起猌神

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to get angry; to lose one's temper

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a determined effort


起凊膜凹

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nãʔ³²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nãʔ³²/


上凊膜凹

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nãʔ³²/


上凊膜

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃ʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃ʔ⁴/


移斡

/i²⁴⁻²² uat̚³²/

/i²⁴⁻²² uat̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to mediate; to act as mediator

(Xiamen Hokkien) to bend the rules; to be considerate; to accommodate to circumstances


比手弄跤

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ⁴¹⁻²² kʰa³³/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to gesticulate; to make gestures

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to dance and gesticulate for joy


比接

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siap̚³²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siap̚³²/

/pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siap̚³²/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siap̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to negotiate; to make representations

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to discuss; to deliberate


閉力

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suppress or control one's strength


牽羅經

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan³³ lo²⁴⁻²² kĩ³³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan³³ lo²⁴⁻²² kĩ³³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² lo¹³⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴/

(Sanxia and Yilan Hokkien, dated in Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) fengshui master; geomancer


摩托甲

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² kaʔ³²/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² tɔk̚⁴⁻³² kaʔ³²/


佮偌

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not at all very; by no means very


巧奇

/kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴/

/kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴/


巧怪

/kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/

/kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/


尿蜚

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of stinkbug


𧌄屁

/am⁴⁴⁻²² pʰui²¹/

/am⁴⁴⁻²² pʰui²¹/


娘仔蟻

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hia²²/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hia²²/


抾金

/kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kim⁴⁴/

/kʰiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kim⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to collect the bones of a dead body after it has been buried for some time


膨床

/pʰoŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

/pʰoŋ¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/pʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/pʰoŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

/pʰoŋ¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍¹³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰŋ̍²³/

/pʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) spring bed; mattress with coiled springs


情伴

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰuã²²/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰuã²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) sweetheart; lover; lovebird; life partner


猴囡仔

/kau²⁴⁻²² ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau²³⁻³³ ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kau²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²² ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kau²³⁻³³ ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kau²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) monkey, brat, rascal (mischievous child)


國公魚

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/


國公仔

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


國丹

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴/


各鱉

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ piʔ³²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ piʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) eccentric; odd (of one's temperament or disposition)


穀笪

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tat̚¹²¹/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tat̚⁴/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tat̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) a kind of bamboo mat made of coarse bamboo strips (for drying grain)


酷橫

/kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) fierce and arrogant; rude and ferocious


福眼

/hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɪŋ⁵³/

/hɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/hɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɪŋ⁵³/

/hɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋuĩ⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) a kind of longan (with thick meat)


惡勢

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) savage; fierce; ferocious (of one's disposition or behavior)


板鍘

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaʔ¹²¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaʔ⁴/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaʔ¹²¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰaʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of fodder chopper (used mostly in chopping fodder for horses and cows)


班館

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, colloquial) prison; jail

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


班頭爺

/pan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/pan³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/pan⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/pan³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, dated) jail warden


反笑

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to turn over and lie on one's back


萬代年

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ¹³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ¹³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) very long (describing a long time period)


萬病仙草

/ban²²⁻²¹ pĩ²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ pĩ²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

Andrographis paniculata
Andrographis paniculata#Translingual

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Xiamen Hokkien) Andrographis paniculata, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat mouth ulcers, and to reduce "heat"


百病草

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau⁵³/


挽掇

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuaʔ³²/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuaʔ¹²¹/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuaʔ³²/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuaʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be stubborn and reserved due to feeling angry or wronged


挽掣

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/ban⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/


挽眠

(Xiamen Hokkien) to hold out by not sleeping despite the difficulties


𡳞神

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, vulgar) insane; crazy; foolish


𡳞鳥面

膦鳥面
卵鳥面
玍鳥面
𡳞鸟面

/lan²²⁻²¹ t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²⁻³⁵ miŋ¹¹/

/lan²²⁻²¹ t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²⁻³⁵ miŋ¹¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, vulgar) stupid; foolish; unwise


贈手

/t͡san²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡san²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/


贊聲勢

/t͡san⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³ se⁴¹/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/

/t͡san⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³ se⁴¹/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴⁻²² se²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to shout encouragement; to cheer


田螺胚

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² le²⁴⁻²² pʰe⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² le²⁴⁻²² pʰe⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Asian ponysfoot (Dichondra micrantha)


青草凍

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²¹/


田草

→ Hiligaynon: sansaw

→ Spanish: chanchau

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) weeds in a field


田溝

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan¹³⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small ditch in the ridge between fields


棧間

/t͡san¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡san²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) storehouse; storeroom


懶趖

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so²⁴/


散魂仔

/san²¹⁻⁵³ hun²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/san²¹⁻⁵³ hun²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) loafer; hoodlum; ruffian


零星尾

/lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/

/lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² bue⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) remaining balance; remaining amount


零星話

/lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/

/lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) talk outside the main topic

(Xiamen Hokkien) groundless talk; slanderous gossip


零星肉

/lan²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

/lan²³⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/lan²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) excess flesh on one's body; excess fat; excrescences on one's body


零肉仔

/lan¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/lan¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) excess flesh on one's body; excess fat


無零星

/bo²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) unable to give money to a flatterer (used to retort or ridicule a flatterer)


趁緊

/tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) quickly; hurriedly; without delay


蟶鰻

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² muã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² muã¹³/

/tʰan⁴⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a species of snake eel (Cirrhimuraena chinensis)


坦趨

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to slant; to incline; to tilt


坦笑

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰio²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to lie down facing up


坦攲生

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, obstetrics) to have a difficult labour; to have a complicated delivery


坦覆睏

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰun²¹/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰun²¹/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰun²¹/

/tʰan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰun²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to sleep on one's stomach


反覆睏

/piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰun²¹/

/puĩ²⁴⁻²² pʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰun⁴¹/

/piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰun²¹/

/puĩ²⁴⁻²² pʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰun⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to sleep by lying prostrate


𠕇晶

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tan²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tan²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) solid; hardened


盯目

(Xiamen Hokkien) to stare (at); to look fixedly


㾪數

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) small expenses; minor expenses


㾪抽

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) tall and thin


㾪扶

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰɔ²⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ²⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰɔ²⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to flatter; to fawn; to toady; to curry favour


㾪梭

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so⁴⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tall and slender (of a person); long and thin (of a thing)


乾竭

/kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚¹²¹/

/kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) infertile; barren (of land)


奸巧

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) treacherous; devious; crafty


艱計

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) difficult; strenuous; onerous


敢咧

(Xiamen Hokkien) why; for what reason; how come


限乏

(Xiamen Hokkien) to impose limit; to impose restrictions


鹵地菊

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²²⁻²¹ kiɪk̚³²/

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²²⁻²¹ kiɪk̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Sphagneticola calendulacea


旱丹草

/han²²⁻²¹ tan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/han²²⁻²¹ tan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/


喊喝

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huaʔ³²/

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ huaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cry out aloud; to shout aloud


喊嘩

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shout loudly and make noise


克根

/kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kun³³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kun³³/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kun⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to be willing; to have the heart to


落願

(Xiamen Hokkien) to promise someone a reward


落俗

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ su³⁵/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ su³⁵/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) to adapt; to fit; to be suitable for; to get used to (customs, behavior, etc.)


落軟

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍⁵³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍⁴¹/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍⁵³/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍⁵³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍⁴¹/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nŋ̍⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to soften; to weaken (towards someone)


落榫

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sun⁵³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sun⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be closed tightly (of mortises and tenons)


落插

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bet; to wager (one's money, property, etc.)


落當

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²¹/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍⁴¹/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tŋ̍²¹/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tŋ̍⁴¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to set one's mind at rest from having a certain matter or worry satisfactorily settled


落漤

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lam²¹/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lam²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to inextricably fall into bad habits, circumstances, etc.


