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69  LESSON XV.


 * 鞋 à̤: shoes
 * 嘴 chói: the lips, mouth
 * 笑 chiéu: to laugh
 * 赦 siá: to forgive
 * 排 bà̤: to place in position
 * 𧚔 sê̤ṳng: to wear
 * 草 chāu: straw
 * 金 gĭng: gold, metal
 * 見 giéng: to see, an aux. verb
 * 餅 biāng: cakes
 * 功勞 gŭng-lò̤: merit
 * 眚盲 chăng-màng: blind
 * 歡喜 huăng-hī: to be pleased, to like
 * 木司父 mŭk-să-hô: carpenter
 * 左邊 cō̤-bĕng: on the left
 * 右邊 êu-bĕng: on the right
 * 掏箸手 dò̤-dê̤ṳ chīu: right hand
 * 掏碗手 dò̤-uāng chiū: left hand
 * 價錢 gá-cièng: price
 * 酒 ciū: wine, alcohol
 * 葤 dêu: to dwell
 * 流 làu: to flow
 * 傳 diòng: to preach
 * 跪 gôi: to kneel
 * 跋倒 buăk-dō̤: to fall
 * 目睭 mĕ̤k-cĭu: eyes
 * 腌攢 ăng-căng, 齷齪 aúk-cháuk, lă-că, [sic]: dirty
 * 饒恕 nièu-sé̤u: to forgive
 * 幫助 bŏng-câe̤: to help
 * 到處 dó̤-ché̤ṳ: everywhere
 * 啼嘛 tiè-mà: to weep
 * 一片雲 siŏh-piéng-hùng: a cloud
 * 自然 cê̤ṳ-iòng: of course
 * 的的 dék-dék: certainly, must
 * 的着 dék-diŏh: must

1. Chinese idiom in speaking of the effects of actions, connects the verb directly to the word describing effect. He is blind through crying, 伊其目睭因啼嘛呆去 I gì mĕ̤k-ciŭ ĭng tiè-mà ngài-kó̤. This pair of shoes is ruined by wear, 只一雙鞋桶呆去了 Cī siŏh-sĕ̤ng à̤ sê̤ṳng ngài kó̤ lāu.

2. The Chinese idiom corresponding to “some—others” is formed by “some” repeated. Some made a present of cash, and others of cakes, 務𠆧送錢也務𠆧送餅 ô-nè̤ng sáe̤ng cièng iâ ô-nè̤ng sáe̤ng biāng. Some travel by boat, others by road, 也務坐船也務䟰路 Iâ-ô sô̤i sùng, iâ-ô giàng diô. Numerals used as