實喉

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚²⁴⁻² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ au¹³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚²⁴⁻² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ au¹³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²³/

(Hokkien) to feel suffocated in one's throat

(Hokkien, figurative) to feel distressed and suffocated by sorrow


實鼻聲

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚²⁴⁻² pʰi⁴¹⁻²² siã³³/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚²⁴⁻² pʰi⁴¹⁻²² siã³³/

(Hokkien) nasal sound from a stuffy nose


鬢𲌟

/pin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sui³³/

/pin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sui³³/

(Hokkien) hair on the temples; sideburns


食殺，穿拍結

to eat ferociously, to tie a knot in wearing

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sat̚⁵ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)⁵ kat̚⁵/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sat̚³² t͡sʰiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sat̚³² t͡sʰiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²/

(Hokkien) to spend freely in food but thriftily in clothes


請香火

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiũ³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiũ³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to bring the ashes from the incense burner used for a particular deity into the local area or home to be enshrined and worshipped


遏飲

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁵³/

/at̚⁵⁻²⁴ am⁵⁵⁴/

/at̚³²⁻⁵ am⁵³/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁵³/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁴¹/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁵³/

/at̚⁵⁻²⁴ am⁵⁵⁴/

/at̚³²⁻⁵ am⁵³/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁵³/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to drain rice water by pressing on the rice grains

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to scoop off the scum on the surface while pressing down on rice grains with a ladle


養飼

/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/

/jœːŋ¹³ t͡siː²²/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/iɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/

/jœːŋ¹³ t͡siː²²/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/iɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

2001, “咱尚大的倚靠 [He Is My Great Confidence]”, 洪啓元 [Chuck Hong] (lyrics), 林立中 [Steven Lin] (music), performed by 王子音樂 [Children of God Music]:

Siōng-tè chō ji̍t-thâu, Siōng-tè sù hong-hō͘, siū I iúⁿ-chhī lóng bián hoân-ló.

上帝造日頭，上帝賜風雨，受祂養飼攏免煩惱。

上帝造日头，上帝赐风雨，受祂养饲拢免烦恼。

(Hokkien) to provide for; to take care of; to raise


熱梻梻

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) ardent; enthusiastic


出穗

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ sui²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ sui²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui³³/

(Hokkien, of cereal plants) to ear; to be in ear


出喙

/t͡sʰɔʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰɔʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to open one's mouth and speak


出水聲

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siã³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siã³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to disclose information to someone (in order to warn or caution)


水聲

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/


出酒

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to get drunk and vomit (due to excessive drinking)


出大盤

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ puã¹³/

(Hokkien, dated) to sell at a reduced price or buy at an increased price


出箸

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ti²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ti²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɯ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ti²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ti²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɯ⁴¹/


出數

(Hokkien) to enter an item of expenditure in the accounts


出範

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan²²/

這個囡仔歹甲出範。

这个囡仔歹甲出范。

(Hokkien) outstanding; splendid; excellent (used as a complement, especially with negative descriptions)


出正

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siã³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siã³³/

(Hokkien) to pass the Chinese New Year, especially the first day


出門人

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ muĩ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ muĩ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) traveller; passenger; (hotel) guest


出外人

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡua²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡua²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/


大條錢

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² tiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² tiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

(Hokkien) large sum of money (Classifier: 項／项 mn)


卒仔

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) pawn (on the black side)


拓卒

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/lu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/lu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) to move the pawn (on the black side) forward


拓兵

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) to move the pawn (on the red side) forward


甪臼

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu³³/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰu²²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu²²/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰu²²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu³³/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰu²²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu²²/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰu²²/


黜臼

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu³³/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu³³/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰu²²/


甪職

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/


甪仔

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

(Hokkien) cheat; trickster; impostor; cheater; swindler


甪仔喙

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/


甪班

(Hokkien, education) to repeat a grade; to retain; to hold back


不三似兩

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ sam³³ sɯ²² liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liaŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ sam³³ sɯ²² liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liaŋ⁵³/

This picture is drawn so unpresentably, that people can't understand it.

Chit tiuⁿ tô͘ ōe kah put-sam-sū-lióng, lâng khòaⁿ m̄ pat.

這張圖畫甲不三似兩，人看毋捌。

这张图画甲不三似两，人看毋捌。

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl

(Hokkien) unpresentable; in no shape to be seen; neither fish nor fowl


毋成三兩

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã³³ nŋ̍²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nɔ̃²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã³³ nŋ̍²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nɔ̃²²/

No matter how much he earns, it won't amount to much.

I koh cháiⁿ-iūⁿ thàn iā m̄-chhiâⁿ-saⁿ-nn̄g.

伊閣怎樣趁也毋成三兩。

伊阁怎样趁也毋成三两。

(Hokkien) of little use; not amounting to much


佛祖生

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien) Buddha's Birthday; Buddha Day


脫牙

/tʰut̚²⁴⁻² ɡa²⁴/

/tʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡa¹³/

/tʰut̚⁴⁻³² ɡa²⁴/

/tʰut̚²⁴⁻² ɡa²⁴/

/tʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡa¹³/

/tʰut̚⁴⁻³² ɡa²⁴/

(Hokkien) to have damaged threads making it unable to be screwed or removed (of a screw)


閬空

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/


外猴

/waɪ̯⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

(Xiamen, originally Hokkien, derogatory) one who is not born in the area (i.e. Xiamen); non-local; out-of-towner


滲尿

/siam²¹⁻⁴¹ ziɤ³³/

/siam²¹⁻⁴¹ ziɤ³³/

(Hokkien) to leak urine; to pee in small quantities or with difficulty (sometimes involuntarily or accidentally, such as when one pees oneself through enuresis or fright)


滲屎

/siam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/siam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to soil oneself; to shit oneself (sometimes involuntarily or accidentally, due to illness or fright)


鬱雨

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ²²/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ²²/

(Hokkien) to have a sky full of dark clouds without it raining


鬱傷

/ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ siaŋ⁴⁴/

/ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ siaŋ⁴⁴/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to fall ill (from an internal disorder) from prolonged overwork


敗戰

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

/pai²²⁻²¹ t͡siɛn²¹/

/pai²²⁻²¹ t͡siɛn²¹/


勝戰

/siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²¹/

/siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²¹/


贏戰

/iã²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/

/iã²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/


鬥相贊

/tau¹¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/tau²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²²/

/tau²¹⁻⁴¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/tau¹¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/tau²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²²/

/tau²¹⁻⁴¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/


相贊

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

(Hokkien) to help one another; to assist; to aid each other


蘿蔔菜

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² tak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/nã²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai¹¹/

/nã²³⁻³³ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² tak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/nã²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai¹¹/

/nã²³⁻³³ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/


蠓摔

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²/

/baŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sak̚⁵/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²/

/baŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sak̚⁵/

(Hokkien) flywhisk (tool for swatting mosquitoes)


骨頭親

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) close kin; one's own flesh and blood


滑律術

/kut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² sut̚⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² sut̚⁴/


滑溜秀

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻²² siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻²² siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ siuʔ⁴/


屈頭

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Hokkien) person who has no child to continue the family line


屈頭

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Hokkien) exhausted; used up; to the limit; up to the end


屈頭步

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² pɔ²²/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² pɔ²²/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) finishing blow; masterstroke; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort)


大𲀷

/tua²²⁻²¹ kʰut̚⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kʰut̚¹²¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² kʰut̚²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kʰut̚⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kʰut̚¹²¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² kʰut̚²⁴/


手曲屈入無屈出

手蹺屈入無屈出
手曲屈入无屈出

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ zip̚⁴⁻³² bɤ²³⁻³³ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

(Hokkien) people always protect and are partial to one's own or one's own people


手後蹬屈入無屈出

手後䟓屈入無屈出
手后蹬屈入无屈出

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²² tĩ³³ kʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ lip̚²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tɛ̃⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/ chhiú-ǎu-tiⁿ khut-li̍p bô khut-chhut /


燒瓷的食缺，織蓆的睏椅

Potters eat out of chipped [bowls]; mat weavers sleep on chairs.

the shoemaker's children go barefoot
the shoemaker's children go barefoot

(Hokkien, figurative) one often neglects those closest to oneself; the shoemaker's children go barefoot


鉤仔

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


失味

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi²²/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ bi²²/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi²²/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ bi²²/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/


失氣

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) to lose face; to bring shame to oneself; to be disgraceful


食力牛

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴⁻³² ɡu²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴⁻³² ɡu²⁴/

(Hokkien) person that has buried oneself in work


日頭大

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ tua²²/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ tua²²/

(Hokkien) blazing; intense (of sunlight)


日頭炎

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ iam²²/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ iam²²/


日頭細

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ se²¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ se²¹/


拭尻川

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, literally) to wipe the bottom (of oneself or others)

(Hokkien, figurative) to clear up someone else's mess


拭喙

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien, literally) to wipe one's mouth

(Hokkien, figurative) to obliterate; to destroy


會曉偷食，𣍐曉拭喙

to know how to eat on the sly, but not know how to wipe one's mouth

/e³³⁻¹¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ⁴ bue³³⁻¹¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/e²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/e²² hiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau³³ t͡siaʔ²⁴ bue²² hiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/e²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ¹²¹ be²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/e³³⁻²¹ hiau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ⁴ be³³⁻²¹ hiau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) to do something bad and not know how to destroy evidence and deal with the aftermath


七……八……

/t͡sʰit̚³² peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰit̚³² peʔ³²/

(Hokkien, connecting two identical verbs) wildly; in an uncontrolled way; without order or reason; at random; haphazardly; having no direction or coherence


筆墨硯

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² hĩ²²/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² hĩ⁴¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hĩ²²/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² hĩ²²/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² hĩ⁴¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hĩ²²/

(Hokkien) writing instrument; writing apparatus

(Hokkien) Four Treasures of the Study (i.e. brush, ink, paper and inkstone, as used in Chinese and other East Asian painting and calligraphic traditions)


必裂

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ leʔ⁴/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ leʔ²⁴/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ leʔ¹²¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ liʔ¹²¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ liʔ⁴/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ leʔ⁴/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ leʔ²⁴/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ leʔ¹²¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ liʔ¹²¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ liʔ⁴/


直話直講

/tit̚⁴⁻³² ue²² tit̚⁴⁻³² kɔŋ⁵³/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² ue²² tit̚⁴⁻³² kɔŋ⁵³/

(Hokkien) to speak frankly; to have frank talk


直拄直

/tit̚²⁴⁻² tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

/tit̚²⁴⁻² tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/


日跤

/lit̚²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) radiance of the setting sun

(Mainland China Hokkien) sunlight breaking through a covering (such as a house, trees, etc.)


日花仔

/lit̚²⁴⁻² hue³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² hue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² hue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² hue³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² hue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² hue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Hokkien) soft and scattered sunlight (especially breaking through the clouds or trees)


日鬚

/lit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu³³/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu³³/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) scattered rays of sunlight (especially breaking through cracks)


顧人怨

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan⁴¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ uan²¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan⁴¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ uan²¹/

(Hokkien) annoying; resentable; dislikeable


得人疼

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/


烏種人

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/


得人疼，較好拍拚

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piã²¹/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹ kʰa(ʔ)⁵ ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ piã⁴¹/

(Hokkien) the benefits of working hard cannot compare to that of being loved and adored (by one's superiors, etc.)


一對時

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tui²¹⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui¹¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹⁻⁴¹ si²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tui²¹⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui¹¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹⁻⁴¹ si²³/

(Hokkien) a period of 24 hours; an entire day


一腹火

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to be furious; to be full of pent-up anger


一簇仔

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/


這疕仔

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/


疕仔漢

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/


一疕仔漢

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/


請桌

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ toʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ toʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤʔ³²/

(Hokkien) to entertain guests at a banquet; to hold a banquet


知明

/t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/

/t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/

/t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/

Iâ-so͘ thiàⁿ góa! Góa chai-bêng, In-ūi kì-chài tī Sèng-keng, Sòe-hàn gín-ná sui loán-jio̍k, Iâ-so͘ ōe kiù, ū thòe-sio̍k.

