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LESSON XXVII (CONTINUED).
- khṳt-i khie̍h tie̍h,
- was picked up by him.
- pĩ te̍k-jîn chhiè,
- to be laughed at by enemies.
- siũ-nâng lêng-jo̍k,
- to be dishonored by people.
- siũ-nâng uáng-khut,
- to be oppressed by people.
- che̍k-sin khṳt-i phah-kàu àiⁿ-sí,
- was by him beaten nearly to death.
- lîn-kṳ̃n kâi-siâⁿ khṳt-i húiⁿ-tiāu,
- the neighboring cities were by him overthrown.
- bõi-khṳt-i iú-ho̍k--khṳ̀,
- cannot be tempted by him.
- huang chhue kùe, chúi liâng,
- wind passing over water, is cold.
- õi-tit-tng chí-kâi-sṳ̄,
- can bear this responsibility.
- kìⁿ-tie̍h-ji̍t chiũ-iêⁿ--khṳ̀,
- when exposed to the sun it melts.
- chih-tie̍h kuaⁿ-ìn sĩ-tõ sĩ-mih sî-hāu,
- when did you receive the official seal?
- lṳ́ kâi-sin chn̂g-kâi sĩ-pĩ-sieⁿ,
- your whole body is wounded.
- lṳ́ m̄-tàⁿ sĩ-khṳt-lṳ́ gōu--khṳ̀,
- if you don't speak out it will be mismanaged through you.
- chúi pĩ-nâng tò-tiāu liáu,
- the water has been poured out by somebody.
- chhiêⁿ pĩ-nâng tong-tiāu āu,
- after the wall had been battered down by somebody.
- lṳ́ màiⁿ-pĩ-nâng só-phièn,
- don’t be deceived by any one.
- khṳt-chóng-tok jīn-chò-kiáⁿ,
- to be recognized by the Viceroy as a son.
- só-niáⁿ-siũ--kâi,
- that which has been received.
- khṳt-un-mu̍t sí-tiāu chōi-chōi,
- many were killed off by the pestilence.
- khṳt-i lêng-jo̍k bô-ūe hó-ìn-tap.
- when he was reviled he had no words wherewith to answer.
- khṳt-lṳ́ khǹg-kà kàu-uá pùaⁿ-sim àiⁿ-khṳ̀,
- am persuaded by you until I have half a mind to go.
- kàu-tî-kò khṳt-i lia̍h--tie̍h,
- at what place was he arrested by him?
- lṳ́ kok-lãi kâi-siâⁿ-ip pĩ-chí-kâi-húe sie--khṳ̀,
- the cities of your kingdom be burned with fire.
- pĩ ĩ-pang-nâng só-hùi-huãi,
- destroyed by the people of other provinces.
- khṳt-kiàm só-sieⁿ,
- wounded by the sword.
- khṳt-húe nãⁿ--tie̍h,
- scorched by the fire.
- khióng-ùi kiau-ngãu in-ũi chōi-chōi mi̍t-sī khṳt-uá,
- fearing lest I should be proud through the many revelations made to me.