the first diagram denotes the father, the eighth the mother, the fourth the eldest son, the sixth the middle son, the seventh the youngest son, the fifth the eldest daughter, the third the middle daughter, the second the youngest daughter.
the first diagram denotes the heavens, the eighth earth, the fourth thunder, the sixth water, the seventh mountains, the fifth wood, the third fire, the second vapor.
Is that station reckoned as an easy or as a hard post?
m̄ sĭ, sĭ tong khueh;
it is neither, it is an ordinary post.
m̄ pí cí-kò̤ sĭ ìo khueh, īa sĭ tōa khueh;
it is not so important a post as this, but it is an important one.
lṳ́ sĭ pó tī-tîang kâi khueh?
Whose place are you supplying?
khui khueh;
to resign, to leave a vacancy.
táng tī kò̤ ŭ chut khueh cìaⁿ hó̤ úi sŭ;
wait till there is a vacancy, then take the place.
cía sǹg sĭ hó̤ khueh;
this is a good situation.
cí kâi khueh-hun hó̤ căi;
this is a lucrative office.
khó khueh;
a difficult place to fill.
síe khueh;
an unimportant office.
i hŭam ŭ khueh-hŵt to sĭ i tó̤ cìo-kù i;
in whatever he is deficient, he is always aiding him.
chê thóiⁿ ŏi khueh cíe sĭm mûeh;
examine and see whether anything is lacking.
seng-lí ŏi khueh pńg a bŏi?
Do you lack capital for your business.
khueh khìam;
to be short of.
i hŵn-lío khueh úa cêk choiⁿ ngṳ̂n;
he still owes me a thousand dollars.
bŏi khueh-khìam;
there is no deficiency.
bô̤ khueh bô̤ khìam li bô̤ cò̤ pĕ kíaⁿ, bô̤ ṳn bô̤ ẁn li bô̤ cò̤ ang cía;
without some short comings there is not full opportunity for the exercise of parental and filial love, without grievance and forgiveness there is not true conjugal devotion.
