 1. (from), 5^, kdi

.

Abstain from i^ine, ^J§i dciii

c

csau.

2. (from animal food, as vegetarians).

'^^^, shik,, ,chai.

Abstruse, adj. *^, ^sliara.

Abuse, V. ^, ma".

Abuse and scold, ^jS, ^saii yulc^.

Accident, ». ."g ^\ ^ ^, yi'

ngoi ke SK .

Class. '^'Sf^, kiu".

Accident from iron material or

weapon, ,^ ^, fit, t;i.

Acooraplish, r. ^ (fi^). cS'i""?; (tsair).

According to, H8, cliiu ; B3^-f;^, chiij'

ji kail".

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According to such a way, '^^KU; ^, ji chii- 'kom yong'*;

According to that, HS^!®;^^-

cblu '^koin yong'*.

AccordiDg to the old" way, 3?,^—.^, chiii kau- yat^ yowg".

Account, n. 1. ^(@), sho' (mukp.

Class. -^ jt'iii;

(less often),

gg ^chong.

Aeconnt ia dollars, j\^ IgJ.jiin

sho .

Aeconnt in taels,J^ |g[,"loiig shu .

2. (a- bill) H, otilu'. Make ont

In charge of tlie acconiits, ^^, kwun sho .

Account, On, of, g^ (^), ja"

war.

On account of irhat ? j^ -{j,^.

Wai' matj ^ni ?

Accountant, n. ^jfg, chong kwai".

Class, 'j^ko'; (politely) >^. wai"

(or sometimes wai'*).

Accumulate, v. ^'.^. tsik^ ^nwii.

Ache, V. ^, ts'ek^ ; ^, t'lmg'.

No aches or pains, :]^^ i/^,

"mo peng"T t'ung

.

Acknowledge, v. '^, ying".

Acquainted with, ^, shik^.

Mutually acquainted, ^ |^,

^song shik,; i^^^^, .long

^ka* jSong shikj.

To be slightly acquainted with,

MM~f> ^'^S sWk, hi**;

2. (accustomed to), ^. shnk, ; -j^,

kwan .

Acquainted with any <vork, ^-^shak, "shau

; ^ff, shuk^ ^hong.

Accnstomed to do it, j^ ^,kwan tso".

Act,. «. 1 . (of a play),—:^^ yat/pun

hei' : — Idj ^, yat, ch'ntj hei'.

Act, /•. ^, tso".

To act ill that silly way, ^^1®"^9^# ^''"'"S c'^hengt ko'

^ti* ^shui yong".

(This is a woman's phrasf).

Act,-H. (a deed), ^, sz".

Class '^'^ kin". .Sf-r Action.

Acts of kindness, -t^^J^*,jnn 01 Ke sz".

Action, 1. ?i. (physical), j^ ^. kui

tnng".

2. (deofls), fy ^, ^hang {or ^hing)

wai ; ^, sz .

Action, A good, —:^jtfid^^.

yatj jCL'ong ho ^sam sz".

Add, V. J!jil,jka ; ^, ^t'im ; ^, 'w.

To add more, jfy ^, ^kd ^to;

iftn^UW- olt^* oto! oti'-

To add some more, J^JPl^^. ^'^

„ti' ^t-lm.

To add more of a severe punish-

ment, ^g^^ (kii .-ch'ung

jfm pan".

Five added to seven, ^.'M'tT-fc

-j^, -ng ko' 'til ts'at, ko'.

Address, n. -^^h. »^l>>i" chi.

Address r. 1. (a pereon),

jCh'ing jfu.

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se sun' jp'ei.2.(aletter),;^^f

Adhereut, n. '^^, ^toug -yii.

Admit, r. 1. (to allow eiitmnce to),

2. (to acknowledge, as a fault), ^„ying"-

Admit him, f^ fBA l#> 'p*^'

"k'ni yapj ^lai.

Admitting it as a fact, "^ J^,

tsau" slii".

Admonisli, r.||{^, liiiu .

Adorn, r. 0^, ^savi shik^.

Adult, «. X(^)A' t^i" (ko') Jan.

(This may simply mean a big man,

especially with the classifier). -^

:;^ JSKA ' "^chong teii- ^shengt

Jan.

Adulterer, n. 4S A' c^'®'"S J*"-

Glass. -jQ, ko'

Adultery, h. ^ J^. ^kan jam.

To commit adultery, f^ J^filling (or Jiang) jam.

Advance, r. 1. (to proceed), j^, tsau ;

± lu - 'shiing jte'in ;|§r .^,

jts'iii hni .

2. (money), ^, tee'.

To pay in advance. ^ ^ ^,shong" jk'ci pei.

Rent payable in advance,Jj^.^

^, shong- jkfei ^teo.

To buy goods in advance of

arrival, ^ ':^, "mai ^fa*.

Advantage, n. 1 . (a place or position of),

Itf^, 'ho ch'ii'.

2. (profit), ^, yik,.

Advise, v. HJ, hiiu .

Affair, n. "^ ^, sz" kon; |^ '|^i

S'A' jts'ing.

Class, ^, ^.chong ; (or more

commonly), -^j kin."

Affect, «A 1. (to move), ^ g^' ^^'"'^

tung-.

2. (conocrn),^(^),^kwiln (shipj.

Affected tones, ogling eyes, and

expressive face, ^^ ^ ^,^.shiug jShing shik^ shik^.

Affections, n. 1^^, ^sam ^ch'oug; ff|,

jte'ing.

Afraid, «rf/. 1^, /oug;f||,

p'a';

^, ,kengt.

Afraid it is so, '^j^'^I^. P'a'

hai" kom.

After, 2»'^2-- cffi cidv. ^, haii".

After all, |gj |ig, io' 'tai.

After finishing talking, ^ ^;^:^, kong jiin ^chi haii".

After the New Year, ^(I^)^

( ehi haif).

After he came down, "(g f^ ^'^ ^' ''"^ '°''> c'*' c'''^^

hau'.

After that manner, 08^ U^, chiu

kom.

After several months had. passed,

kei ko yiitj.

After that matter, 'j® ff ^ :^

^, ko kiu" sz" ^chl haii".

After these luattei-s, ^ 1^ ^

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After these iLings, (Bk.)> |8fc JJt

^ J^, (.ts'ung Ss'z ^chi hair.

After this, See Afterwards.

Afternoon, h."^^, ha" c\itiU;~J\^,

ha- -ng; ^^^.^i"' chau hair.

Class. -jQ, l<o'.

Afterwards, ^J/'*'/'. ^ '%, c)'"'^'^'^'

'

^ 5|$, hau'^ ,lo.,"g ^,tsz" hair.

Again, (another time), aiv. (1) ^, yau"

;

XIS' ^^^' ^^^"' H' ^'''^'

Don't do it again, |^ "^ ,^,

mai tsoi chai

.

Again it is said, ^^, yau' wa",

2. (back as before), |^, /;vn ; j^,

kwo (is often used).

Make it good again, ^|^^^chjng jfan ho.

Make again, ^j^, ching kwo .

3. (as of old), ^ ^, jing kau'.

, (Bk.)

Aggressive, adj. JfJ}.^, ^hung ok„.

Age, n: iS^ ^, ^niu 'kei.

Of considerable age, ^J^"^jC, ., ,,,3

j.nin kei tai .

Agree, i: 1. (to suit as food or climate).

Does not agree with me, jl^-^

^, ,m hop, -ngo.

The climate does not agree (\yith

'"6 &c.), f^^ii(;±,,,m hop,

shui I'd.

2. (as the agreement of two things

compared),^ kdp^,.

The evidence given on both sides

does not agree, ^ I^ P -gt

Pg^HT- -'"nS ct'a«^ 'l'^"

,kung ^m k6p„ ,A.

3. (to comply with, &c.), •^, ^yi.

Agree with yon, ^ j^, ji "nei.

Do not agree with you, J^ '^

ftl^, ^m jTi -nc-i.

4. (to promise), 0^. ^ying ^shing.

6. (in harmony), ^, ^.wo.

Do not agree, ;^ ^, pat, ^t#o.

Agreement, «. 1. ^, yok^,.

Class. -(0, ko\

2. (contract), ^ |^, hop, ^t'ung.

Ague, n. H i^^ , fiit„ -lang.

Ah ! infr'r. ^^ ^^ ! DT c^ < 5f • a"

;

PJ, jhui. (Note that PJ' must be

lengthened out in pronunciation).

Ahead, adv. '^, ^ts'in.

To go right ahead all the way,

isi na — ^^ tr*, honV

^ts'in yat, lo' ^bing hui'.

Alarmed, aitj. ^ ij^, ^king /ong.

Alarms, n. ^ it jking jfong.

Alas, inter.|IpJf, ^hai ; pai"

c^i ,T^ {orji-).

Alive, a,lj. ^, jShangt ; J^^,jShangt wufc,.

All, adj. 1. (of articles and per.sons &c.),

PJ^Cj^lfi^), bdm^ (pd [ng^]

lang-) ; Ugl, sai'.

All have (fully) come, l^^l#,(lai ^ts'ai sai

,

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All rijfhfc, ^ 1^, „ngaiu* gai'.

Eat all of them, ^^^B"^^shikj Eai "k'lii tei'.

That was all, Ij|| H^E ^, 'kotn

ke chfe'^J-

You do not know bim at all,

^to'" ^m shikj 'k'ui.

2. (a number of persous), -^ ^,tdi- ,>ii*.

3. Tof time, <fcc., in the sense of

whole), j^, ,shengt.

Tiie whole day ; all day long,^,,shen-rt yat,.

4. (Throughout, as of places), jj,

Throughout Hongkong,jj

„t'nng* jHcViig "Kong.

All the earth, doth worsliip Thee,

^t'ung t'in h:'i' ^yan ^mo pat^

king' pii'. (Bk.)

5. (of a- crowd <Sic. or a number of

people), -^ ^, tii- chung', ^,chuug .

All of them, fg f^ ^/C ^' "^'"^

tei" tai" chung

.

All tie angels, ^^^, chung'

jt'in sz'.

All the toly proplicts, ^^-^^, chung shing' ^/^in ^cbi.

6. ^, kokj, is often used where we

would say all, e.g., all the disciples,

P^^#A' c^^" c*"(i kok,

,yan, or ^f^^. kok, ^mun ,t'6.

AH things, i^^i kok, raat^.

7. all that there is, ^^, ^O 7Wi

tl, ;k'in-.

All that has been done, j^^^P^, .f-n 'sho ISO" ke'. (Bk.)

All that you have, f^^Jf^^ 'nei

'^sho "yaii.

8. ^, man" and "Q", pak^ are some-

times nsed as the equivalent of all,

e.g., ^(^, man" matj, all things;

"S^' P^'^o *'"S > *11 the people.

Lord of all, ^j^-^y^i' ™'^'^'

"yau cbi Chii.

9. (to the utmost), ——Hflft, yat ^ti*,

is often used and means all to

the least mite.

Not at all, — B^ 1^ ^, yat.

Ai Ao* "mo.

All is yours, —Wip%if^*%ya.t^ ^ti oto* hai" "uei ke'.

Not at all, — P^^ ^, yat,

^ti* „t6* -m.).

All passed before my eyes, —•'

Pfi^^^BR. jat, ,ti^^ ,ur

^king "ngan.

10. (All things, every thing), ^^,yong- y6ng- ; -fffl "i^, ko' ko'.

All the others, ^fii^®^. ,k'ei

^yii ko' ko'. (Bk.)

11. (one and all), —•^, yat^ tsnt^.

Yat^ is used where in English a/i

wonld often be used.

12. (as a length of road, &c.),—•, yat,.

All the way, —^, yat, 16".

All along, — ^, yat, 16", er

— (I^, yat, m«'»,

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It was the same all along the

^to* hai',

All along up to the present time,

—|HJ.

yat, hcing'; (fij 75^,

hong ^loi.

13. j^, -muun.

All the people of the city, 'j^^§

j^, -muim jShengt pak„ slug',

i.e., the. whole city full ofpcople.

All about, or all round, j^ ^,jChau ^wai.

Went all about, O)' all round, S^^ ^, jCliau ^wai (,ti')* hui'.

U. (Bk.) ;{j,..jfan.

At all, ^^j tsniig, which precedes

tlie verb and negative, as :—Would

not do it at all, || pg ^, 'tsung

jin tso".

Allow, V. 1. l^, 'cbun; ^ff, jail

talc,; ^ ^, yam- ^tsHing ;

2. (permit, yield up), ^, jung.

Allow time, "^P^^, Jnn liiiu";

^ P^ ^ #' /iin '"^n-

jShi hau".

Almighty, «f^'. ^ gg , ^ts'iiii ^nang.

Almighty, The, n. "^ ^| ^,jTs'iia jNang Che.

Almost, ailv.J^. ~f»>

shimg- h,V*;

^|lg4|,^chang,ti*.

Alone, adf (orphaned, &c.), ^ ^,^kwu toltj. It may mean only

fatherless.

Alone, (by oneself), ^|§ g Q(— 1^)5 tukj tsz- 'kei (yat, ko').

To go alone, ^ g g^ — 'jg

^, tukj tsz" ^kei yat, ko hui

.

To be aion,e, ^gg^Pt^ii,tnk'j tsz" kei bai shii

.

2. (single), ^ — , tuk, yat,.

(followed by an appropriate

Classifier).

Aloud, aiJJ. ^ ^, tJLi" shengt.

Very loud, ^ -4r ^, "ho tai'

.shengf.

Already, adr. g, ^, ^f ^king ; C-^)

-g", (-ya) jts'ang.

^ ^, king ^yiu has sometimes

a Sense similar to already.

Also, -ailr. ^, „tO*; ^, yair

;

^. yik,-

Also was, ip-j^, „t6* hai-; :^||5

'^, yik,_ „t6* hai-.

Alter, v. gjjr "^, 'koi pin' i g{:(M)'"feoi (kwo ).

Although, conj. £f|(|^), ,sm (Jin);

ISfl, ts'nng' 'sz.

Although hs was, tE SI "^'-k'ui ^sui hai".

Altogether, adr. Pj^J^RjJk, l^am" pa

(ng-) lang-: — 5^, yat^ jts'ai;

J^S ^, 'tsung kung-.

Altogether present ^,- ts'ai sai'.

Always, adr. 1. B^ H$, jShi ^shi;

'^ H^, jshiing jShi.

2. 1^ '^, j8h( j8h6ng;

-mtii "mui (»".«., no,y and then).

Amah, w. 1. (in native houses),^ J!|,

a' Va ; -gg ^^, 'shaf '^ma.

Class, -jjg, ko\

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2. (in the employ of foreigners),

551^' ^ sham. Primarily means

an Aunfc.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Amazed at, f^ ^, cb'a' yi".

Ambassador, n. ^ ^, ^vam ^cli'ai.

Class. ^, jyiin.

Amen, int. glj^iCi^^^, c'^^^'ig ^sam

'sho yuir; ^ |^, a' ^mang.

^American, n. ^ ^ ^, "Mei kwok^,

jan.

Class. ^, ko' ;-gr, wai'«.

American, dr^fl 1. (polite form), ^^(n|E), -Mc-i kwok„ (ke').

2. (common), ^J-H^S' l^'''c'^'^'

kwokj,. V^, ke' is often added.

Amongst, ^/^/. 1. ^ f^,tsoi" noi".

2. (Bk.), ^ 41, jk'ei dmng.

Ancestor, «. |§ ;^, 'tso fir ; j|g_^'tso ^tsuug

; !§. ^, 'tso ^sin*.

Class, -j^, ko' ; >g[, wai'*.

Ancient, tuff, -j^, kwd.

Ancient times, "^ fl^, kwu ^shi.

The Ancients, I^A' ^^^^ J^"-

And, conj. 1 . ^3^, k'ap,, (rather bookish)

;

^, yk^j. (filso soniewhat bookish

but often used especially by the

educated); ^^, jkta k'ap,.

2. (with immerals), ^, jlengf;

!^, jlengt is used with numerals,

but is often left out.

Ifc takes the place of a nought with

us and is twice repeated if tw(^

denominations have nothing but

a nought to stand for them

respectively.

And is often left out where it

iron/// he used in English.

8. ImI, jt'ung is often used instead

of and.

Angel, n. ^ ^, ^t'in sz'.

Class. ^, ko'.

An^cr, n. i|'^-, "n<^.

A fit of, — I^ _^ ^, yat,

clian" fo hei

.

Angry, i: .^, ^nau; ^•^, 'no; ^, no".

To get angry, ^ ig ^, ^nau

'l.ei Jill ; ^ ^^, m^ no-.

To be angry with, ^, no".

Angrily abuse, ^ ^1, no" ma".

Got vevy angry,3/^ ^ fe 1^,

- ..3 ,3 c, .. , ,

tai" no" hei ^lai.

Animal, n. 1. (generally), -j^ ^l,

^k'am shau

.

Class. ^, chekg.

2, (Domestic), -^^t ch'nkj ^shiing.

Class. •^, chelc„.

Ankle, n. /Jj^ ^% k6k„ -ngan.

Class. -jQ, ko

.

Anklet, n. ^ §£- ^''K '-^\*

Class. •^, chek^.

Annual, aclj. ^ 1^, -mui ^nin.

Annual, n. (An annual plant), ^^WtMZ,^W> '"^' <'"" ^'^'^o

chung jChi ^fa t'so, (Bk.)

Class. ^, 'to.

An^iually, adv. ^ ^, -mui ^nin

;

^ ^, ^nin jUiu.

Anoint, v. ^, ^ch'a.

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Another, ailj. IjIZl. tai' yi", (followed

often by the appropiiate Class.)

;

seldom Used, being jMandiiriii)

;

M* pit,' "' -SI) — ' V\ .vi-,

followed by proper class.

Another man, ^j ^, pit, jan.

Another place,J||J ^, pit, shii'.

Tlicy loved one another, fij^^^' ^^ ia*» lit.

'"" oi' ^ngo,

"ngo 01 "nei kum.

Answer, n. 1. (verbal), ^, t<l?„ ^,

jShcngt ln'i'; [p]^, ,wiii wii".

To answer back, ^P^, ying' tsni.

Any answer or not .'^^ 'w''^'

Yau ^sliengt taPo "mi) ?

2. (written), [pj ^, ^wi'ii yam.

Gire me an answer, '(^^{E}^

3©^' P^^'ic^!'"

c^Ti'ii J<im kwo'

-ngo. 1^^^^,5|S^, 'pei

^shengt hci' kwo' 'ngo.

Answering said, ^ ^, ti'ip^ wa'.

3. (to suit), ^ ^, chok, ^shai;

^ ^, hop, shik,.

Ant, n. ^, "iigai.

Class, -^j chek^.

Antecedents, n. 1^ ^, ^loi Iflf-.

Antithesis, n. ^, tni.

Antithetical sentences, |M, tni..

To construct antithetical sentences,

Anxiety, n. g ^, jau lul".

Anxioug care, i^^^, kwa' liii".

Any, atlj. ^, mat,. Not expressed in

a Chinese sentence where it would

always appear in English, and is

very often: It'ffc ont, as :— Is there

any wind ? ^ Sl'fl'''^'*" /""o

"mo :• Are tliere nny .' ^ ^,"yau "mo.' Sometimes, |^, ^ti"",

is nsed for it.

Anybody, ». ^ , ^yan; J^ -jQ,

3pin ko'; -^ ^, mat, .shni*:

-fe* A' '"''^ fyan*.

Anybody will do, Jh A ("'' j^

1g)|5jtf, nKit..ymr(«r„pin'

ko') J6~' "^ho.

Anyone, sw Anybody.

Anything, n. (-^)i^, (mat,) -ye.

Class. '^, kill".

Anything else ? © i^ ^ J^,clmng" "yaij mat, "ye ?

He has not stolen anything, fSfl

fif if5f'"'""< '•»"

c^'"""ye a'-

Anything will do, ^0^j^,mat, j-c pto ho.

^, opiii* shu'.

1^, ^ts'ni ^slii; ^n|.

Anyplace

Anytime, n. ^kei .shi*.

c

Anytime will do, [lS|t^B#ft)

jlf,^m Inn- 'kei .shi** „t6* \6 ;

B#Bf^i{fv jShi'^shi X 'ho;

ilB^SSjif' 'J^ei .sbi\t6'

V

Repayabio at anytime, (payable

on demand), M^MM > ,ts'ni

shi ts'ni ,wiii,

Anyw'ay, Go in, "ifj^^ fj :^§, Whnl gto * iak,

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Apostle, n. ^^ 1^, sz ^t'd.

Class, -(g, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Appearance, n. ^ ^, yong" tsz.

Apply, r. 1. (to make request), f^^man' lo; J^, ^k'au.

Apply for leave, -^ -jg, ku ksi

To apply for permission, ^

^'jmi man" lo jan ^ch'ing

2. (to lay 0r put on, as a plaster),

3. (to administer a remedy), ^^ ^,

4. (a general law to particular

. circumstances), Co. ^ ^, ^na,

.t'ai».

(BkOfAM'cC^™ jt'ai».

Appoint, r. jfc ^, lap, tso"; ^ :£t.

ch'ito lap,.

Apprehend, v. 1. (to arrest), ^, Jii.

2; (to understand), ^ Q, ^ming

pik,.

Apprentice, n. ^ gjj, bok, ^sz ; ^^, liiu- ,sh!lngt; ^f^, jt'6

tal'».

Approve, v. 4*-^' c<^^°^S J^': '^©'hopo Ji.

Approximately, adv. ^{^), t^^K

moko* moko*.

Arbour, n. ^ 4^, ^long .t'ing*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Architect, n. ^ ^Ij gjg, wlik, tsik,

Ardent love, ^ ^, t'ung' oi\

Arise, v. I. (generally of anything),

^, 'hdt.

2. (to get up), ^^, hei ^shan.

Armour, n. ^, kap^;^ |,^k'wai kap^.

Scales of armour,^^, (lun kap,.

Class. ^, ko'.

Arrears, To pay rent in, "J^^it®'hi'r jk'ei nipg ^tsd.

Arrest, v. jj^, Jai.

Arrive v. 1. (used generally of steamers,

boats, ships, and travelling by land),

^], t6'; lH^J.jlaito'.

Arrived (or will arrive) at ten

o'clock,-f- 11^^ ^jH2r,shap,

tim oChnng td lo''°-

He arrived at Canton yesterday,jg

ff^Bilj^. '^^'uitsok, yat, to'

.shengt*.

Able to arrive, or can arrive,

^J^to'tak,.

Arrived at (a place), (Bk.), ^j^,chi yii.

2. (only used with regard to larger

vessels. Incorrect to use it with

regard to a small boat), ;^ Jj^,

^mai jfail.

Arouse, v. 1. (to awaken), ^ ^,ching sengf.

2, (to a sense of guilt, &c.), -^ j*^,

'sing ng^.

Arrow, n. ^, tsin'.

Class. ;fe^, jChi.

Article, n. 1. (generally one of a number

of. things), -^j kin'.

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2. (a separate thing), ^ 'f^,mat,

kin^».

Class.'Pl^,

kin",

3. (a section of a document or an

item in a paper), ^, ^tiiii.

As, adv. etc. fj] ^p, tsik^ jii.

As if (lie bad), ^•^", 'ho -ts'z.

As a man, "^ \, wai- jan.

As soon as, —•, yat^.

As long as 30 years, ^ -f-^pij'iffi^'

®^^ sbapj ^nin kom' noi".

(If said in surprise) or doubt, or

when not wishing it to be so, e^..

As long as 30 years, ^-J^i^p^"

1^, jSam shapj ^nin kom noi'*.

As soon as he arrived, jg—-^j,

"k'ui yatj to'.

As to, ^^, chi' jii.

As to saying , ^Jf^^—

,

chi yii Wil" .

As well, ^, ,t6*, (

^t'im (

Ascend,- v

BeforeHi« Ytrb >

After

, the Verb. )̂;^i^'oW*hai^

, teng ; Jl; shing.

To ascend to Heaven, ^ ^,^shing jt'in.

Ashamed, To feel, v.

-k'wai ; ^sau

, kin' cli'au.

Ash, n. 01, jfui.

Ashore, To go, v. 1. (generally), J^.^,shong ngun .

2. (Always used where there are

dwellings),J;;. ^> 'shong okai*

{or jkii sometimes).

3. (naut.),

Ask, V. 1. fi

,mai ch&,i"

man'.

2. (politely nsed to invite), ^,"^ts'engt; R| P«5> Vengt man".

Ask him to come in, ^"(^yVl^-

ts'engt 'k'ui yap^ ^lai.

3. (for a service or favour),^ g^,

pai' t'ok;,.

4. (to beg), ^, ,k'au.

Whatever you ask, f^ ff^ ^,'nei "'sho ^k'aii.

5. (after the welfare, &c.), f^ ^,man" on ; ^ j^, man" hair.

6. (Bk.), ^, 'pan-

Assemble, V. ^, tsui".

Assist, V. 1. %, ^pong; ^|JJ,pong cho".

2. (Bk.), ;^|ff, fu^cho^

Assistant, General, (in a shop), n.

tr H' 'ta tsiip.*-

Class. -jg, ko'.

Assistant teacher, K. ^^f, pong kuu'.

Class, j^, wai'*; wai', or sometimes,

iS- ko'.

Associate (iii friendship), w. -^ ^,siino; kau.

At, prep, p^, 'hai ; :^, tsoi".

At first, -^ gg, ^sin ^t'au.

At present, tfff ^, J' t^a

:

At that place, P^^ "jg ^, 'hai

ko shii'.

At times, :^ ^, -yaii ^shl.

Attack, V. iff, 'ta. ; J^;^, ^knng 'ta;

Attempt, V. ^, chal'.

Attend, v. 1. (to anything), (^)]||,

( ta) "lei.

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Attention, To pay no, P§ H;

^m 'ts'ol; 1^1^, jin 'hui.

Paid no attention to me at all,

^M |l§ n4^ (or Wf)^) taunK ,ra

ts'oi {or hui) 'ngo.

To pay no attention to, (in the way

of looking after), |^^, ^m kwii\

•2. (as to children), ^^, Hli" "lei.

Attract, r. ^j, "yan.

Auction, r. PJ^^?^< li^m' ye- „Ian*.

Aunt, n. 1. (paternal), lol^-fj,^kwu -m6.

2. (maternal), ^ -^, ji "mo

;

Notice that sister in law is, 55|^.

^i' ,yi-

Class. i, ko'

;

W.^ wai

wai shaiAuthority, n. _^ ^

il #5, ,k'un ping'.

Autumn, n. ^", ^ts'aii.

Avail, To, V. ^, ch'an'.

Availing oneself of this opportunity,

^ B/S 1B # ^' "^'^'^^ c"i

ko'shai' 'tsz; ^gg1@, ch'an'

^ni ko' jkei wur.

Average, On the, jj :y: ff, ct'"ng

'ch'e kai'; :fe ;bfc it' .^^^

ch'e kai

.

Avoid, V. ^, pei-; ^, 'min.

._

Able to avoid, p]* ^, ^ho -min.

How able to avoid it ? f^ jg^^5lg, 'Timp^i- tak, lat, jii?

So as to avoid, ;^3g, fmiu chi'.

Awake, v. 1. (naturally), (^i)j^,(fan') "^sengt, or sing.

Awaken. To, any one, ^^>'ching sengf.

Awakened, cuJj. ^, sengf.

Awake, v. 1. (i.e., to call one

awake), H^ g|, kiu "^seng.

2. (to cause one to awake), ^ Q§,

clung sengf.

3. To awake to the error of one's

ways, H^, ^sing ng", or ^-^j^l^, 'sing ng- hei ^lai.

Away, V. 1. (to go), ^, hui'.

Take away, j^ ^, ^ning hni'.

To move away, ^•^j jpun hui

.

2. (separate), ^, ^lei

Away from us, his face turned away

from his house, j§ |lj^ -^

g a "It M' "k'"i °>ii" p^''

chii- tsz- Mi ke nk^.

Awry, adj. ^, "me.

Awhile, prep. —-"j^, yat^ -hi.

Wait a while, ^—• ji|\, 'tang

yat, -ha, or ^^, 'tang -ha,

or tang (,hi*.

Axe, n. i, fd .tad .

Class, •jg, ko'.

Axle, n. ^ $J, jCh'e chuk,*, or

gmerally chuk. .

Class, -^j ,t'iu,

B

B. A. (Chinese), re.^ yj*, sau' .ts'ol*.

Class. ^, wai'»; -(g, ko'.

Baby (Infant), n. f^ ff, qSo* tsai.

Baby (appellative), 3& ^ f?'A qSo' tsai.

Back, h. 1. (hack of an animal), ^,pui

; W^' P'^i tsek^f

.

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2. (at the back), ^^, bad" pin"

;

bau pui tai.

8. back (to turn),

cbiia ^t'au.

Unt'C

Run back, ^MWM' ^'^"^

jfan cbun ^t'aii.

Back I (naut.), v. 1. y^^, t'ui'

hau"; ^J^, to'hau^ ^^,fan bad".

2. (to come back), |^I^, jfaa ^lai.

I'll do it when I come back, ^Wa^'^' '"SO /iin M *so'.

Come back and do it, f^l^^,j.faQ Jai tso".

Backbone, n. ^»^, jiii kwat,.

Bad, acJj. 1. (used generally as the

negative of good), |^ ^, ^m 'ho.

2. (wicked), ^, ok,,.

3. (inferior, stinking, Tile, &c.), ^,ch'au

.

4. (inferior in quality), B^-, jal.

Not to know good from bad, f^

^f^M' c™ shik, 'ho ch'au'.

Bad for you (or me &c.), |^^^, ,m tak, tim".

5. (worthless, morally &c.), ^,ch'au

.

Bad in the extreme, ^i^,ch'aii kikj.

Bail, n. ^ ^, 'p6 ^ka*.

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai'».

Bail,^z;. pj^, ^tiim 'p6; ^^,

'p6 "ling.

Bailed out, ifa^ajl^, ^tdm

p6 ch'nt, jlal.

lei

Balance, n. 1. (for money), ^ ^,^t'in jP'ing.

Class. ^, ka'.

2. (steelyard), j^, ch'ing''.

Class. ^, pti.

3. (small for silver),

tan§^».

Class,flj, V-

4. (of account), |^ JClass,

-f^,.t'iii.

Bale, ??. -g, ^pitii.

Ballast, n. ^^. cbtiko tsoi"*.

Stone ballast, ^ ^ ^, chak^

tsoi'* shekj.

Bamboo, n. jfy, chukj.

sho "mei.

Class, j^, ^t'iii

A bamboo pole, — ^ ^ ^,yatj jt'iii chuk, ^ko.

2. (the "plant), f[, chuk, ; ^ j^,duakj shii".

Class. 3^, ,p'o.

Bang, n. |^ ^, ^pang ^shengf.

Bangle, n. 1. (for wrists or feet),

2. (for hand), ^ ^, 'shaii lik^*.

3. (fof feet), ^ ^, kok, ik,*.

Class. ^, cheko.

Bank, n. 1. (of river), ^^, ^ho

„pin».

2. (for money), a. (native),

^ngan p'o", I. (foreign),

jUgan .bong* (orsometimes ^hong).

Bank notes, n. |g^, ^ngan 'chf.

Class, gg, jChcing.

Bankrupt, n. |^^, 'to tso'.

Banner, n. :^, ^piu.

Class, j^, ^chi.

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Banyan, n. :^, jung ; ^ j^, ynng

^shii.

Bar, 1. n. (a door), f^P^, chilli ^sluiu.

2. (of a hotel), oja, ^-giP'.

Bar, V. 1. (of a door), ^, JvWiiu

;

P^, ^sban.

2. (the Avay), KQ, fji clio chii"

;

lEi^, 'cho lo-jjig.^, 'cho jlan.

Bargain, r. (over the price), ^j^,kong hA.

To pay bargain money, ^ ^,lokj teng'f.

Bargain money, ^ (^), tcng-f

.ngan*, or ^ngan.

Barley, n. 1. -^ ^, tdi" mak,.

2. (Pearl),;g[ ^, -yi (or generally

yi ) mai.

Barrier, ». ^, cbap^.

Barrister, ?j. ^^ K^ gjg, tii^ cbong"

Basin, n. ^, ^p'lin.

Basket, «. 1. '^, Jam*.

2. ^, lap,.

4. Large carrying, ^, ^lo, or a

smaller size, qIo*.

A pair of large carrying baskets,

—' tM M' J"*''

'^'^^c^°"

Bathe, v.^ J^, Ml jShan.

Bath-room, n. j^ ^ ^, 'sai ^shan

.fong°.

Class, f^, jkin.

Bath-tub, n. ^%'\ sal ^shau

t'ung.

Class. }, ko,

Battle, n. |5^, chan".

Go to battle, J^ P^,-shong

chan'.

To set in, or be in battle array,

^ j^, 'pai chan'.

To attack an army in battle

array, :ff [$, td chari

.

Be, I'. 1. ^, hai-. [lit. have].

(Bk.) %, ,TOi.

It is not, f^-^, ctn hal'.

There is„ or there are, :^, "yau.

There is not, or there are not,

^, -mo.

Is there (any) ? or art there any 1

There is {or are) some, (-^J ^(Dfi3)l'&' (^^1') 'yaii „ti» lol^o-

There is none,'ff IJ^-i "mo lo*^'

lsitsoo/-not?'0^(|rg-)@'g|,

•Hal- ( kom) ^m hal' ?

It is not so, P§ j^ Siy*, c"!hal-

kom.

Is it ? ^ (^ , Hai' ^me ?

To be iu court, (as ai judge or

official), ^ ;g, -t'so ,fong.

To be in.gaol, ^^, "ta'a „kam*.

Are there not ? [^ '^^ , jM

hai- -yau ?

When will he be back ?(jg) <|^

B^iBJ^B'g'C'K'uO'kei ^shl

(o/- .shi'"') ,fa,n ,lai ,ni ?

How many Chinese are there ?

^li^HA^-'Yad^kel>* .T'ong jan i' ?

To be off or Be off, :y: |igL,

ch'e lo'^o'

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2. (To be present or in), |^ iial;

PC^^/hai sbii';:^, tsoi-.

Do you like being here ? j^ f|j

Elite's ^fg I'M-'Nei ^chung yi' hni ^ni shii', ^m

^chuDg yi ^ni ?

To have been (at a place), -^jj^,

hui' kwo

.

3. (To act as; to hold the situation

of; to be ia a business; to be

a friend), ^, tso".

I was his friend, ^ ^ '^^ fS

JI9 ^ ' ""go tso- kwo' "k'ui

cP'ang "jaii.

To bs a thief, ^^, tso" ts'ak^"

(or sometimes ts'ik^).

To be a sister, ^^j^, tso'

C, ,5

tsz mnr.

He is a thief, fg # ^ ^.'k'ui hai- tso" ts'ako"'' (or someiimes

ts';lkj.

4. (sign of the passive, before the

Verb), ^, pel'-.

To be beaten by some one, ^A t^ ^' Pei' jan tei- 'ta.

5. (to be is often left out as),, next

month will be cold. ;^'~'/(^ ^

Idng lo*'"-

There are, y^, -yau.

Are there any men ? ^\'^^,'Yaii jan -mo st' ?

The finals ^mo, "mo, er mo-

have sometimes the sense of Oh I

that's what it is, is it ?

Be done with it, ^d^, pa'* lo'^'^

The intention beings jg.g,'^^

yi' sz' hai' 'kom; ^.^^liX

;^,yi'sz'-yi wai-. (Bk.)

Is not. (i.e., dead), ^ |^, "mo

,hiu*.

Those who are princes, ^T^^E.^wai jWong ke'.

Bead, n. ^, gChii*.

Class. ^, napj.

Bean, n. ^, tau".

Class. ^, nap,.

Bear, ,k f& ( A)- cl>""S (-J<i^*)-

Clasg. ^, cheko-

Bear, v. ]^[%): 'tai (tak,); ^,, 'yan.

Cannot bear, f^ i^ ^ '^,'

JO. tai takj chii".

2. (to give birth to), ^, jShiing.

To bear children, ^ f^ -Jc,

^sliang W-nui; ^^ffl^ff,^.shsing sai (or sam') Qman" tsai

;

^ J', jShiing ^csz. (Bk.)

Beard, n. ^, so.

Class, ^, ^pii.

Beat, V. 1.:J7", ^ta.

I saw the child beating a dog,

-ngo kin' ko'- sai (oj- sam') man

^tsai 'tii ^kan ko' chek^ ^kaii.

The water beat over, -jg p^;fC tr j^ ^. ko' oti* 'shui 'ta

kwo' Jai.

The water beat in, ^gB^^^^tT(or^)Al^. ko'„ti ShuiHa

(or p'it,,) yap, ^lai.

To l)e beaten, -^^ :|7", 'pei

jaa ta.

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2. (to defeat), ^J ^, 'ta jengf.

3. (to pummel), ^^, <.liilu \a.

Beautiful, aiJj. 1. ^, "niei; ^, ^wai.

2. (good to look at), ^^% 'ho

t'ai

;

,5 t

wti" "mei.

mci muu";

3. (in appearance or shape), &'ho .yong'»

; ^ Igg,

'

Beauty, n. (female), ^, shikj.

To show off (or make a display of

your beauty), ^f^, mai" ts'iu\

Because, cnnj. ^(•^), ^yan (war).

Become, v. ^^, pin' ^wai.

Become a man, (either physically

or morally), ^^, ^shcngf Jan.

Become a man physically, ^^^^j jShengt jun chong tai".

Bed, n. ^, .ch'ong.

Class.. (When the bedstead is meant),

gg, ^chong ; ^, j3'6 (when the

bedding &c).

Bedboards, n. ^ j^, ^ch'ong pan.

Class. §^, chong.

A set of bed boards, —'©J^^)yat^ fu ^ch'ong piin.

Bedroom, n. ^, .fong*.

Bedclothes ] ri^ ^, ^ch'oug ^p'o.

Bedding «.) ^ ^, ^p'6 koi'.

Bedhead, w. ^ g^, ^ch'ong ^t'aii.

Beef, n. ^ ^, jngaii yak,.

Beer, 7i. 0^ ^, ^pe* tsau.

Before, pn-ji. 1. (in time), ;5t> ^^"

^^,kau- .Shi- (or ,shi);'^,

jts'in.

2. (in position),Z^^, ^ts'iu min" ;

luf^> jts'in ,t'ai\"; # ^,jts'ra pin".

sfaBefore that, :5t JM 10 "1

kwo ko oti**.

Several days before, -^ ^ Q,jSin kei yat^.

Before the face,' ^"jl^r, min- ^ts'in.

Before long, 7^ jjj^, "mo noi'*.

Before there was, ^ 36"

, mer -yau .

Before he did it, fg^^g;, 'k'ni

mer tso .

Before very long, 3l^ 1^^ ffi,

kwo ohiu^-md noi^*.

3. (doing anything), ^, cbi'.

Before it will do, ^^ chi' tak^.

Before it can be done, jE'^^.ching' tso- tak,

; ^^%, chi'

tso- takj.

(You must do so and, so) before

you can enter, (^pg'tffl^'l^)

ii A W . (J'^'i' 'kom

kom tso-) chi yap^ tak .

Before you can do it,fj*^ -ffif

^ , "uei chl' tso" tak^.

Before the face, ®''^, min" ^ts'in.

Before the door,f^'flj, ^mun

jts'ln.

Before friends, :gE|g;^;2:|tf'tsoi- jP'ang -yaii ^chl ^ts'in.

Before hand, adv. ^^, yfi* sin.

Beg, V. 1. (as a mendicant), -g, hat

.

2. (to beseech), J^, ^k'aii; ^, ngai.

I beg of. you, ^ fg fjt, pdi'

t'okg -nei.

Beg pardon. See Pardon.

Beggar, n. 'g^, hat, jl*.

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Begin, 1. V. (generally), j^^j hei

'shaii; ^ ^ , "^hei ^fau (or

.faii*); 1^ ^, \ici shau.

2. (of any manual labour), ^ ^,lokj ^sliau ; :^ ^, ^nizti shau,

~T\ =^, hiV shaii.

3. (to write or make a book), ^^ ^f-,

lokj patj.

4. (to study), J^ 1^, -sbong hok,.

Beginning, n. ^08^, ^ch'o ^shi; ^|g

'O ^, hei .fail'* ko' ^shi

;

^ %J, 'cli'i o°li'o* (sometimes

.,cho) ; ^X- t^ing „kung».

At the beginning,^S., hU" tso.

Beginning of the month, J^ gj,

yiit, .fail.

No beginning,^ ^, ^mo 'ch'i.

Beginning of the year, ^ g^f@ (<"• ^/- ;S) 0' c^^ jt'au

(or .fati») ko' (er Bk. chi) ^shi.

Behalf, On, of, ^, fai'; ^, to?.

Behaviour. «. Jg. ^, 'kui tnng-

;

Behead, v. ^ (|^), sh4t^ (Jfa6)*.

Behind, j!»-ej». i^, haii- ; ^ jg, haii"

pin-;:^^,tsoi^haii^^:^,

jkwai hau'.

Behind the house,Jg^, uk^ hair;

(jg, ukj hau- pill tai.

Believe, v. ^, sun'.

Is not believed, PgA Ig. £>»

yap, sun .

Believer, «• -jg^ X' s""' *<^" Jan.

Class, -gr, wai'*'; -jg, ko'.

Bell, n. ^, oChung*.

Class, -j®, ko'.

Eing the bell,;^^, jfu^chung';

Strike the bell, ^^,'ta oChnng*.

Belong, 10, v. J^, shuk,.

Below, prep. "[», hir; HF'te' '"'''

c*^'"'-

Earth below, ij^ ~j:, t^i^ ha'*.

Bemuddle, ?/. jf^^, _,wu ^f6.

Benevolence, w. ^ ^, jan oi'.

Bend, v. 1. ^, wat,.

2. (to bend down), R^-^, wd' tai

;

J,jShui ^taf.

Beseech, v. fg^, 'ban ^k'aiu

Besides, adr. (moreover; in addition

'°)'^W'»i°g' (ngoi^);a,

Chung-; ^, ^fim ; J|, kang'.

There are more besides, W :*F.

Chung- -yau.

Best, adj. ^ ^, chi' 'ho.

Tery good, (often the equivalent

of best), +^ ^, shap^ ^fan

'U- ^ — ig^, tai^.yat, 'ho;

'*'*^; ±.M> 8^"ng" 'ho-

Done the best, or the best has been

done, ^lajlgjtjlllgp, ts52 to'

chi "^ho lo'^'o-

The very very best, -pll^ttp,shap, yi- ^fan ^ho.

The best amidst all these things,

^^^P;S1®^i3:.k6m\to'-je ^ni ko' chi' *h6

; ^pfa^^PUg, jk'cf ,chung chi' 'ho ke'

(Bk.)

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Bestow liappiness, ^j]fgi ts'z' fuk^.

Bet, V. H^, ^shu 't'6.

2. (at fjin tiin), %^^, "msli

/An „t'iln",

3. (on liorscs), ^ j^ ^' ''"''i

"urn opiii"'-

Better, a,lj:^^, 'h6 ,ti* : g ]itf

(B^), chnng^ 'l'o(oti*);||j&F

B6§), kang' VKoti*).

Better do it, '^ gg ^, tso'

clri lio.

Much better, ^ f§ ^ , 'ho

tak, to.

Between, prep. FJI ^, ^chung „k4n*.

Between, $1 and %i, 'O^^^,ko' "'kei ,ngan .ts'ia*.

Between, 10 and 20, +^1®,(or appropriate classifier), shap^

kei ko

.

Bible, n. M^- ^bing' ^sbii; |g,^

(^), Shiiig' Jving (^sbii).

Class. ^, po".

Bicjcle, «. H^, >i\ch'e*;^

:^; kok, ^ch'e'l

Big, mlj.-J^,

tai-.

He was not very big, ^'^^4- -jQ, tsaxr "mo kei tai" ko'.

When he got big, 3^(^ -f^ H#,

tai" obiii* ko ^shi.

Bill, n. 1. (paper), ||, ^tiin*.

Class, g^, ^chong; ^, ^t'lu.

Bill of Lading, n.;^^"|R, "lim

tsoi chi.

Class. ^, chojig.

Bill of Divorcement, ^ ^,fan shii.

c c

Class. 1^15, cln'.

2. (beak), pf , 'tsui.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Bind, ?•. 1. (as sheaves), ^ (^)i

cli'nkj /hei).

Bird, «. ^X.^), tsok„ (^niu), or, ^,tscik/.

Class. '^, cbek^.

Birthday, «. ^ ,^shiingt yat^.

To keep a birthday, '^^ ,

t«6" ^.sbiing yatj.

Bit, M. 1. (a small portion of any sub-

stance, a piece), ^, fai'. [This

can only be used with words with

which in the Chinese mind ^8,

fai', can be associated].

2. (a small portion of any substance,

a mite); \j^, „ti, or g(j, tik^.

3. (an action performed in a very short

space of time or a short space of

time), —(l|T, yatj "ha.

Wait a bit, ^ ,—« JTp, "tang

yatj "ha.

Bitch, 71. ^^ ^, 'kail '^uL

Class. ^, chek^.

Bite, V. ^, "ngaii.

To bite to death, (i.e., as a

wild beast would kill), P^^,"ngaii sz.

Bitter, adj. ^, "^fu.

Bitter expression, ^ ^, fd

jung ;"g" ;^ ® P /f" c™*^

min" hau. These expressions also

mean sulky.

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Black, adj. Ig, Lak„.

Blackmail, n. 1. (in oi-der to keep a

mfttter quiet), ^^, liak^ ^ts'in.

Blackmail, v. (to extort money), l|§

^, liSk, sok,, ; ^ f^, lak, cha'.

Blacksmith, n.ij^^^, 'ta t'it„ "lo.

Class. -^, ko'.

Blam.e, v. ^, kwai'; tj^ ^, kwal'

chik,; 5 ^, cbiik^'^shing.

Won't Uaxasti you, (§• t{^ ^,jin kwai "nei.

"Blamed myself for, ©3^^'tsz" ksi ^mili yiin'.

Blame oneself, Q ^, tsz' yiin'.

Blast rocks, i\^^ »!;•§,' ta shekj p'au'.

Bleed, v. >^]^, Jau hut,,.

t,s'z fiikj.

Blessed, ^^, tak, fuk,.

Blind, adj. g", ^vakng ; "j^fllt, jm6,ng

"ngan.

If p.t. then,"g'||^, .milng* "ngin.

To be struck blind, ^ "g", 'ta

(tnang.

To be blind from birth,[f| ^

]^Wl^i|l. ch'ut^shai'tsau^

^mang ^hiu* "ngan.

Blinds n. 1. BambDo, (^), Jim*;

'M'^, chuk, Jim*.

2. (Venetian), ]§" ^, pjlk^ yip.*.

Blockhead, n. ^^, ch'sin' ^t'au.

Blood, n. J^, hut„.

Blow, M. To strike a, :j^—. PTf, 'ta

yat, "ha.

Give him ten blows with a ration,

tJ'tB+^. 'ta -k'd sbap,

.tang*.

Blow, V. 1. (generally), |*^, ^ch'uf.

The wind blows, ^ ^, ^fung

^ch'ui.

Blown here, |»^ jjS 1^. ^ch'ui

kwo' jiai.

2. (a storm), ff ^, \h ^fung.

It blows hard, ^ ^ Jg^, 't4

tfli' jfung.

Is being blown here, p^ ^ ^,ch'ni kan ^lai.

Blue, adj. 1. ^, J4m.

2. (The colour of nature, either blue

or green, as the blue sky, or the

green gi-ass), ^ (^), ts'ing, or

jts'engt shikj.

Board, n. ij^,. p4n ; /fij^, mnk, pdn.

Class, -j^, kin-.

Board, On, ^ J^., ^sbiia shong".

To go on board a vessel, jfffiij*

,

-shong ^shun;^j^, lok, ^shiin.

Board, r. (to eat with), ^f^, tap„

shikj.

To board oneself, -^g g, shik^

'tsz 'kei.

Boat, n. 1. (a small one), fe, -fengf ;

JH f?, -t'engt 'tsai; yj> |g,

'siii -t'engt ; = ^, ^s^ni 'ptin.

2. (a large one), ^, ^shiiii.

A passage boat,^ ^, t6- ^shfin,

A ferry boat, i^-^^, 'wing

'shul td'o.

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Boatman, n. ^^t tan'oka*;

-'t'engt c^i'; S ^ ^. tan^

jka "16.

Boatwoman, "•^^^, tan" jka .p'o*.

Body, n. ^ i^), ^shan ('t'sz) ;

:t^, ,8hau Vai.

Class, 'j^, ko' • ^, jt'iii is some-

times used of only one.

(of flesh), 1^ ^, ynk, >an*.

The body bequeathed by parents,

5t^, ,wai 't'd.

The hones and flesh of their bodies,

jShan shong" ke' kwat^ yuk,.

I need not take anything with

nie, only go myself (lit, i.e., my

own body), t^^^MH

^ _^, ^m shai tai' ^niai raat^

"ye hni , tsing" "ngo ^fiu (or yat^

jt'iu) jShan che'^"-

Body, 2. (corpse), ^, ^shf.

Body, 3. (of a document).

Boil, Hi 1^, jCh'ong.

Class. ^, napj.

Boil, V. ^^, shap,; ^, 'chu ; ^, ^p^ ;

^ ^/chii shuk, s^ -^, 'chii

kwan.

Do not boil the eggs so hard,

ko' oti* tan'* ,m 'ho shap^ tak,

k6m' -Id.

Boiled a cup (or lit. bowl) of tea,

|fe—.;^, ^pd jch'a yat, 'wua.

Boiled, ^, shnk, ; ^Pg-, <,p6*

lo"^-; MW^^ cP« 'kwan lo'^n"

Boiling, ^, kwan.

Boiler, n. j^, Jo.

Class, -jg, kV.

Boiler-maker, n. ^{^^ "^ps -lo*-

Bond, n. |^, yok^.

Class, jg, ko'.

Make a bond, ^1 ig $^, Wp,

ko' yokj,.

Bone, n. »^, kwat^.

Class. ^, jt'iu ; hut when speaking

of flat bones ^, fai', is used.

Bonus, n. "^ j^, /i ^hnng.

Book n. 1. (printed), ^, jShii.

Class. ^, p6'; ;z|j, Vun (Bk.),

^, 'kun.

2. (manuscript), ^, p6' .

Class. ;^, 'kwun. is often used

colloquially, but is considered

incorrect and -j^, ko', is thought

right.

Bookcase, n. ^ |g, oShii* kwai".

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Bookshelves, n. ^ ^, oShii* ka'*.

Born, To be, v. 1. ^^, ch'ut^ shai'.

To be born again, |^tHj^^.tsoi' ch'ut, kwo' shai'.

2. ^, ^sbang.

Borrow, 1. v. (generally), ^, tse'.

2. (on a promissory note), :^(^),k'ito (jUgan*).

Bosh, inter. 1. ^, ^ch'al; ^, ^ch'e ;

Igt. ch'e"; Pg, ,ch'i.

2. (used by women), Jl^, ,ch'oi.

Bosom, n. ^, ^wal.

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Botb, adj. and pro. 1. (two persons),

2. (of persons and things), Use p^,

"long, followed by the proper Class.

Where an action is spoken about,

3- -j^'^, tiW' ottl* (used for both

and of any number more than one).

Both sides (persons), p^^, 'long ^.t'dii.

The Dictionaries are rather mis-

leading (as in many similar casgs)

when they say ^Jg, "long ko',

is botb. See also This.

Both sides, ^ ^, "long ^t'aii.

Bother, w. ^P,^, jim mun- Oh ! what

a bother yon are, I^,f3;|I^P^P^, jhili, "nei kom' jim muir

ke'*.

Bother, v. ^|^, ^ffiii "yiu.

Bottom, n.J[jg,

'tai ; "f^Jfg, ha," 'tai.

At bottom, ^] Jg, to'' '^tai.

Bouquet, n :^4^, yat^ chat„ /a*

Bow, n. i^,'^kung.

Class. W, "^p4

Bow, v. 1. (to bend down), ^^ -j^,

wii ^tai.

Bowed down the head,

Sf ,(wu'j ^tai .fail*.

2. (to bend back),^^, ^lun'^ym*.

3. (ceremoniously), f^ :^, tsok„

yap,.

To bow to the ground, /^j\ '^(1^), pak, 'to tei-.

Bowel, n. g|, ^chong.

Bowl, )!. I^, w6n.

Class. ^, chek^.

A bowl of rice, —• 1^ |^, yat^

,hoi

wiin fan.

Bowl of pipe. n. ^^, ^yi^* tau.

Bows, n. ^1^, jShiin ^faii.

Box, n. ^, oS5ng*.

Class,-fg, ko'.

Boy, n. 1. (son), ^, tsai.

2. (a male child), ^fj-, (niim tsai

3. (a servant), ^j^, sz' tsaf.

Class."I^.

ko'.

Boycott, r. ^^, 'tai chai'.

Braceleffr, ?t. ^, AkJ*.

Class. '^, chekj,.

Brag, V. ^, jk'wa.

Branch, ??. 1. (of a firm), :j^, ^chi

To open a branch,j^^ j^,

(Chi; ^^, i&n ^chi.

2. (The branch of & tree), ;gj- j^,

shii" „chi*.

The branches (of a. river), JfiJ^]^, ho- ^fan ^chi.

Branch office, n. ^ ^, Jan kuk.».

Brave, adj. ^, "yung.

A brave man, j^ 'gl, "^ho lion'.

Brawl,, r. i^^, ^cbting taif; ^^,ai nsiu".

Begin to brawl, ^ 1^ ^ ^,^hiag tau' Vf jlaf.

Bread, w. ||, {or letter ^), ||, mln'

Break, v. i. (generally),

ching Ian".

2. (by a fall), j^^, tit, W.3. (with the fingers), ^, male

;

||*i,mak,JHn^ ^

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4. (a little off with the fingers), ^,

The ');||, Ian' in all the above

takes the v. tone if p.t.

5. (to snap with the handg), ^^,iiii chit^.

C. (to snap through), ^^, 'ching

-t'iin ;

H/f,^t'un», if p.t.

To break out into a lond cry,

^M:k PJ^-' <"^to ,shengt tai-

liilin .

Break open a door, j^ ^,chong' p'o .

Broken *i(P^), lau'* (lo^o);^P^Hg-.W^choVo, o/jums,

]»n" oho.

7. (laws, Ac), ^^ ^, fiin- ftit^.

8. (as the head), ^(j^), p'o' Ian". .

9- (o«).^lii# f'it. ch'ut^ ,lai.

Bream, n. ^ '^, tsak^ .yii*.

Breast, n. 1. bosom, |^ '^, ^mng

2. (of a woman), Wt, "niii.

Bribe, v. To ^ p^, mai tsuk^

:

(vnlgar), ^^, "raai shnk,.

Bribe, To take a, ^^^,shik, fui 16"

; ^'j*]^ "mai p'a''^;

^^a^ am' pui' 'shaii.

Brick, n. T^, ^chiin.

Class. 'jQ, ko'.

Bricklayer n. ^^jC^i c'^^^'^^'^^ '^

Bride, m. 4f^ ^, ^san .nong*

san (or ^saui) "p'6.

Class. 'Iffl, ko'.

1.5

Bridegroom, n. ^^, ^san .long*.

Class. 'jQ, ko'

Bridesmaid or rather (matron), n. -^

^^, tiii- 'k'am*.

Class, fg, ko'.

Bridge, n. 1. ^, ^kiu.

Class. ^, to-.

A suspension bridge, or the bridge of

a steamer, ^^^, tiu' ^kiii.

2. (of the nose), ^.f^, ,pei .long*.

Bright, «rfy. ^, ^kwong; ^ fl^,

Jiwong ^ming.

Bright as the sun, f^ ^^M t^ 3fe'

''''* ""^'^^y^'i -c'^'^'^*

kom jkwong:.

Brine, n. ^^ffC' J^'"'^^'""

Bring, t". 1. (generally), ||^, lo.

2. (By the use of hand), j^, ^ning.

Bring here, ^ (I^), ^ning Jai.

3. (By the use of the fingers), Jd^

(1^), ^nlm (^lai).

4. (To lead, to bring with one),

^, tiii'.

(To bring along with one), i^

Brought a great lot (or a complete

lot) of spices, and ointments,

hong kii* hong liii' .

Bring- back, j^, {or j^, or5fj|)

1^1^ c°ing (<"" (Him or tai'),

/An ^laf.

Bring back home, ^^^^^nim /an ^kwai.

Go and bring it, (fetch it),

hui' lo.

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Bring me, j^ (or any of the

other words) ^ ^, 'lo (&c.)

pel "ngo.

Bring them for me to see, ^(or any of the other words),

lH# ^ BJ^' c^inS (or any of

the other words) Jai pel "ngo t'»i.

Bring in, j^ (or any of the other

words) yf^ ^ ^ning .(or any of

the other words) yap, ^lal.

5. Bring (as a live animal, i.e., to

drag), fe, Jjii.

Bring up (to rear), ^, "jong.

6. Bring (carrying in both hands as

a chair), ^, ^p'ung.

Brought OTer, as in accounts, :^

^ |S^, ^lal kwo' ^lai.

Broad, arf/". ^, fiit^.

Broker, n. 1. (commercial), J^ ^,^king \ii.

2. (an intermediary), pj? ^,jChung jran*.

3. (marriage, go-between), a. male

J^A' c™u' jTan*. * female, ^A '^' c^'^i jyan* jP'o'.

Broom, n. ^, so'; :)^Jg'^°'

'P**-

Class. ^, 'p^.

Broth, n. ^, ^t'ong.

Brother, n. 1. (generally), Jf, _^,

jhing tsl". Also including often

cousins and clansmen

5, (elder), :^^,tai^'l6;:^^,

tii- Ac*.

3. (Hand.), ^^,oko»>'.i. (younger), ^ ^, sai' 'l6.

6. (appellative), ^ ^, li ^ko.

Class. 1. (one's own), "f^, ko

.

2. (another's, in common talk),

-jg, ko'; (politely), 'g^, wal'*.

The two brothers (one being

younger and one older), ^|j^J2,,

"long tdi" jhing.

Occupy the position of. a younger

brother or being a younger brother,

^^ft'«t.ts6^'«'i'joke'.

Occupy the position of an elder

or being au elder brother, ^"^^, tso- tii- jko {or <,ko*).

Brother-in-law, it. 1. (a wife's younger

brother), ^ ^, ts'ai ^k'aii.

2. (a husband's elder brothers), -^

•f^.td,i- pak„*.

.3. (a liusband's younger brothers),

^ ^, sai' shnk.; >J>^ 'siu

shukj.

4. (an elder sister's husband), ^|[^,tse fii.

c

5. (a' younger sister's husband), j^^, mill- Jxi*.

Brush, h. ^, ts'it^.

Brush, V. 1. (as clothes, &c.), ^,ts'it„.

2. (to flick off as mosquitoes), ^,fatj.

Bucket, n. l. (water), }j^, Vung;

7K1^' '^'^"f Vung.

Bud(Hia, ?i. ^, Fatj.

Class. ^, jtsiin.

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Buddhist, adj. -^ ^ ((l|[), Fafc,

kiu (ke').

The Three Precious Bnddhas,^^^, fSiim 'P6 Fatj.

Baffalo See Water-buffalo,

Build, V. j^ -g^, 'hei tso".

To build houses, ;^§, hei uk^.

To build shops, ;^^, hei p'o'.

Builder, « ^ -^ B^ 'hei tso" ke'.

Builder and Contractor, ?t. ^^ (or

^W^W^^ tsip„.p'ua«

(or jShing tsipg) h6i tso" ke .

Bully, r. ^, ^hii.

Bunch, n. 1. (a lump), 3gj^, ^k'aii.

2. (a bundle), Jg' 'f**-

3. (as of keys), Djij^, lang'.

Bundle, n. ^, chit^; ^, ^pdii.

A, bundle of paper, —• fL ^>yatj «hat , chi.

That bundle of things, -fg^LK*'

ko chito "ye.

Bundles of corn, ^^^ W ^),jWO k'wan.

A bundle of clothing, ^ ^,^.piii fukj.

Burglar, n. iff ^ >X "tt''^'^

c™^"^

fo ke'.

Class, 'jg, ko\

Burglary, n. fTBHj'C'^*'* c™^"? '^o-

To commit burglary, ^ @H j/'C-

ti ,nung fo.

Burn, V. % .shiii.

Burning heart, |^i|j4) jft, ^sam.

Bury, V. ^, tsong'; ^i^, tsong ^Ujilf;

jg(p), ,miii (tsong').

Business, n. 1. (commercial occupation),

^f^,,shfingji';>^:f^^,

shang yi sz mo .

Class. ^, 'fiin.

To be in business, -j^ B^ ^,

tsc' jSliiing yi

.

What business are you engaged

tfo" matg "ye ^sLilng yi ^i?

I have been in that busiuess, ^^M1®II^4S''"S0ts6^kwo' ko' oti* ^shiing yi'.

Business transactions,^ j^t (kaii

yik^.

Not much business, ^-^ Zfra',

"nio matj ^h&'sg yi

.

Business is dull, ^igf|^(^),shsing yi' tim" (pok)^

Business does not succeed, /}:^^M' cShing yi"p3fcj cts'fn.

2. (affair concern, matter), ^(^),SZ" (kon'); ^ ^, sz" mo".

Class, -j^, kin"; ^, tiin";

To have some business on hand,

^^ ^, "yaii sz- kon'.

3. (employment, occupation),

jt'aii 16".

4. (concern), ^, kwia.

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What business is that of yours ?

van "nei

L^, sz- ^to.

1 ^ -^ $. cKw^'

matj, 82" ?

Too much business,;

Business card, 7i. i^ j{^ ^, ^chiii

jP'm 'chi.

Busy, adj. P^^(^), -yan sz" (kou').

But, conj. 1. '(a('g^), tan- (hd').

2- (Bk.), li-li, ,waihai-.

8. (the following are sometimes,

used as the equivalent of Hut

in English), |^ (;^) ^gj, ^shui

(patj) ^chi. But for me, i.e., but

for my starting in the matter,

or the thing taking its rise from

hai- jau "ngo. (Bk.)

Butter, 71. <^ y^, ^ngaii jaii.

Button, n. 1. ^, '"naii.

2. (mandarin's), J§, 'tengf.

Class, jjfj^, nap^.

Button-hole, n. 1. (native), ^S,nau yi-'-

2. (foreign) ^^, ^naii „lung*;^nau ^mun.

Buy II. 1. (generally), ^,To buy anything,^!

2- (i-iee), jj^, tek,.

3. (provisions),^ |^shikj.

i. (salt),M ch'ing'.

'mai.

p, -ffisli -ye.

ta fo

5. (opium for smoking), ^j$(^).

Qt'iii ^yin*.)

To buy for you to eat and to

-ear, l^^^.^Mf^t^-"raiii kwo 'aci sliikj, -md,i kwo

'nei cliokj,.

Buyer n. (in a firm or shop), @ ^,maf shaii.

By, ;>r^7). 1. (along, through), ^, tit.

By road ) ^''

By water, tr;!jCi^*, 'tfl 'shui

I6- hui

.

To go by ship, tr (or) ^ f^^, tii (or tap^) ^shiiii hui'.

To go by that way, or place, ^10^J^' ^^ '^°' ®''"' kwo'.

^, -yaii, Aa('« takes the place of

l>i/ in many Chinese sentences.

5 ft. by .3ft.,5;;^trHK'-ng chek;, tii sflm chek^.

2. (time or measure), ^, tiin .

Rented by the mouth, ^ ^^, tiin' yiit.* ^tso.

Sell in catties, ^f jf- ^, tun'

pkan* mai.

3. (near), ^, kan'.

4. (the passive), ^, pei'.

Beaten by him, ^ fg fj",pci"

-k'ul 'ta.

By and by, ^Wf, 'tang "hd, or

„hii% ^>^, ^tsong ^loi; -|^j^,mAn- msln'*.

By-standers, ^ \, ^p'ong jan{or -yan*).

By-path, j^^, 16- kang'.

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cCabbaf^e, n. ]. (native), ^ ^, pak„

ts'oi'.

2. (foreign),^^, .ye* (orje) ts'oi'.

Class. ^, ^p'o; ^, ^t'ii

Cabin, n. f^fi^- c^'i'-'n -fong*.

In a sampan,^ p^,-t'eng "^Inng.

Ladies' cabin, t^C ili< 'n"»

„t8'oug*, (or ,ts'ong).

Stern cabin, ^ ^ ^, <.sbun

"mei .fonsr*.

Class. ^, ^kttn.

Cable, n. |f, Um".

Class. '^, ^t'iu.

Cage, n. ^, ^lang.

Class. ^, chekj.

Cake, ?i. 1. (of firm consistency), ^,'pengf.

2. (light) sponge cake, {^)^^,,(jkai) tan" gko"'.

Class. ^, ko'.

Calamity, '71. ^^ (^), ^tsoi (hoi")

;

i§ ,^,, wo- wan- ; ^^ m, ^tsoi

n^n^.

Cla^s. ^.>'in; :^,,ch'6ng;j^,

jfau.

Cajp^ate, «;.f|-,

kai'; ^, siiu'.

To calculate on the abacus, zJU'

^ ^, ta siin' ^p'un.

It is also he who does the rec-

koning on the abacns, ^^^</lF'^tB> 'ta siin ^p'iin yik,

hai" -k'ui.

Calendar, n.^^^, yiifc^ fan" ^p'^i.

Class, gg, ^chong.

Calf, ^ ff-,jngau '"tsai.

Class. '^, chek^.

Call, V. 1. (To call out), B^, kiu';

H4^, kfd\shengt; ^, jld ;

::A:^P-^' t'al- ^shengt him'.

2. (to name), d^'^, kiu' tso";

f4^, klii' fsit„.

3. (to visit), ^j|, t'slm'; ^, "ts'o.

The last also means simply to

sit down.

4. (to call out to anyone), P^, hot^.

Call him to come, ft4> f^ ^,kiu "k'ui Jai.

(He) called out at that time,

IIi(JiB#Bi|.jl§,ko'chan%shi

(or .shi*) kill' lo'^o-

Call upon His name, JlJj- |g ;g,

kiu "K'ui .nieng*t.

To call out from pain, |t4-, kiii'.

Camel, n..I^l-^, lok„ ^t'o.

Class. ^, chekj,.

Can,- V. ?§, -wiii ; fjf ||, tso" tak^

;

I can read (it), ^ ^ ^, -ngo

shikj tukj.

I can read and write,

ngo shikj tsz".

Can he (or she) shut the door ?

tS P-^ t# n "IE''^'^^ c«hHn

takj ^miin ke'?

How "can (I) .^(1^)^^^,("Ngo) "^tira tao" tak^ ?

Cancel, ?.. flj, ^shjin; fj) ^, ^shsin

,t8'ni; ^ 1^, ^ts'ui JlM*

; ^P|,,t8'ul>i;'^jjg^^, ^Ch'ui

cho ^hui.

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Candarin, n. ^, ^fan.

Candle, n. ^ ij^, Mp^ chnkj.

Class. '^, ^chi.

Candlc-sfcick, n,^^ ^, lip^ chuk^

.t'oi*.c

Class, ^j*^, jChi ; ^, ko' ; ^, tsd".

Cannot, l^-^, ^m Svui; PgC"^ or

any other verb that expresses the

action required), ^^, ^m (ts'.6")

takj. The ^ tak^ following the

verb, as, ^ M, jn tak^,

M V^ ^' ^^°' c™ M' "'

fSfc 1^ #- ts6^ c™ tak;

Cannot' say, j^^ |g, ^m wi"

takj.

Cannot see, Pg @^ # ^, ,m

Vai tak, kin'; ^ 1^^, Vai

,m kin'.

A thing which cannot be done,

f l^"^*. tso^TD.lai

ke sz".

Cannot go,p&^^,^m hui' tak^.

Cannon, n. ^, p'^ii'.

Class. ^, 'hom;f^, ^miin^ ^,

jt'ong; (literary men also usc),"^,

jtsiin. In Cantonese the Class.

is usaally, p , "^hau.

Cannon-ball, «.»)^^|, p'M' ^mii*; ^g

-f-,p'm 'tsz; i)^5IP' P'^'^'

''^"''"•

Class. ^±, nap^; ^, ko'.

Canons, n. (of the Five Emperors),

Cantonese, ?». 1. (belonging to the city),

^('^)A' jBheng't (ke') jan.

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai- (or wai'*).

This is a Cantonese,^ "j^ '^

^m^A' cHi wai^ hai^

Shang Sheng ke jan.

2, (more general in its meaning, a

native), ;4S|^A''p™ 'ei" j&n.

Class.'IQ,

ko'; ^, wai" (or wai' ).

3. (speech), ij^fj§, sheng'f wA'*

i^.

Cap, n. r|)f 0^, mo'* 'tsai • ^ ijij

kip mo .

Class, j^, kin- ; ]g, "^tengf ; n]§,c

neng.

Cap-stone of column (arch), ;i^TS'S'

"chii tengi shek^.

Class. ^, fdi'.

Capacity, n. 1. (naut.), ^, tsoi^*.

2. (holding power), 3^chong takj kei ^to*

What is the ship's capacity ?

1S(^)^^S«-k"'(c>'elO^shan 'kci "ch'ung tsoi^* ? 1® ("^

)

(chekjj) ^shiin ^chojsg tak^ 'kei to

r, ko (chekj,) ^shiin ^choiig

takj kei 'chUing" tsoi-'* ?

3. (for bearing pain), :^ ^^ ^,W t&k, chu^ :K:l#^.'fcai

takj t'ung .

4. (ability), >f'^, jts'oi chat^.

5. (for learning), ^^, hok, lik^ ;.

^% ,t'ia ^tsz.

Capital, n. 1. (money), 4C(^. «"" @),puH (jDgan or ^ts'fn).

Capital paid up, ;$^ il^ ^,piin jts'ln jShaii "t'o.

Capital, nominal, ;^^^ ^,pun ^ts'in mei" tsuk .

To lose capital, ^ ;^, shit,

piin.

fo |.ni ?

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To advance, (or pay in, or pay up)

capital. ^7|^|, lokj pun. (In both

these sentences, ^, ^ngau or ^|jts'ln may be added).

2. (metropolis),;5((^),Jdng ^shengf.

Capitalist, n. (one who provides capital

or money for any undertaking),

tr ^ 'It- 'f^ 'pun ke'-

^^, jtung jki, alone is often

used.

Class, -jg, ko' ; ^, wai- (or wai'*).

Capon, n. ||i |^, sin' „kai*.

As fine as a capon, ^^p^'^^'sin' okai* kom' leng'f- (Spoken of

men especiidlj and women also

finely dressed).

Class, •^j cheko.

Captain, n. 1. (naut. mere), ffj^ ^,^shun 'chii. This really means the

owner of the vessel. In speaking

of foreign captains, it is used

invariably. It is often applicable

to the captains of native craft;

for in many instances the owner is

on board ; but in a large number

of cases the steersman, ^^ ^,jShdii (or ^ch'iu) ^knng, is the

nearest equivalent of captain in

English. ^^, '^kwiin ki', is

also used,

2. (military), ^ ^, ot<>* oS^*.

3. (naval) post captain (senior), ^^, 'ts'ung jping.

4. (naval) post captain (junior), K|)

•dp,fu tsong'.

Olasg. M, ko' ;-gfc,

wai'* {or wai").

Carambola, n. ^:^^, <.yonjr jW*.

Class.- -jg, ko .

Card, 11. 1. (visiting), j^, t'ip/

(or t'ipj.

Class. 5^, jCbong

2. (playing), (1^1^) J{$,(Chi) .p'iii»

;

j{fe, .p'lti*, alone may mean

dominoes. See Dominoes.

Class, gg, jChong.

A game at cards, —•^, yat^ ^p'6.

A set of cards, —-^(J,yat^ fu'.

Cave, n. 1. (anxiety), ;^ jj^,,kwa'

lui^

t .3 >i

,pai ai

.

2. (sorrow), ^To take care of, flj^ffe, ^po yau".

Careful, or Carefully, @/Cl^i ^^^

^sam; j^;\j>, sai' ^sam ; -^j^,

"^tsz sa.i' ; /JnjIII^^, ^^^c®^""-

Take care, ^^,-'^bd oShengf*.

Careless of, v. "^ ^, pat, kwu';

5^,4, fat, 16V

Cargo, n. ^, fo'.

General cargo, ^^, tsap, fo .

One lot of cargo, —'Jl.^' y^^

^tau fo'.'

To load cargo, ^ '^, lok, fo'.

To discharge cargo,^^, hei fo'.

Carp, n. j(^, "lei.

The word, ^, .yu', fish, is

generally used with the names

of fish.

Class. ||, chek^.

Carpenter, n. 1^;;^^^. tau' muk, 'l6.

Class. -jH, ko'.

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Carpentey and joinery, n. ^ '^•^j

mukj tsok^.

Class. ^, ko^

Carpet, n. ^^, ter j,chin".

Class. ^, jChong.

Carriage, n. (or Qart),^, ^ch'e; ^^,

~ma, ^ch'e.

Class. ^, ka'; ^, shing-.

To go by carriage, ^ ^ ^, "^ta

^ch^e hni

.

Carriage-way, n. ,^$.^, 'mA ^ch'e

W-, or iC^fe. tii- -mil 16-.

Ckss. ^, jt'iii.

Carriages, «. (to stairs), ^ ^, ^t'ai

,.5

pel

.

Carriers, n. (to stairs) same as carriages.

Carrot, « ^^^. .liung Jo pAk,,

(or pik.*).

Class,"fg. ko'.

Cart, M. j^, jCh'e.

Class. ^, k*'; 1^, shing-.

Carry, v. 1. (suspended from the two

ends of a pole), ^, ^tam.

To carry a burden (or things),

^^, ^Um. -ye.

2. (on the head), J^, 'ting.

3. (on the head or shoulders), :^,

t'ok,.

4. (between more than one person,

as a sedan chair, &c.), ^jj, ^t'oi.

6. (about the person), ^, tfli'.

6. (pick-a-back or on the back), 3^,

jffie.

7. (in the arras, as a child), tS, -p'6.

8. (in the pocket),^ (P^^i^)^^,( hai toi' * ) toi" chii".

tsoi9. (as a ship does),

jChong.

10. (to carry out an account from one

denomination to another),Y^( Hj),

jShan (cli'utj).

11. (to carry over as a balance or

accounts from one page to another),

dt, Jai kwo hiii

.

Carve, v. 1. ^, ^t'iu (in 1 k. ^tiu); ^],

hakj (or the two words together).

2. (as meat), -^, ts'lt^.

Case, n. 1. ''matter, event), ^, sz".

Class, f^, kfn^ ^, ,tsung; ^,tiin".

In that case use them (or it),

^M M M 'k6m ts'aii^

ynng- ^Vi.

2. (box), ^, „s6ng.

A clothes box, ^^. ^yl ,s6ng.

A box for cargo, ^^, fo' ^sting.

A box for books, %, ,shii

oSong

A box for jewels, "j^fffll^, Shaii

shikj oSong*.

Class. ^, ko'.

3. (atlaw), ^(ff:),on'(kfn5*).

Class. ^, ^tsung; ^, 'fun ; and

-^j kin-, either when ^, on' is

used alone or not.

The subject matter of a case,

To fight a case in Court, dq-

—'^'WlSr' ^'«' Jafc, cCh'ong

-kwun 'fti.

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Cash, n. 1. (money). ^^, .ngan* ; ^,

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Sixty-six cents, y^ ^ ;^ ^,

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Cliarafered, adj. (aich), ;^ ^ ^,puP kokg sliokj.

Chancre, n. ^ ^, ?j. ^sbang „kam.*.

Change, v. 1. (to substitute one thing

for anotlier or change over), ;^

(3;^), wun-(kwo').

2. (to change money), 'i^, wuir,

nj|, ts'ong^; :^, 'chau, j^ ^,chM wiin'.

3. (to change what is ah'eady in

existence into a new form, &c.),

^(^\ 'koi(kwo'); ^, pin\

Cannot change, p§^ ^^, <.in.

koi takj.

4. (to change colour), ^ "^j pin

shikj.

^.5. (to change hands), ^chiin (kwa) sliau.

6. (to carry out accounts into another

denoipinatian), '^, ^shan s'f^fjtl'

jShan ch'ntj; ^ j\, ^shan yap,.

7. (to change money), ;i^, chau;

^^, 'chau wiin-.

8. (back)^ ^, 'fstn.

To change countenance,^^P

,

chiin min" hau

.

Change of heart, :^^'j@g|Ji|iv

wun" chiin ko fii ^sam.

Channel, n. ^^, "^ahui 16".

Class. -1^, jt'iii.

Chunam channel (round a buil-

ding). M lil'" ^ li- cf"^ c^^^

.ngong jk'ui.

Chant, V. (to sing), ft4, jam.

Chapel, n. jjg^^, -Lai Pai' ^T'ong

;

|g^^, Fukj jam ^t'ong.

Class, ^, jkan.

Chapter, n. ^, ^.chong.

Character, n. 1. (written or printed

words), ^, tsz".

Class, •jg, ko\

A writing with characters, —-^^, yatj jChong tsz' .

Write to him and tell him, ^

^chong tsz" wa" 'k'ui ^chl.

2. (of a man, &c.), fl%, Jiaugt

^a:i'; d& tT' 'P^"* c^^"S-

Bad characters,- ^^. (foln sai'.

Charge, v. (accounts), J|_ |||;,shong

shd'. in p.t._J2_,

"^shong is V.

To charge (transfer) to some one's

account not being the orignial or

real debtor, ^g 3l^ H P^ |^wfii" kwo' "k'ui ke sho

.

Chariot, n. ^, ^ch'e.

Class. ^, kd.' ; ^, shing-.

Charm, n. /^, ^fh.

Class. ^, to".

Charming, aiij. ^^, "mei lai".

Charter, v. (marine), ^ ^, so

jShiin.

Charterer, n. ^^Pff, 'se .shun* ke'.

Class. '^, wai" (some, wai'*)

;

10. ko'.

Charter-party, n. ^^'^|^i se ^shiin

hopj ^t'ung.

Class. ^, jChong.

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Cheap, adj. ^, ^p'engf.

Cheaper, acJj. 2pl|I^, ^p'engf oti".

Cheaper one, 2p p^ ngj^, jP'engf

„ti* ke'.

Check accounts, & |^, fcui sho .

Cheese, n.^^^t (igaii "iiai pengf;

Chess, M. i^, .k'ei*.

Chess-man, ?i.. >^-^, ^k'ei tsz.

Class, -^, chekg.

One chess man, — ^ ^^ -^,

yafcj cheko ^k'^i 'tsz.

Chest of drawers, », ^ H^ ]^, "ng

t'nng jkwai.

Class ^, k^'; ^, tso-.

Chicken, «. (chick), j^ j^, ^kai'

(some, jkai) tsai.

2. (fowl), H, okai'.

Class. ^, chek;..

Chicken broth,|5|^,„kai* ^t'ong.

Chief, adj. ;^, tai" ; jE, ching'.

Chief door, j£ p^, ching' ^miin ;

^ P^, tai" ^miin.

Chief Justice, n.^^^, On'

ch'afc^ ^sz ; ]E^ ^, ching'

on' ch'iit„. Class. ^, ko'; ^,

wai'.

Chief Mate, n. -^'f^, tdi' 'fo.

Class, (g, ko' ; -g[;, wai' *, or wai".

Chiefly, adv. ^, tu.

Child,«.J^^0^, sai'„man*W.

Class.-J^,

ko'.

Children, ^g] TJr j^. gai' ^mau*

tsai ; "ff -^, 'tsai "nui is often

used where we would say children

in English.

2. (Bk.), j^, ,y(.

Chimney, n. ^ ^, ^yin ^t'nng.

Chinaman or Chinese, ». 1. (man),

H A> cT'ong Jan.

Class.-JgJ,

feo'.

2. (the language), gfp ^, J'ong

wi' *

.

Chinese, «r(^'. ^, ^t'ong.

To wear Ohiaese clothes, ^^^, pin" ,t'ong jjChong*.

Chit, rt. ^, sun'.

Class. ^ jfnng.

Chit-book, ^ ^, sun' po'*.

Class. ^, p6- ; ;^, 'pun ; -j^,

ko'; ^, 'kwiin.

Chit paper, ^^^, ^ts'fm tsz' 'chi.

Class, gg, jchong ; ^, fili'.

Choose, 2^. 1. (select), :^,'kiin; ^^,ktin sdn.

Chosen people, J§^, siin ^man.

2. (to like), Ffl.'g, ,chutig yi'.

Chop, V. 1. (to cut with a sudden blow),

Hfj*, cbslm. ^, chiim, also

means to stab.

To chop off a cock's head (as a

Chinese oath), |!f ill^- 'ch^tn

^kdi ^.t'au.

;;. (to cut into small pieces), 3^, tok^.

To chop small, 3^;^, tok^, yati',

i. (as firewood), Ij^, p'o'.

To chop firewood, ^ ^, p'o'

jCh'ai.

Chop, n. 1. (a, Chinese seal), jQ^, ^t'()

oChoog"; ^^, jt'o^shii*.

"

Class. M, ko'.

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2. (a slice of mutton, ov pork con-

taining a rib), ^>^, jP'ai kwat,.

Mutton chop, ^ :^^ ^, jong

^p'ai kwat .

Pork chop, ^P»i*, cCliii cP'-"

kwatj.

Class, a. (before cnttingoff),;^,fii',

6. (cut up for eating as the

Chinese do), ^, kiir.

3. (a hulk),^ |5g, ^tan .shiin *

.

Class. ^, chek^.

Christ, n. ^^, Kei tuk,.

Claaa, j^, wai^«.

Chunam, n. J^ "};}?, ^fui ^shi.

Chunam, v. ^ ^j^, '^^ /"i ,^'^»-

Cliurch, 71. 1. (the building),

-Lai Piii' ^T'ong.

Class, f^,Un.

2. (the living members), |

•^

wur Jcung wui"

Holy Church,

kau wuri .

', kau'

shing'

Chut ! intm: |$|^ ^, 'mai ^shengf.

Cigar, n. g ^ ij®,'Lui-sung' jiu*.

Class, p, 'bail.

Cigarettes (paper), JJ^ ftj j)@' o™'^*

„kwii* <jlu*.

Class, p, 'hau.

Cinder, n. jgt^. filu' 'shi.

A piece of cinder, -—jj^ (or J]g:)

That lump of cinder.'jgl'f^^^,

ko' kali- t'in' 'shi.

Circumstances, n. ^J^> c*^'ing ji"g-

To be in prosperous circumstances.

iff^!^, 'ho shai' k4i'.

Circus, n. ,^^, "mi hei'.

Class. 5^, jpiin.

City, «. ^, jShengt; ^, yap,. •

Class, -j^, ko'.

City man,^ ^, jShengt* Jan.

City wall parapet, i^^j ^sheng

.yan«.

Are you from one city ? j^ |^

^, -Nei tei- ^t'uug j&ii yat,

ko' ^shengt jlai ke' ^m hai" ^ni .'

From the same city, |^{ ^,j,t'ung-.8hengt.

The people of the city, 2|i^g" ^, pun' ,shengt p^^k^ sing'.

Clandestinely, adv. f^g, ^sz tsz".

Clap, t). :!;§, p'ako-

Class, n. (school), ^, ^p^n.

Classic, n. j^, king.

Five Classics, 35.^, "Ng ,King.

Class. ^, po".

Claw, n. ^, 'chiLii.

Class. ^, chekg.

Clay, n. %, ^nai.

Clean, adj. || J^,^k6n tseng't : ^

'M-) kito tseng-f, or clean and neat.

Clean, sharp, well-washed sea sand,

tseng't tslm lei" 'sai t'au' 'hoi^sba.

(Material) to be cleaned, fyg^ ^, '^tii 'ching kito tsing".

Clean (gutters, &c.),^^^lf^,

„t'ung* 'ching kit^ tsing".

Clear, adj. 1. (pure, &c.), ^, ^te^ing.

2. (bright), % c™'"gt ; I ,

^ts'ing kit^; ^^, c^wong long"

^'

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3. (plain to the senses), ^ Q,

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, to,

wan.Oloud, n.

Class. .

Cloudy, fl^'. 1. (overcast with clouds),

^^, jWan ^to.

2, (as varnisli),^^^ ^, hei

jWan ^ha, yong' .

Clove, n.f ^, .^ting* „h6ng*.

Class. 5jej5[, napj.

Clnb-bouse, n. 1. (a guild house), •^

^, wui- kwiin.

2. (a guild and a foreign club), ^^, ok'ung*„sz*.

3. (a gambling club), ^ |g, .pii*

kwun.

Clumsy, a<^'. 1. (notwithstanding in-

struction), ^ :^, ch'un chiito.

2. (from want of instruction and

haTing no desire for it), ^^'^i

jts'o tsukj.

Coal, n. 1. (name used for all kinds

of coal), j^, t'lin ,

2. (mineral coal), i]^(J^)' c™"^^

t'to'.

3. (charcoal), a. (best quality, firm),

^ m, ^king fan', b. (inferior

in quality, or generally for all

kinds), ^ j^, jCh'iit fan', c.

(used for polishing copper ware,

&c. very liard quality), ^ f^,

^mo t'dn', d. (fir-tree charcoal),

#(^);^'ct«'""g(cCl'''lit)fc'^tn'.

The character for a should prob-

ably be, ^, ^kfn, i.e., firm, or

hard (coal) ; but it is commonly

pronounced ^king, as above.

Coarse, flrf/. ^^, ^ts'o.

Coast, n. j^^i "^hoi ^pin*.

Class. ^, t^i'.

Coat, n. ^, ^sbam*.

Coat of many colours, ^^.„fa* <,shdm *

.

Coat tail, n. ^ J^,gSham

J(o7- ^sh^m) "mei.

Class, j^, kin".

Cob-web, n. i^i^^, oClii\chu*

„mong*.

Class. 'jQ, ko'.

Cock, n. 1. ^^, okai* „tung*.

Class, ^j chek^.

2. (of a gun), gQ^, iat, „kai*.

Class, 'j^, ko

.

Cock, V. (a gun), ^ g^ ^, ci"^"

katj okai*.

Cock-loft, n. g j^, kok„ 'tsai ; ^^, Jau* tsai.

Class. ^, ko'.

Cockroach, ^ ^, kat, ts'at^*.

Class, -^i chek^.

Cocoa-nut, n. ^-^i je tsz.

Class. •f@,ko'.

Cocoon, M. ^i§» c'^s''''"!'^l''*"-

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Coffee, n. g|5 J^, ka' Jei'.

Coffee-cup, P^ ^f ;^, U' Jei* J^m

'

.

Class. ^, chekg.

Coffee-pot, 1^ 1^ ^, ka' „f<5i* .wu '

.

Class. ^, cheko.

Cofeee-stall, n. ^ f§^ ^, kii' ,fei*

„t'in*.

Class. ^, ^p'6.

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Coffer-dam, n. ^^, Wi tsip^.

Coffin, rt. +11 |;J,jkwiin. ^ts'oi.

Euphemistically styled if the owner

is not dead, ^ ^, ^ch'ong

sliiiug. (The boards for it, unmade

up, are also so styled).

Coiffure, n. ^, kai' (or kai^*).

\ Class. ^, chebp.

Coin, n. ^, .ts'in*

Class, -j^, ko'.

Coincide, v. -^^j liop^ ^ngiim*.

Coincidence, n. ^^ ^ •^, ahikj

^fung jkei wiii' ; ^ J^^ J^.

jkei ^yiin ts'aii hslu.. Both phrases

are Bk.

Coir, n. ^, otsung*.

Coke, n. |i^ j^, sbuk, t'in'; j^ ^,^chiii.t'to'; ir^t^ k'okj.

Cold, adj. 1. (of weather, feeling, &c.),

\^, -lang; ?f tung'.

2. (of substances, &c.), ^, tung

,

Cold, n. -^Jl^, jSbong ^fung.

To £atch cold, }^ ^, ^ling

^ts'an.

To feel cold, ^ J:^, kin^ "lang;

3. (indifferent), ;^;^j|^, "lang tam'

;

M^' Pokj'jts'ing.

Colic, n. gt ^, H'd t'nng'.

Collar, ». ^||,'kengt "lengt ;^4%iung -lengt.

Class. ^, ^t'lii.

Collect, t*. 1. (to receive), jj^, ^shaii.

2. (together), H;^, tsui" ^mii.

3. (as coins and stamps),^ J||,

teik, ^m^i.

Collector, n. 1 . (of accounts), ||^;

,8haTi she ke .

c

Class. ko

2. (of coins and stamps), ^'^^"^^P^, bo' tsikj jffl^i *kwu

tnng ke .,

College, n. ^ j^, ^sfau yun' " ; ^^ , bokj jt'ong, wbicb give a

modern education and Tvbich have

multiplied so enormously lately

nowadays, may be also so called.

Class. ^, ^kito.

Collision, ti. 1. (generally), ^ ^,^song p'ung'.

2. (naut.), ^/^H, tim' >'an.

To sink by collision, ^jj£, p'ung'

jts'ani.

Colour, n. 1. (generally applied to the

colour of anything), "ffi, shik^;

^ ^, shikj Shui.

2- (The colours themselves as distinct

from the substances to which they

give a colour are when applied as

in N'o.l), ^ ^, ^ngan shikj.

A better colour than you,^ tfP

^ii^Mi^> Chung- 'ho shik^

shui kwo' n6i.

Colour-wash, n. -^01^, shik^ ^fui

'shui.

Colour-wash, V. ^'^^^^, so' flhik,

,fui shni.

To colour-wash a dark grey,

,fui shui.

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Column, n. 1. (of characters, &c.).

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Cannot come,

takj.

, shii', isTo come to anyone,

often used in this connection i.e.,

can come to the Father, 3^U^^ ]^, to' tak, Fir shii'.

Will not come, j^I^, <.m Jai.

Will (yon) come or not ? |^ !@

[^ g/g, ^Lai ^m >i ^ni ?

Comet, n. ^J^^i so' pti ^sing.

Class, ^jt, napj.

Comfort, H. ^^, jOn wai'.

Comfortable, arf/'. ^^, ^on lok,.

Comforted, To be, v. ^(A)^li'shall' (jan) ^on wai'.

The Holy Spirit, the Comforter,

wai jan ^sam ^chi Shing' ^Ling,

or The Comforter, jg^glii,^P6Wai- ^Sz.

Class, j^, wai'*.

Command, v. 1. ^|t^, /an fu'.

2. (Bk.) ^, miug-.

Command, Under the, of, -^ ~T\,

shau hi'; {some. ha,'*).

To be in command of, J^ i^,

t'uMg tai'.

Commander-in-Chief, ^|^|Jj,^Yiui shui'.

(as a commander), Ht C

ICwiin

tiii,

Commandment, n. ^-^, ];£ii'' raino"

The ten Commandments, -|- ^^, shapj shing kd,i

.

Commence, V. 1. (generally of anything),

j^ -^i hei 'shaii.

2. (of works in which hands have

a part), || ^, ,hoi 'shati; jg

^, ^raai shall.

3. (to commence work), P^ 3l»

Jioi kung; _tX."shong ^kung.

