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DYI^Ji BALL,>v iii>
MH.A.s..
CTc.
-M\.ii:siv"s ci\
It.
3i;iiMci;, ]ioN(;Kf>N(;,
I
And'
Anf/ior of'Thitujs Chiiirsc;
^! 1^
Onitoncse MaiJr
ui.li/, Ka
The
Canhnt'xc
Made
L'tisi/
VvcnhuUinj:
-The Eiujli-th-Contoixi
Pochd
Vvculldiiry:in the TTiilihn
lirniVnnj.s in
Canfoncsi' ('oJl'uvhil'
Blsj
&'n/r)i(
lHuh-rt xiith a
Yocalwhn-ij:the
'
]f,ilih,i
M.go.o-,,.
l)Ctt(_T
Ik'ttlT net(;/
Did uo.
Uavi' gone.m>\\Q.
Did not ao, "/ Have not
Xo
one goes, orare
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:.sroi:.Mi;i
I'Hkasks and
wmi
'
la
strike yon.
^Ta ^..'TntM..
Strike to-dcalh.
Strike iron.Strikeco])i>er.
^Ta ,tnu. 'Xa'Tahni.ts(ik.
Thr(\v opeii.
Strikeink.
hirel.
Strike.
^Ta^:\[
,.n
^t.V'ta.
Struck not reach.
'ho
Not good
strike.
'Ta
sl.dh.n,.'Ta^sl.ii.
'l'o-l)e
wounded.
Defeated.
'Ta k.ik 'Ta ialuir^liaiii
kwat,^.'Iim/In".
Strilv-e
feet
hoiRs.
SneezeYixwn.
(oni>inatoii)elic).
Tala1
^cli'iiii.
Strike tlirongh.
clii
jt'ai.
Play ]>aperI'layI'lay
ti'.-kets.
a kwat^(Mil
p-ai
houf'
tickets.
'Ta
'kau.
heaxeu's nine'
^Ta
Work.[III iKKik
'TaXotxipn'al the Collo(|uialit
laiioiiageyin
.]
Strike shuttlecock.
In theis
ItiHik
Languauias
tiiis is
K ^does
ha"not
liiii
,
iin
Ml
pn
niu-i'd
almsc.!
This
seemcall
to
have
I.
enit.
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.
n
iti.\(.
oi
VunI
un.lrrstaii.l,-.Vl
.'li
?
:'.:.
Hill
lolp-iiioi'i'ow
do..
Kani yac^
isc'r
.\ow-.lay do.
Xol-
al)l(j
(to have) k'isnre (to:.l
do
\Vhy, dir
Vcc
I.)c
:i,
in-
S/.c
toc
;
.1
Thiii^s iiianv...
1,
'//
I'lisiiicss
nine
i
.M l)ar."KanIloii^lai|iiii
,
Nutl)alak
shower-amidst-snnshinefalls rain.
To-day again
32
30.
To-day drizzling
rain.stivet.
31. 32.
^M ho
ch'ntjyiii
^.kai.
Not good go-outkai.I
Ago
p'a
clru
fear
must
tro-out j^tree'.
.
3i
CONVERSATION
12th.
COXVERSATIOX 12th. the wrong
man.
HowI I II
are you\vt41,
?
am am
and von
?
f pf .I
U
-
!?f
well.)iot
have
seen you for a long time.
i?
have been to Shanghai.:
*.
W p ^ ^
f^;.
Oh
Have you
?|
You have had8.0.
a good time of
it,
eh
?
i
i?
Only middling.j
mm mmm m m.,IS
Itt
"T,
.
heard you had made ais
lot of
money.
fe It
MA
psi.
ic.17. 18.
It
notis
so.
That
what was
said.
They made a mistake.Perhaps they made a mistake.Perhaps they
did.
19.
20.
21.22.23.
TheyIt
said
it
was you.
was not
I.
24.25. 20.
Who was My elderOhIt!
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 nowYes,I
have.are
WhatI
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
.''
Youho af
wcl
Ho
a
'iK'i
WellWell. 2
^IIo a\
Ho nor"Ngohoii
^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
1
,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-
HowLost?
53(/./".,
Shit JShibjShitj
pun
my-money-put-into-lusiness?
13.
pun
^nie {or jiie)
Lost capital, eh
39
[cajiital.) 3
puu
lok^.
Lost capital. 32."ncif-.it^
15.
"Ngo
^.t'engt-man-
tar
1
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.
KongP'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 ko24.25.
Was which
one, eh
?
53
Ngo0\
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
Kom28.21).;3u.
"nci ,vi- ka^lai* lok,
ka)lo
Iannic??
Then you now back come,Back come. 32
cli r
31.
31>.
Fan
[^lai
^Song tso-
mi 'yati^
ni
{or
,
ni)
Wish,.
to-do what thing, ehto-find1,
r
5:5
Song wan^Ng, 'ho
shai -kaic
tso" "ha lokI
Wish
somewell
employmentwalk. 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"NgoHoiihoiilok^.sliii
is ill.
I go.
32place, eh?
pin
a
?
Go whatjSheng*.) [r,mG?)
2
-Shong "^shcng*!
('"
Up-toUp-toYes.1
city.city,
-Sluing "^sheng^t ^me (or ^slicng*Ilai^ti
eh
?
392
(/
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-tocity (lid. 21
'^sheng*t('?'\sheng*)^lai7.
Ja
(/'/-ohi.)
Hai",
-mo
ts'o
.
[^jii
?')
Yes, no mistake.
8.9.
Iso'-mat
yau"^ti
yiurz-.?
hoii
^ni
(orl
WhyI
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 sayMother111,
able wliat business, ehill.
?
39
-L6--m6 peng-f(Hie
32
14.l;j.
(or ,jiie ?)'i
eh
?
39illness.
HoHai-
"ch'ung^t pe"R' t(>
Very heavyP*^"g"t|
2ill
16.17. 18.
-K'oii ^sin
gSin) V^^i*
c^'"'
She before timeYes.1
also
over did be. 32
^a (or ^a.)
[kwo Jai(or
lok^.j
"K'oii
ji-Jva
ji
ka)
yairj
She now again
ill
?
32
peng-f lok^?19.
Har"Ngo
a
,
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. 15kciI
"Ngo-"mo
koni
wa
.
-Ngo
not so said.
I
what time
said
?
2
^shi *^kong a ?
2G. 27.
^M
hai" -nei, hai"
pin ko-"^lo
^ni ?
Not was you, was what one ehProbably
?
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
(')/
WhyHe He
he so said, ehlie.
?
53
kong
tai--\va- lok^.
[(o/-^iii)?
spoke31,
32.lies?
Chi-t6''lo\ts6--mat *^kong tai' wsi-jii
Know,
why speaklies.
53
31. 32.
"K'ou-Nei
kong tar-\vaiiau" "k'ou.
ke
.
speaks
15
yiii
You must
scold him.
.
38
CONVERSATION
14th.
CONVERSATION 14th. anI
important conversation.
saw you yesterday..'
"Where
# B a l# S ^ 5fPi.f3*.
r.
US,
In theI
street.
did not see you.walking.?
You wereWitli
17
^ i^
Di'.
whom
"With a friend.8.9.
I
do not know
liim.
You do not know himII
at
all.
fS*.
P^ 95 Pg il tl
PIDE.
10. 11. 12. 13.11. 15. IG.
thought at
first
T
knew him.
do not think you do.
Who
was he
?
AI
school-mate.
[time
?
Theu you have known him
a long
I
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 notI
I say that
f:ffe
pfa;
Bi ^us.
B/e.
20.21.
Because
saw yon.
WeI
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 mumc" ;!'.
21.
Your
was six-aking
in
an
excited manner.25. 2G.
[weather.
Oh, no
1
Wc
were speaking about thesee
PS
^.
^ ^ B# no.ffi
And
yet
you did not?
me
pass.
Did you pass us
Close by you too.29.II
[there.
could not suppose you would be
30.31.
wished to see you.did you not speak to
WhyI
me
?
^ ^. PS ^ m Pi 1^. f^ m n Wc ^fft
iS>
\f
vji.
32.
saw you had
a friend there.
8
40
COXVERSATIOX
15th.
CONVERSATION
1,jth. thk shut door.
Open
it.
It will
not open.it ?
Who WhoYes,TlieIt
shnt shut
a 10fe Itit'i
P-^ e/g.
it ?
p-^ 'It.
who shntwoman.
i4
-fc
A1^^.
P4
e'e.
was she, wasit
it ?
Certainly
was.
t4 fS 14 1g
Can she shut
the
cloc>r.
She can shut theI
dooi-.
amthe
speaking altont the front door,
^ # f^ m M PH
Bl'J.
fg P4 P^ 'IE. tE Pt P4 P^ 'a.in
A PIp^.
B/g.
main
door.
WeThe
are both speaking- of the chief
door, the street door.side doorisis
also a street door.
^i PI s 14 la
m p^ w. ^'gf.
^-
ffl
w^>.
'h
But the judge might thinkunnecessary.
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.
CONVERSATIONAi ^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
NowI
bavL!
0332?
-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 baveNo,r
retained lawyer not, eb
2
,
.
.
not engage. 2i"
*^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, 32or loser
-NeijSbiipe-
jengt"
,ni?
jengf"[.,ni?
You winNo. 32
Not
^vin
probably. 18
-Mo lokvTsir matj
'iic'i
-nio
ts'eiigt
("'"
c"'
Moyi'ii
.iigau*
^;i
{or Ji).^iii,
Wbat tbing No niuney.
you not retain, eb1
r
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
backto
^t'au chong--QSZ shai'fai
kwo
"iigo!
myOhI
tbat side lawyer'sis
expenses
^WoAi!
jto
chong
bar^chi,
kora.
Very many times^.cbi,!
so.
[me
"ngo jn
"ngo bar
not know,
I
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 kobosiii
shlit^-wa"
You
speak tbose words
make mc
very
"ngo17. 18.Sill
lokv.)
(miicb) to-laugb. 32?
niatj "ye ^ni {or ^ni
Laugb-at wbat tbingkoni^to
r
53
hmTso-
"nei
song.
ts'engt
Laugb-at you wisbing to-retain su manylawyers. 15
cbong--QSz ke19.raafcj
^m
^ts'engf
;i
?
Cbi
"^kaii
Do wbatis
not retain
?
2.
Most pressing
bar20. 21.22.
yiii
^yengf ke
Ja.
must win.
15, 21
Kom^
sbiii
on
yatbill
kosiii
kaii sz.
lok^.
Siicb small case oneI
[C]
sufficient.
32
^gokom
^m sun
not consider
is
small matter.
lar-^yau wak^^toli.
clie
kwukwa
^in
shai
His-Lordsbip perbaps (would) tbink notneed 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 ^mTso- mat
ta- lei a ?
'ta--lei /i {or ^a)?,ni
"Ngokc
(For) wbat tbing trouble-abont, eb1
r
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
a
p&>
27.28.
Yes
:
^Yllat
Avould
lie
probably dconsider one
He would
probably
n i^mw.mtB
^a
^ n S a
solicitor sufficient in
such a case.
2'J.
And whatlie
then
r
30.
might
deciile tbat
vuu wcie tonot
^*
ifi
f
S
Hi
have youryour31.
bari'ister"s costs, Init
solicitor's.
til
i^^iK^m'Sim.
Oh, indeed.Yes.
82.
CONVERSATION 19th. kow lung
city.
Have uni beenI
to
Kow
Lung- City
?|
fij^
-S*
Jg
A
h|
Sfi
Pa
#
B/6
lia\c
been.!'
How
do you go
By steam
launch.?
AYhere do you start from
From"WhenThere
the Praya.ihu'sit
start
?
is
no time Hxed.
[they gc
fl
In that CISC10.
how do you know whenthetill
\!^ ^i^
Yon
o(,
u board
launch,
sit
f^J >)
m s ^ H# f^ * "a. ^ ^ H$ i* BE* ^ ^ {f ^ # ^J ^J
down, and wait11.12.18.
\Vhat
till
wh
n
?
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]ke
kur, vatlok..
ko
(.lionn-
k;m
one
[('] solicitor enout;li, ?>>
(Thebe
force
ofit
the
P|^
ke'
will
shewnHji
the words are Li-ans)iosed,((
foll(\\.:,?
rase of kkcIi a hind).
21).
KomK'oiicb'nt^
tim
^ni
("/
ni
,
r
Then how, eh"nei
.");>
30.
wak^-^hets/,--
tiin^
yiu^
He
perhaps
(would) decide|iciy-out
(that)
youItiji;I
ke
tar ko,
clionj^-- sz
would
your
own
shai-ynn,n-","'
"k'ouf,
^t'au-J
yiu",
hiwyd-'s fees, they that side woulil)
1
C
.
.
'nci ch'ut C ,\ ,5,
sui
cnong'-,s/>
ke
iieeil
to lay-out
your
little
lawyer's
sliai-fai()",
.
fees.
liarle
me{or
\or
me)
.'
Oh, indeedYes, 24I
!'
;5:)
Hai-
Ic.
t'OXVERSATlOXC,,....5
U)Tir. Kow i,rNG city,
,
C,
Nei hoiiIs'anof
Kau Jaingni)?
^sliengf
^m
'
You iKvu-to Kau LangehUeeii,?
city
not
yet,
ni (orlok..
53
IToii
kwohoii
32go, eh?
Tim
ni {or ^ni) ?
How
l>o
Tiipy 'fo-^shiin-*^tsai lok^.
On-board steam launchi\
{lit little fire?
ship).
Hai piu
shii
hoi- shan
At what placeSea side, 32
start,
eh
oS
[32
jHoi j.'ong lok,J\ei
I
,shi
hoi- shan
ni
:
'
AVhat time
start,
eh
?
53Start,i:>
-.Mo hiiir ting- M.ei ^shi*
lioi-
shan
XoI
limit certain
what time
^[Wto'-|Neilokj'^fo-shiiu-*^tsai"^ts'o*!.
[till-
You go-dowu-into steam launchWait|
sit
wait
'Tang tn'''kei'Tang1;'..
'shi-
.^
:l'
tilltill
what time, ehit
?
2
-k'ciii
^hoi-^shan lok
.
[,ni)?;^.ni
WaitIt
starts,
325:!
"K'oii
kei
noi* ^hoi-^shan
(/
i
how long
before start, eh?
.
. ,
"'OXVKILSATIOX
20TH.
CONVKHSATION
r.trii.
kdwmxc
i-vv\. f
('(iDliininl.
14.
pH !U
"1^.;
'
;
I
^* W JE e. n % 1^.i!.
fl
A
*)
i-lDf.
i"^.
f4;
ifg \% P81.
I
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 ^uI'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^ ^\\wiii
jiie)
? ?
