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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
藥鬼
- (Teochew, possibly dated) engine
1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “鎖”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press:
- 藥機鎖／药机锁 ― ioh8 gui2 so2 ― spring lock
1886, Lim Hiong Seng, “Nautical”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press:
- 管藥鬼個人／管药鬼个人 ― guang2 ioh8 gui2 gai5 nang5 ― engineer
1886, Lim Hiong Seng, “Commercial”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press:
- 縫衫藥鬼／缝衫药鬼 ― tin7 san1 ioh8 gui2 ― sewing machine
References
- Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “機”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 280
- Lim Hiong Seng (1886) “Nautical”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press