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Lesson XVI.
Chiáⁿ
Insipid or tasteless.
Khóu
Bitter.
Hiam
Pungent.
𤍠
Jiét
Hot, like ginger.
Phang
Fragrant, nice, well-flavoured.
Kam
Sour and sweet, like olives.
Siap
Bitter and sour, like unripe fruit.

Lesson XVII.
provisions, fish, vegetables and fruit.

Provisions.

Food,
Chiáh, bí-niêⁿ
食 米糧
Bread,
Mīⁿ-pau
麫包
Butter,
Gû-nĩⁿ-iû
牛乳油
Soup,
Gravy,
Thng
Fowl,
Koi
Duck,
Ah
Goose,
Turkey,
Húe-koi
火雞
Pigeon,
Hún-chióu
粉鳥