大髈

/du²² pʰɑ̃⁴⁴/

/du²² pʰɑ̃⁴⁴/


大腳髈

/du²² t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵ pʰɑ̃²¹/

/du²² t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵ pʰɑ̃²¹/


腳髈

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ pʰɑ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ pʰɑ̃⁴⁴/


腳底心

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ ti⁵³ ɕiŋ¹¹/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ ti⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ ti⁵³ ɕiŋ¹¹/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ ti⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

(Jin, Wu) underside of the arch of the foot


小髈

/ɕiɔ³³ pʰɑ̃⁴⁴/

/ɕiɔ³³ pʰɑ̃⁴⁴/

(Wu) lower leg (part of the leg below the knee)


小腳髈

/ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵ pʰɑ̃²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵ pʰɑ̃²¹/


腳盔子

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ kʰue⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ kʰue⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/


尾尻骨

/mi²² t͡ɕiɤ⁵⁵ kuəʔ²¹/

/vi²² t͡ɕiɤ⁵⁵ kuəʔ²¹/

/mi²² t͡ɕiɤ⁵⁵ kuəʔ²¹/

/vi²² t͡ɕiɤ⁵⁵ kuəʔ²¹/


經水

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/


洞疘

/doŋ²² koŋ⁴⁴/

/doŋ²² koŋ⁴⁴/


臀疘

/dən²² koŋ⁴⁴/

/dən²² koŋ⁴⁴/


屌屌

/tiɔ³³ tiɔ⁴⁴/

/tiɔ³³ tiɔ⁴⁴/


屌屌頭

/tiɔ³³ tiɔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/tiɔ³³ tiɔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


卵頭子

/lø²² dɤ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/lø²² dɤ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/


卵毛

(Wu, Pingxiang Gan, Zhongshan Min) male pubic hair


肚皮眼

/du²² bi⁵⁵ ŋe²¹/

/du²² bi⁵⁵ ŋe²¹/


胳肋竹

/kəʔ³³ ləʔ⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/

/kəʔ³³ loʔ⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/

/kəʔ³³ ləʔ⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/

/kəʔ³³ loʔ⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/


叫扁

/t͡ɕiɔ³³ pi⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɔ³³ pi⁴⁴/

(Wu) whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)


叫子

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/t͡ɕiɔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/t͡ɕiɔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu, Xiang) whistle (device used to make a whistling sound)


疰車

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ t͡sʰo⁵³/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ t͡sʰo⁵³/


疰船

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ zø²³/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁴ zø²³/

(Wu, dated in Shanghainese) to become seasick


痄腮脹

/t͡so³³ se⁵⁵ t͡sã²¹/

/t͡so⁵⁵ se³³ t͡sã²¹/

/t͡so³³ se⁵⁵ t͡sã²¹/

/t͡so⁵⁵ se³³ t͡sã²¹/


生毛病

/sã⁵⁵ mɔ³³ bin²¹/

/sã⁴⁴ mɔ²² bin⁴⁴/

/sã⁵⁵ mɔ³³ bin²¹/

/sã⁴⁴ mɔ²² bin⁴⁴/

(Wu) to fall ill; to catch a disease; to contract an illness


防風鏡

/bɑ̃²² foŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vɑ̃²² foŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/bɑ̃²² foŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vɑ̃²² foŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/


洋蠟燭

/ɦiã²² laʔ⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/

/ɦiã²² laʔ⁵⁵ t͡soʔ²¹/


魂靈頭

/ɦuən²² lin⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ɦuən²² lin⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


方棚

/fɑ̃⁵⁵ pã²¹/

/fɑ̃⁵⁵ pã²¹/


樸落

/pʰoʔ³³ loʔ⁴⁴/

/pʰoʔ³³ loʔ⁴⁴/

(Wu) power outlet; jack; socket; power point


插樸

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ pʰoʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ pʰoʔ⁴⁴/

樸／朴 is shortened form of 樸落／朴落 (phoq loq), which is borrowed from English plug.


拷機

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/kʰɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

(Mainland China, chiefly Wu) pager (device)


戤司

/ɡe²² sz̩⁴⁴/

/ɡe²² sz̩⁴⁴/


油肉

/iu¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

/ɦiɤ²² n̠ʲioʔ⁴⁴/

/iu¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

/ɦiɤ²² n̠ʲioʔ⁴⁴/


海蜇皮子

/he³³ zəʔ⁵⁵ bi³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/he³³ zəʔ⁵⁵ bi³³ t͡sz̩²¹/


白皮子

/baʔ¹¹ bi²² t͡sz̩²³/

/baʔ¹¹ bi²² t͡sz̩²³/


雙層車

/sɑ̃⁵⁵ zən³³ t͡sʰo²¹/

/sɑ̃⁵⁵ zən³³ t͡sʰo²¹/


嚮導社

/ɕiã³³ dɔ⁵⁵ zo²¹/

/ɕiã³³ dɔ⁵⁵ zo²¹/


燕子窠

/i³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹/

/i³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹/


小房子

/ɕiɔ³³ vɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ vɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

(Wu) house secretly rented by a cohabiting couple


船塢公司

/zø²² u⁵⁵ koŋ³³ sz̩²¹/

/zø²² u⁵⁵ koŋ³³ sz̩²¹/


病房間

/bin²² vɑ̃⁵⁵ ke²¹/

/bin²² vɑ̃⁵⁵ ke²¹/

(Wu) ward (of a hospital); sickroom (Classifier: 間／间 m)


混堂

/xu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ɦuən²² dɑ̃⁴⁴/

/xu̯ən⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ɦuən²² dɑ̃⁴⁴/

(chiefly Jianghuai Mandarin, Wu, dated) public bathhouse


跌勿倒

/tiɪʔ³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ tɔ²¹/

/tiɪʔ³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ tɔ²¹/

(Wu) roly-poly toy (a toy that rights itself when pushed over)


黃帶

/ɦuɑ̃²² ta⁴⁴/

/ɦuɑ̃²² ta⁴⁴/


醬板草

/t͡ɕiã³³ pe⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕiã³³ pe⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

Portulaca oleracea
Portulaca oleracea#Translingual


耳朵環

/n̠ʲi²² tu⁵⁵ ɡue²¹/

/n̠ʲi²² tu⁵⁵ ɡue²¹/


耳朵圈

/n̠ʲi²² tu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyø²¹/

/n̠ʲi²² tu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰyø²¹/


木拖鞋

/moʔ¹¹ tʰu²² ɦa²³/

/moʔ¹¹ tʰu²² ɦa²³/


木屐板

/moʔ¹¹ d͡ʑiɪʔ²² pe²³/

/moʔ¹¹ d͡ʑioʔ²² pe²³/

/moʔ¹¹ d͡ʑiɪʔ²² pe²³/

/moʔ¹¹ d͡ʑioʔ²² pe²³/


木拖板

/moʔ¹¹ tʰu²² pe²³/

/moʔ¹¹ tʰu²² pe²³/


寬緊帶

/kuø⁵⁵ t͡ɕin³³ ta²¹/

/kuø⁵⁵ t͡ɕin³³ ta²¹/


對口型

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/te⁴⁴ kʰɤ³³ ɦin⁴⁴/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/te⁴⁴ kʰɤ³³ ɦin⁴⁴/


檯球拍

/de²² d͡ʑiɤ⁵⁵ pʰaʔ²¹/

/de²² d͡ʑiɤ⁵⁵ pʰaʔ²¹/

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


搖鈴

/ɦiɔ³³ lin²³/

/ɦiɔ³³ lin²³/


捉魚個

/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ ŋ̍²² ɡəʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ ŋ̍²² ɡəʔ⁴⁴/


看牛郎

/kʰø⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɤ³³ lɑ̃²¹/

/kʰø⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɤ³³ lɑ̃²¹/


剃頭個

/tʰi²¹³⁻¹³ tʰɛu²⁴ ko²/

/tʰi³³ dɤ⁵⁵ ɡəʔ²¹/

/tʰi²¹³⁻¹³ tʰɛu²⁴ ko²/

/tʰi³³ dɤ⁵⁵ ɡəʔ²¹/


水作

/sz̩³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴/

/sz̩³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴/


黑貓警長

/həʔ³³ mɔ³³ t͡ɕin³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/

/həʔ³³ mɔ³³ t͡ɕin³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/

(Wu) guard at a gate; entrance guard; gatekeeper; doorkeeper; sentry


老記

/lɔ²² t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

/lɔ²² t͡ɕi⁴⁴/


暗差

/ø³³ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/

/ø³³ t͡sʰa⁴⁴/


奶嬸嬸

/na²² sən⁵⁵ sən²¹/

/na²² sən⁵⁵ sən²¹/


客作

/kaʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴/

/kaʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁴⁴/


娘姨

/n̠ʲiã²² ɦi⁴⁴/

/n̠ʲiã²² ɦi⁴⁴/


替手

/tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tʰi³³ sɤ⁴⁴/

/tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tʰi³³ sɤ⁴⁴/


當中人

/tɑ̃³³ t͡soŋ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

/tɑ̃³³ t͡soŋ⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

(Wu) middleman; go-between; intermediary; mediator


飛洋傘

/fi⁵⁵ ɦiã³³ se²¹/

/fi⁵⁵ ɦiã³³ se²¹/


舍姆娘

/so⁵⁵ m̩³³ n̠ʲiã²¹/

/so³³ m̩⁵⁵ n̠ʲiã²¹/

/so⁵⁵ m̩³³ n̠ʲiã²¹/

/so³³ m̩⁵⁵ n̠ʲiã²¹/

(Wu) woman who has recently given birth; a newborn's mother


絹頭

/t͡ɕyø³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕyø³³ dɤ⁴⁴/


帽舌頭

/mɔ²² zəʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/mɔ²² zəʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


鴨舌頭

/aʔ³³ zəʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/aʔ³³ zəʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


耳朵套

/n̠ʲi²² tu⁵⁵ tʰɔ²¹/

/n̠ʲi²² tu⁵⁵ tʰɔ²¹/


香煙紗

/ɕiã⁵⁵ i³³ so²¹/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ i³³ so²¹/


長統褲

/zã²² tʰoŋ⁵⁵ kʰu²¹/

/zã²² tʰoŋ⁵⁵ kʰu²¹/


吹牛三

/t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɤ²² se⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰz̩⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɤ²² se⁴⁴/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


死脫

/ɕi³³ tʰəʔ⁴⁴/

/ɕi³³ tʰəʔ⁴⁴/

被難

to be killed in a disaster, political incident


蚊蟲香

/mən²² zoŋ⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/mən²² zoŋ⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/


袖子管

/ʑiɤ²² t͡sz̩⁵⁵ kuø²¹/

/ʑiɤ²² t͡sz̩⁵⁵ kuø²¹/


兜蓬

/tɤ⁵⁵ boŋ²¹/

/tɤ⁵⁵ boŋ²¹/


酒盅

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ t͡soŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ t͡soŋ⁴⁴/


耳朵堆

/n̠ʲi²² tu⁵⁵ te²¹/

/n̠ʲi²² tu⁵⁵ te²¹/


乾麵

/kän⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/kän⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/


油煠鬼

/ɦiɤ²² zaʔ⁵⁵ kue²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² zaʔ⁵⁵ kue²¹/

(Wu, dated in Shanghainese) youtiao (a type of Chinese fried bread stick)


啞嘴

/o³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/o³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

(Wu) Alternative form of 啞子 /哑子 (“mute person; dumb person”)


聾膨

/loŋ²² bã⁴⁴/

/loŋ²² bã⁴⁴/

The second syllable may be from Kra-Dai. Compare Zhuang [script needed] (pou⁴²ɤɯ²¹nuk³³). (Li, 2001)

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pou⁴²ɤɯ²¹nuk³³


聾膨

/loŋ²² bã⁴⁴/

/loŋ²² bã⁴⁴/

pou⁴²ɤɯ²¹nuk³³


出膿

/t͡sʰəʔ⁴⁴ noŋ²³/

/t͡sʰəʔ⁴⁴ noŋ²³/

(Wu) to suppurate; to fester (form or discharge pus)


夜啼郎

/ɦia²² di⁵⁵ lɑ̃²¹/

/ɦia²² di⁵⁵ lɑ̃²¹/


大卵脬

/du²² lø⁵⁵ pʰɔ²¹/

/du²² lø⁵⁵ pʰɔ²¹/

(Wu, pathology, slang) hernia (whose content is a loop of bowel)


老繭奶

/lɔ²² zoŋ⁵⁵ na²¹/

/lɔ²² zoŋ⁵⁵ na²¹/


拖糞

/tʰu⁵⁵ fən²¹/

/tʰu⁵⁵ fən²¹/


拖蓬

/tʰu⁵⁵ boŋ²¹/

/tʰu⁵⁵ boŋ²¹/


撣帚

/tø³³ t͡sɤ⁴⁴/

/tø³³ t͡sɤ⁴⁴/


汏衣裳機

/da²² i⁵⁵ zɑ̃³³ t͡ɕi²¹/

/da²² i⁵⁵ zɑ̃³³ t͡ɕi²¹/


篦䇫

/pi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/pi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/


痰盂罐

/de²² ɦy⁵⁵ kuø²¹/

/de²² ɦy⁵⁵ kuø²¹/


香肥皂

/ɕiã⁵⁵ bi³³ zɔ²¹/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ bi³³ zɔ²¹/


風涼鞋

/foŋ⁵⁵ liã³³ ɦa²¹/

/foŋ⁵⁵ liã³³ ɦa²¹/


襪套頭

/maʔ¹¹ tʰɔ²² dɤ²³/

/maʔ¹¹ tʰɔ²² dɤ²³/


搿能介

/ɡəʔ¹¹ nən²² ka²³/

/ɡəʔ¹¹ nən²² ka²³/


搿個能

/ɡəʔ¹¹ ɡəʔ²² nən²³/

/ɡəʔ¹¹ ɡəʔ²² nən²³/


實能

/zəʔ¹¹ nən²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ nən²³/


實蓋

/zəʔ¹¹ ke²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ ke²³/

From 實介 (MC zyit keajH), from lenition of 是 (MC dzyeX), comparing 寔 (MC dzyik), 介 (MC keajH) gained diminutive form in most Wu lects.


