敲

From 休 (MC xjuw, “to rest; to stop”) (Kwok and Kataoka, 2006). Compare Guangzhou 嘵／哓 (hiu1), which has become obsolete.

perfective aspect
perfective aspect#English

(Macau and Dongguan Cantonese) Used after a verb to indicate perfective aspect (action completion).


爭

→ Vietnamese: giành

Pictogram (象形) – two hands on a plowshare.
; "to dispute; to fight; to contend; to strive"
; "to lack; to owe"

(Standard)

I can't be bothered to bicker with you, we'll see who's right eventually.

吾勿搭倷爭，到辰光看到底啥人對。

吾勿搭倷争，到辰光看到底啥人对。

(Suzhounese, Dongguan Cantonese) to argue for the sake of arguing


阿母

/ˀä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aː³³ mou̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/a³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

/ˀä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aː³³ mou̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/a³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

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

(Dongguan Cantonese) maternal aunt (wife of mother's brother)


鹹濕

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/ham⁴² ʃɐp̚²⁴/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/ham⁴² ʃɐp̚²⁴/


鼻涕蟲

ㄅㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ

/pi³⁵ tʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pei̯²² tʰɐi̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/pɐi³² tʰɔi³² t͡sʰɔŋ²¹/

/bəʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/biɪʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/bəʔ²² tʰi⁵² zoŋ³³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ¹³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ t͡sʰən¹³/

/pi³⁵ tʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/pei̯²² tʰɐi̯³³ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/pɐi³² tʰɔi³² t͡sʰɔŋ²¹/

/bəʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/biɪʔ¹¹ tʰi²² zoŋ²³/

/bəʔ²² tʰi⁵² zoŋ³³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ¹³/

/pi²⁴ tʰi⁴⁵ t͡sʰən¹³/

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


啱先

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

/ᵑɡam⁵⁵ ɬen³³⁻³³⁵/

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

/ᵑɡam⁵⁵ ɬen³³⁻³³⁵/


大口

/tä⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

/ta⁴⁵ kʰəu⁵³/

/du²² kʰɤ⁴⁴/

/tä⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² hɐu̯³⁵/

/ta⁴⁵ kʰəu⁵³/

/du²² kʰɤ⁴⁴/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大口 (Ōkuchi) for the city of Ōkuchi.

obor

(dialectal Mandarin, Dongguan Cantonese, Jin, Shanghainese) The Chinese character component 囗.


定銀

/tɪŋ²² ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ ɡun²⁴/

/tiã³³⁻¹¹ ɡun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻²² ɡun²⁴/

/tiã³³⁻²¹ ɡin²³/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ ɡin¹³/

/tɪŋ²² ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ ɡun²⁴/

/tiã³³⁻¹¹ ɡun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻²² ɡun²⁴/

/tiã³³⁻²¹ ɡin²³/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ ɡin¹³/

(Dongguan Cantonese) betrothal gifts (from the bridegroom's to the bride's family); bride price


米篩

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai³³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai³³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴/

(Sichuanese, Dongguan Cantonese, dialectal Gan, Hakka, Min, dialectal Wu) sieve (used for rice)


鹹酸

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/

/kiam¹³⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiam²³⁻³³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/

/kiam¹³⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiam²³⁻³³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/


火屎

/fɔː³⁵ siː³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ si⁵⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/fɔː³⁵ siː³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ si⁵⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

(Dongguan Cantonese) to lose one's temper; to get angry


棟指

/tuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/

/tuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/

(Hakka, Dongguan Cantonese) middle finger


丈人婆

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡san²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡san²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

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


奶婆

/nai̯³²⁴ b̥o¹¹/

/nai̯³²⁴ b̥o¹¹/

(Dongguan Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, Danyang Wu) wet nurse


火字底

(Dongguan Cantonese, Northern Min) The Chinese character component 灬.


丈人佬

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ lou̯³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ lou̯³⁵/

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


淋肥

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


缺嘴仔

/kʰiat̚¹ t͡soɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ e³¹/

/kʰiat̚¹ t͡soɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ e³¹/


鰨鯊

/tʰiaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ sai⁵⁵/

/tʰiaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ sai⁵⁵/

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


難睞

(Dongguan Cantonese, Meixian Hakka) ugly; unattractive


水綠

/sz̩³³ loʔ⁴⁴/

/sz̩³³ loʔ⁴⁴/

(Dongguan Cantonese) light green colour with a hint of blue

light green colour
light green colour with a hint of blue


唔聽使

/m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

/m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, including Dongguan Cantonese) useless; of no use


蘿蔔菜

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² tak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/nã²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai¹¹/

/nã²³⁻³³ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² tak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/nã²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai¹¹/

/nã²³⁻³³ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

(Dongguan Cantonese, Zhongshan Min) radish; daikon


㗎佬話

/ka²¹⁻³⁵ ŋɔu³⁵ va²¹⁻³⁵/

/ka²¹⁻³⁵ ŋɔu³⁵ va²¹⁻³⁵/


頸鉗

/køŋ³⁵ kʰin²¹⁻³⁵/

/køŋ³⁵ kʰin²¹⁻³⁵/


頸臂

/køŋ³⁵ pɐi²¹/

/køŋ³⁵ pɐi²¹/


蔥莢

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹³ ha²¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹³ ha²¹/


頭路禾

/tʰau²¹ ŋɔu²¹⁻³⁵ vɔ²¹/

/tʰau²¹ ŋɔu²¹⁻³⁵ vɔ²¹/

(Dongguan Cantonese) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice