把將

/pa⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siaŋ³³/

/pa⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siaŋ³³/

(Can we date this quote?), 《周不错》 (Teochew opera):

把將前情呾你知

把将前情呾你知

2016, 夏友庆 [Ivan Ho], 12:04 from the start, in 颜美琴 [Gan Bee Khim], director, 《欢喜就好》 [Happy Can Already!], episode 2, spoken by Mary (蔡礼莲 [Leelian Chua]):

But, before 31 May, you have to bring your new card and your old card to a Transitlink Ticket Office

bug⁴ guê³ lê⁵, le² dioh⁸ ain³ do⁶ ngou⁶ ghuêh⁸ san¹ zab⁸ ig⁴ ho⁷ ze¹ zoin⁵ ba² ziang¹ le² sing¹ gai⁷ gag⁸ gah⁴ gu⁷ gai⁷ gag⁸ zo³ bhu⁵ gia⁵ ke³ rim⁷ ho⁵ zêg⁸ goin¹ gai⁷ Transitlink gai⁷ office

不過咧，妳著愛在五月三十一號之前把將妳新個卡佮舊個卡做垺攑去任何一間個Transitlink個office

不过咧，你着爱在五月三十一号之前把将你新个卡佮旧个卡做垺𫽥去任何一间个Transitlink个office

(Teochew, formal) Placed before the object of a sentence to allow it to be placed before the verb.


烏毆

/ou³³⁻²³ au⁵²/

/ou³³⁻²³ au⁵²/

zi² gai⁷ ping⁵ guê² kih⁴ kab⁴ ou¹ ao² ku³.

只個蘋果乞磕烏毆去。

只个苹果乞磕乌殴去。

(Teochew) Of fruit or vegetables, bruised through being handled roughly.


幼米仁

/ĩũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/ĩũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/


金黍米

/kim³³⁻²³ siu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bi⁵²⁻²¹/

/kim³³⁻²³ siu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bi⁵²⁻²¹/


𱰸

(Can we date this quote?), “死就死，青盲（上不下畏）铳子”, in 潮汕民俗网:

If death should come, so be it–a blind person does not fear the bullet

死就死，青盲𱰸銃子

死就死，青盲𱰸铳子


芳油

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²⁴/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ iu⁵⁵/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²⁴/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ iu⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) sesame oil (especially made from white sesame)


阿孥

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ²³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ²⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ nou⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ²³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ²⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ nou⁵⁵/


軟䭕

软𬲕
軟𩟗
軟汫
軟茈
軟弱
軟孱
軟整

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

1936, 梁松林, 特編英臺出世新歌（下）, Taipei: 周協隆書店:

Having eaten, the legs won't be weak; now [I] must make big strides and walk again

ū chia̍h kha-kut bōe nńg-chiáⁿ, taⁿ tio̍h khui-pō͘ koh-chài kiâⁿ

有食脚骨袂軟汫 今着開步閣再行

1936, 梁松林, 特編英臺出世新歌（下）, Taipei: 周協隆書店:

有食脚骨袂软汫 今着开步阁再行

(Hokkien, Teochew) (physically) weak; feeble


食桌

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ toʔ³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tɤʔ³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ toʔ³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tɤʔ³²/

(Hokkien, Teochew) to attend a banquet (especially a wedding feast)


厚穢

→ English: gao wei

厚秽
厚鬱
厚㥔
厚㖏
厚糩
厚劃

/kau²²⁻²¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau³³⁻²¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau³³⁻¹¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ueʔ¹²¹/

/kau³⁵⁻¹¹ ueʔ⁴/

/kau²²⁻²¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau³³⁻²¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau³³⁻¹¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ueʔ¹²¹/

/kau³⁵⁻¹¹ ueʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Teochew) uncomfortable; itchy (due to sweltering heat or other irritants)


厚穢

厚秽
厚鬱
厚㥔
厚㖏
厚糩
厚劃

/kau²²⁻²¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau³³⁻²¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau³³⁻¹¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ueʔ¹²¹/

/kau³⁵⁻¹¹ ueʔ⁴/

/kau²²⁻²¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau³³⁻²¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau³³⁻¹¹ eʔ⁴/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ueʔ¹²¹/

/kau³⁵⁻¹¹ ueʔ⁴/


嘔奶

/ɐu̯³⁵ naːi̯¹³/

/au⁵²⁻³⁵ ni³⁵/

/ɐu̯³⁵ naːi̯¹³/

/au⁵²⁻³⁵ ni³⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew, Leizhou Min, of a baby) to throw up milk


大冬

(Teochew) rice that matures after Shuangjiang (which is around November 7th)


細輩

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pue²¹³/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pue²¹³/

(Teochew) younger generation; posterity; descendants


手公

/siu⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ koŋ³³/

/siu⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ koŋ³³/


破瓦片

/pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hia³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰiaŋ²¹³/

/pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hia³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰiaŋ²¹³/

(Shantou Teochew) broken bricks and tiles; rubble


蛤虯

/kap̚²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/

/kap̚²⁻⁴ kʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/


崴著

(Teochew) to sprain (e.g. the ankle, wrist, etc.)


