落災

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡se³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡se³³/

/lɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) in dire straits; downtrodden; down and out

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

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


OJBK

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵/

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of O雞巴K／O鸡巴K (“O-fucking-K”)


花不棱登

ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄥ ㄉㄥ

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ b̥u² lɤŋ⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ b̥u² lɤŋ⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵/


不豫

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/


到角

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/kau¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/

/kau¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/

/kau²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

He/She deals with matters very painstakingly / to the utmost.

伊做代誌甲真到角。

伊做代志甲真到角。

(Hokkien) prudent; meticulous; cautious; careful; painstaking; thorough; conscientious; comprehensive


快當

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑŋ¹/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ d̥ɑŋ¹/


背德

/peɪ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵¹ tɤ³⁵/


人憎狗厭

ㄖㄣˊ ㄗㄥ ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˋ

жэньцзэнгоуянь

/ʐən³⁵ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡sɤŋ⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/


滂臭

/pʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/


邦硬

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/


巉嶮

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/


洽醪醪

/kap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/kap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic, of liquid) thick; viscous


洽膏膏

/kap̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/kap̚⁴⁻³² ko⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/


雜濫

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


雜嘈

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡so¹³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡so²⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡so¹³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡so²⁴/

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

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


雜菜麵

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ mĩ³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ mĩ³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ mĩ³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) seemingly knowledgeable in everything but having no expertise at all


雜菜湯

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² t͡sʰai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Hokkien, figurative) assortedly jumbled together (of different things or people)


雜累碎

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Hokkien) trivial and complicated; trifling and cumbersome

(Hokkien) miscellaneous; sundry (of objects)


雜落鬥

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁴¹/

/t͡sap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lau²¹⁻⁵³ tau²¹/


慢半拍

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹ pʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

(of thoughts, speech, reaction, etc.) slower than others


雜醪膏

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lo²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

/t͡sap̚²⁴⁻² lo²⁴⁻²² ko³³/

/t͡sap̚⁴⁻³² lo²⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴/

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


不褡不膝

neither fish nor fowl
neither fish nor fowl

(Hakka) neither this nor that; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript


艱勞

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (艱勞):
* → Vietnamese: gian lao (艱勞)

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/


阿里不答

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴ put̚² tap̚²/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴ put̚² tap̚²/


溡宜

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/


溡宜宜

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴⁻²² ɡi²⁴/


濕咧咧

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

/sip̚³²⁻⁴ le(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ leʔ⁴/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) damp; moist (used mostly with floorboards, houses, or a wide space)


溡潤

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²/

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


扯飯

(Hakka, of a dish) going well with rice; good with staple food


𠯗舐

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ t͡si²²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ t͡si²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) satiated causing one to lose one's appetite

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) arrogant and wasteful (due to being rich)


搭碓

(Hakka) interesting; enjoyable; meaningful


溡潤濕

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²⁻²¹ sip̚³²/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²⁻²¹ sip̚³²/


青尞青尞

/t͡sʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ liau³³⁻²³ t͡sʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ liau³³/

(Teochew) pale and slightly bluish; pallid and purplish (in complexion)


青尞

/t͡sʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ liau³³/

/t͡sʰɯ̃³³⁻²³ liau³³/


橫嘓嘓

/huã¹³⁻²² kʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

/huã¹³⁻²² kʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰɔk̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, ideophonic) rude and unreasonable


橫蓋蓋

/huã¹³⁻²² kai²¹⁻⁵³ kai²¹/

/huã¹³⁻²² kai²¹⁻⁵³ kai²¹/


橫死死

/huãi²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/

(Hokkien, ideophonic) rude and unreasonable


橫逼逼

/huãi²⁴⁻²² piak̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚³²/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² piak̚³²⁻⁴ piak̚³²/


遲效

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/


撻皮

/tʰaːt̚³ pʰei̯²¹/

/tʰaːt̚³ pʰei̯²¹/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) hea; slack; lacking diligence


光格

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛʔ³²/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɛʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) attentive in doing things

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) very neat and tidy (in cleaning something)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) without any seams; without any split


