疑騃騃

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋãi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having unclear speech


稀稀戽戽

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) careless; rather casual; lax


嘻甩甩

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiu²¹⁻⁵³ hiu²¹/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiu²¹⁻⁵³ hiu²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unserious and frivolous (of a woman's attitude)


嘻娎娎

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiauʔ³²/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiauʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of acting impetuously; squeamish


疑岌岌

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ɡip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡip̚¹²¹/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ɡip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡip̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having many and diverse sounds and noises


嘻娎

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiauʔ³²/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiauʔ³²/


疑神疑魍

/ɡi¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² ɡi¹³⁻²² baŋ⁵³/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² ɡi¹³⁻²² baŋ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be extremely suspicious; to be afraid of one's own shadow


疑蟯

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋiãuʔ¹²¹/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋiãuʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hesitate; to be irresolute; to be indecisive; to pause


疑騃

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to doubt; to suspect


疑騃

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) awkward; unnatural; uncomfortable


疑悟

/ɡi²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃³³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ɡɔ²²/

/ɡi²³⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋɔ̃³³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ɡɔ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to anticipate; to expect; to predict (usually in the negative)


起孝

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ha²¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ha²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to remove items for mourning from a hall after period of mourning for one's parent expires


起背

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have trapezius strain


起𡳞面

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ bin²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act shamelessly; to be perverse; to play the devil or hooliganism


起挽面

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act shamelessly; to be perverse; to play the devil or hooliganism


起花

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hua⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not admit what one has said or done


起戇

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡɔŋ²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do something stupid

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go crazy; to go mad; to lose one's mind


著熱狂

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɛt̚⁴⁻³² kɔŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔŋ¹³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɛt̚⁴⁻³² kɔŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go mad; to go crazy


起凊凹

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to contract urticaria


比手畫刀

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua²²⁻²¹ to⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gesticulate; to make gestures


三跤弄跳

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²²⁻²¹ tio¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²²⁻²¹ tio¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to dance and gesticulate for joy


閉力

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suppress or control one's strength


比接

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siap̚³²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siap̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to discuss; to deliberate

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to negotiate; to make representations


起猌神

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to get angry; to lose one's temper

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a determined effort


牽羅經

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan³³ lo²⁴⁻²² kĩ³³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan³³ lo²⁴⁻²² kĩ³³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴/

(Sanxia and Yilan Hokkien, dated in Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) fengshui master; geomancer


敲遮風

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zia⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zia⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to speak unrealistically; to speak impractically


佮偌

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not at all very; by no means very


尿蜚

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of stinkbug


撽作

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) servant girl; maidservant; slave-girl


撽作

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) contemptible; base


怪奇

/kuai²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁵³/

/kuai²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁵³/


蠶箬子

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² hio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² hio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fruit of the mulberry


膨床

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/pʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/pʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) spring bed; mattress with coiled springs


吊櫃仔

/tiau²¹⁻⁵³ kui²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tiau²¹⁻⁵³ kui²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, music) jinghu (bowed Chinese string instrument with two strings and with a bamboo body and neck used primarily in Beijing opera)

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


穀笪

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tat̚¹²¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tat̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) a kind of bamboo mat made of coarse bamboo strips (for drying grain)


板鍘

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaʔ¹²¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaʔ⁴/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaʔ¹²¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of fodder chopper (used mostly in chopping fodder for horses and cows)


板筋

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, anatomy) erector spinae

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) large ligament inside a cow's body


反挺笑

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to turn over and lie on one's back


班母

/pän⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pän⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pan⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/pan⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) general idea; brief summary; broad outline


萬代年

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ¹³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ¹³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) very long (describing a long time period)


萬點

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to split hairs; to fuss over minor amounts or things


挽掇

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuaʔ³²/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuaʔ¹²¹/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuaʔ³²/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuaʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be stubborn and reserved due to feeling angry or wronged


挽掣

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/


挽胸挽頷

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ am²²/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ am²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be stubborn and reserved due to feeling angry or wronged


班館

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, colloquial) prison; jail


贊面體皮

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue¹³/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to keep up appearances


𡳞脬步

膦脬步
卵葩步
𨶙脬步
卵脬步
腎脬步

/lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, originally) stance in Chinese boxing protecting one's lower abdomen

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) key area where one should protect oneself

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) one's secret means of doing something


田溝

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small ditch in the ridge between fields


田刀

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² to⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) freshwater mussel; clam


懶坦

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan⁵³/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) slack; sluggish; slothful

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of breaking one's word


棧間

/t͡san¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) storehouse; storeroom


㾪妍

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²¹/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, of a person) wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; emaciated


蘭竹仔

/lan¹³⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a variety of lychee found in Zhangzhou


田草

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) grass jelly


零星尾

/lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/

/lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) remaining balance; remaining amount


贈手

/t͡san²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡san²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/


𡳞火

/lan²² hə⁵⁵⁴/

/lan²² hə⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) to become angry; to fly into a rage


田草凍

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²¹/


蟶鰻

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² muã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² muã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a species of snake eel (Cirrhimuraena chinensis)


坦笑

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to lie down facing up


𠕇脾

/tan²²⁻²¹ pi¹³/

/tan²²⁻²¹ pi¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a swollen pancreas


𠕇仁

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, of a fruit) having a plump fruit kernel


𠕇晶

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tan²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tan²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) solid; hardened


坦覆睏

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰun²¹/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰun²¹/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰun²¹/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰun²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to sleep on one's stomach


坦橫

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huãi²⁴/

/tʰan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huãi²³/

/tʰan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huĩ²⁴/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huã¹³/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huãi²⁴/

/tʰan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huãi²³/

/tʰan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huĩ²⁴/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huã¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to steel one's heart; to become desperate


趁緊

/tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) quickly; hurriedly; without delay


乾血

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² hueʔ³²/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² hueʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) animal blood mixed with water (especially pig's blood)


㾪梭

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so⁴⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tall and slender (of a person); long and thin (of a thing)


㾪抽

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) tall and thin


孤啊

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a²²/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a²²/


乾竭

/kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚¹²¹/

/kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) infertile; barren (of land)


揀精擇白

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴ to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛʔ¹²¹/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴ to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pick the best for oneself; to choose whatever is to one's advantage


𠕇擢

/tan²²⁻²¹ tioʔ³²/

/tan²²⁻²¹ tioʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, of a person) strong; brawny; muscular; buff


揀擇

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ¹²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ¹²¹/

(literary or Zhangzhou Hokkien) to select; to pick

(Cantonese, Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pick the best for oneself; to choose whatever is to one's advantage


喊喝

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huaʔ³²/

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cry out aloud; to shout aloud


喊嘩

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shout loudly and make noise


䆀處

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) harm; damage; troubles


落榫

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sun⁵³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sun⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be closed tightly (of mortises and tenons)


落插

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bet; to wager (one's money, property, etc.)


落勻

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ un¹³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ un¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do things according to the rules (like a ship entering through a channel)


落墟

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go to a market; to go to a fair (to buy something)


下肥

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ pui¹³/

/he³³⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/

/he³³⁻²¹ pui²³/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ pui¹³/

/he³³⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/

/he³³⁻²¹ pui²³/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Yudu Hakka, Northern Min, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to apply fertilizer


樅桸

/t͡sɔŋ¹³⁻²² hia⁴⁴/

/t͡sɔŋ¹³⁻²² hia⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of fishing equipment used to catch river snails


總辦

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, historical) comprador of a foreign firm


總無講

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) 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)


罔去

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make do; to get through a situation


罔度

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to get by however one can; to muddle along


罔講

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to talk about something for the time being


罔用

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to use something for for the time being


攏褿

/lɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau²⁴/

/lɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau¹³/

/lɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau²⁴/

/lɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) all; without exception


倉磅

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) reckless and flustered; rash and agitated


創戇仔

/t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to deceive; to hoodwink; to dupe; to hide the truth from


練牙

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to give a witty remark


雙冬

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) double cropping of crops; double-harvest crops


量草

/liaŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/liaŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) tolerance; capacity to forgive; magnanimity

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) temperament; attitude; disposition


貫虎鬚

/kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/kuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to perform a method of drawing lots (to pick a person responsible)


掬水

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to absorb water and shrink (of fabric, etc.)


術籃

/sut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/sut̚⁴⁻³² nã²⁴/

/sut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/sut̚⁴⁻³² nã²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, basketball) to shoot


阿嬰

/a⁴⁴⁻²² ɛ̃⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² ɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act in a cutesy manner; to act in an innocent manner; to act coy; to act childishly; to be playful; to act tenderly; to act lovingly


緊縒緩

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ uan²²/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ uan²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) sooner or later; in time


臭賤

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛn³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛn³³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having great vitality and good rearing


臭賤骨

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻²² kut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻²² kut̚⁵/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having great vitality

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of keeping busy; reluctant to stay idle


臭行

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) envious of someone due to pettiness


發落

/fä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ lɔːk̚²/

/huat̚⁴⁻³² lɤʔ⁴/

/huat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ loʔ¹²¹/

/huat̚²⁴⁻² loʔ²⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɤʔ⁴/

/fä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ lɔːk̚²/

/huat̚⁴⁻³² lɤʔ⁴/

/huat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ loʔ¹²¹/

/huat̚²⁴⁻² loʔ²⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɤʔ⁴/

從輕發落

从轻发落

由女皇陛下發落

由女皇陛下发落

(Mandarin, Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to handle; to deal with; to punish (an offender)


束水

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to absorb water and shrink (of fabric)


食家己

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to provide for one's own expenses and food

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) to lose one's job; to be out of work


𠢕儉

/ɡau¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/

/ɡau¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/


港路

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, specifically) sea route to Southeast Asia


倥伉

/kʰaŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰaŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) swaggering; staggering


魴仔魚

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) John Dory (Zeus faber)


卬去

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stare blankly; to be in a daze


挐搦搦

/lu²⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴⁻³² lak̚⁴/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/lu²⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴⁻³² lak̚⁴/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) flustered and worried


臭青枵

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² iau⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² iau⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) extremely hungry after recovering from an illness and regaining one's appetite


溝仔糜塗

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi¹³⁻²² tʰɔ¹³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi¹³⁻²² tʰɔ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) muddy sludge in underground drains


臭溝糜仔

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² be²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² mãi¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² be²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² mãi¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) muddy sludge in underground drains


漚風味

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) putrid; with a rotten smell


漚風

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/


臭䭁

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rancid (of food)


漚屎步

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) despicable tricks or means


臭臊鯎魚

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰo³³ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰo⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰo³³ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰo⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Tachysurus sinensis (a species of catfish)


臭舛

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of plant disease affecting sweet potato


臭奶獻

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) smell of one's mother's milk


臭奶呆

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³ tai⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³ tai⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tai⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pronounce incorrectly (of a child)


臭奶獻味

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/


網經

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ kĩ⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ kĩ⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) needle for mending a string bag


網梭

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ so⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ so⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, weaving) shuttle used to weave nets


網仔袋

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²²/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) string bag


蠓仔香

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hiɔ̃⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔ̃⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hiɔ̃⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) mosquito coil


蠓仔薰

/baŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hun⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hun⁴⁴/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hun⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Zhangping Hokkien) mosquito coil (Classifier: 片 mn)


剾腹內

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to remove fat, etc. from the body (of food or beverage)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cause an damage in the spleen, stomach, etc. (of food or beverage)


剾刀蔫

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴⁴/


剾風

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to face against the wind; to be in a draft

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to entice or toy with a woman


孝男仔

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ lam¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ lam¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) person one has a bitter feud or quarrel with


鱟殼刺

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰi²¹/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰi²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) China root (Smilax china)


孝孤

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to present food offerings to a lonely soul

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, usually derogatory) to eat


剾草

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gain extra advantage; to profit at other people's expense; to take advantage of (someone)


孝男面

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ lam²⁴⁻²² bin²²/

/hau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lam²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ lam¹³⁻²² bin²²/

/hau¹¹⁻⁵³ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/

/hau²¹⁻⁴¹ lam²³⁻³³ bin³³/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ lam²⁴⁻²² bin²²/

/hau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lam²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ lam¹³⁻²² bin²²/

/hau¹¹⁻⁵³ lam²⁴⁻¹¹ bin³³/

/hau²¹⁻⁴¹ lam²³⁻³³ bin³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be inflexible like a block of wood

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do something stupid


剾損

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make cutting remarks; to speak sarcastically to someone (with caustic, sharp, or taunting words)


相趁樣

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do as others do


相楗

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to sustain each other; to rely on each other


相坐

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/sa³³ t͡sə²²/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/sa³³ t͡sə²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to drop in each other's home


相舂

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sa³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sã³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sa³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sã³³ t͡siɪŋ³³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to come to blows; to fight; to scuffle


霎氣

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) miserly and crude (of a person)


霎仔

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) insignificant; negligible; inconsiderable


肉豆

→ Cebuano: bataw

→ Tagalog: bataw

/ŋiʊk̚¹ tʰeu⁵³/

/ɲøk̚²⁴ təu²²/

/ŋiʊk̚¹ tʰeu⁵³/

/ɲøk̚²⁴ təu²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) hyacinth bean


脫仔

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/tʰəʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/tʰəʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) animal hybrid

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) bastard; person of mixed race


對同

/tui⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ¹³/

/tui⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ¹³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

/tui⁴² ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ¹³/

/tui⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒŋ¹³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

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


出牙

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ jä³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ jä³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡa²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡa¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɛ¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡa²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡa¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɛ¹³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to carve the threads (of a screw)


𣍐攝

/be²²⁻²¹ liap̚³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ liap̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) incapable; unskilled; incompetent

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) Refers to male impotence


苦草

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

Andrographis paniculata
Andrographis paniculata#Translingual

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Andrographis paniculata, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat mouth ulcers, and to reduce "heat"


拖沙

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/

2023, “予焦啦 [Cheers]”, 子儒, 林從胤 (lyrics), 康希瑀 and 林從胤 (music)performed by 彭正 [A Pon]:

啉酒上討厭 𠢕拖沙

啉酒上讨厌 𠢕拖沙

2024, “運轉人生 [Life Goes On]”, 施立 [Shih Li] (lyrics), 楊子樸 [Venk Yang] (music)performed by 邱軍 [Kui]:

Oh young man, if you have dreams, don't hesitate

siàu-liân--ê, lí nā ū lí-sióng, lâi-khì tio̍h mài thoa-soa

少年吔 你若有理想 來去著麥拖沙

少年吔 你若有理想 来去著麦拖沙

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) sluggish; slow; indecisive


規家伙仔

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) entire family; whole household


一家伙仔

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) entire family; whole household


黃旦

/uĩ¹³⁻²² tuã²²/

/uĩ¹³⁻²² tuã²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Alternative form of 黃彈／黄弹 (“wampee”)


欲呢

要呢
要尼
卜年
卜哖
乜年

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nɛ̃ʔ¹²¹/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ¹³/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nɛ̃ʔ¹²¹/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ¹³/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³/

/bue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) what does someone want to do (with something); what for


煮飯婆

/t͡syː³⁵ faːn²² pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puĩ²²⁻²¹ po¹³/

/t͡syː³⁵ faːn²² pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puĩ²²⁻²¹ po¹³/

(Cantonese, Zhangzhou Hokkien) one's own wife


齆鼻

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, medicine) to have a blocked nose; to have a stuffy nose; to suffer nasal congestion


摔仔

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) whip


e͘

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) A letter of Pe̍h-ōe-jī romanization.


臭火焦

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) burnt (usually from overcooking)


三八氣

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, humorous) Comedically refers to women who speak and behave irrationally

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) flippant; frivolous; not serious


三八氣

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) silliness; frivolousness; frivolity; foolishness; irrationality

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, humorous, by extension) Comedically refers to any person who behaves irrationally or frivolously: fool


做旬

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁵³ sun²⁴/

/t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ sun²⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ sun²³/

/t͡so³¹⁻⁵³ sun²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ sun²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ sun¹³/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁵³ sun²⁴/

/t͡so¹¹⁻⁵³ sun²⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ sun²³/

/t͡so³¹⁻⁵³ sun²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ sun²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ sun¹³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to perform Buddhist or Taoist rituals every seven days after a person's death, till the 49th day


猛人

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/maːŋ¹³ jɐn²¹/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/biɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/maːŋ¹³ jɐn²¹/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/biɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) local despot; evil tyrant


猛人

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/maːŋ¹³ jɐn²¹/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/biɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/maːŋ¹³ jɐn²¹/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/biɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bully and humiliate people


著咧

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ li⁵³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ li⁵³/

People are already even tired enough, yet you still want people to work overtime.

Lâng to̍h-le̍h siān--lo͘, chiah koh kiò lâng khì ka-pan.

人著咧𤺪咯，才閣叫人去加班。

人著咧𤺪咯，才阁叫人去加班。

The room is already even limitedly small, and you just bought more furniture again, where would you place it?

Pâng-keng to̍h-le̍h oe̍h sòe, lí koh bóe chiah--ni chōe ke-si lâi, beh khē-le̍h tó-lo̍h?

房間著咧狹細，汝閣買才呢濟家私來，欲下咧佗落？

房间著咧狭细，汝阁买才呢济家私来，欲下咧佗落？

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) already even


著無

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³/

伊著無來啊。

伊著无来啊。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) didn't even; hadn't even; hasn't even; haven't even (indicating non-completion of a verb)


著無咧

/to(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² li⁵³/

/to(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² li⁵³/

I'm not even paralyzed, so why do you need to hold me.

Góa to̍h-bô-le̍h piàn-sūi, sái lí lâi khan.

我著無咧半遂，使汝來牽。

我著无咧半遂，使汝来牵。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not even; no longer even


細病

/se²¹⁻⁵³ pĩ²²/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ pẽ³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ pɛ̃²²/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ pĩ²²/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ pẽ³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ pɛ̃²²/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) no good; incompetent


轉踅

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ¹²¹/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ¹²¹/

2021, “愛情你比我想的閣較偉大 [Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined]”, in 黃奇斌 (lyrics), 愛情你比我想的閣較偉大, performed by EggPlantEgg:

Lying in the middle of the street in my hometown, laughing and watching the world spin.

tó tī kò͘-hiong ke-chhī ê tiong-ng, chhiò khòaⁿ sè-kài leh tńg-se̍h

倒佇故鄉街市的中央 笑看世界咧轉踅

倒伫故乡街市的中央 笑看世界咧转踅

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to revolve; to rotate; to spin (especially to adjust oneself positionally)

This guy is simple-minded and won't adapt to problems.

Chit-ê lâng khò͘-khò͘, tú-tio̍h būn-tê to bē-hiáu tńg-se̍h.

這个人怐怐，拄著問題都袂曉轉踅。

这个人怐怐，拄着问题都袂晓转踅。

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to adapt; to accommodate; to mediate


覷睛

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/


學仔仙

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, historical) teacher of a traditional Chinese private school (Classifier: 个)

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory) pedantic intellectual (Classifier: 个)


塌塢

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ u²¹/

/lap̚³²⁻⁵ u⁴⁴/

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ u⁴⁴/

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ u²¹/

/lap̚³²⁻⁵ u⁴⁴/

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ u⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) low-lying place; depression


塌跤

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to fill in a vacancy


塌缺

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰuat̚³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰueʔ³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰuat̚³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰueʔ³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fill in a vacancy


沓滴

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/tiap̚³²⁻⁵ tiʔ³²/

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/tiap̚³²⁻⁵ tiʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a little; a bit


尖喙仔

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) pickaxe; pick; mattock


𠜺

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cut apart; to separate; to isolate


拍拄直

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to balance out each other; to be even; to mutually counterbalance


喝呃

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ eʔ¹²¹/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ eʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, medicine) to burp; to belch


灌風

/kuan²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/kuan²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative, humorous) to encourage; to support; to root for


拍抾

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰioʔ³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰioʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to deal with; to discuss with (someone)


拍交落

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ¹²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ¹²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to lose; to misplace


肉箍

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) large pork tenderloin


搭桶仔

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) small wooden barrel with a handle


搭栱仔

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) wooden dipper or ladle made of a bamboo joint


百歲壽

/pa²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uei⁴² ɬiu²¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pa²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uei⁴² ɬiu²¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) long-lived; longevous


搭鉤

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) long-handled iron hook used to bring out of reach branches closer when picking fruit from trees


搭鉤仔

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) long-handled iron hook (used to bring out-of-reach branches closer when picking fruit or out-of-reach bags)


拍讒

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sam¹³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sam¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to try very hard to persuade somebody to stop

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to interrupt; to cut in; to butt in; to chime in (to bring about a certain result)


肉箭

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²¹/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, pathology) wound granulation


踏厝地

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ tue²²/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ tue²²/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to survey the base of the house and to look at the fengshui of the building lot


踏草

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stomp on weeds in paddy fields under the soil (as a method of weed control)


踏棚頭

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ̃¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ̃¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to perform a ritual to ward off evil spirits, such as beheading a white rooster, before the first performance at a new location by an opera troupe


踏火

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to run over charcoal fire to welcome the gods


踏顛

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɛn⁴⁴/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɛn⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hit something hard while walking (of one's feet)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stagger or to tumble while walking


踏車

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to step on a water wheel to carry water to irrigate farmland


踏跤路

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to case the joint (especially for criminal intent)


踏蹺

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiau⁴⁴/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to walk on stilts (especially as a form of folk entertainment)


踏脫

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰut̚¹²¹/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰut̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a misstep or slip and stagger or tumble

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a mistake or omission in words or deeds and suffer a setback


著觸

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tak̚³²/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tak̚³²/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tak̚³²/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tak̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, by extension) to meet with misfortune


拖倒蹬

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to walk by stepping under the heel on the back of cloth shoes or by stepping flat the back part of the shoes without putting them on entirely


