占

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 卜 (“divination”) + 口 (“mouth”).


插

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to take notice of; to pay attention to; to heed


敲

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɒu̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɒu̯³³/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰraːw, *kʰraːws) : phonetic 高 (OC *kaːw) + semantic 攴 (“to hit lightly; to tap”).

Han compound

我昨日敲予先生。 [Philippine Hokkien, trad. and simp.]
Guá chǎ-li̍t khà hō͘ sian-siⁿ. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
I called the teacher yesterday (on the phone).

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to call someone (by phone); to telephone


蹛

𰸚
𰸚
𰸚
帶
滯
住
戴

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to stay (at a location; overnight in a hospital, hotel, etc.)


貓

→ English: ngeow (via Teochew)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *mreːw, *mrew) : semantic 豸 + phonetic 苗 (OC *mrew).
Ma Xulun suggested that 豸 was the original character of 貓.
Onomatopoeic. Compare 喵 (miāo, “meow, the onomatopoeic cry of a cat”).
Schuessler (2007) minimally reconstructs Old Chinese *mau, reasoning that 貓's place among division II syllables results from its onomatopoeic nature instead of an Old Chinese medial *-r-; onomatopoeia is also responsible for the 陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng) tone instead of the expected 陽平／阳平 (yángpíng).

zh-l

陰平／阴平 (yīnpíng)

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) stingy; miserly


歹勢

歹势
否勢
壞勢
痞勢
拍謝

/taɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pʰãi⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ se³¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ se¹²/

/pʰai⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹¹/

/pʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

/pʰãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

/taɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pʰãi⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ se³¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ se¹²/

/pʰai⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹¹/

/pʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

/pʰãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) pardon me; excuse me; sorry


風車

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/fuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/fʊŋ⁴⁴ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ³³ t͡sʰia³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hoŋ³³⁴ t͡sʰa³³⁴/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/

/foŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰo²¹/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/fuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/fʊŋ⁴⁴ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ³³ t͡sʰia³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hoŋ³³⁴ t͡sʰa³³⁴/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/

/foŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰo²¹/

要去風車著放定，問恁阿嫂要坨行？ [Hokkien, trad.]
要去风车着放定，问恁阿嫂要坨行？ [Hokkien, simp.]

From: 2003, performed by 赖英凤, 〈一支雨伞圆辚辚〉, in 周长楫 and 周清海, 《新加坡闽南话俗语歌谣选》, page 266

If you want to go, the car needs to be parked right, and ask your sister-in-law where to go.

Beh khì hong-chhia tio̍h pàng-tiāⁿ, mn̄g lín a-só beh tôa kiâⁿ? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) automobile; motor car; sedan


阿娘

/ˀä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/a²⁴ niɑŋ²⁴/

/aː³³ nœːŋ²¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² niã²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²⁴/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/an⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²⁴/

/an⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²³/

/an⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

/a⁵⁵ n̠ʲiã²¹/

/aʔ³³ n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/ˀä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/a²⁴ niɑŋ²⁴/

/aː³³ nœːŋ²¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² niã²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²⁴/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/an⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²⁴/

/an⁴⁴⁻³³ niã²³/

/an⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

/a⁵⁵ n̠ʲiã²¹/

/aʔ³³ n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niũ²⁴/

/an⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niũ²⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ nia⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niũ²⁴/

/an⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niũ²⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ nia⁵⁵/

(Malaysia and Singapore Teochew, slang) beautiful young woman


書齋

/ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/syː⁵⁵ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡se³³/

/ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/syː⁵⁵ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡se³³/


王梨

→ Bunun: bunglai

→ Kavalan: unglay

→ Thao: unglai

→ Tsou: 'ungeai

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡi⁵³/

/ɔŋ²³⁻³³ lai²³/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²¹ lai²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/

/ɔŋ¹³⁻²² lai¹³/

/ɔ²²⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

/ɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ lai²¹³/

/uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lai⁵⁵/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡi⁵³/

/ɔŋ²³⁻³³ lai²³/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²¹ lai²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/

/ɔŋ¹³⁻²² lai¹³/

/ɔ²²⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

/ɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ lai²¹³/

/uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lai⁵⁵/

鳳萊
鳳梨
旺梨
旺來
𦬬萊
王萊
王來
黃梨

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min, Singapore Teochew and Pontianak Teochew) pineapple


