滂濞

/pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹/

/pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

/pʰɤŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹/

/pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

/pʰɤŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

(of rain or vegetation) heavy; dense; thick


霍然

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/fɔːk̚³ jiːn²¹/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/fɔːk̚³ jiːn²¹/


持照

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(attributive) licensed (having been issued with a licence)


服服帖帖

服服貼貼
伏伏貼貼
伏伏帖帖

ㄈㄨˊ ˙ㄈㄨ ㄊㄧㄝ ㄊㄧㄝ

/fu³⁵ fu³ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/fu³⁵ fu³ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/


秘邃

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


雙倍

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰuːi̯¹³/

/suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pue²²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pue²²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pue³³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pue³³/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰuːi̯¹³/

/suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pue²²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pue²²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pue³³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pue³³/


康泰

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/


𠵇𠺫

喬溜
橋溜
奇料
喬敹
kel lel

/kʰɛːu̯²¹ lɛːu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰiːu̯²¹ liːu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɛːu̯²¹ lɛːu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰiːu̯²¹ liːu̯⁵⁵/

(of a person) meticulous; picky; annoying


凄疑

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ɡi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ ɡi⁵⁵/


堵心

/tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/


哀切

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/


後現代

ㄏㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɐu̯²² jiːn²² tɔːi̯²²/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɐu̯²² jiːn²² tɔːi̯²²/


順祥

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/

(literary) smooth and lucky; favorable and auspicious


死腦筋

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

inflexible and not being able adapt to circumstances


順遂

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɵn²² sɵy̯²²/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɵn²² sɵy̯²²/


可選

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔː³⁵ syːn³⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔː³⁵ syːn³⁵/


邪行

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ɕiŋ³/

/ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ɕiŋ³/


遂意

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sɵy̯²² jiː³³/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sɵy̯²² jiː³³/

after one's own heart; to one's liking; satisfied


桶裝

/tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


經口

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(attributive) oral (transmission, administration, etc.)


黑惡

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

黑惡勢力

黑恶势力

黑惡犯罪

黑恶犯罪


剔透

/tʰi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɪk̚⁵ tʰɐu̯³³/

/tʰiɪʔ³³ tʰɤ⁴⁴/

/tʰi⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɪk̚⁵ tʰɐu̯³³/

/tʰiɪʔ³³ tʰɤ⁴⁴/


懂行

/tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

/tʊŋ³⁵ hɔːŋ²¹/

/tʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɑŋ³⁵/

/tʊŋ³⁵ hɔːŋ²¹/


蕪穢

/u³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ wɐi̯³³/

/u³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ wɐi̯³³/

(literary) overgrown (covered with plants that have grown wild)


枕邊

/ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


唔鹹唔淡

/m̩²¹ haːm²¹ m̩²¹ tʰaːm¹³/

/m̩²¹ haːm²¹ m̩²¹ tʰaːm¹³/

唔鹹唔淡嘅普通話

唔咸唔淡嘅普通话

(Cantonese, of one's speech) with a nonstandard or non-native accent


摶摶

/tʰu̯än³⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵/

/tʰu̯än³⁵ tʰu̯än³⁵/


涼颼颼

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ soʊ̯⁵⁵ soʊ̯⁵⁵/

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ soʊ̯⁵⁵ soʊ̯⁵⁵/


邈邈

/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔːk̚² mɔːk̚²/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔːk̚² mɔːk̚²/

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

Yìzhì ér mǐjié xī, shén gāochí zhī miǎomiǎo.

抑志而弭節兮，神高馳之邈邈。

抑志而弭节兮，神高驰之邈邈。


庸庸碌碌

ㄩㄥ ㄩㄥ ㄌㄨˋ ㄌㄨˋ

/jʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/jʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹ lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

/jʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/jʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹ lʊk̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/


手多多

/sɐu̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

ze³ zau² waa⁶ zeoi³ can³ gei¹ soeng² bok³ lyun⁶, ai¹ jaa¹ keoi⁵ zaa³ zeoi³ wui⁵ sau² do¹ do¹

借酒話醉趁機想搏亂 哎吔佢詐醉會手多多

借酒话醉趁机想搏乱 哎吔佢诈醉会手多多


加料

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kaː⁵⁵ liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kaː⁵⁵ liːu̯²²⁻³⁵/


沒頭腦

/meɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


沒腦子

/meɪ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/meɪ̯³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/


陶陶

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

The men of Qing were at Zhou;
The armoured horse-quartet jaunted with joy;
On the left, [the driver] steered; on the right [the guard] [his weapon] drew;
In the center, the army['s general] contentment shewed.

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

Qīngrén zài Zhóu,
Sìjiè táotáo,
Zuǒ xuán yòu chōu,
Zhōng jūn zuòhǎo.

清人在軸、
駟介陶陶、
左旋右抽、
中軍作好。

清人在轴、
驷介陶陶、
左旋右抽、
中军作好。

(literary) harmonious and joyous appearance

Long-lasting is the winter's night; Dark and gloomy are the rain and snow.

冬夜兮陶陶，雨雪兮冥冥。

Ebullient is summer's first month; trees and grasses grow thick and dense.

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

陶陶孟夏兮，草木莽莽。

(literary) yang qi thriving; ebullient; energetic


費拉

/feɪ̯⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

Borrowed from German Fellache (“peasant in the Middle East and North Africa”) in Oswald Spengler’s works. The derived slang was coined by supporters of the Chinese writer and Internet celebrity Liu Zhongjing, who used this word to describe a deculturalized and declined state of a people.

bor

(slang, derogatory) obedient and cowardly


耐看

/naɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰän⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² hɔːn³³/

/naɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰän⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² hɔːn³³/

having a lingering charm; easy on the eyes


標定

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ tɪŋ²²/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ tɪŋ²²/


隔房

/kɤ³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/

/kɤ³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/


先期

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ki¹³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ ki²³/


腦孬

/nau⁵²⁻³⁵ mo⁵²⁻²¹/

/nau⁵²⁻³⁵ mo⁵²⁻²¹/

(Teochew, derogatory) brain not functioning; brain-dead; stupid


囫圇個

ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄜˋ

/xu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄍㄜˋㄦ

/xu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ kɤɻ⁵¹/

/xu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/xu³⁵ lu̯ən³⁵ kɤɻ⁵¹/


畏畏縮縮

ㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄙㄨㄛ

/weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯³³ wɐi̯³³ sʊk̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹ su̯ɔ⁵⁵ su̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/wɐi̯³³ wɐi̯³³ sʊk̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/


水皮

/sɵy̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹/

/sɵy̯³⁵ pʰei̯²¹/


過心

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sim³³/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sim³³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sim³³/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sim³³/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/

(regional) oversensitive; paranoid; suspicious

(regional) close; intimate; understanding


匆猝

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːt̚³/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːt̚³/

(literary) hurried; hasty; all of a sudden


飽肚

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

/paːu̯³⁵ tʰou̯¹³/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ³³/

/pa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ³³/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

/paːu̯³⁵ tʰou̯¹³/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ⁴¹/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²²/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ³³/

/pa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ³³/


密匝匝

/mi⁵¹ t͡sä⁵⁵ t͡sä⁵⁵/

/mi⁵¹ t͡sä⁵⁵ t͡sä⁵⁵/


密密匝匝

ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄧˋ ㄗㄚ ㄗㄚ

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi⁵¹ t͡sä⁵⁵ t͡sä⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² mɐt̚² t͡saːp̚³ t͡saːp̚³/

/mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi⁵¹ t͡sä⁵⁵ t͡sä⁵⁵/

/mɐt̚² mɐt̚² t͡saːp̚³ t͡saːp̚³/


宏富

/xʊŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹/

/xʊŋ³⁵ fu⁵¹/

(literary) abundant; rich; plentiful; extensive; having a diverse range


站立式

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

站立式辦公桌

站立式办公桌


跛手

/pɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/pɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/


煌煌

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/


悵怳

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) frustrated; disappointed; disheartened


豐茂

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/

/hɔŋ³³ bɔ⁴¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ³³/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/

/hɔŋ³³ bɔ⁴¹/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔ²²/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ³³/

/hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔ³³/


寒涼

/xän³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/hɔːn²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

/xän³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/hɔːn²¹ lœːŋ²¹/


偏執型

/pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/pʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐp̚⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/pʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐp̚⁵ jɪŋ²¹/


撞聾

/t͡sɔːŋ²² lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ²² lʊŋ²¹⁻³⁵/


皮相

/pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/pʰei̯²¹ sœːŋ³³/

/pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/pʰei̯²¹ sœːŋ³³/

(literary) superficial; shallow; skin-deep


霎氣

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ kʰui²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) miserly and crude (of a person)


良苦

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) laborious; hard; miserable; exhausting


耳重

/hi³³⁻²² taŋ³³/

/hĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ³⁵/

/hi³³⁻²² taŋ³³/

/hĩ³⁵⁻¹¹ taŋ³⁵/

(Jinjiang Hokkien, Teochew, Leizhou Min, Hainanese) hard of hearing


插雜

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sap̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sap̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sap̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sap̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/

/t͡sʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sap̚⁴/

(Mainland China Hokkien) mixed and disorderly; in a jumble (of things or people)


霎仔

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁴ a⁵³/

/sap̚³²⁻⁵ a⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) insignificant; negligible; inconsiderable


叻唔切

/lɛːk̚⁵ m̩²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/lɛːk̚⁵ m̩²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³/


逼窄

/pi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


謎樣

/mi³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/mɐi̯²¹ jœːŋ²²/

/mi³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/mɐi̯²¹ jœːŋ²²/


屈質

/wɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/

/wɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/


爽健

/ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɔːŋ³⁵ kiːn²²/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/sɔːŋ³⁵ kiːn²²/


自不然

/t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/

/t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹/


過當

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʷɔː³³ tɔːŋ³³/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁴¹/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/kue¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹/

/kue²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ²¹/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʷɔː³³ tɔːŋ³³/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁴¹/

/ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tɔŋ⁴¹/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²¹/

/kue¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹/

/ke¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ¹¹/

/kue²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ²¹/

/ke²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔŋ²¹/


肥碩

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/fei̯²¹ sɛːk̚²/

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/fei̯²¹ sɛːk̚²/


敞怳

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


惚恍

忽恍
惚怳
忽怳
芴芒
曶怳
昒怳

/xu⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) in a trance; absentminded; confused

(literary) faint; vague; indistinct; obscure


翳膩

/ɐi̯³³ nɐi̯²²/

/ɐi̯³³ nɐi̯²²/


局縮

/kʊk̚² sʊk̚⁵/

/kʊk̚² sʊk̚⁵/

1877, Donald Bruce, Easy Phrases in the Canton Dialect of the Chinese Language, Lesson 12

佢好局縮嘅。

佢好局缩嘅。


瀏亮

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


境遇性

ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


勤勤懇懇

ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄣˇ ㄎㄣˇ

циньцинькэнькэнь

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ t͡ɕʰin³⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐn²¹ kʰɐn²¹ hɐn³⁵ hɐn³⁵/

/kʰɐn²¹ kʰɐn²¹ hɐn³⁵ hɐn³⁵/


貏豸

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Where the land slopes and slants, gradually levels out,

司馬相如 (Sima Xiangru) 《上林賦》 "Rhapsody on the Imperial Park", in 《漢書》 Book of Han, 2008 translation by David Knechtges

陂池貏豸


繞嘴

/ʐɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːu̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/ʐɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːu̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/


彆嘴

/pi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːt̚³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/pi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːt̚³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/


此豸

/t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

張衡 Zhang Heng,《西京赋》 "Rhapsody on the Four Capitals", included in 文選 Selections of Refined Literature.

增嬋蜎以此豸

增婵蜎以此豸


節烈

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (節烈):
* → Vietnamese: tiết liệt (節烈)

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

(of a woman) staunchly preserving one's chastity or committing suicide because of that


蹴然

/t͡sʰu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡su³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡su³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


蹴然

/t͡sʰu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡su³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡su³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


眼金金

/ŋaːn¹³ kɐm⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kɐm⁵⁵ kɐm⁵⁵/

眼金金望住我

(Cantonese) staring at someone or something covetously


側扁

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


奸茅

(Cantonese) deceitful; dishonest; cheaty


肉嘟嘟

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ tu⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ tu⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵/


爛鬼

/laːn²² kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/laːn²² kʷɐi̯³⁵/

爛鬼嘢

烂鬼嘢

(Cantonese, derogatory, mildly vulgar, attributive) shoddy; lousy; crappy


衰朽

/ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ nɐu̯³⁵/

/ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ nɐu̯³⁵/


陸梁

/lu⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/lu⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

Peoples in Lingnan mostly dwell in the mountainous inland (lù "陸"); they are naturally strong and violent (qiángliáng "強梁"); hence the appellation Lùliáng ("陸梁")

lǐngnán zhī rén duō chù shānlù qí xìng qiángliáng gù yuē lùliáng

嶺南之人多處山陸其性強梁故曰陸梁

岭南之人多处山陆其性强梁故曰陆梁

(Sun Quan) is just like (a bird) newly hatched from egg, who has just begun to sprout his long and hard feathers; yet he leaps around at his convenience, without restraint, and impudently, merely behaving (like a dog) barking at his master.

2nd–3rd century, 陳琳 (Chen Lin), 檄吳將校部曲文 (Proclamation to the Generals, Officers, and Troops of Wu)

Pìyóu kòu luǎn, shǐ shēng hàn máo, ér biàn lùliáng fàng sì, gù xíng fèi zhǔ.

譬猶鷇卵，始生翰毛，而便陸梁放肆，顧行吠主。

譬犹𬆮卵，始生翰毛，而便陆梁放肆，顾行吠主。

(literary) jumping, leaping, or prancing appearance


焦渴

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


燦然

/t͡sʰän⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰän⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


憂戚

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

(literary) distressed; laden with grief; sad


扎眼

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


墨色

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/mɐk̚² sɪk̚⁵/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/mɐk̚² sɪk̚⁵/

Shortly the gale subsides and clouds turn dark as ink, the autumn skies are shrouded and in darkness sink.

Du Fu (712–770), 《茅屋為秋風所破歌》, translated by Xu Yuanchong

Éqǐng fēng dìng yún mòsè, qiūtiān mòmò xiàng hūnhēi.

俄頃風定雲墨色，秋天漠漠向昏黑。

俄顷风定云墨色，秋天漠漠向昏黑。


鄙劣

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

(literary, of knowledge, experience, etc.) meager; mean; shallow

(literary) poor; inferior; substandard; low-grade

(literary) mean; base; despicable; nasty


籍甚

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂən⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂən⁵¹/


嫻雅

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haːn²¹ ŋaː¹³/

/han²⁴⁻²² ŋã⁵³/

/han²⁴⁻²² ŋã⁵⁵⁴/

/han¹³⁻²² ŋã⁵³/

/han²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋã⁵³/

/han²³⁻³³ ŋã⁴¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haːn²¹ ŋaː¹³/

/han²⁴⁻²² ŋã⁵³/

/han²⁴⁻²² ŋã⁵⁵⁴/

/han¹³⁻²² ŋã⁵³/

/han²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋã⁵³/

/han²³⁻³³ ŋã⁴¹/

(chiefly of females) refined and elegant


誇麗

/kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

/kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹/

(literary) gorgeous; splendid; resplendent


肥壯

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/fei̯²¹ t͡sɔːŋ³³/

/pʰi¹¹ t͡soŋ⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/fei̯²¹ t͡sɔːŋ³³/

/pʰi¹¹ t͡soŋ⁵⁵/


潺湲

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/


眼睜睜

janʹčžɛnčžɛn

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/


岇𡾻

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ŋɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ŋɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

(literary, rare) lofty, high (of a mountain)


均一

/t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/kʷɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/kʷɐn⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/


敞蓬

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰɤŋ³⁵/


督公

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Short for 拿督公 (“Na Tuk Kong, a deity worshipped in Malaysia and Singapore”), where 拿督 is from Malay datuk.


黑乎乎

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ fuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/


黑糊糊

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ wuː²¹ wuː²¹/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ wuː²¹ wuː²¹/

屋子裡黑糊糊的。

屋子里黑糊糊的。


黑忽忽

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵/


褭褭

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/niːu̯¹³ niːu̯¹³/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/niːu̯¹³ niːu̯¹³/


花假

(Sixian, Hailu, Dabu and Raoping Hakka) faked; false; shame


花花假假

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ fa²⁴ ka³¹ ka³¹/

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ fa²⁴ ka³¹ ka³¹/


豐盈

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/fuŋ²⁴ i̯uŋ³¹/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/fuŋ²⁴ i̯uŋ³¹/

(of a person's body) well-developed; full-grown; shapely; curvaceous; plump


盎零

/aŋ¹¹ laŋ¹¹/

/aŋ¹¹ laŋ¹¹/

(Taiwanese Hakka) stubborn and inflexible


晃晃悠悠

ㄏㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄏㄨㄤ ㄧㄡ ㄧㄡ

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/fɔːŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/fɔːŋ³⁵ fɔːŋ³⁵ jɐu̯²¹ jɐu̯²¹/


血淋忽拉

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ lĩŋ¹¹ xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ la¹¹/

/ɕyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ lĩŋ¹¹ xuəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ la¹¹/


斕斒

/län³⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/län³⁵ pän⁵⁵/

(literary) Alternative form of 斕斑／斓斑 (lánbān, “gorgeous; brightly-colored; multicolored”)


斕斑

/län³⁵ pän⁵⁵/

/län³⁵ pän⁵⁵/

(literary) gorgeous; brightly-colored; multicolored


噘嘴凹臉

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡suei⁵³ va⁴⁵ lie⁵³/

/t͡ɕyəʔ²⁻⁴⁵ t͡suei⁵³ va⁴⁵ lie⁵³/


沒譜兒

/meɪ̯³⁵ pʰuɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/muːt̚² pʰou̯³⁵ jiː²¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ pʰuɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/muːt̚² pʰou̯³⁵ jiː²¹/


刁喬扭擰

刁乔扭拧
刁僑扭擰
刁橋扭擰
丟橋扭擰

/tiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹ nɐu̯³⁵ nɪŋ²²/

/tiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯²¹ nɐu̯³⁵ nɪŋ²²/

Many people would also like to say English phrases like "Don't be such a girl" (Don't be so fussy like a little girl) or "man up" (be like a real man). They are actually encouraging gender stereotypes intentionally or not.

2020, 馬米高 [Michael MMG], 《英文寫真》 [The Truest Stories Ever Written], page 31

han² do¹ jan⁴ jaa⁵ wui⁵ hei² fun¹ syut³ “Don't be such a girl.” (bat¹ jiu³ zoeng⁶ siu² neoi⁵ haai⁴ bun¹ diu¹ kiu⁴ nau² ning⁶) waak⁶ “man up” (zoeng⁶ go³ daai⁶ zoeng⁶ fu¹) ze² leoi⁶ se¹ jing¹ man⁴⁻² jung⁶ ci⁴, kei⁴ sat⁶ jau⁵ ji³ mou⁴ ji³ zung¹ dou¹ zoi⁶ gu² lai⁶ gender stereotypes (sing³ bit⁶ ding⁶ jing⁴).

很多人也會喜歡説「Don't be such a girl.」（不要像小女孩般刁喬扭擰）或「man up」（像個大丈夫）這類些英文用詞，其實有意無意中都在鼓勵 gender stereotypes（性別定型）。

很多人也会喜欢说「Don't be such a girl.」（不要像小女孩般刁乔扭拧）或「man up」（像个大丈夫）这类些英文用词，其实有意无意中都在鼓励 gender stereotypes（性别定型）。


㔢死趕活

/t͡ɕyəʔ² sz̩⁵³ kæ̃⁵³⁻¹¹ xuaʔ⁵⁴/

/t͡ɕyəʔ² sz̩⁵³ kæ̃⁵³⁻¹¹ xuaʔ⁵⁴/

(Jin) to exert one's utmost strength in one go to finish something


㔢氣馬爬

/t͡ɕyəʔ² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵ ma⁵³ pʰa¹¹/

/t͡ɕyəʔ² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵ ma⁵³ pʰa¹¹/

(Jin) requiring much physical strength and effort


初陽

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

(neologism, of a test result) positive on preliminary testing


生冷

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ laːŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁴¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ laːŋ¹³/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ⁴¹/

People say pregnant women should not eat raw or cold stuff.

teng¹ gong² waa⁶ daai⁶ tou⁵ po⁴⁻² m⁴ hou² sik⁶ saang¹ laang⁵ je⁵.

聽講話大肚婆唔好食生冷嘢。

听讲话大肚婆唔好食生冷嘢。


甜甜蜜蜜

ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄧˋ

тяньтяньмими

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi⁵¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ tʰiːm²¹ mɐt̚² mɐt̚²/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi⁵¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ tʰiːm²¹ mɐt̚² mɐt̚²/


夯不啷噹

ㄏㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄤ ㄉㄤ

/xɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/xɑŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ lɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

(dialectal, Taiwanese Mandarin) all; entire; total


薄幸

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/pɔːk̚² hɐŋ²²/

/pɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²²/

/pɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/pɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

/pɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ³³/

/pɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ³³/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/pɔːk̚² hɐŋ²²/

/pɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ²²/

/pɔk̚²⁴⁻² hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/pɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hiɪŋ²²/

/pɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ³³/

/pɔk̚⁴⁻³² hiɪŋ³³/

(Can we date this quote?), “禪院鐘聲”, 蘇翁 (lyrics):

jyun³ geoi³ mui⁶⁻⁴ mui⁶⁻² taai³ bok⁶ hang⁶

怨句妹妹太薄幸


巫裔

From 巫 (Wū, abbreviation of 巫来由, from Malay Melayu) + 裔 (yì, “ancestry”).


屏營

/piŋ⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/pɪŋ³⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/piŋ⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/pɪŋ³⁵ jɪŋ²¹/


晦冥

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

(literary, literally and figuratively) dim; gloomy


卬卬

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ ˀɑŋ³⁵/

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ ˀɑŋ³⁵/

(literary) flourishing; thriving; prosperous


魔怔

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ɤŋ³/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ɖ͡ʐ̥ɤŋ³/

(colloquial, derogatory) mad; mentally unstable; hellbent


不人道

/pu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ tou̯²²/

/pu⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jɐn²¹ tou̯²²/


奇奇怪怪

ㄑㄧˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ

цицигуайгуай

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ kʷaːi̯³³ kʷaːi̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ kʷaːi̯³³ kʷaːi̯³³/

2014, Xi Jinping on a symposium on literary and artistic work

不要搞奇奇怪怪的建築。

不要搞奇奇怪怪的建筑。


斯巴拉西

/sz̩⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Japanese 素晴(すば)らしい (subarashii).


門兒清

/məɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/məɻ³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

zh-l

門清／门清 (ménqīng)

(dialectal, including Beijing Mandarin) clear about (something); understanding (something) very well


喑啞

/in⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐm⁵⁵ aː³⁵/

/in⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐm⁵⁵ aː³⁵/

For those who suffer from deafness, blindness, muteness, lameness and tenosynovitis, the ruler shall have them in his care and provide for their needs until they die.

Lóng máng, yīnyǎ, bǒbì, piānkū, wò dì bù nài zì shēng zhě, shàng shōu ér yǎng zhī jíguān ér yīsì zhī, shū shēn ér hòu zhǐ.

聾盲、喑啞、跛躄、偏枯、握遞不耐自生者，上收而養之疾官而衣食之，殊身而后止。

聋盲、喑哑、跛躄、偏枯、握递不耐自生者，上收而养之疾官而衣食之，殊身而后止。

Too many amnesties in a single year makes good people speechless.

一歲再赦，好人喑啞。

一岁再赦，好人喑哑。


可積

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


芒芴

/xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵⁵/

Alternative form of 恍惚 (huǎnghū, “indistinct; confused”)


芴芒

/xu⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Alternative form of 惚恍 (hūhuǎng, “indistinct; confused”)


幽僻

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ pʰɪk̚⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰi⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ pʰɪk̚⁵/


少不了

ㄕㄠˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/siːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/


反正統

ㄈㄢˇ ㄓㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


成酸

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/


洋洋漾漾

/i̯oŋ¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹ i̯oŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/(j)i̯oŋ¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ⁵⁵ (j)i̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/iɔŋ¹¹ iɔŋ¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iɔŋ⁵³/

/i̯oŋ¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹ i̯oŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/iɔŋ¹¹ iɔŋ¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iɔŋ⁵³/

The leaking water pipe made water flowing everywhere in the toilet.

Sui³ guon³ lêu⁴ sui³ lêu⁴ do⁴ si³ gau⁴ du³ ê² yong² yong² yong⁴ yong⁴.

水管漏水漏到屎窖肚仔洋洋漾漾。

(Hakka) water overflowing or flowing everywhere


狼賴

/lɔŋ¹¹ laɪ⁵³/

/lɔŋ¹¹ laɪ⁵³/


得人畏

/tɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹ ʋi⁵³/

/tɛt̚¹ ŋin¹¹ ʋi⁵³/

(Hakka) frightening (causing fright or fear)


發瘴

/pɔt̚¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

/pɔt̚¹ t͡sɔŋ⁵³/

(Hakka, vulgar, of person) despicable; contemptible


趣生

/t͡sʰi⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁵³ sɛn⁴⁴/


半婦人

/pan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/pan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/


趣怪

/t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuaɪ⁵³/

/t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuaɪ⁵³/

(Hakka) odd; strange; surprising; unexpected


至愛

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ ɔːi̯³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː³³ ɔːi̯³³/

2001, “至冧情歌”, in 至冧情歌, performed by 陳慶祥:

nei⁵ hai⁶ ngo⁵ jat¹ sang¹ jat¹ sai³ zi³ oi³ dik¹ wong⁴ dai³

你係我一生一世至愛的皇帝

你系我一生一世至爱的皇帝


巨量

/t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² lœːŋ²²/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² lœːŋ²²/


臭火𤊶

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fo³¹ lat̚¹/

/t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fo³¹ lat̚¹/

(Hakka) smelly because something is burnt/scorched/charred


難捱

/naːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹/

/nan¹¹ ŋaɪ⁵³/

/naːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹/

/nan¹¹ ŋaɪ⁵³/

(Cantonese, Hakka) difficult to tolerate; difficult to bear


抺抺摸摸

/mi¹¹ mi¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/mi¹¹ mi¹¹ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

咪咪摸摸 咪咪摸摸#Chinese


硬程

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/

/ŋaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/

/ŋaŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/

/ŋaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰaŋ¹¹/

(Hakka) hale and hearty; robust; healthy


逮逮

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/


像鬼

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuɪ³¹/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuɪ³¹/

sin¹ vug⁵ ngiong⁴ ê³ voi⁴ zo⁴ do³ an³ qiong⁴ gui³?