迭能介

/diɪʔ¹¹ nən²² ka²³/

/dəʔ¹¹ nən²² ka²³/

/diɪʔ¹¹ nən²² ka²³/

/dəʔ¹¹ nən²² ka²³/


迭個能

/diɪʔ¹¹ ɡəʔ²² nən²³/

/dəʔ¹¹ ɡəʔ²² nən²³/

/diɪʔ¹¹ ɡəʔ²² nən²³/

/dəʔ¹¹ ɡəʔ²² nən²³/


迭能樣子

/diɪʔ¹¹ nən²² ɦiã²² t͡sz̩²³/

/dəʔ¹¹ nən²² ɦiã²² t͡sz̩²³/

/diɪʔ¹¹ nən²² ɦiã²² t͡sz̩²³/

/dəʔ¹¹ nən²² ɦiã²² t͡sz̩²³/


哀面眼

/e⁵⁵ mi³³ ŋe²¹/

/e⁵⁵ mi³³ ŋe²¹/


葛歇

/kəʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/kəʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁴⁴/


搿歇

/ɡəʔ¹¹ ɕiɪʔ²³/

/ɡəʔ¹¹ ɕiɪʔ²³/


迭歇

/diɪʔ¹¹ ɕiɪʔ²³/

/dəʔ¹¹ ɕiɪʔ²³/

/diɪʔ¹¹ ɕiɪʔ²³/

/dəʔ¹¹ ɕiɪʔ²³/


別搭塊

/biɪʔ¹¹ taʔ²² kʰue²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ taʔ²² kʰue²³/

/biɪʔ¹¹ taʔ²² kʰue²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ taʔ²² kʰue²³/


別搭裡

/biɪʔ¹¹ taʔ²² li²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ taʔ²² li²³/

/biɪʔ¹¹ taʔ²² li²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ taʔ²² li²³/


別人家

/pieʔ⁵ ʐə̃ t͡ɕia³¹/

/pʰɛt̚⁵ ŋin¹¹ ka⁴⁴/

/biɪʔ¹¹ n̠ʲin²² ka²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲin²² ka²³/

/pieʔ⁵ ʐə̃ t͡ɕia³¹/

/pʰɛt̚⁵ ŋin¹¹ ka⁴⁴/

/biɪʔ¹¹ n̠ʲin²² ka²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲin²² ka²³/

(Nanjing Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Hakka, Huizhou, Wu) others; other people


幾多化

/t͡ɕi³³ tu⁵⁵ ho²¹/

/t͡ɕi³³ tu⁵⁵ ho²¹/


此地塊

/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ di³³ kʰue²¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ di³³ kʰue²¹/


此地塊搭

/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ di³³ kʰue³³ taʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ di³³ kʰue³³ taʔ²¹/


阿裡個

/ɦa²² li⁵⁵ ɡəʔ²¹/

/ɦa²² li⁵⁵ ɦəʔ²¹/

/ɦa²² li⁵⁵ ɡəʔ²¹/

/ɦa²² li⁵⁵ ɦəʔ²¹/


阿裡一個

⁶gha-li-iq-geq; ⁶gha-li-iq-gheq; ⁶gha-li ⁷iq-geq; ⁶gha-li ⁷iq-gheq

gha^去 li ih geh; gha^去 li ih gheh; gha^去 li ih^入 geh; gha^去 li ih^入 gheh

³hha-li-iq-geq; ³hha-li-iq-hheq; ³hha-li ⁴iq-geq; ³hha-li ⁴iq-hheq

/ɦa²² li⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ ɡəʔ²¹/

/ɦa²² li⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ ɦəʔ²¹/

/ɦa²² li³³ iɪʔ³³ ɡəʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦa²² li³³ iɪʔ³³ ɦəʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦa²² li⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ ɡəʔ²¹/

/ɦa²² li⁵⁵ iɪʔ³³ ɦəʔ²¹/

/ɦa²² li³³ iɪʔ³³ ɡəʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦa²² li³³ iɪʔ³³ ɦəʔ⁴⁴/


勿妨

/vəʔ²² fɑ̃⁴⁴/

/vəʔ²² fɑ̃⁴⁴/


順帶便

(Wu) incidentally; conveniently; in passing


纏錯

/zø²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/zø³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/zø²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/zø³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/


因得仔

/in⁵⁵ təʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/in⁵⁵ təʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/


勿怪

/vəʔ¹¹ kua²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ kua²³/

(Wu) no matter (what, how, etc.); regardless of; whether


勿管

/vəʔ¹¹ kuø²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ kuø²³/


勿然

/vəʔ¹¹ zø²³/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ zø²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ zø²³/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ zø²³/


必過

/piɪʔ³³ ku⁴⁴/

/pəʔ³³ ku⁴⁴/

/piɪʔ⁵⁵ kəu⁵²³/

/piɪʔ³³ ku⁴⁴/

/pəʔ³³ ku⁴⁴/

/piɪʔ⁵⁵ kəu⁵²³/


但不過

/de²² pəʔ⁵⁵ ku²¹/

/de²² pəʔ⁵⁵ ku²¹/


但必過

/de²² piɪʔ⁵⁵ ku²¹/

/de²² piɪʔ⁵⁵ ku²¹/


單不過

/te⁵⁵ pəʔ³³ ku²¹/

/te⁵⁵ pəʔ³³ ku²¹/


勿光

/vəʔ¹¹ kuɑ̃²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ kuɑ̃²³/


勿僅

/vəʔ¹¹ d͡ʑin²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ d͡ʑin²³/


勿僅僅

/vəʔ¹¹ d͡ʑin²² d͡ʑin²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ d͡ʑin²² d͡ʑin²³/


講勿定

/kɑ̃³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ din²¹/

/kɑ̃³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ din²¹/


話勿出

/ɦo²² vəʔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

/ɦo²² vəʔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/


殼張

/kʰoʔ³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/

/kʰoʔ³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/


勿會

/vəʔ²² ɦue⁴⁴/

/vəʔ²² ɦue⁴⁴/

⁸laq-he₅ ⁶ve-ti₅ ⁶li-shian₅ ⁶veq₈-we₆ ⁶zhin-tau₅ ¹fi-ci₁-gheq

垃海飯店裡向勿會尋到飛機個。

垃海饭店里向勿会寻到飞机个。

(Wu) to be unable to; to not know how to; to have not learned to


並勿

/bin²² vəʔ⁴⁴/

/bin²² vəʔ⁴⁴/


勿斷

/vəʔ¹¹ dø²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ dø²³/


常樁

/zã²² t͡sɑ̃⁴⁴/

/zã²² t͡sɑ̃⁴⁴/


客客

/kʰaʔ³³ kʰaʔ⁴⁴/

/kʰaʔ³³ kʰaʔ⁴⁴/

(Wu, dated) just; just now; a moment ago


勝如

/sən³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

/sən³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

(Wu) to be just like; to be similar to; as if; as though


賊偷

/zəʔ¹¹ tʰɤ²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ tʰɤ²³/


月亮光

/ɦyɪʔ¹¹ liã²² kuɑ̃²³/

/ɦioʔ¹¹ liã²² kuɑ̃²³/

/ɦyɪʔ¹¹ liã²² kuɑ̃²³/

/ɦioʔ¹¹ liã²² kuɑ̃²³/


銀洋鈿

/n̠ʲin²² ɦiã⁵⁵ di²¹/

/n̠ʲin²² ɦiã⁵⁵ di²¹/


咖吧

/kʰä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/kʰä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/


肉莊

/n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ t͡sɑ̃²³/

/n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ t͡sɑ̃²³/


進教者

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ t͡se²¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ t͡se²¹/


進教

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/

(Wu) to practice a faith; to be religious; to profess a religion


風鑒先生

/foŋ⁵⁵ ke³³ ɕi³³ sã²¹/

/foŋ⁵⁵ ke³³ ɕi³³ sã²¹/


屌毛灰

/tiɔ³³ mɔ⁵⁵ hue²¹/

/tiɔ³³ mɔ⁵⁵ hue²¹/


壽頭

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɐu̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɐu̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

That idiot always gets fooled by others.

該壽頭老老畀人家騙進。

该寿头老老畀人家骗进。

(dialectal, including Wu, Cantonese) silly person; fool; idiot


阿戇

/aʔ³³ ɡɑ̃⁴⁴/

/aʔ³³ ɡɑ̃⁴⁴/


書踱頭

/sz̩⁵⁵ doʔ³³ dɤ²¹/

/sz̩⁵⁵ doʔ³³ dɤ²¹/


懶撲鬼

/le²² pʰoʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹/

/le²² pʰoʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹/


賊伯伯

/zəʔ¹¹ paʔ²² paʔ²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ paʔ²² paʔ²³/


扒兒手

/bo²² ɦəl⁵⁵ sɤ²¹/

/bo²² ɦəl⁵⁵ sɤ²¹/


告花子

/kɔ³³ ho⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/kɑʊ̯³²⁴⁻³¹ fä⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/kɔ³³ ho⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/kɑʊ̯³²⁴⁻³¹ fä⁴⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu, Hengyang Xiang) beggar


幺二

/iɔ⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

/iɔ⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/


小先生

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢ ˙ㄕㄥ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²/

/ɕiɔ³³ ɕi⁵⁵ sã²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ²/

/ɕiɔ³³ ɕi⁵⁵ sã²¹/


中外合資

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ ŋa³³ ɦəʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ ŋa³³ ɦəʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/


博克胸

/boʔ³³ kʰəʔ⁵⁵ ɕioŋ²¹/

/boʔ³³ kʰəʔ⁵⁵ ɕioŋ²¹/


躥跟斗

¹tshoe-ken-teu; ¹tshoe-ken-tu; ¹tshoe ¹ken-teu; ¹tshoe ¹ken-tu

tshoe^平 ken teu; tshoe^平 ken tu; tshoe^平 ken^平 teu; tshoe^平 ken^平 tu

/t͡sʰø⁵⁵ kən³³ tɤ²¹/

/t͡sʰø⁵⁵ kən³³ tu²¹/

/t͡sʰø⁴⁴ kən⁵⁵ tɤ²¹/

/t͡sʰø⁴⁴ kən⁵⁵ tu²¹/

/t͡sʰø⁵⁵ kən³³ tɤ²¹/

/t͡sʰø⁵⁵ kən³³ tu²¹/

/t͡sʰø⁴⁴ kən⁵⁵ tɤ²¹/

/t͡sʰø⁴⁴ kən⁵⁵ tu²¹/


搞爾

/ɡɔ²² ɦəl⁴⁴/

/ɡɔ²² ɦəl⁴⁴/


婆阿媽

/bu²² aʔ⁵⁵ ma²¹/

/bu²² aʔ⁵⁵ ma²¹/

(Wu, dated) mother-in-law (husband's mother)


生身娘

/sən⁵⁵ sən³³ n̠ʲiã²¹/

/sən⁵⁵ sən³³ n̠ʲiã²¹/


賣票員

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰio²¹⁻⁵³ uan²⁴/

/ma²² pʰiɔ⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰio²¹⁻⁵³ uan²⁴/

/ma²² pʰiɔ⁵⁵ ɦyø²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Wu) person who issues tickets