落心

(Xiamen Hokkien) to set one's mind at rest; to be at ease; to feel relieved


落墟

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go to a market; to go to a fair (to buy something)


練牙

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³/


練㾪牙

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡe²⁴/


練戇話

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/liɛn²²⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ue²²/


倉莽

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) abrupt; rash; impetuous; reckless


倉磅

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) reckless and flustered; rash and agitated


總無講

zorng³ bo² gorng³ [Phonetic:zorng² bo² gorng³]

/t͡sɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ po¹³ kɒŋ⁴⁵³/

zorng³ bo² gorng³ [Phonetic:zorng¹ bo² gorng³]

/t͡sɒŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ po²⁴ kɒŋ³³²/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɒŋ⁴⁵³⁻¹³ po¹³ kɒŋ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sɒŋ³³²⁻⁵⁵ po²⁴ kɒŋ³³²/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) Indicates a rhetorical question: surely it doesn't mean that... (used when a new person or thing cannot be avoided and must be acted upon)


爭踖

/t͡siɪŋ³³ t͡soʔ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ t͡soʔ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to rush about all around for a certain purpose


撞踖

/t͡sɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ²⁴/

/t͡sɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ⁴/

/t͡sɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ²⁴/

/t͡sɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ⁴/


罔用

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪŋ²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to use something for for the time being


罔度

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to get by however one can; to muddle along


罔講

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to talk about something for the time being


罔去

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make do; to get through a situation


攏褿

/lɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau²⁴/

/lɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau¹³/

/lɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau²⁴/

/lɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) all; without exception


唱頭

/t͡sʰiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to talk about things clearly beforehand


掬水

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to absorb water and shrink (of fabric, etc.)


拔虎舌

/pui(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/pue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

/pui(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/pue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to do something extremely hard or dangerous


拔虎鬚

/pui(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/pue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/pui(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/pue(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to perform a method of drawing lots (to pick a person responsible)


口間

/kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuĩ³³/

/kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kan⁴⁴/

/kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuĩ³³/

/kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kan⁴⁴/


術籃

/sut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/sut̚⁴⁻³² nã²⁴/

/sut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/sut̚⁴⁻³² nã²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, basketball) to shoot


阿狗氣

/a³³ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/a³³ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to act in a cutesy manner; to act in an innocent manner; to act coy; to act childishly; to be playful; to act tenderly; to act lovingly


阿狗虔

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn²⁴/

/a³³ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiɛn²⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰiɛn²⁴/

/a³³ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰiɛn²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to act in a cutesy manner; to act in an innocent manner; to act coy; to act childishly; to be playful; to act tenderly; to act lovingly


阿合

/a⁴⁴⁻²² ɡaʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² ɡaʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/

Probably borrowed from Malay agak (“to guess”).

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to estimate; to assess; to guess


阿佮

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kap̚³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kap̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) together; jointly; in collaboration


紙字仔

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁵⁵ d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ a⁵³/


趕會赴

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²²⁻²¹ hu²¹/

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²²⁻²¹ hu²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to (be able to) make it; to do something on time


趕會著

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/


趕𣍐赴

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ hu²¹/

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ hu²¹/


趕𣍐著

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/


縒音

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be out of tune; to go off-key


臭延

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɛn²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to pester incessantly; to be pesky repeatedly


佯痟

/tĩ²¹⁻⁴² siau⁴²/

/tĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³/

/tĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁵⁵⁴/

/tĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³/

/tẽ²¹⁻⁴¹ siau⁴¹/

/tẽ²¹⁻⁴² siau⁴²/

/tĩ²¹⁻⁴² siau⁴²/

/tĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³/

/tĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁵⁵⁴/

/tĩ²¹⁻⁵³ siau⁵³/

/tẽ²¹⁻⁴¹ siau⁴¹/

/tẽ²¹⁻⁴² siau⁴²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to deliberately act in certain ways to amuse others


發落

/fä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ lɔːk̚²/

/huaʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ lɒʔ⁴/

/huoʔ²⁻⁴ lɒʔ⁴/

/huat̚⁴⁻³² lɤʔ⁴/

/huat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ loʔ¹²¹/

/huat̚²⁴⁻² loʔ²⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɤʔ⁴/

/fä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/faːt̚³ lɔːk̚²/

/huaʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ lɒʔ⁴/

/huoʔ²⁻⁴ lɒʔ⁴/

/huat̚⁴⁻³² lɤʔ⁴/

/huat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ loʔ¹²¹/

/huat̚²⁴⁻² loʔ²⁴/

/huat̚³²⁻⁴ lɤʔ⁴/

從輕發落

从轻发落

(Mandarin, Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to handle; to deal with; to punish (an offender)


莫捏

/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² liap̚⁵/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liap̚³²/

/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² liap̚⁵/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liap̚³²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to fabricate; to concoct; to make up a false set of facts


莫之莫捏

/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡si³³ bɔk̚²⁴⁻² liap̚⁵/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liap̚³²/

/bɔk̚²⁴⁻² t͡si³³ bɔk̚²⁴⁻² liap̚⁵/

/bɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² liap̚³²/


食家己

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ki²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ ki³³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to provide for one's own expenses and food

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) to lose one's job; to be out of work


食厝跤

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to rely on renting out places for a living


束水

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to absorb water and shrink (of fabric)


原初

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue³³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue⁴⁴/

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue³³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue⁴⁴/

(Mandarin, Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) originally; formerly; at first


控錢

/kʰaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ²³/

/kʰaŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kʰaŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kʰaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kʰaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ²³/

/kʰaŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kʰaŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kʰaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to use various means to obtain someone's money


卬去

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stare blankly; to be in a daze


烘罩

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ta²¹/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ta²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) basket covered on a stove or brazier which is used to dry clothes (made of bamboo, wicker, or twigs of the chaste tree)


魴仔魚

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹³/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/haŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) John Dory (Zeus faber)


桶奇

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰia⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰia⁴⁴/


挐肆想

/lu²⁴⁻²² su²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²²/

/lu²⁴⁻²² su²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to daydream; to give way to foolish fancies


挐亂

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² luan⁴¹/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² luan⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) jumbled up; in a state of disarray; disorderly


挐倨

/lu²⁴⁻²² ku²²/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɯ⁴¹/

/lu²⁴⁻²² ku²²/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɯ⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) rude and arrogant


雜念挐

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² liam²²⁻²¹ lu²⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² liam²²⁻²¹ lu²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to go on at length about something


挐搦搦

/lu²⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴⁻³² lak̚⁴/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/lu²⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴⁻³² lak̚⁴/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) flustered and worried


挐狂

/lu²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/lu²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) in a hasty and flustered manner


挐趖

/lu²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/lu²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) in a reckless or careless manner (of one's actions or speech)


臭溝糜仔

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² be²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² mãi¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² be²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ kau⁴⁴⁻²² mãi¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) muddy sludge in underground drains


臭奶獻味

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) smell of one's mother's milk


臭青荒

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) desolate and frightening (of a place)


臭濁

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔk̚⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔk̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔk̚⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔk̚²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) outmoded; old-fashioned; out-of-date

(Xiamen Hokkien) seductive but adorned in a mess (of a woman)


臭香

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hiũ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) stinky after going bad (of sweet potato, etc.)


漚風

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) putrid; with a rotten smell


漚風味

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/


臭名聲

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã²⁴⁻²² siã³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ miã²⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã²⁴⁻²² siã³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ miã²⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) bad reputation; notoriety; infamy; ill repute


臭䭁

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rancid (of food)


漚屎步

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) despicable tricks or means


臭屎步

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pɔ⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) despicable tricks or means


臭臊鯎魚

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰo³³ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰo⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰo³³ siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰo⁴⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Tachysurus sinensis (a species of catfish)


網經

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ kĩ⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ kĩ⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ kɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) needle for mending a string bag


網仔袋

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²²/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) string bag


網紗袋

/baŋ²² se³³ tə⁴¹/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² te²²/

/baŋ²² se³³ tə⁴¹/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ se⁴⁴⁻²² te²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) string bag


網梭

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ so⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ so⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, weaving) shuttle used to weave nets

(Xiamen Hokkien) netted protective film in pig intestines


網穿

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/baŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, weaving) shuttle used to weave nets


剾褻

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² siɛt̚³²/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² siɛt̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to make cutting remarks; to speak sarcastically to someone (with caustic, sharp, or taunting words)


剾刀花

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴/


剾草

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to flirt with women; to dally with women


孝養

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/haːu̯³³ jœːŋ¹³/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/haːu̯³³ jœːŋ¹³/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ⁵³/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) stupid; foolish; unwise


孝孤

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/hau¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to present food offerings to a lonely soul

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, usually derogatory) to eat (as if the food was offered to a lonely soul)


相褒

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² po⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² po⁴⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² po⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² po⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to sing antiphonally (of a man and a woman)


相食坐

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se²²/

/sa³³ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sə²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se²²/

/sa³³ t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sə²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be punished for being related to or friendly with somebody who has committed an offense


相弓

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sa³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/sa³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to pursue each other in competition


相楗

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to sustain each other; to rely on each other


相坐

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/sa³³ t͡sə²²/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/sa³³ t͡sə²²/

(literary, Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to be condemned due to being involved with each other

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to drop in each other's home

(Xiamen Hokkien) to cancel out each other (of accounts)


相趁樣

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do as others do


睏帽

/kʰun²¹⁻⁵³ bo²²/

/kʰun²¹⁻⁵³ bo²²/


漿洗

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻²² sue⁵³/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ sue⁵³/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴¹/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻²² sue⁵³/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ sue⁵³/

/t͡siũ⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴¹/

/t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to scold; to rebuke; to speak disrespectfully


歃仔

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) contemptible and vulgar people (such as hooligans, rascals, or gangsters)


歃仔仙

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/


霎仔

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) hooligan; rascal; hoodlum


插使

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) there is no need to; it is not worthwhile to


插走

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sau⁵³/

/t͡sʰap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sau⁵³/

/t͡sʰap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sau⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, rhetorical question) why on the other hand


肉豆

→ Cebuano: bataw

→ Tagalog: bataw

/ŋiʊk̚¹ tʰeu⁵³/

/ɲøk̚²⁴ təu²²/

/ŋiʊk̚¹ tʰeu⁵³/

/ɲøk̚²⁴ təu²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) hyacinth bean


脫仔

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/tʰəʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/tʰəʔ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) animal hybrid

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) bastard; person of mixed race


𣍐攝

/be²²⁻²¹ liap̚³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ liap̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) incapable; unskilled; incompetent

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) Refers to male impotence


番仔菜

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) Western cuisine; Western-style food


吭跤翹

/kʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau²¹/

/kʰɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau¹¹/

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau²¹/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau²¹/

/kʰɔŋ²² kʰa³³ kʰiau⁴¹/

/kʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau²¹/

/kʰɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰiau¹¹/

/kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau²¹/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiau²¹/

/kʰɔŋ²² kʰa³³ kʰiau⁴¹/


欠𧮙

/kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰoʔ⁵/

/kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰoʔ³²/

/kʰiam⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰoʔ⁵/

/kʰiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰoʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to need a scolding


成命

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/sɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²²/

/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/sɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²²/

/siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiã²³⁻³³ miã³³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻¹¹ miã³³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ miã³³/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ miã³³/

/t͡sʰiã²³⁻³³ miã³³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² miã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻¹¹ miã³³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² miã²²/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ miã³³/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ miã³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to cause death


苦草

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Andrographis paniculata, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat mouth ulcers, and to reduce "heat"


規家伙

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/kui³³ ke³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³/

/kui³³ ke³³ hə⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) entire family; whole household


一家伙仔

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) entire family; whole household


擤鼻

/sɐŋ³³ pei̯²²/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰi⁴¹/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)⁵ pʰi⁴¹/

/sɐŋ³³ pei̯²²/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰi⁴¹/

/sŋ̍(ʔ)⁵ pʰi⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) to blow one's nose

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to snivel with one's nose; to snuffle; to sniffle (to breathe in and out heavily while nasally congested)


齆鼻

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, medicine) to have a blocked nose; to have a stuffy nose; to suffer nasal congestion


跤鼻臁

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ liam²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰĩ³³⁻²¹ liam²³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ liam²⁴/

/kʰa³³ pʰi⁴¹⁻²² liam²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ liam²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰĩ³³⁻²¹ liam²³/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ liam²⁴/

/kʰa³³ pʰi⁴¹⁻²² liam²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, anatomy) tibia; shinbone

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Singapore Hokkien, anatomy) middle part of the tibia

tibia; shinbone
middle part of the tibia


摔仔

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) whip


仰崗

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/liɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, archaic) Yangon (a city in Myanmar)


插趖

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ so²⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚⁵⁻²⁴ so²⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ so²⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚⁵⁻²⁴ so²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to heed; to pay attention to (usually in the negative)


三八氣

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, humorous) Comedically refers to women who speak and behave irrationally

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) flippant; frivolous; not serious


三八氣

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, euphemistic) silliness; frivolousness; frivolity; foolishness; irrationality

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, humorous, by extension) Comedically refers to any person who behaves irrationally or frivolously: fool


猛人

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/maːŋ¹³ jɐn²¹/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/biɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/maːŋ¹³ jɐn²¹/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/biɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/biɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) man of valor; bold and powerful person


著咧

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ li⁵³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ li⁵³/

People are already even tired enough, yet you still want people to work overtime.

Lâng to̍h-le̍h siān--lo͘, chiah koh kiò lâng khì ka-pan.

人著咧𤺪咯，才閣叫人去加班。

人著咧𤺪咯，才阁叫人去加班。

The room is already even limitedly small, and you just bought more furniture again, where would you place it?

Pâng-keng to̍h-le̍h oe̍h sòe, lí koh bóe chiah--ni chōe ke-si lâi, beh khē le̍h tó-lo̍h?

房間著咧狹細，汝閣買才呢濟家私來，欲下咧佗落？

房间著咧狭细，汝阁买才呢济家私来，欲下咧佗落？

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) already even


都無

/tɔ⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/tɔ⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² bo²⁴/

伊都無來啊。

伊都无来啊。

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Philippine Hokkien) didn't even; hadn't even; hasn't even; haven't even (indicating non-completion of a verb)


著無咧

/to(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² li⁵³/

/to(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bo²⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³⁻²² li⁵³/

I'm not even paralyzed, so why do you need to hold me.

Góa to̍h-bô-le̍h piàn-sūi, sái lí lâi khan.

我著無咧半遂，使汝來牽。

我著无咧半遂，使汝来牵。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not even; no longer even


著無

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bo¹³/

伊著無來啊。

伊著无来啊。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) didn't even; hadn't even; hasn't even; haven't even (indicating non-completion of a verb)


幌頭

/hãi²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/hãi²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

/hãi¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/hãi²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/hãi²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

/hãi¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to shake one's head (to signal disagreement)


轉踅

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ¹²¹/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ¹²¹/

2021, “愛情你比我想的閣較偉大 [Oh Love, You Are Much Greater Than I Imagined]”, in 黃奇斌 (lyrics), 愛情你比我想的閣較偉大, performed by EggPlantEgg:

Lying in the middle of the street in my hometown, laughing and watching the world spin.

tó tī kò͘-hiong ke-chhī ê tiong-ng, chhiò khòaⁿ sè-kài leh tńg-se̍h

倒佇故鄉街市的中央 笑看世界咧轉踅

倒伫故乡街市的中央 笑看世界咧转踅

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to revolve; to rotate; to spin (especially to adjust oneself positionally)

This guy is simple-minded and won't adapt to problems.

Chit-ê lâng khò͘-khò͘, tú-tio̍h būn-tê to bē-hiáu tńg-se̍h.

這个人怐怐，拄著問題都袂曉轉踅。

这个人怐怐，拄着问题都袂晓转踅。

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to adapt; to accommodate; to mediate


差使教

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰe³³ sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰe³³ sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kaʔ⁵/

伊定定予人咧差使教。

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to send (on an errand, mission, etc.); to dispatch; to deploy; to assign; to command; to commission; to order about


百百空

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) full of problems and issues


覷睛

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

(figurative) short-sighted; lacking foresight


學仔仙

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/ɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, historical) teacher of a traditional Chinese private school (Classifier: 个)

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory) pedantic intellectual (Classifier: 个)


塌塢

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ u²¹/

/lap̚³²⁻⁵ u⁴⁴/

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ u⁴⁴/

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ u²¹/

/lap̚³²⁻⁵ u⁴⁴/

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ u⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) low-lying place; depression


塌堵

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/lap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³/

/lap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to sunken inward or downward; to form a depression (slab, wall, etc.)


