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VOCABULARY.—Continued.
| Pin | Dzahm. |
| Pineapple | Hwahn-li. |
| Place | Ooee-ts'er. |
| Plate | Pwah; (small) tee. |
| Play, to (as children) | Sung. |
| Play the piano, to | T'ahn. |
| Taw. | |
| Politeness | Loy-mow. |
| Pony | Beh. |
| Poor | Keng; p'een-khyoong. |
| Pork | Ter-nek. |
| Port, a | Hi-khow. |
| Potato | Haw-lahn-dzer. |
| Pound, a | Kern or (German) kön. |
| Pour, to | Taw-ch'oot-li. |
| Praise, to | Hong-seng. |
| Pray, to | Loy-pi. |
| Probably | Yak-leeang. |
| Priest (Buddhist) | Hooay-seeay. |
| Principle | Taw-lee. |
| Protect, to | Paw-yew (or yeeoo). |
| Proclamation, a | Khaw-see. |
| Proclamation, to issue a | Ch'oot khaw-see. |
| Present, to make a | Sahng. |
| Prison | Kahm. |
| Prison, to put in | Keem kahm; seeoo kahm. |
| Proverb | Sok-ger. |
| Pull, to | Tooee. |
| Pull the punkah, to | Tooee hwong. |
| Punish him, to | P'oy ee-gi dzooey. |
| Push, to | Leng; leng khooee. |
| Put, to | Pahng. |
| Put on clothes, to | Ts'eng sah. |