羞羞

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


長圓

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ jyːn²¹/


高班

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) of high level; of high competence


大洗

/taːi̯²² sɐi̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² sɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) Alternative form of 大使 (“lavish; extravagant; profuse; wasteful”)


樂融融

ㄌㄜˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

/lɤ⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/lɤ⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

樂融融地生活

乐融融地生活


美滋滋

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/mei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/mei̯¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵/


樂陶陶

/lɤ⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/lɔːk̚² tʰou̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹/

/lɤ⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/lɔːk̚² tʰou̯²¹ tʰou̯²¹/


甜滋滋

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵⁵/


煙韌

/jiːn⁵⁵ ŋɐn²²/

/jiːn⁵⁵ ŋɐn²²/

煙／烟 (jin¹) possibly from 蔫 (jin¹, “wilted; shrivelled”) (Bai, 2003).

呢隻糖幾煙韌。

呢只糖几烟韧。

2013, 鄺易行, 《良食市場》, Hong Kong: 明報出版社, →ISBN, page 134:

The glutinous rice balls here are very chewy and not too sweet; it is an excellent choice for afternoon tea.

ze² leoi⁵ dik¹ no⁶ mai⁵ ci⁴ fei¹ soeng⁴ jin¹ ngan⁶, ji⁴ ce² bat¹ taai³ tim⁴, si⁶ haa⁶ ng⁵ caa⁴ dik¹ sau² syun².

這裏的糯米糍非常煙韌，而且不太甜，是下午茶的首選。

这里的糯米糍非常烟韧，而且不太甜，是下午茶的首选。

2024 February 9 (last accessed), “出前一丁 五包裝 北海道小麥粉韓辛味”, in 日清食品:

口感煙韌彈牙

口感烟韧弹牙

1921, 夢餘生, “頗靚仔”, in 《新粵謳解心》, volume 1; republished and annotated in 歐陽覺亞, 麥梅翹, editors, 《粵謳釋讀》 [Cantonese Love Songs with Annotations], Hong Kong: 商務印書館, 2021, →ISBN, page 113:

Shucks! When I'm in love with him, we are so intimate.

bai⁶ lo³, ngo⁵ gung⁶ keoi⁵ wan¹ hei² faan¹ lai⁴, gei² gam³ jin¹ ngan⁶.

弊咯，我共佢溫起番嚟，幾咁煙韌。

弊咯，我共佢温起番嚟，几咁烟韧。

(Cantonese, of a romantic couple) intimate; lovey-dovey


撈哨

/laːu̯²¹ saːu̯²¹/

/laːu̯²¹ saːu̯²¹/


淺窄

地方淺窄／地方浅窄 [Cantonese] ― dei⁶ fong¹ cin² zaak³ [Jyutping]


萌塞

/mɐŋ²¹ sɐk̚⁵/

/mɐŋ²¹ sɐk̚⁵/

(Cantonese) close-minded; stubborn; not receptive to new ideas


含含聲

/hɐm²¹ hɐm²¹⁻³⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐm²¹ hɐm²¹⁻³⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

間屋燒到含含聲。

间屋烧到含含声。

個市升到含含聲。

个市升到含含声。


搶口

/t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, of speech) mean; harsh; aggressive; confrontational


怛傷

/tä³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tä³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

(literary) distressed; laden with grief; sad


淡靜

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/taːm²² t͡sɪŋ²²/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/taːm²² t͡sɪŋ²²/

The Book of the Later Han, circa 5ᵗʰ century CE

Cháng cóngróng dànjìng, bùhǎo jiāojiē súrén.

常從容淡靜，不好交接俗人。

常从容淡静，不好交接俗人。

(Hong Kong, finance, of the market) slack (not busy)


落雨絲濕

/lɔːk̚² jyː¹³ siː⁵⁵ sɐp̚⁵/

/lɔːk̚² jyː¹³ siː⁵⁵ sɐp̚⁵/


心累

/ɕin⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹/

emotionally exhausted; despondent; disheartened


大懵

→ Macanese: tai-mong

/taːi̯²² mʊŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² mʊŋ³⁵/

(Cantonese) absent-minded; muddled and forgetful


實淨

/sɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/sɐt̚² t͡sɛːŋ²²/


肉地

/jʊk̚² tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/jʊk̚² tei̯²²⁻³⁵/


稠糊

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ xu⁵⁵/


迷之自信

ㄇㄧˊ ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ

мичжицзысинь

/mi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹/

/mi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕin⁵¹/

(slang, neologism) inexplicably self-confident


爽皮

/sɔːŋ³⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

/sɔːŋ³⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

(Cantonese, neologism) feel-good; pleasant


多籮籮

/tɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹ lɔː²¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹ lɔː²¹/


扤失

/ŋɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

/ŋɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese) stingy; petty; fussy; not generous


幾係嘢

/kei̯³⁵ hɐi̯²² jɛː¹³/

/kei̯³⁵ hɐi̯²² jɛː¹³/

(Cantonese) hard; demanding; a bit much to endure


灰機

Originally, we were going to shoot in the afternoon, but already when we got there, after shooting almost just a few shots, it was already dark. So we were a little disappointed.

bun² loi⁴ ngo⁵ dei⁶ aan³ zau³ paak³, daan⁶ hai⁶ ji⁵ ging¹ heoi³ dou³ caa¹ m⁴ do¹ paak³ gei² haa⁶ zau⁶ ji⁵ ging¹ tin¹ hak¹ zo², gam² zau⁶ jau⁵ di¹ fui¹ gei¹ ze¹.

本來我哋晏晝拍，但係已經去到差唔多拍幾下就已經天黑咗，噉就有啲灰機啫。

本来我哋晏昼拍，但系已经去到差唔多拍几下就已经天黑咗，噉就有啲灰机啫。

(Cantonese, neologism) disappointed; disheartened


近磅

/kɐn²² pɔːŋ²²/

/kɐn²² pɔːŋ²²/

(Cantonese) rather close; not far off the mark


大行

/tä⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² hɐŋ²¹/

/tä⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² hɐŋ²¹/

/tä⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² hɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/tä⁵¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

/taːi̯²² hɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hɐŋ²²/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² hɐŋ²²/

(historical, attributive, honorific, euphemistic, of a monarch or a monarch's spouse) the departed; recently deceased


對出

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

the section of Lung Cheung Road outside Wong Tai Sin Temple

wong⁴ daai⁶ sin¹ ci⁴ deoi³ ceot¹ jat¹ dyun⁶ lung⁴ coeng⁴ dou⁶

黃大仙祠對出一段龍翔道

黄大仙祠对出一段龙翔道


原封

/ɥɛn³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ɥɛn³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ fʊŋ⁵⁵/


獨家村

/tʊk̚² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

/tʊk̚² kaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, of a person) solitary and reclusive


衰格

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ kaːk̚³/

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ kaːk̚³/

(Cantonese) contemptible; despicable; of bad character


紅粉緋緋

/hʊŋ²¹ fɐn³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ²¹ fɐn³⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/


汗津津

ханьцзиньцзинь

/xän⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/hɔːn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/

/xän⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/hɔːn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/


驕傲自滿

ㄐㄧㄠ ㄠˋ ㄗˋ ㄇㄢˇ

цзяоао цзымань

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ män²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


嚡口

/haːi̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

/haːi̯²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/


手織

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


㪐㩿

/lɐk̚⁵ kʰɐk̚⁵/

/lɐk̚⁵ kʰɐk̚⁵/

甩咳
勒咳
犖确
𪙛𠸉
犖硞
犖埆
犖嶨
犖角
䃕確
䃕礭
嶨硌
𬧊揢

keoi⁵ gong² je⁵ gong² dou³ lak¹ lak¹ kak¹ kak¹ gam².

佢講嘢講到㪐㪐㩿㩿噉。

佢讲嘢讲到㪐㪐㩿㩿噉。

The mountainous roads are of course uneven.

saan¹ lou⁶ hai⁶ gam³ lak¹ kak¹ gaa³ laa¹.

山路係咁㪐㩿㗎啦。

山路系咁㪐㩿㗎啦。

The project is not going well because some colleagues always slack off.

go³ po¹ zet⁴ zeon³ zin² dak¹ hou² lak¹ kak¹, jan¹ wai⁶ jau⁵ di¹ tung⁴ si⁶ seng⁴ jat⁶ tau¹ laan⁵.

個project進展得好㪐㩿，因為有啲同事成日偷懶。

个project进展得好㪐㩿，因为有啲同事成日偷懒。


三八氣

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

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

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


光趟

/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ tʰɑ̃²¹/

/kuɑ̃⁵⁵ tʰɑ̃²¹/


出趟

/t͡sʰəʔ⁴⁴ tʰɑ̃³⁴/

/t͡sʰəʔ⁴⁴ tʰɑ̃³⁴/

(Northern Wu) natural; confident on stage


犖确

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

荦确
犖確
犖硞
犖埆
犖嶨
䃕確
䃕礭

(obsolete) rocky and uneven; precipitous and jagged


諸事

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ siː²²/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ siː²²/


暢順

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ sɵn²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ sɵn²²/


失魂

/sɐt̚⁵ wɐn²¹/

/sɐt̚⁵ wɐn²¹/


耐旱

/naɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/

/nãi²²⁻²¹ uã²²/

/nãi⁴¹⁻²² uã⁴¹/

/nãi²²⁻²¹ uã²²/

/nãi³³⁻¹¹ uã³³/

/nãi³³⁻²¹ uã³³/

/naɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/

/nãi²²⁻²¹ uã²²/

/nãi⁴¹⁻²² uã⁴¹/

/nãi²²⁻²¹ uã²²/

/nãi³³⁻¹¹ uã³³/

/nãi³³⁻²¹ uã³³/


高妙

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


緊實

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

(of an object) sturdy; robust; durable; safe

(of a person) strong; brawny; muscular; buff


曉然

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/


鬼五馬六

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ maː¹³ lʊk̚²/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ maː¹³ lʊk̚²/

(Cantonese) strange; eccentric; ridiculous


無味無素

/bo²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ bi³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ bi³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹⁻²² bo²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ bi³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ bi³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ²¹/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) tasteless; flavorless


翳焗

/ɐi̯³³ kʊk̚²/

/ɐi̯³³ kʊk̚²/


扎勁

/t͡saʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

/t͡saʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/


濕星

/sɐp̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐp̚⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

好多湿星嘢要做 [Cantonese, simp.]
hou² do¹ sap¹ sing¹ je⁵ jiu³ zou⁶ [Jyutping]

啱啱去街买咗啲湿星嘢。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngaam¹ ngaam¹ heoi³ gaai¹ maai⁵ zo² di¹ sap¹ sing¹ je⁵. [Jyutping]

(Cantonese) small and insignificant; trivial


嘸用場

/m̩²² ɦioŋ⁵⁵ zã²¹/

/m̩²² ɦioŋ⁵⁵ zã²¹/


沒用場

/məʔ¹¹ ɦioŋ²² zã²³/

/məʔ¹¹ ɦioŋ²² zã²³/


硬勁

/ŋã²² t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

/ŋã²² t͡ɕin⁴⁴/


抖豁豁

/dɤ²² huaʔ⁵⁵ huaʔ²¹/

/dɤ²² huaʔ⁵⁵ huaʔ²¹/


抖抖豁豁

/dɤ²² dɤ⁵⁵ huaʔ³³ huaʔ²¹/

/dɤ²² dɤ⁵⁵ huaʔ³³ huaʔ²¹/


抖豁

/dɤ²² huaʔ⁴⁴/

/dɤ²² huaʔ⁴⁴/

阿拉要開始了哦！抖豁伐？

阿拉要开始了哦！抖豁伐？


嘸沒用場

/m̩²² məʔ⁴⁴ ɦioŋ²² zã⁴⁴/

/m̩²² məʔ⁵⁵ ɦioŋ³³ zã²¹/

/m̩²² məʔ⁴⁴ ɦioŋ²² zã⁴⁴/

/m̩²² məʔ⁵⁵ ɦioŋ³³ zã²¹/


䵑幾幾

/n̠ʲin²² t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/n̠ʲin²² t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/


倒塔咁早

as early as time for pouring away toilet bowls

/tou̯³⁵ tʰaːp̚³ kɐm³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

/tou̯³⁵ tʰaːp̚³ kɐm³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

倒屎咁早 倒屎咁早#Chinese


空框框

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kʷʰaːŋ⁵⁵/


烏毆

/ou³³⁻²³ au⁵²/

/ou³³⁻²³ au⁵²/

zi² gai⁷ ping⁵ guê² kih⁴ kab⁴ ou¹ ao² ku³.

只個蘋果乞磕烏毆去。

只个苹果乞磕乌殴去。

(Teochew) Of fruit or vegetables, bruised through being handled roughly.


煞根

/saʔ³³ kən⁴⁴/

/saʔ³³ kən⁴⁴/


通朧

/tʰøyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡøyŋ⁵³/

/tʰøyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡøyŋ⁵³/

(Eastern Min) candid, reasonable, positive (of personality)

He isn't too bright in there; even after explaining it for a while, he doesn't understand.

ĭ bók-lō̤-diē mâ̤-*tĕ̤ng-lè̤ng, gōng buáng-nĭk iâ-mâ̤-*huôi-é / [i⁵⁵ puʔ²⁴⁻²¹ l̃o³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lie³³ mɛ²⁴²⁻²¹ tʰøyŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡøyŋ⁵³ kouŋ³³ puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nˡiʔ⁵ ia²⁴²⁻⁵³ mɛ²⁴²⁽⁻²¹⁾ hui²⁴²⁻⁵³ ɛi²¹³]

伊腹老裏𣍐通朧，講半日也𣍐會意

伊腹老里𫧃通胧，讲半日也𫧃会意


唔清唔楚

/m̩²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ m̩²¹ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

/m̩²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ m̩²¹ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

keoi⁵ jau⁶ gong² dou³ m⁴ cing¹ m⁴ co², gaau² dou³ ngo⁵ heoi³ co³ zo² dei⁶ fong¹.

