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 ;. 風不好
 * Lâu-tsúi li hiông, huang li m̄-móⁿ
 * The tide is strong, and the wind is contrary.


 * 此隻船好駛
 * Chí-chiah-tsûn hó-sái
 * This boat sails well.


 * 行甚猛
 * Kiâⁿ-méⁿ-tsãi
 * It goes very fast.


 * 火船免用駛風會行
 * Húe-tsûn mín-ēng sái-huang õi-kiâⁿ
 * Steamers can go without setting sails.


 * 下次船我就要去
 * Ẽ-tsūa-tsûn uá chiũ-àiⁿ-khṳ̀
 * I am going next trip.


 * 直透. 無往誰處
 * Tít-thàu, bô-kua tî-kò
 * I go direct without calling any where.


 * 挺去火船邊
 * Theⁿ-khṳ̀ húe-tsûn-piⁿ
 * Row along the steamer.


 * 我要落貨
 * Uá àiⁿ-hẽ-hùe
 * I want to ship cargo.


 * 挺去船頭
 * Theⁿ-khṳ̀ tsún-thâu
 * Row to the fore-part of the vessel.


 * 仔細. 勿撞着火船
 * TSṳ-sòi, màiⁿ siàng-tiéh hńehúe [sic]-tsûn
 * Take care, don't knock against the steamer.


 * 火長在何處
 * Húe-tiéⁿ tõ-tî-kò?
 * Where's the captain?


 * 火長起去
 * Húe-tiéⁿ khí-khṳ̀
 * The captain has gone on shore.


 * 伊霋時就落來
 * I khiã-tiām chiũ lóh--lâi
 * He will come on board by and bye.


 * 火船有吹陂或未
 * Húe-tsûn ũ pûn-pi a-būe?
 * Has the steamer soundersounded [sic] her whistle?


 * 吹三次了
 * Pûn saⁿ-ē--lō
 * She has whistled three times.


 * 加壹次就要行
 * Ke chék-ē chiũ àiⁿ-kiâⁿ
 * Once more (the next time) she will start.


 * 船頭枝桅個旗. 若是升半𰉗就要行
 * Tsûn-thâu ki-ûi kâi kî, nāⁿ-sĩ liū pùaⁿ-kuéh chiũ àiⁿ-kiâⁿ
 * If the flag of the foremast is hoisted half mast high, then the steamer is going to start.


 * 壹人跋落水底. 無人去撈伊
 * Kâi-nâng puáh-lóh tsúi-tói, bô-nâng khṳ̀-liôu i
 * A man has fallen over board, and no one has gone to pick him up.