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Leson XXXI.
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Lesson XXXI.
Notes—Judicial.
- 老爹坐堂或未
- Lãu-tia tsõ-tn̂g a-būe?
- Has the mandarin sat on the bench?
- 坐好久了
- Tsõ-hoh-kú--lō
- He has sat a long time.
- 要退堂了
- Àiⁿ-thò-tn̂g--lō
- He is going to retire now.
- 伊在審何案
- I tõ sím sĩ-mih uàⁿ?
- What case is he trying?
- 伊在審壹條刣人案
- I tõ sím chék-tiôu thâi-nâng uàⁿ
- He is trying a murder case.
- 老爹呾要去看屍
- Lãu-tia tàⁿ-àiⁿ-khṳ̀ thóiⁿ si
- The mandarin says he is going to see the corpse.
- 被告之人有認否
- Pĩ-kò--kâi-nâng khah-ũ jīn-mē?
- Does the person accused admit it?
- 無。伊呾不是伊刣
- Bô, i tàⁿ m̄-sĩ i thâi
- No, he said the man was not killed by him.
- 伊與老爹呾。老爺亞。我無罪
- I kah lãu-tia tàⁿ, lãu-iâ--a, uá bô-tsũe
- He said to the mandarin, "Your Worship, I am innocent."
- 我是被人枉屈
- Uá sĩ khoih--nâng uáng-khut
- "I am falsely accused by the people.
- 人要害我
- Nâng-àiⁿ-hāi úa
- "People wish to do me harm.
- 求老爺代我伸寃。可憐我
- Khiû lãu-iâ thòi-úa sin-uan, khó-liên uá
- "I beg Your Worship to investigate the case on my behalf, and to have mercy on me."
- 老爹呌伊訴
- Lãu-tia kiè i sù
- The mandarin asked him to make his statement.
- 伊呾甚多話
- I tàⁿ hiàⁿ-chiàⁿ-tsōi ūe
- He made a long statement.
- 老爹聽了就㸃頭
- Lãu-tia thiaⁿ-lióu chiũ tak-thâu
- The mandarin after hearing him, nodded his head.
- 伊個案要限到明天
- I kâi uàⁿ àiⁿ-àn-kàu màⁿ-khí
- His case will be postponed till to-morrow.
- 不可做賊
- M̄-móⁿ tsǒ-tshát
- Don't be a thief.
