斡頭

/uat̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁵³⁻¹ tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/uat̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁵³⁻¹ tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/uat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/uat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Hakka, Hokkien) to turn one's head (away); to turn tail


這氣

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

(Hokkien) at this moment; at present; now


熱鼎

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² tiã⁵³/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² tiã⁵⁵⁴/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiã⁵³/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² tiã⁴¹/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² tiã⁵³/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² tiã⁵⁵⁴/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiã⁵³/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² tiã⁴¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to heat up cooking oil in a pan for cooking food


礙哥

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² ko³³/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

sing a different tune
sing a different tune

(Hokkien) to deliberately go against someone unreasonably; to intentionally sing a different tune


礙𡳞

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ lan²²/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² lan²²/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ lan²²/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² lan²²/

(Hokkien, vulgar) to deliberately go against someone unreasonably; to intentionally sing a different tune


孽骨

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² kut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² kut̚⁵/

/ɡiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² kut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² kut̚⁵/

/ɡiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kut̚³²/


衫裾

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

/ɬɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵³³/

/ɬɒ̃⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾y⁵⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) front and back of a Chinese robe or jacket


扢火

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/kʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴¹/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/kʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴¹/

用拍火機扢火

用拍火机扢火

(Hokkien) to light sparks from flint; to produce a flame


橘紅糕

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/kit̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/kit̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) a type of rice cake made of glutinous rice and rock sugar (popularly made in the town of Anhai)


設汰

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ tʰai⁵³/

/siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lai⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lɛ⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ tʰai⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ tʰai⁵³/

/siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lai⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ lɛ⁵³/


折錢

/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʂɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ¹³/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ¹³/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Hokkien) to convert into (currency); to exchange (a commodity) with (money)


熱市

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²²/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²²/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²²/

(Hokkien) booming; prosperous; thriving (of a market)


賊坯

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² pʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² pʰə³³/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² pʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² pʰə³³/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) person with the moral character of a thief (said to someone to rebuke them)


乞食趕廟公

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kuã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bio⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kuã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɤ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bio³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to seize or usurp what is other's


克苦

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to endure hardship, pain, etc. (in order to do something)


有的無的

有的无的
有个無个/有个无个

(Hokkien) meaningless trifle; trivial matters; unimportant words or things; nonsense


力尾

/lat̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/

/lat̚²⁴⁻² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/lat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/lat̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/

/lat̚²⁴⁻² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/lat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

(Hokkien) one's remaining energy; energy left over (to do something else)


抽餉

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɔŋ¹¹/

(Hokkien, dated) to levy tax; to collect tax


堅凍

坚冻
凝凍:kiân
虔凍:kiân

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ¹¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ¹¹/

/kiɛn²³⁻³³ taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ¹¹/

/kiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ taŋ¹¹/

/kiɛn²³⁻³³ taŋ²¹/

/kiɛn²⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

(Hokkien) to freeze; to congeal; to coagulate; to harden


銀剪

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ɡun²³⁻³³ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn⁵³/

/ɡun²³⁻³³ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

(Hokkien) strong shears for cutting silver


換句話講

/wuːn²² kɵy̯³³ waː²² kɔːŋ³⁵/

/uã²²⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² ku⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/uã²²⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ ku¹¹⁻⁵³ ue³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã³³⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁴¹ ue³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/wuːn²² kɵy̯³³ waː²² kɔːŋ³⁵/

/uã²²⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² ku⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/uã²²⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ ku¹¹⁻⁵³ ue³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/uã³³⁻²¹ ku²¹⁻⁴¹ ue³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Hokkien) that is to say; in other words


節力

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ lat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ lat̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to control one's strength; to pace oneself


草窒

/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰat̚³²/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰat̚⁵/

/t͡sʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰat̚³²/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰat̚⁵/


密喌喌

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siuʔ³²/

The window was closed very tightly, even a fly couldn't fly inside.

Thang-á-mn̂g koaiⁿ kah ba̍t-chiuh-chiuh, liân hô͘-sîn to pe bōe li̍p-khì.

窗仔門關甲密喌喌，連胡蠅都飛𣍐入去。

窗仔门关甲密喌喌，连胡蝇都飞𫧃入去。


捌貨

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ he²¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ he²¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ he¹¹/

(Hokkien) to know what's what; to be able to tell whether an object or a person is valuable


加臘

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁵³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ¹²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ laʔ⁴/

/ka²⁴⁻²² laʔ²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² liaʔ¹²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁵³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ¹²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² laʔ⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ laʔ⁴/

/ka²⁴⁻²² laʔ²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² liaʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) red porgy; red seabream (Pagrus major)


節勢

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ si²¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ se¹¹/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ si²¹/

(Hokkien) to pace oneself; to restrain oneself (in one's ability, strength, power, etc.)


盤過節

盘过节
𨃟過節
搬過節
攀過節

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻²² ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/puã²³⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻²² ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sueʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ³²/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/puã²³⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛt̚³²/

耶穌對Ka-ná去加伯農，koh無幾日上耶路撒冷beh守盤過節，入殿看見人teh賣牛，羊，chíⁿ仔，亦有人teh換銀。

1955, Ko Kim-seng, Sèng-keng Soán-lio̍k: Ki-tok-toān, volume 4, Tâi-oân Kàu-hōe Kong-pò-siā, page 21; Hàn-lô version from 白話字數位典藏博物館, (Please provide a date or year):

Jesus went from Cana to Capernaum. Then, only after a few days, he went up to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. When he entered the temple, he saw people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and people exchanging money.

耶稣对Ka-ná去加伯农，koh无几日上耶路撒冷beh守盘过节，入殿看见人teh卖牛，羊，chíⁿ仔，亦有人teh换银。

又koh咱ê聖餐ê前例是盤過節，hit個重要性是數念，抑是結連tī基督。

1963, 那克來博士, “Sí-hái Chhau-pún (死海抄本)”, in Lú Soan Ge̍h-khan, number 44; Hàn-lô version from 台語文數位典藏資料庫, (Please provide a date or year):

Moreover, the precedent of our Holy Communion is Passover. The importance of that is remembrance or union with Christ.

又koh咱ê圣餐ê前例是盘过节，hit个重要性是数念，抑是结连tī基督。

2009 March 22, Tân Chheng-chùn, “Siú-chiat (守節)”, in 聖經故事三字詩:

Israel is quite special. Passover was established by God. The firstborn was slain; was the method cruel? The door was painted with blood, and they were distinguished.

Í-sek-lia̍t, chin te̍k-pia̍t, Pôaⁿ-kè-chiat, Siōng-tè siat, Thâu-siⁿ bia̍t, chhiú-tōaⁿ lia̍t? Mn̂g hô͘ hiat, tit hun-pia̍t.

以色列，真特別，攀過節，上帝設，頭生滅，手段烈？門糊血，得分別。

以色列，真特别，攀过节，上帝设，头生灭，手段烈？门糊血，得分别。


節量

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²²/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ liaŋ²²/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²²/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁵ liaŋ²²/

伊食物件計計有節量。

伊食物件计计有节量。

(Hokkien) restriction; control (of amount)


計計

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke⁴¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

/kɛ²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke⁴¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

/kɛ²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/


富貴春

/hu¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰun⁵⁵/

/hu¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰun⁵⁵/

(Zhangpu Hokkien) small flower, especially made of red silk, inserted in a woman's hair bun during joyous occasions (used to express joy and good fortune)


扎花

(Hokkien) small flower, especially made of red silk, inserted in a woman's hair bun during joyous occasions (used to express joy and good fortune)


實腹

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

(Mainland China Hokkien) lacking common sense; stubborn (of a person)


賊跤賊手

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² kʰa³³ t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/


守賊一暝，做賊一更

one night to guard against thieves, two hours to be a thief

/t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² mĩ²⁴ t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² kĩ³³/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² mĩ²⁴ t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ mɛ̃¹³ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) impossible to defend effectively; hard to guard against


漆庀

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³/

(Hokkien) a type of paint coating which can be removed with alcohol


漆筅

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰuĩ⁵⁵⁴/


漆色

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sʰat̚³²⁻⁵ siɪk̚³²/

(Hokkien) to apply color (with paint, crayon, etc.)


實喉

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚²⁴⁻² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ au¹³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚²⁴⁻² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ au¹³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² au²³/

(Hokkien) to feel suffocated in one's throat

(Hokkien, figurative) to feel distressed and suffocated by sorrow


實鼻聲

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚²⁴⁻² pʰi⁴¹⁻²² siã³³/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚²⁴⁻² pʰi⁴¹⁻²² siã³³/

(Hokkien) nasal sound from a stuffy nose


鬢𲌟

/pin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sui³³/

/pin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sui³³/

(Hokkien) hair on the temples; sideburns


食殺，穿拍結

to eat ferociously, to tie a knot in wearing

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sat̚⁵ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² pʰa(ʔ)⁵ kat̚⁵/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sat̚³² t͡sʰiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sat̚³² t͡sʰiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²/

(Hokkien) to spend freely in food but thriftily in clothes


請香火

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiũ³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiũ³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to bring the ashes from the incense burner used for a particular deity into the local area or home to be enshrined and worshipped


遏飲

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁵³/

/at̚⁵⁻²⁴ am⁵⁵⁴/

/at̚³²⁻⁵ am⁵³/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁵³/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁴¹/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁵³/

/at̚⁵⁻²⁴ am⁵⁵⁴/

/at̚³²⁻⁵ am⁵³/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁵³/

/at̚³²⁻⁴ am⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to drain rice water by pressing on the rice grains

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to scoop off the scum on the surface while pressing down on rice grains with a ladle


養飼

/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/

/jœːŋ¹³ t͡siː²²/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/iɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵¹/

/jœːŋ¹³ t͡siː²²/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/iɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/iɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

2001, “咱尚大的倚靠 [He Is My Great Confidence]”, 洪啓元 [Chuck Hong] (lyrics), 林立中 [Steven Lin] (music), performed by 王子音樂 [Children of God Music]:

Siōng-tè chō ji̍t-thâu, Siōng-tè sù hong-hō͘, siū I iúⁿ-chhī lóng bián hoân-ló.

