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FIF1T CONVERSATFONS IN CANTONESE COI.LOQriAl.

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Dialrrt icilh n

VocnhvUirj:
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Made

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to

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I'

There being a desire for more lessons

contained in
'

in

Cantonese Colloquial than the

this l^ook.

fifteen
It

Cantonese

Made
it

Easy,' the
practical.

Author has prepared

has
of

been his endeavour to make

Conversations which those desirous

It
is

speaking Cantonese are likely to wish to engage in have been compiled.

no

doubt a

difficult

matter to launch in medias

will,

res, especially

with

a language

like

Chinese; the learner

however, find that in this book he need not expect

first

to

have his breath taken away by a sudden plunge, as the

are as easy as
it
is

few

conversations

almost possible to make them while endeavouring at the same

conversation
np,

time to ensure consecutiveness, to keep the idea of a

to present merely scraps of sentences.

and not

This book

is

intended as a companion volume to

'

Cantonese

Made
the

Easy.'

All the tones, tonic marks, spelling of Chinese words in English, and diacritical

marks are

fully explained in the Introduction to that

list

book

and

numbers

attached to the finals refer to the

of finals near the

end of that book.

this

The
than the

learner
first

may

find the first five or ten conversations in

'

book

easier

few lessons in

Cantonese

Made

Easy.'

If so,

it

might, therefore,

be a good plan for him to take these

before beginning the
first

first

few lessons and learn them thoroughly

After learning
book, the learner
as

lessons in the other book.

fifteen in the other

thoroughly

the

fifty lessons

in this

and the

ought

to

find himself the master of a pretty

good vocabulary,

well of

as

possess

the

knack

of stringing Chinese

words together on the

will

thread
to

Chinese
it

ideas
stretch

thread which he must remember

it

snap

if

he

tries

strain

and

out according to English ideas.

glance at the table of contents will show that the conversations run
it

over

a variety of subjects, and

has been the author's

endeavour

to

prevent

them
while,

from being
at the
result.

as dry as dust,

and on the contrary

to render

them
and

interesting,
profit

same

time, they shall be lifelike, so that pleasure

may
of

be

the

If they should lighten the toil of the foreign traveller

along the
faculty
will

nnknown
Chinese

paths of Chinese ideas, and render

speech and thought
easier to him,
it

the

acquisition

of

the

one great object of the book

have

been

accomplished.

Trusting that
'

will

meet with

as great success as its predecessor

it

and companion volume,

Cantonese

Made

Easy,' the author thus sends

forth

on

its

trial.

J.

DYER BALL.

Hongkong,

\?dh Februan/, LSSO.

74'7767

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.

I'lie

author has iniich ileasnrc in being able at last to bring his labours

on

this edition of

How

to

Speak Cantonese

'

to a conclusion

for the

book has been

it.

out of print

foi-

some time and many

l)een

einju'ries

have been made for

The whole book has

corrected.

most
as

carefully
tht^y

gone
])een

through
styled,

and
are
'

revised

and

The

'

variant tones,'

have
'

marked.

The

learner

is

referred to the Introduction of

(Jantonesc
the
toiuc
of

Made Easy

for a descripfor

tion of these tones

this series of books.

and an explanation
In most cases
the

of

marks used

them
to

in

method

(;alling

attention

them
'J'he

consists in reversing the usual tonic

marks and the use

of

an

asterisk.

learner should turn a deaf ear to all statements by those

who

try to
to

make out
minimise

that

these

tones

are

of

little

moment;
'

for

those
'

who attempt

the

importance of the Cantonese

variant tones

arc simply ignorant on the subject.

One

instance alone will suifice to show that attention must be paid to them.

To

say, for example, that a

tsaii

man
'

has

"^tsai'i

lo"

hoii

when one should

all
;

say that he has

latter
is
'

liV* hoii

does not convey the meaning intended at

to

the

to

abscond,' and the former causes misapprehension

of the foreigneiintention.
:

go by

road.'

The omission

of the \ariants

often

sometimes the listener may make a guess at the meaning

times

at

other

he

is

left

entirely

in

the

dark

as

to

his

The English type used

doubtless ])rovc

in this edition

is

larger than in the former

less fatiguing.

and

will

more pleasant

to the eye

and

.1.

^)YVAl liALL.

let January, 1902.

C0^' TENTS.

CONTENTS.
Page.

Preface to First Edition

...
...

...

...
...

...

...
...

...
...

V.

Preface to Second Edition

...
... ...

...
...
...

VI I.
IX.
1

Table of Contents

...

...

... ...

Abbreviations nsed in this Book

...

LESSONS.
Lesson
.,

L Preliminary,
III.

Single

Words

...

...

...

... ... ...

...

IV. V.
II,

,,

Short Phrases and Sentences formed with Come Short Phrases and Sentences formed with
Short Phrases and Sentences formed with
6^0

4
6

Down
S7>v7i:e

Short Phrases and Sentences formed with

10

CONVERSATIONS.
Conversation
.,

1st. Putting Off

2nd.

... ...

12
... ...
...

Come

and Help me

14
16

3rd. The Sick Man

4th.

Come,
a

Get up

...
...

...
... ...

...
...

...
...

...
... ...

18

5th. In

Hurry

20
22

Gth. A Short Conversation

...

...

7th. The Search

8th.

24
the Tease
...
...

Curiosity and 9th. Something to

to

...
...
...

...
...

... ...
... ...

2iS

Drink

28
.30

10th. Something

Bo

...

...

...

nth. The

Rain

32

12th. The Wrong Man 13th. My Mother

.,

34
...
... ...

is

ill

... ... ...

... ...

30

14th.

An

Important Conversation
... ...

...

38

15th. The Shut Door

16th. Off
in a

...

..

40
42

Boat

17th.

Hongkong
!

Then and Now

...

...

...

...

44

18th. Oh

Those Lawyers
..

...

46
... ...

19th. Kau Lung City

...

...

48
50

20th. The Peak

...

My Teacher 22nd. Street Hawkers

21st.

...

... ...

...
...

... ...

...
...

54
5o

...

23rd. What

Shall

Do

?
...

CO
...
...

24th. Jewellery

...

...

02

VIII

Conversation

ABBREVIMI0N8 USED
[C] -^

IN

THIS

BOOK.

Class! lifv.
t.] ^=-

[8. of p.
Lit. *
is

Sign of

jiast

tiiiU".

Literally.
in ('ollui|niaI. as inai'ked in this

Indicates that the tone of the word

book,

different

from the tone

that
i

in

the

1):>ok-lanu-ua,u(-'.

t Cleans

he

pronuneiatiou
it

of

the

word, as

^/\wn

tins hook,

is

different

from

that uiven to

in

the book-laiiiinagc.

The
correspond

tignres denote the final,

witli the

which

is

nscd in the Chinese.

The

nunilters

nnmbers of the List

of JMiials towards the

end of 'Cantonese

Made

Easy.'

The Chinese Characters

in brackets arc words which

not.
It

may
will

he nscd with the

he seen

other character or characters preceding;- them, or

the
literal

that

in

English rendering the Englisli words within the hracket-i explain these

extra characters.

The hyphen between two

or

more

Kiiglish

words

in

the literal translation

shows that these words represent one Chincsi- Character.

1^

iHSSOX

J.

LKSSOX

I.

Pki:i,i.mi.\ai;v si.\.;i,i: uoiti.

I.

m-;

LESSON

II.

LESSON
I'RKMMINAKV SHOUT
I'HUASHS

11.

AND SKNTHNCKS FOR.MKH WITH

1.
'2

J.ai.

LESSON in.

LESSON
I'KKLIMiyAKV

III.
'tJO.'

SHOUT

I'URA.SHS

AND SKXTKXCES FOUMKn WITH

(;..

up.
(IdWIl.
iii.

Cm
(io

A*.
Hi*.
t:-o.

(iolll'.

(iullC out.
I)(i

lioD

I)u

not p>.
go.
o-,,.

l)Ctt(_T

Ik'ttlT net
(;<.
iiu-aiii.

(ioiiM.:-

ao-ain.
(>/

Did uo.

Uavi' gone.
m>\\Q.

Did not ao, "/ Have not

Xo

one goes, or
are

No

^*.
::^
II

*. PS M *. X*. ^*.
.^^

one has gone.

or

There

ieoi)!e

going,

Some

'2i.

LESSON

iir.

LKSSOX
]'i;i;i.iMi.N.\in-suoitT

III.
si;nti;x(i:.s
roi:.Mi;i

I'Hkasks and

wmi

'<;

].
2.

II.. 11.
C
,,
..

Go.
...5 liiMi
,

'>lioiiu-

I'p go.

:;.

L..k,
Y:.,.;

l.r.ii'.

Down
Ill

go.

i.

l..m\
Vh...

go.
(S. of p. t.)
I'S.

;,.

Il.wi'
llr.ii

Gone.

C.
7.

^Imi.*
j

Gone
Out

of

]..

t.)

Clriu^ \\on.

go.
g(..

S.

Mai

li<')ii

Do-not

Xot good
10.
11.

go.

'Hn hun.
^:\r

Good

go. go.

'ih.

iH.ii'.

Xot good
Again go.

12.
18.
14.
'

Ts.u^

lum\
lioii'.

Yair
-\iiu

Again

go. go.

!i(ii

Have
Xot

15.
IC.
!

-Mo

hr.il'.
lioii

go.

-ilo jaii

No

one

goe?*.

17.
15.
1<J.

"Van jaii
Hoi
I

hr.ii

Have man

go.

"'Ik..

To-go good.

Yar^

liiiii.

Onee
luiii

g<nie.

20.
21.

"Xu'c. yai^
^Siii
li(iii'.

once gone.

First went.

22.
2;..

ITuir

li..ii'.

After
.'

WL'iit.
r

Ilou

uici
li.iii'.

(ione yet

21.
2:,.

W\^Tso
^

Xot -yet

goiir.

l.uii\
Ik. 11

Early go.
liate (at
iiiuhl
)

2(;.

g-i.

27.
c

Tain
^T"ui

hiiii
hiiii

Carry away.
.

IX.
211.

Garry away.
.

T'ok^

hoii'.
hiiii
.

Garry away.

;;(.

,Ning
lluii

Take away,

:;i.
;'.2.

(.niiii^.

do
<l()

take.
set.

Hon

In.

LKKSOX

lA'.

LE8S0N
PrKIJMINAKV .SHORT

IV.
FOH.MIOD

FHUASE8 AND SEXTKNCKS

WITH 'DOWN.

].

LKSSOX

IV

Fifi:i.i.MiN.vu\ siii>i;i' ni!;\sKs

LKSSON l\. wn skntkncks

kocmi

1.

LKSSOX

V.

I.KSSON
i;i:i,!Mi\Ai!V

V.

sii(i;i'

nii;Asi;s

ami skni'kxc

Strike.

Strike

liiin.

Tr> fight.
I

nii'o.

Strike me.
-iiri.
I

-\iXi>

la

strike yon.

^Ta ^..
'Tn
tM.
.

Strike to-dcalh.

Strike iron.
Strike
co])i>er.

^Ta ,tnu. 'Xa

'Ta
hni.
ts(ik
.

Thr(\v opeii.

Strike
ink.

hirel.

Strike.

^Ta
^:\[

,.n

^t.V
'ta.

Struck not reach.

'ho

Not good

strike.

'Ta

sl.d<,. t

Strike stone.

'Ta,lo.la
^liOU
slioii.

To-go-]iy road.
l"\'tch

water.

la.

Tluinder struck.

'Ta tnr-sin'. 'Ta t'a.n\

'TaclH>n<r\
'

Send telegram.

To
To To

spy.
fight.
will.

'Ta jcng. t

'Ta >h.n,.
'Ta
^sl.ii.

'l'o-l)e

wounded.

Defeated.

'Ta k.ik 'Ta ia

luir^
liaiii

kwat,
^.'Iim/
In".

Strilv-e

feet

hoiRs.

Sneeze
Yixwn.

(oni>inatoii)elic).

Ta
la
1

^cli'iiii.

Strike tlirongh.

clii

jt'ai.

Play ]>aper
I'lay
I'lay

ti'.-kets.

a kwat^
(Mil

p-ai

houf
'

tickets.

'Ta

'kau.

heaxeu's nine'

^Ta

Work.
[III iKKik

'Ta
Xotx
ipn'al the Collo(|uial
it

laiioiiageyin

.]

Strike shuttlecock.

In the
is

ItiHik

Languauias

tiiis is

K ^does

ha"
not

liiii

iin

Ml

pn

niu-i'd

almsc.
!

This

seem
call

to

have

I.

en
it.

not ced

l)y

anvoue

hefore.

At

all

exeiils the

)ictionaries

do not

attention to

r(>.\Vi:i:sA'i"i().\

1:

roNVKUSAI'loX

1st.

iti.\(.

oi

Vun
I

un.lrrstaii.l,
-.Vl

.'li

:'.:.

Hill

lol<

riidcrstaiKl.
(Jo do. -n.

Mow

slow do.

\..w do.
T>p-iiioi'i'ow

do.
.

Kani yac^

isc'r

.\ow-.lay do.

Xol
-

al)l(j

(to have) k'isnre (to

:.l

do

\Vhy, dir

Vc
c

I.)
c

:i,

in-

S/.c

to
c

.1

Thiii^s iiianv.
..

1,

'//

I'lisiiicss

nine

.M l)ar.
"Kan
Iloii^
lai
|iiii

Nut
l)a<;k

V
IS.

tso
:-

COMIC do.
i>la<fe
I-'

"/

Hoii^

jii'ii

sli.Mi^:'
I \

Co

where!' "/ <;o what

Ch'iU^ ^kai yat^ chair

^:\r

kaii.

(lo-out street one short rsjvace).

'shai
kail

hui'.
yiii
.

Nut need
A'ery
(io

go.

llo
llo'i

])ivssiiigr

need.

kci
'iioi^^

iioi..-"

how long

-Mo

^chc (or che).

Xot lung

only. 7
21.

Well, good.
^Yi-^k;i
hr)ii
.

Now
.

go.

.Mai

hoii

ts/.

Don't go yet.

Do what, eh
I

.".;5

have Imsiness.
wait a-hit.
'f

"Ago
'l'an<;'

taii,<i'

"ha.
^iii

mat^

Wait (what) thing eh

Not. lUH'd wait.
1

y.\

^\
c..

shai
c

laiii;-.
.)

-N-o

laiiu-

wait.
Li-ood
is.

-1.

So
I

heart.
1

^M har
=X^o

:..

Not
I

siin^

ha.^
,ni).

thing

is.

'^Tiii/kai^ni:-'('//niorcdecidedly

'

llow
,

c.\|ihiin,
A'!

eh:

:.:;

(."l)

'Tano'

-n<i-o

luk

Wait me.

14

f'OXVRKSATroX

2X1).

COXVKUSATIOX

-Jni..

COXVHIl.SATIOX

:i.M>. .MK
<

am.

iiki.d

mi;

Come
Tso" ^mi 'yo
?

lielji

mo.

Do what
Do

Lhing?'

LifL that, Irnnk.

what, eh

."3

It

clio

-yt

Fallen tilings.

Fallen what, eh

,".3

Luck

keys.
[(".]
'^

How many
Yar^ Ian-',
'llai

One
(shii') ?
pill
.

liniieh.

j.in

At what
Trnnk

(iilaee) ?

-l.miu- liau

heliind side.
I

Ai
c

Iviiin
c
,
.

"cli'iini
,)
;i
.

Oh

lluw heavy
lieavy.

c,,

llo

clnuiu^iiii

Very

2
?

^('hoiiu^Sliii

-\v ?

Hold what things

Dooks, 32

lukv
111
.'

Ko-ku

That

ell r

:)4 :;2

Clothing.

Xc-ko
^,Hfni>-''t
>(>.

Jieiig*t.

That
^l;i.

light.

Ling*
^ni ?

Light certainly. 21

Tim
'-y\n
lliii"

kai

{or ^ni)

How

explain, eh
3)2

wS (or

.54)

21. 22.
23.

^-c lok
^ine
r

Not anything. mc)

Yes, eh
JJriiig
:-

(/'/'^

3'..

^Niiii;- elriit^

^lai.

out come.
1

24.
2:).

X'ot anything.

Those
^Cliai-iiin
sliii

liooks.

26. 27. 28. 20.

3(1.

J'lace

what place
tal)le

Place

on.
tal.le?
tahle.

jPiu

^diiinu-

rui ?*

Which [C]
Cloud stone
X'o room.

^Waii shckjt ^'oi.*

31. 32.

^r..ve oir things.

Jvoni tak. Ink

So can.

:52

'M

k;

COWKIISA'I'IOX

:;ki

1.

li

18

20

CONVERSATION

oth.

CONVERSATION oth. in

a hurry.

].

CONVERSATION
CONVERSATION

Cth.

Grir. a short cOxWKUSATKtx.

(,'onie.

^Lai

(.ni

sliii

Come

this place.

"Miong

^lai,

Up
Not

come.
gootl.

^\i sin/ 'ho.

This place
is.

^M

liar.
\va"

"Ngo
"Xc'i
s.
'.).

liar ^a
liai"

"nci

wa""

.''

say

it-is

1
;

yon say

kwu

^che.

Yon
.

think

it-is

only (yon tliink so.)

-Au'o ^clii-Lo

hai
^ii?
^clii

know

it-is,

'Xci

,,111

^clii

Yon
^iii ?

not know. 1
not know, eh
?

10.
11. 12.

Ts(r-mat^ ^m
"Nei
^in sliik^

Why
Yon
I

o^
is.

ke

not know-about
1

15

-Ngo
"Nc'i

shik^

/i.
^iii ?

know.

10.

tim

sliikj

You how know,

I

eh

53

11.
l."),

-Ngo yong- yong"

to sliik^ kc
.

thing (upon) thing even know. 15

Kom
"Aei

ch'utj-^k'ei ke
^111

So extraordinaiy. 15
Y'ou not believe [-suppose? 18

ic.

sun

kwa

.-'

17.

^M sun

ling*

Jii ?

Not
a
.''

believe certainly. 21
to-believe. 2
to-l)elieve,

IS.
1!>.

"Nei jing-^koi sun

Tso"-inat

You ought
ni ?

,ying-,koi sun
.

Why
It
is

ought
true.
is,

eh

53

20. 21.

Hai"

chan ke

15
is.

^.M hai",

^m

hai'.
tai

Not
.

not

"Nei

kong

wa

You

speak large words.

so say.

M
2J.

"^lio

kom

"^koiio-.

Not good Not

proper. 2

20.

'Ho
"Ago

wa-.

Good words.
j,iian.

ho
sluii

I very angiy.

^M

^luin.

Not need
lok^.

to-be-angry.
witli-nie.

K'oii jian (onau) -ngo

He

is

angry (has been angry)

friends.
:

'H6
"Ngo

ji'ang--yan.
sliik^

Good
"nei sliik^
"'ii?o.

-nei

know you

yon know

nie.

^Scing shik^.
-[iOiig ^kii ^song

Mutually
ahiky

ac(juainte(l.

Two

persons nintnally accpiaintcd.

ai

24

CONVERSATION

7th.

25

COWKIvSATlOX
I.

Till.

THK

SKARtn.

26

CONVERSATION

8th.

COXVER.SATION Hth. curiosity and thk

tkase.

have

it.

"What have yon got

These.

f^

^ -H ,

"What are these?

What do yon
I I
8.

think they arc-'

do not know.
will tell

yon

sliall

I ?

Very good.
I will

0.

not

tell

y(n

don't yon k:!Ow

'f

-j

m.

m fg f* p&. %m

^.

10.
11.

Is that the

way you do

Yes.
I

12.

do not

like

it.

13. 14.

It does not matter;

Does

it

not matter

Tht

is

not nice.
it
is

m ng m ef
?

15.
16.
17.

Probahly

not.

Then why do
1

you. do so

# im.
so.

ft

-fe

fM

^ .

am

tired.

IS.
19.

If
I

yon
will

are,

yon need not act

give them to you.

20.

^lany thanks.

21.
22. 23. 24.
2.-).

Do you want

to

know what they are

Certainly I do.
]^o not

yon know
I

How
I

do

know
yon

will let

see tliem.

26.
27.

Let

me

see.

u m # m. ng n n. f* n m ^ bt. # f^ H HF Pf #
-fe,

i-)

5fe

iSi "|iJ.

By and

by.

28.
20.

No, now. There

There
i>

nothing.

30.
31.
32.

is

something.
.

There, look at them.

Why!

they an- the kittens.

28

CONVERSATION

9th.

COXVERSATIOX

Oiii.

CONVERSATJOX ynr. soMimiiNc

to

]>iiink.

^Xiiiii'

|v.'i

'iiii'O.

Bring give
^ni {or ^\\\) ?

nie.
yoii,

^Xiiii;- ^ini

"ye

^jiri "iiei

Bring what thing give

eh?

W7^

Viii

click
yiTi

.jiui:yrttj

j)ni

^cliVu

[class.] etip

a cup of-tea,

^^1

^t'oiii;-.

X^ot

want sugar.

Ilo

JUIlg

it

Very strong. 2
Strong over mnch.

Xiiiii-

ti

vit,j

'slioii

Jai.

Bring some hot water come.

Pour down away.

^<,li;liii

"imiiiii
slioii

k<

pui.
.

Fill full that

cup.

K(i

ti

tmig

That water

cokl.

'(Miiiiy ^tau yitj.

Make hack-again
^nie

hot.
r
:}I)

"Aci yiu Yiu'

l.>k
.

sh(ii

{or

^ma)

You want
Want. 82

water, eh

H.
i:..

.Xiiiii'

vat

,1)0- lei*

,pui

"^slioii

lai.

Bring one glass cup of-water come. Give some

Give
ice

Pel

^ti

siit^

slum "ngo.

water to-me.

1(5.

'Pci -k'oii.

to-hini.

17.
IS.
1'.).

"K'ou

soiii;-

yam.
^la

He
[or Ja).
(."i

wishes to-driiik.

^Pei "k'oii ''yam

Give him to-drink. 21

qII')-''

liar mat^
II 0- Ian*
i
c

"y<'

^^'i<>'i

ipi'

Is

what thing water, eh

58

2<>.

"^slioij

lok^.

Holland water. 32

2].

^Xiiii!:
Xiiii;-

li

Slit

Jai.
^.sain

Bring some
kair
^lai.

ice

come.
jtieces

"l(iii<!,-

Bring two three

come.

Sshoii

111

'li6.

Water not good.

That water not good.
Broken. 82

You
-X.^o \va- 'shuii
'Cliiiiu2'..

say what thing

't'nii,!^

lair lok.
l.l).

say water hucketi hrokeii. 32

fan

'ho

la

{or

:\Iaki'
!

back good. 21

"Xi>o via

slian Sliou.
*^sli()ii,

want mountain water.

hill

80.
r,i.

-^lo
,^I

sliiln

jCli'il

^m

"^lio.

Xo

water, tea not good.

tea.

%'. ^clra.
ti
(-li'ii

Xot good

Xi-

'ho.

This tea good.

30

CONVERSATIOX

10th.

CONVERSATION 10th. somkthing

1.

to do.

To do

anything.
it.

2. a.

4.
r>.

He He He
I

did did

(it)

well.

did not

know how
(pi.)
it. ?

to

do
to

it.

fg p
f^:

Did not yon

know how

do

it ?

m #. m PS @i ft n.
pf m,
pj.

0.
7.

cannot do

m.
jf

I'g-

Why

cannot you

8.
1).

It is very difficult.

AVhat are we doing

It
I is

'f

10. 11.
\-J.

hard to

say.

am

not doing anything.

to do.

They have nothing

AVhat a pity.

nmn # m^wm
?fe

-^ PS Pf
"It.

-n Hpy,

p;g.

ts

M). 14.
]'). 1(1.

They might do something.

I will

iind
is

somethingforthem

to do.
I i

W *
pg
pg

tf

s?-

m us.
m m.,

'!

1^.

tM Pi nf
ffi
[selves,

There

no need.
Iind

ft . # tB (M) ffc
i a
p +a
tiR.

I'ff.

17.
15.
lit.

They cannot

anything themj

(tEPi)

They do not want

I

to; that
to that.

is

all.
j

M^^i%m
ffe
1'^.

do not know as
I

20.

But

do.
?

fa f
No,
is

21.
22.
2;5.

You
Yes,

do, do yon
I do.

don't, [about

it.

Then
That

there
is

nothing to be said
I

PS-

n;. ^ p&.
"111,

i Pg

fSi

Ig

24.

what

have said

all

along.

(See note)
2r>.

thought
could

it

was

oidy that

they

fs
pg If

pg

Jiot find
;

any work.
it.

2t;.

No
It It

indeed
is

that was not

m,
:fa

27.
25.
2'.>.

hard to find work.

it

u m m ^, Bp. m. n m fa #.
tr
iiiS-.

depends upon what

is

is.

Yes, that

so.
is

oi'.

Some work

difficult.

^ *9 X * n
it.

31.
5)2.

Then few know how

to d<

mfim^ Am at
fa:'RiiWfJlfl5x*fiii:#.iT-.
the
lui"

fiJ:

m,

You had

better find

some work soon.

jP'ing tone,
lau.

^lau.

In

])nre

Cantonese

collocjuial as al)ove.

(u

Whamjio

dialect ttM

32

CONVERSATION

11th.

CONVERSATION

1th. th k ra

n.

1.

It vaitis.

2.
?}.

There
Yes,
It
is

is

rain.
is

^ ^ Pi,
rain.
ffii
is

plf.

tlieiv

4.
;".

raining".

It

is

raining now.
are right,
it

^^ m

B.

us

().

Yon

raining now.

flit,

7.

It rained last night.

I

5.
;.

was

asleeji

do not know.
whethei'
it

n
did,

B^ m.
ill

m
<"'

ij^mmmm,
m,
ill

ng-,

Do

not yon
y

know

or not
l(t.
1 1.

How

conld

when

was asleep!'

m HI m
^?^&SH^S
Wi

*a pt.
tt.

Did yon not wake

12.

Wake
No.

in

the middle of the night?

1;].

Then you
I

sleep well.

14.
lo.

sleep very soundly.

U M B^. m #f ^t
ill 111

'It.

AVell, the rain

woke

nie.
?

IC.
17.

Did
It

it

rain very heavily

mn:km #.
it

did rain iiea\ily indeed.

is

m B^. A

Ml

^,

15.
III.

It

strange.
strange?'

Why
It

JO. j\.

wassuch good weather last evening.

were

B^

m oU
-tL

'Ji P/d.

There

some

slight

showers

during the day.

22.
2;}.
1

remember.
remembL-r
?

What do you
There was
I

24.
2.'.

a passing showt-r at n<on.

was out at the time.

?

2C..

Did you get wet

I

27.
2)s.
2',t.

was wet through. was an April shower.

it

It

To-day
It
])<)
is

rains again.

?}(>.

a drizzling rain to-day.

:^1.

not go out.
afraid I must.

32.

am

se # ?f # ^ . pB m m, # a ti rw. <- H X ^ iW H ^ Pg #T Hi m, . ft 'W

ffi
4^

*'I.

iJf

Sfc

fl3',

tti

CONVERSATION

11th.

33

CONVERSATION Uth. thk

rain.

Lokj "yu.

Falling rain.

lau
Hai"
I.okj-

yu.
^ii,
(/>/

Have
;i)

rain.

yan

-yii.

Yes

(1),

have

rain.

kan "yu.
('

Falling rain.
"yii

^Yi-^kii

ji-okii) -yim
(.yi-jkii

lok,.

Now
Xo

iiave rain

fall.

"Mo

ts'o

(or ^yi- ka) lok^[

mistake,

now
fell

falling rain.

Tsokj -mail lok^ S'u.

8.
1).

kan yii

liast
I

night

rain.

[kiinw. 32
:

-Xo-o'^fau* (o/-fau' V'ho); ^in ^cliilokQ.

"N('i ^to

was-asleep {or asleep had-fallen)

not

^m

^chi "yau "yii lok^

?

in

You even

not

know have
?

rain fall (or)

^.me

(^y/-

jne)

not, eh
?

3")

10.

-Ngo

"^fan^-chokj tiin ^chi ^a {or ^a)

I asleep,

how know, eh
?

n.
12.

Mo
Kom
Ko

sengt ^me

(o/-

Qine)

?
!'

Not waked

39

Piiii -ye"

sengt ^me {or ^ine)

lio

Mo.

Mid-night wake, eh? 39

Xn!

13. 14.
15.

Tiei

fan

lolc_.
kt.

Then yon good

I sleep

sleep.

32
1.")

'Ngo fan
-qIi

tak^

ho nain^
sengj

able very soundly.

'yu

clung
yii
;

ngo.

The rain made wake me {i.f. made me wake.)

?

IG.
17.
18.

Lokj
Tiii^

ho
"yii

tiii"

me

{or

me)
.

Fell very great rain, eh

39

lok^

t.ii"

yii lok

Great rain 32, great rain. 32

Extraordinary. 32

Ch'ut^-^k'ei lok_.

19. 20. 21.

Tso'-mat^ ch'nt

-^k't'i

^ni

{or j\\)
^ni. iikm a
.

AVhy extraordinary, eh

53
(//7.

Tsokj

man kom
lOl

ho

^t'iii

Last night so good weather

sky). 53
2

Tsokj-yatj yaii

M lok,
ye
k\v

"yii

Yesterday have some

fall

rain line.

22. 2

Koi -tak
Kei -tak

Remember. 32

23
24

mi

Remember what
.wan "vu
c
I

thing, eh

An

-chan

yan
l<ai

Noon have
I

passing shower rain. 21.

-out

25

Ngo
ch'nt

ko

clian"
lok
.

{or chair

^.shij

that [Kiriod {or period of-tin >0

street.

32
?

20.
27.
2H. 2i).

Shapj ^shan nui

Sliap
siii

?
.

AVct body, eh

35

shan lok

Wt't

all

{or whole) lody. 32

r
111.

Hai" pakj-chong- yii.

Jvain-yatj yair lok^ yii
1

Was
>k

shower-amidst-snnshine
falls rain.

To-day again

32

30.

To-day drizzling

rain.
stivet.

31. 32.

^M ho

ch'ntj
yiii

^.kai.

Not good go-out

kai.
I

Ago

p'a

clru

fear

must

tro-out j^tree'.

3i

CONVERSATION

12th.

COXVERSATIOX 12th. the wrong

man.

How
I I I
I

are you
\vt41,

am am

and von

f pf .
I

!?f

well.
)iot

have

seen you for a long time.

i?

have been to Shanghai.

:

*.

W p ^ ^

f^;.

Oh

Have you

?
|

You have had

8.
0.

a good time of

it,

eh

i?

Only middling.
j

mm mm
m m m.,
IS

Itt

"T,

<-

m\

You have made money.

No,
I

10.
11.
12.
];3.

have not.
is

How
I

that

have
?

failel

in

business.

Failed Yes.
I

* n*.
H
f*

u.
ir>.

heard you had made a

is

lot of

money.

fe It

MA

psi.

ic.
17. 18.

It

not
is

so.

That

what was

said.

They made a mistake.

Perhaps they made a mistake.
Perhaps they did.

19.

20.

21.
22.
23.

They
It

said

it

was you.

was not

I.

24.
25. 20.

Who was My elder

Oh
It
!

it ?

brother.
it,

that was

was it?

must have

l)een.
?

W fg It ii #g &. # as p ^. m m m i^ m, # a; 1S vM, ^ m HI m\ * #
:^-

("

iK>

iij.

27. 28. 29.

.30.

Then you have come back now

Yes,
I

have.
are

What
I

you going

to

do

want

to get

something

to do.

31.
32.

Well, very good, good

fjye.

Good

l)ye.

GONVKRSATIOX

1-2th.

CONVERSATION
"iNc'i

12th. the wrong max.

lu>

;i

.''

You
ho a
f

wcl

Ho

'iK'i

Well
Well. 2

^IIo a\

Ho nor
"Ngo
hoii

^111

km

iiei.

Very long not seen you.

I

Sliono-- hoi.
i-'

gone Shanghai.
I

O", Hai' ^nic {or oine

^ITo

It-is-so,

eh

30
'f

shai^

k-di

/i {or ^i) ?

Good

world-of-it, eh

,Ma-'^Mia*-teiit.

che

('//

click" ).

Middling only. 7
^[ade wealthy. 21

Fat^

^ts'oi
"^ts'iii*

^la

{nr Ja).
.

H). 11. 12.

"Mo
"^Tim

16

No
?

cash to-gct-on-witli.
explain, eh
?

\-M

ni {or j\[)
loko-

How
Lost
?

53
(/./".,

Shit J
Shibj
Shitj

pun

my-money-put-into-lusiness
?

13.

pun

^nie {or jiie)

Lost capital, eh

39

[cajiital.) 3

puu

lok^.

Lost capital. 32.

"nci
f-.it^

15.

"Ngo

^.t'engt-man-

tar

heard you got very wealthy,

is.

so-they[said. (54.

IG. 17.

^M

hai-

ke\
liai"

[^ts'oi

wo
.
;

Not

15

^.Yau-tei'

kom

"^kong

k;i

People did so speak. 14

18.
19.

Kong
P'il'

ts'o

lok^.

Spoke wrong. 32.

lok
.

"k'oii-tci-

^t'engt ts'o

Afraid they heard wrong.

."52

20. 21. 22.

Afraid it-was even not certain

{i.e., it

may be
[so.)

They

said it-was you, said-they.

(;4

^M

hai

ngo.
ni ?

Not was L

Hai" j)in ko
24.
25.

Was which

one, eh

53

Ngo
0\

tiii"

*^16

chc {or chek^).

{or
^la.
('//

My

elder brother only. 7

?

*^koni

jne

^me)

()! so, eh

39

Shi"-pit^ hai"

(ertainly was. 21
.vi

Kom
28.
21).
;3u.

"nci ,vi- ka
^lai* lok,

ka)
lo

Ian
nic
?
?

Then you now back come,

Back come. 32

cli r

31.

31>.

Fan

[^lai

^Song tso-

mi 'ya
ti
^

ni

{or

ni)

Wish
,.

to-do what thing, eh

to-find
1,

5:5

Song wan
^Ng, 'ho

shai -kai
c

tso" "ha lokI

Wish

some
well

employment
walk. 21

to-do
:i2.

^a (or ^n).
la {or Jii).

[6 ^haiig

^hi

Well, good

[a-bit

32.

"^Ho jhang

(or Jii).

Well walk. 21

m,

CONVERSATION

ISrir.

37

CONVERSATION 13th. my mother

"Ngo
Hoii
hoii
lok^.
sliii

is ill.

I go.

32
place, eh
?

pin

Go what
jSheng*.) [r,mG?)

-Shong "^shcng*!

('"

Up-to
Up-to
Yes.
1

city.
city,

-Sluing "^sheng^t ^me (or ^slicng*

Ilai^ti

eh

39
2

(/

ji.)
ii'.

-shong

'^sheng*t!

Up-to

city.

(or ^shcng*)

-Nei^sin(w/-^sin)"^kei yal,

to "shong

Y(ii

hefore several days also wcnt-np-to

city (lid. 21

'^sheng*t('?'\sheng*)^lai
7.

Ja

(/'/-ohi.)

Hai",

-mo

ts'o

[^jii

?')

Yes, no mistake.

8.
9.

Iso'-mat

yau"
^ti

yiu
rz-.
?

hoii

^ni

(or
l

Why
I

again want to-go, eh

53

'Ngo -yau

have some business.

business
?

10.
11. 12. 13.

^Mi--ye sz"-kon

What

Kan-yiu

sz" a

Important business. 2

^M wa"
Peng't

takj (mi--ye sz"

lok^.

^me {urAwo)?'
i

Not say
Mother
111,

able wliat business, eh

ill.

39

-L6--m6 peng-f
(Hie

32

14.
l;j.

(or ,jiie ?)
'i

eh

39
illness.

Ho
Hai-

"ch'ung^t pe"R' t
(>

Very heavy
P*^"g"t|

2
ill

16.
17. 18.

-K'oii ^sin

gSin) V^^i*

c^'"'

She before time

Yes.
1

also

over did be. 32

^a (or ^a.)

[kwo Jai
(or

lok^.
j

"K'oii

ji-Jva

ji

ka)

yair
j

She now again

ill

32

peng-f lok^?
19.

Har
"Ngo

peng-f to

lio

^kwau-hai

Yes,
I

2,

ill

to very serious,

[other) body. 32.

20.
21.
22. 23.

^kwii 'k'oii

kwo cho ^shan lok^.

sz

thought she passed-over already (into anis;

^M ^M

hai";

^.m hai"

ke

Not

not
(it

is

dead. 15

[32

"Nei

-to wii"
;

-k'oii

sz lok^.

You
.

even

was,

who) said she was-dead.

I

hai-

^lu hai"

"ngo wa' ke
.

Not was, not was

said-it.

15

24.

Shatj hai" "nei

kong kc

Really was you said. 15

kci
I

"Ngo-"mo

koni

wa

-Ngo

not so said.

what time

said

^shi *^kong a ?

2G. 27.

^M

hai" -nei, hai"

pin ko
-"^lo

^ni ?

Not was you, was what one eh

Probably

53

Tili--*^k'oi

--ngo sai

hai"

^knni
[ ni ?)|

my

younger

brothci' did so say

Wcl"

(chek^.)
"k'l'iii

oidy. 7

28.
29.
30.

Ts6"-matj
-K'oii

kom

wa"

^ni

(')/

Why
He He

he so said, eh
lie.

53

kong

tai--\va- lok^.

[(o/-^iii)?

spoke
31,

32.
lies?

Chi-t6''lo\ts6--mat *^kong tai' wsi-jii

Know,

why speak
lies.

53

31. 32.

"K'ou
-Nei

kong tar-\va
iiau" "k'ou.

ke

speaks

15

yiii

You must

scold him.

38

CONVERSATION

14th.

CONVERSATION 14th. an
I

important conversation.

saw you yesterday.

.'

"Where

# B a l# S ^ 5f
Pi.
f3*.

r.

US,

In the
I

street.

did not see you.

walking.
?

You were
Witli

17

^ i^

Di'.

whom

"With a friend.
8.
9.

do not know

liim.

You do not know him

I
I

at

all.

fS*.

P^ 95 Pg il tl

PIDE.

10. 11. 12. 13.

11. 15. IG.

thought at

first

knew him.

do not think you do.

Who

was he

A
I

school-mate.

[time

Theu you have known him

a long

have known him a long time.

a long talk with him.

You had

17. 18.
19.

Only for a short time.

Y'ou need not say that.
^

ft
?

m ^M ^
-li

(" nP.'.

Why

need not
I

I say that

f:
ffe

p
fa;

Bi ^
us.

B/e.

20.
21.

Because

saw yon.

We
I

did not have

much

to say.

22. 23.

supposed you had a great deal to say.

It

was only an ordinary conversation.

friend

mm iii^^^ ^- ^^M"^, mm m mum

c" ;!'.

21.

Your

was six-aking

in

an

excited manner.
25. 2G.

[weather.

Oh, no

Wc

were speaking about the

see

PS

^.

^ ^ B# no.
ffi

And

yet

you did not

?

me

pass.

Did you pass us

Close by you too.

29.
I
I

[there.

could not suppose you would be

30.
31.

wished to see you.

did you not speak to

Why
I

me

^ ^. PS ^ m Pi 1^. f^ m n Wc ^
fft

iS>

\f

vji.

32.

saw you had

a friend there.

40

COXVERSATIOX

15th.

CONVERSATION

1,jth. thk shut door.

Open

it.

It will

not open.
it ?

Who Who
Yes,
Tlie
It

shnt shut

a 10
fe It
it
'i

P-^ e/g.

it ?

p-^ 'It.

who shnt
woman.

i4

-fc

A
1^^.

P4

e'e.

was she, was

it

it ?

Certainly

was.

t4 fS 14 1g

Can she shut

the

cloc>r.

She can shut the

I

dooi-.

am
the

speaking altont the front door,

^ # f^ m M PH

Bl'J.

fg P4 P^ 'IE. tE Pt P4 P^ 'a.
in

A PI
p^.

B/g.

main

door.

We
The

are both speaking- of the chief

door, the street door.

side door
is
is

also a street door.

^i PI s 14 la

m p^ w. ^
'gf.
<'

Whose house
AVhieh house
':

that

Hi

'fa

'

?.

15. IG. 17.

That one.
])o

you mean the one

ojijiosite

#m
PS

18. 19.

No, the one nearly opposite.

It
I
is

mine.

20. 21. VI. 23. 24. 2o. 2G.

27.

did not

know

it

was yours.
to nie.

My

father gave

it

Was it his ? He bought it. From whom did

From your
It

P^. i* ^ # ^* "a. S # Si n ^n#.

1S

IbI

pi f4

"ap.

^.

-(^

ffi -IS

5fe

pg-

i"l?Si

?fe "lit.

fg -a

IE
he huy
it

family.

K mmnn ^AK
'lit.

^m,

was

theirs.
it.

H tE tt

ral fS;

'^.

'It.

They did not want

So sold
It
it.

lEltPgS.
f
if

28.
2'.).

would have
it

)een
t<

belier

they

#S

ffe

S 1^.
Sft.
13-..

'IE.

had given
30. 31. 32.

you.

They
That

sold

it

to

a neighboiu-.
it

I say it

was not right to sell

tohini.

is

what

say.

B # PS fe IS P t ^ as n im IS 1^.

42

CONVERSATION

16th.

CONVERSATION

16th.

43

CONVERSATION IGth. off

in a boat.

^RimC,, N6i

piin

si

Sampan, 2
j^.J^

,,3 yiii
;

(.<(,pg|
kiii'

p
^lii

You want

boat eh

35

Yiii' a^

chek^ "t'eng Jai

Want

call

[C]

boat come. 21

{or ,1a).
4.
5.

Ko' chek, ^m

tso" tak^, ^o-^tso lok.

.

That one [C] not do

This one

can, dirty. 32

^Ni cheko ^koti-tseng-t ke

[C]

clean. 15

6.

Tso" takj
Hoii
qPi'ii

lok^.
shii

7.

8.
9.

Yiii' chaii"

Jioi ^shiin.
^a {or ,a) ?

,Piu chek, hai"

10.

jHoi-jt'aii ko' chek, (^hai" lok,.)

Do can. 32 Go what place, eh ? 2 Want row out-to vessel. Which one [C] (is ? 1) Outside that one [C] is.

32

11.
12.

^Ng,

*^h6

lok, tso- takj lok,.

Well, good 32, do can. 32

Sit middle.

-Ts'o*t jChung-^kan {or letter and

21

more usiuiUy
13. 14.

okiin)

^.la

{or^ Id).

Kom'

^shiii

jan chM"
ko

^tsong ke

So few men row

Call

oars. 15

Kill* ^to yabj 'long

chilu- jla {or Ja).

Jai ^pong

more one two [C] come

row. 21

assist

15. 16.
17.
18.

'H6 Ja
Ngakj

{or

Ja)
,lai

kid'

Ja

{or ,1a).

Good 21

call.

21

Chilu- 'hei

}i

{or ,1a).

Row up
Water
Water

come. 21

shoii lok,.
*^slioii

Contrary wind. 32
^kon ^ni
?

^Shoii tai",
'^Shoii

great, water dried,

eh

53

19.

man'.
? ^f

slow.
sail ?
sail
;

20. 21.
22.

^M shai "lei ^M Shai -lei

HaiHaijle

Not use
ung ngdk^
^d {or ,A)
?

Not need

wind contrary.

*^ting ^t'aii

^fang ^me {or ,me)

Is against the head (of the boat) wind, eh ? 3 9

23. 24. 25.

26.

(or ,le).
,jl).

Yes. 24

^M jM

hai- jUi chek^ d (or

Not

is

this one.

1
is,

'Kom, ,pin chek, haihai-

^ni ?
yat_^

Then, which one [C]

eh

53

^mai-jt'au ^ni chek,,

Not

toil

^hoi

ko chek, hai"

lok,.

27. 28.

^Lilm jin-jt'ung tai'-yi- chek, hai"

Blue

[C] straight opposite out that one [C] is. 32 funnel number two one [C] is. 82
is

near

this

one,

jMai ,pin pin"

^ni ?

[lok,.

Approach which

side,

eh

53

29.
30.

jYan-hdk,
^Shai "^tang

ko"*

pin" lok,.
?

Visitors that side. 32

^m Shai a
^tang -^
.

Need wait not

[hou lok,
"^uoi^ ^iin.

need, eh

31.
82.

Hai" a\

yiii'

Yes, 2 want wait. 2

Tsaii" ^fdn hoii' lokoj

"mo

Just back go

32 not long back

s:o.

32

44

CONVERSATION

17th.

CONVERSATION 17th. Hongkong then

What part of the country are you [from? I am a Hung Shiin man. From the Hong Shan District? From Hong Shan city.
You have
been in

and now.

f5t5i^ A.
36
1?lil

# Ul
!P

A.

m,

Hongkong

a long

A
I

long time.

[time.
?

How

long a time
I

came when
is

was young.
it

Hongkong

not the same as

was

in olden times.

10. 11. 12.

No
It

it

is

not the same.

is

very different, I suppose.

^
iia

ji
Df

*.
'> f^.
ffi.

It

is

very different.

13.
14.

There were few people then.

There were very few people.

15.
16.
17.
18.

Not many houses

either.

There were no houses or shops then.

'> A A m, X tf n# M
-li

1S

ISI

fl

M fl 1 1^.

None

at

all ?

I did not say that.

pg
more or
less.

19.

Then

there were a few,

ftt

# m. m, S5 ^ ^ ^^ &,

20.

There were only a few.

Only one here and there
all.
;

21.

that was

m <^
there are

Bj?.

22. 23. 24.

Now
And

many

people.

vji

mA

$>,

There are
streets

that.

and wharves and temples

and gardens.
25.
26.
27.

You have not I know that.

said

all.

fg
Hong Shan
?

How
You

do you go to

28.

can go hy passoge boat from

Hongkong.
29.
30. 31.
32.

[from Macao

And you
Yes.
It is

can go by passage boat

not a long journey, I suppose.

long.

a Pi S ^ ^ K t*) X #. X S Hi R1. Pi -^ PI ^ fl ^ IB * ^ .
i| ng-. ill

Not very

CONVERSATION

ITth.

45

CONVERSATION

rn. iiongkono then and now.

1.

-NcM hai" ^pin

sbii

jan

You
I

2.
3. 4.
5.

Ngo
liar
J

hai'

^Hong
yiin"

^Shiin

jan.
?

^Hong ^Shan

jan ^nm

Hong

^Shtin "^sheng* ke

are wliat phioe man ? am Hong Shiin man. Hong Shan District man, eh ? 33 Is Hong Shan city belong-to. 15
at {or come),

"Nei ^hai {or

Sioi* lok^.

Jai) Jlong- kong ho

You

Hongkong

very long. 82

6.

^Lai (or
"Yaii

%^\

shii')

^ho nol'* lok^.

?

Come

{or

been here) very long. 32

long, eh
?

7.

k^i

noi* ^ni

Have how
Little

53

8.
9.

Sai' ko' ^ko ^shl ^lai lok^.

one that time come. 32

like old

Hong- kong

^.m "ts'z kaii' ^shi

kom.

Hongkong not
Not
like.

time

so.

10.
11.
1-2.

^M

"ts'z lok^.

32

^Chtlng ho "yiin kwtl

Diifer very far I-suppose. 18

^Chang ho

yun

lok^.

Differ very

much. 32

13.

Ko
^H6

^shi

j'an

shiii lok^.

That time men few. 32

Very few men. 32

14.

Shiii

jan

lok^.

15.
16.

Yaii"

"mo mat^ uk^

'^shi

t'lm.

Besides not
p'6 lok^,
?

many

houses

also.

[32
shops.

Ko^ chan"

"mo uk^ "mo

^.me {or
.

That period [C] time no houses, no

Entirely also none, eh
?

17. 18. 19.

^Ham
^M

^to

"mo

^me)

89

hai

kom wa

No
shiii lok^^.

is

so say.
also

^Kom,
"Yau Ni

^to "yad ^to

kei ^kan ^che.

Then

have more

less.

32

20.

Have
kdn,

several buildings only. 7

21.

shii'

yat

"long

ko

shii

This place one two [C.]; that place one

yatj "long
22.

kau

kom-ke

^che.

two
This time

jNi

"^p'ai*

jan

^to.

[C] so only. men many.

32
also
;

15, 7

23.
24.

^Chan chiug hai"

lok^.

Truly

really it-is-so.
;

Yau" 'yau

^kai; yaii" 'yaii

"ma- t*au*;

Also have streets

have

jetties

also

yau--yau'^miu*;yau--yaUjfd- yiin*.
25.

have temples
Y'ou not yet said
I

also

have gardens.

-Nei ^m ^ts'ang *^kong sai

all.

26.
27. 28.

"Ngo
*Tim

j.chi-t6

lok^.

know. 32
go Hong
Sh<ln, eh
?

hoii'

^Hong

^Shiln ^ni

How
[m;i
?

53

'Hai ^H6ng-*^Kong tap^

yaii" takj.

"^to* (hciii )

At Hongkong go-on-board passage-boat

(go) also can.

[can

22, 35.
also

29. 30. 31.

^Hai 6' jMi'm tap^ ^to* yair tak^

la

At Macao go-on-board paasage-boat

Yes. 24

Hai"

jle

(or qIc).

"Mo
"Mo

kei

noi

shoii lo"

kwa

Not very long water road

Not very long
only. 7

I-auppose. 18

'kei "^noi* ,che.

46

CONVERSATION

18th.

CONVERSATION

18th. on! those lawyers.

1.

2. 3.

Oh Those lawyers. What is the matter now

!

m.^.
?
?

mm mm,
ti

have

lost

my

case.

4.
6. 6. 7.

Did you
No,

retain a lawyer

f!);

m m ^i m, *mmm
i^-^mmm
tl !.

^,

I did not.

Who
They

did then
did.

8.
9.

Did you win or lose

I did not.

.''

suppose you lost.

m., ti
Pjg.

m #.
5 Hi !K

10. 11.

Why
I

did not you have a lawyer

fi!c

have no money.
if

12.

But

you had won, they would have

your lawyer's
to
costs.

Dj, f$ M .m
ti

-fe fTv

tj IS

?lg ft?

te IS

had
13.

to pay

They would have had

lawyer's costs to

pay

my

me

m t m .
three.

14.

It often is so.
I

15.

did not

know

if I

had, I would

have got not one, but two or

miikm.

mit^-n

16.

cannot

help

laughing at what

you
17. 18.

say.

What
so

are

you laughing at
at

Laughing

you wishing to retain

many

lawyers,

19.

Why

should

not

I ?

It

is

most

important to win.
20.

[be enough.

With such
I

a small case one would

it

py-

21. 22.

do not consider

a small matter.
it

mm Mm
I"!

->

^-

ffl

w^>
.

'h

But the judge might think

unnecessary.

was

[I suppose.

23. 24.

The judge would not

trouble about

it

:k
!:

Why

not

kmtimm, tr Pf -H

25.

Why

should he

? I

thought he would

not attend to such things.

CONVERSATION

ISth.

CONVERSATION
Ai ^ya {or ^\ jii) ko
!

ISxir. oh! thosk lawykrs.

-ti

chong'-^sz.
?

Dear me

Tbose lawyers.
wbat matter, eh
-=
S. of P.
?

J.

^Yi-^kil {or Ji-okii) "yau niat^ sz" jii

Now
I

bavL!

03
32
?

-Ngo

gShii

on

lok^.
^

lost [,/liii

'W] case

-Nei'yau ts'engtclioiig -^sz inou c r ,) c,. c "Mo, 'ngo "inu ts'cngt a

,

You bave
No,
r

retained lawyer not, eb

not engage. 2
i"

*^K6in opiii ko' '^ts'cngf ^ni {or ^ni)?

-Jv'oii ko^
^t'aii lok^.

Tben wbo [C] engagwl, eb

.

53

[kwii
-ni')

Tbey

tbat side, 32
or loser

-NeijSbiipe-

jengt
"

,ni?

jengf
"[.,ni?

You win
No. 32

Not

^vin

probably. 18

-Mo lokv
Tsir matj

'iic'i

-nio

ts'eiigt

("'"

c"'

Mo
yi'ii

.iigau*

^;i

{or Ji).
^iii,

Wbat tbing No niuney.

you not retain, eb

1

ri3

Nc'i hai"

jengf

"k'oii

ko

^t'aii
^li

Yuu bad won

53, ibe-y tbat ^ide (^wiaild)

i'ees.
I

ch'ufcjChong"-Q8Z shaiyniig"

need i^snc lawyers

13.

