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LESSON CXXXV.

蛆 chu̵; maggots; larva. 談 thâm; phûeh; converse. 修 siu: adjust; renovate. 難 lâng; harass; vex. 爆 * pòng; pop; burst. 畫 ūe; draw; paint.

俯 hú; phak; stoop down. 伏 hôk; lie prostrate. 務 bŭ; business; make effort. 奏 càu; celebrate; perform. 樂 gâuh; music. 每 múe; every; each.

1 bɵ̂ hɵ́ kâi tâng phŭaⁿ put jû tôk kîaⁿ. 2 kìe úa sie phŭaⁿ. 3 phûeh kàu pùaⁿ mê. 4 ieh tīaⁿ jît cí. im gâuh. 5 cí pńg cʉ cheh sĭ sía kâi a sĭ ìn kâi? put jû. 6 thâm lŭn; thó thâm. 7 chìe thâm. thâm piaⁿ. 8 mài khʉ̀ kāng i phûeh ūe. 9 thâm kó lŭn kim. 10 i bɵ̂ mih sîn khì, mài kio i phûeh khah kú. 11 cîh seⁿ chʉ. cúi seⁿ chʉ. 12 phak lɵ̂h khʉ̀. phak kĕ. hú hôk. hôk piaⁿ. 13 múe sî; múe jît; múe nî; múe nâng; múe sʉ̄; múe múe jû chú̵. 14 siu lí; siu pó; siu sin; siu sim; lâng ûi. 15 sū̵ bŭ. bŭ pit. 16 kong bŭ; ke bŭ; gūa bŭ; bŭ gūa. 17 pòng phùa khù̵. pòng lîh. 18 kha tháng pòng kho. 19 câu gâuh. gâuh khì. 20 gâuh siaⁿ. ūe suaⁿ cúi.

1 If you have not good company it is best to walk alone. 2 Called me to go with him. 3 Chatted until midnight. 4 Fix a certain day. The octave. 5 Is this book written or printed? Nothing like. 6 Discuss. Local pronunciation. 7 Repartee. Discuss the war. 8 Do not go and talk with him. 9 Talking of things old and new. 10 He has not much vitality, do not talk too long with him. 11 Festers on the tongue. Wigglers. 12 To stoop down. Bend over. Bow down. Troops in ambush. 13 Every time; every day; every year; each person; every affair; always like that. 14 Regulate; repair; act well; cultivate the mind; harass. 15 Business. Indispensable. 16 Public affairs; private affairs; outside affairs; strive for something else. 17 Burst assunder. Cracked open. 18 The tub has burst its hoop. 19 Make merry. Musical instruments. 20 Musical. Draw landscapes.