破膽

/pʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒ⁴⁵³/

/pʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tɒ̃³³²/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ tã⁴¹/

/pʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɒ⁴⁵³/

/pʰua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tɒ̃³³²/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ tã⁴¹/

(Southern Min, Puxian Min) smitten with fear; terror-stricken (usually used after a verb)


鄉情

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/


戳火

/t͡sʰuaʔ²⁻⁴⁵ xuɤ⁵³/

/t͡sʰuaʔ²⁻⁴⁵ xuɤ⁵³/

(Jin) to get angry; to be indignant; to become furious


寅畏

/in³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/in³⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

(literary) to revere; to hold in awe; to fear


成誦

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/

to be able to recite; to be able to repeat from memory


眼氣

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/nie⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/nie⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

(dialectal) to envy; to be jealous of; to admire


惑疑

/xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ i¹¹/

/xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ i¹¹/

(Jin) to feel uncertain; to not be convinced


起花光

/kʰi³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi³³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ua⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾uoŋ⁵⁵/

(Eastern Min) to become angry; to fly into a rage


諒心

/li̯æn²¹⁻¹¹ sin³/

/li̯æn²¹⁻¹¹ ɕin³/

/li̯æn²¹⁻¹¹ sin³/

/li̯æn²¹⁻¹¹ ɕin³/

(Xiang) to predict; to anticipate; to expect


鬧脾氣

/nɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³/

/naːu̯²² pʰei̯²¹ hei̯³³/

/nɑʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³/

/naːu̯²² pʰei̯²¹ hei̯³³/


忌垢

/t͡ɕi²¹³ kəu²¹³/

/t͡ɕi²¹³ kəu²¹³/

(Sichuanese) to be jealous; to envy; to be envious


思裁

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

(literary) to speculate; to presume; to guess; to surmise

(Sichuanese) to think over; to ponder on; to turn over in one's mind


悵恨

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

(literary) to be disappointed and resentful


怔忪

征彸
佂伀
征忪
征伀
*徵彸

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/


拿主意

/nä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴ i⁴/

/naː²¹ t͡syː³⁵ jiː³³/

/nä³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴ i⁴/

/naː²¹ t͡syː³⁵ jiː³³/

to make suggestions; to give advice; to brainstorm

to make up one's mind; to make a decision

to be in charge; to have the right to decide


歉然

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


伏惟

/fu³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/fu³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

(humble, formal, literal) to think about a higher-class person or related ideas in a mental state of submission

in my humble opinion
in my humble opinion


睏夢

/kʰun²¹⁻³³ baŋ²¹/

/kʰun²¹⁻³³ baŋ²¹/


慨慷

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

(Classical) impassioned; vehement; fervent


改悔

/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːi̯³⁵ fuːi̯³³/

/*C.qˤəʔ m̥ˤəʔ/

/kaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːi̯³⁵ fuːi̯³³/

/*C.qˤəʔ m̥ˤəʔ/

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

太子遲之，疑其有改悔。

太子迟之，疑其有改悔。


諒想

/liɔŋ⁵⁵ siɔŋ²¹/

/liɔŋ⁵⁵ siɔŋ²¹/

(Northern Min) to predict; to anticipate; to expect


發夢天

/ɸa̠²⁴ mʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mən²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mən²¹⁻¹¹ tʰi̯ẽ³³/


發夢衝

/ɸa̠²⁴ mʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mən²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sʰən³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mʊŋ²¹⁻¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³³/

/ɸa̠²⁴ mən²¹⁻¹¹ t͡sʰən³³/


發眠夢

/puɛ²¹ meiŋ³³ mɔŋ³³/

/puɛ²¹ meiŋ³³ mɔŋ³³/


發迷夢

/puɛ²¹ mi³³ mɔŋ³³/

/puɛ²¹ mi³³ mɔŋ³³/


歹生棄

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) shy; embarrassed (to do something)

(Xiamen Hokkien) protective of the other's feelings


䆀生棄

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) shy; embarrassed (to do something)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) protective of the other's feelings


派胚

/pʰai²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue⁴⁴/

/pʰai²¹⁻⁵³ pʰue⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to guess; to reckon; to suppose


愷悌

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi⁵¹/

/*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ diːlʔ/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi⁵¹/

/*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ diːlʔ/

They buzz about, the blue flies,
Lighting on the fences.
O happy and courteous sovereign,
Do not believe slanderous speeches.

