乎

I, right, want to send you to buy a book.

Góa hohⁿ, beh kià lí bóe chi̍t pún chheh.

我乎，欲寄你買一本冊。

我乎，欲寄你买一本册。

Their son, right, is gonna be a company manager.

In kiáⁿ hohⁿ, beh chòe kong-si ê keng-lí lo͘h.

𪜶囝乎，欲做公司的經理囉。

𪜶囝乎，欲做公司的经理啰。

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) Particle in the middle of a sentence to express a pause in speaking with slight emphasis on the preceding word: right


云

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to go on a pleasure trip; to roam around; to stroll; to saunter; to go for a walk


交

For pronunciation and definitions of 交 – see 跤 (“tumble; fall; leg; foot; lower limb; etc.”).
(This character is the second-round simplified form of 跤).
 Notes:
Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
Compare Teochew 邀 (giao1).

zh-see

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) and

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) with; accompanying


使

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *srɯʔ, *srɯs): semantic 亻 + phonetic 吏 (OC *rɯs). However, the phonetic component should add part of the meaning since it represents a hand holding perhaps a flag to mean "representative, ambassador".
Compare Burmese စေ (ce, “to order, send someone on an errand”) (Luce, 1981).

cog

駛:sai2; Cantonese “need”
洗:sai2; Cantonese “need”
駛:sái; Hokkien “to fuck”

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar) to fuck


兇

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) ugly


內

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (內):
* → Japanese: 内(ない) (nai)
* → Korean: 내(內) (nae)
* → Vietnamese: nội (內)

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 冂 (“city outskirts”) + 入 (“to enter”) – entering the city through its outskirts - inside, within.
Related to 入 (OC *njub, “to enter”); see there for more.

Han compound

one serving of a dish, two servings of side toppings, three servings of snacks

chi̍t lǎi chhài, nňg lǎi mn̍gh-phè, saⁿ lǎi tiám-sim

一內菜，兩內物配，三內點心

一内菜，两内物配，三内点心

(Philippine Hokkien) Classifier for servings / helpings of food.


兵

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 斤 (“a short axe”) + 廾 (“2 hands”) – a pair of hands holding a weapon. Unrelated to 丘.

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


刮

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to shave; to scrape

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to dig out (dirt, filth, rotting part, etc.)


勥

(Teochew, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) clever

(Teochew, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) good at


咧

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) in; at; on (placed after verbs indicating a change of location or position)


唷

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) Emphatic final particle used to make requests


啦

I've eaten already, ok. / I'm full now, alright.

我食飽咯啦

我食饱咯啦

(Philippine Hokkien) Placed at the end of a sentence to denote affirmation.


嗕

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) to bite; to gnaw


嚼

𪚅
噍
𡁻
噭
𥬬
焦
啁

伊閣咧嚼。

伊阁咧嚼。

(Hokkien) to chatter; to prattle; to talk incessantly (used mainly in compounds)

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be fond of talking; to chatter


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

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to keep; to put aside


惡

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (惡):
* → Japanese: 悪(あく) (aku)
* → Korean: 악(惡) (ak)
* → Vietnamese: ác (惡)

desc

→ Old Uyghur: 𐽰𐽰𐽲 (ʾʾq /aḳ/, “hateful, despicable”)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qaː, *qaːɡs, *qaːɡ): phonetic 亞 (OC *qraːɡs) + semantic 心 (“heart”).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ʔak (“bad”); cognate with Tibetan ཨག་པོ (ag po, “bad”) (Coblin, 1986; Schuessler, 2007). Also related to Thai ยาก (yâak, “difficult”) (Schuessler, 2007).

Han compound

恶
僫
悪
𢛫
𢝏
䜑
䛩
恶
僫
悪
𢛫
𢝏
䜑
䛩
恶
僫
悪
𢛫
𢝏
䜑
䛩
恶
污
屙
涴

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to verbally abuse; to reprimand; to curse; to rebuke


挐

(Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to make trouble without reason; nagging unreasonably


挽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *monʔ): semantic 扌 + phonetic 免 (OC *mronʔ).

Han compound

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) to pull a muscle; to sprain; to overstrain (e.g. the ankle, wrist, tendon, lumbar vertebrae, etc.)


搧

共伊搧喙𱂮 [Hokkien, simp.]
kā i sàm chhùi-phóe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to slap; to slam (on the head with one's palm of the hand)


摵

/t͡sʰiɪk̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɔk̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɔk̚¹²¹/

摵汝！

(Philippine Hokkien, vulgar) to insult; to hurl insults


散

The original version visible on oracle bone script is 㪔, hence Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 林 (“trees, forest”) + 攴 (“to knock, to tap”), also written with hemp stalks 𣏟 (> 𢽳) or bamboo 竹 instead of two trees. The original meanings are "to clear a place from vegetation; to kill". The character later started meaning "to dissipate, to disperse" since bamboo in particular breaks easily into pieces; eventually, the meaning shifted to "to walk around, to stroll".
Shuowen: Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *saːnʔ, *saːns): semantic 肉 + phonetic 𢽳, written as 𣀙, in which 林 is well visible on top.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sjwar ~ g/b-sjwa-n/t (“flow; pour; scatter; spill; sow; broadcast”). Cognate with 撒 (OC *saːd, “to cast away; to let go”), 宣 (OC *sqʰon, “to spread; to proclaim”), Tibetan འཆོར་བ ('chor ba, “to escape; to flow out”), Burmese သွန် (swan, “to pour out; to spill”), Lahu šē (“to sow; to broadcast”), Lahu šêʔ (“to pour; to spill; to disperse; to sow; to broadcast”).

cog

㪔
𢽳
𢿷
𣀙
𢿱
㪚
撒
嘇
糝
剼

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) to stroll; to saunter; to go for a walk


枴

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to run into obstacles; to be in an unfavorable situation; to face impediments


桀

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) to get stuck; to wedge


桶

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l̥ʰoːŋʔ, *l'oːŋʔ): semantic 木 (“wood”) + phonetic 甬 (OC *loŋʔ).
Unclear; compare Khmer ថាំង (thang), Thai ถัง (tǎng), which would suggest an areal word. See also Chepang [script needed] (dʰuŋ, “container, pot-shaped storage basket”) (Schuessler, 2007), as well as perhaps Burmese တောင်း (taung:, “basket”).
However, the Old Chinese reconstructions make a formal relation difficult, and any borrowings would have to be from the Middle Chinese period and after. For potential inherited cognates, note instead similarities with Burmese လှောင် (hlaung, “to store up, shut up”).

cog

一桶


欱

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to take a picture


沖

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *duŋ): semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 中 (OC *tuŋ, *tuŋs).
; “to masturbate”


洽

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡruːb): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb).
Causative of 合 (OC *kuːb, *ɡuːb, “to be together”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Alternatively, it may be related to Tibetan འགྲུབ ('grub, “to be accomplished”) (Schuessler, 2007).

cog

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) mediocre; stupid; clumsy


漉

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) in bad shape; awful; terrible


甲

𠇚
𡴌
𤰒
鉀
𢓜
徦
到
仔:á

今仔日寒甲。

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) very; really; badly


緝

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to pursue; to chase after (someone)


縒

(Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to sprain (of one's muscles, etc.)


還

→ Thai: หวน (hǔuan)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡʷraːn, *sɢʷan): semantic 辵 (“walk”) + phonetic 睘 (OC *ɡʷeŋ) – to go back; to return.
; “to return”
; "still; also"

即以其人之道，還治其人之身 / 即以其人之道，还治其人之身

jí yǐ qí rén zhī dào, huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn

(Malaysian Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien, obsolete in Philippine Hokkien) to pay


野

(literary or Eastern Min, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien, Wu) very; quite


閣

阁
阁
擱
佫
故
復
過
更
果
固
各
卻
革
阁
𡁤
咯

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) also; as well; furthermore; in addition; moreover


閣

阁
阁
擱
佫
故
復
過
更
果
固
各
卻
革
阁
𡁤
咯

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Philippine Hokkien) Emphatic final particle used to make requests


院

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɦŋoːn, *ɦŋons): semantic 阝 + phonetic 完 (OC *ɦŋoːn).

Han compound

(Philippine Hokkien) church (especially a Catholic church)


風

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (風):
* → Japanese: 風(ふう) (fū)
* → Korean: 풍(風) (pung)
* → Vietnamese: phong (風)

→? Old Korean: (via Old Chinese) (Zhao, 2007)

desctree

Middle Korean: ᄇᆞᄅᆞᆷ (polom, “wind”)
Korean: 바람 (baram)

Drung language
Jingpho language
Shuowen
dissimilation

Characters in the same phonetic series (凡) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *plum, *plums): phonetic 凡 (OC *bom) + semantic 虫 (“insects”); the point inside 凡 is still visible above the insect, hence this component appears as 䖝. Ancient Chinese people thought that insects appear with wind. (Insects refer to any kind of animal, such as tigers (大蟲)).
In the oracle bone script, the character 鳳 (OC *bums, “male fenghuang”) was phonetically borrowed to represent 風 (OC *plum, *plums). The right part of the bronze inscription of the character consists of phonetic 凡 (OC *bom) at the top, and three parts depicting the fur on the tail of the male fenghuang at the bottom. Subsequent forms of 風 are based on the right part of its bronze inscription, with two of the three threads of "fur" removed for simplification. The 虫 in the Chu script and Qin script of 風 was likely a result of further simplification of the "fur". Shuowen misinterpreted the character 風 by associating it with insects. (Li, 2012)
Possibly from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *buŋ (“wind”) (STEDT). Velar nasal final -ŋ, restored later in Middle Chinese (Schuessler, 2007), is preserved in cognates like Proto-Central Naga *m-puŋ, Jingpho mabung, nbung, Drung nvmbeung.
Pronunciations 1, 2, and 3 are all cognates; with both 2 and 3 evolving from *prəm-s, exoactive (with causative suffix -s) of *prəm (Schuessler, 2007). It is unclear how Old Chinese *prəm is related to Tibetan རླུང (rlung) and Proto-Tai *C̬.lɯmᴬ.
Korean 바람 (baram) may have been borrowed from Chinese (Zhao, 2007). The Chinese word has a wide range of extended meanings, and interestingly many of these have exact parallels in the Korean item. Compare Chinese 風流 and 風騷 with Korean 바람둥이 (baramdung'i).
Cognate with:
* 飛廉 (OC *pɯl ɡ·rem, “wind god”)
* 蜚蠊 (OC *pɯlʔ/bɯls ɡ·rem, “cockroach”) (note the preservation of the -r- infix in Old Chinese through disyllabification, also 嵐 (OC *b·ruːm), 葻 (OC *b·uːm))
* 瘋 (OC *plum, “mad, insane”)
* 諷 (OC *plums, “to mock, to advise”)
* 帆 (OC *bom, *boms, “sail”)
The development from Old Chinese to Middle Chinese was irregular, driven by dissimilation of the initial and coda bilabial consonants.

