吐奶

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nɛŋ⁵³³/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nɛŋ⁵³³/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, of a baby) to throw up milk


軟溢溢

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²/


軟勾勾

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kauʔ⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kauʔ⁴/


掌頭仔目

掌头仔目
指頭仔目
拃頭仔目

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien, anatomy) joints of the fingers


掌頭仔縫

掌头仔缝
指頭仔縫
拃頭仔縫

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰaŋ²²/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰaŋ⁴¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰaŋ²²/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰaŋ²²/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰaŋ⁴¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰaŋ²²/

(Hokkien, anatomy) space between fingers


跤底

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tue⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tue⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² te⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ te⁴¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ tõĩ⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tue⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tue⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² te⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ te⁴¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ tõĩ⁵²/


跤下底

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² e²²⁻²¹ tue⁵³/

/kʰa³³ e²² tue⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ɛ²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² e²²⁻²¹ tue⁵³/

/kʰa³³ e²² tue⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ɛ²²⁻²¹ te⁵³/


木字爿

(Hokkien) The Chinese character component 木.


天邊海角

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ³³ pĩ³³ hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tʰĩ³³ pĩ³³ hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

(Hokkien) far ends of heaven; ends of the world; remote place


蚵乾

/o²⁴⁻²² kuã³³/

/o²⁴⁻²² kuã³³/


虎仔

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/


炊粿

/t͡sʰe³³ ke⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁵³/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁵³/

/t͡sʰə⁴⁴⁻²² kə³¹/

/t͡sʰə³³ kə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴¹/

/t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁵³/

/t͡sʰe³³ ke⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁵³/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁵³/

/t͡sʰə⁴⁴⁻²² kə³¹/

/t͡sʰə³³ kə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ kue⁴¹/

/t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁵³/


做人客

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰeʔ⁵/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰeʔ⁵/

(Hokkien) to be a guest; to be a visitor; to visit


沙線

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/


乞雨

/kʰɔʔ¹⁻⁴² hɔu²¹/

/kʰuoʔ²⁻²⁴ hɔu²¹/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ³³/

/kʰɔʔ¹⁻⁴² hɔu²¹/

/kʰuoʔ²⁻²⁴ hɔu²¹/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ³³/


墨膏

/paʔ⁴⁻¹ ko⁵³³/

/paʔ²⁴⁻² kɵ⁵³³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² ko³³/

/paʔ⁴⁻¹ ko⁵³³/

/paʔ²⁴⁻² kɵ⁵³³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² ko³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) prepared ink (in a liquid state, used in East Asian painting and calligraphy)


目𥍉仔

/bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² nĩ(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² nĩ(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Hokkien) in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye


目潲

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³/

(Hokkien) sleep stuck around the rim of the eye

(Hokkien, vulgar) insight; vision; judgement


落吐

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹/


生疔

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sĩ³³ tiɪŋ³³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² teŋ⁴⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻²² teŋ⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sĩ³³ tiɪŋ³³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² teŋ⁴⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻²² teŋ⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/


番顛

(Hokkien) exhibiting erratic and abnormal behavior (in words and actions)


討契兄

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiã³³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ hiã⁴⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ hiã⁴⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe²¹⁻⁵³ hiã⁴⁴/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiã³³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ hiã⁴⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ hiã⁴⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe²¹⁻⁵³ hiã⁴⁴/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ hiã⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, of a woman) to take a lover; to cheat; to have an affair with a man


擗捒

/pʰiak̚⁴⁻³² sak̚³²/

/pʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sak̚³²/

/pʰiak̚⁴⁻³² sak̚³²/

/pʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sak̚³²/

(Hokkien) to throw away; to dispose; to get rid of; to discard


刣捒

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² sak̚⁵/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² sak̚⁵/

(Hokkien) to kill off; to eliminate; to dispose; to get rid of; to discard


無衣食

→ Bikol Central: buwisit

→ Cebuano: buwisit, bwisit, buysit

→ Hiligaynon: buisit

→ Ilocano: buisit

→ Tagalog: buwisit, bwisit

/bo¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² ui⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

(Hokkien) to be in bad luck; to be out of luck; to be in misfortune; to have an unlucky influence or situation


蹺跤

/kʰiau³³⁻²¹ kʰa³³/

/kʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰiau³³⁻²¹ kʰa³³/

/kʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to sit with one foot raised up on a chair, or resting on the other leg's thigh forming a triangle shape.

(Hokkien) to sit idly; to while away the time.


苳蒿

→ Thai: ตั้งโอ๋ (dtâng-ǒo)

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɤ⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² o⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ o⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ e⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² e⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ e⁴⁴/

/taŋ²³⁻³³ e⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɤ⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² o⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ o⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ e⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² e⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ e⁴⁴/

/taŋ²³⁻³³ e⁴⁴/

garland chrysanthemum
garland chrysanthemum

Glebionis coronaria
Glebionis coronaria#Translingual

(Hokkien) garland chrysanthemum; crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria / Chrysanthemum coronarium)


……東……西

看東看西

看东看西

揣東揣西

揣东揣西

食東食西

食东食西

to do something here and there; to be busy with

創東創西

创东创西

講東講西

讲东讲西

說東說西

说东说西

罵東罵西

骂东骂西

to run all over the place; to run around

走東走西

走东走西

to walk all over the place; to wander about

行東行西

行东行西

to jump all over the place; to skip; to hop

跳東跳西

跳东跳西

(Hokkien) in various places or directions; here and there; all over the place; this way or that way


癮仙哥

/ɡiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) someone who is addicted to smoking, alcohol, drugs, etc.; chain smoker; drug addict


癮仙哥

/ɡiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to crave something that one is addicted to (e.g., alcohol, drugs)


燥煏煏

/so²¹⁻⁵³ piak̚⁴⁻³² piak̚⁴/

/so²¹⁻⁵³ piak̚⁴⁻³² piak̚⁴/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine, ideophonic) heaty


惡做

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡so²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sue²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sue¹¹/

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡so²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sue²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sue¹¹/


薄釐釐

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴/


薄絲絲

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/


薄釐絲

/pɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/


薄皮

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/

/po(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə²⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/

/po(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə²⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

(Hokkien) having thin skin (of a fruit, etc.)

(Hokkien) sensitive about one's reputation; afraid of losing face and being looked down upon


薄板仔

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/po(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/po(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Hokkien) simple coffin made of thin wooden boards


落拍

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ pʰaʔ³²/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ pʰaʔ³²/

(Hokkien) to be off the beat; to be out of tune (of opera singing)


著火燒

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

着火烧
着火燒
着火烧
着火燒


辣鑿鑿

/lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰak̚⁴/


捋面

(Hokkien) to suddenly turn hostile; to fall out with


挩開

/tʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui⁴⁴/

/tʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to untie; to undo (bags with zippers)


㧣頭陣

/tu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² tin²²/

/tu³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹/

/tu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin²²/

/lu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin²²/

/tu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² tin²²/

/tu³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹/

/tu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin²²/

/lu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin²²/

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


末末

/bua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ buaʔ¹²¹/

/bua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ buaʔ¹²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) feeling powdery (on one's mouth, hands, etc.)


袚跤

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

(Hokkien) to place one leg over the other leg (while seated)


路邊尿桶——眾人漩

A manure bucket on the roadside - everyone pisses in it

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ pĩ⁴⁴ ziɤ³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³ suan³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ pĩ⁴⁴ lio³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴ suan³³/


跋骰仔

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


跋餅

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² piã⁵⁵⁴/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² piã⁵⁵⁴/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁵³/

(Hokkien, dice games) Mooncake Festival Dice Game


六殕紅

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ²⁴/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ²⁴/

(Hokkien, dice games) dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game with all six faces of four


六殕烏

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, dice games) dice roll in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game with all six faces having the same number colored black


青盲雞啄著蟲

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² kue³³ tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mi²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃³³⁻²¹ mɛ²³⁻²¹ ke³³ tɔk̚³⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻³ tʰaŋ²³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² me²⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

(Hokkien) for something good to happen just by chance


活跳跳

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiau¹¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiau²¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiau²¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiau¹¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiau²¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiau²¹/


活龍龍

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/


伐跤

/hua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to stride forward; to forge ahead


伐跤

/hua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/


喝價

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/


喝仙

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/


風龜神

/hɔŋ³³ ku³³ sin²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/hɔŋ³³ ku³³ sin²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/


風龜神

/hɔŋ³³ ku³³ sin²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/hɔŋ³³ ku³³ sin²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

(Hokkien) to brag, to talk big; to boast


歕風

/pun²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pun¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻²² huaŋ³³/

/pun²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pun¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻²² huaŋ³³/

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

(Hokkien) to intentionally tip off people


喝人

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) to deceive someone; to fool someone


喝救人

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/


拍人喝救人

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hua(ʔ)⁵ kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) to accuse others of wrongdoing as the wrongdoer to escape guilt and responsibility by diverting attention


白直

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


闊弄弄

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔŋ¹¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔŋ¹¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lɔŋ²¹/


闊喙

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/


闊幅

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/


狹幅

/ɕi̯ä³⁵ fu³⁵/

/ɕi̯ä³⁵ fu³⁵/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/


湯匙菜

/tʰŋ̍³³ si²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai³¹/

/tʰŋ̍³³ si²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai³¹/


煞手

(Hokkien) to stop (what one is doing); to give up


遮爾仔

遮尔仔
即爾仔
則尼仔
者爾仔
遮呢仔
這呢仔

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ³³ a⁵³/


霜礤

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

(Hokkien) ice shaver; ice grater; ice crusher


菜礤

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

(Hokkien) vegetable shredder; vegetable grater


礤仔

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

(Hokkien) grater; shredder (kitchen implement for grating vegetables)


簽礤

/t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

(Hokkien) grater for sweet potatoes, etc.


