亦

Ideogram (指事) – a human figure (compare 大) with water falling from them (roughly from arm pits). Original form of 腋 (OC *laːɡ, “armpit”) or 液 (OC *laːɡ, “liquid”).
Cognate with Mizo ve (“also; too”), Mizo vêk (“again; over again”) (Schuessler, 2007).

To read something again after having read it

讀仔一遍亦讀一遍。

读仔一遍亦读一遍。


俚

while 渠 is more common in other varieties

Chinese varieties in general do not distinguish gender

distinctions are only sometimes made in writing.佢 is commonly used in Yue


倷

; Suzhounese Wu “you”
: However, Chen and Pan (1999) argue that it is a contraction of 汝儂. They suggest that 儂 may have undergone a change: /*neŋ/ > /*nẽ/ > /ne/. Thus, 汝 /n̩/ + 儂 /ne/ > /ne/. Compare Shanghainese 儂 /nʊŋ/, which also derives from 汝儂 /n̩ nʊŋ/.


匣

飯匣㬟吃就走哉。

饭匣㬟吃就走哉。


吤

(Suzhounese) Generic sentence final particle.


哀

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qɯːl): phonetic 衣 (OC *qɯl, *qɯls) + semantic 口 (“mouth”).
Probably sound-symbolic (Schuessler, 2007).


噶

(Northern Wu, including Suzhounese) alternative form of 個 /个 (possessive particle)


彎

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (彎):
* → Japanese: 彎(わん) (wan)
* → Korean: 만(彎) (man)
* → Vietnamese: loan (彎)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qroːn): semantic 弓 (“bow”) + phonetic 䜌 (OC *b·roːn, *b·ron, *b·rons).
May be cognate with 迂 (OC *qʷa, *qʷaʔ, *ɢʷa).
; “homosexual”


捎

(Northern Wu, Suzhounese) to turn, to rotate

(Northern Wu, Suzhounese) to lay (an egg)


撫

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *m̥ʰaʔ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 無 (OC *ma).

Han compound

撫面

抚面


板

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *praːnʔ): semantic 木 (“tree”) + phonetic 反 (OC *panʔ, *pʰan).
Officially adopted as the simplified form of 闆 (etymology 2) in the Chinese Character Simplification Scheme (《漢字簡化方案》) in 1956.
The same word as 版 (OC *praːnʔ, “plank”). Cognate with Tibetan འཕར ('phar, “panel; small plank”) (Schuessler, 2007), Burmese ပြား (pra:, “flat, pya”) (Hill, 2019, p. 224).

cog

噶聲閒話板是俚說噶。

噶声闲话板是俚说噶。


汏

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-labs (“wave”) (provisional); cognate with Tibetan རླབས (rlabs) (STEDT; Bodman, 1980; Schuessler, 2007).
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *daːds, *tʰaːd): semantic 水 (“water”) + phonetic 大 (OC *daːds, *daːds)

Han compound

汏手

(Wu, including Shanghainese and Suzhounese) to rinse; to wash


爭

→ Vietnamese: giành

Pictogram (象形) – two hands on a plowshare. The two hands are still visibile on top of the character (爪 and 彐), while the plowshare looks like a vertical hook in modern writing.
; "to dispute; to fight; to contend; to strive"
; "to lack; to owe"

(Standard)

I can't be bothered to bicker with you, we'll see who's right eventually.

吾勿搭倷爭，到辰光看到底啥人對。

吾勿搭倷争，到辰光看到底啥人对。

(Suzhounese, Dongguan Cantonese) to argue for the sake of arguing


篤

Cognate with Shanghainese 拉, as in 阿拉 (“we”), 伊拉 (“they”) (You, 1995).

笃
竺
䈞
笃
督
厾
𧰵
㧻
笃
䐁
㞘
𡰪
笃
涿
笃
笃

俉篤／俉笃 [Suzhounese] ― ⁶n-toq₀ [Wugniu] ― you (plural)

俚篤／俚笃 [Suzhounese] ― ¹li-toq₀ [Wugniu] ― they

(Suzhounese) Suffix indicating plural for pronouns.


