倒彈

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ⁵³/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tuã³³/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ tuã²²/

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ tuã³³/

/to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tuã²²/

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ⁵³/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tuã³³/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ tuã²²/

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ tuã³³/

/to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tuã²²/


討海

/tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰou̯³⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰo³³⁻³⁵ hai³³/

/tʰo³¹⁻²⁴ hai³¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hai⁵³/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hai⁴¹/

/tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰou̯³⁵ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/tʰo³³⁻³⁵ hai³³/

/tʰo³¹⁻²⁴ hai³¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hai⁵³/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hai⁴¹/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) to catch fish; to fish


目尾

/møyʔ⁵⁻³³ mui³³/

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ puei⁴⁵³/

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ puɐi⁴⁵³/

/maʔ⁴⁻² poi³³²/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ be⁴²/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ bə⁴²/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ bue⁴²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/møyʔ⁵⁻³³ mui³³/

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ puei⁴⁵³/

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ puɐi⁴⁵³/

/maʔ⁴⁻² poi³³²/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ be⁴²/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ bə⁴²/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ bue⁴²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

(Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, anatomy) lateral canthus; outer corner of the eye


矮嫩

/ɛ³³⁻⁵⁵ nˡɑuŋ²⁴²/

/ɛ³³⁻⁵⁵ nˡɑuŋ²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) short and small; undersized


欠數

/kʰi̯am⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/kʰiam⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/kʰieŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nou²¹³/

/kʰiam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau²¹³/

/kʰi̯am⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/kʰiam⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/kʰieŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nou²¹³/

/kʰiam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau²¹³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) to owe debt

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


拳頭母

拳头母
拳頭拇
拳頭姆
拳頭牳

/kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kun²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kun²⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/

/kun¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² bo⁵³/

/kun²⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/kun²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ bo⁵³/

/kun²³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻²¹ bo⁴⁴⁵/

/kʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/

/kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kun²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kun²⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/

/kun¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² bo⁵³/

/kun²⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/kun²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ bo⁵³/

/kun²³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻²¹ bo⁴⁴⁵/

/kʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/


跋倒

/puaʔ⁵⁻³³ to³³/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ to⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tɤ⁴¹/

/puaʔ⁵⁻³³ to³³/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ to⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tɤ⁴¹/

Buăk-dō̤, cê-gă bà kī>ī. / [puaʔ⁵⁻³³ to³³ t͡si²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁵⁵ pa⁵³ i³³]

跋倒，自家爬起。

(Southern Min, Eastern Min) to tumble; to fall down


透底

/tʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰɐu̯³³ tɐi̯³⁵/

/tʰau²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛ³³/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tue⁵³/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ tue⁵³/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ te⁴¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ te⁵³/

/tʰau²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛ³³/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tue⁵³/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ tue⁵³/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ te⁴¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ te⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Eastern Min) from the past until the present; all along; never


做月利

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ ŋuoʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²⁴²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ ŋuoʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) to go through yuezi, the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery that lasts for one month after childbirth, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in


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


灶雞

/t͡sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ie⁵⁵/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³³/

/t͡sɑu³³ t͡ɕie⁵⁵/

/t͡sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ie⁵⁵/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³³/

/t͡sɑu³³ t͡ɕie⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Northern Min, dialectal Wu) camel cricket


舊底

/kɐu̯²² tɐi̯³⁵/

/ku²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛ³³/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ tue⁵³/

/ku⁴¹⁻²² tue⁵⁵⁴/

/ku²²⁻²¹ tue⁵³/

/ku²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/

/ku³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/

/kɐu̯²² tɐi̯³⁵/

/ku²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛ³³/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ tue⁵³/

/ku⁴¹⁻²² tue⁵⁵⁴/

/ku²²⁻²¹ tue⁵³/

/ku²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/

/ku³³⁻²¹ te⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min) in former times; in the olden days; previously


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


生鉎

生⫽鉎 (canonical)
生𰽫
生鍟
生銹
生鏥

/saːŋ⁵⁵ sɛːŋ³³/

/saŋ³³ ɬiaŋ³³/

/saŋ⁵⁵ t͡siŋ⁵⁵/

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵³³/

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))nɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃³³⁻²¹ siɛn³³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/sẽ³³⁻²³ saŋ³³/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ sɛːŋ³³/

/saŋ³³ ɬiaŋ³³/

/saŋ⁵⁵ t͡siŋ⁵⁵/

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵³³/

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))nɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃³³⁻²¹ siɛn³³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/sẽ³³⁻²³ saŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Zhao'an Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) to rust; to get rusty; to corrode; to oxidise


應喙

/aiŋ³³ t͡sʰy³³/

/iŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒui²¹³/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/in¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/in²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/aiŋ³³ t͡sʰy³³/

/iŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒui²¹³/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/in¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/in²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to answer back (to one's parents or superiors); to talk back


翼胛

翼甲
翼翮
翼膈
翼隔
翼𦑜

/sɛt̚³⁻³² kaʔ³²/

/i̯e̞⁴⁵ ka̠³/

/sɛt̚³⁻³² kaʔ³²/

/i̯e̞⁴⁵ ka̠³/

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 以賽亞書 (Isaiah) 40:31

Chúng-he yí-kho Song-chú ke ngìn, voi chhùng-sîn tet-tó li̍t-liong. Kì-têu voi chhiong ên-tiâu tá-khôi yi̍t-kap pî-to kô-kô; kì-têu chéu m̀-voi khioi, hàng ya m̀-voi thiám.

總係倚靠上主个人，會重新得到力量。佢等會像鷹鳥打開翼胛飛到高高；佢等走毋會𤸁，行也毋會痶。

总系倚靠上主个人，会重新得到力量。佢等会像鹰鸟打开翼胛飞到高高；佢等走毋会𤸁，行也毋会痶。

(Gan, Hakka, Changtai Hokkien, Yongtai Eastern Min, Xiang) wing (of a bird or insect)


剉樹

/t͡sʰøy²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛu²¹³/

/t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu³³/

/t͡sʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu³³/

/t͡sʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu²²/

/t͡sʰøy²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛu²¹³/

/t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu³³/

/t͡sʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu³³/

/t͡sʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu²²/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien) to chop down trees; to chop wood


做旱

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ ɑŋ²⁴²/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ huã²²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ ɑŋ²⁴²/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ huã²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Eastern Min) to have a drought


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)


早頭

/t͡sa⁵³⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) early morning


𣹇淺

/kʰo²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰieŋ³³/

/kʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/

/kʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/

/kʰo²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰieŋ³³/

/kʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/

/kʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn⁵³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) to run aground; to be stranded


索麵

/soʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ miɛŋ²⁴²/

/ɬo¹¹⁻⁴² miŋ¹¹/

/ɬo²¹⁻⁴² miŋ²¹/

/soʔ⁵⁵ mɪ⁵²³/

/soʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ miɛŋ²⁴²/

/ɬo¹¹⁻⁴² miŋ¹¹/

/ɬo²¹⁻⁴² miŋ²¹/

/soʔ⁵⁵ mɪ⁵²³/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) misua (a very thin variety of salted noodles made from wheat flour from Fujian, China)


無去

to be completely lost, to be given up as lost

dâung mò̤ kó̤>ó̤ / [tɑuŋ²⁴² mo⁵³ ɔ²¹³]

逿無去

dâung mò̤ kó̤>ó̤ / [tɑuŋ²⁴² mo⁵³ ɔ²¹³]

𰺲无去

(Southern Min, Eastern Min) to disappear; to be lost; to be misplaced


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)


羊公

/jœːŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋøyŋ³³/

/jœːŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋøyŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Taichung Hokkien) ram; male goat

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


樹椏

/t͡sʰieu²¹³⁻⁵³ ŋɑ²⁴²/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ ue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ ue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ ua⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ uãi²²/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ e⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ e⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰieu²¹³⁻⁵³ ŋɑ²⁴²/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ ue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ ue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ ua⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ uãi²²/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ e⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ e⁴⁴/

a large branch (of a tree); a base branch (splitting from the tree fork)


啼嘛

/tʰie⁵³⁻³³ ma⁵³/

/tʰie⁵³⁻³³ ma⁵³/


油甜苞

/ieu⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɑu²¹³/

/ieu⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɑu²¹³/


寫批

/ɬia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ pʰe⁵³³/

/ɬia³³²⁻²¹ pʰe⁵⁴⁴/

/sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰue³³/

/sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue⁴⁴/

/sia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰue⁴⁴/

/sia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰue⁴⁴/

/sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe⁴⁴/

/ɬia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ pʰe⁵³³/

/ɬia³³²⁻²¹ pʰe⁵⁴⁴/

/sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰue³³/

/sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue⁴⁴/

/sia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰue⁴⁴/

/sia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰue⁴⁴/

/sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe⁴⁴/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) to write a letter


捭哩

suoʔ⁵ pi⁵⁵ l̃i⁵⁵ po⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³

siŏh bĭ-lĭ bò̤-dò̤ / [suoʔ⁵ pi⁵⁵ l̃i⁵⁵ po⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³]

蜀捭哩葡萄

(Eastern Min) Classifier for strung, bunched or clustered objects.


䐯鳥

䐯鸟
脧友
脧鳥
腡鳥
螺鳥


牛母牛囝

/ŋu⁵³⁻³³ mo³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ŋu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ŋu⁵³⁻³³ mo³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ŋu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


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


專門科

I told you specifically, you don't listen.

Nguāi ciŏng-muòng-kuŏ gâe̤ng nṳ̄ gōng, nṳ̄ ng tiăng / [ŋuai³³ t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋuo⁵⁵ kɔyŋ²⁴² nˡy³³ kouŋ³³ nˡy³³ ^((ŋ̍-))ŋ̍/m̩/n̩⁵⁵ tʰiaŋ⁵⁵]

我專門科共汝講，汝伓聽

我专门科共汝讲，汝伓听

Ĭ sê ciŏng-muòng-kuŏ tĕ̤k ciā cṳ̆ gì / [i⁵⁵ sɛi²⁴² t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋuo⁵⁵ tʰøyʔ⁵ t͡sia³³ t͡sy⁵⁵ ki⁵³]

伊是專門科讀這書其

伊是专门科读这书其

(Eastern Min) good (at what one does); expert; adept; professional


索寞

/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/souʔ²⁴⁻²¹ mouʔ⁵/

/su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/souʔ²⁴⁻²¹ mouʔ⁵/

(literary or Eastern Min) crestfallen; downcast; in low spirits

(literary or Eastern Min) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate


鮮笑

(Eastern Min, of clothing colour) bright; clean; colourful


馬囝

/ma³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/bɛ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/be⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/ma³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/bɛ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/be⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


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


鉸刀剪

/ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒɛiŋ³³/

gor¹ do¹ cieh⁴ [Phonetic:gor⁵ lo² cieh⁴]

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɛʔ⁴²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒɛiŋ³³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɛʔ⁴²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/


儂家

/nʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/nʊŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵/

/nˡøyŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵/

/nˡaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵/

/nʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/nʊŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵/

/nˡøyŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵/

/nˡaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵/

used without 的; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

I am illiterate, and I do not know how to read.

Nàng-gă sê chăng-màng-ngù, mâ̤-*báik-cê. / [nˡaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ sɛi²⁴² t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋu⁵³ mɛ²⁴²⁻²¹ pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛi²⁴²]

儂家是青盲牛，𣍐仈字。

侬家是青盲牛，𫧃仈字。

Nàng-gă gó-sê chĭng-chék ă. / [nˡaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ ku²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²⁴² t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒɛiʔ²⁴ a⁵⁵]

儂家故是親戚啊。

侬家故是亲戚啊。

Nàng-gă dŭ kó̤ káng diêng-īng. / [nˡaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵ kʰɔ²¹³ kʰɑŋ²¹³ tieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ³³]

儂家都去看電影。

侬家都去看电影。

You are so brave that you don't cry when you get an injection.

