伊儂

/i⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/i³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/i³³⁻²³ naŋ¹¹/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/i³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/i³³⁻²³ naŋ¹¹/

(Teochew; Longyan Min, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien; Hainanese; Leizhou Min) they; them


跤目

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ mak̚⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ mak̚⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(Hainanese, Mainland China and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, anatomy) anklebone


銃空

/t͡sʰœŋ¹¹ kʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰyøŋ²¹ kʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰeŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰœŋ¹¹ kʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰyøŋ²¹ kʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰeŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰaŋ³³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) bullet hole


銃藥

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵³ iɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰeŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵³ iɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰeŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ioʔ⁴/


小禮

/sieu³³⁻³⁵ l̃ɛ³³/

/ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu³³²⁻²¹ le³³²/

/ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾e⁴⁵³/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

/sieu³³⁻³⁵ l̃ɛ³³/

/ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu³³²⁻²¹ le³³²/

/ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾e⁴⁵³/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

小礼
小礼
少禮
小理
羞禮

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Teochew) to be embarrassed; to be shy


白仁

/paʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiŋ⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zin¹³/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zeŋ⁵⁵/

/b̥e¹¹ ʑ̊in¹¹/

/paʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiŋ⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zin¹³/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zeŋ⁵⁵/

/b̥e¹¹ ʑ̊in¹¹/


十五暝

→ Indonesian: Cap Go Meh

→ Javanese: ꦕꦥ꧀ꦒꦺꦴꦩꦺꦃ (capgoméh)

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ mɛ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ ɡɔ²¹ mɛ²³/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ me²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ mi²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ mɛ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ ɡɔ²¹ mɛ²³/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ me²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ mi²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; Lantern Festival


跤車

/kʰa³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/

/kʰa³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/

踏跤車

踏跤车

(Teochew, Singapore and Penang Hokkien, Puxian Min) bicycle


跤屐

/kʰa³³⁻²¹ kiaʔ⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ kiaʔ⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²¹ kiaʔ⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ kiaʔ⁴/


蟻公

/ŋɐi̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋie¹¹ kuŋ⁵³/

/ni⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/hia³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/ŋɐi̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋie¹¹ kuŋ⁵³/

/ni⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/hia³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/


厝囝

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Malaysian Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) hut; cottage; cabin


胡蠅屎

/hɔ¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² sai⁵³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² sai⁵³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²¹ sin²⁴⁻²¹ sai⁴²/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² sai⁵⁵⁴/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai⁵²/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² sai⁵³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² sai⁵³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²¹ sin²⁴⁻²¹ sai⁴²/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² sai⁵⁵⁴/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai⁵²/


好臉

→ English: hao lian

/hau²¹⁻⁴² liɛn⁴²/

/hau²¹⁻³³ liɛn⁴⁴⁵/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lieŋ⁵²/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/hau²¹⁻⁴² liɛn⁴²/

/hau²¹⁻³³ liɛn⁴⁴⁵/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lieŋ⁵²/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien) to boast; to brag; to be conceited


合萬

合万
甲萬
匧槾
篋槾
匧萬
匧瓣


新娘爹

/siŋ³³⁻²³ nĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tia³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ nĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tia³³/

(Teochew) bridegroom (man about to be married)


花娘

⇒ Korean: 화냥년 (hwanyangnyeon)

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

He orders the lady of flowers to leave her curtains, and to pace back and forth and to call upon the guest.

命花娘出幕徘徊拜客。

(literary or Fuding Eastern Min, Teochew) female entertainer; female prostitute


浮風

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ³³/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ³³/

(Teochew) the wind becomes stronger; wind is picking up


燕鳥

/ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nieu⁴⁵³/

/e̞ŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nieu⁴⁵³/

/ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nieu³³²/

/ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ niəu³³²/

/ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ niɐu⁴²/

/ĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siau⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nieu⁴⁵³/

/e̞ŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nieu⁴⁵³/

/ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nieu³³²/

/ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ niəu³³²/

/ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ niɐu⁴²/

/ĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siau⁵²⁻²¹/


有阿孥

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ a³³⁻²³ nou⁵⁵/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ a³³⁻²³ nou⁵⁵/


倒面

/to⁴²⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

/to⁴²⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) back (of something); reverse (side)


凍霜

/taŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ³¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍³³/

/taŋ¹²⁻⁴⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ³³/

/taŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ³¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍³³/

/taŋ¹²⁻⁴⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ³³/


碎銀

/sɵy̯³³ ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬui³³ ᵑɡan²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋeŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³³ ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬui³³ ᵑɡan²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋeŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) loose change; banknotes of small value or coins


碎紙

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/suɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³¹/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/suɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³¹/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) loose change; banknotes of small value or coins


貓囝

/mai⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/niau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/mai⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/niau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) kitten


隔暝茶

gêh⁴ mê⁵ dê⁵

gêh⁴ mê⁵ dê⁵

/keʔ²⁻⁴ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ te⁵⁵/

/keʔ²⁻⁴ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ te⁵⁵/


畏小禮

畏小礼
畏少禮
畏小理
畏羞禮

/ui²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/uĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/ui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻³⁵ /

/ ũĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

/ui²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/uĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/ui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻³⁵ /

/ ũĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) shy; bashful


無影無跡

/mo⁵⁵ ʒaŋ²⁴⁻³³ mo⁵⁵ t͡siak⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ iã⁴²⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ iã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² liaʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² liaʔ³²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ²/

/mo⁵⁵ ʒaŋ²⁴⁻³³ mo⁵⁵ t͡siak⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ iã⁴²⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ iã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² liaʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² liaʔ³²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ²/

(Hakka, Teochew) to fabricate something out of thin air


物配

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰe²¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə⁴¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁵³⁻¹ pʰə¹¹²/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰə²¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰe⁴¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰe¹¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰə²¹/

/mueʔ⁴⁻² pʰue²¹³/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰe²¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə⁴¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁵³⁻¹ pʰə¹¹²/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰə²¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰe⁴¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰe¹¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰə²¹/

/mueʔ⁴⁻² pʰue²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) dish served to accompany rice or other staple food


許個

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/

/hu⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/

/hu⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/


惦惦

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) constantly; continuously

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) often; frequently


星過宮

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kue²¹⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ keŋ³³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kue²¹⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ keŋ³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Chong'an Northern Min, astronomy) meteor


新人房

/siŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muŋ⁵³/

/sin³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² paŋ¹³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ⁵⁵/

/siŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muŋ⁵³/

/sin³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² paŋ¹³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ⁵⁵/

(Huizhou, Eastern Min, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Loudi Xiang) bridal chamber


芳水

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

/pʰaŋ³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁵³/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sui⁵²/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

/pʰaŋ³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁵³/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sui⁵²/


哭爸哭母

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴² pe²²⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴² bu⁴²/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pe²²⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bu⁴¹/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe²² kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe³³⁻²² kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pe³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴² pe²²⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴² bu⁴²/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pe²²⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bu⁴¹/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe²² kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe³³⁻²² kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pe³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hokkien, Teochew, vulgar) to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly


未是

/be³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/be²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bue³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/be⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/be³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/be²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bue³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/be⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

(Teochew) could it be that; is it possible that


翕相

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ¹¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ¹¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ²¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/hoʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ¹¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ¹¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ²¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/hoʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

(Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) to take a picture; to photograph


親喙

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) personally (say something)


跤指

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sãi⁵³/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sãĩ⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sãi⁵³/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sãĩ⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) toe


抹藥

/bua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ioʔ¹²¹/

/bua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ioʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to apply ointment


拍噗

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pʰɔk̚⁴³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ pʰok̚⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pʰɔk̚⁴³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ pʰok̚⁴/

(Penghu and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) to applaud


貓牯

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ kou⁵²/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ kou⁵²/

/mɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ ku³³/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ kou⁵²/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ kou⁵²/

/mɑʊ̯⁴⁴⁵ ku³³/

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hengyang Xiang) male cat; tomcat


狗牯

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hakka, Yongchun Hokkien, Teochew) male dog


狗囝

/kau⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Yongchun, Indonesian and Malaysian Hokkien, Leizhou Min, Teochew) puppy (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)


貓娘

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

(Teochew, dated in Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) tabby; female cat


羊牯

/jœːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/

/i̯oŋ¹¹ ku³¹/

/ʒoŋ⁵⁵ ku²⁴/

/iɔŋ¹¹ ku³¹/

/ĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/ĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/jœːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/

/i̯oŋ¹¹ ku³¹/

/ʒoŋ⁵⁵ ku²⁴/

/iɔŋ¹¹ ku³¹/

/ĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/ĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

† - wether; ‡ - for breeding; * - ram; # - buck

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) ram (male sheep)


叔孫

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ suŋ³³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ suŋ³³/

/ʂu⁵⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʂu³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʂu⁵⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʂu³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min) paternal uncle (father's younger brother) and his nephew


交拉吧

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

From Sunda Kelapa, the old port of Jakarta. Ultimately from Malay kelapa (“coconut”).

(Hokkien, Teochew, obsolete) Java (an island of Indonesia)


交拉吧

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) faraway place


尻川斗

腳倉斗
脚川斗
脚尻斗
尻倉斗
膠村斗

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁵³/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁵³/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/


戲齣

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰut̚⁵/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuk̚²/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰut̚⁵/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuk̚²/


斬樹

/t͡sam⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu¹¹/

/t͡sam⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu¹¹/

(Cantonese, Southern Pinghua, Teochew) to chop down trees; to chop wood


後生囝

/hau²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/hau¹¹ ^((ɬ-))la⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/hau¹¹ ^((ɬ-))la⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾œ⁴⁵³/

/hau¹¹ ^((ɬ-))la⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁴⁵³/

hao⁵ sann¹ gyann³ [Phonetic:hao⁵ na⁵ iann³]

/hau²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/hau²¹ ⁽ᶿ⁻⁾na⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/hau³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/hau²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/hau¹¹ ^((ɬ-))la⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/hau¹¹ ^((ɬ-))la⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾œ⁴⁵³/

/hau¹¹ ^((ɬ-))la⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁴⁵³/

/hau²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/hau²¹ ⁽ᶿ⁻⁾na⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/hau³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Puxian Min, Datian Min, Zhongshan Min) young person (Classifier: 個／个)

† - young male; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


暗牌

/am²¹⁻⁴² pai²⁴/

/am²¹⁻³³ pai²³/

/am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pai⁵⁵/

/am²¹⁻⁴² pai²⁴/

/am²¹⁻³³ pai²³/

/am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pai⁵⁵/

Arising from the fact that detectives do not wear police uniforms in Malaysia and Singapore.

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) detective


灇浴間

/t͡saŋ²³⁻²¹ ek̚⁴⁻³ keŋ³³/

/t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚⁴⁻² keŋ³³/

/t͡saŋ²³⁻²¹ ek̚⁴⁻³ keŋ³³/

/t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚⁴⁻² keŋ³³/

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) bathroom (room used for bathing)


火屎

/fɔː³⁵ siː³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ si⁵⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/fɔː³⁵ siː³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ si⁵⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min) spark of fire


早冬

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ³³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ³³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ taŋ³³/


電毛

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵/


報年紅

ㄅㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

ㄅㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/po²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ aŋ⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/po²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ aŋ⁵⁵/

The trees on the ground are particularly verdant; the lawn is particularly moist and green; the roads have also turned from a greyish white into a pale black; as for the kumquats, poinsettias, and yellow chrysanthemums for welcoming the spring at the front of the building, the flowers and leaves are particularly soothing, enchanting, and pleasing to the eye...

2007, 郑素亮, 雾, in 《丑匾 散文集》, Beijing: 北京艺术与科学电子出版社, →ISBN, page 69

Dìshang de shù, géwài qīngcuì, cǎodì géwài rùnshī, nènlǜ, lù yě yóu yuánlái de huībái biànchéng le dàn hēi, lóuqián de yíngchūn jīnjú, bàoniánhóng, huángjú, huār yèr géwài de shūtǎn, yànlì, yuèmù......

地上的樹，格外青翠，草地格外潤濕、嫩綠，路也由原來的灰白變成了淡黑，樓前的迎春金桔、報年紅、黃菊，花兒葉兒格外的舒坦、豔麗、悅目……

地上的树，格外青翠，草地格外润湿、嫩绿，路也由原来的灰白变成了淡黑，楼前的迎春金桔、报年红、黄菊，花儿叶儿格外的舒坦、艳丽、悦目……

Euphorbia pulcherrima
Euphorbia pulcherrima#Translingual

(chiefly Teochew) poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)


㾪肉

/sɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡyʔ⁵/

/san⁵³⁻⁵⁵ baʔ²/

/san⁵⁵⁻³⁵ baʔ⁵/

/saŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ nek̚⁴/

/sɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡyʔ⁵/

/san⁵³⁻⁵⁵ baʔ²/

/san⁵⁵⁻³⁵ baʔ⁵/

/saŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ nek̚⁴/

(Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) lean meat (especially pork)


霜枝

/sŋ̍³³⁻²¹ ki³³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ ki³³/

/sŋ̍³³⁻²¹ ki³³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ ki³³/

(Kinmenese Hokkien, Penang Hokkien, Bangkok Teochew) ice popsicle


水油

/ʃui²⁴⁻³³ ʒiu⁵⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

/ʃui²⁴⁻³³ ʒiu⁵⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Pinghua, Teochew) kerosene; paraffin


豬尺

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/tɯ³³ t͡sʰioʔ⁵/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰieʔ²/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰioʔ²/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/tɯ³³ t͡sʰioʔ⁵/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰieʔ²/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰioʔ²/


尻脊

胛脊
加脊
加隻
脚脊
膠脊
旮脊

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡siaʔ²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡siaʔ²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡siaʔ²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡siaʔ²/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) back (of a human being or any other vertebrate)


檐龍

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ⁵⁵/


定著

/tʰin⁵³ t͡sʰɔk̚⁵/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴³/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/tĩã¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

/tʰin⁵³ t͡sʰɔk̚⁵/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴³/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/tĩã¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

1959, 李永明, 潮州方言, Beijing: 中華書局, page 275:

[Should we] bring this as tribute to the Emperor, he will certainly award us with official titles and honours.

cian² lai⁵ ke³ zing² gong³ huang⁵ siang⁶, dian⁷ diêh⁸ oi⁶ hong¹ guan¹ se³ ziag⁴

請來去進貢皇上，定着會封官賜爵

请来去进贡皇上，定着会封官赐爵

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) surely; certainly


目藥水

mah⁷ ieo⁷ zui³ [Phonetic:mah⁶ ieo⁵ lui³]

/bak̚⁴⁻³² io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/mak̚⁴⁻² ioʔ⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵²/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/mak̚⁴⁻² ioʔ⁴⁻² t͡sui⁵²/

滴目藥水／滴目药水 [Teochew] ― dih⁴ mag⁸ ioh⁸ zui² [Peng'im] ― to put in eyedrop


鎮中

/tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/liŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/leŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/liŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/leŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/


拍獵

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ¹²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ laʔ⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ¹²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ laʔ⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ laʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to hunt (wild animals)


牛囝褲

/ŋu⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋou²¹³/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

/ŋu⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋou²¹³/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese) jeans; blue jeans


上頂

/siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ teŋ⁵²/

/siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ teŋ⁵²/

我要上頂好個 Uá àiⁿ siãng-téng-hó--kâi

1886, Lim Hiong Seng, Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 49:

(Teochew) the most; to the highest degree


唔單只

/m̩²¹ taːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tũã³³⁻²³ t͡si⁵²/

/m̩²¹ taːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tũã³³⁻²³ t͡si⁵²/


閣仔

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kɔk̚³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/koʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kɔk̚³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/koʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


紅十字車

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ sip̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² d͡zi¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ sip̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² d͡zi¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

From the red cross shown on some ambulances.

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) ambulance (emergency vehicle)


眠起

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板秦世美全歌》, volume 6, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 2:

on the second morning, five drums sounded / the imperial couple ascended the golden carriage

doin⁶ ri⁶ ming⁵ ki² ngou⁶ gou² dang⁵ / huang⁵ siang⁶ hu¹ ci¹ ziên⁶ gim¹ luêng⁵

第二眠玘五鼓陈/皇上夫妻上金銮

第二眠玘五鼓陳/皇上夫妻上金鑾


鴨囝

/aʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³³/

/a(ʔ)³⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/aʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³³/

/a(ʔ)³⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Penang Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min) duckling


牛屎核

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai⁵²⁻³⁵ huk̚⁴/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai⁵²⁻³⁵ huk̚⁴/


草鞋踏

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ oi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ oi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/


雨傘柄

hŏu suàⁿ pèⁿ

/hou³⁵⁻¹¹ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pẽ²¹³/

/hou³⁵⁻¹¹ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pẽ²¹³/

Bungarus multicinctus
Bungarus multicinctus#Translingual

(Teochew) many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus)


胡蜞

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵⁵/

/hɛu²² kʰi²²/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵⁵/

/hɛu²² kʰi²²/

(Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese, Yongtai Eastern Min) leech (class Hirudinea)


柑蛘

/kã³³⁻²³ ĩẽ⁵⁵/

/kã³³⁻²³ ĩẽ⁵⁵/


蛀角蛘

/t͡su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kak̚²⁻⁴ ĩẽ⁵⁵/

/t͡su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kak̚²⁻⁴ ĩẽ⁵⁵/


牛螉

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ oŋ²¹³/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ oŋ²¹³/


火士令

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ³⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ³⁵/


鉤鐮

/kau³³⁻²³ niaŋ⁵⁵/

/kau³³⁻²³ niaŋ⁵⁵/


頷盤

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰueŋ⁵⁵/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰuaŋ⁵⁵/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰueŋ⁵⁵/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰuaŋ⁵⁵/


午時花

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² hue³³/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³³/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² hue³³/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³³/


菝囝

/pak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/pak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


油蔥

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ³³/


拍印機

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ iŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ iŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³³/


拍印

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ iŋ²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ eŋ²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ iŋ²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ eŋ²¹³/

(Teochew) to print (by machine); to print out


肚帕

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰe²¹³/

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰe²¹³/

(Teochew, fashion) dudou or Chinese bodice, a traditional Chinese female undergarment, usually made of silk, covering the breasts and belly, and tied at the neck and waist


頷布

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/

(Teochew) bib (item of clothing for babies)


大褸

/taːi̯²² lɐu̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² lɐu̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) coat; overcoat


屎缸

/sɨ³¹ koŋ²⁴/

/ʃi²⁴⁻³³ koŋ⁵³/

/sz̩³¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ kɯŋ³³/

/sɨ³¹ koŋ²⁴/

/ʃi²⁴⁻³³ koŋ⁵³/

/sz̩³¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ kɯŋ³³/

(Nantong Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Huizhou, Teochew, Chaozhou Teochew Shehua) toilet; latrine


鴨牯

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kou⁵²⁻²¹/


鴨母跤

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² bu⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰa³³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² bu⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰa³³/


洗面盆

/sɐi̯³⁵ miːn²² pʰuːn²¹/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ miŋ¹¹ pʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ miːn²² pʰuːn²¹/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ miŋ¹¹ pʰuŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) washbowl; washbasin


麵灰

(Lichuan Gan, Raoping and Yongding Hakka, Northern Min, Shaojiang Min, Teochew) flour


飯床

/puŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/pɯŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/puŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/pɯŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/


電膽

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã⁵²/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã⁵²/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã⁵²/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã⁵²/


四眾人

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) the general public; the masses


鼠賊囝

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


臭柿

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai³⁵/

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai³⁵/


烏暗天

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ am⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/u¹¹ am²¹³⁻²¹ tʰĩ³³⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰĩ³³/

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ am⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/u¹¹ am²¹³⁻²¹ tʰĩ³³⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰĩ³³/

(Hakka, Puxian Min, Hokkien, Teochew) overcast sky; cloudy day


睇書

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ syː⁵⁵/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ syː⁵⁵/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

(Cantonese, Teochew, intransitive) to read books; to read

(Cantonese, Teochew, intransitive) to read; to study


豬囊

/tɯ³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵²/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵²/

† - has given birth or used for breeding


絲棉被

/si³³⁻²³ mĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue³⁵/

/si³³⁻²³ mĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue³⁵/


拍更

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kẽ³³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kẽ³³/


若濟

(Teochew, interrogative) how many; how much


青菜花

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue³³/


老虎母

/l̃au²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u³³⁻³⁵ mo³³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

/l̃au²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u³³⁻³⁵ mo³³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Zhongshan Min) tigress


野樣

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩẽ¹¹/

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩõ¹¹/

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩẽ¹¹/

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩõ¹¹/


插女

/t͡sʰap̚²⁻⁴ ni⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰap̚²⁻⁴ ni⁵²⁻²¹/


散呾

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã²¹³/

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã²¹³/


上轉

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵²/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵²/


上轉

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵²/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵²/


先轉

/sõĩ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵²/

/sãĩ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵²/

/sõĩ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵²/

/sãĩ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵²/


箸筒

/t͡syː²² tʰʊŋ²¹/

/tɯ¹¹ taŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡syː²² tʰʊŋ²¹/

/tɯ¹¹ taŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew, Zhongshan Min, Lichuan Gan, Raoping Hakka, Jinhua Wu) chopstick holder


巷囝

/houŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/haŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/houŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/haŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


屐桃

/kiaʔ⁴⁻² tʰo⁵⁵/

/kiaʔ⁴⁻² tʰo⁵⁵/


生姨

/sẽ³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

/sẽ³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


魚齋菜

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡se³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡se³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum#Translingual


魚腥菜

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/


石狗卵

/t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³/

/t͡sieʔ⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ³⁵/

/t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ³⁵/

/t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³/

/t͡sieʔ⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ³⁵/

/t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ³⁵/


兔囝

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/tʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/tʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Teochew) little rabbit; bunny


𩩍籬骨

/pʰĩã³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuk̚²/

/pʰĩã³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuk̚²/


輕鐵

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/

/kʰiŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/

/kʰiŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/


泛石

/pʰã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sieʔ⁴/

/pʰã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sieʔ⁴/


暝色

/miŋ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/

/miŋ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/


鳥岫

/t͡siɯu⁵²⁻³⁵ siu¹¹/

/t͡siɯu⁵²⁻³⁵ siu¹¹/

(Hainanese, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) bird's nest


月眉

/ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bai²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bai²⁴/

/ɡueʔ⁴⁻² bai⁵⁵/

/ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bai²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bai²⁴/

/ɡueʔ⁴⁻² bai⁵⁵/

(Jinjiang and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) crescent moon


關爺

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/


米方

/bi⁵²⁻³⁵ paŋ³³/

/bi⁵²⁻³⁵ paŋ³³/


流目汁

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴⁻² t͡sap̚²/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴⁻² t͡sap̚²/

(Hakka, Teochew, Zhongshan Min) to shed tears


司命公

/sɯ³³⁻²³ meŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/sɯ³³⁻²³ meŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

(Teochew, Chinese folk religion) kitchen god


玄武山佛祖

/hieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bu⁵²⁻³⁵ sũã³³⁻²³ huk̚²⁻⁴ t͡sou⁵²/

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bu⁵²⁻³⁵ sũã³³⁻²³ huk̚²⁻⁴ t͡sou⁵²⁻²¹/


口爿

/kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puĩ²⁴/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puĩ²⁴/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/


內爿

/lai³³⁻²² puĩ²⁴/

/lai²²⁻²¹ peŋ²⁴/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³³⁻²² puĩ²⁴/

/lai²²⁻²¹ peŋ²⁴/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) inside


頂爿

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/


藥蜅蟬

药蜅蝉
藥部純
藥膚蟬
虳埔巡

/ieʔ⁴⁻² pou³⁵⁻¹¹ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ieʔ⁴⁻² pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ioʔ⁴⁻² pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/io³⁵⁻¹¹ pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ieʔ⁴⁻² pou³⁵⁻¹¹ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ieʔ⁴⁻² pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ioʔ⁴⁻² pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/io³⁵⁻¹¹ pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/


悲蟬

/pi³³⁻²³ iam⁵⁵/

/pi³³⁻²³ iam⁵⁵/

2014, “谢谢你的爱1986”performed by 潘琼林 and 苏寒梅:

On the banyan by the bridge are two cicadas

gio⁵ tao⁵ zang⁵ sêng⁵ ciu⁷ u⁶ no⁶ ziah⁴ bi¹ iam⁵

橋頭欉榕樹有兩隻悲蟬

桥头欉榕树有两只悲蝉


碗囝麵

uáⁿ kiáⁿ mīⁿ

/ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ mĩ¹¹/

/ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ mĩ¹¹/


隔薰

/keʔ²⁻⁴ huŋ³³/

/kɛ⁵⁵ huŋ³⁵/

/keʔ²⁻⁴ huŋ³³/

/kɛ⁵⁵ huŋ³⁵/

(Teochew, Leizhou Min) to give up smoking; to quit smoking


炰水

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/


炰糜

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mue⁵⁵/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mue⁵⁵/


釃茶

/sai³³⁻²³ te⁵⁵/

/sai³³⁻²³ te⁵⁵/


茶粕

/ta³³ pʰɔ²⁴/

/ta⁵³⁻²¹ ^((pʰ-))βɔʔ²⁴/

/tɒ¹³⁻⁴² pʰo¹¹/

/tɒ²⁴⁻⁴² pʰo²¹/

/tɒ²⁴⁻⁴² pʰɤ²¹/

/te⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

/ta³³ pʰɔ²⁴/

/ta⁵³⁻²¹ ^((pʰ-))βɔʔ²⁴/

/tɒ¹³⁻⁴² pʰo¹¹/

/tɒ²⁴⁻⁴² pʰo²¹/

/tɒ²⁴⁻⁴² pʰɤ²¹/

/te⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Teochew) tea dregs; tea leaves remaining after brewing tea


夢凝

/maŋ¹¹ kɯŋ⁵⁵/

/maŋ¹¹ kɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) to talk in one's sleep; to sleeptalk


豬三層

/tɯ³³⁻²³ sã³³⁻²³ t͡saŋ⁵⁵/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ sã³³⁻²³ t͡saŋ⁵⁵/


魚春

/jyː²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ³³/

/jyː²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) roe (eggs of fish)


芳鹼

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ⁵²/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ⁵²/


海和尚

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩẽ¹¹/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩõ¹¹/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩẽ¹¹/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩõ¹¹/


臭液蜚

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sieʔ⁴⁻² bui¹¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sieʔ⁴⁻² bui¹¹/


釘魚鳥

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siou⁵²/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siou⁵²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siou⁵²/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siou⁵²/


苦楝牛

/kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ nõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵⁵/

/kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ nõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵⁵/


火暝蟲

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) firefly; lightning bug; glowworm


跤魚

/kʰa³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/


沙蝦

→ English: suahe

→ Tagalog: suwahe

/ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²³/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²⁴/

/sua³³⁻²³ he⁵⁵/

/ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²³/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²⁴/

/sua³³⁻²³ he⁵⁵/

(Teochew) Chinese white shrimp; fleshy prawn (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)


紅先生

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/


紅哥鯉

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³⁻²³ li⁵²/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³⁻²³ li⁵²/

(Teochew) golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus)


紅頭鶴

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hoʔ⁴/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hoʔ⁴/

Grus japonensis
Grus japonensis#Translingual

(Teochew) red-crowned crane; Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)


紅目呆

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴⁻² tai³³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴⁻² tai³³/


呾耍笑

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰie²¹³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰio²¹³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰie²¹³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰio²¹³/

(Teochew) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around


柴粕

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/


大風大湧

/tua¹¹ huaŋ³³⁻²³ tua¹¹ eŋ⁵²/

/tua¹¹ huaŋ³³⁻²³ tua¹¹ eŋ⁵²/


老媽宮

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ma⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ³³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ma⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ³³/

(Teochew, religion) temple of the sea goddess Mazu


塗地公

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti¹¹ koŋ³³/

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti¹¹ koŋ³³/

(Teochew, religion) Tudigong (a male deity of the soil and the ground in Chinese folk religion)


塗地爺

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti¹¹ ia⁵⁵/


呾卵話

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

(Teochew, vulgar) to brag; to boast; to talk big


𡳞脬客

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰa³³⁻²³ kʰeʔ²/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰa³³⁻²³ kʰeʔ²/

(Teochew) flatterer; sycophant; bootlicker; toady


酒母

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (酒母):
* → Japanese: 酒母(しゅぼ) (shubo)
* → Korean: 주모(酒母) (jumo)

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bu⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/t͡siu⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bu⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/t͡siu⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) leavening agent; raising agent


師囝

/sai³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/sai³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


一氣頭

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Teochew) in one breath; without a break; in one go


果子園

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ i̯en¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hŋ̍²⁴/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hŋ̍²⁴/

/kue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hŋ³³/

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ i̯en¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hŋ̍²⁴/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hŋ̍²⁴/

/kue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hŋ³³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka) orchard


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/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew, figurative) to criticize; to ridicule; to mock


噤喙

/kʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰĩõ¹¹ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/kʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰĩõ¹¹ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to avoid certain food (because of illness or other reasons)


狐狸指

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵²/


小姆

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)


小郎

/ɕiau³¹ lɔŋ¹¹/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕiau³¹ lɔŋ¹¹/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Yongchun Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)


跤後卵

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻¹² nŋ̍²²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ au³⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ³⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻¹² nŋ̍²²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ au³⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ³⁵/

(Kinmenese Hokkien, Teochew, anatomy) heel


孤老頭

/ku³³⁻²³ lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

/ku³³⁻²³ lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/


暝昏頓

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯŋ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ²¹³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯŋ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ²¹³/


孬睇

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰõĩ⁵²⁻²¹/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰõĩ⁵²⁻²¹/


麥生

/beʔ⁴⁻² sẽ³³/

/beʔ⁴⁻² sẽ³³/


卦命

/kʰũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mĩã¹¹/

/kʰũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mĩã¹¹/


齋姨

/t͡se³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

/t͡se³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/


觀音娘

/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋim²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋim²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ im³³⁻²³ nĩẽ⁵⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ im³³⁻²³ nĩõ⁵⁵/

/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋim²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋim²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ im³³⁻²³ nĩẽ⁵⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ im³³⁻²³ nĩõ⁵⁵/


青盲蟲

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ mẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ mẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/


上墟

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³/

(Teochew) to go to a market; to go to a fair


鬥墟

/tau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ³³/

/tau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ³³/


咬破粿

/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/

/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/


食暝昏

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³/


食眠起

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/


肚枵

/tu²⁴⁻³³ iau⁵³/

/tu²⁴⁻³³ iau⁵³/


梳毛

/ʂu⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/sɔː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/

/sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/siu³³⁻²³ mo⁵⁵/

/sɔi³⁵⁻³³ mɔ²²/

/ʂu⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/sɔː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/

/sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/siu³³⁻²³ mo⁵⁵/

/sɔi³⁵⁻³³ mɔ²²/

(Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) to comb one's hair


後嬡

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ ai⁵⁵/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ ai⁵⁵/


散來

/sũã⁵²⁻³⁵ lai²¹³/

/sũã⁵²⁻³⁵ lai²¹³/

(Teochew) to act indiscreetly; to mess around; to act recklessly


四散來

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lai⁵⁵/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lai⁵⁵/


碗囝

/uaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/uaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


雞囝

鸡囝
鷄囝
雞仔/鷄仔/鸡仔

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾œ⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/ke³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/koi³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾œ⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/ke³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/koi³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Medan and Penang Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) chick


客囝

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


刀囝

/to⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/to⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/to⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/to³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tɔ³⁵⁻³³ kia³¹/

/to⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/to⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/to⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/to³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tɔ³⁵⁻³³ kia³¹/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Teochew, countable) small knife; pocketknife (Classifier: 把 md)


澀肉

(Teochew, Leizhou Min) lean meat (especially pork)


敲雷

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² lui²⁴/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lui⁵⁵/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² lui²⁴/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lui⁵⁵/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) to rumble with thunder; to thunder


眠起好

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/


老鷹婆

/liau³⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liou³⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liau⁵²⁻³⁵ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liou⁵²⁻³⁵ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liau³⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liou³⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liau⁵²⁻³⁵ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liou⁵²⁻³⁵ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/


鵝雄

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵/


奶瓜

/ni⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/ni³⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/

/ni⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/ni³⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/

(Raoping Hakka, Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) papaya


苦麻

/kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ mũã⁵⁵/

/kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ mũã⁵⁵/


鴨舌

/aʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/


媒姨

/bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i⁵⁵/

/bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i⁵⁵/


指尾囝

/t͡sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


額囟

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² siŋ²¹³/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² seŋ²¹³/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² siŋ²¹³/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² seŋ²¹³/


後斗支

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩ³³/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩ³³/


拍咳嚏

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ tʰi²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ tʰi²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/


喝戲

/huaʔ²⁻⁴ hi²¹³/

/huaʔ²⁻⁴ hi²¹³/


咳嚏

/ka³³⁻²³ tʰi²¹³/

/ka³³⁻²³ tʰi²¹³/


單丁

/tän⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tũã³³⁻²³ teŋ³³/

/tän⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tũã³³⁻²³ teŋ³³/


過十五

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou⁵²/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou⁵²/


過年暝

guê³ ni⁵ mê⁵

guê³ ni⁵ mê⁵

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


拉舍爾

/la³³⁻²³ sia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/la³³⁻²³ sia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zɯ⁵²⁻²¹/


峇囝

/ba¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/ba¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

From Malay buaya, probably via Hokkien 峇仔 (bôa-iá).

(Teochew) crocodile (Classifier: 尾 mn-t; 條／条 mn-t)


啞囝

/e⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/e⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, Hainanese) mute person; dumb person


大小姆

/tua¹¹ sie⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²/

/tua¹¹ sio⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

/tua¹¹ sie⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²/

/tua¹¹ sio⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) wives of brothers; sisters-in-law


妻姨

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

(Teochew) sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)


髧眉囝

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


痴哥鬼

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³⁻²³ kui⁵²/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³⁻²³ kui⁵²/


對歲

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue²¹³/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue²¹³/

(Hakka, Teochew) one full year of life/age


釣女

/tĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵²/

/tĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵²⁻²¹/

/tĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵²/

/tĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) to chase after girls; to pick up girls


侯栗

→ English: gao lak

→ Khmer: កៅឡាក់ (kawlak)

desc

→ Thai: เกาลัด (gao-lát), เกาลัก

→ Thai: เกาลัด (gao-lát), เกาลัก

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴³/

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴³/


鉤指

/kau³³⁻²³ ki⁵²/

/kau³³⁻²³ ki⁵²/


石牯

/sɛːk̚² kuː³⁵/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ kɔu³³²/

/sɛːk̚² kuː³⁵/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ kɔu³³²/

(Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) stone; rock


日頭雨

/ŋit̚² tʰeu̯¹¹ i³¹/

/d͡zik̚⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hou³⁵/

/ni³⁵ di̯ɤ¹³⁻³³ y⁴²⁻¹/

/ni³⁵ di̯ɤ³ y⁴²⁻¹/

/ŋit̚² tʰeu̯¹¹ i³¹/

/d͡zik̚⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hou³⁵/

/ni³⁵ di̯ɤ¹³⁻³³ y⁴²⁻¹/

/ni³⁵ di̯ɤ³ y⁴²⁻¹/

(Hakka, Northern Min, Pinghua, Teochew, Xiang) sun shower


車囝

/t͡sʰia⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese) rickshaw


無影

/mo¹¹ i̯aŋ³¹/

/mo⁵⁵ ʒaŋ²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ iã⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ iã⁴²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iã⁵³/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩã⁵²/

/mo¹¹ i̯aŋ³¹/

/mo⁵⁵ ʒaŋ²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ iã⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ iã⁴²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iã⁵³/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩã⁵²/

2017 November 27, 林伦伦, “散呾·四散呾·听散呾·听造化·药散”, in 汕头特区晚报, archived from the original on 2022-06-16:

Don't listen to what they say; it is all baseless.

你孬聽伊在散哭父，撮話攏總無影個。

你孬听伊在散哭父，撮话拢总无影个。

(Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka) not real; false; non-existent


頭陣

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐn²²/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵/

/tʰeu¹¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² tin²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tin³³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ tin³³/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐn²²/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵/

/tʰeu¹¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² tin²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tin³³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ tin³³/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/


交插

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰap̚³²/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰap̚³²/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰap̚³²/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰap̚³²/

/kau³³⁻²³ t͡sʰap̚²/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰap̚³²/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰap̚³²/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰap̚³²/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰap̚³²/

/kau³³⁻²³ t͡sʰap̚²/

插腳

chiefly something one should not participate in

(Hokkien, Teochew) to have dealings with; to have contact with


貼地

/tʰiːp̚³ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ ti¹¹/

/tʰiːp̚³ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ ti¹¹/

輸到貼地／输到贴地 [Cantonese] ― syu¹ dou³ tip³ dei⁶⁻² [Jyutping]

衰到貼地／衰到贴地 [Cantonese] ― seoi¹ dou³ tip³ dei⁶⁻² [Jyutping]

(Cantonese, Teochew) used to describe the extreme extent of a bad situation


後生人

/hɐu̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/heu̯⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹/

/hau³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/heu̯⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹/

/hau³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Datian Min, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) young person (Classifier: 個／个 c h; 隻／只 h)


地拖

/tei̯²² tʰɔː⁵⁵/

/tʰi⁵³ tʰo⁴⁴/

/tei̯²² tʰɔː⁵⁵/

/tʰi⁵³ tʰo⁴⁴/


後擺

/au³³⁻²¹ pai⁴¹/

/au²²⁻²¹ pai⁴²/

/au³³⁻¹¹ pai⁵³/

/au²²⁻²¹ pai⁵³/

/au³³⁻²² pai⁵⁵⁴/

/au³³⁻²² mai⁵⁵⁴/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ pai⁵²/

/au³³⁻²¹ pai⁴¹/

/au²²⁻²¹ pai⁴²/

/au³³⁻¹¹ pai⁵³/

/au²²⁻²¹ pai⁵³/

/au³³⁻²² pai⁵⁵⁴/

/au³³⁻²² mai⁵⁵⁴/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ pai⁵²/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Zhao'an Hakka) in the future


清氣相

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰiʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰiʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew) fastidious; obsessed with tidiness and cleanliness


賣豬囝

/boi¹¹ tɯ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/boi¹¹ tɯ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew) to sell someone into indentured servitude of forced labour


變面

/piŋ³³ miŋ⁵⁵/

/piŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/pĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴² bin²²/

/pĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

/piŋ³³ miŋ⁵⁵/

/piŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/pĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴² bin²²/

/pĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

(Hakka, Northern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to suddenly turn hostile; to fall out with


衫䘼

/sã³³⁻²³ ŋ⁵²/

/sa³⁵⁻³³ ui³¹/

/sã³³⁻²³ ŋ⁵²/

/sa³⁵⁻³³ ui³¹/

(Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Teochew) sleeve (of clothing)


呾話

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ue¹¹/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ue¹¹/

(Teochew, Zhao'an Hokkien) to speak; to talk


老蟲

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

/læ²² zoŋ³³/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ t͡sən¹³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

/læ²² zoŋ³³/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ t͡sən¹³/


逗囝

/tau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


走囝

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


相輔

/sio³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/

/sie³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/

/sio³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/

/sie³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/


心適

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/


白帖

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰiap̚³²/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰiap̚³²/

(Hokkien, Teochew) obituary (brief notice of a person’s death)


唔閒

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ õĩ⁵⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ⁵⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ õĩ⁵⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Teochew) to be busy; to have no free time


聽無

/tʰaŋ²⁴ mo¹¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo¹¹/

/tʰia⁵³³⁻¹¹ po¹³/

/tʰĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ po²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/tʰiã³³ bo²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³/

/tʰĩã³³⁻²³ bo⁵⁵/

/tʰaŋ²⁴ mo¹¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo¹¹/

/tʰia⁵³³⁻¹¹ po¹³/

/tʰĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ po²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/tʰiã³³ bo²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³/

/tʰĩã³³⁻²³ bo⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to not understand (when listening)


公媽

/kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/

/kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/

(Puxian Min, Hokkien, Teochew) grandparents


𣍐孬

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵²/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵²/


唔是

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

我唔是你愛揣個儂。

我唔是你爱揣个侬。


𱍤

Contraction of 毋是 (m̄-sǐ) / 唔是 (m⁶ si⁶).


