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LESSON CXXXIX.

陞 seng; ascend; rise. 降 kàng; descend; degrade. 降 * hâng; reduce to terms. 投 tâu; have recourse to. 罵 mē; revile; abuse. 蝕 sîh; incroach on; lose.

全 * kàu; whole one. 宿 suah; sojourn; halt. 舐 cĭ; lick; lap. 齧 ngiet; gnaw; craunch. 拍 tah; phah; pat. 挱 sɵ; rub with the hand.

1 seng kuaⁿ. seng thiⁿ. 2 ŭ seng, ŭ kàng. 3 cí jît kàu seng! 4 seng kî. seng tn̂g. 5 kàng lîm. kàng sì. kàng lɵ̂h. kàng seⁿ. 6 hâng piaⁿ. tâu hâng. kui hâng. tâu hiah. tâu mêng. tâu bûn cʉ. ūe m̄ tâu ki, pùaⁿ kù to̵. 7 jit sîh; gueh sîh. 8 bōi sîh pńg cêk ûe. 9 suaⁿ ngîap pĭ a pě sɵ́ bōi tīo. khí thâu kàu suah búe. cîah m̄ tîeh cúi thó. 10 sio sîh; ēng sîh. 11 kàu lîap; kàu kâi; kàu phit; kàu tàⁿ; kàu koiⁿ chù; kàu ciah cûn. 12 ŏi khí thâu bŏi suah búe. 13 lú̵ cá mê tɵ̆ tī kɵ̀ hiah suah? suah hiah. 14 gû bɵ́ cĭ gû kíaⁿ. 15 káu tɵ̆ ngiet tu̵ kut. 16 tah i kâi kôiⁿ thâu. 17 sɵ i kâi thâu khak. 18 i hàuⁿ sńg, lʉ́ tîeh mē i.

1 Promoted in rank. Go to heaven. 2 Some were promoted, some degraded. 3 May you soon be promoted! 4 Raise a flag. Sit on the bench. 5 Come from the sky. Descend into the world. Decended. Be born. 6 Quelled troops. Surrendered. Return to allegiance. Seek a lodging. Make known to. Hand in dispatches. Of unwelcome words, half a sentence is too much. 7 Eclipse of the sun and moon. 8 Sold for half its cost. 9 The estate which was sold by his father. From beginning to end. The climate disagrees with him. 10 Waste away; wear away. 11 A whole pill; a whole one; the whole piece; whole picul; the whole house; the whole of the boat. 12 Can begin but cannot end. 13 Where did you stop last night? Take lodging. 14 The cow licks her calf. 15 The dog gnaws a bone. 16 Pat him on the shoulder. 17 Stroke his head. 18 He is fond of play; you must scold him.