Nàng-gă cĭng-*ṳ̄ng-*gāng, páh-*cĕng mâ̤-*tiè. / [nˡaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ t͡siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ yŋ³³⁻³⁵ kaŋ³³ pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɛiŋ⁵⁵ mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰie⁵³]

儂家真勇敢，拍針𣍐啼。

侬家真勇敢，拍针𫧃啼。


儂家儂

/nˡøyŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/nˡøyŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/


儂家各儂

/nˡøyŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾oʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/


犬母

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ mo³³/

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ mo³³/


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

(Eastern Min, Zhongshan Min) shrew; vixen


犬公

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋøyŋ³³/

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋøyŋ³³/


豬角

/ty⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔyʔ²⁴/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹³ kaʔ²¹/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ²/

/ty⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔyʔ²⁴/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹³ kaʔ²¹/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ²/


化化

/hua²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uɑ²¹³/

/hua²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uɑ²¹³/


藍尾星

/l̃aŋ⁵³⁻²¹ mui³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃aŋ⁵³⁻²¹ mui³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁵/


螞蝴

/ma³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u⁵³/

/ma³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u⁵³/


蟲囝

/tʰøyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/tʰøyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/


清明菜

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒɑi²¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒɑi²¹³/


丈奶

/tuoŋ³³⁻³⁵ nˡɛ³³/

/tuoŋ³³⁻³⁵ nˡɛ³³/

(Eastern Min) mother-in-law (wife's mother)


姆嬸

/mu²¹³⁻²⁴ sɛn²¹³/

/mu³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

/mu²¹³⁻²⁴ sɛn²¹³/

/mu³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

(Gan, Eastern Min) wives of brothers; sisters-in-law


依姑

(Eastern Min) paternal aunt (father's younger sister)

† - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face


郎爸囝

/nˡuŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ma²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/nˡuŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ma²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


依爹

(Eastern Min, face-to-face) husband of wet nurse


半晡

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ⁴⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

(Eastern Min) nightfall; toward evening; dusk


今暝晡

/kiŋ⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/

/kiŋ⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/


明旦早

/miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒa³³/

/miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒa³³/


箱箱

(Eastern Min) any large rectangular container such as a box, case, crate or chest


巷囝

/houŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/haŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/houŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/haŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


自家儂

/t͡si²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/t͡si²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) one of us; people in one's own circle or side


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


澈潔

/tʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aiʔ²⁴/

/tʰɛ⁵⁵ kɔi⁵⁵/

/tʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aiʔ²⁴/

/tʰɛ⁵⁵ kɔi⁵⁵/

Ciā chió iā táh-gáik. / [t͡sia³³ t͡sʰuɔ²¹³ ia³³ tʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aiʔ²⁴]

這厝野澈潔。

这厝野澈洁。

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) clean; neat and tidy


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


茄囝

/kyo⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/kyo⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


茄白菜

/kyo⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaʔ⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒɑi²¹³/

/kyo⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaʔ⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒɑi²¹³/


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


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)


祖厝

/t͡su³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuɔ²¹³/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/t͡su³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuɔ²¹³/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/


粗殘

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰan²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰan²⁴/

(Eastern Min) deft, efficient at work, agile


媒人媽

/mui⁵³⁻³³ nˡøyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ma³³/

/m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴/

/mui⁵³⁻³³ nˡøyŋ⁵³⁻³³ ma³³/

/m̩²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴/

(Eastern Min, Quanzhou Hokkien) female matchmaker


客佻乇

/kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lieu⁵³⁻²¹ nˡɔʔ²⁴/

/kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lieu⁵³⁻²¹ nˡɔʔ²⁴/


病啞

/paŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋa³³/

/paŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋa³³/

(Eastern Min, Zhenghe Northern Min, Datian Min, Central Min) mute person; dumb person


蒲蠅屎

/pu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai³³/

/pu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai³³/


拍腹寒

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kaŋ⁵³/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kaŋ⁵³/


大胲

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ai⁵⁵/

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ai⁵⁵/


觸眼

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/tøyʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋaŋ³³/

/tøyʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋaŋ³³/

(Eastern Min, pathology) cross-eye; esotropia


手腿

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰui⁵⁵⁴/

(Eastern Min, Jinjiang Hokkien, Hainanese) arm


手𩨑

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵/


掌指

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/


手掌指

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ³³⁻³⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒai³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/


尾掌指

/mui³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒieŋ³³⁻³⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒai³³/

(Eastern Min, Taichung Hokkien) little finger


臺中指

/tai²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒai³³/


雞角指

/kie⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾øyʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sai³³/

/kie⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾øyʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sai³³/


股川空

/ku³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuoŋ⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋøyŋ⁵⁵/


股川髀

/ku³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((pʰ-))mɛ³³/


懸頂

/kɛ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛiŋ³³/

/kuan²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/kuãi²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/kɛ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛiŋ³³/

/kuan²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/kuãi²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien) above; on top


穿心爿

/t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛiŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛiŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) The Chinese character component 忄.


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


七處

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰøy²¹³/

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰøy²¹³/


碎錢

/t͡sʰo³³ t͡siŋ³³/

/t͡sʰo³³ t͡siŋ³³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) loose change; banknotes of small value or coins


蠶繭樹

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒiɛu²¹³/


街扒

/kɛ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³/

/kɛ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³/


猴中王

/kau⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lyŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋuoŋ⁵³/

/kau⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lyŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋuoŋ⁵³/


家叔

(Eastern Min) paternal uncle (father's younger brother)


家嬸

/ka⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

/ka⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

(Eastern Min) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)


家私花

/ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵/

/ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵/


鉸刀囝

/ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


鞋拖屐

/ɛ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lo³³⁻²¹ kʰiaʔ⁵/

/ɛ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lo³³⁻²¹ kʰiaʔ⁵/


星搬厝

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuɔ²¹³/

(Eastern Min, astronomy) meteor; shooting star


壽公

/sieu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵/

/sieu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) man celebrating his birthday (usually of elderly people)


壽媽

/sieu²⁴²⁻⁵³ ma³³/

/sieu²⁴²⁻⁵³ ma³³/

(Eastern Min) woman celebrating her birthday (usually of elderly people)


石頭卵

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/


燕菜

/jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːn³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiːn³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/ieŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒɑi²¹³/

/ieŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒɑi²¹³/


守生寡

/sɐu̯³⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵/

/t͡sieu³³⁻²¹ saŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋua³³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁵³/

/sɐu̯³⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ kʷaː³⁵/

/t͡sieu³³⁻²¹ saŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋua³³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁵³/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Hokkien, Liuzhou Mandarin) to live the life of a widow despite having a living husband; to be a grass widow


𢱤

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 送


依嬸

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ siŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ siŋ³³/

(Eastern Min, face-to-face) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)

(Eastern Min) term of address for one's stepmother


依嬸

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ siŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ siŋ³³/

(Eastern Min) term of address used for one's co-sister-in-law (wife of husband's younger brother)

(Eastern Min) middle-aged woman younger than oneself


祭灶

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³³/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³³/

(dated, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god (on the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month)


堵堵好

/tu²⁴⁻³³ tu²⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/tu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lu³³⁻³⁵ ho³³/

/tu²⁴⁻³³ tu²⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/tu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lu³³⁻³⁵ ho³³/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Eastern Min) by chance; as it happens


龍雹

/lœyŋ³³ pʰau⁵⁵/

/lœyŋ³³ pʰau⁵⁵/

The first angel blew his trumpet, and there followed hail and fire, mixed with blood, and these were thrown upon the earth. And a third of the earth was burned up, and a third of the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up.

1896, Séng Iŏ̤ Cṳ̌ing Sṳ́: Gṳ̄ing-nǎing Hǔ gâ̤ Tǔ-kióng (Lô̤-mǎ Cī), Mă̤-sī-lṳ̀ 8:7

Tê cì-ciă sǎ̤-chṳ̿ gâ̤ chṳé sā̤-gŭ, ciū iǔ lê̤ng-pāu iáu sáu huăi gâ̤ hǒ, lò̤ hā diá-di̿: si̿-gáing sáng-gǔ cì-gǔ chiáu-tiāu, chiū sáng-gǔ cì-gǔ iǎ chiáu-tiāu, gŏ̤ iōng gâ̤ cháng-chǎu dú chiáu-tiāu.

頭一隻使喙其吹□角，就有龍雹邀搜血其火，落下地裡：世間三股一股燒掉，樹三股一股也燒掉，各樣其青草都燒掉。

头一只使喙其吹□角，就有龙雹邀搜血其火，落下地里：世间三股一股烧掉，树三股一股也烧掉，各样其青草都烧掉。

(Northern, Eastern and Central Min, Southern Wu, Huizhou, Shehua) hail


前首

/sɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nau³³/

/sɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nau³³/


纏絆

/tieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muɑŋ²¹³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² puã²²/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² puã²²/

/tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹/

/tĩ²³⁻³³ puã²¹/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² puã²¹/

/tieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muɑŋ²¹³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² puã²²/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² puã²²/

/tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹/

/tĩ²³⁻³³ puã²¹/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² puã²¹/

(Eastern Min) muddled in thought, verbose in speech, and repetitive in behavior


無敆涉

/mo⁵³⁻³³ kaʔ⁵⁻³³ sieʔ⁵/

/mo⁵³⁻³³ kaʔ⁵⁻³³ sieʔ⁵/


刣死

刣⫽死 (canonical)
verb-complement (romanization)

/tʰai⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li³³/

/tʰai⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li³³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, transitive) to kill


猴囝

/kau⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/kau⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


檻門囝

/kʰaŋ³³⁻³⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ muoŋ⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻³⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ muoŋ⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/


檻門

/kʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ muoŋ⁵³/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ muoŋ⁵³/


檻門窗

/kʰaŋ³³⁻³⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻³³ t͡sʰouŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻³⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒouŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻³⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻³³ t͡sʰouŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻³⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒouŋ⁵⁵/


棕蓑

/t͡søyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai⁵⁵/

/t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁴⁴/

/t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁴⁴/

/t͡saŋ³³⁻²³ sui³³/

/t͡søyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai⁵⁵/

/t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁴⁴/

/t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁴⁴/

/t͡saŋ³³⁻²³ sui³³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Zhao'an Hakka) raincoat woven from palm fiber (often worn by peasants in ancient China)


有閒

/u²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɛiŋ⁵³/

/u³³⁻²¹ iɪŋ²³/

/u²²⁻²¹ iɪŋ¹³/

/u²²⁻²¹ iɪŋ²⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ eŋ²⁴/

/u³³⁻¹¹ iɪŋ²⁴/

/u²²⁻¹¹ ãi²⁴/

/u²²⁻¹² ãi²⁴/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ õĩ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ⁵⁵/

/u²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɛiŋ⁵³/

/u³³⁻²¹ iɪŋ²³/

/u²²⁻²¹ iɪŋ¹³/

/u²²⁻²¹ iɪŋ²⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ eŋ²⁴/

/u³³⁻¹¹ iɪŋ²⁴/

/u²²⁻¹¹ ãi²⁴/

/u²²⁻¹² ãi²⁴/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ õĩ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) to have the time; to be available; to have extra free time


瓶瓶

/pʰin²¹ pʰin²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/piŋ⁵³⁻³³ piŋ⁵³/

/pʰin²¹ pʰin²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/piŋ⁵³⁻³³ piŋ⁵³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Eastern Min) bottle


野濟

/ia³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue²²/

/ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sue⁴¹/

/ia³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue²²/

/ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sue⁴¹/


眠床頭

/min¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/miŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒouŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^((tʰ-))nau⁵³/

/min¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Wenzhounese) head of a bed; bedhead


倚傍

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/jiː³⁵ pɔːŋ²²/

/ai³³⁻²¹ pouŋ⁵³/

/ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pŋ̍²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/jiː³⁵ pɔːŋ²²/

/ai³³⁻²¹ pouŋ⁵³/

/ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pŋ̍²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²/

(literary or Cantonese, Eastern Min) to rely on; to depend on


弟新婦

/tie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mou²⁴²/

/tie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mou²⁴²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Wu) sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)


地理先生

/tʰi⁵⁵ li²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ li³¹ ɕin⁴⁴ saŋ⁴⁴/

/ti²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃i³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁵ nˡaŋ⁵⁵/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ li⁴¹ si̯ẽ³³ sən³/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ li⁴¹ ɕi̯ẽ³³ sən³/

/tʰi⁵⁵ li²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ li³¹ ɕin⁴⁴ saŋ⁴⁴/

/ti²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃i³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁵ nˡaŋ⁵⁵/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ li⁴¹ si̯ẽ³³ sən³/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ li⁴¹ ɕi̯ẽ³³ sən³/

(Pingxiang Gan, Hakka, Huizhou, Eastern Min, Southern Pinghua, Xiang) fengshui master; geomancer


艾菜

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/

/ŋie²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒɑi²¹³/

/hiã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/

/ŋie²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒɑi²¹³/

/hiã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

garland chrysanthemum
garland chrysanthemum

Glebionis coronaria
Glebionis coronaria#Translingual

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Jinjiang Hokkien) garland chrysanthemum; crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)


依姐

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sia³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sia³³/

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

(Eastern Min, face-to-face) older sister


碟碟

/tiəʔ⁵⁴ tiəʔ⁵⁴⁻²/

/tiəʔ⁵⁴ tiəʔ⁵⁴⁻²/

(Jin, Eastern Min) small dish; plate (Classifier: 隻／只 c h)


邊兜

/pieŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁵/

/pieŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁵/


每日晡

/mui³³⁻²¹ nˡiʔ⁵ puo⁵⁵/

/mui³³⁻²¹ nˡiʔ⁵ puo⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) every night; nightly; night after night


每日暝晡

/mui³³ nˡiʔ⁵ maŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/

/mui³³ nˡiʔ⁵ maŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/


喙舌尾

/t͡sʰy²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵⁻³³ mui³³/

/t͡sʰy²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵⁻³³ mui³³/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) tip of a tongue


喙舌囝

/t͡sʰy²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰy²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

(Eastern Min) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)


諸娘人

/t͡sy⁵⁵ nˡuoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sɯ³³ niũ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡si³³ niũ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sy⁵⁵ nˡuoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sɯ³³ niũ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡si³³ niũ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵/


外甥孫

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nouŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³ sun³³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nouŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³ sun³³/

(Yanjiang Cantonese, Jinjiang Hokkien, Eastern Min, Wenzhounese) grandson (daughter's son)


外甥人

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min, Wenzhounese) niece-in-law (sister's daughter-in-law)


外首

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lau³³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lau³³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Eastern Min, dated in Shanghainese) outside; exterior


外首勢

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lau³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lau³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/


義郎爸

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɑ²⁴²/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɑ²⁴²/


義囝

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


義奶

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡɛ³³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡɛ³³/

(Eastern Min) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother


義娘奶

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡouŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡɛ³³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡouŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡɛ³³/


鵝囝

/ŋie⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/ŋie⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese) gosling


鵝母

/ŋie⁵³⁻³³ mo³³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² bu⁵³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/ɡia²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/ŋie⁵³⁻³³ mo³³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² bu⁵³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/ɡia²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) female goose