4. (to enter upon an engagement as

a servant, Ac), Jj^ "X^, "shong

,li"ng,

5. (to commence any writing), |^

^, Jioi patj ; '^ ^, lok, patj.

To commence writing essays, ^^#^^, c^oi, pat, tsOk„

^mau ^ch'cing.

6. (to commence a jouruey),^ ^,hei jCh'ing.

7. (to commence a journey on foot),

^^, %ii kok,; ^^, fat,

k5k„.

8. (to commence a voyage), pB ^,jhoi jShan.

Commerce, n. ]^^, ^shong' mo".

Commiserate, v. "pj* '^, "^ho ^lin.

Commission, n. ]. (generally), '|^(^))

yung'* (^ngan).

2. (a bonus), 1^^, ^fii ^hnng.

3. (on sales in a business place,

divided amongst the shop people),

{1} jg, ch'ut, tim'.

Commission agents, %/\,'^,'^^&di pdt,

-hong .

Commissioner, n. ^^, ^Yam ^ch'Sti.

Commissioner of Customs, n. ||^^^

,

Shui' mo" qSz*.

Class.-Jg.

ko';-gi;, wai'»

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Commissioner of Customs, Deputy, n.

Class. -(0, ko'; >gjr, wai^*.

Common, adj. 1. (public), ^ ^,^kung chung

.

2. (vulgar), j§., tsuk,.

8. (usual), ^'j^, jP'ing ^sbong.

Ccimonly, adv. ^ ^, JJ'ing so;

•^^, cP'ing jShong.

Commnnicate, v. (to tell), j^ ^,^t'ung jCbi.

Communion, n. 1. (intercourse), ^^, jkiii jt'ung.

2. (spiritual), A^^ ^, ^sam ^kau.

The communion of saints, ^^^IQ/g.,

shiflg' ,t'd ^song bop,.

8. (the Lord's sapper), J}^^, 'miiii

^ts'an .

The holy communion, ^ ^,shing' ots'iin

*

.

Companion, 1. (generally), ^ ^,jt'ung ,pnn^*.

2. (in the same shop or yamen, &c.).

Compare, or Compared with, v. ^,tui'i j^ ^, 'pei Ji'"i'- ('l'^"s last

is bookish).

- Compare (or check) accounts, ^^, tui sho .

Compassion, n. and v. ^ ^,' ^ts'z ^pei.

Compassionate, adj. jVj> ff i^ ^i^"

^sam ^cbung ^t'sz ^pei; ^ >|>i|,,

^king sut^.

Compel, V. ^, jkiim ; %,^, "min

"k'ong.

|w, -mi,\ pan'*.

Completely, adv. 1^, SiSi' ; ^ ^,^ts'ing 'ch'o ; '^, .^ts'ing ; ^,jts'ai.

All taken completely, -^ :^ ^,^k'ui cbuk^ ts'ing.

Completely tlavk, ||I^P§-, hak,

Siii' lo'^o; ^H, jts'ai hak,.

Compliant, adj. )|p, shun".

Comply, V. ^1^, ji ^ts'ung.

Compose (any literary work), v. •(^, tsok^.

Compound, n. (of a house),

.J *tcr .t'ons:

c °

Compradore, n.'

Compradore's shop, ^ ^, pan"

kwun.

Compradore's office, ^ ^, pan"

-fong*.

Conceal, v. ^, yan.

"

Not able to conceal, Pg^,^-^,^m yan tak, chu".

Concealed wire for bells, Has to be,

koi ^fnng sin ylii 6m ^.ts'ong

^.ts'iJng noi".

Concern, v. ^j j^, ^kwan ship^

;

S9 ^, kwan sz".

No concern of his, pg^fg^,,m kw£ln "k'ui sz".

Does not concern, (^ ^, ^m

^kwiln.

Concord, n. ^^, ^wo ^ho.

Concrete, n. ^^, shek, 'shi.

Concrete with plums.^

jSho kiikg. shek, shi.

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Concrete stone required, jjR^^y^

31 jSh^ shekj shi

^chi shekj.

Concubine, n. ^ (^), ts'ip^ (shi").

All wives and concubines are styled

or addressed as, 5^^, A'o"'^''*-

The concubines are therefore styled

or addressed as,35|i/5'

-^ '"*''•

The lawful Avife whether a regular,

*^M('^)' cfi-^ cf°°g (k«')

(*See Wife) being addressed as,

•^ j^, tai' ^nili*; the concubines

consequently are styled in their

order, H fj,yi" „ii^i*, H ^>

^siim oUdi,'". (fee.

Condemn, v. 1. ^ |]|, tiDg--tsui".

Condemned, material, ^M^;^^, mo- yung^ ^clii ^ts'oi liu'.

Condition, n. '\^'^, (ts'ing shai'.

Conditions, n. 1 . (The, of a case),'j^^,

jts'ing jing.

2. (as specifications),.^^, chong

^ch'ing.

Conduct, n. ^ "^, ^hang ^wai (or

jhilng jWai).

Conduct, f. ^^[, tiii' '^y&n.

Confectioner, n. (pake-maker), ^^1^, tso^

^

Veng ke'; f^ ^,

Confectioner's shop, n. (-fflr)M -M,

(tso") peng p'o^ .

Confused, adj. g[, liiu", (vr p.i. liin^*).

Congee, n. ^, ehuk^.

Congee water,^ ^, chuk, 'shui.

Connect, v. ]. (to follow on), ^j^,tsipo tsukj.

2. (to be joined together), ^^,^li'n ^mal.

The houses are connected,^^iM, uk t'unr ,lfn.

Conquer, i'. ^ ^, "^til jengf (jwi.

jyeng*);^^, 'td shing' (^X

shing'*).

Consequently, ??. 1. (naturally), Q |{^,

tsz" jin,.

2. (therefore), '^fH^, sho 'yi.

Consider, z;. ^, siin'; ^, tong'

Considerate, «^'. (of others), '^||!f,

t'ai t'ip;,.

Consideration, n. ffl& ^, tai min'.

To show consideration to one,

i^M' ^P^* min'*.

No consideration for any but

himself, Higgai^^A'jtiin kwii tsz" kei ^m kwii ^yan.

Consignee, n. ij^ "^ p^, ^shaii fo'

^e'; Ji P 'IE. c'=''°"g

'^^^ l^e'.

Consignor, ti. ^^P^, lok, fo' ke'.

Consistency, Mix to a thin, ^f^^^P^, jlo takj jjhei' „hei* tei'*.

Constable, re. 1. ^( A), ^ch'ai (jan)

;

H ^, ^ch'ai yik,_.

Addressed or politely spoken of

as, ^^, kwai ch'ai.

2. (The Hongkong Police arc vul-

garly called), ^ ^, luk, ji*

(lit. green coats on account of

their blue serge uniform).

Class. 'j@, ko'.

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Consfcant, adj. (unceasing), y^ ^,patj hit,,.

Constantly, adv. 1. ^ g^, ^shf ^shl

:

1^ ^, jShl ^shong ; ^ (B#),

,8h6iig (^shl).

There are constantly, ^ 3|p,

jShong "yau.

2. (Bk.), "^ '^, jShong jShong.

Constipation, n. ^Aj"^^. til" pln"

kit„.

Constrain, v. ^ ^, "min "k'Sng.

Consul, n. 1. (proper style),^^ ^,ling sz" jkwun.

2. (vulgarly), '^ g, „kong .shan*.

Class. '^, ko' ; j^, wai".

Consul-general, j^ -|^ ^ 'j^, ts'ung

"ling sz' jkwun.

Class, -(gj, ko'; ^, wai-. ^

Consulate, n.l. i^'^^f^, "ling

sz'* ,nga .mun

Class. ^, jkiin.

2. (vulgarly), '^^^ f^, o^ong*

.shan* ,nga .mtin .

For consulate general prefix, ^,tsUQg, to the above.

Consult, V. 1^2^, (Shong ^long.

Oontageous, fl!<^". ^'^^ ^ch'un -yim.

Contain, v. ^ ^, tsoi' (chii").

Contemn, v. ^, ,hel; ^p[, ^hei fd'.

Contemplate, v. ^ ^, sai' 'song

;

^.S- sai' ,sz; ^^,, tsing- ,bz,

Hi ?il.mak, 'song

; ^ ^,tsing' song.

All the above but the first are Bk,.

the common phrase, is -^jflH 5^,

pK, tsz sai sting "hi, and better.

^ M PT' c82'scing -hi, and

Contend, v. ^, ^ching.

Context. Jt,^ ~F 3S' ^hong" ^man

hil- -lei.

Continually, adv. B^ ^, ^shi ^shf.

Continue, v. ^^, tsip^ tsuk^.

Contract, n. -^ |^, hop, ^t'ung;

^ |i}, h6p, yok,.

Contractor, n. (building), ^^^'igHfg, jshing tsip„ (or tsip^ ^shing)

hei tso" ke

.

Contrary, adj. 1. (as wind and tide),

Contrary wind, |^ J^, n^k,

^fung.

Contrary tide,H^^, ngd.k, shui.

2. (opposite), j^ J^, jSong 'Mn.

On the contrary, ^, fan.

Contrast, :)ig^. <.s6ng tui'.

Contribute, v. ^ ^. (tsim ^t'ai

;

^ H, ,kiin .ngan*.

Contrite, v. g ^, tsz" yiin'.

Convenient, adj. ^ -jl^,pin" 'shai.

Convent, n. ^ ^, ,dm ,t'ong; gjp

Class. ^, ,ka,n.

Converse, {'^ ^ ^ i£) ^°^^ s^"*©

An ordinary conversation, ^^^l^gg, ^bin jt'dm shut„ w*".

Convert, n. A^"!!' ^^Pj ^^''^' ^*'-

Protestant -convert, >^ !^ ^m m,^ yap, cYe ,S6 kau' ke'.

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Catholic, A ^ i ^' y*P>

J'iQ 'Chii kau ke'.

Class. 'jQ, ko'; ^, wai'*or war.

Convert, v. ]^ ^, kdin fa'.

Convict, V. ^ 1^, ting- tsni".

Convict them, ^ tg |^, ting"

"k'ui tsui'.

Convulaions, n. 1. ^ ^. kap^ oking*,

mostly from teething or. worms.

Cook, n. 1. (generally applied to those

used by foreigners), ^^{V^),tBo-.ch'ii* (ke').

2. (generally applied to those em-

ployed by Chinese), j^ |jg, %.t'ai*

.

c

Class, j^, ko'.

Cook, V. :^, chii.

Cook-house, n. ^^, ^ch'ii Jong'.*.

Class. ^, jkda.

Cool, adj. 1. ^, ^long ; Jig, tung'.

Cooling medicine, J^ |^, ^long

2. (in afiections),'^^J^, "lang t^m".

Coolie, n. 1. (house or shop coolie),

^ jg, 'kwiin tira^*.

2. (Chair coolie), |^^, kiii'* „f1i*;

ftHft-ct'oikiu^'^lo.

Chair coolie uniform, n. ^ >j^,

kid'\yi*.

3. (Street coolie),(^)p^|g,(^kai*)

,kwii' ,Wi*.

(In slang),:f\ ^ ,g|, -m6 "mei

"mil.

Coolie-hire to be paid by contractor,

^t'iii ^kung ^kwai ^shing tsip, jan

,.chi lei (or ch*ut_|).

4. (porters), ^^ ^. ^tam tam^'

^16;;^^^,,t'i,i\fu*;:gfeX,

jt'iii jkuBg.

Class, 'j^, ko'.

Copal, English, n. |$^^SM±'Ying-kafc,-lei' ^p^ .lei* sz'*.

Copper, n. ^, ,t'uag.

Copper wire n. ||^^, ^t'ung ein^*.

Coping, jU;g, Vam shek^f.

Class, f^, cham'. *

Put on coping,^— J"^, 'fe'am

yafcj ch'am

.

Coppersmith, ?i. tT^I^, 'til .tnng'jo.

Copy, V. 1. (to imitate), ^ (^),hok, (/in).

(writing), ;^, ^ch'au; ;|^^,

jChiii se.

Copy.slips, n. fp:^^, jan' tsz"

kik„*.

2. (printer's), J[g^, 'tai ^k6; ^JJ

fi^. fCh'o ko.

Coral, n. fljj ^, ^shin ^wu.

Class, •j^, jt'iii;. j^, ^cbl.

Cord, n. i^, ^shing, or .shing*.

Class, -j^, ^t'lii.

Cork, «. ^, ciiat^.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Cork-screw, n. yg^, 'tsau tsiin'.

Class. jQ, ko'.

Corner, ^ ^. kok„ .fc'au*.

Class. M, ko'.

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Ootnice, n. ^^, j'liv sla'.

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Count, r. 1. ff fS;,kai' flho'; ^,

sho.

2. (to reckon on), ^ ^, Hii' tak,.

Countenance, n. {See Face), ^ ^,min- m^u-; (Bk.), ^ ^, jOgia

jung, or ^^, .yung ,ngd,n.

Counter, n. 1. (outside), ^^, po

Jong*.

2. (inside), ;f§ @, kwai" .wai".

Counterfoil, n. '^^, jts'iin „kan*;

I^ljg, jfcsun 'tai.

Counting-room, ^^, chong' Jong*.

Country, «.^ "fT, ^hong hi' *; ^jj,

(bong.

To go into the country, ^ H^,

lokj jhong.

The country round a city, ^^<sz' ghong*.

Courage, n. or courageous, ||^, i&m ;

It4, \&m long^

Great courage, -^ ]|§, iijc tim.

Small or little courage, i|Q|^,

sai tarn.

Be courageous, §.^."fan "yung.

Course, 1. (a road), J^, 16-

.

2. (at a meal),—^, yat^ to".

Course, Of, ^|^J, ting'* ^& ; g |^,

tsz' jln.

Of course not, g ^ :^, tsz"

pat, jin.

Course, In the, of the month,

^ pj?, yut, oChung*. (This also

may mean in the middle of the

month).

In the course of a day, —•

:t ^' 7*^ y^^z c'^^^ c^^^"'"'

„kin *

.

Court, n. 1, (the Imperial), ^ (^),

jCh'M (jt'ing).

2. (law), :^ f^,,nga .mun*, or

^mun.

To go to court, ^'^ If^(or % ),

ta kwiin fu {or ^sz).

To sit in court, ^ ^, "ts'ot

(t'ong.

Courteous (in demeanour), "^j^, ho

"lai; I® 3t' "!*' c™^°-

Courtesies, Exchanging, i^jjj^,

^hang

(or (h&.ng) "lai.

Courtesy, n. 'j^ ^, jts'ing "lei.

Cousin, n. 1. (of the same surname),

(M) ^ }t ^' (c«i'°) s^'°"g

hing tai".

Older, fg^ :A: 1^. c^lio ct'ong

tAi" 16.

Younger,^^^^, ^sho ^t'ong

sai lo.

2. (of different surname), ^^^t''piii jhing tai'*; ^ )^, 'piii

ohing *; ^ ;^, 'phi tai'*.

Cousin once removed, ^ t^,

(t'ong tsat. *

.

Covenant, n. :^, yok^;

To make a covenant, jJl ^,laPo yoifo-

Cover, V. 1. (with the hand),Jg, ^am.

2. (with a plaster, Ac), J^, ap .

3. (with a coverlet), ^ ^, 'k'am

"p'ei.

4. (with a lid), ^>^, koi' chu'.

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Cover it np,g^(/^)/k'am (chii-).

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Oriticise, v. i^ g^, ,p'ai ^p'ing.

Criticise failings, f^ •;]^ f|

shiito jCh'ong, lun" tiiii.

Crockery, n. ^%,, ^^ong "ngii.

Crooked, adj. ^^, jWan kuk^.

Cross, n.-j^t^ ^, shap, tazr ka .

Class, j^, ko''-.

2. (for signature), ^ jfjp, „kiu*

„kil*; -f- ^, shap, tsz- (or tsz'*);

Make a cross (or mark), ^ -j^

-|- ^ (or ^), t^ ko' shap,

tsz''* (oCh'i*).

Class, -jg, ko'.

Cross, V. 3^, kwo .

To cross the sea, ^[^ *^, kwo

hoi. This phrase means ' to cross

the river' in Canton,

Cross-grained firewood, >|||^^.

jWing ^mah ^ch'ai.

Old Cross Sticks, >^ ^ ^,jWang jMan ^Ch'ai.

Cross roads, -^^^, shap, tsz" 16"

(of seme, lo' ). ,

Make a mark, (or cross), '^ -jffl

+^ (or^),'ta ko' sbap, tsz'

(or tsz' ) (or ^ch'^*).

Crow, n. ^^, hoJ..

Class. ^, cbeko.

Crow, «). pi^, ^t'ai.

Crowd, n. ^, ^k'wan; ^, toi".

Crown, 1. (the top), ^, teng.

The crown of the head,

(.t'ilii tengf.

2. (a king's, &c.), ^^ ,kwiin

mm.

Crown land, n. J»ilg|'kwok„

,k£t t6i" tiin'.

Crown rent, n. J^f^i tdi" shni'.

Crucify, ^e;. ^tr(^)+^|!g(±),pei' tengt (lok^) shapj tsz' ka

(shong"), and died on the cross,

(add ^, sz to the above).

Cruel, adj.^ ^, ^hung ok„; ^ ^,,

jts'^n yan.

Cruise, n. 1. (as a naval vessel to

cruise about), ^, ^ts'un.

Cruiser, n. ^^, ^ts'un ^shun.

Class. ^, chek^.

Cry, 'v. ]. (to call out), fU{.(^), klu'

Qshengt); P^, hot,; ^, i?

2. (to weep), PJ^, him'; ^g, huk^.

In the Hong-sh^n, San-wul, Ban-

ning and some other dialects of

Cantonese, as well as in the

language spoken by the Hakkas,

Pj^, hdm is used in the sense of

to call out, &c.

Cry out, ;;f^^\fi^, tai' ^shengf

kiii'.

Cry aloud, /g^B^'c'^^ c«*^eng

kid'.

Crystal, ;^^, "^shui otsing*.

Crystal faced watch, -^ ^ ^,ahui o*»'iDg* nain' *

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]3 '*^3'i 'i8^.

^. chek^.

Cubic feet, T >&^ R' oting* >ng*

(<" fting ^fong, ^ting ofong* or

oting\fong) ch'ek^.

Cabicle, n. ^fjp, .fong* 'tsai.

Cucnraber, n. ^%, ^wong okwd°.

Class.-Jg,

ko\

Cuff, n. ^* " ^ -'' ''

Class.

Cuff, v. :^:JT, Jc'un 'tsi.

Cultivate, i'. j^j^, ^kang chung'.

Cup, n. j^s, „pai*.

Class. ^, chek^.

A cup, —;^^, yat, chek„

A cup of hot tea. —'/^^^>jatj ^pni yitj ^ch'^.

Tea cup, ^ ^, ^ch'i „pui*.

Wine cup, ^Q ;^ tsau <,pni*.

A cup, of tea, —^ ^, yat.

Tumbler, (i.e., a cup for water),

^ ^, 'shui ^pui*.

Class. ^, ciiek^.

Cup-board, n. 1. (for crockery, &c.),

^ :fg,'wun kwai' *

.

r a small one often put|

_. ^

( on beds for clothesJ-^ '**

("? Jg), cman l^ai' * •

'

Curb, V. (men), ^ ^, ^kwda ch'uk^.

2. (of animals more than men),

^ /^, lak, chri-. The last is

generally used ftlso of tying things

up.

Curb of well, ^^H^, "^tsengt

jUn shekj.

Class, (if small), 'j^, ko'.

Cure, V. ^ y^, ji %b.

Current, it. (water, ;|C^' "^^bui ^Jaii.

How fast was the current?

jj^^^, Shui jiaii kei '^kan ?

Current-price, ?i. B^^, <.sh( kjl\

Current use, ^ ^, t'nug yung".

Curry, M. ^V^. W „lei*.

Curry-powder, n. i? PM# M-, k^'

olei ^.ts'oi llii".

Curse, V. P^QB., ehaii' cbo\

Curtain, 1. (generally), |^, Jim*.

Class. ^, to'.

Curtain holders, (arch.), P^]^7k>mia Jim muk".£ c

Door curtains f^]^, ^miin Jim*.

Class, (double, or single), ^, td";

.(single), ifg, fukj.

2. (Cloth), :f^ ^, p6' Jim' ;:flj

|{l^, p6' chong'.

3. (mosqnito),^||l^, ^man* chong^*.

4. (bamboo), j'y ^, chnk^ Jim*.

Class. ^, to'; H^, ^chong.

Custom, ?i. 3^^, k'wai kni.

Customs, n. (Imperial), ^ ^, ^hoi

„kwiin *.

Customs dues, n. ^, shni'.

To pass, ^ D^, kwo' shui'.

To pay. 1^ 13;, nSp^ shni'.

Customer, n.^ ig., ^yan hak^,, (This

also means a visitor or a guest)

;

t, -mii hJlkjj.

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Cut, V. 1. (generally), ^ij, kofc^.

2. (with a knife in slices), -^, ts'lt^,.

To cut scone, ^ ^, 'td, shek^.

A stone cutter, ^ ^ ^, t&

ahek, 16.

Dad, «. §-, ,te; ?g#- A' ,t3.

Daddy, n. ^ ^, ,te ^te.

Daily, adv. Q ,yat, yat^_ ; ^ .

"mui yat,.

Damage, v. ^^, 'sun wai".

Damaged (by water), ^ '^.

shui tsikj.

^'5 J

Dance, v.^jt,^, t'fu "md.

Danger, n. (^)^, (jigai) 'him.

Dare, v. ^, 'k6ra.

Not daring to say a word, 0^^Hi ^' c'^

^''^"'^ ch'utj ^shengf.

I dare not go out in the day time,

.t'ad* ^m 'kom ^hangf okai*.

Dart, n. ^ ^, tBau" oPi6*.

Dash, (as water), ^, fu*.

Date, n. (a fixed period), ^, yat^

jk'ei.

When the date arrived, ^Ij ^,to' jk'ei.

Date for vessel's departure,j|gM,

jShiin jk'ei.

Daughters, «. 1. (la ordinary language),

:^, -nui.

2. (whea politely addressing the

parents), •^p ^, ^ts'lH* ^^kam*.

Daughter-in-law, -ft^^, sik^ -fii

;

fi^, ,8an Ht.

Class. ^, ko'.

Dawn, «. ^ 3fe (^), c^'i" cl^^o"?

Dawn, Daybreak, ^^ ^, ^t'ln

^kwong.

At earliest dawn, ^—• ^, ^t'in

yatj jkwong ; ^ ^ ^, ,t-m

^mung* „k\vong*.

Day,?2. 1. (as a period of time generally),

0>yati-

2. (a period), ^, yat, tsz.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

3. (contrasted ^Vith the night, oi

day-time, or during the day),

^,yat, .t*a1I^

To-day, ^ 0, ^kam yat^.

In ordinary and rapid conversation

this is often pronounced, kam

mat,.

Day by day, Q ,yat, yat,, or

—' —• B 'yat, yat, yat, yat,.

There was a day,^—•,-yau

yafcj yat,.

To-morrow, ^ ,^t'ing yat,.

Day after to-morrow, i^ 0,hau" yat,.

The day following the day after

to-morrow, 3^^ Qi tiii" hau^

yatj.

Day's work, X' ya^ o^ung*.

Day and night, i^', yat, ye"

{so)7ie. ye' ).

Day-light, n. ^;3fe' c*''" (kwong.

Day-time, ». ^ -jQ 0, yat,

.t'aii ko ^shi; during the day,

|g, yat, ".t'au*.

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Dead, n. ^, 'sz.

The quick and the dead, ^ ^1^, .sliiingt 'sz. kc'.

He is dead, 1^^, ^m tsol".

Deaf, adj. ^. ^lang ; "S^ ^, -yi

Deal, n. (wood), 'J^^";^, cli';tm' muk^.

jkau shall.

Deal with, or dealings with, ^^, jkau yikj ; ^^, jk^ii "^sliau.

Deal with in the ivay of repression

of evil doing, ^ ^, "^ch'ii clii".

(Bk.)

Dear, adj. 1. (in price), ^, kwai'.

2. (loved),Jj/f ^, 'sho oi'.

Dear me. !^, ,ai'; {J^ ^,

Death, ?;. 1. (commonly), ^, ^sz.

Xo death (in heaven), P§P^^,jtD "wui sz.

2. (applied to death more in the

abstract and not to an individual),

^f' 'sz ^mong.

3. (of an emperor), ^, ^pang.

To put to death, ^ ^, ching

sz ; i^ ^, ^ta sz.

To put to death by foul means,

C£? -rr 1 -2 <^ ^{j, hor sz.

To put to death by suffocation,

^ ^, kuk, 'sz.

To frighten to death, ^^"g,hjlkg sz.

To suffer death, ^^, shaii" sz.

Debate, v. PJP;^, taii' 'haii kok^;

^f^, jChjing Itm-.

Debt, n. ^3^, him' hong"; ^, chai .

Class. -^, jt'iii.

Debtor, n. ^^, chai tsai; ^^.

him'wu''. (Bk.)

Class, 'jg, ko'.

Decade, w. ^, ^ts'un.

Decade, First, of the month,

Decade, Second, of .the month,

+ ^. shap, 'kei.

Decade, Third, of the month,

yl" shapj kei.

Decalogue, n. -p ^, shap, kdi'.

Class, -j^, jt'iu.

Decapitate, ?'. ^, sli^fc^; |S^ |g,

shat„ .t'au".

Deceased, n. ^^, sz che.

Class, -jg, ko\

Deceive, f. 1. ^, t'am' ; p]|, or a)g,

ngak^^ ^, ^hei; j^, p'in'

;

2. (delude), ^, jtnai; ^^, juai

wakj.

December, ?i. j^-j-*""".^ J^^E shap^

yi' yut,.

Decide, v. gf(, tun'; ^ ^, k'iit„

tiio'; ^. ting-.

Decision, ?i. ^ ^^, "^chii yi

.

Deck, n. ^ 0, ^shiin win'*.

Class. ^, ko'.'

Decomposed granite, J^^ fSj ^,fu- ^fa jkong shek^.

Decorum, A sense of, ^'^, ^^ai ^yi

;

-gjr^, ji ch'u',

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Decree, n. •^^, ming" ling".

Class, •f^,ko'.

Deed, n. 1. (actions), fj ^, jhang

^wai ; ^, 8Z-.

Class. •^, kin".

Bad deeds, ^ ^, ok^ sz'.

2. (legal document), ^, k'ai .

Cla^s. gg, chong.

Deeds of benevolencej -^ ^Pit ^' J^° °i' '^^' ^^'•

Deed of Separation or Divorce,

^^, ,<.fan jShu.

Class. §J^,'^cbi.

Deep, a^'. '^, jSLam.

How deep is the water ? ?^ ^'^ >^' "^^^ ''®' oSham 'shui ?

Defeat, or To be defeated, v. 1 . tTli-'*^

„sliu*; tr|il[' "^ta Pai" P-t-, pAi'*-

Defendant, n. ^^i W^' ko'.

Class, jg, ko'.

Deficit, n. ^ ^, ^k'wai ^bung.

Deliberate, v. ]^ ^, ^shong Joug ;

Delighted, adj. ^^, ^fun 'liei.

Deliver, v. ]. (t6 haad over), ^, ^kdii.

2. (as goods), ^, ^kaii.

To deliver goods,^^, ^kdii fo'

;

[i|^,ch'nt, fo'.

8. (to rescue), ;^ J^^, 'cli'ing kau'.

To deliver out of my hands,

M^^% t'ut, ^lei Vshall.

Delude, v. ^ ^, ^mai wik^.

Deluge, «. '^ •^, ^hung ^shui.

Peioeanour, n. ^ P , mln' 'hati.

Demurrage, n. |^ ^, kwo jk'ei.

Dignity, ^ {^, ^wai ji.

Den, «. 1^, tail'.

Class, -f^, ko'.

Lion's den. 1^-^^> jSZ 'tsz tau'.

Deny, v. ^ ^, ^m ying".

Department, n. (pol. & geo.),>|^,jChau.

Class, 'jg, ko'.

Depend on, ^ ||, 'yi I^i'f # ^.

'yi k'au .

Depends upon, or it depends upon

circumstances, ^|^, t'ai; ^P^,'t'ai -U; 1^ ^ ^, 't'ai Jai

ts'au

.

Deposit, n. jjjjij' H^, fu^ hong".

Deposit Book, ^ ^ ^, fii'

hong" po'".

Deposit, v. 1.^ ,jOn ; "j^, fong .

2. (as rubbish), '^]p']\, 't6 hil'.

3. (in bank), ^ ^C, fu' hi'.

Depraved, arf;. (evil), ^, ^t'se.

Descend, f . |^ ^, kong' Jam.

Descend into this world, ^& S^

tS; ^, kong' ^shilng sLai' ^kAn.

Descendants, n. ^ ^, 'tsz ^sun

;

tsz jSiin liau- yni'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Desiguate, v. ^, ^ch'ing.

Design, n. ^^, yi' tsong-; fj

kai ^maii.

Class, j^, ^t'lii.

Designs same as at present,

^^^,B?.f-1i,,k'ei'fdnshikj chili'' kaii' yat^ yong'. (Bk.)

Desirable, Veiy, for employment, W^, chuug- yuiig-.

Desire, r. 1. (to wish for), M, yuu'

;

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2. (to covet) ,;^, jt'ira.

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There is a difference, ^ §!],

-yaii pit,.

There is a great difference, ^3^/9k9|j, yaii tai" ,fan pic,, or

What is the difference ? ^ ^^ 5l| "Yau mat, ^fau pic, ?

A great difference in the meaning,

tii- pat, ^song ^I'ling,

Different, a(//.'|Ig^,^m ^t' a 11 g.

Different kinds, —-^— ^,yat, ySag-- rat, yucg".

Different way, ^jjf(er t^)j^»

jChang 'h6 (or tak,) "yiin; ^ ^:^

^, ^ch'ii tak, -yiin-

Doing different things, ^Vjy^,

tso" ko {or ko ) y-ong'.

Each having a difference,^^P§ 1^. tok,, -yau ^m ^t'nng.

Very different,^^ ^, ^ch'a

tak, ,to; ^^{.or%)%jChang "'ho {or tak,) 'yiin.

Not different, ^ ^ ^}], "mo

jfan pit,.

Difficult, adj. 1. (abstruse), '^, ^sham.

2. (of accomplishment), ^, ^uiin

;

M^ ok„.

DiiRcult of belief, ^^, ^nan

Bun .

Difficult to pronounce, ^ ^,j.n£tti kong.

Difficult to do, ^^ m- ok„ tso^

[, ^uan tso";

Difficult to pub up with, p^ JgJ,

^nan jung.

Difficulty, w. (||^)|S|, (^kdn) ^nan.

Dig «••• ^. l^wat,.

To dig (the groand), || ^,kwat, tei".

Dignity, n. ^ '^, ^wai ji.

Diligent, flf//. |^^, fk'an lik,.

Dime. See ten cent piece.

Diminish, v. 1. (to make small), ^>J>,clung sju.

2. (in price), ^ (/J^),^kiim. 'sin.

3. (as strength), ^, ^mei.

Strength gradually diuiiiiishcd,

;^ ilr 1^. lilS tsim- ^mci.

Diminutive, fl^'. >j>, siii.

Dine, v. 1. (used of foreign meals),

'^~h,^' shik, tiij- ^ts'im*.

2. (used of native meals), -^^ ^,shik, "miln fan".

Dining table, ^k.^^' ^'^^' ots'au"

.t'oi .

c

Class.

Dinner, n. 1. (the chief meal of the day

amongst Europeans is called by

their servants and others, -j\r^,

tai ^ts'an .

Class, 'jg, ko'.

2. (the evening meal amongst the.

natives is called), ^ |g, -mMfan".

^ , .

Class. ^, jts'an.

Dip in, 1. (immerse), "^ ,^, tsam'

lokj.

2. (as apiece of bread in gravy, &c.),^"

"}), 'tim (lok,).

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I>'P up. Mi^h K '^^'•

Direct, V. g^ ^, jfaii fii'.

Direction, n. ^, ^t'au.

Director, n. ^ ^, chikj sz'*.

Class. -1^,1x0'; ^, wai^

Dirty, adj. fj^ ff , ^of (or ^wii) ^tso.

Discharge, v. 1. (to give vent to). |jj,

cb'utj,

2. (to let loose), j^, foug'.

Discharge, To, one's dnty, ^^/^, tsun" pun fan".

Dischaage outlet, n. (as to a d«ain),

l^p, (k'ni 'hau.

Di.?ciple, n. fj :^, ,mua ^t'6; :^|^,

^t*6 tai'*.

Class. (@, ko'.

Holy disciple, ^^, shing' ^t'o.

Discoloured on account of leaks, adj.

ukj lair -yi ch'i' 'citing .wii wai'.

(Bk.)

Discourteously, adv. ^ jj^, ^m^ iai.

To treat discourteously, ^^'|^i

toi" m£tn".

Discover, v. 1. (from investigation),

g yj, ^ch'd ch'ut,.

Able to discover, ^^}ij. c^'i'^i

takj ch'utj.

Not able to discover, p§ ^^ \^, ,m ^ch'il tak, ch'ut,.

Discussion and Criticisms, ^ |^,

"yi Inn

Disease, n. 5^, ts'at,; ^^, peng't

cbing .

Disgrace, v. ^^, ^sau yuk^; f^^,t3ok„ tsiir.

Dish, n. 1. (plate), ;^, tip,.

Class, -^i chek^.

Dishes, (bowls and plates), :^^,wun tipj.

2. a coarse deep dish, ^, piit^.

Dishonour, To, (a bill), ^^MIP.. pat,

ying- „tan».

Disinfect, v. j|| |^, ^wan ^ching ;

ra.

jll^. c'""an sai.

Disinfecting station, n. ij||^

,wan ,ching kuk. .

Disinfectant, n. j^^ ^. P'i'S tuk^

A plague disinfectant powder,

JS¥'^^1^'P'ii^>y''sy"k,'f>ib.

Disobedient, fff//'. 'j^ ^, 'I'g yik,;

Disorderly, adv. '^ ^, "id '^ts'o

;

:3Jt IL,lap, liin'^*; H.,

liin'*.

Disorderly doings,g[^ ^, liin'

Disperse, v. ^(||), san' (Jioi).

Display, v. 1, (reveal), ^ [JJ,'hin

ch'utj.

Disposition^ n. *^'|h'sing' jts'ing.

Dispute, V. ^, jChing.

Disregard, e;. 1. (of all consequences),

#;2:, pm-,chi. (Bk.)

2. (paying no attention to), j^ |^,

^m kwu'.

Disrespect, n. ^, ^hei.

Disseminate, v. 1. (to spread abroad

generally), ^, ,ch'iin.

To diseminate the doctrines, ^^, jch'iin to'.

2. (as a disease), -jH^. jCh'un -yin:.

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sail

.

I, sAa

Dissipate, v.

Dissipate money,

.ts'in*.

Dissolute, adj. j^ ^, fong' tong".

Dissolution of partnership, ^|^,ch'ik^ slio

.

Dishonour a bill, "^ s^, ^,Patj ying- otin*-

Distant, adj. J^, "yiin.

Distinguished, adj. ^ ^ ^, 'ho

^ming jShing.

Distress and difficulties, n. ^ J|^,

wan" niin".

Distressed, adf. ^ ^, jaii ^shaii

;

^ ^, pai' ai'; ^ ^, ^ts'ai.'

jlong.

Distressing,adj.^^, ^san. '^u ;^^,^ts'ai ,16ng ; ^^^, ,pei ^ts'^ra

;

|^,kiii>n;^^f;fuwan^District, ?z. 1. (political and geographical

division), ^, yun".

Class. ^, ko'.

2. (of a city, &c.), j^, tun"

;

Ditchj «. ;^, ^.hing.

Class, j^, ^t'iii.

Divide, v. ^, ^iaa ; ^ ^, ^fau ^hoi.

Divide it to me, ^^ ^, ^fan

kwo' "ngo.

Divine, v. ^, ^chim.

Do, or do it, v. ^, tsd".

That will do, j^^^, .tsci"

takj lo^'o-

It will do to come the day after

to-morrow, # B ^S5itf (<"•

f|:ff)l5f,ha6^yat Iai,t6''h6

{or tso" tak .) & .

Did I doit? -0^|^fl[lfiF'^^i

jigo tso" ^me ?

It was I who did it, ^^^9^,hai" "Bgo tso' lo'^o-

Did he come ? ^ ^ P^i

"K'ui "yau ^lai ^me ?

He has (or did) come, "(g^l^,

"k'ni 'yau Jai.

I do not know,^ |§ ^, "ngo

^m jChl.

Did yon do it or not ? w Was it

done or riot ? ^^ Jfe", "Yad

tso mo ?

I did not do it (i.e., was not able

to do it), ^ fi: pg# -i)go

tso" ^m takj.

I did not do it (i.e.^ I could not

<io it). 1^ tt J§ ^. ^ngo tso^

^m jlai.

I did not do it, Ife^^fir, -ngo

"mo tS(J".

Do right, fj jE, ^hang ching'.

I do not want it, ^pg^Pg.,"ngo ^m jOi !o'v>*

(I) will not ii> it, (^)»§ft'»&.(-ngo) jmtso-lo^^o; ^^j^,"ngo jiu ts6-,

I cannot do it, ^ V^ j^ %^^ngo^mts62tak„or^|{f)@^,

"ngo tso" ^m takj.

That will do, m^ fl P^, 'kdm

takj lo'^o-

It will do, ^ ^, tso- tak,.

It^will not do, pg^ff, ^m

ts6- tak..

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It; can also be don'e, ^ j^ ^.Jib tso" takj.

He has done it, "(^ -^^ 9^-

"k'ni tso" ^lai lo'^o-

To do work, ^ J^, ^i& ,kung.

'i'o do anything,^ |^, tso" "ye.

Yes (or Well), but I did not do it,

hai" jSl, tsln" "ngo "mo tso" to

jlai ji£.

Did he do it or not ? How do I

know (whether) he (did or not) ?

M ts 5f. "K'ui -yaii tso- -m6

^ni ? "Ngo tim ^chl to "k'ui a ^..

Does he say so ? or Did he say

^°?1B^?H-if'#.'K'uihai^

koni wa" ^me ?

Don't do so, l^py-^, -mai

kom ts6".

Not to do, or'Don't or Do not,

1^, -mai ; flpjt^, "mai tso".

Do"%Pgit?,j'nV); p;)?, -mai.

Don't know, Pg ^, cDi ^chi.

Don't want, pS ^, ^m oi';

|§^, ^m yiu'.

Does not know, pg^ ^j, ^m

jChi to .

Do not by any meanp, -^ ^,ts'it^ matj.

"What does he say ? fg fjf -{^^

g;- jjlg, -K'lii wil- matj "ye .?

He says so, or d.oes say so, j^'^ttti*^, 'k'ui hai" kom kong.

Done, #: l# Pg^» tso- >i lol^o;

tso" hei Jai.

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i, to' "lei.Docti-hie, n. ^Good doctrine, ^ |^ 3||, shitr

to" lei.

,,jChan iei.True doctrine, J

Dog, ". ^, 'kaii.

Class. ^, cliek;,.

Male dog ^§^. ^kau 'kwii.

Dollar, n. ^^, ^ngan .ts'in*.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

One dollar and a half, -jQ^^ @, ko' piin' ^ngan _ts'in*-

A dollar and a half, — y^ ^,yatj jiin pun'.

Half "a dollar, ^ -(g # ^,piin' ko' ^ngan .ts'iii*, or ^^,piin' ^man* or^ j^, piin' ^yun.

Over a dollar, ^ ^-^ ^,ko kei ngan .ts'in .

One dollar and forty cents, '|^^

^^< ko sz ^ngan .ts'in

Ten dollai-s, +i(S^^, shap.

ko .ngan .ts'in .

^, .ngan is often used for

dollars as for example in the

phrase—How many dollars ? ^^^^,? 'Kei jto .ngan*? But

it means simply money and so

may mean taels as well.

Dominoes, n. (>P*) j|$, (kwat,) .p'iii*.

Class. ^, chekg.

A set of dominoes, —' 3)] j^.yat^ fii .p'ili*.

j(l^) -p'ii' alone may mean cards.

Donkey, n. |§, ^lui.

Class. -&, chek .

Door, n. P^, ^mun.

Class. ^, to-.

Doorway, n. f^p, (raiin haii.

Class. -j@, ko'; J^, to-.

Dose, n. ^j; ^tsai.

Dot, n.Ip^,

'tira.

Class. >(fit, napj.

Doubt, V. ,@,^, jf^z ji.

Down, r. and'adv.~f%,

\i&' ; ^, lokj.

Down stairs, ^g ~f\,^lau hsl".

Draft, What is her draft 2 ^^'^ 7K ^, Shik, 'k6i ,sham'

shui a ?

Drag, f. 1. (for in water), ^, ,lau.

2- (pull).:fe.

^lii'; ^. c^ang.

Dragged away, ^-^j .M-i hui'.

Dragon, w. ^, ^lang.

Class. ^, ^t'iA.

Drain, n. JE, ^k'ui ; J^^.^h^ng ^k'ui.

Class. ^, jt'iu.

Draught, k. (.medicine), ^ ^, yok,

shui.

I will give you a draught, ^^^;?I<1!^4^:^. V Fi yok,

shui "nei shik^.

Draw, V. 1. (to pull), i^, ^lai ; ^,.mang.

2. (towards one as a tiller), |§, ^man.

3. (as water), a. (as a small quantity),

^, k'apj. b. (as with a bucket

from a well or from a river),

ij^, tl c. (to take up in small

vessel, as a ladle), i^, fat^.

4. (a sword), :|^, pat^.

Draw out, i^|j[|, pat, ch'ufcj.

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5. (to bring out from anywhere),

5( % \s'm ch'ut^.

G. (to draw by influence), ^J,"yan.

7. (to draw up to), ^;^, 'ts'o ^imai.

Draw up to the table, ^^^,"ts'o .mil .t'oi*.

Draw away, ;^ ^, Jfli hui .

8. (to draw up as a draft), ^, til.

To draw up a rough draft, :ff

^, 'ta *k6.

9. (to draw as rent), j|^, ^sbau.

To draw rent, j[^^, ^shaii ^tso.

10. (to draw money), ^, ^cbi.

Dreadful, atlj. ^\ ^, lei" hoi".

Dreadfully, adj. The sun shines very

dreadfully.g^lgggg^^^'j^,

yitj jt'aii (or better- .t'au*) shai

takj ho jkwan hai".

Dream, n. 1. ^, raung".

Class. '^, ko .

2. Speaking as if in a dream, ^h

Dream a dream, ^ -JQ ^, fat^

ko mung .

Dream, z'. ^^, i^^o m«ng'-

To see in a dream, ^ ^,mung" kin

.

The things dreamt about,^^D^ ^, fslt„ mung- „ti* sz".

Dreamer, n. ^^'f^, f^to niung" ke .

Class, -jg, ko'.

Dredge, v. ^, ^laii.

Dregs, n. {g, ^cha ; Jg')^, ^cliii 'tsz

;

Drench, v. 'i^^, sbap, t'au';^i^,

shap, g£li

.

Dress, n. 1. (in a general sense ; clothes),

Class.'f^,

kin%

2. (a lady's gown), |g, ^kw'an.

Class. ,t'iu.

3. (style of clothing), ^ ^jChong piln .

Soocliow style of dress, |^^|'I|

^S6 ^Chau ^chong*.

Chinese style of dress, ^ |

jT'ong o'^hong*.

Foreign style of dress, ^

«

^.Sai oChong .

4. (stone), fr^'^tJi shek, ; fyf^,\& 'ho.

Dress, v. 1. ^ ^, chokg ^shsim

or jshAm*; ^ :55c ^' ^hok^

ji jShong ; ^ :j5c flj«'cl^o^^

ji f'uk,.

He dresses well, ^ f§ ^,jChong takj ho.

To dress in Chinese style, ^M^' P*"' <^'°^^ oChong*.

2. (to provide clothing for anyone),

chok^. Dress to, in Chinese style

See Chinese.

Dressing-case, M. ^'^, ksiu' „chong*.

Class. 'jQ, ko

.

Drift, V. j§»^, ,p'i6 ,M.

Drink, v. 1. (to take any fluid), -^,

yam.

2. (to be in the habit of taking

intoxicants), -^ y^, yam tsau ;

Drip, V.flS flS ^ 1^, tik, tik,

lokj jlai.

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Drive, i\ 1. (to force along ; to force

one on.), j^, kon.

2. (away), ^ ^, 'kon cknk,.

3. (push),:J^,

jt'ai.

4. (a vehicle), ^, 'shai.

Drive in & nail,^^, 'tili,tengt*.

5. (to ride in a carriage),^,^!^,"ts'o^ -wJk oChe*.

Drop, n. ^, tik,.

Drop, v^ 1. (to let fall), ^, tft„.

2. (accidently or in a forgetful way),

3. (to put down), j^^, fong' lok,.

Drown, v. JJg^, jCli'am 'sz; *^5E'

tsao]

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TThis title is used as a posthumous

title of respect on tombstones,

the feminine of it on corresponding

inscriptions is, ^ J^, jii

jan, etc.

Dull, adj. (business), j^, tJlna",

Dumb, adj.^ f] , a . had.

Dungeon, n. J^J^, tei' J6. This also

means a basement.

Class, -jg, ko'.

During six days, ^ Q ^, lulc,

yatj jkan.

Dusk, n. ^'^, fWong ^fan;

,A.i "m^n.

Dust, n. ^, ^ch'an;

'-, jCh'an

rOi; [, jjln ^ch'an.

Dost, «'. :^ g, fat, (or fak,) jCh'an.

Dust-cart, n. |S^ $, lip, s4p<,

^oh*e.

Class. ^, k^'.

Duster, n. 1. (doth), ^^Hj, fat,

jCh'an p6 .

Clai. -j^, jt'id.

2. (feather), ^ % ^f,,kai ^mo

s6^*.

Class. ;|^, ^cbi.

Duty, ». 1. (what one ought to do),

2js: ^, 'pun fan'-

2. (Customs), H^^, 'hong .ngan»-

On duty (as a policeman). ^^,tong ^ch'ii ; (as a watchman),

"^ M' c*°°B jkang.

Dwarf, n. ^ ^, ai tsai.

Class, -fte, ko*.

Dwell, t;. ^, jknl; ^-j^, ^kui elm".

Dwell, ^, chij".

Dwelling house, ^^ ^, chii"

jkii ukj.

s. ^, ^kAn.

Dwelling-place, ^^ ^, chii^ sho.

Where is he dwelling ? ^ ijE

^ 1^, Lok, tsoi- jho Jong ?

Dynasty, n. ^, ^ch'tii.

Class, -jg, ko*."

Dye, V. ^, -ylm ; ||^^, -yfm slJi'V

Dyer of cloth, n. ^ ^ p^, "yim

po ke.

Class,'f^,

ko\

Dyer's shop, n. ;^^^,-yim pd' p'6^*.

Class. ^, kdn.

EEach, arf/. ^, "miii ; igr, kok^. Often

used with, appropriate Glass.

Each by each, ^ "j^, chuk.

ko , (or other appropriate Class).

The other two words, i|£, ~mui,

and ^, kok^, can be used in

the same way.

They love each other, ^ ^:i|i| ^, -long Jii* ^song oi'.

.

Each day, ^ Q , "mdi yat,.

Each man, i^\, kok^ jan.

Each kind, ig,^ kok„ yong",

or yoDg'*.

Eager, adj ^^, 'han ts'tt^.

Eagle, n. ^^, jShan ^ying.

Clasj. ^, chekg.

Ear, ». 1. "iSf, -yl ; !^^. 7» '*».

Class. '^, chekg.

2. (of corn), 5^, sui-.

Class, p^, ,kuug.

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Earring, ?i. "Sf 3^. 'J* -^^" •

Class, -^j chek^.

Earring-drop, n. "^ ;|fl, 71 k'au-'*.

Class. ^, chelfQ.

These are now out of fashion.

Earlier, adj. ^ B^, ^tso ^ti".

Early, adj. J^, tsd.

Go early, J^-^, "^tsd hui'.

Very early, "^^i t^i" tab.

Earn, «;. |g, chin^ ; fe li 1^, chau^

^fan jlai; ^ ||j, chan" 't<5.

To earn money, ^^. chan'

,ts'in*.c

Earnest, adj. ^ il^N, shat, ^sam.

In good earnest, ^ ;^, ying'

jChaii.

Earth, n. 1 . ^, tei".

2. (the world), -jy^ ^, Bhai' ^kdn;

j^^, Bhai' kii'.

3. (as a globe), ^^, tei" ^k'aii.

• -• '..A -t.l- ^^:J,Bai t'6

:

t, tei".

A lump of earth, —'Hj^. yat^

^t'iin ^nai.

Earth cooiie,n.^p^^, ^nai okwu*Jei*

Earthenware, n. ^SS»'nga hei

.

Earthenware drum pipe, n. f^ j^,

jkong -iiga.

Class. ^, fri.i'.

Ease, n. ^ ^, ^6n lok,.

Ease, V.Jjj^ ^, fpng' ^sung.

Easier, adj ^^, jung yi"; ^ j|^,

Easily, adr. ^^, "^ho yl'.

East, n. ^, ^tung.

The East, ^ ^, ^tung ^pin

;

Easy, adj. ^, yi".

Easy chair, ^ ;f^, shui' yi.

Class. ^, jChong.

To be easy, Q ]^, tsz" tsoi'.

Eat, v.l.'^, shik, ; |^, y^k^.

Eat rice, ^ g^, shik, fin'.

What does he (o;- she, or it) eat .'

shik^ mat "ye ,ni ?

Eaten him up, ^ 1^ fg, shik,

jhiii (or ohid*) "k'ui..

Eaten (to death) by a wild animal,

shau shikj sz "k'ni lo'^o-

Eaten to the full, ^ ^J ^,shikj td psld.

Eat something good, ^ iff ^,shikj hd -je.

Eatable, arf/.pf^f§, 'ho shik, tak^.

Eatables, n. '^1^, shik, mat^.

Eaves, ?i.-^p, jam 'hau.

Class. ^, to'.

Ebb, n. «?!^ f. -^ ^, ^shui ^kon.

Eclipse, n. and v. ^, shik^.

Eclipse of the sun, ^, yat,

shikj.

Eclipse of the moon, ^^, yut,

shikj.

Economical, adj. ij^, ^h^n.

Very economical,^-fg, "^ho ^han.

Economise, w. '|g^, ^hin ^mai.

Edge, n. 1. (of a knife, &c.), p,"^hati. Class, -j^, ko'.

2. (side), j^, jpin, or ^pin*.

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|Vv 5„x,Edify, f. ^ iQ, -yong ^sam.,

Editor, n. ^^, chii pafc^.

Class. ^, ko' ;-gr, wai'*.

Effect insurance, To, v. ^^>^,'™^iyia' ^sho*.

Egg, n. g, tdn'*.

Class. ^, chet„; ^, ko'.

Fowl's egg, "n. Sl^-^, ,kai tda'*.

Egg on, To V. ;g[c 1^, .fid ^so.

Egg-cup, n. ^ il ^, jkii tin'*

Class. ^^, cbek^.

Egg-plant, n. 1. ^jBR. 'aio'^'^^*-

2. (a bitter variety), -^ JJ^, Vu

„kw^*.

Class. "(Q, ko\

Egg-shell,^^, tia^* hok^. The kind

of egg-shell is often placed before

it as,^^ ^, ckai tin'* hok^.

Class. -(^, ko'.

Egg-spoon, ?2. ^ J^ ^, jkai tJJn'

Class. -^, chek^,.

Eight, «^'. /\, pat„.

Eighteen, arf/. -f-/\,shap, pit„.

Eighteenth, .«4?'- ^"P/\> ^^^' ^^^h

Pato-

Eighth, a(^y. || /\, tai" pit^.

The eighth month, /\ ^, pit^

yiit,.

Eightieth, adj. ^/\-|", tai' pat^shap,.

Eighty, adj. /\-f-' P^^o shap,.

Either, adj. ^, wJlk^ Either or

^

^—^ '''^K—

^^K-—

Either these or those, ^^ |||^

(^)^MM' ^^k, <"ioti*

(yikj) wdkj ko' ^ti*, or, if in the

singular, the appropriate Class, is

used, as, for example, in speaking

of things for which ^, chek^,

would be used, ^B/g^^-fH{or nJQ) ^, wikj ^ni chek^, wik^

ko (or ko) chekQ.

Either one offtwo,;^'^, shi" tkn',

"'• :^ la ^^ 1®. Bhi^'Wn- ,pfn*

ko (or Bome other appropriate

Class).

Either will do, 5^ "fB 3^®^ W, shi" tin- opin* ko (or

the Class, proper to the person

or thing referred to), ^td' bd.

Elbow, n, ^f^, shau ^chdng.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Elbow-bend, n. (arch.),^^^, k'ukj

ch'ek^ yong'*.

Elder, n. 1. (of a village, or neigh-

bourhood), ;^^, fii" "lo.

2. (of a church), ^^, chong "16.

Class. ^, ko'; 'gr, wai'*.

Eld^r, adj. •-^, t&r.

Elder son, -jl^ff, tai' Ssai.

Class. ^, ko'; 'g;, wai'*.

Elder than, ^ ^, -16 kwo';

3^ ^, tii- kwo'.

Eldest, adj. ^;^, chi' tii' ; ^(^);^, chl -16 tii'*. Use the proper

Class, after it if Class, is used.

Sometimes, P^, ke' follows it.

Eldest son, -^ •^, 'chcing "^tsz

"J^ -ff;tai" tsar.

Class. "1^, ko' ; >g^, wai';>•

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Electric telegraph, n. '^ ^, tla' p6'.

Electric tram n. ^ ^, tia" ^ch'e w„ch«e». Class.^,k4'.

An electric lift is also so styled

by the ignorant, but the better

phrase is, ^ J, tiu jt'oi.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Electricity, n. H) ^, tin" hei

.

Elegant, adj. (^)!||, (jman) 'nga;

1^. leng't.

Elements, n. j^ ^, jiin chatj.

Elevation, (arch.), n. IPjfif |p|, ching'

mln" jt'6; ^ iS*M ^' '^'^'

jSlian ukj .m6 (or ^mo).

Class. i|lg, fak,.

Eleven, a^j. -j-—•, shap, yat,.

Eleventh, adj. ^ -j-'—•, iiv' sliap^

yat,.

Eloquence, n. P yj*, ^aii ^ts'of.

This man is eloquent, ^"j^^

-yaii yatj p4 hau ^ts'oi. This

man has eloquence (use the same

phrase as given under eloquent).

Eloquent, adj. ififP '^I'ho 'hau kok^,.

Elsewhere, adv. ^|| ^, pit, shii' {ie.,

some other place); ^^^(Jljj;^),pit, tilt<,(tei-,fong); HH^{or ^), .tai- yi- shii' {or tiij.

Embankment, n. ^, ^kei ; ^ ^,jk^i jWai ; ^ ^, jt'ai ngon-.

Class. ^, jt'16.

Embark, «;. ^")^, lok, ^shiin ; J^jlg,"shSng jShiin,

Embezzle, v. ^JJj^, ^sz 'ts'ui; ^^,

(k'wai jhung. This last term

means a deficit ; but it' is also

used for embezzlement, or to

embezzle.

Embody, v. ^|^, Vai t'fp„.

Embrace, v. fg, "p'd. (This also means

to carry on the back).

Embraced this opportunity, ^shai tsz.

Embroider, v. ^^ sa*' /a.

Emery-cloth, n. ^^ {j^ ^, jkam

jkong jShd po'; ^ li# ^,ch'ito t'lt^ jSha pd'.

Class. ^, fai

.

Emperor, w. ^ ^, ^Wong Tai'.

Class. ^, ko' ; ^, wai-.

Employ, «». 1. (engage), ^, 'ts'engf.

2. (to use), ^, shai.

Employed on board ship, ^ j(jg

C'lJ), cl>»ing cBhfln (ke').

Empress n. ^ ^, ^Wong Had".

Class. •j@, ko'; >g^, wai'*.

Empress Dowager, n. ^ ^jji^ ^.jWong T'ii' Haii-. Class, same

as above.

Empty, adj. 1. ^, ^hung.

2. ((hnng being unlucky ^, kat,

lucky is often used instead).

This (empty changed to lucky)

house to be let, ^ g HJ ^,tatj ukj ch'ntj yam."

A (do.) room to be let,^^{Jj'^, katj .fong* ch'atj y^m".

Enamel, n. 1. ijl^l^vA, jtsz hei' jaA*:

Bj^vA'Wjyad*.

2. (copper), ^^, ^Bbfii ots'eng'f.

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Euoased in zinc (arch),^^^^^'SM' ''^"^

i^'^y^^g'

c^'*'°

cbiibj jpiu k*oi'.

Encaustic tiles, n. (arcli), ^ ^:?g ^. ,loi '16* X „chua*.

ClasB. ^, fiiN-fg, ko'; ff, kin*.

Encroach (upon), v. j^f|^, kui chim'.

End, n.~

"mei.

, kwai"inei.

mei Jong

End of counter, 7^

End room,^ ^

The end of the year, ^ ^,^nln "mei.

The end of the world,"jfl:^

^ ,shai kJli' nuit^ yat^.

End of the month, ^ ^, yiitj

"mei.

Come to an ill end, fj^ ^ jj^

TB^ V^, ^m takj ho sz ke .

Both ends, ^ ^, "long ^fau.

No end, ^ jjj^,jUio ^chung.

Endure, V. ;^, 'tai; ^,, V"-To endure hunger,. ;g£ fli ^,tai t'o ngo .

Enemy, n. %^, ^ch'au tik, ; ^ |g('it)tiu' .t'au*.ke'.

2. (Bk.), iS:^, tikj.jan.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Energetically, flrfr. ^^ , shatj lik,.

Engage, See Employ.

Engaged, :^^, 'yaii sz".

Engine, n. i^^, ^kei hei'.

Engine-house, n. ^^, ^ch'e .fong*;

Class. ^, jkan.

Engineer, n. 1. (marine), $.^(11^),

ch'e .fong (ke ).

Chief Jlngiaeer, ;^ J^, tii^

z:fi, y^

,kung

„ch'e*; ^gf, tdi- kai^*.

Second Engineer, Zl

oCh'e*; - tf, yi^ kal^*

Class. ^, ko'.

2. (C. E., &c.), X ^ ^

.jCh'ing jSZ".

Class, '^j waal'*; "j^, ko'.

England, n. ^^, jying kwok^.

English, a^J.l. |^, ^Ying;^^

jYing kwokg (ke').

English things, ^gl(|l|E)^,jYing kwokg (ke ) 'ye.

2. (very vulgar and shonld never be

used),^ %, Jiung .mo*.

Englishman, n. 1. :5I(@)A' c^'"S

(kwoko) ^yan.

2. (vulgarly), ^ % A' c''""g

^rao ^yan. (The latter term should

never be used by a foreigner and

the na,tives should be checked in

their use of it. It may be noted

that many of them, such as Amahs,

servants, and fresh arrivals from

the country, do not know any

other term, while some are so

accustomed to use it in conversa-

tion amongst themselves that it

slips ont inadvertently when

talking with Europeans).

Class. ^, ko' ; y^, wai'*.

Enjoy, V. i^, ^hong,

To enjoy the possession of,. ^^, 'hong shaft-.

Enlarge, v. ^"J^, 'ching tii".

Enlighten, v. ^^ ^fe'°^^^' <kwong.

Enough, adj. 4^, kaii'; JRL, tank .

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Enough (to use), ^^, kft<i* .

Shai ; J^^Pg-, tsuk^ynnr lo"'"-

Not enough,pg^C-^), .m kad'

('shai).

Not enough for support, ^^^ P , ^m kali' -yong 'ha6.

Enquire, v. 1. f^'™*"'-

To enquire for you (ij;., on your

account), ^fcjRP^iri^gl&J, ,t'mg

n6i man" 'hi ^U.

2. (by search), $^^, 'fong ^ch'i.

Enter, ?;. 1. >\,, yap,; ^, taun';

^ ^, tsnn' yap, ; (go in),

A ^' y^p> ^"''5 ('^"® '")•

To enter the faith, A ^' J^Pj

kid'.

Entered the faith,A yap.

kad

.

2. (in a book or a/ca.),J;^,

"sbSng

;

Jt^,-sb8nglok,;^, lok,.

To enter in an account book,

t* (or the other forms) (^)^,"shfing (tsho') pi)'*.

To enter in the accounts, Y.^ki

"sbong Hho

.

To enter to his a/c, A^'^'Jl-'tH

^, yap, (or "shone;) "k'ui shii'.

3. (in a book or on a piece [a/c] of

paper), ^, ch%.

Kiil>^.rtain, f. ^f^, 'fdn tor: ^^,jhon toi".

Entice, v. ^(, "yan.

Entirely, «?f. 1. ^, tsan"; ^,'tsnng;

^ J^, tsun- t^i'*; Pjgj, bW.One of the finals ^che or chek^

is often need with some Rente of

this sort.

Entirely right, ^I^, (Hgim (or

^ngini*) sii

.

BHtrance, ii. p, had.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Entrance to house, A P5 "0^'

yapj rain pin".

Notice that to slip in at the side

of the door i», A P^ Mfe' W>^miixi opfn".

Entrance to dock, ^^^ Pi^shtiii 6' hail.

Entrance to street, ^ p, ^Hx

'had.

Entrance to market, ^ "i^ p,jk^i "sbl ha6.

Entrance fee, (to guild, etc.), A ^^ ^' yap, knk, ^k'wai jigan*.

Envelope, n. i^^, »an Jang*.

Class, 'j^, ko

.

Envy, n. :^^, td' k^i".

Envious heart, j^ Sk^VL i^^

to kii' ke' ^m.Epidemic, n. g^jfe, ^hi ching

.

Class. ^, ko

.

Equal, a<7y. 1. (worth), fgd^), chik,

(tafe,).

2. ''to come up to), (Bk,), 2fc'

k'apj.

Not equal to it,^^ pat, tap,.

Equally of rederapt-ion, SS^MI^mai- ,yu ki' k'ai'

; J^^^(or J^), 'ting on' k'ii' (or shnk,).

Error, m. 1. (mistake), ^, ts'o'; ^.(Cb'Sl; ^^, jCb'a ta'o'.

2. (transgression evil), ^ kwo'.

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To change from error, ^ jj^,

'koi kwo ,

Escape, v. ^ jg, ^t'6 pei^ ; ^ jg.

'to p6i-;^||.t'iifc„ Jei.

A way of escape, ^^, hui 16".

Class. '^, jt'iii.

EschutcLeoii, n. (to lock), ^ ;yfe,

c ...»so .p'ii .

Class, -(gg, ko'.

Essay, »?. ^®i jman ^chdiig.

Class. ^, ^p'iQ.

^ ^, ^maii tsz".

Class. ^^, tiin".

Head of an essay, —•f^^^,yatj kwu ^man ^cbong.

Establish, v. |S;(j!l).ch'itg(lap,).

Eternal, adj.. Eternally, adv. J^ ^,'Wing "yun.

Even adj. (level), ^, ^p'ing.

Even, adv. 1. (also, likewise), ^, ^,16*;

:^, yik, ; H, chuug-.

Even if^ intS(^). tsik, 'sr,

(,kan).

Even then, ^, gto ,

Even though, -J)^^,jiug J<n.

Even although, j^ '^, tsung

sz. [This last phrase is bookish

and not to be used except with

literary men].

Evening, n. ^ ^, 'M "min; Jj^,

"niiin.

Event, n. ^Cj^), sz' (jts-iiig).

Class. ^, fun.

Ever, adv. (at any time), :^(^)B#yad ( k6i) ^shi, or .shi .

Everlasting, «(/;. ^, "wing; ^ -jg;,

'Wing shai ; fyi^, 'wing 'yun.

Everlasting life, /J< ^> '«'ing

jShilng.

Everlasting punisliment, f^ ^j,-wing jing.

The Everlasting Father, ^^^Chung ^Chl Fii-.

The Everlasting Son, ^^^^:2:-5^'cMd'Ch'l,M6^Chung

'Chi 'Tsz.

"

Every, -pro. 1. (Repeat the Noun as),

H 0^' yat, yat,, cr -jg 'f®,

ko ko

.

2. (Duplicate the Class. The dic-

tionaries are misleading when they

simply put, •jQ -jg, ko' ko', as

every. It is only in some instances

[when -jg, ko', is the right Class,

to represent the thing, or person,

spoken of] used for every. See

tliia, where the same reasoning

holds good.

Note the difference between,'(@'(@,

ko' ko', as above, and|ll@j@,

'ko ko', where the, p(§, ko,

means that.

3. ^, miii. TJirs can be used with

eiihei' noun or the Class. ; but care

must be taken, as above, only to use

the proper Class.

Every kind, ^p^^- .^ong- youg".

Every now and then, jjg^^^jg^, noi"

pat, noi'*; ||^^,-mui "mui.

Every one, or Everybody, ^ ^, jan

,van.

See Every, No. 2.

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Everything, $1 $, sz" sz" ; ;^ ;||

#. yong" yoag' sa'; ##!!•.

yong- yong^ "ye; #. #- joig'

yong^; (all), PH. sai^^ .^1^15

'j^, matj -ye „t6* har.

Every kind of thing, ^ ^(OU) ^ fj^^

kok„ yong- (ke')

mabj klir*.

Everywhere, ^J^, td' ch'ii'; ^g,jChaii jWai ; ^^, ch'ii ch'u'

;

^g; tdt„ tAt„.

It is everywhere, j^ (or some of

the other forms), ^^^, oP^n*

shu' ot6* hai".

It is everywhere,^ (or some of

the other forhis given above), ^^ ^> oPi"* ch'ii' „t6* -yau.

Evidence, n. 1. (verbal, judicial), p^, 'haii ,kung.

2. (proof), ^^. jP'ang kui\

Evident, adj. ^ Q, ^miiig pakj.

Evil, n. ^, ok„.

To do evil, fx ^' c^^iing ok„.

An evil beast, ^§fe, ok^ shaii'.

Exact, adj. ^, hop,; J£, chiiig';

^ 1^. oigam* ongAm*.

Exactly, flefe-. fi^^, ^ngim* ^ugdm*;

IE l£, ohing' ching or ching^*

ching'.

Exactly opposite, jE IE^ fg,ching (or ching^*) ching' tui'

min'.

Exaggerate, r. ^^ fjf , 'kong tai^

Exalt, 1, p. (to raise), ^^, "kui ^ko.

2. (to esteem highly), ^^, jtsfiu

^shung.

Exalted, arty'. ^, ^kd; ^, ^tslin.

iE; ching'; l^lj^.okong^oiigim*-

Examination, ?8.^ ^, hdu shi -

An examination, ^^— ^,hilii shi yatj jCh'ong.

The first examination, "^—• !&

:%^', tai- yatjjCh'ong 'bau shi'.

Examine, V. 1. (as money, &c.),^/t'ai;

2. (as t, coroner), J^, yfm'.

3. (to investigate), ^ ^, ^ch'i

ch«at„.

4. (judicially),. ^, 'sham; ^ ^,

'sham man-; ^^, jP'iiu mair

5. (as a book or a doctrine

thoroughly), ^ S^, 'hiu kau'.

Example, n. JJH-^, yong^ 'tsz.

Exasperate, if. ^f^, kik, "nd.

Excavated material (arch), j& H^

V^ ^, kwat, ch'ut, ke' ^nai.

Exceedingly, adv. 7 xj> ^. "J>u

patj takj.

Excellency, His, -^ ^, TAi' ^yan.

This is also used as the equivalent

of our Esquire on addresses of

letters.

Excellent, adj. i^ ^, kik, 'ho.

Except, Only, 2»-T- ?^ '^, ngAn"

cChing.

Excepting, ^f^, jCli'ni ^h u.

Excepting nie,^l^^;^^|,,jCh'ni ^hiu -ngo ^clii ngoi".

Excessive, adj. ^, t'ai'.

Exchange, i: 1. (especially with regard

to money), ;^,'chau ; M, wW.

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'2. (to exchange), ^^« tui' wiln-.

Excitedly, To talk very, or in an

excited manner, ^ ^M (or ^j,

or ^), ^5||, 'kong tak, {or

to', «•>• ^lid), ^silling ngang".

Excuse, V. ^g^t kin' long".

Execute, v. 1. (behead), ^ ^,'chdm 'sz.

2. (To execute a warrant, or

Execution, to put in force). See

Seize.

3. (to do),"l^,

tso"; ^, pan".

4. (as signing &c., document), ^,ta.

To execute a contract, ^'^ JHJ»

'ti hop, jt'ung.

Executive Council, n. ^i^^> "Yi

Ching Kukj.

Executor, n. ^ ^ \, cShing pan"

jan.

Class. '^, ko

Executrix, n. same as Executor.

Exercise your legs, (so as to take the

stiffness, out of them), ^^ITJ*

JP^, ^hilng jSung "lia kiik^ po'.

Exert, t'. ^ig, fat„ -fan.

To exert strength, \^^, ch'ut,

lik,.

To exert verymuch strength of the

hand, tti^^^;(j' ch'ut, 'ho

to' 'shau lik,.

Exert ypurseif, [i{^, ch'utj lik,;

^^,lok,lilv

Exert your utmost strength, j^

ji, k'it^ lik,.

Exhort, V. ^. hiin'.

Expect, V. (jiDH, ('song) mong".

Expenses, w. 'ffi^-^i shai fai ; "^^i"shai yung".

Expenses of a journey, j\\ ^,jCh'iin jtsz.

Expensive, adj.-^^, kwai' ; ^I^C^'

jt'ai' kwai .

Explain, v. j^, \ii.

How is it to be explained ? ^^^,'Tim 'kai?

Explosive, n. j^f^, cha' lit^; ^-^^ip,

chji' tan'*; ^f^ cba'yok,.

Expression, n. (of a picture, etc.), J^

Expressly bringing with them,^ ^,td,i ting-.

Extend, V. ^, ^t'ui ; :^P^, ,t'ui >i.

Extension of time, ^^, tsnk, J;'ei.'

Extensive, adj. ^|^, 'kwong fiit^.

Exterminate, r. ^ "f , mit, jmong;

i^ % »"", tsut, ; f][f ^,tsM mitj.

External, ndj.^J»,

ngoi".

Extort, V. ^ ^, litk, sok„.

Extradiction, n.

)

or >||^, .t'aikai'.

Extradite, v. )

He deserves to be extradited,

i^UM' '^^' <^'^' ki''-

Extraordinary, adj. 1. (out of the

common), ^ ^J",kak^ ngoi", or

:>*ngoi

(stra

Extravagant, adj.

2. (strange), (|i|) ^, ch-at, jk'ei.

', /.'Ire.

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An extravagant fellow, ^ ^,fufc„ -lo.

Extreme, adj. @, kik,-

Extremely, aclv. (Bk.), g;^, kik, ^cbi.

Extremely good,^g or ^^,%o kik,, or kik, 'hb.

Eye, «. B^, Vn; Wi §' '"^^^

mukj.

Glass. ^, ckek^.

With their own eyes,^ fl^;,

^ts'an -ng^n.

Bye-ball, n. g^ g^, 'ngan „tsing*;

Class, ^jt, nap, or even-JH,

ko'; ^^

go,,-ngiln opM" ; Class, ^jg, ko'.

^^^' '"g^"^^"^i-

*-"'^^®- ^i'

nap,.

Eye-brow, n. ^^ ^, 'ngin ^mei.

Class. nS> c^nng.

Eye-lasli, n. fl^ ^ %, 'ng^n yap,

.mo*, or ^mo".

Eye-lid, n. g^g,-ng^n koi' ; flg;^,

-ngdn ^p'6i.

Class. "jQ, ko

.

Eye pupil n. (pupil of the eye), B|^^,

"ngiia ^cliii .

Eye-service, ». 3fe®X ^' c^^ong

min'* jkung Ju.

Eye socket,, n. ^^|g, "ugan ..k'wiag*.

Class. "1^, ko'.

FFable, n. ^^, yu' jin.

Eace, n. 0, mln"; ®^, mm' miu-.

Clas=. ^, fai'.

Facing, flrfy. 0|b), min" hong'.

Facing ahead or before, fn| "fij,

hong' ^ts'in.

Fact, rt. ^ ^, shat, sz'

.

Class. '^, kin".

Faction, ii. ^, 'tong ; ^ ^,'tong -yii.

Class. "1^, ko'.

Factory, n. ff' jl>ong"

Class. ^, ,kin.

The Old Factories in Canton,

Fade, v. 1. (as colour), ^ '^,

'chiin shik,

2. ^^, ^ts-a.n 'wai.

Fail, V. 1. (generally), ^, fai'.

2. (in business), -^j^, ^to -hong*;

^jfjr, 'to ts6-.'

Faith, n. i$^^, sun' tak,.

Faithful, aflj. jg^C?, ^chung ^sam.

Fall, or fall down, v. 1. (generally),

1^, tifco; ^^, tit^lok,, (also

to let fall).

2. (having more the sense of stum-

bling and falling by a human

being), j^, kwan'.

3. (with a more limited meaning

and as rain, &c.), ^, tap,.

There is rain falling, 7^ ^ ^,"yau "yii lok,.

Wet by the rain falling on it,

(#^)^"B'(Fi7ii)tap,shap,.

To fall down, J^ ^, tit„ lok,

;

^ ^], tit„ 'to.

4. (into sin, &c.), ^g ||, bikti-

tsui".

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IS- c*^'e"gtFall in with,

jts'ung.

Fall asleep, ilAB^- f^n' yap,,

c

'ngaii.

Fall-pipes, n. ^^, 'shui ^t'ung.

Class, j^, ^fiii.

False, arlj. "(g, 'k<i.

False witness, ^^Wi raoug"

chiug' jan ; m^^^mA^sliai" ki yiin' tso" ching ^yan.

Fame, n. i^^i fining ^shing.

Family, n. 1. (the family to which one

belongs by birth), ^, ^A.

2. (one's wife and children), ^ ^,J{a, kiJn' ; -^ ^, chir ^A (the

latter strictly speaking inclades

one's dwelling ; but it is constantly

used colloquially in the sense of

family), ^p, ^ka 'hau.

How many members are tlievo in

your family? ^10^^^^ P 1 'Nei ko' jka "yaii kei

jto (or (jto ) hau ?

Of the above,^^i cka J^uii' and

^P, ,ka ''hau are the better

terms.

3. (polite address), ^^, ''po kiin

.

Is your family well ? or How is

your family ?^^^^ J|^,

'P6 kiin ^p'ing ^.on ^k?

The members of the family, ^^, ^U jan.

The servants, etc., of the family,

Family—a bride's family, ^|»^.Dgoi „ka .

Family expenses. ^ ^, ^ka

ynng'-

Famine, n. -^ '%, ,kei ,fong.

Fan, n. jg|, shin .

Class. ^, 'p^.

Fan, V. ^, p'lit^.

Fancy, v. Se.e Think.

Fanlight n. ^ ^ ^, tso" ^kwong

„ch'6ng^ ^3fe^jg®, t'ad'

^kwong „po* „lef „cb'ong*.

Fan-tan, )^ li ^, „fan\t'in*.

A fan-tan (gambling) house, |^H H, „fsln* „t'iin* ^cwun.

A game of fan-t'an*, —'^ ^ivat, chii' „t'iln*; —^^ ^, yat,

^p'6 ^t'an*.

Far, adj. ^, "yiin.

Not so far, ^[T^ J^, "mo kom

-yiin.

It is not so far by half, ^—^ pB" M' '™° y^'^3 P™' ^^"^

"yiin.

Farthest or very far, "f'^j^.shap, ^fan "yiin.

Very' far off, % ^ ^, kit,

tak, "yiin.

Far away years, j^i^, "yiin ^nin.

Very far, & ^, 'ho "yiin.

Fare (by water), ^fC^i 'shui kok^.

Farm, w. ^ j£, ^t'ln ,chong.

Glass. "(0, ko .

Farm, f. ^^3, ^king ^t'ln.

Farm-lot, n. (in Hongkong), @^P^Jjjj,

chung chik, ke' tei".

Class, ffl, ko'.

Farmer, n. ^^, ,nung M; ^^9^, Jciing ^t'ln -16.

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Class. ^, ko'.

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Feed, v. 1. ^, "yoiig.

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A fiercs (evil) beast, ^ ^,ok|j shau .

Fifteen, adj. -p^, shap^ 'ng.

Fifteenth, adj. ^-p55.' ^^^' ^'^^Pj ""g-

Fifth, adj. J^j£, tai- ^ng.

Fiftieth, adj. ;^3L-f-. tai" "ng shap^.

Fifty, adj. ^-f"' '"S ^''^1^

Fifty-one, jj^ -|- —•, 'ns shap^

yatj, or 'ng u" yat^.

Fiftj-two, 5g^ -f- j;2, 'ng shapj

yi-, or -ng .i" ji'-

Fight, n. 1. (a battle), ^, ch

Class, i^, ^ch'ong.

I in .

A bitter fight. . 'fu chin'.

Fight, r. 1. (a quarrel), :jj ^, '^tii

„kiu*; :JX^, 'ti kii'.

To fight a fight, tr —M^,ta yatj ^ch'ong Jaid''

.

To go aiid fight with people, ^^ A tr^' ^°'' l'""g' cyan

ta ka

.

2. (a battle), ^ /g;, 'til chong'

;

^:|ij, ,k^uchfn';||^, chln\

To fight a battle, ^ ^, 'til

cboi)g\

Fought a great battle with him,

^niZ^< kung^ ^k'ui fcai^

chin .

To go out to fight,Jjtjfl, ch'nt,

chin .

Figuratively, adv. }^V^, 'pei yii".

Figure, n. j^^, jmg tsong".

Class, -(g, ko'.

Figure of speech. iSee Figuratively

Figure plants, A#I"i'#|. jan

matj 'kwu sbu".««

Class. ^, ^p'o.

Filial, adj. ^ (0), haii' (shmr).

Doctrine of filial-piety and fra-

ternal affection, #)|gfl|t^]g,

lidii' shun" ke to" "lei.

To practice affection, :^ ij\^),

liAu. shun".

A filial child, or a filial son, ^-^, hill' tsz.

If you are filial and affectionate

and loving, f^Pift^^^li^#^, -nei tei- yok, hai"

hill shun" ^ts'au oi' ni.

Fill, V. 1. (to fill up), ;^, ^ch'ung.

To fill full, "^^t ^cli'ung "muiin,

i^j|§,jCbam "muun.

To fill up the city by stopping

in it (as an army), -^ ^,chu muun.

Filling -in at back of wall, ^^lrffl:^^^*^.Bhek,pok^ pui' yuug- ^nai chuk, ^ts'ang

jt'in.

Fill in the (whole) lot, ^ j^iti! E^' cP'*^ c*''*'^

*^^'' '"°'-

Filter, n. ^i^, ,shil lau'°.

Class, '(g, ko\

Filter, v. ^^, kak^ ^ts'ing.

Filthy, adj. y^H, ,0 ^ts6.

Finally, j|^ ^, ^shau „mei"*.

Till finally, fg ||, pin" chi'.

Find, V. 1. (to look for with the

object of finding), ^, Svan.

2. to actually find, :^'^J,'wan \6;

^ ^> wan chok,.

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Found, j^'^], Svan 'to.

To find oneself in food, ^^2(> shikj tsz" kci.

I find yon in food, ^ ^,shikj 'ngo.

The master finds tlie food, ^Can't find, Pft^^l^] ,m Svan

tak, ^to, or tS PS # ^].

'wan ^m tak^ \d, nr j^ (jg >^J,

wan j,m ^to.

You will find them there, |f^

ilS^t^=^#' 'hai ko' shii'

wan tak^ chok^.

To find out (from investigation),

gyj,^ch'iich'nt^.

To find'again, ^^^, Svan

,fan jlai.

To find certainly, j^ ^, Svan

ting-.

Unable to find, ^^B^^^,^m wan tak chiikj.

To find fault, ^ ^, cbdk^

jSliing.

Films, n. (for pliotographs), 5^^|ft,Jei jlam chi.

Class. ^, fii'.

Finger, n. ^^, '^shau 'chi.

Class, ^, cUekj,.

Finger-bowl, n. ^^, 'shaii Qcliung*.

Class. •^, chekp.

Finger-ring, ?i. ^^i kai' '^chi.

Class ^, chek^.

Fine, adj. 1. (small, delicate, &c,),

i^ 3^, yau sai'.

10

2. (elegant, &c.), ||, leng'f;^%,kong kali'.

A (rather) fine view, ^jtff^,Svei 'ho '^t'ai.

Fine rain, ^ ^ ^. lok, -yu

.^mei".

Fine. v. "^t^, fat, .ngau*.

Fine punched stone, (arch) ;^

^M'^ ^' y^'^' '*'''^'"'^i

watj shekjf.

Finish, v. -^^.tso- yun"; ^^, tso"

hei; ^, pa .

Finished hearing, ^^, ^t'engt

pa".

Fir, n. 1. (the timber), ^j^, ch'im'.

2. (the trees), j^, ,ts'ung; ;^i^,

jts'ung shii".

Fire, n. 1. (generally), j^, fo.

2. (conflagration), ^j^. ^fo chuk^,

Ligiit the fire, ^ ^ )^, "fau

'fo J6.

Fire and mantel-pieces, ^Ci^^S'

fo jlo ngak. .

The'fire igj^5;C' !<"' oti" 'fo-

Fire, «•. (as a gun), 'j^, ^shiii.

To fire off a gun, etc., at any

one, etc., HH^, J)oi „ts'6ng*

c ,

ta.

Fire-cracker, n. >)^^^, p'au tsong'*.

Class, -jg, ko\

Fire-engine, n. 7fC^> ^-'n^i jCli'e.

Class. ^, k^ .

Fire Station, -^ "^ ^, "^shui ^ch'c

kwun.

Class. ^, ^kan.

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Fire-wood, 7i. ^, ^ch'ai.

A bundle of firewood (tied up

.with rattan), —'fll^. yat 'p^

^ch'ai.

Fireman, n. i. (stokers, etc., on a

6teaffler),)^ife,shidVo;i|^i^

^ (<"- 1^), cShlii 'fo 'lo (or ke').

2, (for a conflagration), i^ »J^ k,kau"fo jan, ^ *^ "It, kau'

%ke^^^i^»(t4l<a^'Vochong "yung.

Class. j@ ko'.

Firm, ». 1. (This also means the place

of business), ^, .hong*.

2. (The firm as apart from the

habitat), t^ f^, tsz' ho?.

3. (a large firm such as a company).

^ Wl, ,knng^z*.

Class, for all ^, ^kan.

Firm, adj. 1. (as any thing firmly

fixed) ^ . shatj kan.

2. (as in itself, but also having the

above meaning as well), ^^,^kfn kwtf; ^ ^, 'chii kwu'.

Firmament, n. ^ ^ Jc'ung ^ts'ong.

Firmly, adv. ^, 'kau.

To firmly stand ones ground,

8hu\

First, adj. 1. (numeral), ^— , tai"

yat,, (followed often by the proper

Class.)

First quality of goods, M •

'g, tai- yat, 'h6 fo'.

2. (Ill priority, iirespective of nnm-

)>er8, also referring to precedence

in time, ^, ^in.

At first, 5fc H, ^sin .t'afi*;

p ^J], ^toug ^ch'o; j^^JJ,'ch'l och'o*; ^X, (liing ,kung.

At the very first, |g;^, chi' ^iii.

The first moon of the year, jC

First of the month, 2y __.,

,^ch'o yatj.

Second of the month,5)J ^^

^ch'o yi", and so on up to and

including the lOth of the month.

The practice is to style the English

yatj ho- (and hd' in thus affixed

to all the day of the Englisii

month), and so on.

jCh'o comes before and ho' comes

after the date itself.

On first commencing, ^.^.^,jCh'o lok shati.

Firstly, secondly, mh: ^—. tai", ^. Zl, yafc,, tai- yl'.

Fish, ft. H, ^u'.

Class. ^, jt'iu.

Ten catties of fish. -|- jy- -ft,

shapj ^kan' .yti*.

Fish, .. i; tr i. 'ta .^ii'; If %lo .vu .

2. (angle), ^||, tlii' ^*.Fisherman, n. i^-^/^, % ^ii* ^yan.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Fishing stage, a. ^^, ^gang ^p-jlng.

Class, -jg, ko'.

FL.t, n. i^i^, ^k'un Qt'aii).

Class. ^, 'pi.

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Fitter, )). ^^fiJE, ^ta ^rao ke'.

Class, j^, ko'.

Fittings, II. ^^, ka' ^shang.

Class. ;g|]. fu.

Five, at/J. ^, -iig.

Fix, v. l.^(K)' ting- (shut,); ^^,ting- tiit^, ^ ^, 'clung ling-;

1^^, cLing shatj.

Not fixed at one spot, p§ •l^ |I0^

sliatj yatj tat^^ tei" ,fong.

2. (as thoughts), j^ ^, ^chai

tsoi".

Fixfcd Venetian door, n. tS/j'^^f^j"^kang p'ak^ yip^ ^mun.

Flag, ". ^, jk'ci.

Hong flag, or House flag, ^j^,.hong* jk'ei ; bat ^ j^, ^hong

jk'ei, means to hang out a flag

denoting submission.

Class, ij^, jChl.

Flag-stuff, n. (^)]^:ff, ('cli'e) ^k'ei

^kon.

Class.;J5^,

^chi.

Flagstaff at the Peak, jlH^i^^

j^ ^, jShan '^tengt "^ch'e ^k'ei

jkon.

Flame, n. jH^J^, fo "mei.

Flashed properly (ardi.), ^f^, (Sliiiig

'iio.

Flashed with cement, %<^(or j^)

^, t'ipo (or 'tong) 'h6.

Flat bedded rubble stone, ^ jfc ^;g, jp'ing jShing ^man shek,.

Class. ^, Uf.

Flea, n. ^^j^, 'kaii shat^.

Class. ^, chekg.

Flesh, n; ^, ynk,.

Flexible, adj. Sjf, "yiin.

Flick off, V. flj^. t'ik, hui'; ^Ij^,

t'ik lat; 5¥^' c'''*''^

^"''•

Fliglit, A, of birds, }i. —.[^, yat^ tui".

Flighty, adj. ^fe^g. ^t'm.fit,,.

Fling, To, away, v. •^(^), ^tiu (hui').

•2. (Bk.), ^. ^p'aii.

Flock, (of animals), n. ^J. ^k'wan.

Flocks of sheep, ^ ^, jong

Ji'wan.

Flog.V i^f-r, 1. ^had'ti; f^^,^piii 'tii.

2. (with bamboo),;J*J' i^ ^, ta

'^pttn ^tsz.

Flood, The, n. '^^JC- jHnng 'Shui.

Flood-tide, ^^, 'shui Ui".

This also means catamenia.

Floor, n. (a story), i!^)^, (^ts'ang)

Jati*.

Ground floor, )^ ~|>, ^lau ha";

^ts'ang Jaii*; J|^~p», t^i" hil'*.

The first floor, ^ ^, y'r Jaii*.

The second floor, ^i^, ^silm Ja6*,

and so on.

Class, for all J^, ^ts'ang

Floor boards, ^^^> tei' ft'oi

c ,

pan.

Class. ^. fai

.

P'loor joists, n. |^^, -lau' chan".

Class. ^, jt'iu.

Flooring, n. ^^t jlau* 'psin.

Flour, n. 1. (of any grain), H^, 'fan.

2. (But wheat flour is generally so

called), H;^, min- 'fan.

Flow, v. >^, .laii.

To flow out, '^tti' i}^^'^^'"^y

Flower, n. :f£, J&,or J-i.".

Class. ^, 'to; j^, ,chi.

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Did not wear any flowers, ^P^'

Flower-garden, n. ^^. /si J^^, or

Class, 'j^, ko', Sometimes, ^jf , sho.

j^, jua, garden, is not used alone

in Colloquial: alwajs say either a

flower garden, as above, or a

Vegetable garden, ^ |^, ts'oi'

jun, or .yiin*.

Flower show, n. 5^^^, ts'oi Jii,"

(or Ji) viu'r (or -wni'*); but

^fa' wui' means a certain kind

of lottery the prizes of which arc

worth thirty times the stake.

Flowering plants n. ^^^^^I-fE^, -yau ^H to ^chi Jii ts'6.

Flowery, adj. :jjg, ^fa.

Flue, H. ^ ^, jin ^fung*, or

^t'nng.

Class, j^, jt'iu ; ^, ^chi.

Fluent, adj. ||^, shun".

Flute, n. ^, .^siu'; ^ -^, ^wiing

tek.'.

Class. <^, 'kwuu.

A lot of flies, —^4!l^, yat^

^k'wan ^wu jing".

Fly, V.fj|,

^fei.

Fly away, f^=^, ^fei hui'.

Foliage plants, n. # ^ |^ ^ ^,jts'engt 'ts'6 Ink, yip, "^king.

Follow, V. ^ (^), ^kan (,ts'ui);

KR^fi' c^an chii-; ^, ,ts'uug;

^Jg, jkan ^mai.

2. (Bk.), ^, ,ts'ung.

Does it not follow ? pgjg,, ^M

Fond of, ^^- t'ung-' oi\

Fond love, ^^, oi' t'ung\

Food, H. ;^4^, sliik, mat,; fi/j;;^,

^fo shik,; ^ -^i jlong shik,.

Give (rfood) for me to eat, j^j!^

Slt^i P^i k«'o' 'igo sbik,.

Food provided by oneself, or master,

See Find.

Fool, To make a, of, ||| ^ ;||[, "lo

cP'ei cy^

Foolish talk, ^^fji f^t^ ^ngam wii".

Foot, H. 1. ^, (in common use), kok^,

2. (Bk.), ^, tsuk,.

Class. ^, chekp.

A pair of, _ 1^ ^, yat, tui'

kok,.

3., (a measure of length), ^,ch'ekt^.

Footings to stone walls (arch.), n. ^0, shek, kok^.

Large footing stones, "•^'^'5'tiii" ngau shek,.

ktiko yan'.Foot-print, 71.

Class. ^, chekg..

Footstep, n. ^ ^, kok^ tsik .

Class, -^j chek^.

Footstool, n. jj* ^ ^, tiip„ k6k„

tang'.

Class. §^, ^.chong.

For, (tfo«/.) g, ^yan; g •^, jan

wai-; •;^, wai-.

For, (?;)•«;[).) 1. (as a chair for mc),

^, kwo'.

(Geta chair, ctc.)for(mg)— jj^

kwo'.

2. (to do anything for me), ^,,t'una-.

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Do it for me, [^ ^ ©T' c'^'""^

ugo tso .

Keep ib for me to eat, ^^

shikj.

,i. (on behalf of), ^ toi"; ^, t'ai ;

^, wai^; (Bk.) 0, ^yi.

See No. 2. Do it for bini, g^'^^

1S^' '*'"^' ^^^'' "'^'"' ^'^""•'

Forbid, V. ^Ji:(!^)> kiioi' 'cbi (^lai).

Force, i: I. (generally) ^, "k'oug; ^,-min

; ^§5- "mm -k'6n<r.