新屋仰仔會做到恁像鬼？

新屋仰仔会做到恁像鬼？


鬼神樣相

/kuɪ³¹ sən¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɔŋ⁵³/

/kuɪ³¹ sən¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ siɔŋ⁵³/

鬼神鬼相 鬼神鬼相#Chinese


挨挨磨磨

/aɪ⁴⁴ aɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³/

/aɪ⁴⁴ aɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³/


鬼神鬼相

/ku̯i³¹ sɨn¹¹ ku̯i³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/kuɪ³¹ sən¹¹ kuɪ³¹ siɔŋ⁵³/

/ku̯i³¹ sɨn¹¹ ku̯i³¹ si̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/kuɪ³¹ sən¹¹ kuɪ³¹ siɔŋ⁵³/


外源性

ㄨㄞˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/waɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


針狀

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ²²/

針狀結晶

针状结晶


內源性

ㄋㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/neɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/neɪ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


冇聲冇氣

/mou̯¹³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hei̯³³/

/mou̯¹³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hei̯³³/

(Cantonese) with no news or update from something


鑽心

/t͡su̯än⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡su̯än⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

疼得鑽心

疼得钻心


無質量

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ li̯ɑŋ⁴/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴ li̯ɑŋ⁴/


頻密

/pʰɐn²¹ mɐt̚²/

/pʰɐn²¹ mɐt̚²/


浪險

浪险
弄險
卵險
𢤱險/𢘙险

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hiam⁵²/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ hiam⁵²/

(Teochew) amazing; terrific; extraordinary


可鹽可甜

ㄎㄜˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


濔迆

/mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(archaic) level and vast; smooth and broad


迆靡

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


決絕

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/


耐放

/naɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² fɔːŋ³³/

/naɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² fɔːŋ³³/

with long shelf life; long-lasting (of food)


直性子

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/t͡sɪk̚² sɪŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/t͡sɪk̚² sɪŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/


無通

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ³³/

/bo¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ³³/

/bo¹³⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ¹¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ²¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰaŋ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ¹¹/

(Hokkien) infeasible; unsuitable (such as a plan or way of doing things)

(Hokkien) disconnected; cut off (such as vehicles in traffic)


恬倓

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/tʰiːm²¹ tʰaːm²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/tʰiːm²¹ tʰaːm²¹/


亂糟糟

луаньцзаоцзао

/lu̯än⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/lu̯än⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


型棍

/jɪŋ²¹ kʷɐn³³/

/jɪŋ²¹ kʷɐn³³/


嬋媛

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

(literary, of posture) fair; graceful; elegant


嬌貴

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/kiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/kiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯³³/


病病歪歪

ㄅㄧㄥˋ ˙ㄅㄧㄥ ㄨㄞ ㄨㄞ

бинбинвайвай

/piŋ⁵¹ b̥iŋ¹ waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pɛːŋ²² pɛːŋ²² waːi̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵/

/piŋ⁵¹ b̥iŋ¹ waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pɛːŋ²² pɛːŋ²² waːi̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵/


病險

/piŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(attributive, chiefly of water facilities) hazardous


只寫

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


波浪式

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


波普

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

波普文化

波普藝術

波普艺术


嵌入式

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(computing, or other contexts, attributive) embedded


叢集性

ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


巴巴閉閉

/paː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³ pɐi̯³³/

/paː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ pɐi̯³³ pɐi̯³³/


軟性

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/


昭昭

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

I am in a state of chaos. Ordinary men look bright and intelligent, while I alone seem to be benighted.

Dùndùn xī, súrén zhāozhāo, wǒ dú ruò hūn.

沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我獨若昏。

沌沌兮，俗人昭昭，我独若昏。

(literary) clear; obvious; notable; prominent


從從容容

ㄘㄨㄥ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

цунцунжунжун

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰuŋ⁴² t͡sʰuŋ² iuŋ³⁵ iuŋ²/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ sʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰuŋ⁴² t͡sʰuŋ² iuŋ³⁵ iuŋ²/


馥馥

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/fʊk̚⁵ fʊk̚⁵/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/fʊk̚⁵ fʊk̚⁵/


基性

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


趣致

/t͡sʰɵy̯³³ t͡siː³³/

/t͡sʰɵy̯³³ t͡siː³³/


神心

/sɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

/sɐn²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/


倓然

/tʰän³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/tʰän³⁵ ʐän³⁵/


孤盲

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/ko²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

1989, 涂敏恆 (lyrics and music), “三等國民”performed by 涂敏恆:

sṳ̍t-chhai chhiu hàn kô-mô, m̀ kiâng chhong-sí ngìn

實在就很孤毛 毋驚撞死人

实在就很孤毛 毋惊撞死人

2015, 羅文裕 [Wing Lo] (lyrics and music), “菸樓清風”performed by 羅文裕 [Wing Lo]:

The tobacco barn is hot as hell; sweating like flowing water

yân-lèu ngia̍t ke kô-mô, liù-hon na liù-súi yit-yong

菸樓熱得要命 流汗如流水一樣

烟楼热得要命 流汗如流水一样

(Hakka) Used after adjectives as an intensifier: very; badly; as hell


殘泐

/t͡sʰän³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

(of an epigraph) damaged; defective; fallible; incomplete; fragmentary


鮮活

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

(of aquatic products, etc.) fresh and alive


摳兒

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 摳／抠 (kōu, “tight-fisted; stingy; miserly”).


滾圓

/ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/kʷɐn³⁵ jyːn²¹/

/ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/kʷɐn³⁵ jyːn²¹/


奈斯

/naɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/naɪ̯⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵/


羞惱

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ nou̯¹³/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ nou̯¹³/


涼浸浸

/lœːŋ²¹ t͡sɐm³³ t͡sɐm³³/

/lœːŋ²¹ t͡sɐm³³ t͡sɐm³³/


貼貼

/tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching from Japanese てぇてぇ (tētē).


笨柒

→ Hakka: 板察 (ban3 cad5)

/pɐn²² t͡sʰɐt̚²/

/pɐn²² t͡sʰɐt̚²/


濕滯

/sɐp̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯²²/

/sɐp̚⁵ t͡sɐi̯²²/

(Cantonese) not smooth; troublesome; difficult to handle


清清楚楚

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

/t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴ t͡sʰu³¹ t͡sʰu³¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

/t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴ t͡sʰu³¹ t͡sʰu³¹/


實誠

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³/


受支配

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐu̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰuːi̯³³/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐu̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰuːi̯³³/

subject to (placed under the power of another)


忀徉

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

Alternative form of 儴佯 (“wandering around”)


虔心

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴ ɕiŋ²⁴/

/kʰiɛn²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/kʰiɛn²⁴⁻²² sim³³/

/kʰiɛn¹³⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/kʰiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/

/kʰiɛn²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiæ̃²⁴ ɕiŋ²⁴/

/kʰiɛn²⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/kʰiɛn²⁴⁻²² sim³³/

/kʰiɛn¹³⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/kʰiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ sim⁴⁴/

/kʰiɛn²³⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/


軟綿

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn³⁵/

Alternative form of 軟綿綿／软绵绵 (ruǎnmiánmián)


繞樑

/ʐɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jiːu̯³⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

/ʐɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jiːu̯³⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

(literary, of a singing voice) beautiful; pleasant to the ear


淒清

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/


該煨

/kɔːi̯⁵⁵ wuːi̯⁵⁵/

/kɔːi̯⁵⁵ wuːi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, slang, slightly dated) how terrible; what bad luck; too bad


不顯

/pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


博洽

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ä⁵¹/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ä⁵¹/

(literary) extremely knowledgeable; erudite; learned


薄海

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɔːk̚² hɔːi̯³⁵/

(literary, figurative, of an area) large; vast; wide


泛太平洋

ㄈㄢˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ

фаньтайпинъян

/fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/fän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/


un頂able

/ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

/ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

Applying English affixes un- and -able to 頂／顶 (ding2, “to stand”).

It rained heavily just when I got off work. It’s impossible for me to stand!

fong³ gung¹ sin¹ gam³ daai⁶ jyu⁵, zan¹ hai⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴!

放工先咁大雨，真係un頂able！

放工先咁大雨，真系un顶able！

No one likes the unbearable smell from garbage.

mou⁵ jan⁴ wui⁵ zung¹ ji³ laap⁶ saap³ go² zam⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴ ge³ mei⁶.

冇人會中意垃圾嗰𠹻un頂able嘅味。

冇人会中意垃圾嗰𠹻un顶able嘅味。

It’s said that “unbearable people are everywhere”; this probably even sticks nearer to the core of truth than water is wet.

2013 October 11, https://hk.news.yahoo.com/blogs/goodjobs/笑住藐7大un頂able同事-020215710.html

dou¹ syut³ gwo³ “‘an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴’ dik¹ jan⁴ mou⁴ cyu³ bat¹ zoi⁶”, ze² daai⁶ koi³ bei² “aa³ maa¹ si⁶ neoi⁵ jan⁴⁻²” gang³ tip³ gan⁶ zan¹ lei⁵ hat⁶ sam¹.

都說過「『un頂able』的人無處不在」，這大概比「阿媽是女人」更貼近真理核心。

都说过「『un顶able』的人无处不在」，这大概比「阿妈是女人」更贴近真理核心。

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, humorous) unbearable; impossible to stand; hard to put up with


磕磕絆絆

ㄎㄜ ˙ㄎㄜ ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄢˋ

ㄎㄜ ㄎㄜ ㄅㄢˋ ㄅㄢˋ

кэкэбаньбань

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰə² pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/

/hɐp̚² hɐp̚² puːn²² puːn²²/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰə² pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵ pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ pän⁵¹/

/hɐp̚² hɐp̚² puːn²² puːn²²/

(of a road) rough; bumpy; (of a person) stumbling; tottering; doddering

(figuratively) not smooth; with obstacles


窮酸

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹ syːn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹ syːn⁵⁵/


單細胞

/tän⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/tän⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ paːu̯⁵⁵/

單細胞動物

单细胞动物

(attributively) single-celled, unicellular, monocellular


多細胞

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ paːu̯⁵⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵¹ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ paːu̯⁵⁵/

多細胞生物

多细胞生物

(attributively) multicellular, multicelled, pluricellular


珊珊

/ʂän⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

(literary, ideophonic, onomatopoeia) sound of jade pendants striking against each other; clanging

(literary, ideophonic, onomatopoeia) sound of wind or rain

(literary, ideophonic) sparkling; glimmering

(literary, ideophonic) graceful; elegant

(literary, ideophonic, of a woman) slow; slowfooted


層層密密

ㄘㄥˊ ㄘㄥˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄇㄧˋ

/t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ mi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi⁵¹/


黃赤

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/


赤黃

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

尿液赤黃

尿液赤黄


沉沉

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐm²¹ t͡sʰɐm²¹/


瓷實

/t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

瓷實的冰面

瓷实的冰面


一臉懵逼

ㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄥˇ ㄅㄧ

и лянь мэнби

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵⁵/

一臉懵屄 一臉懵屄#Chinese

一脸懵屄 一脸懵屄#Chinese

Alternative form of 一臉懵屄／一脸懵屄 (yī liǎn měngbī)


陸基

/lu⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/lu⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

zhōngguó chénggōng shíshī lùjī zhōngduàn fǎndǎo lánjié jìshù shìyàn

中國成功實施陸基中段反導攔截技術試驗

中国成功实施陆基中段反导拦截技术试验


一臉懵屄

ㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄥˇ ㄅㄧ

ㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄥˊ ㄅㄧ

ㄧ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄥ ㄅㄧ

и лянь мэнби

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵⁵/

yī liǎn méngbī [Phonetic:yì liǎn méngbī]

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ³⁵ pi⁵⁵/

yī liǎn mēngbī [Phonetic:yì liǎn mēngbī]

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ³⁵ pi⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ⁵⁵ pi⁵⁵/

(neologism, slang, vulgar) completely dumbstruck


九成

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ sɪŋ²¹/


慢慢悠悠

ㄇㄢˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄧㄡ ㄧㄡ

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ män⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/


光光蕩蕩

ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄉㄤˋ ㄉㄤˋ

гуангуан дандан

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/


起市

/hei⁵⁵ si²¹⁻²¹⁵/

/hei⁵⁵ si²¹⁻²¹⁵/

(Taishanese) arrogant; haughty; supercilious; proud


undinable

/ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

/ɐn²² tɪŋ³⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

English un- + 頂／顶 (ding2) + English -able.

compound

2011, 李家仁 [David Lee], lyrics by 韋然 [Paul Knight], 小明去東莞

dung¹ gun² waa⁶⁻² zan¹ hai⁶ an⁶ ding² aa⁴ bou⁴

東莞話真係undinable

东莞话真系undinable

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) unbeatable; incomparable


公稱

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

公稱直徑

公称直径


厭然

/jɛn⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɛn⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

(literary) disguised; dissembled; evasive; concealed

(literary) amiable and cheerful; kind and joyful


潤屋

/ʐu̯ən⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

/ʐu̯ən⁵¹ u⁵⁵/


陀陀擰

/tʰɔː²¹ tʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵ nɪŋ²²/

/tʰɔː²¹ tʰɔː²¹⁻³⁵ nɪŋ²²/

(Cantonese) having one's head spin; confused; disoriented


咿挹

/jiː⁵⁵ jɐp̚⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ jɐp̚⁵/

(Cantonese) intimate (between male and female)


無馬走

→ English: no horse run

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ be⁴² t͡sau⁴²/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ be⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sau⁴²/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ be⁴² t͡sau⁴²/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ be⁴²⁻²⁴ t͡sau⁴²/

(Singapore Hokkien) incomparable; unbeatable; best; exceptionally good; superb; tip-top; excellent; first-rate


蛇𠺌

/sɛː²¹ kʷɛː⁵⁵/

/sɛː²¹ kʷɛː⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English scare.

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2021, Kidult Daddy 毒男爸爸, 《毒男爸爸之論盡育兒手記》, page 82

go¹⁻⁴ go¹ sing³ gaak³ “se⁴ gwe¹”, zo² gu³ jau⁶ paan³ fei¹ soeng⁴ gan² san⁶, jau⁴ jyu⁴ jat¹ toi⁴ coeng⁴ kei⁴ hoi¹ kai² dik¹ sin¹ zeon³ leoi⁴ daat⁶; sai³ lou² sing³ gaak³ seot¹ zik⁶, jau⁵ cin⁴ mou⁴ hau⁶ waang⁴ cung¹ zik⁶ zong⁶, dit³ dit³ pung³ pung³ koek³ gin¹ ngai⁶ dak¹ zoeng⁶ “siu¹ saa² go¹” jat¹ bun¹ dik¹ daa² bat¹ sei² siu² jing¹ hung⁴.

哥哥性格「蛇𠺌」，左顧右盼非常謹慎，猶如一台長期開啟的先進雷達；細佬性格率直，有前無後橫衝直撞，跌跌碰碰卻堅毅得像「瀟灑哥」一般的打不死小英雄。

哥哥性格「蛇𠺌」，左顾右盼非常谨慎，犹如一台长期开启的先进雷达；细佬性格率直，有前无后横冲直撞，跌跌碰碰却坚毅得像「潇洒哥」一般的打不死小英雄。

(Hong Kong Cantonese) easily scared; timid; cowardly


狠三狠四

/hən³³ se⁵⁵ hən³³ sz̩²¹/

/hən³³ se⁵⁵ hən³³ sz̩²¹/


日光頭裡

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ kuɑ̃²² dɤ²² li²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ kuɑ̃²² dɤ²² li²³/


理盲

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/

(Internet slang, neologism) to be unable to reason


連底凍

(Shanghainese) a body of water, such as a river or a tank, completely frozen top to bottom


熱天熱色

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ tʰi²² n̠ʲiɪʔ²² səʔ²³/

/n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ tʰi²² n̠ʲiɪʔ²² səʔ²³/

(You) stay at home, it's very hot outside, don't go out.

⁶non ¹ten-laq ⁷oq-li ⁸veq-iau ⁶bau-tsheq-chi

儂蹲辣屋裡，熱天熱色個，勿要跑出去

侬蹲辣屋里，热天热色个，勿要跑出去

(Shanghainese) midsummer or very hot weather


冷冷熱熱

lan^去 lan nyih nyih; lan^去 lan nyih^入 nyih

/lã²² lã⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ²¹/

/lã²² lã³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ n̠ʲiɪʔ²³/

/lã²² lã⁵⁵ n̠ʲiɪʔ³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ²¹/

/lã²² lã³³ n̠ʲiɪʔ¹¹ n̠ʲiɪʔ²³/

It's the easiest to get sick in days like these with such sudden temperature changes.

⁸geq-tson ¹thi ⁶lan-lan-gniq-gniq ⁵tsoe-iau ⁵san ⁶bin

搿種天，冷冷熱熱，最要生病！

搿种天，冷冷热热，最要生病！

(Shanghainese) having an unstable temperature

With this kind of fickle attitude he gives me, I don't know what intentions he has.

⁶yi ⁵te-ngu ⁶lan-lan-gniq-gniq ⁸veq-shiau-teq ⁶zen ⁵sa-geq ¹shin

伊對我冷冷熱熱，勿曉得存啥個心。

伊对我冷冷热热，勿晓得存啥个心。

(Shanghainese, figuratively) having an unstable attitude


孽死

/ɡiɛt̚⁴³⁻²¹ si⁴²/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴³⁻²¹ si⁴²/

(Singapore Hokkien) naughty; mischievous


孽潲

/ɡiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² siau²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² siau²³/

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² siau²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴³⁻²¹ siau²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² siau²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴⁻³² siau²³/

/ɡiɛt̚²⁴⁻² siau²⁴/

/ɡiɛt̚⁴³⁻²¹ siau²⁴/


騷包

/sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


不成話

ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ waː²²/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ waː²²/


不大離

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ li³⁵/

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˊㄦ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ liə̯ɻ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²² lei̯²¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ li³⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tä⁵¹ liə̯ɻ³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ taːi̯²² lei̯²¹/

(regional, usually erhua-ed) similar; about the same; good enough

(regional, usually erhua-ed) OK; sufficiently likable; not bad


不點

/pu⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(colloquial, usually erhua-ed) very little; very few


/lʊk̚² juː⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵/

/lʊk̚² juː⁵⁵ ou̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, euphemistic) Alternative form of on9.


黑古勒特

/hɐk̚⁵ kuː³⁵ lɐk̚² tɐk̚²/

/hɐk̚⁵ kuː³⁵ lɐk̚² tɐk̚²/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) dark-skinned; tanned


不對茬

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄚˊ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄚˊㄦ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑɻ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑɻ³⁵/

(colloquial, usually erhua-ed) not fit for the occasion


不貳

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/


虢礫緙嘞

虢砾缂嘞
闃礫𡃈嘞
𠽤叻𡃈嘞
隙叻𡃈嘞
kik lik kak lak
click clark

/kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

/kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laːk̚⁵/

/kʷʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ lɪk̚⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

The clanging sound of the dishes drowned out the wife's words.

wun² dip⁶ kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ dik¹ hoeng² sing¹ koi³ gwo³ liu⁵ cai¹ dik¹ waa⁶.

碗碟虢礫緙嘞的響聲蓋過了妻的話。

碗碟虢砾缂嘞的响声盖过了妻的话。

(Cantonese, onomatopoeia) Describes the sound of clanging.

There are so many odds and ends on your table. You should really tidy it up!

nei⁵ zoeng¹ toi⁴⁻² gam³ do¹ kwik¹ lik¹ kwaak¹ laak¹ je⁵, hou² sam¹ zau⁶ zap¹ haa⁶ keoi⁵ laa¹!

你張枱咁多虢礫緙嘞野，好心就執下佢啦！

你张枱咁多虢砾缂嘞野，好心就执下佢啦！


黑麻麻

/hɐk̚⁵ maː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ maː⁵⁵ maː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) very dark (lack of light)


扁撻撻

/piːn³⁵ tʰaːt̚² tʰaːt̚²/

/piːn³⁵ tʰɛːt̚² tʰɛːt̚²/

/piːn³⁵ tʰɛːt̚²¹ tʰɛːt̚²¹/

/piːn³⁵ tʰaːt̚² tʰaːt̚²/

/piːn³⁵ tʰɛːt̚² tʰɛːt̚²/

/piːn³⁵ tʰɛːt̚²¹ tʰɛːt̚²¹/


佮佮冚

/tʰɐp̚⁵ tʰɐp̚⁵ hɐm²²/

/tʰɐp̚⁵ tʰɐp̚⁵ hɐm²²/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) tightly packed; (of contact between two physical objects) exact, without gaps


烏啄啄

/wuː⁵⁵ tœːŋ⁵⁵ tœːŋ⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ tœːŋ⁵⁵ tœːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic, of a person) muddle-headed


不開眼

/pu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(regional) inexperienced; having seen little of the world


跳跳紮

/tʰiːu̯³³ tʰiːu̯³³ t͡saːt̚³/

/tʰiːu̯³³ tʰiːu̯³³ t͡saːt̚³/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) brisk; active; vivacious


毛鬙鬙

/mou̯²¹ sɐŋ²¹ sɐŋ²¹/

/mou̯²¹ saːŋ²¹ saːŋ²¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɐŋ²¹ sɐŋ²¹/

/mou̯²¹ saːŋ²¹ saːŋ²¹/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) hairy; fluffy; fuzzy


軟癩癩

/jyːn¹³ laːi̯²¹ laːi̯²¹/

/jyːn¹³ laːi̯³³ laːi̯³³/

/jyːn¹³ laːi̯²¹ laːi̯²¹/

/jyːn¹³ laːi̯³³ laːi̯³³/


長癩癩

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ laːi̯²¹ laːi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ laːi̯³³ laːi̯³³/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ laːi̯²¹ laːi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ laːi̯³³ laːi̯³³/

(Cantonese, ideophonic, of long and soft objects) overly long


短切切

/tyːn¹³ t͡sʰiːt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚⁵/

/tyːn¹³ t͡sʰiːt̚⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚⁵/


現兜兜

/jiːn²² tɐu̯⁵⁵ tɐu̯⁵⁵/

/jiːn²² tɐu̯⁵⁵ tɐu̯⁵⁵/


杰撻撻

/kiːt̚² tʰaːt̚² tʰaːt̚²/

/kiːt̚² tʰɛːt̚² tʰɛːt̚²/

/kiːt̚² tʰaːt̚² tʰaːt̚²/

/kiːt̚² tʰɛːt̚² tʰɛːt̚²/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) very thick; very viscous


肉揗揗

/jʊk̚² tʰɐn²¹ tʰɐn²¹/

/jʊk̚² tʰɐn²¹ tʰɐn²¹/


牙斬斬

/ŋaː²¹ t͡saːm³⁵ t͡saːm³⁵/

/ŋaː²¹ t͡saːm³⁵ t͡saːm³⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) falsely assuming oneself to be righteous, often purporting lame and incorrect arguments

(Cantonese, ideophonic) eloquent; articulate


油𣲷𣲷

/jɐu̯²¹ nɐp̚² nɐp̚²/

/jɐu̯²¹ nɐp̚² nɐp̚²/

(Cantonese, ideophonic, of hair or surfaces of objects) oily and sticky


老兀兀

/lou̯¹³ ŋɛːt̚²¹ ŋɛːt̚²¹/

/lou̯¹³ ŋɛːt̚²¹ ŋɛːt̚²¹/

ncog

Hakka 老齧齧／老啮啮

老悈悈
老齧齧
老嚙嚙
老at at


稀寥寥

/hei̯⁵⁵ lɛːu̯⁵⁵ lɛːu̯⁵⁵/

/hei̯⁵⁵ liːu̯⁵⁵ liːu̯⁵⁵/

/hei̯⁵⁵ lɛːu̯⁵⁵ lɛːu̯⁵⁵/

/hei̯⁵⁵ liːu̯⁵⁵ liːu̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, of liquids, congee, etc., negative) thin


軟腍腍

软腍腍
軟荏荏
軟林林
軟淋淋
軟冧冧

/jyːn¹³ nɐm²¹ nɐm²¹/

/jyːn¹³ nɐm²¹ nɐm²¹/


油淰淰

/jɐu̯²¹ nɐm²² nɐm²²/

/jɐu̯²¹ nɐm²² nɐm²²/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) very oily; greasy; covered in oil


慌失失

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

/fɔːŋ⁵⁵ sɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) flustered; flurried


乾爭爭

/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/


甜椰椰

tim⁴ yé⁴ yé⁴

/tʰiːm²¹ jɛː²¹ jɛː²¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ jɛː²¹ jɛː²¹/

(Cantonese, Hakka, ideophonic) too sweet; unnecessarily sweet (in flavour)


鬍鬚勒特

/wuː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ lɐk̚² tɐk̚²/

/wuː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ lɐt̚² tɐt̚²/

/wuː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ lɐk̚² tɐk̚²/

/wuː²¹ sou̯⁵⁵ lɐt̚² tɐt̚²/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) having a thick beard or moustache


甜絲絲

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩ɻ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːm²¹ siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩ɻ⁵⁵/

/tʰiːm²¹ siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/


硬掘掘

硬弸弸
硬倔倔
硬摑摑
硬榾榾

/ŋaːŋ²² kʷɐt̚² kʷɐt̚²/

/ŋaːŋ²² kʷɐk̚² kʷɐk̚²/

/ŋaːŋ²² kʷɐt̚² kʷɐt̚²/

/ŋaːŋ²² kʷɐk̚² kʷɐk̚²/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) very hard; very stiff


肥淰淰

/fei̯²¹ nɐm²² nɐm²²/

/fei̯²¹ nɐm²² nɐm²²/


蓬蓬勃勃

ㄆㄥˊ ㄆㄥˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄅㄛˊ

/pʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pʰɤŋ³⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/


固形

/ku⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ku⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/


不名譽

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ y⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jyː²²/

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ y⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹ jyː²²/


不佞

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ nɪŋ²²/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ niŋ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ nɪŋ²²/

(literary, chiefly self-reflexive) uncapable


造山

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/


尷尬頭

/ke⁵⁵ ka³³ dɤ²¹/

/ke⁵⁵ ka³³ dɤ²¹/

It's an awkward time now, please don't disturb.

⁶yi-ze ⁵sy ¹ke-ka-deu ⁷iq-geq ⁶zen-kuaon ⁶non ⁸veq-iau ⁶le ⁵tan-zau

現在是尷尬頭一個辰光，儂勿要來打擾。

现在是尴尬头一个辰光，侬勿要来打扰。

I'll call you to serve as a stopgap when necessary.

¹ke-ka-deu ⁶ngu ⁵iau ⁵ciau ⁶non ⁶le ⁵tsheu-su

尷尬頭我要叫儂來湊數。

尴尬头我要叫侬来凑数。


不揚

/pu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/


瘦瘠

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/


社牛

/ʂɤ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/

(Internet slang) utterly uninhibited in interacting with strangers


in syl

/iːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/iːn⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

By analogy of out syl. See there for more.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) within syllabus; included in syllabus


out syl

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

From clipping of English out of syllabus.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, school slang) out-of-syllabus; not included in syllabus; exceeding syllabus


黑幽幽

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/


烏油油

/u⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/u⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

(ideophonic) jet-black; shiny black; glossy black


不爭

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/


光油油

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

(expressive, ideophonic) smooth and shiny


黑油油

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

(expressive, ideophonic) black and shiny


地理空間

ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢ

диликунцзянь

/ti⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ti⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


全善

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/


gfable

/t͡ʃiː⁵⁵ ɛːf⁵⁵ aː²¹ pou̯²¹/

From English GF (“girlfriend”) + English -able.

suf

2018, 王貽興 [Ong Yi Hing], 《只是暫時不想戀愛》, Hong Kong: 日閲堂出版社, →ISBN, page 73

soeng¹ faan², naam⁴ jan⁴⁻² gok³ dak¹ hou² gfable, hou² sok³ hou² kap¹ jan⁵, sam⁶ zi³ fei¹ ceoi² bat¹ ho² dik¹ neoi⁵ jan⁴⁻², zoi⁶ neoi⁵ jan⁴⁻² ngaan⁵ zung¹, tung² tung² dou¹ hai⁶ gai¹ dou¹ hai⁶ gung¹ ci³

相反，男人覺得好gfable，好索好吸引，甚至非娶不可的女人，在女人眼中，統統都係雞都係公廁

相反，男人觉得好gfable，好索好吸引，甚至非娶不可的女人，在女人眼中，统统都系鸡都系公厕

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) bearing the ability or qualities to become someone's girlfriend; capable of becoming someone's girlfriend


自閉合

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹ xɤ³⁵/

(attributive, web development, of an HTML or XML tag) self-closing


/jɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

Phonetic representation of 一鳩嚿嚿／一鸠嚿嚿 (jat1 gau1 gau6-2 gau6) or 一嚿嚿嚿 (jat1 gau6 gau6 gau6), which is shortened from 講嘢一嚿嚿／讲嘢一嚿嚿 (gong2 je5 jat1 gau6 gau6, “to mumble (literally, speak in chunks)”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) with poor speaking or communication skills; lacking the ability to convey one's intended meaning


自己魚

ji⁶ géi² yu⁴⁻²

/t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/


薯嘜

/syː²¹ mɐk̚⁵/

/syː²¹ mɐk̚⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of clothing) very outdated; very old-fashioned; very stupid-looking


不周延

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/


頜面

/xɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/


腔頜面

ㄑㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/


不多

/pu⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/


芊綿

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn³⁵/


黎生

/lɐi̯²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

/lɐi̯²¹ saːŋ⁵⁵/

2019-2020 Hong Kong protests
Cable News Hong Kong
MTR

From a metro passenger named Mr. Lai who was interviewed on August 5, 2019, during the 2019-2020 Hong Kong protests by Cable News Hong Kong. He criticised the civil disobedience movements in MTR stations, stating "My demand is to go to work".

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) treating one's job as top priority


緝穆

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

(literary) harmonious; amicable; friendly; peaceful


弛緩

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ wuːn²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ wuːn²²/


揦脷

irritant to one's tongue; burning one's tongue


叮噹馬頭

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/tɪŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵ maː¹³ tʰɐu̯²¹/


一絲絲

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

ABB-type reduplication of 一絲／一丝 (yīsī, “tiny bit”).

reduplication

So please, I’m begging you: don’t let me leave you.
Apart from you, I can’t feel even the slightest bit of affection.

1987, performed by Teresa Teng, lyrics by Shen Zhi, original music “Give Yourself to the Flow of Time” (1986) by Takashi Miki, “I Only Care About You”

suǒyǐ wǒ qiú qiú nǐ, bié ràng wǒ líkāi nǐ, chúliǎo nǐ, wǒ bùnéng gǎndào yīsīsī qíngyì

所以我求求你 別讓我離開你 除了你 我不能感到一絲絲情意

所以我求求你 别让我离开你 除了你 我不能感到一丝丝情意


親中

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/


矮矬

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔː²¹/

/ɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔː³³/

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔː²¹/

/ɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔː³³/

1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, 利未記 [Leviticus] 21:20:

he shall not draw near: […] hunchbacked, or a dwarf, or one who has a defect in his eye, or an itching disease, or scabs, or who has damaged testicles [World English Bible]

Tuóbèi de, ǎicuó de, yǎnjing yǒu máobìng de, zhǎng xuǎn de, zhǎng jiè de, huòshì sǔnhuài shènzi de, dōu bùkě jìnqián lái.

駝背的、矮矬的、眼睛有毛病的、長癬的、長疥的、或是損壞腎子的、都不可近前來。

驼背的、矮矬的、眼睛有毛病的、长癣的、长疥的、或是损坏肾子的、都不可近前来。


華靡

/xu̯ä³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu̯ä³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


低平

/ti⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/ti⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/


營業中

/iŋ³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ jiːp̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ɦin²² n̠ʲiɪʔ⁵⁵ t͡soŋ²¹/

/iŋ³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ jiːp̚² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ɦin²² n̠ʲiɪʔ⁵⁵ t͡soŋ²¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 営業中 (eigyōchū).


矇矇亮

/mɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/mʊŋ²¹ mʊŋ²¹ lœːŋ²²/

/mɤŋ⁵⁵ mɤŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/mʊŋ²¹ mʊŋ²¹ lœːŋ²²/


厭氧

/jɛn⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːm³³ jœːŋ¹³/

/jɛn⁵¹ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiːm³³ jœːŋ¹³/


眼超超

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) staring at someone in an unfriendly way


神魔

/ʂən³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

Gods and demons fiction (a genre of Chinese fiction involving deities and demons)


說說笑笑

ㄕㄨㄛ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

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


嘻嘻笑笑

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/hei̯⁵⁵ hei̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/


笑笑

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/

/ɕiɛu³⁵ ɕiɛu³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siːu̯³³ siːu̯³³/

/ɕiɛu³⁵ ɕiɛu³⁵/


慘毒

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːm³⁵ tʊk̚²/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːm³⁵ tʊk̚²/


慚疚

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

ashamed and guilty; mortified and conscience-stricken


殘次

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/


殘毒

/t͡sʰän³⁵ tu³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ tʊk̚²/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ tu³⁵/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ tʊk̚²/


殘敗

/t͡sʰän³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ paːi̯²²/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ paːi̯²²/


慘沮

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) depressed; dejected; despondent


慚怍

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡sɔːk̚²/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːm²¹ t͡sɔːk̚²/


慘怛

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä³⁵/


慘厲

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹/


慘然

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/


別物

/pat̚⁴³⁻²¹ miʔ⁴³/

/pat̚⁴³⁻²¹ mŋ̍ʔ⁴³/

/pat̚⁴³⁻²¹ miʔ⁴³/

/pat̚⁴³⁻²¹ mŋ̍ʔ⁴³/

(Singapore Hokkien) other; else; any other; different/another thing/matter


燦亮

/t͡sʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


倦疲

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ pʰi³⁵/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ pʰi³⁵/

Guāngjǐng shèn qīqí, xíngrén biàn juànpí.

光景甚淒其，行人便倦疲。

光景甚凄其，行人便倦疲。

1985, 譚詠麟 [Alan Tam], lyrics by 向雪懷 [Jolland Chan], 幸運星

mui⁵ ci³ ngo⁵ gok³ dak¹ ji⁵ gyun⁶ pei⁴, mui⁵ ci³ ngo⁵ tung³ fu² wo⁴ sang¹ hei³

每次我覺得已倦疲 每次我痛苦和生氣

每次我觉得已倦疲 每次我痛苦和生气

2009, 羅敏莊 [Mimi Lo], lyrics by 陳秀蘭, 美麗傳奇

lou⁶ jiu³ si⁶ zau² cin¹ cin¹ lei⁵, jau⁵ nei⁵ tung⁴ hang⁴ bin⁶ mut⁶ jau⁵ gyun⁶ pei⁴

路要是走千千里 有祢同行便沒有倦疲

路要是走千千里 有祢同行便没有倦疲

2014, 羅鈞滿 [Ronald Law] and 鄭世豪 [Hoffman Cheng], lyrics by 劉卓輝 [Gene Lau], 灰色命運 [Black Heart White Soul]

ming⁶ wan⁶ co³ ng⁶ dei⁶ ceon⁴ waan⁴, co³ ng⁶ dei⁶ soeng¹ faan², zam² fan¹ zung¹ jyu⁵ gaan¹, ngo⁵ zim⁶ gyun⁶ pei⁴

命運錯誤地循環 錯誤地相反 怎分忠與奸 我漸倦疲

命运错误地循环 错误地相反 怎分忠与奸 我渐倦疲


應分

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ fɐn²²/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ fɐn²²/

(Cantonese) obligatory; part of one's duty


蚩拙

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

(literary) simple-minded and slow-witted


們渾

/mən⁵¹ xu̯ən³⁵/

/mən⁵¹ xu̯ən³⁵/


薄薄

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯³⁵/

(literary, of taste) weak; insipid; mild

(literary, onomatopoeia, ideophonic, of chariots) fast; speedy


薄薄

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pɑʊ̯³⁵ pɑʊ̯³⁵/


可維修

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵/


明份帳

/min²² vən⁵⁵ t͡sã²¹/

/min²² vən⁵⁵ t͡sã²¹/

You were clearly in the wrong this time.

⁸geq-tsaon ⁶zy-ci ⁶min-ven-tsan ⁶zy ⁶non ⁵tsu-tshu ⁸gheq

搿樁事件明份帳是儂做錯個。

搿桩事件明份帐是侬做错个。


政府間

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

政府間收入

政府间收入


驚怪

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/


刺撓

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ nɑʊ̯¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ nɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ nɑʊ̯¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ nɑʊ̯³⁵/


澒洞

/xʊŋ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/hʊŋ²² tʰʊŋ²¹/

/xʊŋ⁵¹ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/hʊŋ²² tʰʊŋ²¹/


巖巖

/jɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/


白完

/paɪ̯³⁵ wän³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ wän³⁵/

From disassembling 皖 (Wǎn), the short term for Anhui, into 白 (bái)+完 (wán).

(Mainland China, derogatory, offensive) of or related to Anhui


0尊

/lɪŋ²¹ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ t͡syːn⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) without respect


靈聖

/liŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siã²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siã⁴¹/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² siã²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siã¹¹/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ siã²¹/

/liŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siã²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² siã⁴¹/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² siã²¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ siã¹¹/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ siã²¹/

2018, “一人一款命”, 梁志强 [Jack Neo] (lyrics), 邓碧源 [Deng Bi Yuan] and 梁志强 [Jack Neo] (music)performed by 宏扬 [Jayden Chew]:

koh sī kut-la̍t phah-piàⁿ siōng lêng-siàⁿ

搁是勤力打拼尚灵详

擱是勤力打拼尚靈詳

(archaic or Hokkien) effective; efficacious


這麼些

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ mə¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ mə¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/


疊水

* Cantonese (Jyutping): daap⁶ seoi²
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
*** Jyutping: daap⁶ seoi²
*** Yale: daahp séui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: daap⁹ soey²
*** Guangdong Romanization: dab⁶ sêu²
*** Sinological IPA ⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /taːp̚² sɵy̯³⁵/


那麼些

/nä⁵¹ mə¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/nä⁵¹ mə¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/


聾耳

/sɔŋ³³ neiŋ⁴²/

/sɔŋ³³ neiŋ⁴²/


超高音速

ㄔㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ in⁵⁵ su⁵¹/


盾狀

/tu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/tu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


極音速

/t͡ɕi³⁵ in⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ in⁵⁵ su⁵¹/


對同

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ taŋ¹³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ taŋ²⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ taŋ²³/

What he/she says altogether and what you say is very much the same.

I kóng ê ha̍h kah lí kóng ê chin tùi-tâng.

伊講的合佮汝講的真對同。

伊讲的合佮汝讲的真对同。

(Hokkien) exactly the same; identical; matching

The two of them are quite compatible. / The two of them are meant for each other.

𪜶兩个真對同。

𪜶两个真对同。

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) compatible; appropriate; suitable; fitting; proper


火山碎屑

ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄢ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

хошань суйсе

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/


普林尼式

ㄆㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄋㄧˊ ㄕˋ

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ ni³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ ni³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Plinian eruption
Plinian eruption#English

(volcanology) Plinian (relating to a Plinian eruption)


偏曲

/pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/


可罰

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä³⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä³⁵/


分挺

He's still the rich one, he always pays up with several hundreds of dollars.

⁶we ⁶zy ⁶yi ⁵fen ⁵thin ⁷iq ⁷tsheq ⁵seu ⁶zhieu ⁶zy ⁵ci-paq ⁶gnioe

還是伊分挺，一出手就是幾百元。

还是伊分挺，一出手就是几百元。

(Shanghainese) to have lots of money; to be rich


雙黃

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Coordinate term: 單黃／单黄 (dānhuáng)

(attributive, of a mooncake) including two egg yolks as a filling


柴柴

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² t͡sʰa¹³/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ t͡sʰa²³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡sʰa¹³⁻²² t͡sʰa¹³/

/t͡sʰa²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰa²⁴/

/t͡sʰa²³⁻³³ t͡sʰa²³/


單黃

/tän⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

/tän⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/

Coordinate term: 雙黃／双黄 (shuānghuáng)

(attributive, of a mooncake) including one egg yolk as a filling


𣍐半精

/bue³³⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/bue³³⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ³³/

(Philippine Hokkien, colloquial) incompetent; incapable; limited (of one's skills, knowledge, etc.)


瀉敗

/sia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pai⁴¹/

/sia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pai⁴¹/

(Hokkien) corrupt; disgraceful; vile; nasty


毋知半項

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ haŋ³³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ haŋ³³/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ haŋ³³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ haŋ³³/

(Hokkien) know-nothing; ignorant; unaware


無半項

/bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ haŋ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹⁻⁴² haŋ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ haŋ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ haŋ³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ haŋ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ puã²¹⁻⁴² haŋ²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ haŋ⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ haŋ³³/

(Hokkien) good-for-nothing; useless ;worthless


無半撇

/bo¹³⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰiɛt̚⁵/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰiɛt̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pʰiɛt̚⁵/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰiɛt̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ pʰiɛt̚³²/

(Hokkien) incompetent; incapable; limited (of one's skills, knowledge, etc.)


無半症

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sin²¹/


蒼啞

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(of a voice) hoarse and showing signs of aging


蒼潤

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

(of a painting or calligraphic style) vigorous


蒼勁

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ²²/

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɪŋ²²/


傖俗

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ su³⁵/

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ su³⁵/


不調和

ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄏㄜˊ

/pu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ xɤ³⁵/


一天世界

/iɪʔ³³ tʰi⁵⁵ sz̩³³ ka²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ tʰɪ³³ sz̩ʷ⁵² kɑ¹¹/

/iɪʔ³³ tʰi⁵⁵ sz̩³³ ka²¹/

/iɪʔ⁴⁴ tʰɪ³³ sz̩ʷ⁵² kɑ¹¹/

房間裏弄了一天世界。

房间里弄了一天世界。


compul

/kʰɐm²² pʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɐm²² pʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

(Hong Kong Cantonese) compulsory; mandatory


隔涉

(Cantonese) difficult to travel to; faraway; remote


骨內

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹/

骨內輸液

骨内输液


欠佳

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

not good enough; not satisfactory; subpar


沃美

/wɔ⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔ⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


宏璉

/xʊŋ³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xʊŋ³⁵ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


操切

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/


多事幹

/tɔː⁵⁵ siː²² kɔːn³³/

/tɔː⁵⁵ siː²² kɔːn³³/


烏亮

/u⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/wuː⁵⁵ lœːŋ²²/

/u⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/wuː⁵⁵ lœːŋ²²/


無良

/u³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

/u³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/mou̯²¹ lœːŋ²¹/


腸溶

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/


稀碎

/ɕi⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


次音速

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː³³ jɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ in⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː³³ jɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/


愁楚

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) distressed; laden with grief; sad


晏安

/jɛn⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/jɛn⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

(literary) peaceful and secure; happy and settled


女人士

nêu⁵ yen⁴⁻² xi⁶⁻²

/nɵy̯¹³ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/nɵy̯¹³ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, derogatory) sissy; effeminate


惻然

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰɤ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


悅意

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/


齊葺葺

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐp̚⁵ t͡sʰɐp̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰɐp̚⁵ t͡sʰɐp̚⁵/


相對論性

ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

сяндуйлунь син

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³ lɵn²² sɪŋ³³/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɵy̯³³ lɵn²² sɪŋ³³/

相對論性效應

相对论性效应

relativistic (of or relating to relativity)

相對論性粒子

相对论性粒子

relativistic (at or near the speed of light)


無症狀

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

無症狀感染者

无症状感染者


齊次

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

(chiefly attributive, mathematics) homogeneous


無懾

/bɤ²³⁻³³ liap̚³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² liap̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ liap̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² liap̚³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ liap̚³²/

/bo¹³⁻²² liap̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ liap̚³²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² liap̚³²/

(Mainland China and Taiwanese Hokkien) fearless; not afraid


顎音

historical linguistics
historical linguistics


𣍐攝

/be²²⁻²¹ liap̚³²/

/be²²⁻²¹ liap̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) incapable; unskilled; incompetent

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, euphemistic) Refers to male impotence

我𣍐攝囉。

我𫧃摄啰。

恁𣍐攝囉。

恁𫧃摄啰。

in a world of trouble
in a world of trouble

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) Said when encountering a hopeless or troubling situation: in trouble; in a world of trouble; done for; doomed


無倫

His house is so large that it is incomparable.

