空

Jingpho language
Proto-Sino-Tibetan language

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *kʰoːŋ, *kʰoːŋs): semantic 穴 (“cave, hole”) + phonetic 工 (OC *koːŋ).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(g/k)uŋ (“hole; orifice; inner part”). 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ, “hole”) is probably the endoactive derivation of 空 (OC *kʰoːŋ, “hollow; empty”) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with Tibetan ཁུང (khung, “hole”), Jingpho ladi hku (“nostril”), Chepang घाङ् (gʰaŋ, “hole”), Burmese ခေါင်း (hkaung:, “cavity”), Naxi ko³³ (“cave; hole; pit”) (STEDT). See also 坑 (OC *kʰraːŋ, “pit”) and 肛 (OC *kroːŋ, *qʰroːŋ, “anus”), which may or may not be related.

inh-lite

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) hole; cavity


㓾

From 治 (MC dri, “to regulate; to clean (fish)”).

ltc-l

(Fujian, Taiwanese Hakka) to kill (a human)

(Fujian, Taiwanese Hakka) to cut open (fruit)


囥

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 囗 (“enclosure”) + phonetic 亢 (OC *kaːŋ, *kʰaːŋs).
Compare Proto-Tai *k.raŋᴬ, whence Thai ขัง (kǎng, “to confine; to imprison”) (Manomaivibool, 1976).

cog

Mâ-hoân lí kā chheh khǹg tī kè-á téng-bīn.

麻煩汝共冊囥佇架仔頂面。

麻烦汝共册囥伫架仔顶面。

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Wu) to put; to place


嘛

bô hî hê mā hó

If there are no fish, prawns are also good.

無魚蝦嘛好

bô hî hê mā hó

无鱼虾嘛好

2014, 黃瑋傑 (lyrics and music), “阿芳仔个家族農業史”, in 《天光。日》, performed by 黃瑋傑:

恁驚嘛愛學到會

恁惊嘛爱学到会

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) still; nevertheless


崎

落崎


對

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (對):
* → Japanese: 対(たい) (tai); 対(つい) (tsui)
* → Korean: 대(對) (dae)
* → Vietnamese: đối (對)

→ Ai-Cham: toi⁵

→ Vietnamese: đôi (“double”)

→ Old Turkic: tāy (“pair , side”)

→ Azerbaijani: tay

→ Turkmen: taý

In the oracle bone and bronze scripts, it was an ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 丵 (“tool for digging”) + 土 (“earth”) + 又 (“hand”). The original meaning of the character is unclear, but it may be “to develop (land)”. It was later borrowed for “to reply”. Compare 封, 邦.
In the seal script, 又 has become the related 寸. Shuowen has two seal script forms for this character: 𡭊 (main form) and 對 (alternative form). The main form, which has a 口 (“mouth”), was probably created to specialize the character to signify “to reply”, but this form was not inherited in later scripts. Shuowen interprets the latter form (shown above) as a form that Emperor Wen of Han created by replacing 口 with 士 (“soldier; warrior”) because many of the replies were untruthful (just lip service), but it is more likely that 士 is a corruption of 土.
Exoactive of 答 (OC *tkuːb, “to reply; to answer”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

我對基隆來。

我对基隆来。

2001, “家後”, 鄭進一, 陳維祥 (lyrics)performed by 江蕙 [Jody Chiang]:

I married my youthfulness to you; I followed you from my youth till I'm old.

Gún chiong chheng-chhun kè tī lín tau, Gún tùi siàu-liân tòe lí tòe kah lāu

阮將青春嫁置恁兜 阮對少年跟你跟甲老

阮将青春嫁置恁兜 阮对少年跟你跟甲老

2019 December 13, “徙”, 陳美燕 [Mei-Yen Chen], 邱廉欽 [Kim Chiu], Uncle Willow, Regina Grounded (lyrics), 邱廉欽 [Kim Chiu] and 賴威成 [Andres Lai] (music)performed by 愛客樂 [iColor]:

Where do you come from? From the mountains, from the pretty Hakka village in the valley

ngi duiˇ nai⁺ vui⁺ loi? duiˇ san` du´, duiˇ vo` lag ziang` ziang` hag ga` zong`

你對哪位來？對山肚 對窩壢靚靚客家莊

你对哪位来？对山肚 对窝坜靓靓客家庄


斡

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʷaːd): phonetic 倝 (OC *kaːns) + semantic 斗.

Han compound

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to change direction; to turn


敢

→ Zhuang: gamj

In oracle bone script, ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): Two hands 廾 holding a weapon 干 hunting a wild boar 豕.
In the Zhou dynasty one of the hands was removed and a phonetic component 甘 (OC *kaːm) was added. The boar shape got progressively corrupted until it looked like a hand 彐, thus obtaining the very old and rather conservative variant 𢼿.
The sound component 甘 and the weapon 干 stylized and merged into 古, leading to the seal script form 𢽤. Then, the wild boar on top stylized into 爫, thus obtaining 𠭖.
Eventually, the left half corrupted further into the traditional version ⿱丅耳, which was then stylized.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/m-wam (“to dare”) (Schuessler, 2007; STEDT).

Alternative form: 豈／岂

敢通按呢？

(literary or Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka, rhetorical question) can it be possible that; how

Alternative forms: 咁, 甘, 干

你敢有閒？

你敢有闲？

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) Interrogative adverb, placed before the verb to create a yes-no question.


搭

In that place, many camphor trees were planted

該搭仔種有當多个樟樹

该搭仔种有当多个樟树


浮

→ Proto-Tai: *wuːᴬ (“to float”)

Thai: ฟู (fuu, “to float, to swell”)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *bu): semantic 水 (“river”) + phonetic 孚 (OC *pʰuw).
Related to 漂 (OC *pʰew, *pʰews, “to float, drift”); see there for more.

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

alt. forms: 烰 (fú)


瓠

(Taiwanese Hakka) bottle gourd; calabash


畀

畁
𢌿
𢍁
𢍉
𢮅
𢮧
俾
比
捭


蕊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ŋljolʔ, *ŋljulʔ): semantic 艸 + phonetic 惢 (OC *sqʰloːlʔ, *sklol, *sɡlolʔ)
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(d/n)waj (“to hang from; to cling to; creeper”), whence Burmese နွယ် (nwai, “creeper”), Jingpho noi (“to hang”). See 垂 (OC *djol, “to hang down”), to which the word is possibly related, for more (STEDT).

inh

惢
*橤
繠
*蕋
*蘂
蘃
𣛚
𥳝
𧄜

Alternative forms: 朵, 朶

一蕊目睭

(Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka) Classifier for flowers and eyes.


蚵

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka, Taiwanese Mandarin) oyster (Classifier: 敉 mn)


規

Fuehrer and Yang (2014) propose that it derives from 幾 (OC *kɯl, “almost”).

规
䂓
槼
𩑬
𩒙
𩓠
𧠹
规
歸
幾
规
规

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) whole; entire


蹛

𰸚
𰸚
𰸚
帶
滯
住
戴

你蹛佗位？

你𰸚佗位？

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to reside; to live (somewhere)


逐

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意): 辵 (“walking”) + 豕 (“pig”) – "to chase; pursue".

Han compound

逐工

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) every


銃

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (銃):
* → Japanese: 銃(じゅう) (jū)
* → Korean: 총(銃) (chong)
* → Vietnamese: súng (銃)

→ Zhuang: cungq (“gun”)

/t͡sʰøyŋ²¹³/

/t͡sʰøyŋ²¹³/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *tʰjuŋs): semantic 金 (“metal”) + phonetic 充 (OC *l̥ʰjuŋ).

Han compound

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hakka) gun; firearm (Classifier: 支 mn)


麭

Borrowed from Japanese パン (pan, “bread”), from Portuguese pão (“bread”), from Latin panem, accusative singular form of panis (“bread”).

𮮆
⿺麥方/⿰麦方
胖
𮮆

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) bread


紹介

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (紹介):
* → Japanese: 紹介(しょうかい) (shōkai)
* → Korean: 소개(紹介) (sogae)

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/siːu̯²² kaːi̯³³/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/siːu̯²² kaːi̯³³/

According to Sima Zhen's Commentaries on the Shiji (《史記索隱》), the original meaning of 紹介／绍介 (shàojiè) could be understood in the light of the 禮／礼 (lǐ, “etiquette”) for audience. Before meeting in person, the guest passes messages to the host through a series of attendants who are called 介 (jiè, “intermediary”). The word 紹／绍 (shào, “continually, serially”) describes the manner in which messages are relayed.
Reintroduced into Taiwanese Min Nan and Hakka from Japanese 紹(しょう)介(かい) (shōkai).

The Lord Pingyuan said: "Please let me, Zhao Sheng, be an intermediary in the series and introduce him to you, venerable sir."

The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

Píngyuánjūn yuē: “Shèng qǐng wéi shàojiè ér xiàn zhī yú xiānshēng.”

平原君曰：「勝請爲紹介而見之於先生。」

平原君曰：「胜请为绍介而见之于先生。」

He had also asked the latter to introduce him to the Liberty Party.

Lu Xun, 1922. The True Story of Ah Q (《阿Q正傳》), based on the translation by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang.

Tuō tā gěi zìjǐ shàojie shàojie, qù jìn Zìyóudǎng.

托他給自己紹介紹介，去進自由黨。

托他给自己绍介绍介，去进自由党。

(literary or dialectal, chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to introduce


郵便局

ㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄩˊ

/joʊ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/iu²⁴⁻²² piɛn²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/iu²⁴⁻²² piɛn⁴¹⁻²² kiɔk̚²⁴/

/iu¹³⁻²² piɛn²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚¹²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ piɛn³³⁻¹¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/iu²³⁻³³ piɛn³³⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/joʊ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/iu²⁴⁻²² piɛn²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/iu²⁴⁻²² piɛn⁴¹⁻²² kiɔk̚²⁴/

/iu¹³⁻²² piɛn²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚¹²¹/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ piɛn³³⁻¹¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/iu²³⁻³³ piɛn³³⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 郵(ゆう)便(びん)局(きょく) (yūbinkyoku).

wasei kango

(obsolete or Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Northeastern Mandarin) post office


病院

/piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/piŋ⁴⁴ yæ̃²⁴/

/piŋ⁴⁴ yæ̃⁰/

/pɛːŋ²² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/

/pʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ i̯en⁵⁵/

/pʰiaŋ³³ ʒan¹¹/

/piŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋiɛŋ²⁴²/

/pẽ³³⁻²¹ ĩ³³/

/pẽ³³⁻¹¹ ĩ³³/

/pĩ³³⁻¹¹ ĩ³³/

/pĩ³³⁻²² ĩ³³/

/bio²⁴⁻¹¹ in⁵³/

/biɤ²³⁻³³ in⁴¹/

/bin²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

/piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/piŋ⁴⁴ yæ̃²⁴/

/piŋ⁴⁴ yæ̃⁰/

/pɛːŋ²² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/

/pʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ i̯en⁵⁵/

/pʰiaŋ³³ ʒan¹¹/

/piŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋiɛŋ²⁴²/

/pẽ³³⁻²¹ ĩ³³/

/pẽ³³⁻¹¹ ĩ³³/

/pĩ³³⁻¹¹ ĩ³³/

/pĩ³³⁻²² ĩ³³/

/bio²⁴⁻¹¹ in⁵³/

/biɤ²³⁻³³ in⁴¹/

/bin²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

Attested since the Song dynasty. Contemporary usage is reinforced by Japanese 病(びょう)院(いん) (byōin).

Guǎngzhōu shānglǚ suǒ jù, jíyì zuò, kè xiān jiāngpú, yīn xūnrǎn jū zhě, shì yǔ Háng xiànglèi. Mò kě bòhuà yī bìngyuàn, yào xū yǒu suìrù kèlì gōng zhī, nǎi chángjiǔ zhī lì, shì liúyì.

廣州商旅所聚，疾疫作，客先僵仆，因薰染居者，事與杭相類。莫可擘劃一病院，要須有歲入課利供之，乃長久之利，試留意。

广州商旅所聚，疾疫作，客先僵仆，因薰染居者，事与杭相类。莫可擘划一病院，要须有岁入课利供之，乃长久之利，试留意。

Yòu yǒu bìngyuàn, dàchéng duō zhì shù shí suǒ, yǒu zhōng xià yuàn, chǔ zhōng xià rén, yǒu dàrén yuàn, chǔ guìrén.

又有病院，大城多至數十所，有中下院，處中下人，有大人院，處貴人。

又有病院，大城多至数十所，有中下院，处中下人，有大人院，处贵人。

1947, “慰勞歌”, in 國立中山大學學生工作委員會, editor, 《血債——「五·卅一」紀念手册》, page 87:

You, for the sake of the citizens across the country, have raised a loud cry for justice and suffered greatly honored wounds, just coming out from that hospital.

nǐmen zhèng wèizhe quánguó de lǎobǎixìng, hǎnchūle liáoliàng de zhèngyì hūshēng, shòule jí míngyù de shāng, gāng cóng nà bìngyuàn lǐ chūlái

你們正爲着全國的老百姓，喊出了嘹亮的正義呼聲，受了極名譽的傷，剛從那病院裏出來

你们正为着全国的老百姓，喊出了嘹亮的正义呼声，受了极名誉的伤，刚从那病院里出来

(dated or dialectal, now chiefly Dungan, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Taishanese) hospital (in general)


宿題

/sʊk̚⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ te²³/

/siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tue²⁴/

/sʊk̚⁵ tʰɐi̯²¹/

/siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ te²³/

/siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tue²⁴/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 宿題 (shukudai).

obor

(chiefly in a Japanese context or Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) homework; assignment


馬子

/ma²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ma²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/


自動車

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² tʊŋ²² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ tʰuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sɨ³³⁻²² tɔŋ³³⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/d͡zi⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sia²¹/

/zi⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ sia²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/t͡siː²² tʊŋ²² t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ tʰuŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sɨ³³⁻²² tɔŋ³³⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/d͡zi⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ²¹⁻⁵³ sia²¹/

/zi⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ sia²¹/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 自(じ)動(どう)車(しゃ) (jidōsha).

wasei kango

(dated, still used in Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) automobile; motor car


飛行機

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

/hi¹¹ kʰo⁵⁵ kʰi³¹/

/hi¹¹ kʰo⁵⁵ kʰi³¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/hui³³ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki³³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹ kei̯⁵⁵/

/hi¹¹ kʰo⁵⁵ kʰi³¹/

/hi¹¹ kʰo⁵⁵ kʰi³¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/hui³³ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki³³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 飛(ひ)行(こう)機(き) (hikōki).

When the [war]planes can't return again, I would like to take you by the hand and sing this love song

2018, 一九四五 1945 (Theme of Raid on Takao), 滅火器 ( Fire EX.)

tán poe-lêng-ki bōe koh lâi siūⁿ-beh khan lí ê chhiú chhiùⁿ chit tiâu loân-koa

等飛行機袂閣來想欲牽你的手唱這條戀歌

等飞行机袂阁来想欲牵你的手唱这条恋歌

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, dated in Mandarin) airplane; aeroplane (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)


切手

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ teʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ teʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien) postage stamp


水道

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ tou̯²²/

/t͡sui³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔ²⁴²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to⁴¹/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to³³/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ³³/

/sz̩³³ dɔ⁴⁴/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ tou̯²²/

/t͡sui³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔ²⁴²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to⁴¹/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to³³/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ³³/

/sz̩³³ dɔ⁴⁴/

Attestable in pre-Qin texts. Sense "water supply" from Japanese 水道(すいどう) (suidō).

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) water supply


林檎

/lin²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡɔ²¹/

/lin²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔ²¹/

/lim²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/

/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/

/lin²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡɔ²¹/

/lin²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔ²¹/

/lim²³⁻³³ kʰim²³/

/lim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰim²⁴/

Borrowed from Japanese 林檎 (ringo), from Middle Chinese 林檎 (MC lim gim).


飛行場

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiũ²³/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiũ²⁴/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiũ²³/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiũ²⁴/

Borrowed from Japanese 飛行場(ひこうじょう) (hikōjō).

ja-r

飛行場(ひこうじょう) (hikōjō)

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) airfield


緣投

→ English: yan dao

→ Tagalog: yantaw

缘投
嫣頭
嫣投
沿投
艷投
英都
英卓
鉛骰

/iɛn¹³⁻²² tau¹³/

/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tau²⁴/

/iɛn²³⁻³³ tau²³/

/iɛn²⁴⁻²² tau²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tau²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tau²³/

/iɛn¹³⁻²² tau¹³/

/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tau²⁴/

/iɛn²³⁻³³ tau²³/

/iɛn²⁴⁻²² tau²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tau²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tau²³/


過火

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ fɔː³⁵/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ fɔː³⁵/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) ritual where people walk over burning charcoal in temple festivals and ceremonies (said to have the effect of healing diseases and eliminating disasters)


失禮

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯¹³/

/ʃit⁵⁻² li⁵³/

/siʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ l̃ɛ³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ le⁵³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁴¹/

/səʔ³³ li⁴⁴/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯¹³/

/ʃit⁵⁻² li⁵³/

/siʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ l̃ɛ³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ le⁵³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁴¹/

/səʔ³³ li⁴⁴/

(chiefly Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) I'm sorry; excuse me


斯文

/sz̩⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/

/sɯ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵⁵ wən³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/

/sɯ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵/

(Can we date this quote?), 林子淵 (lyrics and music), “細妹仔恁靚”performed by 鄧百成:

I look handsome and young / Loving me won't be a bad idea

ngài sâng tet sṳ̂-vùn yu heu-sâng, oi ngài m̀-voi chhâ

𠊎生得斯文又後生 愛𠊎毋會差

𠊎生得斯文又后生 爱𠊎毋会差


注文

Borrowed from Japanese 注文(ちゅうもん) (chūmon).

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/t͡syː³³ mɐn²¹/

/t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

/t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ bun¹³/

/t͡su¹¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/

/t͡su²¹⁻⁴¹ bun²³/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/t͡syː³³ mɐn²¹/

/t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

/t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ bun¹³/

/t͡su¹¹⁻⁵³ bun²⁴/

/t͡su²¹⁻⁴¹ bun²³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to place a request for some product or service; to order


野球

/i̯a²⁴ kʰi̯u¹¹/

/ʒa⁵³ kʰiu⁵⁵/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²⁴/

/i̯a²⁴ kʰi̯u¹¹/

/ʒa⁵³ kʰiu⁵⁵/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²⁴/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 野(や)球(きゅう) (yakyū).

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) baseball


電球

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ kiu²³/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ kiu²³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) light bulb


白白

/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² peʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛʔ¹²¹/

/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² peʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛʔ¹²¹/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) without any cause or reason; groundless


白白

/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² peʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛʔ¹²¹/

/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² peʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛʔ¹²¹/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) very white


大漢

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hɔːn³³/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hɔːn³³/

細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛／细汉偷挽匏，大汉偷牵牛

sè-hàn thau bán pû, tōa-hàn thau khan gû


慣勢

惯势
慣示
慣世
貫勢
貫示
貫四
慣習

/kan³³ sai³³⁻³³⁵/

/kɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ siɛ²¹³/

/kuãi¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/

/kuãi¹²⁻⁵³ si¹²/

/kuãi²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/

/kuĩ²¹⁻⁴² si²¹/

/kuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/

/kũĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³/

/kan³³ sai³³⁻³³⁵/

/kɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ siɛ²¹³/

/kuãi¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/

/kuãi¹²⁻⁵³ si¹²/

/kuãi²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/

/kuĩ²¹⁻⁴² si²¹/

/kuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/

/kũĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to be accustomed to; to be in the habit of


鬼仔

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ku̯i³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ku̯i³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) ghost


米國

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 米国(べいこく) (Beikoku, “America (the country)”).

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/mɐi̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/mɐi̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/

The Republican [sic] U.S. Congressman Weiner was going to begin an election campaign to run for the mayor of New York, but unintentionally, he sent a link to a photo of his erected penis - which was only meant to be seen by a woman who maintains unclear relationship with him on the Internet - on Twitter. Then “tragedy happened (to him)”.

2011: 米国议员Weiner玩微博引发的杯具

Mǐguó Gònghédǎng Yìyuán Weiner zhǔnbèi cānjiā Niǔyuē shìcháng jìngxuǎn, bùxiǎoxīn bǎ yī zhāng bóqǐ de zìpāizhào zài Twitter shàng gěi qúnfā le — yuánběn shì yào dāndú fā gěi yī ge wéichí zhe wǎngluò àimèi guānxì de nǚrén, jiéguǒ tā jiù bēijù le.

米國共和黨議員Weiner準備參加紐約市長競選，不小心把一張BO起的自拍照在Twitter上給群發了——原本是要單獨發給一個維持著網絡曖昧關係的女人，結果他就杯具了。

2011: 米国议员Weiner玩微博引发的杯具

米国共和党议员Weiner准备参加纽约市长竞选，不小心把一张BO起的自拍照在Twitter上给群发了——原本是要单独发给一个维持着网络暧昧关系的女人，结果他就杯具了。

United States of America
United States of America

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, rare, of Northeastern Mandarin, Internet slang, often humorous) the United States of America


電光

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (電光):
* → Japanese: 電光(でんこう) (denkō)
* → Korean: 전광(電光) (jeon'gwang)
* → Vietnamese: điện quang (電光)

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tiæ̃⁴⁴ kuɑŋ²⁴/

/tiːn²² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/di²² kuɑ̃⁴⁴/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tiæ̃⁴⁴ kuɑŋ²⁴/

/tiːn²² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/di²² kuɑ̃⁴⁴/

(dated or Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, physics) X-ray


工夫

Sino-Xenic (工夫):
* → Korean: 공부(工夫) (gongbu, “study”)
* → Jeju: 공븨 (gongbui, “study”) ; 공비 (gongbi, “study”); 공부 (gongbu, “study”)

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ fu²⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁴⁴/

/kaŋ³³⁻²³ hu³³/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ fu²⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁴⁴/

/kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁴⁴/

/kaŋ³³⁻²³ hu³³/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ fu⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫／踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫

tàpò tiěxié wú mìchù, délái quán bù fèi gōngfu

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) thoughtful; thorough


月給

/ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːt̚² kʰɐp̚⁵/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kip̚³²/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kip̚³²/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kip̚³²/

/ɥɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːt̚² kʰɐp̚⁵/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kip̚³²/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kip̚³²/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kip̚³²/

Reborrowed from Japanese 月給(げっきゅう) (gekkyū) into Taiwanese Min Nan and Hakka.

(literary or Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) monthly income


出張

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 出張(しゅっちょう) (shutchō, “business trip”).

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tiaŋ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tiaŋ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) to go on a business trip


上下

Sino-Xenic (上下):
* → Japanese: 上(じょう)下(げ) (jōge); 上(しょう)下(か) (shōka)
* → Korean: 상하(上下) (sangha)

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ haː²²/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ha²⁴/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴ ha⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ haː²²/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ha²⁴/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴ ha⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ha²²/


出門

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ muːn²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁵ ᵐbᵘɔn²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ mŋ̍¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²³/

/t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ muŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ məɻ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ muːn²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁵ ᵐbᵘɔn²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ mŋ̍¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²³/

/t͡sʰuk̚²⁻⁴ muŋ⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka) to hold a funeral procession


狗仔

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ki̯eu̯³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/kieu²⁴⁻³³ ə⁵⁵/

/e²¹ t͡siɛ²¹/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ki̯eu̯³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/kieu²⁴⁻³³ ə⁵⁵/

/e²¹ t͡siɛ²¹/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Northern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) dog (Classifier: 隻／只 h mn; 條／条 h)


休憩

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to have a secret sexual encounter; to have sex at a hotel


水道水

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 水道水(すいどうすい) (suidōsui).

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) tap water


光線

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ siːn³³/

/koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en⁵⁵/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/

/kŋ̍³³ suã⁴¹/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ sũã²¹³/

/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ siːn³³/

/koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si̯en⁵⁵/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/

/kŋ̍³³ suã⁴¹/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suã²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suã¹¹/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ sũã²¹³/

/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/


便所

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːn²² sɔː³⁵/

/piɛn³³⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³/

/piɛn³³⁻²¹ sɔ⁴¹/

/piɛn²²⁻¹² sɔ⁵³/

/piɛn⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/piɛn²²⁻²¹ sɔ⁵³/

/piɛn²²⁻²¹ se⁵³/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːn²² sɔː³⁵/

/piɛn³³⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³/

/piɛn³³⁻²¹ sɔ⁴¹/

/piɛn²²⁻¹² sɔ⁵³/

/piɛn⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/piɛn²²⁻²¹ sɔ⁵³/

/piɛn²²⁻²¹ se⁵³/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 便(べん)所(じょ) (benjo).

wasei kango

便所佇佗位？

便所伫佗位？

(chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) bathroom; restroom; lavatory; toilet


排列

/pʰaɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pʰaːi̯²¹ liːt̚²/

/pai²⁴⁻²² liɛt̚⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² liɛt̚²⁴/

/pai¹³⁻²² liɛt̚¹²¹/

/pai²⁴⁻¹¹ liɛt̚⁴/

/pai²³⁻³³ liɛt̚⁴/

/pʰaɪ̯³⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pʰaːi̯²¹ liːt̚²/

/pai²⁴⁻²² liɛt̚⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² liɛt̚²⁴/

/pai¹³⁻²² liɛt̚¹²¹/

/pai²⁴⁻¹¹ liɛt̚⁴/

/pai²³⁻³³ liɛt̚⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to line up; to queue up


見本

/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/

/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 見(み)本(ほん) (mihon).