塌缺

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰuat̚³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰueʔ³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰuat̚³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰueʔ³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fill in a vacancy


塌跤

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to fill in a vacancy


塌落

/tʰä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ loʔ⁴/

/tʰä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ loʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to cave in; to be sunken


答願

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ ɡuan²²/

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ ɡuan²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to redeem a vow to a deity (to express gratitude)


答紙禮

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) return gift given by the family of the deceased to express appreciation for attending a memorial ceremony (often towels nowadays)


沓滴

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/tiap̚³²⁻⁵ tiʔ³²/

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/tiap̚³²⁻⁵ tiʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a little; a bit


沓滴

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/tiap̚³²⁻⁵ tiʔ³²/

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/tiap̚³²⁻⁵ tiʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to look for trouble; to meddle with things


雜插

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰap̚³²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰap̚⁵/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰap̚³²/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰap̚⁵/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be meddlesome; to ask questions about other people's business


拍白講

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to speak frankly; to speak openly


拍拄直

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to balance out each other; to be even; to mutually counterbalance


拍交落

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ¹²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ¹²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to lose; to misplace


拍箍飛

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pe⁴⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pe⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to circle around flying (of birds, etc. on the sky)


箍飛

/kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pe⁴⁴/

/kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pe⁴⁴/


灌風

/kuan²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/kuan²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative, humorous) to encourage; to support; to root for


拍派

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰai²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰai²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, sometimes humorous) to direct, assign, or allocate someone


拍沫

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰeʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ pʰəʔ²⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰeʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ pʰəʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to stir continuously liquid in a container to make bubbles or layers of bubbles (as with a chopstick)

(Xiamen Hokkien) to compete with others with one's skill for precedence


拍城戲

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siã²⁴⁻²² hi²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ siã²⁴⁻²² hi⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siã²⁴⁻²² hi²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ siã²⁴⁻²² hi⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) a local drama popular in the Quanzhou area in olden times


拍無沫

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² pʰeʔ⁴/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² pʰeʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be not up to standard; to be no good (of one's ability or competence)


拍灘

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuã⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuã⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to work diligently; to strive; to work hard

(Xiamen Hokkien) to lie down (on the ground, etc.) making one's clothes unclean, not worrying about minor matters


拍棉襀

拍棉𫌀
拍棉績
拍棉借
拍綿績

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ mĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁵/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ mĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sioʔ⁵/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to make or refurbish cotton wadding (for a quilt, etc.)


拍破碗

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ uã⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ uã⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Strophanthus divaricatus (a type of sarmentose shrub growing in Southern China and Vietnam)


摃破碗花

/kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴⁴/


羊角扭

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ ŋiũ⁵³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ ŋiũ⁵³/


破喙讒

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sam²⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sam²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to try very hard to persuade somebody to stop

(Xiamen Hokkien) to interrupt; to cut in; to butt in; to chime in (to bring about a certain result)


破喙煞

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ suaʔ³²/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ suaʔ³²/


百歲壽

/pa²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uei⁴² ɬiu²¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pa²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uei⁴² ɬiu²¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) long-lived; longevous


肉鯽仔

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

Psenopsis anomala
Wikispecies:Psenopsis anomala

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) Pacific rudderfish (Psenopsis anomala)


肉瓤

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nŋ̍²³/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ nŋ̍²³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) fatty layer between the meat and the skin (especially of pork)


肉豉

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ²⁴/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) minced meat dish cooked with soy sauce (chopped as small as douchi)


肉箭

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²¹/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, pathology) wound granulation


肉路

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔ²²/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔ²²/


肉滷

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔ²²/

/ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔ²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) juice from stewing meat with soy sauce


搭峇

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ba²²/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ba²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) attached tightly (of two things)

(Xiamen Hokkien) close; intimate (of two people)


踏岑

/ta(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡim²⁴/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡim²⁴/

/ta(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡim²⁴/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡim²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, dated) flight of stairs with an extremely low step


踏厝地

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ tue²²/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ tue²²/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to survey the base of the house and to look at the fengshui of the building lot


踏顛

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɛn⁴⁴/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɛn⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hit something hard while walking (of one's feet)


踏跤路

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to case the joint (especially for criminal intent)


踏脫

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰut̚¹²¹/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰut̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a misstep or slip and stagger or tumble

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to make a mistake or omission in words or deeds and suffer a setback


踏蹺

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiau⁴⁴/

/ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to walk on stilts (especially as a form of folk entertainment)


拗落拖

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to walk by stepping under the heel on the back of cloth shoes or by stepping flat the back part of the shoes without putting them on entirely


閘數

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to terminate the transaction at a certain time or after a certain expense, purchase, or sale (for the purpose of settlement of accounts)


插簪

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sam⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sam⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to place the hairpin given by the groom on the head of the bride-to-be (as part of an engagement ceremony)


插胳

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ koʔ³²/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ koʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to rest one's hands on one's hips or to insert one's hand (as a kind of body movement)

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) to put in a triangular piece of cloth in the armpit of a dress


插跤

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to meddle with; to interfere; to get involved in


紮補

/t͡sa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ⁵³/

/t͡sa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to take herbal tonic to enhance one's health and strength


紮布仔

/t͡sa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) menstruation cloth; menstrual pad


紮屏

(Xiamen Hokkien) folding screen (temporary partition)


疊跤

疊腳
疊骹
沓跤
沓腳
沓骹
叠跤

/tʰa(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰa(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/tʰa(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰa(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to cross one's legs


跳火烰

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pu²⁴/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pu¹³/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pu²⁴/

/tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to run over charcoal fire to welcome the gods


夾插

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fit something of a different kind, quality, color, etc. (into something else)


抑通

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ haŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ haŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, used in rhetorical questions) how; how to; how could


抑會使

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/a(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/


壓味

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to season in order to remove rankness from meat


鴨仔癉

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) developed poorly (in physical growth)


合盤

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having more benefits than harms; worthwhile; profitable; reasonably priced


合味

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bi²²/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bi²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to one's taste, tasty


合跤

/ha(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ha(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) fitting one's feet (of shoes, socks, etc.)


哈燒

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to warm oneself by exhaling with one's mouth


甲會

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) how will; how will it be likely to


甲若

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien, used in rhetorical questions to indicate the actual extent is far greater) be much more than


甲若

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/


僻症

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) rare disease


僻削

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siaʔ³²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) remote and peaceful; out of the way and tranquil


僻話

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ue²²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ue²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) coded language; argot; jargon

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) codewords used by specific industries or secret societies before modern China


癖鼻

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) temperament; temper; disposition


辟厄

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ eʔ³²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ eʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to avoid calamity; to evade disaster


辟禍

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to avoid calamity or persecution


拆票

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰiɤ²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰio¹¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰio²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰiɤ²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰio¹¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰio²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to punch a ticket


拆落

(Xiamen Hokkien) to disassemble; to dismantle


掠痧

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to practise gua sha, a treatment involving repeated pressured strokes over lubricated skin with a smooth edge in order to release blood stasis


閻君爺

/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɡiam²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Buddhism, Chinese mythology) synonym of 閻羅 /阎罗 (Yánluó, “Yama (god of the underworld)”)


儉底

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) having a frugal habit developed or cultivated since birth


箬籠

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ laŋ⁵³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ laŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) large basket made of sheath of bamboo shoots


押尾後

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²/

/a(ʔ)⁵ be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²²/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²/

/a(ʔ)⁵ be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ au²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to follow the rear of a transport vehicle carrying goods or troops (acting as a protector or supervisor of the goods or troops)


較講

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

One would be close to one's own son no matter what

khah-kóng mā tio̍h ka-kī ê kiáⁿ khah chhin

較講嘛著家己的囝較親

较讲嘛著家己的囝较亲

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) no matter what; regardless of whatever (usually used with 嘛 (mā))


食額

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to recognize or assume the responsibility of what one has said or done, or one's share


食癖

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰiaʔ³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰiaʔ³²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) willful; headstrong; self-willed; wayward


孑食

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/

/kʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/

食孑食 [Hokkien] ― chia̍h khiat-si̍t [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― to eat snacks

(Xiamen Hokkien) snack; between-meal nibbles


食漿

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to starch or to soak in a liquid such as rice water (of fabric or clothes in order to be better well-pressed when ironed)


食聲

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to bluff; to show false bravado; to make an empty show of strength


食看頭

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to split dividends based on power and influence


食工

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to need great effort; to be difficult


食新囚

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to bully the new prisoner in prison (of an older prisoner)

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, by extension) to bully the newbie (of a veteran)


內山倯

内山倯
裡山庸
內山傖
內山庸

/lai³³⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ²³/

/lai³³⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ²⁴/

/lai²²⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ²⁴/

/lai³³⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ²³/

/lai³³⁻¹¹ suã⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ²⁴/

/lai²²⁻²¹ suã⁴⁴⁻²² sɔŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory, dated) country bumpkin; bogan; yokel


食𣍐合

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bue²²⁻²¹ haʔ⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ haʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ bue²²⁻²¹ haʔ⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be²²⁻²¹ haʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not be suited to one's tastes (of food); to be unwilling to eat


拓鼻

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Kammal thryssa, a fish of species Thryssa kammalensis


赤九

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Odontamblyopus rubicundus (a species of eel goby)


赤富鯊

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pu²¹⁻⁵³ sua⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pu²¹⁻⁵³ sua⁴⁴/

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Wikispecies:Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

(Xiamen Hokkien) grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)


刺疫

刺頁
刺瘍
刺蝪
刺厭
赤厭

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iaʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) itchy

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) hot and uncomfortable (of one's entire body due to the sweltering heat)


點斷

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hit at certain acupoints


點陳

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) meticulous and earnest


額聲

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ siã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) status of the amount (of money, etc.)


搤空

/ia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/ia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, literally) to dig up a hole

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) to expose someone's weaknesses or shortcomings


搤底

(Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to expose someone's weaknesses or shortcomings


換匯率

/uã²²⁻²¹ hue²²⁻²¹ lut̚⁴/

/uã²²⁻²¹ hue²²⁻²¹ lut̚⁴/


熱冬

/d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) summer holiday; summer vacation


菁仔欉

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡saŋ²³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) stupid-looking woman lacking common sense


堂遮後

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁴⁴⁻²² au²²/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡siã⁴⁴⁻²² au²²/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁴⁴⁻²² au²²/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡siã⁴⁴⁻²² au²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) depths of a house; recesses of a house


長躼躁

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wearing long clothes


長老老

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a long time


長躼躼

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a long distance or time


長手

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) ambitious and greedy, reaching out for office, money, etc.


長浮

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰu²⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰu¹³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰu²⁴/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to borrow money or items from the shopkeeper and settle the bill at the end of the year (done in olden times by customers or employees)


當興

/tŋ̍³³ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²¹/

/tŋ̍³³ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to be currently enthusiastic


當原初

/tŋ̍³³ ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue³³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍³³ ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue³³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) originally; formerly; at first


當等

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tan⁵³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tan⁴¹/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tan⁵³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tan⁵³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tan⁴¹/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tan⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to wait for; to await


透晝

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) noon; midday


當市

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²²/

/tŋ̍³³ t͡sʰi²²/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²²/

/tŋ̍³³ t͡sʰi²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) most crowded and busy time in the market


門帖

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚³²/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) visiting card; name card (presented to a person paying a visit)


門奶

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) round, nipple-like protruding door handle (found in old doors)


碗頭

→ Tagalog: huwataw

/uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Xianyou Puxian Min) bowl; large bowl; rice bowl


鳥鼠張

鸟鼠张
老鼠當
老鼠張
鳥鼠當

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

/niãu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) mousetrap


鳥鼠斗

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tauʔ³²/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tauʔ³²/


鳥鼠奶

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁴⁴/

/niãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁴⁴/


門函

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ham²⁴/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² ham¹³/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ham²⁴/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² ham¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) notch where two doors interlock


門桁

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

/mŋ̍²³⁻³³ kɔŋ²³/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

/mŋ̍²³⁻³³ kɔŋ²³/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) large crosspieces behind door panels used to reinforce the door (used in traditional architecture)


毛箭

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²¹/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴¹/

/mɔ̃¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ²¹/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²¹/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴¹/

/mɔ̃¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) short and stiff feathers on poultry that has just grown or is not yet fully removed


牓仔

/pʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pʰuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pʰŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pʰuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) planer tool


飯斗

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

/puĩ²²⁻²¹ tau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bucket made by wooden planks for serving rice


傍瘍

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ siũ²⁴/

/pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² siũ²⁴/

/pŋ̍²²⁻²¹ siũ²⁴/

/pŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² siũ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to conveniently benefit from advantages from someone else's luck, such as wealth or profit


糖廍

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍²³⁻³³ pʰɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

/tʰŋ̍²³⁻³³ pʰɔ³³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Putian Puxian Min) sugar refinery (in olden times)


糖含

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² kam¹³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kam²⁴/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² kam¹³/

/tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kam²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a type of large and round candy, not wrapped in paper, that dissolves slowly


斷站

/tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sam²²/

/tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sam²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to discontinue; to interrupt; to suspend; to break off; to cut short


斷節

/tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sat̚³²/

/tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sat̚³²/


斷點塵

/tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tin²⁴/

/tŋ̍²² tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tin²⁴/

/tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tin²⁴/

/tŋ̍²² tiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tin²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to be immaculate; to be spotless


撞著

/tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

/tŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tioʔ⁴/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻²² tioʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to bump into; to meet by accident (someone)


頓心肝

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sim³³ kuã³³/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sim³³ kuã³³/

/tŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to beat one's chest due to being upset or regretful


目紅

/bak̚²⁴⁻² aŋ²⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² aŋ²³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² aŋ²⁴/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² aŋ²⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² aŋ²³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² aŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to envy; to be envious; to be jealous


轉聲

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siã³³/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siã³³/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to change one's tone of speaking


篷𰃴

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² kam⁵³/

/pʰaŋ¹³⁻²² kam⁵³/

/pʰaŋ²⁴⁻²² kam⁵³/

/pʰaŋ¹³⁻²² kam⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) something to cover grain, etc. (to cover from the sun, wind, or rain)


轉色

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to change color; to discolor


轉目

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

一转目 [Hokkien, simp.]
chi̍t tńg-ba̍k [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

in the blink of an eye
in the blink of an eye

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) in a flash; in the blink of an eye


轉斡

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

/tuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uat̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make a turn; to turn; to get around (a corner, bend, etc.)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) to adapt and change the original (words, actions, etc.)


轉骨

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to go through puberty where the skeleton develops and grows


熥燒

/tʰŋ̍²²⁻²¹ sio⁴⁴/

/tʰŋ̍²² sio³³/

/tʰŋ̍²²⁻²¹ sio⁴⁴/

/tʰŋ̍²² sio³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to reheat cold food


卵端

/nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/nuĩ²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

/nuĩ²²⁻²¹ tuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) immature ovarian follicle in a row inside the body of a bird


軟路

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) relaxed; light (of a task or work)


軟母

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well


軟母

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) weak; feeble; fragile; infirm (of a person)


軟𤺔

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ²²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be dejected due to setbacks, failures, difficulties, etc.; to become weak or worn out


軟喙

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to soften one's tone of voice


軟步

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) softer and more euphemistic approach


掌甲茸

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka(ʔ)⁵ liɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka(ʔ)⁵ liɔŋ²⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɔŋ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, anatomy) fleshy part covered by the nail


掌甲眉

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bai²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bai²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bai²³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bai²⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bai²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bai²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ bai²³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bai²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, anatomy) lunula; pale area at the base of the nail


牙槽腮

/ɡe²⁴⁻²² t͡so²⁴⁻²² sai⁴⁴/

/ɡɛ¹³⁻²² t͡so¹³⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴/

/ɡe²⁴⁻²² t͡so²⁴⁻²² sai⁴⁴/

/ɡɛ¹³⁻²² t͡so¹³⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴/


樹奶拭

/t͡sʰiũ⁴¹⁻²² nĩ³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiũ⁴¹⁻²² nĩ³³ t͡sʰit̚⁵/

(Xiamen and Jinjiang Hokkien) eraser (tool used to erase marks left by a pencil); rubber


格尺

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) ungraduated ruler


紅瓜

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kua⁵³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kua⁵³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) yellow croaker


紅瓜魚

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴⁻²² hi¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kua⁴⁴⁻²² hi¹³/


菜豬

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ ti⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti³³/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɯ³³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ ti⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti³³/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɯ³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) stupid and incompetent person who spends the whole day eating


汏米

/tua²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/

/tua²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

/tua²⁴⁻²² bi⁵⁵⁴/

/tua²⁴⁻²² bi⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) to rinse rice; to wash rice


墨烏

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɔ⁴⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² ɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) prepared ink (in a liquid state, used in East Asian painting and calligraphy)


墨斗草

/bak̚⁴⁻³² tau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² tau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) false daisy (Eclipta prostrata)


墨汁草

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/


墨斗箭

/bak̚²⁴⁻² tau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ⁴¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² tau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²¹/

/bak̚²⁴⁻² tau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ⁴¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² tau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) pin used to anchor the inked line of a carpenter's ink marker


目色巧

/bak̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³² kʰa⁵³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪk̚³² kʰa⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³² kʰa⁵³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪk̚³² kʰa⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be good at reading a person; to be tactful (to interpret someone's facial expression, tone of voice, etc.)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be good at learning a skill (such as learning something after watching it once)


目頭金

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ kim⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ kim⁴⁴/

to be tactless and bad at reading a person

目頭𣍐金

目头𫧃金


目捎是

/bak̚⁴⁻³² sa⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² sa⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to take a nap without undressing


落吐

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, in general) illness with vomiting and diarrhea


漏吐症

/lau²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/lau²²⁻²¹ tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, in general) illness with vomiting and diarrhea


無衣食

/bo²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² ui¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/

/bue¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² ui⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² ui¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/

/bue¹³⁻²² sit̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated in Xiamen Hokkien) out of luck; in an unlucky situation


放冬

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ³³/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) to have time off; to go on holidays


新官

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Jinjiang Hokkien, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) bridegroom


頭養

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) firstborn; first (of a child or pregnancy)


老鳥噼

/lau²²⁻²¹ t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰeʔ³²/

/lau²²⁻²¹ t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰeʔ³²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) experienced and astute person


落囝兒坑

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² kʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li¹³⁻²² kʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²⁴⁻²² kʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li¹³⁻²² kʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suffer due to having many children, little income, or heavy domestic work (traditionally believed to be due to karma from debt owed to one's children from a previous life)


索捻

(Xiamen Hokkien) rope loop or knot that is easy to hold by hand


代先

/tai³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) beforehand; in advance; prior

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) in front; first


代先

/tai³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ siɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) first


熱燥

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²¹/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ so²¹/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²¹/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ so²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) heaty


𧮙姦撟

/t͡sʰo(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kan²¹⁻⁵³ kiau²²/

/t͡sʰo(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kan²¹⁻⁵³ kiau²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to swear with vulgar language, often rudely giving the finger (used to describe a rude person)


作工

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to work with one's hands; to do manual work


絡索

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ soʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ soʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ soʔ³²/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ soʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) looped thick rope for lifting rocks


惡得

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tit̚³²/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tit̚³²/


歹收山

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) hard to finish; difficult to settle (of the aftermath of a matter that is hard to resolve)


博字運

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li²²⁻²¹ un²²/

/po(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ li²²⁻²¹ un²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to try one's luck; to leave something to chance


薄精

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁴⁴/

Setipinna tenuifilis
Wikispecies:Setipinna tenuifilis

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) common hairfin anchovy (Setipinna tenuifilis)


薄荷梅

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ho²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ²⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ho²¹⁻⁵³ muĩ²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) garden verbena (Glandularia × hybrida)


落染

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fade due to exposure to the sun or soaking in hot water (of the color of fabric)


落肩

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/loʔ⁴⁻² kõĩ³³/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/loʔ⁴⁻² kõĩ³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) to smoothly droop one's shoulders down


落陣

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fall behind; to straggle


落柵

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ¹²¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) slovenly; slobby; unkempt; ill-groomed

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) forgetful and clumsy

(Xiamen Hokkien) extremely dilapidated; utterly worn out


落氣話

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) disgraceful words; shameful words

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) discouraging words; disheartening words


落格

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³²/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ kɛʔ³²/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ keʔ³²/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ kɛʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to reduce to a lower rank; to demote

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a vulgar personality


放熱冬

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be on summer holiday


放寒冬

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã¹³⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã²⁴⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kuã¹³⁻²² taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be on winter break


捋狗尾

/lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to praise, flatter, console, or speak well of someone contrary to one's convictions (in order to make them happy, make them do something, or make them obey)


捋面

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to wipe one's face (with one's hands)


屜奶

/tʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) drawer handle shaped like a nipple


袚珠

(Xiamen and Tainan Hokkien) beaded necklace


袚風

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) cloth worn by women as head covering


袚肩

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kan⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place an arm on each other's shoulders (of two people walking)


跋六猴

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to play a gambling activity where each one rolls a dice and whoever has the highest number wins


跋散

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act recklessly out of desperation, be forced to break the law


跋白

(Xiamen Hokkien) to publicly disclose and get all the words and things clear in person (to avoid future disputes and confusion)


跋萬六

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ban²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ban²²⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of game using playing cards


挕骰仔

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/hĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/hĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to throw a die


跋橫

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ huã¹³/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ huã¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to become desperate and act violently, shamelessly, and unreasonably


跋臭

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act shamelessly and unreasonably; to be a rascal

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to resort to unsavory and underhanded tactics


撥桶

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/pua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/pʰua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of wooden bucket for carrying water with a rope tied to its handle (used to draw river water from a high place)


吊烏桶

/tiau²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

/tiau²¹⁻⁵³ ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of bucket for drawing wellwater with a bamboo pole tied to the handle


喝鳥

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to boast outrageously; to arbitrarily make up incredible stories


喝唿

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to shout loudly; to cry out


闊曠

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰŋ̍²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuĩ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰŋ̍²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuĩ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) spacious; roomy; commodious; extensive; vast


斂手

/li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) closehanded; stingy in spending money or giving things


闊手

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) openhanded; generous in using money and giving things to people


闊頭仔

/kʰua(ʔ)⁵ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kʰua(ʔ)⁵ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) small boat with a flattened head rowed with oars in rivers or coastal areas


闊方

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) cloth that is broad in width


紅姨

/aŋ¹³⁻²² i¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ i²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² i²⁴/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²³/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² i¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ i²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² i²⁴/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²³/

/aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) witch; sorceress (offering obscure prayers for people as a profession)


趕氣

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/kuã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to satisfy a craving; to enjoy oneself to the fullest; to get a kick out of something


疶氣絲仔

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹⁻⁵³ si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹⁻⁵³ si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to faintly gasp a dying breath (of a person or animal)


礤簽

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to shred; to grate (melons, vegetables, sweet potatoes, etc.)


割貨

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to sell merchandise wholesale


割店

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) wholesale trading company


割粙仔

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiu²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to harvest rice crop


割吊

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to be heartbroken; to be sorrowful


煞𡳞

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, derogatory) incompetent; lacking ability


煞拍

/sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰaʔ³²/

/sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰaʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be satisfied; to satisfy a craving; to meet needs

(Xiamen Hokkien) to suffer complications and changes (of something)

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be cut or lacerated by a blade


無煞拍

/bo²⁴⁻²² sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰaʔ³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² sua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰaʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to reap without sowing; to live off the toil of other people


煞力

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be satisfied, enjoy to the full, or achieve a certain result


削腹

(Xiamen Hokkien) to remove fat, etc. from the body (of food or beverage)

(Xiamen Hokkien) to cause an unpleasant feeling in the stomach (of food or beverage)


錫膜

/sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mɔ̃ʔ⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ boʔ²⁴/

/sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mɔ̃ʔ⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ boʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) metallic paper used for packaging cigarettes, etc. (mostly silver-white in color)


攑罾

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡san⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡san⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cast and fix a fishnet on the shore to catch small fish, shrimp, etc. collected after some time


攑大旗

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tua²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be in power; to issue orders; to wield power


攑狂

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ²⁴/


攑旗軍仔

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ki²³⁻³³ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ki²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, historical) soldier carrying the flag when the emperor or an official goes on a tour

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) someone who parrots others, shouting and going along with what was said

(Xiamen Hokkien, theater) minor character with a walk-on part


撠刺

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi¹¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰi²¹/

/kia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi¹¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰi²¹/

/kia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pick out a thorn (from one's flesh)


撠䉔

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiã⁴⁴/

/kia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

/ɡia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiã⁴⁴/

/kia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pick out a thorn (from one's flesh)


赤鬃仔

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Parargyrops edita
Wikispecies:Parargyrops edita

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) crimson sea bream (Parargyrops edita)


魬魚

/puã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/puã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɯ²⁴/

/puã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/puã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɯ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) crimson sea bream (Parargyrops edita)


魬仔

/puã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/puã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/puã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/puã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/


赤炎炎

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iã³³⁻²¹ iã³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iã²²⁻²¹ iã²²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iã³³⁻¹¹ iã³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iã³³⁻²¹ iã³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iã²²⁻²¹ iã²²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iã³³⁻¹¹ iã³³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, ideophonic) scorching; sweltering (of sunlight)


勼水

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to absorb water and shrink (of fabric, etc.)


才閣講

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Philippine Hokkien) to put off until a later time (of a discussion)

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Philippine Hokkien) to speak only then (especially after waiting for someone to finish talking)


遮久仔

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ku⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) these days


脊翼

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) window or roof awning (mostly made of tin but also made with plastic)


脊翼仔

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) window or roof awning (mostly made of tin but also made with plastic)


遮人

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

used without 的; GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


遮人

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) these people (ours)


遮的人

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/


遮的人

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ e¹³⁻²² laŋ¹³/


遮若

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, used in rhetorical questions to indicate the actual extent is far greater) be much more than


掠手寫

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sia⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to teach someone how to write by holding the other's hand


掠算

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ suĩ²¹/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ suĩ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to evaluate; to estimate; to speculate; to conjecture; to surmise


掠做

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡so²¹/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡so²¹/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to think that to believe that; to be of the opinion that; to hold the view that; to have thought that (can be mistakenly)


掠講

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to think that to believe that; to be of the opinion that; to hold the view that; to have thought that (can be mistakenly)


拆明

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ biɪŋ¹³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ biɪŋ¹³/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to clarify; to expound; to explain


壁枋

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ paŋ⁴⁴/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ paŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wooden board on the wall


隔轉工

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) the next day; the following day


隔轉日

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lit̚⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zit̚⁴/


刀肉

/to⁴⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

/to⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

/to⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

/tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ baʔ³²/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) main part of a blade (that can be whetted)


甲若是

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²²⁻²¹ si²²/


暴沫

/pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰeʔ⁴/

/pu(ʔ)⁵ pʰəʔ²⁴/

/pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰeʔ⁴/

/pu(ʔ)⁵ pʰəʔ²⁴/


哱腫

/pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, medicine) to have edema; to have dropsy


啄鼻

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pʰĩ²²/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ²²/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ pʰĩ²²/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ pʰĩ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) hooked nose; nose that is shaped like the beak of a parrot


厾呆

(Xiamen Hokkien) slow and clumsy; unable to be flexible to accommodate


厾𡳞

(Xiamen Hokkien, vulgar) slow and clumsy; unable to be flexible to accommodate


揬臭

/tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

/tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to expose people's shortcomings

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to despise or stigmatize someone causing them to be hurt; to vilify


拓鼎

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiã⁵³/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiã⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to scrape the soot from the bottom of the pan


哱哱喘

/pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/pʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/pʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to pant or gasp heavily; to be out of breath


鐵釘仔頭

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) head of a nail


鐵骨仔生

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) thin but strong and sturdy (of someone's body)


鐵板面

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to act serious and fair


黐凸

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰuʔ¹²¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰuʔ⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰuʔ¹²¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰuʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) dilatory; sluggish; laggard; slow


拖黐

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dilatory; sluggish; laggard


黐拖

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/


黐黐

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) stammering; stuttering


裂喙

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, intransitive) to split a crack; to split a hole


舌仔剾

/t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) device made of thin and soft metal sheet used to scrape off velvety substance from the fur of the tongue


舌刮

(Xiamen Hokkien) device made of thin and soft metal sheet used to scrape off velvety substance from the fur of the tongue


有喙無舌

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to silently listen (without interrupting); to listen and be quiet


折鏨

/t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sam²²/

/t͡si(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sam²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to prematurely break off; to suddenly discontinue in the middle of progress (one's speech, affairs, etc.)


摺尪仔

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fold paper into various human figures


篾扇

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sĩ¹¹/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ sĩ¹¹/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sĩ²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) fan made of bamboo strips


篾簾

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nĩ²³/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nĩ²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ nĩ²⁴/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nĩ²³/

/bi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² nĩ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) hanging screen made of bamboo strips


篾匾仔

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) folding screen made of bamboo strips


氕伾喘

/pʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/pʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/pʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/pʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pant or gasp heavily; to be out of breath


躄覆揞

/pʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ ã²¹/

/pʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ ã²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to have one's entire body fall and lying on the ground


撆紮

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡saʔ³²/

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡saʔ³²/

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡saʔ³²/

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡saʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to roll up (one's sleeves, pants, etc.) for a neat, sharp, and flattering fit


揲篤

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/


嘀嗒

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tap̚³²/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tap̚³²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to quarrel; to argue; to bicker

shoot one's mouth off
shoot one's mouth off

(Xiamen Hokkien) to talk out of turn; to shoot one's mouth off


嘀厾

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to pay attention to; to take notice of


嘀厾

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/

戇嘀厾／戆嘀厾 [Hokkien] ― gōng tih-tuh [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― stupid; foolish

(Xiamen Hokkien) used to indicate stupidity


嘀瀆

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ¹²¹/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sound of moving joints


嘀瀆瀆

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tauʔ¹²¹/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tauʔ¹²¹/


滿願

/muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²²/

/muã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡuan²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to satisfy one's desires


惡質

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) evil; wicked; vicious


嘓嘓遨

/kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɡo²⁴/

/kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² ɡo²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to stroll and wander everywhere


爍火

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to bake over a slow fire to remove moisture


爍茶心

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ te²⁴⁻²² sim³³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ te²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ te²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ te²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ te²⁴⁻²² sim³³/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ te²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ te²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ te²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to roast tea leaves


漉屎

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) in bad shape; awful; terrible


漉淞

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a sluggish and untidy appearance


漉膿

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/


漉瓤

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) rotten; putrid


霂血

/bɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ huiʔ⁵/

/bɔk̚³²⁻⁴ huiʔ³²/

/bɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ huiʔ⁵/

/bɔk̚³²⁻⁴ huiʔ³²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, medicine) to vomit blood


獨盤

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pan²⁴/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ puan¹³/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² pan²⁴/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ puan¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to dominate exclusively; to monopolize; to take over


松鬍鬚

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁴⁴/

↑ - attached to the tree; ↓ - fallen from the tree


松膠

/siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/


做絪纏

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ in⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ti¹³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ in⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ti¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to suffer from dysentery


做話

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ ue²²/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ue⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to speak as if something were serious


勢面

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) amazing; terrific; extraordinary

傲人

nowadays especially of breasts, body curve


情迷

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ mi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mɐi̯²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² be²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ mi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mɐi̯²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² be²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) snare of love; web of love; meshes of love (from which one cannot extricate oneself)


醒火

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, intransitive) to regain consciousness; to sober up; to awake


醒喙

/t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) fresh and flavorful seasonal vegetables


醒喙

/t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) having refreshing and tasty flavor


鮮貨

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hə⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hə⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) food in season that are available in small quantities (such as fresh vegetables, fish, shrimp, etc.)


樂暢

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² tʰiɔŋ⁴¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɔŋ²¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɔŋ¹¹/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² tʰiɔŋ⁴¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɔŋ²¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɔŋ¹¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) happy; cheerful; joyful

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) optimistic; sanguine; hopeful (of one's personality)


碌仔

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² a⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, originally) poor and lowly person ordered about by others

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, by extension) ordinary employee of someone else


冊橐仔

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/


牌仔

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/pai²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/pai²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/pai²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) trademark; brand (name, symbol, logo, etc. of a specific product, service, etc.)


啄價

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to bargain and counteroffer (to bring down the price)

(Xiamen Hokkien) to intentionally raise the price by deceiving the customer in order to make more money


𱰠

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) do not; don't


電火花

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hue⁴⁴/


風鑽

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²¹/


摔拍

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) energetic, decisive, and charismatic


摔拍

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to beat; to knock (with one's hands)


煏裂

/piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ liʔ²⁴/

/piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ liʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to burst; to crack; to rupture; to explode


沙坡

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/

/sua⁴⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) beach (sandy, on a river, lake or coast); sandy shore


齷齪火

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/ak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ he⁵³/

/ak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ hə⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) anger out of nowhere (from being uneasy)


沃粗

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɔ³³/

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɔ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) to apply manure as fertilizer


石角

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kak̚³²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kak̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) foundation stone (in building construction)


咯呸

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰui²¹/

/kʰiak̚²⁴⁻² pʰui⁴¹/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰui²¹/

/kʰiak̚²⁴⁻² pʰui⁴¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to spit; to expectorate (to evacuate phlegm from the mouth)


角鬃

/kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡saŋ³³/

/kak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡saŋ³³/

/kak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) topknot combed on both sides of one's head


猌𡳞

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ lan²²/

/ɡin³³⁻¹¹ lan³³/

/ɡin³³⁻²¹ lan³³/

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ lan²²/

/ɡin³³⁻¹¹ lan³³/

/ɡin³³⁻²¹ lan³³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, vulgar) to hate; to loathe; to detest


鑿𡳞

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² lan²²/

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lan²²/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² lan²²/

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lan²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) to loathe; to abhor; to be vexed; to be annoyed; to be pissed off


目睭脣

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² tun²⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² tun²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) edge of the eyelid


目睢目𧡍

/bak̚⁴⁻³² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² taŋ²¹/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² taŋ²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to stare indignantly at; to gaze angrily at


𧡍

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to ferociously stare at (someone)


𧡍目

/taŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/taŋ²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴/

/taŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/taŋ²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to stare angrily at


目地無

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ te²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² te²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ te²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² te²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) unremarkable; not eye-catching; not striking to the eye


毣觸

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/bak̚³²⁻⁵ tak̚³²/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/bak̚³²⁻⁵ tak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to come into contact and be entangled


粙埕

/tiu²²⁻²¹ tiã²⁴/

/tiu³³⁻²¹ tiã²³/

/tiu³³⁻¹¹ tiã²⁴/

/tiu²²⁻²¹ tiã²⁴/

/tiu³³⁻²¹ tiã²³/

/tiu³³⁻¹¹ tiã²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) place for drying grain in sunlight


覆槽

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so¹³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) convex (roof) tile


匼跤

/kʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) differing only to a limited extent; very close (of two persons or things)


覆地虎

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to fall forward and land on all fours


逐冬

/tak̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

/tak̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/

/tak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) every year; yearly

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) every semester


縛糖膏

/pak̚⁴⁻³² tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/pak̚⁴⁻³² tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place cut-up fruit into a boiling sugar pot (which will be removed afterwards) and to pull out the sugar into silky strands after cooling


縛厝場

/pak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ tiũ²⁴/

/pak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ tiũ²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to undertake a house construction project


撲地虎

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) movements of a cat when showing one's dominance or leaping to hunt for prey


觸齒

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi⁵³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to have chattering teeth while shivering


斥斥

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiɪk̚³²/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiɪk̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to scold; to reprimand; to rebuke; to reproach


剔齒

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to pick one's teeth using a toothpick


剔舌

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to remove food residue with one's tongue from the area between the teeth


剔喙齒

/tʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi⁴¹/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/tʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi⁴¹/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/tʰak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pick one's teeth using a toothpick


讀疏

/tʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/tʰak̚⁴⁻³² sɔ²¹/

/tʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/tʰak̚⁴⁻³² sɔ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to recite prayers (of a Taoist priest)


𢬳數

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to do accounts; to balance the books; to make out the bills


六猴

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of die

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) a kind of gambling activity where each one rolls a dice and whoever has the highest number wins


六月霜

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄨㄤ

ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄨㄤ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Japanese thistle (Cirsium japonicum) (herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to increase blood pressure)


鑿耳

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² hi²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, of a shrill or loud sound) irritating to the ear; penetrating; shrill; ear-piercing


鑿耳

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² hi²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to have the earlobes pierced (for earrings)


𢄧木

/t͡sak̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) round shaft placed on the lower end of calligraphy and paintings used to hold it in place when hanging but can be rolled up when not in use


齪嘈

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sɤ³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so²²/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sɤ³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so²²/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) depressed; unhappy; gloomy; worried


齪喉

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ au²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²⁴/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ au²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) uncomfortable to the throat due to gases irritating the throat (as of chili pepper)


齪死

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) extremely annoying


搦屎搦尿

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio²²/

/lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zio²²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² ziɤ³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio³³/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² lio²²/

/lak̚⁴⁻³² sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lak̚⁴⁻³² ziɤ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to painstakingly nurture and take care of (a child)


藥蛆

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) small rash due to skin irritation from unventilated binding of medical gauze, etc.


藥頭

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min, traditional Chinese medicine) herbal soup made from the first decoction of traditional Chinese medicine


撚仔

/liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


溢酸水

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have an acid reflux


呃酸水

/e(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/ə(ʔ)⁵ sŋ̍³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/e(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/ə(ʔ)⁵ sŋ̍³³ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to have an acid reflux


臆子

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to play a drinking game where one has to guess the number of small objects in the other player's closed hand


臆猜

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁴⁴/

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to guess a riddle


臆謎

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be²⁴/

/io(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be²⁴/


箬脈

/hiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mɛ̃ʔ¹²¹/

/hiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ mẽʔ⁴/

/hio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ mɛ̃ʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, botany) leaf veins; venation


歇𤺪

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɛn²²/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siɛn²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a rest


歇陣

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun²²/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to take a rest for a while


歇身

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/hɛ̃(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stop over; to stay temporarily


抾師仔

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sai⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to take on an apprentice


張掇

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ tuaʔ³²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² tuaʔ³²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻³³ tuaʔ³²/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² tuaʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to act rashly in defiance, due to feeling wronged or disgruntled, by striking an attitude, completely ignoring someone, or even turning around to leave


抾錢

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ¹³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) to save money; to put aside money


抾囝姆

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩⁵³/

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


抾姆

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ m̩⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ m̩⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) (older) midwife


抾粒

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) well-proportioned, sturdy, and plump (of fruits, seeds, human body, etc.)


抾股

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to pile the soil into rectangular strips of land (for growing vegetables, etc.)


腳仔工

/kio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/kio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, slightly derogatory) workers engaged in manual labor such as carrying goods


惜眠

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to cherish sleep due to needing sleep


惜略

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to cherish and treasure goods, materials, cereals, etc.


石鱸

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lɔ²⁴/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lɔ²⁴/

Pomadasys argenteus
Wikispecies:Pomadasys argenteus

Pomadasys hasta
Wikispecies:Pomadasys hasta

(Xiamen Hokkien) silver grunt (Pomadasys argenteus syn. Pomadasys hasta)


石釘

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) stone slab with one side buried in the ground (used for fencing)


石瀨

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ luaʔ³²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ luaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) stony shoal under the surface of the water


石花凍

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) red algae of species Gelidium amansii, used to make agar


石珠

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) round carved stone block used as a seat, used as the base of a column


石龜座

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ku⁴⁴⁻²² t͡so²²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ku⁴⁴⁻²² t͡so²²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, dated) turtle-shaped base of a stone tablet


焟日

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to warm oneself in the sun


著風散

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suã²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to suffer facial paralysis


著鏢

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hit the bull's eye with a dart

sexually transmitted disease
sexually transmitted disease

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to catch a sexually transmitted disease


著法

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) with the right method; in the right way


著誆頭

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to blindly follow by someone who orders one around


著猴損

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³⁻²² suĩ⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kau²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kau¹³⁻²² suĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to suffer infantile malnutrition due to digestive disturbances or intestinal parasites

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) to be strage, odd, or incomprehensible


猴損

/kau²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/kau¹³⁻²² suĩ⁵³/

/kau²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁵³/

/kau¹³⁻²² suĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) infantile malnutrition due to digestive disturbances or intestinal parasites


著魔神

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be bewitched; to be possessed


著笑脾

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi¹³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi¹³/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ pi²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to contract an illness of endless laughing (as a folk belief)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, by extension) to laugh intensely for a long time


著燒

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to be angry, dissatisfied, or excited due to jealousy, etc.


生背

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pe²¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² pue²¹/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pe²¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² pue²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to get back sores


著磨

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to work hard and put into trouble


著磨

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tiring; exhausting; strenuous


著加鑿

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² tak̚⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻²² tak̚⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to choke on something in the esophagus causing severe coughing


擢癀

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ¹³/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) to draw out pus by applying a plaster to the affected area


擢鹹

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to add something into soup when too salty in order to dilute or absorb the saltiness


擢膿

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to apply medicine to make the sore discharge pus


擢後跤

擢⫽後跤 (canonical)
擢後腳
擢後骹
擢后跤

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au²²⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hold back; to hinder


擢舌根

/tiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡si(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kin⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to have slurred speech due to a short tongue


刺魚

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ hi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ hi²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Gray's grenadier anchovy (Coilia grayii)


白刺魚

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ hi²⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ hi²⁴/