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Yíngyíng qīngyíng, zhǐ yú fán. Kǎitì jūnzǐ, wùxìn chányán.

營營青蠅，止于樊。豈弟君子，無信讒言。

营营青蝇，止于樊。岂弟君子，无信谗言。

(literary, of the mind) happy and content; at ease; peaceful and graceful


母量

/mu²¹³⁻²¹ liɔŋ¹/

/mu²¹³⁻²¹ liɔŋ¹/


發朱砂

(Gan) to lose one's temper; to get into a huff; to throw a tantrum (with a disapproving connotation)


跌臉

(Gan) to lose face; to bring shame to oneself


打忸

(Hakka) surprised; astonished; amazed; shocked


火狂

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ¹³/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) irritable and uneasy due to pent-up worries or fury


智性戀

ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄢˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ sɪŋ³³ lyːn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ sɪŋ³³ lyːn³⁵/


憋得慌

/pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥ə² xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/piːt̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥ə² xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/piːt̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

depressed and agitated; downcast and fidgety


嗟悔

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


想見

/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

When I was reading the works of Confucius, I can feel his character.

The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

余讀孔氏書，想見其為人。

余读孔氏书，想见其为人。

to see in one's imagination; to imagine; to envision


沉迷

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ mɐi̯²¹/

/tim²⁴⁻²² be²⁴/

/tim²⁴⁻²² be²⁴/

/tim¹³⁻²² be¹³/

/tim²⁴⁻¹¹ be²⁴/

/tim²³⁻³³ be²³/

/tim⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ mi³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ mɐi̯²¹/

/tim²⁴⁻²² be²⁴/

/tim²⁴⁻²² be²⁴/

/tim¹³⁻²² be¹³/

/tim²⁴⁻¹¹ be²⁴/

/tim²³⁻³³ be²³/

/tim⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mi⁵⁵/

to be entranced by and lost in something; to indulge in


使色水

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sui⁵³/

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


實感

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


懸心

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/


性定向

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


操心思

/t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵ ɕin³³ sz̩²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵ ɕin³³ sz̩²¹/

/t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴ ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/


記時

/ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵³/

/ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾li⁵³/

(Eastern Min) ability to remember; memory (as opposed to what is remembered)


肚裡

/tu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

in one's heart; in one's mind; in one's conscience


氣受

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu²²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu²²/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) to be bullied; to be mistreated


氣掣掣

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/


氣奪奪

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² tua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² tua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴/


添忘

/tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mɔŋ⁵³/

/tʰiam⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mɔŋ⁵³/


幸福感

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄢˇ

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ fu³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


算打

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/


算打

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/

/souŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾na³³/


情伴

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰuã²²/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² pʰuã²²/

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


憯懍

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

If the downcast hear this music, they will all be sorrowful and pained, grief will wound their hearts, and they cannot refrain from mournful wails.

《琴賦》(A Composition on the Qin) by Ji Kang (223–262); 1941 translation by Robert van Gulik

Shìgù huái qī zhě wén zhī, mòbù cǎnlǐn cǎnqī, qiǎochuàng shāngxīn.

是故懷戚者聞之，莫不憯懍慘悽，愀愴傷心。

是故怀戚者闻之，莫不憯懔惨凄，愀怆伤心。


悲悽

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/


哀悽

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/


慘悽

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

是故懷戚者聞之，莫不憯懍慘悽，愀愴傷心。

是故怀戚者闻之，莫不憯懔惨凄，愀怆伤心。


愀愴

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

是故懷戚者聞之，莫不憯懍慘悽，愀愴傷心。

是故怀戚者闻之，莫不憯懔惨凄，愀怆伤心。


厭𤺪

/ia²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn³³/

/ia¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn³³/

/ia²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn²²/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn²²/

/ia²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn³³/

/ia¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn³³/

/ia²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn²²/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn²²/

(Southern Min) weary; exhausted; fatigued


愁腸

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/seu̯¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/sɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/seu̯¹¹ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/


𡳞火

/lan²² hə⁵⁵⁴/

/lan²² hə⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) to become angry; to fly into a rage


懤懤

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/


徹悟

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ ŋ̍²²/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃²²/

/tʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ ŋɔ̃²²/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːt̚³ ŋ̍²²/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃²²/

/tʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ ŋɔ̃²²/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/

/tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ ŋɔ̃³³/


射格

/ʂa̠⁴⁵ kəu̯¹³/

/sa̠⁴⁵ kəu̯¹³/

/ʂa̠⁴⁵ kəu̯¹³/

/sa̠⁴⁵ kəu̯¹³/

(Xiang) to lose face; to bring shame to oneself


丟格

/ti̯əu̯³³ kəu̯¹³/

/ti̯əu̯³³ kəu̯¹³/


發氣

/fa²¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/

/fat̚³³ hi³³⁻³³⁵/

/ɸa̠²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/fa²¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹³/

/fat̚³³ hi³³⁻³³⁵/

/ɸa̠²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

(dialectal Mandarin, Taishanese, dialectal Gan, Yudu Hakka, Xiang) to be angry; to get upset; to be mad


懊恨

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ hin³³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ hun³³/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xən⁵¹/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ hin³³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ hun³³/


𢗉

(dialectal Cantonese) to fear; to be afraid of


燒色

(Northern Min) to be angry; to get upset; to be mad


見氣

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/t͡ɕɪ⁵² t͡ɕʰi¹¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ẽ⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/t͡ɕɪ⁵² t͡ɕʰi¹¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ẽ⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

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


發格

/faʔ³³ kaʔ⁴⁴/

/faʔ⁴⁴ kaʔ⁵⁵/

/faʔ³³ kaʔ⁴⁴/

/faʔ⁴⁴ kaʔ⁵⁵/

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


發極

/faʔ⁴⁴ d͡ʑiɪʔ¹²/

/faʔ⁴⁴ d͡ʑiɪʔ¹²/

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


發呴

/faʔ⁴⁴ hɤ⁵³/

/faʔ⁴⁴ hɤ⁵³/

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


光火

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɔː³⁵/

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


清心

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ sim³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ sim³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

to calm the mind; to clear the mind of worries


一字一淚

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡siː²² jɐt̚⁵ lɵy̯²²/


受窘

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯²² kʷʰɐn³³/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯²² kʷʰɐn³³/

to be embarrassed; to be in an awkward position


嫌憎

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵/


迷亂

/mɐi̯²¹ lyːn²²/

/mɐi̯²¹ lyːn²²/

迷亂中 愈來愈清

迷乱中 愈来愈清


難意

(Jin) to be dissatisfied; to be resentful


料定

/li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/liːu̯²² tɪŋ²²/

/li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/liːu̯²² tɪŋ²²/


歡娛

/xu̯än⁵⁵ y³⁵/

/xu̯än⁵⁵ y³⁵/

I entertained guests with pleasure, / And was able to feed and clothe my family.

