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 ; 許久咱此處不識有落雹
 * Hoh-kú nán--chié m̄-pat ũ lóh-phák
 * For a long time we have not had hail here.


 * 冬天貧窮人是悽慘
 * Tang--thiⁿ khiou-kiáⁿ nâng sĩ chhi-tshám
 * In Winter the poor are miserable.


 * 富個人則穿煖
 * Pù--kâi-nâng li chhēng-sie
 * But the rich are warmly clad.


 * 冬天冷在
 * Tang--thiⁿ chhiⁿ-tsai
 * In Winter it is very cold.


 * 夏天就𤍠
 * Hē--thiⁿ chiũ-zuáh
 * But in Summer it is hot.


 * 壹年有四季
 * Chék-nîⁿ ũ sì-khùi
 * There are four seasons in a year.


 * 在祖家夏天無此處向𤍠
 * Tõ Tsóu-ke Hē--thiⁿ bô chié hi èⁿ-zuáh
 * In England the Summer is not so hot as here.


 * 冬天愈冷此處
 * Tang--thiⁿ zú-chhiǹ chié
 * In Winter it is colder than here.


 * 在祖家壹年春天是上好
 * Tõ tsóu-ke chék-nîⁿ Tshun--thiⁿ sĩ siãng-hó
 * In England Spring is the best of the year.


 * 春天到來草俱皆發
 * Tshun--thiⁿ kàu--lâi, tsháu lóng-tsóng huat
 * When Spring comes, all the grass grow.




 * 明早
 * Mêng-khí
 * Morning.


 * 中午
 * Jít-tàu
 * Noon.


 * 夜昏
 * Mêⁿ-hng
 * Evening.


 * 上午
 * Chiēⁿ-kùa
 * Forenoon.