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GLOSSARY
OF THE
PRINCIPAL CHINESE
EXPRESSIONS
OCCURRING IN
POSTAL DOCUMENTS.
COMPILED BY
J.
W.
H.
FERGUSON.
SHANGHAI:
Statistical Department
OF THE
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INTRODUCTION.
So
far
the
would be useful
to have, in a
and
publications
it
occurred to
me
corre-
that
it
for re-
While
Peking
at
herewith
I collected
Hankow and
alpiiabetical
All
order.
the
expressions are
use.
in current
version of the
"
as
the
Chinese
exchanged
between the Inspectora'te and the Wai-wu Pu, "Instructions
to Postal Clerks,"
Office Regulations,"
officials
when new
The
claim
as
it
is
presented
be exhaustive
to
proceed,
list
Offices were
it
may add
that
the
Hankow and
fact,
Shanghai.
it
Both
you
ii
to
in its present
still
limited size
someone
is
If
it
it
to a successful issue.
J.
W. H.
FERGUSON,
Third AssiMant, A.
LuNGCHOW,
6ih
August
1905.
GLOSSARY.
1.
An
ch'ieii
To demand double
the defi-
An
yu chang: =f
hsi
Well versed
mn.'
in
thoroughly
with
postal
Office
Journal,
conversant
regulations.
3.
An jili
Inland
Post
[/-59J4.
An
tzu:
"
ff.
Vide
No. 2o6.)
5.
Ch'a shou
"
I(^.
To
examine
and
receive
on
name
Ch'ai hsin
7.
Ch'ai tung
To open a
fg.
hen chi
|}^
letter.
and tampered
8.
Ch'ai
9.
Chan pu
fei
raa
^^^.
f,^ ||.
with.
a piece of
paper over
order to rewrite
10.
Chan
11.
Chang
12.
Chang pu
13.
Chao
14.
Ch'ao p'iao
hsin p'iao
t'ieh
mu tan
p'ai
|g
||.
To
affix
postage stamps.
Accounts.
^ ff
Account book.
^g f^.
it.
signboard (perpendicular).
^p ^.
tificate.
15.
Ch'e tiao
kung shih
IVPJ
To withdraw
or transfer Post-
al Clerks.
16.
"Clean"
to "
cli'ai
||
City
dollars
as
chopped "
opposed
dollars.
(who
letter-carrier
dis-
Ch'eng pan yu
\vu
5^
|{f
To undertake
mm-
(e.g.,
su
19. Cli'eng
cli'ing
ciiieh
postal business
of
a case.
i^^
20.
Chi mi
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
hsiii
cliih
chii
Postage.
Tariff of Postage.
^.
To send a
letter.
of a registered article.
fei
confidential letter.
Sender of a
^- jg A-
t # A fl MChi
^ ^.
Chi
tan ^ ^
Ciii hshi
^ ff.
fei
H-
^ f=
Letter
letter.
[/. i].
Bill,
rim
27.
Clii
ti
chien:
Outward
^M^hmiLm
international
matter.
#
28.
t
29. Ch'i feng:
^^#
^ ^.
Sender of a postal
To
seal partly
of paper
other
article.
on one piece
(e.g.,
keep
30. Ch'i lisin
To open a
j^ fg.
huo
ch'i
^p
^
jj^j
To
An
closed).
it
letter.
seal.
express
letter.
32.
Chiang
mien yu
lisin
chieh
ch'li
{ff (=
p'iao
to
To detach
remove
stamps
]iostage
ii5
tlie
from
an
envelope.
To transmit
33.
Chiao cbi
34.
35.
^.
:
^^
At
^^
To post
hand
to
letters for
transmission.
>^ In36.
send by post.
to
To hand
hong
to
a Native
letter
for
further
trans-
mission.
37.
Chiao
chli wii
tai
^ f^
of a Post
Office.
38.
Chiao ko
pii
ch'ing
|f |g
Confused
disorder
in
(as
Chiao
fei
#.
Wfl
for
letter
transmission
hongs)
of
cor-
respondence.
40.
Chiao chun
41.
Ch'iang ling
fa
na yu tzu
ma
i^
yii
hsien fu
gg
^ f| ^
Prepayment
of postage
is
com-
pulsory.
#mm%
42.
At the time
of receiving
letter.
43.
Chieh shou
chii
^I|^^.
The
receiving Office
Office of
destination.
44.
Chieh
t'i
chu wu
^^
of a Post
Office.
45.
Chieh
liu
yu chien
^^
To detain
to intercept mail
matter.
46.
Chien:
To close
up (frequently
to seal
written on
cover of a
tlie
name
giving
47.
Chien
cliih
48.
Chien
i|g.
of sender).
i^
To
steal
em-
bezzle.
49.
Chien
chuan sung yu
ch'ii
To
mmnumk^
chien:
for
ence
further
trans-
missioji.
50.
Chien hsin
51.
Ch'ien tzu
^ ^.
A
A
^.
letter of introduction.
cel,
is
52.
Ch'ien tzu
To
f^.
written.
sign
ture.
53.
Ch'ien ya:
54.
Ch'ien mien
55.
Ch'ien p'ai
(Same
jljl.
-^
The
"jg.
kung
shih:
jf;
as No. 52.)
face of a cover.
To send
to
appoint
I'ostal
Clerks.
56.
Ch'ien tzu: ^C
Insufficient postage
"
postage
due."
57. Ch'ien tzu
chao
t'ieh
Taxed
Matter
Memo.,
[I.-67].
58.
59.
Ch'ien
tzti
^W
yu chien
'f^.
y^
"
Postage-due
"
Insufficiently
stamp.
pre[)aid
matter.
60.
61.
Chih yu
^0
^^[
:
\vu tan
Mistake Label,
m mf;
ffj.