喝吆號

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho²²/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho²²/

(Hokkien, theater) to sing an accompaniment (in some Chinese operas)

(Hokkien, theater) to have a walk-on part (on stage)

(Hokkien, historical) to shout and command pedestrians to give way which shows one's authority (of an officer while leading the way for an official)


割粙仔尾

to cut (someone else's) ripe rice crop stalk

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiu³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)⁵ tiu²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiu³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)⁵ tiu²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien, figurative) to reap without sowing; to live off the toil of other people

pull the rug out from under
pull the rug out from under

(Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) to pull the rug out from under someone's feet to destroys someone's fate to get married


割香

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiũ⁴⁴/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hiũ⁴⁴/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɔ̃⁴⁴/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiũ⁴⁴/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hiũ⁴⁴/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to worship by burning incense at a temple

(Mainland China Hokkien, dated) to have someone from a branch temple be sent to the ancestral temple to distribute incense incense and candles which distributes the power of the deity (a Chinese folk religion practice)


刮流

(Hokkien) torrential current; torrential flow


煞著

煞着
紲著:sòa
續著:sòa

/sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tioʔ¹²¹/

/sua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tioʔ²⁴/

/sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tioʔ¹²¹/

/sua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tioʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) what need is there to; why does one need to


煞著

煞着
紲著:sòa
續著:sòa

/sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tioʔ¹²¹/

/sua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tioʔ²⁴/

/sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tioʔ¹²¹/

/sua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tioʔ²⁴/


煞去

(Hokkien) forget it; forget about it; drop it; leave it at that; let it pass; let it be; leave it be


攑拄錘

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰui²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰui¹³/

/ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰui²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰui²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰui¹³/

/ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰui²⁴/

(Hokkien) to lock horns like bulls; to clash; to be at loggerheads


攑目

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to look up; to raise one's eyes to look


刺羊毛

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵ iũ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iũ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɔ̃¹³⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵ iũ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iũ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɔ̃¹³⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/


刺皮鞋

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰe²⁴⁻²² ue²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵ pʰə²⁴⁻²² ue²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰue¹³⁻²² e¹³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰe²⁴⁻²² ue²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵ pʰə²⁴⁻²² ue²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰue¹³⁻²² e¹³/


掠平

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pĩ²⁴/

/lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pĩ²⁴/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛn¹³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pĩ²⁴/

/lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pĩ²⁴/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛn¹³/

(Hokkien) impartial; even-handed; unbiased


掠筋

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to do a meridian massage


掠漏

(Hokkien) to renovate and repair leaks (of a house, etc.)

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to identify areas in the house with leaks and to repair


掠無頭總

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to fail to grasp the main points


捎無頭總

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/sa³³ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/sa³³ bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/


掠勢

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

(Hokkien) to grip the key area (to make use of the momentum)

hit the nail on the head
hit the nail on the head

(Hokkien) to hit the nail on the head (to do something)


掠齊

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se¹³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se¹³/

(Hokkien) to organize things of different heights or lengths into neat or balanced groups


掠直

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tit̚¹²¹/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tit̚¹²¹/


破落落

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ lau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ lau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lauʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) extremely dilapidated; extremely tattered


漏柵柵

/lau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰeʔ⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰeʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) to leak continuously


掠蟳走蠘

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sim²⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to attend to one thing and lose sight of another; to be unable to take care of everything at once


生甓

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiaʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) a type of low and softer tile or brick used for covering the roof


熟甓

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² pʰiaʔ⁴/

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² pʰiaʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) a type of low and harder tile or brick used for covering the roof


甓頭

(Hokkien) fragmented piece of a type of tile or brick used for covering the roof


甓剸

/pʰia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/pʰia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/


行路倚壁邊，做事較大天

/kiã²³⁻³³ lɔ³³ ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴ t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tua³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ³³ ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴ t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tua³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² lɔ²² ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴ t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ su²² kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tua²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) those who are humble and conceal their talents are often the ones who do great things


拍拳賣膏藥

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun²⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴⁻²² ioʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun¹³ be²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ioʔ¹²¹/

From itinerant merchants selling medicine for injuries by performing shadowboxing and martial arts performance to attract customers.

(Hokkien) to leave home, travel around, and earn a living through one's skill and bragging (especially untrustworthy bragging)


拍拳看勢，順風攑旗

拍拳看势，顺风𫽥旗
拍拳看勢，順風揭旗

Shadowboxing should be done in accordance with boxing postures, and the flag should be raised in the direction of the wind.

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun²⁴⁻²² kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹ sun²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ kun²⁴⁻²² kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹ sun⁴¹⁻²² huaŋ³³ ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ki²⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kun¹³⁻²² kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹ sun²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ki¹³/

(Hokkien) to speak and act in accordance to rules and laws and complying with the circumstances


相拍𣍐過田岸

相拍𫧃过田岸
相拍𣍐過塍岸
相拍袂過田岸

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã²²/

/sio³³ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ bue²² kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã⁴¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be²²⁻²¹ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² huã²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã²²/

/sã³³ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ bue²² kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² huã⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to rival one another; to be on a par; to be equally matched; to be about the same; to be well-matched; to match in capabilities


拍鼓

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ⁵³/


拍短腳

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kioʔ³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kioʔ³²/


較加嘛

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ mã³³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ mã³³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻²² mã²²/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³ mã²²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² mã²²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ mã³³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ mã³³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻²² mã²²/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³ mã²²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² mã²²/

If you don't go make a living, you'll certainly go hungry.

毋去討趁，較加嘛枵。

毋去讨趁，较加嘛枵。

(Hokkien) naturally; surely; definitely; certainly (will result to something as a natural result)


較加嘛著

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻²² mã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³ mã²² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² mã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻²² mã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³ mã²² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² mã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

毋去討趁，較加嘛著枵。

毋去讨趁，较加嘛著枵。


出青

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, botany) to sprout; to germinate; to bud


拗手

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Hokkien) to force someone's hand behind their back and bending it to make it painful and uncomfortable


免錢

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/


揬臭空

/tu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/tu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to rake up somebody's faults, shortcomings, or weaknesses


肥朒朒

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sut̚³²/

/pui²³⁻³³ t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sut̚³²/

/pui¹³⁻²² t͡su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡suʔ³²/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sut̚³²/

/pui²³⁻³³ t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sut̚³²/

/pui¹³⁻²² t͡su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡suʔ³²/

肥泏泏
肥腯腯
肥雋雋
肥甪甪
肥律律

(Hokkien, ideophonic) fat; chubby; plump


肥朒朒

/pui¹³⁻²² lut̚³²⁻⁵ lut̚³²/

/pui²³⁻³³ lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui²⁴⁻²² lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui¹³⁻²² lut̚³²⁻⁵ lut̚³²/

/pui²³⁻³³ lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui²⁴⁻²² lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

肥泏泏
肥腯腯
肥雋雋
肥甪甪
肥律律


覷懵

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

(Hokkien) myopic; near-sighted; short-sighted


覷懵

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

(Hokkien) to squint like seeing something blurred with nearsightedness


拓破

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua¹¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰua²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua²¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua¹¹/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰua²¹/

(Hokkien, figurative) to expose; to reveal


拓空

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to expose someone's dishonorable things


哱哱飛

/pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pe⁴⁴/

/pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pe⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to fly with a fluttering sound (of birds, etc.)

(Hokkien, figurative) to run around everywhere


鐵印

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ in²¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ in²¹/


鐵釘仔

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


鐵釘頭

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/


鐵骨生

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁵ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁵ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) thin but strong and sturdy (of someone's body)


大舌興黐

大舌兴黐
大舌興呮
大舌興喋
大舌興昳

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡si(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰiʔ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to talk too much about frivolous things (due to not good at rating one's abilities and therefore make a fool of oneself often)


褿全

/t͡siau²³⁻³³ t͡sŋ̍²³/

/t͡siau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡siau²⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sau²⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡siau²³⁻³³ t͡sŋ̍²³/

/t͡siau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡siau²⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sau²⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 齊全 /齐全 (chiâu-chn̂g, châu-chn̂g, “complete; whole”)


老戇

/lau³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔŋ³³/

/lau³³⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ³³/

/lau³³⁻²² ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔŋ³³/

/lau³³⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ³³/

/lau³³⁻²² ɡɔŋ⁴¹/


有喙無舌

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) to lack eloquence; to be inarticulate


頭䟙䟙

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiʔ³²/


紅膏赤蠘

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³ t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰiʔ²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ¹²¹/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiʔ⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³ t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰiʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) having a ruddy and glowing complexion (said of a healthy person)

(Mainland China Hokkien) with reddish flesh (of a wound)


賣瓷食缺

porcelain sellers eat with chipped bowls

/bue⁴¹⁻²² hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiʔ⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ hui¹³⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

/bue⁴¹⁻²² hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰiʔ⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ hui²⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰiʔ³²/

(Hokkien) those who work hard to create something cannot enjoy the fruits of their labor


覕雄

/bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ¹³/

/bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) to crouch down and cross one's tails (as an automatic reaction of chickens when scared)


篾箍

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰɔ³³/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰɔ³³/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) ring of bamboo strips that fit tightly outside things


篾蓆

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰioʔ²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰioʔ¹²¹/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰioʔ²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰioʔ¹²¹/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) bamboo mat (used as a summer sleeping mat)


篾匾

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pin⁵³/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pin⁵³/