K'oii ko

^.t'aiiyiu

pei'^fan 'iigu^ni

Tbey tbat

side (would) need tu-give

back
to

^t'au chong--QSZ shai'fai

kwo

"iigo!

my
Oh
I

tbat side lawyer's

is

expenses

^Wo
Ai
!

jto

chong

bar
^chi,

kora.

Very many times

^.cbi,
!

so.

[me

"ngo jn

"ngo bar

not know,

bad known tben retain

tsau"

ts'engt cbong--^sz, jii

chi

lawyers,

not only engage one [C],

'^ts'engtyabjko jt'im, ta'engf "long

^s.im

besides engage two tbree

[C]

also

ku

^tu

li6
-^^ti

lok^.

good. 32
^ling

16.

"Nci

kong ko
bo
siii

shlit^-wa"

You

speak tbose words

make mc

very

"ngo
17. 18.
Sill

lokv.
)

(miicb) to-laugb. 32
?

niatj "ye ^ni {or ^ni

Laugb-at wbat tbing

koni
^to

53

hm
Tso-

"nei

song
.

ts'engt

Laugb-at you wisbing to-retain su many

lawyers. 15

cbong--QSz ke
19.
raafcj

^m

^ts'engf

;i

Cbi

"^kaii

Do wbat
is

not retain

2.

Most pressing

bar
20. 21.
22.

yiii

^yengf ke

Ja.

must win.

15, 21

Kom^

sbiii

on

yat
bill

ko
siii

kaii sz
.

lok^.

Siicb small case one

I

[C]

sufficient.

32

^go
kom

^m sun

not consider

is

small matter.

lar-^yau wak^^to
li
.

clie

kwu
kwa

^in

shai

His-Lordsbip perbaps (would) tbink not

need so many. 2

23. 24. 25.

Tai"-^yan ^m

ta-"lei

His-Lordsbip not attend-to, probable. 18

(For) wbat tbing not tronl)lc-about, eb? 2

Tso" mat J ^m
Tso- mat

ta- lei a ?

'ta--lei /i {or ^a)?

,ni

"Ngo
kc

(For) wbat tbing trouble-abont, eb

1

kwu

"k'uu

ta-"lei

kom

tbougbt

be

nut

troubk'-about

sncb matters.

48

COXVERSATION

19th.

COXYERSATIOX 18th. oh!

26.

those

lxwyer^ (Continued.)

Indeed

would

not,

he ilmiigh

M *T

Pg tr

p&>

27.
28.

Yes

^Yllat

Avould

lie

probably d
consider one

He would

probably

n i^mw.m
tB

^a

^ n S a

solicitor sufficient in

such a case.

2'J.

And what
lie

then

30.

might

deciile tbat

vuu wcie to
not

^*

ifi

Hi

have your
your
31.

bari'ister"s costs, Init

solicitor's.

til

i^^iK^m'Sim.

Oh, indeed.
Yes.

82.

CONVERSATION 19th. kow lung

city.

Have uni been

I

to

Kow

Lung- City

?
|

fij^

-S*

Jg

h|

Sfi

Pa

B/6

lia\c

been.
!'

How

do you go

By steam

launch.
?

AYhere do you start from

From
"When
There

the Praya.
ihu's
it

start

is

no time Hxed.

[they gc

fl

In that CISC
10.

how do you know when

the
till

\!^ ^i^

Yon

o(,

u board

launch,

sit

f^J >)

m s ^ H# f^ * "a. ^ ^ H$ i* BE* ^ ^ {f ^ # ^J ^J

down, and wait

11.
12.
18.

\Vhat

till

wh

m m m ni ^y.
start
'.

Till they start.

How

long

is

it

before thev

fg

mm M

gfi

pjs.

CO.W'KK^A rioX

e^
i'.Tii.

C()X\'KItS.v'l'l<>\

iS'i'ir.

oh!

'I'iiosk

\..\\\\ i]k<,.

(('iiufimiri/.)
;'.2.

VAn'-'Uo

...1

S;i--lri

Ink.

lit.

lU'st

\u)l

(nnihle-abdut

(irinical,
'/)

wliicli nii'ans,

Will not Iw Ihoiiyli

liow

lluitiiu

me
'\vi

{"I-

lu'j)

'kTiu lai'-^k'oi
)
'-'

fntk'cd

,\\)

he
;!r.

[imlKihly

att<-ii(l-tn

ni

{or

^lii

el, r

2S.

"K'ou tar

k'oi

sun
s:ii

)iii-ki'
>/.

on

lie

|.i'iili:il)ly

(Wdiild) consider sucli ca!>e

kur, vat
lok..

ko

(.lionn-

k;m

one

[('] solicitor enout;li, ?>>

(The
be

force

of
it

the

P|^

ke'

will

shewn
Hji

the words are Li-ans)iosed,

((

foll(\\.:,
?

rase of kkcIi a hind).

21).

Kom
K'oii
cb'nt^

tim

^ni

("/

ni

Then how, eh
"nei

.");>

30.

wak^-^he
ts/,--

tiin^

yiu^

He

perhaps

(would) decide
|iciy-out

(that)

you
Itiji;
I

ke

tar ko
,

clionj^-- sz

would

your

own

shai-ynn,n-",
"
'

"k'ou
f
,

^t'au
-J

yiu
"
,

hiwyd-'s fees, they that side woulil

)

'nci ch'ut C ,\ ,5
,

sui

cnong'-,s/>

ke

iieeil

to lay-out

your

little

lawyer's

sliai-fai
()",

fees.

liar
le

me
{or

\or

me)

.'

Oh, indeed
Yes, 24
I

!'

;5:)

Hai-

Ic.

t'OXVERSATlOX
C,,
....5

U)Tir. Kow i,rNG city,

C,

Nei hoii
Is'anof

Kau Jaing
ni)
?

^sliengf

^m

'

You iKvu-to Kau Lang

eh
Ueeii,
?

city

not

yet,

ni (or
lok..

53

IToii

kwo
hoii

32
go, eh
?

Tim

ni {or ^ni) ?

How

l>o

Tiipy 'fo-^shiin-*^tsai lok^.

On-board steam launch

i
\

{lit little fire

?

ship).

Hai piu

shii

hoi- shan

At what place
Sea side, 32

start,

eh

oS

[32

jHoi j.'ong lok,

J\ei

,shi

hoi- shan

ni

'

AVhat time

start,

eh

53
Start,
i:>

-.Mo hiiir ting- M.ei ^shi*

lioi-

shan

Xo
I

limit certain

what time

^[Wto'-|
Nei
lokj
'^fo-shiiu-*^tsai
"^ts'o*!.

[till-

You go-dowu-into steam launch

Wait
|

sit

wait

'Tang tn'''kei
'Tang
1
;'..

'shi-

.^

:l'

till
till

what time, eh
it

-k'ciii

^hoi-^shan lok

[,ni)?;
^.ni

Wait
It

starts,

32
5:!

"K'oii

kei

noi* ^hoi-^shan

(/

how long

before start, eh?

. ,

"'OXVKILSATIOX

20TH.

CONVKHSATION

r.trii.

kdwmxc

i-vv\. f

('(iDliininl.

14.

pH !U

"1^.
;

'

^* W JE e. n % 1^.
i!.

fl

*)

i-lDf.

i"^.

f4;

i
fg \% P
81.

fi P *1

i!f

They wail

till

there m-. 6iilflcioiiti,as-|

;

seiigers before they stuvt

is tliat it ?
j

32.

Of

course.

AVonld they ^u
I'lassengers
?

if

thorej
|

m mm # Pf t f ^ nW ^ * Ht It # tg % fl ^ A S S # /^ p^ ^4i ^^ ^ tg^ * * #,
i'i

1?5 P?} *li i!f

vi^,

fi

ffl

PiS.

iirl

ll-1|^,

\jA^

pfi. Y.^

"fl

were no

((xvi:i:s.\'ri()\

.'mtm.

roWI'lK'SATIOX

IliTii. Kou

ijNi; vvvwfContiiiurd).

K(

-,

li

J a Uwyc Idk
\va'

'rh;ii
(^>/'

not ccrlaiii.

.'J:.'

"Xi'i

jn

lak^ ^\\w
iii

jiie)

? ?

You
I
I

not say
.siy

alilc.

eh

ol>

"X^u
'Au"

liiu
^111

wa" tak^
:

{or oiii)

how
not

al)h:'
:

:.;;

clii

"ngo
lok
.

iiiau''

ha

nci

kiKiW

ask
.'Ii'

a-l)il

yon,

"X-u
lv.''in

Lo

^m

^elii

[^:i [in- ^:ij.

also noL

know.
I
i

ch'ntj-^k'ci kr
j'l

Su strange
?

."i

^l\ "ye ch'utj-jk'ei

-

AVliat thing strange,

ehr

^^[ lull" ch'nt -^kvi ^nie {or

^me)
,
.

Not

i.s

strange,
Iteen,

eh? 39

Yoii also havralso

c..
".Nci

,J

..-3

yair
^clii

huii

-kwo
.

3
,

,,

"nci

^.tiam

yon

altogether

not

to

^m

ke

know, To
.

iMo jaii

^clii

ke

Xo man
Then,

knows, 15

Koni,

yiitj-fatj

^k'ei lok^,

still-inore strange.

32
['lliis is in

Xfi

km

ho

kwiii" ?
lok^.

You
^m

think very extraordinary?

;j2

llo ^k'ei-k\v;ii

A'ery strange,

[a kind of rising tone.]

^Shau
^Shiiii

(^ch'iirO-^kiing
eliii
,_r(i

^to
?

^clii
[ii
.

Steersman also not know, 2

Hhip's lord, eh
?
;").'>

^iii

{or j\\)
.

"K"(u

^111

^chi a

He
Y'oii

also not

know, 2

"Xri
^.^r

koiig latQ-nganr wa" lok^.

S]eaking nonsensical words, 32

is

ha I"

;'i

"k'oii

tim ^chi

ko-^ti

X(^t

they

how know

those i)assengers
?

h.ik^ kei slu*^lai ^ts'aisai ^ni((?/'Qni)?

"K'ciii

what time come together all, eh

'riicy

53

tang

"yaii

kau

^yan-hi'dv,
^irie) ?

wait liave enongli passengers before

starting,

chi
ITai"
\

^hoi-^shaii

^.mc

{or

eh? 39

Is so, not is? 2

kom
^lii.

^ni hai"

32.

"Ting*

{or

Ji-X)
hi''

-Mo
^ine

taix-hak^
(or

rtrtainly 21.
go,
f ji ?

X'o passengers they wonld22, 30

"k'oii- tci" h()ii

^me

?)

COXVKR
^shan- tengt ^.m

vV'I'lOX

20th. THE teak.

1.

-X(-i

huii

^ts'ang
|

Yon go
XoD
yet,

hill-top not yet, 2

?

eh?

.">3

2.
3.

Mri" ^ts'ang a.
^^I ^ts'ang h<Mi'
:-

[^ni (m- ^\\\\)\

Xot yet gone

I

i.
5.

Mei".
"X\m'
^tn

Xot-yet.
Y'ou

Jai

Jlong
lioii

Kung kom
^shan- tengf
a {or
^ii).

noi"
ke'' ?

come Hongkong
its

so long, [This keei)s

^ts'ang

original tone]

not yet go

hill-

G.

"Mo yung-

hoii

X'o use go. 1

[top? 15

rOXVERSATlOX

21st.

rOXVHRSATIOX
We
Encrlish arc very fond
hills.
is is

iMiTH. THE v\:xK.(Co/i/)i/e

f.)

of climl.-

iiiK

AVhat

the gocid of

it

?
it.

There

great
I

]iiMfit

in

Oh
Yon
But

indeed

exercise yjiur legs

when yon go
liiil

for a walk along the 12.

hill
is

^m\h^. ^ Pt
111

'rf

irp

roads.

roads arc difficult (o walk on.

true;

8S

13.

That

but there are a great

'na".l to
is

ff.
ft.
lit

many
14.

things

do

in this world.

Bnt
it

if

a thing

hard to do, docs

follow that yon

is

must do

it

If).

That

net

it.

16.

Then what do yon

I say it
hills.

say

17.

gives you strength to clinih

fi S n. pg iS. m. u m m m, Pt ^ a- ^ ^
'ji^

El

-# It
-fi frs

A* ft

III.

1<^,

It

makes me very
feel

tired.

f(-

19.

But yon No.

feel

hetter aftei-wards.
I

*^

tiui a

J!,
nft^

yf

m>

m.
i^*^.

20.

Even the next dav,

in

do not

good
only

spirits.

21.

It

is

])ccause
it.

you

are not

Hi. f* pg tr ti

iicenstoraed to

22.

Beside
It
I

it

is

cool at

the IVak.

\i\mx

>M p^,

is

tolerably cool
it

down

lieloNv.

do not think
are
a

cool.

There

nnmber

of

summer

m m m m, Ul Ti w w ^
mm.

J^

*.

residences at the iVak.

20.
If

you go

to the flag staff

on a clear

day, you can see a long

I

way
as

off.

sui)jK)se

yon
city.

can

see

far as

Ivowlnng
28. 29. 30.
31.
;]2.

mm^m%mm.
pg It pt it'. 11 > i^fim *.

Further than that.

Von see the sea all

Yes, and a great

i-ound

doyou not
islands.

many

There
Yes.
better

is

a fine view^ I suppose.

is

It

beautiful

y(ju

had

go up and sec

% m M- ra m, n u * bj
If.

nf> ^jf,

it.

mm.

COWERSATIOX

:.'(iTii.

r().\VEllSATl()X -Mrni. Tin: \'K.\K. (''oti/iniuu/.)

Wu
^slian
,s.

Kiiglishiiiaii

very fond-df raiuhh'ngir.

kt'

on hills
\\k^
^iii

-Van

niat^

("/

iii) r

Have what
1

profit, cli
jirofit.

o:!

i).

-Van tar
Ilai'
ll(Mi'

yik^.
iiic)
:

Have

great
:-

1(1.

^ww (or
k'Wiiiig^

Yes, eh
\<r.

;;i

II.

^sluiii

tsatr -\\ui
-po'.

Co

iMinI)l('

hill

roads then able

footsteps.

walk

^liaiiji't
]-2.

^sun^'

iui

k(')k

loose a-lii[
II
ill

^Sliiiii

In"
t:s'o

jian
,

Ji;ii)i!t.

roads hard

to-walk-oii.

];>.

"Mo
t

LMu

ha

"van "

Ikj

^.to
!

Xo
I

mistake, heaven's

under

ha\-

very

"vc ^naii
14.

/>2
tsi)
.

many
people

things

difliciilt

to-do.
,

Yaii

vat

kill"

"ye ^iian iso',

yiii
[j.iiU'

koin
lo

llee.inse a [(J.]

thing dithcult to-d

ejrtainly

then
(it),
:5i>
1

jan-trr
lo.
h;.
17.
J,\

^slii-iit.^

tso"

must

>

liar

kniii

wa".

(or
(/"

,jM1l') r

Xot do

so say.
say,

\_r\\:

;)!,

Kom
"Ngo
ling"

'lu'i

tim

koiig

^iii

ui)?'

Then you- how

T

eh?

";>
j

\v;r

kMiir

"shoir^' ^siiaii,

win
j

say eliinh
(the)

u]) hills

can make (or cause)

^sluin- Lsz

ehoug

-kin".

body
then

(to be) robust.

feel

18.
15).

"Ngo k am"

^sluin

tsau"
li

km

no

1
,

climb

hills

very tired.

]Iau--Joi kin^ ^hn^^I

^ki.

[kwiii".
j

Afterwards
|

feel

better,
ihiy

21
j

l>0.

hai"

tai"-yi" yat^

_to

^m kin
[c^'li^'-

Xol

is

next

also

not

feci

clear

^tsing ^shaii.

spirits.

^M
J

"nei

^m

^liang kwaii
yai'r

che (or
lok^,

Oh

You

not walk accustomed only, 7

^Sluiii

tcngt

^I'Jng
.

Hill top also cool, o2

la"- tai
Wii"

lo
^ni

kci (.long a

Below
[

also i)retty cool. 2

24.

"Xgo
^Shan

^long.
"yaii

L'ing*

say not comI.

"^tcngt

ho

^to

J-ing

Hill top ha\'e very

many

cool arbours.

Iloii^ "^ch'e {or

-div)
to

J<V'i ^koii

ho
,

Go hoist flag staff (i.e.

is

the staff where a tiag

^tMu

*^h6 "viin

mnng"

tak^ to

hoisted) (in) good weather, very

far also see able reach.

]g-

tak^

t;/

'Kad

Probably see able to-reach

city.

Kow Lung

^.Lung ^shcngt.

M
^(

V-hi (koni
,L>j

"yiin).

Xot only
hoi

(SO far).
j

hau-j,\vai
^ii,

hai"

km

ma

.'

AU-aronnd
Yes,
1,

also

is

see sea, eh
alile

37)

llai"
tai"

(or ji), yair "^tMi tak^ kin

also

looking
islands.
sec,

to-sec

gieafc

to
kci
a
,

hoi- Ur.

many
kwa
.

^io
liar

ho
Jio

t'ai

Also pretty good

a
.

I-su]ipose,

IS
see

ho
t'ai

t'ai

Nci

Yes

2,

good good
good, 2

see 2.

Yon up go

"shong hou

ho a

;'

CONVKKSATIOX

2 1st.

COXVElfSATrOX 21ST. Mv
Do
I

yka.

iii:i;.

vo..

knnw my

tca-h. r

r
|

^f*

i^S^

^11

5t

do nob.
l.im here th. utluT ,h,y.
,

Pgl^P^\
f^
^j^

Yon saw
I

luivc seen

him

several times.

And yon
That
witli
is

said yon did not

1

know

liim.
'

f^\
:ff

true.

am

not an.naintod

him.

^ fg ^. A] ^^ fj ^ /^. ^ ^^ fg
p'.'^

^c B

P!-i^

fl't

4 Pg PS ^. ^ ^TEllflf
f{q

P^^

^^^
r|D^^

Well, yn
I

know who ho

i^.

do.
?

^r] |^J tf^ [i^^

%
f

jjEf

^^

^
Ifi*

g{|

pJT.J^

Does he speak Cantonese properly

lie

speaks

the

correct

Cantonese

of the "Western snl)i'rh>.

)

i.

There
then.

is

no dan;^cr in Vopyinir him

IE fg Pg ^ ^ JE ^ ^ ^ i| fS ^ Pg tR @
f

g g

,f^

jfi

PJ6

You need not

iVar to

do

so.

Jf

you

pg
f|f[

^\^ p|^^

^.

-||
p.^

copy him, ycm

la.

will be

most

correct.

^
'^
p^^H?

fg

^^
:W.

f|

|1|-

Jp_

p^
p^

He

does not pronounce

his

words!

pg-

'f^ 'J^

^
Pg.^

P|1}[*

as the dictionary has

J J.

them.
w.ong-'
'

rM:
jr^>

MiP:

The

diotionary

is

prohably

then.

He

is

not.

^. :^ nH

^
/>*-

|Q :^
pftP

||(|^

^g
i4k

jg|

T suppose his tones

and the sounds,

?
'

fg jQ ^W
^
Dff
P^^

of his

words are right

.<o.

S#
III W!j

i^S

10. 17.
IS.

They

are altogeLher
to

p^^
:^]^

He came
him,

me highly recommended.j
j

fg
itf

A mmiber of people recommended

r

^^
[\^ ^

/^ pj f|

fjf

^^^

tE

^K

suppose

?
!

J'.>.

They
were

did:

and

his

testinmnials
j |

^,

fg
Pp^

P^-^

H
-^^f

IK
JJ

M 1^
|

first class.

^^
f^*,

p^^

2(.

You should
I

he well satisfied wilhliini

21.
22.

cann.t find any fault with

yo.t

him
|

What do

pay him a mo,.th

:-

2 a.
24.

Fifteen dr,llars a month.

-|-

Hosvmanyhoursdoyousiudy

a day

?|

^ % Va ^ ^ ^ ^ f^ ^ ^ ^ IB ^^1^811^ ^^ -^ Q IS S ^ tt
\i^
fB)

ff^i j\^^

]g

ii^

:{|}

p^

"0^
^]i.

>J

^i-

f/^ ffi

PJS.

COXVKlJSA'riOX

I'lsT.

roXVKKSA'riOX

-JIst.

my

thaciieh

Yuii iH-ipuiiiited-with

my
2

(sign of poss.)
?

teacher, not acipiainte(,l-\vith,eli

,M
,

sliik\ a'.
sill
(r//-

Xot
sill)
....

ac<piainte(l-\vitli,
l)el'ore

-X7'i
..>

^l'i
,
.

yat-j
.>

haijii

Yon

several

days

at

this

))]acc

slm
-Xi;< c^ "Nc'i

km km
,

c,'

'k'ou
"k'.)U
.>

^lai

seen hiin already, 2

(';/

kci

^wan

^a
^1
i

.a).
'

have-seen luin several times,

[15

yau" wa"
t'so
,

,>

r-i ^.m slnk^

"k'ou ke
-k'oii

; t

Yon

yet said not acqnainted-with

him

"Mo
"Xi'i
8.
9,
,("l.i

"ngo

jin sliikj

kc

X'o mistake, I not aci|naintc(l-\viLh him.

clii-to^ -kviii liai"

maD^ "^shoir
[,1a (.r^.la)

You know
Know,
2

he

is

what

jierson, 21

[1.0

a\
^

-IvT.ii

^kong

clieiig-^t '^sli^'"g*t

"^^a*

He
He

speak correct city

eh
?

\V(rds

not

>ieak,

^lu 'k.iiig^
1(1.

iii

{or ^ni)?
clieiig^t

[Sva*.
(.Saf-^kwaii

50

-K'Niii

*^kong

speaks f!orrectWest(M-ii-snl)nrlis wiirds.

his speaking

11.

Hokj

^lan "kNiii ^koiig jii p'a

kwa

!'

Copy again

no

fear, eh

18

^\

\S-A

kc\

ITukj
clii

^fciti

-k'oii

^kong,
lok^.

Xo
lie

fear 15.

Copy again him speaking,

correct^,

tsair '^wiii*
-K'oii

cheiig j ke

then can most

also

15,

')-

yair

,m
lo

chin -ti ts/r- tin

not

according-to
(io

dictionary-

kong ke
Ts7r-*^tiii
1

po

speak, 15, ol,

"yaii ^ti
ts'u

tai--^k'oi''*

Dictionary probable have some mistakes,

.^2
;

lok
J

"k'oii ^ra

ts'o

ke

he not mistake,

1.-^.

-Jv'iiii

ko'- Jj

^shengt
?

jam
lok_.
,

^ngam
|

His those tones soniids right probably,

{or

^ngam) kwa'

Right altogether, 32
s;ii
'

[eh

18

IG.
17.

Xgam
"K'iiii

{or QiigjinO
,hii

Tie come-to

my place

reconnnended to-the(///.

-Jigo
.

si 111

tsiii

tak^
|

extent-of very strongly

hard),
j

ho ngang
LS.
10. Hi)
ITai"

Very
kini-tsiii
-k'iiii k\v;i
?
i

niiuiy

persons recommended

him

to ^yan
^!i,

lirolnibly ?

IS
are

{or Ji) "k'oii-ke

yaf-.^

tsiii -

chi

Yes,

1.

His

testimi>nials

Xo.

hai- tai'
20.

ho ke
"

lok..
1h)

good. 15, 32
j

"Xci ko
J

,sam jing-vii'i t
.

tsuk
5

Yonr [C] heart shonld-be very

.

satisfied

chi -takj lok

21,

[ts'o
'k'iiii

ke

in-order-to-be right,
i !

:J2

"Xgo ^m wa"

takj

-yaii

mat^

T not say

can

(/>., I

can't say) he

has

any mistakes, 15
22.

Yatj

ko'

yiit-

V''

'^^^^'^

c*-^

c^^'^^"

One [C] month

give
?

how mnch book53

^kara -k'oii ^ni {or

23.

^\\\) ?
tsiii''

gold him, eh

Shapj-'ng ko ^nganYatj yatj

ko

yiit^.

Fifteen

[C]
read

dollars a

month.
(of the)
j

21.

tiik, ^kci ^to ''tim

^chung

One day

how many honrs

r

^shii ^ni {or ^ni) ?

clock books, eh

53

5G

CONVERSATION

22xj)

COXVEliSATIOX 21st. :^iY

It dc-pends

TKXcn^^n. fCfvitiiriifd)

upon

whether

liave

g^

[fp

^ ^^
ffi ^JH

(^T

fl

^ft^

tune
20. 27.

(ir

not.

On

the average

how many

ti

day

?i

'

tHfi_^
it pS

On an
honrs

average about two or three

j

fe
ll

til:

day.
i

28.
29. 30.

That
I

is

pretty good.

wish to learn quickly.

find
it
it

^
g

Jl]
'^J,

11 ^ M, ^ M ??
'|^

H# ^ PH

?/&

=1
\

'

Do you
At
it

eay, or ditti.nit
:

first
i.s

was very difUcnlt

difficult.

now

f^ J, ;^ J^i
nil'

^ ^
II
l^lj,

P^ % Hg || *^
flj

PjS,

'

P, jfn

Sc

B^S*

tf
I

not so

pg.^

32.

Ti)at follows as a inatrer of course.

|

^C

COXVEltSATIOX
What
are those

22X1).

-STREET HAWKKl:^

who
?

sell

things n

10

nfi^

fi

^ft

W* R4 *i

-tl

the street called

llawhevs.

There are a great many of

iIkju.

great many.

":/:.:"::!";
II.,;-

.,.

..:

mmn%mmm
ii^Bi.

mm,
"a->

s.,o'soii fish, ,ui ,i.,v a.

sellers of
fish.

,,,11.1

^nW K
miff
^'.

:i "a.

"^1-

m.

Is

tliiit

tlio

way

Yes; Imw would

it

l,e

I,lll

pp. Hi. pg i%

m
St

Bi^

11.

.v!-; there

not

some
by

who have

P5

name
called
liad

besides
P

which

they are
as
if

^^ M

n|)

1EI

SS

^tU m^
B^J

"4 ft* *!

It

seems to

me

heard some of the names.

P

12.

"What do you mean

has a name.
I

Everybody

am

not speaking of that.

Pg

# ^ 19

(i^.

('(tNVKU'SA'I'IoX

-."iNP.

''7

CO.WKUSA'l'loN

:.'l>r.

Mv
a-l)it

ikai

iii:i:.

Ill

^iiu^iii'
l<ai

N'l'

liavr Icisiiiv iidl. jii-t-is

a\craL;i'

.".;'..

;(;

v-it

vai

|lm^-^ll^

Ink

'Mic

ilav

iiTkoiiiim-

icail

IkiW

1~
.

\m
'K>Mn
-X.uo

vai

kiiS-ln- kai^
.Ihiki:

tiik

"vaii

)iu'

(kiy avcraLic nckoiiiiii;-

n ad
ks.

lia\ c t\V(i

-l.ai-

^s.m "S;in
t'.

^shu Ja/

ihnr
,

[(']
i>rclt

Imurs
y

-1.

2X.
i^'.i.

'kri

'l.o

a'/
liok^.

S.,
!

is)

als..

-(,.,,1.

-.

's()ii<;'

fai'-

ti

wish quickly
iirl easy,

learn.

;;(..

-Xri km' yr, yvr

^iiaii

Imk^
,,.,1,

uir
VI-

V-n

or dimciilt r.-U
feel

am

.-li

:.;!.

ka

Ai-tli('-l)(\uiiiiiiim

VLiT

(litliciiU.

now

i.

^nu
VIII

k('

then,
<>' 'oursr.
\

:.;;.

not

so (lillicult.

:;_'.

Tsz--

\n:

1^1,

('(X\'i:RSA'ri(>\

2-Jxi).-sti;i;i:t

iiawkki;

1.

Ko'
ts.r

-ti

liaiii;-

kill

uiar "Vf

kill'

Those walk
thin--,

street

sell
:.;!.

things called wliat

m;^^ -ye

^ni r'

eh

Hawker..

-.Vl.
\

Also ha\e very many,

4.
.").

;52.

Tar
Ko-

^to lok
fi

<!i'L'S^t
.

many.

:;i'.

"^sin-* "^taii vai

viir.g-

yal

Tliose

hawkeis one kind

r
:.:;.

one kind how.

voni:- 'tim

kiu'-fat

,ni

oallnl. di
^11

tlu

^,'/

.Inst ace(:rdiii,u--to<o called only, 7.

|

[^(he.-'

lliiw,

eh

':

.");'..
I

those-wlio,
So.
10.
llai]\r
1.-,,

]:.,

(i.e. sellers

of lisli\

eh

:!'.'.
]

y,
har

,m

hai-

'kom. 'tim
V\

^ni r'

Yes,

:^l.

not

is

so,

how. eh
l)esides

:.:!.

11.

-yan

chunu"

"yan

Not

is

have some
r
I

have naincs
heard
over
j
;

''menj;*t

I^'h' latj'

"Xgo

'l)".--t's7,

called
'

very

like

^tenof kwo' X\ "mciig^t]L'.

s<""^' ":"<-'^-

'Timii'r ^Yan
-'

jan to-yau'mene-'t

ITow.

i'

Man man
1.

(i

e.

all

men

aU.
j

.;

ha\e names,
ko'ti.

c'

l;;.

M
2.

har 'koim

Not

urn si-eaking-ahoni

that.

Attention having already been sufficiently called to the fact that some of the
iii

finals,

snch as

and

la

may
_'

be either
will
l>e

iii

or

iii

or

hi

or Ta, &c., instead of rei>eating

ihem

in evei'v case a liguve

[uit

after

them when both forms can be used.

COXYERSATIOX

l>2\d.

COXVERSATIOX
14.

22.mj. stuket Hx\yKER>i.f'Confi,)//e(lj

Thin

(lu

not

know

wluit

you aiv

COWKU^ATIOX

-'liNi.

('<K\VKI{SA'rn>\ I'l'ND. sTi;i;i;r haw ki:i;s.

Kciu,
'koii- iiuit^ -ye

('millinicil.

^'n

^clii

-lu'i

Tluu

iioi

know

y.-n si.cakiii--,il.niii

uliut

^X;.,

ji-

kri

to -van k(.\

^lui.

Then-, now

iil<o

liavc [C.]. tlioiv.

I'm k./
J[:in,uItik

ii'

-t

Which
^iii.

[('.]

2.

kw..' hoii' 'k(. ko'

hik^
?'''

Walk ovcTg-ono

that

[C]

:.:5,

nittlc rattle
2:).

shdiut:

kill'

mat

"yu

iii

sound: called wliatthiny-clir

does have

He
lie

"K-oii hai-

-van ko^ Snoii<i*t

'^'"^

[C] name
to-he
wiiat

hy

wiiicl!

Idit, it-is

|iil

!(_(!

i.e.

alaS) nut

'^ineiiu*t.

remcmhef
.

tliiiiL;-

name.

Lnk^-'kwii-V. ink
().

liatlle-dvum-fellow, 32.

har

lok

-luo ts'o' lok

.t;iin

Oh.
lo,

is,

;)2,

no mistake,

;;2.

Na. 'ko ko'

"ko'
t'iit

-Joiio-

ko'

^ko
i

Therethat [(\] carry two [C.jiiaskets, that

[<"']
i-^-

ha."kSiii

lok
ni

jui!-tci- 'tim kill-'

;!2.

People

how
is

call inaii-

r"

uer

i.e.

Iiiwhat way
:-

he called

?)

him eh
^(), -k'()ii

r>;;.

har
kc

^shaii -m;iil;iii- ^fuiii;

.

Oh, he

is

eoHoci (and)
iron,

Itiiv

broken copper

liiir

fit

lirokeii

15.

^Xa. 'nei

^yi-,

ka

^miiij;'

pak^

'ii<;d

There yon now uuderstand

in<:-,

my [C] mean-

speak out some other names for

to -hear.
1.

yi" ^ti

meiii;''^t
^:i.'

kwo

"ii^o

t'enirf.

me

To "mo -Mo ke'r

Also none.
Xoiie
r

i:..

[only, 7.
]

-.M(")

,^to

hai" "^kom slii)nu--'^ha* ^che'

{or hcttn-

Xoiie: also arc ahout-that moiv-or-lcss

^Xo-,

^sin

sin)

'kei
^yaii

yat^

Well, lieforeseNeral days

heard one

[C]

-ngo t-engt-kin\vat, ko'

-k'oii hai-tso-^fiii

wa"
I

man

say, he

was doini; the business of

^kwa

mar

ts'oi'
:-'

carrying- melons, selling- vegetables;

(orHs'oi*): ko' koii''tim'kai^ni

that sentence

how

e\].laiit

eh

.''.3.

Tsik

hai'
ts'oi

'hai

kai

shong"

t;im

dust

is

in street

on carry melons (and)

sell

.kwa

Jai m;

vegetables in-order-to

only, 7.
?

Is such, 10, (the) meaning, eh

39.
1,"),

Hai-

^le"

^kai

{or ^kaij

kwii-^

lei,

Yes, 24; street coolies carry things.

I

^3,

^t;im -ye ke

^ni,

^m

hai" ^t'oi

kin*

not arc carry chairs,

called
t'iii- fii.

l.J,

r>3,

are

COXVERSATIOX

2;5ui).

CDXVFJJSA'IION
Well,

2l>.\I). sti{i;kt

hwxkkks.

-i Conf/in/r//.)

have
lo-.lay.

l..arn<..l

sev-ral

n.w

nonls

V,au
iif

Sir.

luuv IcaniM a ..vul

.l.al

:5t

^ ^ ^ ff gj 4 tP * ^ 3S P&.
J^
4^
^p"]

BJ

Pg^^

Cliiuose.
tiiLTL' is

I)iu

i;reat ileal

to

Icai'ii

*iT^*^5i]?.
what
shau,
t

Vei

COXVERSATIOX
Alas !\V
hat,

-JSnu.

do?

an iinrurmnate
I

afl'aii

What
What
I

sliall

do

:-

is

the

ma tier

have

lost

every

tiling-.

How
I

ilid tiiat hapieii ?

came from
iliil

the <'oniitrv.
?

n Pi fp T
:-

# m. * m ".
PS JE

-fe.

K#

8lg. !.

-:^

Pi

'f^.

Why
]

you come

wanted

to uo abi'oad.
l.lirlg

Kill yoll
I

iiiMmy with y..H

l,n-no.l fr..,n u,y fiHinls us

ucll
^

as bringing

my

own.

And have you

Ihave.

lost

all

Hard

lines.

How
1.-^..
I

did y.ai !o.. it?

not
kn,.w.
I

-lo

]!.

Von su.ind
^'^'='"

fellow!

What do yon

i:>.

Yes, stnpid, stnpid. senseless.

].;.

Speakin. hke that

hack again.

will

not get

it
,

17.

Yes,Sir.Ikm.vn.Iamverystni,id.

^f?

]s.

Well,

tell
it

me

al)out

it.

do not know

^ '^ Sk^^^, jp # ^ PI. >^ # S P^ ^ P&. It * ^ Pg ^ II "S ^^^ Pg ^ ^ pt pg ^ 5a ^p^^ ^^^ ^H^^ ff^P. M ^^ ^ M ^ ^^M ^, ^ P# ^^ m a m.
IbJ

:S.

''^.

|/j

pKg

|l/g,

li;j,

%
^M,.

B.?S

P-

Si?

"^is,

^i^

[l^

|ic

^8"'

how
r.i.

hai)iH'ned.

ft

was stolen hy some one.

fi!

ng-.

<'().\vi:itsAri(>.\

i':;i;i

;i

COXVl'^IfSATION

2:.'M. STItKKT

ll

\\\KyM^.~(',i/nn(0>/.

;>ii.

Koiii.
kri

"ii.ii'o

kani-iii;ii^

lo

link^
.

Hn.

lo-ilay alsu

Icani several

seiifeiK-es

knu

sail

\va"- iMii

Ink
"
t

lew
l>"ls
j

WMi'ils,

:',1.

^Sm-^sliaii-'t
^,o
"^lio

ior s/>njf n)
'

V'Mi

Sii'. iilsd

liaviiig-Ieanied liavoarn'v-

Ui ^'r-(iiu- \va
"^lio
'

lok

e'l-;iL

Very

many

('liiiKs.'

wurds,

;;_'.

;;'

'I'o

"van
"

I"

iii:i'

\\o\s
-

Lo

.
j

AIsm
I I

have
.

\eiy
,

tnaii\-

iiMt-vet

learnud

arnved-at.

J.

I'nXVKIJsATlOX
A-\al
'l..k
c
:

i':;i!i).

what

.shall

\>nr

("/

|.Ai-ya!L
ISO,
.

I'ai -^k;i- iVi

:-'

'

Deii'-ine!
'

luw-iiiir'iniinaLe
el,::>:>,.

:;l'.

Ilnw

'Tim
i

'll.'.

iii

.In

ou,m1,

:>

Mi 'ye
^^[
1

s/.'-Koii

^111

AVhai
X.it

thino- linsiiiess,

eli

'r

.">:;.

kill'

sal'

-y.'

l..k
.'

see (rnitsiijHciitll/
lose
all.

l.sl

all

things, 3l^

nil slial^
"

sal
c

iii

llu\\

ehr
iLnvn

:,;'..

-Xlt..

'liai

^liMii^-'lia* k.k
3
. ,

ke
C
v"
.-

am .mmtry
I'linu.'

e.,mi'.
iliiiie-.

l.".

:>

".

l/)k
I
i

.)"

mi 've

III

Down

.Id

what

eh

."i;;.

'S.ine-

kw.i
tai'

faii"

Wanle.l
-m^. a' L*im
;i/'
'

^-o-t.j

]).M-ts

{I.e.

f.nvie-n

I'oits),
-2.

-Van

St-air' Jai
ii-aiio'-S-aii

ifavc

l.rin--

m.mey

eeiiie

not,

eli r

Tmuiu-

tse'

From

iVieii.ls

Iioitow as well (as having

]

sniiK/

(if

my
\\'^.

own),

1.
j

Shat^

sai'

1./
l.k

^me/
;

I-.'si
'

all r

;5I.
;!i'.

Shalj sal'

^Vam ^knng
^ni:-

I...k

l-.>si

all.
l.isi,

Infernal work,
r
:>:).

;".L'.

'Tim

shal^-'.'h..

Il<>w
j '

eh

pi

r\,[

luk

Xot knnw.
Sn.-h

3l'.

k.'un' ts-an'-J.-aii

kc\m.'\ ^m-kin'
'tiin

lil...'klica.l.
ii.'t

In,

:;i.

Inse
1."..

things also

-ye

t')

^m

v\\\

^m-kin' kc\
."

kn..w
stiipid,

how
:!-i.

List.
stiipi.l.

liar
-m.'.

lok',

^ng.ii
sliik^

h.k
l..k
.

^nu-o!
"

I.:k^,
'

Yes,

;;2.

S".'.

no seeing

km'
'k(.m

knowing.
D.)
s.)

:;i'.

k;.

llai-

'k.mg

to

^m

'l..

tak^

sp.ak

als..

imt

g.'t

able Lack,

K..
|

Ilar

l.ik

.^Siii-^shaiigt
l.ik
.

(or s//orf
'l,;,

i\),

Yes,

:V2.
:5l'.

Sir.

know.

;;_'.

very

lo.>lish,
;

-ii-o

^.-lii

-Xgo

^yii-

Vlrmi
IS.

l<jk

'K.Mig kw..'
^-hi

-iig.)

i-eimt, -iigo

in
;

S]eak

over

t.i-me
li'-ii,

to-heai,
i:..

ii.u

know

Joi-Iik^ ke.

history-.

Have

Ity-soine-Diie sUiIeii

away,

3:.'.

02

C0XVER8ATI0X

24th.

COXVEH^ATfOX
How
Tliat

i>;'.i!i. wir.vT

siiAiJ.

iH)':(('oii/iintrJ.)

was
is

if

stdli-ii ?
I

m
it.
I

iii

* m.
"IS. e/g,

wlmt
not
I.
:-

do not know.
nir al)i)nt

Yon

will

ti'U

How
24.
l*>nt

can
it

when

do not know

a1)0ut
I

^ B fm
did yon put
it
'r

wiiL'iv

fat
:

a ig PI

Hid you

have

it

on yonr ]ier>on

wlieiv did

yon
iillow

iilace itr

Oh

111

hox.

Wheiv did yon

At the head
If

[int

the pillow box

Ijed.

It
|

n s a ;

pjs.

of

my

yon were
it r

in the

room, who could

steal
I

went out only for a nioment. and

when

came hnek
and
all

it

was not

there.

mm. mmmmmM^,

The
IM.

1)0X

was gone.
yonr
door

And yon
I

did not lock

?

when you went out

have newly arrived, and did not

know
steal.

that thieves

would go

in

and

COXVERSATIOX
Ciiinesf vvouH-ii
jcwcllory.
iiiv tn\-

iUrii. jkwki.i.kry.

fond of woiiring
not
':

flu'V

Yc^, wdinoii

-MX'

verv foml vf jowc-l-

kiy.

Even
for
Yc'^,
T

jiooi"
flic'ir

women
urir^ts

iiii\e UtnijiLS. liutli

nnd ankles.
them.
has
earring-^.

every one

lias

see every
is

woman

It

absolnt(;Iy

necessary to wear

S-

^ P^
P.

AVhat

if

they go witliont
ia

tlieni

Tlierc

no

siieh tiling.

^m

m,

'is.

\\\k

not:-

("ONVKlfSATlOX

:.'(Tii.

COXVEUSATIOX
2(t.

:.':!ri). \vir.\T >;[r\ij.

vtv^'ifCo^t'iDtu-d.)

''J'im
I' Ko
f
'

fail
ti

lioii

ni

r"

lluw stolen awav,

'J'hat
I

cli

':

."i.;.

1\.

-ii,!4(t

vair

111

clii
\\\\

Idk

also not

kimw,

:vi.
."i,

Xci
'lo.

^ni

koni;- ciiMH koDi;in

k(.'^

click

You not
I

s|ieak out (oinc,

7.
I

'Xy-o
"X'^H'o

tiin

tak clriit^ Jai

tiin
fai'i
^ni;-'

kc'^ r

liow sjicak can out coinc

I.").

;ilso nui;

to

chi

kc

know how
"^'oii ])iit

siolcii,
(;li

I.").

21.
:.'"i.

"Xci ^chai

iinsliii-Jai

[^.lai

wliat place,

."i.-;.

^('hai^slianslKliii^" pci"
^< ),

^.tiii

^pinshii'r

Tut person on, or place what place at

'

:.^t'>.

pel ko'
s(lim'

chaintii'i

S(>nu; ^chon<:" ^lai

sliii

Oh

Put

[('.] ]ill(\\-ho\ in ;n.

])lac(;

\'.\.

27.
IX.
2'..

'Cham-

]nn

^iiir'

[ke\
.

Piilow-hox

what

jilacc,

eh

.'i;'..

^Chai ^clrong-^t'au ko

sliii'

lok

]'nt lic(l-hea<l that jilace. Wl.

"Xei^hai foiig*,jpin ko-'^faiUak

'Xii'o

iiir'

You
I

in I'ooin,
itiit

who [C]
gir

steal can,

eh?

.";;.

oO.

hang*|
;

cliHit

luiii

yat

walk
(

one

short-spaco-of-iiinc
ilo)

chair chek

fan Jai
to

^m

hai

ko\
lok,.

chan*

wotiM

only,

~
-.

l)ack
;iiso

^Lin ^i^ong

^m

hai slni

come not

at plac('.

AVith hox

ot at ]ilace. ;i2

(U

CO.\Vl-]RSATr(>X

I'.-.TK.

COXVKKSATIOX
1(1.

-2

h-W. .WAV
.h-

VA.LEMY.

f '>,li/iill(rJ.

It

is

eonsid.red

in,,,..lne u,

Ur

\^;f^^

^ I? ^ ^ IS A

(*&

out them.
I see

theseamstressatthestreet corner*
rin,. on.
Is

^^^^tft^li^ Wi##Sf@

has a silver
riaue
riiit; r

that

nau-:

mj&^. imWM^^M'&t
UM

Xo: the Chinese hav. no.ueh enstom.

I

Why

does she have

it

on;

pg f^^ f^ -^
d-|

1^

J>eeanse she chooses to do so.

If she were rich, I suppose she

^ -^ ^
"IDE.

A fl

flft

^^.

^g.

p;g^
U^^

wnnld

tEfiitr

^Mmm^M^.
*^>ff;#J.

wear

a u-old one.

Certainly.

^11
is

And
]iiii

wisal
in

ihat

llmio-

lik^.

Jicr

hair

Cliiticx.'
is

Iiair-])in.

Thai
Hers

also

made

of silver.

is.

Are there other kinds

There are
Tell
a y'reat

many kinds

me what

thev are.

24.

Sn,c. re ja,U-stlo

oms;

s.nnc..

u.v:

## i 11 *; rg i # ^^- ^ If t$ ^ Si #). ^ ^ 3^ ^M <f

!>&.

ffl

a*)

'te.

pi'i.

fa H3.

ffi

llfl^

;j5'

Pfl,

Dj'j

Th.v

,v.,l,l li,

VITV |Tttv.

^^
;|^-

S,|,K. ,>1. lllly >c.ly

,t,
lMcl,(i,i,KS,,
l,;.k

^J.

[I^j

flg^

<.

jjj.

g^

Dlf,

Wii.t

is

ll.ul,

Moment
.1
(l,e

women
coiffure

,ve;i.'

or ,|,..ir

^^^^
Bf@

^^I^A.

I'fl#4'ill"i
pjg.

!'

2^.
2'.).

It

is

a hair-press.
|

Buppose these diflerent arlicle. are!

P&. fi t^ P^flflllfi^aWiH^:*: A^P'^

i^dft,
;^i

#W

what won>en generally w.ar.

iewellerv do
.'50.

What
^ !

ASt-tll-ffiPJli

men have
is

What men wear

(shun
.shik) l.y

not

.alled

jewellcy

^ A ^M*
)'Jf
j

/If

A PS#n4ft

the

C'iiinese.

-^ gj^

COXVKUSATIOX

iMth.

(');")

COXV HRSATK )X
"Mo
"lai
;

_'

iTir. jrwkllerv. (r'rt////?w/.)

Mcoin

tsaii"
.

siiii

li:ir

shal^

X'^

then

just

considered

to-be

lose
,

((.van) lok

jtoliteness-towards (peoijle), 32.

///c///

'Xg-o kin
^])iii
'

't'so ^kui (//

hr Jciii)

see sitting street side that

[C] mend
silver ring.
'

ko ko
c

po ^sham
,.5
f
,

p'o-tai
'^
1

jacket
'

woman wear [0.]

ko

Doau

kai

clu.

ir

-^

Ilai
t

ka

ko

Is

marry that time wear?

lo, 38.

chair- shi'tai
^.M

kv

ma

liar:

^'I'-ciiiu-^yan
kiiii.
^iii

"mo

kom

X'ot

is

Chinese have-not such custom.

^k'wat-

'I'str-mat^ tai^
('liuni;-vi
Jvv)ii
liai
t;ii^

?'

Why
.

wear, eh

53.
,

chuk

Tiike
tai
-

wear only,
rich,

7.

^^.^ol-

elm,
lok
.

k'oi"

She were

probably wear

[C]
21.

gold,

tai

ko

,,kam kc
ke
,

15,32.
^la.

"lau
"K'oli
ts'z

ts'iii'""

shr-pit^ liar

Have money,
Her
hair that
that
is

15, certainly

is,

^t'au-fiit^
^ch'c'iiio-

ko
;

^clii'vc,

hai"
hai"

[C]

thing,

is

like long pin

?

^cliam

ko

clu

what thing, eh

53.

18.
1').

Hai'
Kl;

,ts;'mi lok.
.3

[3
c

(Chine.=;e)

hair-pin, 32.
is
is,

- c'.ii

gto hai'

iig-aii*

cliiiig

ke

That [C]

also

silver

made,

15.

20.

"Iv'ou KO -^cln liar Ja.

Kers that [C.J

^me
lok,.
r

21.
?

21.
2-1.
j:r>.

"lau tar-yr "Yau ho

^to

yoiig" kc

Have
[ hi."

other kinds

15,

3'J.

Tong" ke
^lai
jiei

Have very many

some

kinds, 15, 32.

Kong
"Yau
ti

eli'nt^

'ngo ^t'engt
ko
;

Speak out come give

me

to-hear, 21.
;

24.

hai"

ynk, shck"

"van

Have

are jade

stone, 15
15.

have

some gold made,

25.

Kom

ho

"^t'ai

lok^.

80 good looking, 32.

2G.
97.

"Y''aii ^ti

shatj- shaii

ho

t'ai

kc

Have

.some really

good looking,

15.

^i'ong-^yan

"nuu- yan %
tai

hai
hai"

kai

Chinese

women
is

at coiffure
tiling,

middle wear
?

chung- kan
"ye ^ni
28.
2\).

ko-ko

mat
That

that

what

eh

lu).

r
.

'Ko-ko' hai- kai'-'at* lok

lai
-

is

coiffnre-presH, 32.

k'oi'-ko

-^^ti

keiyoiig" "ye,
tai

har
ke
.

Probably
are

those several kinds-of things

"nou- yau' jynig-^.shung

^Nfim- yan"
tiii

woman conuDonly

wear,
?

15.
53.

mat^

shau-shik^

Men
^lales

wear what jewellery, eh

30.

"Xam-^yan
^yan
shik..
^ni

sho
hai"

tai

ke

^T'oiigshai'i-

what wear,
jewellery.

15, Chinese not

do

call
j

kin

tso"

CO

COXVERSATIOX

25th.

roXVKKSATloX

iV.Tir.

COXVERSATIOX
31.

^Vm.jEWVAA.vMy.fConfim/eJ.)
also have-soeii ("hiiiese nieu wear dia-

-Ngo

oto

kill

-kwu

/r-ono-jiui
-

^niim-jfan" t;u tsmi -siieK^Kai

32.

cm.

mond

rings.
lait

"Mo
ke
,

ts'o^; tiin'-hai'^iiam-.yaii*' tai

Xo
j |

mistake,
called

males wear,

l.',

not

is

^m

liar

km

-tso-

shau-sliik^.

head ornaments.

COXVERSATIOX
1.

i>r)TH. r

do not know what

Tf

no.

qTo ^m

^.ciu

"^lim

sihi

ho

lok^,

Even not know how consider good,

AJKint what thing, eh? 53.

32.

2. 3.

War
"Xgo

matj

s/r

^ni 'r
,

[32.

tso- to' clii'-'^ho lok

"k'oii ^to

have-done to-best, 32, hcalso not pleased,

I

^m ^chung-yi
4.

lok..

Xei

\va"

''k'oii

^m ^chung-yi
-.van*'
:>

a';'

Yon

say 'he not pleased', 2, 'he'

is

what

'-k'oii'

har mat
lok^.

iii
<

'r

man

53.

5.
{').

^Yan-hako
"K'oii

Cnstomer, 32.
^mi-"ye a
.'

km

"noi tso'
lok^.

He Do

told yon

do what thing

2.

7.
8.
9.

,Xi fnk

wa^*

This [C] pictnre, 32.

a
.-'

Tso" juii
Tso"

^ra ^ts'ang

["wa.

finished,

(i e.

done) not

yet, eh

2.

^.yiin I'ok^,

k'oii wa' ^m yiu

Done

finished, 32, he says not

want, so-

he-says, 03.

10.

"K'oii wii" "yaii ^mi-'yc ts'o

<.Mi--ye ^to ts'o

^ni

'f'

He

said

have what thing wrong, eh

53.

11.
12.

"wo.

Everything even wrong so-he-says, (U.

Yong" yong"K'oii hai

^to

^m

hai" ts'o

kwa

Everything even not

is

wrong probably,

1 <S.

lo. 14.
1.5.

*^k6m wii".
^.m

Ai/ "ugo
"K'oii "^ho

sun

lok^.
.

He Oh
[\va^*.

does so say.
:

not believe, 32.

yim-^tsim ke

He

very tronl)lesome, 15.

IG.
17.

T.ii" ^k'oi* "k'oii yiii' yat^

fuk^

ho

Probably he wanted a

[C] good

picture.

Ting'*
fnk

Jii,"

"ngo ^to ^m Song wak^

me;' ko
r

Certainly, 21, I also not want paint

'ho wa'*

fuk

wa'*

good

picture,
is

eh,

30;
?

that
3'.).

[C] [C]

^m har ho^me
18.
11).

pieture not
a'.
:-'

good, eh

Hai-

a',

ko' fnk^ 'ho 'shau-.hai'

kai "k'oii
]iei

Is

2,

that

[C]

good h,;nd-work,

2.
?

*^K6m,
"K'oii

*^tiin

^m

yiii

^ni

Then how

explain he not want, eh

("/

53.

20.

har

ko

song^.ni
.'

kwo

nci

He

did give a [C] photograph

likeness") to

rcff/ier
is,

^ch'aii; hai" ^in hai

you to-copy;
likeness
is,

is

not

eh?
[."-3.

21.

Ifai" ^le,' ^ni t'nk^ Viiig" hai" a

Did, 24, this

[C]

2.
?

22. 23.

"K'on wa" yau mat^

"K'oii wii" ko

ts'o

^ni

.-

He

say have what wrong, eh

53.

haii ^.m ^t'nng "wii.

He said the mouth

not same so-he-said, C3.

1. The
different

learner by this time should arc

know

that the rising variant tones into which

words

put

are

not

always the same.

In future therefore they

will

be

distinguished as described in the Preface.

68

CONVERSATION

-ICth.

CONVERSATION
24.

25111.-1 uo xot

know what

to do.

(Contlimed.)

'

Well.

Lhcr.

is

little

differonc.

f^
g^

^
flH

Hfl^

Pg |^ #]

Wi^^,

yon look.
25.
20.

Only

little.

0g.

But that makes him have a

fnl-almost
whereas
tlie

sorruvv|

hitter

expression,

pliotograph

has

'

]ileasant expression.
AVell, I will alter that.

What

else

was wrong?

He

told

me

the

hair
;

was

to

he,
I
i

yellow, golden he said

and now

have done
30.

it,

he says

it is

not good,
j

^^ ^^^ ^ ^ '^ S ^ W "^ ^B* ^ "^ g g ^ fg fg fl t^P|^g^D|J, ^Wn^ftB/E^ jg '^ ^ p^

"^ 1S
R/5
P|'J.

'fBpM^ISlB^^fi^, ^H^ ^ [|fj fl ^ P^ -^

-fe

ll(|^

g.

piS.

nfJ,

Ask him
hair

to get

yon some of the

I
j

PgfEfinfi^ JBOffjSiglif,lT];,

and show you.

He

said he could not, as the person

fj^tgHSg^f o|S,
Ml
IB.

lived at
1

home

in
l.y

England.

will
if h.e

ask him

and by, and

see

^^
j ^ |

i^ ^i ^^ P^ fJl^fg [||pl^ tg

Pfe

has any friends here whose

is

)g^ Ufl^jJ^

^ PfJPJS S ^ IM S 5 1%

hair

about

the

same
else

colour.;

pU'JlT''^tl^>^\ 'ff'f^^

There

was

nothing
trifles,

wrong,
I

^|g^ W^M^^'^'J^^^

except some
easily
alter.

which

can
I

^^ W^^-ff'^^^^^
to phkixc.

CONVERSATION 2Gth. ooixr;

1. I

am
go

thinking of getting leave to

^
Pf
,

ffi

^ fg Jl * IB
p.^,

M
J^S

to Peking.

Oh, indeed

Are you going up

?

for

1^

1^

* # 1^

an examination

-^j P9^
see the
I

No;

want

to

go up and

Pg^, ffii-B$t4v^5|J
i^

jilacc.

'

It

is

a nice place.

gf,

^ ^J Pf

CO.WKRS.VrioX

I'C.Tii.

COXVHIISATION

:i:)Tii.

no not

kxow what
Th(jr<.',

to

do. (Continued.)
a-h'ttlc

wanting

not

.same,

21,

c,

lu,,k a-hit.

Tik^ koin lair

^yuiioymi<;'.
liai'

to ^clie/'
ling'

A-h'ttlc so
\va

nuicli only,
(/)/

7.
o.\]ir

k<iiu

ko

^vmi'',,ti
i'l'i-

l>iit

so causes the

C.) iiicturc

^^iou

jau-^shan,
I

^chaiio-

sorrowful, wanting a-littlc bi'.jr ex]iivssion.

Ml ko

songkc
kwo

iiiiir,

Tiook that {or C.) likeness'

o:i.

"yaii

ko

siu^-^ymig-^ni.
koi

face,

is

have asmiling-expression,

Ivoin,
(.'liimg'

"iigo
'vaii

Ja.
ts'o
^iii

Then,
r'

(i.e.

that being case,) I change over,

eh:'' 0:5.

mat^-"yc
-,

Besides have what tin'ng wrong,

Ife said that

[21.

-K'()ii

wa'

ko
,

ti

^fau-fat,

sxvl

hair

want yellow colour,

so-hc-said,
<;;5,

^wong shik
"\v<i,

,J<am

koni ke
IS.)"
^111,

sliik

gold such

cijlour,

"iigo

^yi-M\a

'k'ou

now done
Ask

53,

he further said not

yair wa"
3(1.

^.m ^iigaiii "wa.

lo
,

right, so-he-said, CI.

j.l'an f;it^
-

3Ian" "kNiri
,
,

,-ti

ko

"

ti

him get some-of that head's

hair

c,

^lai

fai

"lia.

come look
lo tak^

a-bit.

"K'ou wa"

^in

"wa: ko

^.yan

lie said not get can, so-hc-said: that

f]nglish country ancestral
I

man

in

hai (.Yiiig Kwok-,*'tso ^ka

cliii'

ke\
"ha

home live,

15.

"Xu'o tang,

li:i

man"

"k'oii,

t'ai

wait a-bit ask him, look a-bit he perhaps

at this place have

some friends have

lo,
(i.e.

Cl

i/'aiio--"vau ,t'aii-tViL "yaii .-1/ J o

c

Jo
->

hai"

hair also

is

so
2.

up down's,
X(j

koin
null

shong
tai"-yr
k('i

lui

ke

mo
t'so

a
,

Mongang"
shin
yi

about) not,

much

other kind
jjlaces

yong"

wrong, only wanting several

^.chang
ts'o

tat^ "yau

sliiii

have
those

little
r

little

mistake

only,
l.".

7,

^cne,

ko

-.ti
kt.

Tgo

ho

verv easilv alter over,

koi tak,

kwo

COXVER^ATIOX
1.

2(;th. goi.nt; to pkkixg.

"X'go

"^s'ing

ko -ka

"sliiJng

luui

wish apply-for-leave np go

IVkin.i;-.

Pak^-^king.
2.
^.A,

hai" ^m^i'r

llai"
a''?

"shiing

luiii^

Ah!

Is

eh

3;.
is,

Is

\\\^

go

examii

"^hiiu-shi'

^m hai"

ations not
t'ai tei"-

eh?

2.
7.

3.

^]\Ihai";

s;<ng

"shong
r
r

hoii^

X'ot is; wish

up go

see I'lace only,

fong

^.che.'
1

Place also juvtty good,

2.

. .

C0XVER8ATI0X

2Gth.

COXYER.^ATIOX
I

2r.TH. going to I'l^Kiya.fCojifiinipd.)

have some friends who went up

last year,

and they have asked

see tlieni.
it

me

"4
j^ Hj^

Ife

* ^ fg.

to

come up and

That would he nice:

well to go
I
u[).

would be

^ fR ^ ^.
I5f

do not know whether

r

can go.

8.

"Why not
There
is

1).

no one

to

do the work.
to

^ * # pg * # m, m Pg * # fl A m I * Pf
eg
-fe.

lu.

Cannot yon get a friend

yon
r

do

it

for

11.

am
do

afraid there
it.

is

no one willing

to

^ t! A # ft 5f

12.

suppose you
it

will

go up by steamer. go
l)y

13.
14.
IT).

Yes,

will be best to
is

steamer.

Wliat
I

the passage money.

^ ^ * W vM.
ps. to}

do not know.
to

pB

10.

Even

Shanghai

it

is

some

tens

of dollars.

At Shanghai you change into another

steamer and go to Tientsin.

And what
You go
l)y

at Tientsin

railway.

* 'X * (^.
made
?

And
You

before the railway was

could

do

as

you

liked.

Y'on

could go in a cart, or
there
1

in a boat, as

is

a small river there.

it is

have heard

hard work riding

in those carts.

Yes, so they say.

#
good, are they ?
are jolted

"IS.

The roads are not

\-ery

You

are i-ight.
in

And you

about

the cart.

COWKPtSATlOX

-JiVvu.

C'OXVFJJSATIOX

I'liTii. <;<

to

v\:w\sr..(Cj,/,>n(f'f/.)

liavi;

some

Iriciids last

year up went,
sec tlicin.

f
"ii,i;()

"
j

Lliey ("ill

mc

iij)

<^-(j

"slu'in.i;'

Uni?

kiii^

"k'tiii.

Good,

],

up go

also good, 2.

^M
C,,,

^clii liiiii

tak^ ^in
^in
luiii

li()ii

tak^
.

^iii.'

N'ot

know go
not

al)le

not go able,
eh
?

.".;.

Tso"
'31(1

niat^

tak^ a

Do what

g(j able,

2.

^yan tsr

",3,

,.,5 knn<i- in a

Xo man do
Not
call

work,

2.

^^I kill

tak^ j)'aii,u--"yari

^t'nn.o- -nri

can

fv'wuil for y(Mi d(),

eh

;>'.).

"Xgo jfong 'mn ^yan 'hang

'i'ai'- k'oi'"
till),

ts/r a

afraid no

man

willing do, 2,

fo-^sliiin

"sluing
j

Probably by steamer up go, 21.

llai- Je,'' tiip^

fo-j.shiiii

'^Ui)

"^ke*.

'

Ye.,

24, by steamer good,

(///.

1.").

Kei ,to
c^I
c^^l'i

sh()fi-k()k

jii ?'

]{ow much fare

water-foot), eh

,j;>.

c^'

Xot know,

53.
is

(io Slianghai also

several tens-of dollars,

man
1<.

ke

lo.
-

Hai Mioiig
vi'c'liek^

lidi

el

un

kwo

tar-

At .Shanghai change another [C] steamer

go
<lo
'J'ieii-tsin.

f(i-,sliiiti

hoii

/U'ln-.tsun

IS.

io Tieii-tsin

how,

eli ?

.V')

(i.e.

when

yon get
-TsNv^t 'fo-,clre
Inn'
^

to Tien-tsin).

l..k,.

Sit iire-(.'arriage,

32.

.shi"
ni
c

ii

Old time eh

,")3.

Xot
?

yet

have

lire-

x'ire-lo"

."

carriage-road, eh
tini
luiii
^t(')

o3.
2.

21.

Yau"-tak
;i
.

"nei

tak

Allow you how go also can,

riage
also

Sit car-

Ts'o^*t

(-cli'c

yau' tak^, -ts'o*!

can;

sit

boat also

can.

t'engt yair tak^.

"Vau
.

^t'iu

"^sm

flave

[C]

small river at that place.

^ho

liai

ko

sliii

"Xgo
,t(')

^t'engt-<.man
kei

ko

-^ti

^cli'e

have-heard those carriages also pretty

difficult to-sit.

^nan -ts'o*t lok^.

32.

23.
2-1.

Ilai" "wa.
Jjo

Is-so,
^ni

it-is-said,

OJ.
is

yair

liar

sliaji^

^lan

ho;

lioad also not

[i.e.

ten parts good;

is

not

is

Is this the case ?], eh ? 53.

sit

".Mo ts'o

"ts'o'j

ch'e van"
^tai.

vuiu

Xo

mistake,

carriage

jump

nj) also

^ko, yaii"

yuiig

jump down.

CONVERSATION

2Gth.

CONYERSATIOX
20.

i'Gth. GOixn to VEKisv..{Confiiiw(l)

And
The

your

boius
get.
is

ache

with

the

]|R#
|

PH'

shaking you
:->?.

Lest

way

to take a mattress

^
ffi

f5 ^f g|^

^
'^,
-^J,^

^^ M
j^
^Jj^

"6?)

*i*

f|f

P^^

with you.
'

28.
21).

AVhat do

ycr.

do with the mattress?

it,

j|>|^

f^| |i^ "li

B^^,

You
bad.

sit

on

and

it

is

not

so'

ll^Pl^Pg-^
1^

ifl^tlPt^'gf^.
Pg-.

30.

That

is

good

idea.
it

31. 32.

How
Oh
!

long will

take

your

'

^
S=

if j^ -?
ffij

4" ^#

(^ij

two or three weeks.

fl 51

^ #J

B/g

CONYERSATIOX 27th. shui>s.

When
take a walk

sec a

number

of dirferent shops.

Proba])ly each

kind has a name.

It has.

Those
great
us

at the corners,

which

liave a

many

things for

sale,

such

provisions,

brooms, clogs, be-

sides

many odds and ends

grocer's, or

Those arc called

ler's

chand-

shops.

AYliat

do they
is

call
?

the shojis where

cloth

sold

The sliops in which cloth is sold by

the

piece are called piece goods sliops.

And what
sell

arc those which do not

by the piece called?

Those are drapers.

There arc shops
which
?

sell

paper

what are those

Stationers.'

m n m ^. ^ gi 1
nfl^

'fi.

IBi'SSi'Jg.
i

Clnnese

call
?

cverytln'ng a

shop do

they not

CONVERSATION

i'Tth.

"OXVERSATION
inv

:i7Ti[. sinii's. ^ Cvutimu;!.

12.

givuL

many

cilkd

sliuj^s.

There arc
tim
iiesr;

also a great in a large

many
way

called

tl'.osc

of Imsi-

arc c illed hongs.

r.vi'

|:^..

Wliicli

called liins

14.

Waslicrnun's
liousis,

shops,

inns,

lodging

a*;*.

i);jS".

^j,B. vi.

wine shops, luncheon rooms.

?

15.
G.

Arc there any other names

Oh

yes. there are.

17.

What
There

arc they

IS.

arc

pawn

shops,
roast

large

and

^gi.

^/hm *^M.
\LWs

-'^

small, lea honscs.

and dried

mm.
1

meat shops.
11).

What do

they

sell

in
?

the

r.^ast

and dried meat shops

20.

They

di'al in

roast

and driud meats. and which

21.

Which

are roast meats,

?

dried meats
'^?

K'jast

meats arc roast

jiork,

roast

:uck. and roast goose.

255.

And

the others

-(li
c/f

p6^ hJS,

24,
2i3.

Are yen speaking

Yes.

dried

meats?

ma.
rats.

26.

Those an- dried dii<;ks, dried sausages,

and dried
27.

Dear me! Have yon eaten

I

rats ?

28.
29.
']0,

do not eat them.

is

How
They

lihat ?

arc filthy things.

;J1.

Who

do cat them

'i

?^

A:^f!/ii.

((XVi:i:SATION

27tii.

CnNVHIiSATloX

27nT.iinov^.(i''"ii/i>ti(r(l.)

V2.

-Ya./ho^L..kiu'-r.o-iW/:,to-yaa
"^h'")

TTavo very

many

calk'd shops

also

have
j

^Lo

kiu'-tso-

ti'Ti^

tai"

very

many

called

shops,

largo
|

biisinesg, 15, called

"^^^' ''"^^ o^^^'^'o^i ^^^^
'-^

hongs.
|

13.

c"^

Which
,

called tini (shops), eh

53.

II.

^Sai-ji

tini\ bit^-tira\
,

hak^-tim

Washermun's, inns, lodging

shops, luncheon rooms.

honse-^,

wine

tsau tun
];".

an

tini

-]\[u

tai'-^ii
/,.'

jneni;-*

^me

?'

No

other names, eh
1.

30.
|
'

U).

,To "van

Also have,

ITow
18.

calkMl, ch

5;>.

"Yau

toni^^'-^ivo",

"yaii
^shii'i

sii'i

at.*,

Arc

pa\vn-shoi)S, are smull

pawns, are tea

j

-yau ^ch'a kuiiryaii

10.

lap^ p'o.*
'y*^
'''

houses, are roast (and) driei shops.

^Sluu laiv V'"-

'^^=^i' '"=^'^j

Roast (and) dried shops eh? 53.

sell

what things,

c'^^

20. 21.

Milr

^sbiii

in6i'*, hlp^-m(^i'* lok,.

Sell roast dainties, dried dainties,

32.

oPin-oti kiu'-tso" ^shiu mei'*; opin^ti

?' kiii'*-t8o- Icipj mi'.C* ^ni

Which

called roast titbits;

?

which called
53.
2,

dried delicacies, eh

22.

^Shiii

mei'*
ai>

tsaii"

bar

^siu'u

jiihu

Roast relishes just are roast pig,

duck,
2, roast

roast

A, ,shiu
23. 21.
K<)'-.>i ^ni

;l\

,s!uu _ngo* a\

goose, 2.

?'

Those, eh
^ni

53.
j I

Hai"

"^koiig lap^ nief'*

har

;i

(Y'on) are speaking dried relishes not are,

25.
26.

Hai-

y
l;lp^

Yes, 24.
lip^"

(-1^

2j

Ko'-^ti tsaii- hai"

.ch'onsr* a
,

A\
.

Ulp^

Those just are dried ducks,

ages, 2, dried rats, 2.

2,

dried saus-

hip, 'lo sliu a

27.

^Ai-^,y;l (or ^A-i-Jii) 'nei

shik^

kwo

Dear me

You eat have

rats not-yet, eh ? 2.

-16-''shu ni*^!-

il

28. 29. 30. 31.

"Ngo ^m

shikj ke

not eat. 15.

?

^Tini 'kai ^ni.

IIow explain, eh
Consider dirty.
'

53.

Yim

la

cha.
("' jJ''^'*'') '^'^',

oP'i'-oti

Jii"

c"'

Who man

cat,

eh

53.

70

<ONVERSATIOX

2;th.

('()X\'KUSA'ri(lX J7-ni.mn\fi.{ronfiini>'i/:}

>2.

Soini.' i>eui>le

eat lIk'IU.
ii?

llospectable
I'ulo

[loopk'

do not
:

eat

rats,

cats, or (Ino-

as regavds the tlirec,

nspectultlo

]iro]>le

cat

clog's

fie-;li

more
cats,

tliaii

ilicy

would cat
people
dog's

rats or

("oniiiry

are

most

TAP&.
2Stii. Fnurrs.

accustomed

fo cat

flesli.

CONYERSATIOX
What
There
fruit
is is

ihcic in the
(->/

market?
no) fruit:

ft

Til

-tl

M^

fi,

not inudi

there will he
later.

more

;>.

few months

When
saw

wetii,

out this morning,

]t!aritains,
1

persimmons,
;

and
a

oarainholas

and

also

saw

hawker with some

really beautiful

custard apples, hut he had sold them.

I

told

him

to bring

some to-morrow.
:

He

said he

would

and

if

those

he biings to-morrow are as good as

those he had
tainly

mm,

%Sii;-MPg-.

to-dav.

will

cer-

buy them.

When
L

sliall

we get

Amoy

pumeloes?

like

them

very

much.

The

Siamese ones are not as good, and

the ("antoiiese are very bad.

They

will

come

in

season by and
ripe
yet,

by, they are

not

when

they

come

in

there will be a great

maiiy.

xVnd the

}>ine aj^ples, are

;

there none?

:iii'JS,

^^

There are none

none
any
for

there
time.

have been

some

Are there

])inc ajipl'S

now?

Why

no!
|

COWKKSATIOX
CO.WHRATIOX
.van

i>7iii.

27. sii..i>s. (V-.;/////^m^.)

some

<h\k^

U-\ ^sz-j,.

lla\i'

|(i'(i|)lo

eai,

l."i,

rcspe<'iable

families
(al>,
_',

not.

very often cab vats, 2,

;

iloys, 2

spcakinjy-aboiit those
])c<>p]e
eal.

VfiDi;-,

8Z-,ni;iii
c

\-aii

sliik'
I

kaii-

llirci'

kinds,
Hesli
-J;

respectable

eat
2,

viik,

to
;

kwu
chi'-

sliik,
ti
liiii,u-

"!n-'slui
sliik^

i|itr>"s

more than

vats,

inaii a

'kau.

i-ats.

.Most like eat

dog's
T.l'.

flesh,

vnk, ke'liar'h<in--^l,a ,van Ink

|.',

are enuiiliy ]ieople,

('OXVKIISATIOX 2XTII. t'i;i

J\ai

"sill

-y:ui iiiat^

kwo,

Is/,

^ni

r'

Street luarket have

X'ot

what

Tvuit,

oh? 53.

-.Mo mar^ 'kwo-'i>/. luk

k<j

^<-|,-i

'kr.i

mncli

fruit, ;^2,

later several

mouths

yiitj

will

^to-^ti

l>k,,.

will-be move, 32.

I

"Xgo
kin
^

J<aiii ^cliiVi cli'nt^ ^kiii (o/- Jxiii)

iliis

muriiiug' weiit-out street

plantain.s,

saw

])er-

ts'z^*,

Jsiu,kuiio- jong-.t'o*.
yat^ ko
111)

simmous,
l>esi(les

and cavambolas.

air

km

sm- lau- "yau

taii-lai"- ell

saw one [C]

hawker had

ti

sliat.

soivio really

good custard-apples, but

p. t.) (thcra), 32.

tiiir-har "k'oii
I,

mar
.

cho

lok,.
^ti " ..

he had-sold (sign of
I

"Xo-o
1
.

kiii^ -k-()ii

^fing-yat^ jiiiig
)
'

told l.ira

to-morrow

hviiig

some come,
;

c,,,

-,^

"

^lai.

"Iv'ou \va"
\v;ik^

iimo- -\va.
^r.ing

"Ivoii

ilc said he-would-bring, said-he, Gl. lie

^t'iiig-yat^

^kam-yat^
s]ii-i)it

to-movvow
ir.,

if

brings

to-day
32.

so

kom

ho ke^
lok...

lai,

"n^-o

go..l,

certainly buy,

.">.

Kei' _slu* -yau

.'

lla--^niiiii

^)to-luk

What
I

time have

Amoy

pumeloes, eh
14.

'

53.

J.111

"Xgo

ho ^cliimg-yi
ke^

shik^

much

like

to-eat,
:

Siamese's
\

kcl

'i's'im^-.lo"
:

"mo kom'
ho jai ke
ji-.ka
-yau,
.

(1.5)

not so good
15.

nati\-e also

ery

ho
;.

pun-tei
clu

-^

yau"
-yau,

inferior,

^(Jh-i--lKi

^mtsair

Later

before

have,

now not

yet

ripe.
1

^ts'ang

shiik^.
^to.

Yat^

Once have, then have great many.

-yau
7.

ho
iii,
^

,Po-,li)
'

"mo
c

lo
c

ine

:-'

Pineapples, eh
iioi"

5;J.

X'oue,

.')!,

eh

39.

y.

-M<)

lok,.

-mo-Jiiu

"^Ik")

lok^,
r'

Xone, 32
still

none have very long, 32.

?

Xow
Why!

^Yi-^k;l

dimig- -yau ^po-Jo ^mc

ke\

have pineapples, eh 30

'.\i: -m'.

there-are-iione, 15.

78

C0XVER8ATI0X

2Sj

COXY KSATIOX
I-:

J>^ni.Rvi'TH.(Co,)/mued.

Do yen

like li-clicos?

There were
j

very few this year. Yes, very much.

I

PI.

Uke the third

the stones are

'

(TO[i li-ehee- hcst;

siDiill.

aiid

till'

fruit is sweet.

do not

like

hmg-ngans, they are

tasteless things.

Ves; they are rather tasteless: Imt

the Chinese like
13.

them.

How many
there
?

kinds of plantains arc

14.

There are several kinds: there are

'

Wi?+t.

large

and small
;

there are cheap

^* ^m ^

and dear
15.
I
an.i

there are good

and

l)ad.

not speaking of that.

Are names

there not several different

for plantains
r

Oh

you are speaking about the

of plantams.

names

Certainly,^ AVhat else

am

I talking
?

about
18.

should like to

know
;

Plantains have several names

there

are the dragon tusks, the fragrant plantains, the large plantains, the

over-the-mountains plantains

and

there are several other kinds.

1'.).

When
egg.

went out

this

morning,

saw some red

fruit like a

fowl's

What

fruit

was it?

2U.

Those you saw were small persimmons.

last

Those you have had the

the
large per-

few days are

Bimmons.
21.
22.

What
There
coolie

fruit

is

there in winter

are

loose-skinned
kat-tsais,

oranges,

oranges,

mandagrajies.

rin oranges,

and Tientsin

CONVKK'SATIOX

:.'.siii.

79

'OXV HRSATIOX JHTiLy\a:iT^.(Co)i(inwf:)

"lai-Qchf
^ni ^ni ?"
j

'.I.

'Xci ^clmng-yi
K;iin

^mn

ho

slim

a.

1(.

lltir; %') ^cluing-yi' ii\

Xgo

clii^
I

^oluiiig-yi hakj-yip.*Iar-yClH;\\atj
yai'r sai
,

yuk^

yai'r

^fiin.
^111

11.

^Liiiiu-Sig;iii*

-iigo

^chuiig-yi

Mo
12.

nici -to

kc

.
I

Hai-,

Uj hai-

tam^-t

'<-'

J-""K?'
1

^yan ^cluing-yi
13.
II.

sliik^.
^iii
c
:

"Vaii
C.,
c
,

koi ^10 yoiig" ^tsiii

C,
,

,',
,

'Yau

..

,J
I

lio
,

kei
c
;
.

yong, .

"yau
'
<:
.

Lai"
|

yau
c'
,

.3

Hai
c,
,

'yau jrengt "yau kwai

c
'
,

C-,
c,

"yau
<->w-r

lio

"yau

ch'au.

15.

"^Xgo

m-har

.3

kong

ko

,.

-,ii

IG.

18.

19.

20.

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C0XVER8ATI0X

28th.

COXVEPvS.VriOX

-'8X11. FitriTs. r''W//////^W.y

20.

Arc pears good

to eat

Tliere arc
not. or arc

two
tlicy

l<iiuls,
Ixitli

arc
th<'

thvw
same
'r

21.

There are two kinds

ihe

siit-lcis

and

tlic

sli;t-lci;i

tlicy

are

ih'I

the same.
2.'.

"Where do they conic from

!'

2(>.

The

siit-leis

conic from

Tieii-t>ip.
lieiv.

and the
27.

sha-lci.s

grow

IJcsidcs there are

whampeo. gna\ as.

a

roscapples,

and

great

many

other kind-s.
2H.

Where

is

ihc

fi'iiii

market
r

'r

Is
1

it

inside or outside the cily

Iuinc

never seen
29.

it.
it

Shall
is

take you to sec

jk-w

it

worth seeing.

There arc not

other things

only fruits, but

there as well.
30.

many

There are walnuts, and chestnuts.

and
toys.

pickles,

and sweetmeats, and

[from
.'

^mm, mmm, mmm.

Si.
?>2.

"Where do

all

these things

come

Some from the North, and some

from Tien-tsln, and some the South,
and some from foreign countries.

(OXVEn>ATIiiX 20th. iiiK

TYpnriox.

1.

I tliiiik

there will

Ijc

a strong blow

to-iiiglit.

2.
3.

do not think

so.

Oh,

je?, there will be.

(MLW'KKSA'riOX

L'Siir.

SI

roXVKIfSATloX
2J^.

tlS-m.vnuiT^.fCoiifiii/Nif.

>

Slul-.lci*, silt lei ^hosliikj

"ina?

Russet-pcars, Tientsin

(///

snowy)-poar3

Har

"van "long yong-,hai"

^ni hai

good
are

to-eab, eh? 53. Is-it that-tliereis

^ni,* ?

Yik -wak,
?'

^t'niig-^siuii

yat^

two kinds,

not

is,

eh
53.

? 5:5.

Or

is

yong- ni
2i.

together one sort, eh

siit^-^lei

-Yau "long yong":

^waii

'rhere-aru

two kinds

Tientsin-ptars

l>e-

siito" Jei, ^slul- Jei jWiin ^shd- Jei (or

long Tientsin pear (variety); russetpear

the ^ei in all

four may be
^iri

in

the

belong

rnsset-pear
15.
?

(variety).

variant tono.) Hai"

25. 26.

^t'ung ke'.'

They-are not same,

^Hai gpin
-SiitQ-Joi

shii'
*^lrai

Jai ke'

^ni ?

From what

place come, eh

15,

5;J.

^T'in-^tsuii

Jai kc^^

Tientsin-pears from Tientsin come,

j

15

^sha-.lei*

(or Jei) hai"

pun

bliii^

nisset-]ieiU-s;it thisiilacc prodnccil.

15

ch'nb.^

ke\
wong-.p'oi*,
f;iti-

27.

Ling"-iij;oi" "yau
shekj-.lai'i*,

Jk'siilfs liavL'

whampees, gnavas, roseapple

jVo-^t'o- kwo, cliuiig"

fruit,

besides have very

many

other

yaii ^ho
28.

^to pit^

yong'*

t'ini.

kinds more.

^Kwo-Jan "Ngo ^m

Miai ^pin shii

^ni?

Hai

Fruit-market at what place, eh

35.

In
?

jShengtnoi", pei"j.shengt'igt''" ("?"

^fcs'ang kin^
tai'
c

city interior, or city outside,

I

ch

35.

a\
t'ai
1
-

not yet seen,

2.
1.

29.

"Ngo ji-ka
Ctt

"nei hoii'

li? ^^

now

take you go see, eh?

Very good
fruit for-

Ho
>

'l

no

D'ai
,

(^
.

^.M

AT

clii

pai

"

see, 2.
sale,

Nob only spread

kwo^to

tsz niai
-yo.

cluing

yaii

lio

besides have very

many kinds

yong-

of-things.

30.

"Yau hop
"yau
c
,

-.t'6*.

"vau fung-hit.*,
t'uu- kwo,
^
,

Have walnuts, have chchtnuts,have

have sweetmeats, have
toys.

pickles,

sun- kwo, 'yau

,

c^

"yau QKung31. 32.

tsai.
ni.^'

[eh

53.

Kom'
"Yau
"yau

to-yc haigpin-shii Jai

yti
*^hai

So many things from what place come,

pak^

pin"

\\\\

kc

Flavesome from North side come, 15; have

^ti
^ti

^hai
"^hai
^^ti

T'in- tsiui Jai ke

some from Tientsin come, 15

have
;

"yau

^Nam-pin"
^hai ngoi"

^lai

ke

some from South

have some from
come,
15.

side come, 15

yet

yau" -yaii

kwok^

^lai

outside

cnuntries

ke\

CONVERSATION
-Nti-o

2'.>rH.-TUK tyi-jioox.
'

^kwu

katii--ni;in

^:l

tai"

think to-night strike big wind,

;i2.

^fnng lok^.
2. 3.

"Ngo
-Yau

kwu
ke'.

think not.
15.

Have,

CONVERSATION

l'Oth.

CONVHPtSATTON

12.
I I

13. 14. 15.

16. 17.

18.
U).

20.

21.

23.

24. 25.

roW'HKSATIoX

I'lnii.

h;!

(oxvi:i;>.\'i'i(>\

-j:

TIIF.

TYl'HOOX.

(Co)ltlniliHl.

^ku,
^T'iii sliikj ^to
^111

Do what you
:

so sjx'ak, eh,

58?

ITcuVcn's

-v>/.

-yau ^fung

colour also not like have wind so. 15.

koin ke
5.

.
j

Yatj yi3ng.loi* ^ni

^iii,

tsau" hai"
yafc^
^t'iii

jan
ke
yit^.

kair-

One

thing, 53, just

is

1)eeause near

come

\ci
liai"

^t'iii

'^ho yit,.
^slii

these several clays heaven very hot.

6.

^Yin-^shi

yit,
liai"

At
,

i)i'esrnt

is

heaven's hot season, always

15, 82.

"hau", ^shi ^shi ^to

7.

also

is liot,

Chung- 'yit, kwo* ^p'ing-^shong.

Ko'-ti

More hot
|

ilian

usual.
15.

8.

-mo

ting-

ke\

Yat^ ^shi
^

That
j

no

certainly,

One time

hot,

yftj, yatj ^shi

0.

tnng' ^to -yau kc

one time cold, also have, 15.

N(t

^M

^ts-aiig \xy ^I'ung-kai'r ^chi ^ts'in,

vet

strike

tyi)hoon

hefore

those
is

ko' ^kOi yatj, ^shoug-^shi ^t'iu ^to

Imi'

several days,

always heaven also

is,

'ho

yitj

ke^

hai"

^m

hai"

very hot,

15, is not

eh?

58.

10.

Hai"

^le.'
^iii

Yes,
"^kci

24.

11.

Ling--ngoi-

-man, yatj {or

^t'in

Besides

these

several

nights, sun

down

yatj*) lok ko^ ^shi,

^to shikj- shoii lok,^.

pm

ho

that time, heaven change very

colotirs,
32'.

many

12.
13.
14.

llai"
-i*<ci

^me?^

Yes, eh
^rae
.''

39.
see,

-mo

km

You not
I

eh

39.

-Ngo 'mo kok^ "ngan.

jHun-^^shii-Qcham
^k5
;

not notice.
;

15.

Jung-'yu-

Thermometer high

barometer low.

^cham
IG.

jtai.

^Hon- shii-yCham ^shing

jShing lukj to" luk.

kei

^^to

tu-

Thermometer

rise

heiw

many

degrees,

17.
1

[^ni

f
.
j

Fuse six degrees, 32,

[eh

53.

8.

^Fung--yu-^eham ^to

^sliing J<o lok-

Barometer

also rise high, 32.

19.

^M

hai", -yau ^fnng "yii, ^.fniig-7iii\i^ ^tai

Not

is,

have wind rain, barometer thea

low, 32.
so speaking. 2.

^cham t?au20. 21.

lok^.
.

fall
I

'Ngo
-Nci

oto hai" ^kora ^kong A

also

am

^m

hai-

*^k6m

*kong.

'^(i

You

not
high.

did so

speak.

You

said

rise

wa" ^shing ^ko.

22.
28.

O'l "ngo

kong
-\ii(\

ts'o

^chc.''

Oh!
sho-

spoke wrong only,

7.

Chung-yi

ko^

^yiin-kwu
^lai.

Besides

have

a reason whcrefor..'

know

^chi

-yaii

^fuu^-kair

have typhoon come.

?

2-i.

llai-

^mc? -Yau mat^ jiin-kwii A

^lai.

Yes, eh 32? Have what reason, eh?

2.

25.

*lau tnr-sm

Have

teleorum come.

84

CONVERSATION

2')th.

CONVERSATION 29th. the

26.

tvphoox.

telegram

do not

uiick'r.stand,

What
thciv

has a telcgrani to do with a

',

typhoon?
is

Does a typhoon come

a tt'legram?
1)0

if
\

Then

tele-

grams must

rather dangerous.

What
There
I

are
is

yon

speaking

about

nu danger

in telegrams.

was only joking.

I

But

am

not.
r

What

are you nut doing

It
is
is

Jesting.

a i-eality.

When
is

typhoon

coming, notice

sent

to people elsewhere in

order that
it.

they
32.

may
is

iire]iare

fur

That

--ood.

iJONVERSATIOX

r.OTH. the visit.

Ling,

tell

the coolies to get out

I

the chair,

am
to

going out calling.

rice.

The
Well,

coolies are
tell

having their
be
rpiick.

them
it

Tlicy

should take
to

before going

down
I

bring

me up from
will
tliey

office.

cannot wait for them.

How
I

long

be

r
^

do not know.
can
I

How
to

wait for them

I

1
tell

want

go at once.

always

them

to have their diinier earlier.

Why

do not they do

it ?

Now,
Yes;

coolies,
?

have you had your

dinner

we have, thank you.

is

That

well.
I

How you had a hearty

to

meal?

want

go a long way.

CONVERSATION tjw.

('()X\'i:RSA'ri(

.\'

2'.)Tir.

Tui: i-ximoos.(Cii(iinfetlj

lin"-sin

"n<<o

^m

hiii

Lak^

lok^.

Telegram

not uiKlerstaiid can,

32.

Titr-sin
sz" a
.-^

kwiiu
"Yaii

fiintr-kau"
,

mat^

Telegram concern tyi)OOon whatbnsincs^,

tiii"-siii
^tni-.''

koin tsau

ch

-J.

Have telegram then

]

yaii Jiii)i(-kau
sill
,.t<")

Knm
.

tin

]iavL'

typiioon, eli? 32.

8o telegrams

k<i'

liiiu
.'

litis"

also rather flangcroujj, 32.

iir-sin
^.lu

JN'ci

koiig

mat a

\'i)U

speak what, eh

2.

'I'elcgrams not

hai"
JSgX)

iigai- hiin

a\
clR'.
*^ .

are dangerous. 2
[

kong

sill
'^

.-^peaking laiigliing only.

XT

^ liar ^go ^m r

not am. 2
an- what tiling, eh
f

"N6i ,m hai" mat "ye a

You not

^H hai'
kau"
1)6'

kong- siu*

lok,,.

Hai'k'okQ"Yaii ^fungta

Xutain speak laugliing 32.

matter, 32.

Is really true

shat^ ^chati sz" lok^.

jlai
ill,

Have typhoon come,

53,

tsair
^chi,

tur-sm
"k'oii

then send telegram report other places

])Oop]r

pitjShii'

jan

tang

know, so they can

shelter, 32.

ho-"yi
;}2.

to-pei" lok^,.

Ko'-

ti

'hb lokv.

J'liat

ood.

32

CONVERSTION
1.

3(>Tir. thk visit.

A'-Jing,

kill'

^kwu-Jei ch'ut^ kid'*.

^k;U pai -liak..

iing, call coolie get-ouL chair.

go-out
|
j

"Ngo ch'nt
2.
'].

stieet visitino-.
("oolies eat rice,
1.

J-Cwii-^lei shik^

fan"

^:u

Ng",

kill

-k'oii fai ^ti^lai.

"K'oii

^m

Well.

'J'ell

them

(piickly
office,

come.
carry

Tiiey

^ts'ang lokj

se-tsz"-Jau, ^t'oi "iigo

not yet go-down

me back
tliat)eat,

^fan "shong Jai, jing-^koi tai"- tso

up come, ought early(before

21
.

shikj
k'oii

ia.

"Ngo

m
)

tang

talc

not wait able for-them. 22.

la

L
5.

^Kei noi'* shik, tak

i

?''

\iin ,ni
S'
c

How

long eat able finish, eh

53.

53.

,M

,chi

nj.

Xot know.
tak. "k'oii
.

'Tim ^tan^

-Ns
"Ngo^shi-^shi
shikj
ni
la'
?''
j

How
!

wait able for-them, eh, 35?

want
tell

yiu'tsikj-hakjhoii
kill'

immediately go.

constantly

"k'oii

"^tso-gti

fan".

them

earlier
'f

eat
53.

rice.

Why
21, 33.

tlioy
i

Ts6"-mat^

"k'oii

^m

tso"

not do, eh
?
j

jNa, ^kwii-dei sliik^* fan"

"ina

Xuw,

coolies eaten rice, eh

Shik.

lo',

koi"

Eaten, 31, beg pardon,

eaten before

1, (i.e.

for havhiy
i

you have).
not-yet, eh
?

Ho

lo'.

.Shikj

I'aii

fan" mci" ^ni

?^
j

\\\-ll,

31.

Eat

full rice

53.
'

Yin'

hoii'

V.'-vnnln'a'.

Want go

very long road, 2.

'^ 8G

COXVI'JISA'IMOX

iiUTii.

87

("(>XVi:i{">iATIoX ;',nTii. Tin: \\sv\\{''oittlnueil.)

Eai, full,

;5I.

.Man- -man''''
\v{.
^:^r

^liaii--.

.Mair-iiiau^*

Slowly walk.

.Slower.

X'cil

need so slow.
(Quicker.

'sfuu

kom- man-.
Fai^
^sniio-^
ti.

^M

Xoi good ten parts slow.

ho

slrapj ^fan niau".

^^niiu',

^Taiii;- -hii.

or

kiu'*,

Wait a

I)it.

Loosen, or let-do\Mi ehair,

is

^l\Iang oCIuuil:,

"^pri

t^ip
^\\^^

kwo'sz-la,'^8in

(^Snng
lj(,'avcr,

used more by the chairtso"

lcll,

^tt^ai^niiigyapjlioil

is

used move by the

card Lu Hoy to|

^shiingt (or s/tort a).

rider;Piill

gi\'e

take enter go.

13.
.Sz--.t'ad*

(iood, 21, Sir.

[( .]

[>!.

(or politely

jTung-

k;l)

-Master, mistress

two

both [0.] also

titles

SZ-- _t'au-.p-o {or politely "Noii

kfl)

tung
.

gone
should

ont

street.

(Difterenfc

-long ko

to cli'ut

^kiii lo

be

used

aceoi'ding
]x,'oplc.
'

to

the

position

of the
in

8ce Titles

of

Respect
[j

Cantonese

Made

Easy'
^Sm-^sliciiig,
,sx-,iiai
^la.

Fart).

^fan

^lai,

'nri

(Jentleiiijin,

lady

back

come,

yon give

pel

tMp * "k-ou

cards them, 21.

(See do. do.)

see, Sir.

*^Ts'engt "ts'o*. "^lIoK();-(oynui^'')

^m

[n\ite

sit.

Very long not yet

?

^ta'angkii/^Sin ^.shaug.-Xei ho

^li?

Y(.n well, eh
I

1.
fell.

-Xgo
^
,

jt'engt-kin' ^8in-^shang
tit^c,
,

^siii-

heard. Sir, a-while-sincc

well again
all

At-prcsent
?

.p'lli*

f^an.
,. ,

Yiir-^shi
..)

{or

not-yet, eh

53.

.shi *)
<

,5.

.,J

-..>2
.ui.''
,

ho tan
^

sal

mci"

-Xei -yan

^saiii.

liu

^.Tan sai

lo

You have

heart.

Well again entirely, 31.

2.

Ling--^.tsiin "yii-k^ipj Liii^--(shau-)-

Father, and mother enjoy luipi^incss, eh?

^L'ong
lU.

ii;l])j

fnkj a'r

Yiiir
filtg

-iiei"

tar- 16

tso-

^Kliang-yi

llo[te

your elder-brother doing

liusiness

t;U- ^ts'(3i.

maile large wealth.

^ts'i'n.

20.

^Shilng-yi'
tso' lok.

pat^

^Fong

'to-

Fiusiness
will

not
fail,

succeeding.
32.

Afraid (he)

-Xgo "yau

slim-

shm

sz

sung

have iriHing maiti'r wish

for

l)eg,

Sir,

p:ii'-t'ok^, ^^Sin-j.sh:ing wai'-

-ngo tso"
shik^

mo do

a-bit.
I

have a son
Sir,

-ha.

"Xgo -yau ko "Xgo

tsai

kmnvs English.

beg.

find
to-re-

^Ying-Wil^*.

^k'aii ^.Sin-^shcing

some work give him do.

Able

Svan

oti ^t'au-16"'^pei -k'oii tso".

Ho
.

commcnd
office

hiin

enter foreign firm's

-yi tsin" -k'oii

yap^

Jong ^hong Se-/an

ho lok

would-be very good, 32.

tsz--JaH'*. hni- slinp

CONVERSATION

30th.

C'ON'VEIJ^ATK >X
no owe who

iiOTii. thk visit

(Continvodj

2.

At

presc-ul

here

iri

wisiios

to en<i;ig-e a novice.

If I hoar of

anyone wishing
clerk, I shall

to

engage a Chinese

certainly

rcmcmher

yonr son.
3.

I congratulate yon.

heard a few

days ago that yon had a grandson.

24.
I heal'

you are going to

I

Swatow

shortly. age.
If

wish you a pleasant voy^

you should meet any old

friends there,
to
self

remember me kindly
care
of

MMm^ii

III

a*.

them.

Take

your-

on

board ship.

pleasant
[

voyage.
2i^.

Good bye.

AVe

will

meet aga in.

again.

"We

will see each other

Take

care how you go.

2G.

AVhere

is

that coolie of
'.

mine now
I

Dear me
in

He is always off.
I

went

and only stayed a short time,

and when
not here.
27.

come out again he

look for him.
is

is

lift.

*tsti?m
:5t^3&.

Go and
Sir,

He

is

coming,

he

coming.

mm,
r

2'S.

AVhy are you always running away

Another time
coolie,

I shall will

call a street

and you

have to pay him.

2'J.

I did

not think,

Sir, that

you would
I

come out again

socpiickly.

only

ran over to the next street to buy

a piece of sugar-cane.

30.

waited for you a long time.

Yon

#mTffit'{f. Sills'^.

bought a piece of sugar-cane, did

you
?

AVhen you came back you

were not eating sugar-cane.

CONVERSATION

3oth.

89

CONVERSATION 30th. tiik

visit. ('' oiilinvrd.')

At present no man engages new hands,

^sati

sliaii

ke

"N<;-o

yok^

^t'eiigf-

lo.

I,

if

hear have raan wish

enj

man'
,"
.

"van
- C

^yan

song
"ngo
,

ts'engt
sln'-r)it
-

gage Cliinese

writer, I certainly reni>,

/r-oiiti- \-an sc-tsz^*,

)

member {or recall

np
in

compare treasnre

C,

Kii

liri

'nei-ke
hei

tsai Jai.

my memory)
I

yonr son.

23.

"Ngo ^knng(o/'^siii)

'nci.

"^go

^sui

congratulate you.

before several days

keiyatj ^t'ciigt-man'-'nei
siiii
L

heard yon obtained a grandson, 32.

tak
24.

ko

lok^.
"j

"Ngo
song
"m'-i
.

C^,

,.
'

^t'engt-'i'aii'

"'i^''

c*""

^''^'j

hear yon

iatei'

date wish go Swatow.

lion

^hau
'

-^t'an.

-Agoyunc

iiopeyou (will ha\e) prosperous wind.

slum"
.

t'nng.
c
,

"Xei wtikj kin

^

You
J

iierliai)S see

some old

friends for
21.
Sit

,3

,ti

kair^p'ang-"yan, tor "ngo man"

"k'oii
^1:1.

njc

ask

welfare

of-thoni,
.

hair
^la.

"T'so*
^la.
-^

wan
^
,

^shiin

steady on-ltoavd-ship. iM
gales.

Pi'nsperous

Slinn"

fnng
/. la.
y

21. 21.

Stt

lio
j.k'('M'

,naug
^

IT

llau"

uou" "van '

chi

"Well

walk,

Afterwards can

iiave
see,

<

lok_^.
^la.

Hair-^loi

^song

date, 32.

Afterwards

till

each

km
26.

]\Ian--man^* Juing Ja.^

Ai.^

21.
]\[y
.

Slowly walk, 21.

"Ngo ko ko kwu-Jei^ni.?

ja"
ke

that

[C]

coolie, eh,

53

Dear me

"K'oii ^shi-^shiQtOj.m hai shii

He

always also not at place, 15.

in sat

"Ngo yapj hoii

"ta'o* yat^ chau-, {or

went

one moment, back oat

:52.

chan'* if a vpnj short time),

cli'nt^ ^lai, "k'oii tsai'r ^.m
lok.j.

fan

come, he then not at place,

find

r;o

hai shii

him come.

Hoii

wan

"k'iiii ^lai.

J^ai lok^, ^Sin-^sliaiig,

l^S.

^lai lok^_.

Coming, 32,

Sir,

coming,

.32.

Tso'-mat^
ke
,ni
?"'

'nt'i ^.Blii-^shi

t>an

h()ii

Why

you constantly run go away.

53.
I

",

eh

'^sfro t-Ar (a raj/id

moiciation
^wiii tsaii"

of

ch'nt.
^
"^

proyi-)

another time just

call a street

tai-

coolie, then

want you pay-out money,

[15. 22.

kid ko ^kaike ^kwii-^lei,

nc'i
c

tsau' vui
'

_ts'm- kc la

20.

"Ngo ^m
koni

kwu

tak^,

^Sin-^sliang.
^.lai

Udl

think

alile.

Sir.

so

(juickly out

fai -ts'oii
tsaii"

ch'ut^

ke

come, 15.

just ran go-over Jieigh-

"Ngo

tsad

kwo

ktik-Q-Jei

bouring street Ituy one piece sugarcane eat only.

I
7.
:12.

^kai "mai yatj Inkj che shik^ ^che.'

30.

"Ngo
lok.

tang "nci

ho noi" (o>-noi'*)
inc
':'

wait

you very long,

;'.'.1.

lUiy

]iiece

"Mai hik, chc

"Nei

sugar-cane, eh?
the-act-of

Ynu back
yet

in-

coming
?

not

see cat

sugar-cane, eh

53.

90

CONVERSATION

30th.

CONVERSATION 30th. thk

31.
I

xisn.iCoati/u'fd)

saw yon coming, so

back.

ran (|nickly
eat
?

How
I

could

sugar-

cane when
P>e quiet.

was running
I

When

go in to call, yon

should wait for me, and not run

awav elsewhere.

CONVERSATION
Is there
I

31

st. military

any tVar of war at present

is

r
j

gga$-^tr1*Pg'^P/6

think there

no need

to be afraid
j

^(fieE(^#5PS#tfl%i*trn&

at present of war.

All countries have

many soldiers, and

there was

they are constantly wanting to tight.

It

would be much better

if

universal peace.

In Western countries there are

many

soldiers always congregated together

-itrtt.

ready for fighting.

Large sums of money are spent every

year in these matters.

In olden times soldiers in the West

used bows and arrows, or spears, as

the Chinese do.
F>ut,
Sir,

do you not know that for

some years past the Chinese have

been

SA**4aAEvf

copying the people of your

respected country, by using foreign

firearms
?

Yes,

know

that
sire

and not only

that,

but they
torpedoes.

also

making use

of

Have you
ground,
parade
11,
I
?

been, Sir, to the [larade

and

seen

the

soldiers

have been several times.

It
is

It

is

fine sight.

really a fine sight.

COXVKRSATIOX

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91

COXVERSATTOX
31

?,(r\'u.-

visrr.

fContiiivril.

-Ngo
-yi
,lai.

kiu^

^Siii-^ehiliig

jlai,

'sho-

saw, you Sir, coining, therefore

quickly

-ngo
1

fiii^ts'oii'-oti "'tsau ^fan

'

ran back come.

Rnnning road how

?

s;iu-

kan

\Uu

shik.

eat can sugar-cane, eh

5o.

tak. (he

.ni f

32.

-Mai
yap,

ch'ut^
hull'

^shengt
-ts'o*

l"k,-

"-N'go
|

Do-not
[

issue sound,

:52.

enter go
I

sit,

'uei

jing-^koi

you ought must wait

back out

yiu^'^tang "ngo
:\I

^fsin

ch'ut, Jai ke'.

come, 15. Not good run go another

place.

^ho

'ts;iu

JKiii'

tar-yr

slui'.

C( )X VERSAT lOX

:\ 1

ST. m jtau v.
r

.ui^f<mg,

Present
eh
:-

time
r,;].

fear

fighting

not

fear,

X'"go
p'a

kwii

ui

ehan^"
"

An

^ni

shai

'

think this time also not need fear have

l)attles

-yau choiig
jji

ta lole.
|

fought, 32.

Man" kwok^
^song
^T'in

ng

^to,

^slu-shong|

All
|

(lit.

myriad) countries soldiers many,

lo2.

^ta-cluing' lok^.
t'iii'

[lok^,

constantly wish to-fight, 32.

hil-

<.p'ing yiitj-fat.

ho

Heaven's beneath great peace more better. In Western countries have great

Tsoi-

Sal

kwok^
(/'/
,
..
'^

-yaii

tar

^to

^ping

many

shi-^shi
,,J

.shi*) tsoi'r-^niai yi'r5,..

soldiers constantly gathered together,

per
-Mill

'C

ta-ehong

'.

ready to fight.
thui"
p;i
1

nn
<

"^shai

.ts'ni*
'^

Each year spend

k\rge haudfnls

money

^ " wiir ^ni-

li

sz

ke

Jok-.
yaii'

on-account-of these matters, la, 32.