Formerly, ach'. ^'^, ^ts'uDg ^te'in;

gB#, kad- ^slii, or .shi*; ^or .slji'; "^flf , cts'in ^slii.

2. (Bk.) =^0, sik^yat,.'

Fortieth, cklj. ^^S't'' ^^'^' ^^' s^'^Py

ForDunate, ai/J. W^, 'ho 'ts'oi.

Forty, adj. gg-f-, sz' shap,, o/- ^\^,

2. (a woman). h ,k'ong .kin.

Forehead, n. ^^, ng^k,c*-''™-

Class,-fg,

ko'.

Foreshore. ?i. vfi^, 'hoi "fan.

Class, ijjg, fnk^.

Foreshores and Sea-bed Ordinance,

v$ilv@J!gMiif?y''Hoi-fin

hoi tai tsakj lai".

Class, j^, jfiii.

Foreign, aJ/. ^^, ,loi 16'*.

Foreign country, ^j'^j ngoi"

^pong; ^j»^, ngoi- kwok^.

T^orget, i: ^St' c™o°S kci'; Og-fE

^, ^m kei' tak^.

3 ,3

sz a".

Forgetful of, ^,Pg-, fat, lok,.

Forgive, r. ^^, she' "mln.

To forgive men their sin, ^\S^SB, she jan ke tsui".

Forgiveness of sins. The, pp-f^

^, tsui" tak, she\

Foreman, n. I^A' c*'*'^ cy*'^-

Forenoon, n. _t^, shong" chai'i'; J^

-^, shong" -ng.

Class, jg, ko'.

Fortv-onc, ^ -|- —•, sz shap^

yat,, or gg^— , s// a" yao^. .

Forty-two, ^ ~j^ ^, sz' shap^

yi-, or ^\^ZL, sz i- yi-, Ac:

Forward, ^If^, ^ts'in pin".

To run forward, ^ g^, tsau

jts'in.

To go forward, h ^, 'shong

^tsfn.

Found, v.l. ^^, 'ting kin'; ^, lap,.

2, (as metals), ^, chii'.

To found a family and patrimony,

i!j ^ jt ^. ch'ong' ^U IJlp,

yiPr

Four, flf^'. pg, sz'.

Four o'clock, ^ji^^, sz' 'tim

^chung*.

The Four Books. ^^, Sz' ^shii.

Fourteen, aclj. -\"V^, shap, sz'.

Fourteenth, ad/. ^-pp|j, tai" shap,

Bz'.

Fourth, adf. ^^, tai' sz'.

The fourth moon, Pfl ^» sz'

yut>-

Fowl, n. 1. (generally), ^ ,^, ts6k„

"niii.

2. (chicken &c.), ^, ^kai, or ^kai*.

Class. ^, chek„.

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Fox, n. ^U^g, jwu .lei .

Class. ^, obekj,.

Fracture, v: J|, jPang.

Fragrant, adj. ^, jliong.

Free, v. JJt^, fong' lat^.

Free from tlie law of sin and

death, UM^W^nfL"^^^fiit^ lutj liam' tsui- clii S7. ke

fit„.

2. (to let off), ^^, 'kjlt t'ut„.

Free school, n. ^^, )'^' hok.*.

Class. 1^, jkaii'

French, adj. ^||l@, Fat„ Jiu* „sai'.

Frtnchman, n. ^^@§A' ^^''o o^^"'

„8ai' jan.

Class, -jg, ko';-gf,

wap*.

Fresh, adj. (alive as fish, &c.) ^ ,

jSbang.

Fresh fish, and the name of a

kind of fish, B^^, ^shang _yu*.

Raw fish (a dish composed of

uncooked fish), -^ ^, jn ^shing.

Friday, n. B^^3E, "lai pai' "ng.

Class.-Jg,

ko'.

Friend, n. ^^, ^p'ang -yai'i.

Old friend, ^^, "16 'yau.

School friend, ^^, <.shu 'yaii'.

Class. ^, ko'; >g[, wai''.

Frighten j;. ^, hak^; fgf^, h^k„

He frightened me to death, j^

^^ ^' 'k'ui li^ko 'sz -ngo.

Frightened somewhat or a bit,

^^^^ MZ ofo.:g' tei^'.

From, prep. \. (out of, as from a

so urce, &c.), ^, jau; ^,.ts'ung: g, tsz-; Bg. 'hai.

From this, ^jjj^ ^ts'ung 'tsz.

2. (distant), ^, jlei ; |I^, kilk„.

From this time henceforth, ^^\(X^^ jts'ung, jkam 71 haii".

A long way from here, %^^^^^jIS^' s'^i ,"i Shu' Vaii

bo "yiin lo''=>.

3. (as the source from which an

object is obtained), ^, ^fung.

I bought it from him, ^pf^g^, "ngo jt'ung "k'ui 'mjli.

1^, jt'ung, also means 'for'.

I sold it for him, ^l^tSS''ngo j^tung "k'ni mili'.

Front, n. ^|f, min" ^ts'in; ||y ^,

jts'in pin".

Fruit, n. ^{^), 'kwo ('tsz).

Class. -^, ko'.

Fry, V. 1. 1^, ^tsin.

2. (in a pan of fat), ))^, Wsiu.

Fulfil, V. 1. (to accomplish),Jjg ||,

ying' yim'.

2. (to make complete), ^^, (Shing

jts'iin.

To the full, ^, tsnn-.

Full, adj. ^, -muiin.

His body fall of scales, 'J^ ^|jp|^§|, -mMu jShan ^td* -yaii

Jnn.

t, kau' -eh'ungf.Full weight, -^

Full of food,'l^,

'paii.

Very full of food, (generally a

child's phrase), '|§'|§, 'paii 'pau.

Fully, adv.J|g, ,shengt; -j-J^, sbap,

tsuk^; -f-^, shapj jfaii.

It was fully half a day, Jg,/g

^ g , tsukj -yau piin' yafc,.

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m oy^"

Funnel, n. ^|g, yin ^t'ling*.

Class. Jri^, ^clii.

Hote a pipe is, i

.fc'cng*.

Far, n. ^, .p'ei'.

Note that skin, j^, ji'ei, is not V.

Fur dress, n. ^^, ^p'ei ^yi*.

Class. ^, kin".

Furnace, ?!. j^, Jo ; ^j^. fo Jo.

Furtlier, flrfy. ^ yaii'; ^, ch'e.

(This is sometimes used in a

Chinese sentence when the genius

of tbe English language does not

allow of its translation.

Further, It is, said, ^^i yau',>

wa".

Futare, n. ^jjj, ^tsong Joi; Q^,yatj hau".

In the future, ^^, (tsong Joi.

G

Class, fg, ko'.^

G*g> *• ^P) sak haii.

Gaiety, n. ^^, cf^n ^^^

Gain, n. ^, lei"; 7^^, lei" yik^.

Gale, n. ^Jg[, tar ffiing.

Class. ^^, ^ch'ong.

A gale arose, M^i^Mi:k

Gall, n. B^, tira.

Class, 'jg, ko'.

Gallant, n. (heroic), :$^^,^ying ^bung.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Gallipot, n. |0^, hdvcr odiung*.

Class, j^, ko'.

Gallon, 71. Jnl^, ^ki Jnn*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Galvanised iron, n. ^ ^ ^, chai'

Hn- t'ito.

Gamble, r. ^(^), 'to (.ts'in*).

Gambling raid, n. ^^, <."i to.

Game, n. (of chess), A game of Chess,

—'MM' y*^ "^"^j c'^'^i-

2. (meat) ®^, 'y® mei'*.

Gaol, n. g (]^), ^kiim Jong*, (or

Class. ^, jkan.

Garden h. ^^, ^fi -yuu*.

Class. '(^, ko .

Gardener, m- ^ J. ^fsi cWong.

Class. 'jQ, ko'.

Garter, n. ^^, mat^ tii'.

Class. 1^, ^t'iii.

Gas, 71. j^^, ,nini hei\

Gas light, n. i^^i^, .rmii hei'

otang*-.

Class. .^, 'cbin ; ^, ^chi.

Gas chandelier, n: i^j^'^, kwi'

'fo „tang'.

Gas piping, n. ^ p^, 'fo ^hau.

Class. ^, jt'iii.

Gas piping, (main);;. -^{'Xy^^tii' ('fo) jhaii'.

Class. '^, /iii.

Gas sidelight, n. i^ ^C — ^.ts'ong fo vat 'chin.

Class. ^S, , chan.

Gas works, n. jfC^^^' ''^

'tsengt ^knng ^sz*.

Class. ^, jk^d.

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Gasp, V. To give a, \jffL—

t'aii yat^ 'h& liei'.

2- MP^. h6i' 'cli'fin.

pT %

Gate, ?i. II , chdp„.

Class. J^, to-.

City gate, ^f% .shengf jinun.

Gather, v, ^, tsui'.

Gather together, ^ JB|, tsui'

jnai; ^m ffi?. tsik, ,mai.

Gathering place, n. I^^'fl^ift >^,

.ts'ong tsui" ke' tei" ionu;.

Gaug^ glass, n. M^^^^^j^,shl' ^.ching hei ^^po* ^lei* .tung'.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

General merchants, n. |^41j^> c"^""

pakj .hong .

Class. ^, ^kan.

A general merchant, -^|^;j[^^P^, ts6- ^njim pak^ .hong* ke\

Class, -jg, ko'.

Generally, adv. ^ ^, ^to tg'z^ ^p'^, jp'ing ^shong.

Generation, «. f^, toi";-Jg^ /|^, shai'

toi"; -jtf;, shaP.

To generation after generation,

M^Jift-lH:. Chi' to' shai' shai'.

Unto the third and fourth genera-

tsztion,^J^^;2:)|gf^,t6iJc

^siin |.chi sz toi".

Thousands and hundreds of gcH'

enitions, ^ "@*f^, ^ts'ln pik„

toi".

Generous, adj. -^"^i tsii" long-

Genie, n. j^j, ^sin*

Class, -jg, ko'.

Gentile, n. ^^\, yi' ^pong jan.

Class. -jQ. ko'.

Gentle, adj. J^^, ^wan jau.

Gentle voice, ~f»^, hi' hei'.

Gentleman, n. 1. (Nature's gentleman),

J^-^, jkwan tsz.

(The social position and age of

men thus spoken of differentiate

the terms which are used a8 the

equivalent of our word gentlemen).

2. (a teacher is referred to, or a rnan

in a humble position in society

and not an official as), ^ db,

^sin jSh^ng.

3. (If more politeness is to be shown

to one in the position of an

instructor than No. 2 conveys,

then use), yl^^, "W ^sz.

4. (an old man may be styled

especially if he has some oflflcial

position), ^^, %o ^ye.

5. (a young man of good family is

spoken as), :^(|^, song' ^kung;

but (yj>») i^ ^, ('sfu), song'

„kang means a pathic in sodomy.

6. (officials according to theii; posi-

tions and rank are refen-ed to as),

j^ I ;^A' *^''cy^°» "^c., &c.

Class, for all above, ^, wai''

Gentlemen, n. vocative ca^e, ^]^, lit, okuug*, or more commonly,

^K"^ '#)&> «t, (or kokj wai'*.

Note that most of the terms given

under Gentleman may be used in

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address in tlie singular as there

given, and in tlie plural with the

word, ^J, lit^, before them.

Gently, adv. 1. (lightly), ^ ^ P^.

heng olieng* ^ti*.

2. (Slowly), -j^il^l^, niiiii- man'*

Gentry, n. ^,^ |^. ^shan ^k'am; ^

-4-, ^shan sz**.

Class. ^, wai'\

The body of the gentry, —

^

^$1^, yat^ kuk, ^shan ^k'ain.

Genuine, adj. JH., ^chan.

Geography, n. ^i||, tei" "lei.

Geomancy, n. j^J^Ci r.^^ng shui.

Geometry, n. ^f^, kei ^ho.

Geranium, n. 1. (oak-leaved, fragrant),

2. (flowering), y^fe^, ^yong ^.k'wai.

Gestation, Full period of, ^^, tsuk^

yiit. .

Get, V. ^mi ^\ ('to); P(ilJ),

'lo Ctd).

1. Able to get (it), ^^, 'lo tak^.

Able to get there. ^ :^ §9J,

hni' takj to'.

To get cold, J^H, -ling ^ts'an.

To get up, ^^, 'hei ^shan.

To get up {i.e. serve) a meal,

^, 'hei.

To get off (from seizure, custody,

&«.•), ^^, t'iit„ lat,.

To get off from anyone else by

the use of blows, :|7"^, ^ti\ lat

.

To get permission, ^^ \ 'j'^.

'lo j-an ^ts'ing.

To get a judgment, |ff, (g^, "ngo,

nr whoever it may be), ^, jengj,

07* .yeng*t.

Get him to say, ^"(jHl^J, tak,

"k'ui wi".

Able to get one, or another, |^

ko', (or any other appropriate

Class.), 1^, jlai.

To get angry, ^J^,, fat,, no".

2. (obtain money).

a. (Note that 'to have' is used in

Chinese where the English say to

get).

How does your mother get

money ?^j{^#f^y^.^Nei-l6-"m6 tim yong' 'yau _ts'in'

.

b. (to' get by loan, or work, &c.),^

§1^, "^wan ,f4n Jai.

r. (by raising), ^^. jCh'au 'fiin.

Ghost, H. %,, 'kwai.

Class. ;^, chek^.

Giant, n. ^^, c^o '^o.

Class, -f^,ko'.

Gift, «. 5^Ji^. sung' -lai.

Giddy, adj. 1. (head), ^ ^, ^t'aii

wan'.

2. (in disposition), '^^^, ^t'lu t'^t^.

Gild, V. ^^, to- >m*.

Gingal, n. /J\ jSg, 'siu p'avi'; :ft||,

^t'oi ots'ong*.

Clas«. '^, jChi.

Ginger, n. ^, ^kong.

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Preserved ginger, [i c*^'°"g

rMong

Stem ginger, -^J, '^tsz „k6ng*.

Ginseng, n. \^, JB.n ^sham.

Class. '^, j^chi.

Girders (arch.), n. |J^. chan'; ;^ ^^

(® I$-'^'' ^^'^""" Q'"^'") '^''^"'•

Class. ^, ,t'iu-

Girdle, n. ^, fcii'; gg J^, jm tii'i

Class. •^, jt'iu.

Girl, n. 1. (generally of those who are

free), ^^ff, 'niii' 'tsai; ^^,c . c

"nui tsz.

2. (domestic servants^ slaves^ i.e.,

the property of the master, or

mistress, for a number of years till

marriageable), ^fj', o'""'' 'tsai.

(ilass. ^, ko\

Girth (arch.), h. ^, wai".

Give, v. 1. (generally), ^, 'pei.

2. (only of a present), ^ (i^))

sung'(peij.

3. (To give back voluntary anything

which belongs to one by rights),

To give back anything, -^ ||g,

^pei /iiiu

To give up a business, !!§• '^,

^m tso".

To give judgment, ^(^), ting-

(on^).

4. (as a pass or book, i.e., to issue

such), -^^(ff), filto p6'*, or

fitg po" ( tsai).

5. (a bookish word, only used by

literai-y men), ^, ts'z .

Give to you, ^ ^^ j^,, ts'z'

kwo' -nei, ^'^i^,, ts'z' V''

"nei.

Glad, adj. ^^, ,fiin 'hei.

Make glad the heart, |^ i^,

jhoi ^sam, or ^sam .

Glare, n.^fefia- ^kwong ming.

Glare, r. 1. (with the eyes), ^^^fll^' ''^''j ^i^i ^silting "ngin.

Glass, n. 1. (the material), ^J^, oPu*

Jei^

2. (a tumbler), ^ J^ ^. „po'

^lei" „pui'.

Class, -fg, ko'.

Gleanings, n. ^^, ^wai sui".

Globe, n. (lamp), ^, chftii'.

Class, -(g, ko'.

Globular, atJj. Um, jiin ^t'iin.

Glorify, r. ^^, ^kwai ^wing.

Glorious, rn^. ^'M, ^wing yiu".

Glory, n. ^, ^wing; ^ ^, ^wing

jkwong; ^jg, ,wing yiu"; ^^, ,wing hang-.

Glove, n. •^^, ^shaii lap^.

Class. ^, chekjj.

Glue, M. ^^^, jUgau ^p'ei ^kau.

Go, V. 1. (generally), .^, hui'.

2. (to walk away), fj, ^hing; fj

^, jhang hui\

3. (to run away), ^, ^tsau; ;^|!g^,

'tsau lo'^-o.

4. (to be off), i^, 'ch'e; ^9^,'ch'e lo'^.

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Run off, Get off, or Go away,

(said to a beggar, or a little child),

jj^^, 'tsaii lo'^-.

Tliis is in such common use that

the real idea of rnnniDg is a sub-

ordinate one often ; and also often,

entirely lost sight of.

To go out, y^ ^, chut, hui ;

(if into street), [t|^. ch'ut, ^kai.

To go out into the street,[jj^

ch'utj kai, or ^kai .

Can go, ^ ^^, hni' tak^; ff

^, jhang tak,.

To go in, ^^, yap, hui'.

To go up, J^, -shong, or _t^,'Bhiing hui

.

To go down, ^, lok,; ^ ^,lok, hui

.

To go down stairs, ^- ^, lok.

.lad*,c

The sun is going down, Q ^,yat, lok,.

To 'go hj road, fj ^ ^, '^

16' hui

.

To go by steam launch, ^^C

hui'.

To go on board, ^ ^, lok,

^shiin.

Better go, j^^, 'b'J bui'.

Better not go, |§$f^. ,^ 'to

hui

.

Go again, ^, tsoi', or ^ ^,yau bui

.

Did go, or Have gone, ^^.-yau hui

.

Did not go, or Have not gone.

^^, "mo hui

.

To go away, :|[|:( !!§), 'ch'e (lo'^o);

(or stand off) ^p^. (hang ^boi.

Go by vessel. ^ ^ ^. 'ts'o'

jShiin hui'

Go by boat, ^ ^ ^, "ts'o*

fengt hui

.

To go off to a vessel, p^ ^,^hoi j^shiin; (or by boat people

.shiin ).

To come and go, 5^ lf^, ^loi

twong.

To go out and in, ^JTV' '^'^'"''

yap,..

Go 'to, .^, hui'; i-^aj. hui' to'.

Go out, yj ^, ch'nt hui

.

Go up, _t-^, 'shong hui'

Go out, (as out of the house for

a walk etc.), \^ ^, ch'ut ^kai,

or ^kai .

Gone out, (as out of the hoase few

a walk, etc.), ^^, hui-'* ^kai,

or M^*' )MU^^'<^'^K 'cl'o

^kai lo^.

Go back. ^^^ ^fan hui'.

Go to school, (in the first instance,

h ^> 'shong hok, ; (after holi-

days), M^^ c^=^"^ok,.

Go through, ^ ^^ .^, ^t'nng

kwo' hui .

Go off (to anything as to a vesBel,

Go with, 1^^, ct'ung hm'.

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Go with him,j^| fg ^, ,t'ung

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Goes and comes again, ^[^^P# l|^ l^- hui^» ^luu yaii- -\^iii

^lai ke .

To go npstaire,_J2.

'^, 'shong

Jau*.c

To go down staii-s, |^ ^, lokj

Jaii'.c

Go-between, h. 1. (general term), ^X« jmui jjan*; ^A> <^^^™^

-yan*

2. (a male), ^ A 4^' ji^i" cy^^i

okung

3. (a female), ]^A.^' c™"' J^^

jP'o, o)- .p'o*.

Glasa. ^, ko'.

Goafc, H. (Jj^, jShia ^yiiug or jjong';

^ ^, 'ts'6 jong o;- .youg*;

^1^, jong „me*.

See aiso Sheep.

Class. ^. chefco-

God, II. (generic term), ^^, ^shan.

The true god, ^ ^, ^Chaii

jShan;Jt. ^, Shong- tai', (is

generally coming into use for

God).

Class, -gc.^^ai'*.

If Shong tai is used, it mnst be

explained that,S^_t^, Yuk,

^wong shong' tai' ii not meant.

Godown, n. ^^, fo ots'ong*.

Class. ^, ^kan.

Godown keeper. ^ j^ -j^ p^,.

kwun fo gts'ong* ke\

Class. M. ko\

Gold, n. ^, ^kam; (also a general term

for metals, more in the book

language than in the Colloquial).

Yellow gold, i.e., gold, i^ ^,jWong ^kam, or ^kam'.

Twenty pieces of gold, Z!l~H^)yi' shapj ^kam, or ^kam*.

Gold colour, or the colour of gold,

^^, „kam' shik^; ^\^t^f^, (jkam* kom ke shik^.

Gold-leaf, ^^, ^kam yip.'.

Gold-fish, n. ^^^, ^kam jn.

Class. ^, chekg.

Gong, )u ^, Jo.

Class, pjf, ^mln.

Good, adj. 1. (generally),jjyp,

"^ho.

Its good ; is it ? ^^Ill|, 'H6

la "ma .'

2. (as a child), ^, ^kwii; 0, 'ho.

The opposite of this is, ^tS^ k'wai.

3. (righteous), ^, shin".

Good men, ^^Ai shin" ^yan.

Good! or very good, f^ *bd;

ho Ja.

How is it then good to ?

I^i^, 'Tim 'h6- ?

What's the good of it? ^i2t^^-Y&A matj yik^?

Good (profit), ^ yik,.

Good (ironically), as, It can't be

done, That's good, I mnst say,

^ iJ 1^# #' 'chi 'ho ^m

tsd- tak^.

As good, or so good, p^i^, kom'

'ho.

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As good as these, V)i\^\s]j[jff;

jiii ^ti* kom ho.

A good few times, jff^ ^, 'h6

kei jWan.

Not good, 1^^, ,m 'ho.

Is it good (or not).? or Are they

good? ^I^Kf . 'Ho ,m 'ho.?

(This sentence is often used as the

equivalent of, Do jou approve or

not? or Shall I do it?

Will it be well (good) to do it?

jl^M^^' 'Ho tso'- ,m ho'?

Not very (nr parfcieularly) good,

Pretty good, ^^. kei 'ho.

Not the best, l^-j^-f-^jtj:,

^m hai' shap^ ^fan ho.

It is a good thing, (i.e., how for-

tunate), ^^, 'lio' 'ts'oi.

Good men, ^ J^, shin" ^yan ;

ItfA' '^'^ cyan-

Not a good man,fg "J^ l§ ^

^^, "k'ui hai' ^m 'ho ^yan a,

.

Good-bye (by host) f^^, 'ho

jhang, or if^^^, man' miin^*

jhing; by guest, ^^, -ts'o'^la.

Good morning, .^]^, tso ^shan.

Good-natured, adj. f^ ^ ^, 'ho

jP'ei hei

.

Goods, M. j^, fo'; ^^, fo' mat,.

Class. .^, jtan.

This, however, means a lot, an

invoice, or a consignment of goods,

and is scarcely a Class.

Good-will, (commercial), J^ffi^, jChlu

jP'*^!; ^ ^' tsz- ho-.

The latter term is moi'e com-

prehensive but these terms mean

respectively sign-board and busi-

ness style.

Goose, n. ^|, ^.ngo.

Class. ^, chek^.

Gorgeous, adj. ^^, ^wing ^i.

Gospel, n..j^=^, iu\ jam.

Gossip, n. ^^^. shi" ^fei.

Gossip, V. ^^^,^Y' ''°"S ^^^'c^*^^-

Govern, v. 1. ^]|||, kwiin "Mi.

2. (to restrain, to keep in order),

^^, 'kwTin ch'ukj.

3. ^^, 'ch'u chi-.

Government, n. ^^. ^Wong ^ka.

This is the common Colloquial term

in use, ^^, kwok^ ^ka, is also

used, but not so commonly in

Colloquial, ^ ^, ^Wong ^ka,

should not be used as it is dero-

gatory to an Imperial government

to be described as a Princely one.

Government Offices, Courts, etc., n. ^P^, nga .miiii .

Class. ^, jkan.

Governor, n. 1. ^^, 'tsiing tuk .

2. )fj ^, 'fu "wan; (This is used

for the governor of the Imperial

Prefecture of Shuntin and for the

Civil governor of Ist Mancburian

Provinces).

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3. (Referred to, or spoken of as, -^Ij

chaiH, cliai „kwau ; -^jlj

^t'oi.

4. (His Excellency), ^ ^, tuk^

hill'; -j^ ^, X-iix- jan ; the last

is applicable to all liigli officials.

Class. -(Q, ko'; -^, wai'*

Grace,)!.. ,g., jan; ^.^, jan 'tin;

H #. cP" tak,; ^ S fsz'

^yan.

Grade, n. ^, ^pan.

Gradually, «<//•• )^(j^), tsim" (tsim'*).

Graduate, n. %^ (>|E) (A), yap,

lioko (ke') (jan).

Class, -fg, ko'.

Granary, n. J^, ^ts'ong.

Grain, n. 1. (a g;rain), ^j^, nap^.

2. (rice), ^, kuk,.

Class. )^, napj.

3. (of wood), ^, ^man.

The five grains, Jt^- '"S kuk^.

The grain of wood, >^i^, muk,

man.

Grained, ^^J^if^WM^ J^^ c«hengt

mukj jinan yong'*.

Gram, n. ,^§, 'ma taii'*.

Grammar, n. f^ ^ ^' teolc^ ^man

fat„.

Grandchild, n. ^. ^^nn.

Class, -jg. ko'; 'gC'^''''*-

Granddaughter, n. ^ ^, mn '^niu";

Class, -ffia, ko'.

Grandfather, «, 1. (common), ^ /^,

a jknng.

Class, jg^, ko'; -j^, wai'*.

2. (polite address), -^fg., ling- ^ts6.

Class. ^, wai'*.

Grandmother, n. 1. (common), ^^,&,' jP'o, or ^y'o*

Class, -^j ko ; '^, wai'*.

2. (polite address), <^jjil-^, ling^

tso "mo.

Class. '^, wai'*.

Grandson, ?i..^,(jSiin ;-5^"^>o8un Hsz.

Class. -jQ, ko'; '^, wai'*.

Granite, n. :^p^lj;g, 'fii ,kong shekj;

||;g, jts'engt shek^t-

Granny, n. 'J^ ^, ^p'o ,p'o.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Grapnel, n. fj^i^, ^shd kaii'.

Class. '(^, ko'.

Grasp, V. 1. (to hold with the hand),

2. (to. take hold with the hand),

3. (round the body to embrace),

Jfe, "lam.

Grass, n. ^, 'ts'6.

Fresh grass, (Bk.), ^^, ^fong

Hs'6.

Green grass, ^^, t^s'ing ts'6.

The grass, |@R|^§:^

Grass-cloth, n. ^^, h^' po'.

Grate, n. ^;t^!^, t'it„ ^fo ^16.

Class, -ffig, ko'.

, ko' ^ti ts'6.

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Grating to sewers, n. ^ ^, t'lt^,

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Guarantee, v. 1. (money, etc.), ^g^i,

^tam ying-

2. (an article or to provide food, etc.),

To guarantee it will last for

or that it can be used for......

'S ffi fi' cP'^'^ y""s"

talr

Guarantee, Agreement of, n. ^^^^^^tam p6 „tiin .

Class. ^, chong.

Guard, v. ^^, ^'^'^ shaii.

Guest, n. ^, liak^; A^' <>"*" ^'^'^o-

(Bk.) ^^, ,pan liak,.

Class, -gr, wai'*; j^, ko'.

Guild, n. ^ ^, wni" kwun.

Class. ^. ^kiin.

Members of a gnild, ^ ^^hong "yaii.

Class.-Jg,

ko'; >g[, wai'*.

Guilt, n. f^, tsni".

Guilty, adj. ^f|, 'yau tsui".

Guitar, n. ('pei p£l), ^§i cP'^ic^'^

"

Class, -(g, ko'; ^, kd'.

"

Gully, n- 1^ P , c^'ui '^hau ; ^ ;^

'f^ ii!^ j^' T" '^slmi kdko jShJt

jt'ung*; jj^ ^, ^shil 'tsengt-

Gully holes of public sewers arid

drains, /g-^A^'M^P' M^Sj,ka tiii" "^siii .^k'l'ii "^hau

; ^ ||^,

^.k'ui "ngiin.

Class. j^„ ^t'iii; 'jg. ko'.

Gun, H. 1. (a fowling piece, etc.), ^,

12

^ts'ong*; (for fowling alone), j^

^, niu ots'ong .

Class. ^, chi.

2. (cannon), ^, p'du ; ;^j|^, i^i'

p'iiu'.

Class. p^,^mun; p,'^hau; ^, 'hom.

Gunpowder, n. 3^^^, fo yok^.

Gutter, (street), .n. ^ 0_3 |^, ^kiii

^ming ^k'ui; :^ _t RH ^' c^'^^

shong" ^ming ^k'ui; (street, or

house) ^ ^, shui ^.ts'o.

Class, j^, jt'iu.

Gutter board, n. ^^^, "^slinic''*'°

pan.

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Hair press, ii. ^}^, l^ai *fco-

Class. ^, jChi.

Half, M. ^, irim'.

Half new and old, ^ ^j ^,pun ^san l^au , or kaa .

A lialf, — ^, yat^ pun'.

Half door, |g f^,j'm ^miin;

Class, jg, to-.

A dollar and a half, -(Q ^ ^^, ko' pun' jigan .ts'iii*.

Half a dollar, k^i^^@, pun'

1«o' jUgan .ts'in; ^ ^, pun

^man'

Half past ten, -|-|P|^ ^, sliap,

tun pun .

Half a day, ^ Q ,pun' yat^.

Commission of half per cent, 35l

MM' '"° c'tii yiiig-'*-

Hall, n. ^. „t'eng't; '^, ,t'ong.

Class.' ^, jkilii.

Ham, ». j/^^jl, % t'uP'.

Class. •^, chek^f.

Hammer, n. ^, ^ts'ni.

Class, -j^, ko .

Hand, ii. .^, sliau.

Class. ^, click^f.

An old hand, ^^, "16 ^shau.

Strength of the hand, -^ -fl,

shaii likj,

A handful, —.^, yat' tsap .

Your hands, -j55^^^, ">i&i tui'

shall.

Under the hand, -^"fCi'shaii hsl'*.

On one hand and on the other,

tsak vat tsak

Hand, v. ^, ^kaii.

To hand oyer to. ^ j^, jkau

"k'ai kwo

.

Must be handed over, /t^'«:}^j@'

piDj "k'lii kwo .

To hand over to ^ jjS-

jkau kwo .

To hand over money, ^ ^,j,kau .ngan .

To hand over as a situation oV

work to one, ^^fBft- <!<*'

lokj "k'ui tso".

Hand back again, "^ JeJ, Jcau

^wui.

Handkerchief, -^Tt) , shau .kan''.

Class. ^, ^t'iu.

Handle, ;;. 1. ;j^, peng f.

Class, {j^, jt'iu.

2. (door), f\i^, ^nuiu ning'*; f^ii^, jUuin gCliii*.

White porcelain handle, Q M;f^,

psikj ^muii ning'''.

Class. -(^, iio'.

Handle, v. ^, Sia)) ; ;^, tau'; )^,

Sno, nr ^mo.

Handrail, m. :^-^, /ti 'sliau.

Class. 1^, ^fiu.

Handsome, udj. ^ ^, k.i,' shai'; ^j^-, -mi'i lai-; ^|^, -niei mail";

^^. teing cl.l'

5How haudsorae, \^^^, kom

kil' shai'.

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Handwriting, 4^^. pat tsik .

Hang, r. (generally to suspend), -^^Ji,

kffii; j|j . tiu .

Hang up, "^>^, li"a' liei.

Hang up two more, :^j. ^ p^"10, (or proper • class), kwci' ^to

"loug ko .

2. (to hang up to dry), |j^, long".

3. (a criminal punislmient), ^i^>man' tiii : (The last is ofteu

commonly expressed by llie next).

4. (to commit suicide by banging),

^^, till' 'kengt;^(^)^,

till ( keng) sz.

5. (the head), ^ j^, ^sliui ^.tai

;

Pl^-te' tap, ^tai; (P|:)% ^,(tap,) ,tai .fail*.

Happen, r. ^(^), yii" (chok,).

^, "yaii, ib ofteu used where we

would say happen.

As soon as it happens, — ^,yat, yu-.

Happily, adv. ^^, "^ho 'ts'oi.

Happiness, n. |g, fuk^; j|g ^, fuk,

fan".

To obtaiu happiness, f^^< tak

fuk,.

Happy, ad/. DtS^cfun 'hei ; >^%Ui lok,; ^g-JIiS, -yau fuk,; (Bk )

S^' 'l^^i Mn.

Harbour, » j^ \H, kong 'haii: j^

P , hoi baii.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Harbour, v. ^^< ^wo ^ts'ong.

Harbourer, ^^< jWO ^ka.

Class. M, ko'.

Hard, cu/j. 1. (firm, solid.-), Jp, iigang".

2. (Cooked hard as a hard boiled

egg), ^, -lo-

The egg is too hard boiled, U|^

chek^t ^kai lau^" shap, tak, "16

kwo' ^t'au.

3. (as circumstances), ^^, M.

Very hard, ^^, kik, 'fii.

4. (as brick). ^5^, ckin ugitng".

5. (difficult), H^, jUan; ^, ok^.

Hard labour, ^Hl' ^^ o'^""g*-

Hard up, (for money), ^jP^^-^ngan long kan.

Very hard, (as work), f^^^,ho jSan fu.

Hard to do, ||^j^- J^^^ tso"

Hard lines, (Infernally hard), ^'^ff'

jam jkung.

Harden, r. ^%||. cliing ngang".

Hardly, adi: ^f^, ^cliang ^^ti*.

Harelip, ^ P , ^pang ^haii.

a. The uickiiamc for one so afHicted,

(when spokan to), ^ J^, A

b. (when spoken of, or sometimes to),

^Pff, ^Pang'Hau'Tsai.

Class. f@, ko'.

Harlot, n. ^ ^, kei' "f li; ^g ^,

^ch'ong -fii; ^^3^, ^ch'ong kei";

^ M^, -16 'kni; 3i^ 4^, ^man

.ngad .

Class, -(g, ko .

Hardship, n. ^ J||,^kan ^nan ; ^

^, jSan fu.

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Greatest hardship, 5|S^^^,san ^san fu lu.

Hardships, ^^, ^san ^f li ; ^^P^^, san 'fu ke sz".

Harmonious, arlj. 5j<D, jWO.

In harmonions unity, — ^^^, yatj ^t'iin ^wo hei

.

Not harmonious, or want of har-

Harvest, m. JJ^#]^'^, cShaii kot„ ^shi

haii'.

Hasten, v. ^'^, kon fai'.

Hasty, adg. ^, kap,.

Hat, 11. ib^, mo"' .

Class. J^, "^tengt, or neng.

To pat on a hat, ^if^i tai nio' .

A felt (Chinese) hat, ^%^,kail ^mo oChin .

Hatch, V. (as eggs), ^, p6".

Hatches, n. U^, kwai' koi

.

Class. -|g, ko'.

Hatchet, n. ^gp(, "^fu .t'aii*.

Class. ^, 'pa-

Hatchway, n. ^P, jts'ong hail.

Class.-J^,

ko'

Hate, V.'j'f-,

^tsang ; 'j^ ^, ^tsang

,1wu

.

Hateful, cuy. "p]*^, ho wii';

Haul, V. ^, 'ch'e.

Haul up, as a sail, ^J^, 'ch'e ^ko.

Haunts, n. ^^^, ^tsung tsik^.

Have, V. /^, "yati.

Have you ? ^(l^), Hai" (^mc) ?

Hawk, n. <ma jing ,

Class. '^, chekof.

Hawker, n. /J-»^, suui fan^ .

This term is extensively used in

Hongkong; but not so much else-

where, /\\^^, sill 'mai jnai' ;

-J^ /\\ ^ ^, tso- 'sill "m^i

- -3*mar .

Hawker of vegetables, ^^ JD3c^

^^, ^.t'lu jkwa mai" ts'oi', or tsoi-"*;

lt^ft|J:#JD^*^P|t.^hai

kiiishong" tam kwa nitii" ts'oi ke .

A hawker's handgong, Jf 3^,

„ting' „tong'.

Hawker, Marine, «. i^tM'^^'IH^, jShaii -mai liin" ^t'ung lan"

t'it„.

Hawker of silks (thi-eads for em-

broidery and other things of a

like nature), ^ ^ ^, Ink^

kwii 16.

Class. ^, ko\

Hawser, n. -^ j^, tai" lam'.

Class, j^, ^t'iii.

Hay, «• i^^,-"ma 'ts'6.

Haze, n. (fog, mist), ^, _.ha.

He, pe^-s. p-o. "jg, "k'ui.

His, tBCH), -k'ui (ke').

Him, "fg, -k'ui.

They, >fg(|l|t), -^k'ui (tei-).

Their or theirs, Ig||J|j(P|!E), ^k'ui

tei- (ke').

Them, -fgl^, ^k'ui tei^

Head, n. 1 .^, ^t'aii.

On the head,g^__t., ^t'au shong".

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2. The head of a man, or animal,

etc., ^^, (.t'au hok^.

Class. "1^, ko'.

Headache, ^^, ct'aii ts'ek^t-

Head Coolie, P|j^n]^§@, ^kwu or

okwi'i* olei" .t'au*.

Class. ^, Ico'.

Header, (arch. brick),;|^^B|, ^w.tng "ma.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Header and stretclier, alternately,

(avch.) ^;|^,_||;, yatj ^wang

yatj chik,.

Header to every superficial yard, ^^

"mui yatj ma fiit. lok^ ^waiig

"ma shekj yat ^t'iii.

Heads and sills (arch.), Jp ^ J^5^, 'tengt ping tai mukj.

Heal, V. ^fif, ji 'ho.

Healthy, adj. ^M, chong kin'.

^A ^' J^ c't'engt tak^ yap.

Fat and heulthy, JE ^j±, ,fei

chong', or aeSE^^i' cfei c^^'

chong chong .

Heap, n. ^, ^tan ; J)^, ^tui.

Heap, r. i# ^, ,tui _,ni!ti ; i# ^,jtui ''hei.

Hear, r. ^, ,t'engt; gf ^, ^t'engf

Hear oneself, -^ ]^ |i, ,''^''"1

-yi jt'engt; § S ^' t^^^' '''^'^'

ft'eugt-

To hear of ^^, c™an ,chi,

Feel it is not pleasant to hear,

Not to be able to hear, pg ^

mer

71-

Never heard, ^^^^,^ts'ang jt'engt kin .

Heard it all, ^f|^^, tsim"

takj jt'engt ^man.

Heart, n. f(^, ^sam; i^ ^, ^sam

^.ch'ong.

Class. 1^,'tim.

The beats of the heart, ilj^ ^^,

sam t'iii^. The heart beating (or

thumping), violently, or doing so

from fear, etc., i^^^^^^^^, sam^ t'au t'iu ko t'iii' tai.

In the heart, /|[|^fp, ^sam ^chung.

A (good) kind heart, —• i|jS-fp^

jj2j>,yatj 'tim ''ho ^sam.

J31ack hearted, ^i|j>, hak, ^sam.

A new heart, ^ iH^, ^san ^.sam.

Whole hearted service, |^Jlj»J3^

^, tsun' ^sam fuk, az".

One with me iu heart, ^^{^i|^\, kuug- -ngo jt'ung ^sam.

"With your whole heart, or with

all your heart, ^ilj») tsiin" ^.sam.

With all the heart, ijj* ;[^>, ^sam

.jSam.

Hearth, n. *l^>^^, 'fo ,16 shek,!-

Class, ^fai'.

Eeiirth stone, n. (arch), j^'MM'H''fo Jo ^ta'in shekel-

Class. ^ fai'.

Heat, V. ^, yitj.

Heat, l: ^^, 'ching yit^.

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Heathen, n. ^ ^ J0 p|£, pai' 'k^

jShan ke'; ^\^^ piii' "ngaii

tsong".

Class. ^^, ko .

Heaven, n. ^, jt'in ; ^ ^, ^t'ln

jt'ong.

in heaven, (P^) ^^ ^ (^),

(^hai) ,t'iiT jt'ong (shii ).

Heavenly, adj. ^, jt'in.

Heavenly Father, ^^, .T'">

Fir.

Class. ^, war.

Kingdom of Heaven, ^^, ^t'ln

kwokg.

Heavily, "'fe'- :^i tai".

Heavy, fl^/j. 1. g, "ch'ungf.

Heavy interest, J| ^ll'"<•!'' ""g

lei-; ^Tfj), kwai' Icii", o/' lei'*.

2. (as vain, etc.), y^, tiii".

Heel, n. fl^,^chilng; ^^ ^, kok,

.chang.

Class. -^, chek^t-

Heel of shoe, |^]^, (hai ^chaiig.

Hell, n. j^^, ter yuk,.

Helm, n. %% "t'ai; j|t,

,t'o.

,^chaTo hold the helm, g

-t'ii.

Class. P^, j.muii.

Helmsman, n. 1{^^,^, ^hi,\x kung.

Class. 0, ko'.

Help, t;. ^, or ^, ^pong; ^ ^f,pong cho".

No help for it, ^^{^), "mo

uoi" Jio.

Heu. n. .

Class. ^, chek^f.

Note that, ^, kai, alone, which

is common to both genders, is

often used unless special attention

is to be drawn to the fact of the

fowl being a hen.

Henceforth, (from this time forth),

# (.or g) 4 J^ #, .ts'ung

{or tsz") kam "yi hau".

Her, 2^ers. pro. jg, "k'ni.

Hers, tglft, -k'ni ke'.

Herself, fSj^ ^, 'k'ni tsr 'kei.

Her and Hers may also mean

him and his. or it and its, or them

or theirs.

Here, adr. is rendered in Chinese by

this place, or rather, that is to say,

by the ailj. pro. ^, ^ni, and

some appropriate noun representing

(place) or (spot), etc., 1^^, ni

shii'; ^ % ni tat„; ^ ^,ni teng' .

1 saw him here, l^^fgH^?^^, -ngo kin' "k'ni 'hai ni shii';.

2. (Bk.), ^gSltii, tsoi- 'ts'z.

Come here, 1^ ^ ^, jlai ni

shii

.

To be here, or Here it is, etc.,

P^^, 'hai shij'; ^^^, 'hai

mshu'. i;,tiit„, and ^i^fe^;^,

tito tei- ^fong, may be substitnted

for ^, shu', in the last two

sentences; but ^, shii\ is more

commonly used iu such couuections.

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,niNot here, |@ ^ (Vj^) ^,'hai ni shii

.

Here ! inier. P^, Ai I

Heredity, n. jU- ^, shai' ^ts'un.

Heresy, w. ^ ^, ^ts'e kilu".

Hesitating in speech, "^ Ifg^ B^,.

c'lgi c"P^ c"§'^ c"Se.

Hide, n. (of au ox, etc.), 4^^. ^ngaii

Hide, t>. 1. (to sliield from, to cover),

'J^, chc.

2. (to hide nnythfng, as money, etc.),

^ ^, ,ts'ong ^mai; ^ ^,peng't jniiii; ^ :g, \

3. (to hide one's self), jg^mfii.

Cla.ss. EM, ^chong.

Hidoons, ^flg, 'ch'aii man-; ||'|^,

cli'aii kwili'.

High, m//. 1. (heiglit), ^ ^ko.

van ^mai.

n I Ic,

^ to.2. (in price), ^, Vb:

Too high a price, j^^^ («''

j^), kil' ^ts'in ^to (or k6).

So high, py*^, kom' ^k6.

Much higher than, ^'^

, ^ , k(> kwo

to.

Tlie most high, M Jl ^. Chi'

Shong- 'Che.

Up on higli, ^_t, tsoi- sluing".

3. (as game), ^, ch'au\

High-water, h. ;^-^, 'sh»i tiii'.

This term is also used to mean

eataraenia.

Highway robbery, n. :ffW*^' "^'^'^'^'^o

kwat^".

Hill, n. [Jj, ^sh^n.

Class. 4]^, tso".

To go by the hills, tfUji^i-.'ta shiln 16" hni .

To go down the hill, ^ [_[j,

lok^ sliiin; "pvjjj, lui" jShjln.

Hill road, (Jj^, shan 16".

Hill district,jjj ^^, sh^n yaii.

Him, adj. pro. '^, "k'ni.

Himself, jg^ 2«' "'^'"' '*^' ^'^<^'-

Note this may mean herself, itself,

or themselves.

&iw it himself, IE g g, ^'-k'ni tsz^ 'kei kin', or fgj^flg

^, "k'ui ts'an "ngan kin'.

Hinder, v. gg[, 'cho; ^^j^^, 'clio 'chl;

[51^, 'cho chii-.

Hinge, n. ^, kiii'.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Tee hinges, ~J"^^, ^ting tsz'*

kau .

Hinged as a ladder to ceiling, ^

yuiig- ki'iu' ,on kwa' tsoi" .lau*

{or ^lau) shong" ^t'in Jk 'pan shii'.

IJrass bntt hinge, ^^ i|^ li^

^, ^shang kong' ^wu tip.' kau'.

His. See He.

Hire, v. (anyone), ^_\' "^ta'cngf jan.

History books, n. ^^, sz shii.

Class. fj5, po".

History of any circumstance, J^

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Hit, 1. V. (generally), iff^, 't^ te'an;

:fj-^, 't& chok,; ^^], 't^ 'to.

2. (withastoae, etc.),cjl^^, teng-'f

te'an; ^-g^, tengt 'to.

Hit it, Cannot, :ft'Pg-|@J, 'til ^m

'to.

Ho, inter, j^, ^ho; 5^, ho.

Hoarding, n. i^^, 'pii" ^wai.

Class. l)lg, fuk-.

Hoarse, adj.^T^, ^shengf p'o'; ^i^,^sliengt ch'ak^.

Hog, n. ^, _.chii, or ^cliu*.

Class. -^, chelcQ.

Hog hair brush, n. ^^^, jChii ^mo

Class. ^, ko .

Hoist, V. :j^, 'ch'e.

To hoist up, :^t ^> ''-'''e l^o;

:y:^, 'ch'e'hei; :yb±/ch'e

"shong.

To hoist up, as sail, ^ (^, or

^, or _t,)H, 'ch'e (^ko, or 'hei,

or "shong) "lei.

Hold, n. ^f^., jShiin ^ts'ong', nr

fts'ong.

The main hold, ^ ^, hli"

„ts'ong. or ^ts'ong.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Hold, V. 1. (in the hands), ^, chd.

2. (to contain), ^^, chong.

Hole, n. ^, luiig (Sometimes, Juiig').

Holiday, n. :^ tg B ^. fo^g' k^'

yatj 'tsz.

To have a holidayj^'jS, fong' kd,'.

Holy, «rf/. 1^ , shing .

Holy and pure, ^'^, shing' kit^,.

The Holy Spirit, ^ ^, Shing'

jLing.

The Holy Father, ^j^, Shing'

Fir.

The Most ftdy, gg|g^, Chi'

Shing' 'Che.

A holy day, ^ Q , shing yat^.

Holy gi'ound, ^S-^, shing tci".

Holy! Holy! Holy! ^^, g^,^^, Shing' ^Tsoi!,etc.

'

Holy Sou, g ^, Shing' 'Tsz.

Home, «. 1. (generally), ^, ^kwai.

To go home to the country, ^•4" ^ 1115 ~F' cf**" ^1"^' c^wa'

^hong hd.' .

To go home, ^ (^) ^, ^fdn

(hui )j.kwai; -^ ^, hni' ^kwai.

To send home, ^^ (^) ^.kei ^fan (hui ) ^kwai.

2. (home, such as England to the,

English; America to the Americans

etc., the ancestral home), j|H^,

tso ok'i'.

To go home, ^j ^, ^^lii ^U;

3. (family dwelling), ^ ^, chii'

jkti.

4. (house), ^^, uk, 'k'ei.

Note.—^, ^kwai, and ^, ^k:i,

cannot be used alone in the sense

of home, but only in combina-

tion, or with some verb as above.

To come home, ^jfij, ^kwai Joi.

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At home., I^^i hai sliii', (this

simply means ' at the place:

' so

must only be used when the

context, or what has been said

previoiisly, will prevent any am-

biguity); ;3te, tsoi"; (This also

means present); {|^ -^ ^, hai

chu- jka; ^ ^, tsoi" ^U; ^^^|, hai. nk^ k'ei.

Take away home, ||t '^ ^>jUing hni ^kwai.

To go home to, |^^l), ^kwai to .

Honest, flrf/. ^^i '•<> shat,.

Honey n. ^ j^, mat, ^t'ong.

Hong, n. ^, jhong, or .hong*.

Class. ^, ;kan.

Honour, ». ^"S^, ,tsun kwai'.

Honour, v. 1. ^(;p^), (tsiin (kwai');

^g, king' chung-.

2. (parents), ^^, had' king .

Hononr me as God, !^^^_t.i^, jtsiin "ngo wai' 8hong"-tai'.

Hononrahle, adj. ^, kwai'; j^, ^tsiin.

(most honourable, ^ "j^, cbi

^tsiin); ^p, ^t'ai miE^; :§^,tsutt kwai

.

Hood, ». 1. (a covering, for the head),

^ ijj^, suto mo'*.

Class. ;^, *^tengt, or Sieng.

2. (to flue, arch.),^^, ^yin kuk.*;

but with change of variants, j^

^, ^in* knkj, is the place for

smoking opinm with the bed and

apparatns all complete^

M ko'.

IS

S. Hood (over door, arch.), ^ ^,^shim (or ja,ra) ^'ung.

Class. ^, ko'.

Hook, n. ^, ^ngau.

Class. -(0, ko'.

Hope,«. *g, mong"; ^3^, chi mong";

>g[||, Song mong^.

Cannot hope to ltve,]l§:^i^4^,

^m^mong tak^ ^shang ; (or ^shang).

2. (Bk.), ^," jmung.

Horn, n.'f^,

kok^..

Class. ^. chekot-

Horse, n. ,^, "mi.

Class. ^, chek<,t; EC, p'at,.

lloi'se-racing, ^ .||, ^^'&d -Ta&.

Horse-shoe, J^ 3^, "msl kilp,,.

Class. •^, chek^t-

Race course, ^ ,^ J^, V*"

"mti tei .

Horse-whip, ,^^, -m& ^pin.

Class. 1^, jt'iu.

Hospital, n. ^ ^ '^^ J^ o«l»ang*

(or oShing*) "^kwiin ; ^ ^, ^yi

yun .

Class. ^, ,kan.

Host, »».. ^, ^kwan.

Lord of hosts, ^H^Sli' ^*"'

Kwan Chi 'Chii.

Class, '^j wai-.

Hot, adj. 1. (ordinarily), |^, yit,.

Hot water, ^;3jC. y%_ '«''"'•

Hotter thau ,^^ >

yitj kwo' .

Too hot, 1^ jl^ ^. yic, kwo""*

^t'aii; ^^l^, yifc, tak^ tsai".

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liatr

iik

So hot., P^^. kdin' yitj,

2. (fierce, intensely hot, as the sun),

3. (feverish), f^, yit,; ||, hing'.

Hotel, n. 1. (a foreign one, where wines

are sold),^ f^,'tsaii tiin .

2. (a native one), ^^i hal^'o J"'*-

Class. ^, kan.

Hour, II. ^^, 'tim o''li""g*-

It will take a whole hour fo do,

'tira o'''^""S J'"'^°''

House, 71. 1. ^, iikj.

Class. ^,^kan.

Houses at the back, ^nk.

Behind the house, J^

ha6-.

"Within the house, ^^,nk noi'.

House within an enclosure, p^

^ , noi" uk^.

2. (used when speaking of anything

in or about the house), ^ ^^,

uk 'k'ei,

3. (Only used of a house having an

upper storey, and often used of

foreigner's houses), ^, .lau*.

Class. ^, tso-; ^ ^k"an.

4. (mercantile), ^, Jiong*.

Class. ^, kan.

A house-flag, ^^, jhong' ^k'ei.

Class. ;j^, chi.

Houses, 5. (generally), & '^,

uk she .

3

Heavenly father's house, ^^!^ M ^' J'"' ^"' '^''' "1^3

'k'ei.

In my Father's house, ^^^^ pb, "iigo fir ke ka chung.

^, ^ka, is often used where we

would say house, f.y., when stran-

gera come to ray honsc, ^|^^p^^^ 'P« -y«n hiko

jlai "ngo jka.

House coolie, n. ^J^, kwiin tim^'.

Class. ^, ko\

Hovel, n. ^, Jiu^

Class. ^, jkan.

How ? (what?) a,/r. 1. |g (^, o/' Hg^).

Tim (yong'*, or ke )?

2. (How many ?)^ 'Kei?

3. py*, kom , is also used for how in

the sense of so, as :

How high, (itis),^|ry-,k6m'^k6.

Note that, how small, or short, is

Pfl' M ^' '^"'"'' ol<6* che"'^.

How do I l<"ow?^|S^I5f(o''^),'Ngo'tim chi i'?((7r^ni:').

How do you [or 1) know?^ ^,'Tim ^chi?

How it happened, f^^P|t5^^, 'u'ni ydiig'* ke' Joi lik,.

How do you sell these ? ^I^|^

How IS That? 1^ ^ ^, 'Tim

'kii ^ni!' or^^i^, 'Kdra *h6

^n>a' ?

How long ? (in length of material)

^, Kei .ch'cing*?

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How. long? (in time) ^||^, Kcii

'kei noi' {or noi") il'?

How mucli? or How many? ^^0,, 'Kei >'.'

How old? (^)^:A:,(-YaiO 'kci

kei to sni ?

How olil is he? ^-4v#<^J^

yau ''kei tii" («>• kei to sui ) ?

How many years liave you been

at School? i^W.^^^^ ?!&' "^*' '"'^j ''*'^' '*^ c"'"

shii ni?

How high is it? ::^ ^ ^,'Yaii kei ^ko ?

How conld it be that it should

notbedone?K^ff jlglSrpjg,

Tim tak ,in tso" ,ni?

How much more ?^ J;^

lio foug: •

How is it? ^^< Tini yong'*?

How do you explain it? ^ ^^, Tim Mi ^ui?

However, cuh: and fony. ^ J^, shong"

che.

Hull of a ship, n. ^^, jshiin ^shan.

Class, -^j chek^t-

Hullo, /«to-. P-f, jhui, (pronounced

shortly); ^, ^woi; ^, ^wai.

Hullo there, ^, ^woi.

Human beings, ii. \ ^, ^yan mat,.

Humpback, n. ^ ^, ^t'o pui'.

Class. M, ko'.

Hundred, n. ^, pik^

Hundred and one, —• 'S ^^—•,

yafc, pak„ jleng yat,.

Hundred and ten, ^ —;-, pik^

yfifc,;— W -^ +' J'"': ^'"^^o

yatj shap,.

Hundredth, «<//. ^ —^

"g^, tai" yat.

Hunger, n. {^) §0_, ^kei ngo". See

Hungry which is used very often

indeed for this.

Hungi;y, culj. flt |^, "t'o ngo"; |^ngo".

Iamhnugry,|^(^)Bi:^,

ngo (liai ) t'o ngo .

Hunt, V. ff fj|,'tii Hpj.

Hunter's watch, n. ^ p| ^, ^shong

mill'* opiii'; ® |^- mat, min"''

^piii*.

Glass. •([§, ko'.

Hurried, adf. j^, ts'uk,.

Quickly hurried him off to bed,

^5ifitg*iii'i-p>ts'uk,^ts'ui "k'ui hui' fan'.

Hunying off to work, ^ -^ ^^, kwiin ts6" ^kung ,fu.

Hurt, v. %, ,sh«ng ; % ^, %W6ng

jts'an.

Not able to hurt me, '^%%^ IS' cin c*l'""= ''»^') '^'S" 'to.

Husband, n. 1. (polite), ^^, chting-

2. (common), ;^ ^, "16 ^kuiig; ^

\, ^nam .yan .

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Note that tlifc last literally mei^ns

man, male.

Class. -jQ, ko'; 'j^^, wai.'*

Husbandman, «. ^ ^, jiiung ^fu.

Class, j^, ko

.

Husk, or slicll, ». 1. (as of chestnuts,

peanuts, cocoannts, etc.), ^, hok^.

2. (iis of rice, wheat in grain, etc.),

1^, jhong.

Class. ^j][, nap, in the natural state,

but for a cocoanut husk, or shell,

formed into a vessel ^, chek^, is

used.

Hymn, n.fj-,

^shi"; f|$ fj, ^^han

oShl'; ^ 1^, shing' ^^shi*.

Class. ]^", shau.

[, jw/s. pro. ^, -ngo.

Wy or mine ^J (BfJ), "ugo ke'.

Me,f(J,

-ngo.

We, ^ i}^), -ngo (tei^).

Our, l^dimil'lE), -ngo (tei^ ke').

Us, ^(PHII), -ngo(tei-).

Ice, M. 1. (is really) ^^C, jnng, (but is

always called snow in Ciinton),

S' siitg.

Ice house, n, ^ ^, aub^ ^eh'ong.

Class, f^, (kan.

Ice water, n., ^ ^, BUtj, 'shni.

Idea n. 1.,f;,

yi'; ;§ ^, yi' ki„'.

Idea 2. (plan), ^ ^, fat^ 'tsz.

Idea of right and wrong, 4p ^^, ^chi shin' ok„.

Idle, a^J. (lazy) '[^ f|, ^l^n to'.

Idol n.^ 1^ jP'6 sat„. . iSee Image.

Class. •^, wai".

wa,k, ( che).

The Aa»' is not a part of the if.

j^ ^, Vong yok.

If it is, 5gi -^i yok, hai".

If not ,^|@,y(ik, ^m ;

^ /P ^' J^K P'^t, jyiu.

Ifitwerenotj^^g^jg-^^, t'ong

yok, ^m hai".

2. (Bk.) 18;^ ch«rt„ M.

If he does it, I shall not lie

pleased, tglft, mV^^WMk'ni tso", -ngo ^m ^chuDg yi' lo'^^-

Note the if is often undcratood.

If he were hcie, I should see

him, or If he is there, I shall

see him, or If he had been there,

I should have seen him, "(g ^Bft^l^l^^lg. 'k'niwik,

hai shii , "ngo tsaii" kin' "k'ui.

3. (supposing that), ^ ^, yok.

If indeed,||J ^, tsuug' 'sz.

Illegitimate, f«//. 1. (as illicit), Jj^, ^sz.

2. (as children born out of wedlock),

if. "ye.

Ill, n. 1. (ill), ^-, peug^f.

2-bad, |@^, ^mV111, To be, t'. _^,5^, Willi- pengt".

111. f- ^5^. -ya'i Perrg-f.

Illness, ?i. ^ («^), peng-t (cbing');

Illness, or pains, ^ j|g, peng-

t'ung'

Hlumine,.^'.flf^,

chiu';fl^ ^, chiu'

.kwoug.

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linage, n. 1. (an idol), ^ ^tsong".

2. (appearance, shape), ?K,

"ngau

o. (a picture iu the imagination), ^,

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Imitate, r. ^ ||Q, hokj ^fan.

To be able to imitate, ^ :^

1^. bok, tiik, ;fau.

Imitation. . See False.

Iniraanuel, n. ,^ j^ $lj. "Yi "Ma

Nei" Lei'.

Class. '^, wai'.

Iiuraciliately, aJv. fp ^j, tsik^ liak^

;

i|)H#, tsik, ^sbi; :ifc^ 'ilP, <sl'i

Immerse, r. •^, tsam

Immeree in. '^ ^, tsani' lok^.

Baptism, (/.f., immersion), "j^

^@, tsam ~lai.

Immodest, aifj. ^ j^, /ei "lai.

Immoruility, /?. ^ ^, 'wing .sliaiig,

«/• ^shaug.

Imimticnt,^//. ^^,18}' ""'" V^"' ""''•

Impede, v. (Bk.), ^, Jong; ^ ^ff:,

Joug ngoi-.

impedes the business, ^ ^f, fong ngoi- sz".

h sliing'imperial Command, n. ^cbi.

Class. ^, to*.

Impertinent, adj. (saucy), fj^ ^. ^slia

^ch'an.

Implements, "/ tools, n. ^ ^, ka'

,ch'iing, bei kui'

.3

Implicate, «• ^ :^, c'^"^"i'-

Implore, L'. ^ ^, 'ban ^k'au.

Impolite, 'idj. J. •^ Si^ sbat, "lai.

2. (through ignorance), Pg^ H,^m shikj -lai.

Imports, n. ^ p j^, yap, bail fo'.

Important, adj.^ ^, 'kan yiii ; ^^, jkwan bai'.

No importance, !!§ (or ^) ^•^, j-ra {or -nio) ^sijug J<dn.

Of no importance, ^^^, mo'kan yiii'; ^ ;)Q "^f",

"mo ^song

jkon.

Most or utmost importance, ^^ ^, cbi ^kan yia .

Importune, v. V^, jUgai.

Impress, r. ^ ^ ij^>, yan' ^yu ^sam

;

^ ^ ^C^' c""»i; cy^i cSa'n ;

Ht ^ ;5^ i6- 1»«'''2 c'"'cy"

sam.

Imprison, /•. ^ ^, "ts'ot ^kam, or

„kam*; g A ^. k'wan' yap,

jkiim, or „kam'; jj^ ^, ^sbaii

jkam, «/• ^kam .

Iiiiprisonnieub, n. Q y\ ^, k'wan'

yapj ^kam, or „kiun*; jj^ ^,^sbau ^kaui, or „kam .

Improbable, adj. ^ -jg, jUiin sun ,

Improper, adj. pa ^, ^m cboko.

Improve her appearance, ^^|^^>jSaii

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Ill the kingdom, ^ PJ:!,kwok„

^uhuiig.

In my employ, P^l^^tTX''liai "iigo sliii' til* okmig.

In Older to, p^ ^lai.

Ill court, |l^^ F|I, 'liai jt-'ODg

^cliuiig.

Ill tlie MdH, nl^^i^, 'liai ,t'iii

sl.ii', or p^ a f^.'hai jt'iii

jkan.

2. (iuLo), 7^, yap,.

(In is often understood), e.g., In

heaven, ^ ^ ^, jt'in ^t'ong

ahii', (lit. Heaven's phice).

In the world, ^^ -Wh, tsoi' shai

.

As long as I am in the world, ^^ ifc Ptf fifij'

""?o t«o'' sliai'

kom uoi".

In Christ Jesus, ^ ^ ^ %\i

f|C,fcsoi-JCeiTuk, ,Ye,S6.

In, (Bk.) H, jshing.

To come in liis glory, ^^^'^^:3fe#cSl'i"SciiU- -kHii

ke' jWiug '^kwong ^lai.

Inadvertently, adv. ^ ^, pat^ kok^.

Incarnation, «. )

|^^, kong^shang,and •-

0/- shing.Incarnate, ;•.

J'

Was incarnated in the world,^4 W P^' l^°"g' cS''4"8t (»'

jShang) shai jkan.

Incendiarism, n. j^ tf^, fong fo.

It was not incendiarism, ^; ^-

^ ^, hai" shatj fo che, i'-'"-,

it was by mistake, /.c, tire escaping.

Incense, n. ^, ^hong, ur ^hong .

Class. ;j^, ^chi.

A bunch or cluster of incense, —l!a£#> jatj cliu' ^hong, or ohong*.

Incessant, adj. ^ §Jt' ^^'^^ '"''>•

Inch, n. -H*, ts'iiu

Cliinese inch,^ yj', ^T'ong ts'iiii'.

English iiich,^-!;^', jYing ts'iin'.

Incident, ti. ^ j||< sz" ^ts'lng.

Class. '&?. kin".

Incite, To, to quarrel, v. M I ct'i"

so.

m

Incivility, ailj. ^ fiS, 'mo 'lai.

Inclination, Slight, to the centre. /(

jSe shlii ^ts'e ^kwai ^clning jong

Shu'.

• One uniform and regular inclina-

^i«"> *H^ m ^^- m

^ SS' cy*" c*-'''"*''*' "^^' y'"'

yat, lut, ^ts'e kwo .

Incline, v. ^, ,t'se; ^ ^1^ ^t'se

kwo'; to make to incline,^ ^,ching

Js'e.

Incline the ear (to listen), a. 'ffij

^, cliakj 'yi.

Ji. (said to a superior, or to God in

prayer), ^ ^, ^shui t'ing'.

Inclined (to do), /^, song.

Inclined to be sick, ^R^, song

'au.

Included, adj. ^ p^, tsoi" noi".

Incombustible, adj. "^ §1 ^i P*^

yan fo.

Income, j(. 7^ Jg^,yap, sik,.

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Iiioonvcnieut, «r//, P§3fe''(^' c™ ji'oiig

pill".

Increase, n. (in size), "^j tai".

Increase, r. 1 . (to add),j|jH ^, ^kii ^to.

2. (,iu size), ^, tai"; (to swell in

size), ;/<C ^ ^' ''•'"^'"i'c'"'-

3. (of a sorrow, etc.), '^, siiani.

4. (to increase an oft'er\, ^, t'im.

Jncrease a bit (a litlle),^ bS^.

lira ^ti .

5. (in puiee), ^ j^, liei kii

Incnrable, «[(?/. 1. (of sickness), |^ ^

2. (no lielp for it),?fj ^, -mo fiit^.

Indebted, ft'//. ^, him'.

Indecent, w//. ^ )j^, ^fei "lai.

Indeed, r/r/r. 1^ ]£, ^cimn cliing' ; J[,

sliat,; ]^ ^. sliaLj fcsoi".

Indeed, hiler. Oj^. ^hd ; Iffif, 'ho; ijjgy,

01) : indeed, -j^ fl^, hai" ^nie !

01- oinc I

Indefinite, adj. ^ ^, ^nio ^tiiig.

Indemnify, /•. ^, jP'ni ; |§'^, jp'ni

Indeinuify for expenses,^_gj^•^, 'po clii' ^shai ynng-.

[ndeinnity, n. gg||, a>'ni Jigan'i ^|g p^, 'sho jp'ni ke'.

hidetnnity. Military, n. ^ ^,^piug fal'.

To pay a Military Indeniiiity, ^^ ^, nip, j)iiig fai'.

//. (as the result of conquest), ^,"' fi ::^ ^' cP"'' "' 'P" cP'"^

fai'.

Independent, rifJj. Q ^, isz" 'cln'i.

Index, n. g ^, muk. Ink,.

Class, -(g, ko'.

India-rnbber, v. ^ ^, tsong- ji'ei.

Glass. ;^, fai'.

Indigestion, n. ^^'^ffc, pat, ^sili fii'.

Indigo, n. ^ ^, ^lam tiii'.

Individual, n. 1. ^, ^yau, etc.;—.p

J^, yat^ 'had jan; the Class, are

often used where in English the

iionii would he employed, as : (a

man) 'j^, wai^* or -j^, ko\

(an object or thing), ^, kin",

or other proper Class.

2. (the noun), _^, jnn.

Class, -jg, ko'.

3. (by .itself),'^ g, ling- tsz'-.

Infant, ». ^ ]^, jing ji; || ff

,

„6o tsai.

Class, 'j^, ko .

Called and spoken to, as W ||S

1^, A jjSo' tsai, which is the

equivalent of IJaby.

Infantry, n. -^ ^, jjo" ^ping.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Infect, /'. ^ ^, -yim peng-f.

Infection, ii. y^ ^ ;^ ^, ^chim

-yim d.i tuk,; ff.^ ;^ ^,ts'iin -vim chi tnk

,

Infectious, adj.^ ^. wui -"yim.

Inferior, adj. ~|^ ^, hsl" tang.

Influenza, " ^ ^ ^ ^, fShoug

^fung ^shl ching

.

Inform, v. ^^, ^t-ung ^chi.

Informer, n. ^ ^, sin' ,knng.

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Class. ^, ko

.

Infnse, v. y»|l, ^ch'ung.

To iiifnse tea, yi{9 ^, ^cli'mig

Ingratitude, n. ;g ^, ^moiig ^yaii.

Inhabitants of the world, n. ^^ ^,shai jan.

Class, -(g, ko'.

Inhale, w.!J^,

k'ap,.

Inharmonious, adj.^ (or Pg.) ^, pt^,^

(or jin) jWo.

Iriiiinity, n. |^ ^, tsui" ok„.

Injure, v. ^, hoi".

Injurious, arjj. ^J ^, lei" hoi".

SnfPer injury, ^ ^, shair hoi'.

Injury, »i. ^, hoi'.

Ink, «. 1. (Chinese, or as it is com-

monly called ill England, Indian),

J|, makj.

2. (foreign), ^ -^, niak, ^sliui.

Ink-pot, n.^^^, raakj 'sliui ^ang.

Class, jg, ko'.

Ink-stone, «. ^ ]g^ mak^ yin''.

Class. '^, ko'.

Inland, n. ^ J^, uoi' tei".

China Inland Mission, n. pa j^A

^, Noi- Tei- Wni-.

Inlets to sewers and drains, n. + yl>

M p, till- 'siu Ji'ui 'hau.

Inmate of a brothel. To be an, v. :Jj

^ IB, 'tii 'fo kei'.

Inn, n. ^ j^, hit, tim'; ^|| hak„

'kwun ; ^ ^, hak, yu'*.

Class, f^, ^Hn.

Innocent, nrl/. :^ |p, -ni6 tsui'.

Innovate, v. ^ ^, ^san yap,.

Inquest, n. ^ ^, yim" ^shi.

Inquire, /,'. gjfc f^, fong man'.

Inqnirer, /?. 1. (religious),^ ^, ^k'aii

to-; ^ ^, hok, to-; pg Jg,

man to .

Use ^, che ; o/- ^, ^yan aftei

these, otherwise they are the

equivalent of the verb to inquire

(after the doctrine, etc.).

-• (aoy). 5^1^' >"»«" ^che.

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Insane, aiij.j

and &, tin.

Insanity, n.)

Insert, /•- ^ 7^, ch'-qt^ yap,.

To insert in, ^ ^^ ^, c-h'ap,.,

yapj hni

.

Inside, ad/. ^ (|g), 'hii (^t'au) ; ^,nor.

The inside road, ^^ -j® f^^, -lui jt'au ko' ^t'ld lo"

Inside the cify, ^ ^, ^sheugt

-lui.

Inside door, ^ p^, -|iii ^nn'm.

Inside the door, f^ ^, ^im'in

^Ini.

Inside the ship,^^, ^shiin "lui.

Inspect, 'i: (to view), g|^, 'tai.

Insect, /J. ^, jCh'ung.

Class, ^j chekof.

Insensible, adj. f^^\^, ^m 'sing

^yan sz".

Insincere, adj. 1^ ^^ ^, ^m ^chaii

sbat,.

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Insipid, adj. |^, Urn", or -ffim; ^^ ^, -m6 m6r to".

Insist, V. ijj\ ^, pltj yiii.

lusnare, v. ^ ^, hslm^ hoi".

Insoluble, mlj.. 1., (nob capable of being

dissolved), |@>fti^,,^mfd'tak,.

2. (uofc to be solved or explained),

Insjiect, V. ^ ^, ^ch'sl ch'iit^.

Inspector, ?). 1. (a superintendent, etc.),

^ ^, ^kam tuTv,.

Inspector of schools, Government,

^wong (or kwokg) ^kii ^sliii ''kwi'iii

(,ke ) ^kain tnk .

Class. '^, wai".

2. (Inspector, A Police), ^ ^,'tsuug oClr:'ii"; (commonly called),

Class, "^i ko'.

Inspector under the protection of

women and children's ordinance,

S ^ ^' c"^'*''<''>*''* oPong'-

Inspector of markets, ^^^'tsniis oCl'i"*; ^Tjj ^^ t*^^'

'*'"'

Inspector of nnisances, ^J^^H ^' l''t„ tsiiig- kuk, 'tsiiii.t;-

^ch'di*; ^ ^ ^, liip, sap^

oPO'iK*-

Class. ^, ko'.

Inspiration, h. |||J ^, makj shi'.

Inspiration, A sudden, n. — ^jS

M 'fei' y^^ 'tim-,ling ^Icei.

Instalments, To be paid in, ^ ^,cfan ,wan;;^^^^,,p'iing

"icei ts'z jWiln.

Instance, ?*. 1. (a case., a matter),

^ ^, yat^ 'fun sz".

2. (an occasion), —• ^, yat^ ts'z .

For instance, }^ ^, poi jii

;

^ ^, tsa^- jii; # ;ftp,pVi'

jii.

Instantly, «<?/•. jj^ H$, lap, ^shi.

In an instant, —-[^ yat^ clian".

Instead of, ^, toi"; ^, t'ai ; /|-^

5^. toi- t'ai'; ^ -f^,t'ai' toi".

Instinct, n. -^»J!^,

'pun sing'; ]^^.^long jChi

; ]^ h|, Jorio' ^nang.

instiSnte, v. |^, jiin.

Institute, v. g^, ch'it^,.

Instruct, «.'. 1. (to teach), ^, kilii .

2. (to direct), ^ |>{^, chiik^ fu .

Instruction, n. ^^ =[(], kilii fan .

Instrument, n. §^ ^, hei' kui".

Class. f|i, kin-; ^, ko'.

Instrnmont, Wind, n. (such as a

harmonium, etc.), ^ ?^, /ung

^k'am.

Insufferable, adj. Pg ^, # itf- c'"

yan Uik^ ke ,

Insufficient, aifj. (!§• '^, ^m kaii'.'

Insult, r.^, jhoi ; ^^, Mfi'l"; ||

j^, ^saii yuk^;^ J^. (ling yuk,.

Insupportable, adj. ^ 1^ ^ OIe',

tong jin hei ke .

Insurance, n. j^ |^, 'p6 'him.

Claim for insurance,ffj^ ^ |n

-jP,yin' jSho ^p'ui ^ch'ong.

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Insuvan6e Co., ^ Pj^ -^ ^'p6 'Jiim kung ^sz .

Fire insurance, ^ j^ jjgf,''po

'fo ^im.

Life insnrance, ^^, p6 sliaii";

Marine insurance,^ ;^ ^, 'p6

'hoi 'liim; 7^ ®^ ^. cy""^

mi'n' yln ^sho .

Policy of insurance, |^ ^ j^^,

yin' ^sho'^ 'chi ; J^ ||, ^p'ang

„ta,n*.

Reinsure, ^.^, chiin p6.

Tariff of marine policies, or insur-

jong iTiin" yin j,sho p6 him

tdn kui

.

Lisurance, free or particular aver-

age, (F.P.A.), ^^, jp'ing ^on.

Lisnrance, with average (sea

damage, (W.A.) -^ fj, ."^shui.

tsilc^.

InsnrBnee, total loss, ^ ~ ^^, tdi' jSi'im jP'ing ^on.

Insurance premium, ^& @, p6

fai .

'J'ofcal premium, ^ -^g ^, 'pu

cbik- jigivn .

Insure, v. 1. (guarantee), ^, ^p6.

2. (fire, etc.), ^ ^ ;^, "mai yin'

„sl,o*;^^P^, V^him;^^^, "miii p6 'him.

liisure.1, ^ ^J,'p6 to'.

Insured witli ns, j^ij^^^j^ yin' ^sho' -rasti -ngo.tei".

Insured at the rate of

dollar premium, ^ ^ ^ ^' ^^, p6 fai^ k^' .ngap*

-sun,

Insurmountable, aifj. /p ^ ^'4"'''j

takj shing .

Insurrection, n. ^ ^, tsok^ liin".

Intact, adj. (complete) ^, ^ts'iin.

Integrity, n. ^ ^, ^shing shat,.

Intellect, n. ^ 7J*,^ling ^ts'oi.

Intelligence, n. ^ '^, ^ling sing';

^ ife.tin' shik,.

'

2. (news), ^ ^, ^shengt hei'.

Intelligent, culj. ^ ^, ^ts'ung ^ming.

Intelligible, adj. ^ Q, fining pdk,.

Intemperance, n. "^ ^^, ho 'tsafi.

Intemperate, m!/'. ^' f^, ^mo to".

Intendant of circuit, n. ^ ^, to"

^t'oi.

Class, -fjr, wai".

Intensely, arfr, (very) W, ho.

Intention, n. g, yi'; ^^ ,gt, yi' sz\

Intentional, «<//. j^ ^, kwn' yi'.

Itttentness, ar//. ^ /\J^,^cliiin ^sura.

Inter, r. ^, tsong'; ^ ;^, tsong'

^mtli ; ^ ^, ^mai tsong'.

Intercalary, n. ^, yun".

Intercalary month, n. ^ ^,yun- yiitj.

Intercede, r. ^ jj^, toi" ^k'au.

Intercept, r. j^ ^, Jsln chii".

Intercourse, n. ^ •^, _.kilfi 8bip„; ^^, -ffong ^loi.

Intercourse, v. 1. (friendly, etc.), ^fc

^, jloi -wong.

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4. (commercial only), 5^ ^, ^k^ii

yikj.

5. (sexual), ^ -^, ^kaii hop,.

6. (pacific), ^ ^ ^ ^, jwo

jP'iug "woiig jloi.

National intercourse, n. ^ ^,,pong,kau; ^ H^le i (or

5^), chuug kwokjj jSoug kau (oc

jt'ung).

Iiiteregt, n. 1. (concern in), ^ ;^,

jkwsin sliipj.

2. (profit in, benefit), ^ ]^, yik,

ch'ii'; iff- ^, 'ho cVii'.

3. (special attention), ^ fljj, ^lau

,sam jke ti "lei; ^ ^, tsoi" yi'.

4. (premium [laid for the use of

money), ^. l^i";Jg,,

sik,; ^Jl,,

l^i^sik,;7^|]|g, lei^ts'in*.

Interest ou lat mortgage, — ^A' y^^ ^^'°' ^'^^)-

Interest on 2nd mortagage, ZL

Interest money, tJcjJ ^, lei" jts'fn.

Capital and interest, ^ ^,pun lei .

One per cent, interest, i.e., a

mouth, —'^ M>' yat, ^fan sik,.

Eight per cent, a year, /V JS ?M

j^, pato lei- ,chau sik,.

Eight per mil. a month, or 9.06

°/„ a year, /\ % )^ j^, pit^

lei' yiitj sikj.

laterestiug, adj. ^| ^ '|@ S^, "jan

tung- ko' jSam; y^ |^, 'ho

t'eng' ; (spicy), fip^, 'ho ts'ui'.

^ , tao" jto sz";Interfere, ?'.

^^ A •^' ^'"Po 'shau yap,

hui

.

Don't interfere so much, p)|^ 'if^

^Hl^^, Snai Sa "lei kom' ^to,

luterference, n. ^ ^, ^to pz'.

Interior, n. and «f?/. 1. (middle), FJI,

jChung.

'2. (generally), ||, "lui.

3. (within), ^, noi"; ^ ^, noi"

jt'aii.

Intermeddle, v. ^^;5JC» 'cl^ino shik,

shui.

Intermediate, culj. pfl [^, ^chung ^kiin.

Intermission, An, j^ ,§, ;^ ^, ,t'ing

sik, jChi jkitn.

Intermittent, arf/'. |5fl |1^, chan" chan";

^ ^ H# .i>'cshi fac„ jShi sik,.

Internal, adi. ^, noi".

International, adj. IS "f^ ^ ®.^kwan hai" ^chii kwoko.

International law, n. || j^ ^ ^,mAn- kwoko ^kuiig fat^.

Interpret, v. ^ fj^,jCh'uu wa'*; |^,

'kii.

Interpreter, n. ^ ^, jCb'un wi^*;

li, ^. .t'ung sz^*.

2. (official), ^ p K- .f'i'i f'\

jkwun.

Class, -jQ, ko'; -gr, wai'*.

Interrogate, t'- ^ |^, (P'lin man".

Intersect, v. j^ :^, ^song kiu.

Interties,, Two tiers of, n. (arch.) j^

:^ ^ ^' cW^"& '"'^''^j i**"^

,t'iu.

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"""™ .=™™.=» ^

Interview, v. ^ §^, t'am' mong".

Intestine, n. J^, ^cb'ong.

Class. ^, jt'lu.

Intimate, lulj. J^, bau'; j^, ^ts'iin;

^ 5fi:,^ts'an kan^ j^ ^,

i.s6ng sliukj.

Intimate friend, ^ i[^^, ^cbi

jSam fakj.

Intimate, v. '^ ^, ko' ^chi.

Intimate to bim, ^^WtB^jko' cbi "k'ui ^t'eng .

Intimidate, v. 'J^^Hf,'hung hak^; Pg

^ bii pa'.

Intimidation, n. '^ f^, liuug biilc^.

Into, imp- A» )'»Pj;A ^' yf^Pj "OJ"-

Into the room, A M ^' ^'Pj

/ong jOhung; or A M' J'^^Pj

Jong*.

Intolerable, wlj. P§ ^ f^ -^^ ^ni

tai takj cbii'.

Intoxicated, ailj.^ (fQ)? ^ui' ( tsau).

Intoxicating, adj. jl# ^ A- ""'"i

tsui Jan.

Intractable, adj. jig. ^ ^, ^ni sliau"

kaii

.

Intrepid, fl(/y. ^ ^, "yung "mang.

Intrigue, v. ^ |^, ^t'lii ^so.

Introduce, v. 1. (into), i^j A- "ja^"

2. (one person to anotber), 2| !8S»

^, 'yan tai' sliik^.

3. (a subject), i^ ^, ^t'ai 'bei.

4'. (a customer), ^ ^, 'kui tsiu'.

He was introduced by a customer,

-Ji A H # l^^i- sya» 'k"i

tsin'.

lutroductiou, «. 1. (tea book), /\\ ^|,

81U yan .

Class. g5, ,p'in; gg, ,eh6ng

; JgJ,

tiin".

2. (a recommendation of some indi-

vidnal),^ ^|^, tsin' cbi, cr ^^, tsin' jSbil-

Class, gg, jCbong; ^, f.ung', res-

pectively.

Invaluable, ailj. ^ |^ ^ ^. c"'"

ki' ^cbi ^6 : M jf pf ^-,

^mo V-A 'bo cbik^; ^ ^ ;^

^, patj jSbing ^cbi 'po-

Invent, v. ^ ^, cbai tso".

Invented it yourself (as a story;,

6 •f^, tsz" tsokp.

Inventory, n. i^ H ||., mat, yip,

„tau'.

Class, gg, ^cbong.

Investigate, r. 1. (generally), ^ ^jCb'il cb'iitg.

2. (judicially),^fj^,

sliam man";

H ^, jP'un' jCb'a.

Invigorate, adj. ^J ^, jio iik,.

Invisible, «<//. M ^ p\ ^, ^nio

jing bo kin'

Invitation -card, n. =^ jj^^, '^ts'eng^

t'ip„ *.

Class. HM, j^cbong.

Invite, I). ^, "^tsengf. &c ask.

Invoice, n. J^'^ ^, ,loi fo' „tan*;

11 ^ H' ^^' cts'in otan'; #WL W-' P°"S" sbo' ^tan*.

Class. '^, jt'iii ; gg, ^cbong.

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Invoice book, «• 5|5 '^ igP- c'^i ^o'

poJ*

Class. ^, po"; 2jj, ^piin, which is

sometimes pronounced liwiiii.

Involve, V. jg ||, ^lin lui^ Jg f»,

^t'o lui-; :|Hg ||, ^t'o liii-.

Involve in trouble, |i§ ^$, ham^

hoi".

Inward, rnJ/. ^, noi".

Iron, H. 1. (the metal), ^, t'lt^,.

Iron, Cast, ^ ^, shsliig (oc

jShang) t'it„.

Iron, Wronght ^^> shuk^ t'i,t„.

Iron, work, ^ J^ X ^- ^'K

liii" (or liii'*) jknng ^fu.

2. (for clothes), ^ ip, t'ong' "'tau.

Iron, r. ^, t'ong'.

Irrational, «(//. ^^ ^. ^mo ^ts'ing

^lei.

Irregular, cufj. ^, liin" (some, liin' );

^ ^ ^. c'no fato to^

Irremediable, «f//'. ^ ^ ^, ^niii

noi- jho; ItE ^ Pf 5|^' c""'

I'ato ho kali .

Irresolute, atJ/. ^ ^ 'J^,,mo ting-

sing'.

Irrespective, adj. ^ (or '^) |^, ^ni

(or pat,) luu-

Irritate, r. ^ J||,kik, ,nau.

Is V. ^, hai-. &« to be

There is, ;^, "yau ; ^ :^, hai"

yau.

Isinglass, n. ^ ^, jii ^kau.

Island, M. V@ %, 'hoi 't'6.

Class, i®, ko'.

Isolate, V. ^ g , ling- tsz" : ^^, kak„ ^hoi.

Isolate outside the city away fi'om

fromall,||^^>J?|.||A

\ ^ ^^ (ts'in hui' ^slieng'

ngoi- yii" ^yan ^man "kui ^lei

patj takj tsilp, ju chung ^yaii

^chi ^chung. (Bk.)

Isolated, adj. ^ Q, ling- tsz-.

Issue, V. yy, ch'ut^; ^, fat^; ^ JJj,

fiit„ ch'nt,.

Isthmus, 11. ^ ^, -fo ^yii'i.

Class. ^, tat^.

It, pers. 2>ro. '[g, "k'ui.

Its, tB (PU)- -k'"! (k«')-

It, fg, -k'ui.

They, se^ He

Itch, V. ^, lii'.

Itch, V. ^, jhan.

Itching, adj. ^, ^hau.

Item, H. "j^, jt'iu.

An item, — -j^, yat, ^t'iii.

Items of account sfcill outstanding,

Wt &., slio "mei.

Itinerary, ». |^ jg, 16- ^ch'iug.

Class, -^t jt'iu.

Ivory, M. ^ ^, tsoug- ^ngd,

JJacket, n. ^, ^shiim ; ^ ^, "^tiin

sham,c

Class,'f^,

liitr.

Jade, «.) 3g,yuk,«ryuk/;3E;5,

Jadestouc, )y"kj shek^^, „,• ahek. '.

Class. iSi, kau-; M, f^i'-

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Jagged, adj. ^ ^ %, 'kau ^ngi

yong'*

Jalousies, n. 1. (Venetians), ^^^,pak^ {or p'ak^) yip, ,>'6ng*-

2. (ventilators), {^)^Mm%.^, (jngaii) p'ik„ yfp^ ^sbo bci'

^ts'ong*.

Jam, n. || ||, ^t'ong 'kwo.

Jam, r. *^, pik^; ^ ^, pik, shat,;

%, ^' P'"*}''^*"-

Jar. n. ^, ^ang ; j^, ^chMng; ^^, ung' ^kong; ^. t'ap,.

Class.-Jll,

ko'.

Jar, V. 1. (to shake), ^ (^), chan

(tung^).

2. (to quarrel), jf^ ^, ^song nai'r.

Jasmine, n. |^^(t£). mu^, 'ei'(Ja*).

Class. ^, 'to.

Jaw, n. ^ ^, ^ngi ^cli'ong.

Class. ^, jp'ang.

Jaw-bone, n. ^ ^'^, ^ngi ^cb'ong

kwat^.

Class. 1^, (P'ang.

Jealous, a^". ^p ^, to' kei".

Jealousy, n. ^ ^, tsat, t6'.

Jeer, v. ^ ff, Lei' lung^; ^ ^hei siu

; ^ ^, ^kei ta'id'.

Jehovah, n. ^^^, ,Ye ^Wo ^Wi.

Class, -^f wai'.

Jelly, H. (fruit), ^ 'J'-j-,'kwo chap,.

Jest, n, ^ ^, sill' wi'*.

Class. ^, tun-; ^, kui'.

Jest, V. ^ ^ ^, ^kong Sid' wi'*.

Jesting, ^ ^, siu' wji'*.

•fesus, n. -^ ^ Je So.

Class. ^. wai".

Jetty, n. M M, "ma t'au'.

Government jetty, n. ^^ |^,

jkwun -m:'i .t'ari*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Jew, ». ^ ^ ^, jYau t'ai jan.

Class.'Ig,

ko'.

Jewel, n. ^ ^, ^chan po; ^ 36*

'p6 yuk,.

Class, a. (if small), ^, nap,; ^. (if

large), ^, fai'; {i]^, kau", c. (if

either large or small), ^, kin'.

Jewel of a watch, h. ^ ^ |^.

p6 shek,^ ((?/• sbek.*^) ngdn.

Class. >j^, iiap^.

Jewellery. //. "j^ ^. 'sliaii sbik,.

Class, according to the article.

Jingling sound, A, >i., ^ ^ ^,.ting' „ting*, ghengi-; v/f^ t^,

Jinricksha, n. ^ ff, ^ch'e tsai ;^T^ ^, ^lung jiiiig di'c.

Cias.s. H. k;,'.

Springs, ». ^ ^, tan" oknng*.

Class. '^, ^fcHu.

Cushion, «. ^ ^, ^ch'e tsin^*,

or tin' (or ^ tin'*)..

Class. j|9' I^^': ^< ^^'

Hood, »8. ^ ^, ch'e ^k'aro, or

(Ig) 'teng^

Class, 'jg, ko'.

Brake j n.-^J,

chat'.

Cla«8. ^, jt'id.

Shaft, n. 1^, FDg'^.

Class. ^, ^ffd.

Job, ». — -fsf: X ^, j»t, kin-

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Vung iii; —-f^ 1^, yat, kln"

SZ'.

Job-work, rt.^ jCr sill okung .

Joggle hole, (arcli.) n. ^ g^^, ^hung

-ngiin; g^ -jj ||^, sz' fong

"ngan.

Class. ^, ko\

To make joggle holes,^^ ^>^ Bll' yiii' 'fii sz' ^fong -iigaii.

Join, V. jH, Jin ; '^ J||, liop^ ^miii.

Joined together, ^ ^, kim

^luHi ; ^^ ;^, ^iin ^raai.

•Joint, n. 1. (ordinary). "^, tsito.

Class. 1^, tcr.

2. (of bones),»P|* ^, kwat^ kiiV;

»^ Hj, kwat^ tsit,.

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, to-.

Joints (in stone work), n. <^

P, bupj "^hau.

External joints, ^ :)fe -^ P

,

kin' kwong kop^ liau.

Joints close, <^ p ^ |g g,kopj hail yiu mat, sbat^.

Joint-stock, ». ^ ;2|S, hop, piin ; ^^

-fj;,hop, pim-.

Jointed, iiilj. 1. (as tiles, arch.), j^-^ O. klt„ kop, 'liaii.

2. (as pipes),:ffi

'^ Jg, ,8ohg

kop, ^raii.

3. (as stone wall), '^P ,kop, "^hau.

Joists, n. (arch.) (J^, cl.an-; ^ |J|:,

^lau chan'.

Class, -j^, ,t'iu.

Joists, Ceiling, n, ^^|S|1. ^t'in

frf, chan-,

Flooring joists, ;g| ^, ^laii or

Jau* chan-, or iifc-^jSI, tei" ^t'oi

chan-.

Joke, n. See Jest.

Joss paper, n. j^ ^, jiin p6; but

note that J^^, jiin p6-, o?-p6'

means a subscription book. Class.

"0' ko'; ;^, p6n, pronounced

often as kwiin; -^, per.

Journal, ?;. 1. (ordinary), §B, yat,

kei'.

