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→ Middle Korean: 빗 (pis, “comb”)

Korean: 빗 (bit, “comb”)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *piː, *bis): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 𣬉 (pí).
Related to 比 (OC *pis, *bis, “dense; closely packed”) (Shiming; Wang, 1982; Zhengzhang, 2003). Compare 梳 (OC *sŋra, “comb”), usually thought to be related to 疏 (OC *sŋra, “sparse”).

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(Danyang Wu) to learn or think about every detail; to comb through


歸家

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/ku̯i²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/kui³³⁻²³ ke³³/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/ku̯i²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/kui³³⁻²³ ke³³/

2022, “老派約會之必要 [A Gentleman's Guide to Old-Fashioned Dating]”, 黃偉文 [Wyman Wong] (lyrics), 陳澤鴻 [GooChan] and 張天賦 [MC] (music)performed by 張天賦 [MC]:

Go strolling with me, and then I'll take you back home

gan¹ ngo⁵ kwaang³ kwaang³, zoi³ sung³ nei⁵ gwai¹ gaa¹

跟我逛逛 再送你歸家

跟我逛逛 再送你归家


倒頭

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/tou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/tou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

倒頭飯煮得硬得不得了

倒头饭煮得硬得不得了

格張倒頭床哪裏好睏人唦？

格张倒头床哪里好困人唦？

(Jianghuai Mandarin, Danyang Wu, vulgar, attributive) fucking (offensive or worthless)


湯匙

/tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/tʰoŋ²⁴ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/

/tʰoŋ⁵³ ʃi⁵⁵/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩¹¹/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/tʰŋ̍³³ si²⁴/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/

/tʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/

/tʰoŋ²⁴ t͡sʰɨ¹¹/

/tʰoŋ⁵³ ʃi⁵⁵/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩¹¹/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/tʰŋ̍³³ si²⁴/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² si¹³/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/

/tʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/

/tʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/


海門

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ muːn²¹/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²³/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ muŋ⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ muːn²¹/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²³/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ muŋ⁵⁵/


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


大拇指頭

ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄓˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄓˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

/tä⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/

/ta⁴⁵ məʔ⁴ t͡səʔ² tʰəu¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/ta⁴⁵ mu⁵³ t͡səʔ² tʰəu¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/tä⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/

/ta⁴⁵ məʔ⁴ t͡səʔ² tʰəu¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/ta⁴⁵ mu⁵³ t͡səʔ² tʰəu¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

(Mandarin, Gan, Jin, Danyang Wu, colloquial) thumb


腦門

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ məɻ³⁵/

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ məɻ³⁵/


領結

/liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ³⁵/

/liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛɻ³⁵/

(Danyang Wu) necktie (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front)


變蛋

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/

/pie⁴⁵ tæ̃⁴⁵/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/

/pie⁴⁵ tæ̃⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Danyang Wu) century egg

§ - one that has a pine branch pattern; † - made with duck egg; ‡ - made with chicken egg


雙姓

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³/

(Danyang Wu) two-character Chinese surname; Chinese compound surname


打鐵佬

/taː³⁵ tʰiːt̚³ lou̯³⁵/

/taː³⁵ tʰiːt̚³ lou̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Yudu Hakka, Danyang Wu) blacksmith (person who forges iron)


鹿頭

/lu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/lʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/lu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/lʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/


狗子

/koʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/ki̯eu̯³¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/ki̯eu̯³¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Yudu Hakka, Danyang Wu) dog


豆殼

/təu̯²¹⁻¹¹ kʰo²⁴/

/təu̯²¹⁻¹¹ kʰo²⁴/

(Pingxiang Gan, Southern Pinghua) outer casing of beans

outer casing of beans
outer casing of soybean


末名

/ˈmɵt̚⁵ miaŋ³⁵/

/ˈmɵt̚⁵ miaŋ³⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Danyang Wu, Xiang) last place


竹子葉子

/t͡su²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³ iɛ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/t͡su²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³ iɛ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/


燈草絨

/tən⁵⁵ t͡sʰau⁵³ zoŋ²¹/

/tən³³ t͡sʰɒu̯⁴¹ i̯ʊŋ¹³/

/tən³³ t͡sʰɒu̯⁴¹ in¹³/

/tən⁵⁵ t͡sʰau⁵³ zoŋ²¹/

/tən³³ t͡sʰɒu̯⁴¹ i̯ʊŋ¹³/

/tən³³ t͡sʰɒu̯⁴¹ in¹³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Xiang, Danyang Wu) corduroy


後朝

(Nantong Mandarin, Lichuan Gan, Huizhou, Northern Min, Danyang Wu) day after tomorrow


奶婆

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/nai̯³²⁴ b̥o¹¹/

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/nai̯³²⁴ b̥o¹¹/

(Dongguan Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, Danyang Wu) wet nurse


起雷

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ lɵy̯²¹/

/kʰi⁴²⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui¹³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lui²³/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ lɵy̯²¹/

/kʰi⁴²⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lui¹³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lui²³/

(literary or Xiamen, Quanzhou, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien; Danyang Wu) to rumble with thunder; to thunder


小羊子

/ɕiau⁵³ iaŋ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/ɕiau⁵³ iaŋ²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

(Southwestern Mandarin, Xinzhou Jin, Danyang Wu) lamb; kid (young caprine)


