目錄
Lesson XVII. provisions, fish, vegetables and fruit.
Provisions.
- 【Food】(Chiáh, bí-niêⁿ) 食 米糧
- 【Bread】(Mīⁿ-pau) 麫包 麵包
- 【Butter】(Gû-nĩⁿ-iû) 牛乳油
- 【Soup, 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) 豬肉
- 【Ham】(Húe-thúi) 火腿
- 【Potatoes】(Hô-lan-tsṳ̂) 荷蘭薯
- 【„ sweet】(Huan-kuah, huan-tsṳ̂) 番葛 番薯
- 【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
- 【„ (boiled)】(Pñg) 飯
- 【Congee】(Mûeⁿ) 粥
- 【Rice water】(Ám) 飲
- 【Relish】(Kiâm-sng) 鹹酸
- 【Curry】(Ka-lî) 咖喱
- 【„ stuff】(Ka-lî-buáh) 咖喱末
- 【Mustard】(Kài-luáh) 芥辣
- 【Sauce】(Sī-iû) 豉油
- 【Vinegar】(Tshòu) 醋
- 【Pepper】(Hôu-chie) 胡椒
- 【Pickles】(Sng-tshài) 酸菜
- 【Jam】(Tiâm-ko) 甜糕
- 【Sugar】(Thn̂g) 糖
- 【Sugar-candy】(Piaⁿ-thn̂g) 冰糖
- 【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 麵
- 【Sago】(Siâ-gō-hún) 斜莪粉
- 【„ in pills】(Siâ-gō-îⁿ) 斜莪圓
- 【Vermicelli】(Mīⁿ-sùaⁿ) 麫線 麵線
- 【Salt】(Iâm) 鹽
- 【俺明旦起欲出門。食有夠亞無】(Nán màⁿ-khí àiⁿ tshut-mǹg, chiáh ũ-kàu a bô?) To-morrow, we are going out, have we got enough provisions?
- 【着預夠】(Tiéh ṳ̃-kàu) You must prepare enough.
- 【勿毋夠。了在路就無食】(Màiⁿ-m̃-kàu, lióu tõ lōu chiũ bô-chiáh) For if there is not enough, then we shall get no food on the way.
- 【今俺有底個】(Taⁿ nán ũ tî-kâi?) Now, what have we got?
- 【麫包有三個。牛乳油有一盒】(Mīⁿ-pau ũ saⁿ-kâi, gû-nĩⁿ iû ũ chék-áp) We have three loaves of bread, and one tin of butter.
- 【若是毋夠一路好買】(Nāⁿ-sĩ m̃-kàu chék-lōu hó-bói) If we haven’t got enough, we can buy on the way.
- 【叫伙頭來】(Kiè húe-thâu lâi) Call the cook here.
- 【明夜昏我欲請儂】(Màⁿ-mêⁿ-hng uá àiⁿ-chhiáⁿ-nâng) To-morrow night I wish to invite a few persons.
- 【有欲請幾㩼儂】(Ũ àiⁿ-chhiáⁿ jiéh-tsōi nâng?) How many people do you wish to invite?
- 【約母量八儂】(Iak-bó-liãng poih-nâng) Probably eight persons.
- 【買一隻雞做湯】(Bói chék-chiah koi tsò-thng) Buy a fowl and make soup.
- 【一隻鴨𤇢。一隻鵝浮】(Chék-chiah ah pek, chek-chiah gô phû) Roast one duck and fry one goose.
- 【割四斤牛肉。三斤羊肉。二斤豬朥】(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.
- 【火腿去高菜館挈】(Húe-thúi khṳ̀ kau-tshài-kuán khiéh) For ham, go to the compradore and get it.
- 【挈一腿】(Khiéh chék-thúi) Get one ham.
- 【荷蘭薯還了有亞無】(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.
- 【𤰉亞毋𤰉】(Lã a m̃-lã?) Have you enough?
- 【我想𤰉亞】(Uá siẽⁿ lã–a) I think there are enough.
- 【好哪。若是𤰉就免用買】(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.
- 【十六粒烙半生熟】(Tsáp-lák liáp luah pùaⁿ-chheⁿ sék) Half-fry sixteen of them.
- 【賰十四粒做粿】(Tshûn tsáp-sì liáp tsò-kúe) The remaining fourteen make them into cakes.
- 【着選鮮嘅】(Tiéh suán chhiⁿ–kâi) You must choose fresh ones.
- 【就是此樣生】(Chiũ-sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ) That’s all.