閘數

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to terminate the transaction at a certain time or after a certain expense, purchase, or sale (for the purpose of settlement of accounts)


拍觸衰

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sue⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sue⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sue⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sue⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sue⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sue⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sue⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sue⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a stroke of bad luck because someone said something unlucky


紮布仔

/t͡sa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) menstruation cloth; menstrual pad


夾便

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piɛn²²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piɛn²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be completely equipped


跳火烰

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pu²⁴/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pu¹³/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pu²⁴/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to run over charcoal fire to welcome the gods


夾插

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fit something of a different kind, quality, color, etc. (into something else)


插跤

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to participate in gambling or a type of business


抑會使

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, used in rhetorical questions) how; how to; how could


抑著

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

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


抑通

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ haŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ haŋ⁴⁴/


佗一股

倒一股
搭一股:Zhangzhou Hokkien
搭一箇:Zhangzhou Hokkien

/to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/

/to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/


佗一

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚¹²¹/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚¹²¹/


鴨殼

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰak̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) male Muscovy duck that has mated (having feathers with no luster, considered inedible by local folk)


鴨母笛仔

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) short, vertical flute used in plays in the Zhangzhou region


鴨母仔

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Jinding duck (a breed of duck)


鴨仔癉

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) developed poorly (in physical growth)


合味

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bi²²/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bi²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to one's taste, tasty


哈燒

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to warm oneself by exhaling with one's mouth


合跤

/ha(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ha(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) fitting one's feet (of shoes, socks, etc.)


合盤

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having more benefits than harms; worthwhile; profitable; reasonably priced


甲會

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) how will; how will it be likely to


甲使

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


較垂

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sue¹³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sue¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) with the end of the scale sagging while weighing, indicating that the amount is lacking as shown by the marked gradations (said after the measurement)


鉿尾

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, swear word) lacking decency; with no manners


梢跤

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) incompetent person; good-for-nothing

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) person of a lowly position or status


梢跤

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) incompetent; lacking ability; good-for-nothing

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) no good; bad; poor; disappointing (of quality, ability, etc.)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) clumsy; dull-witted; stupid; ungainly; foolish


梢蹬

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² tɛ̃⁴⁴/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² tɛ̃⁴⁴/


梢蹬

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² tɛ̃⁴⁴/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² tɛ̃⁴⁴/


僻削

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siaʔ³²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) remote and peaceful; out of the way and tranquil


拆合

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ¹²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ¹²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) at the crack of dawn


掠痧

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to practise gua sha, a treatment involving repeated pressured strokes over lubricated skin with a smooth edge in order to release blood stasis


癖鼻

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) temperament; temper; disposition


梢跤軟蹄

梢跤软蹄
騷腳軟蹄
騷骹軟蹄
騷跤軟蹄

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/


梢跤軟蹄

梢跤软蹄
騷腳軟蹄
騷骹軟蹄
騷跤軟蹄

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/


甲若

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/


拆藥仔

/tʰia(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ io(ʔ)³⁵⁻² a⁵⁵/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ io³³⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ io(ʔ)³⁵⁻² a⁵⁵/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ io³³⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to have a traditional Chinese medicine prescription filled (of the patient)


嚴啀

/ɡiam¹³⁻²² ɡai¹³/

/ɡiam¹³⁻²² ɡai¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) strict in disciplining (as of a teacher, etc.)


鹹蜆仔目

/kiam¹³⁻²² kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/kiam¹³⁻²² kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) with small eyes and fat eyelids


鹹新娘仔

/kiam¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/kiam¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of salty, deep-fried sweets


鹹蜆仔

/kiam¹³⁻²² kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kiam¹³⁻²² kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of small mussel pickled in salt (eaten as a breakfast dish)


鹹米糕

/kiam¹³⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/kiam¹³⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) glutinous rice dish made of steamed rice with meat and mushrooms and mixed with oil


拍撇

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiap̚³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰiap̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take care of things; to handle affairs

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to plan poorly and cause waste


甲箬笠

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ha(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ leʔ⁴/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ha(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ leʔ⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bamboo hat (with a conical crown and broad rim)


甲箬笠仔

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) bamboo hat (with a conical crown and broad rim)


較講

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

One would be close to one's own son no matter what

khah-kóng mā tio̍h ka-kī ê kiáⁿ khah chhin

較講嘛著家己的囝較親

较讲嘛著家己的囝较亲

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) no matter what; regardless of whatever (usually used with 嘛 (mā))


較慘

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰam⁵³/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰam⁵³/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰam⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰam⁵³/


食䛞頭

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to exaggerate one's power and influence in order to attain a goal


食耄耄

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have something to eat and earn


食過過

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kue²¹⁻⁵³ kue²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kue²¹⁻⁵³ kue²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bully people due to thinking of oneself as powerful


食人過過

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³⁻²² kue²¹⁻⁵³ kue²¹/


食誆頭

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

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

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to blindly follow by someone who orders one around


食漿

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to starch or to soak in a liquid such as rice water (of fabric or clothes in order to be better well-pressed when ironed)


食看頭

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to split dividends based on power and influence

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to occupy a position based on one's personal relationships


食工

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to need great effort; to be difficult


食麵線

食面线
食麪線
食麵綫
食麪綫

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mĩ²²⁻²¹ suã²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² mĩ⁴¹⁻²² suã⁴¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mĩ²²⁻²¹ suã²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ mĩ³³⁻¹¹ suã¹¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mĩ³³⁻²¹ suã²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mĩ²²⁻²¹ suã²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² mĩ⁴¹⁻²² suã⁴¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mĩ²²⁻²¹ suã²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ mĩ³³⁻¹¹ suã¹¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mĩ³³⁻²¹ suã²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to hang oneself


零物仔

/lan¹³⁻²² mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ã⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ã⁵³/

食零物仔 [Hokkien] ― chia̍h lêng-mi̍h-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to eat snacks

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) snack; between-meal nibbles


食無錢飯

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² pŋ̍²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to be imprisoned


零星物仔

/lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ã⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ã⁵³/

chia̍h lân-san-mi̍h-á [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]


糾水

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to wash new cloth in water and shrink


食認

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to associate oneself with something that appears similar; to take something personally


鄉社倯

/hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sia²²⁻²¹ sɔm¹³/

/hiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² sia²²⁻²¹ sɔm¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) country bumpkin; villager; hick


食𣍐合

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bue²²⁻²¹ haʔ⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ haʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bue²²⁻²¹ haʔ⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ haʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not be suited to one's tastes (of food); to be unwilling to eat


紅鼻條

/aŋ¹³⁻²² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Odontamblyopus rubicundus (a species of eel goby)


圓頭鮫

/ĩ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Wikispecies:Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)


赤九

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Odontamblyopus rubicundus (a species of eel goby)


厚穢

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ ueʔ¹²¹/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ ueʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hot and uncomfortable (of one's entire body due to the sweltering heat)


點陳

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) meticulous and earnest


點斷

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hit at certain acupoints


點聊

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bring something out into the open; to lay bare; to point out bluntly


額聲

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) status of the amount (of money, etc.)