佢又講到唔清唔楚，搞到我去錯咗地方。

佢又讲到唔清唔楚，搞到我去错咗地方。


藥用

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² jʊŋ²²/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² iɔŋ⁴¹/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/jœːk̚² jʊŋ²²/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/

/io(ʔ)²⁴⁻² iɔŋ⁴¹/

/io(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/

/io(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/

/iɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/


官立

官立小學／官立小学 [Cantonese] ― gun¹ laap⁶ siu² hok⁶ [Jyutping] ― government primary school

(attributive) established by the government


疏落

/ʂu⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɔː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/

/ʂu⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɔː⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/


油壓

/joʊ̯³⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ aːt̚³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² ap̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² ap̚⁵/

/iu¹³⁻²² ap̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ ap̚³²/

/iu²³⁻³³ ap̚³²/

/joʊ̯³⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ aːt̚³/

/iu²⁴⁻²² ap̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² ap̚⁵/

/iu¹³⁻²² ap̚³²/

/iu²⁴⁻¹¹ ap̚³²/

/iu²³⁻³³ ap̚³²/


禿驢

/tʰʊk̚⁵ lɵy̯²¹/

/tʰʊk̚⁵ lɵy̯²¹/

/tʰut̚²⁴⁻² lɯ²⁴/

/tʰut̚²⁴⁻² lɯ²⁴/

做人真秃驴 [Hokkien, simp.]
chòe-lâng chin thu̍t-lîr [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

to behave in a very slick and sly manner that is hard to deal with

(Quanzhou Hokkien) slick and sly, hard to deal with (especially due to age)


臭亨亨

/t͡sʰɐu̯³³ hɐŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐu̯³³ hɐŋ⁵⁵ hɐŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) foul-smelling; stinky


浪浪

/lɑŋ³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/lɔːŋ²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/

/lɑŋ³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/lɔːŋ²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/


懍懍

/lin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐm¹³ lɐm¹³/

/lin²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɐm¹³ lɐm¹³/

Yu He said, “Lian Po and Lin Xiangru may be dead men from a thousand years ago, but they are just and upright, and eternally it is as if they are alive. Cao Chu and Li Zhi may still be present, but they are weak, as if they are down in the underworld. If all people were like them, our society would be governed by knot tying (a primitive substitution for writing), but I am afraid we would all be eaten by foxes and badgers.

Liu Yiqing (editor), A New Account of the Tales of the World, 5ᵗʰ century CE

Yǔ Dàojì yún: “Lián Pō, Lìn Xiàngrú suī qiānzǎi shàng sǐrén, lǐnlǐn héng rú yǒu shēngqì. Cáo Chú, Lǐ Zhì suī jiànzài, yānyān rú jiǔquán xià rén. Rén jiē rúcǐ, biàn kě jiéshéng ér zhì, dàn kǒng húlí tuān hé dàn jìn.”

庾道季云：「廉頗、藺相如雖千載上死人，懍懍恆如有生氣。曹蜍、李志雖見在，厭厭如九泉下人。人皆如此，便可結繩而治，但恐狐狸貒貉噉盡。」

庾道季云：「廉颇、蔺相如虽千载上死人，懔懔恒如有生气。曹蜍、李志虽见在，厌厌如九泉下人。人皆如此，便可结绳而治，但恐狐狸貒貉噉尽。」


高汁

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) high-quality


穩觸觸

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 穩篤篤／稳笃笃 (ún-tak-tak)


穩篤篤

稳笃笃
穩觸觸
穩搭搭
允篤篤
允觸觸

/wən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/wən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/un⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/un⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/


忽忽地

/fɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/fɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/


犀飛利

sei¹ féi¹ léi⁶⁻²

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵ lei̯²²⁻³⁵/

2015 April 10, 南凱因, 《詭異日常事件II》 [Creepy Six II], Hong Kong: 點子出版, →ISBN, page 66:

lim⁴ zing³ gung¹ cyu⁵ zan¹ dik¹ sai¹ fei¹ lei⁶! sing⁴ laap⁶ bat¹ zuk¹ jat¹ nin⁴, ping⁴ gwan¹ mui⁵ jat⁶ zau⁶ jiu³ cyu² lei⁵ gan⁶ sap⁶ zung¹ jau⁵ gwaan¹ ging² caat³ taam¹ wu¹ duk⁶ zik¹ zi¹ tau⁴ sou³ go³ on³.

廉政公署真的犀飛利！成立不足一年，平均每日就要處理近十宗有關警察貪污瀆職之投訴個案。

廉政公署真的犀飞利！成立不足一年，平均每日就要处理近十宗有关警察贪污渎职之投诉个案。

(Cantonese) very impressive; very amazing


白蔥蔥

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴/


高竇

/kou̯⁵⁵ tɐu̯³³/

/kou̯⁵⁵ tɐu̯³³/


細病

/se²¹⁻⁵³ pĩ²²/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ pẽ³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ pɛ̃²²/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ pĩ²²/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ pẽ³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ pɛ̃²²/

/sue¹¹⁻⁵³ pĩ³³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) no good; incompetent


一絲仔

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² si³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si⁴⁴⁻³³ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² si³³ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² si⁴⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified)


曳曳

/jɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐi̯⁵⁵/

/jɐi̯⁵⁵ jɐi̯⁵⁵/


曳曳

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɛ⁵¹/

(literary) To have the appearance of gently floating.


姣屍扽篤

姣尸扽笃
姣屍凳篤
姣斯凳篤
姣屎凳篤

/haːu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ tɐn³³ tʊk̚⁵/

/haːu̯²¹ siː³⁵ tɐn³³ tʊk̚⁵/

/haːu̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ tɐn³³ tʊk̚⁵/

/haːu̯²¹ siː³⁵ tɐn³³ tʊk̚⁵/


頻撲

/pʰɐn²¹ pʰɔːk̚³/

/pʰɐn²¹ pʰɔːk̚³/

2021, “萬福源頭 [Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing]”, 甄燕鳴, transl., Robert Robinson (music)performed by 黎重良 [Gabriel Lai]:

ngai⁴ coeng⁴ lou⁶ zoeng³ haa⁶ gik⁶ pan⁴ pok³

危牆路障下極頻撲

危墙路障下极频扑


燒咈咈

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚³²⁻⁴ hut̚³²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚³²⁻⁴ hut̚³²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚⁴⁻³² hut̚⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚⁴⁻³² hut̚⁴/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚³²⁻⁴ hut̚³²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚³²⁻⁴ hut̚³²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚⁴⁻³² hut̚⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚⁴⁻³² hut̚⁴/

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 燒唿唿／烧唿唿 (sio-hut-hut)


燒唿唿

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚³²⁻⁴ hut̚³²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚³²⁻⁴ hut̚³²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚³²⁻⁴ hut̚³²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ hut̚³²⁻⁴ hut̚³²/

After soaking in the hot spring, my whole body felt really warm.

Chìm un-chôaⁿ khí--lâi, kui seng-khu sio-hut-hut.

浸溫泉起來，規身軀燒唿唿。

浸温泉起来，规身躯烧唿唿。

Ministry of Education, R.O.C.
w:Ministry of Education (Taiwan)

(Southern Min) (of body, food) very warm


鹹篤篤

/kiam²⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔk̚⁵/

/kiam¹³⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tɔk̚³²/

/kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

/kiam²³⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² tɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔk̚⁵/

/kiam¹³⁻²² tɔk̚³²⁻⁵ tɔk̚³²/

/kiam²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

/kiam²³⁻³³ tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔk̚³²/

(Hokkien, ideophonic, figuratively) very stingy


新觸觸

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ tak̚³²⁻⁴ tak̚³²/

2019 August 27, 鄭順聰, “大命名時代──一起來創造台語新詞”, in 思想坦克, archived from the original on 2023-06-07:

That was a brand new world, where many things had yet to be named. If you wanted to say something, you had to make signs with your hands.

Hit-ê sè-kài sī sin-tak-tak, chē-chē mi̍h-kiāⁿ iáu-bōe hō-miâ, beh kóng tio̍h-ài gia̍h-chhiú khì pí.

彼个世界是新觸觸，濟濟物件猶未號名，欲講著愛攑手去比。

彼个世界是新触触，济济物件犹未号名，欲讲著爱𫽥手去比。

2020 November 5, “高雄定名一百年” (13:22 from the start), in 民視台灣學堂 [Formosa TV Taiwan Lecture Hall], spoken by 陳豐惠, 民視電視公司 [Formosa Television], via YouTube, retrieved 2023-11-05:

The hot-off-the-press, brand new business cards are eye-catching.

Sio-hut-hut, sin-tak-tak ê mè-sì, hō͘ lâng ba̍k-chiu nià kim-kim.

燒唿唿、新tak-tak的mè-sì，予人目睭nià金金。

烧唿唿、新tak-tak的mè-sì，予人目睭nià金金。


氣噗噗

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ pʰu⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ pʰu⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/

bor

Hokkien 氣怫怫／气怫怫

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


撇桑

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ saŋ²¹/

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ saŋ¹¹/

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ saŋ²¹/

/pʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ saŋ¹¹/

From 撇 (phiat, “good-looking; fashionable; smart; charming”) + Japanese さん (san).

1934, 林九, editor, 專勸少年好子新歌, Taichung: 瑞成書局:

thit-thô ki-lú siūⁿ phiat-sàng, pau-ún chiōng-goân tèng thâu-pang

勅桃妓女想丿送 包允狀元中頭帮

勅桃妓女想丿送 包允状元中头帮

Diamond rings are the most fashionable, husband, you are the most generous in your spending

soān-chio̍h chhiú-chí siōng phiat-sàng, a-kun khai-chîⁿ siōng tōa-khang

宣石手指上皿送 阿君開錢上大空

宣石手指上皿送 阿君开钱上大空

Kim-khoài is tall and handsome; please be my matchmaker.

Kim-khoài tōa-hàn chin phiat-sàng, pài-thok kā goán chòe hm̂-lâng

金快大漢眞丿送 拜託共阮做媒人

金快大汉真丿送 拜托共阮做媒人

That one in the middle is rather charming; my eyes are roving, wanting to see the person

tèng-ng hit chi̍t ê khah phiat-sàng, chin-chiàⁿ pháiⁿ-ba̍k ài khòaⁿ lâng

中央彼一個恰丿送 真正歹目愛看人

中央彼一个恰丿送 真正歹目爱看人

1967, “無尪未輕鬆”, 谷煙 (lyrics), 山本丈晴 [Takeharu Yamamoto] (music), performed by 方瑞娥 [Coco Fang]:

If I don't quickly date a handsome or charming [man], there is no hope for me.

nā bô kín kau iân-tâu phiat-sàng, gún mā bô hi-bāng

若無緊交緣投撇桑 阮嘛無希望

若无紧交缘投撇桑 阮嘛无希望

lí chòe-lâng chin phiat-sàng, ín gún sim bâng-bâng

你做人真撇桑 引阮心茫茫

2000 February 9, 洪秋當, “菜瓜歌”, in 施福珍, 邱曉蘋, 游雅玲, editors, 《彰化縣民間文學集 15》, pages 184–185; quoted in 洪淑苓 [Shu-Ling Horng], “臺灣民間歌謠中的「媳婦」論述 [The Discourse of ‘Wife & Daughter-in-Law’ in Taiwanese Folk Songs]”, in 《臺灣文學研究集刊》 [NTU Studies in Taiwan Literature], number 4, 2007 November, →ISSN, page 104:

Other people's husbands are so charming, our family's husband is unbearable, making me complain night and day

pa̍t-lâng ê a-kun (á) chin phiat-sàng / lán chhù a-kun (á) m̄-chiâⁿ-lâng / hō͘ góa mê-ji̍t teh oàn-thàn

別人的阿君（仔）真撇桑／咱厝阿君（仔）不成人／乎我暝日地怨嘆

别人的阿君（仔）真撇桑／咱厝阿君（仔）不成人／乎我暝日地怨叹

(Taiwanese Hokkien) charming; handsome; confident; fashionable


寬洪

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (寬洪):
* → Vietnamese: khoan hồng (寬洪)

/kʰu̯än⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/fuːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

/kʰu̯än⁵⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/fuːn⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

magnanimous; generous (in spirit); large-minded


煞食

(Cantonese) effective, especially romantically; attractive


煠下煠下

/saːp̚² haː¹³ saːp̚² haː¹³/

/saːp̚² haː¹³ saːp̚² haː¹³/

烚下烚下
熠下熠下
拾下拾下
十下十下
霎下霎下
烚下烚下
熠下熠下
拾下拾下
十下十下

(Cantonese) slow; thick-headed; inattentive to the situation


五仁

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) funny; comical; humorous


精甩辮

/t͡sɛːŋ⁵⁵ lɐt̚⁵ piːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛːŋ⁵⁵ lɐt̚⁵ piːn⁵⁵/

2013 June 9, “李綺雯 樂瞳童顏襟撈”, in 太陽報:

daan⁶ loeng⁵ jan⁴ dik¹ ging¹ lik⁶ naam⁴ jyun⁴ bak¹ cit³, gwaai¹ dou³ zan³ dik¹ lok⁶ tung⁴ jyun⁴ cyun⁴ bat¹ gam² wai⁴ kong³ mou⁵ zi², bing⁶ zi⁶ zaau¹ “sei² ceon²”, soeng¹ faan² lei⁵ ji² man⁴ zi⁶ siu² ji⁵ “zeng¹ lat¹ bin¹”, dung² dak¹ jyu⁵ mou⁵ can¹ dau³ zi³ dau³ lik⁶.

但兩人的經歷南轅北轍，乖到震的樂瞳完全不敢違抗母旨，並自嘲「死蠢」，相反李綺雯自小已「精甩辮」，懂得與母親鬥智鬥力。

2013 June 9, “李綺雯 樂瞳童顏襟撈”, in 太陽報:

但两人的经历南辕北辙，乖到震的乐瞳完全不敢违抗母旨，并自嘲「死蠢」，相反李绮雯自小已「精甩辫」，懂得与母亲斗智斗力。

(Cantonese) very smart (especially in a sly way)


細內

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai³³/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lai³³/

(Hokkien, of a meal) few; little; meager; scanty; sparing


兩睇

/lœːŋ¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/lœːŋ¹³ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

to view a situation in two aspects, usually refers to the positive and negative sides.

to understand something also from another person's point of view.


啱數

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ sou̯³³/

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ sou̯³³/


流流長

/lɐu̯²¹ lɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/lɐu̯²¹ lɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

一世人流流长 [Cantonese, simp.]
jat¹ sai³ jan⁴ lau⁴ lau⁴ coeng⁴ [Jyutping]

(Cantonese, of time) long; long-drawn-out


呢咁hea

lé² gem³ hé³

/lɛː³⁵ kɐm³³ hɛː³³/

/lɛː³⁵ kɐm³³ hɛː³³/


攤攤腰

/tʰaːn⁵⁵ tʰaːn⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

/tʰaːn⁵⁵ tʰaːn⁵⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

𨃩到攤攤腰／𨃩到摊摊腰 [Cantonese] ― sin³ dou³ taan¹ taan¹ jiu¹ [Jyutping] ― to be completely fooled

I'm completely exhausted from doing exercise this morning.

gam¹ ziu¹ zou⁶ wan⁶ dung⁶ zou⁶ dou³ ngo⁵ taan¹ taan¹ jiu¹.

今朝做運動做到我攤攤腰。

今朝做运动做到我摊摊腰。

(Cantonese) completely exhausted; completely defeated


𩖁𪚇

/jä³⁵ t͡sä³⁵/

/jä³⁵ t͡sä³⁵/


弔詭

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiːu̯³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiːu̯³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/


吊腳

/tiːu̯³³ kœːk̚³/

/tiːu̯³³ kœːk̚³/

(of trousers) with no break; not reaching one's ankles or shoes

(of seats) too high, such that one's legs do not reach the ground


百百空

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

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


百百款

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuan⁵³/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰuan⁴¹/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuan⁵³/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰuan⁴¹/

(Hokkien) (of) all kinds and sorts; variouss


覷睛

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁵³/

(figurative) short-sighted; lacking foresight


靠勢

/kʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹/

/kʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹/

/kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹/

/kʰo¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹/

/kʰo²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/

/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) overconfident; conceited; self-important


普普通通

ㄆㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥ ㄊㄨㄥ

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰou̯³⁵ pʰou̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰou̯³⁵ pʰou̯³⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

average; ordinary; nothing special; so-so


孍繳

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kiau⁵³/

/ɡiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiau⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ kiau⁵³/

/ɡiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiau⁵⁵⁴/


邋濟

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡se²¹/

/lap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡seʔ⁵/

/lap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sɛʔ³²/

/lap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡se²¹/

/lap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡seʔ⁵/

/lap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sɛʔ³²/

(Hokkien) disorderly; untidy (of one's clothes, etc.)


拉雜

/lä⁵⁵ t͡sä³⁵/

/lap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹/

/lä⁵⁵ t͡sä³⁵/

/lap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sap̚¹²¹/

jumbled; rambling; ill-organized; incoherent; disorganized


沓滴

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/tiap̚³²⁻⁵ tiʔ³²/

/tap̚³²⁻⁴ tiʔ³²/

/tiap̚³²⁻⁵ tiʔ³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) a little; a bit

(Taiwanese Hokkien) trivial and jumbled up; trifling and disorderly


窸窸窣窣

悉悉簌簌
悉悉索索:chiefly Northern Wu
淅淅索索:chiefly Northern Wu

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨˋ ㄙㄨˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵⁵ su⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ soʔ³³ soʔ²¹/

/siɪʔ⁴⁴ siɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴ soʔ²²/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵⁵ su⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ soʔ³³ soʔ²¹/

/siɪʔ⁴⁴ siɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴ soʔ²²/

(literary or Northern Wu, onomatopoeia) rustling


褊小

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

But though Qi be a small and narrow State, how should I grudge one ox? Indeed it was because I could not bear its frightened appearance, as if it were an innocent person going to the place of death, that therefore I changed it for a sheep.

Qí guó suī biǎnxiǎo, wú hé ài yī niú? Jí bùrěn qí húsù, ruò wúzuì ér jiù sǐdì, gù yǐ yáng yì zhī yě.

齊國雖褊小，吾何愛一牛？即不忍其觳觫，若無罪而就死地，故以羊易之也。

齐国虽褊小，吾何爱一牛？即不忍其觳觫，若无罪而就死地，故以羊易之也。

(literary) small and narrow (e.g. of an area)


滿屏

/män²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/män²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/

(Internet slang) So many (comments, images, or danmaku) that the screen is full.


傻的嗎

/sɔː²¹ tɪk̚⁵ maː⁵⁵/

/sɔː²¹ tɪk̚⁵ maː⁵⁵/

From the word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) Synonym of 戇鳩／戆鸠 (ngong⁶ gau¹)


百歲壽

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) long-lived; longevous


搭峇

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ba²²/

/ta(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ba²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) attached tightly (of two things)

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


踏岑

/ta(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡim²⁴/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡim²⁴/

/ta(ʔ)²⁴⁻² ɡim²⁴/

/ta(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ ɡim²⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) having an average of a year gap among one's siblings


踏棧岑

/ta(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡san⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡim²⁴/

/ta(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡san⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡim²⁴/


仁讓

Sino-Xenic (仁讓):
* → Vietnamese: nhân nhượng (仁讓)

/ʐən³⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʐən³⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

Yuǎnrén cóng qí xué zhě, jiē zhí jīng lǒng pàn yǐ zhuī zhī, lǐluò huà qí rénràng.

遠人從其學者，皆執經壟畔以追之，里落化其仁讓。

远人从其学者，皆执经垄畔以追之，里落化其仁让。

Jūn ruò néng rù xiào chū tì, zhōngxìn rénràng, bù dài chūhù, tiānxià zì zhī.

君若能入孝出悌，忠信仁讓，不待出戶，天下自知。

君若能入孝出悌，忠信仁让，不待出户，天下自知。

《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Joseon Veritable Records), 1564

仁讓貪戾，惟君所好，朝無善政，民焉取則？

1697, Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Basic Records, continued compilation volume 19, in 孫曉 (Sun Xiao), chief editor, 《標點校勘本大越史記全書》, →ISBN, page 982

縣令親民之官，當存心撫字，勸課農桑，興便除害，留意教化，使仁讓風行，告訐俗易。


低莊

/tɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, of behaviour) despicable; wretched


鴨癉哥

(Quanzhou Hokkien) developed poorly (in physical growth)


鴨仔癉

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tan⁴⁴/

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


合味

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bi²²/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bi²²/

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


合跤

/ha(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/ha(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kʰa³³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

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


合範

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pan²²/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pan²²/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pan²²/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pan²²/

(Southern Min) fitting the standard or criterion


合盤

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

/ha(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ puã²⁴/

/a(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ puã¹³/

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


有盤

(Quanzhou Hokkien) having more benefits than harms; worthwhile; profitable; reasonably priced


細細個

/sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³ kɔː³³/

/sɐi̯³³ sɐi̯³³ kɔː³³/

He was already handsome when he was little.

keoi⁵ sai³ sai³ go³ ji⁵ ging¹ hou² leng³ zai².

佢細細個已經好靚仔。

佢细细个已经好靓仔。


軟茈

软茈
軟汫
軟孱
軟𩟗
軟𩉍
軟弱
軟整

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siã⁵³/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡siã⁵³/

Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters.

聖經（台語漢字本） [Holy Bible] , 羅馬書 14:1 [Romans 14:1]

Sìn nńg-chiáⁿ ê lâng, lín tio̍h chiap-la̍p--i, m̄ sī beh piān-lūn só͘ giâu-gî--ê.

信軟茈的人，恁著接納伊，呣是欲辯論所僥疑的。

信软茈的人，恁著接纳伊，呣是欲辩论所侥疑的。

Streching my legs and striding forward, I will never be weak from now on

2016, 滅火器 [Fire EX.], 繼續向前行 [Keep on Going]

tián-khui siang-kha tōa-pō͘ tōa-pō͘ kiâⁿ, chēng kim āu bōe koh chài nńg-chiáⁿ

展開雙跤大步大步行 從今後袂閣再軟茈

展开双跤大步大步行 从今后袂阁再软茈

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 軟汫／软汫 (“weak; feeble; delicate”)


鉿尾

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, swear word) lacking decency; with no manners


梢跤軟蹄

梢跤软蹄
騷腳軟蹄
騷骹軟蹄
騷跤軟蹄

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/

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

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) no good; bad; poor; disappointing (of quality, ability, etc.)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) clumsy; dull-witted; stupid; ungainly; foolish


梢蹬

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² tɛ̃⁴⁴/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² tɛ̃⁴⁴/


拆合

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ¹²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ⁴/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ¹²¹/

/tʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ haʔ⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) at the crack of dawn


梢跤

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/

/sau⁴⁴⁻²² kʰa⁴⁴/


殕殕光

/pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kŋ̍³³/

/pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴/

/pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kŋ̍³³/

/pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuĩ⁴⁴/


軟䭕

软𬲕
軟𩟗
軟汫
軟茈
軟弱
軟孱
軟整

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁴¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

1936, 梁松林, 特編英臺出世新歌（下）, Taipei: 周協隆書店:

Having eaten, the legs won't be weak; now [I] must make big strides and walk again

ū chia̍h kha-kut bōe nńg-chiáⁿ, taⁿ tio̍h khui-pō͘ koh-chài kiâⁿ

有食脚骨袂軟汫 今着開步閣再行

1936, 梁松林, 特編英臺出世新歌（下）, Taipei: 周協隆書店:

有食脚骨袂软汫 今着开步阁再行

(Hokkien, Teochew) (physically) weak; feeble

2018, 黃奇斌 [Ng Ki-pin] (lyrics and music), “浪流連 [Waves Wandering]”performed by 茄子蛋 [EggPlantEgg]:

And y'all know how I tuck away my lows and woes

lín lóng liáu-kái góa ē am-khàm góa ê nńg-chiáⁿ

恁攏了解我會掩崁我的軟汫

恁拢了解我会掩崁我的软汫

(Hokkien, of a person) (mentally, emotionally) weak; delicate


嚴啀

/ɡiam¹³⁻²² ɡai¹³/

/ɡiam¹³⁻²² ɡai¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) strict in disciplining (as of a teacher, etc.)


儉底

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


西裝友

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ jɐu̯¹³/

(Cantonese, sometimes derogatory) person in a Western suit


鹹蜆仔目

/kiam¹³⁻²² kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

/kiam¹³⁻²² kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) with small eyes and fat eyelids


儼硬

/ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋĩ³³/

/ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋĩ²²/

/ɡiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ŋĩ²²/

/ɡiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋẽ³³/

/ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɛ̃²²/

/ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋĩ³³/

/ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋĩ²²/

/ɡiam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ŋĩ²²/

/ɡiam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋẽ³³/

/ɡiam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɛ̃²²/

(Hokkien) staunch; firm; strong; unyielding; solid

(Hokkien) robust; burly; hale and hearty; brawny; buff


鹹芳

/kiam²⁴⁻²² pʰaŋ³³/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiam¹³⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² pʰaŋ³³/

/kiam²⁴⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kiam¹³⁻²² pʰaŋ⁴⁴/


鴨卵青

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)⁵ nŋ̍²² t͡sʰĩ³³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nŋ̍²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/a(ʔ)⁵ nŋ̍²² t͡sʰĩ³³/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nuĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) green as seen in green-shelled duck eggs (color)


較各樣

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko(ʔ)⁵ iũ⁴¹/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iũ²²/

/kʰa⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko(ʔ)⁵ iũ⁴¹/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ko(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iɔ̃²²/


食癖

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰiaʔ³²/

/t͡sia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰiaʔ³²/

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


厚穢

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ ueʔ¹²¹/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ ueʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hot and uncomfortable (of one's entire body due to the sweltering heat)


點陳

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) meticulous and earnest


魁瓜

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English Québécois, from Canadian French québécois

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魁瓜法語口音

魁瓜法语口音

(neologism, humorous, Canada, informal) Of or relating to Quebec, its people, or its variety of French.


