咉叔

/ŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/ŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪk̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, non-face-to-face) paternal uncle (father's younger brother)


薪禾

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wage; salary; pay; remuneration


新點點

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) brand new; completely new


放粟青

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) to purchase standing crops at extremely low prices from poor peasants who run short before the harvest


芳頭

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

Rhabdosargus sarba
Wikispecies:Rhabdosargus sarba

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tarwhine (Rhabdosargus sarba)


省工

/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to save trouble; to simplify matters

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to reduce man-hours


吹唱

/t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔ̃²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to sing and play various musical instruments


照講

/t͡siau²¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡siau²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡siau¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂɒu̯⁴⁵ kan⁴¹/

/t͡siau²¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡siau²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡siau¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂɒu̯⁴⁵ kan⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Xiang) ordinarily; as a rule


放子

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/


咉奶

/ŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nɛ̃⁵³/

/ŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² nɛ̃⁴⁴/

/ŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nɛ̃⁵³/

/ŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² nɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, face-to-face) mother


體斥

/tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰak̚³²/

/tʰue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰak̚³²/

/tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰak̚³²/

/tʰue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to reprimand; to rebuke; to reprove


新人房

/siŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muŋ⁵³/

/sin³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² paŋ¹³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ⁵⁵/

/siŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muŋ⁵³/

/sin³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² paŋ¹³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ⁵⁵/

(Huizhou, Eastern Min, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Loudi Xiang) bridal chamber


𠢕滾

/ɡau²³⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁵/

/ɡau²⁴⁻²² kun⁵³/

/ɡau²⁴⁻²² kun⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡau¹³⁻²² kun⁵³/

/ɡau²³⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁵/

/ɡau²⁴⁻²² kun⁵³/

/ɡau²⁴⁻²² kun⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡau¹³⁻²² kun⁵³/

(Zhangzhou and Penang Hokkien) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around


坐斗

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take on; to assume (a task, responsibility, risk, charge, etc.)


垢仔

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


哭娘嬭

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃¹³⁻²² le⁴⁴/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ niɔ̃¹³⁻²² le⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to keen; to howl at a funeral


狡鬼

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) crafty; cunning; sly; tricky; treacherous


堪輿仙

/kʰam⁴⁴⁻²² i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/kʰam⁴⁴⁻²² i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fengshui master; geomancer


歕雞胿

/pun²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻¹² kue⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

/pun²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

/pun¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻¹² kue⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/

/pun²⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

/pun²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

/pun¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to brag; to boast; to bluff

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


勻勻仔是

/un²⁴⁻¹¹ un²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un²³⁻³³ un²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un¹³⁻²² un¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/un²⁴⁻¹¹ un²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un²³⁻³³ un²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un¹³⁻²² un¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) slowly


勻勻仔是

/un²⁴⁻¹¹ un²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un²³⁻³³ un²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un¹³⁻²² un¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/un²⁴⁻¹¹ un²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un²³⁻³³ un²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/un¹³⁻²² un¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

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


地場

/te²²⁻²¹ tiũ²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ tiɔ̃¹³/

/te²²⁻²¹ tiũ²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ tiɔ̃¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) space; site; place


湊歁

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰam⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fortuitously; luckily; by chance; as it happens


湊拄歁仔

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


未曾是

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² si²²/

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² si²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wait; be slow; just a second


未曾是

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² si²²/

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² si²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to wait a moment; not so soon; not so fast


底踏

/tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʔ³²/

/te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʔ³²/

/tue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʔ³²/

/te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) foundation; basis; base

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) inheritance; heritage; something saved from the past


偌爾仔

/lua²²⁻²¹ nĩ²⁴⁻²² ã⁵³/

/lua²²⁻²¹ nĩ¹³⁻²² ã⁵³/

/ɡua³³⁻²¹ nĩ³³ a⁴¹/

/ɡua³³⁻¹¹ nĩ³³ a⁵³/

/lua²²⁻²¹ nĩ²⁴⁻²² ã⁵³/

/lua²²⁻²¹ nĩ¹³⁻²² ã⁵³/

/ɡua³³⁻²¹ nĩ³³ a⁴¹/

/ɡua³³⁻¹¹ nĩ³³ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) how; what; so; such


千千

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ t͡sʰiɛn³³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɛn³³ t͡sʰiɛn³³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) absolutely (do or do not); by all means; must


老祖仔

/lau²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/lau²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, non-face-to-face) great-grandmother (particularly paternal grandfather's mother)


灶雞

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) daughter


冇雷

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ lui¹³/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ lui¹³/


生嬰仔

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ẽ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ẽ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to give birth (to a child)


磱著

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to sprain (e.g. the ankle, wrist, etc.)


九八行

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haŋ²⁴/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haŋ¹³/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haŋ²⁴/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) brokerage; broker house


漏喙

/lau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a slip of the tongue; to let slip an inadvertent remark


九八人

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) broker; middleman


老勻

/lau²²⁻²¹ un²⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ un¹³/

/lau²²⁻²¹ un²⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ un¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) one's elders; senior; older generation


狗仔囝

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

Sometimes my older brother tells me to be a dog, so I crawl, pretending to be a little puppy, slowly crawling beside his feet and acting cute

洪宿芬, 蹛佇山頂的囡仔時陣

Ū-sî sī a-hiaⁿ kiò góa chò káu-á, góa tō ēng pê--ê, ké-iáⁿ sī chi̍t chiah sè-sè chiah ê káu-á-kiáⁿ, khoaⁿ-khoaⁿ-á pê khì i ê kha-piⁿ sai-nai

有時是阿兄叫我做狗仔，我就用爬的，假影是一隻細細隻的狗仔囝，寬寬仔爬去伊的跤邊司奶

洪宿芬, 蹛佇山頂的囡仔時陣

有时是阿兄叫我做狗仔，我就用爬的，假影是一只细细只的狗仔囝，宽宽仔爬去伊的跤边司奶

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) puppy (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)


腿輪

/tʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun¹³/

/tʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴/

/tʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun¹³/

/tʰui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, anatomy) kneejoint


替包

/tʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pau⁴⁴/

/tʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stealthily substitute one thing for another


鐳水

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) currency value

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) money; ready money


飯甌

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ au⁴⁴/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ au⁴⁴/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ au⁴⁴/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ au⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small china bowl for filling rice


漏話

/lau²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/lau²²⁻²¹ ua²²/

/lau²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/lau²²⁻²¹ ua²²/


武腯

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun⁵³/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) short and small but strong and able-bodied (of a person)


捶拳仔

/tui¹³⁻²² kun¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tui¹³⁻²² kun¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


捶拳仔

/tui¹³⁻²² kun¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tui¹³⁻²² kun¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


摧頭

/t͡sui¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/t͡sui¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to behead; to decapitate


彼輒仔

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ tia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ tia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

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


彼輒

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ tiaʔ¹²¹/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ tiaʔ¹²¹/


彼站仔

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sam²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sam²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sam²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sam²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

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


彼當時

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ taŋ³³ si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ taŋ³³ si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Philippine Hokkien) then; at that time


母姨

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²⁴/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹³/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²⁴/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) maternal aunt (one's mother's sister)

§ - married; > - mother's elder sister; < - mother's younger sister


彼位仔

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ ui²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/hit̚³²⁻⁵ ui²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

† - there (close to audience); ‡ - over there


嘔傴

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, face-to-face, euphemistic) mother


沖罐

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan²¹/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) small teapot used to make tea


跤縫

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰaŋ³³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pʰaŋ²²/

/kʰa³³ pʰaŋ³³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰaŋ³³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pʰaŋ²²/

/kʰa³³ pʰaŋ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) groin; crotch


充仔

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) counterfeit and shoddy merchandise


松桐

/siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² taŋ²⁴/

/siɔŋ¹³⁻²² taŋ¹³/

/siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² taŋ²⁴/

/siɔŋ¹³⁻²² taŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) pine wood


食教仔

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) believer of a foreign religion (especially Western Christianity)


摘揀

/tia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/tia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to select; to choose


跤指

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sãi⁵³/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sãĩ⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sãi⁵³/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sãĩ⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) toe


鸚哥鯉

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Azurio tuskfish, scarbreast tuskfin (Choerodon azurio)


食教

/ɬia¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾au⁴²/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² ka²¹³/

/ɬia¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾au⁴²/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² ka²¹³/

(Southern Min) to profess a religion; to become a believer (of a religion)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Putian Puxian Min) to profess a foreign religion (especially Western Christianity)


起倒

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) on the contrary; to the contrary; instead


象杯

/siũ³³⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siũ²²⁻¹² pue⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siũ²²⁻¹² pue⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) good result in divination using moon blocks (showing with one block flat and another block round)


起空

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stir up trouble; to make trouble


相籠仔

/siaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/siaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


相空

/siaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/siaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to brag; to boast; to talk big


相籠仔子

/siaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

/siaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/


練扇空

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

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


反症

/huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/

/huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, medicine, of diseases) to relapse; to recur


聲頭

/siã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/siã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/


擔領

/tã⁴⁴⁻²² niã⁵³/

/tã⁴⁴⁻²² niã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take on; to assume (a task, responsibility, risk, charge, etc.)


