This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...made of felt. TRANSLATION The little girl--is sitting on the chair--bores the sides of the shoe--and beats the sole of the shoe. ft & m m u % NOTES fSfl chan', to dip in, said of a brush in the ink, or of meat in the sauce. @h ts'n4 suan' 'r, sort of sauce made of vinegar and bits of garlic. Jj lJ sa' chiao' 'r, to ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...made of felt. TRANSLATION The little girl--is sitting on the chair--bores the sides of the shoe--and beats the sole of the shoe. ft & m m u % NOTES fSfl chan', to dip in, said of a brush in the ink, or of meat in the sauce. @h ts'n4 suan' 'r, sort of sauce made of vinegar and bits of garlic. Jj lJ sa' chiao' 'r, to gambol, to tease, said of spoilt children. PjHf Q tsuei1 pa', a blow in the face. TRANSLATION The grandfather embraces his grandson--who sits on his knees--(the grandfather says) here are meat-balls to dip in vinegar sauce--when you have finished eating you will be saucy--and will come over to hit your grandfather three blows in the face. NOTES H JJjl pan1 chiao: i, to sit down with crossed legs holding the feet in the hands. Children often sit so when disappointed and weeping. TRANSLATIONThe little lady with the small feet--likes to eat sugar--but has no money to buy it--and sits crosslegged and weeps for a good while. = M & % to-totoMm w & w NOTES SI H paa Iung2 chi4, sort of women's head dress; literally coiled dragon chignon. s sai' hua' lotf, another sort of head dress very high and adorned with flowers; it means literally "tower which emulate the flowers." $ HI shih' tza kun" hsioo4 ch'iu2, "a lion who rolls an embroidered ball-' sort of amusement in the fairs. Two men dress themselves as lions and then fight, in the same time pushing with the feet a large embroidered ball. Here the phrase is used in the meaning of "confused, not well done, ruffled."--)jf i' p'anmuo' a mill-stone. TRANSLATION On a very high mountain there is a high tower--two girls go there to comb their hair--the eldest sister combs her hair into a "coiled dragon chignon"--The second sister combs her hai...
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