(Hokkien) folding screen made of bamboo strips


撇丿

/pʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiak̚⁴/

/pʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiak̚³²/

/pʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiak̚⁴/

/pʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiak̚³²/

(Hokkien) noise of something moving fast (used to express something done fast)


煏卟

/pi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɔk̚¹²¹/

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔk̚³²/

/pi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɔk̚¹²¹/

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔk̚³²/


龜笑鱉無毛

tortoise laughs at a soft-shell turtle for not having fur

/ku⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/

/ku⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/

/ku³³ t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pi(ʔ)⁵ bo²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/ku⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/ku⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/

pot calling the kettle black
pot calling the kettle black

(Hokkien) pot calling the kettle black; tu quoque


貪俗食破家

/tʰam³³ siɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/tʰam⁴⁴⁻²² siɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to incur greater loss due to keeping on getting things on the cheap


俗物食破家

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚⁴⁻³² mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/siɔk̚²⁴⁻² mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/siɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/


枵鬼食破家

/iau³³ kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke³³/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/


入港隨灣，入鄉隨俗

when entering a port, follow the bends, when entering a village, follow the customs

/lip̚⁴⁻³² kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui²⁴⁻²² uan⁴⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² sui²⁴⁻²² siɔk̚⁴/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sui²⁴⁻²² uan³³ lip̚²⁴⁻² hiũ³³ sui²⁴⁻²² siɔk̚²⁴/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sui¹³⁻²² uan⁴⁴ d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sui¹³⁻²² siɔk̚¹²¹/

when in Rome, do as the Romans do
when in Rome, do as the Romans do

(Hokkien) when in Rome, do as the Romans do


惡確確

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiak̚²⁴⁻² kʰiak̚²⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiak̚¹²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiak̚²⁴⁻² kʰiak̚²⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiak̚¹²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) ferocious; tyrannical; fierce; fiendish


惡逼逼

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚⁴⁻³² piak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚⁴⁻³² piak̚⁴/


茯苓糕

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/hɔk̚²⁴⁻² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² liɪŋ²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/hɔk̚²⁴⁻² liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

(Hokkien) hoelen cake; poria cake; tuckahoe cake


清明穀雨，寒死虎母

Qingming and Guyu makes the tigress die of cold

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² miã²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ u⁵³ kuã²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/t͡sʰuĩ³³ miã²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ u⁵⁵⁴ kuã²⁴⁻²² si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² miã¹³⁻²² kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ i⁵³ kuã¹³⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ u⁵⁵⁴ kuã²⁴⁻²² si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) the late spring solar terms of Qingming and Guyu are still cold so one must still wear thick clothes to avoid getting sick


兄弟兄弟，各人顧家己

/hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/

/hiã³³ ti²² hiã³³ ti²² kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kai³³ ki⁴¹/

/hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ti²² kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

(Hokkien) brothers after getting married and living apart would take care of one's own family


束結

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɛt̚⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɛt̚⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

(Hokkien) simple yet clean and stylish; small yet exquisite and complete; small yet study and stylish


束口

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰau⁵³/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁵³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰau⁵³/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁵³/

(Hokkien, knitting) elastic rib (of sleeves, socks, etc.)


束䘼

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ŋ̍⁵³/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ uĩ⁵³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ŋ̍⁵³/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ uĩ⁵³/


盡磅

/t͡sin²²⁻²¹ pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ pɔŋ³³/

/t͡sin³³⁻²¹ pɔŋ³³/

/t͡sin²²⁻²¹ pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ pɔŋ³³/

/t͡sin³³⁻²¹ pɔŋ³³/

(Can we date this quote?), “愛情一陣風”, 陳百潭 [Paitan Chen], 陳維祥 (lyrics), 陳百潭 [Paitan Chen] (music)performed by 陳百潭 [Paitan Chen]:

[Love] caused me to press, press, press the accelerator to the max, but I still couldn't catch, catch, catch up to its whereabouts

hāi góa chiong chiong chiong iû-mn̂g lâi chhui chīn-pōng, iā-sī tui tui tui bōe tio̍h i ê hêng-chong

害我將將將油門來催盡磅 也是追追追袂著他的形蹤

害我将将将油门来催尽磅 也是追追追袂着他的形踪


莫用

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɪŋ²²/

/bo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² iɔŋ⁴¹/

/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/

/bo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɔŋ⁴¹/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɪŋ²²/

/bo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² iɔŋ⁴¹/

/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/

/bo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɔŋ⁴¹/


噗噗忡

/pʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/pʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² pʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³/

/pʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/pʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² pʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³/

(Hokkien) to have one's heart beat faster due to shock, illness, strenuous exercise, etc.


噗噗跳

/pʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² pʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² tʰiau⁴¹/

/pʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹/

/pʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiau²¹/

/pʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² pʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² tʰiau⁴¹/

/pʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹/

/pʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² pʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiau²¹/


沐沐泅

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu²⁴/

/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² bɔk̚²⁴⁻² siu²⁴/

/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siu¹³/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² siu²⁴/

/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² bɔk̚²⁴⁻² siu²⁴/

/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siu¹³/

(Hokkien) to swim in water without a destination

(Hokkien, figurative) to search around disappointedly without any success or hope

(Hokkien, figurative) to struggle to act under difficult conditions


晚生

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/buan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/buan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/buan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

(literary, self-deprecatory, polite, dated or Hokkien) I; me (first-person singular pronoun used politely to a superior or inferior)


做痢

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ li³³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ li³³/


勢面

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

(Hokkien) situation; state; circumstance


閒仙仙

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/


規半日

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴/

/kui³³ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴/

/kui³³ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) most of the day; most of the daytime in a day

(Hokkien, figurative) a long time; quite a while


電火錢

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/


更嘓

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɔk̚⁴/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɔk̚⁴/


練仙敲嘓

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚⁴/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚⁴/


碌硞

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁵¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚³²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² kʰɔk̚²⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁵¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚³²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² kʰɔk̚²⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to be occupied with nothing and loiter and idle around everywhere


橐仔

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/


紙橐

/t͡sua⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ lɔk̚³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²/

/t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²/

/t͡sua⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ lɔk̚³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²/

/t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²/


漉個束個

(Hokkien) odds and ends, especially useless things or rubbish


牌仔

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Hokkien, card games, gambling) playing card (a card used in card games)

(Hokkien, mahjong, dominoes, gambling) mahjong tile; domino tile (or other similar tile games)


㾪卑巴

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi³³ pa³³/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi³³ pa³³/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) extremely thin; scrawny; skinny; emaciated; gaunt


𥓍

(Hokkien) to strike; to pound; to beat; to knock

(Mainland China Hokkien) to be hit (by a hard object)

(Mainland China Hokkien) to fall and hit something (of a hard and heavy object)


毒行

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²²/

/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²²/

/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

(Hokkien) cruel and evil (of a person or a course of action)


漉膎膎

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kue²⁴⁻²² kue²⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kue²⁴⁻²² kue²⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) mashed; pappy; soft


漉喌喌

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siuʔ⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siuʔ⁴/


漉醬醬

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siũ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siũ²¹/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siũ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siũ²¹/


漉斨斨

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰã²¹/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰã²¹/


摔粟

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/


破空

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) hole; cavity (of a shirt, etc.)

(Hokkien, figurative) mistake or gap in a speech or theory; flaw; weak point; loophole


破空

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to fall through and be exposed; to be uncovered


煏空

/piak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/piak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/piak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/piak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/piak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/piak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/piak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/piak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to split; to burst open (due to being plump, dilated, etc.)


擉珠仔

/tiak̚²⁴⁻² t͡su³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/tiak̚⁴⁻³² t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tiak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tiak̚²⁴⁻² t͡su³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/tiak̚⁴⁻³² t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tiak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


齷齪熱

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ luaʔ⁴/

/ak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ luaʔ²⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ luaʔ⁴/

/ak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ luaʔ²⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) hot and suffocating; sultry; muggy (making someone uncomfortable and itchy)


屎礐蟲

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² tʰaŋ²⁴/


屎礐蟲假清

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴ ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² tʰaŋ²⁴ ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³ kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/


屎礐仔蟲假清

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴ ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴ ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ¹³ kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/


礐仔

/hak̚³⁻³² a⁵³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/hak̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/hak̚³⁻³² a⁵³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/hak̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Hokkien) latrine; old-style crude toilet


殼弦

/kʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɛn²⁴/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ hiɛn¹³/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛn²⁴/

/kʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɛn²⁴/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ hiɛn¹³/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛn²⁴/

(Hokkien, music) kezaixian, a high-pitched huqin with soundbox made from a small coconut shell and wooden soundboard, used in the traditional music of Taiwan and southern Fujian province


角勢

/kak̚³²⁻⁵ si²¹/

/kak̚³²⁻⁵ si²¹/

(Hokkien) side (as a directional term, used with 這／这 (chit) and 彼 (hit))

(Hokkien) corner (formed by two walls); nook


蓄厝

/hak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/hak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/hak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/hak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/


捒倒

捒⫽倒 (canonical)
verb-complement (romanization)

(Hokkien) to push (something) over; to overturn


鹹牛奶

/kiam²⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² ɡu²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) (a kind of) cheese (made by mixing salt)


目睭前

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² t͡siu³³ t͡suĩ²⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san¹³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² t͡siu³³ t͡suĩ²⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san¹³/


目睭金

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴ kim⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to know one's place; to be sensible; to judge the hour and size up the situation


毣手

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/bak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/bak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/bak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/bak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to touch with one's hand (of something dirty)

(Hokkien, figurative) to have a hand in something; to participate in something


曝粟埕

/pʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tiã¹³/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²⁴/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiã²⁴/

/pʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tiã¹³/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²⁴/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiã²⁴/

(Hokkien) place for drying grain in sunlight


曝粟

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/pʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚⁵/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/pʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚⁵/


笑槽

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ t͡so¹³/

/t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ t͡so¹³/

/t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡so²⁴/


駁殼

/pɔːk̚³ hɔːk̚³/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰak̚³²/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰak̚⁵/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰak̚³²/

/pɔːk̚³ hɔːk̚³/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰak̚³²/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰak̚⁵/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰak̚³²/

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


縛身

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) too tight and small making wearing it uncomfortable (of clothes)

(Hokkien, figurative) unable to free oneself from the many things to be done


縛籠床

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³⁻²² sŋ̍¹³/

/pak̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍²⁴/

/pak̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍²⁴/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³⁻²² sŋ̍¹³/

/pak̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍²⁴/

/pak̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍²⁴/

(Hokkien) to make or repair a steamer basket


縛條件

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² kiã²²/

/pak̚⁴⁻³² tiau²⁴⁻²² kiã²²/

/pak̚²⁴⁻² tiau²⁴⁻²² kiã²²/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² kiã²²/

/pak̚⁴⁻³² tiau²⁴⁻²² kiã²²/

/pak̚²⁴⁻² tiau²⁴⁻²² kiã²²/

(Hokkien) to agree or negotiate mutually acceptable terms in advance


目潲無剾

not scraping off the sleep stuck around the rim of the eye

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³ bo¹³⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² siau²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰau³³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² siau²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³ bo¹³⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² siau²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰau³³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² siau²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kʰau⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to be unsensible and tactless thereby causing mishaps, losses, and even failures


濁物

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ mĩʔ¹²¹/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² mĩʔ⁴/

/tak̚²⁴⁻² mŋ̍ʔ²⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ mĩʔ¹²¹/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² mĩʔ⁴/

/tak̚²⁴⁻² mŋ̍ʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) food that triggers a biological reaction, such as allergy or exacerbation of an existing illness


觸牙

/tak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɛ¹³/

/tak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɛ¹³/

(Hokkien) to argue and have conflict with someone else


𢬳算

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍²¹/

/tʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍⁴¹/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ suĩ²¹/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍²¹/

/tʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍⁴¹/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ suĩ²¹/


𢬳

𢬳算盤／𢬳算盘 [Hokkien] ― thak sǹg-pôaⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to use an abacus by pushing beads

𢬳魚骨／𢬳鱼骨 [Hokkien] ― thak hî-kut [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to poke fish meat to separate the bones

(Hokkien) to adjust, poke, move, or stir to separate things (using a hand, tool, etc.)

𢬳甲子 [Hokkien] ― thak kah-chí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to count the time

(Hokkien) to count; to calculate; to compute


戮鑽

/lak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sŋ̍²¹/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sŋ̍¹¹/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡suĩ²¹/

/lak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sŋ̍²¹/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sŋ̍¹¹/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡suĩ²¹/

(Hokkien) a type of drilling tool (especially a screw thread drill)


戮空

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/


六月冬

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/


六月天

lah⁷ gue⁵ ting¹ [Phonetic:lah⁶ gue⁵ ling¹]

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Southern Wu) summer (especially the hottest part of summer during the sixth month of the lunar calendar)


六月天，七月火

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hue⁵³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴¹/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hue⁵⁵⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to have worse sweltering heat in the seventh month of the lunar calendar compared to the sixth month


六月天，七月火，八月熱煞尾

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六月天，七月火，八月熱煞尾

六月天，七月火，八月热煞尾

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³ pue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰĩ³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴ pue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sua(ʔ)⁵ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³ pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to have worse sweltering heat in the seventh month of the lunar calendar compared to the sixth month, while the heat does not fully end in the eight month


想講

/siũ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/siũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/siũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that; to assume

(Hokkien) to think (that); to believe (that); to be of the opinion (that); to hold the view (that)


姦恁娘母臭膣屄

→ English: kan ni na, KNN, KNNBCCB

奸恁娘母臭膣屄
幹恁娘母臭膣屄

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/kan¹²⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻²⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹² bu⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰau¹²⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ niã²⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/kan³¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰau³¹⁻⁵³ t͡si³³ bai³³/

/kan²¹⁻³³ ni⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ nia²³⁻²¹ bu⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰau²¹⁻³³ t͡si³³⁻²¹ bai³³/

/kan²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴²⁻²⁴ na²⁴⁻²¹ bu⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother's smelly cunt; fuck your mother, bitch


姦恁娘母

→ English: kan ni na bu, KNNB

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/kan¹²⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻²⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹² bu⁵³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ niã²⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kan³¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵/

/kan²¹⁻³³ ni⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ nia²³⁻²¹ bu⁴⁴⁵/

/kan²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴²⁻²⁴ na²⁴⁻²¹ bu⁴²/

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/kan¹²⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻²⁴ niã²⁴⁻¹² bu⁵³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ niã²⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kan³¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ niã²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵/

/kan²¹⁻³³ ni⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ nia²³⁻²¹ bu⁴⁴⁵/

/kan²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴²⁻²⁴ na²⁴⁻²¹ bu⁴²/

(Hokkien, vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck


出梅

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ m̩²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ m̩²⁴/


鑿手

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/


搦搦掣

/lak̚⁴⁻³² lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² lak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰuaʔ⁵/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² lak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² lak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰuaʔ⁵/

(Hokkien) to tremble; to shudder (from the cold, fear, anger, pain, etc.)


藥氣

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰi⁴¹/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰi⁴¹/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

(Hokkien) effectivity of medicine (inside the body)


藥栓

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sŋ̍³³/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ suĩ⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sŋ̍³³/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ suĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) gauze or sticky paper with medication often placed in wounds during surgical procedures


藥紗布

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² se³³ pɔ⁴¹/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sɛ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² se³³ pɔ⁴¹/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sɛ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

(Hokkien) slender roll of gauze placed in wounds during surgical procedures


歇岫

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siu²²/

(Hokkien, originally) to return to the nest to rest for the night

(Hokkien, figurative) to go home and have a rest


辟雨

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hɔ³³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔ³³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hɔ³³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔ³³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/


歇跤

/hio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to rest one's feet; to take a rest during a journey

(Hokkien) to stop over; to stay temporarily


抾柴

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰa²³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰa²³/

(Hokkien) to gather dry wood for fuel in the woods


歸倚

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² ua⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² ua⁵³/


抾倚

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ua⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ua⁵³/


抾貨

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹/

(Hokkien) to purchase goods from manufacturers and wholesalers (of small traders)


抾載

(Hokkien) to take passengers or cargo on board in passing during transport


抾空

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to use something as an excuse (to make trouble)

(Hokkien) to secretly look for someone's weaknesses and mistakes


抾錢

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Hokkien) to raise funds; to solicit contributions; to collect donations


抾像

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²²/

(Hokkien) to retouch developed photographs to make them more beautiful


抾影

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɪŋ⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɪŋ⁵³/


半樓

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lau²³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lau²³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴/

(Hokkien) mezzanine (small low second story or half-story usually above the ground floor)


半樓仔

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lau²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lau²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lau²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Hokkien) garret; loft; attic (placed beneath the ceiling of a room)


抾破屑

/kʰio(ʔ)⁵ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ seʔ⁵/

/kʰio(ʔ)⁵ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ seʔ⁵/

(Quanzhou Hokkien and Hokkien) to pick up things that people have thrown away or do not use


抾零就總

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)⁵ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡siu²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

(Hokkien) to accumulate little by little; many small things add to something great


腳數

(Hokkien) character; role; part (in a play, film, etc.)

(Hokkien, figurative) function; role; part (in society, etc.)

(Mainland China Hokkien) fellow; guy; character; individual (used with adjectives like 好 or 歹 to indicate being great or no-good)


惜性命

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/sio(ʔ)⁵ sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/sio(ʔ)⁵ sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

(Hokkien) to cravenly cling to life and fear death; to be cowardly and afraid of death


石降

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ²¹/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ²¹/

Quasipaa spinosa
Wikispecies:Quasipaa spinosa

(Hokkien) Chinese spiny frog (Quasipaa spinosa)


石岑

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡim¹³/

/t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡim²³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡim¹³/

/t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡim²³/

(Hokkien) stone slab on front door step of a house

(Mainland China Hokkien) strip of slabstone used as edging stone for the base in front of the house


鏨仔

/t͡sam²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sam²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Hokkien) small chisel (for cutting stone or metal)


石鏨

(Hokkien) small chisel used for quarrying stone cutting into a mountain


石碖

(Hokkien) stone roller (for grinding or husking grain on a millstone)


借蹛

/t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tua²¹/

/t͡siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tua²¹/

(Hokkien) to put someone up (for the night); to sleep over; to stay overnight


大牛惜力

/tua⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)⁵ lat̚²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)⁵ lat̚²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

(Hokkien) to hold back or refuse to give one's best or contribute more despite being able to


惜分

(Hokkien) to be content with keeping one's place; to be satisfied with behaving oneself


惜本分

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun²²/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun²²/


惜面皮

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin³³⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/

/sio(ʔ)⁵ bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰə²⁴/

/siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bin³³⁻²¹ pʰue²³/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin³³⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/

/sio(ʔ)⁵ bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰə²⁴/

/siɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bin³³⁻²¹ pʰue²³/

/sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

(Hokkien) sensitive about one's reputation; afraid of losing face and being looked down upon


上崎

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯a⁵⁵/

/ʃoŋ⁵³ kia¹¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ kia³³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ kia³³/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯a⁵⁵/