顛倒

/ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ti̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰoʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ tʰoʔ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰoʔ¹²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰoʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɤʔ⁴/

/ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ti̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰoʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ tʰoʔ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰoʔ¹²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰoʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɤʔ⁴/

/tiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/

/tiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ²¹/

/tiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ to¹¹/

/tiŋ³³⁻²³ to²¹³/

/teŋ³³⁻²³ to²¹³/

/ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ti̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵/

/tiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/

/tiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ²¹/

/tiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ to¹¹/

/tiŋ³³⁻²³ to²¹³/

/teŋ³³⁻²³ to²¹³/

(literary or Taiwanese Hakka, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) instead; on the contrary


子息

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻³³ sit⁵/

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi³⁵/

/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻³³ sit⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka) sons and daughters; children


桌布

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/t͡sœːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/toʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuɔ²¹³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pɔ²¹/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ¹¹/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pɔ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/t͡sœːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/toʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuɔ²¹³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pɔ²¹/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ¹¹/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pɔ²¹/

(Min, Taiwanese Hakka) rag; wiping cloth; cleaning cloth (especially for wiping tables)


檨仔

/suãi²¹ a⁴⁴⁵/

/suãi²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/suãi³³⁻¹¹ a⁵³/

/suãi³³⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/suan⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/suãi³³⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/suãi²¹ a⁴⁴⁵/

/suãi²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/suãi³³⁻¹¹ a⁵³/

/suãi³³⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/suan⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/suãi³³⁻²² a⁵⁵/


紙牌

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡si⁵⁵ pʰai²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sɨ³¹ pʰai̯¹¹/

/t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ pʰai⁵⁵/

/t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pai²⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡si⁵⁵ pʰai²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sɨ³¹ pʰai̯¹¹/

/t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ pʰai⁵⁵/

/t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pai²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hakka, specifically) one of the Four Color Cards


天頂

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/tʰieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niŋ³³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰĩ³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tʰĩ³³⁻²³ teŋ⁵²/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ tɪŋ³⁵/

/tʰieŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niŋ³³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰĩ³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tʰĩ³³⁻²³ teŋ⁵²/

(literary or Eastern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka, Wenzhounese) sky


蚵仔

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/ˀɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/hɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/o²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/o²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/o¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/o²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/ˀɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/hɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/o²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/o²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/o¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/o²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(chiefly Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) oyster (Classifier: 敉 mn)


胭脂

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (胭脂):
* → Japanese: 臙(えん)脂(じ) (enji)
* → Korean: 연지(臙脂) (yeonji)

/jɛn⁵⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩²/

/jɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/iɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/iæ̃²⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

/i̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨ²⁴/

/(j)i̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨ²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/jɛn⁵⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩²/

/jɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/iɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/iæ̃²⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

/i̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨ²⁴/

/(j)i̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɨ²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

Borrowed from Xiongnu. Cognate with 閼氏／阏氏 (yānzhī), and probably also 焉耆 (Yānqí).

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閼氏／阏氏 (yānzhī)

焉支
燕支
撚支
*臙脂

點胭脂

点胭脂

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Dungan) lipstick


引擎

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɐn¹³ kʰɪŋ²¹/

/in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ²¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ²⁴/

/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ d͡zin⁵³/

/iɛn²³⁻³³ zin⁴¹/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡zin⁵³/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin⁴¹/

/ɦin²² d͡ʑin⁴⁴/

/in²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɐn¹³ kʰɪŋ²¹/

/in⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ²¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ²⁴/

/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ d͡zin⁵³/

/iɛn²³⁻³³ zin⁴¹/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡zin⁵³/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ zin⁴¹/

/ɦin²² d͡ʑin⁴⁴/

Phono-semantic matching of English engine. First entered Chinese through Shanghainese. Entered Taiwanese Hakka and Hokkien via Japanese エンジン (enjin).

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2004, “古錐仔 [Old Davie]”, 鍾永豐 [Zhong Yong-feng] (lyrics), 林生祥 [Lin Sheng Xiang] (music)performed by 生祥與瓦窯坑3 [Sheng Xiang & Water 3]:

After getting off work that night, [you] rode a 50[cc] motorcycle.

Ke-pî-am-pû hâ-pân, khì-nún ńg-sṳ̍p ên-chín.

適彼暗晡下班，騎著五十引擎。

适彼暗晡下班，骑着五十引擎。

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) motorcycle


自轉車

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ t͡son³¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sɨ³³⁻²² t͡suan⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ t͡son³¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sɨ³³⁻²² t͡suan⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 自転車(じてんしゃ) (jitensha).

(dated, chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) bicycle


露西亞

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 露西亞(ロシア) (Roshia), from Russian Росси́я (Rossíja).

/lu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵¹/

/lu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lou̯²² sɐi̯⁵⁵ aː³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² se³³ a³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/

/lu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jä⁵¹/

/lu⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lou̯²² sɐi̯⁵⁵ aː³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² se³³ a³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴⁴/

Isn't this clearly an officer of the Russian Red Army?

Zhè bùshì míngmíngbáibái de Lùxīyà Hóngjūn jūnguān ma?

這不是明明白白的露西亞紅軍軍官嗎？

这不是明明白白的露西亚红军军官吗？

(dated or Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Northeastern and Jiaoliao Mandarin or ACG) Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


蚵仔煎

蠔仔煎
兒啊煎
兒阿煎
哦啊煎

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ˀɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ˀɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/hɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/

/ɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻¹² a⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn³³/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ˀɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ˀɤ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/hɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ t͡siːn⁵⁵/

/ɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻¹² a⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn³³/

(chiefly Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka) oyster omelette (local delicacy in Chaoshan, Southern Fujian and Taiwan)


臭耳聾

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ ŋi³¹ luŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hi³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹²⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻¹² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² hi²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hi²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau³¹⁻⁵³ hi³³⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hĩ³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hĩ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hĩ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ ŋi³¹ luŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hi³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹²⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻¹² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² hi²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hi²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau³¹⁻⁵³ hi³³⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hĩ³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hĩ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hĩ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/


猜拳

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹/

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kun²⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kun¹³/

/t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kun²⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kun²³/

/t͡sʰai³³⁻²³ kʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹/

/t͡sʰaːi̯⁵⁵ kʰyːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kun²⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kun¹³/

/t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kun²⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ kun²³/

/t͡sʰai³³⁻²³ kʰuŋ⁵⁵/

The Hakka pronunciations come from Japanese じゃんけん (janken).

(Taiwanese Hakka) to play rock paper scissors


卵白質

/nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sit̚³²/

/nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sit̚³²/

/nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sit̚³²/

/nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sit̚³²/

Protein: its composition is carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen; it is used to give energy to the human body and to regenerate cells.

1926, 張基全 (Tiuⁿ Ki-chôan), 酒佮健康 (Chiú kap Kiān-khong)

Nn̄g-pe̍h-chit, i ê sêng-hun sī Thàn-sò͘, Chúi-sò͘, Sng-sò͘, Chek-sò͘, i ê lō͘-ēng sī ōe hō͘ lâng ê seng-khu tit-tio̍h sè-le̍k, iā sī hō͘ sè-pau ke-thiⁿ sin--ê.

卵白質，伊ê成分是炭素，水素，酸素，窒素，伊ê路用是會hō͘人ê身軀得著勢力，也是hō͘細胞加添新ê。

卵白质，伊ê成分是炭素，水素，酸素，窒素，伊ê路用是会hō͘人ê身躯得着势力，也是hō͘细胞加添新ê。

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) protein


火油

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iu²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

/hu³³ ɦiɤ⁴⁴/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iu²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

/hu³³ ɦiɤ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Quanzhou, Zhao'an and Taiwanese Hokkien, Haifeng Min) peanut oil


無法度

/bo²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

2014, 黃翠芳 [Grace Huang] (lyrics and music), “Savon”performed by 黃翠芳 [Grace Huang]:

What a pity, O, what a pity! I [as soap] can only clean your body and be with you for a little while; there is no way for me to clean your heart and be with you for life.

koˊ sid a˖ koˊ sid, ngai sii˖ zoˇ ded seˊ ciangˋ ngi gaiˇ shinˋ, poi ngi gaiˇ shi gienˋ rhid sid sid, mo fab tu˖ seˊ ciangˋ ngi gaiˇ simˋ, poi ngi rhid senˋ ngin

可惜啊可惜 𠊎斯做得洗清你个身 陪你个時間一息息 無法度洗清你个心 陪你一生人

可惜啊可惜 𠊎斯做得洗清你个身 陪你个时间一息息 无法度洗清你个心 陪你一生人


法度

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (法度):
* → Japanese: 法(はっ)度(と) (hatto)
* → Korean: 법도(法度) (beopdo)

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

/haʔ¹⁻⁴² tɔu²¹/

/haʔ²⁻²⁴ tɔu²¹/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

/haʔ¹⁻⁴² tɔu²¹/

/haʔ²⁻²⁴ tɔu²¹/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ²²/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ tɔ²²/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ³³/

[If] it [happens this way, then] I have no way [to change it]/[to help you].

這項代誌我嘛無法度。

这项代志我嘛无法度。

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hakka) way; method


鹹菜

→ English: kiam chye, kiamchay (via Hokkien)

→ Macanese: hám-chói

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→ Thai: เกี้ยมไฉ่

→ Thai: เกี้ยมไฉ่ (via Teochew)

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/ham⁴² t͡ʃʰɔi²⁴/

/kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe³³/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/ham⁴² t͡ʃʰɔi²⁴/

/kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Teochew) pickled mustard greens


落胎

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/lau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰe⁴⁴/

/lau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴/

/lau¹²⁻⁴⁴ tʰə⁴⁴/

/lau³¹⁻⁵³ tʰə³³/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰə³³/

/lau²¹⁻⁴² tʰai⁴⁴/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² tʰɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/lau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰe⁴⁴/

/lau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴/

/lau¹²⁻⁴⁴ tʰə⁴⁴/

/lau³¹⁻⁵³ tʰə³³/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰə³³/

/lau²¹⁻⁴² tʰai⁴⁴/

(chiefly Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka, Taiwanese Mandarin) to miscarry (a fetus)


萬年筆

ㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˇ

/wän⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ban³³⁻²¹ liɛn²³⁻³³ pit̚³²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ pit̚³²/

/wän⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ban³³⁻²¹ liɛn²³⁻³³ pit̚³²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ liɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ pit̚³²/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 万年筆 (mannenhitsu, mannenfude).

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With the fountain pen you gave me, I write the words in my heart on letter paper.

iōng lín sàng góa ê bān-liân-pit, chiong sim-lāi ê ōe siá tī phoe-chóa

用恁送我的萬年筆 將心內的話寫佇批紙

用恁送我的万年笔 将心内的话写伫批纸

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, dated in Mandarin) fountain pen


行棋

/ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/hɐŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/kiaŋ⁵³⁻³³ ki⁵³/

/kia¹³⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/kĩã¹³⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/kiã²³⁻³³ ki²³/

/kiã¹³⁻²² ki¹³/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹² ki²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/

/kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/hɐŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/kiaŋ⁵³⁻³³ ki⁵³/

/kia¹³⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/kĩã¹³⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/kiã²³⁻³³ ki²³/

/kiã¹³⁻²² ki¹³/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹² ki²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/

/kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

(literary or Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to play chess


落第

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/lɔːk̚² tɐi̯²²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² te²²/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² te⁴¹/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ te²²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² te³³/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² te³³/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/lɔːk̚² tɐi̯²²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² te²²/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² te⁴¹/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ te²²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² te³³/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² te³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to repeat a grade in school


運轉手

/ʒun³³ t͡ʃon²⁴⁻³³ ʃiu²⁴/

/un³³⁻¹¹ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/un³³⁻²¹ t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/un³³⁻¹¹ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁵³/

/un³³⁻²¹ t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴¹/

/ʒun³³ t͡ʃon²⁴⁻³³ ʃiu²⁴/

/un³³⁻¹¹ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/un³³⁻²¹ t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/un³³⁻¹¹ t͡suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁵³/

/un³³⁻²¹ t͡suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 運(うん)転(てん)手(しゅ) (untenshu).

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) driver; chauffeur


猴仔

/kau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/

/kau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/kau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/

/kau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka) die (polyhedron used in games of chance)


柑仔蜜

/kam⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ bit̚⁴/

/kam⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bit̚⁴/

/kam⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ bit̚⁴/

/kam⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bit̚⁴/

Phono-semantic matching of Tagalog kamatis (“tomato”), from Spanish tomate (“tomato”), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (Zhang and Xiang, 2016).

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柑仔密
柑子蜜
甘仔蜜
甘仔密
甘子蜜
甘仔密

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, chiefly southern Taiwan) tomato


出水

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to give vent to one's anger

(Taiwanese Hakka) to leak; to flow out with; to run off (of liquid)


茶箍

/te²³⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²³⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) soap


石鹼

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 石鹸(せっけん) (sekken).

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛːk̚² kaːn³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛːk̚² kaːn³⁵/


番檨

/fän⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nuɔŋ²⁴²/

/fän⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nuɔŋ²⁴²/

jìnxiàn Fújiàn Táiwān suǒ chǎn fānshē zhé

進獻福建臺灣所產番檨摺

进献福建台湾所产番檨折

(chiefly Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) mango


敗勢

/pʰai³³ ʃe¹¹/

/pʰai³³ ʃe¹¹/

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歹勢／歹势 (pháiⁿ-sè)

Phài-se! M̀-tú-hó lâu ǹg ke chhâ-é chhong-fái lé.

敗勢！毋堵好摎你个車仔撞壞了。

败势！毋堵好摎你个车仔撞坏了。


阿太

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰaɪ⁵³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai̯⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰaɪ⁵³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴¹/

/aː³³ tʰaːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

/aː³³ tʰaːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Zhejiang Wu) great-grandparent


受氣

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/sɐu̯²² hei̯³³/

/sieu²⁴²⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

/siu³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹²/

/siu³³⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻¹² kʰi¹²/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu³³⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/siũ³³⁻²² kʰi³¹/

/siu³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹³/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/sɐu̯²² hei̯³³/

/sieu²⁴²⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

/siu³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹²/

/siu³³⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻¹² kʰi¹²/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu³³⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/siũ³³⁻²² kʰi³¹/

/siu³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹³/

你莫受氣矣

你莫受气矣

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka) to be angry; to get upset; to be mad


冤家

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/

/i̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/uoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵/

/uan⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

/uan⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/uan⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/

/i̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/uoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵/

/uan⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

/uan⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/uan⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

/uan⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/ueŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

/uaŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

/i̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/uoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁵/

/uan⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/uan⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/uan⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

/ueŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

/uaŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to quarrel; to argue; to bicker


豐沛

/pʰoŋ¹¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai¹¹/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai²¹/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰai²¹/

/pʰoŋ¹¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai¹¹/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai²¹/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰai²¹/

丰沛
丰沛
澎沛
豐派
豐厚
凸沛
澎湃
澎派

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, especially of a meal) abundant (especially of a meal)


秘結

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ kiɛt̚³²/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɛt̚⁵/

/pi²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɛt̚³²/

/pi²¹⁻⁴² kiɛt̚³²/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ kiɛt̚³²/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɛt̚⁵/

/pi²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɛt̚³²/

/pi²¹⁻⁴² kiɛt̚³²/

(Hokkien, Hailufeng Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to be constipated; to have constipation (state of bowels)


豬哥

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/ty⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ ko³³/

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/ty⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ ko³³/

; "Muslim"
Possibly due to pork being haram to Muslims.

(Taiwanese Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) licentious and lecherous man


沒水

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/muːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/muːt̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

(obsolete or Taiwanese Hakka) to dive; to submerge in water; to swim


禁指

/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐm³³ t͡siː³⁵/

(Can we date this quote?), 林子淵 (lyrics and music), “涯係你介人”:

打隻金指送分你

打只金指送分你

(Taiwanese Hakka) finger ring (Classifier: 隻／只 h)


身屍

/sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/

/siŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni⁵⁵/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ si³³/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ si³³/

/sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/

/siŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾ni⁵⁵/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ si³³/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ si³³/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) corpse (Classifier: 個／个 mn)


衫弓仔

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯uŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯uŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) coat hanger; clothes-rack


火車頭

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/fo³¹ t͡sʰa²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hu³³ t͡sʰo⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/fo³¹ t͡sʰa²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/fo²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰa⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/hu³³ t͡sʰo⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) train station


阿里加多

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔʔ³²/

Borrowed from Japanese ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).

2013, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), “阿里加多”performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]:

多情的雨 ありがとう(阿里加多)

2017, “我是香蕉 [Life Is Like A Banana]”, 姚小民 (lyrics), 蕭煌奇 [Ricky Hsiao] (music)performed by 蕭煌奇 [Ricky Hsiao]:

ū lâng hiâm góa, ū lâng ài góa, góa lóng a-lí-gá-to͘h

有人嫌我 有人愛我 我都阿哩嘎哆

有人嫌我 有人爱我 我都阿哩嘎哆

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka, uncommon) thanks; thank you; arigato

† - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift


菜瓜

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ kʷaː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰai⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai¹¹²⁻⁴² kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kua⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ kʷaː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰai⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ua⁵³³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai¹¹²⁻⁴² kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kua⁴⁴/

Luffa aegyptiaca
Luffa aegyptiaca#Translingual

(Southern Min, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hakka) smooth loofah (Luffa aegyptiaca) (Classifier: 叢／丛 mn; 條／条 mn)


鞋仔

/haːi̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/e¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/e²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ue²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/haːi̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/e¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/e²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ue²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he [Peter] did. And he [the angel] saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 使徒行傳 (Acts of the Apostles) 12:8

Thiên-sṳ́ lâu kì kóng: “Yêu-tai kiê-hó, hài-è chok-hí-lòi.” Pí-tet chhiu cheu án-ngiòng cho. Thiên-sṳ́ yu kóng: “Ngoi-sâm kâ-tén, thèn ngài lòi.”

天使㧯佢講：「腰帶繫好，鞋仔著起來。」彼得就照恁樣做。天使又講：「外衫袈等，跈𠊎來。」

天使㧯佢讲：「腰带系好，鞋仔著起来。」彼得就照恁样做。天使又讲：「外衫袈等，跈𠊎来。」

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Lichuan Gan) shoe; footwear


阿啄仔

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ tok̚⁵ e³¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁵⁴ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ tok̚⁵ e³¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁵⁴ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

Refers (by synecdoche) to the typical pointy nose of Westerners.
Several etymologies have been proposed for tok:
* 噣, 啄: “beak; to peck with a beak” > “beak-like; pointy”. Compare English beak.
* 斲: 《台灣話大詞典》 proposes that the word is related to a story in Zhuangzi (“Ghostless Xu”, c. 370 to 301 B.C.E.):
*:
* 卓: “outstanding; tall”
* 斗: 《台語正字》 (張清波) cites Shiji: 成山斗入海. He claims that 斗 means “to protrude” > “pointy”. However, 斗 is more likely equivalent to 陡 (“steep; precipitous”).

There was once a man from Ying, and on the tip of his nose was some chalk, no thicker than a fly's wing. He asked a stone-mason to slice the chalk off. The stone-mason wielded his axe like the wind and sliced off the chalk following the man's instruction. The chalk was completely removed without injury to the man's nose. The man from Ying just stood there unflinchingly.

Yǐng rén è màn qí bí duān ruò yíng yì, shǐ jiàngrén zhuó zhī. Jiàngshí yùn jīn chéng fēng, tīng ér zhuó zhī, jìn è ér bí bù shāng, yǐng rén lì bù shīróng.

郢人堊慢其鼻端若蠅翼，使匠人斲之。匠石運斤成風，聽而斲之，盡堊而鼻不傷，郢人立不失容。

郢人垩慢其鼻端若蝇翼，使匠人斲之。匠石运斤成风，听而斲之，尽垩而鼻不伤，郢人立不失容。

阿琢仔
阿噣仔
阿斲仔
阿卓仔
阿桌仔
阿斗仔
阿督仔
阿凸仔
阿多仔
阿兜仔

There was an old granny who went to America on vacation. When it came time for her to go to the restroom, because she was illiterate, she ended up going into the men's room. Before long, a roundeye walked in, then quickly rushed out as he kept yelling, "I am sorry, I am sorry." Finally, the old lady came out, angrily saying, "Screw him! The roundeye is very rude. He barged into my bathroom, but he still blamed me, saying the door 'wasn't locked!' (a̍h m̄ só--leh, which sounds like "I am sorry")"

曹麗華 (ed.), 笑詼一則 抑m7鎖咧

Ū chi̍t ê o͘-bá-sáng khì Bí-kok chhit-thô, beh khì piān-só͘ ê sî, in-ūi m̄ bat-jī, soah kiâⁿ ji̍p-khì cha-po͘ ê hit keng, bô-gōa-kú, chi̍t ê a-tok-á kiâⁿ ji̍p-khì, sûi koh chhoàng chhut-lâi, it-ti̍t hoah kóng: “I am sorry, I am sorry.” Bóe--á, hit-ê a-pô-á kiâⁿ chhut-lâi khì-chhòa-chhòa kóng: “Iáu-siū ô͘! Chi̍t ê a-tok-á chin bô lé-māu, kiâⁿ ji̍p-lâi lâng ê piān-só͘, iá-koh koài lâng mn̂g “a̍h m̄ só--leh!”

有一e5歐巴桑去美國chit4-tho5，欲去便所e5時，因為m7捌字，煞行入去查甫e0彼間，無外久，一e5阿督仔行入去，隨擱闖出來，一直喝講：「I am sorry，I am sorry。」尾a0，彼e5阿婆仔行出來氣chua3chua3講：「夭壽哦！一e5阿督仔真無禮貌，行入來人e5便所，也擱怪人門「抑m7鎖咧！」

曹麗華 (ed.), 笑詼一則 抑m7鎖咧

有一e5欧巴桑去美国chit4-tho5，欲去便所e5时，因为m7捌字，煞行入去查甫e0彼间，无外久，一e5阿督仔行入去，随搁闯出来，一直喝讲：「I am sorry，I am sorry。」尾a0，彼e5阿婆仔行出来气chua3chua3讲：「夭寿哦！一e5阿督仔真无礼貌，行入来人e5便所，也搁怪人门「抑m7锁咧！」

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) westerner; Caucasian; roundeye (Classifier: 個／个)


好額

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡiaʔ²⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaʔ¹²¹/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡiaʔ²⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaʔ¹²¹/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) rich; prosperous; wealthy


毛蟹

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² hue²²/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹² hue²²/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hue³³/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hue²²/

/mɔ̃²³⁻³³ he³³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/mɔ̃¹³⁻²² he²²/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ hue³³/

/mŋ̍²¹³⁻³³ hiei³³/

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² hue²²/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹² hue²²/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hue³³/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hue²²/

/mɔ̃²³⁻³³ he³³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/mɔ̃¹³⁻²² he²²/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ hue³³/

/mŋ̍²¹³⁻³³ hiei³³/


摩西摩西

Borrowed from Japanese もしもし (moshimoshi).

(Taiwanese Hakka) hello (used when answering the telephone)


出手

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu³³²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu³³²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

The government finally took action to save the property market.

zing³ fu² zung¹ jyu¹ ceot¹ sau² cing² gau³ lau⁴ si⁵ laa³.

政府終於出手拯救樓市喇。

政府终于出手拯救楼市喇。

(Cantonese, Taiwanese Hakka) to take action; to start to do something

You dare to raise your hand and hit someone.

你敢出手拍人。

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to raise a hand to strike; to hit out (with someone)


手機仔

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

I've changed my cell phone; I'm asking you, asking you to not call me again

2005, 黃乙玲 (Huang Yee-ling), 請你麥擱卡 (Please Don't Leave Me)

gún ê chhiú-ki-á í-keng ōaⁿ, gún chhiáⁿ lí chhiáⁿ lí mài koh khà

阮的手機仔已經換 阮請你請你麥擱卡

阮的手机仔已经换 阮请你请你麦搁卡

Your cell phone is not your lover; how come every day you hug it so tightly?

2016, 盧廣仲 (Crowd Lu), 手機仔（一） (Smart Phone I)

Chhiú-ki-á m̄-sī lí ê ài-lîn-á, ná ē múi chi̍t kang lóng kā i lám tiâu-tiâu

手機仔不是你的愛人仔 哪會每一天都跟伊攬牢牢

手机仔不是你的爱人仔 哪会每一天都跟伊揽牢牢

People who are addicted to their cell phones like to look in the mirror, just like pretty girls, with eyes staring at a piece of glass.

Tiòng tio̍h chhiú-ki-á to̍k ê lâng, ē chhin-chhiūⁿ súi ko͘-niâ-á ài chiò-kiàⁿ, ba̍k-chiu chîn chi̍t tè po-lê phìⁿ-á.

中著手機仔毒的人，會親像媠姑娘仔愛照鏡，目睭繩一塊玻璃片仔。

中著手机仔毒的人，会亲像媠姑娘仔爱照镜，目睭绳一块玻璃片仔。

With a cell phone, we don't have to use the computer, TV, radio, camera, or watch each time; we don't need to buy books, subscribe to newspapers, or [use] a flashlight.

2018, 彭欽清, 低頭族, in 國立中央大學客家學院電子報 (NCU Hakka College E-Paper), issue 299

Yû lé sú-kî-é, chhiu m̀-sṳ́ ha-ha tû oi yung-tó thien-nó, thien-sṳ, sû-yîm-kî, hip-siong-kî, sṳ̀-péu-é; m̀-sṳ́ mâi sû, thin po-chṳ́, sú-thien-thùng.

有了手機仔，就毋使下下都愛用着電腦、電視、收音機、翕相機、時錶仔；毋使買書、訂報紙、手電筒。

有了手机仔，就毋使下下都爱用着电脑、电视、收音机、翕相机、时表仔；毋使买书、订报纸、手电筒。

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) mobile phone; cell phone (Classifier: 支 h mn; 臺／台 mn)


花草

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (花草):
* → Korean: 화초(花草) (hwacho)

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/ho⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/ho⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka, figurative) acrobatics; juggling


牛子

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nʲiəu²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ŋi̯u¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nʲiəu²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ŋi̯u¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hakka, derogatory, figurative) someone naughty and disobedient


契字

/kʰi̯e⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/kʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/kʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/kʰi̯e⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/kʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/kʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Southern Min) contract; deed


水龍車

/su̯i³¹ li̯uŋ¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁻³⁵ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ liɔŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɔŋ²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ lɔŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/su̯i³¹ li̯uŋ¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁻³⁵ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ liɔŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɔŋ²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ lɔŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) fire engine; fire truck


番仔

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

A native in a land where the Chinese are immigrants:

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka, usually derogatory) (Taiwanese) aborigine


行踏

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² taʔ²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² taʔ⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

/kiã²³⁻³³ taʔ⁴/

/kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² taʔ²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² taʔ⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

/kiã²³⁻³³ taʔ⁴/

/kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

𪜶的行踏真正經。

𪜶的行踏真正经。

(literary or Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) behavior


麥克

/mãi¹¹⁻⁵³ ku¹¹/

/mãi²¹⁻⁴¹ ku²¹/

/mãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰu¹¹/

/mãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰu²¹/

/mãi¹¹⁻⁵³ ku¹¹/

/mãi²¹⁻⁴¹ ku²¹/

/mãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰu¹¹/

/mãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰu²¹/

From Japanese マイク (maiku); the choice of hanzi is influenced by 麥克風／麦克风 (màikèfēng).

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麥克風／麦克风 (màikèfēng)

When singing karaoke, three mouths chose one song, and the microphone had to be fought over.

2010, 張政雄 (Jhang Jheng Syong), 薛珮潔 (Sherry Hsueh) and 翁立友 (Weng Li-you), 三口組

Chhiùⁿ KTV saⁿ ki chhùi tiám chi̍t tiâu koa, mài-kù lóng beh chhiúⁿ-lâi-chhiúⁿ-khì.

唱KTV三隻嘴點一條歌，麥克攏要搶來搶去。

唱KTV三只嘴点一条歌，麦克拢要抢来抢去。

When customers call, I go right away; the microphone is my companion.

2012, 蔡佳麟 (Jia-Ling Cai), 為愛車拼 (“For Love”)

Lâng-kheh nā kiò gún tiō kiâⁿ, mài-kù sī gún ê phōaⁿ.

人客若叫阮就行，麥克是阮的伴。

人客若叫阮就行，麦克是阮的伴。

Holding the microphone, I sing my heart out; people listening to this song will forever be here with me.

Gún the̍h-tio̍h mài-kù chhiùⁿ chhut ê sim-chiâⁿ thiaⁿ-koa ê lâng éng-oán pôe tī chia.

阮提著麥克唱出的心情聽歌的人永遠陪佇遮。

阮提着麦克唱出的心情听歌的人永远陪伫遮。

With a microphone in my hand, the world is mine; With microphones in our hands, the world is ours.

2021, 蕭煌奇 (Ricky Hsiao), 潘麗麗 (Lily Pan), 黃昺翔 (Sean Huang), 舞台

Gia̍h-tio̍h mài-kù, thian-hā sī góa--ê, Gia̍h-tio̍h mài-kù, thian-hā sī lán--ê

攑著麥克 天下是我的 攑著麥克 天下是咱的

𫽥著麦克 天下是我的 𫽥著麦克 天下是咱的

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) microphone


番仔火

/fan⁵³ ə⁵⁵ fo²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻²⁴ hə⁵³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁻³⁵ hə⁵⁵/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/huan⁵⁵⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ huɛ⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hue⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁵³/

/fan⁵³ ə⁵⁵ fo²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻²⁴ hə⁵³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁻³⁵ hə⁵⁵/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/huan⁵⁵⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ huɛ⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hue⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁵³/

(Northern Min, Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) match (for lighting candles, cigars, etc.)


長山

/t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵⁵ san⁵³/

/t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵⁵ san⁵³/


馬仔

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maː¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ᵐba²¹ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maː¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ᵐba²¹ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) horse


日誌

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚² t͡siː³³/

/ŋit̚² t͡sɨ⁵⁵/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² t͡si²¹/

/lit̚³⁵⁻² t͡si³¹/

/lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² t͡si¹²/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² t͡si¹¹/

/ʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jɐt̚² t͡siː³³/

/ŋit̚² t͡sɨ⁵⁵/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² t͡si²¹/

/lit̚³⁵⁻² t͡si³¹/

/lit̚⁵⁴⁻³² t͡si¹²/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² t͡si¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) daily calendar


粉鳥

/huŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siau⁵²⁻²¹/

/huŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siau⁵²⁻²¹/

(Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien; Teochew; Taiwanese Hakka) pigeon; dove


酒窟仔

/t͡si̯u³¹ fut̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu²¹ kʰo²⁴ t͡siɛ²¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡si̯u³¹ fut̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu²¹ kʰo²⁴ t͡siɛ²¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

(Northern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) dimple (skin depression on the cheek)


草猴

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵⁵/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hakka) praying mantis


錢鼠

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰi⁵³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰi⁵³/

Suncus murinus
Suncus murinus#Translingual

(Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka) Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus)


斑鴿

/pan⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʔ³²/

/pan⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʔ³²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) turtledove


弄獅

/nuŋ⁵⁵ sɨ²⁴/

/luŋ⁵⁵ sɨ²⁴/

/laŋ²²⁻¹² sai⁴⁴/

/laŋ³¹⁻²² sai³³/

/laŋ³³⁻¹¹ sai⁴⁴/

/laŋ⁴¹⁻²² sai³³/

/laŋ³³⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/

/laŋ²²⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/

/nuŋ⁵⁵ sɨ²⁴/

/luŋ⁵⁵ sɨ²⁴/

/laŋ²²⁻¹² sai⁴⁴/

/laŋ³¹⁻²² sai³³/

/laŋ³³⁻¹¹ sai⁴⁴/

/laŋ⁴¹⁻²² sai³³/

/laŋ³³⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/

/laŋ²²⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) lion dance (traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume)


宮廟

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ki̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ meu̯⁵⁵/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bio³³/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɤ³³/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bio²²/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bio²²/

/keŋ³³⁻²³ bio¹¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ki̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ meu̯⁵⁵/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bio³³/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɤ³³/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bio²²/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bio²²/

/keŋ³³⁻²³ bio¹¹/

(chiefly Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) temple


奶帕仔

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰe¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/lin³³ pʰe³¹⁻⁵³ a⁵⁵/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰe¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/lin³³ pʰe³¹⁻⁵³ a⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) bra; brassiere


手尾錢

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) inheritance (in some areas)


酒開仔

/t͡si̯u³¹ kʰoi̯²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡si̯u³¹ kʰoi̯²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka and Hokkien) bottle opener; tool to remove a plug from a wine bottle


手爪

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

(literary or Quanzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) fingernail


磅空

/poŋ⁵⁵ kʰuŋ²⁴/

/pɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/poŋ⁵⁵ kʰuŋ²⁴/

/pɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

巷道

usually dug for transport, drainage and ventilation

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) tunnel (underground or underwater passage)


時計果

/tʰo¹¹ kʰi̯e⁵⁵ so³¹/

/tʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ¹¹/

/tʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ²¹/

/tʰo¹¹ kʰi̯e⁵⁵ so³¹/

/tʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ sɔ¹¹/

/tʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke²¹⁻⁴¹ sɔ²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) passion fruit


枝仔冰

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) popsicle


有孝

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ haːu̯³³/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hau̯⁵⁵/

/u³³⁻²¹ ha²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ ha¹¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ haːu̯³³/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hau̯⁵⁵/

/u³³⁻²¹ ha²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ ha¹¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁴²⁻²⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hau¹¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ hau¹¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ hau²¹/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hau̯⁵⁵/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁴²⁻²⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hau¹¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ hau¹¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ hau²¹/

(Singapore, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) having filial piety; obedient to one's parents


糖仔

/tʰoŋ¹¹ e³¹/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰoŋ¹¹ e³¹/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, slang) amphetamine


價數

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) price (of goods and merchandise)


石卵仔

/sak̚⁵ lon³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/sak̚⁵ lon³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) cobblestone; pebble


串仔

/t͡sʰŋ̍¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰŋ̍¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) tuna


刺波

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰo⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰo⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰɤ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) (wild) strawberry


剪綹仔

/t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡siɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/


水紅色

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ¹³⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sui⁴²⁻²⁴ aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ sek̚³²/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aŋ²⁴⁻²² siak̚⁵/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ¹³⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sui⁴²⁻²⁴ aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ sek̚³²/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aŋ²⁴⁻²² siak̚⁵/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) the color pink


船仔

/syːn²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sun¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sun²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/syːn²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sun¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sun²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sun²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) boat; ship


三不五時

ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨˇ ㄕˊ

/sän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍¹³ siː²¹/

/sam²⁴ put̚² ŋ̍³¹ sɨ¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ si²³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si¹³/

/sam³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɔ²² si²⁴/

/sam³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɔ³³⁻²² si²⁴/

/sän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ ŋ̍¹³ siː²¹/

/sam²⁴ put̚² ŋ̍³¹ sɨ¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ si²³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si¹³/

/sam³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɔ²² si²⁴/

/sam³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɔ³³⁻²² si²⁴/

With a bottle of wine costing [only] twenty cents, lets get together every now and then

chi̍t poe chiú, nn̄g kak gîn, sam-put-gō͘-sî mā lâi tàu-tīn

一杯酒 兩角銀 三不五時嘛來鬥陣

一杯酒 两角银 三不五时嘛来斗阵

She said, "Shaving the head bald doesn't look good; I want to be a vegetarian Buddhist. From time to time I can even go see operas."

2005 December 20, 釋悟因, 戰後佛教在台灣——佛教面對現代挑戰的回應, in 香光莊嚴雜誌, issue 84, page 19

Tā shuō: “Tìtóu bù hǎokàn; wǒ yào zuò càigū. Sānbùwǔshí hái kěyǐ qù kàn gēzǐxì, gējù.”

她說：「剃頭不好看；我要做菜姑。三不五時還可以去看歌仔戲、歌劇。」

她说：「剃头不好看；我要做菜姑。三不五时还可以去看歌仔戏、歌剧。」

(Cantonese, Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka) sometimes; from time to time; occasionally; now and then


病丁

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ̃²²⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ̃²²⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) sickly person; someone who gets sick frequently


痴哥

/t͡sʰɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³/

/t͡sʰɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Teochew) lecherous; fond of women


討食

/tʰo³¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/tʰo³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰo³¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/tʰo³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siaʔ⁴/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to make a living


銀票

/in³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ŋɐn²¹ pʰiːu̯³³/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ pʰeu̯⁵⁵/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio³¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰio¹¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio⁴¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio²¹/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ pʰio²¹/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ pʰiɤ²¹/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ pʰiɤ²¹/

/in³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ŋɐn²¹ pʰiːu̯³³/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ pʰeu̯⁵⁵/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio³¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰio¹¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio⁴¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio²¹/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ pʰio²¹/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ pʰiɤ²¹/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ pʰiɤ²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka, dated in Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) banknote


粉牌

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/fun²⁴⁻³³ pʰai⁵⁵/

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/fun²⁴⁻³³ pʰai⁵⁵/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka, Wenzhounese) blackboard


打馬膠

/ta³¹ ma²⁴⁻¹¹ gau̯²⁴/

/tã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/ta⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/ta⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/tiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/tam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/ta³¹ ma²⁴⁻¹¹ gau̯²⁴/

/tã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/ta⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/ta⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/tiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/tam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴/

Probably from English tarmac or dammar + 膠 (“glue; rubber”).

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) asphalt; bitumen; pitch


銃殺

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sat̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sat̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sat̚³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sat̚³²/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 銃(じゅう)殺(さつ) (jūsatsu).

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to execute by firing squad; to shoot someone dead


險險

/hiam⁵²⁻³⁵ hiam⁵²⁻²¹/

/hiam⁵²⁻³⁵ hiam⁵²⁻²¹/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) almost; nearly; barely


三層肉

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

/sam³³⁻²¹ t͡san²³⁻²¹ baʔ³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san²⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴⁻²¹ baʔ³²/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

/sam³³⁻²¹ t͡san²³⁻²¹ baʔ³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san²⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴⁻²¹ baʔ³²/

(chiefly Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Zhejiang Wu) streaky pork; pork belly


三層

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→ Indonesian: samcan (“pork belly”), sancan (“beef flank”)

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Wenzhounese) streaky pork; pork belly


紅青燈

/xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/fuŋ¹¹ t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ten²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/fuŋ¹¹ t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ten²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Malaysia, Singapore) traffic light


削胖

From Japanese 食パン (shokupan). Cognate with Min Nan 俗麭／俗𮮆 (sio̍k-pháng).