2, (mere, business book), Q §E^)yat, kei'po' ; this has the meaning

ofa subscription-book as well. The

latter is also called^^ ^, "16

fu p'd.' a tigers dread.

Journey, «. j^ jg, lo" ^ch'ing.

Joy. " '^ ^' f^i''^^V ^ ^' r°"

lok,; :g: 1^, 'hei iok,.

Fufness of joy, |^ ig ^j jjff

JJ^,fun ''hei to ho -niiin.

Joyful, adj. ^ ^, fili' lok,.

Judge, n. ^^*^, "^sham sz" Umn.

Chief Justice, ^ ^ ^, On'

,Ch'iit„X;A=^S'^''"'On''Ch^iit„.

Chief Justice'-s Court, ^^^^ P^,

On' Ch'at, „Sz* ^Ngd

.Miin*.

Class, f^,kiln.

Puisne Judge, ^j :^ ^, Vn

Ylt, (0)- Nip,) „Sz', or ^Sz.

Class. ^, kV; -gr, wai'*; also ^,jun.

Judge, V. ^. 'sham ; || f^J, 'sham

p'lin'.

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Judgment, n. ^ ^, ting" on'.

Judgment Day, n. ^ *fjj Q^, sham p'lin' yat^ tsz,.

Class. "jQ, ko'.

Jugglery, n. J^ ^, cliik^ fat,.

Juice, »t. ^, chapj.

Jump, ?'. ^^, t'iu

.

Junction, n. ?^ ^ ^. cS<>"g jkau

sliu'. Glass. ^, tdt^.

Junior, arfyV and.n. /J?^ shiu ^niii

:

/j^, shiu'; ^ ^, liaii' ^shiing,

("/• ^sliang).

Junk, n. ]. (an ordinary craft), ^ _^^, ,T'ong jan jSlnin.

2. (tlie large ancient sea-going craft),

i^m^-^^^ Vnokai^Class, •^j chekp^

Jury, "• Pn ^ ;S A' cP'"^'*^'"'"

,cW jan; Pp §'^, jP'ni 'sham

,kwfm; PPn^'g, ft'""!? cP'iii

sham twiin.

Class, •jg, ko'.

Just, fulj, ^ ^, jkung to-.

Just, adv. ^ ^, „ngdm* „ngan/;

.hist about, ]^ C'j^). ''Sair hai';

Ptf _t T' '^'"'"' ''^""g" ^^'*-

Must jnst do so,-^^ l(|$ •^,

nging" yiii kom tso'.

I am just coming, ^ ]^^ 9§,

-ngo tsair ^.lai lo'^^.

Just is, 10 ^, tsik, hai-; 1^j^, tsau- hai"; (Bk.) j&, shi".

Is just such or Is just so, j|^

hai" k6m yong' ke.'

I came out just because I want

to hinder you, || tU ® jE "^l

S PI Jfc «^/"g" <^l'-f,c'ai

ching hai" yiii cho ''chi "nei.

Just then, ^ -j^', shik^ tsik^.

Just because, JE ^, ching' jan.

It. is jnst that, or that Is jnst it,

^ "^ % ^M onSHii'

^ngjlm' hai" ke' M'.

It is just enough to use (for

sucli and snch a purpose), 'j|| pT

@ ^, kan ho Shai yung^.

.Tustice, n. ^ j^, ^kung to";^ ^,jkung yi".

Men of jusricc. .^^A'. cl^""??

yi- Jan.

'J'his also means ai'bitratoi-s.

Chief justice, see judge.

Justice of the Peace, >;. ^ -£^, shaii

3*'

sz .

This also means the gentry.

Class. 'jQ, ko j^, Via.?*.

Justification, (tlieo.) v. ^ ^ ^,^ch'ing ^wai yi" ; ^ ^, ^ch'ing

Justify, r. (thco.), \>i % % "yi

jwai yi".

Jut, /•.j5j, tatj.

Jut ontifi Jt|^''^'''^3 ^1''"^

c'"'•

# m 1^' c^''a" ch'utj Jui.

It juts out, |5| m 1^^ taD,^*

ch'ntj jlai.

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£Kaleidoscope, n. || :^ "j^, mair ^fa

.t'ung*, or jt'nng.

Class. ^, ko\

Keep, r. 1. (to detain), ^, Juu ; @

2. (to put by), l|J[ ^, ^shaii ,mal.

3. (to always have), *^ >^, jShong

-.vaii; af B^ :^, ,8lii jShi •yail.

4- (as a feast day, or birthday), ^,tso".

To keep a feast, ^ '^, tso"

tsit„.

To keep New Year, ^ ^, tso"

i,iiin.

To keep a birthday, "^ ^tso" ^shdng (or ^shang) yat^.

5. (to retain, to file.), ^, ^ts'iin.

6. (to rear, as pigs, poultry, etc.),

7. (to observe), ^, 'sbati.

To keep the sabbath, if ^ )^,

ghau ^on sik^.

maiKeep quiet, 1^ til ^>'

eh'utj ^sliengt.

To keep ou the person, 1^ J^

J2.,jChai jShan shong"; ^ ^

^, jChai ^sban ^Idi.

8. (to watch Bbeep),^ (:^), muk,

9. (a woman), -^ :^ A' cF^"^'""'

.van .

Are you a kept woman ? ^ ^^A'§f^'llfiPj&;^'Neihai^-

-yau jan^pAu "nei ke' "mo ^ni ?

Kernel, n. :^, wat,; ^, jan, or

Class. ^, ko'.

Kerosene, )?. *f^ •^, fo shui.

Ketile, n. ^, ^p6.

Tea kettle, ^ ^. ,ch'a ^p6*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Key, ». 1. (of a lock), |g ^, 'so ^siii.

Sometimes ^, ^shi, is used alone.

Class. ^, ^t'iu.

2. (in music), "^ ^, 'shau jam .

Key-hole, n.^ ^B|l, 'so ^shl -ngiln.

Class, -jg, ko''.

Kick, n. ^, t'ekjTo give him a kick, ^ j^ —5^, fek, ^kLii yat, t'ek,.

Kick, V. ii^, t'ekj.

Kick back again, ^ ^, t'ek^^

Jan.

Kid, )i. jjj ^ ff . jShiiii ,yung 'tsai.

Class. ^, chek^ .

Kidnap, r. "^ ^ (A P )''^^^*

tii' (jan hail).

Kidnapper, n. J^^ (A) "tl''''**'

tiii' (jan) ke'; or j^ ^ A-'kwai t^i' jan.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Kidney, n. 1. (of men), ^ ^, nor

shan".

2. (of animals), |g -^, ^yii'i 'tsz

Class. jQ, ko'.

Kill, V. 1. (generally), :JT" ^, 'ta 's7.

;

^ ^, 'ching 'sz.

2. (to decapitate), ^, bh.U,^ ; ^g^, shat^ ^t'aii, ur _f aii'

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3. (by a stab or firearm, etc.), ^|]^i

katj sz.

4. (by a blow, or by firearms, etc.),

5. (to slaughter animals, etc.), S|],

To be killed by a fall, j^ 5flJ,

tit^ sa.

Kiln I,, % jiii.

Class. 1^, jkiln.

Lime kiln, ;;. ^ ^, Jui ^ylu.

Brick kiln, 1^ ^, ^chiin .yiii*,

or jiii.

Kind, n. 1. (variety), ^, yong^; ^,Ini"; ^, '^cliung.

.2. (Oluas), ^, 'taug.

All kinds of, ^ ^ HlJ, kok,

yong- ke

.

8. (of cash, etc.), ^, fiin.

Each kind of thing, ^ ^ ^'j^, kok^ yong- matj kin'"

What (kind of) men? «fe|,if'X>

niiitj "ye ^.yan.

Kind, aifj. ^ i^, 'ho ^sam.

Kindly, odu. ^ f^, jaii oi';jj^ i^^^,

hrt ^sain.

Kindly fell me, I§pf;]f,fg^^, ^m jkoi -n^i wa" -ngo ^chi.

Kindle, t/. 1. (to rise in tire as fire-

crackers, or a nse in temper), ^j*C. 'hei 'fo.

2. (to have kindled or will kindle,

etc.), ^ ji^, chokj 'fo.

The fire has kindled,j/^ ^, So

fhokj ^ ;l^, jSlriu chok .

3. (to light), ^ ^, =tim chok,.

4. (to light a fire in a fh«-place, or

stove, etc.), ^ ^, "t'aii fo.

Kindle the fire, jg ^, "fau Vo.

5. (as enthusiasm, etc.), HI ||h, yan'

tung"

Kindlings, ii. ^ ^fg, ^ch'ai „fa*.

Kindness, ». ^ ^, wai- oi'; ^ Jjl^,

jan 'till: ^ ^, jan tak^.

2. (benevolence), ^ ^ 'It ^.jau 01 ke sz .

King, >i. ]. (a ruler), g ^, kwok^

jkwan; ^^. jkwan cliii; J,

cWong.

2. (King of an Empire, or Emperor),

^, ^wong ; or^ ^, jwong tai'.

3. (an inferior king, or prince, or king

of a small state), ^, ^wong.

Class, 'j^, ko' -gr. wai'"."

The King of Glory, "j^ ^ 1^

§^^^, tai- -yau ^tsiin ,vpiug

chl jWong.

King post truss, n. \ ^ ^, jan

tsz'* kil'.

Kingdom, n. ^, kwok^,.

Class, -jg, ko'.

The different kingdoms,^(J ^,

lit, kwokj,.

. Kiss, V. ^ p||, ^ts'an 'tsui.

Kiss her, ^ fg g| P^, knng^

"k'lii ^ts'an tsui.

Kitchen, h. J^ ^, ^ch'ii Jong'.

Class, ff^, , kiln.

Kitchen refuse, n. j^^^Jf^^ ^;, jCK'ii Jong' 'sho liei'

^chi matj.

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Kite, ». 1 . (a toy, etc.), ^ ^, "^chi

Glass. ^, chck-.

To fly a kite, Ifc i^ ||, fong'

chi jid .

GiasE. ^,-chek^.

Kitten, ». |§ JHp, oinau* "^tsai.

Class. '^, ehekj.

Knee, n. ]^ |g, sat^ ^t'au; j^ ^^, sat^ jfau ,ko*.

Class. '@, ko\

Kneel, v. ^^, kwai~.

To kneel down, ^~|^, kwai* ha".

Knife, h. yj, ^to.

Class, p, W; ^, 'pa; gg,

^choDg.

Bring a knife here,^^yj^^ning ^choug „to* (or ih) ^lai.

Knit, To, v. (socks, or stockings, or any-

thing); jH (^), chik, (matp.

Knock, V. 1. (as a: a door),:J^,

to:

:fQ,p'ak_.

2. (against) ^, p'nng'; ^ ^,p'ang' ^ts'an; ^ (^), ^bang

(,ts'an);^^.'h6m^U'an;^

^, >ug ,ts'an;|^^, tim'

ts'an.c

Knock down, :J^ ^, 'ta lok^.

Knot, n. 1. (in strings, etc.), ^^, lit^^.

A rnnniug knot, ^ ^^, ^sliang

A firm knot, ^ J^; 'sz lit^.

Class. ^. ko'.

The knot must be tied quite

tight. ffi^.^Str^i^' ^^'

lit. yin ch to shat,.

2. (in wood), ^ ^, ^Inng-ugaa;

7J^ IP, mnk^ l£lt„ j^% sLii-

tsit^; er often pronounced rank, lit^

3. (naut.), ^y^^, -Ying 'hoi "lei.

Knot, V. ff ^, 'ta lit,.

Know, f. ]. (generally), ^ (^)'

^chi (to').

Not know,^ ^, pat^ ,chi, '>r

Pg ^, ,m ^chi.

Dont know, ^ ^, ^m ^chi.

I don't, know, ^ 351 !^' s™

jChi a .

How should I know? ^^5315f r -Ngo 'tim ^chi a'?

What one knows oneself, 2JJ ^^ ^ '^ ' 'P'in c^*" 'sho

jChi ke' sz".

Do yon know about these matters .'

"Nei ^chi ^ni _ti ez" kon ^m ^chi

a ?

Do yon know that (or whether)

it is 60. 01- not? ^ ^3] iSc ^I^ •^ I53P ? "Nei j^chi hai" *^k6m

^m hai" a'?

Not knowing good from l>nd. ^-

^ S? SI' c'" c'^hi 'ho \-h'au.

I do not know that, @ |j|5 |g

i§ ^> •'o' oti" "ugoc'" c*=''i.

Do you know whether he came

ornot?^jgjfg^|gfJ5f?"Nei ^chi "k'lii -yaii .^l.-ii "mo' i ?

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Do you know who struck j'ou ?

"Nei jClu ^jpin ko' tii "nci ^m

^chi i' ?

To know a matter oneself, ;^

^ (®f) ^. 'P*i» cSl^an (^sho)

^chi,

2. (to know, to understand, to be

acquainted with), |^ (^)' ^hik,

(tak,).

I can read it, ^ ^ ^, Sigo

shik, tuk,.

I can read ^ ^ ^, 'i\go shik^

tsz".

I know how to do it, ^^ |^,

"ngo shikj ts6".

I know him (i.e., am acquainted

with him, not merely Icnoiv him

from having seen him once or

twice), H ^ jg, -Ngo shik,

-k'ui.

I know him (i.e., I have seen

liira)-!^^® IE. Vkin'kwo "k'ni.

8. (to understand), ^, ^hlu.

To know how do to some certain

thing,^ ^, 'IM ts()i.

To know a lesson, (i.e., to have

learned it thoroughly), ^M sfi

^, tukj shukj jShii.

To know a matter oneself, 2JS^

(^) ^, V'i" c^lian ('sho) ^clii.

I do not know what to do, ^mpHkn (m '"go ,m

(Clii tltn SUM ( li6).

Knowledge, n. ^ ^, kin^hikj.

LLabel, ». ^ g| ^f^,

ho- ^t'au 'chi

;

If^'^tliU, .cliiu ,p'ai ^clii.

Class. ^, ^.ohoug.

Laborious, n/I/. ^ ^, ^san Yii.

Labour, )i. 1. (work), J^ ^. ^koiig

ffu; X f^. fkung tsok„-

Labour, «• 1- -^ X ^> ^so" jkun?;

,fu ; X#. c'"'»S tsok„; ;^ f^.

^ts'6 tsok^.

Hard labour, ^ J^. '^u o''^""r'-

2. (hand only), ^ ^ ^, tso"

'shaii tsok^.

3. (at giving birth), ^ ^; ^shang

(or ^shang) ch'in.

Li labour, g§ ^. ^lam 'cli'an.

Labourer, n. X A' M^^S cyan-

Class, -jg, ko'.

Lace, 71. :^ ^, ^fa' (or „fa*) ^piu'.

To make lace. ^ Ig ^, cliik

„fa „pui .

Class. ^, ^t'ii'i.

Lacquer, «. ^, ts'at^.

Lacquer ware, n. ^ |g, ts'at^ hei'; <

yft S 1^' c^iu ts'at, hei'.

Lad, ». ^ ^0; hair ^shang* (o;-

oSliang*) 'tsai.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Ladder, n. ^, ^t'ai ; ;j^ i^, ^t'ai

wtlng".

Ladder, Acrcommodation, ^ ^^, ,8hun ^p'ong t'ai.

Class.

Lade, v.

jChong.

lok^ fo'.

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Lady, n. There appears co be no word

in comiBon colloquial use com-

prehensive euough to be the exact

equivalent of the English word

lady, sncfa^for instance as would

be used in the sentence, ' abe is a

lady,' but the following terms are

used in addressing, or speaking

of, ladies, and in the following

phrases the word lady appears.

1- (a young unmarried lady is ad-

dressed as, or spoken of as), ^^, jkwu ^uong : (or if of a

wealthy family, or one in which

the head holds an ofiBcial posi-

tion),>J> {[5[, siu tse. If there

are sisters, the eldest is addressed

as,^ |[J,tai^ okwu*, the second

as, m ^, yi" o^'^'^*' ''^® '^•'^

as, ^ ^, jSam ^kwu*, etc. ; or

as, ^ >»J\ $8.' t*^' '^^^^ '^J *°^

n yj* |f§_.yi^ 'siu W, etc.,

respectively.

2. (the wife of a teacher, or of a

government employe, not belong-

ing to the nine grades of officials,

and others, are in courtesy ad-

dressed as) gig, §)5' c^^ o''*''-

3. (the mother of a teacher, etc., as

above, is addressed as), ^ "jg^,

^sz t'ii' or t'ai'*^

4. (the wife of an oi&cial, entitled to

be addressed as^ ^, 16 je, is

addressed as) ^^ ^nki .iiii'

5. (the wives of officials of the

highest grades are addressed as),

^ ^> ffu cyan (and in politely

addressing any such oHicial his wife

is so styled).

Class. i@, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Little lady, ^j^ff,&' jnong*

tsai.

Ladies' cabin, ^||)^, "nuigts'ong'.

Lake, iu j^, ,wii.

Clas3. ^, ko^

Salt lake,^^ ^, ^ham 'sliui

^wu.

Lamb, n. ^ :S^ ff, ^min jon-?

tsai; (Bk.) ^, jko.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Lame, adj. ^, ,pai ; ^ ^ (Pff),

jpai k6k„ (ke').

To become lame from a blow,

Lamp, n. j^, „tang*.

Class. ^, 'chan ; -j^, ^clii ; |^,

^ngan . The latter is not con-

sidered very good.

A lamp, — ^ J5^, yatj 'chan

otang*-

Lamp saucer, ^^,gtaiig' ehan.

A lamp saucer fall of oil, —• ^A lighted lamp (is sometimes

called), —• ^^) yat "^chan %.

Electric lamp,^^, t'iu" ^tang*.

Gas lamp, '^ ^ ^, ,niui hei'

r,taDg».

Lamp-cliimney, 7i. ^"j^jjotang" .t'ung".

Class, -jte. ko ; M. ,chi.

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.tangLamp-shade, or globe, n.^chAii'.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Larap-wick, n. ^ iH^, ^fcang ^sam.

Class, j^, jt'iu.

Land, n. j^, ter.

Togobyland,^]^^, 'tiilo-

hni

.

2. (cultivated), gg, ^t'ln.

Class, ijjg, fukj.

Land, v. J^ ^, "sliong ngon".

Landing, n. (on stairs), <^ ^, ^p'ing

ct'oi;^^,,t'ai.t'oi*."

Class. ^, ko'.

Landlord, n. 1. «. (general term, for a

house landlord), ^^, nk^ chii,

which is common to both genders.

h. (for a shop), ^^, p'6' 'chii.

2. (masc. only), ^ ^ ,^, uk^

cliii jkung.

3. (fem. only), g ^ ^, uk^ 'chii

cP'o-

4. (of ground), -^ ^, tei" 'chii.

5. (of fields), gg ^, ^t'in 'chii.

Class. •j0, ko ; -tt^, wai'*.

Landscape, «. |Jj ^ ^, ^shan ''shui

'king.

Class. 'jQ, ko'.

Lane, n. ^, hong", w hong'*.

Class. ^, jt'iu.

A street lane,^ ^' Jdi hong".

A lane,—•^?^, yat, ^t'iu hong'*.

A side lane,^^ ,cWitng hong'*.

A lane or space between two

houses to prevent the spread of

fire, ^ ^, 'fo hong-.

Language, n. |^ fj, shiit^ wa".

Lantern, ?z. ^ ^, ^tang ^lung.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Dilagic lantern, n. ^ ^ ^,she^ 'yiug ^tang, or J&ng*; ^||'M' Ving wd'* >ng*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Magic lantern slide, n. j]^ ^,jtang p'ln

.

Class. ^, fill'; l|jg, fukj.

Lapel (of a coat), n. ^ ^, ^sham

^k'arn; ^^, jSham "yam.. (Bk.)

The flap of a coat buttoning over

on one side under the arm, r^

^, t^i' Jf'am. or ^k'ara.

The two sides of a coat buttoning

^, tui' ,k'am,in the middle,

or (jk'am.

The lappet, or flap, of a coat but-

toning three-quarters of the way

across the chest,>J\ ^, siu

^k'am, or „k'am*; ^g^, jP'ei

jP'a ^k'am, or J^'am*.

Class, j^, ko'.

T>ard, n. ^ y^, ^chu jati.

Large, adj. -jf^, ik\r\

Large half, -j^ ^, td,i- pun'.

Small half, /\\ ^, 'siu piin'.

As large as that one, ^ ^, (or

other Class.), '^ -f^, ko' chek^f

(etc.) kom' tiii".

A large man, ^A; j^ A' ^^^'

ko ^yau.

He is a large man, f^ <£& ^A "iE' "l^'"' "I'^i" t4i" jan ke'.

Larger, ar?/. g -^ {^\ kang' tii"

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A little larger. ^ <^, Ur J,!".

Larger than,-—-^;^II^J§,kang ti.'r „ti kwo .

Last, a^'. 1. (generally), )j^ J^. ^sliau

jcaei* ("inei).

2. (relating to years),* '^, kau";

^. tsok,.

S. (relating to tuomhs and weeks),

:fe«,sin.

4. (relating to days and to nights),

P^. tsok,.

Last, V. "^ ^, shai tak^.

It will last well, "^ ^, ^k'am

shai.

Latch, Door n. (arch.) (f^) §$ ^,(jinun) tan" _,kung . sp.;;?. ^knng .

Class, jg, ko\

Latch locks, n. ^^^. tan" okuug*

(-v'/«i". kung) so.

Class. Jg, 'jA.

Late, «rf;. 1. (generally), ^, ^ch'i;

1)^, mdn".

2. (In the day), §, an'.

5. (at night), ^, ye-.

Lath and plaster partition, n. :^^^'pan jfui jts'6ng ; -g J^, 'ki

jxui t'ong jfiii j^ts'ong.

Class. ^, fiik^.

Lath plastered float had set,

vnrcb.), #r:^ff ^1^;^,psin^ teugt tsai rong ^fni ^nai.

Do. with fine stnff, $X "BC f?

ti^^0i^^ .tengt'pin

tsai t'ong' yaii' sai ^fni lid".

Lather. n.J^||"^f^f|:j§fffi;2:

?S ^fC' "yi kan sai mat, kiir

sho Lei ^chi "p'o mutj-, J^ "p'o.

Latitude, ». j^ H, -wai tV"; ^^^. tei" "wai to",

Latrine, n. jpi] j^, ts'z sho.

Class. ^, kan.

Laugh, V. ^k, sill'.

It made me langh heatily, -^

f^^ #|» ""S" "Jago 'lio siii'.

Laughable, adj. f^ ^, ho siu\

Launch, n. jH^ /|gi j^, % ^Bhun 'tsai.

Class. ^, chekj.

Launch, r. Hi ;!JC,ch'ut^ 'shui ;

(termed by boat people), :}|| jjlj,

^t'ui ^shai.

Lavatory, n.jgffe ^, 'sai .feng*; ^

Class. ^. kan\

Law. n. ^ ^, Int, fat^.

To go to law,:ft-^ Jf^W^),

'ta jkwun 'fu (or ^sz); ^^^,\i jkwun jSZ.

Military law, ^ ^, ^kwan lai".

To govern by martial law, ^^^fe ^, j.kwan lai" chi" ^raan.

Law suit n. ^ -ft, on kin' .

Class,fl^,

kin".

Lawyer n. ^ gjj, chong" „sz*.

Class. -jH, ko : ^, wai' .

Who was your lawyer? i^ '^

pf3^ffil^iifi?oPj'''ko\t'ung

"nei tso" chong" ^ss r

Lay /•. J. (to recline), j^ ^ ^,fan to (shii ).

2. (to pat down),Jj[ ~f\,

fong' hil"

;

^^, ^chailok,.

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3. (to lay by, or lay up), ^, ,ts'ong;

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4. (to obtain leave), i^ \ j^,lo ^yan ^ts'ing.

5. (from school), -^ -jg, ko' ka'.

6. (to leave behind),^] ~fC(oy ^),shiiig- lid" (»;• lokj).

7. (to bwiiieath ; leave after one),

jf, jwai.

Leaving out father and mother,

i? 1^ ^ #' cCll'"i rl"» f'^'

"mo.

Leech, «. ^ j^, ^k'ei 'na.

Class, j^, jt'iu;'^,chek^t.

Left, V. ^, tso ; ^ ^. tso pin';

i ^. 'tso ,pin.

Left band ^ ^; tso shau.

Class. ^, chekj,.

Leg of mntton, ^^, (jo'ig pei.

Class. ^, chekj.

Xcgation, ii. ^ ^ ^ f% jam

cli'ai ,iig4 .miiri*.

Class, m, jkii"-

t'o' fii'.LegginSj n. ^ ^ _

Class, ^i cliekot-

Lei, or li, n. (a Chinese mile, | of an

Euglish mile), |||, "l^i.

A mile, — M ^' J'*^ "1^' 'o"-

Leisure, m. ^ ^. tal^', (hdn.

Not at leisure, J@ I' (m

takj jhiin.

Lemon, n. ij^ i^, jiiing „ninng .

Class, -j^, ko'.

Lemon colour, ^^) ^ngo ^wong.

Lemonade, n. i^ i^ ^, ^ning {or

^nam) ^muug shni.

Lend, v. 1. ^, tse'. (^This also meaiis

to borrow).

2. (on interest as money), ^. ^shang.

Length, A, n. —- f^, yat^ jt'iii.

For the length of ;>0 days, ^+ Pt BS' c«"'"

»i'»Pj y'^'j

kom noi'*, or noi".

Lens, ». ^, keng't.

Class, 'jg, ko'.

Leprosy, To have, v.

Less, a(li. /J^,siii

; yj>

Lessen, r.^ ^, kam Shiii;^ ^^

L'hing shiii.

Lest, rmj.^^, 'hnng p'sl'; |g, ^,mfn chi .

Let, r. (allow), ^ fg, jaii tak, or

.yaii' tak,; fi(^),yam- (,yau);

^ J^. yam- jts'nng ; -f^, V-'-

Let alone, i.e., let it alone, |£ii

f. fat„

siii „ti'

mai tall

.

To let go, ^, fong'.

Let him go, JS: fg (jij) *,fong "k'ni ch'ut^ liui';" "j^ ^fg, fong' ^Bung -k'ui.

To let loose, ^, sung.

Let it pass, a. (do not slnnd out

against my proposal), ^^ ^ |l^,

^msl .mi* tei^*, or ^ jg jj^.

^ma ^va& tef*.

b. overlook an offence,

kwo'.

Let ns sec it, 4&

\'ai

U^ V'pi

Jai t'ai.

Toletgo,JJ:^,fon8'hiu';Jj|:

[ij, fong' ch'ut,.

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Not let yo,u go, ^rj^ f^ :^,

m fong "nei liiii

.

To let out oil interest, as money,

JJr yj, fong' ch'W,.

Let me see, a. (look at), ^ ^fSk, 'pei 'nr;o t'ai ; h. (think

about), ^|^^*glt|/tang"ngo song kwo ^.cliii.

Let, To be, (to rent), (ttj'g, (cii'ut,)

yam-; ^, ,ts6.

This house to be let, enquire of

1^ , 'ts'z (or kat^)

nkj eh'ntj yam"; ^clii ^ts6 man"

Lethargy, n. 3^ ^, ^fan shur.

Letter, >;. ^^. 8"u'; ^ j^, ^shii sun'.

Class. ^, jfung. This is used if

the letter is in an envelope and it

includes the envelope as well ; use

^, ^ch5ng as Class, if the letter

itself alone is meant.

Consignee's letter, (mere), j^j|^

^, jt'ai fo sun'.

Kegistered letter, ij^^'f^, jtara

po sun .

Lettuce, n. ^ ^, ^sliang ts'oi'.

Class. ^, ^p'o.

Level, arJj. and n.2J£,

j)'ing.

Level of the sea,^^ p, 'shui

jP'ing mia'*, or some. min".

Level Bttrface, 2E ^^ p(j„g

mln' , or gome. min'.

Level, V. iff ^, 'til ^p'hig.

Levelled up to the of low water

™ark,^M*^#^lh.jt'in chi 'shui ^kdn kii wai chl.

Levelled off so a« to throw the

water to the side channels, |^^J

jP'o to "long shui ho ^nang

jlaii lokj -ngong ^k'ui ^wai "t'o.

Levels, n. 2Bt -jje^ jP'ing shui or V>,

Lever watch (close cover), ^1^ ^ iS^

.^#v. I'^Po 'Pil" jk'e 'mji* „piii'.

Class. ^, k-o'.

Liabilities, )). ^ 3^, him' hong^.

Class. H, jtan; ^, 'fun.

Liar, » ^ ;^ ^ PgJt, 'koug tiii-

2 1 'wa k(j

.

jg. ko'.

Liberate, v. (Jg) Jj^,(shik,) fong'.

Library, n. ^ j^, ^shii .fong*.

Class. 1^, ^kan.

Licence, n. j^, jp'ai.

To take out a licence, or, to

license, ^ jj^, -|eng^ ^pii.

Class. ^, ko'.

Licentiousness ». ^ g^, ^t'im shik.;

f^ g., 1.6' shik,.

Lichi, n. ^;|$, hii' ^ciii'.

Class, jjg, ko'.

A dry (not juicy) lichi |J^ ^;j^, i^kdn lai" ^chi'.

Dried lichis,^^ ^. lai" .chl*

„kdn*.

Third crop, ^^^;|$,l,ak,yip, lai^ „chr.

Lick, V. fES,

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Lictoi, n. ^ jjg, ^cb'ai yik,.

Class, -jg, ko^

Lid, «. ^, koi'.

Class, '^t ko'.

Cover it uji witL tbe lid, ^ ^^^'tt' P®' '''' ^°^ '^'"^ ^^^'•

Lie, ?j. (an untruth),^ ^, tii" wi".

Class, -g, ko'.

Lie, r. 1. (to recliae), j^, fan^.

To lie down on, S||^. fan tsoi'.

2. (on the biick), [^, ugo".

3. (to tell nntrnths), ^ ;AC i!l<

koug tai wa .

,.*

Lieuteuant, 7i. i^ff^,

shau pei"

Class, -jg, ko'.

Life, n. ^, ^shsing^ ; ^ •^, ^sbKng^

>ming".

Class. ^, ,tiu.

Life everlasting, ffl ^, 'wing

shang^.

Corae to life again, ^ ^, ^fin

jSlaingt.

Long life,^ ^, ^ch'Sug ^liing^

Come to life from the dead, ^

gbfu*) yad- fak, ^shiog^.

Won't I have yonr life now ? ^

"Nei jtlu miug"^ clung" ^m sz

tsoi" "iigo shaii?

Life-buoy, n. i^ ^^, kau' ^sbtog

sbui 'p'6. '

Class, 'ffii, ko'.

Lift, n. ^ ^, tiu ^tui.

Class. ^, ko'.

Lift, r. 1. (generally as a box),

jCh'ati 'hei, or ^'^, ^cb'au ^ko.

2. (to lift up, as a cover), ^, ''k'in;

3. (as one's own head), ^Q^> jt^m

^k6.

Lift up your head, |§ ^ (fj^

IS) M. ,tiin ko (-nci ko') ,t'au.

or .t'aiic

1, tai'4. (as one's own hand), ^hci.

Light, arf/. 1. (in weight), ^, Qbeng*^.

(in Bk. ^biiig).

2. (as a carriage, etc.), :^ ^, jSii'i

jSong ; @, o'>eng*t (as above).

3. (in colour), ^, ts'in^

4. (bright),-Jl*;,

^kwong.

Light, n. ] . (the light), ^, ^kwong.

A flash of light, — ^^ ^ife-

yatj chan" ^.kwoug.

2. (a lamp, etc.), jH^, %; ^ ^,^tang fo.

Class, fg, ko .

3. (for a cigar, or jjipe, etc.), j^, fo.

Class. |g, ko'; ^, V or \o.

Let me have a light please, p§

tse' 'fo Jai.

Anchor light, (naut.) ^f^^,pokj ^shijn gtang*.

Red light, (uaiit.) ^ ^, ^hung

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Green liglit, (naiit.) J^ ^, Ink,

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2. (lotus, or Wilier lily), ^{tl^), Ji"

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2. (in size), ^, sai' ; /J^,'sfii,

^, liik, 16k. .

A little, (— ), Big, yafc, „ti*.

Too little, jj^, 'shiii; >^^J]

sliiu

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Lockers, n. (nant.), ^, kwai".

Class, -g, ko'.

Locust, Ji. ^ ^, jWong jCh'nng.

Class. ^, chek^t; j^^ jt'iii.

Lodge, n. (as a masonic one), ^wni" kwdn.

f^, wui-Ijodge room, ^kwiin -fong*.

Lodge, r. ^ (^). hifco (snk,); >^,

Lodger, n. ^ ff , hik„ 'tsai; ^'^

PIE, t% elm- ke'.

Class, i®, ko'.

Fellow lodger,^ M 'tt "It'

^t'nng nkj cliii" ke .

Lodging lionse, n. ^ It, liit^Jim';

^ ^, bak„ yir (o/- so«w. yu'*);

^ J^, lulk„ tin,'.

Class. ^, ,k4n.

Lofty, «irf/. /^, jko.

Log, H. TJC Ig, mnk, ^t'ad.

Class, jg:, kail".

Log-line;;JC |^ 3^- '^Imi Jio sin\

Class, j^. jt'iu.

Lonely, arf/-. ^ ^, 'lang lok,; IR

;jg|, ^kwu tnk,.

Long, aiij. 1. (in ppace\ ^, ^ch'ong.

2. (in time), (j^, noi", «?• noi'*; ^^, ^cli'ong kail.

Very long, or for a long time, ^jJJ.

'lio noi-.

It was' long ago, ^ $f ^ Q$.

-yau ''ho noi' lo'°.

Long ago, (;5t) j^ jjg, (^sin)

ho noi .

Tt has been broken a long time,

*i»iSl>&.l'^«''^h6noi^lo\

As long as , pti'jJBt'

kom noi'.

Such 9. long time, jl^" j^, kom'•5*

noi .

Not long^ 1^, -mo noi'*.

As long as four days, ^1^ ff p^jjj, 8z' yatj kom noi".

For a long time Q ^, yat^

""kau.

For very long, or a great length,

^ ^' jCh'ong* ,ch'6ng.

Before long, jg tl ^ fl^'^^™'

-mo kei nor .

Long-winded, ^ ^, ^ch'oog

cP'in-

3. (as a long month), -^, ti'r.

Longer, a4 ^^B^' c<'^**»"g0^''-

Longest, ad).^ ^, clii' ^ch'ong,

or ^ ^, kik^ ^ch'ong.

Longevity, n. ^ ^, ^ch'ong sliad-.

Longitude, "-ifllJ^Jf, tei' ^king to'.

Look, V. 1. ^, "^t'ai.

To look with the eyes, |g ^,-ugaa hon .

To look steadily at anything, ^2. (to gaze at), ^, mong'

.

To look a bit, ^fifi, mong- -hsL

To look at anyone steadily, ^BfliSC'" ^)A.ting'*^,gun

t'ai (w mong") jyan.

Just give a look,^— (|lf) I^J,

S'ai yat, ("hi) Ja.

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Look out, ov look here, ^, ^ai.

To look over or overlook, as an

offence, ^ ^, 't'ai kwo'.

To look at money, to shroff, or

examine it, ^ ^, 't'ai .ngan*.

To look after, a. (;is a house), ^^ , t'ai ukj.

h. (to watch one's actions, etc.), ^/&, jhau chii".

c. (to benefit one, to be patron, as

it were, to one), ^|^. t'ai kwii .

3. (to hope), ^, mong-.

4. (to look for), ^,.^s'am; :jj^, 'wan.

Yon must look out, ^c "ff i!^'

yiu til iim.

To go and look for, ^ j^, luii''

wan.

Look aftei'. To, i^-j^, kwu' chii';

kwu .

Why are you always looking out

to sec if I do anything wrong ?

mat "noi t-ai.cnu ngo .t'au r

Look-out man (nant.), or a watchman

at a gambling den, or sly brothel,

»-@i^^' 't'ai jt'aii* ko\

Looking-glass, n. ^, keng'f. ® ^.min" keng t.

Class. ^, min".

Loose, V. ^ ^, ^ching lat,; ^ ^,"kai latj.

Let loose, ^, fong'

Loose, adj. ^, ^sung.

Loosely, Speaking, jfcgj,^, lap, Hiir

kong.

Lord, n. d^, ^cliii.

Lord of all things, ^j^^^^ ±, ^T'in tei" mdir mat^

^chi 'chii.

Lordship, n.-jl^ \, t^i' jan.

Class, -jg, ko'; -gr, wai^*.

Your Lordship, -ff^ ^, tdi" Jan..

Lose, r. 1. ^fe' ^^^^y ^ ^' sliat^

hui

.

2. (to lose sight of temporarily, to

lose really), |^ ^, ^m kin'.

3. (capital), |g' "''^''j-

To lose capital, ^TJS. shit^ pun.

4. (at gaming or a battle), ^, ^shii.

5. (a deposit, by forfeiture), :^ ^,t'at^ (or if p.t. t'iit^ *) teng-f-

Lost pa^ II., Ju kin' 'cho.

Lost person, -4^ ^, shatj "clie.

Tiie owner of lost property, ^:j: , shatj ''chii.

Lose, To, colour, ^'^, lat^ shik^.

Class. 'jQ, ko ; '^, wai' .

Loss, n. A dead, j^, fat^.

Loss in business, ^ ^, shlt^

pun.

Lot, )i. 1. (of land), Jjjj ||, tei" tiin".

A lot of land, — g^ ;^, vat,

tiin' tei'.

2. (of articles), ^, jto ; ^ ^, 'ho

,to.

Hill lot, [Jj J^, ,sh!ln ^ts'ong.

Lots, To cast, ^^ ^, ^ts'im

.ch'au"; ^^,chapj .ch'au*;jffy

^, oCh'aii j^ts'im*.

Lotus, rt.^ (:^), jlin„ ^f^ {or J&').

Class. 2a. 'to.

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Loud, ac^. -^ ^, tai- ^shengt.

Don't speak so loud, pg jMp^Ifg* -J^ ^, jin ho kong kom'

tii" shenart.

Louse, n. |^, shat^; ^ ^, shatj "^na.

Class. •^, chek^t-

Love, V. ^^, oi

.

To love dearly,^ ^, ^ta'an oi';

To love much, or be dobingly fond

of, or fondly love, as a wife, or

child, ^'^ ^, tsoko oi^

Benevolent love, |:; ^, jan oi'.

Reverently love,^ ^, king' oi\

The children whom I love, ^Hp", oi tsz.

(Bk.), ^, t'ung'.

Loving friendly words, ^*0f 1^gjf , oi ke shiit^ wi".

Low, adj. 1. (low down), ^, ^tai.

2. (in stature), ^, ai.

Low water, ^ ^, 'slini ^kon.

Lower, r. 1. (to put down),Jj^ ("»'i^

1^, fong'ii- lok^ jiai.

2. (naut.), •^, lok^; ^, ^sung.

Lower a boat, (naut.), ^k^^j^,

^sung ^sam psln.

3. (as price), ^, 'k4m.

Lower the sails, ^l|i^, lok^ "lei.

Lower their prices against them.

Loyal, adj. ^, ^chung, (generally used

in combination with some other

word, as ^ g, ^chung ^shan, a

loyal minister. . uSee below).

17

Thoroughly loyal, ^ j^, tsun"

jChung.

Loyal hearted, ^ i^. ^chung

^sam.

Luck, n. ^ 7^ ^, 'lio 'ts'oi sh6';

T^lJ Ji- 'ho lei' Bhi'-.

Luckily, adv.jjf" 3^, '^ho Vol.

Lucky, adj. ^, kat^.

Luff, V. (naut.), ^ ^, "^hei .t'au'.

Luggage, n. ff ^, ^haag [or ^bing)

^lei.

One article (of luggage), —^(ff ^), yat, kin- (^hang "lei).

A lot of luggage, — |^, yat^

ftf; __^, yat^ t'o'; —J>§, yat,

jtni.

Lump, n. ^, f^l'; pS, kau".

Lunch, n. ^ ^, 4n' ciiau'; ^j5 /^^^,

tim (jSam*.

A plateful for tifSn, <— j^ S^

i|^>. yatj tipg 'tira oSim*.

One article for, —• '^, yat

. kin-.

Lunch, V. -^ ^', shik^ an', etc.

Lung, ?i. ^ijj, fai'.

Class. jQ, ko

.

LungngAn, n. g| gp^, Jung -ngin.

A dry (juiceless), lungngan, ^11 BR. fkon Jung "ugiln.

Dried lungngaus, ^BRfngin-^kon .

Class. ^, ko'.

Lust, »!. j^ ^, Js'ing yuk^.

Class,jff^,

kin-; /||, yong'

Jung

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Luxuriant, ailj.^^^^. jP'o cP'o

Lye, n. ^ TJC.'k^n 'shni.

MMacaroni, n. *g J^^ ^, ^t'ung ^sam

fan.

Mace, n. 1. (in weight), ^, jts'in.

When used only with the numerals,

^, .ngan", is very often added.

8 raace and 1 oandarin, /V^—

,pit„ ^ts'in yat,.

9 mace, %^ (^), 'kaii ^ts'fn

(<ngan).

2. (the spice), ^^ ^. tair k'atf

jfi, or „fa''.

Machine, or Machinery, n. ^ ||§, ^kei

hei

.

Class. ^, kin-.

A set of machinery, glj, fu .

Machinery for hoisting anchor, ^US ^ ^. c°h'e c^iiu ,kdi h6i'.

Mad, adj. (demented), ijj, ^kw'ong;

Madame, ?i.^^jjljjj.

jSz ^ndi'. (Is some-

times so used),fj^ff^,

jiiai .nai'.

Magazine, Powder, n. ^^ ^, fo

yokj kakj, or some. kuk.*.

Class. ^, jkan.

Magic, n. ^ ^, ^veeb shut,.

One kind (of magic), —•^, yat,

yong-.

Magic lantern, n. ^^^, she" ^ing

Class. ^. "^chin.

Dissolving view, n. ]^4fc^' P^*^'

fd' otang*.

Class. ^, "^chSln.

Magician, n. ^ H^, shut, sz'*.

Class.-Jjg,

ko'.

Magistracy, ». 3^ 3|| ^, jts'nn -16i

ot'engt-

Class. ^, ^k^n.

To go before the magistrate, Jr

^Afi^' ""shong ^kwiin yap, 'fii.

Magistrate, n. 1. (Hongkong), ^ ^p:^^IK.<T«'un-lei^fuTii^

-16 je.

2. (Chinese fl. of a Department),

3gi;>fl, ,chi,cha6*;^)^, d)i

'fu.

b. (of a District), ^JJ^, ^chl yiin'*,

3. (generally), ^ }^, ^kniin 'fu.

In saying the magistrate says so

and so, only use ^, ^kwun, as

Class, -jg, ko'; 'gf, wai-.

The official says, 3^;^^!^,T^i" "16 je vvd', i.e., His Worship

says.

Magnet, n. ;^ ;gf,ship^ shek,+.

Class. ;g|, fdi'; flig, kair.

Magnificent, adj. ^ J|, ^w^d lai".*

Magnify, v. 1. (to enlarge), ^ ^,ching tdi".

2. (by a glass, etc.) ^^ -/i;^, 'ying

tii-.

3. (to praise highly),^^^^^, ^ch'ing jwai ^tsun, ^wai tai",

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Mahommedan, n: [o] Ig]^ \, ^wiii

jWiii k^u' Jan.

Glass, -jg, ko'; ^, waP*.

Mahommedan ism, ii. ^ [pj ^, ^wui

^wui kjlu'.

Maid, n. 1 . (servant), ^ j^, "^shai

„mui'.

2- (old)> l^":^. -lo 'miii'.

Class, -jg, ko\

Maiden, n. ;g; ^, ^t'ung "nui ^^^, Jau jam mui".

Class. 'jQ, ko'.

Mail, ?i. 1. (armour), ^^, kap^, chau".

A suit of mail, —^J^|^, yat^

fii' kap^ chaii".

2. (letters, etc.), ^, yik,.

Main, ad/. -^, tai" j£' ching^

Main door, -^ f^, tai" ^miin;

jE P^, cLing' ^miin.

Class. ^, to".

The main road, -^ ^, tii" 16".

Class, -j^, jt-iii.

Main spring, n.^j^, fat„ .t'iiT

Notice that fat, ^t'iii, means

sections, etc., of the law.

Class, j^, ^t'iii.

Maintain, v. 1. (to preserve in good

order), ^^^, p6 ^^ts'iin.

Maintttiti in good order, ^p ^^

r tsikj yiii' ^saii ^wiii "t'o tong'.

2. (to support), ;^, yong''.

Maize, n. ^ ^^, shuk^ "mai,

A grain, ^, nap^.

A cob, ^, ^kung.

Majesty, n.

ijestic, ad!/.

Majority, n. J^ "J*(full age), ^shing

^ting.

Make, v. 1. (to construct),^ , cbing;

^, tso".

2. (to cause), <^, ling'

.

To make angry, ||{['|^i kik, ""o-

To make right, ^ JHp, ching

^ho.

To make money (weath), ^ ^f^t„ jts'oi.

To make a lot of money, ^ ^1^, fjit„ tii- ^ts'oi.

3. (to make with manual labour

principally), j^, tso"; ^, '^ching.

4. (to make with mental labour

principally), ^, tsoko.

To make it good again, ^ |^

j{^, ching ^fan ho.

To make up accounts, s¥ HJ,

kai sho .

To make up the mind, jj^ ^,lap, yi'.

0. (to create), j^ ^i tSo" fa'.

6. (an order, or decree, etc.),JJj,

ch'u

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Maker, rt. :{^ ^, tso" che.

Class, -jg, ko\

Maker of Heaven and Earth, ^^

5S; 3^ ^ "ff'^'°' csliengt ,t'in

t6i" ke'.

Class. ^, waP .

Male, rt. 1. (of the human species),

Class. '^, ko'.

This also means a husband.

2. (of animals and birds, etc.), ^,^kang*.

Malevolent, adj. ^ ti^, hak^ ^gam.

Malicious, adj. ^ ^, ^huug ok„.

Malignant, adj. ^ ^, ok^^ tnk,.

Mallet, n. ^^,n\nk^ _ch'ui*,or^cli'ui.

Class.-Jlg,

ko'.

Man, n. 1. (a human being), ^, jan.

2. (a male), ^ ^, ^niim .yan* See

male.

Class, 'j^, ko'.

No man, ^ A> "™"c^*"-

Men of old,"S" B$ :2X' '^"^^

jShf jChi ^yan.

Man of war, n. ^ j|g, ^ping ^shun.

Class, ^j chekjjt.

Man line, n. ^ ^ ^, -mil Jin

cSliing ; ^ iSI, 'liiti jShing.'

Manage, v. f^ ^, liu" "Icii; ^ ^,

pin" "lei.

Manager, n. ^ ^ (A.,<" ^), ^sz

8z- (jan or ke'); ^^ ^ (^ ">•

Pit), tsoi- sz- ( jan, or ke').

Class.-Jg,

ko'; ^, wai^*.

Mandarin language, n.

wa

Chief Manager,

Mei.

tsnng

Sub-Manager, ^ g|, hip, "lei.

Manchii, adj. '^ ^, 'Man j,chau*.

Mandarin, n. See Olficcn

Mango, n. ^^, ^niong kwo.

Class -jg, ko'

Maugosteen, n. jjj^ ^, ^shan chuk^

'kwo.

Class. '^, ko'.

Manifest, n. ^ p ||., ^ts'ong haii

„tin*.

Class. ^, ^t'iu.

Mali ifest, v. ^ ^, piii ^mtng

|g, 'liiu; ^ 8^, 'bin ^ming.

Manipulate the abacus, ^^&, tii

,

siin jP'un.

Mankind, 7t. ^ ^' J'^"111'"-

That species of mankind, 'jQ^Manly, m/;'. 1- ^^ PgiE, ^kwan W

ke'.

Manner, w. J^, yciiig-, or yong''.

In this munner, ^ , koni

yong

He ran in this manner, jg H^

^^^^ ''^'"' ^'^o'" yoQg'*'tsaii

ke'.

Manners, n.jjjg, -lai.

A want of manners,7f^ ^, -m6

"lai.

Mantle,rt.].(a cloak),;;^||, tii" .lau'?

Class,ff:,

kin-.

Mantlepiece, n. ^^^, 'fo JO

ngakj.

Class. M, ko'.

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Manual labour,

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State of market, "jfr "1^, "shi

Market price,ffe' j^i "shi M

.

Market value, "^ -j^, "shi ki'

A stall (in the market), Jp 4^,

,t'oi (or .toi) wai'.

Class, jg, ko^

2. (town), J^, ^hui

^ts'ong.

Class. -jQ, ko .

Marquis, n. |j|, Jiaii.

Glass. 'IQ,ko'; U;, wai".

Marriage, n. -^ ^|i, hop^ ^fan ; ^g:

1^, ,fau ^yan.

Marriage engagement, ^ |^,

ting" jts'an.

To retire from an engagement,

ig ^, tui' >'an.

Marry, v. 1. (to marry a wife), ^, or

^, 'ts ui; J^ )^, (or as often

pronounced, ^, ^san) .|g, "p'o;

M^^' ''^s'ui -16 -p'o; ^^,'ts'ui ^ts'ai

; ^jS"(Rather pedantic),

\y ts'ui ^ts'an.

<shing

2. (to marry a husband), ^ (^^), ki' (^16 ^kuug); {jj p^,ch'utj ^miin.

o. (a couple marrying), M|"

shing ^ts'an^

Mart, n. ^g^, fiiii" ^t'aii.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Martial, ad). ^, -mo.

Martyr, n.^^^^g;;^^, Wmeng-f wai" tir ^chi j»n.

Class. ko; 'fe.

wai .

Martyrdom, u. ^ ^ ^ j^. 'sha'i

sz shin" to".

Class. j0, ko'.

Mash, i^ j^ j^, ^ch'ai lin".

Mask, 71. ^ 15 ^, siii min'* hok .

Class, -j^, ko'.

Mason, n. 1. '^/S ^fC A C"'" ^)- en"'

'shui jan (or %) ;^'^:^t^.

tso" j.nai shui ke .

8. (stonemason), ^ U' shek^,

tsong' , or more commonly called,

tr^l^l' 'Wshekt, ke'.

Class. ^, ko\

Mass, n. J . (lump, etc.), g, ^t'iin; Pg,

kaii",

2. (the people), "|\ ^, ha" ^man.

Mass, To say, :^ ^, ha ^chii.

Massacre, ;;. ^ ^, shat^ luk^.

Class, (if many), ^, ^ch'ong.

Massive, «^//. j» -;^, hau' tai".

Mast, n. ;^. ^wai.

Foremast, ^ J^, ^L'au ^wai, or

som«. .wai'.c

Mainmast, -j^ ^, Ur ^wai, or

aome, .wai

Mizzen mast,jjft^ ;ji)|, ,shijn

s • .* "mei wai, o/- some, .wai .

i c

Class. ^, ^chi.

Mast head,|j| ^, ^wai "mei.

Two masted, M^^'fUl^ "'»"g

,chi .wai' ke .

Master, n. 1. (school), ^ ^, ^sin

,shang;.r^^f„r||f)^^.

kail' ^hii (or 'kwiin) ^I'u ^shiing.

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2. (an employer), ^^, szr .fau*;

3 (of a family), ^ ^ ^, "^chii

jm jkung; ^ A ^' ''-''^"

^yan ^kd; ^ A' '^^^ J'^""-

Glass. "@, ko'; z^, wai".

Mat, or matting, n. ^, fcsek^^.

Glass. ^, ,ehoRg.

A rolt of matling. — ^ ^,yat^ kiiu tsek^f.

To do np iu matting, :ff 'Q, \a

^-p&li', or some. ^pau.

Mate, n. ^ ^, fo' chong.

Mate, Chief,;;^ ^, t^i" fo.

Second mate, ZLffC- Ji* ^fo-

2. (a comrade), ^ sj-, fo kei

.

Glass. '@, ko'.

Materials, n. ^3^, mat, lia";^fj)^.

^te'oi M".

Material from tbe excavation, j^

Labonr and material, ^11 ^^•

jknng liu".

Matshed, n. ^^^, ^mau Jiii*. or ,liu ;

Class. ^, ^kan.

Matter, n. 1. (an affair, etc.). ^(^),sz- (koii'

; : ^ ^. sz- jts'ing.

Class. '^. kin".

A matter of bnsiness, —'^b^,yat^ 'fan ssT; — # #^. jat^

kill sz .

A sn'all matter, >Ja Sf, ^siii sz".

2. (conseqnence), ijg'^, jSong ^kon.

Does it matter? i.e., Is it of

importance? ^M^^UBS?Kan Tin

, ^m kan yiii ^ni ?

It does matter, kan Tin

.

No matter, i.e., it is of no im-

portance,^ (<»r |§) ;|g ^. -mo

(or ^m) jEting ^kon.

No matter as to" tfie price (or

money), {^sj-^, ^,„ kai' tili\

Xo matter how many, ^^ ^^j ^m Inn" ^to sliiii.

Anything else the matter (sick-

ness)?^g;f ^^1^5^?Chnng" -yau ^mi "ye peng"! ^ni?

No mach matter, or that is not

serious, ^^ia|;(^^;|g^Bi.ko oti "mo matj ^song ^kon ki\

Xo matter whether they are large

or small, J§.^^-^^. ^ra

ta lei tar sai

.

It does not matter as regards

cost, (etc.), or It do« not matter

if they are dearer, ^J^^^otai' ji.

What is the matter (sickness) witli

-yaft matj "ye peug"t ^ni ?

It does not matter, (whether it is

cold or hot), |Ii^(/^^;, ,m

Inn" ("iJiDg yit^).

Xot matter. J^ (or yf) ^, ^m

^or patj) Inn".

A small matter, >j>^, ^iu sz".

3. (snbstance of an oi>jcct\ W,cliat^; matj cbatj.

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4. (commercial matteiB), ^ ^,jShong nio".

5. (from a boil), j|g, ^nu-ng.

What a mass of matter in it,.-^

^ -^ r^ P' M"-' ^'^'^' y^^y

p'aii nung".

Matter, v. (as a sore), ^, fat^.

Mattress, n. ^ |^, ^ch'ong yuk.*.

Class. ^,, jChoiig.

May, r. 1. p^, "wiii; p]" J^, ^ho "ji.

He may come, tE ^ f^. 'k'»'

wiik, jlai.

2, (as a wish), J^, yiin".

Me, See I.

Come to me {i.e., come and see

™e). t^ ^ 1^' >i kin' -ngo.

Meadow, n. ^ i^, 'ts'6 ^ch'ong.

Class, ijjg, fakj.

Meal, n. 1. (flour), f^, Van,

Meal, 1. (a repast, etc.), ^,^ts'iin*.

2. (a native one of rice), — ^Mean, cay. 1. (base), ^, tsln".

2. used deprecately, as of one's own

surname);/J>,

siu; ^, tsln"; |^

pai'.

Means, n. '^-f", f^t^ Vsz.

Class, -j^, ko'.

No means, a. (no method.), 7^

^, -mo fit„. J.;fj ^, -mo

.ts'in .

f

Meaning,, n. ^ ,@,, yi' sz'.

The golden mean, FJI ^, ^chung

Measles w. ]^ ^, ch'ufcj .mi*.

Measure, v. ^, tok,; ^, long".

A foot measure, f^, ch'skj,!.

Class. Jg, 'pi.

Measure that house, |^ (or •§;)

uk,

Measure that place, ^ {or -^ )

tit^ tei" jfong.

Meat, n. 0|fej, yuk,.

Extract of meat, ^ ^, ynk.

Extract of beef,^ |^ ^, ^ngaii

yuk, „ko .

Meddle, ?,.:}*f 3||, ta "lei.

Don't meddle with it, \tjl^ff^,

mai ta lei.

Mediaeval, n. rfl Wr, jChnng sliai'.

Mediator, n. P|l ^, ^.chung p6.

Class. -jQ, ko'; '^, wai'.

Medical prescription, ^ ^, yok,

ofong*; ^ H.,yok, J,&n\

Medical profession, ^ ^, ji Jd'.

Medical treatment, gj| ^, ^t'iii chi'.

Medicine, h. ^ (^)! yo'S (c'^^'oi)-

A powder, or powders, S& ^yok, Van ; ^^, yok. Sin.

A lotion, or a liquid medicine,

This medicine is composed- of

(made up of), , g/^ I)fl^^# Mft'c"! oti*yiik,

pei- -chai' tsd".

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Tincture, or medicated spirits,^^^, ybkj tsau.

^ pii' ^ %^ y^K cy"'^*-

A plaster, ^^, yok^ ^ko*.

A bottle of medicine, —•^^^, yatj jtsun yok^ shui.

To go and buy medicine, ^^,chapj y.ikj.

To take medicine, ^ ^^, shik^

yokj.

A dose of medicine, —^ ^,yatj jtsai yiik^.

Meditate, v.;.

^sz nmr; Hsi®,maSj song.

Meek, aJj. ^ ^f^O,jau ^wo ; |^ ^,

jwan jaii; ^ 7^, ^bim ^wo.

Meekness, j?. ^ ^, ^him sun'.

Meet, ?•. 1. (to come across"), ^^,vii" cliok.

He did not (or will not) meet me,

~" M, tsni-2. (to gather together), 3

Meeting, n. -^^ wui"; ^^, tsui"

tsjip,.

Annual meeting,^^ ^, ciiin

'yi wiii"; ^ ^, jiiln wiii".

Hnsiness meeting, ^ J

c ,

yi

SZ' WUI".

Meeting called together, ^ '^,

takj wTir.

Missionary meeting, ^^ ^#.. . .> c , , .>

, ^sun to yi wui .

Place of meeting, ^ ^Jff,wiii"

"^sho ; ^ ^, wtii- jt'ong.

Postponed meeting, j^|wiii'.

Prayer meeting, j^^tt'6 wui", or some, wdi' .

Quarterly meeting, {j^^kwai' wui".

Eegnlar meeting, ^ ^wiii".

r, isuk^

,k'ei

S7i

' c'sbung

Tes meeting, ^To open a meeting,

wiii".

', ('ch'i Tviii'*.

v .boi

To propose at a meeting,^ \

jCb'ong -yi.

To second- at a meeting, 5j<Pj

wo" "yi.

The meeting is adjourned,

Wn ^k'ei; {sOme.) ^ ^, koi

jk'ei ; but this last also means that

tlie date of meeting is altered.

The date for the meeting is altered.

See above.

Mellow, adj. J^, ^nam.

Melon, n. JJ^, ^kwa.

Class. ^, ko'.

Melt, V. ^, Jung; fg ^, ^sf.'i

Members, «. J. (member of a society or

association. ^ ^, wui" "yafi.

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai'*.

2. (of a church), ^ ^, kau' "yaii.

3. (of a family), ^ A' c''^ J^"'

Members (of the human body),

g- ^, pik/t'ai.

Memo, n. "f^ §, tsit„ 16k,.

This also means a rough statement

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of facts for an amplification to

be written out.

Memorandum, n. g^^, kei' luk,; gg

^ !^, kei' lio" tsz', or tsz'*.

Class, gg, jCliong.

Memorial, n. ^ |^, pan jAn*; ^^, 'piin jChong ; i^^, tsip„

tsz.

Class, i ko\

Memorialise, v. ^, tsau ; ^ 2|C>5 c

tsau pi^D.

Memory, h. fEfi^' ^^^'*'°o'-

A good raenory, j^ |g *|i^,%6

kei sing .

A bad memory, i^^JlE*^, ,m

lio Kei sing .

Mend, V. ^ (^ ^), 'p6 (,fiin 'bo)

;

{jp^, ^sau 'cbing; ^

ching Jan lio

Menses, n. J^ j|g, yut, „king*.

Menstruation, n. ^ jlj^, Jiang ^king

;

(vul.), ^^, 'sliui tii".

Mention, v. ^^, J'ai 'hei ; ^ ^,J'ai kapj.

Menu; n. -^M, 'sbui ^p'ii'; -^M,sbikj otin*.

Class. HM, chbng.

Merchant, General, n. ('^)^^fc ff

("it)! (tso-) ^njlm pak^ Jiong*

(ke').

Class, j^, ko .

Merchant ship, ^ j^, ^sliong

^shun.

Class. "M^, chekj_t.

Merchant shipping ordinance, j|f[

WW\% cl'0"& 'l>0' tsak^ lai-.

Class, gg, ^cfaong ; ^, po'.

Mercy, n. ^ |g, Js'z ^pei ; ^ ^,jan tin

Merit, n. ;^, ^kung; ^ |^, ^kung

,16.

An act of merit, a meritorions

action, g^d^lftHf, ^kung tak,

ke sz .

Merit, v. ^ f§, ,ying tak^.

To have merited guilt, ^^f|i1^ H, -yau eying tak, ke' tsui^

Merry, adj. ^ ^, hdi' sid'.

Metal, ?2. ^, jkam. This also means

gold.

The metals, 3|£ ^, "ng ,kam.

The yellow metal (i.e., gold), ^^, jWong .^kam or some. ^kam*.

Metalic, o'r//. ^ J^, ,kam liii'.

Metaphor, n. -^^, tse' "yii; #tS.

tse yi

.

Metempsychosis, n. ^ ^, Jnn ,wiii.

Meteor, n.jj^ ^, Jaii ,sing.

Class, jjfi, nap,.

Meteorology, n.JK, ^ ^, Jang -yu

hok,.

Method, n. ^, fiit„; ^ Qj, Jong

fit„; ^ ^, Mt, 'tsz.

Class. ff:,kW;®,ko';^, J'iu.

Metropolis, n. ^^ ^, ,king ,shengt.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Microcosm, n. /J>^j^, siu J^in tei".

Class, jg, ku^

Microscope, «. fg ^^, 'bin ^moi

keng'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Middle, n. tfj, ^chnng;|f| ^, ^chnng

ok^n*; F)1 i^, ^chnng ^eam*.

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The middle of the monbh, ^ |:||,

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Million, n. ~^ ||, p^k^ min".

Mince, v. ^, tok^,.

To mince iine, or small, ^ 'jfjj,

toko yau'.

Minciug walk, ^ ^^ ^ M' c°^^

^chi •'^cbing "^cLing.

Jliud, n. i\Q», jSam.

Class, •jgg, ko'.

Note the Class, for h«art is, ^,^t'iu

The state of the mind, j(^^:2^*fe7 c«^'» cling ^chi 'king

tei".

Mind, V. 1. (to look after), ^"^j't'ai chii'.

2. (to keep in inind with the sense of

looking after), ^^^^ kwti chu".

Do you mind doing this for me?

(Use sentences such as please do

itforme), iQ^ttS^l^lljft.^m ^koi 'nei ^^fung "ngo tso".

Can you do it for nie ? fjlj^^ |^

^W^- -Nei c^'""g tak^ -ngo

tso" "ma?; You can do it for me,

won't (w can't) you ? flfi'^ \^

nnmm^\'^^^ '^o

-yi jt'ung tak, "ngo tso" it'?; Can

you do it for me or not? fj^ Pf

"^ho "yi jt'ung "ngo tso", tak, ^m

tak a'?; Would you like to do it

for me or not ? or Will you do it

for me or not ? j^\^ ^g |^^I^^^W^J -Nei,Chung yi'

^t'ung "ngo tso" ,m ^chung yi' a'?

Never mind, [^ ^ ^, ^m \i

hei or ^i^"^., 'mo ^song ,k6n.

3. (to obey),]

,t'engt-

-kdu' fan ;

ill.t'engt

fan fii

Mine, See I.

Mine, n. 1. (for excavating uiinerals),

^, k'wong'.

Class, -j^, ko'.

2. (explosive and subterranean), jg^

H, tei- jlui.

Class. 'jQ, ko

.

3. (submarine), jjC^j sbui Jui.

Glass. -(0, ko'.

Mineral, n. ^ ^, ,kam shek^.

Class, "j^i, kaii'.

Mining, n. 1^ ^, k'wong' mo".

Minister n. I. (ambassador), ^ j^,

jam jCh'ai.

2. (cabinet),^;(i|, jShiug song';^5^;;^ g, jkwan ,kei tai" ^shan.

Prime Minister, "j^^lJQ, shaiisong';

,^ m^, 'tsoi siing',

3. (Diplomatic), -g.'g|;;K;g|, ^kuug

sz' tdi" ^shan.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, ^[»

"nP :/c £' "o^^' p'*' ^*'' c^^™-

Minister of State, "^ ^, ^ch'iu

^shan.

Class. '^, ko'; ^, wai".

Minister Plenipotentiary, J^ ij^ -^

U_, jts'iin ^k'un tsli' ^shan.

Minister Plenipotentiary and En-

voy Eitraordininary, ^ 'JjjP J^

tak, p'di' ^ts'iiii ^k'iin pin" ji

jhang Bz- jam ^cL'iii tdi" ^shan

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Hesident Minister, rr.^^Bt^ g., jSiim 'tang jam ^ch'di

tiii" ^slian.

xli'iin

Class. ^, ko'; ^, wai^*.

4. (a olevgyman), fl|^^L6' die.

Mint,.H. 1. (the planfcV ^ ^ ^ilions; fii ts'oi , or'tsoi-' .

Class. ^, ko .

2'. (for coining money), ^^^, ^ts'ia

kuk.*;^ ^, ^ngan kuk.*

Class. ^, jkin.

Mint, V. ^, cliii^ ^^, cLii' .ts'in*

Minute, n. 1. (of time), ^^, ^111

J

ni .

Class. 'jQ, ko'.

2. (of meetings), ^ ^^< 71 sz"

luk_,.

Eead the minutes of the former

meeting, mX—BM^M^[jj, jtsong ehong- yat^ ^wili

"yi sz" lukj .tuk, ch'ut^.

Minute, adj. ^jg^jg, ,mei sai ; ^ ^^,

sai ^mei.

Mirage, n. '^ "jj^, hoi "shi.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Mire, 11. '^, ,uai; ^/E JM' c"^^ P*i^'-

Mirror, n. ^, keng f-

Class. ^, ka,'; ^, min".

Miscarriage, «. /f\ ^, siii ch'an.

Miscellaneous, adj. ^Mi c^'^S <.siug ;

H, tsap,; i^^, shap, sui'; D^

;riS, sapJ

sui

,

Miscellaneous goods, ^'^) tsap,

fo'.

An invoice (or lot or consign-

ment of miscellaneous goods), —

Mischief, To make, r. 1. ^^^, jtiu

2. (damage), :^ ^, ^sun hoi'.

Miser, "•-t^*^'^' '^'^^'^'^c*-**'"' c"°-

(Bk.), i^^^< 'shall ^ts'iu -16.

Class. 1®, ko'.

Misery, h. ^ ^, 'fu 'ch'o ; -j^ |^,

jts'ai jlong.-

Misfortune, n. 1. /^ ^, pat, hang";

^ ^. <lJting SZ-.

2. (damage), |p ^, siin hoi'.

To bring misfortune on oneself

^jjfS, -ye wo-^.

Mislead, v. ^j ^, "yaii '^s'o^

This also means to misapply the

meaning of a quotation.

Misprint, v. ^ ^, 7an ts'o .

Miss V. 1. (lose), ^, shat,.

2. (to fail), (@ ^\ jUi cluing'.

Missionary, //. 1. '^^(or j^) \,^ch'iiu kail' (or to") jaii.

2. (vulgarly) ^^ 1^ Pit, 'liong

^Ye jS6 ke'.

Class, -j^, ko'; ^, wJ".

Mist, /(. ^, mo'.

Mists, Mountain, n.jjj ^, ^shau

(liim.

Mistake, «. 1. ^(^)> ts'o sz"; Class.

^, kin'; ^-^j ts'o' shau, (or

by mistake) Class. J^, chiing .

No mistake, ^ ^, 'mo ts'o .

To make a mistake, (in doing

anything), -^ ^, tso' ts'o'.

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2. (an error), ^ J^, ts'o' kwo'.

To make a mistake in speaking,

^^, '^koiig ts'o\

To make a mistake in hearing

what is said, ^^, M^igt ts'o'-

Mistaken, v. To he, f^^, 'kwu fcs'o'.

Mister (Mr.) n. ^ ^, ^sin ^shiing is

sometimes so used.

Mistress, n. 1. (in a family can be

spoken of as), ^ A ^' '°^^"

jan jp'o ; =fe A ^' '^li" cy^n

^ka (is better; occasionally), Jii .

2, (of a brothel and the wives, of

foreigners are vulgarly styled),^M'^> ^^. c^'au cP'O' <"' fP'o*-

3. (of a school), ^j0 ^, sz" ^nai*.

<S«« Lady for other terms.

i. (of a shop, etc., etc.), ^^ ^,^tung Jii jp'o, (occasionally when

not addressing her) .p'o , or the

wife of a man who may be styled.

Note that ^^, bz' .t'aii' alone

may mean mistress,

Class, 'jg, ko'.

Misunderstand, v. I^'^j^, ^m wui'

Ji'; S It' cl-'eigt ts'o'.

Mix, t'. ^ '^, 'kiiii ^wan; |^ ^,

_^t'iii , wo ; :fg <g, ^k'aii ^wan.

To mix {i.e., put in) sand with

anything, or mix with sand, ^^, lokj ^sha.

Mixed in equal proportions, :^^^ -i^, kok^ piin' Jo ^wan.

Mixed, adj. 1. (of incongruous ele-

ments), ^, tsfip^.

2. (blended together), jj^, k'Aii.

Mob, n. p^ j|||[, pak„ sing' niu^

liin".

Mock, V. ^^, hei' lung".

Model, n. ^ ^, ^mu yodg".

Class. 'j@,ko'.

Moderate, ad). ^^yf»^, pafcj jto

patj '^shlii.

Modern, adj. .^, ^kam; ^, ^san.

Modern times,' j^jjjh, kan" shai'.

Modest, ac/J. ^^]^^, -yau ^lim ch'l.

Moist, adj. ^, shap^.

Moisten, v.^P|,

yun".

Moistened, ^9, yun'.

Molest, V. 1^ ^, ^nan ^wai.

Moment, n. 1 . (an indefinite short period

of time), — ^(^), yat^ chan"

(^kan); —'|]^B#, yatj chan' ^shi.

Monastery n. 1. (Tan.), |^, kwiin'.

2. (Bud.), ^, ts'z'*.

But note that, ijjpj^, ^ts'z ^t'ong

is an Ancestral Hall.

3. (Rom.), f#it^, ,sau td" .^^^n^

or jiin.

Class. ^, tso'; ^, ^kiin.

Monday, n. jjg^ —, "lai pai' yat^.

Monetary matters, ^ p ^, "ngan

haii sz".

Money n. l . (applicable more especially

to money as represented by coins,

etc.), ^, .ngan*; ^, ..ts'in*.

(In a general way the former more

usually refers to silver and the

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latter to copper ; but the following

combination is used as \veil\ §^

^, .ts'ln .nga'n*.

2. (more used in an abstract sense)^

^P, ,iigan 'long; ^ ^,,ts'iu _ugan .

Money matters are pressing, ^M ^' c"S8.n 'long. 'kan.

Paper money, a. (bank notes),

^J^- (Ugan 'cbi.

b. (for sending into the spirit world

to the departed), ^ ^, '^chi

_^ngan\

Money loan associations, -^j wiii^*;^#,> ..3*,yr Tvur .

Class, -j^, ko .

The tei p'6 money loan associa-

tion, i^^^, fcci- oP'"* wiii'*.

To join together to forn an as-

sociation, .mdiwiii'

To form a money loan association,

^ ^, tso- wiii'*.

Members of a money loan associa-

*> '-,

tsai.tion, -^ -fip, wiii

Monthly money loan association.

Yearly money loan association,^^, ^nin wiii'*.

Thd meeting for drawing the

money from a money loan asso-

ciation, P^ •^j ^hoi. wiii'*.

To make payments to, "j^ •^,

^kung wni'*: ^ ^, ^ch'ung, .5»

wur ,

To tender for drawing the money

in a money loan association, ^^, jt'aii wui'*.

To draw the money from a money

loan association, ^ '^, chap^

wui^'.

The big payments after drawing,

;A: ^, till- fan?*.

The small payments before draw-

ing' ^'^. 'siu fan'*.

Mongol, ». ^ -j^, ^mung kwu.

Class, jgg, ko'.

Mongrel, iidj. ^^§, tssip^ ''chnng.

Monk, ?i. iJjf^, jShan ^sa-ng; ^f^,jWO shong'*.

Class, -(g, ko'.

Monkey, 1. (the animal), ^ |^, "mil

o'au.*

Class. ^, chek^t-

2. (of a pile driver), :|J (or ^) "^tti

§^1 (or tam) ^.chong ^ch'ni.

Monopoly, n. ^ J^, ^paii iim.

Government monopoly, @^^•S^^ 3^' kwokg ^kd ^pau 'Urn

jShiSng "lei.

Monsoon, n. B^'^jii,, cShl ling" ^fung.

Month, 11. 1. (generally-), ^, yut,.

2. (the first of the month), ^ ^,yiitj jt'aii. This also means the

beginning of a month.

Class, -jg, ko\

The first decade of a Chinese

month, ^]IJ^, jCh'o kei.

The second decade of the Chinese

month, -|- 5|^,-ghapj \ei.

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The third decade of the moon, (or

Chinese month), -ff*^, ye-,orj&-

kei.

A long month {i.e., of 30 dajs),

J^ ^' y"^ i^i'-

A short month (i.e., of 29 days),

M /J"*' S^^i'^^'^

The beginning of a month, ^^, yutj ^taii.

The first month of the year, j£^, diing yut,.

The s.eeond, Zl^t 7^* yit^, (and

so on).

The 2nd of February, ^ZlMH. il' Ying yi- yiit, yi" ho".

(and so on).

Eight month of this year, '^J^

yV M' c^^™ c"'"^ P"''o ^''^''v

Ten dollars a month, -f"|^ ^

.ts'ln* yatj ko ytitj.

Monument, n. 1. (in the form of arclies),

j{$J^, cP'"i>ng.

2, (an image), a. ^ '^. ^t'ung

tsong''. (And this is whetjier

made of csopper,' brass, oi' iron),

//. (of stone), ;g ^. shelc,'

tsong'*.

Class, j^, ko'

Moon, n. '1. ^, yut,; J^ ^, yiit,

„kwong*.

The moon is getting, ^ ^£, yiit

lokj.

First quarter, Jt,^' shong- ^yin.

Full moon, ^ ^, yiit^ "miin;

note that, <^ ^, 'miin yiitj, a

full month, is applied to a child

one month old and also to other

subjects.

The feast when a child is a month

old is ealled a |^ J^ ^, "miiii

yiitj tsit„.

Eclipse of the moon, ^^, yiit^

shifc^

.

H-aiTcst moon, ^^^, shik^ yiit,.

New moon, ^ ^, ^san yiit. .

Last quarter.~J\ ^, ha" jin.

The withered moon,^ ^ ,^ts'an

yiit,.

Mop, n. '^ ^, p6' fat,.

Class, j^, ko'.'

Morals, «: ^ ff, tak, hang".

Good morals, ^ ^^, shin" tak,.

More, a/?/, g, chnng"; ^, ^t'im.

Is there any more ? J^^^^? chung" "yau "m6 a'?

More than ten years, -I*^ ^jE.,

shap, 'kdi ^nin, or -f-^:^^P^, shap, ^nin "yau ^to lol^'.

There is some more, ^^ |^,

chung- -yau ^^ti'.

More than ten, -|- i|g, (or other

Class.) "^^, shap, ko' -yaii ,to.

More, or less, ^ /p», ^to 'shiii.

More easily, J^ ^, kang' yi'

There is more to come, ^ afiT

^ 1^, Chung- -yaii tak, Jai.

There is a little more, SWC^(}^), chung- -yaii o*" (ct'im).

There is inoro, g 7^, chung-

-yaii.

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lU:More or less, ^ ^, ^to 'shiu

jfe :^. 'fcso yatt-.

More, a(h. 2, chung"; JJ, kang'.

More shallow than , j^ JS

-, fcs'in kwo -

More tliun, ^ j[S, ^.to kwo'.

Moreover, adr. ^, ^t'im ; ^, yan';

'/<^' ^t-'''"' appears at tlie end of

a sentence);-. flS _@^. j'x -vli'e;

^_a. fong'We.

Not more than, ^^J^. pat^ kwo

Morning n. W^, ^chiu.

Early in the morning,] ^ H^-^>or •/ jChiu

Early morning, I ^t'au ^tso.

This morning, ^^< (kam ^chiu.

Good luoriiing, ^^, tso ^shan.

Next morning, or another morning,

1^, tai- ^chiu; ^ .^, ^ming

"^tso. •

Morphine, n. i^|^ff,/i p'Jn' jfcsing

;

fS 1^, ^mo „fei*.

Morra, n. and «\^ ;^, ^ch'ii .raui*.

A game of morra, —^^^'3'at, ,k'iin ,ch'ai jnui!.

Mortal (as illness), adj. ^ ^, -niii

sz.

Mortar, w. 1. (for pounding substances

in), ^. 'horn; ^ ;^, ^chung

horn.

Class. ;g^, bum.

2. (a gan), ^^^. ^chung 'bom

p'i6'.

Class. :;g/i^, h6iQ,

19

3. (lime and earth, elc), ^J^ ^iiai.

In mortar, ^^ ;ffi, tso* ^.fui

,nai.

Mortar-buoket, n. pl^ >j!^, ^fui t'nng;

Class. ^(0, ko .

Mortgage deed, ». ^ ^, '^tin k'ai';

^ ^, on' k'ai

.

Class, g^, jChoiig; ^{^, "^chl.

Equitable mortgage if the same

mortgagee, ^ |^^V^^%kwil' k'ai' mdi ke' on' k'ai'.

(if not then), ^:^^, ^hi on'

k«oi'.

Mortgage, First, MW.^^^jt'aii ho* t^i" clii.

Mortgage, Second, ZL^Jlblftyi- h6- t^i- 'chl.

Mortgage, v. |fiig, 'tin uk^; ^g,tong' nk,; ^fig, 'tin k'ai'; 1^

^. on' k'ai'

Mortgagee, n. J^ d^. tin *^chii.

Glass, -j®, ko'; ^, wai''*.

Mortice locks, h. ^ i|]^> ^, ch'ap^

ySam 80.

Class. Jg, 'lii-

Morticed,- |ij #^ ^, eh'ut,

'iiun k&Po jraai.

Morticed and bound together, i.e.,

trusses, :^^^^;<^^||

^chung* ki' kok^ muk, ^sui yiii 'pei

'u'z ,kuu jiigil yapj 'sun ^siing ho.

Mortuary, /(. 1. (attached to coroner'^s

department), |^. /» J^, ynu"

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^sbi jfong; (vulgarly called in

Hongkong), ^] ^, ^t'ong ^fong,

i'. (for the repose of the rlearl in

their coffins until they can he

sent home to their own country-

side, or a propitious spot found

for tlicir burial), ^;^^. ^kwi'in

^ts'oi jjChong*.

A free mortuary, ^ J^, yi"

,chong*

The coffin resting in the mortuary,

If ^. c^'if'Sf ocfiong*.

Class. ^, ^kin.

Mosquito, 71. ^, „man .

Class. ^, cliek^t-

Mosquito net, or curtain, or bars, ii.

^ l|l^. otnau' chong'-

Class. ^, ^t'ong.

Most, arl/. ^, ,to ; -^ ^, tiii- ^to :

^, tsui; ^, chi'.

Mostly, adr. ^, ^to; ^^, tai" ^to.

Moth, rt. 1^ ^, ^tang .ngo*.

Class. ^; cliekfo.

Mother, n. 1. (commonly), -^ -ft, -|6

mo, »/• mo .

2. (rx>litely), ^^, -mo ^ts'an.

3. (address, or spoken of, by others,

*-^)' "^ (^) ^' ''"JT (shau")

jt'CHlg.

4. (in combination), ^, n:i.

Mother and child, j^ ff ^,"long tsai iia. (^, tsai, is here

either male or female.

Mother and two child, ^'^IS,sim "^tsai na.

6. (very vulgar), ^ '^, "16 Sni.

Class, -jg, ko'; >^. «'ai''.

Mother-in-law, ». 1. (woman's), ^^,lea n'o, 0/- .p'o .

Not by the same mother, pE. (^

Not the same mother as mine,

hni" kung- "ngo yat ko '\C 'mo.

2. (a man's), ^ ^, ngoi^ 'mb'. or

niA.

Class.'Ig,

ko'.

Mother-of-pearl, n. ^k "ft ^, ^wan

mo liokj,.

Motion, n. 1. (movement), #j[i, tung"; ,

^Wi- .v"k/tung^.

Absolute motion, "SL W\' ^''han

tiintr-.

Apparent motion,Jg|^ ^^ shi"

^hang.

Anfx)matic motion, Q Jfj, tsr

tung-.

Gentrifngal motion,^ r|l ^,Jei ^cluing ^hang.

Ceiitripita) motion, ^ftl^, fir

jClinng Jiang.

Circular motion, j^ 'i^y wair

Jiang.

Motion, Laws of, tnnsf

lai'-.

Pei-petual motion, ;^ |^, 'wing

tung-.

2. (motion of a deliberative body),

mm -yi/un.

Motion carried,

jShing,

sun

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Move, V. 1. ^p, yiik,; % |j|, yuIc,

tung".

2. (remove), 1^, ^pun.

Move (it) away, ^^^ (P^n hui'.

Move (it) off, or away,|jjj |Q,

^piin jboi.

Move the hand down, 1*^, hil^

"sliau.

To move about, ^ ||j|,tsaii

tung-.

Move, To, house, ^^, (Pun uk^.

Move, To, shop, 1^^^, ^piin p'o'.

Movement, »i. (as boycotting, etc.), ^^, kwu tB'o'.

Class, j^, jCh'ong.

The movements of the man are

unknown, :^A^t#li1©A•^E H J^' '""^ cy" »'''l^, tak,

Jjo ko' jan ke' ^hang ^tsung.

Secret raovementa, ^i^^'^>Jiang jtsung pei' mat,.

Much, ailj. and adv. ]. ^, ^to.

Not much, ^ 1^ ^, '«io 'k6i

jjto*;/J5f

^' '""'^ niatj, is also

used, but it also really often means

none at all.

Not much, or nothing, '^-j^Sf'.

mo mat, ve.

Too much, ^ jJi^ g^, jto kwo^

jt'au.

How much is this? Qlg|if|i|^^

^(<»-^)l!f6?cNioti"kei.to'

.iigaii (or .ts'iu*) ^fii ?

2. (a great lot), 3^ }g, til- 'p'i.

But this must not be used in

'speaking of human beings.

Is much higher, |^ |^ ^< jk6

takj jto.

Not much pleased, 1^^^^,m -to* fiin 'h6i.

Mnd, n. ;^, ^uui.

Mnd, Whampoii, h. ^"^l^. ^Wong

p6 ^nai.

Muddy, adj. y||, chuk,.

Mule, », If, jlui.

Class '^, chftk.to; 7E' P''^^-

Multiplication, ji. ^ ^, ,fihing {&t^.

Multiplication .table, n. ^ ^, 'kaii

kail.

Multiply, V. ^, jShing.

Multitude, n. ^, chung'.

The multitude, || ^, ^k'waii

chung .

Murder, w. j^ ^, Jiung «hi'ito.

Murderer, n. ^ ^, jhuiig 'shaii.

Class, jg, ko'.

Muscle, rt.Jj/^ 0^, ,J{ci ynk,.

Class. -^, jt'iii.

Museum, n. f|| {{^ ^, pok„ mat,

jyiin*.

Class. ^, ,kiin.

Mushroom, /(. ^, "k'wan.

Class. ^, ko'.

Music, H. 1^ ^, ngok, ^yam.

To play mnsic, \^ ^, tsok^

ngok,.

Musical box, 11. A ^ Hi p^to-^yam

oBong*.

Class, -jgg, ko'.

Musician, n. ^ |^, ngok, .sz*.

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This means a professional only.

Class. 'jQ , ko .

Musket, n. .^, „ts'ong*.

Class. 7^, hom.

Muslin, n. ij^ ^, n. ^^min ^sbii.

Miisfc, V. jjfv, pit^; ijl\ ^, pitj ting-;

^\ ^, pitj yiii'; ;;^ ij^» shi"

pit,; ^, yiu'; ^^ (g), ^sui

(yi"'); "^ ^- ,toflg ylu .

Must just- . 5|| 3r •

ngang- yiii' .

Must certainly, ^ ij^\ ^, shi'

pit, yiii'.

Must not, P§-^, jin 'ho.

It must not of a certainty be so,

^ )j^y mei- pit,.

Mustard, n. 1 . (the powder), ^ ^,kii miitj.

2. (the plant), ^ ^, k4i' te'oi'.

Cl'«8. ^, jp'o.

Musty, aiJj. y^^ ap^ wai-.

Mutter, n. B^B^JJg^, .ngani ^ugam

jCh'am jCh'am.

Mutton, n. :^ ^, ^yong yuk,.

Mutual acquaiutauce of both parties.

jSoog shik, ke , or ^ ^. ^siin^

shik,.

My, or luine, ^v/«. jim. See I.

Myriad, h. ^, mim'.

For thousands and myriads of

years, ^j||i4E, ^ts'in miln- ^niii.

Myrrh, ?!. ^ ^, mi'it^ ytik,.

Myself, j>ers. ^wo. ^§ ^, "ngo tsz"

"^kei. &« also With.

I strike myself, ^ fT S B'ngo ta tsz kei.

I went niyself, ^ g ^ ^,ngo tsz" kei hui\

I myself strike, |^ g & tf'

ngo tsz kei ta.

Mysterious, atlj. ^ j^, o raiu".

Mystery, n. and adj. ^^^, liu "kiu.

Class, to noun, 'ft, kjn".

Myth, n. ^ ^, ^hui ^ts'iin. (Class.

#.kiV;J^.tan^);^f^,'kwu

'tsai. (Class. % chek^t; fg,ko , and the two above as well).

Mythology, n. ^^^, 'kwai ^shan

hok,.

NNadir, n. j^^, jt'in 'tai.

Nail, n. 1. (finger), ^:%^, 'shau.

chl kipg.

2. (toe), JS^^f^, kok„ 'chi kip,.

Class. •^, Chek^t-

3. (iron), ^, ^tengf.

Class, p, hau.

Nail, V. ^, ^tengt-

Nailed to the cross, ^ -4- ^i

^, jtengt shap, t.sz- ka'.

Naked, atJj. 1. ^, chMk^.

Naked, To be, r. ^^^, 'ti'i

ch'ik^ jShan.

Stark naked, ^ ;^. ^ t'iit,,

ch'ik„ likv

2- (bare), 3|^, ^kwong.

Name, n. 1. (not surname), ig,

.meng*t; ^ ::g, jan .raeng*t.

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A good {or bad) name, ff^ (or

M )^ ^' ''*° (^'' cli'au') ming-

jShiiig.

Make a name (for oneself), ^ig, ^shingt miog-f.

To get a bad name, ^^ig,takj ok^ meng-.

To use aasutned, or false names,

ffl i^ ^' y""S" 'ka meng'*.

AVhat is your name? f^B^-'P;

M ig? "Xei kiii tso" mafc^

jiieng*t? or more politely ;^^?tii- ho-? ^ f^? jtsun ho-?

Milk or (infant's name), ^t <Sc .. 5*-yu meng .

Pseudonym, or nom de plume.

J§Jj ig, pit, -meng*.

Other name, j^jj ^, pit, tsz'*.

"What is your other name? ^^y? Tsiia pit,?

Marriage name, ^, tsz".

School name, ^jg. ^shii .raeng*

A nickname, l^'g, fa jneng*.

2. (surname), j[^, sing .

Class, -jg, ko\

What is your siu-uame.'fj^^ifi'li

^f"? "Nei sing mat, "ye? or ^P^? Kwai' sing- i'?

My nanne is not , ^fe ig

»§ # «4 ifc),-—^, -"go

.ineiig' t ^m Imi' kiu'(ts6"), .

His name is, :2 H^C^)

* 5 J

, .meng \ kiti (tso")

?i. (business style), ^^, tsz" ho".

The name of a shop, or business

style, or firm name, ^^, tsz'

ho-.

What is the esteemed name of

your shop, or lirni ?

ho^>.i.

VfU'^Po

The posthumous name, or the

dynastic title, of an Emperor,^M' ""'"' ''""•

The title, or the name of the.reigii,

^ M' c""'^^'^

For His name's sake, (Bk.) j^

.meng +•

Holy name,^ig,shing .meng't.

Name, i: ^ >g, \'oi jneng*t; ^ig, jOn .nieng*t.

Namely, cuh-. ^jj, tsik,.

Napkin, n. 1. (table), ;ji^fj], .t'oi*

Jfan.

2. (sanitary towel), ,^^, -ma po'.

Class. (^, jt'iii.

Narrow, f«J/'. ^, chsikQ.

Nation, n. ||, K«-ok„; ^. ^pong.

The different- nations, ^ij^, lit,

rPOUg-

Class, -jg, ko'.

Nativ, n. 1. (of the place), ^ ^X' Vu'i tei- Jan.

2. «. or aif/. :^j^{!^\ 'piin tei"

(ke').

8. (Bk.). i^, kwii'.

Native land, ^ -^, kwii' 't'6

;

^ ®' V"i kw.olc„.

Native village, ^ ^|p, kwu

cliong.

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Natural, adj. ^ ^, ^t'ln jin; ^

Note that ^t'in .yin* is nsed for

evolution. This is an oiample of

liow the use of variant tones en-

ables new words to be added to

the language.

Naturally, adr. Q ^, tsz* ^yin.

Nature, n. *^, siiii;'.

Inanimate nature, ^ ^. m^n"

mat,.

Nang'lity,/^^(/. W^ ^lc,'w;li.

Note that, 3fe. ^kwai, is a good

(child).

Nausea, n. >^ j|^. '^song ^ui.

Naval ailj. -^ gjg, shui ^^sz*.

Naval oflicer, n. ^ |jg 'j^, sluii „sz'

kwun.

Class. -jS, ko^: ^, wai^*.

Navigate, r. j^ ^, shai ^sliiin.

Navigation, n. ^^M^^- c''<^"§

lioi jClu sz .

The science of navigation, !^|^tJ^^b, shai ,stuin xhi ngai".

J^^a^T. ".:?fC^ 'shui „sz*

The navies of the ])owders, ^^i^^ ^'^^o kwok^ ^shui „sz*.

The army and navy of England,

^clii shui lukj ^kwan.

The mercantile ,navy, j^ j|§,

^.shong ^shJiit.

This also means simply a mer-

chant ship.

Near, adj. ^, kan". or "k'an; J^^mai : ^ jg, kan" ^m^i.

(adjourning), ^^^, fir fip„.

Most near or very near, (as

persons, or relations), S§^ ^,jts'an matj; (a woman's phrase),

nil. .ts'an.^ts'an.

Nearly, adr. ^^^, jCh'a pat^ ^t.o";

f^i^,,c!.i>,g„ti^i}f^,^ts6ng

kan".

Nearly to,^jfjfe^lj,

,tsm,g kan'*

(6'.

Nearly all gone, fPDS§f|S#»g-,

.chilng gti* "mo sai' lo''f.