[/.
72]
and
[^-73]-
To
62.
Chin cluing: Jy
Weight-
||.
iB
To
open
personally
fM-
64.
Ching
65.
Ch'ingsuanchnngmu
66.
Ch'ing ch'a
k'lian
|f
sliih
chien tan
To
settle accounts.
[I. 86]
Ch'ing
hui yu chien
clii
chih chii: ||
68.
HI
Demand
Matter,
" tracer."
to return
Mail Matter,
m ^ m M
chii:
Do-
[/-54]-
i|5
Diameter.
mestic
67.
(as
letter).
yu chien
chih chii: ff II
70. Cli'ing
Correspondence,
il5
[/.
82].
mkou hui
p'iao
pao
^ M ^ fS m-
tan: If
71.
72.
Chiu
ti
t'ou
sung:
]^
ticulars, [/.
of Par-
16].
To
73.
Ch'ou hsiang
74.
Ch'ou hao
fjj :g.
IW M.
gratuity.
To reward
formed
for
;
services
per-
a commission (as
on sale of stamps).
75.
Chu
76.
Chu
chih
j^
f{:
To send
to transmit
separ-
ately (a decouvert).
:
j.
Address
residence.
77.
78.
Chiian chi
79.
AUen
chu
^ ^.
||
To forward on
^.
f|
yii
to re-forward.
The transmitting
intermediary
80. Cliuaiichi
t'achuyuchien:
81.
Ch'uan chi
82.
Ch'nan tan
yiin fei
1^
an
Transit charges.
^.
f|
Office
Office.
notice
circular
an
"
ex-
press."
83.
Ch'uan
wen han
ti
f jg
3St Hi-
84.
Chuang
cli'eng
m^m
tsuug pao
H-
Chuang
86.
iij
yil lian
^ is
feng nei
gc
t'iao
88.
Ch'uang
89.
C.lnii
yu
90.
To enclose
to
make up
as
an envelope.
postal
regula-
to organise
a Post Office.
||J
To
|^.
-ig^mmm^-
nei
ff
establish
To
91.
Chung
92.
yu chien
to institute.
the cause
investigate
of
delay.
Within
Cbina
ta
in
To inaugurate
m-
slie
Fundamental
n-
mm
closed mail
tions.
87.
iij
a closed mail.
85.
li
the
{i.e.,
boundaries
"
domestic
").
g^
^ ^
Business
transacted
of
in
the
Post Office.
93.
|^
The
postjige
trifiinar.
demanded
is
chang
1'1
94. Cli'uan
^
95.
p'iao
yii
and received.
96.
Fa
chi chti
^ ^.
||
The sending
Office
Office ot
origin.
97.
Fa shou yu
p'iao
98.
Fa yin chih
cliii
|f ^
To
^^
Money
Inland
Office
sell
postage stamps.
sent
to
[7.-60].
99.
Fa
t'ieh
liui
yiii
If 0^
Acknowledgment
of
Payment
(A.P.), [7.-35].
100.
Fang ehia
jih clvi
J^ fg
Holidays.
H 1101. Fei
yu cheiig ch'u so
^^
102. Fei
ban
103. Fei
sung
fH
Fen elm: ^^ ^.
105.
Fen
106.
Fen jun
jen
urgent
important note.
To forward by
f|| ig.
104.
lisin
An
Hi-
A-
fg
A
A
Branch Post
Office.
letter-sorter.
Commission
p.
expre.ss courier.
(as
on
sale
of
stamps).
107.
Fen liang
108.
Feng
cli'ih
cliih
\\
ts'un
u hsti clnen
The
seals
must
be
firmly.
109.
Feng cliuang
nei:
hsin chien
iH^ m #
To enclose
in a letter.
affixed
110.
Securely closed
enclosed in
a sealed cover.
111.
Feng cliiumg yu
112.
Feng
yn
fa
^HI
^^
Feng
114.
k'ou
To
to close
a mail bag.
of closing
and despatch
seal
Hours
JI#
113.
lisin
tai
of mails.
^^
f^
p.
To
$t
f^-
A closed
seal a letter.
letter as opposed to
a postcard.
115.
closed mail
mMH
a letter hong's
"clubbed" package.
Face side of a cover.
116.
Feng mien
117.
"jg.
corner of the
face
of an
envelope.
118.
Feng
mien:
lioii
p'i
Back
of a cover.
)k ft li-
ng. Feng
t'ao
An
^ ^.
120.
Fu
f^
"
Local
" (i.e.,
5j
under
121.
Fu
122.
Fu sung
lu
^i fi-
which
come
supplement
To annex,
'^.
places specially
designated
an appendix.
or forward as an
enclosure, to a despatch.
123.
Fu kung
124.
Fu
125.
Fu yu cheng
126.
Fu
127.
Fu
shih
ssu shih
ti
ti
gl] fit
glj
ssu
^.
^.
|ij i|5
Deputy Postmaster.
Interior; inland.
Mikchieh tzu
iife
128.
Fu
mm-
^^
To go and
Office.
129.
fei
||
Customs
formerly levied on
all
postal
Customs).
130.
Han
lu tzu fei
^^
postage
Inland
on
corre-
131.
Han pan
132.
Overland route.
$ISE.
shih
JH
Non-Unguist Clerk.
^ m m133.
Hao pu
134.
Ho
tui
fd
ii
fi..
To compare
W;.
:
recnster.
to check.
^.
despatch.
mm
137. Hsieh
it
kung
chih k'uan:
chi
!^fs^.
140. Hsien
shih:
ming
yii p'iao
;$fe
Grant
The
in aid of expenditure.
writer of a letter.
Prepaid in
New
mmm-
full.
postage stamps
posed to old
7JC
||.
and
as
op-
dirty ones.
142.
f^l .IS-
143.
Hi^
A
A
newspaper.
distinct
A letter.
145.
Hsin
ch'ai
a pamphlet as
from a newspaper.
Letter-carrier.
10
146.
Hsin
147.
Hsin feng
148.
Hsin fa
149.
Hsin ban
150.
Hsin
151.
Hsin hsiang
152.
Hsin
cliii
hsi
li
ff
envelope.
Letter-carrier.
f=
letter.
News.
,%,.
ff
An
^.
^.
fg
^.
ff
^.
ff
^.
Letter-box.
Fee
^J].
by
153.
Hsin mien
slin
154.
Hsin
p'i tzti
155.
Hsin
tai
156.
Hsin t'ung
hao
p'ien lieh
fs i^
An
^.
ff
tration number).
envelope.
Letter bag.
^.
ff
:
?.
bamboo tube
letters safely
kung
shih: j^
158.
159.
Hsun
160.
Hu
ytian
chi hsing
chii
:
jJ^J
conveying
for
;
an envelope.
Inspecting Clerk.
District Inspector.
Inspecting Officer.
j^ p.
demanded
letter hongs).
Number on
m m Wu ^
ff Hi
the postage
sheng ko
S ^ fr W #
^.
words,
"
"
of
domestic
matter).
161.
Hu
chiao yu chien
^m
162.
Hu
t'ou p'ai
Mutual
exchange
matter.
:
^ BM
f^-
Tiger- head
boards
notice
boards
with a
tiger's
(wooden
decorated
head, used
only by Government
fices).
of-
11
163.
Hua
chien
164.
Hua
ya kai ch'o
1*^
:j'^
f^b:
^^
To
To
165.
Hui
chi
166.
Hiii
fei
167.
Hui
tiii
chii
168.
Hui
till
fei:
169.
Hui
170.
Hui yin ho
171.
Hui
%.
gf
^%
remit.
Commission on
Money
issue of
Orders; remittance
:^
ffi
^.
:^
Money Order
fee.
Office.
^.
(Same
^^
To remit money.
gl |^
as No. i66.)
1tui chii
yin p'iao
^.
El |^
Remittance
Order,
(M.O.A.).
Money
Certificate,
[/.
34]
bank
draft.
172.
mu
^ |g
The amount
remitted.
it @173.
Huo
yu chien
Ki
iX
%\ #.
174.
Huo
175.
Huo yang
176.
se chia
mu
lei
feng hsin
177. I pao
matter transmitted
"^ /^ |^.
--
chang:
tan
'^'^.
list.
Samples.
fif f^.
price
letter.
Singly,
shu chang:
sheets
single
in
opposed to
178. I pao
by
rail.
"
Sent in packages
newspapers
as
in bundles."
as
several
under
one
wrapper.
179. I ju
180. I ch'ai
181. I chan:
^.
MiK
g,
Country
in the Postal
Union.
Official horse-courier.
houses
a stage.
12
182. I ch'eng:
^ ^.
183. 1 ch'iian
To forward by Government
ment Courier
:
f|
Posts.
Courier Post.
184. I
kuan
p f^-
post station
the Govern-
13
201.
Kan chieh
it ^^.
aOTeement.
202.
K'an pu mao
203.
Kao
204.
Ko
ti
tzu
chii t'ou
fi
ti
kao pai
Trade advertisements.
chieh nei
rough
To
draft.
{i.e.,
livery radius).
205.
Ko kuo
wen yu
tai
Pl i^ ^-
letter
tween
Legations
the
at
"
^n "^
Offices).
yu chien
Foreign
To
Vide
4.)
detain
to
keep
matter.
208. K'on shui
fn
To discount
iK.
as
of
dollars
209.
Ku kuo
chih chih
^^
The
wrapping
paper
the
wrapper.
210.
Kua hao
chih chli
^ f^
211.
212.
213.
Kua hao
Org
Ml
^^
tsung tan
iS ag
*!:'
chii:
-P.'
Registered Letter
Bill, [/.
2].
Temporary
(given
general
when
articles are
number
handed
multaneously
receipt
of
in si-
for registra-
parate receipts).
14
214.
Kua
215.
Kuan
liao
yu chien
chii
^ 5^
kung shih
Kegistered postal
Clerk
article.
charge
in
of
Post
Office.
216.
chii
Kueichungwu
^k #
Kung Aven: ^
rare
chien: ;^
valuable
despatch
218.
as
article.
opposed
to a
private letter.
yang
219.
K'ung
220.
Kung
221.
222.
Kuo
nei
yu chien
223.
Kuo
nei
yu tzu
224.
Kuo
wai yu chien
225.
Kuowaiyutzu:
pai shih
shih
Postal Clerk.
t :^.
^^
j^
g F^
Domestic postage.
fl\^
[i
Blank forms.
^hS5
^ ^
roll
rolled up.
International postage.
To come
^ ^
To come
trouble or to annoy.
228. Lai wangchung kuo ching
nei:
229.
Lan
^ f ft P
so chiu tzti
m%
230. Li ch'iian
Between
"
^1 ^.
^^
yu chien
j^
To
places
in
China
domestic."
extort wine-money.
15
kung
shih:j^^pr^;^it^.
ku kuo
roll
mmmm.
kuo
m^
A country in
m-
ban:
235.'^ LiiJg
^^^
f^
Correspondence d d4couvert.
To send
separately
d decou-
vert.
^ M li m
m-
mm
239. Liu
cliii
Lou
^|
Office,
W-
cliien
240.
t'ieli
yu
-g
^mM
;^
M.
ohi
certificate.
[/. 42].
"A
decouvert
;"
not enclosed
in a cover, or, a
cover sent
open.
241.
