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 characters which represent the Manchu word asha meaning one's elder brother's wife, and is used in the same complimentary way and in the same meaning as the chinese 嫂子 sao$3$-tzŭ. 達子餑餑 ta$2$-tzŭ puo$1$- puo$1$， tartar-cakes many of which keep yet their old Manchu names, and are largely used in Peking. 奶茶 nai$3$-ch'a$2$, "milk-tea". 安南檳榔 an$1$-nan$2$-ping$1$-lang$2$， Annamite betel-nuts. 夾四瓣兒 chia$1$-ssu$4$-pan$4$'r， which are cut in four pieces. 硌 ko$4$ character not mentioned in any dictionary ； it means to stick in the teeth, and also to hinder, to hurt. 厭物兒 yen$4$ u$4$'r， despising term for a person who disgusts people; it could be translated "you worrying thing!" 包牙 pao$1$ ya$2$, it is said of the front teeth when they protrude under the upper lip.

Goes up the sitting-stone ― comes down from the sitting stone (!). The old lady Chang comes to pour tea ― the tea is fragrant ― the wine is fragrant ― ten camels are loaden with clothes ― they are unable to move on ― and they call the dragon-fly ― the dragon fly-with the mouth full of water ― spurts the young lady's figured ankle-bands ― young lady, young lady do not get cross ― to-morrow or after to-morrow the cart shall arrive ― what cart? ― a chair-cart with red wheels, drawn by a white horse ― and inside there sits a beautiful woman ― who wears an over coat lined with grey squirrel