疆

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kaŋ): semantic 土 (“earth”) + phonetic 彊 (OC *kaŋs, *ɡaŋ, *ɡaŋʔ).
Variant or allofam of 境 (OC *kraŋʔ, “boundary”) (Schuessler, 2007). Compare also Burmese ကင်း (kang:, “to be free from, keep away from”).

cog

(Hsinchu and Magong Hokkien) very big bowl


厝鳥仔

(Taiwanese Hokkien, including Taichung Hokkien, Hsinchu Hokkien, Taitung Hokkien and Hongmaogang) sparrow (any member of the Passer genus)


桌布巾

/to(ʔ)⁵ pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³/

/to(ʔ)⁵ pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³/

(Quanzhou and Hsinchu Hokkien) rag; wiping cloth


青番薑

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual

(Taipei, Hsinchu and Sanxia Hokkien) green pepper (Capsicum annuum)


骰九

(Hsinchu Hokkien) die (polyhedron used in games of chance)


狗母蛇

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

/kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵⁵/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

/kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵⁵/


掩苦雞

/ŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³⁻²⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/ŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³⁻²⁴ kue⁴⁴/

(Hsinchu, Kinmenese and Taichung Hokkien) hide-and-seek


掩苦雞

/ŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³⁻²⁴ kue⁴⁴/

/ŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³⁻²⁴ kue⁴⁴/

(Hsinchu, Kinmenese and Taichung Hokkien) to play hide-and-seek


圍裙仔

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


滾水瓶

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan¹³/

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²⁴/

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan¹³/

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²⁴/

(Xiamen, Hsinchu and Zhangzhou Hokkien) thermos; vacuum flask


顧廟的

(Hsinchu Hokkien) temple attendant in charge of incense and candles; acolyte


大姑仔

(Hsinchu Hokkien) sister-in-law (husband's elder sister)

† - husband's elder sister; ‡ - husband's younger sister


破格鳥

(Hsinchu Hokkien) magpie (Classifier: 隻／只)


欲暗矣

(Hsinchu and Kinmenese Hokkien) dusk; twilight


縛跤布

(Hsinchu and Taichung Hokkien) cloth for footbinding


阿爹

/ˀä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ tɛː⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ tia³³/

/ˀä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ tɛː⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ tia³³/

(literary or dialectal Cantonese, Hsinchu Hokkien, Teochew, Shadi Wu) dad; papa


茶甌仔

/te²⁴⁻³³ au⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/te²⁴⁻³³ au⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Hsinchu, Tainan and Yilan Hokkien) teacup (usually small, lidless, and ceramic)


去咯

(Hsinchu Hokkien, euphemistic) to die; to pass away

被難

to be killed in a disaster, political incident


曲去

(Hsinchu Hokkien) to die; to pass away; to go to one's death

† - euphemistic; ‡ - usually of the elderly; ¤ - humorous; § - derogatory/disrespectful


雞目

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁵⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁵⁴/

(Hsinchu, Kinmenese and Penghu Hokkien, pathology) night blindness; nyctalopia


草笠仔

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ le(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ le(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

(Hsinchu and Tainan Hokkien) bamboo hat (with a conical crown and broad rim)


娘仔觳仔

(Hsinchu and Taichung Hokkien) silkworm cocoon


雞捲

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


魚箠

(Hsinchu Hokkien) fishing rod; fishing pole


ha-sí-khah

Borrowed from Japanese 麻疹(はしか) (hashika).


扒仔

/pe²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/pe²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Yilan and Hsinchu Hokkien) bamboo or wood backscratcher


日本豆醬

(Hsinchu Hokkien) fermented bean paste; miso


大細丈

/tua³³⁻¹¹ sue¹¹⁻⁵³ tiũ³³/

/tua³³⁻²² sue³¹⁻⁵³ tiũ³³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ sue¹¹⁻⁵³ tiũ³³/

/tua³³⁻²² sue³¹⁻⁵³ tiũ³³/

(Hsinchu, Lukang and Taipei Hokkien) husbands of sisters


雜稅仔店

(Hsinchu Hokkien) grocery; grocery store; sundry store; general store; convenience store (Classifier: 家 m)