白居易 (Bai Juyi), 《偶作寄朗之》 (A Casually-Written Poem Sent to Langzhi)

歡娛接賓客，飽暖及妻兒。

欢娱接宾客，饱暖及妻儿。


淺學

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn³⁵ hɔːk̚²/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn³⁵ hɔːk̚²/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/


急眼

/t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐp̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐp̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

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


愛侶

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɔːi̯³³ lɵy̯¹³/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɔːi̯³³ lɵy̯¹³/


愛重

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/


默記

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


記憶庫

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁵¹/


百感

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


抱委屈

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/


通解

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːi̯³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kaːi̯³⁵/

(literary) to thoroughly understand; to be well versed in; to be proficient in; to know through and through


空歡喜

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² huã⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

/kʰaŋ³³ huã³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² huã⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ huã⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ huã⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² huã⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

/kʰaŋ³³ huã³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² huã⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ huã⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/

/kʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ huã⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/

to rejoice too soon; to be or feel let down


悲楚

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/


悲愴

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ³³/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ³³/


悲憫

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


悲戚

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵/


悲酸

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/


悲辛

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/


情殺

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ saːt̚³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ saːt̚³/


一心無二

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/


哀切

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/


作計

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


有氣

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/i̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵/


暈針

/yn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/wɐn²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

/yn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/wɐn²¹ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

dizziness or fainting during an injection process


戀愛腦

/li̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Internet slang) "love brain": mindset that is fixated on romance


猜詳

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/


在線交友

ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˇ

цзайсянь цзяою

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


心念

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/


別情

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/


離情

/li³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/li³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/


缺憾

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/

/kʰyːt̚³ hɐm²²/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵ xän⁵¹/

/kʰyːt̚³ hɐm²²/

regret (due to an unfortunate situation); pity


別緒

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/

/piːt̚² sɵy̯¹³/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ ɕy⁵¹/

/piːt̚² sɵy̯¹³/


憂戚

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

(literary) distressed; laden with grief; sad


羞惱

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ nou̯¹³/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ nou̯¹³/


第四愛

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

(neologism) heterosexual relationship where the woman is the top


掛意

/ku̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/kua¹¹⁻⁵³ i¹¹/

/kua²¹⁻⁴¹ i²¹/

/kua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i⁴¹/

/ku̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/kua¹¹⁻⁵³ i¹¹/

/kua²¹⁻⁴¹ i²¹/

/kua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i⁴¹/

Lí m̄-thang kòa-ì, góa ē kóaⁿ-kín tńg-lâi.

你毋通掛意，我會趕緊轉來。

你毋通挂意，我会赶紧转来。

to worry; to be concerned; to be anxious


不過意

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ jiː³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ jiː³³/


猜料

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


猜摸

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ²/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ²/


猜嫌

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵/


孤獨感

/ku⁵⁵ tu³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ku⁵⁵ tu³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


笑笑

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/

/ɕiɛu³⁵ ɕiɛu³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/

/ɕiɛu³⁵ ɕiɛu³⁵/


嘻嘻笑笑

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/


說說笑笑

ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(ideophonic, of people) laughing and joking; laughing and talking happily; cheerful


參悟

/t͡sʰän⁵⁵ u⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ ŋ̍²²/

/t͡sʰän⁵⁵ u⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ ŋ̍²²/

(Buddhism) to realize through meditation


慚疚

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

ashamed and guilty; mortified and conscience-stricken


慘沮

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) depressed; dejected; despondent


慚怍

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡sɔːk̚²/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡sɔːk̚²/


慘然

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/


驚怪

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/


愁楚

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


測估

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ ku⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ ku⁵⁵/


惻然

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


悅意

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/


法定強姦

ㄈㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

фадин цянцзянь

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


詫然

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

(literary) taken aback; startled; surprised


恐貓症

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/


纏綿悱惻

ㄔㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟˇ ㄘㄜˋ

чаньмяньфэйцэ

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ miːn²¹ fei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵ feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ miːn²¹ fei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐk̚⁵/


僝僽

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/


悅懌

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/


死咕咕

/sei̯³⁵ kuː²¹ kuː²¹/

/sei̯³⁵ kuː²¹ kuː²¹/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) stubborn; inflexible; rigid


失拖

/sɐt̚⁵ tʰɔː⁵⁵/

/sɐt̚⁵ tʰɔː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) to lose one's love; to be jilted