篤

笃
竺
䈞
笃
督
厾
𧰵
㧻
笃
䐁
㞘
𡰪
笃
涿
笃
笃

好篤／好笃 [Suzhounese]

(Suzhounese, placed after an adjective) very


興

Characters in the same phonetic series (興) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 舁 (“to raise”) + 同 (“together”) – to hold up together.

Han compound

(Standard)

It's Sunday today, the road ahead is very lively and it's not easily traversable.

今朝禮拜日，觀前興得來路匣勿好走。

今朝礼拜日，观前兴得来路匣勿好走。


阿

倷阿是蘇州人？

倷阿是苏州人？

你阿是先生？

阿要辣油啊？

倷阿姓趙？

倷阿姓赵？

(Nanjing Mandarin, Northern Wu, including Suzhounese) Interrogative particle


龍頭

/lʊŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/noŋ²¹ tʰəu²¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/loŋ²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/lʊŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/noŋ²¹ tʰəu²¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/loŋ²² dɤ⁴⁴/


四海

/sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai⁵²⁻²¹/

/sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³³ hɔːi̯³⁵/

/sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hai⁵⁵⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ hai⁴¹/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ hai⁵³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hai⁵²⁻²¹/

In Ancient China, it was thought that China was surrounded by ocean on all four sides. Eventually, this phrase came to mean "all four directions" or "everywhere."


伯伯

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴ b̥aɪ̯⁴/

/paɪ̯⁵⁵ b̥aɪ̯²/

/pu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/paʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/

/paʔ³³ paʔ⁴⁴/

/pɑʔ⁴⁴ pɑʔ⁴⁴/

/paʔ⁵⁵ paʔ⁵⁵/

/pɤ̞²⁴ pɤ̞³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ b̥u̯ɔ³/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴ b̥aɪ̯⁴/

/paɪ̯⁵⁵ b̥aɪ̯²/

/pu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/paʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɑʔ²⁴/

/paʔ³³ paʔ⁴⁴/

/pɑʔ⁴⁴ pɑʔ⁴⁴/

/paʔ⁵⁵ paʔ⁵⁵/

/pɤ̞²⁴ pɤ̞³/

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

(Suzhounese) brother-in-law (husband's elder brother)


零碎

/liŋ³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯³³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/lan²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/liŋ³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/lɪŋ²¹ sɵy̯³³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/lan²³⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Sichuanese, Gan, Xiang, Suzhounese) snack, between-meal nibbles (a light meal)


家小

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕiɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaː⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕiɔ²¹/


蛤蟆

/haː²¹ maː²¹/

/xaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ma¹¹/

/ha⁵³⁻³³ ma⁵³/

/ɦɑ̃²² mo³³/

/kɤ̞¹³ ma̠³/

/haː²¹ maː²¹/

/xaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ma¹¹/

/ha⁵³⁻³³ ma⁵³/

/ɦɑ̃²² mo³³/

/kɤ̞¹³ ma̠³/

Onomatopoeic (Schuessler, 2007). Compare Old Mon kma(c) /kmɔc/ (ibid.).
The original form is 蝦蟆／虾蟆. In Beijing Mandarin, há is the vernacular reading of 蝦／虾 (xiā) used in this word alone.

