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VOCABULARY.—Continued.
| Truly | Cheen-sit. |
| Tumbler | Paw-lee-pooay. |
| Turn round, to (things) | Hooee-tung-li. |
| Turn round, to (of persons) | Dzooahn seen. |
| U. | |
|---|---|
| Umbrella | Ho-sooah. |
| Under | A-meen or eh-meen. |
| Understand, to | Paht; heeow tit. |
| Unripe | Ts'ang. |
| Untie, to | Koy. |
| Upstairs | Low-teng. |
| Use, to | Eng. |
| Used, very much | Yow eng; seeay eng. |
| Useful, very | Tooah oo eng. |
| Utensils (of any kind) | Khee. |
| V. | |
| Vegetables | Dzeh-ts'i. |
| Very | Dzi (follows the word it qualifies). |
| Very good | Haw-dzi. |
| Very | Dzahp hoon (lit. 10 parts). |
| Very good, not | Baw-mee dzahp-hoon haw. |
| Visit, to | Pi-kee. |
| W. | |
| Wages | Kahng-dzee. |
| Wait, to | T'eng-how; ts'eeah-tahn. |
| Walk, to | Keeah. |
| Walk, to go for a | T'it-t'aw. |
| Wall, a | Ts'eeay. |
| Want, to | I. |