後蓋

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/


賭東道

/tu³³ toŋ⁵⁵ dɔ²¹/

/tu⁴⁴ toŋ⁵⁵ dɔ²¹/

/tu³³ toŋ⁵⁵ dɔ²¹/

/tu⁴⁴ toŋ⁵⁵ dɔ²¹/


罰咒

/vaʔ¹¹ t͡sɤ²³/

/vaʔ²² t͡sɤ³⁴/

/vaʔ¹¹ t͡sɤ²³/

/vaʔ²² t͡sɤ³⁴/


勿要廉恥

勿要廉耻
𧟰廉恥
覅廉恥

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ li³³ t͡sʰz̩²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ li³³ t͡sʰz̩²¹/


勿許

/vəʔ¹¹ ɕy²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ ɕy²³/

(Wu) to disallow; to prohibit; to forbid


勸相打

/t͡ɕʰyø³³ ɕiã⁵⁵ tã²¹/

/t͡ɕʰyø⁴⁴ ɕiã⁵⁵ tã²¹/

/t͡ɕʰyø³³ ɕiã⁵⁵ tã²¹/

/t͡ɕʰyø⁴⁴ ɕiã⁵⁵ tã²¹/

(Wu) to try to reconcile parties to a quarrel; to stop people from fighting each other; to mediate


夠事

/kɤ⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/kɤ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

/kɤ⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/kɤ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

(Wu) enough; adequate; sufficient; ample


落眼淚

/loʔ²² ŋe²² li⁴⁴/

/loʔ²² ŋe²² li⁴⁴/


眼淚出

/ŋe²² li⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

/ŋe²² li⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/


蕩馬路

/dɑ̃²² mo⁵⁵ lu²¹/

/dɑ̃³³ mo²² lu⁴⁴/

/dɑ̃²² mo⁵⁵ lu²¹/

/dɑ̃³³ mo²² lu⁴⁴/

(Wu) to stroll around the streets; to loiter on the street; to window-shop; to go shopping


繞小腳

/n̠ʲiɔ³³ ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴/

/n̠ʲiɔ³³ ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴/


打中覺

/tã³³ t͡soŋ⁵⁵ kɔ²¹/

/tã⁴⁴ t͡soŋ⁵⁵ kɔ²¹/

/tã³³ t͡soŋ⁵⁵ kɔ²¹/

/tã⁴⁴ t͡soŋ⁵⁵ kɔ²¹/

(Wu) to take an afternoon nap; to take a nap after lunch


汪汪狗

/uɑ̃⁵⁵ uɑ̃³³ kɤ²¹/

/uɑ̃⁵⁵ uɑ̃³³ kɤ²¹/


豬玀棚

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ lu³³ bã²¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵⁵ lu³³ bã²¹/


板魚

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/


箬鰨魚

/n̠ʲiaʔ¹¹ tʰaʔ²² ŋ̍²³/

/n̠ʲiaʔ¹¹ tʰaʔ²² ŋ̍²³/


車扁魚

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵ pi³³ ŋ̍²¹/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵ pi³³ ŋ̍²¹/

(Wu) pomfret (usually the silvery pomfret)


魚泡泡

/ŋ̍²² pʰɔ⁵⁵ pʰɔ²¹/

/ŋ̍²² pʰɔ⁵⁵ pʰɔ²¹/


黑板揩

/həʔ³³ pe⁵⁵ kʰa²¹/

/həʔ³³ pe⁵⁵ kʰa²¹/


雙隑人

/sɑ̃⁵⁵ ɡe³³ n̠ʲin²¹/

/sɑ̃⁵⁵ ɡe³³ n̠ʲin²¹/

(Huizhou, Wu) The Chinese character component 彳.


單隑人

/te⁵⁵ ɡe³³ n̠ʲin²¹/

/te⁵⁵ ɡe³³ n̠ʲin²¹/

(Huizhou, Wu) The Chinese character component 亻, human radical.


竹籬頭

/t͡soʔ³³ li⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/t͡soʔ³³ li⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


廿草頭

/n̠ʲie²² t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/n̠ʲie²² t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


邊旁

/pi⁵⁵ bɑ̃²¹/

/pi⁵⁵ pɑ̃²¹/

/pie⁵⁵ bɑ̃⁵⁵/

/piẽ̞³³ bɑŋ³⁴/

/pi³³ bɔ̃⁵¹/

/piã³³ bɑŋ⁵⁵/

/pi⁵⁵ bɑ̃²¹/

/pi⁵⁵ pɑ̃²¹/

/pie⁵⁵ bɑ̃⁵⁵/

/piẽ̞³³ bɑŋ³⁴/

/pi³³ bɔ̃⁵¹/

/piã³³ bɑŋ⁵⁵/

(Wu, Chinese linguistics) component (of a Chinese character)


油畫棒

/ɦiɤ²² ɦo⁵⁵ bɑ̃²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² ɦo⁵⁵ bɑ̃²¹/


筆套管

/piɪʔ³³ tʰɔ⁵⁵ kuø²¹/

/piɪʔ³³ tʰɔ⁵⁵ kuø²¹/

(Wu) cap of a pen, pencil, or writing brush


曹素功

/zɔ²² su⁵⁵ koŋ²¹/

/zɔ²² su⁵⁵ koŋ²¹/

(Wu) prepared ink (in a liquid state, used in East Asian painting and calligraphy)


捲筆套

/t͡ɕyø³³ piɪʔ⁵⁵ tʰɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕyø³³ piɪʔ⁵⁵ tʰɔ²¹/


鉛筆盒子

/kʰe⁵⁵ piɪʔ³³ ɦaʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/kʰe⁵⁵ piɪʔ³³ ɦaʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/


削鉛筆刀

/ɕiaʔ³³ kʰe⁵⁵ piɪʔ³³ tɔ²¹/

/ɕiaʔ³³ kʰe⁵⁵ piɪʔ³³ tɔ²¹/


牽勻

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɦyn²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɦyn²¹/

(Wu) equal; uniform; well-distributed; homogeneous; even


天乾

/tʰi⁵⁵ kø²¹/

/tʰi̯ẽ³³ kan³³/

/tʰi⁵⁵ kø²¹/

/tʰi̯ẽ³³ kan³³/


辣末

/laʔ¹¹ məʔ²³/

/laʔ¹¹ məʔ²³/


本底子

/pən³³ ti⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/pən³³ ti⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/


本則來

/pən³³ t͡səʔ⁵⁵ le²¹/

/pən³³ t͡səʔ⁵⁵ le²¹/


加二

/ka⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

/ka⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

It's even hotter today than it is yesterday.

今朝比昨日加二熱。

今朝比昨日加二热。


甚而至於

/zən²² ɦəl⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ ɦy²¹/

/zən²² ɦəl⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ ɦy²¹/

(Wu) even; even if; go so far as to; to the extent that


有眼

/ɦiɤ²² ŋe⁴⁴/

/ɦiɤ²² ŋe⁴⁴/


急下烏

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕia⁵⁵ u²¹/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕia⁵⁵ u²¹/


險介乎

/ɕi³³ t͡ɕia⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/

/ɕi³³ t͡ɕia⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/


原本榻裡

/n̠ʲyø²² pən⁵⁵ tʰaʔ³³ li²¹/

/n̠ʲyø²² pən⁵⁵ tʰaʔ³³ li²¹/


其實骨子

/d͡ʑi²² zəʔ⁵⁵ kuəʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/d͡ʑi²² zəʔ⁵⁵ kuəʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

(Wu) actually; as a matter of fact; in fact


其實骨子裡

/d͡ʑi²² zəʔ⁵⁵ kuəʔ³³ t͡sz̩³³ li²¹/

/d͡ʑi²² zəʔ⁵⁵ kuəʔ³³ t͡sz̩³³ li²¹/


十二萬分

/zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²² ve²² fən²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²² ve³³ fən³⁴/

/zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²² ve²² fən²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ n̠ʲi²² ve³³ fən³⁴/


忒煞

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹/

/tʰəʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴/

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹/

/tʰəʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴/

Guǎn Fūrén dá yún: “Nǐnóng wǒnóng, tèshà qíng duō. […]”

管夫人荅云：「你儂我儂，忒煞情多。[…]」

管夫人答云：「你侬我侬，忒煞情多。[…]」


忒以

/tʰəʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴/

/tʰəʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴/


七講八講

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴ pue(ʔ)⁵ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ kɑ̃⁵⁵ paʔ³³ kɑ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴ pue(ʔ)⁵ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ kɑ̃⁵⁵ paʔ³³ kɑ̃²¹/

(Hokkien, Wu) to talk rubbish; to talk nonsense; to talk all over the place


開後蓋

/kʰe⁴⁴ ɦɤ²² ke⁴⁴/

/kʰe⁴⁴ ɦɤ²² ke⁴⁴/


上場昏

/zɑ̃²² zã⁵⁵ huən²¹/

/zɑ̃²² zã⁵⁵ huən²¹/


丈人老頭

/zã²² n̠ʲin⁵⁵ lɔ³³ dɤ²¹/

/zã²² n̠ʲin⁵⁵ lɔ³³ dɤ²¹/


堂客

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰə³/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ haːk̚³⁻³⁵/

/tan¹³ kʰɤ̞²⁴/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰə³/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ haːk̚³⁻³⁵/

/tan¹³ kʰɤ̞²⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Cantonese, Xiang, Guangfeng Wu, Hengyang Xiang) (married) woman


迪科

/diɪʔ¹¹ ku²³/

/diɪʔ¹¹ ku²³/


光郎頭

/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ lɑ̃³³ dɤ²¹/

/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ lɑ̃³³ dɤ²¹/


小囡脾氣

/ɕiɔ³³ nø⁵⁵ bi³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ nø⁵⁵ bi³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/


小囡脾氣

/ɕiɔ³³ nø⁵⁵ bi³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ nø⁵⁵ bi³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/


節頭印

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ dɤ⁵⁵ in²¹/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ dɤ⁵⁵ in²¹/

† - natural pattern on fingers; <> - pattern left on surfaces


紐子

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/n̠ʲiɤ²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/n̠ʲiɤ²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

(dialectal, including Wu) button (on an item of clothing)


汏浴

/da²² ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

/da³³ ɦioʔ¹²/

/da²² ɦyɪʔ⁴⁴/

/da²² ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

/da³³ ɦioʔ¹²/

/da²² ɦyɪʔ⁴⁴/

(Wu) to take a shower or bath; to wash oneself; to bathe


赤屁股

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ pʰi⁵⁵ ku²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ pʰi⁵⁵ ku²¹/

(Wu) to not wear pants; to be naked below the waist


蹺腳

/t͡ɕʰiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaʔ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaʔ²¹/


折腳

/zəʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiaʔ²³/

/zəʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiaʔ²³/


巴勿得

/po⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ təʔ²¹/

/po⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ təʔ²¹/

(Wu) to be only too anxious (to do something); to eagerly look forward to


巴勿扎得

/po⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ t͡saʔ³³ təʔ²¹/

/po⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ t͡saʔ³³ təʔ²¹/


失匹

/səʔ³³ pʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/səʔ³³ pʰiɪʔ⁴⁴/

(Wu) to miscalculate; to misjudge; to be injudicious


操心思

/t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵ ɕin³³ sz̩²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵ ɕin³³ sz̩²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/


一世界

/iɪʔ³³ sz̩⁵⁵ ka²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ sz̩⁵⁵ ka²¹/

(Wu) everywhere; all over; all over the place


一面孔

/iɪʔ³³ mi⁵⁵ kʰoŋ²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ mi⁵⁵ kʰoŋ²¹/

(Wu) one's whole face (being covered with)


一洛式

/iɪʔ³³ loʔ⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ loʔ⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/


一樣生

/iɪʔ³³ iã⁵⁵ sã²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ iã⁵⁵ sã²¹/


一樣能

/iɪʔ³³ iã⁵⁵ nən²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ iã⁵⁵ nən²¹/


