在生

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːi̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːi̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/

/t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³/


胡蠅

/hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/

/hɔ²³⁻³³ sin²³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² sin¹³/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ⁵⁵/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/

/hɔ²³⁻³³ sin²³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² sin¹³/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ⁵⁵/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/

胡蝇
葫蠅
蝴蠅
戶蠅
戶神
胡神
乎神
乎蠅
孤蠅
戶臣

(Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min) fly


火焰蛄

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhao'an and Dongshan Hokkien; Raoping Teochew) firefly; lightning bug; glowworm


爸母

/pe²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/

/pe²²⁻²¹ bu⁴²/

/pe³³⁻²¹ bu⁵³/

/pe²²⁻¹² bu⁵³/

/pe³³⁻²¹ bu⁴¹/

/pe³³⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/pe³³⁻²² bu⁵⁵/

/pe³³⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/pɛ²²⁻²¹ bo⁵³/

/pɛ²¹ bo⁴⁴⁵/

/pe³⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/

/pe²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/

/pe²²⁻²¹ bu⁴²/

/pe³³⁻²¹ bu⁵³/

/pe²²⁻¹² bu⁵³/

/pe³³⁻²¹ bu⁴¹/

/pe³³⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/

/pe³³⁻²² bu⁵⁵/

/pe³³⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/pɛ²²⁻²¹ bo⁵³/

/pɛ²¹ bo⁴⁴⁵/

/pe³⁵⁻¹¹ bo⁵²/

(Hokkien, Teochew) father and mother; parents


甜尿

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ niːu̯²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zio²²/

/tĩ³³⁻²¹ d͡zio²¹/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lio²²/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ niːu̯²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zio²²/

/tĩ³³⁻²¹ d͡zio²¹/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lio²²/

(Cantonese, Teochew, Malaysian Hokkien) Short for 甜尿病 (“diabetes”).


囝婿

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹/

/kiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹/

/kiã⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai²¹/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sai²¹/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai¹¹/

/kiã⁵³⁻²⁴ sai¹²/

/kiã³¹⁻²⁴ sai¹¹²/

/kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹/

/kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹/

/kã⁵⁵⁻³⁵ sai³¹/

/kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ sai²¹³/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹/

/kiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹/

/kiã⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai²¹/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sai²¹/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai¹¹/

/kiã⁵³⁻²⁴ sai¹²/

/kiã³¹⁻²⁴ sai¹¹²/

/kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹/

/kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹/

/kã⁵⁵⁻³⁵ sai³¹/

/kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ sai²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min, Zhongshan Min) son-in-law


伯公

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pak̚¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/peʔ²⁻⁴ koŋ³³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pak̚¹ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/peʔ²⁻⁴ koŋ³³/

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


受氣

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/sɐu̯²² hei̯³³/

/sieu²⁴²⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

/siu³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹²/

/siu³³⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻¹² kʰi¹²/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu³³⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/siũ³³⁻²² kʰi³¹/

/siu³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹³/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/sɐu̯²² hei̯³³/

/sieu²⁴²⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

/siu³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹²/

/siu³³⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu²²⁻¹² kʰi¹²/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/siu³³⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/siũ³³⁻²² kʰi³¹/

/siu³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi²¹³/

你莫受氣矣

你莫受气矣

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew, Taiwanese Hakka) to be angry; to get upset; to be mad


終須

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ³³⁻²³ su³³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ³³⁻²³ su³³/

keoi⁵ zung¹ seoi¹ wui⁵ heoi³ do¹ leon⁴ do¹.

佢終須會去多倫多。

佢终须会去多伦多。

(Cantonese, Teochew) eventually; one day


賊囝

/t͡sʰɛiʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sʰɛiʔ⁵⁻³³ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese, Puxian Min) thief


偷睇

/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/tʰau³³⁻²³ tʰõĩ⁵²/

/tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/tʰau³³⁻²³ tʰõĩ⁵²/

(Cantonese, Teochew) to steal a glance at; to peek


豬囝

/ty⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/tu³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/tu⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/ty⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/tu³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/tu⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Yongchun, Indonesian and Malaysian Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese, Leizhou Min) piglet

(Eastern Min, Teochew, dated) coolie; indentured labourer (sold abroad like piglets)


孫囝

/souŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/suŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/souŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/suŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


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


食水

/sɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/sət̚⁵ suɪ³¹/

/sɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/sət̚⁵ suɪ³¹/

(Hakka, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) to drink water


密婆

/bit̚⁵⁴⁻³² po²⁴/

/bit̚⁴³⁻²¹ po²⁴/

/bit̚⁴⁻³² po²⁴/

/bit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ po¹³/

/bit̚²⁴⁻²¹ po²⁴/

/bit̚⁵⁴⁻³² po²⁴/

/bit̚⁴³⁻²¹ po²⁴/

/bit̚⁴⁻³² po²⁴/

/bit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ po¹³/

/bit̚²⁴⁻²¹ po²⁴/

When the bats see light, they flight out of the door, big and small

1933, 臺灣名勝仙洞遊歷褒歌 上本

bi̍t-pô chi̍t-ê kìⁿ-tio̍h kng, tōa-chiah sió-chiah poe chhut mn̂g

密婆一个見着光 大隻小隻飛出門

1933, 臺灣名勝仙洞遊歷褒歌 上本

密婆一个见着光 大只小只飞出门

(Hokkien, Teochew) bat (small flying mammal) (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)


雞指

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/koi³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/koi³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) index finger; forefinger


諸娘

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/t͡sɯ³³ niũ²⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/t͡su³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/t͡sɯ³³ niũ²⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² niɔ̃¹³/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/t͡su³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, dated in Hokkien) woman


齋堂

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡saːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡se³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡saːi̯⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/t͡se³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵⁵/


落堂

/lɔːk̚² tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/l̃oʔ⁵⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵³/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tɯŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² tʰɔːŋ²¹/

/l̃oʔ⁵⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾louŋ⁵³/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Teochew, Southern Wu) to finish class


上日

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zik̚⁴/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zek̚⁴/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zik̚⁴/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zek̚⁴/

day before yesterday
day before yesterday


鋪頭

/pʰu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/pʰou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/pʰu⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/pʰou̯³³ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/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)

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


長頷鹿

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ am³³⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ am³³⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² am²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am³⁵⁻¹¹ tek̚⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ am³³⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ am³³⁻¹¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² am²²⁻²¹ lɔk̚⁴/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am³⁵⁻¹¹ tek̚⁴/


豆乾

→ English: tau kwa, dougan

→ Malay: taukua

→ Tagalog: tokwa

/toʊ̯⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

/tɐu̯²² kɔːn⁵⁵/

/tʰɛu¹¹ kɵn⁴²/

/tau²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uaŋ⁵⁵/

/tau³³⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/tau⁴¹⁻²² kuã³³/

/tau³³⁻¹¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/tau¹¹ kũã³³/

/toʊ̯⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

/tɐu̯²² kɔːn⁵⁵/

/tʰɛu¹¹ kɵn⁴²/

/tau²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uaŋ⁵⁵/

/tau³³⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/tau⁴¹⁻²² kuã³³/

/tau³³⁻¹¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/tau¹¹ kũã³³/

(Nanchang Gan, Meixian Hakka, Teochew) tofu; bean curd


猛猛

/me⁵²⁻³⁵ me⁵²⁻²¹/

/me⁵²⁻³⁵ me⁵²⁻²¹/


睇相

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩẽ²¹³/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩẽ²¹³/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³⁻³⁵/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ sœːŋ³³⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) to practise physiognomy; to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features


看相

/kʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːn³³ sœːŋ³³/

/kʰɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɔŋ⁵³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ¹¹/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ²¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/

/kʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːn³³ sœːŋ³³/

/kʰɔn⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɔŋ⁵³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ¹¹/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ²¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/

/kʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩẽ²¹³/

/kʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/kʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩẽ²¹³/

/kʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

(Teochew) to comment on others' shortcomings behind their back


壓腰

th-l

แต๊ะเอีย (dtɛ́-iia)

Thai: แต๊ะเอีย (dtɛ́-iia)

/jä⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/teʔ²⁻⁴ io³³/

/jä⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/teʔ²⁻⁴ io³³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Teochew) Alternative name for 壓歲錢／压岁钱 (yāsuìqián).


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/

(Eastern Min, Teochew) sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)


豆腐漿

/toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰeu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ta²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡suoŋ⁵⁵/

/tau¹¹ hu¹¹ t͡sĩõ³³/

/tau¹¹ hu¹¹ t͡sĩẽ³³/

/dɤ²² ɦu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/

/toʊ̯⁵¹ fu¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰeu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ta²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡suoŋ⁵⁵/

/tau¹¹ hu¹¹ t͡sĩõ³³/

/tau¹¹ hu¹¹ t͡sĩẽ³³/

/dɤ²² ɦu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã²¹/

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


薰囝

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/houŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Leizhou Min, Eastern Min, Teochew) cigarette


包穀

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ kʊk̚⁵/

/pɒu̯³³ ku²⁴/

/pɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːu̯⁵⁵ kʊk̚⁵/

/pɒu̯³³ ku²⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Xiang, Teochew, Pingle Min) corn; maize


𤺪

→ English: sian, sien

2004, Derrick Lian (medicus.tk), Excue Me, U Spik Inglish?

汝好無？汝會𤺪袂？

汝好无？汝会𤺪袂？


番麥

/fän⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² beʔ⁵⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² beʔ⁴³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² bɛʔ¹²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ beʔ⁴/

/fän⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² beʔ⁵⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² beʔ⁴³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² bɛʔ¹²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ beʔ⁴/

(Central Plains Mandarin; Hokkien, chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien, dated in Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien; Vietnam Teochew; Zhao'an Hakka; dialectal Wu) corn; maize


興衰

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hɪŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sue⁴⁴/

/hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sue⁴⁴/

/hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suai⁴⁴/

/heŋ³³⁻²³ sue³³/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hɪŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯⁵⁵/

/hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sue⁴⁴/

/hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sue⁴⁴/

/hiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ suai⁴⁴/

/heŋ³³⁻²³ sue³³/

(Teochew) casually; as one pleases; at random


呾騙話

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ue²¹³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰiaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ue²¹³/


螺絲批

/lɔː²¹ siː⁵⁵ pʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/lᵘɔ²² ɬu³³ pʰai³³⁻²¹⁵/

/lo¹¹ sz̩⁴⁴ paɪ⁴⁴/

/lo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si³³⁻²³ pʰoi³³/

/lo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si³³⁻²³ poi³³/

/lu²² sz̩⁵⁵ pʰi²¹/

/lɔː²¹ siː⁵⁵ pʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/lᵘɔ²² ɬu³³ pʰai³³⁻²¹⁵/

/lo¹¹ sz̩⁴⁴ paɪ⁴⁴/

/lo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si³³⁻²³ pʰoi³³/

/lo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ si³³⁻²³ poi³³/

/lu²² sz̩⁵⁵ pʰi²¹/

(Cantonese, Pinghua, Hakka, Teochew, Wu) screwdriver


大吉利市

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯²² siː²²/

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ lei̯²² siː²²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kit̚¹ li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/tai³⁵⁻¹¹ kek̚²⁻⁴ li¹¹ t͡sʰi³⁵/

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯²² siː²²/

/taːi̯²² kɐt̚⁵ lei̯²² siː²²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kit̚¹ li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³/

/tai³⁵⁻¹¹ kek̚²⁻⁴ li¹¹ t͡sʰi³⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) very lucky and prosperous


透風

/tʰoʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɐu̯³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ³³/

/tʰoʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɐu̯³³ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huaŋ³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to be windy; the wind blows


還錢

/xu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/waːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

/hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/huan²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/hõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/hãĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/xu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/waːn²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

/hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/huan²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/hõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/hãĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew or Singapore Mandarin) to pay (for something)


樓頂

→ Kimaragang: louting

→ Malay: loteng; لوتيڠ

→ Indonesian: loteng

→ Sabah Bisaya: loteng

→ Timugon Murut: lauting

→ Cebuano: lawting

/loʊ̯³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐu̯²¹ tɛːŋ³⁵/

/l̃au⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

/lau²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ³¹/

/lau²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/lau¹³⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ teŋ⁵²/

/loʊ̯³⁵ tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐu̯²¹ tɛːŋ³⁵/

/l̃au⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liŋ³³/

/lau²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ³¹/

/lau²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/lau¹³⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ teŋ⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Hokkien, Teochew) upstairs


底塊

/tie³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔy²¹³/

/tie³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔy²¹³/

Where are you from? (lit. "You [are] person-of-where?")

汝底塊人？

汝底块人？

(Teochew) how (used in rhetorical questions)


排比

/pʰaɪ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰaːi̯²¹ pei̯³⁵/

/pai²⁴⁻²² pi⁵³/

/pai²⁴⁻²² pi⁵⁵⁴/

/pai¹³⁻²² pi⁵³/

/pai²⁴⁻¹¹ pi⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ pi⁴¹/

/pʰaɪ̯³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰaːi̯²¹ pei̯³⁵/

/pai²⁴⁻²² pi⁵³/

/pai²⁴⁻²² pi⁵⁵⁴/

/pai¹³⁻²² pi⁵³/

/pai²⁴⁻¹¹ pi⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ pi⁴¹/

/pai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pi⁵²/

/pai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pi⁵²/

(Teochew) to arrange matters; to make arrangements; to manage affairs


大蔥

/tä⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/da²² t͡sʰoŋ⁴⁴/

/tä⁵¹ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/da²² t͡sʰoŋ⁴⁴/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) onion (Allium cepa)


顢頇

/män⁵⁵ xän⁵⁵/

/män³⁵ xän⁵⁵/

/muːn²¹ hɔːn⁵⁵/

/män⁵⁵ xän⁵⁵/

/män³⁵ xän⁵⁵/

/muːn²¹ hɔːn⁵⁵/

(literary, Beijing, Jilu, Jiaoliao and Central Plains Mandarin, Teochew) stupid and muddle-headed


後爿

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Leizhou Min) at the back; the rear; the back


落蘇

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ su⁵⁵/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ su⁵⁵/

Probably of Kra-Dai or Austronesian origin. Compare Zhuang lwggwz and Paiwan [Term?] (lasaras) (Li, 2001). Also, compare Japanese 茄子 (nasu), which may or may not share this common etymon.