刺頁

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iaʔ³²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iaʔ³²/

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


胡塞

/xu³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/wuː²¹ sɐk̚⁵/

/xu³⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/wuː²¹ sɐk̚⁵/


求鬼其其

/kʰɐu̯²¹ kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/kʰɐu̯²¹ kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

(Cantonese) careless; sloppy; not serious


老辣

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵¹/


質的

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ti⁵¹/

質的飛躍

质的飞跃


雄強

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/


長老老

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lo⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a long time


長躼躁

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ so²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wearing long clothes


長手

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

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


長歲壽

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ he¹¹⁻⁵³ siu³³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ hue²¹⁻⁴¹ siu³³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² he²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻¹¹ he¹¹⁻⁵³ siu³³/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² hə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siu⁴¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² hue²¹⁻⁵³ siu²²/

/tŋ̍²³⁻³³ hue²¹⁻⁴¹ siu³³/


長泰泰

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰua⁴¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² tʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰua⁴¹/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) of a long distance or time


長躼躼

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍²⁴⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

/tŋ̍¹³⁻²² lo²¹⁻⁵³ lo²¹/

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


掂當

/tiːm²² tɔːŋ³³/

/tiːm²² tɔːŋ³³/


糖黏黏

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² liam¹³⁻²² liam¹³/

/tʰŋ̍¹³⁻²² liam¹³⁻²² liam¹³/


轉鑽

/tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/

/tŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sŋ̍⁴¹/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) quickwitted; nimble; agile


軟空

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) relaxed; light (of a task or work)


軟路

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

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

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) soft; lithe; flexible


軟跤

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) lacking courage or strength to face up to difficulties


軟𩛩𩛩

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kauʔ³²/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kauʔ³²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kauʔ³²/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kauʔ³²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, ideophonic, of the body) weak (all over); worn out


軟㽎㽎

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim¹¹⁻⁵³ sim¹¹/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim²¹⁻⁴¹ sim²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim²¹⁻⁵³ sim²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim¹¹⁻⁵³ sim¹¹/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim²¹⁻⁴¹ sim²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim²¹⁻⁵³ sim²¹/


軟㩝㩝

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ²³⁻³³ kɤ²³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko²⁴⁻²² ko²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ²³⁻³³ kɤ²³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko²⁴⁻²² ko²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/


軟荍荍

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤ²³⁻³³ siɤ²³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio²⁴⁻¹¹ sio²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio²⁴⁻²² sio²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤ²³⁻³³ siɤ²³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio²⁴⁻¹¹ sio²⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio²⁴⁻²² sio²⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien, ideophonic) soft


軟勾勾

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kauʔ⁴/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kauʔ⁴/


軟溢溢

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ iɪk̚³²/


軟母

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bo⁵³/

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

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) effeminate (of a man)


軟湊湊

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sauʔ³²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sauʔ³²/


五鹵

/ŋu³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/

/ŋu³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/


順得人

/sɵn²² tɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

/sɵn²² tɐk̚⁵ jɐn²¹/

Homophonic pun of 順德人／顺德人 (literally “a person from Shunde”)


少塊膶

/siːu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³ jɵn³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³ jɵn³⁵/

(Cantonese, derogatory) stupid; silly; brainless


目鈍

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tun²²/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tun²²/

(Southern Min) with dull eyes causing the inability to differentiate objects


跛跤跛手

/pai⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kʰa³³⁻²¹ pai⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴⁴⁵/

/pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵³⁻²⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pai⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ pai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ pai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵³⁻²⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pai⁵³⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa³³ pai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰa⁴⁴⁻²² pãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Singapore Hokkien) lame; crippled; especially in the context of being medically unfit to perform work or military duties.


嘴藐藐

zêu² miu⁵⁻² miu⁵⁻²

/t͡sɵy̯³⁵ miːu̯¹³⁻³⁵ miːu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

/t͡sɵy̯³⁵ miːu̯¹³⁻³⁵ miːu̯¹³⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) with a look of disdain


番顛

(Hokkien) exhibiting erratic and abnormal behavior (in words and actions)


雅哉哉

/ŋia⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/

/ŋia⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sai³⁵/

(Teochew, ideophonic, of a woman) very pretty


嘔落

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²¹/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) repulsive; annoying; disgusting


雜崩冷

/t͡saːp̚² pɐŋ⁵⁵ lɐŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡saːp̚² pɐŋ⁵⁵ lɐŋ⁵⁵/


木大

From Japanese 無駄(むだ) (muda). Popularized through the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

/mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

我們的努力全部木大。

我们的努力全部木大。

(ACG or Internet slang) useless; in vain


熠熠

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/jɐp̚⁵ jɐp̚⁵/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/jɐp̚⁵ jɐp̚⁵/

(literary) glittering; shining; sparkling


頭養

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ²²/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ⁴¹/

/tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡siũ²²/

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


頭養仔

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siũ³³ a⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡siũ³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

/tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siũ³³ a⁵³/

/tʰau²³⁻³³ t͡siũ³³ a⁴¹/

/tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡siɔ̃²²⁻²¹ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) firstborn; first (of a child or pregnancy)


守序

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

守序中立

守序邪惡

守序邪恶

守序善良


勿推扳

/vəʔ²² tʰe⁵⁵ pe²¹/

/vəʔ²² tʰe⁵⁵ pe²¹/


勿錯

/vəʔ²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵²³/

/vəʔ²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵²³/


徛裡

/kʰie²⁴²⁻⁵³ tie³³/

/kʰie²⁴²⁻⁵³ tie³³/


熱燥

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²¹/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ so²¹/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²¹/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ so²¹/

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine) heaty


燥煏煏

/so²¹⁻⁵³ piak̚⁴⁻³² piak̚⁴/

/so²¹⁻⁵³ piak̚⁴⁻³² piak̚⁴/

(Hokkien, traditional Chinese medicine, ideophonic) heaty


堅勁

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

Qiān mó wàn jī huán jiānjìng, rèn ěr dōngxīnánběi fēng.

千磨萬擊還堅勁，任爾東西南北風。

千磨万击还坚劲，任尔东西南北风。


惡剃頭

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/


歹收山

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

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


惡收山

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

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


䆀收山

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siu⁴⁴⁻²² suã⁴⁴/


惡做

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡so²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sue²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sue¹¹/

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sɤ²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡so²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sue²¹/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sue¹¹/


惡呾

/oʔ²⁻⁴ tã²¹³/

/oʔ²⁻⁴ tã²¹³/


攑箸遮鼻

揭箸遮鼻
舉箸遮鼻
𫽥箸遮鼻

/ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tɯ⁴¹ t͡sia³³ pʰi⁴¹/

/ka(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tɯ⁴¹ t͡sia³³ pʰi⁴¹/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) having self-awareness, humility, and wisdom of self-knowledge (said of what someone should have)


薄澀

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚³²/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having an unpleasantly astringent taste

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) poor and short of money


薄絲絲

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/


薄釐絲

/pɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/pɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/


薄釐釐

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻²² li⁴⁴/


薄皮

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/

/po(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə²⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰe²⁴/

/po(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pʰə²⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pʰue¹³/

(Hokkien) having thin skin (of a fruit, etc.)

(Hokkien) sensitive about one's reputation; afraid of losing face and being looked down upon


落骨

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kut̚³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ kut̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having uncoordinated movements with one's hands and feet


落目

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ bak̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) with longer internodes (of bamboo, sugarcane, etc.)


落蚩落柵

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ¹²¹/

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

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) forgetful and clumsy


哚哥

/tʰo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

/tʰo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ ko⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) stupid; foolish; silly


辣鑿鑿

/lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/lua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰak̚⁴/


薄抨

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ piã⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) slim; skinny; gaunt; lean


落柵

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ¹²¹/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/lau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰeʔ¹²¹/

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

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) forgetful and clumsy

(Xiamen Hokkien) extremely dilapidated; utterly worn out


著火燒

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hə⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sio³³/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/to(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

着火烧
着火燒
着火烧
着火燒

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) burnt (from cooking)


末末

/bua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ buaʔ¹²¹/

/bua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ buaʔ¹²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) feeling powdery (on one's mouth, hands, etc.)

(Taiwanese Hokkien) with a bad mouthfeel


機歪

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

Altered from Hokkien 膣屄 (chi-bai, “cunt”) (also written as 雞掰／鸡掰 (jībāi) in Mandarin).

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雞掰／鸡掰 (jībāi)

(Taiwan, minced oath, euphemistic) hard to get along with


無人駕駛

ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄕˇ

/u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ kaː³³ sɐi̯³⁵/

/u³⁵ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹ kaː³³ sɐi̯³⁵/

無人駕駛汽車

无人驾驶汽车


無插

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰap̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰap̚³²/

(Singapore Hokkien) indifferent; not caring; not bothered.


散修修

/saːn³⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/saːn³⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) messy; loose; disorganized; all over the place


活跳跳

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiau¹¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiau²¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiau²¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiau¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰiau¹¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰiau²¹/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰiau²¹⁻⁵³ tʰiau²¹/


活溜溜

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) live, healthy, and active


活龍龍

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɪŋ²³⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ liɪŋ²⁴/

/ua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/


白直

(Hokkien, Teochew) honest and straightforward; candid; frank


𣍐曉䆀

→ English: buay hiao bai

/bue²²⁻²¹ hiau⁴²⁻²⁴ bai⁴²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ hiau⁴²⁻²⁴ bai⁴²/

(Singapore Hokkien) arrogant and shameless


闊弄

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²²/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ²²/

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


闊曠

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰŋ̍²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuĩ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰŋ̍²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰuĩ²¹/

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


開曠

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɔːŋ³³/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰui³³ kʰɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɔŋ¹¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɔːŋ³³/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰui³³ kʰɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔŋ²¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɔŋ¹¹/

/kʰui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɔŋ²¹/


曠闊

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰuaʔ³²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) vast; extensive; broad


闊手

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

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


看手

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) generous; magnanimous


闊弄弄

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔŋ¹¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lɔŋ¹¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ lɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ lɔŋ²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ lɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ lɔŋ²¹/


豆泥

/tɐu̯²² nɐi̯²¹/

/tɐu̯²² nɐi̯²¹/


寬幅

/kʰu̯än⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/kʰu̯än⁵⁵ fu³⁵/


斂手

/li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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


狹幅

/ɕi̯ä³⁵ fu³⁵/

/ɕi̯ä³⁵ fu³⁵/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/


胖瓢

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵⁴ pʰio²⁴/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵⁴ pʰio²⁴/


闊喙

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui¹¹/

/kʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰui²¹/


加真

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/


跳皮

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ pʰi¹³/

/tʰiːu̯³³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵ pʰi¹³/

(Liuzhou and Guilin Mandarin, Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua, Bangkok Teochew, Xiang) naughty; mischievous


掣慶

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiã²¹/

/t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiã²¹/

prone to have problems such as restless sleep at night (due to nerves of infants and young children unable to withstand overstimulation)

easily provoked; easily agitated; unable to control one's feelings

unrefined; undignified; inelegant (of men and women)

excessively fond of joking around (as of small boys)

hyperactive; unable to sit still and fond of running around, laughing, etc. (as of small girls)


煞𡳞

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


刺人目

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² bak̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) offending to the eye; unsightly

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) enviable; arousing envy


猛鬼

/maːŋ¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/maːŋ¹³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/


晃眼

/xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔːŋ³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔːŋ³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/


赤炎炎

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iã³³⁻²¹ iã³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iã²²⁻²¹ iã²²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iã³³⁻¹¹ iã³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iã³³⁻²¹ iã³³/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iã²²⁻²¹ iã²²/

/t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ iã³³⁻¹¹ iã³³/

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


ㄍㄧㄣ

Likely due to nondifferentiation between -n and -ng in many Taiwanese Mandarin speakers.


破落落

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ lau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lauʔ⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ lau(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ lauʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) extremely dilapidated; extremely tattered


掠平

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pĩ²⁴/

/lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pĩ²⁴/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛn¹³/

/lia(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pĩ²⁴/

/lia(ʔ)²⁴⁻² pĩ²⁴/

/lia(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ pɛn¹³/

(Hokkien) impartial; even-handed; unbiased


計入

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹/

比賽得分計入

比赛得分计入


厾𡳞

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


厾呆

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


勿二勿三

/vəʔ²² n̠ʲi⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ se²¹/

/vəʔ²² n̠ʲi⁵⁵ vəʔ³³ se²¹/

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl

neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; unsatisfactory intermediate


肥朒朒

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sut̚³²/

/pui²³⁻³³ t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sut̚³²/

/pui¹³⁻²² t͡su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡suʔ³²/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sut̚³²/

/pui²³⁻³³ t͡sut̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sut̚³²/

/pui¹³⁻²² t͡su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡suʔ³²/

肥泏泏
肥腯腯
肥雋雋
肥甪甪
肥律律

(Hokkien, ideophonic) fat; chubby; plump


肥朒朒

/pui¹³⁻²² lut̚³²⁻⁵ lut̚³²/

/pui²³⁻³³ lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui²⁴⁻²² lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui¹³⁻²² lut̚³²⁻⁵ lut̚³²/

/pui²³⁻³³ lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui²⁴⁻²² lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

/pui²⁴⁻¹¹ lut̚³²⁻⁴ lut̚³²/

肥泏泏
肥腯腯
肥雋雋
肥甪甪
肥律律


覷懵

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ baŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ baŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ baŋ⁵³/

(Hokkien) myopic; near-sighted; short-sighted

(figurative) short-sighted; lacking foresight


鐵骨生

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁵ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁵ kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sĩ³³/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) thin but strong and sturdy (of someone's body)


鐵骨仔生

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sĩ⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kut̚³²⁻⁴ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sẽ⁴⁴/

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


黐凸

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰuʔ¹²¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰuʔ⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰuʔ¹²¹/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰuʔ⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) dilatory; sluggish; laggard; slow


黐拖

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

/tʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tʰua⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dilatory; sluggish; laggard


拖黐

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ¹²¹/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiʔ⁴/


褿全

/t͡siau²³⁻³³ t͡sŋ̍²³/

/t͡siau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡siau²⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sau²⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡siau²³⁻³³ t͡sŋ̍²³/

/t͡siau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡siau²⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

/t͡sau²⁴⁻²² t͡sŋ̍²⁴/

(Hokkien) Alternative form of 齊全／齐全 (chiâu-chn̂g, châu-chn̂g, “complete; whole”)


老戇

/lau³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔŋ³³/

/lau³³⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ³³/

/lau³³⁻²² ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ ɡɔŋ³³/

/lau³³⁻²¹ ɡɔŋ³³/

/lau³³⁻²² ɡɔŋ⁴¹/


神武

/ʂən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Fú yǐ Shìzōng shénwǔ, jiàngxiàng liáng měng, cáifù chōngshí, suǒ tuò guǎngyuǎn, yóu yǒu huǐ yān.

夫以世宗神武，將相良猛，財賦充實，所拓廣遠，猶有悔焉。

夫以世宗神武，将相良猛，财赋充实，所拓广远，犹有悔焉。


悵悵

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/


高曠

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɔːŋ³³/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kou̯⁵⁵ kʷʰɔːŋ³³/


暢旺

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ wɔːŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ³³ wɔːŋ²²/


敞快

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴ kʰu̯aɪ̯⁴/


超薄

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯³⁵/


星系際

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


萬千

/wän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/wän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiɛn⁴⁴/

Various editors, Collected Conversations of Master Zhu, c. 13ᵗʰ century CE

Déyuán kàn wénzì, què néng jì qí jǐnyào chù. Yǒu wànqiān rén kàn wénzì zhě, què bùnéng yú jǐnyào chù lǐhuì, zhǐ yú suǒxì chù yònggōng.

德元看文字，卻能記其緊要處。有萬千人看文字者，卻不能於緊要處理會，只於瑣細處用工。

德元看文字，却能记其紧要处。有万千人看文字者，却不能于紧要处理会，只于琐细处用工。

It is brilliant in the early morning and gloomy at nightfall, or vice versa; the scenery is ever-changing.

朝暉夕陰，氣象萬千。

朝晖夕阴，气象万千。


撆紮

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡saʔ³²/

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡saʔ³²/

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡saʔ³²/

/pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡saʔ³²/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) immaculately dressed; well-groomed; dapper


惡質

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sit̚³²/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) evil; wicked; vicious


惡確確

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiak̚²⁴⁻² kʰiak̚²⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiak̚¹²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiak̚²⁴⁻² kʰiak̚²⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰiak̚¹²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiak̚⁴⁻³² kʰiak̚⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) ferocious; tyrannical; fierce; fiendish


惡逼逼

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚⁴⁻³² piak̚⁴/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚⁴⁻³² piak̚⁴/


囉囉嗦嗦

ㄌㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ

/lu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ² su̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²/

/lu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ² su̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²/


歪歪扭扭

ㄨㄞ ㄨㄞ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄡˇ

/waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/waːi̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵/

/waːi̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵ nɐu̯³⁵ nɐu̯³⁵/


揲篤

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/

/ti(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tauʔ³²/


束結

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɛt̚⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɛt̚⁵/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

/sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kiɛt̚³²/

(Hokkien) simple yet clean and stylish; small yet exquisite and complete; small yet study and stylish


漉淞

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ sɔŋ²²/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sɔŋ²²/

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


漉屎

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ sai⁵³/

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


漉膿

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ lɔŋ²⁴/


觸氣

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵²³/

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵²³/

(Wu) annoying; despicable; maddening; irritating


漉栱

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rotten; putrid


漉瓤

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/lɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ nŋ̍²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) rotten; putrid


嘈嘈閉

/t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯²¹ pɐi̯³³/

/t͡sʰou̯²¹ t͡sʰou̯²¹ pɐi̯³³/


好瞓

冇覺好瞓／冇觉好𰥛 [Cantonese] ― mou⁵ gaau³ hou² fan³ [Jyutping] ― to be unable to sleep soundly

呢張床好好瞓。

呢张床好好𰥛。


搞嘢

/kaːu̯³⁵ jɛː¹³/

/kaːu̯³⁵ jɛː¹³/


噭噭叫

/kiau²¹⁻⁴¹ kiau²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɤ²¹/

/kiau²¹⁻⁴¹ kiau²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɤ²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) with all voices in a jumble; with mixed and disorderly voices


細微細眼

/sɐi̯³³ mei̯²¹ sɐi̯³³ ŋaːn¹³/

/sɐi̯³³ mei̯²¹ sɐi̯³³ ŋaːn¹³/


超等

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tɐŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tɐŋ³⁵/

(chiefly attributive) super; hyper; ultra


吵人

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰau̯¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰau̯¹¹ ŋin¹¹/


潮潤

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

(of the atmosphere, soil, etc.) wet; moist


超卓

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

(literary) excellent; superior; outstanding; remarkable

傲人

nowadays especially of breasts, body curve


囂囂

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/

From the Three Dynasties up to now, how full of commotion the world has been!

Zì sāndài yǐxià zhě, tiānxià hé qí xiāoxiāo yě?

自三代以下者，天下何其囂囂也？

自三代以下者，天下何其嚣嚣也？

Are you fond of traveling [to different courts]? I will tell you about traveling. If the people there recognize your worth, be fully pleased. If the people there do not recognize your worth, be likewise fully pleased.

Zǐ hǎo yóu hū? Wú yǔ zǐ yóu. Rén zhī zhī, yì xiāoxiāo; rén bù zhī, yì xiāoxiāo.

子好遊乎？吾語子遊。人知之，亦囂囂；人不知，亦囂囂。

子好游乎？吾语子游。人知之，亦嚣嚣；人不知，亦嚣嚣。

nonchalant, satisfied with what one has, fully pleased


囂囂

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/


晴和

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ wɔː²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ wɔː²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ho²⁴/


閒仙仙

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²³⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ siɛn⁴⁴/

/iɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴⁴/


醒喙

/t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) having refreshing and tasty flavor


勢面

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ bin³³/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) amazing; terrific; extraordinary


碌硞

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁵¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚³²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² kʰɔk̚²⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰu⁵¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚³²/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² kʰɔk̚⁴/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² kʰɔk̚²⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

(obsolete) rocky and uneven; precipitous and jagged


毒行

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²²/

/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

/tɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²²/

/tɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/tɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

(Hokkien) cruel and evil (of a person or a course of action)


漉膎膎

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kue²⁴⁻²² kue²⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kue²⁴⁻²² kue²⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) mashed; pappy; soft


漉喌喌

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siuʔ⁴/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siuʔ⁴/


漉醬醬

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siũ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siũ²¹/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siũ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siũ²¹/


漉斨斨

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰã²¹/

/lɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰã²¹/


荒殘

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (荒殘):
* → Vietnamese: hoang tàn (荒殘)

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰän³⁵/

Rán Yì tǔ huāngcán, yě wú qīngcǎo, chéngdōu zhīnèi, dài wú jiéyí.

然益土荒殘，野無青草，成都之內，殆無孑遺。

然益土荒残，野无青草，成都之内，殆无孑遗。

The Book of Southern Qi, by Xiao Zixian, 6ᵗʰ century CE

Zhū huāngcán jìzhì jùnxiàn, mínhù guǎshào, kě bìnghé zhī.

諸荒殘寄治郡縣，民戶寡少，可并合之。

诸荒残寄治郡县，民户寡少，可并合之。

648 CE, Fang Xuanling (lead editor), Book of Jin

Rán jīn Jiāngnán liù zhōu zhī tǔ, shàng yòu huāngcán, fāng zhī píngrì, shù shí fēn zhī yī ěr.

然今江南六州之土，尚又荒殘，方之平日，數十分之一耳。

然今江南六州之土，尚又荒残，方之平日，数十分之一耳。


㾪卑巴

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi³³ pa³³/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻²² pa⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pi³³ pa³³/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pi⁴⁴⁻³³ pa⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) extremely thin; scrawny; skinny; emaciated; gaunt


樂暢

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² tʰiɔŋ⁴¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɔŋ²¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɔŋ¹¹/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² tʰiɔŋ⁴¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɔŋ²¹/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² tʰiɔŋ¹¹/

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

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


吵耳

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ jiː¹³/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ jiː¹³/

(Cantonese) noisy; ear-piercing; unpleasant or annoying to the ear


蹇滯

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kiːn³⁵ t͡sɐi̯²²/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kiːn³⁵ t͡sɐi̯²²/


摳氣

/kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

/kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³/

The melon seeds have been shelled for him to eat, but he still thinks it's too much of a bother.

Guă-cī báh ké̤ṳk-ĭ siăh, ĭ bô-*hièng kău-*ké / [kua⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^((t͡s-))ʒi³³ pɑʔ²⁴ kʰyʔ²⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵ siaʔ⁵ i⁵⁵ pu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ hieŋ⁵³ kʰau⁵⁵⁻⁵³ kʰɛi²¹³]

瓜子擘乞伊食，伊復嫌摳氣。

瓜子擘乞伊食，伊复嫌抠气。

(Eastern Min) annoying, bothersome, troublesome


摔拍

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

/siak̚³²⁻⁵ pʰaʔ³²/

/siak̚³²⁻⁴ pʰaʔ³²/

/sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰaʔ⁵/

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

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) difficult and causing setbacks


齷齪熱

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ luaʔ⁴/

/ak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ luaʔ²⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/

/ak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ luaʔ⁴/

/ak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ luaʔ²⁴/

/ak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien) hot and suffocating; sultry; muggy (making someone uncomfortable and itchy)


目地無

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ te²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² te²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ te²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/

/bak̚⁴⁻³² te²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/

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


冗繁

/ʐʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fän³⁵/

/jʊŋ³⁵ faːn²¹/

/ʐʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fän³⁵/

/jʊŋ³⁵ faːn²¹/

(of writing) lengthy and jumbled; (of affairs) miscellaneous


匼跤

/kʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰa⁴⁴/

/kʰap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰa⁴⁴/

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


屎礐蟲

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴⁻² tʰaŋ²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰaŋ¹³/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴⁻³² tʰaŋ²⁴/


覆地虎

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁴ tue²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/pʰak̚³²⁻⁵ te²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) incompetent; lacking ability


剝澀

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) reducing grease in the body (of food)


縛身

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

/pak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) too tight and small making wearing it uncomfortable (of clothes)

(Hokkien, figurative) unable to free oneself from the many things to be done


觸磕

/tap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰap̚²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰap̚¹²¹/

/tap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰap̚²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ kʰap̚¹²¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) unfortunate; ill-fated; with difficulty; rough; going bad


齪喉

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ au²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²⁴/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ au²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ au²⁴/

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


齪死

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) extremely annoying


鑿耳

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² hi²²/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² hi²²/

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


急慌

/t͡ɕi³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


唓嗻

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵⁵/


鑿手

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

difficult to handle; thorny; troublesome; knotty; prickly


齪嘈

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sɤ³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so²²/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sɤ³³/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡so²²/

/t͡sak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so³³/

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


抾粒

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


抾粒涉

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚¹²¹/

/kʰio(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siap̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) careful; attentive; meticulous


腬身

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) serious; critical; severe (of a situation)


著法

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


沙泡

/saː⁵⁵ pʰɔːk̚⁵/

/saː⁵⁵ pʰɔːk̚⁵/


有額

/u³³⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u³³⁻¹¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ¹²¹/

/u²² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

/u³³⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u³³⁻¹¹ ɡiaʔ⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ ɡiaʔ¹²¹/

/u²² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

(Hokkien) enough; adequate; sufficient; ample

(Mainland China Hokkien) rich; prosperous; wealthy


著勢

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

/tio(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ si²¹/

(Hokkien) with the right method; in the right way


著磨

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tiring; exhausting; strenuous


沙鼻

/sa²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

/sa²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

1996, 涂敏恆 (lyrics and music), “本本係英雄”, in 客家創作流行歌曲2, performed by 林展逸:

When things go your way, you need not be puffed up; when you wake up from your dream, it will be empty

chhûn-fûng-tet-yi m̀-sṳ́ sâ-phi, mung-siáng khung-khung

春風得意毋使沙鼻 夢醒空空

春风得意毋使沙鼻 梦醒空空

(Hakka) proud; arrogant; smug; puffed up


勿一樣

/vəʔ²² iɪʔ⁵⁵ ɦiã²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɪʔ⁵⁵ ɦiã²¹/

The climate of Hong Kong and Shanghai are different.

⁶zaon-he ¹paon ¹shian-kaon ⁰gheq ⁵chi-gheu ⁶zy ⁶veq₈-iq-yan-gheq

上海幫香港個氣候是勿一樣個。

上海帮香港个气候是勿一样个。


頂癮

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪŋ³⁵ jɐn¹³/

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɪŋ³⁵ jɐn¹³/


白䭕

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

/pɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) bland and flavorless


死灰

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/


白䭕䭕

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siã⁵³/


白死皙

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siak̚³²/


白殕殕

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰu⁵³/


白歷皙

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɛt̚³²⁻⁴ siak̚³²/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ liɛt̚³²⁻⁴ siak̚³²/


欲准毋

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²/

/be(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ m̩²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) shilly-shally; half-hearted; vacillating; without consistency or constancy; likely to change minds easily


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/


藹藹

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːi̯³⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɔːi̯³⁵ ɔːi̯³⁵/


吔吔烏

/jaː²¹ jaː²¹ wuː⁵⁵/

/jaː²¹ jaː²¹ wuː⁵⁵/


隔腹的

(Hokkien) of the same paternal grandfather; of the paternal bloodline


堂的

(Hokkien) of the same paternal grandfather; of the paternal bloodline; of the same clan


隔暗

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ am²¹/

(Hokkien) overnight; from the previous evening


桀耳

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi²²/

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hi²²/

(Hokkien) unpleasant to the ear; disagreeable to the hearer


礙目

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² bak̚²⁴/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/ɡai³³⁻¹¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai³³⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai⁴¹⁻²² bak̚²⁴/

/ɡai²²⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/ɡai³³⁻¹¹ bak̚⁴/

/ɡai³³⁻²¹ bak̚⁴/

(Hokkien) not pleasing the eye; having unacceptable looks

(Mainland China Hokkien) inconvenient due to having someone around


隔腹

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚³²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pak̚³²/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pak̚³²/


狹硩

/e(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ teʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ teʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) petty; narrow-minded


滿滿當當

ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄢˇ ㄉㄤ ㄉㄤ

маньманьдандан

/män²¹⁴⁻³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/muːn¹³ muːn¹³ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/män²¹⁴⁻³⁵ män²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/muːn¹³ muːn¹³ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

full to the brim; filled to capacity; packed


桀目

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/kɛ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

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


擘乃

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nɛ̃⁴⁴/

/pɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ nɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) shrewish; nagging; fond of meddling in people's affairs (of women)


咧斗

/lɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/lɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) interesting; absorbing; engaging


鼠鼠

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻²¹/


噠浪

/tak̚²⁻⁴ nŋ¹¹/

/tak̚²⁻⁴ nŋ¹¹/

(Teochew) superfluous; unnecessary; surplus; uncalled-for


耳仔軟

/jiː¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ jyːn¹³/

/jiː¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ jyːn¹³/


食噉

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tän⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tän⁵¹/


儻來

/tʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/tʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/


狹擠

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰeʔ³²/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰeʔ³²/

(Hokkien) crowded due to being narrow and small


狹細

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ se²¹/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ se²¹/


狹櫼櫼

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) narrow; tight (of rooms, pants, etc.)