花樽

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/

/fa³³ tun²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/hue³³⁻²³ t͡suŋ³³/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/

/fa³³ tun²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/hue³³⁻²³ t͡suŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Teochew) vase (Classifier: 個／个 c)


䶸

For pronunciation and definitions of 䶸 – see 吆 (“to yell”).
(This character is a variant form of 吆).


雙生兒

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʂɤ̃ɻ¹/

/saŋ³³⁻²³ sɯ̃³³⁻²³ d͡zi⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʂɤ̃ɻ¹/

/saŋ³³⁻²³ sɯ̃³³⁻²³ d͡zi⁵⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, Teochew, dialectal Wu) twins


𫢗時

/tiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵⁵/

汝𫢗時轉內？

汝𫢗时转内？


底𫢗

汝底𫢗？


飛機恤

féi¹ géi¹ sêd¹

/pue³³⁻²³ ki³³⁻²³ suk̚⁴/

/pue³³⁻²³ ki³³⁻²³ suk̚⁴/


蠔烙

→ English: orh luak, or luak

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/o⁵⁵⁻¹¹ luaʔ²/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/o⁵⁵⁻¹¹ luaʔ²/

(chiefly Teochew) oyster omelette (local delicacy in Chaoshan, Southern Fujian and Taiwan)


𧧸

(chiefly Teochew) alternative form of 捌 (“to know”)


馬打寮

/maː³³ taː⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/maː¹³ taː⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ma³³⁻²³ ta³⁵⁻¹¹ liau⁵⁵/

/maː³³ taː⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/maː¹³ taː⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ma³³⁻²³ ta³⁵⁻¹¹ liau⁵⁵/

(Can we date this quote?), “見人講鬼話”performed by 張少林 [Chong Sau Lin]:

To report a crime, they enter a police station on their own, and they are not afraid of anything

報案自家入馬打寮 樣樣都唔怕

报案自家入马打寮 样样都唔怕

(Singapore Cantonese and Malaysian Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) police station


洗衫板

/sɐi̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ paːn³⁵/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³⁻²³ paŋ⁵²/

/sɐi̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ paːn³⁵/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³⁻²³ paŋ⁵²/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) washboard


在得

1999, 陈四文, 陈四文讲古——只知其一，不知其二:

Old Master, the water jar is so big, but the earthern pot is so small, how can it be possible to put one in the other? It can't be done.

a¹ iou¹ a¹ ia⁵ oi⁶, gai⁵ zui² geng¹ li¹ zio² dua⁷, gai⁵ ang⁵ li¹ zio² soi³, keng³ zai⁶ dêg⁸ lou⁷? bho⁵ biang³ mih⁴!

啊喲阿爺噲，個水缸哩照大，個甕哩照細，囥在得了？無變乜！

1999, 陈四文, 陈四文讲古——只知其一，不知其二:

啊哟阿爷哙，个水缸哩照大，个瓮哩照细，囥在得了？无变乜！


紅花女

/xʊŋ¹³ ɸa̠³³ n̠ʲy⁴¹/

/xən¹³ ɸa̠³³ n̠ʲy⁴¹/

/xʊŋ¹³ ɸa̠³³ n̠ʲy⁴¹/

/xən¹³ ɸa̠³³ n̠ʲy⁴¹/

(Teochew, Zhao'an Hokkien, Changsha Xiang) virgin (female); maiden


蝨篦

虱篦
虱篦
虱箆
櫛篦
澀篦
霎鬢

/sat̚³²⁻⁵⁴ pin¹²/

/sap̚⁵⁻³⁴ bai³³⁴/

/sak̚²⁻⁴ peŋ²¹³/

/sak̚²⁻⁴ piŋ²¹³/

/sat̚³²⁻⁵⁴ pin¹²/

/sap̚⁵⁻³⁴ bai³³⁴/

/sak̚²⁻⁴ peŋ²¹³/

/sak̚²⁻⁴ piŋ²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew) double-edged fine-tooth comb


硬愛

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵ oi̯⁵⁵/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ²¹³/

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵ oi̯⁵⁵/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ²¹³/

(Hakka, Teochew) to insist on (doing something despite the wishes of someone else)


暝暗

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³/


㩼謝

(Teochew) thank you; thank you very much

† - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift


掌牛

/t͡soŋ³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ ŋiu¹¹/

/t͡sĩõ⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ ŋiu¹¹/

/t͡sĩõ⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Teochew) to graze cattle; to put cattle out to pasture


無變

→ English: bo bian

/bo¹³⁻²² piɛn²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² piɛn²¹/

/bo²³⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² piɛn⁴¹/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piaŋ²¹³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pieŋ²¹³/

/bo¹³⁻²² piɛn²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² piɛn²¹/

/bo²³⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² piɛn⁴¹/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piaŋ²¹³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pieŋ²¹³/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it


猛早

/me⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/

/me⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/


老伯

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ²/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ²/

(Teochew) great-uncle (paternal grandfather's elder brother)


跋麻雀

buah⁷ ma² cyorh⁶ [Phonetic:buah⁶ ma² cyorh⁶]

/puaʔ⁴⁻²¹ ma¹³ t͡sʰyɒʔ²¹/

bua² ma² cyoeh⁶ [Phonetic:bua⁵ ma² cyoeh⁶]

/pua²⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴ t͡sʰyøʔ²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ma²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ mua²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ muã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/puaʔ⁴⁻²¹ ma¹³ t͡sʰyɒʔ²¹/

/pua²⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴ t͡sʰyøʔ²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ma²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ mua²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ muã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to play mahjong


鵝囝

/ŋie⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/ŋie⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese) gosling


新婦囝

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mu²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mu²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min, Teochew) tongyangxi; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law; child bride


魚圓

/ŋ̍¹¹ i̯en¹¹/

/hɯ²⁴⁻²¹ ĩ²⁴/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

/ŋ̍¹¹ i̯en¹¹/

/hɯ²⁴⁻²¹ ĩ²⁴/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Teochew, Wu, Singapore Hokkien and Mandarin) fishball


信筒

/ɕin⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁴⁵ tʰuŋ⁵³/

/siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁴⁵ tʰuŋ⁵³/

/siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, dialectal Hakka, Hainanese) envelope


莫客氣

/mai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/mo²⁴ kʰɤ̞²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/mai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/mo²⁴ kʰɤ̞²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

(Teochew, Xiang) don't mention it; not at all; you're welcome


米粞

→? Tagalog: bitso

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰue⁴¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/bi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoi²¹³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰue⁴¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/bi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoi²¹³/


茶奶

/tʰe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni³⁵/

/tʰe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni³⁵/


拍火機

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² he⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ke³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hə⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hue⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² he⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ke³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hə⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hue⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ ki³³/

(Xiamen, Changtai, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) lighter (firemaking device)


肉脞

→ Thai: บะช่อ (bà-chɔ̂ɔ)

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰo²¹/

/nek̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰo²¹³/

/baʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo²¹³/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰo²¹/

/nek̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰo²¹³/

/baʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo²¹³/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) mince; minced meat (usually pork)


轉內

/tɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ lai³⁵/

/tɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ lai³⁵/


麻竹

/mä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løyʔ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/muã²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/mä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løyʔ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/muã²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Teochew) moso bamboo


驢牯

/lɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/lɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

(Lichuan Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Teochew) jack; male donkey


魚翼

/ŋy³³ siɛ⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sik̚⁴/

/ŋy³³ siɛ⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sik̚⁴/


阿爹

/ˀä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ tɛː⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tia⁴⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ tia³³/

/ˀä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ tɛː⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tia⁴⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ tia³³/

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


落霧

/lɔːk̚² mou̯²²/

/lɔk̚⁵ ʋu⁵³/

/loʔ⁴⁻² bu¹¹/

/lɔːk̚² mou̯²²/

/lɔk̚⁵ ʋu⁵³/

/loʔ⁴⁻² bu¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Teochew, Jinhua Wu) to have fog or mist appear


尻川板

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/


電戲

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ hiɛ²¹³/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ hiɛ²¹³/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

(Teochew, Bangkok Cantonese, dated in Eastern Min) film; motion picture; movie


剝赤跤

/pak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/

/pak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/


𬠋𧌊

/sua³³⁻²³ me³³/

/sua³³⁻²³ me³³/


半暝三更

/puiŋ³³ maŋ³³ saŋ⁵⁴ kaŋ⁵⁴/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ saŋ⁵⁵ kaŋ⁵⁵/

/pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sã³³⁻²³ kẽ³³/

/puiŋ³³ maŋ³³ saŋ⁵⁴ kaŋ⁵⁴/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ saŋ⁵⁵ kaŋ⁵⁵/

/pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sã³³⁻²³ kẽ³³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Zhao'an Hokkien, Teochew) in the middle of the night; late at night


六月大菜——假有心

/lak̚⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴ tua¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³ ke⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³/

Chinese mustard is only ready to be harvested in the winter, so one that is harvested in June (summer) is not mature yet, hence lacking a core ("heart").

June Chinese mustard ― falsely has a heart


翻生

/faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ sɯ̃³³/

/faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ sɯ̃³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min, Teochew) to be brought back to life; to bring back to life


石榴皮熬鹽——鹹澀

cook pomegranate skin in salt ― salty and bitter / stingy

/sioʔ⁴⁻² liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue⁵⁵ ŋau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iam⁵⁵ kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siap̚²/


鎮塊

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ te²¹/

/tin¹¹⁻⁵³ te¹¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁴² te²¹/

/tin²¹⁻³³ te²¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁴¹ te²¹/

/tin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tə⁴¹/

/tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ to²¹³/

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ te²¹/

/tin¹¹⁻⁵³ te¹¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁴² te²¹/

/tin²¹⁻³³ te²¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁴¹ te²¹/

/tin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tə⁴¹/

/tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ to²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew) to be in the way; to be a hindrance


孬意思

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

(Teochew) too embarrassed or shy (to do something)


孬意思

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/


手節

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

(Teochew) finger ring (Classifier: 奇 mn-t)


地豆仁

/tʰi³³ tʰeu³³ ʒin⁵⁵/

/tʰi³³ tʰeu³³ ʒin⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Teochew) shelled peanut; peanut kernel


痟囝

/siau⁴²⁻²⁴ kiã⁴²/

/siou⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/siau⁴²⁻²⁴ kiã⁴²/

/siou⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) lunatic; mad person


甜尿病

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lio²²⁻²¹ pĩ²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zio²²⁻²¹ pẽ²²/

/tiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zio¹¹ pẽ¹¹/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lio²²⁻²¹ pĩ²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zio²²⁻²¹ pẽ²²/

/tiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zio¹¹ pẽ¹¹/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, pathology) diabetes mellitus; diabetes


樹奶箍

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ ni⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu¹¹ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰou³³/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ ni⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu¹¹ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰou³³/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) rubber band


青紅火

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ he⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ hə⁴²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue⁵²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ he⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ hə⁴²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue⁵²/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) traffic light


德司

/tek̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴⁴/

/tek̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴⁴/

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) taxi; cab; taxicab


春期

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/

/t͡sʰuŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/

/t͡sʰuŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi⁵⁵/


塗下

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ e³⁵/

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ e³⁵/

(Teochew, Hainanese) on the floor; on the ground


番爿錢，唐山福

番爿钱，唐山福
番畔錢，唐山福

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³⁻²³ hok̚²/

(Teochew, historical) money earned in foreign lands will gain happiness in China


一肚火

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯¹³ fɔː³⁵/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tou⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵²⁻²¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯¹³ fɔː³⁵/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tou⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵²⁻²¹/

睇到我一肚火

1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “肚”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 551:

on hearing it, was filled with burning rage

聽了氣到一肚火

听了气到一肚火


齒漱

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu²¹³/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu²¹³/


冇弦

/pʰã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hĩ⁵⁵/

/pʰã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, music) yehu; a Chinese bowed string instrument with two strings and a coconut shell body


死爸

→ English: sibeh

/si⁴²⁻²⁴ pe²²/

/si⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ pɛ²¹/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵/

/si⁴²⁻²⁴ pe²²/

/si⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ pɛ²¹/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵/

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien, Penang Hokkien) very; rather; quite


我愛汝

/ɡua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/ɡua³¹⁻²⁴ ai¹¹²⁻⁴² lɯ³¹/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ai²¹⁻³³ lu⁴⁴⁵/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/ua⁴²⁻²⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴² li⁴²/

/ua⁴²⁻²⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴² lɯ⁴²/

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/ɡua³¹⁻²⁴ ai¹¹²⁻⁴² lɯ³¹/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ai²¹⁻³³ lu⁴⁴⁵/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/ua⁴²⁻²⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴² li⁴²/

/ua⁴²⁻²⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴² lɯ⁴²/

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

我疼汝

goá thiàⁿ lí / góa thiàⁿ lír / góa thiàⁿ lú / óa thiàⁿ lí / óa thiàⁿ lír

(Hokkien, Teochew) I love you (expression)


哭鬼

/ˈkʰuʔ⁵ kui²¹³/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kui⁵²⁻²¹/

/ˈkʰuʔ⁵ kui²¹³/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kui⁵²⁻²¹/

(Gan, Teochew) crybaby (someone who cries frequently)


豬跤

/ty⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tɨ³³ kʰa³³/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tɯ³³ kʰa³³/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tu³³⁻²¹ kʰa³³/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ kʰa³³/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tɨ³³ kʰa³³/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tɯ³³ kʰa³³/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tu³³⁻²¹ kʰa³³/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ kʰa³³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) pig's foot; pork leg


聽呾

/tʰĩã³³⁻²³ tã²¹³/

/tʰĩã³³⁻²³ tã²¹³/

(Teochew) to hear it said that; to hear tell


番囝

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

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

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Guangdong Teochew) foreigner, especially a Westerner

