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HSIN
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KUAN WEN CHIEN -
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LU.
TEXT BOOK OF
DOCUMENTARY CHINESE WITH A VOCABULARY, FOR THE SPECIAL USE OF THE CHINESE CUSTOMS SERVICE.
EDITED BY
F. ^
H RTH, I
Deputy Commissioner and Assistant
Ph.D.,
Statistical Secretary, Inspectorate
General of Owstoms, Shanghai,
IN T"WO VOLUMES. Vol.
II.
SHANGHAI: PUBLISHED AT THE STATISTICAL DEPARTMENT OP THE INSPECTORATE GENERAL OF CUSTOMS. AND SOLD BY
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, YOKOHAMA, AND SINGAPORE. LONDON: P, S. KING & SON, CANADA BUILDING, KING STREET, WESTMINSTER. S.W. :
nut TABLE OF CONTENDS.
Page'
Part
I.
Part
11.
Vocabulary, analytically arranged
i
Vocabulary, alphabetically arranged
Appendix.
1
256
Selected Translations
CoRRTOENnA
The
2QQ
reference pages given in Part I of this
of the Chinese text (Volume
19
I).
Volume
are intended to refer to the pages
PART
I.
VOCABULARY, ANALYTICALLY ARRANGED.
(
VOCABULARY. ANALYTICALLY ARRANGED.
I.
Document No. a river
('"""(f
al.^brevi;ited
( ).
Kiang-nan
Customs
the
"
hai
1.
[p. 1]
iiauK'
of the province of
of
Kiang-wan
the Shang-
tl.f st'a.
"
to lock
yc"
to examine,
a custom house
a gate)
(jis
tlie
a
sheet
bill
ii
consisting of a single a memo. u permit. certificate
fhht
now.
ckii
in accordance with
humlml.
employed
is
in expressing
money items
thousand. ten thousanfl.
y—
excellent
"0
a country.
i^haufj
trade i
hang
^
a
hong
to
— Dewtsch)
German.
Gernian.
mintj
a name
chmng
to load
finii.
:i
to present.
send in
payment
to report.
ti
number
in
an
to be
to enter
plication
tn
report
:i
hi(o
No number
sau
or or
or
a tirin.
one.
^ ^
with
goods
to contuin. (as
a
ship).
to contain.
come
to
with
be laden with
to
in
incoming.
to import.
port.
(for
merchandise.
merchandise
goods w".
tilings; articles.
hci
black.
No.
No
or
Men
chin
¥ou
named.
to be laden
Uai
ha I
crh
British.
BritL^h.
articles of trtwle.
of duty).
pdo
or
name
to
to enter port
to send
a
English
Great Brittim
to carry
merchant.
man.
British.
a British ship.
a merchant.
;i
English
= English)
a ship.
Gei'uiany
jtin
brave iiing-ki-U
Englund
{tc-i-chih
wu
ten.
ur 1
n-aa
virtue.
ssu
or
unauthorised changes.)
a document
single
i
ci^'lit.
or other figures of impurhmce, in order to prevent
a duty memo, ((leV>it note fur dutie-^ to be jiaitl, issued after tlie examiiiMtion of goods and hence called " examiuation bill •)•
/""'
so veil.
or
larger style
Customs.
'IS^
"0"
or
(The first or smaller style of writing the above the second or numerals is that ordinarily ased
Custom House.
a maritime
six.
or JJi nine.
'u^tom House.
(
or
Registered
luciio
shm
ginseng.
chicn
;i
chill
or
two.
chi
three.
lianf)
jljc
\i-A\a.
A Hi
'jIl*
1'i,i1 VL'/Mlf 1
"1 /7
" salt
'
tisli.
1
shell-fish.
awiibi
tire. tlStf 1
Hint stones. a stone.
tkih
A
5^
shrimps.
^§
xnanufiictui'ed silks.
ginsenji;.
tea.
grain.
ftanff
tea (us merchandise).
grain. eatable-s.
to eat
dried indigo.
|§ fkmo
isinglass.
yeh
a leaf.
wci
masts
la
wax.
chiv
the tallow tree.
glue. self
matches
spars.
vegetable tallow.