Han compound

风
凨
凬
𠙈
𠙄
𠙊
凮
𠙗
飌
𩙣
𠂡

雲

basic weather words shared by most dialects


體

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *r̥ʰiːʔ): semantic 骨 (“bone”) + phonetic 豊 (OC *riːʔ).
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sri (“to exist”) (Benedict, 1976); cognate with Proto-Tibeto-Burman *s-ri(t), whence Tibetan སྲིད་པ (srid pa) and Burmese ရှိ (hri., “to be, to exist”).
Schuessler (2007) derives Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sreŋ (“live, alive, green, raw”) from this root, yet points out that 生 (OC *sʰleːŋ, *sreŋs)'s initial *sr- cluster was retained instead of becoming voiceless /r̥/ as in 體 (OC *r̥ʰiːʔ), possibly owing to re-analysis of *s- as a causative prefix.

cog

(Philippine Hokkien) manner; attitude; behavior


國語

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jyː¹³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁵ ᵑɡui²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/kuɛt̚⁵ ˈn̠ʲy²¹³/

/kuoʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋy³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡi⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

/kɔk̚³⁻⁴ u⁴⁴⁵/

/kok̚²⁻⁴ ɡɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/koʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jyː¹³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁵ ᵑɡui²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/kuɛt̚⁵ ˈn̠ʲy²¹³/

/kuoʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ ŋy³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡu⁵³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡi⁵³/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡi⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡi⁴¹/

/kɔk̚³⁻⁴ u⁴⁴⁵/

/kok̚²⁻⁴ ɡɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/koʔ³³ n̠ʲy⁴⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (not particular region identified)

你會說國語嗎？

你会说国语吗？

national language; language specific to or of official usage in a nation

(chiefly Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, colloquial in Hong Kong, dated in Mainland China, obsolete in Malaysia) Mandarin Chinese; Standard Chinese


介紹

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (介紹):
* → Vietnamese: giới thiệu (介紹)

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯¹/

/kaːi̯³³ siːu̯²²/

/kai²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛu²⁴²/

/t͡ɕia³³ zɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕia⁴⁴ zɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯¹/

/kaːi̯³³ siːu̯²²/

/kai²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɛu²⁴²/

/t͡ɕia³³ zɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕia⁴⁴ zɔ²¹/

From 《禮記·聘義》：.
See also the Etymology section at 紹介.

The messages (between the visitor and the host) were passed through all the attendants, from one to another. A superior man, where he wishes to do honour, will not venture to communicate directly and in person. This was a high tribute of respect.

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jiè shào ér chuán mìng, jūnzǐ yú qí suǒzūn fúgǎn zhì, jìng zhī zhì yě.

介紹而傳命，君子於其所尊弗敢質，敬之至也。

介绍而传命，君子于其所尊弗敢质，敬之至也。

保舉

to recommend somebody for a post with one's personal guarantee

(Philippine Hokkien) to introduce to someone (a possible romantic partner, as in matchmaking)


榜眼

/pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːŋ³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/pɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan⁵³/

/pɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡan⁴¹/

/pɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡan⁵⁵⁴/

/pɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːŋ³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/pɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡan⁵³/

/pɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡan⁴¹/

/pɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡan⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a dice roll of either, three of a kind (with two sets of three dice of the same face, except four) or straight (with all die faces in sequence) in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


唐山人

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã³³ laŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² suã⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã³³ laŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² suã⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/

(chiefly Southern Min, dated in Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) mainlander (Mainland China)


車頭

→ Amis: ciyataw

→ Sakizaya: ciyataw

→ Puyuma: siyataw

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰa²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/t͡ʃʰa⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰa²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/t͡ʃʰa⁵³ tʰeu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/


阿兄

/ˀä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/a⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ia⁵³³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ĩã⁵⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/

/a⁵⁵⁻³³ hiã⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiã³³/

/a³³⁻²³ hĩã³³/

/ˀä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/a⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ia⁵³³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ĩã⁵⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ hiã⁴⁴/

/a⁵⁵⁻³³ hiã⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiã³³/

/a³³⁻²³ hĩã³³/

>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face

(Philippine Hokkien, familiar) respectful honorific used before a name for an elder brother or any young male older than oneself: Mister; Brother (used before a name)


新年

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɬin³³ ⁿden²²⁻²²⁵/

/ɬiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ nɛŋ¹³/

/ɬiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ nɛŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɬin³³ ⁿden²²⁻²²⁵/

/ɬiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ nɛŋ¹³/

/ɬiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ nɛŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²³/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ nĩ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² nĩ¹³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵/

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) next year


燒熱

/seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯et̚⁵/

/seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯at̚⁵/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ zuaʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/

/seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯et̚⁵/

/seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯at̚⁵/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ zuaʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² liɛt̚⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² liɛt̚⁴/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ zuaʔ⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹/

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


進士

Sino-Xenic (進士):
* → Japanese: 進(しん)士(し) (shinshi)
* → Korean: 진사(進士) (jinsa)
* → Vietnamese: tiến sĩ (進士)

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/

/t͡sɵn³³ siː²²/

/t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/

/t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/

/t͡sin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si³³/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/

/t͡sɵn³³ siː²²/

/t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/

/t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/

/t͡sin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si³³/

狀元

進士及第／进士及第 (jìnshì jídì)

状元

進士及第／进士及第 (jìnshì jídì)

榜眼

進士及第／进士及第 (jìnshì jídì)

探花

進士及第／进士及第 (jìnshì jídì)

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a four of a kind dice roll (with four faces of any of the same number, except four) in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


秀才

Sino-Xenic (秀才):
* → Japanese: 秀(しゅう)才(さい) (shūsai); 秀(す)才(さい) (susai)
* → Korean: 수재(秀才) (sujae)
* → Vietnamese: tú tài (秀才)

→ English: xiucai

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯¹/

/sɐu̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/sɐu̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

/siu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sai⁵⁵/

/ɕiɤ³³ ze⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯¹/

/sɐu̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/sɐu̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

/siu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sai⁵⁵/

/ɕiɤ³³ ze⁴⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a dice roll with one face of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


赤色

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² sek̚³²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² sek̚³²/

(Teochew and Singapore, dated in Philippine Hokkien) brown


東都

/tɔŋ³³ tɔ³³/

/tɔŋ³³ tɔ³³/

From Tagalog Tondo, from Old Tagalog tundun.

(Philippine Hokkien) Tondo (a district and historical polity in Manila, Philippines)


唐山

Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan

Arising from the position of coastal Guangdong and Fujian (both primary origin points for overseas Chinese migrants, the latter also being an origin point for many "early" Han Chinese settlers in Taiwan before the Chinese Civil War and Nationalist flight) between the sea and inland mountains and the use of 唐 (táng, “Tang”) to refer to China in general due to its perception as a "golden age" in Chinese history.

lang

教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典

教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典

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“唐山”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²² san³³/

/tʰɔŋ¹¹ san⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã³³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ suã³³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ¹¹ suã³³⁴/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ saːn⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²² san³³/

/tʰɔŋ¹¹ san⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã³³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ suã³³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ suã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ¹¹ suã³³⁴/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³/

As people went from mainland China over to Taiwan, their hearts became weighed down. (an idiom about the Chinese migration toward Taiwan in Qing Dynasty)

Tn̂g-soaⁿ kòe Tâi-oân, sim-koaⁿ kiat kui oân

唐山過台灣，心肝結規丸

唐山过台湾，心肝结规丸

(Can we date this quote?), “客家本色 [Natural Color of Hakka]”, performed by 涂敏恆 [Tu Min-Heng]:

[From] mainland China [they] went over to Taiwan, without any money, diligently cultivating the hill lands and tilling the fields.

Thòng-sân ko Thòi-vàn, mò pan tiám chhièn, sat-mâng tá-piang kâng-sân-kâng-thièn.

唐山過台灣，無半點錢，煞猛打拚耕山耕田。

唐山过台湾，无半点钱，煞猛打拚耕山耕田。

(Taiwan, Philippine Hokkien, dated) mainland China


衛生紙

/weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/uei²¹³ sən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/wɐi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/ue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ue³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/ue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/

/ui³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/

/ui³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/ue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/uei²¹³ sən⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/wɐi̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/ue²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ue³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/ue³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/

/ui³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁵³/

/ui³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/ue⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) sanitary napkin; menstrual pad


皮包

/pʰi³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰi³⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

/pʰei̯²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pau⁴⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ pau⁴⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pau³³/

/pʰue¹³⁻²² pau⁴⁴/

/pʰue²³⁻³³ pau⁴⁴/

/pʰə²⁴⁻²² pau³³/

/pʰi³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰi³⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

/pʰei̯²¹ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pau⁴⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ pau⁴⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pau³³/

/pʰue¹³⁻²² pau⁴⁴/

/pʰue²³⁻³³ pau⁴⁴/

/pʰə²⁴⁻²² pau³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) wallet (especially one made of leather)


好的

→ Tagalog: howe

ncog

Philippine Hokkien 好的 (hó--ê, “significant other”)

(Philippine Hokkien) significant other; sweetheart; soulmate; romantic partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; lover


家伙

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²/

/kaː⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁴²/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² hə⁴²/

/ke³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁴²/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ̃⁵³/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ̃⁵³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²/

/kaː⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁴²/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² hə⁴²/

/ke³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁴²/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ̃⁵³/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ̃⁵³/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) family; household


姑媽

/kuː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/

/kɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/kɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/kɔ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔ³³ ma⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/kuː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/

/kɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma⁴⁵³/

/kɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma³³²/

/kɔ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔ³³ ma⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

† - father's elder sister; ‡ - father's younger sister; § - married; ≠ - unmarried; ¶ - face-to-face; ∅ - non-face-to-face

> - older than paternal grandfather; < - younger than paternal grandfather

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(Philippine Hokkien) paternal grandaunt (paternal grandfather's sister)


出頭

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³/


山頂

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (山頂):
* → Japanese: 山頂(さんちょう) (sanchō)
* → Korean: 산정(山頂) (sanjeong)

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ³⁵/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ taŋ³¹/

/ɬua⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁴⁵³/

/ɬũã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɛŋ³³²/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂän⁵⁵ tiɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːn⁵⁵ tɛːŋ³⁵/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ taŋ³¹/

/ɬua⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɛŋ⁴⁵³/

/ɬũã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɛŋ³³²/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) countryside; province (outside the city)


大字

Insular Government of the Philippine Islands

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː²²/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/tua²²⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/

/tua³³⁻²¹ zi³³/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː²²/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ li³³/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² li⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ li²²/

/tua²²⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/

/tua³³⁻²¹ zi³³/

(Philippine Hokkien, dated) landing certificate of residence


食飯

/sieʔ⁵⁻²¹ puɔŋ²⁴²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pŋ̍³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pŋ̍³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pŋ̍⁴¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pŋ̍²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puĩ²²/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² puŋ¹¹/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² pɯŋ¹¹/

/sieʔ⁵⁻²¹ puɔŋ²⁴²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pŋ̍³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pŋ̍³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pŋ̍⁴¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pŋ̍²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puĩ²²/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² puŋ¹¹/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² pɯŋ¹¹/

(Leizhou Min, Philippine Hokkien) to eat cooked rice without rice water (in contrast to eating congee)


默念

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) to recite from memory; to memorise; to learn by heart; to rote learn


塑膠

/su⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ka³³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/su⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ka³³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴/

(regional, including Taiwan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Malaysian, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) plastic (material)


塑膠袋

ㄙㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ

/su⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/sou̯³³ kaːu̯⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/sok̚² kau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰoi̯⁵⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³/

/su⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/su̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/sou̯³³ kaːu̯⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/sɔːk̚³ kaːu̯⁵⁵ tɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/sok̚² kau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰoi̯⁵⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³/

(chiefly Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippine Hokkien) plastic bag


國音

Sino-Xenic (國音):
* → Japanese: 国音(こくおん) (kokuon)
* → Korean: 국음(國音) (gugeum)
* → Vietnamese: Quốc âm (國音)

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ in⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jɐm⁵⁵/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ im⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ im³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ im⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ im⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ im⁴⁴/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ in⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːk̚³ jɐm⁵⁵/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ im⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ im³³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ im⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ im⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ im⁴⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) Zhuyin fuhao; bopomofo


阿姊

→ Indonesian: ace, acik

→ Kapampangan: atsi

→ Tagalog: ate, atsi

/ˀä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aː³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡se⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi³¹/

/a⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁵³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡si³³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/

/a³³ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se⁵³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡se⁵⁵⁴/

/ˀä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aː³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡se⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi³¹/

/a⁵³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁵³/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡si³³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/

/a³³ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se⁵³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡se⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, familiar) respectful honorific used before a name for an elder sister or any young female older than oneself: Miss; Sister (used before a name)


鄉親

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/hi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/

/xiɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡sʰeiŋ⁵⁴/

/hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/hiɔŋ³³ t͡sʰin³³/

/hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/hi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/

/xiɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡sʰeiŋ⁵⁴/

/hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/hiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/hiɔŋ³³ t͡sʰin³³/

/hiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/


年兜

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵³³/

/niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/ni²⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵³³/

/niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/ni²⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

(Jinjiang, Hui'an, Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) Chinese New Year


柑仔得

/kam³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚³²/

/kam³³ ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam³³ mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻²⁴ te⁴⁴/

/kam³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚³²/

/kam³³ ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam³³ mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻²⁴ te⁴⁴/

Borrowed from Tagalog kamatis (“tomato”), from Spanish tomate (“tomato”), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

bor+

(Quanzhou, Kinmenese and Philippine Hokkien, less common in Xiamen Hokkien) tomato


作穡人

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

(Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien) worker; labourer


驚死人

/kiã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴²⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/kiã³³ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴²⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/kiã³³ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/kiã⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) scary; frightening

(Philippine Hokkien, euphemistic) disgusting; filthy


講古

→ Indonesian: kongko (“to chat”)

desc

→? English: talk story (calque) (Hawaiian pidgin)

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ kuː³⁵/

/koŋ²⁴⁻³³ ku²⁴/

/kɔŋ³¹ ku³¹/

/kɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³/

/kɒŋ³³²⁻²¹ kɔu³³²/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻²⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɔ⁵⁵/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kɔ⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ kuː³⁵/

/koŋ²⁴⁻³³ ku²⁴/

/kɔŋ³¹ ku³¹/

/kɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ kɔu⁴⁵³/

/kɒŋ³³²⁻²¹ kɔu³³²/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻²⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɔ⁵⁵/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kɔ⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to chat


滷肉

→ English: loh bak, lor bak, lobak

/lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baʔ³²/

/lɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ baʔ³/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ baʔ³²/

/lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mãʔ⁵/

/lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baʔ³²/

/lɔ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ baʔ³/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ baʔ³²/

/lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mãʔ⁵/

(Philippine Hokkien) braised meat (especially adobo and humba)


過再

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai⁴¹/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sai⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) again; anew; afresh


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/

(Meixian Hakka, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) great-grandmother


咱人話

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) Hokkien (Southern Min)

GT

General TaiwaneseMD - General Eastern Min


咱人

→ Tagalog: langlang

→ Tausug: Lannang

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/lan⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/lan⁴²⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/lan⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/lan⁴²⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, rare in Taiwanese Hokkien) Chinese (especially Chinese Filipino for speakers in the Philippines)


空歁

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰam⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴²/

/kʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰam⁴⁴⁵/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰam⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ³³ kʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰam⁴¹/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰam⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴²/

/kʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰam⁴⁴⁵/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰam⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ³³ kʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰam⁴¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) wildly arrogant; presumptuous


使恁娘

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar, slang, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


障仔

/t͡siũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ŋa⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ŋa⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) how; what


上好

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/

/suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋo³³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/siaŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/san²¹⁻¹¹ xɒu̯⁴¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/

/suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋo³³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/siaŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/siaŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/san²¹⁻¹¹ xɒu̯⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) alternative form of 相好 (siong-hó, “intimate friend; best friend”)

相好

(Philippine Hokkien) alternative form of 相好 (siong-hó, “significant other; girlfriend; boyfriend”)


牽手

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hiːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hiːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) to get married; to marry


拜日

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚²⁴/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚²⁴/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/

(Hakka, Quanzhou, Yongchun and Philippine Hokkien, Teochew) Sunday


豬哥

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/ty⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ ko³³/

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/ty⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹¹ ko⁵³³/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ko⁵⁴⁴/

/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.

(Philippine Hokkien, derogatory) Muslim (especially the Moro Muslim people in Mindanao, Sulu, or Palawan)


頷胿

/am²²⁻²¹ kui⁴⁴/

/am³³⁻²¹ kui⁴⁴/

/am³³⁻¹¹ kui⁴⁴/

/am³³⁻²² kui³³/

/am²²⁻²¹ kui⁴⁴/

/am³³⁻²¹ kui⁴⁴/

/am³³⁻¹¹ kui⁴⁴/

/am³³⁻²² kui³³/

(Hokkien, chiefly Quanzhou, Tainan and Philippine Hokkien) neck


煞尾

/ʂä⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/suɛ²⁴ myɛ²¹/

/ʂä⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/suɛ²⁴ myɛ²¹/


放風

/fɑŋ⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/fɑŋ⁵¹ fɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/fɑŋ⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/fɑŋ⁵¹ fɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/fɔːŋ³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to fart; to break wind

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, figurative) to talk rubbish or nonsense; to talk bullshit

(Philippine Hokkien, figurative) to brag; to bluff; to boast; to talk big


十種

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

In my native Hokkien dialect, the height of insult is to describe someone as tzup jeng — literally, "of ten breeds"

2007, Amy Chua, Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance – and Why They Fall (in English):

(Philippine Hokkien, offensive) fucker; contemptible; despicable; disgraceful; inferior; worthless


南島

南島 /南岛 (Lâm-tó͘, literally “Southern Islands”), referring to the general region beyond south of the island of Luzon (known as 呂宋 /吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon / The Philippines”)), specifically either the region of the Visayas archipelago or the island of Mindanao, especially the Visayas. These are terms used by wholesale merchants trading across different parts of the Philippines centered from the perspective of Metro Manila, the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Philippines.

/nän³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lam²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/nän³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lam²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁵⁵⁴/

北線

呂宋／吕宋 (Lū-sòng, “Luzon; (obsolete) The Philippines”)

(archaic) Northern & Central Luzon; Provinces in Luzon North of Metro Manila; Northern Route

南線

(archaic) Southern Luzon; Provinces in Luzon South of Metro Manila; Southern Route

Cebu Eastern College
w:Cebu Eastern College

(Philippine Hokkien, dated) Visayas (an archipelago of the Philippines)

(Philippine Hokkien, dated) Mindanao (an island of the Philippines)


干焦

干但
*乾焦
干單
干乾
乾若
干今
干礁
干他
干踏
干那
干担
干擔

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ta⁴⁴/

/kan³³⁻²¹ ta³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ta⁴⁴/

/kan³³⁻²¹ ta³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) only; merely


燒包

→ Cebuano: siopao

→ English: siew pau

→ Tagalog: siyopaw
→ English: siopao

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʂɒu̯³³ pɒu̯³³/

/sɒu̯³³ pɒu̯³³/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/ʂɒu̯³³ pɒu̯³³/

/sɒu̯³³ pɒu̯³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) siopao; Chinese steamed stuffed bun; baozi (usually char siu bao)


淋水

/lin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

/lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/lin⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐm²¹ sɵy̯³⁵/

/lam²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/


香港仔

/hiɔŋ³³ kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/hiɔŋ³³ kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) Hong Konger; person from Hong Kong


新山

Dominican Order
Gobernadorcillo
Manila
Manila Chinese Cemetery

The Manila Chinese Cemetery in the city of Manila used to have an older cemetery, which in 1878, Gobernadorcillo Mariano Fernando Yu Chingco “bought a tract adjacent to the previous cemetery from the Provincial of the Dominican Order” at a cost of 14,000 pesos. This lot with its improvement was commonly known as the Chinese cemetery and hospital on the “Sin Sien Sua” 新仙山 or the “new cemetery”. Hence, the earlier plot of land in the cemetery became the “old cemetery” or “Ku Sien Sua 舊仙山”. The Chinese gremio kept its own records. An item from 1898 shows that the list kept by the gremio contains the name of the deceased, date of death (both in Chinese and Western calendar), whether they were buried in the old (舊義山) or the new cemetery (新義山), where the burial plot is located; and place of birth (including some that indicate “unknown” or buzhi 不知. The records calling the Manila Chinese Cemetery as "新仙山 (Sin Sian-soaⁿ, “New Cemetery”)" and "新義山 /新义山 (Sin Gī-san, “New (Chinese) Cemetery”)" became a contraction resulting in this genericized word encompassing both terms for convenience.

(Philippine Hokkien) cemetery; graveyard


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:

(Philippine Hokkien, sometimes derogatory) Filipino person of native or non-Chinese origin


番仔

→ Indonesian: huana

→ Tagalog: Huwana

/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/

(Taiwanese, Singapore, Malaysian, Indonesian and Philippine Hokkien) native; inlander; indigenous (originating from the native peoples before ethnic Chinese migration/settlement, especially the Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups and sometimes the Negritos, Orang Asli, and sometimes by extension, the Filipino mestizos and Peranakans (Baba-Nyonya))


好康

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) lucky; fortunate


探花

/tʰän⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/tʰaːm³³ faː⁵⁵/

/tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴/

/tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴/

/tʰam²¹³⁻²¹ hue³³⁴/

/tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hua³³/

/tʰän⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/tʰaːm³³ faː⁵⁵/

/tʰam¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴/

/tʰam²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴/

/tʰam²¹³⁻²¹ hue³³⁴/

/tʰam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hua³³/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a dice roll of either, three of a kind (with two sets of three dice of the same face, except four) or straight (with all die faces in sequence) in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


菠倫菜

→ English: polonchay

→ Tagalog: polonchay

/pɔ³³ lun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/pɔ³³ lun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) spinach


病厝

/pɛ̃²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/pẽ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/pɛ̃²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/pẽ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

(Penang, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) hospital


麵頭

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/mĩ²²⁻¹² tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻¹² tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/mĩ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/mĩ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/miːn²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mi⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/miːn²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mi⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

面头
面头
面头
饅頭
面头

1841, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect, page 160:

Go and buy two loaves of bread, and also three loaves of bran bread.

heoi³ maai⁵ min⁶ tau⁴ ji⁶ go³ mak⁶ hong¹ min⁶ tau⁴ saam¹ go³

去買麵頭二個麥糠麵頭三個

去买面头二个麦糠面头三个

(Philippine Hokkien, archaic in Cantonese) bread


出世仔

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) person of mixed ethnic Chinese and non-Chinese descent


翁某仔

/aŋ³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/aŋ³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) husband and wife


拄錢

/tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to give change


考紙

/kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) examination paper; exam paper (Classifier: 張／张 mn)


考冊

/kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰeʔ⁵/

/kʰo⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰɛʔ³/

/kʰo⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/kʰɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰeʔ⁵/

/kʰo⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰɛʔ³/

/kʰo⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

(Jinjiang, Malaysian, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) to take a test; to sit an examination; to have an exam


顧店

/ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ tiam²¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻³³ tiam²¹/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ tiam¹¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiam⁴¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tiam²¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tuĩ⁴¹/

/ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ tiam²¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻³³ tiam²¹/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ tiam¹¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiam⁴¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ tiam²¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tuĩ⁴¹/


食風

/sɪk̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻³ hɔŋ³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sɪk̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻³ hɔŋ³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

Calque of Malay makan angin (“to eat wind”) for the fourth sense.


舉人

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/kɵy̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

/ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zin²⁴/

/ku⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

/ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/

/kɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/kɵy̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

/ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zin²⁴/

/ku⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

/ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/

/kɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a dice roll with two faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


公班衙

/kɔŋ³³⁻²¹ pan³³⁻²¹ ɡɛ²³/

/kɔŋ³³ pan³³ ɡe²⁴/

/kɔŋ³³⁻²¹ pan³³⁻²¹ ɡɛ²³/

/kɔŋ³³ pan³³ ɡe²⁴/

* Phono-semantic matching of English company, referring originally to the British East India Company.
* Phono-semantic matching of Dutch compagnie, referring originally to the Dutch Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (“Dutch East India Company”, literally “United East India Company”).

cog

(Philippine Hokkien, business) company employees; colleagues; associates; workmates; coworkers (the group of people in general one works together with professionally)


番仔話

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²⁻²⁴ ue²²/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ue²²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua²²/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ua²¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²⁻²⁴ ue²²/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ue²²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua²²/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ua²¹/

(Taiwanese, Philippine, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) language spoken by the natives

(Taiwanese Hokkien) Taiwanese aboriginal language (one of the Formosan languages)

(Philippine Hokkien) one of the Philippine languages, especially Tagalog or Cebuano Bisaya or etc. (depending on the region)

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) Malay language

language spoken by the natives
Malay language


番仔學堂

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tŋ̍¹³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) non-Chinese school (as opposed to Chinese private schools)


番仔婆

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po¹³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po²⁴/

𤆬番仔婆

(Philippine Hokkien, literal) native non-Chinese woman

倩番仔婆

(Philippine Hokkien) local domestic maid; local nanny; local caregiver; local nursemaid


番婆

/faːn⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pʰua⁵⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pʰua⁵⁵/

(Philippine Hokkien) local domestic maid; local nanny; local caretaker; local nursemaid


掌甲刀

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka(ʔ)⁵ to³³/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka(ʔ)⁵ to³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) nail clipper; nail scissors


這搭

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ tä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ tɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ taʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ taʔ³²/

/t͡set̚⁴⁻²⁴ taʔ⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ tä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ tɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ taʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ taʔ³²/

/t͡set̚⁴⁻²⁴ taʔ⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, dialectal Mandarin) here


過號

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ho⁴¹/


車頭字

/t͡sʰia³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) driver's license; driving licence


銅管

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ kuːn³⁵/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/taŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/taŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ kuːn³⁵/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/taŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/taŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴¹/


偷走學

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁴²⁻²⁴ oʔ⁴³/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ oʔ⁴/

/tʰau³³ t͡sau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ oʔ²⁴/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁴²⁻²⁴ oʔ⁴³/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ oʔ⁴/

/tʰau³³ t͡sau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ oʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) to cut school; to ditch class; to play truant


糝說

/sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ səʔ⁵/

/sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ seʔ⁵/

/sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ səʔ⁵/

/sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ seʔ⁵/

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to talk rubbish


州府

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ fuː³⁵/

/t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴²/

/t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ fuː³⁵/

/t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² hu⁴²/

/t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ hu⁵³/

(Philippine Hokkien) province (administrative division)


會元

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/hue³³⁻²¹ ɡuan²³/

/hue³³⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/hue³³⁻²¹ ɡuan²³/

/hue³³⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a dice roll with three faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


桌巾

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kin⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kin⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Philippine Hokkien) rag; wiping cloth; cleaning cloth (especially for wiping tables)


逐個月

/tak̚²⁴⁻² ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡeʔ²⁴/

/tak̚²⁴⁻² ko⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡeʔ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) every month; monthly


嗍管

嗍栱
欶管
吸管
𠲿管
𠲿廣
吸廣

/su(ʔ)⁵ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/su(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/su(ʔ)⁵ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/su(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) drinking straw


馬擎

/mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin⁴¹/

/ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin⁴¹/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin²¹/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/mã⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ken²¹/

/mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin⁴¹/

/ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin⁴¹/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin²¹/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/mã⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ken²¹/

From 馬擎仔 /马擎仔 (má-kìn-á / má-kín-á) but without the 仔 (á) suffix, from Tagalog makina (“machine; engine; sewing machine”), from Spanish máquina, from Latin machina.


馬擎仔

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

Borrowed from Tagalog makina (“machine; engine; sewing machine”), from Spanish máquina, from Latin machina.

bor+

(Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) sewing machine

(Philippine Hokkien) machine (such as an engine or a water pump or etc.)


肉巴

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) bakkwa; jerky; dried meat; charqui


誰仔

/siaŋ²⁴⁻²² a²⁴/

/siaŋ²⁴⁻²² a²⁴/

Likely a contraction of 啥儂／啥侬／啥人 (siáⁿ-lâng, “who”) + 仔 (á), where 仔 (á) is a weak form of 旦 (tòaⁿ, “dawn; now”).


影戲間

/iã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɪŋ³³/

/iã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɪŋ³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) movie theater; cinema


日本仔

/jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/d͡zit̚⁴⁻³ pun⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ a⁴⁴⁵/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/d͡zit̚⁴⁻³ pun⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ a⁴⁴⁵/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² pun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

Compare Teochew 日本囝 (rig⁸ bung² gian²), Eastern Min 日本囝 (nĭk-buōng-giāng).

(Can we date this quote?), “番薯 [fānshǔ]”performed by 张少林 [Chong Sau Lin]:

You absolutely would not have thought that the Japanese would invade Malaya

完全你冇想日本仔打到馬來亞

完全你冇想日本仔打到马来亚

(Malaysian and Philippine Hokkien, ethnic slur in Cantonese and dialectal Hakka) Japanese person; Jap


臺灣仔

/tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tai²⁴⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) person from Taiwan; Taiwanese people


韓國仔

/hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔːn²¹ kʷɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/han²⁴⁻²² kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/


大陸仔

/taːi̯²² lʊk̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² liɔk̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/taːi̯²² lʊk̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² liɔk̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) any mainlander from mainland China


花旗仔

/hue³³ ki²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/hue³³ ki²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) US American person; Usonian(s)


角仔

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kɔk̚²¹ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/kak̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kɔk̚²¹ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/kak̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/


明仔

/bin²⁴⁻²² a²⁴/

/min²⁴⁻²² a²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻²² a²⁴/

/min²⁴⁻²² a²⁴/

From 明旦 (bîn-tòaⁿ, “tomorrow morning”), using 仔 (á) which is a weak form of 旦 (tòaⁿ, “dawn”).

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) tomorrow


罕時

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) rare; uncommon


鉛線

/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ suã¹¹/

/iɛn²³⁻³³ suã²¹/

/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ suã¹¹/

/iɛn²³⁻³³ suã²¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) wire (metal thread)


拋車場

/pʰa³³ t͡sʰia³³ tiũ²⁴/

/pʰa³³ t͡sʰia³³ tiũ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) car park; parking lot


查某𡢃

查某㛠
查某嫺
*查某嫻
查么簡

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kan⁵³/

/t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kan⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kan⁵³/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kan⁵³/

/t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kan⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kan⁵³/

(Philippine Hokkien) domestic maid; domestic helper girl


婊生

(Philippine Hokkien, offensive) son of a bitch; bastard


婊生

(Philippine Hokkien, offensive) son of a bitch!; fuck!


蠓咬

/baŋ⁵⁵⁴ ka³³/

/baŋ⁵⁵⁴ ka³³/


灇肉

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻²² hiak̚²⁴/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻²² hiak̚²⁴/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to take a shower; to take a bath


過面

/kʷɔː³³ miːn²²⁻³⁵/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/kʷɔː³³ miːn²²⁻³⁵/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

(Philippine Hokkien, euphemistic) to pass away; to die


萬代

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/maːn²² tɔːi̯²²/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/maːn²² tɔːi̯²²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) extremely; very


有陣仔

/u³³⁻²² t͡sun⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/u³³⁻²² t͡sun⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) sometimes; occasionally; now and then


番仔戇

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) person of Chinese descent who is unfamiliar with Chinese culture or language


番仔戇

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

You're always speaking the local language and can't speak Hokkien. Ugh! You are so disconnected from our Chinese culture already!

Ta̍k-pái ēng hoan-á-ōe, bōe-hiáu kóng lán-nâng-ōe. Ai-ia! Lí iá hoan-á-gōng--lo͘--a!

逐擺用番仔話，袂曉講咱人話。哎呀，你野番仔戇囉啊！

逐摆用番仔话，袂晓讲咱人话。哎呀，你野番仔戆啰啊！

(Philippine Hokkien, of a person of Chinese descent) unfamiliar with Chinese culture or language


咱人生日

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) birthday according to the Chinese calendar


番仔生日

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) birthday according to the Gregorian calendar


在勢

/t͡sai³³⁻²² si⁴¹/

/t͡sai³³⁻²² si⁴¹/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) surely; of course


攪絞

/kiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka⁵⁵⁴/

/kiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka⁵⁵⁴/

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) to altercate; to quarrel around; to argue; to dispute; to wrangle up a row or altercation; to annoy; to disturb


礐廁

/hak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰe⁴¹/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰe²¹/

/hak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰe⁴¹/

/hak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰe²¹/

(Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) toilet; bathroom; lavatory; WC


鉸攆

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁵³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁵³/

(Kinmenese and Philippine Hokkien) scissors


別搭

/pat̚²⁴⁻² taʔ⁵/

/pat̚⁴⁻³² taʔ³²/

/biɪʔ¹¹ taʔ²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ taʔ²³/

/pat̚²⁴⁻² taʔ⁵/

/pat̚⁴⁻³² taʔ³²/

/biɪʔ¹¹ taʔ²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ taʔ²³/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, Wu) somewhere else


通懷

/tʰɔŋ³³ kui²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ³³ kui²⁴/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) pocket (bag sewn into clothing)


頭站仔

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sam²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sam²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) just; just now; a moment ago


站仔

/t͡sam³³⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sam³³⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) just; just now; a moment ago


正月初一

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/t͡sən⁵⁵ ye²¹ t͡sʰu⁵⁵ i²¹/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯et̚⁵ t͡sʰu²⁴ it̚²/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯at̚⁵ t͡sʰu²⁴ (j)it̚²/

/t͡siã³³ ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰue³³ it̚⁵/

/t͡siã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡siã⁴⁴⁻²² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰue⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡siã³³ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰue³³ it̚⁵/

/t͡siã⁴⁴⁻²² ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡siã⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ it̚³²/

/t͡siã⁴⁴⁻²² e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² it̚³²/

/t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ ɡueʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu³³⁻²³ ik̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/t͡sən⁵⁵ ye²¹ t͡sʰu⁵⁵ i²¹/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚² t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯et̚⁵ t͡sʰu²⁴ it̚²/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯at̚⁵ t͡sʰu²⁴ (j)it̚²/

/t͡siã³³ ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰue³³ it̚⁵/

/t͡siã³³ ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰue³³ it̚⁵/

/t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ ɡueʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu³³⁻²³ ik̚²/

(Philippine Hokkien) first day of January; New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)


大細仙

/tua⁴¹⁻²² sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ sue²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ sue²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²² sue³¹⁻⁵³ siɛn³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ se²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ sue²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ sue²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²² sue³¹⁻⁵³ siɛn³³/

/tua³³⁻²¹ se²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ se²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) husbands of sisters


今仔暗

/kin³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹/

/kin³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) tonight


太媽

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ma⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ mã⁵³/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ma⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ mã⁵³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) great-grandmother


內兜

(Xiamen, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) inside; interior


隨隨

(Philippine Hokkien) immediately; at once


面桶

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴¹/

/meŋ¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵²/

/mɪ²² doŋ³³/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴¹/

/meŋ¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵²/

/mɪ²² doŋ³³/

兩面桶

两面桶


片單

/pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tuã³³/

/pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tuã⁴⁴/

/pʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tuã³³/

/pʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ tuã⁴⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dated in Xiamen Hokkien) business card


字目

/li²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/li⁴¹⁻²² bak̚²⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ bak̚⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/zi³³⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/li⁴¹⁻²² bak̚²⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ bak̚⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/zi³³⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/


柴屑

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ sut̚³²/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ sut̚³²/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² sut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ sut̚³²/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ sut̚³²/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² sut̚⁵/

(Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien) wood shavings; sawdust


跤跔

/kʰa³³⁻²¹ ku³³/

/kʰa³³⁻²¹ ku³³/

(Philippine and Malaysian Hokkien) prison; jail


窗仔布

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²¹/

/tʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ pɔ²¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²⁻²⁴ pɔ²¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²¹/

/tʰaŋ³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ pɔ²¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²⁻²⁴ pɔ²¹/

(Taiwanese, Malaysian, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) curtain


歹天

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰĩ³³/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰĩ³³/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) overcast sky; cloudy day


直透

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau²¹/

/tit̚⁴³⁻²¹ tʰau²¹/

/tit̚²⁴⁻² tʰau⁴¹/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau¹¹/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²¹/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau²¹/

/tit̚⁴³⁻²¹ tʰau²¹/

/tit̚²⁴⁻² tʰau⁴¹/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau¹¹/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²¹/

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) directly; nonstop (in going somewhere)


倒吊

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau⁴¹/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tiau²¹/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau⁴¹/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ tiau²¹/

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien, figurative) to invert; to place in an improper order


屜桌

(Jinjiang, Nan'an and Philippine Hokkien) drawer


拍火車

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hue⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² he⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hə⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hue⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² he⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hə⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Singapore, Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien) fire engine; fire truck


漢文字

/han⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/

/han⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) hanzi; Chinese character


彼時

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ si²³/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ si²⁴/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ si²³/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ si²⁴/

In fact, the literary and artistic works of the past are not a source but a stream; they were created by our predecessors and the foreigners out of the literary and artistic raw materials they found in the life of the people of their time and place.

1942, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《在延安文藝座談會上的講話》 (Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Shíjìshàng, guòqù de wényì zuòpǐn bùshì yuán érshì liú, shì gǔrén hé wàiguórén gēnjù tāmen bǐshí bǐdì suǒ dédào de rénmín shēnghuó zhōng de wénxué yìshù yuánliào chuàngzào chūlái de dōngxi.

實際上，過去的文藝作品不是源而是流，是古人和外國人根據他們彼時彼地所得到的人民生活中的文學藝術原料創造出來的東西。

实际上，过去的文艺作品不是源而是流，是古人和外国人根据他们彼时彼地所得到的人民生活中的文学艺术原料创造出来的东西。

(literary or Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) at that time


彼站

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) at that time; in those days; back then


彼站時

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sam²²⁻²¹ si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sam³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sam³³⁻²¹ si²³/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sam³³⁻²² si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sam²²⁻²¹ si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sam³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sam³³⁻²¹ si²³/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sam³³⁻²² si²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien) at that time; in those days; back then


象杯

/siũ³³⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siũ²²⁻¹² pue⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siũ²²⁻¹² pue⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ pue⁴⁴/

/siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ pue⁴⁴/

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


無杯

/bo²⁴⁻²² pue³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² pue³³/

(Lukang and Philippine Hokkien) bad result in divination using moon blocks (showing two blocks round)


應喙

/aiŋ³³ t͡sʰy³³/

/iŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒui²¹³/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/in¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/in²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/aiŋ³³ t͡sʰy³³/

/iŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒui²¹³/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/in⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/in²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/in¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/in²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to answer back (to one's parents or superiors); to talk back


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/

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


臭耳

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hi³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hi³³/


像說

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² seʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² seʔ⁵/


欱像

/hap̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/hap̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɔŋ³³/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to take a picture; to photograph


歹查某

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sa³³⁻²¹ bɔ⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sa³³⁻²¹ bɔ⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/

(Malaysian and Philippine Hokkien) female prostitute


歹死

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ si⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ si⁴⁴⁵/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁵⁵⁴/

(Mainland China, Malaysian, Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) naughty; mischievous


名做

(Philippine Hokkien) to be called; to be named; to be known as


捌車

/pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/


菜仔店

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiam⁴¹/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiam⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) convenience store; sari-sari store


把拉

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ la²⁴/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ la²⁴/

Possibly from Spanish paga (“payment; to pay”, IPA: [ˈpa.ɣ̞a]), imperative and indicative inflection of Spanish pagar (“to pay”), which was frequently used as the main definition in 1½ of the pages for the Hokkien term for "to pay", attested and translated in Spanish in the Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum (1626-1642). The Chinese community of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era used to speak a sort of Spanish pidgin variety known in Spanish as "Caló Chino Español", "La lengua del Parián", "Lengua de Tienda" or in Tagalog as "Kastilang tindahan".
See also Taiwanese Hokkien 飛行機 /飞行机 (hoe-lêng-ki / poe-lêng-ki / hui-lêng-ki / hoe-nn̄g-ki), which came from Taiwanese Hokkien 飛行機 /飞行机 (hui-hêng-ki), where the initial of the second syllable 行 (hêng) also turned into 行 (lêng).

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University of Santo Tomas#Libraries and archives


剪頭毛

/t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡siɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) to have a haircut; to get a haircut


頂跤

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) above; on top of


假映

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

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


假映

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã¹¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

/kɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã²¹/

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


𤲍車

(Philippine Hokkien) to be jammed with traffic; to be congested; to have a traffic jam


帝爺公

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) Guan Yu (160-219)


內爿

/lai³³⁻²² puĩ²⁴/

/lai²²⁻²¹ peŋ²⁴/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³³⁻²² puĩ²⁴/

/lai²²⁻²¹ peŋ²⁴/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) inside


沙蝦

→ English: suahe

→ Tagalog: suwahe

/ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²³/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²⁴/

/sua³³⁻²³ he⁵⁵/

/ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²³/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²⁴/

/sua³³⁻²³ he⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, Philippine Hokkien) greasyback shrimp; sand shrimp (Metapenaeus ensis)


冊櫥

/t͡sʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu¹³/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu²⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu²⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tu²³/

/t͡sʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu¹³/

/t͡sʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liu²⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu²⁴/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tu²³/

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


這方

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ paŋ³³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ paŋ³³/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) this time


入油

/jɐp̚² jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² iu²⁴/

/jɐp̚² jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² iu²⁴/

(Cantonese, Philippine Hokkien) to refuel


臭番

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

(Philippine Hokkien, derogatory) a crudely behaved or unrefined native Filipino lout


臭番

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

(Philippine Hokkien, colloquial) crude; unrefined; uncouth; vulgar; classless; uncultured; trashy; debased; coarse; crass (lacking refinement)


咱人學堂

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² o(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) Chinese school (schools in overseas Chinese communities that teach Chinese)


咱人年兜

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) Chinese New Year; Spring Festival


跋中秋

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tiɔŋ³³ t͡sʰiu³³/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tiɔŋ³³ t͡sʰiu³³/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) Mooncake Festival Dice Game


半陰陽

bua⁴ ing¹ yorng² [Phonetic:bua¹ ing⁵ ngyorng²]

/pua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyɒŋ¹³/

buann⁴ ing¹ yoeng² [Phonetic:buann¹ ing⁵ ngyoeng²]

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyøŋ²⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iam³³ iũ²⁴/

/puã¹²⁻⁴⁴ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

/puã³¹⁻⁵³ iam³³ iũ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃¹³/

/pua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyɒŋ¹³/

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋyøŋ²⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iam³³ iũ²⁴/

/puã¹²⁻⁴⁴ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

/puã³¹⁻⁵³ iam³³ iũ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ iam⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃¹³/


山猴

(Philippine Hokkien, offensive) fool; buffoon; dumbass; idiot; simpleton; imbecile; stupid person

(Philippine Hokkien, somewhat offensive or humorous, dated) country bumpkin; boor; bogan; yokel (especially referring to recent migrant mainlanders from Mainland China especially further inland up or past the mountains (e.g. Zimao Mountain, Mount Qingyuan, etc.) of coastal southern Fujian)


山猴

(Philippine Hokkien, offensive) dumb; stupid; inept; foolish; simple-minded; feeble-minded; imbecile

(Philippine Hokkien, somewhat offensive or humorous, dated) unsophisticated; uncultured; unrefined; crude


武洛干

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kan³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kan³³/

1922, 佘柏昭, 顏文初, 劉春澤, editors, 菲律賓華僑教育考察團日記, 中華書局, page 285:

Wǎnghuán jí cānguān shíjiān. Xū àn sān rì chéng. Bìng kě shùntú guānchá Jiǎwànduān Cabanatuan Wǔluògān Bulacan Xiānmǐyǐ San Miguel gè shěng shìlì zhōngxué. Jí gāoxiǎo gè xiào.

往還及參觀時間。須按三日程。幷可順途觀察甲萬端 Cabanatuan 武洛干 Bulacan 仙米乙 San Miguel 各省市立中學。及高小各校。

往还及参观时间。须按三日程。并可顺途观察甲万端 Cabanatuan 武洛干 Bulacan 仙米乙 San Miguel 各省市立中学。及高小各校。

1924 February 19, “工人自建醫院”, in 南洋商報 [Nanyang Siang Pau], page 10:

According to Philippine reports, the Farmers' Union of San Miguel^((?)), Bulacan, Philippines, recently due to workers in that province regularly having all sorts of danger and illnesses, and also lacking a suitable hospital, […]

Fēi xùn, Fēidǎo Wǔluògānshěng Sānwèiyuè zhī nónggōng liánhéhuì, jìn yǐ gāi shěng gōngrén cháng fāshēng zhǒngzhǒng wēixiǎn jí bìngzhèng, ér yòu wú yī shìyí zhī yīyuàn, […]

菲訊、菲島武洛干省三味月之農工聯合會、近以該省工人常發生種種危險及病症、而又無一適宜之醫院、[…]

菲讯、菲岛武洛干省三味月之农工联合会、近以该省工人常发生种种危险及病症、而又无一适宜之医院、[…]

(～省) (dated, Philippine Hokkien) Bulacan (a province of the Philippines)


痟痟

(Philippine Hokkien, offensive, humorous) crazy person; insane person; madman; dumb person; stupid person; fool


武拉干

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ la³³ kan³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ la³³ kan³³/


武六干

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lak̚²⁴⁻² kan³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lak̚²⁴⁻² kan³³/


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/

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) to be unwell; to be sick; to be ill


燒燒

(Philippine Hokkien, medicine) to have a fever; to have a high body temperature


咱人字

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² li⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) hanzi; Chinese character


臭骨

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kut̚⁵/


序大

/si³³⁻²¹ tua³³/

/si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ tua²²/

/si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹/

/si³³⁻²¹ tua³³/

/si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ tua²²/

/si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹/

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

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

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


霸塗

/pa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ²⁴/

/pa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ²⁴/


討魚人

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hi²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hi²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/


霸薯

/pa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si²⁴/

/pa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si²⁴/

From 霸 (pà) + 薯 (chî), where the former may either be from the first syllable of Tagalog patatas or Spanish patata.


咱人名

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² mia²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² mia²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² mia²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² mia²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² mia²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² mia²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) Chinese name (as opposed to a non-Chinese name)


攕針

(Philippine Hokkien) to give or receive an injection


美國仔

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) US American person; Usonian(s)


咱人藥

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² ioʔ²⁴/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Philippine Hokkien) medicinal materials or materia medica in traditional Chinese medicine, including herbs, minerals and other non-plant-based materials


咱人菜

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) Chinese cuisine; Chinese food


會行得

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) worthwhile; cost-effective; being value for money; affordable


火燒車

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³ t͡sʰia³³/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³ t͡sʰia³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) fire engine; fire truck


鏨頭

/t͡sam³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sam³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sam³³⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sam³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sam³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sam³³⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien) to behead; to decapitate


死讀

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰak̚²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰak̚²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) to rigidly read a text without taking into consideration the practical application of its contents; to read a text without true understanding


先師

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


拍火機

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² he⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ke³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hə⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hue⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² he⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ke³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hə⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hue⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ ki³³/

(Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) fire extinguisher


𣍐行得

(Philippine Hokkien) not worthwhile; it doesn't pay


大番薯

/taːi̯²² faːn⁵⁵ syː²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰaɪ⁵³ fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ su¹¹/

/taːi̯²² faːn⁵⁵ syː²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰaɪ⁵³ fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ su¹¹/

The Philippine Hokkien term is possibly due to being a calque of Tagalog kamote (“(slang) act of performing badly on a task”). See also Hokkien ka-mú-tī.

calque

(Cantonese, Hakka, Philippine Hokkien) fool; idiot


灇水

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴²/

/t͡saŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴²/

/t͡saŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡saŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

(Philippine Hokkien) to pour water on; to rinse; to wash; to flush (a toilet)


歹喙斗

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) picky about food


愛吼仙

/ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɛn³³/

/ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɛn³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) crybaby (someone who cries frequently)


等咧

伊等咧會來。

伊等咧会来。


山蜊

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) dragonfly


無擋用

/bo²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɪŋ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɪŋ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to be useless; to be of no use


有陣時

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐn²² siː²¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐn²² siː²¹⁻³⁵/

/u³³⁻²² t͡sun⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐn²² siː²¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɐn²² siː²¹⁻³⁵/

/u³³⁻²² t͡sun⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴/

(Cantonese, Philippine Hokkien) sometimes; occasionally; now and then


後生家

/hau²²⁻²¹ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/hau³³⁻²² sĩ³³ ke³³/

/ɦɤ²² sã⁵⁵ ka²¹/

/hau²²⁻²¹ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/hau³³⁻²² sĩ³³ ke³³/

/ɦɤ²² sã⁵⁵ ka²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien, Wu) young man

† - young male; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


濫糝說

/lam⁴¹⁻²² sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ seʔ⁵/

/lam⁴¹⁻²² sam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ seʔ⁵/


馬軍礁老

/ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun³³ ta³³ lau³³/

/ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun³³ ta³³ lau³³/

From Maguindanao Magindanaw (“Maguindanao”).

(Philippine Hokkien) Maguindanao (a province of the Philippines)


化人

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

Possibly ultimately from Old French franc through Persian فرنگ (farang, “Frank; French; European; Christian”). Compare Cantonese 佛郎機 /佛郎机 (fat⁶ long⁴ gei¹), Mandarin 佛郎機 /佛郎机 (fólángjī). See also Hokkien 番人 (hoan-lâng, “foreigner”), Hokkien 喝人 (hòa--lâng).

der

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien, dated, historical) Spaniard

(Philippine Hokkien) white person; Caucasian; westerner; ang moh (person of European descent usually with white skin complexion, especially white Caucasian Americans)


化人

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dated, historical) Spanish


板頂

/pan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/pan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/


倒來

/to²¹⁻⁵³ lai²⁴/

/to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai²⁴/

/tɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai²⁴/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ lai²⁴/

/to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai²⁴/

/tɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai²⁴/

𪜶倒來抑無？

𪜶倒来抑无？


頂年

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ni²⁴/

/teŋ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ni²³/

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ni²⁴/

/teŋ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ni²³/

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ nĩ²⁴/

(Malaysian and Philippine Hokkien) last year


電錢

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) electricity bill fee


敢哪

/kan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ na⁵⁵⁴/

/kan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ na⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) why; for what reason; how come


敢哪

/kan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ na⁵⁵⁴/

/kan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ na⁵⁵⁴/

汝咧敢哪？

(Philippine Hokkien) what is (someone) doing


序大後生

/si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹⁻²² hau³³⁻²² sĩ³³/

/si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹⁻²² hau³³⁻²² sĩ³³/

(Philippine and Penang Hokkien) eldest son


熱人

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) hot weather


熱人

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to be hot; to feel hot (of the weather)


熱人

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) hot (of the weather)


寒人

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) cold weather


寒人

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to be cold; to feel cold (of the weather)


寒人

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) cold; chilly (of the weather)


落當

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²¹/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍⁴¹/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²¹/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍⁴¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to set one's mind at rest from having a certain matter or worry satisfactorily settled


亞虞山

/a⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² san³³/

/a⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴⁻²² san³³/

From either Cebuano Agusan or Butuanon Agusan.

