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Stlanger, stranger.

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"I think it can't be done"—i.e., "You cannot see him."

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Chin-chin Joss top-sidey house, he is praying up stairs.

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Devotion.

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Fan-kwai, foreigner; lit. "foreign devil."

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Galów, galáw or galá, a meaningless word, but much used.

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Kwan-wán, a Chinese female divinity represented with a babe in her arms.

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Joss-stick, a stick composed of fragrant gum, etc., burnt as incense.

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Prayers.

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Chin-chin Fô, worship Buddha.