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 LESSON CIII.

漢 hàn; relating to China.

晚 mńg; evening; late.

線 sùaⁿ; thread; cord.

髮 hwt; hair; moss.

絲 si; silk; fiber.

羽 ú; bunting; plumes.

呢 nî; broad cloth.

棉 mî; cotton plant.

羅 lɵ̂; open worked.

紗 se; gauze; cotton.

縐 jìo; crape.

絨 jông; woolen cloth.

1 ngɵ̆ kìⁿ. ngɵ̆ hâh. 2 i kâi ngɵ̆ hâh sĭm hɵ́. 3 nâng seⁿ chiet ìo sĭ ngɵ̆ hâh. gɵ̂ mɵ̂ kńg. 4 i ngɵ̆ tîeh sih mih sʉ̄? 5 úa m̄ pat ngɵ̆ tîeh i. 6 ngɵ̆ tîeh lɵ̂h hŏ. 7 ngɵ̆ ŭ sih mih sʉ̄? 8 bɵ̂ hêng ciah. ĭ ciah. 9 kha ciah. sim ciah. 10 mît ciah. mî hue. 11 mài mûeh seⁿ ciah. 12 lîp hâp ieh. tham cîah. 13 ŭ àm ieh. cóng kẃn. 14 ieh úa cɵ̀-pû khʉ̀. 15 sía ieh sìo. chù cit. 16 se sùaⁿ. lɵ̂ se. ú mɵ̂. 17 m̄ jû ieh. 18 tham ût. tham cîⁿ. 19 câp hùe phò. kẃn sìo. 20 kẃn i m̄ cŭ. kẃn sʉ̄. 21 kẃn ke. kẃn hâng. ú se. 22 lʉ́ kẃn ĕ jîeh cōiⁿ câng? 23 bâk mî. mî hue tɵ̄. 24 lɵ̂ măng. lɵ̂ pò. hɵ́ hàn. 25 tōa hàn. thiⁿ hàn, hûn hàn. 26 hàn jîn. múa jîn. 27 lɵ̂ hàn. lɵ̂ pûaⁿ.

1 See unexpectedly. Occurrences. 2 He had first rate luck. 3 Luck is the important thing in life. A goose-quill. 4 What happened to him? 5 I never happened to meet him. 6 It happened to rain. 7 What happened? 8 No clue of him. Miracles. 9 Foot-print. Sentiments. 10 Destroy the traces. Raw cotton. 11 Do not disfigure it. 12 Make a treaty. Gluttonous. 13 A secret agreement. Overseer. 14 Agreed that I should go with him. 15 Write the bargain. Ridge of roof. 16 Spool-cotton. Gauze. Plumes. 17 Not according to contract. 18 Sleep inordinately. Avaricious. 19 Fancy store. Book-keeper. 20 He is beyond control. Boss. 21 Steward. Janitor. Camlet. 22 How many do you oversee ? 23 Cotton plant. Cotton bale. 24 A net. Lace. Lusty. 25 Tall and stout. Milky way. 26 Chinamen. Manchus. 27 Budhist worthies. Compass.