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Useful Phrases in the Shanghai Dialect

DIRECTIONS (方向).

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East. 東 Toong. Above. 上頭 Zaung-deu.

South. 南 Nen. Below. 下頭 ‘Au-deu.

West. 西 Si. Upstairs. 樓上 Leu-laung.

North. 北 Pok. Downstairs. 樓下 Leu-‘au.

South-east. 東南 Toong-nen. Inside. 裡向 Li-hyang.

North-west. 西北 Si-pok. Outside. 外頭 Nga-deu

South-west. 西南 Si-nen. In front. 前頭 or 前面 Zien-deu or Zien-mien.

North-east. 東北 Toong-pok. At the back. 後頭 or 背後 ‘Eu-deu or Pe-‘eu.

Here. 第頭 or 此地 Di-deu or Ths-di. Beside. 傍邊 Baung-pien.

There. 伊頭 I-deu. Left. 左邊 Tsi-pien.

Where. 那裡 ‘A-li Right. 右邊 Yeu-pien.

In addition to the directions given in the sections, “On the Street”; “The Merchant”; “House Boy and Coolie,” etc., the following may prove useful:—

International Banking Corporation. 花旗銀行 Hwo-ji nyung-‘aung.

Imperial Bank of China. 中國通商銀行 Tsoong-kok thoong saung nyung-‘aung.

Yokohama Specie Bank. 正金銀行 Tsung-kyung nyung-‘aung.

Russo-Chinese Bank. 華俄道勝銀行 Wo ngoo dau sung nyung-‘aung.

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. 麥加利銀行 Mah-ka-li nyung-‘aung.

The Missionary Home, 敎士公所 Kyau-z koong-soo.

The Palace Hotel. 滙中 We-tsoong.

The Hotel Des Colonies. 蜜采里 Mih-tshe-li.

The Great Northern Telegraph Company. 大北電報公司 Da-pok dien-pau koong-s.

The Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration. 中國電報總局 Tsoong-koh dien-pau tsoong-jok.

Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Co., Ltd. 大東電報公司 Da-toong dien-pau koong-s.

Commercial Pacific Cable Company. 太平洋商務電報公司 Tha-bing-yang saung-woo dien-pau koong-s.

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