大換血

/du²² ɦuø⁵⁵ ɕyɪʔ²¹/

/du²² ɦuø⁵⁵ ɕioʔ²¹/

/du²² ɦuø⁵⁵ ɕyɪʔ²¹/

/du²² ɦuø⁵⁵ ɕioʔ²¹/

(Wu) to make a sizable or fundamental change


大遠許

/du²² ɦyø⁵⁵ ɕy²¹/

/du²² ɦyø⁵⁵ ɕy²¹/


椅子背

/y³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pe²¹/

/y³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pe²¹/


野客

/ɦia²² kʰaʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦia²² kʰaʔ⁴⁴/


徐天老爺

/ʑi²² tʰi⁵⁵ lɔ³³ ɦia²¹/

/ʑi²² tʰi⁵⁵ lɔ³³ ɦia²¹/


餓殺鬼

/ŋu²² saʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹/

/ŋu²² saʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy²¹/


餓肚皮

/ŋu²² du⁵⁵ bi²¹/

/ŋu²² du⁵⁵ bi²¹/

(Wu) to suffer from hunger or starvation; to famish; to go hungry


褲筒

/kʰu³³ doŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰu³³ doŋ⁴⁴/

(Wu) the lower parts of trousers' legs, near the feet


褲腳管

ㄎㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ

/kʰu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³³ kœːk̚³⁵ kuːn³⁵/

/kʰu³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵ kue²¹/

/kʰu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː³³ kœːk̚³⁵ kuːn³⁵/

/kʰu³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁵⁵ kue²¹/


褲子腳管

/kʰu³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaʔ³³ kue²¹/

/kʰu³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaʔ³³ kue²¹/


苦搭搭

/kʰu³³ taʔ⁵⁵ taʔ²¹/

/kʰu³³ taʔ⁵⁵ taʔ²¹/


夜市面

/ɦia²² zz̩⁵⁵ mi²¹/

/ɦia²² zz̩⁵⁵ mi²¹/


吃生意飯

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴ sã⁵⁵ i³³ ve²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁴⁴ sã⁵⁵ i³³ ve²¹/

(Wu) to engage in commercial activities; to do business; to trade


尋生意

/ʑin²² sã⁵⁵ i²¹/

/ʑin³³ sã⁵⁵ i²¹/

/ʑin²² sã⁵⁵ i²¹/

/ʑin³³ sã⁵⁵ i²¹/

(Wu) to look for work; to seek employment


找頭

/t͡sɔ³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sɔ³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

(Wu) change (balanced returned after a purchase)


定洋

/din²² ɦiã⁴⁴/

/din²² ɦiã⁴⁴/

(Wu) deposit; initial payment; down payment; advance payment; earnest money


鑿榫頭

/zoʔ²² sən³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

/zoʔ²² sən³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

(Wu, slang) to insert the penis into the vagina


添手腳

/tʰi⁴⁴ sɤ³³ t͡ɕʰiaʔ⁴⁴/

/tʰi⁴⁴ sɤ³³ t͡ɕʰiaʔ⁴⁴/

(Wu) to cause trouble; to inconvenience; to bother; to impose


做人家

/t͡səu⁴⁴ n̠ʲin⁴⁴ kɑ/

/t͡səu⁴⁴ n̠ʲin⁴⁴ kɑ/


換頻道

/ɦuø³³ bin²² dɔ⁴⁴/

/ɦuø³³ bin²² dɔ⁴⁴/


炒網吧

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴ mɑ̃²² pa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴ mɑ̃²² pa⁴⁴/

(Wu) to use the Internet in an Internet cafe


斬鹹肉

/t͡se⁴⁴ ɦe²² n̠ʲioʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡se⁴⁴ ɦe²² n̠ʲioʔ⁴⁴/

(Wu, dated, slang) to consort with prostitutes; to solicit prostitutes


元寶魚

/n̠ʲyø²² pɔ⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/

/n̠ʲyø²² pɔ⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/


三不時

/sän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ put̚¹ sz̩¹¹/

/se⁵⁵ pəʔ³³ zz̩²¹/

/se⁴⁴ pəʔ⁴⁴ zz̩/

/sɛ³³ pɐʔ⁵⁵ zz̩³¹/

/sän⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ put̚¹ sz̩¹¹/

/se⁵⁵ pəʔ³³ zz̩²¹/

/se⁴⁴ pəʔ⁴⁴ zz̩/

/sɛ³³ pɐʔ⁵⁵ zz̩³¹/

The petty-ghost, not regarding the possibility of he himself being slow, starts being jealous and tries to slander him nevertheless with numerous schemes: from time to time he would invent tall-tales to tell in front of their mother, what seemed to gild all his vices.

Qiānzuànguǐ bù xiǎng zìjǐ yuán shì ge dùnhuò, fǎndǎo dùjì tā qǐlái, qiānfāngbǎijì de ànsǔn tā: sānbùshí zài niáng miànqián tiānzhīhuànyè zhuāngdiǎn tā duǎnchù.

牽鑽鬼不想自己原是個鈍貨，反倒妒忌他起來，千方百計的暗損他：三不時在娘面前添枝換葉裝點他短處。

牵钻鬼不想自己原是个钝货，反倒妒忌他起来，千方百计的暗损他：三不时在娘面前添枝换叶装点他短处。

Come what may, she's always the first one who the pimp goes to for opinions: she's always the one who gets the final word, who he purposefully showers with flattery every so often.

1892, 韓邦慶 (Han Bangqing), 《海上花列傳》 (The Sing-song Girls of Shanghai), chapter 6

⁶lau-pau₃ ²ze-bi₆ ⁵sa ⁶zy-thi₃ ¹si ⁵iau ⁵chi ⁶men ¹li ¹li-seq₇ ⁶na-ka₅ ⁶zy ⁶na-ka₅ ²we-iau₅ ¹se-peq₇-zy₂ ⁵chi ⁷phaq-phaq₇ ¹li ⁶mo-phi₅-meq₈ ³hau

老鴇隨便啥事體先要去問俚，俚說那價是那價，還要三不時去拍拍俚馬屁末好。

老鸨随便啥事体先要去问俚，俚说那价是那价，还要三不时去拍拍俚马屁末好。

Sometimes I'm feel sorry that I'm often not home

yû-sṳ̀ ko-yi-m̀-hi, sâm-put-sṳ̀ mò thô vuk

有時過意不去 三不時不在家

有时过意不去 三不时不在家

(dialectal, including Jianghuai Mandarin, Southern Sixian Hakka, Wu) often; from time to time


姨娘

/i³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/i³⁵ n̠ʲiɔŋ²/

/i¹¹ niɒ̃¹¹/

/i⁵³⁻³³ nˡuoŋ⁵³/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiæ̃³⁴/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiã⁵¹/

/ɲ̩³³ n̠ʲiaŋ³³/

/i¹¹ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

/i³⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/i³⁵ n̠ʲiɔŋ²/

/i¹¹ niɒ̃¹¹/

/i⁵³⁻³³ nˡuoŋ⁵³/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiã⁴⁴/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiæ̃³⁴/

/ɦi²² n̠ʲiã⁵¹/

/ɲ̩³³ n̠ʲiaŋ³³/

/i¹¹ n̠ʲi̯an¹¹/

§ - married; > - mother's elder sister; < - mother's younger sister

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Wu) maternal aunt (mother's sister)

(Hengyang Xiang) maternal aunt (mother's younger sister)

maternal aunt (mother's sister)
maternal aunt (mother's younger sister)


木態

/moʔ¹¹ tʰe²³/

/moʔ¹¹ tʰe²³/


木兄

/moʔ¹¹ ɕioŋ²³/

/moʔ¹¹ ɕioŋ²³/

(Wu, derogatory) stupid and clumsy person


米釐

/mɐi̯¹³ lei̯²¹/

/miɪʔ¹¹ liɪʔ²³/

/mɐi̯¹³ lei̯²¹/

/miɪʔ¹¹ liɪʔ²³/

八米釐

八米厘

(dialectal, including Ürümqi Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu) millimetre


杌凳

/ŋaʔ¹¹ tən²³/

/ŋaʔ¹¹ tən²³/


杌子

/ŋaʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/

/ŋaʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/


辦公檯

/paːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pɛŋ³² kʊŋ²¹³ tʰui²¹/

/paːn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/pɛŋ³² kʊŋ²¹³ tʰui²¹/

(Cantonese, Southern Pinghua, Wu) office desk


方檯

/fɑ̃⁵⁵ de²¹/

/fɑ̃⁵⁵ de²¹/


一見棒

/iɪʔ³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ bɑ̃²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ bɑ̃²¹/

Borrowed from Japanese 一番(いちばん) (ichiban).


勿慣

/vəʔ¹¹ kue²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ kue²³/

(Wu) to not be used to; to be unaccustomed


偷畔

/tʰɤ⁵⁵ bø²¹/

/tʰɤ⁵⁵ bø²¹/

(Wu) in secret; secretively; stealthily; without being detected


偷畔子

/tʰɤ⁵⁵ bø³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/tʰɤ⁵⁵ bø³³ t͡sz̩²¹/


鬧猛

Xu (2013) identified 鬧哤／闹哤 to be the original characters, however, Qian (2007) recommends using 鬧猛.


嗹嘍

(Wu, dated) to say more; to keep talking; to be talkative


米紅

/mi²² ɦoŋ⁴⁴/

/mi²² ɦoŋ⁴⁴/


拆惡

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ u⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴ u³⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ u⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴ u³⁴/


小溲

/ɕiɔ³³ sɤ⁴⁴/

/ɕiɔ³³ sɤ⁴⁴/


小溲

/ɕiɔ³³ sɤ⁴⁴/

/ɕiɔ³³ sɤ⁴⁴/


拆惡惡

/t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴ ŋ̍²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴ ŋ̍²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Wu, childish) to defecate; to empty one's bowels


惹惡惡

/za³³ ŋ̍²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/

/za³³ ŋ̍²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/


拆尿尿

/t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/


惹尿尿

/za³³ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/

/za³³ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/


上馬桶

/zɑ̃³³ mo²² doŋ⁴⁴/

/zɑ̃³³ mo²² doŋ⁴⁴/


搶馬桶

/t͡ɕʰiã⁴⁴ mo²² doŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiã⁴⁴ mo²² doŋ⁴⁴/

(Wu) to have many people outside waiting to use the toilet


埋馬桶

(Wu) to sit on the toilet bowl for a long time


射尿出

/za²² sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

/za²² sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/


拆尿出

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

(Wu, medicine) to suffer from urinary incontinence


惹尿出

/za²² sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

/za²² sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/


惹惡出

/za²² u⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

/za²² u⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

(Wu, medicine) to suffer from fecal incontinence


拆惡出

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ u⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ u⁵⁵ t͡sʰəʔ²¹/


搓卵

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ lø²¹/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ lø²¹/

(Wu, dated) to jerk off; to masturbate (of a male)


戳屄

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ pi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ⁴⁴ pi⁵³/

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ pi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ⁴⁴ pi⁵³/

(Wu, vulgar) to have sexual intercourse with (a woman)


赤卵

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ lø⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴ lø²³/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ lø⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴ lø²³/


赤骨落

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ kuəʔ⁵⁵ loʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ kuəʔ⁵⁵ loʔ²¹/


精赤子

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰaʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰaʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

(Wu, dated) stark naked; completely undressed


赤卵赤膊

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ lø⁵⁵ t͡sʰaʔ³³ poʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ lø⁵⁵ t͡sʰaʔ³³ poʔ²¹/

(Wu) stark naked; completely undressed (of a man)


畫龍

/ɦo³³ loŋ²³/

/ɦo³³ loŋ²³/


走陽

/t͡sɤ³³ ɦiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴⁴ ɦiã²³/

/t͡sɤ³³ ɦiã⁴⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴⁴ ɦiã²³/

(Wu, medicine) to emit semen (involuntarily)


畫地圖

/ɦo³³ di²² du⁴⁴/

/ɦo³³ di²² du⁴⁴/


做頭

/t͡su⁴⁴ dɤ²³/

/t͡su⁴⁴ dɤ²³/


戳鏡

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

(Wu, dated) to box someone's ears; to slap someone on the face


戳兒手

/t͡sʰoŋ³³ sɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoŋ³³ sɤ⁴⁴/


長人

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/zã²² n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/zã²² n̠ʲin⁴⁴/


無鹽女

/u³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɦu²² ɦi⁵⁵ n̠ʲy²¹/

/u³⁵ jɛn³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɦu²² ɦi⁵⁵ n̠ʲy²¹/

Named after Zhongli Chun (鍾離春 /钟离春), better known as Zhong Wuyan (鍾無鹽 /钟无盐), who was the queen consort of King Xuan of Qi and was known for her ugliness.