上帝造日頭，上帝賜風雨，受祂養飼攏免煩惱。

上帝造日头，上帝赐风雨，受祂养饲拢免烦恼。

(Hokkien) to provide for; to take care of; to raise


熱梻梻

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) ardent; enthusiastic


出穗

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ sui²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ sui²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ sui³³/

(Hokkien, of cereal plants) to ear; to be in ear


出喙

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui⁴²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to open one's mouth and speak


出水聲

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siã³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siã³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to disclose information to someone (in order to warn or caution)


水聲

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/


出酒

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to get drunk and vomit (due to excessive drinking)


出大盤

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tua⁴¹⁻²² puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ puã¹³/

(Hokkien, dated) to sell at a reduced price or buy at an increased price


出箸

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ti²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ti²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɯ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ti²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ti²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɯ⁴¹/


出數

(Hokkien) to enter an item of expenditure in the accounts


出範

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan²²/

這個囡仔歹甲出範。

这个囡仔歹甲出范。

(Hokkien) outstanding; splendid; excellent (used as a complement, especially with negative descriptions)


出正

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sia⁵³³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sĩã⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siã³³/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sia⁵³³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sĩã⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siã³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to pass the Chinese New Year, especially the first day


出門人

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ muĩ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ muĩ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) traveller; passenger; (hotel) guest


出外人

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡua²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡua²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³/


大條錢

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² tiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² tiau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ tiau¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

(Hokkien) large sum of money (Classifier: 項／项 mn)


卒仔

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) pawn (on the black side)


拓卒

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/lu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

/lu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sut̚³²/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) to move the pawn (on the black side) forward


拓兵

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, xiangqi, chess) to move the pawn (on the red side) forward


甪臼

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu³³/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰu²²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu²²/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰu²²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu³³/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰu²²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu²²/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰu²²/


黜臼

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu³³/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu³³/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰu²²/

/tʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰu²²/


甪職

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/


甪仔

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

(Hokkien) cheat; trickster; impostor; cheater; swindler


甪仔喙

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/lut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/


甪班

(Hokkien, education) to repeat a grade; to retain; to hold back


不三似兩

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ sam³³ sɯ²² liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liaŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ sam³³ sɯ²² liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liaŋ⁵³/

This picture is drawn so unpresentably, that people can't understand it.

Chit tiuⁿ tô͘ ōe kah put-sam-sū-lióng, lâng khòaⁿ m̄ pat.

這張圖畫甲不三似兩，人看毋捌。

这张图画甲不三似两，人看毋捌。

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl

(Hokkien) unpresentable; in no shape to be seen; neither fish nor fowl


毋成三兩

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã³³ nŋ̍²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nɔ̃²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã³³ nŋ̍²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nɔ̃²²/

No matter how much he earns, it won't amount to much.

I koh cháiⁿ-iūⁿ thàn iā m̄-chhiâⁿ-saⁿ-nn̄g.

伊閣怎樣趁也毋成三兩。

伊阁怎样趁也毋成三两。

(Hokkien) of little use; not amounting to much


佛祖生

/put̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/put̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/put̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/put̚²⁴⁻² t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/hut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/


脫牙

/tʰut̚²⁴⁻² ɡa²⁴/

/tʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡa¹³/

/tʰut̚⁴⁻³² ɡa²⁴/

/tʰut̚²⁴⁻² ɡa²⁴/

/tʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡa¹³/

/tʰut̚⁴⁻³² ɡa²⁴/

(Hokkien) to have damaged threads making it unable to be screwed or removed (of a screw)


閬空

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/


外猴

/waɪ̯⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

(Xiamen, originally Hokkien, derogatory) one who is not born in the area (i.e. Xiamen); non-local; out-of-towner


滲尿

/siam²¹⁻⁴¹ ziɤ³³/

/siam²¹⁻⁴¹ ziɤ³³/

(Hokkien) to leak urine; to pee in small quantities or with difficulty (sometimes involuntarily or accidentally, such as when one pees oneself through enuresis or fright)


滲屎

/siam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/siam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to soil oneself; to shit oneself (sometimes involuntarily or accidentally, due to illness or fright)


螳芒

/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²⁴/

/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²⁴/

(Shishi Hokkien and Taiwanese Quanzhou-like Hokkien) praying mantis


鬱雨

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ²²/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ³³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ hɔ²²/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ hɔ²²/

/ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ hɔ²²/

(Hokkien) to have a sky full of dark clouds without it raining


鬱傷

/ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ siaŋ⁴⁴/

/ut̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɔŋ³³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ut̚³²⁻⁵ siaŋ⁴⁴/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to fall ill (from an internal disorder) from prolonged overwork


敗戰

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/

/pai²²⁻²¹ t͡siɛn²¹/

/pai²²⁻²¹ t͡siɛn²¹/


勝戰

/siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²¹/

/siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²¹/


贏戰

/iã²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/

/iã²⁴⁻²² t͡siɛn²¹/


鬥相贊

/tau¹¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/tau²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²²/

/tau²¹⁻⁴¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/tau¹¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/tau²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²²/

/tau²¹⁻⁴¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/


相贊

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡san²²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡san³³/

(Hokkien) to help one another; to assist; to aid each other


蘿蔔菜

/ŋɔ²¹ pɛk̚²² t͡sʰui³²/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² tak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/nã²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai¹¹/

/nã²³⁻³³ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/ŋɔ²¹ pɛk̚²² t͡sʰui³²/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/la²⁴⁻²² tak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/

/nã²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai¹¹/

/nã²³⁻³³ pɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹/


蠓摔

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²/

/baŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sak̚⁵/

/baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sut̚³²/

/baŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sak̚⁵/

(Hokkien) flywhisk (tool for swatting mosquitoes)


骨頭親

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) close kin; one's own flesh and blood


滑律術

/kut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² sut̚⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² sut̚⁴/


滑溜秀

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻²² siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻²² siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ siuʔ⁴/


屈頭

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Hokkien) person who has no child to continue the family line


屈頭

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Hokkien) exhausted; used up; to the limit; up to the end


屈頭步

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² pɔ²²/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² pɔ²²/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) finishing blow; masterstroke; unexpected tricky move (as a last resort)


大𲀷

/tua²²⁻²¹ kʰut̚⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kʰut̚¹²¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² kʰut̚²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kʰut̚⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kʰut̚¹²¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² kʰut̚²⁴/


手曲屈入無屈出

手蹺屈入無屈出
手曲屈入无屈出

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ zip̚⁴⁻³² bɤ²³⁻³³ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

(Hokkien) people always protect and are partial to one's own or one's own people


手後蹬屈入無屈出

手後䟓屈入無屈出
手后蹬屈入无屈出

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ lip̚⁴⁻³² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²² tĩ³³ kʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ lip̚²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tɛ̃⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² kʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰut̚³²/

/ chhiú-ǎu-tiⁿ khut-li̍p bô khut-chhut /


燒瓷的食缺，織蓆的睏椅

Potters eat out of chipped [bowls]; mat weavers sleep on chairs.

the shoemaker's children go barefoot
the shoemaker's children go barefoot

(Hokkien, figurative) one often neglects those closest to oneself; the shoemaker's children go barefoot


鉤仔

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


失味

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi²²/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ bi²²/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi²²/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ bi²²/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ bi³³/


失氣

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) to lose face; to bring shame to oneself; to be disgraceful


食力牛

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴⁻³² ɡu²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lat̚⁴⁻³² ɡu²⁴/

(Hokkien) person that has buried oneself in work


日頭大

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ tua²²/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ tua²²/

(Hokkien) blazing; intense (of sunlight)


日頭炎

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ iam²²/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ iam²²/


日頭細

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ se²¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ se²¹/


拭尻川

cih⁶ gor¹ cuei¹ [Phonetic:cih⁷ gor⁵ luei¹]

/t͡sʰiʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))luei⁵³³/

cih⁶ gor¹ cuinn¹ [Phonetic:cih⁷ gor⁵ nui¹]

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁻⁴ kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nui⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiʔ²⁻⁴ kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nui⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, literally) to wipe the bottom (of oneself or others)

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, figurative) to clear up someone else's mess


拭喙

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien, literally) to wipe one's mouth

(Hokkien, figurative) to obliterate; to destroy


會曉偷食，𣍐曉拭喙

to know how to eat on the sly, but not know how to wipe one's mouth

/e³³⁻¹¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ⁴ bue³³⁻¹¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/e²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/e²² hiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau³³ t͡siaʔ²⁴ bue²² hiau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/e²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaʔ¹²¹ be²²⁻²¹ hiau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰui²¹/

/e³³⁻²¹ hiau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siaʔ⁴ be³³⁻²¹ hiau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) to do something bad and not know how to destroy evidence and deal with the aftermath


七……八……

/t͡sʰit̚³² peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰit̚³² peʔ³²/

(Hokkien, connecting two identical verbs) wildly; in an uncontrolled way; without order or reason; at random; haphazardly; having no direction or coherence


筆墨硯

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² hĩ²²/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² hĩ⁴¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hĩ²²/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² hĩ²²/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² hĩ⁴¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hĩ²²/

(Hokkien) writing instrument; writing apparatus

(Hokkien) Four Treasures of the Study (i.e. brush, ink, paper and inkstone, as used in Chinese and other East Asian painting and calligraphic traditions)


必裂

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ leʔ⁴/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ leʔ²⁴/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ leʔ¹²¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ liʔ¹²¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ liʔ⁴/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ leʔ⁴/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ leʔ²⁴/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ leʔ¹²¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ liʔ¹²¹/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ liʔ⁴/


直話直講

/tit̚⁴⁻³² ue²² tit̚⁴⁻³² kɔŋ⁵³/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² ue²² tit̚⁴⁻³² kɔŋ⁵³/

(Hokkien) to speak frankly; to have frank talk


直拄直

/tit̚²⁴⁻² tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

/tit̚²⁴⁻² tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/tit̚⁴⁻³² tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/


日跤

/lit̚²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) radiance of the setting sun

(Mainland China Hokkien) sunlight breaking through a covering (such as a house, trees, etc.)


