Chapter 2: An1cnua4 Beng3 Tiau2 e33 to4
Go BackAn1cnua4 Tng3 Snua1 e33 hor33 Buan3ciu1 thek1 khi4 nee4?
Ciau1kong4, heh1-leh1 si2 Beng3 Tiau2 tun4 boh3 yong4 liau4, tan4 tiam1sniah1 to4 nia3. Ba3lu1 Tng3 Snua1 tiok1 cit3-leh3 cin3 gai3 eh3 han3. Boh3 mi3knia3 ciak1. Beng3 Tiau2-eh3 kang3lang2 ko1 ju1 lai2 ju1 gau3 ciak3cni2, ceng1hu4 ju1 lai2 ju1 sit1pai2. Soh3ie3, paeh1sneah3 cin3 khan3khor4.
Mm33 tu1ho4 uh3 nor33-khien1 ciong3kun1 boek1 chniau4 ong3tay3-eh3 ui3. Cit3-khien4 mia3 Lee4 Chu1 Seng2, ko1 cit3-khien4 mia3 Goh3 Sam1 Kwee1.
Lee4 Chu1 Seng2-eh3 tong4 chua3 paeh1snaeh1 lang2 jip3 Pak1knia1. Tok33 si33 heh1-leh1 si2 ong3tay3 tiok3 chuak3 cit3thau3 cu3sat3. Chiong1kun1 Goh3 Sam1 Kwee1 si33 boek1 hap3ciok3 kah1 Chiong1kun1 Lee4 Chu1 Seng2 eh2, ta3pi1 ie1 thnia1 tiok1 kong4 Lee4 Chu1 Seng2 liak1 ko1 kham1heng1 ie1-eh3 lau33pae3 kah1 ie1-eh1 ca3bor1kan4. Ceh1 co3 Goh3 Sam1 Kwee1 cin3 gin3sin2. Ie1 pun1 khooi1 Ban33 Li4 Tng3 Snia2-eh3 tua3 mui2 ti1 San3 Hai1 Kuan1 hor33 Buan3 Lang2 jip3 Pak1knia1 sark3 Lee4 Chu1 Seng2-eh3 peng1 chut3.
Phak3 to4 liau4 Beng3 Tiau2, Buan3 Lang2 kian1lip1 Cheng3 Tiau2. Thau3-thau2-eh3 si2 Tng3 Snua1-eh3 paeh1snaeh1 lang2 huan1eng2 Buan3ciu3 Lang2, eng3-goay33 ie1lang2 tun1 sien3 ka1 Beng3 Tiau2 liau4. Buan3ciu1-eh3 peng1 boh3 boon3tay2 thek1 Tng3 Snua1-eh3 cit3 seng4 kokh1 cit3 seng4. Ta3pi4 liau4, Buan3 Lang2-eh3 thau2, mia3 Dorgon-eh2 co1 cho3.
Ie1 kong4, "Lu1lang2 tha1na1 tiok3 boek1 cheng3 lu1lang2-eh3 thau3mor2 toay3 Buan3ciu3 heng2. Thau2 tiok3 boek1 thi3, thau3cang1 tiok3 boek1 park1."
Thnia1 si33 kan1tan1, ta1pi1 hor33 Tng3 Snua3 Lang2, thi1 thau2 si33 cin3 sio3sia3. Boh3 lang3 boek1 toay3, co3 Dorgon cin3 gin3sin2. Ie1 kong4, "Lu4 ai1 thau3mor2 a33si33 ai1 thau2? cui33-cui33 lang2 mai1 thi3, cit3thau3 cam3 ie1-eh3 thau2!"
Hong3hiam4 Tng3 Snua1 pien1 cin3 luan3 eng3-goay33 ka1liau1 lang2 mai1 thi1 thau2. Buan3ciu1-eh3 thau2 cin3 phnai4. Uh3 cit3 nor33 lang2 mai1 thnia3 wa1 tun4, ie1 cit3thau3 thai2 si4 kui3 sor1cai3-eh3 lang2. Cit1-leh1 su3 co3 Buan3ciu1 ban33 khee3 liau4, boh3 cit3thau3 kau3 Kim3 Leong3 San1.
Vocabulary
- an1cnua4 [an-tsua]: (adverb) how
- Ban33 Li4 Tng3 Snia2 [ban-li-tŋ-siã]: Great Wall of China (literally, "Ten-Thousand-Mile Wall")
- ban33 khee3 [ban-khi]: (verb) to slow down
- Beng2 Tiau2 [beŋ-tiau]: Ming Dynasty
- Buan3ciu3 Lang2 [buan-tsiu-laŋ]: Manchurians
- Buan3 Lang2 [buan-laŋ]: Manchus
- ca3bor1kan4 (noun) concubine
- cam3 [tsam]: (verb) to chop, to chop off
- ceng1hu4 [tseŋ-hu]: (noun) government
- chniau4 [tshiãu]: (verb) to snatch, to grab
- chua3 [tshua]: (verb) to lead
- ciau1kong4 [tsiau-kɔŋ]: (adverb) actually
- ciong1kun1 [tsiɔŋ-kun]: (noun) military general
- co1 cho3 [tso-tsho]: (verb) to make an error
- Dorgon: (noun) Manchu prince and regent of the early Qing Dynasty (1612-1650)
- gau3 ciak3cni2 [gau-tsiak-tsĩ]: (verb) to become prone to taking bribes
- Goh3 Sam1 Kwee1 [gɔ-sam-kui]: (noun) Wu Sangui (1612-1678)
- han3 [han]: (noun) drought
- hap3ciok3 [hap-tsiok]: (verb) to unite, to band together
- heng2 [heŋ]: (noun) style
- huan1eng2 [huan-eŋ]: (verb) to welcome
- kham1heng1 [kham-heŋ]: (verb) to torture
- Lee4 Chu1 Seng2 [li-tsu-seŋ]: (noun) Li Zicheng (1606-1645)
- liak1 [liak]: (verb) to apprehend, to arrest, to catch
- luan3 [luan]: (adjective) turbulent
- ko1 [ko]: (adverb) still, yet
- mm33 tu1ho4 [m-tu-ho]: (adverb) coincidentally
- pa3lang2 [pa-laŋ]: (noun) other people
- paeh1sneah3 [pɛʔ-sɛ̃]: (noun) general public
- Pak1knia1 [pak-kiã]: Beijing
- park1 [pak]: (verb) to tie
- phnai4 [phãi]: (adjective) cruel, harsh tyrannic
- sark3 chut3 [sak-tshut]: (verb) to push out, to oust, to eject
- San3 Hai1 Kuan1 [san-hai-kuan]: (noun) Shanhai Pass, site where the Manchus breached the Great Wall
- sio3sia3 [sio-sia]: (adjective) disgraceful
- sit1pai2 [sit-pai]: (adjective) lame, ineffective
- sor1cai3 [sɔ-tsai]: (noun) place, area
- thai2 si4 [thai-si]: (verb) to slaughter
- thau2 [thau]: (noun) head, leader
- thau3cang1 [thau-tsaŋ]: (noun) queue, ponytail
- thau3-thau2 [thau-thau]: (adverb) at first
- thek1 khi4 [thek-khi]: (verb) to pick up
- thi3 [thi]: (verb) to shave
- thnia3 wa1 [thiã-ua]: (verb) to obey
- tiam1sniah1 [tiam-siã]: (noun) time
- tiok3 chuak3 [tiok-tshuak]: (verb) to get a shock
- to4 [to]: (verb) to collapse
- tong4 [tɔŋ]: (noun) group, band
- yong4 [iɔŋ]: (adjective) strong
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