白茶

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

/paːk̚² t͡sʰaː²¹/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tɛ¹³/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

/paːk̚² t͡sʰaː²¹/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tɛ¹³/

白 (bái, “white”) describes the hairs covering the buds of the tea plant, which are used to produce some types of white tea, such as 白毫銀針／白毫银针 (“white hair silver needle”).

The young men from Hong Kong shivered in the compartment like prisoners in a dungeon. They drank hot water. I offered them some of my green tea (Zhulan brand: "A tea from ancient kings for those with kingly tastes") but they said no; they preferred drinking hot water. "White tea," the Chinese call it, bai cha.

2006, Paul Theroux, Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China (in English), →ISBN, page 314:

(Taipei Hokkien) boiled water; hot water served as a hot beverage.


金蕉

(Hokkien, including Taipei Hokkien, Lukang Hokkien, Singapore Hokkien) banana (Classifier: 條／条; 弓)


瓜果

/ku̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷaː⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/

/kua³³ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/

/ku̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷaː⁵⁵ kʷɔː³⁵/

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/

/kua⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/

/kua³³ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁵³/

(chiefly Taipei and Sanxia Hokkien) apple


昨暗

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹/

/t͡sa³³⁻¹¹ am¹¹/

/t͡sa³³⁻²¹ am²¹/

/t͡sa³³⁻²² am⁴¹/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ am²¹/

/t͡sa⁴⁴⁻³³ am¹¹/

/t͡sa³³⁻¹¹ am¹¹/

/t͡sa³³⁻²¹ am²¹/

/t͡sa³³⁻²² am⁴¹/


貧惰蟲

/pin²³⁻³³ tuã³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/

/pin¹³⁻²² tuã²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/pin²⁴⁻¹¹ tuã³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pin²⁴⁻²² tuã²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pin²⁴⁻²² tuã²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pin²⁴⁻²² tuã³³⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pan²⁴⁻²² tuã²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pan²³⁻³³ tuã³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/

/pan²⁴⁻¹¹ tuã³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pin²³⁻³³ tuã³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/

/pin¹³⁻²² tuã²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/pin²⁴⁻¹¹ tuã³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pin²⁴⁻²² tuã²²⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pin²⁴⁻²² tuã²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pin²⁴⁻²² tuã³³⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pan²⁴⁻²² tuã²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/pan²³⁻³³ tuã³³⁻²¹ tʰaŋ²³/

/pan²⁴⁻¹¹ tuã³³⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ²⁴/


杜蝛仔

/tɔ³³⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tɔ³³⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/


大肚仔魚

/tua³³⁻¹¹ tɔ³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu²⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ tɔ³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu²⁴/


青番薑

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ huan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiũ⁴⁴/

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual

(Taipei, Hsinchu and Sanxia Hokkien) green pepper (Capsicum annuum)


救十八

/kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ sip̚⁴⁻³² pat̚³²/

/kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ sip̚⁴⁻³² pat̚³²/

(Taipei Hokkien) die (polyhedron used in games of chance)


大蔥頭

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰuŋ²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰuŋ²⁴ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/


四跤仔杜定

/si¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ³³⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ³³/


垃儳仔

/la²⁴⁻¹¹ sam²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/la²⁴⁻¹¹ sam²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Taipei Hokkien) trash; rubbish; garbage


蛀窟仔

/t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

(Taipei Hokkien) dimple (skin depression on the cheek)


酥腰

/sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ io⁴⁴/

/sɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ io⁴⁴/

(Taipei Hokkien) hunchback (one who is stooped or hunched over)


儳腰

/sam³³⁻¹¹ io⁴⁴/

/sam³³⁻¹¹ io⁴⁴/


牛貫

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍¹¹/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍¹¹/


風灌

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan¹¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan¹¹/

(Taipei Hokkien) inflater; tyre pump; bicycle pump


做塗水的

(Taipei and Taichung Hokkien) bricklayer; tiler; plasterer


早晡

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ⁴⁴/


軟蜞

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²⁴/


飯疕仔

/pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Taipei Hokkien) rice crust; crust of cooked rice


三日節

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ lit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sueʔ³²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ zit̚⁴⁻³² t͡seʔ³²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ t͡seʔ³²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡zit̚⁵⁻² t͡seʔ²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ lit̚⁴⁻³² t͡sueʔ³²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ zit̚⁴⁻³² t͡seʔ³²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡zit̚⁴⁻¹ t͡seʔ³²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ d͡zit̚⁵⁻² t͡seʔ²/

(Kaohsiung, Taipei, Tainan and Yilan Hokkien) Tomb Sweeping Day (annual Chinese festival observed on the first day of Qingming)


新娘牚

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ¹¹/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰĩ¹¹/


𧌄嬰

/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ mĩ⁴⁴/

/iɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ mĩ⁴⁴/


筍龜

/sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/

/sun⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ku⁴⁴/

/sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/

/sun⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ku⁴⁴/


烏司蠓仔

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ su⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


出痳仔

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ muã²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ muã²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Taipei, Taichung and Tainan Hokkien, pathology) to have measles


倒手仔拐

/to³¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁻³⁵ a⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kuai³¹/

/to³¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁻³⁵ a⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kuai³¹/


倒手仔剾刀

/to¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴/


觳仔

/kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/kʰɔk̚²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/kʰɔk̚²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

(Taipei and Yilan Hokkien) silkworm cocoon


桑材仔

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ sui²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ sui²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Sanxia and Taipei Hokkien) fruit of the mulberry


敲虎𡳞

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan³³/

/kʰa¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan³³/


尖掘

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


杴仔

/hiam⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/hiam⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/


雞母蟲

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴/


刺角仔蟲

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ²⁴/


上墓

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ bɔ³³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ bɔ³³/

(Taipei Hokkien) to pay respects to a dead person at their grave


揫墓

/t͡sʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔ³³/

/t͡sʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔ³³/


抓耙仔

/niãu¹¹⁻⁵³ pe²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/liau³¹⁻⁵³ pe²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/niãu¹¹⁻⁵³ pe²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/liau³¹⁻⁵³ pe²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

(Taipei, Lukang, Taichung and Sanxia Hokkien) bamboo or wood backscratcher


大細丈

/tua³³⁻¹¹ sue¹¹⁻⁵³ tiũ³³/

/tua³³⁻²² sue³¹⁻⁵³ tiũ³³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ sue¹¹⁻⁵³ tiũ³³/

/tua³³⁻²² sue³¹⁻⁵³ tiũ³³/

(Hsinchu, Lukang and Taipei Hokkien) husbands of sisters


裁縫車仔

/t͡sʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰai²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/