桌布

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/t͡sœːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/toʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuɔ²¹³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pɔ²¹/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ¹¹/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pɔ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/t͡sœːk̚³ pou̯³³/

/toʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuɔ²¹³/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ²¹/

/tɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pɔ²¹/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pɔ¹¹/

/to(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pɔ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) person who is not good at anything but wants to help out in many things


㜅

(Hokkien, dated in Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful


扇貝

/ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pue²²/

/ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/siɛn²¹⁻⁵³ pue²²/


塗抹

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² buaʔ³²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² buaʔ³²/

/tʰɔ¹³⁻²² buaʔ³²/

/tʰɔ²⁴⁻²² buaʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a kind of plastering tool used by bricklayers for large areas of walls or floors, usually made of wood


公家

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵³³/

/kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ³³ ka³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵³³/

/kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ³³ ka³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to work together; to operate jointly


公家

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵³³/

/kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ³³ ka³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i̯ä²/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/kuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ka²⁴/

/kɒŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵³³/

/kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋa⁵⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ³³ ka³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

/koŋ³³⁻²³ ke³³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ke⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ke⁴⁴/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

公家出

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) jointly; together


反車

/faːn³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/piɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/faːn³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/piɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/pan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be bothered all the time

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to reverse a decision


㾀

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

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) ugly

(Xiamen Hokkien, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to pass away; to die (of a child)

to pass away; to die
to pass away; to die (of a child)


㾪

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 疒 (“illness”) + phonetic 省 (OC *sreŋʔ, *sleŋʔ).
Related to 省 (OC *sreŋʔ, “to reduce”) (Wang, 1982).

Han compound

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) simple; of small quantity


䆀

心情䆀

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bad; not good; disappointing; of poor quality

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) to die (usually of children; also of adults in Zhangzhou)


䟙

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to fall forward; to sprawl forward


䭞

(Xiamen Hokkien) dull, stiff, and mediocre (of a person)


黃麻

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ mä³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ maː²¹/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

/ŋ̍¹³⁻²² muã¹³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ muã²⁴/

/ŋ̍²³⁻³³ muã²³/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ mä³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ maː²¹/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻²² muã²⁴/

/ŋ̍¹³⁻²² muã¹³/

/ŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ muã²⁴/

/ŋ̍²³⁻³³ muã²³/


冰櫃

/piŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/piŋ⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯²²/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) refrigerator


空頭

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kʰʊŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰaŋ³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/kʰʊŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰaŋ³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) illicit affair (of a couple)


土匪

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰu⁵³⁻¹¹ fei⁵³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁵³/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hui⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁵³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁵³/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hui⁴¹/

/tʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ hũĩ⁵²⁻²¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰu⁵³⁻¹¹ fei⁵³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁵³/

/tʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hui⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁵³/

/tʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hui⁵³/

/tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hui⁴¹/

/tʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ hũĩ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) evil; outrageous; lawbreaking


作孽

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːk̚³ jiːt̚²/

/t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛt̚⁴/

/t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛt̚²⁴/

/t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡiɛt̚¹²¹/

/t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛt̚⁴/

/t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛt̚⁴/

/t͡soʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɪʔ¹²/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːk̚³ jiːt̚²/

/t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛt̚⁴/

/t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiɛt̚²⁴/

/t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɡiɛt̚¹²¹/

/t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛt̚⁴/

/t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiɛt̚⁴/

/t͡soʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡soʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲiɪʔ¹²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to make or cause trouble; to be mischievous


做人

to be a person; to perform/work/be (with) other people

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/tu³³ ᵑɡin²²/

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ naŋ²⁴/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/tu³³ ᵑɡin²²/

/t͡so⁴²⁻⁵⁵ naŋ²⁴/

/t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡sɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/

/t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/t͡so²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

Our daughter got engaged last year already.

阮查某囝舊年做人囉。

阮查某囝旧年做人啰。

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, of a woman) to be engaged; to be bethrothed


上頭

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/soŋ⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/zɑ̃²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/zɑ̃²² døy³³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/soŋ⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/zɑ̃²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/zɑ̃²² døy³³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) initially; at first


上頭

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/soŋ⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/zɑ̃²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/zɑ̃²² døy³³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/soŋ⁵⁵ tʰeu̯¹¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu⁵³/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/zɑ̃²² dɤ⁴⁴/

/zɑ̃²² døy³³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/sœːŋ²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/siaŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sœːŋ¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/sɒ̃⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

(literary or Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) front


物代

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tai²²/

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tai²²/

(Hokkien, chiefly Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) why


物代

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tai²²/

/mĩ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tai²²/

你咧物代？

(Hokkien, chiefly Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) what is (someone) doing


巴剎

→ Peranakan Indonesian: pasat

/pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/

/pɐk̚⁵ sɐk̚⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² sat̚³²/

/pa⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sat̚³/

/pa³³⁻²³ sak̚²/

/pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/

/pɐk̚⁵ sɐk̚⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ saː⁵⁵/

/pa⁴⁴⁻²² sat̚³²/

/pa⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sat̚³/

/pa³³⁻²³ sak̚²/

Borrowed from Malay pasar, from Persian بازار (bâzâr). Doublet of 巴扎 (bāzhā) and 八雜 /八杂 (bāzá).

(chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia; Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien; Teochew) market; bazaar (especially for groceries) (Classifier: 個／个 mn-t)


套衫

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sã³³/

/tʰo²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰo⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sã³³/

/tʰo²¹⁻⁵³ sã⁴⁴/

/tʰau⁴⁵ sæ̃¹¹/

/tʰau⁴⁵ sæ̃¹¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to put clothing on a deceased corpse (as a funeral rite)


衣食

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (衣食):
* → Japanese: 衣(い)食(しょく) (ishoku); 衣(え)食(じき) (ejiki)
* → Korean: 의식(衣食) (uisik)

Other descendants

→ Tagalog: wisit

/jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/(j)i²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liʔ⁵/

/i⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/ui⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/jiː⁵⁵ sɪk̚²/

/i²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/(j)i²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨt̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liʔ⁵/

/i⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

/i⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/ui⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴/

/ui⁴⁴⁻³³ sit̚⁴/

倉廩實而知禮節，衣食足而知榮辱 / 仓廪实而知礼节，衣食足而知荣辱

cānglǐn shí ér zhī lǐjié, yīshí zú ér zhī róngrǔ

(Taiwanese Hokkien, dated in Xiamen Hokkien) good fortune; good luck; boon; blessing; good omen


額數

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/ɡia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/


歁囝

/kʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/kʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) fool; idiot

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


羊角

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jœːŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚⁵/

/iũ²³⁻³³ kak̚³²/

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jœːŋ²¹ kɔːk̚³/

/yoŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ kak̚³²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚³²/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² kak̚⁵/

/iũ²³⁻³³ kak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) ram; male goat


洗浴

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/

/sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/

/sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iak̚²⁴/

/sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiak̚²⁴/

/se⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iɪk̚⁴/

/se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚¹²¹/

/se⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ ek̚⁴/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/

/sɐi̯³⁵ jʊk̚²/

/sue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/

/sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iak̚²⁴/

/sue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiak̚²⁴/

/se⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iɪk̚⁴/

/se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚¹²¹/

/se⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/

/soi⁵²⁻³⁵ ek̚⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to swim in the sea


出年

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁵ ⁿden²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ niːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁵ ⁿden²²⁻²²⁵/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ nĩ²⁴/

(Liuzhou Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Xiamen Hokkien) next year


目睭毛

mah⁷ ziu¹ mung² [Phonetic:mah⁶ ziu⁵ mung²]

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³³⁻¹¹ muŋ¹³/

mah⁷ ziu¹ mng² [Phonetic:mah⁶ ziu⁵ mng²]

/maʔ⁴⁻² t͡siu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ mŋ̍²⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/

/maʔ⁴⁻²¹ t͡siu⁵³³⁻¹¹ muŋ¹³/

/maʔ⁴⁻² t͡siu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ mŋ̍²⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu⁴⁴⁻³³ mŋ̍²⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/


鹹菜

→ English: kiam chye, kiamchay (via Hokkien)

→ Macanese: hám-chói

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→ Thai: เกี้ยมไฉ่

→ Thai: เกี้ยมไฉ่ (via Teochew)

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/ham⁴² t͡ʃʰɔi²⁴/

/kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe³³/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/haːm²¹ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/ham⁴² t͡ʃʰɔi²⁴/

/kiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰai²¹³/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

/ɦe²² t͡sʰe³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Teochew) pickled mustard greens


𨑨

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) used in 𨑨迌


電柱

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² tʰiau²²/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰiau²²/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² tʰiau²²/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰiau²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) utility pole


鐵馬

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːt̚³ maː¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ be⁵⁵/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁵³/

/tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːt̚³ maː¹³/

/tʰi(ʔ)²⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁵⁻⁵³ be⁵⁵/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ mã⁵³/

1991, 華嚴, 蒂蒂日記, Taipei: 躍昇文化出版, →ISBN, page 43:

I didn't think that my little thought was actually such a great decision. Mom couldn't say anything else, and I very successfully got a bike. On the first day I rode it onto the streets, I was met with a gaggle of white geese. We were making way for each other, but unfortunately, it would not succeed; thus, my wheels rolled straight onto a goose's back. Luckily I was nimble as a swallow and it was steady in its steps, so we were both more or less safe.

Wǒ méi xiǎngdào zìjǐ de xiǎo niàntou yuánlái háishì zhème wěidà de juécè, mā méiyǒu biéde huà kě shuō le, wǒ shífēn shùnlì de dézháo yī pī tiěmǎ. Dìyī tiān qí shàng jiē, biàn yùzhe yī qún bái'é. Wǒmen hùxiàng duǒràng, què bùxìng dōu bùhuì chénggōng; yúshì wǒ de chēlún zhí shàng é bèi, hǎozài wǒ shēnqīngrúyàn, yě xìngkuī tā bùlǚ wěnjiàn, wǒmen bǐcǐ dōu suàn píng'ān.

我沒想到自己的小念頭原來還是這麼偉大的決策，媽沒有別的話可說了，我十分順利的得著一匹鐵馬。第一天騎上街，便遇著一群白鵝。我們互相躲讓，卻不幸都不會成功；於是我的車輪直上鵝背，好在我身輕如燕，也幸虧牠步履穩健，我們彼此都算平安。

我没想到自己的小念头原来还是这么伟大的决策，妈没有别的话可说了，我十分顺利的得着一匹铁马。第一天骑上街，便遇着一群白鹅。我们互相躲让，却不幸都不会成功；于是我的车轮直上鹅背，好在我身轻如燕，也幸亏它步履稳健，我们彼此都算平安。

2008, “騎鐵馬 [Riding a Bike]”, 黃介文 (lyrics), 李富興 (music)performed by 詹雅雯 and 詹雅云:

Going around here and there, feeling relaxed on the road, let's travel on a bike.

