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

by Josiah Goddard

Kʽiam.

箝^-1

To lock; shut and fasten; a lock; nippers.

鉗^-1

Tongs; pincers; forceps; to pinch; gripe; injure.

緘^-1

To bind with cords; close or fold up, as a letter; an envelope.

謙¹

Respectful; yielding; humble; quiet.

嗛²

Deficiency; failure; a bird's craw; contents of the mouth.

慊²

Indignation; dissatisfied; cherishing ill-will to.

歉²

Deficiency; debt; to covet; not satisfied.

儉^-3

Economical; sparing; niggardly.

欠^3-

Want; insufficiency; to owe; be deficient.