A Chinese and English vocabulary, in the Tie-chiu dialect/Ó

by Josiah Goddard

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蠔^-1

The rough coarse oysters; a cluster of oysters.

荷^-1

The water-lily; generic name of plants; burden.

呵¹

To speak angrily; reprehend; to interrogate; reinterated.

阿¹

O! ah! a familiar prefix to a person's name; who? what; distorted.

娿¹

Feeble; unsteady; weak.

猗¹

Soft; flexible; waving as a mulberry tree.

窩¹

A den; a cavern; a hollow place; solitary dwelling.

鍋¹

A boiler; a utensil for containing fat.

𧝰²

A certain part of a dress; a short garment.

臥^-3

Sleeping; lying down; prostrate.

荷^-3

To bear or sustain; to bear a burden.

澳^-3

A deep river or bay; an entrance; a dock.