企企理理

kéi⁵ kéi⁵ léi⁵ léi⁵

/kʰei̯¹³ kʰei̯¹³ lei̯¹³ lei̯¹³/

/kʰei̯¹³ kʰei̯¹³ lei̯¹³ lei̯¹³/


啲啲

/tiː⁵⁵ tiː⁵⁵/

/tiː⁵⁵ tiː⁵⁵/

再落啲啲糖


軟蔫蔫

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴⁴/

/nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɛn⁴⁴⁻²² liɛn⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) soft and wilted (of vegetables, etc.)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) weak; feeble; infirm

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) with a soft personality (of someone)


慌裡慌張

ㄏㄨㄤ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨㄤ ㄓㄤ

хуанлихуанчжан

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ li² xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ li² xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/


一滴仔

GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified)


平平安安

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ ㄢ

пинпинъаньань

/pʰiŋ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/


韓式

/xän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/xän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

韓式烤肉／韩式烤肉

韓式炸雞／韩式炸鸡

(attributive) Korean-style (usually of South Korea)


德式

/tɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

德式香腸／德式香肠


越式

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

越式春捲／越式春卷


呀呀唔

/i̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ i̯a̠⁴⁵ u¹³/

/i̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ i̯a̠⁴⁵ u¹³/

(Xiang) slovenly; careless and casual (in doing things)


義式

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


葡式

/pʰu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pʰu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

葡式蛋塔 ― Púshì dàntǎ ― Portuguese egg tart; pastel de nata

(chiefly Cantonese, by extension, in compounds) Macanese-style


密屑

/miɪʔ¹¹ ɕiɪʔ²³/

/miɪʔ¹¹ ɕiɪʔ²³/


刻嗇

/kʰəʔ⁴⁴ səʔ⁴⁴/

/kʰəʔ⁴⁴ səʔ⁴⁴/


貓涴

/mɑu³³ uɤ⁵⁵/

/mɑu³³ uɤ⁵⁵/


嫩習習

(Taiwanese Hakka, ideophonic) fresh and tender; soft and fine


嫩面

/nəŋ²² mi⁴⁴/

/nəŋ²² mi⁴⁴/

(Wanrong Mandarin, Ningbonese) looking much younger than one's actual age


嫩習習仔

(Sixian Hakka, ideophonic) fresh and tender; soft and fine


眼睩睩

/ŋaːn¹³ lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

2014, 月巴氏, 《月巴事二——（從來未聽說）世間一切美好》, 今日出版 [Today Publications], →ISBN, page 77:

Of course, if I see kitties fixing their gaze on me with eyes wide open, I (a nice person) would also make a cute expression to say hi to them (but I don't know if they understand the cuteness therein when they see it in their eyes).

dong¹ jin⁴, joek⁶ gin³ dou² jau⁵ meu¹ ngaan⁵ luk¹ luk¹ mong⁶ sat⁶ ngo⁵, (fan⁶ jan⁴ hou² nice dik¹) ngo⁵ jaa⁵ wui⁵ zing² go³ laan² cute biu² cing⁴ tung⁴ keoi⁵ dei⁶ daa² ziu¹ fu¹ (daan⁶ bat¹ zi¹ dou³ keoi⁵ dei⁶ hon³ zoi⁶ ngaan⁵ leoi⁵ si⁴ ming⁴ m⁴ ming⁴ baak⁶ go³ zung¹ dik¹ cute).

當然，若見到有喵眼睩睩望實我，（份人好nice的）我也會整個懶cute表情同佢哋打招呼（但不知道佢哋看在眼裡時明唔明白箇中的cute）。

当然，若见到有喵眼睩睩望实我，（份人好nice的）我也会整个懒cute表情同佢哋打招呼（但不知道佢哋看在眼里时明唔明白个中的cute）。

(Cantonese) with one's eyes rolled wide open; glaring


嫩相

/nen¹¹ ɕiæ̃⁵³/

/nəŋ²² ɕiã⁴⁴/

/nəŋ⁵³ siɑŋ⁵⁵/

/nen¹¹ ɕiæ̃⁵³/

/nəŋ²² ɕiã⁴⁴/

/nəŋ⁵³ siɑŋ⁵⁵/

(Hakka, Hangzhounese, Ningbonese, Danyang and Jinhua Wu) looking much younger than one's actual age