蝦蟆/蝦蟇/虾蟆
蝦䗫*
鰕䗫*
鰕䲈*

(Suzhounese, Songjiang Wu) tadpole (Classifier: 隻／只)


老大

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/nɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹/

/læ²³ dəu¹¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹/

/læ²³ dəu¹¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/lou̯¹³ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/læ²³ dəu¹¹/


長生果

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄔㄤˊ ㄕㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˇㄦ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/

/tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/

/zã²² sən⁵⁵ ku²¹/

/zã²² sən³³ kəu/

/d͡zaŋ¹¹ səŋ³³ kɤɯ/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/tiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/

/tiɔŋ²³⁻³³ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/

/zã²² sən⁵⁵ ku²¹/

/zã²² sən³³ kəu/

/d͡zaŋ¹¹ səŋ³³ kɤɯ/


框框

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ¹/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ²/

/kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ³³ kʰiɪŋ³³/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰuɑ̃⁴⁴ kʰuɑ̃/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ kʰu̯ɑŋ¹/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ²/

/kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ³³ kʰiɪŋ³³/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰuɑ̃⁴⁴ kʰuɑ̃/

(Suzhounese) The Chinese character component 囗.


苗頭

/mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/

/miːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/miɔ²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/

/miːu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/miɔ²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/miæ²² døy³³/

/miæ²² døy³³/

(Suzhounese) reason; argument; sense; logic


月日

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kuei¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lit̚⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lit̚⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/kuei¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ lit̚⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lit̚⁴/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² lit̚²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

兩月日

两月日

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

Zì Shǐ Tàigōng sǐ hòu, yòu zǎo guò le sān sì ge yuèrì.

自史太公死後，又早過了三四個月日。

自史太公死后，又早过了三四个月日。


牛扁擔

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² pin³³ tã³³/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² pin³³ tã³³/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, Suzhounese) yoke; oxbow


粟子

/soʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/soʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/


牙黃

/ŋa¹¹ voŋ¹¹/

/ŋa⁵⁵ voŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋa¹¹ ʋɔŋ¹¹/

/ŋɑ²² ɦuɑ̃³³/

/ŋa¹¹ voŋ¹¹/

/ŋa⁵⁵ voŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋa¹¹ ʋɔŋ¹¹/

/ŋɑ²² ɦuɑ̃³³/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Suzhounese) dental plaque


哪搭

/nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵⁵/

/nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑɻ⁵⁵/

/nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵⁵/

/nä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑɻ⁵⁵/


纏腳布

/t͡sʰan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiɔk̚¹ pu⁵³/

/t͡sʰæ̃¹¹ t͡ɕyəʔ² pu⁴⁵/

/zø²³ t͡ɕiɑʔ¹¹ pu/

/t͡sʰan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiɔk̚¹ pu⁵³/

/t͡sʰæ̃¹¹ t͡ɕyəʔ² pu⁴⁵/

/zø²³ t͡ɕiɑʔ¹¹ pu/

(Hakka, Jin, Suzhounese) cloth for footbinding


打霍閃

/ta²¹³⁻¹³ fɔʔ⁵ sɛn²/

/ta²¹³⁻¹³ fɔʔ⁵ sɛn²/


過門

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ mən³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ muːn²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ¹³/

/kue²¹⁻⁴¹ mŋ̍²³/

/kəu⁵¹ mən²²³/

/kəu⁵² mən¹¹/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ mən³⁵/

/kʷɔː³³ muːn²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ¹³/

/kue²¹⁻⁴¹ mŋ̍²³/

/kəu⁵¹ mən²²³/

/kəu⁵² mən¹¹/

(Suzhounese, figurative) trick; knack; wit; know-how; way to get through a problem


𬁭

飯𬁭吃勒？

饭𬁭吃勒？


䥛子

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩/


魚腥蝦蟹

/ŋ̍²² ɕin⁵⁵ hø³³ ha²¹/

/ŋ̍²² ɕin⁵⁵ ho³³ ha²¹/

/ŋ̍²² sin³³ ho⁴⁴ hɑ/

/ŋ̍²² ɕin⁵⁵ hø³³ ha²¹/

/ŋ̍²² ɕin⁵⁵ ho³³ ha²¹/

/ŋ̍²² sin³³ ho⁴⁴ hɑ/

(Shanghainese, Suzhounese) aquatic product; seafood


埃搭

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

(Northern Wu) various demonstrative adverbs


大先生

/du²² ɕi⁵⁵ sã²¹/

/du²² ɕi⁵⁵ sã²¹/


變死

(Northern Wu, including Shanghainese and Suzhounese) to court death

(Northern Wu, including Shanghainese and Suzhounese) to act up; to look for trouble; to turn ill-tempered and capricious


