Part 14

\Monday/, °li-pa°-ih, 禮拜一.

\Money/, {small}, °siau kauh-°ts, 小角子, °siau yang-dien, 小洋鈿.

\Month, a/, ih kuh nyoeh, 一個月, {the 1st day of a ⸺}, tshoo ih, 初一, {the beginning of a ⸺}, nyoeh-deu, 月頭, {the middle of a ⸺}, nyoeh-pen°, 月半, {the end of a ⸺}, nyoeh-ti, 月底, {last ⸺}, zien-nyoeh, 前月, zien-kuh-nyoeh, 前個月, {next ⸺}, °‘au nyoeh, 下月, °‘au kuh nyoeh, 下個月, {every ⸺}, °me nyoeh, 每月, nyoeh-nyoeh, 月月.

\Moon/, ih kuh nyoeh, 一個月, nyoeh-liang, 月亮.

\More/, too, 多, too-°tien, 多點, {how much ⸺}, °oo-hwaung, 何况, {⸺ than}, ’veh-°ba, 勿罷.

\Moreover/, °ping-°tshia, 並且, r-°tshia, 而且, hwaung-°tshia, 况且.

\Morning/, °tsau-zung-deu, 早晨頭, °zaung-pen° nyih, 上半日.

\Mosquito, a/, ih kuh mung-°ts, 一個蚊子.

\Most/, °ting, 頂, tsoe, 最, juh, 極, da°-ke°, 大槪.

\Mostly/, da°-ke°, 大槪.

\Mother/, nyang, 娘, moo-tshing, 母親, {my ⸺}, ka (kya)-°moo, 家母, {your ⸺}, ling°-daung, 令堂.

\Mound/, {a grave ⸺}, ih kuh vung-san, 一個墳山.

\Mountain, a/, ih zoo san, 一座山.

\Mouth, a/, ih kuh °kheu, 一個口, ih tsang °ts, 一張嘴.

\Move, to/, °doong, 動.

\Mow, a/, ih °m, 一畝.

\Much/, too, 多, too-hau°, 多化, {how ⸺?} °kyi-hau, 幾化? {how ⸺ is it} ({price}){?} sa° ka-°dien, 啥價錢? sa° ‘aung-dzing, 啥行情?

\Muddy/, wung, 混.

\My/, °ngoo-kuh, 我個.

\N/

\Name/, ming-z°, 名字, ming-deu, 名頭, {your honorable ⸺}, kwe° sing°, 貴姓, tsung sing, 尊姓, {my humble ⸺}, bi°-sing°, 敝姓, {please give your ⸺} ({style}), °tshing kyau° the°-foo, 請敎台甫, {my ⸺ is?} tshau-z°, 草字, {what is your ⸺?} ming-deu kyau°-sa°? 名頭叫啥?

\Narrate, to/, kau°-soo, 告訴.

\Narrow/, ‘ah, 狹.

\Native, a/, ih kuh °pung-di°-nyung, 一個本地人.

\Near/, °jung, 近, siang-°jung, 相近.

\Nearly/, tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多, mau, 毛, {⸺ three miles}, man san li, 毛三里.

\Near-sighted/, °jung-°z-°ngan, 近視眼.

\Necessary/, pih iau° yoong° kuh, 必要用個, {⸺ or important}, iau°-°kyung-kuh, 要緊個.

\Necessity/, iau°-°kyung, 要緊.

\Needle/, tsung, 針, {thread a ⸺}, tshen °yung sien°, 穿引線.

\Neighbor/, ling-°so, 鄰舍.

\New/, sing, 新, sing-fah, 新法.

\New Year’s day/, nyien tshoo ih, 年初一.

\News/, sing°-sih, 信息, sing-vung, 新聞.

\Newspaper/, ih tsang sing-vung-°ts, 一張新聞紙.

\Next/, ({juxtaposition}), kah-pih, 隔壁.

\Night/, ya°, 夜, {at ⸺}, ya°-deu, 夜頭, ya°-°li, 夜裏.

\Nine/, °kyeu, 九.

\Nineteen/, zeh-°kyeu, 十九.

\Ninety/, °kyeu-seh, 九十.

\No/, ’veh, 勿, m-sa°, 無啥 ({in answer to question}), {⸺ one}, m-sa°-nyung, 無啥人, {⸺ matter}, ’veh nge°-sa°, 勿礙啥, {⸺ matter who}, ’veh lung° sa° nyung, 勿論啥人, {⸺ matter what}, ’veh lung° sa°, 勿論啥, dzoe bien° sa°, 隨便啥, ’veh kyui sa°, 勿拘啥.

\Noise/, °hyang-sung, 響聲, sung iung, 聲音.

\Noon/, nyih-tsoong, 日中.

\North/, pok, 北, pok-pien, 北邊.

\North-east/, toong-pok, 東北, {⸺ west}, si-pok, 西北.

\Nose, a/, ih kuh bih-deu, 一個鼻頭.

\Not/, ’veh, 勿, {⸺ any}, m-meh 無末, {⸺ yet}, ’veh zung, 勿曾, {still ⸺ yet}, wan ’veh zung, 還勿曾, {⸺ only}, ’veh dan°-°z, 勿但是 ’veh-dan°, 勿但, ’veh ba, 勿罷, {⸺ at all}, ih ngan ’veh, 一顏勿, {⸺ inclined}, ’veh-kau-hyung°, 勿高興, {⸺ very}, ’veh da°, 勿大.

\Nourish, to/, °yang, 養, sang-°yang, 生養.

\Now/, yien°-°dze, 現在.

\Nun, a/, ih kuh nyi-koo, 一個尼姑.

\Nurse, to/, su-°tsang, 輸長.

\O/

\Object, an/, ih kuh meh-z°, 一個物事.

\Obtain,/ tuh-dzak, 得着.

\Of/, ({sign of possession}), kuh, 個, {⸺ course}, z°-zen, 自然.

\Offend, to/, tuh-dzoe°, 得罪.

\Office, an/, ih kan sia°-z°-kan, 一間寫字間.

\Often/, °hau-°kyi-we, 好幾囘.

\Oil/, yeu, 油.

\Old/ ({not new}), °jeu, 舊, ⸺ ({not young}), °lau, 老, ⸺ ({antique}) °koo-z-kan, 古時間.

\Omnipotent/, voo-°soo-peh-nung, 無所不能.

\Omnipresent/, voo-°soo-peh-°dze, 無所不在.

\Omniscient/, voo-°soo-peh-ts, 無所不知.

\On/, la°, 拉, {or} leh-la, 垃拉, ({with} laung {after noun}), {⸺ the table}, la° de-ts laung°, 拉檯子上, {⸺ account of}, we°-ts, 爲之, {⸺ the contrary}, °tau, 倒, {⸺ the other hand}, °tau, 倒.

\Once/, ih we, 一囘.

\One/, ih, 一, {no ⸺,} m-sa° nyung, 無啥人, {⸺ cent}, ih fung, 一分, {⸺ time}, ih we, 一囘, ih thaung, 一[C3].

\Only/, pih koo°, 不過, dok°-z, 獨是, tsuh-tuh, 只得.

\Open, to/, khe, 開, {to ⸺ school}, khe ‘auh, 開學, {to ⸺} ({as a book}), hyih-khe-le, 揭開來, {to cut ⸺}, tshih khe, 切開, tshih khe le, 切開來.

\Oppose, to/, °tsoo, 阻 °tsoo-taung, 阻擋, {unable to ⸺}, dih-’veh-dzu, 敵勿住.

\Or/, ok-tse, 或者.

\Orange/, ih tsah kyoeh-°ts, 一只橘子.

\Originally/, °pung-le, 本來.

\Other/, bih, 別.

\Ought/, iung-ke, 應該.

\Ounce, an/, ih °liang, 一兩, {an ⸺ of silver}, ih °liang nyung-°ts, 一兩銀子.

\Our/, nyi°-kuh, 伲個, °ngoo-nyi°-kuh, 我伲個.

\Ours/, nyi°-kuh, 伲個, °ngoo-nyi°-kuh, 我伲個.

\Out/, nga°, 外, tsheh, 出, nga°-deu, 外頭, {to go ⸺}, tsheh-chi°, 出去, {to come ⸺}, tsheh-le, 出來.

\Outside/, nga-deu, 外頭.

\Over/, °zaung, 上.

\Own/, z°-ka-kuh, 自家個.

\P/

\Package, a/, ih bau, 一包.

\Pagoda, a/, ih zoo° thah, 一座塔.

\Pain/, thoong, 痛.

\Painter, a/, ih kuh tshih ziang°, 一個漆匠.

\Painting, a/, ih fok wo°, 一幅畫.

\Pair/, ih saung, 一雙, ih te°, 一對, ih foo°, 一副.

\Pane/, {a ⸺ of glass}, ih khwe poo-li, 一塊玻璃.

\Paper/, °ts-deu, 紙頭, {a sheet of ⸺}, ih tsang °ts-deu, 一張紙頭.

\Pardon/, nyau-°so, 饒赦.

\Part/, {a portion}, ih vung, 一分, {for the most ⸺}, da°-liak, 大略.

\Partition/, pih, 壁, {to build a ⸺}, tshi° pih, 砌壁.

\Pass/, {to ⸺ from the old year to the new}, koo°, 過.

\Path/, ih diau ka, 一條街, {to mend a ⸺}, tshi° ka, 砌街.

\Pawn, to/, taung°, 當, taung°-theh, 當脫.

\Pay, to/, foo, 付, {to ⸺ attention}, yoong° sing, 用心, {to ⸺ ceremonial visit}, pa° khak, 拜客, {to ⸺ respects to}, pa° maung°, 拜望, maung 望, {to ⸺ respects to a new year}, pa° nyien, 拜年.

\Payment/, {to receive ⸺}, seu, 收, {to receive ⸺ for a lease}, seu-tsoo, 收租.

\Peace/, bing-oen, 平安.

\Peach, a/, ih tsak dau-°ts, 一只桃子.

\Pear, a/, ih tsak sang-li, 一只生梨.

\Pen, a/, ih °kwen pih, 一管筆.

\Pencil, a/, ih °kwen khan-pih, 一管鉛筆.

\People/, pak-sing, 百姓.

\Perform, to/, tsoo°, 做, {to ⸺ a funeral ceremony}, tsoo°-koong-tuh, 做功德, nyan°-kyung, 念經.

\Perhaps/, khoong-pho°, 恐怕, °ok-tse°, 或暮.

\Permit, to/, °hyui, 許.

\Person/, ih kuh nyung, 一個人.

\Phrase, a/, ih kyui° seh wo°, 一句說話.

\Pheasant, a/, ih tsak °ya-kyi, 一只野鷄.

\Picul, a/, ih tan°, 一担.

\Piece, a/, ih khwe°, 一塊, {a whole ⸺} ({dry goods}), ih phih, 一疋, {a ten cent ⸺}, ih kauh, 一角.

\Pig, a/, ih tsak ts-loo, 一只猪獹.

\Pigeon, a/, ih tsak keh-°ts, 一只鴿子.

\Pile/, {a heap}, ih te, 一對.

\Piled/, {one on top of another}, dzaung, 幢.

\Piles/, tsaung, 樁, tsaung-mok, 樁木.

\Pity/, e-lien, 哀憐, {within the range of ⸺}, i° tuh-koo°, 意得過, {beyond the range of ⸺}, i°-’veh-koo°, 意勿過.

\Place/, di°-faung, 地方, dzang-hau°, 場化, han-deu, 壗頭, {what ⸺?} sa° di°-faung, 啥地方?

\Place, to/, °pa, 擺, faung°, 放, {to be ⸺d in an embarrassing position}, nan-we-dzing, 難爲情.

\Plane, a/, ih tsak bau°, 一只刨.

\Plaster, to/, fung, 粉.

\Plate, a/, ih tsak bung-°ts, 一只盆子.

\Play, to/, beh-siang, 孛相.

\Please/, °tshing, 請.

\Point/, tsien deu, 尖頭, {at the ⸺ of}, °kyi oo, 幾乎.

\Point, to/, °tien, 點, °ts-°tien, 指點.

\Politeness/, khak-chi°, 客氣.

\Poor/, joong, 窮, joong-°khoo, 窮苦.

\Post office/, sing-jok, 信局, su-sing°-°kwen, 書信館, yeu-tsung°-jok, 郵政局.

\Pot/, {a tea ⸺}, ih po dzo-‘oo, 一把茶壺.

\Powder/, {gun}, °hoo-yak, 火藥.

\Power/, {authority}, joen-ping, 權柄, ⸺, {might}, lih-liang°, 力量, ⸺, {ability}, nung-koen, 能幹, ⸺, {strength}, chi°-lih, 氣力.

\Pray, to,/ jeu, 求.

\Prayer/, °tau-kau°, 禱告.

\Preach, to/, kaung-su, 講書.

\Precious/, °pau-pe°, 寶貝.

\Prepare, to/, yui°-be°, 預備.

\Present, to/, soong°, 送.

\Pretty/, tshui°, 趣, °hau-khoen°, 好看.

\Price/, ka°-dien, 價錢 ‘aung-dzing, 行情, {what is the ⸺?} sa° ka°-dien, 啥價錢? sa° ‘aung-dzing, 啥行情? {to settle the ⸺},°kaung-ding°, 講定.

\Priest/, {a Buddhist}, ih kuh oo-zaung°, 一個和尙, {a Taoist ⸺}, ih kuh dau°-°z, 一個道士.

\Proclamation/, ih tsang kau°-°z, 一張告示, {to put forth a ⸺}, tsheh kau°-°z, 出告示.

\Profit/, iuh-tshu°, 益處, °hau-tshu°, 好處, {to make a ⸺}, dzan, 賺, {⸺s in business}, dzan-deu, 賺頭.

\Promise/, iung°-°hyui, 應許.

\Propriety/, kwe-°kyui, 規矩.

\Prosecute, to/, {⸺ at law}, °tang kwen-s, 打官司.

\Protect/, °pau-‘oo°, 保護, °pau-yeu°, 保佑.

\Provide, to/, yui°-be°, 預備.

\Pupil/, ih kuh ‘auh-sang-°ts, 一個學生子.

\Purposely/, °yeu-i°, 有意, koo-i°, 故意.

\Q/

\Quantity/, {a small ⸺}, tien, 點.

\Quarrel, to/, siang-mo, 相罵.

\Quarter/, {a ⸺ of an hour}, ih khuh, 一刻.

\Queue/, ih diau bien-°ts, 一條辮子.

\Quickly/, ‘au-sau, 豪燥, khwa°-khwa°, 快快.

\Quiet/, {to sit ⸺}, °zoo-ding°, 坐定.

\Quilt, a/, ih diau °bi-deu, 一條被頭.

\R/

\Railroad/, {a ⸺ carriage}, ih boo °hoo-tsho, 一部火車.

\Rain/, °yui, 雨.

\Rain, to/, lauh-°yui, 落雨.

\Rat, a/, ih tsak °lau-°ts, 一只老鼠, °lau-dzoong, 老蟲.

\Raw/, sang, 生.

\Read, to/, dok, 讀.

\Receipt/, seu-phiau°, 收票, seu-diau, 收條.

\Receive, to/, zeu, 受, {to ⸺ payment}, seu, {to ⸺ payment for a lease}, seu-tsoo, 收租, {to ⸺ a guest}, tsih-khak, 接客.

\Recently/, °jung-le, 近來.

\Reckon, to/, soen°, 算.

\Recognize/, nyung°-tuh, 認得.

\Recreation/, {to take ⸺}, beh-siang, 孛相.

\Red/, ‘oong, 紅.

\Regret, to/, au-lau, 懊佬, nan-we-dzing, 難爲情.

\Reject/, the°, 退, the°-theh, 退脫.

\Relative/ (family), tshing-kyoen°, 親眷.

\Relax/, {to ⸺ the mind}, san°-sing, 散心.

\Rely/, {to ⸺ upon}, khau°, 靠, khau°-thauh, 靠托, thauh, 托.

\Remember, to/, kyi°, 記, kyi°-tuh, 記得.

\Remove/, {to ⸺ a residence}, pen, 搬, pen-dzang, 搬場.

\Rent, to/, tsoo, 租, tsia°, 借.

\Repair, to/, sieu, 修, sieu-tsauh, 修作.

\Repairs/, sieu-°li, 修理.

\Repent, to/, hwe°-°ke, 悔改.

\Reply/, we-wo°, 回話, we-sing, 回信, we-deu, 回頭.

\Rest, to/, hyih, 歇, hyih-sih, 歇息.

\Return, to/, °tsen-le, 轉來, °tsen-chi°, 轉去, kyui-le, 歸來, kyui-chi°, 歸去.

\Revile, to/, mo°, 罵, {to ⸺ one another}, siang-mo°, 相罵.

\Rice/, {hulled}, °mi, 米, {growing ⸺}, °dau, 稻, {cooked ⸺}, van°, 飯, {to buy ⸺}, dih °mi, 糴米.

\Rich/, {to become ⸺}, fah-dze, 發財.

\Ricksha, a/, ih boo toong-yang-tsho, 一部東洋車, ih boo waung-pau-tsho, 一部黃包車, {a ⸺ coolie}, tsho foo, 車夫.

\Ride/, ji, 騎, {to ⸺ a horse}, ji °mo, 騎馬, {to ⸺ in a vehicle}, °zoo-tsho-°ts, 坐車子, {to ⸺ in a sedan chair}, °zoo-jau°-°ts, 坐轎子.

\Right/ ({direction}), yeu°, 右, {⸺ hand}, yeu° °seu, 右手, {⸺ side}, yeu° pien, 右邊.

\Ripe/, zok, 熟.

\Rise/, {to ⸺ up}, lok-°chi-le, 䟿起果, {to ⸺ as the tide}, tsang°, 漲.

\River, a/, ih diau kaung, 一條江.

\Road, a/, ih diau loo°, 一條路.

\Robber, a/, ih kuh °jang-°dau, 一個強盜.

\Roll, to/, °kwung, 滾, °kwung-‘au°-chi°, 滾下去.

\Room, a/, ih kan, 一間, {guest ⸺}, khak-vaung-kan, 客房間, {bed ⸺}, vaung-kan, 房間, {shroff’s ⸺}, tsang°-vaung-kan, 帳房間, {dining ⸺}, chuh-van°-kan, 吃飯間.

\Root/, kung, 根.

\Rope, a/, ih diau zung, 一條繩.

\Rough/, mau, 毛.

\Round/, yoen, 圆.

\Row/, {classifier of things}, da°, 埭, {a ⸺ of trees}, ih da° zu, 一埭樹.

\Rumours/, yau-yien, 謡言, {to start a ⸺}, zau-yau-yien, 造謠言.

\Run/, {to ⸺}, bau, 跑, {to ⸺} ({as water}), lieu, 流, {to ⸺ about}, bau-le-bau-chi, 跑來 跑去.

\Russia/, Ngoo-kok, 俄國.

\Russian/, ngoo-kok-nyung, 俄國人.

\S/

\Safe/, °‘wung-taung, 穩當.

\Sail, a/, ih sen° boong, 一扇蓬.

\Sail, to/, ‘ang zen, 行船, khe zen, 開船.

\Sake/, {for the ⸺ of}, we°, 爲, we°-ts, 爲之.

\Salary/, sok-sieu, 束修, sing-foong, 薪俸, sing-°soe, 薪水.

\Salt/ (noun) yien, 鹽, (adj.), ‘an, 鹹.

\Same/, ih yang°, 一樣, siang-doong, 相同.

\Satin/, doen°-°ts, 緞子.

\Saturday/, °li-pa°-lok, 禮拜六.

\Saucer, a/, ih tsak dzo bung-°ts, 一只茶盆子.

\Save, to/, kyeu°, 救, {to ⸺ life}, kyeu°-ming°, 救命, {to ⸺ time}, °sang-koong-foo, 省功夫, {to ⸺ money}, °sang, 省, °sang doong-dien, 省銅錢, tsoo° nyung-ka, 做人家.

\Saw, a/, ih °po ke°-°ts, 一把鋸子, ka°, 解, zih, 截.

\Say, to/, wo°, 話, {⸺ to him}, te° yi wo°, 對伊話, kau° soo° yi, 告訴伊, {nothing to ⸺}, m-sa° wo°-deu, 無啥話頭.

\Scald, to/, thaung°, 烫.

\Scales/, {balance}, thien-bing, 天平.

\Scholar/, ih kuh ‘auh-sang-°ts, 一個學生子, {a learned man}, dok-su-nyung, 讀書人.

\School, a/, ih kuh ‘auh-daung, 一個學堂, {to open ⸺}, khe-‘auh, 開學, {to dismiss ⸺}, faung-‘auh, 放學.

\Scissors/, {a pair of}, ih po tsien-tau, 一把剪子.

\Scorch, to/, hyuin, 燻, tsiau, 焦.

\Screen, a/, ih sen° bing-foong, 一扇屏風.

\Sea/, °he, 海.

\Seal/, {to ⸺ a letter}, foong, 封.

\Season, a/, kyi°, 季, {the four ⸺s}, s°-kyi°, 四季.

\Seat, a/, zoo°-we°, 坐位, {please take a ⸺}, °tshing °zoo, 請坐.

\Second, the/, di° nyi°, 第二.

\Secretly/, ‘en°-‘en-°li, 暗喑裏, theu-ben°-ts, 倫伴之.

\Secure/, °‘wung-taung°, 穩當, bing-oen, 平安.

\Sedan/, {a ⸺ chair}, ih °ting jau°-°ts, 一頂轎子, {a coolie}, jau°-pan, 轎班, jau°-foo, 轎夫.

\See, to/, khoen, 看, khoen-kyien°, 看見.

\Seek, to/, zing, 尋.

\Seize, to/, tsauh, 捉, nau, 拿.

\Self/, z°-ka, 自家.

\Sell, to/, ma°, 賣, ma°-theh, 賣脫.

\Send, to/, soong, 送, {to ⸺ a person}, tsha, 差, {to ⸺ a letter}, kyi°, 寄.

\Sentence, a/, ih kyui° seh-wo°, 一句說話.

\Separate, to/, fung, 分, fung-khe, 分開, li-khe, 離開, fung-bih, 分別.

\Servant, a/, ih kuh yoong°-nyung, 一個用人.

\Settle/, {to ⸺ the price}, °kaung-ding°, 講定.

\Seven/, tshih, 七.

\Seventy/, tshih-seh, 七十.

\Sew, to/, ling, 紉.

\Shall/, iau°, 要, pih-iau°, 必要.

\Shallow/, °tshien, 淺.

\Shameful/, than-°tshoong, 攤寵.

\Shanghai/, °Zaung-°he, 上海.

\Sharp/, khwa°, 快.

\Sharpen, to/, moo, 磨.

\She/, yi, 伊.

\Sheep/, yang, 羊.

\Sheet, a/, ih diau °bi-tan, 一條被單, {a ⸺ of paper}, ih tsang °ts-deu, 一張紙頭.

\Ship/, zen, 船.

\Shirting/, {a piece of}, ih phih yang-poo°, 一疋洋布.

\Shoes/, {a pair of}, ih saung ‘a-°ts, 一雙鞋子.

\Shoot/, {to ⸺ with a gun}, faung°, 放, {to ⸺ birds}, °tang tiau, 打窵.

\Shop, a/, ih ban tien°, 一爿店, {a tea ⸺}, ih ban dzo-kwen°, 一爿茶館.

\Shore/, ngoen°, 岸, {to go on ⸺}, °zaung ngoen, 上岸.

\Short/, °toen, 短, {a ⸺ time}, ih hyih koong-foo, 一歇功夫.

\Should/, khau-°i, 可以, iung-ke, 應該.

\Shroff, a/, seu yang-dien kuh, 收洋鈿個, {a ⸺’s room}, ih kan tsang°-vaung-kan, 一間帳房間.

\Shut, to/, kwan, 關.

\Sick/, °yeu bing°, 有病.

\Side/, pien, 邊, pien-deu, 邊頭, baung-pien, 旁邊, {right ⸺}, yeu° pien, 右邊, {left ⸺}, tsi°-pien, 左邊.

\Sign, a/, kyi°-‘au°, 記號, ‘au°, 號.

\Silk/, s, 絲, dzeu, 綢.

\Silver/, nyung-°ts, 銀子.

\Sin/, °dzoe, 罪, °dzoe-nyih, 罪孽.

\Since/, kyi-zen, 旣然, °i-°‘eu, 以後, {⸺ it is so}, kyi-zeu zeh-ke°, 旣然實蓋, {⸺ then}, di°-kuh °i-°‘eu, 第個以後.

\Single/, tan, 單, dok, 獨.

\Sink, to/, dzung-°‘au-chi°, 沉下去.

\Sister/, {older}, ah-°tsi, 阿姊, {younger ⸺}, °tsi-me°, 姊妹, me°-me°, 妹妹.

\Sit, to/, °zoo, 坐, {⸺ to —down, °zoo °zoo, 坐坐, {to ⸺ quiet}, °zoo-ding, 坐定.

\Six/, lok, 六.

\Sixty/, lok-seh, 六十.

\Size/, doo°-°siau, 大小.

\Skin/, bi, 皮.

\Sky/, thien, 天.

\Slack/, {water}, bing-°s, 平水.

\Slander, to/, wo°-°liau, 話𣩢, hwe°-°paung, 毀謗, wo°-°wa, 話壊.

\Sleep, to/, khwung°, 睏.

\Slippery/, wah, 滑.

\Slow/, man°, 慢, {⸺ly}, man°-man°-nung, 慢慢能, {to walk ⸺}, man°-man°-nung-°tseu, 慢慢能走.

\Small/, °siau, 小, {very ⸺}, ih ngan-ngan doo°, 一顏顏大, {a ⸺ quantity of}, tien, 點, °yeu-°yien, 有限, {⸺ money}, °siau kauh-°ts, 小角子, °siau yang-dien, 小洋鈿.

\Smash, to/, se°, 碎, °tang-se°, 打碎, khau-se°, 敲碎.

\Smoke/, ien, 烟, {to ⸺ meat}, hyuin, 燻, {to ⸺ tobacco}, chuh-ien, 吃烟.

\Smooth/, kwaung, 光.

\Snake/, ih diau-zo, 一條蛇.

\Snow/, sih, 雪, lauh sih, 落雪.

\So/, zeh-ke, 實蓋, {⸺ that}, °i-ts°, 以至, {about ⸺}, tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多.

\Soap/, bi-zau°, 皮皂.

\Socks/, {a pair of}, ih saung mah, 一雙襪.

\Soft/, °nyoen, 軟.

\Soldier, a/, ih kuh ping-ting, 一個兵丁.

\Some/, °yeu kuh, 有個, °kyi-kuh, 幾個.

\Somebody/, °yeu nyung, 有人.

\Somehow/, dzoe-bien° na°-nung, 隨便那能.

\Sometimes/, dzang-z, 常時, °yeu kuh z-°eu, 有個時候.

\Son/, ih kuh nyi-°ts, 一個兒子, ih kuh ‘eu-°ts, 一個兒子, {your ⸺}, ling°-laung, 令郞, {my ⸺}, siau-noen, 小囝.

\Soochow/, Soo-tseu, 蘇州.

\Soon/, °tsau, 早, ’veh too ih-hyih, 勿多一歇.

\Sorrow/, ieu-dzeu, 憂愁.

\Sort/, ih yang, 一樣, ih le, 一類.

\Sound/, sung-iung, 聲音.

\Soup/, thaung, 湯.

\South/, nen, 南, {⸺ east}, toong-nen, 東南, {⸺ west}, si-nen, 西南.

\Southern/, nen-pien, 南邊.

\Sparrow/, ih tsak moo-tshiak, 一只麻雀, ih tsak moo-tshiang, 一只麻將.

\Speak, to/, wo°, 話, bak-wo°, 白話.

\Spectacles/, {a pair of ⸺}, ih foo° °ngan-kyung°, 一副眼鏡.

\Split, to/, phih, 劈.

\Spoil, to/, wa°, 壞, wa°-theh, 壞脫.

\Spoon/, ih °po tshau, 一把鈔.

\Spring/, tshung, 春, tshung-kyi°, 春季.

\Square/, faung, 方.

\Squirrel/, ih tsak soong-su° (tshu), 一只松鼠.

\Stairs/, voo-thi, 扶梯.

\Stamp/ (postage), nyung-deu, 人頭, or yeu-phiau, 郵票.

\Stand, to/, lih, 立, {⸺ still}, lih-ding°, 立定, {⸺ up}, lih-chi-le, 立起來.

\Star/, ih kuh sing, 一個星.

\Start/, {to commence}, khe° °seu, 開手, {to ⸺ on a journey}, °doong-sung, 動身, {to ⸺ a boat}, khe° zen, 開船, {to ⸺ a rumour}, zau yau-yien, 造謠言, {to ⸺ a fire}, sang-°hoo, 生火.

\Stay, to/, tung-la°, 等拉, dzu, 住, {to ⸺ with a person}, be, 陪.

\Steal, to/, theu, 偷.

\Steam/, {a ⸺ boat}, ih tsak °hoo-lung-zen, 一只火輪船.

\Step, a/, ih boo°, 一步.

\Stick, a/, ih kung °baung, 一根棒.

\Still/, {yet}, wan, 還, dzung-jeu°, 仍舊, {⸺ more}, kung°-°ka, 更加, yoeh-°ka, 越加, ⸺ ({not yet}), wan-’veh-zun, 還勿曾.

\Sting, to/, ting, 叮.

\Stitch, to/, ling 紉, {to take a ⸺}, ling-ih-tsung, 紉一針.

\Stockings/, {a pair of ⸺}, ih saung mah, 一雙襪.

\Stone, a/, ih khwe° zak-deu, 一塊石頭, {a ⸺ mason}, ih kuh zak-ziang°, 一個石匠.

\Stool, a/, ih tsak ngeh-°ts, 一只杌子.

\Stop, to/, ding, 停, {⸺ a minute}, ding-ih-ding, 停一停.

\Story/, {classifier for stories of a house}, dzung, 層.

\Stove, a/, ih tsak °hoo-loo, 一只火爐, {a cooking ⸺} ({foreign}), ih tsak thih-tsau, 一只鐵竈, {a cooking ⸺} ({Chinese}), ih tsak tsau-deu, 一只竈頭.

\Street/, ih diau ka, 一條街.

\Strike, to/, °tang, 打, khau, 敲, {to ⸺ against}, bang°-dzak, 碰着, {to ⸺ a match}, wak, 劃, {to injure by ⸺ing}, °tang-wa°, 打壞.

\String, to/ ({as cash}), tshen, 穿.

\Study, a/, ih kan su-vaung, 一間書房, dok, 讀, dok su, 讀書.

\Such/, zek-ke, 實蓋.

\Suddenly/, hweh-zen, 忽然.

\Suffer, to/, °zeu-°khoo, 受苦, °zeu-nan°, 受難, {to ⸺ an injury}, °zeu-‘e°, 受害, {to ⸺ a defeat}, °tang-su, 打輸, °tang-ba°-tsang°, 打敗仗, °tang-ba° 打敗.

\Sufficient/, keu°-z°, 殼事, keu°-z°-tse, 殼事哉, °yeu-tse, 有哉.

\Sugar/, daung, 糖.

\Summer/, ‘au°, 夏, ‘au°-kyi, 夏季.

\Sun/, nyih-deu, 日頭.

\Sunday/, °li-pa°-nyih, 禮拜日.

\Supper/, ya°-van°, 夜飯.

\Suppose/, °khoong-pho, 恐怕.

\Suppose, to/, or {to think}, tau-nyung-ts, 倒認之.

\Surprised/, {to be}, hyi-ji, 希奇.

\Swallow, a/, ih tsak ien°-°ts, 一只燕子.

\Sweet/, dien, 甜.

\Sword, a/, ih °po tau, 一把刀.

\T/

\Table, a/, ih tsak de-°ts, 一只檯子, {a dining ⸺}, chuh-van° de-°ts, 吃飯檯子, {a ⸺ boy}, ih kuh si°-tse°, 一個西崽.

\Tablet/, {a Chinese ink ⸺}, ih kuh nyien-°ts, 一個硯池, ih kuh nyien-de, 一個硯台.

\Tailor/, ih kuh ze-voong, 一個裁縫.

\Take, to/, tan, 担, nau, 拿, {to ⸺} ({by force}), tshiang, 搶, tshiang-doeh, 搶奪, {to ⸺ away}, tan-chi, 担去, nau-chi, 拿去, {to ⸺ off} ({remove}), nau-theh, 拿脫, {to ⸺ off} ({clothes}), thoeh, 脫, thoeh-thoeh, 脫脫, {to ⸺ off} ({hat}), dzu, 除, {to ⸺ hold of}, nyah, 揑, {to ⸺ with one}, ta°-chi, 帶去, {to ⸺ care}, °taung-sing, 當心, °siau-sing, 小心, {to ⸺ great care}, too° °taung-sing, 多當心, to ⸺ a wife, °thau nyang-°ts, 討娘子.

\Talk, to/, wo°, 話, bak-wo°, 白話, {to ⸺ to}, te° (yi) wo°, 對(伊)話.

\Tall/, dzang, 長.

\Taoist/, {a ⸺ priest}, dau°-°z, 道士, {a ⸺ idol or god}, ih tsung zung-dau, 一尊神道.

\Tea/, dzo, 茶, {a box of ⸺}, ih siang dzo-yih, 一箱茶葉, {a ⸺ shop}, ih ban dzo-kwen, 一爿茶館, ih po° dzo-°oo, 一把茶壺.

\Teach, to/, kau°, 敎, {a ⸺er}, ih kuh sien-sang, 一個先生.

\Tell, to/, kau°-soo°, 告訴.

\Temperature/, °lang-nyih, 冷熱.

\Temple/, ih zoo° miau, 一座廟.

\Ten/, zeh, 十, {a ⸺ cent piece}, ih kauh, 一角.

\Texture/, tshoo-si°, 粗細.

\Than/, °pi, 比, {more ⸺}, ’veh °ba, 勿罷.

\Thank, to/, zia, 謝.

\That/, i-kuh, 伊個.

\Thee/, noong°, 儂.

\Their/, {theirs}, yi-la°-kuh, 伊拉個.

\Them/, yi-la°, 伊拉.

\Then/, nan-meh, 難末.

\There/, leh-la, 垃拉, i-deu, 伊頭, i-khwe°, 伊塊, {⸺ is}, yeu, 有.

\Therefore/, °soo-i, 所以, keh-lau, 蓋佬.

\These/, di-kuh, 第個.

\They/, yi-la°, 伊拉.

\Thick/, ({not thin}), °‘eu, 厚.

\Thickness/, °‘eu-bok, 厚薄.

\Thief/, ih kuh zuh, 一個賊.

\Thin/, bok, 薄, ⸺ ({in reference to person}) seu, 瘦.

\Thine/, noong°-kuh, 儂個.

\Thing/ ({concrete}), ih kuh meh-z°, 一個物事, ⸺ ({an affair}), z°-°thi, 事體, {⸺s of every sort}, yaug°-yang°, 樣樣.

\Think/, to, °siang, 想.

\Thirty/, san-seh, 三十.

\This/, di°-kuh, 第個.

\Those/, i-kuh, 伊個.

\Thou/, noong°, 儂.

\Though/, soe-zen, 雖然.

\Thought/, i°-s°, 意思.

\Thousand/, ih tshien, 一千.

\Thread, a/, sien, 線, {to ⸺ a needle}, tshen °yung-sien°, 穿引線.

\Three/, san, 三.

\Through/, koo, 過.

\Throw, to/, tieu, 丢.

\Thursday/, °li-pa°-s°, 禮拜四.

\Thus/, zeh-ke°, 實蓋, zeh-ke°-nung, 實蓋能.

\Thy/, noong°-kuh, 儂個.

\Tide/, dzau, 潮, dzau-°s, 潮水, {⸺ flowing in}, tsang°-°s, 漲水, {⸺ flowing out}, lauh-°s, 落水.

\Tie, to/, vok, 縛, {to ⸺} ({a small parcel}), tsah, 糺, {to ⸺ up}, paung, 綁, t{o ⸺ firmly}, vok lau, 縛牢, vok lau dzu°, 縛牢住.

\Tiger/, ih tsak °lau-°hoo, 一只老虎.

\Timber/, {a pile of ⸺}, ih te mok-deu, 一堆木頭.

\Time/, z-‘eu°, 時候, zung-kwaung, 晨光, koong-foo, 功夫, {what —?}, °kyi °tien-tsoong, 幾點鐘, {a long ⸺}, dzang-°yoen, 長遠, dzang-°yoen-tse, 長遠哉, ta-z-tse, 多時哉.

\Tin/, sih, 錫.

\Tired/, sa-doo, 弛瘏.

\To/, tau°, 到, {say ⸺ him}, te yi wo°, 對伊話, {give} ({it}) ⸺ {me}, peh ngoo, 撥我, {⸺ and fro}, le-le chi°-chi°, 來來去去, {⸺ no purpose}, bak-bak-li, 白白裏.

\Tobacco/, ien, 烟.

\To-day/, kyung-tsau, 今朝.

\Toe, a/, ih tsak kyak-tsih-deu, 一只脚指頭.

\Together/, da ka, 大家, ih dau, 一淘, ih doong, 一同.

\To-morrow/, ming-tsau, 明朝.

\Tongue/, zeh-deu, 舌頭.

\To-night/, kyung-ya°, 今夜.

\Too/, thuh, 忒.

\Tools/, {a set of}, ih foo ka°-sang, 一副傢生.

\Touch, to/, mok, 摸.

\Towards/, tau°, 到.

\Towel/, ih diau °seu-kyung, 一條手巾.