/ʃoŋ⁵³ kia¹¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ kia³³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ kia³³/

(Can we date this quote?), 林展逸 (lyrics and music), “打拚一定贏”performed by 羅琬瑩:

Walk slowly when you are going uphill, and don't rush about when you are going downhill

shong` giaˇ oiˇ man⁺ man⁺ hang, ha` giaˇ m ho´ gin´ biangˇ biangˇ

上崎愛慢慢行 下崎唔好緊拼拼

上崎爱慢慢行 下崎唔好紧拼拼

(Hakka, Hokkien) to go uphill; to climb a slope; to move up an incline; to ascend


枵雞無惜箠，枵人無惜面皮

枵雞無惜箠，枵人無惜面皮

枵鸡无惜箠，枵人无惜面皮
枵雞無惜箠，枵儂無惜面皮

a hungry chicken does not begrudge the bamboo rod, a hungry person does not begrudge one's sense of shame

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰe²⁴ iau⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/

/iau³³ kue³³ bo²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰə²⁴ iau³³ laŋ²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)⁵ bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰə²⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰue¹³ iau⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³ bo¹³⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

(Hokkien) when threatened with hunger or cold, a person can do things contrary to propriety, justice, integrity and honor


無惜

/bo²⁴⁻²² sioʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² sioʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² sioʔ⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²² sioʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² sioʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² sioʔ⁵/

take into consideration
take into consideration

(Hokkien) to disregard; to not treasure; to not take into consideration


枵雞無惜箠，枵人無顧面皮

枵雞無惜箠，枵人無顧面皮

枵鸡无惜箠，枵人无顾面皮
枵雞無惜箠，枵儂無惜面皮

a hungry chicken does not begrudge the bamboo rod, a hungry person does not care of one's sense of shame

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰe²⁴ iau⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/

/iau³³ kue³³ bo²⁴⁻²² sio(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰə²⁴ iau³³ laŋ²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹⁻²² pʰə²⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰue¹³ iau⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³ bo¹³⁻²² kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/


著蟲

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/

(Hokkien) to be affected by an insect pest


有額

/u³³⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u³³⁻¹¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ¹²¹/

/u²² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

/u³³⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u³³⁻¹¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ¹²¹/

/u²² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) enough; adequate; sufficient; ample

(Mainland China Hokkien) rich; prosperous; wealthy


誆頭

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Hokkien) a form of malevolent witchcraft involving methods such as the use of spirits or spells to cause people to become disoriented or fatally ill (said to originate from Southeast Asia)


著誆頭

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Hokkien) to be under the control of a kind of witchcraft known as 誆頭


著青驚

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰĩ³³ kiã³³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰĩ³³ kiã³³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to be frightened due to a sudden or unexpected event


馬四跤也會著觸

马四跤也会着触
馬四跤也會着觸
馬四腳也會著觸
馬四骹也會著觸

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴ ia²²⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tak̚³²/

/be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ ia²² e²² tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tak̚⁵/

/bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴ a²²⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tak̚³²/

(Hokkien) a person, no matter how competent, will also make mistakes sometimes


著衰

(Hokkien) to have a stroke of bad luck; to be unfortunate


著背

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pə⁴¹/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pə⁴¹/


著勢

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

(Hokkien) to be handy; to do something easily


著勢

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

(Hokkien) with the right method; in the right way


擢味

(Hokkien) to season (food or drink); to add a condiment; to flavour; to dress


擢價

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

(Hokkien) to intentionally raise the prices of goods sold for some reason


擢手

(Hokkien) to pull and shake someone's hand a little


釣白

/tio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ peʔ²⁴/

/tio²¹⁻⁵³ peʔ⁴/

/tio²¹⁻⁵³ pɛʔ¹²¹/

/tio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ peʔ²⁴/

/tio²¹⁻⁵³ peʔ⁴/

/tio²¹⁻⁵³ pɛʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae) caught by hook


白粿

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kə⁵⁵⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kue⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kə⁵⁵⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kue⁵³/

(Hokkien) white rice cake (made by grinding husked or polished rice into a thick liquid)


大銀

/tua³³⁻¹¹ ɡun²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² ɡun²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ ɡun²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ ɡin¹³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ ɡin²³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ ɡun²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² ɡun²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ ɡun²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ ɡin¹³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ ɡin²³/


白白食

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to eat rice without toppings or side dishes


白沫瀾

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nuã²²/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nuã²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nuã²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nuã²²/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nuã²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nuã²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

(Hokkien) saliva with white foam (as seen from someone having a seizure)


白白了

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ liau⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ liau⁵³/

(Hokkien) to waste (time, energy, effort, etc.)


白殕

/pa¹³⁻²¹ pʰu⁴⁵³/

/pa¹³⁻²¹ pʰu³³²/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰu⁵⁵⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰu⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁴¹/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰu⁵³/

/pa¹³⁻²¹ pʰu⁴⁵³/

/pa¹³⁻²¹ pʰu³³²/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰu⁵⁵⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰu⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁴¹/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰu⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) light grey; grayish white; ashen

(Mainland China Hokkien) white mold (on the surface of vinegar, soy sauce, etc.)


白菇

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔ³³/

/pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔ³³/

/pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) white mold (on the surface of vinegar, soy sauce, etc.)


販仔白

/huan²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ peʔ⁴/

/huan²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ peʔ⁴/

/huan¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ peʔ⁴/

/huan²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ peʔ⁴/

/huan²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ peʔ⁴/

/huan¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ peʔ⁴/


白䭕䭕

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/


白歷皙

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɛt̚³²⁻⁴ siak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɛt̚³²⁻⁴ siak̚³²/


白死皙

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siak̚³²/


白殕殕

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³/


𬦰懸𬦰下

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuãi²⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuan²⁴⁻¹¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke³³/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kuan²³⁻³³ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke³³/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuan¹³⁻²² pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ²²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuãi²⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuan²⁴⁻¹¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke³³/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kuan²³⁻³³ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke³³/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuan¹³⁻²² pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ²²/

(Hokkien) to keep moving around (especially of naughty kids)


𬦰上天

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

歹甲𬦰上天

(Hokkien) extremely; exceedingly; terribly


憋腹

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚³²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚³²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

(Hokkien) to worry; to be concerned; to feel anxious


襪束

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sɔk̚³²/

/bə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sɔk̚⁵/

/bue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔk̚³²/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sɔk̚³²/

/bə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sɔk̚⁵/

/bue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔk̚³²/


麥穗癀

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sui²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sui⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sui²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ¹³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sui²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sui⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sui²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) water willow (Rostellularia procumbens)


麥稿

/be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ko⁵⁵⁴/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁵³/

/be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ko⁵⁵⁴/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁵³/


麥芽膏手

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡe²⁴⁻²² ko³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/be(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡe²⁴⁻²² ko³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/be(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Hokkien) someone who takes whatever one sees; pilfering pickpocket


麥螺膎

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ le²⁴⁻²² kue²⁴/

/be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lə²⁴⁻²² kue²⁴/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³⁻²² ke¹³/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ke¹³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ le²⁴⁻²² kue²⁴/

/be(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lə²⁴⁻²² kue²⁴/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³⁻²² ke¹³/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ke¹³/

(Hokkien) a dish made with Korean mud snail (eaten with congee for breakfast)


欲死欲活

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ¹²¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ uaʔ⁴/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ uaʔ²⁴/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ¹²¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ uaʔ⁴/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ uaʔ²⁴/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ uaʔ⁴/

哭甲欲死欲活

within an inch of one's life
within an inch of one's life

(Hokkien) to be devastated; to suffer terribly; to be within an inch of one's life


欲死

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

(Hokkien, literally) to be about to die; will die


欲死

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

(Hokkien, exaggerative) Used as a verbal or adjectival complement emphasizing the severity of an action or a state.

(Hokkien, rhetorical) Used at the end of a sentence to indicate something as useless.: of what use


欲死欲死

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə(ʔ)⁵ si⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive


毋挃

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ tiʔ⁴/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² tiʔ²⁴/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ tiʔ⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ tiʔ⁴/

/m̩²¹⁻²² tiʔ²³/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ tĩʔ¹²¹/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ tĩ²⁴/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ tiʔ⁴/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² tiʔ²⁴/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ tiʔ⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ tiʔ⁴/

/m̩²¹⁻²² tiʔ²³/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ tĩʔ¹²¹/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ tĩ²⁴/


欲好命

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²²/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ miã⁴¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²²/

/bə(ʔ)⁵ ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ miã⁴¹/


臨墘

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/lim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ¹³/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/lim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²³/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/lim⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ¹³/

/lim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/lim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²³/


硩禮

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ le⁵³/


硩氣

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

(Hokkien) to cause one's phlegm and qi to subside (after taking medicine)

(Hokkien) to cause someone's anger to cool; to make one's rage subside


硩嗽

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sau²¹/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sau²¹/


硩枝

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, agriculture) to transplant a cutting; to use cuttage; to remove a leaf, stem, branch, or root of a plant and cultivate to grow a new plant


硩茶盤

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ te²⁴⁻²² puã²⁴/

/te(ʔ)⁵ te²⁴⁻²² puã²⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ te¹³⁻²² puã¹³/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ te²⁴⁻²² puã²⁴/

/te(ʔ)⁵ te²⁴⁻²² puã²⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ te¹³⁻²² puã¹³/

(Hokkien) to place a red envelope on top of the tea tray after the bride offers tea to the elders (of elders during a traditional wedding ceremony)


啄米

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/

(Hokkien) to peck at rice grains on the ground (of chicken)


硩繳

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiau⁵³/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiau⁵³/


硩驚

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiã⁴⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiã⁴⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁴⁴/

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

(Mainland China Hokkien) to calm down a frightened infant with medicine


硩𣛮

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siã²²/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siã²²/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siã²²/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siã²²/

(Hokkien) to place a portion of the received gift (or a separate amount of money or things of value) back into the wooden gift box (called a 𣛮 (siāⁿ)) to be sent back to the gifter relative (as a folk tradition after receiving the gift box sent by a relative during a festive occasion such as a wedding, birthday celebration, etc.)


硩紙

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/teʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/teʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hokkien) to place a kind of round or rectangular scrap of paper on the grave when paying respects to a dead person (as a folk tradition)


澈澈

/tʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰeʔ³²/

/tʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰeʔ³²/

/tʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰeʔ³²/

/tʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tʰeʔ³²/

/tʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰeʔ³²/

/tʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰeʔ³²/

/tʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰeʔ³²/

/tʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tʰeʔ³²/

食澈澈

用澈澈

(Hokkien) completely; entirely; all finished


冊紙

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

(Hokkien) old and useless books, newspapers, and periodicals


冊仔

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


船舵公

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² tai²² kɔŋ³³/

/t͡sun¹³⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² tai²² kɔŋ³³/

/t͡sun¹³⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/


踅街路

/se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/sə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kue³³ lɔ⁴¹/

/se(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/sə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kue³³ lɔ⁴¹/

/se(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

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


桀話

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/

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


礙目

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² bak̚²⁴/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/ɡai³³⁻¹¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai³³⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² bak̚²⁴/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/ɡai³³⁻¹¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai³³⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

(Hokkien) not pleasing the eye; having unacceptable looks

(Mainland China Hokkien) inconvenient due to having someone around


桀耳

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi²²/

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi²²/

(Hokkien) unpleasant to the ear; disagreeable to the hearer


隔腹

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚³²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚³²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

(Hokkien) of the same paternal grandfather; of the paternal bloodline


堂的

(Hokkien) of the same paternal grandfather; of the paternal bloodline; of the same clan


隔腹姊妹

/ke(ʔ)⁵ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁴¹/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi²²/

/ke(ʔ)⁵ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁴¹/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi²²/

(Hokkien) cousin (father's brother's daughter)


隔暗

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹/

(Hokkien) overnight; from the previous evening


月娘媽

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ niũ²⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niu²⁴⁻²¹ ma⁴²/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² niũ²⁴⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niu²⁴⁻²¹ ma⁴²/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niɔ²⁴⁻²¹ ma⁴²/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ niɔ̃¹³⁻²² mã⁵³/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ niũ²⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niu²⁴⁻²¹ ma⁴²/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² niũ²⁴⁻²² mã⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niu²⁴⁻²¹ ma⁴²/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niɔ²⁴⁻²¹ ma⁴²/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ niɔ̃¹³⁻²² mã⁵³/


月外日

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ lit̚⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡua²²⁻²¹ lit̚⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡua⁴¹⁻²² lit̚²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡua²²⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡua³³⁻²¹ zit̚⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ lit̚⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡua²²⁻²¹ lit̚⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡua⁴¹⁻²² lit̚²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡua²²⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡua³³⁻²¹ zit̚⁴/


月吐日

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/


客鳥報毋著喜

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³ po²¹⁻⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/kʰe(ʔ)⁵ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴ po⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ m̩⁴¹⁻²² tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hi⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³ po²¹⁻⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

(Hokkien) to send the wrong message causing suffering or empty joys


客鳥咬毋著批信

客鸟咬毋著批信
客鳥齩毋著批信

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³ ka²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² sin²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)⁵ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴ ka²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰue³³ sin⁴¹/

/kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siau⁵³ ka²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² sin²¹/


大賊

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴/

(Hokkien) organized crime thief or robber; grand burglar (usually engages in grand theft or grand larceny, as opposed to petty theft or petty larceny, especially notorious infamous ones)


大賊古

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁵³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁴¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁵³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) organized crime ringleader; organized crime kingpin boss; organized crime mastermind; crime lord; gangleader


相桀

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ keʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ keʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² keʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kɛʔ¹²¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² keʔ⁴/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ keʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ keʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² keʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kɛʔ¹²¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² keʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to bicker; to wrangle; to contend; to argue


硩八字

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li²²/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li²²/

(Hokkien) to place a list of the eight characters that indicate the year, month, date and double-hour of the would-be bride's birth in front of the spirit tablet or statue of gods for three days (a folk tradition to indicate that the birth circumstances of the groom and bride are compatible if nothing bad happens to the family within the three days)


八兩笑半斤

/pue(ʔ)⁵ niũ⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³/

/pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ niũ⁵³ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ puã²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ niɔ̃⁵³ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ puã²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁴⁴/

From the irony of a half catty being equal to eight taels.

(Hokkien) pot calling the kettle black; tu quoque


狹擠

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰeʔ³²/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰeʔ³²/

(Hokkien) crowded due to being narrow and small


狹細

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ se²¹/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ se²¹/


狹奪奪

(Hokkien, ideophonic) narrow; tight (of rooms, pants, etc.)


狹閉不

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ puʔ³²/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ puʔ³²/


狹櫼櫼

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/


狹𤲍

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰeʔ³²/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰeʔ³²/


𤲍燒

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to get warmth from the friction of crowding with others (when pushing into a crowd)

(Mainland China Hokkien) to join in the fun


𤲍截

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ¹²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to exclude someone or something from one's side; to ostracize


狹𤲍𤲍

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ⁴/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ⁴/


楔喙齒

/sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/sue(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/sue(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

(Hokkien) to have food residue lodged between one's teeth


勼寒

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kuã¹³/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kuã²⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kuã¹³/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kuã²⁴/

(Hokkien) to stay indoors due to fear of the cold, unwilling to go out


勼手

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to stop (what one is doing); to give up


勼跤

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to shrink back and change one's mind (upon encountering difficulty)

(Mainland China Hokkien) to retreat; to withdraw


𤲍沓沓

(Hokkien, ideophonic) very crowded; very congested; very packed


穡路

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ²²/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²²/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ²²/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²²/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/


貿穡路

贸穑路
佨穡路:pa̍uh

/bau²²⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²²/

/pau(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/bau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ²²/

/bau²²⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²²/

/pau(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/bau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ²²/

(Hokkien) to undertake a job, project, etc.


噷噷

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hm̩ʔ²⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ¹²¹/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hm̩ʔ²⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ¹²¹/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

噷噷毋講半句話

噷噷毋讲半句话

(Hokkien) keeping silent; not making a sound


噷噷食，三碗半

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²¹/

/hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴ sã³³ uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puã⁴¹/

/hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹ sã⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²¹/

(Hokkien) to be able to do unexpected and astonishing things despite being a quiet, calm, and collected person


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.)


紙燈

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (紙燈):
* → Japanese: 紙(し)灯(とう) (shitō)
* → Korean: 지등(紙燈) (jideung)

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/


為什物

为什物
為甚物/爲甚物/为甚物
為甚乜
為甚麼/為什麼/为什么
為是乜

/ui²²⁻²¹ sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

/ui²²⁻²¹ sim²²⁻²¹ mĩʔ⁴/

/ui²²⁻²¹ sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

/ui²²⁻²¹ sim²²⁻²¹ mĩʔ⁴/


耄喙

/mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) to have a sunken mouth due to lack of teeth (of an old person)


耄齒

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to have a sunken mouth due to lack of teeth (of an old person)


塗人

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/


應唔

/ĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔ̃²¹/

/ĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃¹¹/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃²¹/

/ĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔ̃⁴¹/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃ʔ³²/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔ̃²¹/

/ĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃¹¹/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃²¹/

/ĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔ̃⁴¹/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃ʔ³²/

After having asked him, he wasn't able to mutter it out.

問著伊，伊應唔𣍐出來。

问著伊，伊应唔𫧃出来。

(Hokkien) to mumble; to stammer; to falter; to mutter; to prevaricate; to waffle; to hum and haw; to talk in ambiguous terms; to speak indistinctly as with a speech impediment

We should talk about the matter until everything is cleared up, in order to not be in a tangle anymore next time.

Tāi-chì tio̍h kóng i chheng-chhó, chiah bōe āu-pái koh lâi ìⁿ-òⁿ.