雞宿

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛu²¹³/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛu²¹³/


雞翼骨

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liʔ⁵⁻²¹ kɑuʔ²⁴/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liʔ⁵⁻²¹ kɑuʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min, anatomy) shoulder blade; scapula


雞氣

/kie²⁴²⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

/kie²⁴²⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/


雞母指

/kie⁵⁵⁻²¹ mo³³⁻³⁵ t͡sai³³/

/kie⁵⁵⁻²¹ mo³³⁻³⁵ t͡sai³³/

(Eastern Min, humorous) index finger; forefinger


今年暝

/kie⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

ging¹ ning² ma² [Phonetic:ging⁵ ning² ma²]

/kiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ niŋ²⁴ ma²⁴/

/kie⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/kiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ niŋ²⁴ ma²⁴/

(Eastern Min, Xianyou Puxian Min) this year


兒囝囝

/nˡie⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/nˡiaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/nˡie⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/nˡiaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/


兒婿

/nˡie⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɑi²¹³/

/nˡie⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɑi²¹³/


鼻空跤

/pʰi²¹³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))øyŋ⁵⁵ kʰa⁵⁵/

/pʰi²¹³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))øyŋ⁵⁵ kʰa⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) wing of the nose; ala of the nose


鼻薰

/pʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ houŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰĩ³³⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ¹¹ huŋ³³/

/pʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ houŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰĩ³³⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ hun⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ¹¹ huŋ³³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) snuff (fine-ground tobacco)


鼻花

/pʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵/

/pʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, anatomy) bridge (bony ridge of the nose)


譬如講

/pʰi³³⁻²¹ y⁵³ kouŋ³³/

/pʰi³³ zz̩³³ kɑ̃³⁴/

/pʰi³³⁻²¹ y⁵³ kouŋ³³/

/pʰi³³ zz̩³³ kɑ̃³⁴/


𫪦咑

(Eastern Min, music) suona (traditional Chinese woodwind instrument)


蜘蛛鞔

(Eastern Min) spiderweb (net-like construct of a spider)


錢利

/t͡sieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²¹³/

/t͡sieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɛi²¹³/

(Eastern Min, finance) interest (on mortgages or savings)


錢息

/t͡sieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/

/t͡sieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/


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


四勢

/si²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) everywhere, in all directions


起花光

/kʰi³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) to become angry; to fly into a rage


耳扒

/ər¹¹⁻¹² pa³¹/

/ŋi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³/

/ər¹¹⁻¹² pa³¹/

/ŋi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³/


耳扒囝

/ŋi²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ŋi²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


耳臍

/ŋi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵³/

/ŋi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵³/


衣裳車

/i⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒia⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒia⁵⁵/


貽順

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾louŋ²⁴²/

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾louŋ²⁴²/

See 貽順哥／贻顺哥.


賭錢場

/tu¹¹ t͡sʰiẽ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰã¹¹/

/tu³³⁻³⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nuoŋ⁵³/

/tu¹¹ t͡sʰiẽ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰã¹¹/

/tu³³⁻³⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nuoŋ⁵³/

(Nanjing Mandarin, Eastern Min) casino; gambling house


兔母

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ mo³³/

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ mo³³/


兔公

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ køyŋ³³/

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ køyŋ³³/


松毛鬚

/t͡sʊŋ¹³ mɒu̯¹³ si³³/

/t͡sən¹³ mɒu̯¹³ ɕi³³/

/d͡zɤŋ¹³ mɤ¹³⁻³³ sy⁴⁴⁻³³/

/t͡sʊŋ¹³ mɒu̯¹³ si³³/

/t͡sən¹³ mɒu̯¹³ ɕi³³/

/d͡zɤŋ¹³ mɤ¹³⁻³³ sy⁴⁴⁻³³/

(Shexian Huizhou, Eastern Min, Xiang) pine needle

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


洋船

/ˈiɔŋ³⁵ sɵn³⁵/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nuŋ⁵³/

/i̯æn¹³ t͡ɕʰy̯ẽ¹³/

/ˈiɔŋ³⁵ sɵn³⁵/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nuŋ⁵³/

/i̯æn¹³ t͡ɕʰy̯ẽ¹³/

(Gan, Eastern Min, dated in Xiang) steamship; steamer


粿粞

/kui³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑ²¹³/

/ke⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰue¹²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/kue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰue³¹/

/kui³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑ²¹³/

/ke⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰue¹²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/kue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰue³¹/


竹頭

/t͡su²¹ tʰəu²¹/

/tyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau⁵³/

/t͡soʔ³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ døy²³/

/ʈ͡ʂəu̯²⁴ təu̯¹³/

/t͡səu̯²⁴ təu̯¹³/

/t͡su²¹ tʰəu²¹/

/tyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau⁵³/

/t͡soʔ³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ døy²³/

/ʈ͡ʂəu̯²⁴ təu̯¹³/

/t͡səu̯²⁴ təu̯¹³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Hainanese, Eastern Min, Wenzhounese, Xiang) The Chinese character component 𥫗.


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


葫蘆瓠

/hu⁵³⁻³³ l̃u⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βu⁵³/

/hu⁵³⁻³³ l̃u⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βu⁵³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Hainanese) bottle gourd; calabash


雞櫥

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) chicken coop; henhouse; roost


大頭鏡

/tuɛ⁵⁵ tʰe³³ kiaŋ³³/

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((tʰ-))lau⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɑŋ²¹³/

/tuɛ⁵⁵ tʰe³³ kiaŋ³³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) magnifying glass


做風颱

/t͡sa³³ xɔŋ⁵⁴ tʰai⁵⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁴⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁴⁴/

/t͡sa³³ xɔŋ⁵⁴ tʰai⁵⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁴⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai⁴⁴/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hainanese) to have a typhoon


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


老囝

(Eastern Min) godson; (nominally) adopted son


有囝

(Northern Min, dialectal Eastern Min) to be pregnant


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


病瀉

/paŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑ²¹³/

/paŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑ²¹³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) to have diarrhea


病吐瀉

/paŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑ²¹³/

/paŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑ²¹³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, pathology) cholera (a severe diarrhoeal disease)


病吐瀉

/paŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑ²¹³/

/paŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑ²¹³/

(Eastern Min, derogatory, figurative) to die a miserable death


黿魚

/yiŋ³³ ŋy³³/

/yiŋ³³ ŋy³³/

(chiefly dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Northern Min, dialectal Eastern Min, Longyan Min) soft-shell turtle


電光泡

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pʰɑu²⁴²/

deng⁵ gung¹ por⁵ [Phonetic:deng⁵ gung² por⁵]

/tɛŋ¹¹ kuŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ pʰɒ¹¹/

deng⁵ gorng¹ por⁵ [Phonetic:deng⁵ gorng² por⁵]

/tɛŋ²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ pʰɒ²¹/

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pʰɑu²⁴²/

/tɛŋ¹¹ kuŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ pʰɒ¹¹/

/tɛŋ²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ pʰɒ²¹/

(Northern, Eastern and Puxian Min) light bulb

(Eastern Min, figurative) third wheel (accompanying two people on a date)


電光線

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑŋ²¹³/

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑŋ²¹³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) electrical wire


邊舷

(Hainanese, Huizhou, Northern Min, dialectal Eastern Min) side; beside; to the side


𣍐記

/mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ kɛi²¹³/

/pe²¹⁻⁵⁵ ki⁴²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/be²²⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ kɛi²¹³/

/pe²¹⁻⁵⁵ ki⁴²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/be²²⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹/

(Hokkien, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) to forget


鐵墿

/tʰiɛ²⁴ tiɔ⁵⁵/

/tʰieʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tuɔ²⁴²/

/tʰiɛ²⁴ tiɔ⁵⁵/

/tʰieʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tuɔ²⁴²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) railroad; railway


火車墿

(Northern Min, dialectal Eastern Min) railroad; railway


手節

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

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


貽順哥

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

From the miserly protagonist 馬貽順 /马贻顺 (Mā Ì-sông) in the Min opera 《貽順哥燭蒂》 /《贻顺哥烛蒂》 (Ì-sông-gŏ̤ cióh-dé). Compare Puxian Min 馬貽順 /马贻顺. Also compare English scrooge, from the name of a miserly protagonist.


蝦油

/ha⁵³⁻³³ ieu⁵³/

/he²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/

/he²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/he²³⁻³³ iu²³/

/hɛ¹³⁻²² iu¹³/

/ha⁵³⁻³³ ieu⁵³/

/he²⁴⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/

/he²⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/he²³⁻³³ iu²³/

/hɛ¹³⁻²² iu¹³/


娘嬭囝

/nˡuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ nˡɛ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

nieo² le³ gyor³ [Phonetic:nieo⁵ le⁵ yor³]

ná̤u-lâ̤-giô̤ⁿ

/nieu¹³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

niu² le³ gyann³ [Phonetic:niu⁵ ne⁵ yann³]

/niu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾ne³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

/nˡuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ nˡɛ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/nieu¹³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/niu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾ne³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) mother and child


雷公響

/lu̯i¹¹ kuŋ²⁴ hi̯oŋ³¹/

/luɪ¹¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hiɔŋ³¹/

/so³³ kɔŋ⁵⁴ xiɔŋ²¹/

/l̃ai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵ hyoŋ³³/

/lui²¹ køŋ⁵³ hiɐŋ³³/

/lu̯i¹¹ kuŋ²⁴ hi̯oŋ³¹/

/luɪ¹¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hiɔŋ³¹/

/so³³ kɔŋ⁵⁴ xiɔŋ²¹/

/l̃ai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵ hyoŋ³³/

/lui²¹ køŋ⁵³ hiɐŋ³³/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Eastern Min, Northern Min, Pinghua) to rumble with thunder; to thunder


翼膀

(Gan, dialectal Hakka, dialectal Huizhou, Fuding Eastern Min, dialectal Wu) wing (of a bird or insect)


𰫕

(Eastern Min) a kind of steamed rice cake with filling (usually beans or glutinous rice), wrapped in leaves


醫生姐

/i⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒia³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒia³³/

(Eastern Min) nurse (person trained to provide care for the sick)


刁皮

(Eastern Min, Xiamen Southern Min, of a child) naughty, badly behaved


連眼

/l̃ieŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋaŋ³³/

/l̃ieŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋaŋ³³/

(Eastern Min) just; just now; a moment ago


䁐牛

/iaŋ³⁵ ŋiɛu³⁵/

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋu⁵³/

/iaŋ³⁵ ŋiɛu³⁵/

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋu⁵³/

(Gan, Eastern Min) to graze cattle; to put cattle out to pasture


老闆嫂

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ pɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾no³³/

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ pɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾no³³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) proprietress; boss's wife; female boss


老虎囝

/l̃au²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/l̃au²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


孔毛

/kʰuŋ³³⁻²¹ mo⁵³/

/kʰuŋ³³⁻²¹ mo⁵³/

(Eastern Min) fine human body hair; down


湖鰍

/fu¹¹ t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴/

/hu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ieu⁵⁵/

/fu¹¹ t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴/

/hu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ieu⁵⁵/


壁裡

/piaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lie³³/

/piaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lie³³/

(Eastern Min) side of bed against the wall


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


跇了

/tʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ l̃au³³/

/tʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ l̃au³³/

(Eastern Min) all along; always; constantly


牙蛀

/ŋai³³ t͡siɛu²¹³/

/ŋai³³ t͡siɛu²¹³/

(Eastern Min) dental caries; tooth decay


牙罐

/ŋa³³ kɔŋ²¹/

/ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uɑŋ²¹³/

/ŋa³³ kɔŋ²¹/

/ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uɑŋ²¹³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) mug for mouth-rinsing or tooth-cleaning; tooth mug


牙齪

/ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰøyʔ²⁴/

/ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰøyʔ²⁴/


丈夫儂

丈夫侬
丈夫人
查埔人
大夫人
大夫儂
查甫人
查甫儂
查埔儂

/touŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/ta³³ pɔ³³ laŋ²⁴/

/ta⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sa³³ pɔ³³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁻³³ po⁵⁵⁻³³ laŋ²¹³/

/tiõ³³⁴ paŋ⁵³/

/touŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/ta³³ pɔ³³ laŋ²⁴/

/ta⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sa³³ pɔ³³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁻³³ po⁵⁵⁻³³ laŋ²¹³/

/tiõ³³⁴ paŋ⁵³/


撥醒

/puaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/puaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ³³/

/puaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/puaʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ³³/


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


驢母

/l̃œ⁵³⁻³³ mo³³/

/lu²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/lɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/

/l̃œ⁵³⁻³³ mo³³/

/lu²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/lɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/

(Southern Min, Eastern Min) female donkey


驢港

/l̃œ⁵³⁻³³ køyŋ³³/

/l̃œ⁵³⁻³³ køyŋ³³/


金豆

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/kiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑu²⁴²/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/kiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑu²⁴²/

Pisum sativum
Pisum sativum#Translingual

(Fuzhou Eastern Min) pea (Pisum sativum)

(Lichuan Gan, Gutian Eastern Min) corn; maize


鳥宿

/t͡sɛu³³⁻⁵⁵ siɛu²¹³/

/t͡sɛu³³⁻⁵⁵ siɛu²¹³/


下日

/a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡiʔ⁵/

/e²²⁻²¹ lit̚⁴/

/e³³⁻²² lit̚²⁴/

/ɛ²²⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zik̚⁴/

/a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡiʔ⁵/

/e²²⁻²¹ lit̚⁴/

/e³³⁻²² lit̚²⁴/

/ɛ²²⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zik̚⁴/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) another day in the future


