Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/gui

by Adele Marion Fielde

gūi

• 䭳gūi105518618

a-gūi;

asafetida, brought from Persia and Cashmere, and used for plaisters. It is also burnt as a deodorizer.

a-gūi bô̤ cin, khiak ŭ cin;

though asafetida is not real, there is such a thing as real asafetida.