Chit pêng hit pêng se̍h-lâi se̍h-khì, chi̍t-lō͘ khin-sang sim-chêng, khiâ thih-bé lí-hêng

這屏彼屏迺來迺去 一路輕鬆心情 騎鐵馬旅行

这屏彼屏迺来迺去 一路轻松心情 骑铁马旅行

2019, “水牛爸爸”, 黄俊田 (lyrics), 黄俊田 (music)performed by 鄭颩壕:

That year when I started school, you were riding on a bike that you borrowed

nà nián wǒ rùxué nǐ qízhe jièlái de tiěmǎ

那年我入學你騎着借來的鐵馬

那年我入学你骑着借来的铁马

2022, “來尞東勢”, 黃鎮炘 (lyrics), 黃鎮炘 (music)performed by 黃鎮炘:

Ride on a bike and come to slowly have fun

鐵馬騎來慢慢尞

铁马骑来慢慢尞

(chiefly Taiwan, Malaysia, dated in Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) bicycle (Classifier: 臺／台 m mn; 部 m; 匹 m)


孔明車

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, dated in Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bicycle


味素

/bi⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/bi²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

/bi⁴¹⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/bi²²⁻²¹ sɔ²¹/

(dialectal Mandarin, Jin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, Teochew) smell


服藥

/fu³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fʊk̚² jœːk̚²/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɤʔ⁴/

/hɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ioʔ¹²¹/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² ioʔ⁴/

/fu³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fʊk̚² jœːk̚²/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɤʔ⁴/

/hɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ioʔ¹²¹/

/hɔk̚⁴⁻³² ioʔ⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to pay for medical expenses


落屎星

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lau¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰɛ̃³³/

/lau²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/lau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰẽ³³/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lau¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻³³ sai⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰɛ̃³³/

/lau²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/lau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰẽ³³/

Fireflies fly back and forth, just like shooting stars falling down.

2009, 黃添盛, 阮兜兮熱天暝, in 《第五屆雲林文化藝術獎文學獎得獎作品輯》

Hóe-kim-ko͘, poe--kòe-khì, poe--kòe-lâi; ná-chhin-chhiūⁿ, làu-sái-chheⁿ, <?>--lo̍h-lâi.

火金姑，飛過去，飛過來；若親像，落屎星，趴落來。

火金姑，飞过去，飞过来；若亲像，落屎星，趴落来。

They made a wish to the shooting stars that they've sowed themselves
Saying that in your mouths that can no longer say Daddy
Artillery shells will blossom into flowers of justice here

2018, 慧子, 炮彈佮玫瑰——予佇戰火中受苦的囡仔, in 《時差》 (Time Difference)

In hiòng ka-kī iā--lo̍h ê làu-sái-chheⁿ hē-goān
Kóng lí bô-hoat-tō͘ koh kiò pá-pah ê chhùi--lí
Phàu-tôaⁿ ē tī hia khui kong-gī ê hoe

𪜶向家己掖落的落屎星下願
講你無法度閣叫爸爸的喙裡
炮彈會佇遐開公義的花

𪜶向家己掖落的落屎星下愿
讲你无法度阁叫爸爸的喙里
炮弹会伫遐开公义的花

(Xiamen, Malaysian and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka, Teochew) shooting star


細漢

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ han⁴¹/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ han²¹/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ han²¹/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ han⁴¹/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ han²¹/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ han²¹/

細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛 / 细汉偷挽匏，大汉偷牵牛

sè-hàn thau bán pû, tōa-hàn thau khan gû

細漢煩惱伊袂大，大漢煩惱伊袂娶 / 细汉烦恼伊袂大，大汉烦恼伊袂娶

sè-hàn hoân-ló i bē tōa, tōa-hàn hoân-ló i bē chhōa

Unfortunately, it is quite short; it needs to look back and forth to be safe

蕭Lah-jih (Siau Lah-jih), 水pī仔水--ni̍h泅 (Chúi-pī-á chúi--nih siû)

Khó-sioh seⁿ-chiâⁿ khah sè-hàn, Su-iàu koan-chêng kò͘-āu chiah-bē gûi-hiám

可惜生成較細漢，需要觀前顧後才bē危險

可惜生成较细汉，需要观前顾后才bē危险

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, of stature) short


年兜

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵³³/

/niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/ni²⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/niŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵³³/

/niŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nau⁵⁴⁴/

/nĩ¹³⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau⁴⁴/

/ni²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

/ni²⁴⁻²¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²³⁻³³ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tau⁴⁴/

/nĩ²⁴⁻²² tau³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) beginning of the year in the Chinese calendar (the first three, five, or fifteen days)

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) Chinese New Year's Eve

Chinese calendar
Chinese calendar#English

(Jinjiang, Hui'an, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) end of the year (especially in the Chinese calendar)

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


挑燈

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰio⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰio³³ tiɪŋ³³/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰio⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰio³³ tiɪŋ³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to hang a lantern on two sides of a sedan chair to lead the way of the bridal sedan chair


挑燈

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰio⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰio³³ tiɪŋ³³/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰio⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/tʰio³³ tiɪŋ³³/


山龍

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) ridge of a mountain or hill


契弟

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ tiɛ²⁴²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/kʰɐi̯³³ tɐi̯²²/

/kʰie²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ te²²/

He just wanted to get to know some gay men.

Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Red Chamber, mid-18ᵗʰ century CE

只圖結交些契弟。

只图结交些契弟。

(dated or regional, including Cantonese, Xiamen Hokkien) gay male or male prostitute


交落

下落
加落
加樓
加摟
加老
加咾
加轆
加漏
加流
加瀏
加留
交流
咬落
揭落:Quanzhou Hokkien

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ¹²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lak̚⁴/

/ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² niãuʔ²⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ lauʔ⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ lau⁵⁵/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lauʔ⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² lauʔ¹²¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ lak̚⁴/

/ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² niãuʔ²⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ lauʔ⁴/

/ka³³⁻²³ lau⁵⁵/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) to lose (to cause something to cease to be in one's possession)


柑仔得

/kam³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚³²/

/kam³³ ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam³³ mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻²⁴ te⁴⁴/

/kam³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚³²/

/kam³³ ma⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam³³ mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚⁵/

/kam⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻²⁴ te⁴⁴/

Borrowed from Tagalog kamatis (“tomato”), from Spanish tomate (“tomato”), from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

bor+

(Quanzhou, Kinmenese and Philippine Hokkien, less common in Xiamen Hokkien) tomato


豬仔

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡si³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡si³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃu⁵³ ə⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋe³¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

供豬仔

供猪仔

(Hakka; Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) pig


作穡人

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/t͡so(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien; Zhao'an Hakka) farmer


出水

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ʃui²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sui⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sui³³²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ʃui²⁴/

/t͡sʰɔʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ t͡sui⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰuoʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sui³³²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to give vent to one's anger

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to undertake the duty; to assume responsibility

(Xiamen Hokkien) to set out (of a group of people)

(Xiamen Hokkien, dated) to have a robbery


煙筒

→ Mongolian: яндан (jandan)

/jɛn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɛn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²/

/jiːn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/iɛn⁴² tʰuŋ²/

/ian⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ¹¹/

/ieŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nøyŋ⁵³/

/ɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ¹³/

/ɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naŋ²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²³/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ²⁴/

/iɛn³³ taŋ²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ¹³/

/iŋ³³⁻²³ taŋ⁵⁵/

/i̯ẽ³³ tʊŋ¹³/

/i̯ẽ³³ tən¹³/

/i̯ɛn³³ tʰɤŋ³³/

/jɛn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɛn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²/

/jiːn⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/iɛn⁴² tʰuŋ²/

/ian⁴⁴⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ¹¹/

/ieŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nøyŋ⁵³/

/ɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾laŋ¹³/

/ɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾naŋ²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ taŋ²³/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ²⁴/

/iɛn³³ taŋ²⁴/

/iɛn⁴⁴⁻²² taŋ¹³/

/iŋ³³⁻²³ taŋ⁵⁵/

/i̯ẽ³³ tʊŋ¹³/

/i̯ẽ³³ tən¹³/

/i̯ɛn³³ tʰɤŋ³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) old-style opium pipe


出外

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/t͡sʰut̚² ŋoi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ŋoi³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡua²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ ŋɔːi̯²²/

/t͡sʰut̚² ŋoi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ʃʰut⁵⁻² ŋoi³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua²²/

/t͡sʰut̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡua⁴¹/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ ɡua²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ ɡua³³/

三十出外

(Xiamen Hokkien, after numbers) to exceed by a little; to be a little over


油胰

/iu²⁴⁻²² i⁴⁴/

/iu²⁴⁻¹² i⁴⁴/

/iu²⁴⁻²² i⁴⁴/

/iu²⁴⁻¹² i⁴⁴/


今仔載

/kin⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²¹/

/kin⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai²¹/

From elision of 今旦 (kin-tòaⁿ, “tomorrow morning”) + elision of 早起 (chá-khí, “morning”).


紅毛塗

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹² mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹² tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² mɔ̃¹³⁻²² tʰɔ¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bun²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻³³ mɔ̃⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ²⁴/

/a²⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²² mɔ²² tʰɛu²²/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹² mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹² tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ¹³⁻²² mɔ̃¹³⁻²² tʰɔ¹³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²³⁻³³ mŋ̍²³⁻³³ tʰɔ²³/

/aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ bun²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²⁴⁻³³ mɔ̃⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ²⁴/

/a²⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴⁻³³ tʰɔ²⁴/

/aŋ²² mɔ²² tʰɛu²²/

巩红毛涂 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
khōng âng-mn̂g-thô͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Leizhou Min, Hainanese, Zhongshan Min) cement


王爺

/wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/

/voŋ¹¹ i̯a¹¹/

/voŋ⁵⁵ ʒa⁵⁵/

/ɒŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋia¹³/

/ɒŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ¹³⁻²² ia¹³/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²³⁻³³ ia²³/

/uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/

/voŋ¹¹ i̯a¹¹/

/voŋ⁵⁵ ʒa⁵⁵/

/ɒŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋia¹³/

/ɒŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ¹³⁻²² ia¹³/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²³⁻³³ ia²³/

/uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) tyrant; domineering person


王爺

/wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/

/voŋ¹¹ i̯a¹¹/

/voŋ⁵⁵ ʒa⁵⁵/

/ɒŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋia¹³/

/ɒŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ¹³⁻²² ia¹³/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²³⁻³³ ia²³/

/uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

/wɑŋ³⁵ jɛ³⁵/

/wɔːŋ²¹ jɛː²¹/

/voŋ¹¹ i̯a¹¹/

/voŋ⁵⁵ ʒa⁵⁵/

/ɒŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^((Ø-))ŋia¹³/

/ɒŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^((Ø-))ŋia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ¹³⁻²² ia¹³/

/ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ia²⁴/

/ɔŋ²³⁻³³ ia²³/

/uaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ia⁵⁵/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) tyrannical; domineering


火焰蛄

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²⁻²¹ kɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhao'an and Dongshan Hokkien; Raoping Teochew) firefly; lightning bug; glowworm


人中齒

/lin²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/d͡zin²⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi⁵³/

/lin²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/d͡zin²⁴⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi⁵³/

(Xiamen, Taichung and Tainan Hokkien) incisor


丈人公

dieo⁵ nang² gorng¹ [Phonetic:dieo⁵ nang⁵ gorng¹]

/tieu¹¹ naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³/

diunn⁵ nang² gorng¹ [Phonetic:diunn⁵ nang⁵ gorng¹]

/tĩũ²¹ naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/tiũ²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tieu¹¹ naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ kɒŋ⁵³³/

/tĩũ²¹ naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ kɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/

/tiũ²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tiũ²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/tiɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Gan; Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Chaoyang Hokkien; Puxian Min; Shaojiang Min; Loudi Xiang) father-in-law (wife's father)


老歲仔

/lau²²⁻²¹ he²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ he¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/lau²² hə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lau³³⁻²¹ hue²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/lau³³⁻²² he⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lau²²⁻²¹ he²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ he¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/lau²² hə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/lau³³⁻²¹ hue²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/lau³³⁻²² he⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, slightly derogatory) old man


蛤仔鯊

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴/

/kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) whale shark


奶匏

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pu²⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pu²⁴/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pu²³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ pu²⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pu²⁴/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pu²³/


顛踱

颠踱
顛倒
癲倒
天矺
天㼠
顚倒
天酡

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰoʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɤʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ tʰoʔ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰoʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰoʔ¹²¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰoʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɤʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn³³ tʰoʔ²⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰoʔ⁴/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² tʰoʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) to fool around; to mess around; to behave absurdly; to be ill-mannered; to act impertinently; to act ridiculously; to behave frivolously; to be irrational; to act irresponsibly

(Xiamen Hokkien) to mess about; to dawdle; to dilly-dally; to dally; to lag; to move slowly; to waste time; to take one's time; to faff about


咱人

→ Tagalog: langlang

→ Tausug: Lannang

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/lan⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/lan⁴²⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ¹³/

/lan⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/lan⁴²⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/lan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³/

/lan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴/

/nan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ naŋ²⁴/

Every year, during the Lantern Festival, which falls on the fifteenth of the first month of the Chinese calendar, the two most popular folklore activities in Taiwan are the "southern beehive fireworks" and the "northern sky lanterns"

Ta̍k-nî lán-lâng chiaⁿ--goe̍h cha̍p-gō͘ ê Siōng-goân, lán Tâi-oân siōng-kài chhut-miâ ê nn̄g hāng bîn-sio̍k oa̍h-tāng tō-sī “lâm-phang-phàu” kah “pak-thian-teng”.

逐年咱人正月十五的上元，咱臺灣上蓋出名的兩項民俗活動就是「南蜂炮」佮「北天燈」。

逐年咱人正月十五的上元，咱台湾上盖出名的两项民俗活动就是「南蜂炮」佮「北天灯」。

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) Chinese calendar


拍手銃

拍手铳
打手槍
打手銃
扑手銃

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pʰa⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³¹ t͡sʰuaŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/pʰa⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu³¹ t͡sʰuaŋ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) crude; rash; careless


米仔酒

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/


啤仔酒

/pi²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/pi²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siu⁵³/


撟中指

/kiau²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/kiau²² tiɔŋ³³ t͡suĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/kiau³³⁻²² tiɔŋ³³ t͡suĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/kiau²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁵³/

/kiau²² tiɔŋ³³ t͡suĩ⁵⁵⁴/

/kiau³³⁻²² tiɔŋ³³ t͡suĩ⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to give the middle finger


淋搪

/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰŋ̍³³/

/lam²⁴⁻²² tʰŋ̍²²/

/lam²³⁻³³ tʰŋ̍³³/

/lam¹³⁻²² tʰŋ̍²²/

/lam²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰŋ̍³³/

/lam²⁴⁻²² tʰŋ̍²²/

/lam²³⁻³³ tʰŋ̍³³/

/lam¹³⁻²² tʰŋ̍²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) enamel


空歁

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰam⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴²/

/kʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰam⁴⁴⁵/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰam⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ³³ kʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰam⁴¹/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰam⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰam⁴²/

/kʰɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kʰam⁴⁴⁵/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰam⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ³³ kʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰam⁴¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien) wildly arrogant; presumptuous


使恁娘

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar, slang, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


開銷

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰe⁵⁵ ɕiɔ²¹/

/kʰai̯³³ si̯ɒu̯³³/

/kʰai̯³³ ɕi̯ɒu̯³³/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰe⁵⁵ ɕiɔ²¹/

/kʰai̯³³ si̯ɒu̯³³/

/kʰai̯³³ ɕi̯ɒu̯³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic, dated) to frequent prostitutes


豐沛

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰuːi̯³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰai²¹/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ pʰuːi̯³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰai²¹/

丰沛
丰沛
澎沛
豐派
豐厚
凸沛
澎湃
澎派
芳沛


豐沛

/pʰoŋ¹¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai¹¹/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai²¹/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰai²¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai¹¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai²¹/

/pʰoŋ¹¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai¹¹/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai²¹/

/pʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰai²¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai¹¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰai²¹/

丰沛
丰沛
澎沛
豐派
豐厚
凸沛
澎湃
澎派
芳沛


䆀手

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/bai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/bai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun and Taiwanese Hokkien) left hand


茄仔色

/kio¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kiɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio¹³⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kiɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/kio²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

(Hakka, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) purple; violet; aubergine


露螺

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ le²³/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ le²⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ le²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ le²⁴/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ le²⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻¹² lə²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²² lə²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ le²³/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ le²⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ le²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ le²⁴/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ le²⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻¹² lə²⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²² lə²⁴/

路螺
路螺
勞力
勞力士
ROLEX

Picking snails might be seen as nothing much, but it is actually a very dangerous task.

2015, 洪協強, 趁外路仔

Khioh lō͘-lê, khòaⁿ bô-siáⁿ, kî-si̍t mā sī chi̍t hāng chiâⁿ gûi-hiám ê khang-khòe.

抾露螺，看無啥，其實嘛是一項誠危險的工課。

2015, 洪協強, 趁外路仔

抾露螺，看无啥，其实嘛是一项诚危险的工课。

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) snail


正音

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ in⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ jɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ in⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ jɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/

/t͡siã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ im³³/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/

/t͡siã¹¹⁻⁵³ im⁴⁴/

/t͡siã²¹⁻⁴¹ im⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, dated in Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Peking opera; Beijing opera


食水

/sɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/sət̚⁵ suɪ³¹/

/sɪk̚² sɵy̯³⁵/

/sət̚⁵ suɪ³¹/

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


歹喙

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to say something inauspicious or ill-omened


倀沬

/t͡sʰiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to dive; to go under water


腰尺

/io⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰioʔ²/

/io⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/io⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/iɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/

/io⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰioʔ²/

/io⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/io⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰioʔ³²/

/iɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɤʔ³²/


海腰

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ io⁴⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɤ⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ io⁴⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɤ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) strait; channel


海加碇

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² tiã²²/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² tiã²²/


海怪

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) horseshoe crab


貓𡳞

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² lan²²/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² lan²²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, vulgar) stingy; miserly


貓神

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² sin¹³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ sin²³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) stingy; miserly


錦鳳

/ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²²/

/ɡim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²²/

Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens balsamina#Translingual

(Xiamen Hokkien) garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)


烏紗蠓

/ɔ³³ se³³ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² baŋ⁵³/

/ɔ³³ se³³ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² baŋ⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) Aedes (a genus of mosquitoes)


珠漿

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siũ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siũ⁴⁴/


大袤

/tua²²⁻²¹ mãu⁴⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ mãu⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tall and big in stature


痰呸

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² pʰui⁴¹/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² pʰui²¹/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²¹ pʰui²¹/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² pʰui⁴¹/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²² pʰui²¹/

/tʰam²⁴⁻²¹ pʰui²¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Singapore Hokkien) spittoon


白鰗

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ¹³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kɔ²⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kɔ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) (white) dolphin


白柄仔

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) bangda (Rastrelliger kanagurta)


金劍草

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² kiam²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Xiamen Hokkien) root of the madder (Rubia) (A root used in traditional Chinese medicine.)


金線鮸

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² biɛn⁵³/

/kim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² biɛn⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Chinese bahaba (Bahaba taipingensis)


嚇價

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke²¹/

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to bid up; to rise (of price)


青胡

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/


護龍

/hɔ³³⁻²¹ liɪŋ²³/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/hɔ³³⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/hɔ³³⁻²¹ liɪŋ²³/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/hɔ³³⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) side room; wing (of a traditional house)


楔後空

楔后空
揳後空
楔後孔
揳後孔

/sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ au²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/


䟙掣

/t͡sʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to move fast after being subjected to a stimulus (said of the body)


大佬

(Xiamen Hokkien) cheat; trickster; impostor; cheater; swindler


菅芒

/kuã³³ baŋ²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² baŋ¹³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² baŋ²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ⁴⁴/

/kuã³³ baŋ²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² baŋ¹³/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻²² baŋ²⁴/

/kuã⁴⁴⁻³³ baŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) especially reed

plant of the Poaceae family
especially reed


過水

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔː³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sui⁵³/

/kə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to leak water; to seep

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) to cross the ocean and go to Southeast Asia


果子貓

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ba²⁴/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ba²³/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ba²⁴/

/kue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ba¹³/

/kue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ba²³/

/kə⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻²⁴ ba²⁴/

/kə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡si⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ba²⁴/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ba²⁴/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ba²³/

/kue⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ba²⁴/

/kue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ba¹³/

/kue⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ba²³/

/kə⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡si⁵³⁻²⁴ ba²⁴/

/kə⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡si⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ba²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Malaysian Hokkien) fruit bat


風不動

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) creeping fig

Most of the terms refer especially to Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang.


上己菜

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/

/siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰai²¹/


指目

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/


山陵

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ niã³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² niã²²/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²²/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ niã³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² niã²²/

/suã⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ³³/

/suã⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) ridge of a mountain or hill


阿倌

→ Cantonese: 阿瓜 (aa³ gwaa¹)

desc

→ English: ah kua, ah kwa, ah gua, ah qua

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/a³³⁻²¹ kuã³³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kuã⁴⁴/

/a³³⁻²¹ kuã³³/

(Xiamen, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) hermaphrodite

(Xiamen and Singapore Hokkien) male prostitute


落空

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² kʰɔŋ³³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/loʔ¹¹ kʰoŋ²³/

/loʔ²² kʰoŋ⁵³/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² kʰɔŋ³³/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/loʔ¹¹ kʰoŋ²³/

/loʔ²² kʰoŋ⁵³/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to have nobody to look after (a place)

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be the bye (the position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table)


凊彩

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai³³²/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰai⁴²/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰin²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai⁵²/

/t͡sʰeŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai⁴⁵³/

/t͡sʰiŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai³³²/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰai⁴²/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰin²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai⁵²/

/t͡sʰeŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰai⁵²⁻²¹/

Uncertain. Here are a few possibilities:
* 凊彩: From 凊 (“cold”) + 彩 (“good”) — “not good enough” > “cannot choose”.
* 靘彩: literally “dark or colourful” — it doesn't matter which you choose.
Folk etymologists often claim 請裁, shortened from 請汝裁決 (“please decide”). This is phonologically unlikely.

