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

by Josiah Goddard

Tʽám.

痰^-1

Phlegm; mucous.

談^-1譚^-1

Free conversation; chitchat; to converse; dispute.

覃^-1

Extending to; spreading out far and wide.

潭^-1

Name of a river; deep.

澹^-1

Appearance of water, tranquil and sometimes agitated.

譫^-1

Verbose; loquacity.

貪¹

To covet; desire; encroach upon the property of another; avaricious.

剡²

Sharp; pointed; to sharpen; cut off.

探^3-

To feel or search for; to spy; to visit and make enquiries about.