(Wu, Huizhou, Teochew) eggplant; aubergine


松柏

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ pʰaːk̚³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² peʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ²/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ pʰaːk̚³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² peʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ peʔ³²/

/seŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ peʔ²/


新正如意

desc

ซินเจียยู่อี่

→ Thai: ซินเจียยู่อี่

→ Thai: ซินเจียยู่อี่

[May] your wishes come true [on commencement of] the new first lunar month

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄥ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ

синьчжэн жуи

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jiː³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ jyː²¹ jiː³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sĩã³³⁻²³ d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/

As the new year of the Fire Rooster arrives, the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Teochew Association sincerely wishes everyone a Happy Chinese New Year!

Jiè cǐ dīngyǒu nián xīnchūn lìlín zhījì, Xuělóng Cháozhōu Huìguǎn quántǐ tóngrén jǐn cǐ gōngzhù gèjiè chūnjié kuàilè, xīnzhēng rúyì!

藉此丁酉年新春蒞臨之際，雪隆潮州會館全體同仁謹此恭祝各界春節快樂，新正如意！

藉此丁酉年新春莅临之际，雪隆潮州会馆全体同仁谨此恭祝各界春节快乐，新正如意！

Congratulations! Happy Chinese New Year!

恭喜賀喜新正如意

恭喜贺喜新正如意

(regional, chiefly Teochew) Happy Chinese New Year


銀紙

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɐn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/ŋeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵²/

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɐn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/ŋeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵²/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) joss paper; ghost money


𫜦

(Teochew) Alternative form of 哺 (“to chew”)


𠁞

(Eastern Min, Teochew) Alternative form of 𣍐／𫧃


激心

→ Thai: เก๊กซิม (gék-sim)

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sim⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sim⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sim⁴⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sim⁴⁴/


無乜個

→ Thai: บ่มิไก๊ (bɔ̀ɔ-mí-gái)

→ Thai: บ่มิไก๊ (bɔ̀ɔ-mí-gái)

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ miʔ²⁻⁴ kai⁵⁵/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ miʔ²⁻⁴ kai⁵⁵/


手指頭

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³/

/səu⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵³ tʰəu²¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/su³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/sɤ³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³/

/səu⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵³ tʰəu²¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/su³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/sɤ³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) thumb


大粒人

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/tua²²⁻²¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² liap̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²³/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/tua²²⁻²¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² liap̚²⁴⁻² laŋ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² laŋ²³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Malaysian Mandarin) important person; big shot


燈膽

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ taːm³⁵/

/tɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tam³¹/

/teŋ³³⁻²³ tã⁵²/

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ taːm³⁵/

/tɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tam³¹/

/teŋ³³⁻²³ tã⁵²/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese, Leizhou Min) light bulb (Classifier: 個／个 c; 隻／只 c)


車大炮

車⫽大炮 (canonical)
车大炮
車大砲
車大奅

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ taːi̯²² pʰaːu̯³³/

/t͡sʰiɛ³³⁻⁵⁵ ai³² pʰau³³/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ tua¹¹ pʰau²¹³/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ taːi̯²² pʰaːu̯³³/

/t͡sʰiɛ³³⁻⁵⁵ ai³² pʰau³³/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ tua¹¹ pʰau²¹³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to brag; to boast


豆生

/tau⁴¹⁻²² sĩ³³/

/tau⁴¹⁻²² sĩ³³/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew) bean sprouts


花矸

/hue³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

/hue³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Wuluo Hakka) (flower) vase


交寅

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² in²⁴/

/kau³³⁻²¹ in²³/

/kau³³⁻²¹ eŋ²³/

/kau³³⁻²³ eŋ⁵⁵/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² in²⁴/

/kau³³⁻²¹ in²³/

/kau³³⁻²¹ eŋ²³/

/kau³³⁻²³ eŋ⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Malay kahwin (“to marry”).

(Xiamen, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) to get married; to marry


水魚

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ hɯ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹ y¹³/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ hɯ⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹ y¹³/

(chiefly Cantonese, Southern Pinghua, Hakka, Zhongshan Min, Teochew, Southwestern Mandarin, Changsha Xiang) soft-shell turtle (Classifier: 條／条 c; 隻／只 c)


奶母

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/ni³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁴¹/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁵³/

/ni³³⁻²³ bo⁵²/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hokkien, Teochew, Pinghua) wet nurse


咕喱

/ku³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵/

/ku³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵/

Borrowed from English coolie. Compare Mandarin 苦力 (kǔlì, “coolie”).

(Cantonese, Teochew, derogatory) coolie; laborer


士巴拿

/siː²² paː⁵⁵ naː²¹⁻³⁵/

/si²¹ pa⁵⁵ la²²⁻²²⁵/

/sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ pa³³⁻²³ na⁵²/

/siː²² paː⁵⁵ naː²¹⁻³⁵/

/si²¹ pa⁵⁵ la²²⁻²²⁵/

/sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ pa³³⁻²³ na⁵²/


行踏

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² taʔ²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² taʔ⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

/kiã²³⁻³³ taʔ⁴/

/kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² taʔ²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² taʔ⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

/kiã²³⁻³³ taʔ⁴/

/kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

2017, 陳憲國, “食飯配話”, in 教育部電子報^(https://language.moe.gov.tw/readminke/電子報_閱讀閩客223期(閩).pdf), number 767:

Í góa kò-jîn ê keng-giām, siàu-liân sî-chūn sió-khóa khah kāu-ōe tām-po̍h-á, tùi í-āu tī siā-hōe siōng kah lâng teh kiâⁿ-ta̍h, tian-tò sī ū ka-thiam bē-chió ê ki-hōe.

以我個人的經驗，少年時陣小可較厚話淡薄仔，對以後佇社會上佮人咧行踏，顛倒是有加添袂少的機會。

以我个人的经验，少年时阵小可较厚话淡薄仔，对以后伫社会上佮人咧行踏，颠倒是有加添袂少的机会。

(Hokkien, Teochew) to have contact or dealings with someone


阿嬡

/a³³⁻²³ ai⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ ai⁵⁵/


闊佬

/kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰuaʔ²⁻⁴ lau⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰuaʔ²⁻⁴ lau⁵²⁻²¹/

(Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, Teochew) generous with money; extravagant


𩛩

𩠃
裹
狡
轂
捲
氿
漚

麵頭𩛩肉

面头𩠃肉

(Hokkien, Teochew) to wrap up; to stuff; to roll; to envelop (into something)

This sack of rice was kept until it became moldy.

這袋米囥甲𩛩去。

这袋米囥甲𩠃去。

𩛩肥／𩠃肥 [Hokkien] ― kauh-pûi [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to make compost by decomposing organic waste in a pit with water making it become fermented

(Hokkien, Teochew) to become moldy or fermented (due to lack of air from being wrapped up)

衫褲𩛩雪文

衫裤𩠃雪文

(Mainland China Hokkien, Teochew) to soak in water or liquid (of clothes, etc.)

(Teochew) to generate (interest from one's capital)


𥍉

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 目 (“eye”) + phonetic 聶

Han compound

(Eastern Min, Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) to blink; to wink


烏多尼

/u⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵/

/u⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ni³⁵/

From 烏多年／乌多年.

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa#Translingual

(chiefly Teochew) rose myrtle (Rhodomyrtus tomentosa)


走水

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻²¹/


阿姆

→ English: Ah Mm

/ˀä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² m̩⁴²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² m̩⁵³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ m̩⁵⁵⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ m⁵²/

/ˀä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ m̩⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² m̩⁴²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² m̩⁵³/

/a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ m̩⁵⁵⁴/

/a³³⁻²³ m⁵²/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Gan, Hakka, Chaoyang Teochew, dialectal Wu) mother


合桃

/xɤ³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/hɐp̚² tʰou̯²¹/

/haʔ⁴⁻² tʰo⁵⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/hɐp̚² tʰou̯²¹/

/haʔ⁴⁻² tʰo⁵⁵/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) walnut (Classifier: 粒 c)


唔記得

/m̩²¹ kei̯³³ tɐk̚⁵/

/m̩²² kei³³ ak̚³³/

/m̩¹¹ ki⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tɛt̚¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tik̚²/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tik̚²/

/m̩²¹ kei̯³³ tɐk̚⁵/

/m̩²² kei³³ ak̚³³/

/m̩¹¹ ki⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tɛt̚¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tik̚²/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tik̚²/

唔好唔記得。

唔好唔记得。


豬頭肥

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ pui²³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pui⁵⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ pui²³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pui⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin; Nanning Cantonese and Pinghua; Xingning Hakka; Xiamen, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien; Teochew) mumps


粉鳥

/huŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siau⁵²⁻²¹/

/huŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡siau⁵²⁻²¹/

(Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien; Teochew; Taiwanese Hakka) pigeon; dove


記池

记池
記持
記馳
記誌
記治
記憶

/ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti²⁴/

/ki²¹⁻³³ ti²³/

/ki²¹⁻⁵³ ti¹³/

/ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ti²⁴/

/ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ti²³/

/ki²¹⁻⁵³ ti²⁴/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

/kĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

/ki⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti²⁴/

/ki²¹⁻³³ ti²³/

/ki²¹⁻⁵³ ti¹³/

/ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ti²⁴/

/ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ti²³/

/ki²¹⁻⁵³ ti²⁴/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

/kĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵/

The teacher was touched and praised [Kim-chi]: This kind of intelligence is not found on earth. [Kim-chi] is very studious, has good memory, and is not lazy nor wanting to play

sian-siⁿ kám-sim kah o-ló, chí khoán chhong-bêng sè-kan bô, chin-chiàⁿ khûn-tha̍k kì-tî hó, iā bōe pîn-tōaⁿ siūⁿ chhit-thô

先生感心甲呵惱 只欵聰明世間無 眞正勤讀記池好 也袂貧段想𨑨迌

先生感心甲呵恼 只款聪明世间无 真正勤读记池好 也袂贫段想𨑨迌

Let's learn Taiwanese poetry together; Interesting, intriguing, mouths will be sweet; Concise, elegant, easy to remember; Taiwanese culture must be preserved

2003 November 15, 陳若竹, 作伙來學台語詩, in 《台文通訊》, number 117, page 12

Chò-hóe lâi o̍h Tâi-gí si, chhù-bī sim-sek chhùi ē tiⁿ, kán-kiat iu-ngá hó kì-tî, Tâi-oân bûn-hòa tio̍h pó-chhî.

作伙來學台語詩，趣味心適嘴會甜，簡潔優雅好記池，台灣文化tio̍h保持。

作伙来学台语诗，趣味心适嘴会甜，简洁优雅好记池，台湾文化tio̍h保持。

(Hokkien, Teochew) ability to remember; memory


底褲

/ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵¹/

/tɐi̯³⁵ fuː³³/

/ai⁵⁵ fu²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/te⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰɔ²¹/

/te⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kʰɔ²¹/

/toi⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

/ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵¹/

/tɐi̯³⁵ fuː³³/

/ai⁵⁵ fu²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/te⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰɔ²¹/

/te⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kʰɔ²¹/

/toi⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Malaysian and Singapore Mandarin, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) underpants (Classifier: 條／条 c)


草猴

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵⁵/

(Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hakka) praying mantis


啲咑

/tiː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

/ti³³⁻²³ ta⁵⁵/

/ti³³⁻²³ tã⁵⁵/

/tiː⁵⁵ taː³⁵/

/ti³³⁻²³ ta⁵⁵/

/ti³³⁻²³ tã⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Teochew, music) suona (a type of woodwind instrument)


許塊

/hi³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔy²¹³/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/hu⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/hio⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/hi³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔy²¹³/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/hu⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

/hio⁵²⁻³⁵ ko²¹³/

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


做呢

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵/


囝日

/kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/

/kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zek̚⁴/

/kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/

/kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡zek̚⁴/


尻川頭

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/


肚絞

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ ka⁵²⁻²¹/

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ ka⁵²⁻²¹/


毫子

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/hau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²/

/xɒu̯¹³ t͡sz̩³/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/hau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²/

/xɒu̯¹³ t͡sz̩³/

(Southwestern Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Teochew, Xiang) coin (of small value)


飛機師

/pue³³⁻²³ ki³³⁻²³ sɯ³³/

/fi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³³ sz̩²¹/

/pue³³⁻²³ ki³³⁻²³ sɯ³³/

/fi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³³ sz̩²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Eastern Min, Pinghua, Liuzhou Mandarin, Wu) pilot; aviator


駁嘴

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːk̚³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/pɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/poʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːk̚³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/pɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/poʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹³/

你竟然駁我嘴？

你竟然驳我嘴？

(Cantonese, Teochew) to talk back; to answer back


雨遮

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ t͡sɛː⁵⁵/

/hɔ³³⁻²¹ zia⁴⁴/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵/

/jyː¹³ t͡sɛː⁵⁵/

/hɔ³³⁻²¹ zia⁴⁴/

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Teochew) umbrella


腎子

/ʂən⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/sən²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/sɐn²² t͡siː³⁵/

/siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴²/

/siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

/siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/sin³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

/sin³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²/

/ʂən⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/sən²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/sɐn²² t͡siː³⁵/

/siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴²/

/siɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

/siɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/siɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/sin³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

/sin³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/siaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵²/

(Sichuanese, Teochew) kidney of an animal


日晝頓

/lit̚⁴⁻³² tau²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²¹/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² tau¹¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍¹¹/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² tau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁴¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau²¹⁻⁵³ tuĩ²¹/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² tau²¹⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍²¹/

/d͡zek̚⁴⁻² tau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ²¹³/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² tau²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²¹/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² tau¹¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍¹¹/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² tau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁴¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau²¹⁻⁵³ tuĩ²¹/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² tau²¹⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍²¹/

/d͡zek̚⁴⁻² tau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ²¹³/


熄日

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚²⁴/

(Xiamen, Yongchun, Changtai and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) solar eclipse


當晝

/tʰɔŋ⁴² ˈt͡ɕiu³⁵/

/toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵⁵/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su⁵³/

/tɔŋ⁵⁴ te³³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/tɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau²¹³/

/tʰɔŋ⁴² ˈt͡ɕiu³⁵/

/toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵⁵/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su⁵³/

/tɔŋ⁵⁴ te³³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/tɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau²¹³/

(Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Chaozhou Teochew and Chenghai Teochew) noon; midday


火牛

/fɔː³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ ᵑɡeu²²/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ ᵑɡeu²²/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Huicheng dialect, Teochew, electronics, informal) transformer


師姑

/siː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

/ɬu³³ ku³³⁻³³⁵/

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/sai⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/siː⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

/ɬu³³ ku³³⁻³³⁵/

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/sai⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Zhongshan Hakka, Teochew, Zhongshan Min, Wu) Buddhist nun


食風

/sɪk̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻³ hɔŋ³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sɪk̚² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻³ hɔŋ³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

Calque of Malay makan angin (“to eat wind”) for the fourth sense.

calque

(Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew in Malaysia and Singapore) to travel for fun; to go travelling; to go on holiday; to generally to live in luxury


老舉

→ Zhuang: lauxgawj

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lou̯¹³ kɵy̯³⁵/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ kɯ⁵²/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lou̯¹³ kɵy̯³⁵/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ kɯ⁵²/

(chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, dated) female prostitute


手後捅

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²² tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au³³⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ au³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰɯŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²² tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au³³⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ au³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰɯŋ³⁵/


手股

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) upper arm


手車

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

(Cantonese, Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) rickshaw


手底

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ toi⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ toi⁵²⁻²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) palm of the hand


目澀

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚³²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚³²/


巴浪魚

/pä⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹ y³⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹ y³⁵/

(originally Teochew) Decapterus maruadsi


角落頭

/kɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²⁻⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/kɔk̚¹ lɔk̚¹ tʰeu¹¹/

/kak̚²⁻⁴ lak̚⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵/

/koʔ³³ loʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/kɔːk̚³ lɔːk̚²⁻⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/kɔk̚¹ lɔk̚¹ tʰeu¹¹/

/kak̚²⁻⁴ lak̚⁴⁻² tʰau⁵⁵/

/koʔ³³ loʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Shanghainese) corner; nook


霜櫃

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/sŋ̍³³ kui⁴¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ kũĩ¹¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/sŋ̍³³ kui⁴¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ kũĩ¹¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) refrigerator; fridge


番爿

/huan³³⁻²¹ peŋ²³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ¹³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵⁵/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/huan³³⁻²¹ peŋ²³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ piɪŋ²³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² piɪŋ¹³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵⁵/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pãĩ⁵⁵/

1886, Lim Hiong Seng, “Provisions, Fish, Vegetable and Fruit”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 95:

辣椒是畨邊來個

辣椒是番边来个


番婆

/faːn⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pʰua⁵⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ pʰɔː²¹/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ pʰua⁵⁵/

(Hokkien, dated in Northern Min) foreign woman (especially natives of Southeast Asia in Hokkien)

(Eastern Min, Teochew, dated) foreign wife of an overseas Chinese


番葛

/hɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kuaʔ³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kuaʔ²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kuaʔ²/

/hɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kuaʔ³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kuaʔ²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kuaʔ²/

(Teochew, Haikou and Tunchang Hainanese) sweet potato


哈補

/ha³³⁻²³ pou⁵²/

/ha³³⁻²³ pou⁵²/

(Teochew) to exhale gently over a child's injury for consolation; also used as an interjection while performing the above.


蝦苗

/he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bio⁵⁵/

/he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bie⁵⁵/

/he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bio⁵⁵/

/he⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bie⁵⁵/


蠶屎

/t͡sʰɵn²⁴ sz̩²¹³/

/t͡sæ̃¹¹ sz̩⁵³/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² sai⁵³/

/t͡sʰãĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai⁵²/

/t͡sʰɵn²⁴ sz̩²¹³/

/t͡sæ̃¹¹ sz̩⁵³/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² sai⁵³/

/t͡sʰãĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai⁵²/

(Sichuanese, Hakka, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) silkworm excrement


大厝

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu¹¹/

† - prepared before one's death; ‡ - elegant form

(Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, dated in Xiamen Hokkien, euphemistic) coffin


杜猴

/tɔ³³⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻²¹ kau²³/

/tɔ²²⁻¹² kau²⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ kau¹³/

/tɔ³³⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻²² kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻²¹ kau²³/

/tɔ²²⁻¹² kau²⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ kau¹³/

/tɔ³³⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻²² kau²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) mole cricket


睇法

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ faːt̚³/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ huak̚²/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ faːt̚³/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ huak̚²/


番梨

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ lai⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ lai⁵⁵/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ lai⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ lai⁵⁵/


走起

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

Why have [you] not gotten up at this late hour?

Late Qing/early Republic, anonymous, 古板蘇六娘全歌 book 3 page 11

做乜障晏未走起

(obsolete or Teochew) to get up from bed


唐人棋

/tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻²¹ ki²³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

/tŋ̍²³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻²¹ ki²³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) xiangqi; Chinese chess


神龍

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/sin²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ liɔŋ²⁴/

/sin²³⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ⁵⁵/

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/sin²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ liɔŋ²⁴/

/sin²³⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Puning Teochew) gecko


痴哥

/t͡sʰɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³/

/t͡sʰɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Teochew) lecherous; fond of women


拜山

/paɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã³³/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã³³/

(Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau, Teochew) to visit a grave to honor the memory of the dead


頭盤

→ Thai: เถาปั๊ว (tǎo-bpúua) (via Teochew)

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pʰän³⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pʰɑɻ³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰuːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pũã⁵⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pʰän³⁵/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pʰɑɻ³⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ pʰuːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pũã⁵⁵/


乜事

/mɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/miʔ²⁻⁴ sɯ¹¹/

/miʔ²⁻⁴ su¹¹/

/mɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/miʔ²⁻⁴ sɯ¹¹/

/miʔ²⁻⁴ su¹¹/

乜事！

(Cantonese, Teochew) what matter; any matter


六藠

Allium chinense
Allium chinense#Translingual

(Teochew) Chinese onion (Allium chinense)


皮卵

/pʰui⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/

/pʰue¹³⁻²² nuĩ²²/

/pʰue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ³⁵/

/pʰui⁵³⁻²¹ l̃ɑuŋ²⁴²/

/pʰue¹³⁻²² nuĩ²²/

/pʰue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ³⁵/

(dialectal Northern Min, Eastern Min, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese, Central Min) century egg

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


阿丈

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ³³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃²²/

/a³³⁻²³ tĩõ³⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ tĩẽ³⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ³³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ²²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tiɔ̃²²/

/a³³⁻²³ tĩõ³⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ tĩẽ³⁵/

> - husband of mother's elder sister; < - husband of mother's younger sister

(Hokkien, Teochew) uncle (husband of the sister of one's parent)


貓鼠

/ŋiau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²/

/ŋiou⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/ŋiau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²/

/ŋiou⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

猫鼠
𫫯鼠
老鼠
撓鼠
獟鼠

(Teochew, dialectal Zhangzhou Hokkien, Hainanese) mouse; rat


無相干

/mo¹¹ si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

/mo¹¹ si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

We're our own people, so it does not matter if we die working with each other.

ga¹ gi⁷ nang⁵, pah⁴ si² bho⁵ siang¹ gang¹.

家己人，拍死無相干。

家己人，拍死无相干。

(Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) to not matter; to not be a big deal; to have no harm


無相干

/mo¹¹ si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

/mo¹¹ si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

(Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) it doesn't matter; nevermind


明起

/mũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁵²/

/mã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

/mũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁵²/

/mã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/


薏米仁

/ĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/ĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/


指頭公

/t͡sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/t͡sõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/t͡sãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/t͡sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/t͡sõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/t͡sãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/


浮頭

浮⫽頭 (canonical)
浮头
浮头
蒲頭
浮头

/pʰou̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

/pʰou̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew, colloquial, usually of a person) to show up; to appear


底囝

/ti¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/ti¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


方刀

→ Thai: ปังตอ (bpang-dtɔɔ)

→ Lao: ປັງຕໍ (pang tǭ)

→ Khmer: ប៉័ងតោ (pangtao)

/paŋ³³⁻²³ to³³/

/paŋ³³⁻²³ to³³/


褪車

/tʰɐn³³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/tʰɐn³³ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

(Cantonese, Teochew) to back a car; to reverse a vehicle; to drive backwards


𦨖

(obsolete or Teochew, of a boat) unsteady; tossing


草眼

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ ŋaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ ŋaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, anatomy) temple (also an acupuncture point in TCM)


沙目

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew, pathology) trachoma


同姒

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² sai⁴¹/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹² sai²²/

/taŋ²³⁻³³ sai³³/

/taŋ¹³⁻²² sai²²/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² sai²²/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai¹¹/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² sai⁴¹/

/taŋ²⁴⁻¹² sai²²/

/taŋ²³⁻³³ sai³³/

/taŋ¹³⁻²² sai²²/

/taŋ²⁴⁻²² sai²²/

/taŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai¹¹/

(Hokkien, Teochew) wives of brothers; sisters-in-law


拍電

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɛn²²/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ tieŋ³⁵/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ tiaŋ³⁵/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɛn²²/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ tieŋ³⁵/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ tiaŋ³⁵/


珠律

/t͡suː³³ lɵt̚⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚¹²¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚⁴³/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ ɹut̚⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²³ luk̚⁴/

/t͡suː³³ lɵt̚⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚¹²¹/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚⁵³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² lut̚⁴³/

/t͡su³³⁻²¹ ɹut̚⁴/

/t͡su³³⁻²³ luk̚⁴/

Borrowed from Malay cerutu, from Tamil சுருட்டு (curuṭṭu).

(Hokkien, Teochew, Malaysian Cantonese, Malaysian Hakka) cigar

Malaysian Cantonese; Malaysian Hakka; Malaysian Cantonese; Malaysian Hakka


筆錔

/pɐt̚⁵ tʰaːp̚³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ tʰap̚³²/

/pɐt̚⁵ tʰaːp̚³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ tʰap̚³²/

(Cantonese, Eastern Min, Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min) cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush


爍爁

/sĩ(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ nã²¹/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nã²¹/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²¹/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² na²¹/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã¹²/

/sĩ(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ nã³¹/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nãʔ³²/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴ nã¹¹²/

/siʔ²⁻⁴ naʔ²/

/sĩ(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ nã²¹/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nã²¹/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²¹/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² na²¹/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã¹²/

/sĩ(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ nã³¹/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nãʔ³²/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

/sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nãʔ³²/

/si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴ nã¹¹²/

/siʔ²⁻⁴ naʔ²/


目眥毛

/mak̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵/

/mak̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵/


早田

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰaŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice


暝昏

/mẽ²³⁻³³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯŋ³³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ̃³³/

/mẽ²³⁻³³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯŋ³³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ̃³³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)

(Teochew, Hainanese) dinner (evening meal)


扒頭

扒⫽頭 (canonical)
扒头
扒头
爬頭
扒头

/pʰaː²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/pe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

/pʰaː²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/pe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

The car in front is so slow. Just cut in front of them!

cin⁴ min⁶ gaa³ ce¹ gam³ maan⁶, bat¹ jyu⁴ paa¹ keoi⁵ tau⁴ laa¹!

前面架車咁慢，不如扒佢頭啦！

前面架车咁慢，不如扒佢头啦！

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) to overtake (another vehicle)


鼎崁

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam¹¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰam²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam²¹/

/tĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰam²¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam¹¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰam²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam²¹/

/tĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰam²¹³/


草埔

/t͡sʰo³¹ pʰu²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ³³/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ pou³³/

/t͡sʰo³¹ pʰu²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ³³/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ pou³³/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) lawn; grassland; pasture


呾唔聽

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰĩã³³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰĩã³³/


照生

/t͡sĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/t͡sĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/t͡sio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/t͡sĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/t͡sĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

/t͡sio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sẽ³³/

(Teochew) like this; in this way; so (modifies verbs)


排日

/pai¹³⁻²² d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/pai¹³⁻²² d͡zit̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) every day; daily


下旰

(Teochew, Hainanese, Zhongshan Min) afternoon


青紅燈

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ fuŋ¹¹ ten²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ teŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ²⁴ fuŋ¹¹ ten²⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ teŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) traffic light


一滴囝

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tiʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/suoʔ⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾liʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³³/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tiʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified)


吊瓜

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien, dialectal Hakka) cucumber


大菜

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰoi̯⁵⁵/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai¹¹/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹/

Brassica juncea
Brassica juncea#Translingual

(Hakka, Teochew) Chinese mustard (Brassica juncea)


糞斗

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau³³/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵²⁻²¹/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau³³/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tau⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Wenzhounese) dustpan


畚斗

/pun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵²⁻²¹/

/pun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/puŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) Alternative form of 糞斗 (“dustpan”)


狗母蛇

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

/kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵⁵/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

/kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sua²⁴/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sua⁵⁵/


落塗

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰɔ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰɔ¹³/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔ²³/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tʰou⁵⁵/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰɔ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰɔ¹³/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰɔ²³/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tʰou⁵⁵/

It is because when I was born, I got a bad set of eight characters [for my birthdate].