(Taiwanese Hakka) sliced bread; loaf (Classifier: 條／条 h)


阿不倒

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚⁵ to⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ to⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵⁴ tau⁵³/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ put̚⁵ to⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ to⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵⁴ tau⁵³/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) roly-poly toy (a toy that rights itself when pushed over)


膨鼠

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi⁵³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi⁵³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) squirrel (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)


花囤女

/fa²⁴ tun³¹ ŋ̍³¹/

/fa²⁴ tun³¹ ŋ̍³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka, historical) tongyangxi; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law; child bride


算命仙

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) fortuneteller


鵝仔

/ŋɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋɔː²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋyɛ³³ t͡siɛ²¹/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ɡo²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ɡɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ɡo¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ŋɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋɔː²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋyɛ³³ t͡siɛ²¹/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ɡo²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ɡɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ɡo¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) goose


河漢

/xɤ³⁵ xän⁵¹/

/hɔː²¹ hɔːn³³/

/ho²⁴⁻²² han²¹/

/ho²⁴⁻²² han⁴¹/

/ho¹³⁻²² han²¹/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ han¹¹/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ han²¹/

/xɤ³⁵ xän⁵¹/

/hɔː²¹ hɔːn³³/

/ho²⁴⁻²² han²¹/

/ho²⁴⁻²² han⁴¹/

/ho¹³⁻²² han²¹/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ han¹¹/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ han²¹/

The figurative sense “empty talk” is from Zhuangzi

Jian Wu asked Lian Shu, saying, 'I heard Jie Yu talking words which were great, but had nothing corresponding to them (in reality); once gone, they could not be brought back. I was frightened by them; they were like the Milky Way which cannot be traced to its beginning or end.'

Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jiānwú wèn yú Liánshū yuē: “Wú wén yán yú Jiēyú, dà ér wú dàng, wǎng ér bù fǎn. Wú jīngbù qí yán, yóu héhàn ér wújí yě.”

肩吾問於連叔曰：「吾聞言於接輿，大而無當，往而不反。吾驚怖其言，猶河漢而無極也。」

肩吾问于连叔曰：「吾闻言于接舆，大而无当，往而不反。吾惊怖其言，犹河汉而无极也。」

河漢清且淺，相去復幾許。

河汉清且浅，相去复几许。


逐日

/tyʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵/

/tak̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/tyʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiʔ⁵/

/tak̚²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Ningbonese) every day; daily


青紅燈

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ fuŋ¹¹ ten²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ teŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ fuŋ¹¹ ten²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ teŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) traffic light


磅子

/poŋ¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/pɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵/

/pɔŋ²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/poŋ¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/pɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

/pɔŋ³³⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵/

/pɔŋ²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) standard weight (used on a balance scale)


糞斗

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau³³/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵²⁻²¹/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau³³/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Wenzhounese) dustpan


雙生仔

/suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sẽ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/saŋ³³ sĩ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sẽ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/saŋ³³ sĩ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/


後叔

/au³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/au³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/au²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/au³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/au³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/au²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Wenzhounese) stepfather


銀角仔

/ŋi̯un¹¹ kok̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/ŋiun⁵⁵ kok⁵⁻² ə⁵⁵/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ kak̚²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ kok̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/ŋiun⁵⁵ kok⁵⁻² ə⁵⁵/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ kak̚²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) coin (originally a copper or silver coin, but now usually any coin in general)


奧多拜

From Japanese オートバイ (ōtobai), from English autobicycle / autobike.

I waited and waited. Seeing that it was getting dark, I decided to take my leather shoes off, put my cellphone and briefcase into the motorcycle, and go home in the rain.

2011, 陳志寧, 薪傳師

Tén â tén, khon-tén thiên-sṳ̀ am hâ-lòi, ngài kiat-thin lòi thùng phì-hài thot hâ-lòi, thùng sú-kî-é, phì-pâu-é khiung-ha piong-ngi̍p ò-to-pái ke tú-sṳ́ tî-poi, yit-lu tuk-yí kûi luk-khâ.

等啊等，看等天時暗下來，𠊎決定來同皮鞋脫下來，同手機仔、皮包仔共下放入奧多拜个肚屎底背，一路涿雨歸屋下。

2011, 陳志寧, 薪傳師

等啊等，看等天时暗下来，𠊎决定来同皮鞋脱下来，同手机仔、皮包仔共下放入奥多拜个肚屎底背，一路涿雨归屋下。

June last year, a lot of people passed by on their motorcycles, and for no good reason, they got pecked by the black drongo so bad that they were shouting "oh my goodness".

2018, 彭瑞珠, 阿啾箭觜鷂婆, in NCU Hakka College E-Paper, issue 305

Khiu-ngièn liuk-ngie̍t-é, yi tô ngìn khì ò-to-pái ti ke-vi ko, hó-tiâm-tiâm pûn â-chiù-chien chúi to hêm â-mê-ôi.

舊年六月仔，異多人騎奧多拜在該位過，好恬恬分阿啾箭觜到喊阿姆哀。

旧年六月仔，异多人骑奥多拜在该位过，好恬恬分阿啾箭觜到喊阿姆哀。

(Taiwanese Hakka) motorcycle; motorbike; autobike


跳格仔

/tʰi̯au̯⁵⁵ kak̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰi̯au̯⁵⁵ kak̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) hopscotch


跳格仔

/tʰi̯au̯⁵⁵ kak̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰi̯au̯⁵⁵ kak̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to play hopscotch


索仔

/sok̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/sok⁵⁻² ə⁵⁵/

/sɔ²⁴ t͡siɛ²¹/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/sɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/sok̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/sok⁵⁻² ə⁵⁵/

/sɔ²⁴ t͡siɛ²¹/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/so(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/sɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(Taiwanese Hakka, Southern Min) rope (Classifier: 條／条)


米篩目

zh-l

米苔目 (mǐtáimù)

→ Mandarin: 米苔目 (mǐtáimù)

/bi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁵⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai³³ bak̚²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʰai³³ bak̚³⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻²⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁵⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰai³³ bak̚²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tʰai³³ bak̚³⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰai⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) mitaimu; bee thai bak; silver needle noodles


廟公

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/bio³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bio³¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/biɤ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bio³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/biɤ³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bio²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/bio³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bio³¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/biɤ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bio³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/biɤ³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bio²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka) temple attendant in charge of incense and candles; acolyte


早慢

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban²²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban³³/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ban³³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban²²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban³³/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ban³³/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) sooner or later; in time


做大水

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tua¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tua¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

(Northern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to be flooded; to be inundated


屋檐鳥

2005, 黃翠芳 [Grace Huang] (lyrics and music), “幸福”, in 新个事情會發生 [Something New Is Going to Happen], performed by 黃翠芳 [Grace Huang]:

The sparrow on the walkway, who is it that raises it and lets it be so free?

diamˇ tin haˋ gaiˇ vug rham diauˋ heˇ maˊ sa hiug gi bunˋ gi anˊ cii˖ rhiu

店亭下介屋簷鳥係麼儕蓄牠𠚼牠按自由

店亭下介屋檐鸟系么侪蓄它𠚼它按自由

(Taiwanese Hakka) sparrow (any member of the Passer genus)


食酒

(Taiwanese Hakka) to attend a wedding feast


擘哈

(Yilan Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to yawn


佛果

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (佛果):
* → Japanese: 仏果(ぶっか) (bukka)
* → Korean: 불과(佛果) (bulgwa)
* → Vietnamese: phật quả (佛果)

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐt̚² kʷɔː³⁵/

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɐt̚² kʷɔː³⁵/

Annona squamosa
Annona squamosa#Translingual

(Taiwanese Hakka) sugar apple (Annona squamosa)


見擺

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pai⁵³/

/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ pai⁵³/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ pai⁴¹/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pai⁵³/

/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ pai⁵³/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ pai⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) every time (of the same thing happening often)


烏水溝

English: Black Ditch

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) Taiwan Strait


大細

/taːi̯²² sɐi̯³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ se²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ se²¹/

/taːi̯²² sɐi̯³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ se²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ se²¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) children; sons and daughters


熱著

(dialectal Mandarin, Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, medicine) to suffer from heatstroke or sunstroke


塑膠袋仔

/sok̚² kau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰoi̯⁵⁵ e³¹/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³ a⁵³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³ a⁴¹/

/sok̚² kau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰoi̯⁵⁵ e³¹/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³ a⁵³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) plastic bag


豆枝

→ English: tau kee

→ Malay: tauki, taoci

/tau²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) dried beancurd strips in sticks or rolls


菜市仔

/t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰi³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰi³³ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) food market


頭擺

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² pai⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² pai⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² pai⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ pai⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ pai⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² pai⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² pai⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² pai⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ pai⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ pai⁴¹/

2000, 陳永淘 (lyrics and music), “頭擺的妳”, performed by 陳永淘:

頭擺的妳 毛辮長長

头摆的你 毛辫长长

2008, 黃翠芳 [Grace Huang] (lyrics and music), “旱坑之歌”performed by 黃翠芳 [Grace Huang]:

Long ago, there was a river. You couldn't see flowing water curving along or hear any sound of water

teu baiˊ rhiuˋ rhid tiau hangˋ, konˇ m doˊ liu shuiˊ vanˋ vanˋ, tangˇ m doˊ shuiˊ shangˋ

頭擺有一條坑 看毋著流水彎彎 聽毋著水聲

头摆有一条坑 看毋着流水弯弯 听毋着水声

(Taiwanese Hakka) a long time ago; the past


山狗太

(Taiwanese Hakka) lizard, especially the yellow-mouthed japalura (Diploderma polygonatum xanthostomum)


跳童

/tʰi̯au̯¹¹ tʰuŋ¹¹/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

/tʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ²⁴/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁴² taŋ²⁴/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tʰi̯au̯¹¹ tʰuŋ¹¹/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

/tʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ²⁴/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁴² taŋ²⁴/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) sorcerer's dance in a trance (as possessed by spirits or gods)


拍球

/pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰaːk̚³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kiu⁵⁵/

/pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰaːk̚³ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kiu⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Southern Min, intransitive) to play a ball game


鹹澀

→ English: kiam siap

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) stingy; miserly


莫怪

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuai²¹/

/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² kuai⁴¹/

/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuai²¹/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuai¹¹/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuai²¹/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuai²¹/

/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² kuai⁴¹/

/bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuai²¹/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuai¹¹/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuai²¹/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) no wonder; small wonder


發癀

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ¹³/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ¹³/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, of a wound) to be inflamed


米信

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁵³/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴¹/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁵³/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴¹/

From Japanese ミシン (mishin), from English (sewing) machine.

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) sewing machine


拳頭嫲

Likely a calque from Hokkien 拳頭母／拳头母 (kûn-thâu-bú, kûn-thâu-bó) (Lo, 2012).


翕相機

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) camera

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


老姐

/lo²⁴⁻³³ t͡sia²⁴/

/lo²⁴⁻³³ t͡sia²⁴/


他庫西

/tʰa¹¹ kʰu⁵⁵ si³¹/

/tʰa¹¹ kʰu⁵⁵ si³¹/


應話

/in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹/

/in²¹⁻⁴¹ ue³³/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²/

/in¹¹⁻⁵³ ue³³/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ ua²²/

/in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹/

/in²¹⁻⁴¹ ue³³/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²/

/in¹¹⁻⁵³ ue³³/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ ua²²/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to give a reply

(Philippine Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to answer back (to one's parents or superiors); to talk back


地牛翻身

ㄉㄧˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄈㄢ ㄕㄣ

диню фаньшэнь

/ti⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ fän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋi̯u¹¹ fan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³ huan⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/

/te²²⁻¹² ɡu²⁴ huan⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/

/ti⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ fän⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/tʰi⁵⁵ ŋi̯u¹¹ fan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴/

/te²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³ huan⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/

/te³³⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ sin⁴⁴/

/te²²⁻¹² ɡu²⁴ huan⁴⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴/

2019 April 3, 張原紘, 最新》地牛翻身！ 9點52分台東發生規模5.6強震, 華視新聞

Dìniúfānshēn xiàhuài! Jiù zài shāo zǎo 9 diǎn 52 fēn zuǒyòu, nánbù dìqū fāshēng yǒu gǎn dìzhèn, Qìxiàngjú biǎoshì, zhè qǐ dìzhèn guīmó 5.6 de dìzhèn, shēndù jǐn 10 gōnglǐ, shǔyú qiǎn céng dìzhèn, Táiběi dìqū yě yǒu gǎnshòu dào míngxiǎn yáohuàng.

