雀仔

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

(Jinjiang and Hui'an Hokkien, Shaxian Central Min) sparrow


年兜

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵³³/

/niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/ni²⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵³³/

/niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/ni²⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

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

Chinese calendar
Chinese calendar#English

(Jinjiang, Hui'an, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) end of the year (especially in the Chinese calendar)

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) the last few days before the end of the Chinese calendar


奇箸

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

(Xiamen, Hui'an, Zhangzhou and Hsinchu Hokkien, Puxian Min) chopsticks


屜抽

/tʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/tʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰiu⁴⁴/


火船

/fɔː³⁵ syːn²¹/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/hə⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/huɛ³¹ t͡suŋ²²/

/fɔː³⁵ syːn²¹/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/hə⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sun²⁴/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/huɛ³¹ t͡suŋ²²/

(Hui'an Hokkien) motorboat; motor vessel


年兜日

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³ lit̚²⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³ lit̚²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Hui'an Hokkien) Chinese New Year's Eve (day before Chinese New Year)

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


師囝

/sai³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/sai³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


厚皮

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵/

/hɐu̯¹³ pʰei̯²¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵/

/hɐu̯¹³ pʰei̯²¹/

/kau²² pʰə²⁴/

/kau²² pʰə²⁴/


齒洗

/kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sue⁵⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sue⁵⁴/


火青螻

/hə⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ lo²⁴/

/hə⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ lo²⁴/

(Hui'an Hokkien) firefly; lightning bug; glowworm


竹菜

Ipomoea aquatica
Ipomoea aquatica#Translingual

(Hui'an Hokkien) water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)


揣神婆

/t͡sʰə²¹⁻⁵⁴ sin²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/

/t͡sʰə²¹⁻⁵⁴ sin²⁴⁻²² po²⁴/


做藝

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵⁴ ɡue²¹/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵⁴ ɡue²¹/

(Hui'an Hokkien) to do physical work; to do manual labour; to toil


胖瓢

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵⁴ pʰio²⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵⁴ pʰio²⁴/


蜅蠐

/pɔ³³ t͡se²⁴/

/pɔ³³ t͡se²⁴/


鼠瓜

/t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kue³³/

/t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kue³³/

(Jinjiang and Hui'an Hokkien, Jieyang Teochew) loofah


外國仔

/ɡua²¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁴/

/ɡua²¹⁻²² kɔk̚⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁴/

(Hui'an Hokkien) foreigner; foreign national; alien

Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory.


年兜錢

/lin²⁴⁻²² tau³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/lin²⁴⁻²² tau³³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Hui'an Hokkien) money given to children during the Chinese New Year, usually in a red envelope