Koài gún ê lo̍h-thô͘ sî tú-tio̍h pháiⁿ poeh-lī.

怪阮的落土時遇著歹八字。

怪阮的落土时遇着歹八字。


染蠻

/liam³³⁻²³ paŋ⁵⁵/

/liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ laŋ⁵⁵/

/liam³³⁻²³ paŋ⁵⁵/

/liaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ laŋ⁵⁵/

(Hokkien and Teochew in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) bathroom; restroom; lavatory; toilet


牛囝

/ŋu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/ɡu²³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/ŋu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/ɡu²³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Puxian Min, Yongchun and Penang Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese, Leizhou Min) calf (young cow or bull) (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)


淤漬

/i²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si²¹/

/ɯ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɯ²¹³/

/u²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su²¹³/

/i²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si²¹/

/ɯ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sɯ²¹³/

/u²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su²¹³/


跤後蹬

跤后蹬
骹後𩨑
腳後𩨑
骹後䟓
腳後䟓
腳後㬹
腳後踵
腳後躑

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))laŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻¹² tĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³⁻¹¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰa³³ au²² tĩ³³/

/kʰa³³ au³³⁻²² tĩ³³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³⁻²¹ tẽ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻²¹ tɛ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³⁻¹¹ tẽ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ au³⁵⁻¹¹ tẽ³³/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ au²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((tʰ-))laŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻¹² tĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³⁻¹¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰa³³ au²² tĩ³³/

/kʰa³³ au³³⁻²² tĩ³³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³⁻²¹ tẽ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻²¹ tɛ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³⁻¹¹ tẽ⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ au³⁵⁻¹¹ tẽ³³/

(Hokkien, Eastern Min, Teochew, anatomy) heel


刣頭

/tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

/tʰai²³⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/tʰai²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰai¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) to behead; to decapitate


荔果

/li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuo³¹/

/noi¹¹ kũẽ⁵²/

/noi¹¹ kũãĩ⁵²/

/nai¹¹ kũãĩ⁵²/

/li⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuo³¹/

/noi¹¹ kũẽ⁵²/

/noi¹¹ kũãĩ⁵²/

/nai¹¹ kũãĩ⁵²/

(Hakka, Teochew, Zhao'an Hokkien) lychee


小影

/siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³/

/siau⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ eŋ⁴⁴⁵/

/siou⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩã⁵²/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ⁵³/

/siau⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ eŋ⁴⁴⁵/

/siou⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩã⁵²/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Xiamen and Penang Hokkien, Teochew) photo; photograph


掌門

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ muːn²¹/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ mun¹¹/

/t͡sĩõ⁵²⁻³⁵ mɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³⁵ muːn²¹/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ mun¹¹/

/t͡sĩõ⁵²⁻³⁵ mɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Teochew) to watch a door; to guard a door


激氣

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/kek̚²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/kek̚²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

(Cantonese, Teochew) to be angry; to get upset; to be mad


查某孫

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sun³³/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ suŋ³³/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sa³³ bɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sun³³/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ suŋ³³/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Teochew) fraternal niece (brother's daughter)


雞胿

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ koi̯²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/

/ki̯e²⁴⁻¹¹ koi̯²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kui⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² kui⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou, Kinmenese and Penghu Hokkien, Teochew) balloon


的禾

/ti³³⁻²³ ta⁵⁵/

/ti³³⁻²³ ta⁵⁵/


花喙

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/hue³³⁻²³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/hue³³⁻²³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Shantou Teochew) sweet words; flattery


花喙

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/hue³³⁻²³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/hue³³⁻²³ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Shantou Teochew) to lie


雞頭

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/koi³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/koi³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew, colloquial) bawd; procurer for prostitutes


舒合

/su⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/

/su³³⁻²¹ kaʔ³/

/su³³⁻²¹ ka²¹/

/su³³⁻²³ kaʔ²/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/

/su³³⁻²¹ kaʔ³/

/su³³⁻²¹ ka²¹/

/su³³⁻²³ kaʔ²/

Borrowed from Malay suka, from Sanskrit सुख (sukha, “joy”).

私合
思合
思覺
須甲
私甲
舒甲

(Malaysian, Singapore and Xiamen Hokkien; Teochew) to like


𡚸

Cognate with Min Nan 某 (bó͘, “wife”); ultimately derived from 母 (OC *mɯʔ, “mother”).

欲𡜿著刻苦

欲𡜿着刻苦


吊頷

/tiau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ am³⁵/

/tiau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ am³⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to hang oneself (to commit suicide)


拍脈

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mẽʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ meʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mẽʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ meʔ⁴/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Zhongshan Min, traditional Chinese medicine) to take someone's pulse


食酒

(Hakka, Hainanese, Hokkien, Teochew) to drink alcohol


別塊

/pɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ tɔy²¹³/

/pat̚⁴⁻³² te¹¹/

/pat̚⁴⁻³² te²¹/

/pat̚²⁴⁻² tə⁴¹/

/pak̚⁴⁻² ko²¹³/

/pɛiʔ⁵⁻²¹ tɔy²¹³/

/pat̚⁴⁻³² te¹¹/

/pat̚⁴⁻³² te²¹/

/pat̚²⁴⁻² tə⁴¹/

/pak̚⁴⁻² ko²¹³/

Eng-tâi has gone out to another place; wanting to learn to read, she went to study

1957, 馬家央媒人求親歌 上集

Eng-tâi chhut-gōa pa̍t-tè khù, ài-beh pat-jī khù tha̍k-chu

英台出外別塊去 愛卜識字去讀書

1957, 馬家央媒人求親歌 上集

英台出外别块去 爱卜识字去读书

(Hokkien, Teochew, Eastern Min) somewhere else


接枝

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

(Teochew, figurative, of a widower) to remarry after one's wife


書冊

/ʂu⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/t͡sɯ³³ t͡sʰeʔ⁵/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeʔ²/

/ʂu⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/syː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/t͡sɯ³³ t͡sʰeʔ⁵/

/t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰeʔ²/

(literary or Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien and Longyan Min, Teochew, Fuding Eastern Min) book (Classifier: 本)


黃彈

黄弹
黃旦
黃段
黃靛
黃葮

/uoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑŋ²⁴²/

/uĩ¹³⁻²² tuã²²/

/ŋ̍²³⁻³³ tuã³³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tuã³³/

/ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tũãĩ¹¹/

/ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tõĩ¹¹/

/uoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑŋ²⁴²/

/uĩ¹³⁻²² tuã²²/

/ŋ̍²³⁻³³ tuã³³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tuã³³/

/ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tũãĩ¹¹/

/ŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tõĩ¹¹/

Clausena lansium
Wikispecies:Clausena lansium

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) wampee (Clausena lansium)


物食

/mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ⁴/


捍舵

/huã⁴¹⁻²² tuã²²/

/huã²²⁻²¹ tuã²²/

/hũã¹¹ tua³⁵/

/huã⁴¹⁻²² tuã²²/

/huã²²⁻²¹ tuã²²/

/hũã¹¹ tua³⁵/


亙日

/tʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/

/tʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zik̚⁴/


目狗針

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/mak̚⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sam³³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/mak̚⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sam³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, ophthalmology, pathology) hordeolum; stye


刺毛蟲

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃²⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ mɔ̃²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/

/t͡sʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩³³ mɔ⁵⁵ zoŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃²⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ mɔ̃²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²³/

/t͡sʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩³³ mɔ⁵⁵ zoŋ²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Wu) caterpillar


細姑

/sɐi̯³³ kuː⁵⁵/

/sɛ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾u⁵⁵/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kou³³/

/sɐi̯³³ kuː⁵⁵/

/sɛ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾u⁵⁵/

/soi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kou³³/

† - husband's elder sister; ‡ - husband's younger sister

(Cantonese, Hakka, Eastern Min, Teochew) sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)


豺狗

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴ kou²⁴/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/

/ˈt͡sʰai²⁴ kiɛu²¹³/

/siã¹³⁻²² kau⁵³/

/t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kau⁵²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴ kou²⁴/

/t͡sʰaːi̯²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/

/ˈt͡sʰai²⁴ kiɛu²¹³/

/siã¹³⁻²² kau⁵³/

/t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kau⁵²/

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Teochew, Dong'an Tuhua, Yuebei Tuhua) wolf


燦頭

/t͡sʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/


大前日

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐt̚²/

/ai³² tʰen²² ᵑɡit̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/tai⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰin⁴² jɐt̚⁵⁵/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋit̚²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹ ŋit̚¹/

/tuɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiŋ³³ ni⁴²/

/tua¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zik̚⁴/

/du²² ʑi⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɪʔ²¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡sʰiːn²¹ jɐt̚²/

/ai³² tʰen²² ᵑɡit̚²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/tai⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰin⁴² jɐt̚⁵⁵/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯en¹¹ ŋit̚²/

/tʰaɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiɛn¹¹ ŋit̚¹/

/tuɛ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiŋ³³ ni⁴²/

/tua¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zik̚⁴/

/du²² ʑi⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɪʔ²¹/

(Muping Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min, Teochew, Wu) three days ago


月細

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sue⁴¹/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sue²¹/

/ɡueʔ⁴⁻² soi²¹³/

/ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sue⁴¹/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sue²¹/

/ɡueʔ⁴⁻² soi²¹³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) “small or short month”


番話

/faːn⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/fan³³ va³²⁻³²⁵/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fa⁵³/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋuɑ²⁴²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ ue¹¹/

/faːn⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/fan³³ va³²⁻³²⁵/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ fa⁵³/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((Ø-))ŋuɑ²⁴²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ ue¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, dated in Eastern Min) foreign language (usually a Western language)


頷鏈

/am²²⁻²¹ liɛn²²/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ lieŋ¹¹/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ¹¹/

/am²²⁻²¹ liɛn²²/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ lieŋ¹¹/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ liaŋ¹¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) necklace (article of jewelry)


蔥珠

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su³³/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡su³³/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Teochew) chopped green onion


鉛筆絞

/ɛn³³⁻²¹ pit̚³⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pik̚²⁻⁴ ka⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɛn³³⁻²¹ pit̚³⁻⁴ ka⁴⁴⁵/

/iŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pik̚²⁻⁴ ka⁵²⁻²¹/

(Malaysian Hokkien, Teochew) pencil sharpener


翁姐

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁵³/

/aŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sia⁵²/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁵³/

/aŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sia⁵²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) husband and wife (referring to someone else)


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/

1888, James Dyer Ball, Cantonese Made Easy, Hongkong: The 'China Mail' Office, page 22:

When does the steamer leave? There are a great many passengers.

fo² syun⁴ gei² si⁴ hoi¹ san¹ ne¹. jau⁵ daai⁶ do¹ daap³ haak³ lok³.

火船幾時開身呢。有大多搭客咯。

火船几时开身呢。有大多搭客咯。

(Hainanese, Hakka, Leizhou Min, Southern Pinghua, Teochew, dated in Cantonese) steamer; steamship


枯蠅

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/kou³³⁻²³ siŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/kou³³⁻²³ siŋ⁵⁵/


石部

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɔ²²/


沬頭泅

/bi²²⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ siu²⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² siu²⁴/

/biʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siu⁵⁵/

/bi²²⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ siu²⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² siu²⁴/

/biʔ²⁻⁴ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siu⁵⁵/

(Quanzhou and Tong'an Hokkien, Teochew) to swim underwater


食齋

/sɪk̚² t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

/sət̚⁵ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/

/sɪk̚² t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/

/sət̚⁵ t͡saɪ⁴⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Leizhou Min, Teochew) to live on a vegetarian diet; to be a vegetarian


芒光

/baŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kuaŋ⁴⁴/

/baŋ²³⁻²¹ kuaŋ³³/

/baŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kuan⁴⁴/

/maŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ³³/

/baŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kuaŋ⁴⁴/

/baŋ²³⁻²¹ kuaŋ³³/

/baŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kuan⁴⁴/

/maŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ³³/

From Malay bengkuang, sengkuang, from Philippine singkamas,
from Spanish jícama, from Classical Nahuatl xīcama.

(chiefly Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) jicama


敲電話

敲⫽電話 (canonical)
敲电话
搉電話
卡電話
扣電話

/kʰa³¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³¹⁻²² ue³¹/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³³⁻²¹ ua³³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ua²²/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

/kʰa³¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³¹⁻²² ue³¹/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn³³⁻²¹ ua³³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ tiɛn²²⁻²¹ ua²²/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

2005, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), “愛情衝衝衝”performed by 陳雷:

If people have time, they write letters; if not, they make phone calls.

有閒寫批 無閒卡電話

有闲写批 无闲卡电话

2012, 詹雅雯 (lyrics and music), “思念追袂返來”performed by 詹雅雯:

If I miss you, to where will I make phone calls?

若想您電話要卡叨位

若想您电话要卡叨位

(Hokkien, Teochew, Wuluo Hakka) to make a telephone call


現銀

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ in³⁵/

/jiːn²² ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/heŋ¹¹ ŋeŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ in³⁵/

/jiːn²² ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/heŋ¹¹ ŋeŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) cash (money in the form of notes and coins)


洞葛

/tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kat̚³²/

/tɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kat̚⁵/

/tɔŋ²²⁻¹² kat̚³²/

/tɔŋ²¹ kat̚³/

/tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kak̚³²/

/toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kak̚²/

/tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kat̚³²/

/tɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² kat̚⁵/

/tɔŋ²²⁻¹² kat̚³²/

/tɔŋ²¹ kat̚³/

/tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kak̚³²/

/toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ kak̚²/

(Hokkien, Teochew) (Western-style) cane; walking stick


薟椒

/hiaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sie³³/

/hiaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sie³³/

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien, dialectal Hakka) chili pepper; red pepper


浮薸

/pʰou̯²¹ pʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰio²⁴/

/pʰu¹³⁻²² pʰio¹³/

/pʰu²³⁻³³ pʰiɤ²³/

/pʰu²⁴⁻²² pʰio²⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰio⁵⁵/

/pʰou̯²¹ pʰiːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰio²⁴/

/pʰu¹³⁻²² pʰio¹³/

/pʰu²³⁻³³ pʰiɤ²³/

/pʰu²⁴⁻²² pʰio²⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰio⁵⁵/

I am not willing to be a leaf of duckweed, brought along the currents by the winds of the world

ua² m⁶ nguang⁶ zo³ zêg⁸ hioh⁸ pu⁵ pio⁵, rim⁶ si³ sog⁸ gai⁵ huang¹ sui⁵ liu⁵ piao¹ boh⁸

我唔願做一葉浮萍 任世俗個風隨流漂泊

我唔愿做一叶浮萍 任世俗个风随流漂泊

(Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Huizhou) duckweed, especially common duckweed (Lemna minor)


伊儂

/i⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/i³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/i³³⁻²³ naŋ¹¹/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/i³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/i³³⁻²³ naŋ¹¹/

(Teochew; Longyan Min, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien; Hainanese; Leizhou Min) they; them


跤目

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ mak̚⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ mak̚⁴/

(Hainanese, Mainland China and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, anatomy) anklebone


銃藥

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵³ iɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰeŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵³ iɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰeŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ioʔ⁴/


小禮

/sieu³³⁻³⁵ l̃ɛ³³/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

/sieu³³⁻³⁵ l̃ɛ³³/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Teochew) to be embarrassed; to be shy


白仁

/paʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiŋ⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zin¹³/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zeŋ⁵⁵/

/b̥e¹¹ ʑ̊in¹¹/

/paʔ⁵⁻³³ nˡiŋ⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zin¹³/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡ziŋ⁵⁵/

/peʔ⁴⁻² d͡zeŋ⁵⁵/

/b̥e¹¹ ʑ̊in¹¹/


十五暝

→ Indonesian: Cap Go Meh

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ mɛ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ ɡɔ²¹ mɛ²³/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ me²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ mi²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ mɛ²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ ɡɔ²¹ mɛ²³/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ me²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ mi²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou³⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month; Lantern Festival


厝囝

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Malaysian Hokkien, Teochew) hut; cottage; cabin


跤屐

/kʰa³³⁻²¹ kiaʔ⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ kiaʔ⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²¹ kiaʔ⁴/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ kiaʔ⁴/


蟻公

/ŋɐi̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ni⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/hia³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/ŋɐi̯¹³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi̯e⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ŋi⁵⁵ kuŋ²⁴/

/ni⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/hia³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/


好臉

→ English: hao lian

/hau²¹⁻⁴² liɛn⁴²/

/hau²¹⁻³³ liɛn⁴⁴⁵/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lieŋ⁵²/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/hau²¹⁻⁴² liɛn⁴²/

/hau²¹⁻³³ liɛn⁴⁴⁵/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lieŋ⁵²/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien) to boast; to brag; to be conceited


新娘爹

/siŋ³³⁻²³ nĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tia³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ nĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tia³³/

(Teochew) bridegroom (man about to be married)


花娘

⇒ Korean: 화냥년 (hwanyangnyeon)

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

He orders the lady of flowers to leave her curtains, and to pace back and forth and to call upon the guest.

命花娘出幕徘徊拜客。

(literary or Fuding Eastern Min, Teochew) female entertainer; female prostitute


浮風

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ³³/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ³³/

(Teochew) the wind becomes stronger; wind is picking up


燕鳥

/ĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siau⁵²⁻²¹/

/ĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siau⁵²⁻²¹/


倒面

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

/tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/to²¹³⁻⁵⁵ miŋ¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) back (of something); reverse (side)


有阿孥

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ a³³⁻²³ nou⁵⁵/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ a³³⁻²³ nou⁵⁵/


碎銀

/sɵy̯³³ ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬui³³ ᵑɡan²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋeŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³³ ŋɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ɬui³³ ᵑɡan²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋeŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) loose change; banknotes of small value or coins


碎紙

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/suɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³¹/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/suɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³¹/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) loose change; banknotes of small value or coins


貓囝

/mai⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/niau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/mai⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/niau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) kitten


凍霜

/taŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ³¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍³³/

/taŋ¹²⁻⁴⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ³³/

/taŋ²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ³¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍³³/

/taŋ¹²⁻⁴⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ³³/


隔暝茶

gêh⁴ mê⁵ dê⁵

gêh⁴ mê⁵ dê⁵

/keʔ²⁻⁴ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ te⁵⁵/

/keʔ²⁻⁴ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ te⁵⁵/


畏小禮

/ui²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/uĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/ui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻³⁵ /

/ ũĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

/ui²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/uĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/ui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻³⁵ /

/ ũĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siau⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) shy; bashful


無影無跡

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ iã⁴²⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ iã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² liaʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² liaʔ³²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ²/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ iã⁴²⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siaʔ³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ iã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ t͡siaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² liaʔ³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² iã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² liaʔ³²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siaʔ²/

(Hakka, Teochew) to fabricate something out of thin air


物配

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰe²¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə⁴¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁵³⁻¹ pʰə¹¹²/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰə²¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰe⁴¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰe¹¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰə²¹/

/mueʔ⁴⁻² pʰue²¹³/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰe²¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə⁴¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁵³⁻¹ pʰə¹¹²/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰə²¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰue²¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰe⁴¹/

/mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ pʰe¹¹/

/mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ pʰə²¹/

/mueʔ⁴⁻² pʰue²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew) dish served to accompany rice or other staple food


許個

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/

/hu⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/

/hɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/

/hu⁵²⁻³⁵ kai¹¹/


惦惦

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) constantly; continuously

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) often; frequently


哭爸哭母

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴² pe²²⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴² bu⁴²/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pe²²⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bu⁴¹/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe²² kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe³³⁻²² kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pe³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴² pe²²⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴² bu⁴²/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pe²²⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bu⁵³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bu⁴¹/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe²² kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe³³⁻²² kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³⁻¹¹ kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ bo⁵³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³⁻²¹ kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ⁴¹/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pe³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hokkien, Teochew, vulgar) to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly


新人房

/siŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muŋ⁵³/

/sin³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² paŋ¹³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ⁵⁵/

/siŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋiŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾muŋ⁵³/

/sin³³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² paŋ²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ¹³⁻²² paŋ¹³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ paŋ⁵⁵/

(Huizhou, Eastern Min, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Loudi Xiang) bridal chamber


未是

/be³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/be²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bue³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/be⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/be³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/be²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bue³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/be⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

(Teochew) could it be that; is it possible that


翕相

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ¹¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ¹¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ²¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/hoʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ²¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ¹¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ¹¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siaŋ²¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/hoʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

(Hakka, Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) to take a picture; to photograph


跤指

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sãi⁵³/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sãĩ⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sãi⁵³/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sãĩ⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) toe


拍噗

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pʰɔk̚⁴³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ pʰok̚⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pʰɔk̚⁴³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ pʰok̚⁴/

(Penghu and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) to applaud


羊牯

/jœːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/

/i̯oŋ¹¹ ku³¹/

/iɔŋ¹¹ ku³¹/

/ĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/ĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/jœːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/

/i̯oŋ¹¹ ku³¹/

/iɔŋ¹¹ ku³¹/

/ĩẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/ĩõ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

† - wether; ‡ - for breeding; * - ram; # - buck

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) ram (male sheep)


貓牯

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ kou⁵²/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ kou⁵²/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ kou⁵²/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ kou⁵²/

(dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) male cat; tomcat


狗牯

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hakka, Yongchun Hokkien, Teochew) male dog


貓娘

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² niũ²⁴/

/ŋiou³³⁻²³ nie⁵⁵/

/ŋiau³³⁻²³ nio⁵⁵/

(Teochew, dated in Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) tabby; female cat


狗囝

/kau⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/kau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Yongchun, Indonesian and Malaysian Hokkien, Leizhou Min, Teochew) puppy (Classifier: 隻／只 mn)


叔孫

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ suŋ³³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sun⁴⁴/

/t͡sek̚²⁻⁴ suŋ³³/

/ʂu⁵⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʂu³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʂu⁵⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʂu³⁵ su̯ən⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min) paternal uncle (father's younger brother) and his nephew


交拉吧

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

From Sunda Kelapa, the old port of Jakarta. Ultimately from Malay kelapa (“coconut”).

(Hokkien, Teochew, obsolete) Java (an island in Indonesia)


交拉吧

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la²⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²³⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ la²⁴⁻¹¹ pa⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ la³³⁻²³ pa³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) faraway place


戲齣

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰut̚⁵/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuk̚²/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰut̚⁵/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/hi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰuk̚²/


斬樹

/t͡sam⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu¹¹/

/t͡sam⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu¹¹/

(Cantonese, Teochew) to chop down trees; to chop wood


尻川斗

腳倉斗
脚川斗
脚尻斗
尻倉斗
膠村斗

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁵³/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tau⁵³/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau⁵²/


後生囝

/hau²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/hau³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/hau²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾laŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/hau³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Datian Min, Zhongshan Min) young person (Classifier: 個／个)

† - young male; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


暗牌

/am²¹⁻⁴² pai²⁴/

/am²¹⁻³³ pai²³/

/am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pai⁵⁵/

/am²¹⁻⁴² pai²⁴/

/am²¹⁻³³ pai²³/

/am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pai⁵⁵/

Arising from the fact that detectives do not wear police uniforms in Malaysia and Singapore.

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) detective


灇浴間

/t͡saŋ²³⁻²¹ ek̚⁴⁻³ keŋ³³/

/t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚⁴⁻² keŋ³³/

/t͡saŋ²³⁻²¹ ek̚⁴⁻³ keŋ³³/

/t͡saŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ek̚⁴⁻² keŋ³³/

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) bathroom (room used for bathing)


火屎

/fɔː³⁵ siː³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ si⁵⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/fɔː³⁵ siː³⁵/

/fᵘɔ⁵⁵ si⁵⁵/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³/

/hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min) spark of fire


電毛

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵⁵/


報年紅

ㄅㄠˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/po²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ aŋ⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/po²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ aŋ⁵⁵/

The trees on the ground are particularly verdant; the lawn is particularly moist and green; the roads have also turned from a greyish white into a pale black; as for the kumquats, poinsettias, and yellow chrysanthemums for welcoming the spring at the front of the building, the flowers and leaves are particularly soothing, enchanting, and pleasing to the eye...

2007, 郑素亮, 雾, in 《丑匾 散文集》, Beijing: 北京艺术与科学电子出版社, →ISBN, page 69

Dìshang de shù, géwài qīngcuì, cǎodì géwài rùnshī, nènlǜ, lù yě yóu yuánlái de huībái biànchéng le dàn hēi, lóuqián de yíngchūn jīnjú, bàoniánhóng, huángjú, huār yèr géwài de shūtǎn, yànlì, yuèmù......

地上的樹，格外青翠，草地格外潤濕、嫩綠，路也由原來的灰白變成了淡黑，樓前的迎春金桔、報年紅、黃菊，花兒葉兒格外的舒坦、豔麗、悅目……

地上的树，格外青翠，草地格外润湿、嫩绿，路也由原来的灰白变成了淡黑，楼前的迎春金桔、报年红、黄菊，花儿叶儿格外的舒坦、艳丽、悦目……

Euphorbia pulcherrima
Euphorbia pulcherrima#Translingual

(chiefly Teochew) poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)


㾪肉

/sɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡyʔ⁵/

/san⁵³⁻⁵⁵ baʔ²/

/san⁵⁵⁻³⁵ baʔ⁵/

/saŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ nek̚⁴/

/sɛiŋ³³⁻²¹ nˡyʔ⁵/

/san⁵³⁻⁵⁵ baʔ²/

/san⁵⁵⁻³⁵ baʔ⁵/

/saŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ nek̚⁴/

(Eastern Min, Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) lean meat (especially pork)


霜枝

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ ki³³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ ki³³/

(Kinmenese Hokkien, Bangkok Teochew) ice popsicle


水油

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ iu⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Pinghua, Teochew) kerosene; paraffin


檐龍

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ⁵⁵/


鎮中

/tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/liŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/leŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/liŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/

/leŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ³³/


牛囝褲

/ŋu⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋou²¹³/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

/ŋu⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ŋou²¹³/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰou²¹³/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese) jeans; blue jeans


唔單只

/m̩²¹ taːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tũã³³⁻²³ t͡si⁵²/

/m̩²¹ taːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tũã³³⁻²³ t͡si⁵²/


閣仔

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kɔk̚³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/koʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kɔk̚³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/koʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


紅十字車

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ sip̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² d͡zi¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²³⁻²¹ sip̚⁴⁻³ d͡zi²¹ t͡sʰia³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴³⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² d͡zi¹¹ t͡sʰia³³/

From the red cross shown on some ambulances.