有事鍾無豔，無事夏迎春／有事钟无艳，无事夏迎春

another idiom originated from the same person


表阿嫂

/piɔ³³ aʔ⁵⁵ sɔ²¹/

/piɔ³³ aʔ⁵⁵ sɔ²¹/

(Wu) cousin-in-law; cousin's wife (wife of mother's sibling's or father's sister's son older than oneself)


鵝掌風

/ŋie⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋu²² t͡sɑ̃⁵⁵ foŋ²¹/

/ŋie⁵³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))ʒuoŋ³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋu²² t͡sɑ̃⁵⁵ foŋ²¹/

(Huizhou, Eastern Min, Wu, medicine) tinea manuum


太陽公公

ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ

ㄊㄞˋ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄍㄨㄥ

тайян гунгун

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ g̊ʊŋ²/

/tʰai²¹³ iaŋ²¹ koŋ⁵⁵ koŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ g̊ʊŋ²/

/tʰai²¹³ iaŋ²¹ koŋ⁵⁵ koŋ⁵⁵/

2008, Crowd Lu (lyrics and music), “我愛你 [wǒ ài nǐ]”, in 100種生活:

tàiyáng gōnggong chūlái liao, tā duì wǒ ya xiào ya xiào

太陽公公出來了 他對我呀笑呀笑

太阳公公出来了 他对我呀笑呀笑

(childish or dialectal, including Mandarin, Wu) sun; the Sun


做舍姆

/t͡su³³ so⁵⁵ m̩²¹/

/t͡su³³ so⁵⁵ m̩²¹/

(Wu) to go through yuezi (the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery that lasts for one month after childbirth, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in)


皮夾子

/pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/bi²² kaʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/

/pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/bi²² kaʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/


棉紗線

/mi²² so⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/

/mi²² so⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/


筴柵

/kaʔ³³ zaʔ⁴⁴/

/kaʔ³³ zaʔ⁴⁴/


指掐鉗

/t͡sz̩³³ kʰaʔ⁵⁵ d͡ʑi²¹/

/t͡sz̩³³ kʰaʔ⁵⁵ d͡ʑi²¹/


軋指鉗

/ɡaʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²² d͡ʑi²³/

/ɡaʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²² d͡ʑi²³/


西瓜蟲

/ɕi¹¹ kua¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ko³³ zoŋ²¹/

/ɕi¹¹ kua¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ¹¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ko³³ zoŋ²¹/

(Wu) roly-poly; potato bug (Armadillidium vulgare)


汏衣裳粉

/da²² i⁵⁵ zɑ̃³³ fən²¹/

/da²² i⁵⁵ zɑ̃³³ fən²¹/


大前年子

/ta²¹³ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹ nʲiɛn²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/du²² ʑi⁵⁵ n̠ʲi³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/ta²¹³ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹ nʲiɛn²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/du²² ʑi⁵⁵ n̠ʲi³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

(Sichuanese, Yangzhou Mandarin, Wu) three years ago


鏖糟

/o³³⁻²³ t͡so³³/

/ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²¹/

/o³³⁻²³ t͡so³³/

/ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²¹/


拍照相

/pʰaʔ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/pʰaʔ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/


毛毛頭

/mɔ²² mɔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/mɔ²² mɔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


話睏話

/ɦo³³ kʰuən⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/

/ɦo³³ kʰuən⁵⁵ ɦo²¹/

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


圍腰

/ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ io³³/

/ui⁵⁵⁻¹¹ io³³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Teochew, dialectal Wu, Loudi Xiang) apron


樓下頭

/nəu²¹ ɕia²¹³ tʰəu²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/lɤ²² ɦo⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/nəu²¹ ɕia²¹³ tʰəu²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/lɤ²² ɦo⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


樓高頭

/lɤ²² kɔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ləu̯¹³ kɒu̯³³ təu̯³/

/lɤ²² kɔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ləu̯¹³ kɒu̯³³ təu̯³/


迭誠

/diɪʔ¹¹ zən²³/

/diɪʔ¹¹ zən²³/


著膩

/t͡saʔ³³ n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

/t͡saʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲi²³/

/t͡saʔ³³ n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

/t͡saʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲi²³/

(Wu) to thicken a soup by means of starch


叫覺

/t͡ɕiɔ³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɔ³³ kɔ⁴⁴/

(Wu) to wake somebody up; to rouse someone from their sleep; to awaken


捨勿得

/so³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ təʔ²¹/

/so³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ təʔ²¹/

(Wu) to hate to part with; to be unwilling to let go of; to begrudge


勿捨得

/vəʔ²² so⁵⁵ təʔ²¹/

/vəʔ²² so⁵⁵ təʔ²¹/


討情

/tʰɔ⁴⁴ ʑin²³/

/tʰɔ⁴⁴ ʑin²³/

(Wu) to plead; to intercede; to ask for a favor; to beg for leniency


跟包

/kən⁵⁵ pɔ²¹/

/kən⁵⁵ pɔ²¹/

(Wu, slang) person that follows behind someone's back and carries their bag


亮眼瞎子

/liã²² ŋe⁵⁵ haʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/liã²² ŋe⁵⁵ haʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

(Wu, slang) illiterate (person unable to read)


黃金單身漢

/ɦuɑ̃²² t͡ɕin⁵⁵ te³³ sən³³ hø²¹/

/ɦuɑ̃²² t͡ɕin⁵⁵ te³³ sən³³ hø²¹/


打單吊

/tã³³ te⁵⁵ tiɔ²¹/

/tã³³ te⁵⁵ tiɔ²¹/


沙發薯

/so⁵⁵ faʔ³³ zz̩²¹/

/so⁵⁵ faʔ³³ zz̩²¹/

(Wu) couch potato (someone who spends a lot of their time watching movies on the sofa eating snacks)


飛人

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/


有米人

/ɦiɤ²² mi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² mi⁵⁵ n̠ʲin²¹/


孔雀男

/kʰoŋ³³ t͡ɕʰiaʔ⁵⁵ nø²¹/

/kʰoŋ³³ t͡ɕʰiaʔ⁵⁵ nø²¹/

(Wu) handsome male but lacking in character


花樣美男

/ho⁵⁵ ɦiã³³ me³³ nø²¹/

/ho⁵⁵ ɦiã³³ me³³ nø²¹/


兩樣生

/liã²² ɦiã⁵⁵ sã²¹/

/liæ̃⁵⁵ iæ̃²² sen²¹/

/liã²² ɦiã⁵⁵ sã²¹/

/liæ̃⁵⁵ iæ̃²² sen²¹/


動槍頭

/doŋ³³ t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/doŋ³³ t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

(Wu, slang) to have male homosexual intercourse


過念頭

/ku⁴⁴ n̠ʲi²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/ku³³ n̠ʲi⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ku⁴⁴ n̠ʲi²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/ku³³ n̠ʲi⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


右半爿

/ɦiɤ²² pø⁵⁵ be²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² pø⁵⁵ be²¹/


肝陽

/kø⁵⁵ ɦiã²¹/

/kø⁵⁵ ɦiã²¹/

(Wu, dated) hypertension; high blood pressure


飯瓜子

(Wu) pumpkin seed; seed of the cucurbita


鹽花

/iɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ hua⁵³³/

/iɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mua⁵³³/

/iɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ hua⁵³³/

/iɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾mua⁵³³/


白脫油

/baʔ¹¹ tʰəʔ²² ɦiɤ²³/

/baʔ¹¹ tʰəʔ²² ɦiɤ²³/


白脫糖

/baʔ¹¹ tʰəʔ²² dɑ̃²³/

/baʔ¹¹ tʰəʔ²² dɑ̃²³/


寒毛孔

/ˈhɵn²⁴ mau³⁵ kʰuŋ²¹³/

/ɦø²² mɔ⁵⁵ kʰoŋ²¹/

/ˈhɵn²⁴ mau³⁵ kʰuŋ²¹³/

/ɦø²² mɔ⁵⁵ kʰoŋ²¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Gan, Yudu Hakka, Wu) pore (opening in the skin)


寒毛管

/ɦø²² mɔ⁵⁵ kue²¹/

/ɦø²² mɔ⁵⁵ kue²¹/


坼坼

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ t͡sʰaʔ⁴⁴/


縫縫

/foŋ²¹³ foŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/voŋ²² voŋ⁴⁴/

/foŋ²¹³ foŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/voŋ²² voŋ⁴⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu) crack; crevice; chink


眼風

/ŋe²² foŋ⁴⁴/

/ŋe²² foŋ⁴⁴/

(Wu) hint given with the eyes; meaningful glance


冷盆

/lã²² bən⁴⁴/

/lã²² bən⁴⁴/


素小菜

/su³³ ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

/su³³ ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/


葷小菜

/huən⁵⁵ ɕiɔ³³ t͡sʰe²¹/

/huən⁵⁵ ɕiɔ³³ t͡sʰe²¹/


菜乾

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ kɔːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuã³³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰe³³ kø⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ kɔːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuã³³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰe³³ kø⁴⁴/

菜乾湯／菜干汤 [Cantonese] ― coi³ gon¹ tong¹ [Jyutping] ― dried bok choy soup

(Cantonese, Hakka, Southern Min, Wu) dried vegetable


生鮮米

/sã⁵⁵ ɕi³³ mi²¹/

/sã⁵⁵ ɕi³³ mi²¹/

(Wu) sashimi (a Japanese dish consisting of thin slices or pieces of raw fish or meat)


蓬蒿菜

/boŋ²² hɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

/boŋ²² hɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

garland chrysanthemum
garland chrysanthemum

Glebionis coronaria
Glebionis coronaria#Translingual

(Wu) garland chrysanthemum; crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)


竹笠頭

/t͡soʔ³³ liɪʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/t͡soʔ³³ liɪʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


節掐油

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ kʰaʔ⁵⁵ ɦiɤ²¹/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ kʰaʔ⁵⁵ ɦiɤ²¹/


假指掐

/ka³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ kʰaʔ²¹/

/ka³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ kʰaʔ²¹/

(Wu) artificial nails (as a fashion accessory or aid in playing a stringed instrument); nail extensions


寶匣

/pɔ³³ ɦaʔ⁴⁴/

/pɔ³³ ɦaʔ⁴⁴/


插頭簪

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ faʔ⁵⁵ t͡sø²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ faʔ⁵⁵ t͡sø²¹/


頭髮簪

/dɤ²² faʔ⁵⁵ t͡sø²¹/

/dɤ²² faʔ⁵⁵ t͡sø²¹/


灶披間

/t͡sɔ³³ pʰi⁵⁵ ke²¹/

/t͡sɔ³³ pʰi⁵⁵ ke²¹/


廚房間

/zz̩²² vɑ̃⁵⁵ ke²¹/

/zz̩²² vɑ̃⁵⁵ ke²¹/


汏浴間

/da²² ɦioʔ⁵⁵ ke²¹/

/da²² ɦioʔ⁵⁵ ke²¹/

(Wu) shower room; bathroom (room used for bathing)


淴浴間

/hoʔ³³ ɦioʔ⁵⁵ ke²¹/

/hoʔ³³ ɦioʔ⁵⁵ ke²¹/

(Wu, dated) shower room; bathroom (room used for bathing)


小童房

/ɕiɔ³³ doŋ⁵⁵ vɑ̃²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ doŋ⁵⁵ vɑ̃²¹/


槍笆

/t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵ po²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵ po²¹/


槍籬笆

/t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵ li³³ po²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiã⁵⁵ li³³ po²¹/


獨腳伙

/doʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiaʔ²² hu²³/

/doʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiaʔ²² hu²³/


八字鬚

(Pingxiang Gan, Hakka, Pinghua, Wu) hanging moustache; moustache shaped like the character 八 (bā, “eight”)


敗家精

/paːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/paːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

(Yangzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, Yudu Hakka, Wu) squanderer; spendthrift


胞漿水

/pɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã³³ sz̩²¹/

/pɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã³³ sz̩²¹/


叉胸袋

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵ ɕioŋ³³ de²¹/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵ ɕioŋ³³ de²¹/


圍袋袋

/ɦy²² de⁵⁵ de²¹/

/ɦy²² de⁵⁵ de²¹/


圍饞頭

/ɦy²² ze⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ɦy²² ze⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


會官司

(Wu, law) to engage in a lawsuit; to sue somebody


蛀牙齒

/t͡sz̩³³ ŋa⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹/

/t͡sz̩³³ ŋa⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹/


桑果

/sɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Southern Pinghua, Wu, Quanzhou Xiang) fruit of the mulberry


寒豆

/hɔːn²¹ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/hɔːn²¹ tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/


膝饅頭

/ɕiɪʔ³³ mø⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ mø⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


腳節頭

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


腳節掐

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ kʰaʔ²¹/

/t͡ɕiɑʔ⁴⁴ t͡siɪʔ⁴⁴ kʰaʔ/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ kʰaʔ²¹/

/t͡ɕiɑʔ⁴⁴ t͡siɪʔ⁴⁴ kʰaʔ/


腳指掐

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ kʰaʔ²¹/

/t͡ɕiɑʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ kʰæʔ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ kʰaʔ²¹/

/t͡ɕiɑʔ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ kʰæʔ⁵⁵/


造房子

/zɔ²² vɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/zɔ²² vɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/


造房子

/zɔ²² vɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/zɔ²² vɑ̃⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/


天家

熱天家

热天家

還潮天家

还潮天家

(Wu) Component for names of seasons or weather patterns.


