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Lesson VII.
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Hûn
Clouds.
Khẽng
Rainbow.
Lûi
雷公
Lûi-kong
Thunder, lightning.
風颱
Huang-thai
Typhoon.
Éng
Waves.
流水
Lâu-tsúi
Tide.
流漲
Lâu tĩⁿ
Flood-tide.
流退
Lâu khó
Ebb-tide.
日出或未
Jít tshut a-būe?
Has the sun risen?
Būe
Not yet.
月無日向光
Guéh bô jít hièⁿ-kng
The moon is not so bright as the sun.
月在浮
Guéh tõ phû
The moon is rising.
漸漸高
Khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ kûiⁿ
It is getting higher and higher by degrees.
星閃閃光
Chheⁿ iáp-iáp-sih
The stars are twinkling.
風大
Huang tūa
The wind is blowing hard.
彼欉大樹被風吹倒去
Hṳ́-tsâng tū-a-chhiū khoih huang tshue tó--khṳ̀
That large tree has been blown down by the wind.
雨要來
Hõu àiⁿ-lâi
The rain is coming.