請裁
凊采
凊菜
凊採
信採
襯採
靘彩
且睬
且採
䞋采
䞋綵
䞋彩
稱采
稱採
稱睬
稱彩
儭睬
情在
盡在
輕菜
青菜
青采
信嘴
信手

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) careless; irresponsible


紲喙

绁喙
紲嘴
續喙
續嘴
涮嘴

/sua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/sua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/sua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/sua¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/sua²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/sua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/sua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/sua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/sua¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/sua²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to eat or chew something at the end of a meal to clear out the taste in the mouth or to help digestion


在行

/t͡sʰai²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

/sai⁴¹⁻²² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰai²²⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

/sai⁴¹⁻²² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) desperately determined to go against what is normal to no purpose


米魚

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/


生白仔

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ a⁵³/


鱷魚蟲

/ɡɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hi¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/

/ɡɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/ɡɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hi¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ¹³/

/ɡɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²⁴/


脾胃

/pʰi³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/pʰei̯²¹ wɐi̯²²/

/pi¹³⁻²² ui²²/

/pi²⁴⁻³³ ui³³/

/pi²³⁻³³ ui³³/

/pi²⁴⁻¹¹ ui³³/

/pi²⁴⁻²² ui²²/

/pi²⁴⁻²² ui⁴¹/

/pi²⁴⁻²² ui³³/

/pʰi³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/pʰei̯²¹ wɐi̯²²/

/pi¹³⁻²² ui²²/

/pi²⁴⁻³³ ui³³/

/pi²³⁻³³ ui³³/

/pi²⁴⁻¹¹ ui³³/

/pi²⁴⁻²² ui²²/

/pi²⁴⁻²² ui⁴¹/

/pi²⁴⁻²² ui³³/

(figurative, Mandarin, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) one's taste; liking; preference; palate; choice


頇顢

顸颟
含慢
含緩
憨慢
憨緩
頇慢

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) stupid; clumsy; awkward; incapable


敗市

/pai³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰi³³/

/pai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²²/

/pai³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi³³/

/pai³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰi³³/

/pai²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²²/

/pai³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to sell poorly


落吐症

/lau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁴² tʰɔ²¹⁻⁴² t͡seŋ²¹/

/lau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁴² tʰɔ²¹⁻⁴² t͡seŋ²¹/

/lau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/

/lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

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


田蛤仔躘

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰan²⁴⁻²² kap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɪŋ²¹/


水靴

/sɵy̯³⁵ hœː⁵⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ hœː⁵⁵/


人中牙

/lin²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/lin²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ³³ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/lin¹³⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/lin²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi⁵³/

/lin²³⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi⁴¹/

/lin²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/lin²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ³³ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/lin¹³⁻²² tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/lin²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi⁵³/

/lin²³⁻³³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi⁴¹/


阿啄仔

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ tok̚⁵ e³¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁵⁴ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ tok̚⁵ e³¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁵⁴ a⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

Refers (by synecdoche) to the typical pointy nose of Westerners.
Several etymologies have been proposed for tok:
* 噣, 啄: “beak; to peck with a beak” > “beak-like; pointy”. Compare English beak.
* 斲: 《台灣話大詞典》 proposes that the word is related to a story in Zhuangzi (“Ghostless Xu”, c. 370 to 301 B.C.E.):
*:
* 卓: “outstanding; tall”
* 斗: 《台語正字》 (張清波) cites Shiji: 成山斗入海. He claims that 斗 means “to protrude” > “pointy”. However, 斗 is more likely equivalent to 陡 (“steep; precipitous”).

There was once a man from Ying, and on the tip of his nose was some chalk, no thicker than a fly's wing. He asked a stone-mason to slice the chalk off. The stone-mason wielded his axe like the wind and sliced off the chalk following the man's instruction. The chalk was completely removed without injury to the man's nose. The man from Ying just stood there unflinchingly.

Yǐng rén è màn qí bí duān ruò yíng yì, shǐ jiàngrén zhuó zhī. Jiàngshí yùn jīn chéng fēng, tīng ér zhuó zhī, jìn è ér bí bù shāng, yǐng rén lì bù shīróng.

郢人堊慢其鼻端若蠅翼，使匠人斲之。匠石運斤成風，聽而斲之，盡堊而鼻不傷，郢人立不失容。

郢人垩慢其鼻端若蝇翼，使匠人斲之。匠石运斤成风，听而斲之，尽垩而鼻不伤，郢人立不失容。

阿琢仔
阿噣仔
阿斲仔
阿卓仔
阿桌仔
阿斗仔
阿督仔
阿凸仔
阿多仔
阿兜仔
阿豆仔

There was an old granny who went to America on vacation. When it came time for her to go to the restroom, because she was illiterate, she ended up going into the men's room. Before long, a roundeye walked in, then quickly rushed out as he kept yelling, "I am sorry, I am sorry." Finally, the old lady came out, angrily saying, "Screw him! The roundeye is very rude. He barged into my bathroom, but he still blamed me, saying the door 'wasn't locked!' (a̍h m̄ só--leh, which sounds like "I am sorry")"

曹麗華 (ed.), 笑詼一則 抑m7鎖咧

Ū chi̍t ê o͘-bá-sáng khì Bí-kok chhit-thô, beh khì piān-só͘ ê sî, in-ūi m̄ bat-jī, soah kiâⁿ ji̍p-khì cha-po͘ ê hit keng, bô-gōa-kú, chi̍t ê a-tok-á kiâⁿ ji̍p-khì, sûi koh chhoàng chhut-lâi, it-ti̍t hoah kóng: “I am sorry, I am sorry.” Bóe--á, hit-ê a-pô-á kiâⁿ chhut-lâi khì-chhòa-chhòa kóng: “Iáu-siū ô͘! Chi̍t ê a-tok-á chin bô lé-māu, kiâⁿ ji̍p-lâi lâng ê piān-só͘, iá-koh koài lâng mn̂g “a̍h m̄ só--leh!”

有一e5歐巴桑去美國chit4-tho5，欲去便所e5時，因為m7捌字，煞行入去查甫e0彼間，無外久，一e5阿督仔行入去，隨擱闖出來，一直喝講：「I am sorry，I am sorry。」尾a0，彼e5阿婆仔行出來氣chua3chua3講：「夭壽哦！一e5阿督仔真無禮貌，行入來人e5便所，也擱怪人門「抑m7鎖咧！」

曹麗華 (ed.), 笑詼一則 抑m7鎖咧

有一e5欧巴桑去美国chit4-tho5，欲去便所e5时，因为m7捌字，煞行入去查甫e0彼间，无外久，一e5阿督仔行入去，随搁闯出来，一直喝讲：「I am sorry，I am sorry。」尾a0，彼e5阿婆仔行出来气chua3chua3讲：「夭寿哦！一e5阿督仔真无礼貌，行入来人e5便所，也搁怪人门「抑m7锁咧！」

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) westerner; Caucasian; roundeye (Classifier: 個／个 mn)


蘆黍

/lɔ²⁴⁻²² sue⁵³/

/lɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ sue⁵³/

/lɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ sue³¹/

/lɔ²⁴⁻²² sue⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔ¹³⁻²² sue⁵³/

/lɔ²³⁻³³ se⁴¹/

/lɔ²⁴⁻²² sue⁵³/

/lɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ sue⁵³/

/lɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ sue³¹/

/lɔ²⁴⁻²² sue⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔ¹³⁻²² sue⁵³/

/lɔ²³⁻³³ se⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) corn; maize

(Xiamen, Tong'an and Taiwanese Hokkien, Shanghainese) sorghum


麥穗

/maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯əɻ⁵¹/

/məʔ⁵ suəi⁴⁴/

/mɐk̚² sɵy̯²²/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sui²²/

/maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯əɻ⁵¹/

/məʔ⁵ suəi⁴⁴/

/mɐk̚² sɵy̯²²/

/bɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sui²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) corn; maize


番黍

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ɬø⁴⁵³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))nø³³²/

/huaŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ɬø⁴⁵³/

/huoŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((ɬ-))nø³³²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) proso millet; sorghum


𠯗

For pronunciation and definitions of 𠯗 – see 咂 (“to suck; to sip; to click one's tongue; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 咂).

zh-see

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to sip


粒積

/liap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³²/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

/liap̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪk̚³²/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪk̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to save money


箬笠

/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² lɐp̚⁵/

/ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² lɐp̚⁵/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) bamboo hat (with a conical crown and broad rim)


孵卵

/fu⁵⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː⁵⁵ lɵn¹³⁻³⁵/

/pu²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ouŋ²⁴²/

/pu³³⁻¹¹ nŋ̍³³/

/pu³³⁻²¹ nŋ̍³³/

/pu²²⁻¹² nŋ̍²²/

/pu²²⁻²¹ nŋ̍²²/

/pu⁴¹⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/pu²²⁻²¹ nuĩ²²/

/pu³³⁻²¹ nuĩ³³/

/pu³³⁻²² nŋ̍³³/

/fu⁵⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː⁵⁵ lɵn¹³⁻³⁵/

/pu²⁴²⁻⁵³ l̃ouŋ²⁴²/

/pu³³⁻¹¹ nŋ̍³³/

/pu³³⁻²¹ nŋ̍³³/

/pu²²⁻¹² nŋ̍²²/

/pu²²⁻²¹ nŋ̍²²/

/pu⁴¹⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/pu²²⁻²¹ nuĩ²²/

/pu³³⁻²¹ nuĩ³³/

/pu³³⁻²² nŋ̍³³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to move slowly and cause delay


素常

/su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/sou̯³³ sœːŋ²¹/

/sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ²⁴/

/sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²⁴/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ²³/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²⁴/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ¹³/

/su⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/sou̯³³ sœːŋ²¹/

/sɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ²⁴/

/sɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²⁴/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ²³/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²⁴/

/sɔ²¹⁻⁵³ siaŋ¹³/

(literary or Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) usually; habitually; ordinarily


庄跤

/t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

(chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien, dated in Xiamen Hokkien) countryside; rural area; village

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, gambling) player


缺缺

/t͡ɕʰye²¹ t͡ɕʰye²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuat̚³²/

/t͡ɕʰye²¹ t͡ɕʰye²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/kʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuat̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to lack; to be deficient in; to be short of


花會

→ Betawi: hwa-hwé

→ Tagalog: wahoy, wahuy

→ Tausug: wahuy

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/faː⁵⁵ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien and Mandarin, gambling, historical) an illegal gambling numbers game, from Early Ming dynasty till it was banned in 1949, historically popular in Fujian, Guangdong, Shanghai, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Tianjin, Beijing, and further across Mainland China, Taiwan and abroad

(gambling, historical) a gambling game using an octangular teetotum with 5 to 8 characters

(gambling, historical) a gambling game played by shaking dice without a teetotum with up to 37 characters

1959, 李永明, 潮州方言, Beijing: 中華書局, page 280:

huê¹ huê⁶ pah⁸ dig⁸ diêh⁸ / ziou³ siê¹ mâng¹ diên³ / liu⁵ ng⁵ cao² ciêh⁸ / huê¹ huê⁶ pah⁴ m⁶ diêh⁸ / ziên⁶ u⁶ bhung⁵ ziang¹ lao⁵ / e⁶ u⁶ gab⁸ bo² ziêh⁸

花會拍得着/縐紗蝱帳/留隍草蓆/花會拍唔着/上有文章樓/下有蛤蟆石

花会拍得着/绉纱虻帐/留隍草席/花会拍唔着/上有文章楼/下有蛤蟆石


馬打

→ Thai: หมาต๋า (mǎa-dtǎa)

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/

/maː³³ taː⁵⁵/

/maː¹³ taː⁵⁵/

/ma⁴²⁻²⁴ ta²⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta²⁴/

/ma⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ta²³/

/ma³³⁻²³ ta³⁵/

/mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/

/maː³³ taː⁵⁵/

/maː¹³ taː⁵⁵/

/ma⁴²⁻²⁴ ta²⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta²⁴/

/ma⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ta²³/

/ma³³⁻²³ ta³⁵/

Borrowed from Malay mata-mata (“police”).

When driving, I'm afraid that the police will chase after me, that they will catch me and blow their whistles.

hōaⁿ-chhia iū kiaⁿ má-tâ tui, kiaⁿ ē lia̍h khì pûn pi-pi

駕車又驚馬達追，驚會抓去吹口哨

驾车又惊马达追，惊会抓去吹口哨

2010 September 6, 敦符国荣博士 [Tun Dr Foo Kok Yong], “黄明志老弟，你是可以的。”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

So the police beckoned your younger brother for interrogation so that he could get a record to report on.

Mǎdǎ biàn zhāo le nǐ lǎodì qù wènwèn zuòzuò jìlù hǎo jiāochāi.

馬打便招了你老弟去問問作作記錄好交差。

马打便招了你老弟去问问作作记录好交差。

(Singapore, Malaysia, chiefly dialectal; dated in Xiamen Hokkien) police; police officer


花草

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (花草):
* → Korean: 화초(花草) (hwacho)

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/ho⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/ho⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) a folk dance style in the Southern Min region


花草

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/ho⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰau⁵³/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰau⁵³/

/ho⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔ²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) unnecessary and overelaborate


插管

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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


走風

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɤ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to leak gas


發臉

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɛn⁵⁵⁴/

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


風瘤

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lau²⁴/

(Hainanese, Xiamen and Singapore Hokkien, Leizhou Min) urticaria


風面

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bin²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bin²²/


銀紙

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɐn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ᵑɡan²² t͡si⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ŋiun⁵⁵ t͡ʃi²⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/ŋeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵²/

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɐn²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/ᵑɡan²² t͡si⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ t͡sɨ³¹/

/ŋiun⁵⁵ t͡ʃi²⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² t͡sua⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² t͡sua⁵³/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ t͡sua⁴¹/

/ŋeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sua⁵²/

假銀紙／假银纸 [Cantonese] ― gaa² ngan⁴ zi² [Jyutping] ― counterfeit banknotes

(Cantonese, Hakka, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) paper money; banknote (Classifier: 張／张 c)

銀紙縮水／银纸缩水 [Cantonese] ― ngan⁴ zi² suk¹ seoi² [Jyutping]

(Cantonese, Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) money


干焦

干但
*乾焦
干單
干乾
乾若
干今
干礁
干他
干踏
干那
干担
干擔

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ta⁴⁴/

/kan³³⁻²¹ ta³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ta⁴⁴/

/kan³³⁻²¹ ta³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) only; merely

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Penang Hokkien) in vain; for no reason; for no purpose; for nothing; unsuccessfully


干焦

干但
*乾焦
干單
干乾
乾若
干今
干礁
干他
干踏
干那
干担
干擔

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ta⁴⁴/

/kan³³⁻²¹ ta³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ ta⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ta⁴⁴/

/kan³³⁻²¹ ta³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ tã⁴⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ nã³³/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) dry; without or with little moisture


衰神

/ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

/ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be out of luck; to be in an unlucky situation

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be looked down on as incompetent or incapable


豬仔囝

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiã⁵³/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/tu³³ a⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kã⁵⁵/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻²⁴ kiã⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁴¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kiã⁵³/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/tu³³ a⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kã⁵⁵/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻²⁴ kiã⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) piglet


𠞩

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, figurative) to make a decision


𣻸

(Xiamen Hokkien) sluggish; slow-moving; dragging


樹奶條

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/


就勢

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯²² sɐi̯³³/

/t͡siu³³⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡siu³³⁻¹¹ se¹¹/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² se⁴¹/

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/t͡siu³³⁻²¹ si²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯²² sɐi̯³³/

/t͡siu³³⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ se²¹/

/t͡siu³³⁻¹¹ se¹¹/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² se⁴¹/

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ si²¹/

/t͡siu³³⁻²¹ si²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) well done; well-handled (regarding a certain matter)


窗盤

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰan¹¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰɑ̃⁵⁵ bø²¹/

/t͡sʰɑ̃⁴⁴ bø/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰan¹¹/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰɑ̃⁵⁵ bø²¹/

/t͡sʰɑ̃⁴⁴ bø/

(Hakka, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Wu) windowsill; window ledge


雞雄

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ hiɪŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, pathology) premature ejaculation


雞角性

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ siɪŋ²¹/


雞鳥

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of being in the limelight


雞卵殼膜

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃ʔ⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ mɔ̃ʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) galli membrana ovi (chicken's egg membrane)


雞摸

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kue⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) chicken leg


鞋抿仔

/ue²⁴⁻²² bin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ue²⁴⁻¹¹ bin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/e²³⁻³³ bin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/ue²⁴⁻²² bin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ue²⁴⁻¹¹ bin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/e²³⁻³³ bin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) shoe brush


水筆

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

/ʃui²⁴⁻³³ pit⁵/

/t͡sui⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾iʔ²¹/

/t͡sui³³²⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βiʔ²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pit̚⁵/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

/ʃui²⁴⁻³³ pit⁵/

/t͡sui⁴⁵³⁻¹³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾iʔ²¹/

/t͡sui³³²⁻²⁴ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βiʔ²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

/t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pit̚⁵/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

/t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

/t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pit̚³²/

(dialectal Mandarin, Hakka, Northern Min, Eastern Min, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) writing brush; inkbrush


卯仔

/bau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/bau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


交聊

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to have contact (with someone); to socialize; to associate


交寅

/kau⁵³³⁻¹¹ iŋ¹³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² in²⁴/

/kau³³⁻²¹ in²³/

/kau³³⁻²¹ eŋ²³/

/kau³³⁻²³ eŋ⁵⁵/

/kau⁵³³⁻¹¹ iŋ¹³/

/kau⁴⁴⁻²² in²⁴/

/kau³³⁻²¹ in²³/

/kau³³⁻²¹ eŋ²³/

/kau³³⁻²³ eŋ⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Malay kahwin (“to marry”).

(Xiamen, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien; Singapore Teochew; Putian Puxian Min; Sarikei Siyi Yue) to get married; to marry


交丸

/ka⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ uan³³/

/ka⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ uan³³/

(chiefly Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien, dated in Xiamen Hokkien) friend


買客

/maɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hak̚¹/

/bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

/ma²² kʰaʔ⁴⁴/

/maɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hak̚¹/

/bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰeʔ³²/

/ma²² kʰaʔ⁴⁴/

(Hakka, Xiamen Hokkien, Wu) customer; client


海雞母

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴⁻³³ bɤ⁴¹/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻³³ bu⁵³/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kue⁴⁴⁻²² bu⁵³/

/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kue³³ bu⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) person soliciting guests for their accommodations in boats, ships, and inns

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, dated) smuggled ship crew skilled in climbing masts and fool around with the mooring rope


抾囝姐

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sia⁵³/

Most of the terms are only used for female midwives.


抾姐母

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/


奶仔頭

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) nipple of a baby bottle


奶帕

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰe²¹/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰe²¹/

(Xiamen and Penghu Hokkien, Taiwanese Dabu Hakka) bra; brassiere


西多

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/sai⁴⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dorab wolf-herring (Chirocentrus dorab)


番仔

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ne³¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kĩã⁵²/

(Northern Min; Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien; dated in Meixian Hakka; possibly derogatory) foreigner; Westerner


壓霸

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa¹¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pa²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa¹¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pa²¹/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa²¹/

(chiefly Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Mandarin) rude and unreasonable


掠包

/ly̯ɛ⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ly̯ɛ⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be exposed; to be caught doing something wrong


唱聲

Mandarin: 嗆聲／呛声 (qiàngshēng)

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siã³³/

/t͡sʰiaŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiaŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ siã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to speak loudly; to shout


撇步

/pʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ²²/

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ³³/

/pʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ²²/

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ³³/

2015, “打拼一定贏”performed by 葉諾帆 [NoVa Yeh]:

If you want to succeed, there is no shortcut; with earnestness and diligence, you will surely win.

Beh sêng-kong, bô siáⁿ hó phiat-pō͘, jīn-chin phah-piàⁿ it-tēng iâⁿ.

要成功，無啥好撇步，認真打拼一定贏。

要成功，无啥好撇步，认真打拼一定赢。

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien; Taiwanese Mandarin) tip; secret; shortcut; good method


烏白

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰak̚⁵/

/ɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a¹³/

/ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ¹²¹/

/vu²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰak̚⁵/

/ɔu⁵³³⁻¹¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾a¹³/

/ɔu⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βa²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² peʔ⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ peʔ⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pɛʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) carelessly


報馬

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/po¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/pɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/

/po⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ bɛ⁵³/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/po¹¹⁻⁵³ be⁵³/

/pɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ be⁴¹/

/po⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ be⁵⁵⁴/

/po²¹⁻⁵³ bɛ⁵³/

(literary or Xiamen Hokkien) informant; informer; spy

(Xiamen Hokkien) someone who announces the procession of a deity


𤲍

For pronunciation and definitions of 𤲍 – see 㽠.
(This character is a variant form of 㽠).

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擠
挈
夾
碶
挈
碶
挈
碶
挈
搾

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to constrict (a muscle) and cause discomfort because of tightness or narrowness


𥴊

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 敢.

Han compound

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tool used to block or shield sunlight, wind, rain, etc. (typically made of bamboo, wood, reed mats, canvas, etc. and used on cars and boats)


𦜆

For pronunciation and definitions of 𦜆 – see 顄 (“chin”).
(This character is a variant form of 顄).

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(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) jaw


手骨

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ kut⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ kɔʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu³³²⁻²⁴ kuoʔ²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/sɤ³³ kuəʔ⁴⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ kut⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁴⁵³⁻¹³ kɔʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu³³²⁻²⁴ kuoʔ²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/sɤ³³ kuəʔ⁴⁴/

(Cantonese; Hakka; Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangpu Hokkien; Zhejiang Wu) arm

(Liancheng Hakka, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) hand


豬料

/ty⁵³³⁻¹³ lieu¹¹/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ lieu²¹/

/ty⁵³³⁻¹³ lieu¹¹/

/ty⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ lieu²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) pig feed


豬頭肥

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ pui²³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pui⁵⁵/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ pui²³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻³³ pui²⁴/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² pui²⁴/

/tu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ pui²⁴/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ pui⁵⁵/

(Liuzhou Mandarin; Nanning Cantonese and Pinghua; Xingning Hakka; Xiamen, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien; Teochew) mumps


箸雙

/ti²²⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴/

/ti⁵³⁻¹¹ saŋ³³⁴/

/ti²²⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴/

/ti⁵³⁻¹¹ saŋ³³⁴/

(Hokkien, including Xiamen Hokkien and Longyan Min) chopsticks


奇箸

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

/kʰia⁴⁴⁻²² ti²²/

(Xiamen, Hui'an, Zhangzhou and Hsinchu Hokkien, Puxian Min) chopsticks


戲跤

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) theater fan; theater lover


漁姑

/hi²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/hi²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) unmarried woman from a fisherman's family


耳花

/hi²²⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/

/hi²²⁻²¹ hue⁴⁴/


齒拓

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuʔ³²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰuʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) toothpick (stick for removing food residue from the area between the teeth)


利頭

/li²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/li³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/li²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/li³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/li²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) profit


離緣

/li³³⁻²¹ iɛn²³/

/li³³⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ iɛn²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/

/li²³⁻³³ iɛn²³/

/li³³⁻²¹ iɛn²³/

/li³³⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ iɛn²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/

/li²³⁻³³ iɛn²³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) to divorce (legally dissolve one's marriage)


二兄

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²² hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/li⁴¹⁻²² hiã³³/

/li²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/zi³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː²² hɪŋ⁵⁵/

/li⁴¹⁻²² hiã³³/

/li²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/li³³⁻¹¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/d͡zi²²⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

/zi³³⁻²¹ hiã⁴⁴/

(literary or Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) second eldest brother (referring to the second son)


椅埾

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su²²/

/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su³³/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su³³/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su²²/

/i⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡su³³/

/i⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡su³³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) chair cushion


二婚親

/ɚ²¹³ xuən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/ŋi⁵⁵ fun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/

/ni⁵⁵ xɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡seiŋ⁵⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

/ɚ²¹³ xuən⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/ŋi⁵⁵ fun²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/

/ni⁵⁵ xɔŋ⁵⁴ t͡seiŋ⁵⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ hun⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰin⁴⁴/

(Sichuanese, Northern Min, Xiamen Hokkien) remarried woman


二緣

/li²²⁻²¹ iɛn²⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ iɛn²⁴/


二師

/li²²⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/

/li²²⁻²¹ sai⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) deputy; assistant; second-in-command (usually of chefs)


喙觱仔

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pi⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ pi⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) whistle (act of whistling)


草猴

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁴²⁻²⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²³/

/t͡sʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁵²⁻³⁵ kau⁵⁵/

(Xiamen Hokkien) frivolous; flighty; light


飛虎

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹/

/pe⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/

/pe⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁵³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹/

/pe⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/

/pe⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) dorado; dolphinfish


磨仔

/bo²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/bo²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Shanghainese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) grindstone


放風龜

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

/paŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ku⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to brag; to boast; to bluff


戇鯊

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sua⁴⁴/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sua⁴⁴/


灸薰

/ku²¹⁻⁵³ hun⁴⁴/

/ku²¹⁻⁵³ hun⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, humorous) to smoke (tobacco products)


錢聲

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² siã³³/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²³⁻³³ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁴⁴/

/t͡sĩ²⁴⁻²² siã³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) amount of money; sum of money; balance

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) money; ready money


番仔油

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu¹³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁻³⁵ iu²⁴/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu¹³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁻³⁵ iu²⁴/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²⁴/

(Xiamen, Changtai and Taiwanese Hokkien) kerosene; paraffin


虎空

/hɔ⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁴²⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Singapore Hokkien) tiger's den


海沙坡

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/

/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sua³³ pʰo³³/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰo⁴⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰɤ⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/

/hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sua³³ pʰo³³/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴⁻²² pʰo⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰo⁴⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sua⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰɤ⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) wide sand beach on the seaside


海冬

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

/hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) fishing season


庵馬甲

/am⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/

/am⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaʔ³²/


麵頭

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/mi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/mĩ²²⁻¹² tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻¹² tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ²²⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/mĩ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/bin³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴/

/bin³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/mĩ³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴/

/mĩ³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³/

/miːn²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mi⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/miːn²² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/bin⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/mi⁴¹⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

面头
面头
面头
饅頭
面头

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Kinmenese Hokkien) Chinese steamed bun (without filling); mantou


格算

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍¹¹/

/kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sŋ̍⁴¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍²¹/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ sŋ̍¹¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to calculate; to reckon; to scheme; to plan


怨怪

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to blame; to rebuke


風癖

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiaʔ¹²¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiaʔ⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiaʔ¹²¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiaʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) German measles; rubella


風膜

/hɔŋ³³ boʔ²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mɔʔ⁴³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃ʔ⁴/

/hɔŋ³³ boʔ²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mɔʔ⁴³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃ʔ⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Singapore Hokkien) urticaria


凊膜凹

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nãʔ³²/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴² mɔ(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ naʔ³²/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ mɔ̃(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nãʔ³²/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴² mɔ(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ naʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Singapore Hokkien) urticaria


食力

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ li⁵¹/

/sɪk̚² lɪk̚²/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ li⁵¹/

/sɪk̚² lɪk̚²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻¹¹ lat̚³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lat̚¹²¹/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻¹¹ lat̚³²/

(literary or Xiamen Hokkien) to live off labor


甜料

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² liau²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ liau³³/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² liau²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ liau³³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) sweet food; sweets; dessert


甜路

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ³³/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² lɔ²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) sweet food; sweets; dessert


落落

→ Tagalog: lawlaw

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lɔːk̚² lɔːk̚²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lɔːk̚² lɔːk̚²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² lɔk̚⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ loʔ⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ loʔ¹²¹/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ lɤʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁵⁻²⁴ loʔ²⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ loʔ⁴/

/lak̚³²⁻⁵ loʔ¹²¹/

/lak̚³²⁻⁴ lɤʔ⁴/

/lak̚⁵⁻²⁴ loʔ²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) loose; about to fall off


花螺

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) conflict; dispute; disagreement


花螺

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/hue⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/hua⁴⁴⁻²² le¹³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to be perverse; to act shamelessly


把頭

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/pä²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/

/paː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/pä²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/

/paː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/pe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/pe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) the strength of one's grip; grip strength


把家

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/paː³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke³³/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/pɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/paː³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke³³/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/pɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/

(dialectal, Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to keep the house; to manage household affairs


把家

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/paː³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke³³/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/pɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/paː³⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke³³/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke⁴⁴/

/pɛ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɛ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) private; for private use


窮赤

/kiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/kiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/kiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaʔ⁵/

/kiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/kiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/kiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/kiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiaʔ⁵/

/kiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) poor; impoverished; needy


厾交睡

盹瞌睡
拄磕睡
盹加睡
𬑎加坐

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se³³/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sue³³/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sə²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se³³/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sue³³/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sue²²/

/tu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sə²²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to doze off; to nod off; to take a nap


崙仔

/lun²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/lun²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) small hillock


文市

/bun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²²/

/bun²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi²²/


逆仔

/ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/ɡiɪk̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) sampan used to administer first aid in a steamship


燭鼓

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ⁵³/


路丈

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²²/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍³³/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ tŋ̍³³/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ tŋ̍²²/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ tŋ̍³³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) road; passage; path; thoroughfare


當晝

/tʰɔŋ⁴² ˈt͡ɕiu³⁵/

/toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵⁵/

/toŋ⁵³ t͡ʃiu¹¹/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su⁵³/

/tɔŋ⁵⁴ te³³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/tɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau²¹³/

/tʰɔŋ⁴² ˈt͡ɕiu³⁵/

/toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵⁵/

/toŋ⁵³ t͡ʃiu¹¹/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su⁵³/

/tɔŋ⁵⁴ te³³/

/tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/tɯŋ³³⁻²³ tau²¹³/

(Gan, Hakka, Northern Min, Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Chaozhou Teochew and Chenghai Teochew, Longyan Min) noon; midday


日當晝

/lit̚⁴⁻³² tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² tŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tau²¹/


日銜烏

/lit̚⁴⁻³² kʰã²⁴⁻²² ɔ⁴⁴/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² kʰã²⁴⁻²² ɔ³³/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² kʰã²⁴⁻²² ɔ⁴⁴/

/lit̚²⁴⁻² kʰã²⁴⁻²² ɔ³³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) time when the sky color is close to nightfall


熄日

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ lit̚²⁴/

(Xiamen, Yongchun, Changtai and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) solar eclipse


日拍箍

/lit̚⁴⁻³² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, meteorology) solar halo


日圍箍

/lit̚⁴⁻³² ui²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/lit̚⁴⁻³² ui²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ui¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/


銀兩

/in³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɐn²¹ lœːŋ¹³⁻³⁵/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ li̯oŋ²⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² niũ⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² niũ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² niɔ̃⁵³/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃⁵³/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ niũ⁴¹/

/in³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɐn²¹ lœːŋ¹³⁻³⁵/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ li̯oŋ²⁴/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² niũ⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ niũ⁵³/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² niũ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡin¹³⁻²² niɔ̃⁵³/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ niɔ̃⁵³/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ niũ⁴¹/

(Cantonese; Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) money


屎庀

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰi⁵³/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰi⁵³/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰi⁵⁵⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) something small


奶觱仔

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) air valve of a bicycle tyre


奶穿

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) orifice of a teat; place where breast milk comes out


奶蔥

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/liɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, pathology) mastitis on women (usually caused by air blown into breasts)


奶虎

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/

/nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, pathology) mastitis on women


贅仔

/t͡se²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡se¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡se²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡se²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡se¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡se²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/t͡sue¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sue²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, pathology) wart


樹子

/su²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

/su²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu³³⁻²¹ t͡si⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) seed of a tree


手束

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu³¹⁻²⁴ sɔk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sɔk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɔk̚³²/

/t͡sʰiu³¹⁻²⁴ sɔk̚³²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Tong'an and Taiwanese Hokkien) gloves; mittens


手車

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰia⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) sewing machine (hand-cranked)


手盤

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ pʰan⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ puã²³/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ pʰan⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã¹³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ puã²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ puã²³/

(Hakka, Xiamen Hokkien, Leizhou Min) palm (of the hand)


手後蹬

手后蹬
手後䟓
手後𩨑
手後靪

/t͡sʰiu⁴²⁻²⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻²¹ tẽ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ sĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴²⁻²⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻²¹ tẽ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ sĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien) elbow


手銃

/su³¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/su³¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) naughty; mischievous (usually said of a child)


手銃

/su³¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/su³¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to seek to be in the limelight


手鼎

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) iron cooking pot shaped like a ladle (slightly bigger than a 炒鼎 or 銚仔)


手爪

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡saːu̯³⁵/

/ʃiu²⁴⁻³³ t͡sau²⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

(literary or Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) finger

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) habit; conduct; action (usually bad)

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) mark left after fingers grab something


手箍

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ³³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) armband; sleeve badge


手箍仔

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/


手後彎

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ uan⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ uan⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻²¹ uan⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au²²⁻²¹ uan⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻¹¹ uan⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ au³³⁻²¹ uan⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) crook of the arm


手黏

(Xiamen Hokkien) fond of petty theft; fond of pilfering


手面

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ miːn²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/ʂəu̯⁴¹ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

/səu̯⁴¹ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ miːn²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/ʂəu̯⁴¹ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

/səu̯⁴¹ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) property at hand


手面

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ miːn²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/ʂəu̯⁴¹ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

/səu̯⁴¹ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ miːn²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/ʂəu̯⁴¹ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

/səu̯⁴¹ mi̯ẽ²¹⁻¹¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) current; present (of a job)


手伴

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰuã²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰuã²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) gift (conveniently brought when visiting someone)


手面趁食

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ tʰan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siaʔ¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to support oneself or one's family on property at hand


手面工課

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰe²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰue²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) work at the moment


手靠

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɤ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰo¹¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) handrail; banister; armrest; anything that can support the hand


手觱仔

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) whistle (using one's fingers)


手路

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lɔ³³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) means; method; trick


手股

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ kou⁵²⁻²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Teochew) upper arm


手底

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ toi⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tue⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te⁵³/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ te⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ toi⁵²⁻²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) in one's hands

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) inheritance of money


壽板

/sɐu̯²² paːn³⁵/

/siu⁴¹⁻²² pan⁵⁵⁴/

/sɐu̯²² paːn³⁵/

/siu⁴¹⁻²² pan⁵⁵⁴/

(Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) coffin (or timber for making a coffin) prepared before one's death; coffin


壽金

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) money burnt for deities


壽壙

/siu²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/siu²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) grave prepared before one's death


繡花針

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚㄦ ㄓㄣ

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/siu²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/siu²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/siu¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/siu²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ xu̯ɑɻ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/siu²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/siu²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siam⁴⁴/

/siu¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siam⁴⁴/

/siu²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siam⁴⁴/


酒開

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bottle opener; tool to remove a plug from a wine bottle


酒配

/t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰə⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe¹¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²¹/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰue²¹/

/t͡siu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰə⁴¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe¹¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²¹/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰue²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) dishes served with wine


酒飯

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fän⁵¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fän⁵¹/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pŋ̍²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Alternative name for 酒釀／酒酿 (jiǔniàng).


