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Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Garden

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Lesson XV. garden.

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Pêng'im TL Characters English
huê1hng5 hue-hn̂g 花園 A flower garden.
cao2bou1 tshaú-pou 草埔 A lawn.
huê1 hue Plants or flowers.
lui2 lúi A bud.
guêh8gi3 guêh-kì 月記 Rose.
pang1hiêh8 phang-hiéh 香葉 Geranium or scented leaves.
bhag8li6 bâk-lĩ 茉莉 Jasmine.
gêg4huê1 kek-hue 菊花 Chrysanthemum.
dê5huê1 tê-hue 茶花 Camellia.
noin5huê1 nôinn-hue 蓮花 Lotus.
mon1 monn ⿱艹麾 Ferns.
ci3 tshì Thorns.
cao2 tsháu Grass.
sêng5ciu7 sêng-tshiū 松樹 Banian.
ciu7gi1 tshiū-ki 樹枝 A branch.
hng5li5 hn̂g-lî 園離 Hedge.
di7gai3 tī-kài 地界 Boundary.
de5tao5 tûr-thâu 鋤頭 A hoe.
bung3bê5 pùn-pê 糞耙 A garden-rake.
bung3gi1 pùn-ki 糞箕 Baskets for removing rubbish.
dou5bung3 tôu-pùn 塗糞 Refuse.
gug8 kút To hoe.
cêng3 tsèng To plant.
liu2 liú To dig.
bêh8huag4 pêh-huat 白發 Weeds.
zang5 tsâng A classifier of a tree.
diah4 tiah To pluck.


Pêng'im TL Characters English
ag4huê1-gai5 nang5 do6 di5go1? ak-hue--kâi-nâng tŏ tî-ko? 沃花個人在何處 Where is the gardener?
ham3 i1 mên2mên2 lai5 ag4huê1 hàm i ménn-ménn lâi ak-hue 呌伊速速來沃花 Tell him to look sharp and come and water the plants.
huê1 long2zong2 riou5riou5 hue lóng-tsóng ziôu-zîou 花俱皆饒饒 The plants are all dried up.
hoh4zoi7 rig8 bho5 ag4 hoh-tsōi zít bô-ak 好多日無沃 They have not been watered for several days.
u6-gai5 ain3 si2-lo7 ũ-kâi àinn-sí--lō 有個要死了 Some of them are withering.
zi2-zang5 si2-lo7, liu2diou3 tsí--tsâng sí lō, liú-tiòu 此欉死了。扭丢 This one is withered, dig it out.
do6-hiê2 u6 ci3, diêh8 ke3 gug8-diou3 tŏ-hié ŭ tshì, tiêh khùr kût-tiòu 在彼有䓶。着去掘丢 There are thorns there, you must go and hoe them away.
gug8-liou2 kiêh8 bung3gi1 bug4diou3 kût-lióu khiêh pùn-ki put-tiòu 掘了携糞箕携丢 After hoing them get baskets and remove them.
zi2-zang5 huê1 di5diang5 zêng3-gai5? tsí-tsâng hue tî-tiâng tsèng--kâi? 此欉花何人種個 Who has planted this plant here?
si6 ua2 zêng3-gai5 sĭ uá tsèng--kâi. 是我種個 I planted it.
he2-zang5 si6 bêh8huag4-gai5 húr--tsâng sĭ pêh-huat--kâi 彼欉是白發個 That one is a weed.
bêh8huag4-gai5 main3, mang2diou3 pêh-huat--kâi màinn, mán-tiòu 白發個勿。挽丢 I don't want any weeds, pull it up.
cao2bou1 long2zong2 si6 ciu7hiêh8. tsháu-pou lóng-tsóng sĭ tshiū-hiêh 草埔俱皆是樹葉 Leaves are all over the lawn.
kiêh8 bung3bê5 ke3 bê5 cêng1kih4. khiêh pùn-pê khùr pê tsheng-khih 携糞耙去耙清潔 Get the garden-rake and rake it clean.
dê5huê1 u6 kui1huê1 a1bhuê7? tê-hue ŭ khui-hue a-būe? 茶花有開花或未 Have the camellias begun to blossom?
bhuê7, u6 lui2 dian7dian7. būe, ŭ lúi tiānn-tiānn 未。有蕊而已 No, there are only buds.
nan7si6 kui1 i1 gai5 huê1 si6 ngia2-zai7. nānn-sĩ khui i kâi hue sĩ ngiá-tsãi 若是開伊個花是雅在 If the flowers blow they will be very pretty.
bai3-mêng5ki2 ain3 ziah8 diêh8 diah4huê1 bai2 bang3 cng5dêng2. pâi-mêng-khí àinn-tsiâh tiêh tiah-hue pái pàng tshn̂g-téng 每明早要食着摘花擺放床頂 Every morning at breakfast you must pluck some flowers and place them on the table.