^Kwu

^shi

^Sai
tsui

kwok^ jting
,

Olden times "Western countries' soldiers

also used bows, arrows, or spears to fight like Chinese
(///.

yuug- kuug,
lai
*^l;a,

wiikj chat^-'tsou

"^iio

"ts'z
5..

^CMuiiig-kwdk^.

Middle king-

jan

c,

kom yong

dom) men
"nei ^ni ^ehi

so fashion.

Tan--har ^Sin-^shang,
kau--_Iui''
c

But,

Sir,

you not know lately several years

[^lit

^ki'i

iiin

.kan, .T'uug
-

time Chinese

T'ong

l)yna.ty)

)i

^yan hok, ^8in-^shang kwai

kwuk
?'

uK-n copy Sir's honourable country's

jan
ifai"

^sliai

jong
^.chi

^ts^ong ^nie
lok^; yau"

men
Yes
1, 1

use foreign firearms, eh

;50.

a,

-ngo

^m

ehi
sliai

know, 32;

also not only use foreign

yung-

Jung
h(iii

ots''>ng,
).

yai'r

firearms, also use water-thundi'rguns.

*^shou-J()ii-(p'aii

10.

^Sin-^shang
kin^ ^ts'u

-kwo'

k;iu -.eh-cing''*
r'

Sir

gone parade-ground seen

soldiers not yet, eh
?

parading

jMug ^m

^ts'ang ^ni

53.

11.

lloii

-kwo -yau

kei, ts'z

lok^.

Ilo

(lone have several times, 32.

see, 32.

Good

to-

't'ai lok-.

^CMian ching' 'ho

't'ai lok^,.

Truly good

to-see, 32.

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CONVERSATION

31st.

COXVERSATIOX MsT.yuhviAUY . fronf.'nmJ.

The
(luneral

was

riding a

lai-ge
j

black horse, while the Colonel was

|

on one as white as snow.

];l

At

first

there

was a regiment of

infantry, and
I

some

artillery-men.

did not sec any ca\-alry.

the

14.

Afterwards

volunteers

came.

and they fought together.

Which
The

side

won, the
?

soldiers,

or
j i

the other side

volunteers

were

not

strong

enough

to withstand the soldiers.

They fought

for

an

hour when

mm.

they were beaten.

Have you
There are
in

seen the
a

new

forts yet

great

many

large

guns

them.
to ask

18.

want

you something.
tell
is.

\vv\

good. Please
loading
1'.).

me what a lreaeh-

gun

breach-loading
as

gun

is

not the

same

the
is

common

gun.

The

cartridge

inserted at the breach

PA'S.

of the gun,
I'lien

and not

at the muzzle.

that

is

the same as a revolver.

is

Ves, about the same, but there

some

difference.
pistol)

And
is

moreover a revolver {or

only a small firearm.

are right.
off

You
let

When

cannon

is

the whole earth trembles,

is

but when a small firearm

there
T
is

fired

not nnich noise.

like to see the bayonets.

They

glitter in the sunlight.

Yes, they appear very bright.

COXVKRHATIOX

:;Ist

CONVERSATIOX
20.
Ping-*^tsniig
^.t'o

31st. .miijtakv. (CW///w/.)

Officers
'

kirn

"yau

^ti

J<'e

cany swovds,

liuvo

some

ride

"ina

t'im.

horses besides.

27.

Kim'
pitj

L'ung
^ni
?'

to

"vai'i

m:i^

^faii-

Sword.s from knives have wiiat distinction,

^1' "
-"''J-

28.

T'oiij:-

yau '^kom kin

kc\ tsau"
liai^

ke

^loiig

Chinese so
then
'

call,
is

IT):

two

sides edges,

15,

liin "^h'au

kin/: yat^
^to.

sword; one

side

edge,

15,

pin "^hau ke\ kiii'-tso"

29.

called knife.

-Yau

yat

yat,

*ng<>

Jiang

J<ai

Have one day

walk

street,

at

road
AVas

{better

J^ai)

"^hai

hr

j)in (hecter
^.to,

side picked-np one pair knives.

thief fellows'.
I'l,

,pin)
ts';lk^

chap -Vj yat^ ^ma

liar

they

ftfraid police

ke', k'oii p'a'' ^cli'ai-^.yan

catch them,

s<j

then throw-away, 15.

cluikg

-k'c'ii,

"^komtsair ^wing-Jiiu

ke\
30.

Hai- ^mc:' Chung(or

^iiai shii'

-niii?

Indeed!

32.

Still

at

place,
?

eh?
2.)

55.

Chung- "yau
'hai
.

"luo a' ?)
:l'

{or Still
Still

have or not, ch

31.

Chung-

shii'

{m-

Chang-

at place, 2, {or Still have, 32.)

-yau lok
32.

'Pei -ngo

't'ai

la.'

Cive

me
(

to-see, 21.

COXVERSATIO.\
1.

32xi). tiik

;.\

rdenkr.

Kiti'

fa

wong

lai.

"X'^go yiii'

kin

'

Call

Hower prince come.

Sir.

want

eec him.

2.
8.

'H6 Ja,'"^Sm-^shangt.
^Tim
,d^'a

[-k'uii.

Good, 21,
!

\a\ -ngo Ja-.yiin*

-ino

4.
U.

^m

^ts'ang ch'ut^

ii'.

[^ui

Ja f

IIow explain

my

flower-garden no liowers.
2.

'

Flowers not yet (come) out,

[eh? 53.

^Fa

(or ^F.l) ^lam ^to

^m

kin'

a'.

Flower buds also not

see,

2.

G.
7.

Man--raau'* -yau

lok^.'

Soiwly-slowly have. 32.

'kci
^laii

-Xgo

tsokj

-man
yiu

-mai

last

night bought several

plant.

[C]

fir-trees

^ts'ung-sh'ii8.

"uci clnuig'.

want you

Chung'

'^hai ^ts'6-^,p'ei

ko' shii' 'ho

Plant at turfed that place good, eh

32.

9.

-Xei ^ngoi ke'. 'Xei 'kwu -ngo yiu'

\

You

stupid,

1-3.

Yon think

want dig

kwatj

^ti

Jung
^me
ji'o
to.
?

tsoi' 'ts'o-j)'ei

Jai
'

some holes
t-'h

in turf in-order-to plant,

chung
10.

32.
trees

Ko'
tak

'kei

chnk^

shii"

^shangf
I

Those several [C] bamboo

grow

yip
jj'o

have-been -able-to leaves many.

shii'-^flu ^ying'

11.

Ko'
^koi

shii'-ke
-t'iin

That [C]

tree's

tree

branch ought cut

chiim

chi -tak^.

short in-order-to do.

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CONVERSATIOX

r>2ND.

COXYEU>>ATIOX
Do you

32n]).

the

cauukxer.

Coidinucd.)

wish those few pots of lotus

?

put iuto the pond

Yes, certainly.

A seller
of

of flowers brought a lie

left

number
for

roses.

them here

your approval.
Let

me

see

them by and
you
put

by.
all

Where
narcissi

have

those

we had

at Chinese

new
i

year
17.
T

have

put

them by, some otber

to put

kinds will grow next year.

18.
I

know

that.

wanted you

tliem by carefully.
j
''

19.

Are there any empty flower-pots

If

20.

there

are,

want you

to plant

these seeds in
21.

them

These

trees

need pruning.
is

22.

That

plant

dead.
in.

Pull

it

up,

and put another

If
it

put a dog's tooth flower*

in,

will look well.

21.

want some new plants put on the

verandah every week.

2r).

Have you watered

I

these flowers

20.

watered them this morning.

is it

27.
28.

How

they are so dry

The sun was very hot

I

to-day.

29.

want

to l)uy

some
?

flowers.

AVhat

had
There
that
I

better l)uy
are

great

many

flowers

it

would be well to buy.

only want to buy a few.

dahlias, sun-flowers,

Then buy some

be enough.

camellias, tuberoses,

and that

will

Note.The name
appeal- to

in the text is a translation of

for
it

tl,c

Cliinesc

name.

Tlicve

would

be no

common name

in Englisli.

Tlie Botanical

name

is

Tal)ei'nttmontana Coronaria,

(lore plena.

CONVEUSATIUX

:Jl'm.

(MKWKUSA'rioX
12.

;>L^^|). TiiK i;akii;ukii.

(('ontinnetl.j

-\('i liai" via'' ko' ^kv\ ji'uii ^Ini ,fa

|

Yon

ilo

want those several

potf; lotus
;

flower

cliiino-^

lok, ^t'on-i

liai"

^iii

liar a

plant

down

into

])oii(l

is

not is? 2.

Hai!

tinji^-^'^la/
^taiii
li

Yes. certainly, 21.

1 1.

.Mai- ,fa ^lA

lai.
*^

^mui-kwai
^taii^u'

-JVi
"iici

Sell

flowei-

fellow cariT

some

roses couic.
like,

-K'liii
,

tin
.:>

sliii'
.)

]Ie jilaced here wait

you pcrhai)S

..)
_\

w.ikj
c,,,
1.").
I

(luui,u--yi
,
.

isair
C

iii
,
.

then want.

any

lia

'. ,"c jici "iiiio

fai

^la.

Wait a-whilegivemeto-sce, 21

(i.e.

Show

them
;r-<mg-jan^s
sin
Iii,
11

to me),

kuni
sliii

^t(i

^wlioii:

Chinese

new year

so

many

water-genii
? 2.

^tiu sa!

piu

flowers, place all

what

place, ch
it

^Ciiai^mai

lok^,, iliMit^ ^iiiii yui'r

"wui

Place together, 32, coming year

also can

grow out other kinds

J

flowers.

8.

Ko^-

Li
:>

-11^0
,

,t(';
.
.

v\\\
c.
,

tiV
....

^a.

"Xgo
!

That

also

know,

1.

want you put[

ym
1').

c,

'iici

j.snau

ho "k'ou.
i

by well them.

eh

? 2.

-Yau^ti \m\vy ^fa-^p'im "yaii -nio a'?

Have some empty

Have,
."):;,

flowers-pots have not,

20.

Yau
Ju\

^ni, tsair

yiu

nei chuug

^.iii-

then

want you

plant these

J-A ^ngan.

flowers seeds.

21.

^Ni-gti shii" yiu' ^sliaiig-^chi-yij)^ chi

These

trees

want pruning in-order-to do.

takv
22.

Ko^
^lai

jd'o 'sz 'cho lok^,

,mang
jVo.

ch'utj

That [C] dead, 32,

|

pull out

come plant

chnng' kwo
^p'o
c,

tai"

over another
j

[C]

23.

'Xgo cluing
c,
,.
,

kau-^nga
'

fa .to
j

plant

[C]

dog's-tooth-flower also pretty

koi

1k)

t'ai.

good
;

see,

24.

-,Mai ko 'lai-pai yui

paiJi^saUota

Each [C] week want spread-out some new

!

^hai ^k'c-Jau* chi^ tak^.

flowers at verandah in-order-to do.

25. 20. 27.

"Nei ^lam

^ni-oti ^fil

^ra-^ts'aiig a
clio lok..
?'

?
j

Have-you watered these flowers

I this
1
i

yet,

eh

2.

"Ngo
^Tim

^kani ^chiu
^kai

Jam^kou

morning watered.
explain so dry, eh
?

32. 53.
fierce.

kom
yit

^.ni

How

Kam-yat,
-mang.
21).

-.t'aiV'-^

sliai

tak^

lio
r

To-day sun shine was-able-to very

['mai
,Piii-,ti

[buy
I

-Xgoyii'i'' "m;ii ^ti^ fa.

ho

want buy some

flowers.

Which good

30.

-Yaii

'^ho

to J;i

ho mai.
yui

Have good many

kei
I

flowers

good buy.

31.

"Xgo

tsMig--har

mai

only

am

wanting buy several

[C]
cam-

Jail ^che.'
32.

only, 7.
^ti

"^Kum, -mai

chuk^-yokj

^fa, hoiig'^fii,

Then buy some

ellias,

dahlias, sun-flowers,

yatj ^kw'ai, ^cha^fa,yukj-Qtsam

tuberoses, so then enough, 32.

kom

tsav'r kaii

lokv.

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CONVERSATION

3;5]{i>. mail

LETTEni^. (Con ffii tmJ.)

] '.).

'IMiere are a

uumbcv of people

waitino-

at the wiiulows to get letters. 20.

AVheu the windows are opened you

show this paper

and they
_M.

to the people inside,

letters.

will

hand yon the

As

soon as they are

handed
quickly.

to you,

you must come up

22.
2.".

A\'ry good,
Tio at once.
I

Sii'.

24.

have come back,

three letters

Sir.

There are

and four newspapers.

(live tiicm to

25.

Very good,
There are

me.
here,
three.

2C.

only

two

letters

and

you said there were

is

How
27.

that
told

The man

me

there

was a

re-

gistered letter,

which he would not

give me.
28.
21).

Then he only gave you two

Yes,

letters.

and
this

had

to

})ay

ten

cents

on
it

one before he would give

to me.

oU.
;>].

Why
He

was

tiuvt r

said the postage was not enough.

;',2.

All right, tiiat will do.

CONVERSATION 34th. aEO(;T^Ai>nv

have bought a new
nia]i

1.

to-day,

Would you
2.

like to see it?

r

Oh

Indeed

would.

102

CONVERSATION COXVERSATIOX

34th.

UTn.CrEOCiRAVUY.fConfinKP'J.)

,..!

iaki!

it

this large
is

place

in

the

^mm^ mm^m vn^i^i^

centre of the luqv

China.
Asia,

Oh

no,

thatis

Europe,

and

Africa.

Then where
see
it

is

China

do not

at
it

all.

mm.
The Eighteen
?

There

is.

No, yon are joking.

Provinces so small
It is
is

not that China

l)ut

is

small.

China

very large,

the whole world

is

very mncli larger than China

is

It

not only China that

there
arc
it.

is

in the

world,

great

many

countries in

How How

strange

It

is

truly strange

Where
10.

are England,

and America?
to

do you Western people come

?

China
11.

There

are

several

routes.

From

America you come by steamer from

California to

Yokohama

in Japan,

and afterwards you come

to Shanghai, or

straight

mtm,

^Syi. Jii^ic

Hongkong.

The

whole voyage takes about a month.

12.

There are several routes by which you

can come from England.

13.

First
is

you

start

from London, which

the capital of England, or from

port.

some other English

1.

It will be noticed

two names are given

in Chinese for Gibraltar.

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34th.

103

CONVERSATION
.'!.

niTU.r,i:oi;]i\vuY.{C<if;Hi/c>i:)

"Ngo
JvAn

^t'ai

takj tZ-r-^lri-^t'o ^.c-hungt:it

sec able
fills

[i.e.

apprehend) map's centre

is

^ni

hii"

t''r-^fong
.

har
Not

spot large place

I-snppose, IH.
that spot
is

Middle King-

^Chung-kwokj kwA
\.

dom
is,

^M

hai-, ko'tiifc
,

liaiY\n-Jo-j.ii, A'-

Europe, Asia, and

sai-a
.-.

k*ap^

fei-ler-^ka ^cbe.'

Africa, only, 7.

*^Kom, ^Chung-kwok^ 'hai ^p;n shii

^111.J

Then Middle Kingdomis-afc what pine j. eh?

53.

lam" to ju

km

to

lok^.

Altogether also not see reach, 32.

arrive at seeing
it.)

(Do not
t;.

ilai

ko

shii

lok^.

At that

place, 32.
Sir speaks

7.

^^I hai", jSin-^shiingt

lok^.
1

kong siii

-wii'*
sai

Not

is.

laughing words, 32,

(i.e.,

Shapj-p:it,

Sh;ing koni

I'ightcen

Provinces
?

Ciiina

^^

ke ^me
s.

'
r

'

Proper) so small, eh

15, 30.

^M

hai'

\va"

^Chnng-kvvok^

sai

Not do say ^Middle Kingdom

very large place
;

small.
all

China

^.T'ong^.Shuu

ho

tai"tc'i"-^fong, tjin"-

but

Heaven's
still

hai"^t'n]]g ^t'iii-ha" kai ^raai

tai"

chnng"

Under

calculated together

larger 32.

takj ^to

kwo ^m

^Chung-kwok-Q
chi tuk^ hai"
,

al)le-to-be

much

than
is

China,

lok^.

^T'in-h;i"

World not simply only

great

China, have

^Chung-kwokQ,"jau ho^tokwokjca
i).

many countries,
15.

14.

Kom
^.k'ci

ch'nt^-^.k'ei

ke

^Chan ching

So extraordinary!
32,

Truly really strange!

lokQ!^Ying-kwokQ,"Mei-k\vok^
)

England,
':

America

at

where,

'hai opin (shii

^ni ?
tiin

oh
Jai

53.

10.

-Nei-tei-

^Sai-kwok^ ^yau
^ni ?

You
Have

AYestern-country

men how comc-to

come, 15,
in
(

^Chnng-kwok1

China, eh

53.

1.

-Yau

'koi ^t'iu 16- ^lai ke', 'hai "Miii^lai, tsai'r

lial

several lengths-of road

kwokg

Kair J^am-

from America come, then

(!old

>ld
j

QSh.iu tap^ fo-^shiii), ^lai to Yafc^piin, ^Waiig-j)aii,

Hills get-on fire-ship

come

arj

^yin-liair
lioi

yat^

rive-at

Japan,

Yokohama.
sail

Afterj

chikj 'shai to

Shong"-

wakj
shoii-

wards one straight

hai, or

arrive Shang-

JToiig- kong. ^Shengt

lo"
,lai

^t'iii

Hongkong. All length of water-

kai
to,

yok,-mok.* via

vat

road

come

calculate

approximately

ko
12.

yutj

umst require one [C] month about.

%i'\
f.'iu

ilai

Yiiig-kwok, "vau
.

lo"

From England have

come
No.
1

several lengths road

ho-"yi Jai tak^ ke

1 3.

able-to,

15,

Tai-yat^tsair^liai ^Y'ing-kwok^ ^kiiig-

then from England

start, or

capital

city

^shengt JiUn-^tmi
^hoi-^shaii,

(o?-

^Lun ^tun)

London

from England other

to-<ro.

wak^- die ^hai ^Yiiigfair-^.t'aii'^hei ^.hiiiig|.

[C]

port begin

kwok^pitjko

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34th.

COXVERSATIOX 34th. geogkai'HY. fO/////////^'^/.;

11.

You
and

van vcacli
i>urt in

Gilji-altav,

a fortress

the south of Spain, and

five,

belonging to England in four,

or six days, according to the speed of

the steanur.

Seen either hy day or night, (Gibraltar

is

pgisHS^fet4fi-

mm^

rather like

Hongkong.
the Mediter-

IG.

Four or

five days' sail in

ranean, and you reach Malta, an

English colony, where after staying

a day or two you again start for

Egypt.

A few days, and you arrive there, and,

without changing steamers, you go

through the country from North

to

South

by a

canal,

taking a

day for the journey.

18.

After that you go

down

the

Red Sea
at

for four or five days,

and arrive
;

Aden, an English settlement

the snu
little
is

here
is

scorching, and there

water to drink,
little

much

sand,

and very
I'J.

vegetation.

Then

in

about ten days' steaming the

vessel arrives at

Colombo.

This

is

a port in Ceylon,

which

is

a large

island at the South of India, belong-

ing to England.
20.

After seven or eight day's journey

you arrive at Penang, and a day

or

two

after at Singapore.
also

These

two ports are

English Colonies

and there are a great many Chinese

engaged
in both.
in agriculture

and business

CONVERSATION Utr.

lo;

)XVErtSA'ri(>X

;.

[r\i.c.\:o(^\i.\\'uy.{('"i>fii'f'if-)

Sec steamer go fast or slow,

]<v\

1."),

five

si

\. lays

-n.i'-liik/yatj
Yalj-^i'a-'^hu-t:ir,

tsau"

Mio--y

then ahle-to arrive Cibraltar, ICnglish

port, fort, at (Ireut
|

to'

^Yino-kwok;,
tsoi"

Luzon

(\vhich-is

fair- ^raii, p'au^-^t'ui,

-I.(iii-su!i,u-^

T;ii-j

Spain) south side.

j

^r.iim

iiin".

^lunyatp-e- '(lii-pakvjai-lak^,'

Xot speaking
whether
1

(i.e.

it

does
of

not

matter
it)

'kcW -ts'z

JRiiiK-'kong 'k^m

ke'.

you

speak

seeing

day (or) night, Gibraltar rather

like

Hongkong
IC.

so,

15.

'Hai Ter-^Climig-'Hoi ^shai

-yai'i s//
"iig-

^sliiiu

In ^Mediterranean
five

-Sea sail ship,

have four

yatj koni

noi'* tsau"

days so long, then arrive Malta,

to'-M;i- ji-tiit^,
^t'ot, lilt-

^Ying-kwok slinky

Englisb belonging island.

Stop one

yat^ -King yat^ yair Jioi-

two days again

start

go Egypt.

^shan
17.

1i()ii'

^Oi-k'ap^.
^in

^Kci yat^ tsau" to^ lok^, yair

*^shai

Several days then arrive, o2, further not

kwo^ ^shiin, tsair

"^Imi

til

\vair-

need

cross-ovcr-to

(another)

ship,

Jio

kwok-Q

pak^

piir
yat^

shai

then by eanal from country's north

side going through to south side one

^t'nng
shuii

ti)^

^nam pin"

yat^

^cli'ing.
"^shai

day's water journey.

lok^

18.

Yin-havr
\'A

^Hung- Hoi
j

Afterwards

sail

down Red Sea

four five

-ng

yat^to'

A^-^ting ^Ying"^hai

days, arrive Aden, English port.

At

kwok-Q

fau--<.t'au-;

ko^ shli
slioii

this (place) throughout year extremely

^chau ^niukikj yit^ "mo mat^

S-aiii,
sliiii
111.

hot, not ranch (or none-at-all) water

-yau
ts'o

"^ho^to ^sha niok^,

ho
1

to-drink, have very

is

much sand desert,

wond.

mukj.
*^s1iai

very

little grass,

"^Kom,

%-^shiiii

ts'at^

yat^

Then steamer
arrives

sails

seven days about, then

port.

t^y* tsair to^ Kot^-^liin-^pa fair.

|

Colombo

This

[C]

port

^Ni ko' fan- 'hai Sik^-^U'm 'hof-'to,

tsoi-

in

Ceylon island,

at India

south side,

Yau^-to" ^nam piir,

.

iiai"

slinky

belong England's, 15.

Ying-kwok-Q kc
20.

^Yin-liau- tR'at^ pat^ yat

slu'ni

lo"

After seven
arrive

eiglit

days water journey then

tsai'rto' Pc'i^-^iiang (tsikJ^.^>au-fau)

Tenang (which-is New Port)

These two [C.] ports

k'apj ^Siiig-^ka-^po.

^Xi "loiigko'
^Y'iug-kwok^,

and Singapore.
also
'

lair-^fau

,to

liai"
^Ik'^

are

English belong countries,

slnik^"^t'()t,'yau
*^liai

^to ^T'oiig-

jan

have very many Chinese at place

cultivate fields,

Ihu J<ang

^t'iii,

tso" ^sbangt-

do business,

15.

X'otc. If

will

Chinese. be noticed that there are two renderings for Gibraltar in

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CONVERSATION

34th.

COXYERSATIOX
21.

r.^Tii. (;i:o(;rai'11v. /^''//'/<'"'/''/.

rive or

six

days more and you reach

place the

Hongkong, from which

steamer goes on to Shanghai.

You

go on board another to go to Nagasaki

and Yokohama.
is

Tins

the route of the Eiighsh mail

l^nt

steamer,

there

are

several

ways of going.

What do

the mail steamers carry

to

How
kong

often do they come

in a year
?

HongI

The

mail steamers take

letters,

and
|

carry goods and passengers.

Each

mouth

there are two English, two

French, two American, and

two
go.
j
i

German mail steamer^ come and

2.").

By

travelling in this

way you

see

a great

many

countries.

The

lan-

guages and

dialects differ in each

country, Isujipose, and the customs

probably as well.
fine
?

Is the scenery

lu some places the scenery

very
fi

is

really

ue.

n every place the i^eople

and things are strange, and the customs

as well
:

the difference

be-

tween one country and another

is

as great as

it is

possiljle to

imagine.

have heard
to

it

said that in a voyage

England there

arc

many days

during which you do not see land.

Is that so ?

CONVERSATION

iUvii.

COXVKPvSATlnX
iM.

;5Hif. (;E(i(iit.\i'iiv. ((Vy//A'//m/.)

-X;-lnk, yat^
koiis;-

^t'lin Lsai'r

to

Jliiiigfu-

Five six (lays more then

;)L',

ai rive

Hongk(;ng,

Idk

hai

.Hung- koiig

fn

(in

[ongkong steamer go Shangsnjier

^sliiiii lioii'

Shoiiii"- hoi.
lo-j.sliuii,

Yiurtiip^
liai^Hoiig-

hai

(///,

mare).

Again go-on

tar

yr cluk,
iKiii

X'o. 2

[C]

steamer from

Hongkong go

kiiiig

'^Ch'iHig-^k'e!.

^Waiig-

Nagasaki and Yokohama.

^pan.
:^:>.

^Xi-

ti

liar

^Ying-kwok

tsA-^ka

These are

English ancestral-family
1"),

(i.e.

^.sliiiii

slm Jiaiigt ke
kci
^t'lii

lo'-^ch'iiig,
1("

k.omc) vessel which it-goes,

j

jonr-

clmiig- "yau
tak,
kc-'.

^liaiigf

neys, hesides ha\'e several lengths road

go can,
ke

i:..

2o.

Tsn- ka
jii
r

^slnin ^clidiig niat^ "ye

Ancestral-home
things,
I't,

vessel

contains

what
period

"N'afj

^nin ^kau
kei ^to

^lai

^Hong^ni ?'

eh

53.

One year

kong

"yaii

chong

come Hongkong have

times, eh
?

how many
come

53.
letters

24.

'J'so- kii

^sliini tai

snn

Joi 'wong,

Ancestral-home vessels bring

k'aii,

('Iionu'

fo

kung- ,van-liHk^.
"long

go and cairy goods with passengers.

"Mill

yiit^

"yai'i

chek^

Each month have two [C] England

ancesti-al-home
vessels,

^Ying-k\vo]<,

tso-^kii ^shiin, "long

two
vessels,

[C]
two

cliekQ FiitQ-^liin-Qsai
"l()iig cliek, J'^a-^k'ei

tso-oka ^shiin,
tso-^kii ^sliiin,
\

French ancestral-home

[C] American ancestral-home vessels,

and
two

k^ip^ "long cheko Tsiipj-J<ong (or

'I'akj
^I'ai'u
2r.

German

ancestral-home
l.">.

Kwdk^)

tso-Jca
.

^sliiin ^.nii'u} I

vessels arrive, leave,

Jioi-^shan ke
yiinu^"
'lio

K'oiii

Joi "wong tsair

kin""
j

So fashion coming going, then see able

great

tak^
shiir,
t'lniu'

^to

kwok

Kok

k^vok

many countries.

Each country,
same

-wa"
tsnk,
lio
ti

''t'o-^t'-ani
,111

^kim-k'ajij
.

speech, dialects, and customs not

1

I'nng kwa

Shaii-

-suppose.
r 3.-..

Mountain-water good see,

shou
2C>.

fai

"ma

:'

eh

-^'au

lei"- fong^sllan-'^sll^.iisllat--

Have some

places scenery really fineto-see.

^siiaii^lio^i'ai.
\

Kok

shi/(o/clrii^)
I'lmu-tsnk,

Each place men (and) things strange,

customs (and) manners remarkable
one country, one country not same
distinct
:

an mat." ch'ut

-,k-ei.

^kwai-'^koii Jc'ei-kwai
yat^
^fiii

lyat^kwok^
:

kwok

^ni

^t'nng

^ch'a "yau
.

have heaven earth so

far, 32.

ter koiu
^t'cngt

yiin lok

27.

"Xgo

kwo

taii^ ^sliiiu

luiii

heard have go-on ship go England have

W'vy
Is

^'inu-kwok, "yau ^lio ,to vai, ^to

^ni

many days
is,

also not see

hills.

Kui

^shaii.

Jlar

^in luu" ^ni

not

eh? 53.

r()XVEll,SATIOX

;ilTii.

Ki'.i

COXVl'iRSATIOX

:l

Itii. (;i:o(;i!.\iMrv. /

("'//'//////'v/J

It

is

(the case that you <]o) have

very
All

many
"van
to
t;ii"

(kiys,

not sec able shore.

ureat
sea,

"^hoi,

"van

,Hlii

.liii

tsok

"

I'ltund

liave

have

times

jn kin
*^hoi
iiat

^t'iin.

inchiding birds also not sec, too.

.yii'-

T:ir
iioi"

koin

^to

(or

ju),
sliik^

Large ocean so many

liavc fish ea(

fish,

now ami
!>-.

tiicn

iiui^='"

"van

_vii'''

I-suppose,

kwa
;lo.

^'M liar; ^ni lak^ Jiaii:

I'ino-

^m

tak, ^haii

Not

is,

not liave leisure; not have leisure

fish.

eh'e
kai
^.ni

Jai elnik, _vii*.

r

stop engine to catch

inn

How
tak^ fai
.

exiilain,

eh can

o'd.

"^Fo-^slniii

^haii.ut

Liii,^--

Steamer

go

quick.

Resides

have

iigoi"
t."/

"van ^slu luinr

to ^ni ki'u

times altogether also not sec

fish.

.vii"

COXVERSATIOX
A-Jaim. "ngo ko
p,l ^clu a'.

"..".th. thh

lost cuiTiiOOK'.

sun -po^"

^ni

A-kam,

my

tiiat letter-book,

eh

Oo.

Not know,
.

2.

-Xci jing-J;oi ^chi a

You ought
,

to-know,

2.
2.

Kei yatj ^to ^m kin

Several days also not see,

Wan ^m Wan Jai

*^H6
J<i.'

^ts'ang A'
lok^.
Ja.'

Looked-for not yet

2.

Looked-for have, 32.

Man" ^kwu-Jei
Jvwu-Jci
10.

Ask
[^chi a
?

coolies, 21.

Very good,
Coolies
Coolies

21.
at

[eh?

2.

^clii

hai
tsok,
J

^pin shii

^m
C

know

what place not know.

night took letter
not

CO
sun

Kwuvlei wa'
^m

"man

ning o

say last

^.ts'ang (or

^meng) ^ning

yet bring back come.

fan Jai.

Tso" matj "mo ^ning ^fan

^lai ^ni
(';/

?*

Do what

not brought Ijack come, eh

street

? ."o.

Ko
shii

sz"-.t'au* cli'ubj gkai

r.ts'aii,

^.kiii)

The master go-out

placed
(it)

eat meal, he

shikj

"k'oii

^tiu (or ^tiu)

^lai

there wait he back

come

tang k'oii ^tan

ts'im tak
c,
.

^ts'ini

sign name.

Sz'- tsai

[.meng*t.
.

o 5 c^ Sz"- tsai
,

^m

hang

^is'nn-tsz

Boy

sign can.
(lit.

[2.

.i
;i
.

r>ny not willing sign

sign characters).

"Kviii ^ts'im ^T'ong-tsz"

tak^

J;i,"

He

sign

Chinese can, 21,

wait master

tang s/r-.t'au* ,fan

pel

lai ,k;iii

sun

back come hand

letter give

him.

k'ou.

110

CONVERSATION

35th.

COXVERSATIOX
IG.

o.yrn. thk

i,ost

chit book.

(Confinufd.)

Tlu' coolie says those boy^

ai'e

very

sancy and
^vill

will

not

let

you s^^ak, they

not

let

yon even say a word.

Yon
say

tell
tlie

the coolie that, unless

chit
is

<*

m ci l^. PS ^ if
i

very important,

and mnsc be signed by the master

himself, the boy's signature will do.

18.

The

coolies also said that he

thought

there was
it

money

in the letter, as

Avas so thick

and heavv.

11).

Yon

tell

him what

have

said.
tii

It

fli

BS.

20.

am
when

writing
I

a letter

now, and,
it.

have finished
it

want
Point.

the coolie to take

21.

to

West
to

But

want him

first

go and

get the chit book.

I'l.

There

is

an answer to this

letter

lo.

Y'ou mtist wait for an answer.

S^
some

lEl

#.

24.

Take

this i)arcel

down

to the office.

lr>.

Come
work

l)ack quickly.

There

is

'R nw

a n. M s w m I

to
is

do

in the house.
;

21*..

There
])0ur
is

no ink in the inkstand

into
it.

some
;

The pen nib

broken

put a new nib into the

I

pen-holder.
27.

This

note-paper

is

damp.
is

When
blinTcd.

you

write, the writing

is

That envelope
I

blotted with ink.

cannot use

it.

COXVi:r.SATIOX

:).Vjji.

COXVEliSATTOX
^Kuii\('\

:5:)ni. tiik i-ost

hit w)i)K. (<

'an tin

tml.)

\v;r

k(/kL'\

ti

s/r-^tsai
'hr.ii

'ho
"lU'i

'

<-'i)Ii<'

says

thoso

hoys very saucy,

].',

l.j.

shii-^ch'au
*^konolU'i

^in

noi alluw y<in speak,

'

one seiitcnoj
l.'.

kc^, yatj<r)ii^
koiii;-

lo

^m

Vliuii

even

ix.i

allow yon sjjeak,

ke

"Xei
ni

\va-

kwuwa"
ke',

lei

i/eii.uf

'iiKo

Yoii speak-to coolie (for

him) to-hear
is

not

ha;-

k..^

sun' hai"
yiu'

'ho
sz"-

do say that

letter

very important,

'kan-yiu'

shi'-pit^

lO, (and) must-certainly

ter si^n

want mas-

tMu*

ts-im

meuo=:'t,

s/r-^tsai
.

name, boy sign can do, 32.

^isMm-ts/r

ho--yi tso'-tak^ lok

Kwu-

l''i

vail-

wa-

"k-oii kin'

ko'

<.'oolie

further says he saw the

[C]

letter

^fuDg- sun' hai-

kom' -hal^^
'kwu shr-pii

koin'
hai'

was so thick so heavy, he though:

nuist-eeilainly he

-ch'ung,'* -kviii

money

letter.

CONYERSATIOX
COXVHIJSATrOX
'My
Icad-iiciicicil
dii
it

;J.Vii[.

.;:)'IH.

THK
it

j.nsT cjirr

vooKXCoiitbuicd

is
fl(

gone'.

Has
liave

fallen

the

or, uv

you

taken
1

lia\e
slate

nut

taken

it.

used

tlie

and

slate pencil to

put

d(j\>ii

some accounts.
"Why do you not take Chinese
and
here
};cn

ink
as

to

do that
as

They
slah,

are

well

ink,

and

jtaper, all

ready.

It is

troublesome to grind the ink.

lazv

Whv. how

vou are

COXYERSATION
Many Western
countries have

;]Gth. DirLO.ArATii'.

made

treaties with China.

Those who

make the

treaties

are

generally amhassadors.

The Chinese have

also

lately

sent

ambassadors to foreign countries.

Aml)assadors
cities,

reside

at

the capital

and consult about govern-

9m.

mental matters with ministers of

state.

Consuls

reside

at

otliei-

cities

to

attend to matters relating to their

countrymen.
Despatches
officials

are

letters

sent

by

on

government business

different style
to that

is

used in writing
is

them

which

commonly

employed.

CONVERSATION

35th.

118

COXVERSATIOX

3:.i'i[. thk

lost niiT mQVi.(Contl,iHed.)

Ngo
Hai-

^chi

jiin-pat^

^m

hai ko

My [C]

Iead-j)eiicil

not

is

at-that. Ras-it
is

tity lokj tei- {or

Jau*-^"'^);
?'

fallen
i

down gruund

{or

floor)
?

or

wiikj -nei hai" -yau^ning'rao^ni

you did have take not, eh

I

53.

29.

"Ngo "mo ^ning-to

ko
^lai
f;ii

li

"Ngo

shai
;
j

not take,

2.

use the

[C]

stone-board,

shekj- pan,
^ti

shek^-patj

stone-pencil

in-ordev-to

put-down

"shong
mafcj

sho

.
j

some accounts.
|

30.

Tso"
patj
"yaii

"nei

^m yuag" ^T'ong
^ae

Do

what-thing you not use Chinese pen

ink in-ovder-to write, eh
place
?

makj
j.ii,

Jai
yaii"

^ni? ^Ni

shii

53.

This

"yaii

makj-yin'*,
yat^
)

have,

1,

also

have

ink-slab,

^T'ong^ts'ai Bcii'

jan
("^hai

cbi,
shii
-^^ti

^ti

^to

Chinese paper, each to-the-smallestitem even ready

all (at place),

lok^.
il
.

32.

31.
32.

Fai

-sz"

^mo ko

mak^

Troublesome grind that ink,

ke

2.

jAi, {or ^Ai)

"nei

kom

"lun-to"

Oh you
!

so lazy, 15, eh

39.

me?'

CONVERSATION 36th. diplomatic.

1.

^H6-^to ^Sai-kwok^ ^t'ung ^Chung-

kwok^
2.

lap, ^wo-yok^.

Many Westeru-countries with Kingdom made treaties.

Make
treaties

Central-

Lapj ^wo-yok^\-e jan ^p'ing-^shong

hai" jam-ch'iii ^ting ke
.

those persons usually are

ambassadors settle-them, 15.

^ta-fat

3.

Kan--.loi*

^Chung-kwok^^

Lately Central-Kingdom sent ambassadors

to outside countries.

^yam-(.ch'ai kwo ngoi" kwok^.

4.

^Yam-^ch'ai tsoi'^king ^shengfchii",

^t'ung tai--^shan -yi

Ambassadors in capital

cities live,

with

kwok^

sz"

ke

ministers-of-state consult
business,
1.^.

country's

5.

-Ling-sz"-^kwun

chii" pit, shii

"k'oii
.

ke

Consuls

live-in

other places, 15,

cities

shengt
kwok'o
6.

^lai

^ta-'lei

pun

in-order-to attend-to their

people's business.

own

country's

jan

ke sz"-kun

^Man-^shii hai" ^kwiin

sho

fii"

ke

Despatches

are

officials

sent

letters

Bun\

"^kong

^Wong-^ka' ke

sz".

speaking-about Governmental matters.

7.

^Sc

^man-^shii-ke

^man-fat^,

^m
,

Writing d-spatches'
(to-that) usually

style,

not

similar
15.

^t'ung ^p'ing-^shung 'sho yung" ke

'{or

what employed,

better ke^*).

I^ote. 1.

This

is

the

common term
is

in use araongi^t tne Ciiinese in

Hongkong

and has

classical sanction;

another term

Kwok-Q

^ka.

114

COXVERSATIOX

:56th.

COXVERSATK^X
It
is

:J(jTH. diplomatic.

{('onfinved.)

necessary to

know all

the differ-

ent modes of addressing different

persons.
I
i

have heard there

the Viceroy
is

is

a report that

|J^||

^ ^ S M^fl O 4*^IjM
A A ^i%MM^%
tft^^
^^

going to Peking.
so.

10. 11.

Yes, every one in the streets says

I

-^ [g* tS Jl
|

do not know whether

false.

it is

trne or everyi

Pg^

mMWC^J^^

You cannot
is

believe

thing that

said in the streets.

is

Probably there
but
I

some truth
certainly.

in

it,

do not know

13.

Js the

new Intendant
?

of Circuit well

spoken of

14.

He
l)e

has a good name; and

is

said to

an upright and just

official.

15.

It

is

a pity that so
extort

many Chinese
the

officials

money from

populace.

It is

very rarely that such a thing

:

:^

H fl ^M^flS^'lS^* ^^
^,

happens in England

but when

it

SK W

does severe punishment follows.

At preseutthe

District Magistrate

is

I,|H# IHS'giS'"

AS^Itf ?^ fi.

a good man, and tries

clearly.

cases very

18.

The

different ranks of Chinese are

clearly

distinguished by buttons:

^%^^^1^^% ^f^, X ^ '^ H^ & ^ ^

l^}i^

and there are other ways by which

you can discover them.
I

^li4''lS

C'<)XVr:RSAT[OX

.W.th.

("OXVEItSATIOX sn-nr. niPLOMATK'.

kiuiw
of of

8.

Yiu%hik "^sho-vaukok.
fiit,

viing-^foiig^yaii.

^[nst

wluiLevfi-

tlierc-is

each

^lai

^ch'inu-^fn kok^

sort

methods

to a.ldress-politely

CHcll JK'lSOn.
I

9.

"Ngo

t'cngt (iiian -yau ^shciiot-liei

liiiii'

hearing liuanl thure-is ivi>on

going-lo XorLherii-cai.iial.

Vitrroy

Clii--^t'oi

rak^-J<iiig.
| 1

10.

Hai- Je.

J<ai

(i>r bet In-

^kai) shoiig'

Yes,

'2\,

street on,

man (and

man

also

jan jan
11.

^tohai"
hi'ffcr

kom konglok^.
c\\\)

liave so sav, 32.

^l

chi {or
*^ka

har ^chan
sho

Not know

(is)
is

true or false, 63. Street

said,
1

pel"

^.ni.

Jvai shong"
tak^ sai

on what
all,
i:..

6.

not helieve can

kong ke ^m sun
12.

kc.'*
,

Tar-k'of^*oto "yau ^ti^clian ke

liai" (.m
j.chi'

tiiir-

Probably also have

not

little

truth, 15, but

tak^ sliat^ lok

know

able certainly, 32.

13.

^Yan-tci- "^kong *^ko-ko

^t'oi

^san

'Vo'-

People say that new Intendant-of-Circuit

ho ^m

ho

^ni

.'

good not good eh

53.

1-i.

"KSiii -yau ^ho ^nicngf-^shengt {or

He

has good report upright just's

people

say he

is

^.ming-^shing
hai-

jau-tei* wa" k'oii

^kuug-to"

official.

ching'-chikj

ke

Jcwiin.
15.

^Ho-sikj kum' ^to /r'ong ^kwun ^to

hai" lakj-sok^ p;ik^-sing
ke'*.

To-be-pitied so
also

many Chinese
(^the)

officials

do extort-from

hundred

surnames.
IG.

^Ying-kwokQ-mo-^kei-^ho
ke

-yaii

kom

England,
thing

15,
;

not-often

have

such a

S7r;yokj nar "yan, yat^-ting'

,

if it-is-so-that there-is, to-a-

^yun pan'.
17.

certainty severely punished.

.shi*)

Yin--,.shi {or yin'

ko Yiin"

At present the
man,

District ^lagistrate

good

kwiin

"^ho

^.yan,

sham-sz"

ho

try cases very clearly.

^ming-pak^.
18.

^T'ong

Jvwun

^tang-k'ap^
;

"yaii
yaii"

Chinese
able

official

ranks have buttons, easy

:

^teugt*, yi"-tak^ Jan- Jioi

to-divide-apart

also

liavc
|

-yau tar-yr
-yi
't'ai

yong"

fat^- tsz

ho-

other

kinds-of methods

able to-see

tak, ch'nt,

ke^^

can out, 15.

116

CONVERSATIOX

SGra.

CONVERSATION
19.

oGi-R.BiPLOynic (Continued.)
the

English
people,
just

officials

dress

like

without

any
as

difference,

the

same

those

who

are

not
20.

officials.
is

Court dress

sometimes

worn by

some high

officials.

21.

Do

Chinese

officials use torture

?

when

trying cases

22.

They

do.
?

Do

not foreigners employ

torture

23.

Xo, they did in olden times

hut
in-

now

the lowest and

poorest
in

dividual

when

tried

court

cannot be compelled to acknowledge

his guilt.
j

24.

Good,

Western customs are good,

customs
are

Chinese

good

but
j
I

unfortunately Chinese

officials are

sometimes bad.

25.

There are a great many good things

amongst the Chinese, but there

one
tell

is

thing

not

good.
it is ?

Shall

you

what

Chinese

officials

do not receive an adequate

salary.

26.

That

is

right

those words are true.

high

official will

only receive a

few hundred

taels as salary, while

his expenses are

by the thousands.

m"

CONVEIISATIOX

;5Gtii.

119

Ko'-^ti jigair*

^slii

pit^
^ni,

yin
tsai'r

^sliai

kc^

^111

kail'

^siiai

yiii

^ 120

COXYERSATIOX

37th.

m^'

122

CONVERSATION

37th.

CONVERSATION 37th.a
17.

misunderstanding. ('Co;?/^;??^^//.;

No.
It seems like

18.

it.

19.

It

is

not

so.

^ I

'It,

20.

I think it

is.

21.

Why ?
Because when I wish to explain
yon, Sir, will not let
it,

22.

mmm, mnmm,

^^x^n

me
you

explain

it.

23.

It

is

not

so.

I wish

to explain
^ts'an

clearly

what that character

is,

means, that
character that
is,

when it is used. The

what does
it

Pit.

mm^mm. m^

ts'ik,

mean

when
just

is ts'ik^

used

24.

That

is

what

wanted to say
let

but you would not

25.

me

speak.

Wait
Well
;

till

have finished.
finish

at
what you

^ *6 s 7C.
sa\ ^fe ^i*

26.

very good
to say.

have
27.

But you would not

tell

me,

you

used the word to explain the word

itself.

I did

not

know what
if

the

word meant, and,

you used the

word

to explain

the

word

itself,

how

could you

make

the meaning

clear to

me?
I
it

28.

Oh, now
explain
is

understand you
to you.

I will ts'an

The word

used in speaking of those

who
of

belong to your family, that

those of the same surname.

is,

SI

126

CONVERSATION

38th.

COXYEPtSATION 38th. the

"When you have
I
clone all these things,

seamstress, &c.

want you
by.

to fold

them up and put

them
I have

some handkerchiefs, that

to

want you

hem

to-morrow.
to-day, for,
if

Do

not do them
I

you

have time,
this collar.

want you

to stitch

10.

You must

fasten the ends of your

thread very firmly.

11.

The

stitches

are

too long.
small.
it

Make

the stitches

very

Do

not

pucker
12.

it

up.

Make

smooth.

Baste this seam.

"\Mien
to me,

you have

done

it,

give
it.

it

and

I will

machine
13.

Have you
it

seen

my

thimble

I put

on the dressing table with the

pair of scissors.
14.

Oh

that thread

is

too thick.

You

must
work.
15.

use finer thread to do this

Have you made the button holes

I

yet

5 SttP^

i'

ilP

'PS-tBS.

want you

to

put Chinese button

loops on this jacket.

IC.

You must
band.
I

gather this skirt into the

UmBm "MMWt^ MW^B

have picked out

this sleeve

from
it

the dress, I want you to stitch

into the jacket again.

CONVERSATION
CONVERSATION
Tsu'-^yiin sal

38th.

127

SStk.-tiik SEAMSTRESS, &Q. {Continued.)

^ni-^ti, ^sliau-Qmei
^iniii.

yiu

Done-finished

all

tlicse,

at-the-cnd want

"nei chipg ^ho ^chai

yon fold
"nei
I

well put by.

to-

"Ngo

-yaii ^ti *^shau-Qkaii yiu''

^fc'i'ii

have some handkerchiefs wish you

ot'iiig-yafc^

{or

^tsi'ni).

morrow hem.
To-day not good do
have
leisure, I
;

.Kam-mat. ,m ho
c

tso"

,van-\vai'
'

because you to-day

stitch

>

"iiei

^kam-mafcj takj-j.h;in ^ngo

yiii

want you

(or

"nei ^k'au {or k'au') mafc^ (o/-^k'au, or

stitch) this collar.

matj ^cliam) ^ni-ko

10.

^keiigt--lengt.
'^lio

Sin "inei yiu

takj.

^tengf

shafc^

c\n

Thread end must fasten very firmly

order to-do.

in-

11.

^Cham-poYiii
^.raai.

^ch'ong

kwo'*

^t'ai'i.

Stitches long over

stitches.

much.

Must sew small

Jiin sai' po".

^l \o

shnk^-

Not good pucker-together,

Chiug

ho wat^.
Tso"
^shai

make very smooth.

This length
(of)

12.

jNi^t'iukwat yiu'n;ln^-siu\
jiin
pei "ngo,

seam must
I

baste.

Done
ma-

"ngo

tsair

finished give me,

then

use

jCh'e ^.lun.

chine sew.

13.

"Neikiu

"ngo "^ting-^cham "mo a\?

ko^
tou'

You

see

my

thimble not, eh

? 2,

I with

-Xgo
tsin

^t'ling-jnai

kaii^

that pair scissors placed on dressingtable, 32.

fong
o. ^ti

tsoi-kcng^t-oCliO"8"-

.t'oi* lok
c

14.

jO

^ni-

sill

^ts'o

kwo^ {or

Oh

this
this

coarse

over

much.
finer

Doing
thread

kwo^*)
^fu

^^t'au.

Tso-

^ni-^ti Jvuiig-

work
(it)

must use
can (do).

yiu'
takj.

ynng*

yau^sai'-,,ti

sin'

before

chi
15.

J.iinko^ti ^i!au--jmni
'liau)

(rt/-'nau*?'

Sew those button-doors {or button mouths)

not yet, eh
?

^m

^ts'ang" ^ni

^Ni kin'

58.

This

article

[C]

oShain yiu
^yaii

noi ^ching ^ti ^T'ong"^hai

jacket want you

make some Chinese

it.

Sau*--yi

shu'.

button- ears on

16.

-Xeiyiu' sluik^-^inai ^ni-ko' ^k'wan,

hai ko

You must

gather-together this skirt at

Jv'wan-tai'

*^ko

shii'.

the skirt-band that place.

I at that

17.

-Xgo

liai

ko kin^shdm

((?/

^sham)

[C] dress

picked out this [orQ.']

I

cli'akv clio ^ni-ko' {or ^n\ ^t'luig)

dress-sleeve.
in go.

want you sew back

^sham-tsau',

"ngo

yiii'

"nei ^Uhi

jfan yaj^j hoii'.

128

CONVERSATION

38th.

CONVERSATION

38th.

1 2[)

CONVERSATION 3Sth. the

18.

siiAMfiTRh:?>ii,(Contii)ne(l.J

^Ni-^t'iu kwat^ yiu

k'at'i

k'ai'i

{or

jin

This length seam [C.J want back-stitch.

^m

sliiii

k'au

luat^).

19.

^Ni-^ti

fat^-Jilir'-.yaii'* jiii

^liin

This flannel want rnn-up seam, when-so

then
herring-l)one

kwat^,

koni
"iiei

tsai'r

kak^

kwat^.

seam.

want

"JSgO yiu
20.
(.Ni-^ti

kSvau ko
{or
yivi
-

-^ti jiin.

you bind the edge.

This
jacket
that
cross-cut cloth

^shain
ik)
1

^shain)

ko
.

-^ti

want

,ts'e.man*
s
C

t'iino--sin o

slip-stitch.
Y''on

can eml)roider, not can, eh

?,

o3.

22.

"Nei qSiu
^yi-fukj
-k'oii

((>r ^si'ii)

ko

'lai-pai

pei

Yon

before that week give clothes to that

tailor

kwo ko

^.ts'oi-.fung* ^liin,

sew,

he

now

bring

back

ji-^kii ^niiig

jAn

^lai lok^.

come, 32.
Tailor man,
1,

23.

^Ts'oi-^fnng

lo ^ti/ ts6--mat^
(.ning-

"nei

why you

so

long before

kom
c
,.

noi" chi

ko

-^ti

^sluim

bring

those

clothes

back

come

(or^sluim)
c
,.

^faii ^lai?
"
.

"Nei
,

wii"
,

"ngo
c
,.

You

said (if) I let

you take back

can
quicker

,,

"pel "nei ^ning ^fan

,liin

hou

..

..3

,3

tso", "nei shil

go make,

you

sew

tak

fili

kwo

hai ,ni

than at this place do, 15.

24.

Hai"

:i,'

,Sz-

iiai,

tan"

"ngo "yau

Yes,

1,

ma'am, but
days
very

have

sick.

Have

peng"t.

"Yaii keiyat^peng"! tak^

^Ciian

several

ill,

to-the-extent-of(ill).

ho

^kau-Jcwan.

ching
^san-

being
really

seriously

Truly
is

hai" ^ts'ai-^l(>ng lok^,

lok^.
yaii"

ho

fu

was painful, 32.

Very

hard,

Yau"

^.m

hei tak^ ^shan, fan"

32. Also not get-up could body, rice

also not eat can, 32.

^m

shik^ tak^ lok^.

25.

