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 LESSON XCVII.

搥 tûi; to beat; pommel.

鎚 thûi; hammer; mallet.

槌 thûi; beetle; club.

舀 ío; íe; to bale out; dip.

搖 îo; îe; to wag; rock.

殺 suah; thâi; to kill.

猜 chai; ieh; guess; doubt.

血 hueh; blood.

燭 cek; candle.

臺 thâi; tâi; stand; platform.

送 sàng; present; wait on.

鹿 têk; a deer.

1 saⁿ kak bêh. tûi phah. 2 tûi saⁿ cîeh. 3 tûi îeh. tûi lɵ̂ kó. 4 jú tûi ke ē, jú hɵ́. 5 ēng thih thûi khʉ̀ tûi, m̄ hɵ́ ēng châ thûi. 6 phah thih thûi. phah kó thûi. 7 tâng lɵ̂ thûi. tâng thûi. 8 íe cêk tōa úaⁿ. 9 íe m̄ ta. 10 íe mùi khah tĭⁿ. 11 îe thâu, îe chíu. 12 îe lâi îe khʉ̀. 13 îe i câu. 14 mài suah seⁿ mīa. 15 thâi nâng, pàng húe. 16 thâi thâu. suah sí. 17 suah seⁿ. thâi sí nâng. 18 lʉ́ ieh thóiⁿ sĭ sih mûeh. 19 lʉ́ kâi sim mài thèng chai. 20 ieh m̄ tîeh. lʉ́ chai thói. 21 ciang lâi jîak àiⁿ thâi i. tûi ie. 22 suah hueh. cek tâi. 23 têng tâi. lâu thâi. 24 sàng lói mûeh. 25 sàng kîaⁿ. têk kak. 26 lâh cek. têk nêk.

1 Buckwheat. To thump. 2 Stone to pound clothes on. 3 Pound up drugs. Strike gongs. 4 The more you pound it the better. 5 Use a hammer to pound it, do not use a beetle. 6 A sledge hammer. Drumstick. 7 Gong hammer. A mace. 8 Bale out a big bowl full. 9 You can't bale it dry. 10 Do not dip it too full. 11 Shake the head, and the hand. 12 Rock back and forth. 13 Shake it up thoroughly. 14 Do no murder. 15 Murder and arson. 16 Decapitate. Put to death. 17 Butcher animals. Murder. 18 You guess what it is. 19 Do not be curious. 20 Can't guess. Guess at it. 21 If in future you wish to kill it–. Thump the loins. 22 Shed its blood. Candlestick. 23 A trellis. A platform. 24 Make formal presents. 25 Accompany. Antlers. 26 Wax taper. Venison.