Appendix B
Glossary of Terms
Miscellaneous Common Terms
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- ch'ooī* 𢊍
- cook; haaū-ch'ooī 'chef'
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- yōn-haau 園口
- farm
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- ch'è yì 車衣
- garment manufacturing; sewing
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- kaaì ch'ong 偈厰
- garment manufactory
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- t'ìk ngûk 切肉
- meat cutter; to cut meat
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- haāng sōn 行船
- sea-faring; sea-man
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- kìng-ki (sît-ngiêp) 經紀 實業
- agent (real estate)
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- yièn-so 燕梳
- insurance
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- ch'oot-yîp haau 出入口
- import and export
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- î-po kòn 地保官
- notary public
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- kaaù-woî 教會
- the church
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- Woî-Kaau 回教
- Mohammedanism
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- Hìng-Chi Kaaù 天主教
- Catholic
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- Mị̄-Yị̄-Mị̄ 美以美
- Methodist
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- Chîm-Lhìn 浸信
- Baptist
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