車

/t͡sʰø²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰø²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

Pictogram (象形) – originally a carriage seen from above. In the oracle bone script, there were large wheels on both sides and a sun shade on the top. Later, when Chinese characters were written vertically, the wheels on both sides were simply drawn in strokes and the loading area was marked with a 田 (OC *l'iːŋ). Therefore, it is important to understand that the current character, 車 (OC *kʰlja, *kla) is a vertical depiction of a carriage.
Note that 倝 (OC *kaːns) and 朝 (OC *ʔr'ew, *r'ew) are not derived from 車 (OC *kʰlja, *kla).
Perhaps a loan from an Indo-European language because the horse and chariot were introduced into China around 1200 BC from Inner Asia; compare Tocharian A kukäl, Tocharian B kokale (“wagon; cart”) (Mair, 1990, Bauer, 1994), from Proto-Tocharian *kuk(ä)le, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos, a form of *kʷel- (“to turn”). Cognate with English wheel, Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos), Lithuanian kaklas (“neck”), etc.
An older variant survives in Mandarin 軲轆／轱辘 (gūlu, “wheel”) (Bauer, 1994). Alternatively, the word is a derivation by k-prefix from 舁 (OC *la, “to lift”) (Baxter and Sagart, 1998); compare the semantic parallel in Tibetan ཐེག་པ (theg pa, “vehicle; carriage”) (OC *kʰljaʔ, *kʰljas) and 居 (OC *kas) (Schuessler, 2007). Pronunciation 2 is traditionally regarded as the older pronunciation.
The sense of lewd content is derived from 老司機／老司机 (lǎosījī).

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nei⁵ ho² m⁴ ho² ji⁵ ce¹ ngo⁵ heoi³ dei⁶ tit³ zaam⁶ aa³?

你可唔可以車我去地鐵站呀？

你可唔可以车我去地铁站呀？

(dialectal, including Cantonese, Wu, Northern Min, Southern Min, Liuzhou Mandarin) to transport using a vehicle


冷

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) woollen yarn (Classifier: 條／条 c; 嚿 c)


圞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *b·roːn): semantic 囗 + phonetic 欒 (OC *b·roːn).

Han compound

(dialectal, including Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Xiang) round

(dialectal, including Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Changsha Xiang) entire


塘

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *l'aːŋ): semantic 土 (“dirt”) + phonetic 唐 (OC *ɡl'aːŋ).

Han compound

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua) unit of distance equivalent to 10 li


樖

兩樖樹／两樖树 [Cantonese] ― loeng⁵ po¹ syu⁶ [Jyutping] ― two trees

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua, dialectal Hakka, Zhongshan Min) Classifier for plants. ⇒ all nouns using this classifier


山

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (山):
* → Japanese: 山(さん) (san)
* → Korean: 산(山) (san)
* → Vietnamese: sơn (山)

Characters in the same phonetic series (山) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) – three mountain peaks. In the Oracle Bone Script, they were represented by triangles rather than vertical strokes. Compare 丘 (qiū), particularly earlier forms.
Unrelated to 出 and the top component of 岁 and 豐. Also unrelated to 屮.
Unclear – cognates not known outside Sino-Bai. Cognate with Central Bai svrt (“mountain”) < Proto-Bai *sro⁴.
Baxter and Sagart (2014) propose that it is derived from a root *ŋ(ˤ)rar (“slope, nearly vertical side”) that also derives 巘 (OC *ŋ(r)ar(ʔ), “hill”), 涯 (OC *ŋˤrar, “river bank”), 顏 (OC *C.ŋˤrar, “forehead”).
Starostin compares it with Kayan sʰôn (“mountain”).

Han etyl

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua) tomb; grave (Classifier: 個／个 c)


煙

Short for 煙士／烟士 (jin¹ si⁶⁻², “(card games) ace”).

烟
菸
𠖣
𤎟
𡨾
𠖜
𤏯
烟
烟
菸

啤煙／啤烟 [Cantonese] ― pe¹ jin¹ [Jyutping] ― pair of aces

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, informal, card games) ace (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 條／条 c)


縱

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsloŋ, *ʔsloŋs): semantic 糸 + phonetic 從 (OC *zloŋ, *zloŋ, *zloŋs).

Han compound

As a child, they were spoiled by their parents.

keoi⁵ sai³ go³ go² zan⁶⁻² baa¹⁻⁴ baa¹ maa¹⁻⁴ maa¹ hou² zung³ keoi⁵.

佢細個嗰陣爸爸媽媽好縱佢。

佢细个嗰阵爸爸妈妈好纵佢。

(dialectal, including Cantonese, Hainanese, Leizhou Mina, Liuzhou Mandarin, Loudi Xiang) to spoil; to pamper


腍

Possibly borrowed from one or several substrate languages; cf. Zhuang naemz (“soft; pulpy; thoroughly cooked”), Thai นุ่ม (nûm, “soft”) (Lian, 2001). Perhaps related to etymology 1.

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The beef brisket has been simmered until it is really tender.

啲牛腩炆到好腍。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) soft; tender


閪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 門 (“door”) + phonetic 西. Compare 𨳊, 𨳍, 𨶙.
Perhaps a substrate loan. Compare Proto-Tai *hiːᴬ (“vagina”), whence Thai หี (hǐi).
Alternatively, Bauer (1991) proposes that it is related to 屄: *mai > *bai (cf. Min Nan 膣屄 tsi¹ bai¹) > *phai (cf. Chengdu phi¹) > *hai. Also compare Tibeto-Burman words: Tangkhul Naga hai (“vulva”), Mru [script needed] (kai, “vagina; vulva”), Bodo (India) [script needed] (ki ʈuʔ, “vagina”).

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2019 June 12, from a police officer during the 2019 Hong Kong protests

自由閪、freedom hi

自由𲈹、freedom hi

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, vulgar) vulva; cunt (Classifier: 個／个 c; 塊／块 c)


金橘

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ¹¹ t͡ɕyəʔ²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kit̚³²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kit̚³²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kit̚³²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kit̚³²/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ kɐt̚⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ¹¹ t͡ɕyəʔ²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kit̚³²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kit̚³²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kit̚³²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ kit̚³²/

(Liuzhou Mandarin) a local, small, and sour variety of tomato


化學

/xu̯ä⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/xua⁴⁴ ɕyə²⁴/

/faː³³ hɔːk̚²/

/hua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ouʔ⁵/

/hua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾aʔ⁴/

/hua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾aʔ²⁴/

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hak̚²⁴/

/hua²¹⁻⁵³ hak̚¹²¹/

/hue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hak̚⁴/

/ho³³ ɦiaʔ⁴⁴/

/xu̯ä⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/xua⁴⁴ ɕyə²⁴/

/faː³³ hɔːk̚²/

/hua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ouʔ⁵/

/hua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾aʔ⁴/

/hua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾aʔ²⁴/

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hak̚²⁴/

/hua²¹⁻⁵³ hak̚¹²¹/

/hue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hak̚⁴/

/ho³³ ɦiaʔ⁴⁴/

Apparently first attested in a diary entry of Wang Tao on March 31st, 1855. The term was subsequently popularized by 六合叢談 (The Shanghae Serial) [1857].

The water bottle is so brittle; it broke after using it just a few times!

go³ seoi² zeon¹ gam³ faa³ hok⁶ gaa³, jung⁶ loeng⁵ je⁵ zau⁶ baau³ zo² wo⁴!

個水樽咁化學㗎，用兩嘢就爆咗喎！

个水樽咁化学㗎，用两嘢就爆咗㖞！

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka) fragile; brittle; unreliable; cheaply made; frail


早晨

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ɕin⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵¹ ʂəŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²³/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²³/

/t͡sɔ³³ zən⁴⁴/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ ʂən¹³/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ sən¹³/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ɕin⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵¹ ʂəŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²³/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²³/

/t͡sɔ³³ zən⁴⁴/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ ʂən¹³/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ sən¹³/

王小姐，早晨。

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua, Zhongshan Min) good morning


小口

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːu̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/

/sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/

/siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːu̯³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/

/sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁵³/

/siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua) snack


坐船

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː¹³ syːn²¹/

/tʰᵘɔ³³ sᵘɔn²²/

/t͡sʰo¹¹ sɵn³⁵/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ t͡sun¹³/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ t͡sun²⁴/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ t͡sun²⁴/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ t͡sun²³/

/t͡se³³⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː¹³ syːn²¹/

/tʰᵘɔ³³ sᵘɔn²²/

/t͡sʰo¹¹ sɵn³⁵/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ t͡sun¹³/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ t͡sun²⁴/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ t͡sun²⁴/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ t͡sun²³/

/t͡se³³⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Hakka, Teochew) The Chinese character component 辶.


幫手

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²/

/pɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/pɔŋ³³ siu⁵⁵/

/pɔŋ⁴² sɨu²/

/pɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ su³¹/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/paŋ³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/pɑ̃⁵⁵ sɤ²¹/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²/

/pɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/pɔŋ³³ siu⁵⁵/

/pɔŋ⁴² sɨu²/

/pɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ su³¹/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/paŋ³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/paŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/pɑ̃⁵⁵ sɤ²¹/

If you want to help, then go wash the dishes.

jyu⁴ gwo² nei⁵ soeng² bong¹ sau², zau⁶ heoi³ sai² wun² laa¹.

如果你想幫手，就去洗碗啦。

如果你想帮手，就去洗碗啦。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) to help


污糟

/u⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/u⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

dim² gaai² nei⁵ faai³ min⁶ gam³ wu¹ zou¹ ge²?

點解你塊面咁污糟嘅？

点解你块面咁污糟嘅？

(chiefly Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu) dirty


打邊爐

→ Macanese: tapilu

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu³⁵/

/ta³¹ piɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lu¹¹/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu³⁵/

/ta³¹ piɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lu¹¹/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) to have hot pot


阿伯

→ English: Ah Pek

→ Malay: aboi

Indonesian: aboi

→ Peranakan Indonesian: aboi

/ˀä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/aː³³ paːk̚³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pak̚¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ³²/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ peʔ⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

/ˀä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/aː³³ paːk̚³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pak̚¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ³²/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ peʔ⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face

(Liuzhou Mandarin, dialectal Wu) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)


蔥花

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin) green onion (in general)


一世人

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ si²¹⁻⁴² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐi̯³³ jɐn²¹/

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ si²¹⁻⁴² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

ngo⁵ m⁴ ho² ji⁵ pui⁴ nei⁵ jat¹ sai³ jan⁴.