Jesus loves me, this I know, For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong; They are weak, but He is strong. [original English lyrics]
Jesus loves me, I know it clearly, For it is recorded in the Bible; Even though the little children are weak, Jesus can save, and there is redemption. [literal English translation]

耶穌愛我我知明，因爲記載於聖經，細漢囝仔雖軟弱，耶穌能救有替贖。

耶稣爱我我知明，因为记载于圣经，细汉囝仔虽软弱，耶稣能救有替赎。


嘛嘛吼

/mä mä¹ xoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mã²¹⁻⁵³ mã²¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hau⁵⁵⁴/

/mã²¹⁻⁵³ mã²¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã¹¹⁻⁵³ mã¹¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã²¹⁻⁴¹ mã²¹⁻⁴¹ hau⁴¹/

/mä mä¹ xoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mã²¹⁻⁵³ mã²¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hau⁵⁵⁴/

/mã²¹⁻⁵³ mã²¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã¹¹⁻⁵³ mã¹¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã²¹⁻⁴¹ mã²¹⁻⁴¹ hau⁴¹/


彼擺

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁵⁵⁴/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁵⁵⁴/


彼擺

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁵⁵⁴/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) at that time; in those days; back then

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


彼過

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kə⁴¹/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kə⁴¹/


三代粒積，一代開空

money saved up by three generations, spent completely by one generation

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁵ tai²²⁻²¹ kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sã³³ tai⁴¹⁻²² liap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siak̚⁵ it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² kʰai³³ kʰɔŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) wealth and enterprise built by the older generation with much difficulty are suddenly squandered by the younger generation


三代粒積，一代傾空

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁵ tai²²⁻²¹ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sã³³ tai⁴¹⁻²² liap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siak̚⁵ it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² kʰiɪŋ³³ kʰɔŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/


粒飯

/liap̚⁴⁻³² pŋ̍³³/

/liap̚²⁴⁻² pŋ̍⁴¹/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² pŋ̍²²/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ puĩ²²/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² pŋ̍³³/

/liap̚²⁴⁻² pŋ̍⁴¹/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² pŋ̍²²/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ puĩ²²/


粒仔跡

/liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʔ³²/

/liap̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liaʔ⁵/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ziaʔ³²/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʔ³²/

/liap̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liaʔ⁵/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ziaʔ³²/


接肋肉

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ baʔ³²/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ baʔ³²/


捷見官𣍐畏，捷食酒𣍐醉

often seeing an official makes oneself not scared, often drinking alcohol makes oneself not easily drunk

/t͡siap̚⁴⁻³² kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² bue²²⁻²¹ ui²¹ t͡siap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²¹/

/t͡siap̚²⁴⁻² kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuã³³ bue²² ui⁴¹ t͡siap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bue²² t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² be²²⁻²¹ ui²¹ t͡siap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²¹/

(Hokkien) often doing something makes oneself get used to it and not be easily affected


捷見官毋畏，捷食酒𣍐醉

/t͡siap̚⁴⁻³² kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²²⁻²¹ ui²¹ t͡siap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²¹/

/t͡siap̚²⁴⁻² kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuã³³ m̩⁴¹⁻²² ui⁴¹ t͡siap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bue²² t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²²⁻²¹ ui²¹ t͡siap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²¹/


汁咧咧

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ le(ʔ)²⁴⁻² leʔ²⁴/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ le(ʔ)²⁴⁻² leʔ²⁴/


一人一半，感情𣍐散

一人一半，感情𫧃散
一人一半，感情袂散
一人一半，感情不散
一人一半，感情襪散

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴ t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ puã²¹ kam⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡seŋ²⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ suã²¹/

(Hokkien) If things are shared equally, feelings of affection will never diminish


卌九日烏

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

(Hokkien) having gloomy weather for a long period of time (and not being able to see sunlight)

(Hokkien) having a gloomy and displeased (or even scowling) expression often in one's face


澀刮刮

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuaʔ¹²¹/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuaʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) astringent; acerbic; tart

(Hokkien, ideophonic, of surfaces) rough; unsmooth


澀苦苦

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/


澀疊

(Hokkien) stacked or arranged in a compact and neat manner

(Mainland China Hokkien) simple and neat; neat and tidy


一家一業，無家澀疊

family is household duties, no family is neat and tidy

chi̍t-ke-chi̍t-gia̍p, bô-ke siap-tia̍p / chi̍t-kee-chi̍t-gia̍p, bô-kee siap-tia̍p

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ke³³ t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ɡiap̚²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² ke³³ siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiap̚²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ɡiap̚⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²⁻⁴ tiap̚⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡiap̚¹²¹ bo¹³⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²⁻⁵ tiap̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) having a family brings all kinds of family affairs with its own difficulties and suffering, but having no family can be a relief


業債

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² t͡se⁴¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɛ²¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² t͡se⁴¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɛ²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) toiling incessantly hard as a recompense for sins of one's past life

(Mainland China Hokkien) toiling incessantly hard and spending time and energy, thereby making things hard for oneself


業命

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ miã²²/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² miã²²/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² miã⁴¹/

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ miã²²/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² miã²²/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² miã⁴¹/


偷揜

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iap̚³²/


揜角

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/


揜貼

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

(Mainland China Hokkien) concealed (to make something not easily seen)


揜風

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ huaŋ³³/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ huaŋ³³/

(Hokkien) to be out of the wind; to be on the lee side; to be leeward


手揜後

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁵ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁵ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au³³/


揜尾狗

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴¹/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴¹/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³/

(Hokkien, literally) dog with its tail between its legs

(Hokkien, figurative) person who is demoralized, defeated and running away


揜尾

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to put the tail between legs (especially of a dog)


重耽

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tã¹³/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tã²³/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tã¹³/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tã²³/

重譚
重擔
重誤
重錯
重誕
重重
重𧸖
廷担
廷𠯘
庭担
亭担
訂担
定打
定担
定胆
丁担
重疊

(Hokkien) to make a mistake; to make an error


官蘭

/ku̯än⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan¹³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan¹³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/


孤屈

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ kʰut̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ kʰut̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

(Hokkien) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate


破柴

/pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa¹³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰa²³/

/pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa¹³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰa²³/


水銃

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/


古早味

/ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin) traditional flavor, taste of nostalgia, yesteryear flair


母形

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) sissy; effeminate (in one's voice, gesture, behavior, etc.)


大熱

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-loa̍h / tōa-joa̍h
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-loa̍h
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-lua̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxloah
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ luaʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ luaʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² luaʔ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-joa̍h
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-jua̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxjoah
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ zuaʔ⁴/


家私頭

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/


煦燒

/u²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sio³³/

/u²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u¹¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sio³³/

/u²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u¹¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, medicine) to apply hot compress; to foment


落災

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡se³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡se³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) in dire straits; downtrodden; down and out


玉穗

/ɡiɔk̚²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui²²/

/ɡiɔk̚²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui²²/

(Quanzhou, Yongchun and Dehua Hokkien) corn; maize


跤掌甲

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

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa³³ t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

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

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa³³ t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/


翻頭

(Mainland China Hokkien) immediately afterward; right afterward; soon after


到角

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/kau¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/kau¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

He/She deals with matters very painstakingly / to the utmost.

伊做代誌甲真到角。

伊做代志甲真到角。

(Hokkien) prudent; meticulous; cautious; careful; painstaking; thorough; conscientious; comprehensive


反背

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

(literary or Hokkien) to be contrary; to go against


磕著

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tiɤʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tiɤʔ⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien, usually of something undesirable) often; frequently; happening easily


磕著

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tiɤʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tiɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to get hit (especially in the head)


磕而著

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, usually of something undesirable) often; frequently; happening easily


跤骨

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/


洽醪醪

/kap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/kap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic, of liquid) thick; viscous


洽膏膏

/kap̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kap̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/


合縫

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²²/

/kap̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaŋ⁴¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaŋ²²/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ³³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ³³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²²/

/kap̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaŋ⁴¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaŋ²²/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ³³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ³³/

(Hokkien) joining seam; space between things (especially of something woven)


合逝

(Hokkien) seam; joining seam; space between things (especially of something woven)


十喙九尻川

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰui⁴¹ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui¹¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui²¹ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) opinion is divided; there are many people with diverging opinions


十二月冬

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

(Hokkien) twelfth month of the Chinese lunar calendar


十月冬

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/


雜差

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰe³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰe³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, dated) errand boy; handyman; general servant (often for a bureaucrat, nobleman, authority figure, etc.)


雜念大家出蠻皮新婦

雜唸大家出蠻皮新婦
雜念大家出慢皮新婦
杂念大家出蛮皮新妇

a mother-in-law that loves to talk endlessly makes a stubborn daughter-in-law

cha̍p-liām tōa-kee chhut bân-phôe sin-pū

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² liam²²⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ban²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² pu²²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² liam⁴¹⁻²² ta³³ ke³³ t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ban²⁴⁻²² pʰə²⁴⁻²² sin³³ pu⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² liam³³⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ban²³⁻³³ pʰue²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ pu³³/

tsa̍p-liām tuā-kee tshut bân-phuê sin-pū

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liam²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ban¹³⁻²² pʰue¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² pu²²/

/ cha̍p-liām ta-ke chhut bân-phêr sin-pū /

(Hokkien) if a mother-in-law continues to talk endlessly, a daughter-in-law will become stubborn and disagreeable


雜菜湯

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) vegetable soup with assorted ingredients


雜菜湯

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, figurative) assortedly jumbled together (of different things or people)


雜落鬥

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

(Hokkien) to rig up; to throw together; to piece together


雜落鬥

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/


雜累碎

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) trivial and complicated; trifling and cumbersome

(Hokkien) miscellaneous; sundry (of objects)


補冬

/pu²⁴⁻³³ tuŋ⁵³/

/pɔu³³²⁻²¹ taŋ⁵³³/

/pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pu²⁴⁻³³ tuŋ⁵³/

/pɔu³³²⁻²¹ taŋ⁵³³/

/pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Xianyou Puxian Min) to take herbal tonic to enhance one's health and strength during winter


揖禮

/ip̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/ip̚³²⁻⁵ le⁵³/

/ip̚⁵⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/ip̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/ip̚³²⁻⁵ le⁵³/

/ip̚⁵⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to salute or congratulate with the hands folded in one's chest while bowing to show respect


十藝九不成

/sip̚²⁴⁻² ɡe⁴¹⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡe²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² ɡe²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

jack of all trades, master of none
jack of all trades, master of none

(Hokkien) to be a jack of all trades, master of none


返溡

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²³/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²³/

(Hokkien) to get damp; to absorb moisture (of dried things)


起溡

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/


濕咧咧

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) damp; moist (used mostly with floorboards, houses, or a wide space)


好貓管百家

a good cat manages the rodent infestation of a hundred families

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁴⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁴⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to have strong deterrent force that frightens everyone

(Hokkien) to meddle in other people's business; to bother to interfere others' business


橫死死

/huãi²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) rude and unreasonable


橫逼逼

/huãi²⁴⁻²² piak̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚³²/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² piak̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚³²/


間日

/kãi²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴/

/kuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/kãi²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/kãi²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴/

/kuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/kãi²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) the next day; the following day


正番鴨

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻²² aʔ³²/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻²² aʔ³²/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

(Taiwan or Hokkien) Muscovy duck (especially a particular type of this variety of duck)


正番

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/


土番

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huan³³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huan³³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, derogatory, dated, ethnic slur) uncivilized people; primitives; uncivilized natives (especially of places where Hokkien people settled)

(Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory, dated) (Taiwanese) aborigine

(Hokkien) mixed breed of a Muscovy duck and a native shelduck


𤆬頭

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Hokkien) to take the lead; to lead the way; to lead (a group of people) in front

(Hokkien, figurative) to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example


𤆬頭

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Hokkien) example; role model (used with 好 or 歹)


好代

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/


樣相

/iũ³³⁻¹¹ siũ¹¹/

/iũ²²⁻²¹ siũ²¹/

/iũ³³⁻²¹ siũ²¹/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/iɔ̃²²⁻²¹ siɔ̃²¹/

/iũ³³⁻¹¹ siũ¹¹/

/iũ²²⁻²¹ siũ²¹/

/iũ³³⁻²¹ siũ²¹/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/iɔ̃²²⁻²¹ siɔ̃²¹/


脹奶

/tiũ¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to have engorged breasts after childbirth


脹風

/tiũ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, of the abdomen) to feel bloated


脹行

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/


張樣

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ³³/

/tiũ³³ iũ⁴¹/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ³³/

/tiũ³³ iũ⁴¹/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃²²/

(Hokkien) to put on an act; to put on an attitude (especially a sulking one)


張老

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ lau³³/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ lau³³/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²/

(Hokkien) to prepare for one's funeral (of an old person)


茈薑

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻²⁴ kiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiũ³³/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiɔ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻²⁴ kiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiũ³³/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiɔ̃⁴⁴/


妗媽

/kim³³⁻²² ma⁵⁵⁴/

/kim³³⁻²² ma⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) great-aunt; grandaunt (wife of one's grandmother's brother)


姑丈公

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(Hakka, Hokkien) granduncle (husband of paternal grandfather's sister)


姨丈公

/i¹¹ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/i²⁴⁻²² tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/i¹¹ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/i²⁴⁻²² tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

(Hakka, Hokkien) great-uncle (husband of father's mother's sister)


偝巾

/iaŋ³³⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/

/iaŋ²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/

/ãi²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

/ãi³³⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

/iaŋ³³⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/

/iaŋ²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/

/ãi²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

/ãi³³⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) cloth used to tie babies behind their back


烏滓血

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huiʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huiʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hueʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hueʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huiʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huiʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hueʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hueʔ³²/

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) blood stasis; haematoma; thrombosis; blood clot; extravasated blood


枴哥

(Hokkien) to be disobedient; to deliberately not comply with (elders, superiors, etc.)


跤手

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

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

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


獻味

/hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/

/hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/

(Hokkien) gamy odor; odor of a sheep or goat


羊獻味

/iũ²⁴⁻²² hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/iɔ̃¹³⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/iɔ̃¹³⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/


㼜仔

/iũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/iɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/iũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/iɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


噴點

/pʰun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiam⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiam⁵⁵⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to place a small amount on top of a large amount to set off or supplement the larger amount


看樣

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ iũ³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ iũ³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ iũ³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ iũ³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/


故事冊

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeʔ³²/


換做

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²¹/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sue⁴¹/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ t͡sue¹¹/

/uã³³⁻²¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡so²¹/

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²¹/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sue⁴¹/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ t͡sue¹¹/

/uã³³⁻²¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡so²¹/

換做是我

换做是我

(Hokkien) to exchange (something) for (something else); to replace with; to convert into


碗臍

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai¹³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai¹³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

(Hokkien) central point of the bottom of a bowl


碗杮

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²¹/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰə⁴¹/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue²¹/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²¹/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰə⁴¹/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue²¹/


碗脣

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun¹³/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tun²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun¹³/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tun²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/


半䖙倒

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰe³³ to⁵⁵⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰe³³ to⁵⁵⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁵³/

(Hokkien) to lean one's body to be almost lying down and almost reclining


批箱

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siũ⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siɔ̃⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siũ⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) mailbox; letter box (private receptacle)

(Hokkien) post box (public collection box)


明呼

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to make clear or come to an agreement in advance or in person


明唱

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/


成尾

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã¹³⁻²² bue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã¹³⁻²² bue⁵³/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to continue and finish the remaining work


光通

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ³³/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²²/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ³³/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²²/

(Hokkien) brightly lit; well-illuminated


較車

/ka²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ka¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ka²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ka¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to go for a joyride; to race; to hoon


媽祖生

/ma⁵³ t͡su²⁴⁻³³ saŋ⁵³/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/ma⁵³ t͡su²⁴⁻³³ saŋ⁵³/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Chinese folk religion) the birthday of Mazu on the twenty-third day of the third month of the Chinese calendar

Taiwanese Hakka; Chinese folk religion; Taiwanese Hakka; Chinese folk religion


摒本

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien, business) to sell at reduced prices without regard for one's capital


摒賣

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bue⁴¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ bue²²/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ be²²/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bue⁴¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ bue²²/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ be²²/


摒價

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ kə²¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kə⁴¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ kə¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kə²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ kə²¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kə⁴¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ kə¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kə²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

(Hokkien) to reduce prices; to cut prices; to undercut


摒價

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ kə²¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kə⁴¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ kə¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kə²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ kə²¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kə⁴¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ kə¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kə²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) competitive price


白紙烏字

/pʰak̚⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/

ba² zyo³ ou¹ zi⁵ [Phonetic:ba⁵ lyo³ ou² li⁵]

/pa¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lyɒ⁴⁵³ ɔu⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((t͡s-))li²¹/

ba² zya³ ou¹ zi⁵ [Phonetic:ba⁵ lya³ ou² li⁵]

/pa¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lya³³² ɔu⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((t͡s-))li²¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³/

/pʰak̚⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³/

2017, 陳志寧, “扚耳公”, in 教育部電子報^(https://language.moe.gov.tw/readminke/電子報_閱讀閩客235期(客).pdf), number 779, 閱讀越懂閩客語:

Ke oi ngióng-pân lòi siông-chhú, sà-sà tû yû yit-thin ke kûi-kí, liá-têu kûi-kí chhiùng-lòi chhiu mò pha̍k-chṳ́-vû-sṳ siá chhut-lòi.

該愛仰般來相處，儕儕都有一定个規矩，這兜規矩從來就無白紙烏字寫出來。

该爱仰般来相处，侪侪都有一定个规矩，这兜规矩从来就无白纸乌字写出来。

(Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min) (written) in black and white


未曾未

bue⁵ zeng² bue⁵ [Phonetic:bue⁵ leng⁴ mue⁵]

/bue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ bue³³/

/be³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ be³³/

/bue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ bue³³/

/be³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ be³³/


火字跤

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zi³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zi³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) The Chinese character component 灬.


四跤馬

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁴¹/


厝角

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/


生份話

/ɬa⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ²¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua²¹/

saⁿ¹ huong⁵ ua⁵ [Phonetic:saⁿ⁵ uong⁴ ngua⁵]

/ɬã⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ²¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

/ɬa⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ²¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua²¹/

/ɬã⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ²¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) overly polite words (as talking to a stranger)


冷著

(Hakka, Hokkien, pathology) to catch a cold


做忌

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

(Hokkien) to venerate the deceased (usually a deceased ancestor, family, or relative) on their death anniversary or birthday each year (typically by displaying offerings, lit incense, candles, etc.)


野和尚

ia³ hor² syong⁵ [Phonetic:ia⁵ or⁴ lyong⁵]

/ia⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyɒŋ²¹/

ia³ hor² syeng⁵ [Phonetic:ia⁵ or⁴ lyeng⁵]

/ia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyøŋ²¹/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue²³⁻³³ siũ³³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ³³/

/ia⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyɒŋ²¹/

/ia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyøŋ²¹/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue²³⁻³³ siũ³³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) a monk who does not abide by Buddhism and plays with women


䋎衫

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻²² sã³³/

/tʰĩ³³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻²² sã³³/

/tʰĩ³³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to tailor; to sew clothes; to mend clothes


正忌

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

(Hokkien) deathday; date of death; deathdate; anniversary of a death (especially of an ancestor); death anniversary


愍忌

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/

/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁴¹/

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/

/bin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁴¹/

/bin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/

/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁴¹/

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/

/bin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁴¹/

/bin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/

(Hokkien) anniversary of a birth (typically of a deceased ancestor); birth anniversary; birthday; date of birth; birthdate of a dead ancestor (relevant to the practice of ancestral veneration)


杯底毋通飼金魚

The bottom of the glass cannot [have enough space to] raise a goldfish.

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ te⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/

1949, “杯底不可飼金魚”, 陳大禹 [Chen Ta-yu] (lyrics), 呂泉生 [Lu Chuan-sheng] (music):

Cheers! The bottom of the glass cannot raise a goldfish. True men speak from the heart when they meet.

Lim--lah! Poe-té m̄-thang chhī kim-hî, hó-hàn phòa-pak lâi saⁿ-kìⁿ

啉啦！杯底毋通飼金魚，好漢剖腹來相見

啉啦！杯底毋通饲金鱼，好汉剖腹来相见

(Hokkien) Used to encourage someone to empty their glass of alcohol.


有喙講甲無瀾

有喙讲甲无澜
有喙講到無瀾
有嘴講甲無瀾
有嘴講到無瀾
有嘴講甲無涎

to speak from having a mouth to not having any saliva

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/u³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ nuã³³/

/u³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ nuã³³/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² nuã²²/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹ kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka(ʔ)⁵ bo²⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

(Hokkien, idiomatic) to talk until one's mouth is dry; to attempt to persuade to no avail


苦毒

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ tʊk̚²/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔk̚²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚¹²¹/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ tʊk̚²/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔk̚²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚¹²¹/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to mistreat; to abuse


早季

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice


圓棍棍

/ĩ²³⁻³³ kun²¹⁻⁴¹ kun²¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kun¹¹⁻⁵³ kun¹¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun⁴¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kun²¹⁻⁵³ kun²¹/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² kun²¹⁻⁵³ kun²¹/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ kun²¹⁻⁴¹ kun²¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kun¹¹⁻⁵³ kun¹¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun⁴¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kun²¹⁻⁵³ kun²¹/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² kun²¹⁻⁵³ kun²¹/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) very round; very rotund; very plump or fat


囝婿是半子

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai¹¹ si³³⁻¹¹ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

/kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹ si³³⁻²¹ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹ si²²⁻²¹ puan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

/kiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹ si²² puan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) a son-in-law is part of one's family like one's half son


囝婿是半囝

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹ si²²⁻²¹ puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³/

/kiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹ si²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹ si²²⁻²¹ puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³/

/kiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹ si²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/


半……毋成……

/puã²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴/

/puã⁴¹ m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴/

/puã²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³/

/puã²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴/

/puã⁴¹ m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴/

/puã²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³/

半新毋成旧 [Hokkien, simp.]
pòaⁿ sin m̄-chiâⁿ kū [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

(Hokkien) neither … nor (used with two opposing adjectives indicating dislike or dissatisfaction)


半目開瞌

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴⁻³² kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰueʔ³²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² kʰui³³ kʰueʔ⁵/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰeʔ³²/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴⁻³² kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰueʔ³²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² kʰui³³ kʰueʔ⁵/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰeʔ³²/

(Hokkien) to turn a blind eye; to pretend not to notice


半條命

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

(Hokkien) used as a verbal or adjectival complement emphasising the severity of an action or a state


半條命

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

(Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive


搖泏

/io²⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ⁵/

/io¹³⁻²² t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suaʔ³²/

/iɤ²³⁻³³ t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ⁵/

/io¹³⁻²² t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suaʔ³²/

/iɤ²³⁻³³ t͡suaʔ³²/

2014, 王迪森 [Dickson Wang] (lyrics and music), “主祢的疼 [Lord, It's Your Love]”, in 這裡有榮耀 [Glory], performed by 讚美之泉 [Stream of Praise Music Ministries]:

góa ê sim iu-siong thòng-hóe, iô-choah koh kiaⁿ-hiâⁿ

我的心憂傷痛悔 搖泏閣驚惶

我的心忧伤痛悔 摇泏阁惊惶


冇炭

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã¹¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã¹¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuã²¹/


窨炭

/im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/im²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/iam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/im²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/iam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

(Hokkien) to put burning charcoal into a jar or porcelain pot and covering it (to extinguish the charcoal flame)


窨炭

/im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/im²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/iam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/im²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/iam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

(Hokkien) loosely structured charcoal (extinguished by putting in a jar or porcelain pot and covering it)


河墘

/ho²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/ho¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/ho¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/


是毋是，罵家己

No matter it is right or wrong, criticize yourself first

/si³³ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³ mẽ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/si³³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³ mẽ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

(Hokkien) One should reflect on oneself first whenever there are conflicts.


拌喙舌

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/puã²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/puã²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel


瞞崁

/muã¹³⁻²² kʰam²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰam²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴¹/

/muã¹³⁻²² kʰam²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰam²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to hide and cover up; to conceal


瞞囥

/muã¹³⁻²² kʰŋ̍²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰŋ̍²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰŋ̍⁴¹/

/muã¹³⁻²² kʰŋ̍²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰŋ̍²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰŋ̍⁴¹/


麻衫

/muã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² sã³³/

/muã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/muã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² sã³³/

/muã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/muã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/


親堂

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather

(Hokkien) relative that shares a common paternal grandfather or great grandfather


到甲

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kaʔ³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kaʔ³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

By the time, this car arrives there and you haven't even come, we will leave you already.

