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LESSON CXXIX.

文 bûn; literary; elegant. 經 kiaⁿ; keng; classics. 詩 si; poems; odes. 易 îah; diagrams. 硯 īⁿ; ink-stone. 遍 pìn; pìen; circuit; whole.

褟 thap; pen-case. 行 * cūe; line; column; seam. 章 cieⁿ; chapter; essay. 念 līam; learn by heart. 講 * ɵ̂h; narrate; recite. 記 kì; record; remember.

1 īⁿ pûaⁿ. pit tâng. 2 sueh bûn. pêh bûn. 3 ɵ̂h kó. lâi līam úa thiaⁿ. 4 chíaⁿ kîaⁿ chíaⁿ khàu. 5 bun lí; sî bûn; kó bûn; bûn cieⁿ; bûn huap; bûn ɵ̂h. 6 ngŏ kiaⁿ; kiaⁿ cʉ; îah kiaⁿ; cʉ kiaⁿ; si kiaⁿ; sîn si. 7 hwn sa pìen. līam keng. kó si. ɵ̂h si kù. tăi hâk. 8 sît jī; ûah jī; hʉ jī. 9 pit bâk īⁿ khîeh lâi. 10 kì tit. m̄ kì tit khʉ̀. 11 làn cêk cũe. pío cieⁿ. 12 pìn tī n̂g kim. 13 thâk ke kúi pìen. 14 pìen koiⁿ pâng. kì hɵ̄. 15 thât sêk lío hɵ́ hwn. 16 kuaⁿ ūe; pêh ūe; thó ūe. 17 bûn bú. bûn jîn. bûn kuaⁿ, bú kuaⁿ. 18 lʉ́ thâk ŭ kúi cieⁿ? 19 thâk cêk pìen úa thiaⁿ. 20 bɵ̂ cũe. pit cũe. seⁿ cūe.

1 Writing tray. Pen holder. 2 Discuss letters. Plain text. 3 Tell stories. Recite it to me. 4 Crying as he walked along. 5 Style; current literature; ancient literature; fine writing; grammar; scholar. 6 Five classics; the classics; the diagrams; history; poetry; hymns. 7 Review three times. Chant passages. Ancient poetry. Recite rhymes. Great Science. 8 Nouns; verbs; particles. 9 Bring writing implements. 10 Remember. Quite forgotten. 11 Omit a column. A memorial. 12 All the earth is golden. 13 Read it a few times more. 14 The whole room. A mark. 15 Read it perfectly then review. 16 Court dialect; common language; unlearned speech. 17 Civil and military. Literary men. Civil and military officers. 18 How many chapters have you read? 19 Read it over to me once. 20 Seamless. To crack. Cracked.