鉸刀剪

/ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒɛiŋ³³/

gor¹ do¹ cieh⁴ [Phonetic:gor⁵ lo² cieh⁴]

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɛʔ⁴²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ka⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒɛiŋ³³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɛʔ⁴²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) rock paper scissors (game)


烏暗天

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ am⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/u¹¹ am²¹³⁻²¹ tʰĩ³³⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰĩ³³/

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ am⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/u¹¹ am²¹³⁻²¹ tʰĩ³³⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰĩ³³/

(Hakka, Puxian Min, Hokkien, Teochew) overcast sky; cloudy day


豬角

/ty⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔyʔ²⁴/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹³ kaʔ²¹/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ²/

/ty⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔyʔ²⁴/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹³ kaʔ²¹/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ²/


兔囝

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/tʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/tʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Teochew) little rabbit; bunny


鳥岫

/t͡siɯu⁵²⁻³⁵ siu¹¹/

/t͡siɯu⁵²⁻³⁵ siu¹¹/

(Hainanese, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) bird's nest


澈潔

/tʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aiʔ²⁴/

/tʰɛ⁵⁵ kɔi⁵⁵/

/tʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aiʔ²⁴/

/tʰɛ⁵⁵ kɔi⁵⁵/

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

這厝野澈潔。

这厝野澈洁。

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


茶心粕

dor² sing¹ po⁵ [Phonetic:dor⁵ ling² po⁵]

/tɒ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))liŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ pʰo¹¹/

/te²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴⁻²² pʰoʔ³²/

/te²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰɤʔ³²/

/te²⁴⁻²² sim³³ pʰoʔ⁵/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰoʔ³²/

/tɒ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))liŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ pʰo¹¹/

/te²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴⁻²² pʰoʔ³²/

/te²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰɤʔ³²/

/te²⁴⁻²² sim³³ pʰoʔ⁵/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰoʔ³²/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) tea dregs; tea leaves remaining after brewing tea


茶粕

/ta³³ pʰɔ²⁴/

/ta⁵³⁻²¹ ^((pʰ-))βɔʔ²⁴/

/tɒ¹³⁻⁴² pʰo¹¹/

/tɒ²⁴⁻⁴² pʰo²¹/

/tɒ²⁴⁻⁴² pʰɤ²¹/

/te⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

/ta³³ pʰɔ²⁴/

/ta⁵³⁻²¹ ^((pʰ-))βɔʔ²⁴/

/tɒ¹³⁻⁴² pʰo¹¹/

/tɒ²⁴⁻⁴² pʰo²¹/

/tɒ²⁴⁻⁴² pʰɤ²¹/

/te⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Teochew) tea dregs; tea leaves remaining after brewing tea


冊櫥

/t͡sʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu¹³/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu²⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu²⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tu²³/

/t͡sʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu¹³/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu²⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu²⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tu²³/

(Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) bookcase; bookshelf


喙角

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

(Northern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) corners of the mouth


小郎

/ɕiau³¹ lɔŋ¹¹/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕiau³¹ lɔŋ¹¹/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Yongchun Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)


雞囝

鸡囝
鷄囝
雞仔/鷄仔/鸡仔

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾œ⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/ke³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/koi³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾œ⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/ke³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/koi³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Medan and Penang Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) chick


客囝

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Puxian Min) non-local; stranger; outsider; out-of-towner


刀囝

/to⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/to⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/to⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/to³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tɔ³⁵⁻³³ kia³¹/

/to⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/to⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/to⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/to³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tɔ³⁵⁻³³ kia³¹/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Teochew, countable) small knife; pocketknife (Classifier: 把 md)

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


棚頂

/pʰaŋ¹¹ taŋ³¹/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵ taŋ²⁴/

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁴⁵³/

/pã²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɛŋ³³²/

/pʰaŋ¹¹ taŋ³¹/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵ taŋ²⁴/

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁴⁵³/

/pã²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɛŋ³³²/


祖媽

/t͡sɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/t͡sɔu³³²⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹/

/t͡sɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/t͡sɔu³³²⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) deceased female ancestor

(Puxian Min, figurative) spoiled and lazy woman


粗工

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ kaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ kaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) heavy manual labor; unskilled work

(Mainland China Hokkien, Puxian Min) manual laborer


茶甌

/tɒ¹³⁻¹¹ au⁵³³/

/te²⁴⁻²² au³³/

/te²⁴⁻²¹ au⁴⁴/

/te²³⁻³³ au⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ au⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² au⁴⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² au⁴⁴/

/tɛ²³⁻²¹ au³³/

/tɒ¹³⁻¹¹ au⁵³³/

/te²⁴⁻²² au³³/

/te²⁴⁻²¹ au⁴⁴/

/te²³⁻³³ au⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ au⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² au⁴⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² au⁴⁴/

/tɛ²³⁻²¹ au³³/

(Northern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min) teacup (usually small, lidless, and ceramic)


坐桌

/ɬø¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo¹¹/

/ɬœ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo¹¹/

/ɬø²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo²¹/

/θø²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo²¹/

/ɬe²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɤ²¹/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ toʔ³²/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ toʔ³²/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ tɤʔ³²/

/t͡sə²² toʔ⁵/

/ɬø¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo¹¹/

/ɬœ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo¹¹/

/ɬø²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo²¹/

/θø²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo²¹/

/ɬe²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɤ²¹/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ toʔ³²/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ toʔ³²/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ tɤʔ³²/

/t͡sə²² toʔ⁵/

(Puxian Min) to take up one's seat (at a ceremony or banquet)


石牯

/sɛːk̚² kuː³⁵/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ kɔu³³²/

/sɛːk̚² kuː³⁵/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ kɔu³³²/

(Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) stone; rock

(Puxian Min) spiral-patterned stones placed on both sides of the gate


親家姆

/t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/

cing⁵ gor¹ ng³ [Phonetic:cing⁵ ngor⁵ ng³]

/t͡sʰiŋ¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ŋ̍⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰiŋ²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ŋ̍³³²/

/t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/

/t͡sʰiŋ¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ŋ̍⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰiŋ²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ŋ̍³³²/


嬸娘

/ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sən⁵³ nʲiaŋ²¹/

/sɐm³⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

/sɨn²¹³⁻²¹ n̠ʲiɔŋ¹/

/ɬiŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ nieu¹³/

/ɬiŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ nieu²⁴/

/sən³³ n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sən⁵³ nʲiaŋ²¹/

/sɐm³⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

/sɨn²¹³⁻²¹ n̠ʲiɔŋ¹/

/ɬiŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ nieu¹³/

/ɬiŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ nieu²⁴/

/sən³³ n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/


百靈

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ lɪŋ²¹/

/pɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ lɛŋ¹³/

/pɛʔ²⁻⁴ lɛŋ²⁴/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ liŋ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ lɪŋ²¹/

/pɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ lɛŋ¹³/

/pɛʔ²⁻⁴ lɛŋ²⁴/


半工

/puiŋ³³ kɔŋ⁵⁴/

/pua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/puo⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaŋ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/puiŋ³³ kɔŋ⁵⁴/

/pua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/puo⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaŋ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Northern Min, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) half a day


半陰陽

bua⁴ ing¹ yorng² [Phonetic:bua¹ ing⁵ ngyorng²]

/pua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyɒŋ¹³/

buann⁴ ing¹ yoeng² [Phonetic:buann¹ ing⁵ ngyoeng²]

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyøŋ²⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iam³³ iũ²⁴/

/puã¹²⁻⁴⁴ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

/puã³¹⁻⁵³ iam³³ iũ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃¹³/

/pua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyɒŋ¹³/

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyøŋ²⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iam³³ iũ²⁴/

/puã¹²⁻⁴⁴ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

/puã³¹⁻⁵³ iam³³ iũ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃¹³/

(Hokkien and Puxian Min) hermaphrodite; intersex person


祭灶

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³³/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³³/

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


缺角

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aʔ²¹/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aʔ²/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aʔ²¹/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aʔ²/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) breach; gap; break


厝邊隔壁

cou⁴ bing¹ ga⁶ bia⁶ [Phonetic:cou¹ ing¹ ga⁴ ia⁶]

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾iŋ⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ ka¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ia¹¹/

cou⁴ bing¹ ga⁶ bia⁶ [Phonetic:cou¹ wing¹ ga⁴ wia⁶]

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ ka²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βia²¹/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ piaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ piaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piaʔ³²/

厝邊隔壁逐家做伙來！

厝边隔壁逐家做伙来！

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) neighborhood residents; neighbors


筆尾

/piʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ puei⁴⁵³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/piʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ puei⁴⁵³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) tip of a writing utensil

筆尾刣儂

笔尾刣侬

(Puxian Min, figuratively) pen; ability to write


變面

/piŋ³³ miŋ⁵⁵/

/piŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/pĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴² bin²²/

/pĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

/piŋ³³ miŋ⁵⁵/

/piŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/pĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴² bin²²/

/pĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

(Hakka, Northern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to suddenly turn hostile; to fall out with


棕蓑

/t͡søyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai⁵⁵/

/t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁴⁴/

/t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁴⁴/

/t͡saŋ³³⁻²³ sui³³/

/t͡søyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai⁵⁵/

/t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sui⁴⁴/

/t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sui⁴⁴/

/t͡saŋ³³⁻²³ sui³³/

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


冊架

/t͡sʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

/t͡sʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) bookcase; bookshelf


田墘

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/


聽無

/tʰaŋ²⁴ mo¹¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo¹¹/

/tʰia⁵³³⁻¹¹ po¹³/

/tʰĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ po²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/tʰiã³³ bo²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³/

/tʰĩã³³⁻²³ bo⁵⁵/

/tʰaŋ²⁴ mo¹¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo¹¹/

/tʰia⁵³³⁻¹¹ po¹³/

/tʰĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ po²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/tʰiã³³ bo²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻²² bo¹³/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bo²⁴/

/tʰiã⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ²³/

/tʰĩã³³⁻²³ bo⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to not understand (when listening)


公媽

/kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/

/kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/

(Puxian Min, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) ancestor; predecessor

(Puxian Min, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) spirit tablet; ancestral tablet (tablet with the name of an ancestor inscribed on it)

(Puxian Min, Hokkien, Teochew) grandparents


番囝話

huang¹ gyor³ ua⁵ [Phonetic:huang⁵ ngyor² ua⁵]

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ua¹¹/

huong¹ gyann³ ua⁵ [Phonetic:huong⁵ ngya² ua⁵]

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²⁻²⁴ ua²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ue¹¹/

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ua¹¹/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²⁻²⁴ ua²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ue¹¹/

(Puxian Min) languages used by foreigners

(Puxian Min, by extension) words that are incomprehensible or difficult to understand


破膽

/pʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒ⁴⁵³/

/pʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tɒ̃³³²/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ tã⁴¹/

/pʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒ⁴⁵³/

/pʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tɒ̃³³²/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ tã⁴¹/

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) smitten with fear; terror-stricken (usually used after a verb)


天火

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (天火):
* → Japanese: 天(てん)火(か) (tenka)
* → Korean: 천화(天火) (cheonhwa)

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

(Puxian Min, astronomy) meteor; shooting star


麻雀子

/ma³⁵ t͡ɕiɔʔ² t͡sz̩¹/

ma² cyorh⁶ zi³ [Phonetic:ma⁵ cyorh⁷ zi³]

/ma¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰyɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡si⁴⁵³/

ma² cyoeh⁶ zi³ [Phonetic:ma⁵ cyoeh⁷ zi³]

/ma²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰyøʔ²⁻⁴ t͡si³³²/

/ba²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ zi⁴¹/

/ba²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zi⁵³/

/ma̠¹³ t͡sʰi̯o²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/ma̠¹³ t͡ɕʰi̯o²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/mä¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯o²² t͡sz̩³/

/ma³⁵ t͡ɕiɔʔ² t͡sz̩¹/

/ma¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰyɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡si⁴⁵³/

/ma²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰyøʔ²⁻⁴ t͡si³³²/

/ba²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ zi⁴¹/

/ba²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zi⁵³/

/ma̠¹³ t͡sʰi̯o²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/ma̠¹³ t͡ɕʰi̯o²⁴ t͡sz̩³/

/mä¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯o²² t͡sz̩³/

(Puxian Min) mahjong tile; mahjong piece


跋麻雀

buah⁷ ma² cyorh⁶ [Phonetic:buah⁶ ma² cyorh⁶]

/puaʔ⁴⁻²¹ ma¹³ t͡sʰyɒʔ²¹/

bua² ma² cyoeh⁶ [Phonetic:bua⁵ ma² cyoeh⁶]

/pua²⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴ t͡sʰyøʔ²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ma²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ mua²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ muã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/puaʔ⁴⁻²¹ ma¹³ t͡sʰyɒʔ²¹/

/pua²⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴ t͡sʰyøʔ²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ma²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ mua²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ muã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to play mahjong


粗粗

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɔu⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔu⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɔu⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔu⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/


喙舌尾

/t͡sʰy²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵⁻³³ mui³³/

/t͡sʰy²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵⁻³³ mui³³/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) tip of a tongue


新婦囝

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mu²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mu²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min, Teochew) tongyangxi; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law; child bride


尾叔

/puei³³²⁻²⁴ t͡syøʔ²/

/be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siak̚⁵/

/be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡seʔ⁵/

/puei³³²⁻²⁴ t͡syøʔ²/

/be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siak̚⁵/

/be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡seʔ⁵/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) youngest paternal uncle (youngest among one's father's brothers)


拍風

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ puei⁵³³/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ pũĩ⁵⁴⁴/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mui⁵⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ puei⁵³³/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ pũĩ⁵⁴⁴/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mui⁵⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to inflate; to pump air into


拍麵

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁴² miŋ¹¹/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁴² miŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mĩ²²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mĩ³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mĩ³³/

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁴² miŋ¹¹/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁴² miŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mĩ²²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mĩ³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mĩ³³/


拍面

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁴² miŋ¹¹/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁴² miŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁴² miŋ¹¹/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁴² miŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to prove (a person or their opinion or prediction) wrong; to slap someone's face

(Puxian Min) to window-dress (to arrange things so that the best items are visible on top while hiding inferior items underneath)

(Puxian Min) to trowel (to smooth out a surface (like concrete, plaster, etc.) using a trowel)


芥藍花

/kʰa²¹⁻³³ na²³⁻²¹ hua³³/

/ke²¹⁻⁴² na²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² na²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/

/ka²¹⁻⁴² na²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/

/kʰa²¹⁻³³ na²³⁻²¹ hua³³/

/ke²¹⁻⁴² na²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² na²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/

/ka²¹⁻⁴² na²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/


電光泡

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pʰɑu²⁴²/

deng⁵ gung¹ por⁵ [Phonetic:deng⁵ gung² por⁵]

/tɛŋ¹¹ kuŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ pʰɒ¹¹/

deng⁵ gorng¹ por⁵ [Phonetic:deng⁵ gorng² por⁵]

/tɛŋ²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ pʰɒ²¹/

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ pʰɑu²⁴²/

/tɛŋ¹¹ kuŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ pʰɒ¹¹/

/tɛŋ²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ pʰɒ²¹/

(Northern, Eastern and Puxian Min) light bulb


𣍐得赴

/pɛʔ²¹ tɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ hu⁴²/

/pɛʔ² tɛʔ²⁻⁴ hu⁴²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁴ hu²¹/

/pɛʔ²¹ tɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ hu⁴²/

/pɛʔ² tɛʔ²⁻⁴ hu⁴²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁴ hu²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, Puxian Min) to not to (be able to) make it; to not be able to do something on time

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, Puxian Min) to not have enough time; to be too late


褲跤

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

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


鎮位

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ ui²²/

/tin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui⁴¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ ui²²/

/tin¹¹⁻⁵³ ui³³/

/tin²¹⁻⁴¹ ui³³/

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ ui²²/

/tin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ui⁴¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ ui²²/

/tin¹¹⁻⁵³ ui³³/

/tin²¹⁻⁴¹ ui³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to take up space; to be in the way


𣍐記得

/bue²²⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁵³ tit̚³²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ tit̚³²/

/bue²² ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tit̚⁵/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ tit̚³²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ lit̚³²/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ lit̚³²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ eʔ³²/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ eʔ³²/

/bue³³⁻²² ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁵³ tit̚³²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ tit̚³²/

/bue²² ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tit̚⁵/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ tit̚³²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ lit̚³²/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ lit̚³²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ eʔ³²/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ eʔ³²/

/bue³³⁻²² ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚⁵/

1992, “無聲的所在”, 陳世杰 (lyrics), 吳俊霖 [Wu Chun-lin] (music), performed by 林強 [Lim Giong] and 侯孝賢 [Hou Hsiao-hsien]:

hiám-hiám mā tō beh bē-kì-chit beh chhòng siáⁿ-mih

險險嘛地要𣍐記仔要衝啥咪

险险嘛地要𫧃记仔要冲啥咪

(Northern Min, Puxian Min, Hokkien) to forget


𣍐記

/mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ kɛi²¹³/

/pe²¹⁻⁵⁵ ki⁴²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/be²²⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/mɛ²⁴²⁻⁵³ kɛi²¹³/

/pe²¹⁻⁵⁵ ki⁴²/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ ki¹¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/be²²⁻²¹ ki²¹/

/be³³⁻²¹ ki²¹/

(Hokkien, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) to forget


手節

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

(Puxian Min) length of upper and lower arm


尾名

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴/

/be⁴²⁻²⁴ mia²⁴/

/bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã¹³/

/bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ miã²⁴/

/bə⁴²⁻²⁴ mia²⁴/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴/

/be⁴²⁻²⁴ mia²⁴/

/bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã¹³/

/bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ miã²⁴/

/bə⁴²⁻²⁴ mia²⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) last place (in examinations, contests, etc.)


三輦車

sor¹ loeng³ cia¹ [Phonetic:sor⁵ loeng⁵ nia¹]

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ lœŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵³³/

sor¹ loeng³ cie¹ [Phonetic:sor⁵ loeng⁵ nie¹]

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ lœŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nie⁵³³/

sornn¹ lyoeng³ cia¹ [Phonetic:sornn⁵ lyoeng⁵ nia¹]

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵⁴⁴/

sornn¹ loeng³ cia¹ [Phonetic:sornn⁵ loeng⁵ nia¹]

/θɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lœŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵⁴⁴/

sornn¹ lieng³ cia¹ [Phonetic:sornn⁵ lieng⁵ nia¹]

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lieŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ liŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/sã³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ lœŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵³³/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ lœŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nie⁵³³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵⁴⁴/

/θɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lœŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵⁴⁴/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lieŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/sã³³⁻²³ liŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/sã³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew, Puxian Min) pedicab; tricycle, three-wheeler (any three-wheeled vehicle)


娘嬭囝

/nˡuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ nˡɛ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

nieo² le³ gyor³ [Phonetic:nieo⁵ le⁵ yor³]

ná̤u-lâ̤-giô̤ⁿ

/nieu¹³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

niu² le³ gyann³ [Phonetic:niu⁵ ne⁵ yann³]

/niu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾ne³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

/nˡuoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ nˡɛ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/nieu¹³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/niu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾ne³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) mother and child


入腹

/lip̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to swallow; to consume


交冬

/kau⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁵⁴/

/kau⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ⁵³³/

/kau⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/kau⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁵⁴/

/kau⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ⁵³³/

/kau⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Northern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Wu) The first day of winter (one of the solar terms, around the 7th of November)

立春、雨水、驚蟄

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Spring

立夏、小滿

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Summer

立秋、處暑

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Autumn

立冬、小雪、大雪、冬至、小寒、大寒

二十四節氣／二十四节气 (Èrshísì Jiéqì, “The twenty-four solar terms”); Winter


交秋

/kau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯u²⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/

/kau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯u²⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Huizhou, Northern Min, Puxian Min, Wu) The first day of autumn, one of the solar terms (around the 8th of August).


豬跤

/ty⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tɨ³³ kʰa³³/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tɯ³³ kʰa³³/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tu³³⁻²¹ kʰa³³/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ kʰa³³/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tɨ³³ kʰa³³/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tɯ³³ kʰa³³/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tu³³⁻²¹ kʰa³³/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ kʰa³³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) pig's foot; pork leg


鴨哥

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ko⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ko⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) drake (especially one used for breeding)


番囝

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory.

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Guangdong Teochew) foreigner, especially a Westerner

(Puxian Min, by extension) a person who is unscrupulous, blackmailing, or dishonest


漉喙

/lɒʔ⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui²¹/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui¹¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui²¹/

/lɒʔ⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui²¹/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui¹¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to rinse the mouth


佈田

布田
布田
播田
佈塍
播塍
播堘
布田

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan¹³/

/pɔ³¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰan²³/

/pɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan¹³/

/pɔ³¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰan²³/

/pɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰan²⁴/

/pou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) to transplant rice seedlings


火母

/huei⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o⁴⁵³/

/huei³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo³³²/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ⁴¹/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ bɤ⁵³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/huei⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o⁴⁵³/

/huei³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo³³²/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ⁴¹/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ bɤ⁵³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) tinder; source of a fire


南風天

/nän³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/nˡaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))nieŋ⁵⁵/

nang² buei¹ ting¹ [Phonetic:nang⁵ muei⁵ ling¹]

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

nang² buinn¹ ting¹ [Phonetic:nang⁵ mui⁵ ning¹]

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

/lam¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² huaŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/

/nän³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/nˡaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))nieŋ⁵⁵/

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

/lam¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lam²⁴⁻²² huaŋ³³ tʰĩ³³/

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


臭酸

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻³³ suĩ³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ suĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻³³ suĩ³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ suĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) bittersweet; regrettable (of food)


跋錢

/puaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/puaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

(Puxian Min, Teochew, Hainanese, Leizhou Min) to gamble


暝頭

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mɛ̃¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/mɛ²² tʰau²²/

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mɛ̃¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/mɛ²² tʰau²²/

(Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min, Zhongshan Min) night


昨晡

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ pu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ pu⁴⁴/

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


阿姪

/aʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/

/aʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/

(Yangjiang Yue, Hakka, Puxian Min, Wu) fraternal nephew (brother's son)


硬柴

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰa²³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/ŋaŋ¹¹ za³³/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰa²³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/ŋaŋ¹¹ za³³/


煎匙

→ Kristang: chengsi

→ Tagalog: siyansi

/t͡siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/

/t͡siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/t͡siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/

/t͡siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/t͡siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/

/t͡siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/t͡siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/

/t͡siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

(Zhao'an Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min) slice; spatula


飼蠓

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ maŋ³³²/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ baŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻²² baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ maŋ³³²/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ baŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻²² baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, idiomatic) to leave a room or house closed and unused (as if to raise mosquitoes)


死子

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) playing piece that cannot be saved or is useless (in playing chess)


諍喙

/t͡sĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sẽ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sẽ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to argue; to debate; to contend; to dispute


聲說

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ syːt̚³/

/ɬĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((ɬ-))nuei²¹/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ seʔ³²/

/siã⁴⁴⁻²² seʔ³²/

/siã³³ səʔ⁵/

/siã⁴⁴⁻²² sueʔ³²/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ sueʔ³²/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/sɪŋ⁵⁵ syːt̚³/

/ɬĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((ɬ-))nuei²¹/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ seʔ³²/

/siã⁴⁴⁻²² seʔ³²/

/siã³³ səʔ⁵/

/siã⁴⁴⁻²² sueʔ³²/

/siã⁴⁴⁻³³ sueʔ³²/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) voice (sound of speech)


記數

/ki⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵³ sou²¹³/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

/ki⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵³ sou²¹³/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

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

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to have outstanding bills; to buy or sell on credit


貓狸

/ma⁵³⁻³³ l̃i⁵³/

/mɒ¹³⁻¹¹ li⁴⁵³/

/ma⁵³⁻³³ l̃i⁵³/

/mɒ¹³⁻¹¹ li⁴⁵³/

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


著災

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/

/tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/

/tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to meet with disaster; to suffer a calamity


惡講

/ɔːk̚³ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/o¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒŋ⁴⁵³/

/o²¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒŋ³³²/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/ɔːk̚³ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/o¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒŋ⁴⁵³/

/o²¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒŋ³³²/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) hard to say


正月頭

zia¹ guei⁷ tao² [Phonetic:zia⁵ uei⁵ lao²]

/t͡sia⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uei¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³/

ziann¹ guei⁷ tao² [Phonetic:ziann⁵ uei⁵ lao²]

/t͡sĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uei²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴/

/t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ ŋueʔ⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ ŋueʔ⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵/


齒屎

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰi³¹⁻⁵⁵ sai³¹/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰi³¹⁻⁵⁵ sai³¹/

(Fuqing Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Zhangping Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) dental plaque


纏跤

/tiŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɒ⁵³³/

/tiŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/tĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³/

/tiŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɒ⁵³³/

/tiŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/tĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰa³³/

(Hainanese, Puxian Min, Teochew) to bind one's feet


跤腹頭

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau⁵³/

kor¹ bah⁶ tao² [Phonetic:kor⁵ bah⁷ tao²]

/kʰɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ paʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau⁵³/

/kʰɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ paʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) knee


鹽花

/iɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ hua⁵³³/

/iɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mua⁵⁴⁴/

/iɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ hua⁵³³/

/iɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mua⁵⁴⁴/


受領

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯²² lɪŋ¹³/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯²² lɪŋ¹³/


胡蠅拍

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² pʰaʔ⁵/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² pʰaʔ³²/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² pʰaʔ³²/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰaʔ²/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² pʰaʔ⁵/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² pʰaʔ³²/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² pʰaʔ³²/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰaʔ²/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) flyswatter


金店

/kiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ne⁴²/

/kiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni⁴²/

/kiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ne⁴²/

/kiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni⁴²/

(Malaysian Hokkien, Puxian Min) jewelry store


踏斗

/taʔ⁵⁻³³ tau³³/

/taʔ⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁵³/

/taʔ⁵⁻³³ tau³³/

/taʔ⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁵³/

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


霆雷公

/tan²⁴⁻³³ lui²⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tan²⁴⁻²¹ lui²⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tan²³⁻³³ lui²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tan²⁴⁻³³ lui²⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tan²⁴⁻²¹ lui²⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tan²³⁻³³ lui²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to rumble with thunder


田塗

/t͡sʰɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))nɔu¹³/

/t͡sʰɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nɔu²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² tʰɔ¹³/

/t͡sʰɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))nɔu¹³/

/t͡sʰɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nɔu²⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² tʰɔ¹³/

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) soil from a field; farmland soil


蟶埕

/tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵ tiaŋ⁵³/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nia¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²³/

/tʰɛiŋ⁵⁵ tiaŋ⁵³/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nia¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² tiã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tiã²³/

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


下工

/ɒ¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/ɒ²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/ɒ¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/ɒ²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) some day (in the future); days to come


落本

/lo¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

/lo²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mui³³²/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pun⁴¹/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pun⁵³/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/lo¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

/lo²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mui³³²/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pun⁴¹/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pun⁵³/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to invest capital; to put in capital


落臺

/lɔːk̚² tʰɔːi̯²¹/

/lɔk̚⁵ tʰoɪ¹¹/

/lo¹³⁻¹¹ tai¹³/

/lo²⁴⁻²¹ tai²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tai¹³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tai²³/

/lɔːk̚² tʰɔːi̯²¹/

/lɔk̚⁵ tʰoɪ¹¹/

/lo¹³⁻¹¹ tai¹³/

/lo²⁴⁻²¹ tai²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tai¹³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tai²³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min, literally) to go off stage

(Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min, figurative) to step down (from office); to fall from a position of prestige


總無講

zorng³ bo² gorng³ [Phonetic:zorng² bo² gorng³]

/t͡sɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ po¹³ kɒŋ⁴⁵³/

zorng³ bo² gorng³ [Phonetic:zorng¹ bo² gorng³]

/t͡sɒŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ po²⁴ kɒŋ³³²/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ po¹³ kɒŋ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sɒŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ po²⁴ kɒŋ³³²/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) Indicates a rhetorical question: surely it doesn't mean that... (used when a new person or thing cannot be avoided and must be acted upon)


起早頭

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

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


位處

/ui²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒøy²¹³/

/ui¹¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁴²/

/ui²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁴²/

/ui²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒøy²¹³/

/ui¹¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁴²/

/ui²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰy⁴²/

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


下南

/a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡaŋ⁵³/

/a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nˡaŋ⁵³/

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


卵糕

/l̃ouŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/nø¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵³³/

/ny²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁴⁴/

/l̃ouŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/nø¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵³³/

/ny²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁴⁴/

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


拍官司

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ny⁵⁵/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kũã³³⁻²³ si³³/

/pʰaʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ny⁵⁵/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kũã³³⁻²³ si³³/

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


鴨翼

/aːp̚³ jɪk̚²/

/ɒ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ɬiʔ⁴/

/ɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ɬiʔ⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚¹²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ sit̚⁴/

/aːp̚³ jɪk̚²/

/ɒ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ɬiʔ⁴/

/ɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ɬiʔ⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚¹²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ sit̚⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, literal) duck wing


三頓

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lø⁴²/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ny⁴²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍¹¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²¹/

/sã³³⁻²³ tɯŋ²¹³/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lø⁴²/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ny⁴²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍¹¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²¹/

/sã³³⁻²³ tɯŋ²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) three meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)


透雨

/tʰoʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰau⁴² ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu¹¹/

/tʰau⁴² ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu²¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔ⁴¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ³³/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔ³³/

/tʰoʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰau⁴² ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu¹¹/

/tʰau⁴² ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu²¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔ⁴¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ³³/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔ³³/

(Puxian Min) to go out in the rain; to brave the rain


齊頭

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sue²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/t͡sue²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sue²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡se¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/t͡sue²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/t͡sue²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sue²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡se¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

(Puxian Min) complete, with nothing missing


這久

/t͡siʔ²¹ ku⁴⁵³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ ku⁴²/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ku⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siʔ²¹ ku⁴⁵³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ ku⁴²/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ku⁵⁵⁴/

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


𡳞鳥囝

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Puxian Min, Thai Teochew) penis of a child


起雞母皮

ki³ ge¹ bo³ puei² [Phonetic:ki⁵ e⁵ o² puei²]

/kʰi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾e⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o⁴⁵³⁻¹³ pʰuei¹³/

ki³ ge¹ bo³ puei² [Phonetic:ki⁵ e⁵ wo¹ wuei²]

/kʰi³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾e⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo³³²⁻⁵⁵ ^((pʰ-))βuei²⁴/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰue²³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²⁴/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰue²³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to have goosebumps


街中

/kɛ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵⁵/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ⁵³³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵⁵/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ⁵³³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/


對同

/tui⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ¹³/

/tui⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

/tui⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ¹³/

/tui⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

What he/she says altogether and what you say is very much the same.

I kóng ê ha̍h kah lí kóng ê chin tùi-tâng.

伊講的合佮汝講的真對同。

伊讲的合佮汝讲的真对同。

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) exactly the same; identical; matching

The two of them are quite compatible. / The two of them are meant for each other.

𪜶兩个真對同。

𪜶两个真对同。

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) compatible; appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper


別項

/pɛʔ⁴ haŋ¹¹/

/pɛʔ⁴ haŋ²¹/

/pat̚⁴⁻³² haŋ³³/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ haŋ²²/

/pɛʔ⁴ haŋ¹¹/

/pɛʔ⁴ haŋ²¹/

/pat̚⁴⁻³² haŋ³³/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ haŋ²²/


跤肚囝

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lu³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lu³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

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


肉柱

/nˡyʔ⁵⁻²¹ tʰiɛu²⁴²/

/nˡyʔ⁵⁻²¹ tʰiɛu²⁴²/


竹箬

/tyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡuoʔ⁵/

/tœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ nieu¹³/

/tœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ niɐu⁴⁵³/

/tyøʔ²⁻⁴ niu²⁴/

/tœʔ²⁻⁴ niu²⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hioʔ¹²¹/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hioʔ⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɤʔ⁴/

/tyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ nˡuoʔ⁵/

/tœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ nieu¹³/

/tœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ niɐu⁴⁵³/

/tyøʔ²⁻⁴ niu²⁴/

/tœʔ²⁻⁴ niu²⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hioʔ¹²¹/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hioʔ⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) bamboo leaf


透年

/tʰau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ niŋ²⁴/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/tʰau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ niŋ²⁴/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nĩ²⁴/

(Jinjiang and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) whole year


流鼻

/lau¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰi⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻⁵⁵ pʰi⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²/

/lau²³⁻²¹ pʰĩ²¹/

/lau²³⁻³³ pʰĩ³³/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰĩ³³/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰhĩ¹¹/

/lau¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰi⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻⁵⁵ pʰi⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²/

/lau²³⁻²¹ pʰĩ²¹/

/lau²³⁻³³ pʰĩ³³/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰĩ³³/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰhĩ¹¹/

(Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min) to have a runny nose


粗紙

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

(Puxian Min) the paper made of young bamboo in the mountainous area of Putian, which is yellow and rough in texture


腹內

→ Cebuano: paklay

→ Hiligaynon: paklay

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴² li¹¹/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ li²¹/

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴² li¹¹/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ li²¹/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) offal; animal internal organs (usually pork)

When you've broken the rules, you know it in your heart.

When the monk eats pork liver, everyone knows what's in his stomach.

hor² syong⁵ sia² dy¹ gua¹, gah⁶ nang² zai¹ bah⁶ li⁵.

和尚食豬肝，各儂知腹內。

和尚食猪肝，各侬知腹内。

(Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min, figurative) in the heart (as the seat of thoughts and emotions)


白煠

→ Bikol Central: pisa

→ Hiligaynon: pi-sa

→ Kapampangan: pesa

→ Tagalog: pesa

→ Waray-Waray: pesa

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɒ¹³/

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɒ²⁴/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² saʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ saʔ¹²¹/

/baʔ¹¹ zaʔ²³/

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɒ¹³/

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɒ²⁴/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² saʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ saʔ¹²¹/

/baʔ¹¹ zaʔ²³/

白煠雞

白煠鸡

白煠肉

白煠蝦

白煠虾

白煠魚

白煠鱼

白煠蛋

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Shanghainese, cooking) to boil; to blanch (to cook by immersing in boiling water)


蓼花

/li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hua⁴⁴/

/li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/liɔk̚⁴⁻³² hua⁴⁴/

/lau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/lau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁴⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hue³³/

/li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/lau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/lau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁴⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hue³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Mandarin) sugarcoated hollow puffed rice confection


拍氣

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁴²/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁴²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁴²/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁴²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to pump up the tyre


炒米花

/t͡sʰɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾i⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾i⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uo⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾i⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɒ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βi³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ mi⁵⁵ ho²¹/

/t͡sʰɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾i⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾i⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uo⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾i⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/t͡sʰɒ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βi³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ mi⁵⁵ ho²¹/


鴨卵青

/ɒ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ nø¹¹ t͡sʰa⁵³³/

/ɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ny²¹ t͡sʰã⁵⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)⁵ nŋ̍²² t͡sʰĩ³³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/ɒ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ nø¹¹ t͡sʰa⁵³³/

/ɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ny²¹ t͡sʰã⁵⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)⁵ nŋ̍²² t͡sʰĩ³³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) green as seen in green-shelled duck eggs (color)


食𣍐消

/ɬia¹³ pe¹¹ ɬieu⁵³³/

/ɬia²⁴ pe²¹ ɬieu⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/

/ɬia¹³ pe¹¹ ɬieu⁵³³/

/ɬia²⁴ pe²¹ ɬieu⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to be unable to bear


碗頭

→ Tagalog: huwataw

/uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

(Puxian Min) bowl toppings or garnish (good ingredients placed on top of a bowl when entertaining guests)


吐奶

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nɛŋ⁵³³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nɛŋ⁵³³/

/tʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ nɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

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


龍脊骨

loeng² zih⁶ goh⁶ [Phonetic:loeng⁵ nih⁴ goh⁶]

/lœŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))niʔ²¹⁻⁴² kɔʔ²¹/

lyoeng² zih⁶ guoh⁶ [Phonetic:lyoeng⁵ nih⁷ guoh⁶]

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kut̚⁵/

/lœŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))niʔ²¹⁻⁴² kɔʔ²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kut̚⁵/


乞雨

/kʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴² hɔu¹¹/

/kʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ hɔu²¹/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ³³/

/kʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴² hɔu¹¹/

/kʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ hɔu²¹/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ³³/


墨膏

/paʔ⁴⁻²¹ ko⁵³³/

/paʔ⁴⁻² ko⁵⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² ko³³/

/paʔ⁴⁻²¹ ko⁵³³/

/paʔ⁴⁻² ko⁵⁴⁴/

/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)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) printing ink


目角

/maʔ⁴⁻⁴² kaʔ²¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kak̚³²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kak̚³²/

/maʔ⁴⁻⁴² kaʔ²¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kak̚³²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kak̚³²/

(Jiangkou Puxian Min, anatomy) canthus; corner of the eye


尾梨

/puei⁴⁵³⁻¹³ li¹³/

/puei³³²⁻⁵⁵ li²⁴/

/puei⁴⁵³⁻¹³ li¹³/

/puei³³²⁻⁵⁵ li²⁴/

Chinese water chestnut
Chinese water chestnut

Eleocharis dulcis
Eleocharis dulcis#Translingual

(Puxian Min) Chinese water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis)


落風

/lau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁵³³/

/lau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mui⁵⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁴² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/lau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁵³³/

/lau⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mui⁵⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁴² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/


割粙

/kua¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu¹¹/

/kua²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu²¹/

/kuo¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu¹¹/

/kua¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu¹¹/

/kua²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu²¹/

/kuo¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu¹¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to harvest rice crop


壁邊

/pia¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾iŋ⁵³³/

/pia²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βiŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴/

/pia¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾iŋ⁵³³/

/pia²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βiŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pĩ⁴⁴/


唱戲

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ hei̯³³/

/t͡sʰieu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾i⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩũ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾i⁴²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ hei̯³³/

/t͡sʰieu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾i⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩũ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾i⁴²/


篾蓆

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰioʔ¹²¹/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰioʔ²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɤʔ⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰioʔ¹²¹/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰioʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) bamboo mat (used as a summer sleeping mat)


篾瓤

/mɛt̚⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/miɛ⁴² nɔŋ³³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²³/

/biʔ⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/mɛt̚⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/miɛ⁴² nɔŋ³³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²³/

/biʔ⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Hakka, Northern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min) inner part of a bamboo stem (with a brittle texture, used mostly for making wickers)


茶心茶

dor² sing¹ dor² [Phonetic:dor⁵ ling⁵ nor²]

/tɒ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))liŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒ²⁴/

/tɒ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᶿ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒ²⁴/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ te²⁴/

/te²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ te²³/

/tɒ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))liŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒ²⁴/

/tɒ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᶿ⁻⁾liŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒ²⁴/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ te²⁴/

/te²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴⁻³³ te²³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) tea brewed with tea leaves (to differentiate with barley tea)


六月天

lah⁷ guei⁵ ting¹ [Phonetic:lah⁶ guei⁵ 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)


藥頭

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min, traditional Chinese medicine) herbal soup made from the first decoction of traditional Chinese medicine

(Puxian Min, traditional Chinese medicine) conductor (ingredient added to enhance the effectiveness of the medicine)


粿箬

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hioʔ⁴/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɤʔ⁴/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hioʔ⁴/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɤʔ⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) leaf used to wrap rice cakes


粗人

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ naŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ naŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ naŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ naŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/


白殕

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ pʰu⁴⁵³/

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ 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/

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ pʰu⁴⁵³/

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ 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


冊紙

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

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


祭墓

/t͡sie²¹³⁻⁵³ muɔ²¹³/

/t͡se⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sie²¹³⁻⁵³ muɔ²¹³/

/t͡se⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mɔu⁴²/

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


上墓

/ɬieu¹¹⁻⁵⁵ mɔu⁴²/

/ɬĩũ²¹⁻⁵⁵ mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ bɔ³³/

/ɬieu¹¹⁻⁵⁵ mɔu⁴²/

/ɬĩũ²¹⁻⁵⁵ mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ bɔ³³/

(Taipei Hokkien, Puxian Min) to pay respects to a dead person at their grave


作賤

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡siːn²²/

/t͡sɒʔ²¹⁻⁴² t͡sɛŋ¹¹/

/t͡sɒʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sɛŋ²¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡siːn²²/

/t͡sɒʔ²¹⁻⁴² t͡sɛŋ¹¹/

/t͡sɒʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sɛŋ²¹/

(Puxian Min) to waste, to squander (of food etc.); to mistreat, to abuse (of people etc.)


