雀仔

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Jinjiang and Hui'an Hokkien, Shaxian Central Min) sparrow


奇箸

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Hui'an Hokkien, Puxian Min) chopsticks


屜抽

/tʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/tʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰiu⁴⁴/


火船

/fɔː³⁵ syːn²¹/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/hə⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/huɛ³¹ t͡suŋ²²/

/fɔː³⁵ syːn²¹/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/hə⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/huɛ³¹ t͡suŋ²²/

(Hui'an Hokkien) motorboat; motor vessel


年兜日

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³ lit̚²⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³ lit̚²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Hui'an Hokkien) Chinese New Year's Eve

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


師囝

/sai³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/sai³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


厚皮

/kau²² pʰə²⁴/

/kau²² pʰə²⁴/


齒洗

/kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sue⁵⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sue⁵⁴/


火青螻

/hə⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ lo²⁴/

/hə⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ lo²⁴/

(Hui'an Hokkien) firefly; lightning bug; glowworm


竹菜

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Ipomoea aquatica#Translingual

(Hui'an Hokkien) water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)


揣神婆

/t͡sʰə²¹⁻⁵⁴ sin²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/t͡sʰə²¹⁻⁵⁴ sin²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/


做藝

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵⁴ ɡue²¹/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵⁴ ɡue²¹/

(Hui'an Hokkien) to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil


胖瓢

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵⁴ pʰio²⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵⁴ pʰio²⁴/


蜅蠐

/pɔ³³ t͡se²⁴/

/pɔ³³ t͡se²⁴/


鼠瓜

/t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kue³³/

/t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kue³³/

(Jinjiang and Hui'an Hokkien, Jieyang Teochew) loofah


外國仔

/ɡua²¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁴/

/ɡua²¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁴/

(Hui'an Hokkien) foreigner; foreign national; alien

Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory.


年兜錢

/lin²⁴⁻²² tau³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lin²⁴⁻²² tau³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Hui'an Hokkien) money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope