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

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Jio.

-1
Pleasing; facinating; flattering; troublesome.
-1
Plenty of provisions; abundant; affluent; overplus; to spare; excuse.
2
Claws; finger nails; to claw; scratch.
2
A pool; fountain.
2
To agitate; trouble; confusion; to soothe; nourish.
3-
To scratch gently; tickle; cajole.
3-
A wrinkled face; frowning eyebrows.
3-
A kind of Chinese crape.
3-3-
To surround; go round; wind round.