To forward
Mm
242.
Lu
lu
243.
Lu
tan
244.
Lun
ma
:
ch'ai
^
fei
|^
5&
Lun ch'uan
ti
shui
"^ Mt "^
lu
so
|^
t'ieh
Courier
||.
cli'uan chi
ch'eng
245.
Way
Bill.
Places connected
steamer.
l)y
rail
or
16
246.
Lung
yen chih
t'ou yii
51^.11^1.
p'iao: II
247.
Ma
feng
Large
M-
fish,
or a wild goose
official
ally sent
envelopes
usu-
by the Govern-
ment Horse-courier
Post,
^ ^.
248. Manfei:
249.
Man
fei
250.
Mao
251.
Mei chieh
yu tzu
ch'i
Full postage.
MM^
^ ^ M-
p'ai ch'ien
252.
chih
^^tM^MM^-
chien:
as No. 248.)
Commercial papers.
^@
(Same
Mail matter
[/.
115].
exchanged
be-
within the
tween Offices
[same province; provincial
mail matter.
253.
Mien
fei
yu chien
^^
Free correspondence
as
marked "On
vers
co-
Postal
Service."
254.
Mien na yu
fei
|g
^j^
255.
Min
chii
^ ^.
Native posting
Letter hong;
establishment.
256.
Min
257.
Min
chii
chii
tsung pao:
^^
[/.
"
58].
club-
Ming
259.
Minghsin
260. Nei
ti
chi
BJJ
p'ien:
j^.
To send open
^.
BJJ
fg
>J:.
decouvert.
Postcard.
Inland
the interior.
in
i7
261.
Nei
ti
chi
fei
Inland postage.
^]]'^^^-
Nei
ti
knng
chieh ch'eng
264.
Nei
265.
wu yu
ti
i>^
lu
charge of Inland
in
Offices.
\^
in
the
interior.
cliil
cliih
mtnM]^^)Mtzu
^ ^.
clVu:
266. Nei
Office.
Clerks
for
Instructions
m ^ 5^-
7K
Nei
ko
shiii lu
ti
Domestic
postage
ns
op-
Neng
268.
Ni ming
269.
Money Order
iaii
^).
(5lb
Office.
t^mU^i:!^-
chit:
lisiii
g^
^g
An anonymous
ft
fi^
letter.
False declaration
as
of con-
tents of a parcel.
270.
Nien
271.
272.
Ou mei yu
yiieli
^b
date-stam[)
Deputy Postal
a dater.
Secretar}'.
m mH i5
i:
273.
Pai pien
274. P'ai
ti
clieng shih
^ S-
i^
signboard (horizontal).
To forward from
^ jg.
station
275.
276.
Pang
t'ling
chien
^^
ti
|pJ
Europe and
America.
f^
Postal atiairs of
k'o
f)^^
sung vu
il JS
i{5
station
to
in stages.
Office hours.
To
assist
in
forwarding mail
matter (as
Native hongs
mitting
matter
to
18
277.
Pao feng
278.
Pao kno
279.
Pao kno
^ M^ ^.
cliiao
The wrapper
A
fei
eliia,
of a parcel.
parcel.
fee of
sidence of addressee).
280.
281.
Pao kuo ho
282.
Q^
Parcel
Way
[/.41].
Bill,
Mmcliin
^g
Value of a
^^
Return Parcel
283.
Pao kuo
284.
Bill.
lising shili
285.
Pao
286.
287.
288.
Fao
fei:
Customs Declaration,
fei
p.g
|g
1^
(Same
f?jc
An
[/.
40].
as No. 285.)
insured postal
jlt;
article.
courier.
(Same
ti
fee.
To compensate;
,^.
|.
chiao
tz'ii
{|P^
^ ^.
Insurance
^.
-j^^
ch'ai
ti
Description of a parcel.
H ^ # M H-
tan:
291. Pi
Way
HI
290. P'ei
parcel.
;i,s
to indemnify.
No. 289.)
To exchange mutually
as
292.
Pi mien
Pien hao
295. Pien fa
Face of an envelope.
^ ||.
Commission on
chuan
To number
gg,
tan
To
sale of stamps.
to register.
an
"
express."
l^
296. P'iiig
an chia
lisin
^^
Lit.,
on
family
quently
business
(fre-
on
written
the
Pu
f|
amS t Mm
298.
Pu
ch'ti
chill
shou
lisin
11
[7. 120].
jen
liui
To apply
ft
ment
lit
Pu
sliiii
To make up the
7]<.
silver.
t
301. P'li
an Acknowledg-
article
HI fL
299.
for
Z>
May
dilterence in
not be withdrawn
as
HI-
chih ch'o
fI
"
Chop
"
of shop's
manager.
^^^
302.
303.
San chiao
304.
San
305.
clii tai
^^
(Jorrespondence a decoitvert.
^^
To
hand
in
se[)arately
for
transmission.
yeli
-^
Separate sheets.
Mchi
^J
^ ^l ^
To
hand
clandestinely
for
by steamer or
rail-
306.
Shan hsing
li
chit
f^
I. P.O.
smuggle.
To be absent from
Office with-
out leave.
307.
Shang hsien
J:
^.
Shang pu tzu
fg ^.
To copy
in a register
to account.
to bring
'^0
309.
Shao
310.
She
311.
Shen pao
312.
Sheng
f^'
To carry
letters.
ft ifli
#m
To estabhsh
it-
tsiing
eliti
To report
to .start.
Head
to
Office.
m-
cli'i
p^
"To
Wi-
for so
and
phrase
fre-
handed up
l)e
so to
open "
(a
name
after
of
addressee).
313.
Shou
ch'i
1{^
"To
jgS:.
remark
314.
315.