我唔可以陪你一世人。

(Cantonese, Min, Liuzhou Mandarin) lifetime; all one's life


家私

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/ka⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/ke³³⁻²³ si³³/

/kɛ³⁵⁻³³ sai³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ka⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/ke³³⁻²³ si³³/

/kɛ³⁵⁻³³ sai³⁵/

傢俬店

家私店

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Xiang, Liuzhou Mandarin) furniture (Classifier: 房 mn)


出年

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁵ ⁿden²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁵ ⁿden²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Xiamen Hokkien) next year


鼻涕蟲

ㄅㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

/pi³⁵ tʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pei̯²² tʰɐi̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/pɐi³² tʰɔi³² t͡sʰɔŋ²¹/

/bəʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/biɪʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/bəʔ²² tʰi⁵² zoŋ³³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ¹³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ t͡sʰən¹³/

/pi³⁵ tʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pei̯²² tʰɐi̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/pɐi³² tʰɔi³² t͡sʰɔŋ²¹/

/bəʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/biɪʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/bəʔ²² tʰi⁵² zoŋ³³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ¹³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ t͡sʰən¹³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Guangzhou Cantonese and Dongguan Cantonese) child that has a frequent runny nose

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Guangzhou Cantonese) coward and incompetent person


跳海

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːu̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːu̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/


跳海

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːu̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːu̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/


狗竇

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯²²/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯²²/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯³³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯³³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Pinghua) kennel; doghouse


散紙

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Zhongshan Min, Pinghua) change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.)


雪條

/syːt̚³ tʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬut̚⁵⁵ hiau²²⁻²²⁵/

/syːt̚³ tʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬut̚⁵⁵ hiau²²⁻²²⁵/

雪條棍／雪条棍 [Cantonese] ― syut³ tiu⁴⁻² gwan³ [Jyutping] ― popsicle stick

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Zhongshan Min, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) ice popsicle


港紙

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/kuɔŋ³¹ t͡sz̩³¹/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/kuɔŋ³¹ t͡sz̩³¹/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

一百蚊港紙

一百蚊港纸

(chiefly Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Southern Min, Liuzhou Mandarin, cant in Beijing Mandarin) Hong Kong dollar


指甲鉗

ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ kʰiːm²¹⁻³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ kʰiːm²¹⁻³⁵/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) nail clipper; nail scissors


飯鏟頭

/faːn²² t͡sʰaːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/faːn²² t͡sʰaːn³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

It is said that the snake was a venomous cobra, about 3 feet long, 4 years of age, male.

2017 August 7, 醫院風機有怪聲 揭飯鏟頭匿埋勁驚, in Apple Daily

geoi³ cing¹, goi¹ tiu⁴ se⁴ wai⁴ jau⁵ duk⁶ dik¹ faan⁶ caan² tau⁴, joek³ 3 cek³ coeng⁴, 4 seoi³ daai⁶ hung⁴ sing³.

據稱，該條蛇為有毒的飯鏟頭，約3呎長、4歲大雄性。

据称，该条蛇为有毒的饭铲头，约3呎长、4岁大雄性。

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Huicheng dialect) cobra, especially the Chinese cobra (Naja atra) (Classifier: 條／条 c)


老媽子

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/lou̯¹³ maː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ma⁴² t͡sz̩²/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/lou̯¹³ maː⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ma⁴² t͡sz̩²/

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, endearing) mom; old lady


水喉

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ hɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ au⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ hɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ au⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Leizhou Min, Hakka, Teochew) faucet; tap


貓母

/ma⁵³⁻³³ mo³³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

/ma⁵³⁻³³ mo³³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Eastern Min, Southern Min, Zhongshan Min) tabby; female cat


千祈

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/t͡sʰin²¹³ kʰɐi²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰi¹¹/

/t͡sʰieŋ³⁵⁻³³ kʰi²²/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/t͡sʰin²¹³ kʰɐi²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰi¹¹/

/t͡sʰieŋ³⁵⁻³³ kʰi²²/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Leizhou Min, Southern Pinghua) absolutely (do or do not); by all means; must


牛一

/ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵/

From splitting the character 生, as in 生日 (shēngrì, “birthday”), 生角 (“sheng (role)”), 先生 (xiānshēng, “mister”), 醫生／医生 (yīshēng, “doctor”).

TCM: doctor practising traditional Chinese medicine

(Liuzhou Mandarin, opera, slang) sheng (a male role in Chinese opera)


打靶

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taː³⁵ paː³⁵/

/tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pa⁵⁵⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁵³/

/tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taː³⁵ paː³⁵/

/tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pa⁵⁵⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa⁵³/

He/she deserves death penalty! (literally, “He/she should be caught and executed by shooting!”)

捉佢去打靶啦！

(Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin) to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead


拐子佬

/kʷaːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/kʷaːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) child kidnapper

(Nanning Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) cheat; trickster; swindler


心水

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

啱心水

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua) thoughts; idea; preference; favourite

心水清


古月粉

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuː³⁵ jyːt̚² fɐn³⁵/

/ku³⁵ zøt̚²² fɐn³⁵/

/ku⁵⁵ ᵑɡut̚³² fun⁵⁵/

/ku³³ ɲyt̚²⁴ fən³³/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuː³⁵ jyːt̚² fɐn³⁵/

/ku³⁵ zøt̚²² fɐn³⁵/

/ku⁵⁵ ᵑɡut̚³² fun⁵⁵/

/ku³³ ɲyt̚²⁴ fən³³/

古月 comes from splitting 胡 (hú) in 胡椒粉 (hújiāofěn, “ground pepper”).