Near-sighted, j£ || g|^, l^an"

shi" 'ngan.

Neat, adj. ^ ^, ^ts'ai 'ching.

NebulR. H. ^ ^, ^sing hei".

Necessary, adj. ij^ |g, pit^ yiu'; ^^^, ^sui yiu'.

It is necessary that, ij^ ^^, pit^

sui.

Neck, n. ^. kengf.

Class. ^, ^t'ld.

Neck-lace. ;?. ^ ^, 'kengf liii'*.

Class. '1'^, jt'iii.

Neck-ring, >'.^ ^^-j kengf .kim*.

Cln9.s. -j^, ko'.

Neck-tie, n:^ ^, 'kengf tai'\

Class. -j^.^tMu.

Need, V. {^%) g, (^sni) jiii'; ||,Shai.

Need not, ar no need, ar there is

no need, pS. .^^ ^m siiai.

You need not wish it.

jiu shai yiu .

Mnst. needs, ij^\ ^, pit^ yiii .

Keedle, n. ^, ^chani.

Class, p, hail; <^, "^kwiin; gf^,

ngan.

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NcedJess, lulj. pS -g^, ^tn 'shai.

Negative, n. (photo), ^#;^^ffi]^J^- 'yi"g song-* ,cW -yaii

wng-'' jpo .lei

Class. ^, fAi'.

Neglect, ?. «/• NeglectfoHy, adr. J^3S'

jin -lei ; '^ifi,

jMOiJg k'6k„;

jfoug.

To treat iieglectfuljj, ^{^ toi'

man'.

N^ligent, adj. ^^- 't'oi rnAn".

Negligently, «A-. Jig /j>, («?"Jfflt Aa»,

^m sid (or sai') ^sam.

Negotiate, z-. ^ ^, pan" "l^i.

Neighbour, n. fg^ kik^ Jei ; ^y , jlun "lei.

Class. -^, ko; ^, wai'*.

Xeighbonrhood, »(. 1. (ward in a village,

town, or city), ^^. ^kii Jong*.

2. (locality), -^ ^ y^, yar^ tii'

'ghni.

Neither, nor , r/mj. \^^

yau- jin l)ai-;.-jg^

Pf ^. ,m hai- 0^'' <m

^-^'X^m—as^^figvau ,m nai'<- -^jjto ,ni hai"

jiD hai- —yaii- ^m hai'; ^hai" -, yau" jDi hai".

Neither of the two, ^ @ (/>/•

other Class.) ^I^&L "long ko'

^to* ^m hai", or „^ ^^ j^roi

"long ko' yafr m lidi".

Neither of them struck him, ^®i5^tr1B.'>«ngko',ro'mo ia k'ni.

Neither of them did it, pS -^

^^ fSf ^' ''""- ''"''' -''^'

rao tso ke .

NeithiT could cat nor Bleep, -^

x^n/^mx^m^'sbik, yaii" ^111 sliik^ lak^, fan' yaii"

jii fan tak .

Nephew, n. j^(~f-), chitt.^ (^'z,.

Class, jg, ko'; 'gr. wai^

Nerve, ».Jg^^,in6hei'^kan.(Jlass j^, jt'iu.

Nervous, «^'. ]. (timid), ^ ;t ^,^mo chi hei

.

2. (irritable), ^-^g. tioi' ^g|,Ong

kengi; ^ ^, ^m«n«r ^chang.

Nervousness, h. /(^ ^, ^sam ^hon

:

F^'; Jiaf|;\:i^^. 'turn chin'

sam ^fong.

Nest, ^, n. ^ch'id : ^, tau'

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Bird's nest sonp, ^^ §|. yin'

,wo ^kang*

A nest of thieves, ^ |||, ts'ik,

chii".

Class, -g, ko'.

Net, n. j^, "mong.

Class, ©, ko'.

Class, for a fishing net is, ijrg, ^t'ong.

Nett, It. ^ J. uiur -ch'nng.

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Nautral, a^. 1 4* !&: t°'^'^"g '%'M^ -^ !&• "'°"g P^^

^piacho--, ^^[^,kuk, ngoi" kwokg. (Bk.)

S '^ f g. tsz^

Neutrality, n. kwd' ^ng -yii.

Never, adv. (there never has been),^'^, mei" jts'ang ; ^ ;^, mir

jdi; (at present;,lljlff, 'tsung

"mo.

Never mind, '^ H^ ^, ^m6

jSong jk6n.

Never to be ' (confounded,

wmg

,Bhni

etc.), ^:fmif^^—pabj chi* ^yii .

Nevertheless, eory. g^ C^) ^.(pat,) ,chi; ^^, ,sui jln.

New, adj. ^, ^san.

New Year's Eve, J^#flJ|,. ^niu

^si- {or jSil-Jl") "mSu.

Note that the tone of ^s&- when

said rapidly is unique: it would

appear to have arisen from the

rapid pronunciation of the two

tones as represented by jS4", with

the result that a falling tone is

produced after the first emission

of the voice in the beginning of

the word which finishes on the

lower retiring tone, having begun

on the npper even tone.

New Year's Day, ^^—•, ^nln

jCh'o yatj.

News, n.^ ^, ^san ^man*; ^ ^,jShengt h6i'.

Class,f}:,

kin-; J^, tiin\

^san ^manNewspaper, ». ^} ^ j

chi.

Class. 2M, jChong.

Next, ad). 1. (following), ^ ZLi tai"

yi", (often followed by proper

Classifier).

2. (near to), ^5;'^, kan" chfi".

Next year,Jjj ^, ch'ut, ^nin.

The next day, ^H B > tai" yi'

yatj.

The next morning, ^JH^, tai'

yi' jChiA.

Nice-looking, adj. ^ ^, "m^i lai".

Nickname, n. '^ ig, J& .meng*.

Class, •j^, ko'.

Niece, n. ^T^. chat, 'nui*.

Class, -jg, ko'; -gt, wai'*.

Niggardly, adj. j§, ^han.

Night, n. Jj^, -miin; ^|^, ye" "m&n.

Night time, Jj^H^, 'min .t'au';

1^ fli ^' -min jt'aii ye'*, :^

UlSBf. y«- "man ko' jshf.

Towards night, (evening), ^jj^.^ai "mdn, or jain .

One night, .—• J^^, yat, m4n.

Last night, ftp j^. tsok, -mdn.

Whole night, )^/^> fShengt ye'.

Drawing towards night, ^ '^

^ JJ^,t'ln shikj jtsong "miln ;

-rain jt'aii hak,.

Night dress, ||)|^,'fan' ^slislm'; ^^, shui- ji*.

Class, -^i kin-.

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Nimbus, n. (cloud), ^'^, ^wii ^wan.

Class. 10 , ko'.

Nine, adj. jl^. 'kau.

Nineteen, adj. -|- ^, shap, kau.

Nineteenth, '^-\-jl,ia,r shap, 'kaii.

Ninetieth, ^%-\^^ tai" ^kau aliap^.

Ninety, adj. ^-p, 'kaii shap^.

Ninety-one, ;^-f—•, "^kad shap, yat^,

Ninety-two, ;^-f-Zl> 'kaii shap, yi^,

and so on.

$1.90, —ig A^^' y^S ko'

'ka& ^ngan .ts'in*.

Ninth, HVl, tai- 'kau.

Nipple, w. 1^ 5|, -nai ^t'au.

Class, )|tft,nap,.

No, adv. 1. (it is not), P§^, jni hai".

2. (there are, or is none), J^, 'tab.

No matter, ^^ ^, ^md ^song

jkon.

No one, ^ ^, 'md jan.

No time, 1. (leisure), 1^^^,^m takj jhiin.

No time,:^^ ^, "mo ^shl haii".

No one, ."^ }^, "mo jan ; :^

^ j^, "mo ^jpin ko', (or other

proper Class.)

No one says so, ::^ ^^ g

jan wi- or:J5r A Ul^ I

jan kom kong.

No one does so,'f]^

"m6 oPin ko kom tso".

Nobility, n. ^, ch'ok^.

Noble, adj. !^^, jtsiin kwai'

Nod, V. ^ M, tim ^t'aii.

"m6

mo

Noise, «. ;^ ^, tJti" ^shengt; ^ ^,jShengt hflng.

Class. -|g, ko'.

Noisy, adj. H^, ^ts'6.

Nominally, adv. ^ ^ ^ ^, "yaii

^meng ^mo shat,.

None, adj. ^, "mo.

There is (w are) none] ^ (^)t

"mo lo''".

None at all ^ ^^, "md sii'

1"''°; H^. 'tsnng -mo.

Will become none, ^ft" |^, 'm6

hiu.

Nonsense, n. {^)^^, (fatj ^ngslm,

{or ngam-) wa"; ^ |^", ^wd

shiitg.

Nonsense, »«<«•. I. (spoken by

men), 0^ ^ts'ai.

2. (spoken by women only), p^,^ts'oi.

Noon, n. jE^ ching' "ng ; ^ ^,^n chad

.

North, n.:J[i,

pak^,.

North-west, ^:jj^, ^sai pak^.

North-east, ^^ :f[j. tang pak„.

South-west, ^ 1^, ^sai ^nam.

South-east, ^ ^, ^tung ^nim.

From North to South and from

East to West, § ^^ @@,^ M ^(j» tsz" jtung chi^ ^sa'i

tsz" ^nira chi' pak .

Nose, rt. ^, pei"; ^ ^, pei" ^ko.

Class; -(0, ko'.

Nosegay, «. j^^E^ c«^" o^** j'^'aii'-

Class. -(§3, ko'.

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Nostril, n. ^1^, pei" ^lung, oVglutig*.

Class. J@ . ko'.

Not, adv. 1^, ^m; ^, pat^; ^, ^fei.

These last two are more booky

in their use, though occurring in

. a few phrases-^—a few bookish

sentences in coramoa use.

Not here, pglf^jg, ,m 'hai ko'.

Not serious, or not much matter,

jkon.

Not very good, Pg-j^^^?, c™

har Kei uo.-

Not yet, ;;^ C^), raei- ^ts'ang,

or l^"^. cOi jts'aiig, or raeng-f.

I cannot help but do it, yf, |^

"jf,•^, pat

Jtak^ pat

Jtso".

Not in accordance with propriety,

Le., indecent, etc., ^flj^. ^fei "lai.

If not, J^ •^, ^m hai-.

Do not, p§ftf , ^ra ho ; }^, "mai;

mai tso .

Not at all, J|| (pg %\ tsung

(^m hai-); || ^, 'tsuug "mo.

Note, n. 1. (letter), fg, sun'.

Class. ^, ^fung.

Promissory note, ;^ ^, k'it^

Class, gg, ^chong.

2. (money), ^^, c"g*'^'<'^"-

Nothing, n. /^ ^, "mo -ye ; ^ff^(^, or ^), -m6 mat, ('ye, or

SZ-), or -^ •^,''ra6 matj, dJowe.

Nothing is the matter, ^-^^5f , -mo matj -ye i', or

>fj^ ^y ^, -mo matj sz" *'.

There is nothing of anykind, ^

Nothing had been produced,^kok^ yong- mat, kin' mei" jts'ang

yad takj ^sh^ng ch'ut^.

Nothing to wear, /^:^^, "mo

takj cboko.

Notice, V. w, kokjj.

Notify, V. fg 331' P*^' c*''^^-

Notwithstanding, conj. |[^^< ^sui jin.

Nouns, n:^^, shat, tsz"; ^ ^,c

. isz tsz .

Class.

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There now, 'f^, ne".

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The handle of the Chinese oar,

^H, 'teong jt'au.

OasiB, n.j^^i^;^^^, ,sha

mokj ^chnng ^chi 'ts'o tei".

Class. ^, Wt„; l{lg, fak,.

Oath, n. ^ ^, shai- yiin-.

To swear on a cock's bead, ^

ch^m jkai ^t'au shai" yiiu".

To swear au oath, ^ ^, sliar

yiiu-: ^-(g^, shai- ko' juu"

If —-g^p. yafc, ko'shai^

yiin- is said, it means one oath, »".«.,

one man who swears, ^f ^S^4: H' *lia'' y""' fcong* ^shiug

yatj, he loofa on an oath as of no

account.

Oatmeal, n. ^||^, makj Van.

Oats, H.^^ tai- mak,.

Obedient. a^\ f^$^(9^), ,fengt wa"

ike).

Obelisk, n. :;Sr^ ;5 JJ|. Jong ^taim

shefcj jp'ii.

Class. M, ko'.

^fengf.

Obey hia, |gtg^. ^t'engt "k'ni

wa".

Obey directions, ^ ^ pf^,

^t'engt ,fan fu'.

Obey instrnction, ^ ^ ^j,^t'engt kau' fan\

Object, n. j{|j -f^, mat, kin-.

ClasB. j^, kfn-.

-Object, V. ]g ^, 'ting pok„.

Objective, n. ^^^- koi" jfi 'ngo.

Obliged, Much, 0, ^, ^to tak,.

Obscene, adj. 7^ p|, ts'o 'had.

Obsequies, !i. ^ ^, song "lai.

Observatory, n. ^^ ^, ^fih ^maa

jt'oi.

Class. ^, kan; ^. tso'

Observe, w. 1. (to keep), ^, 'shau;

^^, ^tsnn Shau.

2. (to look at), 1^, Vai.

Obstinate, adj. ^ ^ J61|, ^p'ei hei'

ngan'; @ ^. kwii' chap,.

Obstruct, V. 1. (in any way), jjg^ /^,

'chocha-; [ifl.^, 'cho ,!an.

2. (to stuff up), ^'^, safcj chu-.

S. (with hands), ^ -^. J^n chii-.

Obstruction, «. ^ |^, ^foag ngoi";

jgi,.^, 'eho sakj.

Obtain, V. ^, tak,: ff ^J, tak, to'.

What I ought to obtain, ^ Br

S^ ^^ ""go 'she jing tafc

ke'.

To obtain again, f§|^, tek, Jin:

To obtain the enjoyment of

^ #^ > tokj 'hong .

Obviate, n. ^, "min.

Occasion, n. 1. (an opportunity), ^^, ^kei wui".

Class,-flg,

ko^ :^, jCh'ong.

No occasion, jig -g^, ^m 'shai.

Is there any occassion to do it ?

^ilrl^US? 'Shai tso^ ^m ^i?

There's no occasion to do it, &ffi ^, jin 'shai ted".

2. (time), ^, .p'ai'.

Occasion, v. '^, -shai.

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Occasional, adj. ^ ^, wdk, ^shi.

Occupation, n. \^ ^, sz" yip^; JC

Class.J4='

l^in'-

Occurrence, n. ^. sz'.

Class. ^, kin".

Ocean, w. f^, joug; ;^ y^p, tai"

jong; "Z^, 'hoi; "j^^, tai" hoi.

Class. -fQ, ko\

O'clock, ^!^^: tim oChung*.

10..30 o'clock, -f-f^,^^, shap,

tim piin' oChung*.

Come back at 4 o'clock, p|^ |^£

is I^' sz- 'tim jfdn ^lai.

Come at 6 o'clock, ^ ^ |S|,

lukj tiin ^lai.

Octagonal table, n. /\ •|j|j 1^^ pat.

sin .t'oi .

Class, i^^, chong.

Oculist, n.flii ^ ^ ^, -ngin /o,

(or some. Jo*) ji ^sh^ng*.

Class. ^, ko'; ^, vvai''.

Odd, adj. 1. (single), ^, ^tan.

2. (over), ^, ^lengt; ^, 'kei.

A dollar odd, |!,j^(('r^,^

^, ko' jlengt {or 'kei) ^ngan

-ts'in*.c

Ten odd, -p^ ^ , shap, 'kei

ko'.

3. (strange), "j^ ij^, 'kwu kwai';

% ck'ei ; ^ .g, ^k'ei kwiii';

Hi ^. ch'ut^ ^k'ei.

"

Odds and ends, i>. W^, sap sui';

Ode, n. ^, ^slii.

Class, "j^, shasi.

Odious, adj. pj" ^, ho wu'.

Odium, To incur, |§ X fS' ^^^^

jan ban", 'j^, ban', also means

to love much or like.

Odour, n. 1. (pleasant; sweet), ^,,hong

; ^ ^, ^bong hei'.

2. (bad)^, , ch'aii';% % ch'au

hei

.

Class. ^, pung-; P^, eban".

Of, i)re|B. P^, ke'.

Of course, ^ ^, tsz* ^yin.

Madeof,j!|[ ^, pei

tso".

Off, adv. ]. (the action of removing

or separating), f^, lat,.

2. (departure, or a leaving), ^,bui

.

3. (distant from), ^, -y"" ; fl1^, jlei ^boi.

Very far distant, |f|^ ^ ^,jlei hoi ho fyiin.

4. (away from), ^, ^hoi.

Off there, ^gpj, Jioi ^t'au.

Off with you, ^ S^, 'ch'e lo'^';

j^Pg-, 'tsaii lo^o.

Offence, n. ^, tmr.

Class. ^, kin-.

To take offence,^@, kin'kwii'.

Offend, V.I ;f|p, tak, tsui-;

Offend against, j ^'j^, kiu' kw4i'.

Offer, V. 1. (as a price), ^, 'pei;

Hi, ch'nt,;^||, 'peitak^.

To offer a price, ^\% ch'ut,

ka.

2. (as a present), 3^ (j^), sung'

Cpei).

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3. (promise), |g ^, jing ^sliing.

Offering-, ti. ^ J^, tsai' matj.

Burnt offering, 'j^^, ^fan tsai'.

Drink offering,J'^

•^, kw6n'

tsai

.

Vegetable offering, ^ ^, so'

tsai

.

Peace offering, ijjjgi^, jCh'uu

yan tsai'.

Sin offering, |^ ^ ^, shuk^

tsui" tsai'.

Thank offering, ^| kotn

tse~ tsai .

E, se tsz" Jau .Office, n. ^ ^ HClass, j^, jkiin.

Colonial Office, ^^^f%^Fin Chirig' ^Ngi ^Miin.

Chinese Colonal Office, ^^^,-Lei jFin Yiin", or Yuii'*.

Office, Continued for a new term

o*^> ^'^i c'in yam'

Office,I

To dismiss from, ^ ^,'k'iii tsik,.

Office, Foreign, ^|gi#^^^^f^, -'Tsung ^Lei Kok,

Kwok,, Sz- Mo- jNgi ^Mtin.

Office, Chinese Foreign,j|^ ^,

Tsnng -Ch'ii, er -Shii.

Comprador's Office, ^^, p&n"

.fong .

Connting house, or Office, ^^,chong .fong .

Office, Home, piU^^f^, Noi'

Cliing ^Ngd jMtin.

Office, Newspaper, f^^ 11^ H,jSau man" chl kwiin.

Office of works, X ^ ^ P^i

jKung Ching' ^Nga ^Miin.

Office, Post, ^^ff, ^Shii San'

'Kwiln; W0^^, jYau Ching'

Kuk,, or Kuk.*.

Office, Restored to, ^ '^, fuk

yam".

Office, To be in, -^ ^, sink,

*^fung.

Office, To be in, or to enter into,

^ ^, shau- chik,.

Office, To deprive of, ^fll^,

kiko ,chikj.

Office, To fill, ^i|^,^tongchik,.

Office, To lay down, 0^, se'

yam-.

Office, To resign, -^^, ko' jad;

^ tfc, chl' SZ-.

Office, War, ^^^^f% ^Ping

Ching' (Ngi jMun.

Officer, n. ^, ^kw6n; 1^ }^, ^kwun

'fii.

Class. ^, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Officer, Government, ^ S,

kwfin ^yiin.

Officer, Civil, n. ^ ^, ^man

kwtin.c

Officer, Military, ^ ^, -mo

jkwun.

A Deputed Officer, i.e., one

deputed to attend to a certain

matter or business, ^ I wai

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2. (military), -J^^. ,ping 'tsung.

3. (of ship), Chief Officer, ^ ^,tii' fo.

Second, ^'0^, yi" fo.

Official,, n. 1^, ^kwiin.

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Official, adj. "^ ^, ^kwun sz".

Officiating, adj. (acting), ^^, 'cli'ii

^lei.

Officious, arf;. ^ ;^, ^to sz".

Often, adv. ^ ^, ,to ts'z'; Jg^,"lui ts'z .

Ofien, Not, ^ ^JSJ, "rad 'kei

.ho*.

Very often ^ ^ gg, 'bo ^to

chong ,

So often, 11^^ ^ ^, kom ^to

chong . (Note that the ^,chong , is not part of the phrase

'so often,' but means 'times' and

that [p|, jWiii, or j^^, .p'ii*, or any

word of that, or similar meaning,

would do equally well).

Ogle, f. ^ BR :@. ^tiii -ngan kok„.

Oh 1 inter. P^, ^ai ; H^, ^ha ; BBJ, ^ho;

% 0^ ll^U^. ^ai „ya*.

Oh ! What a bother you are ! |^!

^W^V^M9^- c^i! ""a^ "lei

kom fai sz !

Oil, n. y^, jaii.

Kerosene, «f^ ^, fo shui.

Oil silk, "^ 0, ja.u .ch'm.

Oiled cloth, j^ ^, jaii p6 .

Oiled pai)er, y^ |ft, ja(i 'chl.

Ointment, n. 'tt*^. ,kd yok .

If spread out as a plaster then

Class. ^, fai'; ij^,, Silm; |^,

Fragrant ointment, ^'^, (hong

Old, adj. 1. (of age of persons, etc.),

^, -16; ^, tai-, or tdi'*; ^;^, -16 tii''.

How old are you ? f^-^^^•^, "Nei kam ^nin kei tii", or

tii'*? (or very politely), ^ ^,kwai' jkang.

Old man, f^^;^), V^K oJ^"

(okung*).

Old woman, -f^f^^. P^ko J®*

.p-o*.

At the time he was 30, |g ^+ ^ 1H ^' ''''"'

t^^™ '>*Pj

sui ko' jShi.

Not getting old, xf^^, pat, "16.

2. (ancient), "i", kwii.

Ancient cash -^ {or "^ ^)^, kwii (or 'kwTi -16) .ts'ln*.

After the old style or as of old.

Ancient porcelain, "i" $J, 'kwti

wdn'*.

Olden times {i.e., formerly), -^

^, kau" jSbi, or .shI*.

Ancient times, "jfrtl^, kwii ^shl.

3. (of things), ^, kad".

Old and New Testaments, ^^^ ^, ^San Kali- Yok, ^Shii.

Olive, n. |g, ^14m.

Class, j^, ko'.

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White, Q ^, p^k„ '\-im.

A boaster is called a -h Q ;j^.

t&\- pik^ 'lam-

Class. 10, ko.''

Salt, 1^ ^, ^him 'idm.

Omen, n. ^^ gg, clilii" ^t'au.

Class, j^, ko'.

A good omen, ^ ^j< |^, ^li6

ch'lii- ^t'au.

A bad omen, ^ ^|< g^, hung

ch'iif jt'aii.

Omit, V. n||, ]£-.

Omnipotence, adf. ^j^/rTptl' c^^o

sho patj ^nang.

Omnipresent, adj. i^ ^Jfjjf^^, ^md

sho patj tsoi".

Omniscience, ailj. ^^ !^ ^. (mo

sho patj ^chi.

Ot), prep. :^, tsoi-; (1^, 'hai ; (post

position), J^, shong-; iQg

_t, tsoi- shong-; p^, 'hai;

|i^ _t,,'hai shong-.

On the person, ^ J^.' shan

shong-;^i^ ^ J^^,

tsoi- ^shan

shong-.

On the street, |l^ ^ _t.,'hai

kai shong-.

On behalf of, ^ toi*.

On account of, ^, jan ; ^^,yan wai-.

On account of it being so, B^

^, jan kom.

On the Earth ijjl_t, (or (f^, or

^)*ifc Jt''^^' shong-, {or %&i,

or tsoi-) t6i- shong"; -{^ J^.,

shai' shong-.

On the ground or earth

(~|\), hai tei' hir.

The word on is often omitted "in

Chinese phrases,, or other words

used instead of it where it would

be necessary in English, as:

On a promissory note, ^^^i^p'ang k'itg Jin*.

On duty, ^^, ^tong ^cMi.

On fire, ^CJI^, 'fo jShiu.

On foot, ^ ^, jhdng 16".

On good terms, ;|>§^, ^Rong ho.

On purpose, .

-l^^, yat^ ^sam

;

jjl'Cl' M^ '''Pj <**"" *'^^'-

On sale, ]jt\^, ch'utj mir.

On the eve of, j/f. kau'; [^^.jlarn kair.

On the eve of battle, ^ ^ |^,

Jam hoi tsin .

On the ground of, ^ j^, jan.3

war.

On the look oat, j^ j^jT, (t'ai

jfong.

On the sick list, ^ ^, "jaii

peng-j.

On the whole (Bk.), ^^M'lm^, "^tsung ji lun" ^ciii.

To go on board, ^ ^. lok^

^shiin.

Once, n. — ^f, yat, .p'ai*; —- [e|,

yat, jWiJi ; — |^ yat^ chong';

— '^ j^'^i <""»"! — "F' y*^

-hi ; .—• 3^ yatj ts'z'.

At once, IJ] B$, tsik^ ^shi; fj]

^J, tsik, hak,.

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One, n. and adj. —>,yat^.

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Open the (manuscript) book, ^^ 1® nP, 'k'in ,hoi ko' p65*.

Open the Kingdom of Heaven,

M^MZf^^ >i,t'inkwok„

obi ,niun.

The school opens, ^^. 'k'ai

kffiin ; ^ ^, ^hoi 'kwiin.

To open shop, §| -gf.^hol p'o'.

To open a new shop, (^) pf]

gg, (,san) jhoi ^chong.

In the open street, ^^, tong

^kii.

To open anything, |^ ^, ^hoi

c

-ye.

To open into, as a window, ^A' '^'^^'

y^h-To open, the eyes wide, ^^|^makg tai" -ngan.

Opening price, §^ jg, Jioi ka'.

To throw open, ^^, hi ^hoi.

2. (to undo), ^, k^i.

The matter is left open, ^^^^, mei- -yad ting- ^ming.

Ophthalmia, n. BBl^. "ngSln tltj.

Ophthalmoscope, ?i. ^ |^ ^, ^ch'4

-ngin keng f-

Opinion, ». ^^ J[„ yl' kin',

Opinm, n. 5| ^^, ^& p<in' jIn*.

A ball of opium, —^^(^),yat, chekj jln* (^nai).

To smoke opium, 5^^>rj^'shifcj & p'ia' oyin*.

Malwa opium, Q^, pik, -p'ei*.

Benares opium, |^')|@. kwu ;,yi'n .

Patna opium, ^ij@. ^kung jin*.

Turkey opium, a. (in pieces), ^^, ^kam ^fd*; J. (in long taper-

ing cylindrical sticks about 18

inches long), ^A^, jaii ^kam*.

Yunnan opium, ^^^, (Wan

^Nitm pak.*.

Opium dross, "^g, yl" oJ^a.

An opium shop, ^p, jiii had.

Opium Farmer, ^ )^ fH^ ^W), (A p'fn' Jin* ^kung ^sz*.

Opium dross, fg^, oJin* fiii.

Prepared opium, ^ ijg, shuk,

Eaw (or unprepared opium), ^To purchase opium retail for smo-

king purposs, ^]^if^, (t'iii jln.

Opium ashes, i^^, jin* 'shi.

Opium divan, ;|® ||, jln*

kwdn.

Anopium^sot, l^;*:jj||^, ^i

p'fn (jfn* 'kwai.

The craving for opium, i^J^ |^,jin* -yan-

Pills to cure opium smoking, ^^ %, 1«ai' Jin* .yiin*.

To give up opium smoking, ^^, kill' Jin*.

Opium dross divan, n. ~'.^^.

fr jln* ''kwun.

Class. ^, jkdn.

Opium pipe, n. ^if^, ojiu' ^ts'ong*.

Opponent, n. ^ j|^, tni' .t'aii*.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Opportunity, n. ^^^, (kei wui".

Class.J, ko

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To seize the opportunity, ^^^^, ch'un' kei wiii".

To neglect the opportunity, -^

;^'^, shatj jk'ei wui".

To make the most of an opportu-

iiity, ^M i^ #' '^^""' y"°s'

,kei wui".

When an opportunity presents (or

offers) itself, :^.;I^^;^^,"yaii kei wui" ^chi ^shi.

At the earliest opportunity or as

soon as there was (or is) an op-

portunity, -^^^ #;^ H#.

yat "yaii jkei wiii" ^chi ^shi.

Oppose, c. 1^. tni

.

Opposite, adj. ^^, tui' rain"; (in

front), '^^, jts'iumin-.

Nearly opposite. ^*^0. ^^tui min'

2. (on the contrary). TJig ^. ^song

fan.

Oppress, V. Il|g, ^ha . ^^, ^hi pi';

. ilt„

chai

.

Oppression, n. %^, hak, pok,.

Optician, n. ^H^^^, teo' "ngan

keng t che.

Class. 10 , ko'.

Optics, n. -^ ^, jkwong hok^.

Optimist, n. ^^^, lok, ^t'in 'che.

^ Class. ^, ko'; ^, wal'*.

Optional, adj. |^fg. jts'ui pin''*.

Or, com. ^, wik,; Q^., pei"; i^(^),

yikj (wakp.

Or it may be, |K@, wik, shi".

Oral, adj.-fj^ P ^ 'It. "^pei 'had

kong ke

Orange, n. 1. (coolie), ;^, .ch'ang*.

2. (loose-skiniied), ^, kom.

3. (tangarine, small acid), if^iff"),

kat ( tsat).

4. (large mandarin j,, ^^^, (Chii

sha kat^.

Class. ^. ko'.

Oratory, n. "^^^j jiu "yu ^fo.

(the man"s) oratory, P^, hau

jts'oi.

Class. ^. ko .

Orbit, « ^i^- kwai to".

Orchard, n. ^ §j, kwo ^yiin.

Class. |H. ko ; if walls to it then,

Order, v. ^ pf^, ^fan fd'.

Order, ?i. (orderly),^^, ^tB'ai Vning.

Money order, a. (a general order or

authority for money), ^ 1^^^ H., jkaii jk'iin "^cs'iu ^ngan

jjtan*. i. (a Post Office order).

'ff ^^i^. sun' 'kwiin wiii-

„tan'.

An order to get goods, iSi ^^, % fo' „tin*; m ;?|C1,

ch'ut, shui Jt,i,D .

A bargain note, or a purchase

"note, t'.e., an order fixing for the

purchase of goods, ^^, teng"")"

otaa'; ^^H, teugH fo\tan*.

Order, In, to, 1. |^, ^lai.

Order, v. 5^ P#, chuk^ fii'.

Class.,{j^, jt'iu; gg, ^chong.

2. (Bk.) i^ ^. Chi' ling".

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Governir.ent, {cr official) orders,

)S^ ^, ching' ling-.

Ordiuaiice, n. ^^, lii' Jiin.

Class -j^, jt'iu.

Ordinarily, ndr: 2p ^, (P'ing so';

Ordinary, «f//. 2E tft*^ ^p'ing ^sliong.

Ordnance, n. -f^^. tdi' p'dii'.

Ordure, n. ^, fau\

Organ, n. h (musical),J|j[ ^, ^fung

^k'am ; 3^ jijj 3^, tai- ^fung

jk'am.

Class. ^, ko'.

2. (physical), ^ j^. shilng ^kei.

Organic substance, n. ^t^§§J$^^'yau jkei t'ai ^chi matj.

Class,fl^.

kin-.

Organism, Vegetable, » /^ ^^ ^^,

chikj matJ

lui".

Class, f^, kfn-.

Organisms which move from place to

place, 8^!^^; tung" mat, Ini".

Orifice, n. P, ^had; ^L, ^lung'-

Class. ^, ko'.

Origin, n. ^^, Joi lik,.

Original price, ;^ '^^ P""

^ts'in.

Origin of species, ^^^ ;|^

J^, kok„ Ini- jChi Jwn jiiii.

Original, n. and adj. ]^2JS. yiii" p6n.

(of a book, as the original text,

e.g., the Hebrew in the Old Testa-

ment, or the Greek in the New

Testament, |^5^, tjiiu jinan.

Original cost, or price, ;^ piin ;

Tjjff , 'pun kii').

Class. 10, ko'.

It will not be sufficient to repay,

me for the original cost, ||S^;;JS, ^m kali pun.

Original sin, Jj^ |[^. jiin tsui'.

Originally, a<?e'. ^SH^)^ J^^ ('piin);

iJ^T^, 'pun jloi.

Originate, v. j^ Jg, ^yiin tso".

Ornithology, n. ,^^, 'niii hok,.

Orphanage, n. ^ ^ ^, yuk, ^ying

jt'ong.

Class. ^, jkin.

Orthodox, arf;. Jg ^, ching kail .

Orthodoxy, n. J£ j^, ching to".

Oscilliation, n. j^ ^, 'pdi jiii ; ^.g^, jid tung-.

Ossification, n. j^ »p*, ^shing kwat,.

Other, flrf;. and pro. ^ ZZ.^ (to be

followed by the proper Class.) tai"

yi"; ^Ij, pit,

(followed proper

Class).

Other's, §U|I65D|E, pit^„ti' ke':

^ZllS .(or proper Class.) t^

tai' yi" ko ke .

Other people (or men),^|J (J^)

The othe'rs,Ufguj^,

ko' ,ti^ (Bk.),

^^, _,k'ei ju.

Otherwise, «(/«'.^|J ^, pit^ yong' ;

Otherwise then , P^'g^tltJ

m hai" kom

tsau" bar-

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Ougbt, V. ^ (^ or ^), jing (,tong

or >i); '^, ,toiig; ^, ylu'.

It ought to be 80 done, ^ ^I^-j^, jtong yiu' 'kom tso".

Ounce, I). ^, 'long.

Our or ours, See I.

Out, or out of, adv.JJJ,

cb'ntj; [Jj

I^, ch'ut, jbid.

To go out,Jjj ^, ch'utj hui

.

He has gone out, or He is out,

Outlet, M. ^ ^, hui' 16-.

Class, j^, jt'iii.

Outside, BcZv. ^^, ngoi"; or followed

by some noaa of locality, as, ftf

gg, ngoi- (t'a6 ; ^[ ^, ngoi"

pin-; ^{<^, ngoi^ min", or min'*;

^b^- ngoi" cP'n;|li5J|. ch'ut,

The last two are very applicable

to ships, or vessels, or places, in

the harbour, etc.

A man who attends to the out-

side (outdoor) business of a firm,

or shop, ff^ ("IE' M'^S c^ai

ke'.

Outside the door, ^ fl^, ^miin

ngoi".

Note that an outside door is, ^\>

P^, ngoi- jinun.

Outsiders, ^j\ ^, ngoi' ^yan.

Oval, adj.^ ^1 IJong'*.

Oven, tt. ^ 1^,

Class, -(ra. ko'\

I c"S° o"^'"'^

kuk, Jo .

Over, ai^'. ^, kwo'.

Also see Odd.

Over twenty, Zl+ ^ 1®, yi^

shap jlengt ko'.

Overcome, v. ^ ^, 'ti ,shing ; ^•0, hak, ahiiig'.

Overdraw, v. ^^. ^cbi jCh'ong.

To overdraw or to pay out over-

drafts is the same.

Overdue, adj. J§ ^, (as a note) kwo

{or kwo-"*) jk'ei.

Overnight,?? ^^, kik^ye-.

Overpay, v- ^ jUj, jkad tslt,; '^^^^cbl jCb'ong.

Oversee, v. ^ ^, tuk, -lei.

Overseer of works, n. ^ H, kwiin

okung*.

Class,-jgl,

ko'.

Overthrow, «,•. ^ "pj, t* to.

Overturn, v. ^^. ^k'ing fuk,.

Oviparous, a^'. ^|3^f Inn ,8hang, or

^shans;

.

Owe, V. ^, him .

Own, adj. j^, ^ts'an.

My own elder brother, ^fUj^--^^, "ngo ke jts'an tii" ^ko.

Own or uterine brother or brothers,

tai".

One's own brother, ^ }^ ^,jts'an jhing tai".

His own share, fg © B "ifffi

^, .-k'ni tsz- 'kei ke' miu"

fan'*.

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A clan brother, or clansman, ^

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Painter n. 1. (house painter), y^ ^

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M, -yiPaper, v. (as a room), jj^

'chl 'ptt.

Par, «. ^1^|f^2pi^, M»vu fau^

ka' ^ts'in ^p'ing kuk,.

Parable, n. ^ p^, p'ei' yii'.

Class. -|^, ko

.

Paradise, n. ^|^, lok, jun.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Paragraph, n. ]^, tiin^.

Paralled lines, n. ^ff^' cP'"? c^a"?

sin

.

Class. ^, ,t'iii.

Paralysis, n. ^, t'iln.

Parapet, n. (arcb.), @3^. (Wai ^ts'ong.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Parcel, n. •^, ^pau.

Parcli. or toast, v. i^, hong

.

Parched corn, >^f^^, hong'

ke knkj.

Parchment, n. ^^|ft, Jong j)'ei

chi.

Class, gg, jChong.

Pardon, a'. |^, she; ^;%,, she' "mln.

To beg pardon, Pg^, ^m ^k'oi.

I beg your pardon, ^^^, ^m

jkoi &

.

Paie, V. ^, ^p'ai.

Parents, «. ^-^, i^' "md.

(Bk.) to present to parents, ^j^, fung- ^ts'an.

Class, (the two), p^'^. Jong wai'*.

Parliament, n. ^i|l^^^, 'Yi Ching'

Kwoko Wui'.

The Upper House, J[J^, Shong-

cT.ong.

The Lower House, "J*^>^^'

jT'ong.

Parliament, Member of, ^ "^

^^, Kwok„ Wiii- js'ara "Yi.

Class. 1^, ko'; '^, wai'*.

Parlour, n. ^;^, hilk„ „t'eng't.

Class. Hg, jkdn,

Parsee, «. Q^X' '''''^o t*'*"^ J^'^'

Class.-fH,

ko'; ^, wai'*.

Parsley, n. ^^> c'^'^'^''^'°^

Class. ^, ^p'o.

Partially, adv. ^ ^, 'kei fan"; ^

^, 'kei jCh'ing.

Partially understood the meaning,

takj yi' sz' kei jCh'ing.

Particles, n. 1. (in grammar), ^ ^,jhui tsz".

Class. "1^, ko

.

Particular, adj. 1. (important), 3c^'yiu' kan.

2. (careful), -p^ffl,tsz sai'.

Particularise, v. ^—-.^n, chuk^

yatj chuk, yi".

Parties, Both, to a suit, ^j^, 'long

tso".

Partisan, n. ^^> tong -yii.

Partition, n. (wooden), j^ jj^, pdn

chong

.

Class, ijjg, fuk^.

Partly, adv. ^if\^, 'yau ^ti' hai'.

Partner, «• '^ ff |^ ff, hdp, pun'

'fo k6i'; Hff-, 'fo kei'. The last

one simply means a companion,

a mate, a comrade, a 'partner.'

To make siire, if it is necessary

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to do so, that it is a business

partner, use some terms such as

'^'^. liop^ p'un-, or ^^I^,"yau fan'* ke' with and before it).

Class, j^, ko'.

Partnership book, >' ^"^"nP. 'l^wu

,3 ,5*fan" po .

Class. 2jiJ, pdn, or kwiin; J^,

"^kwu; -jg, ko'.

Party, n. ^, *tong; 5^, ^k'wan

*tong;3§tt, jpdn; ^, ^pong.

Party wall, n. 1. (if owned by one

owner), fjlHra' {Chnng jts'dng.

2. (if owned by two persons), ^j^, Chung' ^ts'ong.

Class. l|lg, fukj.

Party political, w. i^^, ching* Song.

Conservative partyj ^ i^ ^,shad kad' tong.

Liberal party, J^ ^ ^, ^wai

^san tong.

Irish home rule party, p^^^gilScO'YijLilntszhap,*tong.

Unionist party, l^jj;^*, 'chung

lap, "^tong.

Class. ^, jpdn ; ^, ^k'wan.

Pass, n. 1. (through mountains), |^,b^p,.

2. (a free pass through Customs

stations, etc., and in camps), -^

(^), ling^ (tsfn').

Class, l^, jChi.

Pass-baok^ n. nPff , pd'* 'tsai, (This

also means a small manuscript

book).

Class. -^ , ko'; ;^, pun, or kwdn ;

Pass, V. I. (generally), ^(^), kwo'

hui'; ^Jja, jking kwo',

I passed by that way, ^^|I|^

'^^, "Ago ta 'ko pin- kwo'.

2 (to pass by), )^, ^king.

To pass over, or through, j^^,jking kwo .

To pass the cnstoms, ^f^-, kwo^

shni'.

To pass examinations, ^ (^)^, 'had kwo' shl'; pp, chnng'.

To pass the year, generally, or

often meaning the new year time

or holidays, ^ s^, kwo' ^nin.

To pass anything, ^, -k'ii.

3. (to pass up to a superior), Mtai^.

Pass hands, (Money to), j^-^,kwo shau.

No money passed hands,:f^ ^

^^, -m6 .Bgan* kwo' 'aliafi.

Pass under the sight, ^^'jg1^, jking kwo' ko' "ngin.

4. (past of time) ^, kwo'; ^,jlengt; ^, tilp„.

A quarter past eight,AfP/^(j^)— (IS) #' VK 'tlm'(kwo')

yatj (ko') kwafcj.

Half past six, :^fj^^. Ink, *tim

pun.

Twenty minutes past five, ^^Sj

Wli^. -ng ^Im sz^ ko' tsz^

atl^^gg, -ng'timtip^sz'.

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Ten minutes past three, "^ S^

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Pass-word, n. P^, "^J'aii ho'.

A pass-word, or secret sign, B0

^g, om ho .

Class, -j^, W.Past, adj. j^Pg.' '^^°' '*^^'°-

Paste, n. ^^, ^tsong ^wu.

Paste, V. ^^, jiiim ; ^, ^plu; ||J|,

t'iPo-

Pasteboard, n. IR;^, 'chi p'ok^.

Class. ^, fai .

Pastor, n. 2^ j^jQ,muk, ra.

Class. ^, ko'; {fl^, waP*.

Pastry, n. 1. ||S^ i\^^, 'tim ^sam"; ^^, min" shik. .

2. (in a covered dish), ^^. min"

„kwai .

Pasture, n. J^^, muk^ ^ts'6.

Green pastures (Bk.), ^^'^jS^, jfong ts'6 clii tei".

Patience, n. ^,1^, ^an noi".

Patriot, ^ t^^i oi kwok^ che.

Class. ^, ko ; '^, wai' .

Patriotism, n. ^^^i^^, oi' kwok,,

jChi jSam.

Patrol, V. ^ ^, jCh'i ^kai.

Patronise, v. ^^, ^pong ch'an'; ^^^. chili kwii

.

Pattern, n. ^ C"^)' Jong'* ( tsz)

;

^, pan-, (generally) pan'*.

Not up to pattern, P§,^.^, tin

chid' pin'»; Pgiij-f^, ,m I'ai

p6n'*.

Pave, '••^;5^' jP'o slieM, Vn-Paving stone 71. (arch.), ^^, Bhekf,

'pin.

Class. M, f4i'.

Pavilion, n. ^, -t'ing .

Class. ^, ko'; ^, tso".

Pawn, V. '^, tong'; :|^, it,,.

Pawnbroker, n. ^^, tong' 'chii; :|^

djz , dfco 'chii.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Pawnshop, n. '^'^, tong' p'd'.

Class. ^, jkin.

Pawnticket, n. ^^, tong' p'iu'.

Class, gg, jCbong; ^, ^t'lii.

Pay, V. 1. (generally),-f^.

'pe'! $<jkau.

Fay bargain money, ^ ^, lok^

tcng-; m ^, ch'nt, tcnrt; l5^

^, ^kiii teng't.

2. (repay), ^, ^win.

To repay debts, ^ ^, ^wAn

chai

.

Pay rents or taxes, ^p^, nip,.

3. (a. visit), ^, t'im'; ^, "ts'o.

The last is generally used with

^, hui', or 1^, jlai.

Come and pay us a visit, (the

first phrase also means simply

come in and sit down) |^^^._,lai W,iii;lti^^lt#,.lai t'im 'ngo tci" ^la.

Pay in full, ^^, 'pei Ua.Pay off (naut.), ^g ^, ,sung

^t'aii.

Payable on demand, ^ H$^JEJ, jts'ui jShi 'ts'ui ^wui.

To pay no attention, [^ ^, ^m

ts'oi.

Pay in advance, JlSg||, shong^

jk'di 'pei.

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Pay in arrears, "JC ^ ^, h&-

.... c ,.

jk'ei pel.

To be in arrears, B^P^^j^-f^,

lai' cho mei^ pei ; ]fj^^ , laii"

^kati.

Paying in book, ^^igp, ^kaii

.ngan* p6'*.

4. (to pay a visit of inspection or a

sni-prise visit), ^^. tA t'am'.

Peace, «.^, ^wo; ^^, jP'ing ^on

;

To make peace, ^7}^, kong ^wo.

At peace, jj^P^j, ,wo yap^.

Not at peace, V^^ ^. c™ on

lok,.

A peaceful place, ^^^^'^, jP'iug .on kc' tei" ^fong.

Peacefully, adv. ^, ^on.

Peach, ». M}^, jt'6, or .t'6 , generally.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Peacock, n. ^|j^, bung tsok^.

Class. ^, chekgt.

Peacock feather, h. "^^^ (or ^),

hung ts6k(j ^mo (or (Hug).

Class. ^, (fill.

Peacock-feather holder, n. ^^, jling

kwiiu.

Class, j^, (t'iii.

Peak, n. iJjjj' <*''"" 'tengt-

The Peak (at the flagstaff) in

Hongkong, +i:^(J[|(lf ), 'che

jk'ei jShdn ('tengf).

The peak at Magazine Gap, j^

i?|il3^. c^Van 'Tsai ^shta

'tengf.

The peak at Mount Kellcbt,j^||

^ lU ]fi' t^^'^ c^""S cWan

^sb^n tengt.

To go up to the Peak, |- [JjJ§,

"shong jShdti tengf.

To go down the hill (or from the

Peak),~f>«|Jj,

ha" ^shan.

Pear, n. 1. (local), ^^, ^sbi .lei*.

2. (from the North, Tientsin), ^^, siit„ (lei.

Class. i@, ko'.

Pearl, n. ^, ^chu*; j^l^, ^chan ^chii,

or oChii*.

(This last shows that it is a real

pearl and not . a bead, for i^,

oChii' is also used for a bead).

Class. 5j{jt,napj.

Pearl-barley, '^/^, yi' "mai.

Pebble, n. ;gff , shekj 'tsai; ^|^P;g, (Ugo 'lun Bhek(,t; ^^,shek, (jCh'nn ; J^^, shek, "^tin.

Class. 5^, napj.

Peck, >i. 1. (a measure), it*, taii.

Peck, v. 1^, tok^; ^•, ^tong.

Peddler, ^j^, fin' 'tsai ; ^g^ff

,

tiira .t'aii' tsai ; >>J> ^, siu

fia^'; >»JN^^, 'siu -mii mai'"

Class. '^, ko\

Peel, i'. ;^J^, mok, (P'ei.

Peg, n. ^^, mukj „teng*t.

Class. ^, 'kwiin; p, 'had.

A row of pegs for hanging clothes

on, ^^, oteng't tak.'.

Pelt, V. ', teng'.'t

Pen, n. 1. (native), ^, pat^.

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2. (foreign), ^, pat,; ^'^^,makj shui pat,.

Class, j^, jChi.

Penal law n. ^J^, jying fit^.

Pencil, n. 1. (generally), i^, pat,.

2. (when it is to be distinctly shewn

that a lead pencil and not a pen

is meant), ^^, jun pat,.

Slate pencil, ^ ^, shekf, pat,.

Class, j^, jChi.

Pendalum, n. |^, 'pii.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Penetrate through, v. ^, ^fung ; ^Penholder, n. ^^; pat, ^kon.

Class. ^, jChi.

Pennib, n. ^1^, pat, 'tsni.

Class, j^, jChi.

Penis, «. a. (polite), ^^, jong mat,;

b, (common), i^, ts'at,.

Class. ^, ,t'lu; j^, luk,'

Pension, ii. ;^^i ^ch'ong ^long ; H^

^jjg, t'ai' jp'ing ^long.

Pentecost, n. j£ '^ "^j 'ng ^ts'un

tslt,,.

People, n. 1. (the common people),

2. (men), \^, jan tei".

There are some people say so, ^K^V^M' 'yai jan hai^

kom w^".

People say so, \^^, jan

tdi" wa".

The two old people (parents), ^,ka.

Good people, ^^, {long ^raan.

People or Race, ^ jj^, ^man

tsuk,.

The Chinese people, ||^^- jLai

jMan.

Pepper, n. 1. (black.), "(l^lliJ^, jWU

jtsiu miifc,.

Peppermint, n. ^^, pok, ^lio.

Perceive, t'. 1. ^, kin' (This also

means 'to see').

2. (with the mind, the conscience,

to arouse), ^, kin ; •^''^, 'sing

ng-.

Perfect, adj. Jgjj^f cShing jts'un.

Perfectly, adv. *^^, shap, ^fan.

Perfidious, adj. ^f^, ^kin chd'.

Perforate, v. ^, ^ch'iin.

Perform, v. f=j, ^hing; -gjjr, tso".

Perform a ceremony, ^j^, jhang

^lai.

Perhaps, a«?i^. ^ (^), wik, ('che), I

am afraid it is, fj^^, p'a' hai",

(which is often used as the equi-

valent of perhaps).

Peril, n. ^ ^, ^ngai 'him.

Period, n. ^^, ^shi had'.

Period of time (a short), —. j^H^, yat, chan' ^slil.

Perish, V. ^"t", mit, ^mong; «^J^,jts'am jlun.

I shall perish with hunger, §fi

^J^^HS-' "go" t6'yfu' 'sz

lo^^o.

Perjury, To commit, v. ^;^^, f»it„

Vong shai'; ^>ftj^, shai-

wong yur.

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Permanent employment or work, n. j^X. jCh'ong jkung.

Permit, n. ^'f'^IR, jan jts'iiig 'chi.

Permit, v. Jf|^, 'clmn ', (Bk.), 7f» ^,pat, jung.

Pernicious, adj. 7^ ^, lei* boi".

Perpendicular, adj. ^^-^i tung- "k'ei.

Perpetual, adj. ^, "wing.

Persecute, v. ^^^, k'wan clink,

Persecuted to death, 5!^ ^ ffH

^, pik, hoi- ji %z.

Persevere in goodness, v. P^^nQB^JF

jts'in ^shi I16, hau" ^loi yair ^m

'ho.

Persimmon, n. 1. (generally), ^,.ts'z

2. (large red), ^<^>^, ^ngaii^1sam

3. (small red), ^((1^;|^, ,kai ^sam

.ts'z*.c

4. (soft flat), ^/|^, (Uam .ts*z*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Persist, v. ^^||, pat, hft„ ylii'.

Person, n. 1. (a liring human being),

A, cyan-

Class, -p, ko'; -gr-wai'*.

Used substantively as well.

2. (the body), ^, ^shan.

On the person, ^ ^ J^.''^o'"

jShan shong-.

In person, ^j^.^, jts'an ^sbau*.

A person from afar, )^^, "yiin

Persons from other parts, ^^ fX.

^, ngoi- kong 'I6.

Personal, adj. —• gj^, yat, kei.

Personally, adv. ^^1 ^ts'an ^shan*.

Perspiration, w, ^, hon".

Burst out into a profuse perspira-

tion,JjJ—•^ ^, ch'ut, yat,

jShan hon".

Perspire, v. JJj ^, ch'ut, hbn"

Persuade, ^- ^)]^< biin' fuk,.

Pestilence, n. ^^> jWan yik,.

Petition, v. ^, 'pan.

To present a petition, j^^i tai"

pan.

Perturb, v. @Qj,, "jiu lun".

Petal, n. 1^^, ,fd fin'*.

Class. 0^, ikh'.

Phagocytes, n. j]^ g|c» ^^\ c*''^"-

Phenomenon, «. ^, tsong"

Philology, n. -f^^^, pok, jin hok,.

Philosopher, n. f§rt' V^^o ^'^'^

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Philosophy, n. (in a general sense),^S, chft^ hole,.

Phlegm, n.

HS.t^, c'au

Class. ^, tuk,.

Phonograph, n. ^ §jShing (or some, ^shengf) kei h6i'.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Photograph, n. jj^, song-"*.

Class. ^, ko'.

Photograph negative, n. if^^, siing^*

tai.

Class. :^, fai'; ^, ^chong.

Photograph, v. ^ ^^, V'ng song^*;

^ ^, V ^chan.

Photographer, n. §^ ;J| (gjf, 'ying

song-' ke

;

Class. 1^, ko.'

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Photographic plates, n. ^ilfQ)y, Vi°g

song' p'in ,

Dry plates, ^j^, jkon p'in'.

Phrase, A, n. —^^, yat^ kui' wd'*.

It is said in one word (on phrase),

—'^^^'^' y^^ ''"'' "^'^^ '°''°-

Phrenology, n. H^^, song' "no.

Physic, n. ^, yok^.

Physical, adj. ^^, "yau jing.

Physician, n. 1- ^ ^, ji oShing*t

(or >ang*); ^^, ji ^kif.

2. (in contradistinction to a surgeon),

^ff(^4),;ioi^ cfo Gyi

^shang*, or „sbang*).

Class, -j^, ko'; gr, wai'*.

Physiognomy, n. H^, song'.

The science of physiognomy, 4B

^, song' hokj.

Physiology, n. f| ^ ^, 't'ai yung'

hok,.

Physique, n. ||| ^, ^k'ui kon''.

Piano, n. "J^J^, Jong ^k'am.

This may mean a harmonium,

etc., as well.

Olaes. ^, k£t'; ^, rain'.

Pick, !'. (to choose), '^, kan.

Pickaxe, ^^, ^fan ^tengf.

Pick up, ^ (^), chapj ('hei);

^ ^, ,uim 'h6i.

Pickles, n. ^H^, jSiin kwo.

Pickle, I'. @| 1^, yipo jhara.

Picture, n. ^, wa'5*

Class, lbs. fuk.

Picnl, n. ^J3, tdm'.

Piece, n. 1. (fragment of anything),

2. (an article), fl^,kin".

3. (of cloth), J^, p'atj.

4. (of stone), "1^:, kaii".

Piece goods, /E^, p'at, ^t'aii.

Piece goods shop, /£^^. p'afc,

jt'aii p'o-" .

Piece work, Hffij^X^C^ii:)'tlin' kin'* ^kung ^fii (ts6").

Pier, n. ,^ ^, "nn^ .t'au*.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Piety, n. 1. (filial), ^, hau'; ^^^ flr, hilii' king' fir -m6.

2. (religion), ^% jk'iu king'.

Pig, n. ^, ^chii.

Class. ^, chekQ-j-.

A little pig, ^jy, jChii "^tsni.

Pigeon, n. Q^, p^k, k6p„.

Wild pigeon, or turtle dove, ^3^, jpan ^km.

Class. '^, chek^t.

Pile, n. i^) ^, (mukj) ^chong.

To drive in piles, ^ ^, \i

jChOng.

Class. -^, jt'iii.

Piles, »i. (disease), 'j^, chi'.

Pilfer, V. >>J^^, 'slu 'shaii.

Class, -j^ ko'.

Pilferer, n. ^ ^ ^^ sam chelcto

shaii. This simply means a thief.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Pill, n. ^%, yok, ^iin*.

Class,^jfe, nap^.

Pill for cure of accidents or

wounds, ^^jl, t'it„ 'tA .yun*.

Pillar, »i. ;g, ^ch'ii.

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Piece (of cloth), /£, p'at^.

To sell by the piece, — /£—

7EH. yatj P'*t, yat, p'at, mai-.

The whole piece, ^/£,' c^hengf

p'at,.

Piece goods shop, /Ej^-^f. p'at,

jt'au p'6\

Pillow, n. ^^, cham ^t'aii.

Pillow box, )^ iPJ ^. ^cham

jt'aii oSong*.

Class, -jgj, ko'.

Pillow case, j^^ ^, cham

jt'aii po'.

Class. -(0. ko'.

Pilot, n. i^pjc A' ^^^ '^'^"' J^"

;

^^^^ till' 'shui ke?.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Pimp, n. ^^, jkwai ^kung; ^^,lo ch'e.

Class. -j||. ko'.

Pin, n. ^^^, tiii" (t'aii ^cham (or

some. oCham ).

Class, p ,' "^hau ; <^, kwiin.

Hair pin (Chinese), ^, otsStm*.

Class. ^, jChi.

Pinafore, n. §^, ^wai .k'wan*.

Class, f^, jt'lu.

Pincers, n. ^, ^k'im.

Class. Jg, 'pii'

Pinch, n. 1. (what can be held between

two fingers), [jj^. tsap,.

Pinch, V. f^, mft,.

Pineapple, n. gj^,^, ^po ^lo.

Class. ^, ko'.

Pinewood, n. ^(tJc)* ch'im' (muk,).

Pioneer, n. ^^-ft^, choi 16- ^sla

jfung.

Class, -jg, ko'; '^, wai'*.

Pious, adj. ^S^, fk'ln ^sam.

Pipe, n. 1. (ordinary), 'j^, .t'nng .

2. (for tobacco),@|^, jln*.t'ung*.

3. (for opium), ^||,jin*„ts'ong*.

Class, "^j jChf,

Pipe clay, n. i^^% jln* .t'ung*

^nai.

Pirate, n. '(^^, hoi ts'ak,.

Class. ^, ko'.

Pistil, n. ^ ^„ H -yui;(This also

means stamen) "^i^, Ji o^^™ •

Class, for the last, "j^, ko .

Pistol, n. -^11, 'shad ots'ong*.

Class. ^ ,chi; ^, %bm.

Pit, n. 1. (a deep pool, etc.), 2p, jt'im.

2. (a little pool, etc.), ^, "fam;

(Class. j|g, ko'), though ^, ^hAag,

(or oMng*, Class. ^, £*'!«*),

means a ditch it is often used

where we would say pit.

Tree pits, @;^^, chung' shu"

b6m.

Class, j^, ko'.

Pitcher, n. jjj^f^, 'shui jCh'ing.

Class. -^, chek^t.

Pitch-fork, n .5^^, jWo oCli'^'.

Class. ^, jChi.

Pith, n. J^jVj)' sli^' oSam*.

Pith hat, n. J§ij^, o^'ung* mo'*.

]g. 'tengt or ^nengf.

Pith-paper, n. 'Mt^, ot-'ung' 'chj.

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Pith-paper flower, n. |ft|gt£: ^^^

„t'ung* X-Class, ^, 'to.

Pity, n. 1^ 'life,jlia sut,.

Pit-y, V. p[ 'l^,'ho sik,; pf'^, 'ho

jlin ; i^'llfe' twtf silt,.

What a pity, pfi^, 'ho stk,.

Placard, n. ijj^, t'ip^.

An anonymaua placard, Q )|^,

p^k^ t'ip^.

Class. jQ, ko'; gj|, ^chong.

Place, n. 1. (generally), ^, sh'ti'; ^^, tei^ jfong. The difference

between these two is that the first

can be used generally, whereas the

latter can only be used where Jj^,

tei",, groimd or earth would be

applicable to a place, such as a

piece of ground, or an open space,

etc.

Class, to the latter, ^, ch'u'; ^,tdt,.

A place, — J^ yatj ch'ii'.

One place, —il*^;§r, yat, tat„

tei" jfong.

No place wjiere he is not, ^jsjb

P^^, j,m6 tei' pat, tsoi'

A good tiling (of it, a good place),

0^, 'hoch'ii'.

A good place, ^^, ho ch'ii

.

2. (in school desk), '^, wai' .

S. (as headings of a statement), ^Ij,

tsak,.

In the first place, —.^ij, vat,

tsak,.

In the second, ^ ^(| ,yl"

Place, V. i^, ^chai ; -j^, fong

.

Place him, down, i^f jg^ i'jChai "k'ui lok, hui

.

2. (fixed on as thonghts), i^, ^chal.

Placenta, n. f\^ ^. ,t'oi ji; ^ \.hail" .yan*; but ^^\, haii" jan,

means descendants.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Placid, adj. ^^, jWO h6i\

Plague, n. 5^^, ^wan yik,.

Plague, V. H-jg, ,niin ,waf.

Plain, n. ^Jg, ,p'ing jiin.

Class. ^, tat„; ijlg, fnk,.

Plain, adj. ^Q, fining psfck,.

Plainly^ adv. (clad, or dressed, or uu

coloured), ^j^i 'nga t*ni"-

Plaintiff, n. |^ ^, J&n ko'.

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai^*.

Plan, n. (arch.), 1- ]i^B|, ^"'1 c'''"-

Class, ijjg. fukj.

Ground plan, :^jl|g^g, tei-

jP'iin jing ^t'o.

Roof plan, J^g^g.shbng-koi' jing jt'6.

2. (device, etc.), f|, 'kai; ^^,jfong fat,,.

Planet, n. ^ J^ . jhang, (or ^hslng).

,smg.

Class, ^i, napj.

The fixed stars are called, ijigj

jhang ^siiig .

Plant, n. [^, ts'o.

^^'iiss. ^, ^p'o.

Plant, v. ^^. cluing'.

Plantain, n. ^ gtslu*.

Class, ^, chekof.

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Plasber, n. 1. (building), ^, JAi.

2. (medical), *^^, (t^ yok,.

For the latter,^|jf,

t'lp^, is used

as a Class.

A piece of plaster,—-^ {or ^)# il' yat, ^ai' (<» t'iPo) Myokj.

Plaster, r. ^ |||^, %an ^Mi ; ^,tong-, or t'ong'; ^Hfc^J^'^lS' cP'^i

jfiii ,uai.

Plaster work, ^^It^> tong"

(ar t'ong ) ^fui jkung ^M.

Plaster of Paris, ;g ij^, shek^t

,k6.

Plastered float and set, ^^'^,tong", (w t'ong') ^Mi jDai, or

rather, ^= *^^% tong',

(or t'ong"") ^sim cham' ^Mi nai.

Plat, V. (as a queue, etc.), ^, pan .

Plate, n. ^, tip,.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Iron plate (for ship building),^j^, t'it„ 'pin-

Photographic plate, \^jf^Jhr>ying song' p'in^ .

Dry Photographic plate, ^ J^,^kon p'fn'*.

Class. •^, fii',

Plateaa n. (arch.), ^^p, tP'iig .t'oi'.

1®, ko'.

Play, A, (at the theatre), n. —• ^^, yat, ^t'oi hei'.

Play, V. 1. (to engage in sports, or

lirely recreation ; to play at chil-

dren's games), ^, 'fin; ^,-wan*, ^ ,wan shi.

2. (to play tricks, . on anyone in

sport), Jx,^ 'fan; J^ i[-, 'fin

'tali.

Do not play with me, l^^^imai fan ngo.

3. (at cai"ds, etc.), ^, ti.

i. (on an instrument such as a

drum, etc.), ^, tsi.

5. (on an instrument of music with

the breath), |»^, ch'ui.

6. (on an instrament of music;

piano, harmonium, or harp or

lute), ^H, ^t'4n.

7. (at dice), A(f$), chslk, (shik,).

8. (at fantan by the manager, croa-

pier, etc.), ^, ^chil.

9. (with bets at fantan), ^ ^,-m<i ot'sin*.

10. (at p6 tsz), :}X, 'ti.

11. (at shuttlecock), ^, %&; jj^,

t'ek„.

12. (to fly kites), j^, fong',

13. (at lions, or dragons), ^, 'md

;

^, 'shi.

14. (on the stage), -j^Jf^, ts6- hei'.

15. (to play water on anything).

Pleasant, adj. ^*^. 'shong fii'; |gg.tak,yl'.

Please anyone by doing anything, as

service to parents, ^ ^, fnng-

jShing.

Pleased, To be, (to like anything,

or anyone), c|l ^, ^chung yi^;

'., jfun hei.

!^, fun h6i.

Vttry pleased,|

fiin hei hei

;

(Bk.), t^, yut,.

Pleasure, n. *^|^, fii' lok,.

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Heaven is like a pleasure garden,

jt'in jtong yaii- 'ho -ts'z fii' lok,

ke jiin.

Pleasures for evermore, '^|f^^

^^, fsti' lokj to' ^rao ,k'ung.

Pledge, n. ^0, tong' ^fau.

Class. H.,jtiu.

Letter of pledge, ^ ||., on'

„t^n*.

Class, gg, jChong.

A vanguard or one who takes

the lead is 'g^^, (tong ^t'aii.

Pledge, V. ^"^^ on' tong'.

Plentiful, adj. ^^. c^ung tsuk^, (or

tsukj).

Plot (rebellion), a. ^ j^, jmau 'fin.

Plough, n. ^, jlai.

GlasB. ^, 'pi.

Plough, f. ^ (EB). c'ai (ct'in).

Pluck, V. ^, ch&ky

Plum, n. ^, 'lei*; |§, .mui'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Plumbing work, «. ^|gl ^, jiin

tsong'* jknng ^f6.

Plunder of thieves, ^|^,tB*ftk, ^tsong.

Plus. ad^. See Odds.

Pock-marked, n. ^^, taii" ^p'ei.

Used as a nickname, then ^ ^,Tad- .P'ei'.

To be angry with oneself the

more one thinks of what one

hasdone,3|^^fl^j^, t'aii'-

jP'ei p'o chi6 keng .

Pocket, n. ^, toi'*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Jacket or coat pocket, ^ ^,sbdm toi' .

c

To put in the pocket, j^(or ^)

Pocket mother, ^^^-^,ho oP^u* "16 'md*.

Pocket daughter, :^ ^^^ ^o

oPaii' 'nui .

An empty purse like a fillet of

^ch'ati jii pln^ .

Poem, n. ^, oShi*, or ^shi.

Class, "^t 'shau.

Pneumatics, n. ^^, l^ei' hok,.

Poet, n. ^\, jShi jan.

Class. "jQ, ko'; -gj^, wai'*.

Point, V. :j^, chi.

With the hand pointing to

heaven, ^ "ij^^ ^, shaii 'dii

jt'In.

Bad points, ^ j^ ^, ^m 'ho

ch'ii'.

Points of compass, n. ^, 'tsz. There

are 24 points in the Chinese

compass.

Pointed, adj. ^, ^tsim.

Pointed in with (neat) cement,

(tsing-) jloi 1©'* jfiii 'man ^wui.

Poison, n. ^ ^, tuk, yok,.

Poison, (to death), v. ^^, fcnkj 'sz.

Poisonous, adj. ^, tuk,.

Poker, n. ^ i^, 'fo "p'slng.

Class. ^, ,t'i6; :^, jchl.

Pole, n. ^, icikj.

North pole,';Jt@, pik, kik,.

South pole, ^^, jBim kik,.

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Pole, V. ^, jCh'ing.

To pole a boat, ^ ^, ^cfa'ang

jShiin, er ^^, ^ch'iag "t'engt.

Police, n. ^ {\), ch'Ai ijan); ^„ch'ii*. See Constable.

Class, -jja, ko'.

if, ^cli'di* kwuu.Police station, n. |

Class. ^, jkJtn.

Police Court. See Magistracy.

Police Office, n. ^j^ J^, jts'nn po"

ot'eng*t-

Clafls. ^, ,kiln.

Policy, n. 1. (the act or manner of

gniding or regulating conduct),

(Bk.)(iP ^, jsau ^shan.

2. (the method and forms according

to which the Government and

business of a country are carried

on), ^P, chl' (or in Bk. ^ch'i)

kwokj,.

(the study of), ^J^^ f'K ching'

or science of politics ^^ ^,titg ching^ fo'.

Policy of Insurance, ^ ^, p6

ot»«*; ^^IR' y;«' c^l'o 'chi;

^ H., cP'ang ntan*.

To issue Policy of Insurance, |jj

^^, Cll'ut^ V ot^°*-

Polish, v. ^ ^. ts'at^ ^kwong; :^

f|, ts'at„ leng'f.

Polite, V. :^j^^, -yaii "lai mdu-.

You are polite or kind, ^ ^,h6 wi".

Politeness, m. 1. j^C|, 'lai miu"; ff|,

2. (the outward ceremonies), Hg^'lai yi .

Politics, n.'j

kwok. sz".

Pollen, n. 1^1$^, ^fii 'fan; rfg^, /a

(tsing.

The last also means the dryads

from trees, or the fairies, which

come out from the flowers at

night.

Pollute, V. ^1^. 'ching ^^wu'.

Pomegranite, n. ^|§> shek^ .lau*.

Class, -fg, ko'.

Pomp, n. ^^. ^fan ^\\&.

Pond, v.^, ^ch'i; ^, ^t'ong;^

^, ^ch'i _^t'ong.

Ponder, ;•, ^ ^, mak^ 'song ; '^

^, ^sham 'song; j{^ ^, sai'

song.

Pooh, Mi;«»-,BUj;

^ho.

Pool, see pond, n. (j|C) ^S» ('shui)

t'am.

Class, -j®, ko'; ^, tit„.

Poor, acfy. H, jk'ung; ^, ^p'an

; ^H, jp'an jk'ung.

The poor, ^A ^: cP'*"! ty*°

jP'an jk'ung jan.

This man is of poor dsscent, ^ko' ^yau hai' ^p'an jan ^k^

ch'ut jSban. (Note the difference

in.) This man 'is a poor man, ^1®^ ^ ^ A' c"'

i^o' hai-

'i,p'an jktl jan.

Pope, ?!. ^ ^, kali' ^Mong.

Class, -jg, ko'; j^, wai'*.

Fopulai', rt(7/'. '|^B^jCL\ y"t, jHian

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IVipuliition, n. JSP, vvii- hau.

I'oroelixhi, n. -^ ^, ^ts'z hei

,

Porch, n. f^,^miiti.

Class. ^, t6-.

Pore, n. %^^i c'"»''^^"° o'"''g*-

Class. '^, ko'.

Pores of wood, n. tJc^, muk, ^lung*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Pork, n. ^^, ^chu yuk,.

Port, n. 3 . (a harbour, etc.), ^ ^,fau- jt'aii, (or .t'aii*); d^, fali'*;

'/$ P , 'hoi "^haii.

Foreign ports, or outside ports,

^\>^, ngoi- fa.tr.

Class. 'j@, ko'.

To arrive at a (or in) port, ^j^, to' fad-.

Port of call, ff '^B^ll, jt'ing

pok I'aii- jt'aii.

2. (naut., left hand side of a vessel),

/|§;fe, ,shiinJtso;:^(f^)jg,

tii" ( 16) opln*, or pin".

3. (wine), i^^> (hung 'tsati.

Porter, n. 1. (at a door), ^ f^ ^,^lioH ^mun ^kung*.

Class.'f^,

ko'.

2. (coolie), :^fe^^,^^t'iuX;^^

f^' c*^'"^ *'*™ '"•

Gbss. j0, ko .

Portion, n. -^, fan:.

Portland cement, ?(. ]{$ ^> Ying

ci^ai;5|$|§K, ,loil65\Wi.

Neat, ;p^|§^, tsins^ >i

Portrait, n

16' ^fui.

J*

Class.I,

ko'; As, fak,.

Portray, v. ^% 'se „chan*.

Portuguese, n. MT^ A' c^*^ J°"g

Olass. -jg, ko'; ^, ^vai'*.

Portuguese, «(&'. ^f^^, ,Sai jong

ke'.

Position, 11. j^ j^, tei" wai".

Position of house, Good, ^'^^, tei" wai" ho.

Positively, adv. —'^, yat^ ting".

Positivism, n. ^ ^^ l^, sl'atj

yung" chito hok^.

s, V. :^, -yaii.

Possessed by a demon, ^ ^,kwai ^mai.

15 ck& cfaanPossessions, n. ^^4

mat, yip,.

Possession, To enjoy the, of, '§.

^, hong shau".

Possible, adj. ^^, tso" tak,.

Post, n. 1. (a pillar), j^, "ch'ii.

Class, j^, jt'iti.

2. (pillar p'ost), ^ J^ (-(f ) fj,j'aA ching (sun ) .tung .

Class, 'j^, ko'.

3. (post office), .1^ -jg ^, ^shii

sun kwiin.

Class. ^, jkin.

Postage, ??. -jg^, sun' ^tsz*.

Postal union, n. ^M^JSMIiit'kok^ kwokg ^song ^t'ung sun'

kwiin.

Postcript. n. ^^, tsoi* pat,.

Poster, n. I^lj^, ,kai „chM*.

Glass, gg, ^chong.

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Postiniiu, n. •fg^, 8U11 oC^^'*''''-

Class, •jg, ko'.

Postmaster General, n, f^^^ , Yik,

Mo- ,Sz**

Class, ^j wai' .

Postpone, V. ^j||, t'ui ^cli'i.

Potato, n. 1. (general term for potatoes,

yams and tubers of that kind),

^, .shii*.

Potato, 2. (Irish), §fjr, (.shii 'tsai.

3. (sweet), ^M. ,f«lD jhii*.

Class. -(^, ko'.

Pottery, n. ^ |§, Sgi h6i'; ^C K,jkong -nga.

Pottle, n. ^, lapj.

Class. 'IB, ko^ ^, chek,.

Poultice, n. ^^, yok, „k6*.

Poultry, n. ^Ifi|, ^kai'ip„.

Poultry stall, ||||^§, ,kai dp^

.t'oj'.c

Poultry shop. ^%^, ,kai dp,

p'6'.

Pound, n. 1. (English weight), ^,pong-; -f-HM' shapj yi- 'long.

An English pound, ^—i ^,jYing yatj pong".

One pound sterling, ' —^ ^,yatj pong- .ngan*.

Pound, V. ^, 'tarn; ^, ^ch'ang.

To pound (shampoo) the bones,

^'^, ''taih kwatj.

To pound rice, ^ ^, ^ch'niig

mai.

Pour, V. ^, ^cham; |gj, ^to.

To pour out ^jyj, 'to ch'nt,.

To pour full, ^^ "J^,^chani

miiiin.

They are all filled, (lit. they are all

poured full), ^i^Dgf 9g-, ,cham

miiiin sjli' Iq''^.

Poverty, n. ^ ^, ^p'an ^k'ung.

Powder, n. 1. (generally), J^, fan.

2. (gun), jA;||, 'fo yok,. •

S. (medicine), ^"^Jr, yok, sin'.

4. (in combination), ^, mdt is

used in combination with pepper,

etc., e.ff., powdered black pepper,

^ ^ ^' c^'U ,tsM miit,, or

mufc. .

>

Powder, v. 1. (the face), |^^, jCh'i

fan.

Neither powdered nor rouged, sp

^:^mB'^' <t'«6 "''i' p»t!

^shl jChl fan.

Power, n. :^, ^k'un; ||, ^nang ; ;^

1*^, ,k'un ping'; ^"^, ^k'iin

jUang.

Must needs have power, '^^:^hI> c'*""^

yWi' -yau jUang..

Men of power, ^^:^X^jk'iin jUang ^.chi jan.

Full powers, ^^^5^^, jts'iin

jk'iin ^man ^p'ang.

'^, yiit.To exceed powers, ^

jk'iin.

Neutral powers, ^ ^\>;^^,kukj ngoi" ^chi (Poug.

Treaty powers, ^^ ||, y6k,

kwokj,.

Electric power, 1^^ , tin" lik,.

Horsepower, ,§|^, "ma lik,.

'

Class. 7g, p'at,.

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One thousand horse power, —~p

Praise, v. ^ C^)) ^^^^^ ( ™^i) ; ^^, jCh'ing tsan

.

Prawn, n. ^4g, jHiing ^hS*.

Class. ^, chekot-

Pray. «'• i^ li. c^'ei 't'6 ; §r 5^,

jk'ei ^k'au.

Prayer, n. 1. (the act of prayer), ]0f

Si. ct'« 't'6.

Class. ^, jChong.

The heart not in prayer, heartless

prayer, ffH Pg ^ 'CIN c^'ei

"t'6 ,m ,lau sam.

2. (written one, as the Lord's prayer.

Class, g^, ^chong ; but see below as

to Lord's Prayer,

The Lord's prayer, ^f^^JJ!^.Chii jk'ei t'6 ^man.

Class. ^, tiin".

Prayer Book, n. 1. (Episcopalian),jg^

)^^^, jkei t'6 ^man ^shii.

2.' (Buddhist and Taoist), ^, _.king.

Class. =^, p6T.

Preach, v. 1. (Bk.), *^^, ^siin ^ch'tin.

2. (colloquial), ^^, 'kong ^ahii;

^ig, ^kongto^^l^, Vnshiito.

This last simply means to give

an address, though it is used

now for preaching.

To preach the Gospel, ^kong fuk, jam.

Preacher, n.^^"^t kong ^shii ke ;

MWB'^' '^°^S cje-,s6 ke'.

Class. 'jQ, ko; ji[, wai'*.

Precautions, To take, against n. R]b

#. c^ong pei'-

Precede, v. 1. (in point of time), "^

5t' tsoi" jSln.

2. (to go before), ^feff- c^^"^hing.

Precedent, n. (in law), ^^'^. ^sin

hei lai'.

Precept, 7i. ^^|(. kau fan'.

One occasion (of giving precepts),

—#. yatj (f'aii-

Precincts, n. ^J^, 'king kai\

Precious, «<^'. ^, 'pd.

Precious blood, ^ J]j[,'p6 huto.

The three Precious Bnddhas, n.

=M#' c^^n^ 'P« Fat,

Class. >^, wai'*.

Precipice, h. j^, ^ngAm ; ^^, ^ngai

^ngam; ^jj^, ^sban ^ngto.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Precocious, ad). ^^, "16 lat^.

Predict, v. ^ ^, yu" jin.

Predetermine, v. ^^, yu" ting-.

Predisposed, arf/. ;^[n}, ^sia hong-.

Pre-eminent, adj. {1|^, ch'utj chung'.

Preface, n. 5^' c®^"*'™^'5

/I>?f'siii 'yan*.

Cl^s. ^, ,p'in.

t>refeot, n. 33IU^, ,Chi "^fii.

Class. -(0, ko'; -gr, wai'*.

Prefecture, n. ^^ in.

Class, -fte, ko\

Prefer, v.„3*

[,yun ; ^ ip, filing

yiin'*, or yiin-; ^^, ^ning oi'.

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Pregnant, adj. ^^, jWii yan"; 7^

^, -jail yan-; ^^Ifi, "yaii

jShan kei; -^ Kj luk^ kip^;

Ij^JI^, ^t'o ,t'oi. (Vulgar), 3^^, tdi- -t'6.

Prejudice, n. {^^i P'in' kin\

Premeditated, adj. ^ :5tM ttl'y"'

^sin song ch'utj.

Premises, Entire, n. ^ |^, ^ts'iin

jP'An.

Premium of insurance money, n. ^^g, 'p6 fai'; ^ ^ ^, yin'

„sho* .ngan*.

Prepare, v. Jg '^, yii" pei".

Presbyterian, adj. ^/^'^^^ chong

"16 wiii" ke .

Presbyterianism, n. ^^^^ chong

lo wui .

Prescription, n. ^y^> yok, o^o^g •

Class, j^, ,t'M.

Presence, «. ^fjf, mln" jts'in.

Presence of mind, ^ ^, 'tdm

ting-; («o»i#. ako)j[^ ^, tslm"

ting-.

The former refers more to the

state of mind ; the latter to one's

ontward conduct, as quiet and

collected.

He did it in my presence, f^^^ M Btf 'tt'

''^'"ic*'""^ ''^SO

mln" jts'ln tso".

In his presence, fg )^M ''^'"'

jChi jts'in.

In jthe presence of God, |^ (or

(or tsoi") jShan (or Sh6ng"-tai

)

min" jts'ln.

In the presence of friends,

i^i^HU' t*°i' cP'^ng Va'i (Chi'

,ts'in.

, -lai mat,.Present, n. (a gift),

Class, -jgg, ko'.

A lot of presents, —^ fl^^;yabj jtin "lai mat^.

.

Present, v. 1. (to give), 5^, sung*.

2. (to hand in a petition), J^, tai".

3. (to hand to, respectfully), ^ .

fung^(^)]D^,(fung^)hin'.

Give it to me for the present,^^^, 'pei chu- -ngo.

Present a bill, 5^ H., sung'

„tin*.

To present, 3^, sung'; (to a

superior),^ Jt' ^^"^ "shong.

Present, To be, v. p^, 'hai ; ^ ^,tsoi- jts'ong i p^,^, 'hai ko'; |I^

^, W shii'.

I was present, ^ '^ ^, "ngo

tsoi- jts'ong ; ^ P^ (or ^) ;^,

-ngo 'hai (or tsoi") shii'.

Present, adj. (time), ^, ^kam; 1^

H, ^ngin jts'in.

At (the) present (time), 3E^ ^,Jin jShi; ^4^. cja c^a™-

President, n. 1. (of a fiepublic), j^

Jj^, ^tsungVungj-fj^iia^

=(§, pik, Mei 'sili ,t'ln tak,.

2. (of a society), -^j^, wdi" ^t'a6.

Class. -(0, ko'; 'g:, wai^'.

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Preas, Priafcing-, n. ^§'^. yan'^shii

ClaflB. j^, ko'.

Copying, Presg-, n. ^]^^,yan tsz" hi? ,

Class, -j^, ko\

Press, V. ^'^, chikj chii"; i^, pik^;

Press down, J^, at^; ^ '^j

chakj chu'.

Press copy-book, ^I'^'o!^' ?»"'

chi po'*.

Pressing, adj. ^^, kap^ ts'it„.

Presume, v. ^^, kom ^tong.

Cannot {or dare not) presume,

'(^Wim^ ,m 'k6m ^tong.

Without presuming to say a word,

:^ t^ W ^, pat, 'kom ch'ut,

jShengj.

Pretend, v. f^ j^ ^, chi' ^ki* ji",

or chi ka yi , or chi ki ^C.

Pretty, adj 1. (good-looking), ]j^B^'h6 't'ai.

Somewhat pretty, ^^^, ^kei

ho t'ai.

Pretty, (of a woman, as regards,

her colour), |tf@_^, 'ho shik^

shui.

Pretty, adv. ^, 'kei.

Pretty good, or pretty well, ^j^, "^kei "^ho.

Prevail, v. ^, jengf.

Prevaricate, v. ^H ^ PJ< ngap,

jSim ngapj sz'.

Prevent, t-. ^, 'cho.

Preventive, n. 1. (generally), ^^^fl-,

,t'ai ,fong ,chi kai^ ^ }^

^ff' ya" c^ong ,chl kai'.

2. (of illness), %^Z.%> '""in

peng-t jChi yok,.

Previously, adv. ]^:^, yii" (Sin; ^;^, tsoi- ^sin; igE, Jl» t8oi'

shbng".

Price, n. ^{^), ki' (.ts'in).

Too high a price, j^^^ (or

^), ki' jts'in ^to (or ^ko).

Price, Market, 1^(^, "shi ki'.

Prickly heat, n. ^'^, yit, fai'*.

Priest, rt. 1. (Jewish), ^B], tsai ^sz.

Chief priest, ^ ^ ^, tsai ^sz

chong.

2. (Buddhist), ^|^, ^wo slwng'*.

Addressed as, Jt.A.' sbong- jan.

3. (Taoist), 5^ J;, to" sz", or az'*.

Addressed as, ^^, to' 'chong.

4. (Roman Catholic),

fu'-.

"*'*^, jShan

Class. 0, ko'; ^, wai**.

Primary coat, n. (in painting houses,

Class. J^, cham'.

Primate, n. J^^^, tai' 'chii k4u'.

Class. ^, ko'; i^, wai'*.

Prime minister, n. ^ ;|g, 'tsoi song'.

Class, -j^, ko'; j^, wai'*.

Prince, ». ^, ^wong; ^ ^, ^kwan

jWong.

Prince of princes, jH j^H^^Min- jWong ke' ^Wong.

Class. 3. ko'; <^, war

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Prince, Ci-own, n. ^ -^, t'^i'

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Prize up, ^^^, kM' ^hei.

Probablj, adv. j|^ -j^, p'd' hai" (Is

often used as the equivalent); ^^, tii^ kW*; f|I^, yok.

Most probably, ;^/f'^, tir k'oi''*.

2. (as a final), H^, kw£l

.

Probably he does, -tS l^.iS^j P'*'

hai^tsQ^C)•>^^^^^, p'H'

h^i^ "yaii tso".

Great probability (is the same as

the above).

Problems in arithmetic, n. ^f^|^< teap^

she'; liJI^Ilip, miikj sho^ 'hau.

Proceed, v. HQ ^, ^ts'in tsun'.

Procession, 1. n. (idol), ^^{ij^,j»'6 s4to ch'ut, jau; [fj ^,ch'utj \¥6i".

2. (marriage), jfll ^ ti# i^l;.

jmg jts'an pai ji ctiong".

3. (funeral),{jj ^, ch'utj ^song;

[tjjj, ch'ut, ,8hin.

4. (mandarin),;}f|i^,

'pai to'*.

5. (of beating a thief through the

streets), J^^J, jaii jing.

Proclaim, v. ^^, jSiin ^ch'iin.

Proclamation, n. ^T^i, ko shi".

Class. ^, jChong.

Procure, v. i^, 'lo ; :[^l^, 'lo Jai.

Prodigal, n. f^^, long- 'tsz.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Produce, v.Jjj,

ch'utj; i^[lj, ^shslng

ch'ut,; ^ Hi 1^' c^liang ch'ut^

jlai; ^, W§in: ^^, ^sh^ng

""ch'dn.

Produce ifcj i^ Hi I^^' c°i°g

ch'utj Jai.

Produce of soil, n. J^^' ^*''" 'ch'dn.

Productions, n. 9i^' '''''"''j 'ch'an.

Profession, ». ^. yfp,; ^ ^, sz"

yipj-

Profile, w. ^^Bf , pun' ^pin min'*:

35l^®» "ng c^a"^ min'*.

More than the profile is expressed

in an ascending scale by ^, luk,,

-{-;, ts'atj, /^, psltj, and ^^/kati

;

witi) ^^i fan min' , as above.

Profit, «.^,yik,'^g,lei^yikv

Profitable, ad/'. ^, yik^; ^^, 'J^ii

yikj.

Profitable in business, jff, ho.

Profound, adj. '^, ^sham.

Prognosticate, v. ^ ^j\, ^chim kwA .

Progress, Good, ;/. "^^A^, ^knnghdfr;

5i^» tsun' yikj.

Progress, v. "^5^, ^ts'in tsun .

Prohibit, v. ^^jj^ kam' cbf.

Project, V. t5(lij), tat^. (ch'ufc,)-

Projecting stones, n. ^ |^ ^, tat^

min'* shekjf.

Class. ^, f^i'; llg:, kau-.

Promise, v. ^j^, jing ^shing.

To break a promise,^^ , shat,

sun'; ^§, shik, jin.

Promise, Breach of, n. ^ j^,

t'ui' ^fan; j^fl, t'ui' ^ts'au. '

Promissory note, n. :^||., k'it^ „ti'in*.

Class, g^, ^chong; |^, 'chi.

Pronounce, v. ^^Jl^, "^kong ch'utj

jlai.

Pronunication, n. p ^, 'hau jam.

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Proof, n. ^^, jp'ang kui'.

Printer's proof, §^, ^shu pSllCo.

Strike off a proof, fT ^^^,ta ^chong. pdk, ^lai.

Proof, To read, v. f^fU, tui'

^ko.

Proof, To pull, V. fy^, ^t& 'ko.

Class, gg, jCbong.

Prop on vertical post, ». T^ijJ, ting

"ch'ii.

Class. !f^,jt'iu.

Propel, V. 1. (to pnsli ahead), ^^>^t'ui jts'in.

[, fii'.

2. (to cause to go, as a steam vessel),

^--f=f, Shai jMng,

Propeller, n. Rg ^, om' ^Inn;(nant.),

^$, -mci jCh'e.

Class, j^, ko\

A flange of the propeller, J^^.^ch'e yip.'

Class.

Proper, adj. ^^, "t'o tong'.

Proper time, «^ B$ {^), liop,

jShi hau"; ^, chokj.

Property, n. 1. (what belongs to one, as

houses, land, etc.), ^, yip, ; ^#1 H. mat, yip,.

Property, Immovable, ^ ^,shat, yip,.

Family property, ^^, ^ki yip,.

2. (the property of any substance,

etc.), ji^^, sing' chat,.

Prophecy, n. ^ ^, yii' jfn.

Prophesy, f- ^^ 1^ "li ^i 'kong

mei" jlai ke sz".

(Bk.) S[= ,yii- Jin,

Prophet, n. ^fc^, c^ini°^'^-

Class, -j^, ko'; -^, wai'*,

Propitiate, v. ^^. <.wo fan.

Propitious, adj. ^, kat^; ^|J J^, ^lei

(generally pronounced ^lai) ^shi.

Proportion, Rule of, n. j;jj |^, pei

lai^gE^.p'di'fiit^.

Proportions, n. PI :^ J;|: ^, jt'nng

^msli pei lai".

Propose, V. (as a proposition at a

meeting),-jjlj ]^, ^ch'Sng 'yin

;

To propose (a member, etc.),-f^

:|p:, ^ch'ong kui.

Propriety, H. ^, "lai.

Prosecute, v. 1. '^, ko'; -^^j ko'

tsnng-.

2. (to follow up), jjg^, ^chui kaii'.

To prosecute one's studies, j^^, jChni hok,.

To prosecute the study diligently,

H^^, jk'an hok,.

Prospect, 71. (view), ^^, ^kwong

"^king.

Pospectus, n. '^^, tsit^ 16k,.

Class. ^,^t'id; :^, ,p'ln:

Prosper, 2;. J^K' c^^"g wong"; ^^, fdto t&ty

Prosperity, n. ^^, kat, ^^ch'ong.

Prosperous, adj. ^M. ^ch'ong shing'.

Prostitute, n. ^B^, ^ch'ong '-fii; ^gT^, ,cb'6ng Mi'; ^ 4^, (Man

.ngaii*; ;^||, "16 'kui; ^^,

bsikj, jts'ai.

Class, iffl, ko'.

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Prostrate, v. ^Jn'^J, p'nk^ 'to.

Prostrate oneself on the ground,

^I>#ji-l|j^, P'"t, 't6 tei- Shu',

Protect, V. ^, 'p6; f^'^,'p6 yaii".

Able to protect you, f^ '^ |§,

'p6 yati- tak,, or^f^^%,-w6j p6 yftft- -nei,

Protestant, ad}, ^f^^, ,Ye-^s6

Protoplasm, n. 7C^> y""^' ctsin-

Protuberant, adj.j^ij {i|, tat, ch'ntj.

Proud, adj. ^^, ^kiii ng6-.

Proverb, n. j^^, tsuk, 'yii*, or -yu.

Class. '^, kui\

The proverb -says, '^^^^,tsuk, 'yii* "yau wsl".

The- Book of Proverba, ^ ^,jCham jYfn.

Provide, w. 1. ^, k'ap^.

To provide against, ;^ j^, ^t'ai

jfong.

Province, n. -i^, sbang.

Class, -jg, ko\

Provisions, n. ^i^, sbik^ matj.