青竹絲

/t͡sʰa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ ɬi⁵³³/

cann¹ dyoeh⁶ si¹ [Phonetic:cann⁵ nyoeh⁷ si¹]

/t͡sʰã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nyøʔ²⁻⁴ ɬi⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ si³³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ si⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lœʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ ɬi⁵³³/

/t͡sʰã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nyøʔ²⁻⁴ ɬi⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ si³³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ si⁴⁴/


牛哥

/ku¹³⁻¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/ku²⁴⁻²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹² ko⁴⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ku¹³⁻¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/ku²⁴⁻²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹² ko⁴⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/


粟埕

/t͡sʰɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tia¹³/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²⁻⁴ tĩã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²³/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tiã¹³/

/t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiã²⁴/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tia¹³/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²⁻⁴ tĩã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²³/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tiã¹³/

/t͡sʰiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiã²⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) place for drying grain in sunlight


衫裾

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

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


出丁

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ten⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tɛŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ tɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ten⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tɛŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ tɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Puxian Min) to give birth to a boy


出喙

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ 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


出水珠

coh⁶ zui³ zou¹ [Phonetic:coh⁷ zui⁵ lou¹]

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sui⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))lɔu⁵³³/

cuoh⁶ zui³ zou¹ [Phonetic:cuoh⁷ zui⁵ lou¹]

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sui³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) to get chicken pox


出正

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sia⁵³³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sĩã⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siã³³/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sia⁵³³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sĩã⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siã³³/

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


出痘

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰy²⁴ tɛ⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰuʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tɑu²⁴²/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴² tau¹¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰy²⁴ tɛ⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰuʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tɑu²⁴²/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴² tau¹¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Northern Min, Puxian Min) to get smallpox


牽經

/kʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ka⁵³³/

/kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kã⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan³³ kĩ³³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ka⁵³³/

/kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kã⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan³³ kĩ³³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) to pull and straighten the warp threads when weaving cloth by hand


拭尻川

cih⁶ gor¹ cuei¹ [Phonetic:cih⁷ gor⁵ luei¹]

/t͡sʰiʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))luei⁵³³/

cih⁶ gor¹ cuinn¹ [Phonetic:cih⁷ gor⁵ nui¹]

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁻⁴ kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nui⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁻⁴ kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nui⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

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

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


鮕鮘

→ Japanese: コウタイ (kōtai)

/kɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lai⁵³³/

/kɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lai⁵⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai⁴⁴/

/kɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lai⁵³³/

/kɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lai⁵⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai⁴⁴/

Channa asiatica
Wikispecies:Channa asiatica

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) small snakehead (Channa asiatica)


床布

/t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹ pu⁵³/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/

/t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹ pu⁵³/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/


溪埔

/kʰe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɔu⁵³³/

/kʰe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰue³³ pɔ³³/

/kʰe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɔu⁵³³/

/kʰe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰue³³ pɔ³³/

(Jinjiang Hokkien, Puxian Min) riverbank; river shore; benchland


紅薰

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁵³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ huoŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² hun³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁵³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ huoŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² hun³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Jinjiang Hokkien, Puxian Min) tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed Chinese pipe)


家私頭

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))li⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))li⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/


車路

/t͡sʰia⁵³³⁻¹³ lɔu¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ lɔu²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³ lɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/t͡sʰia⁵³³⁻¹³ lɔu¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ lɔu²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³ lɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) paved road; street

(Puxian Min) stitches produced by the sewing machine


大房

/tä⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/tua¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾aŋ¹³/

/tua²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ paŋ²³/

/tä⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/tua¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾aŋ¹³/

/tua²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ paŋ²³/

(Teochew, Puxian Min) principal rooms in a quadrangle

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) the eldest son of a family or the family line to which he belongs

(Puxian Min) large family with many male offspring


棚下

/pa¹³⁻⁴² ɒ¹¹/

/pã²⁴⁻⁴² ɒ²¹/

/pa¹³⁻⁴² ɒ¹¹/

/pã²⁴⁻⁴² ɒ²¹/


嶺頂

/nia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁴⁵³/

/nia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɛŋ³³²/

/nia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁴⁵³/

/nia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɛŋ³³²/


嶺骹

(Puxian Min) foot of a mountain or hill; starting point of a hillside


嶺底

/nia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le⁴⁵³/

/nia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ne³³²/

/nia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le⁴⁵³/

/nia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ne³³²/


白紙烏字

/pʰak̚⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/

ba⁷ zyor³ ou¹ zi⁵ [Phonetic:ba⁵ lyor³ ou² li⁵]

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))lyɒ⁴⁵³ ɔu⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((t͡s-))li¹¹/

ba⁷ zya³ ou¹ zi⁵ [Phonetic:ba⁵ lya³ ou² li⁵]

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lya³³² ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((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


白膏

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/


疊紙

/te¹³⁻¹¹ t͡syɒ⁴⁵³/

/te²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sya³³²/

/te¹³⁻¹¹ t͡syɒ⁴⁵³/

/te²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sya³³²/


肥白

/pui¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a¹³/

/pui²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa²⁴/

/pui²³⁻³³ peʔ⁴/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴/

/pui¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a¹³/

/pui²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa²⁴/

/pui²³⁻³³ peʔ⁴/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ peʔ⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) plump and fair; fat and fair-skinned


開門開戶

kui¹ muei² kui¹ hou⁵ [Phonetic:kui⁵ muei⁵ ui² ou⁵]

/kʰui⁵³³⁻¹¹ muei¹³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ui⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu¹¹/

kui¹ mui² kui¹ hou⁵ [Phonetic:kui⁵ mui⁵ ui² ou⁵]

/kʰui⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ mui²⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ui⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu²¹/


開天門

kui¹ ting¹ muei² [Phonetic:kui⁵ ting⁵ muei²]

/kʰui⁵³³⁻¹¹ tʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ muei¹³/

kui¹ ting¹ mui² [Phonetic:kui⁵ ting⁵ mui²]

/kʰui⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ mui²⁴/

/kʰui⁵³³⁻¹¹ tʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ muei¹³/

/kʰui⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ mui²⁴/

(Puxian Min) to have a heaven-sent opportunity; to have a heavenly time; to come as a godsend (of chance)


徛丟丟

/kʰyɒ¹¹ tiu⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ tiu⁵³³/

/kʰya²¹ tiu⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ tiu⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰyɒ¹¹ tiu⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ tiu⁵³³/

/kʰya²¹ tiu⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ tiu⁵⁴⁴/


徛在在

kyor⁵ zai⁵ zai⁵ [Phonetic:kyor⁵ zai² zai⁵]

/kʰyɒ¹¹ t͡sai¹¹⁻¹³ t͡sai¹¹/

kya⁵ zai⁵ zai⁵ [Phonetic:kya⁵ zai² zai⁵]

/kʰyɒ¹¹ t͡sai¹¹⁻¹³ t͡sai¹¹/


企顛溜

kyor⁴ deng¹ liu¹ [Phonetic:kyor¹ leng⁵ niu¹]

/kʰyɒ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾niu⁵³³/

kya⁴ deng¹ liu¹ [Phonetic:kya¹ leng⁵ niu¹]

/kʰya⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾niu⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰyɒ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾niu⁵³³/

/kʰya⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾niu⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, of a person) to stand on one's hands or head; to do a handstand


來蘇

/lai¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɔu⁵³³/

/lai²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/lai¹³⁻¹¹ ɬɔu⁵³³/

/lai²⁴⁻²¹ ɬɔu⁵⁴⁴/


唻唻

/lai⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ lai⁵³³/

/lai⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ lai⁵⁴⁴/

/lai⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ lai⁵³³/

/lai⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ lai⁵⁴⁴/


鶞母

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo⁴⁵³/

/tʰuoŋ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo³³²/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo⁴⁵³/

/tʰuoŋ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo³³²/

Legend has it that this kind of bird have few offspring.


鳥囝

/t͡sieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁴⁵³/

/t͡siɐu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾œ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sieu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/t͡siəu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/t͡sieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a⁴⁵³/

/t͡siɐu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾œ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sieu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/t͡siəu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

(Puxian Min) one of bamboos (mahjong tile)


石頭牯

sieo⁷ tao² gou³ [Phonetic:sieo⁵ lao⁵ gou³]

sieo⁷ tao² gou³ [Phonetic:sieo⁵ lao⁵ ou³]

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²/


石頭牯囝

sieo⁷ tao² gou³ gyor³ [Phonetic:sieo⁵ lao⁵ gou⁵ yor³]

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

sieo⁷ tao² gou³ gyann³ [Phonetic:sieo⁵ lao⁵ ou⁵ yann³]

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/


石頭囝

sieo⁷ tao² gyor³ [Phonetic:sieo⁵ lao⁵ yor³]

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

sieo⁷ tao² gyann³ [Phonetic:sieo⁵ lao⁵ yann³]

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/


石牯囝

sieo⁷ gou³ gyor³ [Phonetic:sieo⁵ gou⁵ yor³]

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

sieo⁷ gou³ gyann³ [Phonetic:sieo⁵ ou⁵ yann³]

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

/ɬieu¹³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ɬieu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɔu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/


正爿手

/t͡sia⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾e¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))liu⁴⁵³/

ziann⁴ binn² ciu³ [Phonetic:ziann¹ mi⁵ niu³]

/t͡sĩã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))niu³³²/


倒爿手

/to⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾e¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))liu⁴⁵³/

/to⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾e¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))liu⁴⁵³/

/to⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))niu³³²/

/to⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾e¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))liu⁴⁵³/

/to⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾e¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))liu⁴⁵³/

/to⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))niu³³²/


渡喙

/tɔu¹¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/tou¹¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/tou²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/tɔu¹¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/tou¹¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/tou²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/


狗哥

/kau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/kau³³²⁻²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/

/kau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/kau³³²⁻²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, figuratively) crafty person


九百六

/kau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a¹¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/kau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/kau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a¹¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/kau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa²¹⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

(Puxian Min) perturbed; nervous; uneasy (being in a state of turmoil and anxiety)


狗箠鞭

gao³ cuei² beng¹ [Phonetic:gao² luei⁵ beng¹]

/kau⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^((t͡sʰ-))luei¹³⁻¹¹ pɛŋ⁵³³/

gao³ cuei² beng¹ [Phonetic:gao¹ luei⁵ beng¹]

/kau³³²⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))luei²⁴⁻²¹ pɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/kau⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^((t͡sʰ-))luei¹³⁻¹¹ pɛŋ⁵³³/

/kau³³²⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))luei²⁴⁻²¹ pɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/


九重陽

gao³ doeng² ieo² [Phonetic:gao² lung⁵ nieo²]

/kau⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))nieu¹³/

gao³ dyoeng² iunn² [Phonetic:gao¹ ling⁵ niu²]

/kau³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))niu²⁴/

/kau⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))nieu¹³/

/kau³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))niu²⁴/

Double Ninth Festival
Double Ninth Festival


雞卵膏

/ke⁵³³⁻¹³ nø¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ny²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹³ nø¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ny²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/


卵膏

/nø¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/nø¹¹ ko⁵³³/


紅囝

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kỹã³³²/

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kỹã³³²/

(Puxian Min) newborn baby; neonate; infant


紅囝囝

ang² gyann³ gyann³ [Phonetic:ang⁵ gyann⁵ yann³]

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kỹã³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kỹã³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/


春尾

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei³³²/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei³³²/

(Puxian Min) the end of spring; the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar


未曾未

buei⁵ zeng² buei⁵ [Phonetic:buei⁵ leng⁴ muei⁵]

/bue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ bue³³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡seŋ²⁴⁻²¹ bue²²/

/be³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ be³³/

/bue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ bue³³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡seŋ²⁴⁻²¹ bue²²/

/be³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ be³³/

(Puxian Min) the time has not come yet; to be still early


目鏡生

mah⁷ gia⁴ seng¹ [Phonetic:mah⁶ gia¹ leng¹]

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ kia⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵³³/

mah⁷ giann⁴ seng¹ [Phonetic:mah⁶ giann¹ neng¹]

/maʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))nɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ kia⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵³³/

/maʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))nɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, humorous or derogatory) bespectacled person; someone who wears glasses; four-eyes


溪石

(Puxian Min) cobblestones or pebbles in the river which can be used as building materials


溪囝

/kʰe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kʰe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

/kʰe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kʰe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/


犬爿

/kʰœŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹³/

/kʰyøŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

/kʰœŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹³/

/kʰyøŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

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


鴨卵綠

or⁶ noe⁵ lorh⁷ [Phonetic:or¹ noe⁵ lorh⁷]

ō̤-nē̤-lo̤̍h

/ɒ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ nø¹¹ lɒʔ⁴/

/ɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ny²¹ lɒʔ⁴/

/ɒ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ nø¹¹ lɒʔ⁴/

/ɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ny²¹ lɒʔ⁴/

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) green as seen in green-shelled duck eggs (color)


長頭髮

dung² tao² buei⁵ [Phonetic:dung⁵ nao⁴ uei⁵]

/tuŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))nau¹³⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei¹¹/

dng² tao² buei⁵ [Phonetic:dng⁵ nao⁴ muei⁵]

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nau²⁴⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei²¹/

/tuŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))nau¹³⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei¹¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nau²⁴⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei²¹/


火爿

/huei⁴⁵³⁻¹³ pe¹³/

/huei³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

/huei⁴⁵³⁻¹³ pe¹³/

/huei³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

(Puxian Min) The Chinese character component 火.


年暝兜

ning² ma² dao¹ [Phonetic:ning⁵ ma⁵ lao¹]

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ma¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁵³³/

ning² ma² dao¹ [Phonetic:ning¹ ma⁵ nao¹]

/niŋ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ma¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁵³³/

/niŋ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

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


年暝內

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ma¹³⁻⁴² li¹¹/

/niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴⁻⁴² li²¹/

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ma¹³⁻⁴² li¹¹/

/niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴⁻⁴² li²¹/

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


年透世

ning² tao⁴ se⁴ [Phonetic:ning² tao¹ le⁴]


生囝面

seng¹ gyor³ ming⁴ [Phonetic:seng⁵ ngyor⁵ ming⁴]

/ɬɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ miŋ⁴²/

seng¹ gyann³ ming⁴ [Phonetic:seng⁵ ngya⁵ ming⁴]

/ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²⁻²¹ miŋ⁴²/

/ɬɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ miŋ⁴²/

/ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²⁻²¹ miŋ⁴²/


興化腔

hing¹ hua⁴ kieo¹ [Phonetic:hing² ngua¹ kieo¹]

/hiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kʰieu⁵³³/

hing¹ hua⁴ kiunn¹ [Phonetic:hing² ngua¹ kiunn¹]

/hiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kʰĩũ⁵⁴⁴/

/hiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kʰieu⁵³³/

/hiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kʰĩũ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) an accent with characteristics of the Xinghua region


興陽

/hiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyɒŋ¹³/

/hiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyɒŋ¹³/

(Puxian Min, physiology) to have an erection; to be erect


厝角

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/


破病雞

/pʰua⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ma¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾e⁵³³/

/pʰua⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ma²¹ ke⁵⁴⁴/

/pʰua⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ma¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾e⁵³³/

/pʰua⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ma²¹ ke⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, figuratively) a person in poor health; a person who are often sick


生份話

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ¹¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua¹¹/

sann¹ huong⁵ ua⁵ [Phonetic:sann⁵ uong⁴ ngua⁵]

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽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/

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ¹¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua¹¹/

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽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)


生份鋪

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ¹¹ ^((pʰ-))mɔu⁵³³/

sann¹ huong⁵ pou¹ [Phonetic:sann⁵ uong⁵ mou¹]

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ²¹ ^((pʰ-))mɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ¹¹ ^((pʰ-))mɔu⁵³³/

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ²¹ ^((pʰ-))mɔu⁵⁴⁴/


長子得

dyorng³ zo³ deh⁶ [Phonetic:dyorng⁵ no² deh⁶]

/tyɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))no⁴⁵³⁻¹³ tɛʔ²¹/

dyoeng³ zo³ deh⁶ [Phonetic:dyoeng⁵ no² deh⁶]

/tyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))no³³²⁻²⁴ tɛʔ²/

/tyɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))no⁴⁵³⁻¹³ tɛʔ²¹/

/tyøŋ³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))no³³²⁻²⁴ tɛʔ²/

(Puxian Min, historical) the largest share the eldest son would get when the family property was distributed


桌球朳

/to¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu¹³⁻¹¹ pe⁵³³/

/to²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βe⁵⁴⁴/

/to¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu¹³⁻¹¹ pe⁵³³/

/to²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βe⁵⁴⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


桌球床

/to¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))luŋ¹³/

/to²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nŋ̍²⁴/

/to¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))luŋ¹³/

/to²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nŋ̍²⁴/

(Puxian Min) table tennis table; ping pong table


銃斃

/t͡sʰœŋ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹¹/

/t͡sʰyøŋ²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pe²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pe²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pe¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe⁴¹/

/t͡sʰœŋ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹¹/

/t͡sʰyøŋ²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pe²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pe²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pe¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) to execute by firing squad


車路囝

cia¹ lou⁵ gyor³ [Phonetic:cia² lou⁵ yor³]

/t͡sʰia⁵³³⁻¹³ lɔu¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

cia¹ lou⁵ gyann³ [Phonetic:cia¹ lou⁵ iann³]

/t͡sʰia⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ lɔu²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/t͡sʰia⁵³³⁻¹³ lɔu¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ lɔu²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/


老爹相

lor³ dia¹ syorng⁴ [Phonetic:lor⁵ lia² syorng⁴]

/lɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lia⁵³³⁻¹³ ɬyɒŋ⁴²/

lor³ dia¹ syoeng⁴ [Phonetic:lor⁵ lia² syoeng⁴]

/lɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lia⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ɬyøŋ⁴²/

/lɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lia⁵³³⁻¹³ ɬyɒŋ⁴²/

/lɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lia⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ɬyøŋ⁴²/


老爹體

/lɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lia⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ tʰe³³²/

/lɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lia⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ tʰe³³²/

(Puxian Min) (to put on a) bureaucratic posture


衫爿

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾e¹³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾e¹³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

(Puxian Min) The Chinese character component 衤.


衫裾尾

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

sornn¹ gy¹ buei³ [Phonetic:sornn⁵ y⁵ wuei³]

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

(Puxian Min) bottom part of a Chinese robe or jacket


蔗廍

(Puxian Min) sugar refinery (in olden times)


野和尚

ia³ hor² syorng⁵ [Phonetic:ia⁵ or⁴ lyorng⁵]

/ia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyɒŋ¹¹/

ia³ hor² syoeng⁵ [Phonetic:ia⁵ or⁴ lyoeng⁵]

/ia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ²⁴⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyøŋ²¹/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue²³⁻³³ siũ³³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ³³/

/ia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyɒŋ¹¹/

/ia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ²⁴⁻⁴² ^((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


農民猴

norng² ming² gao² [Phonetic:norng⁵ ming⁵ gao²]

/nɒŋ¹³⁻¹¹ miŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kau¹³/

norng² ming² gaonn² [Phonetic:norng⁵ ming⁵ gaonn²]

/nɒŋ²⁴⁻²¹ miŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kãũ²⁴/

/nɒŋ¹³⁻¹¹ miŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kau¹³/

/nɒŋ²⁴⁻²¹ miŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kãũ²⁴/

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


農民箍

norng² ming² kou¹ [Phonetic:norng⁵ ming⁵ kou¹]

/nɒŋ¹³⁻¹¹ miŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kʰɔu⁵³³/

/nɒŋ²⁴⁻²¹ miŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/nɒŋ¹³⁻¹¹ miŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kʰɔu⁵³³/

/nɒŋ²⁴⁻²¹ miŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/


土醫生

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))ɛŋ⁵³³/

/tʰɔu³³²⁻²¹ i⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))ɛŋ⁵³³/

/tʰɔu³³²⁻²¹ i⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) folk doctor (a person who treats people but has no formal medical training)


土醫

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i⁵³³/

/tʰɔu³³²⁻²¹ i⁵⁴⁴/

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i⁵³³/

/tʰɔu³³²⁻²¹ i⁵⁴⁴/


牛犁擔

/ku¹³⁻¹¹ le¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒ⁵³³/

/ku²⁴⁻²¹ le²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/ku¹³⁻¹¹ le¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒ⁵³³/

/ku²⁴⁻²¹ le²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒ⁵⁴⁴/


𣍐出

/pe¹¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰɔʔ²¹/

/pe²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰuoʔ²/

/pe¹¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰɔʔ²¹/

/pe²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰuoʔ²/

(Puxian Min) to hate to part with; to be unwilling to let go of; to begrudge


伓赴

/ŋ̍²¹⁻⁵⁵ hu⁴²/

/ŋ̍²¹⁻⁵⁵ hu⁴²/

(Puxian Min) to not to (be able to) make it; to not be able to do something on time

(Puxian Min) to not have enough time; to be too late


床囝

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋia³³²/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋia³³²/


床面

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/


行外家

/kia¹³⁻¹¹ kua¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁵³³/

giann² gua⁵ gor¹ [Phonetic:giann⁵ gua⁵ or¹]

/kĩã²⁴⁻²¹ kua²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/kia¹³⁻¹¹ kua¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁵³³/

/kĩã²⁴⁻²¹ kua²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, of a married woman) to return to her parents' home for a visit


心肝頭疼

sing¹ gua¹ tao² tia⁴ [Phonetic:sing⁵ ngua⁵ lao¹ lia⁴]

/ɬiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋua⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))lia⁴²/

sing¹ guann¹ tao² tiann⁴ [Phonetic:sing⁵ mua⁵ nao² tiann⁴]

/ɬiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾mua⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nau²⁴ tʰĩã⁴²/


二九三十暝

di⁵ gao³ sor¹ seh⁷ ma² [Phonetic:di⁵ gao³ sor⁵ leh⁶ ma²]

/ti¹¹ kau⁴⁵³ ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛʔ⁴⁻²¹ ma¹³/

li⁵ gao³ sornn¹ seh⁷ ma² [Phonetic:li⁵ gao⁵ sornn⁵ leh⁶ ma²]

/li²¹ kau³³²⁻²¹ ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛʔ⁴⁻² ma²⁴/


三十暝

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛʔ⁴⁻²¹ ma¹³/

sornn¹ seh⁷ ma² [Phonetic:sornn⁵ leh⁶ ma²]

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛʔ⁴⁻² ma²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² mẽ²³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ mẽ²⁴/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛʔ⁴⁻²¹ ma¹³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛʔ⁴⁻² ma²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² mẽ²³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sap̚⁴⁻¹ mẽ²⁴/

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) Chinese New Year's Eve


三十暝昏

sor¹ seh⁷ ma² huei¹ [Phonetic:sor⁵ leh⁶ ma⁵ uei¹]

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛʔ⁴⁻²¹ ma¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uei⁵³³/

sornn¹ seh⁷ ma² huinn¹ [Phonetic:sornn⁵ leh⁶ ma⁵ uinn¹]

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛʔ⁴⁻² ma²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ũĩ⁵⁴⁴/


日頭食

dih⁷ tao² sih⁶ [Phonetic:dih⁶ tao² sih⁶]

/tiʔ⁴⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ ɬiʔ²¹/

/tiʔ⁴⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ ɬiʔ²¹/

(Yuanyang Mandarin, Puxian Min) solar eclipse


鼎篋

/tĩã³³²⁻²⁴ ^((kʰ-))e²¹/

/tĩã³³²⁻²⁴ ^((kʰ-))e²¹/

(Puxian Min) rice crust; crust of cooked rice


手炸彈

ciu³ za⁴ dang² [Phonetic:ciu⁵ za¹ lang²]

/t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ¹³/


灶焰添柴

zao⁴ ieng⁵ ting¹ cor² [Phonetic:zao⁴ ieng⁵ ting⁵ cor²]

/t͡sau⁴² iɛŋ¹¹ tʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɒ¹³/

/t͡sau⁴² iɛŋ²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɒ²⁴/

/t͡sau⁴² iɛŋ¹¹ tʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɒ¹³/

/t͡sau⁴² iɛŋ²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɒ²⁴/

add fuel to the fire
add fuel to the fire

(Puxian Min, figurative) to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict)


找尾

/t͡sau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

/t͡sau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

/t͡sau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

/t͡sau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/


找錢尾

zao³ zing² buei³ [Phonetic:zao² ling⁵ muei³]

/t͡sau⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^((t͡s-))liŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei⁴⁵³/

zao³ zing² buei³ [Phonetic:zao¹ ling⁵ muei³]

/t͡sau³³²⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))liŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei³³²/


南婆

/naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo¹³/

/naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo²⁴/

/naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo¹³/

/naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo²⁴/

(specifically) woman from southern Fujian

woman from other places
woman from southern Fujian


伓知

(Puxian Min) to not know; to not understand


老衣

(Puxian Min) burial shroud; cerement; clothes worn by the elderly after their death


無量器

bo² lyorng⁵ ki⁴ [Phonetic:bo⁵ lyorng¹ ngi⁴]

/po¹³⁻¹¹ lyɒŋ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋi⁴²/

bo² lyoeng⁵ ki⁴ [Phonetic:bo⁵ lyoeng¹ ngi⁴]

/po²⁴⁻²¹ lyøŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋi⁴²/

/po¹³⁻¹¹ lyɒŋ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋi⁴²/

/po²⁴⁻²¹ lyøŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋi⁴²/


玻璃紐

/pɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ li¹³⁻¹¹ tiu¹³/

/pɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ li²⁴⁻²¹ liu²⁴/

/pɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ li¹³⁻¹¹ tiu¹³/

/pɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ li²⁴⁻²¹ liu²⁴/

(Puxian Min) old-fashioned plastic buttons


忍氣求財

nong³ ki⁴ giu² zai² [Phonetic:nong⁵ ki⁴ giu⁵ zai²]

/nɔŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴² kiu¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sai¹³/

nuong³ ki⁴ giu² zai² [Phonetic:nuong⁵ ki⁴ giu⁵ zai²]

/nuoŋ³³²⁻²¹ kʰi⁴² kiu²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sai²⁴/

/nɔŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ kʰi⁴² kiu¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sai¹³/

/nuoŋ³³²⁻²¹ kʰi⁴² kiu²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sai²⁴/

(Puxian Min) An idiom advising people to control their emotions and maintain a friendly demeanor towards others as a way to attract prosperity and good fortune.


舊年暝

/ku¹¹ niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ma¹³/

/ku²¹ niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴/

/ku¹¹ niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ma¹³/

/ku²¹ niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴/


蘇州碼

/su⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

sou¹ ziu¹ bor³ [Phonetic:sou⁵ liu⁵ bor³]

/ɬɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))liu⁵³³⁻¹¹ pɒ⁴⁵³/

sou¹ ziu¹ bor³ [Phonetic:sou⁵ liu⁵ wor³]

/ɬɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))liu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ³³²/

/su⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɬɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))liu⁵³³⁻¹¹ pɒ⁴⁵³/

(Taiwanese Mandarin, Puxian Min) Suzhou numeral


薰枝喙

hong¹ gi¹ cui⁴ [Phonetic:hong⁵ gi² cui⁴]

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ki⁵³³⁻¹³ t͡sʰui⁴²/

huong¹ gi¹ cui⁴ [Phonetic:huong⁵ gi² cui⁴]

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ki⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ki⁵³³⁻¹³ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ki⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/


薰枝箍

hong¹ gi¹ kou¹ [Phonetic:hong⁵ gi⁵ kou¹]

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ki⁵³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔu⁵³³/

huong¹ gi¹ kou¹ [Phonetic:huong⁵ gi⁵ kou¹]

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ki⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ki⁵³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔu⁵³³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ki⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/


薰枝盒

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ki⁵³³⁻¹¹ aʔ⁴/

huong¹ gi¹ ah⁷ [Phonetic:huong⁵ gi⁵ ah⁷]

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ki⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ aʔ⁴/

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ki⁵³³⁻¹¹ aʔ⁴/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ki⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ aʔ⁴/


早粟

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^((t͡sʰ-))lɒʔ²¹/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²⁴ ^((t͡sʰ-))lɒʔ²/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^((t͡sʰ-))lɒʔ²¹/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²⁴ ^((t͡sʰ-))lɒʔ²/

(Puxian Min) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice


早季

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/

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


早晝

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁴²/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lau⁴²/


早季釉

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴² ^((Ø-))liu¹¹/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴² ^((Ø-))liu²¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴² ^((Ø-))liu¹¹/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴² ^((Ø-))liu²¹/


六月早

lah⁷ guei⁵ zor³ [Phonetic:lah⁶ guei⁵ lor³]


藥針

(Puxian Min) liquid medicine for injection


出月酒

coh⁶ guei⁷ ziu³ [Phonetic:coh⁷ guei⁵ liu³]

cuoh⁶ guei⁷ ziu³ [Phonetic:cuoh⁷ guei⁵ liu³]

(Puxian Min) banquet held when a baby is one month old


煙花院

eng¹ hua¹ ing⁵ [Phonetic:eng⁵ ngua² ing⁵]

/ɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua⁵³³⁻¹³ iŋ¹¹/

/ɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ iŋ²¹/

/ɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua⁵³³⁻¹³ iŋ¹¹/

/ɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋua⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ iŋ²¹/


做食

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬiæʔ⁴/

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬia²⁴/

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬiæʔ⁴/

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬia²⁴/

(Puxian Min) to scrape a meager living; to get by with difficulty; to eke out a livelihood

(Puxian Min) to get some food; to prepare for food


做風水

zo⁴ horng¹ sui³ [Phonetic:zo¹ orng⁵ nui³]

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))nui⁴⁵³/

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))nui³³²/

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))nui⁴⁵³/

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))nui³³²/

(Puxian Min) to build (someone's) grave or tomb


著熱

(Puxian Min, medicine) to have a fever; to have a high body temperature


郵政分

iu² zing⁴ hong¹ [Phonetic:iu⁵ ling¹ ngong¹]

/iu¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))liŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋɔŋ⁵³³/

iu² zing⁴ huong¹ [Phonetic:iu⁵ ling¹ nguong¹]

/iu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))liŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/iu¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))liŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋɔŋ⁵³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))liŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁴⁴/


利錁

/li⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁴⁵³/

/li⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ³³²/

/li⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁴⁵³/

/li⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ³³²/

(Puxian Min, finance) interest (on an investment)


單丁孤姓

dang¹ deng¹ gou¹ sa⁴ [Phonetic:dang⁵ deng¹ gou² sa⁴]

/taŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ tɛŋ⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ kɔu⁵³³⁻¹³ ɬa⁴²/

duann¹ deng¹ gou¹ sann⁴ [Phonetic:duann⁵ deng⁵ gou² sann⁴]

/tũã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ tɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ɬã⁴²/

/taŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ tɛŋ⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ kɔu⁵³³⁻¹³ ɬa⁴²/

/tũã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ tɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ɬã⁴²/

(Puxian Min) family with small population


紅猴

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kau¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kãũ²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kau¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kãũ²⁴/


八股生

bah⁶ gou³ seng¹ [Phonetic:bah⁷ gou⁵ leng¹]

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ kɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵³³/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ kɔu³³²⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ kɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵³³/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ kɔu³³²⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

2007, 刘福铸 [Fuzhu Liu], editor, 莆仙方言熟语歌谣 [Idioms and Folk Songs in Puxian Dialect], Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 [Fujian People's Publishing House], →ISBN, page 259:

Traditional school student, in oil he must be fried.
Burnt until pitch black he turns, thrown upon the ground outside.
 Wild dogs will gnaw at him, boars will tear him far and wide.

bah⁶ gou³ seng¹, oeng⁵ iu² zeng¹.
zeng¹ ou¹ ou¹, long¹ de⁵ lor⁵.
ia³ gao³ ke⁴, dy¹ go¹ gor⁵.

八股生，用油煎。
煎烏烏，扔地下。
野狗喫，豬哥咬。

八股生，用油煎。
煎乌乌，扔地下。
野狗吃，猪哥咬。

(Puxian Min, historical) student who studied in a traditional Chinese private school

(Puxian Min, figurative) someone who is familiar with ancient culture but somewhat rigidly adheres to old methods or styles


心煞

/siŋ⁵⁵ sɑʔ²⁴/

/ɬiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((ɬ-))naʔ²¹/

/ɬiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((ɬ-))naʔ²/

/siŋ⁵⁵ sɑʔ²⁴/

/ɬiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((ɬ-))naʔ²¹/

/ɬiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((ɬ-))naʔ²/

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


鼻路

/pʰi⁴² lɔu¹¹/

/pʰi⁴² lɔu²¹/

/pʰi⁴² lɔu¹¹/

/pʰi⁴² lɔu²¹/

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


且等

/t͡sʰia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ tɛŋ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩã³³²⁻²¹ tɛŋ³³²/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ tɛŋ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩã³³²⁻²¹ tɛŋ³³²/


月裡囝

guei⁵ li³ gyor³ [Phonetic:guei⁵ li⁵ yor³]

/kuei¹¹ li⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

guei⁵ li³ gyann³ [Phonetic:guei⁵ li⁵ ann³]

/kuei²¹ li³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/kuei¹¹ li⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kuei²¹ li³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

(Puxian Min) a baby who is not yet one month old


下營

(Puxian Min) to put a corpse in a coffin; to encoffin


土地公生

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

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵³³/

tou³ de⁵ gorng¹ sann¹ [Phonetic:tou¹ le⁵ orng⁵ na¹]

/tʰɔu³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵⁴⁴/

/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


土地公厝

tou³ de⁵ gorng¹ cou⁴ [Phonetic:tou² le⁵ orng² nou⁴]

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɔu⁴²/

tou³ de⁵ gorng¹ cou⁴ [Phonetic:tou¹ le⁵ orng² nou⁴]

/tʰɔu³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɔu⁴²/

(Puxian Min, religion) temple that is mainly dedicated to worshiping Tudigong


番囝油

huang¹ gyor³ iu² [Phonetic:huang⁵ ngyor² iu²]

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ iu¹³/

huong¹ gyann³ iu² [Phonetic:huong⁵ ngya¹ iu²]

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²⁻⁵⁵ iu²⁴/

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ iu¹³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋya³³²⁻⁵⁵ iu²⁴/


地生油

de⁵ seng¹ iu² [Phonetic:de⁵ leng² ngiu²]

de⁵ seng¹ iu² [Phonetic:de⁵ leng⁵ ngiu²]

/te²¹ ⁽ᶿ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋiu²⁴/

/te²¹ ⁽ᶿ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋiu²⁴/


直是

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚² siː²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚² siː²²/

(Puxian Min) to be precisely; to be none other than; it is ... that


曝衫

/pʰɒʔ⁴⁻²¹ ɬɒ⁵³³/

/pʰɒʔ⁴⁻² ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

/pʰɒʔ⁴⁻²¹ ɬɒ⁵³³/

/pʰɒʔ⁴⁻² ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) to sun-dry clothes; to dry clothes under the sun; to air clothing


蟻婆

/hyɒ¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o¹³/

/hya²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo²⁴/

/hyɒ¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o¹³/

/hya²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo²⁴/


鼎底

/tia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le⁴⁵³/

/tĩã³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ne³³²/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/tia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le⁴⁵³/

/tĩã³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ne³³²/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

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


拍廝告

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lo⁵³³⁻¹³ ko⁴²/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lo⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lo⁵³³⁻¹³ ko⁴²/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lo⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

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


暗暝時

/aŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni²⁴/

/aŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni²⁴/


候防

/hieu¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒŋ¹³/

/hieu²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒŋ²⁴/

/hieu¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒŋ¹³/

/hieu²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒŋ²⁴/

(Puxian Min) to take precautions against; to prevent

(Puxian Min) to prepare for; to arrange for


醉車藥

zui⁴ cia¹ ieo⁷ [Phonetic:zui¹ lia⁵ ieo⁷]


隨時隨刻

sui² si² sui² keh⁶ [Phonetic:sui⁵ si² sui⁴ keh⁶]

/ɬui¹³⁻¹¹ ɬi¹³ ɬui¹³⁻⁴² kʰɛʔ²¹/

/ɬui²⁴⁻²¹ ɬi²⁴ ɬui²⁴⁻⁴² kʰɛʔ²/

/ɬui¹³⁻¹¹ ɬi¹³ ɬui¹³⁻⁴² kʰɛʔ²¹/

/ɬui²⁴⁻²¹ ɬi²⁴ ɬui²⁴⁻⁴² kʰɛʔ²/

(Puxian Min) at any time; whenever necessary


手運

/t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ɔŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu³³²⁻²⁴ uoŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ɔŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu³³²⁻²⁴ uoŋ²¹/

(Puxian Min) luck (in gambling, cards, drawing lots, etc.); luck of the draw


攙凊水

cang² cing⁴ zui³ [Phonetic:cang⁵ cing¹ nui³]

/t͡sʰaŋ¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))nui⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰaŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡s-))nui³³²/

(Puxian Min, idiomatic) to throw cold water on


灑凊水

sua⁵ cing⁴ zui³ [Phonetic:sua⁵ cing¹ nui³]


烏煞汗

/ɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))laʔ²¹⁻⁴ kua¹¹/

ou¹ sah⁶ guann⁵ [Phonetic:ou⁵ lah⁷ guann⁵]

/ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))laʔ²⁻⁴ kũã²¹/

/ɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))laʔ²¹⁻⁴ kua¹¹/

/ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))laʔ²⁻⁴ kũã²¹/


凊糜

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴² ma¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bə²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ mãi²³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mãi¹³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ muãi²³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴² ma¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bə²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ mãi²³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mãi¹³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ muãi²³/


熰凊糜

gao⁵ cing⁴ ma² [Phonetic:gao¹ ling⁴ ma²]

(Puxian Min, literally) to reheat cold cooked rice

(Puxian Min, figurative) to do something over and over again; to rehash


老膣

(Puxian Min, vulgar) cunt (female genitalia; vagina; vulva)


倭賊

/wɔ⁵⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/

/o⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɛʔ⁴/

/o⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛʔ⁴/

/wɔ⁵⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/

/o⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɛʔ⁴/

/o⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛʔ⁴/

(literary or Puxian Min, historical) wokou (pirates from a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries)

Who would have thought that Japan, a petty nation of barbarians, would betray their sovereign and deceive their lord, refusing to pay tribute; they disregard royal law, show contempt for the Central Plains, and violate our territories.

Û Chheng-hong's Proclamation" [余清芳告示文], 1915

Qǐ yì rìběn xiǎobāng wōzéi, bèi zhǔ qī jūn, jù xiàn gònglǐ; bù zūn wángfǎ, miǎoshì zhōngyuán, qīnfàn jiāngtǔ.

豈意日本小邦倭賊，背主欺君，拒獻貢禮；不遵王法，藐視中原，侵犯疆土。

岂意日本小邦倭贼，背主欺君，拒献贡礼；不遵王法，藐视中原，侵犯疆土。

(literary or Puxian Min, ethnic slur) Japanese person, a Jap


香爐烌

/hieu⁵³³⁻¹¹ lɔu¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u⁵³³/

hiunn¹ lou² hu¹ [Phonetic:hiunn⁵ lou⁵ u¹]

/hĩũ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u⁵⁴⁴/

/hieu⁵³³⁻¹¹ lɔu¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u⁵³³/

/hĩũ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u⁵⁴⁴/


薰鬼

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ kui⁴⁵³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kui³³²/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ kui⁵²/

/hɔŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ kui⁴⁵³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kui³³²/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ kui⁵²/

(Chaozhou Teochew, Puxian Min) heavy smoker; chain smoker


飼蜂

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

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


步數

/puo²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ³³⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/pɔ³³⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/puo²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ³³⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/pɔ³³⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) way; channel; means; measure

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) move (in chess, etc.)


