# Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/Nautical
## Lesson XIX. nautical.
### 船

    Tsûn
       A boat.

### 火船

    Húe-tsûn
       A steamer.

### 火船仔

    Húe-tsûn-kiáⁿ
       A steam-launch.

### 明車火船

    Iâng-chhia húe-tsûn
       A paddle steamer.

### 戰船

    Chièn-tsûn
       A war vessel.

### 夾板

    Kap-pán
       A sailing vessel.

### 洋船

    Iêⁿ-tsûn

### 紅頭船

    Âng-thâu-tsûn
       A junk.

### 渡船

    Tōu-tsûn
       A passage boat.

### 船仔

    Tsûn-kiáⁿ

### 竹篙噠

    Tek-ko-that
       A sampan.

### 槳

    Chiéⁿ
       An oar.

### 櫓

    Kò
       To row. ​

### 桅

    Uî
       A mast.

### 橫桅

    Hûeⁿ-ûi
       A yard.

### 桅頂

    Uî-téng
       Top of the mast.

### 帆

    Phâng
       Sails.

### 頭拒

    Thâu-kṳ̂
       Bowsprit.

### 索

    Soh
       Ropes.

### 銅線

    Tâng-sùaⁿ
       Wire.

### 椗

    Tèng
       An anchor.

### 鐵鍊

    Thih-liēn
       Chains.

### 椗索

    Tèng-soh
       Cable.

### 下椗

    Pha-tèng
       To drop anchor.

### 起椗

    Khiéh-tèng
       To weigh anchor.

### 椗袂食

    Tèng bõi-chiáh
       Anchor does not take effect.

### 水鼓

    Tsúi-kóu
       A buoy.

### 船頭

    Tsûn-thâu
       Forecastle.

### 船中央

    Tsûn-tìn-tang
       Midship.

### 船尾

    Tsûn-búe
       Stern.

### 船頂

    Tsûn-téng
       Deck.

### 峇厘

    Bā-lî
       A cabin. ​

### 玉

    Gék
       A ship's boat.

### 烟筒

    In-tâng
       A funnel.

### 陂

    Pi
       A whistle.

### 呠陂

    Pûn-pi
       To blow a whistle.

### 鼎

    Tiáⁿ
       A boiler.

### 水烟

    Tsúi-in
       Steam.

### 灶

    Tsàu
       Furnace.

### 起火

    Khí-húe
       To make a fire.

### 燒

    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.

### 輪

    Lín
       A wheel.

### 車

    Chhia
       A propeller.

### 紡

    Pháng
       To propel.

### 開藥鬼

    Khui iék-kúi
       To start engine.

### 閉藥鬼

    Kueⁿ iéh-kúi
       To stop engine.

### 舵

    Tũa
       A rudder.

### 掠舵

    Liáh-tũa
       To steer. ​

### 地圖

    Tī-tôu
       Maps.

### 海圖

    Hái-tôu
       Charts,

### 羅經

    Lô-keⁿ
       A compass.

### 千里鏡

    Tshoiⁿ-lí-kiàⁿ
       A telescope.

### 旗

    Kî
       A flag.

### 㨨旗

    Liū-kî

### 升旗

    Seng-kî
       To hoist a flag.

### 旗杆

    Kî-kuaⁿ
       A flag-staff.

### 開帆

    Khui-phâng
       To unfurl sail.

### 收帆

    Siu-phâng
       To furl sail.

### 使

    Sái
       To sail.

### 過帆

    Kùe-phâng
       To gybe.

### 伙長

    Húe-tiéⁿ

### 船主

    Tsûn-tsú
       Captain.

### 大伙

    Tūa-húe
       Chief mate.

### 二伙

    Jī-húe
       Second mate.

### 管藥鬼個人

    Kuán-iéh-kúi--kâi-nâng
       Engineer.

### 燒火個人

    Hiâⁿ-húe--kâi-nâng
       Stoker.

### 掠舵

    Liáh-tũa

### 舵舡

    Tãi-kong
       Steersman. ​

### 水手

    Tsúi-siú
       Sailors.

### 行船人

    Kiâⁿ-tsûn-náng
       A sea-faring man.

### 帶水

    Tshūa-tsúi
       A pilot.

### 船要行

    Tsûn àiⁿ-kiàⁿ
       Ships leaving.

### 船行了

    Tsûn kiàⁿ--lō
       Ships have gone.

### 船袂行

    Tsûn bõi-kiâⁿ
       Ships can't go.

### 船敲風

    Tsûn khau-huang
       Ships tacking.

### 船擱着

    Ksûn khūa--tiéh
       Ships run aground.

### 船破

    Tsûn puáh-tiòu
       Ship-wreck.

### 船相撞着

    Tsûn sie-tsuãng-tiéh
       Ships come into collision with each other.

### 沈

    Tim
       To sink.

### 浮

    Phû
       To float.

### 客

    Kheh
       Passengers.

### 艙

    Tshng
       A hold.

### 貨

    Hûe
       Cargo.

### 下貨

    Hẽ-hùe
       To ship cargo.

### 起貨

    Khí-hùe
       To discharge cargo.

### 儎貨

    Tsài-hùe
       To convey cargo.

### 到儎

    Kàu-tsāi
       (A ship) fully laden.

### 壹儎

    Chék-tsāi
       A load. ​

### 徛船邊

    Uá-tsûn-piⁿ
       Go alongside the ship.

### 直透

    Tít-thàu
       To go direct without calling at any port.

### 跨

    Kua
       To call at a port.

### 落船

    Lóh-tsûn
       To go on board.

### 起

    Khí
       To go on shore.

### 船租

    Tsûn-tsou
       Passage money or freight.

### 溪

    Khoi
       A small river.

### 河

    Hô
       A large river.

### 海嶼

    Hái-sṳ̃
       An island.

### 流水雄

    Lâu-tsúi hiông
       Strong tide.

### 流水平

    Lâu-tsúi pêⁿ
       Even tide.

### 順風

    Sũn-huang
       Fair wind.

### 順流

    Sũn-lâu
       Fair tide.

### 逆風

    Ngék-huang
       Contrary wind.

### 逆流

    Ngék-lâu
       Contrary tide.

### 天時好

    Thiⁿ-sî hó
       Fine settled weather.

### 天時不好

    Thiⁿ-sî m̄-móⁿ
       Bad weather.

### 天時烏暗

    Thiⁿ-sî ou-àm
       Weather black and dark.

### 東

    Tang
       East.

### 西

    Sai
       West.

### 南

    Nám
       South.

### 北

    Pak
       North.
* ↑ This word is derived from the word gig.