汏米

/tua²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/

/tua²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

/tua²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/

/tua²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) to rinse rice; to wash rice


雅哉哉

/ŋia⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/

/ŋia⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/

(Teochew, ideophonic, of a woman) very pretty


惡呾

/oʔ²⁻⁴ tã²¹³/

/oʔ²⁻⁴ tã²¹³/


落肩

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/loʔ⁴⁻² kõĩ³³/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/loʔ⁴⁻² kõĩ³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) to smoothly droop one's shoulders down


澀脾

(Teochew) to be constipated; to have constipation


麵粞

/mĩ¹¹ t͡sʰoi²¹³/

/mĩ¹¹ t͡sʰoi²¹³/


錢窟

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰuk̚²/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰuk̚²/


大鼎飯

/tua¹¹ tĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ puŋ¹¹/

/tua¹¹ tĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ puŋ¹¹/

(Teochew) food prepared in a large canteen or cauldron; mess


王精白

/uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ peʔ⁴/

/uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ peʔ⁴/

(Teochew) Chinese cabbage, specifically napa cabbage


拍頭陣

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tiŋ¹¹/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tiŋ¹¹/

(Teochew) to take the lead; to be the first


白直

(Hokkien, Teochew) honest and straightforward; candid; frank


跳皮

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ pʰi¹³/

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ pʰi¹³/

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


赤跤

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) concubine promoted from a maid


赤跤

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/


暝宵

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siɯu³³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siɯu³³/

(Leizhou Min, Teochew) late-night snack; supper


咸人

/ham⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/ham⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/


柴杮

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue²¹³/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue²¹³/


篾瓤

/mɛt̚⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/miɛ⁴² nɔŋ³³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²³/

/biʔ⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/mɛt̚⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/miɛ⁴² nɔŋ³³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²³/

/biʔ⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵⁵/

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


登鞦

/teŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu³³/

/teŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu³³/

Compare Hokkien 中鞦 /中秋 (tong-chhiu, tiong-chhiu).

cog

捒登鞦／捒登秋 [Teochew] ― song⁶ dêng¹ ciu¹ [Peng'im] ― to play on a swing


匼模

(Teochew) The Chinese character component 宀.


財傅

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹/

/t͡sai²⁴⁻²¹ hu²¹/

/t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hu²¹³/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ fu⁵¹/

/t͡sai²⁴⁻²¹ hu²¹/

/t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hu²¹³/

(Singapore Hokkien, Singapore Mandarin, Teochew) secretary; clerk


粿𩛩

ua² cuê¹ gua³ diao⁵ guê² gaoh⁴ kih⁴ lu².

我炊幾條粿𩛩乞你。

我炊几条粿𩠃乞你。

(Teochew) rice noodle roll; kway teow roll


跤臁

/kʰa³³⁻²³ niam⁵⁵/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ niam⁵⁵/


眠起早

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/


放細

/paŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ soi²¹³/

/paŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ soi²¹³/

lu² ho² mo² dui³ bag⁴ sion³ piang³ bang³ soi³ dih⁴ gian²?

你好孬對幅相片放細滴囝？

你好孬对幅相片放细滴囝？


剝赤旮肋

/pak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ lek̚²/

/pak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ lek̚²/

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


麥生糖

/beʔ⁴⁻² sẽ³³⁻²³ tʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/beʔ⁴⁻² sẽ³³⁻²³ tʰɯŋ⁵⁵/


褪白白

/tʰɯŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ peʔ⁴⁻² peʔ⁴/

/tʰɯŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ peʔ⁴⁻² peʔ⁴/

(Teochew) to be naked; to be in the nude


上肩

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ kõĩ³³/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ kõĩ³³/

(Hakka, Teochew) to hoist something over one's shoulder


浮火

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue⁵²/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue⁵²/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Teochew, traditional Chinese medicine) to suffer from excessive internal heat; to become inflamed; to have inflammation


上鏈

/sœːŋ¹³ liːn²²⁻³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ¹¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ liːn²²⁻³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to wind a watch, clock, mechanical toy, etc.


沙耳

/sua³³⁻²³ hĩ³⁵/

/sua³³⁻²³ hĩ³⁵/


撐船人

/tʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ t͡suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ t͡suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/


孫囝婿

/suŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ sai²¹³/

/suŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ sai²¹³/

(Teochew) grandson-in-law (granddaughter's husband)


叔囝

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

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


叔孫囝

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ suŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ suŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew) paternal uncle (father's younger brother) and his nephew


月痕

/ɡueʔ⁴⁻² huŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡueʔ⁴⁻² huŋ⁵⁵/


噠浪

/tak̚²⁻⁴ nŋ¹¹/

/tak̚²⁻⁴ nŋ¹¹/


噠浪

/tak̚²⁻⁴ nŋ¹¹/

/tak̚²⁻⁴ nŋ¹¹/

(Teochew) superfluous; unnecessary; surplus; uncalled-for


鼠鼠

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻²¹/


鼠鬼相

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/


鼠鬼相

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

(Teochew) cheapskate; scrooge; stingy person

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


此在

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³⁵/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³⁵/


紅毛囝

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew) red-haired person; (by extension) Caucasian person; white person; ang moh


紅毛毯

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵²/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵²/


紅肉米

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nek̚⁴⁻² bi⁵²/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nek̚⁴⁻² bi⁵²/


紅肉蜅

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nek̚⁴⁻² pou⁵⁵/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nek̚⁴⁻² pou⁵⁵/


鴨伲

/aʔ²⁻⁴ ni³⁵/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ ni³⁵/


後斗骨

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²⁻³⁵ kukʰ²/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²⁻³⁵ kukʰ²/


後斗

/a²⁴²⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²/

/a²⁴²⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²/

(Shantou Teochew, anatomy) back of the head


拜老爺

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

(Huizhou, Teochew) to worship Buddha; to prostrate oneself before the image of Buddha


激雨

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ²²/

(Teochew, impersonal) the weather changes


膫粕

/la⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

/la⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/


激酒

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴¹/

/kek̚²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵²⁻²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴¹/

/kek̚²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵²⁻²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to make an alcoholic beverage; to make wine; to brew beer


歹球

/pʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu⁵⁵/

/pʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ kiu⁵⁵/

(Teochew, sports) lousy pass, stroke, or shot; bad shot (in a ball game)


𠜙

𠜙著手

𠜙落去


孥囝頭

/nou³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/nou³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Teochew) grown-up popular with children or leader of a group of children


吊液

/tiau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ek̚⁴/

/tiou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ek̚⁴/

/tiau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ek̚⁴/

/tiou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ek̚⁴/

(Teochew, medicine) to have an intravenous infusion; to be put on an IV; to be put on a drip


咸身澹汗

/ham⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ tam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kũã¹¹/

/ham⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ tam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kũã¹¹/

(Teochew) covered with sweat; sweatsoaked


相肖

i¹ gah⁴ ia¹ hian¹ sên¹ gao³ guê³ sio¹ siao⁶.

伊佮伊阿兄生到過相肖。

伊佮伊阿兄生到过相肖。

(Teochew, of people or objects) similar; alike


喙澀

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siap̚²/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siap̚²/

我喙澀食唔落。

我喙涩食唔落。

(Teochew) having a poor appetite; having no appetite


臭相

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

na⁷ si⁶ bho⁵ cao³ sion³ ua² li⁷ ian⁵ ao⁷!

若是你無臭相我哩贏了！

若是你无臭相我哩赢了！

(Teochew) to cheat shamelessly; to trick shamelessly


張樣張相

/tĩõ³³⁻²³ ĩõ¹¹ tĩõ³³⁻²³ sĩõ²¹³/

/tĩõ³³⁻²³ ĩõ¹¹ tĩõ³³⁻²³ sĩõ²¹³/

(Teochew) to behave in an affected way; to put on an act


專愛

/t͡suaŋ³³⁻²³ ãĩ²¹³/

/t͡suaŋ³³⁻²³ ãĩ²¹³/


筆排

(Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) broad brush made up of a row of small brushes tied together (for whitewashing, painting, coloring, etc.)


日軟

/d͡zek̚⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵²/

/d͡zek̚⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵²/


莫面

/mai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

/mai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/


又再

/jɐu̯²² t͡sɔːi̯³³/

/jɐu̯²² t͡sɔːi̯³³/


參叉

/t͡sʰam³³⁻²³ t͡sʰe³³/

/t͡sʰam³³⁻²³ t͡sʰe³³/

拍參叉

拍参叉


咸儂

/ham⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/ham⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

nang² ham⁵ nang⁵ zo³ zêg⁸ ê⁷ cug⁴ ke³ ziah⁸ ba⁷!