YouII
not say.siy
alilc.
eh
r
ol>
"X^u'Au"
liiu^111
wa" tak^:
{or oiii)
hownot
al)h:':
:.;;
clii
"ngolok.
iiiau''
ha
nci
kiKiW
I
ask.'Ii'
a-l)il
yon,
i
"X-ulv.''in
Lo
^m
^elii
[^:i [in- ^:ij.
r
also noL
know.Ii
ch'ntj-^k'ci krj'l
!
Su strange?
."i
^l\ "ye ch'utj-jk'ei-
AVliat thing strange,
ehr
2
^^[ 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,
c
,,
"nci
^.tiam
yon
altogether
not
to
^m
ke
know, To.
iMo jaii
^clii
ke
Xo manThen,
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-^kiingeliii,_r(i
^to?
^clii[ii.
Steersman also not know, 2Hhip's lord, eh?;").'>
^iii
{or j\\).
"K"(u
^111
^chi a
HeY'oii
also not
know, 2
"Xri^.^r
koiig latQ-nganr wa" lok^.
S]eaking nonsensical words, 32is
ha I"
;'i
:
"k'oii
tim ^chi
ko-^ti
X(^t
2
;
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 beforestarting,
chiITai"\
^hoi-^shaii
^.mc
{or
eh? 39
Is so, not is? 2
kom^lii.
^ni hai"
a
?
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 goXoDyet,
hill-top not yet, 2?
eh?
.">3
2.3.
Mri" ^ts'ang a.^^I ^ts'ang h i^fim *.
Further than that.
Von see the sea allYes, and a great
i-ound
;
doyou notislands.
r
many
m
ThereYes.better
is
a fine view^ I suppose.is
It
beautiful
:
y(ju
had
go up and sec
m
% m M- ra m, n u * bjIf.
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 what1
profit, clijirofit.
r
o:!
i).
-Van tarIlai'll(Mi'
yik^.iiic):
Have
great:-
1(1.
^ww (ork'Wiiiig^
Yes, eh\.
"Mot
LMu
ha
"van "
Ikj
^.to!
XoI
mistake, heaven's
under
ha\-
very
"vc ^naii14.
/>2tsi).
manypeople
things
difliciilt
to-do.,
Yaii
vat
kill"
"ye ^iian iso',yiii[j.iiU'
koinlo
llee.inse a [(J.]
thing dithcult to-dejrtainly
then(it),:5i>1
jan-trrlo.h;.17.J,\
^slii-iit.^
tso"
must
d
>
liar
kniii
wa".
(or(/"
,jM1l') r
Xot do
so say.say,
\_r\\:
;)!,
Kom"Ngoling"
'lu'i
tim
koiig
^iii
ui)?'
Then you- howT
eh?
";>j
\v;r
kMiir
"shoir^' ^siiaii,
winj
say eliinh(the)
u]) hills
can make (or cause)
,
^sluin- Lsz
ehoug
-kin".
bodythen
(to be) robust.feel
i
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
21j
l>0.
hai"
:
tai"-yi" yat^
_to
^m kin[c^'li^'-
Xol
is
;
next
also
not
feci
clear
^tsing ^shaii.
spirits.
^MJ
!
"nei
^m
^liang kwaiiyai'r
,
che (orlok^,
Oh
I
You
not walk accustomed only, 7
^Sluiii
tcngt
^I'Jng.
Hill top also cool, o2
la"- taiWii"
lo^ni
kci (.long a
Below[
also i)retty cool. 2
24.
"Xgo^Shan
^long."yaii
L'ing*
T
say not comI.
"^tcngt
ho
^to
J-ing
Hill top ha\'e very
many
cool arbours.
Iloii^ "^ch'e {or
-div)to
Jj
"yiin).
Xot onlyhoi
(SO far).j
hau-j,\vai^ii,
hai"
km
ma
.'
AU-aronndYes,1,
also
is
see sea, ehalile
?
37)
|
llai"tai"
(or ji), yair "^tMi tak^ kin
also
lookingislands.sec,
to-sec
gieafc
tokcia,
hoi- Ur.
manykwa.
^ioliar
hoJio
t'ai
Also pretty gooda.
I-su]ipose,
ISsee
hot'ai
t'ai
.
Nci
Yes
2,
good goodgood, 2
see 2.
Yon up go
"shong hou
ho a
;'
CONVKKSATIOX
2 1st.
COXVElfSATrOX 21ST. MvDoI
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 sawI
luivc seen
him
several times.
|
And yonThatwitliis
said yon did not1
know
liim.'
f^\:ff
true.
am
not an.naintod
him.
^ fg ^. A] ^^ fj ^ /^. ^ ^^ fgp'.'^
^c B
P!-i^
fl't
4 Pg PS ^. ^ ^TEllflff{q
P^^
^^^r|D^^
Well, ynI
know who ho
i^.
do.?
^r] |^J tf^ [i^^
%f
jjEf
^^
^Ifi*
g{|
pJT.J^
Does he speak Cantonese properlylie
speaks
the
correct
Cantonese
of the "Western snl)i'rh>.)
i.
Therethen.
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
pgf|f[
^\^ p|^^
^.
-||p.^
copy him, ycmla.
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 hasJ J.
them.w.ong-''
rM:jr^>
I
MiP:
j
The
diotionary
is
prohably
then.
He
is
not.
^. :^ nH
^/>*-
|Q :^pftP
||(|^
^gi4k
jg|
T suppose his tones
and the sounds,?'
fg jQ ^W^DffP^^
of his
words are right.
haijii
Yon
several
days
at
this
))]acc
slm-Xi;
r-i ^.m slnk^
"k'ou ke-k'oii
1
; t
Yon
yet said not acqnainted-with
him
?
"Mo"Xi'i8.9,,("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 knowKnow,2
he
is
what
jierson, 21
[1.0
a\^
^
-IvT.ii
^kong
clieiig-^t '^sli^'"g*t
"^^a*
HeHe
speak correct cityeh?
\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\
ITukjclii
^fciti
-k'oii
^kong,lok^.
Xolie
fear 15.
Copy again him speaking,correct^,
tsair '^wiii*-K'oii
cheiig j ke
then can mostalso
15,
')-
yair
,mlo
chin -ti ts/r- tin
not
according-to(io
dictionary-
kong keTs7r-*^tiii1
po
.
speak, 15, ol,"yaii ^tits'u
tai--^k'oi''*
Dictionary probable have some mistakes,.^2;
lokJ
;
"k'oii ^ra
ts'o
ke
.
he not mistake,
1
1.-^.
-Jv'iiii
ko'- Jj
^shengt?
jamlok_.,
^ngam|
His those tones soniids right probably,
{or
^ngam) kwa'
Right altogether, 32s;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 ngangLS.10. Hi)ITai"
Verykini-tsiii-k'iiii k\v;i?i
niiuiy
persons recommended
him
,
to ^yan^!i,
lirolnibly ?
ISare
{or Ji) "k'oii-keyaf-.^
tsiii -
chi
i
Yes,
1.
His
testimi>nials
Xo.
1
hai- tai'20.
ho ke"
lok..1h)
good. 15, 32j
"Xci koJ
,sam jing-vii'i t.
tsuk5
Yonr [C] heart shonld-be very.
satisfied
5
chi -takj lok21,
[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, 1522.
Yatj
ko'
yiit-
V''
'^^^^'^
c*-^
c^^'^^"
One [C] month
give?
how mnch book53
^kara -k'oii ^ni {or23.
^\\\) ?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 honrsr
^shii ^ni {or ^ni) ?
clock books, eh
53
;
5G
CONVERSATION
22xj)
COXVEliSATIOX 21st. :^iYIt dc-pends
TKXcn^^n. fCfvitiiriifd)
upon
whether
I
liave
g^
[fp
^ ^^ffi ^JH
(^T
fl
^ft^
tune20. 27.