Provoke, z;. jlf^^.shap^ hei';g|J-|f

,

kik, jUM.

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3. (bo pull dovrn, as a honse), :^,

ch'ako.

To pull down a house, ;^ ©,

ch'iko ukj.

Puil up, :^ Jl 1^, jlai 'shong

jlai.

Pull out, ^JiJ, jmang ch'nt,.

Pull towards, or to, :^ ^], ^Ui

t6'.

Pnll open as a drawer. ^, t'ong'.

Pulley, n. %^, lut, ^lo.

Class, "(g, ko'.

Pulpit, n. ^^ff, 'kong ^shii .t'oi'.

Class, gg, jChong.

Pumelo, n. ^ ^, ^po Ink,; i^i^,

Inkj yaii'*;^;^, ^lo yaii''.

The last means posteriors as well.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Pump, n. ^;!{>C^, 'hei 'shai .t'ung*.

Class. -^, jt'iri.

Pumpkin, n. s^ jjj^, ^tung ^kwi ; ^J3^. jwong jkwa.

Class. -|g, ko'.

Punctual, adj. -^^i jji jk'ei.

Punctuate, v. ^h^ ^, tim kni

.

Pungent, adj. ^, 1%.

Punish, V. 1. (to blame), WS' ch^k^

fat,.

2. (to fine, or imprison),-fy, fat,.

3. (judicially), j^, pin'.

4. (torture, etc.), f=j ^, ^liang

eying; WiWl' ?y*°^^^''a-

(j^j p&,n" necessarily implies

judicial action when the context

shows that punishment is meant

;

•|g, fat,, may, or may not; |j|,

piln', is not applicable to children

punished by their parents, or

teachers, etc., in which case ^,fat,, or ^ -^, chik„ fat, may

be used, though it also means to

blame, or to reprove, etc.

To punish severely, j^|j$, jini

pin".

Punishment, n. (legal), ^flj "^, jing

fat,. See above.

Punkah, n. JU,^, ^fung shin*.

Class. ^, 'p^.

Pupil, n. 1. (a scholar), ^ ^j hok,

^shing.

Class, -jgg, ko\

A pupil's father, J^^, hok, fii'*.

2. (of the eye), Bfl^> "ngin ^chii.

Class. "(0, ko'.

Puppy, or pup, n.ffijjf^,

'kad Wi.

Class, -^j chekof.

Purchase, r. j^, 'vaki.

Purchaser, n. ^ ^, "mil chii; ^

^, "mii che.

Class. -(Q, ko';fj[,

wai'*.

Pure, flrf/. '^, ,ts'ing; ^^, jts'lng

kit„; g5», kit„.

Pure Chinese, ][£ ^ ^, ching

,T'ong jan.

Purgative, adj. ^^, se' yok,.

Purgatory, n. ^$%, Un" yuk,.

Class. ^, jts'ang.

Purlins n. ^j, ^hing, or ^hing.

Class. '^, jt'iii.

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Purpose, n. ^]^, chii yi".

Purpose, For the, of, ^.J^,sho "yf. Purpose, On, or Pur-

posely, ^^, takj jfcang.

Purse, n. 1. (Chinese), >^ ^, -^lio

2. (Foreign), ^^, ^ngan kip.*.

Class. ^, ko'.

Pursue, f. 1. (to drive), ^, k6n.

2. (to go after), ^, ^chui.

Pus, n. ^, nung-.

Push, V. 1. (generally), ^, or J^

;

'ung ; :j|^, jt'ni.

Pushed him down on to the

ground ptEj^Jt!!, '«°g -k'ui

lokj tei".

Push away, ^^, "^ung hai', or

li^, ,t'ui hui'.

Put, «;. 1. (to place), ^, fong'; 1^,

jChai.

Put to the hand, ^ ^, lok,

'shau.

To put it on, as on a table,

^^ , fong' tsoi- .

To put on, ^, choko.

Put away, ^i^, ^chai ^vail

Put in Band (with anything), ^)^, lok, jShk

Put right, ^^, '^ching 'hd.

Put straight, ^J£, ji chengf

.

Put out, To, as a conflagration,

5^;/C. ka<i' Vo.

Put out at interest, j^^, fong'

.ngan .

2. (to put on as a plaster),f^^,

fip^.

Put out your strength, {ij j)|j,

ch'utj lik,.

Put out very much strength (of

the hand), tU^^^^ , ch'ut,

'ho ^to shad lik,.

He devoted (or put) all the

energies of his life into——,^shing chi lik,- .

(only said of a man after his death).

Put on powder, ^^, jCh'd 'fan.

Put him down, ;^ fg f^ ^,jChai "k'ni lok, hui'.

To put, or turn his face, towards

that dty, #]®^|^ ft1S^- 'p6i

mfn- hong' chii' ko' jShengf.

To put the arms round one, ^,lilm.

To put the arms round one's neck,

^ ft fH ^. '^^ chu- ^k'ui

'kengt.

To put on a finger ring, ^^,tili lokj.

To put on shoes, ^ ^, choko

jhai.

To put (shoes) on the feet, ^^J^, ch6k„ lok, k6k„.

To put on clothes, ^^, chbko

jShdm, or ^shim*.

P"tty, n.t>j^yE^|^, ,tung ja6 ^fiii.

QQuake, v. i^^, chan' tung'.

Quaker, n. ^^, ^k'wai kik^.

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai5*.

Quality, n. »|!^ ^, n. sing' chat

,

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Quantity, n. ^J^, (to shlti.

A large quantity, ^, ^to.

A small quantity, ^, shiii.

Quarantine, n. # |f^^ 1^ '^.

jan ^ch'iin -ylm peng't jk'ui

jlaii.

Quarantine office n. ^^^ ^i(Ch'a "yim ching kuk^.

Quarrel, n. ^ ^, ili' „kia*.

To Lave idle quarrels, ^^^i^ching. ^hdn hei .

Quarry, n. ^^, sbekj k'wong'.

Class. "O, ko'.

Quarry, To, w. (stone), v. ^^, 'ts'oi

shektj.

Quarter, n. ). (generally), ^ ^ "^

—«, sz fan" jChi yat^.

2. (the quarter of a year), ^fe, kwai'.

3. (of an hour), B^, kwat^.

A quarter past eight o'clock, /\

Wi-"^ "t' P'^'^o'tira yat, ko*"

pitj, tim kwo yat^ ko kwat^.

Quarters, n. (arch.) ^;;f:i^^, kin'

mnkj "k'6i ^sban.

Class. ^, jt'lu.

Queen, rt. ^^, ^wong hau'.

Class, -j^, ko'; j^, wai'*.

Queen-post, n. (arch.), /J">31^, 'slii

^kung tsz".

Class, -jgg, ko'.

Queen-post truss, n. (arch.),

^kam tsz' ki'.

Class. ^, ko'.

Quell, V. ^, miby

95

Quench, v. ^, mlt,; 5|{[^,, kaii' sik,.

2. (thirst), ^, 'kai.

Quest, To go in, v. ^. ^ts'am.

Question, 2". 1. man'

man wa .

2. (to doubt), Jgj^, ^sz jl.

Queue, »;. jp, ^pln.

Class. ^, ^t'iu.

To plait the queue, ^|^. pan'

cPin-

Quick, n. it* > c^bilngt.

Quick, arf;. i^, fii'; ^, kap,.

^ ^. kap, kap^; ^, jg, kap,

ts'ukj.

Quicken, v. (in the womb), ^^i ^t'oi

tang".

Quicker, adj. i^llflj. ''^i' oti*.

The quicker the better, ^^^$f, yiit, fii' yiit, 'lio.

Still quicker, 2'^?:' ^'''""g" ^*'';

^'I^. yut^ fii\

Quickly, adv. ^y^, fii' ,ti'; ^jj^^,

kap, oti'.

Come quickly, ^^^, fai' ^ti'

,lai.

He has come quickly, or he has

come more quickly, (than another,

or others understood), fgl^^iH^, "k'ui jlai takj fai

.

Go quickly, "y?;^, fai' hui'.

Quickly take me to see it,^ ^Hi-^. f*i^' tili' -ngo hui' 't'ai.

Still quicker, §i^, chung" fai';

Quicksand, n. ^|il?, jfaii ^shil.

Class. ^, t4t„; ^,"sliu'.

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Quicksilver, rt. jJC^i ^shui jngan.

Quiet, adj. 1. |^, tsing".

2. (as the sea), ^, ^p'ing.

Be quiet, f^l^, "mai ^ts'6; p^

yj^, -mai ch'utj .sherigt; pp^, tsing- tsiiig'*.

Quietly, adv. fp^, tsing" tsing'*.

To sleep quietly, ^ ^, ^on

Bhui".

,on.Quietness, n. '^^, ^p'ing

Quill pen, n.^%^, jUgo ^mo pat^.

Class. ]^, ^chi.

Quilt, n. ;|^^, ^min ^t'oi.

Class. ^, ^cbong.

Quilted, adj. 5nb, D^p^.

Quilted coat, ». |^^, ,mln ndp/;

5^51^5 kap„ nip.*, or some. uiip,.

Class.'I^,

kin".

Quinine, n. ^^ |^ ||, ^kam ^kaj

n*Pj jSong,

Quire of paper, n. yj, ^to.

,Quite, adf.

-j-^J*,4iap^ ^fan.

Not quite, ^^, ,cliilng ^ti'.

Quorum, ti. J|^ ^ I ,sliing wui"

ho.

Quote, r. ^|, "yan; ^j^, ^yan shut^.

RRabbit, " Q Jg, pik„ t'o'.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Rabid, ct?/. |3E. cl^'woug; 7f, ^tiii.

A mad dog, ^^, ^tlu 'kau.

Class. ^, cbekjjf.

Race, «. 1. ^, lui"; )^, ^chung.

Tlie human race, ^ j|^ yan

ki\

, p'id mi.2. (Horse race).

Race course, ^ ,||| ij]^, 'p'a&

ma ter.

To run a race, p^^, tad' 'tsau.

Boat race, ^^ ^ ;^, tau' ^sim

"pin; ;|i^;|^, taii' jShiin.

Race, V. ^, ^p'iu.

Racquet, Tennis, ?i. ^^, ^po 'pin.

Class, -jgj, ko'.

Radiate, v. ^, she".

Radiation, ?i. ^^, san ylfcj.

Radicals, n. ^nfl' ^^^' po'*-

Class, -j^, ko'.

Radish, n. ^^jQ, ^hung ^lo pak,.

Class, -jg, ko\

Radium, n. ^^, yui" chat^.

Radius, n. ^j^|^, pdn' ^king siti'.

Class,

Raft, n. :g|, ^p'sli ; a. (of wood), ^W' ™"k, cP'i' ; # ^^, cii'iira'

^p'iii ; I), (of. bamboo),'I'J ^f,

chukj jp'ii.

Class. ;^^', ^p'ii.

Rafter, w. ^. kok^.

Class. -1^, ^t'iu.

Rag, n. 'i|^ ^, lin- po'.

Class. ^, fai'.

Rail (of railway), n. ^||L,'.t'lt„ 'kwai.

Class, j^, ^t'id.

Railing, n. j^ ^, ^lan ^k6n.

Class. r|(g, t'ong'.

Ornamental "railing, w. M:ff , min- tsz- ^Idn ^kou.

Railway, n. ^ ^, t<it^j^J. J^

^, 'fo ^ch'e 16^

Class. ^, ^t'iA.

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Electric railway, n. ^ ^ ^,tin" jCh'e 16".

Class. ^, ^t'id.

Rain, n. ^, "yii.

Kaiii guage, ^Z^, ^u oh'ek^.

A rainy day, ^^fC^- 7" 'shui

jt'in.

A passing shower, >^^^i l^wo

jWan "yii.

An April ?liower, \^^f^, p'^K

chong" -yii.

A drizzling rain, ^^M^ i""^'

jSZ 'yii , or "yii.

There is rain falling, /^^ ^,"yau -yii lok^.

Wet by the rain, f^ ^ ^ (or

Hi) M' 'l*' ">" '•''Po (<" P'^l'^o)

shapj.

Drenclied by the rain, -(^^^('"•iJ)*^BiI', Fi-yiitap,

{or p'iQ shapj sil ^shan.

The rain dashed in, U^MMy\^^, Ico' „ti* -yu p'it^, (or p'it^)

yaPj c'ai.

What a heavy fall of rain, ^ke'.

Heavy rain is dashing, ^"^M)'td til" "yii.

Heavy windy and rain, ® Bf^-^j jfung -yij tir tsok^. This

phrase is also applied to prisoners

escaping from gaol.

Rain water, n. ^TfC» '7^ shui. '

See Shower.

Rain, v. ^f^, lok, "yu.

It rains, ^f^. lok^ "yii.

It rains, or rain is falling, or there

is rain falling, ^ ^ P^, lok,

-yii lo'S or/^f^^p^, "yaii

"yii lokj loV

It rains heavily, ^J^^, lok,

tar yu.

It is raining BJightly, or the tail

end of a shower, ^p^^, lolfj

< .. ..*"yu ^vaei .

Rainbow, n. ^, ^hung.

Class. -^, ,t'lvi.

Raise, v.l.^, 'liei; H (^), 'kui

(,k6).

2. (as pay), ^^, ^sliiiig ^kb.

Raised below par, ^ |^, ^hui

sh6'.

To be raised at 94°^^ below par.

Raising of the lot of gronnd, v. ^^^S> jShing ^ko tei" tiin".

Raisin, n. ^=^i^'f; ^kou ,p'6 ^t'ai

"tsz.

Class. ^, napj.

A bunch of raisins,—C^^|^^, yatj jkung ^p'6 ^t'ai 'tsz.

Rake, n. ^, ^p'a.

Class. ^, 'pa.

Rake, V. jC^, ,p'ii.

To rake the fields, j^ 0, ^p'A

jt'ln.

Ram, n. 1. (animal), ^ ^, joog

'kwu; ^^, joug jkung.

Class. 'H, chekot-

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2. (naval),^^^||7:^>jf;.,

^shiin ^t'aii shui sin' hi" ^tsftr,

yan-.

Class. ^, jt'iii.

Ram, V. 1. (to pound firm), ^, ^chung.

2. (as one vessel another),. f^,

chong".

Rammed, adj. (as earth), -^W,jChung shatj; ^, ^chnng.

Ramble, r. ^, k'wing'.

To ramble over the hills, ^jij,k'wang ^shan.

Random, To talk at, v. ^^, liin'*

kong.

Range of guns,^5f;fl ^jf^;^;]^,

p'ad' tin'' lik, '^sho k'ap, ^chl

shu .

Rank, n. 1. (position), ^ ^, '^tang

'"aP,; ({p. 'pan; ,5&!^' 'pan

k'ap^.

0.f the first rank, f$—^^, tai^

yatj "^pan.

2. (row), (—) ^, (yatj) ^hong.

To rise from the ranks, ^^ \H

^, Jiong -ng ch'ut, ^shan.

Rank, adj. 1. (luxuriant growth), ^^, sau' maii".

2. (smell or taste), ^, ^so;JJ|,

jSengf.

Ransom, v. ^, shulc^.

Rape, V. 5S^, ,k'6ng Jiin.

Rapi<3. «dj. ^jj, kap^ ts'uk,.

Rapids, n. ^, ^t'jin.

Class. ^, iilt„, ijjg, fuk^.

Rat, 7J. ^^, -16 'shu.

Class, •^j chekj.

»' cch'ii

Rate, n. ^, ka'.

Police Rates n. ^hong.

Lighting rates, ^ j^ ||^, ^kii

otang* (or jtang) 'hong.

Water rates, ^V^^, 'shui

(had hong.

At any rate you must give it

backtome,'^^]^!^^!^,hai- ^to yfii "^pei /an 'ngo.

Rather, adv. ^, "^kei ; 0. '^p6.

(prefer), ^p, ^ning yiin'*; ^Pff, ^ning 'ho.

Rather the better than he, ^^^ ® IE' y"t, fat^ 'ho kwo'

"k'ui.

Rather the worse, ^^ftg-, yut^

fat„ jai.

Rattan, n. ;^, ^t'ang.

Class. ^, ^t'iu.

Rattan shavings, ;^ ^, ^t'ang

oy'*;S,i|. jt'ang^sz*.

To bind up with rattan as pack-

^°®^' tr^' 'fii jtang*.

Rattan cord, gf^l^,^^, ^yjj„

,sam ^t'ang k«-at,, or ^',^,,

(fang jjSam*.

Rattle (the sound), n.:|i:fcl|^, Ink,

lukj jShengf.

Rattle, V. ^, ^ngo.

Raven, n. ,^||, ^^i^ ^^-^

Class. ^, chek^jf.

Ravine, n. |ij [Uj (<,r 1^), ^^han M'.Class, -jg, ko'.

Raw, «.//. ^, ^shing. (Used prcdica-

tivdy it is), ^B^, ^shing ke'.

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To eat anything raw, ^ ^,jShing shikj.

Razor, n.|^|j ^J, t'ai' ^to.

Class. :m, "^pa; gg, jChong.

Reach, v. i. (arrive at, stretch to),

^, to'.

To reach out, ^, ^shan.

2. (with the hand), ^, ^6.

I can reach it, ffei^^^J, ""go

^6 takj to .

He could not reach (to) it, |^

Can you reach up to, ffj^

j^PgPf Big- -nei-wui 'km ,k6

ko' chek^t ''shau to kora'

jko ^m "wui ^ni .'

Read, v. 1. (aloud), |g, tuk^.

2. (to one's self), ^, 't'ai.

To read proofs, gjjjf^,"^koi 'ko.

Able to read, a. (speaking of a

specified book, Knows how to,),

^^shikj tuk^; |l#iff, 'wiii

tukj, &. able to, i.e., knows how to

read), ^^, shik, tsz".

I like to read things, ^ ^ ,^

^S^i "ngo jChung yi tuk, 'ye.

I have read it, ^jj^. tuk^ kwo'.

Have you read (your) book yet ?

(it also means), Have you learned

your lesson ? ^^^^^ Tuk,

shii mei" -i ?.

Ready, aiij. -j^, pin".

Ready for use, ^'^i pin* shai.

Real, adj. 1. (correct), j£, ching\

2. (true), ^, ^chan.

3. (not false), Pg^^lgPlf, ,m hai"

'U ke\

Real property, or estate, f[^^,shatj yip^.

Reality, ^, aliat^; ^W, chan shat^.

In reality, ^^, shat^ tsoi".

Really, adv. lE^, (Chan ching'; ^(-§•), shat, ('shaii); ;j!|, k'ok,,.

5|^,'k'ok, shat^; J^^, 'kwo

Ji'^ ; M IE' jChan ching'; j£,ching'; ^-^j shatj hai".

It really is so, ^^ K^jj;, shat,

hai- 'kom; ^^, k'ok^ hai';

^%#' k'ok^shat, hai-.

Really because, ^ |^, shat,

(jan; 2p, pun, (is sometimes

used where in English one would

say real, or really).

Reani, n. (of paper), ^, 'k'wan.

Reap, (rice), v. ^jjj^, kot^ ^wo; j|jjr

Hi), jShaii kot„.

Reaper, «• i^t #]Pi| A' c^'^""kot„

ke ^yan.

Rear, n. M, -mei; ^^, had" pin".

In the rear, ^^, hau" ^t'aii.

Rear, r. 1. (to bring up), ^, yong.

To be able to rear, ^fSi 'yong

tak^.

Rear guard, ^tJ*^> (lau 8ha6

cPing-

Go and see bow they are rearing

their flocks, ^^iff^jgUJllg

"k'ui tei" "yong tak^ „ti* ^shtogf

'hail "^tlm.

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Eear, To, trees (in nurseries), v.

i§^^ ^' cP''^i "yo"g sli^i'

oyong*-

Reason, m. 1. (a cause, etc.), ^ ^,^yiin kwti

.

Class. ^, tun-.

2. (principle), jg^, to" "l^i.

Class. ^, ,t'iu ; ^, tiin-.

Reasonable, adj. ^ ig JS' Vau to"

-lei; :^i|, -yaii-lei; '^ 3i,

hop, "lei.

Rebate n. (arch.), -^P, "^tsz ''hau.

Double rebate, ^ ^ "^ P >

"long pin "^tsz ^haii.

Rebels, n. (generally called), ^,ts'ikj; this means thieves as well.

ts'ik, 'fei.

Class. -(0, ko'.

A people ill rebellion, ^[ ^,liin" ^man.

Rebel, v. 'f^^* tsoko ^^°'

Class. •j@, ko'.

2. (revolt), ^^, pui' yik,.

Rebuild, v. ^^]^> tsoi' 'hei kwo .

Recall, V. 1. (by the Emperor), /Q

|B|, chill" jWui.

2. (to simply recall), Wi[^8^, kiu'

^&a. jlai.

3. (mentally), ?g^^, 'song /in

'to.

Not able to recall it,

c ..

,^m song takj ^fAu td.

, V. ^, t'ui'.

Receipt, n. JJ^Jf., (Shau otau*.

Class. ^, ^t'fii; 5g, ^chong.

Receive, v. (generally), :^ tsip^; i(jj[,

,8bau ; ^^Ij, tslp,, td-, or {\(>)

(j[^, jShau is the word generally

used for receiving money).

2. (as a doctrine, instructions, direc-

tions, or comfort), ^, sliaii-.

I received his instructions (direc-

tions), ^^\^^, Bhau- -k'ni

jfan fu'.

3. (as a doctrine, or to receive

friends), ^j|^, tsip„ nip,.

4. (to ceremonially receive a guest,

etc.), ^ ^, jing tsip„.

Receive wounds, ^ j^, shad'

jShong.

Receive in full satisfaction, fify

^IH;, jShau ^yun sho'.

Receiver, Telephone, n. '^fS^. tiir

wi'* .t*ving*, (or jt'ung).

Class, -j^, ko'.

Recent adj. and Recently, adv. jfrj^,

kan" .loi", (or ^loi).

Reciprocate, v. ^ ^, ying^ ^ch'au ;

'S.M^^^ wii- ^song ^kilii

tsip,.

Recite, v. (to say off, as a lesson), v.^(til), nim- (ch'ufc,).

To recite lessons, j^^, nim"

shii.

This also means to learn lessons

memoriter.

To recite litanies, (or the sutras),

J^ j^, nim- jking. (This also

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means to repeat prayers, to say

prayers, not to pray from the

heart extempore.

Reckon, v. =|-, kai ; ^, siin .

To reckon accounts, ^^. kai^

shd'. .

Recognition, n. |f„ ying"; ff, ^,ying- shikj.

A public recognition, |^jQ), ^fiin

Recognize, v. ^, ying'.

Able to recognize, g^, ^, ying-

takj.

Recoil, V. ^j^^, fan' ^hati';

t6 fan

.

Recollect, v. fg® . kei' 'li6i; §gj^,

kei' nim'; 0Ef^, kei' tak^.

Recommence, v. ^ j^ "j^ -^, tsoi"

hei 'shad ts6".

Recommend, v. 1. J^:^, kni tsiu'.

2. (to advice), 1^, liiin'.

Recommendation, n. :1#IS. ,ts'ui tsin .

Recommendation, Letter of, ».

m^, tsln' 'cbl.

Class. B^, jChong.

Recompense, v. ^, po'; jK"^' shung

p6'; $g ig, po' ying'; |g :^p6' t«p„.

Recondite, adj. ^ j^, o' miti'; \g|5

^, jSham d'.

Reconnoitre, v. ^ ^, la fam'; ^^:^, ^k'wai fira'; ^ ^, fdm'

fing'.

Reconsider, w . ^j|^, song kwo'.

Record, v. §2('^), kei' (chii").

Honourably recorded, four times,

lE^ffl^' ^^^ l"k, BZ' ts'z'.

Recoup, V. Ul^, 'p6 /an;

Recover, i'. ^|^7 tak^ ^.fan,

2. (from illness), fjf H^, 'ho ^fan.

Recreate, To, a bit, v. ^^ITp, ja*

sha "hii.

Recruit, n. ^^, ^san ''jang;^^^,

^san ^ping.

Recruit, v. ^-^^ mo' ^ping ; ^-J^,

^chiii ^ping.j

Rectify, V. ^XEj ching cheng f; ^jjE, 'koi cheng't; ^^^jf> "^ching

'ho.

Rectitude, n. ^^, yi' hei'; J£^,ching chikj.

Rectum, n. ^^, chik^ ^ch'ong.

Class, f^, ,fM.

Recur, r. 1. ^C?^- y^"'c^°'-

2. (in speaking), |^^, tsoi' 'kong.

Red, adj. ^, ^liung.

Red earth, n. ]^:^, ^hung ^nai.

Red- lead, JET:^, c^^ung /dn.

Redeem, f, 1. (generally), ^, shnk^;

jfSi, shnk, /in.

To redeem from sin, |^ ^,shuk, tsui".

To redeem and save, ^ ^,shukj kau

.

Redeemer, n. ^^. sbuk, chii.

Class. ^, ko'; J8[,wai'*.

Redemption, n. ^fp^„ shuk, tsui*

jan.

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Redress, v. -f^^, (Shan ^lei.

To redress (a grievance), v. ^^, ^shan jun.

No redress, ^^. "mo Ht^.

Reduce, v.' (to diminish), ^ (^),

'kdm (^sblu).

Reduced by 30 °/o, ^^=.'^, 'kam

hui jSim jfan.

A reduction in price, or To reduce

tlie price, ^^, 'kam ka,'.

Cannot reduce, l@^ t^, jn

kam takj.

Redundant, a^'. ^|5l, "yau tat,; ^^j., jii ngoi-.

Reed, n. j£^. 1- (growing in v^ater

only), jlo tikj. 2. ^ ^. ^mau

'tB'6.

Class, j^, jt'id.

Reef, n. ^^^, "po cliong' chik,.

k, ,8han ,wuCoral reef,

wClass. -jQ, ko'.

Reel, n. )^||||, Bin' luk,.

Class. -(0, ko'.

Reel, V. (and stagger), ^ ;

^hing tung- jld 'pii; ttUP^|J^tr|\, jhang takj "p'e -p'e "ha.

Refer, v. ]. :j^, 'chi.

2. (to speak of), ^2^, ^kong k'ap,. •

Reference, n. ^j^, "yan ching'.

Refit, ?'. Ip^, jSau ching.

Reform, f. 1. (to turn from evil), ^j£, pin' ching'; ^^^ ^,'koi ok(, ^ts'In shin"; M, 'koi

kwo ;koi sins;

2. (a nation), ^ ^, jSan jman

;

^^, fi' ^man.

Reformed, ^!$, "^koi kilk^.

Reformer, n. :^^ ^ 1^, kak,

mmg tong ke

.

Class. @, ko'.

Reformatory, w. ^ IE ^. "y*»ng

ching' yiin'*.

Class. ^, jkin.

Refraction of light, n. ;^ ^, tsit^,

jkwong.

Refuge, ?!. ^l^fll\, pei" (Shan Sho.

Refuge from difficulties, ^ J|||

^6/f, pel" ^nan jClii sho.

Refuge, City, or Place of, «. ^j^|^,jpd jt'6 safi.

Class. ^, ko'.

Refugees, To harbour, v. 4^^^^ijShaii wu" jpo ^t'6.

Refuse, n. ^, ^clid.

Refuse, v. |^ gj!, ^t'ui ^ts'z ; (^ ;^,

^m tsipo.

Regain, p. 1. (to obtain again), ^^, tak, ,fan.

2. (to win back), ^ ^, jengf

jfan.

Regard, v. 1^, tong .

(Bk.), B%, -yi ,wai.

Did not regard his words as true,

"k'ni shiit(, wi" hai" chan.

(2), j^, kwd'.

Regards, n. f^j^, man" haii".

Regardless, adj. ^^^, ^m \& "lei.

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I send my kind regards, ^ ^ISltH' '"S° ^^^' ^^^^' ''^'•^i-

Give him my kind regard, |^^[,

jt'ung -ngo man- hatr

-k'ui.

Regatta, n. p^ ^, tau ^shiin.

Regeneration, n. ^ 4' jCh'ung

^shang.

Regiment, n. (of 500 soldiers), ^Region, n. iHJ^'j^, tei" ,fong.

Class. 5^, tai\

Register, n. ^, ch'iik^; ;^^, ch'ik,,

800 tons register, A gfi^tHfif

;^, pito pako jtan ^sbiin ^p'ai.

The birth register, ^^, ^shing

ch'ik^.

The death register, ^ ^, sz

ch'ik,.

The marriage register, ^f^|t@fl^,

jfan ^yan ch'^k^.

Class. ^, p6-.

Register v. 1. (to enter in the register),

J:j^,^"^8h6ng ch'dk„; ^^kwd,' ho".

2. (as in a book), #^ U ;^,

kwi' ho" chii ch'^kg.

The Registrar General (Hongkong),

m^^m% cW^ .Man

Ching' M6- ^8z.

Class. -^, wai' .

Registered letter, n. ^0 ^-f^, jtilm

^1 >po sun

.

Class. ^, jfung.

9.R

Regret, v. 1. pj*|^, 'bp sik^.

2. (repent),>f^,

Mi'.

Regular, adj. ^ ^, jl fit,,; ]£,

ching .

Regulate, v. ^^ 'ch'ii chl".

Regulation, n. ^ ^, (k'wai ^t'ld;

jChong jOh'ing.

Class, j^, "^t'iii.

Reign, v. ^ ^, tso" ^wong ; (Bk.)

ge|^, ^lam^ch'ifi.

This is applied to both male and

female ; but .in a case like the

present Empress Dowager of China,

it is styled, ^"^f^i^i c^^^i

jlim t'ing ching', or, since the

re.volution after Hong Yau-wai's

expulsion, ^ !^ 0|| i|^> cShui

jlim fan ching .

Reign, Minority, ^t ^^ fr^,

^ch'ung jling ts'in tso".

One reign, — 3E ^ ffi:' J^^

^wong jChi shai

Reimburse, v. 1. (to friends), ^|^,sung jfan.

2. (to strangers and servants), BS^

|g, chiu' ,p'ui.

Reinforcements, n. ^ ^, wfin", {or

^wun) jping.

Class. H^, tui"; j^, ^k'ei; ;j^, ,chi.

Reject, V. ^^, jtiu hei'.

Rejoice, v. >^ ^, f^i' lok,; fj^g;,

j.fiin hei.

Rejointed, adj. (arch.), ^^-^[1], /^n

h6p, ^wui.

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Related,- ai/- ^, jts'an.

You are most; nearly related to

'nei kung' 'ngo hai" chi ts'an

ke' jle.

Relation, n. ^^, jts'an ts'ik^. Re-

member that parents, brothers and

sisters are not ' relations' in China.

They hold a nearer place than

ts'an ts'ik covers in its meaning.

Foreign relations,^J» ^, ngoi'

,kau.

,;5*Class, '(g, ko'; ^, wai'

Release, v. JJ^,fong'.

Relevant, adj. ^ ^, ^kw^n shlp^.

Relic, rt. 1. (left by deceased persons),

2

.

(the reputed bones of saints), Sg

•^, shing k^vatj.

Class.'J^,

kin".

3. (of Buddha), a. (bones), '^•^,

Fat, kwatj; Class. '^, kin", h.

(teeth), ^^, Fdt, ^ngii. Class.

% chekj. >

'

"

Relieve, v. (the poor),^^ kau' tsai;

(after a disaster), |i^^, chan

tsai

.

Relieving arches to be constructed, n.

S^^' y^^ "^chiin "^kung.

Religion, n. ^, Uii; ^ f^,kid'

^mun.

If the context shows plainly

what is meant, then the following

term is sometimes used in books,

Class, -j^, ko'."

Religious, adj. ^^, king ^k'in.

Relinquish, n. 'Jj^, she.

Rely on, v. j^, 'ji; jf^, 'ji k'au

;

Remain over, v. ^J, shing".

Remainder, n. 1. ^J, shing"; ^^|j<

To have a remainder, ^ ^j,

"yau shing".

2. (Bk.), V. ^^, jk'di ju.^

Remark, v. 1. (to see), |^,^, t'ai

kin .

2. (to say), ^, vrir.

Remarkable, adj. ^^"Sf, jfei ^shong.

Remember, v. =g ^, kei' tak,; =g

^, kei' chvi-.

Remembrance, w. ^ i^^^ ^g. min"

min" pat ^mong.

To keep in remembrance, g^j^,kei mm .

To keep in constant remembrance,

(Bk.), ^^^^,, nim- nlm"

patj ^mong.

Remit, v. 1. (sentences to release), ^j^, shik, fong'.

Whose sins ye remit, they are

remitted to them, ^9Ei&^>2l'^5^^^:2:'tsoi^ t^i^shik,

jChi, tsoi" ^t'ln yik, shik, ^chl.

2. (forgive), ^;%,, she' "min.

3. (to transmit), ^, k6i'.

4. (to relax). ^sung.

Remonstrance, n. (Bk.), ^ ^, k^n'

tsang".

Remonstrate, v. jj^, Jik^ hun' (Bk.)

^1^, kJln"" tsang".

Remorse, », § jfi, tsz" ban",

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Remorseless, adj. ^^,, ^ts'Jin yan.

Remote, adj. J^, "yiin.

Remove, v. i^, ^pdn.

(Bk.), J^%, Jf tung^

From office, ^£. kakg

To remove abuses and promote

interests, (Bk.) ^%\\^f^,jhing lei" ^ch'ui pal'.

Remuperate, n. ^^, po' tip^.

Render help, To, v.^^, ^pong cho^.

To render an account, p^ |g[,

^hoi she".

An account was rendered pre-

viously, Im 5^ 1^' c'^s'la sung

„tiia».

Renew, v. 1. (as a i»te), ^^, chun

2. (to make new again), ^|^^,ching Jan ^san.

Rent, n. 1. (for house), ^(^), ^tso

(.ngan*).

Rent collector, J^^ ^, ^shaii

jtsQ ^yan. Class. ^^, ko .

To whom should rent be paid ?

^; ;^i ].' ^K4u

^tso, yiu jkaii kwo' ^piu ko ?

Rent, V. 1. (torn), ^ |^, Wn' ^hlii

;

^, lit,.

2. (a house, etc.), ^, ^tso.

Repair, 2;. 1. (to make good), ^ |^^, ching jfsln h6.

2. (to mend), ^ ^, ^saii 'ching

;

3. (a vessel), ^(jShiin).

(iSft). c«i'°ng

This also means to build a vessel

;

but if j^, ^san, is used, as ^^.jSan jChong, it removes ambiguity.

4. (to go to), -^(^Ij), hui' to'.

Repay, v. jgf^, ,\van JAn.

To repay debts, ^'^> ^w^Q chai

.

Repeal, v. fl]. ^sh^n; f|jf^, ,sbdn

jCh'ii.

Repeat, v. 1. (to repeat an action),

Use the verb signifying the action

followed by ^, kwo' and, or,

prefix ^^, tsoi', before the verb,

e.g., Repeat what you have done,

^Jg, ts6- kwo', or mjr, tsoi'

tso", or JS'^^j tsoi' tso" kwo .

2. (a lesson), ^; pdi'; ^^{^),nfm^ (ch'utj) ; i^^, nlm" ^shii.

Repeatedly, adv. !S^, tsoi' sdm.

Repent, v.'f^ ||, fiii' tsui'; ^ ^,

fill' han-; '1^^, fdi' 'koi.

Repetition, n. ^ J^, chni' lui".

Repine, v. ^, yiin'.

Replace, v. 1. (to put back again), |^

f|, ,chai Jdn;^|^, ^on.fan.

2. (to make good again), ^|^,,p'6i ,fan

; ^gj;^, ,ching Jan

Replant, v^ ^@, tsoi' chung'.

Reply, n. [e]^, c^u» cJ^m.

Class. ^, ko'.

Reply, V. ^, t!ip„.

Repointed, adj. ^{pj, man ^wui.

Report, n. (a statement), ^^, Jung

cShengf.

Class, g^, chong .

This also means the sound of the

wind.

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2. (as a sound), (fij, 'hong.

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Reserve, n. (in battle), ^ ^ ^,fcsiPo yi°g' cPing-

Class. |^,tui-;;^,^k'ei; ;|^, ,chi.

Reserve, v. g, ^lad; ^^, ^lad Jin.

To reserve a share,^ "JC—-^j

Jad hk- yatj fan".

To reserve .for one's own use, ^^iS E ffij M c^ai t^sz- 'kei

ynng-.

To reserve seats (at a theatre,

etc.), ^^^^fe, fcengHting-

oti' wai'*; f|g'g[, ho- waP*.

To reserve a blank space (in a

document), ^^, ^lad ^hung.

Reserve fund of a public company,

or firm, ^f^^- pei" yung-

fiin.

Reserved, adj. '^^, sham ^ch'am.

Reservoir, n. ^^, "^shui ^t'ong; ^

>^, 'shui ^ch'l.

Class. j@, ko'.

The Paper Mill Reservoir, |R^^^, 'Chi Kuk, 'Shui ^T'ong.

Pokfulum reservoir, ^^/(vfC^fC

^, Pok, Fd- jLam 'Shui ^T'ong.

Tii' T'dm reservoir, :^'^^<^,T*ii' ,T'^m 'Shui ^T'ong.

Reside, v. {^)^, (jknf) chii".

Residence, n. ^^, chii" ^ksl

Class, -j^; ko'.

Residential dwelling, n.^^^, cbii"

^kJl ukj.

Class. ^, ,kin.

Residential street, n. 'j^^^tchii" jksi okii*.

Class. V c't'lii.

Resign, v. 1. (a situation), -^l^, ki'

t'ui'; g^^, jts'z chikj.

2. (to be submissive), J^, fuk,;^flg,

^shu fuk,.

3. (to sign again), ^^ ^, tsoi'

jts'im .meng f-

Resiliency, adj. ^-fy, yok^ lik,; ^m jfj, .shiishnk, lik^.

Resist, V. j^^, W ^tong'; ]f >^,

^ting chii-; J^'^, "^tong chii".

Resistance, n. |5g^, ^cho; ^;^, '^cho

lik,.

Resolute, adj. ^i^, ^kln ^sam.

Resolve, v. 1. (to form as resolution,

etc.). tr^i^> 't^ ting- 'chu

yi'; jt^dVlaPj ^sam; ^ ^g,k'iit„ yi'.

2. (to solve), ^^, ^kdi ^hoi.

Resonance, n. ^'|!^, "^hong sing'.

Resonant, adj. ^, hong.

With a more resonant sound, ^J^^, jShengt kang' "^hong.

Resource, n. (a way of escape), ^^,hui' 16". .

Class. ^, jt'id.

Respect, v. ^, king'; ^^ g, king'

chung-.

To respect a mother-in-law, ^S^

^^^, king' U ^p'o.

Respectability, k. 1. (as to appearance;,

2. (ingrained), ffjfjljt, 't'ai Vung.

Respectable, adj. ^ ff ^, "yad "^t'ai

mfn".

Respectful, adj. ^, king'; ^ j^,jkung king'.

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In order to ba respectful, ^chl king

.

Respecting, adj. |^2S^. lun^ k'ap^.

Respects, To pay, v. ^j^< pai' liaii-

.

Respects, He sent his, to yon, "(g

^-^ffjlt, 'k'ui man' haii' "nei.

Give my respects to him, ^ ^P«9 '^ IS' c^'"°g '^SO mnn-

hatf 'k'ui.

Respiration, n. f^\^, ^M k'ap^.

Resplendent, adj. 3fe^, ^kwong "long.

Respond, v. j^^ ying' t%.

Responsibility, n. ^H ^, ^tixa tai';

yam".

Class, for the first and last, ^, ko'.

Responsible, adj. ^^Pt^. slii" man".

I (or you, etc.), ^ ^ {or f^t,

etc.) ^, jkwiin 'ngo (or "nei,

(etc.) sz".

Rest, n.l.^, ouJ|^,

sik,; ^, hit„.

2. (the remainder), ^ ^j, jii

shing-; Bk. ^^, ^k'ei jii.

Rest-house, n. ^^^, ^ch'il ^t'ing;

1^^. ,ch'ii Jiii*.

Class. ^, jk^n.

Rest, To hare the mind at, n. ^ tf^*.

on sam.

Rest, V. ^"JC, hit„ -hii.

To rest on the bed, etc., 1. j!^

5R'^B"F' ''^'*' jCh'on^' t'ad "ha.

Return to bed and rest, quietly,

{or peacefully), ^ ^^^,jWiii ^ch'ong on sbui .

To rest at a place, ^ !jg, hlfc,,

suk..

To rest satisfied, 1^^^, (Sam ^on.

To rest from labour, j^CHi c^'ing

•kang.

To rest assnred, i^ j^, ^sam

ting-.

To rest on, ^^t ^on tsoi".

It rests with him to decide, ^®i?E IS» '^'"'^o

tiin' tsoi- "k'ui.

It rests with me, >^ ^, tsoi"

ngo.

Rest a while, ^—§^, hit^ yat,

^i'o! ^—'l^. ^K yatj chan-;

Restaurant, n. ^ ^ /|&, ^ko Jaii*

'kwun; ^^, ^ch'i „kui*.

Foreign restaurant, ^^j^tS^, jYing ts'oi' Jco Jaii* "^kwiin.

Class. ^, ^kan.

Restitution, n. ^^^, jP'ui 'p6.

Restless, adj. ^^jQj, mo ^ning noi";

jfjH^, bo' tung^.

2. (of children), you restless child,

fp^^, jShi ^chi 'tsiin'. This

is the name of a small fish, which

isconstantly dashing about rapidly.

Restore, v. 1. i^lE). wan ^wdi,

2. (to save), ^^, kaii' J&n,

Restore to office. To, ^^, fuk,

tsikj.

Restrain, v. ^J^, kam' ^chi.

Cannot restrain, P^^jJ^'^'^*^m kam chl tak^ chii", sometimes,

Pifttgp^it^, tot„ chii^ ^k'ui

mai tso" may be used with the

sense of calling out to someone

to stop doing something.*

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Restriction, n. P^|^, ts^n' t^"-

Class. ^(0, ko\

Result, n. ^^, ^kwan hai"; ^^,kit„ 'kwo; ®^, ying' yim".

To result in,^^, ^cluing ^kwai.

'

To result from, ttj^, ch'ut^ ^wu.

Resume, v. |^^-^, ^lioi fdn shau

;

MM' tso^ ^fan.

Resurrection, ?i. ^^, fuk, shSngf;

^^, ^fAn ^shdngt.

The resurrection of the body, |^

^ # li 4' y^K c«^a» ta'^,

jfdn jShd.ngt.

To com^ to life again ^ ^,fuk wdfc^

Retail, «>. [, .ling san rcii".

Retain, v. 1. (to keep), '^Wl ,laii fdn..m\S£

2. (to engage as a lawyer), gjq,

tg'eng .

Retaining wall, n. '^^, shek^ li6m .

Retake, v. 1. (to capture again), ^j^,tut, j\v4n; I^feJ. "^ts'ong ^wiii.

2. (to take ai;ain), -^ ^, fuk,

"^ts'ui ; llP^l^t tsoi' 'lo 'fsln.

Retaliate, v. ^ ^, ^wan sbaii; ^^, p6' tip,.

To retaliate evil for evil, (Bk.)

Retaliation, n. ^|^^, p6 fuk,.

Retard, v. ISH.*!^, "^cho min".

Retch, w. ffj^, tsokj, au.

Retentive memory, adj. and n. ]ft?g5

'|^> ho ke sing .

Class, -jte, ko'.

Retina, n. i|^B||A' '"g^'^ c*'""^

jan.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Retinue, n. j^^. ^kan ^pan.

Class, -jg, ko'; ig, ^ming.

Retire, «'.

]

or j. Jg,^, t'ui' had-.

Retire back,J

Retire, v. ^^, t'ui' pei".

To retire on a pension, ^^^>shikj ^ch'ong ^long.

To retire from business, or from

service, ^ ^, ^kwai yan ; jg,

^^^' *''^'' 'y"" c^°°S chong-.

To retire from the world, |g3[^,

yan yat. .

Retired, (as a spot), ^f|^, jyau

tsing-; njtf' Piii'-

Retirement, «• ^ f}'> tsing" ^chung.

Retort, «;. ^ P,\Wiin had.

Retrace, v. |bJ^, ^wdi po".

Retract, «'. JX.P >/^fi ^^^"^ ! "^W'

shik, jln.

Retreat, n. ^J^< yan ch'ii

.

Class. ^. t£it„.

Retreat, v. y^, t'ui'; ^, tsad.

Retrench (as expenses), v. -i^, shing

;

^, 'kam.

Retribution, n. 1. (with a good and a

bad sense), $^^, po' ying'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

2. (with only a bad sense), ^ ^,

cy«° y%-

Retrieve, .ly. |§|^, tak, ^fan.

Retrograde, v. Mff, 't6 ^hang.

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Ke-unite, v. ^^^I^, h6pj ^fdn ^mdi.

Eeturn, v. 1. (to turn back), ^(f^),'fdn ("^cliiin, or chun ) ; [§] |i^,

jWiii ^t'aii ; ^, jfiin ; jg] , ^wui.

2. (to come back), |EJ,(.wui; |^

1^, jf^n >i.

To go home, ^, ^^kwai.

3. (to go back), ^ ^, ^fiin hui'.

4. (as to the earth), ^, ^kwai.

To return to bed, ^'^^. ,Uri

jCh'ong fan .

To return to life,

jShang (or ^shiing).

To return towards,

hong'.

To return to one's family, ^^,kwai jka.

Note that ^kwai ^kd* means to

belong to a school of writers or

painters, etc.

To return blow for blow, ^^,^win shad.

To return fire, ^i^, ^wdn p'aii'.

6. (to- restore), ^, ^w6,n.

Reveal, f. ^ |Jj,"^hin ch'ut^,

Eevel, n. and v. ^ 'Jg,ni.ir ^tsau.

Revelation, n. Hft^, mak, shl".

Revenge, v. ^^, pd' ^ch'ad.

Revenue, n. j^^, fu' ^ngan.

Revenue, National, §^, kwok^

t'ong.

Reverberation, n. ^PIb], jing hong.

Reverse; n. :^6^, ,s6ng 'fin f ^^,tui m'm'.

Reverence, n. or Reverent, a^'. ^,- king'; 1^^, ^kung king'.

Reverent worship, ^ ^, king'

pai

.

2. (due to parents), ^ ^, h§.d

king .

Reverse, v. •^J H, 't6 'chiin ; ifg^,

^song Vin; ^0, tui' min'.

Revert, f. ^ ffij,^kvvai hong

; ^^,kwai idn.

Review, ?*. 1, .p|^. tsoi' ytit,.

2. (of soldiers), ^^, yiit, jts'6,

3. (a book), ^\0, ^p'ai ,p'ing.

Revile, v. ^ ^, wai p'ong'.

Revise, v. j^^, (Sau koi.

Revive, v. ^^vjs, fuk, ^s6.

Revoke, t;. ^|^, fat' ^ch'u.

Revolt, V. "^ ^, piii " yik,.

Revolution, n. 1. (rebellion), j^, fin;

Class, for the 2nd, ^, ^ch'ong.

To be in a state of revolution.

The revolution of a day, Q J^,yatj wan".

Revolution in a state, ^ ^[,

kwoko Jiin; ^^, kwok^^ pin'.

2. (as of the heavenly bodies), j§^, wan" jhang.

One revolution, .—jS, yat^ wan";

—^' yatj 'chiin.

The revolution of a year, £\r i^—'^j taii peng't yat^ chiin.

Revolutionaries, or Reformers, n. i^

^^, kakg ming- '^tong.

Class. 3^, ^p4n.

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Revolve, v. 1. (to turn round, very

Co,), ^ ^ ^, tarn- tam-

chiin.

2. (in an orbit), >^@. ^chaii chiin,

Eevolver, n. 1. ^ ^ ^, tui' min"

siu

.

Class, p, ^had.

2. (six barrelled), -^ p ^, luk^

hau .lin , or Jim .

Revolving light, n. 1. (a lantern in a

house, used as a toy, etc.), ;^,^i^, 'tsau -ma ^tang*; @ ^jl^,

tsz" chiJn „tang .

Class. ^^, ch^n.

Reward, n. 1. '^S^i shong ts'as

.

2. (bonus or reward for lost property),

^i^. ;d Jiung.

Reward, v. ^, 'shong; ^^, 'shong

ts'z'.

Rheumatism, n. J^'/J^, jfung shap .

Rhubarb, n. ^^, tai" ^wong.

Class. %, ^t'id;:^, fiii'-.

Rhyme, n. |fj-^, hip„, wan'*.

Rib, n. ^, lak^; Ift^-i', \^\ shak.

kwatj.

Class. ^^ y\A.

Ribs (meat), :Hfe»^, ^p'lii kwat^.

Ribs, (as mutton chops), ^'§'.

jP'ili kwatj.

Pork chops, '^j^'^, jChii ^p'ii

kwatj.

Mutton chops, ^ j^ »^, ^yong

^p*4i kwatj.

Ribaldry, n. |^ pi ^^ ^, ok„ ^man

ch'ad bei .

Ribbon, n. ^, tiii\

Class. ^, .fid.

Rice, n. 1. (growing), ^, ^wo.

2. (paddy), ^, kuk^.

3. (hulled), ^, -mai.

4. (glutinous, or old man's rice), jj^

yt, no" "mai.

5. (cooked), |^, fan".

These different terms must not be

used indiscriminately ; but a dis-

tinction made as above.

To eat rice, {i.e., to take a meal).

ehikj fin"

),That rice, 10 0^;^^ («r

ko ^ti* "mai, (or fin").

White rice, fj^^, cChim "mai.

Rice-cutting time, ^j ^i0 B^»

kct^ ^wo ko ^shi.

The rice had no flavour (on

account of the sorrow, or anxiety

of the person eating it), ^Tf^, fin- patj jShing {or ^shengf)

fin-;

To harvest the rice crop, j[^ ^ij

^. ^shad kot-Q ^wo.

To buy rice, ^^, tek^ "mai.

To boil rice, :^|§, "^chii fin".

To steam rice, ^ |^. ching

{or jChing) fan"; j^ |g, tan",

{or tun") fan". -

Rice powder, ^^, "mai 'fan.

To transplant rice, ^^, ts'ap^

^wo.

To eat rice, ^ f^, shik^ ^fin

;

Rice gruel, or congee, ^, chuk^.

A rice field, ^ffl, j^o _,t'la.

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Rice-bird, n. 5^1^^', <.wo ^fa tsokj,*.

Class, -^j chelCgf.

Rice-paper, n. ^|t5' c*'"°o chf.

Class. ^, fai .

Rice-shop, n. ^^, 'mai p'o'.

Class. ^, ^kin.

Rich, ad/. ^^1 jts'oi ^chii.

Rich man, or men, ^^^ (<"

^), ^ts'oi '^chii ^yan (or ^16).

Riches, n. ^^, ^ts'oi pik^.

Riddle, n. ^, mai^*.

To ask a riddle, ^^ —•, t&

mat, yat,; tTlfr ff ''^^ '^^^'^

tsai.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Ride, V. 1. (in a -febicle), ^ (^),

"ts'ot (oCbe*).

9. (in a vehicle drawn by a horse, a

carriage), #(,^$), "ts'ot ("mi

jCh'e).

3. (in a chair), #.^r "ts'ot kfd''.

4. (in a jinricksha), ^ f^ ^V-tB'ot (oCh'e* 'tsai).

5. (on animals), ^, ^k'e ; ^, "ts'of

.

It is rather rough riding in those

carts, i^p^^^H^feOlt.ko'gti ,Gh'e ke ^nia -ts'o* ke .

Eidge, n. ^j^, tsek^f.

Class. ^, .fid.

2. (in a field), ^, lek,.

Eidge pole, /;. lE^. chJng' c'^^g-

To put up the ridge pole, J^M, -shoDg Jong.

Ridicule, v. l{i.^, 'ch'I siu'; ^^,sid' m&-.

An object of ridicule ^>j^> s^u

peng't.

Ridiculous, adj. "pf^, 'ho siii'.

Rifle, n. J|||, jSun „ts6ng'.

Class, p, ^hau.

Rifled, fld;. ^^^!^, 'ts'ong kip„

yatj jhung.

Rigging, n. ijjfIf , -lei iW.

Right, adj. 1. (correct), ^, chok,; jE'

ching'; gg, ^ngim; :^^, -m6

ts'o' (is often used).

Rights and wrongs, ^ ^, shi"

^fei.

All right, or quite right, og 1^,

j,ngSlm* s^i'.

Quite right, ^^, "mo ts'o ,

Not quite right, |^ ^ B§, jin

.„to* ong^m'.

Not right, P§^, (in chok,.

It is not right that (Bk.)

:f^> pat, Ji.

2. (a side), ;^, yad"; :^% yau'

pln".

Righteous, a«|?'. ^&. yl".

Righteousness, w. ^, yi"; ^, ho is

often used with this sense.

Rigid, adf. ^, nging-.

Rigorous, adj. ^ jim 'kan; ^

^, ^sham jfm.

Rim locks, ^0^, t')t„ ^me "^so.

Class.JQ, 'prf,.

Ring, n. 1. (finger ring), J^:\^, kai'

'chi.

Class, -^j chek t.

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Ring-worm, n. |^, sin .

Einse, v. ^, M&ng.

Eiot, n. ^^, niu- sz^.

Class.. ^, Idn; ^, ^ch'ong.

Eiot, V. iL^, liin- niu'.

, mei" jts'ang

, hei takj

Eipe, adj. ^, shuk.

Not ripe, -^^shukj.

Else, V.)

Eise up,)

Able to rise, ^^:9jShan.

To rise from the dead,

^ ,jaii sz jfin ^shingf.

To rise again,^ ^, ^fan ^shingt.

Eisk, n. (^, 'him.

Eite, n. If^, "lai ji.

Eitualism, n. ^j^^^ ^shung "lai

p'ai

.

Eiver, n. ^, ^ho; '^, ^kong.

Class, f^,jt'id.

A river's waterway, |^ jg, ^ho

t6^

A river bed, f^ ^, ^ho ^shan

;

The mouth of a river, jfijP . jho

hau.

The juncture of two rivers, ^:3fe;2:^.bop, ci»<ic<=tich'u'.

The head of a river, ^^-Jj^,-"^shui

^chi cb'ii

.

To cross the river, ^^ , kwo*

ho ; but in Canton they say, j|^

1^, kwo' "^hoi, as the word, y^,

'hoi is Used for the Canton and

other rivers.

The Pearl Eiver, ^ ^, ,Chii

jKong.

The North River, ^|i J>X, Pat,

jKong.

The West, Eiver, ^ •^, ^Sai

jKong.

The East Eiver, ^ f£^,^Tung

jKong.

Eivet, n. ^^f, ^wo ^tengf.

Class. P, 'faaii.

Rivet, V. |^Jg#r, (WO kwo' ^tengt.

Eivulet, ffl. /J> 1^, 'sfu jho ; jjj J^,

^shin (hdng; ^, ^k'ai.

Class -j^, ^t'id.

Road, n. ^, 16".

Class. ^, (t'ifi.

By road, trjggi-, 'ti 16" hui'.

Roam, V. ^^, cjali.

Roar, V. 1. (of wild animals), j^, ^bilii.

2. (of thunder), ^^ ^, ^kwang

jkwang jShengt.

Class, [i^, chan'.

Boast, V. ^, ^shiii.

Rob, w. ^, ts'ong.

Armed robbery, ^^, 'ta kip^.

Robber, n. ^, ts'ik^. (This also

means a thief.

Class. '(0, ko'.

Robbery, Highway, To commit, v. :ff

Jff^'^, 't4 k6k„ kwatj.

Robe, n. 1, (ordinary long gabardine),

^^' c''l'°"S cSham.

Class. '^, kin".

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2. (ceremonial),fg(:|^|>),

^p'o (kwa).

A suit of robes, —-^, yat^ t'6 .

Robust, adj. ?|t^. chong' kin".

Rock, n. :::g, sbek^-, g ^, cP'"'^

sbek.t; "K^M.^^' sliek^t jtau.

Class, i^, kau-.

Rock, V. ^ g| {or ^) ^, -long

^t'aii {or jpin) pai.

Rocket, w. 1. (general name), ^ *^,

'hei 'fo.

Class, j^ jChi.

2. (names of different kinds), J^ff

gjj^, 'kaii lung to' ^tei"; ^:@:^>9' ct'iing cP'^^n 'heiyiit,_.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

3. (to be caught when falling), ij^-g

||, p'au' ^t'au.

Class, 'j^, ko ,

Rock-work, ^ll]"^!^. shek, ^shan

'kwii shu-; '(g,;gli(, 'ka shek^f

^shio.

Rocking-chair, ^^, luk^ ^i.

Rogue 1. (vagabond), ^^, 'f^i jt'o.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Roll, n. ^, 'kun.

Roll, V. ^1^, lukj.

Roll away, i(^ |^, luk^ ^hoi.

Cannot roll away, P§ti#ii>^m lulCj takj ^hoi.

To roll up, 1^^, kua ^m&\.

Rolled oats, n. ^^, mak^ ^.p'ei.

Roller, Stone, n. (for the street, or lawn,

etc.), ;g||5, shek,t luk,.

Class. ^, ko'.

To use roller, f^ ^i^, ynng'

luk- iuk,.

RolJing-pin, n. '^0i^i c^gan mla"

kwan .

Class, -jj^, ,t'iu.

Roman Catholic, The, Religion^ ^^

^, ^T'iii 'Chii K4u'.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Romantic, «rf;. (as regards ardent love),

ifIS' cts'ing ccl'^-

Roof, 11. ^ ^, -ngi pui^*; g '^,

'ilfj P"''; jib® '°S* min'*; ^0, ^t'in min'*; g jg, nk,

'tengt; ^^, uk^ pui'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Room, 71. 1. (a sleeping room), ^,.fong . When used alone by itself

it means a bedroom ; but it means

a room simply when used in com-

bination with other words as, MS

j^, fan .fong ; a bedroom; ^

^, jSbii -fong , a book-room, a

library, etc.

Class, f^, jkdn.

General room, ^\^y cbung'

jan -fong*.

2.. (a hall or sitting room), ®,ot'eng*t-

Class, f^, jkin.

3. (space), ^ -jg; tei" ^fong.

Class. ^, tat„; ig, ch'ti'.

Roost, n. (Bk.), ^|g, ,kai ^ts'ai; ||1^> f^^i t^'i'-

This also means a ben's nest.

Roost, V. ^, ^mafi.

Root, n. ^, ^kan.

Glass. 44k, ,t'iti.

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Root and branch, jfc ^, piin

mut^.

Root and origin, jj^^' c^o' ^^^y

Rootlet, n. ^g, ^kong.

Class, j^^, ^t'iu.

Rope, )i. 1^ liim".

Class. '^, ^t'iu. See String.

Rose, n. 1. ^5|(tc). c™"^'^'^^''

2. (monthly),J^:?!^,

y»tj kwai'.

Class, (rt.) the plant, ^, ^p'o ; (A.)

the flower, ^, ^chi ; ^, to.

The first under b. means with a

stem long enough to be stuck in a

vase ; the second short enough to

be stuck in the hair.

Rosin, n. :jS§, ^ts'ung ^hong.

Rot, V. 1. (dry), ;^;f^, ^M 'k6.

2. (damp), §, jraviraui.

miii Ian".

10. cy^" c«i>^-

Rotten, af^'.

Rouge, n

Rouge, r. ^BQBp' c''^'^ cJi" c''^^-

Neither powdered nor rouged, g^

®^M3W' c''a^ '^i"' p*^

shi jChl fan.

"Buying Rouge," (the name of a

Rough, 1. adj. (coarse in texture, etc.),

2. (rough to the touch, grating), 1^,

jhdi.

3. (in speech, etc.), ^ P^, lak^

k'ak,.

Rough squared granite, ^ ^,§

;g, jfong jCham shek,.

Rough square coarse granite, ^^

"i:^ j5^ ^. 1*^*'° c^°"g cCham

shekj.

Rough punched, ^^ ^, ^ts'o

tsokj.

tsok^; Ti^g.^JJ'^^' c*^s'o lai' chi

.pei*.

Rather rough riding in those

carts, j@n9^$^P^P|E,ko' ^ti ^cli'e H?ei ^.nan "ts'o* ke'.

Round, adj. jg, jun; ^ ^ gj,

tam" tam' ohiin .

Round, V. @, 'chiin ; ^^^, tam-

tam" chiin.

Round voyage, —;^^^, yat^

shui jloi "wong.

Round stones, (arch.), {§| ^,jiia sbekj.

All round, j^^, jChau ^wai.

Rouse, V. ^§§, ta sengf.

To rouse up, ^^, "fan hei.

Rout, «. S^^, liin" tsad.

Route, rt. j^^, td-' 16-.

Class. ^, ^fM.

Routine, n. ^^, ^tsun lai".

Rover, n. ^ 0^, ^chau ,lau; ^J^,

jUgo jau.

Class. '1^, ko .

Row, «. 1. (a rank), fj, jhong; ^jlity

2. (a disturbance).

To make a disturbance,

, nau sz .

/fij:^, naii" yat^ kin" sz".

Row, V. ;^, chaii".

Rowlock, n. ^j^) tong kok^.

Class. "Iffl, ko'.

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Rub, V. 1. (to rub on, etc.), ^, ^ch'd.

2.. (grind), ^, ,mo; ^, fcs'at„.

3. (as a surface), ^ ts'Slt^,.

To rub the hands, i I, ^no ^so.

Kubber, India, n. ^^, tsong- ^p'ei.

Rubbish, n. )gj^, fai' mat,; j^ ^,Uvr ,nai

; ^^- l^P, sip„.

Rubbish, mf^r. ^^ Q ^i tii" pik^

Ruby, n. ^§^^, jhung 'p6 shek,.

Class, ^jt. nap,; or ^, fai^ or pQ:,

kad', according to the shape and

size of the stone.

Rudder, n. ^, "t'jli.

Class. P^, jinrin.

Rude, adj. ffl, ^ts'o ; :^j^, "rad -lai.

Rudiments of learning, n. /J>^, siii

'

hok,.

Rue, V.'f§,

fni'.

Ruffian, n. _52.^, ^hung ^t'o.

Class. '^, ko'.

Ruffle, z;. ^i^, tsau' ^mdi.

I^ug, ra. ^, jChin.

Hearth rug, )g| P ^, Jo 'ha^

jChia.

Class, g^, ^ohong; ^, fii'.

Rugged, afl!;. 1. (as scenery), |I^|^,

k'ei ^.k'ni.

2. (in speech, etc.), ^ l!§, lak,

k'ak,.

Ruin, V. ^, pii"; ^Ji^, pili' wai".

Ruin, n. ^M; P'o P^i'-

Tp ruin a family, ^ ^, pii"

,k4.

Rule, n. ^^, ck'wai ^kui (This also

means custom); ^ ^, ^k'wai

,t'ld; ^ g, fit, to^

Class. ^, ^t'lu.

Rule, V. 1. (as one in authority), ^kvvun "lei.

2. (to rule lines), ^]^, ksln'' slu'.

Ruler, n. 1. j^, ^kwan; ^ ^, '^chii

tsoi.

Class. -^, wai'.

2. (to rule lines with), ^^, kan'

ch'ek^f.

Class. Jg, 'pa.

Rumble, v.]

and i g[, ,kwang,

Rumbling, ai;.)

Eumour, n. ^^, jifi jln; jU,^,/ung ^shengt.

Rump, n. ^^*^» "mei c^'ig kwat,.

Class, -j^, jt'iu.

Run, V. 1. (generally), ^, tsau.

Run back again, j^ |^ ^ ^.tsau jfan chijn ^t'au.

Run away, ^, tekj; _^ ^,tsaii hui'; ^^, <.t'6 'tsa6.

To run off, ^^, 'tsad hui

.

To run off, or abscond, j^^^,haaA lo'* hui

.

Run for life, ^^, tsad ^sbdng.

2. (to flow as water), ^, ^lau.

Running towards one, or coming

running, ^^, Wd ^lai.

Running account, ^^ |^, ^loi

wong she'.

Running hand, ^^, 'ta'd taz".

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Runner, n.' 1. (ofScial), ^ ^, t'ing'

ch'4i.

A.2. (fco boarding house),

fcsipo hilf^ jan, or

_^, hilkg chin tsipo hak^ jan.

Class, jgj, ko'.

Eural, flrf;. ^"f*, c^ong ha'*.

Rural building lot, -(jl^i^b^,

^p'ln ^p'ei' fcei- tiiu-,JI^^^

^, jts'un lok, tei- tiin"; jJjT^

liiitij^.'cSban 'tengt ,p'i.i

jP'ei tei" tiiu".

Rush, n. ^jCi*^) (tang ^sam ts'6.

Class. ^, ^t'iu.

Rush, V. yifl^, jCh'ung tat^.

To rush up (as waters); ^M ^,yang hei.

Rushes, n. ^, ^01^6; ^, ts'o.

Class, fi^, jt'id.

Rust, n. ^^, eaii .

Rust, «;. ^^, jShing sau'.

Iron rust, ^^, t'it^ saii'.

Rustic, a<f/. (of things and men), ^

Rustling, adj. jj? ij;!? ^, ^shsl ^sbd

jShengt (or oShengj).

Rut, n. 0.^, (Ch'e ch'fv

Class. ^, (t'fii.

Rye, n. yj't^, siu mak^.

sSabbath, n. ^^ ,

^On-Sik, Yafc,.

Class, -jg, ko\

Sable, «. Hfg^, bakj ^fciii ^p'ei.

Class, f^, kin-; i^, uC.

Sack, ». ^, toi';(Bk.), ^, ^nong.

m. ko'.

Sack cloth, n. ^f^^, ^ts'b ^mi po'.

Sacranjent, n. (the communion), ^Jjjjf

^, shing -miin ^ts'an.

Sacred, aiij. Sg, shing .

Sacred things, ^ |^, shing

mat,.

Sacrifice, ?i. ^^, tsai mat^.

Sacrifice, «;. 1. (to offer in worship),^jjfjJ, tsai' tsz-; ^^, 'hin tsai'.

2. (to part with), J^, 'she.

To sacrifice oneself, ^ ^, she

(Shan.

To sacrifice at the tombs, ^^,tsai' mo'; ^(ij) pai' ^shin.

Sad, adj.] -his* •' •' -s-asi*

(yau ,shaii.

Sadness, n. ) ' -

How sad, pj" 1^, "^lio ^Hi) ;"pj*

»^, 'ho sik,.

Saddle, n. ^, ^on; ,^i^, 'ma ^on.

Class. ^Ij,fu'.

Sadness, n. ^P|, jad miin-.

Safe, n. 1. (meat), Jg,)^, ,fuug „tang*.

Class, 'jte, ko' and sometimes, ^,'chan if small.

2. (for money and voluablcs), Jt)^

^, kik^ m4n-.

(A purely native one is sometimes

called), ^ H, t'it„ ,s6ng.

Class.-Jg,

ko'.

3

Safe, aoy. ^'%, wan tong'; ^^^ ^g

't'o tong'; J^{j|^, wan chan".

Safe and sound, ^ ^ ^, "mo

peng't t'ung' may be used as the

equivalent.

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Sagacious, adj. f^ jflj, ^ling lei".

Sage, n. ^ ^, shing' jan.

The early sages, ~^ ^, kwii

shing ; ^^, jSlii shing'.

The later sages, ^ gg^ in^ii-

shing .

A sage of che second order, '^gg. A shing .

Sages ' and common people, ^9

J^, shing' ^fan.

Class. ^, ko'; -gc, wai'*.

Sago, n. Y^^ ^, ^sha kuk^ "mai

;

®i5|^" t^*'"mai.

Said, The, ^, ^koi.

Sail, n. ijl^, -lei.

Class. ^, ka'; ^, _^t'ong; ^,,p'ung.

A sail, I.e., a ship, or boat, —

.

|[«lli, yat, ki' ^lei.

Sail, V. 1. (to employ sail), |^, Wi,«r j^ljJi, Wi ^l^i, 1^^,shai jfung.

2. (to start), ^7 J^, ^hdng ^shiin

;

^%, jboi ^shan.

Sailing vessel, «. |f ^ ||§, ^wai

p'ang ^shiin.

Class. ^, chekjjt.

Sailor, n. 1. (a common sailor, not an

officer), -j\fi^, shui shad.

2. (also meaning anyone employed

on a Ehip), txilBfl'lt, ,hang

jShiin ke*.

Class.-J^,

ko'.

Salary, n. .1. ^^j 'fung luk^.

2. (a teacher's), |j^^, jSaii oJ^am*.

Sale, n. ^j ^, ch'ut^ mii".

On sale, [i] J, ch'utj mii*.

Salesman, n. S^, msli^ shau.

A buyer and salesman, j^^.^,"mjli miii- shaii.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Saliva, n. P^jfC' haii shui.

Class. ^^, tukj.

Sallow, adj. ^=^Q Q. jWoug ^wong

pak^ pakj.

A sallow face, j?^ ^ M fej

tim" (or "t'im) ^wong min' shik^.

Salt. «. ^, Jim.

A grain (of salt), ^^. nap^.

Salt, V. g|, yip„.

To be salt, or salted, ^, ^biim,

To salt fish, g^;§, yfp„ .yii*.

Saltpetre, n. 5§) (Siii.

Salubrious, arf/. or salubrity, n.jtjf-J^

-f-- , I16 shui t'6.

Salute, V. ^^, ts'ing on.

Salute from guns, jj^ 1^, iai

p'iii'.

Salvation, n. i^^ kaii .

To obtain salvation, ^5|^, tak^

kau'.

The mode or method of salvation,

^^, kau' fat.,.

Same, adj. ^, jt'ung ; (|^) — ^,(jt'ung) yatj yong'.

No other the same as bis, ^^~1®p1B'tE. ''"0 tai^ yi'- ko'

^t'ung "k'ui ke'.

Of the same surname, [3 ^,jt'ung sing'.

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The same as before, fl^^, chlii'

kau'.

To live in tbe same house, 1^

The same as during the day, f^

.t'au* yatj yong".

Sample, n. ^ -^ ,yong- 'tsz

; ^,, 5*

pin .

Not the same as sample, pS |3

^, _,m ^t'ung piin^*.

Not up to sample,pggpxljl' c™

chlu p^n' .

If the 2^<in were not put in the

variant tone it would mean the

attending to of (some business or

matter) and in the last sentence,

that it had not been attended to

as it should have been.

Sanctify, r. f^^^' ''^°'^oshing'.

Sanction, r. ^, "^chun.

The sanction has been minuted,

Sanctum, n. ^ jS/j-, shing' sho.

Class, j^, ^kan.

Sand, n. ^, ,shi.

A grain (of sand), — ^, yat^

nap^.

Clean, sharp, well— washed, sea

sand, M^'^M i^'M*j^, kitp ts'ing-, ^tsim lei", sai

t'ad ^hoi ^sha.

Sandpaper, ^ |^, ^sb^ '^chi.

Class. ^, fai .

Sand bank, fj?/^, ^shil 't'^n.

Class. ^, tilt„.

Sandal, n. ^|^, ^ts'6 ^hdi.

Class, -^j chekot-

Sandal-wood, n. ij^^i <;t'^n (hong.

Class, j^, ^t'iu.

Sane, n. i\^V^, ^sam ^ming; ((^ Jjt,

jSam chong

.

Sanguine, adj. ^ *^ P^, ^to mong"

ke'.

Sanitary, adj. ^^, wai' ^sbiSng.

Sanitary Board, ^ ^ ^, K(t„

Tsins- Kuk,

Sanitation, n. wai- shjing

ke sz".

Sanity, n. S^, tsz" tsoi'.

.Sanscrit, «• fH K H * if' ^an'

To- Kwok„ 'Kwu ^y&'*, ^H,Pan' (or ^Fsln) "Yu.

Sap, n. j^, chap^; ^, "yui; ^, 'shui.

Sap, V. fij^^, kot„ tei- kok,.

Sapan-wood, 7i. ^ ^, ^sd muk^.

Class. ^, jt'iu.

Sapper, n. ^^^, ,nai '^shui ^ping.

Class,-fg,

ko\

Sapphire, n. ^3E' r''^''"& y^^:,-

For Class. See Ruby.

Sarcenet, n. 1. j|^^, ^ch'au <.ling.

2. (for fans), |R^|,''chi kiin'.

8. (for lanterns), ^, ^shd.

Sardine, n. '^'I^J^, ^shil ^.tin .yii*.

Class. -|^, jt'iii.

A tin of sardines, —'fiHl^^^, yat^ kwiin ^sh^ ^tin .yii*.

Sarsaparilla, n. ^^, fuk^ ^ling.

Sarsaparilla water, n. ifh Hv5f

(^), ^shil .shl* ('shui).

Sash, n. 1. (generally), 5^, tii'.

2. (for trousers), |)^ ^ i^, fi5

'

,t'ad ta,i'.

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3. (girdle), ^^, jiii tii'.

Class. ^, ^t'iu.

Sashes, n. 3^ =^ ^. oPo* ol^i*

„ch'6ng*.

Class. ^, t6T.

Satan, n. (the devil), J^j^i mo 'kwai;

i^'fa, sat„ tan-

Class,-fg,

ko'.

Satiated, adj. (i.e., to be fully satisfied

with food), ^ (or |^)||, shik,

(or yiik„) "^paii.

Satin, n. J^, tiin^*.

A piece, j^, Hi .

A roll, /£, p'at,.

Satire, n. ^^J. c'^ei ts'z'.

Satisfaction, n. j\j> J^, ^sam ta'ak^;

^ M^ c«=^angji'; /A.^^, hop,

To the satisfaction, of the D.P.W.,

o3z yi.

Satisfied, adj. -^ l(^^ ^kom ^sam; {(^

J^, ^sam ts'uk,; ^ ^, kin^

kilu'; -^il^, hdp, yi'.

Not satisfied, l(^ j^ ^, ^sain

^ra Jiom, or p§'^;\j>, ^m Jcom

,sam.

Not satisfied even when dead (as

at not being paid), ^t\j^^^^, sz ^sara ^to* ^m fan'.

To satisfy his famished state,

(Bk-). ^^' jCh'ung ^kei.

Saturate, v. '^5^, tsam t'au'.

Saturday, n. ^^-^, -lai pAi' lukj.

Saturn, n. (the planet), J^ |^, T'd

^Sing.

Class, jjfji, napj.

Sauce, n. ^, tsong .

Materials for making sauce, ^f}, tsong' llii-.

Sauce-pan, n. ^ ^]^6.

Class, j^, ko'.

Saucer, n. 1. (foreign), ^^^, ^ch'i

^pui'tip,.

2. (native), ^j^, (Ch'i ^shiin.

Class. •^, chekgt-

Saucy, at?;', ^^i fShii jCh'an.

Saunter, v. fl^^, jhing jau.

Sausage, n. 1. (pork), ^ |^," ^chii

^ch'ong.

2. (dried), )3| ^, 1% jCh'ong.

3. (beef), '^^, .ngaii ^ch'ong.

Class. '^, jt'ld.

Savage, n. ^\, 'ye jan.

Class, jgg, ko'.

Savage, a^'. 1. (wild), ^, ^min; |^,

"ye; -^, ^shiDg.

2. (cruel), ^^,, ^ts'^n 'yan.

3. (ferocious), ^^, ^hung ^m4ng.

Save, «;. ^, kati'.

To save the soul, ^j^^Z^j kad'

jlingJ.wan.

To save the world, ^ ^, kad'

shai'.

To save from, 5^yj, kad' ch'nt,.

To save from death, 5^ tH ^1^, kad ch'utj sz ^mong.

God save the King,'^Jl^^i|fM±, yfln-Shong^ Tai"p6

yad" ^Wong Shong'.

Saving, as of money, i|^, Tn&n.

To save or lay up, i|g ^, Taia

jHiiii; ^j^, tsik, ^vaii.

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To save coming again, ^^^t^,

min taoi' Jai.

To save time, %M^^^,"min chi' ^sdi ^shJ liau".

All save one, ^ 1^— '(H (or

other proper Class.), ^'^' c*^'''^'

.^hiu yat^ ko' <,td* bai-; PJ^D^ ^^^, ham" pit" lang" „t6 hai".

The last save one, ]\^^^—-j^, ^shaii omei' tai" yi" ko (or

proper Class.)

2. (rescue), ^5|!4, "^ch'ing kau'.

Save life, (i.e., Help 1 Help !) 5^^, kaii' meng-.

Save them (again), 5|^|Pl^, kau'

^fin jlai.

Saving mercy, n. ^^^ J^, kad' ^chl

Jan.

Savings, n. ^ '|g ;^ "gf, 'sho ^hin

^mdi ke .

Saviour, n. 5^^, Kau"" Chii.

Saviour of the World, 5|!ciS:i.

Kali' Shai' 'Chu.

Class. -jQ, ko'; 'g;, wai'*.

Savour, n. 1. rf^, mei".

Sweet savour, ^^, ^hong m6i".

Class. ^, pung-.

2. (reputation), ig ^, jmengf (or

^ming) ^shing. Class."JQ,

ko .

, n. ^, Ijui'.

Class. JQ, "^pJl.

, V. 1. |g, kui'.

2. (with a cross-saw), f^, kii.

To saw timber, M^, 'kii muk,.

Saw, V.

I saw it with the telescope, '(^

"lei keng't 'ta kwo' lo''".

Saw-dust, n. TJ^^, muk^ ^hong.

Say. V. ^, 'kong; ^, wa"; *^ °^

^, 'kong shut, wa-; g^go''kong wd".

Don't say, PgitJfSf, £«» 'ho wd".

Also used as a deprecatory phrase

to a guest praising anything, etc.

So he says (final), |^, wo'; fl^)

wi

.

Say it, ^ 1^ Iflj, wa- Jai Ja,

"'" ^ til 1^ #Ji '^°^S ch'ut,

jlai jlit.

Say it over, ^jj^l^, wA" kwq'

jlai, or ^J^IJ^J, wA- kwo' ^U.

To say to him, ^ |g ^, tui'

%'ui Wg;|?5(Jg)jg^(.r

^), wJl" (kwo'j -k'ni tengf (or

,chi).

To say so, ^l^fjf, hai" 'kom

wd".

Did you say so ? f^^^,!®!:^!^?"Nei hai" kom wi" ^me?

He says so, M'^^W' '^'^'

hai" kom wil".

I said to you or I tell

wJl" -n6i ^chl.

I have said it, ^^ pg., "ngo

wd^* lo'^o,

Did he say so or not ? tB-§^^? -K'ui yau" wd" "mo."

Hedidnotsay, tg(X);fJiJ,k'ui (yau") -mo wi".

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2. (to say to anyone), ^, tui'; ^'^, tui' chu".

S. (lessons), To say lessons, a. i^^,nira- ^shii; h. (with back to book

and teacher), ^^, pui' (often

pronounced pui" by the boys) ^shii.

4. (as a final), ^, Vo; ^, \i..

What shall I say r |^ ^ ^?'Tim koug ^ni?

You needn't say any more, or

you need not say much, ^ pE

'^ ^ ^, 'nei ^ra ^shai ^to

kong.

Scabbard, n. yj^, ^to hok^.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Scaffold, n. :^ ^p'ang; |g, ka'.

Class.-J^,

ko\

Scaffolding, n. ^\\l^ ^, cP'^i"

jShin chuk ki'.

Class, iflg fuk^.

Scaffolding standards, n. :^p|j|4

ft^ :(k :5f^. jP'^i cShin chuk,

ki' -k'6i muk,.'

Class.'I^, jt'It.'

Scaffolding ledgers, (arch.), n. :^p

LUil'^TtS;^^, .P'^i c«hau

ch'ukj kil' jts'ong muk,.

Scaffolding putlogs, n. ^^jljfj

^i^:^' <P'^i c«l^^n ch'uk, ki'

^wang mukj.

Scaffolding board, «• ^ jjj^^^;^^. cP'ai cSl^'^i ch'uk, ki'

pin mukj.

Scaffolding builder, n. ^^^,t% ^p'ing '16.

Class, -li, ko'.

I

Scald, V. 1^, lukj.

To scald with boiling water, -te

'^>!K^' P^^ kwan shui luk,.

Scale, n. 1. a. (balances for weighing

large suns of money), ^ 2E^

jt'in jp'ing.

Class. ^, V-b. (Small ones for weighing small

quantities of money), ^^, ^lei

tang' .

Class. |g, p^.

2. (fish), (;^)^, (jii) ^\hn.

Class. ^, f£i,i

.

3. (musical), ^^, yok, kik.j ^|g, jam kik„.

4. (of a map), @£^, piii^ fit,.

According to scale, ^ gg, ^,chid' pui' m^.

Scale 30 feet to 1 inch, ^4—

ts'iin' tsok, ^sara shap, chek^f-

Scaly, adv. (in flakes), —-jr^, yat,

p'ln-' p'ln .

Scare, v. ^, hak„.

Scatter, t'. 1.=|!c,

EiSn'; ^ J^, sin

jhoi.

2. (as seed sowing), ^, sit,.

To scatter (sow paddy), ^ ^,siitg knkj.

(as water), ^, hhi.

Scenery, n. ^^, 'king tsong".

Scent, n. 1. (the smell), ^^, hong

h^i; §, jhong.

Class. ^, pung-.

2. (perfume), ^^;!|i:, ,hdng M"'shui ; '^%^, ^fi 16- 'shui.

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Scent, V. ^^, pei" ^man.

Scented' capers, n. ^^^i r*^hu ^litn

jCh'a.

Sceptical, adj. 0,^, ^to ^yi.

Sceptre, n. (Chinese), ^^> ju yi'-

Class. ]^, ^chi.

Schedule, n. ^, ch'dk^i

Scheme, n. ^, ^mau; ^^ ^, kai

^ma6.

Use every scheme possible, (Bk.)

^^, tsiin" ^maii.

Schism, n. ^P^, ^fau ^miiu.

Scholar, n. 1. (one of the literati, or

a scholar, i.e., a learned man),

^^A' ^^\ c^'^^ cya°-

2. (a schoolboy), ^^ ^, hok^

jShdng, (or ^shangt).

To be a scholar, v, -^ ^ ^,tsd" hokj jShang, {or ^shangf).

Class.-Jg,

ko'; '^, wai^*.

School, ». 1. (common), ^ |^, ^shii

''kwiin.

2. (for learning Western sciences),

^'^, hok, _,t'ong.

How many years have you been

at school? fS\^^ ^^S^? -Nei tukj '^kei ^.to ^tiln ^shU

^ni?

Free school, ^'^> yl" hokj.

Class. ^, ^kan.

To teach school, ^f^, kid'

\w6n.

3. (of fish), He, tni--

Schoolfellow, ^ ^, jShii 'yaii*.

Class, i®, ko'; 'gr;, wai'*.

School-roll, n. Q fE^, yat, kdi' chl.

Class. ^, jChong.

School fees, ^^. jShii ^^kam*.

Schoolmaster, 5t^' c^^'^^shang

; ^^f^^, kau' kwun ^sln ^shdng.

Class, jg, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Schoolmaster's salary, j& ^g,jShaii ^kam ,

A deed of engagement of school-

master, or tutor, for a year, gg

^, (jkwan* ^shii.

Class. 0^, ^chong.

Schoolmistress, ^ |g]jj,"nui ^sz

; gjg

j[j5,,sz j^&i"; ^^m^B^ ^^^"

''kwun ^sz ^nii .

Class. -(0, ko'; -gc,wai'*.

Science; n. ^, hok^; ^ ^, ^fo

hokj.

The sciences :—

Acoustics, @^, (Shengt hok^.

Agriculture, The science of, ^^, ^nnng hok,.

Anatomy, ^^, t'ai hok^.

Anthropology, ^ ||^ !^, ^yan

lui" hokj.

Arithmetic, Sjl$> ^^^ hok^.

Astrology, ^^^, jChim ^sing

hok^.

Biology," ^ i^ ^, c^h^ng, (<"•

^shangt) matj hok,; f^^ ^,wfitj matj hokj.

Botany, ^^, /^ hok,.

Chemistry, -ffci^, fa' hok,.

Cosmogony, P| ^ff, >i P'k,

liin".

Dietetics, ^-^ ^, V^m shik,

hok,.

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Dynamics,gj| ^ ^, tung- lik^

hok,.

Electricity, Science of, || ^^tin" hokj.

Electro-chemistry, ^-(fcM., tin"

fi' hokj.

Entomology, ^^, ^ch'ung hok,.

Eschatology, |±^^, kit„ kuk,

lun-; 5J$fH:i^, jloi shai' lun-.

'

Ethics, ^^^, to- yl- hok,.

Ethnology, \^^, jan

chung hokj.

Geography, ^ ^, tei" 'lei.

Geometry, |^^, jing hok,.

G-eology, jgj^^, t^i- hok,.

Histology, ^^^, "raong hok^.

Hydrostatics, ^^ ^, tsing-

shui hokj.

Hygiene, ^^^, wai* ^shang

hok,.

Ichthyology, -^ ^, jU hok,.

Literature, ^^, ^man hok^.

Logic, ;g ^, ^ming hok,;"^^, pin- hokj.

Mathematics, ^^^, \ei ^ho

hok^_.

Mensuration,^ ^, long" hok,;

Meteorology,Jg^^^, ^fung -yii

hok^.

Morphology, f|^^, 't'ai pin'

hok^_.

Music, Science of,

hokj.

h, Dgok,

Mythology, %0^, 'kwai

jShaa hokj.

Navigation, The Art of, ^j^^, jhong 'hoi f^t^.

Ontology, ^ -^ ^, jShang (or

jShangt) ming- bok^.

Optics,-^fc^', jkwong hok^.

Oratory, P tJ' ^, ^hau ^tsoi

hokj.

Philology, i§W !^. Po^o Jin

hokj.

Philosophy, ^ ^, ohi\ hok,;

'I^a, sing' -lei.

Philosophy, Mental, t'^^, ^sam

hok,^; ^#, ^ling hok,, f^^,sing' hokj.

Philosophy, Natural, ij^ ^ M.,

kak^ chl' hok^; ^^. kak^ raat^.

Physics, i^^^, mat, "lei Lok,_;

Jf§ e^ ^, Hk^ mat^ hok,; fg

#J^, pok„ mat, hok^; ^ ^mat^ -lei

; f|^,' 't'ai'hok,.

Physiology, ^^^, 't'ai j^nng

hok^.

Pneumatics, ^^, hei' hok,.

Psychology, »[!^ ^, sing' hok^;

f(j^^^, ^sam ^ling hok,.

Science, n. ^^, ^fo hok,.

Experimental science, ^ 0,shatj hokj.

Governmental science, ^ ^,jking hokj.

Mental science (see Psycology).

Moral science, ^^ ^, shi"

jfei hok,.

Physical Science, ^^^, Uk^mat, hokj.

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Political Science, ^jB;^<^ ,kwokp

ching- hoky

Statics, IP ^, tsing- hok,; ||^

S^) tsing- cbung- hok^.

Electro Statics, p^ ^ ^,tsing" tin" hok^.

Symptomatology, ^^^, ping-

ehong" lun".

Teleology, j^^ !^, kit„ kuk,

hok,.

Theology, || ^ ^, ^Shan to"

hok,. •

Theology, Natural, ^^|f^^, min- matj ^shan t6' hok^.

Transcendentalism, ^ |Q il^.

^ch'iu tsiitj hokj.

Trigonometry, A|^^, pat„

sin hokj; ^ j|^^, ^sim sin'

hokj.

Trigonometry, Plane,2J£ y^^

^, jP'ing pitg sin' hokjj ^=%J^^, cP'ing ^sim kok„ jing

hok,.

Trigonometry, Spherical, ^^^ ^, ^wu pdfc^ Bin' hok,; us,

H -^ ^ # ' c'^'i c^am kok„

jing hok^.

War, Science of,^^^, j'mg

ng hokj.

Scissors, n. ^^> kslA tsin.

Class. ^, 'pi.

Scoff, V. §^^, jliei stf.

Scold, V. ^, nau-; ^, mi"; gj,

wi", is sometimes used in this

sense ; compare in English. ' She

gave me a regular talking to'.

Scold them a little, J||fg—^,vair "k'ui yat, ^sheng"!".

To scold without stopping,^^5^^, mi- patj tsut^ jShengf.

Scolding, n. ^ —.^^ niii" yat,

^ch'ong; gjsjtr^, ^lam lut,.

To give a good scolding, -jr ^—:^, tai- vak' yat, ,ch'6ne:.

Scoop, or Dipper, n. ;^^. 'shui hok^.

Glass. •^, chekjj.

Scoop, I'. ]

or \ ^, wit„.

Scoop out,)

Scope, n. "^^^i tii" yf'.

Class. '(0, ko , is sometimes used,

but not often.

Scorch, V. 'J^'jt^,. shiii oUung*.

Score)led,

,

Scorn, f. ^ I"mill shi'.

Scorpion, n. ^^, /ung hit^.

Class. "H, chek^t.

Scoundrel, n. ^tlS' ,kwong kwan\

Class, jg, ko'.

Scour, w. gig, shdng.

Scout, «;. 1. (disdain), J^ ^^ yim'

hei.

2, (to spy), ^UfT, ^chong "hi.

Scowl, M. 1^^,, jUau shikj.

Scowl, V. J^J§, tsau ^m^i.

This means to knit the eyebrows.

Scraggy, adj.!J^ ^j *N*'

shad' ch'nt^

kwatj.

Scrap; n. ^, sui'.

Class.3J{jj[,

napj.

1, o^ng .

I, ylm hei'; UK

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Scrape, v. ^, kwit^.

To get others into a scrape, ^S^, hdm" hoi".

(This simply means to injure).

To scrape as a stone wall, ^J)^,kwiltg tsing

.

Scraper, n. (for scraping mud off the

roads), %^, ,nai ^p'a.

Class. J2 ,pa.

Scratch, v. ^^, 'wl

Scream, v. H-^^, kiu ^sliengt.

(This simply means a calling out).

Screen, n. ^^, ^p'ing ^fung.

Class, -(g ko'.

Screen, v. j^ C'^), ^che (chii").

Screw, n. 1, ^^, .lo ^sz.

Cork screw, n. ^^, tsa{i tsun .

Screw driver, 4^^^ ;j^, ^lo ^sz

ning-

Class. ko'.

2. (of a steamer), $, ^ch'e.

Class, •f^, ko'.

A screw steamer, Hg- j^ )|§, 6m'

^ch'e jShiin.

Class. ^, chek^t.

The blades of a screw,

^ch'e yipj.

Class. :^, fdi'.

^, kwii

, kwii fan' _t^n .

Scrip, n. (for sharss),

Class, gg, jChong.

Scrofula, n. ^, lek^f.

To have scrofula, ^^. ^sh^ng

lek,t.

Scroll, a", n. — 1|>§^, yat, fuk^ tsz".

Antithetical sentences, n. ^,tui.

A pair of antithetical sentences,

—Wi^^ y^^ ^"'' '^"'•

Class, of one, ^, chek^^t-

Scrotum, n. ^^, shan" ^nong.

Class. -(Q, ko'.

Scrub, V. 1^, ts'itg.

Scruple, (doubt), n. and w. ^^|^, ^Rz

Scrutinise, v, ^ ^, ^ch'a ch'slt^.

Scuffle, V, ^ p^, ,chAng tau'.

Scull, n. 1. (a large oar used at the

stern), j^, io.