咱咸儂做一下出去食吧！

咱咸侬做一下出去食吧！


老舅

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ku³⁵/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ku³⁵/

(Teochew) great-uncle; granduncle (brother of one's grandmother)


積錢

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/


止血膠布

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hueʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ pou²¹³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hueʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ pou²¹³/

(Teochew) adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid


喝誧

/huaʔ²⁻⁴ pʰu⁵²⁻²¹/

/huaʔ²⁻⁴ pʰu⁵²⁻²¹/

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


臊湯

/t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ tʰɯŋ³³/

/t͡sʰo³³⁻²³ tʰɯŋ³³/


床布

/t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹ pu⁵³/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/

/t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹ pu⁵³/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/


無走絀

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suaʔ⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suaʔ⁴/

(Teochew) to make no difference; to be insignificant; to not matter


暴逼

(Teochew) irritable; irascible; bad-tempered


逼側

(Teochew) on edge; tense; uneasy; irritable


浮熱

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zuaʔ⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zuaʔ⁴/

(Teochew, traditional Chinese medicine) to suffer from excessive internal heat; to become inflamed; to have inflammation


老阿姆

/lau²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² m̩⁵³/

/lau⁴¹⁻²² a³³ m̩⁵⁵⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² m̩⁵³/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ a⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁵³/

/lau³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁴¹/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ a³³⁻²³ m⁵²/

/lau²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² m̩⁵³/

/lau⁴¹⁻²² a³³ m̩⁵⁵⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² m̩⁵³/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ a⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁵³/

/lau³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁴¹/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ a³³⁻²³ m⁵²/


羹菜

/kẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/kẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/


客頂

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ teŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ teŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) the area including Meixian and Xingning in Guangdong which is inhabited by Hakka people


門跤

/mɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³/

/mɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³/


秫粞

/t͡suk̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰoi²¹³/

/t͡suk̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰoi²¹³/


戲囝

/hi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/hi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


硬虎

/ŋẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²/

/ŋẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²/

(Teochew) definitely; certainly; surely; must


一枝流

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² ki³³⁻²³ liu⁵⁵/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² ki³³⁻²³ liu⁵⁵/


堵唔綴

/tu⁵²⁻³⁵ m¹¹ tue²¹³/

/tu⁵²⁻³⁵ m¹¹ tue²¹³/


擾混

/d͡ziau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huŋ³⁵/

/d͡ziau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huŋ³⁵/


零裸

/laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵²/

/laŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵²/


頭面前

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ meŋ¹¹ t͡sãĩ⁵⁵/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ meŋ¹¹ t͡sãĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) in front of one's face; in front


知觀

/t͡sai³³⁻²³ kuaŋ³³/

/t͡sai³³⁻²³ kuaŋ³³/

(Teochew) to be careful; to watch out; to be alert


丁綴

/teŋ³³⁻²³ tue²¹³/

/teŋ³³⁻²³ tue²¹³/


孥囝鬼

/nou³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻²¹/

/nou³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻²¹/

tsi˨˥ (k)ai˩˩ tsə˧˧ tse˧˧ tsu˨˥ dzeŋ˥˥ tʰoi˨˥ kĩ˥˩ lim˩˩ tai˩˩ kʰim˧˧ si˩˩ tsek˩ kai˩˩ nou˧˧ kiã˨˥ kui˥˩ m˩˩ siaŋ˧˧ seŋ˥˩ i˧˧ u˩˩ hak˩ mŋ˩˩ ho˩˥ lai˩˩ tso˥˨ seŋ˧˧ sẽ˧˧

1959, 董同龢, “四個閩南方言”, in Bulletin of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, volume 30, number 2, pages 903–904:


自了

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ liau⁵²/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ liau⁵²/

(Teochew) from the past until the present; all along; ever; never (when used with a negated verb)


治宮

(Teochew) temple attendant in charge of incense and candles


只爿

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/


照爿

/t͡sio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡sio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/


少塊

/t͡sio⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/t͡sio⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/


向生

/hĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/hĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/hio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/hĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/hĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/hio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/


許底

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ toi⁵²/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ tõĩ⁵²/

/hio⁵²⁻³⁵ tõĩ⁵²⁻²¹/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ toi⁵²/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ tõĩ⁵²/

/hio⁵²⁻³⁵ tõĩ⁵²⁻²¹/


番囝鬼

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) foreigner, especially a Westerner

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


番碼囝

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pe⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pe⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


番囝碼

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ pe⁵²⁻²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ pe⁵²⁻²¹/


番車

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰia³³/


番雞

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ koi³³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ koi³³/


拉圇拉圇

/na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵/

/na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵/


聽興衰

/tʰeŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ heŋ³³⁻²³ sue³³/

/tʰeŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ heŋ³³⁻²³ sue³³/

(Teochew) to leave something up to fate; to have fate or chance decide


在生樣

/t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ ĩẽ¹¹/

/t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ ĩõ¹¹/

/t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ ĩẽ¹¹/

/t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ ĩõ¹¹/


許陣

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/


營鑼鼓

/ĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/ĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/


床裙

/t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰuŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) table curtain (for covering or decoration purposes), used during festivals or ceremonies in the old times


青尞

/t͡sʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ liau³³/

/t͡sʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ liau³³/

(Teochew) pale and slightly bluish; pallid and purplish (in complexion)


青尞青尞

/t͡sʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ liau³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ liau³³/