南風天

/nän³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/nˡaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))nieŋ⁵⁵/

nang² buei¹ ting¹ [Phonetic:nang⁵ muei⁵ ling¹]

/naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))liŋ⁵³³/

nang² buinn¹ ting¹ [Phonetic:nang⁵ mui⁵ ning¹]

/naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mui⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))niŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/lam¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² huaŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/

/nän³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/nˡaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))nieŋ⁵⁵/

/naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mui⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))niŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/lam¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² huaŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/

(Southern and Eastern and Puxian Min) warm and humid weather (in the rainy season in Fujian)


討死

/tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰo³³⁻³⁵ si³³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴¹/

/tʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/

/tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰo³³⁻³⁵ si³³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴¹/

/tʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min) to commit suicide; to kill oneself; to take one's own life

(Eastern Min) to ask for trouble; to embarrass oneself


昨晡

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ pu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ pu⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Hainanese, Puxian Min) yesterday


老後年

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³/

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³/


後年暝

/au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/


𣍐合

/mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ haʔ⁵/

/mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ haʔ⁵/


只裡

/t͡si³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lie³³/

/t͡si³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lie³³/


下貨

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/haː²² fɔː³³/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/haː²² fɔː³³/

/kia²⁴²⁻⁵³ huɔ²¹³/

/kia²⁴²⁻⁵³ huɔ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) substandard product; poor-quality product; defective good


開斗褲

/kʰyɛ⁵⁴ te²¹ kʰu³³/

/kʰui⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ou²¹³/

/kʰyɛ⁵⁴ te²¹ kʰu³³/

/kʰui⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ou²¹³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) open-crotch pants (usually for toddlers)


開斗

/kʰui⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³/

/kʰui⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³/

(Eastern Min) open-crotch pants (usually for toddlers)


蔭凍

/iŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɔyŋ²¹³/

/iŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɔyŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) cool and shaded; pleasantly cool


酒米

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕiəu⁵³ mi⁵³/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕiəu⁵³ mi⁵³/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Gutian and Youxi Eastern Min) glutinous rice; sticky rice


鍋鍋

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/


莫細膩

/moʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²/

/moʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²/


伓啻

/^((ŋ̍-))n̩²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɛ²¹³/

/^((ŋ̍-))n̩²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɛ²¹³/


娘舅

/nˡouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ kiɛu²⁴²/

/n̠ʲiã²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/

/nˡouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ kiɛu²⁴²/

/n̠ʲiã²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/

(Huizhou, Eastern Min, Wu) maternal uncle (mother's brother)

> - mother's elder brother; < - mother's younger brother; >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face


山東粉

→ Tagalog: sotanghon

/suiŋ⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁵⁴ xɔŋ²¹/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nøyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun⁴¹/

/suã³³ taŋ³³ hun⁵⁵⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hun⁵³/

/suiŋ⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁵⁴ xɔŋ²¹/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nøyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun⁴¹/

/suã³³ taŋ³³ hun⁵⁵⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hun⁵³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Hokkien) vermicelli cellophane noodles (historically made from mung bean starch from Shandong)


海亂

/hai³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ouŋ²¹³/

/hai³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ouŋ²¹³/


指縫

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sai³³⁻⁵⁵ pʰouŋ²¹³/

/t͡soi⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰaŋ¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sai³³⁻⁵⁵ pʰouŋ²¹³/

/t͡soi⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰaŋ¹¹/

(Eastern Min, anatomy) space between the fingernail and the fingertip


絲蟲

/sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

(Matsu Eastern Min, Hua'an Hokkien, Datian Min, Waxiang) silkworm


把啷鼓墜

把啷鼓坠
巴啷鼓墜
巴噹鼓墜
撥郎鼓錘

/pa³³⁻³⁵ l̃aŋ³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋu³³⁻⁵⁵ tʰui²⁴²/


大拇拇

/tuai²⁴²⁻²¹ mo⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵/

/tuai²⁴²⁻²¹ mo⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵/


只塊

/t͡si³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔy²¹³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/t͡si³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔy²¹³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/


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


臭嘴

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Xuzhou and Yangzhou Mandarin, Eastern Min) bad breath; halitosis


痰盆

(Hainanese, Taichung Hokkien, Northern Min, Eastern Min) spittoon


跇頭

(Eastern Min) all along; always; constantly; entirely


睏衣裳

/kʰouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋi⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luoŋ⁵³/

/kʰouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋi⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luoŋ⁵³/


𠡒

(Eastern Min) to drag along with a rope; to tow


四角框

/si²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾øyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰuoŋ⁵⁵/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiɪŋ³³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/si²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾øyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰuoŋ⁵⁵/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiɪŋ³³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Ningbonese) The Chinese character component 囗.


頭梳

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ⁵⁵/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ⁵⁵/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Magong Hokkien, Wenzhounese) comb


考書

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

(Eastern Min, Singapore Teochew, Shadi Wu) to take a test; to sit for an examination


記數

/ki⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵³ sou²¹³/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

/ki⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵³ sou²¹³/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

(Eastern Min, Hainanese, Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min, Southern Pinghua) to record a transaction; to keep the books


祈夢

/ki⁵³⁻²¹ mɔyŋ²¹³/

/ki⁵³⁻²¹ mɔyŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) pray for a prophetic dream


稠稠

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɛu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛu⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɛu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛu⁵³/


拔鬮

/pɛiʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kʰau⁵⁵/

/pɛiʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kʰau⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) to draw straws; to draw lots


依伯

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pɑʔ²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pɑʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)

(Eastern Min) uncle (a term of respect for someone who is slightly older than one's father)


依命

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ miɑŋ²⁴²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ miɑŋ²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) little dear; darling (said to a child)


依竮

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pʰiaŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pʰiaŋ³³/

(Eastern Min, derogatory) cripple; lame person


依公

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather

(Eastern Min) paternal grandfather (one's father's father)

(Eastern Min) term of address for an elderly man


依闆

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pɛiŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pɛiŋ³³/

(Eastern Min, derogatory) boss; chief; superior


依賓

(Eastern Min, intimate or humorous) cousin (mother's sibling's or father's sister's son older than oneself)


依舅

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kiɛu²⁴²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kiɛu²⁴²/

(Eastern Min, face-to-face) maternal uncle (mother's brother)


依大

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luɑi²⁴²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luɑi²⁴²/

(Eastern Min, dated) women brothel-keeper; procuress; madam


依大頭

/i⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵³/

/i⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵³/


依厝

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuɔ²¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuɔ²¹³/


依嫂

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ so³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ so³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lo³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lo³³/

(Eastern Min, face-to-face) sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)


依嫂

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ so³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ so³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lo³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lo³³/

(Eastern Min) maid; female servant (woman hired to do house chores)


依婆

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(Eastern Min, face-to-face) grandaunt; great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's elder brother)


依婆母

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ po⁵³⁻³³ mu³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ po⁵³⁻³³ mu³³/


依爺

(Eastern Min, face-to-face, dated) father


依弟

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

(Eastern Min, face-to-face) younger brother


依志

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sɛi²¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sɛi²¹³/

(Eastern Min, intimate or humorous) comrade


依志哥

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sɛi²¹³ ko⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sɛi²¹³ ko⁵⁵/


衣線

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ siɑŋ²¹³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ siɑŋ²¹³/


姨太

/i³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiː²¹ tʰaːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

/i³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jiː²¹ tʰaːi̯³³⁻³⁵/


依缺

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰiɛʔ²⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰiɛʔ²⁴/


姨娘

/i³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/i³⁵ n̠ʲiɔŋ²/

/i¹¹ niɒ̃¹¹/

/i⁵³⁻³³ nˡuoŋ⁵³/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiæ̃³⁴/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiã⁵¹/

/ɲ̩³³ n̠ʲiaŋ³³/

/i¹¹ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

/i³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/i³⁵ n̠ʲiɔŋ²/

/i¹¹ niɒ̃¹¹/

/i⁵³⁻³³ nˡuoŋ⁵³/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiæ̃³⁴/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiã⁵¹/

/ɲ̩³³ n̠ʲiaŋ³³/

/i¹¹ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

§ - married; > - mother's elder sister; < - mother's younger sister


胰皂子

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒo²⁴²⁻⁵³ t͡si³³/

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒo²⁴²⁻⁵³ t͡si³³/

(Eastern Min) seed of Chinese honey locust (used to wash clothes)


胰皂子樹

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒo²⁴²⁻⁵³ t͡si³³ t͡sʰiɛu²¹³/


未羊

/i²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ yoŋ⁵³/

/i²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ yoŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) lamb (羊) of Chinese zodiac


以懸

/i³³⁻²¹ kɛiŋ⁵³/

/i³³⁻²¹ kɛiŋ⁵³/


汽車路

/kʰi²¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒia⁵⁵⁻⁵³ l̃uɔ²⁴²/

/t͡ɕʰi¹³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤu̯¹¹⁻¹/

/kʰi²¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒia⁵⁵⁻⁵³ l̃uɔ²⁴²/

/t͡ɕʰi¹³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤu̯¹¹⁻¹/

(Eastern Min, Loudi Xiang) highway; road


齒座

/kʰi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒɔ²⁴²/

/kʰi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒɔ²⁴²/


起手

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰi⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰi⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min) to begin; to start


起頭先

/kʰi³³⁻³⁵ ^((tʰ-))lau⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi³³⁻³⁵ ^((tʰ-))lau⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵/


起五更早

/kʰi³³⁻⁵⁵ ŋu²⁴²⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒa³³/

(Eastern Min) to get up very early; to wake up very early


記時

/ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵³/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵³/

(Eastern Min) ability to remember; memory (as opposed to what is remembered)


死假眼

/si³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a³³⁻³⁵ ŋaŋ³³/

/si³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a³³⁻³⁵ ŋaŋ³³/

(Eastern Min, colloquial) someone with eyeglasses


只幫

/t͡si³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βouŋ³³/

/t͡si³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βouŋ³³/


只兩幫

/t͡si³³⁻²¹ l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mouŋ³³/

/t͡si³³⁻²¹ l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mouŋ³³/


只回

/t͡si³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ui⁵³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵/

/t͡si³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ui⁵³/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵/


貓狸

/ma⁵³⁻³³ l̃i⁵³/

/mɒ¹³⁻¹¹ li⁴⁵³/

/ma⁵³⁻³³ l̃i⁵³/

/mɒ¹³⁻¹¹ li⁴⁵³/

Prionailurus bengalensis
Prionailurus bengalensis#Translingual

(Eastern Min) leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)

(Puxian Min, dialectal Eastern Min) cat (in general); alternative form of 貓子 /猫子


理治

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/l̃i³³⁻⁵⁵ tɛi²⁴²/

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/l̃i³³⁻⁵⁵ tɛi²⁴²/

(literary or Eastern Min) to govern; to rule; to preside over


彌提

/mi⁵³⁻³³ tʰɛ⁵³/

/mi⁵³⁻³³ tʰɛ⁵³/

(Eastern Min, Buddhism) Maitreya bodhisattva


眉毛月

/mi⁵³⁻³³ mo⁵³⁻³³ ŋuoʔ⁵/

/mi⁵³⁻³³ mo⁵³⁻³³ ŋuoʔ⁵/


眯囝

/mi⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/mi⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


鼻腦

/pʰi²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡo³³/

/pʰi²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡo³³/


琵琶兜壁

/pi⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βiɛʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min) bat (small flying mammal of order Chiroptera)


老昨日

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾loʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ nˡiʔ⁵/

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾loʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ nˡiʔ⁵/


老辦

/l̃o³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaiŋ²⁴²/

/l̃o³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaiŋ²⁴²/


老大公

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) great-great-grandfather (the father of someone's great-grandparent)


老具

/l̃o³³⁻⁵⁵ køy²⁴²/

/l̃o³³⁻⁵⁵ køy²⁴²/


老鼠趼

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒy³³⁻²¹ nˡɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃o³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒy³³⁻²¹ nˡɛiŋ⁵⁵/


倒泅

/to³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieu⁵³/

/to³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieu⁵³/

(Eastern Min) backstroke (a swimming stroke swum on one's back)


刀枕

/to⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡siŋ³³/

/to⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡siŋ³³/


鵝掌風

/ŋie⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋu²² t͡sɑ̃⁵⁵ foŋ²¹/

/ŋie⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋu²² t͡sɑ̃⁵⁵ foŋ²¹/

(Huizhou, Eastern Min, Wu, medicine) tinea manuum


外家孫

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾louŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾louŋ⁵⁵/


外大媽

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ma³³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ma³³/

(Eastern Min) maternal great-grandmother (the grandmother of one's mother)


外大公

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) maternal great-grandfather (the grandfather of one's mother)


外甥孫婿

/ŋie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛiŋ⁵⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nouŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɑi²¹³/

(Eastern Min) grandson-in-law (daughter's son-in-law)


義校

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɑu²⁴²/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɑu²⁴²/

(Eastern Min, dated) tuition-free school (from private funding or public welfare funds)


義女

/i⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²² nɵy̯¹³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡy³³/

/i⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː²² nɵy̯¹³/

/ŋie²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡy³³/


雞毛拂

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo⁵³⁻²¹ houʔ²⁴/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo⁵³⁻²¹ houʔ²⁴/


頭碗骨

/tʰau⁵³⁻²¹ uaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋouʔ²⁴/

/tʰau⁵³⁻²¹ uaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋouʔ²⁴/


快熟麵

ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kʰuai²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lyʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʂu³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kʰuai²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lyʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ miɛŋ²⁴²/

(Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, Eastern Min) instant noodle


