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

by Josiah Goddard

Sau.

梢¹

The extreme top of a tree; the tips of branches; a pole; small; a rudder.

艄¹

The stern of a boat; a fast boat; swift; rapid.

慅¹

Moved; agitated; sorrowful; weariness.

搔¹

To scratch with the fingers; finger nails.

騷¹

Agitated; disturbed; lame; grieved.

蚤²

A biting insect produced in dry soil; morning.

埽^3-

To eject; put away; to sweep the ground; a dike.

掃^3-

To brush away; sweep; to search by order of government.

嘯^3-

The sound of roaring, hissing, or whistling; to blow.