A native in a land where the Chinese are immigrants:

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew, regional Malaysia Eastern Min) Malay person

(Singapore Hokkien) child of Malay descent


蟹膏

/hoi³⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/

/hɔi³³ kɔ³⁵/

/hoi³⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/

/hɔi³³ kɔ³⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese, Wu) the ovaries, roe and digestive tract of a female crab (as a food delicacy)


尖米圓

尖米圆
尖米丸
粘米圓
粘米丸
秈米丸

/t͡siam³³⁻²³ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡siam³³⁻²³ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) mitaimu; bee thai bak; silver needle noodles


粘米

/t͡siːm⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

/t͡sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mi³¹/

/t͡siːm⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

/t͡sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mi³¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) non-glutinous white rice; polished indica rice


賊竇

/t͡sʰaːk̚² tɐu̯³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² tau²¹³/

/t͡sʰaːk̚² tɐu̯³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² tau²¹³/

(Cantonese, Teochew) bandit lair; bandit hideout


戇過隻鴨

/koŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siaʔ²⁻⁴ aʔ²/

/koŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siaʔ²⁻⁴ aʔ²/

(Teochew) extremely silly; extremely foolish


唔平樣

m⁶ bên⁵ iên⁷

m⁶ bên⁵ iên⁷

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩẽ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩõ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩẽ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩõ¹¹/


標青

/piːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/pio³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ³³/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/pio³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ³³/

(Cantonese, Teochew) outstanding; exceptional

傲人

nowadays especially of breasts, body curve


第尾

/tɐi̯²² mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ bue⁵²/

/tɐi̯²² mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/tõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ bue⁵²/

我唔想考第尾。


釘鏈

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²²/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²/

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ¹¹/

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²²/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²/

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ¹¹/

2017, 欢喜就好 [Happy Can Already!], season 1, episode 4:

The police arrives and opens the bag, and there's no bomb, oh no, then they'll arrest us to be put in jail

ma¹ da⁶ lai⁵ gao³ he² go³, kui¹ gai⁵ bag, bho⁵ zan³ tang⁵, ua¹, liao² liah⁸ ung² nang⁵ ke³ dêng³ liang⁷

馬打來到許塊，開個bag，無炸彈，哇，了掠阮人去釘鏈

马打来到许块，开个bag，无炸弹，哇，了掠阮人去钉链

2017, 欢喜就好 [Happy Can Already!], season 2, episode 1:

啊著掠……去釘鏈咯

啊著掠……去钉链咯

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) to be imprisoned


底個

Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板白蓮花全歌》, volume 5, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 2r:

My daughter gave birth to twin boys / which one will go with her to jump into the water?

u⁵ neng² sang¹ sên¹ u⁶ no⁶ nam⁵ / di⁷ gai⁵ ga⁷ i¹ ke³ dao⁵ zui²

吾女双生有二男/值個共伊去投水

吾女双生有二男/值个共伊去投水


睇病

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ pɛːŋ²²/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ pẽ¹¹/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ pɛːŋ²²/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ pẽ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Teochew, of a patient) to see a doctor


碰鰾

/pʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰie³⁵/

/pʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰio³⁵/

/pʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰie³⁵/

/pʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰio³⁵/


釘鏈間

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²²⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ¹¹ keŋ³³/

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²²⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ¹¹ keŋ³³/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) jail; prison


佈田

布田
布田
播田
佈塍
播塍
播堘
布田

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan¹³/

/pɔ³¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰan²³/

/pɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan¹³/

/pɔ³¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰan²³/

/pɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to transplant rice seedlings


石囝

/t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sieʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sieʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


粙稿草

/tiu³⁵⁻¹¹ ko⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰau⁵²⁻²¹/

/tiu³⁵⁻¹¹ ko⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰau⁵²⁻²¹/


相詏

/sio³³⁻²³ a²¹³/

/sio³³⁻²³ a²¹³/


跤頭

/kʰa³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/


阿姈

/a³³⁻²³ ne³³/

/a³³⁻²³ ne³³/


下爿

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/


鴨母捻

→ English: ah balling

/aʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ nim²¹³/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ nim²¹³/

(Teochew) tangyuan; Chinese flat and round glutinous rice balls with filling (with soup added with sugar)


水粿

→ English: chwee kueh

desc

→ Thai: จุ๊ยก๊วย

→ Thai: จุ๊ยก๊วย

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) a kind of steamed rice cake with pickled radish


四散呾

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã²¹³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã²¹³/


硬淨

/ŋaːŋ²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³⁵/

/ŋaːŋ²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³⁵/

The second syllable is unlikely to be etymologically related to 淨／净 (jìng).

(Teochew, of furniture made of fir wood) sturdy and durable


只陣

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) now; the present time; the present moment


拍雷

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ lui⁵⁵/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ lui⁵⁵/


𫀸

Cognate with Cantonese 杰 (git6, “viscous”), Eastern Min 𬇴 (gṳ̆k, “viscous”). Compare Zhuang gwd (“viscous”), Lingao kɔt⁸ (“viscous”).


滴囝

/tiʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/tiʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified)


堪該

/kʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ koi̯²⁴/

/kʰam³³⁻²³ kai³³/

/kʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ koi̯²⁴/

/kʰam³³⁻²³ kai³³/

gotten what's coming to one
get what's coming to one

(Hakka, Teochew) to serve someone right; to have gotten what's coming to one


𰇇

19??, “〈陳三大難〉”, in 《潮州戲曲選集》, page 8:

niê⁵ gian². le² zai³ ke³ siên⁶ toin² no⁷.

娘仔。你再去想看𰇇。

(Teochew) particle used to express persuasion


跋錢

/puaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/puaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

(Puxian Min, Teochew, Hainanese, Leizhou Min) to gamble


屎肚

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ tou⁵²⁻²¹/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ tou⁵²⁻²¹/

(dialectal Cantonese, Longyan Min, Teochew) belly


番蔥

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰaŋ³³/


豬寮

/tɯ³³⁻²³ liau⁵⁵/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ liou⁵⁵/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ liau⁵⁵/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ liou⁵⁵/


趁鐳

/tʰan²¹⁻⁴² lui⁴⁴/

/tʰan²¹⁻³³ lui³³/

/tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lui⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lui³³/

/tʰan²¹⁻⁴² lui⁴⁴/

/tʰan²¹⁻³³ lui³³/

/tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ lui⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lui³³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, especially Malaysia, Singapore) to earn money; to make money


孬人

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/


火暝蛄

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou³³/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou³³/


阿老

/a³³⁻²³ lau³⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ lau³⁵/


做下

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ e¹¹/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ e¹¹/

2018, “潮汕一家人”, 茶米 (lyrics), 回忆 (music), performed by 黄敏纯:

Let's look together at our bright future in Chaoshan

zo³ ê⁷ toin², nang² dio⁵ suan¹ hui¹ huang⁵ gai⁷ mêng⁵ tiang¹

做下看 俺潮汕輝煌個明天

做下看 俺潮汕辉煌个明天


暝昏囝

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ̃³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ̃³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew) evening; night (before midnight)


日逐

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ zoʔ²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ zoʔ²³/


暝糜

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mue⁵⁵/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mue⁵⁵/

(Teochew) midnight snack; late-night meal


老豬

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯ³³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯ³³/


鼎溜

→ Thai: ตะหลิว (dtà-lǐu)

/tĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ liu³⁵/

/tĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ liu³⁵/


鼎鑢

/tĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ lɯ³³/

/tĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ lɯ³³/


額門神

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ⁵⁵/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² mɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ⁵⁵/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² mɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/


經布

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ¹¹/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/kẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²¹/

/kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/kẽ³³⁻²³ pou²¹³/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ¹¹/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/kẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²¹/

/kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/kẽ³³⁻²³ pou²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, dated in Shanghainese) to weave cloth


只塊

/t͡si³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔy²¹³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/t͡si³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔy²¹³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/


做呢物

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mueʔ⁴/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mueʔ⁴/


鉸毛

/ka³³⁻²³ mo⁵⁵/

/ka³³⁻²³ mo⁵⁵/


鉗囝

/kʰiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/kʰiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/kʰiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/kʰiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese) pliers; pincers


火燒厝

/hui³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieu⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuɔ²¹³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sio⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/hə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ sio³³ t͡sʰu³¹/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sio³³⁻²³ t͡sʰu²¹³/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sie³³⁻²³ t͡sʰu²¹³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sio⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu²¹/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/hə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ sio³³ t͡sʰu³¹/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sio³³⁻²³ t͡sʰu²¹³/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sie³³⁻²³ t͡sʰu²¹³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, of a house) to be on fire


浴房

/ek̚⁴⁻² paŋ⁵⁵/

/ek̚⁴⁻² paŋ⁵⁵/


𠡒

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Teochew, Wenzhounese) to pull; to tug


青盲囝

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


舅囝

/ku³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/ku³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew) brother-in-law (wife's younger brother)


山空

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã³³ kʰaŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/sũã³³⁻²³ kʰaŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã³³ kʰaŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/sũã³³⁻²³ kʰaŋ³³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) cave


暝市

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi³⁵/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi³⁵/


砂鍋糜

/sua³³⁻²³ ue³³⁻²³ mue⁵⁵/

/sua³³⁻²³ ue³³⁻²³ mue⁵⁵/

(Teochew) clay pot rice porridge (a Teochew dish)


只回

/t͡si³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ui⁵³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵/

/t͡si³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ui⁵³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵/


睇著

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tioʔ²/

/hõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tioʔ²/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tioʔ²/

/hõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tioʔ²/


瀉衰

→ English: sia suay, xia suay

/sia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sue³³/

/sia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sue³³/

(Hakka, Teochew, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) to embarrass; to disgrace


新儂爹

/siŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tia³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tia³³/

(Teochew) bridegroom (man about to be married)


隔奶

/keʔ²⁻⁴ ni³⁵/

/keʔ²⁻⁴ ni³⁵/

(Sichuanese, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese, Shanghainese) to wean (a baby)


凝天時

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰĩ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰĩ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/


熱天時

/d͡zuaʔ⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/d͡zuaʔ⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/


春天時

/t͡sʰuŋ³³⁻²³ tʰĩ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰuŋ³³⁻²³ tʰĩ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/


秋天時

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻²³ tʰĩ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻²³ tʰĩ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/


鑿囝

/t͡sʰøyʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sʰøyʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


落田

/loʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/loʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Teochew) to go to work in the (paddy) fields


乜屎

/mɐt̚⁵ siː³⁵/

/miʔ²⁻⁴ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/mɐt̚⁵ siː³⁵/

/miʔ²⁻⁴ sai⁵²⁻²¹/


食西北風

/sɪk̚² sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² sai³³⁻²³ pak̚²⁻⁴ huaŋ³³/

/sɪk̚² sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɐk̚⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² sai³³⁻²³ pak̚²⁻⁴ huaŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Teochew) to have nothing to eat


肚臍帶

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tua²¹³/

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tua²¹³/


騙囝

/pʰiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/pʰiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) cheat; trickster; impostor; cheater; swindler


擇食

(Cantonese, Teochew) picky about what one eats


皮笈

/pʰue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kip̚⁴/

/pʰue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kip̚⁴/


肥囝

/pui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/pui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


扛轎跤

/kɯŋ³³⁻²³ kio¹¹ kʰa³³/

/kɯŋ³³⁻²³ kio¹¹ kʰa³³/

(Teochew) to brownnose; to suck up; to bootlick


扒囝

/pʰa³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/pʰa³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


扒龜囝

/pʰa³³⁻²³ ku³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/pʰa³³⁻²³ ku³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


兩母囝

/no³⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/no³⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) mother and child; mother and son


過年飯

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puŋ¹¹/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puŋ¹¹/

(Teochew) the "reunion dinner" held on New Year's Eve of the Chinese New Year, during which family members get together to celebrate


底衫

/tɐi̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵/

/ai⁵⁵ sam²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/toi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³/

/tɐi̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵/

/ai⁵⁵ sam²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/toi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³/


許撮

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʔ²/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʔ²/


尾車

/mei̯¹³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/bue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/mei̯¹³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/bue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) last train or bus (for the day)


只個

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/


鏖糟

/o³³⁻²³ t͡so³³/

/ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²¹/

/o³³⁻²³ t͡so³³/

/ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²¹/


濟喙

shoot one's mouth off
shoot one's mouth off

(Teochew) to talk out of turn; to shoot one's mouth off


跋錢人

/puaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/puaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/


動跤動手

/toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³⁻²³ toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

/toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³⁻²³ toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵²/


釣魚篙

/tĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/

/tĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/


弟嫂

/tɐi̯²² sou̯³⁵/

/ti³⁵⁻¹¹ so⁵²/

/tɐi̯²² sou̯³⁵/

/ti³⁵⁻¹¹ so⁵²/

(Cantonese, Teochew) sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)


釐秤

/li¹¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

/li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiŋ²¹³/

/li¹¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

/li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiŋ²¹³/

(Hakka, Teochew) small steelyard for weighing money and similar items


單目皮

/tũã³³⁻²³ mak̚⁴⁻² pʰue⁵⁵/

/tũã³³⁻²³ mak̚⁴⁻² pʰue⁵⁵/

(Hainanese, Teochew) single eyelid; monolid; upper eyelid without a crease


厾目夗

/tak̚²⁻⁴ mak̚⁴⁻² uk̚⁴/

/tak̚²⁻⁴ mak̚⁴⁻² uk̚⁴/

(Teochew) to doze off; to nod off; to take a nap


正月頭

zia¹ guei⁷ tao² [Phonetic:zia⁵ uei⁵ lao²]

