尿

(Wuhan Mandarin) wantonly; arbitrarily; carelessly


拍

/pʰaːk̚³⁻³⁵/

/pʰaːk̚³⁻³⁵/

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *pʰraːɡ): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 白 (OC *braːɡ).

仙人拍鼓有時錯，跤步踏差啥人無 / 仙人拍鼓有时错，跤步踏差啥人无

sian-jîn phah kó͘ iú sî chhò, kha-pō͘ ta̍h-chha siáⁿ-lâng bô

(Wuhan Mandarin) to brownnose; to suck up; to kiss someone's ass


欠

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹³/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹³/

/t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³²⁴/

Characters in the same phonetic series (欠) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) – a kneeling person with mouth open for various reasons (e.g., begging 欠, speaking and/or spitting while speaking 次, blowing 吹, singing 歌, desiring 欲, being tired 軟, vomiting 歐...).
The reversed version of this character is 㒫 > 旡 (e.g. 既), which must not be confused with 无.
Similar but unrelated to 卩, in which the person kneeling has the mouth shut.


泡

(Wuhan Mandarin, Liannan Hakka) swim bladder


珞

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡ·raːɡ): semantic 王 (“jade”) + phonetic 各 (OC *klaːɡ).

Han compound

(Wuhan Mandarin, geography) Mount Luojia


瓜

1954, 朱頂鶴, 陳雲, directed by 譚伯葉, 鄧轟, and 陳中堅, 好女十八嫁 [Eighteen Marriages of a Smart Girl], spoken by 阮母 (梁淑卿 [Leung Suk Hing]):

Say you "ward off" their son to death with your dejected face. If they don't keep you in the future, you don't stand a chance of coming back here!

nei⁵ waa⁶ nei⁵ seoi¹ hau² seoi¹ min⁶ cung¹ gwaa¹ jan⁴ dei⁶ go³ zai² aa⁴, zoeng¹ loi⁴ jan⁴ dei⁶ m⁴ jung⁴ heoi² nei⁵, ni¹ syu³ nei⁵ dou¹ mai⁵ sai² zi² ji³ faan¹ lei⁴ aa³!

你話你衰口衰面沖瓜人哋個仔呀，將來人哋唔容許你，呢處你都咪使旨意返嚟啊！

你话你衰口衰面冲瓜人哋个仔呀，将来人哋唔容许你，呢处你都咪使旨意返嚟啊！

(Wuhan Mandarin, Cantonese, Xiang, humorous) to die

被難

to be killed in a disaster, political incident


箍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʷaː): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 㧜 (liè)

Han compound

(Wuhan Mandarin, Gan, Xiang) to hug; to embrace


迸

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *preːŋs): semantic 辵 (“walk”) + phonetic 并 (OC *peŋ, *peŋs).

Han compound

(Beijing Mandarin, Wuhan Mandarin, in compounds) very dry; crisp; brittle


霍

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 雨 (“rain”) + 隹 (“bird”)
Probably related to 曜 (OC *lewɢs, “to shine; daylight”); see there for more (STEDT).


玻璃

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (玻璃):
* → Japanese: 玻璃(はり) (hari)
* → Korean: 파리(玻璃) (pari)

→ Vietnamese: pha lê

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li³⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹/

/po⁵⁵ l̃ɛ⁵³/

/pɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ li¹³/

/pɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ li²⁴/

/po⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/po⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/

/po⁴⁴⁻³³ le²⁴/

/pɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ le²³/

/po³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ li³⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/pɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹/

/po⁵⁵ l̃ɛ⁵³/

/pɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ li¹³/

/pɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ li²⁴/

/po⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/po⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/

/po⁴⁴⁻³³ le²⁴/

/pɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ le²³/

/po³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵/

From Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀅 (phālia) (Ji, 1998v4); from Sanskrit स्फटिक (sphaṭika). Cognate with Pali phalika (“crystal”), Thai ผลึก (pà-lʉ̀k, “crystal”), Lao ຜະລຶກ (pha lưk), ຜະລິກະ (pha li ka), Khmer ផលិក (phɑɑphɑlək), etc. The meaning has been shifted to refer to glass (the material).

(Wuhan Mandarin, humorous) eyeglasses; spectacles


家家

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕia⁵⁵ t͡ɕia⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/ka²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕia⁵⁵ t͡ɕia⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/ka²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother

(Southwestern Mandarin, including Chengdu Sichuanese, Chongqing Sichuanese, Renshou, Wuhan Mandarin, Yichang, Suizhou, Yongshan) maternal grandmother


客人

/kʰɤ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ ʐən¹/

/kʰɛ²¹ zən²¹/

/kʰi²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/kʰaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ʐəŋ¹¹/

/t͡ɕʰiəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ʐəŋ¹¹/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ naŋ¹³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ naŋ²⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² laŋ²⁴/

/kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ naŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaʔ³³ n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ ʐən¹/

/kʰɛ²¹ zən²¹/

/kʰi²⁴ ʐəŋ²⁴/

/kʰaʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ʐəŋ¹¹/

/t͡ɕʰiəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ ʐəŋ¹¹/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ naŋ¹³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ naŋ²⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² laŋ²⁴/

/kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ naŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaʔ³³ n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin, dated, euphemistic) mouse


葫蘆

Sino-Xenic (葫蘆):
* → Japanese: 葫蘆(ころ) (koro)
* → Korean: 호로(葫蘆) (horo)
* → Vietnamese: hồ lô (葫蘆)

→ Mongolian: хулуу (xuluu)

/wuː²¹ lou̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻³³ l̃u⁵³/

/hɔu¹³⁻¹¹ lɔu¹³/

/hɔu²⁴⁻²¹ lɔu²⁴/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² lɔ¹³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ²⁴/

/hɔ²³⁻³³ lɔ²³/

/hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lu⁵⁵/

/wuː²¹ lou̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/hu⁵³⁻³³ l̃u⁵³/

/hɔu¹³⁻¹¹ lɔu¹³/

/hɔu²⁴⁻²¹ lɔu²⁴/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² lɔ¹³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ²⁴/

/hɔ²³⁻³³ lɔ²³/

/hu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lu⁵⁵/

Compare also 瓠 (OC *ɡʷlaː, *ɡʷlaːs, “gourd”).

葫芦
壺蘆
胡盧
胡蘆
壺盧
葫芦
夫佬
俘虜

(Wuhan Mandarin) person that can drink a large amount of water


米酒

→ Japanese: 米酒 (bīchū), 米酒 (bīchu)

/mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐi̯¹³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁵⁵⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴¹/

/mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐi̯¹³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁵⁵⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁴¹/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Huizhou, Eastern Min) jiuniang


梅子

/meɪ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/muːi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/muːi̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/


麻木

/maː²¹ mʊk̚²/

/ba²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/

/ba²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/

/ba²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴/

/ba¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/

/ba²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴/

/mã²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/

/mã¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/

/maː²¹ mʊk̚²/

/ba²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/

/ba²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/

/ba²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴/

/ba¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/

/ba²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴/

/mã²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/

/mã¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/


桃子

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/tʰou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/dɔ²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/tʰou̯²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/dɔ²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/


黃芽白

→ English: wombok

ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄞˊ

ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄅㄞˊ

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ jä³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ ŋaː²¹ paːk̚²/

/ʋɔŋ¹¹ ŋa¹¹ pʰak̚⁵/

/u̯an¹³ i̯a̠¹³ pɤ̞²⁴/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ jä³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ ŋaː²¹ paːk̚²/

/ʋɔŋ¹¹ ŋa¹¹ pʰak̚⁵/

/u̯an¹³ i̯a̠¹³ pɤ̞²⁴/

(chiefly Wuhan Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, Hakka, Xiang) napa cabbage


毛頭

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/


順手

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵn²² sɐu̯³⁵/

/sun²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/sun⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/sun²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/sun³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/sun³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/zən²² sɤ⁴⁴/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ʂɤʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵn²² sɐu̯³⁵/

/sun²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/sun⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/sun²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/sun³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/sun³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/zən²² sɤ⁴⁴/


彎彎

/wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

/wän⁵⁵ wän⁵⁵/

(Wuhan Mandarin, anatomy) popliteal space


他家

/tʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/tʰä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

(dialectal, Wuhan Mandarin) he, she, they

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


拖板

/tʰɔː⁵⁵ paːn³⁵/

/tʰɔː⁵⁵ paːn³⁵/


月母子

(Southwestern Mandarin, including Sichuanese, Wuhan Mandarin) woman going through yuezi


