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LESSON CXXXI.

殿 tōiⁿ; palace; temple. 關 kwn; bar; belong to. 館 kẃn; hall; caravansary. cân; tier; degrees. 窓 theng; window. 瓦 hĭa; tiles; flags.

鋪 pho; spread; bedding. 楹 êⁿ; beams. 桷 kak; rafters; lath. 堵 tú; a brace; impede. 蕉 * cie; plantains. 巧 khá; dextrous; apt.

1 lâu lʉ́ kio úa cɵ̀. 2 lâu tŏng. m̄ káⁿ lâu tŏng lʉ́. 3 chù kak. kwn sim. 4 keng tōiⁿ. tōiⁿ ĕ. 5 kim tōiⁿ. khui kwn. 6 nín kùi hú tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀? 7 pàng kwn. kwn kháu. 8 m̄ kwn úa sʉ̄. 9 lʉ́ bɵ̂ kwn sim thóiⁿ. 10 seⁿ sí kâi kwn thâu. 11 ui kẃn; cíu kẃn; kong kẃn; cʉ kẃn; hŭe kẃn; kau lâu kẃn; kẃn tī; khui kẃn, kói kẃn. 12 saⁿ cân lâu. theng mn̂g. ŭ kúi cân? thiⁿ theng. cân chut put khîong. ŭ cân chʉ̀. hâng theng. tâng theng phêng íu. 13 pho hĭa; pho cháu chîeh; pho siet; phah pho; tâng pho; pho pang. 14 tú sat. tú chùi. tú cŭ. khîeh ki mûeh khʉ̀ tú, tú kín kín. 15 keng cie. khî khá. 16 khá chīeⁿ; khá īeⁿ; khá kang; sòi khá.

1 Trouble you to do it for me. 2 To trouble. Dare not bother you. 3 Roof slats. Attentive. 4 Palace. Crown prince. 5 Golden halls. Unbar. 6 Where are your gentlemen? 7 Let pass. Place for passing. 8 It is none of my business. 9 You did not pay attention. 10 A matter of life and death. 11 Hospital; tavern; public hall; library; club-house; restaurant; a post; open and close a session. 12 Three story building. Window. How many steps up? Skylight. Endless series. Has gradations. Poor student. Fellow students and classmates. 13 Lay tiles; spread matting; set in order; make up a bed; bed-fellow; bed boards. 14 Wall up. Gag the mouth. Obstruct. Take something and brace it very firmly. 15 Bananas. Ingenious. 16 Cunning hand; curious pattern; skilled work; complex.