Agusan del Norte
Agusan del Norte#English

(～省) (Philippine Hokkien) either of the provinces of Agusan del Norte (a province of the Philippines) or Agusan del Sur (a province of the Philippines)

(～省) (Philippine Hokkien, historical) Agusan (a former province of the Philippines)

(Philippine Hokkien) Agusan River (a river in the Philippines) and/or the area across its drainage basin


好日

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ jɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

/ho⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁴/

/ho³³²⁻²¹ liʔ⁴/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ jɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

/ho⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁴/

/ho³³²⁻²¹ liʔ⁴/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) holiday (non-working day)


阿狗氣

/a³³ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/a³³ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

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


腸仔症

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien, pathology) appendicitis


泅水池

/siu²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴²⁻²⁴ ti²⁴/

/siu²³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ti²³/

/siu²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti²⁴/

/siu²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴²⁻²⁴ ti²⁴/

/siu²³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ti²³/

/siu²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti²⁴/

(Malaysian, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) swimming pool


番仔名

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mia²⁴/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mia²⁴/

Chinese character
Chinese character#English

(Philippine Hokkien) non-Chinese name (written in Latin letters, as opposed to a Chinese name written in Chinese characters)


勢手

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to shake hands


柴薯

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² t͡si²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² t͡si²⁴/

Manihot esculenta
Manihot esculenta#Translingual

(Philippine Hokkien) cassava (Manihot esculenta)


芋水色

/ɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵/

/ɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵/


大岷區

/tai⁴¹⁻²² bin²⁴⁻²² kʰu³³/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² bin²⁴⁻²² kʰu³³/

National Capital Region
National Capital Region#English

(Philippine Hokkien) Metro Manila; National Capital Region (NCR) (a region of the Philippines)


北線

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

/pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien, archaic) Northern & Central Luzon; Provinces in Luzon further north of Metro Manila, especially the provinces of Pampanga, Tarlac, Pangasinan, and the Ilocos Region.


南線

/lam²⁴⁻²² suã⁴¹/

/lam²⁴⁻²² suã⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien, archaic) Southern Luzon; Provinces in Luzon further south of Metro Manila, especially the provinces of Batangas, Quezon province, and the Bicol Region.


鐵店

/tʰiɪʔ³³ ti⁴⁴/

/tʰiɪʔ³³ ti⁴⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dated in Shanghainese) hardware store


講東講西

/kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ³³ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai³³/

/kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ³³ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) to talk all over the place; to blabber; to talk nonsense


外口車

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) public utility vehicle (PUV), such as a jeepney


計車

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰia³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) public utility vehicle (PUV), usually calculated by mileage such as a taxi

外口車

Public Utility Vehicle, such as a jeepney


集尼車

/t͡sip̚²⁴⁻² ni²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

/t͡sip̚²⁴⁻² ni²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia³³/

From 集尼 (chi̍p-nî) + 車 /车 (chhia), where the former is from Philippine English jeepney.


拍衰

(Philippine Hokkien) to cause misfortune to; to bring bad luck to; to jinx


斡來

(Philippine Hokkien) to come back; to return


斡來斡去

/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²⁴⁻²² uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) to go to and fro; to make a round trip


斡去

/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/uat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) to return; to go back; to go; to leave


我空

/ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔŋ⁴¹/

/ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔŋ⁴¹/

Compare with Cebuano wakanga, Hokkien 我苦, Hokkien 哇老誒 /哇老诶, Mandarin 我的天 (wǒ de tiān, “my heavens!”), and Mandarin 天啊 (tiān a, “heavens!”).

cog

我空啊！

(Philippine Hokkien) Expression used to show astonishment, usually from surprise or disappointment. my heavens!; oh my God!; my God!; my goodness!


鐘仔

/t͡siɪŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

鐘仔咧霆囉。

钟仔咧霆啰。


挐潲潲

/li²⁴⁻²¹ siau²⁴⁻²¹ siau²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻²² siau²⁴⁻²² siau²⁴/

/zu²³⁻³³ siau²³⁻³³ siau²³/

/lu²⁴⁻¹¹ siau²⁴⁻¹¹ siau²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻²¹ siau²⁴⁻²¹ siau²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻²² siau²⁴⁻²² siau²⁴/

/zu²³⁻³³ siau²³⁻³³ siau²³/

/lu²⁴⁻¹¹ siau²⁴⁻¹¹ siau²⁴/

(Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) in a mess; chaotic


漚臭

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) to sulk; to go into a sulk


慢千千

/ban⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn³³ t͡sʰiɛn³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn³³ t͡sʰiɛn³³/


好早起

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

Calque of English good morning or calque of Spanish buenos días.


好暗晡

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

Calque of English good afternoon or calque of Spanish buenas tardes.


好暗暝

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mi²⁴/

Calque of English good evening or calque of Spanish buenas noches.


西黑省

/se³³ hiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/se³³ hiɪk̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

Negros Occidental
Negros Occidental#English

(Philippine Hokkien) Negros Occidental (a province of the Philippines)


枵人

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to be hungry; to be starving


麵頭店

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² tiam⁴¹/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² tiam⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) bakery (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold)


抓沙

(Philippine Hokkien) to court; to date; to be romantically involved with someone


咱人婆

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) ethnic Chinese woman


大岷

(Philippine Hokkien) short for 大岷區／大岷区 (Tāi-bîn-khu)


鳥喙

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sieu³³²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sieu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sieu³³²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡siau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien, figurative) blabbermouth; gossiper; gossipmonger


從早

/t͡sŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) from the past until the present; all along


巴石

(～市) (Philippine Hokkien) Pasig (a city in Metro Manila, Philippines)


落雨天

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² jyː¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/lɔk̚⁵ i³¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/lo¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu¹¹⁻¹³ ^((tʰ-))liŋ⁵³³/

/lo²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu²¹⁻²⁴ ^((tʰ-))liŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ³³⁻²² tʰĩ³³/

/loʔ¹¹ ɦy²² tʰi²³/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² jyː¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵/

/lɔk̚⁵ i³¹ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/lo¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu¹¹⁻¹³ ^((tʰ-))liŋ⁵³³/

/lo²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔu²¹⁻²⁴ ^((tʰ-))liŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ³³⁻²² tʰĩ³³/

/loʔ¹¹ ɦy²² tʰi²³/


外太媽

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ma⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ma⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) maternal great-grandmother (the grandmother of one's mother)


外太公

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ³³/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) maternal great-grandfather (the grandfather of one's mother)


好下晡

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e³³⁻²² pɔ³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e³³⁻²² pɔ³³/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e³³⁻²² pɔ³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e³³⁻²² pɔ³³/


四紅

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a winning dice roll with four faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


五紅

/ɡɔ³³⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a winning dice roll with five faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


六紅

/lak̚²⁴⁻² hɔŋ²⁴/

/lak̚²⁴⁻² hɔŋ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a winning dice roll with six faces of four in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


五子

/ɡɔ³³⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, dice games) a winning five of a kind dice roll (with five faces of any of the same number, except four) in a Mooncake Festival Dice Game


𣍐半精

/bue³³⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/bue³³⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) one who lacks adequate knowledge or skills; dilettante; smatterer; dabbler


𣍐半精

/bue³³⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/bue³³⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/

(Philippine Hokkien, colloquial) incompetent; incapable; limited (of one's skills, knowledge, etc.)


半精戇

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔŋ³³/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔŋ³³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔŋ³³/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔŋ³³/

(Philippine and Taiwanese Hokkien) one who lacks adequate knowledge or skills; dilettante; smatterer; dabbler


𣍐攝

/be²²⁻²¹ liap̚³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ liap̚³²/

我𣍐攝囉。

我𫧃摄啰。

恁𣍐攝囉。

恁𫧃摄啰。

in a world of trouble
in a world of trouble

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) Said when encountering a hopeless or troubling situation: in trouble; in a world of trouble; done for; doomed


番仔腔

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiũ³³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiũ³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) non-native accent (when speaking Chinese languages, such as Hokkien)


咱人腔

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰiũ³³/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴⁻²² kʰiũ³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) native Chinese accent (when speaking Chinese languages, such as Hokkien)


番仔菜

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) Filipino cuisine; Filipino food


狀元圓

状元圆
壯元丸
上元圓
上元丸

/t͡siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² ĩ²⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² uan²⁴⁻²² ĩ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) glutinous rice ball eaten during the Lantern Festival


敢哪誌

(Philippine Hokkien) why; for what reason; how come


敢哪誌

汝咧敢哪誌？

汝咧敢哪志？

(Philippine Hokkien) what is (someone) doing


米食

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, Christianity) daily food; daily rice; daily bread


姣查某

/hiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sa²⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/hiau²³⁻³³ t͡sa²³⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹/

/hiau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sa²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔ⁵³/

/hiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sa²⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/hiau²³⁻³³ t͡sa²³⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹/

/hiau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sa²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔ⁵³/

(Philippine Hokkien) female prostitute; whore


漚查某

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴/


摃婆

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ po²⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ po²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, vulgar, colloquial) female prostitute; whore; slut


漚摃

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) female prostitute; whore; slut


欠㧌

/kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mau³³/

/kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bau³³/

/kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mau³³/

/kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bau³³/


欠𧮙

/kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰoʔ⁵/

/kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰoʔ³²/

/kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰoʔ⁵/

/kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰoʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to need a scolding


無像鬼

/bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² kui⁵⁵⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² kui⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) to behave shamelessly or mischievously


規家伙

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/kui³³ ke³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/kui³³ ke³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) entire family; whole household


濕厝

/sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) funeral home; funeral parlor


英文話

/iɪŋ³³ bun²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/

/iɪŋ³³ bun²⁴⁻²² ue⁴¹/


這幫仔

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ paŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ paŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/


這幫仔

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ paŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ paŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) recently; lately; of late


擤鼻

/sɐŋ³³ pei̯²²/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰi⁴¹/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)⁵ pʰi⁴¹/

/sɐŋ³³ pei̯²²/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰi⁴¹/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)⁵ pʰi⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to blow one's nose


新客

→ Indonesian: singkek

→ Malay: sengkek

→ Tagalog: singki

/sin³³⁻²¹ kʰɛʔ³/

/sin³³⁻²¹ kʰɛʔ³/

Mestizo de Sangley
Mestizo de Sangley#English

(Malaysian, Singapore, Indonesian and Philippine Hokkien, sometimes vulgar) singkek; newcomer Chinese immigrant (usually newer pure ethnic Chinese migrants that migrated around 1800s to 1900s as opposed to a Peranakan in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia or a Sangley or Mestizo de Sangley (Chinese mestizo) in the Philippines)


伙長

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiũ⁵⁵⁴/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiũ⁵⁵⁴/


火燒局

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³ kiak̚²⁴/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³ kiak̚²⁴/


翻來

(Philippine Hokkien) to come back; to return


翻去

(Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) to return; to go back; to go; to leave


無味無素

/bo²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ bi³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ bi³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ bi³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ bi³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ²¹/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) tasteless; flavorless


都咧

/tɔ³³ lə⁵⁵⁴/

/tɔ³³ le⁵⁵⁴/

/tɔ³³ lə⁵⁵⁴/

/tɔ³³ le⁵⁵⁴/

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

Lâng to͘-lé siǎn--lo͘, chiah koh kiò lâng khì ka-pan.

