# Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/Provisions, Fish, Vegetable and Fruit
## Lesson XVII. provisions, fish, vegetables and fruit.
### Provisions.
#### Food,

    Chiáh, bí-niêⁿ
       食　米糧

#### Bread,

    Mīⁿ-pau
       麫包

#### Butter,

    Gû-nĩⁿ-iû
       牛乳油

#### Gravy,

    Thng
       湯

#### Fowl,

    Koi
       雞

#### Duck,

    Ah
       鴨

#### Goose,

    Gô
       鵝

#### Turkey,

    Húe-koi
       火雞

#### Pigeon,

    Hún-chióu
       粉鳥 ​

#### Beef,

    Gû-bah, gû-nék
       牛肉

#### Mutton,

    Iêⁿ-bah, iêⁿ-nék
       羊肉

#### Pork,

    Tṳ-bah, tṳ-nék
       猪肉

#### Ham,

    Húe-thúi
       火腿

#### Potatoes,

    Hô-lan-tsṳ̂
       荷蘭薯

#### Potatoes„ sweet,

    Huan-kuah, huan-tsṳ̂
       畨葛　畨薯

#### Cakes,

    Kúe
       粿

#### Sponge cake,

    Koi-nñg-kúe
       雞卵粿

#### Blanc-mange,

    Béh-hún-kúe
       麥粉粿

#### Seaweed jelly,

    Chiéh-hue
       石灰

#### Eggs,

    Nñg
       卵

#### Rice, (raw)

    Bí
       米

#### Rice,„ (boiled)

    Pñg
       飯

#### Congee,

    Mûeⁿ
       粥

#### Rice water,

    Ám
       黯

#### Relish,

    Kiâm-sng
       鹹酸

#### Curry,

    Ka-lî
       膠離

#### Curry„ stuff,

    Ka-lî-buáh
       膠離末

#### Mustard,

    Kài-luáh
       芥辣

#### Sauce,

    Sī-iû
       豉油 ​

#### Vinegar,

    Tshòu
       醋

#### Pepper,

    Hôu-chie
       糊椒

#### Pickles,

    Sng-tshài
       酸菜

#### Jam,

    Tiâm-ko
       甜糕

#### Sugar,

    Thn̂g
       糖

#### Sugar-candy,

    Piaⁿ-thn̂g
       𫥇糖

#### Tea, (leaves)

    Tê-bí
       茶米

#### Coffee,

    Ko-pî
       羔丕

#### Raisins,

    Phû-thô-kuaⁿ
       葡萄干

#### Barley,

    Béh
       麥

#### Indian corn,

    Iùⁿ-bí
       苡米

#### Arrow-root,

    Ngóu-hún
       藕粉

#### Flour,

    Mīⁿ
       麫

#### Sago,

    Siâ-gō-hún
       斜莪粉

#### Sago„ in pills,

    Siâ-gō-îⁿ
       斜莪員

#### Vermicelli,

    Mīⁿ-sùaⁿ
       麫線

#### Salt,

    Iâm
       鹽

#### 咱明天要出門。食有到或無

    Nán màⁿ-khí àiⁿ tshut-mǹg, chiáh ũ-kàu a bô?
       To-morrow, we are going out, have we got enough provisions? ​

#### 着預足

    Tiéh ṳ̃-kàu
       You must prepare enough.

#### 勿不足。了在路就無食

    Màiⁿ-m̄-kàu, lióu tõ lōu chiũ bô-chiáh
       For if there is not enough, then we shall get no food on the way.

#### 今咱有何個

    Taⁿ nán ũ tî-kâi?
       Now, what have we got?

#### 麫包有三個。牛乳油有壹盒

    Mīⁿ-pau ũ saⁿ-kâi, gû-nĩⁿ iû ũ chék-áp
       We have three loaves of bread, and one tin of butter.

#### 若是不足壹路好買

    Nāⁿ-sĩ m̄-kàu chék-lōu hó-bói
       If we haven't got enough, we can buy on the way.

#### 呌伙頭來

    Kiè húe-thâu lâi
       Call the cook here.

#### 明夜昏我要請人

    Màⁿ-mêⁿ-hng uá àiⁿ-chhiáⁿ-nâng
       To-morrow night I wish to invite a few persons.

