老娘婆

/lau⁵³ niɒ̃¹¹ pʰɤ¹¹/

/lau⁵³ niɒ̃¹¹ pʰɤ¹¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Shadi Wu) midwife (female only)

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


清早飯

/t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹ t͡sau⁵³ fæ̃⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹ t͡sau⁵³ fæ̃⁴⁵/


早清飯

/t͡sau⁵³ t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹ fæ̃⁴⁵/

/t͡sau⁵³ t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹ fæ̃⁴⁵/


襪靿靿

/vaʔ²⁻⁴⁵ pæ̃⁵³ t͡səʔ¹/

/vaʔ²⁻⁴⁵ pæ̃⁵³ t͡səʔ¹/


發咾猛財的

/faʔ² lau⁵³⁻¹¹ mə̃ŋ⁵³ t͡sʰai¹¹ təʔ²/

/faʔ² lau⁵³⁻¹¹ mə̃ŋ⁵³ t͡sʰai¹¹ təʔ²/


起麵

/t͡ɕʰi⁵³ mie⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵³ mie⁴⁵/

(Jin) to cause dough to rise by fermentation


起糕

/t͡ɕʰi⁵³ kau¹¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵³ kau¹¹/

Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year#English

(Jin) fa gao (a cake usually eaten during Chinese New Year)


鉢鉢蟲

/paʔ² paʔ² t͡sʰũŋ¹¹/

/paʔ² paʔ² t͡sʰũŋ¹¹/

Eupolyphaga sinensis
Wikispecies:Eupolyphaga sinensis

(Jin) Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis)


西瓜蟲

/ɕi¹¹ kua¹¹ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ko³³ zoŋ²¹/

/ɕi¹¹ kua¹¹ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ko³³ zoŋ²¹/

(Jin and Shanghainese) Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis)


伐樹

/faʔ⁵⁴⁻² su⁴⁵/

/faʔ⁵⁴⁻² su⁴⁵/


剝皮魚

/paʔ²⁻⁵⁴ pʰi¹¹ y¹¹/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰe²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰə²⁴⁻²² hɯ²⁴/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰue¹³⁻²² hi¹³/

/paʔ²⁻⁵⁴ pʰi¹¹ y¹¹/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰe²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰə²⁴⁻²² hɯ²⁴/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰue¹³⁻²² hi¹³/


發引

/faʔ²⁻⁴⁵ ĩŋ⁵³/

/faʔ²⁻⁴⁵ ĩŋ⁵³/

(Nanjing Mandarin, Jin) to hold a funeral procession; to carry a coffin to the cemetery


潑茶

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sʰa¹¹/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sʰa¹¹/


香胰子

/ɕiɒ̃¹¹ i¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/ɕiɒ̃¹¹ i¹¹ t͡səʔ²/


臭球

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐu̯³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰəu⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐu̯³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰəu⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) camphor ball; mothball


篦梳

/pi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ⁵⁵/

/pi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ⁵⁵/

(Yudu Hakka, Jin, Eastern Min, Danyang Wu) double-edged fine-tooth comb


右半切

/iəu⁴⁵ pæ̃⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰiaʔ²/

/iəu⁴⁵ pæ̃⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰiaʔ²/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


肚不臍

/tu⁴⁵ pəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/

/tu⁴⁵ pəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/


寒毛眼眼

/xæ̃¹¹ mau¹¹ nie⁵³ nie⁵³⁻¹¹/

/xæ̃¹¹ mau¹¹ nie⁵³ nie⁵³⁻¹¹/


兔脣脣

/tʰu⁴⁵ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/tʰu⁴⁵ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/


抽鞋拔子

/t͡sʰəu¹¹ xai¹¹ paʔ⁵⁴ t͡səʔ¹/

/t͡sʰəu¹¹ xai¹¹ paʔ⁵⁴ t͡səʔ¹/


鞋抽子

/xai¹¹ t͡sʰəu¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/xai¹¹ t͡sʰəu¹¹ t͡səʔ²/