老娘

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ˈn̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lau²¹³⁻¹³ ˈn̠ʲiɔŋ³⁵/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ni̯ɑŋ⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ni̯ɑŋ⁴/

/lou̯¹³ nœːŋ²¹/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

(Ürümqi, Wuhan and Yangzhou Mandarin, Pinghua, non-face-to-face) mother


橫直

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/uaŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɨt̚²/

/huaŋ⁵³⁻³³ tiʔ⁵/

/huãi²⁴⁻³³ tit̚⁴/

/huãi²⁴⁻²¹ tit̚⁴³/

/huãi²³⁻³³ tit̚⁴/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴/

/huĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tit̚⁴/

/huĩ²⁴⁻²¹ tit̚⁴³/

/huĩ²⁴⁻²² tit̚²⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² tit̚¹²¹/

/ɸən¹³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/ɸən¹³ t͡sz̩²⁴/

/xɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/uaŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɨt̚²/

/huaŋ⁵³⁻³³ tiʔ⁵/

/huãi²⁴⁻³³ tit̚⁴/

/huãi²⁴⁻²¹ tit̚⁴³/

/huãi²³⁻³³ tit̚⁴/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴/

/huĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tit̚⁴/

/huĩ²⁴⁻²¹ tit̚⁴³/

/huĩ²⁴⁻²² tit̚²⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² tit̚¹²¹/

/ɸən¹³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/ɸən¹³ t͡sz̩²⁴/

2016, “半醉人生”performed by 蔡秋鳳 [Kerris Tsai]:

If you are not afraid of death, then go all out, since you have one life regardless of whether you win or lose.

M̄ kiaⁿ-sí, tiō kah i piàⁿ, hûiⁿ-ti̍t su-iâⁿ chi̍t tiâu miā

不怕死，就甲伊拼，橫直輸贏一條命

不怕死，就甲伊拼，横直输赢一条命

(dialectal Mandarin, including Beijing and Wuhan Mandarin; Gan; Hakka; Min; Hunan Tuhua; Xiang; Wenzhounese) anyway; in any case; regardless


寧馨

/niŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/niŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/niŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/niŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

(Wuhan Mandarin, dated) beautiful; pretty


女將

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/nɵy̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ³³/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/nɵy̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ³³/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/


過早

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(dialectal, including Wuhan Mandarin, Gan) to have breakfast


慪氣

/ˀoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ŋəu²¹³ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/

/ɐu̯³³ hei̯³³/

/ŋiɛu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/

/ŋəu⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/ŋəu̯⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ŋəu²¹³ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/

/ɐu̯³³ hei̯³³/

/ŋiɛu³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/

/ŋəu⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/ŋəu̯⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

(Sichuanese, Wuhan Mandarin) to be angry; to get upset; to be mad


板沙

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵/


搭倒

/tä³⁵ d̥ɑʊ̯³/

/tä³⁵ d̥ɑʊ̯³/

(Wuhan Mandarin) to fall over; to fall down


左以

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Wuhan Mandarin) why not just; might as well


老親娘

ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

(Wuhan Mandarin) mother-in-law (wife's mother)


一大哈

/i⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xä⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ xä⁵¹/


糊湯米酒

ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄤ ㄇㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄤ ㄇㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

/xu³⁵ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


粉牌

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/fun²⁴⁻³³ pʰai⁵⁵/

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/fun²⁴⁻³³ pʰai⁵⁵/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka, Wenzhounese) blackboard


抓癢

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡saːu̯³⁵ jœːŋ¹³/

/ziau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siũ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡saːu̯³⁵ jœːŋ¹³/

/ziau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siũ³³/

(Wuhan Mandarin) tool for scratching an itch


風櫃

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/hɔŋ³³ kui³³/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/hɔŋ³³ kui³³/


倒手

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻²¹/


腳趾甲

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓˇ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴/

ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓˇ ㄐㄧㄚˇ

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕyo²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³ t͡ɕʰia²¹/

/t͡ɕyo²⁴ t͡sz̩²¹ t͡ɕia²¹/

/t͡ɕioʔ⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩ t͡ɕiaʔ⁵/

/kœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³/

/kø²⁴ t͡si³⁵ ka³²/

/ˈt͡ɕiɔʔ⁵ t͡sɨt̚⁵ kat̚²/

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³ t͡ɕiaʔ²/

/t͡ɕiəʔ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩⁵³ kuɑ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯o²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴¹ ka̠³/

/t͡ɕi̯o²⁴ t͡sz̩⁴¹ ka̠³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɔ¹³ ^((t͡s-))d͡zz̩³⁵⁻⁵ ka̠¹³⁻³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä⁴/

/t͡ɕyo²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³ t͡ɕʰia²¹/

/t͡ɕyo²⁴ t͡sz̩²¹ t͡ɕia²¹/

/t͡ɕioʔ⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩ t͡ɕiaʔ⁵/

/kœːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ kaːp̚³/

/kø²⁴ t͡si³⁵ ka³²/

/ˈt͡ɕiɔʔ⁵ t͡sɨt̚⁵ kat̚²/

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡sz̩⁵³ t͡ɕiaʔ²/

/t͡ɕiəʔ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩⁵³ kuɑ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯o²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴¹ ka̠³/

/t͡ɕi̯o²⁴ t͡sz̩⁴¹ ka̠³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɔ¹³ ^((t͡s-))d͡zz̩³⁵⁻⁵ ka̠¹³⁻³³/


抓手

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡saːu̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡saːu̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/


地羊肉

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ i̯æn¹³ ʐəu̯²⁴/

/ti²¹⁻¹¹ i̯æn¹³ ʐəu̯²⁴/


魚秧子

/y¹³ i̯æn³³ t͡sz̩³/

/y¹³ i̯ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sz̩³/

/y¹³ i̯æn³³ t͡sz̩³/

/y¹³ i̯ɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sz̩³/

(Jinan, Wuhan and Nanjing Mandarin, Xiang) fish fry; newly hatched fish


煞黑

/ʃat̚²¹ hɐk̚²⁴/

/sa̠²⁴ xɤ̞²⁴/

/ʃat̚²¹ hɐk̚²⁴/

/sa̠²⁴ xɤ̞²⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Waxiang, Xiang) nightfall; toward evening; dusk

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


額殼

/ŋɤ̞²⁴ kʰo²⁴/

/ŋɤ̞²⁴ kʰo²⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Gan, Xiang, anatomy) forehead


柴魚

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ y³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ jyː²¹/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ hi²³/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ hu²⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ y³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ jyː²¹/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ hi²³/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ hu²⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Xiang) northern snakehead (Channa argus)


外後天

/ŋai̯²¹⁻¹¹ xəu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/

/ŋai̯²¹⁻¹¹ xəu̯²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/

two days after tomorrow
two days after tomorrow

(Wuhan and Ürümqi Mandarin, Jin, Xiang) three days from now; two days after tomorrow


妹夫子

/me̞i̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɸu³³ t͡sz̩³/

/me̞i̯²¹⁻¹¹ ɸu³³ t͡sz̩³/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Jin, Xiang) brother-in-law (younger sister's husband)


肉皮子

/zəu²¹³ pʰi²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/ʐəu⁴⁵ pʰi¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/zəu²¹³ pʰi²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/ʐəu⁴⁵ pʰi¹¹ t͡səʔ²/


橡皮箍箍

/ɕi̯æn⁴⁵ pi¹³ ku³³ ku³/

/ɕi̯æn⁴⁵ pi¹³ ku³³ ku³/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Xiang) rubber band; elastic band


乾子

(Nanjing, Wuhan and Yangzhou Mandarin, Xiang) dougan; dried tofu


充人

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

(Wuhan Mandarin) to try to be something you are not; to pretend to be someone you are not; to stand out when you should not


討米

/tʰɔ³¹⁻⁵⁵ bi³¹/

/tʰɒu̯⁴¹ mi⁴¹/

/tʰɔ³¹⁻⁵⁵ bi³¹/

/tʰɒu̯⁴¹ mi⁴¹/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Leizhou Min, Xiang) to beg for food


小雞娃

/ɕiau⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ua²¹/

/ɕiau⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ua²¹/


發夢天

/ɸa̠²⁴ mʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mən²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mən²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/


恨雷

(Wuhan Mandarin, Gan) to rumble with thunder; to thunder


螞印子

/ma²¹³⁻²¹ in¹ t͡sz̩²/

/ma²¹³⁻²¹ in¹ t͡sz̩²/


走棋

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡sɛu²¹³⁻¹³ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/t͡səu̯⁴¹ t͡ɕi¹³/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡sɛu²¹³⁻¹³ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/

/t͡səu̯⁴¹ t͡ɕi¹³/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Hainanese, Gan, Leizhou Min, dialectal Wu, Xiang) to play chess


磕膝

/kʰiɛt̚⁵ ɕit̚²/

/kʰiɛt̚⁵ ɕit̚²/


頂門心

/tiŋ⁵³ məŋ¹¹ ɕiŋ¹¹/

/tiŋ⁵³ məŋ¹¹ ɕiŋ¹¹/


打單

/ta̠¹¹ tã̠⁴⁴/

/ta̠¹¹ tã̠⁴⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin) to buy single-layer clothing


打單

/ta̠¹¹ tã̠⁴⁴/

/ta̠¹¹ tã̠⁴⁴/

(Meixian Hakka, Wuhan Mandarin and Sichuanese) alone; by oneself; solitary


狗窠

/kɤ³³ kʰu⁴⁴/

/kɤ³³ kʰu⁴⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Huizhou, Wu, Loudi Xiang) kennel; doghouse

(Wuhan Mandarin, Wu, Loudi Xiang, figurative) pigsty; dump (used to describe a dirty and very untidy place)


雲頭

/ɦyn²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/ɦioŋ²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/ɦyn²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/ɦioŋ²² dɤ⁴⁴/

2007, 钱乃荣 [Qian Nairong], 上海话大词典 [Shànghǎihuà dàcídiǎn], 上海辞书出版社, page 2:

Look east, there are so many clouds, and they're coming over.

⁶non ⁵khoe ¹ton-mi ⁶yun-deu ⁶lau ⁶zon ⁵iau ⁵ku-le ⁸leq

儂看東面，雲頭老重，要過來了。

侬看东面，云头老重，要过来了。


閉痧

/pe̞i̯⁴⁵ sa̠³³/

/pe̞i̯⁴⁵ sa̠³³/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Gan, dialectal Hakka, Xiang, medicine) to suffer from heatstroke or sunstroke


硯盤

/ian⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰan¹¹/

/ian⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰan¹¹/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Hakka) inkstone; ink slab


撿生婆

/t͡ɕiɛn⁵³ sən⁵⁵ pʰo²¹/

/t͡ɕiɛn⁵³ sən⁵⁵ pʰo²¹/

(Sichuanese, Wuhan Mandarin) midwife (female only)

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


推屎蟲

/tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ siː³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ siː³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/


打尿噤

/ta̠⁴¹ n̠ʲi̯ɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁻¹¹/

/ta̠⁴¹ n̠ʲi̯ɒu̯²¹⁻¹¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁻¹¹/

(Wuhan Mandarin, humorous) to make a big fuss about nothing


月裡

/ŋyɛ⁴² ti²¹/

/ŋyɛ⁴² ti²¹/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Northern Min, Wenzhounese) the month following childbirth, during which the mother goes through the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in; puerperium


起雞皮

/hei̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

/hei̯³⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

(Cantonese, Wuhan Mandarin) to have goosebumps


屋裡的

/u⁵⁵ li²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/

/u⁵⁵ li²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/


挑針

/ˈtʰiɛu⁴² t͡sɨn⁴²/

/ˈtʰiɛu⁴² t͡sɨn⁴²/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Gan, ophthalmology, pathology) stye; hordeolum


淡青

/tã⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹/

/tʰam⁵³ t͡ɕʰiaŋ⁴⁴/

/tã⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹/

/tʰam⁵³ t͡ɕʰiaŋ⁴⁴/

(Wanrong, Wuhan and Xi'an Mandarin, Meixian Hakka) light blue colour with a bit of green


做籠子

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄗˇ

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄗˇ

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ lʊŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Wuhan Mandarin) to hire fake customers to make one's shop or stall appear more popular than it really is, in order to entice legitimate customers; especially as a way to generate artificial demand for low-quality or defective goods


築子

/ʈ͡ʂuʔ⁵ t͡sz̩/

/ʈ͡ʂuʔ⁵ t͡sz̩/


早穀

/t͡sɑu⁵³ koʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sɑu⁵³ koʔ⁴⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Southern Pinghua, dialectal Wu) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice