一歲生根，百歲牢老

to take root at one year old and to be stuck till one's old age at a hundred years old

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² he²¹⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ tiau²⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² hə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sĩ³³ kun³³ pa(ʔ)⁵ hə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² lau²²/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hue²¹⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁴⁴ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ tiau¹³⁻²² lau²²/


生空生氣

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

/sĩ³³ kʰaŋ³³ sĩ³³ kʰui⁴¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

/sĩ³³ kʰaŋ³³ sĩ³³ kʰui⁴¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) to make trouble out of nothing; to be deliberately provocative


生言造語

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡so²²⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/

/sĩ³³ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡so²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ɡan¹³⁻²² t͡so²²⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡so²²⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/

/sĩ³³ ɡiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡so²² ɡɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ɡan¹³⁻²² t͡so²²⁻²¹ ɡi⁵³/

(Hokkien) to be rigid and impolite, and slanderous in speech


生粒仔

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/sĩ³³ liap̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/sĩ³³ liap̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ liap̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/


生頭發尾

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/sĩ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ bue⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/sĩ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ bue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to have sores all over one's body; to suffer often from various skin diseases


生菇凹殕

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰu⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰu⁵³/


鉎鍋

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² e⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ e⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ue⁴⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ue⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² e⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ e⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² ue⁴⁴/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ ue⁴⁴/


扇肉

/sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/sĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ baʔ³²/

/sĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiak̚²⁴/

/sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/sĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ baʔ³²/

/sĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiak̚²⁴/

(Hokkien) covering of a fan; fan face; fan leaf


鹼仔粽

/kĩ³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²¹/

/kĩ³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²¹/

(Hokkien) alkaline zongzi (a Chinese dessert, sometimes filled with a sweet paste)


鹼仔粿

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁵³/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁵³/

/kĩ³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kə⁵⁵⁴/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁵³/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴¹/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁵³/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁵³/

/kĩ³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kə⁵⁵⁴/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁵³/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴¹/

(Hokkien) alkaline rice cake (usually golden yellow similar to nian gao)


哽胿

/kĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

/kĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/

/kẽ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

/kɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

/kĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

/kĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kui³³/

/kẽ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

/kɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to have food stuck and block the throat


見公母

/kĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaŋ³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/

/kĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaŋ³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bo⁵³/


硬佯

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ tĩ²¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ tɛ̃²¹/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ tĩ²¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ tɛ̃²¹/

(Hokkien) to work hard to feign (something)


硬挽

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ²² ban⁵⁵⁴/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ ban⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ²² ban⁵⁵⁴/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ ban⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ ban⁵³/

(Hokkien, literally) to forcibly pull out (a tooth, etc.)


硬押

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ aʔ³²/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ aʔ³²/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ aʔ³²/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ aʔ³²/

(Hokkien) to force someone to do something or to submit


硬督督

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) hard (like rock); stiff


硬棟棟

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔŋ⁴⁴/


硬迸迸

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ piaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ piaŋ²¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ piaŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ piaŋ¹¹/

/ŋẽ³³⁻¹¹ piaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ piaŋ²¹/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ piaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ piaŋ²¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ piaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ piaŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ piaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ piaŋ²¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ piaŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ piaŋ¹¹/

/ŋẽ³³⁻¹¹ piaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ piaŋ²¹/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ piaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ piaŋ²¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ piaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ piaŋ⁴⁴/


硬硞硞

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔk̚³²/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/


硬揭揭

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ kʰiɛt̚⁴⁻³² kʰiɛt̚⁴/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiɛt̚¹²¹/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ kʰiɛt̚⁴⁻³² kʰiɛt̚⁴/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiɛt̚¹²¹/


硬碻碻

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰiau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiauʔ¹²¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ kʰau(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰauʔ⁴/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ kʰiau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiauʔ³²/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰiau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiauʔ¹²¹/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ kʰau(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰauʔ⁴/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ kʰiau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiauʔ³²/


流蝦

/liu²³⁻³³ he²³/

/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/

/lau²³⁻³³ he²³/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/

/liu²³⁻³³ he²³/

/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/

/lau²³⁻³³ he²³/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ he²⁴/

帶流蝦

带流虾

(of hemorrhage) to occur due to such predisposition

起流蝦

起流虾

to conduct a ritual against this predisposition

送流蝦

送流虾

祭流蝦

祭流虾

(folk religion) a predisposition to miscarriage or hemorrhage


圓仔湯

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) tangyuan soup (cooked in various ways in the Southern Min region)


交圇

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ¹³/

/kã⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ¹³/

/ka³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²³/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ¹³/

/kã⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ¹³/

/ka³³⁻²³ nɯŋ⁵⁵/

Compare Eastern Min 個郎 /个郎 (gó̤-lòng), Puxian Min 各卵 (gorh7 noe2), Puxian Min [script needed] (gorng1 noe2).
Within Hokkien, see also Hokkien 規圇 /规囵, Hokkien 規尼 /规尼, Hokkien 間尼 /间尼.

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交囵
交崙
加圇
加全
囫圇
膠郎
含圇:kaⁿ


嫁雞綴雞飛，嫁狗綴狗走

married to a chicken ― fly after the chicken; married to a dog ― run after the dog

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴ tue²¹⁻⁴¹ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ pue⁴⁴ ke²¹⁻⁴¹ kau⁴¹ tue²¹⁻⁴¹ kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau⁴¹/

/kɛ²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴ tue²¹⁻⁵³ ke⁴⁴⁻²² pue⁴⁴ kɛ²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³ tue²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴ te²¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴⁻²² pe⁴⁴ ke²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³ te²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau⁵³/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴ te¹¹⁻⁵³ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ pe⁴⁴ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³ te¹¹⁻⁵³ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau⁵³/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³ tə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kue³³ pə³³ ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴ tə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sau⁵⁵⁴/

a wife should follow her husband's orders regardless of the circumstances


應應唔唔

/ĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ ĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔ̃²¹/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃²¹/

/ĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔ̃⁴¹/

/ĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ ĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃¹¹/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɔ̃ʔ³²/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ ĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ ɔ̃²¹/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃²¹/

/ĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɔ̃⁴¹/

/ĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ ĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃¹¹/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɔ̃ʔ³²/

(Hokkien) to mutter and mumble; to hum and haw; to stammer and speak unclearly; to speak indistinctly as with a speech impediment


一圓拍卌八結

one copper cash tied with forty eight knots

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² ĩ²⁴ pʰa(ʔ)⁵ siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ pue(ʔ)⁵ kat̚⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ĩ²⁴ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siap̚³²⁻⁴ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ĩ¹³ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siap̚³²⁻⁵ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kat̚³²/


一圓拍卌九結

one copper cash tied with forty nine knots

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ĩ²⁴ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siap̚³²⁻⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kat̚³²/


圓捙捙

/ĩ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ĩ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) very round; very rotund


圓滑律術

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ kut̚⁴⁻¹ lut̚⁴⁻¹ sut̚⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² sut̚⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ kut̚⁴⁻¹ lut̚⁴⁻¹ sut̚⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² kut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² sut̚⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) perfectly round


圓輾輾

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ lin²¹⁻⁵³ lin²¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² lin²¹⁻⁵³ lin²¹/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lin⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lin⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻³³ lin²¹⁻⁵³ lin²¹/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² lin²¹⁻⁵³ lin²¹/

/ĩ²³⁻³³ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lin⁴⁴/

/ĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ lin⁴⁴⁻³³ lin⁴⁴/


圓翱翱

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² ko²²⁻²¹ ko²²/

/ĩ²⁴⁻²² ko²²⁻²¹ ko²²/


挕捒

/hĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ sak̚³²/

/hĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ sak̚³²/

/hĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/


見錢死

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² si⁵⁵⁴/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² si⁵³/

/kĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵³/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ si⁴¹/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² si⁵⁵⁴/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² si⁵³/

/kĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ si⁵³/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ si⁴¹/

(Hokkien) to be money-loving; to excessively love money


錢尾

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² bue⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ bue⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² bue⁵³/


錢頭錢尾

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/


錢額

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² ɡiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² ɡiaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² ɡiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² ɡiaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ ɡiaʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) amount of money; sum of money; balance


金閃閃

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁵³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩʔ³²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁵³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩʔ³²/


金當當

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/


錢空

/t͡siŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡siŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ³³/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁵³³/

/t͡siŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ³³/

/t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) hole in the center of ancient coins

(Hokkien, figurative) way of earn money; source of income


呀囒

/jä⁵⁵ län⁵⁵/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/ɡa²³⁻³³ lan⁴⁴/

/ɡa¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/ɡa²⁴⁻¹¹ lan⁴⁴/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan³³/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/ɡa²³⁻³³ lan²³/

/ɡa¹³⁻²² lan¹³/

/ɡa²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/

/ɡia²⁴⁻¹¹ lan⁴⁴/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/ɡia²³⁻³³ lan⁴⁴/

/ɡia²³⁻³³ lan²³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² lan¹³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/ha¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/jä⁵⁵ län⁵⁵/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/ɡa²³⁻³³ lan⁴⁴/

/ɡa¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/ɡa²⁴⁻¹¹ lan⁴⁴/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan³³/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/ɡa²³⁻³³ lan²³/

/ɡa¹³⁻²² lan¹³/

/ɡa²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/

/ɡia²⁴⁻¹¹ lan⁴⁴/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

/ɡia²³⁻³³ lan⁴⁴/

/ɡia²³⁻³³ lan²³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻¹¹ lan²⁴/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² lan¹³/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/ha¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴/

From Spanish grana (“cochineal”) via Hokkien.

呀𪢠
牙藍
牙囒
呀㘓
牙蘭

呀囒米

呀𪢠米

(obsolete or Hokkien) (～色) purplish or bluish red color; crimson; carmine; cochineal


呀囒色

呀𪢠色
牙藍色
牙蘭色
牙囒色

/ɡia¹³⁻²² lan¹³⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa¹³⁻²² lan¹³⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan³³ siak̚⁵/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² lan¹³⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡia¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa¹³⁻²² lan¹³⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa¹³⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan³³ siak̚⁵/

(Hokkien) purplish or bluish red color; crimson; carmine; cochineal


鑽錢空

/t͡sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡suĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡suĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to be preoccupied with trying to get money by all means


呀囒字

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²/

/ɡia²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²/

/ɡa²⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² lan⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi²²/

呀𪢠字
呀囒樲
呀囒二
牙囒字
牙蘭字
加蘭字:ka
呀𪢠字
牙囒字
牙蘭字

(Hokkien, dated) keranji tree (Dialium indum)


茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無腹腸

茈瓜无瓤，茈囝无腹肠
謭瓜無瓤，謭囝無腹腸
子瓜無瓤，子囝無腹腸

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ nŋ̍²³ t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ pak̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍²³/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ pak̚³²⁻⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³ bo²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kua⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² nŋ̍¹³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² pak̚³²⁻⁵ tŋ̍¹³/

(Hokkien) young children are naive and lovable, with a pure and genuine heart and with no scheming


茈瓜無瓤，茈囝無肚腸

茈瓜无瓤，茈囝无肚肠
謭瓜無瓤，謭囝無肚腸
子瓜無瓤，子囝無肚腸

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ nŋ̍²³ t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɤ²³⁻³³ tɔ³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍²³/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔ³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² tɔ²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²⁴/


老翁疼茈某，茈翁不如無

老翁疼茈某，茈翁不如无
老翁疼子某，子翁不如無

an old husband loves a young wife, better (with) nothing than (with) a young husband

/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ lu²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/lau²² aŋ³³ tʰiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔ⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ aŋ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɯ²⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi¹³⁻²² bo¹³/

(Hokkien) a young wife is better loved and taken better care of by an older husband than a younger one (implying that young women should not marry men younger than them)


老翁疼茈某

/lau²²⁻²¹ aŋ⁴⁴ tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³/

/lau²² aŋ³³ tʰiã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bɔ⁵⁵⁴/


未捌

/be²²⁻²¹ pat̚³²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² pat̚⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ bat̚³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ bat̚³²/

/be³³⁻¹¹ bat̚³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ pat̚³²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² pat̚⁵/

/bue²²⁻²¹ bat̚³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ bat̚³²/

/be³³⁻¹¹ bat̚³²/


未捌未

/be²²⁻²¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ be²²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁴¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ bat̚³²⁻⁵ bue²²/

/be²²⁻²¹ bat̚³²⁻⁴ be²²/

/be²²⁻²¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ be²²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁴¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ bat̚³²⁻⁵ bue²²/

/be²²⁻²¹ bat̚³²⁻⁴ be²²/

(Hokkien) to be impossible (implying that it is still too early for one to attain or achieve something)


轆袋

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ te²²/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ te²²/


甜盤

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã¹³/

/tĩ³³ puã²⁴/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²⁴/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã¹³/

/tĩ³³ puã²⁴/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²⁴/

(Hokkien) dish with candy and other small food items for entertaining guests


看著

/kʰũã⁴² tieu²⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ tioʔ⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tioʔ⁴/

/kʰũã⁴² tieu²⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɤʔ⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tioʔ¹²¹/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tioʔ²⁴/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ tioʔ⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tioʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, Xianyou Puxian Min) to catch sight of; to see


看勢

/kʰũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬe⁴²/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹/

/kʰũã⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬe⁴²/

/kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹/

(Hokkien, Xianyou Puxian Min) to observe the development trend of things; to spot an opportunity


開喙

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to open one's mouth; to start talking

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to show one's intention

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to make a quote; to state a price

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) to speak kindly for someone

(Hokkien) to become cracked or damaged at the rim or bottom (of a container)


膏膏纏

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴/

/ko³³ ko³³ tĩ²⁴/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ¹³/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²⁴/

/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²³/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴/

/ko³³ ko³³ tĩ²⁴/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ¹³/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²⁴/

/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²³/

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


鎮跤鎮手

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tin²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tin²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tin²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

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


柺跤柺手

/kuai²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kuai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kuai²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kuai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/


礙手礙跤

礙手礙骹
礙手礙腳
碍手碍跤

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡai²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡai²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/


絆跤石

/puã²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁴/

/puã²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ¹²¹/

/puã²² kʰa³³ t͡sioʔ²⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sioʔ⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

/puã²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁴/

/puã²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ¹²¹/

/puã²² kʰa³³ t͡sioʔ²⁴/

/puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sioʔ⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɤʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, figuratively) stumbling block; obstacle


佯濕濕

/tĩ²¹⁻⁵³ sip̚³²⁻⁴ sip̚³²/

/tĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ sip̚⁵/

/tɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ sip̚³²⁻⁵ sip̚³²/

/tĩ²¹⁻⁵³ sip̚³²⁻⁴ sip̚³²/

/tĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ sip̚⁵/

/tɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ sip̚³²⁻⁵ sip̚³²/

(Hokkien) to not utter a word and not make known one's position


天頂天公，地上母舅公

the Jade Emperor up in the sky, maternal uncle on the ground

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ t͡siũ²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ³³ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴ tʰĩ³³ kɔŋ³³ tue⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ⁴¹ bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku²² kɔŋ³³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴ te²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔ̃²² bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) the most important person is one's maternal uncle (who traditionally had to be given the seat of honor on wedding banquets, had to be asked to notarize the division of family property, and had to do inspections during one's mother's funeral before the burial)


天頂天公，地下母舅公

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁵³ tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ e²² bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/


添頭貼尾

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/tʰĩ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ tʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ bue⁴¹/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² tʰiap̚³²⁻⁵ bue⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³/

/tʰĩ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚⁵⁻²⁴ bə⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ tʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ bue⁴¹/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² tʰiap̚³²⁻⁵ bue⁵³/

(Hokkien) to supplement whatever is lacking; to subsidize (in order to be sufficient or complete)


添頭

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tʰĩ³³ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tʰĩ³³ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

(Hokkien) to make up for the remaining sum; to supply the fractional amount; to fill in the odd amount


添貼

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚³²/

/tʰĩ³³ tʰiap̚⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiap̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiap̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚³²/

/tʰĩ³³ tʰiap̚⁵/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiap̚³²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiap̚³²/

(Hokkien) to replenish; to get more; to subsidize


睈目

/tʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ bak̚⁴/

/tʰĩ²⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ²⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ²⁴⁻²² bak̚²⁴/

/tʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/tʰẽ²³⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

/tʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ bak̚⁴/

/tʰĩ²⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ²⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ²⁴⁻²² bak̚²⁴/

/tʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/tʰẽ²³⁻³³ bak̚⁴/

(Hokkien) dazzling; glaring; blinding (to the eyes)


睈光

/tʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² kuĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² kuĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² kuĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃¹³⁻²² kuĩ⁴⁴/


褫目

/tʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/tʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/tʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/tʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/


牚門面

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² bin²²/

/tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ¹³⁻²² bin²²/

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² bin⁴¹/

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² bin²²/

/tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ¹³⁻²² bin²²/


牚腮

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai³³/

/tʰĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/tʰẽ²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴⁴/

/tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai³³/

/tʰĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/tʰẽ²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴⁴/

/tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to prop up cheeks with both hands


虎牚獅

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai³³/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai³³/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to prop up the chin or both cheeks in one's hands while pressing the arms on one's knees in a crouched position


虎牚頷

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ am²²/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ am²²/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ am²²/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ am²²/

/hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ am²²/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ am²²/


牚腿

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰui⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰui⁵³/

/tʰĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰui⁵³/

/tʰẽ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰui⁴¹/

/tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ tʰui⁵³/

/tʰĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰui⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰui⁵³/

/tʰĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰui⁵³/

/tʰẽ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰui⁴¹/

/tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ tʰui⁵³/

(Hokkien) to have stiff legs and sore leg muscles making them difficult to bend or stretch (from fatigue due to strenuous physical activity)


奶獻

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹/


晾衫褲

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ²¹/

/li²⁴⁻²² sã³³ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/nɛ̃¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ²¹/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ²¹/

/li²⁴⁻²² sã³³ kʰɔ⁴¹/

/nɛ̃¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ²¹/


承水

/sin²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/sin²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to hold out a vessel or container to collect water


承水

/sin²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/sin²⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien, architecture) eaves trough


櫼仔

/t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sĩ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sĩ³³ a⁵⁵⁴/


糋棗

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡so⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

/t͡sĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡so⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

/t͡sĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ⁴¹/

(Hokkien) a kind of delicacy from the Southern Min region where glutinous rice is ground into pulp, pressed and dried, mixed with sugar and kneaded into skin where sweet fillings such as mung bean or sesame seed are put inside (meat and other fillings can also be put in) which is then wrapped into a round shape and deep-fried


塗埕

/tʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ tia¹³/

/tʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nia²⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã²⁴/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ tiã²³/

/tʰɔu¹³⁻¹¹ tia¹³/

/tʰɔu²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nia²⁴/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiã²⁴/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ tiã²³/

(Hokkien) small evaporation pond in a saltern


病疼

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ tʰiã²¹/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/

/pĩ³³⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/

/pẽ³³⁻²¹ tʰiã²¹/

/pɛ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰiã²¹/

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ tʰiã²¹/

/pĩ⁴¹⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/

/pĩ³³⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/

/pẽ³³⁻²¹ tʰiã²¹/

/pɛ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰiã²¹/

(Hokkien) ailment; indisposition; illness


寸棗

/t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

/t͡sʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡so⁵³/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) a traditional fried dessert snack (approximately one Chinese inch in length; made from wheat or glutinous rice flour; deep-fried and coated with white sugar; characterized by its crispy texture and sweet taste)


盤過

/puã²³⁻³³ kue²¹/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹/

/puã²³⁻³³ kue²¹/

/puã²⁴⁻¹¹ ke¹¹/

2023, 鄭宜農 [Enno Cheng], “咱 [us]”, in 咱 [us], performed by 鄭宜農 [Enno Cheng]:

Did we travel a great distance, / Stepped over anger and memories, / Stepped over our original selves, / Just to wear away each other's will?

kám-kóng lán piàⁿ-miā pôaⁿ-kòe chhian-san-bān-lí, ta̍h-kòe hùn-nō͘ kah kì-tî, ta̍h-kòe goân-pún ê ka-kī, sī ūi-tio̍h siau-mô͘ pí-chhú ê ì-chì

敢講咱拚命盤過千山萬里 踏過憤怒佮記持 踏過原本的家己 是為著消磨彼此的意志

敢讲咱拚命盘过千山万里 踏过愤怒佮记持 踏过原本的家己 是为着消磨彼此的意志

(Hokkien) to go over; to cross over; to pass over


柴盒

/t͡sʰɒ¹³⁻¹¹ ɒʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɒ²⁴⁻²¹ ɒʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ aʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ aʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ ap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ ap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰɒ¹³⁻¹¹ ɒʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɒ²⁴⁻²¹ ɒʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ aʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ aʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ ap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ ap̚⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min) wooden box; wooden case


插艾

/t͡sʰɒ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ hyɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ hya⁴²/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hiã³³/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiã³³/

/t͡sʰɒ¹¹⁻⁵⁵ hyɒ⁴²/

/t͡sʰɒ²¹⁻⁵⁵ hya⁴²/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hiã³³/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiã³³/

Dragon Boat Festival
Dragon Boat Festival#English

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, intransitive) to hang mugwort on doorframes (a Dragon Boat Festival custom to repel mosquitoes and insects, while also warding off evil spirits and praying for good health)


轉藏

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sŋ̍²²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sŋ̍²²/

(Hokkien, Taoism) a Taoist ritual of turning round a lantern-shaped model of a prayer wheel and then burning it (conducted for saving the soul of a deceased, often a woman who has died during or after childbirth)


𰹬

(Hokkien, Taoism) alternative form of 藏 (chn̄g)


銀朱

desctree

→ Malay: gincu
> Indonesian: gincu (inherited)

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡun²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡun²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² t͡su⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin) vermilion; cinnabar

(Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin) bright red ink


攑枷

/ka²⁴⁻²² ke²⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ¹³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ke²⁴/

/ka²⁴⁻²² ke²⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ¹³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ke²⁴/

(Hokkien) to have a weight or load on one's mind


尾身

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴/


新嫣

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/

fresh; having the original texture or color


飛蛇

/pe⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua²⁴/

/pe⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sua²⁴/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, pathology) herpes zoster; shingles


兩爿

/nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

/nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³/

/nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

/nŋ̍²² puĩ²⁴/

/nɔ̃²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ¹³/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²³/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²⁴/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²³/

/nŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

/nŋ̍³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³/

/nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ²⁴/

/nŋ̍²² puĩ²⁴/

/nɔ̃²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ¹³/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²³/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɪŋ²⁴/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²⁴/

/liɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɔŋ²³/


瓷仔店

/hui¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiam²¹/

/hui²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiam¹¹/

/hui²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiam²¹/

/hui²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiam²¹/

/hui²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tuĩ⁴¹/

/hui¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiam²¹/

/hui²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiam¹¹/

/hui²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiam²¹/

/hui²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiam²¹/

/hui²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tuĩ⁴¹/


吐目

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ bak̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/tʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴/

/tʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ bak̚⁴/

(Hokkien, anatomy) bulging eyes; protruding eyes; prominent eyes

(Hokkien, pathology) exophthalmos (an abnormal protrusion of the eyeball from its socket, often caused by hyperthyroidism or other brain or eye diseases)


小歇

/sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hioʔ⁵/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hioʔ³²/

/siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɤʔ³²/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɛ̃ʔ³²/

/sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hioʔ⁵/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hioʔ³²/

/siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɤʔ³²/

/sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɛ̃ʔ³²/


四四角角

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚³²/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚³²/

/si²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚³²/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/

(Hokkien, literal) very square; very quadrilateral

(Hokkien, figurative) very rigid; very inflexible in following rules; very inflexibly observant with the rules


是毋是

/si³³⁻¹¹ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/si³³⁻²¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/si³³⁻²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/si²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/si³³⁻¹¹ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/si³³⁻²¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/si³³⁻²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/si²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² si²²/


是毋是

/si³³⁻¹¹ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/si³³⁻²¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/si³³⁻²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/si²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/si³³⁻¹¹ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/si³³⁻²¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/si³³⁻²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/si²² m̩⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

敢毋是

kám-m̄-sī / kiám-m̄-sī / káⁿ-m̄-sī / káⁿ-m̄-sǐ

欲毋欲

beh-m̄-beh / berh-m̄-berh / boeh-m̄-boeh

(Hokkien) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 是, 毋是.

(Hokkien) isn’t it so? (used as a tag question)


敢是

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

(Hokkien) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 敢, 是.

敢是按呢？

汝敢是醫生？

汝敢是医生？


敢是

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²²/

𪜶敢是有按呢。

敢是會落雨囉。

敢是会落雨啰。

(Hokkien) I'm afraid so; unfortunately; probably; regretfully; fearfully; supposedly; perhaps; maybe


敢毋是

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/kiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/kã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ m̩⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/kiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/kiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/kã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/kã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/kã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ m̩⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

(Hokkien) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 敢, 毋是.

敢毋是按呢？

汝敢毋是醫生？

汝敢毋是医生？

(Hokkien) isn't it not so? (used as a tag question)


糜糜耄耄

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

/mĩ³³ mĩ³³ mãu(ʔ)⁵ mãuʔ⁵/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mãuʔ³²/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

/mĩ³³ mĩ³³ mãu(ʔ)⁵ mãuʔ⁵/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ⁴⁴⁻²² mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

/mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ mãu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mãuʔ³²/

(Hokkien) shrivelled; concave; twisted; deformed


愛媠毋驚流鼻水

爱媠毋惊流鼻水
愛水伓驚流鼻水
愛水毋驚流鼻水
愛水不驚流鼻水

to love beauty and not be afraid of having a runny nose

/ai¹¹⁻⁵³ sui⁵³ m̩³³⁻¹¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ lau²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/ai²¹⁻⁵³ sui⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² lau²⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/ai²¹⁻⁴¹ sui⁴¹ m̩³³⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻³³ lau²³⁻³³ pʰĩ³³⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴¹/

/ai²¹⁻⁵³ sui⁵³ m̩²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² lau¹³⁻²² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁵³/

/ai²¹⁻⁴² sui⁴² m̩²²⁻²¹ kiã⁴⁴⁻²² lau²⁴⁻²¹ pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sui⁴²/

/ai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sui⁵⁵⁴ m̩⁴¹⁻²² kiã³³ lau²⁴⁻²² pʰi⁴¹⁻²² t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to be fashionable rather than comfortable; to wear little on a cold day to look attractive


芒掃

/baŋ²⁴⁻²² sau²¹/

/baŋ²⁴⁻²² sau⁴¹/

/baŋ¹³⁻²² sau²¹/

/baŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sau¹¹/

/baŋ²³⁻³³ sau²¹/

/baŋ²⁴⁻²² sau²¹/

/baŋ²⁴⁻²² sau⁴¹/

/baŋ¹³⁻²² sau²¹/

/baŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sau¹¹/

/baŋ²³⁻³³ sau²¹/


重藥

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ ioʔ⁴/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ ioʔ¹²¹/

/taŋ²² ioʔ²⁴/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ ioʔ⁴/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ ioʔ¹²¹/

/taŋ²² ioʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) powerful medicine; strong and dangerous medicine


重身

/taŋ³³⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³⁻¹¹ sin⁴⁴/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/


重頭輕

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴/

/taŋ²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰin³³/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴/

/taŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰin⁴⁴/

/taŋ²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰin³³/

(Hokkien) heavy on one side and light on the other (when carrying a pole)


鼎筅

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/tiã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) brush for cleaning pots, bowlss, etc.


長株形

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ tu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tu⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ tu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tu⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tu⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/


長株

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ tu⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tu⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tu⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ti³³/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ tu⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ tu⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tu⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ti³³/


杉柴

/ɬaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɒ¹³/

/ɬaŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɒ²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰa²³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/ɬaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɒ¹³/

/ɬaŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))nɒ²⁴/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰa²³/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰa²⁴/

Cunninghamia lanceolata
Wikispecies:Cunninghamia lanceolata

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) Chinese fir tree (Cunninghamia lanceolata), of the cypress family; wood of Chinese fir


前跤

/ɬe¹³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³/

/ɬĩ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ɬe¹³⁻¹¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵³³/

/ɬĩ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ɒ⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/


扶紮

/pʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡saʔ³²/

/pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡saʔ⁵/

/pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡saʔ³²/

/pʰɔ¹³⁻²² t͡saʔ³²/

/pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡saʔ⁵/

/pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡saʔ³²/

(Hokkien) to lend an arm to support somebody; to support with one's hand


鬢跤

/pin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³/

/pin²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pin²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pin¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³/

/pin²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pin²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pin¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, anatomy) sideburns; sideboards


草寮

/t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau²⁴/


古早時

/kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²⁴/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹³/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si²⁴/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹³/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/

(Hokkien) antiquity; ancient times; long ago


討數

/tʰo³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹¹/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lou²¹³/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

/tʰo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹¹/

/tʰɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siau²¹/

(Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) to demand the payment of one's debt; to demand repayment


柴橋

/t͡sʰɒ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu¹³/

/t͡sʰɒ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ kio²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ kiɤ²³/

/t͡sʰɒ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu¹³/

/t͡sʰɒ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ieu²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ kio²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ kiɤ²³/


烏煙

/ɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ɛŋ⁵³³/

/ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/

/ɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ɛŋ⁵³³/

/ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ɛŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/


一個錢拍二十四個結

一个钱拍二十四个结
一个錢拍二十四个結

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² e²³⁻³³ t͡sĩ²³ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ zi³³⁻²¹ t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹⁻⁴¹ e²³⁻³³ kat̚³²/

(Hokkien) to be extremely stingy with money; to be miserly


搝票

/ɡiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰiɤ²¹/

/kʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɤ²¹/

/kʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰio¹¹/

/ɡiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰiɤ²¹/

/kʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɤ²¹/

/kʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰio¹¹/

(Hokkien) to campaign for votes; to canvass for votes


㾪田𠢕欶水

㾪田𠢕欶水
瘦田𠢕欶水
㾪田𠢕束水
瘦田𠢕束水

a barren field is good at sucking up water

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² ɡau²⁴⁻²² su(ʔ)⁵ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² ɡau²⁴⁻²² su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² ɡau¹³⁻²² su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

(Hokkien) a skinny person can eat or drink a lot


佈春

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰun³³/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰun⁴⁴/

/pɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰun³³/

/pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰun⁴⁴/


徛家

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰia³³⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰia³³⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰia³³⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰia³³⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ ke⁴⁴/


抽稿

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/

(Hokkien) to grow moss (of vegetables like rapes, chives, etc.)


抽躼

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ lo¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² lo²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ lo¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² lo²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) to stretch one's body to display one's height


抽躼

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ lo¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² lo²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ lo¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² lo²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) tall and skinny


抽疼

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tʰiu³³ tʰiã⁴¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tʰiu³³ tʰiã⁴¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/

(Hokkien) to have sharp shooting or twitching pains (in one's muscles, nerves, etc.)


抽紗

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ⁴⁴/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) to draw off warp and woof threads from a fine cloth to form a fretwork or netted pattern (a form of embroidery in the Southern Min region used to make curtains, tablecloths, pillowcases, etc.)


粗飽

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ³³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾ɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βɒ³³²/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴¹/

(Hokkien, Puxian Min, Taiwanese Mandarin, of food or eating) plain and filling; satisfying hunger without regard for quality or refinement


躼跤

/lo²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/lo¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/lɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/lio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³/

/lo²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/lo¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/lɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/lio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰa³³/