日花仔

/lit̚²⁴⁻² hue³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² hue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² hue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² hue³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² hue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² hue⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Hokkien) soft and scattered sunlight (especially breaking through the clouds or trees)


日鬚

/lit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu³³/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu³³/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) scattered rays of sunlight (especially breaking through cracks)


顧人怨

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan⁴¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ uan²¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan⁴¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ uan²¹/

(Hokkien) annoying; resentable; dislikeable


得人疼

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/


烏種人

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/


得人疼，較好拍拚

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹ kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ piã²¹/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹ kʰa(ʔ)⁵ ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ piã⁴¹/

(Hokkien) the benefits of working hard cannot compare to that of being loved and adored (by one's superiors, etc.)


一對時

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tui²¹⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui¹¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹⁻⁴¹ si²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tui²¹⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui¹¹⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tui²¹⁻⁴¹ si²³/

(Hokkien) a period of 24 hours; an entire day


一腹火

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ hue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to be furious; to be full of pent-up anger


一簇仔

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/


這疕仔

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/


疕仔漢

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/


一疕仔漢

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/


請桌

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ toʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ toʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤʔ³²/

(Hokkien) to entertain guests at a banquet; to hold a banquet


知明

/t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/

/t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/

/t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/

Iâ-so͘ thiàⁿ góa! Góa chai-bêng, In-ūi kì-chài tī Sèng-keng, Sòe-hàn gín-ná sui loán-jio̍k, Iâ-so͘ ōe kiù, ū thòe-sio̍k.

Jesus loves me, this I know, For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong; They are weak, but He is strong. [original English lyrics]
Jesus loves me, I know it clearly, For it is recorded in the Bible; Even though the little children are weak, Jesus can save, and there is redemption. [literal English translation]

耶穌愛我我知明，因爲記載於聖經，細漢囝仔雖軟弱，耶穌能救有替贖。

耶稣爱我我知明，因为记载于圣经，细汉囝仔虽软弱，耶稣能救有替赎。


嘛嘛吼

/mã²¹⁻⁵³ mã²¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hau⁵⁵⁴/

/mã²¹⁻⁵³ mã²¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã¹¹⁻⁵³ mã¹¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã²¹⁻⁴¹ mã²¹⁻⁴¹ hau⁴¹/

/mã²¹⁻⁵³ mã²¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hau⁵⁵⁴/

/mã²¹⁻⁵³ mã²¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã¹¹⁻⁵³ mã¹¹⁻⁵³ hau⁵³/

/mã²¹⁻⁴¹ mã²¹⁻⁴¹ hau⁴¹/


彼擺

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁵⁵⁴/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁵⁵⁴/


彼擺

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁵⁵⁴/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pai⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) at that time; in those days; back then

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


彼過

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kə⁴¹/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kə⁴¹/


三代粒積，一代開空

money saved up by three generations, spent completely by one generation

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁵ tai²²⁻²¹ kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sã³³ tai⁴¹⁻²² liap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siak̚⁵ it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² kʰai³³ kʰɔŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ kʰai⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) wealth and enterprise built by the older generation with much difficulty are suddenly squandered by the younger generation


三代粒積，一代傾空

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ liap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁴ tai²²⁻²¹ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tai²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁵ tai²²⁻²¹ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sã³³ tai⁴¹⁻²² liap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siak̚⁵ it̚⁵⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹⁻²² kʰiɪŋ³³ kʰɔŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² te²²⁻²¹ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³² it̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ kʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/


粒飯

/liap̚⁴⁻³² pŋ̍³³/

/liap̚²⁴⁻² pŋ̍⁴¹/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² pŋ̍²²/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ puĩ²²/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² pŋ̍³³/

/liap̚²⁴⁻² pŋ̍⁴¹/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² pŋ̍²²/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ puĩ²²/


粒仔跡

/liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʔ³²/

/liap̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liaʔ⁵/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ziaʔ³²/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʔ³²/

/liap̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liaʔ⁵/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡ziaʔ³²/


接肋肉

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ baʔ³²/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ baʔ³²/


捷見官𣍐畏，捷食酒𣍐醉

often seeing an official makes oneself not scared, often drinking alcohol makes oneself not easily drunk

/t͡siap̚⁴⁻³² kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² bue²²⁻²¹ ui²¹ t͡siap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²¹/

/t͡siap̚²⁴⁻² kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuã³³ bue²² ui⁴¹ t͡siap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bue²² t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² be²²⁻²¹ ui²¹ t͡siap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²¹/

(Hokkien) often doing something makes oneself get used to it and not be easily affected


捷見官毋畏，捷食酒𣍐醉

/t͡siap̚⁴⁻³² kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²²⁻²¹ ui²¹ t͡siap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²¹/

/t͡siap̚²⁴⁻² kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuã³³ m̩⁴¹⁻²² ui⁴¹ t͡siap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bue²² t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡siap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²²⁻²¹ ui²¹ t͡siap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²¹/


汁咧咧

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ le(ʔ)²⁴⁻² leʔ²⁴/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ le(ʔ)²⁴⁻² leʔ²⁴/


一人一半，感情𣍐散

一人一半，感情𫧃散
一人一半，感情袂散
一人一半，感情不散
一人一半，感情襪散

/t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴ t͡sit̚⁴³⁻²¹ puã²¹ kam⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡seŋ²⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ suã²¹/

(Hokkien) If things are shared equally, feelings of affection will never diminish


卌九日烏

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lit̚²⁴⁻² ɔ³³/

(Hokkien) having gloomy weather for a long period of time (and not being able to see sunlight)

(Hokkien) having a gloomy and displeased (or even scowling) expression often in one's face


澀刮刮

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuaʔ¹²¹/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuaʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) astringent; acerbic; tart

(Hokkien, ideophonic, of surfaces) rough; unsmooth


澀苦苦

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/


澀疊

(Hokkien) stacked or arranged in a compact and neat manner

(Mainland China Hokkien) simple and neat; neat and tidy


一家一業，無家澀疊

family is household duties, no family is neat and tidy

chi̍t-ke-chi̍t-gia̍p, bô-ke siap-tia̍p / chi̍t-kee-chi̍t-gia̍p, bô-kee siap-tia̍p

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ke³³ t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ɡiap̚²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² ke³³ siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiap̚²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ɡiap̚⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²⁻⁴ tiap̚⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡiap̚¹²¹ bo¹³⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² siap̚³²⁻⁵ tiap̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) having a family brings all kinds of family affairs with its own difficulties and suffering, but having no family can be a relief


業債

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² t͡se⁴¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɛ²¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² t͡se⁴¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɛ²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) toiling incessantly hard as a recompense for sins of one's past life

(Mainland China Hokkien) toiling incessantly hard and spending time and energy, thereby making things hard for oneself


業命

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ miã²²/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² miã²²/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² miã⁴¹/

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ miã²²/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² miã²²/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² miã⁴¹/


偷揜

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iap̚³²/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ iap̚³²/


揜角

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/


揜貼

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

(Mainland China Hokkien) concealed (to make something not easily seen)


揜風

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ huaŋ³³/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ huaŋ³³/

(Hokkien) to be out of the wind; to be on the lee side; to be leeward


手揜後

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁵ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁵ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iap̚³²⁻⁴ au³³/


揜尾狗

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴¹/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ bue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau⁴¹/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³/

(Hokkien, literally) dog with its tail between its legs

(Hokkien, figurative) person who is demoralized, defeated and running away


揜尾

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/iap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to put the tail between legs (especially of a dog)


重耽

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tã¹³/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tã²³/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tã¹³/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tã²⁴/

/tiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tã²³/

重譚
重擔
重誤
重錯
重誕
重重
重𧸖
廷担
廷𠯘
庭担
亭担
訂担
定打
定担
定胆
丁担
重疊

(Hokkien) to make a mistake; to make an error


官蘭

/ku̯än⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan¹³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² lan¹³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ lan²³/


孤屈

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ kʰut̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ kʰut̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

(Hokkien) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate


破柴

/pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa¹³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰa²³/

/pʰɔː³³ t͡sʰaːi̯²¹/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa¹³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰa²³/


水銃

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/


古早味

/ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁴¹/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi²²/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi³³/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin) traditional flavor, taste of nostalgia, yesteryear flair


母形

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) sissy; effeminate (in one's voice, gesture, behavior, etc.)


大熱

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-loa̍h / tōa-joa̍h
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-loa̍h
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-lua̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxloah
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ luaʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ luaʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² luaʔ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-joa̍h
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-jua̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxjoah
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ zuaʔ⁴/


家私頭

/kɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))li⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))lau¹³/

/kɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))li⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))lau²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/ke⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/


煦燒

/u²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sio³³/

/u²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u¹¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sio³³/

/u²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u¹¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁻⁴¹ siɤ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, medicine) to apply hot compress; to foment


落災

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡se³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡se³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) in dire straits; downtrodden; down and out


跤掌甲

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɑʔ²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa³³ t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɑʔ²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa³³ t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/


翻頭

(Mainland China Hokkien) immediately afterward; right afterward; soon after


到角

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/kau¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/kau¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

He/She deals with matters very painstakingly / to the utmost.

伊做代誌甲真到角。

伊做代志甲真到角。

(Hokkien) prudent; meticulous; cautious; careful; painstaking; thorough; conscientious; comprehensive


反背

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

(literary or Hokkien) to be contrary; to go against


磕著

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tiɤʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tiɤʔ⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien, usually of something undesirable) often; frequently; happening easily


磕著

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tiɤʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² tiɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) to get hit (especially in the head)


磕而著

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ li²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, usually of something undesirable) often; frequently; happening easily


跤骨

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/


洽醪醪

/kap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/kap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic, of liquid) thick; viscous


洽膏膏

/kap̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kap̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/


合縫

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²²/

/kap̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaŋ⁴¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaŋ²²/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ³³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ³³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ²²/

/kap̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaŋ⁴¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaŋ²²/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ³³/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaŋ³³/

(Hokkien) joining seam; space between things (especially of something woven)


合逝

(Hokkien) seam; joining seam; space between things (especially of something woven)


十喙九尻川

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰui⁴¹ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui¹¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui²¹ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰui²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) opinion is divided; there are many people with diverging opinions


十二月冬

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² li²²⁻²¹ ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² li⁴¹⁻²² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

(Hokkien) twelfth month of the Chinese lunar calendar


十月冬

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/


雜差

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰe³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰe³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, dated) errand boy; handyman; general servant (often for a bureaucrat, nobleman, authority figure, etc.)


雜念大家出蠻皮新婦

雜唸大家出蠻皮新婦
雜念大家出慢皮新婦
杂念大家出蛮皮新妇

a mother-in-law that loves to talk endlessly makes a stubborn daughter-in-law

cha̍p-liām tōa-kee chhut bân-phôe sin-pū

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² liam²²⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ban²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² pu²²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² liam⁴¹⁻²² ta³³ ke³³ t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ban²⁴⁻²² pʰə²⁴⁻²² sin³³ pu⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² liam³³⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ban²³⁻³³ pʰue²³⁻³³ sin⁴⁴⁻³³ pu³³/

tsa̍p-liām tuā-kee tshut bân-phuê sin-pū

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liam²²⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴ t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ban¹³⁻²² pʰue¹³⁻²² sin⁴⁴⁻²² pu²²/

/ cha̍p-liām ta-ke chhut bân-phêr sin-pū /

(Hokkien) if a mother-in-law continues to talk endlessly, a daughter-in-law will become stubborn and disagreeable


雜菜湯

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) vegetable soup with assorted ingredients


雜菜湯

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, figurative) assortedly jumbled together (of different things or people)


雜落鬥

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

(Hokkien) to rig up; to throw together; to piece together


雜落鬥

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/


雜累碎

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) trivial and complicated; trifling and cumbersome

(Hokkien) miscellaneous; sundry (of objects)


補冬

/pu²⁴⁻³³ tuŋ⁵³/

/pɔu³³²⁻²¹ taŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pu²⁴⁻³³ tuŋ⁵³/

/pɔu³³²⁻²¹ taŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Xianyou Puxian Min) to take herbal tonic to enhance one's health and strength during winter


揖禮

/ip̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/ip̚³²⁻⁵ le⁵³/

/ip̚⁵⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/ip̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/ip̚³²⁻⁵ le⁵³/

/ip̚⁵⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to salute or congratulate with the hands folded in one's chest while bowing to show respect


十藝九不成

/sip̚²⁴⁻² ɡe⁴¹⁻²² kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

/sip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡe²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ¹³/

/sip̚⁴⁻³² ɡe²²⁻²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/

jack of all trades, master of none
jack of all trades, master of none

(Hokkien) to be a jack of all trades, master of none


返溡

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²³/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/huan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²³/

(Hokkien) to get damp; to absorb moisture (of dried things)


起溡

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi¹³/


濕咧咧

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) damp; moist (used mostly with floorboards, houses, or a wide space)


好貓管百家

a good cat manages the rodent infestation of a hundred families

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁴⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁴⁴ kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɛ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to have strong deterrent force that frightens everyone

(Hokkien) to meddle in other people's business; to bother to interfere others' business


橫死死

/huãi²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) rude and unreasonable


橫逼逼

/huãi²⁴⁻²² piak̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚³²/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² piak̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚³²/


間日

/kãi²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴/

/kuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/kãi²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/kãi²¹⁻⁵³ lit̚⁴/

/kuĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/kãi²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

(Hokkien) the next day; the following day


正番鴨

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻²² aʔ³²/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fän⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻²² aʔ³²/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ aʔ³²/

(Taiwan or Hokkien) Muscovy duck (especially a particular type of this variety of duck)


正番

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/


土番

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huan³³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ huan³³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ huan⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, derogatory, dated, ethnic slur) uncivilized people; primitives; uncivilized natives (especially of places where Hokkien people settled)

(Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory, dated) (Taiwanese) aborigine

(Hokkien) mixed breed of a Muscovy duck and a native shelduck


𤆬頭

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Hokkien) to take the lead; to lead the way; to lead (a group of people) in front

(Hokkien, figurative) to show initiative; to be the first; to set an example


𤆬頭

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Hokkien) example; role model (used with 好 or 歹)


好代

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/


樣相

/iũ³³⁻¹¹ siũ¹¹/

/iũ²²⁻²¹ siũ²¹/

/iũ³³⁻²¹ siũ²¹/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/iɔ̃²²⁻²¹ siɔ̃²¹/

/iũ³³⁻¹¹ siũ¹¹/

/iũ²²⁻²¹ siũ²¹/

/iũ³³⁻²¹ siũ²¹/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/iɔ̃²²⁻²¹ siɔ̃²¹/


脹奶

/tiũ¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ¹¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lin³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to have engorged breasts after childbirth


脹風

/tiũ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, of the abdomen) to feel bloated


脹行

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/tiũ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/tiũ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/


張樣

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ³³/

/tiũ³³ iũ⁴¹/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² iũ²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ³³/

/tiũ³³ iũ⁴¹/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² iɔ̃²²/

(Hokkien) to put on an act; to put on an attitude (especially a sulking one)


張老

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ lau³³/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ lau³³/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²/

(Hokkien) to prepare for one's funeral (of an old person)


妗媽

/kim³³⁻²² ma⁵⁵⁴/

/kim³³⁻²² ma⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) great-aunt; grandaunt (wife of one's grandmother's brother)


姑丈公

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/ku⁴⁴ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather#English

(Hakka, Hokkien) granduncle (husband of paternal grandfather's sister)


姨丈公

/i¹¹ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/i²⁴⁻²² tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/i¹¹ t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴ kʊŋ⁴⁴/

/i²⁴⁻²² tiũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

(Hakka, Hokkien) great-uncle (husband of father's mother's sister)


偝巾

/iaŋ³³⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/

/iaŋ²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/

/ãi²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

/ãi³³⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

/iaŋ³³⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/

/iaŋ²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴/

/ãi²²⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

/ãi³³⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) cloth used to tie babies behind their back


烏滓血

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huiʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huiʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hueʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hueʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huiʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huiʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hueʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hueʔ³²/

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) blood stasis; haematoma; thrombosis; blood clot; extravasated blood


枴哥

(Hokkien) to be disobedient; to deliberately not comply with (elders, superiors, etc.)


跤手

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰa³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Leizhou Min) hands and feet

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Leizhou Min) manpower; staff


獻味

/hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/

/hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/

(Hokkien) gamy odor; odor of a sheep or goat


羊獻味

/iũ²⁴⁻²² hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/iɔ̃¹³⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/iɔ̃¹³⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/


㼜仔

/iũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/iɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/iũ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/iũ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/iũ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/iɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


噴點

/pʰun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiam⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiam⁵⁵⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to place a small amount on top of a large amount to set off or supplement the larger amount


看樣

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ iũ³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ iũ³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iũ⁴¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ iũ³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ iũ³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/


大房

/tä⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/tua¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾aŋ¹³/

/tua²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ paŋ²³/

/tä⁵¹ fɑŋ³⁵/

/tua¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾aŋ¹³/

/tua²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ paŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ paŋ²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) the eldest son of a family or the family line to which he belongs


故事冊

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰeʔ³²/


換做

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²¹/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sue⁴¹/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ t͡sue¹¹/

/uã³³⁻²¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡so²¹/

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²¹/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sue⁴¹/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ t͡sue¹¹/

/uã³³⁻²¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡so²¹/

換做是我

换做是我

(Hokkien) to exchange (something) for (something else); to replace with; to convert into


碗臍

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai¹³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai¹³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²⁴/

(Hokkien) central point of the bottom of a bowl


碗杮

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²¹/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰə⁴¹/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue²¹/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²¹/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰə⁴¹/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue²¹/


碗脣

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun¹³/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tun²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun¹³/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tun²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/


半䖙倒

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰe³³ to⁵⁵⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴⁻²² to⁵³/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰe³³ to⁵⁵⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁵³/

(Hokkien) to lean one's body to be almost lying down and almost reclining


批箱

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siũ⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siɔ̃⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siũ⁴⁴/

/pʰue⁴⁴⁻²² siɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) mailbox; letter box (private receptacle)

(Hokkien) post box (public collection box)


明呼

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔ⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to make clear or come to an agreement in advance or in person


明唱

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaŋ²¹/


成尾

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã¹³⁻²² bue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã¹³⁻²² bue⁵³/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to continue and finish the remaining work


光通

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ³³/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²²/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ³³/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²²/

(Hokkien) brightly lit; well-illuminated


較車

/ka²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ka¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ka²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ka¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to go for a joyride; to race; to hoon


媽祖生

/ma⁵³ t͡su²⁴⁻³³ saŋ⁵³/

/ma⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))lɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))la⁵³³/

/ma³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lɔu³³²⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵⁴⁴/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/ma⁵³ t͡su²⁴⁻³³ saŋ⁵³/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Chinese folk religion) the birthday of Mazu on the twenty-third day of the third month of the Chinese calendar

Taiwanese Hakka; Chinese folk religion; Taiwanese Hakka; Chinese folk religion


摒本

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ pun⁵³/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ pun⁴¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien, business) to sell at reduced prices without regard for one's capital


摒賣

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bue⁴¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ bue²²/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ be²²/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bue⁴¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ bue²²/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ be²²/


摒價

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ kə²¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kə⁴¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ kə¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kə²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ kə²¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kə⁴¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ kə¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kə²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

(Hokkien) to reduce prices; to cut prices; to undercut


摒價

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ kə²¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kə⁴¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ kə¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kə²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ kə²¹/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kə⁴¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ kə¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kə²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) competitive price


白紙烏字

/pʰak̚⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/

ba⁷ zyor³ ou¹ zi⁵ [Phonetic:ba⁵ lyor³ ou² li⁵]

/pa¹³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))lyɒ⁴⁵³ ɔu⁵³³⁻¹³ ^((t͡s-))li¹¹/

ba⁷ zya³ ou¹ zi⁵ [Phonetic:ba⁵ lya³ ou² li⁵]

/pa²⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lya³³² ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^((t͡s-))li²¹/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³/

/pʰak̚⁵ t͡sɨ³¹ vu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹ ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ zi³³/

2017, 陳志寧, “扚耳公”, in 教育部電子報^(https://language.moe.gov.tw/readminke/電子報_閱讀閩客235期(客).pdf), number 779, 閱讀越懂閩客語:

Ke oi ngióng-pân lòi siông-chhú, sà-sà tû yû yit-thin ke kûi-kí, liá-têu kûi-kí chhiùng-lòi chhiu mò pha̍k-chṳ́-vû-sṳ siá chhut-lòi.

該愛仰般來相處，儕儕都有一定个規矩，這兜規矩從來就無白紙烏字寫出來。

该爱仰般来相处，侪侪都有一定个规矩，这兜规矩从来就无白纸乌字写出来。

(Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min) (written) in black and white


未曾未

buei⁵ zeng² buei⁵ [Phonetic:buei⁵ leng⁴ muei⁵]

/bue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ bue³³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡seŋ²⁴⁻²¹ bue²²/

/be³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ be³³/

/bue³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ bue³³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡seŋ²⁴⁻²¹ bue²²/

/be³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ be³³/


火字跤

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zi³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zi³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) The Chinese character component 灬.


四跤馬

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁴¹/


厝角

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰɔu⁴² kaʔ²/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/


生份話

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ¹¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua¹¹/

sann¹ huong⁵ ua⁵ [Phonetic:sann⁵ uong⁴ ngua⁵]

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ²¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

/ɬa⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɔŋ¹¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua¹¹/

/ɬã⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uoŋ²¹⁻⁴² ^((Ø-))ŋua²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ hun³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) overly polite words (as talking to a stranger)


冷著

(Hakka, Hokkien, pathology) to catch a cold


做忌

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

(Hokkien) to venerate the deceased (usually a deceased ancestor, family, or relative) on their death anniversary or birthday each year (typically by displaying offerings, lit incense, candles, etc.)


野和尚

ia³ hor² syorng⁵ [Phonetic:ia⁵ or⁴ lyorng⁵]

/ia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyɒŋ¹¹/

ia³ hor² syoeng⁵ [Phonetic:ia⁵ or⁴ lyoeng⁵]

/ia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ²⁴⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyøŋ²¹/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue²³⁻³³ siũ³³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ³³/

/ia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ¹³⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyɒŋ¹¹/

/ia³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɒ²⁴⁻⁴² ^((ɬ-))lyøŋ²¹/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue²³⁻³³ siũ³³/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ³³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) a monk who does not abide by Buddhism and plays with women


䋎衫

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻²² sã³³/

/tʰĩ³³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻²² sã³³/

/tʰĩ³³⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to tailor; to sew clothes; to mend clothes


正忌

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki⁴¹/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ ki³³/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ ki³³/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ ki²²/

(Hokkien) deathday; date of death; deathdate; anniversary of a death (especially of an ancestor); death anniversary


愍忌

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/

/bin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/

/bin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/

(Hokkien) anniversary of a birth (typically of a deceased ancestor); birth anniversary; birthday; date of birth; birthdate of a dead ancestor (relevant to the practice of ancestral veneration)


杯底毋通飼金魚

The bottom of the glass cannot [have enough space to] raise a goldfish.

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ te⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/

1949, “杯底不可飼金魚”, 陳大禹 [Chen Ta-yu] (lyrics), 呂泉生 [Lu Chuan-sheng] (music):

Cheers! The bottom of the glass cannot raise a goldfish. True men speak from the heart when they meet.

Lim--lah! Poe-té m̄-thang chhī kim-hî, hó-hàn phòa-pak lâi saⁿ-kìⁿ

啉啦！杯底毋通飼金魚，好漢剖腹來相見

啉啦！杯底毋通饲金鱼，好汉剖腹来相见

(Hokkien) Used to encourage someone to empty their glass of alcohol.


有喙講甲無瀾

有喙讲甲无澜
有喙講到無瀾
有嘴講甲無瀾
有嘴講到無瀾
有嘴講甲無涎

to speak from having a mouth to not having any saliva

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/u³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰui¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ nuã³³/

/u³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ nuã³³/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² nuã²²/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹ kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka(ʔ)⁵ bo²⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

(Hokkien, idiomatic) to talk until one's mouth is dry; to attempt to persuade to no avail


苦毒

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ tʊk̚²/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔk̚²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚¹²¹/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/fuː³⁵ tʊk̚²/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔk̚²⁴/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚¹²¹/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔk̚⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to mistreat; to abuse


早季

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/

/t͡so²⁴⁻³³ kui¹¹/

/t͡sɒ⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sɒ³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ui⁴²/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui¹¹/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui²¹/

(Hakka, Hokkien, Puxian Min) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice


圓棍棍

/ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kun¹¹⁻⁵³ kun¹¹/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ kun²¹⁻⁴¹ kun²¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kun²¹⁻⁵³ kun²¹/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² kun²¹⁻⁵³ kun²¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kun¹¹⁻⁵³ kun¹¹/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ kun²¹⁻⁴¹ kun²¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kun²¹⁻⁵³ kun²¹/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² kun²¹⁻⁵³ kun²¹/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) very round; very rotund; very plump or fat


囝婿是半子

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai¹¹ si³³⁻¹¹ puan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

/kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹ si³³⁻²¹ puan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹ si²²⁻²¹ puan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³/

/kiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹ si²² puan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) a son-in-law is part of one's family like one's half son


囝婿是半囝

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹ si²²⁻²¹ puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³/

/kiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹ si²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/

/kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹ si²²⁻²¹ puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³/

/kiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹ si²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/


半……毋成……

/puã²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴/

/puã⁴¹ m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴/

/puã²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³/

/puã²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴/

/puã⁴¹ m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴/

/puã²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³/

半新毋成旧 [Hokkien, simp.]
pòaⁿ sin m̄-chiâⁿ kū [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

(Hokkien) neither … nor (used with two opposing adjectives indicating dislike or dissatisfaction)


半目開瞌

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴⁻³² kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰueʔ³²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² kʰui³³ kʰueʔ⁵/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰeʔ³²/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴⁻³² kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰueʔ³²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² kʰui³³ kʰueʔ⁵/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰeʔ³²/

(Hokkien) to turn a blind eye; to pretend not to notice


半條命

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

(Hokkien) used as a verbal or adjectival complement emphasising the severity of an action or a state


半條命

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² miã²²/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

(Hokkien) half-dead; more dead than alive


搖泏

/io²⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ⁵/

/io¹³⁻²² t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suaʔ³²/

/iɤ²³⁻³³ t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻²² t͡suaʔ⁵/

/io¹³⁻²² t͡suaʔ³²/

/io²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suaʔ³²/

/iɤ²³⁻³³ t͡suaʔ³²/

2014, 王迪森 [Dickson Wang], “主祢的疼 [Lord, It's Your Love]”, in 這裡有榮耀 [Glory], performed by 讚美之泉 [Stream of Praise Music Ministries]:

góa ê sim iu-siong thòng-hóe, iô-choah koh kiaⁿ-hiâⁿ

我的心憂傷痛悔 搖泏閣驚惶

我的心忧伤痛悔 摇泏阁惊惶


冇炭

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã¹¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã¹¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuã²¹/


窨炭

/im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/im²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/iam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/im²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/iam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

(Hokkien) to put burning charcoal into a jar or porcelain pot and covering it (to extinguish the charcoal flame)


窨炭

/im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/im²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/iam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/im⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuã⁴¹/

/im²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

/iam²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã²¹/

(Hokkien) loosely structured charcoal (extinguished by putting in a jar or porcelain pot and covering it)


河墘

/ho²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/ho¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/ho²⁴⁻²² kĩ²⁴/

/ho¹³⁻²² kĩ¹³/

/ho²⁴⁻¹¹ kĩ²⁴/

/hɤ²³⁻³³ kĩ²³/


是毋是，罵家己

No matter it is right or wrong, criticize yourself first

/si³³ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³ mẽ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/si³³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³ mẽ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

(Hokkien) One should reflect on oneself first whenever there are conflicts.


拌喙舌

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/puã²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/puã²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel


瞞崁

/muã¹³⁻²² kʰam²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰam²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴¹/

/muã¹³⁻²² kʰam²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰam²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to hide and cover up; to conceal


瞞囥

/muã¹³⁻²² kʰŋ̍²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰŋ̍²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰŋ̍⁴¹/

/muã¹³⁻²² kʰŋ̍²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰŋ̍²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² kʰŋ̍⁴¹/


麻衫

/muã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² sã³³/

/muã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/muã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻²² sã³³/

/muã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴/

/muã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴/

/muã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴/


親堂

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/

paternal grandfather
paternal grandfather

(Hokkien) relative that shares a common paternal grandfather or great grandfather


到甲

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kaʔ³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kaʔ³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

By the time, this car arrives there and you haven't even come, we will leave you already.

Chit-gé chhia kàu-á kàu hiâ, lí to͘-bô lâi, gún beh pàng lí--lo͘.

這個車到仔到遐，汝都無來，阮欲放汝囉。

这个车到仔到遐，汝都无来，阮欲放汝啰。

(Hokkien) only until; by the time when (some future (usually bad) event has come to pass)


費潲氣

/hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ siau²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ siau¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ siau²⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ siau¹³⁻²² kʰi²¹/

(Hokkien) time-consuming; troublesome; involving a hassle


對頭到尾

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kau²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kau¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ kau²¹⁻⁴¹ bue⁴¹/

/tui³¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kau³¹⁻⁵³ bə⁵⁵/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kau²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kau¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ kau²¹⁻⁴¹ bue⁴¹/

/tui³¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kau³¹⁻⁵³ bə⁵⁵/

from start to finish
from start to finish

from beginning to end
from beginning to end

(Hokkien) from start to finish; from beginning to end; from A to Z; from first to last; all the way through


臭跤液

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ sioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ sioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siɤʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³ sioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ sioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ siɤʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sioʔ⁴/

臭跤液味

(Hokkien) stinky feet sweat; sweaty feet smell; smelly feet odor; bromodosis


臭跤

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/


減食

(Hokkien) to eat less; to cut down on food intake; to reduce food allowance or rations; to go on a diet


做兵

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁴² peŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁴² peŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ piɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Hokkien) to be a soldier; to serve in the military


烏心

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ sim³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/ou³³⁻²³ sim³³/

2021, “互相傷害”, 吳蕙菁, 林瓊芬 (lyrics), 陳鈞瑋 and 巨大鑽頭音樂 [GiGaDrill Music] (music), performed by 曾思瑜:

gia̍h-tio̍h to-chhèng lâi sio-hāi, chhàng chi̍t lia̍p o͘-sim lâi saⁿ-kìⁿ

攑著刀銃來相害 藏一粒烏心來相見

𫽥著刀铳来相害 藏一粒乌心来相见

(Hokkien) evil heart; evil intention (Classifier: 粒 mn)


紅箬

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hioʔ⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ hiɤʔ⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ hioʔ⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ hiɤʔ⁴/


土地公生

tou³ de⁵ gorng¹ sa¹ [Phonetic:tou² le⁵ orng⁵ na¹]

/tʰɔu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵³³/

tou³ de⁵ gorng¹ sann¹ [Phonetic:tou¹ le⁵ orng⁵ na¹]

/tʰɔu³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sẽ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, religion) Tudigong's Birthday


瓷仔

/hui²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/hui²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/hui¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/hui²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/hui²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/hui¹³⁻²² a⁵³/


𠕇硞硞

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/tuĩ⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔk̚⁵/

/tan²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/tuĩ⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔk̚⁵/

/tan²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔk̚³²/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) hard; solid; stiff; sturdy; tough (as rock)


曝焦

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² ta⁴⁴/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² ta³³/

/pʰak̚⁴⁻³² ta⁴⁴/

/pʰak̚²⁴⁻² ta³³/

(Hokkien) to sun-dry; to dry under the sun; to dry out; to sunbake


放數

/fɔːŋ³³ sou̯³³/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

/paŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/

/fɔːŋ³³ sou̯³³/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

/paŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/

(Cantonese, Hokkien) to be a loan shark; to lend money at a high interest

(Hokkien) to have outstanding bills; to buy or sell on credit


柴樠

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² miã¹³/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² miã¹³/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/

(Hokkien) firewood with a lot of oil (usually pine torch)


平本

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² pŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã¹³⁻²² pŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² pŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã¹³⁻²² pŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² pŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to try to win back one's funds after losing a bet


平倒轉

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰiã¹³⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tun⁵³/

/pʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tun⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³/

/pʰiã²⁴⁻²² to⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰiã¹³⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tun⁵³/

/pʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² to²¹⁻⁵³ tun⁵³/

(Hokkien) to win back what one lost in gambling, business, competition, etc.


拚搏

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ poʔ³²/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ poʔ⁵/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ puʔ⁵/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ poʔ³²/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ poʔ⁵/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ puʔ⁵/

(Hokkien) to go ahead at any price; to take the risk


拚館

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuan⁵⁵⁴/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁵³/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuan⁵⁵⁴/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁵³/

(Hokkien) to duel to the end where only one wins


拚性命

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

(Hokkien) to go to great lengths to accomplish something as if one's life depended on it


餅途

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ¹³/

/piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ¹³/

/piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴/


餅路

/piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/piã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/


餅幼

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/


烏綠肉

→ Tagalog: ulikba

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² baʔ³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² baʔ³²/

(Hokkien) lean silkie black-boned chicken meat; thin dark fowl meat (highly valued for its nutritional value in Chinese cuisine)


鼎底

/tia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le⁴⁵³/

/tĩã³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ne³³²/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/tia⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾le⁴⁵³/

/tĩã³³²⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾ne³³²/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 鼎, 底: base of a wok or other cooking pot


鼎脣

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tun²³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tun²³/


鼎塵

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun¹³/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²⁴/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰun²³/


仙拚仙

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn³³ piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piã¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn³³ piã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² piã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piã¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ piã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to fight each other with all one's strength


牧師娘

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² su⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

(Hokkien, Protestantism) ordained minister's wife; ordained pastor's wife; Reverend's wife


筋路

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

(Hokkien) arteries and veins in general; blood vessels


老甘蔗，老根節

/lau²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia²¹ lau²²⁻²¹ kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

(Hokkien) experienced and mature, thoughtful and meticulous in handling affairs


滾嘩

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hua²²/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hua²²/

(Hokkien) to have fun; to laugh and play; to amuse oneself

(Hokkien) to make noise; to make a racket; to cause a disturbance


近倚

/kun³³⁻¹¹ ua⁵³/

/kun²²⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

/kin³³⁻²¹ ua⁴¹/

/kin²²⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

/kun³³⁻¹¹ ua⁵³/

/kun²²⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

/kin³³⁻²¹ ua⁴¹/

/kin²²⁻²¹ ua⁵³/

(Hokkien) to come near to; to be close to


比手

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/


比範

/pi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pan³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pan³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan³³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pan⁴¹/

/pi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pan³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pan³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan³³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pan⁴¹/


比拳頭

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

(Hokkien) to put on a stance of fighting


披曝

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰak̚¹²¹/

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰak̚⁴/

/pʰi³³ pʰak̚²⁴/

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰak̚¹²¹/

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰak̚⁴/

/pʰi³³ pʰak̚²⁴/

(Hokkien) to spread out or unfold to sun-dry


竹管

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

/tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/


羊管𡳞脬

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lan²² pʰa³³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴/

/iɔ̃¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lan²² pʰa³³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴/

/iɔ̃¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²⁻²¹ pʰa⁴⁴/


豬跤節

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/tɯ³³ kʰa³³ t͡sat̚⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/tɯ³³ kʰa³³ t͡sat̚⁵/

(Hokkien) lower part of a pig's foot below the anklebone


豬腹內

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²/

/tɯ³³ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²²/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁵ lai²²/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁴ lai²²/

/tɯ³³ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ lai²²/


豬頭髓

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁵³/

/tɯ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰə⁵⁵⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰue⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁵³/

/tɯ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰə⁵⁵⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰue⁵³/


致重

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²²/

(Hokkien) to attach importance; to pay close attention to


致重

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/ti⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiɔŋ²²/

(Mainland China Hokkien) serious; earnest; conscientious


字名

/zu³³⁻²¹ miã²³/

/d͡zu²²⁻²¹ miã¹³/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/

/zu³³⁻²¹ miã²³/

/d͡zu²²⁻²¹ miã¹³/

/t͡su³³⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/

(Hokkien) Chinese style name; courtesy name (a name traditionally given to Chinese males at the age of 20)


豆箍

/tau³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/tau³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tau⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/tau³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/


鼎摖

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰue⁴¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰueʔ³²/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue²¹/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰue⁴¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰue¹¹/

/tiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰe²¹/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰueʔ³²/

(Hokkien) pot scourer; brush used to clean a pot


凊糜

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴² ma¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bə²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ mãi²³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mãi¹³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ muãi²³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴² ma¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ma²⁴/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bə²⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ mãi²³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mãi¹³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ muãi²³/


車仔線

/t͡sʰia³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suã²¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ suã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suã²¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã²¹/

(Hokkien) thread used on sewing machines


拍卵器

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ kʰi¹¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

(Hokkien, neologism) whisk (utensil for beating eggs)


跤巾

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/


跤桶

/kʰa³³ tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa³³ tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁵³/

(Hokkien) big and wooden basin for washing feet and clothes


茭自

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su¹¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²¹/

/ka³³ t͡sɯ⁴¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su¹¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡su²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²¹/

/ka³³ t͡sɯ⁴¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡su²²/

(Hokkien) a kind of coarse grass bag used in the Hokkien-speaking region


紙捻

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁵³/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁴¹/

(Hokkien) paper rolled into a thin stick used to light a fire


油漏

/iu²³⁻³³ lau³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/iu¹³⁻²² lau²²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ lau³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² lau⁴¹/

/iu²³⁻³³ lau³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/iu¹³⁻²² lau²²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ lau³³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² lau⁴¹/


楹仔

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ẽ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ɛ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ẽ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ẽ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ɛ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/ẽ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/


漿飲

→ Tagalog: suam

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁴¹/

/t͡siũ³³ am⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁵³/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻²² am⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² am⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁴¹/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁴¹/

/t͡siũ³³ am⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁵³/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻²² am⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² am⁵³/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻³³ am⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to starch with rice water; to starch clothes; to apply or treat with laundry starch; to soak clothes in rice water starch in order to give them a smooth, straight, and stiff surface


落鼎

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tiã⁵³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiã⁴¹/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tĩã⁵²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tiã⁵³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiã⁴¹/

/loʔ⁴⁻² tĩã⁵²/

(Hokkien, Teochew) to put into the pot for cooking


飼蜂

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ pʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻¹¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²¹ pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to keep bees; to do beekeeping; to practice apiculture


步數

/puo²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ³³⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/pɔ³³⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/puo²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/pɔ³³⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/pɔ³³⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) way; channel; means; measure

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) move (in chess, etc.)


變步

/piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/piɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/piɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/

/piɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to use an unconventional method; to try a different way


暗步

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/


大船惡起碇

a big ship has a difficult time weighing anchor

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sun²⁴ o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sun¹³ o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã²¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sun²⁴ o(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiã⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sun²⁴ o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã²²/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sun¹³ o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã²²/

(Hokkien) bigger things or people take a longer time and have a more difficult time moving or changing


食思毋通食飫

to think while eating not to eat until one is sick of it

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ su⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ i²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ su⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ i²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² sɯ³³ m̩⁴¹⁻²² tʰaŋ³³ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɯ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) it is better to eat it and want to eat it again rather than eating too much and get sick of it, even if it is delicious


雙頭蛇

sang¹ tao² syor² [Phonetic:sang⁵ nao⁵ lyor²]

/ɬaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((tʰ-))nau¹³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lyɒ¹³/

sang¹ tao² sya² [Phonetic:sang⁵ nao⁵ lya²]

/ɬaŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((tʰ-))nau²⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))lya²⁴/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sua²³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua²⁴/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡sua²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) a two-faced person, a fence-sitter


下消

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) a type of unmentionable male disease


下消

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ siau⁴⁴/


土直

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

(Hokkien) straightforward and frank (to the point of being crude and rude)


褲跤尾

kou⁴ kor¹ buei³ [Phonetic:kou¹ or⁵ uei³]

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

kou⁴ kor¹ buei³ [Phonetic:kou¹ or⁵ wuei³]

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾uei⁴⁵³/

/kʰɔu⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuei³³²/

/kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ be⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) the lower parts of trousers' legs, near the feet


天光早

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/tʰĩ³³ kŋ̍³³ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/tʰĩ³³ kŋ̍³³ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/


潭窟

/tʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁵/

/tʰam²³⁻³³ kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁵/

/tʰam²³⁻³³ kʰut̚³²/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²/


爸老囝幼

父老子幼
爸老子幼
父老囝幼

/pe³³⁻¹¹ lau³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu¹¹/

/pe³³⁻²¹ lau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/

/pe³³⁻²² lau³³⁻²² kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹/

/pe³³⁻¹¹ lau³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu¹¹/

/pe³³⁻²¹ lau³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu²¹/

/pe³³⁻²² lau³³⁻²² kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹/

If you don't get married and have children soon, wait until there is a big age gap between you and your son, then you'll have difficulties.

Lí m̄ kín chhōa-bó͘ seⁿ-kiáⁿ, tán kah pē-lāu-kiáⁿ-iù, lí tō kan-khó͘--ah.

汝毋緊娶某生囝，等甲爸老囝幼，汝就艱苦矣。

汝毋紧娶某生囝，等甲爸老囝幼，汝就艰苦矣。

(Hokkien) a big age gap between father and son; the father is old but his son is young


黏塗

/liam²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/liam²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/liam²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/

/liam²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/liam²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/liam²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/


去塗州賣鴨卵

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍²²/

/kʰɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡siu³³ bue⁴¹⁻²² a(ʔ)⁵ nŋ̍²²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴ be²²⁻²¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuĩ²²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴ be³³⁻¹¹ a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍³³/

(Hokkien, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

† - euphemistic; ‡ - usually of the elderly; ¤ - humorous; § - derogatory/disrespectful


講破

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua¹¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰua⁴¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua¹¹/

/kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹/

/kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰua²¹/

/kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰua⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to tell what something really is; to reveal; to disclose

(Mainland China Hokkien) to analyze thoroughly


紲攤

desc

→ Taiwanese Mandarin: 續攤 /续摊 (xùtān) (semantic loan)

/sua¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã⁴⁴/

/sua²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuã⁴⁴/

/sua¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuã⁴⁴/

/sua²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuã⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to barhop; to change location and continue partying or drinking


尻川後罵皇帝

To scold the emperor behind his backside.

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³ mẽ³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³⁻³³ te²¹/

(Hokkien, figurative) to curse or complain about someone of higher authority behind their back.


祠廟

/su²⁴⁻²² bio²²/

/su¹³⁻²² bio²²/

/sɯ²⁴⁻²² bio⁴¹/

/su²⁴⁻²² bio²²/

/su¹³⁻²² bio²²/

/sɯ²⁴⁻²² bio⁴¹/

(Hokkien) ancestral shrine; ancestral hall; ancestral temple; lineage temple


樓仔

/lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/lau²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/lau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/lau²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/lau¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lau²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Hokkien) house with two or more storeys


蔥仔珠

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/


鐵耙

/tʰi¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe³³/

/tʰi¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe²³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) iron harrow (an agricultural implement used for leveling fields)


鐵耙

/tʰi¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe³³/

/tʰi¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ¹¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe²³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pe²³/


𤼀腰

/sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² io⁴⁴/

/sɔ²⁴⁻²² io³³/

/sɔ⁴⁴⁻²² io⁴⁴/

/sɔ²⁴⁻²² io³³/


硬死

/ŋe¹¹ ɬi⁴⁵³/

/ŋi²¹ ɬi³³²/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/

/ŋĩ²² si⁵⁵⁴/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ si⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/

/ŋe¹¹ ɬi⁴⁵³/

/ŋi²¹ ɬi³³²/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/

/ŋĩ²² si⁵⁵⁴/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ si⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ si⁵³/

伊硬死卜去。

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to insist on (doing something despite the wishes of someone else)


坩仔

/kʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/kʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/kʰã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

(Hokkien) basin, pot (utensils that can be used to hold food, especially pottery)


沖藥

/t͡sʰœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ieu¹³/

/t͡sʰyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ieu²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰœŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ieu¹³/

/t͡sʰyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ieu²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, traditional Chinese medicine) to decoct medicine (by simmering it in water)


煎藥仔

/t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ io(ʔ)⁵⁻² a⁵³/

/t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ io(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ a⁵³/

/t͡suã⁴⁴⁻³³ io(ʔ)⁵⁻² a⁵³/

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to decoct medicine (by simmering it in water)


溪魚

/kʰe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾y¹³/

/kʰe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾y²⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/

/kʰe⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾y¹³/

/kʰe⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾y²⁴/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/

/kʰue⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/

(chiefly Hokkien, Puxian Min) fish found in rivers; fish found in freshwater


看有

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ u³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ u²²/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ u³³/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ u²²/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ u³³/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ u²²/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ u³³/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ u²²/

(Hokkien) to be able to see; to see clearly

(Hokkien) to understand by sight (when reading or viewing or watching or looking at something)

(Hokkien) to respect; to have a good opinion of; to think highly of


揣無

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/

/t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴/

/t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² bo²⁴/

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/

/t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴/

/t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² bo²⁴/

(Hokkien) to search but not find; to be unable to find via searching; to fail to locate


揣有

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ u²²/

/t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ u²²/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻²¹ u³³/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻¹¹ u³³/

/t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² u²²/

/t͡sʰe²²⁻²¹ u²²/

/t͡sʰue²²⁻²¹ u²²/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻²¹ u³³/

/t͡sʰue³³⁻¹¹ u³³/

/t͡sʰə⁴¹⁻²² u²²/

(Hokkien) to have found; to be able to find via searching; to successfully locate


茭白筍

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² piɪk̚⁴⁻³² sun⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sun⁵³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² piɪk̚⁴⁻³² sun⁵³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sun⁵³/

Zizania latifolia
Zizania latifolia#Translingual

(Hokkien, Huizhou) edible wild rice stem (galls formed on young stems of Zizania latifolia after parasitism by the fungus Ustilago esculenta as a kind of vegetable)


漆料

desctree

→ Portuguese: charão
→ Spanish: charol
→ Tagalog: tsarol


田水

/t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Hakka) water for irrigating the fields


巡田水

/sun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/sun²³⁻³³ t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

/sun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/sun²³⁻³³ t͡sʰan²³⁻³³ t͡sui⁴¹/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) to inspect irrigation water and facilities in the fields

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, slang, euphemistic) to get laid, to bang (specifically referring to a man having sex with a woman)


下滿

/ɒ¹¹ mua⁴⁵³/

/ɒ²¹ mua³³²/

/e³³⁻¹¹ muã⁵³/

/e³³⁻²¹ muã⁴¹/

/ɒ¹¹ mua⁴⁵³/

/ɒ²¹ mua³³²/

/e³³⁻¹¹ muã⁵³/

/e³³⁻²¹ muã⁴¹/


牛相觸

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² sio⁴⁴⁻²² tak̚³²/

/ɡu¹³⁻²² sio⁴⁴⁻²² tak̚³²/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² sa³³ tak̚⁵/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² sio⁴⁴⁻²² tak̚³²/

/ɡu¹³⁻²² sio⁴⁴⁻²² tak̚³²/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² sa³³ tak̚⁵/

(Hokkien, literally) to fight with horns (of cows)


肥勒爺

/pui²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ia²³/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ia²⁴/

/pui²³⁻³³ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ia²³/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪk̚⁴⁻³² ia²⁴/


摒捒

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ sak̚³²/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ sak̚³²/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

(Hokkien) to throw away; to dispose; to get rid of; to discard


塗肥

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² pui¹³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² pui¹³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/


塗礱

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/

(Hokkien) rice huller; rice mill (machine)


塗方

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ³³/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/


塗沫

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰeʔ⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pʰeʔ⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pʰəʔ²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² pʰueʔ¹²¹/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ pʰueʔ⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰeʔ⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pʰeʔ⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pʰəʔ²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² pʰueʔ¹²¹/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ pʰueʔ⁴/


塗雜肥

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² pui²⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² pui²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pui¹³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² pui²⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² pui²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pui¹³/


無定著

bo² dia⁵ dieo⁷ [Phonetic:bo⁵ dia⁵ dieo⁷]

bo² diann⁵ dieo⁷ [Phonetic:bo⁵ diann⁵ dieo⁷]

/po²⁴⁻²¹ tĩã²¹ tieu²⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tiã³³⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã³³⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

/po²⁴⁻²¹ tĩã²¹ tieu²⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tiã³³⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã³³⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) perhaps; maybe


無定著

/po²⁴⁻²¹ tĩã²¹ tieu²⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tiã³³⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã³³⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

/po²⁴⁻²¹ tĩã²¹ tieu²⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ¹²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tiã³³⁻²¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tiã²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã³³⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) restless, unable to stay still (mostly refers to children)

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) capricious and inconsistant (of one's words and behavior); constantly changing (of affairs of life)


𤆬人

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴/


字紙籠

zi⁵ zyor³ lang³ [Phonetic:zi⁵ lyor⁵ lang³]

zi⁵ zya³ lang³ [Phonetic:zi⁵ lya⁵ lang³]

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁴¹/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁵³/

/zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁴¹/

/li³³⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁵³/


藥湯

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) decoction; infusion


翹脊

/kʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/

/kʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sit̚⁵/

/kʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/

/kʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/

/kʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²/

/kʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/

/kʰiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sit̚⁵/

/kʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/

/kʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²/

/kʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²/

(Hokkien) swallowtail roof ridge (a distinguishing feature of traditional Hokkien architecture)


痟婆

/ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o¹³/

/ɬieu³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo²⁴/

/siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/

/ɬieu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾o¹³/

/ɬieu³³²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βo²⁴/

/siau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, derogatory) crazy woman


果子樹

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ su⁵⁵/

/kui³³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^((t͡sʰ-))ʒiɛu²¹³/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu²²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³³/

/ko³¹ t͡sɨ³¹ su⁵⁵/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu²²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³³/

(Hakka, Xinzhou Jin, Eastern Min, Hokkien) fruit tree


反僥

(Hokkien) to refuse to admit what was said or done; to go back on one's words


反盤

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ̃²⁴/

/huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ̃²⁴/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ̃¹³/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ̃²⁴/

/huan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ̃²⁴/

/huan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ̃¹³/


反腹

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚³²/

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pak̚³²/

(Hokkien, medicine) to feel queasy; to have regurgitations in the stomach; to have reflux


交纏

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ¹³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²⁴/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ¹³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²⁴/

/kau⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²³/

(Hokkien) to nag non-stop; to pester incessantly

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to bother and pester (of the spirit of the departed)

(Mainland China Hokkien) to get tangled together


看命先生

kua⁴ mia⁵ seng¹ sa¹ [Phonetic:kua¹ mia⁵ leng⁵ na¹]

/kʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mia¹¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵³³/

kuann⁴ mia⁵ seng¹ sann¹ [Phonetic:kuann¹ mia⁵ leng⁵ na¹]

/kʰũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mia²¹ ^((ɬ-))lɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))na⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ sĩ⁴⁴/


起早坐晏

get up early and still sit up when it's late

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻¹¹ uã¹¹/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻²¹ uã²¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻¹¹ uã¹¹/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻²¹ uã²¹/

burn the candle at both ends
burn the candle at both ends

(Hokkien) to work hard night and day; to burn the candle at both ends


起早坐暗

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻²¹ am²¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻¹¹ am¹¹/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻²¹ am²¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻¹¹ am¹¹/


起早坐酉

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻¹¹ iu³³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻²¹ iu³³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻¹¹ iu³³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡se³³⁻²¹ iu³³/

酉 (iū) comes from 暗酉 (àm-iū, “late night”), not 酉時／酉时 (iú-sî, “5–7 p.m.”).

get up early and still sit up until late night


起早摸暗

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻²⁴ bɔ⁴⁴⁻²² am¹²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹/

/kʰi⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻²⁴ bɔ⁴⁴⁻²² am¹²/


隔年

/ka¹¹⁻⁵⁵ niŋ¹³/

/ka²¹⁻⁵⁵ niŋ²⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³/

/ka¹¹⁻⁵⁵ niŋ¹³/

/ka²¹⁻⁵⁵ niŋ²⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ²⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nĩ²³/


搭手

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to applaud; to clap


天罡神

teng¹ gorng¹ sing² [Phonetic:teng⁵ ngorng⁵ ning²]

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))niŋ¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ kɔŋ³³ sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

/tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((ɬ-))niŋ¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ kɔŋ³³ sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Chinese astronomy or Taoism) synonym of 天罡 (tiāngāng)


拍石

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sioʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sioʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siɤʔ⁴/


猴死囡仔

/kau²³⁻³³ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kau²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau²³⁻³³ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kau²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

2018, 鄭順聰, 《挩窗去弄險：大士爺厚火氣》, Taipei: 前衛出版社, →ISBN, page 14:

Lí chit-ê kâu-sí-gín-á m̄ lâi kā góa tàu-saⁿ-kāng koh siūⁿ-beh chhut-khì chhit-thô lí bô siūⁿ-kóng lán chiah-nī sàn chiah-nī khó-liân kiōng-beh hō͘ kúi lia̍h--khì--o͘h.......

你這个猴死囡仔毋來共我鬥相共閣想欲出去𨑨迌你無想講咱遮爾散遮爾可憐強欲予鬼掠去喔……。

你这个猴死囡仔毋来共我斗相共阁想欲出去𨑨迌你无想讲咱遮尔散遮尔可怜强欲予鬼掠去喔……。

(Hokkien, derogatory) little brat; rascal


紅雞公

ang² ge¹ gorng¹ [Phonetic:ang⁵ nge⁵ gorng¹]

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋe⁵³³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³/

ang² ge¹ gorng¹ [Phonetic:ang⁵ ge⁵ gorng¹]

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋe⁵³³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ke⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/


幼秀

/iu¹¹⁻⁵³ siu¹¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²¹/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/

/iu¹¹⁻⁵³ siu¹¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ siu²¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁴¹ siu²¹/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/

(Hokkien, of a person) elegant; delicate; refined; slender; polite; modest; graceful; classy; gentle

(Hokkien, of an object) delicate; exquisite; fine; elegant; dainty; refined; polished; light, convenient and beautiful

(Hokkien, of workmanship) delicate; fine; refined; polished; meticulous; painstaking; precise


紅塗

/aŋ²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/


生脆

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe¹¹/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰə⁴¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰe¹¹/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰə⁴¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe²¹/


青凊

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰin⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin²¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰin⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin²¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin²¹/

(Hokkien) cold and bleak; cold and desolate


青荒

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ hŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² huĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ hŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² huĩ⁴⁴/


青驚

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ kiã³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ kiã³³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kiã⁴⁴/


過晝

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tau¹¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tau¹¹/


過晝

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tau¹¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tau¹¹/


半路死

buann⁴ lou⁵ si³ [Phonetic:buann¹ nou⁵ ni³]

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nɔu²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni³³²/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔ³³⁻²¹ si⁴¹/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ si⁵³/

/pũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nɔu²¹ ^((ɬ-))ni³³²/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔ³³⁻²¹ si⁴¹/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ si⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, vulgar) to die on the way (used as an insult)


屘叔

/ban⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/ban⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪk̚³²/

(Hokkien) youngest paternal uncle (youngest among one's father's brothers)


鮮甜

/t͡sʰĩ³³ tĩ³³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ tĩ³³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ⁴⁴/


青盲雞啄著蟲——湊拄歁

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² kue³³ tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴ t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³⁻²² ke⁴⁴ tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰam⁵³/

(Hokkien) sheer luck; blind coincidence (in attaining something good)


青盲貓咬著死老鼠

青盲猫咬着死老鼠
青盲貓齩著死老鼠

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² niãu⁴⁴ ka²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² niãu³³ ka²² tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³⁻²² niãu⁴⁴ ka²²⁻²¹ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³/


青盲貓拄著死老鼠

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² niãu⁴⁴ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² niãu³³ tu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² mɛ̃¹³⁻²² niãu⁴⁴ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³/


青狂狗食無屎

/t͡sʰĩ³³ kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kau⁵⁵⁴ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² bo²⁴⁻²² sai⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kau⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² sai⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ¹³⁻²² kau⁵³ t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² sai⁵³/

(Hokkien) a flurried person will be unable to achieve one's expected outcome


淒慘代

凄惨代
悽慘代
*凄慘代
青慘代

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

(Hokkien) dreadful, fatal event; tragic event; calamity; disaster


青草藥

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ioʔ¹²¹/


青蘢蘢

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁴⁴/


青恂恂

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁵³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sun⁵³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sun⁴¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien, ideophonic) blue-green; green


生話生舌

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²⁻²¹ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/sĩ³³ ue⁴¹⁻²² sĩ³³ t͡siʔ²⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²⁻²¹ sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²⁻²¹ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/sĩ³³ ue⁴¹⁻²² sĩ³³ t͡siʔ²⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²⁻²¹ sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to cause trouble by spreading rumours


牛著是牛，牽到北京猶是牛

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牛著是牛，牽到北京猶是牛

牛着是牛，牵到北京犹是牛

An ox is an ox, even if it is brought to Beijing

/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiã⁴⁴ ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu²⁴/

/ɡu²⁴ tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² si⁴¹⁻²² ɡu²⁴ kʰan³³ kau⁴¹ pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiã³³ ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²² ɡu²⁴/

/ɡu¹³ lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³ kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ pak̚³²⁻⁵ kiã⁴⁴ iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²⁻²¹ ɡu¹³/

a leopard can't change its spots
a leopard can't change its spots

(Hokkien) a leopard can't change its spots


一歲生張，百歲牢老

one's inherent disposition at one year old is stuck till one's old age at a hundred years old

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² he²¹⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁴⁴ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² lau²²/