\Town/, dzung, 城.

\Travel, to/, ‘ang, 行.

\Treat/, °de, 待, {to ⸺ rudely}, de°-man°, 待慢.

\Tree, a/, ih khoo zu°, 一棵樹.

\Tricky/, diau°-bi, 調皮.

\Trousers/, khoo°-°ts, 褲子.

\True/, tsung, 眞,°lau-zeh, 老實.

\Truly/, zeh-dze, 實在.

\Trunk, a/, ih tsak siang-°ts, 一只箱子.

\Trust, to/, khau°, 靠, thauh, 託, {worthy to be ⸺ed}, khau°-tuh-dzu, 靠得住, {unworthy to be ⸺ed}, khau°-’veh-dzu, 靠勿住.

\Try, to/, s°-s°-khoen, 試試看.

\Tub/, doong, 桶.

\Tubular/, {classifier for ⸺ things}, kwen, 管.

\Tuesday/, °li-pa°-nyi°, 禮拜二.

\Turn, to/, tsen, 轉, zien-°tsen-le, 旋轉來, {to ⸺ over}, fan, 翻, fan °tsen-le, 翻轉來, {to ⸺ around}, zien, 旋, zien °tsen le, 旋轉來.

\Twelve/, zeh-nyi°, 十二.

\Twenty/, nyan°, 廿.

\Twice/, °liang-we, 兩回, °liang-thaung, 兩[C3].

\Two/, nyi°, 二 °liang, 兩.

\U/

\Ugly/, pho°, 怕, pho°-le, 怕來.

\Umbrella, an/, ih po° san°, 一把傘.

\Unable/, ’veh nung-keu, 勿能殻.

\Under/, ti-°‘au, 底下.

\Understand, to/, °toong, 懂, ming-bak, 明白, °hyau-tuh, 曉得.

\Universal/, °phoo-thien-°‘au, 普天下, ‘eh-thien-°‘au, 合天下.

\Unmarried/, an ⸺ woman, °siau-tsia, 小姐.

\Unripe/, sang, 生.

\Unroll, to/, than-khe-le, 攤開來.

\Unstable/, °doong °lau °doong, 動佬動.

\Until/, dzuh-tau°, 直到, °tung-tau°, 等到.

\Up/, °zaung, 上.

\Upon/, la° laung°, 拉上.

\Upset/, °tang-fan, 打翻.

\Us/, °ngoo-nyi°, 我伲, nyi°, 伲.

\Use, to/, yoong°, 用.

\Useful/, °yeu yoong°-deu, 有用頭.

\Useless/, bak-bak-li, 白白裏.

\V/

\Vain/, {in ⸺}, bak-bak-li, 白白裏.

\Value/, {(price)}, ka°-dien, 價錢.

\Variegated/ ({colours}), °ng-ngan-lok-suh, 五顏六色.

\Vegetables/, tshe°, 菜, ⸺ ({served on table}), °siau-tshe°, 小菜.

\Vegetation/ ({general}), hwo-°tshau-zu°-mok, 花草樹木.

\Venerable/, °lau, 老.

\Very/, ’man, 蠻, tsoe, 最, °ting, 頂.

\Victory/, {to gain a ⸺}, °tang-sung°-tsang, 打勝仗, °tang-yung, 打赢.

\Visit, to/, maung°, 望, pa° maung°, 拜望, {to return a ⸺}, we pa°, 回拜, wan pa°, 還拜, {to pay ceremonial ⸺}, pa° khak, 拜客.

\Visitor, a/, ih we khak-nyung, 一位客人.

\W/

\Wages/, koong-dien, 工錢.

\Wait, to/, °tung, 等, {⸺ a minute}, °tung-ih-°tung, 等一等, hyih-ih-liyih, 歇一歇, °tung-ih-hyih, 等一歇.

\Walk, to/, °tseu, 走, °tseu-loo°, 走路, {to ⸺ slowly}, man°-man°-ts-tseu°, 慢慢之走.

\Wall/, ziang, 墻, {build a ⸺}, tshi°, 砌, tshi° ziang, 砌墻.

\Want, to/, iau°, 要.

\Warm/, °noen-nyih, 暖熱.

\Wash, to/, zing, 淨, {to ⸺ the face}, kha mien°, 揩面.

\Washbasin/, {or bowl, a}, ih tsak mien°-bung, 一只面盆.

\Washerman/, zing°-i-zaung-kuh, 淨衣裳 個, da°-i-zaung-kuh, 汏衣裳個.

\Washstand/, ih tsak kha-mien° de-°ts, 一只揩而檯子.

\Waste, to/, saung, 喪, fi, 費, fi-theh, 費脫.

\Watch, a/, ih tsak piau, 一只錶.

\Water/, °s, 水, {a bucket of ⸺}, ih doong °s, 一桶水, {boiling ⸺}, khe °s, 開水, {hot ⸺}, nyih °s, 熱水, {cold ⸺}, °lang °s, 冷水, {a ⸺ buffalo}, ih tsak °s-nyeu, 一只水牛.

\Way/, loo, 路.

\We/, °ngoo-nyi°, 我伲, nyi°, 伲.

\Wear, to/, tsak, 着, {to ⸺ a hat}, ta° mau-°ts, 戴帽子.

\Weasel/, ih tsak waung-laung, 一只黃狼.

\Wednesday/, °li-pa°-san, 禮拜三.

\Week, a/, ih °li-pa°, 一禮拜.

\Weigh, to/, tshung, 稱.

\Weight/, chung-dzoong, 輕重.