大邊

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵⁵/


大鬍鬚

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ hu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ly⁵⁵/

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ hu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ly⁵⁵/


頭首

/tʰau⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieu³³/

/tʰau⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieu³³/


儷挃

/nˡa²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁵/

/nˡa²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁵/

(Eastern Min) as long as; provided; so long as


鑿囝

/t͡sʰøyʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sʰøyʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


鑿鑿

/t͡sʰøyʔ⁵ t͡sʰøyʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰøyʔ⁵ t͡sʰøyʔ⁵/


香胰皂

/hyoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ i⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒɔ²⁴²/

/hyoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ i⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒɔ²⁴²/


香肥豬

/hyoŋ⁵⁵ pui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ly⁵⁵/

/hyoŋ⁵⁵ pui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ly⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) an old form of scented soap


老昨年

/l̃o³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾loʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³/

/l̃o³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾loʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³/


楞蟶

/l̃ɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃ɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɛiŋ⁵⁵/


比並

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹/

/pi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((pʰ-))βiɑŋ²⁴²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɪŋ³³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɪŋ³³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²²/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵¹/

/pi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((pʰ-))βiɑŋ²⁴²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɪŋ³³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɪŋ³³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɪŋ²²/

keep up with the Joneses
keep up with the Joneses

(Eastern Min) to unrealistically compare oneself with a much stronger counterpart; to compete (with each other socially); to try to keep up with the Joneses

攀比

to compare oneself with a much stronger counterpart


單目墘

/taŋ⁵⁵ møyʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ⁵³/

/taŋ³⁵⁻³³ mak̚² ki²²/

/taŋ⁵⁵ møyʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ⁵³/

/taŋ³⁵⁻³³ mak̚² ki²²/

(Eastern Min, Leizhou Min) single eyelid; monolid; upper eyelid without a crease


單重墘

/taŋ⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))nyŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋieŋ⁵³/

/taŋ⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))nyŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋieŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) single eyelid; monolid; upper eyelid without a crease


拍亮線

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃iaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑŋ²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃iaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑŋ²¹³/


䀹相

𥅴相
攝相
𢈈相
卡相
𢩅相

/kʰiaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ suɔŋ²¹³/

/kʰiaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ suɔŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) to take a picture; to photograph


蝦卵

/ha⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/

/he²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ³⁵/

/ha⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/

/he²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ³⁵/

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) shrimp roe


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


糞坑厝

/puŋ²¹³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuɔ²¹³/


胳腋下

/koʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃oʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ ɑ²⁴²/

/koʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃oʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ ɑ²⁴²/


鋸糠

/ky²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ouŋ⁵⁵/

/ky²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ouŋ⁵⁵/


蜂宿

/pʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɛu²¹³/

/pʰuŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɛu²¹³/

(Eastern Min) honeycomb (structure of cells made by bees)


狂眠

/kʰuoŋ⁵³⁻³³ miŋ⁵³/

/kʰuoŋ⁵³⁻³³ miŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) to talk in one's sleep; to sleeptalk


䆊種

/ie²⁴²⁻⁵³ t͡syŋ³³/

/ie²⁴²⁻⁵³ t͡syŋ³³/


篦梳

/pi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ⁵⁵/

/pi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ⁵⁵/

(Yudu Hakka, Jin, Eastern Min, Danyang Wu) double-edged fine-tooth comb


中國儂

/tyŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³/

/toŋ³³⁻²³ kok̚²⁻⁴ naŋ⁵⁵/

/tyŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ³³ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³/

/toŋ³³⁻²³ kok̚²⁻⁴ naŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) alternative form of 中國人 /中国人


小邊

/sieu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/sieu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵⁵/


檻囟

/kʰaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiŋ²¹³/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiŋ²¹³/


檻門囟

/kʰaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiŋ²¹³/

/kʰaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiŋ²¹³/


跤腹頭

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau⁵³/

kor¹ bah⁶ tao² [Phonetic:kor⁵ bah⁷ tao²]

/kʰɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ paʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau⁵³/

/kʰɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ paʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) knee


歇涼

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/hyoʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃uoŋ⁵³/

/hiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liaŋ²³/

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liaŋ²³/

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liaŋ²⁴/

/hẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liaŋ²⁴/

/hẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liaŋ²³/

/ɕi̯e̞²⁴ li̯æn¹³/

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/hyoʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃uoŋ⁵³/

/hiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liaŋ²³/

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liaŋ²³/

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liaŋ²⁴/

/hẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liaŋ²⁴/

/hẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liaŋ²³/

/ɕi̯e̞²⁴ li̯æn¹³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Xiang, Fuqing Eastern Min) to relax in a cool place


濫𡞟

/l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ puɑŋ²⁴²/

/l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ puɑŋ²⁴²/


懶露

/l̃aŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/

/l̃aŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/


舌囝

/sieʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡siʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/sieʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡siʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)


踏斗

/taʔ⁵⁻³³ tau³³/

/taʔ⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁵³/

/taʔ⁵⁻³³ tau³³/

/taʔ⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁵³/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) stairs; staircase (made of wood)


單身哥

/tan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/tan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Eastern Min) single man; bachelor


錢紙

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡si̯ẽ¹³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³ t͡sz̩⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡si̯ẽ¹³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³ t͡sz̩⁴¹/

(Eastern Min) a kind of plain idol paper


敗囝

/pai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/pai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

(Eastern Min) spendthrift; squanderer; prodigal son


衣裳囝

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ l̃uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ l̃uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/


脰領

/tau²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃iaŋ³³/

/tau²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃iaŋ³³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) collar (of a shirt)


𡋯

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 土 + phonetic 孛 (OC *bɯːds, *bɯːd).

(Fuqing Eastern Min) hard pieces, e.g. of earth


桑頭子

/souŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((tʰ-))nau⁵³⁻³³ ^((t͡s-))ʒi³³/


蠶繭箬

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡuoʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡuoʔ⁵/


蠶繭箬樹

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡuoʔ⁵ t͡sʰiɛu²¹³/


桑箬

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɤʔ⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² hioʔ⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ hioʔ⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² hioʔ¹²¹/

/sɔŋ³³ hioʔ²⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɤʔ⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² hioʔ⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ hioʔ⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² hioʔ¹²¹/

/sɔŋ³³ hioʔ²⁴/

(Eastern, Southern and Shaojiang Min, Taining Gan) mulberry leaf


蠶繭屎

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai³³/

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai³³/


蠶繭絲

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ si⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ si⁵⁵/


蠶繭卵

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡɑuŋ²⁴²/


鑽囝

/t͡suŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/t͡suŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/


跤甲

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɑʔ²⁴/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɑʔ²⁴/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Jinjiang Hokkien) toenail


𧼨

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 走 + phonetic 曷 (OC *ɡaːd).


熬眠

/ŋo⁵³⁻³³ miŋ⁵³/

/ŋo⁵³⁻³³ miŋ⁵³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) to stay up late or all night


犬雄

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ hyŋ⁵³/

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ hyŋ⁵³/


犬宿

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ siɛu²¹³/

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ siɛu²¹³/


犬角

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ kɔyʔ²⁴/

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ kɔyʔ²⁴/


犬港

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ køyŋ³³/

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ køyŋ³³/


犬囝囝

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ iaŋ³³⁻³⁵ iaŋ³³/

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ iaŋ³³⁻³⁵ iaŋ³³/


排冷犬

/pɛ⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ kʰɛiŋ³³/

/pɛ⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ kʰɛiŋ³³/

(Eastern Min) The Chinese character component 犭, dog radical


完身

/ʋɔn¹¹ sən⁴⁴/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niŋ⁵⁵/

/ʋɔn¹¹ sən⁴⁴/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) body (of a human or animal)


算打

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/


算打

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/


𥷒

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 𥫗 + phonetic 歷 (OC *reːɡ).


扯擘

/tʰie³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/

/tʰie³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/


𧄔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 艹 + phonetic 儲 (OC *da).


鴨囝囝

/aʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kiaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/aʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kiaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/


跤面

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mɛiŋ²¹³/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mɛiŋ²¹³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) instep (part of the foot)


跤蹬

骹𩨑
骹䟓
腳𩨑
腳䟓
腳㬹
腳踵
腳躑

/kʰa³⁵⁻³³ tɛ³⁵/

/kʰa³⁵⁻³³ tɛ³⁵/

(Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, anatomy) heel


跤鏡

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɑŋ²¹³/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɑŋ²¹³/


野講

/ia³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ouŋ³³/

/ia³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ouŋ³³/


𧥢

(Eastern Min) an indirect boast, humblebrag


曝日頭

/pʰu⁵⁵ mi⁴² tʰe³³/

/pʰuoʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵⁻³³ tʰau⁵³/

/pʰak̚⁵⁴⁻³² lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚³⁵⁻² lit̚³⁵⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² lit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁵⁻² d͡zit̚⁵⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻¹ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² zit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/pʰu⁵⁵ mi⁴² tʰe³³/

/pʰuoʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵⁻³³ tʰau⁵³/

/pʰak̚⁵⁴⁻³² lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚³⁵⁻² lit̚³⁵⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² lit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁵⁻² d͡zit̚⁵⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻¹ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² zit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Hokkien) to bask in the sun; to sunbathe; to sunbake


跳大橋

/tʰieu²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yo⁵³/

/tʰieu²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yo⁵³/

(Eastern Min) to commit suicide by jumping into the sea


跳框

/tʰieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰuoŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰuoŋ⁵⁵/


跳框

/tʰieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰuoŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰuoŋ⁵⁵/


跳班

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pän⁵⁵/

/tʰieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ pän⁵⁵/

/tʰieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaŋ⁵⁵/

(Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, Pinghua, Loudi Xiang, of a student) to skip a year; to skip a grade


損折

/su̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/

/souŋ³³⁻²¹ sieʔ⁵/

/su̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/

/souŋ³³⁻²¹ sieʔ⁵/

(Eastern Min) damage or loss of goods due to natural causes or transport


褪跣跤

/tʰouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nieŋ³³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋa⁵⁵/


褪骨

/tʰouŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɑuʔ²⁴/

/tʰouŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɑuʔ²⁴/


褪輪

/tʰouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃uŋ⁵³/

/tʰouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃uŋ⁵³/


門墊

/mən³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/muoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naiŋ²⁴²/

/mən³⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/muoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naiŋ²⁴²/


蟶埕

/tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵ tiaŋ⁵³/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nia¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²³/

/tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵ tiaŋ⁵³/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nia¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²³/

(Eastern, Southern and Puxian Min) razor clam farm (on the seaside)


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


牛奶油

/ŋu⁵³⁻³³ nˡɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ieu⁵³/

/ŋu⁵³⁻³³ nˡɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ieu⁵³/


籃籃

/l̃aŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡaŋ⁵³/

/l̃aŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡaŋ⁵³/


鰨鯊

/tʰiaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ sai⁵⁵/

/tʰiaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ sai⁵⁵/

(Dongguan Cantonese, Eastern Min) flatfish (order Pleuronectiformes)


落冬

/l̃oʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ tøyŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃oʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ tøyŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) to begin the winter season


攀講

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋouŋ³³/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋouŋ³³/


起早頭

/kʰi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))ɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³/

/kʰi³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lɒ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴/


𬂌

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 月 + phonetic 能

(Eastern Min) alternative form of 奶 (“milk, breast”)

(Eastern Min) alternative form of 趼 (“callus”)


㪠碗

/kɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋuaŋ³³/

/kɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋuaŋ³³/


目眨

/møyʔ⁵⁻²¹ tʰiɑʔ²⁴/

/møyʔ⁵⁻²¹ tʰiɑʔ²⁴/


手臂𩨑

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵/


𩨑

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 骨 + phonetic 丁


豬頭瘴

/ty⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((tʰ-))lau⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒuɔŋ²¹³/


𢩅

For pronunciation and definitions of 𢩅 – see 𢩘.
(This character is a variant form of 𢩘).