兄弟囝

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/hia⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾li¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

hiann¹ di⁵ gann³ [Phonetic:hiann² ni⁵ ann³]

/hĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nie²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/hia⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾li¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/hĩã⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/


姊妹囝

zi³ muei⁴ gyor³ [Phonetic:zi⁵ muei¹ yor³]

/t͡si⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ muei⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡si³³²⁻²¹ mui⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/t͡si⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ muei⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡si³³²⁻²¹ mui⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/


雙頭蛇

sang¹ tao² syor² [Phonetic:sang⁵ nao⁵ lyor²]

/ɬaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))nau¹³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lyɒ¹³/

sang¹ tao² sya² [Phonetic:sang⁵ nao⁵ lya²]

/ɬaŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nau²⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lya²⁴/

/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


褲跤尾

kou⁴ kor¹ buei³ [Phonetic:kou¹ or⁵ uei³]

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

kou⁴ kor¹ buei³ [Phonetic:kou¹ or⁵ wuei³]

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

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


土名

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ mia¹³/

/tʰɔu³³²⁻⁵⁵ mia²⁴/

/tʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ mia⁵⁵/

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ mia¹³/

/tʰɔu³³²⁻⁵⁵ mia²⁴/

/tʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ mia⁵⁵/


後過

/au¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/au²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/au³³⁻²¹ kue²¹/

/au³³⁻¹¹ ke¹¹/

/au³³⁻²² ke⁴¹/

/au¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/au²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/au³³⁻²¹ kue²¹/

/au³³⁻¹¹ ke¹¹/

/au³³⁻²² ke⁴¹/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, Puxian Min) next time

(Jinjiang Hokkien, Puxian Min) after this; from now on; henceforth; in the future


八臘爺

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ laʔ⁴⁻²¹ ia¹³/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ laʔ⁴⁻² ia²⁴/

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ laʔ⁴⁻²¹ ia¹³/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ laʔ⁴⁻² ia²⁴/

QJ - between ancient Qin and JinZW - in the vicinity of ancient Zhao and WeiNY - between Northern Yan


清靠

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ kʰɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ kʰɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɒ⁴²/


鐵耙

/tʰi¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe³³/

/tʰi¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe²³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) iron harrow (an agricultural implement used for leveling fields)


硬死

/ŋe¹¹ ɬi⁴⁵³/

/ŋi²¹ ɬi³³²/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/

/ŋĩ²² si⁵⁵⁴/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ si⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/

/ŋe¹¹ ɬi⁴⁵³/

/ŋi²¹ ɬi³³²/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/

/ŋĩ²² si⁵⁵⁴/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ si⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/

伊硬死卜去。

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to insist on (doing something despite the wishes of someone else)


坩囝

/kʰɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kʰɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/

/kʰɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/kʰɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²/


坩囝尒

kor¹ gyor³ mai¹ [Phonetic:kor⁵ yor⁵ mai¹]

/kʰɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ mai⁵³³/

kornn¹ gyann³ mai¹ [Phonetic:kornn⁵ iann⁵ mai¹]

/kʰɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²⁻²¹ mai⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ mai⁵³³/

/kʰɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩã³³²⁻²¹ mai⁵⁴⁴/


沖藥

/t͡sʰœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ieu¹³/

/t͡sʰyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ieu²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ieu¹³/

/t͡sʰyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ieu²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, traditional Chinese medicine) to decoct medicine (by simmering it in water)


溪魚

/kʰe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾y¹³/

/kʰe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾y²⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/

/kʰe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾y¹³/

/kʰe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾y²⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/

(chiefly Hokkien, Puxian Min) fish found in rivers; fish found in freshwater


鴉片生

/a⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((pʰ-))ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/

a¹ peng⁴ seng¹ [Phonetic:a² weng¹ seng¹]

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((pʰ-))βɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/a⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((pʰ-))ɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɛŋ⁵³³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((pʰ-))βɛŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, figuratively) someone who appears sickly and haggard


阿姨囝

/a⁵³³⁻¹¹ i¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ i²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/a⁵³³⁻¹¹ i¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ i²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

(Puxian Min) sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)


阿娌

/a⁵³³⁻¹¹ li⁴⁵³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ li³³²/

/a⁵³³⁻¹¹ li⁴⁵³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ li³³²/


細某

/ɬe⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬe⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɔu³³²/

/ɬe⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɔu⁴⁵³/

/ɬe⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɔu³³²/


厝蓋

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kua⁴²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ kua¹¹/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ kua²¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kua⁴²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ kua¹¹/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ kua²¹/


厝頂尾

cou⁴ deng³ buei³ [Phonetic:cou¹ leng⁵ muei³]

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei³³²/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muei³³²/


田水

/t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hakka) water for irrigating the fields


下滿

/ɒ¹¹ mua⁴⁵³/

/ɒ²¹ mua³³²/

/e³³⁻¹¹ muã⁵³/

/e³³⁻²¹ muã⁴¹/

/ɒ¹¹ mua⁴⁵³/

/ɒ²¹ mua³³²/

/e³³⁻¹¹ muã⁵³/

/e³³⁻²¹ muã⁴¹/


拍賒

(Puxian Min) to have outstanding bills; to buy or sell on credit


廝拍

/ɬo⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ pʰa²¹/

/ɬo⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ pʰa²¹/

(Puxian Min) to fight a battle; to go to war


門輪

/muei¹³⁻¹¹ lɔŋ¹³/

/mui²⁴⁻²¹ luoŋ²⁴/

/muei¹³⁻¹¹ lɔŋ¹³/

/mui²⁴⁻²¹ luoŋ²⁴/

(Puxian Min) wooden or stone block supporting the pivot of the door


無定著

bo² dia⁵ dieo⁷ [Phonetic:bo⁵ dia⁵ dieo⁷]

bo² diann⁵ dieo⁷ [Phonetic:bo⁵ diann⁵ dieo⁷]

/po²⁴⁻²¹ tĩã²¹ tieu²⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tiã³³⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã³³⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

/po²⁴⁻²¹ tĩã²¹ tieu²⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tiã³³⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã³³⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) restless, unable to stay still (mostly refers to children)

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) capricious and inconsistant (of one's words and behavior); constantly changing (of affairs of life)


曾公

/t͡sɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(Puxian Min, dialectal Gan) great-grandfather (particularly paternal grandfather's father)


字紙籠

zi⁵ zyor³ lang³ [Phonetic:zi⁵ lyor⁵ lang³]

zi⁵ zya³ lang³ [Phonetic:zi⁵ lya⁵ lang³]

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁴¹/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁵³/

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁴¹/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁵³/


洋筆盒

/ieu¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾iʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ ɒʔ⁴/

iunn² bih⁶ orh⁷ [Phonetic:iunn⁵ mih⁷ orh⁷]

/ĩũ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾miʔ²⁻⁴ ɒʔ⁴/

/ieu¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾iʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ ɒʔ⁴/

/ĩũ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾miʔ²⁻⁴ ɒʔ⁴/


藥湯

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) decoction; infusion


痟婆

/ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o¹³/

/ɬieu³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo²⁴/

/siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/

/ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o¹³/

/ɬieu³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo²⁴/

/siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, derogatory) crazy woman


食早暝

/ɬia¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ma¹³/

/ɬia²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɒ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴/

/ɬia¹³⁻¹¹ t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ma¹³/

/ɬia²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɒ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴/

(Puxian Min) to have dinner ahead of time


看命先生

kua⁴ mia⁵ seng¹ sa¹ [Phonetic:kua¹ mia⁵ leng⁵ na¹]

/kʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mia¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵³³/

kuann⁴ mia⁵ seng¹ sann¹ [Phonetic:kuann¹ mia⁵ leng⁵ na¹]

/kʰũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mia²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/


地霸

/te¹¹⁻⁵⁵ pa⁴²/

/te²¹⁻⁵⁵ pa⁴²/

/te¹¹⁻⁵⁵ pa⁴²/

/te²¹⁻⁵⁵ pa⁴²/


後角

/au¹¹⁻⁴² kaʔ²¹/

/au²¹⁻⁴² kaʔ²/

/au¹¹⁻⁴² kaʔ²¹/

/au²¹⁻⁴² kaʔ²/

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


後向

/au¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ieu⁴²/

/au²¹⁻⁵⁵ hĩũ⁴²/

/au¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ieu⁴²/

/au²¹⁻⁵⁵ hĩũ⁴²/


後老爸

/au¹¹ lɒ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/au²¹ lau²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ²¹/

/au¹¹ lɒ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/au²¹ lau²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ²¹/


下期

/ɒ¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾i¹³/

/ɒ¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾i¹³/

(Puxian Min) the near future; the short term


旗囝

/ki⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ki¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ki²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

/ki⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ki¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ki²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ã³³²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min) small triangular flag


旗杆厝

/ki¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ua⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))lɔu⁴²/

gi² guann¹ cou⁴ [Phonetic:gi⁵ uann⁵ nou⁴]

/ki²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ũã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɔu⁴²/

/ki¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ua⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))lɔu⁴²/

/ki²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ũã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɔu⁴²/

imperial examination
imperial examination

(Puxian Min) a large house with a flagpole in front of it, indicating that the ancestors of the family in this house had served as officials or passed the imperial examinations (舉人 or 進士)


電報杉

deng⁵ bo⁴ sang¹ [Phonetic:deng⁵ mo¹ lang¹]

/tɛŋ¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))laŋ⁵³³/

/tɛŋ²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))laŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/tɛŋ¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))laŋ⁵³³/

/tɛŋ²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mo⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))laŋ⁵⁴⁴/


起早時

/kʰi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))ɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ^((ɬ-))li¹³/

/kʰi³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lɒ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))li²⁴/


客邊

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ pɛŋ⁵³³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ pɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ pɛŋ⁵³³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ pɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, humorous) one who is not born in the area; non-local; stranger; outsider; out-of-towner


南兄

/naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mia⁵³³/

/naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mia⁵⁴⁴/

/naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mia⁵³³/

/naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mia⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) man from other places
(specifically) man from southern Fujian

man from other places
man from southern Fujian


拍稿

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒ⁴⁵³/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒ³³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɤ⁴¹/

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒ⁴⁵³/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒ³³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɤ⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) to draft up; to work up a sketch


搭手

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to applaud; to clap


冊面

/t͡sʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/t͡sʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ miŋ⁴²/


天罡神

teng¹ gorng¹ sing² [Phonetic:teng⁵ ngorng⁵ ning²]

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))niŋ¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ kɔŋ³³ sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))niŋ¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ kɔŋ³³ sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Chinese astronomy or Taoism) synonym of 天罡 (tiāngāng)

(Puxian Min, derogatory) word used by adults to curse disobedient children


拍石

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sioʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sioʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

(Puxian Min) to process stones into regular blocks


交交

/kau⁵³³⁻¹¹ kau⁵³³/

/kau⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kau⁵⁴⁴/

/kau⁵³³⁻¹¹ kau⁵³³/

/kau⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kau⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) to have improper relations (between men and women)


墨粉

/paʔ⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁵³/

/paʔ⁴⁻² huoŋ³³²/

/paʔ⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁵³/

/paʔ⁴⁻² huoŋ³³²/

(Puxian Min) chalk (the writing implement)


覕𢶀

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰuei⁴²/

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰuei⁴²/


肩胛頭骨

ge¹ ga⁵ tao² goh⁶ [Phonetic:ge⁵ a¹ lao⁴ goh⁶]

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³⁻⁴² kɔʔ²¹/

ginn¹ ga⁵ tao² guoh⁶ [Phonetic:ginn⁵ a¹ nao⁴ guoh⁶]

/kĩ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾a²¹⁻⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))nau²⁴⁻⁴² kuoʔ²/

(Puxian Min, anatomy) shoulder blade; scapula


肩頭骨

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³⁻⁴² kɔʔ²¹/

ginn¹ tao² guoh⁶ [Phonetic:ginn⁵ nao⁴ guoh⁶]

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³⁻⁴² kɔʔ²¹/

(Puxian Min, Hainanese, anatomy) shoulder blade; scapula


紅雞公

ang² ge¹ gorng¹ [Phonetic:ang⁵ nge⁵ gorng¹]

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋe⁵³³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³/

ang² ge¹ gorng¹ [Phonetic:ang⁵ ge⁵ gorng¹]

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋe⁵³³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, dated slang) red Chinese gold yuan note

(Puxian Min, slang) 100-yuan renminbi note


紅塗

/aŋ²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/


起早好

/kʰi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))lɒ⁴⁵³ ho⁴⁵³/

/kʰi³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lɒ³³² ho³³²/

/kʰi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))lɒ⁴⁵³ ho⁴⁵³/

/kʰi³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lɒ³³² ho³³²/


日晝好

/li²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾au⁴² ho³³²/

/li²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾au⁴² ho³³²/


下腹

/ɒ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾aʔ²¹/

/ɒ²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaʔ²/

/ɒ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾aʔ²¹/

/ɒ²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaʔ²/

(Puxian Min) belly; stomach and intestines


後工

/au¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/au²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/au¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵³³/

/au²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾aŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) some day (in the future); days to come


後日工

ao⁵ dih⁷ gang¹ [Phonetic:ao⁵ lih⁶ gang¹]

/au¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁴⁻²¹ kaŋ⁵³³/

ao⁵ lih⁷ gang¹ [Phonetic:ao⁵ lih⁶ gang¹]

/au²¹ liʔ⁴⁻² kaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/au¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁴⁻²¹ kaŋ⁵³³/

/au²¹ liʔ⁴⁻² kaŋ⁵⁴⁴/


過晝

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tau¹¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tau¹¹/


過晝

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tau¹¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tau¹¹/


布拖

/pɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰua⁵³³/

/pɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰua⁵⁴⁴/

/pɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰua⁵³³/

/pɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰua⁵⁴⁴/


半寒熱

buann⁴ guann² zeh⁷ [Phonetic:buann¹ uann⁵ neh⁷]

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ũã²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nɛʔ⁴/

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ũã²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nɛʔ⁴/

(Puxian Min) lukewarm; neither cold nor hot


半路死

buann⁴ lou⁵ si³ [Phonetic:buann¹ nou⁵ ni³]

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nɔu²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni³³²/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔ³³⁻²¹ si⁴¹/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ si⁵³/

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nɔu²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni³³²/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔ³³⁻²¹ si⁴¹/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ si⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, vulgar) to die on the way (used as an insult)


尾第二指

buei³ de⁵ di⁵ zai³ [Phonetic:buei³ de⁵ li⁵ lai³]

buei³ de⁵ li⁵ zai³ [Phonetic:buei³ de⁵ ni⁵ zai³]

/puei³³² te²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾ni²¹ t͡sai³³²/

/puei³³² te²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾ni²¹ t͡sai³³²/


齋果店

/t͡sai⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le⁴²/

/t͡sai⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni⁴²/

/t͡sai⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le⁴²/

/t͡sai⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ni⁴²/

(Puxian Min) shop selling vegetarian offerings


錘囝

/tʰui¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/tʰui¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/


鉸刀錘囝布

gor¹ do¹ tui² gyor³ bou⁴ [Phonetic:gor⁵ lo⁵ tui⁵ yor⁵ bou⁴]

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³³⁻¹¹ tʰui¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ pɔu⁴²/


𨈘

(Puxian Min, of speech) pleasant-sounding, melodious, euphonious


貨𨈘囝

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

ho⁴ sao³ gyann³ [Phonetic:ho¹ lao⁵ yann³]