熱冬

/d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) summer holiday; summer vacation


菁仔欉

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) betel palm

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) crude person (not having manners or basic knowledge)


腸仔𣻸

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siũ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siũ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siũ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siũ²³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɔ̃²⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔ̃¹³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siũ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siũ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siũ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siũ²³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɔ̃²⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔ̃¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) one's ordinarily accumulated wealth


長錢

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) strip-shaped joss paper used for significant sacrificial rituals


長老老

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a long time


長躼躁

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wearing long clothes


長躼躼

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a long distance or time


長浮

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰu²⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰu¹³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰu²⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to borrow money or items from the shopkeeper and settle the bill at the end of the year (done in olden times by customers or employees)


碗頭

→ Tagalog: huwataw

/uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bowl; large bowl; rice bowl


門函

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ham²⁴/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² ham¹³/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ham²⁴/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² ham¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) notch where two doors interlock


箭毛筒

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃¹³⁻²² taŋ¹³/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃¹³⁻²² taŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) short and stiff feathers on poultry that has just grown or is not yet fully removed


門扇後

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ au²²/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ au²²/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ au²²/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ au²²/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) behind of a door


門拄

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tu⁵⁵⁴/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² tu²²/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tu⁵⁵⁴/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² tu²²/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) large crosspieces behind door panels used to reinforce the door (used in traditional architecture)


牓仔

/pʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pʰuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pʰuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) planer tool


鳥鼠張

鸟鼠张
老鼠當
老鼠張
鳥鼠當

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) mousetrap


飯斗

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bucket made by wooden planks for serving rice


糖霜寮仔

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² liau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² liau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


糖黏黏

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² liam¹³⁻²² liam¹³/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² liam¹³⁻²² liam¹³/


糖含

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² kam¹³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kam²⁴/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² kam¹³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kam²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of large and round candy, not wrapped in paper, that dissolves slowly


糖廍

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍²³⁻³³ pʰɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍²³⁻³³ pʰɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Putian Puxian Min) sugar refinery (in olden times)


透日晝

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² tau⁴¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau²¹/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² tau⁴¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau²¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) noon; midday


透晝

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) noon; midday


頓大坐

/tuĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tua²²⁻²¹ t͡se²²/

/tuĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tua²²⁻²¹ t͡se²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fall on one's bottom; to sit down hard


轉聲

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siã³³/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siã³³/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to change one's tone of speaking


篷𰃴

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² kam⁵³/

/pʰaŋ¹³⁻²² kam⁵³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² kam⁵³/

/pʰaŋ¹³⁻²² kam⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) something to cover grain, etc. (to cover from the sun, wind, or rain)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) mat or wooden roofing of a boat (to cover from the sun, wind, or rain, made in olden times with thin bamboo strips or bamboo leaves)


目空赤

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to envy; to be envious; to be jealous


目赤

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/


轉色

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to change color; to discolor


轉目

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

一转目 [Hokkien, simp.]
chi̍t tńg-ba̍k [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

in the blink of an eye
in the blink of an eye

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) in a flash; in the blink of an eye


轉斡

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make a turn; to turn; to get around (a corner, bend, etc.)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) to adapt and change the original (words, actions, etc.)


轉倒

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/

/tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to⁵⁵⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/

/tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to⁵⁵⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to compromise; to come to terms


卵端

/nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/nuĩ²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/nuĩ²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) immature ovarian follicle in a row inside the body of a bird


軟路

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) relaxed; light (of a task or work)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) soft; lithe; flexible


軟喙

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to soften one's tone of voice


軟步

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) softer and more euphemistic approach


軟𤺔

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ²²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be dejected due to setbacks, failures, difficulties, etc.; to become weak or worn out


軟湊湊

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sauʔ³²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sauʔ³²/


軟母

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well


軟母

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) weak; feeble; fragile; infirm (of a person)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) effeminate (of a man)


牙槽腮

/ɡe²⁴⁻²² t͡so²⁴⁻²² sai⁴⁴/

/ɡɛ¹³⁻²² t͡so¹³⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴/

/ɡe²⁴⁻²² t͡so²⁴⁻²² sai⁴⁴/

/ɡɛ¹³⁻²² t͡so¹³⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴/


格尺

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) ungraduated ruler


紅瓜魚

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴⁻²² hi¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴⁻²² hi¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) yellow croaker


紅瓜

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴/


目色巧

/bak̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³² kʰa⁵³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪk̚³² kʰa⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³² kʰa⁵³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪk̚³² kʰa⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be good at reading a person; to be tactful (to interpret someone's facial expression, tone of voice, etc.)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be good at learning a skill (such as learning something after watching it once)


目頭金

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ kim⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ kim⁴⁴/

to be tactless and bad at reading a person

目頭𣍐金

目头𫧃金


墨烏

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

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


墨膏

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² ko³³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² ko³³/


目滓膏

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) sleep (substance found in the eyes after waking)


目睭屎

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) dried and hardened eye rheum; sleepy dust


嘔落

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²¹/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, in general) illness with vomiting and diarrhea


嘔落

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²¹/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) repulsive; annoying; disgusting


放冬

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ³³/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) to have time off; to go on holidays


頭養仔囝

/tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) firstborn child or first pregnancy


頭養仔

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siũ³³ a⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡siũ³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siũ³³ a⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡siũ³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) firstborn; first (of a child or pregnancy)


落囝兒坑

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² kʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li¹³⁻²² kʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² kʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li¹³⁻²² kʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suffer due to having many children, little income, or heavy domestic work (traditionally believed to be due to karma from debt owed to one's children from a previous life)


嗍井

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sɛ̃⁵³/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sɛ̃⁵³/


嗍涵

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am¹³/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am¹³/


索仔條

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiau¹³/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiau¹³/


絡箍

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) round bamboo hoop placed under a heavy object to lift or carry it


絡索

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ soʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ soʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ soʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ soʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) looped thick rope for lifting rocks


𧮙姦撟

/t͡sʰo(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kan²¹⁻⁵³ kiau²²/

/t͡sʰo(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kan²¹⁻⁵³ kiau²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to swear with vulgar language, often rudely giving the finger (used to describe a rude person)


作工

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to work with one's hands; to do manual work


熱燥

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²¹/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ so²¹/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²¹/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ so²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) heaty


哚哥

/tʰo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) stupid; foolish; silly


哚哥

/tʰo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fool; idiot; silly (person)


作哩

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li⁴⁴/

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) even though; even if


惡剃頭

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/


䆀收山

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hard to finish; difficult to settle (of the aftermath of a matter that is hard to resolve)


惡收山

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/


桌幃

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ui¹³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ui¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) table decorations embroidered in silk


薄澀

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚³²/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having an unpleasantly astringent taste

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) poor and short of money


跋字運

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ un²²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ un²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to try one's luck; to leave something to chance


薄精

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁴⁴/

Setipinna tenuifilis
Wikispecies:Setipinna tenuifilis

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) common hairfin anchovy (Setipinna tenuifilis)


博濟

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡se²²/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡se²²/


桌頭𡢃

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² kan⁵³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² kan⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) papier-mâché servant dummy placed on both sides of the bier of the deceased in the olden days


箔仔

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) joss paper; paper made to resemble money and burned as an offering to the dead or for gods


落染

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fade due to exposure to the sun or soaking in hot water (of the color of fabric)


落肩

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to smoothly droop one's shoulders down


落陣

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fall behind; to straggle


落骨

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kut̚³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kut̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having uncoordinated movements with one's hands and feet


落西北

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to blow a northwesterly wind


落殼

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰak̚³²/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰak̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) nitro varnish; varnish made of nitrocellulose


落目

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) with longer internodes (of bamboo, sugarcane, etc.)