狹閉不

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ puʔ³²/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ pi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ puʔ³²/


狹突突

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tut̚³²⁻⁴ tut̚³²/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tut̚³²⁻⁴ tut̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, ideophonic) narrow; tight (of rooms, pants, etc.)


鼠鬼相

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ kui⁵²⁻³⁵ sĩõ²¹³/


狹𤲍

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰeʔ³²/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ³²/

/e(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰeʔ³²/


𤲍截

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ¹²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡seʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) envious and oversensitive


𤲍狹

/kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ueʔ⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ eʔ¹²¹/

/kʰue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ueʔ⁴/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ eʔ¹²¹/

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


狹𤲍𤲍

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ⁴/

/ue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kʰueʔ⁴/


老倒勼

/lau³³⁻¹¹ to¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu⁴⁴/

/lau³³⁻²¹ tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu⁴⁴/

/lau³³⁻¹¹ to¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu⁴⁴/

/lau³³⁻²¹ tɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) old and feeble to the point of one's body shrinking (of an old person)


𤲍沓沓

(Hokkien, ideophonic) very crowded; very congested; very packed


噷噷

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hm̩ʔ²⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ¹²¹/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)²⁴⁻² hm̩ʔ²⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ¹²¹/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

/hm̩(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ hm̩ʔ⁴/

噷噷毋講半句話

噷噷毋讲半句话

(Hokkien) keeping silent; not making a sound


趿冇

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰã²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰã²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of showing off but undependable


趿勢

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ se²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ se²¹/

/sã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²¹/

做甲真趿勢

做甲真趿势

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


嚇市

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²²/

/hiã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²²/

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


當牛

/toŋ²⁴ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/toŋ²⁴ ŋi̯u¹¹/

(Hakka) naughty; mischievous (to the point of not receiving instruction)


蓋牛

/koi̯⁵⁵ ŋi̯u¹¹/

/koi̯⁵⁵ ŋi̯u¹¹/


溞水

(Quanzhou Hokkien) having an unpleasant taste when eating due to high moisture content (of radishes, sweet potatoes, taro, etc.)


宿精

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ³³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sĩ³³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siã⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) intelligent and sly; smart and cunning


宿潲

(Hokkien, vulgar) intelligent and sly; smart and cunning


激骨

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚³²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kut̚³²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kut̚³²/

/kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kut̚³²/

person who is different from others be being witty

激骨人

different from others by being stubborn, awkward, clever, naughty, or witty


怊悵

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/


靡麗

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

Huan Kuan, Discourses on Salt and Iron, c. 1ˢᵗ century BCE

衣服靡麗，布帛之蠹也。

衣服靡丽，布帛之蠹也。


童騃

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/


沉緩

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ wuːn²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ wuːn²²/

(of a melody) deep and slow; low-pitched and leisurely


長情

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

(chiefly towards one's partner in a romantic relationship) unchanging; unwavering; faithful


宿鳥

(Hokkien) smart and seasoned; intelligent and experienced


啱傾

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ kʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ kʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) compatible in conversation; having common topics to talk about


超班

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ paːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ paːn⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) out of one's league; on a significantly higher level than others


正位

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/


宿鬼

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ kui⁵³/

/siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

(Hokkien) clever; smart; sharp; intelligent


癲癲得得

/tiːn⁵⁵ tiːn⁵⁵ tɐt̚⁵ tɐt̚⁵/

/tiːn⁵⁵ tiːn⁵⁵ tɐt̚⁵ tɐt̚⁵/


大大方方

ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄉㄚ ㄈㄤ ㄈㄤ

/tä⁵¹ d̥ä¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² taːi̯²² fɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tai²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² tai⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ³³ hɔŋ³³/

/tai²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ tai³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ tai³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tä⁵¹ d̥ä¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² taːi̯²² fɔːŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tai²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² tai⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ³³ hɔŋ³³/

/tai²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻¹¹ tai³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tai³³⁻²¹ tai³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

Jichuan asked who was outside. Then he walked in calmly.

“Jìchuān lián wèn wàimiàn hérén? Tā cái dàdàfāngfāng de zǒu le jìnlái.”

「濟川連問外面何人？他才大大方方的走了進來。」

「济川连问外面何人？他才大大方方的走了进来。」


犖埆

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

Alternative form of 犖确 (luòquè, “rocky and uneven; precipitous and jagged”)


犖硞

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/


豆仁青

/tau²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/tau²²⁻²¹ lin²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/


綠豆青

/liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/liɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tau²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/


豆青

/toʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/toʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/


慄膽

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tã⁵³/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tã⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) timid; cowardly


豆綠

/toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/

/tɐu̯²² lʊk̚²/

/toʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ly⁵¹/

/tɐu̯²² lʊk̚²/


勒節

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sat̚³²/

/liɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sat̚³²/

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


得定

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ tiã²²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ tiã²²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiã²²/

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

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


積斗

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/

/t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tau⁵³/

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


昧心

/meɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/muːi̯²² sɐm⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/muːi̯²² sɐm⁵⁵/

something that goes against one's own conscience.


菩薩心腸

ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄤˊ

/pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/


班班

/pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/pän⁵⁵ pän⁵⁵/


什伯

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

伯 (bó) is a variant of 佰 (bǎi, “troop of 100 soldiers”) in this word.


生成式

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


生成式人工智慧

ㄕㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

шэнчэнши жэньгун чжихуэй

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

generative artificial intelligence
generative artificial intelligence

(artificial intelligence, Taiwan) generative artificial intelligence


生成式人工智能

ㄕㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓˋ ㄋㄥˊ

шэнчэнши жэньгун чжинэн

šɛnčɛnši žɛnʹgun čžinɛn

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

(artificial intelligence, Mainland China, Hong Kong) generative artificial intelligence


血漢

/hiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ han²¹/

/hiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/

/hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ han²¹/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) generous; beneficent

(Quanzhou Hokkien) daring to take responsibility


孽唆

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² so²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² so²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² so²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) naughty; mischievous


輕可

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰo⁵³/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰɤ⁴¹/

/kʰin⁴⁴⁻²² kʰo⁵³/

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


得疾

/tɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siʔ⁵/

/tɛiʔ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡siʔ⁵/

(Eastern Min) to be obsessed, to have a special interest, to be engrossed in a hobby


帶式

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


設景

/siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/


列硈

/liɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɛt̚¹²¹/

/liɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kiɛt̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) able to withstand all kinds of difficulties

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) capable of taking care of oneself (of a child)


熱館

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/

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


熱市

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²²/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰi²²/

/liɛt̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰi²²/

/d͡ziɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰi²²/

(Hokkien) booming; prosperous; thriving (of a market)


冷館

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁵³/

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) dejected; disappointed; discouraged


塞塞

/sat̚³²⁻⁵ sat̚³²/

/sat̚³²⁻⁵ sat̚³²/

The people on the streets are plentiful.

街路人塞塞。

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) to be everywhere; to be plentiful


快手快腳

/faːi̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³ kœːk̚³/

/kʰua³³ sɤ⁵⁵ kʰua³³ t͡ɕiaʔ²¹/

/faːi̯³³ sɐu̯³⁵ faːi̯³³ kœːk̚³/

/kʰua³³ sɤ⁵⁵ kʰua³³ t͡ɕiaʔ²¹/

(Cantonese, Shanghainese) quick; fast (in doing something)


準點

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

準點率／准点率


實頭

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²³/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

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


吹爆

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ paːu̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɵy̯⁵⁵ paːu̯³³/


原裝

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ³³/

/ɡuan¹³⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ³³/

/ɡuan¹³⁻²² t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/

原裝進口／原装进口

(attributive) in original packaging; brand new in box

(attributive) assembled in its entirety by the original manufacturer


脆卜卜

/t͡sʰɵy̯³³ pɔːk̚⁵ pɔːk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³³ pɔːk̚⁵ pɔːk̚⁵/


卜卜脆

/pɔːk̚⁵ pɔːk̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/

/pɔːk̚⁵ pɔːk̚⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/

1976, “有酒今朝醉”, in 黎彼得 (lyrics), 半斤八兩, performed by 許冠傑 [Sam Hui]:

je⁴ je⁴ waa⁶ ngo⁵ zeoi³ hing¹ de¹ gei² geoi³, maai⁵ baau¹ faa¹ sang¹ bok¹ bok¹ ceoi³

爺爺話我最興嗲幾句 買包花生卜卜脆

爷爷话我最兴嗲几句 买包花生卜卜脆

十八歲，卜卜脆

十八岁，卜卜脆


捌爽

/bat̚³²⁻⁵ sɔŋ⁵³/

/bat̚³²⁻⁵ sɔŋ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) aware of how to enjoy


捌想

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ²²/

/bat̚³²⁻⁵ siɔ̃²²/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ³³/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ²²/

/pat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ²²/

/bat̚³²⁻⁵ siɔ̃²²/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ³³/

/bat̚³²⁻⁴ siũ²²/

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


密喌喌

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡siuʔ³²/

/bat̚⁴⁻³² t͡siu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡siuʔ³²/

The window was closed very tightly, even a fly couldn't fly inside.

Thang-á-mn̂g koaiⁿ kah ba̍t-chiuh-chiuh, liân hô͘-sîn to pe bōe li̍p-khì.

窗仔門關甲密喌喌，連胡蠅都飛𣍐入去。

窗仔门关甲密喌喌，连胡蝇都飞𫧃入去。


大隻騾騾

大只骡骡
大隻雷雷
大隻𡚗𡚗

/taːi̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³ lɵy̯²¹ lɵy̯²¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³ lɵy̯²¹ lɵy̯²¹/

(Cantonese, slightly derogatory) big and muscular; of strong build


纖瘦

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːm⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/


肨籜

/haŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ haʔ⁴/

/haŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ haʔ⁴/

/haŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ haʔ⁴/

/haŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ haʔ⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) openhanded; generous; magnanimous (with money, etc.)

(Taiwanese Hokkien) exaggerated; overstated (of one's speech, etc.)


分張

/pun⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁴⁴/

/pun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴⁴/

/pun⁴⁴⁻²² tiũ⁴⁴/

/pun⁴⁴⁻³³ tiũ⁴⁴/

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


老牙

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä³⁵/

zh-l

老爺／老爷 (lǎoyé, “old”)


捌事

/pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰɑi²⁴²/

/pɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ tʰɑi²⁴²/

(Eastern Min, usually said of a child) sensible; capable; good; thoughtful; smart; well-behaved


實櫼

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

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


實䈄

(Taiwanese Hokkien) with short gaps between each joint (of bamboo, sugarcane, etc.)


實腹

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

/t͡sat̚⁴⁻³² pak̚³²/

(Mainland China Hokkien) lacking common sense; stubborn (of a person)


落䈄

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) with longer internodes (of bamboo, sugarcane, etc.)


客屬

/kʰɤ⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

客屬人士／客属人士

客屬社團／客属社团


節高節

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sat̚³²/

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

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

你講伊會予我錢？節高節咧！

你讲伊会予我钱？节高节咧！

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

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

你講伊真𠢕，我看節高節咧。

你讲伊真𠢕，我看节高节咧。

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


節高

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sat̚³²⁻⁴ ko⁴⁴/

你講伊會予我錢？節高咧！

你讲伊会予我钱？节高咧！

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

你講伊真𠢕，我看節高咧。

你讲伊真𠢕，我看节高咧。


賊跤賊手

/t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² kʰa³³ t͡sʰat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

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

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

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) sticky-fingered


割極

(Quanzhou Hokkien) stubborn and rigid; unaccommodating; hard to negotiate with


氣悶

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mən⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mən⁵¹/


笑盈盈

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ iŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/siːu̯³³ jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ iŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/siːu̯³³ jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/


現象級

ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧˊ

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

(Mandarin, fandom slang) phenomenal, remarkable, sensational, used to compliment a star, sometimes ironically


熱梻梻

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/liɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ziɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) ardent; enthusiastic


善忘

/ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/siːn²² mɔːŋ²¹/

/ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/siːn²² mɔːŋ²¹/


出範

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pan²²/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan³³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pan²²/

這個囡仔歹甲出範。

这个囡仔歹甲出范。

(Hokkien) outstanding; splendid; excellent (used as a complement, especially with negative descriptions)


出皮

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pʰue¹³/

/t͡sʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pʰue¹³/

fond of eating exceedingly outstandingly

愛食甲真出皮

爱食甲真出皮

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) exceedingly outstanding


假影

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã⁵³/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iã⁴¹/

/ke⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iã⁵³/

/ke⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iã⁵⁵⁴/

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) fake; not real; feigned; pretend; false


不意間

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ kan⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ kan⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ kan⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) unexpected; unpredicted


直溜

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³/


不目

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ bɔk̚²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ bɔk̚⁴/

Seeing him bully people like that makes me angry.