佢間屋大到無倫

佢间屋大到无伦

(Cantonese) beyond compare; incomparable; unrivalled


老到

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (老到):
* → Korean: 로도(老到) (rodo), 노도(老到) (nodo)

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/


無半仙

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁵³/

/bo¹³⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁵³/

/bo¹³⁻²² puã²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn⁵³/

(Hokkien) penniless; strapped for money; strapped for cash; broke; poor


偏斜

/pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː²¹/

/pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː²¹/


鄧祿普

/dən²² loʔ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹/

/dən²² loʔ⁵⁵ pʰu²¹/

Borrowed from English Dunlop. The extended sense due to the thickness of these tyres when they were first introduced to Shanghai.


擒騎

/kʰɐm²¹ kʰɛː²¹/

/kʰɐm²¹ kʰɛː²¹/

(Cantonese, of a child) fond of climbing and running about; restless


木毛

/mu⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/mu⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ホモ (homo), itself a shortening of ホモセクシャル (homosekusharu, “homosexual”), from English homosexual. Compare 術力口／术力口 (Shùlìkǒu), which is also derived from Japanese katakana.

zh-l

術力口／术力口 (Shùlìkǒu)


捩棄

呢hea
離氣
唎唏
捩弃

/lɛː³⁵ hɛː³³/

/lɛː²¹ hɛː³³/

/lɛː³⁵ hɛː³³/

/lɛː²¹ hɛː³³/

(Cantonese) messy and clumsy, due to being overwhelmed


德拉維達

ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄚ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ

/tɤ³⁵ lä⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tä³⁵/

/tɤ³⁵ lä⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ tä³⁵/


達羅毗荼

ㄉㄚˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄧˋ ㄊㄨˊ

/tä³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰi⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/

/taːt̚² lɔː²¹ pei̯²² tʰou̯²¹/

/tä³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰi⁵¹ tʰu³⁵/

/taːt̚² lɔː²¹ pei̯²² tʰou̯²¹/

From Sanskrit द्राविड (drāviḍa). Attested in the Great Tang Records on the Western Regions by Xuanzang.


甘言

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (甘言):
* → Japanese: 甘言(かんげん) (kangen)
* → Korean: 감언(甘言) (gameon)

/kän⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/kän⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/


蜜語

Sino-Xenic (蜜語):
* → Korean: 밀어(蜜語) (mireo)

/mi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mi⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


悽戚

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

(literary) mournful; bitter and sorrowful


大閱

/tai⁴¹⁻²² iɛt̚²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ iɛt̚⁴³/

/tai²²⁻²¹ iɛt̚¹²¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ iɛt̚⁴/

/tai⁴¹⁻²² iɛt̚²⁴/

/tai²²⁻²¹ iɛt̚⁴³/

/tai²²⁻²¹ iɛt̚¹²¹/

/tai²²⁻²¹ iɛt̚⁴/

Sometimes thought of as a borrowing from Cantonese 第一 (dai⁶ jat¹).


詫然

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

(literary) taken aback; startled; surprised


蚊媒

/wən³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/

/wən³⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/


纏人

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʐən³⁵/


禮義廉

/lɐi̯¹³ jiː²² liːm²¹/

/lɐi̯¹³ jiː²² liːm²¹/

League of Social Democrats
zh:社會民主連線#民建聯禮義廉T恤事件

Omission of 恥 from 禮義廉恥, implying a lack of 恥 (“sense of shame”).
The sense for DAB was popularized through the controversy about a T-shirt sold at New Year's market in 2010 by League of Social Democrats, which was printed with the parody logo of DAB, but with the party name changed into 禮義廉.


企理

nei⁵ gaan¹ fong⁴⁻² zap¹ dak¹ hou² kei⁵ lei⁵ wo³.

你間房執得好企理喎。

你间房执得好企理㖞。

It's best that you dress up neatly for the banquet tomorrow.

ting¹ jat⁶ heoi³ jam² zoek³ dak¹ kei⁵ lei⁵ di¹ hou².

聽日去飲著得企理啲好。

听日去饮着得企理啲好。


衰頹

/ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ tʰɵy̯²¹/

/ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ tʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/sɵy̯⁵⁵ tʰɵy̯²¹/


傷腦

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


纏手

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

(figurative) hard to handle; troublesome


巉峻

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/


俱備

/t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²²/

/ku²²⁻²¹ pi²²/

/ku⁴¹⁻²² pi⁴¹/

/ku²²⁻²¹ pi²²/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ pi³³/

/ku³³⁻²¹ pi³³/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ pei̯²²/

/ku²²⁻²¹ pi²²/

/ku⁴¹⁻²² pi⁴¹/

/ku²²⁻²¹ pi²²/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ pi³³/

/ku³³⁻²¹ pi³³/


爽手

/sɔːŋ³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/sɔːŋ³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, of people or their actions) quick; straightforward


僅存

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/

/kɐn³⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

/t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵/

/kɐn³⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/


膽粗粗

/taːm³⁵ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/

/taːm³⁵ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵/


僝僽

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

(literary) annoyed; troubled; upset; vexed


身光頸靚

/sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɛːŋ³⁵ lɛːŋ³³/

/sɐn⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kɛːŋ³⁵ lɛːŋ³³/

(Cantonese) dressed up; elegantly dressed


周嚴

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

thorough and rigorous; careful and meticulous


厚多士

/hɐu̯¹³ tɔː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/hɐu̯¹³ tɔː⁵⁵ siː²²⁻³⁵/

Corruption of 好多事 (hou2 do1 si6), popularized through a video on YouTube in 2014, in which a woman was yelling this phrase with Mainland accent.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) meddlesome


沒邊

/meɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ pi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/


拖沙

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻²² sua⁴⁴/

/tʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ sua⁴⁴/

2023, “予焦啦 [Cheers]”, 子儒, 林從胤 (lyrics), 康希瑀 and 林從胤 (music)performed by 彭正 [A Pon]:

啉酒上討厭 𠢕拖沙

啉酒上讨厌 𠢕拖沙

2024, “運轉人生 [Life Goes On]”, 施立 [Shih Li] (lyrics), 楊子樸 [Venk Yang] (music)performed by 邱軍 [Kui]:

Oh young man, if you have dreams, don't hesitate

siàu-liân--ê, lí nā ū lí-sióng, lâi-khì tio̍h mài thoa-soa

少年吔 你若有理想 來去著麥拖沙

少年吔 你若有理想 来去著麦拖沙

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) sluggish; slow; indecisive


皓皓

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/


唔得

/m̩²¹ tɐk̚⁵/

/m̩²¹ tɐk̚⁵/


熱烘烘

/ʐɤ⁵¹ xʊŋ⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʐɤ⁵¹ xʊŋ⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/


遠水路

/jyːn¹³ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯²²/

/jyːn¹³ sɵy̯³⁵ lou̯²²/


唔嗲唔吊

/m̩²¹ tɛː³⁵ m̩²¹ tiːu̯³³/

/m̩²¹ tɛː³⁵ m̩²¹ tiːu̯³³/

(Cantonese, of person) unserious and indecisive


勿得了

/vəʔ¹¹ təʔ²³ liɔ²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ təʔ²² liɔ²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ təʔ²³ liɔ²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ təʔ²² liɔ²³/

傲人

nowadays especially of breasts, body curve

desperately serious; disastrous; terrible; awful


罔極

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/mɔːŋ¹³ kɪk̚²/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/mɔːŋ¹³ kɪk̚²/


痞神氣

/pʰai³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɛi²¹³/

/pʰai³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɛi²¹³/

It's disgraceful to make such a big deal over this little sum of money.

Cī nék>ník-giāng cièng gó-diŏh-*sáung, iā-*pāi-sìng-ké / [t͡si³³ nˡiʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kiaŋ³³ t͡sieŋ⁵³ ku²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾luoʔ⁵⁻²¹ sɑuŋ²¹³ ia³³⁻³⁵ pʰai³³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^((kʰ-))ŋɛi²¹³]

只仂囝錢故著算，野痞神氣。

只仂囝钱故着算，野痞神气。


巉削

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹/

(literary, of a mountain) tall and perilous


顫悠悠

/ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/


顫顫悠悠

ㄔㄢˋ ˙ㄔㄢ ㄧㄡ ㄧㄡ

ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄢ ㄧㄡ ㄧㄡ

/ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

чжаньчжаньюю

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥än¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥än¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/


顫顫巍巍

ㄔㄢˋ ˙ㄔㄢ ㄨㄟ ㄨㄟ

ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄢ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˊ

чаньчаньвэйвэй

/ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

чжаньчжаньвэйвэй

čžanʹčžanʹvɛjvɛj

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥än¹ weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰän¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥än¹ weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/


老尷

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Synonym of 尷尬／尴尬 (“embarrassing; embarrassed; awkward”)


灼然

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/


顫巍巍

/ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡siːn³³ ŋɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän⁵¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/t͡siːn³³ ŋɐi̯²¹ ŋɐi̯²¹/


戇吼吼

/ɡɑ̃²² hɤ⁵⁵ hɤ²¹/

/ɡɑ̃²² høy³³ høy/

/ɡɑ̃²² hɤ⁵⁵ hɤ²¹/

/ɡɑ̃²² høy³³ høy/

How are you such a slow kid? I told you to go and help granny carry the bags, you go and do that right this moment!

⁶non ⁸geq ⁵shiau-gnin ⁶na-nen ⁶gaon-heu-heu-gheq ⁵ciau-non-chi ¹shian-paon ⁶nga-bu ¹lin ⁶meq-zy ¹eu ¹e ⁸veq ⁵khua-ti ⁵chi

儂搿小人哪能戇吼吼個，叫儂去相幫外婆拎物事𡂿，還勿快點去！

侬搿小人哪能戆吼吼个，叫侬去相帮外婆拎物事𫪘，还勿快点去！

(Wu) stupid; clueless; slow and unaware of what is happening


細囈

/sɐi̯³³ ŋɐi̯⁵⁵/

/sɐi̯³³ ŋɐi̯⁵⁵/


維艱

/weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


嚇殺人

/haʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲin²³/

/haʔ³³ saʔ⁴⁴ n̠ʲin²³/

高得來嚇殺人

高得来吓杀人


悅懌

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/


死咕咕

/sei̯³⁵ kuː²¹ kuː²¹/

/sei̯³⁵ kuː²¹ kuː²¹/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) stubborn; inflexible; rigid


新鮮滾熱辣

/sɐn⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ kʷɐn³⁵ jiːt̚² laːt̚²/

/sɐn⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵ kʷɐn³⁵ jiːt̚² laːt̚²/

(Cantonese, informal) freshly available; newly released, launched (especially in relation to products)


附帶式

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


梳乎

/sɔː⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

/sɔː⁵⁵ fuː²¹/


牛氣

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³/

(regional) arrogant; supercilious; haughty


投五投六

/dɤ²² ŋ̍⁵⁵ dɤ³³ loʔ²¹/

/dɤ²² ŋ̍⁵⁵ dɤ³³ loʔ²¹/


幼幼

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯³³ jɐu̯³³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ iu²¹/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iu⁴¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ iu²¹/

/iu¹¹⁻⁵³ iu¹¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁴¹ iu²¹/

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ joʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯³³ jɐu̯³³/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ iu²¹/

/iu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iu⁴¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁵³ iu²¹/

/iu¹¹⁻⁵³ iu¹¹/

/iu²¹⁻⁴¹ iu²¹/

Reduplication of 幼. The little girl sense is from 幼女 (yòunǚ).

(Cantonese, Southern Min) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 幼; thin; fine (not coarse)


岧岧

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/


迢遞

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/


苕苕

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/siɤ²³⁻³³ siɤ²³/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/siɤ²³⁻³³ siɤ²³/

Alternative form of 迢迢 (tiáotiáo, “far; distant”)

Alternative form of 岧岧 (tiáotiáo, “tall; towering”)


嶢嶢

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/

(literary, of a mountain) high and steep; tall and lofty


飲得

/jɐm³⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

/jɐm³⁵ tɐk̚⁵/

(Cantonese, of a person) able to drink alcoholic beverages


闊過西隧

/fuːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/

/fuːt̚³ kʷɔː³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally slang) very wide


怪雞

/kʷaːi̯³³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/kʷaːi̯³³ kɐi̯⁵⁵/


冇病冇痛

/mou̯¹³ pɛːŋ²² mou̯¹³ tʰʊŋ³³/

/mou̯¹³ pɛːŋ²² mou̯¹³ tʰʊŋ³³/

(Cantonese, of a person) to be free of illnesses and diseases


fat fat

/fɛːt̚⁵ fɛːt̚⁵/

/fɛːt̚⁵ fɛːt̚⁵/

Reduplication of English fat. fat is also a romanisation of 發 (faat3, “to become rich”), hence carrying the meanings of both.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, neologism) fat (rich; producing a large income)


關事

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ siː²²/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ siː²²/


挐更

/naː⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

/naː⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/


風涼水冷

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ laːŋ¹³/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹ sɵy̯³⁵ laːŋ¹³/

(Cantonese, of weather, temperature) pleasantly cool


芝麻綠豆

ㄓ ˙ㄇㄚ ㄌㄩˋ ㄉㄡˋ

чжима люйдоу

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ maː²¹ lʊk̚² tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ mä² ly⁵¹⁻⁵³ toʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ maː²¹ lʊk̚² tɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

No need to make a fuss about such small problems.