13 spontaneous.
:
po
glass
(Mo-ss'a) a
I
;i
gross.
matches).
(as of
sMng
the mangrove tree.
ching
ken
silk
from the Canton
raw
silk.
thrown
needles.
clasisifier
a'
of needles,
(
imis"'t
i*tc,
classifier .''
eh'i
kerosene paints.
pai
white pepper.
rhiao
pepper.
sha
sand.
[p.
27]
rice
pU'pH
cargo)
(( ) >
a
siish
a girdle.
The noim tiof what m
after the
viiLsseaux," ships
wild and coarse ck'on
silk piece goods.
ssu
silk thread.
)•
cotton piece goods, cloth
ma-p'i
silk sashes tai
'
)
horses.
wild.
rattan.
seaweed.
copper:
(( ( ( . ( silk.
agar-agar.
hai
Ci".
coal.
Uocuiiient No. 19); yin ssH-luiJig four taels of money, but yin-liang Similarly, mi-tan togent," money.
rattans.
cane
pkced immediately
rhSian-chih
black pepper.
()) (
" silk catties,
t'ung-ch"'
)'
oil.
hei
lit,,
salt;
which it usually belongs has the force r is called^ the "article partitif, French gi'aii three ,«hips, but chih san e.g., chStan
oil.
huo
28
district.
dda ff)' yu-chm{^ ^)il; me"hin
milk.
fp.
silk.
silk (as cargo)
(mi-lij
18.
the Wiirp of a web.
mangrove bark.
Mil
glass
Document No.
water from the waterworks
bn\
window
also gaslight.
silk ribbon.s.
(a*
TKXT BOOK OK fruit.
siikwuriiw v)^. fruit^
$£
l.t.ick
nink wood,
erh
ear.
frreeo tea.
$
rkwtU
$
delicacies.
a tret.
fungus.
brick tea. ifu dust,
[p. 301
.summer.
ends; leavings;
the end
mo
cliuss
mn
(iunt,
grasscloth.
a piece (a genenil cliissifierV
tnao
Hi in boo.
1
hair.
mo
bamboo
hemp
c;in«*.
kan
cordage.
sticks.
to bind
bcaav
I
p. 29]
skins
P'i
kuei
(Jj
t'i
camphor.
chiao
liorns.
camphor.
85 bnuD
cif H""i">siti.'" "my
yen
nise
either
incn\iHt'tl
U
/.""""
ffg
'•/''''"-'"'
"
,"-'"",
rAih
anU'poBitioti merely, or
may
(rhi/i),
"il:"".''
In-
tt)
ck'an*/
l»y
I'l'linj: tl"'
re-
a balancf.
to sot
cknn
to permit.
t'c
special
yuiif/
to use.
hv i
to
permission;
and hand over
by
t" appropiiate.
to
for
special
use;
extra-
exchange (money).
(money) t%
P"
receive
especially.
expenses ordinary expenditure.
fill'.
:)si(U'
apply for and
authority.
(in
(
t'l
to
fk'cng
n'imexi"" with :inteposior tion). whioli, ''•",/"'" the Hank, "x"ji keeps kept: " the Imlance kopt by tin- Bank." (See so ) r)(teuiuent No. 2.)
t" M't luside
constantly occurring.
use
iiiiscellaneous expenses.
tsa
th.e
V/"7,
ordinary,
constant
ordinary expenditure.
(no);*
' Sr ' '
rcvt'nm' uriiiser).
:i
l"nii('tl '>y
chih ,f""j", "tlu balance which is kqit." * subIf this rclativi clause lias its own ]o'/\a\\ (.'lulling it sUimU before w; t'.j?" wonl a till' ject
^"
cruise about
in constant
tsiiu
balance,
tu cruise.
by nntopositiuu with
further enforced
lative itronoun proper. 1,0
/wit"
is
wliirli
" coast" service.
livev
"J' "the
"'
" the
roli"ivi rhai^es, vlii'tl"'r
Such
kepu"
'/"/');
a(Ulin
mouevs
wliiit
tail
a ship's register.
kuaii
a sailing letter
'for
:in
junks
"11"
to divide
/'
i
t" he leuovered
tVaolional
:
( ik in
*
one
third). '.
uuist
t':
yin
moneys
recoveries.
a Government notification
p^ai
behind.
items
uii-settle-l
i'h^uan
left
i-s
-.
to receive
">
'
tain.
to lead. f'OH
a pilot
head
the
Hrst.
of the cJuinfj
:iu
chao
to seek.
