煲藥

/pou̯⁵⁵ jœːk̚²/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴/

/pou̯⁵⁵ jœːk̚²/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ioʔ⁴/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese, Guangxi Mandarin, traditional Chinese medicine) to decoct medicine


㓾死

㓾⫽死 (canonical)
verb-complement (romanization)

/t͡sʰɨ¹¹ si³¹/

/t͡sʰɨ¹¹ si³¹/

He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God forbid.

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 路加福音 (Luke) 20:16

Kì yit-thin voi lòi chhṳ̀-sí ke-têu thien-nùng, chiông phù-thò-yèn chû pûn phe̍t-ngìn.” Chung-ngìn thâng-liáu, chhiu kóng: “Chhie̍t-tui cho-m̀-tet yû án-ngiòng ke sṳ!”

佢一定會來㓾死該兜佃農，將葡萄園租給別人。」眾人聽了，就講：「絕對做毋得有恁樣个事！」

佢一定会来㓾死该兜佃农，将葡萄园租给别人。」众人听了，就讲：「绝对做毋得有恁样个事！」


學佬嫲

(Hakka) Hoklo woman; Southern Min-speaking woman


伙頭

/fɔː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ heu²²⁻²²⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ heu²²⁻²²⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Huizhou, Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Zhongshan Min, Jinhua Wu) cook; chef


肉豆

→ Cebuano: bataw

→ Tagalog: bataw

/ŋiʊk̚¹ tʰeu⁵³/

/ɲøk̚²⁴ təu²²/

/ŋiʊk̚¹ tʰeu⁵³/

/ɲøk̚²⁴ təu²²/

(Hakka, Leizhou Min, Southern Pinghua) a kind of bean


光頸雞

/kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³¹ ke⁴⁴/


盡命

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ miaŋ⁵³/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ miaŋ⁵³/

(literary, Hakka) as if one's life depended on it; desperately


親目

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴³/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ mak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴³/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ mak̚⁴/

(Hakka, Southern Min) with one's own eyes


塕塵

/uŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niŋ⁵³/

/ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒŋ¹³/

/eŋ³³⁻²³ teŋ⁵⁵/

/iaŋ³⁵⁻³³ tiaŋ²²/

/uŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niŋ⁵³/

/ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɒŋ¹³/

/eŋ³³⁻²³ teŋ⁵⁵/

/iaŋ³⁵⁻³³ tiaŋ²²/

(Dongshi Hakka, Eastern Min, Putian Puxian Min, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Central Min) dust


塵灰

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐn²¹ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨn¹¹ foi̯²⁴/

/t͡sʰən¹¹ foɪ⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐn²¹ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨn¹¹ foi̯²⁴/

/t͡sʰən¹¹ foɪ⁴⁴/

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

1896, Séng Iŏ̤ Cṳ̌ing Sṳ́: Gṳ̄ing-nǎing Hǔ gâ̤ Tǔ-kióng (Lô̤-mǎ Cī), Mǎ-tuo̿i Hŭ-éng 10:14

Mǎu-lō̤ng sū-mū nêng ēng ciĕ-duòi nì, ēng tia̿ng-nī nì gâ̤ dī, nì chṳ̆ ŭ chio̤̿, iáu ŭ sêng gâ̤ sî-hē, ciū niōng pǐng-tiāu nì káu-di̿ gâ̤ dêng-hó.

無論孰麼人伓接待你，伓聽聆你其事，你出兀厝，邀兀城其時候，就讓揙掉你跤裡其塵灰。

无论孰么人伓接待你，伓听聆你其事，你出兀厝，邀兀城其时候，就让揙掉你跤里其尘灰。

(literary or dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Jin, Northern Min) dust


柿花

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ fa²⁴/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ fa²⁴/

(chiefly Hakka) dried persimmon; persimmon cake


花花假假

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ fa²⁴ ka³¹ ka³¹/

/fa⁵³ fa⁵³ ka²⁴⁻³³ ka²⁴/

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ fa²⁴ ka³¹ ka³¹/

/fa⁵³ fa⁵³ ka²⁴⁻³³ ka²⁴/


賴孵

/laɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰu⁵³/

/laɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰu⁵³/

(Hakka) to stay in the nest without hatching eggs (of hens)


外低

/ŋɔːi̯²² tɐi̯⁵⁵/

/ŋɔːi̯²² tɐi̯⁵⁵/


坑壢

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lak̚¹/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lak̚¹/


大蛇屙屎

/taːi̯²² sɛː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sa¹¹ o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩³¹/

/taːi̯²² sɛː²¹ ɔː⁵⁵ siː³⁵/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sa¹¹ o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩³¹/

never having seen big things before (and therefore considering a normal thing remarkable due to ignorance)

未見過大蛇屙屎

未见过大蛇屙屎

(Cantonese, Hakka, figuratively) very rare things or phenomena


肚仔

肚仔麼個都無。

肚仔么个都无。


洋洋漾漾

/i̯oŋ¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹ i̯oŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/(j)i̯oŋ¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ⁵⁵ (j)i̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/iɔŋ¹¹ iɔŋ¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iɔŋ⁵³/

/ʒoŋ⁵⁵ ʒoŋ⁵⁵ ʒoŋ¹¹ ʒoŋ¹¹/

/i̯oŋ¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹ i̯oŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/iɔŋ¹¹ iɔŋ¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iɔŋ⁵³/

/ʒoŋ⁵⁵ ʒoŋ⁵⁵ ʒoŋ¹¹ ʒoŋ¹¹/

The leaking water pipe made water flowing everywhere in the toilet.

Sui³ guon³ lêu⁴ sui³ lêu⁴ do⁴ si³ gau⁴ du³ ê² yong² yong² yong⁴ yong⁴.

水管漏水漏到屎窖肚仔洋洋漾漾。

(Hakka) water overflowing or flowing everywhere


懶屍鬼

/lan⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɪ³¹/

/lan⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɪ³¹/

(Hakka, Southern Min) lazybones; a lazy person


懶屍牯

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴ ku³¹/

/nan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴ ku³¹/

/lan⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ku³¹/

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴ ku³¹/

/nan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴ ku³¹/

/lan⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ku³¹/


懶屍嫲

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴ ma¹¹/

/nan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴ ma¹¹/

/lan⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴ ma¹¹/

/nan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴ ma¹¹/

/lan⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/


打靶鬼

/taː³⁵ paː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/taː³⁵ paː³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, vulgar) goddamned person (that should be executed by shooting)


狼狼戾戾

/lɔŋ¹¹ lɔŋ¹¹ laɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ laɪ⁵³/

/lɔŋ¹¹ lɔŋ¹¹ laɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ laɪ⁵³/

Do not leave the whole house in a complete mess.

mog⁶ gau³ hi⁴ yid⁶ gian¹ vug⁵ du¹ long² long² lai⁴ lai⁴.

莫搞去一間屋都狼狼戾戾。

莫搞去一间屋都狼狼戾戾。


狼賴

/lɔŋ¹¹ laɪ⁵³/

/lɔŋ¹¹ laɪ⁵³/


肚裡背

/tu³¹ ti⁴⁴⁻³⁵ poɪ⁵³/

/tu³¹ ti⁴⁴⁻³⁵ poɪ⁵³/


得人畏

/tɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹ ʋi⁵³/

/tɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹ ʋi⁵³/

(Hakka) frightening (causing fright or fear)


嫽涼

/liau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɔŋ¹¹/

/liau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɔŋ¹¹/


發瘴

/pɔt̚¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/pɔt̚¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

(Hakka, vulgar, of person) despicable; contemptible


發瘴

/pɔt̚¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/pɔt̚¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/


發瘴

/pɔt̚¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/pɔt̚¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

(Hakka, obsolete) to get infected by malaria or other diseases


講三講四

/kɔːŋ³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ sei̯³³/

/kɔŋ³¹ sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kɔŋ³¹ ɕi⁵³/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ kɔːŋ³⁵ sei̯³³/

/kɔŋ³¹ sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kɔŋ³¹ ɕi⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, derogatory) to gossip; to make irresponsible remarks

(Cantonese, Hakka, derogatory) to criticize, to carp


趣生

/t͡ɕʰi⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴/


有兜

Yû-têu he fùng-set ke, yû-têu he vòng-set ke.

有兜係紅色个，有兜係黃色个。

有兜系红色个，有兜系黄色个。


有兜

Yu¹ dêu¹ ngin² zung⁴ yi¹ sed⁶ liu² liên².

有兜人中意食榴槤。

有兜人中意食榴梿。


有兜

(dialectical Hakka) a little; slightly; somewhat


這片析

ê³ pên³ sag⁵

/e³¹ pʰɛn³¹ sak̚¹/

/e³¹ pʰɛn³¹ sak̚¹/


片析

這片析

这片析

東片析

东片析

兩片析

两片析


𫟧去𫟧轉

/tin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi⁵³ tin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɔn³¹/

/tin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi⁵³ tin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɔn³¹/

(Hakka) to go round and round, to pace about


氣脈

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/hi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mak̚¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/hi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mak̚¹/

I don't have that much energy to quarrel with him.

Ngai² zang⁴ mo² an³ tai⁴ hi⁴ mag⁵ tung² gi² au⁴.

𠊎正無恁大氣脈同佢詏。

𠊎正无恁大气脉同佢𬣦。

(literary or Hakka) (of people) energy, vigor


半公嫲

/pan⁵³ kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

/paŋ⁵⁴ koŋ³³ ma²⁴/

/pan⁵³ kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

/paŋ⁵⁴ koŋ³³ ma²⁴/


半婦人

/pan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/


趣怪

/t͡ɕʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuaɪ⁵³/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuaɪ⁵³/

(Hakka) odd; strange; surprising; unexpected


屎背尾

/sɨ⁵⁵ poi̯⁵⁵ mi²⁴/

/sz̩³¹ poɪ⁵³ mi⁴⁴/

/sɨ⁵⁵ poi̯⁵⁵ mi²⁴/

/sz̩³¹ poɪ⁵³ mi⁴⁴/


神經貨

/sən¹¹ kin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fo⁵³/

/sən¹¹ kin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fo⁵³/

(Hakka, derogatory) crazy person; nut case; loony


酒罌

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ aːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ ɐŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiu³¹ aŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ aːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ ɐŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiu³¹ aŋ⁴⁴/

(literary or Hakka) large pottery container for alcohol; wine jar


下數

/ha⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/ha⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

(Hakka, Wenzhounese) courtesy; etiquette; rites


臭火𤊶

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fo³¹ lat̚¹/

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fo³¹ lat̚¹/

(Hakka) smelly because something is burnt/scorched/charred


難捱

/naːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹/

/nan¹¹ ŋaɪ⁵³/

/naːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹/

/nan¹¹ ŋaɪ⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka) difficult to tolerate; difficult to bear


硬程

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/

/ŋaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/

/ŋaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/

(Hakka) hale and hearty; robust; healthy


礙礙事事

/ŋoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/ŋoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

Don't come to the kicthen to make trouble if you don't even know how to cook.

m² hiau³ zu³ sed⁶ qiu⁴ mog⁶ loi² zau⁴⁻³ ha¹ ngoi⁴ ngoi⁴ si⁴ si⁴.

唔曉煮食就莫來灶下礙礙事事。

唔晓煮食就莫来灶下碍碍事事。

(Hakka) to be in the way; to be a hindrance


鬼打樣

/kuɪ³¹ ta³¹ iɔŋ⁵³/

/kuɪ³¹ ta³¹ iɔŋ⁵³/

The clothes folded just now were scratched by the cat and left in a hideous mess.

zang⁴ tiab⁶ hau³ ge⁴ sam¹ fu⁴ yu⁴ bun¹ miau⁴ gung¹ ya³ hi⁴ gui³ da³ yong⁴.

正疊好个衫褲又分貓公搲去鬼打樣。

正叠好个衫裤又分猫公搲去鬼打样。


像鬼

/t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuɪ³¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuɪ³¹/

sin¹ vug⁵ ngiong⁴ ê³ voi⁴ zo⁴ do³ an³ qiong⁴ gui³?

新屋仰仔會做到恁像鬼？

新屋仰仔会做到恁像鬼？


乒鈴嘭唥

/pɪŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ lɪŋ⁵⁵ paːŋ²¹ laːŋ²¹/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ lɪŋ⁵⁵ paːŋ²¹ laːŋ²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, onomatopoeia) sounds of clattering, crashing, ruckus


乒乓湢潑

(Hakka, onomatopoeia) sounds hitting water surface


咪摸

/miː⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵/

/miː⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/miː⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵/

/miː⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka) to move slowly; to dawdle; to dillydally


抺抺摸摸

/mi¹¹ mi¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/mi¹¹ mi¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

咪咪摸摸 咪咪摸摸#Chinese


四六貨

/ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liʊk̚¹ fo⁵³/

/ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liʊk̚¹ fo⁵³/

(Hakka, derogatory) a flippant and impudent person


斷夜

/tʰɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ia⁵³/

/tʰɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ia⁵³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


𤊶翻

𤊶翻企


𤊶翻企

(Hakka) to stand upside-down; to stand on one's head


屙痢刮肚

/o²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵ ku̯at̚² tu³¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuat̚¹ tu³¹/

/o²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵ ku̯at̚² tu³¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuat̚¹ tu³¹/


屙痢屙肚

/o²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵ o²⁴ tu³¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ li⁵³ o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tu³¹/

/o²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵ o²⁴ tu³¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ li⁵³ o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tu³¹/


恁樣仔

恁样仔
恁樣欸
咹樣仔
咹樣欸
恁樣兒
咹樣兒

/an³¹ ŋiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ e¹¹/

/an³¹ ŋiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ e¹¹/


糊糍麻加

/fu¹¹ t͡ɕʰi¹¹ ma¹¹ ka⁴⁴/

/fu¹¹ t͡ɕʰi¹¹ ma¹¹ ka⁴⁴/


挨挨磨磨

/aɪ⁴⁴ aɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³/

/aɪ⁴⁴ aɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³/


鬼神鬼相

/ku̯i³¹ sɨn¹¹ ku̯i³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/kuɪ³¹ sən¹¹ kuɪ³¹ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/

/ku̯i³¹ sɨn¹¹ ku̯i³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/kuɪ³¹ sən¹¹ kuɪ³¹ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/


鬼神樣相

/kuɪ³¹ sən¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/

/kuɪ³¹ sən¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/

鬼神鬼相 鬼神鬼相#Chinese


結煞

结煞
结煞
詰刹
𢯹煞
戛煞

(Hakka, only in compounds) means; method


無聲無氣

/mou̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ hei̯³³/

/mo¹¹ saŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo¹¹ hi⁵³/

/mou̯²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ hei̯³³/

/mo¹¹ saŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo¹¹ hi⁵³/


無結煞

无结煞
無詰刹
無𢯹煞
無戛煞

(Hakka) there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it

痛到無結煞

痛到无结煞

(Hakka, after verb/adjective + particle) (to) a great extent; extremely


仰結煞

仰结煞
仰詰刹
仰𢯹煞
仰戛煞

/ŋiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kat̚¹ sat̚¹/

/ŋiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kat̚¹ sat̚¹/

What should I do! I lost my mobile phone!

Ngiong⁴ gad⁵ sad⁵! Su³ gi¹ diêd⁵ pêd⁵ ê²!

仰結煞！手機跌撇了！

仰结煞！手机跌撇了！

(Hakka) What to do?; What should be done?


搣衰

/mɛt̚¹ soɪ⁴⁴/

/mɛt̚¹ soɪ⁴⁴/


潑雨

/pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hɔ³³/

/pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔ³³/

/pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/

/pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hɔ³³/

/pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔ³³/

/pʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/

The rainwater is coming in from the south side.

南片會潑雨。

南片会泼雨。

(Hakka, Southern Min) to have rainwater pour from the side, especially when blown into a building through a window


茶青

/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaː²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaː²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa¹¹ t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰa¹¹ t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³/


輪仔

Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 以賽亞書 (Isaiah) 5:28

Kì-têu ke chien tong-li; kì-têu ke kiûng lâi-hèn. Kì-têu ke mâ-thài pí sa̍k-thèu hàn-kha ngang; kì-têu chan-chhâ ke lin-é chhiong kién-fûng chón án-kuk.

佢等个箭當利；佢等个弓拉𢫮。佢等个馬蹄比石頭還較硬；佢等戰車个輪仔像捲風轉恁轂。

佢等个箭当利；佢等个弓拉𢫮。佢等个马蹄比石头还较硬；佢等战车个轮仔像卷风转恁毂。


地壢

(Hakka) non-irrigated farmland; dry land


棕衣

/t͡sɔŋ⁵⁴ i⁵⁴/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵⁴ i⁵⁴/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Central Min, Zhaotong Mandarin, Huaiji Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) raincoat woven from palm fiber (often worn by peasants in ancient China)


洗湯

(Eastern Min, dialectal Hakka) to take a shower or bath (in hot water)


孤盲

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

sṳ̍t-chhai chhiu hàn kô-mô, m̀ kiâng chhong-sí ngìn

實在就很孤毛 毋驚撞死人

实在就很孤毛 毋惊撞死人

2015, 羅文裕 [Wing Lo], “菸樓清風”performed by 羅文裕 [Wing Lo]:

The tobacco barn is hot as hell; sweating like flowing water

yân-lèu ngia̍t ke kô-mô, liù-hon na liù-súi yit-yong

菸樓熱得要命 流汗如流水一樣

烟楼热得要命 流汗如流水一样

(Hakka) Used after adjectives as an intensifier: very; badly; as hell


禾鷝

The chickens were raised into sparrows, and the pigs were raised from half a catty to four taels

1934, 最新解勸盤賭歌

kiê-é hiuk to pien vò-pit, chû-é pan kîn hiuk si liông

鷄子畜到變禾必 猪子半斤畜四兩

1934, 最新解勸盤賭歌

鸡子畜到变禾必 猪子半斤畜四两


咬薑啜醋

/ŋau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯oŋ²⁴ t͡sʰot̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/ŋau⁵³ kioŋ⁵³ t͡sʰot⁵⁻² t͡sʰu¹¹/

/ŋau̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯oŋ²⁴ t͡sʰot̚² t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/ŋau⁵³ kioŋ⁵³ t͡sʰot⁵⁻² t͡sʰu¹¹/

(Can we date this quote?), “客家本色”, 涂敏恆 (lyrics), 涂敏恆 (music):

ngâu-kiông-chhot-chhṳ kí sṳ̍p ngièn, m̀-sṳt mài-yen

咬薑啜醋幾十年 毋識埋怨

咬姜啜醋几十年 毋识埋怨

(Hakka) to economize on one's food and clothing; to live a poor and simple life


棉衲

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhongshan Min) cotton-padded jacket (Classifier: 件)

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


手波

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

(chiefly Cantonese and Hakka) manual transmission; stickshift


孤寒種

/kuː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

/kuː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) miser; cheapskate


孤寒度

/kuː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹ tɔːk̚²/

/kuː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹ tɔːk̚²/

Probably from 孤寒 (gu¹ hon⁴, “stingy”) + 度 (dok⁶, “to measure; to ponder”). Alternatively, 鐸 /铎 (dok⁶) may be the name of a miser (Bai, 2003); compare English scrooge < Ebenezer Scrooge, Eastern Min 貽順哥 /贻顺哥 (ì-sông-gŏ̤) < 馬貽順 /马贻顺 (Mā Ì-sông).

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(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) miser; cheapskate; scrooge


泥塵

/nɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐn²¹/

/naɪ¹¹ t͡sʰən¹¹/

/nɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐn²¹/

/naɪ¹¹ t͡sʰən¹¹/


甜椰椰

tim⁴ yé⁴ yé⁴

/tʰiːm²¹ jɛː²¹ jɛː²¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ jɛː²¹ jɛː²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, ideophonic) too sweet; unnecessarily sweet (in flavour)


天矇光

天蒙光
天蒙光
天濛光
天曚光

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯en²⁴ muŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ mʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯en²⁴ muŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka) crack of dawn; early dawn


牙帶

/ŋaː²¹ taːi̯³³/

/ŋaː²¹ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

/ŋaː²¹ taːi̯³³/

/ŋaː²¹ taːi̯³³⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Shenzhen Hakka, Zhongshan Min) cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)


牙帶魚

/ŋaː²¹ taːi̯³³ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ŋaː²¹ taːi̯³³ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Zhongshan Hakka) cutlassfish (family Trichiuridae)


河壩

牽手行過清淨个河壩 你仰恬恬毋講話

2015, 羅文裕 [Wing Lo], “同姓”, in 驚喜時刻, performed by 羅文裕 [Wing Lo]:

Holding hands, we walk across the clear river; why are you quiet without saying a word?

khiân-sú hàng ko chhîn-chhiang e hò-pa, ǹg ngióng tiâm-tiâm m̀ kóng-fa

牵手行过清净个河坝 你仰恬恬毋讲话


阿郎

/a³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Teochew) son-in-law


腳肚

/kœːk̚³ tʰou̯¹³/

/kœːk̚³ tʰou̯¹³/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Guangxi Mandarin, dialectal Hakka) calf of the leg


腳囊肚

(Hakka, dialectal Cantonese) calf of the leg


下生世人

/e⁵³⁻¹¹ sin³³⁴ si²¹³ laŋ¹¹/

/e⁵³⁻¹¹ sin³³⁴ si²¹³ laŋ¹¹/

(Wengyuan and Wuping Hakka, Longyan Min) the next life; another lifetime


孫嫂

(Hakka, dialectal Cantonese, Pingxiang Gan, Taiwanese Hokkien) granddaughter-in-law (grandson's wife)


踢燕

/tʰɛːk̚³ jiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/tʰɛːk̚³ jiːn³³⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Zhongshan Min) to play jianzi; to kick the jianzi


驐雞

/tən⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/tən⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

(Jiangxi Hakka, Eastern Min, Shanghainese) to castrate a chicken


驐雞

/tən⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/tən⁴⁴ t͡ɕi⁵³/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

(Jiangxi Hakka, Eastern Min, Northern Wu) capon; castrated male chicken


禾串

/ʋo¹¹ t͡sʰɔn⁵³/

/ʋo¹¹ t͡sʰɔn⁵³/


上膊

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pɔk̚¹/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pɔk̚¹/

(Hakka) to hoist something over one's shoulder


一枝竹篙打一船人

一枝竹篙壓倒一船人
一行竹篙壓倒一船人

id^ˋ gi^ˊ zug^ˋ go^ˊ da^ˋ id^ˋ son^ˇ ngin^ˇ

/it̚² ki²⁴ t͡suk̚² ko²⁴ ta³¹ it̚² son¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

/(j)it̚² ki²⁴ t͡suk̚² ko²⁴ ta³¹ (j)it̚² son¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

tar everyone with the same brush
tar with the same brush

(Hakka) to tar everyone with the same brush


𠊎愛你

/ŋai̯¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵ n¹¹/

/ŋai̯¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵ ŋi¹¹/

/ŋai̯¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵ n¹¹/

/ŋai̯¹¹ oi̯⁵⁵ ŋi¹¹/


熟事

/ʂu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(literary or dialectal, including Hakka) to be well-acquainted with; to know well


倒草

(Hakka, Huizhou) to ruminate; to chew the cud


眼珠仁

/ŋian³¹ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ in¹¹/

/ŋian³¹ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ in¹¹/


盲佬

/maːŋ²¹ lou̯³⁵/

/maːŋ²¹ lou̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Nanning Pinghua, Zhongshan Min) blind man


斑魚

/pan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ n̩¹¹/

/põĩ³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/

/pan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ n̩¹¹/

/põĩ³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Teochew, Liuzhou Mandarin) northern snakehead (Channa argus)


靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老

head

靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老

靠山山会倒，靠水水会燥，靠人人会老

When one relies on the mountain, the mountain may fall. When one relies on water, water may dry up. When one relies on other people, they may get old.

kho sân sân voi tó, kho súi súi voi châu, kho ngìn ngìn voi ló

ko⁴ san¹ san¹ voi⁴ do³, ko⁴ sui³ sui³ voi⁴ zau¹, ko⁴ ngin² ngin² voi⁴ lo³

/kʰo⁵⁵ san²⁴⁻¹¹ san²⁴⁻¹¹ voi̯⁵⁵ to³¹ kʰo⁵⁵ su̯i³¹ su̯i³¹ voi̯⁵⁵ t͡sau̯²⁴ kʰo⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ ŋin¹¹ voi̯⁵⁵ lo³¹/

(Hakka) Relying on yourself is better than relying on others because people may not help you forever.

en-靠山山會倒，靠水水會燥，靠人人會老-zh-proverb-f7WdX-sx


流鼻

/lau¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰi⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻⁵⁵ pʰi⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²/

/lau²³⁻²¹ pʰĩ²¹/

/lau²³⁻³³ pʰĩ³³/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰĩ³³/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰhĩ¹¹/

/lau¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰi⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻⁵⁵ pʰi⁴²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²/

/lau²³⁻²¹ pʰĩ²¹/

/lau²³⁻³³ pʰĩ³³/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰĩ³³/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰhĩ¹¹/

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


人同人好，鬼同鬼好

humans befriend similar humans, ghosts befriend similar ghosts

ngin^ˇ tung^ˇ ngin^ˇ ho^ˋ, gui^ˋ tung^ˇ gui^ˋ ho^ˋ

ngin² tung² ngin² ho³, gui³ tung² gui³ ho³

/ŋin¹¹ tʰuŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹ ho³¹ ku̯i³¹ tʰuŋ¹¹ ku̯i³¹ ho³¹/

birds of a feather flock together
birds of a feather flock together

(Hakka) birds of a feather flock together


頂碓

/taŋ³¹ toɪ⁵³/

/taŋ³¹ toɪ⁵³/

(Hakka) used to describe a person who screws things up due to either misremembering, clumsiness, or impertinence


頂碓貨

/taŋ³¹ toɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fo⁵³/

/taŋ³¹ toɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fo⁵³/

(Hakka, derogatory) a person who screws things up due to either misremembering, clumsiness, or impertinence


屙㞎

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pa¹¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pa¹¹/


欖豉

(Cantonese, Hakka) preserved Chinese black olive


屋舍

/ʊk̚⁵ sɛː³³/

/ʊk̚⁵ sɛː¹³/

/ʋʊk̚¹ sa⁵³/

/ʊk̚⁵ sɛː³³/

/ʊk̚⁵ sɛː¹³/

/ʋʊk̚¹ sa⁵³/

The land is flat and extensive, and the houses are neatly arranged.

The Peach Blossom Spring (桃花源記) by Tao Yuanming

土地平曠，屋舍儼然。

土地平旷，屋舍俨然。


地窿

/tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lʊŋ¹¹/

/tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lʊŋ¹¹/

(Hakka) tunnel (underground or underwater passage)

巷道

usually dug for transport, drainage and ventilation


花缽

/fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pat̚¹/

/fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pat̚¹/

(Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Zhao'an Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) flowerpot


雙狗耳

/sʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ keu³¹ ŋi³¹/

/sʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ keu³¹ ŋi³¹/

(Hakka) The Chinese character component 阝 (on either side of the character).


自家脧仔歪，嫌人尿桶漏

to blame the toilet for leaking while one has a crooked penis

ci⁴ ga¹ zoi¹ ê³ vai¹, hiam² ngin² ngiau⁴ tung³ lêu⁴

ci⁴ ga¹ zoi¹ e³ vai¹, hiam² ngin² ngiau⁴ tung³ leu⁴

/t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡soi̯²⁴ e³¹ vai̯²⁴ hi̯am¹¹ ŋin¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵ tʰuŋ³¹ leu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵³ ka⁴⁴ t͡soɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ e³¹ ʋaɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hiam¹¹ ŋin¹¹ ŋiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ³¹ leu⁵³/

a bad workman always blames his tools
a bad workman always blames his tools

(Hakka, mildly vulgar) a man always finds excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on himself; a bad workman always blames his tools


屙屎唔出怨豬嫲

屙屎唔出怨猪嫲
屙屎毋出怨豬嫲
屙屎毋出怨豬嬤
屙屎不出怨豬母

blame the female pig when one is unable to poop

/o²⁴ sɨ³¹ m¹¹ t͡sʰut̚² i̯en⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴ ma¹¹/

/o²⁴ sɨ³¹ m¹¹ t͡sʰut̚² (j)i̯an⁵⁵ t͡su²⁴ ma¹¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩³¹ m̩¹¹ t͡sʰut̚¹ ian⁵³ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

(Hakka) a man always finds excuses upon failure rather than reflecting on himself; a bad workman always blames his tools


郎家

(Western Guangdong Cantonese and Hakka, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) son-in-law


吂學行，先學走

/maŋ¹¹ hok̚⁵ haŋ¹¹ si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ hok̚⁵ t͡seu̯³¹/

learn to run before one can walk
learn to walk before one can run

(Hakka) to learn to run before one can walk


儆惜

擏惜
敬惜
擏錫
儆錫
鏡錫

/kɛːŋ²² sɛːk̚³/

/kɛːŋ²² sɛːk̚³/

2022, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

Our shop is small and narrow. Dear customers, please don't just eat; you've got to watch out for your back yourselves.

bun² dim³ dei⁶ fong¹ cin² zaak³, jau⁵ cing² gok³ wai⁶⁻² ban¹ haak³, hek³ waan⁴ hek³, zi⁶ gei² bui³ zek³ zi⁶ gei² geng⁶ sek³

本店地方淺窄 有請各位賓客 吃還吃 自己背脊自己擏錫

本店地方浅窄 有请各位宾客 吃还吃 自己背脊自己擏锡

(Cantonese, Hakka) to cherish; to treasure; to take good care of something


腹內

→ Cebuano: paklay

→ Hiligaynon: paklay

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴² li¹¹/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ li²¹/

/paʔ²¹⁻⁴² li¹¹/

/paʔ²⁻⁴ li²¹/

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

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

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

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

和尚食豬肝，各儂知腹內。

和尚食猪肝，各侬知腹内。

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


出出入入

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jɐp̚² jɐp̚²/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ jɐp̚² jɐp̚²/

ni¹ dung⁶ daai⁶ haa⁶ hai⁶ soeng¹ zyu⁶ loeng⁵ jung⁶, ping⁴ si⁴ hou² do¹ jan⁴ ceot¹ ceot¹ jap⁶ jap⁶.

呢棟大廈係商住兩用，平時好多人出出入入。

呢栋大厦系商住两用，平时好多人出出入入。

(Cantonese, Hakka, of many people or things) to enter and exit


自家屙屎自家食

one has shitted and now eats the shit oneself

/t͡sʰit̚² ka²⁴⁻¹¹ o²⁴ sɨ³¹ t͡sʰit̚² ka²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ o²⁴ sɨ³¹ t͡sʰit̚⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵³ ka⁴⁴ o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩³¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵³ ka⁴⁴ sət̚⁵/

made one's bed and lie in it
make one's bed and lie in it

(Hakka, mildly vulgar, derogatory) to reap what one sows; to have made one's bed and lie in it


老舉寨

/lou̯¹³ kɵy̯³⁵ t͡saːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kɵy̯³⁵ t͡saːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Zhongshan Min) brothel


足秤

/t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³³/

/t͡ɕiʊk̚¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

/t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³³/

/t͡ɕiʊk̚¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

(dialectal, including Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Mandarin, Wu) to be in an adequate weight


結恭

/kiːt̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ket̚⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³/

/kiːt̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ket̚⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Zhongshan Min) to be constipated; to have constipation


墟日

/hɵy̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚²/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/

/hɵy̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚²/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/


乳油

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/ʐu²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/


茶泡

/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰa¹¹ pʰau̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sa̠¹³ pʰɒu̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰa¹¹ pʰau̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sa̠¹³ pʰɒu̯³³/

2022, “我要把你嚇死喔 [Knock'Em Dead]”, 彭佳慧 [Julia Peng], 羅文裕 [Wing Lo] (lyrics), 彭佳慧 [Julia Peng] (music)performed by 彭佳慧 [Julia Peng]:

Casually playing here and there, from the wax apple garden to the river

yû-é-mò-é, miet sông miet hâ, chhà-phau yèn to hò-pa

有吔無吔 搣上搣下 茶泡園到河壩

有吔无吔 搣上搣下 茶泡园到河坝

Syzygium samarangense
Syzygium samarangense#Translingual

(Pingtung Hakka) wax apple (Syzygium samarangense)


唔識字怨爺娘，唔會賺錢怨屋場

唔識字怨爺娘，唔會賺錢怨屋場

唔识字怨爷娘，唔会赚钱怨屋场
毋識字怨爺娘，毋會賺錢怨屋場

blame the parents when one is illiterate, blame the house when one doesn't know how to make money

m² sid⁵ si⁴ yan⁴ ya² ngiong², m² voi⁴ con⁴ qian² yan⁴ vug⁵ cong²

/m¹¹ sɨt̚² sɨ⁵⁵ i̯en⁵⁵ i̯a¹¹ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹ m¹¹ voi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰon⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ i̯en⁵⁵ vuk̚² t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

/m¹¹ sɨt̚² sɨ⁵⁵ (j)i̯an⁵⁵ (j)i̯a¹¹ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹ m¹¹ voi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰon⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ (j)i̯an⁵⁵ vuk̚² t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

(Hakka) a bad workman always blames his tools


操煩

2004, “想厝的人”, 詹雅雯 (lyrics), 詹雅雯 (music)performed by 詹雅雯:

The parents are worried, and the lover is concerned; this kind of life is never happy.

pē-bú chhau-hoân ài-jîn chhian-kòa, chit khoán ji̍t-chí éng-oán bōe khùiⁿ-oa̍h

父母操煩愛人牽掛 這款日子永遠袜快活

父母操烦爱人牵挂 这款日子永远袜快活

sui-jiân oa̍h tī sè-kan, siông-siông iu-būn sim chhiau-hoân, Ia-so͘ kóng, tī I lāi-bīn ū pêng-an

雖然活在世間 常常憂鬱心操煩 耶穌說 在祂裡面有平安

虽然活在世间 常常忧郁心操烦 耶稣说 在祂里面有平安

(Hakka, Hokkien) to worry (about); to be anxious (about)


家神透外鬼

the household deity disclosing things to devils outside

/ka²⁴ sɨn¹¹ tʰeu̯⁵⁵ ŋoi̯⁵⁵ ku̯i³¹/

/ka²⁴ sɨn¹¹ tʰeu̯⁵⁵ ŋoi̯⁵⁵ ku̯i³¹/

bite the hand that feeds one
bite the hand that feeds one

(Hakka) to be ungrateful; to bite the hand that feeds one


蠄蜍

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Sanxiang Min) toad


因爭

/in²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sen²⁴/

/in²⁴⁻³³ t͡sen²⁴/

/in²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sen²⁴/

/in²⁴⁻³³ t͡sen²⁴/


赴毋掣

(Hakka) to not have enough time (to do something)


㧡水

(Hakka) to carry water on the shoulder with a pole


紅金鯉

/fuŋ¹¹ kim²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵/

/fuŋ¹¹ kim²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵/


豬腸

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍¹³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/tɯ³³ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍¹³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/tɯ³³ tŋ̍²⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) pig intestines


棯仔

/niːm⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/niːm⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa#Translingual

(Cantonese, Hakka) rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)


哊奶

/iɔk̚¹ nɛn⁵³/

/iɔk̚¹ nɛn⁵³/


手指節

/su³¹ t͡sz̩³¹ t͡ɕiɛt̚¹/

/su³¹ t͡sz̩³¹ t͡ɕiɛt̚¹/

(Wuming Mandarin, Hakka, Wenzhounese, anatomy) knuckle; finger joints


手指罅

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ laː³³/

/su³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ la⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ laː³³/

/su³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ la⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, anatomy) space between fingers


手套仔

/su³¹ tʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/

/su³¹ tʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/


晚造禾

/maːn¹³ t͡sou̯²² wɔː²¹/

/ʋan³¹ t͡sau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋo¹¹/

/maːn¹³ t͡sou̯²² wɔː²¹/

/ʋan³¹ t͡sau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋo¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka) rice that matures after Shuangjiang (which is around November 7th)


翻禾

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋo¹¹/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋo¹¹/

(Hakka) rice that matures after Shuangjiang (which is around November 7th)


瓦坑

/ŋaː¹³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋa³¹ haŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋaː¹³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋa³¹ haŋ⁴⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka) rows of tiles on a roof; corrugated tile


差有差著

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴ t͡sʰa⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴ t͡sʰa⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔk̚⁵/

(Hakka) to leave a mistake uncorrected and have it turn out to be something good; a mistake turns out to be beneficial or useful


屈倒

(Hakka) to sprain (e.g. the ankle, wrist, etc.)


袖嘴

/t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡suɪ³¹/

/t͡ɕʰiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡suɪ³¹/

(Hakka) cuff; wristband (the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist)


廢人仔

/fi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ ne³¹/

/fi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ ne³¹/

(Hakka) incompetent person; person who can't get things right


火屎箭天

/fo³¹ ɕi³¹ t͡ɕiɛn⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/fo³¹ ɕi³¹ t͡ɕiɛn⁵³ tʰiɛn⁴⁴/

(Hakka) to fly into a rage; to be furious


抽間

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯an²⁴/

(Hakka) to find time (to do something); to take time


落下頷

/lau̯⁵⁵ ha²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋam²⁴/

/lau̯⁵⁵ ha²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋam²⁴/


田基

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka) embankment or footpath between paddy fields; ridge between fields


結公婆

(Hakka, intransitive) to become husband and wife


跳皮

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ pʰi¹³/

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ pʰi¹³/

(Liuzhou and Guilin Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua, Bangkok Teochew, Xiang) naughty; mischievous


掌羊

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ iɔŋ¹¹/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ iɔŋ¹¹/


鳴炮

/miŋ³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/miŋ³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/


豬脷

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ li⁵³/

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ li⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka) pig's tongue (Classifier: 條／条 c)


篾瓤

/mɛt̚⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/miɛ⁴² nɔŋ³³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²³/

/biʔ⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/mɛt̚⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/miɛ⁴² nɔŋ³³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ luŋ¹³/

/pi¹³⁻¹¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nŋ̍¹³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²³/

/biʔ⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵⁵/

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


撿樵

(Hakka) to gather dry wood for fuel in the woods


拈樵

/ŋi̯am²⁴ t͡sʰeu̯¹¹/

/ŋi̯am²⁴ t͡sʰeu̯¹¹/


相認

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²²/

/si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋin⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²²/

/si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋin⁵⁵/

(Hakka) to become sworn brothers or sisters


上崎

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯a⁵⁵/

/ʃoŋ⁵³ kia¹¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ kia³³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ kia³³/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯a⁵⁵/

/ʃoŋ⁵³ kia¹¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ kia³³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ kia³³/

(Can we date this quote?), 林展逸, “打拚一定贏”performed by 羅琬瑩:

Walk slowly when you are going uphill, and don't rush about when you are going downhill

shong` giaˇ oiˇ man⁺ man⁺ hang, ha` giaˇ m ho´ gin´ biangˇ biangˇ

上崎愛慢慢行 下崎唔好緊拼拼

上崎爱慢慢行 下崎唔好紧拼拼

(Hakka, Hokkien) to go uphill; to climb a slope; to move up an incline; to ascend


下崎

/ha²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯a⁵⁵/

/ha²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯a⁵⁵/

上崎愛慢慢行 下崎唔好緊拼拼

上崎爱慢慢行 下崎唔好紧拼拼

(Hakka) to go downhill; to go down a slope or incline


沙鼻

/sa²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

/sa²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

1996, 涂敏恆, “本本係英雄”, in 客家創作流行歌曲2, performed by 林展逸:

When things go your way, you need not be puffed up; when you wake up from your dream, it will be empty

chhûn-fûng-tet-yi m̀-sṳ́ sâ-phi, mung-siáng khung-khung

春風得意毋使沙鼻 夢醒空空

春风得意毋使沙鼻 梦醒空空

(Hakka) proud; arrogant; smug; puffed up


起膊

/hei̯³⁵ pɔːk̚³/

/hei̯³⁵ pɔːk̚³/

1841, Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Chinese Chrestomathy in the Canton Dialect, Macao: S.W. Williams, page 186:

The visitor steps in between the shafts, and moves backward and sits down in the sedan, and the bearers raise it up on their shoulders.

haak³ daap⁶ jap⁶ giu⁶ gong³ noi⁶, teoi³ hang⁴ jap⁶ giu⁶, zo⁶ ding⁶, giu⁶ fu¹ hei² bok³.

客踏入轎扛內，退行入轎，坐定，轎夫起膊。

客踏入轿扛内，退行入轿，坐定，轿夫起膊。

(Cantonese, Hakka) to hoist something over one's shoulder


上肩

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ kõĩ³³/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯en²⁴/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴ kin⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ kõĩ³³/

(Hakka, Teochew) to hoist something over one's shoulder


上鏈

/sœːŋ¹³ liːn²²⁻³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ¹¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ liːn²²⁻³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to wind a watch, clock, mechanical toy, etc.


船家佬

/sɔn¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lau³¹/

/sɔn¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lau³¹/


褲囊

/fuː³³ nɔːŋ²²/

/fu²¹ ⁿdɔŋ³²/

/fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nɔŋ⁵³/

/fuː³³ nɔːŋ²²/

/fu²¹ ⁿdɔŋ³²/

/fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nɔŋ⁵³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Pinghua) crotch (part of a garment that passes between the legs)


毋故

m̀-ku ên-têu ke sîm-lìn he siông-thûng ke

毋故我兜介心靈係相通介

毋故我兜介心灵系相通介


當牛

/toŋ²⁴ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/toŋ²⁴ ŋi̯u¹¹/

(Hakka) naughty; mischievous (to the point of not receiving instruction)


蓋牛

/koi̯⁵⁵ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/koi̯⁵⁵ ŋi̯u¹¹/


打嘴角

(Hakka) to box someone's ears; to slap someone on the face


噼嘴角

(Southern Sixian Hakka) to box someone's ears; to slap someone on the face


斡頭

/uat̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁵³⁻¹ tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/uat̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁵³⁻¹ tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Hakka, Hokkien) to turn one's head (away); to turn tail

(Hakka) to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, etc.)


出丁

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ten⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tɛŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ tɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ten⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ tɛŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ tɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

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

(Hakka, by extension) to have a growing family


出桌

(Hakka) to serve the dishes; to serve the dishes on the table


出菜

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² t͡sʰoi¹¹/

/t͡sʰut̚¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² t͡sʰoi¹¹/

/t͡sʰut̚¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/

尾头葱儿蒜儿芹菜 放滴香油 可以出菜了 [Hailu Hakka, simp.]
muiˋ teu cungˋ er sonˇ er kiun coiˇ, biongˇ did hiongˋ rhiu, zoˇ ded chud coiˇ leˋ [Taiwanese Hakka Romanization System]

尾頭蔥兒蒜兒芹菜 放滴香油 可以出菜了 [Hailu Hakka, trad.]

2015, 邱廉欽 [Kim], “客家小炒”performed by 愛客樂 [iColor]:


出煞

(Hakka) to leave the temple and perform a ritual outside (of a spirit medium)

(Hakka) to perform a ritual where an evil deed took place (such as sprinkling the blood of a black dog or rooster, or asking Taoist priests to recite prayers)


送煞

(Hakka) to drive away evil spirits, demons, etc.


登常

(Southern Sixian Hakka) frequently; often


角菜仔

/kɔk̚¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ e³¹/

/kɔk̚¹ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ e³¹/


盤過節

盘过节
𨃟過節
搬過節
攀過節

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻²² ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/puã²³⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻²² ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/puã²³⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛt̚³²/

耶穌對Ka-ná去加伯農，koh無幾日上耶路撒冷beh守盤過節，入殿看見人teh賣牛，羊，chíⁿ仔，亦有人teh換銀。

1955, Ko Kim-seng, Sèng-keng Soán-lio̍k: Ki-tok-toān, volume 4, Tâi-oân Kàu-hōe Kong-pò-siā, page 21; Hàn-lô version from 白話字數位典藏博物館, (Please provide a date or year):

Jesus went from Cana to Capernaum. Then, only after a few days, he went up to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. When he entered the temple, he saw people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and people exchanging money.

耶稣对Ka-ná去加伯农，koh无几日上耶路撒冷beh守盘过节，入殿看见人teh卖牛，羊，chíⁿ仔，亦有人teh换银。

又koh咱ê聖餐ê前例是盤過節，hit個重要性是數念，抑是結連tī基督。

1963, 那克來博士, “Sí-hái Chhau-pún (死海抄本)”, in Lú Soan Ge̍h-khan, number 44; Hàn-lô version from 台語文數位典藏資料庫, (Please provide a date or year):

Moreover, the precedent of our Holy Communion is Passover. The importance of that is remembrance or union with Christ.

又koh咱ê圣餐ê前例是盘过节，hit个重要性是数念，抑是结连tī基督。

2009 March 22, Tân Chheng-chùn, “Siú-chiat (守節)”, in 聖經故事三字詩:

Israel is quite special. Passover was established by God. The firstborn was slain; was the method cruel? The door was painted with blood, and they were distinguished.

Í-sek-lia̍t, chin te̍k-pia̍t, Pôaⁿ-kè-chiat, Siōng-tè siat, Thâu-siⁿ bia̍t, chhiú-tōaⁿ lia̍t? Mn̂g hô͘ hiat, tit hun-pia̍t.

以色列，真特別，攀過節，上帝設，頭生滅，手段烈？門糊血，得分別。

以色列，真特别，攀过节，上帝设，头生灭，手段烈？门糊血，得分别。


屎球

/siː³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/

/siː³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, sports) lousy pass, stroke, or shot; bad shot (in a ball game)


屎棋

/siː³⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/sz̩³¹ kʰi¹¹/

/siː³⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/sz̩³¹ kʰi¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka) lousy chess move (or game)


佛祖生

/put̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/put̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/put̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/put̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/


餃仔

(Hakka) jiaozi; crescent-shaped dumpling


笑珓

/ɕiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰau⁵³/

/ɕiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰau⁵³/

(Hakka) inconclusive result in divination using moon blocks (showing with two blocks flat)


細人頭仔

sê⁴ ngin² têu² ê³

/se⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ tʰeu¹¹ ʋe³¹/

/se⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹ tʰeu¹¹ ʋe³¹/

(Hakka) grown-up popular with children or leader of a group of children


身胚

/sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰoi̯²⁴/

/sən⁴⁴ pʰoɪ⁴⁴/

/sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰoi̯²⁴/

/sən⁴⁴ pʰoɪ⁴⁴/

(Hakka) body type; stature; figure; build; physique


身裝

/sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡soŋ²⁴/

/sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡soŋ²⁴/

(Hakka) shape (of a person's body); physique; body


又再

/jɐu̯²² t͡sɔːi̯³³/

/jɐu̯²² t͡sɔːi̯³³/


硬耳朵

/ŋã²³ n̠ʲi¹¹ təu/

/ɦŋã³¹ ʔn̠ʲi³³ tu/

/ŋã²³ n̠ʲi¹¹ təu/

/ɦŋã³¹ ʔn̠ʲi³³ tu/

(Xi'an Mandarin, Hakka, Jin, Wu) The Chinese character component 卩.


剔手旁

/tʰɪk̚³³ səu³³ paŋ²¹/

/tʰɪk̚³³ səu³³ paŋ²¹/

(Huadu Cantonese, Hakka, Haikou Southern Min, Nanning Pinghua, Shadi Wu) The Chinese character component 扌.


床布

/t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹ pu⁵³/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/

/t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹ pu⁵³/

/t͡sʰuŋ¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɔu⁴²/

/t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/


毋好意思

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/

唔好意思 唔好意思#Chinese

(Hakka) alternative form of 唔好意思 (“embarrassed”)


將把

/t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pa³¹/

/t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pa³¹/

(Hakka) Placed before the object of a sentence to allow it to be placed before the verb.


燒風

/seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴/

/ʃau⁵³ fuŋ⁵³/

/seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ fuŋ²⁴/

/ʃau⁵³ fuŋ⁵³/

(Hakka, Quanzhou Hokkien) hot wind; hot air


砧枋

/t͡sem²⁴⁻¹¹ pi̯oŋ²⁴/

/t͡sem²⁴⁻¹¹ pi̯oŋ²⁴/

(Hakka) chopping board; cutting board or block


黑晚

/hak̚⁵⁵ ᵐban²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/hak̚⁵⁵ ᵐban²¹⁻²¹⁵/

(Taishanese, Huizhou Hakka) evening; night


快菜花

/kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵ fa²⁴/

/kʰuaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³ fa⁴⁴/

/kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵ fa²⁴/

/kʰuaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³ fa⁴⁴/

Allium tuberosum
Allium tuberosum#Translingual

(Wuzhou Cantonese, Hakka) flowering garlic chives; garlic chive flowers (Allium tuberosum)


芋荷

/ʋu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ho¹¹/

/ʋu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ho¹¹/


乞食佬

/hɐk̚⁴⁴ sək̚²² ŋɔu³⁵/

/hɐk̚⁴⁴ sək̚²² ŋɔu³⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) male beggar


姪嫂

/t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ so³¹/

/t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ so³¹/

(Hakka) nephew's wife (brother's son's wife)


拳頭牯

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn¹¹ d̥ɘu̯¹¹ ku³/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn¹¹ d̥ɘu̯¹¹ ku³/


魚花仔

/n̩¹¹ fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ (ʋ)e³¹/

/n̩¹¹ fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ (ʋ)e³¹/


檢藥

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, traditional Chinese medicine) to have a traditional Chinese medicine prescription filled


本莊

/pun²⁴⁻³³ t͡soŋ⁵³/

/pun²⁴⁻³³ t͡soŋ⁵³/


不褡不膝

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl

(Hakka) neither this nor that; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript


阿里不答

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴ put̚² tap̚²/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴ put̚² tap̚²/


補鑊鳥

white-breasted waterhen
white-breasted waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus
Amaurornis phoenicurus#Translingual

(Hakka) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)


