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

by Josiah Goddard

Kwai.

乖¹

To turn the back upon; perverse; wicked; strange.

劊¹

To cut or break asunder.

拐²

To swindle; kidnap; to steal women and children.

柺²

An old man's staff.

獪^3-

Artful; crafty; fraudulent; causing disturbance.

繪^3-

To draw pictures; to embroider; adorn with different colors.

膾^3-

To cut or mince; very fine; minced meat or fish.

蒯^3-

A certain kind of grass or rush for making cords.

怪^3-

Strange; monstrous; fairies; to deem strange.