眼仔睩睩

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

2009, 己文員, 《一本書耳》 [A Book Only], Hong Kong: 青森文化 [Red Corporation], →ISBN, page 27:

zek³ haai⁵ ngaan⁵ zai² luk¹ luk¹, geoi² hei² keoi⁵ sai³ sai³ ge³ haai⁵ kim⁴, hou² ci⁵ m⁴ geng¹ keoi⁵

隻蟹眼仔睩睩，舉起佢細細嘅蟹箝，好似唔驚佢

只蟹眼仔睩睩，举起佢细细嘅蟹箝，好似唔惊佢

2014, 陳淑莊, 《邊走邊吃邊抗爭》, Hong Kong: 紅出版, →ISBN, page 165:

ngo⁵ hon³ zoek⁶ ze² go³ ngaan⁵ zai² luk¹ luk¹ dik¹ zeng¹ gwaai¹ siu² haai⁴, sam¹ leoi⁵ gik¹ dung⁶ bat¹ ji⁵, taa¹ ceot¹ sai³ dik¹ cin⁴ jat¹ maan⁵, waan⁴ si⁶ zoi⁶ maa¹⁻⁴ maa¹ dik¹ tou⁵ noi⁶ hon³ “dung¹ gung¹ sai¹ gung¹”, gam¹ tin¹ taa¹ ji⁵ ging¹ zoeng² dak¹ ze² mo¹ gou¹ liu⁵.

我看着這個眼仔睩睩的精乖小孩，心裏激動不已，他出世的前一晚，還是在媽媽的肚內看《東宮西宮》，今天他已經長得這麼高了。

我看着这个眼仔睩睩的精乖小孩，心里激动不已，他出世的前一晚，还是在妈妈的肚内看《东宫西宫》，今天他已经长得这么高了。

(Cantonese) (little) eyes looking around with liveliness


赤痛

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ tʰʊŋ³³/

/t͡sʰɛːk̚³ tʰʊŋ³³/


柔細

/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ sɐi̯³³/

/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ sɐi̯³³/


日頭辣

(Meixian Hakka) blazing; intense (of sunlight)


聽言話

/tʰin⁴⁴ ɦe²² ɦo⁴⁴/

/tʰin⁴⁴ ɦe²² ɦo⁴⁴/

⁸geq ⁵shiau-noe ⁶lau ¹thin ⁶ghe-gho-gheq

搿小囡老聽言話個！

搿小囡老听言话个！


肥固固

(Taiwanese Hakka, ideophonic) chubby; plump


肉雋雋仔

(Northern Sixian Hakka, ideophonic) chubby; plump


夭夭

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

The peach tree is young and elegant; Brilliant are its flowers.

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

桃之夭夭，灼灼其華。

桃之夭夭，灼灼其华。

Yāoyāo táolǐ huā, zhuózhuó yǒu huīguāng.

夭夭桃李花，灼灼有輝光。

夭夭桃李花，灼灼有辉光。

When the Master was unoccupied with business, his manner was easy, and he looked pleased.

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE

Zǐ zhī yànjū, shēnshēn rú yě, yāoyāo rú yě.

子之燕居，申申如也，夭夭如也。


肥固固仔

/pʰi¹¹ ku⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵ e¹¹/

/pʰi¹¹ ku⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵ e¹¹/


肉粽粽仔

/ŋi̯uk̚² t͡suŋ⁵⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵ e¹¹/

/ŋiʊk̚¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋe³¹/

/ŋi̯uk̚² t͡suŋ⁵⁵ t͡suŋ⁵⁵ e¹¹/

/ŋiʊk̚¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋe³¹/


四眼

/sei̯³³ ŋaːn¹³/

/sɐi³² ŋɛŋ¹³/

/ɬei³³ ᵑɡan⁵⁵/

/sei̯³³ ŋaːn¹³/

/sɐi³² ŋɛŋ¹³/

/ɬei³³ ᵑɡan⁵⁵/

四眼仔 [Cantonese] ― sei³ ngaan⁵ zai² [Jyutping] ― four-eyed boy

2014, “圍圈”, 陳詠謙 [Abrahim Chan] (lyrics), 野佬 [Yellow!] (music)performed by 野佬 [Yellow!]:

