TIME (時候).
Reading edition
This year. 今年 Kyung-nyien. Day before yesterday. 前日 Zien-nyih.
Last year. 舊年 Jeu-nyien. Day after to-morrow. 後日 ‘Eu-nyih.
Next year. 開年 or 明年 Khe-nyien, or ming-nyien. A few days. 勿多幾日 ’Veh-too kyi nyih.
New year. 新年 Sing-nyien. A week. 一禮拜 Ih li-pa.
This month. 第个月 Di-kuh nyoeh. Sunday. 禮拜日 Li-pa-nyih.
Last month. 上个月 or 前月 Zaung-kuh nyoeh, or Zien-nyoeh. Monday. 禮拜一 Li-pa-ih.
Next month. 下个月 or 下月 ‘Au-kuh nyoeh, or ‘Au nyoeh. Tuesday. 禮拜二 Li-pa-nyi.
To-day. 今朝 Kyung-tsau. Wednesday. 禮拜三 Li-pa-san.
To-morrow. 明朝 Ming-tsau. Thursday. 禮拜四 Li-pa-s.
Yesterday. 昨日 Zauh-nyih. Friday. 禮拜五 Li-pa-ng.
Saturday. 禮拜六 Li-pa-lok. Ten minutes to 5 o’clock. 五點缺十分 Ng tien choeh zeh fung.
One hour. 一點鐘 Ih tien-tsoong. Morning. 早晨 Tsau-zung.
Half hour. 半點鐘 Pen tien-tsoong. Forenoon. 上半日 Zaung-pen-nyih.
Quarter hour. 一刻 Ih khuh. Afternoon. 下半日 ‘Au-pen-nyih.
A minute. 一分 Ih fung. Mid-day. 日中 Nyih-tsoong.
A second. 一秒 Ih miau. Evening. 夜快 Ya-khwa.
A quarter past 2 o’clock. 兩點一刻 Liang tien ih khuh. Night. 夜頭 or 夜裡 Ya-deu, or Ya-li.
Half-past 3 o’clock. 三點半 San tien pen. Now. 現在 Yien-dze.
A quarter to 4 o’clock. 四黠缺一刻 or 三點三刻 S tien choeh ih khuh, or San tien san khuh. Afterward. 後首 ‘Eu-seu.
Five minutes past four o’clock. 四點過五分 S tien koo ng fung. One time. 一回 Ih-we.
Two times, twice. 兩回 Liang-we.