人都咧𤺪咯，才閣叫人去加班。

人都咧𤺪咯，才阁叫人去加班。

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

Pâng-keng to͘-lé oe̍h sòe, lí koh bóe chiah--ni chōe ke-si lâi, beh khě lé tó-loh?

房間都咧狹細，汝閣買才呢濟家私來，欲下咧佗落？

房间都咧狭细，汝阁买才呢济家私来，欲下咧佗落？

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) already even


都無

/tɔ⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/tɔ⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

伊都無來啊。

伊都无来啊。

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


都無咧

/tɔ³³ bo²⁴⁻²² lə⁵⁵⁴/

/tɔ³³ bo²⁴⁻²² le⁵⁵⁴/

/tɔ³³ bo²⁴⁻²² lə⁵⁵⁴/

/tɔ³³ bo²⁴⁻²² le⁵⁵⁴/

伊都無咧來咯。

伊都无咧来咯。

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) no longer even; not even


上番

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² huan³³/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² huan³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) well-to-do native Filipino (typically financially stable, well-bred, and/or positively well-known, especially one who is wealthy and/or with high social status or come from an affluent family)


生日麵

/sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴⁻² mi⁴¹/

/sĩ³³ lit̚²⁴⁻² mi⁴¹/


十三月

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² sã³³ ɡeʔ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² sã³³ ɡeʔ²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) 13th month pay at year-end


種個

/t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e²⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e²⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e⁵⁵⁴/

种个
此個
種其
種的
種牙

(Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) this; these; this kind; this sort


响個

/hiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/hiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e⁵⁵⁴/

/hiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/hiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ e⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) that; those; that kind; that sort


水錢

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²³/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/


中頭

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) in the middle; in the center


萬那威

/ban⁴¹⁻²² na⁴¹⁻²² ui³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² na⁴¹⁻²² ui³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) Mandaue (a city in Cebu, Philippines)


跋繳仙

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɛn³³/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɛn³³/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) gambler


溪仔婆

/kʰue³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/

/kʰue³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ po²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) (～區) Quiapo (a district of Manila, Philippines)


擗捒

/pʰiak̚⁴⁻³² sak̚³²/

/pʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sak̚³²/

/pʰiak̚⁴⁻³² sak̚³²/

/pʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sak̚³²/

(Philippine Hokkien) to discharge; to terminate; to fire; to dismiss; to sack


刣捒

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² sak̚⁵/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² sak̚⁵/


菲籍

(Philippine Hokkien) Filipino citizenship


才閣講

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

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

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


才閣說

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) to put off until a later time (of a discussion)

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


報兵

/po⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰiã³³/

/po⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰiã³³/

(Philippine Hokkien) to call the police; to report to the police


抾錢

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to save money; to put aside money


二板仔

/li⁴¹⁻²² pan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/li⁴¹⁻²² pan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien, architecture) mezzanine (small low second story or half-story usually above the ground floor)


血度

(Philippine Hokkien, pathology) blood pressure


巴禮

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² le⁵³/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² le⁵³/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³/

Borrowed from Spanish padre through the Philippines, from Latin patrem, pater, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Compare Tagalog pari, Cebuano pari, Chavacano padre.

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, historical, possibly obsolete, archaic or dated) padre; friar; priest; father (Roman Catholic)


神籃

/sin²⁴⁻²² na²⁴/

/sin²⁴⁻²² nã²⁴/

/sin²⁴⁻²² na²⁴/

/sin²⁴⁻²² nã²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) small, round, red, wooden or bamboo basket with a handle (for carrying presents during celebrations or sacrificial ceremonies)


隔腹阿兄

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)⁵ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiã³³/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴⁴⁻²² hiã⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)⁵ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiã³³/

(Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) cousin (father's brother's son older than oneself)


𧺤筋

/kʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kun³³/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kun³³/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to get a cramp


一仔久

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ka⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ka⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Philippine Hokkien) a little while; a moment


做汝

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

做汝講

做汝讲

eat what you want; eat as you wish; eat at your own pace

做汝食

do/perform/make what you want; do/perform/make it as you like; do/perform/make it at your own pace

做汝創

做汝创

做汝去

come as you like; come when you're ready; come where you want to come from

做汝來

做汝来

watch as you like; watch when you're ready; watch at your own pace; watch what you want

做汝看

walk as you like; walk at your own pace; walk where you want

做汝行

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) at your convenience; at your discretion; as you wish; as you like


做汝

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

you do you; it's up to you; do what you want; be yourself at your own pace

汝做汝

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien, literal) Used by the speaker to prompt the one spoken to, to do whatever they want to do at their own accord or pace: do you; you do you; be yourself

you do you; you continue being yourself; you continue to do what you want; you let yourself be

汝做汝

to have you continue speaking; to let you speak

做汝講

做汝讲

to have you continue eating; to allow you to eat

做汝食

to have you proceed with what you were doing or making or working on; to have you continue where you left off; to allow you to perform

做汝創

做汝创

to have you proceed with where you were going; to let you go

做汝去

to have you continue where you were coming from; to allow you to come

做汝來

做汝来

to have you continue watching; to allow you to see

做汝看

to have you continue walking; to allow you to walk

做汝行

(Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) Used by the speaker to prompt the one spoken to, to continue performing or doing what they intended to do: to let someone proceed; to allow somebody to carry on; to have someone continue as they wish


坮去

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar, dismissal) to scram; to fuck off; to go away; to beat it; to get out; to get lost; to sod off


坮來

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar) to scram back


車油

去添車油

去添车油

(Philippine Hokkien, Taishanese) gasoline; gas; fuel; petrol


臭兵

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰiã³³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰiã³³/


假影

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã⁵³/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã⁵³/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

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


假影

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã⁵³/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã⁵³/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

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


𣍐做得

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) cannot; may not


落申

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² sin³³/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² sin³³/

一落申

半落申

(Philippine Hokkien) Classifier for dozen.


煎包

(Philippine Hokkien) pan-fried bun; fried siopao (popularly ascribed to originate from Shanghai)


若先

/na⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ³³/

/na⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ³³/

He/she/they (singular) go first and after come home.

伊若先去了才倒來

伊若先去了才倒来

伊去若先

(Philippine Hokkien) to first start to do something; to do a verb first before something else


牛仔頭

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/


歹𤆬頭

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) bad example; bad role model


貼菜

/tʰiap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/tʰiap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) to supplement more food to make up for a deficiency; to supply enough dishes; to dish out enough food


拍火

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Philippine Hokkien) to extinguish; to put out a fire; to fight a fire


半燒凊

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sio³³ t͡sʰin⁴¹/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sio³³ t͡sʰin⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) lukewarm; neither hot nor cold


坐坐

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ t͡se³³/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ t͡se³³/

/t͡se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡se³³/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ le³³/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ le³³/

/t͡sʰe³³⁻²¹ le³³/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ t͡se³³/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ t͡se³³/

/t͡se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡se³³/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ le³³/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ le³³/

/t͡sʰe³³⁻²¹ le³³/

(Taiwanese, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to sit down; to take a seat; to sit


想說

/siũ³³⁻²² seʔ⁵/

/siũ³³⁻²² seʔ⁵/

(Philippine Hokkien) to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that; to assume

(Philippine Hokkien) to think (that); to believe (that); to be of the opinion (that); to hold the view (that)


水圓

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ĩ²⁴/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ĩ²⁴/


佛教堂

/put̚²⁴⁻² kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/put̚²⁴⁻² kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/


鼠牛虎兔

/t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴ hɔ⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁴ ɡu²⁴ hɔ⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹/

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) dubious person; shady person; questionable person


當當時

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/

/tŋ̍³³ taŋ³³ si²⁴/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/

/tŋ̍³³ taŋ³³ si²⁴/

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


後過

/au¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/au²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/au³³⁻²¹ kue²¹/

/au³³⁻¹¹ ke¹¹/

/au³³⁻²² ke⁴¹/

/au¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/au²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁴²/

/au³³⁻²¹ kue²¹/

/au³³⁻¹¹ ke¹¹/

/au³³⁻²² ke⁴¹/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, Puxian Min) next time


督課

/tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰo⁴¹/

/tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰo⁴¹/

(Philippine Hokkien) to tutor (student/s)


車稅

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ sue²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ sue²¹³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ se¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ sue²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ sue²¹³/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, Teochew) passenger's fare for a vehicle


割鳥皮

(Philippine Hokkien, medicine) to circumcise (a male); to surgically remove the penile foreskin


罰寫

(Philippine Hokkien) to punish someone by having them write something (often repeatedly)


惡赤

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ⁵/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ⁵/

(Philippine Hokkien, chiefly of a woman) bad-tempered; ill-tempered; foul-tempered; shrewish; fierce; termagant; impudent; standoffish


暗九

/ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴/

/ˀän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴/

(Taiwanese Mandarin and Philippine Hokkien) a custom or superstition where it is believed that bad luck or misfortune comes at an unlucky age where both digits can be added to result into a nine (9), especially at a ripe old age (e.g. 90, 81, 72, 63, 54, 45, 36, 27, 18, 9, etc.)


光九

/kŋ̍³³ kau⁵⁵⁴/

/kŋ̍³³ kau⁵⁵⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) a custom or superstition where it is believed that bad luck or misfortune comes at an unlucky age where the final digit is a nine (9), especially at a ripe old age (e.g. 99, 89, 79, 69, 59, 49, 39, 29, 19, 9, etc.)


蘭佬

/län³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lan²⁴⁻²² lau⁵⁵⁴/

/län³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lan²⁴⁻²² lau⁵⁵⁴/

Borrowed from Cebuano Lanao, from Maranao ranaw (“lake”).

(Philippines, including Philippine Hokkien) Lanao (a historical province of Mindanao, Philippines)


孤死酸

/kɔ³³ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suĩ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suĩ⁴⁴/


食傷閒

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² siũ³³ uĩ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² siũ³³ uĩ²⁴/

twiddle one's thumbs
twiddle one's thumbs

(Philippine Hokkien) to have too much free time (usually doing nothing or doing unproductive things); to idle; to loaf; to laze; to dawdle; to twiddle one's thumbs


捍船

/huã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

/huã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sun²⁴/

(Philippine Hokkien) to steer a ship; to navigate; to sail a boat