Chit-gé chhia kàu-á kàu hiâ, lí to͘-bô lâi, gún beh pàng lí--lo͘.

這個車到仔到遐，汝都無來，阮欲放汝囉。

这个车到仔到遐，汝都无来，阮欲放汝啰。

(Hokkien) only until; by the time when (some future (usually bad) event has come to pass)


費潲氣

/hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ siau²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ siau¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ siau²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ siau¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/

(Hokkien) time-consuming; troublesome; involving a hassle


對頭到尾

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kau²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kau¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ kau²¹⁻⁴¹ bue⁴¹/

/tui³¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kau³¹⁻⁵³ bə⁵⁵/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kau²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kau¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ kau²¹⁻⁴¹ bue⁴¹/

/tui³¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kau³¹⁻⁵³ bə⁵⁵/

from start to finish
from start to finish

from beginning to end
from beginning to end

(Hokkien) from start to finish; from beginning to end; from A to Z; from first to last; all the way through


臭跤液

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ sioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ sioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siɤʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ sioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ sioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siɤʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ⁴/

臭跤液味

(Hokkien) stinky feet sweat; sweaty feet smell; smelly feet odor; bromodosis


臭跤

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/


減食

(Hokkien) to eat less; to cut down on food intake; to reduce food allowance or rations; to go on a diet


做兵

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁴² peŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁴² peŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien) to be a soldier; to serve in the military


紅箬

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hioʔ⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ hiɤʔ⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hioʔ⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ hiɤʔ⁴/


土地公生

tou³ de⁵ gorng¹ sa¹ [Phonetic:tou² le⁵ orng⁵ na¹]

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵³³/

tou³ de⁵ gorng¹ saⁿ¹ [Phonetic:tou¹ le⁵ orng⁵ na¹]

/tʰɔu³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵³³/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, religion) Tudigong's Birthday


𠕇硞硞

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/tuĩ⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔk̚⁵/

/tan²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/tuĩ⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔk̚⁵/

/tan²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔk̚³²/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) hard; solid; stiff; sturdy; tough (as rock)


曝焦

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² ta⁴⁴/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² ta³³/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² ta⁴⁴/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² ta³³/

(Hokkien) to sun-dry; to dry under the sun; to dry out; to sunbake


柴樠

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² miã¹³/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² miã¹³/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/

(Hokkien) firewood with a lot of oil (usually pine torch)


平本

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² pŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã¹³⁻²² pŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² pŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã¹³⁻²² pŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to try to win back one's funds after losing a bet


平倒轉

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰiã¹³⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tun⁵³/

/pʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tun⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰiã¹³⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tun⁵³/

/pʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tun⁵³/

(Hokkien) to win back what one lost in gambling, business, competition, etc.


拚搏

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ poʔ³²/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ poʔ⁵/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ puʔ⁵/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ poʔ³²/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ poʔ⁵/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ puʔ⁵/

(Hokkien) to go ahead at any price; to take the risk


拚館

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuan⁵⁵⁴/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁵³/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuan⁵⁵⁴/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁵³/

(Hokkien) to duel to the end where only one wins


拚性命

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

(Hokkien) to go to great lengths to accomplish something as if one's life depended on it


餅途

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ¹³/

/piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ¹³/

/piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/


餅路

/piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/


餅幼

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/


烏綠肉

→ Tagalog: ulikba

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² baʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² baʔ³²/

(Hokkien) lean silkie black-boned chicken meat; thin dark fowl meat (highly valued for its nutritional value in Chinese cuisine)


鼎底

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

(Hokkien) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 鼎, 底: base of a wok or other cooking pot


鼎脣

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tun²³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tun²³/


鼎塵

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²³/


仙拚仙

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn³³ piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piã¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn³³ piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piã¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to fight each other with all one's strength


牧師娘

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

(Hokkien, Protestantism) ordained minister's wife; ordained pastor's wife; Reverend's wife


筋路

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

(Hokkien) arteries and veins in general; blood vessels


老甘蔗，老根節

/lau²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia²¹ lau²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

(Hokkien) experienced and mature, thoughtful and meticulous in handling affairs


滾嘩

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hua²²/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hua²²/

(Hokkien) to have fun; to laugh and play; to amuse oneself

(Hokkien) to make noise; to make a racket; to cause a disturbance


近倚

/kun³³⁻¹¹ ua⁵³/

/kun²²⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

/kin³³⁻²¹ ua⁴¹/

/kin²²⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

/kun³³⁻¹¹ ua⁵³/

/kun²²⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

/kin³³⁻²¹ ua⁴¹/

/kin²²⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

(Hokkien) to come near to; to be close to


比手

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/


比範

/pi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pan³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pan³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan³³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pan⁴¹/

/pi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pan³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pan³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan³³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pan⁴¹/


比拳頭

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

(Hokkien) to put on a stance of fighting


披曝

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰak̚¹²¹/

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰak̚⁴/

/pʰi³³ pʰak̚²⁴/

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰak̚¹²¹/

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰak̚⁴/

/pʰi³³ pʰak̚²⁴/

(Hokkien) to spread out or unfold to sun-dry


竹管

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/


羊管𡳞脬

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lan²² pʰa³³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴/

/iɔ̃¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lan²² pʰa³³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴/

/iɔ̃¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴/


豬跤節

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/tɯ³³ kʰa³³ t͡sat̚⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/tɯ³³ kʰa³³ t͡sat̚⁵/

(Hokkien) lower part of a pig's foot below the anklebone


豬腹內

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²/

/tɯ³³ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²²/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²/

/tɯ³³ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²²/


豬頭髓

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁵³/

/tɯ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰə⁵⁵⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰue⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁵³/

/tɯ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰə⁵⁵⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰue⁵³/


致重

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²²/

(Hokkien) to attach importance; to pay close attention to


致重

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²²/

(Mainland China Hokkien) serious; earnest; conscientious


字名

/zu³³⁻²¹ miã²³/

/d͡zu²²⁻²¹ miã¹³/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/

/zu³³⁻²¹ miã²³/

/d͡zu²²⁻²¹ miã¹³/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/

(Hokkien) Chinese style name; courtesy name (a name traditionally given to Chinese males at the age of 20)


