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Rh he goes to work (lit. use);—sái-hiah pàng-gû khṳ̀ chia̍h-chháu, when you stop work, you unloose the ox to go and eat grass &c.

A Chinaman’s Toilet.—Mn̂g-khí cháu khí-lâi, i chiũ khí-to̍h-lôu, in the morning when he gets up he builds a fire,—lâi pû-chúi, pû-kàu chúi-sie, comes and heats some water, when it is heated,—tò-lo̍h mīn-phûn, pours it out into the wash-bowl,—khie̍h kò mīn-pòu lo̍h-khṳ̀ ùn-tâm, takes a towel and dipping it in, wets it,—chiũ tēⁿ-ta, then wrings it dry,—khie̍h lâi-sói-mīn, takes it and washes his face;—sói-hó chúi chiũ tò-tiāu, when it is done pours out the water,—mīn-phûn chiũ póiⁿ-lìn-tńg khṳt i lā-ta, and the basin he turns upside down to let it dry,—mīn-pòu phua̍h khṳt-i lā-ta, and the towel he spreads out and lets it dry,—liáu chiũ chheng-chhó, and all is complete.