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) ambulance (emergency vehicle)


蛀角蛘

/t͡su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kak̚²⁻⁴ ĩẽ⁵⁵/

/t͡su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kak̚²⁻⁴ ĩẽ⁵⁵/


柑蛘

/kã³³⁻²³ ĩẽ⁵⁵/

/kã³³⁻²³ ĩẽ⁵⁵/


牛屎核

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai⁵²⁻³⁵ huk̚⁴/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sai⁵²⁻³⁵ huk̚⁴/


胡蜞

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵⁵/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) leech (class Hirudinea)


雨傘柄

hŏu suàⁿ pèⁿ

/hou³⁵⁻¹¹ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pẽ²¹³/

/hou³⁵⁻¹¹ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pẽ²¹³/

Bungarus multicinctus
Bungarus multicinctus#Translingual

(Teochew) many-banded krait (Bungarus multicinctus)


火士令

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ³⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ sɯ³⁵⁻¹¹ leŋ³⁵/


油蔥

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ³³/

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ³³/


草鞋踏

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ oi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ oi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ taʔ⁴/


牛螉

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ oŋ²¹³/

/ɡu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ oŋ²¹³/


鉤鐮

/kau³³⁻²³ niaŋ⁵⁵/

/kau³³⁻²³ niaŋ⁵⁵/


頷盤

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰueŋ⁵⁵/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰuaŋ⁵⁵/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰueŋ⁵⁵/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰuaŋ⁵⁵/


菝囝

/pak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/pak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


午時花

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² hue³³/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³³/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² hue³³/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ hue⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ hue⁴⁴/

/ŋou⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hue³³/


鴨囝

/aʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³³/

/a(ʔ)³⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/aʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³³/

/a(ʔ)³⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Penang Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min) duckling


眠起

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/miŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/


拍印機

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ iŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ iŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ki³³/


拍印

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ iŋ²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ eŋ²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ iŋ²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ eŋ²¹³/

(Teochew) to print (by machine); to print out


大褸

/taːi̯²² lɐu̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² lɐu̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) coat; overcoat


鴨母跤

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² bu⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰa³³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² bu⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰa³³/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) flatfoot; pes planus


肚帕

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰe²¹³/

/tou⁵²⁻³⁵ pʰe²¹³/

(Teochew, fashion) dudou or Chinese bodice, a traditional Chinese female undergarment, usually made of silk, covering the breasts and belly, and tied at the neck and waist


睒書

/iem⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

/iem⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

(Teochew, intransitive) to read books; to read

(Teochew, intransitive) to read; to study


絲棉被

/si³³⁻²³ mĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue³⁵/

/si³³⁻²³ mĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue³⁵/


睇書

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ syː⁵⁵/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ syː⁵⁵/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sɯ³³/

(Cantonese, Teochew, intransitive) to read books; to read

(Cantonese, Teochew, intransitive) to read; to study


飯床

/puŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/pɯŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/puŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/

/pɯŋ¹¹ t͡sʰɯŋ⁵⁵/


拍更

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kẽ³³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ kẽ³³/


電膽

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã⁵²/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã⁵²/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã⁵²/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ tã⁵²/


麵灰

(Lichuan Gan, Raoping Hakka, Northern Min, Teochew) flour


洗面盆

/sɐi̯³⁵ miːn²² pʰuːn²¹/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ miŋ¹¹ pʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³⁵ miːn²² pʰuːn²¹/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ miŋ¹¹ pʰuŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew) washbowl; washbasin


青菜花

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue³³/


若濟

(Teochew, interrogative) how many; how much


鴨牯

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ kou⁵²⁻²¹/


烏暗天

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ am⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² am²¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰĩ³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² am²¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰĩ³³/

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ am⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² am²¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰĩ³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² am²¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ am²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰĩ³³/

(Hakka, Puxian Min, Hokkien, Teochew) overcast sky; cloudy day


頷布

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/

/am³⁵⁻¹¹ pou²¹³/

(Teochew) bib (item of clothing for babies)


插女

/t͡sʰap̚²⁻⁴ ni⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰap̚²⁻⁴ ni⁵²⁻²¹/


先轉

/sõĩ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵²/

/sãĩ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵²/

/sõĩ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵²/

/sãĩ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ⁵²/


上轉

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵²/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵²/


上轉

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵²/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ tɯŋ⁵²/


鼠賊囝

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


四眾人

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) the general public; the masses


魚腥菜

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicum#Translingual


兔囝

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/tʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/tʰu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/tʰou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Teochew) little rabbit; bunny


泛石

/pʰã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sieʔ⁴/

/pʰã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sieʔ⁴/


野樣

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩẽ¹¹/

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩõ¹¹/

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩẽ¹¹/

/ia⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩõ¹¹/


魚齋菜

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡se³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡se³³⁻²³ t͡sʰai²¹³/


豬囊

/tɯ³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵²/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ laŋ⁵²/

† - has given birth or used for breeding


老虎母

/l̃au²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u³³⁻³⁵ mo³³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

/l̃au²⁴²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u³³⁻³⁵ mo³³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ hõũ⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Zhongshan Min) tigress


生姨

/sẽ³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

/sẽ³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


月眉

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bai²⁴/

/ɡueʔ⁴⁻² bai⁵⁵/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ bai²⁴/

/ɡueʔ⁴⁻² bai⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) crescent moon


輕鐵

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/

/kʰiŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

/kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiʔ³²/

/kʰiŋ³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/


箸筒

/t͡syː²² tʰʊŋ²¹/

/tɯ¹¹ taŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡syː²² tʰʊŋ²¹/

/tɯ¹¹ taŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Teochew, Zhongshan Min, Lichuan Gan, Raoping Hakka, Jinhua Wu) chopstick holder


暝色

/miŋ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/

/miŋ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sek̚²/


鳥岫

/t͡siɯu⁵²⁻³⁵ siu¹¹/

/t͡siɯu⁵²⁻³⁵ siu¹¹/

(Hainanese, Hokkien, Teochew) bird's nest


𩩍籬骨

/pʰĩã³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuk̚²/

/pʰĩã³³⁻²³ li⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuk̚²/


石狗卵

/t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³/

/t͡sieʔ⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ³⁵/

/t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ³⁵/

/t͡siɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍³³/

/t͡sieʔ⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ³⁵/

/t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² kau⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ³⁵/


巷囝

/houŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/haŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/houŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/haŋ¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


屐桃

/kiaʔ⁴⁻² tʰo⁵⁵/

/kiaʔ⁴⁻² tʰo⁵⁵/


屎缸

/sɨ³¹ koŋ²⁴/

/sz̩³¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ kɯŋ³³/

/sɨ³¹ koŋ²⁴/

/sz̩³¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ kɯŋ³³/

(Nantong Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, Huizhou, Teochew, Chaozhou Teochew Shehua) toilet; latrine


關爺

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/


散呾

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã²¹³/

/sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã²¹³/


臭柿

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai³⁵/

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai³⁵/


碗囝麵

uáⁿ kiáⁿ mīⁿ

/ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ mĩ¹¹/

/ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ mĩ¹¹/


玄武山佛祖

/hieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bu⁵²⁻³⁵ sũã³³⁻²³ huk̚²⁻⁴ t͡sou⁵²/

/hiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ bu⁵²⁻³⁵ sũã³³⁻²³ huk̚²⁻⁴ t͡sou⁵²⁻²¹/


米方

/bi⁵²⁻³⁵ paŋ³³/

/bi⁵²⁻³⁵ paŋ³³/


炰水

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵²/


炰糜

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mue⁵⁵/

/pu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mue⁵⁵/


釃茶

/sai³³⁻²³ te⁵⁵/

/sai³³⁻²³ te⁵⁵/


隔薰

/keʔ²⁻⁴ huŋ³³/

/kɛ⁵⁵ huŋ³⁵/

/keʔ²⁻⁴ huŋ³³/

/kɛ⁵⁵ huŋ³⁵/

(Teochew, Leizhou Min) to give up smoking; to quit smoking


頂爿

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/


茶粕

/ta³³ pʰɔ²⁴/

/ta⁵³⁻²¹ ^((pʰ-))βɔʔ²⁴/

/te⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

/ta³³ pʰɔ²⁴/

/ta⁵³⁻²¹ ^((pʰ-))βɔʔ²⁴/

/te⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Teochew) tea dregs; tea leaves remaining after brewing tea


臭液蜚

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sieʔ⁴⁻² bui¹¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sieʔ⁴⁻² bui¹¹/


紅頭鶴

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hoʔ⁴/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hoʔ⁴/

Grus japonensis
Grus japonensis#Translingual

(Teochew) red-crowned crane; Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)


紅目呆

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴⁻² tai³³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴⁻² tai³³/


紅哥鯉

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³⁻²³ li⁵²/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ko³³⁻²³ li⁵²/

(Teochew) golden threadfin bream (Nemipterus virgatus)


大風大湧

/tua¹¹ huaŋ³³⁻²³ tua¹¹ eŋ⁵²/

/tua¹¹ huaŋ³³⁻²³ tua¹¹ eŋ⁵²/


老媽宮

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ma⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ³³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ ma⁵²⁻³⁵ keŋ³³/

(Teochew, religion) temple of the sea goddess Mazu


芳鹼

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ⁵²/

/pʰaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ⁵²/


苦楝牛

/kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ nõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵⁵/

/kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ nõĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡu⁵⁵/


釘魚鳥

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siou⁵²/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siou⁵²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siou⁵²/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²/

/taŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siou⁵²/


豬三層

/tɯ³³⁻²³ sã³³⁻²³ t͡saŋ⁵⁵/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ sã³³⁻²³ t͡saŋ⁵⁵/


紅先生

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/

/aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ³³⁻²³ sẽ³³/


海和尚

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩẽ¹¹/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩõ¹¹/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩẽ¹¹/

/hai⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sĩõ¹¹/


魚春

/jyː²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ³³/

/jyː²¹ t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) roe (eggs of fish)


夢凝

/maŋ¹¹ kɯŋ⁵⁵/

/maŋ¹¹ kɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) to talk in one's sleep; to sleeptalk


沙蝦

/ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²³/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²⁴/

/sua³³⁻²³ he⁵⁵/

/ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²³/

/sua⁴⁴⁻³³ he²⁴/

/sua³³⁻²³ he⁵⁵/

(Teochew) Chinese white shrimp; fleshy prawn (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)


柴粕

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰoʔ²/


一氣頭

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² kʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Teochew) in one breath; without a break; in one go


流目汁

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴⁻² t͡sap̚²/

/lau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴⁻² t͡sap̚²/

(Hakka, Teochew, Zhongshan Min) to shed tears


司命公

/sɯ³³⁻²³ meŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

/sɯ³³⁻²³ meŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ koŋ³³/

(Teochew, Chinese folk religion) kitchen god


𡳞脬客

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰa³³⁻²³ kʰeʔ²/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰa³³⁻²³ kʰeʔ²/

(Teochew) flatterer; sycophant; bootlicker; toady


師囝

/sai³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/sai³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


塗地公

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti¹¹ koŋ³³/

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti¹¹ koŋ³³/

(Teochew, religion) Tudigong (a male deity of the soil and the ground in Chinese folk religion)


內爿

/lai³³⁻²² puĩ²⁴/

/lai²²⁻²¹ peŋ²⁴/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³³⁻²² puĩ²⁴/

/lai²²⁻²¹ peŋ²⁴/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/lai³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) inside


悲蟬

/pi³³⁻²³ iam⁵⁵/

/pi³³⁻²³ iam⁵⁵/

On the banyan by the bridge are two cicadas

gio⁵ tao⁵ zang⁵ sêng⁵ ciu⁷ u⁶ no⁶ ziah⁴ bi¹ iam⁵

橋頭欉榕樹有兩隻悲蟬

桥头欉榕树有两只悲蝉


藥蜅蟬

药蜅蝉
藥部純
藥膚蟬
虳埔巡

/ieʔ⁴⁻² pou³⁵⁻¹¹ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ieʔ⁴⁻² pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ioʔ⁴⁻² pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/io³⁵⁻¹¹ pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ieʔ⁴⁻² pou³⁵⁻¹¹ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ieʔ⁴⁻² pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/ioʔ⁴⁻² pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/

/io³⁵⁻¹¹ pou³³⁻²³ suŋ⁵⁵/


呾卵話

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ ue¹¹/

(Teochew, vulgar) to brag; to boast; to talk big


塗地爺

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ti¹¹ ia⁵⁵/


酒母

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (酒母):
* → Japanese: 酒母(しゅぼ) (shubo)
* → Korean: 주모(酒母) (jumo)

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bu⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/t͡siu⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ mou̯¹³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bu⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/t͡siu⁵²⁻³⁵ bo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) leavening agent; raising agent


呾耍笑

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰie²¹³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰio²¹³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰie²¹³/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰio²¹³/

(Teochew) to joke; to kid; to make a joke; to joke around


跤魚

/kʰa³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/


口爿

/kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puĩ²⁴/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puĩ²⁴/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ põĩ⁵⁵/

/kʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ pãĩ⁵⁵/


噤喙

/kʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰĩõ¹¹ t͡sʰui²¹³/

/kʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰiũ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰĩõ¹¹ t͡sʰui²¹³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to avoid certain food (because of illness or other reasons)


火暝蟲

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/hue⁵²⁻³⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) firefly; lightning bug; glowworm


卦命

/kʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mĩã¹¹/

/kʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mĩã¹¹/


青盲蟲

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ mẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰẽ³³⁻²³ mẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/


觀音娘

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ im³³⁻²³ nĩẽ⁵⁵/

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ im³³⁻²³ nĩẽ⁵⁵/


碗囝

/uaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/uaŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/ũã⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


麥生

/beʔ⁴⁻² sẽ³³/

/beʔ⁴⁻² sẽ³³/


咬破粿

/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/

/ka³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰua²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/


散來

/sũã⁵²⁻³⁵ lai²¹³/

/sũã⁵²⁻³⁵ lai²¹³/

(Teochew) to act indiscreetly; to mess around; to act recklessly


四散來

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lai⁵⁵/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lai⁵⁵/


食暝昏

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hŋ³³/


孬睇

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰõĩ⁵²⁻²¹/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰõĩ⁵²⁻²¹/


客囝

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


刀囝

/to⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/to³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tɔ³⁵⁻³³ kia³¹/

/to⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/to³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tɔ³⁵⁻³³ kia³¹/

(Eastern Min, Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Teochew, countable) small knife; pocketknife (Classifier: 把 md)


孤老頭

/ku³³⁻²³ lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

/ku³³⁻²³ lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/


狐狸指

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵²/

/hou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sõĩ⁵²/


暝昏頓

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯŋ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ²¹³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯŋ³³⁻²³ tɯŋ²¹³/


上墟

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³/

/t͡sĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³/

/t͡sĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ³³/

(Teochew) to go to a market; to go to a fair


苦麻

/kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ mũã⁵⁵/

/kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ mũã⁵⁵/


鬥墟

/tau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ³³/

/tau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ³³/


小郎

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Yongchun Hokkien, Teochew, Puxian Min) brother-in-law (husband's younger brother)


跤後卵

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻¹² nŋ̍²²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ au³⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ³⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² au²²⁻¹² nŋ̍²²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ au³⁵⁻¹¹ nɯŋ³⁵/

(Kinmenese Hokkien, Teochew, anatomy) heel


鵝雄

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ heŋ⁵⁵/


小姆

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

/sie⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²/

/sio⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)


奶瓜

/ni⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/ni³⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/

/ni⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/ni³⁵⁻¹¹ kue³³/

(Raoping Hakka, Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) papaya


眠起好

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/


後嬡

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ ai⁵⁵/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ ai⁵⁵/


媒姨

/bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i⁵⁵/

/bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i⁵⁵/


後斗支

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩ³³/

/au³⁵⁻¹¹ tau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩ³³/


澀肉

(Teochew, Leizhou Min) lean meat (especially pork)


拉舍爾

/la³³⁻²³ sia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/la³³⁻²³ sia²¹³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zɯ⁵²⁻²¹/


咳嚏

/ka³³⁻²³ tʰi²¹³/

/ka³³⁻²³ tʰi²¹³/


名頭

/miã¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/mĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

/miã¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/mĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien and Teochew) reputation; fame; name


拍咳嚏

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ tʰi²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ tʰi²¹³/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ ka³³⁻²³ tʰiʔ²/


梳毛

/ʂu⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/sɔː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/

/sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/siu³³⁻²³ mo⁵⁵/

/sɔi³⁵⁻³³ mɔ²²/

/ʂu⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/sɔː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/

/sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/siu³³⁻²³ mo⁵⁵/

/sɔi³⁵⁻³³ mɔ²²/

(Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) to comb one's hair


峇囝

/ba¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/ba¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

Borrowed from Malay buaya or indirectly via Hokkien 峇仔 (bôa-iá) around Singapore-Johor area.

(Teochew) crocodile (Classifier: 尾 mn-t; 條／条 mn-t)


額囟

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² siŋ²¹³/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² seŋ²¹³/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² siŋ²¹³/

/hiaʔ⁴⁻² seŋ²¹³/


對歲

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue²¹³/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se⁵³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue²¹³/

(Hakka, Teochew) one full year of life/age


入錢

/jɐp̚² t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/d͡zip̚⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/jɐp̚² t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/d͡zip̚⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/


齋姨

/t͡se³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

/t͡se³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/


喝戲

/huaʔ²⁻⁴ hi²¹³/

/huaʔ²⁻⁴ hi²¹³/


妻姨

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ i⁵⁵/

(Teochew) sister-in-law (wife's younger sister)


釣女

/tĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵²/

/tĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵²⁻²¹/

/tĩẽ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵²/

/tĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) to chase after girls; to pick up girls


食眠起

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/

/t͡siaʔ⁴⁻² muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²/


指尾囝

/t͡sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ bue⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


大小姆

/tua¹¹ sie⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²/

/tua¹¹ sio⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

/tua¹¹ sie⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²/

/tua¹¹ sio⁵²⁻³⁵ m⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) wives of brothers; sisters-in-law


髧眉囝

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹ kĩã⁵²/


單丁

/tän⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tũã³³⁻²³ teŋ³³/

/tän⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

/tũã³³⁻²³ teŋ³³/


老鷹婆

/liau³⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liou³⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liau⁵²⁻³⁵ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liou⁵²⁻³⁵ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liau³⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liou³⁵⁻¹¹ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liau⁵²⁻³⁵ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/

/liou⁵²⁻³⁵ eŋ³³⁻²³ po⁵⁵/


鴨舌

/aʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/


侯栗

→ Khmer: កៅឡាក់ (kawlak)

→ Thai: เกาลัด (gao-lát)

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴³/

/kau²⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴³/


痴哥鬼

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³⁻²³ kui⁵²/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³⁻²³ kui⁵²/


過十五

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou⁵²/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sap̚⁴⁻² ŋou⁵²/


敲嘓

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² kʰɔk̚⁴³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚⁴/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔk̚²⁴/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰok̚²/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² kʰɔk̚⁴³/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚⁴/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔk̚²⁴/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰok̚²/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew, figurative) to criticize; to ridicule; to mock


鉤指

/kau³³⁻²³ ki⁵²/

/kau³³⁻²³ ki⁵²/


敲雷

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² lui²⁴/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lui⁵⁵/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁴² lui²⁴/

/kʰa²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lui⁵⁵/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) to rumble with thunder; to thunder


雞囝

鸡囝
鷄囝
雞仔/鷄仔/鸡仔

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ke³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/koi³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/kie⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ke³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁵/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁵³/

/koi³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Medan and Penang Hokkien, Teochew, Hainanese) chick


過年暝

guê³ ni⁵ mê⁵

guê³ ni⁵ mê⁵

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/

/kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ me⁵⁵/


啞囝

/e⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/e⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, Hainanese) mute person; dumb person


石牯

/sɛːk̚² kuː³⁵/

/sɛːk̚² kuː³⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Hokkien, Teochew, Xianyou) stone; rock


車囝

/t͡sʰia⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese) rickshaw


頭陣

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐn²²/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵/

/tʰeu¹¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² tin²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tin³³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ tin³³/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sɐn²²/

/tʰeu̯¹¹ t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵/

/tʰeu¹¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² tin⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² tin²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tin³³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ tin³³/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/


貼地

/tʰiːp̚³ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ ti¹¹/

/tʰiːp̚³ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/taʔ²⁻⁴ ti¹¹/

輸到貼地／输到贴地 [Cantonese] ― syu¹ dou³ tip³ dei⁶⁻² [Jyutping]

衰到貼地／衰到贴地 [Cantonese] ― seoi¹ dou³ tip³ dei⁶⁻² [Jyutping]

(Cantonese, Teochew) used to describe the extreme extent of a bad situation


地拖

/tei̯²² tʰɔː⁵⁵/

/tʰi⁵³ tʰo⁴⁴/

/tei̯²² tʰɔː⁵⁵/

/tʰi⁵³ tʰo⁴⁴/


後生人

/hɐu̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/heu̯⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹/

/hau³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/heu̯⁵⁵ saŋ²⁴ ŋin¹¹/

/hau³⁵⁻¹¹ sẽ³³⁻²³ naŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Datian Min, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) young person (Classifier: 個／个 c h; 隻／只 h)


清氣相

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰiʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰiʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew) fastidious; obsessed with tidiness and cleanliness


賣豬囝

/boi¹¹ tɯ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/boi¹¹ tɯ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Teochew) to sell someone into indentured servitude of forced labour


衫䘼

/sã³³⁻²³ ŋ⁵²/

/sa³⁵⁻³³ ui³¹/

/sã³³⁻²³ ŋ⁵²/

/sa³⁵⁻³³ ui³¹/

(Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Teochew) sleeve (of clothing)


呾話

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ue¹¹/

/tã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ue¹¹/

(Teochew, Zhao'an Hokkien) to speak; to talk


走囝

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


逗囝

/tau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/tau³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/


老蟲

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ t͡sən¹³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ t͡sən¹³/


相輔

/sio³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/

/sie³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/

/sio³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/

/sie³³⁻²³ hu³⁵/


唔閒

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ õĩ⁵⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ⁵⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ õĩ⁵⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ ãĩ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Teochew) to be busy; to have no free time


公媽

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/

/kɔŋ³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/


𣍐孬

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵²/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵²/


唔是

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

我唔是你愛揣個儂。

我唔是你爱揣个侬。


𱍤

Contraction of 毋是 (m̄-sǐ) / 唔是 (m⁶ si⁶).


花樽

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/

/fa³³ tun²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/hue³³⁻²³ t͡suŋ³³/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/

/fa³³ tun²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/hue³³⁻²³ t͡suŋ³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua, Teochew) vase (Classifier: 個／个 c)


䶸

For pronunciation and definitions of 䶸 – see 吆 (“to yell”).
(This character is a variant form of 吆).


雙生兒

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʂɤ̃ɻ¹/

/saŋ³³⁻²³ sɯ̃³³⁻²³ d͡zi⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʂɤ̃ɻ¹/

/saŋ³³⁻²³ sɯ̃³³⁻²³ d͡zi⁵⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, Teochew, dialectal Wu) twins


飛機恤

féi¹ géi¹ sêd¹

/pue³³⁻²³ ki³³⁻²³ suk̚⁴/

/pue³³⁻²³ ki³³⁻²³ suk̚⁴/


蠔烙

→ English: orh luak, or luak

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/o⁵⁵⁻¹¹ luaʔ²/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ lɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/o⁵⁵⁻¹¹ luaʔ²/

(chiefly Teochew) oyster omelette (local delicacy in Chaoshan, Southern Fujian and Taiwan)


𫢗時

/tiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ si⁵⁵/

/tiaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵⁵/

汝𫢗時轉內？

汝𫢗时转内？


底𫢗

汝底𫢗？


𧧸

(chiefly Teochew) Alternative form of 捌 (“to know”)


馬打寮

/maː³³ taː⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/maː¹³ taː⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/maː³³ taː⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/maː¹³ taː⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

To report a crime, they enter a police station on their own, and they are not afraid of anything

報案自家入馬打寮 樣樣都唔怕

报案自家入马打寮 样样都唔怕

(Singapore Cantonese and Malaysian Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) police station


洗衫板

/sɐi̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ paːn³⁵/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³⁻²³ paŋ⁵²/

/sɐi̯³⁵ saːm⁵⁵ paːn³⁵/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ sã³³⁻²³ paŋ⁵²/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) washboard


紅花女

/xʊŋ¹³ ɸa̠³³ n̠ʲy⁴¹/

/xən¹³ ɸa̠³³ n̠ʲy⁴¹/

/xʊŋ¹³ ɸa̠³³ n̠ʲy⁴¹/

/xən¹³ ɸa̠³³ n̠ʲy⁴¹/

(Teochew, Zhao'an Hokkien, Changsha Xiang) virgin (female); maiden


蝨篦

虱篦
虱篦
虱箆
櫛篦
澀篦
霎鬢

/sat̚³²⁻⁵⁴ pin¹²/

/sap̚⁵⁻³⁴ bai³³⁴/

/sak̚²⁻⁴ peŋ²¹³/

/sat̚³²⁻⁵⁴ pin¹²/

/sap̚⁵⁻³⁴ bai³³⁴/

/sak̚²⁻⁴ peŋ²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew) double-edged fine-tooth comb


掌牛

/t͡soŋ³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ ŋiu¹¹/

/t͡sĩõ⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵/

/t͡soŋ³¹ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/t͡sɔŋ³¹ ŋiu¹¹/

/t͡sĩõ⁵²⁻³⁵ ɡu⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Teochew) to graze cattle; to put cattle out to pasture


㩼謝

(Teochew) thank you; thank you very much

† - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift


無變

→ English: bo bian

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/bo²³⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piaŋ²¹³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pieŋ²¹³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/bo²³⁻²¹ piɛn²¹/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ piaŋ²¹³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pieŋ²¹³/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew) there is nothing to be done; one can't do anything about it


暝暗

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³/

/me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ am²¹³/


猛早

/me⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/

/me⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/


跋麻雀

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ma²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ mua²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ muã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ ma²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ mua²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ muã¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiak̚³²/


鵝囝

/ŋie⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/ŋie⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/ɡo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Teochew, Hainanese) gosling


新婦囝

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mu²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/siŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mu²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iaŋ³³/

/siŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

/seŋ³³⁻²³ pu³⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Leizhou Min, Puxian Min, Teochew) tongyangxi; girl adopted into a family as future daughter-in-law; child bride


莫客氣

/mai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/mo²⁴ kʰɤ̞²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/mai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/mo²⁴ kʰɤ̞²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