嗰個四眼嘅女仔

嗰个四眼嘅女仔


烏滓

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁴¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁴¹/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² lai⁵³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ lai⁵³/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) dark black


痴癲

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵/


枴潲

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


枴喙

/kue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

/kue²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hard to pronounce; awkward-sounding


嘴笨

/t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pən⁵¹/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pən⁵¹/

not good at speaking; having poor verbal expression ability; clumsy of speech


把細

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/pä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

(dialectal) careful; attentive; meticulous


口拙

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːt̚³/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ t͡syːt̚³/


純血

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/


溶𣻸

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ²⁴/

/iũ²³⁻³³ siũ²³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻¹¹ siũ²⁴/

/iũ²³⁻³³ siũ²³/

/iũ²⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) mediocre; useless; good-for-nothing; banal

(Taiwanese Hokkien) sickly; weak (of a child)


弗同

/fəʔ⁴³ doŋ²²³/

/fəʔ⁴³ doŋ²²³/


鳥𡳞

(Quanzhou Hokkien, vulgar) talkative; loquacious; garrulous


稀稀拉拉

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/


齊活

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/


紙製

Sino-Xenic (紙製):
* → Japanese: 紙製(しせい) (shisei)

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡siː³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/


思縮

/siː⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ sʊk̚⁵/


靜局

/t͡sɪŋ²² kʊk̚²/

/t͡sɪŋ²² kʊk̚²/

(Cantonese) tranquil; quiet; with very few people; empty


莊雅

Sino-Xenic (莊雅):
* → Vietnamese: trang nhã (莊雅)

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


霉髧墮

霉髧堕
霉揼墮
霉抌墮
霉dum dur

/muːi̯²¹ tɐm³³ tœː³³/

/muːi̯²¹ tɐm³³ tœː³³/


摩陀

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵/


紅灼灼

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ

/xʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/xʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/


亮灼灼

ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ

/li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/


灼灼

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sœːk̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡sœːk̚³ t͡sœːk̚³/


馮怒

/pʰiŋ³⁵ nu⁵¹/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ nu⁵¹/

Jīn jūn fèn yān zhèndiàn píngnù, nüè zhí shǐchén, jiāng yǐ xìngǔ, zé Wú zhī suǒ bèi yǐ.

今君奮焉震電馮怒，虐執使臣，將以釁鼓，則吳知所備矣。

今君奋焉震电冯怒，虐执使臣，将以衅鼓，则吴知所备矣。

The Verses of Chu, 4ᵗʰ century BCE – 2ⁿᵈ century CE

Kānghuí píngnù, dì hégù yǐ dōngnán qīng.

康回馮怒，墬何故以東南傾。

康回冯怒，墬何故以东南倾。


食人

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/sɪk̚² jɐn²¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/sɪk̚² jɐn²¹/


顯淺

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


成尾

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã¹³⁻²² bue⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² be⁵³/

/t͡sʰiã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiã²⁴⁻²² bə⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiã¹³⁻²² bue⁵³/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

/t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³/

/t͡siã²³⁻³³ be⁴¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) entire (of fish, etc.)


眼矇矇

/ŋaːn¹³ mʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ mʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ mʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵ mʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) having squinting eyes (eyes that are partly closed)


漚潲

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, vulgar) with bad character (of a person)


好白相

/hɔ³³ bəʔ⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/hæ⁵² bəʔ¹¹ siã/

/hɔ³³ bəʔ⁵⁵ ɕiã²¹/

/hæ⁵² bəʔ¹¹ siã/

⁶gnioe-zen₇ ⁶veq₈-zy₆ ⁷iq-gheq₈ ⁵hau-beq₈-shian₅-gheq₀ ⁶yeu-shi₅ ⁶le ⁰gheq

《原神》勿是一個好白相個遊戲來個。

《原神》勿是一个好白相个游戏来个。


領毛

/niã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

/niã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/

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


通亮

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²²/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liaŋ²²/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²²/

/tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liaŋ²²/


光通

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ³³/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²²/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍³³ tʰaŋ³³/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kuĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/kŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²²/

(Hokkien) brightly lit; well-illuminated


水飽

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

full from drinking water or any other liquid