地牛翻身嚇壞！就在稍早9點52分左右，南部地區發生有感地震，氣象局表示，這起地震規模5.6的地震，深度僅10公里，屬於淺層地震，台北地區也有感受到明顯搖晃。

地牛翻身吓坏！就在稍早9点52分左右，南部地区发生有感地震，气象局表示，这起地震规模5.6的地震，深度仅10公里，属于浅层地震，台北地区也有感受到明显摇晃。

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka, figurative) to have an earthquake


時錶

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²¹ piːu̯³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/si²³⁻³³ piɤ⁴¹/

/si²⁴⁻¹¹ pio⁵³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː²¹ piːu̯³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/si²³⁻³³ piɤ⁴¹/

/si²⁴⁻¹¹ pio⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) wristwatch


禾仔

(dialectal Cantonese, Taiwanese Hakka) rice (as a crop)


落仔

(Taiwanese Hakka) cheat; trickster; impostor; cheater; swindler


見笑花

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴/

Mimosa pudica
Mimosa pudica#Translingual

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) mimosa; shameplant (Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica, the sensitive plant)


見笑草

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴² siau²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰau⁴²/

/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kiɛn³¹⁻⁵³ siau³¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵⁵/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁴² siau²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰau⁴²/

/kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kiɛn³¹⁻⁵³ siau³¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) mimosa; shameplant (Mimosa, especially Mimosa pudica, the sensitive plant)


透日仔

/tʰeu̯⁵⁵ ŋit̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/tʰeu̯⁵⁵ ŋit̚² e³¹/

/tʰeu̯⁵⁵ ŋit̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/tʰeu̯⁵⁵ ŋit̚² e³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) the whole day; all day long


鐵仔

/tʰi̯et̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/tʰi̯et̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Taichung Hokkien) iron


還山

(Taiwanese Hakka) to hold a funeral procession


山阿鵲

/san²⁴⁻¹¹ a²⁴ si̯ak̚²/

/san²⁴⁻¹¹ a²⁴ si̯ak̚²/

(Taiwanese Hakka) magpie (Classifier: 隻／只 h)


水油

/ʃui²⁴⁻³³ ʒiu⁵⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

/ʃui²⁴⁻³³ ʒiu⁵⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Pinghua, Teochew) kerosene; paraffin


旱水

(Taiwanese Hakka) to release farmland water


賺食嫲

Calque from Hokkien 趁食查某 (thàn-chia̍h-cha-bó͘).


布拉甲

/pu²⁴⁻¹¹ la⁵⁵ t͡si̯a³¹/

/bu⁴⁴⁻³³ la²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zia³³/

/bu⁴⁴⁻³³ la²¹⁻⁴¹ zia³³/

/pu²⁴⁻¹¹ la⁵⁵ t͡si̯a³¹/

/bu⁴⁴⁻³³ la²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zia³³/

/bu⁴⁴⁻³³ la²¹⁻⁴¹ zia³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) bra; brassiere


囥人尋

/kʰoŋ⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ t͡sʰim¹¹/

/kʰoŋ⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ t͡sʰim¹¹/


面頭前

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡suĩ²⁴/

/miŋ¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵/

/meŋ¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sãĩ⁵⁵/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɪŋ¹³/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ²³/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡suĩ²⁴/

/miŋ¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵/

/meŋ¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sãĩ⁵⁵/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) in front of one's face; in front


鳥子

/ti̯au̯²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ti̯au̯²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) small bird; little bird


果子園

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ i̯en¹¹/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hŋ̍²³/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hŋ̍²⁴/

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ i̯en¹¹/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hŋ̍²³/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hŋ̍²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) orchard


肚枵

/tu²⁴⁻³³ iau⁵³/

/tu²⁴⁻³³ iau⁵³/


食藥仔

/sɨt̚⁵ i̯ok̚⁵ e³¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/sɨt̚⁵ i̯ok̚⁵ e³¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to take medication


翕相館

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁵³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kuan⁴¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁵³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kuan⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Hainanese) photo studio


插仔

/t͡sʰap̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sʰap̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/


遮仔節

/t͡ʃa⁵³ ə⁵⁵ t͡siet⁵/

/t͡ʃa⁵³ ə⁵⁵ t͡siet⁵/

Bungarus multicinctus
Bungarus multicinctus#Translingual

(Taiwanese Hakka) many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus)


靴仔

/hio⁴⁴⁻³⁵ (ʋ)e³¹/

/hio⁴⁴⁻³⁵ (ʋ)e³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) leather shoe; dress shoe


湖鰍仔

/fu¹¹ t͡sʰi̯u²⁴ e³¹/

/fu⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/fu¹¹ t͡sʰi̯u²⁴ e³¹/

/fu⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³ ə⁵⁵/


草馬仔

/t͡sʰo³¹ ma²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡sʰo³¹ ma²⁴ e³¹/


了尾子

/li̯au̯³¹ mi²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/

/liau²⁴⁻³³ mui⁵³ t͡sɨ²⁴/

/li̯au̯³¹ mi²⁴ t͡sɨ³¹/

/liau²⁴⁻³³ mui⁵³ t͡sɨ²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hakka) squanderer; spendthrift


辣椒仔

/laːt̚² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/laːt̚² t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/


打獅

(Taiwanese Hakka) to perform a lion dance (traditional Chinese dance where performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume)


暗安

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ an⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ an⁴⁴/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ an⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ an⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) good night; good evening


膨尾鼠

/pʰoŋ⁵⁵ mi²⁴ t͡sʰu³¹/

/pʰoŋ¹¹ mui⁵³ t͡ʃʰu²⁴/

/pʰoŋ⁵⁵ mi²⁴ t͡sʰu³¹/

/pʰoŋ¹¹ mui⁵³ t͡ʃʰu²⁴/


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


腳盤

(Taiwanese Hakka) instep (part of the foot)


堵堵好

/tu²⁴⁻³³ tu²⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/tu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lu³³⁻³⁵ ho³³/

/tu²⁴⁻³³ tu²⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/tu³³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lu³³⁻³⁵ ho³³/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Eastern Min) by chance; as it happens


堵好

/tu²⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

/tu²⁴⁻³³ ho²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hakka) by chance; it so happened that


大坵

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯u²⁴/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯u²⁴/


毋好

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) bad; terrible; awful; horrible


毋好

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) cannot; must not; should not


毋好

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/


智慧型手機仔

/t͡sɨ⁵⁵ fi⁵⁵ hin¹¹ su³¹ ki²⁴ e³¹/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ hui³³⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ hui³³⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sɨ⁵⁵ fi⁵⁵ hin¹¹ su³¹ ki²⁴ e³¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) smartphone


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


田豆

Calque from Hokkien 蠶豆／蚕豆 (chhân-tāu), interpreted as 塍 (chhân, “field”) + 豆 (tāu, “bean”).


生菇

/saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ku²⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃³³⁻²¹ kɔ³³/

/sẽ³³⁻²³ kou³³/

/saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ku²⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃³³⁻²¹ kɔ³³/

/sẽ³³⁻²³ kou³³/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to become moldy; to become mildewed


丈人婆

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡san²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/t͡sʰoŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹ pʰo¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

/t͡san²¹⁻¹¹ ʐən¹³ po¹³/

(Taiwanese Hakka) grandmother-in-law (wife's grandmother)


叔伯姊妹

/ˈsuʔ paʔ⁵ ˈt͡sz̩²¹³⁻²⁴ mi¹¹/

/ʃuk⁵⁻² pak⁵⁻² t͡si²⁴⁻³³ moi¹¹/

/sʊk̚¹ pak̚¹ t͡sz̩³¹ moɪ⁵³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be³³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ muẽ³³/

/ˈsuʔ paʔ⁵ ˈt͡sz̩²¹³⁻²⁴ mi¹¹/

/ʃuk⁵⁻² pak⁵⁻² t͡si²⁴⁻³³ moi¹¹/

/sʊk̚¹ pak̚¹ t͡sz̩³¹ moɪ⁵³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be³³/

(Gan, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) cousin (father's brother's daughter)


粗粗

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²⁴/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hakka) slightly; a little; somewhat (not used in Sixian)


粗粗

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²⁴/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hakka) rough; coarse; not smooth


賴打

/lai²¹⁻⁴¹ taʔ³²/

/lai¹¹⁻⁵³ taʔ³²/

/lai²¹⁻⁴¹ taʔ³²/

/lai¹¹⁻⁵³ taʔ³²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) lighter (fire making device)


討錢

/tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/tʰo²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰien⁵⁵/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/

/tʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/tʰo²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰien⁵⁵/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to ask for money


茶杯仔

/t͡sʰa¹¹ pi²⁴ e³¹/

/te²⁴⁻³³ pue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/te²³⁻³³ pue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰa¹¹ pi²⁴ e³¹/

/te²⁴⁻³³ pue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/te²³⁻³³ pue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) teacup (usually small, lidless, and ceramic)


路頭

/lu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/lu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Xíng bù dào wǔ lǐ lùtóu, zhǐ jiàn Chái dàguānrén qí zhe mǎ, bèihòu qiān zhe liǎng pǐ kōng mǎ, lái jiē Sòng Jiāng.

行不到五里路頭，只見柴大官人騎著馬，背後牽著兩匹空馬，來接宋江。

行不到五里路头，只见柴大官人骑着马，背后牵着两匹空马，来接宋江。

(literary or Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) travel distance


學佬

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵/

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵/

(regional, often attributive) Min-speaking people

(Taiwanese Hakka, specifically) Hoklo people, especially Hoklo Taiwanese


學佬人

学佬人
福佬人
鶴佬人
學老人

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

/hok² lo²⁴⁻³³ ŋin⁵⁵/

/hɔːk̚² lou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

/hok² lo²⁴⁻³³ ŋin⁵⁵/

(regional) person who speaks a variety of Min

(Taiwanese Hakka, specifically) Hoklo person, especially Hoklo Taiwanese


花罌

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴/

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴/


戇人

戆人
戇儂
怣儂
怣人
憨人

/ŋoŋ⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/ɡɑ̃²² n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

/ŋoŋ⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/ɡɑ̃²² n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Wu) stupid person


禾鷝仔

禾𲍴仔
禾必仔
禾筆仔
禾筆兒
禾畢兒
禾鴓欸

/vo¹¹ pit̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/vo¹¹ pit̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) plain prinia (Prinia inornata)


海鰍

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

1901, 李壬 [Paul Lee Gyim], 英語尋源兼算學 [Chinese-English Elementary Reader and Arithmetic], New York: Taylor & Moriya, page 38:

tiu⁴ hoi² cau¹ tiu⁴ hoi² cau¹ zyu⁶ zoi⁶ daai⁶ joeng⁴

條海鰍條海鰍住在大洋

条海鳅条海鳅住在大洋


上背

/sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ poɪ⁵³/

/sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ poɪ⁵³/


打單

/ta̠¹¹ tã̠⁴⁴/

/ta̠¹¹ tã̠⁴⁴/


魷魚仔

/i̯u¹¹ ŋ̍¹¹ e³¹/

/(j)i̯u¹¹ ŋ̍¹¹ e³¹/

/i̯u¹¹ ŋ̍¹¹ e³¹/

/(j)i̯u¹¹ ŋ̍¹¹ e³¹/


角鷂仔

/kɔk̚¹ iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/

/kɔk̚¹ iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/


糞窖

(Taiwanese Hakka) toilet; bathroom; lavatory; WC


耳砣

/ŋi³¹ tʰo¹¹/

/ŋi³¹ tʰo¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Hailufeng Min) earlobe


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 Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, dated in Xiamen Hokkien) (unprocessed) betel


銃仔

/t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵ e³¹/


鬧鐘仔

/nau̯⁵⁵ t͡suŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/nau̯⁵⁵ t͡suŋ²⁴ e³¹/


球仔

/kʰi̯u¹¹ e³¹/

/kʰi̯u¹¹ e³¹/


書包仔

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ pau̯²⁴ e³¹/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ pau̯²⁴ e³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) schoolbag; bookbag; backpack


睡衫

/sɵy̯²² saːm⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯²² saːm⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Taiwanese Hakka) pyjamas; pajamas


惜圓

(Taiwanese Hakka) tangyuan; Chinese glutinous rice balls


嘴鬚

(Taiwanese Hakka) beard; mustache; whiskers


記數

/ki²¹³⁻⁵³ sou²¹³/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵³ sou²¹³/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) to record a transaction; to keep the books


緊……緊……

紧……紧……
僅……僅……

(Taiwanese Hakka) ... while ... (i.e. do one thing at the same time one does something else)


澎沛

/pʰoŋ¹¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/

/pʰoŋ¹¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka) Alternative form of 豐沛／丰沛


赤牛

/t͡sʰak̚² ŋi̯u¹¹/

/t͡ʃʰak⁵⁻² ŋiu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚² ŋi̯u¹¹/

/t͡ʃʰak⁵⁻² ŋiu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡu²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) ox; cattle


屎缸蟲

/sɨ³¹ koŋ²⁴ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/

/sɨ³¹ koŋ²⁴ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/


蠕屎蟲

/nuk̚² sɨ³¹ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/

/nuk̚² sɨ³¹ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/


鵝子

/ˀɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɔː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ŋo¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ˀɤ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɔː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ŋo¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/


雞毛掃仔

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ so⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ so⁵⁵ e³¹/


上合合

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kap̚⁵ kap̚⁵/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kap̚⁵ kap̚⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka) fond of eating; gluttonous; voracious