酒魔

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃²⁴/

/t͡siu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mɔ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to act crazy from drinking too much alcohol; to be in a drunken fit


蛀子

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) small pit (usually of fruits such as longans, lychees, etc.)


就孝娶

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ hau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰua²²/

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ hau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰua²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) custom of someone being allowed to marry only within 100 days after the death of one's parent (or else one has to wait for three years of mourning before one can marry)


順孝娶

/sun²²⁻²¹ hau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰua²²/

/sun²²⁻²¹ hau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰua²²/


蛀鼻

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰi⁴¹/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/

/t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰi⁴¹/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/

/t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) snub nose; pug nose; depression on the middle of the bridge of the nose (usually due to syphilis, tubercles, or external injury)


是誰

/t͡si²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²²/

/t͡si²²⁻²¹ t͡suaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡si²²⁻²¹ t͡sua¹³/

/t͡si²²⁻²¹ t͡sui²²/

/t͡si²²⁻²¹ t͡suaʔ¹²¹/

/t͡si²²⁻²¹ t͡sua¹³/

Probably from the vernacular readings of the two characters with assimilation. Zhangzhou chī-choa̍h is a contraction of 是誰仔／是谁仔 (chī-chūi-á).

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是誰仔／是谁仔 (chī-chūi-á)

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

巴克禮譯本 (Barclay Amoy Romanized Bible), 馬太福音 (Matthew) 16:13

Iâ-so͘ í-keng kàu Kai-sat-lī-a Hui-li̍p-pí ê kéng-kài, mn̄g I ê ha̍k-seng kóng, Lâng teh kóng Jîn-chú sī chī-chūi?

耶穌已經到該撒利亞腓立比的境界，問伊的學生講，人咧講人子是是誰？

耶稣已经到该撒利亚腓立比的境界，问伊的学生讲，人咧讲人子是是谁？

(Hokkien, chiefly Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien, dated in Taiwanese Hokkien) who; whom


溜籠

/liu⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ⁵³/

/liu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ²³/

/liu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ²⁴/

/liu⁴⁴⁻²² laŋ⁵³/

/liu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ²³/

/liu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) elevator

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, colloquial) cable car; aerial lift


救主誕

/kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tan²¹/

/kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan¹¹/

/kiu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan²¹/

/kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan³³/

/kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tan³³/

/kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tan²¹/

/kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan¹¹/

/kiu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan²¹/

/kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan³³/

/kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tan³³/

(Hokkien, chiefly Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Christmas (Christian holiday)


救主聖誕

/kiu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²¹/

/kiu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tan²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Christmas (Christian holiday)


求諒情

/kiu²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

/kiu²⁴⁻²² liɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) to beg for mercy; to ask for pardon


油鋪

/iu²⁴⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² pʰɔ²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) workshop for extracting peanut oil


跤梢

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sau⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ sau⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sau⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ sau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) dead epidermis particles of the sole of the foot

(Xiamen Hokkien) incompetent person; good-for-nothing

(Xiamen Hokkien) person of lowly and degrading position or status


跤梢

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sau⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ sau⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² sau⁴⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ sau⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) substandard; bad; poor; disappointing (of quality, ability, etc.)

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) clumsy; dull-witted; stupid; ungainly; foolish

(Xiamen Hokkien) incompetent; lacking ability; good-for-nothing


霜條

/sŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tiau²³/

/sŋ̍³³⁴ tiau¹¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tiau¹³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/

/sŋ̍³³⁻²¹ tiau²³/

/sŋ̍³³⁴ tiau¹¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tiau¹³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Tong'an Hokkien, Longyan Min, Penang Hokkien) popsicle


冰條

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiau¹³/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiau¹³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Wenzhounese) popsicle


霜水

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) ice water


霜櫃

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/sŋ̍³³ kui⁴¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ kũĩ¹¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/sŋ̍³³ kui⁴¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kui²²/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ kui³³/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ kũĩ¹¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Teochew) refrigerator; fridge


霜罐

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kuan²¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² kuan²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bottle or jar to store cold drinks


冰罐

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan²¹/

/piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) bottle or jar to store cold drinks


桑莓

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²⁴/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² m̩²⁴/


有孝

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ haːu̯³³/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hau̯⁵⁵/

/u³³⁻²¹ ha²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ ha¹¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ haːu̯³³/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hau̯⁵⁵/

/u³³⁻²¹ ha²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ ha¹¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁴²⁻²⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hau¹¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ hau¹¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ hau²¹/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ hau²¹³/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hau̯⁵⁵/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁴²⁻²⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hau²¹/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hau¹¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ hau¹¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ hau²¹/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ hau²¹³/

(Singapore, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, Teochew) having filial piety; obedient to one's parents


番葛

/hɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kuaʔ³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kuaʔ²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kuaʔ²/

/hɔŋ³³⁻²¹ kuaʔ³/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ kuaʔ²/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ kuaʔ²/

(Kaiping Cantonese, Xiamen and Penang Hokkien, Zhongshan Min) jicama


番仔荔枝

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nãi²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nãi²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ le²²⁻²¹ t͡si⁴⁴/

Annona squamosa
Annona squamosa#Translingual

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sugar apple (Annona squamosa)


番仔話

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²⁻²⁴ ue²²/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ue²²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua²²/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ua²¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁴²⁻²⁴ ue²²/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ue⁴¹/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ue²²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ua²²/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ ua²¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) foreign language or expression

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) unreasonable words or expressions


番仔肥

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pui¹³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pui²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pui¹³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pui²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, agriculture) chemical fertilizer


番仔正

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siã³³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a³¹⁻²² t͡siã⁴⁴/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡siã³³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siã³³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a³¹⁻²² t͡siã⁴⁴/

/huan³³⁻²¹ a⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡siã³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar)


番仔囝

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/huan³³ a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kã⁵⁵⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) Western-style doll


火拭

/huei³³²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiʔ²/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/hə⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/huei³³²⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiʔ²/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

/hə⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰit̚³²/

(Yongchun and Xiamen Hokkien, Xianyou Puxian Min) match (for lighting candles, cigars, etc.)


番膏膏

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) uncivilized; strange; unusual


番仔蘆薈

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²⁴⁻²² hue²²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ¹³⁻²² ue²²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²⁴⁻²² hue²²/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ¹³⁻²² ue²²/


番邦

/fän⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maŋ⁵⁵/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ⁴⁴/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ paŋ³³/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ paŋ³³/

/fän⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/faːn⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/huaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾maŋ⁵⁵/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ⁴⁴/

/huaŋ³³⁻²³ paŋ³³/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ paŋ³³/

Late Qing/Early Republic, 《古板秦世美全歌》, volume 3, 潮州 [Chaozhou]: 李萬利, page 8:

Without realizing it [he] came to a city in a foreign land; the natives saw him and asked...

m⁶ gag⁴ lai⁵ gao³ huêng¹ bang¹ sian⁵, huêng¹ gian² toin² gin³ mung⁷ zêg⁸ sian¹

不覺來到番邦城 番仔看見問一聲

不觉来到番邦城 番仔看见问一声

1989, “黃阿燦過聖誕”, in 黎彼得 (lyrics), 香港 X'mas:

ling¹ ling¹ long¹, ling¹ ling¹ long¹, mei⁶ soeng² heoi³ faan¹ bong¹

鈴鈴啷 鈴鈴啷 未想去番邦

铃铃啷 铃铃啷 未想去番邦

(chiefly Eastern Min, Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, dated) foreign country (especially from Southeast Asia)


假捌

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pat̚⁵/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pat̚³²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bat̚³²/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pat̚⁵/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pat̚³²/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bat̚³²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) to pretend to understand when one doesn't


尾仔指

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/

/bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sai⁵³/

/be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/

/bue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sãi⁵³/

(Hokkien, including Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) little finger

(Hokkien, including Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) little toe


中營

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iã²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iã²³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iã²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iã²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iã²³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iã²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) middle finger


中爪

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² niãu⁵³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² niãu⁵³/


中椵

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ke²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ke²⁴/


掌甲刀

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka(ʔ)⁵ to³³/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka(ʔ)⁵ to³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) nail clipper; nail scissors


石卵仔

/sak̚⁵ lon³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/sak̚⁵ lon³¹ e³¹⁻¹¹/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) cobblestone; pebble


石卵仔囝

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

/t͡sio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) cobblestone; pebble


石擴卵

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nŋ̍²²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nŋ̍²²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰɔk̚²⁴⁻² nŋ̍²²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) cobblestone; pebble


石擴仔卵

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍²²/

/t͡sio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nŋ̍²²/


箬甲

(Xiamen Hokkien, botany) petiole; leaf stalk


芳魚

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/

Plecoglossus altivelis
Plecoglossus altivelis#Translingual

(Xiamen Hokkien) ayu; sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis)


委瑣

/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so²¹/

/ui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) referee; umpire


瓊仔樹

/kʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu²²/

/kʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰiɪŋ³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kʰiɪŋ³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu²²/

/kʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰiɪŋ³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

/kʰiɪŋ³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera)


榕仔

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/siɔŋ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/siɔŋ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) banyan tree


青峰雷

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lui²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lui²⁴/


前層齒

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡san¹³⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡san¹³⁻²² kʰi⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) premolar; bicuspid


前層

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡san¹³/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡san²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡san¹³/


松柏瘤

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liu²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)⁵ liu²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liu²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pe(ʔ)⁵ liu²⁴/


反肚泅

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²⁻²¹ siu²⁴/

/puĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu²⁴/

/piɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²⁻²¹ siu²⁴/

/puĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) backstroke (a swimming stroke swum on one's back)


天羅板

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³⁻³³ pan⁴¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² pan⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ²³⁻³³ pan⁴¹/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ lo²⁴⁻¹¹ pan⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² lo²⁴⁻²² pan⁵³/


電條

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, dated) fluorescent lamp; daylight lamp


電頭鬃

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡saŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to perm


電珠

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡su³³/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

/tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² t͡su³³/

/tiɛn³³⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/tiɛn³³⁻¹¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ t͡su⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese, Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) light bulb


殿帳

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tiũ²¹/

/tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tiũ²¹/


鬼頭刀

/kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/

/kui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² to⁴⁴/


嚨喉鐘仔

/nã²⁴⁻²² au²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/nã²⁴⁻²² au²⁴⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)


嚨喉奶仔

/nã²⁴⁻²² au²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/nã²⁴⁻²² au²⁴⁻²² nĩ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) uvula (appendage that hangs from the palate)


嚨喉蒂仔

/nã²⁴⁻²² au²⁴⁻²² ti²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/nã¹³⁻²² au¹³⁻²² ti²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/nã²⁴⁻¹¹ au²⁴⁻¹¹ ti¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/nã²³⁻³³ au²³⁻³³ ti²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/nã²⁴⁻²² au²⁴⁻²² ti²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/nã¹³⁻²² au¹³⁻²² ti²¹⁻⁵³ a⁵³/

/nã²⁴⁻¹¹ au²⁴⁻¹¹ ti¹¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/nã²³⁻³³ au²³⁻³³ ti²¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/


跤疊蜷

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚⁴⁻³² kʰun²⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiap̚⁴⁻³² kʰun²⁴/


跤腕

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁴²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁵³/

/kʰa³³ uã⁵⁵/

/kʰa³³ uã⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁴²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² uã⁵³/

/kʰa³³ uã⁵⁵/

/kʰa³³ uã⁵⁵⁴/

(Hainanese, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Singapore Hokkien) ankle (joint between foot and leg)


刺球

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kiu²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/

/t͡sʰi⁴²⁻⁵⁵ kiu²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Puxian Min) cactus (member of the Cactaceae family)


娘仔

/niũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ a³¹/

/niɔ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻¹¹ a³¹/

/niɔ̃¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, dated) young lady


娘仔屎

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai⁵³/


娘仔棗

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so⁵³/


娘仔繭

/niũ²⁴⁻¹² a⁵³⁻²⁴ kiɛn⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻¹² a⁵³⁻²⁴ kiɛn⁵³/

/niũ²⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɛn⁵³/

(Xiamen, Kinmenese and Penghu Hokkien) silkworm cocoon


壁堵

/pia¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔu⁴⁵³/

/pia²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔu³³²/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ⁵³/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ⁵³/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ⁵³/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tɔ⁴¹/

/pia¹¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔu⁴⁵³/

/pia²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔu³³²/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ⁵³/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ⁵³/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tɔ⁵³/

/pia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ tɔ⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Puxian Min) wall


後甌

/au²²⁻²¹ au⁴⁴/

/au²²⁻²¹ au⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, anatomy) back of the head


後腦骨

/au²²⁻²¹ nãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

/au²²⁻²¹ nãu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kut̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien, anatomy) back of the head


滾絞

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁵³/

/kun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴¹/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka⁵⁵⁴/

/kun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁵³/

/kun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴¹/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ka⁵⁵⁴/

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

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

我的腹肚規日咧滾絞，毋知影食著啥物。

我的腹肚规日咧滚绞，毋知影食着啥物。

a grain of sand churns along with seawater

chi̍t lia̍p hái-soa tòe-tio̍h hái-chúi kún-ká

一粒海沙跟著海水滾絞

一粒海沙跟着海水滚绞

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

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


大厝

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu¹¹/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/tua³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu¹¹/

† - prepared before one's death; ‡ - elegant name

(Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, dated in Xiamen Hokkien, euphemistic) coffin


鏡肉

/kiã²¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/

/kiã²¹⁻⁵³ baʔ³²/


兄哥

/hiã⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/hiã⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/hiã⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) elder brother

>< - face-to-face; <> - non-face-to-face


喙舌

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰy²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵⁴ t͡siʔ²³/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰy²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lieʔ⁵/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵⁴ t͡siʔ²³/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siʔ²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) eloquence


𥴊仔

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) bamboo basket (round and shallow) (Classifier: 個／个 mn)


杜猴

/tɔ³³⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻²¹ kau²³/

/tɔ²²⁻¹² kau²⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ kau¹³/

/tɔ³³⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻²² kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻¹¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻²¹ kau²³/

/tɔ²²⁻¹² kau²⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ²²⁻²¹ kau¹³/

/tɔ³³⁻²¹ kau²⁴/

/tɔ³³⁻²² kau²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Teochew) mole cricket


剾洗

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² se⁵³/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴¹/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ sue⁵³/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻²² se⁵³/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ se⁴¹/

/kʰau⁴⁴⁻³³ sue⁵³/

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


嬸媽

/t͡sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

/t͡sim⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mã⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) great-aunt (grandfather's younger brother's wife)


刺目

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː³³ mʊk̚²/

/t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː³³ mʊk̚²/

/t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) enviable; arousing envy


拖尾星

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/


烏管仔

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/


跤頭趺骨

跤头趺骨
骹頭趺骨
腳頭趺骨

/kʰa³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² hu³³ kut̚⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² u⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ u⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa³³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² hu³³ kut̚⁵/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ hu⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² hu⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² u⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

/kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ u⁴⁴⁻²² kut̚³²/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Singapore Hokkien) patella; kneecap


重舌

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːt̚³/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːt̚²/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːt̚³/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ siːt̚²/

/tiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/


𣍐

Ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): 勿 + 會.
Contraction of 無會／无会 or 毋會／毋会.

𫧃
不
未
袂
袜
沒
𬒮
賣
𠁞
𠊉
𫧃
𠊉
𫧃

伊𣍐閩南話。

伊𫧃闽南话。

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to not know; to not understand

伊真𣍐。

伊真𫧃。

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) incompetent; no good


門徛

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kʰia²²/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² kʰia²²/

/mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² kʰia²²/

/muĩ¹³⁻²² kʰia²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) doorframe


滿洋直界

/muã²⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴⁻³² kai²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴⁻²² tit̚²⁴⁻² kai⁴¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴⁻²² tit̚⁴⁻³² kai²¹/

/muã²⁴⁻²² iũ²⁴⁻²² tit̚²⁴⁻² kai⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) everywhere


喙斗

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) mouth


褪褲𡳞

to take off pants such that the penis is visible

/tʰŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lan²²/

/tʰŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ lan³³/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ lan³³/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ lan²²/

/tʰŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lan²²/

/tʰŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ lan³³/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ lan³³/

/tʰŋ̍²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ²¹⁻⁵³ lan²²/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) to be naked in the lower part of the body


車幫

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ paŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻³³ paŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰia⁴⁴⁻²² paŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) regular bus (service), such as a company bus (for daily commute of its personnel), or a long-distance coach


歹星

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/


病丁

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pĩ³³⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ̃²²⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pĩ²²⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pĩ³³⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ̃²²⁻²¹ tiɪŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) sickly person; someone who gets sick frequently


鼻腰

/pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ io⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ io⁴⁴/


膽智

/tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti²¹/

/tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti⁴¹/

/tam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti⁴¹/

/tän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti²¹/

/tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti⁴¹/

/tam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti⁴¹/

(literary or Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) courage and insight


誕誤

/tã²²⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃²²/

/tã²²⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/tã³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/

/tã⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ⁴¹/

/tã³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

/tã²²⁻²¹ ŋɔ̃²²/

/tã²²⁻²¹ ɡɔ²²/

/tã³³⁻²¹ ɡɔ³³/

/tã⁴¹⁻²² ɡɔ⁴¹/

/tã³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔ³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) delay; holdup


這搭

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ tä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ tɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ taʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ taʔ³²/

/t͡set̚⁴⁻²⁴ taʔ⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ tä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ tɑɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ taʔ⁵/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ taʔ³²/

/t͡set̚⁴⁻²⁴ taʔ⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien, dialectal Mandarin) here


雨毛仔

/i³¹ mo²⁴ e³¹/

/hɔ³³⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/hɔ³³⁻²¹ mŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/hɔ²²⁻¹¹ mŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² a³¹/

/i³¹ mo²⁴ e³¹/

/hɔ³³⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²¹ a⁴²/

/hɔ²²⁻²¹ mŋ̍²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/hɔ³³⁻²¹ mŋ̍²³⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/hɔ²²⁻¹¹ mŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² a³¹/

(Hakka, Xiamen, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien) drizzle; light rain


頷垂

/am³³⁻²¹ se²³/

/am²²⁻²¹ se²⁴/

/am³³⁻¹¹ se²⁴/

/am²⁴⁻²¹ se²⁴/

/am³³⁻²¹ se²³/

/am²²⁻²¹ se²⁴/

/am³³⁻¹¹ se²⁴/

/am²⁴⁻²¹ se²⁴/

(Xiamen, Singapore and Taiwanese Hokkien) bib (an item of clothing for babies)


痴哥

/t͡sʰɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³/

/t͡sʰɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ko³³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) lecher; pervert


銀票

/in³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ŋɐn²¹ pʰiːu̯³³/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ pʰeu̯⁵⁵/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio³¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰio¹¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio⁴¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio²¹/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ pʰio²¹/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ pʰiɤ²¹/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ pʰiɤ²¹/

/in³⁵ pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ŋɐn²¹ pʰiːu̯³³/

/ŋi̯un¹¹ pʰeu̯⁵⁵/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio³¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰio¹¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio⁴¹/

/ɡun²⁴⁻²² pʰio²¹/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ pʰio²¹/

/ɡin²³⁻³³ pʰiɤ²¹/

/ɡin²⁴⁻³³ pʰiɤ²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka, dated in Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) banknote


烏批

/ɔ³³ pʰue³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰue⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰe⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ pʰue³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰue⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pʰe⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) anonymous letter


烏單

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tuã⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tuã⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) blackmail letter (by bandits or outlaws)


烏跤

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated, derogatory) police


烏牌擦

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pai¹³⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pai²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pai¹³⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² pai²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰat̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) blackboard eraser


烏錢

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) black money; dirty money; ill-gotten money


烏晶目鏡

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴⁻³² kiã²¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã²¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚⁴⁻³² kiã²¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, Haifeng Min) sunglasses


烏子仔

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² d͡zi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) black piece in the board game go


烏乖

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kuai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kuai⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) half-smooth golden pufferfish (Lagocephalus spadiceus)


烏翼仔

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴⁻³² a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) blackhead sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii)


烏鱙仔

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liau²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) Japanese anchovy (Engraulis japonicus)


烏點規

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kui⁴⁴/

Solanum nigrum
Solanum nigrum#Translingual

(Xiamen Hokkien) black nightshade (Solanum nigrum)

GT - General Taiwanese (no particular region identified)


烏仔魚

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a³¹⁻²² hɯ²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hi²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² a³¹⁻²² hɯ²⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Tong'an Hokkien) mullet


烏翼鯊

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴⁻³² sua⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sit̚⁴⁻³² sua⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus)


烏圓頭

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/


烏顱頭

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lu¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lu¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² liu⁴⁴⁻²² tʰau¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bald head; shaven head


𡳞𦉎

膦𦉎
膦綏
膦嘴
卵嗺
卵𲌟

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) penis


五提茄

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰe²⁴⁻²² kio²⁴/

/ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ tʰe²⁴⁻²² kio²⁴/


七粒紐

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ liap̚⁴⁻³² liu⁵³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ liap̚⁴⁻³² liu⁵³/


荷蘭西水

/ho²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/ho¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/ho²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/ho¹³⁻²² liɛn¹³⁻²² se⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) soft drink


太陽邊

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² piɛn⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² piɛn³³/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² piɛn⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² piɛn³³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Jinjiang Hokkien, anatomy) temple


偷走學

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁴²⁻²⁴ oʔ⁴³/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ oʔ⁴/

/tʰau³³ t͡sau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ oʔ²⁴/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁴²⁻²⁴ oʔ⁴³/

/tʰau⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ oʔ⁴/

/tʰau³³ t͡sau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ oʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) to cut school; to ditch class; to play truant