#### 有要請几多人

    Ũ àiⁿ-chhiáⁿ jiéh-tsōi nâng?
       How many people do you wish to invite?

#### 大約畧捌人

    Iak-bó-liãng poih-nâng
       Probably eight persons.

#### 買壹隻雞做湯

    Bói chék-chiah koi tsò-thng
       Buy a fowl and make soup.

#### 壹隻鴨𤇢。壹隻鵝浮

    Chék-chiah ah pek, chek-chiah gô phû
       Roast one duck and fry one goose.

#### 割四斤牛肉。三斤羊肉。弍斤猪朥

    Kuah sì-kṳn gû-bah, saⁿ kṳn iêⁿ-bah, nõⁿ-kṳn tṳ-lâ
       Buy (lit. cut) four catties of beef, three catties of mutton, two catties of lard.

#### 火腿去高菜館携

    Húe-thúi khṳ̀ kau-tshài-kuán khiéh
       For ham, go to the compradore and get it.

#### 携壹腿

    Khiéh chék-thúi
       Get one ham.

#### 荷蘭薯還了有或無

    Hô-lan-tsṳ̂ huân-lióu ũ a-bô?
       Have you any more potatoes?

#### 有加零些

    Ũ ke lân-ló
       I have a few more. ​

#### 足或不足

    Lã a m̄-lã?
       Have you enough?

#### 我想足也

    Uá siẽⁿ lã--a
       I think there are enough.

#### 好也。若是足就免用買

    Hó--nōⁿ, nāⁿ-sĩ lã chiũ mín-ēng bói
       All right, if you have enough you needn't buy any.

#### 雞卵買三十粒

    Koi-nñg bói saⁿ-tsáp liáp
       Buy thirty fowl's eggs.

#### 十陸粒烙半生熟

    Tsáp-lák liáp luah pùaⁿ-chheⁿ sék
       Half-fry sixteen of them.

#### 存十四粒做粿

    Tshûn tsáp-sì liáp tsò-kúe
       The remaining fourteen make them into cakes.

#### 着選鮮個

    Tiéh suán chhiⁿ--kâi
       You must choose fresh ones.

#### 就是如此

    Chiũ-sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ
       That's all.

#### 飯勿烳過糜

    Pn̄g màiⁿ-pû khah-mîⁿ
       Don't boil the rice to soft.

#### 膠離勿煮過辣

    Ka-lî màiⁿ-tsṳ́ khah-hiam
       Don't make the curry too hot.

#### 食飯無鹹酸食不落

    Chiáh-pn̄g bô kiâm-sng chiáh m̄-lóh
       To take rice without relish it cannot be eaten.

#### 伊請人滿席在

    I chhiáⁿ-nâng phâng-phài tsãi
       He invited people to lots of dishes.

#### 伊個鹹酸多樣在。食不盡

    I kâi kiâm-sng tsōi-iēⁿ tsāi, chiáh m̄-lióu
       His relishes were of many kinds, we could'nt eat them all.

#### 人人食到飽

    Nâng-nâng chiáh-kàu-pá
       Every body ate until they had enough.

#### 伊個伙頭會在

    I kâi húe-thâu õi-tsãi
       His cook is very clever.

#### 每樣伊煮來好在

    Iēⁿ-Iēⁿ i tsṳ́-lâi hó-tsãi
       Every thing he made was very nice indeed.

#### 起初就食雞子湯。與麪包焙個

    Thâu-tshái chiũ chiáh koi-kiáⁿ-thng, kah mīⁿ-pau pūe--kâi
       First of all, we had chicken soup and toasted bread.

#### 後羊肉烙。與荷蘭薯

    Lióu iêⁿ-bah luah, kah hô-lan-tsṳ̂
       Then mutton-chop and potatoes. ​

#### 後火雞浮。煴芥辣又還了多多樣

    Lióu húe-koi phû, ùn kài-luáh, lióu huân-lióu tsōi-tsōi iēⁿ
       Then turkey fried in oil, and eaten with mustard, and many other kinds.

### Fish.
#### Fish,

    Hṳ̂
       魚

#### Mackeral,

    Bé-ka
       馬鮫

#### Flounder,

    Chhieⁿ-hṳ̂
       鯧魚

#### Mullet,

    Ngóu-hṳ̂
       𩵱魚

#### Red-fish,

    Âng-tsô
       紅鰽

#### Blackfish,

    Ou-hṳ̂
       烏魚

#### Shad,

    Chhî-khak
       莿売

#### Cuttle-fish,

    Bák-táu
       木斗

#### Shark,

    Sua-hṳ̂
       沙魚

#### Chinese whitebait,

    Kang-hṳ̂
       江魚

#### Little fish,

    Hṳ̂-káiⁿ
       魚子

#### Eel,

    Mûaⁿ
       鰻

#### Crab,

    Hõi
       蟹

#### Shrimps,

    Hê
       蝦

#### Lobster,

    Lêng-hê
       龍蝦

#### Shell-fish,

    Lô
       螺 ​

#### Turtle,

    Hang-ku
       魴𬺞

#### Oysters,

    Ô
       蠔

#### Cockles,

    Ham
       蚶

#### Dried salt fish,

    Hṳ̂-kuaⁿ, hṳ̂-póu
       魚干　魚脯

#### Salt fish,

    Kiâm-hṳ̂
       鹹魚

#### Dried prawns,

    Hê-bí
       蝦米

#### Dried cuttle-fish,

    Jiû-hṳ̂
       魷魚

#### Fish-roe,

    Hṳ̂-chí, hṳ̂-tshun
       魚只　魚蛋

#### Preserved fish,

    Hṳ̂-kôi
       魚鮭

#### Classifier of fish,

    Búe
       尾

#### 巿今早無魚

    Chhĩ mêng-khí bô-hṳ̂
       There are no fish this morning in the market.

#### 有壹尾我出壹百錢賣魚個人還了不好賣我

    Ũ chék-búe uá tshut chék-peh-chî, bōi-hṳ̂--kâi-nâng huân-lióu m̃-hàuⁿ bōi uá
       There is one, which I offered a hundred cash for yet the fisherman wouldn't sell it to me.

#### 壹尾紅鰽要弍百錢

    Chék-búe âng-tsô àiⁿ nõⁿ-peh-chîⁿ
       Two hundred cash for a red-fish.

#### 鯧魚上減壹尾要百伍錢

    Chhieⁿ-hṳ̂ siãng-kiám chék-búe àiⁿ peh-ngõu-chîⁿ
       At least one hundred and fifty cash for a flounder.

#### 馬鮫若是壹尾無三百錢免用出

    Bé-ka nãⁿ-sĩ chék-búe bô saⁿ-peh-chîⁿ, mín-ēng tshut
       As for mackeral you needn't offer for it, unless you are prepared to give three hundred cash for it.

#### 我買零些木斗共零些蝦

    Uá bói lân-ló bák-táu, kah tshoh-hê
       I bought some cuttle-fish, and some shrimps. ​

#### 壹条鰻。數隻蟹

    Chék tiôu mûaⁿ, kua-chiah hõi
       One eel, several crabs.

#### 拾粒蠔。弍拾粒蚶

    Tsáp-liáp ô, jī-tsáp liáp ham
       Ten oysters, twenty cockles.

#### 魚干陸両。共鹹魚半斤

    Hṳ̂-kuaⁿ lák-niéⁿ, kah kiâm-hṳ̂ pùaⁿ-kṳn
       Dried salt fish six taels, and salt fish half a catty.

#### 蝦米壹擔若干

    Hê-bí chék-tàⁿ jiéh-tsōi?
       How much for a picul of dried prawns?

#### 壹擔敢是伍員亞

    Chék-tàⁿ káⁿ-sĩ ngõu-khou ã
       I think five dollars a picul.

#### 伍員會貴或袂

    Ngõu-khou õi-kùi a-bõi?
       Is it dear at five dollars (a picul)?

#### 要呾貴。卽袂貴。要呾平。卽袂平

    Àiⁿ-tàⁿ-kùi li bõi-kùi, àiⁿ-tàⁿ-phiⁿ li bõi-phiⁿ
       To say “it is dear,” it isn't dear, but to say “it is cheap,” it isn't cheap.

#### 買零些就貴

    Bói tshàm-tshùi chiũ kùi.
       To buy by retail it will be dear.

### Vegetables.
#### Vegetables,

    Tshài
       菜

#### Turnip,

    Tshài-thâu
       菜頭

#### Cabbage,

    Péh-tshài
       白菜

#### Cabbage,„ a large kind,

    Tūa-tshài
       大菜

#### Cabbage,„ foreign,

    Ko-lẽ-tshài
       高麗菜

#### Cabbage,„ salted,

    Kiâm-tshài
       鹹菜

#### Brinjal, egg plant,

    Kiê
       簥

#### Cucumber,

    Tiòu-kue
       吊瓜

#### Pumpkin, red,

    Huan-kue
       畨瓜 ​

#### Pumpkin, white,

    Pû
       匏

#### Melon, (vegetable)

    Tang-kue
       冬瓜

#### Bamboo shoots,

    Tek-sún
       竹笋

#### Peas,

    Hô-lan-tāu
       荷蘭荳

#### Long beans,

    Tshài-tāu
       菜荳

#### Name of bitter vegetable,

    Khóu-kue
       苦瓜

#### Name of vegetable,

    Kak-kue
       角瓜

#### Yam,

    Tūa-tsṳ̂
       大薯

#### Taro,

    Ōu
       芋

#### Mint,

    Pô-hô
       薄荷

#### Celery,

    Khṳ̂n-tshài
       芹菜

#### Coriander,

    Uân-sui
       莞荽

#### Salad,

    Phang-tshài, chheⁿ-tshài
       香菜　生菜

#### Ginger,

    Kieⁿ
       薑

#### Chillies,

    Hiam-chie, kim-kaⁿ-náⁿ
       辣椒　金橄欖

#### Onion, fresh,

    Tshang
       葱

#### Onion,„ root, dried,

    Tshang-thâu
       葱頭

#### Garlic, fresh,

    Sǹg
       蒜

#### Garlic,„ root, dried,

    Sǹg-thâu
       蒜頭

#### Cloves

    Teng-hieⁿ
       丁香 ​

#### Cinnamon,

    Nék-kùi
       肉桂

#### Mushroom,

    Hieⁿ-kou
       香菰

#### Boletus,

    Bák-zṳ́
       木耳

#### 菜頭煮魚甜

    Tshài-thâu tsṳ́-hṳ̂ tiâm
       Turnip boiled with fish is good.

#### 西國人好食高麗菜

    Sai-kok-nâng hàuⁿ-chiáh ko-lẽ-tshài
       Europeans are fond of eating foreign cabbage.

#### 貪窮人食粥配鹹菜

    Khiou-kiáⁿ-nâng chiáh mûeⁿ phùe kiâm-tshài
       Poor people take congee with salted vegetable.

#### 簥好煮膠離

    Kiê hó-tsṳ́ ka-lî
       Brinjal can be curried.

#### 冬瓜食凉

    Tang-kue chiáh-liâng
       Vegetable melon is taken for cooling purposes.

#### 有個竹笋苦

    Ũ-kâi tek-sún khóu
       Some bamboo shoots are bitter.

#### 荷蘭荳拍丢皮携伊個仁

    Hô-lan-tāu, peh-tiòu phûe, khiéh i kâi jîn
       Break the pods of the peas and take the seed.

#### 苦瓜亦是食凉

    Khóu-kue iā-sĩ chiáh-liâng
       The bitter vegetable is also taken as a cooling eatables.

#### 菜荳唐人炒

    Tshài-tāu Tn̂g-nâng tshá
       The Chinese fry long beans.

#### 芋翕

    Ōu hip
       Steam the taro.

#### 伊要翕畨葛

    I àiⁿ-hip huan-kuah
       He wants to steam potatoes

#### 雞湯落些須芹菜就香

    Koi-thng lóh tiám-kíaⁿ khṳ̂n-tshài chiũ phang
       A little celery put in the soup will make it nice.

#### 辣椒是畨邊來個

    Hiam-chie sĩ huan-pôiⁿ lâi--kâi
       Chillies come from foreign countries.

#### 辣過楜椒

    Hiam-kùe hôu-chie
       They are hotter than pepper ​

#### 蒜食後口臭

    Sǹg chiáh-lióu tshùi tshàu
       After eating garlic the mouth will be foul.

#### 薑毋好作藥

    Kieⁿ-bó hó-tsò-iéh
       Dry ginger can be used as medicine.

### Fruit.
#### Fruit,

    Kúe-chí
       菓子

#### Mandarin orange,

    Chie-kaⁿ
       招柑

#### Common orange,

    Soh-kaⁿ
       雪柑

#### Lime of the orange kind, or small orange,

    Kit
       桔

#### Lime, sour,

    Sng-kaⁿ
       酸柑

#### Banana,

    Keng-chie
       芎蕉

#### Pumelo,

    Iū
       柚

#### Pineapple,

    Uâng-lâi, huan-lâi
       旺梨　畨梨

#### Peach,

    Thô
       桃

#### Pear,

    Lâi
       梨

#### Pear,„ Shantung,

    Suaⁿ-tang-lâi
       山東梨

#### Mango,

    Suāiⁿ
       榱

#### Persimmon,

    Sãi
       杮

#### Guava,

    Pát-kiáⁿ
       拔子

#### Water-melon,

    Si-kue
       西瓜

#### Jack-fruit,

    Māng-ka
       綱膠 ​

#### Custard apple,

    Lîm-khîm
       林擒

#### Pomegranate,

    Siéh-liû
       柘榴

#### Durian,

    Liû-liân
       榴蓮

#### Nutmeg,

    Lãu-hàu
       栳㭳

#### Arbutus,

    Iêⁿ-bûe
       楊梅

#### Plums,

    Lí
       李
    Nãiⁿ
       柰

#### Carambola, or Chinese gooseberry,

    Iêⁿ-tô
       楊桃

#### Loquat,

    Pî-pê
       枇杷

#### Grapes,

    Phû-thô
       萄葡

#### Fig,

    Bô-hue-kúe
       無花菓

#### Mangoostine,

    Māng-hek
       綱黑

#### Name of a kind of fruit,

    Chîⁿ-tshang
       荸薺

#### Olives,

    Kaⁿ-náⁿ
       橄欖

#### Dragon's eye,

    Nék-óiⁿ
       龍眼

#### Lichees,

    Nôiⁿ-kúe
       茘枝

#### Lily-fruits,

    Nóiⁿ-kak
       菱角

#### Chestnuts,

    Kãu-lák
       粟

#### Ground-nuts,

    Tī-tāu
       花生

#### Sugarcane, large kind

    Láh-chià
       蠟蔗 ​

#### Sugarcane, small kind like bamboo,

    Tek-chià
       竹蔗

#### Small yellow plums,

    Bûe
       梅

#### Dates,

    Tsó
       棗

#### Dried persimmon,

    Sāi-piáⁿ
       杮餅

#### Melon cut into small pieces and dried with sugar,

    Kue-chheh
       瓜碧

#### Dried dragon's eye,

    Nék-óiⁿ-kuaⁿ
       龍眼干

#### Lotus nuts,

    Nôiⁿ-chí
       蓮子

#### 菓子個時要到

    Kué-chí kâi sî àiⁿ-kàu
       The fruit season is near at hand.

#### 旺梨是好在

    Uâng-lâi sĩ hó-tsãi
       Pineapple is very nice.

#### 芎蕉熟就甜。生就澁

    Keng-chie sék chiũ tiâm, chheⁿ chiũ siap.
       Bananas when ripe are sweet, but when unripe are sour.

#### 柚壹粒要壹百錢

    Iū chék-liáp àiⁿ chék-peh-chîⁿ.
       A hundred cash is wanted for a pumelo.

#### 山東梨還了未到

    Suaⁿ-tang-lâi huân-lióu būe-kàu.
       Shantung pears have not yet arrived.

#### 爾豈識食榴蓮否

    Lṳ́ khah-pat chiáh liû-liân mē?
       Have you ever eaten durians?

#### 是香在也

    Sĩ phang tsãi a.
       It is very fragrant indeed.

#### 葡萄好作酒

    Phû-thô hó-tsò-chiú
       Grapes can be made into wine.

#### 爾上食菓子否

    Lú siãng-chiáh kúe-chí mē?
       Are you fond of eating fruit?