Shou
Shou
chli
Shou
"
as above).
receipt.
To
clear
"
a letter-box.
]^MinmfS-
hsin:
316.
^.
Ij^
receive
tan
Inland
Way
Courier
Bill,
[7.-84].
317.
A-
f=
|(^
Recipient
of
letter
ad-
dressee.
318.
319.
fg
Return Receipt
HI iL-
(for letters)
chii
Ij^
320.
Shou tan
322.
Shou
Addressee's Acknowledgment
tui
i|i ilj
323.
Shou
324.
t'iao
^.
IJ^
tao
:
321.
t'iao
Ij^
chii
M^
hui
chii
A
:
Ijjc^
Office
m-
'i^ j^^.
receipt.
receipt.
Acknowledgment
for
Money
Offices,
of
Receipt
sent to Inland
[/. 6o].
325.
21
22
343.
pan fen
Till
cliii
pan
'I'ai
VII
p'u
cense,
[/.
Li-
91].
iimmmM-
clieng chli fa
si i
on
To
stamps
sell
the I.P.O.
for
iXM^&Wl^
ynp'iao:
346.
clieng
yii
si.ang:
345.
iXm^M
chihcliao:
344. Tai
hu
[)'n
Tan kualiao:
gf. g|.
rern strati on
Sino-le
as
oi)-
Tan ming
m
348.
lisin p'ien
|^
to a re[)ly postcard.
in )
Tang
as opposed
single postcard
t'ang
cli'ai k'ai
"To be opened
in the hall, or
(an
puhlic office"
despatch
as
official
opposed to
a private comnninication.
349.
T'ang
lisiin
j^
-^Ji.
Printed on
official
covers
^)).
(,||
posting-station
despatch
of
the
Courier Posts.
350.
T'ang pu
351.
Tao
nien
t'ien
(Same
$| ^.
yiieli
as No. 349.)
To put
date.
wen
cliih lei
^mmm
353. T'e cliun
iff
as a newspnper.
#{>
m-
kna Iimo
yu chien
li
ch'lian
Hewistered at
# ?# i^
lisiii
ch'ai
iff
the
I.P.O.
for
transmission in China.
letter-carrier
lected
for
specially
se-
delivery
of
registered letters.
23
355.
Teng
356.
Teng
In
357.
Teng
tsai
m
358.
To record
w- #
Teng
^ ff
^ |g.
^ U-
chi
as in a
To enter
To record
occurrences.
rank,
register.
to note
down.
class
grade,
as
of
officials.
359. Ti ya yin
yu chien
360. Ti chi
361. T'i
fang
Money
Jg ^f ^.
j^
deposited as guarantee.
^ $|.
also a Post-
master of same.
362. T'i t/ang kiian
^ $| '^
manage
who
Officials
the
sub-department of the
Board of War.
pu
364. T'ieli
Ijtj
nfl j|^
y]C
fu
wen shui
Insufficient postage.
"
Exchange
issuing
when
Money Orders (to
rates "
make up
inferior
dollars).
367. T'ou
To
J^ ^.
sung
To hand
To
^^ ^.
deliver
to
hand
over.
in at tlie counter.
deliver,
to
distribute
as
mail matter.
368. T'ou
ti
369. T'ou
ti
^^
tzu
(Same
ii.
fei
^xM'M^-
as No. 367.)
Delivery
fee.
To throw
to post.
371. Tsai
yu cheng
chti
shou
wu hni yu
376.
Tseng
^ J^.
f^.
fen jiin
||
p.
24
25
^f
3i
393.
f?
l!tl
f:.
kung
calendar; an almanac.
To
mutual
arrangement.
^'
cliii
fl)
Branch of same
letter
hong
es-
ti
R^
395.
Wai
cliil:
sli("
7jz
To
one by one.
fu |)mo ku<.:
^|>
(Tf^
Outside
a parcel" (a ])hrase
on
written
the
envelope
parcel
international
indicating
that
accompanies
396.
Wai kuo
cliien
397.
Wai
5fS
kno yu
W.'ii
]ao
398.
tao
ti
5lh
rzu
p'i
Wai Wm
JiJ
Ja
vang
yu
Inward
matter.
;^
tsung
cliii
i|5
^m
399.
cliili
i^.
S-
^|>
jfjf
it).
Union Post
The
inscription on
an envelope.
'
International [)ostage
^.
^|>
as
op-
(^ t)400.
^|>
'^
Foreign
countries;
interna-
tional.
401.
Wan
402.
Wan
na
chili tzu
;^
HP
'ei
Hi
\% ^.
postage.
K :^
The
5^ t"-
i(5 lit
Wanglaichingnei
To prepay
t-
l>"i:
404.
ti
^ ii
iT'i^
cli'eng
403.
clii
:g^^
"Domestic"
within
{i.e.,
circulating
China as
matter).
2fi
405.
'
406.
Wei hsiao
eliih y'l
* m iP
407.
Wei
1-
yn hui
jii
p'i''^^
cliih
kno:
Conntry
^ Ai5#
408.
Wei
yn
t'ieh
hin:
409.
Wei
410.
Wen
pao
cliti
"^ jg ^.
3ft;
Postal
stamps
^^ ^.
Forged
The
postage
withont
letter
*i,^i|5^;^ff:
the
in
TTnion.
|Viao chili
tsao p'iao
not
affixed.
connterfei stam
t
Despatch
ps.
Forwarding
Office.
412.
Wn
elio
shn:
413.
Wn
t'on
:
ti
Office."
M^
|^
^.
To missend.
^.
To
416.
417.
Yen
t'on
^^ ^^
415.
chi
yn
chili
Wn
Wn
414.
Retnrned Letter
^^^m^^^-
fa
elnen
Despatch envelope.