Class. {^, jfiu.

2. (the bones of the head), g^ ^•p*, jt'au hok„ kwatj.

A bare scull,;t'A ;K P- c^^ c'^

^t'afi.

Scull,' i*. (w.ith a large oar at the

stern), ;^^f ,jiu "16.

Scum, n.?^'J5J(. Ji^^ raiibj.

Scurf, «. ^^, jt'au ^p'ei. '

Sea, n. ^, 'hoi; ;^ f^, i&r 'hoi;

;^7^, tiii- jong.

Class. ^, ko';^^^

To go to sea, ttjy^, ch'ut, jong.

To go to sea as a sailor, j^ ;JC

^, tso' shui 'shaii.

No sea, or not much sea on,^

The command of the sea, (sea

power), '/$_hf4j@, 'I'oi shong"

Idi" jk'iin.

Sea-sickness, ^'J'^, wan" long".

Sea-weed, V@^, '^hoi ts'oi'.

Class. ^, ^p'o; i^, ,t'iu.

to^

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Seal, B. 1. (a stamp), Q], yan'.

6. (a Chinese chop), ^ ^, jt'6

jChong; gj^., c^^'o cShii.

Class, -jg, ko'.

3. (an animal), J§^, 'hoi ch'^t^.

Class. ^, chek^t.

The last is used as a term of

opprobium for boat" people and

is mnch resented by them.

Seal, or Seal up, v. ^ ('^), ^fnng

(chu"); ^ p, ^mii had.

2. (to affix a seal or stamp),

k'ap^ yan

.

Sealing wax, n. jjl^^, 'fo ts'at,.

Class.

Seam, n. 1. (in sewing), ^'pj*, Jun

kwatj.

Class. ^, jt'lii.

2. (in boarding), ^, M ,

Class. ^, ,t'iTi.

3. (of a vessel), P^^, ^fui 16".

Class. ^, jtlu.

Seaman, n. 1. (commercial), ^ ^^j

shni shall.

2. (naval), fffi _t jjg ^, .shun

shong^ p'd6' '^ehaii.

Class, -j®, ko'.

Seamstress, n. ^f^, (Cham *chl ; j^^P^, ^chd ^cham ke'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Search for, v. :^, wan.

To search for smuggled -opium.

Season, n. 1. ;5^'^, ,t'Ia ^shl; ^,jshi

A wet.fleason, 55^^, ^t'ln

^shi shap,.

The fonr seasons, ^ ^, bz

kwai

.

2. (a time), ^'^, ^shl hai^-.

Class, -jg, ko'.

The season had arrived, Qi^'|^^J

P^, jShi hat- to' lo"^.

Season, v. (as wood seasoned), ^^,jk6n shong.

Seat, M, 1. (a chair), ^, 'yl.

Class. ^, ^chong.

Take a seat, ^, 'ts'of.

2. (a place where one sits in office,

or school), (jj[, wai'*.

Second, adj. f^ Z^, t&i' J^ (often

followed by proper Class.)

Second hand, (^, kati', old is

generally used).

Second hand clothes, ^^ ^,kwii' „yi'.

Second hand clothes shop, ^^^, 'kwi jri* p'd'.

Class. ^, ^k4n.

Second, v. (as seconding a proposition),

j^jg, wo- -k'ni; (Co.),

pong cho".

Secret, adj. ^, mat,.

Secretly, adv. ^V\i, tsing- ^chung;

^1^1, 6m' ^chung.

Secretary, n. ^^, ^king lik,; gfg,^shii kei

.

Secretary, (of pnb. com.), ^3

3SA' c^*'^^^ J^^-

Secretary of legation, ^ ^,^ts'am tsan'.

Secretary of Chinese legation, *fl|

^^% bin' md- ^ts'am tsiln'.

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Jing

, chili .raoc

To an admiral,

m6" ch'ii'.

Chinese secretary of legation, *3|

^^^, hon' mo- ^ts'^m tsdn'.

First secretary of legation, fll^

^^P, ^tau tang ^ts'im tsin .

Cbinese official secretary, j^fl^'

jking lik ; i^;^, ,ki.ig „t'eiigt.

Chinese official correspondence

secretary,^|

^, chili' ^t'eiTgt.

Chinese official asst. sec, ^^,,tb SZ-: 15^^, ,t6 sz- „t'eng.

Chinese official law secretary, &^, "lei man".

Class, -j^, ko'; '^j wai''.

Sect, n. |^f5> ktifi' ^mun.

Class. ^, ko'.

Secure, adj. ^P^, 'wan chan"; ^JSj, chii kwii'.

Securely, adv. ^, 'kan. •

Security, n. ^^, ^tim 'p6.

To hand over a boat as security,

jShiin ^wai ib^.

To give anything in security, '^

S*1§ff> 'pei "ye (Wai iit„.

As security, ff^, tsok„ on'.

On the security of a land deed,

tei" chl yat^ ^chcing tsok^ on'.

Sedan-chair, n. ^, kiii'*.

Class. J^, 'tengt; ^, shing^.

Sedan-chair bearer. See Coolie.

Sedan -poles, ^^, kifi'* .^shing'.

Class. ^, jt'iii.

Sediment, «. iSk^i c<>^*''^''^' JW'

kok„.

Seduce, v. ^\ ^, Vs'" '7^^-

See, t;. (generally), ^^, 't'ai kin'.

2. (to perceive by the eyes), ^,kin .

8. (to look at), ^, Vai; ^^,t'ai kin

.

4. (to visit), ^, t'im'; ^, -ts'ot.

I have seen him, (|^)^JgfgUg., (-ngo) kin' kwo' "k'ui lol^o.

To see it oneself, j^g0l^,^ts'an

"ngin kin .

Give it to him to see, f^jl^JH

^, pei kwo' "k'ui Vai.

Did you see him yourself.' j^^WiMM^? -Nei ^ts'an ^ngia

kin' "k'ui |.me?

Went in to see (visit) him, _/\

^^, yap^ hui' -ts'ot.

You can see, or able to see, '^

^^Mj' "nei 't'ai tak, kin'.

Now, did you do it yourself ? |^,

hai- -nei ^ts'an ^shan tsd", ^m

hai- ^ni?

Yes, why not ? I did it myself,

fSfcl^^, Hai"; mat^ ^m hai' i'?

Hai- "ngo ^ts'an "^shaii tsd' ke'

lO^o,

g^ir|:, 'til -hi, is often used

where in English we would simply

Bay 'look,' or 'see'.

We shall see, ^5J5|gfff, had^

Joi 't'ai -h&.

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Will see about it in a few days,

}^^B^%' kwo' k^' yat^

jCh'4 stin .

^. mong" is sometimes used for

see.

See out into, *^ HJ ^, mong"

ch'ntj hui'.

I have not seen him for a long

time, mtM^n^^M c^

^ts'ang kin "k'ui "yad ho noi".

Seeing that, (Bk.),gfc |^, ke'

Seeds, n. (stones), i^^ wat^.

Class,jjgft,

napj.

Seek, V. ^, "^wan.

Ask, :^, ^k'ad.

Seem, v. ^, "ts'z.

Seize, v. 1. (a person), ^ Jai. (to

catch), ||£, chnk^.

2. (goods or a building), ^, (-fnng.

3. (to take up), ^-^j chap^ chii'.

Seldom, adv. '^^'jnf, "mo kei ^ho.

Select, V. ^, kan.

Selected and ready, or all ready selected,

:^g, %&Xi pin-.

Self, pro. g g,, tsz- 'kei; 2JJ ^,

pfin jShan..

A man's own self, —• 'jQ^ 6Q, yat^ ko' jan tsz" 'kei.

Men's own selves, or people them-

selves, A Ji^ @ B' £y^° ^^^'

tsz" kei.

Did you do it yourself ? ^ f^

^kWC^^ Sai- -nei 'pAn

^shan ts6" ^me?

g ^•, tsz^

To see anything oneself,

^, jts'an "ngan kin'.

To hear anything oneself,

^, jts'an -yl ^t'engf.

To do anything oneself, :

^, jts'an shall tso".

He said it himself, Igg 2,^,"k'ui tsz" k6i wi".

He sold it himself, or He himself

soldit tgScLM't{II&, -k'ui

tsz" kei mii" ke' lo'^".

\ Did you hear it yourself? -^j^

:^kMMM- Sir ^nei WjShan (t'engt kin ^me.''

, § Q, tsz" k6i is often under-

stood.

Self-examine, v.

or

Self examination, n.

Self respect, To lose, v. ^ ^, shat,

mln'*.

Sell, V. (generally), ^, mii"-; J ^ti

(^), hiai" ch'utj (hui').

What is this 'rice sold for? (How

do you .sell this rice? ^D^^^ll^^^lg? jNi oti* 'mai 'tim mai"

,ni?

To sell after just purchasing, ^^, chun mar.

He could not sell, jg.llgMt^

dt "k'ui ^m mai" tak hui.

To sell fish (fishermen to shop),

^ J^. ching' .yii*.

2. (a business), J^, 'ting.

To sell a business to , J^

smg

jSh^ng yi' kwo*-

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To buy and then sell again (to

F, chiin mai,;i

J, mir jka.

resell),

Seller, n. ^Glass, "f^, ko'.

Semen, n. ^, ^tsing.

Semi, adj. ^, pdn

.

Send, V. 1. (any article), i^, k^i';

Pi, M^Send it home, ^^^H, kdi

jfin hui' ^kwai.

2. (a person), iff^, ^ta fat„; ^,Wi; '^X, ^shai Jan.

Send someone, or To send any-

one away anywhere, :J^^^^, 'ti fdtj, jan hui'.

To send away, ^3^) kei hni

.

Senior, adj. ^, chong.

Sense, n. ^^, kin' shik,.

Sensual, adj. ^^, ^sz yuk,.

Sentence, n. 1. (of words), '&I, kni';

-^fg, kui' wA-.

A sentence, —- -^ fg; ^, yat,

kui' shiit^ wa", or —> ^ (|g),

yat, kni' (wi^).

2. n. and v. (judicial), ^, pdn'.

Sentinel, n. P^ ^, shati' jan.

Class, j^, ko'.

Separate, or separate from, v. 1. (to

divide), ^^,^fan ^oi.

Deed of separation, ^ ^, fan

jShu.

2, (to differentiate), ^ jgjj, ^fan

pit,.

S. (to put in difi'ereut categories),

^JH , lit, jhoi. Thia means also

to write out in a list.

4. (by distance), g||(^ ), ,I6i (>!).

Able to separate from, ^|P,jl6i tak,.

A long way from here (i.e., separate

very far from this place ), ^

((.hoi) ^ni shii'' "yau 'ho -yiin lo^o.

To go separate away (from), ^Pi' jlei^hoi.

5. (from their usual place, ^'^,jlei wai'*.

6. (to disperse), ^^, sin' ^hoi.

September, n. ^^^, Jing 'kad

yutj.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Sepulchre, n. i^ ^, ^fan m6-.

Class. -0, ko'.

Sequestre, v. ^, ^ch'iii ; ^, ^fnng.

Sergeant, n. |g j^, ^shi 'chfn*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Seriatim, adv. ^ — , j^ Zl. chuk,

yatj, chukj yi-.

I'll tell you it seriatim, ^—j;!

^ Hi ^' "'igo yat, yi' 'kong

ch'utj jlai.

Series, ». -.«^^, ya^ kin'* kin'.

Serious, adj. \. %^, ^kwin hai'.

2. (heavy, severe), ||, Sh'ung, (or

chung-) is more bookish.

A Berious wound,g ^, chung'

(This cannot be "ch'ang) ^shong.

Serpent, n. ^, ^she.

Class. ^, ^t'i6.

Servant, n. 1. (slave), ,no

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2. (Bk.), (g) -H, (,Bhan) puk,;

-1^. puk, yik,.'

3. (employed in service), ^^^ishai fdn ^yan.

4. (an old elderly "womian servant in

native families), @ J]§|,shai

„mi*; (called, gg j@, A' 'Sham,

lit. Anntie).

6. (serving lads), :^ £^, hati"

o8h!lng*t.

6. (boy in foreign employ), ^ ^,6z tsai.

Class, -jg, ko\

Servants' quarters, n, ^^ ^^

-^ 1^, shai fdn* ^yan chli" sho.

Class. ^, jkin.

Serve, ». l. (generally), J^ ^, fnk,

SZ-; jgg, fuk,.

2. (up a meaf), jg (^), 'hei

(cts'sin*).

3. (at table), ^{i^), "k'ei (^t'oi*).

i. (Bk.), i^ ^, king' fang", i.e..

with honour or respect.

To leave service (nant.), ^ J^,

h^i ^shan.

Serving (waiting on) one's mother,

^(-^), Bz^ (-mo).

Class, }{§{[,napj.

Set, n. 1. n. ^, fii'.

A set, —^, yat, fii'.

2. (of people), Jft. cP^°-

(four sharks' fins go to a set,)

3. (to set off, as accounts),j;J; ^,

c ... .)

pel tui

.

Set, V. 1. (set up, etc.), jj^, lip,.

2. (simply to place), ^, ^chai.

"

3. (as the sun or moon etc.), ^,lok,; y^, yap,.

4. (to set out), 1^, "^pili.

5. (the table for a meal), ji||^, 'p<ii

-t'oi*.c

To set up as an of&cial, ^fcjj^

^, Idp, tso" jkwdn.

Set, (arch., as in cement), 4^,

tso".

Set, (as concrete), ^?||j2lB^'

tso- ng§,ng- ^chi ^shi.

Settle, V. 1. (to decide a matter), J^,

ting-; ^j£, Vug ting-,

2. (as the terms of a bargain, etc.),

^gg, 'kong jShengt.

It is settled, j^|i^, .sheng*t loV

(This also means that a girl is

engaged).

3. (as accounts), ^^^, ^ts'ing shd'.

i. (as dregs.), ^, ^k'ing.

To settle his mind again, ^f^fgrti;^, ting- jfin -k'ui ^sam.

5. (as a case), p9|^ ^^> 'long

jt'ad kong ^wo.

Seven, adj. Jh^ ts'at^.

Seventeen, cuij. "p-lj, sliapj ts'afcj.

Seventeenth, adj. ^-j'-fc, ts^" shap,

ts'at,.

Seventh, adj. f^ -fc- ^^^' t'***',-

Seventieth, arf;". ^ -|3 +> **''" ****''3

shap,.

Seventy, atf;. -jj -j-, ta'at, shap,.

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Seventy-one, Seventy-two, etc., adj. -^

-J-—, ts'afcj BbBPj yat^; -tj-p••".

. ts'at^ shapj yl', etc., etc.

Sever, v. Hi] ^, kot„ "^tiin.

Several, a(f/. ^, "^kei. (TJse the cor-

rect Class, after this),

(somewhat Bk.), |^, sh6.

Several, days ago,^^ H ' r^^"^

kei yatj.

Several times, i^)^^, ('ho)

kei ^wan.

Several nights ago, ^^^ijSin kei man.

Severe, adj. 1. (general), ^ ]^, jim

sukj.

2. (cruel), 7^^, lei^ hoi".

3. (grievous, as an illness, etc.), J^f

chung'.

Severely, adv. J^, jlm.

Sew, V. ^, ^lun.

Sewer, n. j^|^, ^hing ^k-ui; Hf^'

6m' jk'ui.

Class, -j^, ^t'iu.

Main sewers ^^ |^, tiii" 6m'

,k'ui.

Sewer trap, ^ ^, ^k'ui chiu'; ^m^^D' kik„ wai' hei' ^k'ui

bej jk'ui chiiii

.

Sewing-machine, n. JC^J^, ^kung

^fii „che*; ^j§, jCham "^kai.

Class, ^, lea'.

Shad, w. H^ ^> c^am ^lai .yu*.

Class. -^, ^t'iti,

Shade, n. 1. (out of sun light), j^

^, jChe jam.

Dense shade, ^^> J^^ ^i •

2. (lamp shade), j)^^, ^tang chiu'.

Class, to last, •j^, ko .

Shades, n. ^ P^,^Yam ,kii.n.

Shadow, n. ^, ying.

Class. ^, ko'.

Shaggy, adj. ^ %, ^sung ^mo.

Shake, v. 1. (to move), /^, yuk^.

2. (with a swinging motion), ^|r]>!

Jill -hi; ^^, Jii tung-.

3. (as a rug, or coat, etc.), ^,'joag.

i. (as dice), ^, ^ngo.

5. (the head), j^ §|, ning" .t'ad*.

6. (the hand as a deprecatory sign),

To shake hands, ^ ^, ^cha

shaii.

Shaky, ««?/. ^, ^.faii.

Shall, or will, v. 1. (with simple sense

of futurity), i^ 5^, haii' ^loi

;

^5^, ctsfing jloi.

2. (determination), /j^\, plt^.

I won't, (^)|§, -ngo .m*.

P^, "wui is used sometimes where

in English ' shall' or ' will' is em-

ployed as, "I, am afraid we, shall

drown," 1^ ^H^Pf 'If ^,.^foug

p'6 "wui cham' sz.

Shallow, adj. |^, ^s'in.

Sham, n. and v. ^, cha'.

Shame, n. ^Jfii, ^saii "^ch'!.

Shampoo, v. ^ ^, Sam ^shan; ^

i&, "'tarn kwat,.

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Shan't, p§, ^.m.

Shanty, n. ^, JM.

Class. ^, ^kin.

Share, n. 1. (in business generally),

^(^), fan^ (W); ^ ^,kwu fan", or '^, fan'*.

Class.'fQ, ko'.

A business of one share, or one

share in a business, — ^ ^^, yatj kwii ^sbing yi'.

Share, v. ^, ^fan.

Shark, n. f}^^, shi .yii*.

Shark's fin, ^ ^, jn ch'i'.

Class. ^, ^t'iii.

Sharp, at/;'. t^J, lei".

Sharpen, v. |^ 3^, ^mo lei".

Shatter, v. :fj'^, '^ta sui'.

Shave, v. 1. |^jj, t'ai'.

To shave the head, |^] j^, t'ai'

jt'ati.

To shave the beard, |^] ^, t'ai'

,s6.

2. (as wood), ^Ij, ^p'iii.

Shawl, n. jj, laii.

Pnt a shawl round her, -j^jQ^

U'^IH' ^P®' '^°'c'^'^ o'^*^*

^^*^"

-k'uL

Class. ^, kin'.

She, ^ers. j>ro. See He.

Sheaf, Paddy n. ^^, ^wo 'psS; 7^^, ,wo ch'ukj.

Class. ^, 'pi.

Shear, v. ^, "^tsin.

Shears, ».. ^^, k'a'i- 'tsin.

Class. 3E, p4.

Sheath, n. 7J^' c*^^^°^-

Class, -jg, ko'.

Shed, n. ^, 'ch'ong ; ^J^, ^p'ing

ch'ong.

Class. ^, ^kin.

If like a house but if over a

house as scaffolding and matting,

'O, ko'.

Sheep, 71. (^) ^, C^mfn) jong, or

-yong*; ^ 1:^ jong „me*.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Sheep-fold, n. ^ij^^ J°^E M^-Class, 'j^, ko .

Sheepish, adj. ^g^g^^, tsok„

tsokg ngok, ngokj.

Sheer, adj. 'f^'^, tsing' hai".

Sheet, n. i. (bed clothes), ^^^, "p'ei

jt&,n.

2. (of paper), |g, ^cliong.

3. (to a sail), gg^, liu' ^shing;

^^, llTl^ ,sz.

Class. ^, ,flu.

Shell, n. ^, hok„.

Muscle or cockle shell. |[|[ ^,bin hokj,.

Periwinkle, etc., shell, 4^^, ^lo

^or .fo') hok„.

Oyster shell, ^ ^, ^ho hok,,.

Class. ^, chekjjf.

Shelter, v. j^, ^che ; j^ |^, ^che

pai

.

Shepherd, «. ^ ^ B^, jh6n jong

ke'; i^^^, muk, jong jan ;

^g, muk, ,t'ung; ^ A'mukj ^yan.

Class. ^, ko'; '^, wai'*.

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Sheriff n. ^^'^, cOh'un p'i<a'

Class. •j0, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Shield, Rattan, n. 0^ {^), .fang

_j)'ii (tlpj.^

Class. ^, mln'.

Shift, n. (an expedient), ^, kai'.

Class, j^, ^t'la.

Shift, V. 1. (to move), :^, yuk^.

2. (to move away), |^, ^ptin.

8. (to change for or to change

clothes), i^, wdn".

Shin, n. Ig-]^, .ts'in ,llm.

Class. ^, chek^t.

Shine, v. 1. (to emit ligTit), §^^,fitg jkwong.

2. (to shed light), ^, chlu'; ^,sh^i

.

To shed upon, ^ ^, chili'

jkwong.

The sun shines, |^^ gffi, yit,

.t'ad*.shlli'.c

The sun shines very dreadfully,

i&|gifiS^$?^il,y%.t'ad'

sh&i' takj h6 ^kwan hai".

Ship, n. J^, ^shiin. See Sailing vessel.

Class. ^, chekj.

To go by ship, tr J8& -i. 'tii

^shiin hui'; ^^^, tap„ ^shiin

hui

.

On board ship, ^^ Jl, 'hai

^sbiin shong".

Sit on a ship, ^f^, "ts'o ^shiin.

Shipbuilding, ^ ^, ^chong

,Bhuu.

This means not only building a

ship, or boat, but repairing one

;

for the former meaning use, ^^, jSan jChong.

Ship-wreck, n. l^f^, p'o' ^shiin.

Shirk, V. ^ ^, 't'o p6i-.

Shirt, n. ff^, h6n- ^shdm'.

Class.'Pj^,

kin".

Shiver, V. 1. (with cold), :JT 5^ M''tsl "Ung chan'.

2. (to shatter),:J7" ^, 't4 sui'.

Shoals, n. '|j?^, ^sha -fin.

Class. ^, t4t,.

Shock, n. ;^|^. cban' tung".

Shocking, adj. i^j\J2>, 'tsdm^sam.

Shoe, n. |^, ^hai.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Shoe-horn, 1^:^, jhii p'at,;|||:t|b'

jh4i jCh'ali,

Class. ^(0, ko .

Shoot, V. 1. (as an arrow), ^, she".

2. (with a firearm), zfj*. ti.

He shot him or shoots him, with

a gun (t.e., musket, etc.), ^§^:j^ fg, jhoi ots'ong* \-i -k'ui.

He struck him with the gun, ^mil^rtg. Vi ko'.ts'ong 'ta*

-k'ui.

Shoots bamboo, n.jjfjf^,

chuk,

sun.

Class, -^j chekjjt-

To go shooting birds, ^^^,hoi' t^ ts6k(,.

3. (to spurt out, as a liquid),

she^.

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Shop, n. -^(^j.p'd'C.t'ad*). This

may mean the whole building, oi'

the shop itself, ^^^ p'<^' nain'

is used when the latter alone is

meant.

Class. ^, ^kan is used for the

building.

Shop coolie, ^ j^, kwiin tlm',

or tlm-'*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Shopkeeper, n. ^^, p'o' ^kd.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Shopman, n. ^ggPft, p'6' .t'aii* ke'.

Class, '(g, ko'.

Shore, n. ^, ngon".

To go on shore, ^ ^, ^mili

ng6n-; :^^, ^mii ch^i".

The side of the shore, ^ ^,ng6a" jpln.

All stood on shore, "^jl^^^1^, "k'ei sii' ng6n- ^pin ^lai.

Shore up, ^^. ^ch'ang chii".

Short, adj. 1. (in length), ^, \(in.

2. (in height), ^, al.

8. (in time), ^j^. "mo noi'*.

Temporarily, or For a short time,

ig^, tsdm- ,8hl.

4. (as a. month), y|*, sfii, e.g., ^/]», yiit, "^siu.

Shorthand, n. ^^^^, kam pat^ tsz".

Short-sight, n. jg; jj^ fl^, kan' shi^

"Bgin.

Shot, n. )^^^i|, p'ad' ^mi ; ^5-^, tau"

tsz.

Large shot, ;^j|@^> tai" p'ad'

Should, V. See Ought.

If I should come, ^^\^,-ngo yokj ^lai.

Should die, ^^, ^koi sz.

What should be done, ^ ^,jing ^koi.

Shoulder, n. |f^, pok^ ^t'aii.

Class. -j0, ko'.

Shoulder to shoulder, Ij^ ]g, ^ki

jkln.

Shoulder of mutton, ^ ^,jong jkin.

Shove, V. li^, (t'ui 'ung.

Shove it off, ||||§, (t'ui ^hoi.

Shovel, n. ^, ch'in.

Class. '10, ko .

A rice shovel for shovelling the

rice when cooking ^ ^^, fin"

ch'an.

Show, 1. -($ g^, 'p^i 't'ai.

(Bk.), :|f^, 'chi Shi-.

To show mercy to hiro.^J^Jg

"[H, shl ^yan kwo "k'ui.

Shower, n. —'[Sl^, yat^ chan" "yii.

Also see Rain.

Showy, adj. ^^, ^p'ai ^chong.

Shred, 71. ^j^, ]iu- jt'iu.

Shrewd, adj. ^^j, ^mil l^i'.

Shrike, n. fgfl, p4k„ M\Class. ^, chek^.

Shriller, ^ Jf j^. h6i' kang' ^ko.

Shrimp, n. $g, ^ha.

Class. ;^, chek^t-

Shrine, ^^, ^shan ^hom.

Class, -j^, ko'.

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Shrink, v. ^^, shuk, ^mai.

Shrivel, v. {^, ch'ad'.

Shroff, n. ^j^BlE. 't'ai .ngan* ke';

jShingt.

Class. ^, ko'; -gr;, wai'*.

Shroff, V. g^ ^, 't'al .ngan*.

Has that money been shroffed ?

kwo ko ^ti .ngan' ^m ^ts'ang

4'?<

- -

Shroud, n. ^^Sc- 8^'*'^"cJ^-

Shrouding, jj^^, ^shaii "hin.

Shrouds, n. Jt t|l3i t^- '^l^Sng

wai' jShing ^tai.

Shrub, n. ^^, 'ai shii-.

Shrug, V. (as to shrug the shoulders),

igg(gf), shuk, (pokj.

Shudder, v. :}7"^, 'til chan'.

Shuffle V. (as cards),.?Jfe (j{^), 'sal

(p'Hi').

Shun, r. ^, pei".

Shut, V. 1, (fasten with a bar, etc.),

f^ i^ <"• ^), cSl'^n (cHial, or

chii-).

2. (to close to), ;^ (ig, or /^),

ylm (jinAi, or chii').

3. (to close together), ^ ;^, h6p

jrail.

4. (as the eyes), ^ J^, hap^ ^mii.

5. (to lock), ^ (>^, or ;^); 'so

(chii-, or ^mii).

6. (to fill up, to stuff up),|g('f^,

or ^, sak^ (chu', or ^mix).

7. (to seal up), ^ (>^,' or ^),(fung (chii', or ,in4i).

Shutters, n. ^;Jft, ^ch'ong pin.

Shuttlecock, ^, yin-" .

To play at shuttlecock, Jj^ |^,

t'ek„ yia^*.

Sick, V. 1. (simply illness), ^, peng^;

^5^. "jaii peng-.

2. (to vomit), fl^, 'au.

3. (feeling sick), ?gflp, 's^ng 'aii.

A sick man, ^(l^)A' P«ng"t

(ke') Jan.

Sickle, n. ^. ^Hm.

Sickness, n. 5^, peng^f: ^^, peng^f

fat,..

Side, n. jg, „pln : ^, ^p'ong; ^^,

cP'ong oPln ; -filj^, chak. „pin.

Look on every side, jTHMlftf^g.

sz gpfn kfim mong*.

Hill side, |i} ^, ^shin ^pin.

The hill side road, |Jj ^]5^, jShiln j^ixi ko ^viii 16".

At what side, P^^^, 'hal „pin

pin*.

Siege, To lay, g ^, ^wai chti'.

Siesta, n. §'^, in' kau'.

To take a siesta, ^j§^, fan'

4n kail .

Sieve, n. ^ (j!|-), ^ghai (W).Sift, V. ^, ^shai.

Sigh, ^, fan'.

Long-drawn-out {or deep) sighs

and short ones, ^ (g|^ |||,jChong t'&n' 'tttn t'in'.

To give a sigh, lg|—^. tVyatj ^shing.

Sighing, n. p|fe^, ^tse Vi,n\

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Sight, n. fH^ ^, '-ngin kin'.

Power of eye sight, H|^^ "ng&n

lik.

I,ho t'ai.Sightly, adv.

Sign, rt. 1. (trace), ^^, 'ying ^sik,.

2. (an omen), ^|<^, chid" ^t'ad.

3. (a mark), g|, ho".

Sign, f. (as one's name), ^^< (ts'im

jneng't; ^^> jta'fm tsz".

Signboard, « :^ji$, (Chid ^p'ai.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Silence, ^^, "mo ^shengt.

In silence, ||^l4l, tsing" ^chung.

Silent, adj. ^^, tsing'* tsing".

Silently, adv. ^ ^, tsing' tsing' .

Silk, n. 1. ^, jBz.

2. (cloth), in, .ch-ad'.

8. (thread), J^j^, ,bz sin'.

Silk-stuffs, ^ ^, ^Bz fat„

Two and a half feet of silk stnffs,

mR^mM> '^°^s chek,

pdn' ^8z filt^.

Silk-worm, n. ^(^). (ts'am (chung).

Sill, n. f^t^, ,miin "ch'in.

Class. ^, to".

Silly, arf;. ;^, ^ngoi; ^, .shni.

This last has a sense of misfortune

about it; but it is often used by

women and children in the sense

of silly, while instead of it, ^;^, ^shui yong-'' is used by men.

Silver, n. ^, ^ngan.

Simple, adj. (easy), ^, 'ts'fn; (Jgi)

Similar, -^j 'ts'z ; ^jg-j^, .song "ts'z.

Yery similar, ^"t^i "^hd "ts'z.

Simper, r. '^^i ^h^m sid*.

Sin, n. H, tsui"; p^, tsui" ok^

Sin,, v. ^Uifp, fan" tsui".

To sin against , ^ |

tak, tsui

Since, 1. (time), gfjg ^, tsz^

-had-jts'ung—

2. (because), gt^^, kei' jln

jkdn.

Since how long? ^"^^1®?Hei "yali kei noi' .

Since, (Bk.), PfJ, ke^ g^^^, ke' jfn

;

gE(^), ke' hai^

Sincere, adj. |^, ^shiiig; |j^]^, ^shing

shat^; ||^iC>, ^Shing ^sam.

Sincerely, adv. ^iij*, shat^ ^sam.

Sinew, n. ^, ^kan.

Class, j^, ,t'id.

Sing, r. 1. i^, chong'.

2. (to hum and/or sing), B§>, jam.

Singe, «;.!|^'J:g,,shid,nung.

Single, adj. 1. (alone, one), ||., ^tin.

Single (alone), 0.:^, jtan ^shan.

2. (as single minded), ^, ^chUn.

Single minded, ^ H^, ^chiin

^sam.

Sink, V. 152, (Ch«am.

To sink down, ^^^, jCli'am

lok, hui'.

To send it sinking, or To be sunk.

Sinner, n. ||i^, tsui" jan.

Class. '(0, ko\

Sir, ^Jl, ki' shong-; ^1|, ^tsiin

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Sirs, n. ^j ^, 1ft, ^kung; ^J '^,

litj waP .

Sister, n. 1. (generally), ^^, tsz

mui".

2. (an elder), ^|t§., 4* tse.

Eldest sister, ^^^, til" "^tse.

Second eldest sister, ^ ^^, yl"

tse.

3. (younger sister), 5^^, i mui'.

Second younger sister, 2!l ^'

ke' mili't.

This miii" is often pronounced in'

the high tone as, ^ j^, yi*

„mui.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Sister-in-law, ^^, i ji-

2. (elder brother's wife), ^ ^,ti,[- 86.

Being a sister-in-law, ^'^4§P0{, tsd' til- '^s6 ke\

Sit, V. (sit down, or sit on), ^, "ts'of.

Sit down, ^, -ts'o, or ^ ^,-ts'ot lok,; ^"TC, -ts'o -hi.

To be sitting, or To be sitting

on, ^-^i -ts'ot'chii".

' To sit on, ^^, -ts'o tsoi'.

Sit up there, i^Jl-jg^, "ts'ot

"shong ko shii'.

Please sit down, or Be seated, or

Take a seat, |^ 4^, 'ts'engf

-ts'of.

A sitting of the Court, —^,yatj ^t'ong.

To sit at the table, ^^, 'ts'ot

-t'oi*.c

To sit up to the table, ^ ^i^, "ts'ot (P^^

-^'^^ •

Sitting room (or Hall), @, ^t'eng.

Six, adj. ^, lukj.

Sixteen, adj. -f'y^, shap. Ink,,

Sixteenth, adj. ^"f^jftfi t^i"

Ink,.

jfj -f-,tai- Ink,Sixtieth, adj.

shapj.

Sixth, adj. ^:ri^ tai" luk,.

Sixty, adj. ^-p, Ink, shap,.

Size, n. -J^^^, tai" sai'.

Skeleton, n. "P"^, kwat, 't'ai.

Class. 1^, ko

.

Skilful, arf;. FJ, 'hsii.

Skill, ;^l|f , Sal Shau.

Skin, ^, jp'd.

Class, j^, fai .

Skip, n. ^, tid'.

Skirt, jz. 1. |g, jk'wan.

2, (the tail of a coat, ^J^, ^shim

-mei.

Skull, 1. (the bones of the head), ^^, jtaii hok,.

A bare skull,^jjf || ^, M ,16

,t'aii.

Sky, n. 55, ^t'in.

' In the sky ' is rendered often by,

(^)^_t' tsoi- ^t'iti Bhong-.

Skylight, n. ^^, ^t'in ^ch'ong.

Slab, n. ;g ^, ahek, 'pan; Jg" ^,

shek, ,pei.

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Slack, 1. (fco let loose),

2. (remiss), B||)p, Jai lau"

8. (water), y^ ^^, shni miti'.

Slake, V. 1. (as thirst), ^, kii.

2. (lime), ^, fsit„.

Slake thirst, ^|^, 'kii h6t„.

Slander, v. ^ ^, wai p'ong .

Slang, "ffj^^, -shl 'tsengf wa'.

Slanting, j^, chak^^ ^, jts'e, or ts'e'

SFap, V. (with the hand), f^. kwik^.

Gave him a slap (on the face),

^ tS— ^) ^^^^o '^'^^ yat,

^chong.

Slash, V. ^, ^chslm; g[ ^, liin"

ch^m.

Slate, n. ^^, shek^ pdn.

Glass. ^, f^i

.

Slaughter, v. gl], ^t'ong.

Slaughter house, ^Ij^, jt'ong

jts'd.

Slave, n. 1. (male), ^, puk,; ^'^.^no pnk,; ^\, ,nb Jan.

2. (female), ^, -p'e'; ^^, c°^

-p'ei; H^'jl^^ 'P'ei "nui.

8. (a female domestic slave girl who

is in servitude until she is

married), ^fj, ^mui' tsal.

Slay, V. tfM' ''^ '^^' ^^) '^'^'"g

BZ.

Sleek, adj. ^^, wit, cbak,.

Sleep, ^j, fan'. (This also' means to

lie down); ^f ^, fan chok^;

^, shui-; ^Jl^, fan' kau', often

means to take a nap.

Sound asleep, ^)| ^, fan' nam".

Not ahle to sleep at all, ^^^# #' ^*»""g <™ ^^^' '^1^5

chokj.

2. (Bk.), 1^, ngo^

To sleep on ice, ^ ;^, ngo"

To sleep quietly (or peacefully),

^Sl' c**'^shui".

Sleepy, 9^ 11' 'ng^'i ^'^A M Ml'song fan .

Sleeve, n. ^, tsau".

Coat sleeve, ^|^, ^Bhim tsau'.

Sleight of hand, ^^, "^shad fit^.

Slender, adj. ijj^, yaii' sai'.

Slice, n. fHf-, p'ln; ^, nin.

Slide, V. ^^, shin'.

Slight, ac?/. /J> /J>,sid slii.

Slight, adj. ^% Vai ^hengt; ^;^,pok^ toi-; ^^„ ^hing fat,.

Slightly, adv. ^ ^, lok^ loko*.

Sling, n. 1, (a weapon or toy), ^1^,^m ^t'o.

2. (for carrying loads), ^^ lok,.

3. (of rattan), ^ ^, .^t'ang lok,.

Slip, rt. ^, shin .

To grow from a slip, ^ ^,chipo ^shdng.

Slipper, n. |||^, ^t'o ^hal.

Class. ^, chekj,.

Slippery, adj. j^, wat,.

Slit, n. H^, lit,; {1^, U\

Class. ^, ,t''iu.

Slit, V. ^|g, lit, ^hoi.

Slope, n. ^, ts'e', or ^ts'e.

Slothful, adj. I^*!, -l^a tor.

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Slouching, adj. ^ji||, tarn ^tui.

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He did BO run, 1g^ t||i; ^,"k'ui hai" kom taaii.

The final, i^|, ^me, often ex-

presses, 'Is it so?' with some

degree of surprise.

So as not to, ^^i "naiii chi'.

So that is often expressed by, ^,'tang, {i.e., wait till); HU; |^,

kom tsau~.

So just, or so then,U^]^, '^k6m

tsaii^.

Also must be so, ^^Q^, o*'^

yfd' k6m.

So many, p^*^, k6ra' ^to.

So then , JSk

kom tsaii'

.

So long, IfH"!!^, kom' noi"

So only is it—, (Sj|[ 5

-, kom clil' hai

Soak, V. ^J, tsam .

Soap, V. ^^, Jin 'kan.

Soar, V. Jg ^, M cf6i.

Sob, V. ^^> shukj hei'.

Sociable, adj. -^jj^S^^ Mio ^song "yii.

Society, n. ^, wni".

Soda water, n. ^ ^ ^, ^Ho ^lin

sfaui.

Sodomite, n. ^f^, k'ai' tai^.

Sodomy, n. ^^, ^kai ^kitn.

Sofa, n. 1. (native), ^, ^ch'ong ; -^

^, ^kong jch'ong.

2. (foreign), ^ :?£ ^, ,fi6 'f^

jCh'ong.

Soft, 'adj. 1. g^, ^nam.

2. (pliable as well), JJj, "yiin.

8. (of voice, etc.), ^, JoA-

Soft voice, ^W^, ja.t (Shing.

Soil, n, % Jt' c"»i' 't'd-

Soil, V. l^'/i^, 'ching ^wii.

Solder, n. ^, hon".

Soldier, n. ^, ^ping ; ^ "J",^ping

cting ; J^t§,^ jping tsut,.

Class. '1^, ko'.

The soldiers and officers of all the

forces, Jll ^ ^ ^t, 'tsung

^kwan jping sz".

2 (Bk.), ^~f . cPing (ting-

Sole, n. 1. (fish), 11^^, t'at„ ^sh4

Class. ^, jt'lii.

2. (of foot)', ^:i^, kok,, 'pin.

3. (of shoe, etc.), ^ J[g,^hii tai.

Sole, adj. ||, ^Un ; :j^, tnk,.-

Solely, adv. ^%, tuk^ hai"; -^^^pat kwo .

Solicit, V. ^, ^k'a<i.

Solicitor, n.Iffl'ftJcgll

Crown Solicitor, ®^^ gjg,

Kwok^ jkd chong' ^sz.

Solid, adj. ^, shat^; i^, nging^.

Solstice, Summer, g|^, Hi" Ohl*.

Winter Solstice, s^ ^, ,Tung

Chi'.

Solve, V. ^, 'k'ai.

Some, adj. p^, „ti; ^, 'kei.

There are some, ^Q^.^, "yau ^ti.

Some days ago, ;^^ Q ,^sin

^kei yatj.

Some more or less, ^ j|^ ^^'"yau nti jto shid.

Some every day, '^ B ^ G|3),

^ 0^# >m yat, Vati

^ti, ,ming yat, -yau ^ti.

Jsai chong ^sz.

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Somebody, or Some one, n. ^,jan, or .yaa*; Xl^' c^^"

*'^'"-

Some other man, '^ \, (t'a

Jan.

Someone else, %^, ^^ jan.

Something, n. ^, "ye.

Give him something to eat, j^

^fg-^, 'pei "ye -k'uisik,.

There is something, ^Wt, 'yau

Ve;^P6&lt'7aUoto*-ye.

Sometimes, arfr. ^ B$, "ya6 jShi.

Sometimes there is, and Some-

times there is not, ^ fl^ ^,^^^. 'ya^ c^lil -ya'i., 7au

^shi "m6.

Somewhat, arfr. (in some degree, etc.),

Son, n. 1. (common), ^, tsai.

1. (polite address to the father or

mother"), ^ ^j5, ling" ^Ibng, or

Jong*.

3. (deprecatory of one's own to be

used in polite discourse), /^t j^,

'slu ^yi.

The sons of a family are politely

addressed as >|ig^, song' ^kung;

and in order of age as, ;^;|5, t&r

song', or 's6ng^*; 31 j^, fr

song', or song-'*.

Son of God, %%p$tfS^^ cOhan

_^Shan ke' 'tsai, or Jl^Pftff

,

Shong" Tai ke' tsai.

Song, n. l^/y, oko 'tsai.

Class. '^, chek„t.

ISon-in-law, ji. ;fe^, "nui sai

.

Sonorous, n. ^ P)tj,"wui hong.

Soon, adv. ^^ BJ^. 'mi kei noi" ;

iK^ ffi. l^ito -'«» °«i*'!=ft

1^, -mo noi*.

As soon as they (or any other

pro.) saw, —-j^, yatj kin .

Will soon be here, ^ ^jlai.

Soot, n. ^»^, Jin ^mtii.

Soothe, V. ^^, jOn wai'.

Sorcery, n. ^g^, ^mo shut,.

Sore, adf. |^, t'ung'.

Sorrow, n. ^ ^, pai ' ai ; 1

^yaii miin".

Sorrowful, adj. -^J^, pai ai

Sorry, adj. ^ ^, pai' ai'.

Sort, n. ^, yong-.

A sort of thing, —• ^3 yat,

..3 3

yong- SZ-.

Soul, n. g^, jling jWan.

Class. H^, 'tlm.

Sound, n. 1. (the voice of a man, etc.),

^, cShiug.

2. (of all kinds), ^ -^j ^sheng

jam.

Sound, adj. (in sleep), JJ^, ^nam.

Soup, n. 1. 1^, ^t'ong.

2. (a thick soup), ^, ^kang.

Sour, a<^". 1. (in taste), g^, ^sun.

2. (spoiled, or stinking), ^^ suk^.

3. (smelling sour, spoken of clothes,

etc.), ^^, jSiin suk^.

4. (of temper),'^^, 'kw<i hei'.

Source, '^M, jftn ^t'au.

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South, ^, ^n£lm.

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Spider, n. ^!|^, ,k'am Jo*; ^IJ^,

jChl ^chii.

Class. ^, chekj,t.

Spider's web, n.j^^^. ,chl

jChii "mong.

Class, 'j^, ko'.

Spill, V. 1. (pouring out of), ]^ Jtj,

jlaii ch'ufc^j ^ 'J5^,lau" '^se.

2. (to pour out by anyone), ^^,to se.

Spin, V. 1. ^, tsik^.

2. (round), |^^, ning" chiin'; ^^ ^. t'am" t'am" chiin'.

Spinage, n. ^ |g, ,po ts'oi'; ^^,yia" ts'oi .

Spine, n. ^ *^, chek^ kwat,.

Spirit, n. ^, ^ling.

Holy Spirit, ^^, Shing Jjing,

some call this ^ jpffi, Shing

^Shan.

Spirit of life in Christ Jeaus, ^

^^^, cP l^i Kei-tuk Je-^s6

jSaii Shing ^Shau tak^ shiing ke'

fit,.

Spirits, «. 1. (alcoholic), iJI^Jg, ^shili

tsau.

Spirits of wine, j^f^, fo ^tsau.

2. (animal), ^ |^, ^tsing ^shan.

What good spirits he is in this

morning, tg4:^«5i)p¥-k'ui ^kam ^chid kom hb ^tsing

^shan.

Spit, i-. tit. t'6'; lttP;!lC.t'<^' 'l^aii

shai.

Spite, n. ^f_g, yiin' han".

Spittle, n. p ^, "^haii 'shui.

Spittoon, ». ^^, jt-dm kwdn'; |^^, jt'dm jt'ung*.

Splice, v. 'l^H, pok„ Um-.

Splinter, n. f^, p'in'.

Split, n. ISi, lit,.

Split, V. 1^, p'o'.

Spoil, V. 1. (to injure), |^^, 'ching

war.

It is spoiled, i^ !^, wdi" oho,

or ^Hg., wdf* IqI^o.

2. (to break), ^il^, "^ching Ian".

3. (putrify), ^, chau .

Sponge, rt. TJCyQ, 'shui -p'o.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Sponge-cake, ^)|^, tan^ ^ko.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Spongy, aclj.:fg,

pau".

Spontaneous, adj. ^ § ^ ^, tsz"

tsz- jfn Jin.

Spoon, rt. (^) g5,'(tShf) ^kang.

Class. '^, chek^f.

Sport, n. ^^^) (Wan shd

Spot, n. 1. (a small dot, a mark made

by a drop of wet matter ; a blot

;

a discoloured place; a small part

of a different colour; a very minute

extent of space), |p^, tfm.

2. (spots on the face, as pimples,

etc.), ^, ^ts'z.

3. (place), ^, tAt^.

A spot, — ^i-lfe:;5r, yat, tit,

tei" jfong.

Spout, 1. (as of a kettle), p^, *^tsui.

2. (on roof), j^ |g, Shui ^ts'O.

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Spread out, v. :j^, pjii ; ^, p'6.

Spread open, ^(|^), ,fc'iin ^hoi.

1. (as to spread out or open wings),

2. (as ink), ^^§^, nam" ^hoi.

Sprain, v. ^^, 'nad ^shong.

Spray, (of water), n. ^^, shui ^fa.

2. (spray), ^, ^chi.

Spring, n. ^, ^ch'un; ^^, ^cli'un

jt'in.

The expression, i^ |g il^i B#,

,nln .ta'ii ,clii ^shf will some-

times meet the idea expressed by

spring in English.

2. (of a watch), ^^, fdt„ ^t'M.

Spring V. gi5, t'iu'.

Springwater, h. jij;^, ^shJln sbtii.

Sprinkle, v. |^, shi.

Spurious, ao!/. j^, ka.

Spurt, V. l^jjjC' P'^'i' '«'*"'•

Sputter, V. U§^^-^ :^, p'an' 'haii

shui jfa.

t'^m tsz.

Spy, V- tr^' 't^ *^'am'; |j5r$., 'fong

82";^, cchong; ^, 'hau.

Squabble, v. R^^, ^i ^kau.

Squander, v. ^^, Siin' .ts'in.

Square feet, T >8r K' '''"S ^ong

chek.

Squat, V. (on the haunches), ^, ^maii.

This word is also used to mean

live at any place, or stay at any

place. Where do you 'hang out?'

i^^M^^^- '^^' <™^^ oP^"

Bhii' ^ni?

T

ngit, ngltj

Squash, n. JJJ^, ^kwi.

Class, i^j, ko\

Squeak, v. ^ ^ |

^shengt

Squeeze, v. 1. 2, sit,.

2. (to extort), ^^, lak, sok,.

Squint, v. ^^% ^ts'e -Jigdn.

Stab, V. ^1], katj; ^, cham.

Stabbed to death, pij^j katj sz.

Stable, n. ^^, -m& ^fong.

Class. ^, jk^n.

Stack, n. ^i#, ^wo ^tui.

Staif, n. "^M^, k\vai .chongt.

Class. ^, ^t'iii; ^, ^chi.

Stag, n. lukjj ^^, Ink, ^knng.

Class. ^, chekj.

Stage, n. 1. (platform), ^, ^t'oi.

Stage of a theatre, ]^ ^, hei'

jtoi.

2. (scaifold), ;^, ^p'dng.

Stain, n. fJJ, yan .

Class. ^, tdt^.

Stain, f. ^*^, 'yim ,wu

Stairs, n. ^^, ^laii ^t'ai.

Stone stairs, ^^, shek^ k'ap^.

Up stairs, i^J;^, jlaii shong".

Down stairs,^ ~J\,^.lau h&-.

Staircase, n. :^ |^, _.lau ^t'al.

Class. ]g, t6-.

Stallion, n. ,^^, 'm-S, "kwu.

Class. •^, chek^t-

Stamp, n. ^, yan'.

Class. ^, ko .

Stamp, f. 1. (to affix a stamp),^ ffjC,, J,ta yan

.

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2. (with the foot), ^ J^, tam-

To stamp on the ground, ^ :j^

J^, kcik,, p'ak„ tei-.

Stanch, v. _[£ 'chi.

Stand, n. ^, 'k'si.

Stand there, ^^, 'k'ei shu'.

Standing on, j^^, "k'ei tsol-.

Stand there and wait, ^ife"^^

^, "k'ei to shii tang.

Standoff, ^|^, "t'cf ^hoi.

Standard, 1. (flag), ^, -k'ei,

2. (a rule, etc.), ^, to".

Staple, ». ^^^, t'ito ts'ok -yi.

Class,-fig,

ko'.

Star, II. ^, ^eing.

Class, j0^, nap^.

Starboard, ^"J^, jShun yai"; g^;^-^j "^Bhai 16 pin'.

Starch, n. ^, ^tsong.

Start, V. 1. (on a voyage), ^ 1^,

jhoi ^shan,

2. (on a journey), ^ J^ ff , ^hei

k6k„ ^hang; ^fj, ^hoi ^hwig.

When do you start on your

voyage, or when doea the ship

start? ^B^frflgf, 'kef .shl

^hsiiig jShun.

^ H' c^^* c^°^> '^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^

equivalent of 'start' sometimes.

Starve, v. ^, ngo".

Starve to death, ^^, ngo" ''sz.

State, ] . (a nation), ^, kwok^,

2. (condition), ^||^, ^ts'ing shai'.

State, V. (ft.) ^, wi-; ^^, "kong

shat,, (&.), (to a superior), ^^, pan k6 .

Statics, n. ^^, chung" hok,.

Station, 1. (in life), ^^, jShan fan";

war.

2. (on a road or a railway station),

yfi^) ch'am- ^t'au.

3. (a guard), ^J^, sun' tei".

4. (position), ]^^, sho tsoi".

6. (police), ^H^, ^ch'ii kwtin.

Class. ^, jkan.

Stationary, adj. jl§^, ^m yuk^..

Stationer, n. ^^1^^^. miii' "^chf

liu^* che'.

Class, -j^, ko .

Stationer's shop, ^3^|f, 'clii

Ud'* p'6'.

Olaaa. ^, ^Mn.

Stationery, n. ^^, 'chi liu'*.

Statue, n. "fife, tsong".

Class, -jg, ko'.

Statute, n. ^^ ^, lut^ lai".

Class. ^, jt'iii.

Stay, V. ^, tang.

Where he stays, i^^^'^'fy,'k'ui lokj tsoi ^ho ^fong.

Stay a while, ^JTf , 'tang -h4.

Steady, ^j^, "wan chan.

Stand steady, -^^, "k'ei 'wan.

Steak, Beef, 4^ ^ |Q, ,ngaii yuk,

-p'd*.

Steal,%. f^, ^t'ad;-||}||p, ^faii -ye.

Stolen, j^^, ^t'ad ^hiii.

Steal anything, (or something),

i^M' <t'aii -ye.

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He has not stolen anything yet,

^m ^ts'ang ^t'ad to-' "ye a'.

Steam, v. 1. (cookery, and chemically,

efcc), ^, (Ching.

2. (to use steam as a means of pro-

pulsion), ^, ^ch'e.

To steam ahead, ^"jlyf, ^ch'e

jts'in.

Steam power, ^^ ^ ,^cbing

hei liky

Steam-launch, >?. j/^j|SfJ, '^fo ^shiin.

tsai.

Class. ^, chekjjt.

Steamer, n, j^^, "^fo ^shiin.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Steel, n. ^, kong.

Steelyard, n. 1. ^, ch'ing .

Class. JQ, ^pi.

2. (for weighing broken silver and

a few dollars),^^. ^lei tang'*.

Steep, adj. ^^, 'ho ts'e'; |^, ts'e'.

Steep, V. •^, t3um\

Steeple, w. ^, t'dp^.

Steer, v. Ij^^, ,<ih& t'ai'.

Steersman, n. ^^, cSh^ii (.often pro-

nounced jCh'au) jkung.

Stem, n. ^^, shii' ,shan.

Stench, n. M^, ch'au'; ^, ^tsui.

Class. cP'UDg.

A vile stench,

jhang jhang.

T^ "^j chad'

Step, n. 1. (the distance crossed by

the foot in walking), -0^ p6-.

Every step, ^^, P^' po".

Footsteps, J^^, k6k„ tsik^.

2. (in stairs),J^^,

k'ap^.

Stone steps, ^^, Blick^ k'ap^.

Steps in the streets, if'^j^, fl^ai

k'ap^.

Step, V. fj, jhiing.

Step on, 5^S tdp^.

Stepped up forward, J^ '^,

shong ^ts'in.

Step-father, (by adoptioi)),

k'ai' fu"; ^^, k'ai' ye".

Step-mother, (by mairiage), ^ -f^,

^V

hau mo.

:^, k'ai' -m6.2. (by adoption).

Stepping-stone, ?i. ^< ^ ;g", tdp,

kok;, shek^.

Class, fi^, kaii-.

Stern, (naut.), j|§^, ^shiin "m^i.

Stern, adj. j^^, J^m suk,.

Stew, V. -^j wui".

Steward, n. '^^y/^, 'kwun sz" ^yan.

Stick, n. 1 . (spoken of a branch, a tree,

or anything shaped like a stick),

^, ,chi.

2. (used for fuel), ^, ^ch'ai.

Class, for No. 2 ^, ^t'lu.

3. (for walking with), ^, kwan';

^fet' cl^™ c^lioDgt.

Class. ^, ,t'id.

Stick, V. (to pierce, to stab, to fasten

or cause to remain by sticking,

to fix on a pointed instrument),

*|J,kat,.

2. (to cause to adhere generally),

M, ,ch'f.

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To stick fast, ^K, (Ch'( kan.

3. (as a plaster), g^, t'lp^.

4. (to stop), Pg tr #' c™ M^S

To stick out, (protrude), j^ jJJ

(1^), tatj ch'ut, (>i).

To stick in (as flowers in a vase),

^A(^)' ''^^'^Po yap, (hui'), or

If^(*), cb'% lok, (hui').

To stick on, |,5, t'ip„: '^, ^ch'i.

Stiff, adj. 5||, ngdng-.

Still, adj. ^, tsing-; ^^, tsing-

tsing'*; ^p^, jOn tsing".

Still waters, f^^JC. tsing" "^shui.

Beside the still waters, ^JjfC/S

^, tsing" shui ^chi ^pin.

You bad better be still, j^^^§g, -Nei 'ho tsing- ^U.

It must still be, ^ ^, ^wan

jBui.

Still, adv. ^, yiit,; g, chnng"; -(jfj

^, jing jln; ^(^), yut,

(fito)-

Still more, ^(||), yiit, (fdtj.

There are still some niore, J^'^Bg^, kang' -ya<i o^i-

Stimulate, v. ^^, Sung hei.

Sting, V. ^, jtengt.

Stingy, <w|?'. ^, ^hin (holding- tight),

Stink, n. ^^, chau' h6l'.

Class. ^, (P'uTiK.

Stink-pot, n. ^^. ,fui ^po.

Stir, r. ^, yukj.

Stitch, n. (in sewing), ^ ^, ^cham

P6^

Stock, n. 1. (in trade), §| Jg' P'<>

Sal, (this may mean fittings) ; '^

jTg, Vo W; (goods in hand),

^^, 'fo jts'iin.

2. (of a tree), TJ^ gg, muk, jt'ad;

1^^, shii- jShan.

3. (shares), ^^, "kwii fan".

Stocks, ». ^i^, kok, kd'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Stocking, n.. ^, mat^.

Class. -^, chekot-

Stolid, «<?/. ^, tun".

Stolen goods, ^|£. ts'ikg ^cbong.

Stomach, n. QJ;, "t'd.

Class.-Ig,

ko'.

Stomach-ache, n. .^^i 't'o t'ung'.

Stone, n. 1. (a hard mass of mineral

matter, etc.), ^, shek,; ^^,shekj jt'aii.

Class,fg!,

kali-; ^, fii'.

A piece of stone (if flat), —:^^, yatj fii shek^.

2. (of fruits), i^, watj.

Class,jjfit,

napj.

Stone, V. ^^if^, "^P^i shek, "^ti.

Stonecutter, n. ^^^) ta shek, 16.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Stool, n. ^, tang'; j^ f^, tang'

tsai.

Class, gg, jChong.

Stool, to go to, V. |f| ^, ch'utj jknng.

Stoop, V. tl^^, wd' jtai.

Stop, «;.-[f,

^t'ing; ^Xt' ct'i"g

;^i'§K(jl»),Wto8ik,;lfcft,

'chl chli-, ^, hifc„.

To Btop up, ^^, sak, chii-.

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To stop up the mouth of a bottle,

^-^j chat^ chii-.

To stop the road (by straddling

cross ways), ^^j^^. ^wang

tsltj chiij 16'.

Advised (him or her, etc.) to stop,

Hlfc, Win' '«W.

Stopper, n. >^, chat^.

Store, V. 1. (away), li^J^I, ^ts'ong

2. (to store up), ^, tsik^; ^i^,tsik^ ^mtli.

Store, n. 1. (a shop), ^^S' P'^ -t'au*.

Class. ^, jktln.

2. (a storehouse, a godown), ^^ifo ^.ts'ong.

8. (a smaller place than a large

godown), ^^, ch'in- fong*.

Stork, n. Q||, p^k^ hok.*.

Class. ^, chekgt-

Stores, n. ff^^, 'fo shikj.

Storm, n. ff ]^, 'ta ,fung; JK,|1^.

jfung kafi.

Story, n. 1. (architectural), ^, ^ts'ang.

One (or the first), story of a

house (etc.), —• ^ ^, yat^

^ts'ang laii.

2. (narrative of olden times), ^j^,

kwiS.

Class, to No. 2 ^j tiin".

A story (of former times),—.^"j^, yatj tiin" kwu.

3. (a petty tale), '^ff, 'kwu 'tsai.

Class, -^j chek^t-

i, (a lie), ^f^, tii' wd', a termi-

nological inexactitude.

Stout, adj. gg, Je\.

Stove, *^i^, 'fo Jo.

Class, -jg, ko\

Sfcow, ?;. ^^, jChong ^miii.

Straddle, v. Y H^, ngii' ^hoi kok„.

Straggle, v. ^^, ^hang san.

Straight, adj. ]§], chik^;^Jg,

tlm".

Was coming straight on, ^ J£>

t^.^, tui' ching' Jai "^kan.

Straight to, |||]^lj, chik, to".

Straighten, v. -^^y tstr chik^; ^1^, 'ching tim .

Straightforward, adv. [jj, chik^.

Straightway, adv. §jj ^, tsik^ ^shi;

l^jE, tsad- ching'.

Stramonium, n. ^^^^ naii" jong

,fa.

Strange, adj. ^ i^, ^k'ei kwal';ftl

^, ch'ut, ^k'6i.

"

Very strange, ^jp t^ ^, 'hd

ch'ut^ _^k'el.

(not at home), ^ ^j», ^.shing

ngoi- .

Stranger, n. jlff'*^!'^, "goi" ^kong -]6;

If ^, Viin hslk,; ^^A-^shing p6- jan ; ^^, ^shing

po^"*.

Class. ^, ko'.

Strangle, v. ^^, lak, bz.

Strap, n. (a leather), ^*J^, jP'ei tii'.

Class. ^, ^t'iii.

Stratagem, »». gf^, kai' ^mau. ,

Class, •j^, ^t'iu.

Straw, n. ^ ^, ^wo kon

.

Class. ^, jt'iii.

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Straw-hat, n. ^i^g, 'ts'o mo^'.

Class, f^, kin-.

Stray, v. ^ ^, long- shat^.

Streaks, n. || |g)^, 'fii ^pan ^man.

Stream, p.. ;JS, k'ai.

stream, (Hill), ;^, ^k'ai.

A stream, — ^ ^^ yat^ ^t'fu

shui.

A mountain stream, jjj;^, shda

,k'al.

Class. ^, ^t'i6.

A tiny stream, — ^ ^, yat^

jt'iii shui.

Streamer, n. j|| ^, ^k'ei tii'.

Street, n. ^, ^kii.

Class, j^, jt'iu.

To go out into the street, {Jj^,ch'ut^ ^kJli.

To (go for a) stroll through the

streets, {^)^^, (hui') ^hingf

jkai.

Strength, n.-fy ^ lik^;

;fy ^, lik^

pnr; m, ;^. he? lik,;^-fy',

shau likj.

Exerted his utmost strength, Hj

^;^, ch'ut, tsun- likj.

No strength, ^;^, "mo lil:^.

To {or use), the utmost of mystrength, ^-/t, tsun- lik .

With all his strength, ^f\,tsun- likj.

Strengthening," ff -j^ ,'^p6 jik^.

Strenuous, adj. ^^, ^^an Jc'an.

Stretch, 1.-f^, ^shan.

2- (out), ^^, ^siian ch'ut^.

Strew, r. M, sit..

Strict, ^^, jiva. \&n.

Stride, v. ^fj^^^' ^'^^ P*^' l^am'.

Strike, v. ^, ta.

What wfts used to strike with ?

^-feilfl^*r? 'Shai mat, ^Jai 'ta?

Striking, ^ ^, 'ta "^kan.

Has it struck 1 o'clock? :3ffM

—liil^^f-'T^'choyat, Sim

mei a ?

To be struck down, -J^ |^, '^ta

tito-

To be struck into the water, i^

^^[(Ci ta lokj "^shui.

To be struck on to the ground,

If he tells me, I will strike him,

or He told me, and I struck him,

wa- -ngo jt'eng, "iigo tsaii" \i

-k'ui.

Did you strike him? f$\'&:fX

IS^ ^, -Nei -yaii hi. ^k'ui

"mo a'?

No ; if he tells me, then I will

strike him, P^,|g^^^^,

wa- -.ngo ^chi, "ngo tsau" \i. "k'ui

lo'^o.

Having struck, g, j^ ^T (Pffi)

1^, -yi ^king \k ('cho) lo*^.

Having been striking, g, j^^^f^> 7^ c'^'"g 't^ 'kan lo'^o.

Being struck. Q j^ f§^ ^^ "'&' 7i (Inng pei- ^yan \&

kan lo'^o.

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Having been struck, g, j^^Atr)llP&. 7^ J"ng pet" J^^

'^ti (^cho) lo'^°.J The above are

examples of the possibility of

rendering English complicated

grammatical forma into Chinese;

but rather avoid than use them.

Strike a light, tT^C' '^^ '^<>-

Strike yon to death, :fj" ^' ^^

sz. (This generally means simply

'to kill').

To strike (actually hitting), ^j^, 'ta ^ts'an.

Strike work, ^ff^X, c'un

jbang pa" ^kung.

String, n.l. (a cord), |^, ^shing, or

.shing .

Class, j^, ^t'id.

2. (of anything strung together), —

>

^, yat, chiin'.

Strip, n. '^, ,t'(u ; —^, yat^ ^t'ld.

Strip, V. ^^^, t'uto jSham.

Stripe, n. JjJ ^, ^pin .man*.

Class. ^, ,t'lu.

Strive and debate about trifles, ^^Ig^f ,

^ching ^ch'ong lun" 'tun.

Strive to be first, ^^, ^chang

jSin.

Stroke, n. 1. (a line), ^, wik^.

2. (a dash or down stroke), j^,

8. (of the clock), ^, 't'im.

Stroll, v.- ^^, J^"^'^^^''

Take a bit of a stroll, ^^P|»,ya6 'shii "ha; ^, yau".

Strong, adf. 1. (having pliysical

strengtlj), :^;^(P|E), "yaii lik,

(ke'); 5(t|i, chong kln^

He is very strong, ^^^^fff^t^' '''''^'

c®^'^"'^^^^ "^^'^ chong'

kin-.

2. (firm), ^ ;^ (P|E), -yau lik,_

(ke');±Il/chiikw,i';^@,

^kin kwu'; ^||?g, c^ong nRang".

3. (as tea or a liquid), '^, jnng.

4. (as a cigar), ^, lat^; |^,

k'ang

.

5. (as a current, or river) ^, kan.

A strong current, ^ ^, sliui

kan.

6. (as the rays of the sun, or afire),

& -rasing.

7. (as wind), ^, tii".

Strychnine, n. .^'If , 'mii ^ts'ln.

Stubborn, adj. ?g^, "gani;- 'kengf-

Stucco, n. ^, sheky

Student, See Scholar.

Study, n. ^^^, tnk, ^shii Jong*.

Glass, f^, JciCn.

Study, V. ^^: tukj ^shii; ^, hok^.

He is fond of studying, j^ ^

jShii.

Study books, |§^, tuk^ ^shii.

Stuff, n. 1. (material), :^ ^, ,ts'oi

lir

1, fai'2. (useless rubbish), )^

matJ.

3. (nonsense), |Q^. ngam" v."i~.

You are talking nonsense, ^|l^

^, fitg ngam- wi'.

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Stuff, V. '^^, sak^ yapj.

Stuffing, M. ffiAWi^, '^h^y'Pj

ke' j^ts'oi liu".

Stumble, 'f. J^ ^ ^, tek„ chok,

kok,.

Stunted, (as plants), "^ j^, "^kwu

shii-.

Stupid, adj. ^^ g, jii 'ch'uu; ^,

^ngoir^, ^.sluii.

Stupefied, v. ^^, jChi ^mai.

Stutter, f. ng P, kat, 'haii; j||p,lad 'hau.

Sty, n. ^;j||, ^chii ^Ito.

Class. ^, ^kdn.

Style, n. 1. (business), ^ ^^ tsz"

ho-.

Class. -(0, ko'.

2. (literary), ^^, ,man fat^.

3. (method), ^, yong"*.

Class, 'j^, ko .

Style, V. (respectful manner of address),

I, ^ch'ing

;

%, jCh'ing ^wai

often used where we would simply

say 'called'.

They were called liis disciples,

jWai |.mun ^t'o.

Suavity, n. ;^^, ,wan jaii.

Subdue, V. ^^, shing^'fuk,.

Subject, V. )

Subjugate, v.)

To be subjected to, J|g, fuk .

Subjected to a scolding for ten

days, ^^J-\r B Pei- ra&-

"Uii shapj yatj.

To be subjected to so and so, ^,pei".

Sublimate, v. ^, ^song.

Sublime, adj. ^-J^, ^shu'ng tii".

Submissive to, To be, v. ^^, fuk,.

Submissively serves, j|pj|^, shun" fuk,.

To receive (as rebukes), submis-

sively, 1^^, shun- shau".

Subpoena, n. ^ \ 0;, ching' jan

p'id'.

Class, gg, .chong.

Submissive to,

Submit, V. ^1

fukj.

shun" fuk.

ftik. ,kwai

|~J^,shukj hil".

|, fflii chukj.

,k'ing; 2p^, ,p'ing

Subordinate;

Suborn, v.j

Subside, v.]

,fau; J,, sik^

Subsidiary, Hh, clio".

Subscribe, v. ^, ^ts'im.

Substance, n. ^, chat^; ij^ ^, mat,

chat^.

Class. '^^, kin".

Substitute, n. {fjC)W'^{l'W, ('s^")

t'ai ^shan (kei').

Subtile, adf. ^•^, ^ling wdt,.

Subtle, adj. ]C0, haii.

Subtract, ^, ^kdm.

Subtraction, ^^, "^kiim filt^.

Suburbs, ^[J, kwok^.

Western or Southern or Eastern

or Northern suburbs, (^ cr^<" ^ "'

:|t;) ^, (,sai or jtung

or ^nam or pak^) ^kwiin.

Subvert, v. -fglD, ^k'ing 'td.

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Succeed, v. 1. (to get on), ^jj^, tak^

2. (to follow), |g, kai'; :^ fjf,

tsipo ts6".

Succession, adj. ^^i luk^ tsuk^.

For several days in succession it

was the same, —"^^ fK

#l!lE!t' Pt, c"'i 'l^<^i yat^ „t6

liai' kom.

L, kan 16kJ.

Succinct, «f?;. |

Succumb, i;. fl^, fuk^.

Such, |@t, 'kdm; (Bk.), ^pjtfc, jii

'ts'z.

Such a 'matter, U^ 'H 1"^ ^,kom yong ke sz .

Suck, V. ^, tsiit^; ^, shok^.

Suckle, V. f^§J3, wai' "nai.

Sudorific, adj. ^ »J^ ^, fat^ hou'

yok,.

Succour, V. -^ J^, ^kung ying'.

Suddenly, adv. ^,^, fat, jin.

A thing which comes suddenly,

mafcj.

Sue, n. ^, ko\

Suffer, V. ^, shau".

To suffer troubles (persecution),

^ l^v shaii- niin'.

To suffer disease, ^^^i wdn"

peng-t-

To suffer death, ^^, shaii" Sz.

Suffering, ^^, shaii" "^fu.

Sufferings, n. 3^=^, c^^"'^^'^•

Sufficient, a^ '^, {^), k;lu 'shai.

Suffocate, v. ^,- kuk,.

Sugar, rt. H, ,t'ong.

Sugar-candy, ^|li|^, ^piug ^t'ong.

Sugar-cane, n. Jw, chc .

Suggest, V. :^^, ,t'£li "^hei.

Suicide, v. ^ ^, tsz" tsun".

Suit, adj. 1. (agreeable to one's wishes),

Does not suit me, I^-^^, ^^

hop, -ngo.

2. (able to be used), -^ ^, hop,

shai.

3. (of clothes), — ^, yat, tut„.

Does not suit (me or her, etc.),

^'^M' c«i ^op> y^'-

Suitable, a^ 'n'.^' ''"Pj>'^'5

'o^'i^'

h6p, shai.

Suitable time, ^ ^ '^j hop,

^shl haii'.

Suite, n. ^^, ^kan ^pan.

Class. ^, ko'.

Sully,. V. ^i^, tiin' ,wii.

Sulphur, n. ^ ^, Jau ,wong.

Sultry, adj. ^^% 'shiin ai'.

Sum, ^Hi, l<ung" sho'.

Summer, ?t. ^5^. ha' ct''^. For

summer, the following are often

iised,^^,^t'ln^shl;5^fbj^

^, ^t'in yit, ko' ^shl, or .shi'.

Summer-house, n. J^^> c'ong -t'ing.

Class. ^, jkan.

Summit, «. J^, teng.

Summon, f. '^R^? c*^*^'""kid\

Summons, n. ^, p'iil

.

Class. ^, jCh'ong.

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Summons, v. J^, ko'; tU ^ ^,ch'ufcj p'iu' ko'; ^, p'iii'.

Sumptuous, adj. ^^, p'o' fai

.

Sun, n. ]. g ,yat^_, or yat.'; |i|,

yat, .fau"; 3^, yat^ ,knong;

Class. '^, ko'.

2. (in exalted language), ^ ^,t'ii' Jong.

Sun, V. g®, shil'.

To dry in the sun, g®(^^), sh^i'

(^koii).

Sunday, n. fi|^( Q ), "lai piii' (yat,).

Class. '(Q, ko

.

(Note the difference in tone be-

tween this and "lai pii yat^

Monday).

Sundries, n. ff^, sap^ sui'.

Sunflower, n. [nj ^, hong' yat^

jk'wai.

Sunken rocks, «. V^i^l^^, 'hoi ^sam

sliekj.

Sunrise, n. |jj, yafc, ch'utj.

Sunset, n. |^, yat^ lok^.

Supercargo, ^^^, k'ei' ^shun ke'.

Superfluous, ^^MM' ^'^''c*""

^md ynng-; ^f^, 'mo yung";

^j^, ^mo wai-; ^J^, jShe

Bukj.

Superinteild, v. ^ ^, tuk^ "lei; ^

T* . tukj ^kung.

Superintendent, n. ^^, ^kam tuk .

Superior, adj. 1. _t> shong"; \' ^,shong' tang.

Superior goods, J[^ 10^, shong'

fo'.

2. (better), Jf^, kang' "^ho.

Superior to (better than), ^j^,ho kwo

.

Supper, 71. 1. (a meal taken in the

evening or night), J^ ^, -inin

ots'an.

2. (the evening meal of the Chinese),

1^^, -m-Anf&n-.

To take supper, "^Sl^^, shik,

Wn ots'iin;^J5^|^, shik,'

man filu .

The Lord's Supper, ^^, '^chu

ots'an.

To take the Lord's Supper, ^^^, shik,_ -min* ^ts'An.

3. (an occasional meal taken late at

night, such as an oyster supper

.with us), ^^, ye- ts'oi'.

Supply, V. ^ 1^, ^kung k'ap,.

Support, 1. (to nourish, to bring up).

To support life, ^p, 'fong

hau.

2. (to hold up), i^{^), ^fu (chii^).

Suppose, V. ^ ijfp, p'ei' jn.

Supposing, IP ^p, tsik, ju; IP@(If), tsik, 'sz (^kdn).

Supposing that,'^'g|, ch'it^ ^sz;

iP®(|f). tsik^ \z {^Ul^),

If, kii sz ^&a.

Suppress, ^t;. |gftf, iSt„ diai'; ^]^,kdra chi.

Supreme, arZ;". ^ '^, "^chl ,ts'in; ^

r. > jTOo shong-.

Supremo Court, 'j\;^'^, tili" kot^.

Sure, lig^, k'ok,, Bhat,; i^'S^, 'wan

tong'.

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.Surety, n. 1. (the deed or acfc of

security), ^H^, ^t^m p6.

2. (the person), j^^, '^po ^kii.

Surface, «. pj, miu"; _|2.[^' shong"

Class. ^, ko .

Surfeit, n. |fj ^ jig ^, 'yam shik,

kwo' to".

Surge, n. Q|^(or']^), p;ik^ ^to (or

long-).

Class, -jg, ko'.

Surgeon, n. 4f|»f'4(Sit)? "=^'' /^

(ji „sliaiig*t).

Class. j0, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Surgery, n. ^}»fJf, ngoi' ^fo.

Surloin, n. ^f|i^, -mei Jung j:'a.

Class. :^, fill

.

Surly, adj. J^f^, Jong shing'.

Surmise, v. f^, kwu.

Surmount, i;. ^ j|^, t'lu' kwo'.

Surname, n. ^, sing .

Class, -jg, ko'.

Surpass, r. ^ J^, shiiig' kwo'.

Surprised, r. ^'|^, ^kci w'ii'.

Surprised, To be, ^Jt{^, kin'

cb'utj j.k'el.

To be very mucli surprised, ^

Surplus, n. ^^j. cJ'"^^^'"g"-

Sutras, n. j^, Jung.

Surrender, v. :^|^, J"u ,kong.

Surround, v. gg, ,kwai kwan'.

Survey, v. iBl)^, chak^ Jong.

Surveyor, -^it'^^^ MS t«>'

ke' jkdm tiik^.

Class. M, ko'.

Survive, y. |^^, ^wsln tsoi"; ^^,chung- ^shang.

Suspect, V. ,g^, ,8z jf.

Suspend, ?'. I- (to hang), j^t, kwa'.

2. (to stop), f§i, J'ing.

Suspense, n. :^|'/1^, kwa ^.sam.

Suspicion, n. J^^, ^sz j'l-

Sustain, V. i^^, Ju cbo".

Swallow, n. ^, in', or iv? .

Class. •^, ohekot-

Swallow, «;. :^, J'iui.

Swear, r. ^ ^, fit,^ shai"; ^ P,shai- yiin'.

(To go to the temple) To swear

on a cock's head, {^^)^^S^(^®), (hui' mfu" ) cham

Jcai J'aii (fiit^ shai").

To have sworn, ^xl^^, shai'

kwo yun .

I have sworn, ^^1^^, "Dgo

shai Jiiu yiin".

Swagger, v. :^|c^, J'iu t'iit„.

Swamp, n. J^, chilk^

.

Swan, n. 1^^, Jiung kuk^.

Class, -^j chekgf.

Swarm, n. —^, yat^ Jv'wan.

Sway, ^$§. kwun h'ut^.

Sweat, n. ^, hon".

Sweat, V. lijff-,ch'iitj lion'.

To sweat much, ^ g^ ff, tk'r

^tad hon".

Sweep, V. 1^, so'; :fy^, 't4 so'.

At a sweep, —^, yat^ so

.

Sweet, adj. ^, ^tim.

Sweet-bread, it. -^/j^. ^ngaii wat^.

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Sweet-potato, n. ^^, /^n .shii .

Swell, V. g^ (S^), 'chung 'hei

(^lai).

Swift, acJj. 1^, Mi'; ^, ts'uk^.

Swim, V.^0(;;t^),

jau ('shui) ; ^,

Swimming (dizziness), g^ ^, ^t'ati

^wan.

Swindle, v. j^, ngak^.

Swindle, :j^^g|, Sii 'fu ^tau.

Swine, «. ^, ^clni.

Class. •^, cliekgt-

Swing, f.;^,^jiu;:^^.,yi'i'pai

t^, fing"-

Swoi-d, n. ^J, kim .

Class. }g, 'pa-

Symbol, n. fg^, kei' ho".

Syphon, n. V^, Jiau; ^, 'kWiin.

Syringe, ?(. ;;^^, 'sliiii obit,.

System, n. ^^, fato^^"'S-

Table, )i. ;^, ^t'ol .

Class. B^, jCbong.

A small table, ^^ §^ ^

jCluJng -t'oi*, or ^ff,jt'oi 'tsai.

An octagonal table, /\ ^^ S,ptitg ^sin .t'oi*.

Table cloth or cover, n. ^g ^,.toi* DO .

Class. ^M, ,choug.

Tableau vivant, A set of, — jj^ ffi

,

yat^ pin shik^.

Tablet, n. 1. jjfe, p'ii, or .p'ai*.

SHI

Class.- -jte, ko'.

2. (ancestral), ^ ^ j{$) <.Shaii,

chii jP'iii, cr .pjai .

Class. 'j@, ko'; '^, wai'*; J^, tso".

Taciturn, adj. i@ ^ tti ^, ,m ,to

ch'utj jSlieugf.

Tack, n. ^ff, -tengf tsai.

Tackjf . (naut.), 1^^, ^k'aii ^p'ung.

Tadpole', '^^'^, jlui ^kung* ^u*.

Class. ^, jt'id.

Tael, ?j. |§, "^long.

A tael, .—^ (^), yatj 'long

(.iigan*).

Tail, n. ^, "mei.

Class ^, jt'iii.

Tailor, h. ^^, jts'oi ^fung.

Taint, ^, -yim; ^{^^, ^cLim "yim.

Take, v. 1. (generally), ^,. %.

2. (with the hands or fingers), ;^,

Take away, ^^, ^ning hni\

Take out, i^^j^, ^ning ch'ut,

ch'utj jlai. .

3. (to take ai^ay, as goods, etc.),

;^, 'fcs'ui.

4. (to take for the purpose of

generally used in combination),

^, ^tsong; ^, ^k'af, ork'ai';

5. (to take by force), ^, tiit^,.

All taken off, 3|p^ Bgj^, t'iit„

lat sai .

6. (to take anyone into custody, or

to drag away), ^ (^), ^lai

(hui').

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7. (to take a person with one), *^,

I'll take yon, ^^^U^,fang "ngo tai "nei liui

.

To take into the city, *^^^•^, tai' yapj ^sheng hui

.

8. (to take a walk), (^) fj ^,(hui') jhiing Jcii. •

9. (to take, as food, or a meal), ^,sliikj.

10. (to take as a fluid or liquid medi-

cine), '^, yam.

It. (apprehend with the mental

powers), Hg,'t'ai.

I take it, ^ ^ ff,-ngo 't'al

takj.

12. (to take as a degree), fjj , chuug .

To take an M.A., Fp||, clmng'

kui.

18. (to take off, as clothes), ^, fiit^;

^, ,ch'd;^J, mok^.

14. (to take off),^JF (^' "'' 1^)'

ch'ak^ ("^hei, or ^hoi).

16. (to take off as a hat, or clothes),

g^, ,ch'ui.

16. (to take off, as the 'cover of a

closed vessel), ^ (^), 'k'in

(,lioi).

17. (to take off as a cloth or cover,

etc.), ti^pi. c'li'nc''0^-

18. (to take off as a skin), -f^], mok^.

19. (to take off the shoes), ^, t'ut„;

,^., t'ut„ kuk„; ^lutj.

To take off altogether,

b'iitg lutj sai .

t'ut„

20. (to take over, as a business) ;^,

fcBiPo-

I took over the business or affairs,

j^, -ngo tsipo ko' (or ting) ko'

^p'in jSbdngt yi' ^lai tad'.

21. (to lead), i^, tai'.

22. (Lo take for ), ^^C^, 'k'al

jlai.

23. (to apply to the purpose of), 5}^',

ftsong.

To take care, ^f^, '^p6 yau".

To take home,:|j^^ ^, ^nlm

^fjln ^kwai.

To take his name in vain, ^B^i^^> liin' kiii -k'ni .meng .

To take away, i^ ^,^ ^,^ning hoi , lo hoi .

To fake out again, |f^ffil®.lo jfiin oH'ut^ Jai {or ^, hui ).

24. Cannot be taken as, [!§ ^ f^

•^, ^m siiu talc hai-.

To take your life, ^^j^.-^,lo "nei jt'iu meng" .

To take any article, :j^^ ^matj kin oto ho.

Talc, n. —J^(lf, yat^ tiin' 'kwii.

Tale-bearer, h. P^, had ^sho.

Talent, u. yj;; ^^ts'oi.

Tales, To carry, |^^, Jjnn lung".

Talk, V. 1 . ^, kong ; ^|^, kong

2. (at random), t^, ngap^.

Talk a bit, ^^—^, ^kong yat

'"kong.

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Talkative, adj. ^^^, ho' "^kong.

Tall, «^/. ^, ,k6; ^fl^, c«han

'^t'ai k6; ^, tai" is very often

added to, e.g. He is 3 inches taller

thani, |gH-tSi;^Si#"k'ui sim ts'tin . ,k6 tai" kwo

Tall and big, ;^;^, ^ko t^i".

Tallow, n. ^^, ^ngaii ^ko.

Tallow tree, n. MiW^'^'' c^^'^'^'^

muk,

.

Tally, n. ^, ^ch'aii.

Class. -|^, ko .

Tally, r. 1. (to agree), ^^, ,fu

hopj.

To tally cargo, ^ ^, p'ai'

^ch'aii.

Tiilon, n. ^, ch'au.

Class. ^, chekj.

Tame, adj. ^, shuk,; |(g ^, ^shiin

shuk,

.

Tampering, ^ ^, shau ^to.

Tan, r. ^^^, chai ^ngau ^p'ei.

Tank, n. ^^, shek^ ^ch'i.

Class. 'jQ, ko'.

Tanner, ». ^|£, ^p'ei tsoiig-.

Class. ^, ko'.

Tantalizing, ^^, hei lung".

Taoist, 0^/. •t^(P|t), To- lead'

(ke'). ;See Priest.

Tap, V. 1 . (to strike),:Jg,

p'Sk„.

2. (.to lot out, ^, fong'.

Tape, n. ^^ t^i'.

Class, -j^, ^t'lii.

Tapering, adj. ^, jtsira.

Tapioca, n. S®^' c^^'i "°^^i-

Tar, n. PQ^^fft, 'pii 'mii ja1i.

Tardy, adj. jg, ^ebi; ^, man'.

Target, n. f0-y, 'pi 'tsz.

Class, jg, ko'.

Tjirnish, v. ^^t' ^''^''j c'^"'*'"S'

Taro, n. ^^, wii' .t'aii*.

Class. ^, ko .

Tartan, n. ;|^^^, ,k'ei ^p'fiii po'.

Tartar, n. ^ '^^\, "Miin ^Chaii ; ^^, ^Mung 'Kwu.

Task, n. X f^, ^kung fo'.

Taste, n. ^, mei'; ^j^, mei" to".

Taste, V. ^, '^t'lm ; !^, ^shong.

Tasteless, adj. ^, t'4m.

Tattered, adj. ^j^, mik^ Idn".

Tattle, V. 5^, ngap,.

Tattoo, V. ^J^, cman ^shan.

Taunt,«'- f^j^^- 'mui juk, jan.

Tautology, n. ^MZU^ '^'^"i f"'^>

,cht wff.

Tavern, ?i. f@jjS' ''^^^ '''™-

Class. ^, jkin.

Tawny, adj. i;^^, "16 ^wong.

Tax, n. 1^, shui'; ^, 'hong.

Tax, V. i[^^ (or ^), ^shaii shui' {or

hong.

Tea, w. 1. (the infused beverage, or

used in combination with tree,

shop, etc.), ^, ^ch'ii.

2. (the leaves), ^i^, ^ch'a yip,.

This is used more than the cor-

responding.

The tea was tasteless on account

of anxiety), ^^^^, jChM

patj ^shengt jCh'd.

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Teach, V. ^^, kau

.

Teacber, n. I. -f^^, ^sia jShingf.

Class. -(0, ko'; ^, waf*.

This is really a title of respect

which as a teacher is generally

'elder-boni' than his scholar is now

applied as if it meant teacher;

but it is also used for other

callings—in a shop it means

the accountant ; in a foreign

house in Hongkong it means the

'boy.'

2. (a female), -fc ^. ^sin ^shstngt,

or ^^^, 'Dui ,sin ^shingt-

3. (school), it Hf 3t ^' ^^^'

kwun ^sin ^shangf.

Tea-cup, n. ^^, jCh'a ^pui'.

Class. ^, chek^t.

A cup of tea, —' $)f ^> jat,

„pni* ,ch'6.

Tea-kettle, n. ^^, ,ch'4 „p6*.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Tea-plate, n. ^ ^, jCh'i tip,, or

tip.'.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Tea-pot, n. ^^, jCh-a ^wu, or .w6*.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Tea-poy, n. l^/L. c'^'^ c^^i.

Class, gg, jChong.

Tea-spoon, n. ^J|. c<>l"'*l okang.

Class. ^, ,ohi.

Tea-taster, n. :^gi5. c°^'^ c^'^-

Class. ^, ko'.

Tear, v. @'|||. mak„ Mn".

Tears, n. (BR);M. (~°g'i°) '•^'"•

liu.Tease, v. 1. (to annoy one),

Teasing, ^pf^. c^o .^o-

2. (as cotton), 5^, ^t'in.

2. (oakum), #i]^|^, ,8Z ^rad ,kan.

Teat, n.f/^ g|, -nil ,t'ad; ^ ^,

"yii ^t'aii.

Class, jg. ko'.

Tedious, adj. ^^, jCh'ong hei'.

Teeth, n. ^yj^g^-

ClaBs. •^, chekjjf.

Teetotum, $^, jCh'e mei.

Class, /fg,ko'.

Telephone, n. ^^l^fung.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Telescope, n. ^J|.|keng't-

Class.-Jg,

ko\

Tell, V. 1. (to inform anyone), ^

takj liitj

ts'ln 'lei

wi" ,chi, or

^chi, or ^t'engt-

^, wii' 'ngo

gljlll, -kong

,t'engt; ^^;;^ ^, or ^,kong kwo

-

Tell me, g^

,t'engt; ^kwo' "ngo ,t'engt <.li.

2. (to command), U^-, klii'.

Tell him to come, H^fM ®'kid "k'ui ,lai.

Tell me what to say, ^^§p,^, kad' ngo tlm kong.

Tell me the truth, 0^ jg ^,chid' chik, ^kong.

(The use of the final), |^, ji)&,

often expresses the idea of, 'I told

you so before, now is not it so?'

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Tell him to do it, tti}-tgj|{;, kiii'

"k'ui ts6". (If the context is

plain enough the lUL, ki'ii alone

without the -^^ tso" is enough.

Tell him, f^MM' ^^' ""^'"^

(t'engt.

Temper, n. '[^'[^, sing' ^ts'ing.

Temperament, n. '^'1^, sing' ^ts'ing.

Temperate, n. }^ |^ ^, -ling yit^

fan'.

Tempest, n. ^^"^j^, (fung 711

' t'Jli- tsokg.

Teraple, «. ^, miii'*, or rain-.

(Bk.), ^(^) tin- -yii.

Class. ^, ^k&n; ^, tso".

See Monastery and Ancestral Hall,

Temporary, adj. @Q^, ts^m" ^shi.

Temporise, v. ^^ ^, ^ts'ui ^shl

chiin.

Tempt and Temptation, ^^, shl'

To lead into temptation, Sl^,c c ,

yaa yau.

Ten, adj. -|-, shap^.

Ten parts, -f^'^, shap^ fan'.

Ten cent piece, —-.^(-^p), ynt

^ho (''tsz); 'tlJ^Zl. ts'atj Jan

yi'*-

Class.'IJg,

ko .

Ten odd years, -|-^^, shap,

kei j.nln.

Ten years ago, -^ -|- s^, sin

shapj ^nin.

Ten thousand, —-^^ yat^ man-.

Tenant, n. ^, hak,; ^^, p'o' hik,.

Class. ^, ohekjjf; -^, wai'*.

Tench, n.FH/L-W J

-wJln .yii

Class. ^, ^t'iii.

Tend, n. 1. (the sick), |^

2. (towards), (pj, hong'; =|{^, ch(';

fukj sz".

,nam.

V^, 'wui.

Tender, adj. 1. (soft),{ _

2. (young), ^, nun'*.

Tender love, ^^, oi' t'ung'.

Tender. 71. ^, ^pfii.

Class. '^, jt'iii.

Tender, t^. :^, ^fc'aii.

Tendon, n. ^, ^kan.

Tendrils, ». ^^. Wn ^sz.

Tenor, n. 3^^. lii" yl'; ^^[Sj, yi'

bong .

Tent, n. l|l^^, chong' Jong'.

Class,f^, ^kiin.

Tenth, adj. 1. '^"f", tai" shap^.

Ten years of Tung Chi, ^ ^-|-!^, jT-ung Chi- shap^ ^nin.

2. (the fraction), -f-^— , shap,

fan" yatj.

Tepid, adj. j^, -niin.

Term, 1 . (of time), j^^, hiln- ^k'ei.

2. (word), |?^||. wii- jt'au.

Termination, n. )j^^, jShau j^niei*.

Terms, On good, with, ^^ ^,tai- ^ii ^ngim; ^-^^p,-m6 matj ^shaii 'hau.

Terrace, n. (verandah, etc., of a open

to the sky), ^§, ^tin ^tol.

A terrace of Jiouses may be ren-

dered by—fIjg, yat, lat, uk,.

Terrible, adj. ^ ^ ||, iio" ,kau

jkwan.

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Test, V. 1^, shi'.

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3. (with the meaning of 'all right,

•ip it'). 5^^» chikj "^kwiin.

Go then, K^ilflJ' chikj

kwdn hui Ji.

4. (Bk.) ^, pia^ (is sometimes so

used).

Then consider, ^ ^, chik^

tong.

Then you are good people, ^i^MK' chi' hai- ^long ^man.