Kom
^u
"nei
,nl ?'

tsau" ^ch'i-^ti ^to ^ni ^.song-

So then

later also

not important, 32.

1.

jkon lok^.

Ngo

pei ^ti sin

"nei

give some thread yon,

reels

gave

six

"Ngo
lok^.

pei hik^ luk^ sin

kwo
ko^-oti

thread to you, 32,

is it)

Left that,

^Yii-shing-

(where

eh

53.

2C.

Hai

shiz
^ti

^lui,

^tsong-Joi chnng"-

At

place, there

In-future besides have

to-do, I-hope

yau
Qniii

^kung-^fii tso",

mong"

^Sz-

some work
see-after

ma'am

will-

t'ai-kwii

"ngo lok^. * * * *

1.

"When said rapidly

this

sounds like fil-lan-yan

and the second

syllable

always goes into the variant tone of the upper even.

.1^
130

CONVERSATION

38th.

COXYERSATION 38th. the

"Why, you do not do your work well.
I told
see
is
I

se.uistress, &c.

you

to dust this

room, and
|
I

what a quantity of dust there

tahle.
?

on that

Do you

think

that that will do

28.

There

is

no duster.
I

It has

gone to
brush

pieces.

took the
with.

feather

to

do

it

29.

Why

did yon not

tell

me

would

have given you a new one.

Did

you dust the room

coolies

first,

or did the

of Pj 1

^#

lljg.

sweep

it first ?

I always dust
coolies

it

first,

and then the

sweep the

floor

and wash

it.

It

is

the same every day.

till

31.

You

should wait

the coolies have

swept the

floor before

you dust

it.

Very

well,

Ma'am.

COXYERSATIOX
Why

39th.

the new chair coolie.

was there such a noise in the

?

kitchen this morning

dreadful noise.

It

was a

i-B

pfi],

It

was only a
to

bill collector,

who had

come

the wrong house.

Why
He

need he made such a noise

-fe.

rtl-

pf

PiS.

said the cook's

mate was saucy.

And who

is

that

now

Tell

him

to be quiet.

nf fgPjjtPf.

CONVERSATION
OONVEKSATION
27.

39til

131

3'.)Tir. 'nrn

new

ciiaiii coo\AK.(Con(iinfr/I.)

^Ai
(111

(or ^Ai), "nei tso" ,kiii)g--/u ^tn

"\Yliy,

you do work
I told

also not in this

do can

well,

tso- takj

ho ke

"Ngo

kiu^
(o?"^lui

15.

you

[C] room [C] You

-nci
rnufc^)

hai ^ni ^k.in

Jong*
"Nei

rmitQ
"^t'ai

wipe dust.
table so

You

look-a-bit that
place, 16.

jin-^clran.
^
)

much dust on
?

ko

^clioiio- _t*oi*
C

kom
C 5 (
,

to

,yiuC''

think so do can, eh

15, 39.

^ch'an

liai

shii

ke

"Nci
r'

*"k\vii

''kom tso" tak^ ke

28.

^me

"]\I6nijltQ-^yin-^cli'aii-po lok..

Ljiir

No

wipe-dust-cloth, 32.
fowl's-feather
only, 32.

Torn, 32,

use

cho
so,

lok^j.

"Ngo

shai

^kai-^mu

broom

to flop (it with),

lai" fat^ ^che.

29.

Yair
tsaii

^.m

wa" "ngo ^t'cugt

^saii

"Ngo
"iiei

Yet

not say

for-me to-hear?

then

p'l iai

ke

kwo

give piece new, 15, to you, 32.

first

You
sweep,

lok^.

"Nei

^.sin

mat^ ^yin-^ch'an,

wipe dust, or coolie

53.
first

first

per
30.

^kwii-^lei ^sin so

ju

eh
I

"Ngo

^shi-^shi

^^to hai'^siii

matQ jin-

always also do

wipe dust, afterwards

floor,

(Ch'an,

yin"-hau"
nvdt^

(kwu-Qlei tsair

coolies then

sweep

wipe

floor

so

tei",

Jai'i*-

pan.

Yat^-

boards.

Day-by-day

also is so.

yatj ^to hai"

kom,
^.yiin

31.

"Nei jing
t^i" clii

tang ^kwii-Qlei so
^.a.'

You ought

to-wait coolies sweep

finish

mat^ jin-^ch'an
^Ici,

floor before
AYell,

wipe dust,

1.

32.

(Ng,

"^ho

^Hz-^nai.

good, 21, Ma'am.

CONVERSATION 39th. the new

1.

chair coolie.

,Kam

xhiii ts6"-niat,
ts'o ?

ch'ii-.fong*
ts'o,

This morning why cook-room so noisy

kom kom
2.

olloii

kom

pa

Market

so

noisy.

pai

Kai" ,shau .ngan*-ke

chekj.

,lai ts'o

uk,

Is

receive

money's come

wrong house

only, 7.

3.

Shai matj

kom

^ts'o ^ni

?''

Need why such

^shii-

noise, eh ? 63.

a"

fo-(^kai-ch';ing

He

said cook's-mate saucy, so-he-said Gl.

(Ch'an
5.

"WiC.

(Yi-Qkil
iii

ko-ko
Kill

^ni

hai" mat^-.shoii*
,ts'6.

Now

that
Tell

[C], eh

53

is

who, eh

53.

k'oii "mai

him not

to-bc-noisy.

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CONVERSATION

39th.

CONVERSATION 39th. the new

G.

chair coolie.

Probably

it

is

the

new

coolie

who

i^mmisiKkmm
Bf tE

p^.

has come.

7.

Tell

him

to

come

in.

AH

"|iJ.

8.

Sir,

heard

that

yon

want

to

engage some one to carry the chair.

f$

mi A

tS

H.

9.

Yes, that

is

so.

Where have you

?

been at work before

Have you

any testimonials

10.

have no testimonials

but

I will

thank you,

Sir, to

be so good as to
old master, Mr.

write and ask

my

Flowers, the head of Messrs. Smith

and Brown's about me, he

happy
to answer you. to

will be

He

recom-

mended me
Very
I

come

here.

11.

well,

when

I see
if

him

to-day,

shall

ask him

yon did well

IE.

ummm.

or not.

12.

How
I

long did you work with him

13.

was with him four or

lie was a
Sir, sf^eak

five years.
;

good master
Chinese so

and you.

well, that I

am

pleased to

come and work

for you,

14.

Very

well.

You

come
will
is

back

to-

morrow, and I
answer.

give you an
it

But how

you
?

left

such a good master's employ

CONVERSATION

39th.

133

CONVERSATION
G.

;;;)tii. the

new

cilvir

coolie. {Continued.)

T:U'-k'or*

hixi'

saa ^kwu-Jc'i

^lai

Probably

is

new

coolie

come,

d'2.

lok,
7.
8.

Kiu'

'k'oii

yap,

^lai ^la.'

Call
(or
Sir,

him
I

enter come, 21.

^Sin-^shiing,

"ngo

^t'eng-^mau
'ts'cngf

hear you want engage

men

carry

^raan-takj) 'nef yiii

^t'oi kill'*.

jan

chair.

9.

Hai", -mo' t'so\

shii' "^til-kwo

"Nei

^liai

^pin-

Yes, no mistake.

You at what-place have?

-okung

^ui
.'

?"'

'Nei

worked, ch

53.

You have
?

testim-

-yau tsiu
10.

chi
tsfn

mo
-

^iii

onial paper not, eh

53.

"Ngo "mo

chi, t;lir-har

^m-

I have-not testimonial,
Sir,

but trouble-you,

^koi ^Sfn-^shcing '^ho

"iigo kaii"
"se

^sam ^t'ung

with-a good heart, for

me

write

^fung-snn
^.Fa

mair

"ngo

letter

ask

my

old

master.

Flowers

sz'-.t'au*

^Siii-^sbang,

Mr.,
head.

Smith,

Browa

foreign-firm's

^Sz--ma ^Pa-Jaii--ng jong-Jiongke' tai'-opau.

*^se

He

very pleased write letter

"K'oii ho

^.fiiii-

hei

recommend me.

It-was he recom15.

sun

*^k*oii-tsin

"ngo.
.

Hai"

mended me to-come,

"k'oii

koii-tsin

"ngo Jai ke
^kam-yatj

11.

*^H6

lok,j.

-Ngo

kin

Very

well, 32.

I to-day see

him, I then
not well.

"k'oii,

"ngo tsau" man-

-k'oii "nei

ask him you do can

well,

tso" takj

ho ^m
'k'oii

ho.
^ta
"^kei

12

"Nei
'

^t'ung
?

uoi'*

You

with him work

how

long labour,

okiing ^ni

eh?
t;i

53.
four, five years

13.

"Ngo

^t'nng "k'oii

sz

"ng

^.nin

I with

him do
32.

work so
master;

^kung
hai"
yaii"^ho,

kom
*^h6

noi'*

lok^.

'K'oii

long,

He

is

good,

sz--.t'aii*;

^Sin-^shiing

Sir, also

speak able Chinese language

I

kong
-ngo

tak^ ^T'ong-\va'*
^chiing-yi
^Lai

kom
^t'ung

so

well,

pleased

come with you

do-work, 14.

"nei ^tii-Qkiing kit

14.

*^PIo

Ja/

-nei ^fingf-^chin ^fan ^kii

Good

21,

you to-morrow-morning back

I give

"ngo

pei

^shcngf-hei
sz--.t'aii*
c

-nei

^la.'

come

answer you, 21.

"Why

Ts6--mat 5
yaii"

kom

ho

-nei

master so good you also not with

^m

^t'ling "k'oii ^ta^kung^ni'?

him do work, eh

53.

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CONVERSATION
COXVERSATION

39th.

135

3'JTir. the neav

chaiu coolik. {Con finued)

Sir,

it

is

so,

U.

talk over

you hear,
liim

koiig

kwo

'iK'i

^t'enut-

c^I

l>^ii"

It-not was not wish

with

do

^m

sijng ^.t'ung'k'oii

td skiing kc.

work,

15.

]\Iaster

last

year

back

Sz'-.t'au* kau" ,nin (or _uin*) fun

lidii

went
was so

home
I just

ancestral-family-home,

,k\vai

tso-

k;l,

hai'

koin~ngo

no work do, 32.

tsau"
IG.
"]\I6

"mo kung o o

tii

lok^.
?'

okang
^fau

ta tso" mat^ 'ye ^ni

lioii

No work
53.

to-work-at do what thing, eh

I

"Xgo
kei

^kwai

^hung-'ha
^Yi-^ka
^faii

back

went

home country

ko

yiifcj

(^t'au).

several

[C] months, now back come

thing to-do,

cli'utj

Jai

"mo matj

"je tso",

siing

out

uo

wish to-find

v\-an ^ti

^t'aii-lo".

some work.
^d
?'

17.

"Nei "yaii
kill'*,

lik^

"mo

"Wiii

^t'oi
?

You have
chair,

strength not, eh

Can

carry
not,

"wui Jai oCh'e-

tsai ^.m ^ui

can

pull

jinricksha

eh.? 53.

18.

"Wui
^.t'oi

^a,"

"Will ^a.'

"Xgo ^kam-mat^
tang
"nei shi

Can

1,

cau

1.

I to-day carry Sir, wait

^Siii-^shang

you

try over I

have strength not, 2

kwo
19. ^0,

ngo "yau
^shai lok^.

lik^

"mo

^m

^T'ing-yat^
la.

^lai,

Oh

not need,
with

32.

To-morrow come

^.t'ling

"ngo kong

me

speak, 21.
?

20.

^0

-nei ^lai lo'

^mc

?^

'llo lok^.

Ah

you come, 32, eh

32.

39.

Yery-well

I yesterday

saw your old master,

well,

he said yon carry can chair

kill'*

but

ho,

tan"- hai"

"nei

^shi-

you constantly out

street said-he, 64.

^shi ch'ut^-^kai
irroiier tone)

(better in its

own

"wo.

21.

^M

hai",

"ngo

"mo

cli'iit

^kai
Ch'iit

Not

is,

I not out street, 15.

Out

street

{J)ctter

in variant tone)

ke\

that
7.

[C] was my
I at-all

fellow-servant only,
street, 15.

^kai

ko

ko

hai"

"ngo

fo-kei

never out

chekj.
{or

"Ngo Jiam "mo

ke^

ch'iit^ ^kai

only

have times out

vegetables,
1,

a-bit

street

^kai)

"Ngo

tsing'-hai"

buy some

buy

a-bit rice,

"yaii .shi* ch'iit^ "ha ^kai

ts'oi
,

"mai

^ti

buy some meat,

so only, 7.

tekj -h;i -mai,-mai ^ti siing^,

kom

ke

ehck

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CONVERSATION

39th.

CONVERSATION 39th. the new

Very
well.

chair crioiAE. {Continued.)

If

yon are

my

coolie,

before you
leave
to

go out,
so.

you must get

If

do

you do not

get permission, you must not go

out.
I

Do you

understand

understand.
Sir.

Let

it

be as you say,

do not go

out.

24.

Do you
coolie.

not want to engage another

Sir
?

have a clansman
to learn

{or brother),

who wishes

to be a chair coolie.

Yes, I want to engage another coolie.

As one
says he

coolie has left

is

me, the other

well.

10

ffi

11 Si

SP

nfS.

going as

'2(j.

Then

I will tell
is

my

brother to come.
I

He

a good man.
in

will teach

him, and

a short time he will

be able to do everything.
27.

Do

not be in such a hurry.

a good

He

pm

m '* #. nm^u-^
i^ ?M.

may be
I

man

but how do
be able to
is

know

that he
chair.

will

carry

the

It

not every
;

mm,

S*S

ni

fjs

AA

1^

%m..

one that can carry a chair

they

need to learn
learn.

and some can never

28.

If

the

chair-bearers

do not keep

step,

the whole chair jumps up and

;

down

and,

if

they do not walk

steadily, the chair rocks

from side

to side,

and

is

very disagreeable.
it.

I cannot stand

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39th.

137

CONVERSATION
22.

39Tir. the

new chair

coo\.\v..( Cnntiiuicil.)

Ng,
tso-

%o

.la.'

"Nei

liai'

^t'ung "ngo
|

Yes, very-well 21. (If) yon

|

do with

inc

*^k\vu-Jci,

-nei

^m

"^ho

cli'iit^

be coolie, you not good out

22.

street,
first

^kaila'; "nei
yiii'

yiii'

cli'iit^

J<ai ^sin
tak^.

You want

go-out street,

%
iiiii ?

jan-(.ts'ing

chi

must get permission

i

in-order-to do.

^:M hai-,

^m

tso" tak^.

-Nei fining\

Not

do-so, not do can.

?

You under-

pakj
23.

stand, eh
Tsaii"
^la.^
1^'

3o.

^Hiii-takj
^shiiiig

lok.

ji

^Siii-

Understand, 32. Just according-to Sir so

speak, 21. I not go-out street, 15.

*^k6m wa"

"Ngo

"mo

ch'ufcj ^kai (or

ol^'^ii)

24.

^Sin-^shang

^m ^song Ss'engf
^me f.

ko
-yaii
^t'oi

Sir,

not want engage

[C]
[C]

coolie besides,

^kwii-olei ^t'im

"Ngo
tso"

eh

39.

have

brother wishes

ko

^hing-tai"
.

song hok^

learn to-be carry chair one, 15.

kiii'*ke

25.

Hai', -ngo *^song "^ts'engf

tai--yi"
|

Yes, I wish engage another

[C]
also

coolie.

ko^Jiwu-Jei. Yatj ko'

^t'sz,

"long

One [C]
|

left,

two [C]

want

ko
26.

oto

yiii

^t'sz

-wii.

leave they-say, 61.

So,
I
call

^Kom, -ngo
lil.

kiii'

"ngo
^a.

sai
C,

16

Jai

my

younger-brother
1.

come,

K'oii
^la.^

ho jan

:2

-Ngo kaii
noi^* -k'oii
lok^.

21.
|

He good man,

will-teach

-k'oii

"Mo

"^kei

him, 21.

Not very long he every-

yong--yong
27.

"^to "wiii tso"

thing also can-do, 32.

"Mai

kom

fai ^cha {or

clia). -K'oii
j

Do-not-be
j

so
is

fast,

4.

He

perhaps

al-

Avakj-^che ^to hai"

ho jan; ^m

tini

though
|

good man; how know he

?

^chi "k'oii -\vui ^t'oi kiii'*

^ni.

"wiii

can carry chair not can, eh

53.

^M

hai"
yiii

jan jan
hok^
'

-wiii ^t'oi
j

Not
15;
;

is

every

man can

carry chair,

kiu'* ke';
ke';

kwo

chi -wiii
\\\

must

learn over before can, 15;

-yaii ^ti
kii'.

^h;im ^to

hok^
|

have some not-at-all also not learn

can, 14.
I

tak^

28.

jM hopj

kok^-po', sheng-t
^in

kiii^*

Not united
|

footsteps whole chair

jumps

ngap, ngap, "ha;

^hang tak^
piii,

jumps about; not walk can

chair will two sides move,
difficult.

steadily,
sit

Van,

kill'*

"wui 'long ^pin

'ho
^san-'fii.

very

-ts'o*-takj

^M

'tai

Not stand

able, 32.

takj chii" lok^.

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CONVERSATION

39th.

CONVERSATION 39th. the new

29.
"Well,

chair coolie.

you come on the

I

first

of the

month.
dollars a

shall

give
If

you eight

month.

you can get

accustomed

a good chair bearer,

to the work, bring

him along with

engaging

you

and

I will see as to

him,
30.
I wish to tell

you plainly that you

I tell you.
is

must do whatever must not

31. It is the say,
'

You

It

not ray work.'

all

same with

the servants

in the house.

If I tell
it

anyone
;

to

do anything, he does
dismiss
32.

if

not, I

m^.
gi

PS^>

*iP

him

at once.
I

Very
will

well. Sir.

am

obedient.
;

come
will

to-morrow

and

my
first

wages

begin to count from tois

0-gtt^ iaiS0#

Pi'J.

A X * li

morrow, as to-morrow
of

the

the

English

month.

Good

bye, Sir.

CONVERSATION 40th. moving

1.

house.

Well,

Sir,

have brought
;

all

the

furniture

up

but I do not know

the articles placed.
in the centre of the

how you want

2.

Put the
room, or

table
it

might be placed there

on that
3.

side,

Put the chairs about the room, one

here and there.

4.

have already placed the two arm

chairs

one on each

side of

the

fire-place.
5.

That

will do.

CONVERSATION

S'Jth.

139

COXVERSATIOX
29.

39tii. tiik

xkw chaiu
Well,

VA)0\AV..{('oi)tiiiu('(l)

^Xg, -nei yut^

V<'i
piito

^lio

_^lai

^hl.'

"Ngo
yat^

you

iirst

day come, 21.

dollars one

give

ko'

^ngan-.ts'in*

eight

[C]

[C] month.
bring along

yiit^.

"Nei Svantak^ ho
^t'ui

jan
tai
t'ai

You find

can good man, accustomedchair,

;

sliuk^-^shau

kin'*

ke',
tsaii"

hand carry

ir,

^mai k'oii
*^ts'engt <.m

^lai

"ngo

him come
want speak
tell

then see engage, not

*^ts'engt ^la.^

engage, 21.
"nei
I

30.

'Ngo

yiii

*^kong

fining

kwo

clearly for

you to-hear.

t'engt-

'rsgo kiu

"nei tso" raat^-

you do what thing, certainly

re-

-ye, ^shi-pitj yiii

^ni
^iio Wil",

"nei tso".

"Nei

quire you to-do.

You
1.

not good say,

'^M

hai" "ngo ^kung-

'Not

is

ray work,'

31.

Shengt

(kiin

uk^

kom

^.to

shai-

Whole [C] house

are one same.

so

many

servants also

f iin^- yan ^to hai" yat yong".

"Ngo
"k'ou

I tell

anyone do any;

kill tsaii"

jan
tso"

tso"

mat^-"ye,

thing he then does, 32

does.
I

(if)

not

lok^;

^m

hai",

"ngo

immediately dismiss him, 32.

tsikj-hakj ^ts'z-^hiii "k'ou lok^.

32.

^Holok^,
wii- ke^*.

^Sin-^shang, -ngo ^t'engt-

Very good,
I

32,

Sir,

listen words,

15,

"Ngo

^t'ing-yab^^lai Ja.^

to-morrow come, 21.

Wages from
To-

^Yan-^kung
'shaii

yaii" ^t'ing-yat,

hei-

to-morrow begin reckon, 32.

kai^lok^.

^T'ing-yat, hai"

morrow

is

first

number, 21.

Good-

yat

ho"

^U.

Ts'ing-chi

lok.

bye, 32, Sir.

Sin-,shang.

CONVERSATIONS 40th. moving

..

house.

^Nii,

^Sin-^shangt, "ngo

^piin

sai

AVell, Sir, I

have-moved
;

all

the furniture

ko'-oti
^.lai,

^kci-^sz-shapj-matj

"shong

up come

but not know you wish

53.

tan"-(hai")

^m
^ni.

^chi "nei

song

how put method,

'tim ^chai fat^

2.

.T'oi* tsai'r^chai tsoi".fong*^chung-

Table just put in room centre, or put

that side also good,
2.

^sam, wak^^chai ko piu"

3.

^^to

ho a

Ko^-^ti
ni

Vi
,

tsaii"

^chai yat^ ^chong

Those chairs just put one [C]

one

this place,

shii

yat^
.

^chong

ko

shii

[C]

that place so, 15.

kom
4.

ke

Ko' "long ^chong

king fong'

^kaii-V', "ngo "yi-

Those two [C] arm

placed at
fire

chairs,

already

tsoi" fo
,

Jo "long j^in.

furnace two sides.

5"

Kora

^tj

ho a

So also good,

2.

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CONVERSATION

40th.

CONVERSATION 40th. moving kovse. {Continued.)

6.

Do you want
down

carpet, or matting laid

BIS

f^mmmi^mmmmM,

in this

room

7.

Put down the carpet which

yesterday at the auction
;

bought
the

new

matting

is

to be

put in the front

room up
8.

stairs.

Get four men

place
it

to carry in the piano

and

against the wall.

9.

Shall

put the canterbury beside

?

the piano
10.

Yes, that will do, and put the stool

before the
piano.
it

What

is ?

the

use of putting
11.
I

over there

have arranged the vases on the

mantelpiece.

Mel.
It

12.

That

will do.

would be well

to

put some flowers in them.

13.
I told

the coolies this morning to

;

4- I? "4 n* 5i

^ ^ 'M

brush the fender

and when they

it

had done

so to bring
as
well,

in

with

the fire-irons

and place

them neatly
(or stove).

before the fire-place

14.

The davenport

is

to

be

placed

between the two windows.

15.
16.

There

is

no room
is.

there.

Oh, Yes, there

I

17.

meant

to

shake

and sun the

it

hearth rugs to-day, but

raining and
I

has been

i.

aa up tg,

'^mw

could not.

s pg ft

#.

U2

CONVERSATION

40th.

CONVERSATION 40th. moving

Well,
it it

house. {Continml)

does not matter

you can

do

another day.

Nail up the

brackets as they were before.

19.

The

over-mantel

requires

to

be

placed right and fastened.

20.

^ i^ #.
two

The

bath-tul)

is

so heavy that
it

1B

gfc

3- ti

Pfl-

S.

Pi 10

men cannot
21.

carry

up.

pf t&
carry

# Ji *.

Well,

tell

the four
it

who

the

piano to carry

as well.

Is

the hat-stand to be put in the

ige?

Certainly

if

you do not put

it

there,

d'j.

PS

# ^ IS ^. m

where are you going to put

24.
I

it ?

do not know
you.

was only asking

The

pictures

are

not broken, are

they?
2G.

Oh

no, I brought

them over very

carefully.

The
28.

stair carpet is

mouldy.

Yes

it

has been raining so

much

lately.

29.

Where
Some

is

the bed-room furniture.

ill

mw.^

9ji,

50.

of

it

has been brought up,

of
it

and some
tresses
i;iave

not.

The mat-

and mirrors, large and small,

not been

brought for fear

the

rain

would wet them.

144

CONVERSATION

40th.

CONVERSATION 40th. moving

31.

novs^.fContiimed.)

Wait

till

see

what

is

here

beds,basin-stands,
clothes-horses,
robes.

dressing-tables,

towel-racks,

warda

There

are

only

few

wanting.

32.

Yes, that
table,

is

so bookcases,

dining

dinner-wagons,

what-nots,

couches.
to bring

There has not been time

them

over.

CONVERSATION
1.

41st.the

rail^

What news
There
is

is

there in the papei-s

2.

no news.

fl -U Hi

M.

8.

The Chinese are buying a number

of ironclad war-ships.

4
5.

Oh
It

indeed, I have heard so too.

if

would be better

they would

use the

money

to construct rail-

ways.

6.

How

is

that

What

are railways ?

7.

Why
I

roads for railway carriages.

either.

8.

do not know that

it

te i5 PS

mi

iif

I will explain

to you.

In Western

countries there are iron roads

for

made

railway

carriages to run on carriages

because railway

cannot

-un on the ordinary roads.

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CONVERSATION

41st.

CONVERSATION
10.

41st. the
to consto

Vi^i\.\sXY. (Continued.)

Suppose now
truct

it

was desired

-1^^
5

a railway from

Canton

i Ul.

Fat-shan.

11.

Very

well.

How would

it

be done

m^^ji.

12.

First

men

are sent to look at the

country between Canton and Fatshan, and see what hills there are,

whether large

or

small

to

see

what

rivers

or

what water-ways

there are, and what villages

and

other places
are
;

and

what roads there

easiest
it.

and afterwards the

and

best

way

is

selected for

13.

That seems very

simple

but in

the "West can roads be

made anya
is

mmm:imMm. -umm m

where

Supposing now
'

man
mine,

should say,

This place

you

shall

not

make your road

^ (^ 5 ji Si *.

through

it.'

14.

am

only telling you about

I

it

in

a general way.
into
full
if
is

am

not entering
it.

details

about
land

Of

It"!?.

H A * "S @

course

a man's

is

taken,
it.

money
too

given to him for

is

If

much money

wanted, there

are officials to decide the matter.

15.

Then who
I

constructs the railway

it

should think

must

cost

great deal of money.

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CONVERSATION

41st.

CONVERSATION
16.

41st.the railway.

(Continued.)

Certainly,

it

costs a great deal of

money.

They

are

to

be

found

everywhere in 'Western countries.

In some countries the Government

make them, and

profit the

if

there
gets

is

a
in

Government

it

some countries the people make

them.

17.

How
I

can the people make them?

can understand the Government

"IE

^ pf ja

I?

a.

constructing them.

18.

number

of people join together

and form a company.

permission

They get
to

from

Parliament
;

construct the railway

regulations are

and certain
which the

as. mm.

nsi^^

made

to

Company have
19.

to adhere.

How

are

the

iron
is

roads

made

Probably there

a great deal of

work required over them.

20.

You
deal

are of

right.

There

is

a great
First

work about them.

a road has to be

made with

stones

and earth
is

and the more

level it

Bf

XS*

tt.

^m

the better.
;

The
if it

surface

must

be smooth

and

can also run

in a straight line, it is also well.

21.

Well, what then

am

very

much
it.

interested in hearing about

If

there

should be high mountains

is

mm^mmni9i.

obstructing the road, what

done

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CONVERSATION

41st.

HO

CONVERSATION
16.

41st. the n\iL\yxY.(Coiifiin(C(l)

Certainly, 21, use very nuich money, 15.

'Ting*

^la,^

'shai

'ho

^to

.ts'iu*
ch'ii

ke\
^to

Tsoi"yaii

^Sai

kwok^
"Yaii

to^
shii

In Western countries
have,
15.

all

places also
is

ke.

hai'
.ts'in*

Have
15,

places

Govern-

^Wong-jka

'chiiig

kc^ -yau
^shaii

ment make

have money made

;

chair ^AVoiig-^ka
-yaii

ke

lok^

riovernment receives, 15, 32

places
is

have
the

s\m
.

hai" pilk^-sing

tsz"- kci

hundred surnames

(i.e.

ching ke

people) themselves make, 15.

17.

Pilko-sing'

'tiin

^ching tak^ ^ni

'r

The-pcoplc

how make

can,

eh

53.

jWong-^kil *^ching ke
-yi ^ming-pik,.

"ngo

ho-

Government make
stand.

15, I can under-

18.

'Yau tar-^to
jShengt
.t'uns:

jau

hopj-^mai tso"
-K'oii-tei'lo

Have

great

many

(people) join-together

jkung-^sz.

make
from

completed
parliament
tliat

company.
get

They

-Yi-Ching'-Kwok -Wiii"
'ins:

permission
;

cJanyaii'

tso"

ko

,t'iu fit -16'

make
make

length

iron-road

also

ch'it^j-lapj

^choag-^ch'ing,

regulations

customs.

That

^kw'ai-jt'iii.

Ko
yiu

^kung-^sz kok^

company each kind matter must

according-to those regulations come
to-do.

yong'

sz"

chiu

-^yi
"

ko

-^ti

^chong-jCh'ing
19.

^lai tso".

Ko

-^ti

t'itQ-16"

tini

ching

^ni ?'

Those

iron

roads

how
very

make,

eh

Tai"
tso"

k'oi^*, yiii

ho

^to ^kung-^fii

Probably

must

much work

kwa
ts'o
.

make
Yiii
^t'aii

I-suppose, 18.

20.

"Mo
ke
.

'ho ^to ^.kung-^fii

No

mistake.
15.

Require very
place
(lit.

much
Fore

work,
front)

^Sin
^nai

yiu

i:>ei

shek^f
16";

First

kung"

ching yat^

^t'iii

must put
one

stones

and earth make

;

yutj (P'ingyiitj ho.

yaii" 16"

Shong" miu'*

length
better.

road

more

level

yiu ^kwong-wiitj.

Ko
.

^t'iu

more

Top

face also must-be

ho-"yi yatj chik^ hoii

AYJin

chung"

bright smooth.

That length road

ho kwo

k'uk, ke

can one straight go more good than

winding crooked, 15.

21.

fi\

'kom

'tira

^ni ?
.

"Ngo

'ho

^Yel]

How, eh

53.

very

pleased
hills

^chnug-yi ^t'cngf a

T'oug-yok^

hear, 2.

Supix)se

have large
road,

"yad
lo",

tiU"

jShfln

cho-Jau

ko

^t'lii

obstruct

that

length

how

tnu sun

ho

^ni (

consider good,

d\?

53.

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150

CONVERSATION

41st.

m
"^

lb-2

CONVERSATION

41st.

CONVERSATION
There are two thingg
ask
I

41st. the rml^v ay. (Co)ich(fM)

want
to
|

::g

g # if
fj*^

you about :-You

call

them
call
!

15
B/S

'fire carriages.'

AVhy do you

I W4
R^^

f& i Pfl P"P 'tt*^ -{l fj^ i^ fi ^h 'K :S

W #

theui

that,
?

aud besides do they

go quickly

28.

At the

front of the train there

is

an engine with machinery,

fire,

and furnaces
engine
pulls

like a steamer.

This

the

whole train of

carriages whether there be few or

many.

Sometimes there are two

or three carriages, sometimes there

are quite

Bi9$.^A^'^.

mm

number.

There are

passenger carriages, luggage vans,

and goods wagons; some carry coals,

and some carry

cattle

and sheep.

29.

As regards

speed,

some go quickly,

'

and some go

slowly.

The

fastest
fifty

go about one hundred and

U an hour;
go
fifty

the slow trains can

//

Mi*,
S?,

fill

or sixty

an hour.

Si as fT

# at ;^ +
"It.

30.

Truly

it

is

wonderful.

happen
so
I

just to

have some business,

stay

cannot
bye, Sir.

any

longer.

Good

31.

Walk

slowly.

tuiff

32.

Good

bye.

CONVERSATION

41st.

lb[

CONVERSATION
27.

41st. the TiAih\\\^Y.( Con dialed.)

song

"Yau "long yong"

ye,

"ngo
-nci

Have two kind

hit you:

things,
call

wish ask
to-be
?

afire

man"
kiii^

(or

man'*) 'ha

: -JSei

You

them

-k'ou tsokill' ^ni ?^

fo-^ch'e.

Tscr-mat^

carriages.

Why

so call, eh
?

Besides

^kom

Ling--ngoi- Jiang

go can quickly, eh

85.

tak, f^i'

-m^?
^fo-jCh'e
^ts'iu pin"

28.

Ko'

lat,

"yaii

That

line fire-carriages front

side

have

ki' jCh'e,

-yad

^kei-hei' tsoi" noi",

one

[C]

carriage,

have machinery have furnaces,

fire-ship

-yaii

'fo,

-yaii

c^h'd-patj-^to
c^^^'

in interior, have

fire,

^t'ung %-^8huii yatj yong."

^Ni
(or

differ-not-much-from

one
pulls

Bhing^

,ch'e
lat,

^t'o

,shing

same.

This.

[C]

carriage

^shengt)
'^shM,

,ch'e,

^m

lua'

Jo

whole row carriages, no matter more

less.

-Yaii ^shi 'yaii "long ^sam

^shi

There-are times (when) there-

^shing, -yau

-ym
"yau

k^i shap,

are

two

three

[C],
there-are

there-are
several

^shing.

-Yaii
ke'
;

^ti

^ch'e
^ti

^chong
^ch'e

times
tens

(when)
[C.].

jan-htlk^

Have some
;

carriages

^chong
yaii^ti

"lung-^song,

^hang-iei
;

carry passengers, 15

have some car-

-yaii ^cb'e

^chong fo

"yaii

riages carry trunks-boxes, luggage;

chong

^miii-t'an

ke
ke

"yaii ^ti

besides have carriages

cany goods
15
;

chong

^ngaii,

jong

have

some

carry

coal,

have

some carry cows, sheep,

29.

15.

*^Kong
^ti

Ji^ng
;

fai

man"

^ni,

"yaii

Speaking-about

going

fast

slow,

53.

^h^ng Ui
Chi'

-yaii ^ti ,hslng

tsaii-

mdn"
yat^

have some go quickly, have some

go slowly, 15.
one

ke''

f^i'

hai"

Most quick

just

is

^tira^chung ^hiing yat^ pilk^ "ng-

[C] hour

clock go one hundred

;

shap,

-1^1

^tso yaii'*

^hiing msin-

fifty lei left

(or) right
also

go slowly,
go can
five

ke' yatj

^tim
liikj

oChung J.6 ^hing

shap,
"lei

15, one
six tens

[C] hour
lei,

tak
30.

-ng

ke

15.
32. I

Chan ching

ch'ut -^k'ei lok,,.

^ti

"Ngo

Truly really

extraordinary.

just

ngdm-ongdm "yau
^8ho--yi

sz--koii

have
sit

little

business
Sir,

therefore not
for-the-

^m

'ts'o tak^ lok^.

^Sin-

can, 32.

good bye

^shdng,
81.
Iklan-

Wngt
{or

chi

lok^.

present 32.
Ja.

^man
^'.

man'*) ^hangf

Slow slow walk, 21.

32.

'Tsengt

Good-bye,

2.

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154

CONVERSATION

42nd.

HI

CONVERSATION

42nd.

155

CONVERSATION 42nd.tradesmen,
1.

&c.

^Ts'oi-^fung

*16

^lai

lok^.

"K'ou
^kdi
-k'oii

Tailor fellow come,

32.

He

says

you

wd"

"nci

tsokj-yatj
-k'oii,
^lai

%&i
kiu

yesterday in street surface met him,

told

shong- yii'-chokj

him

this

morning up come, he-

^kam
2.

jChiii

"shong

wo

says, 64.

-Ngo
^fdn

tsau'-ching' 'hai ^Ying-kwok^

ch*utj
Jai,
^to^

I just

from England back

out

come,
32.

yong'-yong- (or
^ts*ai-p^i"
sili

everything also prepared

I

fully,

yong--yong'*)
lok^.

only

want

some

white

coats

-Ngo

tsing'-hai- yiii
^che.'

^ti

trousers only, 7.

pdkg oShdm
3.

fii

-Ngo

"wiii

jt'ung

"n^i

*ching.

I can for

you make. Wait

(till) I

measure

'Tang "ngo tok^ kwo

't'al

"n^i ^shan,
yiii*

over your body, see a-bit you wear

those,

'U

-n6i

choko ko'-^ti
'k^i fiifco^*

want how long, how wide, 15.

*k61

.ch'ong/
jiii

ke\
I this time stouter than old time.

4.

"Ngo

chan-

^fei

kwo

kau-.shi,*

Must
those,

Yid' tso" jSung-oti kwo

-ngo ji-

make

looser than I

now wear

Jl& choko ko
5.

-pti

che

tak^.

in-order-to do.
I later several days bring one article (or

"Ngo

^ch'i *k6i yat^

^t'lii f li

^ning yat^ kin"

pei

^shdm, yat

n^i chok^
oHgim)
ho

C.) jacket, one pair

trousers
p.
t.),

(lit.

length, the C.)

kwo
^m
yi^

t'ai

-hil

^ngam

(or

give
see

you

put-on

(s.

of

^ngdtn (or Angara).

Tsaii"

a-bit

right

not right.
loose,

'ching ^sung,
.

wjik^

chikj-^ti

Just
tighter

very

easy

make

or

^to takj ke
6.

also can, 15.

*H6

jU.'

jT'ung "ngo
(or yat^
J,6.)

tso"

shap^-

Well, 21.
[i. e.

For me make twelve

articles

yi- kin-

pilk^ oShilm,

C]
sis

(or

one dozen) white coats,

(i.e.

'ho-ts'z'

^ni kin" yat^

yong", yaii"

like this article

C.) one same, also

'ching
^.md-po

liikj ^t'fii (or piin

td)pdkQfu
,

make

[C]

(or half dozen) white

fu

pdkjpo

luk"

linen trousers, white cotton trousers,

six pairs.

7.

^K^i

.shi*

ching tak^ jiin

^ni ?

What

time make can

finish,

eh

53. just

jYan-^.wai "ngo ^yi-fuk^ ^hd,nQhdn

kaii

Because

my

clothes

only

shai ^che.

sufficient to-use only, 7.

156

CONVERSATION

42^^).

CONVERSATION 42nd. tradesmen,

8.

&iC. {Continued.)

I will

make them quickly

not want a pith

for you.

Do you

hat

have a number in the shop, and

will bring

m mM

^.

them up

m^

for

you

to see.

9.

Yes,

want one
out.

my

old one

is

worn

10.

Do you

not want some

or

collars, or

neckties,

handkerchiefs,

or

cinglets, or socks. Sir ?

11.

The shoe-maker

is

waiting outside.
a

He

has

brought

new

pair of

shoes.

12.

Tell

him

to

come

in.

Bf tM
is

A It #J.
^,
ps

13.

Ah

You have brought my new

have you
?
?

shoes,

Where
they

the
too

mmm,
"IS.

tn

shoe-horn

Oh

are

m-Mm.

small; I cannot put them on.

14.
I think
stiff,

you can.
is all.

The
Let

leather

is

that

me

help you.

15.

Ah

there

it

is

on, but

it

is

too

tight.

It pinches

my

toes.

ti^

ft

w at (#)

Pit.

16.

will

take

them

back, and put

them on
them.
17.

the

lasts,

and

stretch

mm.

I think they arc too short

but

if

you

will

bring them back again

^ ^ t 5K S K !

Ifj.

after stretching

them, I

will

try

them once more.

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CONVERSATION

42xd.

CONVERSATION 42nd. tradesmen

18.

&Q{Coiitliuml)

I
I

want

this pair of boots

mended.
resoled.

want them reheeled and

19.

am

afraid these will not last well.

20.

The

pair

of

patent leather shoes

you made

for

me have

cracked.

I said the leather

was not good

for me,

when you made them

and

they had only been worn a short

time

when the

soles

were

worn

throngh.

21.

Has

the

washerman

brought

the

clothes in yet?

22.

He

has.

There are three

articles

^ &.

tS

4'^

ff .

short

white waistcoat and two

shirts.

23.

He must

find

them

again.

If not,

he will have to buy new ones, the

same

as those lost; or I will cut I pay him.

him when
Oh, dear
care.

m 1 TE A 11^.
take more

24*

me

You must

Do

not be so rough.

Yon

have knocked over

the birdcage
to death.

and frightened the bird

mm.

CONVERSATION

42nd.

159

CONVERSATION 42nd. tr.U)E6mex,

18.

8iQ.^( Continued.)

^Ni

tiiii

Jici

(Note 1) yiu
"^tii-

p6-Jan
.

^ho,

yiii^

chung

Tsik^-

hai" yiii
Jiiii

ching ^san

^luii

^chang,

tai,

19.

-Ngo

p'ii'

^ni-^ti Jiili ^tai

.

^m

^k'ara

shai ke

20.

"Xei
ts'at^

jt'iing

'ngo

ching ko

toil

jP'ei ^hdi ^ib lit, "^cho.

"Nei

^ching ko' chan^

.shi*,

"ngo ^to
noi,"

wa" ,m ^ho
{or noi' *)

.p'ei*.

ch6k * "nao

^.hfli

tai yau' ^lan ^t'im.

21.

*^Sai-ji-fiikj-^16

^ning
.?

oSham

^fan

Jai ^m
22.

Js'ang ^ni

^Kaii
shiii

(Note 2)
jSam
pilkj

lok.
;

-K'oii

^kdu

kin

yat, kin" tsad"

hai"

pui -oSam,
.

ko

"long

kin"
23.

hai" h6n"-Qshara a

'K'oii yiii
hai", yiii

wan Jan die

"mai ^san ke
,

tak^.
chiii

^.M

-ji

shatj- cho

ko

-^11

yat, yong"

^m

hai"

j.ni,

"ngo
lok^.

tsaii"

kot^ "k'oii

jan-^kung
24.
^Ai, {or^

Ai) Pai'-^ka.

'

fo

^Sam-

kci ti che' tak, ka

ts'o'-po-

"Mai koni

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OOXVERSATION

42nd.

CONVERSATION 42nd. trademex,

25.

&c.{ConcImJrd.)

Have you brushed

the clothes this

I

morning, that I had on when

^ .
-fe/g.

f5i4-

mm mm

went

to dinner last night

26.

Yes,
up,

have, I have

folded

them

and put them

in the drawer

in the chest of drawers.

27.-

You have
well this

not

brushed
;

my

shoes

i^

mm

It

mm

morning

they

do

not

shine.

28.

There

is

no blacking.

It

is

all

used up.

29.

Get some more from the compradore.

Give
put

nnmmmm.
mm,
m,

#?

me

the pass book, and I will

it

down,
I will go
if

30.

Yery

well.

and get
?

it.

mi mm, ^*

But what
31.

he has none

Go
Yery

to another

shop and buy

it.

32.

well.

Mm,

CONYERSATION
1.

43rd.

the

boy put into authority.

Now, Boy,

hand over the

silver-

ware for you to look after.

I&

fSt

2.

How many
Two
dozen

articles are there.'*

3.

large
is

spoons

and

mm :kmx, x^n-u

forks.
lost,

There

one small fork

there are

but, barring that,

as

many

small forks and spoons.

CONVERSATION

42nd.

161

CONVERSATION 42nd.tradesmen,
25.

&c.(Condwlpd.)

"No^o

tsok,

'miln
^kiii

chok

ko

ti

I last

night wore those

(i.e.

clothes

go-out

^shiim ch'ufcj

shik^ ots'dn, "n6i

streets

to go out) eat meal,

you
yet,

kam

jChiii ts'ilt^-

cho ^m ^ts'ang

this

morning
58.

brushed

not

eh?
20.
Ts'iitg-^cho lok^.

Yau"

chi'p^ m.li",

Brushed, 82.
in

Also folded together place

that

^chai

yapj

'ng- t'ung-kwai"

ko

five-drawers-cupboard

kwai"- t'ung l^k^.

drawer, 82.

27.

"N^l ^kam
ts'ilt^

^chiii ts'sit^

"ngo

^haf,

"mo

You

this

morning brushed
till

my

shoes, not

to' leng't ka'.

brush

bright, 14,

28.

-Mo
sili

ts'ilt^

jhiii

mak,

'sliou.

^Shai

No

brush shoe ink water.

Use

all,

32.

lok.

29.

^T'ung
^Pei

-mili-piln'*

^ti

^Iti'.

With compr adore

that book

get

some, 21.

Give

ko

p6^*

^tsai

"ngo,

'tang

little (i.e., little

book), to

"ngo "shong-chii"
80.

lok^.

me,

till

I enter, 32.

^H6

^U."

c,

'Ngo

hou
,ni ?^

lo

Jd.'

Well, 21. eh
?

go

get, 21.

Perhaps none,

Wiik -^che
81.

-mo

63.

noil

tai"

,kdn 'mii lok.

Go

another [the two words are run into

one]
82.

[C]

buy, 82.

,Ng, 'ho }L'

Well good, 21.

CONVERSATION
Ntl", Sz"- tsai,

43rd.

the boy put

ti

into authority.

-ngo ^kau-tdi ko'-uei

"lei.

There,

Boy

hand-over

those

silver

j.ngan h6i

kwo

articles over-to

you to-attend-to.
eh
?

-Yau \6\

^to kin- ^ni ?^

Have how many

Yaiishat^
sai'

articles,

58.

-Long
-yad
cho,
^cli'ii

Jti tii-

^kang

^ch'ii.

Two

dozen large spoons forks.

Further
[s.

yat^

^chi

sai'

^ch'd

have one
p. t.],

[C]

small fork lost

of

^chiing

ko

yat^

^chf,
tdi"

wanting that one [C], small

also

^.kaug

gto hai"
,to.

jch'6.

forks spoons

are large forks

^kang

kom

spoons so many.

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CONVERSATION

43rd.

CONVERSATION 43rd. the

Are there any
forks
?

boy put ixto authority.

fruit

knives

and

There are of each kind a

dozen
fish

and a

half,

and there are

knives and forks.

There are boxes for these two kinds,

I suppose.

There
for

are.

hand over the keys

you to hold.
are the tea-spoons
are.
?

Where

Here they

The egg

spoons,

n. *i .

fruit spoons, salt cellars,

and

salt

sa. mm, '^m

-t.

spoons are

all

here.
is

And
Did

the caster
I

on

the

table.

a ?* sS ? ii

5K

Pa-

not see that you had two

?

small ones besides

10.

Quite
slice

so.

This case holds the

fork.

fish

and

11.

The

tea-pot, coffee-pot,

sugar-bowl,

and

cream-jug

are

on

the

side-board.

12.

The

hot-water-jug
see
it ?

is

there

too.

Did not you

I

saw

it.

Here

are

some

sugar

spoons, and some vegetable-dishes

you have not mentioned.

14.

There, that

is

all.

want you

to

count them over very night, and

see if there are

any wanting.
lost,

If

there are
to

any

you

will

have

s in m s s % ig ^ Bj a ni.
f3*>

ii^

pi^

Bg-.

make them good.

?

Do you

understand

CONVERSATION

48rd.

1(50

CONVERSATION
4.

43iiD. the boy put into authority.

"Yaii shikj

\v,o

^to

^clr^

"yaii

Have

eat fruit knives forks, have not, eh

-mo
piin

il^?

-Mui yong'yau

"yaii yat^ JiA

.yii*

2.

Each

kind

have
fish

one

dozen

yaii"

shik^

^to

half, also

have eat

knives forks

besides.
5.

jNi

'long

yong-

tai--k'oi^*
?

"yaii

TheBe two kinds probably have case hold

is-it-not-so ? 18,

oSong ^chong
6.

kwd

-Y&A

ke.

*^So-^8hi

"ngo

^ktiu

Have, 15.

Lock's-key

hand-over to

kwo
7.

"nei ^chd.
?

you to-hold.
Tea-spoons, eh
J\ai-tan' *-okang,
?

^Ch'ii-^kang ^ni

53.

8.

^Hai

^ni

shii^na.

At

this place, there.

lift

Fowl's-egg-spoons,
salt-cellar,
salt
tliis

fatj *^kwo

okang,

jim-^chung,
^to

fruit

spoons,

jim

okang,

hain--pil"-langsiii

spoons

all also

at together all

hai, jts'ai
9.

^ni shii
_t'oi*

place, 2.

"Ng-m^r-ka-'*

tsoi"

shong".
ling"-

Five-scasonings-stand also on table surface.

"Ngo
ngoi^t'im
?

^m

hai-

kin

'nei

I not

have seen you besides

small
[s. of possess-

-yaii

"long

ko

sai

ke

have two

[C]
?

ing] besides jNi

ko^ hop.* ^chong
^.to

10.

"Mo
chii-

ts'o\

Not wrong.

This

[C]

case

holds

[s.

^fan

.yii* tai-

oCh'a.

of containing] di\ide fish large knife

fork.

11.

^Ch'a-.wu*,

jka-^fci-.wu*,

^t'ong-

Tea-pot, coffee-pot, sugar-basin (or bowl

sa?j),

^tau (or ^chung) ^.ngaii-'niii-makj,

hdin--pa--lang" ^hai
12.
^.sai-^po shii
'^hai
.

cow's-milk-mug,

all

at

side-

board place.

Yitj-'^shoii-makj

^to

ko'

shii

Hot-water-mug also at that place,

not
see,

You

d
13.

"Nei ^m
lok^.

km
shii

^me

.''

eh

89.

Kin'

^Ni

yaii'

-yaii ^ti
ts'ol
-

Seen, 32.
lift

This

place also
;

have

some

fatj jt'ong
otaii,

okang, "yaii
^to
^ra

^ti

sugar spoons

have some veget-

"ndi

^ts'ang

"^kong

able-dishes,

you

also not yet speak

to
14.

^lai.

reach come.

Na, hai" kom' ^to lok^.

-c
,

"Ngo-mau,

There, it-is-tliat-there-aresomany, 32.

"man

,,j

.,

c,,

yiu

"nci
siii

tun

kwo

,.:>

sai

every night want you count over all see

a-bit together all not together.

Vai "ha

^ts'ai

^m

^.ts'ai.

"Yaii
j)'ui
?

Have
want

matj ^m kin
lok^.

cho, yiii

"nci

anything not seen

[s.

of p.

t.],

"Nei ^ming-pakj mii

you

make-good,
?

32.

You under-

stand, eh

35.

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CONVERSATION

43rd.

CONVERSATION 43rd.the
15.

boy put into AVsmniTY. (Continued.)

Quite, Sir.

16.

Where

are

the plates,
?

and

dishes,

and Chinaware
17.

In

the cupboard.
over.

have looked
are
plates,

them
plates plates

There
small
dessert

large

and and

soup

plates

and and

meat-dishes,

tea-cups

saucers, coffee-cups, egg-cups,

and

vegetable-dishes.

18.

There

is

a soup tureen.

19.

An

iron ?

No.
in.

20.

To put soup

21.

Oh, a soup tureen

yes.

22.

There

is

also glass ware.

23.

number

of

the

tumblcre

are

broken and cracked.

24.
I

do not think

so.

25.

Yes, they are, and two or three of

the finger-glasses,

ny.

ffi

10

a.

26.

You

must

take

care

and

not

break more of them.

27.

The two

large

lamps

need

new

shades and chimney.

28.

You must
night.
in
it ?

cut

the

wicks better.
well last
oil

The lamp did not burn

Is

there
oil

enough

Has any
?

been put in

this

morning

CONVERSATION

43rd.

1G5

CONVERSATION
lb.
K;.

43iiu. thk

liov

put into avthority. (Continued.)

Understand
all,

^Ming-p;lk^

sai'

lok^, ^Sin-^sluing.

32, Sir.
?

^Vim
'^llai

tip^,

^ts'z-hei

jii?"
jlai

Bowls, plates, porcelain-articles, ch

53.

17.

(Vin) kwiiP*
kwo'
^lai

lolv

'Ngo

In (bowl) press come-to-bo, 32.

come, 32.

I look

over

\'a,i

u\<
^^

Yaii
tip^,

tai" tip^,

Have

large plates, have

-yau

sai^ tip^,

oug

kwo tip^,
^cli'ii-

small plates, soup plates, fruit plates,

^chong yukj
^piii-tipj,

tip.,

^ch'a-^pui,

hold meat plates, tea-cups,

plates,

tea-cup

ka

-Jci-^jpui, ^.kai-tan^*-

coffee-cups,

fowl-egg-cups,

oPiif, ts'oi -otaii.

(Note 1)

vegetable-dishes.

18.
19.

'Yaii ko' ^t'ong-^tau.