位處

/ui²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒøy²¹³/

/ui¹¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁴²/

/ui²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁴²/

/ui²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒøy²¹³/

/ui¹¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁴²/

/ui²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁴²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Zhao'an Hokkien) place; location


後郎爸

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɑ²⁴²/

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɑ²⁴²/


後伯

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/


後郎奶

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ouŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡɛ³³/

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ouŋ⁵³⁻³³ nˡɛ³³/


後奶

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡɛ³³/

/au²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡɛ³³/

(Leizhou Min, Northern Min, Eastern Min) stepmother


傒勢

傒势
快勢
快世
奚勢
溪勢

/kʰɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/

/kʰɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/


䁐羊

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ yoŋ⁵³/

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ yoŋ⁵³/


䁐松柏

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ syŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɑʔ²⁴/

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ syŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɑʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min, euphemistic, humorous) to pass away; to die

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


䁐松柏樹

/ouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ syŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒiɛu²¹³/


䁐厝

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuɔ²¹³/

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuɔ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) to look after the house; to watch over a house


䁐水

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sui³³/

/ouŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ t͡sui³³/

(Eastern Min) to manage water in a farmland (to drain or add water when needed)


影影戲

/ouŋ³³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋouŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋiɛ²¹³/

/ouŋ³³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋouŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋiɛ²¹³/


行戶

/ouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋou²⁴²/

/ouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋou²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) trading company; commercial firm


桁桁

/houŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ hɑuŋ²¹³/

/houŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ hɑuŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min, architecture) purlin; crossbeams of a roof


薰囝盒

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋaʔ⁵/

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋaʔ⁵/


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


薰具

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ køy²⁴²/

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ køy²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) tools for smoking (tobacco products)


薰囝灰

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³⁻²¹ hu⁵⁵/

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³⁻²¹ hu⁵⁵/


睏𣍐著

/kʰouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luoʔ⁵/

/kʰouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luoʔ⁵/


炕床

(Eastern Min) northern Chinese-style heatable brick bed


講打

/kouŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/

/kouŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/


講親

(Hainanese, Eastern Min) to be a matchmaker or go-between (between prospective marriage partners)


講評話

/kouŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋuɑ²⁴²/

/kouŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋuɑ²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) to tell a story (in the folk art of pingshu―“storytelling”)


缸婆

/kouŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo⁵³/

/kouŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo⁵³/


蒜頭醬

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((tʰ-))nau⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒuɔŋ²¹³/


孀居

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/souŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋy⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/souŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋy⁵⁵/

(literary or Eastern Min) to remain a widow; to live in widowhood


孀居

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/souŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋy⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/souŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋy⁵⁵/


孀居儂

/souŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋy⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/souŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋy⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/


爽適

/souŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/

/souŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/


損症

(Eastern Min) any illness that causes one's body to decline or to be emaciated


蒼頭

(Eastern Min, dated, derogatory) servant; lackey


村驢

/t͡souŋ⁵⁵ l̃œ⁵³/

/t͡souŋ⁵⁵ l̃œ⁵³/

(Eastern Min, derogatory) country bumpkin; hick; villager; bogan; redneck; yokel; rube


村驢婆

/t͡souŋ⁵⁵ l̃œ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo⁵³/

/t͡souŋ⁵⁵ l̃œ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo⁵³/

(Eastern Min, derogatory) female village; woman of a village


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


阿肥豬

/a⁵⁵ pui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ly⁵⁵/

/a⁵⁵ pui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ly⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, derogatory) fat person; fatty; fatso


阿肥

/aː³³ fei̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pui²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

/aː³³ fei̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pui²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Hokkien) fat person; fatty; fatso


下南鬼

/a²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡaŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋui³³/

/a²⁴²⁻⁵³ nˡaŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋui³³/

(Eastern Min, derogatory) Hokkien person


下南

/a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡaŋ⁵³/

/a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡaŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) southern Fujian province; Minnan region


盒盒

/xo²¹ xo²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/aʔ⁵⁻³³ aʔ⁵/

/xo²¹ xo²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/aʔ⁵⁻³³ aʔ⁵/

(Southwestern Mandarin, Eastern Min, Danyang Wu) box; case


卵糕

/l̃ouŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/nø¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵³³/

/ny²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁴⁴/

/l̃ouŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/nø¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵³³/

/ny²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁴⁴/

(Hainanese, Sixian Hakka, Zhao'an Hokkien, Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) cake


嫩碗

/nˡouŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ uaŋ³³/

/nˡouŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ uaŋ³³/


盪雪

/touŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ suɔʔ²⁴/

/touŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ suɔʔ²⁴/


盪晡時

/touŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵³/

/touŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵³/

(Eastern Min) to have a thunder shower (usually on summer afternoons)


盪雹

/touŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰøyʔ⁵/

/touŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰøyʔ⁵/


親家叔

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒøyʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min) son-in-law's younger brother


親家舅

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɛu²⁴²/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɛu²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) brother-in-law (wife's brother)


親家姑

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾u⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾u⁵⁵/


親家伯

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min) child-in-law's elder brother


親家姨

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ i⁵³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵ i⁵³/


凊痺

/t͡sʰiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛi²¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛi²¹³/

(Eastern Min) having numb extremities due to cold


身頌

/siŋ⁵⁵ søyŋ²⁴²/

/siŋ⁵⁵ søyŋ²⁴²/


新郎婿

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɑi²¹³/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɑi²¹³/


新人轎

/siŋ⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiɛu²⁴²/

/siŋ⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiɛu²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) bridal sedan chair (in traditional Chinese weddings)


新人伴

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ pʰuɑŋ²⁴²/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ pʰuɑŋ²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) bridesmaid (usually done by an unmarried woman)


檐墘

/siŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋieŋ⁵³/

/siŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋieŋ⁵³/


檐墘頭

/siŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋieŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^((tʰ-))nau⁵³/

/siŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋieŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^((tʰ-))nau⁵³/


傾茶

/kʰiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ta⁵³/

/kʰiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ta⁵³/


傾酒

/kʰiŋ⁵³⁻³³ t͡sieu³³/

/kʰiŋ⁵³⁻³³ t͡sieu³³/

(Eastern Min) to pour an alcoholic beverage


車船

/t͡sʰia⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾luŋ⁵³/


車店

/t͡sʰia⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laiŋ²¹³/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laiŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) car dealership (place where cars are sold)


騎背

/kʰia⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βui²⁴²/

/kʰia⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βui²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) out of luck; in an unlucky situation


謝願

/sia²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋuɔŋ²⁴²/

/sia⁴¹⁻²² ɡuan⁴¹/

/sia²²⁻²¹ ɡuan²²/

/sia²⁴²⁻⁵³ ŋuɔŋ²⁴²/

/sia⁴¹⁻²² ɡuan⁴¹/

/sia²²⁻²¹ ɡuan²²/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien) to redeem a vow to a deity (to express gratitude)


野燕

/ia³³⁻⁵⁵ iɛŋ²¹³/

/ia³³⁻⁵⁵ iɛŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) bat (small flying mammal of order Chiroptera)


野囝

/ia³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ia³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


野行

/ia³³⁻²¹ ouŋ⁵³/

/ia³³⁻²¹ ouŋ⁵³/


誇喙

/kʰua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/kʰua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Eastern Min) to brag; to boast; to talk big


海陂

/hai³³⁻²¹ pʰieʔ⁵/

/hai³³⁻²¹ pʰieʔ⁵/


牙座

/ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²⁴²/

/ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²⁴²/


𠠁

(Eastern Min) strip bark of bamboo or of a tree

(Eastern Min) pluck feathers from poultry


發財票

/huaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sai⁵³⁻²¹ ^((pʰ-))βiɛu²¹³/

/huaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sai⁵³⁻²¹ ^((pʰ-))βiɛu²¹³/


齋友

/t͡sɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ieu³³/

/t͡sɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ieu³³/

(Eastern Min, dated) schoolmate; classmate


書友

/syː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/syu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ zau¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sy⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ieu³³/

/syː⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/syu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ zau¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sy⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ieu³³/

(Eastern Min) friend with which one studies together


松毛針

/syŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/syŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒɛiŋ⁵⁵/


松毛卵

/syŋ⁵³⁻²¹ mo⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/

/syŋ⁵³⁻²¹ mo⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/


松柏卵

/syŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/

/syŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/


松柏子

/syŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒi³³/

/syŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒi³³/


頭輪

/tʰe³³ lœyŋ³³/

/tʰau⁵³⁻³³ l̃uŋ⁵³/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liŋ³³/

/tʰe³³ lœyŋ³³/

/tʰau⁵³⁻³³ l̃uŋ⁵³/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ liŋ³³/


拍官司

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ny⁵⁵/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kũã³³⁻²³ si³³/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ny⁵⁵/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kũã³³⁻²³ si³³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min, law) to engage in a lawsuit; to sue somebody


無奶囝

/mo⁵³⁻²¹ nˡɛ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/mo⁵³⁻²¹ nˡɛ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


飯巴

/puoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pa⁵⁵/

/puoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pa⁵⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Eastern Min) rice crust; crust of cooked rice


鼎巴

/tiaŋ³³⁻²¹ pa⁵⁵/

/tia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ pa⁵³³/

/tiaŋ³³⁻²¹ pa⁵⁵/

/tia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ pa⁵³³/

(Eastern Min, Putian Puxian Min) rice crust; crust of cooked rice


花片

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pʰiɛŋ²¹³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pʰiɛŋ²¹³/


花師

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


拾囝婆

/kʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kiaŋ³³⁻²¹ po⁵³/

/kʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kiaŋ³³⁻²¹ po⁵³/

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


白撞

/paːk̚² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/paʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑuŋ²⁴²/

/paːk̚² t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/paʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑuŋ²⁴²/

嚴拿白撞

严拿白撞

(Cantonese, Eastern Min) thief who enters someone's property to steal during the day; trespasser


肉臚

/nˡyʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃øy²⁴²/

/nˡyʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃øy²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) quality of skin; ability for skin to heal


上僮

/suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nøyŋ⁵³/

/suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nøyŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) sorcerer's dance in a trance (as possessed by spirits or gods)


𠿝

(literary or Eastern Min) berate, reprove, reprimand


烘火

/høyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋui³³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/haŋ³³ he⁵⁵⁴/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁴¹/

/høyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋui³³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/haŋ³³ he⁵⁵⁴/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁴¹/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) to warm oneself by a fire


𤸬

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Central Min, Zhangping Hokkien, Fujian Hakka, of a person or animal) thin; skinny


朽腐

/ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary or Eastern Min) to rot; to decay


犬尾秮

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ mui³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lai⁵⁵/

/kʰɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ mui³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lai⁵⁵/

Setaria italica
Setaria italica#Translingual

(Eastern Min) foxtail millet (Setaria italica)


鉛筆𢯽

/yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾miʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹³/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾miʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹³/


穄黍

/t͡sie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ³³/

/t͡sie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ³³/


簿簿

/pʰuo²⁴²⁻²¹ pʰuɔ²⁴²/

/pʰuo²⁴²⁻²¹ pʰuɔ²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) notebook (book in which notes are written)


牙箸

/ŋa⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løy²⁴²/

/ŋa⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løy²⁴²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) ivory chopsticks


牙醬

/ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡suɔŋ²¹³/

/ŋai³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡suɔŋ²¹³/


做田儂

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nˡøyŋ⁵³/


奉教堂

/huŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵³/

/hɔŋ²¹ kau²¹⁻³³ tŋ̍²³/

/hɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kau²¹⁻⁴² tŋ̍²⁴/

/huŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵³/

/hɔŋ²¹ kau²¹⁻³³ tŋ̍²³/

/hɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kau²¹⁻⁴² tŋ̍²⁴/

(Eastern Min, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) church


細婆

/sɐi̯³³ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/sɛ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo⁵³/

/ɬe⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o¹³/

/sɐi̯³³ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/sɛ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo⁵³/

/ɬe⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o¹³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Eastern and Putian Puxian Min) concubine


白面厝

/paʔ⁵⁻²¹ miŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuɔ²¹³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bin³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/paʔ⁵⁻²¹ miŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒuɔ²¹³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bin³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu¹¹/


湖色

/wuː²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laiʔ²⁴/

/wuː²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laiʔ²⁴/


湯丸

/tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

(Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, Cantonese) alternative form of 湯圓 /汤圆 (tāngyuán)


誣捏

(Eastern Min) to lodge a false accusation against; to bring a false charge against; to trump up a charge against


弄弊

/nʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/l̃øyŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛi²⁴²/

/lɔŋ³³⁻²¹ pe²¹/

/lɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ pe¹¹/

/nʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/l̃øyŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛi²⁴²/

/lɔŋ³³⁻²¹ pe²¹/

/lɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ pe¹¹/

1903 December 19, 白話道人, 《做百姓的身分》, in 《中國白話報》, issue 1

zhèxiē guānlì, tā běn shì tì wǒmen bǎixìng bànshì de, jiù xiàng diàn lǐ qǐng de huǒjì yībān, lǎobǎn ruò guǒ bù hútú, nà huǒjì zěn gǎn tiāntiān nòngbì hēizhe xīngān kāi hútúzhàng ne

這些官吏 他本是替我們百姓辦事的 就像店裏請的夥計一般 老板若果不糊塗 那夥計怎敢天天弄弊黑着心肝開糊塗帳呢

这些官吏 他本是替我们百姓办事的 就像店里请的伙计一般 老板若果不糊涂 那伙计怎敢天天弄弊黑着心肝开糊涂帐呢

(literary or Eastern Min) to practice fraud; to cheat


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


外底

/ŋɔːi̯²² tɐi̯³⁵/

/ᵑɡai³²⁻³²⁵/

/ŋɔːi̯²² tɐi̯³⁵/

/ᵑɡai³²⁻³²⁵/

(Cantonese, Yudu Hakka, Fuding Eastern Min) outside


欲挃

卜挃
要挃
卜碟
卜池
卜遲

/puɔʔ²⁴ tiʔ⁵/

/puo²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tiʔ⁵/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tĩʔ¹²¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tĩʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ti²⁴/

/puɔʔ²⁴ tiʔ⁵/

/puo²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tiʔ⁵/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tĩʔ¹²¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tĩʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ti²⁴/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien) to wish to have; to want (something)


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


輪輪

/l̃uŋ⁵³⁻³³ l̃uŋ⁵³/

/l̃uŋ⁵³⁻³³ l̃uŋ⁵³/


棕衣

/t͡sɔŋ⁵⁴ i⁵⁴/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵⁴ i⁵⁴/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Central Min, Zhaotong Mandarin, Huaiji Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) raincoat woven from palm fiber (often worn by peasants in ancient China)


洗湯

(Eastern Min, dialectal Hakka) to take a shower or bath (in hot water)


街中

/kɛ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵⁵/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ⁵³³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵⁵/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ⁵³³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/


雞肣

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kɛiŋ²⁴²/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kɛiŋ²⁴²/


跤肚囝

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lu³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lu³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Zhongshan Min) calf of the leg


肉柱

/nˡyʔ⁵⁻²¹ tʰiɛu²⁴²/

/nˡyʔ⁵⁻²¹ tʰiɛu²⁴²/


漳冰

/t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾miŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾miŋ⁵⁵/


亮線

/l̃iaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑŋ²¹³/

/l̃iaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑŋ²¹³/


信殼

/sin²¹³⁻²¹ kʰak̚⁵/

/ɕin³³ kʰoʔ⁴⁴/

/sin²¹³⁻²¹ kʰak̚⁵/

/ɕin³³ kʰoʔ⁴⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Longyan Min, Huizhou, Datian Min, dialectal Eastern Min, Wu) envelope


驐雞

/tən⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/tən⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

(Jiangxi Hakka, Eastern Min, Shanghainese) to castrate a chicken


驐雞

/tən⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/tən⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

(Jiangxi Hakka, Eastern Min, Northern Wu) capon; castrated male chicken


食雞

/sɪk̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/sɪk̚² kɐi̯⁵⁵/

Senses related to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds are a calque of Mandarin 吃雞 /吃鸡 (chījī).

(Cantonese, Eastern Min) to visit a prostitute


介計

/kai²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɛ²¹³/

/kai²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɛ²¹³/


刺溪

/t͡sʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɛ⁵⁵/

He is always making fun of me; I'm really annoyed by him.

Ĭ siŏh-nĭk-gáu-áng dŭ-sê chié-*kă̤ nguāi, nguāi iā-nô ĭ. / [i⁵⁵ suoʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵⁽⁻²¹⁾ kau²¹³⁻⁵³ ɑŋ²¹³ tu⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²⁴² t͡sʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɛ⁵⁵ ŋuai³³ ŋuai³³ ia³³⁻⁵⁵ nˡou²⁴² i⁵⁵]

伊一日到暗都是刺溪我，我野怒伊。


痞神氣

/pʰai³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɛi²¹³/

/pʰai³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɛi²¹³/

It's disgraceful to make such a big deal over this little sum of money.

Cī nék>ník-giāng cièng gó-diŏh-*sáung, iā-*pāi-sìng-ké / [t͡si³³ nˡiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³³ t͡sieŋ⁵³ ku²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luoʔ⁵⁻²¹ sɑuŋ²¹³ ia³³⁻³⁵ pʰai³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɛi²¹³]

只仂囝錢故著算，野痞神氣。

只仂囝钱故着算，野痞神气。


定蟲

/tiaŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰøyŋ⁵³/

/tiaŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰøyŋ⁵³/

The first syllable is from 懶／懒 (Norman, 2014).


定蟲

/tiaŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰøyŋ⁵³/

/tiaŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰøyŋ⁵³/


個郎

/ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ouŋ⁵³/

/ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ouŋ⁵³/


竹箬

/tyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡuoʔ⁵/

/tœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ nieu¹³/

/tœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ niɐu⁴⁵³/

/tyøʔ²⁻⁴ niu²⁴/

/tœʔ²⁻⁴ niu²⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hioʔ¹²¹/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hioʔ⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɤʔ⁴/

/tyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡuoʔ⁵/

/tœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ nieu¹³/

/tœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ niɐu⁴⁵³/

/tyøʔ²⁻⁴ niu²⁴/

/tœʔ²⁻⁴ niu²⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hioʔ¹²¹/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hioʔ⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) bamboo leaf


半生成

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾naŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾naŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³/

If you do everything only to halfway, you will never succeed.

做事計都是做半生成，透底無做成功。

做事计都是做半生成，透底无做成功。

(Eastern Min) halfway; in the middle of something


倒灶

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tau²¹³⁻¹³ t͡sau³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tau²¹³⁻¹³ t͡sau³⁵/

(Eastern Min, derogatory) spendthrift (especially female)


齊眉

/t͡sɛ⁵³⁻³³ mi⁵³/

/t͡sɛ⁵³⁻³³ mi⁵³/


𡛾

(Eastern Min) alternative form of 奶 (“milk, breast”)


奇日

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹/

Jìng zōng zhī shì, měiyuè shì cháo bù guò yī èr, shàng shǐ fù jiùzhì, měi jīrì wèi cháng bù shì cháo.

敬宗之世，每月視朝不過一二，上始復舊制，每奇日未嘗不視朝。

敬宗之世，每月视朝不过一二，上始复旧制，每奇日未尝不视朝。

(literary or Eastern Min) odd-numbered day in the traditional Chinese calendar


𠏋

He appears to be quite stupid, yet he can study?

Káng ĭ kṳ̀-*kṳ̀-diŏh, iâ â̤-*tĕ̤k-cṳ̆? / [kʰɑŋ²¹³ i⁵⁵ kʰy⁵³⁻³³ kʰy⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luoʔ⁵ iɑ²⁴² ɛ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰøyʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ t͡sy⁵⁵]

看伊𠏋𠏋著，也會讀書？

看伊𠏋𠏋著，也会读书？

(Eastern Min) alternative form of 愚 (yú, “stupid, foolish”)

(Eastern Min) to stare blankly, to be dazed


巷巷

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ¹/

/houŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ hɑuŋ²⁴²/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ¹/

/houŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ hɑuŋ²⁴²/

(dialectal Mandarin, Eastern Min) alley, lane, hutong


弄弄

/l̃øyŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ l̃ɔyŋ²⁴²/

/l̃øyŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ l̃ɔyŋ²⁴²/


弄頭

(Fuqing Eastern Min) alley, lane, hutong


摣晬

/ma⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sɔy²¹³/

/ma⁵⁵⁻⁵³ t͡sɔy²¹³/

(Eastern Min) Zhuazhou (an East Asian ritual held at a child's first birthday party)


通朧

/tʰøyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/tʰøyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡøyŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) candid, reasonable, positive (of personality)

He isn't too bright in there; even after explaining it for a while, he doesn't understand.

ĭ bók-lō̤-diē mâ̤-*tĕ̤ng-lè̤ng, gōng buáng-nĭk iâ-mâ̤-*huôi-é / [i⁵⁵ puʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃o³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lie³³ mɛ²⁴²⁻²¹ tʰøyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡøyŋ⁵³ kouŋ³³ puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nˡiʔ⁵ ia²⁴²⁻⁵³ mɛ²⁴²⁽⁻²¹⁾ hui²⁴²⁻⁵³ ɛi²¹³]

伊腹老裏𣍐通朧，講半日也𣍐會意

伊腹老里𫧃通胧，讲半日也𫧃会意


魚紹

/ŋy⁵³⁻²¹ siɛu²⁴²/

/ŋy⁵³⁻²¹ siɛu²⁴²/


黃芽韭

/xuɒ̃¹¹ ia¹¹ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋa⁵³⁻³³ kieu³³/

/xuɒ̃¹¹ ia¹¹ t͡ɕiəu⁵³/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ŋa⁵³⁻³³ kieu³³/

(Jin, Eastern Min) hotbed chives; yellow chives


跇帶

/tʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑi²¹³/

/tʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑi²¹³/

While you're buying fish, buy a swimming crab too.

汝去買魚，跇帶買一頭蟳來。

汝去买鱼，跇带买一头𫊻来。

(Eastern Min) incidentally; conveniently; in passing


愛挃

爱挃
欲值/欲値/欲值
愛值/愛値/爱值
愛治
愛置

/øy²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁵/

/ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiʔ²⁴/

/ai²¹⁻⁵³ tiʔ⁴/

/ai¹¹⁻⁵³ tiʔ⁴/

/ai²¹⁻⁴¹ tiʔ⁴/

/ai²¹⁻⁵³ tĩ²⁴/

/ai²¹⁻⁴¹ tĩʔ⁴/

/ai¹¹⁻⁵³ tĩʔ⁴/

/øy²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁵/

/ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiʔ²⁴/

/ai²¹⁻⁵³ tiʔ⁴/

/ai¹¹⁻⁵³ tiʔ⁴/

/ai²¹⁻⁴¹ tiʔ⁴/

/ai²¹⁻⁵³ tĩ²⁴/

/ai²¹⁻⁴¹ tĩʔ⁴/

/ai¹¹⁻⁵³ tĩʔ⁴/

A person who has become unfaithful, even if you give him to me as a gift, I would not want him

í-keng piàn-sim ê lâng, beh sàng góa góa iā bô ài-ti̍h

已經變心的人 欲送我我也無愛治

已经变心的人 欲送我我也无爱治

(Eastern Min, Hokkien) to like to have; to want; to wish for


連勢

/l̃ieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɛ²¹³/

/l̃ieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɛ²¹³/

While you're at it, please buy me a book.

Chiāng nṳ̄ lièng-sié ké̤ṳk-nguāi mā̤ siŏh-buōng-*cṳ̆. / [t͡sʰiaŋ³³ nˡy³³ l̃ieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɛ²¹³ kʰyʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋuai³³ mɛ³³ suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuoŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sy⁵⁵]

請汝連勢乞我買蜀本書。

请汝连势乞我买蜀本书。


船墘

/suŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋieŋ⁵³/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sun¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sun²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/

/suŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋieŋ⁵³/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sun¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sun²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/

(Southern Min, Eastern Min) side of a boat


玩譽

/ŋuaŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋøy²⁴²/

/ŋuaŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋøy²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) to trifle with life; to do dishonorable and scandalous things


豬腸

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍¹³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/tɯ³³ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍¹³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/tɯ³³ tŋ̍²⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) pig intestines


篷船

/pʰuŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nuŋ⁵³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sun¹³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sun²³/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰuŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nuŋ⁵³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sun¹³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sun²³/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Wenzhounese, Taiwanese Hakka) sailboat; junk


五鹵

/ŋu³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/

/ŋu³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/


手甲縫

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ pʰouŋ²¹³/

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ pʰouŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min, anatomy) space between the fingernail and the fingertip


手指夾

(Eastern Min, anatomy) space between fingers


手䘼邊

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ uoŋ³³⁻²¹ pieŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ uoŋ³³⁻²¹ pieŋ⁵⁵/


排冷

/pɛ⁵³⁻³³ l̃ɛiŋ³³/

/pɛ⁵³⁻³³ l̃ɛiŋ³³/


肉絨坯

/nˡyʔ⁵ yŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰui⁵⁵/

/nˡyʔ⁵ yŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰui⁵⁵/


目皮

/møyʔ⁵⁻³³ pʰui⁵³/

/møyʔ⁵⁻³³ pʰui⁵³/


無名信

/mo⁵³⁻²¹ miaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiŋ²¹³/

/mo⁵³⁻²¹ miaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiŋ²¹³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Eastern Min) anonymous letter


𠟶

𠟶 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀+13, 15 strokes, composition ⿰窟刂)


𧜛

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, lōng, lóng): semantic 衤 + phonetic 郎 (lòng).


徛裡

/kʰie²⁴²⁻⁵³ tie³³/

/kʰie²⁴²⁻⁵³ tie³³/


老後日

/l̃o⁵⁵⁻²¹ au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡiʔ⁵/

/lɑʊ̯³³ ɣ̊ɘu̯²¹³⁻³¹ ʑ̊i¹¹/

/l̃o⁵⁵⁻²¹ au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡiʔ⁵/

/lɑʊ̯³³ ɣ̊ɘu̯²¹³⁻³¹ ʑ̊i¹¹/

(Eastern Min, Hengyang Xiang) three days from now


腹老楻

/puʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃o³³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))uoŋ⁵³/

/puʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃o³³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))uoŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min, colloquial) muffin top, a bulging roll of flesh above the abdomen


痼𤶁

/ku²¹³⁻⁵³ l̃o³³/

/ku²¹³⁻⁵³ l̃ɔ²⁴²/

/ku²¹³⁻⁵³ l̃o³³/

/ku²¹³⁻⁵³ l̃ɔ²⁴²/


神媽

/siŋ⁵³⁻³³ ma³³/

/siŋ⁵³⁻³³ ma³³/


討親

(Pingxiang Gan, Taiwanese Hakka, Huizhou, Eastern Min, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang) to take a wife


只久

/t͡si³³⁻³⁵ ku³³/

/t͡si³³⁻³⁵ ku³³/


摳氣

/kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

/kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

The melon seeds have been shelled for him to eat, but he still thinks it's too much of a bother.

Guă-cī báh ké̤ṳk-ĭ siăh, ĭ bô-*hièng kău-*ké / [kua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒi³³ pɑʔ²⁴ kʰyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ siaʔ⁵ i⁵⁵ pu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ hieŋ⁵³ kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³]

瓜子擘乞伊食，伊復嫌摳氣。

瓜子擘乞伊食，伊复嫌抠气。

(Eastern Min) annoying, bothersome, troublesome


𡢢

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 虞 (OC *ŋʷa).


辮辮

/pieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ piɛŋ²⁴²/

/pieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ piɛŋ²⁴²/

(Xining Mandarin, Eastern Min) pigtail; plaits; braids; queue


準字謎

/t͡suŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡si²⁴²⁻⁵³ mɛi²⁴²/

/t͡suŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡si²⁴²⁻⁵³ mɛi²⁴²/


𠚺汝奶

/sa²¹³⁻²¹ nˡy³³⁻³⁵ nˡɛ³³/

/sa²¹³⁻²¹ nˡy³³⁻³⁵ nˡɛ³³/

(Eastern Min, vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


花頭

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯²/

/ho³³ dœʏ⁵¹/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯²/

/ho³³ dœʏ⁵¹/

⁸geq ⁶zhian-deu-gheq ¹ho-deu ⁶lau ⁵hau-khoe-gheq

搿牆頭個花頭老好看個。

搿墙头个花头老好看个。


只所

/t͡sœ³³⁻³⁵ nˡœ³³/

/t͡sœ³³⁻³⁵ nˡœ³³/


矺驚

/taʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kiaŋ⁵⁵/

/taʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kiaŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) to help someone get over a shock; to help comfort someone frightened (by treating to food and drink, etc.)