(ir
not.
On
the average
how many
ti
day
?i
'
tHfi_^it pS
On anhonrs
average about two or threej
fell
til:
a
day.i
28.29. 30.
ThatI
is
pretty good.
i
i
wish to learn quickly.finditit
^g
Jl]'^J,
11 ^ M, ^ M ??'|^
H# ^ PH
?/&
!
=1\
'
Do youAtit
eay, or ditti.nit:
r
firsti.s
was very difUcnltdifficult.
now
f^ J, ;^ J^inil'
^ ^IIl^lj,
P^ % Hg || *^flj
j
PjS,
'
P, jfn
Sc
B^S*
tfI
not so
pg.^
32.
Ti)at follows as a inatrer of course.|
^C
COXVEltSATIOXWhatare those
22X1).
-STREET HAWKKl:^
who?
sell
things n
10
nfi^
fi
^ft
W* R4 *i
-tl
the street calledllawhevs.
There are a great many of
iIkju.
A
great many.
":/:.:"::!";II.,;-
.,.
..:
mmn%mmmii^Bi.
mm,"a->
s.,o'soii fish, ,ui ,i.,v a.sellers offish.
,,,11.1
^nW Kmiff^'.
:i "a.
"^1-
m.
Is
tliiit
tlio
way
)
Yes; Imw would
it
l,e
I,lll
pp. Hi. pg i%
mSt
Bi^
11.
.v!-; there
not
someby
who have
a
P5
namecalledliad
besidesP
which
they areasif
^^ M
n|)
1EI
SS
^tU m^ B^J
"4 ft* *!
It
seems to
me
I
heard some of the names.P
12.
"What do you meanhas a name.I
Everybody
am
not speaking of that.
Pg
# ^ 19
(i^.
,
('(tNVKU'SA'I'IoX
-."iNP.
''7
CO.WKUSA'l'loN
:.'l>r.
Mva-l)it
ikai
iii:i:.
Ill
^iiu^iii'lMn-X.uo
vai
kiiS-ln- kai^.Ihiki:
tiik
"vaii
(
)iu'
(kiy avcraLic nckoiiiiii;-
n adks.
lia\ c t\V(i
-l.ai-
^s.m "S;int'.
^shu Ja/
ihnr,
[(']i>rclt
Imursy
I
-1.
2X.i^'.i.
'kri
'l.o
a'/liok^.
S.,!
(
is)
als..
-(,.,,1.
-.
's()ii;;.
harkc
^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.\I). sti{i;kt
hwxkkks.
-i Conf/in/r//.)
1
havelo-.lay.
l..arn^ # 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"'
howr.i.
hai)iH'ned.
ft
was stolen hy some one.
A
fi!
*
ng-.
r
"lsj
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
a
.j
AIsmI I
have.
\eiy,
tnaii\-
iiMt-vet
learnud
arnved-at.
J.
I'nXVKIJsATlOXA-\al'l..kc:
i':;i!i).
what
.shall
i
\>nr
("/
|.Ai-ya!LISO,.
I'ai -^k;i- iVi:-'
'
Deii'-ine!'
]
luw-iiiir'iniinaLeel,::>:>,.
!
:;l'.
Ilnw
'Timi
'll.'.
iii
.In
ou,m1,
:>
Mi 'ye^^[1
s/.'-Koii
^111
:
AVhaiX.it
thino- linsiiiess,
eli
'r
.">:;.
kill'
sal'
-y.'
l..k.'
.
see (rnitsiijHciitll/loseall.
l.sl
)
all
things, 3l^
nil slial^"
salc
iii
llu\\
ehriLnvn
:,;'..
-Xlt..
'liai
^liMii^-'lia* k.k3. ,
keCv".-
.
i
am .mmtryI'linu.'
e.,mi'.iliiiie-.
l.".
:>
.
C
".
l/)kIi
.)"
mi 've
III
Down
.Id
what
eh
r
."i;;.
'S.ine-
kw.itai'
faii"
Wanle.l-m^. a' L*im;i/''
^-o-t.j
]).M-ts
{I.e.
f.nvie-n
I'oits),-2.
1
-Van
St-air' Jaiii-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..
Ilwj '
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.
Inse1."..
things also
-ye
t')
^m
v\\\
^m-kin' kc\."
kn..wstiipid,
how:!-i.
List.stiipi.l.
j
liar-m.'.
lok',
^ng.iisliik^
h.kl..k.
^nu-o!"
I.:k^,'
Yes,
;;2.
S".'.
no seeing
i
km''k(.m
knowing.D.)s.)
:;i'.
I
k;.
llai-
'k.mg
to
^m
'l..
tak^
sp.ak
als..
imt
g.'t
able Lack,
K..|
Ilar
l.ik
.^Siii-^shaiigtl.ik.
(or s//orf'l,;,
i\),
Yes,
:V2.:5l'.
Sir.
I
know.
;;_'.
1
very
lo.>lish,;
-ii-o
^.-lii
-Xgo
^yii-
VlrmiIS.
l;'.i!i. wir.vT
siiAiJ.
r
iH)':(('oii/iintrJ.)
wasis
if
stdli-ii ?I
mit.I
iii
* m."IS. e/g,
wlmtnotI.:-
do not know.nir al)i)nt
Yon
will
ti'U
How24.l*>nt
canit
when
do not know
a1)0utI
^ B fmdid yon putit'r
wiiL'iv
fat:
a ig PI
Hid you
have
it
on yonr ]ier>on
wlieiv did
yoniillow
iilace itr
Oh
:
111
a
hox.
Wheiv did yonAt the headIf
[int
the pillow boxIjed.
r
It|
n s a ;
pjs.
of
my
yon wereit r
in the
room, who could
stealI
went out only for a nioment. and
,
when
I
came hnekandall
it
was not
there.
mm. mmmmmM^,
\
TheIM.
1)0X
was gone.yonrdoor
And yonI
did not lock?
when you went out
have newly arrived, and did not
knowsteal.
that thieves
would go
in
and
COXVERSATIOXCiiinesf vvouH-iijcwcllory.iiiv tn\-
iUrii. jkwki.i.kry.
fond of woiiringnot':
flu'V
Yc^, wdinoii
-MX'
verv foml vf jowc-l-
kiy.
EvenforYc'^,T
jiooi"flic'ir
womenurir^ts
iiii\e UtnijiLS. liutli
nnd ankles.them.hasearring-^.
every one
lias
see everyis
woman
It
absolnt(;Iy
necessary to wear
S-
^ P^P.
AVhat
if
they go witliontia
tlieni
;
m
Tlierc
no
siieh tiling.
^m
m,
'is.
\\\k
not:-
:
("ONVKlfSATlOX
:.'(Tii.
COXVEUSATIOX2(t.
:.':!ri). \vir.\T >;[r\ij.
i
vtv^'ifCo^t'iDtu-d.)
''J'imI' Kof'
failti
lioii
ni
r"
i
lluw stolen awav,'J'hatI
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 notI
s|ieak out (oinc,
I
7.I
'Xy-o"X'^H'o
tiin
tak clriit^ Jaitiinfai'i^ni;-'
kc'^ r
liow sjicak can out coinc
r
I.").
;ilso nui;
to
chi
kc
.
know how"^'oii ])iit
siolcii,(;li
I.").
21.:.'"i.
"Xci ^chai
iinsliii-Jai
[^.lai
wliat place,
r
."i.-;.
