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LESSON CXLII.

桑 * sûi; the mulberry tree. 柿 sǎi; persimmon. 店 tìam; stand; inn. 埕 tîaⁿ; arena; an area. 場 tîeⁿ; floor for drying grain; arena. 載 cài; convey; load; lade.

敗 pāi; subvert; ruin. 廢 hùi; degenerated. 壞 hŭai; spoiled; destroyed. 德 tek; virtue; goodness. 𦕲 * siap; sleepy; dull. 道 tău; tŏ̵; path; principle.

1 sng sûi. âng săi. 2 thŵn tău lí. tău lō. 3 sìn tek. pāi hŭai. hùi hŭai. 4 cí ciah cûn ŏi cài kúi nâng? 5 mâk siap. âng săi kîe. 6 âng săi kîe cìeⁿ. săi píaⁿ. 7 lʉ́ sĭ cìeⁿ seⁿ îeh úa. 8 thiaⁿ tŏ̵ lí kâi sî hāu m̄ hɵ́ mâk siap. 9 săi píaⁿ khîeh khʉ̀ gūa tîaⁿ phâk. im tek. 10 mài pāi hŭai tîeh i kâi tek. cek tek. 11 tìam lăi kâi mûeh kĭaⁿ lóng cóng hùi hŭai khù̵. 12 khùe khùe cài sng sûi hîeh lâi chī chôiⁿ. 13 îam tîeⁿ. pāi tîeⁿ. 14 bí tîeⁿ. hʉ̂ tîeⁿ. 15 bûn tîeⁿ kháu lío, cĭu kháu bú tîeⁿ. 16 cìaⁿ tău. tăi tău. 17 lʉ́ kâi cûn cài mih kâi? 18 lō tău phêng. pāi hŭai. 19 tɵ̆ cí koiⁿ tìam suah biah. 20 tìam ke. tìam phò. mê tìam. hiah kheh. 21 kheh thâu phò. phò cú.

1 Mulberries. Persimmons. 2 Promulge doctrines. The way. 3 Faith. Spoiled. Ruined. 4 How many will this boat carry? 5 Sleepy. Tomatoes. 6 Catsup. Dried persimmons. 7 That is what you promised me. 8 At the time of preaching, you should not get sleepy. 9 Put the dried persimmons to sun in the area. Goodness. 10 Do not destroy his worth. Increase in virtue. 11 All the things in the stall were spoiled. 12 Speedily carry mulberry leaves to feed the silk-worms. 13 Salt pans. Spoiled market stuff. 14 Rice stall. Fish stall. 15 The literary candidates will be examined, then the military. 16 Correct doctrine. The great doctrine. 17 What does your boat carry? 18 The road is safe. Subvert. 19 Lodge at this inn. 20 Taverns. Eating stand. Lodgings. Lodgers. 21 Hotel. The proprietor of an inn.