落蚩落柵

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) slovenly; slobby; unkempt; ill-groomed

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) forgetful and clumsy


著火烙

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ⁴⁴/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to slightly burn something while cooking


噁噁吐

/ɔ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɔ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹/

/ɔ(ʔ)⁵ ɔ(ʔ)⁵ tʰɔ⁴¹/

/ɔ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɔ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹/

/ɔ(ʔ)⁵ ɔ(ʔ)⁵ tʰɔ⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to vomit endlessly


捋尾椎

/lua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁴⁴/

/lua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to praise, flatter, console, or speak well of someone contrary to one's convictions (in order to make them happy, make them do something, or make them obey)


放寒冬

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã¹³⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã¹³⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be on winter break


瀨仔

/lua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/lua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) area with torrential waters steeply falling onto the riverbed


放熱冬

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be on summer holiday


放熱天

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be on summer holiday


落格

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³²/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ kɛʔ³²/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³²/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ kɛʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to reduce to a lower rank; to demote

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a vulgar personality


落柵

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ¹²¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) slovenly; slobby; unkempt; ill-groomed

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) forgetful and clumsy


博定

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiã²²/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiã²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) possibly; perhaps; maybe


薄抨

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) slim; skinny; gaunt; lean


著火燒

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

着火烧
着火燒
着火烧
着火燒

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) burnt (from cooking)


落吐瀉

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sia²¹/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sia⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sia²¹/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sia⁴¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, pathology) cholera (a severe diarrhoeal disease)


袚肩

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place an arm on each other's shoulders (of two people walking)


跋萬六

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ban²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ban²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of game using playing cards


跋六猴

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to play a gambling activity where each one rolls a dice and whoever has the highest number wins


跋散

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act recklessly out of desperation, be forced to break the law


跋胚

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make the worst preparation or plan

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to guess; to reckon; to suppose; to estimate; to assess; to figure


辦胚

/pan²²⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/

/pan²²⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/


跋散歹

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ san²¹⁻⁵³ pʰãi⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ san²¹⁻⁵³ pʰãi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act shamelessly and unreasonably; to act wildly; to behave atrociously


跋橫

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ huã¹³/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ huã¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to become desperate and act violently, shamelessly, and unreasonably

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to lose one's temper; to flare up; to get angry


跋狀元籌

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ɡuan¹³⁻²² tiu¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of Mid-Autumn Festival game where mooncakes are used as bets


吊烏桶

/tiau²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

/tiau²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of bucket for drawing wellwater with a bamboo pole tied to the handle


撥桶

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of wooden bucket for carrying water with a rope tied to its handle (used to draw river water from a high place)


跋臭

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act shamelessly and unreasonably; to be a rascal

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to resort to unsavory and underhanded tactics


闊弄

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²²/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) spacious; roomy; commodious; extensive; vast


闊曠

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰŋ̍²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuĩ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰŋ̍²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuĩ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) spacious; roomy; commodious; extensive; vast


看手

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) generous; magnanimous


闊手

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) openhanded; generous in using money and giving things to people


斂手

/li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) closehanded; stingy in spending money or giving things


喝唿

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shout loudly; to cry out


紅姨

/aŋ¹³⁻²² i¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ i²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² i²⁴/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²³/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² i¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ i²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² i²⁴/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²³/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) witch; sorceress (offering obscure prayers for people as a profession)


趕氣

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to satisfy a craving; to enjoy oneself to the fullest; to get a kick out of something


縒尾螺仔

/t͡sua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be diagonally opposite a building


縒目尾

/t͡sua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/t͡sua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to look sidelong or askance; to look sideways

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to tip somebody the wink; to wink at somebody; to give someone a meaningful glance


疶氣絲仔

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹⁻⁵³ si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹⁻⁵³ si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to faintly gasp a dying breath (of a person or animal)


礤簽

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to shred; to grate (melons, vegetables, sweet potatoes, etc.)


疶卵

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuĩ²²/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuĩ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to lay immature soft-shelled egg (due to a diseased hen)


跩尾羅仔

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


掣慶

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiã²¹/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiã²¹/

prone to have problems such as restless sleep at night (due to nerves of infants and young children unable to withstand overstimulation)

easily provoked; easily agitated; unable to control one's feelings

unrefined; undignified; inelegant (of men and women)

excessively fond of joking around (as of small boys)

hyperactive; unable to sit still and fond of running around, laughing, etc. (as of small girls)


割倒斷

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuĩ²²/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuĩ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to end one's responsibility to each other after ending a deal and having both sides settle up


割粙仔

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to harvest rice crop


割球

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, sports) to underspin; to backspin; to downward slice


喝一下

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e²²/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) all of a sudden; all at once


煞性

/sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/

/sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) nature of certain people or things to bring disaster to others (as a superstitious belief)


煞繳

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, literally) to end gambling

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) to have no hope; to be hopeless


攑大旗

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be in power; to issue orders; to wield power


攑罾

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡san⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡san⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cast and fix a fishnet on the shore to catch small fish, shrimp, etc. collected after some time


撠䉔

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiã⁴⁴/

/kia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiã⁴⁴/

/kia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pick out a thorn (from one's flesh)


刺人目

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) offending to the eye; unsightly

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) enviable; arousing envy


煞事

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to end; to conclude; to terminate

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to let go of something

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to break off relations (with someone)


撠刺

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi¹¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰi²¹/

/kia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi¹¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰi²¹/

/kia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pick out a thorn (from one's flesh)


赤米

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) husked, round-grained, non-glutinous, uncooked rice


赤鬃仔

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Parargyrops edita
Wikispecies:Parargyrops edita

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) crimson sea bream (Parargyrops edita)


赤跤毛

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Dicranopteris pedata (a type of fern)


赤蛩仔

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of fighting cricket


赤皮仔

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰue¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰue¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of mangrove used to make carrying poles


目空刺

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to envy; to be envious; to be jealous


遮久仔

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) these days


掠背

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to treat a strained trapezius muscle with acupuncture, massage, cupping therapy, etc.


才閣講

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Philippine Hokkien) to put off until a later time (of a discussion)

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Philippine Hokkien) to speak only then (especially after waiting for someone to finish talking)


掠手寫

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to teach someone how to write by holding the other's hand


掠筋路

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

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


掠𣍐牢槌

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² tʰui¹³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² tʰui¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not know what to do with someone (used to express exasperation)


若作

/nã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/nã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/


掠作

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡soʔ³²/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡soʔ³²/


壁枋

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ paŋ⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ paŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wooden board on the wall


掠講

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to think that to believe that; to be of the opinion that; to hold the view that; to have thought that (can be mistakenly)


拆明

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ biɪŋ¹³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ biɪŋ¹³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to clarify; to expound; to explain


赤跤

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) concubine promoted from a maid


掠算

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ suĩ²¹/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ suĩ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to evaluate; to estimate; to speculate; to conjecture; to surmise


出青

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, botany) to turn green (of rice planted in a water-logged paddy)


甲若是

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²⁻²¹ si²²/


啄鼻

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pʰĩ²²/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ²²/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pʰĩ²²/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) hooked nose; nose that is shaped like the beak of a parrot


遮的人

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

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


遮的人

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) these people (ours)