魚竿兒

/y¹¹ kæ̃ɻ¹¹/

/y¹¹ kæ̃ɻ¹¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) fishing rod; fishing pole


對襟子

/tuei⁴⁵ t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/tuei⁴⁵ t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

(Yangzhou Mandarin, Jin) Chinese-style jacket with buttons down the front


褲衩衩

/kʰu⁴⁵ t͡sʰa⁵³ t͡sʰa⁵³⁻¹¹/

/kʰu⁴⁵ t͡sʰa⁵³ t͡sʰa⁵³⁻¹¹/

(Jin) shorts (trousers that do not go lower than the knees)


衣襟子

/i¹¹ t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/i¹¹ t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

(Jin) the one or two pieces making up the front of a Chinese jacket


五月端午

/vu⁵³ yəʔ² tuæ̃¹¹ vu⁵³/

/vu⁵³ yəʔ² tuæ̃¹¹ vu⁵³/

Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) Dragon Boat Festival, a Chinese holiday on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month of the traditional Chinese calendar


衣胞子

/i⁵⁵ pau⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³⁻²¹/

/i¹¹ pʰau¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/i⁵⁵ pau⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³⁻²¹/

/i¹¹ pʰau¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) afterbirth; placenta


一腳踹

/iəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕyəʔ² t͡sʰuai⁴⁵/

/iəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕyəʔ² t͡sʰuai⁴⁵/


蟲眼眼

/t͡sʰũŋ¹¹ ŋa⁵³ ŋa⁵³⁻¹¹/

/t͡sʰũŋ¹¹ ŋa⁵³ ŋa⁵³⁻¹¹/


蟲吃牙

/t͡sʰũŋ¹¹ t͡sʰəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ nia¹¹/

/t͡sʰũŋ¹¹ t͡sʰəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ nia¹¹/

(Jin) tooth decay; dental caries; decayed tooth


胡芹

/xu¹¹ t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹/

/xu¹¹ t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹/

(Jin) celery, especially the Chinese celery


煙葉子

/iɛn⁵⁵ iɛ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/iɛn⁴² iɛt̚⁵/

/ie¹¹ iəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

/i̯ẽ³³ i̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/iɛn⁵⁵ iɛ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/iɛn⁴² iɛt̚⁵/

/ie¹¹ iəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

/i̯ẽ³³ i̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Jin, Xiang) tobacco leaf


煙洞

/ie¹¹ tũŋ⁴⁵/

/ie¹¹ tũŋ⁴⁵/

(Xi'an and Xining Mandarin, Jin) chimney


黃鼬子

/xuɒ̃¹¹ iau¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/xuɒ̃¹¹ iau¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

Mustela sibirica
Mustela sibirica#Translingual

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica)


毛栗子

/mɒu̯¹³ li²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/mɒu̯¹³ li⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/mɒu̯¹³ li²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/mɒu̯¹³ li⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Handan Jin) chestnut


腳脯子

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ pʰu¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ pʰu¹¹ t͡səʔ²/


跳盒盒

/tʰiau⁴⁵ xaʔ⁵⁴ xaʔ⁵⁴⁻¹¹/

/tʰiau⁴⁵ xaʔ⁵⁴ xaʔ⁵⁴⁻¹¹/


跳盒盒

/tʰiau⁴⁵ xaʔ⁵⁴ xaʔ⁵⁴⁻¹¹/

/tʰiau⁴⁵ xaʔ⁵⁴ xaʔ⁵⁴⁻¹¹/


跳格格

/tʰiau⁴⁵ kaʔ⁵⁴ kaʔ⁵⁴⁻¹¹/

/tʰiau⁴⁵ kaʔ⁵⁴ kaʔ⁵⁴⁻¹¹/


跳格格

/tʰiau⁴⁵ kaʔ⁵⁴ kaʔ⁵⁴⁻¹¹/

/tʰiau⁴⁵ kaʔ⁵⁴ kaʔ⁵⁴⁻¹¹/


惡風

/ɣaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ fə̃ŋ¹¹/

/ɣaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ fə̃ŋ¹¹/


惡風暴雨

/ɣaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ fə̃ŋ¹¹ pau⁴⁵ y⁵³/

/ɣaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ fə̃ŋ¹¹ pau⁴⁵ y⁵³/


圪出打蛋

/kəʔ⁵⁴ t͡sʰuəʔ² ta⁵³ tæ̃⁴⁵/

/kəʔ⁵⁴ t͡sʰuəʔ² ta⁵³ tæ̃⁴⁵/


圪膝彎子

/kəʔ⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰiəʔ² væ̃¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/kəʔ⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰiəʔ² væ̃¹¹ t͡səʔ²/


黑雞

/xəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕi¹¹/

/xəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕi¹¹/

(Jin) silkie; black-boned chicken (a breed of chicken whose meat is highly valued in Chinese cuisine)


圪觫

/kəʔ⁵⁴ suəʔ²/

/kəʔ⁵⁴ suəʔ²/


道道

(Jin) line (in a drawing, calligraphy, painting, etc.); contour


耳碎

/əɻ⁵³ suei⁴⁵/

/əɻ⁵³ suei⁴⁵/


耳柴

/əɻ⁵³ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/əɻ⁵³ t͡sʰai¹¹/


濛糝糝雨

/mə̃ŋ¹¹ sə̃ŋ¹¹ sə̃ŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵ y⁵³/

/mə̃ŋ¹¹ sə̃ŋ¹¹ sə̃ŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵ y⁵³/


羅麵雨

/lɤ¹¹ mie⁴⁵ y⁵³/

/lɤ¹¹ mie⁴⁵ y⁵³/

(Jilu and Central Plains Mandarin, Jin) drizzle; light rain


房檐檐

/fɒ̃¹¹ ie¹¹ ie¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/fɒ̃¹¹ ie¹¹ ie¹¹⁻⁴⁵/


窗簾兒

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑɻ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰuɑŋ²⁴ lia²⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑɻ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰuɑŋ²⁴ lia²⁴/

(Mandarin, Jin, Hangzhounese, colloquial) window curtain


羊羔兒風

/iɑŋ²⁴ kɔ⁵¹ fəŋ²⁴/

/iɒ̃¹¹ kɑɻ¹¹ fə̃ŋ¹¹/

/iɑŋ²⁴ kɔ⁵¹ fəŋ²⁴/

/iɒ̃¹¹ kɑɻ¹¹ fə̃ŋ¹¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, pathology) epilepsy


笨炭

/pə̃ŋ⁴⁵ tʰæ̃⁴⁵/

/pə̃ŋ⁴⁵ tʰæ̃⁴⁵/


肥炭

/ɕi¹¹ tʰæ̃⁴⁵/

/ɕi¹¹ tʰæ̃⁴⁵/


辣角角

/laʔ² t͡ɕyəʔ⁵⁴ t͡ɕyəʔ⁵⁴⁻²/

/laʔ² t͡ɕyəʔ⁵⁴ t͡ɕyəʔ⁵⁴⁻²/


松圪針

/sũŋ¹¹ kəʔ⁵⁴ t͡sə̃ŋ¹¹/

/sũŋ¹¹ kəʔ⁵⁴ t͡sə̃ŋ¹¹/


松圪蛋

/sũŋ¹¹ kəʔ⁵⁴⁻² tæ̃⁴⁵/

/sũŋ¹¹ kəʔ⁵⁴⁻² tæ̃⁴⁵/


松子兒

/sũŋ¹¹ t͡səɻ⁴⁵/

/sũŋ¹¹ t͡səɻ⁴⁵/


叫蚱蚱

/t͡ɕiau⁴⁵ t͡sa⁵³ t͡sa⁵³⁻¹¹/

/t͡ɕiau⁴⁵ t͡sa⁵³ t͡sa⁵³⁻¹¹/


前年個

/t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴ niæ̃⁵¹ kə²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴ niæ̃⁵¹ kə²⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin) the year before last