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³/

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²/

(Puxian Min, vulgar, offensive) a child raised by a prostitute; son of a bitch


貨𨈘貓

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹³/

/ho⁴²⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ²⁴/

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹³/

/ho⁴²⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ²⁴/

(Puxian Min, derogatory) hooker, harlot (a term of address for female prostitutes)


貨𨈘間

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾e⁵³³/

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩ⁵⁴⁴/

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾e⁵³³/

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ĩ⁵⁴⁴/


貨𨈘腔

ho⁴ sao³ kang¹ [Phonetic:ho⁵ lao⁵ kang¹]

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁵³³/

ho⁴ sao³ kang¹ [Phonetic:ho¹ lao⁵ kang¹]

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁵³³/

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) prostitute's parlance; harlot's speech; honeyed words (speech characterized by excessive flattery or manipulation, similar to how prostitutes might speak to clients)


貨𨈘痟

ho⁴ sao³ sieo³ [Phonetic:ho⁵ lao⁵ sieo³]

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ɬieu⁴⁵³/

ho⁴ sao³ sieo³ [Phonetic:ho¹ lao⁵ sieo³]

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ ɬieu³³²/

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ɬieu⁴⁵³/

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ ɬieu³³²/

(Puxian Min, derogatory) man-crazed; cock-crazed; nymphomaniacal (describing a woman who behaves irrationally or manically, likened to a prostitute in heat)


貨𨈘相

ho⁴ sao³ syorng⁴ [Phonetic:ho⁵ lao⁵ syorng⁴]

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ɬyɒŋ⁴²/

ho⁴ sao³ syoeng⁴ [Phonetic:ho¹ lao⁵ syoeng⁴]

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ ɬyøŋ⁴²/

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ɬyɒŋ⁴²/

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ ɬyøŋ⁴²/

(Puxian Min, derogatory) excessively flirtatious, provocatively coquettish (describing a woman's appearance or behavior that is deliberately seductive)


貨𨈘精

ho⁴ sao³ zing¹ [Phonetic:ho⁵ lao⁵ zing¹]

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡siŋ⁵³³/

ho⁴ sao³ zing¹ [Phonetic:ho¹ lao⁵ zing¹]

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ t͡siŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/ho⁴²⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lau⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡siŋ⁵³³/

/ho⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((ɬ-))lau³³²⁻²¹ t͡siŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min, derogatory) whore, harlot (a harsh insult for a woman)

(Puxian Min, endearing) darling, sweetie (a term of endearment for one's daughter or female companion)


屎儂

/ɬai⁴⁵³⁻¹³ naŋ¹³/

/ɬai³³²⁻⁵⁵ naŋ²⁴/

/ɬai⁴⁵³⁻¹³ naŋ¹³/

/ɬai³³²⁻⁵⁵ naŋ²⁴/

(Puxian Min, derogatory) incompetent person; useless individual; good-for-nothing


三牙

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ¹³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ²⁴/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ¹³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒ²⁴/

(Puxian Min) three meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)


錢空

/t͡siŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡siŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ³³/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡siŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ³³/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) hole in the center of ancient coins


紅蝦

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋɒ²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋɒ²⁴/


樓牽

/lau¹³⁻¹¹ kʰɛŋ⁵³³/

/lau²⁴⁻²¹ kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/lau¹³⁻¹¹ kʰɛŋ⁵³³/

/lau²⁴⁻²¹ kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

(Puxian Min) railing; handrail; banister


廠爿

/t͡sʰieu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ pe¹³/

/t͡sʰĩũ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

/t͡sʰieu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ pe¹³/

/t͡sʰĩũ³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mi²⁴/

(Puxian Min) The Chinese character component 厂.


秧禾

/ŋ̍⁵³³⁻¹¹ hɒ¹³/

/ŋ̍⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ hɒ²⁴/

/ŋ̍⁵³³⁻¹¹ hɒ¹³/

/ŋ̍⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ hɒ²⁴/


開喙

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to open one's mouth; to start talking

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to show one's intention

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to make a quote; to state a price

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to speak kindly for someone

(Puxian Min) a custom where a four-month-old baby's mouth is wiped with cooked sheep's tail (or pig's tail in Xianyou), symbolizing their first introduction to meat


和尚寺

hor² syorng⁵ si⁵ [Phonetic:hor⁵ lyorng⁴ ni⁵]

hor² syoeng⁵ si⁵ [Phonetic:hor¹ lyoeng⁴ ni⁵]


臺灣檨

dai² uang² suang⁵ [Phonetic:dai⁵ uang⁴ suang⁵]

/tai¹³⁻¹¹ uaŋ¹³⁻⁴² ɬuaŋ¹¹/

dai² uong² suong⁵ [Phonetic:dai⁵ uong⁴ suong⁵]

/tai²⁴⁻²¹ uoŋ²⁴⁻⁴² ɬuoŋ²¹/

dai² ong² song⁵ [Phonetic:dai⁵ ong⁴ song⁵]

/tai¹³⁻¹¹ ɔŋ¹³⁻⁴² ɬɔŋ¹¹/

/tai²⁴⁻²¹ oŋ²⁴⁻⁴² θoŋ²¹/

dai² uerng² suerh⁶ [Phonetic:dai⁵ uerng⁴ suerh⁶]

/tai¹³⁻¹¹ uəŋ¹³⁻⁴² ɬuəʔ²¹/

dai² uerng² suerng⁵ [Phonetic:dai⁵ uerng⁴ suerng⁵]

/tai²⁴⁻²¹ ɯəŋ²⁴⁻⁴² ɬɯəŋ²¹/

/tai¹³⁻¹¹ uaŋ¹³⁻⁴² ɬuaŋ¹¹/

/tai²⁴⁻²¹ uoŋ²⁴⁻⁴² ɬuoŋ²¹/

/tai¹³⁻¹¹ ɔŋ¹³⁻⁴² ɬɔŋ¹¹/

/tai²⁴⁻²¹ oŋ²⁴⁻⁴² θoŋ²¹/

/tai¹³⁻¹¹ uəŋ¹³⁻⁴² ɬuəʔ²¹/

/tai²⁴⁻²¹ ɯəŋ²⁴⁻⁴² ɬɯəŋ²¹/


結疕

/kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ pʰi⁴⁵³/

/kɛʔ²⁻⁴ pʰi³³²/

/kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ pʰi⁴⁵³/

/kɛʔ²⁻⁴ pʰi³³²/

(Puxian Min) to form a scab; to become scarred (of a wound)


惡物

/ɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ muei¹³/

/ɒʔ²⁻⁴ mui²⁴/

/ɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ muei¹³/

/ɒʔ²⁻⁴ mui²⁴/

(Puxian Min, euphemistic) ghost; evil spirit


老牛食幼筍

lao⁵ gu² sia⁷ iu⁴ song³ [Phonetic:lao⁵ gu² sia⁵ iu¹ song³]

/lau¹¹ ku¹³ ɬia¹³⁻¹¹ iu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɔŋ⁴⁵³/

lao⁵ gu² sia⁷ iu⁴ suong³ [Phonetic:lao⁵ gu² sia⁵ iu¹ suong³]

/lau²¹ ku²⁴ ɬia²⁴⁻²¹ iu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬuoŋ³³²/

/lau¹¹ ku¹³ ɬia¹³⁻¹¹ iu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɔŋ⁴⁵³/

/lau²¹ ku²⁴ ɬia²⁴⁻²¹ iu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬuoŋ³³²/

(Puxian Min) May-December relationship; to rob the cradle; a romance where one partner is significantly older than the other


性頭

性頭急

性头急

性頭柔

性头柔

(Puxian Min) temper; disposition; temperament


熨枕

/ɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡siŋ⁴⁵³/

/uoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siŋ³³²/

/ɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡siŋ⁴⁵³/

/uoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siŋ³³²/

(Puxian Min) to have a stiff and painful neck after sleeping; to have a crick in the neck


蚮餅

/tyɒ¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mia⁴⁵³/

/tya²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mia³³²/

/tyɒ¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mia⁴⁵³/

/tya²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mia³³²/

(Puxian Min) an pancake made by deep frying oysters in a starch slurry


粟核

/t͡sʰɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ hɔʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²⁻⁴ huoʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ hɔʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²⁻⁴ huoʔ⁴/


粟殼

/t͡sʰɒʔ²¹⁻⁴² kʰaʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²⁻⁴ kʰaʔ²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰak̚³²/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²¹⁻⁴² kʰaʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰɒʔ²⁻⁴ kʰaʔ²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰak̚³²/

(Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hokkien) chaff (of grains)


塗埕

/tʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ tia¹³/

/tʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nia²⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã²⁴/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ tiã²³/

/tʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ tia¹³/

/tʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nia²⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã²⁴/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ tiã²³/

(Puxian Min) place for drying grain in sunlight without bricks or cement


銃箍

/t͡sʰœŋ¹¹ kʰɔu⁵³³/

/t͡sʰyøŋ²¹ kʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰœŋ¹¹ kʰɔu⁵³³/

/t͡sʰyøŋ²¹ kʰɔu⁵⁴⁴/


寸棗

/t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

/t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) a traditional fried dessert snack (approximately one Chinese inch in length; made from wheat or glutinous rice flour; deep-fried and coated with white sugar; characterized by its crispy texture and sweet taste)


花柳毒

hua¹ liu³ dorh⁷ [Phonetic:hua⁵ liu⁵ dorh⁷]

/hua⁵³³⁻¹¹ liu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ tɒʔ⁴/

/hua⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ liu³³²⁻²¹ tɒʔ⁴/

/hua⁵³³⁻¹¹ liu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ tɒʔ⁴/

/hua⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ liu³³²⁻²¹ tɒʔ⁴/

sexually transmitted disease
sexually transmitted disease

(Puxian Min) venereal disease; sexually transmitted disease


馬貽順

/ma⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lɔŋ¹¹/

/ma⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lɔŋ¹¹/

From the miserly protagonist 馬貽順 /马贻顺 (Mâ-í-seōng) in the Puxian opera. Compare Eastern Min 貽順哥 /贻顺哥 (ì-sông-gŏ̤). Also compare English scrooge, from the name of a miserly protagonist.


馬貽順

/ma⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lɔŋ¹¹/

/ma⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ i¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lɔŋ¹¹/


祖公媽

zou³ gorng¹ ma³ [Phonetic:zou⁵ orng⁵ ma³]

/t͡sɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/t͡sɔu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/t͡sɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/t͡sɔu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/

(Puxian Min) ancestors; forebears; forefathers; progenitor


祖公床

zou³ gorng¹ cung² [Phonetic:zou⁵ orng⁵ nung²]

/t͡sɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nuŋ¹³/

zou³ gorng¹ cng² [Phonetic:zou⁵ orng⁵ nng²]

/t͡sɔu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nŋ̍²⁴/

(Puxian Min) long altar on which incense burners are placed; incense burner table


祖公牌

zou³ gorng¹ be² [Phonetic:zou⁵ orng⁵ me²]

/t͡sɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹³/

/t͡sɔu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²⁴/

/t͡sou³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²⁴/

/t͡sɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹³/

/t͡sɔu³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²⁴/

/t͡sou³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²⁴/

(Puxian Min, Dabu Hakka) ancestral spirit tablet; ancestral memorial tablet


家靈牌

gor¹ leng² be² [Phonetic:gor⁵ leng⁵ me²]

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ lɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹³/

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ le̞ŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²⁴/

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ lɛŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹³/

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ le̞ŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ lɛŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²⁴/

(Puxian Min) ancestral spirit tablet; ancestral memorial tablet


牽絲雨

/kʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))ni⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu¹¹/

/kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu²¹/

/kʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))ni⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu¹¹/

/kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu²¹/

(Puxian Min) continuous rain for several days


結義的娘嬭

geh⁶ gi⁵ eh⁶ nieo² le³ [Phonetic:geh⁴ gi⁵ eh⁶ nieo⁵ le³]

/kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² ki¹¹ ɛʔ²¹ nieu¹³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³/

geh⁶ gi⁵ eh⁶ niu² le³ [Phonetic:geh⁷ gi⁵ eh⁶ niu⁵ ne³]

/kɛʔ²⁻⁴ ki²¹ ɛʔ² niu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾ne³³²/

/kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² ki¹¹ ɛʔ²¹ nieu¹³⁻¹¹ le⁴⁵³/

/kɛʔ²⁻⁴ ki²¹ ɛʔ² niu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾ne³³²/

(Puxian Min) godmother; (nominally) adoptive mother


結義的老爸

geh⁶ gi⁵ eh⁶ lor⁵ bor⁵ [Phonetic:geh⁴ gi⁵ eh⁶ lor⁴ or⁵]

/kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² ki¹¹ ɛʔ²¹ lɒ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

geh⁶ gi⁵ eh⁶ lao⁵ bor⁵ [Phonetic:geh⁷ gi⁵ eh⁶ lao⁴ wor⁵]

/kɛʔ²⁻⁴ ki²¹ ɛʔ² lau²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ²¹/

/kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² ki¹¹ ɛʔ²¹ lɒ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/kɛʔ²⁻⁴ ki²¹ ɛʔ² lau²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ²¹/

(Puxian Min) godfather; (nominally) adoptive father


結義的囝

geh⁶ gi⁵ eh⁶ gyor³ [Phonetic:geh⁴ gi⁵ eh⁶ gyor³]

/kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² ki¹¹ ɛʔ²¹ kyɒ⁴⁵³/

geh⁶ gi⁵ eh⁶ gyann³ [Phonetic:geh⁷ gi⁵ eh⁶ gyann³]

/kɛʔ²⁻⁴ ki²¹ ɛʔ² kỹã³³²/

/kɛʔ²¹⁻⁴² ki¹¹ ɛʔ²¹ kyɒ⁴⁵³/

/kɛʔ²⁻⁴ ki²¹ ɛʔ² kỹã³³²/

(Puxian Min) godson; (nominally) adopted son