Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular modernized/A List of Classifiers

Lesson 27 Lesson XXVII. a list of classifiers. + Pêng'im TL Characters English gai5 kâi, 個 Applied to men, and things generally. liab8 liâp, 粒 Applied to fruit, spherical things, as balls, pills, &c. diou5 tiòu, 條 Applied to rivers, roads, collars, ropes, laws, hair, snakes, lizards, &c. and things in stripes. gi1 ki, 枝 Applied to masts, sticks, knives, spoons, pencils, pillars, branches of trees or plants, &c. sang1 sang, 雙 Applied to things that go in pairs, as shoes, stockings, gloves, chop-sticks, &c. dui3 tùi, 對 Applied to things that go in pairs, as scrolls, candle-sticks, horses, &c. dêng2 téng, 頂 Applied to hats, caps, sedan chairs, &c. nian2 niánn, 領 Applied to coats, bed clothes, nets, mats, &c. ka1 kha, 脚 Applied to boxes, coffins, bangles, rings, &c. goin1 koinn, 間 Applied to houses, shops, rooms. zo7 tsō, 座 Applied to large dwelling houses, ancestral halls. diên1 tienn, 張 Applied to sheets of paper, letters, bao1 pau, 包 Applied to things in bundles and bales. bê2 pé, 把 Applied to bundles of wood, vegetables, flowers, &c. zang5 tsâng, 欉 Applied to trees, plants, vegetables. zag4 tsat, 𥱳 Applied to spaces between the joints on the finger, or on bamboo, sugarcane, &c. ziah4 tsiah, 隻 Applied to ships, quadrupeds, birds, fowls, &c. zai7 tsāi, 儎 Applied to cargoes, boat loads, &c. go3 kò, 塊 Applied to lands, gardens, boards &c., and slices or pieces of things. kou1 khou, 篐 Applied to dollars, bundles of firewood. bhou2 bóu, 畝 Applied to fields. kung5 khûn, 羣 Applied to crowds of men, herds of quadrupeds, flocks of fowls, ducks, &c. bag4 pak, 幅 Applied to maps, Chinese pictures, &c. gian6 kiănn, 件 Applied to any business or affair, &c. bhuê2 búe, 尾 Applied to fish. diam2 tiám, 㸃 Applied to spots of dirt, drops of rain, &c. lui2 lúi, 蕊 Applied to flowers. lêg8 lêh, 列 Applied to files of soldiers, rows of houses, &c. guan6 kuănn, 串 Applied to strings of cash or beads, &c. hu3 hù, 副 Applied to things in sets and suits. bng2 pńg, 本 Applied to books. hiêh8 hiêh, 頁 Applied to leaves of books. mng5 mn̂g, 門 Applied to cannons. kao2 kháu, 口 Applied to gardens, smokes of opium or tobacco. coh4 tshoh, 零些 Applied to a quantity of things, a small crowd of men. bên5 pénn, 棚 Applied to stage-plays. bang1 pan, 班 Applied to companies of actors, bands, &c. ui7 uī, 位 Applied to persons of respectability.