1996, 劉小群, 殭屍福星 [Night Journey], episode 4, spoken by 丁小玉 (蘇玉華 [Louisa So]):

I wonder, if I sprinkle some pepper on, what would happen to it?

m⁴ zi¹ ne¹, ngo⁵ sam² di¹ gu² jyut⁶ fan² lok⁶ heoi³ keoi⁵ wui⁵ dim² ne¹?

唔知呢，我糝啲古月粉落去佢會點呢？

唔知呢，我糁啲古月粉落去佢会点呢？

2005, 張洛瑋, 本草藥王 [The Herbalist's Manual], episode 14, spoken by 工人 [Worker] (張國威 [Accord Cheung]):

[After the worker holding flour and Cheung Kiu (張嬌) bumped into each other, to Cheung Kiu] Hey, it's just because you weren't looking when walking. Fortunately, it was just flour. If it were pepper, you'd be blind.

wai³, nei⁵ zi⁶ gei² haang⁴ lou⁶ m⁴ daai³ ngaan⁵ zaa³. hou² coi² hai⁶ di¹ min⁶ fan² ze¹, jyu⁴ gwo² hai⁶ gu² jyut⁶ fan², nei⁵ maang⁴ zo² laa³.

喂，你自己行路唔帶眼咋。好彩係啲麵粉啫，如果係古月粉，你盲咗喇。

喂，你自己行路唔带眼咋。好彩系啲面粉啫，如果系古月粉，你盲咗喇。

2011, 梁科慶 [Leung For-hing], Q concern, Hong Kong: 突破出版社 [Breakthrough], →ISBN, page 108:

Then, I cracked all the eggs into the soup bowl, whisked up the eggs with bamboo chopsticks, mixed in pepper and sesame oil, poured [the mixture] into the frying pan, turned up the heat, wrapped diced luncheon meat and mixed vegetables with egg, and fried it until fragrant.

zip³ zoek⁶ ngo⁵ baa² so² jau⁵ gai¹ daan⁶⁻² daa² zeon³ tong¹ wun², jung⁶ zuk¹ faai³ zi² baa² daan⁶⁻² zap¹ gaau² wan⁴, bun⁶ jap⁶ gu² jyut⁶ fan² wo⁴ maa⁴ jau⁴, king¹ jap⁶ wok⁶ zung¹, gaa¹ daai⁶ fo² lik⁶, zoeng¹ daan⁶⁻² baau¹ zoek³ ng⁵ caan¹ juk⁶ lap¹ wo⁴ zaap⁶ dau⁶⁻² jat¹ bing³ zin¹ hoeng¹.

接着我把所有雞蛋打進湯碗，用竹筷子把蛋汁攪勻，拌入古月粉和麻油，傾入鑊中，加大火力，將蛋包着午餐肉粒和雜豆一併煎香。

接着我把所有鸡蛋打进汤碗，用竹筷子把蛋汁搅匀，拌入古月粉和麻油，倾入镬中，加大火力，将蛋包着午餐肉粒和杂豆一并煎香。

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan) ground pepper


紅毛泥

/hʊŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ nɐi̯²¹/

/hɵŋ²² ᵐbau²² ⁿdai²²/

/fuŋ¹¹ moŋ¹¹ nai̯¹¹/

/fʊŋ¹¹ mau⁴⁴⁻³⁵ naɪ¹¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ mou̯²¹ nɐi̯²¹/

/hɵŋ²² ᵐbau²² ⁿdai²²/

/fuŋ¹¹ moŋ¹¹ nai̯¹¹/

/fʊŋ¹¹ mau⁴⁴⁻³⁵ naɪ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin, Guangxi Xiang) cement


豬頭肥

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ pui²³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pui⁵⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ pui²³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pui⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin; Nanning Cantonese and Pinghua; Xingning Hakka; Xiamen, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien; Teochew) mumps


生魚

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/

(chiefly Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin) northern snakehead (Channa argus)


飛機師

/pue³³⁻²³ ki³³⁻²³ sɯ³³/

/fi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³³ sz̩²¹/

/pue³³⁻²³ ki³³⁻²³ sɯ³³/

/fi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³³ sz̩²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Eastern Min, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Wu) pilot; aviator


火水

/fɔː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ sui⁵⁵/

/huɛ³¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sui³¹/

/fɔː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ sui⁵⁵/

/huɛ³¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sui³¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Leizhou Min) kerosene


龜婆

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/kuɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰo¹¹/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/kuɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰo¹¹/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Leizhou Min, Hainanese, Liuzhou Mandarin) procuress; female brothel-keeper


單身寡佬

/taːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) single man; bachelor


肥佬

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua, Hong Kong Hakka) fatty; fat man


三六

/saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

Three plus six is nine 九, which is homophonous to 狗 (“dog”) in some varieties.


電髮

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fat̚¹/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ fä⁵¹/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fat̚¹/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ huat̚³²/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ huat̚³²/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) to perm


膿包

/nʊŋ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/loŋ²⁴ pɔ³¹/

/nʊŋ²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/nəŋ¹¹ pau¹¹/

/nʊŋ³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/loŋ²⁴ pɔ³¹/

/nʊŋ²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/nəŋ¹¹ pau¹¹/

(Jinan, Liuzhou and Nanjing Mandarin) useless; of no use


喉欖

/hɐu̯²¹ laːm³⁵/

/hɐu̯²¹ laːm³⁵/

(Cantonese, Nanning Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Leizhou Min) Adam's apple (lump in the throat)


寡佬

/kʷaː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/kʷaː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/


打鐵佬

/taː³⁵ tʰiːt̚³ lou̯³⁵/

/taː³⁵ tʰiːt̚³ lou̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Yudu Hakka, Danyang Wu) blacksmith (person who forges iron)


屙屁

/ɔː⁵⁵ pʰei̯³³/

/ᵘɔ³³ pʰei³³/

/ɔː⁵⁵ pʰei̯³³/

/ᵘɔ³³ pʰei³³/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) to fart


狗爪邊

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ piːn⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵ piːn⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) The Chinese character component 犭.


雞腎

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʂən⁵¹/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐn²²/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʂən⁵¹/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐn²²/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐn¹³/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐn¹³⁻³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐn¹³/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐn¹³⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) chicken gizzard


丈人老

/t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹ lo³¹/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹ lau³¹/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ lau³¹/

/t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹ lo³¹/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹ lau³¹/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ lau³¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Hakka, Huizhou, Wenzhounese) father-in-law (wife's father)


結霜

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


風櫃

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/hɔŋ³³ kui³³/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/hɔŋ³³ kui³³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Pinghua) winnowing machine; winnower


青麻

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ mä³⁵/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ mä³⁵/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/


難頂

/naːn²¹ tɪŋ³⁵/

/naːn²¹ tɪŋ³⁵/

He had a hard time coping after he swore off playing video games.

keoi⁵ gaai³ zo² waan² din⁶ zi² jau⁴ hei³ zi¹ hau⁶ hou² mun⁶, hou² naan⁴ ding².

佢戒咗玩電子遊戲之後好悶，好難頂。

佢戒咗玩电子游戏之后好闷，好难顶。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua) difficult to tolerate; difficult to bear


褲頭

/kʰu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kʰu⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/fuː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰeu¹¹/

/kʰu³³ tʰe³³/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/kʰɛu²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰau²²/

/kʰu³⁵ di̯ɤ⁴⁴/

/kʰu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kʰu⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/fuː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰeu¹¹/

/kʰu³³ tʰe³³/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/kʰɛu²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰau²²/

/kʰu³⁵ di̯ɤ⁴⁴/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Pingxiang Gan, Hakka, Min, Southern Pinghua, Loudi Xiang) waist of trousers


飯焦

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, southern Wu) scorched rice, rice crust (crust of cooked rice)


豬郎

/t͡syː⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ lɑ̃²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ lɑ̃/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ lɑ̃²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ lɑ̃/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Zhongshan Min Hakka, Wu, Huizhou) boar (usually used for breeding purposes)


泥水佬

/nɐi̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/nɐi̯²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) bricklayer; tiler; plasterer


山窿

/saːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lʊŋ¹¹/

/saːn⁵⁵ lʊŋ⁵⁵/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lʊŋ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Hainanese, Liuzhou Mandarin) cave; cavern; grotto (on a cave)


風水佬

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Southern Pinghua) fengshui master; geomancer


打芡

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Nanning Pinghua) to thicken a soup by means of starch


鼻窿

/pei̯²² lʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pei̯²² lʊŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingnan Min) nostril


寡母婆

/kʷaː³⁵ mou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʷaː³⁵ mou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) widow


青竹蛇

/t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɛː²¹/

/t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɛː²¹/

(Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Leizhou Min, Liuzhou Mandarin) white-lipped pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris)


腳眼

/kœːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³/

/kœːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua) ankle


蠶蟲

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Hainanese, Shibei Northern Min, Lechang Tuhua) silkworm


窯班

/i̯ɒu̯¹³ pan³³/

/i̯ɒu̯¹³ pan³³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Xiang) brothel; whorehouse


兩爺崽

/li̯æn⁴¹ i̯a̠¹³ t͡sai̯⁴¹/

/li̯æn⁴¹ i̯a̠¹³ t͡sai̯⁴¹/

(Guiyang and Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Xiang) father and son


打花

/ta̠⁴¹ ɸa̠³³/

/ta̠⁴¹ ɸa̠³³/


光洋

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

(dialectal, including Pingxiang Gan, Yudu Hakka, Liuzhou and Luoyang Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua, Xiang) silver dollar


砍腦殼

(Guiyang, Liuzhou and Yangzhou Mandarin, Sichuanese) to behead; to decapitate


悶船

/mən²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕy̯ẽ¹³/

/mən²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕy̯ẽ¹³/

(Xiang, Liuzhou Mandarin) to become seasick


昏船

/fun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sɔn¹¹/

/ɸən³³ t͡ɕy̯ẽ¹³/

/fun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sɔn¹¹/

/ɸən³³ t͡ɕy̯ẽ¹³/

(Hakka, Xiang, Liuzhou Mandarin) to become seasick


老弟嫂

/lɒu̯⁴¹ ti²¹⁻¹¹ sɒu̯⁴¹/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ ti²¹⁻¹¹ sɒu̯⁴¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Dabu Hakka, Xiang) sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)


