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Lesson XIX
Gék[1]
A ship's boat.
烟筒
In-tâng
A funnel.
Pi
A whistle.
呠陂
Pûn-pi
To blow a whistle.
Tiáⁿ
A boiler.
水烟
Tsúi-in
Steam.
Tsàu
Furnace.
起火
Khí-húe
To make a fire.
Hiáⁿ
To burn; to boil as a large quantity of water.
燒塗炭
Hiáⁿ-thôu-thùaⁿ
To burn coal.
燒柴
Hiáⁿ-tshâ
To burn fire wood.
藥鬼
Iéh-kúi
Engine.
Lín
A wheel.
Chhia
A propeller.
Pháng
To propel.
開藥鬼
Khui iék-kúi
To start engine.
閉藥鬼
Kueⁿ iéh-kúi
To stop engine.
Tũa
A rudder.
掠舵
Liáh-tũa
To steer.

  1. This word is derived from the word gig.