^('hai^slianslKliii^" pci"^< ),
^.tiii
^pinshii'r
Tut person on, or place what place at
y
'
:.^t'>.
pel ko's(lim'
chaintii'i
S(>nu; ^chonX
I'.-.TK.
COXVKKSATIOX1(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 silverriaueriiit; r
that
a
nau-:
mj&^. imWM^^M'&tUM
Xo: the Chinese hav. no.ueh enstom.I
Why
does she have
it
on;
1
pg f^^ f^ -^d-|
1^
J>eeanse she chooses to do so.If she were rich, I suppose
she
I
^ -^ ^"IDE.
A fl
flft
^^.
^g.
p;g^U^^
wnnld
tEfiitr
^Mmm^M^.*^>ff;#J.
wear
a u-old one.
Certainly.
^11is
And]iiii
wisalin
ihat
llmio-
lik^.
Jicr
hair
r
A
Cliiticx.'is
Iiair-])in.
ThaiHers
also
made
of silver.
is.
Are there other kindsThere areTella 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 &.
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^
en generally w.ar.iewellerv do.'50.
What^ !
ASt-tll-ffiPJli
men haveis
r
What men wear(shun.shik) l.y
not
.alled
jewellcy
^ A ^M*)'Jfj
/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)
I
see sitting street side that
[C] mendsilver ring.'
ko koc
po ^sham,.5f,
p'o-tai'^1
jacket'
woman wear [0.]
ko
3
Doau
,
,
.
kai
clu.
ir
-^
Ilait
ka
1
ko
Is
marry that time wear?
lo, 38.
chair- shi'tai^.M
kv
ma
liar:
^'I'-ciiiu-^yankiiii.^iii
"mo
kom
X'ot
is
;
Chinese have-not such custom.
^k'wat-
'I'str-mat^ tai^('liuni;-viJvv)iiliait;ii^
?'
Why.
wear, eh
?
53.,
chuk
Tiiketai-
wear only,rich,
7.
^^.^ol-
elm,lok.
k'oi"
She were
probably wear
[C]21.
gold,
tai
ko
,,kam kcke,
15,32.^la.
"lau"K'olits'z
ts'iii'""
shr-pit^ liar
Have money,Herhair thatthatis
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
[3c
(Chine.=;e)
hair-pin, 32.isis,
- 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^melok,.r
21.?
21.2-1.j:r>.
"lau tar-yr "Yau ho^to
yoiig" kc
Have[ hi."
other kinds
15,
3'J.
Tong" ke^laijiei
Have very manysome
kinds, 15, 32.
Kong"Yauti
eli'nt^
'ngo ^t'engtko;
Speak out come give
me
to-hear, 21.;
24.
hai"
ynk, shck"
"van
Have
are jade
stone, 1515.
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
haihai"
kai
Chinese
womenis
at coiffuretiling,
middle wear?
chung- kan"ye ^ni28.2\).
ko-ko
matThat
that
what
eh
lu).
r.
'Ko-ko' hai- kai'-'at* loklai-
is
coiffnre-presH, 32.
k'oi'-ko
-^^ti
keiyoiig" "ye,tai
harke.
Probablyare
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^yanshik..^ni
shohai"
tai
ke
,
^T'oiigshai'i-
what wear,jewellery.
15, Chinese not
do
callj
kin
tso"
^
CO
COXVERSATIOX
25th.
^
!
roXVKKSATloX
iV.Tir.
COXVERSATIOX31.
^Vm.jEWVAA.vMy.fConfim/eJ.)also have-soeii ("hiiiese nieu wear
dia-
-Ngo
oto
kill
-kwu
/r-ono-jiui-
I
^niim-jfan" t;u tsmi -siieK^Kai32.
cm.
mond
rings.lait
"Moke,
ts'o^; tiin'-hai'^iiam-.yaii*' tai
Xoj |
mistake,called
males wear,
l.',
not
is
^m
liar
km
-tso-
shau-sliik^.
head ornaments.
COXVERSATIOX1.
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
I
have-done to-best, 32, hcalso not pleased,I
^m ^chung-yi4.
lok..
Xei
\va"
''k'oii
^m ^chung-yi-.van*':>
a';'
Yon
say 'he not pleased', 2, 'he'
is
what
'-k'oii'
har matlok^.
iii/
market?no) fruit:
ft
Til
^
-tl
M^
fi,
not inudi
there will helater.
more
;>.
few months
Whensaw
I
wetii,
out this morning,]t!aritains,1
I
persimmons,;
anda
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 asthose he hadtainly
mm,
%Sii;-MPg-.
to-dav.
I
will
cer-
buy them.
WhenL
sliall
we get
Amoy
pumeloes?
like
them
very
much.
The
Siamese ones are not as good, andthe ("antoiiese are very
bad.
They
will
come
in
season by andripeyet,
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 nonenoneanyfor
theretime.
have been
some
Are there
])inc ajipl'S
now?
Why
no!|
^
COWKKSATIOXCO.WHRATIOX.van
i>7iii.
27. sii..i>s. (V-.;/////^m^.)some
k,,.
will-be move, 32.I
"Xgokin^
Jesi(les
and cavambolas.
air
km
sm- lau- "yautaii-lai"- ell
saw one [C]
hawker had
ti
sliat.
soivio really
good custard-apples, butp. t.) (thcra), 32.
tiiir-har "k'oiiI,
mar.
cho
lok,.^ti " ..
he had-sold (sign ofI
"Xo-o1.
kiii^ -k-()ii
^fing-yat^ jiiiig)'
told l.ira
to-morrow
hviiig
some come,;
c,,,
c
-,^
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-movvowir.,
if
brings
to-day32.
so
kom
ho ke^lok...
lai,
"n^-o
go..l,
T
certainly buy,
.">.
Kei' _slu* -yau.'
lla--^niiiii
^)to-luk
WhatI
time have
Amoy
pumeloes, eh14.
'
?
53.
J.111
"Xgo
ho ^cliimg-yike^
shik^
much
like
to-eat,:
Siamese's\
kcl
.
'i's'im^-.lo":
"mo kom'ho jai keji-.ka-yau,.
(1.5)
not so good15.
nati\-e also
ery
ho;.
pun-teiclu
-^
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.
-yau7.
hoiii,^
,Po-,li)'
"moc
loc
ine
:-'
i
Pineapples, ehiioi"
:
5;J.
X'oue,
.')!,
eh
?
39.
y.
-M2.
"Where do
all
these things
come
Some from the North, and somefrom 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.
I
do not think
so.
Oh,
je?, there will be.
(MLW'KKSA'riOX
L'Siir.
SI
roXVKIfSATloX2J^.
tlS-m.vnuiT^.fCoiifiii/Nif.
>
Slul-.lci*, silt lei ^hosliikj
"ina?
Russet-pcars, Tientsin
(///
snowy)-poar3
Har
"van "long yong-,hai"
^ni hai
goodare
to-eab, eh? 53. Is-it that-tliereis
^ni,* ?
Yik -wak,?'
^t'niig-^siuii
yat^
two kinds,
not
is,
eh53.
? 5:5.
Or
is
yong- ni2i.
together one sort, ehsiit^-^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-pear15.?
(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" "yaushekj-.lai'i*,
Jk'siilfs liavL'
whampees, gnavas, roseapple
jVo-^t'o- kwo, cliuiig"
fruit,
besides have very
many
other
yaii ^ho28.
^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'ai1-
not yet seen,
2.1.
29.
"Ngo ji-kaCtt
"nei hoii'
li? ^^
I
now
take you go see, eh?