蠟燭臺

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Gan, Huizhou, Northern Min, Wu) candlestick; candelabrum


手節

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Southern Pinghua, anatomy) knuckle


糯米甜酒

/nɔː²² mɐi̯¹³ tʰiːm²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/nɔː²² mɐi̯¹³ tʰiːm²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Guangzhou Cantonese) jiuniang


狗婆

/kiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ pʰo²⁴/

/kiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ pʰo²⁴/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, Gan, Xiang) female dog


大崽

/tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sai̯⁴¹/

/tai̯²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sai̯⁴¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Gan, Pinghua, Xiang) eldest son


交春

/kau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰun²⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰən²¹/

/kau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰun²⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰən²¹/

(Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin, Putian Puxian Min, Wu) The "Beginning of Spring", the first of the twenty-four solar terms, around February 3rd, 4th, or 5th, marking the first day of spring according to the Chinese calendar.

立春、雨水、驚蟄

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Spring

立夏、小滿

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Summer

立秋、處暑

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Autumn

立冬、小雪、大雪、冬至、小寒、大寒

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Winter


割禾

/kɔːt̚³ wɔː²¹/

/kᵘɔt̚³³ vᵘɔ²²/

/kɔt̚¹ ʋo¹¹/

/kɔːt̚³ wɔː²¹/

/kᵘɔt̚³³ vᵘɔ²²/

/kɔt̚¹ ʋo¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Gan, Xiang, Liuzhou Mandarin) to harvest rice


成世

/sɛːŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³/

/sɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³/

/sɛːŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³/

/sɪŋ²¹ sɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Wenzhounese) all one's life; lifetime


早晨頭

/t͡sɔ³³ zən⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ ʂən¹³ təu̯³/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ sən¹³ təu̯³/

/t͡sɔ³³ zən⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ ʂən¹³ təu̯³/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ sən¹³ təu̯³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Wu, Xiang) early morning


三畫王

/saːm⁵⁵ waːk̚² wɔːŋ²¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ waːk̚² wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬam³³ vak̚²¹ vɔŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ vak̚⁵ voŋ¹¹/

/saŋ⁵⁴ ua⁴² uaŋ³³/

/saːm⁵⁵ waːk̚² wɔːŋ²¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ waːk̚² wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬam³³ vak̚²¹ vɔŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ vak̚⁵ voŋ¹¹/

/saŋ⁵⁴ ua⁴² uaŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min, Jinhua Wu, Liuzhou Mandarin) the surname 王 (Wong)


七講八講

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴ pue(ʔ)⁵ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ kɑ̃⁵⁵ paʔ³³ kɑ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴ pue(ʔ)⁵ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ kɑ̃⁵⁵ paʔ³³ kɑ̃²¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin) to explain using different ways


老襟

/lou̯¹³ kʰɐm⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kʰɐm⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Nanning Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) husbands of sisters


雙抱耳

/ɕy̯æn³³ pɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɤ̞⁴¹/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴ bɤ¹¹⁻¹ i̯e̞¹¹⁻¹/

/ɕy̯æn³³ pɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɤ̞⁴¹/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴ bɤ¹¹⁻¹ i̯e̞¹¹⁻¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Xiang) The Chinese character component 阝 (on either side of the character).


岳母娘

/i̯o²⁴ mo⁴¹ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³/

/i̯o¹¹ mu³³ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

/i̯o²⁴ mo⁴¹ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³/

/i̯o¹¹ mu³³ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Xiang) mother-in-law (wife's mother)


香鹼

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵/

/hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kian³¹/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ kaːn³⁵/

/hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kian³¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Gan, Hakka, Southern Pinghua) scented soap


木糠

/mʊk̚² hɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/mʊk̚¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/mʊk̚² hɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/mʊk̚¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Pinghua) sawdust


火水油

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Huadu Cantonese, Teochew) kerosene; paraffin


淋肥

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Dongguan Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Zhongshan Min) to apply fertilizer


契媽

/kʰɐi̯³³ maː⁵⁵/

/kʰɔi³² ma²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ maː⁵⁵/

/kʰɔi³² ma²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Southern Pinghua) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother


蝻蛇

/naːm²¹ sɛː²¹/

/naŋ³³ yɛ³³/

/naːm²¹ sɛː²¹/

/naŋ³³ yɛ³³/

For the first syllable, compare Thai เหลือม (lʉ̌ʉam, “python”) and Zhuang nuem (“python”).