代誌著講伊清楚，才𣍐後擺閣來應唔。

代志著讲伊清楚，才𫧃后摆阁来应唔。

(Hokkien) to argue endlessly; to bicker; to dispute; to squabble; to contend; to disagree; to wrangle; to quarrel; to be in a tangle


捏驚死，放驚飛

scared of gripping (the bird), lest it die, scared of letting (the bird) loose, lest it fly away

/nĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³ paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² pe⁴⁴/

/nĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiã³³ si⁵⁵⁴ paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiã³³ pə³³/

/tɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³ paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² pue⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to be indecisive due to worrying about personal gains and losses


七捏八添

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ nĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pue(ʔ)⁵ tʰĩ³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ nĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ nĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pue(ʔ)⁵ tʰĩ³³/

(Hokkien) to repeatedly adding and subtracting, taking in and taking out


躡跤尖

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/nĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ t͡siam³³/

/nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/nĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ t͡siam³³/

/nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to be on tiptoe; to stand on one's tiptoes


躡跤尾

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/nĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/

/nẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/nĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/

/nẽ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/


趿氣

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) eagerness to get what one wants (due to being what one exactly wants or being in line with one's intention)


趿錢

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³/

/sã(ʔ)⁵ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³/

/sã(ʔ)⁵ t͡sĩ²⁴/


啥款

/siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

/siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁴¹/

/siã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/sã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuan⁵³/

/siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

/siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁴¹/

/siã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/sã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuan⁵³/


暍日

/hã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴/

/hã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/hã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴/

/hã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to be exposed to the hot sunlight (making it difficult for someone or causing a certain result)\


牛種仔

/ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/ɡu²⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/ɡu²⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

(Kaohsiung and Tainan Hokkien) cow kept for breeding


蟯蟯動

/ŋiãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ŋiãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ²²/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ²²/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ŋiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ²²/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ŋiãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ²²/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ŋiãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ²²/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ŋiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ²²/

(Hokkien, literally) to move nonstop in a wriggling motion (as of an insect)

(Hokkien, figurative) to be unable to stop moving one's arms, legs, or body; to be hyperactive (especially a child)


獟獟動

/hiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ²²/

/hiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hiãu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ²²/

(Hokkien, figurative) to be unable to stop moving one's arms, legs, or body; to be hyperactive


宿精

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ³³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ³³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) intelligent and sly; smart and cunning


宿潲

(Hokkien, vulgar) intelligent and sly; smart and cunning


剋翁

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ aŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ aŋ³³/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ aŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ aŋ³³/

(Hokkien, of a woman) to bring bad luck to one's husband; to be a jinx to one's husband


極仔

/kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/kiak̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/kiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/kiak̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) a kind of cake with cream icing (with different kinds of ingredients)


激力

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ lat̚¹²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lat̚⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ lat̚¹²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lat̚⁴/

(Hokkien) to use all of one's strength, especially holding one's breath


激骨話

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚³²⁻⁴ ue³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kut̚³²⁻⁵ ua²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚³²⁻⁴ ue³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kut̚³²⁻⁵ ua²²/

(Hokkien) wisecrack; witticism; witty remark


激樣

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iũ²²/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ iɔ̃²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iũ²²/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ iɔ̃²²/

(Hokkien) to pretend; to make believe; to feign


激空激氣

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³ kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³ kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to make a show of being cocky or serious; to give an arrogant or serious act


激空激榫

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁵³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³ kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sun⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sun⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁵³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³ kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sun⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sun⁵³/


但定

/nã³³⁻¹¹ tiã³³/

/nã³³⁻²¹ tiã³³/

/nã²²⁻²¹ tiã²²/

/nã³³⁻¹¹ tiã³³/

/nã³³⁻²¹ tiã³³/

/nã²²⁻²¹ tiã²²/

If I were them, I wouldn't know anything but just appreciation and happiness.

Nā-sī góa, góa m̄ chai, chí-ū chai “kám-kek” kap “hoaⁿ-hí” nā-tiāⁿ.

若是我，我m̄知，只有知「感激」kap「歡喜」nā-tiāⁿ。

若是我，我m̄知，只有知「感激」kap「欢喜」nā-tiāⁿ。

(Hokkien, at the end of a phrase) just; simply; that's all; nothing more; is all


宿鳥

(Hokkien) smart and seasoned; intelligent and experienced


宿鳥

(Hokkien) smart and seasoned person; intelligent and experienced person


宿鬼

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

(Hokkien) clever; smart; sharp; intelligent


宿鬼

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/


宿宿人買著漏酒甕

an intelligent person bought a leaking wine jar

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ²¹/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ²¹/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² bue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aŋ⁴¹/


智者千慮必有一失

a wise person reflecting a thousand times can still make one mistake

ㄓˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄌㄩˋ

чжичжэ цянь люй

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ly⁵¹/

/pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡siː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ly⁵¹/

/pi⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡siː³³ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/piːt̚⁵ jɐu̯¹³ jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/


老瓜宿蒂

/lau²²⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ti²¹/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kua⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ti²¹/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kue⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ti²¹/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kua⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ti²¹/

(Hokkien) experienced and astute; circumspect and far-seeing; scheming and calculating


熟似騙厝內

/siɪk̚⁴⁻³² sai²²⁻²¹ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lai²²/

/siɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sai²²⁻²¹ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lai²²/

/siak̚²⁴⁻² sai⁴¹⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai²²/

(Hokkien) person that one knows well is easily defrauded and be in a disadvantage (especially of customers by business owners)


激大塊

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ te²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ te²¹/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² tə⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ te²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ te²¹/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² tə⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to act superior as if no one else is there


慢慢仔是

/ban²²⁻²¹ ban²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ ban³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ ban³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² ban⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ ban²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ ban³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ ban³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² ban⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/


慢慢仔是

/ban²²⁻²¹ ban²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ ban³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ ban³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² ban⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ ban²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ ban³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ ban³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² ban⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

(Hokkien) to slow down; to take one's time


寬寬仔是

/kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kʰuan³³ kʰuan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kʰuan³³ kʰuan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/


寬寬仔是

/kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kʰuan³³ kʰuan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kʰuan³³ kʰuan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰuã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰuã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/


勻仔是

/un²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/un²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/


激雨

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ³³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ²²/

(Hokkien, impersonal) to have rain brewing; to have rain building up (such as during sultry and muggy weather and/or dark skies)


錦瑙

→ Indonesian: kimlo

→ Tagalog: kimlo

/ɡim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹/

/ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/ɡim⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɤ⁴¹/

/ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

blend

blend of 鹹 /咸 (kiâm, “viand”) + 滷 /卤 (lō͘, “to stew in soy sauce and spices”)

錦瑙麵

锦瑙面

(Hokkien) a dish of various ingredients combined and cooked together (usually savory mixed meats in a bowl)


曲館邊的豬母，𣍐歕簫也會拍拍

head

曲館邊的豬母，𣍐歕簫也會拍拍

曲馆边的猪母，𫧃𬅫箫也会拍拍

a female pig beside a folk venue where one learns quyi cannot play a xiao but can beat time with clappers

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² e²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ pun²⁴⁻²² siau⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiɪk̚³²/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² e¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³ be²²⁻²¹ pun¹³⁻²² siau⁴⁴⁻²² a²²⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiɪk̚³²/

/kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pĩ³³ e²⁴⁻²² tɯ³³ bu⁵⁵⁴ bue²² pun²⁴⁻²² siau³³ ia²² e²² pʰa(ʔ)⁵ pʰiak̚⁵/

(Hokkien) any person can learn even a bit of skill just by being exposed and subtly influenced by what one hears and sees


曲館邊的豬母，𣍐吹簫也會拍拍

曲館邊的豬母，𣍐吹簫也會拍拍

曲馆边的猪母，𫧃吹箫也会拍拍

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² e²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³ bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² siau⁴⁴⁻²² ia²²⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiɪk̚³²/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² e¹³⁻²² ti⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³ be²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siau⁴⁴⁻²² a²²⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiɪk̚³²/

/kʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pĩ³³ e²⁴⁻²² tɯ³³ bu⁵⁵⁴ bue²² t͡sʰə³³ siau³³ ia²² e²² pʰa(ʔ)⁵ pʰiak̚⁵/


竹披

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁴⁴/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi³³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁴⁴/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi³³/

(Hokkien) woven bamboo utensil shaped like a tray or mat (can used used in place of a tabletop)


竹䉔

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰuã³³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiã⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰuã³³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiã⁴⁴/


豆鬼

/tau⁴¹⁻²² kui⁵⁵⁴/

/tau⁴¹⁻²² kui⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) small and hard mung beans that do not break down after a long time of cooking (and are therefore discarded)


碌路

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ³³/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²²/

/liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ²²/

/liak̚²⁴⁻² lɔ⁴¹/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ³³/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² lɔ²²/

/liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ²²/

/liak̚²⁴⁻² lɔ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to hurry on one's way (and become tired)


勒痕

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hun¹³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hun²⁴/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hun¹³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hun²⁴/

(Hokkien) marks left from being bound or bridled


勒襇

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/liak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kan⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/liak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kan⁵³/


勒節

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²/

(Hokkien) to grow short or crooked knots on a vertical object (such as one's body or limbs due to being fat)


勒節

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²/

(Hokkien) unfavorable; terrible; with a lot of difficulty; not without a hitch


竹篙尾縛烘爐扇

to tie an oven fan on the end of a bamboo pole

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚⁴⁻³² haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴⁻²² sĩ²¹/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ko³³ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pak̚²⁴⁻² haŋ³³ lɔ²⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴¹/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ko⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ¹³⁻²² sĩ²¹/

(Hokkien) to be conceited and arrogant; to put on airs; to act all high and mighty


竹仔枝

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴² a³¹⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴² a³¹⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/

(Hokkien) dried beancurd strips in sticks or rolls


竹杯

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pue⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ pe⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pue⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ pe⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) bamboo plank used to hit people


鵪鶉卵

/am⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/am⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/


蟳肉

/t͡sim²³⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/t͡sim²⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

/t͡sim²⁴⁻¹¹ baʔ³²/

/t͡sim²³⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/t͡sim²⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

/t͡sim²⁴⁻¹¹ baʔ³²/


頭序

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² su²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² su⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² su²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ su³³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² su²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² su⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² su²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ su³³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ su³³/

(Hokkien) preface; foreword; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude


掛號批

/kua²¹⁻⁵³ ho²²⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/

/kua²¹⁻⁵³ ho²²⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/


責承

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/


責承

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to designate a person or organization to be responsible for getting something done


食積

/sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³²/

/sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³²/

/sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

(Hokkien) to suffer from indigestion (especially of children)


粟埕

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²³/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tiã¹³/

/t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²³/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tiã¹³/

/t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiã²⁴/

(Hokkien) place for drying grain in sunlight


粟倉

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/


粟𣛮

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siã²²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siã²²/

/t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ siã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siã²²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siã²²/