[p.
43]
[P.
44]
pilotage. lii'st
class.
account. to assist.
po'iff
to
work
seek
:
eniij^ratti
;
all a.ssisumi.
emigrant
,
emigration.
Document No.
to charge.
tsc
21.
to charge a fee.
fa
chuan
a confiscation ivp'Tt.
a special permit. printed by the Customs
kuaii
a boai'd
shang
the entire books regard iiijr for " Customs publications").
chHlan
complete.
shou
to sell.
liiicle
fa
to
II
chin
to decide
yil
jK
before-
chiu
thank.
old.
a Customs cruiser.
to save
to preseut t".
follows.
after.
old cases. ski/f
the
Urst
first
tinw
Uk-m
lull until
;
the begin-
ning.
salvage.
luan to protect.
li
in the sequel
i
to 3ave.
f'-u
to state
to arrange
ckii
to reward.
QJH
details.
to state.
to reward.
hsieh
circumstances
(used
proceeds of sale. '''k(ou
their Uetiiils.
to print.
yu
hmn
and
cases
pan
to
a
profit.
ckim
end
to settle (as au account.
i
pjiyuient, or
case).
('m)
classLfier of
ciises.
interest (on money).
not settled
ivei
hsi
mi
,
fsai
to offend against.
I—
^
ontstauding.
in the written language, generally
a yard.
a jetty
fa wei
cannot to be able
at
weights
regulations.
moneys received ou account
Tietig
in
position of place.
p. 42]
met
to oflend against regulations.
chang
unsettled
interest (on money).
rtne)iwitn Jill \
hi
f'lr
avv
W
wfijilit
"
it
:
(' "'"f/)'
Jiingc'r
to select.
chiiKj
to clean.
hsii
wi'ighin^'.
:
on oxiimination
t
;
tinil
1
ni:iUi'
I
thi>
American clariHed
;tn
report
fraudulently
to
'•"
B
open shed
tiried flowers.
ying
liable to
^
jade.
yuan
ori^'inal.
ch
to add.
m
omit or quantity overstated
un excess.
on application
lu receive
(as
a document)
to
tscnff
hned "ml pay
l>e
b.'inil
over
liiil.U- t'>
ffiny
tuug
ea>t
;
pay as
'hitiable.
;
[p.
thereupon murks sequence, and is thereused in introducing the apodosis after the
|p then fore
to unite
kon
to buy.
ma/i
to buy.
h
a^ain.
m
all
total.
t buy.
46]
Japan; Japanese.
;
to add.
J
ho i tint'.
to pay.
'luty
the eastern sou W,'
to
eastern.
;
,
to add.
t"
eh""'
[p. 47]
to
:
to receive.
fa
lo dates of the
first
the eighth).
originally declared. iti
receive. lintj
^
jadestone.
to cvor-sUte.
rA',."f/
(as
2^*
I'lan: to covet.
ti>
be valued at
placed before the
first
month hoping that
a yard.
kail
to llUlH'.
hope; to unticipute
.giii
Customs examination shed.
a
i>.
fitlsi-
11
fine (hairy) ginseng.
beard
yen
that
to clarify.
to be.
nport.
to
to prove to be.
mci
f"lst'-
1',
chieu
to sort
jJi rial wi'itllilIII
crude ginseng. to be in reality
u""
silk pit'co good^.
to recopnise
f(
hsUi
ititiiini I'l*
-
-
"*'"
4k%h
province
skih
S/irhwau
^
tlie
Szci'hwiin f^iugor (a kind of medicine).
jl( Ill III
Of III
"rt-**/''
Szechwuu.
nl
an
according to
at.
:
protasis in a coiulitional, temporal, etc., clause when it rained, if it rains. [Ihtn] ho »joes
shih
the true value.
shit
to
f.f/.,
redeem; to re-buy.
lu eillier sentence chi may went. apjHar in the plare of the English thi.u. But this [then]
ht'
also used nfter sinijlo nonns :ind single vi'r" 's if we were to .siiy rain, then he goes c.//., nien-iSeh chi ch^c niin t':illin"', thru he fiocs
particle
is
to re- buy
hui
to return
;
to
buy
ba
(=M)
ffl
placed before verbs to denote action.
do
to
Ira
a bride.
apply
for leave.
to arrive.
chut to arrive in port
leave of absence.
to enter port.
M
hsi
hsia
to anchor,
iiS to lower the anchors
mao
an anchor,
shan
a small boat.
S
§ nU
This succession
woman.
of
dynasty, and
to board a sliip.
a letter. ii
[p.
51]
postal agency.
cap buttons of twisted silk thread.
ssii
a
a cap.
h:it
the top of a thing ting
character
the crown of the head
hsin
I
a cap button.
to hire (as a
/^
a low employ^
shih
to eat.
for (/?")— a calendar, a which occurs in the personal name of one of the Emperors of the present
)
therefore avoided in official correspondence. According to Chinese ideas, it would show want of respect towards the sacred person of an Emperor if :i character occurring in his personal name were used in its profane meaning, and it has become customary to substitute either another character of the same meaning or to slightly alter the shape of the character prohibited, unless speciaf orders to the contrary are on record. The characters belonging to imperial names of the present dynasty, and therefore to be avoided in documents, are given below, together with the is
equivalents usually substituted for
the top.
letter-bag.
yung
stands
years,
(sheng hid
shanff
Characters
a coolie hired for work.
omitted, ever,
(hsiian);
e.g..
^(eh/u)
in
Otherwise, salt (ready for use).
fisianrj
to state in detail.
last stroke
first
is
appears, how-
its
compounds.
usedas a substitute.
(hsii), the last stroke of the being omitted.
the
a public office
to act for another
to act for another
W
and
{tjiian) is
it
full character
stroke being omitted, or
().
shu
tso
:
In certain coinbinatioDs the
a servant.
salt.
them
Characteks substituted.
prohibited.
workman).
yeyi
according to the foreign
a calendar.
It
a sampan. a
hsin
western calendar
calendar.
acting
acting.
(ching).
officiating.
g
=
the two last strokes of the full
character being omitted. of the
first class.
{yen).
(mhi)
an order
the Chinese order of the Pao-hsing.
later,
(inim).
—ifj).
r
|i a star.
(cJm), the last stroke of the full character
being omitted.
Document No.
22.
[p.
^
52]
y]^
chin
In certain
"). (jn"i{/),
precious.
hsing
{Mmrj).
(chiang) is used for
(diianf/).
M
the right side the junior of two deputies where only two are employed.
i
later,
combinations
the left side the senior of two deputies where only two are employed.
pao
{hung)
(shun). {ticn),
the last stroke of
tlie full
character
being omitted.
respectful.
respectfully petitioning. pi'iig
^
a,
communication from an
a petition
to petition.
inferior to a superior
According to an Imperial Edict of 1846, the first characan Emperor's personal name is to remain unaltered, and merely the second character is to be slightly altered (see ter in
TEXT BOOK OF
20 TraruilaUun
Peking Olivette for 1875," p. 9). on some of the details regarding
the
of
kao
to tell
Authnritiett sec 111 to disa^Tce
to
announce
to ask for,
to :isk for leave of absence.
this question.
/"
to
submit
;
to revolve
hsiian
respectfully.
examine into and allow
to
IK'iilion into
ihOi
|£
i.e.^
to take a
to receive.
be so
it
;
to
chia
a
in addition
sUiteil
to this,
yu
moreover
VKi
on former occasions.
Document No.
to urge.
su
quick
fj) to
House;
to attend
23.