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Hakka, Northern Min, Hainanese, Zhongshan Min, Pinghua) python; boa


腳梗

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Hakka) lower leg (part of the leg below the knee)


跳大海

/tʰiːu̯³³ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰiːu̯³³ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese) to play hopscotch


跳大海

/tʰiːu̯³³ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰiːu̯³³ taːi̯²² hɔːi̯³⁵/


褪肛

/tʰɐn³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɐn³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese) to have rectal prolapse


收士

/ʂəu̯³³ sz̩⁴⁵/

/səu̯³³ sz̩⁴⁵/

/ʂəu̯³³ sz̩⁴⁵/

/səu̯³³ sz̩⁴⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Xiang, xiangqi) to move a piece back one step


流子

/li̯əu̯¹³ t͡sz̩³/

/li̯əu̯¹³ t͡sz̩³/


豬婆菜

/t͡ɕy³³ po¹³ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕy³³ po¹³ t͡sʰai̯⁴⁵/

Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Yunfu Cantonese, Yudu Hakka, Xiang) chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris)


書友

/syː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sy⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ieu³³/

/syː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sy⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ieu³³/

(Zhongshan Min, dated in Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Southern Pinghua) schoolmate; classmate


松樹葉

/t͡sʰiʊŋ¹¹ su⁵³ iap̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiʊŋ¹¹ su⁵³ iap̚⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Hainanese, Hakka) pine needle

↑ - attached to the tree; ↓ - fallen from the tree


水牯

/ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹ ku⁴¹/

/ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹ ku⁴¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Loudi Xiang) water buffalo


掛紙

/ku̯a⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/

/kua⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³¹/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/ku̯a⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/

/kua⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³¹/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

(dialectal Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Teochew, Liuzhou Mandarin) to pay respects to a dead person at their grave


息口

/ɕi⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong, Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, finance) interest rate


過山風

/kʷɔː³³ saːn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ saːn⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua) king cobra


狗尾粟

/kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ sʊk̚⁵/

/keu³¹ mi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ siʊk̚¹/

/e²¹ myɛ²¹ sy²⁴/

/kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ sʊk̚⁵/

/keu³¹ mi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ siʊk̚¹/

/e²¹ myɛ²¹ sy²⁴/

Setaria italica
Setaria italica#Translingual

(Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin, Northern Min, Hainanese) hulled grain of foxtail millet (Setaria italica)


老定

/lou̯¹³ tɪŋ²²/

/lou̯¹³ tɪŋ²²/

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Wenzhounese) calm; composed; collected


動棋

/tɔŋ⁴² ki²¹/

/tʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹³/

/tən²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹³/

/tɔŋ⁴² ki²¹/

/tʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹³/

/tən²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕi¹³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Yudu Hakka, Northern Min, Pinghua, Xiang) to play chess


鬍鬚佬

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) man with a big beard or moustache; man with (a lot of) facial hair; beardy


魚眼雪

/jyː²¹ ŋaːn¹³ syːt̚³/

/jyː²¹ ŋaːn¹³ syːt̚³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Guangzhou Cantonese) graupel; granular snow


有幾何

/jɐu̯¹³ kei̯³⁵ hɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kei̯³⁵ hɔː²¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kei̯³⁵ hɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/jɐu̯¹³ kei̯³⁵ hɔː²¹/

How often are you going to wear this pair of pants? [meaning: You are not going to wear this pair of pants often.]

nei⁵ jau⁵ gei² ho⁴⁻² wui⁵ zoek³ ni¹ tiu⁴ fu³ ze¹?

你有幾何會著呢條褲啫？

你有几何会着呢条裤啫？

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) how often; how many times (used in rhetorical questions implying "seldom")


樹窿

/syː²² lʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/syː²² lʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

2018, 梁偉洛, 《幻城》, Hong Kong: 立夏文創, →ISBN, page 98:

There is yet another version, which doesn't use a cat, where someone puts a baby less than one month old into a tree hollow and sees if it cries.

zung⁶ jau⁵ jat¹ zung² gong² faat³, m⁴ hai⁶ jung⁶ maau¹, hai⁶ baai² go³ mei⁶ mun⁵ jyut⁶ ge³ sou¹ haa¹ jap⁶ go³ syu⁶ lung⁴⁻¹ dou⁶, tai² keoi⁵ haam³ m⁴ haam³.

重有一種講法，唔係用貓，係擺個未滿月嘅蘇蝦入個樹窿度，睇佢喊唔喊。

重有一种讲法，唔系用猫，系摆个未满月嘅苏虾入个树窿度，睇佢喊唔喊。

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) tree hollow (Classifier: 個／个 c)


三角麥

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ mɐk̚²/

/saːm⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ mɐk̚²/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Northern Min, Wenzhounese) buckwheat


杞子

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) wolfberry; goji berry (Classifier: 粒 c)


塳塵

/pʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹/

/boŋ²² zən⁴⁴/

/pʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹/

/boŋ²² zən⁴⁴/


送飯

/sʊŋ³³ faːn²²/

/ɬɵŋ³³ fan³²/

/sʊŋ³³ faːn²²/

/ɬɵŋ³³ fan³²/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) to have savoury dishes with one's rice (or other staple food)


幾大

/kei̯³⁵ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/kei̯³⁵ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

It's not everyday that we get to come to Canada. We've got to see the Falls no matter what.

gam³ naan⁴ dak¹ lai⁴ dou³ gaa¹ naa⁴ daai⁶, gei² daai⁶⁻² dou¹ jiu³ tai² haa⁵ buk⁶ bou³ ge³.

