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 LESSON CXVII.

王 ûang; king; royal. 君 kun; ruler. 國 kok; kingdom. 省 séⁿ; province; save. 府 hú; prefecture; gentlemen. 州 ciu; a political division.

縣 kūiⁿ; a district. 京 kiaⁿ; capital. 官 kuaⁿ; official. 軍 kun; troops. 衙 gê; tribunal. 塔 thah; pagoda.

1 kun ûang. kok kun. 2 hú kun. kok ûang. 3 kok ke. ûang ke. 4 gūa kok. séⁿ cîⁿ. 5 kok ke kâi sʉ̄. ûang bɵ̄. 6 séⁿ kang. kuaⁿ hú. 7 cɵ̀ kuaⁿ. lâk kuaⁿ. 8 kuaⁿ lō. gê mn̂g. pak kiaⁿ. 9 lō tèng. sìa chan. 10 cí kĭaⁿ sʉ̄ ŏi cɵ̀ tit sêng cĭu sĭ tɵ̆ hú sîaⁿ. 11 kuaⁿ hú íⁿ keng chut gê mn̂g. gūa kok nâng. 12 nín cêk séⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi hú ciu thiaⁿ kūiⁿ. 13 tong kok kāng ŭ câp poih séⁿ. ûang ke mûeh. 14 úa kìa sìn lâi khʉ̀ hue kî kok khut úa kâi chin nâng. hú sîaⁿ. 15 tong kok kâi hûang tì cɵ̆ ūi kàu taⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi nî; lʉ́ kāng úa tàⁿ. 16 kiaⁿ kuaⁿ pí kak séⁿ kâi kuaⁿ ío tōa. 17 cʉ̆ cá ŭ cêk ki kuaⁿ kun tùi thah kha keng kùe. 18 kun bé. sam kun.

1 Princes. The sovereign. 2 The deceased. The king. 3 Reigning family. The king. 4 Foreign lands. Save money. 5 National affairs. A crown. 6 Save labor. Magistrates. 7 In office. The Six Boards. 8 Highway. Yamun. Peking. 9 By the road. The sacrament. 10 If this thing can be accomplished, it will be at Hu city. 11 The magistrates had left the court. Foreigners. 12 How many political divisions has your province ? 13 China has eighteen provinces. Appurtenances of kings. 14 I am sending a letter to my relatives in America. The prefectural city. 15 How long since the Emperor of China ascended the throne; you tell me. 16 The officers of the capital are greater than those of the provinces. 17 A while ago a staff of officers went past the pagoda. 18 A regiment. The army.