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(Guangzhou Cantonese) sprinkler; squirt gun


姑娘

→ Japanese: 姑娘 (kūnyan)

→ Korean: 꾸냥 (kkunyang), 쿠냥 (kunyang)

→ Russian: ку́ня (kúnja)

/ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ²/

/ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑ̃ɻ²/

/ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/ku²⁴ niɑŋ²⁴/

/kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

/kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ku⁴² n̠ʲiɔŋ²/

/ku²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/ku¹¹ niɒ̃⁴⁵/

/kɔ³³ niũ²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/ku⁵⁵ n̠ʲiã²¹/

/ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ²/

/ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑ̃ɻ²/

/ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/ku²⁴ niɑŋ²⁴/

/kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

/kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ku⁴² n̠ʲiɔŋ²/

/ku²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/ku¹¹ niɒ̃⁴⁵/

/kɔ³³ niũ²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/ku⁵⁵ n̠ʲiã²¹/


高興

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/kɔ²⁴ ɕiŋ⁴⁴/

/kou̯⁵⁵ hɪŋ³³/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ him⁵⁵/

/kau¹¹ ɕiŋ⁴⁵/

/kɔ³³ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²¹/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ¹¹/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ¹¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²¹/

/kau³³⁻²³ heŋ²¹³/

/kɔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/kɔ²⁴ ɕiŋ⁴⁴/

/kou̯⁵⁵ hɪŋ³³/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ him⁵⁵/

/kau¹¹ ɕiŋ⁴⁵/

/kɔ³³ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²¹/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ¹¹/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ¹¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²¹/

/kau³³⁻²³ heŋ²¹³/

/kɔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) bustling; lively; filled with activity


正式

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (正式):
* → Japanese: 正式(せいしき) (seishiki)
* → Korean: 정식(正式) (jeongsik)
* → Vietnamese: chính thức (正式)

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sɨn⁵⁵ sɨt̚²/

/t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siak̚⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/

/t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/

/t͡sən³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sɨn⁵⁵ sɨt̚²/

/t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siak̚⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sit̚³²/

/t͡sĩã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/

/t͡sən³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

(Can we date this quote?), “廣州播客第880期”, in 南方都市報:

A: I went to the residents' committee. The old man is truly old tea dregs…
B: What does that mean?
A: No comfort until discarding (homophone of "gambling").

jyut³: heoi³ zo² geoi¹ wai¹ laa¹, keoi⁵ zing³ sik¹ hai⁶ gaak³ je⁶ caa⁴ zaa¹ lai⁴ ge³......
gaap³: zik¹ hai⁶ mat¹ je⁵ aa³?
jyut³: m⁴ dou² (dou²) m⁴ on¹ lok⁶ lo¹.

乙：去咗居委啦，佢正式係隔夜茶渣嚟嘅……
甲：即係乜嘢呀？
乙：唔倒（賭）唔安樂囉。

乙：去咗居委啦，佢正式系隔夜茶渣嚟嘅……
甲：即系乜嘢呀？
乙：唔倒（赌）唔安乐啰。

(Guangzhou Cantonese) Used for emphasis: truly


花心

Sino-Xenic (花心):
* → Korean: 화심(花心) (hwasim)

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ sim²⁴/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) withered due to lost moisture (of root crops)


開刀

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/

/hᵘɔi³³ au³³⁻³³⁵/

/kʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/

/kʰui⁵³³⁻¹¹ to⁵³³/

/kʰui⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ to⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/kʰe⁵⁵ tɔ²¹/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/

/hᵘɔi³³ au³³⁻³³⁵/

/kʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/

/kʰui⁵³³⁻¹¹ to⁵³³/

/kʰui⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ to⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/kʰe⁵⁵ tɔ²¹/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) to cut open (a fish) to sell


大床

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/


鹹菜

→ English: kiam chye, kiamchay (via Hokkien)

→ Macanese: hám-chói

desc

→ Thai: เกี้ยมไฉ่

→ Thai: เกี้ยมไฉ่ (via Teochew)

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/ham⁴² t͡ʃʰɔi²⁴/

/kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe³³/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/ham⁴² t͡ʃʰɔi²⁴/

/kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Teochew) pickled mustard greens


鼻涕蟲

ㄅㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

ㄅㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

/pi³⁵ tʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pei̯²² tʰɐi̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/pɐi³² tʰɔi³² t͡sʰɔŋ²¹/

/bəʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/biɪʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/bəʔ²² tʰi⁵² zoŋ³³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ¹³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ t͡sʰən¹³/

/pi³⁵ tʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pei̯²² tʰɐi̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/pɐi³² tʰɔi³² t͡sʰɔŋ²¹/

/bəʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/biɪʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/bəʔ²² tʰi⁵² zoŋ³³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ¹³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ t͡sʰən¹³/