阿姑仔

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) effeminate; sissy (of a male)


加尼

/kã⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/

/kã⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, attributive) entire; whole; total


厝內人

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lai²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ lai³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴² lai²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ lai³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lai²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lai²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ lai³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴² lai²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ lai³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ lai²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

(Hokkien, dated in Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, non-face-to-face) wife


老伙仔

/lau²²⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/lau²²⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/lau²²⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/lau²²⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, slightly derogatory) old man

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, non-face-to-face) husband


交拉吧

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

From Sunda Kelapa, the old port of Jakarta. Ultimately from Malay kelapa (“coconut”).


交拉吧

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) faraway place


鴨雄

/aʔ²⁴⁻²¹ hyŋ⁵³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ¹³/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ heŋ⁵⁵/

/aʔ²⁴⁻²¹ hyŋ⁵³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ¹³/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ heŋ⁵⁵/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) immature male shelduck (often slaughtered for nutritional properties)


交睡

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/


作塗的

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bricklayer; tiler; plasterer


塗水

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

(Zhangzhou, Sanxia and Singapore Hokkien) bricklayer; tiler; plasterer


草鬖仔

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a thick growth of grass; underbrush; undergrowth


做旱

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ ɑŋ²⁴²/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ huã²²/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵³ ɑŋ²⁴²/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ huã²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Eastern Min) to have a drought


臭青疑

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ɡe¹³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ɡe¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to doubt; to suspect

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to speculate; to surmise


草青

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/


蜆仔

/han³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/han²⁴⁻³³ ə⁵⁵/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/han³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/han²⁴⁻³³ ə⁵⁵/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of edible yellow-green bivalve (narrow and long, living in fresh water or shallow beaches)


吊禮

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) gift of money made on the occasion of a funeral


罔趖

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so²⁴/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so¹³/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so²⁴/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to saunter; to stroll around; to hang around


斫柴

/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa¹³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to chop down trees; to chop wood


攏慫

/lɔŋ²² sɔŋ²²/

/lɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔŋ²² sɔŋ²²/

/lɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to instigate; to abet; to incite


臭耳

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hi³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hi³³/


著跋

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puaʔ¹²¹/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puaʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to tumble; to fall down


走覕

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to escape and hide; to go into hiding


走馬路仔

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) corridor; hallway; aisle; passageway

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) The Chinese character component 辶.


拆白

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ peʔ⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ peʔ⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɛʔ¹²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ peʔ⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ peʔ⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɛʔ¹²¹/

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


交釘

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to lay interlocking bricks where two walls link


大礐

/tua²²⁻²¹ hak̚¹²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ hak̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) big manure pit for making compost


三嗎哈

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁴⁴⁻²² hã⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁴⁴⁻²² hã⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to completely not understand


大層齒

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡san¹³⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡san²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡san¹³⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡san²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/


大舌鼓

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to speak indistinctly or with a lisp; to have slurred speech; to stutter


大舌口

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau⁵³/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡si(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kau⁵⁵⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau⁵³/

/tua²²⁻¹² t͡si(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² kʰau⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau⁵³/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡si(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kau⁵⁵⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau⁵³/

/tua²²⁻¹² t͡si(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² kʰau⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰau⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have unclear speech due to neurological damage


邊白

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ⁴/

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ¹²¹/

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ⁴/

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) narration; voice-over; aside


圓軲轆膏

/ĩ¹³⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko²²/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴⁻³² ko²²/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ko²²/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴⁻³² ko²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) perfectly round


編頭鬃尾

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to braid the hair


編頭鬃尾仔

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


歹囝骨

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) bad practice of being a hooligan


好當當

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) in perfectly good condition; perfectly all right


好影底

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/


頂冬米

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/


柴公

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) tall and big with wide and flat shoulders (of a person)


柴風

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a hand game played with three or more players in which the players each hold out one hand, facing either up or down, and the player whose hand is facing in the opposite direction to the other players is the winner


翕影

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ iɪŋ⁵³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ iɪŋ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take a picture; to photograph


早著

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) for a long time; a long time ago; long ago; long since


圓箍仔

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) a score of zero; goose egg


好利路

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) good opportunity


好利路

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) good-natured; open to persuasion; easy to talk with


好利路

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ lɔ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be in fashion; to be in vogue


課折仔

/kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) calligraphy exercise paper


好代得

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) fortunately; luckily


𣹇手

/kʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/


差小可仔

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) almost; nearly; barely


笱仔

/ko¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ko²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ko¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ko²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bamboo basket for catching fish


麵乾

/mĩ²²⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/mĩ⁴¹⁻²² kuã³³/

/mĩ²²⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/mĩ⁴¹⁻²² kuã³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) lumpish dry noodles


課謙

/kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiam⁴⁴/

/kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiam⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) humble; modest; unassuming


好䆀

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bai⁵³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bai⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) mishap; misadventure; accident


好䆀

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bai⁵³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bai⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) in any case; after all


頂半晡

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/


毛絲

/mãu¹³⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/mãu¹³⁻²² si⁴⁴/


布袋奶

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ te²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁴⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ te²²⁻²¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ te²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁴⁴/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ te²²⁻²¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) big drooping breasts


𥓍垂

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sue¹³/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sue¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) dispirited; dejected


模仔

/bɔ¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/bɔ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/bɔ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/bɔ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/bɔ¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/bɔ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/bɔ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/bɔ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Hakka, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) mould; cast; die; matrix


遐久

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


布途

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ¹³/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ¹³/


遐久仔

/hia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/hia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

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


肚捾

/tɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuã³³/

/tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuã²²/

/tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuã³³/

/tɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuã³³/

/tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuã²²/

/tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuã³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, fashion) dudou or Chinese bodice, a traditional Chinese female undergarment, usually made of silk, covering the breasts and belly, and tied at the neck and waist


肚捾仔

/tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuã²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuã²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, fashion) dudou or Chinese bodice, a traditional Chinese female undergarment, usually made of silk, covering the breasts and belly, and tied at the neck and waist


普略仔

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) slightly; a little; somewhat


普普仔

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) slightly; a little; somewhat


普其略

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² liɔk̚⁴/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³⁻²² liak̚¹²¹/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² liɔk̚⁴/

/pʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³⁻²² liak̚¹²¹/


使使

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to send (on an errand, mission, etc.); to dispatch; to deploy

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to instigate; to abet; to incite


在步

/t͡sʰai²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

/t͡sʰai²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) dependable; firm; steady

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) cool-headed; composed; calm


堅疕

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi⁴¹/

/kiɛn³³ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi⁵³/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰi⁵³/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi⁴¹/

/kiɛn³³ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰi⁵³/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pʰi⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to form a scab; to crust (of a wound)


錢圓

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² ĩ¹³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² ĩ²⁴/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² ĩ¹³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² ĩ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) an ancient coin with a square hole in the centre; copper cash; coin


先生娘

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/siɛn³³ sĩ³³ niũ²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/siɛn³³ sĩ³³ niũ²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wife of a middle-aged man (or older)


油䭁

/iu¹³⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/

/iu¹³⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛt̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) smell of cooking oil gone bad


先生媽

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/siɛn³³ sĩ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/siɛn³³ sĩ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) mother of one's teacher or doctor


四配

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰue²¹/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue²¹/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰe¹¹/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰue²¹/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue²¹/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰe¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) matching; compatible; suitable


有寡

/u²²⁻²¹ kua⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kuã⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kua⁵³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kuã⁵³/


私嗒

/su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔp̚³²/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔp̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to embezzle; to misappropriate


透字

/tɔ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/

/tɔ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/


鉸頭鬃

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, usually of a female) to have a haircut; to get a haircut


酥燒

/sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sio⁴⁴/

/sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sio⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, medicine) slight fever; low-grade fever


素常時

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ¹³⁻²² si¹³/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ¹³⁻²² si¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) normally; usually; ordinarily


路頭仔工

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) docker; stevedore; longshoreman


堵窒

/tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰat̚³²/

/tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰat̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to obstruct; to block up; to clog; to jam


報馬仔

/po¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/po¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, archaic) man who brings news of appointment, promotion, or success in imperial examinations (in expectation of a reward)


報條

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pou̯³³ tʰiːu̯²¹/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pou̯³³ tʰiːu̯²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) customs declaration form


娘爸

/niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ pe³³/

/niũ²³⁻³³ pe³³/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² pe²²/

/niɔ̃¹³⁻²² pɛ²²/

/niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ pe³³/

/niũ²³⁻³³ pe³³/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² pe²²/

/niɔ̃¹³⁻²² pɛ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated, non-face-to-face) dad; father


報水

/po²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to inform against or on someone


逼倚

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ua⁴¹/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ua⁵³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ua⁵³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ua⁴¹/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ua⁵³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ua⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to close in on; to bear down on; to approach


好通

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haŋ⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ haŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) ought to; should (used as an auxiliary verb)


衝風

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be windy; the wind blows


五花

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ faː⁵⁵/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ faː⁵⁵/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴/


術中指

/sut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/sut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to give the middle finger


變弄

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ nʊŋ⁵¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²²/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ⁴¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ³³/

/pĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ³³/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ nʊŋ⁵¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²²/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ⁴¹/

/pĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ³³/

/pĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to arrange; to handle; to take care of


約其量

/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²²/

/iak̚³²⁻⁵ ki¹³⁻²² liaŋ²²/

/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²²/

/iak̚³²⁻⁵ ki¹³⁻²² liaŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to consider; to deliberate; to use one's judgment


約量

/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²²/

/iak̚³²⁻⁵ liaŋ²²/

/iɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²²/

/iak̚³²⁻⁵ liaŋ²²/


紲風

/sua²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sua²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be windy; the wind blows


透班

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pan⁴⁴/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pan³³/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pan⁴⁴/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pan³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take one's turn on duty


外家查某孫仔

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² ke³³ t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sun³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wife's niece (wife's brother's daughter)


讀冊囡仔

/tʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) schoolchild


白身人

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) lonely and impoverished person


獨霸

/tʊk̚² paː³³/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pa²¹/

/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² pa⁴¹/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pa²¹/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pa¹¹/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pa²¹/

/tʊk̚² paː³³/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pa²¹/

/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² pa⁴¹/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pa²¹/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pa¹¹/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pa²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, sports) to only care about making oneself stand out while failing to cooperate with teammates (during a game, etc.)


百歲年老

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ¹³⁻²² lau²²/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ¹³⁻²² lau²²/

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


蟯歹

/ŋiãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tai⁵³/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tãi⁵³/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tai⁵³/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tãi⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, humorous) to die


蟯癱

/ŋiãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰan⁴⁴/

/ŋiãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰan⁴⁴/


厚喙厚舌

/kau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kau²²⁻²¹ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

shoot one's mouth off
shoot one's mouth off

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to talk out of turn; to shoot one's mouth off


厚藝

/kau²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ²²/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be fond of troubling people


臭耳仔

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/


臭耳空

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/


荏款

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) bad temperament; bad habit


荏貨

/lam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²¹/

/lam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) inferior goods

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) coward; weakling


仝柱

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰiau²²/

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰiau²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) someone of the same ancestral shrine


仝房頭

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ paŋ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ paŋ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/


冬頭

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) early period of the school term


仝腹

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) offspring born from the same parents; siblings


仝篷

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ pʰaŋ¹³/

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ pʰaŋ¹³/


仝括

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ kuaʔ³²/

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ kuaʔ³²/


仝母腹

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚³²/

/kaŋ²²⁻²¹ bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚³²/


桶摃

/tʰaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²¹/

/tʰaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fabricate; to forge; to make up


雙壙

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ²¹/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) joint grave for husband and wife


送定

/sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tiã²²/

/sʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tiã²²/

(literary or Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) to give bride price; to send betrothal gifts and money to the bride (of the bridgroom-to-be's family)


雙胎

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰe⁴⁴/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰe⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) egg that has two yolks

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) variety of especially thick ping-pong ball or enamel


開芒

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to sharpen (a new knife or pair of scissors) before use


倚欲暗仔

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


倚暗仔

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ am²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ am²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dusk; twilight


倚暗

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ am²¹/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ am²¹/


頂仔

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


頂跤

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, games) player whose turn comes just before (in card games, etc.)


房厝

/paŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu²¹/

/paŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰu²¹/

/paŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu²¹/

/paŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰu²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Hainanese) house; building


頂頷

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ham⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ham⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ham⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ham⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, dated in Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) palate; upper jaw; maxilla


健叢

/kiã²²⁻²¹ t͡saŋ¹³/

/kiã²²⁻²¹ t͡saŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) healthy and flourishing (of plants)


囝婿官

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bridegroom


當其然

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be only right and proper; to be taken as a matter of course; naturally


閒仔錢

/iɪŋ¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/iɪŋ¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) spare cash


往過仔

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/


往擺仔

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


咱的

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e¹³/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴/

/lan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ e²³/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e¹³/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴/

/lan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ e²³/


半老老

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lau³³/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²²/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lau³³/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) middle-aged


半倒死

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

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


定著

/tʰin⁵³ t͡sʰɔk̚⁵/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴³/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/tĩã¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

/tʰin⁵³ t͡sʰɔk̚⁵/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴³/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/tĩã¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to get engaged; to be betrothed


半囝

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/


禮路

/le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) courtesy; etiquette; rites


假映

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) fake; not real; feigned; pretend; false


假映

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to pretend; to feign; to make believe


湯房

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ¹³/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hot spring public bathhouse


跳跤𢕕蹄

/tio¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sam²¹⁻⁵³ te¹³/

/tio¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sam²¹⁻⁵³ te¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be infuriated; to be enraged; to be furious; to be hopping mad


跳天頓地

/tio²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tue²²/

/tio¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tuĩ²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/tio²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ tue²²/

/tio¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tuĩ²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be infuriated; to be enraged; to be furious; to be hopping mad


丕講是

/pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

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


紅記記

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ki¹¹/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²¹/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² ki²¹⁻⁵³ ki²¹/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ki¹¹/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²¹/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² ki²¹⁻⁵³ ki²¹/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) very red


倒梯

/to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰui⁴⁴/

/to⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰui⁴⁴/


跑褲

/pʰaːu̯³⁵ fuː³³/

/pʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/pʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ²¹/

/pʰaːu̯³⁵ fuː³³/

/pʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/pʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ²¹/


朎肩

/nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/

/nɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shrug one's shoulders


保穩

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ un⁵³/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ un⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to assure; to guarantee


銅癀

/taŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/taŋ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, chemistry) verdigris (color/colour)


應屎

/ĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/ĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, childish) to defecate


覕䟙

/bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

/bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

/bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

/bi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) self-loathing and introverted


紕相

/pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ²¹/

/pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to scold somebody by enumerating his wrongdoings; to rebuke; to reprove


懶竄

/nuã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰuã⁵³/

/nuã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰuã⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) careless; sloppy; skimpy

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) sluggish; slothful; indolent


伴彈

/pʰuã²²⁻²¹ tuã¹³/

/pʰuã²²⁻²¹ tuã¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, music) to accompany; to play an accompaniment

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, by extension) to serve as a contrast or foil; to set off


半季考

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰo⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) mid-term exam


油搭

/iu¹³⁻²² taʔ³²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² taʔ³²/

/iu¹³⁻²² taʔ³²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² taʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) oil ladle


翕芽

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɛ¹³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɛ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to soak seeds in water (to make them germinate)


油斠

/iu²⁴⁻²² kau²¹/

/iu¹³⁻²² kauʔ³²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² kau²¹/

/iu¹³⁻²² kauʔ³²/


翕種

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/


十一福

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁵ hɔk̚³²/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²⁻⁵ hɔk̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) family dinner party on the 11th day of the first month of the Chinese calendar


幼工課

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe²¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue²¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe²¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) job requiring fine workmanship or meticulous care; skilled work


賺食

/t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/


嚬著

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be infatuated with a woman (and unable to free oneself from the infatuation)


無敗板

/bo²⁴⁻²² pai²²⁻²¹ pan⁵³/

/bo¹³⁻²² pai²²⁻²¹ pan⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² pai²²⁻²¹ pan⁵³/

/bo¹³⁻²² pai²²⁻²¹ pan⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not bad; good; fine


急欲

/kip̚³²⁻⁴ beʔ³²/

/kip̚³²⁻⁵ bueʔ³²/

/kip̚³²⁻⁴ beʔ³²/

/kip̚³²⁻⁵ bueʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be anxious; to be impatient (to do something)


囡仔桃仔

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰo¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰo¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


囡仔精

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) intelligent but scheming child


教使

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to train a calf to plough fields and pull carts


教生

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bear fruit for the first time (of a tree or plant)


緊狂

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ¹³/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ¹³/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) hasty; hurried; in a hurry


武爿

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ¹³/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) percussion instrument section (of an orchestra)


武棚

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²⁴/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pĩ²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ̃¹³/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²⁴/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pĩ²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ̃¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) kung fu fighting show


註註想

/t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²²/

/tu²¹⁻⁵³ tu²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃²²/

/tu²¹⁻⁵³ tu²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²²/

/t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²²/

/tu²¹⁻⁵³ tu²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃²²/

/tu²¹⁻⁵³ tu²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be lost in thought; to meditate


赫阿會使

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁴⁴⁻²² e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁴⁴⁻²² e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) how can it be like this?


囡仔款

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

/kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁴¹/

/ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

/kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁴¹/

/ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰuan⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having the proper attitude towards a senior by a junior


緊逼逼

/kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piak̚²⁴⁻² piak̚²⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piak̚³²⁻⁵ piak̚³²/

/kin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piak̚²⁴⁻² piak̚²⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piak̚³²⁻⁵ piak̚³²/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) urgent; emergency; pressing

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) impatient; impetuous; quick-tempered; hasty


緊猛

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩ⁵³/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɛ̃⁵³/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ³²/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩ⁵³/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɛ̃⁵³/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ³²/

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


教學仔仙

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) private tutor; teacher in a private school

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) teacher; instructor (in general)


猌神

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hate; to loathe; to detest


猌神

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) simply; just; might as well (do something, said in anger or annoyance)


好所行

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã²⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã¹³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã²⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a noble moral conduct; ready to help others; cordial in treating people


囡仔疕

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰi⁵³/

/ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰi⁵³/

/ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰi⁴¹/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰi⁵³/

/ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰi⁵³/

/ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰi⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, sometimes derogatory) child


帝爺

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Xuan Wu (Taoist god)


帝君

/tɐi̯³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te¹¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁴¹ kun⁴⁴/

/tɐi̯³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te¹¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁴¹ kun⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Guan Yu (160-219)


帝爺公

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/


茶米粕

/tɛ¹³⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰoʔ³²/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰoʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) tea dregs; tea leaves remaining after brewing tea


倚叢

/ua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ¹³/

/ua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, botany) to layer; to lay the shoot of a plant underground for growth


倚欲

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ beʔ³²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ beʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to approach; to come near to; to be close to


花去

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to stop burning; to extinguish; to put out; to go out; to die out


喙路

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ lɔ²²/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ lɔ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) palatability; tastiness


喙尖薄利

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siam⁴⁴⁻²² po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lai²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be eloquent; to be articulate; to have the gift of the gab


喙桮

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ pue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ pe⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ pue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ pe⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bill (flat beak of a bird)


喙尾

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bue⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ bue⁴¹/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bue⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ bue⁴¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) part of one's discourse that is not the main or central part


噤喙

/kʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰĩõ¹¹ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/kʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰĩõ¹¹ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be frugal and not eat indiscriminately

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shut one's mouth and not speak


喙瀾

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ nuã³³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ nuã²²/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ nuã³³/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nuã²²/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nua³⁵/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ nuã³³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ nuã²²/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ nuã³³/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nuã²²/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nua³⁵/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) saliva left on food or utensils after eating


名頭

/miã¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/mĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

/miã¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/mĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien and Teochew) reputation; fame; name


對拗

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ au⁴¹/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ au⁵³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ au⁵³/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ auʔ⁵/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ au⁴¹/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ au⁵³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ au⁵³/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ auʔ⁵/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) half-price


粗澩澩

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hãuʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hãuʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hãu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hãuʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hãuʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) coarse and hard


祖龕

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam⁴⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) shrine for idols or ancestral tablets


醋神

/t͡sʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sin¹³/

/t͡sʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sin¹³/

/t͡sʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sin²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) feeling of jealousy (especially in love)


助贈

/t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡san²²/

/t͡sɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡san³³/

/t͡sɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡san³³/

/t͡sɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡san²²/

/t͡sɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡san³³/

/t͡sɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡san³³/

to subsidy registration fees for disadvantaged students

chō͘-chān jia̍k-sè ê ha̍k-seng chù-chheh-hùi

助贈弱勢的學生註冊費

助赠弱势的学生注册费

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to donate money; to provide financial assistance


茶尿

/te²⁴⁻²² lio²²/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² d͡zio²²/

/te²⁴⁻²² lio²²/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² d͡zio²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) spilled or remaining tea (on the tea tray)


茶栽

/te²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tea seedling


茶桌仔

/te²⁴⁻²² to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/te²⁴⁻²² to(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/te²⁴⁻²² to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/te²⁴⁻²² to(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) tea table; teapoy; side table


地骨

/te²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

/te²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bark of the wolfberry


綴後

/tue²¹⁻⁵³ au²²/

/tue²¹⁻⁵³ au²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) immediately afterward; right afterward; soon after


退晏

/tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ uã²¹/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ uã²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to move to a later date


詈屈屈

/le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰut̚¹²¹/

/le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰut̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to swear unceasingly (of a woman)


退童

/tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

/tʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

/tʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to leave and stop possessing the body of a spirit medium (of a deity, spiritual being, etc.)


綴人走

/te¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sau⁵³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵³/

/tə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵⁵⁴/

/tue²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sau⁵³/

/tue²¹⁻⁴² laŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sau⁴²/

/tue²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sau⁴¹/

/tue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sau⁵²/

/te¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sau⁵³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵³/

/tə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵⁵⁴/

/tue²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sau⁵³/

/tue²¹⁻⁴² laŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sau⁴²/

/tue²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sau⁴¹/

/tue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sau⁵²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to follow other's opinion without having one's own


祖媽

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) female ancestor


姐仔囝

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) child of a servant-girl concubine


姐仔婆

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) servant-girl concubine of one's grandfather's brother (used by grandnephews or grandnieces)


姐仔姆

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩⁵³/

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, non-face-to-face) servant-girl concubine of one's father's elder brother (used by nephews or nieces)


姐仔媽

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) servant-girl concubine of one's grandfather (used by grandchildren)


坐貨

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ hue²¹/

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ hue²¹/


坐尾會

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue²²/

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to undertake an awful mess


坐單

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to acknowledge a debt (or an account); to admit what one has said or done


揣空揣縫

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ pʰaŋ²²/

/t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² kʰaŋ³³ t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ pʰaŋ²²/

/t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² kʰaŋ³³ t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴¹/


坐澹焦

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ tam¹³⁻²² ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ tam¹³⁻²² ta⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take on; to assume (a task, responsibility, risk, charge, etc.)


牙蕉

/ɡɛ¹³⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/

/ɡɛ¹³⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Hainanese) banana


姐仔

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) servant-girl concubine


不期時

/put̚³²⁻⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ ki¹³⁻²² si¹³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ ki¹³⁻²² si¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) frequently; often


暴穎

/pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ĩ⁴¹/

/pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ĩ⁵³/

/pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ĩ⁴¹/

/pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, botany) to sprout; to germinate; to bud


濕熱

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ liɛt̚⁴/

/sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛt̚²⁴/

/sip̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ liɛt̚⁴/

/sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛt̚²⁴/

/sip̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of summer disease of children caused by eating lychees or other fruits (with symptoms such as high fever and lack of appetite)


掌指

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/


手掌指

/t͡sʰieu³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ³³⁻³⁵ ^((t͡s-))ʒai³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/


安姐

/an⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se⁵³/

/an⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) someone's concubine (not used by children to somebody's face)


走長碼

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ba²²/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² ba²²/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ba²²/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍¹³⁻²² ba²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a long-distance run


頷巾

/am²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/

/am²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

/am²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/

/am²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) scarf; neckerchief


頷捘

/am²²⁻²¹ t͡sun²²/

/am²²⁻²¹ t͡sun²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) neck (usually of birds)


門遏仔

/muĩ¹³⁻²² at̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² at̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) gate cork (to prevent the latch from being easily removed)


涵空龜

/am²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/am²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/

/am²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/

/iam¹³⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/am²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/am²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/

/am²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ku⁴⁴/

/iam¹³⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) a person of very limited outlook and experience


降水沬

/kaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to dive; to go under water


踮房

/tiam²¹⁻⁵³ paŋ¹³/

/tiam²¹⁻⁵³ paŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to give birth (to a child)


阿官

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Hainanese, face-to-face) father


澀篦

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Alternative form of 蝨篦／虱篦 (“double-edged fine-toothed comb”)


有局

/u³³⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚¹²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²² kiɔk̚²⁴/

/u³³⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚¹²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²² kiɔk̚²⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) promising; showing hopes of success


封面裡

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bin²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bin²²⁻²¹ li⁵³/

(Taiwanese Mandarin, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) inside front cover


擺撥

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puaʔ³²/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ puaʔ³²/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puaʔ³²/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ puaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to move back and forth; to fiddle with

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to order about; to manipulate


得人惜

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ siɤʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ siɤʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² sioʔ³²/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) adorable; lovable


戇體體

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) thoughtless; insensible; unintelligent


戇宋

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unreasonable; insensible


戇虎

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/


蕩紐丟

/tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiũ⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ niũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiũ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to loaf about; to have nothing to do


哴哴踅

/lɔŋ¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³⁻²² seʔ¹²¹/

/lɔŋ¹³⁻²² lɔŋ¹³⁻²² seʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go round and round (due to agitation or busyness)


吐一支

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to raise unexpected difficulties; to deliberately complicate an issue


統離離

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ li²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be completely scared


當家師

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Buddhist abbot


吐頭

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to show oneself; to make an appearance


半歁

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰam⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰam⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be crazy; to be insane


半面相熟

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚¹²¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not well-acquainted


半頭生

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, of rice, etc.) half-cooked; underdone

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) subject to changing moods; easy to turn hostile


半番

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

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


統雞

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) useless individual; imbecile


誆牽

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰãi⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰãi⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) sound of breaking ceramic


誆牽

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰãi⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰãi⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative, disrespectful) to die (of an old person)

被難

to be killed in a disaster, political incident


押尾

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue⁵³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to turn right (used for boats or ships)


押尾

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue⁵³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bue⁵³/


半戇定

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tiã²²/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tiã²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a half-confused mind


呞戌戌

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sut̚³²⁻⁵ sut̚³²/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sut̚³²⁻⁵ sut̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to speak in each other's ears; to whisper to each other


接重

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ taŋ²²/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ taŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bear the weight


接尪

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to welcome a deity from the heavens to the human world (usually the kitchen god)


接板

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to meet the coffin in tears as a folk tradition (of the bereaved party)


送嫁姆仔

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) woman employed to wait on the bride on her wedding day

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) comic old female role in a traditional play


送嫁姆

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹⁻⁵³ m̩⁵³/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹⁻⁵³ m̩⁵³/


送尪

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god (on the 23rd or 24th of the 12th lunar month)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to get rid of somebody or something undesirable

送瘟神

to get rid off somebody or something undesirable


呞呞顫

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sun²¹/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun²¹/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun¹¹/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sun²¹/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun²¹/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to quiver; to tremble


觸喙

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel


觸纏

触缠
*觸纒
鬥纏
糾纏
㧻挰

/tak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tĩ²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ tɛ̃¹³/

/tak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tĩ²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ tɛ̃¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) not smooth; impeded; rough; choppy


激霜

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to freeze


激冰

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ piɪŋ⁴⁴/


連牽

/liɛn¹³⁻²² kʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/li²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/liɛn¹³⁻²² kʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/li²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) relation; relationship; connection


連牽

/liɛn¹³⁻²² kʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/li²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/liɛn¹³⁻²² kʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/li²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to follow; to carry on


臭頭雞仔

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, literally) sickly and bald (featherless) chicken

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) person who is the target of one's complaint, criticism, anger, or reprimand


序大

/si³³⁻²¹ tua³³/

/si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ tua²²/

/si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹/

/si³³⁻²¹ tua³³/

/si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ tua²²/

/si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹/

Amoy
Fujian
Qing China
Republic of China (1912–1949)

From ellipsis of 是 (sī) + 大人 (tōa-lâng).

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Penang and Philippine Hokkien) eldest within the same generation (such as among siblings or cousins)


盤車

/pʰan⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰa⁵³/

/puã²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/puã²³⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/puã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰan⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰa⁵³/

/puã²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/puã²³⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/puã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to change trains or buses; to transfer to another train or bus

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to toss about over something


容允

/iɔŋ¹³⁻²² un⁵³/

/iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² un⁵³/

/iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ un⁵³/

/iɔŋ¹³⁻²² in⁵³/

/iɔŋ²³⁻³³ in⁴¹/

/iɔŋ¹³⁻²² un⁵³/

/iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² un⁵³/

/iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ un⁵³/

/iɔŋ¹³⁻²² in⁵³/

/iɔŋ²³⁻³³ in⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to permit; to allow


暗學仔

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) night school


罾仔

/t͡san⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡san⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡san⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡san⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡san⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡san⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) large square fishing net (for catching fish, shrimp, etc.)


耞仔

/kĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kẽ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kẽ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, agriculture) flail


哄嚇

/haŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ heʔ³²/

/haŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪk̚³²/

/haŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ heʔ³²/

/haŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪk̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to scare; to frighten; to threaten


行力

/hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² lat̚¹²¹/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lat̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² lat̚¹²¹/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² lat̚⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to exert all one's strength


徛頭

/kʰia³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰia³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/kʰia³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰia³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to occupy first place; to rank first

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stand in the front


踅金龜

/se(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/se(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go the long way round; to detour

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat about the bush; to hum and haw


搬海反

/puã⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁵³/

/puã⁴⁴⁻²² hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to create disturbance; to be in a turmoil; to throw into disorder


踅玲瑯

/se(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lin¹³⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lin²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/se(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/se(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lin¹³⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lin²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/se(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/se(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to go the long way round; to detour

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to speak in a roundabout way; to beat about the bush; to hum and haw


邀飼

/io⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²²/

/io⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to foster; to nurture; to rear; to bring up


春頭天

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin³³⁴ tʰau¹¹ tʰĩ³³⁴/

/t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin³³⁴ tʰau¹¹ tʰĩ³³⁴/

(Nanning Cantonese, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Longyan Min) spring (season); springtime


倚年

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²³/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ¹³/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/ua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²³/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to approach the end of the year; to approach the celebration of the New Year


倚範

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to imitate an existing style or method


話母

/ua²²⁻²¹ bo⁵³/

/ua²²⁻²¹ bo⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) pet phrase; habitual turn of phrase; regularly used expression


咬咬滾

/ka²²⁻²¹ ka²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

/ka²²⁻²¹ ka²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) very noisy


倚店

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to send goods to someone's shop in order to sell


花鯷

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰe²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰe¹³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰe²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰe¹³/

Scomber australasicus
Wikispecies:Scomber australasicus

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)


倚樣

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iũ²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔ̃²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iũ²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔ̃²²/


花鯡

Scomber japonicus
Wikispecies:Scomber japonicus

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)


倚字號

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ ho²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ho²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ ho²²/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ho²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have one's product sold under another's trade name with the permission of the trademark owner


掛數

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to blame; to complain


倚招牌

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² pai²⁴/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² pai¹³/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² pai²⁴/

/ua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² pai¹³/


過澩澩

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² hãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hãuʔ¹²¹/

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² hãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hãuʔ¹²¹/


破物仔

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) miscellaneous rubbish


八字跤

/pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ zi³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/puat̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/puat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ zi³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/puat̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/puat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

八字腳

(Northern Min, Southern Min) abnormal rotational alignments of the legs, resulting in a 八-shaped appearance of the feet when standing, which can be either toes closer together or toes farther apart

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) splayfeet; having feet turned outward when walking or standing


帶底

/tua²¹⁻⁵³ te⁵³/

/tua²¹⁻⁵³ te⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to scorch the bottom; to burn the bottom


撇跤

/pʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/puat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/puat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) pigeon toe; having feet turned inward when walking or standing


拆破

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰua²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua¹¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰua²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua¹¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰua²¹/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to explain clearly


大樹梔

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ kĩ⁴⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ kĩ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) homemade baking soda


大銚仔

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


大嚶

/tua²²⁻²¹ iã⁴⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ iã⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, agriculture) a kind of farming implement


大目鯖

/tua²²⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/


北調

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Beiguan (a type of traditional Chinese music that was widespread in southern Fujian and Taiwan)


大營

/tua²²⁻²¹ iã¹³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ iã¹³/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine#English

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fruit of the Cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata) (a fruit used in traditional Chinese medicine)


北曲

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐk̚⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐk̚⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/pak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiɪk̚³²/


偌仔爾

/lua²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/ɡua³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ³³/

/ɡua³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ³³/

/lua²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/ɡua³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ³³/

/ɡua³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ³³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) how; what; so; such


慼心

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to lose hope; to despair; to be desperate (due to resentment, etc.)


熾日

/t͡sʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to let the sun shine on (one's clothes, etc.)


蓆仔

/t͡sʰio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) woven mat


自頭

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² tʰio²⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻²² tʰio²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) from the start; from the beginning; from the get-go


石頭仔囝

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small stone


米糕仔糜

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi¹³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mãi¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) sweet glutinous rice congee (usually thick)


米卦

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kua²¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kua²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to divine through rice grains (mostly by a blind person touching rice grains picked three times by the person from a bamboo tube)


米糕糜

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² be²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ be²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² mãi¹³/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ muẽ²³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² be²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ be²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² mãi¹³/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ muẽ²³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) sweet glutinous rice congee (usually thick)


粿粞

/kui³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑ²¹³/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/kue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kui³³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑ²¹³/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/kue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) rice mash made from grinding glutinous rice and with water squeezed out (used to make rice delicacies)


米燒粿

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) polished indica rice dish with meat and vegetable filling (offered as a sacrifice on the second day of the second month)


米管

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small pitcher for measuring rice


閉尿

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lio²²/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zio²²/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lio²²/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zio²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have difficulty peeing


激屎

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sai⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sai⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to put on airs; to give oneself airs


戲戽戽

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hasty and careless (in doing something)


耳甕仔

/hi³³⁻¹¹ aŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/hi²²⁻²¹ aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/hĩ³³⁻²¹ aŋ²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/hi³³⁻¹¹ aŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/hi²²⁻²¹ aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/hĩ³³⁻²¹ aŋ²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) cavity inside one's ear

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) liquid-like substance leaking from one's ear


烰火

/pu¹³⁻²² hue⁵³/

/pu¹³⁻²² hue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place an iron piece into fire to (in order to forge easily)


富流流

/pu²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² lau¹³/

/pu²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² lau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) filthy rich; very wealthy


戲箱

/ɕi⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hei̯³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ siũ⁴⁴/

/hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ³³/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴/

/ɕi⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hei̯³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ siũ⁴⁴/

/hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ³³/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) theater fan; theater lover

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) avid fan of a theater actor (usually of the opposite sex)


踮岫

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to incubate; to hatch; to sit (on eggs)


覕岫

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to incubate; to hatch; to sit (on eggs)


倚倚

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua⁵³/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to rely on; to depend on


拍㾀

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiap̚³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiap̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to damage; to destroy


拍通

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ tʰɔŋ³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ tʰɔŋ³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to play music to make a god happy


斗空

/tau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/tau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to collude with (each other); to gang up; to conspire


百布衣

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) clothes with many mends, especially those of monks; kasaya


拍濫

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lam²²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lam²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to mix; to mingle


拍殕光

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴/


拍風雷

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lui¹³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lui¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to play with a diabolo, a traditional Chinese toy similar to the yo-yo


搭肉衫

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) undergarments worn by a dead person


肉途

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ¹³/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) profession of butchering and selling pork


拍花

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hua⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hua⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to nip off excess fruit tree buds before flowering (to increase the quality of the fruit)


拍模

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bɔ²⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bɔ¹³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bɔ²⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bɔ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a model; to make a mold


拍殕光仔

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


拍青仔

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to extract dye from an indigo plant


搭倚

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ua⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ua⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to approach; to come closer; to draw near


搭米久

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a little while; a moment


搭米仔久

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/


密實

/mi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sat̚¹²¹/

/bat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sat̚²⁴/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

/mi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sat̚¹²¹/

/bat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sat̚²⁴/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

He now has opened a shop and is earning a great quantity.

I hiān-chāi khai chi̍t keng tiàm, thàn kah chin ba̍t-cha̍t.

伊現在開一間店，趁甲真密實。

伊现在开一间店，趁甲真密实。

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) of great quantity; of a sizable quantity


阿祖

→ Peranakan Indonesian: aco

/a³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/

/a³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) great-grandmother


跤頭腕

跤头腕
跤頭碗
骹頭碗
腳頭碗
骹頭腕

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ uã⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ uã⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² uã⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² uã⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ uã⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ uã⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² uã⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² uã⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, anatomy) kneecap; patella


𣍐䆀

/be²²⁻²¹ bai⁵³/

/be³³⁻²¹ bai⁴¹/

/be²²⁻²¹ bai⁵³/

/be³³⁻²¹ bai⁴¹/

𣍐䆀食

𫧃䆀食

𣍐䆀看

𫧃䆀看

(Zhangzhou, Malaysian and Taiwanese Hokkien) not bad; pretty good


𣍐拚得

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be unable to be matched; to be unable to be compared


𣍐拚

/bue²²⁻²¹ piã²¹/

/be²²⁻²¹ piã²¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ piã²¹/

/be²²⁻²¹ piã²¹/


𣍐得了

/bue²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁴ liau⁵³/

/be²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁵ liau⁵³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁴ liau⁵³/

/be²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁵ liau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) endless; without end


霧雺

/bu²²⁻²¹ bɔŋ¹³/

/bu²²⁻²¹ bɔŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have fog or mist appear


雺霧

/bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bu³³/

/bɔŋ²³⁻³³ bu³³/

/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bu²²/

/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bu²²/

/bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bu³³/

/bɔŋ²³⁻³³ bu³³/

/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bu²²/

/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bu²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have fog or mist appear


雺霧

/bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bu³³/

/bɔŋ²³⁻³³ bu³³/

/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bu²²/

/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bu²²/

/bɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bu³³/

/bɔŋ²³⁻³³ bu³³/

/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bu²²/

/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bu²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) thick fog


歹相

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unfriendly; withdrawn


䆀物

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ¹²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) bad thing or person; scoundrel


䆀癖

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰiaʔ³²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰiaʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) pernicious habit; bad habit


得訣

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

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

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent


得欲

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ beʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ bueʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ beʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ bueʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) be going to; will; shall


䆀腳數

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) poorly skilled person


起雷

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ lɵy̯²¹/

/kʰi⁴²⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui¹³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lui²³/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ lɵy̯²¹/

/kʰi⁴²⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui¹³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lui²³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to strike with lightning


清彩

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful; attractive


清𤆤

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tim²²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tim²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stew meat without adding soy sauce


種毒

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔk̚²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚¹²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔk̚²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚¹²¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, medicine) to give an immunisation injection; to inject a vaccine


橄欖鹽

/kã³³ nã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ²⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ¹³/

/kã³³ nã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ²⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ¹³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) salted dried olives (a snack originating in southern Fujian)


前過

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) last time; previous time


前過

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ke²¹/


成做

/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sue²¹/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sue¹¹/

/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡so²¹/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻²² t͡sue²¹/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sue¹¹/

/t͡siã¹³⁻²² t͡so²¹/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ t͡sɤ²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to become; to turn into; to change into


喉滇

/au¹³⁻²² tĩ²²/

/au²⁴⁻¹¹ tĩ³³/

/au²³⁻³³ tĩ³³/

/au²⁴⁻²² tĩ²²/

/au²⁴⁻²² tĩ²²/

/au¹³⁻²² tĩ²²/

/au²⁴⁻¹¹ tĩ³³/

/au²³⁻³³ tĩ³³/

/au²⁴⁻²² tĩ²²/

/au²⁴⁻²² tĩ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be nauseous due to abhorrence or disgust


䆀流水

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) being in an unfavorable situation; having bad luck


䆀狗氣

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) looking like a hooligan; looking like a ruffian


慢且是

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) wait; be slow; just a second


慢且是

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to wait a moment; not so soon; not so fast


䆀鬥

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hard to get along with


䆀料

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) low-end product; low-quality goods (as of food, etc.)


䆀料

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a despicable character; of a bad moral quality


歹狗仔

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) hooligan; ruffian; scoundrel


䆀喙

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) foul-mouthed; often saying inappropriate things


䆀喙

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to say something inauspicious or ill-omened


䆀喙斗

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a poor appetite; having no appetite


䆀代

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) bad thing; evil deed; unfortunate event


䆀代

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) oh no (expressing surprise or dismay for an unfortunate event)


䆀市

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) suffering from slow business; suffering from bad market conditions


䆀徛

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) difficult to live in (of a haunted house or area causing discomfort, misfortune, or death)


䆀譜

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ⁵³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) despicable ploy; mean trick


䆀體

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) bad; worse (of a situation)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a bad-looking posture or gesture


䆀徛起

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hard to have a foothold; difficult to establish oneself


䆀勢面

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) worsening (of a situation)


䆀價

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a bad, low price (from the seller's perspective)


䆀剃頭

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) difficult to handle (of a person or thing)


䆀目色

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a poor eye; having bad eyesight


䆀日

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) inauspicious day; unlucky day (to do something)


䆀皮肉

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having easily infected skin


䆀冬

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/


敗牙

/pai²²⁻²¹ ɡa¹³/

/pai²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³/

/pai²²⁻²¹ ɡa¹³/

/pai²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to damage (the thread of a screw)


䆀生棄

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) shy; embarrassed (to do something)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) protective of the other's feelings


貓絲

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) thin and weak (of one's body)


橫肉生

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a fierce and savage appearance


橫肉面

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/huã¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/huã¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²/


䆀手蹄

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a habit of stealing


彎鬱

/uãi⁴⁴⁻²² ut̚³²/

/uãi⁴⁴⁻²² ut̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to frame somebody; to wrong someone


䆀空

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) causing problems or difficulties (of a person, place, thing, etc.)

Alternative forms: 䆀康, 歹康


䆀字運

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ un²²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ un²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unlucky; out of luck


爪解

/niãu²¹⁻⁵³ kãi⁵³/

/niãu²¹⁻⁵³ kãi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a narrow, small, and ugly face


爪鼻

/niãu²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/niãu²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stick up one's nose


鳥鼠仔尾

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) deep-fried sweet wheat gluten


橫逆

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/

/hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/

/hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) fierce; cruel; brutal (of one's behavior or disposition)


入腹

/lip̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) deep inside (of something permeating or seeping in)


執性

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) stubborn; obstinate


執癖

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ pʰiaʔ³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiaʔ³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ pʰiaʔ³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiaʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) stubborn; obstinate; headstrong


入喙糜

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bue¹³/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bue¹³/


入茸

/lip̚²⁴⁻² liɔŋ²⁴/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɔŋ¹³/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² liɔŋ²⁴/

/d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liɔŋ¹³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cut one's fingernails too short (which causes pain)


執死訣

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) stubborn; obstinate


翕胸

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, medicine) to have chest pain; to feel chest distress


派胚

/pʰai²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue⁴⁴/

/pʰai²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to guess; to reckon; to suppose


緝掠

/t͡sʰip̚³²⁻⁵ liaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰip̚³²⁻⁵ liaʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pursue and capture


追掠

/tui⁴⁴⁻²² liaʔ¹²¹/

/tui⁴⁴⁻²² liaʔ¹²¹/


浥仔

/ip̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/ip̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of fishing gear


翕盅

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of handleless covered teacup for making tea


合該其然

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kai⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kai⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be naturally such; ought to be like that


合倚

/hap̚⁴⁻³² ua⁴¹/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² ua⁵³/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² ua⁴¹/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² ua⁵³/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to close up; to join together


合該然

/hap̚⁴⁻³² kai⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kai⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² kai⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn²⁴/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kai⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛn¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be naturally such; ought to be like that


合仔趁

/hap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan²¹/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan²¹/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan²¹/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to earn twofold


合總

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) altogether; in total; in all; in sum


合紐仔

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) snap fastener; popper


攝脯

/liap̚³²⁻⁵ pɔ⁵³/

/liap̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ⁵³/

/liap̚³²⁻⁵ pɔ⁵³/

/liap̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dried out; dry


塌衫

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ sã⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to put clothing on a deceased corpse (as a funeral rite)


鱟桸

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) ladle made of horseshoe crab carapace


鴨頭

/jä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/aːp̚³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² tʰau²⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/jä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/aːp̚³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² tʰau²⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/


喝玲瑯

喝玲琅
喝黎啷:hoah

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ le¹³⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ le²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ le¹³⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ le²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, historical) to hawk or peddle publicly by playing a bell and drum to sell wares


衫仔

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


孝呆

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien) stupid; foolish; unwise


會活

/e²²⁻²¹ uaʔ⁴/

/e²²⁻²¹ uaʔ¹²¹/

/e²²⁻²¹ uaʔ⁴/

/e²²⁻²¹ uaʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) An exclamation of concern about a certain problem.


熨剪

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɛn⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) curling iron; perming iron


火刀揭

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɛt̚³²/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɛt̚³²/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɛt̚³²/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɛt̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) stone for making fire


火狂

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ¹³/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) irritable and uneasy due to pent-up worries or fury


火叉

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/


火烌窯仔

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² io¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² io¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) workshop that fires rice hulls to make lime


火烌仔性

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hot temperament; bad temper


火烌窯

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² io²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² io¹³/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² io²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴⁻²² io¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) workshop that fires rice hulls to make lime


下𦜆

/e³³⁻¹¹ ham⁴⁴/

/e²²⁻²¹ ham⁴⁴/

/e³³⁻²¹ ham⁴⁴/

/ɛ²²⁻²¹ ham⁴⁴/

/e³³⁻¹¹ ham⁴⁴/

/e²²⁻²¹ ham⁴⁴/

/e³³⁻²¹ ham⁴⁴/

/ɛ²²⁻²¹ ham⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) chin


𥉐目仔

/he⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/he⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) person with slanted eyes


回南風

/he²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hə²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² huaŋ³³/

/hue¹³⁻²² lam¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/he²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/hə²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² huaŋ³³/

/hue¹³⁻²² lam¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to say good words as an apology


過空

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go through an ordeal; to cross a barrier


回南

/he²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/

/hə²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/

/he²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/

/hə²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴/

(Cantonese, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) warm and humid weather (in the rainy season in southern China)


傳房份

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²²/

/tʰuĩ¹³⁻²² paŋ¹³⁻²² hun²²/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴⁻²² hun²²/

/tʰuĩ¹³⁻²² paŋ¹³⁻²² hun²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to adopt as one's own son


過厄

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ eʔ³²/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ eʔ³²/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ eʔ³²/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ eʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to avoid disaster


過皮

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ pʰe²⁴/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰə²⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue¹³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ pʰe²⁴/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰə²⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be up to standard; to pass


改洗

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁵³/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to practice sorcery to drive out evil spirits


過角

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go too far; to overstep the bounds


過角

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) excessive; undue; overboard; over-; too much; out of line


過江龍

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ¹³/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɔŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) water spinach grown in paddy fields and ponds


觸舌

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to click one's tongue

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, by extension) to click one's tongue in admiration


回南天

ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ

хуэйнаньтянь

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/wuːi̯²¹ naːm²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/he²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/hue¹³⁻²² lam¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/wuːi̯²¹ naːm²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/he²⁴⁻²² lam²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/hue¹³⁻²² lam¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/


火揭

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiɛt̚⁵/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiɛt̚⁵/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛt̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) lighter (fire making device)


加話

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be at odds with each other


塞鼻

/sat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰĩ²²/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ³³/

/sat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰĩ²²/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ³³/

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


落衰

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sue⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sue⁴⁴/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sue⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sue⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) out of luck; in an unlucky situation


落貨

/lɔːk̚² fɔː³³/

/lo(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ he²¹/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hue²¹/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue²¹/

/lo(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ hə²¹/

/lɔːk̚² fɔː³³/

/lo(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ he²¹/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hue²¹/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue²¹/

/lo(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ hə²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to load cargo (into a ship, etc.)