(Teochew, Xiang) don't mention it; not at all; you're welcome


魚圓

/ŋ̍¹¹ i̯en¹¹/

/hɯ²⁴⁻²¹ ĩ²⁴/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

/ŋ̍¹¹ i̯en¹¹/

/hɯ²⁴⁻²¹ ĩ²⁴/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩ⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Teochew, Wu, Singapore Hokkien and Mandarin) fishball


信筒

/ɕĩŋ⁴⁵ tʰũŋ⁵³/

/siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕĩŋ⁴⁵ tʰũŋ⁵³/

/siŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ taŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, dialectal Hakka, Hainanese) envelope


茶奶

/tʰe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni³⁵/

/tʰe⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ni³⁵/


拍火機

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² he⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ke³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hə⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hue⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² he⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ke³³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hə⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² hue⁴²⁻²⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ hue⁵²⁻³⁵ ki³³/

(Xiamen, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) lighter (firemaking device)


肉脞

→ Thai: บะช่อ (bà-chɔ̂ɔ)

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰo²¹/

/nek̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰo²¹³/

/baʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo²¹³/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰo²¹/

/nek̚⁴⁻² t͡sʰo²¹³/

/baʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰo²¹³/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) mince; minced meat (usually pork)


麻竹

/mä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løyʔ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/muã²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/mä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu³⁵/

/ma⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾løyʔ²⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/muã²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Teochew) moso bamboo


驢牯

/lɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

/lɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/

(Lichuan Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Teochew) jack; male donkey


轉內

/tɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ lai³⁵/

/tɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ lai³⁵/


魚翼

/ŋy³³ siɛ⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sik̚⁴/

/ŋy³³ siɛ⁵⁵/

/hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sik̚⁴/


阿爹

/ˀä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ tɛː⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ tia³³/

/ˀä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/aː³³ tɛː⁵⁵/

/a³³⁻²³ tia³³/

(literary or dialectal Cantonese, Hsinchu Hokkien, Teochew, Shadi Wu) dad; papa


落霧

/lɔːk̚² mou̯²²/

/lɔk̚⁵ ʋu⁵³/

/lɔːk̚² mou̯²²/

/lɔk̚⁵ ʋu⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew, Jinhua Wu) to have fog or mist appear


剝赤跤

/pak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/

/pak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ²⁻⁴ kʰa³³/


半暝三更

/puiŋ³³ maŋ³³ saŋ⁵⁴ kaŋ⁵⁴/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ saŋ⁵⁵ kaŋ⁵⁵/

/pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sã³³⁻²³ kẽ³³/

/puiŋ³³ maŋ³³ saŋ⁵⁴ kaŋ⁵⁴/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ maŋ⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ saŋ⁵⁵ kaŋ⁵⁵/

/pũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ me⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sã³³⁻²³ kẽ³³/

(Northern Min, Eastern Min, Zhao'an Hokkien, Teochew) in the middle of the night; late at night


電戲

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ hiɛ²¹³/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

/tieŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ hiɛ²¹³/

/tieŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

/tiaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

(Teochew, Bangkok Cantonese, dated in Eastern Min) film; motion picture; movie


𬠋𧌊

/sua³³⁻²³ me³³/

/sua³³⁻²³ me³³/


尻川板

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/

/ka³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵²/


六月大菜——假有心

/lak̚⁴⁻² ɡueʔ⁴ tua¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³ ke⁵²⁻³⁵ u³⁵⁻¹¹ sim³³/

Chinese mustard is only ready to be harvested in the winter, so one that is harvested in June (summer) is not mature yet, hence lacking a core ("heart").

June Chinese mustard ― falsely has a heart


翻生

/faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ sɯ̃³³/

/faːn⁵⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ sɯ̃³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Northern Min, Teochew) to be brought back to life; to bring back to life


石榴皮熬鹽——鹹澀

cook pomegranate skin in salt ― salty and bitter / stingy

/sioʔ⁴⁻² liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pʰue⁵⁵ ŋau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iam⁵⁵ kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siap̚²/


鎮塊

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ te²¹/

/tin¹¹⁻⁵³ te¹¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁴² te²¹/

/tin²¹⁻³³ te²¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁴¹ te²¹/

/tin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tə⁴¹/

/tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ to²¹³/

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ te²¹/

/tin¹¹⁻⁵³ te¹¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁴² te²¹/

/tin²¹⁻³³ te²¹/

/tin²¹⁻⁴¹ te²¹/

/tin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tə⁴¹/

/tiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ to²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew) to be in the way; to be a hindrance


孬意思

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

(Teochew) too embarrassed or shy (to do something)


孬意思

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/


釣魚鉤

/tiːu̯³³ jyː²¹ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/

/tieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋy⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kau⁵⁵/

/tĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kau³³/

/tiɔ³³ ŋ̍⁵⁵ kɤ²¹/

/tiːu̯³³ jyː²¹ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/

/tieu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋy⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kau⁵⁵/

/tĩõ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kau³³/

/tiɔ³³ ŋ̍⁵⁵ kɤ²¹/

(Cantonese, Northern Min, Teochew) hook for fishing; fishhook


地豆仁

(Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese, Leizhou Min) shelled peanut; peanut kernel


痟囝

/siau⁴²⁻²⁴ kiã⁴²/

/siou⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/siau⁴²⁻²⁴ kiã⁴²/

/siou⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²/

/siau⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) lunatic; mad person


手節

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sak̚²/

(Teochew) finger ring (Classifier: 奇 mn-t)


甜尿病

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lio²²⁻²¹ pĩ²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zio²²⁻²¹ pẽ²²/

/tiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zio¹¹ pẽ¹¹/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lio²²⁻²¹ pĩ²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zio²²⁻²¹ pẽ²²/

/tiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ d͡zio¹¹ pẽ¹¹/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, pathology) diabetes mellitus; diabetes


青紅火

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ he⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ hə⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ he⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ hə⁴²/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) traffic light


德司

/tek̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴⁴/

/tek̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴⁴/

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) taxi; cab; taxicab


樹奶箍

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ ni⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu¹¹ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰou³³/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ ni⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu¹¹ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰou³³/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew) rubber band


塗下

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ e³⁵/

/tʰou⁵⁵⁻¹¹ e³⁵/

(Teochew, Hainanese) on the floor; on the ground


番爿錢，唐山福

番爿钱，唐山福
番畔錢，唐山福

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ põĩ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sĩ⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sũã³³⁻²³ hok̚²/

(Teochew, historical) money earned in foreign lands will gain happiness in China


一肚火

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯¹³ fɔː³⁵/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tou⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵²⁻²¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tʰou̯¹³ fɔː³⁵/

/t͡sek̚⁴⁻² tou⁵²⁻³⁵ hue⁵²⁻²¹/

睇到我一肚火

1883, Adele Marion Fielde, “肚”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 551:

on hearing it, was filled with burning rage

聽了氣到一肚火

听了气到一肚火


齒漱

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu²¹³/

/kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰiu²¹³/


冇弦

/pʰã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hĩ⁵⁵/

/pʰã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew, music) yehu; a Chinese bowed string instrument with two strings and a coconut shell body


死爸

→ English: sibeh

/si⁴²⁻²⁴ pe²²/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵/

/si⁴²⁻²⁴ pe²²/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ pe³⁵/

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) very; rather; quite


我愛汝

/ɡua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/ɡua³¹⁻²⁴ ai¹¹²⁻⁴² lɯ³¹/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ai²¹⁻³³ lu⁴⁴⁵/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/ua⁴²⁻²⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴² li⁴²/

/ua⁴²⁻²⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴² lɯ⁴²/

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴¹ li⁴¹/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁵³ li⁵³/

/ɡua³¹⁻²⁴ ai¹¹²⁻⁴² lɯ³¹/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ai²¹⁻³³ lu⁴⁴⁵/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ai²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/ua⁴²⁻²⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴² li⁴²/

/ua⁴²⁻²⁴ ai²¹⁻⁴² lɯ⁴²/

/ua⁵²⁻³⁵ ãĩ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ lɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

我疼汝

goá thiàⁿ lí / góa thiàⁿ lír / góa thiàⁿ lú / óa thiàⁿ lí / óa thiàⁿ lír

(Hokkien, Teochew) I love you (expression)


哭鬼

/ˈkʰuʔ⁵ kui²¹³/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kui⁵²⁻²¹/

/ˈkʰuʔ⁵ kui²¹³/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kui⁵²⁻²¹/

(Gan, Teochew) crybaby (someone who cries frequently)


聽呾

/tʰĩã³³⁻²³ tã²¹³/

/tʰĩã³³⁻²³ tã²¹³/

(Teochew) to hear it said that; to hear tell


番囝

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/huaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋiaŋ³³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴²/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

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

(Eastern Min, Guangdong Teochew) foreigner, especially a Westerner

A native in a land where the Chinese are immigrants:

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew, regional Malaysia Eastern Min) Malay person

(Singapore Hokkien) child of Malay descent


粘米

/t͡siːm⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

/t͡sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mi³¹/

/t͡siːm⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

/t͡sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mi³¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) non-glutinous white rice; polished indica rice


尖米圓

尖米圆
尖米丸
粘米圓
粘米丸
秈米丸

/t͡siam³³⁻²³ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩ⁵⁵/

/t͡siam³³⁻²³ bi⁵²⁻³⁵ ĩ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) mitaimu; bee thai bak; silver needle noodles


賊竇

/t͡sʰaːk̚² tɐu̯³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² tau²¹³/

/t͡sʰaːk̚² tɐu̯³³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻² tau²¹³/

(Cantonese, Teochew) bandit lair; bandit hideout


戇過隻鴨

/koŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siaʔ²⁻⁴ aʔ²/

/koŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siaʔ²⁻⁴ aʔ²/

(Teochew) extremely silly; extremely foolish


唔平樣

m⁶ bên⁵ iên⁷

m⁶ bên⁵ iên⁷

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩẽ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩõ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩẽ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩõ¹¹/


標青

/piːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/pio³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ³³/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/pio³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ³³/

(Cantonese, Teochew) outstanding; exceptional

傲人

nowadays especially of breasts, body curve


睇病

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ pɛːŋ²²/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ pẽ¹¹/

/tʰɐi̯³⁵ pɛːŋ²²/

/tʰõĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ pẽ¹¹/

(Cantonese, Teochew, of a patient) to see a doctor


釘鏈

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²²/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²/

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ¹¹/

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²²/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²/

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ¹¹/

The police arrives and opens the bag, and there's no bomb, oh no, then they'll arrest us to be put in jail

2017, 欢喜就好 (Happy Can Already!), season 1, episode 4

ma¹ da⁶ lai⁵ gao³ he² go³, kui¹ gai⁵ bag, bho⁵ zan³ tang⁵, ua¹, liao² liah⁸ ung² nang⁵ ke³ dêng³ liang⁷

馬打來到許塊，開個bag，無炸彈，哇，了掠阮人去釘鏈

马打来到许块，开个bag，无炸弹，哇，了掠阮人去钉链

2017, 欢喜就好 (Happy Can Already!), season 2, episode 1

啊著掠……去釘鏈咯

啊著掠……去钉链咯

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) to be imprisoned


碰鰾

/pʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰie³⁵/

/pʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰio³⁵/

/pʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰie³⁵/

/pʰoŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pʰio³⁵/


釘鏈間

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²²⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ¹¹ keŋ³³/

/teŋ²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²²⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁴² liɛn²²⁻²¹ keŋ⁴⁴/

/teŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ liaŋ¹¹ keŋ³³/

(Singapore Hokkien and Teochew) jail; prison


石囝

/t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sieʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sioʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/

/t͡sieʔ⁴⁻² kĩã⁵²/


粙稿草

/tiu³⁵⁻¹¹ ko⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰau⁵²⁻²¹/

/tiu³⁵⁻¹¹ ko⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰau⁵²⁻²¹/


相詏

/sio³³⁻²³ a²¹³/

/sio³³⁻²³ a²¹³/


水粿

→ English: chwee kueh

desc

→ Thai: จุ๊ยก๊วย

→ Thai: จุ๊ยก๊วย

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sui⁵²⁻³⁵ kue⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew) a kind of steamed rice cake with pickled radish


鴨母捻

→ English: ah balling

/aʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ nim²¹³/

/aʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻³⁵ nim²¹³/

(Teochew) tangyuan; Chinese flat and round glutinous rice balls with filling (with soup added with sugar)


下爿

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ põĩ⁵⁵/

/e³⁵⁻¹¹ pãĩ⁵⁵/


跤頭

/kʰa³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵/


四散呾

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã²¹³/

/si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sũã²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tã²¹³/


阿姈

/a³³⁻²³ ne³³/

/a³³⁻²³ ne³³/


硬淨

/ŋaːŋ²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³⁵/

/ŋaːŋ²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³⁵/

The second syllable is unlikely to be etymologically related to 淨／净 (jìng).

(Teochew, of furniture made of fir wood) sturdy and durable


只陣

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/

(Teochew) now; the present time; the present moment


拍雷

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ lui⁵⁵/

/pʰaʔ²⁻⁴ lui⁵⁵/


𫀸

Cognate with Cantonese 杰 (git6, “viscous”), Eastern Min 𬇴 (gṳ̆k, “viscous”). Compare Zhuang gwd (“viscous”), Lingao kɔt⁸ (“viscous”).


滴囝

/tiʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/tiʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/


𰇇

(Teochew) particle used to express persuasion


跋錢

/puaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

/puaʔ⁴⁻² t͡sĩ⁵⁵/

(Hainanese, Leizhou Min, Teochew) to gamble


屎肚

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ tou⁵²⁻²¹/

/sai⁵²⁻³⁵ tou⁵²⁻²¹/

(dialectal Cantonese, Longyan Min, Teochew) belly