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

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Guangzhou Cantonese) coward and incompetent person


手氣

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴/

/sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/

/sɨu²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/

/səu⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/sɤ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴/

/sɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/

/sɨu²¹³⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/

/səu⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/sɤ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/


檯布

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵ pou̯³³/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵ pou̯³³/

(Cantonese, dated in Guangzhou Cantonese) rag; wiping cloth; cleaning cloth (especially for wiping tables)


麥粉

/maɪ̯⁵¹ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐk̚² fɐn³⁵/

/beʔ⁴⁻² huŋ⁵²/

/maɪ̯⁵¹ fən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐk̚² fɐn³⁵/

/beʔ⁴⁻² huŋ⁵²/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, dated) rolled oats


上味

/sœːŋ²² mei̯²²/

/siaŋ³² ᵐbei³²⁻³²⁵/

/sœːŋ²² mei̯²²/

/siaŋ³² ᵐbei³²⁻³²⁵/

(Siyi Yue, dated in Guangzhou Cantonese) salt


喺企

/hɐi̯³⁵ kʰei̯³⁵/

/hɐi̯³⁵ kʰei̯³⁵/


拐子佬

/kʷaːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

/kʷaːi̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ lou̯³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Taishanese, Nanning Pinghua) kidnapper


熊人

/hʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) bear
(Guangzhou Cantonese) black bear


地利

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ li³³/

/te²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/tue³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/te³³⁻²¹ li³³/

/te²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/tue³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) smooth; without difficulty; favorable; going well


釣魚郎

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/tiːu̯³³ jyː²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/tiːu̯³³ jyː²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/


魚水

/y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

/y³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

Calque of Vietnamese nước mắm or Khmer ទឹកត្រី (tɨk trəy).

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Vietnam, Cambodia) fish sauce


抌心口

/tɐm³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/tɐm³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, figurative) to blackmail


蠶蟲

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, colloquial) silkworm chrysalis


工仔

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/


抵錢

/tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ti³¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹/

/ti⁴¹ t͡si̯ẽ¹³/

/ti⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³/

/tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ti³¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹/

/ti⁴¹ t͡si̯ẽ¹³/

/ti⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang) valuable; costly


丈人婆

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡san²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡san²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese and Dongguan Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Xiang) mother-in-law (wife's mother)


密實

/mi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sat̚¹²¹/

/bat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sat̚²⁴/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

/mi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sat̚¹²¹/

/bat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sat̚²⁴/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

收埋得好密實

收埋得好密实


糯米甜酒

/nɔː²² mɐi̯¹³ tʰiːm²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/nɔː²² mɐi̯¹³ tʰiːm²¹ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Guangzhou Cantonese) jiuniang


哬哚花

/hœː²¹ tœː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/hœː²¹ tœː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

Japanese morning glory
Japanese morning glory

(Guangzhou Cantonese) Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil)


哬哚

/hœː²¹ tœː⁵⁵/

/hœː²¹ tœː⁵⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, music) suona (a type of woodwind instrument)


瞓衫

(Guangzhou Cantonese, dated) pyjamas; pajamas


瞓房

/fɐn³³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/fɐn³³ fɔːŋ²¹/

/fɐn³³ fɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/fɐn³³ fɔːŋ²¹/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


瞓歪頸

/fɐn³³ mɛː³⁵ kɛːŋ³⁵/

/fɐn³³ mɛː³⁵ kɛːŋ³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) to have a stiff and painful neck after sleeping; to have a crick in the neck


丈人佬

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ lou̯³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ lou̯³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese and Dongguan Cantonese) father-in-law (wife's father)


海皮

/hɔːi̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) bank of the Pearl River


紐耳

/nɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹/

/nɐu̯³⁵ jiː²¹/


雀仔竇

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ tɐu̯³³/

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ tɐu̯³³/


攝電

(Guangzhou Cantonese, dated) to have lightning


蟀子

/t͡sɵt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sɵt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/


筷子碗

/faːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵ wuːn³⁵/

/faːi̯³³ t͡siː³⁵ wuːn³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) bowl and chopsticks


車掣

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Hakka) brake (of a car, bicycle, etc.)


