白頭花草

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) billygoat weed (Ageratum conyzoides)


藿香薊

ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˋ

ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧˋ

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


勝紅薊

ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ

ㄕㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˋ

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹ xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


白子仔

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, go) white stone


白肉油

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) (extra) benefit; advantage (obtained when an opportunity is taken advantage of)


剾白肉油

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gain an advantage or benefit without compensation (from everyone)


抾白肉油

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu²⁴/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to gain an advantage or benefit by unjust means by seizing someone else's things


白白食

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to eat toppings or side dishes without rice


白䭕

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bland and flavorless


白沫仔瀾

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nuã²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nuã²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nuã²²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nuã²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) saliva with white foam (as seen from someone having a seizure)


襪船

(Xiamen Hokkien) short boat-shaped socks not higher than the heels (used in winter to keep warm)


麥奶

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nĩ⁴⁴/

/be(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) reddish-colored paste made of ground black sesame seeds, peanuts, wheat or polished, round-grained, non-glutinous rice and cooked with brown sugar


欲好

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ho⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) had better; it would be best (to do something)


欲汰

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, used in rhetorical questions) how could (one possibly); how is (it possible)


欲汰討

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰo⁵³/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰo⁵³/


欲無

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bo²⁴/


竹籬仔

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


奏帖

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiap̚³²/

/t͡sau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiap̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien, historical) memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form); imperial memorial


八字步

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ puɻʷ⁵¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ puɻʷ⁵¹/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ pɔ²²/

measured gait with the toes pointing out

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) refined, big, and slow steps with the toes pointing out (as of old-fashioned intellectuals)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) splayfoot


硩桌

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ toʔ³²/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ toʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) red envelope given to chefs, teahouse attendants, etc.


硩箱

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siũ⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siũ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to place money and things of value in one's daughter's dowry (of the mother as a local tradition)


巴禮

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² le⁵³/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² le⁵³/

/pa⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³/

Borrowed from Spanish padre through the Philippines, from Latin patrem, pater, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Compare Tagalog pari, Cebuano pari, Chavacano padre.

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, historical, possibly obsolete, archaic or dated) padre; friar; priest; father (Roman Catholic)


墊枝

(Xiamen Hokkien, agriculture) to transplant a cutting; to use cuttage; to remove a leaf, stem, branch, or root of a plant and cultivate to grow a new plant


硩甌仔底

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/te(ʔ)⁵ au³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/te(ʔ)⁵ au³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to place a red envelope on top of the tea tray after the bride offers tea to the elders (of elders during a traditional wedding ceremony)


硩直

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, board games) a type of folk board game played in the Minnan region (referred to as the local Go)


行直

/kiã²⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴/

/kiã¹³⁻²² tit̚¹²¹/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴/

/kiã¹³⁻²² tit̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, board games) a type of folk board game played in the Minnan region (referred to as the local Go)


𣛮籃

/siã²²⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/siã²²⁻²¹ nã²⁴/

/siã³³⁻¹¹ nã²⁴/

/siã³³⁻²¹ nã²³/

/siã²²⁻²¹ nã¹³/

/siã²²⁻²¹ nã²⁴/

/siã³³⁻¹¹ nã²⁴/

/siã³³⁻²¹ nã²³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) small, round, red, wooden or bamboo basket with a handle (for carrying presents during celebrations or sacrificial ceremonies)


硩地金

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tue²²⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tue²²⁻²¹ kim⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) rental deposit given to a landowner


硩撚寶

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ⁴¹/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ liɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pɤ⁴¹/

/te(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ po⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to place a bet on the face and direction of the die inside a box (called a 撚寶 (lián-pó)) (the winners being those that guess correctly)


硩紙

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/teʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

/tɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sua⁵³/

/teʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sua⁵²⁻²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, by extension) to pay respects to a dead person at their grave


賣報紙冊紙的

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) person buying old and useless books, newspapers, and periodicals and glass bottles


冊仔

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, specifically) book for burning in front of religious idols in order to avoid disasters


咧斗

/lɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/lɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

傲人

nowadays especially of breasts, body curve

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) interesting; absorbing; engaging


踅頭

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make a U-turn; to turn about; to turn around (of cars, boats, table, etc.)


桀目

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not pleasing the eye; having unacceptable looks


桀跤

/ke(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/ke(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ke(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to hinder people from moving about freely


鱠魚

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ y³⁵/

/kʰuːi̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ y³⁵/

/kʰuːi̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hi²⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hi²⁴/

Epinephelus trimaculatus
Wikispecies:Epinephelus trimaculatus

(Xiamen Hokkien) threespot grouper (Epinephelus trimaculatus)


紅鱠

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² keʔ³²/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kueʔ³²/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² keʔ³²/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² kueʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) threespot grouper (Epinephelus trimaculatus)


隔轉年

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²³/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nĩ²³/

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


格籃

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²⁴/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nã²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) handheld round box usually used to deliver meals


格仔子

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) bamboo grid (put in a pot for steaming food)


寶相

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹/

/po⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²¹/

Rosa chinensis
Rosa chinensis#Translingual

(Xiamen Hokkien) China rose (Rosa chinensis)


少缺

/t͡sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

/t͡siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰueʔ³²/

/t͡sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰueʔ³²/

/t͡sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

/t͡siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰueʔ³²/

/t͡sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰueʔ³²/

Forget it if you're not coming, we won't lack you as one person.

Lí m̄ lâi chiū soah-soah-khì, bô chió-khoeh lí chi̍t lâng.

你毋來就煞煞去，無少缺你一人。

你毋来就煞煞去，无少缺你一人。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to lack; to be short of; to miss


客頭

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) agent that sells laborers or coolies

(Xiamen Hokkien) middleman between the inn and a guest


赫大

(Xiamen Hokkien) Used at the start of the sentence to express dissatisfaction: how can that be?; how can it be like this?


對枷

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ ke²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ¹³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ ke²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ kɛ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to conflict with each other; to wrangle with each other; to argue with each other


相枷

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² ke²⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ke²⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² ke²⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² ke²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bicker; to wrangle; to contend; to argue


對桀

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ keʔ⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ kɛʔ¹²¹/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ keʔ⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ kɛʔ¹²¹/


𤲍狹

/kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ueʔ⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ eʔ¹²¹/

/kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ueʔ⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ eʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) crowded due to being narrow and small


番仔鬼

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, derogatory, ethnic slur) white devil; Western devil; foreign devil (term of abuse for Westerners)

Terms that include 鬼 and/or 番 are potentially derogatory.


番仔碼

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, arithmetic) Arabic numeral


碼子字

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/


番仔字

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) (written) foreign language, especially a Western language


勼狹

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰueʔ⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰueʔ⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be reserved and unnatural; to be cowering and cringing


勼圇

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be reserved and unnatural; to be cowering and cringing


勼勼狹狹

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kueʔ⁴/

/kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kiu⁴⁴⁻²² kue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kueʔ⁴/

AABB-type reduplication of 勼狹／勼狭 (“to be reserved and unnatural”).

zh-etym-AABB

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to be coy and reserved in one's speech and actions


糾筋

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to get a cramp


𧺤筋

/kʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kun³³/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ kun⁴⁴/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kun³³/

/kʰiu²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) to get a cramp


貿工

/bau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/bau³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/bau³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/bau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/bau³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/bau³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to take on a contract; to undertake (a job, construction project, etc.)


貿工課

/bau²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe²¹/

/bau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue²¹/

/bau²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe²¹/

/bau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to undertake a job, project, etc.