脫腳

/tʰəʔ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴/

/tʰəʔ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴/


骨灰箱

/kuəʔ³³ hue⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/kuəʔ³³ hue⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

(Wu) cinerary casket; box for bone ashes


老牛三

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ se²¹/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ se²¹/


老牛屄

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ pi²¹/

/lɔ²² n̠ʲiɤ⁵⁵ pi²¹/


木克

/moʔ¹¹ kʰəʔ²³/

/moʔ¹¹ kʰəʔ²³/


吃官司人

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ kuø⁵⁵ sz̩³³ n̠ʲin²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ kuø⁵⁵ sz̩³³ n̠ʲin²¹/


短拖

/tø³³ tʰu⁴⁴/

/tø³³ tʰu⁴⁴/


大平公主

/tʰa³³ bin⁵⁵ koŋ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/tʰa³³ bin⁵⁵ koŋ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/


遠來頭

/ɦyø²² le⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ɦyø²² le⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

(Wu) something or someone from a faraway place


皮大王

/bi²² da⁵⁵ ɦuɑ̃²¹/

/bi²² da⁵⁵ ɦuɑ̃²¹/


痴姑娘

/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ ku³³ n̠ʲiã²¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ ku³³ n̠ʲiã²¹/


長期飯票

/zã²² d͡ʑi⁵⁵ ve³³ pʰiɔ²¹/

/zã²² d͡ʑi⁵⁵ ve³³ pʰiɔ²¹/


豬頭風

/t͡ɕy³³ təu̯³ xʊŋ³³/

/t͡ɕy³³ təu̯³ xən³³/

/t͡ɕy³³ təu̯³ xʊŋ³³/

/t͡ɕy³³ təu̯³ xən³³/


羊牽風

/ɦiã²² t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ foŋ²¹/

/ɦiã²² t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ foŋ²¹/


馬桶間

(Wu) toilet; bathroom; lavatory; restroom


突然之間

/tɐt̚² jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/

/ut̚³² ᵑɡen³³ t͡si³³ kan³³⁻³³⁵/

/dəʔ¹¹ zø²² t͡sz̩²² t͡ɕi²³/

/dəʔ²² zø⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ t͡ɕi²¹/

/tɐt̚² jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kaːn⁵⁵/

/ut̚³² ᵑɡen³³ t͡si³³ kan³³⁻³³⁵/

/dəʔ¹¹ zø²² t͡sz̩²² t͡ɕi²³/

/dəʔ²² zø⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³ t͡ɕi²¹/


著生頭裡

/t͡saʔ³³ sã⁵⁵ dɤ³³ li²¹/

/t͡saʔ³³ sã⁵⁵ dɤ³³ li²¹/


全可能

/ʑi²² kʰu⁵⁵ nən²¹/

/ʑi²² kʰu⁵⁵ nən²¹/


剛剛好

/kɑ̃⁵⁵ kɑ̃³³ hɔ²¹/

/kɑ̃⁵⁵ kɑ̃³³ hɔ²¹/

(Wu, Yangzhou Mandarin) by chance; as it happens


貼正

/tʰiɪʔ³³ t͡sən⁴⁴/

/tʰiɪʔ³³ t͡sən⁴⁴/


恰恰叫

/kʰaʔ³³ kʰaʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɔ²¹/

/kʰaʔ³³ kʰaʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɔ²¹/


眼眼調

/ŋe²² ŋe⁵⁵ diɔ²¹/

/ŋe²² ŋe⁵⁵ diɔ²¹/


特為

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/dəʔ¹¹ ɦue²³/

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/dəʔ¹¹ ɦue²³/

(Wu) intentionally; deliberately; purposely


迭為

/diɪʔ¹¹ ɦue²³/

/diɪʔ¹¹ ɦue²³/


頭艙

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, dialectal Wu, aviation, nautical) first class


頭髮團

/dɤ²² faʔ⁵⁵ dø²¹/

/dɤ²² faʔ⁵⁵ dø²¹/


叫哥哥

/t͡ɕiɔ³³ ku⁵⁵ ku²¹/

/t͡ɕiɔ³³ ku⁵⁵ ku²¹/


蟓子

/ʑiã²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/ɦiã²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/ʑiã²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/ɦiã²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/


零湯糰

/lin²² tʰɑ̃⁵⁵ dø²¹/

/lin²² tʰɑ̃⁵⁵ dø²¹/


花字

(Jinhua Wu Mandarin, Wu) stylized signature


守生婆

/sɤ³³ sã⁵⁵ bu²¹/

/sɤ³³ sã⁵⁵ bu²¹/

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


守生

(Wu) to deliver a newborn child; to practice midwifery


見氣

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/t͡ɕɪ⁵² t͡ɕʰi¹¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ẽ⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/t͡ɕɪ⁵² t͡ɕʰi¹¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ẽ⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

(Yangzhou Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Huizhou, Wu, Xiang) to be angry; to get upset; to be mad


發格

/faʔ³³ kaʔ⁴⁴/

/faʔ⁴⁴ kaʔ⁵⁵/

/faʔ³³ kaʔ⁴⁴/

/faʔ⁴⁴ kaʔ⁵⁵/

(Wu) to lose one's temper; to get into a huff; to throw a tantrum


發極

/faʔ⁴⁴ d͡ʑiɪʔ¹²/

/faʔ⁴⁴ d͡ʑiɪʔ¹²/

(Wu) to worry; to feel anxious; to be worried


發呴

/faʔ⁴⁴ hɤ⁵³/

/faʔ⁴⁴ hɤ⁵³/

(Wu) to become angry; to fly into a rage


光火

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

(literary or Wu) to lose one's temper; to get into a huff; to throw a tantrum


發踱

/faʔ⁴⁴ doʔ¹²/

/faʔ⁴⁴ doʔ¹²/


做惱

(Wu, dated) to quarrel; to argue; to have a row


汏手

2021, “Shanghainese posters”, in Language Log:

Remember to wear a mask when going out, and wash your hands when you get home.

⁷tsheq-chi ⁵ci-lau ⁵ta ⁵kheu-tsau ⁶we-tau ⁷oq-li ¹shi ⁶da ⁵seu

出去记牢戴口罩 回到屋里先汏手

出去記牢戴口罩 回到屋裡先汏手


淨浴

/ʑin²² ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

/ʑin²² ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

(Wu) to take a shower or bath; to wash oneself; to bathe


淨浴間

/ʑin²² ɦioʔ⁵⁵ ke²¹/

/ʑin²² ɦioʔ⁵⁵ ke²¹/

(Wu) shower room; bathroom (room used for bathing)


瞎七搭八

/haʔ³³ t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵⁵ taʔ³³ paʔ²¹/

/haʔ³³ t͡ɕʰiɪʔ⁵⁵ taʔ³³ paʔ²¹/

Gramps, how come you're like Pan Dong now? You're talking nonsense!

2018, Love in Shanghai, in Flavors of Youth

⁶ya-ya ⁶non ⁶na-nen ¹ken ¹phoe ¹ton ⁷iq-yan-gheq ⁰a ⁷haq-chiq-taq-paq

爺爺，儂哪能跟潘東一樣個啊？瞎七搭八！

爷爷，侬哪能跟潘东一样个啊？瞎七搭八！


介許多

⁵ka-shiu-tu; ⁵ka-shiu ¹tu; ¹ka-shiu-tu; ¹ka-shiu ¹tu

ka^去 shiu tu; ka^去 shiu tu^平; ka^平 shiu tu; ka^平 shiu tu^平

²ka-xy-tu; ²ka-xy ¹tu; ¹ka-xy-tu; ¹ka-xy ¹tu

/ka³³ ɕy⁵⁵ tu²¹/

/ka³³ ɕy³³ tu⁵³/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕy³³ tu²¹/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕy³³ tu⁵³/

/ka³³ ɕy⁵⁵ tu²¹/

/ka³³ ɕy³³ tu⁵³/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕy³³ tu²¹/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕy³³ tu⁵³/


白相人

/bəʔ¹¹ ɕiã²² n̠ʲin²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ ɕiã²² n̠ʲin²³/

(Wu) a hooligan who loafs around the whole day and whose wealth was not earned through honest work; a playboy


黃芽菜

ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄘㄞˋ

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ jä³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɦuɑ̃²² ŋa⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ jä³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɦuɑ̃²² ŋa⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu) Chinese cabbage, specifically napa cabbage


劗肉

/t͡se⁴⁴ n̠ʲioʔ¹²/

/t͡se⁴⁴ n̠ʲioʔ¹²/

(Jianghuai Mandarin, Wu) to mince meat; to chop up meat


中浪向

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ lɑ̃³³ ɕiã²¹/

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ lɑ̃³³ ɕiã²¹/


日中心

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ t͡soŋ²² ɕin²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ t͡soŋ²² ɕin²³/


日中心裡

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ t͡soŋ²² ɕin²² li²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ t͡soŋ²² ɕin²² li²³/


嘸啥

(Wu) to not have any; to not really be; to be nothing


篤悠悠

/toʔ³³ iɤ⁵⁵ iɤ²¹/

/toʔ³³ iɤ⁵⁵ iɤ²¹/

(Wu, of movement or speech) leisurely; slow; sluggish


湖綠

/ɦu²² loʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦu²² loʔ⁴⁴/


水綠

/sz̩³³ loʔ⁴⁴/

/sz̩³³ loʔ⁴⁴/

(Dongguan Cantonese) light green colour with a hint of blue

light green colour
light green colour with a hint of blue


湖筆

/ɦu²² piɪʔ⁴⁴/

/ɦu²² piɪʔ⁴⁴/


睏袋

/kʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ te³³/

/kʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ te³³/

/kʰuən³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

/kʰun¹¹⁻⁵³ te³³/

/kʰun²¹⁻⁴¹ te³³/

/kʰuən³³ dɤ⁴⁴/


牆頭

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ʑiã²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ʑiã²² dɤ⁴⁴/


河浜

⁸geq-diau ⁶wu-pan ⁷iq-zeq ¹thon-tau ⁶waon-phu-kaon

搿條河浜一直通到黃浦江。

搿条河浜一直通到黄浦江。


壽頭壽腦

ㄕㄡˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄕㄡˋ ㄋㄠˇ

шоутоушоунао

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ sɐu̯²² nou̯¹³/

/zɤ²² dɤ⁵⁵ zɤ³³ nɔ²¹/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯²² tʰɐu̯²¹ sɐu̯²² nou̯¹³/

/zɤ²² dɤ⁵⁵ zɤ³³ nɔ²¹/


騎馬布

/d͡ʑi²² mo⁵⁵ pu²¹/

/d͡ʑi²² mo⁵⁵ pu²¹/

(Luoyang Mandarin, Pingxiang Gan, Yudu Hakka, Huizhou, Wu) sanitary belt (narrow belt to hold a sanitary napkin in place)


舍姆裡

/so³³ m̩⁵⁵ li²¹/

/so³³ m̩⁵⁵ li²¹/

(Wu) the month following childbirth, during which the mother goes through the traditional Chinese form of postpartum recovery, sometimes referred to in English as confinement or lying-in; puerperium


骨灰匣

/kuəʔ³³ hue⁵⁵ ɦaʔ²¹/

/kuəʔ³³ hue⁵⁵ ɦaʔ²¹/

(Wu) cinerary casket; box for bone ashes


日裡

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ li²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li²²/

/n̠ʲieʔ¹¹ li⁵⁵/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ³³ li/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li⁵¹/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ⁵⁵ li²¹/

/zəʔ²² li⁵³/

/n̠ʲiəʔ²¹ li¹⁴/

/ʑ̊i¹¹ li³³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ li²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li²²/

/n̠ʲieʔ¹¹ li⁵⁵/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ³³ li/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li⁵¹/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ⁵⁵ li²¹/

/zəʔ²² li⁵³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li⁵¹/

/n̠ʲiəʔ²¹ li¹⁴/

/ʑ̊i¹¹ li³³/

We sightsee in daytime and go drinking at night.

