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VOCABULARY.—Continued.

Truly Cheen-sit.
Tumbler Paw-lee-pooay.
Turn round, to (things) Hooee-tung-li.
Turn round, to (of persons) Dzooahn seen.
U.
Umbrella Ho-sooah.
Under A-meen or eh-meen.
Understand, to Paht; heeow tit.
Unripe Ts'ang.
Untie, to Koy.
Upstairs Low-teng.
Use, to Eng.
Used, very much Yow eng; seeay eng.
Useful, very Tooah oo eng.
Utensils (of any kind) Khee.
V.
Vegetables Dzeh-ts'i.
Very Dzi (follows the word it qualifies).
Very good Haw-dzi.
Very Dzahp hoon (lit. 10 parts).
Very good, not Baw-mee dzahp-hoon haw.
Visit, to Pi-kee.
W.
Wages Kahng-dzee.
Wait, to T'eng-how; ts'eeah-tahn.
Walk, to Keeah.
Walk, to go for a T'it-t'aw.
Wall, a Ts'eeay.
Want, to I.