倒樹

/tæ⁵² sz̩ʷ¹¹/

/tæ⁵² sz̩ʷ¹¹/

(Liuzhou and Yangzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Suzhounese, Danyang Wu) to chop down trees; to chop wood


講張

/kɑ̃³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/

/kɑ̃⁵² t͡sã³³/

/kɑ̃³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/

/kɑ̃⁵² t͡sã³³/


俉篤

/n̩²³ toʔ¹¹/

/n̩²³ toʔ¹¹/


一日天

/iɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴ tʰɪ/

/iɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴ tʰɪ/


吶亨

/naʔ²² hã³³/

/naʔ²² hã⁵¹/

/naʔ²² hã³³/

/naʔ²² hã⁵¹/


作時

/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ zz̩ʷ²³/

/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ zz̩ʷ²³/

天暗得來，作時要落雨。

天暗得来，作时要落雨。


索腳

/soʔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɑʔ⁴⁴/

/soʔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɑʔ⁴⁴/

It's already half past eight, might as well not go to work, and just get a sick leave.

³i-cin₁ ⁷poq-tie₃-poe₅-tse₁ ⁷soq-ciaq₇ ⁷feq-zaon₆ ¹pe ¹tshin ²bin₆-ka₅-meq₈ ⁵hau₃-tseq₇

已經八點半哉，索腳勿上班，請病假末好則。

已经八点半哉，索脚勿上班，请病假末好则。

(Suzhounese) might as well; simply; just


作啥

/t͡soʔ⁴³ sɑ⁵²³/

/t͡soʔ⁴³ sɑ⁵²³/

(Suzhounese) what is [someone] doing; what is going on


作啥

/t͡soʔ⁴³ sɑ⁵²³/

/t͡soʔ⁴³ sɑ⁵²³/

倷到上海去作啥？


耳朵聾

ㄦˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

ㄦˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/n̠ʲi²³ təu¹¹ loŋ²²³/

/ɦn̠ʲi³¹ tu³³ ɦloŋ²⁴/

/əl⁵⁵ to²¹ loŋ²³/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/n̠ʲi²³ təu¹¹ loŋ²²³/

/ɦn̠ʲi³¹ tu³³ ɦloŋ²⁴/

/əl⁵⁵ to²¹ loŋ²³/

(Shadi Wu, Suzhounese, Hangzhounese) hard of hearing


六斤四兩

/loʔ²² t͡ɕin³³ sz̩⁴⁴ liã/

/loʔ²² t͡ɕin³³ sz̩⁴⁴ liã/

It was said that in Qing dynasty, a man who embezzled 100 taels of silver (equal to 6 catties and 4 taels) will be beheaded.

(Northern Wu, including Ningbonese and Suzhounese, humorous) head


啥事體

/sɑ⁵¹ zz̩²³ tʰi¹¹/

/sɑ⁵¹ zz̩²³ tʰi¹¹/

倷啥事體弗上班？

倷啥事体弗上班？


倷好

/ne²³¹ hæ⁵¹/

/ne²³¹ hæ⁵¹/


𢴳

(chiefly Shanghainese and Suzhounese) to cover; to obscure; to block from view

(chiefly Shanghainese and Suzhounese) to block; to obstruct; to impede; to stop from passing

(chiefly Shanghainese and Suzhounese) to endure; to get by


鴉片煙鬼

/ia⁵⁵ pʰi³³ i³³ t͡ɕy²¹/

/ia⁵⁵ pʰi³³ i³³ t͡ɕy²¹/

(Suzhounese and Shanghainese) opium addict


小干兒

/siæ⁵² kø³³ ŋ̍/

/siæ⁵² kø³³ ŋ̍/

(Suzhounese) Erhua form of 小干 (“child”).