Zhè zhǒng zhīmálǜdòu dà de xiǎoshì, bù zhídé dàjīngxiǎoguài.

這種芝麻綠豆大的小事，不值得大驚小怪。

这种芝麻绿豆大的小事，不值得大惊小怪。

(figurative) not worth mentioning; of little significance


From the keystrokes of 正 in the simplified Cangjie input method.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, leetspeak, neologism) attractive; beautiful; awesome; fantastic


堅離地

Near-homophonic pun on 堅尼地城／坚尼地城 (a place on Hong Kong Island).

2015 June 7, Hui Po Keung, “Archived copy”, in 從「堅離地」政改到「離地」政治 (From "out of touch" political reforms to "out of touch" politics), archived from the original on 2023-01-07:

The high-ranked officials "visited local communities" on bus to promote the political reforms, but did not dare to get off to directly talk to citizens. They were then mocked as "out of touch".

gou¹ gun¹ co⁵ baa¹ si⁶⁻² “lok⁶ keoi¹”, syun¹ cyun⁴ zing³ goi², daan⁶ koek³ bat¹ gam² haa⁶ ce¹ min⁶ deoi³ man⁴ zung³, bei⁶ gei¹ fung³ wai⁴ “gin¹ lei⁴ dei⁶”.

高官坐巴士「落區」，宣傳政改，但卻不敢下車面對民眾，被譏諷為「堅離地」。

高官坐巴士「落区」，宣传政改，但却不敢下车面对民众，被讥讽为「坚离地」。

(Hong Kong Cantonese) to be out of touch; to have no practical sense


耀目

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/jiːu̯²² mʊk̚²/

/jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/

/jiːu̯²² mʊk̚²/


不阿

(formal) just; fair; equitable; even-handed; impartial


咁高咁大

/kɐm³³ kou̯⁵⁵ kɐm³³ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/kɐm³³ kou̯⁵⁵ kɐm³³ taːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese) on the same level or rank; on a par; equal


短程

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/tyːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/tyːn³⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

(attributive, literal, figurative) short-distance; short-range; short-term


長程

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

(attributive, literal, figurative) long-distance; long-range; long-term


質優

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/


定蟲

/tiaŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰøyŋ⁵³/

/tiaŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ tʰøyŋ⁵³/

The first syllable is from 懶／懒 (Norman, 2014).


閃閃縮縮

/siːm³⁵ siːm³⁵ sʊk̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/siːm³⁵ siːm³⁵ sʊk̚⁵ sʊk̚⁵/


熟事

/ʂu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(literary or dialectal, including Hakka) to be well-acquainted with; to know well


冇手

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pʰã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pʰã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pʰã¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/pʰã²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/


炒雞

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(chiefly Mainland China, slang) Alternative form of 超級／超级 (chāojí)


平俗

/pʰiŋ³⁵ su³⁵/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ su³⁵/

understandable and enjoyed by the general public; popular; common; accessible


勞氣

It's just a trivial matter, no need to be so annoyed [by it].

siu² siu² si⁶ ze¹, m⁴ sai² gam³ lou⁴ hei³.

小小事啫，唔使咁勞氣。

小小事啫，唔使咁劳气。


手扳眼見

/sɐu̯³⁵ paːn³⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kiːn³³/

/sɐu̯³⁵ paːn³⁵ ŋaːn¹³ kiːn³³/


繑口

/kʰiːu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵/

/kʰiːu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) hard to pronounce; difficult to say


煩心

/fän³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/fän³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/


戇框框

/ŋɔːŋ²² kʷʰaːk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵/

/ŋɔːŋ²² kʷʰaːk̚⁵ kʷʰaːk̚⁵/

Euphemism of 戇鳩鳩／戆鸠鸠 (ngong6 gau gau1), replacing 鳩／鸠 (gau1, “penis”) with 框 (kwaak1, “box”).

(Cantonese, euphemistic) stupid; foolish; dumb


戇鳩鳩

/ŋɔːŋ²² kɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/

/ŋɔːŋ²² kɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐu̯⁵⁵/

The first 鳩／鸠 may be interpreted as an intensifier or the word may be interpreted as reduplicative form of 戇鳩／戆鸠.

戆鸠鸠
戇尻尻
戇㞗㞗
戇𨳊𨳊


嚟緊

/lɐi̯²¹ kɐn³⁵/

/lɐi̯²¹ kɐn³⁵/

嚟緊幾個禮拜

嚟紧几个礼拜

(Cantonese, idiomatic) coming; upcoming; next


擘大口得個窿

擘大口得个窿
擘大個口得個窿

to open one's mouth wide, with only a hole

/maːk̚³ taːi̯²² hɐu̯³⁵ tɐk̚⁵ kɔː³³ lʊŋ²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) to be surprised; to be amazed; to be shocked


侈奢

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵⁵/


揚了二正

ㄧㄤˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ㄦˋ ㄓㄥˋ

/jɑŋ³⁵ lə³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɑŋ³⁵ lə³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

(dialectal Mandarin) inattentive; unruly


𠽌𠽌聲

/syːt̚²¹ syːt̚²¹⁻³⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/syːt̚²¹ syːt̚²¹⁻³⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

食麵食到𠽌𠽌聲

食面食到𠽌𠽌声


歁戇

→ English: kam gong, kum gong, cum gong

/kʰam⁴²⁻²⁴ ɡɔŋ²²/

/kʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡɔŋ³³/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡɔŋ²²/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡɔŋ³³/

/kʰam⁴²⁻²⁴ ɡɔŋ²²/

/kʰam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡɔŋ³³/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡɔŋ²²/

/kʰam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡɔŋ³³/


軟式

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪk̚⁵/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪk̚⁵/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/nŋ̍⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/


乾淨企理

/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sɛːŋ²² kʰei̯¹³ lei̯¹³/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡sɛːŋ²² kʰei̯¹³ lei̯¹³/


不過不失

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɔː³³ pɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese) average; so-so; okay; passable


芳貢貢

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ¹¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ²¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ²¹/

/pʰaŋ³³ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ¹¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ²¹/

/pʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ²¹/

/pʰaŋ³³ kɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ⁴¹/


了勿起

/liɔ²² vəʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/liæ²³ fəʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/liɔ²² vəʔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/liæ²³ fəʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


光溜

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²²/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɐu̯²²/


呆痴

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/


打耳

/taː³⁵ jiː¹³/

/taː³⁵ jiː¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) cute; adorable


嬈記記

娆记记
姣伎伎
嫐㗆㗆
嬲吱吱

/hiau²³⁻³³ ki(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiʔ³²/

/hiau¹³⁻²² ki(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiʔ³²/

/hiau²⁴⁻¹¹ ki(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiʔ³²/

/hiau²⁴⁻²² ki(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiʔ³²/

/hiau²³⁻³³ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²¹/

/hiau²⁴⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ki¹¹/

/hiau²³⁻³³ ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴¹/

/hiau²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³/

/hiau²³⁻³³ ki(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kiʔ³²/

/hiau¹³⁻²² ki(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiʔ³²/

/hiau²⁴⁻¹¹ ki(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiʔ³²/

/hiau²⁴⁻²² ki(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kiʔ³²/

/hiau²³⁻³³ ki²¹⁻⁴¹ ki²¹/

/hiau²⁴⁻¹¹ ki¹¹⁻⁵³ ki¹¹/

/hiau²³⁻³³ ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴¹/

/hiau²⁴⁻¹¹ ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁵³/

(Hokkien) very lewd; horny; lustful; lascivious; lecherous; promiscuous; flirtatious; licentious (of a woman)


QQ

/kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Reduplication of English cute or Cantonese Q.


QQ

From Hokkien 𩚨𩚨 (khiū-khiū), or simply reduplication of Q.

(Taiwan, slang, of food) soft and pliable; chewy (like mochi), exhibiting Q texture


訕訕

/ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/

/ʂän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/


漫漶

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹/

/män⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯än⁵¹/

(formal, of handwriting, images, etc.) indistinct


微茫

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/mei̯²¹ mɔːŋ²¹/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/mei̯²¹ mɔːŋ²¹/


潸潸

/ʂän⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/


溶溶爛爛

溶溶烂烂
蓉蓉爛爛
融融爛爛
茸茸爛爛

/jʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹ laːn²² laːn²²/

/jʊŋ²¹ jʊŋ²¹ laːn²² laːn²²/

(Cantonese) ragged and broken; dilapidated


熟面口

/sʊk̚² miːn²² hɐu̯³⁵/

/sʊk̚² miːn²² hɐu̯³⁵/


怖懼

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

(literary) terrified; scared; frightened


等使

/tɐŋ³⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

/tɐŋ³⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

This table is really useful, it suits my use a lot.

ni¹ zoeng¹ toi⁴⁻² zan¹ hai⁶ hou² dang² sai², ngaam¹ saai³ ngo⁵ jung⁶.

呢張檯真係好等使，啱嗮我用。

呢张枱真系好等使，啱嗮我用。

See, you're always buying things of no use!

nei⁵ aa³, seng⁴ jat⁶ maai⁵ maai⁴ di¹ m⁴ dang² sai² ge³ je⁵ faan¹ lai⁴ !

你呀，成日買埋啲唔等使嘅嘢返嚟！

你呀，成日买埋啲唔等使嘅嘢返嚟！

2016, 杜如科, 《東征攻略：從渋谷出發》, Hong Kong: 明報出版社, →ISBN, page 120

Found MUJI dik¹ caan² ban² daai⁶ do¹ bat¹ nang⁴ zoi⁶ MUJI leoi⁵ zaau² dou³, noi⁶ leoi⁵ jau⁵ han² do¹ ji⁵ cyun⁴ tung² gu² fung¹ gaa¹ soeng⁵ si⁴ soeng⁶ jyun⁴ sou³ dik¹ caan² ban², loeng⁵ cang⁴ m⁴ syun³ hou² daai⁶, ging¹ gwo³ ceoi⁴ si⁴ zap¹ dou³⁻² bou², daan⁶ ngo⁵ zau⁶ maai⁵ zo² go³ gei² m⁴ dang² sai² dik¹ mai⁴ nei⁵ hin² mei⁴ geng³.

Found MUJI的產品大多不能在MUJI裏找到，內裏有很多以傳統古風加上時尚元素的產品，兩層唔算好大，經過隨時執到寶，但我就買咗個幾唔等使的迷你顯微鏡。

Found MUJI的产品大多不能在MUJI里找到，内里有很多以传统古风加上时尚元素的产品，两层唔算好大，经过随时执到宝，但我就买咗个几唔等使的迷你显微镜。

(Cantonese, chiefly in the negative) useful


狼死

/lɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵/

/lɔːŋ²¹ sei̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) going to the extreme; going too far; ruthless; reckless


口響

/hɐu̯³⁵ hœːŋ³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ hœːŋ³⁵/

(Cantonese) making irresponsible remarks without thinking through


懶懶閒

(Cantonese, ideophonic) relaxed and doing nothing


口乖

/hɐu̯³⁵ kʷaːi̯⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ kʷaːi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) ingratiating in speech; smooth-tongued; honey-mouthed


口疏

/hɐu̯³⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, of a person) with a loose lip; loose-lipped


口硬

/hɐu̯³⁵ ŋaːŋ²²/

/hɐu̯³⁵ ŋaːŋ²²/

(Cantonese, of a person) reluctant to admit one's mistakes


口密

/hɐu̯³⁵ mɐt̚²/

/hɐu̯³⁵ mɐt̚²/

(Cantonese, of a person) tight-lipped; closemouthed


受落

/sɐu̯²² lɔːk̚²/

/sɐu̯²² lɔːk̚²/

(Cantonese) well-received; accepted; welcomed; embraced


口痕

/hɐu̯³⁵ hɐn²¹/

/hɐu̯³⁵ hɐn²¹/

(Cantonese) tending to talk carelessly; overly and/or inappropriately talkative


黐人

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/


灼藥

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹/

I clap on my wheel and look back, my heart hot as boiling water.

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

Fǔ líng zhǐ ér huán nì xī, xīn zhuóshuò qí rú tāng.

撫軨軹而還睨兮，心灼藥其如湯。

抚𫐉轵而还睨兮，心灼药其如汤。


奸賴

(Cantonese) acting shamelessly, especially after defeat or failure


避無可避

/pei̯²² mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ pei̯²²/

/pei̯²² mou̯²¹ hɔː³⁵ pei̯²²/


臭串

/t͡sʰɐu̯³³ t͡sʰyːn³³/

/t͡sʰɐu̯³³ t͡sʰyːn³³/


矮腯腯

/ɐi̯³⁵ tɐt̚⁵ tɐt̚⁵/

/ɐi̯³⁵ tɐt̚⁵ tɐt̚⁵/


唔聽使

/m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

/m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

隻腳唔聽使

只脚唔听使


唔聽使

/m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

/m̩²¹ tʰɛːŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

(dialectal Cantonese, including Dongguan Cantonese) useless; of no use


的式

/tɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/tɪk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/


奶聲奶氣

ㄋㄞˇ ㄕㄥ ㄋㄞˇ ㄑㄧˋ

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/naːi̯¹³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³ hei̯³³/

/naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/naːi̯¹³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³ hei̯³³/


雞手鴨腳

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ aːp̚³ kœːk̚³/

/kɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ aːp̚³ kœːk̚³/

all fingers and thumbs
all fingers and thumbs

(Cantonese) clumsy; all fingers and thumbs


齊人

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

It's rare to have everyone here, why don't we take a group photo?

naan⁴ dak¹ gam³ cai⁴ jan⁴, bat¹ jyu⁴ jing² faan¹ zoeng¹ daai⁶ hap⁶ ziu³ a¹!

