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VOCABULARY.—Continued.

Pin Dzahm.
Pineapple Hwahn-li.
Place Ooee-ts'er.
Plate Pwah; (small) tee.
Play, to (as children) Sung.
Play the piano, to T'ahn.
Pocket Taw.
Politeness Loy-mow.
Pony Beh.
Poor Keng; p'een-khyoong.
Pork Ter-nek.
Port, a Hi-khow.
Potato Haw-lahn-dzer.
Pound, a Kern or (German) kön.
Pour, to Taw-ch'oot-li.
Praise, to Hong-seng.
Pray, to Loy-pi.
Probably Yak-leeang.
Priest (Buddhist) Hooay-seeay.
Principle Taw-lee.
Protect, to Paw-yew (or yeeoo).
Proclamation, a Khaw-see.
Proclamation, to issue a Ch'oot khaw-see.
Present, to make a Sahng.
Prison Kahm.
Prison, to put in Keem kahm; seeoo kahm.
Proverb Sok-ger.
Pull, to Tooee.
Pull the punkah, to Tooee hwong.
Punish him, to P'oy ee-gi dzooey.
Push, to Leng; leng khooee.
Put, to Pahng.
Put on clothes, to Ts'eng sah.