樓底

/lɐu̯²¹ tɐi̯³⁵/

/lɐu̯²¹ tɐi̯³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) ceiling of each story (of a building)


使媽

/sɐi̯³⁵ maː⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ maː⁵⁵⁻³⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ maː⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ maː⁵⁵⁻³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, dated) female servant; maid; maidservant


煞氣

/ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/suɛ²⁴ kʰi³³/

/ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/suɛ²⁴ kʰi³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) naughty; mischievous


蛇佬

/sɛː²¹ lou̯³⁵/

/sɛː²¹ lou̯³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) human smuggler (to Hong Kong or Macao)


起首

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁴² ɕi̯ɔ⁴²⁻¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁴² ɕi̯ɔ⁴²⁻¹/

(literary or Guangzhou Cantonese) at first; initially; in the beginning; originally; at the outset


喼紐

/kiːp̚⁵ nɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/kiːp̚⁵ nɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, dated) snap fastener; popper


影畫

/jɪŋ³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/jen⁵⁵ va³²⁻³²⁵/

/jɪŋ³⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/jen⁵⁵ va³²⁻³²⁵/

(Cantonese, dated in Guangzhou Cantonese) film; motion picture; movie


道友

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tou̯²² jɐu̯¹³/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tou̯²² jɐu̯¹³/


趁興

/t͡sʰɐn³³ hɛːŋ³³/

/t͡sʰɐn³³ hɛːŋ³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) to join in the fun


後底婆

/hɐu̯²² tɐi̯³⁵ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/hɐu̯²² tɐi̯³⁵ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) concubine; second wife


發啽話

/faːt̚³ ŋɐm²² waː²²/

/faːt̚³ ŋɐm²² waː²²/


鋸牙

/kœː³³ ŋaː²¹⁻³⁵/

/kœː³³ ŋaː²¹⁻³⁵/


芳村

/fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

/fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ən⁵⁵/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

You must be mad! (literally, "Hurry up, go to Fangcun Psychiatric Hospital now!")

你快啲去芳村啦！

psychiatric hospital
psychiatric hospital

(Guangzhou Cantonese, slang) psychiatric hospital


𢱕冰

/tɐp̚² pɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tɐp̚² pɪŋ⁵⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, usually of school children) to rob; to mug


香港紙

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/


多煩

/tɔː⁵⁵ faːn²¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ faːn²¹/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) to trouble someone to do something


渣嘢

/t͡saː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

/t͡saː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) substandard product; poor-quality product


測街

/t͡sʰɐk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) to stroll around the streets; to loiter on the street; to window-shop; to go shopping


踱街

/tɔːk̚² kaːi̯⁵⁵/

/tɔːk̚² kaːi̯⁵⁵/


細床

/sɐi̯³³ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/sɐi̯³³ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/


騎馬帶

ké⁴ ma⁵ dai³⁻²

/kʰɛː²¹ maː¹³ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

/kʰɛː²¹ maː¹³ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) sanitary belt (narrow belt to hold a sanitary napkin in place)


魚眼雪

/jyː²¹ ŋaːn¹³ syːt̚³/

/jyː²¹ ŋaːn¹³ syːt̚³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Guangzhou Cantonese) graupel; granular snow


雪珠

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵⁵/

/ɕyeʔ⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³¹/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/siɪʔ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩ʷ²³/

/siɪʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩ʷ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵⁵/

/ɕyeʔ⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³¹/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/siɪʔ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩ʷ²³/

/siɪʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩ʷ⁵⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, weather) hail; hailstone


花龍

/faː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) painted dragon boat


去貨

/hɵy̯³³ fɔː³³/

/hɵy̯³³ fɔː³³/


熊人婆

/hʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, childish) big mother bear (said to scare children)


指甲水

/t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ sɵy̯³⁵/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Huicheng dialect) nail polish


手骹

/sɐu̯³⁵ kaːu̯³³/

/sɐu̯³⁵ kaːu̯³³/


餘泥

/jyː²¹ nɐi̯²¹/

/jyː²¹ nɐi̯²¹/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) broken bricks and tiles: rubble (with earth)


扁嘴

/piːn³⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/piːn³⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Guangzhou Cantonese) duck


駁殼

/pɔːk̚³ hɔːk̚³/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰak̚³²/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰak̚⁵/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰak̚³²/

/pɔːk̚³ hɔːk̚³/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰak̚³²/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰak̚⁵/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰak̚³²/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Hokkien) Mauser C96 pistol; Broomhandle Mauser


二檯貨

二台货
二臺貨
二枱貨
二台貨

/jiː²² tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵ fɔː³³/

/jiː²² tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵ fɔː³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) second-hand goods; used goods


味粉

monosodium glutamate
monosodium glutamate

(Guangzhou Cantonese) monosodium glutamate; MSG


砧板蟻

/t͡sɐm⁵⁵ paːn³⁵ ŋɐi̯¹³/

/t͡sɐm⁵⁵ paːn³⁵ ŋɐi̯¹³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) glutton; greedy eater; gourmand


為食啄

/wɐi̯²² sɪk̚² tœːŋ⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯²² sɪk̚² tœːŋ⁵⁵/


媒人棍

/muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ kʷɐn³³/

/muːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ kʷɐn³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) defrauding matchmaker


賭館

(Guangzhou Cantonese) casino; gambling house