小拇指頭

/ɕiɛu²¹³⁻²¹ ma¹ t͡sɨt̚⁵ tʰɛu²/

/ɕiau⁵³ məʔ¹ t͡səʔ² tʰəu⁴⁵/

/ɕiɛu²¹³⁻²¹ ma¹ t͡sɨt̚⁵ tʰɛu²/

/ɕiau⁵³ məʔ¹ t͡səʔ² tʰəu⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Jin, Danyang Wu) little finger


牙齒縫

/ŋa³⁵ t͡sʰz̩² fuŋ¹¹/

/ŋa³³ t͡sʰi²¹ pʰɔŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋa³⁵ t͡sʰz̩² fuŋ¹¹/

/ŋa³³ t͡sʰi²¹ pʰɔŋ⁵⁵/

(Gan, Northern Min, Danyang Wu) gap between teeth

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


雀子窠

/t͡ɕʰiɔʔ⁵ t͡sz̩² kʰuo⁴²/

/t͡ɕʰiɔʔ⁵ t͡sz̩² kʰuo⁴²/


外後年

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Danyang Wu, Loudi Xiang) three years from now

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


花生米米

/xua⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵ mi⁵³ mi⁵³⁻²¹/

/xua⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵ mi⁵³ mi⁵³⁻²¹/

(Sichuanese, Danyang Wu) shelled peanut; peanut kernel


外頭人

/βai²² təu²¹ ɲen²¹/

/ŋa²² dɤ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

/ŋɑ²² døy³³ n̠ʲin/

/ŋa²² dœʏ⁵⁵ n̠ʲiŋ³¹/

/u̯ai̯²¹⁻¹¹ təu̯³ ʐən¹³/

/βai²² təu²¹ ɲen²¹/

/ŋa²² dɤ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

/ŋɑ²² døy³³ n̠ʲin/

/ŋa²² dœʏ⁵⁵ n̠ʲiŋ³¹/

/u̯ai̯²¹⁻¹¹ təu̯³ ʐən¹³/

(Southern Pinghua, Shanghainese, Ningbonese, Danyang Wu) one who is not born in the area; non-local; out-of-towner

(Southern Pinghua, Shanghainese, Ningbonese, Danyang and Jinhua Wu, Changsha Xiang) outsider; stranger


倒樹

/tæ⁵² sz̩ʷ¹¹/

/tæ⁵² sz̩ʷ¹¹/

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


篦梳

/pi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ⁵⁵/

/pi²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lœ⁵⁵/

(Yudu Hakka, Jin, Eastern Min, Danyang Wu) double-edged fine-tooth comb


田老鼠

/ti̯ẽ¹³ lɒu̯⁴¹ ɕy⁴¹/

/ti̯ẽ¹³ lɒu̯⁴¹ ɕy⁴¹/

(Changde Mandarin, Lichuan Gan, Northern Min, Danyang Wu, Xiang) vole


雪子子

/ɕye²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵³⁻²¹/

/si̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/

/ɕi̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/

/ɕye²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵³⁻²¹/

/si̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/

/ɕi̯e̞²⁴ t͡sz̩⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Danyang Wu, Xiang) graupel; granular snow


筆套子

/pi²⁴ tʰɒu̯⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/pi²⁴ tʰɒu̯⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Danyang Wu, Xiang) cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush


盒盒

/xo²¹ xo²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/aʔ⁵⁻³³ aʔ⁵/

/xo²¹ xo²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/aʔ⁵⁻³³ aʔ⁵/

(Southwestern Mandarin, Eastern Min, Danyang Wu) box; case


月子裡

/n̠ʲɵt̚⁵ t͡sz̩² li¹/

/n̠ʲɵt̚⁵ t͡sz̩² li¹/

(Yinchuan Mandarin, Gan, Danyang Wu) 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


王字旁

/hʊŋ²¹ t͡si²² paŋ²¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ t͡si²² paŋ²¹/

(Xuzhou Mandarin, Liuzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua, Danyang Wu) The Chinese character component 𤣩.


耳朵屎

/ɤ⁴² tɤ³⁵⁻⁵ sz̩⁴²⁻¹/

/ə³³ to³³ sz̩³³/

/ɤ⁴² tɤ³⁵⁻⁵ sz̩⁴²⁻¹/

/ə³³ to³³ sz̩³³/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Xiang, Danyang Wu) earwax


姪新婦

侄新妇
侄新婦
姪新妇
姪新抱
姪心抱
侄新抱
侄心抱

/t͡sɐt̚² sɐn⁵⁵ pʰou̯¹³/

/tiʔ⁵⁻²¹ siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mou²⁴²/

/t͡sɐt̚² sɐn⁵⁵ pʰou̯¹³/

/tiʔ⁵⁻²¹ siŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mou²⁴²/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Pingxiang Gan, Huizhou, Danyang Wu) nephew's wife (brother's son's wife)


嫩相

/nen¹¹ ɕiæ̃⁵³/

/nəŋ²² ɕiã⁴⁴/

/nəŋ⁵³ siɑŋ⁵⁵/

/nen¹¹ ɕiæ̃⁵³/

/nəŋ²² ɕiã⁴⁴/

/nəŋ⁵³ siɑŋ⁵⁵/

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