豆箍

/tau³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/tau³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/tau³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/


鼎摖

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰue⁴¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰueʔ³²/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰue⁴¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰueʔ³²/

(Hokkien) pot scourer; brush used to clean a pot


凊糜

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴² ma¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ma¹³/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bə²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ mãi²³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mãi¹³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ muãi²³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴² ma¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ma¹³/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bə²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ mãi²³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mãi¹³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ muãi²³/


拍卵器

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

(Hokkien, neologism) whisk (utensil for beating eggs)


跤巾

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/


跤桶

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa³³ tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa³³ tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) big and wooden basin for washing feet and clothes


茭自

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su¹¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²¹/

/ka³³ t͡sɯ⁴¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su¹¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²¹/

/ka³³ t͡sɯ⁴¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²/

(Hokkien) a kind of coarse grass bag used in the Hokkien-speaking region


紙捻

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁴¹/

(Hokkien) paper rolled into a thin stick used to light a fire


油漏

/iu²³⁻³³ lau³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/iu¹³⁻²² lau²²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ lau³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² lau⁴¹/

/iu²³⁻³³ lau³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/iu¹³⁻²² lau²²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ lau³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² lau⁴¹/


楹仔

/ĩ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ɛ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ɛ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


漿飲

→ Tagalog: suam

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁴¹/

/t͡siũ³³ am⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁵³/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻²² am⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² am⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁴¹/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁴¹/

/t͡siũ³³ am⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁵³/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻²² am⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² am⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to starch with rice water; to starch clothes; to apply or treat with laundry starch; to soak clothes in rice water starch in order to give them a smooth, straight, and stiff surface


落鼎

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tiã⁵³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiã⁴¹/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tĩã⁵²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tiã⁵³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiã⁴¹/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tĩã⁵²/

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


飼蜂

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to keep bees; to do beekeeping; to practice apiculture


步數

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ³³⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/pɔ³³⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ³³⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/pɔ³³⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/


變步

/piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to use an unconventional method; to try a different way


暗步

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/


大船惡起碇

a big ship has a difficult time weighing anchor

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sun²⁴ o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sun¹³ o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã²¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sun²⁴ o(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiã⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sun²⁴ o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã²²/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sun¹³ o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã²²/

(Hokkien) bigger things or people take a longer time and have a more difficult time moving or changing


食思毋通食飫

to think while eating not to eat until one is sick of it

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ su⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ i²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ su⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ i²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sɯ³³ m̩⁴¹⁻²² tʰaŋ³³ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɯ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) it is better to eat it and want to eat it again rather than eating too much and get sick of it, even if it is delicious


雙頭蛇

sang¹ tao² syo² [Phonetic:sang⁵ nao⁵ lyo²]

/ɬaŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nau¹³⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lyɒ¹³/

sang¹ tao² sya² [Phonetic:sang⁵ nao⁵ lya²]

/ɬaŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nau¹³⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lya¹³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sua²³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sua²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) a two-faced person, a fence-sitter


下消

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) a type of unmentionable male disease


下消

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/


土直

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

(Hokkien) straightforward and frank (to the point of being crude and rude)


褲跤尾

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

kou⁴ kor¹ bue³ [Phonetic:kou¹ or⁵ bhue³]

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) the lower parts of trousers' legs, near the feet


天光早

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/tʰĩ³³ kŋ̍³³ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/tʰĩ³³ kŋ̍³³ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/


潭窟

/tʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁵/

/tʰam²³⁻³³ kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁵/

/tʰam²³⁻³³ kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²/


爸老囝幼

父老子幼
爸老子幼
父老囝幼

/pe³³⁻¹¹ lau³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu¹¹/

/pe³³⁻²¹ lau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/

/pe³³⁻²² lau³³⁻²² kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹/

/pe³³⁻¹¹ lau³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu¹¹/

/pe³³⁻²¹ lau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/

/pe³³⁻²² lau³³⁻²² kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹/

If you don't get married and have children soon, wait until there is a big age gap between you and your son, then you'll have difficulties.

Lí m̄ kín chhōa-bó͘ seⁿ-kiáⁿ, tán kah pē-lāu-kiáⁿ-iù, lí tō kan-khó͘--ah.

汝毋緊娶某生囝，等甲爸老囝幼，汝就艱苦矣。

汝毋紧娶某生囝，等甲爸老囝幼，汝就艰苦矣。

(Hokkien) a big age gap between father and son; the father is old but his son is young


黏塗

/liam²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/liam²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/liam²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/

/liam²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/liam²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/liam²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/


去塗州賣鴨卵

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍²²/

/kʰɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu³³ bue⁴¹⁻²² a(ʔ)⁵ nŋ̍²²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴ be²²⁻²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuĩ²²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴ be³³⁻¹¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍³³/

(Hokkien, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

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


講破

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua¹¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰua⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua¹¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰua⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to tell what something really is; to reveal; to disclose

(Mainland China Hokkien) to analyze thoroughly


紲攤

desc

→ Taiwanese Mandarin: 續攤 /续摊 (xùtān) (semantic loan)

/sua¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã⁴⁴/

/sua²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuã⁴⁴/

/sua¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã⁴⁴/

/sua²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuã⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to barhop; to change location and continue partying or drinking


尻川後罵皇帝

Toscold the emperor behind his backside.

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻²¹ mẽ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² te²¹/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³ au⁴¹⁻²² mẽ⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² te⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻²¹ mɛ̃²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ¹³⁻²² te²¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³⁻¹¹ mẽ³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ te¹¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³⁻²¹ mẽ³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ te²¹/

(Hokkien, figurative) to curse or complain about someone of higher authority behind their back.


祠廟

/su²⁴⁻²² bio²²/

/su¹³⁻²² bio²²/

/sɯ²⁴⁻²² bio⁴¹/

/su²⁴⁻²² bio²²/

/su¹³⁻²² bio²²/

/sɯ²⁴⁻²² bio⁴¹/

(Hokkien) ancestral shrine; ancestral hall; ancestral temple; lineage temple


樓仔

/lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/lau²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/lau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/lau²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/lau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Hokkien) house with two or more storeys


蔥仔珠

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/