"
sliih
misdeliver.
p^
Lingnist Clerk.
||
To open
in the presence of a
witness.
418.
Yen eheng
chili chti
419.
Yin
420.
Yin hna
p'iao
:
^|)
l^
YeriticationCertiticate.[/. 36].
A
A
^.
:^^.
Money Order
mark
seal
seal
of a
Ying na yn tzn
| |^
bank
note.
stamp
or
age stamps.
421.
Liable to postage.
27
422.
Yu
ch'ai
423.
Yu
clian
424.
Yu
clVe
425.
Yu
clieiig
426.
Yu
clieug
427.
Yu
428.
Yu
^ ^.
ifj
Postal courier.
i^.
postal-station.
$.
chang
cliiii
cli'eng
k'uaii
clieng ching
cliieli
ytl
cart.
The
postal reveiuie.
postal district.
Working
Map.
429.
Yu
clieiig cli'u so
ifj jgc
established
is
postal
locality.
430.
Yu
clieiig fu
tsung
[)aii
m m m m m431.
Yu
cliens''
432.
Yu
clieng kiian
k'an
tan
tin<'-
cliii
^5
Postal forms.
Tlie
official
(Imperial)
Office.
ijj
^J
Postal business.
j5
Postal Assistant.
if5
1^
Postal
ifj il^
^.
District Postmaster.
433.
434.
Yu
435.
Yu cheng pang
115:
cheng kung wu
pan
Post Office.
mil-
436.
Yu
cheng shih
437.
Yu
cheng
s.su
affiiirs.
I'ost
438.
28
^^
455.
Yu
456.
Yu
[)'iao cli'in<;-
tan
Inland
i|5^
457.
Yu
458.
Yu
[>'iao
459.
Yu
tai
460.
Yu
ti:
461.
Yu
tzu:
^ ^.
462.
Yu
tzu
fu
463.
p'iao
i|5
tan cluu)
>>
Hecpiisition forPostageStanips.
mail bag.
To
post
to
forward
l)y post.
L^ostage.
1.
yu
11^
yu tzu
62].
il)
Insufficient postage.
Ji.
ifi
if$
[l.
^.
i|$
m#
464. Yti fu
fu
})U
Monthly
Ottice
Stam[) Account,
if
Post
fif.
tzu
t-
^f^ifSfC-^
l^)stage prepaid.
Q.
[5g
To prepay
postage.
parcel
"
bulky
"
a parcel ex-
and dimensions.
466. Yii
Yiian
clii
468. Yiian
clii
467.
yu
clii
a^
472.
Yiian
chieb
ipa-
yu
i^
^.
kuan
Pi-
te
^
i
f#
pan
issue a certificate.
cliii
The
lii li
mj
original letter.
Mtai lai
To
cliili
cliien
k'uan
fl
^ ^
chili
-m-
ix Is
471. Yiian
cliii
cliili
jen:
shih
f^ il
A.'
pao
fjf.
and
employd
473.
Yiiaii
474. Yilii
fei
475. Yiin
fei ts'e
jg
liiiles
to be
Transit fee
JH ^.
:
30
fj-.
observed by the
transit charges.
Transit statistics.
ALPHABETICAL INDEX.
Absent without
leave, 306.
Accept responsibility,
Account book,
to,
191.
Annex,
to,
122.
Annoy,
to,
227.
Anonymous
12.
Account,
f^tanip
Inland Office
Appendix,
Accountant, 332.
1 1
Acknowledgment
of
Payment,
99.
Acknowledonient of Eeceipt, 3
Money
to, 55.
8.
of Receipt for
Acknowledgment
Application to withdraw
Matter, 68.
of,
216.
of Receipt, 298.
receipt
to
Act
Domestic
for Missing
Mail Matter, 66.
Application
456.
to brinjf to account, 308.
Accounts,
121.
Address, 76.
address
Monev
addressee, 135.
Assist
40.
in
to,
forwarding mail
36.
matter,
276.
of,
sender of
official titles of
Adjusted weights,
for
of
slip, 51.
Addressee, 317.
Advice
postal
registered
for
article, 210.
24.
98.
164.
Agency
License, Inland
Box
Office,
343-
Offices, 77.
Almanac, 391.
Amount
remitted, 172.
of a cover,
18.
Back
8.
Books, 327.
Box
Office, 341.
Box
Branch Post
Office, 104.
Inland Branch
parcel, a, 465.
transacted
Business
Branch of a
Bulky
32
in
Post
the
Office, 92.
Clerk-in-Charge, 215.
Clerks, to appoint Postal, 55.
to transfer Postal Clerks,
Calendar, 391.
Candidate Postal
to
C!lerk, 123.
for,
Case, to report
a,
circumstances of
tlie
Money
Certificate,
Orders,
Remittance,
(!'harge, 251.
new
to take out a
certificate, 237.
Post
to
Office,
hand
over, 37.
84,
5.
securely closed,
10.
hours
hong's
letter
of,
12.
257.
a,
clubbed
package
115.
Commission on
sale
of stamps,
74,
to, 134.
Compare,
a,
Circumstances of
case,
289, 290.
41.
to
the, 19.
City letter-carrier,
to,
82, 295.
a
to, 134.
Compensate,
dollars, 16.
Circular notice,
a,
Clubbed package,
Office, 44.
Chopped
in.
Charge of a
Close,
to, 46.
Closed mail,
14, 171.
Chop
263.
to investigate, 89.
Cause of delay,
Check,
1 5.
19.
Cashed, Register of
335-
to
5.
Carry
report
Confidential letter,
a,
20.
Confused
Clesm
thoroughly,
dollars, 16.
Clear a letter-box,
to, 315.
( /opy in
a register,
2.
to,
308
33
Customs
fee, 129.
fee
Date,
correspond-
of
transmission
for
ence, 39.