Have
Iron
?

a soup tureen.

T'oDg'-'tau?

-Mo

^a.-

No,

1.

20.

jChong ^t'ong ke\

,0, ^t'ong-^tau
;

Hold

soup, 15.

21.
22. 23.

-yau.
^t'ini.

Oh

soup tureen

have.

Yaii" "yaii jw-Qlei* hei

'^Ho
liln-

Besides have glass ware also.

^to

ko

-^ti

^po-Qlef-^^pui liar

Very many of-those glass-cups

broken
(s.

[i.e.

glasses]

'^cho, lit,

clio.

of p. t.], cracked [s. of p. t.]

24. 25.

,M

hai'
a.^

kwa
"Long ^sam ku
li

Not
shaii-

are probable, 18.

1.

Ha.'

Are,

Two

three

[C] hand-bowls

^chung, yaii" hai"

26.

also are, 2.

"Nei yiu
cto-oti.

tsz-sai

"mai 'ching-lau

You must-be
more.

careful do-not

make-break

27.

Ko'
I yiii

-Icing

^chan

tiii"

^tang {or ^tang)

Those two [C] large lamps want new lamp

chimneys, lamp globes before (they
can) do.

^san ^tang .tung*, ^tang

tak^.
,

chad

chi

c
28.

.>

Nei

yiii

tsiii

ko

-oti

^tang ^sam

You must

cut (with scissors) those lamp

^ho-^ti chi' takj.

Tsok^ "man ko
Kaii
^chiii

wicks better before-it will-do.

night that
good.
53.
yet,

Last

'^chun^tang^m^shiiitakj ho.
jaii,
^na

[C]

lamp not burn can

oil,

kau'

jii

Jiam

Enough

not enough, eh
oil

^cham

(or

^cham) jau ^m ^ts'ang

This morning pour-in

eh
? 2.

not

[Noie.

1 All

tip..* these 2)Iates can be either as above or

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CONVERSATION

43rd.

CONVERSATION 48rd. the

29.

boy put ixto authoeity.

cloth

{Conduded.)

Shall

I
?

put

on the table

now
80.

Yes,

you had

better.

want

my

dinner earlier to night.

31. 82,

There are no

serviettes.

'fttirti.
and
get

Go

to

the
out.

wardrobe,

some

CONVERSATION 44th. the

1.

outside barbarian.

have
Europe,
seen a
of

heard of

a
I

place

called

and yet

have

never

man from
foreign

Europe.
devils

Each
you
or

you

say

E2.A.f3r^ltS5l.1@1SII5 IS @ a i4 tr A.

are

Red
English

Haired

Men,

Flowery Flag
for

Men
and

(Vulgar term
or

American),

people of some either place, which

on one knows anything about

2.

at

all.

thought you were a scholar.

3.

So I am.

Do you
it

foreign

devils

read? I take

people like what

litera-

you are do not have much

ture to trouble yourselves about.

4.

cannot believe that you

scholar.

are a

5.

Why?
In the
first place,

C.

you do not

treat

people politely.

#A.

7.

Why

do you say that?

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CONVERSATION

44th.

CONVERSATION 44rd. the

8.

outside barbarian.

Because Confucius, says,

to others
as

'

Not

to

do

?L

* ^ 't m> a

St

you would not wish

done to
9.

yourself.'

Halloa
devils

"Why

Do

you

foreign
?

know

the

Four Books

10.

If

we

are

devils,

probably we do
;

not understand them

are

but

if

we

human,

it

is

possible

we can

understand them.

11.

It is truly l9.ughable.

You

foreigners
Is

do not
that

like to

be called devils.

iHKAltB4fr.m.
I

it.?

UBS.

12.

wish to ask you a question,

is!

Very good.

What

is

it ?

14.

If

any

oiie

were to style you a devil,

?

would you be pleased

not.

Certainly

If

you are not pleased, do

you suppose I

am

I consider

it

a breach of politeness.

15.

Foreigner,

there
say.

is

something in

what you

mm,
from

IG.

Our code
yours.

of politeness differs

You do not know ours. I have

learnt

gradually

your

estimable

'te

If ft DV. wi

country's politeness, and I wish to

treat

you in a courteous manner

Sir, are

mn^ik>
IB

but you.

rude to me.

*.

-fi :5t

mm* 4
-fl

COXVERSATIOX

4tT][.

160

COXVKRSATION
^iiiii
'

4^tii. thk orTsrDi:

i:aiuui'Jan-.

llniiii-

Imi- ls7,

"Villi

\va',

Because
'

('(.nliieiiis

Master
not

bave
wisb,

said.

Kci

slio patj

ynkj,

iiiat^ slii' ^yii

Yourseir

wbat

don't

^yan.'
^Ai-^yii, {(If ^af ^jii, or ^ai "ya) 'iiei-ter
faiiC
(^

try-it-on to (otber) nien.'

Dear me,
'

you foreign devils aiso know

IJooks,'
17).

kwai tosliik 'Sz

i c

Shii

'

kc

Four

Yokj-hai'
ke-'*;

kwai, tar-k'oi^*

^m

shik^
i

If-arc
If

devil

j)robabIy

not

know,

15.

t'ong--y(')k^ liai" ^yaii.

to p'a

are

men,
15.

also

perbaps

can

-wiii sliik^ ke^*.'

know,
lok^,

^Chaii-ching
^fan-^yan

lio-si'u

"nei-tei"
^.yan-tei"
^in

Truly very-laugliable, 32, you foKeigners

not
pleased people
is

^m ^chnng-yi
tsn-

call
?

you to-be

km
"Ngo
yatj

nei

kwai; bar

bar

devils;

not

is,

eb

53.

12.

t6-eng*t ^maii

^Siu-^sbangt

request-to

ask

(you).

Sir,

one

kou
Ja
;"

sentence, 2.
^.ui

Ho
Yokj
tso"

mat^ "ye

?^

Good, 21

wbat tbing, eb

53.

"yaii

jan

^cb'ing ^Sin-^sbangf
ji'in'

If-it-bappened
(you). Sir,
satisfied,

tbere-was anyone
to-be devil

styled
Sir,

kwai, ^Siu-^sbangt

^m

(you),
?

yiiir
lokp.

^ni?'

K'ok sbat^ ^m yihr

not satisfied eb

53.

CerSir,

^Siu-j.sbiingt

^m

yiia', ^Sin-

tainly not satisfied 32.

(You),
Sir,

^shangf

kwii

"iigo

yiin"

^me

^
.''

not

satisfied

(you).
?
3'.).

tbink

I
(a)

"Ngo

siin

sliat^-'lai

lok

satisfied,

eb

consider

loss-of-politeness, 32.

"Lo

^faii "iiei

sbo kong ke'

^^to

"yaii

Venerable Foreigner, you wbat say, 15,

also

^ti t6"-"lei.

bave some

jirinciple (in it).

16.

"Ngo-tei" ^Sai-jau-kc^ "lai-fat^

^.t'ung -nei-teifat^.

^m

"\Ve

Western-men's politeness-regulations
not same
rules.

^T'oiig-jau

"lai"lai-

your Cbinese politenessnot

-Nei pat^ ^cbi "ngo-ke^

a
.

You

know our
2.

polite-

fat^

"Xgo

tsiin--tsiin^*

bok^
"lai-

ness
learn

regulations,

gradually

jSiii-j.sbaiigt

kwai -kwok^
song
tan"
liopQ-"Iai

(yourj,

Sir's,

bonourable
I wish into-treat
Sir,

mail

"ngo

tor

country's good-manners.

^Sin-^sbangf;

^Sin-^sbangf

conformity-witb-politeness
(you).
Sir,

mo

lai

tsip,

"ngo.

"Xgo, yok^

but

(you).

no

170

CONVERSATION
COXYERSATIOX

44th.

44:TH.

the

outside

i'-akijariax.

(Continued.)

CONVERSATION

44tii.

171

COXVl'iRSATIOX
-yau
pat^

InF. I'lfH orTSiDK

^yaii

v.\w,.\\\ws.{Co,irli(iIf'd.)

kMiy
^clii

liar

i>at^

poliLciiess receive

me.

I, if

have not

tsuir-tc-i^*

^ui-ti
'yiu'i
"^ts'z

-lai-Jat^:

reach, (it)

is

because not entirely

;

know

yokj ^Siii-^sluingt
^111

pat^ l<';n\'

these
Sir,

pohtencss-reonlations

(you),

bar

^yan

yiiir-kwri

have not attaiu-to not isbecausc-

jan

-lai-fat

liar

^Siii-^sliaugt

of this reason, since (the) poUteness-

kwai -kwolc.

ke^'"'.

rcgulations are (your) Sir's honourable country's, 15.

17.

Have

overpassed

(the limits of right),

have transgressed, 32.

18.
19.

'"Yaii
vShoii

kwo

tsak^ uiat^ tuir

koi."

If

faults,

then not but

alter.'

^song joug-^yan ^nang kora'

!

Who

would-think

Ocean-men could-bc-

^ts'ung jning
20.

so deeply intelligent
pat^ ^koni ^tong.

Pat^ "^kom ^tong

Not

dare

to-considcr-mysclf-equal-to

(the praise you bestow on me).

21.
Yiii

^k'au "Lo- ^sz

ts'oii"

L'ai-^hoi,

jan

Must

beg

Old-Scholar
I

to-overlook,

"ngo tak^

'Lo-^sz.

lok^^.

because

have

sinned-against

Venerable-Scholar 32.
22.

^M

"^shai

"^kong

lok^,
ts'z^

t;ur

mong"

Not need

to-spcak,

32.

(I)

only

hope

^Sin-^sluingt ha"

^m yung"

(you), Sir, after times not use such,

ir,

kom
23.

ke

\va'-j.t'an.

words.

-Ngo

jiug-yiii^
'

kei

flungV;

t'sz

ought-to-have remembered Confucius

'has
said,
'

-yau wa",

Sai-,fo!io-

Western-regions

have

sages (final).'
"^Nei

man--k'apj ^Au-^Io-jia-,.yan.
Je.^-Vi'i-^l(.)-j>:i-jan

You asking concerning Europeans.

Yes,
24.

Hairaatj

hai"

Europeans
53.

are

what

men,

.yan*

;"

^ni
I

eh

"Ngo har

j.Au-Jo-jia-<.yan
?

am

European.
?

^Sin-^shangt hai" ^Aii-^lo-jia- jan

28.
29.

Sir,

(you), are Einx>[ican

Hai-

^le.'

Yes, 21.
^8in-^sh;ingt
wii"

"Ngo

*^k\vu

"nei

thought. Sir you (said) you were Great

hai- Tai--^ying-k\vnk^

jan.

England man.
Also am,
1.

To

hai-

ii.

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CONVERSATIOX

44th.

CONVERSATION 44th. the

31.

outside barbaiuax.

How

is

that?
is

m M m m,.
the
is

32.

England
Europe,

in

continent

of

so

France,

Spain,

Portugal, Italy,

Holland, Russia,
of

and Turkey
Europe.

all

these

are

in

CONVERSATION
1.

45th.^goverxmext.

Is there a

queen on the throne iuj

?

^H'^^^)f:^ft ^

England
2.

Not now

l)ut

during the

last

few

hundred years

there have

been

several queens in England.

We

have the
lately

sis

boards in Peking,

fgl^^A^/^nR^E^tMi
^^%jJlfi-

and

another has been added

'MMti^^

to them.

Have you English any

?

thing of that kind

We
the

have,

but

first

tell

me what

names

of the seven boards

are.

Very
Civil

well, they Office,

are the

Board of
of
|

the

Board

Revenue, the Board of

Rites, the

Board

of

War,

the

Board

of

Punishment, the Board of Works,

besides

the

new

board,

the

Admiralty.

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CONVERSATION

4;.tii.

CO XYERSA
AVell,
in

>X 4.yjn. oovERXMF. XT,

England
the

there

ar.'

tlie

Treasury,
Colonial
Offi.-e.

Home

Office,

the

Office,

the

Foreign
ihv

ihe

AVar

Office.

Admiralty, the

India Office,

the

Board

of Trade, the Post

Office,

the Office of "Works, besides othei-

Government

Offices.

The Emperor has

to assist

liim in

M^^ftH^tstr
,

mm

governing the country, the

Grand

Secretariat (or Imperial Chancery,

or

Inner

Couneil).

Does
council

your
'r

King have any such

There
is

Privy

Coiuicil

in

mm^^^n-^n^f^
3^[mmMU.
^mm.^.

England, and a number of Privy

Councillors.

Besides

that
is

there

is

Caljinet,

which

composed

of

Cabinet

Ministers.

Who
There

are the Cabinet

are

Minisicrs
of

number

Cal>inet

Ministers.

Amongst
of

them

the

First

Lord

the Treasury, the

State
for

Secretary
Aflai I's.

of
''."he

Foreign

Secretary of Stat e for

the Colonies, the Chancellor of the

Exchequer, and others.

12.

In

"Western

countries
dies

when

the

ffiugsaa-fe.iiSftB'e.

Sovereign

Avho ascends the

throne

The

heii-

apparent succeeds, as in

fT)

# * ^ "H.

1^

*s-

China.

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CONVERSATION

4oth.

CONVEKSATIOX
14.
I

4:.tk.

>Vi:i;xMENT. (A'rt//////?/cy/.)

do not
in

til

ink

it is

the same, because

China Princesses cannot ascend

the throne; in England they can.

15.

What
is

is

done

if

the heir apparent

* ^ PS

-t-

Ji!c

St S*

ffJS.

not of
is

ag'c ?

IC.

There

a great deal of trouble

falls

if

the

empire

into disorder.

But

you

have

not

answered

my

question.
18.

mmm,
\

Oh

Didux

Wliat did yon say

What
I'.t.

did you ask

me

asked yon, suj^posing the Emperor

died,

and the Heir Apparent was

age,
?

not of

who then would be

suppose
not
the
sit

Emperor
Apparent
throne.
20.

Heir
the

could

on

If such were tlie case, the

Empress
to

Dowager
affairs

would
the

attend

the

of

country

until

the

Heir Apparent was grown up.

other words the Empress acts.
It
is

In

sail!

that in
It

America there

is

no
to

king.

seems very strange

A * ^ M ^ a ti ^ # ^ ^
ffi
i

1.
"gsE.

*.

me.
people elect from
as

In America the
their midst one

head,

whom

they call the President.

A fS a S ?c iS.
?

Then does

the office pass on from

father to son

and grandson

CONVERSATION

45x11.

CONVEIiSATK >N
1-1.

">tii

. govern.mf^n-t. (C 'fuirliufnf.)
I

"Ngo

tiiii^-'^kwii

^m

liai"

vat^ yiJiig",

think not

is

one same, because China

sit

jan-wai- ^Chuiig-kwokg

^Knng-

Princesses not

able throne,

ITi

*^Chu ^ra-ts'o*ttakj^vai-(o/\vai'*)

England yet do can, 03.

i

ke^ ^Ying-kwoko yair

15.

tso" tak^ ^ni.

T'ai^-^Tsz
tsai'r

^m

ts'ang'

^shing-j'an
[

Heir- Apparent not yet established a-man

^tim

'^ni 'r

then how, eh
^to sz'.

53.

16.

Kwok.

liin-,

"yau Jio

Country in-confusion, have

trouble.

very

much

17.

'Ngo man"
^111

"nei

ko

koii

'ni'i yai'r

T ask

you that sentence, you

also not yet

^ts'ang tiipo -ngo lo^

Plai"

po\
"^tim wil";

'

answered me, 31, 60.

18.

jO

^me

^Sin-^shang
^ni ?^

Oh
j

Is-it so,

eh

39.
?

Sir

how

said

asked

man" "ngo mat^

19.

mc
^Wong
;

what, eh

53.

"Ngo man"

"nei

p'ci -yir

asked you supposing Emperor died-at

that

^pang ko' chan"

yaii"

_shi,*
tai",

T'ai'-^t'sz
|

period-of time, Heir-Apparent

mei"

^chong

pin

ko^
| '

also not raised great,

who[C.] becomes
Heir-Apparent

tso"

^Wong-tai^

^ni ?

T'ai'-^tsz

Mmpcroi',

eh

53.

^m -ts'o*ttak^ wai^* kwii\

20.

not

sit

can throne, I-suppose, 18.

T'ong-yokj

"yaii

kom
'lei

sz",

^Wongsz".

If

have such matter, Empress-Dowager

then attend country's business, wait
till

T'ai -Had" tsau"

'^tang to

kwok.

T'ili - tsz tai"

ko chan"
shoii

Heir-Apparent large that period

.shi.*

Wong-hau"
ching

tsaii"

lime.

Empress then drops curtain

^.lim t'ing

lolc_.

listens to-matters-of-state, 32.

21

^Yan-tei" *^kong w:'r -Mei-kwok^ "ino

People speaking say America no Emperor,

I

\AVong-tai\
ch'ut -,k'ei ke
C

"Ngo
.

kin' tak^

*^ho

see able very extraordinary, 15.

22.

Tsoi" "Mei-kwokg pak^-sing

liip, jk'ei

cli'it^\

In America hundred-surnames elect-andset-up from-their midst one

to-be

jChung yat^ ko'

j&n

tso"

[C] man

^'fau-^yan,
'fii

kom yong^*

^ch'ing-

Headman,

so fashion, politely-

wai- Tai--Pak -"Lei-^Siii ,T'in-

called Hiim) to-be President.

Tak,.
23.

^Koni yong'* "k'oU

hai" "k'oii ^tsz hai"
in hai"
,,^iin

"^sz-^chi

hair.
kai',

So fashion his death's afterwards,

is-it his
is

^shing

>ou grandson receive succession,

not
is,

,ni ?"

eh

53.

178

COXVERSATION

45th.

CONVERSATION

i.Vm.

COX VEItSATlOX
I

'>Tii.GO\'K]\yy\\]sr.{Coitli,iur>/.)

21.

^M
f;z

liar

^kom

ying'".

"KSiii Uo"

Xot

is

s(.)

fashion.

ITc

is

(for) four years,

^iiui,

koiii
l^o

tsair
tsn'.

ym

yoiig

then just must resign-up-to give to

V'i tai"-yr
-k'oii
tsij-

wak^- die
lio

another

[C]

to-be.

If he does able

tak^ sliap^-^fau

^to

ten parts good, also have times invite

-yau ^shi (or .shi*) *^iscngt

tsoi tsu" yatj yaiir
^I'iin.

"k'oii

him again be one term more.

25.

-K'oii

^111

tso"

Kwok^-kc ^T'au-^yan
111
.'

He

not be country's

Headman

that time

ko
2<:.

,shi

tun

how, eh
y<>ng" flitk^,
<.fjlii

O').

(.Tmiig pak^-siug-

yat_j

AVith hundred-surnames one

same

only.

Jfi

^lioi

^kiug-^slieiigt,

lioii

Separates (himself) apart-from capital-city,

ts/r-^kei nk,.
yi

Wiik^ "yaii ^sluingt:i-ici sz--koii

,

back goes his-own house.

back goes
ordinary

tso", ^tau liou

If

have business to-do,

bnsines:^.

^.t'liiig

jying-^sliong yat^ yiJng"-

attend-to

with

(times) one same.

27.

*^Koia

'^h'')

lok

"^koni siiir liai-^him-

So good, 32

so consider

is

humble, 32.

28.
i

'Ngo

^t-engt-^inan -^Ii'i-kwok^ liar

kei
sliap^

heard

America

is

have

several

tens

yad

kwok^

hopj-^.uiai
-

countries
one,

united-together
to-be
Is so

become
States,

wai" yat^, kiii

tso" Ilopj-Cliiiiig
ITai"

called

United
not
is,

Kwok^

Wii

-koin

^m

liai"

it-is-said, Gl.

eh

53.

2'.i.

-Xei

"^sho

^t'engt-ke'

liar

^cliaii.

You what heard

heard)
is

(i.e.

what

you
four

have
tens

"lau
^raai

sz

snap,
yat^

kci

slumg

liop^-

true.

Have

tso"

kwok^.

"Miii
lutj-lai',

(and)

several

provinces (or states)

sluing -yau tsz'- kci kc

k'a]ij -ki ts/r- kci-ko

united-together become one country.

s/r,
s/.

tan

Each

state

has

its-own

laws
:

and
but

liar

cluing -kwok^.-Kc

-kou

manages

its-own

liusincss
is

ha

I"

Kwok.-^ka

"lei

kc

whole-country's business

Govern

ment
:i(i.

attends, 15.

Tai" -^Mci-kwok;

^m

hai"

cluing"

Great

America not

is

besides

have

-yau ko

jucng r*t

[i.e.

C] name

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CONVERSATION

45Tir.

CONVERSATION
81.

U'ni.GOVERymisr.fConrli/i/cd.)

Yes

it is

also called the

Land of

the

Flowery Flag, on account of the

national flag having

many

colours.

32.

That

is

a rather a nice

name.

I 15

^ SF P&.
i

CONVERSATION 4Gth. buyinc;

1.

trniture.

Oh

You
?

sell

furniture in this shop,

do you

2.

Yes,

Sir.

What do you want

many

to

buy?

S.

wish to l)uy a great

things;

but you have not got many things

for sale here.
I

want them good,

and

want them cheap.

A.

Then

it

will

be

difficult to

come

to terms.

Tiood things are dear,

and cheap things are bad.

But, I

think, Sir, that you will be willing

to

pay a just price.

5.

My
are

furniture

is

good.

The
I

things

made by
for

myself.
year.
I will

guarantee

them
should

If

anything
it

break,
it

mend

or

change
like,

for another, just as

you

without charging any more.

CONVERSATION

45tii.

IHl

CONVERSATION 45tk. govehn.aient. ('6'o//^7////<:v/.;

31.

Hai- ^a^

yaii-

kiii^

tao- ^F;l-Jv'<n^k'ci
.

It-has,

also called to-be

Flowevy Flag

kwok,, jan-wai- ko kwok^,

-yaii ^ho ^to sliik^-^^shou

Country, because that country's flag

ke

have very many colours, 15.

32.

^Kom

>

\oi ^ho .nieng*t

lok^.

Such

also rather

good name, 82.

CONVERSATION
1.
:

4GTir. euyixo furniture.

"Nei

tsui"

jii

^ktlu p'o

mai"

Oh

Vou
oh
?

ill

this [C.J

shop

sell

furniture,

^ka-^.5Z-shapj-matj

^me

39.

2.

Hai-

^a^

^Siu-^shung,
^.ni

-nei

'song

Yes

Sir,

you wish to-buy what thing,

-mai matj -ye

?'

eh?

53.

3.

-Ngo

'song

-mai

ho

^to

"ye,

wish

to-buy great

many

things,

but

tan- -hai- 'nei ^ni shii

"mo mat^
yiu
ho,

you
sale.

this place not 15.

much
want

things for-

-ye

railr

ke

lau

Also

good,

also

yaii- yiii'

jP'engt.

want cheap.

4.

Kom
kfc^').

^to

kei (.nan

kong kc
liai-

(or

So

also rather hard to-speak, 15.

Good
are

'Ho

^ka-'fo

k\vai\

furniture
olicap.
l)ricc

is

dear,

bad

articles

jai

fo' hai-

^p'engt.
'pei

Tan- ^Sin^kung-to"

But,

Sir, willing to-givc just

^shangt
kci -j.ts'in

'hang

probably, 18.

kwa

5.

"Ngo

fo
.

lu)

^ii."

Ilai-

u/.'-

ke

My

goods good,
l.".

1.

Are

myself
year

made,
use,

'ching ke

JM;i

"nri

yat^

^iiin

<!uarantce you one

Tf

yung- ke
-yaii

^Yii-"k\vo ^nin ^kiin

Ian" -fat
,

15.

year
I

within

have

any

matj

"iigo

^t'ung

Itreakage,

for

you will-change, or
as

"nei wun--k\vo

wak^

chmg-jan
^m

liuike-again good,
iii-od

you

like,

not

'ho,
.shai

.ts'oii*

-nei
.

^dinng-yi,

money,

15.

.tsM'n* ke
c

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CONYEESATIOX

46th.

CONVER-^ATIOX 46th. buying

6.

f VR^iTVRE.(C(nifinur<f.)

The

furniture
at

in

other
It
it

shops
is

is

m:::.^

honght

auction.

old,

and when you take

house
it

up

to your

suddenly

lireaks.

7.

Oh

There are good things sold

It

i,

'^^'^m^mm'U,

at auction.

depends upon

cir-

cumstances.

8.

Xow,
It
is

look

at

this

dining

tahle.

only just newly made.

it

Some
after-

one ordered

from me and
it
;

wards did not want

sell it

so I will

cheaply

to

you now.

9.

Well,

it

is

pretty

good.
of
?

What
do

wood
you

is

it

made

How

sell it ?

in.

Pretty
i-ato.

good,
It
is
it,

is

it

It

is

first

made
I will

of teak.
sell
it

If yon,

Sir,

huy

cheaply

to you.

I will

not trouble about

dollars.

the price.

Say thirty

11.

Thirty

dollars
I

So dear

Dear

H+^. mPM.

m. pgil

me

cannot buy that.

12.

It is not dear.

13.

It is

too dear.

IIow

can

barstart

gain

with

you

when you
?

with such a hiuh figure

CONVERSATION

46Tir.

18.;

CONVERSATION
C.

4Gtii. r.uvixc Fmi}iiri-\u:('Coiiiini("(7.)

Other

Tai'-yi"
liar

^k;iu

p'o

ko

ai

^ku-^^/-

[C]

shops

Lhat

fiii'nitiu-o

is

at-

ham

-ye--Jaii
^t'oi

"miU-tn
/liu -slioiig

kc

aiictiou bought, 10.

Is old,

l."*,

carry

Har

kiur ke\

-iic'i

again up your house one short time

nk^ yatj chair-okau -wui Ian' lok^.

7.

can break, 02.

^Ai

(or ^Ai).

llaui'-yc--jaii ^to

Oh

At auction
l.".

also

have good

articles,

-yaii
ts'aii

'ho

'yc

kc\

^T'ai

Jai

Depends on circumstances.

8.

Na,

't'ai

^ni

^choiig

tui'-Qts'iin-

There, look-at this

[C]

dinner-table, 21.
7.
I'),

L'oi"

la.'

Tsair

sau ^-liing- hei

Just new made-finished, 15, only,

ke' ^cho."
tso'
.nici
yiii'
(/

^Yan-tei't tcng-t "ngo

Some-one
finally

fixed- with

me
;

to-make,
so
I

tso") ke\ (or kc^*) ^shaii^sliau

he

not want

now

(o/-

Snei*) "k'oii ^ni

cheaper sell to you, 21.

*^k6m -ngo ^ka--ha j)'engtpei 'nei

^la."

^ti

m;ir

0.

^No, ,.to^kci^ho
niukj

/i.^

Hai- mat^--yc

Well

also pretty good, 1.

Is

what wood

V'hhig

ke^?

^Tim

inui"

make,

15.

How

sell,

eh? 53.

!0.

^Ju'i

^ho ^mc?'
^Pei .yaii*

Hai"

tai" yat^

^ho

Pretty good, eh? 39.

14.

Is nunilx^r

one good,
15.
to

ka\

mnk^

^cliing

ke\

Use teak wood

to-makc,
sell

^Siii-^shungt

hai"
""''

"in;ii,

mai"
^'^^'

(If

You)
21.

Sir

do buy,

cheap
price,

jrengt V'l
rai' lok^.

c''^-^

c^^

you,

Not reckon

21.

^Siiin-shapj

^man

^1:1.'

Thirty dollars, 21.

Thirty dollars
?

11.

^Siim-sliapj
^Ail"
^'Sl

^man

Kom

kwai kc

So dear
32.

15.

Oh!

Not

'mai tik^ lok^.

^A:

buy

able,

^'M hai"

kwai

Not
"Nei ^hoi tak^
^t'nng ^ak^

is

dear,

1.

Kwai^
koin

'^kwo^*

^t'au.

Dear over much.

price,

You open

able so groat
Vargain,

tar ka

tun

how with can you

eh? 53.

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CONVERSATION

4Gth.

CONVERSATION 4Gth. buying furniture. (Co/?////

14.

/^t^.)

Well, what do yon say you

Sir ? It
is

Avill

give,

^mim^m. m

not dear.
It
is

It is

made

of

teak

wood.

first-rate

article.

There was
in

a great deal of

work required
you give
I
?

it.

What

will

15.

do not
but,
if

want such
will

a large one,
it

you

reduce

to
I

reasonable figure,

perhaps
say
it.

will

buy

it.

should

twenty
I will
it.

dollars

was enough for

give you twenty dollars for

16.

That
me.

will not do.

It will not
?

pay

How
my
your

can that do
stand

Come
I
will

now,
reduce
raise

do not

out.

price a
offer.

little,

and you
,

Twenty-five
is

dollars
I

now.
lose

That
on
it.

very cheap.

shall

Oh

It is

really

cheap.

Oil

no

it is

not cheap.

It

cannot

be considered to be

very cheap.
it
!

You

say you will lose on

Dear
profit.

me

You

will

make

good

Say twenty-three dollars.

18,

Raise

your

price

little.

Say
will

twenty-four
varnish
it

dollars.

for
gc't

you
it

as well. as

Where
?

would you

cheap

CONVERSATION

4Gth.

COXVKR^^ATIOX
Jvom, ^Siu-^sliaiigt wa
^to jUi
?

-ItViH. hitinc;

vvnsnvny..~{('(ifi>nw/.)

pci
^ii."

kei

So. Sir, say

give
1
.

how

luiicli,

eh?

53.

^M

liai"

kwai

Yaii"

Not

is clear,

Also use teak wood

yung" .yau* niukj chiiigke

yat^

Tai"

to-make.
article
J.

\'>.

Number

otic

good

hu ^ka-

fo ^a

Yin
^lai

Needed great deal work

come,
10.

^kang-^fii tsir

^sliengf

ke

to-make

coniiilete
?

Give

Pel

kei ^to ^ni

how

mncl), eh

5?>.

.Ml

li

tai"

not

do

want

so

large,
I

15,

but

'

is

ke

tatr

hai"

"nei

kam

to

i-educed to cheapness

jterhaps buy,
|

jP'engt,

-ngo wak^- che "mai ^m

wa"
yi'-shapj
jiei

not certain.
sufficient,
i

say
I

twenty

dollars
i

ting-, -ng(.
kati
lok^,.

^man

;;i'.

v:\yv

twenty dollars

*Ngo
An.

yi'-shap

to-voii.

iM

^mau nei

^M

tso-

tak^.

^M

kail

^piiu

a\

Not

d<.

can.

Not

e(|iial

original-price, 2.

Tim

tak^

^[>'-

0-! ma--ma'*

How
21.
little,
'

can, eh:I

I.

Oh!

let

it

pass,

tei^* ^hi'.

"Ngo

kam

^ti,

"nei,

reduce
21.

a-Iittle,

you

rise

a-

jt'im ^ti
j.la.

^I;i.'

Yi--shap^ "ng
lok^.
lok__.

^man

Twenty-five dollars. 21.

;)2.

Ho

jj'engt

Kom
^Ailok^.

\'ery cheap,

So then
cheaj).

I lose,

32.

tsaii"

-ngo shitj- piin

Dear me!

Truly

82.

^ya

^Chan-ching

ji'engt

17.

jro ^m

hai- j)'engt /i.'

^M
.

siin'

Also, not

is

cheap,

1.

.\ot
i:..

consider able

takj shapj ^fan ji'engt ke

-Nei

ten parts cheap,

You

say
!

not

Wii-^mkau
ho
^to

].iin.

^Ai !''chan- tak^

erpial-to original-price.
profit

Oh

niake-

lok

Yi--shapj-^sam

can very much. 32.

.l..lh

Twenty-

]X.

T-ini-.ti
^hi.

Ja."

Yi--shap,-sz
"nei
la.^

^man

[ncreasea
21.

little,

21.

Twenty-four
(^ver

dollars.

"Ngo jt'ung
t'im

mat^ kwo
^Pin-shii
r^

for

you wipe

varnish

fa-ki'-.slii*
"yaii

besides.

21.
].").

Whciv
':

Iiavr

can

><

takj

kom

^p'engt ke' ^ni

cheap,

eh

,";!.

186

CONVERSATIOX

iCTH.

COXVKRSATION

46ti[.

187

CONVHRSATIOX
I'.i.

IC.tk. mvixc; vv\iwn\'A:.i('<iiitiiiiiril.)

Ai-y:i,-

-yauyat^clR'k
lok
yiVi'
.

.roi^'kok
'tso-

Dear me!

have
:'.i'.

one

[C]

table's

foot

'^sm.o-^hiu
luk
,

,M
.

tak^

l.-osencd.

Not do

can, 32, nob

ni

lok

Yat^ chek^
'

want, a2.

One [C]

foot loose, then

kOk^
^ni

sung, tsair 'uv- yiing" lolv,

l.>k
.

no

use,

:)2,

not steady, 32, afterwards

Svan-clmir

lian--^loi

\rA\

set taUle,
als-.
fall

whole tahle-fnll of-thin-s

all.

Voi^\
sili

shentrt -t'or^

've

tA tit^

32.

lok,.

20.

Yat^
jii,-

chek

kok

,s.in-

^me

^Ai-

One [0.]
it-is.

foot

loose,

eh?

30.

Dear me,

har lok.
ko'ti

'Tim

'kai ^ni ?'

32.

How

explain,

eh?

53.

O:

s/.-fh'^-

m
Ko
-

ts'ang
ti

Oh!

those
7.

workmen

not yet nailed

^tengt shat,
raat^ ^so

ehek^.

"mo

firm only,
^'ery

That not mucluuatter.

easily
lu'foi'e).

make back-again
I.".

(as

it

fan ke'

was

'1.

a': yair
'shall

lat^

k.k

"Xgo
tak^

yat^ eliek
lat^

Oh!
.
^

also coine-off. 32.

also
pnll

.me

[C] hand

to

^mang

lok

eau

off,

32.

So also con30.

'Kom,

?' ,t6 siin' 'hu ^k:i-'fo ^nie

j

sider

good

article,

eh?

Sin-^shangt a\
^kong^ji.^

'iiei

^tviigt
^_ni

"ngo
lit^.

Sir,

2,

yon

listen

to-me
is

speaking,

^Iiik^

yair

hai-

AVood

also not

cracked.

Table

.T'oi* vaiitsok
'

san, vair

'ho
c

kungo
Hai"

also new, also

!'.
l.'i.

good
table.

workmanship,
Is very strong

ke'.

Uar

'ho .t/<n^
c

Is

good

'ho ^kin-kwn' ke' .t'oi^

^Sz-fii^
c

table.
'"^'^'^

Workmen
"P ^ome,

only

wish

pat^-kwo'
^lai

's<

ng

fai'-

li

.l''"i

'sluing
;

'[^''^-l^'y

15, only, 7.
I

ke

^ehe'-.
h'..

Ko
-Ng"

^ynng-yi"nei
i

That

easily

made good.

for

yon

ching-

^t'ung

make

ucod. 21.

ching- ho
^:^I p';l'
'

^hi.'
;

hair-^loi Ian- ^me

hin--'cl.o.

'

"Ngo
-Ian"

Xo

fear afterwards

break,

eh

30.

fong

^m
.

'chi

tit

afraid broke, not alone falling-break

'

t'sz-h/-;'

'wtin-tip
^sbr.ng

yair
tsik,
.

-whi

porcelain,

bowls-plates,

besides

can
32.

'

chak
ko'-.ti

(,at_)

shOng-

press hurt feast at those gncsts,

,van-hak

lok

188

CONVERSATION

46th.

m
f

COXVP^RSATION
24,

4t;TH. Hivixi; ruiiMTUiiE.

'iui'ini'r<1.

There

is

,.o

fc-ar

tl.eie is

no

fear.

Pg
,

'|lS.

There
it

is .lo

fear at

all.

T will

put
1..

*\Q^

all

right for you.

It

will

^ W> ^ ^ ^n M M ^, fiS|5$iffB#. ^
P 'W,
[I

ffl'Cl\

safer than before.

I will

nail

it

on
|

#T

^l) itf

very carefully, and firmly, and see

that the tenon
tits

A
$fl!*J

')

XMlS^M\ Jf i @
W

in

well.

-2D.

All

right.

Tf

iti.nor
it.

right.

l'

Pgfc^

^Pg

will not

have

What
?

did yon

^
j I

pay the price was

26.

If

it

is

not

good,
it.

ofcour..I

yon

* ^. Pg . ^4S^,PgS
P|'J.

will

not want

said twenty-

f^^fv^Wzi + l^l ^

four dollars as the lowest figure.

27.

But

cannot

give

so

mucli.

$1^
,

Pg

will not give

more than twenty-

^^

## P^ ^B5>
ij^^

1^

^+

pE

-f^

pg.^

three dollars.

-2S.

cannot do
little

it.

It is too

cheap

too

little.

Oh

come now,

twenty-four dollars.

- + ra ^ #).
huy
it.

29.

No,
I

cannot.

will not

mwn. mn^.

*p^.

am

going, good-lye.

30.

Sir,

Sir,

come back.

Let

us split

the difference.
a

Twenty-three and

half now.

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CONVERSATION

47th.

CONVERSATION
31.
I will

4r.TH. buvi.v; vvRS\[TnK.( ComlufM.)

not

raise

my

price

any!

^pg-^^^l^^

farther.

Twenty-tliree
the most.
will
let
it

dollars

^ ^t^ut^eH,
fg,

-ffzr^l^S',

That
32.

is

Very
not

well,

go.

did
you.

3U4i
|^|lJ(.J,

fflffii*!'). ft)Pg
|

want
it

too

much from
Sir.
T

^.~^%^, -^t^MMt^'
g^^Hfl^f^i^. f^Hf'J,
ffi

Let
give

be as yon say.
it

will

cheaper
to

to

ym.

will

||li|9

A+pJl*^^]^*

send
If
it

it

your place to-morrow.

right,

"^^^i^U^'&UW^^^

is

not

yon need not

keep

it.

CONVERSATION 47th. a (Hxamaxs

1.

fLOTHEs

Tell

me

the
a

names

of

the clothes

fa^

^ ^llfe
S
ffi

ffl.

M ^M M
-fe.

WftS

which

Chinaman
classes in

wears.

^4 flS

2.

The

lower

hot

weather

only wear a pair of

a jacket.

trousers

and

3.

Yes, and in hot weather they take

off

the jacket.

4.

Some,

such as rice

ponnders and
;

:^^^ U^^^%^U,

itfflPlE.

agricultural

labourers,

go

even
a

i|Sflft# 51^^:^115.

without

trousers,

and

wear

loin cloth.

5.

Poor

people

do

not
I)o

wear

shoes

ft||Atl^ffil8 PS>S'^^#i

and stockings.
cold
:-

they not feel

G.

It

is

of no conscfpiencc in
in

summer.
feel

^^

^fc

|@ B| fl

j^^

Probably
coM.
[n

winter

they

'k kWi^\^
f^^'

WM^

T "It* % 0#
.

^^frffl

winter ihey wear hats.

Jfi I'S

>!$ !l

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47T1I.

]!)1

COXVEliSATlOX

I.VllF. lil V1X(;

[ll[Sll[\lK.{('nr/,afr,/.)

ii'iL

iiicivast'

niDiv,

o2.

'I'wL'iity-tlirce
is

^1111111

lok

Chi

^to

liai"

knm

dolhii'.-;,

Oi'.

!Most

also

so mncli

only, 7.

Well, also good, 21.

.it)
^111

Let-iL-jiass 21.
mu<;li.

Yet

liai

yiu

iici

^to.

>^\nla.

ii'>t

is

want yon
it),

Sir, so say,

shiingj

koni

\va", tsair
])(n
<^
1

koiii

Llien

so (be

21.
I

Then cheaper
lo-morrow send
place.
If

1 sail" jj'eiigt-oti
<^A-

kwo

"lu'i ^la.

give to yon, 21.

"Ago

'

^fiiig-^chiii

sliai

jaii

^t'oi

i.

'

man

cai'iy

np go your

not

good, you not want also do can, lo.

lio. "lU'i

^m yiu ^to

tsir tak^ ke

r<)XVER8AT[()X 47th. A chixamaxVs

'Xei
ed

ci.oTirKS.

kongkwo "ngo ^t'eiigt ^T'ongvi-fnk^

c-'

You speak
wear

over to-me to-hear

clothes call

Chinese

ko- o ti van chok-, o

.mcng*t-

kill-

tliose

what name.

tso" niatj

Ko

,^3
yit^

-^ti tso" j.ts'6

i-

<>

ke

jan

^t'in-^slu^.t'lu fii

Those who-are coarse,

l'>,

men

heaven"strousers,

patj-kwo chok.^ yat^

.sliitni

time-botonly wear one

[C]
7,

yatj kin"

^che.

one
_to
^eh'oii

[C]

jacket only,

Ilai"

^t'in-^shi yit^
_ch'(')ii*)

Yes,

1,

weather hot
jacket also.

alstj

take off that

'

(or sometimes

cho ko

[C]

kin" ,sham

t'im.

"lau

,,ti

ho-"tsV. ^chung-'niai ke

Have some

very-similar pound-rice,

!.',

^kang

^t'in

ke
,

_,to

"nio fu

cliiik^,

cultivate fields, 15, also

no trousers

no-iino- ch<)k

,t'iu

slKiii-^nuin.

wear, only wear

[C]

water-covering.

P-an-JiMuig ^yan "mi) chok^

^Iia

Poor

people

not

pnt-on
r

shoes

socks.

mat

,M km
ko^

"lam;

ine

.-'

Not

feid cold, ch

;:V.).

^T-m
ke\
to

yitj

^shi

"mo
"king

^S()ng-^kon
tai--k'oi^^^

Weather hot that

8eas<.tn

time no
prol)al)ly

matter, lo.
also
feel

^T-in-^slii

cold
1.").

km

tung

a
-^

^I'm

lang ko

cold,

Weather cold that time

shi tai

mo

Ja

wear hats, 21.

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CONVERSATION

47th.

CONVERSATION 47th. a
7.

chinamax's ci.oTnE^.

fCo/ieJt/deflj
"gl,

There are several

are there not
'-

kinds

of

hats,

tlf
|

Pg

#^ ^#
itf

8.

There
felt

are.

There are small

official

hats,

'.

:^^^ ^/h^U, ^^^M,

hats,

hats,

snmraer

w.m.

tm^.

MM,
Vim.

hats,

worn by

officials,

and bam-

mm.
P
j

boo hats and hoods.

9.

Are

there-

not
?

several

kinds

of

# ^ ^ # tJ tB
^

bamboo
10.

hats

'

There
hat
:

are.

There
is

is

the

rain

?^

PH

tft\

10 1?

that

the

largest

kind.

The

small

ones,

snch
in

as

the

Chinese policemen
wear,
are
called
size,

Hongkong
The

cliuk-s:it.

medinm
and
kwii.

snch
is

as

boaLmeii

coolies

wear,

called t'nng

The bamboo
localities

hats
are

worn
not

in

different

the

same.

11.

suppose there are a great variety

of shoes as well.

12.

There

are.

13.

Tell

me what
are fine

they are.

14.

TlK-re

grass sIkx-s,

doth

'

^^-^1^,
|g |g,

shoes, cloth shoes itl,

feitsolts.
I

fljfi|g, iSffiR fljHfljJ&l^,

cloth shoes with cloth soles, satin

shoes.

^ ^^^

15.

"Wail

a
r

l>it.

.\re

there so

many

mmm. m^\^^^.

kinds

CONVERSATION
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47th.

193

47i'ir. A ciiiXAArAN's clotiif-s. (6'w//////wrv/.)

hai^* ?

-yai'i

'lio

'kc yoiio"

Hats,

not
?

Ix'iiig

have

good

several

kG

kinds

U,.

-M.'.^ts',.',

-ya.i

'sliiu

nio^^ 'kau-

Xo

mistake, l.ave small hats, felt

ia,.ge hats, cool

hats,

mo-

chin, tar
t:i;'

mo' % Jong mc?*,

hats (which) officials

hats,

Jov.ui

ke\ clmk^

mo^^

siit,

,vear,

15,

bamboo

snow hats

m<y^
I

^i\I

hai-

-y-^-a

\ci

yong"

chnk^

Not

is

have se\eral kinds bamboo hats

'

10.

-Yau

a',

-yaii

-y^i-m-N'

1^"'

ct'Jii.s^

Have,

"i,

have

rain-hats, that variety

l.'.,

is

{or .tMMg*) hai- Chi'

t;ii-

kc' hi';

iost large,
15,

21

those

small.

ko

-.ti

sai

ke

h6-"ts'z

ilong-

very-like

Hongkong Chinese
15,

kong ^T'ong-^yan
ke
,

^ch'cii-j.yan tai

policemen

wear,

called-to-be
15,

kill -tso"

chuk^-SiltQ

mo".

chnk-Scit hats.

]\liddle quality,

^Chung

_t'ing*

ke

^ho-'ts'z

very-like boat-people

(and)

coolies

t'engf-yka, Jcwu-Jei
kill -ts6-

t;ii

ke

har
Yat^

wear, 15, are called -to-be t'nng-kwii

hats.

^t'ling- kwi'i

mo".

One

place place

bamboo

hats

ch'ii-* ch'ii

chnk^ mo' {or mo'*)

.

not same kind, 15.

,m
11.

t'nng vong''" ke

Tai"-k'oi^*

^to

hai"

"yau

ho

^to

Probably

alsi.

is

haN'e

good many kinds

of-shoes.

^2.

lau a

There-are, 2.

13.

Kong
"Yau
p6

pei

"ngo J'engf ^hl'

Speak give

me

to-hcar, 21.

1-J.

j)'6 ^ts'o Jiiii, 1)6

min'"
c''*"'

^.haf,

Have

fine

gra.ss

shoes,

cloth

uppers

min'*
|i6

c'^"'*"^

^^^

P*"'

shoes,

cloth uppers felt sole shoes,

niiii'"

tai

^.hai,

tini'- niin'*^
j

cloth uppers cloth soles shoes, satin

,hai.

nppers shoes.

15.

Tang chan"
XT Hai
>

{or
'

chan'")
^

cha."

Wait

a-bit

only,

I.

Is-it
'

(that) there-

yau

kom
1

^to

^me

^2
.'

arc so

manv, eh

o[).

191

CONVERSATION

47th.

COXVERSATION
There
are more.
r

-iTTH. a chixaiman's (n.OTKEH.fCunfim/ed.)

will

tell

yon

the rest, shall I

17.

All right, go on,

tell

me them

'

all.

0^.

^iflj,

^iffi^^^^J.
'

18.

Paper-soled

shoes,

leather-soled

fj^l^ligg,

&mU. t^P
|jg
.J||

ffi

shoes, India-rubber shoes, leather shoes, in

ornamented
Peking-

shoes,

shoes

^ g^

]^W&JSW'i I8
|g.^

the

style,

Foochow

^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^ |^

^^ ^g^

shoes, water shoes, "Westurn shoes,

and grass sandals.

19.

Bnt what do you

call

those grass

f/J^ll4ttfl^ffi^!l^^SBWffi
|

tf

sandals the coolies wear, and which

^M^kWMM ft W^f^B^*
flll5^Mn4ft-4ifl^B^
^llfli|$g^IF.^PjiPg-,
111

they

tie

on with

bits of

cord

20.

have just mentioned them-straw

sandals;
leather

^^

and besides
sandals

there

are'
:
,

gp^^
fl"

with
those

soles oidy

rS^F^flUfl^ifelS^ D^ "4 f^ ^l^i

and

further
//

called

^ M. '^

S^

thousand

horses.'

want

Lo

return

to

our

former

topic of conversation.

A^ery

well,

what do yon
?

w;int to

talk about

23.

have
wearing
trousers.

seen

Ciiincse

in

winter
|

^c H$ *^ 1B Hf

^ ^i& ^ A
P-^

some
I

rather

curious!

^HW^ffiW^Sft*

do not know wliat

they are called.

24.

"What arc they

like

'f

"Well,

it

is

rather

hard

to

say.
j

'ft.

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47tii.

I'j:

COXVERSATIOX
,J

I7tii.

ciiixamax's ci.c.iiiks. (rr/////////^,/.)

c.,
.

Ii;.

Cliiuig- "yaii
"lU'i
C

ii

"X^o

c,

koiin-

^in;ii

Resides have.
rest
i
I

2.

sj.cak
I.

tiiiisli-iiii-Lhe-

t'cimt ^
'

;i

?
i

vou Ln-luar!speak,
to-liear,

17.

'llo ^la/ 'kong ^la/ 'k(m<r ,niais;[i'

"iiU'it

Oood,

2i,

li

speak

fiiiisl,

all
|

t'eiig-t

l;i."

to-!iic

I'l.

IN.

^Sjia-Vhi

\i\\

^b;li.

^p-ci- tai

^luiu
^p'ei
'

Sand-paper
shoes, shoes,

(Ciiiiiese ih>l

Kiiulislg

soled

shir-^kau
*^tai

^liai,

j)'ei

inin'

'

leather-soled shoes, tree-jium

Jiiii.

Sung- Jiai,
- cliai'i
>

J<ing-^chong
shoii ,hai,
i

leather

uppers leather soled

"^
I

liai.
i

Knk
sliik^

luii,
C

shoes, ornainenied shoes, metroiKjlis

Sixi ^h;ii.
;

^hai,
'

yair

-yau

"^ts'o

fasluon shoe.s,
shoes,

Fnchow

shoes, water

Western

style shoes,

(These

haw tlie soles lunger than

1

the uppers),
1

moreovfr liaxc grass shoes.

]'..

-X<'i

kill
-

ko^-^ti

^kwt'i-Jei

chok^

You
|

call

those coolies wear those shoes

1">,

'

ko

ti

Juii.

pei 'ts'6 "^ching

ke\
|

give grass made.

to-feet,
!

gi\-c string tie

pei
^ni.

.shing"
ko^ti

pong-chii" kok^, ke

l."i,

.j;;,

those are
slioe.

called-to:>?,.

hai" kfii^-tso- matj--ye

hv what-tliing

eh

'J>.

Ko

'

-,ti

'ngo

tsaii'-ching

{or

Those

just sj)oke,
o'2
:

;)2,

just

are grass

cheug'") '^kong-'^cho lok^, tsik^ har

\>'-i>

shoes.
soles,
i

l)esides

have those leather

1.")
:

^\ni
ti

lok
ji'ei

ling--ngoitai,

"yau
mi'u^"

no uppers,
called-to-lK'

besides have

ko

"mo

<

some
horses."

'

thousand

//

I.

"X'go

song ^fau-

ehiin-^t'aii

kong

i
,

wish
(i.<-'-

haek-t urn-head
i'onnerly)

.sjieak

old-tinu
!.".

kau'-.shi'-=

Sho
:i.

"^kong

ke\
j

uhat speaking.

I.

X'l;-.

to 'ho
111
.-

'Sono- 'kong

mat

AVdl also

gO(p(l.
r

Wish

to-talk wliat-

ve

thin-, eh

:<:;.

:i:\.

/r-in-^shi--lang ko\shi, -ngo

kiu^
"^kei

Season

...Idthai

linic

seen

Chinese
IT..

kwo'

/r-oug-^yau
ke^ fi'u

chrtk.

,ti

wear some rather extraordinary.

trousers, not

ch'ut^-^kV'i
tso"

^m
^'li.

^chi

kiu^-

know

called-to-be what

mat^ .meng'"'t
yong^'-^
c

name.

.'.;'.

;;i.

'Tuu

kV
c

^ni?"'
;
.
I

Whai
'

kind.

I.".,

eh:

.".;;.

jr>.

To

kei

^n,in

kong ke

(or kr'-).

Also rallier hard ti'->peak.

]:>.

196

CONVERSATION

^^
47th.

CONVERSATION

47th.

197

COXVERSATIOX
20.

47Tir. a ciiixaman's ci.OTUKH.^Couclm/r'/.)

Try-over sce-a-biL speak

Shi^-kwo',
cli'iit^

't'ai--hu
^lai

^koiig

tak

ean out

that

k(/ yciiig^"

^m Vha.
^t/iii k-e
.

kind come not,

0.

-JIui chek^ kok^

"yai'i

yat^

Each [C]

leg

had one [C],

15.

At ankle

^Hai kiikQ-'nplii

shiiiig-

ko

sliu

above that place give a-piece tape so

tie together, lo.