豔情

/jɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/jɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/


訕訕

/ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/

/ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/


長考

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(chiefly chess, card games, mahjong) to consider for a long time


海枯石爛

ㄏㄞˇ ㄎㄨ ㄕˊ ㄌㄢˋ

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ län⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ fuː⁵⁵ sɛːk̚² laːn²²/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ län⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ fuː⁵⁵ sɛːk̚² laːn²²/


喜盈盈

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/


似懂非懂

toseem to understand, but not to understand

ㄙˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˇ

/sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/

/sz̩⁵¹ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ tʊŋ³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/

to not really understand; to half-understand


撒浪嘿呦

ㄙㄚ ㄌㄤˋ ㄏㄟ ㄧㄡ

/sä⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sä⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

From Korean 사랑해요 (saranghaeyo), informal polite imperative form of 사랑하다 (saranghada, “to love”).


含悲

/xän³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/xän³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/


開胸

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵/

(literary) to be to one's heart's content; to be light-hearted


曼德拉效應

ㄇㄢˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄚ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄥˋ

Маньдэла сяоин

/män⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ lä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ iŋ⁵¹/

/maːn²² tɐk̚⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ haːu̯²² jɪŋ³³/

/män⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ lä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ iŋ⁵¹/

/maːn²² tɐk̚⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ haːu̯²² jɪŋ³³/


孟加拉效應

/maːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ haːu̯²² jɪŋ³³/

/maːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ haːu̯²² jɪŋ³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, humorous) Mandela effect


樂滋滋

/lɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/lɤ⁵¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/lɔːk̚² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/


怛傷

/tä³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tä³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/


心累

/ɕin⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

emotionally exhausted; despondent; disheartened


尸居餘氣

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ y³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵ y³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


動腦子

/tʊŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/tʊŋ⁵¹ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/


氣噗噗

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ pʰu⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ pʰu⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/

2023 September 18, 盧思綸, “氣噗噗！自駕技術險害馬斯克送命 新自傳曝光怒飆工程師”, in 聯合新聞網, archived from the original on 2023-09-26:

Mr. Ma would always burst into the office angrily and get mad at the engineer.

Mǎ xiānseng dōu huì qìpūpū chōng jìn bàngōngshì, duì gōngchéngshī dà fābiāo.

馬先生都會氣噗噗衝進辦公室，對工程師大發飆。

马先生都会气噗噗冲进办公室，对工程师大发飙。

(Taiwanese Mandarin, ideophonic) furious; enraged


柔腸

/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/


識記

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


扯火

/t͡sʰɛː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/t͡sʰɛː³⁵ fɔː³⁵/

(Cantonese) to get angry; to lose one's temper


四愛

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

(neologism) Short for 第四愛／第四爱 (dìsì'ài, “The Fourth Love”).


跋橫

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ huã¹³/

/pua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ huã¹³/

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


料算

/liau³³⁻¹¹ sŋ̍¹¹/

/liau³³⁻²¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/liau³³⁻¹¹ sŋ̍¹¹/

/liau³³⁻²¹ sŋ̍²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) to predict; to anticipate; to expect


悵悵

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/


猌𡳞

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ lan²²/

/ɡin²²⁻²¹ lan²²/

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


想講

/siũ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/siũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/siɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁵³/

/siũ³³⁻²² kɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

(Hokkien) to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that; to assume

(Hokkien) to think (that); to believe (that); to be of the opinion (that); to hold the view (that)


憋腹

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚³²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚³²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/


掛記

(Nanchang Gan, Yudu Hakka) to worry; to be concerned; to miss somebody


怊悵

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/


嗔怒

/ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵ nu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ nou̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵⁵ nu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ nou̯²²/

to get angry; to take offense; to be ruffled


懸想

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


慄膽

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) timid; cowardly


熱咬

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ka²²/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ka²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be engrossed in; to be obsessed with; to be enchanted by


沉抑

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ i⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ i⁵¹/


