THE GENTLEMEN’S TAILOR (栽縫).
Reading edition
Tailor 裁縫 Ze-voong.
Jacket 馬褂 Mo-kwo.
Vest 背心 Pe-sing.
Overcoat 大衣 (or 外罩衣) Doo-i (or Nga tsau-i.)
Trousers 褲子 Khoo-ts.
Tie 結子 Kyih-ts.
Collar 領頭 Ling-deu.
Stockings 襪 Mah.
Singlet 襯衫 Tshung-san.
[For morning coat, and such articles of apparel as are not used by the Chinese, there is no proper Chinese equivalent.]
I want you to make a suit of clothes. 我要儂做一套衣裳 Ngoo iau noong tsoo ih-thau i-zaung.
Make me a pair of trousers. 做一條褲子 Tsoo ih-diau khoo-ts.
Have you got your patterns with you? 儂有樣子否 Noong yeu yang-ts va?
Can you recommend this cloth? 儂想第个布好用否 Noong siang di-kuh poo hau-yoong va?
This colour is too dark; 第个顏色忒黑 Di-kuh ngan-suh thuh huh.
I want a lighter cloth for summer wear. 我要薄點个布, 爲之夏天咾用 Ngoo iau bok-tien kuh poo, we-ts ‘au-thien lau yoong.
What will the cost be? 啥價錢 Sa ka-dien?
I want a good fit. 我要儂做來配身 (or 合式个) Ngoo iau noong tsoo-le phe-sung (or ’eh-suh kuh.)
The lining must be good. 夾裡要用好个料作 Kah-li iau yoong hau-kuh liau-tsok.
How long will it take to finish? [How much labour is there?] 要幾化工夫 Iau kyi-hau koong-foo?
When will it be ready to try on? 幾時可以拿來試試看 (or 演演看) Kyi-z khau-i nau-le s-s-khoen (or ien-ien-khoen).
The sleeves are too long. 袖子忒長 Zieu-ts thuh dzang.
The legs are too short. 褲脚忒短 Khoo-kyak thuh toen.
This jacket does not fit. 第个馬褂勿配身 Di-kuh mo-kwo ’veh phe-sung.
This overcoat is tight across the shoulders. 第件大衣个肩膀忒緊 Di-jien doo-i kuh kyien-paung thuh kyung.
The vest is too loose across the chest. 背心个胸膛忒寬 Pe-sing kuh hyoong-daung thuh-khwen.
The collar is too high. 領頭忒高 Ling-deu thuh kau.
I want a pocket inside. 裡向也要有袋 Li-hyang ’a iau yeu de.
The trousers must have side pockets. 褲子兩傍應該有袋 Khoo-ts liang-baung iung-ke yeu de.
I want you to mend these trousers. 第條褲子要儂修 Di diau khoo-ts iau noong sieu.
Put more buttons on. 鈕子要多點 Nyeu-ts iau too-tien.
Put new cuffs on these shirts. 汗衫上要換新个袖頭 ‘Oen-san-laung iau wen sing-kuh zieu-deu.
[This] shirt front is frayed; I want a new one. 汗衫个前面壞者, 要換新个 ‘Oen-san kuh zien-mien wa-tse, iau wen sing-kuh.
The material is mine, how much for making only? 料作我自辦, 不過做工要幾錢 Liau-tsauk ngoo z-ban, peh-koo tsoo-koong iau kyi-dien?