Thenceforth, adv. ^ ^, tsz" liati';

tsz" ko jSld hei.

Tliere, adv. -jg (or Sfe) ^", ko' {or

'ko) shii . This really means,

'that place' '^^^, 'haf ko'

slni . Consequently any other word

which represents 'place' 'spot' or

locality, etc., may be substituted

for j^, shii' given above, as ^,l^to;lI.Wt,(.r).^)f,t^fc„

"^tengt (combined) ^, ^piu, and

in all cases with, '^, ko (or

H^ , 'ko) used before them.

He is there, P^CJ®)^, 'hai (ko')

ahii

.

In fact there is no word for

'there' in Chinese; it is only Ihe

above, or similar combinations,

that represent it.

The final OSl,, ^ne in its different

tones often expresses the idea of

'there now, what I said is true'.

There is (or are), ^(^), "yau

(lo'^o).

Theie is {or are) none,5jJ ^^

That one there, l^-jg 5^, 'ko

ko jrif.

There was a day, >^(— ) Q

,

-yaii (yatj) yat,.

(as a fi^al),'jl||, ^le.

There! int^. IlS^! ^ne! jgjj! ni"!

There now! fl|^! ne'l

There! there! ^Rl^P! ni"! ni"!

Thereabouts, adv. 1. (of locality), -^

(or iHfe)^;^^, ko' {or 'ko)

shii tso yau , (The remarks

above hold good with regard to

'thereabouts' as with 'there').

2. (of numbers or statements), ^i^, 'tso yau-, or yaii'*; ^ _t

"JC, kom' shong- "ha; jig" 1^,

kom' tsai"; ^^, y6k„ mok^^';

^'^^, ^chi pat, ^to; ^^>,^to shid.

Ten or thereabouts, '\'^^A^,shapj ko' ^to 'shiti.

Therefore; «^«;. j^ltf^, kwii' 'tsz; flf\

l^, 'sho -yi.

Thereupon, arf/. ^f^:;^, ju«hf-; ^,sui".

!*, hon *^shuThermometer, n. 11^4

cham.

These, pro. ^il^§, ^ni „ti*.

These who live there, Uj^^^-^BlE , 'hai ko' shii'' ohix" ke'.

They. See He.

Thick, ad). 1. (generally), J^, ^hafi.

2. (as soup), »j§, ^nung; ^, kit,.

3. (close), ^, mat,.

Thicket, n. ^^, 'ai ^lam.

Class, m, ko'.

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Thief, M. ^j|, ts'akj, or ts'ak.*.

Class, j^., ko

, tso" ts'aTo be a thief,

Thigh, n. 1. ^f§, tai" "^pel.

Class, -^j ko..

2- (Bk.), ^, 'kwu.

To cut a piece of flesh from the

thigh, #]^, kot^ 'kwu.

Thimble, n. ^"f^ ^cham ting.

Class.-J^,

ko'.

Thin, adj. 1. (lean), '^, shai'; ^^^^' sbau' shau' sok^ sok^.

2. (watery, but not of tea), ^, ^hel.

S. (of solid suhstaaces), ^, pok^.

Thing, n. 1. ^, "je.

Class, -jg, ko".

2. (article), i^ff=- mat^ kin'.

3. (an affair), —f'f^^- J'^t^ kia"

BZ"

Class, -^j kin".

Evil things, ^^, ok„ sz".

A good thing (or deed), ^^,ho sz".

To do a good thing or deed, -^

'^^, tsd" 'ho sz".

Think, v. 1. (to suppose), ^^ 'kwu.

2. (to consider), ^, song; ^,siin'; iCi^^, jSam -nim-.

To think a bit, 3^P]\, 'song "hi.

Ton should thing about it, ^[11^

S^^i 'song "ha chi' 'ho.

Think a bit, i^— ^. 'song

jatj soug.

Earnestly think on, J\j)j\u)j^j^',3,3sam ^sam nim mm .

Think a bit (or a while), ^P"^,song &&.

To think it is [or was, etc.),'[]J

^, kwu hai".

Constantly thought about them

all the time, P^/C^^^^^^DC?®

^, hai ^sam shii pat^ hit^ song

'hei.

To think out (anything), ^Jij,song ch'utj.

Did not think, I§f^(^), ,m

kwu (takj).

3. (used as a fihal), 1^, kw;i'.

Third, flrf/. f^'^, tai" ^sam.

The third day of that week, U|§

•i!fi^0H0.'koko'^laip'al tai" jSJtm yat,.

Thirst, n. »^, hot„.

Slake thirst, ^jfig, 'Ui bot„.

Thirsty, adj. i^)'^, ('keng> hot,.

Thirteen, ad;', -p^. sliap^ ^.sam.

Thirteenth, adj. ^"f*^, tai' shap^

jEim.

Thirteenth of 8th moon, J\, J^

-|-^, pitj yiitj shapj ^sdm.

Thirteenth of 1st moon, jE^-1-^, ^ching yiitj shap^ ^sslm.

i^i^-f-, tai" ,samThirtieth, adj.

shapj.

Thirty, adj. ^-f^- rSim shap^.

Thirty one, ^-J^— ,^sim shap,

yatj, or ^—, ^sa-a-yatj. {or ^si

yat,). ^Thirty-two, — "^^~'-'

c^^°^shap^

yl"> "' "Ht" Zl' (*a-a-yi' (cr sa

yi^).

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This pro, or adj. ^, ^ni with the

proper classifier as PJH^ J^, ("i

ko jan. (Note, however, that,

5^1@> c"!ko' is not 'this' only

the 5/5. If it were, then there

would be 50 or 60 different forms

of 'this' in Chinese which would

be absurd.

If the foreign learner uses, ^•jQ, ^ni ko as meaning ' this,' he

will naturally say, B^-(@j|g, ,ni

ko' jShiin; ^i@^, ,ai ko'

^shdm; VMMMy c"^ ^° ^K'instead of saying, 5^^^, ^ni

chek^ ^shiin, g/g f^f^, ,ni kin"

^shim; ^^^, m jkin ukj

as he ought to. j^, ko' has a

distinctive use. It differentiates

all that class of objects, which

are distinguished from all others

by being entitled to the use of

'j^, ko as an adjunct to the

numeral, showing that they do not

belong to the class of objects which

have for a distinguished adjunct

to the numeral, ^, chek^, or ^,^t'lu, or any of the other 50

genuine classifiers. This use of

-j^, ko' is quite overlooked if it

loses its individuality by being

lost in, ^, ^ni

2. (before nouns the names of things

which are capable of subdivision

without losing their distinctive

character), ^^% ^nl „ti.

This city, ^JS^^. V^ cSbengt.

Thorn, n. ^, lak^.

Thorn bush, ^;^, lak, lam".

Those, adf. -f|flg^, ko' ,ti.

Thorough, n. ^, ^t'ung.

Thoroughfare, >g, ff, ^t'ung Jiang

;

^t'ung 16'.

No thoroughfare, ^"^^fj,16" pat^ jt'ung jhang.

Thoroughly, adv. ^J^, tsun" tei'*;

1^. sai'.

Though, con,: 1^^, ^sui jin; g|,

jSui.

Thought, n. i^gg, nim' ^t'aii.

A happy thought, —f|^^^,yatj tim Jing ^kei.

Thousand, adj. ^, ^ts'in.

Ten thousand, ^, man".

Hundred thousand, ~p^, shap^

min".

Thousand thousand {i.e., million),

(—)'§'H' (ya^) P<^K man-.

To be counted by lOOOs and not

by lOOs, ^^|g^"g, 'kong

^ts'fn ^m 'kong pik^.

Thread, n. |^, sin'.

Clasa. ^, ^t'iii.

A ball of thread, —gjg^, yat,

^t'nn sin'.

Thread, v. ^, ^ch'un.

Threaten, v. ^, hik^.

Three, adj. ^, ^sim.

Thresh, v. ff^, 'ta ^wo.

Threshing floor, ^^, ^wo ^ch'ong.

Threshold, n. P^;j'^, ,m'<xn "cli'an.

Class. ^, ^t'iti.

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Thrill with pleasure, ^ §^ i@ij S-^fiin hei to chan .

Thrive, V. ^jg, fit, tit,.

Throat, n. 0^(l||, ^haii Jung ; P^,

jhaii.

Class. ^, ko'.

Throughout, jtcj!?. (of a place), ^,jt'ung.

Throughout the earth, J^^"!^'jt'ung J'ln hi-.

Throughout the night, j^ 1^,

^t'ung ye-.

Throw, V. 1 . (to cast away), ^, Jid.

2. (to fling away), ^, ^wing ; |^,

p'ek^; iS, tam.

To throw away, :|^^, jWing

hui .

To throw down, i^l^^- ^wing

lokj hui

.

To throw out the hands (one

away from the other), ^p^'^.Bat, ^hof shaft.

Thrush 1. (spectacled thrusli), 2j§^, wa' .mel tsok,.

2. (black), ^^||, ,chu 'chi 'chi.

Class. ^, chekf,.

3. (disease) P^- 'haii Ian".

To throw oneself in dependeiice

on, ^^, <t'aii k'au.

Thrust, 1. (to stab), ^Ij, ^piu.

2. (to put in as into a vase), ^,ch'ap,.

3. (to thrust on anyone), ;j^, at^.

4. (as into prison),J|§,

at,.

Thumb, n. ^^-^, 'shau 'chl ^kung.

Class. '^, cliek,t-

Thump, V. ^, 'tam; ^. Jiang.

Thunder, n. f^(^), Jui („kung).

Class. "I^,ko

.

The god of thunder, ^^, Jui

Jcung.

Thunder, v. ^(]$\), Jui ('hong); fy

To be killed by thunderj :fX^^£, ti Jui sz.

Thursday, »?. ^^^g^, "iai pil' sz'.

Thus, (Bk.), ]^$p, tsau:- jii.

Tick, r. ^^^, tik, tilc^ .shengf.

Ticket, n. ^ (orl|lft) |K, p'iu', ,plii

or p'iu (or tip,) chi.

Tide, n '^;j'C, ^ch'iu 'shui.

Flood or High tide, ^-^, 'shui

til-; ;;i<^Jt.' 'shui Jaii 'shong.

Ebb tide, ;^^, "^shui ^konf ^^

Slack tide, ^^, ^shui "min.

The tide is on the turn, ^ ^1^, shui chiin Ja6.

Very high tide, ^f-^^^fC. '''"

tdi- 'shui ; ;}C^>^> 'shui 'lio

tdi-.

Very low tide, ^^^[JC. 'shui

ho Jcon; JlfC^^' ^h"' ho

kon.

' Tidy, adj. ^^,' ^ts'ai "^ching.

Tie, n. ^, tal'.

Class. '^, Jill.

Tie, V. 1. (generally), ^, 'pong.

2. (a knot), tTj^. 'tti l^^t,, or lit,.

To tie a dead knot, ^^ )^,

'ti 'sz lit,.

Tier, n. ^, ^ts'ang.

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Tiffin, n. >J%^, siii sliik, (unknown by

natives who are uiiacquaiuted with

foreign manners and customs).

Tiffin, V. ^>J^;^, shik^ Hii shik,,

^S, shikj an .

Tiger, n. (^)^, {% ^M.

Class. ^, chek^f.

Tight, adj. ^, 'kan.

Tile, n. i. %> "ngd.

Class. ^, fii'.

2. (roll tile), S1b|' '^S'^ jt'ung*.

S. (pan), ^Jt' ""S^ P"'^'*-

4. (flooring), i^i^. fkii ^chiin.

Class. ^, fai .

Till, prep. ^], to'.

Till now, ^Ifn^, to' yi- ^ka.

Timber, n. TJ^^, mnk, lid".

Time, n. 1. B#, c^hi ; ^^, ,shi

bad-.

You have so much time, fj^'fe

PB'^^'^' '"^i 'y*^^ I'om' c^o

^shl had'.

At all times, ^ 8^, ^shl ^shi, or

.shi'.c

At what time ?

At tbi« time,

chan" ^shl {or .shi*).

At that time,'j0j5|(^), ko'

chan" ^shi, (or .shi*).

What time is it? ^^'^^?'Ui ^shi hau^ ,ni ?

(:f^) ^ 1^^5^? (-Yau) ^kei 'tim „chung*

,ni?

? kei .shi .

c

ni

I have no time, (^:j

takj >^hin.

J' cm

To have time or leisure, '^^#' V" c«W hau-; (•^)^^^,("yau) tak^ ^hin.

A long time, jff^^^, ho nor.

A short time, —'B^^, yat^

jShi ^k^n.

A peaceful (or harmonious), time.

The man came at the time,jj^

(j]i)B#MAtt' 'ko (chan^)

jShi ko ^yaii ^lai.

The Lime that the man came, 'j^

Al^Me#. ko' jan Jai ko'

^shi.

When (or at the time) I was

8"Q^all, ^|ffl10|IiPiB#. 'ngo

sai ko ko chan" ^shi.

At that time I was small, "f^l^

B^HsjiffliS' ko' chan^ ^shl

ngo sal ko'.

The time it would to take drink

a cup of tea, etc., -^—'^^{#DSti 'yam yafc, jPui jCh'd

kom' noi".

At the time of walking on the

road, i?§J:f7H#, 16- shong-

jhing |.shl.

2. (occasiojis),^, chong'; ^, p'iu'.

Oue time, —.^, yat^ chong .

The time that he prayed, |§ £^

'^B#'^. "l<'ui P»i' ke' ^shi hau'.

Three times, ~.^, ^sto p'in'.

One time, —. [gj ,yat^ ^wtii.

At the time (or that very time)

(Bk.) or at that time, 'S'rtii

jtong jshl.

SI

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Afc that time, -jg j^ g^, ko

chan* ^shl.

At the time of speaking, ^^Iftl^^lBf . 'kong 'kan 8hiit„

wa" ^chl jShi.

If at a time, 5g^t^— B#. JO^

tai" yatj ^slii.

Ten times more, (^) -f- -^j

(jto) sbap, -p'lil.

3. (fixed, or set time, or date), ^,jk'ei.

The time has arrived, or Time is

up, ^j^, t6' jk'ei.

4. (to keep time, as a clock or

watch), ^, chun.

5. (an occasion), |b|, ^wul.

At the time that, "^ ('(@)

^, jtong (ko') jShi.

Tried several times in Court, ^^J^, 'sham 'kei t'ong'.

Some time in the future (indefi-

nite), li ,(t'ing yat,. This

really means to-morrow but is

applied in this indefinite way.

Times, n. (occasions), (gj, ^wdi; |g,

cboug'; ^, fcs'z'; ^, p'in'; '^,

(Waii; ^, t'ong .

Very many times, ^^^. h6

^t6 tB'z\

At times-it is, at times it is not,

.shi* hai", -'jz.vt. .shi* ^m haf'.

At times there is, at times there

isnot, ;^B#^-=S'B#1^. -ya<i

.shi* "yad, -yau .shi* ra6.

Timid, atlji. >]||^, no" yok,.

Tin, n. ^, sek,; ^^, pUk, fe'it,.

Tincture, n. ^'^g. yok, tsaA.

Tiufoil, ». ^|§, sek, pok,.

Class, j^, fai'.

Tinge, t-. I^B^, -yim oti'-

Tinkle, w. t^^g, ^Hng ^ling

^shengt.

Tinkle, V. «^H^(|1IpJ), c^i^g c^'"^

('hong).

Tinplate, n. ,||pli, "mil 'haii t'ft„.

Tinsel, n. ^j^^j^, M^ /* ''^»'°'

(hung.

Tiny, adj. 3^/J>, sai' 'siii.

Tip, n. ^^, jtelm ch'ii'.

Tire, v. ^, kwui".

TiTed,. ac^?'. ^j^. kin' kwui".

Tiresome, adj. ]^^, 't'eng kwui'.

Title, n. 1. ^^, ^tsiin ho".

2. (official), ^ ^, jkwfin Jiara.

3. (right to), ]g^, jing tak,.

Title-deed, n. j^^f^, tei" 'cbi.

Class, gg, jCbong.

To, p«??. 1. ^, kwo'.

2. (up to), il^J, chi' to'.

3. (in combination), to-night, -^ ^,^kam "miin.

4. (in order to), |^, ^lai.

5. (in phrases such as 'he said to

me,'),iij-,

tui'.

6. (to say to ), |bJ ^,houg -wa'.

To and fro, ^^, ^loi "wong.

Toad, «. !ls|3^, jk'am ^kui'.

Class, -^j cbekot-

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B, hong'

Toast, n. P^±, „to sz'*.

Class. ^, Ui\

Toast, V. i^ hong'.

To toast bread, »^|min- jpad.

Tobacco, n. ^, jin.

The leaf, |®^, jin yip^.

Tobacco smoked through water,

;^^, 'shui Jin.

To smoke tobacco, ^<f@, shik^

,yin.

To abstain from smoking (as a

non-smoker), ^j);^, kdi' jin.

To-day, n. ^ Q ^kam yat^, or mat^.

Toe, n. ^glt, k6k„ 'chf.'

Glass. -^, chek^t-

Toe of a shoe, ^g^, ,hai ^t'aii.

The great toe, ^jgi^.'kok,,

chi jkung.

Together, adv, (all together), (|^

L^]) — ^, (jt'nng [^mil])

yat, ^ts'ai; jj-, ^mJl: ^, kungS

^^, kuug- ^mil.

Together with, j^ j^, ^t'ung

G-o together with me, ^^^^, jt'ung ^mai "ngo hni', or ^-ngo yat, ^ts'af hui', or 0^-^,^ma "ngo hui'.

To come together, ^^, kung-

^lai.

To speak together, jg^, ^song

'kong. (This phrase is bookish).

Toilet table, ^f£^g,^s6^chong-t'oi'.c

:,k^i' ho^ |g, hd-.

i^, ts6- takj

Token, n. |j

Class.-J^.

ko'.

Tolerable, n/ij. 4

kwo .

Tolerate, r. j^, 'tai; 3g^, Van.

Tomato, n. :^^^, ^kam ^ts'i'n kat^;

^35S, J&n .k'e.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Tomb, n. ^^, ^fan m6-.

Class, 'j^, ko'.

To-morrow, w. ^ Q ,^t'ing yat,.

This is also used to mean any

indefinite time in the future.

Come to-morrow, or Come, or

Come and see me again, ^Q^, ^t'ing yat, ^laf.

To-morrow night, ^J^, ^fing

'mto.

2. (Bookish), |^ ,^ming yat^.

Ton, n. ^, ^tan to 16 picul, -f-'^;{^0, shapj Ink^ tam'.

Tone, n. ^^, .shengf jam.

The variant tone,

jam.

Tongs, n. j^|M., 'fo Ic'im.

Bg, pm

Class.Jg, 'pi.

Tongue, n. ^, lei".

Class, j^, ^t'id.

Tonic, n. ^f]^, 'p6 hiit^.

To-night, n. 4^!^, ^kara "mto.

I shall come to-night, ^ -4^M

.A"jigo kam

-min ^lai lo'^", or ^kam "min

"ngo jlai ^]o\ or "ngo ^lai lo'^'

jkam -min.

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Tonsure, n. ^^, lok, fdt„.

Too, adv. JSbH, kwo^*' ,tau ; mm,takj tsai".

Too many or too much, ^J^g|[, jto kwo^ jt'aii.

Too high a price, ^^^, Wjts'in jto.

Too few, ^^^, sid tak,

tsai".

Tool, n. ^J^, hei' kui".

Class. 4^, kin".

Tooth, n. ^, ,ngi.

Class, -^j chekgt-

Toothache, n. 5}*^' c'^S^ t'ung*.

Tooth-hrush, n. ;^^, ^ngil ta'at^.

Class.;J5^,

chl.

Tooth-pick, n. ^^, ^ngsi jts'im.

Class. ;|^, chi.

Tooth-powder, n. ^f^, ^ngi Jul..

Top, ?!. 1. (of a hill, or house, etc.),

]§> 'tengt.

2. (of anything with a flat surface),

|g, rain-.

Top of a hill or mountain, |Jj

J^, ^shan 'tengt-

Topic, n. ^ g, jt'ai muk,.

Class, j^, jt'lu.

"

Torch, n. jjljjg, 'fo 'p4.

Class. ;j^, jChl.

Torpedo, n. (naval), ^^, ^shui Jui.

Class, i^, jt'iii.

Torrid, adj. ^^, y% tai'.

Tortoise, n. ^, ^kwai.

Class. ^, chek^f.

Tortoise-shell, n. f^J^, toi" miii'*.

Tortuous, adj. ^^, ,liin ^kiin.

Torture, v. f^jflj, ^hang jing.

Toss, V. 1. (to throw), f^, ^p'iii; :|fc.

jWing.

2. (to roll), 1^^, lukj jShan.

Total, n. —^, yat, Ssung.

Touch, f. ^, ^mo; ^^ mo chokj.

Don't touch it, l^jtf^i ™^i ^^^ •

As soon as touched, —^, yat^

^mo.

Tough, adj. ^^, nging".

Tour, V. yij ^|», ch'utj ngoi".

Tow, V. {^j^K^, ^shai Idm" ^t'o;

;^|f, ,Mi iW.

At the stern, PT^-^, nii' chii".

Towards, 1. [^, hong ; ^, tcl".

Towards that side, |£

hong' ko pin".

2. (kindness, etc. towards), .^, toi".

Towel, n. j^fjl, mln" ^kan.

Class, j^, ^t'lii.

Tower, n. f^, fip,; ^^., ^ko .lad'.

Class,'fgj,

ko'; j^, tso".

Towering, adj. l^^j^. 'ting ^t'in

^k6.

Town, n. g|^, yap^.

Class. ^, ko'.

Toy, n. z^fjF, okmig "^'sai.

Class. -j@, ko'.

Trace, n. ^, tsik^.

Track, n. I. (footsteps), zfj^^SJ:,

wan kokg tsik^.

Class. 10, ko'.

2. (railway), ^]^^^, t'it„ 16- sin'.

•Class. ^, ,t'iu.

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Tract, n. (or any small book),/J>

slu jBIiu.

Tractable, adj. %^, Bhau" kad'; ^^, ^t'eng wa-.

Trade, n. ^ ||;,.ahiing ji'; % ^,

mau" yikj.

Trader, Travelling, n. p^^, ''Bhai

hiik„.

0Ia»8. '(Q, ko .

Tradesman, n. -^^, p'o' ^ka.

Tradition, «. P^, 'haii jCh'iia.

Tragedy, «. fglg^^, po^ ying'

hei' ^man ; =g=*|^^. 'M jts'iog

hel'.

'

Train, v. ^^. kiu' "yong.

Tranquillity, n. ^^, ^on ^ning.

General tranquillity, "^^t t'ai

cP'ing.

General tranquillity throughout

the Empire, (jD^fC-jSc^.(jt'ung) jt'ln hd" t'ii* ^p'ing.

Transact, v. ^, pin'.

To transact business, ^ ^,pin Bz .

Transcribe, v. ij^, ^ch'au.

Transfer, v. ^^, ^kaii kwo'.

Transfer the young rice plant,

H ^. ch'ap„ jwo.

Transformation, n. ^'{(i' P^"' ^'•^ •

Transgress, v. ^|^, f4n".

To transgress against the law,

1^1^^, fiin- Bz .

Transient and Transitory, adj. ^Q|p,tsinj" ^shl.

Translate, v. ^^, jfiin" yik,; ^ttjl^, yik, ch'ut, ^lai.

Transmigration, w. I^Jg, Jun jWdi.

Transmit, v. ^, jCh'iin.

To transmit as a disease, ^^,^.ch'iin "yim.

Transport, v. 1.||g;, ^piin.

2. (convicts), ^^, ^ch'ung jk'wan.

Transparent, adj. ^•^, taii ^kwong

;

^f|3fe' 't'ai tak, ^kwong.

Transpire, v. ^\^^, Id" ch'ut,

Jai.

Transplant, v. 1. (rice), ^, ch'^p^;

^ffl, ch'ap„ ,t'in: jf^,ch'apg ^wo.

2. (trees), ^jj^, chung kwo'.

Transpose, v. |^^< tiu" '"chiin; ;jQ

;|^, jSong wun-.

Transverse, arf/. ;|^, ^wilng.

Trap-door, t§|^^« c'*"^«''*' P^"-

Class. ^, fii

.

yTravail, v. ^^, ch'fln t'nng\

Travel, v.{jj ff, ch'ut, ^hilng; ff

^, jhing jad.

Traverse, i;. 1. (to cross), ^^, jWiing

kwo .

2. (to go about), ^ ^, ^chari

jau.

Tray,'n. ^g^, t'ok, .p'un'.

Treacle, n. j^^, ^t'ong 'ehui.

Tread, «;. fj, ^hang.

To tread on, ^, tap,; ^|g,cbdi ^ts'an.

Treason, n. ^^, ^maA Vin.

Treasure, »• 5f^, ^p6 pui'.

Treasury, n. l. (generally), ^ J^,^ngan fd'.

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The Colonial Treasury, ^^^,Fd M6' "Shii cojnmonly known

as the Jip[^, Fu' ^Fong.

Class. 1^, ^kin.

Treat, v. 1. (in general sense), ^^,jhon toi-; ^, tol'.

2. (to discuss), ^, 'kong; ^ |^,

"ji lun^.

3. (to treat for illness), ^, ji.

Treaty, u. ^^, ^wo y6k„.

Treaty port, ». j^f^P ^, ,t'ung

^shong 'ha6 ngon";^^ ^hong

fad-.

Treble (3 times), H'^. cSam -p'ui.

Tree, ;t. 1. 1^, shii-.

Class. ^, ^p'o; ^, ^tau; (some-

A row of trees, —l^^j^;^,

yafcj til shii- muk^.

2. (in a collective sense), ;^^.shii" muk^.

Trellised, adj. JJ^/^, Wni wat,.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Tremble, v. ^^, ti chan .

Tremendous, adj. ^jE^^t ^chan

ching' jkad ^kwin.

Trench, n. J^, jhing.

Class. ^, ,t'lii.

Trespass, «». ^|^, fan".

No trespassers allowed, ^^^^fe, jhin ^yan "min tsun'.

Triad-society, n. '^^^, (Sim hdp,

wul^'.

Trial, n. I. |i^, shl'; ^|^, shi' yim-;

l^irp, Shi' -ha.

2. (a case), ^^, cknng on^

Triangle, «. •-; ^ 5^, ^sdm kok^

Tribei w.;Jgig,

tsuk,; ^^, ^chf p'ii'.

Tribulation, m. ^|^, wan" nitr.

Tribunal, n. ^^, ^kung on*.

Class, -j^, ^t'iti.

Trick, n. ^^, kwai kai'.

Class -j^, jt'i6.

Trick, V. "^g,, wan"; J(^|g, wan-

chong'.

Trickle. V. f^^^^, Uk, tik, lok,

,lai. ^Trident, n. ^ ^, ^sara ^ch'a.

Class, -jg ko'.

Trifling matter, (or thing, or a trifle),

fe^$, ,han SZ-; ^>J>$, .se

• slu SZ".

Class. ^^, kin; ^, ^tsing.

Trigger, n. j^^, ^tivi chai'.

Trim, v. ^^, 'ching ^ts'ai.

Trimetrical Classic, ^!^^, ^8dm

Tsz- jKing.

Class. ^, p6-.

Trimmer, ». (coal, on a steamer), ^H, 'ta tsapj.

Trinity, n. ^-^—•, jSam hop, yat,.

Trip, V. ^^, shat, k6k„.

Tripang, n. j^^, "^hoi ^sham.

Class, j^, ko'.

Tripe, n. ^^^, ^ngau 't'6; ^^f^, ^ngau pdko yip,.

Class. |g, ko'.

Triple, n. '^'^, jSim -p'"'-

Tripod, n. ^, 'ting.

Trippingly, fg^, ,heng p6-.

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Trite, adj. ^^\f§., 'kong to' t3uk,.

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Truly, adv. ^'^i chan hai'.

It is so. truly, ^{j£)^9^,i>- i„i<„chan (ching ) hai" lo "; Vp^

-j^Pg., k'ok„ shat, hai" lo''°.

Truly speaking, JH, ^, ^chan

kwong.

Truly, ^(^), ,chan (hai^).

Keally truly, ftWi jChan shatj.

Most truly, JH-iH., chan chan.

Trumpet, n. ^-j^, ho" ^t'ung.

Class, j^, ko'.

Trundle, v. |||, luk,.

Trunk, n. 1. (boi), ^, ^song; ^,

-lung.

2. (the body), ^, ^shan.

3. (an elephant's), (^) :^, tsong"

pat,.

Trunnions, n. ^^, p^u' 'yi-

Class. ^, chek^t-

Truss, n. (for hernia), /l^^^:^,sid jCh'ong hei kap^,.

Trust, V. ^, Bun'; ^ ^, sun' lii".

-Trustworthy, arf/, ^f "'6 shat^.

Truth, n. 1. (in the abstract, etc.),

^3g, ^chan -I6i.

2. (in truth), 1^^, ^chan wi".

Try, V. 1. (to test), ^|[]f ,shl' (-h4).

2. (to try in Court), ^, shana ; Sp

^jj, sham p'du'; ^^, shamsz-

S. (said to anyone who has com-

mitted an offence, or crime), ^,chal'.

Try and see, ^^(pf), shi'

't'ai -hi.

Don't try it again, Ijjjt

mai chaf „U.

Tub, n. ;^'^, rauk, ^p'un.

Class.•Jig,

ko^

Tube, n. <^, 'kwdn; ^, .t'ung*.

Clsiss. -(^, ^t'iu.

Tuberose, n. ^^^> 7"^^ ^tsim

Tuesday, n. jjj§^Zl> 'lai pii' yl"-

Tug, i-. H, ,t'o; ^, ^]ii.

Tumble, r. J^^, tit, lok,; ffff^,

kwin to.

Tumbler, n. 1. (glass), ^^^^, jp6

^lel opui ; ;4'C^. 'sl^ui „pui.

Class. ^, chek^t-

2. (mountebank), ^^, luk^ ^fan.

Class, ^i ko

.

Tumour, n. 0^^, yuk, .lau'.

Class, 'm, ko

.

Tumult, n. 1. (bustle), ^ ^, nau"

ylt,.

2. (uproar), II§^, jts'o n^d".

Tune, H: ^, tin".

Tune, V. ^ ^, kad' sin'; ^ jp,

k^ii chun.

Tunnel, n.|.Ll|I|I^, cShdn tung".

Turban, n. ^^^\\i, chin" ^t'ad ^.kan.

Class. ^, ^t'id.

Turbid, adj. ^, chuk^.

Turbot, n. ]fep^, cho ^had .yii*.

Class, j^, ^t'ld.

Tureen, n. ^^, ^t'ong ^tau.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Turf, n. :^^, 'ts'6 „pei\

Turf, V. tf^^, 'ti 'ts'6 „pei'.

Turkey, n. ;^^, 'fo ^kai.

Class, ^j chek^t-

Turmeric, n. ^ ^, ^wong ^kong.

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Turn, V, 1. ^, 'chnn.

2. (to turn back), J!^||l(g^), 'fin

chiin (^faiij.

3. (to turn round and round, ^^^, t'am- t'an\- ^chiin.

4. (in a lathe), ^, jCh'e.

To turn from evil, gj^^, 'kol ok,,.

To turn away rebellionslj against,

^^, pui' yik,.

To turn to good, ^^, ^kwai

^chan.

To turn against one, ^^, fiin

mfa".

Turning lathe, n. $4t^) jCh'e ^ch'ong.

Turns, By, ^»^, ^lun .laii*.

Turpentine, n. /j^'fjij^, ^ts'ung tslt^

jau.

Turtle-dove, 3^;|jj|, ^piin ,kau.

Class. ^, chek^f.

Tush ! inter, p^, 'ch'oi. (This is used

by women); f^, ^ch'ai; B^,

^Ch'e; 1$!:, Ch'e-; pg(, dl'i; ^,^p'f (the last is used by Women).

Tusk, n. ^^, jChong ^nga.

Class. ^, chekj.

Tut ! inter, (with an idea of don't be

afraid), [^, ^he; Pf ,^hoi. (This

last must be pronounced shortly).

Tutenage, 1. (zinc), Q^, pak, ^yiin.

2. (copper), Q|j^, pik, ,t'ung.

Tutor, n. ^^, ^chong i&ii.

Twang, Ji. 3^^, ,kwiiig ^sheng.

Twelfth, aa!/. ^-YlL. tai' shap, yl".

Twelve, a(^'. -|-I2., shap, yi".

Twentieth, adj. Hn-f*. tal" yl"

shap,.

Twenty, adj. Zl"f"> 7^ shsp,.

Twice, adj. pg ^, "long chong'; m-

p^lf];, -long -h4, or p|>^,-long ,.wan, or p^lsj. "'ong cWtii.

Twilight n. (eve), ^^i jWong ^fan

;

(morning), ^^, mdi" 'shong.

Twilled, adj. ^j^, ,ts'e .man*.

or

Twine, n. ^ j^, ^shing 'tsai.

Class. 1^, ^t'lu.

Twinkle, f. ^, 'sh(m.

Twins n. ^^(orff'), mi tsz (i

tsai).

Twirl one's sleeves (in anger), |^|^,

Jfan tsad".

Twist, V. g^, 'kali; :^, 'nad.

Two, adj. 1. (used in counting 12 3,

etc. and in stating amounts of

money as represented by figures,

etc.), Zl, yi-

2. (used in specifying a number of

articles, persons, coins, or notes,

etc.),pl^,

-long.

They two men, f^pS^. "k'ui

"long jan.

Two or three,^^ (with proper

Class.) "long ^s&va , or ^^ , jSim -long, etc.

The two men, |^('jg3)X' '^°^S

(ko') jan.

Two or three days, ^^ ,

-long^^sHra yat,. or HM0'^sam -long yat^.

Two or three days ago, :^p^E£(«' H ^) .

,sin -long ^s^m

(or Sim "long) yat,.

They ^two- went, fgpgi@^,k'ui "long ko hni'.

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Type, n. 1. (for printing), ^^^,wufcj pan tsz.

2. (a sign), ^^, yii" 'piii.

Type founder, n. ^^/V' '^^'^ ^^^'

jan.

Class, jg, ko'.

Typhoon, n. ^^, hwg kaii".

Tyranny, n. ^^j pa^' tO".

Tyrant, w. ^J, pi' ^wong.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Tyro, n. ^JJ ^, ^ch'o hok,; ^ |jij,

il ch'o.

Class, •j^, ko

uUbiquity, n. ^^/^-'^t c™®

*^^''^'

patj "yaii.

Ugly, @|^, 'ch'ad t'il'; Pg^ii,,m ho t'ai.

Should grow so ugly with age,

ko yong ^m ho fc'ai.

Ultimately, adv. ^IjJIJ^, t6 tai.

Ultramarine, n. ^^, fat^ ^ts'ing.

Umbrage, n. |5^^, ,w6 ji.

Umbrella, n. -g, ^che; pgjg, -yU

^che.

Class. ^, 'pa.

Unable, adj. 7fM' ^^) c"'^"^: ^a

^, ^m "w6i.

Unaccommodating, adj. i^:|j0^. ^m

jSong yong-.

Unaccountable, adj. f^^^, kai ^m

tak^; Pg^fl, ,m 'k^i tak^.

"

Unaccustomed, adj. P§|^, (in kwdn'.

Unacquainted, adj. p^'^, £«! sliik^.

Unaffected, adj. ^,!^^. ^^o 'kom

tung".

Unalterable, adj. ^q]' ||"^, ^mo 'ho

^kang koi-

Unanimous, adj. — *(ji, yat^ ^sam.

Unapt (dull), adj. ^ ijj!^, 'ch*un

chiitg.

Unassisted, ffrf;. ^AM' '™^ '^^^

cPong-

Unassuming, adj. Ws.^' M^ ^uu .

Unavoidable, adj. ^^W .(HiO noi"

Unaware, «^/. |'§^. tiM "^kwii.

Unbecoming sentences (when speaking

of the intercourse between brothers

for example), ^^, jhiin "yu.

Unbelief, ». ^"fg. pat^ sun'.

Unbiassed, a<i';. ^^. c""° cP'"*

Unbind, r. ^j^, 'k^i lat,.

Unblemished, arf/ i0^^' c™° c^'^

ts'z.

Unboiled, adj. ^^, mei" _.po.

Unbounded, adj ^|5^, ,m6 hin".

Unceasing, adj /fijt- pat, 'chl ;"^

^, pat, Sik^i ^^i)^- P^^ '^^'o-

Uncertain, erf/ Pg H ^' c"" ^^\

ting-; ;^^, pat, ting".

Unchangeable, adj^^^, 'md 'koi

pin'.

Uncharitable, adj.^ Ai'^> '^^i^*"

cts'ing.

Unchaste, a</;. >^ii, -md 'iai.

Uncivil, ady.:f5 i||.

'mb "Iai.

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Uncle, n. j^. pik^ (father's elder

brother); ^, shuk, (father's

younger brother); little uncle (used

by a sister-in-law in speaking of a

younger brother of her husband),

Unclean, adj. 1^%^^, ^m Un

taenr; P§^)#' <m ^K tsing".

Uncomfortable, adj. I^^'^. pat,

'shong fii •

Uncommon, adf. ^ji'^, /ei .shong.

Unconcerned, adj. jig- Jt. li^, ^m

-shong jSam.

Unconscious, adj. ^^i^jU- pat,

chl patj kok^.

Uncouth, adj. Hf^, jts'o tsuk^.

Uncover, v. ^^, 'k'ln ^hoi.

Undecided, adj. ^^, 'md ting"; V^

^"M, -mo ting- chun.

Undefiled, adj. ?|^f§^, -mo ^wu

wai".

Under jwep.~J\,

ha"; "I^JIg,hi- tai.

To be under, ^"f», tsoi- hd";

:^:^~J^, tsoi- 'shad hil".

Understand, v. 1. (to apprehend), ^g, ^raing pAk,.

Able to understand, ^ ^:^, h(u

tak,.

Without understanding, pg ^

2- (to know how), p^, "wiii.

3. (to know), ^, 'bid.

Undergo, v. ^, shad'.

Undertake, v. ^^y cP^A jShing.

Undertaker's shop, ^^^, shad"

p&n p'o^ .

Class. ^, ^k^n.

Undeserved, adj. ^f^"^, pat, kom

jtong.

Undirided attention, ^ /\J^,^chiin

^gano.

Undo, V. fS^, k&!.

Undoubted, adj. V^^^^^^. jn

jSz takj ^yi ke .

Undress, v. ^^, t'iit„ ^shira; ^^, jCh'ui jShiim.

Uneasy, nrf;. P§-^^, c™ c°" '"''^v

To render uneasy, ^^, ^shing

hel'.

Unemployed, adj. :fj^^, 'mb sz"

y'Pj-

Uneven, adf/. ^^, ^va ^p'ing; ;^^, patj ^ts'ai.

Unexpected, adj. ^^\; yi' ngoi".

Unfair, adj. P§^^, ^m ^kung t6-.

Unfaithful, adj. ^^, pat, ^chnng.

Unfavourable, adj. ^, ngdk ; "^ {or

Unfeeling, arf;'. ^'[*, pok, ^ts'ing.

Unfilial, adj. Pf> (or pS.) ^, pat, (or

^m) had'.

Unfinished, adj. ^]^, mei' ^shing.

Unfit, arfy. Pg-g-, ^m hop^; Pg^, ,m

chokj.

Unforgiving, arf/. ^P^^, ^chiing

tim" h6i'.

Unfounded, adj. 'ffif^'^2}S, 'md

jkan -m6 pdn.

Ungovernable, adj. ^ij;]^ (or pg) ^,chai' patj (or ^m) tak,.

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Ungrateful, adj. ;g^, ^oug jan.

Unhappy, adj. :ffi^, "mo fuk,.

Unhealthy, adj. P§|^, ^m shong.

Uniform, n. (as soldiers, etc.), ^^,h6- ji.

Class. \^, kin'.

Unimportant, adj. ^^^i 'md kan

jlu'.

It does not matter, ^^"^i"mo jSoqg jkon.

Unite, V. 1. (to join together), '^^,hopj ^mai.

2. (to mix together), ^Jg, ^kiu

^mai.

3. (to link together), ^;l||. Jin

^mai.

Unity, n. —,yat^.

Universal, adj. ^^~p>i ^t'ung ^t'ln

hi^

Unjust, adj ^^^, ^m ^kung t6-.

Most unjust, MPg/g-^, Chi'

^m jknng td".

Unkind, adj.:f^ ^ ^, mo jan

jts'ing.

Unlawful, adj. Pg-^^. ja hop, fat^.

Unlike, adj. pg-f^, ,m -ts'z.

Unlimited, adj. ^|J^,'ni6 h&rr.

Unload, r. ^^, 'hei fo'.

Unloose, adj ^^, 'kii lat,.

Unlucky, adj. ^, ,hung; Pg^^-^,

^m 'hd 'ts'oi; Pg^^];^, c™

^ho lai" shl".

Unmi tigated. Unmixed

,

or

Unmodified, adj.

Ij^, tsun-

Unnecessary, adj (^@, ^m shai.

Unnoticed, adj. ^^, pat, kok^.

Unpardonable, adj. V^^^^^^ c"

she' takj lat^

Unpolluted, adj. J^'^f^, pat, ,chim

wu .

Unpopular, adj l§#A*ti" c™ '^^^

jan jSam.

Unprecedented, adj. |5P§ '^ -^ "It.

tsung" ^m jts'ang "yati ke

.

Unprejudiced, adj. ^"j^, ^rab ^p'fn.

Unprincipled, adj. ^^i^. "mo to"

Mei.

Unprofitable, adj. ^^, "m6 yik,.

Unremitting, adj ^^, pat, hlt^.

^P^, "m6 hin'.

,>

tei'.

Unrestrained, )

Unrestricted, )

Unrighteous, adj. p§^, ^m yl"

Unripe, adj. ^, ^shang; ^^, mer

shukj.

Unruly, adj. /f^^^, pat, Shad fstt^.

Unsafe, arf;. 1^^, jm wan.

Unseasonable, a«^'. P§^B^. ttn chok,

jShi.

Unsuitable, arf/. Pg*^, ^m hop,; pg

^, ^m chok,.

Unsurpassed, adj. ^^^^, mei"

yad shing kwo'.

Unthankful, adj. ]|£j§i, jmong jan.

Untidy, adj. P§^^. {™ jts'ai ching.

Until, ^ij, to': 31^j» chi' to'. .^,tang »'« sometimet used instead of

until.

Wait until, ^M' 'tang to'.

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Untrue, adj. P§^, ^va ^chan.

Unusual, adj. ^'^, ^fei ^shong.

Unwearied, flf§, "m6 kwui".

Unregulated acts, g[,f^, lun'* tsok^.

Unwell, adv. Pg^^, c™ ''^^i- tsoi";

Unwilling, adj. p§-#, c™ Vng.

Up, adv. _t, -shong.

Come up again, |^_t!^, jfan

-shong jlal.

Upon, iJrep. J^, shong'.

Fix your thoughts upon your

parents, /v:i.^:^:^^#f'l- , ^sam nim- ^chai tsol' M"

-mo jShan shong'.

Unworthy, adj. 3^^^, pat^ 'kom

(tong.

Uphold, adj. ^^, ^chi 'hei.

Upper, .Jl,shong-.

Upper part of tlie body, Y^,shong- ^shan.

Uppers o( a shoe, ^, min''.

Upright, adj. ^^iE- cf-i^n ching'.

Very very npright, it^J^jEiE,

jtiin jtiin ching ching'.

Uproar, n. V>^^. ,V& pai'; Pf |L,

^ts'6 lun-; ;^|L, lir liin'.

Upset, adj :jT|@j, 'ta ^to.

Upset price, ^"j^, ^hoi ka'.

Upstairs, adv. /^Jt' ^^^ shong-, or

.laii* ahong-, or ^, .lad*.

Upwards, adv. \/\ \^, "yl shong".

Urknity, n. j^^, -himi.^:

Urge, V. 51^, pile,; f^j^, ,ts'ui pik,.

Urgent, adj. ^, kap,.

Urinate, 1. (most polite), /J^M' ^^^

pin".

2. (common), )^^, ^o nlu-.

Urine, n. ^, niu-; ^;j}C' 'i^'^' ^hui.

Uru, V. ^, t'ip„; ^, ^kong.

Use, ». ^, ^shai; j^, yung".

No use, ^^, "mo yung"; ^,mo wai".

What's the use of, iBf^, ^ho

ying-.

What means should be good to

use, ^^^^, 'shal mat, fit^

""tsz.

To use largely, @^, chung-

ynng".

Useful, adj. ^^. pin" yung-.

Useless, adj. ^j^, "md yung"; JJS.

4'M'^cmcChungyungS^'Ji;,

-mo wii"; P§'^|§, <.m Shai tak,.

Usually, adv. ^^, cP'ing so'; 2p

'^, ,p'ing ^Bhong.

Usurp, V. j^, ts'im';^ft^'.

p4* chim'.

Usurp for him,•^ |g, ts'ira' "k'ui.

Usury, n. ^|J;g,g, lei" sik, "ch'ung.

Utensil, n. |§ JH, hei' "ming.

Class, fji, kin-.

Uterine, f^gg, jt'ung ^piii.

Utmost, a<?;. ^^, chi' kik^; ~\'^,

shap, jfan.

Utmost importance, ^^^,chi kan yiu\

Utter a sound, ^(—)g, fit„ (yat,)

fShengt.

As soon as a sound was uttered,

—^M^ yat, fifc„ ^sheng.

Uvula, n. 1?^^, tlii* ^chuag.

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Vacancy, n. (in office), ^, k'utg.

Vacant, adj. ^, ^hung.

This is thongbt to be an nnlucky

word, so the word hicky, ^,katj, is euphemistically substituted

for it ; as This vacant (or empty)

house to be let, ^gtU"©'katj nkp ch'atj yam".

Vacation, 7i. j^, ki';^jg, fong' kd'.

To apply for vacation (leave),

^^. ko' ka'.

Vaccinate, v. ^55&> cbing' tatf *.

Vagabond, n. !l||fjr, l^i" "^tsal.

Class, jg, ko".

Vagina, m. ^^, jam wu"; ^f^,ch'in ^mun.

Vain, adj. ^^, ,hni ^faii.

Vainly wish for, ^^, ^hnng 'song.

Valetudinary, ^^. 'yong peng-f.

Valiant, adj. ^ff^, 'yung kom.

Valid, adj. ^'^, "t'o tong'.

Valid security, {^|^^, 'p6 tak,

'hdi.

Valise, n. ^>p|, jP'ei'^song.

Class. -j@, ko'.

Valley, n. ;gl, kuk^.

Class. ^, ko'.

Valley of the shadow of death,

'hfm 'sz jChi kuk^.

Valour, w. ^^, -yung hei'.

Valuable, adj. ^S, kwai' chung'..

Value, n. 1. (price or worth), 'j^, ki';

'd ^' chikj .tsln*;

fj| ;^, chik, ^^man.

Of value, -fg^ chik, .tain*.

Valuation, n. f^^, 'kwu ki\

Valuator, n. (oflBcial), f^jg^, 'kwu

ki , ^kwun.

Class. •^, waf *.

Value, w. 1. (to appraise), f^^. 'kwii

U\2. (to prize and esteem" highly), -©•

2, kwai' chung-.

Van, n. ^fc^, cSin ^fung.

Class. "(0, ko'.

Vapour, n. ^, hei'.

Vanquish, n. ff^, 'fi, jengf.

Vegetable, n. ^1. |g, ts"'oi'; ^^,^sho ts'oi

.

Class. ^, ^JD'o.

2. (accompaniment of a meal), ^,sung'. This may include meat.

3. (in speaking of them as a class).

The vegetable kingdom, ^tJc,t'B6 mnkj.

Variance, n. ^, ^ch^ng.

Variegated, adj. g^ g, ^pin shik,.

Varnish, n. 1. (Chinese), ^yf^, ^ming

.jaA*.

2. (lacquer), 0, ts'at,.

Varnish poisoning, n, ?^;^, ts'at,

shik,.

Vary^ v. ^, pin'.

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Vase, n. :?JJg, J& ^fcsun; :^^, ,fii

Class, -j^, ko'.

Vast, adj. '^js^, sham- tai".

Vault (basement or cellar), ift^,

tel- ,16.

Vaunt, V. ^i<C' tli'wa tii".

Veer, v. ^, chiin'; ^^, chiin' ^vrin.

Vehement, arf;'. ^, 'mang.

Veil, n. ^®#, koi' rain- ,sh^.

Class. ^, fai'.

Veil, V. J^, ,che.

Venerate, f. '^^, jtsiin king'.

Venerial, 1. (intercourse), ^'^, ^kiu

hdp,.

2. (disease), :?£:^p, ^f* -lad.

Venerial sore, or boils, ^^,^shdng oteng*.

Venetians, n. "gf^^, pak„ yip,

ch'ong.

Venison, n. J^I^.luk, yuk,.

Venom, n. -f^, tuk^.

Vent, n. ^Igg, hui' 16"; j§^,jt'ung jhung.

Venture, v. (dare), |[j^, kom.

Veracity, ?i. ^^, "16 shat,.

Verandah, n, ,^t§, jk'ei .lau'; ^g, jt'in .t'oi*.

Class, -j^, ,ko'.

Verbs, n. y^^. wut, tsz".

Verbal, adj. ^^p^B|[, 'pei 'hau

'kong ke'.

Verbatim, adv. ^^i^^, kui' kui

,s6ng ^t'ung.

Verbose, adj. ^^, chui' lui".

Verdant, adj. ^ y^, ^ts'ing wAt,;

^^, saii' mail-.

Verdigris, n. |Ib]|§. jt'ung Ink,.

Verge, On the, g|-j^, tsaii? hai".

Vermicelli, w. /^^^, ''fan sz.

Class. -(1^, ,t'M.

Verse, 1. (poems), ^, ^shf.

2. (stanzas), '^, tsit^.

Versed in, ^, shuk,.

Vertex, jS, tengf.

Very, adv. 1.^^f,

'ho, +^7::^:^, shap, jfan -116 pat, tak,.

2. (not in such a strong sense), ^,kei, is sometimes so used.

Very good, jff-j^, ho ho.

Pretty good, ^jif", kei hd.

Very (i.e., extremely) good, ^Itf',

kik, 'ho; -jr^^, sbap,

jfan h6.

Vessel, n. 1. (utensil), ^M., ^ei'

c .

'mmg.

Class, f^, kin-.

2. (ship), j|g, ^shiin.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Vest (waistcoat), ^>Ci*, pui' ^sam.

Class,-f-^,

kin-.

Vestige, ^^, 'sin ^han; ^g^,,han tsik,.

Class, -j^, ko'; ^, wai^*.

Vex, t'. 'J^^, ,Un y&t.

(irritate), ^, kik,.

Vexed, adv. '^f^, Jkn miar.

Vial, n. /J^g^^|^, 'sid ,po ,lei

jtsun.

Class, -tel. ko'.

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Vibrate, v. (quiver), ^t, cban'.

Viceroy, n. j||=^, 'tsung tuk^; ^Ij

^ , chi'' jfc'oi.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Victory, iJT"^. 'ti jeng.

Vie, V. f% tm; ^5t' cChdng^sfn.

View, n. 3fe^' c^^ong 'king.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Vigour, ». 5^jji$. ,tsing ^shan.

Vigorous, adj. 5tt|^, chong kin".

Vile, adj. 1. ^, 'chaii; ^. okg.

2. (mean), ~]^^. til" tBin".

"Vilify, V. |§^- "^wai p'ong'.

Villain, n. ^^^, kwong kwan'.

Class, -j^, ko'.

Village, n. t^(^), jtsiin (,h6ng).

Class, -j^, jt'iii.

Vine, n. ^^i^. cP'° c^'ai shu'.

Class ^, ,p'o.

Vinegar, n. gg, ts'6 .

Dip into vinegar, HJ^'^Sa^*'

'tfm lokj ts'6' ^chnng.

Violent, adj. ^^ji, -ming lit,; ^^, shai' ,hung; J^^, ,hung

oko.

Virgin, n. g^:^. ct'""g c<^^ing

"nui.

Class. '(0, ko

.

Virtue, n. ^, tak,.

By virtue of this note, {^^||>jP'ang ts'z- otin*.

Virtuous, adj. ^, shin".

Virtuous and filial, ^01, J^^

hit'.

Visit, V. ^, film'; (^) 1^ (or TVi)^irF. ^(yapp ,lai (or yap,

hui') 'ts'of "ha.

lit., to come {or go),in and sit

down a while. This last is often

used for 'to visit'.

Visiting-card, n. i^^, ^ming-t'lp^.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Visitor, n. ^, hilko.

Class. '^, wai'*.

A gentleman visitor, ^^. nam

hiK-

A lady visitor, ^^, "nui Lik„.

Class. j@, ko'; ^, wai'*.

Vitiate, v. ^^, ching wii".

Vivacious, )

Vivid)

Vocation, n. ^^, sz" yip,.

Vogue, n. ^^, jShi ''fun.

Void, arf/. ^, ^hnng.

Volatile, a«?/. (in disposition),;^j[! j^,

^t'iu t'4t„.

Volcano, n. ^[h' ^° ^shan.

Class,-jgl,

ko'.

Volume, n. ^C' '^P^n ; p^, p6-.

Volunteers, n. ^;f^, ^man ^ping.

Class. ^, ko'.

Voice, n. ^, .shengt; $^, jShengt

hei'; ^^, fShengt jam.

Called with a loud voice, ;;^^(tSj., til- jShengt kid'.

With a lond voice, 3^^, til'

^shengt.

In a high voice, ^Jf ^, h6l'

kang' ,k6.

Voice gradually sank, ^Jf^-^,^shengt tsfm- ^tal.

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Voracious, adj. ;^'^, tdi" sbik,

Voyage, n. j^^, 'shui 16"

.

CUss. -^, ^t'iii.

A voyage, — -j^, yafr, ^shui.

Vulgar, -^j tsuk,.

w

Wadded, adj. ^^|^, cUiin nSSp,.

Wafer, ^\^]^i 'fo ts'afc, p'ln'.

Class. ^, rti'.

Wag,t;.^f, 'pai;;j^, jM.

Wag his tail, ^^. pai 'mei.

Wager, rK ^ "mai.

Wages, n. /^X' jan c^"ng; X^.^kung jts'in.

Class, 'jg, ko'.

Wail, n. ;g5§, ^of huk,.

Waist, n. 3^, jiu.

Class.-J^.

jt'id.

Waistband, n. |^^, cjlii tii'.

Class. ^, jt'iii.

Waistcoat, n. '^il^, pui' ^sam.

Class. -^ , kin .

Wait, «;. 1. (to stop, remain), ^(irf^),

tang ("hi).

Wait! ^: 'tang! or |^(^)g^, "mil (hui' tsz^ che i.e., Don't

go yet).

Wait a bit, or a little, or a while,

^

'PI^j tang yatj "hi.

Wait till I get back, {or come

back), ^l^iSl^, 'tang ^ngo

^fan jlai.

Wait until we go home to say it,

chi wd*.

Wait upon (a relative respectfully

as a mother-in-law), ^^, fung*

' sz".

Wait upon in an acceptable man-

ner. ^^' fi"r cShing.

Wait on (serve), 0$, fuk, sz'.

Waiter, «. ^fjr, sz" tsai.

Class, j^, ko

.

Waive, v, (to let pass), ^^. JsA

tak^.

Wake, n. ^, aengf.

To wake from sleep, ^||^. fan

'sengt.

Waken, v. 4T^> ^ sengf.

Walk, n. /J>J^, W 16-.

Class, -^i jt'iu.

Walk, V. ff, Jiang.

To take a walk, a. (in the

streets), .^ f=f ^, hui' ^hing

,kiii;m^[!||j, ch'ut^ ,kai\lii.

h. (a ramble on the hill roads), •^

^iJjd^l, hui' k'wdng' ^shin

(16-).

(He) has gone out (to take a

walk), (tE)^t7l^. ('k'ui)

hni' jhing ^kai; or %]^^,"k'ui ch'ut^ ^kai.

To walk away, f^P^, ^hing ^hoi.

Walk first, fj-J^, ^hing ^sin.

Cannot walk, or Cannot walk on

Jt. PS^#Pg-, c™ casing talc,

lo'^".

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f,^ts'ongWall, n. 1^, ^ts'ong; )|

Class, ijjg, fuk,; H, p'ung-.

A surrounding wall, -—'"^^f^, yatj tai' ^wai ^ts'ong.

City walls, ^^, (Sheiigf fkei.

Walnut, n. ^)^^, hop, jt'6.

Class, -jg, ko'.

Wan, QjaP^. Piil^jPlkjteP*.

Wane, v. 1. (to decrease in power,

etc.), ]^, jShui.

2. (the moon, etc), ^ ^, yut.

Want, ». ^^, k«ut„ fat,.

Want of food, fH,, ^kei.

Want, V. ^, yi6'; ^, oi'; jg^,TOUg yiu'; 5^^, '^sbog oi'.

Want to be like, ^^|^—^, 'song hok, ^fin yat, yong-.

Do not want, (I§^, ^m oi'.

He wants, fg^l''"' ^fi' '*''"•

yitf, or yiii' tak,.

Wanted a little of, ^P^, ^chAng

War, n. ^H^. ^chdng chin".

War-vessel, n. J^f^, fPing jShiin.

Class. ^, chek^t-

Ward, n. ^j^Jf, c'^^^ c^°"?-

Class. -^, jt'id.

Ward off, v. jf'^- 'tong chu"; ^^, 'tai 'tong.

Wardrobe, n. ^J3^|g, cjlfnk, kwai".

Class. ^, ko'.

Warehouse, w. i^^, chan' .fong*;

'^^, fo* ^ts'ong.

Class. ^, ,k4n,

Wares, n. '^, fo'.

Class, 'fsj:, kin'.

Warm adj. ^, yffc,; ^, "niin.

Very warm, >j|^'j^, "uiin "iiiin.

A warm heart, ^(d^. y't, jSam.

Warn, v. ^J^, "^king kii', or kii^*.

Warrant, n. ^, p'lu'. '

Class, j^, ,t'lu.

: w^' cch'ili

{"" "* o o

Warrant, v.

Police warrant,

p'lu.

Godown warrant, |!r^J|., "ch>i

ts'ong „tan*.

.,<P^*i-

To warrant it for a year, ^^—!^, j>kiL yung- yat, ^iiin.

Warrior, n. ^Jt, "Jung sz".

Class. |@, ko*; '^, wai'*.

Wash, V. f^, 'sal.

Will wash or washable (of cloth,

e*^c.), f^^, 'saf 'shui.

Washerman, n. j^^^^, 'sal ^yi

fuk, '16.

Class, •jg, ko'.

Wash-basin, n. 1^^, vain' .p'un*.

Class, -j^, ko

.

Wash-stand, n. p|j^^, mfn" .p'6n'

Class, j^, ko'.

Wasp, n. ^^, jWong ^fung.

Class. ^, chekfo-

Waste, V. S^, sii'.

Watch, n, 1. (a time piece),

2. (of the light), Jf, jking; H5^, jking jt'in.

The third watch, ^ g|, ^s4tn

jkiDg-

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"Watch, V. ^, jhon; ^^, ^^^^

shau.

To watch, sheep, ^^, ^on

Watching yonr growLli from year

to year, ^ — '^ ^ —' ^'i,hoD yatj jiiin tii" yat^ ^nin.

Watches, The five, jtJf, '"g

(kang.

Watchful, n. f^'^- kan shan".

Watchman, n. ^H^, ^tti ^king

'l^; B^Slt. 't'ai ,kangke'.

Class,-fg,

ko'.

Watch-tower, n. J^^^, ^kang .lad*.

Watchword, n. ^^,. ko'.

' 1..3*om ho

Class.

Way, n. 1. (road, etc.), J^, 16'.

Class, -(i^, ^t'M.

A long way, ^^^, 'ho -yiin

16^

A long way from here, ^, (or

Jei (or kakj ( hoi) ni shii' "yaii

ho 'yiin 16".

2. (means by which anything is

accomplished, etc.), "j^^, fong

fito! ^^, fit, ^tsz.

, Class. -^, ^t'iu.

3. (manner, method), ;^, 'y^ng*.

In that way, |^, kom.

In this way, Q^^, 'kom yong".

A way of life, ^^, shangf

16'-.

Weak, adj. 1. (in strength or sub-

stance), |fe^, -yvLQ joky

2. (timid),'jf|^,

no" yok,.

8. (watery), jj^, -fira.

Wealth, V. ^^, ^ts'ln ^ts'oi; ^^,

^ts'oi pikj.

Wean^ r. ||jj^, 'tun "nai; ^j^,

t'iit^ -nil.

Wear, r. (clothes), ^, chok;,.

2. (hat or cap, etc.), ^, tfil*.

Jau.

(or as the

S. (a shawl), :,^, ^..

To wear out, ^case may be) ^, chokQ {or tili

)

wili', or^ (etc.), ^, chok^ Ian'.

To wear well, 1^{^. or ^),"k'ani (chok, or tal').

To wear Chinese (or Western or

English) clothes, ^^ {or ^<" W^^ P^«' jT'ong (or ^Sai,

or jYing) ^chong.

Weary, adj. ^, kwiii'.

Weather, n. ^, t'in ; ^^, t'in

^ei'; 55^, ^t'in ^shi.

Hot weather, Jzl^)^, ^t'in

(jShl) yit^.

When the weather is hot, ^^f^b

-jg^, ^t'in yit, ko' jShl.

Cold weather, ^Ji^, ^t'ln 'l^ng.

Good weather, f^^, 'h6 ^t'ln.

It is good weather to-day, ^ Qj^^, ^kam yatj 'hd ,t'ln.

When it is so hot at night-time,

MgllJH#. '«i^i c^'ati kom'

Rainy weather, PH^. "yii ^t'ln.

Stormy weather, ^^^, ^fung

yii ^t'in,

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Weave, v. ^, chik^.

To weave cloth, H^^i cbik^

po

As a spider, ^, po'.

Web, n. —'^^t yat, ^k4i po'.

A spider's web, to^^, ,chi

^chii "mong.

Wed, 1'. 1. (on the man's part), ^(^), ts'ui' (^ts'an).

2. (on the wonaan's part), j^, ka .

To marry a wife, |Bi^ ^,ts'ui^ "lo jp'o.

To marry a husband, j^;^^,ka "16 jkung.

Wedding-sedan, t£ lOC ^ ^- ,^^

jhung tii- kitf*

Wedge, r. ^, sip„.

Wednesday, n. ^^^i "lai p4i

sim.

Class. ^. ko\

Wee wee, (sonnd), Dfi]Djlj, kwit^ kwit,.

Weed, n. W^^> 'ye '^ts'6.

Class. 5^, jP'o.•

Weed, V. ^^, mang' 'ts'o.

Week, n. ^^, "lai pai'.

Class. -jQ, ko'.

Come next week, ^Zl-j®^

^E^, tai- yi- ko^ -Jai pii' ,lai.

Weep, V. PJ^, hdm'; l^H^l^, c^^u

-ngin lui".

Weep and wail, J%^, c^'ai huk,.

Weevils, n. ;5jt4^, "mai .ngau.

Wei^b, t'. 1. (money in small scales

[i.e., with a steelyard], or to

weigh goods, etc.), ^, ch'ing .

2. (to weigh money in a pair of

scales), ^, tni

.

8. (opium retail), ;^[t, ^t'lu.

4. (weigh down, t.e., to press down),

^, chak„.

Weighing machine, n. /^, pong'.

Weights, n. ^^, fit^ ma.

Class. jQ, ko'.

Weighty, adj. g? 'oh'uiig.

Welfare, To ask after, 5^^' ^^^'c°"'

Well, n. ifc, "'tseng.

Class. 11^, 'ngiin.

Well, rtrff. 1. (good in condition), jj^,

^h6.

.It would be well to do it, -|^|[|S

i3^5f. t8i>" oto 'lio 4'.

It would be well to do so, or it

will only be well to do it so, -^

^MMi^' ^^' '''°™ "^sd- chl'

^h6.

As well, IP, J.6.

The two were there as well, p^^, "long ko' oto'^hal

Bhii'.

2. (in health),^, 'ho; g^?' *sz"

To get well, $f|^" 'ho ^fan; ^{^, 'ho ^hiu.

To get quite well, Hj^^S^,hd jfiu Eii

.

Not very well, |^^g^^, ^m

jto tsz" jin.

Veryweli,^-g^,'h6tsz-jiD.

Well! inter. ^JlT/, 'ho ^4!

^5^, hai- a* is often used for

Well, Very well.

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Well done, 1. (as to an action), -^^

H^f, ts6^ tak, 'b6.

2. (h8 meat), ^^, lio shukj.

3. (Bravo), ^, "^ho.

West, n. j|@, jSai.

The west, j^^. <.sai ^pin; f^

^, jsai jfong.

Wet, adj\ ^, shapj.

Wet nnrse, n. ^jl^, ""^i c™^! ^Class. (0, ko'.

Whale, n. ^|^, .king.

jii.

Class. ^, jt'ld.

'

Whampee, n. @^, jWong .p'ei'.

Class, jjfft,napj.

Wharf, n. j^||, 'mi .t'au'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

What pro. 1. ^, ^pin; "fet(|^)i?lg.

ma,tj (-ye) o^i? or ^mi -ye „ni?

What kind of a man? ^^

\

gig, matJ-ye ^an* „ni?

What man? "gjy^, mat^ .yan*?

"' ^W^^ ™*^ jShui*?

What meaning? ^^^]^^,matj yi sz' ^ni?

2. (in speaking of time), ^, kei.

3. (price, i.e., how much), ^^,'kei nto?

4. (in speaking of time and person

in asking for particular reasons,

etc.), ^, oPi"?

What Court? ^f^^f^? „^m

jkin jNgi .Miia"'?

What am I afraid of? ^'liQ-^l^ff/^, -Ngo p'a' matj -ye ni? or

jfong matJ-ye ^ni?

5. (how, etc.), 1^, tim.

What to say or What shall I say?

^^^? 'Tim 'kong ^ni?

What o'clock is it? ^f||^^?K6i tim ^chung ^ni?

What, place? ^^? ^Pin shu'?

What is the matter? ^-^^?"Yaii matj sz'?

What then? lH^^H^g? or ^Wi^k^^ 'Kom 'tim m?or

Kora tsad- tim ni?

What time, ^^, 'Kei .shi', or

jShi.

What is this? e/gHfl^t^^i^

^, ^Ni „ti hal- ^mi 'ye ^ni?

Of what is it a part? or What

does it belong to? -^l^OKQ/g?

MatJrye ke' ^ni ?

At what place? 5^^(^)? 'Hai

^pin (ehii)? or 'Hai „pin?

What is used,j^jf ^"H. 'sho

' 1 'yung ke .

No matter what illness, P^f^

"fe ^ 5^' c™ l""!' niatj -ye

peng-f.

What ought I to do? ^^^pM^^Ji^ ^'^%o jing^kol

tim yong* tso- ,ni?

What! inter. ^, 'Hi ! BBJ, ^Ho ! ^,'He ! ^Illtig^, Mat^ 'kora i'l

Whatever, ^ro. 'g j^, t&n" ^fin.

.

Whatever a man has, "tBHiA0tW^- c**" c^^'i jan '«ho

-yad ke', or :^V^^, ^yad ke'

mat,.

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Whatever countries there were,^^•Hia. 'sho -yad ke' kwok„.

Whatever there was, Wf^l'^

1^, sho "yau ke. "ye.

Whatever I have, ^ j^^*^^, "ngo sho "yad ke "ye.

Whatever you saw or heard,fjj^

M.^J\^'^^' '«ho kin' 'sho

^man ke sz .

Wheat, n. ^, inak^; ;^ ^, til"

makj.

Ears of wheat,^^ m-ak^ sui".

Wheel, ?i. 1^, jlun; ^@|. ^ch'e luk^.

Glass, -jg, ko'.

Wheelbarrow, n. '^^, shau ^ch'e.

When, adv. ^H#, 'kei .shf*.

When you go, j^:^^^, 'nei

hni ko (Shi.

Note the 'when' is often left out

e.g., Wiien it is so hot at night

time, Ift^py^, -miin .t'aii*

kom' yitj.

2. (more bookish, but often used),

Bk. when at the time of, ^,ctong.

When.' -JoT^? jHo jShl.?

3. (at the time which), -^^i ko'

,8hl.

When he was in the world, 'j^

U^Z^' '''"' *«°*' «'"'*'

chl ,8hl.

^(]^), „Pin (shii')?

^(^), „Pin(tiibJ.' ^(tn^).

„Pin (-hi)? ^^ (^), oPin

(teng-)? ^(tt), „Pin (wai^).'

c— c'

Where? acfi?

In fact the Chinese for our equi-

valent 'where' is j^, ^pin with the

word for spot, place, etc., added.

This should be remembered and

the right words used with, ^,

Where did it come from? P^^J^lfl®E^? 'Hai ,pin shii* >i

ke ,ni?

Where does he live? jgP^^^^Vji? -K-ui 'hai >n shii'

chii" ^ni?

8. (in questions sometimes takes the

place of our 'where')? ^, ^ni?

Where do I come in? ^1^?ngo jUi?

Where is A sam? ^S^B^'^'

^Sam ^ni?

Where is the coolie? P^^^,^Kwd ,lef ^ni? orp^D^p^^^pJI,

jKwd ,161 ^hai ^pln ^ni?

Where were you? f^Q^, "Nel

jUl?

Where. The following construc-

tion is common. The place where

{or in which) we live, ^|^]^jf

^f^^t, -"go "ei- Sho chii^

ke tei" fong.

Come to where I am, ^^Jf^j^ Jai to' -ngo shii'.

Where I am there you are, ^P^iSlfSilnPi^'V ^hal

ko shii "nei ^to hai shii

.

3.^Jf, sho is used sometimes where

would we say 'where'.

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The field where she went, fl^^

gjfl|i{gg, -k'ui 'sho to' ke' ^tin.

Where have you come from? •^

shii' jlai?.

Where do you wish to go? ^shii ^ni?

Whereupon, ]^, tsai"; pg-^, 'kom

tsaii'.

Wherever, Pgff^;^, c™ "i^"' oPii

shii .

Whet, V. ^$1], c™o 'ei'-

Whether, ~^f^, pat/lan'.

Whetstone, tJ. ^7J^' c™° c''^ ^^^'^r

Which, 1. (for men animals, etc., and

things), ^, oPin (with proper

Class, addJ^^,

„ti to it for

plural).

Which man? ^JiA?^' 0^'"

ko' jan ^ni?

Which men? ^fl^A^'S' oPin

„ti jan ^ni?

2. (months), ^, „pin ; ^^tai" kei?

Which month? f$^^, tai"

"kei yiitj.

That house: which fell, ^^^5fl^#lJ®F^?l6. ko' ,kan uk,

i', tit„ to ko' kin ni.t c

He has not returned me tlie book

which he borrowed from mc, '^

^9^1 "k'ui tse "ngo ko' p6"

shii, ^k'ni ^m ^ts'ang 'pei ^fjLn

-ngo Id''-.

Which one of you? ^— -Jg?

oPfn yatj ko'?

Which of the two? B/g^l®^^^? ^Ni -long ko' „piu ko'

hai" ni?c

The following construction is com-

mon. The book which was read,

The land which was given to you,

1 5 C ,, , 7 ...3kwo "nei ke tei .

In which field, i#^^B9' '^'^

opin tit„ jt'in.

While, he was in the world, 'j^>^

iMii^''^'^^ ^^°^' ^^^^ oP''"'

While eating his lunch, '^^^j@B#, shik, 'kan an' ko'

^shi.

For a while, —-(fl)>

jat^ hong'.

Whine, v. |^, ^nge; Q^ g, jngo

^shengf.

Whip, n. H, .pin; ^|g, -ma ^pin.

Class, j^, ,t'iu.

Whip, t'. ^^, (Pin ta.

Whipping, H^^, fPiii 'td.

Whipping through the street, a

punishment for petty larcenies,

MM^ cyan jing.

Whirl, V. ^^^, jt'am ^t'am chiin'.

Whirlwind, n. ||,g^J^, "^kwai ^t'aii

^fung.

Whisk, V. :^, fak„.

Whistle, n. ^^, ^ngan ^kai.

Class, "f^, ko'.

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White, adj. Q, pik^.

As white as snow, ^siitj kom' pik^.

"Whitebait, n. ^ ^"^j P^l^o ^^'^' -7"'-

Class. ^, ^t'iii.

Whites, «. Q^, pak„ tii'.

Class. ^, ^t'iii.

Whitewash, '^^^. '^sha ^fi'ii "^shui.

A coat (of whitewasli), —-j^,

yatj cham .

Who, pro. ^, ^'m'? used with the

following appropriate Classifier, as

'^^ ,Pln ko'? ^^, „Pin•5*

war .

^, matj used with the following

appropriate words, -^^j mat

.yan*; -^|||, mat^ ^shui*.

If plural then say, ^1^< oP^n o''-

Who is that? M^^^K^, Kg ko bai" mat^ (^or ^mi)

.yan* ^iii?

Who is he? tgl^-feli. 'K'ui

hal- matj ^shui*? or fg "^^ .^

J^, "K'ui har matj .yan*?

Who is it? ^1^, Mat, ^shui*?

o**-feA' ^^^ jyan'-'

Who does not know, §^^591'^shui patj jChi.

Those who beg of him, ^3^IB"!!'

^^^° ^'^^ '^'^^ '^^'•

Whoever, ^jf^, ''sho "yaii.

Whoever does this will be punished,

^MUV^^ oPin ko' (or sl,i^

tin' opin ko') tso" ^tb yid* pin'

k'ui lo''»,

Whose, pro. j^, jpin followed by the

appropriate Class, and then the

sign of the possessive, P|5J, ke

,

||p|g, Mat, jShui ke'?^

At whose place, jf^ ^10^.hai jjpln ko' shii .

Whole, 1. (spoken time, or bodies, or

substances),J|^,

^shengf.

The whole morning, J^ ^,jShengt jChid.

The whole day, ^0, ^sheng

yat,.

2. (Used when a number of things

are spoken of together), —'jfp,

yatj k'ol

.

3. (all, even to the minutest par-

ticle),^ —DS^. yat, ,ti; ^JfW-sho "ya(i.

The whole day long, -^ ,

^ch'ong yatj (i.e., the day) long.

The wbole night, J^-j^, (Shengt

ye-.

4. ^, jts'iin.

The whole earth, ^|^. jts'un

tel'.

Wholesale, adj. ^fj, f^t^, ^hong.

Wholesome, adj. ^, . shong.

Wholly, adj. |^, s^i ; ^tj^, tsun"

tei'*.

Whore, See Prostitute.

Whosesoever sins ye remit they are

remitted unto them, ^J*Lf!5?bh

^"j^. tin- ^fan "uel tei" shik,

fong' -k-ui tsui" ke', "k'ui ke'

tsui- pft^ pel- shik, fong'.

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Whosoever, ^, ^pin followed by

appropriate Class, (as -^^ ko'

"'' &U^M ("' ^' etc.),

shi" tin- ^pln ko' (or wai^', etc.)j

Why.!- adv. 1. ^1^? Tim 'kii? ^^? Tso^ mat,.? -^^^C^)?wai' inatj sz" (kon').

I do not know why, P^^^J-{i®$^, (in jCW to' mat, -ye

2.(Bk.), B^K, jan >."Wick (lamp), n. ji^/(i>, ^tang ^sam.

Wicked, «rf/.,]. ^, ok,; jg,^,^hung ok^.

2. (malevolent), ||)\^^, hak^ ^sam.

Wide, adj. ^, f^t^.

Wide apart, ^, _.sho.

Widen, v. |^^p^, 'ching fut^ „ti*.

Widow, n. :g[#^, 'kwa "md .p'o*,

"'' cP'°; S^' '•'"^ -ffi.

Class, 'j^, ko .

Wife, n. I. (generally), ^^, 'Id

(P'o; ^\, -nui .yan*.

Class, -jg, ko'.

2. ^, ^ts'ai.

3. (legitimate, i.e., first, or chief

^ife)'^S('|5E).titof^t,(ke').

Being wife and children, ^S^, tso" ^ts'a'i tsz.

Wife and children, ^-^, ^ts'al

tsz.

(Bk.), ^%, ^ts'al ^yf.

What's the use of having a wife?

^^P^M ytt'ctB'al jhoyung-?

Wild, I. (untamed), ^, -ye-

Wild beast, |^gjj, "ye shati*.

2. (mad), ^, ^k'wong.

3. (dissolute), J5[^- fong tong".

Wild duck, n. ;;JcljJ|, 'shui ip„.

Clasg. '^, chek^f.

Wild goose, n. ;}C^> '*'*"' c"S°-

Class. '^, chekjjt.

Wild people, n. i^^, "ye jau.

Class, -(g, ko'.

To grow wild; |^^, "ye ^shing.

Wildly, arff. iL,,lun-.

To talk wildly, f[ g|, liin"

"^kong.

Wilderness, n. ^^, k'wong' -ye.

Wile, n. 1^^, 'kwai kai'.

Class, j^, ^t'id.

Wilful, adj. ^^, kwti' yl'.

Will, n. ^^, chukj jShtt.

Willing, ar//. ^, 'hang; Ffl ^^, chung

yi'-

Willingly, adv. -^i^, jkom ^sara.

Willow, «. Ilpi^, -lau shii-.

Class. ^, ^p'o.

Wind, n. ;g[, ^fung.

To get ' the wind (or draft) on

11 ^M.^ shad- -Kuone,

jShing ^fung,

A cold wind, ^ ^, ^ghing

/ung.

A gust of wipd,. —^^. yat,

chan- jfung.

Winding, adj. ^^, win kuk^.

Windmill, n. ^^.^ fung mo".

Clasa. M, ko\

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Window, n. |^, ^ch'ong; ^

jCh'ong ^miin.

Class. 1^, to".

To go out by the window,

hui'.

Window-bar, n. ^f^, ^ch'ong it^.

Class. ^, jt'M.

Windpipe, n. ^^, hd' 'kwiin.

Class. ^, jt'iu.

Windward, adv. JtM"^'^^*^"^' c^^^S

plu"

.

Wine, n. 'Jg,tsaii.

Claret, ^'JQ. chung 'tsau.

Port, ||V@, liak^ 'tsad.

Sherry, Q:fg, pak„ 'tsau.

Wine glass, n. fg^, ^tsad ^pui.

Class. ^, cliekjjt

Wing, n. ^, yikj.

Under the wings, ^~f») yik, ha".

Wing to wing sailing, |^/V^ijj^, jhoi pitp tsz" "lei.

Wink, V. ^gf^, yapj "ngdn.

Winter, n. ^^, jtung ^t'ln.

Winter solstice, s^Jg, ^tung chi'.

To keep the winter solAice, -j^

^, tsi- jtung.

Wipe, V. j^, mitg.

Wipe the table, ;^|^, raiX^

.t'oi*.

Wire,'n. ||, sin'.

Class. ^, jt<ld.

Wisdom, n. ^^. chi' wai'.

Wise, adj. ^:^^, 7*^ chi' shik,;

Wise men, l^i. ¥>K sz".

song.

I,yii'.

Wish, v. 1. (simple), ^2. (wish, must have),

3. (strongly desire), ^4. (hope for), >^^, 'song mong".

Does^not wish, |^?g, or @||,

01

or I®Kti or m song, or ^m

yid , or ^m ol

.

Does not wish to-' iV

-, {or etc.), song ^m-

According to what you wish, ^'f^ fS^ 4* 1^' "^^"^ cJ^

""^i

jChung yi

.

Everything according to what

you wish, ^^^ili>^^,sz" sz" jts'ung jSam sho yuk,.

5. (expressing a wish) |^, yiin".

Witch, n. ^^, 'shengt ^p'o.

Class, -jg, ko".

With, prep, (together with), |^,

jt'ung; j^;||, jt'ung ^mal; JfJ^,

^md; ^, kung-; ^, ts'aii'.

Go with me, |^ (or|jp)^ ^,

jt'ung (or ^mi) "ngO hui

.

With one's own eyes, ^B|t,ts'an "ngin.

With one's own ears, ^I^, (ts'an

"yi-

With

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myself, yourself, himself, herself,

or t/hemselves, according to the

context, as ^^B^^, "ngo

^ts'aii 'ngiln kin , I saw it with

my own eyes, i.e., I saw it myself.

Is with us (on our side), |^^jll|, ^t'ang -iigo tel-.

Within, 1. (general), ^(^). "lui

(^t'aii); 1^, noi-; ^Jg, -lui

tai.; ^^, 'lui min".

2. (included, any goods, etc.), IjQf

^, tsoi' noi".

"Within the door, P^^(g^),^miin "lui (^faii).

Within the house, ^0^. uk

noi".

Within six days, ^ ^, luk,

yatj noi^.

Witness, n. |iE(^), ching*(jan).

Class, -jg, ko'; ^, wai^*."

To be a witness, ^^, tso"

cliing .

AVitness against, fjJE, ching'.

Witness against yon, fJE f^,ching "nel.

Wizard, n. ^^, 'shengf ^kung.

Class. -(0, \o\

Woe, 1^, wo'.

Wolf, «. ^Jg. ^ch'ili ^long.

Class. ^, chek^-)--

Woman, n. T^^, "nui .yaii*.

Class, i^ ko'

All old woman, 'fQ^^, pak„

oy« fP'O; ^{fe|, jpo Sia.

Womb, n. ^, ;t'oi.

Wonder, V. »^, kw4i';^^, kfn^k'ei.

It is not to be wondered at, |§

Wonderful, adj. Jij^, cli'ut^ ^kef; ^tg. Jcei k'wii'.

Most wonderful things, ^Kj^P|f^, chi' ch'utj jk'ei ke' sz".

Wont (accustomed), v. 'IS, kw6n'.

Won't, '^, ^m or .m*.

Wood, n. 1. (the solid part of trees;

trees cut or sawed), ^. rauk^.

Class. ^, fill'; 5g:, kau-.

A piece of wood, —^TJ^. yat,

fai mukj.

A long piece of wood, —•^'^^yatj jt'iii muk^.

A lump of wood, —B^TJC. .Vat,

kaA" mnkj,

2. (firewood), ^, ^ch'ii.

Class. ^, fili'; ^", ^L'id.

3. (a collection of groAving trees).

Word, n. I. (written or printed), ^,.tsz".

Class.-^, ko'.

2. (spoken), gf , wa'; ^ wd"

.t'ai.

A sentence of words,—"^(^)iyatj ktii (wa").

3. f^fil< shiitp wa- is sometimes.

used as the equivalent, e.g., these

few words, m^^^M' ^^'

k6i kni sbutg wa".

Say a word to them, ^jH -

^, wjI" -k'ai yatj kui'.

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Work, n. X^- c^i'Jg /"•

Class,f^, kin-.

The work be does, or That ^ork

that he does, t§iSi:''^X^.k'ni fcso" ke ^kiing ^fu.

Each kind of work, ^^j^I ^,kok„ Tong- ,kung' fd.

Work, V. trX' ^td jkang; -gJfX,

t%b' jkung.

He works for me, "f^^^^"ff* . 'k'ui jt'ung "ngo tii ^kung.

He works at my place, j^P^I^^:|7^X, -k'ni hai "ngo shu'

""ti jkuDg.

The works of the Lord, ^i^0m'fJZ^' cYe cWo.Wa

she (hang ^chi bz'.

Workman, or workpeople, n. T,\.(knng jjan; |ig^, ^sz fd"'.

Class, -jg. ko'.

Workmanship, n. IL'f^> (l^ing tsok^,

Good workmanship, &^'^',hd shad shai

.

World, n. 1 . (the earth considered as

a globe), f^^, tei^ ^k'ad.

Class, -(g, ko'.

2. (present stage ef existence), jj^,

shai'; jH;^, shai' kii'.

Class, -jg, ko'.

This generation, ^jfr, ni shai

;

^^, kam shai'; i!i&i@ifl:^,

^ni ko' shai kai

.

The next world, ^^, ^loi shai'.

The future world, ^^, had'

shai'.

The whole world, ^^1^, V»'

jt'in hi-.

The man of the world, j^^-shai ^yan.

"World without end, ^"ttf;^^'

wing shai ^mo tsun".

3. (in the world), "[frjt.' sl'^i'

shong-, used where we would often

say 'world' alone.

Among men in the world, ^"jtt^

Jl(^^)' <ya° shai' shong-

(^chi ^kan).

Worldly customs, "{tt^'^, shai' tsuk^.

Worm, n. ^, jCh'ung.

Class. ^, jt'to.

Earth worm, ^$^, jWong 'hiin.

Class. ^, ^t'iii.

Worse, adj. ^, pai".

The longer the worse I feel, ^

yiitj kin ^m ^on lok,.

Worship, V. ^, p4i'.

To worship at the tombs, ^^,Jiang (ts'ing; ^|ij> pa^' jSban.

Worshipper, n. ^^, piti' ^che.

Worst, adj. ^i^, kik, jai;-5gffi,

chi' ok^.

Worth, adj. 1. >fg(f#), chik, (tak,);

2. (money), fj^^, diik, .ta-in*.

It is worth so much money, j^

3. (of a man), ^ ^, "yad

——.ts'in'.

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He ia worth' — , or He has

ysni- .ts'fn .

He is worth a lot of money, jg

.ts'in*.

Worthless, adi. g|, 'ch ati.

Extreraemely worthless, /^@^.

kik, 'ch'aii.

Worthy, adf. ^, jln.

My worthy wife, ^^i J^^jts'ai.

Would, V. /g, 'song ; J^, yun-.

It would be well, ^jff-\^, J'O

"ho 6r.

Afraid he would drown, 'I^P^

&^t' P'^ "''^^ cham" 8z.

Wound, v. ^, jShong; ^^, (Shong

jts'an; tf^, ta ^shong.

To receive a wound, § ^,shaft- jShong.

Wrangle, v. ^, ^chang.

Wrap, V. ^, ,p4ii; ^Ufif, ^pift 'hd

(i.e., wrap it up properly, or well).

Wring, V. ^^. 'naii ^kdn.

Write, V. 1. (to set down, as legible

characters), ^(^), 'ee (tsz^).

Neither can I write, ^^P§

se tsz" jtim.

He can write quickly, tS^#

He ran write quickly, fg^'j^

^se fil' cto takj, or ^k'ni fil ^ib

'se takj.

It can be written quickly, ^[, fil' o''0 86 takj

ke'.

He cannot write quickly, fgP§-

or fBl'I^I^PSp^. -k'"!

m 'se takj fiC, or -k'ui fat* ^m

''se tak, ke , or "k'ui se f&i tsad'

^m tak, ke .

It is he who writes, ^^^{H'"se tsz- hal" 'k'ni.

2. (as letters set down for reading).

To write down, 1^^, 'se lok,.

After having been writing the

whole morning, I am tired, ^

^, -ngo -yi jking ^shengt ^chlu

'se tsz', 'sho 'ji kin' kw6i-.

3. (to compose as an author), ^,tsokj,.

Writer, n. 1. (one who writes), 'M^P|f, 'se tsz- ke', or ^^, 'se

tsz'*.

2. (author),>ff {%) V^, tsok^

(oShu) ke'.

Class. -(0, ko'; ^, wai''.

Writing, n, (anything written), ^,tsz^.

Wrong, adj. ^, ts'o'; f^fchokj,.

Altogether {or all) wrong,

ts'o' sal', or f)

him" psl" ling" ts'o' ke', or ._

<

yatj ,ti gto ts'o'.

m

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It is all (or entirely) wrong, Ij^

ts'o' Bii' lo^o.

To do vn-ong, ^^, ta'o' ts'o*.

(This also means to ma^e a mis-

take in doing anything).

Done nothing wrong, ^"^^S- 'mo tso t«'o sz .

Tarn, n. ^^, tdi" ^hii.

Class. ^, ^p'o.

Tamen, n. ^P^, cDgd ^mnn.

Class. ^, ^kin.

This is a yamen, gg^^^H5l&. c°> <'^*°^ c^S* t™*^*

lo^.

Yard, n. 1. (measure), |i^ Tna.

2. (of a ship), ^, kong'.

Yam, n. ^, .sha.

Yawn, r. ^^^, 'ta ham' lo*.

Year, n. ^, ^nin.

This year, -^^, ^kam ^nln.

Nest year, [jj^, ch'ntj ^nln.

Last year, ^i^, ka^' t^in, or

_nin .

Year before last, 1^^, jtsln

.Bin*.c

The year preceding the year

before last, -^IJi^, ta^ ^ts'in

Jiln*.

Previous or Past yrars, ^^,"wong .nln .

A few years ago, ^(.^)^#,jdn ( tso) 'kei ^nfn.

These few years, ^^^, ^ni

iei ^nin.

New year, ^^, ^san ^nin, or

^. ^nin alone if the context is

plain, as '^^, ts6~ ^nin to

spend the New Year, or j^^^<kwo jOin.

The 3rd year of Tung Chi, ^I^H^. cT'nng Chi^ ^m ^nin.

The 8th moon of this year, -^

^AH^ c^'*™^ p**o yufco-

2. (in speaking of age and in or

connections), ^, soi'; ^^,^nln sni

.

Yellow, adj. ^. ^wong.

Yes, adv. ^, hai".

This is generally followed by some

final or other, which often gives

a delicate shade of meaning to

the reply. In answering a ques-

tion where we would simply say

*yes,' a Chinese often turns the

qnestioa into an affirmative and

gives it as an answer instead of

saying 'yes'.

Yesterday, n. Jjt^^, or ^0 , tsok,

yatj, or ^ts'am yat^.

The day before yesterday, gg Q ;

^tsln yatj.

The day preceding the day before

yesterday, ^"^J B »^'^^'

c**'™

yat,.

Yesterday morning, ^^> tsok,

,chin.

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Yet, 'Not,^adv. ^{'^), mei' (jts'ang);

f^"^, jHi jts'ang.

Not vefc seen, ^jc^i ™^'' kfa'.

Yet still, ^^, jing ^yin.

Yield, V. ^^, (hfm yong".

Yoke, n. ^, ak,.

A yoke of oxen, —'^^> yat,

tui jflgau.

Yolk, n. ^^, tin' .wong .

Class, 'jg, ko':

Yonder (i.e., that place), 'jQ^, ko'

shii^.

You, pers. pro. (in the singular),jjf^,

"nei.

Yon, or yours, f^V^, 'n&i ke*.

You, (in the plural), j^, or fjj

ll|^, -nel, or "ndl t^i^

Yours, ^(P|E), «,•^|!^(0|f),

nei (ke ), or -n6( tei" (ke').

You two,-jjjn

ko'.

, "nei 'long

Young, adf. ^^, hati" ^shing; ^

, ko'

sai

The younger son,

sai tsai.

Young men, /j^^^, shid ^nln

jan.

Young lady, f^^, ^kwd ^nong.

Yourself, pro. ^§ S> '°^ ''^^' '^^^•

Youth, n. 1 (period of), ^^, shiti*

,8hi.

> Zigzag, arf;. )^^, ^chi tsz".

Zinc, n. ^^, p4k, jiin;

,wo chipj.

Zodiac, n. S^> c^ong t6".

Zone, «. ^M, tii' to".

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