期冀

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki³⁵/


期冀

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki³⁵/


熾情

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/


/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

(Internet slang) Alternative form of 四愛 /四爱 (sì'ài, “The Fourth Love”)


手指心形

ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

шоучжи синьсин

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/


手指比心

ㄕㄡˇ ㄓˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ

шоучжи бисинь

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/


比心手勢

ㄅㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ

бисинь шоуши

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


鳥囝膽

zieo³ gyo³ dor³ [Phonetic:zieo⁵ yo⁵ dor³]

/t͡sieu⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ tɒ⁴⁵³/

/t͡sieu⁴⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾yɒ⁴⁵³⁻²¹ tɒ⁴⁵³/


鳥膽

/t͡sieu³³²⁻²¹ tɒ̃³³²/

/t͡sieu³³²⁻²¹ tɒ̃³³²/


雀囝膽

zia⁵ gyaⁿ³ dorⁿ³ [Phonetic:zia¹ yaⁿ⁵ dorⁿ³]

/t͡sia²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²⁻²¹ tɒ̃³³²/

/t͡sia²¹⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ỹã³³²⁻²¹ tɒ̃³³²/


心神不定

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ

синьшэньбудин

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ²²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ²²/


心神不寧

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ

синьшэньбунин

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ pu⁵¹ niŋ³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ nɪŋ²¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵ pu⁵¹ niŋ³⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ sɐn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ nɪŋ²¹/


怕死

/pʰä⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰä⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


想說

/siũ³³⁻²² seʔ⁵/

/siũ³³⁻²² seʔ⁵/

(Philippine Hokkien) to mistakenly believe; to be under the impression; to have thought that; to assume


惡氣

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ɔːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/oʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi³⁴/

/oʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³³/

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ɔːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/oʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi³⁴/

/oʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³³/

出口惡氣

出口恶气


鬼父

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹/

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹/

Borrowed from Japanese 鬼(おに)父(ちち) (onichichi), from the incest-themed eroge Onichichi.

The defendant would sexually assault his daughter every 2 to 3 weeks or once a month. If the daughter resisted, she would be severely beaten. In the most serious cases, the onichichi even tried to poison his daughter with carbon monoxide.

南韓鬼父長期性侵女兒 稱社會應接受亂倫被重判25年

Bèigào měi gé 2 zhì 3 zhōu huò měi ge yuè jiù huì xìngqīn nǚ'ér 1 cì, nǚ'ér yīdàn fǎnkàng jiāng miànlín tòng ōu, zuì yánzhòng shí guǐfù shènzhì shìtú ràng nǚ'ér yīyǎnghuàtàn zhōngdú.

被告每隔2至3週或每個月就會性侵女兒1次，女兒一旦反抗將面臨痛毆，最嚴重時鬼父甚至試圖讓女兒一氧化碳中毒。

南韓鬼父長期性侵女兒 稱社會應接受亂倫被重判25年

被告每隔2至3周或每个月就会性侵女儿1次，女儿一旦反抗将面临痛殴，最严重时鬼父甚至试图让女儿一氧化碳中毒。

(neologism, slang) fathers who sexually assault their children


衰過

/t͡sʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰoi̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ko⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka) pitiful; pitiable; poor


悅樂

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/jyːt̚² lɔːk̚²/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤ⁵¹/

/jyːt̚² lɔːk̚²/

The soldiers were cheerful, and hence composed Poem of River Bridge: crossing the river bridge, o, crossing the river bridge, let's raise troops to assault the King of Qin...

jūnrén yuèlè, suì zuò héliáng zhī shī, yuē: “Dù héliáng xī dù héliáng, jǔbīng suǒ fá gōng Qín wáng......”

軍人悅樂，遂作河梁之詩，曰：“渡河梁兮渡河梁，舉兵所伐攻秦王……”

军人悦乐，遂作河梁之诗，曰：“渡河梁兮渡河梁，举兵所伐攻秦王……”