⁷aq-la₁ ⁸gniq-li₆ ⁶liu-yeu₆ ⁶ya-tau₅ ⁷chiq ⁵cieu

阿拉日裡旅遊，夜到吃酒。

阿拉日里旅游，夜到吃酒。


脫仔

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/tʰəʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/tʰəʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/


搭仔

/taʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/taʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/


樹梗子

/zz̩²² kã⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/zz̩²² kã⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/


落露水

/lɔk̚⁵ lu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ suɪ³¹/

/loʔ²² lu²² sz̩⁴⁴/

/loʔ²¹ lu²² sz̩ʷ⁴⁴/

/lɔ¹³⁻³³ lɤu̯¹¹ ɕy⁴²⁻¹/

/lɔk̚⁵ lu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ suɪ³¹/

/loʔ²² lu²² sz̩⁴⁴/

/loʔ²¹ lu²² sz̩ʷ⁴⁴/

/lɔ¹³⁻³³ lɤu̯¹¹ ɕy⁴²⁻¹/

(Meixian Hakka, Wu, Loudi Xiang) to have dew appear


還潮天

/ɦue²² zɔ⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/

/ɦue²² zɔ⁵⁵ tʰi²¹/

(Wu) humid and rainy weather, often occurring around the fifth month of the lunar calendar


還潮天氣

/ɦue²² zɔ⁵⁵ tʰi³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/ɦue²² zɔ⁵⁵ tʰi³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/


爛污泥

/le²² u⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

/na²² u⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

/le²² u⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/

/na²² u⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/


塳塵

/pʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹/

/boŋ²² zən⁴⁴/

/pʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn²¹/

/boŋ²² zən⁴⁴/


七巧

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕʰiɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕʰiɔ⁴⁴/


日裡頭

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ li²² dɤ²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ li²² dɤ²³/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu) in the day; daytime


日裡向

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ li²² ɕiã²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li⁵² ɕiã³³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ li²² ɕiã²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² li⁵² ɕiã³³/


捻鑿

/n̠ʲi⁵⁵ zoʔ²¹/

/n̠ʲi⁵⁵ zoʔ²¹/


軋鬧猛

轧闹猛
軋鬧忙
軋鬧孟
軋鬧哤

/ɡaʔ²² nɔ²² mã⁴⁴/

/ɡaʔ²² nɔ²² mɑ̃⁴⁴/

/ɡaʔ²² nɔ²² mã⁴⁴/

/ɡaʔ²² nɔ²² mɑ̃⁴⁴/

(Wu) to join in the fun; to add trouble to


做賬

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡su²¹³ t͡saŋ²¹³/

/t͡su³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴ t͡sã³⁴/

/t͡səu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã³³/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡su²¹³ t͡saŋ²¹³/

/t͡su³³ t͡sã⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴ t͡sã³⁴/

/t͡səu⁵⁵ t͡ɕiã³³/

(Chengdu Sichuanese, Huizhou, Wu) to keep accounts; to record transactions; to do bookkeeping


爾儂

Many lects have merged the two syllables to one. See 儂／侬.

(dated or dialectal Wu, Gan) you (singular)


嘩啦嘩啦

/ɦua²² la⁵⁵ ɦua³³ la²¹/

/ɦua²² la⁵⁵ ɦua³³ la²¹/

哗啦哗啦
哗啦哗啦
哇啦哇啦

(Wu) Speaking in a loud and quarrelsome manner


豪𢜶

豪 + 𢜶, though a common folk etymology states that it is from Japanese 遅っ.

豪𢜶動身！

豪𢜶动身！


盤纏銅鈿

/bø²² zø⁵⁵ doŋ³³ di²¹/

/bø²² zø⁵⁵ doŋ³³ di²¹/


信殼

/sin²¹³⁻²¹ kʰak̚⁵/

/ɕin³³ kʰoʔ⁴⁴/

/sin²¹³⁻²¹ kʰak̚⁵/

/ɕin³³ kʰoʔ⁴⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Longyan Min, Huizhou, Datian Min, dialectal Eastern Min, Wu) envelope


牛鞭子

/n̠ʲiɤ²² pi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/n̠ʲiɤ²² pi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu) bull pizzle; bovine penis


打雄

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/tã³³ ɦioŋ⁴⁴/

/tã⁴⁴ ɦioŋ²³/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/tã³³ ɦioŋ⁴⁴/

/tã⁴⁴ ɦioŋ²³/

(regional, chiefly Jianghuai Mandarin, Wu, of animals) to mate


百腳

/paʔ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴/

/paʔ³³ t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴/


鑊子

/ɦoʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/

/ɦoʔ¹¹ t͡sz̩²³/


早浪好

/t͡sɔ³³ lɑ̃⁵⁵ hɔ²¹/

/t͡sæ⁴⁴ lɑ̃³³ hæ⁵¹/

/t͡sɔ³³ lɑ̃⁵⁵ hɔ²¹/

/t͡sæ⁴⁴ lɑ̃³³ hæ⁵¹/


膠菜

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰe²¹/

No doubt the rarer a thing the higher its value. When Peking cabbage is shipped to Zhejiang, it is hung upside-down in the greengrocer’s by a red string tied to its root, and given the grand title “Shangdong Vegetable.” When the aloe which grows wild in Fujian comes to Peking, it is ushered into a hothouse and given the beautiful name “Dragon-Tongue Orchid.”

1926 October 12, 魯迅 (Lu Xun),《藤野先生》, translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang

Dàgài shì wùyǐxīwéiguì ba. Běijīng de báicài yùnwǎng Zhèjiāng, biàn yòng hóng tóushéng xì zhù càigēn, dàoguà zài shuǐguǒdiàn tóu, zūn wéi “jiāocài”; Fújiàn yěshēng-zhe de lúhuì, yī dào Běijīng jiù qǐng jìn wēnshì, qiě měiqímíngyuē “lóngshélán”.

大概是物以稀為貴罷。北京的白菜運往浙江，便用紅頭繩繫住菜根，倒掛在水果店頭，尊為“膠菜”；福建野生著的蘆薈，一到北京就請進溫室，且美其名曰“龍舌蘭”。

大概是物以稀为贵罢。北京的白菜运往浙江，便用红头绳系住菜根，倒挂在水果店头，尊为“胶菜”；福建野生着的芦荟，一到北京就请进温室，且美其名曰“龙舌兰”。


戇吼吼

/ɡɑ̃²² hɤ⁵⁵ hɤ²¹/

/ɡɑ̃²² høy³³ høy/

/ɡɑ̃²² hɤ⁵⁵ hɤ²¹/

/ɡɑ̃²² høy³³ høy/

How are you such a slow kid? I told you to go and help granny carry the bags, you go and do that right this moment!

⁶non ⁸geq ⁵shiau-gnin ⁶na-nen ⁶gaon-heu-heu-gheq ⁵ciau-non-chi ¹shian-paon ⁶nga-bu ¹lin ⁶meq-zy ¹eu ¹e ⁸veq ⁵khua-ti ⁵chi

儂搿小人哪能戇吼吼個，叫儂去相幫外婆拎物事𡂿，還勿快點去！

侬搿小人哪能戆吼吼个，叫侬去相帮外婆拎物事𫪘，还勿快点去！

(Wu) stupid; clueless; slow and unaware of what is happening


嚇殺

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/haʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵/

/haʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴/


嚇殺人

/haʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲin²³/

/haʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲin²³/


嚇殺人

/haʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲin²³/

/haʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲin²³/

高得來嚇殺人

高得来吓杀人


我愛儂

/ŋu³³ e⁴⁴ noŋ²³/

/ŋu³³ e⁴⁴ noŋ²³/


夜開花

/ɦia²² kʰe⁵⁵ ho²¹/

/ɦia²² kʰe⁵⁵ ho²¹/


青辣椒

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ laʔ³³ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ laʔ³³ t͡ɕiɔ²¹/


孛萄

/bəʔ¹¹ dɔ²³/

/bəʔ¹¹ dɔ²³/


了勿起

/liɔ²² vəʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/liæ²³ fəʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/liɔ²² vəʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/liæ²³ fəʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


交交關關

/t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ kue³³ kue²¹/

/t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ kue³³ kue²¹/


交交關關

/t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ kue³³ kue²¹/

/t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ kue³³ kue²¹/


狗屁倒灶

ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄗㄠˋ

гоупидаоцзао

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi⁵¹ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu) disorganized; chaotic


有常時

/ɦiɤ²² zã⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² zã⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/


有常

/ɦiɤ²² zã⁴⁴/

/ɦiɤ²² zã⁴⁴/


嚇人倒怪

/haʔ³³ n̠ʲin⁵⁵ tɔ³³ kua²¹/

/haʔ³³ n̠ʲin⁵⁵ tɔ³³ kua²¹/


老開

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² kʰe⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² kʰe⁴⁴/


賴極皮

/la²² d͡ʑiɪʔ⁵⁵ bi²¹/

/la²² d͡ʑiɪʔ⁵⁵ bi²¹/

(Wu) to deny wrongdoing; to refuse to admit responsibility; to act shamelessly


賴極皮

/la²² d͡ʑiɪʔ⁵⁵ bi²¹/

/la²² d͡ʑiɪʔ⁵⁵ bi²¹/

(Wu) one who denies wrongdoing; rascal; cheater


肉皵皮

/n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ t͡ɕʰiaʔ²² bi²³/

/n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ t͡ɕʰiaʔ²² bi²³/

(Wu) hangnail (protruding piece of nail tissue or skin near base of fingernail or toenail)


足秤

/t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³³/

/t͡siʊk̚¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

/t͡su³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³³/

/t͡siʊk̚¹ t͡sʰən⁵³/

(dialectal, including Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Mandarin, Wu) to be in an adequate weight


弗是

/fəʔ⁵⁵ zz̩⁵²³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ zz̩⁵²³/


還潮

/ɦue²² zɔ⁴⁴/

/ɦue²³ zæ¹¹/

/ɦue²²³ zæ²²³/

/ɦue²² zɔ⁴⁴/

/ɦue²³ zæ¹¹/

/ɦue²²³ zæ²²³/

還潮天氣

还潮天气

格個地方還潮猛還潮猛箇。

格个地方还潮猛还潮猛个。

(Wu, of weather) to become damp (as part of the yearly weather pattern)

石板還潮，陰雨難逃

石板还潮，阴雨难逃

The biscuits have gone bad / aren't crispy anymore (because of the moisture). They can no longer be eaten.

⁵pin-koe ⁶we-zau-leq ⁶veq₈-hau ⁷chiq-leq

餅乾還潮了，勿好吃了。

饼干还潮了，勿好吃了。

(Wu, of objects) to be affected by such damp weather

(The child) just got into kindergarten and they were behaving well for two or three days. Now they've just turned back into the little devil they are.

1996, Tang Zhenzhu, Wu Xinmin and Wu Xinxian, 寧波方言詞典, page 149

幼兒園去去，儇勒兩三日，該槍又還潮𡀂。

幼儿园去去，儇勒两三日，该枪又还潮𡀂。

(Wu, figurative, of an old tendency) to redevelop; to resurge


熱癤頭

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiɪʔ²² dɤ²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ t͡ɕiɪʔ²² dɤ²³/


菜饅頭

/t͡sʰe³³ mø⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/t͡sʰe³³ mø⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


淡饅頭

/de²² mø⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/de²² mø⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


雞宿眼

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ soʔ³³ ŋe²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ soʔ³³ ŋe²¹/


𣥼

1998, 溫州方言詞典 by You Rujie and Yang Qianming, page 58

該恁多菜一個大碗𣥼落顯，𧟰逮兩個瑣碗𪏳起，洗煩顯。

该恁多菜一个大碗𣥼落显，𧟰逮两个琐碗𪏳起，洗烦显。

(chiefly Linshao, Yongjiang, Taizhou, Jinhua and Chuqu Wu) to put into a container; to fill a container with


香萵筍

/ɕiã⁵⁵ u³³ sən²¹/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ u³³ sən²¹/


萵苣筍

/u⁵⁵ t͡ɕy³³ sən²¹/

/u⁵⁵ t͡ɕy³³ sən²¹/


舍姆

/suɑ⁵³ m̩⁵⁵/

/suɑ⁵³ m̩⁵⁵/

(Wu, often in propositional phrases) period after a woman's giving birth


鹹瓜

(Fujian Wu and Shanghainese) salt-cured yellow croaker


太陽筋

/tʰai²¹³ iaŋ²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/tʰai̯⁴⁵ i̯æn¹³ t͡ɕin³³/

/tʰai̯³²⁴ i̯an¹¹ t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁵/

/tʰai²¹³ iaŋ²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/tʰai̯⁴⁵ i̯æn¹³ t͡ɕin³³/

/tʰai̯³²⁴ i̯an¹¹ t͡ɕin⁴⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Wu, Xiang, anatomy) temple (also an acupuncture point in TCM)


勿錯

/vəʔ²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵²³/

/vəʔ²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵²³/


過輩

/kʰuɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵ puɛ²¹/

/kʰuɛ²¹⁻⁵⁵ puɛ²¹/

(Yangjiang Yue, Huizhou, Leizhou Min, dialectal Wu) to die; to pass away

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


有辰光

/ɦiɤ²² zən⁵⁵ kuɑ̃²¹/

/ɦiɤ²² zən⁵⁵ kuɑ̃²¹/


討親

(Pingxiang Gan, Taiwanese Hakka, Huizhou, Eastern Min, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang) to take a wife


雞腳爪

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡sɔ²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiaʔ³³ t͡sɔ²¹/


觸氣

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵²³/

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵²³/

(Wu) annoying; despicable; maddening; irritating


花頭

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯²/

/ho³³ dœʏ⁵¹/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯²/

/ho³³ dœʏ⁵¹/

⁸geq ⁶zhian-deu-gheq ¹ho-deu ⁶lau ⁵hau-khoe-gheq

搿牆頭個花頭老好看個。

搿墙头个花头老好看个。

There isn't much of a prospect in running small enterprises.

⁵tsu ⁵shiau-san-i ⁶zy ⁶m-sa ¹ho-deu-gheq

做小生意是嘸啥花頭個。

做小生意是呒啥花头个。

Those two have been having alone time for a while now; they may be able to fool others but they can't dupe me.

¹li-toq₀ ²lian-ka₁-deu₂ ²jion ³tsau ⁶zeu ⁶yeu ¹ho-deu₂-keq₇ ²moe-teq₇-kou₅ ⁸beq-gnin₂ ²moe-feq₇-kou₅ ⁶ngou ⁰keq

俚篤兩家頭窮早就有花頭個，瞞得過別人瞞弗過我個。

俚笃两家头穷早就有花头个，瞒得过别人瞒弗过我个。

(Wu) inappropriate sexual or romantic relationship


尋死路

/ʑin²² ɕi⁵⁵ lu²¹/

/ʑin²² ɕi⁵⁵ lu²¹/

(Wu) to commit suicide; to kill oneself; to take one's own life


香泡

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ pʰɔ²¹/

/ɕiæ̃³³ pʰɔ³⁴/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ pʰɔ²¹/

/ɕiæ̃³³ pʰɔ³⁴/


做啥

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂä³⁵/

/t͡so³⁴ sɑ⁵³/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂä³⁵/

/t͡so³⁴ sɑ⁵³/

Compare Cantonese 做乜嘢 (zou⁶ mat¹ je⁵) or Mandarin 幹嘛 /干嘛 (gànmá).

儂垃垃做啥？

侬垃垃做啥？

儂做啥啦？

侬做啥啦？


嘓口杯

/koʔ³³ kʰɤ⁵⁵ pe²¹/

/koʔ³³ kʰɤ⁵⁵ pe²¹/

(Wu) mug for mouth-rinsing or tooth-cleaning; tooth mug


嘓嘴杯

/koʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pe²¹/

/koʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ pe²¹/


牙刷杯

/ŋa²² səʔ⁵⁵ pe²¹/

/ŋa²² səʔ⁵⁵ pe²¹/


盪口杯

/dɑ̃²² kʰɤ⁵⁵ pe²¹/

/dɑ̃²² kʰɤ⁵⁵ pe²¹/


鵪鶉卵

/am⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/am⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰun²⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/


𧟰客氣

/viɔ²² ⁵⁵ kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/fiæ⁵² kʰɑʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi/

/viɔ²² ⁵⁵ kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/fiæ⁵² kʰɑʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi/


對勿住

/te³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/te⁴⁴ fəʔ⁴⁴ zz̩ʷ/

/te³³ vəʔ⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/te⁴⁴ fəʔ⁴⁴ zz̩ʷ/


司蓋阿蓋

/sz̩⁵⁵ ke³³ a³³ ke²¹/

/sz̩⁵⁵ ke³³ a³³ ke²¹/


𲄨頭

/d͡ʑia²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑia²² dɤ⁴⁴/

(Wu, offensive) shrew; virago; vixen; bitch; dragon (unpleasant woman)


𲄨人

/d͡ʑia²² n̠ʲin⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑia²² n̠ʲin⁴⁴/


𲄨人頭

/d͡ʑia²² n̠ʲin⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/d͡ʑia²² n̠ʲin⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/


盜隔山

/dɔ²² kaʔ⁵⁵ se²¹/

/dɔ²² kaʔ⁵⁵ se²¹/

(Wu) children's game where one pretends to catch a robber


下作黨

/ɦo²² t͡soʔ⁵⁵ tɑ̃²¹/

/ɦo²² t͡soʔ⁵⁵ tɑ̃²¹/

(Wu, derogatory) base person; indecent person


出棺材

/ʈ͡ʂʰuʔ⁵ kuã³¹ t͡sʰɛ²⁴/

/t͡sʰəʔ³³ kuø⁵⁵ ze²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰuʔ⁵ kuã³¹ t͡sʰɛ²⁴/

/t͡sʰəʔ³³ kuø⁵⁵ ze²¹/

(Nanjing Mandarin, Wu) to hold a funeral procession


出痘子

/t͡sʰəʔ³³ dɤ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/t͡ɕʰy²⁴ təu̯²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sʰəʔ³³ dɤ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/t͡ɕʰy²⁴ təu̯²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sz̩³/


窗檻

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɑ̃⁵⁵ kʰe²¹/

/t͡sʰɑ̃⁴⁴ kʰe/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɑ̃⁵⁵ kʰe²¹/

/t͡sʰɑ̃⁴⁴ kʰe/


差勿多

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ tu²¹/

/t͡sʰo⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ tu²¹/


弗要緊

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iæ⁵¹ t͡ɕin/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiən³¹/

/veʔ¹ ɦiɒ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵²/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ iɑu³³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵³⁵/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iæ⁵¹ t͡ɕin/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiən³¹/

/veʔ¹ ɦiɒ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵²/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ iɑu³³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵³⁵/

(Wu) no problem; it doesn't matter; you're welcome


踢手旁

/tʰiʔ⁵ ʂəɯ¹¹ pʰã²⁴/

/tʰiʔ⁵ ʂəɯ¹¹ pʰã²⁴/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Wu) The Chinese character component 扌.


硬耳朵

/ŋã²³ n̠ʲi¹¹ təu/

/ɦŋã³¹ ʔn̠ʲi³³ tu/

/ŋã²³ n̠ʲi¹¹ təu/

/ɦŋã³¹ ʔn̠ʲi³³ tu/

(Xi'an Mandarin, Hakka, Jin, Wu) The Chinese character component 卩.


剔土旁

/tʰɪk̚³³ tʰu³³ paŋ²¹/

/tʰɪk̚³³ tʰu³³ paŋ²¹/

(Yangzhou Mandarin, Nanning Pinghua, Wu) The Chinese character component 土.


飯抄

/ve²² t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/fve³¹ t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵/

/ve²² t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/fve³¹ t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵/


塞頭

/səʔ³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

/sɐʔ⁵⁵ dœʏ³³/

/sɑʔ³³ dei³⁴/

/səʔ³³ dɤ⁴⁴/

/sɐʔ⁵⁵ dœʏ³³/

/sɑʔ³³ dei³⁴/


小棺材

/ɕiɔ⁴⁴ kuø⁵⁵ ze²¹/

/ɕiɔ⁴⁴ kuø⁵⁵ ze²¹/


小鬼頭

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄡˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

shiau^去 ciu^去 deu^去; shiau^去 ciu^去 deu^去

/ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕy³³ dɤ²³/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ dɤ²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ t͡ɕy³³ dɤ²³/

⁸geq ⁵shiau-ciu ⁶deu ⁶na-nen ⁵ka ⁶veq ¹thin ⁶ghe-gho-gheq ⁰la

搿小鬼頭哪能介勿聽閒話個啦？

搿小鬼头哪能介勿听闲话个啦？

(Wu, Taiwanese Mandarin, derogatory or endearing) kid; brat


拎勿清

/lin⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ t͡ɕʰin²¹/

/lin⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ t͡ɕʰin²¹/

(Wu) to be unable to understand; to be stupid


早穀

/t͡sɑu⁵³ koʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sɑu⁵³ koʔ⁴⁴/

(Wuhan Mandarin, Southern Pinghua, dialectal Wu) early season paddy; early season unhusked rice


弗同

/fəʔ⁴³ doŋ²²³/

/fəʔ⁴³ doŋ²²³/


洋番薯

/ɦiæ̃²² fẽ̞³³ d͡zz̩ʷ³⁴/

/ɦiæ̃²² fẽ̞³³ d͡zz̩ʷ³⁴/

(Wu, including Wenzhounese, Hangzhounese) potato


好白相

/hɔ³³ bəʔ⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/hæ⁵² bəʔ¹¹ siã/

/hɔ³³ bəʔ⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/hæ⁵² bəʔ¹¹ siã/

⁶gnioe-zen₇ ⁶veq₈-zy₆ ⁷iq-gheq₈ ⁵hau-beq₈-shian₅-gheq₀ ⁶yeu-shi₅ ⁶le ⁰gheq

《原神》勿是一個好白相個遊戲來個。

《原神》勿是一个好白相个游戏来个。


聽閒話

/tʰin⁴⁴ ɦe²² ɦo⁴⁴/

/tʰin⁴⁴ ɦe²² ɦo⁴⁴/

⁸geq ⁵shiau-noe₆ ⁶lau ¹thin ⁶ghe-gho₆-gheq₈

搿小囡老聽閒話個！

搿小囡老听闲话个！


嘆苦經

/tʰän⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰe³³ kʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/tʰẽ̞³⁴ kʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/tʰɛ⁵⁵ kʰu³³ t͡ɕiŋ³¹/

/tʰän⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰe³³ kʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/tʰẽ̞³⁴ kʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/tʰɛ⁵⁵ kʰu³³ t͡ɕiŋ³¹/

(literary or Wu) to vent one's grievances; to air one's sufferings


一塌刮子

/iɪʔ³³ tʰaʔ⁵⁵ kuaʔ³³ t͡sz̩³⁴/

/iɪʔ³³ tʰaʔ⁵⁵ kuaʔ³³ t͡sz̩³⁴/

(Wu) altogether; in total; in all; in sum


𪣩

(Jianghuai Mandarin, Wu) grime on one's skin


天狗吃日頭

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄍㄡˇ ㄔ ㄖˋ ˙ㄊㄡ

тяньгоу чи житоу

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/ˈtʰiɛn⁴² kiɛu²¹³⁻¹³ t͡ɕʰiaʔ⁵ n̠ʲit̚⁵ tʰɛu²/

/tʰĩ⁴⁴ ^((t͡ɕ-))d͡ʑi̯ɤ⁴²⁻¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɔ¹³⁻³³ ni³⁵⁻⁵ di̯ɤ³/

(Mandarin, Gan, Northern Pinghua, Wu, Xiang, colloquial) solar eclipse


像煞有介事

ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄕㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕˋ

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʑiã²² saʔ⁵⁵ ɦiɤ³³ ka³³ zz̩²¹/

/ʑiã²² saʔ⁵⁵ ɦiɤ³³ ka³³ zz̩²¹/

(chiefly Wu) in all apparent seriousness


煙盂罐

/ie⁵⁵ ɦy³³ kuø²¹/

/ie⁵⁵ ɦy³³ kuø²¹/


斫樹

/t͡soʔ⁵⁵ zz̩ʷ³³/

/t͡səʔ⁴⁴ ʑy¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɔ¹³⁻³³ ʑy¹¹/

/t͡soʔ⁵⁵ zz̩ʷ³³/

/t͡səʔ⁴⁴ ʑy¹⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɔ¹³⁻³³ ʑy¹¹/

(Pingxiang Gan, Huizhou, Northern Min, dialectal Wu, Loudi Xiang) to chop down trees; to chop wood


賴學

/lɛ⁴⁴⁻⁴² ɕioʔ⁵/

/la²² ɦoʔ⁴⁴/

/lɑ²³ ɦoʔ¹¹/

/lɛ¹¹ ɦiɑʔ⁵³/

/ɦlɑ³¹ ʔoʔ⁵/

/lɑ⁵⁵ oʔ²¹²/

/lɛ⁴⁴⁻⁴² ɕioʔ⁵/

/la²² ɦoʔ⁴⁴/

/lɑ²³ ɦoʔ¹¹/

/la²² ɦoʔ⁴⁴/

/lɛ¹¹ ɦiɑʔ⁵³/

/ɦlɑ³¹ ʔoʔ⁵/

/lɑ⁵⁵ oʔ²¹²/

(dialectal Mandarin, Huizhou, dialectal Gan, Wu) to cut school; to ditch class; to play truant


懶惰坯

/lẽ̞⁵⁵ do²² pʰei²¹/

/ɦlæ³¹ du³³ pʰei⁵⁵/

/lẽ̞⁵⁵ do²² pʰei²¹/

/ɦlæ³¹ du³³ pʰei⁵⁵/