蝲䗁網

/la¹¹ kʰi̯a¹¹ mi̯oŋ³¹/

/la¹¹ kʰi̯a¹¹ mi̯oŋ³¹/


多拉把

/to²⁴⁻¹¹ lai̯⁵⁵ pa³¹/

/to²⁴⁻¹¹ lai̯⁵⁵ pa¹¹/

/to²⁴⁻¹¹ lai̯⁵⁵ pa³¹/

/to²⁴⁻¹¹ lai̯⁵⁵ pa¹¹/


遊尞

旅遊

away from one's home for a particular purpose

(Taiwanese Hakka) to amuse oneself; to play; to have fun

(Taiwanese Hakka) to go sightseeing; to stroll about


講花蓼

/koŋ³¹ fa²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯au̯²⁴/

/koŋ³¹ fa²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯au̯²⁴/


食月給

(Taiwanese Hakka) to live one's life depending on a monthly salary


瀾丫仔

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ a²⁴ e³¹/

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ a²⁴ e³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) bib (item of clothing for babies)


馬尿卵

/ma²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵ lon³¹/

/ma²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵ lon³¹/

§ - one that has a pine branch pattern; † - made with duck egg; ‡ - made with chicken egg


無婆無卵

(Taiwanese Hakka) to have no wife or children; to be a bachelor


單身哥

/tan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

/tan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋo⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Eastern Min) single man; bachelor


單身哥仔

/tan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴ e³¹/

/tan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴ e³¹/


水褲截仔

/su̯i³¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡si̯et̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/su̯i³¹ fu⁵⁵ t͡si̯et̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) shorts (trousers that do not go lower than the knees)


起骨

/hei̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ kuk̚²/

/hei̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ kuk̚²/

(Xuzhou Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka) to collect the bones of a dead body after it has been buried for some time


牙槧仔

/ŋa¹¹ t͡sʰi̯am³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/ŋa¹¹ t͡sʰi̯am³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)


打嘴鼓

/ta²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃoi¹¹ ku²⁴/

/ta²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃoi¹¹ ku²⁴/


托核

(Taiwanese Hakka) to brownnose; to suck up; to bootlick


苦瓜仔

(Taiwanese Hakka) bitter melon; bitter gourd


細心臼仔

细心臼仔
細心舅兒
細心舅仔

/se⁵⁵ sim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi̯u²⁴ e³¹/

/se⁵³ sim⁴⁴ kʰiu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

/se⁵⁵ sim²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰi̯u²⁴ e³¹/

/se⁵³ sim⁴⁴ kʰiu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) young daughter-in-law that is often abused making her fearful and cowering


門枋

(Taiwanese Hakka) door plank; door sheet


大箍

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯eu̯²⁴/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰo²⁴/

/tua²²⁻¹² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯eu̯²⁴/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰo²⁴/

/tua²²⁻¹² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, of a person) fat


味緒

2014, 陳忠宏, 官靈芝 [Emily Kuan] (lyrics and music), “幸福个氣味”performed by 謝宇威 [Hsieh Yu-Wei], 劉劭希 [Liu Shaoxi], 官靈芝 [Emily Kuan], 欒克勇 [Lemon Luan], 東東(湯運煥) [Dong], 邱廉欽 [Kim Chiu], 葉鈺渟 [Yeh Yu-ting], and JPM:

Thanks to the heavens for blessing us, always letting us smell the flavour of happiness

kám-chhia thiên-kûng pûn ên fuk-hi, sṳ̀-sòng pûn ngài phi-tó hen-fuk ke mi-si

感謝天公分𠊎福氣 時常分𠊎聞到幸福个味緒

感谢天公分𠊎福气 时常分𠊎闻到幸福个味绪


水寨

(Taiwanese Hakka) waterfall (a flow of water over the edge of a cliff)


水沖

/su̯i³¹ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiaŋ²³/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ²⁴/

/su̯i³¹ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiaŋ²³/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) waterfall (a flow of water over the edge of a cliff)


水鬼仔

/su̯i³¹ ku̯i³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/su̯i³¹ ku̯i³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) drowning ghost; ghost of someone who drowned


烏𪐞子

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ tu⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ tu⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) black nightshade (fruit)


兩子阿爸

/li̯oŋ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ a²⁴⁻¹¹ pa²⁴/

/li̯oŋ³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ a²⁴⁻¹¹ pa²⁴/


店亭下

店亭下介屋簷鳥係麼儕蓄牠𠚼牠按自由

店亭下介屋檐鸟系么侪蓄它𠚼它按自由

(Taiwanese Hakka) roofed pedestrian walkway under a qilou in front of shops


竹排仔

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) bamboo raft (flat structure that floats on water and is used for transport)


火礱

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ laŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ laŋ⁵⁵/

Rice mills are one of the major businesses in Siam; in former times all founded in Bankok, […]

Huǒlóng wèi Xiān zhōng dà yíngyè zhī yī, zài xī jiē chuàng yú Xiānjīng, …

火礱爲暹中大營業之一，在昔皆創於暹京，[…]

火砻为暹中大营业之一，在昔皆创于暹京，[…]

2020 January 15, 潮州市自然资源局, “潮州市第三批历史建筑简介—— 德兴里2号大夫第”, in 潮州市人民政府门户网站:

zhǔrén Zhāng Cèyú yú 1914-nián zài Cháozhōu chéngdào hòu de Shūyuànchí shǒujiā chuàngbàn Zhāng Yuánchāng Huǒlóng (hòu gǎimíng “Jífēng Huǒlóng”)

主人张策愚于1914年在潮州城道后的书院池首家创办张元昌火砻（后改名“集丰火砻”）

主人張策愚於1914年在潮州城道後的書院池首家創辦張元昌火礱（後改名“集豐火礱”）

Qiáobāo Zhāng Měilán de zǔxiān Zhāng Shèngzhù shì jiàozǎo zǒuchūqù de “guòfānrén”, tā xié zúrén dào Jìnshí móushēng, hòu zài Xīgòng Dī'àn shèlì “Héshùnxíng”, yǐ láogōngháng, shuǐshàngyùnshū, zàochuán, xiūchuán, huǒlóng děng wèishēng.

僑胞張美蘭的祖先張盛著是較早走出去的「過番人」，他攜族人到浸石謀生，後在西貢堤岸設立「和順行」，以勞工行、水上運輸、造船、修船、火礱等為生。

侨胞张美兰的祖先张盛著是较早走出去的「过番人」，他携族人到浸石谋生，后在西贡堤岸设立「和顺行」，以劳工行、水上运输、造船、修船、火砻等为生。

(Teochew, Thailand, Taiwanese Hakka) automated rice mill (device)


學佬嫲

(Taiwanese Hakka) mistress; female lover


老緣

(Taiwanese Hakka) predestined relationship achieved at old age (such as friends despite the difference in age)

(Taiwanese Hakka, derogatory) one's past love


打碗花

/ta²⁴⁻³³ von²⁴⁻³³ fa⁵³/

/ta²⁴⁻³³ von²⁴⁻³³ fa⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hakka) a game that involves turning around bowls


花罌仔

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴ e³¹/


趕遽

(Taiwanese Hakka) quickly; hurriedly; without delay


盎零

/aŋ¹¹ laŋ¹¹/

/aŋ¹¹ laŋ¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) stubborn and inflexible


壅泥

/i̯uŋ²⁴ nai̯¹¹/

/i̯uŋ²⁴ nai̯¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka, agriculture) to hill up; to earth up; to bank up


酵嫲

(Taiwanese Hakka) leaven; leavening dough


痴嫲

(Taiwanese Hakka, derogatory) woman that behaves and speaks frivolously

(Taiwanese Hakka, derogatory) stupid woman


車嫲

(Taiwanese Hakka) train engine; locomotive

(Taiwanese Hakka) waitress serving in trains and other transportation systems


倒頭嫲

(Taiwanese Hakka, derogatory) married woman that moved back to her parents' home (either due to divorce or any other reason causing her to be driven out of her husband's home)


伯勞嫲

(Taiwanese Hakka, figurative) talkative person


起寒毛菇

/hi³¹ hon¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ ku²⁴/

/hi³¹ hon¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ ku²⁴/


⿺麥方

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 麥 (“wheat”) + phonetic 方.
For the pronunciation of this character, refer to characters like 芳 (phang).
Borrowed from Japanese パン.

Han compound

(Taiwanese Hokkien or Taiwanese Hakka) Alternative form of 麭／𮮆 (pháng, “bread”)


頂碓

/taŋ³¹ toɪ⁵³/

/taŋ³¹ toɪ⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hakka) to deliberately play tricks on others


年冬

/ŋi̯en¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi̯an¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² taŋ³³/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ³³/

/hĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ³³/

/ŋi̯en¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi̯an¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² taŋ³³/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ³³/

/hĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ³³/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) year's harvest


砂撩

/sa²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯au̯²⁴/

/sa²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯au̯²⁴/


窮苦人

/kʰi̯uŋ¹¹ kʰu³¹ ŋin¹¹/

/kʰi̯uŋ¹¹ kʰu³¹ ŋin¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) poor person; poor people; the poor


拆藥仔

/tʰia(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ io(ʔ)³⁵⁻² a⁵⁵/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ io³³⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ io(ʔ)³⁵⁻² a⁵⁵/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ io³³⁻²¹ a⁵³/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

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


拈藥仔

/ŋi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯ok̚⁵ e³¹/

/ŋi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯ok̚⁵ e³¹/

/ŋi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯ok̚⁵ e³¹/

/ŋi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯ok̚⁵ e³¹/

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

(Taiwanese Hakka, traditional Chinese medicine) to take the correct medicine and dosage from a large number of medicine according to the prescription


合藥仔

/kap̚²⁻⁵ io(ʔ)⁵⁻² a⁵³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kap̚²⁻⁵ io(ʔ)⁵⁻² a⁵³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

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


結網

(Taiwanese Hakka) to make a web (especially of a spider)


紅頭島

/fuŋ¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ to³¹/

/fuŋ¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ to³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) Orchid Island (an island)


篷船

/pʰuŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nuŋ⁵³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sun¹³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sun²³/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰuŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nuŋ⁵³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sun¹³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sun²⁴/

/pʰaŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sun²³/

/pʰaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Southern Min, Wenzhounese, Taiwanese Hakka) sailboat; junk


蝦蜚仔

(Taiwanese Hakka) dried and shelled small shrimp


沙埔

/sa²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰu²⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/sa²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰu²⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ⁴⁴/

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka) sandy beach (by a river)


鼻公峎

/pʰi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en⁵⁵/


討親

(Pingxiang Gan, Taiwanese Hakka, Huizhou, Eastern Min, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang) to take a wife


棉仔

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/mĩ¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/mĩ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/mĩ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/mĩ¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/mĩ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/mĩ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/


頭犁犁

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² le²⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² le²⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² le¹³⁻²² le¹³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ le²⁴⁻¹¹ le²⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ le²³⁻³³ le²³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² le²⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² le²⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² le¹³⁻²² le¹³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ le²⁴⁻¹¹ le²⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ le²³⁻³³ le²³/

Upon seeing you I can't even finish my words; I can only bow my head in despair

1995, 愛情限時批 (Express Love Letter), written by 伍佰 (Wu Bai), performed by Wu Bai & China Blue and 萬芳 (Wan Fang)

khòaⁿ-tio̍h lí góa tiō oân-choân bōe kóng-ōe chí-hó thâu-lê-lê

看到你我就完全未說話只好頭犁犁

看到你我就完全未说话只好头犁犁

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to lower one's head in frustration


老阿伯

/lo²⁴⁻³³ a³³ pak⁵/

/lau²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/lau⁴¹⁻²² a³³ peʔ⁵/

/lau²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/lau³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ a³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

/lo²⁴⁻³³ a³³ pak⁵/

/lau²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/lau⁴¹⁻²² a³³ peʔ⁵/

/lau²²⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/lau³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ a³³⁻²³ peʔ²/


長豆仔

/t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ tʰeu̯⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ tʰeu̯⁵⁵ e³¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) cowpea; black-eyed pea


心肝頭

/sim²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/sim³³⁻²³ kũã³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/sim²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/sim³³⁻²³ kũã³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

feeling of heaviness from indigestion; dyspepsia

心肝頭擗擗積積

心肝头擗擗积积

severe pain from the heart or pit of the stomach

心肝頭疼

心肝头疼

feeling of dull pain in the stomach from hunger or indigestion

心肝頭遭

心肝头遭

心肝頭開

心肝头开

(Southern Min, Taiwanese Hakka, anatomy) center of the chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; precordium


炒肉

/t͡sʰau̯³¹ ŋi̯uk̚²/

/t͡sʰau²⁴⁻³³ ŋiuk⁵/

/t͡sʰa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ baʔ³²/

/t͡sʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau̯³¹ ŋi̯uk̚²/

/t͡sʰau²⁴⁻³³ ŋiuk⁵/

/t͡sʰa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ baʔ³²/

/t͡sʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baʔ³²/

(Taiwanese Hakka and Hokkien) Hakka stir-fry (a Taiwanese Hakka dish with pork belly, squid, dried bean curd, and vegetables such as celery and green onion)