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 * 灴 gòng: to burn, injure by fire, scald
 * 力 lĭk: strength
 * 咬 gâ: to bite
 * 擲 cŏ̤h, dâi: to throw away
 * 動 dông: move, influence
 * 層 cèng: a storey of a building, round of a ladder
 * 堆 dŏi: heap
 * 恨 hâung: to hate
 * 添 tiĕng: to add
 * 刣 tài: to kill
 * 屢 sèu: often, regularly
 * 䰗氣 kău-ké: exasperating, irksome
 * 冇講 páng-gōng: to gossip, chat
 * 工夫 gĕ̤ng-hŭ: labour, work
 * 可惜 kō̤-sék: alas
 * 故此 gó-chṳ̄: therefore
 * 務擔當 ô dăng-dŏng: can
 * 毛擔當 mò̤ dăng-dŏng: can
 * 花眉 huă-mì: a thrush
 * 熱心 iĕk-sĭng: earnest
 * 一堆 siŏh-dŏi: together
 * 公道 gŭng-dô̤: just
 * 定動 dêng-dâe̤ng: to move
 * 破病 puái-bâng: to be ill
 * 清醒 chĭng-chāng: awake
 * 細貳 sá̤-nê: to be careful
 * 愛 tiáng: to love

1 It was pointed out in a former lesson that numerical order was indicated by the use of 第 dâ̤ prefixed to cardinal numbers. Dâ̤ is also employed in recapitulations, but in going over the chief points of a subject, or in a recital of events, according to regular sequence, there are other forms corresponding to such phrases as “in the first place” “in the next place” etc. Such are, Tàu siŏh-iông, tàu siŏh-cĕk, bô–bô. In the first place he is careless, in the second place he is unjust, 伊頭一件毛細貳第二件毛公道 I tàu siŏh-iông mò̤ sá̤-nê, dâ̤ nê iông mò̤ gŭng-dô̤. In the first place I have no time, in the second place, I have no money, 儂家頭一截毛閒二截毛錢 Nè̤ng-gă tàu siŏh-cĕk mò̤ èng, nê cĕk mò̤ cièng. He is both wise and amiable, 伊仅聰明仅好愛 I bô chăng-mìng, bô hō̤-tiáng. He is both unwilling and unable, 伊仅伓肯仅毛擔當 I bô ng kīng, bô mò̤ dăng-dŏng.