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

by Josiah Goddard

Chù.

薯¹

The potato genus.

書¹

To write; a book or letter.

咨¹

To deliberate; consult; public documents; to sight; lament.

姿¹

Flattering; elegant; gait manner.

粢¹

Grain; a cake.

資¹

Goods; things necessary for one's own use.

諮¹

To plan; scheme; to ask questions.

趦¹

To walk with difficulty; to make little progress.

玆¹

This; here now.

孳¹

To bear or produce; ardent affection for; diligence.

鶿¹

Name of a water bird.

緇¹

Dark colored silk.

錙¹

Name of an ancient coin equal to eight Chinese ounces.

貲¹

Wealth; property; money; a fine; to redeem with money.

之¹

Sign of the possessive case; of; him; it; them; to go.

芝¹

The budding forth of plants; a plant said to be incorruptible used as an emblem of happiness.

孜¹

Sincere attachment to; diligent.

𧞓¹

To sew garments; to seam.

子²

A child; son; sages; an honorable appellation; a diminutive.

仔²

To sustain or attend to the duties devolving on one.

耔²

To weed; pluck out weeds.

煮²

To boil; cook.

梓²

Name of a valuable wood; to cut characters in wood.

自^-3

From; self; one's self; of itself; naturally; of course.

洎^3-

Soup; a thick substance used in sacrifices.

滋^3-

To increase; overflow; rich; to enrich; confused.

恣^3-

Intrigue; levity; lewdness; profligate.

胾^3-

A preparation of meat cut and minced.