Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/Garden

Lesson XV. garden.

Pêng'im	TL	Characters	English
huê1hng5	hue-hn̂g	花園	A flower garden.
cao2bou1	tshaú-pou	草埔	A lawn.
huê1	hue	花	Plants or flowers.
lui2	lúi	蕊	A bud.
guêh8gi3	guêh-kì	月記	Rose.
pang1hiêh8	phang-hiéh	香葉	Geranium or scented leaves.
bhag8li6	bâk-lĩ	茉莉	Jasmine.
gêg4huê1	kek-hue	菊花	Chrysanthemum.
dê5huê1	tê-hue	茶花	Camellia.
noin5huê1	nôinn-hue	蓮花	Lotus.
mon1	monn	⿱艹麾	Ferns.
ci3	tshì	莿	Thorns.
cao2	tsháu	草	Grass.
sêng5ciu7	sêng-tshiū	松樹	Banian.
ciu7gi1	tshiū-ki	樹枝	A branch.
hng5li5	hn̂g-lî	園離	Hedge.
di7gai3	tī-kài	地界	Boundary.
de5tao5	tûr-thâu	鋤頭	A hoe.
bung3bê5	pùn-pê	糞耙	A garden-rake.
bung3gi1	pùn-ki	糞箕	Baskets for removing rubbish.
dou5bung3	tôu-pùn	塗糞	Refuse.
gug8	kút	滑	To hoe.
cêng3	tsèng	種	To plant.
liu2	liú	扭	To dig.
bêh8huag4	pêh-huat	白發	Weeds.
zang5	tsâng	欉	A classifier of a tree.
diah4	tiah	摘	To pluck.

Pêng'im	TL	Characters	English
ag4huê1-gai5 nang5 do6 di5go1?	ak-hue--kâi-nâng tŏ tî-ko?	沃花個人在何處	Where is the gardener?
ham3 i1 mên2mên2 lai5 ag4huê1	hàm i ménn-ménn lâi ak-hue	呌伊速速來沃花	Tell him to look sharp and come and water the plants.
huê1 long2zong2 riou5riou5	hue lóng-tsóng ziôu-zîou	花俱皆饒饒	The plants are all dried up.
hoh4zoi7 rig8 bho5 ag4	hoh-tsōi zít bô-ak	好多日無沃	They have not been watered for several days.
u6-gai5 ain3 si2-lo7	ũ-kâi àinn-sí--lō	有個要死了	Some of them are withering.
zi2-zang5 si2-lo7, liu2diou3	tsí--tsâng sí lō, liú-tiòu	此欉死了。扭丢	This one is withered, dig it out.
do6-hiê2 u6 ci3, diêh8 ke3 gug8-diou3	tŏ-hié ŭ tshì, tiêh khùr kût-tiòu	在彼有䓶。着去掘丢	There are thorns there, you must go and hoe them away.
gug8-liou2 kiêh8 bung3gi1 bug4diou3	kût-lióu khiêh pùn-ki put-tiòu	掘了携糞箕携丢	After hoing them get baskets and remove them.
zi2-zang5 huê1 di5diang5 zêng3-gai5?	tsí-tsâng hue tî-tiâng tsèng--kâi?	此欉花何人種個	Who has planted this plant here?
si6 ua2 zêng3-gai5	sĭ uá tsèng--kâi.	是我種個	I planted it.
he2-zang5 si6 bêh8huag4-gai5	húr--tsâng sĭ pêh-huat--kâi	彼欉是白發個	That one is a weed.
bêh8huag4-gai5 main3, mang2diou3	pêh-huat--kâi màinn, mán-tiòu	白發個勿。挽丢	I don't want any weeds, pull it up.
cao2bou1 long2zong2 si6 ciu7hiêh8.	tsháu-pou lóng-tsóng sĭ tshiū-hiêh	草埔俱皆是樹葉	Leaves are all over the lawn.
kiêh8 bung3bê5 ke3 bê5 cêng1kih4.	khiêh pùn-pê khùr pê tsheng-khih	携糞耙去耙清潔	Get the garden-rake and rake it clean.
dê5huê1 u6 kui1huê1 a1bhuê7?	tê-hue ŭ khui-hue a-būe?	茶花有開花或未	Have the camellias begun to blossom?
bhuê7, u6 lui2 dian7dian7.	būe, ŭ lúi tiānn-tiānn	未。有蕊而已	No, there are only buds.
nan7si6 kui1 i1 gai5 huê1 si6 ngia2-zai7.	nānn-sĩ khui i kâi hue sĩ ngiá-tsãi	若是開伊個花是雅在	If the flowers blow they will be very pretty.
bai3-mêng5ki2 ain3 ziah8 diêh8 diah4huê1 bai2 bang3 cng5dêng2.	pâi-mêng-khí àinn-tsiâh tiêh tiah-hue pái pàng tshn̂g-téng	每明早要食着摘花擺放床頂	Every morning at breakfast you must pluck some flowers and place them on the table.