/t͡sia⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uei¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³/

ziann¹ guei⁷ tao² [Phonetic:ziann⁵ uei⁵ lao²]

/t͡sĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uei²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴/

/t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ ŋueʔ⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ ŋueʔ⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵/


錢蔥

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

Chinese water chestnut
Chinese water chestnut

(Teochew, Yunxiao, Zhao'an and Singapore Hokkien) Chinese water chestnut


雪屐

/syːt̚³ kʰɛːk̚²/

/syːt̚³ kʰɛːk̚²/


蝦春

/haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ³³/

/haː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ³³/


倒手囝

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) left-hander; left-handed person


做假

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ka³¹/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ke⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ka³¹/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ke⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hakka, Teochew) to pretend; to feign; to make believe


指甲夾

/t͡sõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ kaʔ²⁻⁴ kiap̚⁴/

/t͡sãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ kaʔ²⁻⁴ kiap̚⁴/

/t͡sõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ kaʔ²⁻⁴ kiap̚⁴/

/t͡sãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ kaʔ²⁻⁴ kiap̚⁴/

(Teochew, Huicheng dialect) nail clipper; nail scissors


齒屎

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰi³¹⁻⁵⁵ sai³¹/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰi³¹⁻⁵⁵ sai³¹/

(Fuqing Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Zhangping Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) dental plaque


胳囊下

/koʔ²⁻⁴ laŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ e³⁵/

/koʔ²⁻⁴ laŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ e³⁵/


白目耳

/peʔ⁴⁻² mak̚⁴⁻² d͡zɯ⁵²/

/peʔ⁴⁻² mak̚⁴⁻² d͡zɯ⁵²/

Tremella fuciformis
Tremella fuciformis#Translingual

(Teochew) snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis)


芳餅藥

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ pĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ioʔ⁴/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ pĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ioʔ⁴/


亂呾

/luaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã²¹³/

/luaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã²¹³/

(Teochew) to speak carelessly; to talk nonsense


日晝飯

/d͡zik̚⁴⁻² tau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ puŋ¹¹/

/d͡zik̚⁴⁻² tau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ puŋ¹¹/


睇輕

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰeŋ³³/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰeŋ³³/


睇唔起

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ m̩²¹ hei̯³⁵/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ m̩²¹ hei̯³⁵/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

(Cantonese, Teochew) to abhor; to despise; to look down on


呾笑話

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ue¹¹/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ue¹¹/

(Teochew) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around


朗底褲

/laŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ toi⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

/laŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ toi⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

(Teochew) open-crotch pants (usually for toddlers)


朗肚褲

/laŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tou⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

/laŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tou⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/


酒盅窟

/t͡siu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ uʔ²/

/t͡siu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡seŋ³³⁻²³ uʔ²/

(Teochew) dimple (skin depression on the cheek)


拍赤膊

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ pak̚²/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ pak̚²/

(Teochew) to be naked to the waist; to be barechested


䋎衫車

/tʰĩ¹¹ sã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/

/tʰĩ¹¹ sã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/


蜂竇

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐu̯³³/

/pʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ teu̯⁵⁵/

/pʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ teu̯⁵⁵/

/fuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ teu̯⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ teu⁵³/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ tau²¹³/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ tɐu̯³³/

/pʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ teu̯⁵⁵/

/pʰuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ teu̯⁵⁵/

/fuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ teu̯⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ teu⁵³/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ tau²¹³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Pinghua, Teochew, Zhongshan Min) honeycomb (structure of cells made by bees)


風禽

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kʰim⁵⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kʰim⁵⁵/

Do not do useless things, such as gambling, keeping a bird, hitting a ball, kicking a ball, flying a kite, etc.

Wúyì zhī shì. Bùkě wéi. Wèirú dǔbó. Lóngyǎng. Dǎqiú. Tīqiú. Fàng fēngqín děng shì.

無益之事。不可為。謂如賭博。籠養。打毬。踢毬。放風禽等事。

无益之事。不可为。谓如赌博。笼养。打球。踢球。放风禽等事。

1929, “正月”, in 金天民, editor, 《潮歌》, 南大書局, page 11:

On the ninth day of the ninth month, the kite string breaks and flies away into the sky.

gao² ghuêh⁸ gao², huang¹ kim⁵ deng⁶ suan³ buan³ tin¹ zao².

九月九，風禽斷綫半天走。

九月九，风禽断线半天走。

(literary or Lichuan Gan, Jiangxi, Fujian and Raoping Hakka, Teochew) kite (toy)


木囝

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/bak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/bak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


鴨仔鋪

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰou³³/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰou³³/


騷婆

/sau³³⁻²³ pʰua⁵⁵/

/sau³³⁻²³ pʰua⁵⁵/


呾夢話

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ¹¹ ue¹¹/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ¹¹ ue¹¹/

(Teochew) to talk in one's sleep; to sleeptalk


火水油

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

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


雨微

/jyː¹³ mei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ mei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) drizzle; light rain


暝昏飯

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯŋ³³⁻²³ puŋ¹¹/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯŋ³³⁻²³ puŋ¹¹/


父嬡

/pe³⁵⁻¹¹ ai⁵⁵/

/pe³⁵⁻¹¹ ai⁵⁵/

Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板白蓮花全歌》, volume 2, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 9v:

Younger sister, if you die, I shall die too / The only regret is that our father and mother shall lose both their children

muê⁷ le² riag⁸ si² ua² ia⁷ si² / zi² kui¹ no⁶ ze² li⁵ bê⁶ ai⁵

妹爾若死吾亦死 只虧二子離父嬡

妹尔若死吾亦死 只亏二子离父嫒


圍腰

/ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ io³³/

/ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ io³³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Teochew, dialectal Wu, Loudi Xiang) apron


頷砧

(Teochew) bib (item of clothing for babies)


纏跤

/tiŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɒ⁵³³/

/tiŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/tĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³/

/tiŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɒ⁵³³/

/tiŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/tĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³/

(Hainanese, Puxian Min, Teochew) to bind one's feet


好食鬼

/hau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² kui⁵²/

/hau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² kui⁵²/


牙母

/ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/

/ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/


暝昏晡

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³⁻²³ pou³³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³⁻²³ pou³³/


毋緊要

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ kiŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ iau²¹³/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ kiŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ iau²¹³/

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


唔對

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tui²¹³/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tui²¹³/


拐跤囝

/kuai⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰa³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/kuai⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰa³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


平跤底

/pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³⁻²³ tõĩ⁵²/

/pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³⁻²³ tõĩ⁵²/


夠年

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵/


牛寮

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liau⁵⁵/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liau⁵⁵/


車剎

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ sak̚²/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ sak̚²/

(Teochew) brake (of a car, bicycle, etc.)


耗相機

/ho²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³³/

/ho²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³³/


耗相

/ho²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/ho²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩẽ²¹³/

/ho²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/ho²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩẽ²¹³/

(Teochew) to take a picture; to photograph


半輩

/pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pue²¹³/

/pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pue²¹³/


破家囝

/pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ke³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ke³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew) spendthrift; squanderer; prodigal son


敗家囝

/pai¹¹ ke³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/pai¹¹ ke³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Hainanese, Teochew, Jinhua Wu) spendthrift; squanderer; prodigal son


鸕鶉

/lou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/lou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰuŋ⁵⁵/


單丁囝

/tũã³³⁻²³ tiŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tũã³³⁻²³ tiŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


拉誧

/la³³⁻²³ pʰu⁵²/

/la³³⁻²³ pʰu⁵²/

(Teochew) to boast; to brag; to talk big


拉空

/la³³⁻²³ kʰaŋ³³/

/la³³⁻²³ kʰaŋ³³/


左爿

/t͡so⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡so⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡so⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡so⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Hainanese) left side; the left


右爿

/iu³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/iu³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/iu³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/iu³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/


鹽花

/iɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ hua⁵³³/

/iɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mua⁵⁴⁴/

/iɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ hua⁵³³/

/iɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mua⁵⁴⁴/


嘔噦

/au⁵²⁻³⁵ ueʔ²/

/au⁵²⁻³⁵ ueʔ²/


羼隊

/t͡sʰaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tui¹¹/

/t͡sʰaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tui¹¹/

(Teochew) to cut in line; to jump the queue


櫼隊

/t͡siːm⁵⁵ tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tuɪ⁵³/

/t͡siːm⁵⁵ tɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕiam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tuɪ⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese, Pingxiang Gan) to cut in line; to jump the queue


呾大話

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tua¹¹ ue¹¹/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tua¹¹ ue¹¹/

(Teochew) to brag; to boast; to talk big


出監

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kaːm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ kaːm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kã⁴⁴/

(Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to get out of jail; to be released from prison


士叻

/siː²² lɛːk̚⁵/

/siː²² lɪk̚⁵/

/siː²² lɛːk̚⁵/

/siː²² lɪk̚⁵/


搭客

/tä⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ²/

/tä⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ²/

1888, James Dyer Ball, Cantonese Made Easy, Hongkong: The 'China Mail' Office, page 22:

When does the steamer leave? There are a great many passengers.

fo² syun⁴ gei² si⁴ hoi¹ san¹ ne¹. jau⁵ daai⁶ do¹ daap³ haak³ lok³.

火船幾時開身呢。有大多搭客咯。

火船几时开身呢。有大多搭客咯。


好跋

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ puaʔ⁴/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ puaʔ⁴/


查某朋友

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁴² peŋ²⁴⁻²¹ iu⁴²/

/t͡sa³³⁻²¹ bɔ⁴⁴⁵ peŋ²³⁻²¹ iu⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡sa³³⁻²³ bou⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵²/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁴² peŋ²⁴⁻²¹ iu⁴²/

/t͡sa³³⁻²¹ bɔ⁴⁴⁵ peŋ²³⁻²¹ iu⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡sa³³⁻²³ bou⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵²/

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) girlfriend


衰囝

/sue³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/sue³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


胡蠅拍

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² pʰaʔ⁵/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² pʰaʔ³²/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² pʰaʔ³²/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰaʔ²/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² pʰaʔ⁵/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² pʰaʔ³²/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² pʰaʔ³²/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰaʔ²/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) flyswatter


舌囝

/sieʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡siʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/sieʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡siʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


鞋鍬

/oi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiau³³/

/oi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiau³³/


唔著

/m̩²¹ t͡sœːk̚²/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tieʔ⁴/

/m̩²¹ t͡sœːk̚²/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tieʔ⁴/

當我唔著啦。

当我唔着啦。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) wrong; incorrect


釘魚獅鳥

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai³³⁻²³ t͡siau⁵²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai³³⁻²³ t͡siau⁵²/


駁喙

/poʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/poʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Teochew) to answer back (to one's parents or superiors); to talk back


馬鮫魚

/maː¹³ kaːu̯⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

/ma⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴⁻³⁵ n̩¹¹/

/be⁵²⁻³⁵ kau³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/

/mo²² kɔ⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/

/maː¹³ kaːu̯⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

/ma⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴⁻³⁵ n̩¹¹/

/be⁵²⁻³⁵ kau³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/

/mo²² kɔ⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Shanghainese) Spanish mackerel


兜尿

/teu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋiau⁵³/

/teu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋiau⁵³/

(Hakka, Teochew) to help with urinating (of a child, invalid, etc.); to hold a baby while it urinates


頷領

/am³³⁻²¹ niã⁵³/

/am³³⁻¹¹ niã⁵³/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ nĩã⁵²/

/am³³⁻²¹ niã⁵³/

/am³³⁻¹¹ niã⁵³/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ nĩã⁵²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) collar (of a shirt)


暝暗頭

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Teochew) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


隨暗

/sui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³/

/sui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³/


抾鬮

/kʰioʔ²⁻⁴ kʰau³³/

/kʰioʔ²⁻⁴ kʰau³³/

(Teochew) to draw lots; to cast lots; to draw straws


桑垂

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ sui²⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ sui⁵⁵/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ sui²⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ sui⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) fruit of the mulberry


契哀

/kʰoi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ai⁵⁵/

/kʰoi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ai⁵⁵/


碟飯

/tiʔ⁴⁻² puŋ¹¹/

/tiʔ⁴⁻² puŋ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) rice served with meat and vegetables on top


豆腐膜

(Teochew) dried beancurd strips in sticks or rolls


琴蛇

/kʰim⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵⁵/

/kʰim⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵⁵/

So named because its skin is often used to make instruments.

(Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min) python; boa


田蟹

/t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hoi³⁵/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hoi³⁵/


磨夜

/bua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/

/bua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/


薰蒂

/huŋ³³⁻²³ liʔ²/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ tiʔ²/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ liʔ²/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ tiʔ²/


狗齒

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/


反狗旁

/huaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) The Chinese character component 犭, dog radical


起骨

/hei̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ kuk̚²/

/hei̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ kuk̚²/

(Cantonese, Meixian Hakka, Teochew) to debone; to take bones out


屎蟲

/siː³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/siː³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/


前爿

/t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/


茶三酒四𨑨迌二

/te⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sã³³⁻²³ t͡siu⁵²⁻³⁵ si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰik̚²⁻⁴ tʰo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zi³⁵/

(Teochew) three people is good for having tea, four for drinks, and two for travel


踢桃

/tʰik̚²⁻⁴ tʰo⁵⁵/

/tʰek̚²⁻⁴ tʰo⁵⁵/

/tʰik̚²⁻⁴ tʰo⁵⁵/

/tʰek̚²⁻⁴ tʰo⁵⁵/

(chiefly Teochew) alternative form of 𨑨迌 (“to play”)


拍搶

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰiũ⁴²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiũ⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ t͡sʰiãu⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰiɔ̃⁴²/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩõ⁵²⁻²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰiũ⁴²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiũ⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ t͡sʰiãu⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰiɔ̃⁴²/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩõ⁵²⁻²¹/


曝日

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² zit̚⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴³⁻²¹ d͡zit̚⁴³/

/pʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² lit̚⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴³⁻²¹ lit̚⁴³/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² zit̚⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴³⁻²¹ d͡zit̚⁴³/

/pʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² lit̚⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴³⁻²¹ lit̚⁴³/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

(Hokkien, Teochew) to bask in the sun; to sunbathe; to sunbake


拍鐵囝

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ tʰi²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ tʰi²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) blacksmith (person who forges iron)


鐵鏟

/tʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

/tʰiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/tʰiːt̚³ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

/tʰiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) spade; shovel


穀笪

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tat̚¹²¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tat̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) a kind of bamboo mat made of coarse bamboo strips (for drying grain)


慢行

/män⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² hɐŋ²¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ kiã²⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² kiã²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ kiã¹³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ kiã²⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ kiã²³/

/maŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵⁵/

/män⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² hɐŋ²¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ kiã²⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² kiã²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ kiã¹³/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ kiã²⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ kiã²³/

/maŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵⁵/

(Hokkien, Teochew, polite) goodbye; take care (a polite phrase said to someone who is about to leave)


缶鋪

/hui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰou²¹³/

/hui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰou²¹³/


朥肪

/la⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ³³/

/la⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ³³/


𩩍籬

/pʰĩã³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵/

/pʰĩã³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵/


釃酒

/sai̯⁴⁴⁵ t͡ɕi̯u³³/

/sai̯⁴⁴⁵ t͡ɕi̯u³³/

(Teochew, Xiang) to pour an alcoholic beverage


做節

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡saiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡soiʔ²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡saiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡soiʔ²/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Hainanese, Hokkien, Teochew) to celebrate a holiday; to celebrate a festival


相賀

/sio³³⁻²³ ho²¹³/

/sio³³⁻²³ ho²¹³/


沙𧐔

(Teochew) disaster; calamity; catastrophe


險過剃頭囝

/hiam⁵²⁻³⁵ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


老婆跋落溪——淒涼

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua⁵⁵⁻¹¹ puaʔ⁴⁻² loʔ⁴⁻² kʰoi³³ t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ liaŋ⁵⁵/

A pun on 淒涼／凄凉, which is homophonous to 妻涼/妻凉 (“the wife is cold”).

the wife falls into the river—the wife is cold


痴哥伯

→ English: cheeko pek

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) lecher; pervert


藥鬼

1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “鎖”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press:

藥機鎖

药机锁

1886, Lim Hiong Seng, “Nautical”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press:

管藥鬼個人

管药鬼个人

1886, Lim Hiong Seng, “Commercial”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press:

縫衫藥鬼

缝衫药鬼


物配囝

/mueʔ⁴⁻² pʰue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/mueʔ⁴⁻² pʰue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


落俗

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ su³⁵/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ su³⁵/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) to adapt; to fit; to be suitable for; to get used to (customs, behavior, etc.)


有個

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ kai¹¹/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ kai¹¹/


甫母

/pʰu⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

/pʰu⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


呾耍

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around


䋎邊

/tʰĩ¹¹ pĩ³³/

/tʰĩ¹¹ pĩ³³/


薰筒

/houŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nøyŋ⁵³/

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naŋ¹³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naŋ²⁴/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ taŋ⁵⁵/

/houŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nøyŋ⁵³/

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naŋ¹³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naŋ²⁴/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ taŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Teochew) tobacco pouch; long-stemmed pipe


㦙囝

/ŋa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/ŋa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) stupid person; simpleton; fool; idiot


傻哥

/so⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/

/so⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³/


鴨雄聲

/a²⁴ xœyŋ³³ siaŋ⁵⁴/

/aʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ hyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niaŋ⁵⁵/

/ah¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩã³³/

/a²⁴ xœyŋ³³ siaŋ⁵⁴/

/aʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ hyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niaŋ⁵⁵/

/ah¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩã³³/

(Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Teochew) gruff voice


外江佬

/waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɔːi̯²² kɔːŋ⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/ᵑɡᵘɔi³² kɔŋ³³ lau⁵⁵/

/ŋoɪ⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lau³¹/

/ɡua¹¹ kaŋ³³⁻²³ lau⁵²/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɔːi̯²² kɔːŋ⁵⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/ᵑɡᵘɔi³² kɔŋ³³ lau⁵⁵/

/ŋoɪ⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lau³¹/

/ɡua¹¹ kaŋ³³⁻²³ lau⁵²/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) Chinese person from a different province, especially one north of Guangdong


豬母筅

/tɯ³³⁻²³ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰõĩ⁵²⁻²¹/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰõĩ⁵²⁻²¹/


只次

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ²¹³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ²¹³/


只擺

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ pai⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ pai⁵²⁻²¹/


唔曉

/m̩²¹ hiːu̯³⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ hiou⁵²/

/m̩²¹ hiːu̯³⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ hiou⁵²/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to be unable to; to not know how to


忌平安

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ki³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ũã³³/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ki³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ũã³³/

(Teochew) sixteenth to twentieth days of the first month of the Chinese calendar


吉寧

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/

/kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/

/kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/

/kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/

/kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew, derogatory) alternative form of 吉靈 /吉灵 (Jílíng, “Indian”)


且未

/t͡sʰĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bue¹¹/

/t͡sʰĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bue¹¹/

(Teochew) to wait a moment; not so soon; not so fast


且未

/t͡sʰĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bue¹¹/

/t͡sʰĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bue¹¹/


吉靈囝

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/ki²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/ki²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴²/

/kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

From Singapore Hokkien 吉靈仔 /吉灵仔 (Kiat-lêng-á / Kit-lêng-á / Kè-lêng-á / Kì-lêng-á), from Malay Keling, from Sanskrit कलिङ्ग (kaliṅga).

cog

吉靈囝無食牛肉。

吉灵囝无食牛肉。

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, derogatory) Indian person

† - derogatory/disrespectful/ethnic slur


底爿

/toi⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/tõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/toi⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/tõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/


眉怨怨

/bai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ uaŋ²¹³/

/bai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ uaŋ²¹³/

(Teochew) with knitted brows and a doleful look; looking distressed


杜糞

/tou³⁵⁻¹¹ puŋ²¹³/

/tou³⁵⁻¹¹ puŋ²¹³/


草粿

→ Thai: เฉาก๊วย (chǎo-gúai)

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/


烏衫旦

/ou³³⁻²³ sã³³⁻²³ tũã²¹³/

/ou³³⁻²³ sã³³⁻²³ tũã²¹³/

(Teochew, opera) one of the main divisions of the 旦 or female role in traditional opera (traditionally the role of a woman with a strong personality and cultured behaviour)


燒薰

/sio³³⁻²³ huŋ³³/

/sio³³⁻²³ huŋ³³/

(Hokkien, Hat Yai Teochew) to smoke (tobacco)


夠日

/kau²¹⁻⁴² d͡zit̚⁴³/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/

/kau²¹⁻⁴² d͡zit̚⁴³/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/

(Teochew, dialectal Hakka, Singapore Hokkien) the whole day; all day long


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


頭次

/tʰeu̯¹¹ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/tʰeu⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯ²¹³/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/tʰeu⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯ²¹³/


公婆拜蟹——腳手㩼

/koŋ³³⁻²³ pʰua⁵⁵ pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hoi³⁵ kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵² t͡soi¹¹/

(Teochew) to be hyperactive; to have itchy fingers


學話

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue³³/

/oʔ⁴⁻² ue¹¹/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ue³³/

/oʔ⁴⁻² ue¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to spread hearsay; to repeat a rumour; to gossip

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to learn to speak; to acquire language


迫促

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/pek̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰek̚³²/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/pek̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰek̚³²/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) annoyed; exasperated; frustrated; stressed; uneasy; terribly upset; fed up


平擔

/pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tã³³/

/pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tã³³/


粽球

/t͡saŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiu⁵⁵/

/t͡saŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiu⁵⁵/


手布

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ pou²¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ pou²¹³/


藥材鋪

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pʰu⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ pʰou̯³³⁻³⁵/

/ioʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰou²¹³/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ pʰu⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹ pʰou̯³³⁻³⁵/

/ioʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰou²¹³/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(dialectal, including Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Hainanese, Nanning Pinghua, Teochew) shop that sells medicinal materials in traditional Chinese medicine


阿嗤

/a³³⁻²³ t͡sʰi³³/

/a³³⁻²³ t͡sʰi³³/

(Teochew, onomatopoeia) achoo, atchoo, atishoo (the sound of a sneeze)


省城話

/saːŋ³⁵ sɛːŋ²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

/saːŋ³⁵ sɛːŋ²¹ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

1877, Donald Bruce, “Lesson 9”, in Easy Phrases in the Canton Dialect of the Chinese Language, 2nd edition, San Francisco: Bruce's Printing House:

He speaks the Canton dialect; he does not speak the Mandarin dialect.

keoi⁵ wui⁵ gong² saang² seng⁴ waa⁶⁻² m⁴ wui⁵ gong² gun¹ waa⁶⁻²

佢噲講省城話唔噲講官話

佢哙讲省城话唔哙讲官话

(Cantonese, Teochew, Huicheng dialect, dated) Guangzhou dialect of Cantonese


灰工

/he⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/hə⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/hue³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

/he⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/hə⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/hue³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

(Teochew, dated in Singapore Hokkien) bricklayer; tiler; plasterer


路囝

/lou¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/lou¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


五腳砌

/ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³⁻²³ kiʔ²/

/ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³⁻²³ kiʔ²/

Partial calque of Malay kaki lima (literally “five feet”), from 五 (“five”) + phono-semantic matching of Malay kaki (“foot”).

psm

(Teochew) five-foot way (roofed pedestrian walkway under a qilou)


底撮

(Teochew, in the plural, interrogative) which ones?


牙頭母

/ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/

/ɡe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/


只撮

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʔ²/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰoʔ²/


一撮

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰoʔ²/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰoʔ²/


三頓

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lø⁴²/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ny⁴²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍¹¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²¹/

/sã³³⁻²³ tɯŋ²¹³/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lø⁴²/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ny⁴²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍¹¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²¹/

/sã³³⁻²³ tɯŋ²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) three meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)


炒粿角

/t͡sʰa⁵²⁻³⁵ kue⁵²⁻³⁵ kak̚²/

/t͡sʰa⁵²⁻³⁵ kue⁵²⁻³⁵ kak̚²/

(Malaysia Teochew) fried rice cake (a Teochew dish from Penang)


食爸囝

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² pe³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² pe³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


領奶塊膣

/nia⁵²⁻³⁵ ne³³⁻²³ ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si³³/

/nia⁵²⁻³⁵ ne³³⁻²³ ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si³³/

(Teochew, vulgar, offensive) your mum's cunt


怪𡳞

→ English: guai lan

/kuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ laŋ³⁵/

/kuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ laŋ³⁵/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, vulgar) annoying; hard to get along with


火礱

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ laŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ laŋ⁵⁵/

Rice mills are one of the major businesses in Siam; in former times all founded in Bankok, […]

Huǒlóng wèi Xiān zhōng dà yíngyè zhī yī, zài xī jiē chuàng yú Xiānjīng, …

火礱爲暹中大營業之一，在昔皆創於暹京，[…]

火砻为暹中大营业之一，在昔皆创于暹京，[…]

2020 January 15, 潮州市自然资源局, “潮州市第三批历史建筑简介—— 德兴里2号大夫第”, in 潮州市人民政府门户网站:

zhǔrén Zhāng Cèyú yú 1914-nián zài Cháozhōu chéngdào hòu de Shūyuànchí shǒujiā chuàngbàn Zhāng Yuánchāng Huǒlóng (hòu gǎimíng “Jífēng Huǒlóng”)

主人张策愚于1914年在潮州城道后的书院池首家创办张元昌火砻（后改名“集丰火砻”）

主人張策愚於1914年在潮州城道後的書院池首家創辦張元昌火礱（後改名“集豐火礱”）

Qiáobāo Zhāng Měilán de zǔxiān Zhāng Shèngzhù shì jiàozǎo zǒuchūqù de “guòfānrén”, tā xié zúrén dào Jìnshí móushēng, hòu zài Xīgòng Dī'àn shèlì “Héshùnxíng”, yǐ láogōngháng, shuǐshàngyùnshū, zàochuán, xiūchuán, huǒlóng děng wèishēng.

