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LESSON CXXXVII.

磕 khâp; to hit against. 瞌 * tak; to nod. 叩 khàu; tap; knock the head. 考 kháu; question; examine. 抖 * hìⁿ; shake; quiver. 交 kau; blend; hand over.

盞 cúaⁿ; cup; wine saucer. 疑 gî; doubt; suspect. 瞞 mûa; deceive; hide. 饒 jîo; fertile; affluent. 聞 bŭn; to hear. 梭 sɵ; shuttle.

1 khâp thâu, khâp hîah. 2 sie tak thâu. i tɵ̆ tak. 3 tak mâk gût. chai gî. 4 khâp thâu; khàu thâu. 5 saⁿ kŭi, káu khàu. 6 khàu kìⁿ. kháu mn̄g. 7 kháu m̄ tîeh. kháu tit tîeh. kháu jîeh kûiⁿ? kháu tîeh it téng. 8 hìⁿ tīo eng têng. sin bŭn cúa. 9 kau chíu. kau íⁿ. kau pue, ũaⁿ cúaⁿ. 10 teng cúaⁿ. kau saⁿ tíam. 11 sim gî seⁿ àm kúi. 12 kŭi lɵ̂h khù̵ khâp thâu. 13 i mih sʉ̄ to cai. 14 khîeh ŵn sái ŵn. 15 ēng cía mài gî; gî cía mài ēng. 16 gî pēⁿ. ʉ́n mûa. kau hâiⁿ. 17 sît put siang mûa. 18 pù jîo. jîo sêk. sɵ kíaⁿ. 19 câp poih sɵ cûn. 20 pûi jîo kâi tī hng. 21 hʉ́ kɵ̀ kâi nâng khio. 22 lʉ́ mûa úa m̄ tit. 23 cîⁿ n̂gn lŭn kau chíu. 24 lʉ́ cêng mûa i, i sɵ́ íⁿ àiⁿ gî lʉ́.

1 To run against each other. 2 Nod to each other. He is nodding. 3 Asleep and nodding. Suspicion. 4 Kneel and knock the head. 5 Three kneelings and nine knockings. 6 Visit a superior. Examine. 7 Not pass examination. Pass the examination. How high did he stand? In the first grade. 8 Shake the dust off. Newspaper. 9 To hand to one, to swap. Arm-chair. Wedding cups. 10 Lamp cup. Just three o'clock. 11 The imagination creates ghosts. 12 Kneel and hit the forehead. 13 He is well informed. 14 Spends all he gets. 15 Do not distrust what you use nor use what you distrust. 16 Irresolute. Secret. Deliver over. 17 I will hide nothing from you. 18 Fertile. Abundant. Shuttle. 19 Eighteen shuttle-shaped boats. 20 Fertile tract of land. 21 The people there are poor. 22 You cannot deceive me. 23 Money passes from hand to hand. 24 You have deceived him, therefore he will distrust you.