貿頭

/bau³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bau³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/bau²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bau³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bau³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/bau²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) contractor; undertaker of a project


嚼嚼叫

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to love speaking without ceasing; to chatter unceasingly


請單

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) (written) invitation


吱吱嚼嚼

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siauʔ⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siauʔ⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siauʔ⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴ t͡siau(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siauʔ¹²¹/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siauʔ³²/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴ t͡siau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siauʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to talk rapidly and incessantly


嘣嘣叫

/pŋ̍(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pŋ̍(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kio²¹/

/pŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kio²¹/

/pŋ̍(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pŋ̍(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kio²¹/

/pŋ̍(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pŋ̍(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kio²¹/

/pŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pŋ̍(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kio²¹/

/pŋ̍(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pŋ̍(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kio²¹/

風嘣嘣叫。

风嘣嘣叫。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to sound loudly and rapidly (of a voice, wind, etc.)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to speak and act with great speed and influence (of a person)


菜鹹

(Xiamen, Dongshan and Taiwanese Hokkien) pickled vegetables served to accompany thin congee


耄齒

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi⁵³/

/mĩ(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to have a sunken mouth due to lack of teeth (of an old person)


乜耄

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mãuʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have a sunken mouth due to lack of teeth (of an old person)


塗尪仔

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰɔ²³⁻³³ aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ aŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² aŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) clay idol; clay figurine


𥍉爍

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩʔ³²/

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩʔ³²/

燈火咧𥍉爍。

灯火咧𱳅烁。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to glisten; to glimmer; to flicker; to twinkle


𥍉𥍉看

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuã²¹/

/nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuã²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to look and wait anxiously


凹腰

/nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ io⁴⁴/

/nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ io⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) figure of a slender waist

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) depression in the middle of an object


趿氣

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰui²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) eagerness to get what one wants (due to being what one exactly wants or being in line with one's intention)


趿勢

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ se²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ se²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²¹/

做甲真趿勢

做甲真趿势

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) smooth and easy; unhindered; successful


一輒仔久

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² tiap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) a little while; a moment

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


目𥍉仔久

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a little while; a moment


一目𥍉仔久

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴⁻³² nĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁵³/


嚇市

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²²/

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) rising in prices (of something)


曲館

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuan⁵³/

/kʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuan⁵³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) folk venue where one learns quyi (曲藝) such as Nanguan (南曲) or jinge (錦歌)


極步

/kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² pɔ²²/

/kiak̚²⁴⁻² pɔ⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² pɔ²²/

/kiak̚²⁴⁻² pɔ⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to come to the last juncture having exhausted the last resort


激五仁

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin²⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to make things difficult for someone by violating common sense and decency (in one's speech, behavior, etc.)


但定

/nã³³⁻¹¹ tiã³³/

/nã³³⁻²¹ tiã³³/

/nã²²⁻²¹ tiã²²/

/nã³³⁻¹¹ tiã³³/

/nã³³⁻²¹ tiã³³/

/nã²²⁻²¹ tiã²²/

If I were them, I wouldn't know anything but just appreciation and happiness.

Nā-sī góa, góa m̄ chai, chí-ū chai “kám-kek” kap “hoaⁿ-hí” nā-tiāⁿ.

若是我，我m̄知，只有知「感激」kap「歡喜」nā-tiāⁿ。

若是我，我m̄知，只有知「感激」kap「欢喜」nā-tiāⁿ。

(Taiwanese Hokkien, dated in Xiamen Hokkien, at the end of a phrase) just; simply; that's all; nothing more; is all


色巧話

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ue²²/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ua²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wisecrack; witticism; witty remark


色牙

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡa²⁴/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡa²⁴/


適箬

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hioʔ¹²¹/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hioʔ⁴/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hioʔ¹²¹/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hioʔ⁴/

Codiaeum variegatum
Wikispecies:Codiaeum variegatum

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) croton (Codiaeum variegatum)


激藝

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be playful in front of adults (of children, especially pampered and spoiled ones)


逼趕

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuã⁵³/

/piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuã⁵⁵⁴/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuã⁵³/

/piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ kuã⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to drive out; to chase away

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to rush; to be in a hurry to do (something)


坮去

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar, dismissal) to scram; to fuck off; to go away; to beat it; to get out; to get lost; to sod off


坮來

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar) to scram back


豆仁青

/tau²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/


綠豆鬼

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau³³⁻¹¹ kui⁵³/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau²²⁻²¹ kui⁵³/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau³³⁻²¹ kui⁴¹/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau³³⁻¹¹ kui⁵³/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau²²⁻²¹ kui⁵³/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² tau³³⁻²¹ kui⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) small and hard mung beans that do not break down after a long time of cooking (and are therefore discarded)


慄色

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siɪk̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ siɪk̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be frightened and turn pale


慄膽

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) timid; cowardly


慄勢

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to suffer a setback and fall into disgrace


拎馬

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/


迪仔

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/tat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/tat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

Paramonacanthus sulcatus
Wikispecies:Paramonacanthus sulcatus

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) mudbank filefish (Paramonacanthus sulcatus)


得定

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ tiã²²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ tiã²²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) quiet and not making trouble (especially of children)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) at ease; free from anxiety; not tense (in one's life)


芋棗

/ɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡so⁵³/

/ɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡so⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) snack made with taro flour


燭屎

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) charred and black strip left after burning a candlewick


積斗

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to get stuck; to be held up; to experience a temporary stoppage (in speaking or reading a book)


積斗

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) unfavorable; terrible; with a lot of difficulty; not without a hitch


騎馬勢

/kʰia²⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/kʰa²⁴⁻²² be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/kʰia²⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/kʰa²⁴⁻²² be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to do a martial art stunt


促馬勢

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ bɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to do a martial art stunt


粟𥢊

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ pun²²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pun²²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ pun²²/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ pun²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tool enclosed by bamboo and wood for storing grain


粟青

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) young crops; green shoots of food grains

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) earnest money given as advanced payment for crops while still immature (as a form of usury)


摵摵跳

/t͡sʰiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiau²¹/

/t͡sʰiak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚²⁴⁻² tʰiau⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiau²¹/

/t͡sʰiak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚²⁴⁻² tʰiau⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to unrestainably leap and dance with one's limbs (due to anger or happiness)


摵摵趒

/t͡sʰiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tio²⁴/

/t͡sʰiak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚²⁴⁻² tio²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiɪk̚⁴⁻³² tio²⁴/

/t͡sʰiak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiak̚²⁴⁻² tio²⁴/


湊湊趒

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tio¹³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tio²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²²⁻²¹ tio²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tio¹³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ tio²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰau²²⁻²¹ tio²⁴/


激糖仔桶

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tʰŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰaŋ⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to put on an act or make things difficult for someone in order to raise one's social status


激屎桶

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰaŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to put on airs; to give oneself airs


激大範

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ pan²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ pan²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tua²²⁻²¹ pan²²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tua²²⁻²¹ pan²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to put on airs and act pushy and overbearing


激體

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰe⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tʰe⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tʰe⁵³/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tʰe⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to strike an attitude; to deliberately assume a certain posture, expression, or accent


脫種

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/tʰuat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) crossbreed; hybrid


訣說

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to set a trap to cheat someone


發輦

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to have a spirit medium possessed by a deity and begin to dance and shake the divine palanquin


發海

(Xiamen Hokkien) good fishing season with abundant fish and full harvests


熱油

/ʐɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/jiːt̚² jɐu̯²¹/

/ʐɤ⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/jiːt̚² jɐu̯²¹/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² iu²⁴/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² iu²⁴/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² iu²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to heat up cooking oil in a pan for cooking food


血漢

/hiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ han²¹/

/hiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ han²¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) generous; beneficent


㧒捒

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ sak̚³²/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sak̚³²/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ sak̚³²/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to throw away


㧒捔

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚¹²¹/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚⁴/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚¹²¹/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to throw away


孽雞

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² kue⁴⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² kue⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) mischievous person; rascal; someone fond of getting into trouble


孽唆

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² so²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² so²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) naughty; mischievous


孽話

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² ue²²/

/ɡiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² ue²²/

/ɡiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ua²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) mischievous talk; cheeky speech


齧拗

/ɡiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ au⁵³/

/ɡiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ au⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, sports) to eliminate (a team or player); to knock out

(Xiamen Hokkien) to fire; to sack; to discharge; to dismiss


齧捒

/ɡiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sak̚⁵/

/ɡiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sak̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ sak̚⁵/

/ɡiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ sak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, sports) to eliminate (a team or player); to knock out

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to fire; to sack; to discharge; to dismiss


反變

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ¹¹/

/piɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ¹¹/

/piɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pĩ²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to experience significant change (in content, substance, form, etc.)

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to think of a way; to try every means, especially to raise money or to make a living

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to move back and forth; to fiddle with

behind someone's back
behind someone's back

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to toy with; to trifle with, especially by scheming something behind someone's back


車攑

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² kia²⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² kia²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to make a mess and stir up confusion

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to repeatedly bother and cause torment or suffering (of something)


衫仔裾

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) front and back of a Chinese robe or jacket


㧒手

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to refuse to do; to wash one's hands of


竭地

/kiɛt̚⁴⁻³² te²²/

/kiɛt̚⁴⁻³² te²²/


輕可

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) relaxed; gentle; light in mood


設景

/siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to play tricks on someone


設仙

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ siɛn⁴⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to trick; to deceive; to hoodwink

(Xiamen Hokkien) to say something preposterous and unbelievable


撇勢

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) noble and elegant manner (of a person)


䭁味

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ bi²²/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ bi²²/

/t͡siɛt̚⁴⁻³² bi²²/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ bi²²/

/t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ bi²²/

/t͡siɛt̚⁴⁻³² bi²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bad smell of oily food after being left for a long period of time


鎩鎩叫

/siɛt̚⁴⁻³² siɛt̚⁴⁻³² kio²¹/

/siɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kio²¹/

/suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kio²¹/

/siɛt̚⁴⁻³² siɛt̚⁴⁻³² kio²¹/

/siɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kio²¹/

/suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ suat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kio²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go smoothly and quickly (of an affair)


齊勻

齐匀
褿勻
齊巡
齊縜
巢韻
樵云
巢云
昭云
招云
巢芸
巢溫
昭運
招溫
𤍫𠣓
𤍫勻

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) even; equal


熱館

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be fond of; to be keen on; to be enthusiastic in; to be engrossed in; to be passionate about


熱館

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having great interest and enthusiasm; very enthusiastic and interested


冷館

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁵³/

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) dejected; disappointed; discouraged


蝨母頭

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/sat̚³²⁻⁴ bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

traditional Chinese medicinal
traditional Chinese medicine

(Xiamen Hokkien) a type of traditional Chinese medicinal herb


賊仔草

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Callicarpa formosana (a species of flowering shrub)


毛蟹木草

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² hue²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² hue²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Callicarpa formosana (a species of flowering shrub)


結定

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to limit; to restrict; to place restrictions on


恰像

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiũ²²/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɔ̃²²/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiũ²²/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiɔ̃²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to seem; to be like; as if


恰親像

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²²/

/kʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to seem; to be like; as if


黃酸仔雨

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²²/

/uĩ¹³⁻²² suĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²²/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²²/

/uĩ¹³⁻²² suĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) East Asian rainy season


鰳仔

/lat̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/lat̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Chinese herring (Ilisha elongata)


踢毽仔

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/


窒滇

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²²/

/tʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tĩ²²/

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²²/

/tʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ tĩ²²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to be stuffed with; to be packed tight


窒斗

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be blocked due to silt deposit

(Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to be prevented from speaking or doing something smoothly or successfully


窒舌

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/tʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

/tʰat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siʔ⁴/

/tʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to have one's speech obstructed or refuted, making oneself to be at a loss for words or be in the wrong


實頭

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/zəʔ²² døy⁵¹/

/zəʔ²² døy⁵¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) having a dull or slow mind


歁氣

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/kʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/kʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/kʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/kʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/kʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/

/kʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) awesomeness; amazingness; brilliance; magnificence; impressiveness

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) cockiness; loftiness


歁𡳞

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²/

/kʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lan²²/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lan²²/

/kʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lan²²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) awesomeness; amazingness; brilliance; magnificence; impressiveness

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) cockiness; loftiness


歁潲

/kʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau²⁴/

/kʰam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau²⁴/


捌想

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ²²/

/bat̚³²⁻⁵ siɔ̃²²/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ³³/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ²²/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ²²/

/bat̚³²⁻⁵ siɔ̃²²/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ³³/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) sensible and smart; capable of knowing what to do and acting accordingly


八比仔

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁵ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, historical) eight-legged essay


分張

/pun⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁴⁴/

/pun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴⁴/

/pun⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁴⁴/

/pun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) generous in sharing one's stuff, especially food with others (of children)


八卦攔路虎

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ kua²¹⁻⁵³ nuã²⁴⁻²² lɔ²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Congo jute (Urena lobata)


八卦癀

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ kua²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ kua²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²⁴/


節撙

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sun⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sun⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to retrench; to economize

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to restrain; to exercise restraint


節節花

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hue³³/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sat̚⁵⁻²⁴ hue³³/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ hue⁴⁴/

Euphorbia hirta
Wikispecies:Euphorbia hirta

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) asthma-plant (Euphorbia hirta)


大本奶草

/tua²²⁻²¹ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ pun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) asthma-plant (Euphorbia hirta)


大號奶汁草

/tua²²⁻²¹ ho²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) asthma-plant (Euphorbia hirta)


節高

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴/

You say he's going to give me money? You wish!

你講伊會予我錢？節高咧！

你讲伊会予我钱？节高咧！

You say that he's good at it, I think he's not even close.

Lí kóng i chin gâu, góa khòaⁿ chat-ko -leh.

你講伊真𠢕，我看節高咧。

你讲伊真𠢕，我看节高咧。

(Xiamen Hokkien) used as a pet phrase with disdain or contempt to describe someone who is not as impressive as stated: not all that; not as impressive as you think


節高節

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

Lí kóng i ē hō͘ góa chîⁿ? Chat-ko-chat -leh!

你講伊會予我錢？節高節咧！

你讲伊会予我钱？节高节咧！

Lí kóng i chin gâu, góa khòaⁿ chat-ko-chat -leh.

你講伊真𠢕，我看節高節咧。

你讲伊真𠢕，我看节高节咧。


實櫼

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) solid; dense; without gaps


竹䈄

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ham⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ham⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ham⁴⁴/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ ham⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bamboo joint


賊皮賊骨

/t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² pʰe²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚⁴⁻³² kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² pʰə²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² kut̚⁵/

(Xiamen Hokkien) someone who is prone to do bad things such as stealing


賊跤賊手

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² kʰa³³ t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

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

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

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) sticky-fingered


實氣

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² kʰui¹¹/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² kʰui²¹/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² kʰui¹¹/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰui²¹/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² kʰui²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to feel suffocated


透鬢鬍

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pin²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²⁴/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pin²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²⁴/


結衫帶

/kat̚⁵⁻²⁴ sã³³ tua⁴¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tua²¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tua¹¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² tua²¹/

/kat̚⁵⁻²⁴ sã³³ tua⁴¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tua²¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ tua¹¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² tua²¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) red envelope given to children


結衫仔帶

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua²¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua¹¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tua²¹/

/kat̚³²⁻⁴ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua¹¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) red envelope given to children


摒盤

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ puã¹³/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ puã²⁴/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ puã¹³/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ puã²⁴/

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


出水珠

coh⁶ zui³ zou¹ [Phonetic:coh⁷ zui⁵ lou¹]

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sui⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))lɔu⁵³³/

cuoh⁶ zui³ zou¹ [Phonetic:cuoh⁷ zui⁵ lou¹]

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sui³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))lɔu⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡su⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) to get chicken pox


出空頭

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go wrong; to get into trouble


出破

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰua²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰua²¹/

代誌出破囉。

代志出破啰。

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) to be exposed; to be uncovered; to be spoiled


流湯

/lau²⁴⁻²² tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/lau²³⁻³³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/lau¹³⁻²² tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/lau²⁴⁻²² tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/lau²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/lau²³⁻³³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/lau¹³⁻²² tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to seep out; to exude (liquid)

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to discharge pus

to seep out; to exude (liquid)
to discharge pus


出盤

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pʰän³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ pʰuːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ pʰän³⁵/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ pʰuːn²¹/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ puã¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ puã¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ puã²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, dated) to report the initial market prices of the day (in a trading market of stocks, gold, etc.)


出穎

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ĩ⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ĩ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, botany) to sprout; to germinate; to bud


踏甪

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


律律叫

/lut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² kio²¹/

/lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kio²¹/

/lut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² kio²¹/

/lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kio²¹/

伊英文律律叫。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to speak fluently


不答不七

/put̚³²⁻⁴ tap̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ tap̚³²⁻⁵ put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ lap̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ tap̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ tap̚³²⁻⁵ put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ lap̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

These clothes were worn so unpresentably, so ugly.

Chit niá saⁿ chhēng kah put-tap-put-chhit, chin pháiⁿ-khòaⁿ.

這領衫穿甲不答不七，真歹看。

这领衫穿甲不答不七，真歹看。

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) unpresentable; in no shape to be seen; neither fish nor fowl


不八不七

/put̚³²⁻⁴ pat̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ pat̚³²⁻⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

Chit niá saⁿ chhēng kah put-pat-put-chhit, chin pháiⁿ-khòaⁿ.

這領衫穿甲不八不七，真歹看。

这领衫穿甲不八不七，真歹看。

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


不意中

/put̚³²⁻⁵ i²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ i²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

His becoming like this was unexpected for me.

I piàn kah án-ne-siⁿ, sī góa put-ì-tiong ê.

伊變甲按呢生，是我不意中的。

伊变甲按呢生，是我不意中的。

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) unexpected; unpredicted


不接一

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ it̚⁵/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ it̚⁵/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

He originally would regularly send money every month, but it should be intermittent this year.

I pún-jiân ta̍k-goe̍h-ji̍t sûn sûn kià chîⁿ lâi, kin-nî tio̍h put-chiap-it lô.

伊本然逐月日循循寄錢來，今年著不接一囉。

伊本然逐月日循循寄钱来，今年着不接一啰。

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) intermittent; irregular


不目

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

Seeing him bully people like that makes me angry.

I àn-ni leh chhòng-tī lâng, góa khòaⁿ liáu chin put-bo̍k.

伊按呢咧創治人，我看了真不目。

伊按呢咧创治人，我看了真不目。

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) angry or resentful due to an injustice


不似鬼

/put̚³²⁻⁴ su²²⁻²¹ kui⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ su²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ su²²⁻²¹ kui⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ su²¹⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) dishonorable and shady person


佛輦

/put̚⁴⁻³² liɛn⁴¹/

/put̚⁴⁻³² liɛn⁵³/

/put̚⁴⁻³² liɛn⁴¹/

/put̚⁴⁻³² liɛn⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) palanquin with the statue of a deity inside


佛轎

/put̚⁴⁻³² kiɤ³³/

/put̚⁴⁻³² kiɤ³³/


禿顱

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ lu⁴⁴/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ lu⁴⁴/


禿頭筆

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

/tʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

/tʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) poor writing ability; low skill at composition


脫跤

/tʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰut̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/tʰut̚⁴⁻³² kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to miss one's step; to make a misstep (by stepping on something slippery or unstable)


禿額

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁵ hiaʔ¹²¹/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ hiaʔ⁴/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiaʔ⁴/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hiaʔ⁴/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁵ hiaʔ¹²¹/

/tʰut̚³²⁻⁴ hiaʔ⁴/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiaʔ⁴/

/tʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hiaʔ⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be partially bald near the forehead


月光暝

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ mẽ²³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) moonlit night; moonlit evening


月暗暝

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ am¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ am²¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ am²¹⁻⁴¹ mẽ²³/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ am¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ am²¹⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ am²¹⁻⁴¹ mẽ²³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) moonless night; pitch-dark night


閬月

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡeʔ⁴/

/laŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡeʔ⁴/

/laŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡeʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) every other month


閬空勺

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siaʔ⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siaʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) strainer; colander; skimmer


月圓門

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ĩ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ĩ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/


𩵱仔

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) fourfinger threadfin (Eleutheronema tetradactylum)


拗屈

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰut̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to treat unjustly; to wrong; to receive unjust treatment; to aggrieve


拗鬱

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ut̚³²/

/au⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ut̚⁵/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ut̚³²/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ut̚³²/

/au⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ut̚³²/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ut̚³²/

/au⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ut̚⁵/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ut̚³²/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ut̚³²/

/au⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ut̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to feel wronged; to harbor resentment; to feel ill at ease due to being wronged


鬱癆

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ lo²⁴/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ lo²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to fall ill from prolonged overwork (especially a lung disease)


了家仔

/liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) squanderer; spendthrift


班船

(Xiamen Hokkien) regular passenger or cargo ships; regular steamship service


窗仔墘

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kĩ²³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) windowsill; window ledge


牽經

/kʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ka⁵³³/

/kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kã⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan³³ kĩ³³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

/kʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ka⁵³³/

/kʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ kã⁵⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan³³ kĩ³³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to copulate


譴滷

/kʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ lɔ⁵³/

/kʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɔ²²/

/kʰiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ lɔ⁵³/

/kʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to thicken a soup by means of starch


牽羹

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ⁴⁴/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ kẽ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to thicken a soup by means of starch


徛滷

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ lɔ⁵³/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ lɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to thicken a soup by means of starch


摔後炮

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ au²²⁻²¹ pʰau²¹/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ au²²⁻²¹ pʰau²¹/

/sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²² pʰau⁴¹/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ au²²⁻²¹ pʰau²¹/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ au²²⁻²¹ pʰau²¹/

/sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²² pʰau⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to attack someone from the rear

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to denounce someone in the absence of the person concerned


摔目尾

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² be⁵³/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bue⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to give someone a meaningful glance


摔目

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹/

/sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/sut̚³²⁻⁵ bak̚¹²¹/

/sut̚⁵⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to quickly glance at someone


摔目箭

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ²¹/

/sut̚³²⁻⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to give someone a meaningful glance


撽撽

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ ka²¹/

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ ka²¹/

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


骨塊

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ te²¹/

/kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tə⁴¹/

/kut̚³²⁻⁴ te²¹/

/kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ tə⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) stature; figure; build (height and weight); body type


滑喋

/kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiaʔ¹²¹/

/kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiaʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) smooth and delicate (of one's skin)

(Xiamen Hokkien) fluent; flowing (of language)


屈傷

/kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰut̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to sustain internal disorder caused by maintaining a certain posture for a long time so that the body cannot be stretched out


煏巴

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to roast or toast into dry chunks


七星仔

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

Channa asiatica
Wikispecies:Channa asiatica

(Xiamen Hokkien) small snakehead (Channa asiatica)


竊一

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ it̚³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-one; 71


竊二

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² li²²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² li²²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ d͡zi²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-two; 72


竊三

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² sã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-three; 73


竊四

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² si²¹/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-four; 74


竊五

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² ɡɔ²²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² ɡɔ²²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-five; 75


竊六

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-six; 76


竊七

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰit̚³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰit̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-seven; 77


竊八

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ peʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚⁴⁻³² pueʔ³²/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ peʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-eight; 78


竊九

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau⁵³/

/t͡sʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seventy-seven; 79


七旬

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ sun²⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ sun¹³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ sun²⁴/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁵ sun¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Buddhist or Taoist rituals performed every seven days after a person's death until the 49th day


筆仔草

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰau⁵³/

Poginatherum crinitum
Wikispecies:Poginatherum crinitum

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bamboo grass (Poginatherum crinitum)


筆鬚草

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) bamboo grass (Poginatherum crinitum)


筆排

(Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) broad brush made up of a row of small brushes tied together (for whitewashing, painting, coloring, etc.)


筆膏

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ko³³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/pit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ko³³/

/pit̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) ballpoint pen refill


筆脣

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to get chapped lips


真必

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) having the cracks on top of fa gao just right after steaming


日仔利

/lit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lai³³/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²/

/zit̚⁴⁻³² a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lai³³/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) usury with daily interest


帶衰

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to cause misfortune to; to bring bad luck to; to jinx


得人怨

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/


顧人嫌

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hiam²⁴/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hiam²⁴/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hiam²⁴/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hiam²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) annoying; resentable; dislikeable


這所在

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²²/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²²/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²²/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) this place; here


疕仔漢

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/

/pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a very small stature

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a very young age


一單好

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) extremely good; excellent; first-rate


一條根

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tiau²⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/


一粒一

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ liap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ liap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien) first-rate; top-notch; best; outstanding; second to none


憶著

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to cherish the memory of; to miss; to long for


彼過

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kə⁴¹/

/hit̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/hit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kə⁴¹/


接喙

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) port; connector (of an object)


汁咧咧

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ le(ʔ)²⁴⁻² leʔ²⁴/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ le(ʔ)²⁴⁻² leʔ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, ideophonic) very dirty to the point of oozing juice (of clothes)

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, ideophonic) unpleasant and pestering people (of someone)


𣍐做得

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) cannot; may not


業神

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² sin²⁴/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² sin²⁴/

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


揜僻

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiaʔ³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ pʰiaʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) remote and isolated place


揜貼

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden; concealed; secret (of a place)


揜屧

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) concealed (to make something not easily seen)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden; concealed; secret; isolated (of a place)


揜手

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to clasp hand behind the back


挾仔

/ŋẽ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ŋɛ̃(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

/ŋẽ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ŋɛ̃(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) clip; tongs; peg; clamp


雙頭夾

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kiap̚³²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² kiap̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to launch an attack from multiple sides; to sandwich in the enemy; to launch a converging attack; to launch a pincer attack


合仔錢

/hap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

/hap̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/hap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sĩ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to earn twofold


駕駛盤

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²⁴/

/ka²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²⁴/


水內撈月

to scoop (the reflection of) the moon out of the water

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²⁻²¹ hɔ²⁴⁻²² ɡeʔ⁴/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lai²²⁻²¹ hɔ²⁴⁻²² ɡeʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to make a hopeless, futile or vain effort at doing something; to ask for the moon


纏綴

/tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ te¹¹/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² te²¹/

/tĩ²³⁻³³ tue²¹/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² tue²¹/

/tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ te¹¹/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² te²¹/

/tĩ²³⁻³³ tue²¹/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² tue²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to wait on; to attend to; to care for; to serve (parents, patients, children, etc.)


囡仔衫

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sã⁴⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sã⁴⁴/


囡仔時

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/

/ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³/

/ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/

/ɡin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²³/

/ɡin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) childhood; infancy


囡仔聲

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/kin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/


邊面

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bin²²/

/pĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bin²²/


偏邊

/pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pĩ⁴⁴/

/pʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² pĩ⁴⁴/


瓷塗

/hui²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/hui²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³/

/hui²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/hui²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) potter's clay; kaolin; china clay


紅薰

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁵³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ huoŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² hun³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁵³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ huoŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² hun³³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² hun⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Jinjiang Hokkien, Puxian Min) tobacco (smoked in a long-stemmed Chinese pipe)


落災

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡se³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡se³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) terrible; bad (of a situation)

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of poor quality (of a product)


頭殼皮

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰe²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰe²⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰue²³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰe²⁴/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰe²⁴/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰue²³/


屏堵門

/pin²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/pin¹³⁻²² tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ¹³/

/pin²⁴⁻²² tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/pin¹³⁻²² tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ muĩ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) screen door (between the outer and inner courtyards of traditional Chinese residences)


欱仙

/hap̚³²⁻⁵ siɛn⁴⁴/

/hap̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

/hap̚³²⁻⁵ siɛn⁴⁴/

/hap̚³²⁻⁴ siɛn⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to hoodwink; to deceive; to delude


欱價

/hap̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/hap̚³²⁻⁵ kɛ²¹/

/hap̚³²⁻⁴ ke²¹/

/hap̚³²⁻⁵ kɛ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to deliberately state a high price (in order to sneakily make a lot of money)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bargain or haggle the price down; to slash the price


合帳

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ tiũ²¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ tiũ²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) old-style mosquito net made of cloth


合線

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁵ suã²¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ suã¹¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ suã²¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁵ suã²¹/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ suã¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) joining seam; space between things (especially of something woven)


雜醪膏

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lo²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lo²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

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


雜嘈

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡so¹³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡so¹³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡so²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) disorderly and disruptive (of noise)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) diverse and miscellaneous (of one's work)


雜細

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² se¹¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² se²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² se¹¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² se²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) small commodities; odd sundry goods


雜濫

(Xiamen Hokkien) to mix or mingle things of different natures


雜念大家

mother-in-law who likes to talk endlessly

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² liam²²⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² liam⁴¹⁻²² ta³³ ke³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² liam²²⁻²¹ ta⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² liam⁴¹⁻²² ta³³ ke³³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, figurative) someone who likes to talk endlessly


溡潤濕

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²⁻²¹ sip̚³²/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²⁻²¹ sip̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) humid (of air); damp (of ground, objects, etc.)


溡潤

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²/


溡宜

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/


溡宜宜

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/


緝人

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to pursue someone; to look for someone


擽弄

/ŋiãu⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²²/

/ŋiãu⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to lure (into a trap); to seduce; to tease; to provoke


紅目猴

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴⁻³² kau²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴⁻³² kau²⁴/

Priacanthus macracanthus
Wikispecies:Priacanthus macracanthus

(Xiamen Hokkien) red bigeye (Priacanthus macracanthus)


徛桁

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

/kʰia³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ²³/

/kʰia³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

/kʰia²²⁻²¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

/kʰia³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ²³/

/kʰia³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ²⁴/

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


換紅

/uã²²⁻²¹ aŋ²⁴/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² aŋ²⁴/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴/

/uã³³⁻²¹ aŋ²³/

/uã²²⁻²¹ aŋ²⁴/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² aŋ²⁴/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ aŋ²⁴/

/uã³³⁻²¹ aŋ²³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to take off mourning clothes (at the end of the mourning period)


菜鴨

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ aʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ aʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ aʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ aʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ aʔ³²/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ aʔ³²/

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


歹𤆬頭

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰua³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰua⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) bad example; bad role model


張聲

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to make public; to disclose


張昌

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ⁴⁴/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔ̃⁴⁴/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ⁴⁴/

/tiɔ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔ̃⁴⁴/

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


張老衫

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tiũ³³ lau²² sã³³/

/tiũ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²²⁻²¹ sã⁴⁴/

/tiũ³³ lau²² sã³³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) burial clothes prepared by an old person before one's death


生張

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) innate disposition; inherent personality


烏滓

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁴¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁴¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) dark black


雖講

/sui⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/sui³³ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/sui⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁵³/

/sui³³ kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/


蒜仔瓣

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan²²/


崎頭

/kia²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/kia²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) wing (usually of a one-storey house); wing-room


崎仔棧

/kia²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹/

/kia²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡san²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) flight of steps (built on a mountain road)


車路

/t͡sʰia⁵³³⁻¹³ lɔu¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ lɔu²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³ lɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/t͡sʰia⁵³³⁻¹³ lɔu¹¹/

/t͡sʰia⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ lɔu²¹/

/t͡sʰia³³ lɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Tong'an and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Wenzhounese) highway


枴桀

/kuai²²⁻²¹ kɛʔ¹²¹/

/kue²²⁻²¹ kɛʔ¹²¹/

/kuai²²⁻²¹ kɛʔ¹²¹/

/kue²²⁻²¹ kɛʔ¹²¹/

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


懸下粒

/kuĩ²⁴⁻²² ke²² liap̚²⁴/

/kuãi²⁴⁻²² ke²²⁻²¹ liap̚⁴/

/kuĩ²⁴⁻²² ke²² liap̚²⁴/

/kuãi²⁴⁻²² ke²²⁻²¹ liap̚⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) half-cooked rice grain


溶𣻸

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ²⁴/

/iũ²³⁻³³ siũ²³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

/iɔŋ¹³⁻²² sio¹³/

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ²⁴/

/iũ²³⁻³³ siũ²³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

/iɔŋ¹³⁻²² sio¹³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) mediocre; useless; good-for-nothing; banal; dull and slow

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) soft and slimy; damp and sticky; spoiled or softened by moisture


溶𣻸

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ²⁴/

/iũ²³⁻³³ siũ²³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

/iɔŋ¹³⁻²² sio¹³/

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ²⁴/

/iũ²³⁻³³ siũ²³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

/iɔŋ¹³⁻²² sio¹³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to spoil children; to overaccommodate; to coddle; to pamper and yield to a child's wishes over one's own


魂身

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, religion) paper person, used as a scapegoat


燭座

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²²/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) candlestick; candelabrum


咕嘞

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) Qur'an (the Islamic holy book)


換準

/uã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sun⁵⁵⁴/

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡sun⁵³/

/uã³³⁻²¹ t͡sun⁴¹/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ t͡sun⁵³/

/uã⁴¹⁻²² t͡sun⁵⁵⁴/

/uã²²⁻²¹ t͡sun⁵³/

/uã³³⁻²¹ t͡sun⁴¹/

/uã³³⁻¹¹ t͡sun⁵³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to exchange (something) for (something else); to replace with; to convert into


碗頭箸尾

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ be⁵³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² ti²²⁻²¹ be⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) remains of a meal; leftovers; crumbs from the table


碗頭碗尾

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ be⁵³/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³⁻²² uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bue⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) remains of a meal; leftovers; crumbs from the table


碗斗

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tau⁴¹/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tau⁵³/

/uã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/uã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tau⁴¹/

/uã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tau⁵³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) wooden basin for washing bowls


瓢仔帽

/pʰio²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²²/

/pʰio²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo⁴¹/

/pʰio²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo²²/

/pʰio²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bo⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) watermelon cap (Qing-era skullcap worn by men)


分批的

(Xiamen and Tainan Hokkien) postman; mailman


明品

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ pʰin⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰin⁵³/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² pʰin⁵³/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰin⁵³/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ pʰin⁴¹/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰin⁵³/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² pʰin⁵³/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰin⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make clear or come to an agreement in advance or in person


明其知

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/biɪŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to know perfectly well


請尪

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ aŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to bring an temple idol to one's home for a period of time for worship


漚名

/au²¹⁻⁵³ miã²⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ miã¹³/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ miã²⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ miã¹³/

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


領毛

/niã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/niã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) not going well; not good (of a situation)


通批

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰue⁴⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰue⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to correspond (communicate by exchanging letters); to communicate


摒瀉

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sia²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ sia²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to come down in torrents

(Xiamen Hokkien) to suffer from severe diarrhea (of a dysentery patient)


銃斃

/t͡sʰœŋ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹¹/

/t͡sʰyøŋ²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pe²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pe²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pe¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe⁴¹/

/t͡sʰœŋ¹¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me¹¹/

/t͡sʰyøŋ²¹⁻⁴² ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾me²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ pe²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pe²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ pe¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) to execute by firing squad


半燒冷

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁵³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ sio⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) lukewarm; neither hot nor cold


伴膽

/pʰuã²²⁻²¹ tã⁵³/

/pʰuã²²⁻²¹ tã⁵³/


伴濫

/pʰuã²²⁻²¹ lam²²/

/pʰuã²²⁻²¹ lam²²/

keep someone company
keep someone company

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to accompany; to keep someone company


拌鬚展目

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to get angry; to be enraged; to foam at the mouth and glare with rage


椵話

/ke²⁴⁻²² ue²²/

/ke²⁴⁻²² ue²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to bicker; to squabble; to quarrel


松箬針

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siam⁴⁴/

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


火樠

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) firewood kindling coated with oil


好名好聲

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴⁻²² ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²⁴⁻²² ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) good name; good reputation


拚戲

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ hi²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ hi²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to stage rival shows (of two opera troupes)


拚力

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to compete with one's physical strength

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to exert all one's strength


餅霎

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sap̚³²/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sap̚³²/


餅麩

/piã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴/

/piã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴/

/piã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hu⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) pastry crumbs


筋節

/kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sat̚³²/

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sat̚³²/

/kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sat̚³²/

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sat̚³²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien) muscles and bones

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) crux; key element; crucial point


筋韌

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) tough and tensile


筋勒

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/kun⁴⁴⁻³³ le³³/

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² leʔ⁴/

/kun⁴⁴⁻³³ le³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) (white) ligament; sinew (especially as found in lean meat)


根節

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sat̚³²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sat̚³²/

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/kun⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sat̚³²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/kin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sat̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, literally) roots and nodes (of a plant)

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) background and stages; foundation and phases


根拄

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² tu⁵³/

/kun⁴⁴⁻²² tu⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) anyway; in any case; whatever happens


絞滾

/ka⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁵³/

/ka⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun⁵³/

My stomach rumbled all day, I don't know what I had eaten.

Góa ê pak-tó͘ kui-li̍t le̍h ká-kún, m̄ chai-iáⁿ chia̍h tio̍h siáⁿ-mi̍h.

我的腹肚規日咧絞滾，毋知影食著啥物。

我的腹肚规日咧绞滚，毋知影食着啥物。

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to seethe; to churn; to rumble (as of an upset stomach, etc.)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to noisily play around (of children, young men, etc.)


滾翱

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko²²/

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko²²/

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

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


滾犟

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiũ²²/

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiũ²²/


近兜

(Xiamen Hokkien) nearby; vicinity; proximity


鞋牆

/ue²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²⁴/

/ue²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) shoe upper (especially the two sides of a shoe)


比拳頭母

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/

/pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kun²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to put on a stance of fighting

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to fight; to struggle


痺魴

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ haŋ⁴⁴/

/pi²¹⁻⁵³ haŋ⁴⁴/

Narcine timlei
Wikispecies:Narcine timlei

(Xiamen Hokkien) blackspotted numbfish (Narcine timlei)


花痺

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² pi²¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² pi²¹/


披噴

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰun⁵³/

/pʰi⁴⁴⁻²² pʰun⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to rake up and to trample on soil; to toss about and jump (of poultry)

(Xiamen Hokkien, figurative) to squander; to waste; to spend freely (money, etc.)


漉管

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rotten; putrid


鐵管仔

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small metal pot


酒管

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) appliance for containing alcoholic beverage


豬狗精牲

猪狗精牲
豬狗牲牲
豬狗牲生
豬狗畜生

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sĩ⁴⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) domestic animal

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) beast; brute


致到

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ kau²¹/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ kau¹¹/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ kau²¹/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ kau²¹/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ kau¹¹/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ kau²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to result in (such a result due to a certain condition or reason)


致心

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/

/ti¹¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/ti²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/ti²¹⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) diligent; concentrated; attentive


對重

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to attach importance; to pay close attention to


對重

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²²/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ³³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) serious; earnest; conscientious


行江湖

/kiã²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³ ɔ²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/

/kiã²⁴⁻²² kaŋ³³ ɔ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Jinjiang Hokkien) to leave home to make one's way in the world


跤布

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) cloth for wiping one's feet


紙引

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in⁴¹/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁵³/

/t͡sua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ in⁴¹/

/t͡sua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ in⁵³/

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


鐵銚

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tio³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tio²²/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiɤ³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tio³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tio²²/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tiɤ³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) small iron cooking pot


手摺仔簿

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰɔ²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) passbook; deposit book; bankbook


放網

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ baŋ²²/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ baŋ²²/


菜堂

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍²³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ tŋ̍²³/

/t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ tŋ̍²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) dining room in a Buddhist temple

(Xiamen and Jinjiang Hokkien) Buddhist nunnery


往常時

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²³⁻³³ si²³/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²³⁻³³ si²³/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) the past; in the past


往當時

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²³/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) the past; in the past


鉎仔

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/


潭仔

/tʰam²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰam²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰam¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰam²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tʰam²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tʰam¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) pond; pool


年旬

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² sun²⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² sun²⁴/


師公襖

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² o⁵³/

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² o⁵³/


頂任

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²²/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²²/


噪耳

/t͡sʰo²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²/

/t͡sʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ hi³³/

/t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ hĩ³³/

/t͡sʰo²¹⁻⁵³ hi²²/

/t͡sʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ hi³³/

/t͡sʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ hĩ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) irritating to the ear


塵尾

/su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/

/su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

/su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ bi⁴¹/

/su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/

/su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/

/su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ bi⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) duster; flywhisk (implement made of horsetail, animal fur, etc. to used for dusting or swatting flies)


山窟

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) valley; gully; ravine; gorge


割市

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²²/

/kua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²²/


做色

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ siɪk̚³²/


牛奶袋

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² te²²/

/ɡu¹³⁻²² liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² te²²/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² te²²/

/ɡu¹³⁻²² liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² te²²/


牛喙罨

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ am⁴⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ am⁴⁴/


牛喙箍

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/


牛摔仔

/ɡu¹³⁻²² sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡu¹³⁻²² sut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/ɡu²³⁻³³ sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/ɡu²⁴⁻²² sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/ɡu²⁴⁻¹¹ sut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bullwhip; whip for oxen (Classifier: 支 mn)


塗糞

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pun⁴¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pun²¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pun⁴¹/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² pun²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) farmyard manure


塗垢

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² kau⁵³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² kau⁵³/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² kau⁵³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² kau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dirt; grime


塗崙

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² lun²²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² lun²²/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² lun²²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² lun²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small mound; small hillock


塗鬼仔

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) a kind of seafood clam found in tidal flats


塗香子

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² hiũ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/

Cyperus rotundus
Cyperus rotundus#Translingual

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine#English

(Xiamen Hokkien) rhizome of the coco grass (Cyperus rotundus) (herb used in traditional Chinese medicine)


送日頭

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/saŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ zit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/saŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ zit̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to notify the bride or her parents of the wedding day or the proposed auspicious dates for marriage (usually via a wedding card or paper)


送日

→ Indonesian: sangjit

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚⁴/

/saŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚⁴/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ zit̚⁴/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚⁴/

/saŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚⁴/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ zit̚⁴/

/saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zit̚¹²¹/


會數

(Xiamen Hokkien) to pay a bill; to foot a bill


藤仔

/tin²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tin²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tin²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/tin²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tin²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/tin²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) cane; rattan


拍稿

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒ⁴⁵³/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒ³³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɤ⁴¹/

/pʰa¹¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒ⁴⁵³/

/pʰa²¹⁻⁵⁵ kɒ³³²/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko⁵³/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɤ⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) to draft up; to work up a sketch


頭摠

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) hair worn in a bun or coil; bun


甕攏

瓮拢
瓮攏
聬儱
慃慃
闇聾

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ⁵³/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ⁵³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ⁴¹/

/aŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁵³/

/aŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁴¹/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ⁵³/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ⁵³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ⁴¹/

/aŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁵³/

/aŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) irrationally obtuse and stubborn; obstinately dull

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) sour; unreasonable and difficult to get along with


甕凍

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²¹/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²¹/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹¹/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²¹/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²¹/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) irrationally obtuse and stubborn


甕肚

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) sinister; treacherous; insidious


甕肚

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ³³/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔ²²/

/aŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) large abdomen; large belly (similar to an earthenware jar)


甕毒

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚⁴/

/aŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tɔk̚⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) sinister; treacherous; insidious


草仔性

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) hot temperament; bad temper


生頭

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) unreasonable stranger; stranger who is not amenable to reason


青埔

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, agriculture) uncultivated land; virgin soil


青痛魚

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ hi²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹⁻⁵³ hi²⁴/

Trypauchen vagina
Wikispecies:Trypauchen vagina

(Xiamen Hokkien) burrowing goby (Trypauchen vagina)


青鱗鰮

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² un⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² un⁴⁴/

Sardinella aurita
Wikispecies:Sardinella aurita

(Xiamen Hokkien) round sardinella (Sardinella aurita)


青鱗

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lan²⁴/

Sardinella lemuru
Wikispecies:Sardinella lemuru

(Xiamen Hokkien) Bali sardinella (Sardinella lemuru)


青真

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) flustered; flurried; hurried; confused; anxious; in a hurry; in a panic


青踖

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡soʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) unsteady; unstaid; unsedate


青白

/t͡sʰĩ³³ peʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ peʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, of complexion, etc.) pale; wan; pallid


青頭凊面

/t͡sʰĩ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) with an ashen and ghastly pale complexion


馬芹

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰun²⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰun²⁴/


青狂狗

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kau⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ²³⁻³³ kau⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kau⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ²³⁻³³ kau⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) crude and impetuous person


青草擔

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã²¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã²¹/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tã²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) herbal medicine peddler


青菴菴

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² am²²⁻²¹ am²²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² am²²⁻²¹ am²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien, ideophonic) blue-green; green


生穿

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) small hole that was corroded or chewed by insects


生檨仔

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ suãi³³ a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² suãi²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ suãi³³ a⁴¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² suãi²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ suãi³³ a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² suãi²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ suãi³³ a⁴¹/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² suãi²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to catch syphilis


鉎鼎

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiã⁵³/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tiã⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiã⁵³/

/sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² tiã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) cast iron pot (usually round)


更桀

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² keʔ⁴/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² keʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be difficult; to be at odds; to have a disagreement (with someone)


鹼仔

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) alkaline (leached from grass ash)


鹼仔水

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, cooking) lye water; alkaline water


經絆

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²²/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹/

/kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²²/

/kĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹/

/kɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to nag; to pester; to bother


見輸贏

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴⁻²² iã²⁴/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴⁻²² iã¹³/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴⁻²² iã²⁴/

/kĩ²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴⁻²² iã¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to fight it out; to compete


硬骨鰻

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ muã²⁴/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ muã²⁴/

Ophichthus apicalis
Wikispecies:Ophichthus apicalis

(Xiamen Hokkien) bluntnose snake eel (Ophichthus apicalis)


硬挽

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ²² ban⁵⁵⁴/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ ban⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ²²⁻²¹ ban⁵³/

/ŋĩ²² ban⁵⁵⁴/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ ban⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃²²⁻²¹ ban⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to do something by force; to hold out forcibly


拑家

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻²² ke³³/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/kʰĩ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻²² ke³³/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/kʰĩ²³⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ ke⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to do one's best to maintain the family and take care of the household


拑扱

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰip̚⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻³³ kʰip̚⁴/

/kʰĩ²³⁻³³ kʰip̚⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰip̚²⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰip̚⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰip̚⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻³³ kʰip̚⁴/

/kʰĩ²³⁻³³ kʰip̚⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰip̚²⁴/

/kʰĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰip̚⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to grab and cling to


穎仔

/ĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/ĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) newly sprouted bud

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) core; center (of something)


燕魴

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ haŋ⁴⁴/

/ĩ²¹⁻⁵³ haŋ⁴⁴/

Aetobatus flagellum
Wikispecies:Aetobatus flagellum

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) longheaded eagle ray (Aetobatus flagellum)


規圇

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²⁴/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²³/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍²⁴/

Compare Hokkien 交圇 /交囵 and Hokkien 規尼 /规尼.


絪絪踅

/ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² seʔ⁴/

/ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² seʔ¹²¹/

/ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² seʔ⁴/

/ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ĩ⁴⁴⁻²² seʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to go round in circles; to keep going around somewhere

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to pace up and down in a state of agitation and anxiety when one cannot think of a way out of a difficult situation


哯哯喘

/hĩ³³⁻²¹ hĩ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁴¹/

/hĩ³³⁻¹¹ hĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hĩ²²⁻²¹ hĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hɛ̃²²⁻²¹ hɛ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁴¹/

/hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuan⁴¹/

/hĩ³³⁻²¹ hĩ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁴¹/

/hĩ³³⁻¹¹ hĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hĩ²²⁻²¹ hĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hɛ̃²²⁻²¹ hɛ̃²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuan⁴¹/

/hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuan⁵³/

/hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuan⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pant with sounds of panting


哯哯

/hĩ²²⁻²¹ hĩ²²/

/hĩ³³⁻¹¹ hĩ³³/

/hĩ³³⁻²¹ hĩ³³/

/hɛ̃²²⁻²¹ hɛ̃²²/

/hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hĩʔ⁴/

/hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hĩʔ⁴/

/hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hĩʔ³²/

/hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hĩʔ³²/

/hĩ²²⁻²¹ hĩ²²/

/hĩ³³⁻¹¹ hĩ³³/

/hĩ³³⁻²¹ hĩ³³/

/hɛ̃²²⁻²¹ hɛ̃²²/

/hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hĩʔ⁴/

/hĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hĩʔ⁴/

/hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hĩʔ³²/

/hĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hĩʔ³²/

𠯟𠯟喘 [Hokkien, simp.]
hīⁿ-hīⁿ-chhoán [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) sound of panting


挕㧒捔

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚⁴/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚¹²¹/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kak̚⁴/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to throw away


挕擲捒

/hĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ tan¹¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ tan²¹⁻⁴¹ sak̚³²/

/hĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sak̚⁵/

/hĩ¹¹⁻⁵³ tan¹¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²¹⁻⁵³ sak̚³²/

/hĩ²¹⁻⁴¹ tan²¹⁻⁴¹ sak̚³²/

/hĩ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sak̚⁵/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to throw away


金剛璇

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suan²²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² suan²²/


金瓜槌

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰui²⁴/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kue⁴⁴⁻²² tʰui²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, historical) golden mace with a gourd-shaped head


茈囝

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) youngest son; baby son


茈某

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) young wife lacking in experience


茈仔

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated in Taiwanese Hokkien) pigeon; dove


茈鳥

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, originally) small bird; little bird

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) someone young, immature, or lacking in experience

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) novice; somebody new to a job


茈雞仔

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, originally) chick; newly hatched chicken

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, figurative) someone young, immature, or lacking in experience

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) novice; somebody new to a job


車仔子

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) thread used on sewing machines


纏跤絆手

/tĩ¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² puã²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be in the way; to be a hindrance


纏跤纏手

/tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ¹³⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tĩ²³⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ tĩ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/


佯款

/tĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰuan⁵³/

/tĩ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰuan⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to behave in an affected way; to put on an act

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be unreasonable and make a scene


牚場面

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tiũ²⁴⁻²² bin²²/

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tiũ²⁴⁻²² bin²²/


虎牚塔

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʔ³²/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʔ³²/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʔ³²/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɛ̃²¹⁻⁵³ tʰaʔ³²/

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


牚在

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai²²/

/tʰĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sai²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to hold on; to hang on; to hang in


奶矸仔

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) feeding bottle; baby bottle


年節時

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² t͡se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si¹³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² t͡se(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Chinese New Year; Spring Festival


簾檐溝

/nĩ¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² kau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, architecture) eaves trough


簾檐槽

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡so²⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² t͡so²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, architecture) eaves trough


進中

/t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²¹/

/t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, archaic) to pass the civil service examinations (in imperial times)


就煞

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ suaʔ³²/

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ suaʔ³²/


坐天

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, intransitive) to ascend the throne; to be enthroned


坐天位

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien, intransitive) to ascend the throne; to be enthroned


年兜邊

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³ pĩ³³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴⁻²² pĩ⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³ pĩ³³/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴⁻²² pĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) the last few days before the end of the Chinese calendar


燒靜

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²²/


錢爐烌

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ lɔ²³⁻³³ hu⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴⁻²² hu³³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ hu⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ lɔ²³⁻³³ hu⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² lɔ²⁴⁻²² hu³³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ lɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ hu⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) joss paper ash; hell money ash

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, by extension) someone who buys rubbish or junk on the side


糋五香

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) deep-fried ngo hiang (delicacy in the Southern Min region)


糋路

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ lɔ²²/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ lɔ²²/


糋檨

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ suan²²/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ suan²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) a kind of mahua (deep-fried short and crude strips similar to youtiao made from flour beat into a pulp mixed with sugar)


搢喙

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sĩ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to interrupt; to cut in; to butt in; to chime in


病厄

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ eʔ³²/

/pĩ³³⁻¹¹ eʔ³²/

/pɛ̃²²⁻²¹ ɛʔ³²/

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ eʔ³²/

/pĩ³³⁻¹¹ eʔ³²/

/pɛ̃²²⁻²¹ ɛʔ³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) disaster caused by disease


解厄

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/kaːi̯³⁵ ɐk̚⁵/

/kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ eʔ³²/

/kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ eʔ³²/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/kaːi̯³⁵ ɐk̚⁵/

/kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ eʔ³²/

/kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ eʔ³²/

(literary or Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to avoid calamities; to be rid of calamities


月內病

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lai²²⁻²¹ pĩ²²/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ lai³³⁻¹¹ pẽ³³/

/buɛ³³ lai³³ pɛ³⁵/

/ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lai²²⁻²¹ pĩ²²/

/ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ lai³³⁻¹¹ pẽ³³/

/buɛ³³ lai³³ pɛ³⁵/

(Xiamen and Tainan Hokkien, Leizhou Min, pathology, informal) puerperal fever


銀錁

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo¹¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² kʰo²¹/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ kʰɤ²¹/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² kʰo²¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰo¹¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² kʰo²¹/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ kʰɤ²¹/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² kʰo²¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) (small) silver ingot


走山

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ suã⁴⁴/

2015, “傷心的我傷心的歌”, in 武雄 (lyrics), 陳建瑋 [Jacky Chen] (music), 古倫美亞, performed by 陳建瑋 [Jacky Chen]:

hái-chúi bô piàn-ta, lí ê ài kèng-liân seng cháu-soaⁿ

海水無變乾 你的愛竟然先走山

海水无变干 你的爱竟然先走山

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin) to have a landslide due to heavy rain or earthquake


持防

/ti²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/ti¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/

/ti²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/ti²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/ti²³⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/

/ti¹³⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/

/ti²⁴⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/ti²⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to take precautions against; to watch out for


翕像館

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kuan⁵³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kuan⁴¹/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ kuan⁵³/

/hip̚³²⁻⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kuan⁴¹/


斗籠

/tau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/tau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁵³/

/tau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/tau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien) a type of deep container mostly made of thin bamboo strips


古早物

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

/kɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) ancient relic; antique; antiquity


扶𢱤

/pʰɔ¹³⁻²² saŋ⁵³/

/pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² saŋ⁵³/

/pʰɔ¹³⁻²² saŋ⁵³/

/pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² saŋ⁵³/

lick someone's balls
lick someone's balls

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to brownnose; to suck up; to lick someone's balls; to kiss someone's ass


扶零星

/pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/pʰɔ²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to brownnose; to suck up; to lick someone's balls; to kiss someone's ass


步拍

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ pʰaʔ³²/

/pɔ²²⁻²¹ pʰaʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) way; channel; means; measure


山尖

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Jinjiang Hokkien) mountain peak


班章

/pan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/


風譀

→ Tagalog: hunghang

风𰶆
謊譀
風幻
呼譀
風陷:hong

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ham²¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ham¹¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ham²¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ham²¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ham¹¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ham²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) exaggerative; boastful; foolishly pretentious (tends to talk big or exaggerate)


抽退

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ te²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ te¹¹/

/tʰiu³³ tʰə⁴¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰue¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰue²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ te²¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ te¹¹/

/tʰiu³³ tʰə⁴¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰue¹¹/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰue²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to get away and withdraw oneself; to pull out and withdraw oneself


抽長

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍¹³/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²³/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²⁴/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍¹³/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻³³ tŋ̍²³/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² tŋ̍²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to lengthen by pulling; to stretch; to elongate


抽沙筋

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/tʰiu⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to pick out with a thin and sharp object (such as the "vein" of a shrimp)


倒踏錢

/to²¹⁻⁵³ ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ ta(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ¹³/

/to²¹⁻⁵³ ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) commission; brokerage fee


膽綠

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪk̚⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) emerald green; jade green