Day
351.
194, 270.
a,
book, 193.
Dead Letter
correspondence,
restanfe
poste
false,
Date-stamp,
Office, 412.
239-
Customs Declaration,
to sort
correspond-
284.
ence, 49.
302.
Defaced postage
stani}>s, 384.
demand double
Deficiency, to
Deliver,
Delivery
Postal Union,
179,
country not
in the Postal
Union,
407.
Way
fee, 369.
Demand
184,
courier, 242.
Deputy Postmaster,
the
an express courier,
8.
125.
(Tovermuent C'our-
(Jover of a letter,
a,
2.
Destination, Otfice
1 1
8.
of, 43.
8.
218, 348.
19.
back of a cover,
271.
titles of
to forward liy
defi-
Despatch,
[03.
the, 371.
double
I.
Custody of the
to despatch
to return
demand
ciency,
Bill, 243.
186, 361.
to
to
mounted
89.
233-
Courier
i.
of,
Country
to,
the,
10.
1
6.
to, 32.
Dimensions, 107.
to, 45,
207.
34
Discount,
an, 32.
208.
to,
to,
367, 368.
Establish,
to, 88,
199, 310.
204.
establish
,to
394-
Established,
Office
Establishment, Native
"
Examine and
the deticiency,
I.
rough
5.
of mail matter,
Exempt from
137.
draft, 203.
Due, postage,
ture, 236.
56.
an
to despatch
Embezzle,
postinu:, 255.
to, 48.
472.
an express courier,
103.
Extend,
to,
386, 387.
470.
towards the
to
Extort wine-money,
to,
229.
pulilic, 471.
Enclose in a
10.
Enter in a
corner of an envelojie,
Face of a cover,
54.
1 1
6.
Facilities, postal, 10 1.
17.
envelope, 247.
8.
to
Employes, behaviour
are
161.
to
registration, 330.
Offices
receive, to,"
demand double
Post
429.
204.
Dollars, clean, 16.
to
Avhere
place
is,
Double
gradually,
()ffices
Customs
47.
fee, 129.
1
(
fee,
letters,
35
152.
285, 286.
as, 359.
Hand
go and,
Office, to
128.
Flying
affixed, loS.
lie
seal, to
of,
hand
to
hand
in separately, 303.
hand
to
190.
305.
to
35-
hand
to
over, 365.
to
122.
"
Handed
courier,
Head
from station
uiJ for so
and so
Head
Hong, registered
to sta-
hand
Office, 311.
91.
postal, 212.
to a
Native
letter
hong
seal, 241.
Horse
corres]iond[
Hours
of
and despatch
closing
mails,
to open.
Office, 438.
to
to sort "forward"
ence, 49.
for
Holidays, 100.
tion, 274.
under flying
hong
letter
to
to
to report to
to forward
Post
to be,'' 312.
to forward
103.
to
hand
to
to
of
Office, 37.
<if
12.
office
hours, 275.
Fundamental postal
regulations, 86.
Go and
Inaugurate a Post
fetch at the Post Office, to.
Indemnify,
128.
184, 186.
Post-sta-
tion, 452.
Inform
to,
Inland Bo.x
Office
a,
Inland Courier
358.
Grant commission
grant
<jn
sale of stamps,
375in
Gratuity, 73.
Agency
Li-
cense, 343.
to,
102.
Office, 438.
Way
Office, 262.
Bill, 316.
Office
141.
Inland
3.
Pay Sheet
36
Letter,
Money
cover of a letter,
Inspecting Officer,
59.
285, 286.
fee,
sent
article, 287.
to, 45.
Interchange between
I.
P.O.
sender of a
Offices,
160.
letter, 2
time of receiving a
letter, 42.
places in the
I.P.O., 265.
Intermediary
Money
Insured postal
9.
1 1
4.
Insurance
a,
anonymous
closed letter,
Institute, to
interior
without
to
inform by
to
open a
letter, 390.
letter, 6, 30.
to seal a letter,
to
International, 400.
send a
writer of a letter,
3.
38.
Registered Letter
Bill, 211.
396.
ter, 27.
to
Inter-provincial, 189.
Introduction, letter
to,
of, 50.
Letter-box, 151.
to, 89.
specially selected
466.
letter-carrier,
354-
3.
fee asked
by
Letter
Hong
letter
hong's
branch of
of,
297.
Mail,
License, 256.
clubbed package,
5.
Native
Letter-sorter, 105.
37
156.
of
transniission
for
fee
letters,
152.
hand
to
89.
396.
35-
Box
Hong
rail,
173-
cense, 343.
Letter
for,"
445-
Office, 342.
License, 256.
161.
Local, 120.
ter, 27.
facilities,
to assist in
lOI.
276.
ter,
57.
custody
of the
to
Magazine,
a,
Mail, closed,
to
143.
a,
84,
make up
as
a-
5.
to
a mail bag,
open
2.
1.
Maritime
in.
Memo,
424.
428.
of Particulars,
Money
Order,
70.
Mail Escort
yinil
Officer, 185.
Matter, Application
MisMisdeliver,
sing, 66.
Demand
to return
to,
to,
67.
415.
414.
Mistake Label,
Mail Matter,
Missend,
60.
Money
for,
324.
'^8
Money
of Parti-
Payino
Order
Office
Receipt, 322.
Money
Returned Letter
sending
culars, 70.
Money
Office, 412.
Office, 96.
of,
335-
Money Orders
of,
Mounted
INIutua!
Inspecting Officer,
59.
Issued, Re^iister
Mail Escort
335-
Officer, 185.
coiirier, 242.
Offices, to
envelopes, 247.
official
addressee, 135.
official titles of
Open,
posting
establislnnent,
255-
News,
roll
and so
150.