對晝

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau²¹³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau²¹³/


書冊鋪

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeʔ²⁻⁴ pʰou²¹³/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeʔ²⁻⁴ pʰou²¹³/

(Teochew, Hainanese) bookshop; bookstore


暝吆

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iauʔ²/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iauʔ²/

(Teochew) night owl; someone who goes to bed late


暝喝

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaʔ²/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaʔ²/


跤手

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) movement; action


明暝

/mua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵/

/ma²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵/

/mua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵/

/ma²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵/


𡚸姐

/bou⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡se⁵²⁻²¹/

/bou⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡se⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) wife that is older than her husband


一困囝

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kʰuŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kʰuŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


困囝

/kʰuŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰuŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


舊𫢗時

/ku¹¹ tiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/ku¹¹ tiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

(Teochew) the past; past times; former times


大房

/tä⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/tua¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾aŋ¹³/

/tua²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ paŋ²³/

/tä⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/tua¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾aŋ¹³/

/tua²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ paŋ²³/

(Teochew, Puxian Min) principal rooms in a quadrangle


厝手

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³¹/

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³¹/

(Teochew, Leizhou Min) wing (usually of a one-storey house); wing-room


時年八節

/si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ poiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡soiʔ²/

/si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ poiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡soiʔ²/

(Teochew) Chinese New Year and festivals


逗孫

/tau³³⁻²³ suŋ³³/

/tau⁵²⁻³⁵ suŋ³³/

/tau³³⁻²³ suŋ³³/

/tau⁵²⁻³⁵ suŋ³³/

(Teochew) fraternal nephew (brother's son)


走孫

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ suŋ³³/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ suŋ³³/

(Teochew) fraternal niece (brother's daughter)


額面神

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² miŋ¹¹ siŋ⁵⁵/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² miŋ¹¹ siŋ⁵⁵/


詖話

/pʰueʔ⁴⁻² ue¹¹/

/pʰueʔ⁴⁻² ue¹¹/

(Teochew) to discuss; to chat; to have a talk


升功

/seŋ³³⁻²³ koŋ³³/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ koŋ³³/

(Teochew) to spoil (a child); to indulge


愈更

/d͡zu⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ²¹³/

/d͡zu⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ²¹³/

爾個好。我個愈敬好 Lṳ́--kâi hó, uá--kâi zú-kèng hó

1886, Lim Hiong Seng, Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 48:


𬓤

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 禾 + phonetic 尺.


酸包

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ pau³³/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ pau³³/


本等

/pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/pɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ teŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/pən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/pɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ teŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

(literary or Teochew) one's role or duty


雞寮

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹/


鯉姑

/li⁵²⁻³⁵ kou³³/

/li⁵²⁻³⁵ kou³³/

Cyprinus carpio
Cyprinus carpio#Translingual

(Teochew) carp, especially the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)


圓床

/ĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Hainanese, Zhongshan Min) round table (Classifier: 張／张 mn-t; 隻／只 mn-t)


十五夜

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛ⁵¹/

(Teochew, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) alternative form of 十五暝


炊籠

/t͡sʰue³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰuɛ³⁵⁻³³ laŋ²²/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰuɛ³⁵⁻³³ laŋ²²/

(dialectal Cantonese, Rongxian Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Zhongshan Min)


磽囝

/kʰiau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/kʰiau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


𠢕會

/ɡau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ oi³⁵/

/ɡau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ oi³⁵/

Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板白蓮花全歌》, volume 4, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 15v:

Madam Gim5 replied, saying: Miss, your needlework is yet more astounding, this old person [I] cannot be compared with you. Miss can be said to be a capable child

gim¹ si⁶ huê⁵ ngang⁵ suêh⁴ ing¹ i¹ / siou² zia² zam¹ gang¹ gêng³ cêng¹ ki⁵ / lao⁶ sing¹ bi² le² ia⁷ bug⁴ dig⁴ / seng³ lai⁵ siou² zia² ghao⁵ oi⁶ ri⁵

金氏回言説因依/小姐針工更清竒/老身比尔亦不淂/算來小姐賢会𫤘

金氏回言说因依/小姐针工更清奇/老身比尔亦不得/算来小姐贤会𫤘


朥朗

/la⁵⁵⁻¹¹ laŋ⁵⁵/

/la⁵⁵⁻¹¹ laŋ⁵⁵/

Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板白蓮花全歌》, volume 2, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 13r:

Sitting on the cold and frigid floor / Before long they heard the beating of the fifth night watch / The hearts of the pair were filled with alarm on hearing this / Raising their heads they saw the dawn brightness.

zo⁶ do⁶ di⁷ ziên⁷ nê² iu⁷ hang⁵ / bug⁴ gag⁴ tian¹ gin³ ngou⁶ gên¹ dang⁵ / no⁶ nang⁵ tian¹ gin³ sim¹ huang⁵ kiong² / ge² tao⁵ toin² gin³ tin¹ la⁵ lang⁵

