First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect/The Heavens and the Earth
THE HEAVENS &c.
- Heavens
- 天
- Tien
- Sun
- 日
- Jit
- Moon
- 月
- Guĕ
- Stars
- 星
- Chey
- Wind
- 風
- Huang
- Cloud
- 雲
- Hun
- Rain
- 雨
- Hou
- Mist
- 露
- Lou
- Thunder
- 雷
- Lui
- Hail
- 雹
- Păk
- Ice
- 霜
- Sung
- Snow
- 雪
- Sŏ
- Rainbow
- 虹
- Kheng
- Sky
- 辰
- Sin
- Fog
- 霧
- Bu
- Cold
- 寒
- Cʼhin
- Heat
- 熱
- Juă
- Light
- 光
- Kŭng
- Darkness
- 暗
- Am
- The heavens are high
- 天有高
- Tien u kui
- The sun is bright
- 日有光
- Jit u kŭng
- The moon has risen
- 月出了
- Guĕ chut liou
- There are many stars
- 星有多極
- Chey,u choi chai
- The wind blows
- 風來
- Huang lai
- The clouds are very dark
- 雲烏極
- Hun,ou chai
- The rainbow is beautiful
- 虹是雅
- Kheng,si gnia
- It will rain soon
- 雨欲來
- Hou ai lai
- It is extremely hot
- 熱之極
- Juă chur kĕk
- It is day light
- 天光了
- Thi kŭng liou
- It is very dark
- 暗極
- Am chai
THE EARTH &c.
- Earth
- 地
- Ti
- Soil
- 塗
- Tou
- Mud
- 泥
- Ni
- Dust
- 塵
- Tin
- Sand
- 沙
- Sua
- Stone
- 石
- Chiĕ
- Field
- 田
- Chan
- Garden
- 園
- Hng
- Hill
- 山
- Sua
- Valley
- 坑
- Kʼey
- Cavern
- 洞
- Tang
- Cave
- 穴
- Huăt
- Island
- 嶼
- Sur
- Kingdom
- 國
- Kok
- Country
- 地方
- Ti-hng
- Province
- 省
- Sey
- District
- 府
- Hu
- Canton
- 州
- Chiw
- Village
- 縣
- Kui
- The earth is round
- 地圓
- Ti i
- A stone is heavy
- 石有重
- Chiĕ,u tang
- Cultivate the fields
- 耕田
- Chŏ chan
- The mountain is high
- 山有高
- Sua u kui
- The kingdom of Siam
- 暹羅國
- Siam-law kok
- The province of Canton
- 廣東省
- Kŭng-tang sey
- The district of Tio-chiw
- 潮州府
- Tie-chiw hu
- A large territory
- 地方濶
- Ti-hng kuă
- A small village
- 小縣
- Soi kui
- City
- 城
- Sia
- Anchorage
- 埠頭
- Pou taou
- Country
- 山巴
- Sua pa
- Jungle
- 曠野
- Kuang ya
- Beach
- 海墘
- Hai ki
- Sea
- 海
- Hai
- Lake
- 湖
- Ou
- River
- 河
- Haw
- Canal
- 港
- Kang
- Pond
- 池
- Ti
- Tank
- 淈
- Kʼhŭt
- Ditch
- 溝
- Kaou
- Well
- 井
- Chey
- Tide
- 潮
- Tie
- Rising do.
- 水大
- Chui toa
- Falling do.
- 水退
- Chui kaw
- Wave
- 湧
- Eng
- Storm
- 大風
- Toa huang
- Calm
- 無風
- Baw huang
- Earthquake
- 地震
- Ti chin
- The capital of a province
- 省城
- Sey sia
- A good anchorage
- 好埠頭
- Haw pou taou
- The sea is smooth
- 海無涌
- Hai baw eng
- The five lakes
- 五湖
- Gnou ou
- The yellow river
- 黃河
- Ng haw
- To cross the canal
- 過港
- Kuey kang
- The river's side
- 溪邊
- Koi pi
- There are fish in the pond
- 池有魚
- Ti u hur
- Dig a ditch
- 㧕溝
- Liw kaou
- The well is deep
- 井有深
- Chey u chim
- The tide is very strong
- 水猛極
- Chui mey chai
- The waves are high
- 涌大
- Eng toa