[p.
to return
wot7t
to marry.
home.
chHl
to marry.
leu
to cause
therefore.
kan
to dare
to venture.
inao
to
make
bold.
i petition),
petitioner. i
beg
to petition.
a t€rm of modesty denoting the writer a thief of a document addressed to a superior, as it is frequently followed by the humble self" personal name (ming J of the petitioner, or by some other term of modesty, written in smaller
a
title
chHu
to ask
en
favour
;
of respect
pei
to pray.
kindness.
so that. so that I
make. the
may
so as to enable.
to marry.
t
of
hun
to marry.
t'o
safe
proper.
statistical, etc., tables.
to safely arrange
a place
cfc*«
a public
ch'umj
to
tang
to
fill
the post
proper
to act as.
to print characters
to print.
right
to join
5§
U&
work
to enter an employment.
tai
to
f
a succession
have not
mi
of.
number of years has not
a sign of the past.
marking the
,
Document
21, p. 46).
wear on the head to
uphold virtue
to uphold, i.e.,
to
do a matter con-
scientiously.
the present.
for a
tsing
important.
then a particle of inference, apodosis of a sentence (see chi
No.
till.
till
rod
must
of.
a printing-office employ^,
chin
to manage.
important business.
mil
yin
to regulate
office.
yao
li
your honour.
to kindly grant.
characters.
the Statistical Department Inspectorate General of Customs.
with a
to trouble another (as with a petition).
t^di
"my
hsi
letter.
52]
to grant leave of absence.
"'
home
at once.
hui
to beg.
to
a
tsHii
home.
to venture troubling (as a superior
XA
Uao
a
to present,
to prepare
chi
one's
I'iuiiily
has not
to come to the Custom at the (Customs) Office.
l^in
native village;
and.
have not
chii
has to be
one's
that
on a former occasion
chHen
it
home.
village
ui'
further
to.
to receive.
comply with a
a^Min.
ttai
(A'te/t
chieh to bestow.
petition.
too
a a hamlet Chinese mile.
li
favourable consideration.
to grant that
come back
to return to one's
to respectfully hope.
ho
to
not; without.
without limit
in the lapse of years.
endless.
a*
a shore
i
a final particle, denoting the close of a sentence.
a limit.
21
MODERN DOCUMENTARY CHINESE.
f
the pidgin-
in Cantonese pronounced Mi-sze English word for Mister, Mr.
wei
tHcn
to state
t'ai
a term of respect
to
chi
your honour.
lightning of respect).
glance (used in certain terms
electric
it
up ami
fill
24.
(hd),
ii
the
it
()
Its large vermilion seals obtained for
name
hung p'ai
of
or red permit
—n
having a separate
t'ung
total.
Document No. i
in
p.
(j^
s?t),
(
f'ai),
(
sung), and
forming
the
circuit
cheng
shou
a duty-paid
certificate.
to buy.
(=
ts^nn
to obey
hou
enumerated hereafter
i
a sign of the past
to collect.
)
tang
at the time
at that time.
shui
a duty.
in compliance with.
mo
an
a paragraph
cles
}
"
article (as of
chuang
a Treaty).
an agreement containing a number of a Treaty.
hsiao arti-
to load (as a ship)
If
to contain,
to sell off; to sell.
shui
a duty class
wai
to agree; a Treaty.
under-mentioned.
" having already."
duty.
comply with.
to
hsiang
duties.
a port across the sea
a seaport
here,
at the port of destination (Shanghai).
chang
regulations.
pu
a pattern.
regulations
tso
to calculate the tonnage
chi
not allowed
forbidden.
before verbs, like hsing
dues from
(
)
denoting action.
to tender in lieu of (as duties to substitute of one kind for those of another kind).
the tonnage. to calculate from.
an
to
calculate
duties
to order
to
to proceed in person to.
fh'ing
to clear
an account.
properly finished. to present for examination.
$ If
to substitute
2
another.
P
let.
tzii
eh^eng
ti
to oppose.
on the goods
carried.
chHen
[p. 54]
to levy. to levy
ping
25.
in
chih
chhi
certificate.
Document No.
T(ai-
charge of the Taot'ai at Shanghai.
ling
No
i).
Sung-chiang-fu
ts'ang-chou
fc'o
to be
the three departments of Su-chou-fu
su
ch^eng
registered under
to arrange in order
tonnage dues.
chiang
received
to receive unci hold (as a document) placed iu one's hands.
ling (see
been
showing that [duties] a clearance certiHcate.
ch'ao
Shanghai Customs
having
certificate
plained. tlie
printed form).
out (as a docu-
cleared.
