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LESSON CXXVIII.

lêk; king's evil. thiu; lift; draw; levy. tāu; chicken-pox. mûe; measles. sng; aching. pak; the caul. ka; hack; cough. sàu; clear the throat. khûang; sío; insane. tien; crazed; silly. chíaⁿ; moreover; still. thó; earth; territory.

1 i sĭ úa kâi sim pak kâi phêng íu, m̄ pí sĭ cíu nêk kâi phêng íu. 2 i kio úa sĭ chin, hui pí tha nâng. 3 hàuⁿ sueh sĭ hui ūe pĭen sĭ sĭ hui nâng. 4 bɵ̂ hui káⁿ sĭ lʉ́? hui lói. 5 sĭ sĭ a sĭ hui? 6 hui jîen. cá mńg. 7 pit hui bɵ̂ kù. 8 khá hui kù ì! 9 ka sàu hɵ́ lío. thiu kʉn. 10 thiu khí lâi. cúi thó hɵ́. 11 ke it thiu. thiu tīo tói. 12 thiu sin cɵ̀ i khʉ̀. 13 cîah tāu, cîah mûe. 14 sng thìaⁿ. kut sng. 15 kha sng, chíu nńg. 16 tó pak tōa. i sĭ sío. 17 kháu bît, pak kìam. 18 kháu sĭ, sim hui. 19 cí pak ûi hun. 20 ka sàu. khûang pēⁿ. 21 hwt khûang. sío káu. 22 khûang huang, mé hò. 23 tien khûang. hwt tien. 24 cʉ tien. úa chíaⁿ mn̄g lʉ́.

1 He is my bosom friend and it is not as if he were merely a boon companion. 2 He is my own near relative, and it is not as if he were another. 3 He who is fond of gossip, is a gossip. 4 Is it really you? Indecent. 5 Is it a fact or is it not? 6 Really not so. Early and late. 7 It is certainly not without a cause. 8 How can it be unintentional! 9 His cough is cured. Cramp. 10 Draw it up. The soil is good. 11 Add a tithe. Take out the bottom. 12 He took himself off. 13 Have chicken-pox and measles. 14 Aching. Rheumatic pains. 15 Weak and weary. 16 A big paunch. He is crazy. 17 Honey tongued and false hearted. 18 Specious and insincere. 19 Betrothed before birth. 20 Cough. Insanity. 21 Out of his head. Mad dog. 22 Furious gusts and driving rain. 23 Raving mad. Become delirious. 24 Pedantic. Let me now ask you.