===== A =====
usually unexpressed; expressed by a numeral followed by its classifier, thus,

| a man | ih-go nying′ | 一個°人° |
| — pen | ih-ts pih′ |一枝筆 |
| — book | ih-peng shü′ | 一本書 |

For classifiers see The Nyingpo Primer 寗波土°話°初°學°

===== ABACUS =====
| | sön′-bun | 算盤(ih-min) |
| do you understand the — ? | ng sön′-bun hyiao′-teh feh | 你°算盤曉得否°？ |

===== ABANDON =====
| to | ky'i′-diao | 棄了° |
| | tiu′-diao | 丢去°, or 丢了° |
| | djih′-diao | 絕了° |
| | gwæn′-diao | 摜°去° |

===== ABANDONED =====
| infant — by its mother | na-hwun′ be ah-nyiang′ tiu′-diao-de | 婴°孩°被 阿 娘 丢去°了° |
| left off entirely (as the use of strong drinks, &c.) | üong′- yün ka′-de | 永遠戒°了° |
| morally — | vu-sô′-peh-ts | 無所不至 |

===== ABASE =====
| to bring low | ti-loh′-ky'i′ | 低落去° |
| to degrade | kong′-loh | 降°落 |
| — him | kông′ gyi loh′ | 降°其落 |

===== ABASHED =====
| to be — | dzæn-gwe′-vu-di′ | 惭愧無地 |
| | wông-k'ong′-peh-la′ | 惶恐之°至° |

===== ABATE =====
| to | kæn′-loh | 减°落 |
| | kæn-ky'ing′ | 减°輕 |
| — the price | kæn′-loh kô′-din | 减°落價°錢° |
| — the rigor of punishment | ying-vah′ kæn-ky'ing′ | 刑罰减°輕 |

===== ABATED =====
| the wind has — (somewhat) | fong iu′-tin | 風小°點 |
| ditto (entirely) | fong sih′-de | 風息了° |

===== ABBESS =====
| Buddhist | tông′-kô-s-t'a | 當家°師太° |
| Roman Catholic — | nyü′-siu-dao-tsiang′ | 女修道長 |

===== ABBOT =====
| Buddhist | fong-dziang′ | 方丈 |
| Roman Catholic — | siu-dao′-yun-tsiang′ | 修道院長 |

===== ABBREVIATE =====
| to — strokes in writing | siao′ sia pih′ wah | 小寫°筆畫 |
| | liao-gying′ sia | 蹘近寫° |
| | p'o′-ti sia′ | 破體寫° |
| | t'eo-læn′ sia | 偷懶寫° |

===== ABDICATE =====
| to — the throne, (and hence office) | t'e we′ | 退位 |
| — in favor of another | nyiang we′ | 讓°位 |

===== ABDOMEN =====
| | du'-bi | 肚皮 |

===== ABDUCT =====
| to — (by deception) | kwæ′-tæ | 拐帶 |
| — by force | ngang-pih′-leh-ky'i | 硬°逼得°去° |

===== ABED =====
| | læ min-zong′ li | 在°眠床°裡 |

===== ABET =====
| to aid | pong-dzu′ | 幫助 |
| — in crime | dzu-dziu′-we-nyiah′ | 助紂爲虐(veng) |
| to put one up to | ts'ön′-teh | 攛掇 |
| dito (something bad) | t'iao-so′ | 挑唆 |

===== ABETTOR =====
| | cü′-so | 主唆 |

===== ABHOR =====
| to | u'-su | 惡愬 |
| dislike excessively | k'eh′-ts'eng | |
| | in-tseng | 厭憎 |

===== ABIDE =====
| to | djü | 住 |
| | deng′ | 庉 |
| | kyiu′-deng | 久庉 |

===== ABILITY =====
| | dzæ-neng′ | 才能 |
| | du′- dzæ | 肚才 |
| | dzæ-dzing′ | 才情 |
| | peng′-z | 本事 |
| | vu′-nyih-ts | 武藝°子 |
| perfect in mental and moral character | dzæ-djün′ teh′ be | 才全德備 |
| give according to your — | ze lih-liang′ dzu-c'ih′ | 隨力量助出 |
| — | tsiao ng′-go lih-liang′ do-c'ih′ | 照你°个°力量拕出 |
| | ze kô fong hyin′ | 隨家°豐儉° |

===== ABJEOT =====
| mean or poor | bing-dzin′ | 貧賤 |
| — in condition (as slaves, &c.) | pe-dzin′ | 卑賤 |

===== ABJURE =====
| to | vah-tsiu′ ky'i′-djih | 罰咒棄絕 |
| — going | vah-tsiu′ feh ky'i′ | 罰咒弗去° |

===== ABLE =====
| | neng-keo′ | 能彀 |
| | we | 會 |
| has  strength equal to | lih tsoh′ | 力足 |
| is he — to do it? | gyi neng-keo′ tso′ feh | 其能彀做否°？ |
| he is — | gyi we tso′ |其會做 | 
| he is not — to do it | vu lih′ neng we′ | 無力能爲 |
| | lih′ sô peh gyih′ | 力所不及 |
| an — man | yiu dzæ-dzing-go nying | 有才情个°人° |

===== ABOARD =====
| | loh-jün′-de | 落船了° |
| | zông-jün′-de | 上船了° |
| | læ-jün′-li | 在°船裡 |

===== ABODE =====

| | djü-kyü | 住居 |
| | djü-oh' | 住屋 |
| where is your — ? | djü-kyü′ ah-li′ | 住居何°處？ |
| where is your honorable — ? | fu′-zông ah-li′ | 府上何°處°？ |

===== ABOLISH =====
| to | fi | 廢 |
| | fi'-diao | 廢了° |
| — law | fi′-diao lih-fah′ | 廢了° 律法 |

===== ABOMINABLE =====
| | k'o-'eng′ | 可恨 |
| | k'o-u′-ts-gyih′ | 可惡之極 |

===== ABOMINATE =====
| to | 'eng | 恨 |
| | ün-'eng′ | 怨恨 |
| | 'eng-gyih′ | 恨極 |

===== ABORIGINES =====
| | t'u′-jing | 土人° |
| — of the middle and South of China | miao-ts | 苗子 |

===== ABORTION =====
| | siao′-ts'æn | 小產 |
| | do-t'æ′ | 墮胎 |
| | do sing′ | 墮娠° |
| to cause — | tang t'æ′ | 打胎 |