算數

/su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/ɬuaŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɔu⁴²/

/ɬuoŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɔu⁴²/

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² siau²¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

/sŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

/suĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

/suan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔ⁴¹/

/suan²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/

/sɯŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siou²¹³/

/su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂuɻʷ⁵¹/

/ɬuaŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɔu⁴²/

/ɬuoŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬɔu⁴²/

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² siau²¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

/sŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

/suĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

/suan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɔ⁴¹/

/suan²¹⁻⁵³ sɔ²¹/

/sɯŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siou²¹³/

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² siau²¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

/sŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/

/suĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/

(Southern Min, Hakka) to settle accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills


長尾星

/t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ mi²⁴⁻¹¹ sen²⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ bue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰɛ̃³³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoŋ¹¹ mi²⁴⁻¹¹ sen²⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ bue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰɛ̃³³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/


食醋

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/sɪk̚² t͡sʰou̯³³/

/siʔ⁵⁻²¹ t͡sʰou²¹³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/sɪk̚² t͡sʰou̯³³/

/siʔ⁵⁻²¹ t͡sʰou²¹³/

/sɨt̚⁵ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/sət̚⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɔ¹¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰou²¹³/

/sɨt̚⁵ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵/

/sət̚⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɔ¹¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰɔ⁴¹/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sʰou²¹³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(Hakka, Min) to be jealous (usually of a rival in love)


畚箕

/pun²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/

/pun²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/pun¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/pun²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³³/

/pun²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/

/pun²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/pun¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/pun²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³³/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) alternative form of 糞箕 /粪箕 (fènjī, “dustpan”)


歌仔

/kɤ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³⁵ (ʋ)e³¹/

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kɤ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³⁵ (ʋ)e³¹/

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

Why, you're singing so relaxedly! (sarcastic)

mat¹ nei⁵ gam³ hing¹ sung¹, hai² dou⁶ coeng³ go¹ zai² aa³?

乜你咁輕鬆，喺度唱歌仔啊？

乜你咁轻松，喺度唱歌仔啊？

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) song (Classifier: 首; 支 c; 條／条 h mn)


客話

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/haːk̚³ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ uɑ²⁴²/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁴² ua¹¹/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² ua²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ue²²/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ue³³/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ue³³/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ ue¹¹/

/kʰɛ⁵⁵ uɛ³⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/haːk̚³ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ uɑ²⁴²/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁴² ua¹¹/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² ua²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ue²²/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ue³³/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ue³³/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ ue¹¹/

/kʰɛ⁵⁵ uɛ³⁵/

(chiefly Hakka, Southern Min) Hakka (Chinese lect)


姑丈

/ku⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/kuː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/ku²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ²⁴/

/ku⁵³ t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵³/

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ku⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luɔŋ²⁴²/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ²²/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ³³/

/kɔ³³ tiũ²²/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃²²/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔ̃³³/

/kɔ³³⁻²¹ tiãu²¹/

/kou³³⁻²³ tĩẽ³⁵/

/ku⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/kuː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/ku²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ²⁴/

/ku⁵³ t͡ʃʰoŋ⁵³/

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ku⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luɔŋ²⁴²/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ²²/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ³³/

/kɔ³³ tiũ²²/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃²²/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɔ̃³³/

/kɔ³³⁻²¹ tiãu²¹/

/kou³³⁻²³ tĩẽ³⁵/


這下

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sɛː³⁵ haː²²/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ e³³/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sɛː³⁵ haː²²/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ e³³/

Now it's my turn to take care of you to old age

這下換我照顧你到老

这下换我照顾你到老


老兄

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (老兄):
* → Japanese: 老兄(ろうけい) (rōkei)
* → Korean: 노형(老兄) (nohyeong), 로형(老兄) (rohyeong)

→ Cantonese: 撈鬆 /捞松 (laau¹ sung¹)

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/lau³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯³³ ɕi̯an⁴⁴⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/lau³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiã⁴⁴/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯³³ ɕi̯an⁴⁴⁵/

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

(Ruijin Hakka, Xiang) elder brother; big brother


打邊爐

→ Macanese: tapilu

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu³⁵/

/ta³¹ piɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lu¹¹/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lu³⁵/

/ta³¹ piɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lu¹¹/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) to have hot pot


彈弓

/tän⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/an³² kɵŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/tan³² kɵŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/tʰan¹¹ kiʊŋ⁴⁴/

/tän⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/an³² kɵŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/tan³² kɵŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/tʰan¹¹ kiʊŋ⁴⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka) spring (mechanical device)


幫襯

→ Macanese: póng-chán

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹/

/pɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn³³/

/pɔŋ³³ t͡sʰin³³/

/poŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰen⁵⁵/

/pɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡sʰaiŋ⁵⁵/

/pɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sʰən²¹/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹/

/pɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn³³/

/pɔŋ³³ t͡sʰin³³/

/poŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰen⁵⁵/

/pɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡sʰaiŋ⁵⁵/

/pɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sʰən²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka) to cheer on; to root for


生果

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/sɛŋ²¹³ kɔ³⁵/

/saŋ³³ kᵘɔ⁵⁵/

/saŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuo³¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kə⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kue⁵²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kũẽ⁵²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kũãĩ⁵²/

/sɪŋ⁵³ ko³³/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/sɛŋ²¹³ kɔ³⁵/

/saŋ³³ kᵘɔ⁵⁵/

/saŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuo³¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kə⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kue⁵²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kũẽ⁵²/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ kũãĩ⁵²/

/sɪŋ⁵³ ko³³/

hou² leng³ saang¹ gwo². maai⁵ di¹ laa¹, siu² ze².

好靚生果。買啲啦，小姐。

好靓生果。买啲啦，小姐。

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) fruit (as food)


使女

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː³⁵ nɵy̯¹³/

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siː³⁵ nɵy̯¹³/


阿伯

→ English: Ah Pek

→ Malay: aboi

Indonesian: aboi

→ Peranakan Indonesian: aboi

/ˀä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/aː³³ paːk̚³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pak̚¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ³²/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ peʔ⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

/ˀä⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/aː³³ paːk̚³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pak̚¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ³²/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ peʔ⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ peʔ²/

去叫恁阿伯。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, dialectal Mandarin) paternal uncle (father's elder brother)

There's always an old man who sits here and smokes, and it reeks.

jau⁵ go³ aa³ baak³ seng⁴ jat⁶ co⁵ hai² dou⁶ sik⁶ jin¹, cau³ dou³ sei².

有個阿伯成日坐喺度食煙，臭到死。

有个阿伯成日坐喺度食烟，臭到死。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, informal) old man


食煙

(Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Northern Min) to smoke


唔係

/m̩²¹ hɐi̯²²/

/m̩²¹ hɐi̯²²/

Didn't I already talk to you about this/it?

ngo⁵ m⁴ hai⁶ ji⁵ ging¹ tung⁴ nei⁵ gong² zo² laa³ me¹?

我唔係已經同你講咗喇咩？

我唔系已经同你讲咗喇咩？

(Cantonese, Hakka) Used in interrogative sentences, to express a certain emotion. Equivalent to “... not ... ?”


烏鬼

/u⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɪ³¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³/

/ɔ³³ kui⁵⁵⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴¹/

/ou³³⁻²³ kui⁵²/

/u⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kuɪ³¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³/

/ɔ³³ kui⁵⁵⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴¹/

/ou³³⁻²³ kui⁵²/

(Hakka, Southern Min, derogatory, ethnic slur) black devil, nigger (a derogatory term for a person with dark skin (e.g. an African-American))


衫領

/saːm⁵⁵ lɛːŋ¹³/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯aŋ²⁴/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ nia⁴⁵³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ nia³³²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² niã⁵³/

/sã³³ niã⁵⁵⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² niã⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ niã⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ niã⁴¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ lɛːŋ¹³/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ li̯aŋ²⁴/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ nia⁴⁵³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ nia³³²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² niã⁵³/

/sã³³ niã⁵⁵⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² niã⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ niã⁵³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ niã⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Huizhou, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Pinghua) collar (of a shirt)


衫袖

/ʂän⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/

/ˈsan⁴² t͡ɕʰiu¹¹/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯u⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/

/ʂän⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/

/ˈsan⁴² t͡ɕʰiu¹¹/

/sam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯u⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰiu⁵³/

(Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Huizhou, dialectal Min, dialectal Wu, Xiang) sleeve


往日

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ¹³ jɐt̚²/

/voŋ²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

/ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/wɔːŋ¹³ jɐt̚²/

/voŋ²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

/ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/in⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/in⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

往日情

(literary or Hakka, Hokkien) days past; former times


背囊

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ nɑŋ³⁵/

/puːi̯³³ nɔːŋ²¹/

/poɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ nɑŋ³⁵/

/puːi̯³³ nɔːŋ²¹/

/poɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nɔŋ¹¹/


呢便

(Cantonese, Hakka) here; this side; over here


嗰便

/kɔː³⁵ piːn²²/

/kɔː³⁵ piːn²²/


桌仔

/t͡sok̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sok⁵⁻² ə⁵⁵/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sok̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sok⁵⁻² ə⁵⁵/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/


沙律

/saː⁵⁵ lɵt̚²⁻³⁵/

/sɛ³³⁻²¹ lət̚⁴/

/saː⁵⁵ lɵt̚²⁻³⁵/

/sɛ³³⁻²¹ lət̚⁴/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Penang Hokkien) salad


唔好意思

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

/m̩²² hau⁵⁵ ji³³ ɬu³³/

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

/m̩²² hau⁵⁵ ji³³ ɬu³³/

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/


唔好意思

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

/m̩²² hau⁵⁵ ji³³ ɬu³³/

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

/m̩²² hau⁵⁵ ji³³ ɬu³³/

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/


羊角

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jœːŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚⁵/

/iũ²³⁻³³ kak̚³²/

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jœːŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚⁵/

/iũ²³⁻³³ kak̚³²/


硬頸

/iŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋaːŋ²² kɛːŋ³⁵/

/ᵑɡaŋ³² kiaŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵ ki̯aŋ³¹/

/ŋaŋ³³ kiaŋ²⁴/

/iŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋaːŋ²² kɛːŋ³⁵/

/ᵑɡaŋ³² kiaŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵ ki̯aŋ³¹/

/ŋaŋ³³ kiaŋ²⁴/

1887, 本仁約翰 [John Bunyan], translated by 容懿美 [Emma Young], 《人靈戰紀》 [The Holy War], 浸信會:

nei⁵ dei⁶ jyu⁴ gwo² gam³ ngaang⁶ geng², zung² gwan¹ bat¹ gau² zau⁶ ling⁵ bing¹ lai⁴ zing¹ fat⁶ nei⁵ dei⁶ gwai¹ fuk⁶ cyun⁴ nang⁴ wong⁴ aa³.

你哋如果咁硬頸、總軍不久就領兵嚟征伐你哋歸服全能王呀。

你哋如果咁硬颈、总军不久就领兵嚟征伐你哋归服全能王呀。

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) stubborn; stiff-necked

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

chhû-chhû â hiûng-thi khiung-ha ngang-kiáng lòi pia

初初啊兄弟共下硬頸來拚

初初啊兄弟共下硬颈来拚


龍骨

/lʊŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚³²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁵/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kut̚³²/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚³²/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² kut̚³²/

/liɔŋ²³⁻³³ kut̚³²/

/lʊŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚³²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁵/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ kut̚³²/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚³²/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² kut̚³²/

/liɔŋ²³⁻³³ kut̚³²/

(Hakka, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) vertebra


自細

/t͡siː²² sɐi̯³³/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ sue²¹/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ sue¹¹/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ soi²¹³/

/t͡siː²² sɐi̯³³/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡su²²⁻²¹ sue²¹/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ sue¹¹/

/t͡sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ soi²¹³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) since childhood; as a child; from when one was very young


使錢

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/sᵘɔi⁵⁵ tʰen²²⁻²²⁵/

/sɨ³¹ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/

/sz̩³¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹/

/ɬai⁴⁵³⁻¹³ t͡siŋ¹³/

/ɬai³³²⁻⁵⁵ t͡siŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/sᵘɔi⁵⁵ tʰen²²⁻²²⁵/

/sɨ³¹ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹/

/sz̩³¹ t͡ɕʰiɛn¹¹/

/ɬai⁴⁵³⁻¹³ t͡siŋ¹³/

/ɬai³³²⁻⁵⁵ t͡siŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

Don't spend your money on me this Christmas!

ni¹ go³ sing³ daan³ m⁴ hou² wai⁶ zo² ngo⁵ sai² cin⁴⁻²!

呢個聖誕唔好為咗我使錢！

呢个圣诞唔好为咗我使钱！

[…]常到婊子家裏去 胡使錢

after 1795, 李洙 (Lǐ Zhū) [Lee Soo] et al., chapter 93, in 重刊老乞大諺解 /重刊老乞大谚解 (Chóngkān Lǎoqǐdà Yànjiě) [Reprinted Nogeoldae, with Korean Interpretation]^(Ogura Coll. Asami Coll.), volume 2, page 91:

[…] always entering the houses of prostitutes, spending money with wild abandon

챵ᄃᅶᄇᅸ즈쟈리ᄎᆔ 후시쳔
ciaq dao biao jy jia li ciui; hu si cien
쨩다ᇢ뱌ᇢ즈ᇫ갸례큐 ᅘᅮ시ᇫ쪈
jjiaq daw biaw jyz gia liei kiu; hhu siz jjien

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Puxian Min) to spend money


滾水

/ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐn³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/kun²⁴⁻³³ ʃui²⁴/

/kuŋ⁵³⁻¹¹ suei⁵³/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/kuŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻²¹/

/kuən⁵² sz̩ʷ³³/

/ku̯ən⁴¹ ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

/ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐn³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/kun²⁴⁻³³ ʃui²⁴/

/kuŋ⁵³⁻¹¹ suei⁵³/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/kuŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻²¹/

/kuən⁵² sz̩ʷ³³/

/ku̯ən⁴¹ ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

煮滾水

煮滚水

My hand was scalded by boiling water yesterday.

ngo⁵ cam⁴ jat⁶ bei² gwan² seoi² luk⁶ can¹ sau².

我尋日畀滾水淥嚫手。

我寻日畀滚水渌𰈍手。

(Malaysia, Singapore, Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien) boiling water; very hot water

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, dialectal Gan, Puxian Min) hot water


包仔

/pau⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

/pau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/pau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pau⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

/pau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/pau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Hakka, Northern Min, Southern Min) baozi


雞卵糕

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²⁻¹² ko⁴⁴/

/kue³³ nŋ̍³³⁻²² ko³³/

/kue³³ nŋ̍²² ko³³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nuĩ³³⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ kɤ⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²⁻¹² ko⁴⁴/

/kue³³ nŋ̍³³⁻²² ko³³/

/kue³³ nŋ̍²² ko³³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ nuĩ³³⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Northern Min, Southern Min) cake


傻仔

/sɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/sᵘɔ²¹ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/sɔ²³⁻²¹ t͡sai²³/

/sɔː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/sᵘɔ²¹ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/sɔ²³⁻²¹ t͡sai²³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Penang Hokkien) stupid person; simpleton; fool; idiot


花名

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ mɛːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/fa³³ ᵐbiaŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ miaŋ¹¹/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ mɛːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/fa³³ ᵐbiaŋ²²⁻²²⁵/

/fa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ miaŋ¹¹/

The students like to make nicknames for their teachers.

di¹ hok⁶ saang¹ hou² zung¹ ji³ goi² lou⁵ si¹ faa¹ meng⁴⁻².

啲學生好中意改老師花名。

啲学生好中意改老师花名。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Nanning Pinghua, Leizhou Min, Teochew) pseudonym; nickname; unofficial name


七七八八

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ paːt̚³/

/tʰit̚⁵⁵ tʰit̚⁵⁵ pat̚³³ pat̚³³/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ paːt̚³ paːt̚³/

/tʰit̚⁵⁵ tʰit̚⁵⁵ pat̚³³ pat̚³³/

(Hakka) to talk endlessly without getting to the point


雀仔

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) bird; little birdie (Classifier: 隻／只 c)


瞓覺

/fɐn³³ kaːu̯³³/

/fɐn³³ kaːu̯³³/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, intransitive) alternative form of 睏覺 /困觉 (“to sleep; to go to sleep”)


睏覺

/kʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fɐn³³ kaːu̯³³/

/kʷʰɐn³³ kaːu̯³³/

/kʰun²¹³⁻¹³ ˈkau³⁵/

/kʰuən⁴⁴ kɔ³⁴/

/kʰuən⁵⁵ kɔ²¹/

/kʰuən³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/kʰuən³³ kɔ⁵³/

/kʰuən⁵² kæ¹¹/

/kʰun³⁴ t͡ɕiɔ⁵³/

/kʰu̯ən⁴⁵ kɒu̯⁴⁵/

/kʰu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fɐn³³ kaːu̯³³/

/kʷʰɐn³³ kaːu̯³³/

/kʰun²¹³⁻¹³ ˈkau³⁵/

/kʰuən⁴⁴ kɔ³⁴/

/kʰuən⁵⁵ kɔ²¹/

/kʰuən³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/kʰuən³³ kɔ⁵³/

/kʰuən⁵² kæ¹¹/

/kʰun³⁴ t͡ɕiɔ⁵³/

/kʰu̯ən⁴⁵ kɒu̯⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Wu, Xiang, intransitive) to sleep; to go to sleep


豬扒

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pʰä³⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ pʰaː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰa¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pʰä³⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ pʰaː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰa¹¹/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) pork chop; cutlet(Classifier: 塊／块 c; 件 c)


椰仔

/ia²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ia²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ia²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ia²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ia²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ia²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/


案內

/an²¹⁻⁵³ nãi²²/

/an⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nãi⁴¹/

/an²¹⁻⁵³ nãi²²/

/an¹¹⁻⁵³ nãi³³/

/an²¹⁻⁴¹ nãi³³/

/an²¹⁻⁵³ nãi²²/

/an⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nãi⁴¹/

/an²¹⁻⁵³ nãi²²/

/an¹¹⁻⁵³ nãi³³/

/an²¹⁻⁴¹ nãi³³/

Borrowed from Japanese 案内(あんない) (annai).

(Southern Min, Hakka) to host; to receive; to entertain


打交

/taː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/a⁵⁵ kau³³⁻²¹⁵/

/taː³⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵/

/a⁵⁵ kau³³⁻²¹⁵/


子兒

/t͡sɨ³¹ i¹¹/

/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻³³ ʒi⁵⁵/

/t͡sɨ³¹ i¹¹/

/t͡sɨ²⁴⁻³³ ʒi⁵⁵/


家私

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/ka⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵⁵/

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))li⁵³³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))li⁵⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/ke³³⁻²³ si³³/

/kɛ³⁵⁻³³ sai³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ka⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵⁵/

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))li⁵³³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))li⁵⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kɛ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/ke³³⁻²³ si³³/

/kɛ³⁵⁻³³ sai³⁵/

傢俬店

家私店

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Xiang, Liuzhou Mandarin) furniture (Classifier: 房 mn)


烏人

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ laŋ²³/


傻佬

/sɔː²¹ lou̯³⁵/

/sɔː²¹ lou̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Zhongshan Min) stupid man; fool


飛鼠

Sino-Xenic (飛鼠):
* → Japanese: 飛鼠(ひそ) (hiso)
* → Korean: 비서(飛鼠) (biseo)

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/puei⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰy³³²/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁵³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴²/

/pe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴²/

/pe⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pə⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁴²/

/pə³³ t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/puɛ³⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰu³¹/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/puei⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰy³³²/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁵³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴²/

/pe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴²/

/pe⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pə⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁴²/

/pə³³ t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/puɛ³⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰu³¹/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/pe⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats [World English Bible]

dong¹ go³ jat⁶, jan⁴ bit¹ kaai³ keoi⁵ ngan⁴ zou⁶ ge³ ngau⁵ zoeng⁶, waak⁶ gam¹ zou⁶ ge³ ngau⁵ zoeng⁶, zik¹ so² zing² lai⁴ baai³ ge³, wing¹ heoi³ bei² sou¹ syu² gung⁶ fei¹ syu² lai⁴ jung⁶

當個日、人必𢬿佢銀做嘅偶像、或金做嘅偶像、卽所整嚟拜嘅、𢫕去俾臊鼠共飛鼠嚟用

当个日、人必𢬿佢银做嘅偶像、或金做嘅偶像、即所整嚟拜嘅、𢫕去俾臊鼠共飞鼠嚟用

(ancient dialect or Cantonese, Hakka, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min, Pinghua, Guangxi Mandarin, Yuebei Tuhua) bat (small flying mammal of order Chiroptera) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

ancient dialect or Cantonese; Guangxi Mandarin; ancient dialect or Cantonese; Guangxi Mandarin


弓蕉

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/

/ki̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡seu̯²⁴/

/kiʊŋ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiau⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sio⁴⁴/

/keŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/

/ɡiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sio³³/

/kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤ⁴⁴/

/keŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sio³³/

/keŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sie³³/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/

/ki̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡seu̯²⁴/

/kiʊŋ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiau⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sio⁴⁴/

/keŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/

/ɡiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sio⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sio³³/

/kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤ⁴⁴/

/keŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sio³³/

/keŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sie³³/

Referring to the banana's curved, bow-like shape.

(Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min, Malaysian Cantonese) banana (Classifier: 條／条 mn; 莢／荚 mn; 子 mn; 弓 mn)


即食麵

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚² miːn²²/

/t͡ɕit̚¹ sət̚⁵ miɛn⁵³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚² miːn²²/

/t͡ɕit̚¹ sət̚⁵ miɛn⁵³/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) instant noodles (a mass of precooked noodles)


一般般

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

ABB-type reduplication of 一般 (yībān, “average; same”).


晏晝

/aːn³³ t͡sɐu̯³³/

/an³³ t͡siu³³⁻²¹/

/an²⁴ t͡ʃɐu²⁴/

/aːn³³ t͡sɐu̯³³/

/an³³ t͡siu³³⁻²¹/

/an²⁴ t͡ʃɐu²⁴/

/an³³ t͡siu³³⁻²¹⁵/

/aːn³³ t͡sɐu̯³³/

/an³³ t͡siu³³⁻²¹⁵/

/an³³ t͡siu³³⁻²¹/


出年

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁵ ⁿden²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁵ ⁿden²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Xiamen Hokkien) next year


得閒

/tɤ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/tɤ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

If you are free, I would like to ask you out for yum cha.

jyu⁴ gwo² nei⁵ dak¹ haan⁴, ngo⁵ soeng² ceng² nei⁵ jam² caa⁴.

如果你得閒，我想請你飲茶。

如果你得闲，我想请你饮茶。

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Hainanese) to have the time; to be available; to have extra free time


幾多

/t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/kei̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

/kɐi³⁵ tɔ²¹³/

/ki⁵⁵ ᵘɔ³³⁻³³⁵/

/kei⁵⁵ ᵘɔ³³⁻³³⁵/

/ki³³⁻²³ to³³/

/t͡ɕi⁴¹ to³³/

/t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/kei̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

/kɐi³⁵ tɔ²¹³/

/ki⁵⁵ ᵘɔ³³⁻³³⁵/

/kei⁵⁵ ᵘɔ³³⁻³³⁵/

/ki³³⁻²³ to³³/

/t͡ɕi⁴¹ to³³/

You don't even know how old [literally "how many years old"] he is?

佢幾多歲你都唔知？

佢几多岁你都唔知？

幾多錢？

几多钱？

If you ask me how much sorrow I have, it's just like this endless river of spring water flowing east.

李煜, 《虞美人·春花秋月何時了》

Wèn jūn néng yǒu jǐduō chóu, qiàsì yī jiāng chūnshuǐ xiàng dōng liú.

問君能有幾多愁，恰似一江春水向東流。

李煜, 《虞美人·春花秋月何時了》

问君能有几多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min) how many; how much


真係

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

/t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

/t͡sɨn²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

"It's a fantastic view. Take a look." "Wow, you're right."

“di¹ fung¹ ging² hou² leng³ aa³. nei⁵ tai² haa⁵.” “waa³, zan¹ hai⁶ wo³.”

「啲風景好靚呀。你睇下。」「嘩，真係喎。」

「啲风景好靓呀。你睇下。」「哗，真系㖞。」


但係

/taːn²² hɐi̯²²/

/tan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ he⁵³/

/taːn²² hɐi̯²²/

/tan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ he⁵³/


橫掂

/waːŋ²¹ tiːm²²/

/waːŋ²¹ tiːm²²/

Just go! It's not like you have anything to do right now anyway.

heoi³ laa¹! waang⁴ dim⁶ nei⁵ ji⁴ gaa¹ dou¹ mou⁵ je⁵ zou⁶.

去啦！橫掂你而家都冇嘢做。

去啦！横掂你而家都冇嘢做。

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhongshan Min) since [that is the case already]; as; after all; anyway


發瘟

/pɔt̚¹ ʋun⁴⁴/

/pɔt̚¹ ʋun⁴⁴/


發瘟

/pɔt̚¹ ʋun⁴⁴/

/pɔt̚¹ ʋun⁴⁴/

(Hakka) to have an epidemic; to have a plague


目屎

/muk⁵⁻² ʃi²⁴/

/mɛiʔ⁵⁻³³ sai³³/

/møyʔ⁵⁻³³ sai³³/

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ ɬai⁴⁵³/

/maʔ⁴⁻² ɬai³³²/

/maʔ⁴⁻² θai³³²/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² sai⁵⁵⁴/

/bak̚³²⁻²¹ sai²¹/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ sai⁴²/

/muk⁵⁻² ʃi²⁴/

/mɛiʔ⁵⁻³³ sai³³/

/møyʔ⁵⁻³³ sai³³/

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ ɬai⁴⁵³/

/maʔ⁴⁻² ɬai³³²/

/maʔ⁴⁻² θai³³²/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² sai⁵⁵⁴/

/bak̚³²⁻²¹ sai²¹/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ sai⁴²/

(Taining Gan, Hakka, Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, Southern Min, Central Min, Puxian Min) sleep (substance found in the eyes after waking)


青翠

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu̯i⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

(dialectal Hakka, Wenzhounese) kingfisher


識得

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ d̥ə³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/sɪk̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

/sət̚¹ tɛt̚¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ d̥ə³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/sɪk̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

/sət̚¹ tɛt̚¹/

我識得佢。

我识得佢。


講笑

/kɔːŋ³⁵ siːu̯³³/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ siːu̯³³⁻³⁵/

/kɔŋ³¹ ɕiau⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰio²¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio¹¹/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɤ²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰio⁴¹/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ siːu̯³³/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ siːu̯³³⁻³⁵/

/kɔŋ³¹ ɕiau⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰio²¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio¹¹/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɤ²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰio⁴¹/

你講笑咩！

你讲笑咩！

Don't be angry, I was just joking with you.

Mài siū-khì, góa sī kah lí kóng-chhiò--ê.

莫受氣，我是佮汝講笑的。

莫受气，我是佮汝讲笑的。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Hainanese) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around


菲林

/fei̯⁵⁵ lɐm²¹⁻³⁵/

/fei⁵⁵ lim²²⁻²²⁵/

/fi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lim¹¹/

/fei̯⁵⁵ lɐm²¹⁻³⁵/

/fei⁵⁵ lim²²⁻²²⁵/

/fi⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lim¹¹/

沖洗菲林

冲洗菲林

沖曬菲林

冲晒菲林

(photography, chiefly Cantonese, Hainanese, Hakka, Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, dated in Mandarin) film (Classifier: 捲／卷 c; 筒 c; 格 c)


大肚婆

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² tʰou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ai³² u⁵⁵ pʰᵘɔ²²⁻²¹⁵/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tu³¹ pʰo¹¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² tʰou̯¹³ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ai³² u⁵⁵ pʰᵘɔ²²⁻²¹⁵/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tu³¹ pʰo¹¹/

(chiefly Guangxi Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Teochew, idiomatic) pregnant woman


烏蠅

/wuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ in¹¹/

/wuː⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/ʋu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ in¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka) housefly (Classifier: 隻／只 c)


手指公

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/siu⁵⁵ t͡si⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³⁻²¹/

/su³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ kuŋ⁵³/

/su³¹ t͡sz̩³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/siu⁵⁵ t͡si⁵⁵ kɵŋ³³⁻²¹/

/su³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ kuŋ⁵³/

/su³¹ t͡sz̩³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/


腳趾公

/kœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ki̯ok̚² t͡sɨ³¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/kiok⁵⁻² t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ kuŋ⁵³/

/kiɔk̚¹ t͡sz̩³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ki̯ok̚² t͡sɨ³¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/kiok⁵⁻² t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ kuŋ⁵³/

/kiɔk̚¹ t͡sz̩³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/


手指尾

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/su³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ mi²⁴/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ mui⁵³/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/su³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ mi²⁴/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ mui⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka) little finger; pinkie


腳趾尾

gêg³ ji² méi⁵⁻¹

/kœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/kiok⁵⁻² t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ mui⁵³/

/kœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ mei̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/kiok⁵⁻² t͡ʃi²⁴⁻³³ mui⁵³/


草蜢

草⿰虫芉
草蛨
草蟒
草螟

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ maːŋ¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰo³¹ maŋ³¹/

/t͡sʰo³¹ maŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰaŋ³³⁻³⁵ maŋ³³/

/t͡sʰau³³⁻³⁵ maŋ³³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mẽʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ meʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ muĩʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɛ̃ʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nẽʔ²/

/t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁻³⁵ nĩʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ miʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mẽ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ mẽ⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ maːŋ¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰo³¹ maŋ³¹/

/t͡sʰo³¹ maŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰaŋ³³⁻³⁵ maŋ³³/

/t͡sʰau³³⁻³⁵ maŋ³³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mẽʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ meʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ muĩʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɛ̃ʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ nẽʔ²/

/t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁻³⁵ nĩʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ miʔ³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mẽ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ mẽ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) grasshopper; locust


雞公

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ koŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾øyŋ³³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/kie³³⁴ kaŋ³³⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi³³ kʊŋ³³/

/t͡ɕi³³ kən³³/

/t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁵ kɤŋ⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ koŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾øyŋ³³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/kie³³⁴ kaŋ³³⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi³³ kʊŋ³³/

/t͡ɕi³³ kən³³/

/t͡ɕi⁴⁴⁵ kɤŋ⁴⁴⁵/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Xiang, dialectal Mandarin) rooster; cock


高㬹鞋

/kou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːŋ⁵⁵ haːi̯²¹/

/kɔu²¹³ t͡sɛŋ²¹³ hai²¹/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ²⁴ hai̯¹¹/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ²⁴ hai̯¹¹/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ²⁴ hai̯¹¹/

/kau⁴⁴ t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ haɪ¹¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ t͡saːŋ⁵⁵ haːi̯²¹/

/kɔu²¹³ t͡sɛŋ²¹³ hai²¹/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ²⁴ hai̯¹¹/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ²⁴ hai̯¹¹/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ²⁴ hai̯¹¹/

/kau⁴⁴ t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ haɪ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka) high heels; high-heeled shoes (Classifier: 對／对 c; 雙／双 h)


熱痱

/jiːt̚² fɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/jiːt̚² fɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Datian Min, Longyan Min, Zhongshan Min) miliaria; heat rash


咪咪摸摸

mi¹ mi¹ mo²⁻¹ mo²⁻¹

mi¹ mi¹ mo²⁻¹ mo²⁻¹

mi¹ mi¹ mo²⁻¹ mo²⁻¹

/miː⁵⁵ miː⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵ mɔː³⁵/

/miː⁵⁵ miː⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵⁻⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/mi¹¹ mi¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/miː⁵⁵ miː⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵ mɔː³⁵/

/miː⁵⁵ miː⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵⁻⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵⁻⁵⁵/

/mi¹¹ mi¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

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


目鏡

/maʔ⁴ kĩã⁴²/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² kiã⁴¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kiã²¹/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã²¹/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ kiã²¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kiã¹¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³ kiã²¹/

/bat̚⁴⁻³ kiã²¹/

/mak̚⁴⁻² kĩã²¹³/

/maʔ⁴ kĩã⁴²/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² kiã⁴¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kiã²¹/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã²¹/

/bak̚⁴³⁻²¹ kiã²¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kiã¹¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³ kiã²¹/

/bat̚⁴⁻³ kiã²¹/

/mak̚⁴⁻² kĩã²¹³/

掛目鏡／挂目镜 [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― kòa ba̍k-kiàⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to wear glasses

1928, 《僥倖錢開食了 上》, Taipei: 榮文社活版所:

It is useless for you to buy glasses; [even if you] wear them, your eyes won't see clearly

lí bé ba̍k-kiàⁿ bô-lō͘-ēng, kòa-tio̍h ba̍k-chiu khòaⁿ bē bêng

汝買目鏡無路用 掛着目周看未明

1928, 《僥倖錢開食了 上》, Taipei: 榮文社活版所:

汝买目镜无路用 挂着目周看未明

(Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min) glasses (Classifier: 支 mn)


屙肚

/ɔː⁵⁵ tʰou̯¹³/

/ŋo⁴² ˈtʰu¹¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tu³¹/

/ɔː⁵⁵ tʰou̯¹³/

/ŋo⁴² ˈtʰu¹¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tu³¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Pinghua) to have diarrhea


黃梨

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ lɐi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ʋɔŋ¹¹ li¹¹/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡai⁵³/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡi⁵³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

/ŋ̍²³⁻³³ lai²³/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ li³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ lɐi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ʋɔŋ¹¹ li¹¹/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡai⁵³/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡi⁵³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴/

/ŋ̍²³⁻³³ lai²³/

(chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Hakka, Eastern Min) pineapple


懶人多屎尿

/laːn¹³ jɐn²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ siː³⁵ niːu̯²²/

/lan²⁴ ŋin¹¹ to²⁴ sɨ³¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵/

/lan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹ to⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩³¹ ŋiau⁵³/

/laːn¹³ jɐn²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ siː³⁵ niːu̯²²/

/lan²⁴ ŋin¹¹ to²⁴ sɨ³¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵/

/lan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋin¹¹ to⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩³¹ ŋiau⁵³/

Someone who is slacking off may use "going to the bathroom" as an excuse for not working.

2008, 李雪熒、彭文, 態度決定孩子, Sing Tao Publishing, →ISBN, page 10:

"You're really troublesome! Laan⁵ jan⁴ do¹ si² niu⁶!"

“nei⁵ zan¹ maa⁴ faan⁴! laan⁵ jan⁴ do¹ si² niu⁶!”

「你真麻煩！懶人多屎尿！」

「你真麻烦！懒人多屎尿！」

(Cantonese, Hakka) used to refer to a lazy person or someone who makes a lot of excuses


敨氣

敨⫽氣 (canonical)
敨气
㪗氣
透氣
唞氣
抖氣
敨气
㪗氣
敨喟
㪗喟
敁氣
解氣
敨气
㪗氣
敁氣
通氣

/tʰɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/

/tʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰui²¹³/

/tʰɐu̯³⁵ hei̯³³/

/tʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰui²¹³/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/tʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰui²¹/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/tʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰui²¹/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/tʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/tʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰui²¹/

gam¹ jat⁶ jit⁶ dou³ tau² m⁴ dou³⁻² hei³.

今日熱到敨唔到氣。

今日热到敨唔到气。


牛雜

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sä³⁵/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sɑɻ³⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡saːp̚²/

/ᵑɡeu²² tap̚³²/

/n̠ʲəu̯¹³ t͡sa̠²⁴/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sä³⁵/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sɑɻ³⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ t͡saːp̚²/

/ᵑɡeu²² tap̚³²/

/n̠ʲəu̯¹³ t͡sa̠²⁴/

(Malaysia Hakka) ngiu chap; beef noodle soup with entrails (a local dish in Kota Kinabalu)


𫣆

(Can we date this quote?), “客家世界”, 黃連煜 (lyrics), 黃連煜 (music):

Ên he hien-thoi ke Hak-kâ-ngìn, sṳ-kie ke Hak-kâ-ngìn.

𫣆係現代个客家人，世界个客家人。

𫣆系现代个客家人，世界个客家人。


𠊎

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 亻 (“person”) + phonetic 厓.
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *ŋa. Cognate with 我 (OC *ŋaːlʔ), 吾 (OC *ŋraː, *ŋaː).

Han compound

𠊎係客家人。

𠊎系客家人。

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


狗竇

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯²²/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯²²/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯³³/

/kɐu̯³⁵ tɐu̯³³/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Pinghua) kennel; doghouse

狗竇咁亂

狗窦咁乱

亂到狗竇噉

乱到狗窦噉

(Cantonese, Hakka, figurative) pigsty; dump (used to describe a dirty and very untidy place)


薯仔

/syː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/si²² tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/syː²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/si²² tᵘɔi⁵⁵/


年生

My younger brother is in grade five this year.

Ngâ ló-thâi kîm-ngièn thu̍k ńg ngièn-sên.

吾老弟今年讀五年生。

吾老弟今年读五年生。


味素

/weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

/i²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/bi³³⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/bi³³⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/bi²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

/i²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/bi³³⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/bi³³⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/bi²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 味の素 (Ajinomoto).

obor

monosodium glutamate
monosodium glutamate

(chiefly Hakka, Eastern Min, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) monosodium glutamate


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/

(literary or Hakka, Puxian Min, Southern Min) elder sister; big sister


下下

/xa²¹³ xa²¹³/

/haː¹³ haː¹³/

/ha⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ha⁵³/

/xa²¹³ xa²¹³/

/haː¹³ haː¹³/

/ha⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ha⁵³/

佢下下都遲到㗎。

佢下下都迟到㗎。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Sichuanese) every time


散紙

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Zhongshan Min, Pinghua) change (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination.)


牛頭馬面

desc

→ Vietnamese: đầu trâu mặt ngựa (calque)

ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ maː¹³ miːn²²/

/ŋi̯u¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ ma²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯en⁵⁵/

gu² tao² bor³ ming⁴ [Phonetic:gu⁵ lao⁵ bor⁵ ming⁴]

/ku¹³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³⁻¹¹ pɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ miŋ⁴²/

/ku²⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴⁻²¹ pɒ³³²⁻²¹ miŋ⁴²/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴ be⁴²⁻²⁴ bin²²/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/n̠ʲiɤ²² dɤ⁵⁵ mo³³ mi²¹/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ maː¹³ miːn²²/

/ŋi̯u¹¹ tʰeu̯¹¹ ma²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯en⁵⁵/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ tʰau²³ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴ be⁴²⁻²⁴ bin²²/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/n̠ʲiɤ²² dɤ⁵⁵ mo³³ mi²¹/

(Hakka) unacceptable; scandalous; outrageous


包粟

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/pau⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ɕiʊk̚¹/

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/pau⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ɕiʊk̚¹/

(chiefly Cantonese, Gan, Hakka) corn; maize


大食

/tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɪk̚²/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɪk̚²/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/

/tuai²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

I used to be a big eater when I was small. I had to have at least three bowls of rice each meal.

ngo⁵ sai³ go³ go² zan⁶ si⁴ hou² daai⁶ sik⁶ gaa³, jat¹ caan¹ hei² maa⁵ jiu³ jau⁵ saam¹ wun² faan⁶ lok⁶ tou⁵.

我細個嗰陣時好大食㗎，一餐起碼要有三碗飯落肚。

我细个嗰阵时好大食㗎，一餐起码要有三碗饭落肚。

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) having a large appetite; being a big eater


雪文

→ Amis: safon

→ Kavalan: sabun

→ Puyuma: sabun

→ Tsou: savungu

/sap̚³²⁻⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

/sat̚³²⁻⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ muĩ²⁴/

/sa⁴²⁻²⁴ bun²⁴/

/sa⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ bun²³/

/sa²¹⁻⁴² bun²⁴/

/sa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

/sap̚²⁻⁴ buŋ⁵⁵/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

/sat̚³²⁻⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ muĩ²⁴/

/sa⁴²⁻²⁴ bun²⁴/

/sa⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ bun²³/

/sa²¹⁻⁴² bun²⁴/

/sa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bun²⁴/

/sap̚²⁻⁴ buŋ⁵⁵/

* (Hokkien of Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Mainland China): Borrowed from Malay sabun, or directly from either:
** Portuguese sabão, from Old Galician-Portuguese sabon, sabõ, from Latin sāpōnem, accusative of sāpō, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).
** Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), from Aramaic צַפּוֹן / ܨܦܘܢ (ṣappōn), from Ancient Greek σάπων (sápōn), from Latin sāpōnem, accusative of sāpō, from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).
* (Philippine Hokkien): Borrowed from Tagalog sabon, or directly from Early Modern Spanish jabón, from Old Spanish xabon, from Latin sāpōnem, accusative of sāpō, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).
* (Teochew): Borrowed from Malay sabun, from Portuguese sabão or from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), both ultimately from Latin sāpōnem, accusative of sāpō, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).
* (Singkawang and Bangkok Jiexi Hakka): Borrowed from Malay sabun, from Portuguese sabão or from Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn), both ultimately from Latin sāpōnem, accusative of sāpō, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb- (“to pour out, drip, trickle, strain”).

bor

Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn)

der

Aramaic צַפּוֹן

bor

Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn)

Arabic صَابُون (ṣābūn)

(Singkawang and Bangkok Jiexi Hakka, Southern Min) soap (Classifier: 塊／块)

Hakka
Hokkien
Philippine Hokkien
Singkawang
Teochew


影相

/jɪŋ³⁵ sœːŋ³³⁻³⁵/

/jen⁵⁵ ɬiaŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/iaŋ³¹ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/

/iɔŋ²¹ siɔŋ³³/

/jɪŋ³⁵ sœːŋ³³⁻³⁵/

/jen⁵⁵ ɬiaŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/iaŋ³¹ ɕiɔŋ⁵³/

/iɔŋ²¹ siɔŋ³³/

When you travel, you got to take some pictures for memory.

heoi³ leoi⁵ hang⁴ jiu³ jing² soeng³⁻² lai⁴ lau⁴ nim⁶ gaa³.

去旅行要影相嚟留念㗎。

ho² m⁴ ho² ji⁵ bong¹ ngo⁵ dei⁶ jing² zoeng¹ soeng³⁻² aa³?

可唔可以幫我哋影張相啊？

可唔可以帮我哋影张相啊？

jing² soeng³⁻² hai⁶ keoi⁵ ge³ koeng⁴ hong⁶.

影相係佢嘅強項。

影相系佢嘅强项。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min, Leizhou Min) to take a picture


致病

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ piŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ pɛːŋ²²/

/t͡sɨ⁵⁵ pʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pĩ⁴¹/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ³³/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ pĩ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ pɛ̃²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ pẽ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ piŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ pɛːŋ²²/

/t͡sɨ⁵⁵ pʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pĩ⁴¹/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ³³/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ pĩ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ pɛ̃²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ pẽ³³/

(chiefly Hakka, Southern Min) to fall ill; to catch a disease; to contract an illness


腸仔

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/


頭家娘

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เถ้าแก่เนี้ย

→ Thai: เถ้าแก่เนี้ย (tâo-gɛ̀ɛ-níia)

→ Thai: เถ้าแก่เนี้ย (tâo-gɛ̀ɛ-níia)

/tʰeu̯¹¹ ka²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/tʰeu⁵⁵ ka⁵³ ŋioŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻²² niu²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² ke³³ niũ²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² ke³³ niu²⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻²¹ kɛ³³⁻²¹ niau²³/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ke³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ke³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ ka²⁴ ŋi̯oŋ¹¹/

/tʰeu⁵⁵ ka⁵³ ŋioŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴⁻²² niu²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² ke³³ niũ²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² ke³³ niu²⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃²⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻²¹ kɛ³³⁻²¹ niau²³/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ke³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ke³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Southern Min) proprietress; boss's wife; female boss


拉尿

/lai̯¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵/

/lai̯¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵/

(Hakka) to pass urine involuntarily; to wet oneself


唔使客氣

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ haːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/m̩²² sᵘɔi⁵⁵ hak̚³³ hei³³/

/m¹¹ sɨ³¹ hak̚² hi⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ sz̩³¹ hak̚¹ hi⁵³/

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ haːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/m̩²² sᵘɔi⁵⁵ hak̚³³ hei³³/

/m¹¹ sɨ³¹ hak̚² hi⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ sz̩³¹ hak̚¹ hi⁵³/


仙桃

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰo²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰo¹³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰo²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɤ²³/

/sieŋ³⁵⁻³³ tʰɔ²²/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰo²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰo¹³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰo²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɤ²³/

/sieŋ³⁵⁻³³ tʰɔ²²/

(Maoming Cantonese, Dianbai Hakka, Leizhou Min) mango


較早

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

If I were you, I would've slept earlier.

欲我，我就會較早睏。

欲我，我就会较早困。


較早

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/


癩𰣻

→ Indonesian: taiko

→ Thai: ไทกอ (tai-gɔɔ)

/tʰaɪ³¹ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴²⁻²⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kɤ⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ko³³/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ko³³/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ ko³³/

/tʰaɪ³¹ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴²⁻²⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kɤ⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ko³³/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ko³³/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ ko³³/

He is a leprous man (lit. This man has leprosy), he is unclean: the priest shall pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague is in his head.

巴克禮譯本 (Barclay Amoy Romanized Bible), 利未記 (Leviticus) 13:44

Hit-lâng chiū-sī khí thái-ko, bô chheng-khì-ê, chè-si tek-khak tio̍h toàn i chòe bô chheng-khì, i ê chèng-thâu sī tī thâu-khak.

彼人就是起癩𰣻，無清氣的，祭司的確著斷伊做無清氣，伊的症頭是佇頭殼。

彼人就是起癞𰣻，无清气的，祭司的确着断伊做无清气，伊的症头是伫头壳。

[T]here came a leper (lit. a person with leprosy) and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 8:2

Yû yit-ke pot thái-kô ke ngìn lòi pai kì, kóng: “Chú â, ngì na-he hén, chhiu voi sṳ́ ngài chhiang-li.”

有一個發癩𰣻个人來拜佢，講：「主啊，你若係肯，就會使𠊎淨浰。」

有一个发癞𰣻个人来拜佢，讲：「主啊，你若系肯，就会使𠊎净浰。」


啱先

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

/ᵑɡam⁵⁵ ɬen³³⁻³³⁵/

/ŋam⁴⁴ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

/ᵑɡam⁵⁵ ɬen³³⁻³³⁵/

/ŋam⁴⁴ ɕiɛn⁴⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka) just; just now; a moment ago


著棋

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡saʔ⁴⁴ d͡ʑi²³/

/t͡saʔ³³ d͡ʑi⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡saʔ⁴⁴ d͡ʑi²³/

/t͡saʔ³³ d͡ʑi⁴⁴/

(chiefly dialectal Hakka, Teochew, Wu) to play chess


阿妗

/aː³³ kʰɐm¹³/

/a⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ¹¹/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ²¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kim²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ kim³³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kim³³/

/a³³⁻²³ kim³⁵/

/aː³³ kʰɐm¹³/

/a⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ¹¹/

/a⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ²¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kim²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ kim³³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kim³³/

/a³³⁻²³ kim³⁵/

> - wife of mother's elder brother; < - wife of mother's younger brother; >< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face

(dialectal Cantonese, including Siyi Yue, Weitou Cantonese; dialectal Hakka; Southern Min; Puxian Min) maternal aunt (mother's sister-in-law)


番鹼

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ⁵²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ⁵²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ⁵²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ⁵²/

Chemical wastewater from factories, sewage from pig and duck farms, soapy water from household laundry, and pesticide runoff from vegetable gardens and rice paddies—all these polluted waters have poisoned the fish, shrimp, and crabs to death. What were once crystal-clear ponds and streams have now turned into foul-smelling, murky sewage ditches.

Kûng-chhòng phài chhut-lòi ke fa-ho̍k yo̍k-súi, hiuk chû-é thùng ap-è ke ô-chô súi, vuk-hâ sé sâm-fu ke fân-kián súi, chhoi-yèn thùng vò-thèu thièn ke nùng-yo̍k súi, liá-têu thi-sep súi thùng ǹg-è, hà-kûng, no-hái, chhiuk-khói tû thu̍k-sí, ke ngièn-tán he siên siên hò-pa súi ke hâng-lak, pien â chhu-phâng-phâng-é ke vû-súi-kiêu.

工廠排出來个化學藥水、畜豬仔同鴨仔个屙糟水、屋下洗衫褲个番鹼水、菜園同禾頭田个農藥水，這兜地圾水同魚仔、蝦公、老蟹，聚概都毒死，該原旦係鮮鮮河壩水个坑壢，變啊臭肨肨仔个烏水溝。

工厂排出来个化学药水、畜猪仔同鸭仔个屙糟水、屋下洗衫裤个番碱水、菜园同禾头田个农药水，这兜地圾水同鱼仔、虾公、老蟹，聚概都毒死，该原旦系鲜鲜河坝水个坑坜，变啊臭肨肨仔个乌水沟。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Zhongshan Min, Teochew) soap (Classifier: 嚿 c; 垤 h)


出頭天

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tʰau¹³⁻²² tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰĩ³³/

1997, “世界第一等”, in 李安修, 陳富榮 (lyrics), 愛在刻骨銘心時, performed by 劉德華 [Andy Lau]:

In life's circumstances, even beggars can break through. Don't blame the heavens; don't accuse others. Good life and bad life, it's all life.

Jîn-seng ê khoân-kéng, khit-chia̍h mā ē chhut-thâu-thiⁿ, bo̍k oàn-thiⁿ, bo̍k iû-jîn, miā sūn miā bái lóng-sī it-seng.

人生的環境，乞食嘛會出頭天，莫怨天，莫尤人，命順命歹攏是一生。

人生的环境，乞食嘛会出头天，莫怨天，莫尤人，命顺命歹拢是一生。

(chiefly Hokkien, Hakka) to have a breakthrough; to get out of a difficult situation and succeed


彌濃

/mi³⁵ nʊŋ³⁵/

/bi²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bi²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ³³/

/bi¹³⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bi²³⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/mi³⁵ nʊŋ³⁵/

/bi²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bi²⁴⁻²² lɔŋ³³/

/bi¹³⁻²² lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bi²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bi²³⁻³³ lɔŋ⁴⁴/

(dated, chiefly Southern Min, Hakka) Alternative name for 美濃／美浓 (Měinóng).


爺哀

/i̯a¹¹ oi̯²⁴/

/i̯a¹¹ oi̯²⁴/

Every child is their parents' darling. Hope the Seven Lady and the bed gods will help us take care of them

Tak-ke se-ò-é tu he yà-ôi ke sîm-kôn-ngiuk, hî-mong Chhit-ngiòng, Chhòng-kûng-phò lâu ên-lí then-sú sú-ku

逐個細孲仔都係爺哀个心肝肉，希望七娘、床公婆摎𫣆俚𢯭手守顧

逐个细𰌦仔都系爷哀个心肝肉，希望七娘、床公婆摎𫣆俚𢯭手守顾

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 以弗所書 (Ephesians) 5:31

Yîn-vi án-ngiòng, ngìn oi lì-khôi yà-ôi, lâu pû-ngiòng kiet-ha̍p, lióng-sà sàng-cho yit-thí.

因為恁樣，人愛離開爺𡟓，㧯𡜵娘結合，兩儕成做一體。

因为恁样，人爱离开爷𡟓，㧯𡜵娘结合，两侪成做一体。


肥仔

/feɪ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fei̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/feɪ̯³⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fei̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

死肥仔

(colloquial, chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min) fatty (especially a male youth)


𠊎等

/ŋaɪ¹¹ tɛn⁴⁴/

/ŋaɪ¹¹ tɛn⁴⁴/

(Can we date this quote?), “天地有位神”, performed by 客家聖樂團:

We are His beloved children, receiving great and profound love. We must loudly give thanks and sing praises to Him.

Ngài-tén he Kì thung-siak chṳ́, mùng-su thai-oi chhṳ̂m-kóng, oi thai-sâng kám-chhia kô-siung Kì.

𠊎等係𥘹痛惜子，蒙受大愛深廣，愛大聲感謝歌頌𥘹。

𠊎等系𥘹痛惜子，蒙受大爱深广，爱大声感谢歌颂𥘹。


天光日

/tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/tʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴ kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/

/tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/tʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴ kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/

Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself [tomorrow]. Each day’s own evil is sufficient. (WEB)

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 6:34

Chúng-kóng, ngì-têu m̀-hó vi to thiên-kông-ngit lòi yù-sèu, yîn-vi thiên-kông-ngit yû thiên-kông-ngit ke yù-sèu; yit-ngit tâm-tông yit-ngit ke kân-khú chhiu la lé.

總講，你等毋好為到天光日來憂愁，因為天光日有天光日个憂愁；一日擔當一日个艱苦就罅了。

总讲，你等毋好为到天光日来忧愁，因为天光日有天光日个忧愁；一日担当一日个艰苦就罅了。


天光

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴ kuɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰieŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ kuŋ⁵³³/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ kŋ̍⁵⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³ kŋ̍³³/

/tʰĩ³³ kuĩ³³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³⁻²³ kɯŋ³³/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ koŋ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴ kuɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰieŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuoŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵³³⁻⁵⁵ kuŋ⁵³³/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻⁵⁵ kŋ̍⁵⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³ kŋ̍³³/

/tʰĩ³³ kuĩ³³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³⁻²³ kɯŋ³³/

(Liancheng Hakka, Huizhou, Hainanese, Wenzhounese) breakfast


𫣆俚

Fortunately, God has prepared an imperishable present for us and has given us heaven as our home

ho´ ded shong⁺ diˇ vui⁺ en` zhun´ pi⁺ m voi⁺ fai´ gaiˇ li` vud`, shong´ suˇ en` li´ tien` ga` zoˇ vug

好得上帝為𫣆準備唔會壞介禮物 賞賜𫣆俚天家作屋

好得上帝为𫣆准备唔会坏介礼物 赏赐𫣆俚天家作屋

2014, 彭歲玲, “〈街路人生〉作者感言”, in 《一〇二年教育部閩客語文學獎作品集》:

We all have many stories around us with human nature, with life.

Ên-lí sṳ̂n-piên yû tông-tô ku-sṳ yû ngìn-sin, yû sên-miang

𫣆俚身邊有當多故事有人性、有生命

𫣆俚身边有当多故事有人性、有生命

2022, “客家真光 [The Light of Hakka]”, 劉志忠 [Liu Chih Chung], 劉正惠, 邱廉欽 [Kim Chiu] (lyrics), 邱廉欽 [Kim Chiu] (music)performed by 夏以儷 [Kate]:

We move to and fro to look for a path in life; we look to and fro to be able to find blessings in life.

ên-lí â, sái lòi sái hi, vi-tó ngìn-sên chhìm yit thiàu fa̍t-lu, ên-lí â, khon lòi khon hi, vi-tó chhìm-tó yit-sên ke chuk-fuk

𫣆俚啊 徙來徙去 為著人生尋一條活路 𫣆俚啊 看來看去 為著尋著一生个祝福

𫣆俚啊 徙来徙去 为着人生寻一条活路 𫣆俚啊 看来看去 为着寻着一生个祝福


𫣆兜

/en²⁴⁻¹¹ teu̯²⁴/

/en²⁴⁻¹¹ teu̯²⁴/


𠊎兜

/ŋai̯¹¹ teu̯²⁴/

/ŋai̯¹¹ teu̯²⁴/

I am thankful for the many forerunners who walked in front for us to learn from. I hope that I myself will still strive to learn so that I can write pieces that touch people's hearts.

彭歲玲, 〈街路人生〉作者感言

Kám-chhia yû tông-tô chhièn-pi hàng chhai thèu-chhièn pûn ngài-têu ho̍k-si̍p, hî-mong chhit-kâ hàn oi sat-mâng ho̍k-si̍p, cho-tet siá chhut kám-thung ngìn-sîm ke chok-phín.

感謝有當多前輩行在頭前分𠊎兜學習，希望自家還愛煞猛學習，做得寫出感動人心个作品。

彭歲玲, 〈街路人生〉作者感言

感谢有当多前辈行在头前分𠊎兜学习，希望自家还爱煞猛学习，做得写出感动人心个作品。

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 6:9

Ngài-têu chhai thiên-táng ke Â-pâ: Ngien Ngì ke sṳn-miàng su chûn-chhung

𠊎等在天頂个阿爸：願你个聖名受尊重

𠊎等在天顶个阿爸：愿你个圣名受尊重


霸位

/paː³³ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/pa⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋi⁵³/

/paː³³ wɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/pa⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋi⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka) to reserve a seat (designate a seat as occupied) for someone who has not yet arrived; to chope


星仔

/siaŋ⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/

/siaŋ⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Gan, Hakka) star


懶屍

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/

/nan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/

/l̃aŋ³³⁻²¹ si⁵⁵/

/lan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ si⁴⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

/lan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

/nuã²²⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/

/nan²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ²⁴/

/l̃aŋ³³⁻²¹ si⁵⁵/

/lan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ si⁴⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

/lan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴⁴/

/nuã²²⁻²¹ si⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Eastern Min) lazy; unwilling to work


客仔

/haːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/haːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) customer; client


草蜢撩雞公——自尋死路

/t͡sʰo³¹ maŋ³¹ li̯au̯¹¹ ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ t͡sʰim¹¹ si³¹ lu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰo³¹ maŋ¹¹ li̯au̯¹¹ ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ t͡sʰim¹¹ si³¹ lu⁵⁵/

(Hakka) The grasshopper messing with the rooster; to overestimate one's capabilities; to seek one's demise


桔仔

/kɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kit̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/kɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kit̚² e³¹⁻¹¹/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) tangerine; mandarin orange


番柿

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ kʰi¹¹/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi²¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi³³/

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ kʰi¹¹/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi²¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi³³/

(Fujian Mandarin, Changting Hakka, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Datian Min) tomato


目珠

/muk⁵⁻² t͡ʃu⁵³/

/muk⁵⁻² t͡ʃu⁵³/

(Hakka, Datian Min, Central Min) eye (Classifier: 蕊 h; 雙／双)


仰般

/ŋi̯oŋ³¹ pan²⁴/

/ŋioŋ²⁴⁻³³ pan⁵³/

/ŋiɔŋ³¹ pan⁴⁴/

/ŋi̯oŋ³¹ pan²⁴/

/ŋioŋ²⁴⁻³³ pan⁵³/

/ŋiɔŋ³¹ pan⁴⁴/


濕溚溚

湿溚溚
溼溚溚
濕溻溻/溼溻溻/湿溻溻

/sɐp̚⁵ tɐp̚² tɐp̚²/

/sɐp̚⁵ tɐp̚² tɐp̚²/


猴仔

/kau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/

/kau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/kau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/

/kau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien) monkey


猴哥

/kau²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/kau²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/kau¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kau²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kau²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/

/kau²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/kau²³⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/kau¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kau²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kau²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁴⁴/


鷹鳥

/en²⁴⁻¹¹ ti̯au̯²⁴/

/in²⁴⁻¹¹ ti̯au̯²⁴/

/en²⁴⁻¹¹ ti̯au̯²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siau⁵³/

/iɪŋ³³ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siau⁵³/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau⁵³/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau⁴¹/

/en²⁴⁻¹¹ ti̯au̯²⁴/

/in²⁴⁻¹¹ ti̯au̯²⁴/

/en²⁴⁻¹¹ ti̯au̯²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siau⁵³/

/iɪŋ³³ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siau⁵³/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau⁵³/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau⁴¹/


鷂婆

/i̯eu̯⁵⁵ pʰo¹¹/

/ʒau³³ pʰo⁵⁵/

/iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰo¹¹/

/i̯eu̯⁵⁵ pʰo¹¹/

/ʒau³³ pʰo⁵⁵/

/iau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰo¹¹/


屎窟

/siː³⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/ʃi²⁴⁻³³ vut⁵/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fut̚¹/

/siː³⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/ʃi²⁴⁻³³ vut⁵/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fut̚¹/

屎胐
屎𦜇
屎忽
屎脗
㞓胐
尸胐
屎肳
笥胐
笥窟
屉胐

(Cantonese, Fujian Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Central Min, Shaojiang Min, Pucheng Wu) buttocks

(Lichuan Gan, Xiaosanjiang Hakka, Pinghua) anus


屎窟

/siː³⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/ʃi²⁴⁻³³ vut⁵/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fut̚¹/

/siː³⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/ʃi²⁴⁻³³ vut⁵/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fut̚¹/

屎胐
屎𦜇
屎忽
屎脗
㞓胐
尸胐
屎肳
笥胐
笥窟
屉胐

(Hakka) cesspool; cesspit (a pit for collecting faeces)


屎窟窿

/siː³⁵ fɐt̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/siː³⁵ fɐt̚⁵ lʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua) anus; asshole


屎眼

/siː³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/sz̩⁵² ŋe³³/

/siː³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/sz̩⁵² ŋe³³/


牛乸

/ŋɐu̯²¹ naː³⁵/

/ᵑɡeu²² ⁿda⁵⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ naː³⁵/

/ᵑɡeu²² ⁿda⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) cow (female)


白鴿

/paɪ̯³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ kɤɻ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚² kɐp̚³⁻³⁵/

/paːk̚² kaːp̚³⁻³⁵/

/pak̚³² ap̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/paʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ɑʔ²⁴/

/paɪ̯³⁵ kɤ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ kɤɻ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚² kɐp̚³⁻³⁵/

/paːk̚² kaːp̚³⁻³⁵/

/pak̚³² ap̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/paʔ⁵⁻²¹ l̃ɑʔ²⁴/

(Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Hainanese, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Zhongshan Min, Zhejiang Wu) pigeon; dove (regardless of colors)


牛嫲

/ŋi̯u¹¹ ma¹¹/

/ŋi̯u¹¹ ma¹¹/


豬仔

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡si³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡si³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

供豬仔

供猪仔

(Hakka; Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) pig


學老話

学老话
學佬話
福佬話
河洛話

I am no stranger to the Min-Hakka Literary Prize; in ROC 97, I have submitted a piece of new poetry in Southern Min. Maybe someone will ask why I submitted Southern Min new poetry and then submitted Hakka new poetry.

張欣穎, 蒲公英(四縣腔)作者感言

Ngài tui Mén-Hak-ngî Vùn-ho̍k-chióng pin mò sâng-fun, chhai 97 ngièn chhèn-kîn yung Ho̍k-ló-fa thèu-kó sîn-sṳ̂, mò-thin yû-ngìn voi mun, vi-hò voi thèu Ho̍k-ló sîn-sṳ̂ yu thèu Hak-ngî sîn-sṳ̂ nè?

𠊎對閩客語文學獎並無生份，在97年曾經用學老話投稿新詩，無定有人會問，為何會投學老新詩又投客語新詩呢？

張欣穎, 蒲公英(四縣腔)作者感言

𠊎对闽客语文学奖并无生份，在97年曾经用学老话投稿新诗，无定有人会问，为何会投学老新诗又投客语新诗呢？

(Hakka) alternative form of 學佬話 /学佬话 (“Min Chinese; especially Southern Min”)


車衫

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ sam²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia³³ sã³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ sam²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia³³ sã³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to sew with a sewing machine


眠床

→ Betawi: bincheng

/mi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/miːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/ᵐben²² t͡sʰɔŋ²²/

/min¹¹ t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/

/meiŋ³³ t͡sʰɔŋ³³/

/bin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin²³⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/bin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/bin²⁴⁻¹² t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin¹³⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/

/ben²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin¹¹ t͡sʰõ¹¹/

/bin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɔ̃²⁴/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bun¹³⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/

/bin²¹³⁻³³ sŋ̍²¹³/

/min²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/mi²² zɑ̃⁴⁴/

/mi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/miːn²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/ᵐben²² t͡sʰɔŋ²²/

/min¹¹ t͡sʰɔŋ¹¹/

/meiŋ³³ t͡sʰɔŋ³³/

/bin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin²³⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/bin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/bin²⁴⁻¹² t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin¹³⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/

/ben²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bin¹¹ t͡sʰõ¹¹/

/bin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɔ̃²⁴/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/bun¹³⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/

/bin²¹³⁻³³ sŋ̍²¹³/

/min²³⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/mi²² zɑ̃⁴⁴/

He then sat beside the desk, facing the bed; it seems that Jing Fu's face is already not as red as it was yesterday.

1925 November 3, 魯迅 (Lu Xun), 弟兄 (dìxiong)

Tā biàn zài shūzhuō páng zuòxià, zhèng duì zhe miánchuáng; kàn Jìng Fǔ de liǎn, yǐ méiyǒu zuótiān nàyàng tōnghóng le.

他便在書桌旁坐下，正對著眠床；看靖甫的臉，已沒有昨天那樣通紅了。

他便在书桌旁坐下，正对着眠床；看靖甫的脸，已没有昨天那样通红了。

(literary or Hakka, Min, Wu) bed (Classifier: 架 md; 頂／顶 mn)


粽仔

/t͡suŋ⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡suŋ¹¹ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋe³¹/

/t͡suŋ⁵⁵ e³¹/

/t͡suŋ¹¹ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋe³¹/


果作

/ko²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃok⁵/

/ko²⁴⁻³³ t͡ʃok⁵/


得人驚

/tɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹ kɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/tɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹ kiaŋ⁴⁴/

/tɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹ kɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/tɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹ kiaŋ⁴⁴/

ni¹ zoeng¹ soeng³⁻² zan¹ hai⁶ hou² dak¹ jan⁴ geng¹.

呢張相真係好得人驚。

呢张相真系好得人惊。

(Cantonese, Hakka) frightening (causing fright or fear)


耳公

/ŋi³¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋi³¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi³¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/


鼻公

/pʰi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/pʰi⁵³ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/pʰi⁵³ kʊŋ⁴⁴/


眼珠

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡syː⁵⁵/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡su³³/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ŋe²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/ŋã̠⁴² t͡ɕy⁴⁴⁻³³/

/ŋan³³ t͡ɕy⁴⁴⁵/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂuɻʷ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡syː⁵⁵/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡su³³/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ŋe²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/ŋã̠⁴² t͡ɕy⁴⁴⁻³³/

/ŋan³³ t͡ɕy⁴⁴⁵/

(dialectal, including Gan, Hakka, Huizhou, Waxiang, Xiang) eye


地豆

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) peanut


番豆

/fan²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰeu̯⁵⁵/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰeu⁵³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ tau¹¹/

/huaŋ³⁵⁻³³ tau³⁵/

/fan²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰeu̯⁵⁵/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰeu⁵³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ tau¹¹/

/huaŋ³⁵⁻³³ tau³⁵/

(Hakka, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Pinghe Hokkien, dialectal Cantonese) peanut


麼個

→ Zhuang: Maxgai (“Hakka”)

/ma²⁴⁻³³ kai¹¹/

/ma²⁴⁻³³ kai¹¹/

么个
麼个
麼介
脈個
脈介
乜個
嗎個


洋鹼

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/iaŋ²¹ t͡ɕiɛn⁵³/

/iɔŋ³⁵ ˈkan²¹³/

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/iaŋ²¹ t͡ɕiɛn⁵³/

/iɔŋ³⁵ ˈkan²¹³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua, Xiang, Dexing Huizhou, Shaxian Central Min, Danyang Wu) soap


胰子

/i³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/i²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/i⁴⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

/i¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/i³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/i²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/i⁴⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

/i¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, Jin) soap


茶箍

/te²³⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²³⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/te²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/te²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tɛ¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Southern Min) disc made of the dregs from pressing oil from camellia seeds and hay, used like soap


半鹹淡

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑŋ²⁴²/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑŋ²⁴²/

(Hakka) half salty and half insipid; not salty enough

(Hakka) to have a smattering of knowledge about something; to be a non-expert


今晡日

/kim²⁴⁻¹¹ pu²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/kin²⁴⁻¹¹ pu²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/kin²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/kim⁴⁴ pu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/

/kin⁴⁴ pu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/

/kim²⁴⁻¹¹ pu²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/kin²⁴⁻¹¹ pu²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/kin²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/kim⁴⁴ pu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/

/kin⁴⁴ pu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/


昨晡日

/t͡sʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ pu²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/t͡sʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ pu²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/t͡sʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ pu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/

/t͡sʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ pu²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/t͡sʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ pu²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/t͡sʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ pin²⁴ ŋit̚²/

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ pu⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋit̚¹/


食晝

/sieʔ⁵⁻²¹ tɑu²¹³/

/sieʔ⁵⁻²¹ tɑu²¹³/

(Hakka, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Jinjiang and Taiwanese Hokkien) to have lunch


少少

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

/t͡sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sio⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɤ⁴¹/

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

/t͡sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sio⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɤ⁴¹/

Even if you're not hungry, you still need to eat a little bit of food!

nei⁵ m⁴ tou⁵ ngo⁶ dou¹ jiu³ sik⁶ siu² siu² je⁵ gaa²!

你唔肚餓都要食少少嘢㗎！

你唔肚饿都要食少少嘢㗎！

(Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min) a little; a little bit

GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified)


今晡

/kiŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/

/kiŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muo⁵⁵/


放晝

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑu²¹³/

/paŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁴²/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑu²¹³/

/paŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁴²/

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Puxian Min) to take a break for lunch; to break for lunch; (for students) to finish morning classes and go home for lunch


雪條

/syːt̚³ tʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬut̚⁵⁵ hiau²²⁻²²⁵/

/syːt̚³ tʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬut̚⁵⁵ hiau²²⁻²²⁵/

雪條棍／雪条棍 [Cantonese] ― syut³ tiu⁴⁻² gwan³ [Jyutping] ― popsicle stick

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Zhongshan Min, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) ice popsicle (Classifier: 條／条 c; 枝 c)


眠夢

/mi̯ɛn³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/miːn²¹ mʊŋ²²/

/miɛn³⁵ ˈmuŋ¹¹/

/bin¹³⁻²² baŋ²²/

/bin²⁴⁻²¹ baŋ²²/

/bin²⁴⁻¹¹ baŋ³³/

/bin²³⁻³³ baŋ³³/

/bin²⁴⁻²² baŋ⁴¹/

/bin²⁴⁻²² baŋ²²/

/mi̯ɛn³⁵ mɤŋ⁵¹/

/miːn²¹ mʊŋ²²/

/miɛn³⁵ ˈmuŋ¹¹/

/bin¹³⁻²² baŋ²²/

/bin²⁴⁻²¹ baŋ²²/

/bin²⁴⁻¹¹ baŋ³³/

/bin²³⁻³³ baŋ³³/

/bin²⁴⁻²² baŋ⁴¹/

/bin²⁴⁻²² baŋ²²/

bô sî-kan, thang hō͘ góa lâi oàn-thàn, bô sî-kan, thang hō͘ góa lâi bîn-bāng

沒時間 通乎我來怨嘆 沒時間 通乎我來眠夢

没时间 通乎我来怨叹 没时间 通乎我来眠梦

(Gan, Jiangxi Hakka, Hokkien, Northern Min, Jinhua Wu) to dream


手襪

/sɐu̯³⁵ mɐt̚²/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mɐt̚²/

/sɐu̯³⁵ mɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

1962, 舒巷城, 太陽下山了:

Yuk Ngan Leung was knitting mittens under the light. Those mittens were taken from the sock factory.

loeng⁴ juk⁶ ngan⁴ zoi⁶ dang¹ haa⁶ zik¹ sau² mat⁶; naa⁵ se¹ sau² mat⁶ si⁶ cung⁴ mat⁶ cong² ling⁵ wui⁴ loi⁴ dik¹.

