藥鬼
Chinese
medicine; drug; cure | ghost; sly; crafty | ||
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trad. (藥鬼) | 藥 | 鬼 | |
simp. (药鬼) | 药 | 鬼 | |
alternative forms | 藥機/药机 |
Pronunciation
Noun
藥鬼
- (Teochew, possibly dated) engine
- 1883, Fielde, Adele Marion, “鎖 (só̤)”, 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 (kúi)”, 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