遮人

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/


遮人

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/


拗手

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/


揬臭

/tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

/tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to expose people's shortcomings

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to despise or stigmatize someone causing them to be hurt; to vilify


厾手尾

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of game of strength in which both players hold each other with one hand outstretched, each pushing forward to see who retreats and loses


厾手尾

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be secretly competing against each other


揬豬

/tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ti⁴⁴/

/tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ti⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to profiteer at unreasonable prices by taking advantage of someone's lack of knowledge of the market


覷雞

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) near-sighted person (like a chicken with low eyesight at night)


黐凸爐

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lɔ²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lɔ¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lɔ²⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) oven with a hand-pulled bellow


鐵板面

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to look ghastly pale, ashen, or livid


悐拓

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰuʔ³²/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰuʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to quarrel; to be at loggerheads; to be unable to agree

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to deal with; to cope with


鐵骨仔生

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) thin but strong and sturdy (of someone's body)


黐凸

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰuʔ¹²¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰuʔ⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰuʔ¹²¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰuʔ⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) sound of using bellows


黐拖

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dilatory; sluggish; laggard


鐵栱仔

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small metal pot


會跮

/e²²⁻²¹ tʰiʔ³²/

/e²²⁻²¹ tʰiʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to (be able to) make it; to do something on time; there's still time


𣍐跮

/be²²⁻²¹ tʰiʔ³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ tʰiʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not to (be able to) make it; to not be able to do something on time; to not have enough time; to be too late


接面的

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) interrelationship between the second wife and the family of the former wife


接祖

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to kneel to welcome visitors of the deceased married woman's parents' home (of the bereaved family, as a folk tradition)


拖黐

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ⁴/


鐵釘仔頭

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) head of a nail


舌仔剾

/t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) device made of thin and soft metal sheet used to scrape off velvety substance from the fur of the tongue


折鏨

/t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sam²²/

/t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sam²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to prematurely break off; to suddenly discontinue in the middle of progress (one's speech, affairs, etc.)


摺尪仔

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fold paper into various human figures


有喙無舌

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to silently listen (without interrupting); to listen and be quiet


篾扇

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sĩ¹¹/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sĩ¹¹/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) fan made of bamboo strips


篾匾仔

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) folding screen made of bamboo strips


氕伾喘

/pʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/pʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/pʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/pʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pant or gasp heavily; to be out of breath


嘀瀆

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ¹²¹/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sound of moving joints

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) ordinary, inexpensive snack


嘀瀆瀆

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tauʔ¹²¹/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tauʔ¹²¹/


滿願

/muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²²/

/muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to satisfy one's desires


惡痱

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pui²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pui²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of prickly heat with coarser and itchier spots making it easier to scratch and to be infected with pus


嘀厾

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to tease; to kid; to poke fun at


漉栱

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rotten; putrid


漉淞

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a sluggish and untidy appearance


樸仔餅

/pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piã⁵³/

/pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piã⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of deep-fried xianbing


獨盤

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pan²⁴/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ puan¹³/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pan²⁴/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ puan¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to dominate exclusively; to monopolize; to take over


做絪纏

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ in⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ti¹³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ in⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ti¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suffer from dysentery


醒火

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, intransitive) to regain consciousness; to sober up; to awake


漉仔

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/


漉柵

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛʔ³²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to languish; to decay; to decline


漉束箍仔

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


托鼎

/tʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tiã⁵³/

/tʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tiã⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of game played with toddlers to make them laugh where one repeatedly uses a finger to scratch a toddler's palm face up a few times and holds the back of its hand from the bottom


漉漉漉

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔk̚⁵/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚³²/

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔk̚⁵/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚³²/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) in bad shape; awful; terrible (greater in intensity than 漉漉 (lok-lok))


手橐仔

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lɔk̚²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lɔk̚²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) glove; mittens


牌仔

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) trademark; brand (name, symbol, logo, etc. of a specific product, service, etc.)


逼籤詩

逼签诗
別籤詩
愊籤詩
逼簽詩

/piak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/piak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiam⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to determine the results of one's fortune based on the lottery poetry


竹栱蓆

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰioʔ²⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰioʔ¹²¹/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰioʔ²⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰioʔ¹²¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) summer sleeping mat made of woven split bamboo


伬伬跳

/t͡sʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹/

/t͡sʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pound intensely (of one's heart)


伬伬趒

/t͡sʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tio¹³/

/t͡sʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tio¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bounce or jump sharply or violently (to describe the physical movements of an agitated or angry person)


觸珠仔

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


沃清

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to water with urine (of vegetables)


沃粗

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to apply manure as fertilizer


礐仔

/hak̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/hak̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/hak̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) large pit where fish, shrimp, etc. are marinated with brine to produce condiments like fish sauce


石角

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kak̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) foundation stone (in building construction)


摔拍

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) difficult and causing setbacks


摔拍

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fight with all one's might; to struggle; to wrestle; to work hard; to strive


𱰠

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) do not; don't


溪沙埔

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴⁻²² po⁴⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴⁻²² po⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sandy beach (by a river)


屎礐蟲

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² tʰaŋ²⁴/


目脣

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tun¹³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tun¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) edge of the eyelid; lower eyelid


鑿𡳞

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² lan²²/

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lan²²/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² lan²²/

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lan²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) to loathe; to abhor; to be vexed; to be annoyed; to be pissed off


目地無

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ te²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² te²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ te²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² te²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) unremarkable; not eye-catching; not striking to the eye


墨栻仔

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) pencil or pen of a carpenter's ink marker


毣觸

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/bak̚³²⁻⁵ tak̚³²/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/bak̚³²⁻⁵ tak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to come into contact and be entangled


曝田

/pʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰan¹³/

/pʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰan¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to dry the water in a paddy field in the sun


覆槽

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so¹³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) convex (roof) tile


匼跤

/kʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) differing only to a limited extent; very close (of two persons or things)


匼槽

/kʰap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so¹³/

/kʰap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so¹³/


覆地虎

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/


覆地虎

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) incompetent; lacking ability


北仔阿哥

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) person of importance or eminence; distinguished person


剝澀

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) reducing grease in the body (of food)


腹內滾

腹裡滾/腹裏滾/腹里滾
腹内滚

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to wholly pour out one's innermost thoughts and feelings


縛藤仔

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tin¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tin¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make handiwork of rattan products


縛電機

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

/pak̚²⁴⁻² tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ki³³/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

/pak̚²⁴⁻² tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ki³³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to coil the wire of an electrical appliance


縛糖膏

/pak̚⁴⁻³² tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/pak̚⁴⁻³² tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place cut-up fruit into a boiling sugar pot (which will be removed afterwards) and to pull out the sugar into silky strands after cooling


觸磕

/tap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰap̚²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰap̚¹²¹/

/tap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰap̚²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰap̚¹²¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) unfortunate; ill-fated; with difficulty; rough; going bad


逐冬

/tak̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) every year; yearly

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) every semester


六仙仔

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of table (slightly smaller than a 八仙桌)


讀疏

/tʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/tʰak̚⁴⁻³² sɔ²¹/

/tʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/tʰak̚⁴⁻³² sɔ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to recite prayers (of a Taoist priest)


六猴

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of die

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) a kind of gambling activity where each one rolls a dice and whoever has the highest number wins


觸尾

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to snap off (of a syringe needle)


觸齒

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi⁵³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to eat not thoroughly cooked dry rice


