First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect/Classes of Men
Appearance
CLASSES OF MEN.
- First class
- 上品
- Siang pin
- Middle class
- 中品
- Tong pin
- Lower class
- 下品
- Hia pin
- Husband-men
- 農夫
- Long hu
- Hunters
- 獵人
- Lă jin
- Physicians
- 醫生
- Ui seng
- Merchants
- 商人
- Siang jin
- Fishermen
- 漁人
- Hŭr jin
- Soldiers
- 兵丁
- Pier teng
- Executioners
- 殺手
- Suă siw
- Beggars
- 乞食
- Khŭrt chiă
- Thieves
- 賊子
- Chăt kia
- Gamblers
- 賭棍
- Tu kun
- Jailers
- 禁止
- Kim chi
- Players
- 戲子
- Hi kia
- Slaves
- 奴僕
- Nou pok
- Pettifoggers
- 訟師
- Song sŭr
- Priests
- 和尙
- Huey sie
- Old men
- 老人
- Laou nang
- A sage
- 聖人
- Sia nang
- A worthy
- 賢人
- Hien jin
- Excellent man
- 君子
- Kun chŭr
- Just man
- 義士
- Gñi sŭr
- Philanthropist
- 仁人
- Jin nang
- Virtuous man
- 善人
- Sien nang
- Good man
- 好人
- Haw nang
- Vicious man
- 獃人
- Pai nang
- Bad man
- 惡人
- Ak nang
- A hero
- 英人
- Eng jin
- A teacher
- 先生
- Sin sey
- Literary man
- 文人
- Bun jin
- A scholar
- 文學
- Bun ŏ
- Civil officer
- 文官
- Bun kua
- Military officer
- 武官
- Bu kua
- A general
- 武將
- Bu chiang
- A sailor
- 水手
- Chiu siw
- Super cargo
- 船主
- Chun chu
- Sailing-master
- 夥長
- Huey tie
- A clerk
- 財副
- Chai hu