Newspaper,
to
142, 195.
Newspapers sent
to
in packages, 178.
Office, 238.
Organise a Post
Origin, Office
Number,
fancy, 47.
letter, 6, 30.
Note paper,
open a
to, 294.
of,
with, traces of
7.
96, 468.
registration num])er,
53.
letter
hong's
a,
257.
clubl)ed
package,
115.
Money[Order
Parcel, 278.
Office, 267.
Office
Re-
ceipt, 322.
Money
Fackage, clubbed,
Notice of
238.
Parcel delivery
39
Post
fee, 279.
Parcel
Way
Bill, 280.
Way
Return Parcel
to
Bill, 282.
Recfulations,
to inaugurate a
402.
of a Post
T,-].
Post
Post
Office, 87.
value of a parcel, 28 1.
to organise a
Office, 87.
of a Post
Office, 44.
Union Post
397-
Particulars
of
service
of
employe,
470.
Memo,
of Particulars, 70.
Pay
Post
Post-station,
a,
184, 186.
Payment, Acknowledgment
of, 99.
Perpendicular signboard,
13.
Personally open,
a,
to, 63.
I.P.(_).,
Places connected by
or steamer,
rail
245.
Post,
265.
Government
186.
Government
'ourier
Post-sta-
by Government
'our-
Post,
to,
140.
post, 440.
by
post, 33.
prepayment of postage
Branch Post
steam-zone postage,
Office, 104.
General Post
the postage
com-
4,
206.
demanded
is trifling,
93-
Office, 438.
Office, 262.
is
pulsory, 41.
3.
local
by
to transmit
Post
liable to postage, 42
370, 460.
to report
tion, 452.
to
to sell postage
40
Postal
affairs,
436.
339-
country in the
Union,
Postal
179.
Deputy Postal
Secretary, 271.
of, 34.
349, 350.
Deputy Postmaster,
86.
locality
a,
devoid of postal
125.
facilities,
lOI.
Prepaid
in full, 139.
mat-
ter, 59.
Prepay postage,
to,
401, 464.
Prepayment of postage
is
compulsory,
41.
Price
Pul)lic,
list,
174.
postal rates, 44 1
mail matter
Rail,
by,
transmitted
173-
Rank
or grade, 358.
postal-station, 423.
Receipt,
a,
Office
Re-
ceipt, 322.
sender of a postal
thoroughly
article, 28.
conversant
postal regulations,
with
2.
Return Receipt
Return
Postcard, 259.
8.
parcels),
320.
article, 213.
to
(for
(for letters), 3
Receipt
8.
5.
41
Report to Head
Receiving
Office, 43.
time of receiving a
Recipient of a
Record,
letter, 42.
458.
letter, 317.
Residence, 76.
to,
357.
to record occurrences, 355.
plication
foi',
to, 78.
Register,
133.
a,
69.
192.
Demand
(^)n,iiterly
Mail Matter,
Return of
('lerks-in-
Charge, 251.
Money
)rders Issued,
Return Receipt
to register, 294.
article,
210.
issued
to
sender of re-
Office, 412.
Revenue,
426.
postjil,
Reward
Rewrite
221.
a,
in
Rough
Bill, 211.
4.
2.
to, 9.
Roads
a roll
i)arcels),
Returned Letter
Roll,
transmission
Registered Letter
(for
320.
for
Receipt
Return
receipt
Bill, 282.
to return
67.
335-
receipt
Way
Return Parcel
33 5Register of
responsibility,
acknowledge
to
Re-forward,
draft, a, 203.
Rules to
lie
observed by
staff,
473.
402.
Union
Samples, 175.
Seal, a private, 382.
mark
Reliable Clerk, 231.
Remittance
Remove
to
under flying
to seal a letter,
to, 32.
Report by post,
to
to,
440.
seal,
241.
of a seal, 420.
forward
3.
i
n.
29.
42
a,
lo.
commission on
Deputy
commission on stamps
send by post,
33.
to
sender of a postal
Sent
])aclvages
article, 28.
(as
in
newspapers),
178.
Government
a,
94.
from station to
to forward
sta-
tion, 274.
Statistics, 376.
Post-sta-
postal-station, 423.
make
Courier
tion, 452.
Sign,
Sending
140.
Sender of
letter
to
sold, 326.
to sell
sale of stamps,
106, 293.
Send
u])
the difference
in,
299.
to embezzle, 48.
Steam-zone postage,
4,
206.
Supplement,
a,
121.
Smuggle,
to, 305.
Tampered
Sort "forward"
correspondence,
7.
49-
Union
stations),
Tax,
to,
Tariff'
ReguLitions, 451.
I.
181.
Time
57-
opened and,
to,
58.
42.
^3
of addressee, 135.
(.tticial titles
a,
66.
Union,
Postal
Universal
Tracer,
403,
450.
Urgent
Value of a
Transmission of
registered for
Yjhina, 353.
to
52.
in
transmission
hand clandestinely
hand
35-
sion, 303.
to
Waterways
Way
lourier, 243.
Bill,
Parcel
Way
Way
Bill, 316.
280.
Bill,
Return Parcel
Way
Bill, 282.
Transmitting
a place, 188.
Inland Courier
Transmit by
for trans-
mission, 305.
to
parcel, 281.
Wine-money,
to extort, 229.
to, 68.
to
correspondence
re-
turned, 388.
to, 18.
Postal
402.
407.
in the Postal
wrapper of a
Union,
parcel, 277.
a letter, 138.
Zone postage,
5.
presence of
in the
417-
Wrappei-, 209.
Writer of
be, 300.
Union,
179^233-
country not
Witness, to open
a,
country in
inland-,
27.
steam-zone postage,'
4,
206.
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