矺紙

(Eastern Min) to visit a grave to honor the memory of the dead


祭墓

/t͡sie²¹³⁻⁵³ muɔ²¹³/

/t͡se⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sie²¹³⁻⁵³ muɔ²¹³/

/t͡se⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mɔu⁴²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) to visit a grave to honor the memory of the dead


後斗

/a²⁴²⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²/

/a²⁴²⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²/

(Eastern Min) at the back; the rear; the back


番囝火

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hə⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hə⁵³/

(Yongchun and Dehua Hokkien, dialectal Eastern Min) match (for lighting candles, cigars, etc.)


沰價

/toʔ⁵⁻²¹ kɑ²¹³/

/toʔ⁵⁻²¹ kɑ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) to fall in price; to become cheaper


時道

/si⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔ²⁴²/

/si⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔ²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) fate; destiny (of a person, country, business, etc.)


多𬂌

/to²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡɛiŋ⁵³/

/to²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡɛiŋ⁵³/

May share a root with Hokkien 多尼 (to-nî).

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa#Translingual

(Eastern Min, botany) rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)


做愆

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰieŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰieŋ⁵⁵/

(literary or Eastern Min) to sin, to do evil


得疾

/tɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siʔ⁵/

/tɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siʔ⁵/

(Eastern Min) to be obsessed, to have a special interest, to be engrossed in a hobby


捌事

/pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰɑi²⁴²/

/pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰɑi²⁴²/

(Eastern Min, usually said of a child) sensible; capable; good; thoughtful; smart; well-behaved


捌字伯

/pɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡si²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/

/pɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡si²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min, derogatory) someone who knows a lot and brags about it

(Eastern Min, derogatory or humorous) knowledgeable person


出痘

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰy²⁴ tɛ⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰuʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tɑu²⁴²/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴² tau¹¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰy²⁴ tɛ⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰuʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tɑu²⁴²/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴² tau¹¹/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min) to get chicken pox


寶杯

/po³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βui⁵⁵/

/po³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βui⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) bad result in divination using moon blocks (showing two blocks round)


兒囝哥

/nˡie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/nˡiaŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/nˡie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/nˡiaŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) sons and daughters; children


兒囝豚

/nˡie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰouŋ⁵³/

/nˡie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰouŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) youngster of around thirteen to fourteen years old


兒囝蒂

/nˡie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ tɛi²¹³/

/nˡie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ tɛi²¹³/

(Eastern Min) youngster of around six to seven years old


兒囝痞

/nˡie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻³⁵ pʰi³³/

/nˡiaŋ³³⁻³⁵ pʰi³³/

/nˡie²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻³⁵ pʰi³³/

/nˡiaŋ³³⁻³⁵ pʰi³³/

(Eastern Min) toddler of around two to three years old


溪墘

/kʰɛ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieŋ⁵³/

/kʰue³³ kĩ²⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ²⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ²³/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/kʰoi³³⁻²³ kĩ⁵⁵/

/kʰɛ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieŋ⁵³/

/kʰue³³ kĩ²⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ²⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ²³/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/kʰoi³³⁻²³ kĩ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min) riverside; riverbank


做𧼨

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɑʔ²⁴/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɑʔ²⁴/

You've been told to do it, then you make a scene, as if to say our life depends on your good self?

Gók-nṳ̄ có̤, nṳ̄ bô-có̤-giák, gū-dáng mò̤-nṳ̄ nè̤ng mâ̤-uăk-kó̤? / [kuʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ nˡy³³ t͡sɔ²¹³ nˡy³³ pu²⁴²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒo²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɑʔ²⁴ ku³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑŋ²¹³ mo⁵³⁻³³ nˡy³³ nˡøyŋ⁵³ mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁵⁻²¹ kʰɔ²¹³]

告汝做，汝複做𧼨，故但無汝儂𣍐活去？

告汝做，汝复做𧼨，故但无汝侬𫧃活去？

(Eastern Min) put on airs, make a fuss, make a scene


墘角

/kieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

/kieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/


墘角

/kieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

/kieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min) detailed, meticulous, orderly


包墘

(Eastern Min) to hem, line, create an edge


帽墘

/mo²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ⁵³/

/mo²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ⁵³/


前首勢

/sɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nau³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/

/sɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nau³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/


前首邊

/sɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nau³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/sɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nau³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵⁵/


後斗邊

/a²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/a²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) at the back; the rear; the back


後斗勢

/a²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/

/a²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛ²¹³/


早起頭

/t͡sa³³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))i³³⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau⁵³/


番囝哥

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) foreigner, especially a Westerner


番國

/fän⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuɔʔ²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/fän⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuɔʔ²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔk̚³²/

(historical or dated, Eastern Min) foreign country


跤掌甲

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɑʔ²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa³³ t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɑʔ²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa³³ t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/


兄弟哥

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ nˡie²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/hiã³³ ti³³⁻²² ko³³/

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ nˡie²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/hiã³³ ti³³⁻²² ko³³/

(Eastern Min, Jinjiang Hokkien) brothers


瓶瓶蓋

/piŋ⁵³⁻²¹ piŋ⁵³⁻²¹ kɑi²¹³/

/piŋ⁵³⁻²¹ piŋ⁵³⁻²¹ kɑi²¹³/


瓶瓶塞

/piŋ⁵³⁻²¹ piŋ⁵³⁻²¹ saiʔ²⁴/

/piŋ⁵³⁻²¹ piŋ⁵³⁻²¹ saiʔ²⁴/


姪新婦

侄新妇
侄新婦
姪新妇
姪新抱
姪心抱
侄新抱
侄心抱

/t͡sɐt̚² sɐn⁵⁵ pʰou̯¹³/

/tiʔ⁵⁻²¹ siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mou²⁴²/

/t͡sɐt̚² sɐn⁵⁵ pʰou̯¹³/

/tiʔ⁵⁻²¹ siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mou²⁴²/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Pingxiang Gan, Huizhou, Danyang Wu) nephew's wife (brother's son's wife)


彩霓

/t͡sai³³⁻²¹ ŋɛ⁵³/

/t͡sai³³⁻²¹ ŋɛ⁵³/


夾屎

/kɛiʔ⁵⁻³³ sai³³/

/kɛiʔ⁵⁻³³ sai³³/

(Eastern Min) to help with defecating (of a child, invalid, etc.); to hold a baby while it defecates


七講八聽

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kouŋ³³ pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰiɑŋ²¹³/

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kouŋ³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰiɑŋ²¹³/

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kouŋ³³ pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰiɑŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) to talk nonsense; to talk rubbish


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/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Leizhou Min) hands and feet

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Leizhou Min) manpower; staff


拍逿

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑuŋ²⁴²/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑuŋ²⁴²/


拍逿去

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑuŋ²⁴² ɔ²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑuŋ²⁴² ɔ²¹³/


生去

/sɛiŋ⁵⁵ ɔ²¹³/

/sɛiŋ⁵⁵ ɔ²¹³/

(Eastern Min, euphemistic) to die; to pass away


生去

/saŋ⁵⁵ ɔ²¹³/

/saŋ⁵⁵ ɔ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) to give birth (to a child)


褪環

/tʰouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰuaŋ⁵³/

/tʰouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰuaŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) be done for; be finished or destroyed; gone for the dogs; curtains (for someone)


鞋靸

/ɛ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑʔ²⁴/

/ɛ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑʔ²⁴/


聽差

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵/

(literary or Eastern Min) manservant, footman, office attendant


存意

/t͡souŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋɛi²¹³/

/t͡souŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋɛi²¹³/

(Eastern Min, usually in negative sentences) intentionally; deliberately


㾸𤶁

/ko⁵³⁻³³ l̃o³³/

/ko⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɔ²⁴²/

/ko⁵³⁻³³ l̃o³³/

/ko⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɔ²⁴²/


年暝兜

ning² ma² dao¹ [Phonetic:ning⁵ ma⁵ lao¹]

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ma¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁵³³/

ning² ma² dao¹ [Phonetic:ning¹ ma⁵ nao¹]

/niŋ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ma¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁵³³/

/niŋ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) the end of the year; the year's end; the year-end period


𬇴

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 局 (gṳ̆k).
Cognate with Cantonese 杰 (git6), Teochew 𫀸 (geg8); also compare Lingao kɔt⁸ (“viscous”), Bouyei geg, Zhuang gwd.


鞋套

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɛ⁵³⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹³/

/ɛ⁵³⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min) rain shoes; galoshes; rubbers


心煞

/siŋ⁵⁵ sɑʔ²⁴/

/ɬiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((ɬ-))naʔ²¹/

/ɬiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((ɬ-))naʔ²/

/siŋ⁵⁵ sɑʔ²⁴/

/ɬiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((ɬ-))naʔ²¹/

/ɬiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((ɬ-))naʔ²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) cruel; ruthless; merciless; heartless


細姐

(Taiwanese Hakka, Eastern Min) concubine


鞋師

/ɛ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sa⁵⁵/

/ɛ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sa⁵⁵/


落露

/l̃oʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ou²¹³/

/l̃oʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ou²¹³/

(Eastern Min, Lichuan Gan, Jinhua Wu, impersonal) to have dew appear


兄弟囝

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/hia⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾li¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

hiann¹ di⁵ gann³ [Phonetic:hiann² ni⁵ ann³]

/hĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/hia⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾li¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/hĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/


椅靠

/ie³³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɔ²¹³/

/ie³³⁻⁵⁵ kʰɔ²¹³/


椅𩩍

/ie³³⁻²¹ pʰiaŋ⁵⁵/

/ie³³⁻²¹ pʰiaŋ⁵⁵/


伶落

/l̃iŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡoʔ⁵/

/l̃iŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡoʔ⁵/


往年暝

/uoŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/uoŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/uoŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/uoŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ nˡieŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/


許𣆯

/hi³³⁻²¹ ouŋ⁵³/

/hi³³⁻²¹ ouŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) at that time; in those days; back then


硩歲錢

/taʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ⁵³/

/taʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope


山東白

/suã³³ taŋ³³ peʔ²⁴/

/suã³³ taŋ³³ peʔ²⁴/

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis#Translingual

(Eastern Min, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) Chinese cabbage; napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)


拍鼾

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ haŋ⁵³/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kaŋ⁵³/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ haŋ⁵³/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ kaŋ⁵³/


果子樹

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ su⁵⁵/

/kui³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒiɛu²¹³/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu²²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³³/

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ su⁵⁵/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu²²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³³/

(Hakka, Xinzhou Jin, Eastern Min, Hokkien) fruit tree


旗囝

/ki⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ki¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ki²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/ki⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ki¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ki²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) small triangular flag

(Eastern Min) crotch of Chinese trousers


興化兄

/hiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾iaŋ⁵⁵/

/hiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾iaŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, humorous) a person from Putian (formerly Xinghua Prefecture)


興化巾

/hiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yŋ⁵⁵/

/hiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) a traditional woven hand towel produced in Putian (formerly Xinghua Prefecture)


奶䍜

/nˡɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ tɔyʔ²⁴/

/nˡɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ tɔyʔ²⁴/


半長褲

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nouŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋou²¹³/

(Eastern Min) shorts (trousers that do not go lower than the knees) (Classifier: 條／条)

(Eastern Min) shorts (underwear bottoms) (Classifier: 條／条)


做溪水

/t͡so²¹³⁻²¹ kʰɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒui³³/

/t͡so²¹³⁻²¹ kʰɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒui³³/

(Eastern Min) to be flooded; to be inundated


發溪水

/huaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒui³³/

/huaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰɛ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒui³³/


灶邊

/t͡sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pieŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pieŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) edge of a kitchen range top


灶墘

/t͡sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ⁵³/

/t͡sau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ⁵³/


槓槓疵

/kouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ kouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁵³/

/kouŋ²¹³⁻²¹ kouŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁵³/

(Eastern Min) rock paper scissors (game)


棋盤箔

/ki⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuaŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾moʔ⁵/

/ki⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuaŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾moʔ⁵/

(Eastern Min) large square sheets of foil-paper, burnt to idols.


牽絲爿

/kʰɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵³/

keng¹ si¹ binn² [Phonetic:keng⁵ ni⁵ mi²]

/kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

/kʰɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɛiŋ⁵³/

/kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

(Eastern Min, Xianyou Puxian Min) The Chinese character component 糹／纟.


伐桶

/pʰuaʔ⁵⁻³³ tʰøyŋ³³/

/pʰuaʔ⁵⁻³³ tʰøyŋ³³/


驢囝

/l̃œ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/l̃œ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/


杉柴

/ɬaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɒ¹³/

/ɬaŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɒ²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰa²³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/ɬaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɒ¹³/

/ɬaŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɒ²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰa²³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

Cunninghamia lanceolata
Wikispecies:Cunninghamia lanceolata

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) Chinese fir tree (Cunninghamia lanceolata), of the cypress family; wood of Chinese fir


討數

/tʰo³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹¹/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹¹/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) to demand the payment of one's debt; to demand repayment


討報仇

/tʰo³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieu⁵³/

/tʰo³³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieu⁵³/

(Eastern Min) to retaliate; to take revenge


日頭晝

dih⁷ tao² dao⁴ [Phonetic:dih⁶ tao¹ lao⁴]

/tiʔ⁴⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁴²/

/tiʔ⁴⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁴²/

(dialectal Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Hainanese) noon