灶跤

→ Amis: cawka

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰa³³/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰa³³/


後尾

hau⁶⁻¹ mei⁵⁻¹

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ wəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

hau⁶⁻¹ mei⁵⁻¹

heo⁶⁻¹ méi⁵⁻¹

/hɐu̯²² mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯²²⁻⁵⁵ mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ mui³³/

/au²²⁻²¹ be⁴²/

/au³³⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/au²²⁻²¹ be⁵³/

/au²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/au²²⁻²¹ bue⁴²/

/au³³⁻²¹ bue⁴¹/

/au²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/au²²⁻²¹ bə⁴²/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ bue⁵²/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ wəɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐu̯²² mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯²²⁻⁵⁵ mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ mui³³/

/au²²⁻²¹ be⁴²/

/au³³⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/au²²⁻²¹ be⁵³/

/au²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/au²²⁻²¹ bue⁴²/

/au³³⁻²¹ bue⁴¹/

/au²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/au²²⁻²¹ bə⁴²/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ bue⁵²/


耳空

/ŋi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kʰøyŋ⁵⁵/

/hi³³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hi²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hi³³⁻²² kʰaŋ³³/

/hi²² kʰaŋ³³/

/hĩ³³⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ³³/

/ŋi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kʰøyŋ⁵⁵/

/hi³³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hi²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hi³³⁻²² kʰaŋ³³/

/hi²² kʰaŋ³³/

/hĩ³³⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ³³/

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew, Puxian Min, Hakka, anatomy) ear


拍咳啾

拍哈嗆
拍交嗆
拍骹啾
打咳啾
扑咳啾
打咳嚏

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiũ⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ha⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ha⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ¹²/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ ka³³ t͡sʰiũ³¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ¹¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiũ⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ha⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ha⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ¹²/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ ka³³ t͡sʰiũ³¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ¹¹/


捍車

/huã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/huã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hũã³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/huã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/huã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/hũã³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to drive (a vehicle)


丈夫朋友

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/

/ta³³⁻²¹ pɔ³³⁻²¹ peŋ²³⁻²¹ iu⁴⁴⁵/

/ta⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴⁻²² peŋ²⁴⁻²¹ iu⁴²/

/ta⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/

/ta⁵²⁻³⁵ pou³³⁻²³ pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵²/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iu⁵³/

/ta³³⁻²¹ pɔ³³⁻²¹ peŋ²³⁻²¹ iu⁴⁴⁵/

/ta⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴⁻²² peŋ²⁴⁻²¹ iu⁴²/

/ta⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ iu⁴¹/

/ta⁵²⁻³⁵ pou³³⁻²³ pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵²/


敲電

/kʰa²¹⁻³³ tiɛn²¹/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɛn³³/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³³/

/kʰa²¹⁻³³ tiɛn²¹/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɛn³³/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³³/

(Penang Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) to make a telephone call


敲嘓

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² kʰɔk̚⁴³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚⁴/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔk̚²⁴/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰok̚²/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² kʰɔk̚⁴³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚⁴/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔk̚²⁴/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰok̚²/

因為有真多老厝邊愛甲伊作伙敲古飲kopi [Hokkien, trad.]
因为有真多老厝边爱甲伊作伙敲古饮kopi [Hokkien, simp.]

Because there are many old neighbours who want to be with him to chat and drink coffee

in-ūi ū chin chōe lāu chhù-piⁿ ài kah i chò-hóe khà-kho̍k lim ko-pi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew, figurative) to chat


阿兒

/a³³⁻²³ d͡zi⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ d͡zi⁵⁵/


番囝話

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ue¹¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ue¹¹/


𣍐歹

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁵³/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ pʰãi⁵³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴²/

/bue³³⁻²² pʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/be³³⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴¹/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰai⁵²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁵³/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ pʰãi⁵³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴²/

/bue³³⁻²² pʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/be³³⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴¹/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰai⁵²/

𣍐歹食／𫧃歹食 [Hokkien] ― bōe-pháiⁿ chia̍h [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― quite tasty

𣍐歹看／𫧃歹看 [Hokkien] ― bōe-pháiⁿ khòaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― quite good to watch