肉頭

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/ʐɤu⁵⁵ tʰɤu²⁴/

/jʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/ʐəu⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

/n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ dɤ²³/

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/ʐɤu⁵⁵ tʰɤu²⁴/

/jʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/ʐəu⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

/n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ dɤ²³/


土坷垃

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/tʰu⁵³ kʰəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ la¹¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/tʰu⁵³ kʰəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ la¹¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) clod; lump of earth


難意

(Jin) to be dissatisfied; to be resentful


小米兒

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ miə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ miə̯ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 小米 (xiǎomǐ, “hulled grain of the foxtail millet”).


金魚兒

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ yə̯ɻ³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ yə̯ɻ³⁵/

(Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 金魚／金鱼 (jīnyú, “goldfish”).


㞘子

/tuəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

/tuəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

(Jin) buttocks; bottom; butt; hindquarters


拜識

/paɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/paːi̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/paːi̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/


藕根

/ɣəu⁵³ kə̃ŋ¹¹/

/ɣəu⁵³ kə̃ŋ¹¹/


得腦

/təʔ²⁻⁴⁵ nau⁵³/

/təʔ²⁻⁴⁵ lau⁵³/

/təʔ²⁻⁴⁵ nau⁵³/

/təʔ²⁻⁴⁵ lau⁵³/

Unclear. Various etymologies have been proposed:
* A prefixed form of 腦／脑 (nau2, “brain; head”); compare 圪腦／圪脑 in other Jin dialects (Hou, 1999).
* From syllable splitting of 首 (“head”); compare characters with 首 as the phonetic, e.g. 道 (dau3), 導／导 (dau3) (Qiao, 2008).
* From syllable splitting of 頭／头 (tou1, “head”) (Wu, 2018).


港氣

/kɒ̃⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/kɒ̃⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/


港靠

/kɒ̃⁵³ kʰau⁴⁵/

/kɒ̃⁵³ kʰau⁴⁵/

(Jin) whitish color of a fish's belly (with slight green undertones)


湳淋不擦

/næ̃¹¹ lĩŋ¹¹ pəʔ²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ²/

/næ̃¹¹ lĩŋ¹¹ pəʔ²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ²/


泥淋忽擦

/ni¹¹ lĩŋ¹¹ xuəʔ²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ²/

/ni¹¹ lĩŋ¹¹ xuəʔ²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ²/


印藍紙

/ĩŋ⁴⁵ læ̃¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/ĩŋ⁴⁵ læ̃¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/


蹲監獄

дунь цзяньюй

/tu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ y⁵¹/

/tu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ y⁵¹/


下巴頦子

/xa⁴⁵ pa⁵³ kaʔ² t͡səʔ³/

/xa⁴⁵ pa⁵³ kaʔ² t͡səʔ³/


蠶痧

/t͡sʰæ̃¹¹ sa¹¹/

/t͡sʰæ̃¹¹ sa¹¹/


做飯的

/t͡suəʔ² fæ̃⁴⁵ təʔ⁴/

/t͡suəʔ² fæ̃⁴⁵ təʔ⁴/


姑姑蟲

/ku¹¹ ku¹¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹/

/ku¹¹ ku¹¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰũŋ¹¹/


秤星子

/t͡sʰə̃ŋ⁴⁵ ɕĩŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴⁵ sin³³ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sʰən⁴⁵ ɕin³³ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sʰə̃ŋ⁴⁵ ɕĩŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴⁵ sin³³ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sʰən⁴⁵ ɕin³³ t͡sz̩³/

(Jin, Xiang) gradations marked on the beam of a steelyard


塵灰

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐn²¹ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨn¹¹ foi̯²⁴/

/t͡sʰən¹¹ foɪ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐn²¹ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨn¹¹ foi̯²⁴/

/t͡sʰən¹¹ foɪ⁴⁴/

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

1896, Séng Iŏ̤ Cṳ̌ing Sṳ́: Gṳ̄ing-nǎing Hǔ gâ̤ Tǔ-kióng (Lô̤-mǎ Cī), Mǎ-tuo̿i Hŭ-éng 10:14

Mǎu-lō̤ng sū-mū nêng ēng ciĕ-duòi nì, ēng tia̿ng-nī nì gâ̤ dī, nì chṳ̆ ŭ chio̤̿, iáu ŭ sêng gâ̤ sî-hē, ciū niōng pǐng-tiāu nì káu-di̿ gâ̤ dêng-hó.

無論孰麼人伓接待你，伓聽聆你其事，你出兀厝，邀兀城其時候，就讓揙掉你跤裡其塵灰。

无论孰么人伓接待你，伓听聆你其事，你出兀厝，邀兀城其时候，就让揙掉你跤里其尘灰。

(literary or dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Jin, Northern Min) dust


學士椅

/ɕyəʔ⁵⁴⁻² sz̩⁴⁵ i⁵³/

/ɕyəʔ⁵⁴⁻² sz̩⁴⁵ i⁵³/

(Jin) old-style quadrilateral chair with a backrest but without an armrest


月明地

/yəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ mi¹¹ ti⁴⁵/

/yəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ mi¹¹ ti⁴⁵/

(Jin) moonlit spot; place with moonlight


雪瞎子

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ɕiaʔ² t͡səʔ³/

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ɕiaʔ² t͡səʔ³/


月明牙

/yəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ mi¹¹ nia¹¹/

/yəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ mi¹¹ nia¹¹/


血脖子

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ paʔ⁵⁴ t͡səʔ¹/

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ paʔ⁵⁴ t͡səʔ¹/

(Jin) neck meat (from butchered pig, goat, etc.)


雪麥

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ miəʔ²/

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ miəʔ²/


血淋忽拉

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ lĩŋ¹¹ xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ la¹¹/

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ lĩŋ¹¹ xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ la¹¹/


噘嘴凹臉

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡suei⁵³ va⁴⁵ lie⁵³/

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡suei⁵³ va⁴⁵ lie⁵³/


雪圪糝糝

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ kəʔ⁵⁴ sə̃ŋ¹¹ sə̃ŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ kəʔ⁵⁴ sə̃ŋ¹¹ sə̃ŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/


絕活兒

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ xu̯ɔɻ³⁵/

/t͡ɕyəʔ⁵⁴⁻² xuɐɻ⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ xu̯ɔɻ³⁵/

/t͡ɕyəʔ⁵⁴⁻² xuɐɻ⁵⁴/

(Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 絕活／绝活 (juéhuó, “unique skill”).


雪柳兒

/ɕyəʔ² liəu⁵³ əɻ¹¹/

/ɕyəʔ² liəu⁵³ əɻ¹¹/

(Jin, historical) white paper flowers stringed on a wooden stick, used when paying tribute or holding a funeral procession for the deceased


足刀

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tau¹¹/

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tau¹¹/

(Jin) pencil sharpener shaped like the character 足 (narrow on one end and wide and bladed on the other, used by students)


㔢死趕活

/t͡ɕyəʔ² sz̩⁵³ kæ̃⁵³⁻¹¹ xuaʔ⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕyəʔ² sz̩⁵³ kæ̃⁵³⁻¹¹ xuaʔ⁵⁴/