Very goodfruit for-
Ho>
'l
no
.
f
D'ai,
a
(^.
^.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"yauc,
-.t'6*.
"vau fung-hit.*,t'uu- kwo,^,
Have walnuts, have chchtnuts,havehave sweetmeats, havetoys.
pickles,
sun- kwo, 'yau,
c^
"yau QKung31. 32.
tsai.ni.^'
[eh
?
53.
Kom'"Yau"yau
to-yc haigpin-shii Jaiyti*^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 Southhave some fromcome,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"
I
think to-night strike big wind,
;i2.
^fnng lok^.2. 3.
"Ngo-Yau
kwuke'.
m
I
think not.15.
Have,
CONVERSATION
l'Oth.
CONVHPtSATTON
2
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 ke5.
.j
Yatj yi3ng.loi* ^ni
^iii,
tsau" hai"yafc^^t'iii
jankeyit^.
kair-
One
thing, 53, just
is
1)eeause near
come
\ciliai"
^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, always15, 82.
"hau", ^shi ^shi ^to7.
also
is liot,
Chung- 'yit, kwo* ^p'ing-^shong.Ko'-ti
More hot|
ilian
usual.15.
8.
-mo
ting-
ke\
Yat^ ^shi^
Thatj
no
certainly,
One time
hot,
yftj, yatj ^shi0.
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
thoseis
ko' ^kOi yatj, ^shoug-^shi ^t'iu ^toImi'
several days,
always heaven alsois,
'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 verycolotirs,32'.
many
12.13.14.
llai"-i*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
(^Snnglj(,'avcr,
used more by the chairtso"lcll,
^tt^ai^niiigyapjlioil
.
^
is
used move by thecard Lu Hoy to|
^shiingt (or s/tort a).
rider;Piill
gi\'e
take enter go.13..Sz--.t'ad*
(iood, 21, Sir.[( .]
[>!.
i
(or politely
jTung-
k;l)
-Master, mistress
two
both [0.] alsotitles
|
SZ-- _t'au-.p-o {or politely "Noiikfl)
tung.
goneshould
ont
street.
(Difterenfc
-long ko
.
to cli'ut
,
^kiii lo
be
used
aceoi'ding]x,'oplc.'
to
the
position
of thein
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, ehI
1.fell.
-Xgo^,
jt'engt-kin' ^8in-^shangtit^c,,
^siii-
heard. Sir, a-while-sinccwell againall
At-prcsent?
.p'lli*
f^an.,. ,
Yiir-^shi..)
{or
not-yet, eh
53.
.shi *)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'onglU.
ii;l])j
fnkj a'r
Yiiirfiltg
-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-
Fiusinesswill
notfail,
succeeding.32.
Afraid (he)
-Xgo "yau
slim-
shm
sz
,
sung
I
have iriHing maiti'r wishfor
l)eg,
Sir,
p:ii'-t'ok^, ^^Sin-j.sh:ing wai'-
-ngo tso"shik^
mo do
a-bit.I
1
have a sonSir,
-ha.
"Xgo -yau ko "Xgo
tsai
kmnvs English.
beg.
findto-re-
^Ying-Wil^*.
^k'aii ^.Sin-^shcing
some work give him do.
Able
Svan
oti ^t'au-16"'^pei -k'oii tso".
Ho.
commcndoffice
hiin
enter foreign firm's
-yi tsin" -k'oii
yap^
Jong ^hong Se-/anho lok
would-be very good, 32.
tsz--JaH'*. hni- slinp
CONVERSATION
30th.
C'ON'VEIJ^ATK >Xno owe who
iiOTii. thk visit
(Continvodj
2.
At
presc-ul
t
here
iri
wisiios
to enut,Sir,
do you not know that for
some years past the Chinese havebeen
SA**4aAEvf
copying the people of your
respected country, by using foreignfirearms?
Yes,
I
know
thatsire
:
and not only
that,
but theytorpedoes.
also
making use
of
Have youground,parade11,I?
been, Sir, to the [larade
and
seen
the
soldiers
have been several times.Itis
It
is
a
fine sight.
really a fine sight.
.
i
)
COXVKRSATIOX
;^(iTii.
91
COXVERSATTOX31
?,(r\'u.-
visrr.
fContiiivril.
-Ngo-yi,lai.
kiu^
^Siii-^ehiliig
jlai,
'sho-
,
I
saw, you Sir, coining, therefore
I
quickly
-ngo1
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.
-Maiyap,
ch'ut^hull'
^shengt-ts'o*
l"k,-
"-N'go|
Do-not[
issue sound,
:52.
I
enter goI
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 anotherplace.
^ho
'ts;iu
JKiii'
tar-yr
slui'.
C( )X VERSAT lOX
:\ 1
ST. m jtau v.r
.ui^fng,).
yai'r
firearms, also use water-thundi'rguns.
*^shou-J()ii-(p'aii
10.
^Sin-^shangkin^ ^ts'u
-kwo'
k;iu -.eh-cing''*r'
Sir
gone parade-ground seensoldiers 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-gej
black horse, while the Colonel was|
on one as white as snow.];l
At
first
there
was a regiment of
infantry, andI
some
artillery-men.
.
did not sec any ca\-alry.the
14.
Afterwards
volunteers
came.
and they fought together.
WhichThe
side
won, the?
soldiers,
orj i
the other side
volunteers
were
not
strong
enough
to withstand the soldiers.
They fought
for
an
hour when
mm.
they were beaten.
Have youThere arein
seen thea
new
forts yet
r
great
many
large
guns
them.to ask
18.
I
want
you something.tellis.
\vv\
good. Pleaseloading1'.).
me what a lreaeh-
gun
A
breach-loadingas
gun
is
not the
same
theis
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)
Andis
moreover a revolver {or
only a small firearm.are right.off
Youlet
When
a
cannon
is
the whole earth trembles,is
but when a small firearmthereTis
fired
not nnich noise.
like to see the bayonets.
They
glitter in the sunlight.
Yes, they appear very bright.
m
m
)
COXVKRHATIOX
:;Ist
CONVERSATIOX20.Ping-*^tsniig^.t'o
31st. .miijtakv. (CW///w/.)Officers'
kirn
,
"yau
^ti
J>ATIOXDo you
32n]).
the
cauukxer.
f
Coidinucd.)
wish those few pots of lotus?
put iuto the pondYes, certainly.
A sellerof
of flowers brought a lieleft
numberfor
roses.
them here
your approval.Let
me
see
them by andyouput
by.all
Wherenarcissi
have
those
we had
at Chinese
newi
year17.T
?
have
put
them by, some otberto put
kinds will grow next year.18.I
know
that.
I
wanted you
tliem by carefully.j''
19.
Are there any empty flower-potsIf
?
20.
there
are,
I
want you
to plant
these seeds in21.
them
These
trees
need pruning.is
22.
That
plant
dead.in.
Pull
it
up,
and put anotherIfit
I
put a dog's tooth flower*
in,
will look well.
21.
I
want some new plants put on theverandah every week.
2r).
Have you wateredI
these flowers
?
20.
watered them this morning.is it
27.28.
How
they are so dry
?
The sun was very hotI
to-day.
29.
want
to l)uy
some?
flowers.
AVhat
hadTherethatI
I
better l)uyare
a
great
many
flowers
it
would be well to buy.
only want to buy a few.dahlias, sun-flowers,
Then buy somebe enough.
camellias, tuberoses,
and that
will
Note.The nameappeal- to
in the text is a translation offorit
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'rioX12.
