HOUSE VOCABULARY.
Reading edition
Basin. 面盆 Mien-bung. Broom. 掃箒 Sau-tseu.
Bath room. 淨浴間 Zing-yok kan. Carpet. 地毯 Di-than.
Bath tub. 浴缸 or 浴盆 Yok-kaung, or yok-bung. Chair. 椅子 Iui-ts.
Bath tray. 浴缸座盤 Yok-kaung dzoo-ben. Clock. 鐘 Tsoong.
Bamboo screen. 竹簾 Tsok-lien. Clothes horse. 衣架 I ka.
Bed-room. 房間 Vaung-kan. Coal-house. 煤間 Me kan.
Bell. 鈴 Ling. Coal scuttle. 煤桶 Me-doong.
Bed. 床 Zaung. Coal shovel. 煤抄 Me-tshau.
Book-case. 書厨 Su-dzu. Commode. 馬桶 Mo-doong.
Boiler (for water). 水鍋 S-koo. Dog kennel. 狗棚 Keu bang.
Dining-room. 吃飯間 Chuh-van-kan. Lock. 鎖 Soo.
Draught screen. 屏風 Bing-foong. Looking glass. 鏡子 Kyung-ts.
Dressing room. 著衣間 Tsak-i kan. Native delf basins. 罐頭 Kwen-deu.
Filter. 沙漏氷缸 So-loo-s kaung. Nursery. 小囝房間 Siau-noen vaung-kan.
Flower glass. 花瓶 Hwo-bing. Organ. 風琴 Foong-jung.
Flower pot. 花盆 Hwo-bung. Ornaments. 裝飾个物事 Tsaung-seh kuh meh-z.
Frying pan. 熬盆 Ngau bung. Parlour or Drawing room. 客堂間 Khah-daung-kan.
Garden. 花園 Hwo-yoen. Piano. 洋琴 Yang-jung.
Hall or lobby. 過路間 Koo-loo-kan. Pictures. 畫圖 Wo-doo.
Key. 鑰匙 Yak-dz. Rolling pin or roller. 麵杖 or 桿筒 Mien-dzang, or koen-doong.
Kitchen. 燒飯間 Sau-van-kan. Saucepan. 鑊子 or 鐵鍋 ‘Auh-ts, or thih-koo.
Scales (foreign). 磅秤 Paung-tshung. Table. 檯子 De-ts.
Scales, Chinese wooden steelyards. 天平 Thien-bing. Table cover. 檯布 De-poo.
Scrubbing brush. 刷箒 or 筅箒 Suh-tseu, or sien-tseu. Tub or foot bath. 脚桶 Kyak-doong.
Sideboard. 落莱檯 Lok-tshe-de. Verandah. 洋檯 or 走廊 Yang-de, or tseu-laung.
Sieve. 綳篩 Pang-s. Wardrobe. 衣厨 I-dzu.
Soap dish. 肥皂缸 Bi-zau-kaung. Washstand. 揩面檯 Kha-mien-de.
Stable. 馬棚間 Mo-bang-kan. Water jug. 水瓶 or 水壺 S-bing, or s-‘oo.
Stairway. 扶梯間 Voo-thi-kan. Water-closet. 坑棚間 Khang-bang-kan.
Store room. 伙食間 Hoo-zuh-kan. Watering can or pot. 噴桶 Phung-doong.
Study. 讀書間 Dok-su-kan. Writing desk. 寫字檯 Sia-z-de.