暝頭

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mɛ̃¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/mɛ²² tʰau²²/

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mɛ̃¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/mɛ²² tʰau²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) first part of the night


逐股

/tak̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁵³/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² kɔ⁵³/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) each person; everybody


逐人

/tak̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/


逐人

/d͡ziɪk̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³/

/d͡ziɪk̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pursue someone; to look for someone


塗跤布

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/


似汰

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) willful; headstrong; self-willed

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) very sluggish; very slothful


油肉

/iu¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

/ɦiɤ²² n̠ʲioʔ⁴⁴/

/iu¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

/ɦiɤ²² n̠ʲioʔ⁴⁴/


菁仔

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(chiefly Zhangzhou Hokkien) Persicaria tinctoria

indigo (plant or dye)
Persicaria tinctoria


蜓仔

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of small dragonfly


拉胸落甲

/la(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² la(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kaʔ³²/

/la(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² la(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kaʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) sloppy and untidy (of one's clothing)


翁婆車

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) goods wagon pulled along by a person (in the olden days pulled by the husband in front and pushed by the wife in the back)


哩哩邋邋

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lap̚³²⁻⁴ lap̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lap̚³²⁻⁵ lap̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lap̚³²⁻⁴ lap̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lap̚³²⁻⁵ lap̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sloppy and untidy (of one's clothing)


哩哩攝攝

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ liap̚³²⁻⁵ liap̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ liap̚³²⁻⁵ liap̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) surreptitious; furtive; sneaky


哩哩落落

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚³²⁻⁴ lak̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lau²¹⁻⁵³ lau²¹/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lak̚³²⁻⁵ lak̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚³²⁻⁴ lak̚³²/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴⁻²² lau²¹⁻⁵³ lau²¹/

/li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴ lak̚³²⁻⁵ lak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) messy and untidy (of clothes or belongings)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having one's things falling down or being left behind


釐釐仔

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/li¹³⁻²² li¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/li¹³⁻²² li¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) extremely little; extremely light


呂宋噶喇吧

/li²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² la¹³⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² la¹³⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Timbuktu (placeholder for a very far away remote, distant place)


蛆龜

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of plankton (used before as goldfish feed)


止枵

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau⁴⁴/

/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iau⁴⁴/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau⁴⁴/

/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to appease one's hunger


趨撨

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiau¹³/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to discuss; to come to terms


刺莧

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ hiɛn²²/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ hiɛn²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) wild form of edible amaranth (with thorns in the stem, used as pig feed)


趨湖

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ¹³/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ¹³/


趨湖

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ¹³/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stubbornly rely on wanting someone to help


刺項

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ haŋ²²/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ haŋ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of spurge (that looks like a cactus)


嗤嗤嗆嗆

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍ʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰĩ(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰŋ̍ʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍ʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) murmuring; grumbling (done behind someone's back or in private)


剺揭話

剺揭话
褫揭話
戾恝話
戾揭話:lih

/li²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/

/li(ʔ)⁵ kʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ue³³/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ue³³/

/li²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ ua²²/

/li²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ue²²/

/li(ʔ)⁵ kʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ue³³/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ue³³/

/li²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ ua²²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) xiehouyu


剺揭

/li²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/li²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) overly astute and not easily fooled


膣癟

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² piʔ³²/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² piʔ³²/

poke one's nose into
poke one's nose into

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to poke one's nose into other people's business; to meddle


書方

/si⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/si⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) grid paper (for practicing Chinese calligraphy)


止煞

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suaʔ³²/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stop; to suspend


死主

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to know one's duty; to recognize one's role


市頭

/siː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/siː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) market potential of a business location


飼查某

/t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰi²²⁻²¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to take care of a mistress


死酸

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suĩ⁴⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suĩ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unsociable and low in self-esteem


冇數

/pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

/pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) uncollectable debts; bad debt; bad loan


死囡仔崽

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) brat; rascal


四角頭

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) surroundings; all around


四輾轉

/si²¹⁻⁵³ lin²¹⁻⁵³ tuĩ²¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ lin²¹⁻⁵³ tuĩ²¹/


四箍螺仔

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


四箍兜

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) surroundings; all around


死綿

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) deeply engrossed (in something)


死骨頭

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) monkey business; dirty trick (used as an intensifier)


杜豬

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ ti⁴⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ ti⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) (non-venomous) lizard


四跤杜豬

四跤杜猪
四腳杜豬
四骹杜豬

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²⁻²¹ ti⁴⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²⁻²¹ ti⁴⁴/


死目頭

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) stubborn; inflexible (of a person)


四漣垂

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² sui²⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn¹³⁻²² sui¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² sui²⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn¹³⁻²² sui¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) in tears while having a runny nose


死了了

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to die out; to all die


死了了

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) resentful; discontented; dissatisfied


死了了

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹/


死病

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ̃²²/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ̃²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it


死病

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ̃²²/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ̃²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) clumsy and incapable


四鋩砣

/si²¹⁻⁵³ mɛ̃(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ to¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ mɛ̃(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ to¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) compliant with rules and serious in one's work


四壯

/si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ²¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sturdy; thickset; brawny


枝仔

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small tree branch; twig


四角砣

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ to¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ to¹³/


山空

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã³³ kʰaŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/sũã³³⁻²³ kʰaŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã³³ kʰaŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/sũã³³⁻²³ kʰaŋ³³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) cave

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou Hokkien) remote mountain area


几桌

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) altar table in the central room of a hall


几桌仔

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


指指揬揬

/ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴ tu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tuʔ²⁴/

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³ tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tuʔ¹²¹/

/ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁵⁵⁴ tu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tuʔ²⁴/

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³ tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tuʔ¹²¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gesticulate; to gesture; to point

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to nitpick; to overly criticise; to dictate to


指指鑿鑿

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³ t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰak̚¹²¹/

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³ t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gesticulate; to gesture; to point

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to nitpick; to overly criticise; to dictate to


旗牌

/ki¹³⁻²² pai¹³/

/ki¹³⁻²² pai¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) actor playing a walk-on part in traditional opera; utility man


起㩝

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko²⁴/

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


徛篙

/ki²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/ki²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/


坐館

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɔː¹³ kuːn³⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɔː¹³ kuːn³⁵/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be imprisoned; to be in prison


鳥鼠仔

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) deep-fried sweet wheat gluten


小姨仔

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ i²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)


著災

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/

/tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/

/tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) wretched person; damn person


著災

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/

/tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/

/tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) wretched; damn (of a person)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) terrible; awful; horrible


窗仔門簾

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ¹³⁻²² li¹³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muĩ²⁴⁻³³ li²⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ¹³⁻²² li¹³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ muĩ²⁴⁻³³ li²⁴/


糖含仔

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² kam¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰŋ̍²³⁻³³ kam²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kam²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² kam¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰŋ̍²³⁻³³ kam²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kam²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

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


惡講

/ɔːk̚³ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/ɔːk̚³ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

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

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) hard to determine


起楞

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, medicine) bubonic plague

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative, derogatory) used to call a contemptible person


忌相

/kʰi²²⁻²¹ siaŋ²¹/

/kʰi²²⁻²¹ siaŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to avoid smelling or eating (certain smells or food)


起楞仔症

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/


欹空翹

/kʰi²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰiau²¹/

/kʰi²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰiau²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be unstable or to fall over due to an uneven floor or uneven legs (of tables, chairs, etc.)


起水

/hei̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/hei̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be brought ashore from a boat (of merchandise)


起酒毛

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have an itchy or rashy skin after drinking alcohol


起交陰

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² iam⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² iam⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a chill rise up from one's back


起屁面

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suddenly turn hostile; to fall out with


起雞

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pull the firing pin of an old-style gunpowder gun (preparing to fire)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have an erect penis


起掉

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tio²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tio²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shake; to shiver


起蛟

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a big flood; to get flooded


起徛

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²/


起魔神

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃¹³⁻²² sin¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃¹³⁻²² sin¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go crazy; to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go nuts; to freak out


起酒魔

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act crazy from drinking too much alcohol; to be in a drunken fit


別作

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡soʔ³²/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡soʔ³²/


別過

/pat̚²⁴⁻² kə⁴¹/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kue²¹/

/pat̚²⁴⁻² kə⁴¹/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kue²¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) next time


別過

/pat̚²⁴⁻² kə⁴¹/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kue²¹/

/pat̚²⁴⁻² kə⁴¹/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kue²¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) next time; sometime


魚罾仔

/hi¹³⁻²² t͡san⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/hi¹³⁻²² t͡san⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) string net bag to catch fish and shrimp