補冬

/pu²⁴⁻³³ tuŋ⁵³/

/pɔu³³²⁻²¹ taŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pu²⁴⁻³³ tuŋ⁵³/

/pɔu³³²⁻²¹ taŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Xianyou Puxian Min) to take herbal tonic to enhance one's health and strength during winter


𥯥箕

(Hakka) a kind of bamboo utensil for holding sundries similar to a dustpan (but more densely woven and more carefully handcrafted)


陣寒陣熱

/t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ hon¹¹ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ ŋi̯et̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ hon¹¹ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ ŋi̯at̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ hon¹¹ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ ŋi̯et̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ hon¹¹ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ ŋi̯at̚⁵/

(Hakka) to have one's body get hot and cold when sick

(Hakka) to have a sudden temperature change (of weather)


陣頭

/t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/

(Hakka) amateur entertainment groups or orchestras that take part in performances during folk festivals and celebrations


槽頭肉

/t͡sʰo¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ ŋi̯uk̚²/

/t͡sʰo¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ ŋi̯uk̚²/


雙髯目

/suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯am²⁴ muk̚²/

/sʊŋ⁴⁴ ŋiam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mʊk̚¹/

/suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯am²⁴ muk̚²/

/sʊŋ⁴⁴ ŋiam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mʊk̚¹/


擔頭

(Hakka) carrying pole and the loads on it


低言細語

/tai̯²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ se⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/tai̯²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ se⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/tai̯²⁴ ŋi̯en¹¹ se⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/

/tai̯²⁴ ŋi̯an¹¹ se⁵⁵ ŋi²⁴/


扯飯

/t͡sʰɛː³⁵ faːn²²/

/t͡ʃʰa²⁴⁻³³ pʰon³³/

/t͡sʰɛː³⁵ faːn²²/

/t͡ʃʰa²⁴⁻³³ pʰon³³/

2024 September 28, Mill MILK, 非洲雞葡國雞其實係澳門本地菜！澳門混血土生葡人屋企食啲咩？ 解構全球首個融合料理澳門土生菜, spoken by Jorge Fão:

That shrimp paste goes really well with rice

嗰個蝦醬好扯飯㗎

嗰个虾酱好扯饭㗎

(Hakka, Macau Cantonese and Malaysian Cantonese, of a dish) going well with rice; good with staple food


搭碓

(Hakka) interesting; enjoyable; meaningful


打卵見黃

(Hakka) producing instant results; having immediate effect


訂簿記數

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/


一滴仔

GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified)


夜摸仔

/ia⁵³ mo⁴⁴⁻³⁵ (ʋ)e³¹/

/ia⁵³ mo⁴⁴⁻³⁵ (ʋ)e³¹/


嫩相

/nen¹¹ ɕiæ̃⁵³/

/nəŋ²² ɕiã⁴⁴/

/nəŋ⁵³ siɑŋ⁵⁵/

/nen¹¹ ɕiæ̃⁵³/

/nəŋ²² ɕiã⁴⁴/

/nəŋ⁵³ siɑŋ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Hangzhounese, Ningbonese, Danyang and Jinhua Wu) looking much younger than one's actual age


月光戴欄

月光戴栏
月光帶嵐
月光戴嵐

/ŋi̯et̚⁵ koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tai̯⁵⁵ lan¹¹/

/ŋiat̚⁵ kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ taɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lan¹¹/

/ŋi̯et̚⁵ koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tai̯⁵⁵ lan¹¹/

/ŋiat̚⁵ kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ taɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ lan¹¹/


山岩

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋam¹¹/

/san⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋam¹¹/


閒地

(Hakka) wasteland; undeveloped land; uncultivated land; barren land


妹家姪女

/moɪ⁵³ ka⁴⁴ t͡sʰət̚⁵ n̩³¹/

/moɪ⁵³ ka⁴⁴ t͡sʰət̚⁵ n̩³¹/


孲𤘅

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋa¹¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋa¹¹/


外甥嫂

/ŋoɪ⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sau³¹/

/ŋoɪ⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sau³¹/

(Hakka) niece-in-law (sister's daughter-in-law)


且姆

/t͡sʰi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰia⁴⁴ me⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰia⁴⁴ me⁴⁴/

The first syllable 且 is an elision of 親家／亲家.


駁腳女

/pɔk̚¹ kiɔk̚¹ n̩³¹/

/pɔk̚¹ kiɔk̚¹ n̩³¹/


對手親

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ su³¹ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ su³¹ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/

(Hakka) relative by marriage; affinal relative


親房

/t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fɔŋ¹¹/

/t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fɔŋ¹¹/


四門六親

/ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mun¹¹ liʊk̚¹ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/

/ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mun¹¹ liʊk̚¹ t͡ɕʰin⁴⁴/


姑丈公

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(Hakka, Hokkien) granduncle (husband of paternal grandfather's sister)


大細姑

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³ ku⁴⁴/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³ ku⁴⁴/


姨丈公

/i¹¹ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/i²⁴⁻²² tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/i¹¹ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/i²⁴⁻²² tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

(Hakka, Hokkien) great-uncle (husband of father's mother's sister)


擂槌

/luɪ¹¹ t͡sʰuɪ¹¹/

/luɪ¹¹ t͡sʰuɪ¹¹/

(Hakka) wooden club used for beating wet clothes


祛把

/kʰia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pa³¹/

/kʰia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pa³¹/


筷隻

/kʰuaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sak̚¹/

/kʰuaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sak̚¹/


水角

/suɪ³¹ kɔk̚¹/

/suɪ³¹ kɔk̚¹/


水角仔

/suɪ³¹ kɔk̚¹ e³¹/

/suɪ³¹ kɔk̚¹ e³¹/


面帕

/miɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰa⁵³/

/miɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰa⁵³/


抺桌布

(Hakka) rag; wiping cloth; cleaning cloth (especially for wiping tables)


大腳盆

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiɔk̚¹ pʰun¹¹/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiɔk̚¹ pʰun¹¹/


承公

/sən¹¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/sən¹¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

(Hakka) to mate; to copulate (of chickens)


神桌

/sən¹¹ t͡sɔk̚¹/

/sən¹¹ t͡sɔk̚¹/


豬牸仔

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ e³¹/


水牛牯

/su̯i³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹ ku³¹/

/ʃui²⁴⁻³³ ŋiu⁵⁵ ku²⁴/

/suɪ³¹ ŋiu¹¹ ku³¹/

/su̯i³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹ ku³¹/

/ʃui²⁴⁻³³ ŋiu⁵⁵ ku²⁴/

/suɪ³¹ ŋiu¹¹ ku³¹/


牛牸

/ŋiu¹¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/

/ŋiu¹¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/


黃牛牯

/ʋɔŋ¹¹ ŋiu¹¹ ku³¹/

/ʋɔŋ¹¹ ŋiu¹¹ ku³¹/


豬條仔

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰiau¹¹ ʋe³¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰiau¹¹ ʋe³¹/


無公卵

/mo¹¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lɔn³¹/

/mo¹¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lɔn³¹/


打公

/ta³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/ta³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

(Hakka) to mate; to copulate (especially of chickens)


走草

(Hakka) to mate; to copulate (of dogs and rabbits)


熊雞

/iʊŋ¹¹ ke¹¹/

/iʊŋ¹¹ ke¹¹/

(Hakka) silky; silkie (breed of chicken)


雞蕾

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ luɪ¹¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³⁵ luɪ¹¹/


鼓水

(Hakka) to add water; to dilute; to water down


瓦蟲

/ŋa³¹ t͡sʰʊŋ¹¹/

/ŋa³¹ t͡sʰʊŋ¹¹/


囊蜺

/nɔŋ¹¹ ni⁴⁴/

/nɔŋ¹¹ ni⁴⁴/


肉粽粽仔

/ŋi̯uk̚² t͡suŋ⁵⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵ e¹¹/

/ŋiʊk̚¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋe³¹/

/ŋi̯uk̚² t͡suŋ⁵⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵ e¹¹/

/ŋiʊk̚¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋe³¹/


鯉嫲

/li⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/

/li⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ma¹¹/


烏蚊仔

/ʋu⁴⁴ mun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/

/ʋu⁴⁴ mun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/


屎缸烏蠅

/sɨ³¹ koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ vu²⁴ (j)in¹¹/

/sz̩³¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴ ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ in¹¹/

/sɨ³¹ koŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ vu²⁴ (j)in¹¹/

/sz̩³¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴ ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ in¹¹/

(Hakka) blue bottle fly (Calliphora vicina)


地蚻仔

Eupolyphaga sinensis
Wikispecies:Eupolyphaga sinensis

(Hakka) Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis)


泥蜂仔

/naɪ¹¹ fʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋe³¹/

/naɪ¹¹ fʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋe³¹/


烏肚蜂

/ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tu³¹ fʊŋ⁴⁴/

/ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tu³¹ fʊŋ⁴⁴/


嘴胛

/t͡soɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kap̚¹/

/t͡soɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kap̚¹/

(Hakka) beak; bill (structure projecting from a bird's face)


伏鳩仔

pug⁶ gêu¹ ê³

/pʰʊk̚⁵ keu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

/pʰʊk̚⁵ keu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/


豪豬箭

/hau¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵³/

/hau¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiɛn⁵³/


細生雞

(Hakka) young rooster that is learning to crow


大羯豬

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiat̚¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiat̚¹ t͡su⁴⁴/


奶狗仔

nên⁴ gêu³ ê³

/nɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ keu³¹ ʋe³¹/

/nɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ keu³¹ ʋe³¹/


番片

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰiɛn³¹/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰɛn³¹/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰiɛn³¹/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰɛn³¹/

(Hakka) overseas, usually referring to Southeast Asia


早禾

/t͡sou̯³⁵ wɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ˈt͡sau²¹³⁻¹³ uo³⁵/

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ vo⁵⁵/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ o¹³/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ wɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ˈt͡sau²¹³⁻¹³ uo³⁵/

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ vo⁵⁵/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ o¹³/

(Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Xiang) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice


長山賣鴨卵

/t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ san²⁴⁻¹¹ mai̯⁵⁵ ap̚² lon³¹/

/t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵⁵ san⁵³ mai³³ ap⁵⁻² lon²⁴/

/t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ san²⁴⁻¹¹ mai̯⁵⁵ ap̚² lon³¹/

/t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵⁵ san⁵³ mai³³ ap⁵⁻² lon²⁴/

(Hakka, euphemistic, idiomatic) to pass away

被難

to be killed in a disaster, political incident


吊菜

/tiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/

/tiau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/

Named for how the fruit grows on the plant. The term arose as avoidance of 茄 (“eggplant”), which is homophonous to 瘸 (“crippled”) (Chang, 2022).


窩壢

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

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

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

你對哪位來？對山肚 對窩壢靚靚客家莊

你对哪位来？对山肚 对窝坜靓靓客家庄


雞公車

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

ge¹ gorng¹ cia¹ [Phonetic:ge⁵ gorng⁵ nia¹]

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵³³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵⁴⁴/

ge¹ gorng¹ cie¹ [Phonetic:ge⁵ gorng⁵ nie¹]

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nie⁵³³/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵³³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nia⁵⁴⁴/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nie⁵³³/

(Hakka, Min, Xiang, dialectal Mandarin) wheelbarrow


洗身仔

/se³¹ sɨn²⁴ e³¹/

/se²⁴⁻³³ ʃin⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/se³¹ sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/

/se³¹ sɨn²⁴ e³¹/

/se²⁴⁻³³ ʃin⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/se³¹ sən⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/


跢倒

2012, 黃翠芳 [Grace Huang], “人生在世要想長 [Thinking of Your Eternity]”, in 牽等你介手 [Hold Your Hands], performed by 黃翠芳 [Grace Huang]:

Sometimes when you fall down, you need to know how to get back up quickly

rhiuˋ shi doiˋ doˊ, oiˇ hiauˊ ded sad sad pa hongˇ

有時跢倒 愛曉得煞煞爬䟘

有时跢倒 爱晓得煞煞爬䟘

(Hakka, chiefly Hailu Hakka) to fall down


白紙烏字

/pʰak̚⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/

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

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

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

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lya³³² ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((t͡s-))li²¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³/

/pʰak̚⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³/

2017, 陳志寧, “扚耳公”, in 教育部電子報^(https://language.moe.gov.tw/readminke/電子報_閱讀閩客235期(客).pdf), number 779, 閱讀越懂閩客語:

Ke oi ngióng-pân lòi siông-chhú, sà-sà tû yû yit-thin ke kûi-kí, liá-têu kûi-kí chhiùng-lòi chhiu mò pha̍k-chṳ́-vû-sṳ siá chhut-lòi.

該愛仰般來相處，儕儕都有一定个規矩，這兜規矩從來就無白紙烏字寫出來。

该爱仰般来相处，侪侪都有一定个规矩，这兜规矩从来就无白纸乌字写出来。

(Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min) (written) in black and white


日晨頭

/ŋit̚¹ sən¹¹ tʰeu¹¹/

/ŋit̚¹ sən¹¹ tʰeu¹¹/


長薯仔

/t͡soŋ³¹ su¹¹ e³¹/

/t͡suŋ³¹ su²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡soŋ³¹ su¹¹ e³¹/

/t͡suŋ³¹ su²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡soŋ³¹ t͡sʰu¹¹ e³¹/

/t͡suŋ³¹ t͡sʰu¹¹ e³¹/

/t͡ʃoŋ¹¹ t͡ʃʰiu⁵⁵ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ su¹¹ ʋe³¹/

/t͡soŋ³¹ su¹¹ e³¹/

/t͡suŋ³¹ su²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡soŋ³¹ su¹¹ e³¹/

/t͡suŋ³¹ su²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡soŋ³¹ t͡sʰu¹¹ e³¹/

/t͡suŋ³¹ t͡sʰu¹¹ e³¹/

/t͡ʃoŋ¹¹ t͡ʃʰiu⁵⁵ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ su¹¹ ʋe³¹/


長薯

/t͡ʃoŋ¹¹ t͡ʃʰiu⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ su¹¹/

/t͡ʃoŋ¹¹ t͡ʃʰiu⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ su¹¹/


冷著

(Hakka, Hokkien, pathology) to catch a cold


掃桿

/ɬau³³ kᵘɔn⁵⁵/

/ɬau³³ kᵘɔn⁵⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) broom


死佬

1870, 邵紀棠, 《俗話傾談》:

daan⁶ ngo⁵ jat¹ sang¹ zi³ paa³ gin³ sei² lou². zau⁶ hai⁶ gong² hei² loi⁴. man⁴ zi¹ dou¹ paa³.

但我一生至怕見死佬。就係講起來。聞之都怕。

1870, 邵紀棠, 《俗話傾談》:

但我一生至怕见死佬。就系讲起来。闻之都怕。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin) dead person; corpse (Classifier: 隻／只 h)

2016 November 15, 杜法祖, “網民讚「淡定 Sir」抄牌唔怕鬧”, in 文匯報 [Wen Wei Po], page A6:

jau⁵ jan⁴ zyun² ji⁴ zam¹ deoi³ ging² jyun⁴ kwong⁴ maa⁶: “caau¹ nei⁵ zau⁶ faai³ faai³ ceoi³ ceoi³...... se² go³ gei² go³ zi⁶ se² bun³ go³ zung¹! caau¹ paai⁴ m⁴ sik¹ caau¹ aa⁴? jiu³ ngo⁵ gaau³ nei⁵ caau¹ aa⁴? nei⁵ dou¹ ci¹ sin³! sik⁶ si² laa¹...... sei² lou²!”

有人轉而針對警員狂罵：「抄你就快快脆脆……寫個幾個字寫半個鐘！抄牌唔識抄呀？要我教你抄呀？你都黐線！食屎啦……死佬！」

有人转而针对警员狂骂：「抄你就快快脆脆……写个几个字写半个钟！抄牌唔识抄呀？要我教你抄呀？你都黐线！食屎啦……死佬！」

(Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, derogatory) jerk; bastard (insult for a man) (Classifier: 個／个 c)


四手指

/ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ su³¹ t͡sz̩³¹/

/ɕi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ su³¹ t͡sz̩³¹/


斷烏

/tʰon²⁴⁻¹¹ vu²⁴/

/tʰon²⁴⁻¹¹ vu²⁴/


無奈何

无奈何
無乾活
無乾哇
無礁哇
無焦哇
無乾何
無礁何
無焦何

/bo²⁴⁻²² ta²⁴⁻²² ua²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² ta⁴¹⁻²² ua²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ta³³⁻¹¹ ua²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ ta³³⁻²¹ ua²³/

/bo¹³⁻²² tai¹³⁻²² uaʔ¹²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ta⁴⁴⁻³³ ua²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ ta⁴⁴⁻³³ ua²³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tai³³⁻²¹ ua²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tai³³⁻¹¹ ua²⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ nãi³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ nãi³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ nãi³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ nãi³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nai³⁵⁻¹¹ ho⁵⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²² ta²⁴⁻²² ua²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² ta⁴¹⁻²² ua²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ta³³⁻¹¹ ua²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ ta³³⁻²¹ ua²³/

/bo¹³⁻²² tai¹³⁻²² uaʔ¹²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ta⁴⁴⁻³³ ua²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ ta⁴⁴⁻³³ ua²³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tai³³⁻²¹ ua²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tai³³⁻¹¹ ua²⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ nãi³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ nãi³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ nãi³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ nãi³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nai³⁵⁻¹¹ ho⁵⁵/

2023, 詹雅云, “無聲的思念”, in 借酒膽, performed by 詹雅雯 and 詹雅云:

bô-nāi-hô iân-hūn í chīn kiōng-kiōng lī-khui

無奈何緣分已盡強強離開

无奈何缘分已尽强强离开

(Hakka, Southern Min) to have no way out; to have no choice


大貨仔

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ fo⁵⁵ e³¹/

/tʰai³³ fo¹¹ ə⁵⁵/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ fo⁵⁵ e³¹/

/tʰai³³ fo¹¹ ə⁵⁵/

(Hakka) a respectful term of address for an older male peer


茅竹

/maːu̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/maːu̯²¹ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Wenzhounese) moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)


苗竹

(Hakka) moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)


梅囝

/ŋ̍¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾mia³³²/

/ŋ̍¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋyɒ⁴⁵³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾mia³³²/

(Hakka, Southern Min) an Asian plum (the fruit of Prunus mume)


樹枋仔

/su⁵⁵ pi̯oŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/ʃu³³ pioŋ⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/su⁵⁵ pi̯oŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/ʃu³³ pioŋ⁵³ ə⁵⁵/


橫打直過

/vaŋ¹¹ ta³¹ t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ ko⁵⁵/

/vaŋ⁵⁵ ta²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰit² ko¹¹/

/vaŋ¹¹ ta³¹ t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ ko⁵⁵/

/vaŋ⁵⁵ ta²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃʰit² ko¹¹/

(Hakka) to act in a fierce, domineering and unreasonable way


早季

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/

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


做兵

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁴² peŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁴² peŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien) to be a soldier; to serve in the military


念念

/ni̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ni̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

(Hakka) verbose; long-winded; chattering a lot


豆腐霉

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhongshan Min) fermented bean curd


轉夜

/t͡ʃon²⁴⁻³³ ʒa³³/

/t͡ʃon²⁴⁻³³ ʒa³³/

(Hakka) to go home from work in the evening or at night


耳軌仔

/ŋi³¹ gu̯i³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/ŋi³¹ gu̯i³¹ e³¹/

/ŋi²⁴⁻³³ kui²⁴⁻³³ ə⁵⁵/

/ŋi³¹ gu̯i³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/ŋi³¹ gu̯i³¹ e³¹/

/ŋi²⁴⁻³³ kui²⁴⁻³³ ə⁵⁵/


透夜

/tʰeu¹¹ ʒa³³/

/tʰeu¹¹ ʒa³³/


上神桌

/ʃoŋ⁵³ ʃin⁵⁵ t͡sok⁵/

/ʃoŋ⁵³ ʃin⁵⁵ t͡sok⁵/

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


屎窟空

/sɨ⁵⁵ vut̚² kʰuŋ²⁴/

/ʃi²⁴⁻³³ vut⁵⁻² kʰuŋ⁵³/

/sɨ⁵⁵ vut̚² kʰuŋ²⁴/

/ʃi²⁴⁻³³ vut⁵⁻² kʰuŋ⁵³/


伯公生

/pak̚² kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/pak⁵⁻² kuŋ⁵³ saŋ⁵³/

/pak̚² kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/pak⁵⁻² kuŋ⁵³ saŋ⁵³/


洋火蟲

/i̯æn¹³ xo⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/i̯æn¹³ xo⁴¹ t͡sən¹³/

/i̯an¹¹ xo³³ d̥͡z̥ɤŋ¹¹/

/i̯æn¹³ xo⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/i̯æn¹³ xo⁴¹ t͡sən¹³/

/i̯an¹¹ xo³³ d̥͡z̥ɤŋ¹¹/

(Ninghua Hakka) firefly; lightning bug; glowworm


抽籤仔

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯am²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡ʃʰiu⁵³ t͡sʰiam⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯am²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡ʃʰiu⁵³ t͡sʰiam⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

(Hakka) to draw lots; to cast lots; to draw straws


拈籤仔

/ŋi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯am²⁴ e³¹/

/ŋiam⁵³ t͡sʰiam⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯am²⁴ e³¹/

/ŋiam⁵³ t͡sʰiam⁵³ ə⁵⁵/


毋會

(Hakka) to be unable to; to have not learned to


影著

/i̯aŋ³¹ to³¹/

/ʒaŋ²⁴⁻³³ to²⁴/

/i̯aŋ³¹ to³¹/

/ʒaŋ²⁴⁻³³ to²⁴/


你你𠊎𠊎

/ŋi¹¹ ŋi¹¹ ŋai̯¹¹ ŋai̯¹¹/

/ŋi⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵ ŋai⁵⁵ ŋai⁵⁵/

/ŋi¹¹ ŋi¹¹ ŋai̯¹¹ ŋai̯¹¹/

/ŋi⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵ ŋai⁵⁵ ŋai⁵⁵/

(Hakka) talking back and forth; going back and forth in conversation


你兜人

/n¹¹ teu̯²⁴ ŋin¹¹/

/ŋi⁵⁵ teu⁵³ ŋin⁵⁵/

/n¹¹ teu̯²⁴ ŋin¹¹/

/ŋi⁵⁵ teu⁵³ ŋin⁵⁵/


你這兜

/n¹¹ i̯a³¹ teu̯²⁴/

/ŋi⁵⁵ lia²⁴⁻³³ teu⁵³/

/ŋi⁵⁵ li²⁴⁻³³ teu⁵³/

/n¹¹ i̯a³¹ teu̯²⁴/

/ŋi⁵⁵ lia²⁴⁻³³ teu⁵³/

/ŋi⁵⁵ li²⁴⁻³³ teu⁵³/


短屈屈仔

/ton²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰut̚⁵ kʰut̚⁵ e³¹/

/ton²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰut̚⁵ kʰut̚⁵ e³¹/


出外鄉

/t͡sʰut̚² ŋoi̯⁵⁵ hi̯oŋ²⁴/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ŋoi³³ hioŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚² ŋoi̯⁵⁵ hi̯oŋ²⁴/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ŋoi³³ hioŋ⁵³/

(Hakka) to leave one's hometown and move elsewhere


共爺各哀

/kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵ i̯a¹¹ kok̚² oi̯²⁴/

/kʰiuŋ³³ ʒa⁵⁵ kok⁵⁻² oi⁵³/

/kʰiʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ia¹¹ kɔk̚¹ oɪ⁴⁴/

/kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵ i̯a¹¹ kok̚² oi̯²⁴/

/kʰiuŋ³³ ʒa⁵⁵ kok⁵⁻² oi⁵³/

/kʰiʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ia¹¹ kɔk̚¹ oɪ⁴⁴/

(Hakka) born of the same father but a different mother


風合水

/fuŋ⁵³ kak⁵⁻² ʃui²⁴/

/fuŋ⁵³ kak⁵⁻² ʃui²⁴/

(Hakka) strong wind blows and heavy rain pours simultaneously


注射笐

/t͡ʃiu¹¹ ʃa³³ koŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃiu¹¹ ʃa³³ koŋ⁵⁵/


客家音

/hak̚² ka²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴/

/hak̚² ka²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴/

(Hakka) accent of Hakka; pronunciation of Hakka


食飽吂

/sɨt̚⁵ pau̯³¹ maŋ¹¹/

/sɨt̚⁵ pau̯³¹ maŋ¹¹/


直簫

/t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ seu̯²⁴/

/t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ seu̯²⁴/

(Hakka, Northern Min, music) xiao (a vertical, notched, end-blown bamboo flute used since ancient times in traditional and classical Chinese music)


比手

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

(Southern Sixian Hakka) to raise one's hand


臨尾

/lɐm²¹ mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/lɐm²¹ mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka) in the end; at the last moment


落鑊

/lɔk̚⁵ ʋɔk̚⁵/

/lɔk̚⁵ ʋɔk̚⁵/


擘屎褲

/pa²⁴ ʃʐ̩⁴² fu⁵⁴/

/pa²⁴ ʃʐ̩⁴² fu⁵⁴/

(dialectal Hakka) open-crotch pants (usually for toddlers)


該央時

/ke⁵⁵ i̯oŋ²⁴ sɨ¹¹/

/ke⁵⁵ i̯oŋ²⁴ sɨ¹¹/

(Hakka) at that time; in those days; back then


該當時

/ke⁵⁵ toŋ²⁴ sɨ¹¹/

/kai⁵⁵ toŋ⁵³ ʃi⁵⁵/

/ke⁵⁵ toŋ²⁴ sɨ¹¹/

/kai⁵⁵ toŋ⁵³ ʃi⁵⁵/


閒情

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/


入年假

/ŋip̚⁵ ŋi̯en¹¹ ka⁵⁵/

/ŋip̚⁵ ŋi̯an¹¹ ka⁵⁵/

/ŋip̚⁵ ŋi̯en¹¹ ka⁵⁵/

/ŋip̚⁵ ŋi̯an¹¹ ka⁵⁵/

lunisolar calendar
lunisolar calendar#English

(Hakka) to enter Chinese New Year holiday period (from lunisolar calendar December 25th)


出年假

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ŋien⁵⁵ ka¹¹/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ŋien⁵⁵ ka¹¹/

(Hakka) to conclude Chinese New Year holiday period (after lunisolar calendar January 5th)


阿舅仔

/a³³ kʰiu⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/a³³ kʰiu⁵³ ə⁵⁵/


字紙籠仔

/sɨ⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ luŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/sɨ⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ luŋ²⁴ e³¹/


字紙䉂

/sɨ⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ lu̯i³¹/

/sɨ³³ t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ lui²⁴/

/sɨ⁵⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ lu̯i³¹/

/sɨ³³ t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ lui²⁴/


果子樹

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ su⁵⁵/

/kui³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒiɛu²¹³/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu²²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³³/

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ su⁵⁵/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu²²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³³/

(Hakka, Xinzhou Jin, Eastern Min, Hokkien) fruit tree


地牛轉側

/tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋiu¹¹ t͡sɔn³¹ t͡sɛt̚¹/

/tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋiu¹¹ t͡sɔn³¹ t͡sɛt̚¹/


天地轉側

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɔn³¹ t͡sɛt̚¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɔn³¹ t͡sɛt̚¹/


報冤仇

/po¹¹ ʒan⁵³ ʃiu⁵⁵/

/po¹¹ ʒan⁵³ ʃiu⁵⁵/


連峨接棟

(Hakka, of buildings) row upon row; tightly packed

(Hakka, of things) to follow each other and arrive successively; to be unceasing


呂宋加拉巴

/li²⁴⁻¹¹ suŋ⁵⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻¹¹ suŋ⁵⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa²⁴/

cog

Hokkien 呂宋噶喇吧 /吕宋噶喇吧

(Hakka, idiomatic) Timbuktu (placeholder for a very far away remote, distant place)


豬腰仔

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯eu̯²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯eu̯²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ ʒau⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯eu̯²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯eu̯²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ ʒau⁵³ ə⁵⁵/


吱喳蟲

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

(Guiliu Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pingshan Southern Min, Pinghua, Yongquan Xiang) cicada

Guiliu Mandarin; Yongquan Xiang; Guiliu Mandarin; Yongquan Xiang


脫體

/tʰot⁵⁻² tʰi²⁴/

/tʰot⁵⁻² tʰi²⁴/

(Hakka) very, especially, specifically, extraordinarily


性體

(Hakka) temper; temperament; disposition


掌牛哥仔

/t͡soŋ³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹ ko²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡ʃoŋ²⁴⁻³³ ŋiu⁵⁵ ko⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹ ko²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡ʃoŋ²⁴⁻³³ ŋiu⁵⁵ ko⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

(Hakka) shepherd boy; cowboy; buffalo boy


唔精神

/m̩²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

/m̩¹¹ t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sən¹¹/

/m̩²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

/m̩¹¹ t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sən¹¹/

keoi⁵ gam¹ jat⁶ hou² m⁴ zing¹ san⁴. [Jyutping]

(Cantonese, Hakka) lacking energy or will; unwell; sick.


添放

/tʰi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ pi̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ piɔŋ⁵³/

/tʰi̯am²⁴⁻¹¹ pi̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ piɔŋ⁵³/

2014, 黃瑋傑 [Huang Wei Jie], “二月个下晝”, in 天光。日, performed by 黃瑋傑 [Huang Wei Jie]:

ngi-ngia̍t ke hâ-chu, ǹg thiâm-piong-thet hi lâu thièn-khiû

二月个下晝 汝添放忒去遶田坵

二月个下昼 汝添放忒去绕田坵


老牛食嫩草

/lo³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹ sɨt̚⁵ nun⁵⁵ t͡sʰo³¹/

/lo²⁴⁻³³ ŋiu⁵⁵ ʃit² nun³³ t͡sʰo²⁴/

/lo³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹ sɨt̚⁵ nun⁵⁵ t͡sʰo³¹/

/lo²⁴⁻³³ ŋiu⁵⁵ ʃit² nun³³ t͡sʰo²⁴/

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