/t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ siã⁴¹/

(Hokkien) cabinet or large barrel made of wood for storing grain


天公生

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³ kɔŋ³³ sĩ³³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³ kɔŋ³³ sĩ³³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴/

(chiefly Hokkien, Chinese mythology, Chinese folk religion, Taoism) the birthday festival of the Jade Emperor on the ninth day of the first month in the Chinese calendar

Chinese folk religion; Taoism; Chinese folk religion; Taoism


激火

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to suffer from internal heat (due to eating heaty foods or staying up late)


激款

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰuan⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰuan⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

(Hokkien) to strike an attitude; to deliberately assume a certain posture, expression, or accent


激康

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

(Hokkien) to deliberately act like one has power or money (in order to raise one's social status)


激大康

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² kʰaŋ³³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² kʰaŋ³³/

(Hokkien) to deliberately act like one has power, money or with means in order to raise one's social status


激奶

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to cause a woman to produce breast milk by using food or medicine


格理

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ li⁵³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ li⁵³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to infer according to principle or reason; to reasonably conjecture


革捒

革⫽捒 (canonical)
verb-complement (romanization)

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sak̚³²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sak̚³²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sak̚³²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sak̚³²/

(Hokkien) to kick out; to make leave; to chase away; to drive away


雪片糕

/suat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/suat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

/suat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/suat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/suat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Hokkien) sweetened rectangular rice wafer; cloud cake


崁頭崁面

/kʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/kʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ kʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/kʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/kʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰam²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/kʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/kʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ kʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/kʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/kʰam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰam²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

崁头崁面
蓋頭蓋面
勘頭勘面

(Hokkien, figurative) to act foolishly and/or recklessly; to do something regardless of danger; to do something cluelessly without knowing the consequences; to behave ignorantly; to be stupid; to act like an idiot

(Hokkien, literal) to cover the head and face


有耳無喙

/u²²⁻²¹ hi²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ hi³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ hi²²⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ hĩ³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/u²² hi²² bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ hi²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ hi³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ hi²²⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ hĩ³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/u²² hi²² bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/

(Hokkien, figurative) Describes someone who listens but doesn't typically speak up with their opinion especially when they are expected to


有耳無喙

/u²²⁻²¹ hi²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ hi³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ hi²²⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ hĩ³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/u²² hi²² bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ hi²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ hi³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/u²²⁻²¹ hi²²⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ hĩ³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/u²² hi²² bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/

(Hokkien, figurative) to silently listen (without interrupting); to listen and be quiet


抉喙䫌

/kuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰue⁵⁵⁴/

/kuat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue⁵³/

/kuat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pʰe⁵³/

/kuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰue⁵⁵⁴/

/kuat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue⁵³/

/kuat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pʰe⁵³/

(Hokkien) to box someone's ears; to slap someone on the face


江湖一點訣，講破毋值錢

江湖一点诀，讲破毋值钱
江湖一點訣，講破伓值錢

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ tat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ tat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/kaŋ³³ ɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuat̚⁵ kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ m̩⁴¹⁻²² tat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Hokkien) a bit of tricks from the private and plebian domain beyond the control of the government become worthless when disclosed


斡角

/uat̚⁴⁻³² kak̚³²/

/uat̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/uat̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚³²/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² kak̚³²/

/uat̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/uat̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚³²/

(Hokkien) bend in a street; street corner


斡彎

(Hokkien) to make a turn; to turn (a corner); to get around (a bend)

(Mainland China Hokkien, figurative) to change one's view; to pursue a new course (with one's words, thoughts, etc.)


斡輾轉

/uat̚⁴⁻³² lin²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³/

/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lin²¹⁻⁵³ tuĩ⁵³/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² lin²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³/

/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lin²¹⁻⁵³ tuĩ⁵³/

(Hokkien) to turn around; to change to the opposite direction


斡倒轉

/uat̚⁴⁻³² to²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³/

/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ to²¹⁻⁵³ tuĩ⁵³/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² to²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³/

/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ to²¹⁻⁵³ tuĩ⁵³/


斡頭

/uat̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁵³⁻¹ tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/uat̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁵³⁻¹ tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Hakka, Hokkien) to turn one's head (away); to turn tail


這氣

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

(Hokkien) at this moment; at present; now


熱鼎

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² tiã⁵³/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² tiã⁵⁵⁴/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiã⁵³/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² tiã⁴¹/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² tiã⁵³/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² tiã⁵⁵⁴/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiã⁵³/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² tiã⁴¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to heat up cooking oil in a pan for cooking food


礙哥

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

sing a different tune
sing a different tune

(Hokkien) to deliberately go against someone unreasonably; to intentionally sing a different tune


礙𡳞

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ lan²²/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² lan²²/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ lan²²/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² lan²²/

(Hokkien, vulgar) to deliberately go against someone unreasonably; to intentionally sing a different tune


孽骨

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² kut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² kut̚⁵/

/ɡiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² kut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² kut̚⁵/

/ɡiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kut̚³²/


衫裾

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) front and back of a Chinese robe or jacket


扢火

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/kʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴¹/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/kʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴¹/

用拍火機扢火

用拍火机扢火

(Hokkien) to light sparks from flint; to produce a flame


橘紅糕

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/kit̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/kit̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) a type of rice cake made of glutinous rice and rock sugar (popularly made in the town of Anhai)


設汰

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ tʰai⁵³/

/siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lai⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lɛ⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ tʰai⁵³/

/siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lai⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lɛ⁵³/


折錢

/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ¹³/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ¹³/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Hokkien) to convert into (currency); to exchange (a commodity) with (money)


熱市

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²²/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²²/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²²/

(Hokkien) booming; prosperous; thriving (of a market)


賊坯

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² pʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² pʰə³³/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² pʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² pʰə³³/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) person with the moral character of a thief (said to someone to rebuke them)


乞食趕廟公

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kuã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bio⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to seize or usurp what is other's


克苦

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to endure hardship, pain, etc. (in order to do something)


有的無的

有的无的
有个無个/有个无个

(Hokkien) meaningless trifle; trivial matters; unimportant words or things; nonsense


力尾

/lat̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/

/lat̚²⁴⁻² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/lat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/lat̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/

/lat̚²⁴⁻² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/lat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

(Hokkien) one's remaining energy; energy left over (to do something else)


抽餉

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ¹¹/

(Hokkien, dated) to levy tax; to collect tax


堅凍

坚冻
凝凍:kiân
虔凍:kiân

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ¹¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ¹¹/

/kiɛn²³⁻³³ taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ¹¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ¹¹/

/kiɛn²³⁻³³ taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

(Hokkien) to freeze; to congeal; to coagulate; to harden


銀剪

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ɡun²³⁻³³ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ɡun²³⁻³³ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

(Hokkien) strong shears for cutting silver


換句話講

/wuːn²² kɵy̯³³ waː²² kɔːŋ³⁵/

/uã²²⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² ku⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/uã²²⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ ku¹¹⁻⁵³ ue³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã³³⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁴¹ ue³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/wuːn²² kɵy̯³³ waː²² kɔːŋ³⁵/

/uã²²⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² ku⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/uã²²⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ ku¹¹⁻⁵³ ue³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã³³⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁴¹ ue³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Hokkien) that is to say; in other words


節力

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ lat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ lat̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to control one's strength; to pace oneself


草窒

/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰat̚³²/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰat̚⁵/

/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰat̚³²/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰat̚⁵/


密喌喌

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siuʔ³²/

The window was closed very tightly, even a fly couldn't fly inside.

Thang-á-mn̂g koaiⁿ kah ba̍t-chiuh-chiuh, liân hô͘-sîn to pe bōe li̍p-khì.

窗仔門關甲密喌喌，連胡蠅都飛𣍐入去。

窗仔门关甲密喌喌，连胡蝇都飞𫧃入去。


捌貨

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ he²¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ he²¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹/

(Hokkien) to know what's what; to be able to tell whether an object or a person is valuable


加臘

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁵³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ¹²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ laʔ⁴/

/ka²⁴⁻²² laʔ²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² liaʔ¹²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁵³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ¹²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ laʔ⁴/

/ka²⁴⁻²² laʔ²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² liaʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) red porgy; red seabream (Pagrus major)


節勢

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ si²¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ si²¹/

(Hokkien) to pace oneself; to restrain oneself (in one's ability, strength, power, etc.)


盤過節

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻²² ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻²² ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ³²/


節量

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²²/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ liaŋ²²/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²²/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ liaŋ²²/

伊食物件計計有節量。

伊食物件计计有节量。

(Hokkien) restriction; control (of amount)


計計

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke⁴¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

/kɛ²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke⁴¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

/kɛ²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/


富貴春

/hu¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰun⁵⁵/

/hu¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰun⁵⁵/

(Zhangpu Hokkien) small flower, especially made of red silk, inserted in a woman's hair bun during joyous occasions (used to express joy and good fortune)


扎花

(Hokkien) small flower, especially made of red silk, inserted in a woman's hair bun during joyous occasions (used to express joy and good fortune)


實腹

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

(Mainland China Hokkien) lacking common sense; stubborn (of a person)


賊跤賊手

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² kʰa³³ t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/


守賊一暝，做賊一更

one night to guard against thieves, two hours to be a thief

/t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² mĩ²⁴ t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² kĩ³³/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² mĩ²⁴ t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ mɛ̃¹³ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) impossible to defend effectively; hard to guard against


漆庀

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³/

(Hokkien) a type of paint coating which can be removed with alcohol


漆筅

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰuĩ⁵⁵⁴/


漆色

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ siɪk̚³²/

(Hokkien) to apply color (with paint, crayon, etc.)