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

伊按呢咧創治人，我看了真不目。

伊按呢咧创治人，我看了真不目。

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


毋成三兩

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã³³ nŋ̍²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nɔ̃²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nŋ̍²²/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ sã⁴⁴⁻³³ nŋ̍³³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² sã³³ nŋ̍²²/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã¹³⁻²² sã⁴⁴⁻²² nɔ̃²²/

No matter how much he earns, it won't amount to much.

I koh cháiⁿ-iūⁿ thàn iā m̄-chhiâⁿ-saⁿ-nn̄g.

伊閣怎樣趁也毋成三兩。

伊阁怎样趁也毋成三两。

(Hokkien) of little use; not amounting to much


不著題

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siak̚³²⁻⁵ te¹³/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siak̚³²⁻⁵ te¹³/

He's already all grown up, and he's still so unsteady and undependable.

Lí chia̍h kah chiah tōa-hàn, iáu chiah-nî put-chiak-tê.

你食甲遮大漢，猶遮爾不著題。

你食甲遮大汉，犹遮尔不着题。

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unsteady and undependable


不意中

/put̚³²⁻⁵ i²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ i²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i¹¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁴¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ i²¹⁻⁵³ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/

His becoming like this was unexpected for me.

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

伊變甲按呢生，是我不意中的。

伊变甲按呢生，是我不意中的。

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) unexpected; unpredicted


不著落

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siak̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚¹²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siak̚³²⁻⁵ lɔk̚¹²¹/

Lí chia̍h kah chiah tōa-hàn, iáu chiah-nî put-chiak-lo̍k.

你食甲遮大漢，猶遮爾不著落。

你食甲遮大汉，犹遮尔不着落。


不答不霎

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lap̚⁵⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ sap̚⁵/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ lap̚⁵⁻²⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ sap̚⁵/

These clothes were worn so unpresentably, so ugly.

Chit niá saⁿ chhēng kah put-lap-put-sap, chin pháiⁿ-khòaⁿ.

這領衫穿甲不答不霎，真歹看。

这领衫穿甲不答不霎，真歹看。

(Quanzhou Hokkien) unpresentable; in no shape to be seen; neither fish nor fowl


不八不七

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

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

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

這領衫穿甲不八不七，真歹看。

这领衫穿甲不八不七，真歹看。

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


不三似兩

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ sam³³ sɯ²² liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liaŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻¹¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻³³ su³³⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liɔŋ⁵³/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ sam³³ sɯ²² liɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ sam⁴⁴⁻²² su²²⁻²¹ liaŋ⁵³/

This picture is drawn so unpresentably, that people can't understand it.

Chit tiuⁿ tô͘ ōe kah put-sam-sū-lióng, lâng khòaⁿ m̄ pat.

這張圖畫甲不三似兩，人看毋捌。

这张图画甲不三似两，人看毋捌。

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


不接一

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ it̚⁵/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ it̚⁵/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ it̚³²/

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

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

伊本然逐月日循循寄錢來，今年著不接一囉。

伊本然逐月日循循寄钱来，今年着不接一啰。

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) intermittent; irregular

Keep the iron wire, and it can be used at unexpected moments.

Thih-sòaⁿ lâu lo̍h-lâi, put-chiap-it á thang ēng.

鐵線留落來，不接一仔通用。

铁线留落来，不接一仔通用。

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) at unexpected moments


沒品

/meɪ̯³⁵ pʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯³⁵ pʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


油嘴

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯³³/

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯³³/

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/joʊ̯³⁵ t͡su̯əɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


沉毅

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ i⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ i⁵¹/


沉雄

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

(of poetry, calligraphy, etc.) deep and powerful


沉滯

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


勿勿仔

/but̚³²⁻⁵ but̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/but̚³²⁻⁵ but̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/


不答不七

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

這領衫穿甲不答不七，真歹看。

这领衫穿甲不答不七，真歹看。

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


沉勇

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

cool-headed and courageous; brave and calm


沉潛

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


沉抑

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ i⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ i⁵¹/


閬空

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/laŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/


廿四孝

/jaː²² sei̯³³ haːu̯³³/

/jɛː²² sei̯³³ haːu̯³³/

/jaː²² sei̯³³ haːu̯³³/

/jɛː²² sei̯³³ haːu̯³³/

廿四孝老豆 [Cantonese] ― jaa⁶ sei³ haau³ lou⁵ dau⁶ [Jyutping] ― devoted and caring father

(Cantonese, by extension) very devoted and caring in a relationship, regardless of role


悉悉索索

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ soʔ³³ soʔ²¹/

/siɪʔ⁴⁴ siɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴ soʔ²²/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiɪʔ³³ ɕiɪʔ⁵⁵ soʔ³³ soʔ²¹/

/siɪʔ⁴⁴ siɪʔ⁴⁴ soʔ⁴⁴ soʔ²²/

Onomatopoeic. Compare with 窸窸窣窣 (xīxīsūsū).

窸窸窣窣 (xīxīsūsū)

What kind of little secrets are you telling each other again in all that chitter-chatter you do?

⁶na ⁶lian-ka₁-deu₆ ⁶yeu ⁷shiq-shiq₇-soq₇-soq₇ ⁸laq-laq₈ ⁵kaon ⁵sa-gheq₈ ⁵shiau-pi₅-miq₈-la₀

㑚兩家頭又悉悉索索，辣辣講啥個小秘密啦？

㑚两家头又悉悉索索，辣辣讲啥个小秘密啦？

There are strange rustling noises in the forest.

1922, 洪深 [Hong Shen], 《趙閻王》 [The Death Emperor Chao], Scene 2

林中淅淅索索有怪声。

(chiefly Northern Wu, onomatopoeia) of quietly brushing noises; rustling


來司

Tsan-Se is quite adept; he won a prize the second time round.

¹tsan-se₁ ¹me ²le-sy₁-keq₇ ⁶di-gni₆-tshy₅ ⁷teq ⁵tsian-tse₀

張三蠻來司個，第二次得獎哉。

张三蛮来司个，第二次得奖哉。


來煞

Is it not OK if I don't have my household registration book?

(Can we date this quote?), 學講湖州話, page 45

嘸不戶口簿勿來煞啊？

呒不户口簿勿来煞啊？


咔啦

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/kʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/kʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

卡啦
卡拉
咔啦
卡啦
卡拉

咔啦雞漢堡

咔啦鸡汉堡

(Taiwan, attributive, usually of chicken) crispy-fried; deep-fried; karaage


黐家

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) fond of staying home; attached to one's home


坐吃山空

ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔ ㄕㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ

цзочишанькун

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

to be unproductive; to be idle while consuming resources


鹹乎乎

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/


唔定

/m̩²¹ tɪŋ²²/

/m̩²¹ tɪŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/m̩²¹ tɪŋ²²/

/m̩²¹ tɪŋ²²⁻³⁵/


滑溜秀

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻²² siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻²² siuʔ⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ siuʔ⁴/


滑喋

/kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiaʔ¹²¹/

/kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiaʔ¹²¹/

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

(Xiamen Hokkien) fluent; flowing (of language)


巢𠵼𠵼

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹ mɐŋ⁵⁵ mɐŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːu̯²¹ mɐŋ⁵⁵ mɐŋ⁵⁵/


屈頭

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/kʰut̚²⁴⁻² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚⁴⁻³² tʰau²⁴/

/kʰut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Hokkien) exhausted; used up; to the limit; up to the end


滑律術

/kut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² sut̚⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² lut̚⁴⁻³² sut̚⁴/


甜抹抹

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ buaʔ¹²¹/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² bua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ buaʔ¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, ideophonic) very sweet


哈人

/xä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/haʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲin²³/

/xä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/haʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲin²³/

嚇人／吓人 (xiàrén)


眉精眼企

/mei̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kʰei̯¹³/

/mei̯²¹ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kʰei̯¹³/


地磁

/ti⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/tei̯²² t͡sʰiː²¹/

/ti⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/

/tei̯²² t͡sʰiː²¹/


兇巴巴

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵/


鮓斗

/t͡saː³⁵ tɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡saː³⁵ tɐu̯³⁵/


在岸

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːi̯²² ŋɔːn²²/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːi̯²² ŋɔːn²²/


喙澀

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siap̚²/

/t͡sʰui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ siap̚²/

我喙澀食唔落。

我喙涩食唔落。

(Teochew) having a poor appetite; having no appetite


相肖

i¹ gah⁴ ia¹ hian¹ sên¹ gao³ guê³ sio¹ siao⁶.

伊佮伊阿兄生到過相肖。

伊佮伊阿兄生到过相肖。

(Teochew, of people or objects) similar; alike


大單

(figuratively) having a big and serious problem


揀手

/kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/kaːn³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, of products) choice; quality; finest


威猛

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ maːŋ¹³/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɐi̯⁵⁵ maːŋ¹³/

Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3ʳᵈ century CE

Chū, Fēi xióngzhuàng wēiměng, yà yú Guān Yǔ.

初，飛雄壯威猛，亞於關羽。

初，飞雄壮威猛，亚于关羽。

1740 CE, Pu Songling, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

É jiàn wèi guāndài chū, shēngzuò, qìxiàng wēiměng, jiǒng yǔ nǎng shū.

俄見魏冠帶出，升座，氣象威猛，迥與曩殊。

俄见魏冠带出，升座，气象威猛，迥与曩殊。

高大威猛 [Cantonese] ― gou¹ daai⁶ wai¹ maang⁵ [Jyutping]


日頭惡

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ ɔk̚³²/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ ɔk̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) blazing; intense (of sunlight)


日頭大

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ tua²²/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ tua²²/

(Hokkien) blazing; intense (of sunlight)


日頭炎

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ iam²²/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ iam²²/


日頭細

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ se²¹/

/d͡zit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³ se²¹/


莫財

/mɔːk̚² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

/mɔːk̚² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/


忚忚

/li̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


失氣

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kʰui²¹/

(literary) out of luck; in an unlucky situation


直文

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bun¹³/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bun¹³/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) of straight and even grain (of wood, etc.)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) with an upright and refined face (of a person)


日軟

/d͡zek̚⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵²/

/d͡zek̚⁴⁻² nɯŋ⁵²/


直目

/tit̚²⁴⁻² bak̚²⁴/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/tit̚²⁴⁻² bak̚²⁴/

/tit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

(Southern Min) looking straight with one's eyes

(Southern Min, figurative) with slack, dull, or stiff eyes


軟熟

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu³⁵/

/n̠ʲyø²² zoʔ⁴⁴/

/n̠ʲyø²⁴ zoʔ³¹/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu³⁵/

/n̠ʲyø²² zoʔ⁴⁴/

/n̠ʲyø²⁴ zoʔ³¹/

(of temperament) soft; mild; demure; docile; willing to cede or compromise

(chiefly Cantonese, Shanghainese, Wuxi Wu) positively soft


真必

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² pit̚³²/

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


卌九

/ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛː³³ kɐu̯³⁵/

/ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɛː³³ kɐu̯³⁵/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unclear (to refer to what someone said)


濃稠

/nʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/nʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/


得人怨

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/


得儂惜

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ siɤʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ siɤʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² sioʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) Alternative form of 得人惜


顧人嫌

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hiam²⁴/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hiam²⁴/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hiam²⁴/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² hiam²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) annoying; resentable; dislikeable


顧人怨

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan⁴¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ uan²¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² uan⁴¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³⁻²² uan²¹/

/kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ uan¹¹/

/kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ uan²¹/

(Hokkien) annoying; resentable; dislikeable


得人疼

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚⁵⁻²⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰiã⁴¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰiã¹¹/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/


這疕仔

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ pʰi(ʔ)⁵ a⁵⁵⁴/


諔詭

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


一流水

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liu²⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liu²⁴⁻²² sui⁵³/

flowing and magnificent (of an essay, calligraphy, etc.)


一姐仔

/it̚³²⁻⁵ t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ t͡se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) effeminate; sissy (of a male)


一單好

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ tan⁴⁴⁻²² ho⁵³/

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


一粒一

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ liap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ liap̚²⁴⁻² it̚⁵/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ liap̚⁴⁻³² it̚³²/

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

(Quanzhou Hokkien) with specially good relations (of two people)


曼妙

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


擾攘

/ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːu̯³⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːu̯³⁵ jœːŋ²²/

Zhànguó rǎorǎng, Qín jiān tiānxià, wèihuáng xiá yě, yì pō tuī wǔshèng.

戰國擾攘，秦兼天下，未皇暇也，亦頗推五勝。

战国扰攘，秦兼天下，未皇暇也，亦颇推五胜。

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Jīn sìhǎi rǎorǎng zhī shí, zhèng dāng jiè tiánliè yǐ jiǎngwǔ.

今四海擾攘之時，正當借田獵以講武。

今四海扰攘之时，正当借田猎以讲武。

(literary) chaotic; disorderly; tumultuous


兒嬉

/ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ˀɤɻ³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) frivolous; not earnest; careless; unreliable; not serious


冉弱

/ʐän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ʐän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/


捉雞

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

智商捉雞

智商捉鸡

2013 June 13, 回复：八年过去了，DICE依旧是二逼—战地4上海之围中文标示不完全盘点.战地二贴吧

外國人智商果然捉雞

外国人智商果然捉鸡

(neologism, Internet slang, humorous) Alternative form of 捉急 (zhuōjí, “worried; anxious”)


純全

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/sɵn²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵/

/sɵn²¹ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, 羅馬人書 [Romans] 12:2:

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God. [World English Bible]

Bùyào xiàofǎ zhège shìjiè. Zhǐyào xīnyì gēngxīn ér biànhuà, jiào nǐmen cháyàn hé wéi shàngdì de shànliáng, chúnquán kě xǐyuè de zhǐyì.

不要效法這個世界．只要心意更新而變化、叫你們察驗何爲上帝的善良、純全可喜悅的旨意。

不要效法这个世界．只要心意更新而变化、叫你们察验何为上帝的善良、纯全可喜悦的旨意。

1964, “甚麽能洗我心清”, in 聖詩 [Sèng-si], page 739:

Siōng-tè sûn-choân Iûⁿ-ko, Góa sim eng-kai o-ló

The perfect Lamb of God, my heart should praise

上帝純全羊羔，我心應該讚美

上帝纯全羊羔，我心应该赞美


親戽戽

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ¹¹/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔ²¹/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔ¹¹/

/t͡sʰin⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔ²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, ideophonic) warm and intimate


九價

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/


直挺挺

ㄓˊ ㄊㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄥˇ

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


好好睇睇

/hou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵ tʰɐi̯³⁵/


熱烔烔

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ doŋ²² doŋ²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² doŋ³³ doŋ/

/zzʷəʔ²² doŋ³⁴ doŋ⁵³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² doŋ⁵⁵ doŋ²¹/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² doŋ⁵⁵ doŋ³¹/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ doŋ²² doŋ²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² doŋ³³ doŋ/

/zzʷəʔ²² doŋ³⁴ doŋ⁵³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² doŋ⁵⁵ doŋ²¹/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ²² doŋ⁵⁵ doŋ³¹/


磨人

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mɔː²¹ jɐn²¹/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mɔː²¹ jɐn²¹/


體衰

/tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/


粒骨

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) with not yet mushy rice (of congee)


接紲

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) continuous; successive; serial


汁咧咧

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ le(ʔ)²⁴⁻² leʔ²⁴/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁵ le(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ leʔ¹²¹/

/t͡siap̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ le(ʔ)²⁴⁻² leʔ²⁴/

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

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


碎飲飲

/sɵy̯³³ jɐm³⁵ jɐm³⁵/

/sɵy̯³³ jɐm³⁵ jɐm³⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) fragmented; shredded


妥實

/tʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰɔː¹³ sɐt̚²/

/tʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰɔː¹³ sɐt̚²/


毋好意思

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/

唔好意思 唔好意思#Chinese

(Hakka) Alternative form of 唔好意思 (“embarrassed”)


紅溫

/xʊŋ³⁵ wən⁵⁵/

/xʊŋ³⁵ wən⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, Internet slang) angry (to the point of one's face turning red)


冷冽

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/laːŋ¹³ liːt̚²/

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/laːŋ¹³ liːt̚²/

2024, “喃嘸師感官漫遊 [Lamoland]”, Oscar (lyrics), 鄧百亨 [Henry Tang] and 林家謙 [Terence Lam] (music)performed by 林家謙 [Terence Lam]:

At this moment, when it is scorching, when it is freezing, get a dab of poetic sentiment and write up a story

jin⁶ si⁴ zau⁶, jyu¹ ci³ jit⁶ si⁴, jyu¹ laang⁵ lit⁶ si⁴, zim¹ se¹ si¹ ji³, se² hou² gu³ si⁶

現時就 於熾熱時 於冷冽時 沾些詩意 寫好故事

现时就 于炽热时 于冷冽时 沾些诗意 写好故事


疊骨實

/tʰiap̚²⁴⁻² kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/

/tʰiap̚²⁴⁻² kut̚⁵⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) dependable and honest in one's conduct


疊實

/tʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

/tʰiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) densely woven; closely knit; compactly woven


洩洩

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/


肥過肥仔水

/fei̯²¹ kʷɔː³³ fei̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/fei̯²¹ kʷɔː³³ fei̯²¹ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

2012 June 18, 張文光 [Cheung Man-kwong], “立法會財務委員會第二十五次會議紀要 [Finance Committee of the Legislative Council: Minutes of the 25th meeting]”, in parliamentary debates (香港立法會 [Legislative Council of Hong Kong]), page 34:

taa¹ zou⁶ gung¹ mou⁶ jyun⁴ si⁴, ceoi² zeon⁶ taa¹ so² jau⁵ jat¹ sang¹ dik¹ fuk¹ lei⁶, jin⁴ hau⁶ zyun² jam⁶ gou¹ gun¹ si⁴, taa¹ dik¹ fuk¹ lei⁶ zyun² wai⁴ sap⁶ maan⁶ jyun⁴ dik¹ san¹ cau⁴, zoi³ ceoi² jat¹ ci³, jin⁴ hau⁶ tung⁴ si⁴ jau⁶ ho² ji⁵ ceoi² dak¹ coeng⁴ fung² wo⁴ teoi³ jau¹ gam¹. taa¹ zan¹ dik¹ “fei⁴ gwo³ fei⁴ zai² seoi²”.

他做公務員時，取盡他所有一生的福利，然後轉任高官時，他的福利轉為10萬元的薪酬，再取一次，然後同時又可以取得長俸和退休金。他真的“肥過肥仔水”。

他做公务员时，取尽他所有一生的福利，然后转任高官时，他的福利转为10万元的薪酬，再取一次，然后同时又可以取得长俸和退休金。他真的“肥过肥仔水”。

2018, 周浩雲, 邵志堯, 解讀金融策略 [Financial Strategy], Hong Kong: 聯合電子出版有限公司, →ISBN, page 112:

jyu⁴ gwo² zoeng¹ be¹ zau² dong³ sing⁴ gu² gaa³, pou⁵ mut⁶ dong³ sing⁴ si⁴ gaan³ zik⁶, dong¹ ngo⁵ mun⁴ zam¹ be¹ zau² dik¹ si⁴ hau⁶, gu² gaa³ jat¹ lou⁶ soeng⁶ sing¹, be¹ zau² zau⁶ wui⁵ jyut⁶ loi⁴ jyut⁶ do¹, zik¹ zoi⁶ zaan⁶ cin⁴⁻²; jyu⁴ gwo² zam¹ zau² cuk¹ dou⁶ faai³ jat¹ dim², pou⁵ mut⁶ zau⁶ wui⁵ jyut⁶ loi⁴ jyut⁶ do¹, ze² zik¹ si⁶ hin² si⁶ dong¹ gu² gaa³ dyun² si⁴ gaan³ daai⁶ sing¹, ceoi⁴ gu² gaa³ sing¹ zi¹ ngoi⁶, pou⁵ mut⁶ jau⁶ wui⁵ zang¹ do¹, ho² nang⁴ jau⁴ loeng⁵ zek³ sau² zi² zang¹ gaa¹ zi³ ng⁵ zek³ sau² zi², zik¹ si⁴ gaan³ zik⁶ jaa⁵ zang¹ gaa¹, naa⁵ si⁴ zau⁶ fei⁴ gwo³ fei⁴ zai² seoi², jau⁴ jyu¹ wo¹ leon⁴⁻² jau⁵ gung³ gon¹ haau⁶ gwo², ci⁴ jau⁵ ze² zaan⁶ saam¹ ng⁵ cat¹ pui⁵ si⁶ dang² haan⁴ si⁶.

如果將啤酒當成股價，泡沫當成時間值，當我們斟啤酒的時候，股價一路上升，啤酒就會越來越多，即在賺錢；如果斟酒速度快一點，泡沫就會越來越多，這即是顯示當股價短時間大升，除股價升之外，泡沫又會增多，可能由兩隻手指增加至五隻手指，即時間值也增加，那時就肥過肥仔水，由於窩輪有槓桿效果，持有者賺三五七倍是等閒事。

如果将啤酒当成股价，泡沫当成时间值，当我们斟啤酒的时候，股价一路上升，啤酒就会越来越多，即在赚钱；如果斟酒速度快一点，泡沫就会越来越多，这即是显示当股价短时间大升，除股价升之外，泡沫又会增多，可能由两只手指增加至五只手指，即时间值也增加，那时就肥过肥仔水，由于窝轮有杠杆效果，持有者赚三五七倍是等闲事。

(Cantonese, simile) very wealthy; having gained a huge profit


莊校

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


挖抓

/wä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/

/wä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵/

The ground is too dirty to even step on it!

Zhè dìshàng xī wāzhuā, jiǎo dōu xià bù qù!

这地上稀挖抓，脚都下不去！


屧貼

(Taiwanese Hokkien) stacked or arranged in a compact and neat manner


業神

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² sin²⁴/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² sin²⁴/

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


澀忌刮

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ ki³³⁻¹¹ kuaʔ⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ ki³³⁻²¹ kuaʔ⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ ki³³⁻¹¹ kuaʔ⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ ki³³⁻²¹ kuaʔ⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, ideophonic) astringent; acerbic; tart


㾀勢命

/kʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ si²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³/

/kʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ si¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³/

/kʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ si²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³/

/kʰiap̚³²⁻⁴ si¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) born under an unlucky star; born unlucky (usually of women); ill-fated


澀治掇

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ ti³³⁻¹¹ tuaʔ⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ ti³³⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ ti³³⁻¹¹ tuaʔ⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ ti³³⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴/


澀臼臼

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɯ(ʔ)⁵ kɯʔ⁵/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɯ(ʔ)⁵ kɯʔ⁵/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, ideophonic) astringent; acerbic; tart

(Quanzhou Hokkien, ideophonic, of surfaces) rough; unsmooth


澀刮刮

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuaʔ¹²¹/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kuaʔ¹²¹/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) astringent; acerbic; tart

(Hokkien, ideophonic, of surfaces) rough; unsmooth


澀苦苦

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/siap̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/siap̚³²⁻⁴ kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/


揜貼

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁵ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

/iap̚³²⁻⁴ tʰiap̚³²/

(Mainland China Hokkien) concealed (to make something not easily seen)

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


揜屧

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

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


澀疊

(Hokkien) stacked or arranged in a compact and neat manner

(Mainland China Hokkien) simple and neat; neat and tidy


業債

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² t͡se⁴¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɛ²¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se¹¹/

/ɡiap̚²⁴⁻² t͡se⁴¹/

/ɡiap̚⁴⁻³² t͡se²¹/

/ɡiap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sɛ²¹/

(Mainland China Hokkien) toiling incessantly hard as a recompense for sins of one's past life

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


奮迅

/fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕyn⁵¹/

/fən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕyn⁵¹/


多口

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) saying things that should not be said


墘角

/kieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

/kieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋɔyʔ²⁴/

(Eastern Min) detailed, meticulous, orderly


覺眼

/kɔːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³/

/kɔːk̚³ ŋaːn¹³/


破體

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

non-standard (calligraphic characters departing from existing styles)


果毅

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/ku̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

(literary, of character) courageous and persistent


無照

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

without a license; without a certificate


時見

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/


誠篤

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ²¹ tʊk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ²¹ tʊk̚⁵/


誠樸

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰu³⁵/

/sɪŋ²¹ pʰɔːk̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰu³⁵/

/sɪŋ²¹ pʰɔːk̚³/


暴逼

(Teochew) irritable; irascible; bad-tempered


逼側

(Teochew) on edge; tense; uneasy; irritable


孤屈

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ kʰut̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ³³ kʰut̚²⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰut̚¹²¹/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰut̚⁴/

(Hokkien) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate


勿可能

/vəʔ²² kʰu⁵⁵ nən²¹/

/vəʔ²² kʰu⁵⁵ nən²¹/


無生命

/u³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

/u³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²²/

無生命物質／无生命物质

(attributive) non-living; inanimate; lifeless


收信

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵn³³/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵn³³/

收信臺／收信台


澄淨

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/


澄靜

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/


橙紅

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵/


澄瑩

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵/


吃不開

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ b̥u² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hɛːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ b̥u² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hɛːk̚³ pɐt̚⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/


吃得開

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ d̥ə² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hɛːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ d̥ə² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/hɛːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/


八八九九

/paːt̚³ paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

/paːt̚³ paːt̚³ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/


拉圇拉圇

/na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵/

/na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵/


拉圇仔燒

/la²³⁻³³ lun²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤ⁴⁴/

/la²⁴⁻¹¹ lun²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

/la²³⁻³³ lun²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɤ⁴⁴/

/la²⁴⁻¹¹ lun²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sio⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) lukewarm


拉圇燒

/la⁴⁴⁻²² lun²⁴⁻²² sio⁴⁴/

/la²³⁻³³ lun²³⁻³³ siɤ⁴⁴/

/la²⁴⁻¹¹ lun²⁴⁻¹¹ sio⁴⁴/

/na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sio³³/

/la⁴⁴⁻²² lun²⁴⁻²² sio⁴⁴/

/la²³⁻³³ lun²³⁻³³ siɤ⁴⁴/

/la²⁴⁻¹¹ lun²⁴⁻¹¹ sio⁴⁴/

/na⁵⁵⁻¹¹ nuŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sio³³/


母形

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²³/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/bo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɪŋ¹³/

(Hokkien) sissy; effeminate (in one's voice, gesture, behavior, etc.)


慘情

/t͡sʰaːm³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰaːm³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/


大熱

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐɤ⁵¹/


大熱

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-loa̍h / tōa-joa̍h
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-loa̍h
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-lua̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxloah
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tua²²⁻²¹ luaʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tua³³⁻¹¹ luaʔ⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tua⁴¹⁻²² luaʔ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-joa̍h
*** Tâi-lô: tuā-jua̍h
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doaxjoah
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tua²²⁻²¹ d͡zuaʔ¹²¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tua³³⁻²¹ zuaʔ⁴/


老於世故

ㄌㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄍㄨˋ

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku⁵¹/

He is a sophisticated man who does not offend others easily.

Tā shì ge lǎoyúshìgù de rén, zuòshì bù qīngyì dézuì rén.

他是個老於世故的人，做事不輕易得罪人。

他是个老于世故的人，做事不轻易得罪人。