小干

/siæ⁵² kø³³/

/siæ⁵² kø³³/

(Suzhounese and proximity, Wuzhou Wu) child


女小干

/n̠ʲy²³ siæ¹¹ kø/

/n̠ʲy²³ siæ¹¹ kø/


男小干

/nø²² siæ³³ kø/

/nø²² siæ³³ kø/


家主婆

/kɑ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩ʷ⁴⁴ bu/

/kɑ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩ʷ⁴⁴ bu/


屎孔

/sz̩⁵² kʰoŋ³³/

/sz̩⁵² kʰoŋ³³/


大密節頭

/dəu²³ miɪʔ¹¹ t͡siɪʔ¹¹ døy/

/dəu²³ miɪʔ¹¹ t͡siɪʔ¹¹ døy/

(Northern Wu, including Suzhounese) thumb


實頭

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/zəʔ²² døy⁵¹/

/zəʔ²² døy⁵¹/


實介

實介（兒） (canonical)
实介
實蓋
實價
實梗
實其

⁸zeq-gi₂; ⁸zeq-ki₁; ⁸zeq-gan₆; ⁸zeq-kan₅

/zəʔ¹¹ ka²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ ke²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ kã²³/

/zəʔ²² kɑ⁵²³/

/zəʔ²² ke⁵²³/

/zəʔ²² kã⁵²³/

zeh^入 gi^平; zeh^入 ki^平; zeh^入 gan^去; zeh^入 kan^去

/szəʔ²² ɡi⁵⁵/

/szəʔ²² ki⁵⁵/

/szəʔ²² ɡã³³/

/szəʔ²² kã³³/

/zəʔ¹¹ ka²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ ke²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ kã²³/

/zəʔ²² kɑ⁵²³/

/zəʔ²² ke⁵²³/

/zəʔ²² kã⁵²³/

/szəʔ²² ɡi⁵⁵/

/szəʔ²² ki⁵⁵/

/szəʔ²² ɡã³³/

/szəʔ²² kã³³/

實／实 (shí) from glottalization of 是 (MC dzyeX), (compare 寔 (MC dzyik)). 介 (MC keajH) gained diminutive form (ie. nasal element/umlaut) in most Wu lects.

(Suzhounese, dated in Shanghainese) such, like this, so


勒篤

/ləʔ³³ toʔ⁴⁴/

/ləʔ³³ toʔ⁴⁴/


勒篤

/ləʔ³³ toʔ⁴⁴/

/ləʔ³³ toʔ⁴⁴/


來司

Tsan-Se is quite adept; he won a prize the second time round.

¹tsan-se₁ ¹me ²le-sy₁-keq₇ ⁶di-gni₆-tshy₅ ⁷teq ⁵tsian-tse₀

張三蠻來司個，第二次得獎哉。

张三蛮来司个，第二次得奖哉。


側刀

/t͡səʔ³³ tɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡səʔ⁴³ tæ⁴⁴/

/t͡səʔ³³ tɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡səʔ⁴³ tæ⁴⁴/

(Suzhounese) The Chinese character component 刂.


魚腥

/ŋ̍²² ɕin⁴⁴/

/ŋ̍¹⁵ siŋ⁵³/

/ŋ̍²² sin³³/

/ŋ̍²² ɕin⁴⁴/

/ŋ̍¹⁵ siŋ⁵³/

/ŋ̍²² sin³³/

(Shanghainese, Suzhounese) aquatic product; seafood


砧墩板

/t͡sən⁵⁵ tən³³ pe²¹/

/t͡sən⁵⁵ tən³³ pe²¹/

(Shanghainese, Suzhounese) chopping board; cutting board or block


赤糖

/t͡sʰɑʔ⁴⁴ dɑ̃²³/

/t͡sʰɑʔ⁴⁴ dɑ̃²³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


洋和尚

/ɦiã²³ ɦu¹¹ zɑ̃/

/ɦiã²³ ɦu¹¹ zɑ̃/


外國和尚

/ŋɑ²³ kuəʔ¹¹ ɦəu¹¹ zɑ̃/

/ŋɑ²³ kuəʔ¹¹ ɦəu¹¹ zɑ̃/


乾爺

/kẽ̞³³ ɦi³⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁵ i̯ä¹¹/

/kẽ̞³³ ɦi³⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁵ i̯ä¹¹/

(Gan, Suzhounese, Hangzhounese, Hengyang Xiang) godfather; (nominally) adoptive father