- 【飯勿烳較糜】(Pn̄g màiⁿ-pû khah-mîⁿ) Don’t boil the rice to soft.
- 【咖喱勿煮過薟】(Ka-lî màiⁿ-tsṳ́ khah-hiam) Don’t make the curry too hot.
- 【食飯無鹹酸食毋落】(Chiáh-pn̄g bô kiâm-sng chiáh m̃-lóh) To take rice without relish it cannot be eaten.
- 【伊請儂滂沛在】(I chhiáⁿ-nâng phâng-phài tsãi) He invited people to lots of dishes.
- 【伊嘅鹹酸㩼樣在。食毋了】(I kâi kiâm-sng tsōi-iēⁿ tsāi, chiáh m̃-lióu) His relishes were of many kinds, we could’nt eat them all.
- 【儂儂食到飽】(Nâng-nâng chiáh-kàu-pá) Every body ate until they had enough.
- 【伊嘅伙頭會在】(I kâi húe-thâu õi-tsãi) His cook is very clever.
- 【樣樣伊煮來好在】(Iēⁿ-Iēⁿ i tsṳ́-lâi hó-tsãi) Every thing he made was very nice indeed.
- 【頭彩就食雞囝湯。佮麪包焙嘅】(Thâu-tshái chiũ chiáh koi-kiáⁿ-thng, kah mīⁿ-pau pūe–kâi) First of all, we had chicken soup and toasted bread.
- 【了羊肉烙。佮荷蘭薯】(Lióu iêⁿ-bah luah, kah hô-lan-tsṳ̂) Then mutton-chop and potatoes.
- 【了火雞浮。煴芥辣。了還了㩼㩼樣】(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) 刺殼
- 【Cuttle-fish】(Bák-táu) 墨斗
- 【Shark】(Sua-hṳ̂) 鯊魚
- 【Chinese whitebait】(Kang-hṳ̂) 江魚
- 【Little fish】(Hṳ̂-káiⁿ) 魚囝
- 【Eel】(Mûaⁿ) 鰻
- 【Crab】(Hõi) 蟹
- 【Shrimps】(Hê) 蝦
- 【Lobster】(Lêng-hê) 龍蝦
- 【Shell-fish】(Lô) 螺
- 【Turtle】(Hang-ku) 魴龜
- 【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 鰇魚
- 【Fish-roe】(Hṳ̂-chí, hṳ̂-tshun) 魚子 魚春
- 【Preserved fish】(Hṳ̂-kôi) 魚鮭
- 【Classifier of fish】(Búe) 尾
- 【巿瞑起無魚】(Chhĩ mêng-khí bô-hṳ̂) There are no fish this morning in the market.
- 【有一尾我出一百錢賣魚嘅儂還了毋好賣我】(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.
- 【一尾紅鰽欲二百錢】(Chék-búe âng-tsô àiⁿ nõⁿ-peh-chîⁿ) Two hundred cash for a red-fish.
- 【鯧魚上減一尾欲百五錢】(Chhieⁿ-hṳ̂ siãng-kiám chék-búe àiⁿ peh-ngõu-chîⁿ) At least one hundred and fifty cash for a flounder.
- 【馬鮫若是一尾無三百錢免用出】(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.
- 【我買零些墨斗佮零些蝦】(Uá bói lân-ló bák-táu, kah tshoh-hê) I bought some cuttle-fish, and some shrimps.
- 【一條鰻。寡隻蟹】(Chék tiôu mûaⁿ, kuá-chiah hõi) One eel, several crabs.
- 【十粒蠔。二十粒蚶】(Tsáp-liáp ô, jī-tsáp liáp ham) Ten oysters, twenty cockles.
- 【魚干六両。佮鹹魚半斤】(Hṳ̂-kuaⁿ lák-niéⁿ, kah kiâm-hṳ̂ pùaⁿ-kṳn) Dried salt fish six taels, and salt fish half a catty.
- 【蝦米一擔若㩼】(Hê-bí chék-tàⁿ jiéh-tsōi?) How much for a picul of dried prawns?
- 【一擔敢是五箍亞】(Chék-tàⁿ káⁿ-sĩ ngõu-khou ã) I think five dollars a picul.
- 【五箍會貴亞袂】(Ngõu-khou õi-kùi a-bõi?) Is it dear at five dollars (a picul)?
- 【欲呾貴哩袂貴。欲呾平哩袂平】(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.
- 【買零碎就貴】(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
- 【„ a large kind】(Tūa-tshài) 大菜
- 【„ foreign】(Ko-lẽ-tshài) 高麗菜
- 【„ salted】(Kiâm-tshài) 鹹菜
- 【Brinjal, egg plant】(Kiê) 簥
- 【Cucumber】(Tiòu-kue) 吊瓜
- 【Pumpkin, red】(Huan-kue) 番瓜
- 【Pumpkin, white】(Pû) 匏
- 【Melon, (vegetable)】(Tang-kue) 冬瓜
- 【Bamboo shoots】(Tek-sún) 竹笋
- 【Peas】(Hô-lan-tāu) 荷蘭豆
- 【Long beans】(Tshài-tāu) 菜豆
- 【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-hò) 薄荷
- 【Celery】(Khṳ̂n-tshài) 芹菜
- 【Coriander】(Uân-sui) 莞荽
- 【Salad】(Phang-tshài, chheⁿ-tshài) 芳菜 生菜
- 【Ginger】(Kieⁿ) 薑
- 【Chillies】(Hiam-chie, kim-kaⁿ-náⁿ) 薟椒 金橄欖
- 【Onion, fresh】(Tshang) 蔥
- 【„ root, dried】(Tshang-thâu) 蔥頭
- 【Garlic, fresh】(Sǹg) 蒜
- 【„ 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.
- 【西國儂好食高麗菜】(Sai-kok-nâng hàuⁿ-chiáh ko-lẽ-tshài) Europeans are fond of eating foreign cabbage.
- 【磽囝儂食粥配鹹菜】(Khiou-kiáⁿ-nâng chiáh mûeⁿ phùe kiâm-tshài) Poor people take congee with salted vegetable.
- 【簥好煮咖喱】(Kiê hó-tsṳ́ ka-lî) Brinjal can be curried.
- 【冬瓜食凉】(Tang-kue chiáh-liâng) Vegetable melon is taken for cooling purposes.
- 【有嘅竹笋苦】(Ũ-kâi tek-sún khóu) Some bamboo shoots are bitter.
- 【荷蘭豆拍掉皮挈伊嘅仁】(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.
- 【菜豆唐儂炒】(Tshài-tāu Tn̂g-nâng tshá) The Chinese fry long beans.
- 【芋翕】(Ōu hip) Steam the taro.
- 【伊欲翕番葛】(I àiⁿ-hip huan-kuah) He wants to steam potatoes
- 【雞湯落些須芹菜就芳】(Koi-thng lóh tiám-kíaⁿ khṳ̂n-tshài chiũ phang) A little celery put in the soup will make it nice.
- 【薟椒是番爿來嘅】(Hiam-chie sĩ huan-pôiⁿ lâi–kâi) Chillies come from foreign countries.
- 【薟過楜椒】(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) 果子
- 【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 番梨
- 【Peach】(Thô) 桃
- 【Pear】(Lâi) 梨
- 【„ Shantung】(Suaⁿ-tang-lâi) 山東梨
- 【Mango】(Suāiⁿ) 榱
- 【Persimmon】(Sãi) 杮
- 【Guava】(Pát-kiáⁿ) 菝囝
- 【Water-melon】(Si-kue) 西瓜
- 【Jack-fruit】(Māng-ka) 綱膠
- 【Custard apple】(Lîm-khîm) 林擒
- 【Pomegranate】(Siéh-liû) 石榴
- 【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) 無花果
- 【Mangoostine】(Māng-hek) 綱黑
- 【Name of a kind of fruit】(Chîⁿ-tshang) 薺蔥
- 【Olives】(Kaⁿ-náⁿ) 橄欖
- 【Dragon’s eye】(Nék-óiⁿ) 龍眼
- 【Lichees】(Nôiⁿ-kúe) 荔果
- 【Lily-fruits】(Nôiⁿ-kak) 蓮角
- 【Chestnuts】(Kãu-lák) 侯栗
- 【Ground-nuts】(Tī-tāu) 地豆
- 【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) 瓜冊
- 【Dried dragon’s eye】(Nék-óiⁿ-kuaⁿ) 龍眼干
- 【Lotus nuts】(Nôiⁿ-chí) 蓮子
- 【果子嘅時欲到】(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。生就澀】(Keng-chie sék chiũ tiâm, chheⁿ chiũ siap.) Bananas when ripe are sweet, but when unripe are sour.
- 【柚一粒欲一百錢】(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.
- 【汝豈識食榴蓮嗎】(Lṳ́ khah-pat chiáh liû-liân mē?) Have you ever eaten durians?
- 【是芳在亞】(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.
- 【汝尚食果子嗎】(Lú siãng-chiáh kúe-chí mē?) Are you fond of eating fruit?