咁難得嚟到加拿大，幾大都要睇下瀑布嘅。

咁难得嚟到加拿大，几大都要睇下瀑布嘅。

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) no matter what


斑魚

/pan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ n̩¹¹/

/põĩ³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/

/pan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ n̩¹¹/

/põĩ³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Teochew, Liuzhou Mandarin) northern snakehead (Channa argus)


貼錯門神

/tʰiːp̚³ t͡sʰɔː³³ muːn²¹ sɐn²¹/

/tʰiːp̚³ t͡sʰɔː³³ muːn²¹ sɐn²¹/

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, of two people) to not get along with each other; to be at odds with each other; to be nasty or hostile with each other


田基

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka) embankment or footpath between paddy fields; ridge between fields


跳皮

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ pʰi¹³/

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ pʰi¹³/

(Liuzhou and Guilin Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua, Bangkok Teochew, Xiang) naughty; mischievous


時辰鐘

/siː²¹ sɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/siː²¹ sɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Wenzhounese) clock


篾瓤

/mɛt̚⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/miɛ⁴² nɔŋ³³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²³/

/biʔ⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/mɛt̚⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/miɛ⁴² nɔŋ³³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²³/

/biʔ⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Hakka, Northern Min, Southern Min) inner part of a bamboo stem (with a brittle texture, used mostly for making wickers)


雪片糕

/suat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/suat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

/suat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/suat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Hokkien) sweetened rectangular rice wafer; cloud cake


抬轎佬

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kiːu̯²²⁻³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ kiːu̯²²⁻³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

1842, Samuel Wells Williams, Easy Lessons in Chinese: Or, Progressive Exercises to Facilitate the Study of That Language, Especially Adapted to the Canton Dialect, Macao: the Office of the Chinese Repository, page 95:

nei⁵ jau⁵ sai² jan⁴ heoi³ giu³ toi⁴ giu⁶⁻² lou² m⁴ cang⁴ aa³

你有使人去呌抬轎佬唔曾呀

你有使人去呌抬轿佬唔曾呀

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer


王字旁

/hʊŋ²¹ t͡si²² paŋ²¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ t͡si²² paŋ²¹/

(Xuzhou Mandarin, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua, Danyang Wu) The Chinese character component 𤣩.


火水燈

/fɔː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ sui⁵⁵ aŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ sui⁵⁵ aŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

1902, James Dyer Ball, How to Speak Cantonese, second edition, Hongkong: Kelly & Walsh, pages 198–199:

Yes; kerosene, for instance. Twenty years ago it was only used by a few foreigners in China; and now kerosene and kerosene lamps are for sale all over the city; and not only in the city, but in the country as well.

hai⁶ aa¹, fo² seoi² naa⁴, sin¹ ji⁶ sap⁶ nin⁴ go³ zan⁶ si⁴⁻² bat¹ gwo³ jau⁵ gei² go³ sai¹ jan⁴ sai² zek¹. ji⁴ gaa¹ naa⁴, tung¹ seng⁴ dou¹ jau⁵ fo² seoi² gung⁶ fo² seoi² dang¹ maai⁶, m⁴ zi² seng⁴⁻² tim¹, hoeng¹ haa⁵ dou¹ jau⁵ dak¹ ceot¹ maai⁶ lok³.

係吖、火水拿、先二十年個陣時不過有幾個西人使呮。而家拿、通城都有火水共火水燈賣、唔止城添、鄉下都有得出賣咯。

系吖、火水拿、先二十年个阵时不过有几个西人使呮。而家拿、通城都有火水共火水灯卖、唔止城添、乡下都有得出卖咯。

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin) kerosene lamp; paraffin lamp


隨母下堂

/se̞i̯¹³ mo⁴¹ ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ tan¹³/

/se̞i̯¹³ mo⁴¹ ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ tan¹³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Changsha Xiang) to go with a remarried mother (of a small child)


四眼

/sei̯³³ ŋaːn¹³/

/sɐi³² ŋɛŋ¹³/

/ɬei³³ ᵑɡan⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ ŋaːn¹³/

/sɐi³² ŋɛŋ¹³/

/ɬei³³ ᵑɡan⁵⁵/


死佬

1870, 邵紀棠, 《俗話傾談》:

daan⁶ ngo⁵ jat¹ sang¹ zi³ paa³ gin³ sei² lou². zau⁶ hai⁶ gong² hei² loi⁴. man⁴ zi¹ dou¹ paa³.

但我一生至怕見死佬。就係講起來。聞之都怕。

1870, 邵紀棠, 《俗話傾談》:

但我一生至怕见死佬。就系讲起来。闻之都怕。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin) dead person; corpse (Classifier: 隻／只 h)

2016 November 15, 杜法祖, “網民讚「淡定 Sir」抄牌唔怕鬧”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A6:

jau⁵ jan⁴ zyun² ji⁴ zam¹ deoi³ ging² jyun⁴ kwong⁴ maa⁶: “caau¹ nei⁵ zau⁶ faai³ faai³ ceoi³ ceoi³...... se² go³ gei² go³ zi⁶ se² bun³ go³ zung¹! caau¹ paai⁴ m⁴ sik¹ caau¹ aa⁴? jiu³ ngo⁵ gaau³ nei⁵ caau¹ aa⁴? nei⁵ dou¹ ci¹ sin³! sik⁶ si² laa¹...... sei² lou²!”

有人轉而針對警員狂罵：「抄你就快快脆脆……寫個幾個字寫半個鐘！抄牌唔識抄呀？要我教你抄呀？你都黐線！食屎啦……死佬！」

有人转而针对警员狂骂：「抄你就快快脆脆……写个几个字写半个钟！抄牌唔识抄呀？要我教你抄呀？你都黐线！食屎啦……死佬！」

(Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, derogatory) jerk; bastard (insult for a man) (Classifier: 個／个 c)