;>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
r
plant
down
into
])oii(l
is
not is? 2.
Hai!
tinji^-^'^la/^taiiili
Yes. certainly, 21.
1 1.
.Mai- ,fa ^lAlai.*^
^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.ikjc,,,1.").I
(luui,u--yi,.
.
isairC
iii,.
.
then want.
-
c
any
lia
'. ,"c jici "iiiio
1
fai
^la.
Wait a-whilegivemeto-sce, 21
(i.e.
Show
them;r-nvhave bought a newnia]i
1.
I
to-day,
Would you2.
like to see it?r
Oh
!
Indeed
I
would.
-
m
;
102
CONVERSATION COXVERSATIOX
34th.
UTn.CrEOCiRAVUY.fConfinKP'J.)
,..!
iaki!
it
this largeis
place
in
the
^mm^ mm^m vn^i^i^
centre of the luqv
China.Asia,
Oh
no,
thatis
Europe,
and
Africa.
Then whereseeit
is
China
?
I
do not
atit
all.
mm.The Eighteen?
There
is.
No, yon are joking.Provinces so smallIt isis
not that Chinal)ut
is
small.
China
very large,
the whole world
is
very mncli larger than Chinais
It
not only China thattherearcit.
is
in the
world,
a
great
many
countries in
How How
strange
!
It
is
truly strange
!
Where10.
are England,
and America?to
do you Western people come?
China11.
There
are
several
routes.
From
America you come by steamer fromCalifornia to
Yokohama
in Japan,
and afterwards you cometo Shanghai, or
straight
mtm,
^Syi. Jii^ic
Hongkong.
The
whole voyage takes about a month.12.
There are several routes by which youcan come from England.
13.
Firstis
you
start
from London, which
the capital of England, or fromport.
some other English
1.
It will be noticed
two names are given
in Chinese for Gibraltar.
CONVERSATION
34th.
103
CONVERSATION.'!.
niTU.r,i:oi;]i\vuY.{Ci:)
"NgoJvAn
^t'ai
takj tZ-r-^lri-^t'o ^.c-hungt:it
I
sec ablefills
[i.e.
I
apprehend) map's centreis
^ni
hii"
t''r-^fong.
harNot
spot large placeI-snppose, IH.that spotis
Middle King-
^Chung-kwokj kwA\.
domis,
^M
hai-, ko'tiifc,
,
liaiY\n-Jo-j.ii, A'-
Europe, Asia, and
sai-a.-.
k*ap^
A
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 seeingit.)
(Do nott;.
ilai
ko
shii
lok^.
At that
place, 32.Sir speaks
7.
^^I hai", jSin-^shiingtlok^.1
kong siii
-wii'*sai
Not
is.
laughing words, 32,(i.e.,
Shapj-p:it,
Sh;ing koni
I'ightcen
Provinces?
Ciiina
^^
ke ^mes.
'r
'
Proper) so small, eh
15, 30.
^M
hai'
\va"
^Chnng-kvvok^
sai
.
Not do say ^Middle Kingdomvery large place;
small.all
China
^.T'ong^.Shuu
ho
tai"tc'i"-^fong, tjin"-
but
Heaven'sstill
hai"^t'n]]g ^t'iii-ha" kai ^raaitai"
chnng"
Under
calculated together
larger 32.
takj ^to
kwo ^m
^Chung-kwok-Qchi tuk^ hai",
al)le-to-be
much
thanis
China,
lok^.
^T'in-h;i"
World not simply onlygreat
China, have
^Chung-kwokQ,"jau ho^tokwokjcai).
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
ohJai
53.
10.
-Nei-tei-
^Sai-kwok^ ^yau^ni ?
YouHave
AYestern-country
men how comc-tocome, 15,in(
^Chnng-kwok1
China, eh
?
53.
1.
-Yau
'koi ^t'iu 16- ^lai ke', 'hai "Miii^lai, tsai'rlial
several lengths-of road
kwokg
Kair J^am-
from America come, then(!old
>ldj
QSh.iu tap^ fo-^shiii), ^lai to Yafc^piin, ^Waiig-j)aii,
Hills get-on fire-ship
come
arj
^yin-liairlioi
yat^
rive-at
Japan,
Yokohama.sail
Afterj
chikj 'shai to
Shong"-
wakjshoii-
wards one straighthai, or
arrive Shang-
JToiig- kong. ^Shengtlo",lai
^t'iii
Hongkong. All length of water-
kaito,
yok,-mok.* via
vat
road
come
calculate
approximately
ko12.
yutj
umst require one [C] month about.%i'\f.'iu
ilai
Yiiig-kwok, "vau.
lo"
From England havecomeNo.1
several lengths road
ho-"yi Jai tak^ ke1 3.
able-to,
15,
Tai-yat^tsair^liai ^Y'ing-kwok^ ^kiiig-
then from Englandstart, or
capital
city
^shengt JiUn-^tmi^hoi-^shaii,
(o?-
^Lun ^tun)
London
from England otherto-urt in
Gilji-altav,
a fortress
[
the south of Spain, andfive,
belonging to England in four,
or six days, according to the speed ofthe steanur.
Seen either hy day or night, (Gibraltaris
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 stayinga 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 Northto
South
by a
canal,
taking a
day for the journey.18.
After that you go
down
the
Red Seaat
for four or five days,
and arrive;
Aden, an English settlementthe snulittleis
hereis
scorching, and there
water to drink,little
much
sand,
and veryI'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 dayor
two
after at Singapore.also
These
two ports are
English Colonies
and there are a great many Chineseengagedin both.in
agriculture
and business
CONVERSATION Utr.
lo;
M
)XVErtSA'ri(>X
;.
[r\i.c.\:o(^\i.\\'uy.{('"i>fii'f'if-)
Sec steamer go fast or slow,].
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
remarkableone country, one country not samedistinct:
an mat." ch'ut
-,k-ei.
^kwai-'^koii Jc'ei-kwaiyat^^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
T
heard have go-on ship go England haveW'vyIs
^'inu-kwok, "yau ^lio ,to vai, ^to^ni
many daysis,
also not see
hills.
Kui
^shaii.
Jlar
^in luu" ^ni
:
not
eh? 53.
M
r()XVEll,SATIOX
;ilTii.
Ki'.i
COXVl'iRSATIOX
:l
Itii. (;i:o(;i!.\iMrv. /
("'//'//////'v/J
It
is
(the case that you -.
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 leisurefish.
eh'ekai^.ni
Jai elnik, _vii*.r
stop engine to catch
inn
Howtak^ 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"
COXVERSATIOXA-Jaim. "ngo kop,l ^clu a'.
"..".th. thh
lost cuiTiiOOK'.
sun -po^"
^ni
r
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
a
Several days also not see,
Wan ^m Wan Jai*^H6JIB
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
Masternot
bavewisb,
said.
Kci
slio patj
ynkj,
iiiat^ slii' ^yii
Yourseir
wbat
don't
^yan.'^Ai-^yii, {(If ^af ^jii, or ^ai "ya) 'iiei-terfaiiC(^
try-it-on to (otber) nien.'
Dear me,'
you foreign devils aiso knowIJooks,'17).
kwai tosliik 'Szi c
Shii
'
kc
!
Four
Yokj-hai'ke-'*;
kwai, tar-k'oi^*
^m
shik^i
If-arcIf
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 foKeignersnotpleased peopleis
^m ^chnng-yitsn-
call?
you to-be
km"Ngoyatj
nei
kwai; bar
bar
devils;
not
is,
eb
53.
12.
t6-eng*t ^maii
^Siu-^sbangt
I
request-to
ask
(you).
Sir,
one
kouJa;"
a
.
sentence, 2.^.ui
HoYokjtso"
mat^ "ye
?^
Good, 21
:
wbat tbing, eb
?
53.
"yaii
jan
^cb'ing ^Sin-^sbangfji'in'
If-it-bappened(you). Sir,satisfied,
tbere-was anyoneto-be devil
styledSir,
kwai, ^Siu-^sbangt
^m
(you),?
yiiirlokp.
^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
I
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-regulationsnot samerules.
^T'oiig-jau
"lai"lai-
your Cbinese politenessnot
-Nei pat^ ^cbi "ngo-ke^a.
You
know our2.
polite-
fat^
"Xgo
tsiin--tsiin^*
bok^"lai-
nesslearn
regulations,
I
gradually
jSiii-j.sbaiigt
kwai -kwok^songtan"liopQ-"Iai
(yourj,
Sir's,
bonourableI wish into-treatSir,
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
CONVERSATIONCOXYERSATIOX
44th.
44:TH.
the
outside
i'-akijariax.
(Continued.)
!
CONVERSATION
44tii.
171
COXVl'iRSATIOX-yaupat^
1
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:i-jan
You asking concerning Europeans.Yes,24.
Hairaatj
hai"
Europeans53.
are
what
men,
.yan*
;"
^niI
eh
?
"Ngo har
j.Au-Jo-jia-X 4.yjn. oovERXMF. XT,
Englandthe
there
ar.'
tlie
Treasury,ColonialOffi.-e.
Home
Office,
the
Office,
the
Foreignihv
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).
Doescouncil
your'r
King have any suchThereis
a
Privy
Coiuicil
in
mm^^^n-^n^f^3^[mmMU.^mm.^.
England, and a number of PrivyCouncillors.
Besides
thatis
there
is
a
Caljinet,
which
composed
of
Cabinet
Ministers.
WhoThere
are the Cabinetare
Minisicrsof
?
a
number
Cal>inet
Ministers.
Amongstof
them
the
First
Lord
the Treasury, theStatefor
SecretaryAflai I's.
of''."he
Foreign
Secretary of Stat e for
the Colonies, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, and others.12.
In
"Western
countriesdies
when
the
ffiugsaa-fe.iiSftB'e.
Sovereign
Avho ascends the
throne
?
The
heii-
apparent succeeds, as in
fT)
# * ^ "H.
1^
*s-
China.
li
176
CONVERSATION
4oth.
CONVEKSATIOX14.I
4:.tk.
>Vi:i;xMENT. (A'rt//////?/cy/.)
do notin
til
ink
it is
the same, because
China Princesses cannot ascend
the throne; in England they can.15.
Whatis
is
done
if
the heir apparent
* ^ PS
-t-
Ji!c
A
St S*
ffJS.
not ofis
ag'c ?
IC.
There
a great deal of troublefalls
if
the
empire
into disorder.
But
you
have
not
answered
my
question.18.
mmm,\
Oh
!
Didux
I
?
Wliat did yon say
?
WhatI'.t.
did you ask
me
?
I
asked yon, suj^posing the Emperordied,
and the Heir Apparent wasage,?
not of
who then would besupposenotthesit
EmperorApparentthrone.20.
I
Heirthe
could
on
If such were tlie case, the
Empressto
Dowageraffairs
wouldthe
attend
the
of
country
until
the
Heir Apparent was grown up.other words the Empress acts.Itis
In
sail!
that inIt
America there
is
noto
king.
seems very strange
A * ^ M ^ a ti ^ # ^ ^ffii
1."gsE.
*.
me.people elect fromas
In America thetheir 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 >N1-1.
1
">tii
. govern.mf^n-t. (C 'fuirliufnf.)I
"Ngo
tiiii^-'^kwii
^m
liai"
vat^ yiJiig",
think not
is
one same, because Chinasit
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 yair15.
tso" tak^ ^ni.
T'ai^-^Tsztsai'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, havetrouble.
very
much
j
17.
'Ngo man"^111
"nei
ko
koii
,
'ni'i yai'r
I
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 ?^
Ohj
!
Is-it so,
eh
?
39.?
Sir
how
said
;
asked
i
man" "ngo mat^19.
mc^Wong;
what, eh
53.
"Ngo man"
"nei
p'ci -yir
T
asked you supposing Emperor died-atthat
^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.] becomesHeir-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-Dowagerthen attend country's business,
waittill
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
i
People speaking say America no Emperor,I
\AVong-tai\ch'ut -,k'ei keC
"Ngo.
kin' tak^
*^ho
see able very extraordinary, 15.
|
;
3
I
22.
Tsoi" "Mei-kwokg pak^-singliip, jk'ei
cli'it^\
In America hundred-surnames elect-andset-up from-their midst
oneto-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'oUhai" "k'oii ^tsz hai"in hai",,^iin
"^sz-^chi
hair.kai',
So fashion his death's afterwards,
is-it hisis
^shing
>ou grandson receive succession,notis,
,ni ?"
eh
?
53.
^
178
COXVERSATION
45th.
^
CONVERSATION
i.Vm.
COX VEItSATlOXI
1
'>Tii.GO\'K]\yy\\]sr.{Coitli,iur>/.)
21.
^Mf;z
liar
^kom
ying'".
"KSiii Uo"
Xot
is
s(.)
fashion.
ITc
is
(for) four years,
I
^iiui,
koiiil^o
tsairtsn'.
ym
yoiig
then just must resign-up-to give to
V'i tai"-yr-k'oiitsij-
wak^- dielio
another
[C]
to-be.
If he does able
tak^ sliap^-^fau
^to
ten parts good, also have times invite
-yau ^shi (or .shi*) *^iscngttsoi tsu" yatj yaiir^I'iin.
"k'oii
him again be one term more.
25.
-K'oii
^111
tso"
Kwok^-kc ^T'au-^yan111.'
He
not be country's
Headman
that time
ko2'-
0-! ma--ma'*
How21.little,'
can, eh:I
I.
Oh!
let
it
pass,
tei^* ^hi'.
"Ngo
kam
^ti,
"nei,
reduce21.
a-Iittle,
you
rise
a-
jt'im ^tij.la.
^I;i.'
Yi--shap^ "nglok^.lok__.
^man
Twenty-five dollars. 21.;)2.
Ho
jj'engt
Kom^Ailok^.
\'ery cheap,
So thencheaj).
I lose,
32.
tsaii"
-ngo shitj- piin
Dear me!
Truly
82.
^ya
I
^Chan-ching
ji'engt
17.
jro ^m
hai- j)'engt /i.'
^M.
siin'
Also, not
is
cheap,
1.
.\oti:..
consider able
takj shapj ^fan ji'engt ke
-Nei
ten parts cheap,
You
say!
not
Wii-^mkauho^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"neila.^
^man
[ncreasea21.
little,
21.
Twenty-four(^ver
dollars.
"Ngo jt'ungt'im
mat^ kwo^Pin-shiir^
I
for
you wipe
varnish
[
fa-ki'-.slii*"yaii
besides.
21.].").
Whciv':
Iiavr
can
>k.
no
use,
:)2,
not steady, 32, afterwards
Svan-clmir
lian--^loi
\rA\
\
set taUle,als-.fall
whole tahle-fnll of-thin-sall.
Voi^\sili
shentrt -t'or^
've
tA tit^
32.
:
lok,.
20.
Yat^jii,-
chek
kok
,s.in-
^me
r
^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'^-
mKo-
ts'angti
Oh!
those7.