(Jin) to exert one's utmost strength in one go to finish something


㔢氣馬爬

/t͡ɕyəʔ² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵ ma⁵³ pʰa¹¹/

/t͡ɕyəʔ² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵ ma⁵³ pʰa¹¹/

(Jin) requiring much physical strength and effort


撅片兒

/t͡ɕyəʔ² pʰieɻ⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕyəʔ² pʰieɻ⁴⁵/

(Jin) a type of hand-pulled noodles in Shanxi


倔圪欖

/t͡ɕyəʔ² kəʔ⁵⁴⁻² læ̃⁵³/

/t͡ɕyəʔ² kəʔ⁵⁴⁻² læ̃⁵³/


揪片兒

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹ pʰieɻ⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹ pʰieɻ⁴⁵/

(Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 揪片 (jiūpiàn, “a type of hand-pulled noodles in Shanxi”).


腳跗子

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ fu¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ fu¹¹ t͡səʔ²/


忽塌

/xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tʰaʔ²/

/xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ tʰaʔ²/

(Jin) to become loose; to work loose (of a screw, nail, etc.)


忽眨眼

/xuəʔ² t͡saʔ⁵⁴⁻² nie⁵³/

/xuəʔ² t͡saʔ⁵⁴⁻² nie⁵³/


骨節節

/kuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕiaʔ² t͡ɕiaʔ²/

/kuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡ɕiaʔ² t͡ɕiaʔ²/


骨纞兒

/kuəʔ² lye⁴⁵ əɻ¹¹/

/kuəʔ² lye⁴⁵ əɻ¹¹/


薄爛子

/paʔ⁵⁴⁻² læ̃⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/paʔ⁵⁴⁻² læ̃⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

(Jin) steamed and sauteed small lumps of mixed flour and shredded potato


骨壘

/kuəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ luei⁵³/

/kuəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ luei⁵³/


骨攏

/kuəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ lũŋ⁵³/

/kuəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ lũŋ⁵³/

(Jin) to roll; to turn; to rotate (of round objects, etc.)


骨鹿子

/kuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ luəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

/kuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ luəʔ² t͡səʔ³/

(Jin, opera, music) wooden clappers (small, rectangular, high-pitched wood block used in Jin opera)


國杜林

/kuəʔ² tu⁴⁵ lĩŋ¹¹/

/kuəʔ² tu⁴⁵ lĩŋ¹¹/

(Jin) a type of old-style mooncake in Taiyuan


骨灰盒兒

ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄏㄜˊㄦ

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xɤɻ³⁵/

/kuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ xuei¹¹ xɐɻ⁵⁴/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ xɤɻ³⁵/

/kuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ xuei¹¹ xɐɻ⁵⁴/

(Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 骨灰盒 (gǔhuīhé, “cinerary casket; box for bone ashes”).


軲轆子

/kuəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ lu⁵³ t͡səʔ¹/

/kuəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ lu⁵³ t͡səʔ¹/


左撇裂

ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄆㄧㄝˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/


孫子女婿

/sũŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ² ny⁵³ ɕy⁴⁵/

/sũŋ¹¹ t͡səʔ² ny⁵³ ɕy⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) grandson-in-law (granddaughter's husband)


躥稀

/t͡sʰu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰuæ̃⁴⁵ ɕi¹¹/

/t͡sʰu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰuæ̃⁴⁵ ɕi¹¹/

(regional, chiefly Mandarin, Jin) to have diarrhea


公園兒

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɥɑɻ³⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɥɑɻ³⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 公園／公园 (gōngyuán, “park”).


小米子

/ɕiɔ³³ mi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ mi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, Northern Wu) hulled grain of foxtail millet


您兒

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 您 (nín, “you (polite)”).


你老人家

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Shexian Huizhou) you (polite)


黃芽韭

/xuɒ̃¹¹ ia¹¹ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋa⁵³⁻³³ kieu³³/

/xuɒ̃¹¹ ia¹¹ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋa⁵³⁻³³ kieu³³/

(Jin, Eastern Min) hotbed chives; yellow chives


針尖尖

/t͡sən⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sə̃ŋ¹¹ t͡ɕie¹¹ t͡ɕie¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/t͡sən⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sə̃ŋ¹¹ t͡ɕie¹¹ t͡ɕie¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) pinpoint; point of a needle


指頭縫子

/t͡səʔ² tʰəu⁴⁵ fə̃ŋ⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/t͡səʔ² tʰəu⁴⁵ fə̃ŋ⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/


手紋紋

/səu⁵³ və̃ŋ¹¹ və̃ŋ¹¹/

/səu⁵³ və̃ŋ¹¹ və̃ŋ¹¹/

† - natural pattern on fingers; <> - pattern left on surfaces


手腕兒

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ wuːn³⁵ jiː²¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑɻ⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ wuːn³⁵ jiː²¹/

(chiefly Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 手腕 (shǒuwàn, “wrist”).


苶毬

/nie¹¹ t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹/

/nie¹¹ t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹/

(Jin) useless person; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well


新女婿

/ɕĩŋ¹¹ ny⁵³ ɕy⁴⁵/

/ɕĩŋ¹¹ ny⁵³ ɕy⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Huizhou) bridegroom


丟丟錢兒

/tiəu¹¹ tiəu¹¹ t͡ɕʰiɑɻ¹¹/

/tiəu¹¹ tiəu¹¹ t͡ɕʰiɑɻ¹¹/


喜房

/ɕi⁵³ fɒ̃¹¹/

/ɕi⁵³ fɒ̃¹¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin) bridal chamber


鱉蓋

/piə²⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/

/piə²⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/


當糠

/tɒ̃¹¹ kɒ̃¹¹/

/tɒ̃¹¹ kɒ̃¹¹/


硬耳朵

/ŋã²³ n̠ʲi¹¹ təu/

/ɦŋã³¹ ʔn̠ʲi³³ tu/

/ŋã²³ n̠ʲi¹¹ təu/

/ɦŋã³¹ ʔn̠ʲi³³ tu/

(Xi'an Mandarin, Hakka, Jin, Wu) The Chinese character component 卩.


踢手旁

/tʰiʔ⁵ ʂəɯ¹¹ pʰã²⁴/

/tʰiʔ⁵ ʂəɯ¹¹ pʰã²⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Wu) The Chinese character component 扌.


玉字旁

/y⁴⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³ pʰɒ̃¹¹/

/n̠ʲioʔ²¹ zz̩¹⁴ bɑŋ³¹³/

/y⁴⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³ pʰɒ̃¹¹/

/n̠ʲioʔ²¹ zz̩¹⁴ bɑŋ³¹³/

(Jin, Jinhua Wu) The Chinese character component 𤣩.


長豆角

/t͡sɒ̃¹¹ təu⁴⁵ t͡ɕyəʔ²/

/t͡sɒ̃¹¹ təu⁴⁵ t͡ɕyəʔ²/


夜壁虎

/ie⁴⁵ piəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ xu⁵³/

/ie⁴⁵ piəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ xu⁵³/

(Zhaotong Mandarin, Jin) bat (small flying mammal of order Chiroptera)


鮮薑

/ɕie¹¹ t͡ɕiɒ̃¹¹/

/ɕie¹¹ t͡ɕiɒ̃¹¹/


蘿蔔乾兒

ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄍㄢㄦ

ㄌㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄅㄛ ㄍㄢㄦ

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ kɑɻ⁵⁵/

/no²¹ pu²¹³ kɚ⁵⁵/

/lɤ¹¹ pei⁴⁵ kæ̃ɻ¹¹/

/lu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³ kɑɻ⁵⁵/

/no²¹ pu²¹³ kɚ⁵⁵/

/lɤ¹¹ pei⁴⁵ kæ̃ɻ¹¹/

(Mandarin, Jin) Erhua form of 蘿蔔乾／萝卜干 (luóbogān, “dried radish”).