梁玉銀在燈下織手襪；那些手襪是從襪廠領回來的。

1962, 舒巷城, 太陽下山了:

梁玉银在灯下织手袜；那些手袜是从袜厂领回来的。

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Hainanese) glove; mitten (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 對／对 c)


講起

/kɔːŋ³⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) speaking of…


波鞋

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ haːi̯²¹/

/pɔ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai²¹/

/pᵘɔ³³ hai²²/

/po³³⁻²³ oi⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ haːi̯²¹/

/pɔ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai²¹/

/pᵘɔ³³ hai²²/

/po³³⁻²³ oi⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua, Hainanese, Teochew, Zhongshan Min) sneakers; trainers; athletic shoes (Classifier: 隻／只 c; 對／对 c)


鉸刀

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ka⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁵/

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ to³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ka⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁵/

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵³³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lo⁵⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ to³³/

(literary or Hakka, Min) scissors (Classifier: 枝 mn)


痛惜

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/tʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/

/tʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sioʔ⁵/

/tʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/tʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sioʔ²/

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ⁵¹ ɕi³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/tʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/

/tʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sioʔ⁵/

/tʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/tʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sioʔ²/

/tʰʊŋ³³ sɛːk̚³/

/tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/

/tʰiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sioʔ⁵/

/tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/

/tʰiã¹¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/

/tʰiã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤʔ³²/

/tʰʊŋ³³ sɛːk̚³/

/tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/

/tʰiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sioʔ⁵/

/tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/

/tʰiã¹¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ³²/

/tʰiã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤʔ³²/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to love dearly; to cherish


目汁

/mʊk̚¹ t͡səp̚¹/

/mʊk̚¹ t͡səp̚¹/

(Can we date this quote?), “耶穌係主”performed by 客家聖樂團:

He will come to wipe away our tears and remove our sorrows.

Kì oi lòi chhu̍t-thet ên ke muk-chṳp, sêu-thet ên ke pî-ôi.

𥘹愛來捽忒𫣆个目汁，消忒𫣆个悲哀。

𥘹爱来捽忒𫣆个目汁，消忒𫣆个悲哀。

2020, “南下列車 [Train to the South]”performed by 羅文裕 [Wing Lo]:

fa kóng yit-pan muk-chṳp tiet-lo̍k lióng sâm hòng

話講一半目汁滴落兩三行

话讲一半目汁滴落两三行

Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板白蓮花全歌》, volume 1, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 12v:

Madam Gim1 listened with tears flowing / The words she wanted to say pressed in her throat

gim¹ si⁶ tian¹ suêh⁴ mag⁸ zab⁴ lao⁵ / u⁶ uê⁷ ain³ dan³ dou¹ ngê⁶ ao⁵

金氏听說目汁流/有話欲呾都硬喉

金氏听说目汁流/有话欲呾都硬喉

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Zhao'an and Dongshan Hokkien, Longyan Min, Datian Min, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese, Sanxiang Min, Central Min, Shaojiang Min) tears


講古

→ Indonesian: kongko (“to chat”)

→? 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/

講古佬

讲古佬

聽講古

听讲古

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to tell stories (especially as an art, often accompanied by music)


豬紅

/t͡syː⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ fuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fʊŋ¹¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ fuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fʊŋ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Pinghua, Yuebei Tuhua, Guangxi Mandarin, euphemistic) pig's blood (as food, especially pig blood tofu)


頸渴

/kɛːŋ³⁵ hɔːt̚³/

/kiaŋ⁵⁵ hᵘɔt̚³³/

/kɛːŋ³⁵ hɔːt̚³/

/kiaŋ⁵⁵ hᵘɔt̚³³/


孤寒

/kuː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/

/ku³³ hᵘɔn²²/

/ku⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hɔn¹¹/

/kuː⁵⁵ hɔːn²¹/

/ku³³ hᵘɔn²²/

/ku⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hɔn¹¹/


電單車

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ tän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/tiːn²² taːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ tän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/tiːn²² taːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin) motorcycle (Classifier: 部 c; 架 c)


屎坑

/siː³⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁵⁵ haŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰĩ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰĩ³³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁵² kʰã³³/

/siː³⁵ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/si⁵⁵ haŋ³³⁻³³⁵/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰĩ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰĩ³³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/sz̩⁵² kʰã³³/


頭路

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ lou̯²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² lɔ³¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹² lɔ²²/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² lɔ²²/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lou¹¹/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ lou̯²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² lɔ³¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹² lɔ²²/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² lɔ⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ³³/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² lɔ²²/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lou¹¹/


細叔

/sɐi̯³³ sʊk̚⁵/

/sɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒøyʔ²⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sek̚²/

/sɐi̯³³ sʊk̚⁵/

/sɛ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒøyʔ²⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sek̚²/

(Cantonese, Hakka) paternal uncle (father's youngest brother)

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min, Pinghua) brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)


姨仔

/jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/i²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/i²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/i¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/i²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/i²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/i²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/i²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/i¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/i²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/i²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

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

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Leizhou Min) maternal aunt (mother's younger sister)


阿嫂

→ English: Ah Soh

/aː³³ sou̯³⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sau³¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ so⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² so⁴²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² so⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sɤ⁴¹/

/a³³⁻²³ so⁵²/

/aː³³ sou̯³⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ sau³¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ so⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² so⁴²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² so⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sɤ⁴¹/

/a³³⁻²³ so⁵²/

(direct address in Southern Min, both direct and indirect address in Cantonese and Hakka) sister-in-law (elder brother's wife)

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, direct address) married woman of the same generation


姪仔

侄仔
侄仔
姪兒/侄兒/侄儿

/t͡sɐt̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sit̚³² tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ e³¹/

/t͡ʃʰit² ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰət̚⁵ te³¹/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/tit̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹/

/t͡sɐt̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sit̚³² tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɨt̚⁵ e³¹/

/t͡ʃʰit² ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰət̚⁵ te³¹/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/tit̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) nephew (brother's son)


膣屄

→ English: cheebai, jibai, cibai, chee bye, CB

→ Cebuano: tsibay

→ Mandarin: 雞掰 /鸡掰 (jībāi)

→ Malay: cibai

之屄
芝屄
姕屄
膣毴
膣腓
肢屄
肢排
㲍屄
㲍鼈

/t͡sɨ²⁴ pai̯¹¹/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ piɛt̚¹/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ¹¹/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰaɪ¹¹/

/t͡si⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βai⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

/t͡sɨ²⁴ pai̯¹¹/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ piɛt̚¹/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ¹¹/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰaɪ¹¹/

/t͡si⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βai⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ bai⁴⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bai⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Southern Min, Xianyou Puxian Min, vulgar) cunt (female genitalia; vagina; vulva)


港紙

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/kuɔŋ³¹ t͡sz̩³¹/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/kɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/kuɔŋ³¹ t͡sz̩³¹/

/kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁴¹/

/kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua⁵³/

/kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

一百蚊港紙

一百蚊港纸

(chiefly Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Southern Min, Liuzhou Mandarin, cant in Beijing Mandarin) Hong Kong dollar


日腳

/ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɐt̚² kœːk̚³/

/nˡiʔ⁵⁻²¹ kyɔʔ²⁴/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiaʔ²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕiɑʔ⁴⁴/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/jɐt̚² kœːk̚³/

/nˡiʔ⁵⁻²¹ kyɔʔ²⁴/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiaʔ²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕiɑʔ⁴⁴/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵/

查日腳／查日脚 [Cantonese] ― caa⁴ jat⁶ goek³ [Jyutping]

(Cantonese, Hakka, Wu) date; day (in the Yellow Calendar, the Chinese divination guide)


暗晡

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁴² pɔ⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁴² pɔ⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Shehua, Yuebei Tuhua) evening; night


韆鞦

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/tʰen³³ tʰiu³³⁻³³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/tʰen³³ tʰiu³³⁻³³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiu⁴⁴/

蕩韆鞦／荡千秋 [Cantonese] ― dong⁶ cin¹ cau¹ [Jyutping] ― to play on a swing

打韆鞦／打千秋 [Cantonese] ― daa² cin¹ cau¹ [Jyutping] ― to play on a swing

甩韆鞦／甩千秋 [Hokkien] ― hiù chhian-chhiu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to play on a swing

幌韆鞦／幌千秋 [Taiwanese Hokkien] ― hàiⁿ chhian-chhiu [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to play on a swing

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) swing (hanging seat)


齋菜

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡saːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡saːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/


伯公

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pak̚¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/pa²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁴/

/paʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵/

/pa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³/

/pa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/peʔ²⁻⁴ koŋ³³/

/pɛ⁵⁵ kɔŋ³⁵/

/pɐʔ⁵⁵ koŋ³³/

/pəʔ⁴⁴ koŋ⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pak̚¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/pa²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁴/

/paʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uŋ⁵⁵/

/pa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³/

/pa²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/peʔ²⁻⁴ koŋ³³/

/pɛ⁵⁵ kɔŋ³⁵/

/pɐʔ⁵⁵ koŋ³³/

/pəʔ⁴⁴ koŋ⁵⁵/

2015, 黃瑋傑, “天光日”, in 《天光。日》, performed by 黃瑋傑:

na-sṳ̀ kóng, ke yin-kông siông-thùng chhiâng-chhiâng, hò-pa hàn chhiang-chhiang, he pak-kûng thùng ló chú-siên, sí-miang pia liù hâ-lòi ke ná

若斯講 該屻崗相同青青 河壩還淨淨 係伯公同老祖先 死命拚留下來个哪

若斯讲 该屻岗相同青青 河坝还净净 系伯公同老祖先 死命拚留下来个哪

(chiefly Hakka, Teochew) Alternative name for 土地公 (Tǔdìgōng).


籠床

→ Thai: ซึ้ง (sʉ́ng) (via Teochew)

/luŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɔŋ²/

/luŋ¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

/luŋ¹¹ t͡sʰuɒ̃¹¹/

/laŋ²³⁻³³ sŋ̍²³/

/laŋ¹³⁻²² sŋ̍¹³/

/laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sŋ̍²⁴/

/laŋ²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍²⁴/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sɯŋ⁵⁵/

/luŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɔŋ²/

/luŋ¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

/luŋ¹¹ t͡sʰuɒ̃¹¹/

/laŋ²³⁻³³ sŋ̍²³/

/laŋ¹³⁻²² sŋ̍¹³/

/laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sŋ̍²⁴/

/laŋ²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍²⁴/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Gan, Jin, Hakka, Huizhou, Southern Min) steamer basket (usually round) (Classifier: 個／个 mn mn-t)


賊仔

/t͡sʰaːk̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰet² ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛt̚⁵ te³¹/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰaːk̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰet² ə⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛt̚⁵ te³¹/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹/


青盲

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯aŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma¹³/

/t͡sʰã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mi²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mi²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² me²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃³³⁻²¹ mɛ²³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ me⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯aŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ma¹³/

/t͡sʰã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ma²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mi²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mi²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻²² me²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃³³⁻²¹ mɛ²³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ me⁵⁵/

1841, William Dean, First Lessons in the Tie-chiw Dialect, “Diseases”

伊瞽目看不見

伊瞽目看不见

2020, “雪咧飛”, 方文良 [Neil Fang] (lyrics)performed by 黃妃 [Huang Fei]:

I'm willing to be blind so that I can't see the love that you've sworn, beautiful yet so fake.

kam-goān chhiⁿ-mê, tiō khòaⁿ bōe tio̍h lí chiù-chōa--kòe ê ài-chêng, súi kah hiah-nī ké

甘願青盲 就看袂著你詛咒過的愛情 水甲遐爾假

甘愿青盲 就看袂著你诅咒过的爱情 水甲遐尔假


硬係

/ŋaːŋ²²⁻³⁵ hɐi̯²²/

/ŋaːŋ²² hɐi̯²²/

/ᵑɡaŋ³²⁻³²⁵ hai³²/

/ŋaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ he⁵³/

/ŋaːŋ²²⁻³⁵ hɐi̯²²/

/ŋaːŋ²² hɐi̯²²/

/ᵑɡaŋ³²⁻³²⁵ hai³²/

/ŋaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ he⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka) all the time; forever the same; stubbornly; relentlessly


碟仔

/tiːp̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/iap̚³² tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/ti(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ti(ʔ)²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ti(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/ti(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ti(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tiːp̚² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/iap̚³² tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/ti(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ti(ʔ)²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ti(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/ti(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ti(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min, Southern Min) small dish; plate (Classifier: 隻／只 c h)


指甲鉗

ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ kʰiːm²¹⁻³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³ kʰiːm²¹⁻³⁵/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin) nail clipper; nail scissors


孖仔

/maː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ᵐba³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/maː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ᵐba³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) twin (boys)


雞春

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰun²⁴/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰun²⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Haifeng Min, Zhongshan Min, Yuebei Tuhua) chicken egg


飯匙銃

/fan⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/fan⁵⁵ sɨ¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰon³³ ʃi⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰuŋ¹¹/

buei⁵ si² coeng⁵ [Phonetic:buei⁵ li⁴ loeng⁵]

buinn⁵ si² cyoeng⁵ [Phonetic:buinn⁵ ni⁴ nyoeng⁵]

/pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍²²⁻¹² si²⁴⁻¹² t͡sʰiɪŋ¹²/

/pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰeŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/puĩ³³⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍³³⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ³¹/

/puŋ¹¹ si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeŋ²¹³/

/fan⁵⁵ t͡sʰɨ¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/fan⁵⁵ sɨ¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰon³³ ʃi⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰuŋ¹¹/

/pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍²²⁻¹² si²⁴⁻¹² t͡sʰiɪŋ¹²/

/pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰeŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/puĩ³³⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pŋ̍³³⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ³¹/

/puŋ¹¹ si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeŋ²¹³/

(Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min) cobra (Classifier: 尾 mn)


飯匙骨

/puoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nie⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɑuʔ²⁴/

buei⁵ si² goh⁶ [Phonetic:buei⁵ li⁴ goh⁶]

buinn⁵ si² guoh⁶ [Phonetic:buinn⁵ ni⁴ guoh⁶]

/pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ kut̚³²/

/pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚³²/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁵/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² kut̚³²/

/puŋ¹¹ si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuk̚²/

/puoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nie⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɑuʔ²⁴/

/pŋ̍³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ kut̚³²/

/pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ kut̚³²/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁵/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² kut̚³²/

/puŋ¹¹ si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuk̚²/

(Hakka, Min, Pinghua, anatomy) shoulder blade; scapula


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/

(dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Min, Xiang) best; very good


無成

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ sɪŋ²¹/

/mo⁵⁵ ʃaŋ⁵⁵/

/mo⁵⁵ ʃaŋ⁵⁵/

(Hakka) Indicates a rhetorical question: surely it doesn't mean that..., is it possible that...


拜一

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/paɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ it̚¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ it̚³²/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ it̚⁵/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ it̚³²/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ it̚³²/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ it̚³²/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ik̚²/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/paɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ it̚¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵³ ɛiʔ²⁴/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ it̚³²/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ it̚⁵/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ it̚³²/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ it̚³²/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ it̚³²/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ik̚²/

(Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, Hakka, Min) Monday


拜二

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/pai̯⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/

/paɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi⁵³/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/pai²¹⁻³³ d͡zi²¹/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/

/pai²¹⁻⁴² d͡zi²²/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zi¹¹/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/pai̯⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/

/paɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi⁵³/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵³ nˡɛi²⁴²/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ li²²/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ li³³/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ li⁴¹/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/pai²¹⁻³³ d͡zi²¹/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/

/pai²¹⁻⁴² d͡zi²²/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zi¹¹/

(Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, Hakka, Min) Tuesday


拜三

/paɪ̯⁵¹ sän⁵⁵/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sã³³/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ sã⁴⁴/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sã³³/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ sän⁵⁵/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sã³³/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ sã⁴⁴/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sã³³/

(Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, Hakka, Min) Wednesday


拜四

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²¹³/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛi²¹³/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³/

(Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, Hakka, Min) Thursday


拜五

/paɪ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pai̯⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵³ ŋou²⁴²/

/pai⁴² ŋɔu¹¹/

/pai⁴² ŋɔu²¹/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡɔ²²/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡɔ³³/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔ²²/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔ³³/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋou³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pai̯⁵⁵ ŋ̍³¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵³ ŋou²⁴²/

/pai⁴² ŋɔu¹¹/

/pai⁴² ŋɔu²¹/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡɔ²²/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡɔ³³/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔ²²/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔ³³/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋou³⁵/

(Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, Hakka, Min) Friday


拜六

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃øyʔ⁵/

/pai⁴²⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lak̚²⁴/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ lak̚¹²¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃øyʔ⁵/

/pai⁴²⁻⁵⁵ laʔ⁴/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lak̚²⁴/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ lak̚¹²¹/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lak̚⁴/

(Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, Hakka, Min) Saturday


食飽

食⫽飽 (canonical)
verb-complement (romanization)
食饱
呷飽

/sɪk̚² paːu̯³⁵/

/sieʔ⁵⁻³³ pa³³/

/ɬia¹³⁻¹¹ pɒ⁴⁵³/

/ɬia²⁴⁻²¹ pɒ³³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pa⁵³/

/sɪk̚² paːu̯³⁵/

/sieʔ⁵⁻³³ pa³³/

/ɬia¹³⁻¹¹ pɒ⁴⁵³/

/ɬia²⁴⁻²¹ pɒ³³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pa⁵³/

我食飽了。

我食饱了。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min) to eat one's fill; to be full


麼儕

/ma²⁴⁻³³ sa⁵⁵/

/ma²⁴⁻³³ sa⁵⁵/

And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 路加福音 (Luke) 7:49

Khiung-chok ke ngìn sîm-chûng ngi-lun kóng: “Liá-ke ngìn he má-sà? Kám sa-miên ngìn ke chhui!”

共桌个人心中議論講：「這個人係麼儕？敢赦免人个罪！」

共桌个人心中议论讲：「这个人系么侪？敢赦免人个罪！」


麼人

/ma²⁴⁻³³ ŋin⁵⁵/

/ma²⁴⁻³³ ŋin⁵⁵/

He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 16:15

Yâ-sû mun kì-têu kóng: “Ngì-têu nè? Ngì-têu kóng ngài he má-ngìn?”

耶穌問佢等講：「你等呢？你等講𠊎係麼人？」

耶稣问佢等讲：「你等呢？你等讲𠊎系么人？」

(Hakka, Fengshun Shehua, Dexing Huizhou) who


水喉

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ hɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ au⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ hɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ au⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Leizhou Min, Hakka, Teochew) faucet; tap


電油

→ Zhuang: denyouz

/tiːn²² jɐu̯²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iu¹¹/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ iu²⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ iu²³/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² iu²⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ iu¹³/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵⁵/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵⁵/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻³³ iu²²/

/tiːn²² jɐu̯²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iu¹¹/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ iu²⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ iu²³/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² iu²⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ iu²⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ iu¹³/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵⁵/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ iu⁵⁵/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻³³ iu²²/

加電油

加电油

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) petrol; gasoline


茄仔色

/kio¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kiɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kiɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

(Hakka, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) purple; violet; aubergine


食水

/sɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/sət̚⁵ suɪ³¹/

/sɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/sət̚⁵ suɪ³¹/

(Hakka, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) to drink water


吸石

/kʰip̚⁵⁵ siak̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/hieʔ²⁴⁻²¹ suoʔ⁵/

/kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sioʔ²⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sioʔ⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sioʔ⁵⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰip̚³⁵⁻² t͡sioʔ³⁵/

/kʰip̚⁴⁻¹ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

/kʰip̚⁵⁵ siak̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/hieʔ²⁴⁻²¹ suoʔ⁵/

/kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sioʔ²⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sioʔ⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sioʔ⁵⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰip̚³⁵⁻² t͡sioʔ³⁵/

/kʰip̚⁴⁻¹ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien, dialectal Jin, Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Taishanese) magnet


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


豬哥牙

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴ ŋa¹¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡe²³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴ ŋa¹¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡe²³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ɡe²⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡe²⁴/

(Hakka) teeth of a boar for husbandry breeding


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.

(Hakka, Southern Min, Puxian Min) boar (usually used for breeding purposes)


童乩

/tʰuŋ¹¹ ki²⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ¹³⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹² ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² ki³³/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki³³/

/tʰuŋ¹¹ ki²⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ¹³⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹² ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² ki³³/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ²³⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki³³/


窗仔

/t͡sʰuŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋe³¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰaŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰuŋ²⁴ e³¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋe³¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰaŋ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/


大笨象

/taːi̯²² pɐn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/taːi̯²² pɐn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

Firstly, he is the son of the Hindu god Shiva. He lost his human head and only has a head of an elephant, representing his purity, selflessness and diligence in working for others in the world.

dai⁶ jat¹, taa¹ si⁶ jan³ dou⁶ gaau³ sap¹ po⁴ san⁴ dik¹ ji⁴ zi², taa¹ sat¹ heoi³ liu⁵ jan⁴ tau⁴, zi² jau⁵ daai⁶ ban⁶ zoeng⁶ dik¹ tau⁴, doi⁶ biu² taa¹ han² cing¹ seon⁴, bat¹ wui⁵ zi⁶ ngo⁵, wui⁵ jung⁶ sam¹ dei⁶ wai⁶ sai³ gaan¹ soeng⁶ kei⁴ taa¹ jan⁴ zou⁶ si⁶.

第一，他是印度教濕婆神的兒子，他失去了人頭，只有大笨象的頭，代表他很清純，不會自我，會用心地為世間上其他人做事。

第一，他是印度教湿婆神的儿子，他失去了人头，只有大笨象的头，代表他很清纯，不会自我，会用心地为世间上其他人做事。

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) elephant (Classifier: 隻／只)


做得

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 希伯來書 (Hebrews) 13:6

Só-yî, ngài-têu cho-tet thai-tám kóng: Chú he ngài ke pông-chhu, ngài m̀-sṳ́ kiâng; ngìn nèn tui ngài ngióng-pân nâ?

所以，𠊎等做得大膽講：主係𠊎个幫助，𠊎毋使驚；人能對𠊎樣般哪？

所以，𠊎等做得大胆讲：主系𠊎个帮助，𠊎毋使惊；人能对𠊎样般哪？


雞母

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu⁵³/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo³³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ po³³²/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ pɤ³³²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁴²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo³¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁴²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/koi³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu⁵³/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo³³/

/ke⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o⁴⁵³/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ po³³²/

/ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ pɤ³³²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁴²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo³¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁴²/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/koi³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

Giĕ-mō̤ bà bóng-só̤, mò̤-dâi tō̤-dâi có̤. / [kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ mo³³ pa⁵³ puŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɔ²¹³ mo⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑi²⁴² tʰo³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑi²⁴² t͡sɔ²¹³]

雞母扒糞掃，無事討事做。

鸡母扒粪扫，无事讨事做。

(Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Huizhou, Min) hen


契哥

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɐi̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾o⁵⁵/

(Hakka) male lover; extramarital lover of a woman


正正

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/t͡saŋ⁵⁵ t͡saŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡saŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡saŋ⁵³/

/t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒiɑŋ²¹³/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã²¹/

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã²¹/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã¹¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siã²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/t͡saŋ⁵⁵ t͡saŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡saŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡saŋ⁵³/

/t͡siaŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒiɑŋ²¹³/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã²¹/

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã²¹/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siã¹¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siã²¹/


搬屋

/puːn⁵⁵ ʊk̚⁵/

/pᵘɔn³³ ɵk̚⁵⁵/

/pan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋʊk̚¹/

/puːn⁵⁵ ʊk̚⁵/

/pᵘɔn³³ ɵk̚⁵⁵/

/pan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋʊk̚¹/


生蟲

/saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/saŋ²⁴ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/saŋ²⁴ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to have (or foster the growth of) parasites (maggots, etc.)


甩色

/lɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/lɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka) to discolor and fade; to lose color


過水

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

過水路面

过水路面

(literary or Hakka, Southern Min) to cross a river or stream


石屎

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛːk̚² siː³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛːk̚² siː³⁵/


睡目

/soɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mʊk̚¹/

/soɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mʊk̚¹/


上堂

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/siaŋ³³ hɔŋ²²/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰɔŋ¹¹/

/suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ touŋ⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/siaŋ³³ hɔŋ²²/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰɔŋ¹¹/

/suoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ touŋ⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Jin, Min, of both students and teachers) to attend class


過番

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ fän⁵⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ faːn⁵⁵/

/kuo⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uaŋ⁵⁵/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hueŋ³³/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ³³/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ fän⁵⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ faːn⁵⁵/

/kuo⁵⁵ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uaŋ⁵⁵/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hueŋ³³/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ³³/

2021 June 1, 林洁 (Lin Jie), 《汕头：西堤见证以“侨”为桥》, in China Youth Daily, page 6

Shàntóu bǎi zǎi shāngbù de fāyuándì Xīdī mǎtóu, jiànzhèng le qiānqiānwànwàn cháoshànrén cóng zhèlǐ “guòfān” móushēng, yě jiànzhèng le Shàntóu cóng yúcūn, mǎtóu dào gǎngkǒu, shāngbù de biànqiān.

汕頭百載商埠的發源地西堤碼頭，見證了千千萬萬潮汕人從這裡「過番」謀生，也見證了汕頭從漁村、碼頭到港口、商埠的變遷。

汕头百载商埠的发源地西堤码头，见证了千千万万潮汕人从这里「过番」谋生，也见证了汕头从渔村、码头到港口、商埠的变迁。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min, dated) to go abroad (to Southeast Asia)


上樑

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ²² lœːŋ²¹/

/soŋ⁵⁵ li̯oŋ¹¹/

/sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɔŋ¹¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ²² lœːŋ²¹/

/soŋ⁵⁵ li̯oŋ¹¹/

/sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liɔŋ¹¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ lœːŋ²¹/

/soŋ³¹ li̯oŋ¹¹/

/ʃoŋ²⁴⁻³³ lioŋ⁵⁵/

/sɔŋ³¹ liɔŋ¹¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ niũ²³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ lœːŋ²¹/

/soŋ³¹ li̯oŋ¹¹/

/ʃoŋ²⁴⁻³³ lioŋ⁵⁵/

/sɔŋ³¹ liɔŋ¹¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ niũ²³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɔŋ¹¹/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ liɔŋ¹¹/


鐵門

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁵ mŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mŋ̍¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mŋ̍²³/

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁵ mŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mŋ̍¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mŋ̍²³/


腳車

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kœːk̚³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kœːk̚³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

騎腳車上學

骑脚车上学

(Hakka, Malaysian Mandarin, Singapore Mandarin) bicycle; bike


上水

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ suɪ³¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ suɪ³¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ˈsɔŋ¹¹ sui²¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ˈsɔŋ¹¹ sui²¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/


上水

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ suɪ³¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ¹³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/sɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ suɪ³¹/

/t͡siũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ˈsɔŋ¹¹ sui²¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ˈsɔŋ¹¹ sui²¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiũ²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻¹² t͡sui⁵³/

(Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka) haslet


嘴角

/t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɵy̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɵy̯³⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/


鋪頭

/pʰu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/pʰou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pʰu³³ heu²²⁻²²⁵/

/pʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/pʰu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/pʰou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pʰu³³ heu²²⁻²²⁵/

/pʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/pʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰu⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

pʰu⁵⁵ ta³³ pa¹³ yɛ⁵⁵ mai³³

pʰu⁵⁵ ta³³ pa¹³ yɛ⁵⁵ mai³³

[pʰu⁵⁵ ta³³ pa¹³ yɛ⁵⁵ mai³³]

鋪頭不煙賣。

pʰu⁵⁵ ta³³ pa¹³ yɛ⁵⁵ mai³³

pʰu⁵⁵ ta³³ pa¹³ yɛ⁵⁵ mai³³

[pʰu⁵⁵ ta³³ pa¹³ yɛ⁵⁵ mai³³]

铺头不烟卖。

(literary or Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese, Pinghua, Jinhua Wu, Waxiang) store; shop (Classifier: 間／间 c)


千祈

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/t͡sʰin²¹³ kʰɐi²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰi¹¹/

/t͡sʰieŋ³⁵⁻³³ kʰi²²/

/t͡sʰiːn⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

/t͡sʰin²¹³ kʰɐi²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ kʰi¹¹/

/t͡sʰieŋ³⁵⁻³³ kʰi²²/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Leizhou Min, Southern Pinghua) absolutely (do or do not); by all means; must


起勢

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/hɐi³⁵ sɔi³²/

/hei⁵⁵ sai³³⁻³³⁵/

/hi²⁴⁻³³ ʃi¹¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ sɐi̯³³/

/hɐi³⁵ sɔi³²/

/hei⁵⁵ sai³³⁻³³⁵/

/hi²⁴⁻³³ ʃi¹¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/


漢醫

/hɔːn³³ jiː⁵⁵/

/han²¹⁻⁴¹ i⁴⁴/

/han¹¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/

/hɔːn³³ jiː⁵⁵/

/han²¹⁻⁴¹ i⁴⁴/

/han¹¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(chiefly Taiwan Hakka, Southern Min) doctor who practices traditional Chinese medicine


伯婆

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ pʰɔː²¹/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ po¹³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ pʰɔː²¹/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ po¹³/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(dialectal, including Cantonese, Hakka, Zhangzhou Hokkien) great-aunt (wife of paternal grandfather's elder brother)


伯婆

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ pʰɔː²¹/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ po¹³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/paːk̚³ pʰɔː²¹/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ po¹³/


上夜

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ jɛː²²/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/sœːŋ¹³ jɛː²²/

/sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ia⁵³/

/sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ia⁵³/

(Hakka) first half of the night; time before midnight


上早

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sa⁵³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sa⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sa⁵³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sa⁵³/

(Hakka) previously; in the past; the past


返生

/faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka) to be brought back to life; to be revived; to be resurrected


細聲

/ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/se¹¹ ʃaŋ⁵³/

/sue²¹⁻⁴² siã⁴⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩã³³/

/ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/se¹¹ ʃaŋ⁵³/

/sue²¹⁻⁴² siã⁴⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩã³³/

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) low voice; fine voice


細聲

/ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/se¹¹ ʃaŋ⁵³/

/sue²¹⁻⁴² siã⁴⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩã³³/

/ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/se¹¹ ʃaŋ⁵³/

/sue²¹⁻⁴² siã⁴⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩã³³/

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) quiet


細聲

/ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/se¹¹ ʃaŋ⁵³/

/sue²¹⁻⁴² siã⁴⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩã³³/

/ɕi⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/se¹¹ ʃaŋ⁵³/

/sue²¹⁻⁴² siã⁴⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩã³³/

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min) quietly; in a quiet voice


山窩

/ʂän⁵⁵ wɔ⁵⁵/

/saːn⁵⁵ wɔː⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ wɔ⁵⁵/

/saːn⁵⁵ wɔː⁵⁵/

/san²⁴⁻¹¹ vo²⁴/

/san²⁴⁻¹¹ vo²⁴/


煮食

/t͡syː³⁵ sɪk̚²/

/t͡sy³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/t͡su⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴³/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/t͡sɯ⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴³/

/t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/t͡sɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/t͡syː³⁵ sɪk̚²/

/t͡sy³³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/t͡su⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴³/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/t͡sɯ⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ⁴³/

/t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/t͡sɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siaʔ⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Min) to cook food; to cook


舌嫲

The suffix 嫲 may be related to Proto-Kam-Sui *ma² (“tongue”); compare Sui maz (“tongue”) (Bauer, 1987).


快菜

/ˈkʰuai²¹³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/

/kʰuaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/

/ˈkʰuai²¹³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/kʰu̯ai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/

/kʰuaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰoɪ⁵³/

Sailors' euphemism for 韭菜. Due to homophony of 韭 and 久 (“long (time)”), 韭 is replaced with 快 (“fast; quick”). Compare 筷子 (kuàizi, “chopsticks”).

Allium tuberosum
Allium tuberosum#Translingual

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dated in Gan, euphemistic) Chinese leek; Chinese chives (Allium tuberosum)


正片

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ pʰi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ pʰiːn³³⁻³⁵/

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 歌羅西書 (Colossians) 3:1

Ngì-têu yí-kîn thùng Kî-tuk khiung-ha fu̍k-fa̍t, ngì-têu chhiu thin-chho̍k oi chûi-khiù thiên-táng ke sṳ; chhai ke-vi, Kî-tuk chhô chhai Song-ti chṳn-phién ke pó-chho-song.

你等已經同基督共下復活，你等就定著愛追求天頂个事；在該位，基督坐在上帝正片个寶座上。

你等已经同基督共下复活，你等就定着爱追求天顶个事；在该位，基督坐在上帝正片个宝座上。


老姑婆

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kuː⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/

/lau⁵⁵ ku³³ pʰᵘɔ²²/

/lau³¹ ku⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰo¹¹/

/lau³¹⁻²² kɔ³³ po²⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/lau³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³/

/lau³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²⁴/

/lau²²⁻¹² kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/lau³³⁻²² kɔ³³ po²⁴/

/lau⁵²⁻³⁵ kou³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kuː⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/

/lau⁵⁵ ku³³ pʰᵘɔ²²/

/lau³¹ ku⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰo¹¹/

/lau³¹⁻²² kɔ³³ po²⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/lau³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³/

/lau³³⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²⁴/

/lau²²⁻¹² kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/lau³³⁻²² kɔ³³ po²⁴/

/lau⁵²⁻³⁵ kou³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

(derogatory, chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) spinster; old unmarried woman


猙獰

慈愛

antonym(s) of “ferocious; savage; hideous”

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ niŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ nɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ nɛn¹¹/

/t͡sŋ̍³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ niŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ nɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ nɛn¹¹/

/t͡sŋ̍³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/


發姣

(Cantonese, Hakka) to be horny; to be libidinous


偷食

/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰɤ⁵⁵ zəʔ²¹/

/tʰøy⁴⁴ zəʔ/

/tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/tʰɤ⁵⁵ zəʔ²¹/

/tʰøy⁴⁴ zəʔ/

(literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min) to eat on the sly


田塍

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ˈtʰiɛn²⁴ sɨn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³/

/ti̯ẽ¹³ sən¹³/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ˈtʰiɛn²⁴ sɨn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³/

/ti̯ẽ¹³ sən¹³/

(literary or Gan, dialectal Hakka, Eastern Min, Xiang) dyke


細姨

/sɐi̯³³ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/sɛ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ i⁵³/

/sue¹²⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i²⁴/

/sue³¹⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ i²³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ i¹³/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ jiː²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/sɛ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ i⁵³/

/sue¹²⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i²⁴/

/sue³¹⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ i²³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ i²⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ i¹³/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

2020, “蘭姨”, in 亦辰兒 [Henry] (lyrics), 林從胤 [Lin Tsorng-Yinn] (music), 色違 [Irochigai], performed by 黃妃 [Huang Fei]:

Lân-î chòe sè-î, chi̍t-jī âng hí phòa-chhùi

蘭姨做細姨 一字紅囍破碎

兰姨做细姨 一字红囍破碎

(obsolete or Hokkien, dialectal Hakka) concubine


家婆

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕia⁵⁵ pʰo²¹/

/kaː⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ka³³ pʰᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³/

/kʰe³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕia⁵⁵ pʰo²¹/

/kaː⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ka³³ pʰᵘɔ²²⁻²²⁵/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ pɤ²³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ po²⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² po¹³/

/kʰe³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

(Southwestern Mandarin, including Chongqing Sichuanese and Guangxi Mandarin; Singapore Mandarin; Cantonese; dialectal Hakka; Gan; Leizhou Min; Hainanese) mother-in-law (husband's mother)


大肚黃

/taːi̯²² tʰou̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ tu³¹ voŋ¹¹/

/taːi̯²² tʰou̯¹³ wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ tu³¹ voŋ¹¹/

From the resemblance of the character 黃／黄 to a pregnant woman.

Is your surname "pregnant Wong" or "three-stroked Wong"?

nei⁵ sing³ daai⁶ tou⁵ wong⁴⁻² ding⁶ hai⁶ saam¹ waa² wong⁴ aa³?

你姓大肚黃定係三畫王呀？

你姓大肚黄定系三画王呀？

(Cantonese, Hakka, Guangxi Mandarin, Jinhua Wu, Nanning Pinghua) the surname 黃／黄


絲瓜

/sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/

/sz̩³³ ku̯a̠³³/

/sz̩⁵⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ kʷaː⁵⁵/

/sz̩³³ ku̯a̠³³/

Luffa acutangula
Luffa acutangula#Translingual

(Cantonese, Hakka, Guangxi Mandarin) specifically Chinese okra (Luffa acutangula)


生分

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fən⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fən²/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ fɐn²²/

/saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ fun⁵⁵/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋouŋ²⁴²/

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ¹¹/

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hun²²/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² hun²²/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ huŋ¹¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fən⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ fən²/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ fɐn²²/

/saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ fun⁵⁵/

/saŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋouŋ²⁴²/

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ¹¹/

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hun²²/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² hun²²/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ huŋ¹¹/

It's been so long since they met, they've become strangers.

Iā-òng mò̤-*giéng, biéng săng-hông kó̤>ó̤. / [ia³³⁻²¹ ouŋ⁵³ mo⁵³⁻²¹ kiɛŋ²¹³ piɛŋ²¹³ saŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋouŋ²⁴² ɔ²¹³]

野𣆯無見，變生分去。

野𣆯无见，变生分去。

(Hakka, Southern Min, Eastern Min) strange; unfamiliar


屙尿

/ˀɤ⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɔː⁵⁵ niːu̯²²/

/ᵘɔ³³ ⁿdiau³²/

/ŋo⁴² n̠ʲiɛu¹¹/

/o²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋiau⁵³/

/o³³ n̠ʲi̯ɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹/

/ˀɤ⁵⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɔː⁵⁵ niːu̯²²/

/ᵘɔ³³ ⁿdiau³²/

/ŋo⁴² n̠ʲiɛu¹¹/

/o²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯au̯⁵⁵/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋiau⁵³/

/o³³ n̠ʲi̯ɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹/

(chiefly Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, dialectal Mandarin, Xiang) to urinate


著意

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sœːk̚² jiː³³/

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ i⁵³/

/tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² i²¹/

/tiɔk̚²⁴⁻² i⁴¹/

/tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² i¹¹/

/t͡siak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ i²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡sœːk̚² jiː³³/

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ i⁵³/

/tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² i²¹/

/tiɔk̚²⁴⁻² i⁴¹/

/tiɔk̚⁴⁻³² i¹¹/

/t͡siak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ i²¹/


逐擺

/tak̚²⁴⁻² pai⁵⁵⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pai⁵³/

/tak̚⁴³⁻²¹ pai⁴²/

/tak̚²⁴⁻² mai⁵⁵⁴/

/tak̚²⁴⁻² pai⁵⁵⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pai⁵³/

/tak̚⁴³⁻²¹ pai⁴²/

/tak̚²⁴⁻² mai⁵⁵⁴/


豆腐漿

⁶deu-wu₆-cian₁ / ⁶deu-vu₆-cian₁ / ⁶deu-vu₆^(

u)-cian₁ / ⁶doe-vu₆-tsian₁ / ⁶deu-vu₆-tsian₁ / ⁶dei-vu₆-cian₁ / ²deu₆-vu₆-tsian₁

/toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰeu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ta²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡suoŋ⁵⁵/

/tau¹¹ hu¹¹ t͡sĩõ³³/

/tau¹¹ hu¹¹ t͡sĩẽ³³/

/dɤ²² ɦu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/

/dɤ²² vu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/

/dœʏ²² vu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã³¹/

/dɵ³¹ ʔu³³ t͡ɕiã⁵⁵/

/dø²² vu⁵⁵ t͡siã²¹/

/dɯ²² βu⁵⁵ t͡siæ̃³¹/

/dei¹¹ vu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiæ̃²¹/

/toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰeu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ta²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡suoŋ⁵⁵/

/tau¹¹ hu¹¹ t͡sĩõ³³/

/tau¹¹ hu¹¹ t͡sĩẽ³³/

/dɤ²² ɦu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/

/dɤ²² vu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/

/dœʏ²² vu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã³¹/

/dɵ³¹ ʔu³³ t͡ɕiã⁵⁵/

/dø²² vu⁵⁵ t͡siã²¹/

/dɯ²² βu⁵⁵ t͡siæ̃³¹/

/dei¹¹ vu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiæ̃²¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Huizhou, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Teochew, Wu) soy milk


爹爹

/ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥i̯ɛ²/

/tɛː⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

/ti̯e̞⁴⁴⁵ ti̯e̞⁴⁴⁵/

/ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥i̯ɛ²/

/tɛː⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

/ti̯e̞⁴⁴⁵ ti̯e̞⁴⁴⁵/

/tiɛ⁵⁴ tiɛ⁵⁴/

/ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥i̯ɛ²/

/tiɛ⁵⁴ tiɛ⁵⁴/

(chiefly dialectal Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, dialectal Hakka, Yixian Huizhou, dialectal Jin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Wu, Xiang, colloquial) daddy


爹爹

/ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥i̯ɛ²/

/tɛː⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

/ti̯e̞⁴⁴⁵ ti̯e̞⁴⁴⁵/

/ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥i̯ɛ²/

/tɛː⁵⁵ tɛː⁵⁵/

/ti̯e̞⁴⁴⁵ ti̯e̞⁴⁴⁵/

/tiɛ⁵⁴ tiɛ⁵⁴/

/ti̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥i̯ɛ²/

/tiɛ⁵⁴ tiɛ⁵⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Gan, dialectal Hakka, Northern Min, dialectal Wu, Xiang) paternal grandfather


煙仔

/jiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ian⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ³¹/

/jiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ian⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ³¹/


柚仔

/iu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/

柚兒
柚欸
柚子
卵仔
卵囝
棆子


河溪

/ho²⁴⁻²² kʰue³³/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰue⁴⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻²² kʰue³³/

/ho¹³⁻²² kʰe⁴⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/

/hɤ²⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/

/ɤ²⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/

/ɔ²⁴⁻¹² kʰue⁴⁴/

/ho¹¹ kʰiɛ³³⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰoi³³/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kʰue³³/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰue⁴⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kʰue⁴⁴/

/o²⁴⁻²² kʰue³³/

/ho¹³⁻²² kʰe⁴⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/

/hɤ²⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/

/ɤ²⁴⁻³³ kʰe⁴⁴/

/ɔ²⁴⁻¹² kʰue⁴⁴/

/ho¹¹ kʰiɛ³³⁴/

/ho⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰoi³³/

(Siyi Yue, Hakka, Min, astronomy) Milky Way


魚仔

/hi²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/hu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/hi²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/hu²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Hakka, Pingxiang Gan, Taiwanese Hokkien) fish (Classifier: 尾 h mn)


貓仔

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋiau¹¹ ə⁵⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niãu³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ŋiau¹¹ ə⁵⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niãu³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ba¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ba²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ba²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ba²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ba¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ba²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ba²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien) cat


芋仔

/wuː²² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ʋu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/

/ɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/wuː²² t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/ʋu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ʋe³¹/

/ɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴¹⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ɔ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/


麥仔

/be(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² a⁵³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/be(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ a⁴²/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/be(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² a⁵³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/be(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ a⁴²/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/


阿公

→ Amis: akong

→ English: Ah Kong

→ Yilan Creole: akong

/ˀä⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ koŋ³³/

/aʔ³³ koŋ⁴⁴/

/ä⁴⁴⁵ kɤŋ⁴⁴⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ koŋ³³/

/aʔ³³ koŋ⁴⁴/

/ä⁴⁴⁵ kɤŋ⁴⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Min, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang) paternal grandfather

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Hakka, Wu, dialectal Xiang) father-in-law (husband's father)


百日嗽

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴⁻³² sau²¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴⁻³² sau¹¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ zit̚⁴⁻³² sau²¹/

/peʔ²⁻⁴ d͡zik̚⁴⁻² sau²¹³/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴⁻³² sau²¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴⁻³² sau¹¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ zit̚⁴⁻³² sau²¹/

/peʔ²⁻⁴ d͡zik̚⁴⁻² sau²¹³/

(Hakka, Southern Min) pertussis; whooping cough


薰屎

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai³³/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ sai⁵²/

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nai³³/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ sai⁵²/

(dialectal Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) cigarette ash