坐在地上冷又寒/不各听見五更陳/二人听見心惶恐/㪯头㸔見天𦛨朗

坐在地上冷又寒/不各听见五更陈/二人听见心惶恐/举头看见天𦛨朗


學古

/oʔ⁴⁻² kou⁵²/

/oʔ⁴⁻² kou⁵²/

2009, 林永锐, chapter 7, in 《作田人琐事》, Beijing: 中国文联出版社:

There were seven or eight men in the boat. After sitting a while with nothing to do, someone started to tell a story.

zung¹ zion⁶ cêg⁸ boih⁸ gai⁵ da¹ bou¹ nang⁵, zo⁶ gu² liao³ bho⁵ se⁷ zo⁶, u⁶ nang⁵ ziu⁷ oh⁸ ki³ gou² lai⁵

船上七八个禾埠人，坐久了无事做，有人就学起古来

船上七八個禾埠人，坐久了無事做，有人就學起古來


是乜

/si³⁵⁻¹¹ miʔ²/

/si³⁵⁻¹¹ miʔ²/

Tjee-gi se simmy?

1877, Herbert Allen Giles, Handbook of the Swatow Dialect, Shanghai:

只個是是乜／只个是是乜 [Teochew] ― zi² gai⁵ si⁶ si⁶ mih⁴? [Peng'im] ― What is this?


向塊

/hio⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/hio⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

tʰoi˨˥ kĩ˥˩ tsʰiõ˥˥ tsiõ u˩˩ tsek˩ tsiaʔ˦ sua˧˧ me˧˧ hiaʔ˦ to˩˩ hio˨˥ ko˨˩˧

1959, 董同龢, “四個閩南方言”, in Bulletin of the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, volume 30, number 2, pages 902–903:

† - there (close to audience); ‡ - over there


掠手

lim˩˩ tai˩˩ kʰim˧˧ siõ˩˥ / tui˥˩ tui˨˩˧ si˩˩ ua˥˩ kai liaʔ˩ tsʰiu˥˩ / tsiu˩˩ tã˨˩˧ / ho˥˩ / tsʰiã˨˥ tsu˨˥ dzeŋ˥˥ lə˥˩ tsʰuk˦ tui˨˩˧ kʰeʔ˦ ua˨˥ tsʰi˥˩ tui˥˩ tui˥˩ tʰoi


羔丕

1838, “推農務之會”, in Karl Gützlaff, editor, 東西洋考每月統紀傳 [Eastern Western Monthly Magazine], page 12:

Xiànglái yú Xīnjiāpō zhī tǔ zhǐ zhòng bōluómì, hújiāo éryǐ. Hòu zāi gāopī, gānzhè, lóuténg.

向來於新嘉坡之土止種波羅蜜、胡椒而已。後栽羔丕、甘蔗、蔞藤。

向来于新嘉坡之土止种波罗蜜、胡椒而已。后栽羔丕、甘蔗、蒌藤。

(Singapore Teochew) Alternative name for 咖啡 (kāfēi, “coffee”).


惰人

/tũã³⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/tũã³⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) lazybones; lazy person; sluggard; idler


惰囝

/tũã³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/tũã³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


落載

(Teochew) to load cargo (into a ship, etc.)


落囝

/loʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/lɔ³¹⁻⁵⁵ kia³¹/

/loʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/lɔ³¹⁻⁵⁵ kia³¹/

(Leizhou Min, Teochew) to abort a fetus; to induce an abortion


拙年

/t͡sua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵/

/t͡sua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵/

1566, chapter 5, in 《重刊五色潮泉插科增入詩詞北曲勾欄荔鏡記戲曲全集》, [https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/cb79b399-7272-4061-81e3-617828b50493/surfaces/7187501c-fe18-401f-8e8e-316cbc75d0fa/ page [14]]:

These past years I have had no wife, and kept my watch alone, pale and cold without someone by my side

zua³ ni⁵ bho⁵ bhou² siu² gu¹ duan¹ cêng¹ cêng¹ nê² nê² bho⁵ nang⁵ siên¹ pua⁶

拙年無ㄙ守孤單清清冷冷無人相伴

拙年无ㄙ守孤单清清冷冷无人相伴


是呾

/si³⁵⁻¹¹ tã²¹³/

/si³⁵⁻¹¹ tã²¹³/

2002, 丘学强, chapter 29, in 《交际潮汕话九百句》, Guangdong: 广东嘉应音像出版社, page 92:

These trousers are long enough, but the waist is not sufficiently wide.

zi² diao⁵ kou³ gao³ deng⁵, si⁶ dan³ kou³ tao⁵ m⁶ gao³ kuah⁴.