Vi
kc\

^'^^^
c*^'''^

^^^""^

^l''^*""
,

c"^'"
li:i"-

Up-high

loose 15,

Shoiig--^k6 ^snng- ke

'tai cluik, ke'.

28.

^Kom

ke' ^me?"'

Matj-'yc

Jcii-

fo

So, 15, eh

:];).

What

thing, eh

53.

29.
30.

You
:^[

also not

know, eh

39.
|

chi lok^.

"Nei hai" "k'ai-ko'

^.lai

Not know,
so

32.

You

do take that kind

I

yong^* "^kom
'ti'm

kai-fatQ,
^lai

ngo
^ni ?
\

come to-explain-method
?

how

*^song takj ch'utj

think able out come, eh

53,

Think

'Song yat^ pak^ ,nin 'ngo to

_^m

one hundred years

able arrive-at.

also not think

song
51.

tc

to.

'Xgo
^ti.

yaii"

^m

*^kong tak^

^mingI

I also not

speak can clearer.

I also

speak

"Ngo

gto "^kong to

ho ^.ming

arrive-at very clear besides, 32.

^t'im lok^.

)2.

-Xei
P'cl

hai" 'kong t'o'-fu' kw:i\

You

not

are
?

speaking-about leggings
18,

hai" t6
-:\r6
-fii

^m
ts'o'

ting- (or ting^*)

lok^.

probably
certain,

Fear

is

also

not
32.

lok^.

Shi- -pit,

32,

Xo

mistake,

hai" t'6

l(jk-.

Certainly are leggings, 32.

COXVERSATIOX 48th. exports

^T'oug- jan lok, Jai ^Hong- kong " J ,,,"",.. c > ,,,,.) ^mui-hei t'ai-km Joii sliong, ,

and

imi>orts.

Chinese

down come Hongkong

upon
coal-vapour
?

look-see

"

street

lamps
sijeak,

^tang

wa"

ho

in

lio

.-'

Inn

say

good
53.

not good

How

eh

lat, inig- wa"

Jio

An.

To-a certainty say good, 21.

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CONYERSATIOX

48th.

rIs

COXVERSATIOX 48th. exports

I

axd

\:^m:niTi^.(Coiitiii/c>/.)

remember
introduced
tlic

\\lien

the}-

were

first

into
in

Hongkong
the
streets

that

Chinese

put

tlieir

hands on the lamp-posts to

see

whether they were hot or not.

Oh

Did

thev

indeed

they

m,

^^,

fgpiftfswffitfis-.

thon-ght

them very

curious.

]\Iany

foreign

articles

are

now
in

used

by the

Chinese,

whieli

#ii$pgiJiPiE,

former years were unknown.

Yes

kerosene,

for
it

instance.

Twenty
used

years
a

ago few

was

only
in

by
:

foreigners

China

and

now

kerosene
for
sale

and
all

kerosene

lamps arc
;

over the city

city,

and not only

in tlio

but in the country as well.

Yes

and

it

is

the

same with
a lighi

matches.

Formerly when

was wanted, tinder was used and

a
flint

and

piece

of
in

iron
this

were

struck
before

together

way

you
lias

got

light

now

everyone

matches.

Kven
their

the

coolies
:

liavc

them
they

in

Pi

^ii^^fts wilt's.

r>

pockets

and

are
sale.

spread out in the streets for

AVheii

you

wisli
liglit.

to

smoke,
one

and
lias

ask

for a

every

matclies.

CONVERSATION
COXVERSATIOX
"Nn'o
L'li'iit,

-Is-ur.

101

i.^Tii. exi'Outs

and

\\\vo\u^.(ro,iiiinii'fJ.)

kc'i -tcik,

lluim.%\\v\

koiis:
ktii

sun
I

ivincuilier-caii

Ilouokonu,-

newly issue

ku eliair

shiino-

that

])(jri()(l

Lime, streets

upon those
close-to
liot.

ko

-^ti
.,3

^T'oiig-^yan,
'
C

pcf
..

shaii
C,,
,

mo
,,

Chinese

give

hands

feel

"..
,

mar
,m

^taDg- ch'ii

sung

t'ai

yit^

lamp-post want see hot, not

yit,.

()!

hai-

,me

^K'oii-tci-

*^kwii

Ah

Yes, eh

;50.

They thoughi very

ho

ch'ntj'-Jv'ei lok^.

extn

dinaiy.

Yin"-^shi
c

(rty
.

.shi^"')
-

^T'ong-^yan
5"
,

Pi'eseiit-Limr

Chinese
1."),

use

very

many
not

shai
^shi"

c,

5
,

"

,}

ho

^to

j'ong-io
.

ke

kau"-

iViveign-goods,

oklen-times

^m

shik^ ke

known,

15.

Hai"

^a

;"

t'o-

shoii

^na.

^Sin

yr-

Yes,

kerosene

now.

Before twenty

shapj

^uin ko

chan" .shi* pat^-

years that period

severiil

time

only

have
use

kwo
chekg

"yau
;

kei

ko ^Sai-^yan

shai

[C]

"Western-people

^yi-^kci ^na,

ot'ung ^.shengf
fo- shiiii
^.tim,

only

at ])resent

now throughout

^to "yaii

fo- shoii
;

kung"

city also

have kerosene and kerosene

;

^taug mai-

^m chi _sheng*t
^to

lamps

sell

not only city

as-well,

,hong-"ha

"yau

tak

eh'nt.

country-side also have possession (of

them)

to-issue in-sale, 32.

llai'

^;i

;-

fo-^ch';ii

^to hai"
yiii

yat^

Yes,

matches also

is

one same.

Olden-

yung".

Kair-.shi*

%,

tsair
*^fo-

ri)ne

want
tlint,

fire,

then use tinder, take

little iron,

shai fo-^mui- jung,

pei kjiir

huni)

take
lire
;

so knock

shek^,

^xii^ti t'it^,

kora^hangchi

before have

this jteriod of-tirae

?>'2.

yaii
to

fo

jii

chair _shi* jan-^yan

cvery-one also have matches,

-y-aii

fo-,ch'ai lok^.

Jvwu-^Iei ^to
toi^*

"yaii

tak^

toi"

hai
^kai

Coolies also have able picketed in pocket,

152
;

lok^;

^to

pai

tsoi"

also spread-out
"\'ou

in

streets

for-

{or ^kiii) mai".

,yin,

"Xei

song shik^

sale.

wish
lire,

eat

smoke,

ask

man"
t(')

j'an-tei" tsc

%,

ko'-

people lend

everyone also have

ko

-yati

fo-,ch'ai lok^.

matches, o2.

200

CONVERSATION

48th.

CONVERSATIOX
Even
in Yun-iiaii

48th.

exports
also
j

axd

nivouTii.(Confiin(e(J.)

there are
sale.

foreign

goods

for

In the
province
j

capital of

the Yiui-nan

you can get condensed milk, but

it

is

twice

as

dear

as
it

it

is

in

'

Hongkong.
twenty-five
there
it

Here
cents

sells

for
\

tin,

but
\

is

fifty cents.

Why
It
is

is

it

so

much

dearer

long
is

distance,

and
it is

the

^xm. *wx. \h^x

freight

high,

and
the

hard

work
roads,

to

go

by

mountain
is

moreover
;

there
it

the

li-kin tax

and

so

is

dear.

12.

And what

about opium
it

there
is

is

great deal of

imported,

there

not

AVhat do the

Chinese say
they approve
?

about

opium

do
it

of people taking

To

man
!

they say
great

it

is

bad
of

but

alas

a
it.

many

them

take

14.

Why

is

it

bad

15.

People

waste

their

time
all their

and
prorfn

money,
perty
it

and spend
it.

_a

ii:

# fi

PBS

ffl

over

The smoking

of

weakens one.

IG.

su[pose there

are

many goods

imported into China.

# PS # PS

C'OXVEUSATlUX

48TU.

2U1

'(

L\ V HilSA'L'

I (

)N

IS

111

. i:x ports and

m i'< )I{ts. (^

'niiliinir;!.)

'..

j,W;iii-^iiaiii

yikj

to "yaii ^yrni.u-tn
^Waii-^ii;iiii
Sliaiiii-

WiUi-nain

also

luoivuvcr
1.").

liavo
fii

foix-iijii-

tii:ii-kc'.

^Hai
"^'""-'yi

goods

for-salc,

Wan-iiain
to-Luy(just

^slieiiut
"iiai-|iai)

"mai-Lakj

tUgi^'i^iigai'i-

provincial-city
aljlc

it-is-jKj.s.siblc

ko
;

(tsik^ kwiui
l;iir-lia;"

-.fan*

comU'iised-cow's-inilk
:

IFniig- koiig

tinned cow's-inilk")

luL

Hongkong
this

slir.ng--if()ii ni

koii/

k\\ai\

'^Hai
-

doulde-fold so dear.
is-sold

At

pluce
;

shii

liai'-niai"

yi"-^ho-puii

two-dinies-liulf

one

tin

at

^tsz

yat

kwriii

"^liai

ko

shii

yii'i

that

place

must
it).

five-dimes

to-be

-ng-^h(')-'ts/ chi'

lak^.

able (to get

^to ^ni
';

10.
11.

'^Tim 'kai kwai' lak^

kom'

How
Road

ex[lain dear-altle so

much, eh

53.

Lo'

yah"
;

"yiiii

shoii-kiik^
^iiaii

yaii"

also far, freight also dear, also also

difficult

monntto-walk.

kwai

^shan-Jo yaa"
yau" yiu
la.-

Jiang;
sho-

ain-roads

j.yi-'^che

^.Ici-,

kam,

Moreover
dear, 21.

need

lihin

therefore
I

-vi

kwai^
yiii

{2.

^A-p-ii/^to

^ni

;-'

ilai"
^ni 'r

-yaii

'ho

Opium,
very

eh

r:3.

Is-it

(that)
is,

there-is!

yapj-^hau ^m hai"

"^Koiig-

much

imported, not

eh

53.
say,
(///.

\\\\\-

^A-p'in -j-iu^T'oiig-^yan

tim

Spcaking-of opium Chinese

ch
.'

how

WW
shikj
1:'..

u\'r

J^'hung-yi
.'"-'

^yau-tci"

."iT,.

Ijike jieople
like,

to-smoke
,j:5.

jn ^chung-yi
^to w;i-

^iii

to-eat\ not

eh

Yat^ ku
ho-sik^

^m ho;

tan"-liai"

To-a [C] (man)

also say not

good;

Ijut
'

ho

Jo

<.T-(i;g-^yan

to

it-can-be-[>itied (i.e. it-is to be pitied)

shikj lok^.
j
I

very
(///.

many
eat)
-.Vl.

("hinese

also

smoke.

14.

Tso--mar^ ^m 'ho
^Yan-tei"
^sai
^siii

^ni 'r

AVhy not good, eh

5:'..

'

15.

.ts-iir%

yai'r

yiu
sai

People waste money, also must waste time,

besides dissipate
all

^shi-hair. ji- clre J'a-saii

-

these fields-and-

ko

li

j-iu-tci-,

uk^--yii.

8hik^-

lands, houses-and-so-on.
(///.

When-take

cho
'"';

^shan- tsz

tsair

"yiin-yOk^

eaten) bodv then weakened, 02.

<

K;.

Tai'-k'oi^'*

-yau

h()

,toya]i^- hau-fo
;

J
j
:

Probably

have

very

many

importcdis

to

^.Chung-kwok.

liar

^m

hai'

goods arrive-at China;

not

is.

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48th.

203

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48th.

CONVERSATION 48th. exports

24
I

axi.

iMPoins.-

r/?'//?w^/.;

suppose a great deal

is

of

matiing

sent to other countries.

25.

Yes, there

is,

and straw

as well.

have heard
the

that foreigners
for

take
of

straw
it

the

i)nrpose

making

into hats

and bonnets.

Is it so or not ?

2Q.

Yon
I

are quite riglit

to

it is

so.

When

went

England

this last time I

is

went

to a place

where the straw

colours,

dyed into

various

and

made

into hats

and bonnets, accordof the

B# Bt

a#n#)B$:

ing to the fashions

time.

Fashions
27.

differ at different times.

All goods that arrive

in

China

in

foreign ships liave to pass through

the

Custom Houses.

28.

The Custom Houses, which attend

to

foreign vessels, have as

head

the Inspector General of Customs,

who
29.

lives at

Peking.

Each Custom

House has

Com-

missioner of Customs,

or Acting
in

Commissioner,
charge,

or

Assistant

and one, or two, Deputy

!

Connnissioners, besides Assistants

of

the

first,

second,
as well

third,
it^

or
j
] i

mmm. -mmm. ^
mm.

fourth

classes,

Ti<le-

surveyors. Assistant tide-surveyors,

Examiners,
Lina-uists.

and

Tidewaiters,
! I

and Chinese Ckrks.

CO X V E RSATl ON

48th

CONVKRSATIOX
24.
T;ir-k-()i-'*
^clioiig

iKTii. Kxroirrs and

\y\\'()RTs.{('<i/ifiiuu',/.)

'h6
.

^Lo

LsA^t
|

Prulial.Iy

oirry

very

much
1;").

uiaLLiii'-

j^n

hoii

])i'(,^

kwok^
"yaii

la-

other coniiLries,

i.i.

H;u-Xgii
^lai
tiii

-yau,

is-o

^l-iiii

Is

have, have straw as-wdl.

i\

heard

^ffiig-t-mair
ehiiig

^Sai-^yaii
]'i

"^lo

Western-people

get-it-in-order-to

mo'*

^iiam
^iii

"iioii

make

liats

foi

men

(and)
is,

women
0:3.

kr

Plai-

^m har

r"

to-weai'.

lo.

Is not

eh

2(5.

Mo ts'o
hoii
eli'ii

hai" lok^,

"Xgo
hoii

^ni

chong
yat^
shii f

X'o

mistake

is,

32.

this

time went
plac:.-;

^Ying-kwok^,
tei"-^t'ong
:

to

England, went to one

Lhat place use
to

[C]

at

tsoi"

ko
^lai

cvery-kind-of e donr

yung" kok^ ^ngan-shik^

ts'o,

"yim
'niiii

dye straw, and make moi wom.'n's

k'apj

ching

^iiam

hats, act-ordiiig-to the-tiine-likc

weai',

what
{or
n
)t

mo'*,
ke
.

chill -^yi ^shi-Qhing

sho
(a/-

tai

lo.

Onetime, onetime,
time)
10.

Yat^
^shi)
.

^shi, yat^

^slii
\\\

yat^

one

time

time-fashion

.shi"

shi- fun

t'nng

same

fasliion

yong'" ke
27.
f^lio

'yai'i

io

-mat^
Jai

tsoi"

Jong
ke

AVhate\er have-of goods in foreign ships

loaded come China must pass-ihrough

^.shiin

^ehong

^Chung-kwok,

ym
28.

^knig-kwo

hui-

kwau

Customs.

15.

Ko

-X\

hoi-^kwiin

ta-iei

Jong
"Koii

Those Customs attend-to foreign

lO.

vessels,

'

^shiin

ke {or

ke-"*).

"Yaii "^Tsung-

Have Inspector-General

rule'

Shoii -Mo--_Sz

'^kwun-'^lei.

and-attend.

He

at

Peking

lives. 15.
\

hai Pakj-^kiiig ehii

ke

21).

'Mui

^.kan

Hoi-kwan

"yaii

ko
-

Each

[C]

Customs-house

have

[C.J

Shoii -^Mo'-.Sz, wakj "Ch-ii Shoii

Commissioner-of-Customs, or Acting
Comniissioner-of-Customs,
tant-in-chargo,
15.
oj-

M(r-ySz,
Shoii
yatj

yik^-w;lkj

'J'oi"--l(''i-

Assis{

-Mo" -^Sz

ke
,

^/aii"

"yai'i

Besides

have'
'

ko ,"longko

Fii -Sluiii -^lo'-

one

[(*.],

two [C], Deputy-Commisha\e Assistants,

fourth
classes,
tii-st,

jSL, ling'-ngoi' "yai^i

j.t'au,

J'ong-pan'",
:>

sioners. hosides

yi',

^siim,

sz

tang

ke

second,

third,

15.
j

Chung"
^ts'ttii*,

"yai'i

j.T'ai'i-*'tang

Tsung-

Mi 'reover have Tide-surveyors. Assislani

Yi--*^tang '^Tsung-*^ts'un*,

Tide-surveyors.

Examinei-s,

Yinr-fo

ke

^Ts-in

Tsz

shaii.
[>tr

Tiilewaiters.
clerks.

Linguists, and Chinese,

|

^Tung-sz'*,
Shii-piin''
).

k-a].^

^Sjni-pan"

20C

CONVERSATIOX

48th.

CONVERSATION
30.

4:8th. exports and

iy\\'ORT^.{CoiicIi'(J(</.)

These
of

attend to

all

the

business
collect

fijg

^^

tJ"

MMMffH^^^
Uj

the

Customs

House,

^$^^ BR^5iPiM.

duties and Transit duties (accord-

ing

to

the

Import

and

Export

Tariffs)
let

on dutiable
goods

goods,
pass.

and

free

They
papers

examine the goods,

ships'

and manifests.

They

give Port

Clearances, and Permits, to break

l)nlk,

to land, to ship, to repack,

or Night Permits,

and attend

to

many
31.

other things.
there
are

Then

great

many

^^
1

^ ^ 3^ \W ^\

persons carrying on
of the

the business

Custom House.

32.

Certaiiilv.

/^*>J,

CONVERSATION
I did not wish to

4'.tTPf. thk

had fimexd.

do

it.

|!^

5 Hg

ffi

'If.

IE.

AVhy did you

!'

He
4.

told

me

to.

m -n f* ft m, m. "4 m
to

If

pieople

tell

you
it ?

do anything,

It "4 f* ft Sf.

f^S'if'

must yon do
'i.

do not say that

niL-

but he pressed

very hard.

G.

What

did he say

7.

He

said, could I not

even lend iiim

a few tens of dollars after such a

# + 3t # fg i^.

long acfiuaiiitance

'

"

COXVElW.VnON

48T1I.

n
xywowv^.fCoiirholcd.)

COXVKlvSATlON
30.

isiii.

Kxi'ORTS
ji

anm)

Ni-

ti

yan
"yan-ke

^t;i-"lci

lloi- I<\v;in
,

Those men

uttoiitl-to

Cnstdiiis

whatever

sho

sz'-koii

ehid

have's business, according-Lc Tmjiort

tsun -"^hau

slioii -tsak^,

elrntjIsz-

hau hau

(and)
Transit

Export
duties,

tariffs,

or

receive
duties,

shoii^-tsakj,
shoii',

wak^

^shaii
,

Inland
free

noi^-tcr shoii
fo'-matj.
yaii"
"^t'ai

van"

"inin

moreover
goods.
further

(pass)

(of)

duties

shou'

-K'iiii-tei-

yim^
jd'hi,

They examine
look-at

gf)ods

and

fo^

^shiin

ship's papers,
issue

and
Port
bulk,
ihe'

^.shiiii-'^hau-^taii,

ling--ng-or chnit^

manifests,

besides

Jumg-jP'ai,

^.hoi-^ts'ong- ehiin-

Clearances, Permits to
to

break

^tan, "^chiin-to -ngoir-Qtaii,

chun-

land,

to

ship,

to-change

lokj-^shiin-otan,

"^koi-^chong-^tan
ta-"Iei

holdings {or change packages), night

]jermits,

(o/*^koi ^paii), ye'-gtiin,

^to yoiig-

ho

attend

very

many

kinds

-ye ^t'im.

things also.

31.

"^Kom, "yau

"^lio

^to

jan

isc'r

lok_.

Then have veiy many men

Certainly, 21.

di)ino-,

2.

Tm^x"''

('ONVERSATIOX
"Ago
^to

40t}i. THE

v,x\)

friend.

^m

soaig tso

ke

I also

not wish to-do,

IT),

Ts6"-mat, 'nei

tso"

iii r
|

Why
He

von do, eh

'yi.

3.

"K'oti kiti'

"nuo

tso"

ke

told

me

to-do,

15.

4-.

^.Yan-tei"
^shi-pit^

kni
yii'i

"nei tso"
tso"

"ye,

'w\

Men

tell

yon to-do things you eorrainly

?
l.",

ke

^me ?"

mst do. eh

30.

J.M

bar

^kom

wa"

ke^*

trln"

Xot do

so say,

1.').

l)nt

he pressed

me

"k'oii liik -tak

"ngo

ho

kaii

ka

nci'v

ur<;-entlv.

IL

0.

"Kviii

tim wa"

^ni

He bow
kom
shaji^

sav, eh

.J3.

"K'oti
noi",

wa" shik^-takj
^to

"k'ciii

He

said

know him
;il>le

so long,
leiis

m-j

m.jl

^m

tse

tak^

kei

lend

scwral

dollars

give

^man

pei "k'oii

^me

'

him. eh

208

CONVERSATION

41th.

CONVERSATION 49th. the

Thi'ii

bad Yi\\v.yA).(Contimml)

you knew him

long time,

'

and thought you could trust him.

Yes
10.

that

is

just

it.

t4.
else to say ?

m^nJi.
!

Did he have anything

tE

a ^ -^ it tS ^ fl

Pf

11.

He had

a great deal to say.

12.

Tell n^' what

it

was.

13.

How
came
Tell

can

tell

you

all ?

He

mmnm^,
m 0'>-

ie

h a

sis

to see

me

every day.

14.

me something about
say one day
:

it.

'M

Si

*').

10.

He would
ness

that busi-

was dull
little)

he
;

had
if

no
he

{or

very

capital

bad

some, he could
business.

cai'ry

on a large

1(1.

What would
Business was

be sav the next dav

17,

not succeeding.
to

He

had no
If
liL,

money

get

on with.

m ^B xmm m, 4 T^ W. tf 14 IS 1^. ^ Hi m m m % ^
B a

had no
in

capital,
r

how

could

he 'go on

business

Then
ever}'

be

said
?

the

same

thing

Xi^mm

b&.

day

ID.

Why,

it

is

about the

same
Imt

[t is
little

about

the

same

with

mm.

dilTerente.

CONVERSATION

49th.

209

CONVERSATION
8.

49tii. the bad TRiET^D.{Confiiu<ed.)

'Koui -noi

sliik^-tak^ "k'uii ^ho iioi-,

Then you knew-able liim very long, thought

trust able

^kwu sun'

tak^

-k'oii

kwo

lok^.

him

over, 32.

9.

Ilai"; tsair

"^koin cliek^.

Yes

just so only, 7.

10.

-K'oii cbnng- "yau niat^ shiifc^-wac,

He

besides

have
?

what
2.

speech-words

.)

Kong

luo a

2 f

speak, not, eh

11.

"Yai'i

"^ho

to shiit.-wa-

"^kong ke

Have

very m;iny words speak,

15.

12.

*^Kong

kwo "ngo

^t'engt

^la.^

Speak over me to-hear. 21.

13.

^Tiin

"^kong

tak^
^lai

sai'

a' ?

-K'oii

How

speak able can

{Jit.

all,

eh

? 2.

He

daily

yat,-yat^ ^to

kin' "iigo.

day day) also come see me.

1-4.

Kong

jto

shin

kwo "neo

^t'engf

Speak more

less

for

me

to-hear, 21.

y
15.

Jvam-matj yau' wa"

^.shang-yi

tam

To-day moreover would-say business

not

dull,

-mo matj
-yi tso-

"^pvin

-yaii ^ti

piin*, ho.

much

{or

any) capital

have

tai-

^p'un ^shang-yi

some

capital, could

do

large affair

business.

16.

To

^t'ing-yatj yair

tim kong ^ni?^

Reach
eh
?

to-morrow
53.

again

how

17.

^Shang-yi
^16 luk^.
tS()-

pat^

^t^'iii.

"Mo

.ts'in'

Business not advancing.

handle,
o'2.

No money

to-

'Mn

iiiiii-^ts'ii).

tin

No

capital-money,
?

how

tak,

shano--yi

a.''

do can business, eh

1.

l<s.

Yat.vat, vai'r

liai- k('im

konglok

*?

Day (by) day

also

is

so speak,

:-52

Again not

is.

20.

^T6

hai-

kom

shong'-ha'*.

^Cli'd-

Also

is

so about.

Nearly une same only,

patj-pto yatj yong- chek^.

210

CONVERSATION

-iOTH.

CONVERSATION 49th, the

21.

bad FmEy^B. (Co tin iml.)

No,

have not told you

all.

psM.
Pt

nmtmmmi^ws.

22.

What

a long story,

g ^ "S.
mm,
-(B^Tu!

23.

Yon do

not want to hear

it

then.

24.

Yes, I do, go on.

M^^,

25.

He came

one day, and said that his

accountant had emhezzled a thous-

StE =f-7t.

and

dollars,

which he had put by

pay a
debt.

(laid

by)

to

The
and

accountant

had

absconded,

could not be found.

His creditor

was now In his shop waiting for

payment, and would not
off.

^^nm^m^, mm

be
for
to

put
it.

There was would

it

no help
to go

He
and

have

jail,

was not
to

his fault.
It

What

was he
lines.

do

was very hard

so

As money matters were

begged

pressing, he

me

to

lend
at the
in

him

a thousand dollars,

and

#tg.

xmmmmn

latest

he

would repay

me

month.

He

was

receiving a re-

mittance of three hundred dollars

in

two or three days' time, and a

exchange would be due
in

bill of

a fortnight.

2G.

Did you lend

it

to

him

f*^#tBflW.

CONVERSATION
COXVERSATION
21.
^.M Iiai"; "ng'o

49th.

211

4'.)Tir. the

bad yrie^d. (Co,} ffu ml.)

^m

^ts'aii,^-

kong

siii

Not

is

not yet s^x-uk

all

fur

you

to-

kWO

'IKM

^t eilo-|-

^;i."

hear,

1.

22.

Kum^

^cli'uno-

j^'iii

kc^*.

So long page, lb.

23.

Kom
Song

'ikm'

^in

sung ^t'cngf

lok^.

Then you not wish

to-hear, 32.

24.

;'i

kdiig

^l;i."

Wish, 3 speak, 21.

25.

"K'oii "yau yat^ yat^ Jai wa' 'k'uu

Pie have one day

come say

his

accountant

oh'oiig-kwai^* ^k'wai-Jiuiig "k'oii

yat^
"k'oii
^ts'iii

embezzle him one thousand dollars.

Jim,

ko

^ts'in

j-un
|
;

That thousand

dollars he did oii-pur-

hai" tak^-^tang
j.lai

^chai-j.mai
^t-iu

pose put-aside (or put-ready) in-orderto rei)ay one item debt.

{or ^chai ting")

^wan yat^

That accoun-

chai ,ki'
hoii
,

clu>ng-k\vai^*
"k'oii

tsau-16''*"k'oii

tant ran-road-away,
reach.

find

him not
that period

wan
"no'O

^m

""to,

Jai

He come

see

mc

kin

ko chair
- cliii

slii

(or _slu*)

time, the creditor sat waiting-ready

his

ko
p'o'

chai

"ts'o^f ting" "k'oii

Jigaii*,
^t'oii-^ch'i
j

shop wait get money.

Put-off-

'tang

'l(.

later
it,
i

him

also not able,

no help-forsit-in gaol,

"k'oii ^jto j.m tak^,

"mo noi"-^ho lok^.

"ts'o*! okcim

3 2.

He

certainly
is

must

"K'oii
lok^.

^shi-pit^ yiu^

32. Moreover not

|

his fault.

AVhat

Yair^mhai"
lio

"k'oii

kwo

^Tim
j
1

was-to-be-considered good, 32 ?
infernal work, 32.
tight,

Very

sun
lokg.
^k'aii

^ni

.'^

Ho jam-^kung
kom
kan, "k'oii
^ts'in

Silver (being) so

jNgan- long
tse -chii"
"k'oii.

he begged to-lend-for-a-while

yat^

jiin
yiit

one

thousand
one

dollars

to

him.

kwo

Chi
.

^ch'i'yat,

ko

]\Iost late

[C] month

repay comth.ree

^wi'in ^ts'ing sai

^Ch'i "long ^siim

^sani
^cli'i
~

pletely

all.

Later-by two

days

yatj "yau
p'l'i
c.
.

jnu
c

fii"

pak^ ("gau
"long ko

have man send three hundrrd dollars

give

k'ou,
..:>

yau
,

him, again later-by two

[C]

lai-pai

yau
,k'ei

yat^

^cliong

wur-

weeks have one

[C]

bill-of-exchange

tan to

kc

lok^.

read) date. 15, 32.

.'

pel "k'ou

"luo a

You have

lent to

him

not, eh

2.

212

CONVERSATION

49th.

CONVERSATION 49th. the

27.
I

bad

YUiEJ^B.

fConfinuetl)

was
again.

ashamed
I

to

put
it.

him
I

off
;

^
j i

[jg
fSSC

|g fH
>?*
J[^

had

to

do
it
;

could
j

not help but do

to

so

lent

it

j^

X .^ K P& ^ # ^f W ^ 1^* "^ # tS

P^-.

him.

28.

And how

is

it

now

29.

Oh

do not
about
it.

wish to say any-

thing

That happened

fully a year ago.

He
all.

is

not like
|

what he was
across
as
if

at

If I
street,

stumble
he acts

him

in the

he did not see me.

30.

Have
money

you
?

asked

him

for

the

mmm^m^.
m,

31.

have,
times.

more than once;

several

mik-m. m-mn

The

first

time he said he
;

had

not

any

money
it

when he
j

had, he would give

to

me.

Afterto day.
|

wards he put

off

from day
off in

Then he put me
and another
;

one way

he said that he did

not deny the debt, but asked for

j

time to pay

it

in instalments.

was willing
wished

to give

him
a

time, but

him

to

fix

time

for

payment.
friends,

He

said, as

we were

old

CONVERSATION

49th.

213

CONVERSATION
Yair
tsoi
^t^iii

I'.vrii. tub

bad fuikxi). (''V//?////?W.)

Again
fnrLlier to-iuiL-off

iruii,
,

yati

him, again
do. not able
;

fcfl

ch'ai'i'

lok-Q.

Patj

tso-

pat^ tak^
tsc

asliamod, 32.
alile

Not
;

not
t'

patj takj
"pji

pat^

tso';

sho- ji

not

to-do

therefore

lend

"k'oii lok^.

him, 32.

28.

Yin-- shi ko'-ti sz--kon'

'tiin

^tii

r"

At-pvcscnt

tliat

business how, eh

53.

29.

^Ai

(oy ^ai) oto

^m

s/ing

Uongluk^.

Oh!

also

not

wish

speak,

32.

That

Ko'-^ti sz--kon
lok..

yau

^shuiigt c'^^"

business have
(inly

fully a-year, 32.

so,

Now
In

(Yi-^ka

ngaiig"

^m

^I'uiig

not same old time

15.

kau- .shi * *^knm ke\

c

^Ilai
^

kai

street

on

if

knock-against

him, he

shoiig"k'oii

wiik^

p'ang

-^ts'aii

iooii,
yat^

acts (as if) not see

man

one same.

tsok^

^m

kin

jaii

yong-.

Asked him

to-got

money not

yet

31.

Man-

('//

Man'

-) lok^,

^m

chi yat^
slio ts'z

Asked

32, not

only
several

one

time

askcd-

chong
lok^.

man"-kwo 'kNui
T*au
ts'z

over him

times.

32.

Head

man"

"k'oii, "k'oii

time asked

him, he then said atAfter(to)

tsau" wa" yin--^slu "nio, 'yau, tsaupei.

present none, have, then give.

Hair-Joi yair yat^yat^ ^foii

Yiir-hair
tso ^t'oii, yaii"

wards

from

one

day

put-off

yat^yat^.
^t'oii
;

one day.
pnt-off;

Af ter-that left put-off, right

further
said

yair wa" ^m hai" ^m ying",

not

is

not
to("/

pat^-kwo

song

^t'ung

"ngo

lo

acknowledge, only wish from

get
time,

mc

^shi-hair, ni;in"-maii'^'-' J)'ang ^fan)

c,
c

(or

by-and-by

divide

kei
.,

ts'z
,
,

^wan.
",>
c,

"Ngo
....
,

^to
3

separate) several times repay.

willing

I also

hang
,

pel ^shi-liau" "k'uu^

ng^ng
1

give

time

him, only want

.)

yiu
pel.

"k'uu

^1

,'

'

hau" tuig
k<ini

<:,

=*

kei .sliK"lo

him
give.

limit

certainly
said
so

what
old

time
friends

"K'ou wa"

^pang-

He

214

CONVERSATION

49th.

CONVERSATION 49th. the

why
should we dispute about a few
dollars
?

bad FRiE};D{Conch/>M.)

hmidred
it

He would
theu
if

give

me

there
it,

aud

he

ouly had

hut he had uo raeaus

of livelihood.

His place of business

was

closed.

He would

pay

me

ofP

in full as soon as

he had collected

his debts.

His father had assisted

me

need not be afraid of helping

bit
;

him a

and then he had the

effrontery to ask

me

for the further

to

loan of Five Dollars to go up

Canton

to collect his debts.

The last

time I saw him, he said he did not

know what
that
I

was talking about,

owed him

money

some
as he

scores of dollars,

which he paid away

on
is!

my

behalf.

Such a man

32.

He

has no conscience.

He
!

is

a bad

man.

What

a creature

CONVERSATION
1.

r.OTH

the cmir

have been totho Hongkong Courts!

to-day to listen to
tlie

fg

^ H i #iS^P'3 ^S^>
i^ir'MMMt
"Si

cases.

2.

Oil

Did yon go
llic

to the Magistraej,

Bpf,

or to

Snpverae Conrt?
'

3.

went

to

both.

\ve[it

in

tlic

forenoon to

the Supreme Conrt;

I

ami

in

the afternoon
tiie

ivent

for

^ M ^ ?^ S S^ ^ "& Jl 4 i ^ Sf PI T* M ^ "^ M. M Ki ^ M ^
9)^,
Ft9
Ife

W^^

o]

>

("'

a short time to

Magistracy,

IK^i

COXVER.SATIOX

49th.

215

("OXVERSATION
"jiu'i

hitii. the rad friend (Coxcludej).)

sliai
?

mat,

cluing' J^'oii

ki'i

pilk
j

iR'cd

why
?

dis[)ute

sevonil

imndred

^ngaii

'yau,
.slii*

tsau"
ikm
.

ko
|

of-moncy

Had, he then that period

;)2,

chair

tsik -liak^
sliai

lok
1"()

time immediately give,

means-of-livelihood.
door, 02.
I

but no
to

tair-hai"
<

"mo

-kai
I'ln

Shop shut

.t'au* shall
c

in;'u
S

in

lok.
^
<:

Sliau
lok^.
j

Collect debts, then repay

32.

cliiii

tsau"

^waii ^ts'ing sho

in-full
i

accounts,
I

His father

"Iv'ou "lo-tau

t'ai-kwu
,Li)
,

iio-o;

ns^o

assisted me,
fear,

help-a-bit

him

also not

^pong-'lia "k'ou
c,

^m
")
,

ji'a
,

ke
c

15

then he had so great audacity

kom
,
.

c,

....

'k'ou "yau
J C

kom
3

.J

tar
C

tam

to arrive- at
I

asking
give
city

me

lend

more
waterdebts.

^hu man" "ngo

pel 'k'ou tso"

tsc

^to

"iig^man,
j

five dollars

him

to-be

sliuu-kok^
.

"shong

feet

up-to

to-collect

.sheno-*t shauchoii"~ '~

(
'

>Shau-'^mei'''
c

Finally
ther

that time saw him,

he fur-

ko

choiig
^ni
'

kill

"k'ou, "k'ou yau"

said
I

not
also

know
ov,-e

say

what
soso-

wa"
C

^chi
-5
1

"ngo
'

koiig
^1

ye, ngo vau"

chano- "k'ou .no-an"

,
C

mat^
|

thing,
he-said

him money,
dollars,

several-tens-of

wo

C,

,,

,3

kei-a
^clii

man wo
.

3
,

,3

k'ou tor
|

he-said, (which) he on-behalf-of

me

"ugo

wo

^Ai"

kom

kc
j

paid, so-he-said.

AlasI such kind-

jan
32.

kc':
j

of

man,

15.

"Mo pun ^sam

lok..

lok^.

'^I
.

ho' jaii
|
!

No

original
32,

heart,

32,

Not good man,

,Yrti ,ka-'fo lok

Inferior article, 32.

COXVERSATIOX 6oth. the

1.

cocrts.

"Ngo ^.kam-matj
^Nga-_mun*

hoii

Jlong- koug

to-day

go

Hongkong Courts

listen

^t'eiigf

sham on

trying cases.

2.

()!

-Xe'i

hoii'
3

Ts-un--|ei-'fu yik
-3
'
,

Oh

A^ou

went

^Magistracy,

or

went

-wak^
.miin'-'
c

hoii
11 i

On

-cli'at_- sz

^Ng;i-

Supreme
Court, eh
?

(Jit.

Chief

Justice's)

r'

53.

3.

"Long
v^

ktin

^to

hoii

-kwo

lok^.

Two [C]
went
i

also

went,

32.

Forenoon
;

Shong'chau
,

"ngo hoii
.

On
,

-ch'at^,3
c
"^

Supreme

Court
a

afternoon
short

..^

^sz

^.Xga-.mun-;

.3

lia'-chaii

"ngo
chair

went

Magistracy

time

hoti

^.Ts'nn-'lei- fu
noi'*^).

yat

{or not long).

^kan {or "mn

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CONVERSATION 50th. thk

50th.

roYv.T^.(Conti,nm1.)

4.

What
there

cases were being tried

"Were

many

people

in

Court?

$'A%, Alilt!!*SA
^
H\a ^S*

People like to go in to hear the

cases.
5,

"^ J^*

There were Criminal

cases

being

tried in the Chief Court,

and the

Court was
G.

full.

If

yon

wish

to

learn

to

ppeak

Chinese well, the best thing you

uu^m^mm.

urn

can do

is

to

go every day
listen
it

to the

Court
7.

and

to

the cases.
;

Yes, I think

would be

but

do not always have the time

go.
I

to

heard a number of new

to day,

words

which

had never

heard before.
8.

That
in

is

just

it.

If

you are always

only

the

habit

of

speaking

with a few people, you only get

accustomed to the
they
use.

words which
are a

mm.

mmn^^mu

There

great

many more words which you do

not hear.
9.

suppose from what you say that

it
is

the

case

that

some people
certain
in
;

aiv in the habit of using

words,

and

others

are

the

habit of using other words

to

and

^AM. m^wt^mn

get

a complete

knowledge of

the language, you

must

listen

to

many,
find
it

and
easy
?

afterwards
t(

you

will

understand.

Is

it

not so

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217

CONVERSATION" 50th. the covRTH. rConfiiiwd.)

i.

*^Sbam

maf.j--ye

sz" ^to

^ni*

^T'ong
^rae
?

Try what matLers, eh

[i.e.

53.
liave

Court centre
very

^chuiig "yaii

ho

jau
yap^

in

Court)

many

^Yan-tei"

^chung-yi
lolc^.

hoii

people, eh .^39.

People like in go

^t'engt ^sham-sz"
5.

listen try-cases, 32.

Tsoi'
(or

Till"

jT'ong
).

sham

f;in"-6n

In large Court try Criminal-cases.

centre sit full men, 2.

Court-

fan^*-6ii

^T'ong-^chung

"ts'o*t
6.

'mua

^yan a^

"Nei
wa^*,

siing hok^

kong ho ^T'ong-

You

wish learn talk good Chinese, you

best day-by-day go hear
,32.

"nei chi

ho yat^-yat^
lok^.
-

hoii

try

cases,

^t'engt
7.

sham on
kwi'i

Hai", "iigo

chi

ho lok^; tan"
takj-^han

Yes, I think best, 32

(i.e.

but I not do all time

"ngo ^m hai"
hoii
.

^shi-^slii"yai)

It is not, or it does not

i.e.

happen

"Xgo ^kam-yatj
lio

^to ^.t'engf

time after time,

leisure go.'
I

constantly) have

kin

^to

^san

vva"-(.t'au,
.

^m

to-day also hear per-

^ts'ang ^.t'engf

kwo ke

ceive

(i.e.

by hearing, hear) very

words, not yet heard

many new
over, 15.

Tsau"hai" koinlok^.
^shi-^.shi

"Neiyok^-hai'
^t'ung
kei

Just is so, 32.

several

You, if-do always only with

|

patj-kwo

ko

[C]

persons speak words,

(or

^yan

kong

shiitQ-wa",

"nei tiik^-

you only-do hear habitually

i.e.

hai" ot'engt

kwan
^che.

"koii

sho

shai
"yaii

accustomed

to

hear,

or

get

ke
''hd

wu,"-^t'au

Chung" ^m

familiar by hearing) they what use,

15,

^to wii"-^,t'au "nei

^ts'ang

words only,

7. (i.e. these

words

^t'engt

kwo ke

which they
very

use).

Besides have

many words you

not yet heard

over, 15,
9.

'Ngo jan
tiin
-

^t'engj-kin

"nei
lok^.

kong,

because hear you say suppose

32.
Is

it-is so,

kwii hai'
?

kom

Hai'
^ti ^ti

how, eh

53.

Just

is

^tim ^ni^

Tsik^
^ni

hai"

"yaii "yaii

(what follows) have some habit-of

(or like to speak) speaking this kind,

^hing

^kong

yong",

hing kong ko yong".

siii

Song

hill

have some habit-of speaking that

kind.

jT'ong wa^*,^shi-pitjyiu ^t'eugt

^to

Wishing to-understand

all

ho

^yan

kong, ^yin-haii"

tsaii"

Chinese words, certainly must hear

very

yi" (t'engt tak^ chut^, hai" ^ra hai'

many men

speak, afterwards

then easy hear able out (this might be

p/^, hearing able to get to hear

what
53.

the words are)

is

not

is,

eh

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CONVERSATION 50th. the

10.
I

courts. (Continued.)

am

afraid
at

if

people

saw

mc
they

constantly

the
is

Courts,
a

would say

this

vagabond
;

he has nothing
very lazy.

to

do

so he

is

11.

Nonsense.

If

they

see that you,

Sir, are so respectable,

how could
?

they say you

were a vagabond
that.

There

is

no fear of
to say it?

Who
if

would dare
you,
Sir,

Besides

take some paper

and a

pencil with you,

and

if

there are

any

words

which you
put

do

not

understand,
the paper,

them down on
Chinese

and-ask your

teacher what they mean, then you

will

understand them.

12.

put

down some

sentences this

morning, and I intended to ask

Chinese
teacher
to me. to
I

my
the

explain

meaning
have
see

am
I

afraid I

lost the

paper.

do

not

it,

or I

would ask you to exI

plain

them.
I

cannot

find
it.

it,

though

have looked for

13.

Well,

if

you

will

tell

me

all

that

was said,
that the

in ('xactly the

same words
in

"IE

fit

ffi)

persons

used

giving

til

their evidence,

you might perhaps

remember them again.

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50th.

CONVERSATION 50th. the

14.
I

co\:kis>. {Continued.)

am

afraid I could

not

do
so

that.

How
Some

could

remember

much

of the things that were said

It

mm.^,

mm1^mmm

were very unimportant.

be of no use to repeat them
.

would

Some of
;

them were obscene and indecent and

those I would not like to
repeat.
I

Ah!

I will tell

you what:

will

give you a

general

statement

of

what happened, and that

will do.

15.

Very good, go

on.

16.

Just as I went in they were trying

a lad (who was dressed in a torn
jacket and trousers, and barefooted)
for stealing

an old pair of

trousers,

which had been washed, and were

hung up

to dry

on a bamboo

pole.

The wind blew them down

the street, and the thief,
just passing at

into

who was
picked

the

time,

them up and

ran.

The owner saw

him.
For-

him

and

pursued

tunately the thief

met a

constable,

whostopped

hiin,

and took him up in

arrest to the Central Police Station.

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CONVERSATION 50th. the

14.

co^jurs (Continued.)
fear

"Ngo

p'i'i^

*^k6m
tak^

^m

tso" tak^ lok^.

^to
^ni ?'

so

not do
able

can, so

32.

How
eh
?

re-

*^Tiin

kei'
oti

kom^
ho

member

much,

53.

"Yaii
^che.^

shiit-^-wd"

^.hun

ke

Have some words very

only,
7.

ordinary, 15,

Ko'-oti

"mo yung" ^kong

ke
*.

Those no use speak back

/an

ch'utj ^lai

"Yai'i

^ti

out come, 15.

Have some brokennot-polite

lan--*'hau, /s'6-^hau, /ei--lai shut^wi'r;

mouth,
words
;

coarse-mouth,

ko'-^ti

-ngo

yaii"
^lai.

^m
^A
^^
:'
!

song
"ngo

those I also not wish speak

^kong /;in ch'atj

back out

come.
1
:

Ah

speak

to

^kong kwo "nei ^t'engf

tai'-yokg *
tsaii-

"ngo

you to-hear,

I in-a-general-manner

kongkwo

"nei /'eng,t

speak to you to-hear, then do can, 32.

tso" takj lok^.

15.

'H6

Ja,'

'kong ^Ur

Well, 21, ?peak, 21.

16.

"Ngo
.shi*

yatj pat^ yap^ hoii

ko chan"
haii"fii

one pencil

(i.e.

just)

enter

go

that

^sham- kau yat^ ko

period time trying one [C] younglad

Qshangt-*^tsai,

chok, hln" ^sham

wearing

torn

jacket, trousers,

yaii" fiit^ ^-kok^,

"mo
"k'oii
fii

^hai

chok^

also take-off feet,

no shoes wearing,
steal-

ke'
t'aii
fii

^.ni.

^Sham
i'iii

^yan-^wai
;

15,

53.

Trying him because

;

vat
hal"

Ian"

ko
sai

^t'iii

ing one length torn trousers

length (English pair)
is

That

"yaii

jan
tsair
hei,

^kon/'iu
sliai

have
give
up,

man
piece
in-

tseng't,

^kom,
long-

pei

wash

clean,

so

then

chuk^
^kon.

Jvo

/ai

bamboo

pole

hang-in-air

j.Fung

^cli'oii

lok^

^.kai

{or

order-to dry-in-the-sun dry.

Wind

^kai), ko' ts'tikj ^ngara (or

^ngam)
hei

blow down

street,

the thief just-just

^ngam king-kwo
Jai tsau"

hoii

chap^

pass-by going, pick up come, then

run,
thief

*^t3a6 lok^.

Shat^- chii
hei

32.

Losing-owner see

that

kin
fill

ko
-Qti

ts'dkj chap^
^choij
"k'oii.

sho--yi
ts'oi

pick

up, so-therefore quickly

Ho-

follow

him.

Good -luck

have

"yaii

ko ^ch'ai-^yan yii'-chokj ko
tsit^-chiij
"k'oii,
^.lai

police-man

meet the thief, stopped

tsiikj,

"k'ciii

him, pull him up Great Station.

"shono-Tai"- kwiin.

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CONVERSATION 50th. the

17.

cjUrts.-

{Conthni,e(l)

After that

there

was

case

of

highway robbery.
over
the
hills

A woman going
Aberdeen; and
her of a

to

several

thieves

robbed

pair

of

silver-gilt

earrings

with

jadestone
hairpins

drops

and

jadestone

and

bangles

were

all

taken from

her.
her,

Her husband,
was wounded

who was with

by the robbers.

18.

Did the prisoners not

thing
?

say

any-

m^^t^m.^mn.
j

19.

They

did.

The

thief,

who

stole

the old trousers, said he had just

come out
nothing to
that

of
eat,

jail

that he had
|

and had no money

not
steal

he

did

the

trousers, but seeing

streets,

them

in the

he thought no one wanted

them, and only picked them up,

thinking he would pawn them to
get

money

for his passage to the

country, as he wished to go
to wait on his aged mother.

home

He

wanted
he

to be

an honest man, and

begged

the

Judge

to

have

pity on him,
to gaol,

and not

send
to

him
his

but banish

him

native place.

CONVERSATION

50th.

CONVERSATION
17.

50tii. the courts. (Cof//</.)

Sham ko

kin" on

^clii-haii" yaii"

Tried that

[C]
one

case

afberu-ards

again

"yaii yat^ kin"

ta-kok^-kwat^ kc

have
15.

[C]

strike-feet-boncs,

(orke^*). hai

"Yauyatjko "uoii-.yan*
16"

There was one [C.J woman on

roads

^shan
;

hoii

Shekj-^p'aits'ak^

mountain

going

Aberdeen
robbed

gWan

"yau

kci ko

ts'ung

have several

[C]

robbers

"k'oii yatj toii

t6"-Qkam "yi-.wan*,
{or

from-her one pair washcd-with-goldearrings, together-with jnde (earring

^.lin-^mui
k'aii-'*;

yuk.*
yukj

yuk^)

"yi*,

..tScim,

kung" ak^
"k'jii

drops)

jade hairpins, with bangles,

(i.e.,

yab^ ^ti ^to

ts'ong sai

ke

one

to-the-least

all)

also
also

Chdng'-^fii gto

^t'ung-^raai
,

"k'oii

snatched

all hers, 15.

Husband
road

^hdng

16"

hoii

ko

-^ti

ts';ik-j

{or
ta-

with

her

walking

going.
rdso

ts'ak.*)

^lin-^mai

'k'oii

^to

Those robbers including him

by-striking-woundcd. 32.

^shong lok..

18.

Ko

-^ti

fan^*

"mo

shiitg-wa"

kong

Those prisoners no words to-speak, eh

39.

me?'

19.

"Yaii.

^T'aii Itin"

fti

ko

ts'akj \va",
;

Have.

Stealing torn trousers that thief

tsz"- kei

ching

ch'ut^ Jiiim

"mo
"k'oii
fii.,

said,
rice

himself
to-eat,

just
also

out-of gaol

no

fan" shik^, yau"

wti"
^.m
hcli"

"mo

.ts'in*,

no cash; he
pair

said

^t'aii
^t'iii

ko
fii

^t'lii

not did

steal

that

trousers,
street

"k'oii

kin

ko

hai
yiii

Jciii

he saw that pair trousers in

on,

shong",

kwii

"mo ^yan
liei

ke

thought

no

one
7,

wanted

15,

patj-kwo

cliapj

ke
,

^che,
^ti

only picked up, 15,

wished to-take

song
c

^.ni

ng

hoii

tong

wan
^

away pawn, get

to-be

{lit.

find)

some cash

.ts'in* t?'r

bhoii-kok^
_

fan hoii

water-feet

back 'go

home

^kwai Jiong-hii'*, fiik^-sz" kei shap^

country-side, wait on several tens-of

years, 1 5, mother.

sou
j,yan

ke

"lo-"mo.

Song
^.k'au

tso"

ho

"Wished to-become
(!i*.

"\va,

k"'ou

lar-jan

good man, he-said,

He begged

^hoi-^yan,

^m ho p:in"

"k'oii "ts'o*tkiii-^faii

His Lordship extend mercy, not good

sentencshiin sit-in goal, to-deal-with

^kiim, ^tsong "k'oii

^yiin-tsik..

hoii

him by-send ing-back go

native-place.

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CONVERSATION 50th. the

20.

c^MVJY:^.

(Contiiiw.d.)

Were

there

many

other cases

21.

do

uot

know.

When

had
,

heard so much, I went into

small
court,

the
,
|

SAt^.
^
'^

where

the

Puisne
I

Ill* SI IS ft ^.

Judge was trying debt

cases.

22.

What

case was he trying

||-b.K*!%.
a

23.

There

was

a
note.

case

about

promissory

The
said

Plaintiff

and

his

witness

that

the

Plaintiff

was
in

'

the

managing

partner
stationer's

the

Hop
and

Shing
that

shop;

he
with

lent

nine

hundred

dollars

interest at the rate of

one per cent,

per

mensem

to the Defendant.

24.

They further
paid over in
of

said the

money was

the

counting room

the

Hop
all

Shing

shop

that

they
the

were

present

and

saw

money
of

pass.
it

Five
in

hundred
{or

dollars

was

silver

Mexicans),
four
notes.

the remainder

-was in

one

hundred

dollars

bank

25.

As soon
shroffed

as the dollars

had been

and

weighed,

and

the

notes counted, the Defendant with

his accountant

and shopman

left.

Note

1. The

rate

of

interest

heiiig

so

commonly reckoned by
be
taken
as

the

mouth

tljat it will in ordinary conversation the cliances arc

is

under-

stood that per mensem

meant.