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) not bad; pretty good


𠁞歹

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰai⁵²/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰai⁵²/

𣍐歹／𫧃歹 (bōe-pháiⁿ)

(Singapore Teochew) Alternative form of 𣍐歹／𫧃歹 (“not bad”)


𣍐要緊

/bue²²⁻²¹ iau²¹⁻⁴² kin⁴²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ iau²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/bue²² iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/bue³³⁻²² iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/be²²⁻¹² iau¹²⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ iau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ iau²¹⁻⁴² kin⁴²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ iau²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/bue²² iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/bue³³⁻²² iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/be²²⁻¹² iau¹²⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ iau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

For Singapore Teochew, from Hokkien 袂要緊／袂要紧 (bōe-iàu-kín).

袂要緊／袂要紧 (bōe-iàu-kín)

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) no problem; it doesn't matter; never mind


三輦車

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ liŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/sã³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ liŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/sã³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) pedicab; tricycle, three-wheeler (any three-wheeled vehicle)


泅浴

/siu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚⁴/

/siu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚⁴/


麻汝

/ba²⁴⁻²¹ lu⁴²/

/ba²³⁻²¹ lu⁴⁴⁵/

/ba⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lu⁵²/

/ba²⁴⁻²¹ lu⁴²/

/ba²³⁻²¹ lu⁴⁴⁵/

/ba⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lu⁵²/

汝峇屢徦食下晡頓，按乃快閣再腹肚枵？ [Hokkien, trad.]
汝峇屡徦食下晡顿，按乃快阁再腹肚枵？ [Hokkien, simp.]

From: 講福建話運動

I thought you had your lunch just now, how come you get hungry so quickly?

Lú bâ-lú chia̍h ē po͘-tùiⁿ, án nái khoài koh-chài pak-tó͘ iau. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

(Singapore Hokkien and Singapore Teochew, Malaysian Hokkien) just; just now


頭一擺

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pai⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pai⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ pai⁴²/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² pai⁵²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pai⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pai⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ pai⁴²/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sek̚⁴⁻² pai⁵²/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) first time

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


逐暝

/tak̚⁴³⁻²¹ mi²⁴/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² mĩ²⁴/

/tak̚⁴³⁻²¹ me²⁴/

/tak̚⁴³⁻²¹ mi²⁴/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² mĩ²⁴/

/tak̚⁴³⁻²¹ me²⁴/

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) every night, nightly


什乜

/sim⁵²⁻³⁵ miʔ²/

/sim⁵²⁻³⁵ miʔ²/

什乜事？ [Teochew] ― sim² mih⁴ se⁷? [Peng'im] ― What's the matter?


考書

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

(Eastern Min, Singapore Teochew, Shadi Wu) to take a test; to sit for an examination


咳啾

哈嗆
交嗆
骹啾
咳啾
咳啾
咳嚏

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/hat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/a(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiũ⁴¹/

/hat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu²¹/

/ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/hat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/hat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/a(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiũ⁴¹/

/hat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu²¹/

/ha(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiũ²¹/

/hat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiũ²¹/


嚦峇

/le²²⁻²¹ ba²²/

/le³³⁻²³ ba⁵⁵/

/le²²⁻²¹ ba²²/

/le³³⁻²³ ba⁵⁵/

(Singapore Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) driver


泅浴池

/siu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚⁴⁻² ti⁵⁵/

/siu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚⁴⁻² ti⁵⁵/


愛便，愛鮮，愛大粒奶

want cheap, want fresh, want big breasts

ain³ pin¹, ain³ cin¹, ain³ dua⁷ liab⁸ ni¹

/ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰĩ³³ ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰĩ³³ ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tua¹¹ liap̚⁴⁻² ni³³/

(Malaysian Teochew and Singapore Teochew, crude) to have unrealistic expectations


耗像

/ho²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siaŋ³⁵/

/ho²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siaŋ³⁵/

(Singapore Teochew) to take a picture; to photograph


礣砥

/ba⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ tu²³/

/ba²⁴⁻²¹ tuʔ⁴³/

/ba⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ tu²³/

/ba²⁴⁻²¹ tuʔ⁴³/

(Indonesian, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien; Singapore Teochew) stone