只条裤够长，是呾裤头唔够阔

只條褲夠長，是呾褲頭唔夠闊


頭……頭……

Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板一世報全歌》, volume 3, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 6:

While searching and shouting [he] went outdoors.

头尋头呌门外来

头寻头呌门外来

(Teochew) indicates two actions happening simultaneously


哩……哩……

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！

(Teochew) used to contrast two different situations


上加

/siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ke³³/

/siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ke³³/


朥涼

/la⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ⁵⁵/

/la⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ⁵⁵/

cîah pá lā lîang huang

1883, Adele Marion Fielde, A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 331:

食飽朥涼風／食饱𦛨凉风 [Teochew] ― ziah⁸ ba² la⁵ liang⁵ huang¹ [Peng'im] ― dine and then enjoy the cool breeze

(Teochew) to enjoy a cool shade or breeze


落數

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to record a transaction; to keep the books


落鼎

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tiã⁵³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiã⁴¹/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tĩã⁵²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tiã⁵³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiã⁴¹/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tĩã⁵²/

(Hokkien, Teochew) to put into the pot for cooking


落短

/loʔ⁴⁻² to⁵²/

/loʔ⁴⁻² to⁵²/


落神

/loʔ⁴⁻² siŋ⁵⁵/

/loʔ⁴⁻² siŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) to act as if possessed by a god or spirit; to claim to be bewitched (of a witch, sorceress, etc.)


落麵

/loʔ⁴⁻² mĩ¹¹/

/loʔ⁴⁻² mĩ¹¹/

(Teochew) to put noodles into the pot or pan


落性

/loʔ⁴⁻² sẽ²¹³/

/loʔ⁴⁻² sẽ²¹³/

(Teochew) to worsen in quality (of cloth)


落月

/loʔ⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴/

/loʔ⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴/

(Teochew) to be about to give birth; to be parturient; to be in labor


落理

/loʔ⁴⁻² li⁵²/

/loʔ⁴⁻² li⁵²/


落席

(Teochew) to take one's seat; to be seated


落老爺

/loʔ⁴⁻² lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

/loʔ⁴⁻² lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/


落阿孥

/loʔ⁴⁻² a³³⁻²³ nou⁵⁵/

/loʔ⁴⁻² a³³⁻²³ nou⁵⁵/

(Teochew) to abort a fetus; to induce an abortion


薰咬

/huŋ³³⁻²³ ka³⁵/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ ka³⁵/


薰囝蒂

/huŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ tiʔ²/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ tiʔ²/


圓活

/ĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaʔ⁴/

/ĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaʔ⁴/

(Teochew) flexible (changeable in response to altered circumstances)


只頭

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/


許頭

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/


四直

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tik̚⁴/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tik̚⁴/

1999, 陈四文, 陈四文讲古——只知其一，不知其二:

Number One was honest and orderly in his ways.

ki⁵ zêg⁸ dong¹ gao⁶ lao⁶ sêg⁸, zo³ se⁷ si³ dig⁸

其一忠厚老實，做事四直。

1999, 陈四文, 陈四文讲古——只知其一，不知其二:

其一忠厚老实，做事四直。


有身份

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ huŋ¹¹/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ huŋ¹¹/


穩心

/uŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sim³³/

/uŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sim³³/


施孤

/si³³⁻²³ kou³³/

/si³³⁻²³ kou³³/

(Teochew) to perform rituals to relieve the souls of the deceased of suffering during the Ghost Festival


安更

/aŋ³³⁻²³ kẽ³³/

/aŋ³³⁻²³ kẽ³³/

(Teochew, archaic) first watch (from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm)


浴棚

/ek̚⁴⁻² pẽ⁵⁵/

/ek̚⁴⁻² pẽ⁵⁵/


洗浴棚

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ ek̚⁴⁻² pẽ⁵⁵/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ ek̚⁴⁻² pẽ⁵⁵/


戲腳

/hi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kieʔ²/

/hi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kieʔ²/


唔知頭

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sai³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sai³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/


案床

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ũã³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, historical) magistrate's bench


明暝昏

/ma²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³/

/ma²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³/


馬索

/be⁵²⁻³⁵ soʔ²/

/be⁵²⁻³⁵ soʔ²/


拔桶

/puaʔ⁴⁻² tʰaŋ⁵²/

/puaʔ⁴⁻² tʰaŋ⁵²/


鉛子

/iŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²/

/iŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²/


土名

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ mia¹³/

/tʰɔu³³²⁻⁵⁵ mia²⁴/

/tʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ mia⁵⁵/

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ mia¹³/

/tʰɔu³³²⁻⁵⁵ mia²⁴/

/tʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ mia⁵⁵/


船尾樓

/t͡suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ lau⁵⁵/

/t͡suŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ lau⁵⁵/


火長

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ tĩẽ⁵²⁻²¹/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ tĩẽ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, historical) captain of a steamship