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COXVKR.'^ATIOX
20.

5(iTii. Tin; vov]v^^.(Coiilinucd.)

Cliuim"
k\v;t
?

"y;

Xo

-ki

Besides

Imvc
?

very
18.
I

many

cases

I-supposc
-iigci
^111

21.

Ko^-^ti
^t'eugt

^ciii

lok^.
j-ap^

-Xgo
Tdo
^Sz

TliaL

not know, 32.

enter

heard so
Court,

much
Puisne
trying

kom

^to

Isai'r

then

Left

J^oiig,

Fd'-Yip^

{or

Yitp

Judge

sitting

Left

Court

Suniniavy Cases.
chill

-on

22. 23.

8litiiii

mat.

ye on

11

Trying what

cases, eh ? 53.

Yaii yatj kiir

on
^t'ung-jnai -k'oii' "

Have

one

[C]

case

ou
15.

llllL-Ul

ke\

^Yiin-ko

Promissory
together-with
Plaintiff

Note,
liis

Plaintiff

^ -,yaii " ke' diing

ko m

\vu

Yiiii-

witnesses so said.
in

,>

ko' hai" tsoi" llopj-.Sliing

h'u^* pS)^*
tso"
sz'

tniik'ap^

is

Hop-Shing,

tso-

^sz-sz-

jan

Stationer's shop, being

is

manager and

_iau'-\

"K'oii
,

^shangt
tse

master.

He lent-on-interest money
hund-

jigaii"
*^kau

pel

per-ko

tsik^-nai

to Defendant, that-is lent nine

pak^ jun,
ke
.

lei'-sik^ yat^

^fan
'

red dollars, interest, one candareen

(i.e.

kai

one candareen

to the tael,

and

as there are one

hundred candareens
equivalent to
1 j^.)

to the tael that

calculated, 15.

is

24.

K'oii-tei'yau" wa-_ngan''' hai Hop^-

They

also

said

money

at

Hop-Shing
15.

^Shing {or Hop^-.Shing*) chong

_fono*
^slii

counting-room

handed-over,
that

Iviiu

kc

,K;iu

ko

Hand money
with
all

time

togethcr-

{or

.shi")

^t'ung-^mai

kok^
kin

witnesses

present,

saw
hund(i.e.

cliing -,yau

t.soi"-,ch'ong,
shall.

money
red

jjass

hand.

Five

jigau*

k'.vo

-Ngpak^jun

dollars was

white money

hai- pak^ .ngan* (or jingjigati*).

silver)

(or eagle

money).
one

Balance

^Yii-shing" ko

-^ti

hai" sz

^chong
Jigaii-

that

was four [C]

hundred

yat
chi.

pak.

inaii

riifing

ke

dollars each
(i.e.

[C],

15,

inoney-papcr

notes.)

25.

Yat
yat

t'ai

kwo
kwo

toii

kwo

jigaii*,
|)ei

One look

over, weigh over

money,

one

slio

^iigaii- clii,

-ko

count over money-paper, DL'fendant

together-with his accountant, shopcoolie,

kung"-j.mai'k'oii-ke
^kwiin-tini-'* tsai'r

chong-kwai' *,
ch*e lok
.

then

left,

32.

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26.

covrt^.- (Continued.)

Bat what about the note

27,

Oh

forgot

all

about the note.

They

said that, on account of the

Plaintiff

and

Defendant
and

having
!

been

good

friends

having
years,
[

known each
and having
together,

other for

many

had

many

dealings

no note was
;

made out

at the time

but afterwards, as the

repaid at due date,

money was not

that
is

Jk.

MMmm^.

when

the six

months were
the

up, the Defendant wrote out

promissory note.

28.

What

did

the

Defendant
case,

say

?
j

fj^l/j^lj/g,

^#'^l^tT

-W

Did he defend the

or

did'

^fS.#^SB,

WS MM

he admit the debt and only want

time to rej^ay in instalments
?

^^^^B^

29.

Oh

tlie

Defendant

denied

it

altogether.

He

denied everything;

mm. xmmtiMW., x\

he said he did not write the note,

or

execute

it,

that

he

did

not

know- the Plaintiff, and that he had

never seen not

the

him

before

but

did

hear the Defendant's side of

case.
I

went

up

to

the

Magistracy.

C"()X\'FJ.'SAT[()X 50Tir.

Si
22<

C(

)XVERSA'I"I()X r.OTir. Tine covRTSi. fCo/i/inued.J

That [C] promissory note

oli ?

53.

/):

-u'^u

ham-

.to

^11,

altogether

also

not

remember
note,

j.clu)ii<i-

k'it

tiiii

Idk

-Iv'tiii-tci"

that

[C]
said

promissory
hecausc

32.
sides,

\v;'r

jaii-waipc! -ko

-loiiu"

J'au
tso"

^yiiulio

They

both

ko

kair-.^hr*

PlaintifT,

Dcfiiidant, old time were

also

^ho
.to
.11111.

good

friends,

mutnallyyears,

acfjuainted
s

great

many

two
;

^kau-

siiai'i;

jarties also very .long- dealt-together

therefore that period time not write

promissory-note
arrived-at

but

afterwards

date

(when

payment
tliab

should have been made)

j

time,
full

List-is

six

[C] months

date

32, yet not repay money, therefore

Defendant

write

that

[C]

note,

28.

Pei'-ko
tak^
hai"

"^tim

kong

^ni.^"

"Yaa
ying"
^t'an
'

Defendant how
defend

say, eh

53.

Have can
does

pok.

-mo,

yik^-wuk^
song- yiu

not,

or

aihnit

owe
out,
.'

him

.ngan*,
kci ts'z

money, wishing want spread

divided several times repay, eh

^hoi, ^fiin

^waii ^ni ?"

53.

29.

^Ai!'-

Pei--kn'

ngang"

^m

ying"

Why!

Defendant jnst-only not

admit;

128

CONVERSATION

50th.

CONVERSATION 50th. thk

30.

covrt^.-

(ConrJiuh^J.)

There,

there

were

number

of

'

M,M!^ ^

^ 4^ M\

small cases.

31.

What

were they

32.

Firing
road.

crackers,

obstrncting-

the

There were no important

not stay.

cases, so I did

CONVERSATION

50th.

229

CONVERSATION
10.

50tii. the cc,viiTfi.{CoiirJuJcd.)

Js'nii--L(M- Fii

-jiiii

1io

to

sill

Magistracy liave very

many

small cases

31.

Mat^ -ye on

^iii

?'

What
Burn

Lhiiig cases,

eh

03.

V2.

^Sliiu
"^hau.

pMii'-tsoiig'^'-,

^chu-^lan

lo"

fire-crackers, obstruct road

mouth.
I

"Mo

tai"

on -Ida'*,

sho-

No
wait.

great

cases,

therefore

not

71

"t^^H^

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OTHER WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR.

Book

Canfonese Dialed with Free and Literal Transof Simple Sentences in the lations, and Directions for the Rendering of English

CANTONESE MADE EASY:

Grammaticcd Forms
into Chinese.

BY
OF HER MAJESTY'S CIVIL SERVICE, HONGKONG.

THIS BOOK

H.iS

SCHEME. BEEN INTRODUCED INTO THE HONGKONG CIYIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES OF THE ABOVE WORK.

The good books on

nauseam.
*

Cantonese Colloquial. Mr. Ball has conferred a great boon on all beginners in the books that do the subject are scarce and out of print
;

full of exist are compilations of pretentious rubbish,

****-'****

English idioms repeated ad

cordiallj
to Sir

We
* *

most

recommend

it.

It fives the tones, the pronunciation according

William Jones's
of

system,

and the Chinese characters.

It

is

T\orthy

Mr.

Ball's
p.

r/</rt Revieic Vol. reputation as a 'master of Cantonese Colloquial.'

XL,

258

"Will

supply a AAant long

explanatory
tones.
*

felt

by students of Cantonese.
great
stress
is

In the

excellently

worded
of

preface
* *

very
*

laid

upon

the

acquisition
lines

correct

After these

remarks on tones a few

then follows an

are

devoted to the grammar of the Chinese language;

finals,

explanation of the final particles, or

io
*

the remarks on the use of which appear

is

be vciT sensible.
*
^^

The

jircface

followed

by

an

introduction
syllabary,

containing

exercises

in

tones

and

lengthy

or

directions for

pronouncing Chinese sounds when

represented
*

by
*

Roman
* *
is

letters.

Then

follow the numerals and a series of useful dialogues.

In these
given.

dialogues a literal as well as free translation of the

Chinese

sentences

II

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*
list

After the sentences conies a

of classifiers

list

of classifiers.
really

Followin

ing the

comes some original and

admirable
for

^vork

the

shape

of

cleverly

written

and

exhanstive

directions

rendering
to

English
list

grammatical forms into

finals,

Chinese.

****

"We

now come

the

of

or final particles, to the use of which the writer has evidently

given very
like so

great attention,

and we do not remember having previously seen anything

or such sensible directions for the use of these finals.
directions,

exhaustive a

list,

This
of

is

followed up by some final

beginner.
* *

and

directions

for

the

guidance

the

In conclusion we

may
is

say that Mr.

Ball's

work, being

the only one worth a second glance which

it

procurable,

we strongly recommend
of

to students, not only

beginners,

but

even

somewhat advanced students,

Cantonese ColhquM.Dail// Fress, 7th September, 1883.

TVe say without hesitation that his work far surpasses
example, in the matter of idiom, and that his
ception of delicate shades of meaning are
that
of

Dcnnys,

for

command

of words

and
of

his

per-

much above

the average

European

attainment in Canton Colloquial.

In these respects the volume before us makes

;

a valuable addition to the existing aids to beginners

to

and might be found useful

*
*

some

of the

more

'

venerable and learned Sinologists.'

will

Mr.

Ball's

Notes on

classifiers

and grammar

be found very xalnahlc China 3Iail, 10th

September, 1883.
In the work

now

before us, compiled and edited by Mr. J. Dyer Ball, M.R.A.s.,etc.,

who, from his long experience amongst the Cantonese and from his
of their language,
is

long

study

eminently

fitted for the task

which

he

has

imposed

upon

himself,
*

we

find an almost unlimited variety in a comparatively small

compass
Ball

wherewith the beginner

may be
in

guided.

Mr.
his

has

endeavoured to give such expressive volubility to his work as far as

learning, researches
* *

studies,

and long experience

itself,

China have enabled him to do.

it is

Of the work
*
*

taken as a whole, we can say that

a most admirable
are

compilation.

* *

* *

For
*

an
*

advanced

sinologue
*

there
of

very

many
of

valuable hints given.

We
and

approve

Mr.

Ball's

basis

an-angement
student to

in the fifteen lessons,

really

commend
of

the book for an advanced

whom

the

work

will prove in a

number
in
his

ways
of

valuable

addition

towards the tending of

the

improvement
*

mode

construing
is

Chinese

phrases and sentences in the Cantonese.

'

The work

got up in a neat

form and

is

well \)x\wiQi\.IIonfjkong Telegrapli, 12th September, 1883.

There

will doubtless be

many

cadets,

missionary
* * * *
1

students,

and

philologists
call

turning their thoughts towards the East,

the attention of such enquirers to a
* * *

am
is

glad to be able to

work, by Mr. J.

Dyer

Ball,

Cantonese

Made Easy.

The

dialect of

Canton

the

most

important

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HI

of Boutli

China
dialect,

and
and

as

it

contains fewer provincialisms than

the
classical

ahnost
*

any

other

Chinese

employs

characters
is

in
to

writing,

the

knowledge of

this sub-language, so to speak,

indispensable

any

one

who

intends taking a position in the East.

in his timely publication.

Mr. J. Dyer Ball has rendered good service

Born

in Chijia, of

European parentage, favoured with

the
dialects

exceptional advantages for the acquisition

of

of

China,

having

natural gift for this particular work, and being employed in Her Majesty's Civil
Service
of * * *
*

he has had every opportunity to gain an accurate

*

knowledge
classifiers,

Cantonese.

The

difficult

questions

relating

to

tones,

finals, &c.,

are treated with a masterly

*

hand. Academi/, 12th January,

in

1884.

For the sake of your readers

Oxford and elsewhere who may be

civil

studying philology, or preparing for cadetships and

call

service
* *

in

the

East

attention to

* *

Cantonese 3Iade
*
*

East/
Ball

prepared
in

by

Mr. and

J.

Dyer

Ball,

m.r.a.s.

Mr.

was

born

China,

speaks the language like a native.

I

He

has spent his

life chiefly

in the East,

and

can add

my

testimony to that of numerous reviewers respecting the

excellency

of his

hook. Bunhury Guardian, 10th January, 1884.

EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES IN THE PRESS

ON THE

SECOND EDITION
OF

'CANTONESE MADE
Mr. Dyer
Ball's eminently useful

EASY.'
Made
*

work,

'Cantonese
* *

Easy.'
entire

The new

edition has been considerably enlarged.

The

book has

been carefully revised, and numerous improvements and alterations suggested

experience and aft-rthought have been effected.

by

The work

as

it

stands

affords

an admirable means
Colloquial,

to the learner of acquiring a

good knowledge of Cantonese

Ball's

and now that the task has been so much simplified by Mr.
efforts, it is to

patient

and laborious

be hoi>ed a

much

larger

number
study
is

of

those the
great

who

intend to

make

their career here will a]>ply themselves to the

of of

vernacular, a knowledge of which, in every department of

business,

advantage to the possessor. ^oy?//^*^"''^

J^fti^U

Press, 19th January, 1888.

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

IV

Mv. Ball

\ni^

evidently expended u vast deal of studiuns care,

resnlt

in

connection
of

with this compilation, and as a

has

placed
is

before

stndents

Chinese,

especially beginners, an instruction

book that

simply invalnable.

The appendix

contains

some

intercslinj^

partionlars

reiiarding

Chinese

ominmar. /A/z/j/ffl/?//

Telegraph, 18th Jannary, 1888.

The work
enlargement

has been greatly enlarged, and

it

is

now by

far

the

most
'J'iie

reliable

introdnction to the stndy of Cantonese that has yet been

is

iublislietl.

principal

in the

Grammatical

portion

of

the

book.

'J'he

classifiers

have

been rearranged into two tables, one giving the words to which this name
applies,

strictly

and the other the words which have a somewhat similar

use,

but are not

has
])een
'I'he

entitled to the

name

while

a.

better table of
to

the
tlie

Personal
idiomatic

Pronouns
uses
of

drawn up, and important additions made

verbs.
Call

introductory part of the work has also been

*

greatly

enlarged.
*
*

Mr.

*
in-

has recast and largely extended

the

tonic

exercises.

To
on

this

troductory part there have also been added

short

very

useful

exercises

long

and

vowels

and aspirated words.

The

sentence lessons have not been greatly

* *

eidarged, but several important improvements have been made.

At the
of
into

end of the book there

is

a useful index to the grammatical part.

This work
its

Mr.

Ball's supplies a great need,

all

and we have no doubt

it

will

find

way

the hands of

learners of

Cantonese. CT/V/rt Mail, 18th January, 1888.

little

The
* *
*

present revised and enlarged issue certainly leaves

*

to

be

desired

Mr. Ball does not

fail to

acknowledge the assistance he has received

have

from Dr. Chalmers, Mr. J. Stewart-Lockhart, and others who

endeavoured

to contribute their mite towards the perfection of this important dialect,

and

it

seems

only fair to

him

to

admit that he has succeeded in extracting the utmost net

and has produced
as precise

result of

their contributions,

and

critical

manual

as
is

it

is

reasonably possible to expect.

The leading

feature

in

Mr.

Ball's

work

the

conscientious exactitude with wliich he handles the knotty subject of tones.

the main, his chapters on this subject
*
*
=^'

In
* *

may

be considered unexceptionable.
Ball's

* *

Another strong point in Mr.

* *
*

new book
spelling

is

his

list

of

final

expletives.

Mr,

Ball's

changes
* * *

of

are

undoubtedly

im-

provements

in the

majority of cases.

Xhe tone
some

exercises are excellent,

and the student

radically

will notice

many cases e.g.,

specially

ch(i-hi-//i\\\\f:iv

the

tone

is

both

changed and then

modified

in

particular
tlie

senses.

Mr.

Ball rightly insists on the

important

distinction

between
sd,

long

and short
is

vowels.
judicious,

His separation of "Williams's

correct.

thirty,

into
are
*

sdd
Ball

very

and undoubtedly

'*

The

lessons
*

admirable,
]\Ir.

and

great pains have been taken

to *

mark
*

distinctions.
*

wisely

avoids

all

bookish expressions.

Mr.

Ball's

rules

aud exhortations are

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

mncli to the point; and,

if

students endeavour to profit by the vast

fail
is

experience
* *

he has gained, they cannot

to

reap

proportionate
ijrinted,
little

reward.

The

work deserves very high praise,

clearly

and neatly

and, considering the

of

enormous number of tone marks used, betrays very

*
*

trace

inaccuracy,

My. Ball
;

is

probably the most facile of educated European speakers of

so,

Cantonese

and

this
;

being

the novelties which he introduces can be accepted

to

with complete trust

and they convey moreover a graceful compliment

Ball

those
ex

who have
catJirdrd,

previously ventured to hint at what Mr.

has

now,

speaking

pronounced to be undoubted

facts.

China Revicir, 1888.

This work is the most * The have met with. **

reliable introduction to the study

*

of

Cantonese
all

we

sentences

are
#

well chosen,
* *

and the grammatical part

also contains

many good

phrases.

The

prominence attached to aspirated and

non-aspirated

words,

to

long

and short
great
care-

vowels, and to correct pronounciation in general,

fulness

shows
*

Mr.

Ball's

and mastery over the spoken language.

* *

AH
his

the phrases
]\Ii'.

given
quite

are in idiomatic

and concise language.

the

We
for

think

Ball

right in selecting

most perfect

form

available

standard. r/!/>f.se

Recorder anil Mifo'lonarij Journal, April, 1888.

THE CANTONESE-MADE-EASY VOCABULARY.

Price
:

One

Dollar.

Small Dictionary in English and Cantonese, containing

only

Words and
each

Phra'^es used in the

Spoken Language, with

Classifiers indicated for

Xoun,
on
the

and Definitions of the Different Shades of ^Meaning,

Different uses of

as

well

as

Notes

Words where ambiguity might

otherwise arise.

The work should be very

Mail, 2(;th July, 1886.

useful to students

(_)f

the Cantonese WvaX^hjI. China

;Mr. J.

Dyer

IJall,

author of 'Easy Sentences in the ITakka Dialect,' "Cantonese

just issued a
* * *

Made
most
will

Easy,' ^v.,

lias

companion work

ro these

useful
to

publications

to students of Chinese.

The words and phrases appear

Honejhomj

have

been

carefully collected

and arranged, and we doubt not that

the

this little dictionary

adequately

fulfil

aims

of

the

compiler.

Tclcuraph, :27th

July, 188(;.

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r,Y

TI[H PRESS.

VI

Giving an exhaustive

list

of diflViviit shades of the Enj,dish nieaiiing,

to

t<

save

the beginner from falhng into mistakes

which he would otherwise

it

Ite

liable.
fail to

The vocabulary seems

July, 1880.

to

have been most carefully compiled, and

caimot

prove most useful to students, es]xcially beginners, //o////^7y/?// Daily Press, 20tli

We
which

have here a very neatly got up vocabulary of the

is

most

common
style.

tci'ms

a beginner

likely to

stand in need
in

of.

''

The rendering
*

of the
* *

terms selected appears to be given

good
words

idionratic

colloquial

As the author

gives, for the English

selected

by

him,

the

corresponding
little

Chinese characters, together with their pronounciation and tones, the

is

book

sure to prove useful. r7///^r/ Hrricir, July and August, 188(;.

This book
dialect.

will ]>rove useful

to persons

desirous

of

learning

the

Cantonese

Chinosc

UrrorcUr ami Missioitary Jo}inuil, Xovembei", 188G.

Everything possible
missionaries,

is

being done to lighten the labours of merchants, cadets,

in their study of that difficult language, the
is

*****
*
* *

and students,
Mr. Ball

Cln'nese,

one of the most accomplished linguists in Hongkong,

for the

and no more able pen could be found

work

of simplifying

and popularising the Chinese tongue.

There arc m:iny people

in

England

as

well

as

abroad to

whom
Chinese
to

IMr.

Ball's

work

will

be a boon.

It gives first the

English words in alphabetical order, then

of

the Chinese equivalents, and finally a transliteration that those

the

words,
tell

so
a

who do not understand

is

the characters

may

still

be able

at

glance what

the Cantonese equivalent of the word b^'fore them.

r/^/.

Thus

the word
finally

Any
its

is

stated to be an

and adv., then follows the Chinese word, and

is

pronunciation mat, so that mat

the Chinese eijuivalent of

(fiiij

ijan

stands

for

man,
is

Jciii

is

the verb

to

call,

and so on.

Numerous

notes

are

added

where

there

any danger of the learner being misled by the ambiguity of terms,

is

and

altogether the book

a capital

Vade-mecum

for the

young student. Refjord and

Gainsboroiu/h Times, Worlcso]) and Newarlc WceJd?/ ^'nrs, 24th December, 188G.

While dealing with China

work
is

it

will not be

out

of

place

to

mcition

anothei-

for

which

future learners of that curious language will

J.

be grateful.
of
IT.

This

'The Cantonese-:Made-Easy Vocabulary' by

Dyer
the

Ball, m.r.a.s.,

M.
of
in

Civil Service,

Hongkong.

The author

is

one

of

best
I5orn

foreign

speakers

Chinese we have ever had the good fortune to meet.

and brought

up

the East, he can converse as readily in Cantonese as in

English,

and

is

conse-

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qncntly aTinost reliable authority on sucli

critical points as

I'onc

and

Classifiers^

which are the bugbears of every beginner in Chinese.

valuable to the philologist, even though he
Celestial

The volnme
little

will also

be
the.

may know
is

or

nothing
the

of

tongue, since every Chinese character

represented

by

equivalent

sound

in

English

Mttx^. English paiwr.

*
it

The second

edition

*
is

will

prove a useful vade-menim

its

for

students
the

After a careful perusal of

one

struck by

accuracy both

as

regards

markings of tones, the rcmanizing of sounds, and the meanings of the

words and phrases.
between the ordinary
Willi respect to tones, Mr. Ball has carefully
tonesin

various

distinguished
*

and

the

'changing'

oi-

colloquial

tones,

which must be observed

speaking by those wlio wish to speak Cantonese and

f( r

not a pidgin-Cantonese, or jargon passing muster

city of

the

liiujiia

pura

of

the

Canton.

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is

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for the use of strangers, tourists, or even residents,

to

who,

from want of time, are unable

at Uie

master the intricacies of the language, but who,

pick up a few words, so as not to
l)y

same time,

feel a desire to

be

in

the

jjosition of deaf

nuUes when entirely surrounded

natives.

Those
ol)ject

who have
in

any knowledge

of the subject will readily appreciate

Mr.

Ball's
felt

comsay,

piling this limited vocabulary, the

want

for

which has been

we might

fvcr since the Colony was founded.

To

say the least of them, tonic

studied,

marks are
absence

decidedly confusing unless they are seriously

and

their

entire

from this vocabulary

will

alone prove a recommendation.

vocabularies

Mr.

Ball's

book makes
it

no pretensions to oust those

which

are

already

in

existence;
* *

merely makes an attempt to supply a

* * *

demand

hitherto unprovided for.

It in

is

sultleiently copious to enable

any one to make himself, or

it is

herself,

understood
that
it.

the ordinary transactions of everyday life: and

a desire in

just

possible

mav awaken

some persons

to

kn()W

more

of

the

language.
IS

NOTICES BY THE

lKKSS.

VIII

Mr. Ball has very wisely issued the book at a low

its

price,

75

a-uts
Cliiiia

copy,

and

merit and cheapness

should

ensure

an

extensive

Siile.

MniJ,

22nd

September, 188G.

Mr, J. Dyer Ball's 'English-Cantonese Pocket Vocabulary'

in its way,

is

quite a novelty

and
is

is

the

first

publication we have seen in Avhich

some

knowledge

of Chinese

rendered possible without the use of Chinese characters.

little

The sounds
in

of the Chinese words in this

exactly the

work are represented

in

l)y

English spelling,

same fashion adopted

*

many rudimentary
*

treatises

on

the

French
Ball
is

aud other foreign languages.

The plan adopted by Mr. Dyer

very simple, and we think an effective one.

wiiich travellers

He

wished to provide a method by

of

and

others,

who may not

consider the acquisition

Cantonese

game worth

the candle, without any very serious study, can acquire a sufficient
if

acquaintance with the vernacular to be understood

unhappily isolated amongst

non-English speaking Chinese.

careful

Mr. Ball has done

his

work

in

his
will

customary
a

and painstaking fashion, and we imagine

Homjkoiuj
Teh'fjrajih,

this little

book

command

ready

sale.

23rd September, 188G.

to

"\Vc

have received a copy of another of those useful aids

is

the

acquisition

of

tlie

Chinese colloquial for which Mr. Dyer Ball

is

becoming noted.
It contains

This

last

work

entitled

'An English-Cantonese Pocket Vocabulary.'

common
and

words and phrases, printed without the Chinese characters or

tonic

marks,

the sounds of the Chinese words are represented by an English spelling, as far as
practicable, while the author in his preface gives
to

some very simple

little
it

directions

how

overcome the

difficulties of

pronunciation.

The

book
is

is

not intended for

to

those

who intend

to

make

a serious

study of Chinese;

intended

enable

the English resident or tourist to pick

his wishes or wants to the natives,

up

a sufficient vocabulary to

make known
is

and

to understand *
*
*

something of what

going
supply

on around him when surrounded by Chinese.

a want and
its

The pamphlet
exploration
in

will

study

is

likely
rref<s,

to

lead

to

further

the
.

same
.

direction. i/o/^y/iO//// Dailij

24th September, 188G.

The pamphlet
no time

is

published for the benetiL of tourists or residents

who have

to master the intricacies of the

Cantonese

dialect,

and who are deterred

with tonic
his

from the task when they take up other books on the

sul)ject bristing

and other

diacritical

marks.

^Ir. Ball

labours

therefore
easy.

here,

as

in

other

pamphlets, to make an
has
its

intrinsic:illy difficult

subject

AVe

think

the
a

book
stock
=

merits by

its

extreme simplicity and by the judicious selection of

of the

most ordinary and popular

words

and

phrases.
^
'/////

The

spelling

may prove handy enough

December, 188G.

for the purposes

stated.

Rcrie/r,

Xovembcr and

IX

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALECT.

WITH A VOCABULARY.
Price,
$1.

EXTRACTS FROM NOTICES OF THE ABOVE WORK.

It
is.

for the

most

part, as the author says in the introduction,

an adaptation
to

of Giles's

Handbook

oj the Sivatoic Dialed,

and

will

prove

as

useful

those

entering ou the study of

dialect spoken at

Hakka

as

Mr.

Giles's

book has proved

is

in the case of the

Swatow.

An

extensive vocabulary

appended.

Daily

Press,

28th October, 1881.

Unlike most books of the kind, there are no Chinese characters given for the
*

Easy Sentences,' the collection of phrases being Romanized Phonetically so as to

equivalent

give to the beginner the

sounds

in

Chinese.
as

The
is

sentences
likely

given
to

appear to be well arranged, and cover as

much ground

ever

be

required by those desirous of attaining to a rough colloquial knowledge of Hakka.

Mr. Ball frankly

tells all

others to go to a teacher,

and indeed he strongly advises

his

even the learner to go hand in hand with the teacher in

the very beginning.

uphill

work from

China Mail, 22nd October, 1881.

volume.
* *

A
is

very handy

little

Useful pamphlet.

Chinese
is

admittedly a

difficult

study to Europeans, but, as Mr. Ball

states, there

no

reason

why with

a little trouble, they should not pick

up

sufficient conversational

knowledge so

as to be able to understand

what goes on about them

purpose
are

as well as to
will

make themselves
answer
every

understood.

For

this

Mr.

Ball's

compilation

requii'ement.

The

sentences

judiciously
is is

arranged,

and the
clear
low-

method

of conveying a correct

method

of pronunciation
it

apparently very

and simple.
price, will

The book

is

very well printed, and, as

circulation.

published at a very
Telegraiih,

no doubt obtain an extensive

Hongkong

22nd

October, 1881.

'Easy Sentences
J,

in the

Hakka

Dialed,

u-ith

Vocabulary.

Translated
the

by

Dyer

Ball,

Hongkong, 1881.'

This

title

indicates the character of

book.

It contains

57 pages and fourteen chapters besides the vocabulary.

:

The
V.

subjects

of the chapters are designated thus

Lesson
VIII.

I.

Domestic.

II.

to

General.

VI.

Relationship.

VII.

Opposites.

Monetary.
Nautical.

IX.,

X.

Commercial.
It

XI.

Medical.

XII.

Ecclesiastical.

XIII.

XIV.

Judicial.
it

thus

contains a wide range of subjects.

the

We

cordially

recommend

to all students of

Hakka

Dialect.

Chinese

Recorder

and

Missionary

Journed,

November-

December, 1881.

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

NOTICES OF THE PilESS

ON

'

HOW

TO WRITE THE RADICALS'

Price 75 cents.

Mr.

J.

Djer Ball has given another

pruof

of

his

untiring

eneri>-y

in

the

held of Chinese language

and

literature in the tiny

.

volume

just published

under
is

the

title of

'

How

to write the Radicals.'

glance at the pages of the work

sufficient

to

reveal

the

progressive

method which the

author

has

adopted.

Radicals formed by one stroke of the pen constitute the initiatory chapter of the

work, and are followed by successive methods

of

writing
practical
it

radicals

up

to

those

formed of

fifteen strokes.

An

Excursus

on

the

use

of

the Chinese

Dictionary completes the work.

of

We

recommend

to the perusal of all students

the

language

of

the

Flowery

Land. Honr/ko/u/

Telegraph,

13th

October,

1888.

In

the

pamphlet

just

issued

he

simply

gives

the

Radicals
of

with

their

pronunciation in Mandarin and Cantonese,

into
its

and a
in

dissection

each

character

component

strokes,

showing the order

which they arc written or joined

together.

Thus, all the strokes of the 17-stroke radical,

-^

are laid out one by

one in the order they are written.

to
is

The work should not only enable

number
the
of strokes of

the learner
a

count with considerable

facility the

which
of

character

composed, but aid him

to

pick

out

Radical

component

any
use

given
of

character.

At

the end of the

work

are several practical hints for the

Chinese dictionary.

China Mail, loth October, 1888.

We

should

say
is

it

would

be

found

more

or

less

useful

to

students
l)y

at

linie for Chinese

now

to be

found among the subjects required

several

examining bodies there also to missionaries and others who were coming out to

China with the intention of learning Chinese, and who might

radicals

easily get

up

the

and

their

meanings en

route,

***'-'

The
arc

radicals are the nearest

in

Chinese eciuivalent to our Western alphabets.

They

214

number, beginning formed

with those formed with one stroke of the pen, and end with a character
with 17 strokes.
In the
little

work under
l)cen

notice, each radical

is

carefully analysed

and once these analyses have

thoroughly mastered, the student cannot possible

XI

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

fail to

write the radical correctly.

their

Tlie publishers, Messrs. Kelly

&
is

"Walsh, h^-ve done

excellent,

part

of

the

work

carefully

and

well

the

paper

and the type

is

clear

and distinct. Z>r^% Press, 20th October, 1888.

to beginners iu Chinese,

This

a useful

little

book

whether their object of

study be local patois or the mandarin.

of

The work

is

professedly
It
is

an

abridgment
less,

Mr. Dyer

Ball's larger

work 'How
on

to write Chinese.''

none the
contain

or
if

rather, all the

more

useful

this account.

The 214

radicals

most,

not

all,

of

the

combinations

which make up the Chinese characters, and the

no
difficulty

student

who has

well learned the structure of the radicals will find

It
is

in writing

any character, however complicated.

it

not that any special virtue

in

attaches to the radicals as such, but that

so happens

developing them the

of

same

rules were followed as

in

the

more phonetic portions

the

compound

character.
will

The student who

first

commences the study

is

of Chinese under a teacher

to

probably rebel at the manner in which he

taught

form

the
will

strokes,

and as the teacher most probably can give him no explanation, he

incorrect idea of form,

get

an

and attribute the

teacher's

method
as

as
rule,

springing
the

simply
is

from the perversity of the race generally.

Indeed,

character
it

written just the contrary from what a European would anticipate, and

is

often

a good rule
reverse.

when

in

doubt to think what would seem most natural and

do the

Mr. Dyer
is

Ball's

book

if

carefully perused will

show the attentive student

that there

not only method but reason in the native way of writing, and this
be a grateful revelation to the student
of
this

we take
Mercury.

it

will

book.

Shanghai

We
etc.,

have received from Messrs. Kelly

&

Walsh, Limited, a
J.

copy of a most
Ball, m.k.a.s.,

useful pamphlet of

40 pages, with a 7 page excursus, by Mr.

Dyer

of His Majesty's Civil Service,

Hongkong, 'How
;

to

Write

the

Radicals.'

They

are

an

irritating institution, these Radicals

to a

certain

extent

they are

the alphabet of the Chinese written language, and yet, while they are the bricks

out of which the characters are constructed, the learner

must have

very
laid

full
first

knowledge of the language

"before

he can be certain which brick

was

when

the character was biiilt

up

and

to use a

Chinese
find

dictionary

intelligently,

he must

know

this.

On

this

head the reader

will

Mr.

Ball's

excursus

of

great value.

The body

of the pamphlet gives the Radicals in order,

with

their

pronunciation in Mandarin and Cantonese, and their analysis into the separate
strokes of which they are composed,

and the order

in

which

these

strokes

are

made; knowledge indispensable

through this
little l>ook.

in itself,
*

and which cannot be

by
Kelly

better acquired than

It is printed

&
leave

Walsh,

Limited,
to

Hongkong, and the

desired.

typography

and

general

appearance

nothing

be

North-Chim Daily News.

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

XII

'HOW TO WlilTE CHINESF; PARC

This work
is

I.

intended for students of Chinese

who wish

to render themselves

perfect in the art of writing.

It contains instructions in the

method

of holding &c.,

the pencil, the various forms of strokes, the reason

generally
is

of

the

positions,

and

a useful book to refer to on the

moment.
of

If the

student
Ball's

wish to have a general view of the

construction

the

cliaracters,

Mr.

introduction read carefully over, and his smaller book for reference, will we take
it

be sufficient to instruct the student in the formation with a European pen of

the characters neatly and legibly.

Shcmghal Mcrcunj.
the component
strokes

In addition to setting forth

Ball in this

of

each

Radical,

Mr,

new work

gives extensive directions and remarks with regard to

how

the various strokes, hooks, 'sweeps,' &c., should bo written.

The work

contains,

besides, a pretty long introduction, giving general information with regard to the

WTiting of Chinese characters.

good deal perhaps of Mr.

his

Ball's directions

may
most

be found scattered through other works, but we believe

systematic attempt, at least of a popular kind, that has

work

is

the
to

been

made

resolve
in

the Chinese characters into their elemental parts and to set forth the

mode

which these characters are built up.

diflBculty of

Everyone who has experienced the enormous

mastering the ideographic language of

China

will

owe a debt of

gratitude to Mr. Ball. C/i<'?i Mail,

22nd Xovember, 1888.

Dyer Ball
is

The

untiring energy displayed by Mr.

in

his

praiseworthy enof

deav^ours to simplify the difficult study of Chinese

It is scarcely a

little

short
his
first

marvellous.

month ago

since
is

we

criticized a little

work of

'IIow to Write
part of a

the Radicals,' and here he

entitled
'

again before our notice with the

;'

work

How

to "Write Chinese

and what

is

more, he will again present him-

self before

very long, as we are told he has two other

works

nearly

ready

for

the public, one of

them

actually being in the Press,

and the other

in a forward

and active

state of preparation.

The book with which we

"Write the Radicals.'

are

now concerned

is

an amplification of

'How

to

An

introduction of twenty-five closely-packed

the

pages contains a

lot of

general remarks addressed to

beginner

on

Chinese

writing in general, and on the difference

similar clerical articles in use in the "West.

between

native

pen

and

paper

and

The proper way

by a
*

of manipulating the

Chinese pen

is

also described

and

illustrated

wood-cut taken

from

Dr. "Williams's 'Easy Lessons in Chinese.'

Then comes a

detailed analysis of the

XIII

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

eio-ht

elementary strokes into wliich

;

all

Chinese characters, however complicated,

are

can be ultimately resolved

the bulk of the remarks here

taken
is

from

Dr.

Bridgman's 'Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect.'

a series of terse practical
rules

This

followed by
of

for

forming the
;

different
it is

varieties

strokes

according to the position in which they occur

himself at his very best
possibly be offered,
:

and

here that Mr. Ball shows

no

better,

more

careful, or

more thorough advice could

efficient

and supplemented by the always necessary aid of an

teacher, the learner must, in spite of himself,

make

rapid progress
at this

in

his

penpoint
far

manship

if

he follows out the excellent rules laid

down
than

particular

for his guidance.

The main body

of the book, the Radicals themselves, are treated

in

more completely and exhaustively

this

in

the

previous

work.

Each Radical has

its

pronunciation given in the Peking, Canton, Hakka, Swatow,

dialects,

Foochow, Amoy, and Hankow

the authorities quoted

;

in

each

instance
is

being a sufficiently reliable guarantee of their accuracy

then given
they occur
directions
;

the English meaning

in the order in

this is

followed by the individual strokes put

is

which

when

the character

written

this

is

succeeded

again

by
at

general
different

and remarks
:

as to the pressure to be exerted

on the pen

parts of the stroke

the whole forming a series of notes, so to speak, which must

be simply invaluable to the tyro.

final,

Mr. Ball's treatment

is

at once effective

and
lucid

and

is

model of

what such

work should

be.
is

Excursus on the method of using a Chinese Dictionary

is

appended.
of

The book
Radicals
of

concluded by an admirable set of three alphabetical indexes

the

according to their Mandarin, Cantonese, and English meanings.

number

Chinese copy-slips as specimens are bound up with the work.

We
success

sincerely wish that this latest venture of

it

Mr.

Ball's

may meet

with

the

deserves, and thereby give

him

the encouragement he requires to bring

out the second part at an early d^tcDaiJi/ Press, 27th November, 1888.

Neatly got up, and the author, well known as an

excellent

speaker
his

of

the

Cantonese

dialect, has evidently

bestowed

much time and

labour on

subject

of teaching foreigners

how

to write the Chinese radicals.

There

is

in the author's introduction a

good deal of useful and interesting instruction on

penmanship

in

general such as a native teacher might

oycrhok. China Review,

September-October, 1888.

We

noticed a few days ago Mr. Dyer Ball's pamphlet,

'

How to Write the Radicals,'

The Chinese
to

which was an excerpt from the Ircchure now before

us.

attach
a

so

much importance
scholar

to caligraphy, that the foreigner

who wishes

be
to

Chinese

must

learn not only

how

to

make

the characters, but

how

make them

^
in the proper order.

NOTICES BY THE PRESS.

XIV

Mr. Dyer

Ball
full

h;is

performed

his

task

very carefully and completely.

His book contains

descriptions of the

paper
full

used by the Chinese and the pens, and taken from Dr. Williams are as
could possibly be wished.
fact that the Single

as

How

full

the directions are

may b3 judged from

directions
ladical
is

the

Dot takes nearly a page, and Hooks and Hooked Lines two

pages.

After these preliminary instructions,

come the

full

how

to

write the Radicals, with illustrations

and remarks under each

in the latter

which
also

are
here,

omitted in the smaller book.

The excursus
;

pamphlet
to

and three useful

indices are added

an alphab3tical

index

the

radicals

ac-

cording to their Mandarin pronunciation; the same according to Cantonese; and

an index to these according

to their

meaning
of

in

English.

great
credit
to

The typography and

publishers.

general

appearance

the

book

do

the

North-China

Dailij Neius.

HOW TO SPEAK
in

CANTONESE.'

commenting on the second edition of his 'Cantonese Made Easy,' we pointed IN out a more comprehensive manner than had that although that work treated
hitherto been attempted the tones, expletives, pronunciation and grammatical structure of Cantonese, it was deficient in lessons illustrative of the use of the language in Mr. Ball has now made good that defect by his new work, which everyday life. contains fifty 'conversations,' eminently practical, overing almost all the forms of expression and almost all the vocabulary for ordinary conversations in Cantonese. The author has succeeded in giving these conversations a life-like form, making them as near as possible what one would naturally expect to form the subject matter of

Mr. Ball has perhaps mastered tlie Cantonese dialect better than conversation. any foreigner has yet done; and his daily practice * * * * [lag aiven him a power of setting forth the great difference between the structure of English and It is not an Anglified Chinese in a more lucid manner than has yet been attained. Cantonese that be endeavours to make his readers conversant with, but the real We have no hesitation in saying that Mr. Ball's two works idiom of Canton. ' Cantonese ]\Iade Easy and How to Speak Cantonese' form as concise and complete There are really no other a manual of the dialect as it is nigh possible to expect. works on the subject worthy of comparison with them. Cliina Mail, 28th Fel)rua;v,
' '

18S9.

Hongkong is about the only English Colony where the invaders never seem to Fy-ti and mda-mda constitute tiie vo:abulai-y take kindly to the native language. of most residents not Hongkong-born, eked out by the ridiculous pidi^in-English. With regard to this latter means of (communication it has often struck us as curious that no attempt is made to improve the ungrammatical, childish terras out of it, and give the Chinese a chance of speaking good English, as ihey do in the Straits There pidgin-English would be laughed at Wy any Chinaman who Settlements. knew any English, and yet we here go on perpetuating the idiotic 'This no Even a slight acquaintance with Chinese blong ploppa' style of conversation. would be preferable to this, and there is very little excuse nowadays for not

possessing' that, for every fivc-and-twenty explicit h'andbook

'

minutes some handy and most carefully on the subject is issued by Mr. J. Dyer Ball. His latest production Cantonese Made Easy,' and is entitled How to Speak is a companion volume to In the former work a copious list of those most necessary peiplexities, Cantonese.' and a few pages of classifiers, are given, together with short lessons in composition The latter production is even more useful. It contains fifty short sentences. 'conversations' on ordinary topics, covering most of the ground of everyday Mr. Dyer Ball is too old a teacher of the public to waste time on business. daughter such fraudulent sentences as. The gardener's son gave the neighbour's more practical. On a flower,' like the old First French Courses did his system is and, on type, one i>age he gives the English sentence, with its translation in Chinese for those the opposite leaf, the sound of the Chinese words, with marks of intonation who care to speak correctly, and, fourthly, a word-for-woid retranslation cf the translation, showing the idioms and quaint construction of the sentences in Chinese. Honcjkoag TeJefjraph, 1st March, 1880.
' ;

and perhaps his best attempt to popularize the * * study have gone tlnough it very carefully from its first pages to its Here The matter * * is simply excellent throughout. last. we have a <* * collection of sentences extensive and highly valuable * * student. colloquial and which must prove of the greatest assistance to the
Mr.
Ball's latest,

of Cantonese.

We

conversations, more especinlly those in the later sections of the book, are of the most useful character, the idioms are well chosen, the vocabulary notes appended throughout are is extensive and, with one or two exceptions, the foot of the of great value and such as could only be given by one whose knowledge We note that Mr. Ball subject was of a verv thorough and intricnte discription. peruses the local native Press ; the great number of the newest and latest ap])roved

The

naval, military, and scientfiic technicalities shows this plamly. collection of sente'nces, we have no hesitation in saying that this book * * heartily recommend it to all earnest students of is without rival. o o jt ^W\ prove of use even to old \\nm\%. Hongkong Cantonese ; and o

expressions

for

As a

We

Daihj Press. 19th March, 1889.

READINGS FROM CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL.

* * from the pen of that industrious and capable writer Mr. J. Dyer The * ' book consists of selections from author of 'Things Chinese.' publications in the Cantonese vernacular, with free and literal translaiions of the * * Will be a valuable addition Chinese character and Romanized spelling. to the students library. C7i/n .Mail, Hth August, 1894.
Is

Ball, the

THINGS CHINESE:
Mim
IJTOTES

ON YARIOUS SUBJECTS COI^I^ECTED WIIH

mUA.

Ball, by his long residence in Chini and his extensive opportunities and studying 'things Chinese' is well qualified for the task of ])Utting together such a volume as the interesting and instructive one now before us. in " * q'ljQ value of the work will be found to consist chiefly, we think, book of reference on Chinese matters. its handiness and reliability as a popular * * * There are copious notes on Chinese art and architecture, and on the history and national character of the people, on their queer social customs and on a Mail, variety of other subjects of an instructive, and entertaining character. CAma

Mr. Dyer

for observing

21st January. 1892.

The desire to kuow something of the people one lives amongst is general, but the ciise of China, to the majority, even of old residents, the manners and In customs, the beliefs and sentiments, of the natives remain so many conundrums. 'Things Chinese' we have clear and concise answers to many of these conundrums. "" # We are glad to find the task has been speedily and creditably per* by Mr. Ball, than whom probably no one is better qualified for it. * *
in

formed

* particularly convenient alphabetical arrangement makes the volume and the book is one that may be taken up for five minutes and In fact it opened anywhere with a certainly of finding something interesting. the various subjects treated of and crystallises the information obtainable on saves the casual inquirer troublesome research, while for the more serious student who wishes to pursue his investigations at greater length the useful references to

The

for reference,

authorities

The book commences with arc supplied. 'Zoology,' and its usefulness is increased by a copious Press, 2nd Febiaiary, 1892.

'Abacus' and ends with

index

Hon

f/Jco7iy

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most interesting book from the able pen of Mr. J. Dyer Ball. on various subjects connected with China than all the o o o o ^j,.. Dyer previous publications in the same direction combined, Ball's 'Notes' display an amount of research and perseverance which speak volumes alike for the author's industry and acumen. Honr/Jconff Telegraph, iGih January,

Gives more information

1802.
will be found very useful as a work This interesting volume for an immense (amount) of interesting information on a of reference, It has evidently pages. wide range of subjects has been condensed into its Many of the articles, notably on been couipiled with great care. CJhinese Societies, secret and otherwise. Dialects, Porcelain and Pottery, are admirable Mr. Ball has collected and arranged his subjects in an little essays.

order which is both new and handy and the unpretentious volume is of real use to all 'Things Chinese' should form part of people interested in China and its people. 2-lth every library containing works on the Celestial EmiAvQ. Shanghai Mercimj. January, 1892.

Some of the articles, such as those headed Art, Dialects,- History, Laws, Literature, Porcelain and Pottery, Silk, Societies, Tea, Trade, etc., etc., are valuable
little treatises.

Shanghai Daily News, 1892.

The Chapters on History, Literature, Opium, Government, Infanticide, and Many of Mr. Dialects are good, and reflect credit upon the author. Balls' remarks are both shrewd and sensible. -Japan Mail, 1892.

The range of subjects is so exhaustive, This highly useful work. comprising as its does such far removed and independent points of interest as China's aboriginal tribes, Chinese amusements, modes of punishment, clothing, Chinese classics, concubinage, botany and the fauna, geomancy, opium smoking and its evils, Chinese etiquette, kidnapping, and infanticide, that it almost deserves Altogether some 970 subjects receive attention. the name of an encyclopfedia. * * * The work contains a useful list of books on China of value alike to
It is impossible to the general reader and to students of the language. convey an adequate idea of such a treasure-house of information withiu the compass 7'Ae Kobe Herald, 9th March, 1892. of one brief article.

Full of just, accurate, and well considered descriptions. .Vor/A China Daily

Kews, December, 1892.

There are many subjects and references in this volume which will assist the student of China, or the inquirer into the many strange modes and manners of a At every page and every turn we meet old friends stranse country and people. lightly or gravely dwelt'on, more or less examined and explained, and at the end * we are referred to standard and other works for further information. * His aim has been to give sufficient under each heading for the reader to form a good idea, and at the same time a fair and just one, witiiout, of course, in the limits placed on the size of the work, being able to deal with each subject exhaustively. It is no mean achievement to have succeeded as he has done in this direction. Many of the subjects treated are sufficient for long works themselves, and the boiling-down His thirty years process has had to be most carefully and judiciously done. acquaintance with, and study of the Chinese and their manners and customs, has ably assisted him, and thougli there are many subjects on which, from his own special knowledge, he might be tempted to be diffuse, he has restrained the It was impossible to give all, but he has given an intelligent account inclination. of each. We might instance such a subject as ancestral worship, which forms we so large a portion of Chinese ritual life, and could be indefinitely drawn out It is, however, almost are given all that is necessary in two pages and a half. impossible to refer much to the actual subject matter; so many phases of Chinese London and China Express, Uth November, 1892. life are dealt with. 'Things Chinese' is described as neither a glossary nor an encyclopaedia; but its alphabetical dviangements.Literarfj World, Uth it partakes of both from
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November, 1892. While containing more than a word-book it is not so full or cumbersome an encyclopa3dia. The Publisher's Circular, 19th November, 1892.

as

THINGS CHINESE.
SECOND EDITION.

* * the author has fouml it necessary So much has it been appreciated * * * No less than 19 new articles have been already to issue a second edition added, the book has been increased by 78 pages, and there is scarcely an article which has not undergone emendation and addition to bring it up to date.

o o o To those acquainted with Mr. Ball's publications there is no need to call attention to his erudition if any evidence were needed of the thoroughness of his knowledge of the Chinese people, their manners and their customs, and of their relations with and influence upon those outside the limits of their vast Empire Personal knowledge lins been such evidence is given in 'Things Chinese.' supplemented by information collected from all the leading authorities on China and To those who wish to obtain information without being put to the the Chinese. an important consideration trouble of wading through a large number of books in this commercial age when the raajoiity of people can ill afford to waste hours Mr. Dyer Ball's handbook will be simply invaluable, in verifying a single fact for the author indicates clearly where his facts are obtained and where additional None of the new articles could information can be gleaned by the student. China Mail, 15th March, 1893. well be omitted.
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Many improvements have been effected. A large nnmbor of new articles have been introduced, and some of the former ones liave been re-written with excellent rGSX\\tfi.Hongkoni/ Telegraph, 25th March, 1893.
To the resident and the traveller and to all interested in China, the book is a storehouse of information on almost every conceivable subject connected with the country and its people. The article on embroidery will be found useful by the
many
collectors

who take an

interest in this

form of ai-t.IIongJcoiu/ Daily

J'ress,

27th March, 1803,

The new edition of ' Things Chinese ' contains a score of new sections admirably treated of and greatly enrich a book originally opulent in its material, candidly and carefully written. All foreign residents should secure copies. (9 Independmte, 1st April, 189-!.

On
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London Paper.

Mr. Ball, who spent his early years in Plongkong, and who now occupies an important position in the Civil .Service in that colony, has had exceptional opportunities of learning all about the Chinese, and he h;ts succeeded in compressing into this handy volume a vast amount of information respecting various aspects of * * * On the language and literature of China, :Mr. their life and character. Ball can speak with authority and the notes under these heads especially nre inWe must add our congratulation on the event which has teresting and informing. produced a revised and enlartjed issue with many subjects and articles now included which had no place in the earlier issue. Amongst these we are given some humourous examples of English from Chinese pens. Firecrackers, the Foreigner in Far Cathay, Po-tsz and other Games of Chance, Stamps, and Torture, to mention only some of * * Enough is comprised between the covers of the book to furnish them. material for many works, but the system adopted, where any large subject is
concerned,
interest,
is

to to

give

sufficient
list

to of

make the

particular

subject

of intelligent

works which more or less exhaustively treat * * "We have nothing but praise for the way Mr. of the matter Dyer Ball has carried out his task, and placed before the reader a mass of information London and China Express. within a comparatively small space.

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THINGS CHINESE,
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To those whose time or opportunities prevent them from dipping deep into the customs, folklore, or classics of the Middle Kingdom, and who only desire to acfiuire superficially that knowledge which it has taken the author many years of busy and patient industry to summarize. 'Things Chinese" will come as a boon and It is just the sort of book which the globe-ti'otter, the merchant going a blessing. purchase and read upon or should home, or the mere passing way-farer will his way back to the shores of Old Albion, for, although the six hundred and odd nutshell we know of no a knowledge in closely printed pages can scarcely be calkd other work which epitomizes all that is interesting and curious in China in such a China Mail, 2nd May, 1900. masterly and epigramatic manner.

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