齪死

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) extremely annoying


搦屎搦尿

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio²²/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zio²²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² ziɤ³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio²²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² ziɤ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to painstakingly nurture and take care of (a child)


臆隻

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ³²/

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to sell animals by head and not by weight


溢酸水

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have an acid reflux


臆子

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to play a drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand


鑰鉤

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) large, old-style key


箬下紅

/hio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² e²² aŋ²⁴/

/hio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɛ²²⁻²¹ aŋ¹³/

/hio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² e²² aŋ²⁴/

/hio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ɛ²²⁻²¹ aŋ¹³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of herbal medicine used to relieve inflammation


箬脈

/hiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mɛ̃ʔ¹²¹/

/hiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mɛ̃ʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, botany) leaf veins; venation


歇陣

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun²²/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take a rest for a while


抾師仔

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to choose an apprentice with a charitable nature


臆猜

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to guess a riddle


歇身

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stop over; to stay temporarily


齪嘈

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sɤ³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so²²/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sɤ³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so²²/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so³³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, polite) to trouble; to bother


歇𤺪

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɛn²²/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɛn²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a rest


抾壟

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɪŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pile the soil into rectangular strips of land (for growing vegetables, etc.)


抾屑

/kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ seʔ³²/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ seʔ³²/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛʔ³²/

/kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ seʔ³²/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ seʔ³²/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛʔ³²/

(Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pick up an overlooked agricultural product

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to get a sweet bargain; to gain a small advantage


抾粒涉

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚¹²¹/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) careful; attentive; meticulous


抾粒涉

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚¹²¹/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pick up every single thing, no matter how big or small, in order not to waste anything


抾畦

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ki¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ki¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to earth up into rectangular pieces of land (for growing vegetables, etc.)


抾桶牆

抾⫽桶牆 (canonical)
拾桶牆
抾桶墙
抾桶墻

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hoop the pieces of wood into barrels


惜眠

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cherish sleep due to needing sleep


腬身

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) serious; critical; severe (of a situation)


石簿仔

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/


石目鐵鼻

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unable to easily shed tears (of someone)


石釘

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) stone slab with one side buried in the ground (used for fencing)


石螺

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) river snail (a generic term referring to freshwater snails)


抾姆

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ m̩⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ m̩⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) (older) midwife

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


石瀨

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ luaʔ³²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ luaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) stony shoal under the surface of the water


石碖仔

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) stone chiseled into a round shape


著風散

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suffer facial paralysis


著鏢

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hit the bull's eye with a dart

sexually transmitted disease
sexually transmitted disease

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to catch a sexually transmitted disease

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to break the law or to be classified as a target for censorship or attack


著㧣

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tu⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tu⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to encounter trouble; to have an accident


著誆頭

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to blindly follow by someone who orders one around


著法

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) with the right method; in the right way


猴損

/kau²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/kau¹³⁻²² suĩ⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/kau¹³⁻²² suĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) infantile malnutrition due to digestive disturbances or intestinal parasites


著猴損

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³⁻²² suĩ⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³⁻²² suĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to suffer infantile malnutrition due to digestive disturbances or intestinal parasites

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) to be strage, odd, or incomprehensible

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suffer from rickets (of a child)


著燒

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to become emotional or stirred due to anger


著燒熱

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sio⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sio⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be angry, dissatisfied, or excited due to jealousy, etc.


著笑脾

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi¹³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi¹³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to contract an illness of endless laughing (as a folk belief)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, by extension) to laugh intensely for a long time


生背

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pe²¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² pue²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pe²¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² pue²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have an aching back


著哽

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to choke on something in the esophagus causing severe coughing


擢癀

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ¹³/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area


擢白

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɛʔ¹²¹/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɛʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to wear mourning garb (for a parent, relative, etc.); to be in mourning


擢鹹

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to add something into soup when too salty in order to dilute or absorb the saltiness


擢膿

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to apply medicine to make the sore discharge pus


擢後跤

擢⫽後跤 (canonical)
擢後腳
擢後骹
擢后跤

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hold back; to hinder


擢舌尾

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have slurred speech due to a short tongue


著磨

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to work hard and put into trouble


著磨

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tiring; exhausting; strenuous


白子仔

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, go) white stone

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) white keys (of a piano)


著災仔

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) wretched person; damn person

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated, euphemistic) tiger


剾白肉油

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gain an advantage or benefit without compensation (from everyone)


抾白肉油

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gain an advantage or benefit by unjust means by seizing someone else's things


白肉油

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) (extra) benefit; advantage (obtained when an opportunity is taken advantage of)


白䭕

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bland and flavorless


八月白仔

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) white bean eaten as staple food (made into sweet and salty porridge as a snack by farmers in their fields)


欲好

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) had better; it would be best (to do something)


麥螺

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Korean mud snail (Bullacta exarata)


欲准毋

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) shilly-shally; half-hearted; vacillating; without consistency or constancy; likely to change minds easily


欲汰討

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰo⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, used in rhetorical questions) how could (one possibly); how is (it possible)


欲汰

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹/


八字步

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ puɻʷ⁵¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ puɻʷ⁵¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

measured gait with the toes pointing out

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) refined, big, and slow steps with the toes pointing out (as of old-fashioned intellectuals)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) splayfoot


硩箱仔角

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place money and things of value in one's daughter's dowry (of the mother as a local tradition)


硩箱角

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place money and things of value in one's daughter's dowry (of the mother as a local tradition)


欲哪

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ³²/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ³²/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) what does someone want to do (with something); what for

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) what can one do about someone (wanting something else, etc.)


欲哪

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ³²/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laʔ³²/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/


硩甌仔底

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/te(ʔ)⁵ au³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/te(ʔ)⁵ au³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

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


行直

/kiã²⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴/

/kiã¹³⁻²² tit̚¹²¹/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴/

/kiã¹³⁻²² tit̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, board games) a type of folk board game played in the Minnan region (referred to as the local Go)


𣛮籃

/siã²²⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/siã²²⁻²¹ nã²⁴/

/siã³³⁻¹¹ nã²⁴/

/siã³³⁻²¹ nã²³/

/siã²²⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/siã²²⁻²¹ nã²⁴/

/siã³³⁻¹¹ nã²⁴/

/siã³³⁻²¹ nã²³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) small, round, red, wooden or bamboo basket with a handle (for carrying presents during celebrations or sacrificial ceremonies)


硩撚寶

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ⁴¹/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ⁴¹/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to place a bet on the face and direction of the die inside a box (called a 撚寶 (lián-pó)) (the winners being those that guess correctly)


賣報紙冊紙的

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) person buying old and useless books, newspapers, and periodicals and glass bottles


桀目

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not pleasing the eye; having unacceptable looks


紅鱠

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² keʔ³²/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kueʔ³²/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² keʔ³²/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kueʔ³²/

Epinephelus trimaculatus
Wikispecies:Epinephelus trimaculatus

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) threespot grouper (Epinephelus trimaculatus)


桀味

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bi²²/

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bi²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have an unpleasant taste or smell


毋食圓也毋啜湯

to not eat glutinous rice balls and to not even drink soup

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ĩ¹³⁻²² ia²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not buy it; to not accept; to not go along with


揢牛磨

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡu¹³⁻²² bo²²/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡu¹³⁻²² bo²²/


狹硩

/e(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ teʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ teʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) petty; narrow-minded