僑胞張美蘭的祖先張盛著是較早走出去的「過番人」，他攜族人到浸石謀生，後在西貢堤岸設立「和順行」，以勞工行、水上運輸、造船、修船、火礱等為生。

侨胞张美兰的祖先张盛著是较早走出去的「过番人」，他携族人到浸石谋生，后在西贡堤岸设立「和顺行」，以劳工行、水上运输、造船、修船、火砻等为生。

(Teochew, Thailand, Taiwanese Hakka) automated rice mill (device)


做物

/t͡so²¹⁻³³ miʔ⁴/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mueʔ⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻³³ miʔ⁴/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mueʔ⁴/


髧眉

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹/

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹/

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien, offensive) weak and useless; idiotic


掠無球

→ English: catch no ball (calque)

/lia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²¹ kiu²⁴/

/liaʔ⁴⁻² bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kiu⁵⁵/

/lia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²¹ kiu²⁴/

/liaʔ⁴⁻² bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kiu⁵⁵/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) to not understand


被囝

/pʰue³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/pʰue³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


同早

/tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵²/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵²/

/tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵²/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵²/


保號

/po⁵²⁻³⁵ ho¹¹/

/po⁵²⁻³⁵ ho¹¹/

老爺保號

老爷保号

(Teochew, of a deity) to bless and protect


信肉

/sɵn³³ jʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

/sɵn³³ jʊk̚²/

/ɕin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋiʊk̚¹/

/seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nek̚⁴/

/sɵn³³ jʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

/sɵn³³ jʊk̚²/

/ɕin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋiʊk̚¹/

/seŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nek̚⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Pinghua, Southern Wu) written letter in an envelope


查某瘋

/t͡sa³³⁻²³ mou⁵²⁻³⁵ huaŋ³³/

/t͡sa³³⁻²³ mou⁵²⁻³⁵ huaŋ³³/


凄疑

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ɡi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ɡi⁵⁵/


大狗

/tua⁴¹⁻²² kau⁵⁵⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² kau⁵⁵⁴/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) police officer, especially an inspector


雞汁麵

/koi³³⁻²³ t͡sap̚²⁻⁴ mĩ¹¹/

/koi³³⁻²³ t͡sap̚²⁻⁴ mĩ¹¹/

Possibly from Japanese チキンラーメン (Chikin Ramen), Nissin's and world's first instant noodle product.

(Teochew, literally) chicken soup flavored noodles


雞麵

/koi³³⁻²³ mĩ¹¹/

/koi³³⁻²³ mĩ¹¹/

(Can we date this quote?), 潘琼林, “潮汕人在深圳市”, performed by 潘琼林:

I often make instant noodles in Shenzhen

ua² do⁶ cim¹ zung³ gêng¹ sion⁵ cong¹ goi¹ min⁷

我在深圳经常冲鸡面

我在深圳經常沖雞麵

(Teochew, literally) chicken-flavored noodles


走醒

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰẽ⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰẽ⁵²⁻²¹/


煲藥

/pou̯⁵⁵ jœːk̚²/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴/

/pou̯⁵⁵ jœːk̚²/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese, Guangxi Mandarin, traditional Chinese medicine) to decoct medicine


腦孬

/nau⁵²⁻³⁵ mo⁵²⁻²¹/

/nau⁵²⁻³⁵ mo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, derogatory) brain not functioning; brain-dead; stupid


耳重

/hi³³⁻²² taŋ³³/

/hĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ³⁵/

/hi³³⁻²² taŋ³³/

/hĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ³⁵/

(Jinjiang Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) hard of hearing


揣事

/t͡sʰue¹¹ sɯ¹¹/

/t͡sʰue¹¹ sɯ¹¹/


伙頭

/fɔː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ heu²²⁻²²⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ heu²²⁻²²⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Huizhou, Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Zhongshan Min, Jinhua Wu) cook; chef


浴布

/ek̚⁴⁻² pou²¹³/

/ek̚⁴⁻² pou²¹³/


是是

/si³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

/si³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

Go get married, go get married, go get married swiftly, go get married quickly, go get married without delay

ke³ gê³ ke³ gê³ liu³ liu³ ke³ gê³ mên² mên² ke³ gê³ si⁶ si⁶ ke³ gê³

去嫁去嫁溜溜去嫁猛猛去嫁是是去嫁


雞翁囝

/koi³³⁻²³ aŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/koi³³⁻²³ aŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


漱齒

/t͡sʰiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) to brush one's teeth; to clean one's teeth


馬打車

/ma⁴²⁻²⁴ ta²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ma³³⁻²³ ta³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/ma⁴²⁻²⁴ ta²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ma³³⁻²³ ta³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) police car


塕塵

/uŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niŋ⁵³/

/ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒŋ¹³/

/eŋ³³⁻²³ teŋ⁵⁵/

/iaŋ³⁵⁻³³ tiaŋ²²/

/uŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niŋ⁵³/

/ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒŋ¹³/

/eŋ³³⁻²³ teŋ⁵⁵/

/iaŋ³⁵⁻³³ tiaŋ²²/

(Dongshi Hakka, Eastern Min, Putian Puxian Min, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Central Min) dust


亞答厝

/a³³⁻²¹ tap̚³⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/a³³⁻²³ tap̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹³/

/a³³⁻²³ tak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹³/

/a³³⁻²¹ tap̚³⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/a³³⁻²³ tap̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹³/

/a³³⁻²³ tak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹³/


呴薰

/kuʔ²⁻⁴ huŋ³³/

/kuʔ²⁻⁴ huŋ³³/


到咊

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã³³/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã³³/

(Teochew) alternative form of 到今 (“up to now; so far”)


浪險

浪险
弄險
卵險
𢤱險/𢘙险

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hiam⁵²/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hiam⁵²/

(Teochew) amazing; terrific; extraordinary


日本囝

/nˡiʔ⁵⁻²¹ puoŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/d͡zik̚⁴⁻² puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/nˡiʔ⁵⁻²¹ puoŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/d͡zik̚⁴⁻² puŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

Compare Hokkien 日本仔 (Ji̍t-pún-á / Li̍t-pún-á).

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese, Zhongshan Min, derogatory, ethnic slur) Japanese person; Jap


白仁囝

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡ziŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡ziŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


無通

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ³³/

/bo¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ³³/

/bo¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ¹¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ¹¹/


做垺

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ pu²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ pu¹³/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pu⁵⁵/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bu⁵⁵/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ pu²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ pu¹³/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pu⁵⁵/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bu⁵⁵/


做垺

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ pu²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ pu¹³/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pu⁵⁵/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bu⁵⁵/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ pu²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ pu¹³/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pu⁵⁵/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bu⁵⁵/


生孬

/sẽ³³⁻²³ mo⁵²/

/sẽ³³⁻²³ mo⁵²/

(Can we date this quote?), 李樹浩（水雞兄）, 12m30s from the start, in 水雞神算:

So the driver's wife must have been born with an uncouth nature, an ugly appearance, lacking refinement, most unsightly.

so² in² si¹ gi¹ gai⁵ lao⁶ pua⁵ ni⁵, kêng² dian⁷ si⁶ sên¹ lai⁵ gai⁵ cou¹ sog⁸. sên¹ mo². bho⁵ su³ zioh⁴. bug⁴ kam¹ rib⁸ mag⁸.

所以司機個老婆呢，肯定是生來個粗俗。生孬。無素質。不堪入目。

所以司机个老婆呢，肯定是生来个粗俗。生孬。无素质。不堪入目。


煲電話糜

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹ mue⁵⁵/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹ mue⁵⁵/

(Can we date this quote?), 李樹浩（水雞兄）, 00:15:48 from the start, in 水雞行運:

I should learn my lesson this time, and not talk for hours on the telephone at work in the future.

ua² zi² ê⁶ ain³ kib⁴ cu² ga³ hung³, in² ao⁶ zion⁶ bang¹ bho⁵ ain³ zai³ bu⁵ diang⁶ uê⁷ muê⁵ ou⁷

我只下愛吸取教訓，以後上班無愛再煲電話糜了。

我只下爱吸取教训，以后上班无爱再煲电话糜了。

(Teochew, idiomatic) to talk for hours on the telephone


死爸囝

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew, vulgar) Term of abuse: bastard


地塊

(Teochew) alternative form of 底塊 /底块 (“where”)


蟟蛁

(Teochew) Phaxas attenuatus, a species of edible clam


乜骨頭

/miʔ²⁻⁴ kuk̚²⁻⁴ tʰau⁵⁵/

/miʔ²⁻⁴ kuk̚²⁻⁴ tʰau⁵⁵/


倒帳

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/tou̯³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³³/

/to⁵²⁻³⁵ tĩẽ²¹³/

/to⁵²⁻³⁵ tĩõ²¹³/

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/tou̯³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³³/

/to⁵²⁻³⁵ tĩẽ²¹³/

/to⁵²⁻³⁵ tĩõ²¹³/


麥皮

/mɐk̚² pʰei̯²¹/

/mɐk̚² pʰei̯²¹/


腰金

(Teochew Classical) alternative form of 硩腰錢 /硩腰钱


滿塊

/mua⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/mua⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/


滿底塊

/mua⁵²⁻³⁵ ti¹¹ ko²¹³/

/mua⁵²⁻³⁵ ti¹¹ ko²¹³/


佬囝

/lau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/lau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


好生破家囝，孬生髧眉兒

ho² sên¹ pua³ gê¹ gian², mo² sên¹ dam³ bhai⁷ ri⁵

/ho⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ke³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵² mo⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³⁻²³ tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ d͡zi⁵⁵/

(Teochew) It is better to give birth to a squanderer than an idiot


髧眉兒

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ d͡zi⁵⁵/

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ d͡zi⁵⁵/


客廳吊草蓆——唔是畫

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ tʰĩã³³⁻²³ tiou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰioʔ⁴ m³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

唔是畫 (m⁶ si⁶ uê⁷, “not a painting”) is a pun on the homophone 唔是話 (m⁶ si⁶ uê⁷, “not words”).

(Teochew) for something to be amiss with one's words


透堂白日

/tʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zik̚⁴/

/tʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zek̚⁴/

/tʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zik̚⁴/

/tʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zek̚⁴/


火旺

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ³⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ uaŋ³⁵/


唔單

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tũã³³/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tũã³³/


阿郎

/a³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Teochew) son-in-law

(Teochew) brother-in-law (elder sister's husband)


跤腸肚

/kʰa³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tou⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tou⁵²/


外省囝

guā séⁿ kiáⁿ

/ɡua¹¹ sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɡua¹¹ sẽ⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) someone from outside of the Chaoshan region; non-Teochew person


落毛

/loʔ¹¹ mɔ²³/

/loʔ¹¹ mɔ²³/

/loʔ⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/

/loʔ⁴⁻² mo⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Leizhou Min, especially of a monk or nun) to shave one's head; to take the tonsure


𱟛

It may be from the Hongmen (洪門) secret society, along with 𰻞 /𰻝 (biáng). See 𱟛 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ᶻʰ


只生

/t͡sĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³/

/t͡sĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ³³/


父兒母囝

pĕ jî bó kiáⁿ

/pe³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/pe³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “睡”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 613:

The whole family sleep^([sic – meaning sleeps]) in one bed.

bê⁶ ri⁵ bho² gian² ug⁸ zo³ zêg⁸ ming⁵ ceng⁵.

父兒母子睡做一眠床。

父儿母子睡做一眠床。

(Teochew) husband, wife, and their children; the whole family


庵螺

/am³³⁻²³ lo³³/

/am³³⁻²³ lo³³/


羊蹶𤷕

/ĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵²/

/ĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵²/

/ĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰãĩ⁵²⁻²¹/

/ĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵²/

/ĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰai⁵²/

/ĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰãĩ⁵²⁻²¹/


豬母𤷕

/tɯ³³⁻²³ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰai⁵²/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰãĩ⁵²⁻²¹/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰai⁵²/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰãĩ⁵²⁻²¹/


閣羅

/koʔ²⁻⁴ lo⁵⁵/

/koʔ²⁻⁴ lo⁵⁵/


歌冊

/kɤ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kua³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeʔ²/

/kua³⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰɛ⁵⁵/

/kɤ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/kua³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeʔ²/

/kua³⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰɛ⁵⁵/

(chiefly Teochew, Dongshan Hokkien, Leizhou Min) booklet containing ballads sung in the local language variety (Teochew, Hokkien, or Leizhou Min) (Classifier: 本 m mn-t; 冊／册 mn-t)


霜糕

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ ko³³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ ko³³/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) ice cream popsicle


動角

/toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kak̚²/

/toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kak̚²/


草略

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ lœːk̚²/

/t͡sʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ liak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ lœːk̚²/

/t͡sʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ liak̚⁴/


搖琴

/iau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰim⁵⁵/

/iou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰim⁵⁵/

/iau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰim⁵⁵/

/iou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰim⁵⁵/

(Teochew) yangqin (Classifier: 個／个 mn-t)


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)


我父

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵/

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵/


劃鼠

/ueʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰɯ⁵²/

/ueʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰɯ⁵²/

1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “窟”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 327:

zi² coh⁴ uêh⁸ ce² si⁶ do¹^([SIC]) kug⁴ dêng³ liah⁸ gai⁵.

這撮劃鼠是在窟上拿的。

这撮划鼠是在窟上拿的。

劃鼠生來嘴有鬚 [Teochew, trad.]
划鼠生来嘴有须 [Teochew, simp.]
uêh⁸ ce² sên¹ lai⁵ cui³ u⁶ ciu¹ [Peng'im]

the catfish is born with whiskers on its mouth


夠喉

/kɐu̯³³ hɐu̯²¹/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ au⁵⁵/

/kɐu̯³³ hɐu̯²¹/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ au⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) to be sated; to have one's appetite satisfied


花缽

/fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pat̚¹/

/fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pat̚¹/

(Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Zhao'an Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) flowerpot


漚屎

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴¹/

/au²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴¹/

/au²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/


細孥囝

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


字白

/zi³³⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/

/zi³³⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ peʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Teochew, dated) placard or handbill posted in a public place as an advertisement or notice


腹內

→ Cebuano: paklay

→ Hiligaynon: paklay

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴² li¹¹/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ li²¹/

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴² li¹¹/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ li²¹/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) offal; animal internal organs (usually pork)

(Hokkien, Teochew) in the stomach; in the body


番批

/fän⁵⁵ pʰi⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pʰoi³³/

/fän⁵⁵ pʰi⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pʰoi³³/

(originally Teochew) correspondence with money attached (remittance), sent by overseas Chinese to their hometown