夜點心

/ɦia²² ti⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³¹/

/ɦia²² te⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³¹/

/ɦia²² ti⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³¹/

/ɦia²² te⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³¹/

(Suzhounese and Ningbonese) late-night snack; supper


田岸頭

/dɪ²² ŋø³³ døy/

/dɪ²² ŋø³³ døy/


截樹

/ziɪʔ²² zz̩ʷ⁵²³/

/ziɪʔ²² zz̩ʷ⁵²³/

(Suzhounese) to chop down trees; to chop wood


鞋圈

/ɦɑ²² t͡ɕʰyø³³/

/ɦɑ²² t͡ɕʰyø³³/


捎子

When the pear blossoms bloom in March, it is the time for the carp to lay eggs.

三月梨花開，鯉魚捎子時

三月梨花开，鲤鱼捎子时

(Suzhounese, of fish) to lay eggs; to spawn eggs


跳牛皮筋

/tʰiæ⁵¹ n̠ʲʏ²² bi³³ t͡ɕin/

/tʰiæ⁵¹ n̠ʲʏ²² bi³³ t͡ɕin/


打昏

/tã⁵² huən³³/

/tã⁵² huən³³/


千年云

/t͡sʰɪ⁴⁴ n̠ʲɪ⁴⁴ ɦyn/

/t͡sʰɪ⁴⁴ n̠ʲɪ⁴⁴ ɦyn/

(Suzhounese) Nippon lily (Rohdea japonica)


偷私乖

/tʰɤ⁵⁵ sz̩³³ kua²¹/

/tʰøy⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴ kuɑ/

/tʰɤ⁵⁵ sz̩³³ kua²¹/

/tʰøy⁴⁴ sz̩⁴⁴ kuɑ/

(Shanghainese, Suzhounese) to play trickery; to sneak around


近段

/d͡ʑin²² dø³³/

/d͡ʑin²² dø³³/


池潭

/zz̩ʷ²² dø³³/

/zz̩ʷ²² dø³³/


朝浪

/t͡sæ⁴⁴ lɑ̃/

/t͡sæ⁴⁴ lɑ̃/


朝浪向

/t͡sæ⁴⁴ lɑ̃⁴⁴ ɕiã/

/t͡sæ⁴⁴ lɑ̃⁴⁴ ɕiã/


鐵搭

/tʰiɪʔ⁴⁴ tɑʔ⁴⁴/

/tʰiɪʔ⁴⁴ tɑʔ⁴⁴/


寒寒豆

/ɦø²² ɦø³³ døy/

/ɦø²² ɦø³³ døy/


夏花郎

/ɦo²² ho³³ lɑ̃/

/ɦo²² ho³³ lɑ̃/

(Suzhounese) Chinese milk vetch, Astragalus sinicus


辣火

/lɑʔ²² həu⁵¹/

/lɑʔ²² həu⁵¹/


鑊屑

/ɦoʔ³³ siɪʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦoʔ³³ siɪʔ⁴⁴/

(Suzhounese) soot on the bottom of a wok


垂夜快

/ze²² iɑ³³ kʰuɑ/

/ze²² iɑ³³ kʰuɑ/

(Suzhounese) nightfall; toward evening; dusk

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


單眼人

(Suzhounese) The Chinese character component 亻.


雙眼人

/sɑ̃⁴⁴ ŋe⁴⁴ n̠ʲin/

/sɑ̃⁴⁴ ŋe⁴⁴ n̠ʲin/

(Suzhounese) The Chinese character component 彳.