公司山

/koŋ³³⁻²³ si³³⁻²³ sũã³³/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ si³³⁻²³ sũã³³/


告量

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nie⁵⁵/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nio⁵⁵/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nie⁵⁵/

/kau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nio⁵⁵/


批皮

/pʰoi³³⁻²³ pʰue⁵⁵/

/pʰoi³³⁻²³ pʰue⁵⁵/


車稅

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ sue²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ sue²¹³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ sue²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ sue²¹³/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, Teochew) passenger's fare for a vehicle


書金

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ kim³³/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ kim³³/


園籬

/hŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵/

/hŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵/


硬掠

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ liaʔ⁴/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ liaʔ⁴/

(Teochew) to force somebody to do something


辦頭

(Teochew, dated) form, characteristics of something


寬寬

/kʰũã³³⁻²³ kʰũã³³/

/kʰũã³³⁻²³ kʰũã³³/


寬呢

/kʰũã³³⁻²³ ne⁵⁵/

/kʰũã³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵/

/kʰũã³³⁻²³ ne⁵⁵/

/kʰũã³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵/


肚囝

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


無方母

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/


落產

/loʔ⁴⁻² sũã⁵²/

/loʔ⁴⁻² sũã⁵²/


跤手㩼

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡soi¹¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡soi¹¹/


叛反

/puaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵²/

/puaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵²/


烏面人

/ou³³⁻²³ miŋ¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/ou³³⁻²³ miŋ¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/


烏番

/ou³³⁻²³ huaŋ³³/

/ou³³⁻²³ huaŋ³³/


姨囝

/i¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/i⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/i¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/i⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Putian Puxian Min, Teochew) sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)


敢畏

/kã⁵²⁻³⁵ ũĩ²¹³/

/kã⁵²⁻³⁵ ũĩ²¹³/

(Teochew) I'm afraid that; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; perhaps; maybe


散約

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iauʔ²/

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ iauʔ²/


數路

(Teochew, finance) item in accounts; entry; accounts


日草

(Teochew) sunlight; sunshine; sunbeam; daylight


日猛

/d͡zik̚⁴⁻² mẽ⁵²/

/d͡zik̚⁴⁻² mẽ⁵²/

(Teochew) blazing; intense (of sunlight)


早過稻

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tiu³⁵/

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tiu³⁵/

(Teochew) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice


早過

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ kue²¹³/

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ kue²¹³/


春頭

/t͡sʰuŋ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰuŋ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/


春龜

/t͡sʰuŋ³³⁻²³ ku³³/

/t͡sʰuŋ³³⁻²³ ku³³/

(Teochew) a kind of turtle-shaped pastry made during spring


星屎

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ sai⁵²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ sai⁵²/

(Teochew, astronomy) meteor; shooting star


星搭渡

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ taʔ²⁻⁴ tou¹¹/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ taʔ²⁻⁴ tou¹¹/


老叔

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

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


交圇

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ¹³/

/kã⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ¹³/

/ka³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ¹³/

/kã⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ¹³/

/ka³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

Compare Eastern Min 個郎 /个郎 (gó̤-lòng), Puxian Min 各卵 (gorh7 noe2), Puxian Min [script needed] (gorng1 noe2).
Within Hokkien, see also Hokkien 規圇 /规囵, Hokkien 規尼 /规尼, Hokkien 間尼 /间尼.

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交囵
交崙
加圇
加全
囫圇
膠郎
含圇:kaⁿ


瘟瘴

/uŋ³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ²¹³/

/uŋ³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ²¹³/


厝圖

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tou⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tou⁵⁵/


厝局

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kek̚⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kek̚⁴/


批擔

/pʰoi³³⁻²³ tã³³/

/pʰoi³³⁻²³ tã³³/


老嬸

(Teochew) great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother)


理落食

/li⁵²⁻³⁵ loʔ⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ⁴/

/li⁵²⁻³⁵ loʔ⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ⁴/


大頭鱅

/tai³² tʰau²¹ sʊŋ²¹/

/tua¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ soŋ⁵⁵/

/tua³⁵⁻³³ tʰau²² siaŋ²²/

/tai³² tʰau²¹ sʊŋ²¹/

/tua¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ soŋ⁵⁵/

/tua³⁵⁻³³ tʰau²² siaŋ²²/

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis#Translingual

(Dongguan Cantonese, Teochew, Leizhou Min) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)


舞虎獅

/mou³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/

/moŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/

/mou³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/

/moŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ sai³³/

(Teochew) to perform a lion dance (traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume)


芳飯

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ puŋ¹¹ /

/ pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ pɯŋ¹¹/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ puŋ¹¹ /

/ pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ pɯŋ¹¹/


肉酵

/nek̚⁴⁻² kã²¹³/

/nek̚⁴⁻² kã²¹³/

牛肉酵

(Teochew) a type of patty made with starch and meat, usually with pork and has many holes