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 to be correctly written 螞螂 and pronounced ma$1$-lang$2$, I have however preferred the more popular and incorrect form as the sounds and the tones of the characters correspond to the Pekinese pronunciation, and the correct form is popularly unknown. 含 着 hen$2$-cho, holding something in the mouth without showing it. The correct pronunciation of the character 含 is han$2$, as it is also pronounced in vulgar phrases as for instance 暗含着 an$4$ han$2$ cho, hiddenly, without showing, said sometimes of a meaning hidden in words which pretend not to say anything. 褲腿 k'u$4$ t'uei$3$, cloth-bands wrapped around the ankles of ladies with small feet. 轎車 chiao$4$ ch'o$1$， sort of cart longer than the ordinary one, used only by the upper mandarin classes. 悄人家 ch'iao$4$ jen$2$ chia$1$, a beautiful woman. 灰鼠 huei$1$-shu$3$, the grey squirrel. 皮澳 p'i$2$-ao$3$, chinese overcoat lined with fur. 銀鼠 yin$2$-shu$3$, the white squirrel. 對子 tuei$4$-tzu, a pair; the numeral ― one is wanting. 荷包 ho$2$-pao$1$， a small side-pouch in which the chinese keep banknotes, or even betel-nuts. 小針兒 hsiao$3$-chen$1$-eur, a small needle used by women to work flowers on a cloth. This working different from the embroidery is called 扎 cha$1$. 轄 hsia$1$, the character ought to be pronounced in the second tone, but here is pronounced in the first because it is only used to represent the Manchu word hiya meaning a body-guard of the sovereign; this word is very often used in Peking instead of the Chinese equivalent 侍衞 shih$4$-wei$4$. 阿煞 a$4$-sha$1$， two