Anglid, " grand chop " (Williams). The present name, hung tan, may apparently be similarly exchiang
make
;i
till.
have been received
a
dragons.
to
received
lutvinj^
payments being
53]
[p.
The port cleaiiince of port clearance. earlier days was a formidable-looking; document of yellow paper, and ornamented with curling
hung
issue
in
after sk to dear ofl' (as an account) often has the force of :i sign of the past also
used for
shou
Document No.
blank spaces
to finish
verb tie7i
lip (as the
fill
ment).
on behalf of another.
tai
to
to apply for.
another port.
a non-Treaty port.
t'ung
shui k'o
duties.
taxes
cow
sheng
cku
duties. hides.
a pig. pigs' bristles.
(as
to have come forward to have come to hand a despatch, a report, etc.) These two words frequently follow the mention of a document
tsung
received, or its tenor.
mien
=
fmyig) bristles,
cotton and woollen mattresses.
TKXT BOOK OF
22 ju
m
pao
Q
(hamj
"mttre"
i
liimiUo
;i
rhtsNificr
of
mat-s
bed sheets,
imit-
titr«»ej*, otf.
yd
document
iw*
a preposition,
present (as a document at an to receive
shoti
hence, sucli a day) as
"on (such and
;
tan
pany the
a limit."
is
D
the (liito of arrivnl in port i.e., neither sooner nor Inter than on date of arrival. I'n
hsiaufj
not to
a full
ching
26.
ami half
[p.
55]
A"
a sign of the past
T:tnt*ai at
( icon)
IS
columns ou
have, has.
:
:
These characters, as (chHen ) (sec the two last
and
are sometimes printed have the space before them
circuit iu charge of the
Hiinkow.
di^antj
the Yanj^tze river.
filled
up
necest^ary.
( (
responding to chmg the Export, Duty i.e.,
whereas.
in forms,
In the present case there were uo figures to be tilled in, so that the two chaNote that racters are here without meaning. the figures following on the right side and cor-
when
(
an
have, has.
p. 55),
in order to
three dqiartiiients of H;ui-y:tng-fu hnaiKj), ind TeHuang-chou-fa
({§ '0 forming the
to part.
hundierls and tens. well
/,")
jin-fn
away
a sign of the past
a lake.
(
each other.
take the one away from the other.
yth
pai
tlic
"this document is to accomwhich it covers " the document be separated from the goods.
to take
(hn-pei) the province of Hu-peh.
han
hold.
:infl
H
(Uity-paitl certificate
{(or Itiver poit-s).
office).
'^ooda
nmtuaily to
Document No.
to grant.
to give
ch'ciiff
limit; to limit; to regiinl an a limit
to grant.
to give
chi
the above.
the above certificate. I
to Ijiiy.
yii
Tho right; after n
Ksicn
^ Hankow,
chik
a puL'k»gi'.
;
>liect
:t
han
bedding'
;
above, denote the
those on the
con-esponding to })(m
Coast Trade, Duty.
)
the
left
half,
i.e.,
full,
side,
the
the Revised Yangtze Trade if.
Rej^'iilutiDns.
net chiin
it is
rtll
cMng
tai
stated in
equally.
all
ho
•
ho
the said
Custom Houses.
to collect (as duties). hiivinjr been opened Treaty ports).
to
open
(as
a
"and
' etc.," closinj; a quotation. sions are similarly used ( tcng
open
wrong
chHnff
to request
}cc7ig
to alter.
an error.
you
are requested to
please.
to correct.
(as the
port).
such arguments
ting
opened
to discover a mistake.
ts'o
tlie like
)|
:
chHng )^ " such circumstances
-'
Document No.
arguments;"
The following expres(fniffyv);^ (
[p, 56]
a " certificate (proof)
:
U'ng
27.
showing
that full duty has been paid."
shik ) " such matters/' When the words used by another vriter (or speaker) are qnntecl, the quota-
pHng
a duty proof.
C tmg yil), by adding the words " such words" if an accusation is the subject of ( tcng the quotition, by acldin
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