難得咁齊人，不如影返張大合照吖！

难得咁齐人，不如影返张大合照吖！

(Cantonese) having everyone to be present at the same time


笨實

/pɐn²² sɐt̚²/

/pɐn²² sɐt̚²/


個郎

/ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ouŋ⁵³/

/ko²¹³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ouŋ⁵³/


嘞嘞聲

/laːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/laːk̚⁵ laːk̚⁵ sɛːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) fluent (in a foreign language)


倀雞

/t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, slang, of a woman) aggressive; fierce; shrewish


腳軟

/kœːk̚³ jyːn¹³/

/kœːk̚³ jyːn¹³/


母湯

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

From Hokkien 毋通 (m̄-thang). Popularized through Brother Bald's video on YouTube.

(Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) unacceptable; especially for something lewd


欠發達

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ tä³⁵/


負義

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

(literary) loyal (to one's friends); reliable; dependable


C服

/siː⁵⁵ fʊk̚²/

/siː⁵⁵ fʊk̚²/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, humorous) Synonym of 舒服 (syu¹ fuk⁶).


見使

/kiːn³³ sɐi̯³⁵/

/kiːn³³ sɐi̯³⁵/

This house's layout isn't very efficient and usable (when compared to the size of its floor area). It cannot fit all the furniture.

gaan¹ uk¹ go³ zik¹ m⁴ do¹ gin³ sai², zai¹ m⁴ saai³ di¹ gaa¹ si¹.

間屋個則唔多見使，擠唔嗮啲傢俬。

间屋个则唔多见使，挤唔嗮啲家俬。

(Cantonese) good value for money; economical


易話為

/jiː²² waː²² wɐi̯²¹/

/jiː²² waː²² wɐi̯²¹/


一時一樣

have a different manner at every different time

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/jɐt̚⁵ siː²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/

(Cantonese) indecisive; shilly-shally; constantly changing one's mind


好人事

/hou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ siː²²⁻³⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ siː²²⁻³⁵/

He was acting badly towards you, yet you repaid his debts for him. You're a really nice person!

keoi⁵ zi¹ cin⁴ gam² deoi³ nei⁵, nei⁵ zung⁶ bong¹ keoi⁵ waan⁴ cin⁴⁻². nei⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ hou² jan⁴ si⁶⁻² ge³ ze¹!

佢之前噉對你，你仲幫佢還錢。你真係好人事嘅啫！

佢之前噉对你，你仲帮佢还钱。你真系好人事嘅啫！

(Cantonese, of a person) nice; respectable (even after something happened that one may get mad)


搓圓撳扁

to both rub into a ball shape and flatten

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ kɐm²² piːn³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ jyːn²¹ kɐm²² piːn³⁵/

(Cantonese) allowing other(s) to do anything they desire on oneself


唔多

/m̩²¹ tɔː⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ tɔː⁵⁵/

佢個頭唔多頭髮。

佢个头唔多头发。


快靚正

/faːi̯³³ lɛːŋ³³ t͡sɛːŋ³³/

/faːi̯³³ lɛːŋ³³ t͡sɛːŋ³³/

(Cantonese) made quickly, with excellent quality


大枝嘢

/taːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː⁵⁵ jɛː¹³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism) with a big penis


沉浸式

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

沉浸式漢語教學

沉浸式汉语教学


不活

/pu⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

笑不活了


遠門

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ mən³⁵/


入肉

/jɐp̚² jʊk̚²/

/jɐp̚² jʊk̚²/

佢唱歌唱得好入肉。

(Cantonese, of songs) touching; causing one to feel deeply


夠照

/kɐu̯³³ t͡siːu̯³³/

/kɐu̯³³ t͡siːu̯³³/

(Cantonese) sufficient for one to establish competence


犖犖

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

犖犖大者

荦荦大者


奧窔

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(obsolete) The southwest and southeast corners of the room; the inside of the room


下酒

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

(of a food) going well with alcohol; good for being served with alcohol


偏狹

/pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


勿作興

/vəʔ²² t͡soʔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ t͡soʔ⁴⁴ ɕin/

/vəʔ²² t͡soʔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ³³ t͡soʔ⁵⁵ ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ t͡soʔ⁴⁴ ɕin/

Playing tricks on people is not appropriate behavior!

1957, https://youtu.be/89Vtmjapx8A?si=BzJPLBjIC_Rf1F9l&t=4167羅漢錢 "The Coin of Arhat", said by 石筱英 (Shi Xiaoying) as character 五嬸 (Matchmaker Ng-Sen)

作弄人家勿作興個！

作弄人家勿作兴个！

(Northern Wu) not commendable; morally discouraging; not acceptable


足色

/t͡su³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡su³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʊk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

(attributive, of gold or silver) standard-purity


淒寒

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xän³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ xän³⁵/


悻直

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


㜺鬼

/t͡saːn³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡saːn³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) intriguing; interesting; cute


敗行

/paɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

(literary) misdeed; iniquity; wrongdoing


木佬佬

/moʔ¹¹ lɔ²² lɔ²³/

/moʔ²² lɔ³⁴ lɔ¹¹³/

/moʔ¹¹ lɔ²² lɔ²³/

/moʔ²² lɔ³⁴ lɔ¹¹³/

店裡顧客木佬佬。

店里顾客木佬佬。


烏哩馬叉

/wuː⁵⁵ lei̯⁵⁵ maː¹³ t͡sʰaː¹³/

/wuː⁵⁵ lei̯⁵⁵ maː¹³ t͡sʰaː¹³/

tung¹ siu¹ dik¹ hyun¹ waa¹ han² kap¹ jan⁵ baa⁶ ／ nei⁵ bat¹ soeng² gwai¹ gaa¹ zi² soeng² kwaang³ haa² ／ nei⁵ haai¹ dou³ seng¹ saa¹ wu¹ lei¹ maa⁵ caa⁵ ／ nei⁵ gan¹ keoi⁵ hoeng² wong⁶ gok³ dau¹ dou³ ceot¹ saa¹ tau⁴ gok³

通宵的喧嘩 很吸引吧／你不想歸家 只想逛吓／你high到聲沙 烏哩馬叉／你跟佢響旺角 兜到出沙頭角

通宵的喧哗 很吸引吧／你不想归家 只想逛吓／你high到声沙 乌哩马叉／你跟佢响旺角 兜到出沙头角


夠pop

/kɐu̯³³ pʰɔːk̚⁵/

/kɐu̯³³ pʰɔːk̚⁵/


交交關關

/t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ kue³³ kue²¹/

/t͡ɕiɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiɔ³³ kue³³ kue²¹/


運滯

/wɐn²² t͡sɐi̯²²/

/wɐn²² t͡sɐi̯²²/


半生成

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾naŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³/

/puaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾naŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰiaŋ⁵³/

If you do everything only to halfway, you will never succeed.

做事計都是做半生成，透底無做成功。

做事计都是做半生成，透底无做成功。

(Eastern Min) halfway; in the middle of something


冇聲出

/mou̯¹³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

/mou̯¹³ sɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

(Cantonese) cornered and unable to reply further


可撥

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

撥／拨 (bō) has the same Zhuyin initials as 悲 (bēi).

(Taiwan, Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of 可悲 (kěbēi).


係嘢

/hɐi̯²² jɛː¹³/

/hɐi̯²² jɛː¹³/

(Cantonese) formidable; concerning; demanding


白賴晒

/paːk̚² laːi̯²¹ saːi̯²¹/

/paːk̚² laːi̯²¹ saːi̯²¹/


甩頭甩髻

/lɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɐt̚⁵ kɐi̯³³/

/lɐt̚⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹ lɐt̚⁵ kɐi̯³³/


掗拃

挜拃
厊厏
呀咋
𧧝𧨊
𦜖膪
岈嵖

/ŋaː²² t͡saː²²/

/ŋaː²² t͡saː²²/

2001, “噢！聖誕樹”, in 謝立文 (lyrics), 何崇志 (music), My Life as McDull, performed by 香港童聲合唱天地, based on the melody of O Tannenbaum:

The plastic of the Christmas tree is quite stinky; my dad likes it for taking up space

sing³ daan³ syu⁶ di¹ gaau¹ hai⁶ gei² cau³ gaa³, ngo⁵ aa³ baa¹⁻⁴ taam¹ keoi⁵ gau³ ngaa⁶ zaa⁶

聖誕樹啲膠係幾臭㗎 我阿爸貪佢夠厊厏

圣诞树啲胶系几臭㗎 我阿爸贪佢够厊厏

2015 December 10, 陳慶偉 [Andrew Chan Hing-wai], “2015年12月10日的聆訊紀錄本 [Transcript of the Hearing held on 10 December 2015]”, in 研訊紀錄本 [Transcripts of Hearings] (食水含鉛超標調查委員會 [Commission of Inquiry into Excess Lead Found in Drinking Water]), page 49:

fo² coeng¹, hai⁶ mai⁶ aa³? hai⁶ mai⁶ zik¹ hai⁶ zou⁶ sai³ tung⁴ hau⁴ jung⁶ ngan⁴⁻² hon² zau⁶ m⁴ seoi¹ jiu³ hai⁶ jung⁶ ni¹ go³ fung¹ mui⁴ zeon¹ gam³ ngaa⁶ zaa⁶?

火槍，係咪呀？係咪即係做細銅喉用銀焊就唔需要係用呢個風煤樽咁掗拃？

火枪，系咪呀？系咪即系做细铜喉用银焊就唔需要系用呢个风煤樽咁挜拃？


光𥋇𥋇

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːŋ²¹/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) extremely bright and makes one feel uncomfortable


窮無

But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

1896, Séng Iŏ̤ Cṳ̌ing Sṳ́: Gṳ̄ing-nǎing Hǔ gâ̤ Tǔ-kióng (Lô̤-mǎ Cī), Ngǎ-gŏ̤ 2:6, Chinese characters added by Wiktionary, English translation from the World English Bible

Nì gu̿-da̿u chū-kiáng ŭ gê̤ng-mǎu gâ̤ nêng. Ŭ cuòi-cṳ̌ gâ̤ nêng ciū-sī kí nì, tuói nì da̿u gúing-dǒ̤ng-di̿ ko̤̿.

你故倒覷輕兀窮無其人。兀□□其人就是欺你，拖你到官堂裡去。

你故倒觑轻兀穷无其人。兀□□其人就是欺你，拖你到官堂里去。


甩轆

/lɐt̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

/lɐt̚⁵ lʊk̚⁵/


業外

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ waɪ̯⁵¹/


法內

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹/

(attributive) intrajudicial; intralegal; lawful; within the law


地球內

ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄋㄟˋ

/ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/


婚內

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

(attributive) intramarital; marital; within a marriage


瓦亮

/wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/wä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


場內

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

(finance, attributive) on-exchange; exchange


彌遠

/mi³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mi³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


對內

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɵy̯³³ nɔːi̯²²/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɵy̯³³ nɔːi̯²²/


計劃內

ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄋㄟˋ

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ neɪ̯⁵¹/


曉事

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

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


唔化

/m̩²¹ faː³³/

/m̩²¹ faː³³/

(Cantonese) to rigidly adhere to old methods or styles without being flexible; to be stubborn


軫軫

/ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) prosperous; thriving; flourishing


透流

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ liu²³/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ liu²⁴/

/tʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ liu²³/

/tʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ liu²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative) carried through until the end


甩皮甩骨

/lɐt̚⁵ pʰei̯²¹ lɐt̚⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/lɐt̚⁵ pʰei̯²¹ lɐt̚⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/


一岩一忽

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːm²¹ jɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ ŋaːm²¹ jɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese, of a surface) uneven; full of bumps


一抽二褦

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ jiː²² nɐŋ³³/

/jɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵ jiː²² nɐŋ³³/

(Cantonese) with many bags or much luggage


好波

/hou̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ pɔː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, of a person) good at football

(Cantonese, of a female) having large boobs


心罨

/sɐm⁵⁵ ɐp̚⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ ɐp̚⁵/


抌心

/tɐm³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/tɐm³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/


省儉

/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːŋ³⁵ kiːm²²/

/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːŋ³⁵ kiːm²²/


擇使

/t͡saːk̚² sɐi̯³⁵/

/t͡saːk̚² sɐi̯³⁵/


倒灶

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tau²¹³⁻¹³ t͡sau³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/tau²¹³⁻¹³ t͡sau³⁵/


人機

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/


攣弓蝦米

/lyːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ haː⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/

/lyːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ haː⁵⁵ mɐi̯¹³/


馴品

/sɵn²¹ pɐn³⁵/

/sɵn²¹ pɐn³⁵/


度縮

/tɔːk̚² sʊk̚⁵/

/tɔːk̚² sʊk̚⁵/

Probably from 度 (dok⁶, “to measure; to ponder”) + 縮／缩 (suk¹, “to withdraw; to reduce”). Alternatively, it may come from 鐸／铎 (dok⁶, “the name of a miser”) + 叔 (suk¹, “uncle”) (Bai, 2003); compare English scrooge < Ebenezer Scrooge, Eastern Min 貽順哥／贻顺哥 (ì-sông-gŏ̤) < 馬貽順／马贻顺 (Mā Ì-sông).


凹鼻

/nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/

/nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/

/nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ pʰĩ³³/

/nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ²²/

/nã(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ pʰĩ³³/


粉紅領

ㄈㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄈㄣˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇㄦ

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ liɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ liɤ̯̃ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


四四六六

/sei̯³³ sei̯³³ lʊk̚² lʊk̚²/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liʊk̚¹ liʊk̚¹/

/sei̯³³ sei̯³³ lʊk̚² lʊk̚²/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ liʊk̚¹ liʊk̚¹/

(Meixian Hakka) unshrewd; undexterous; unastute (of a person)


甜粅粅

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ but̚³²⁻⁴ but̚³²/

/tĩ³³ but̚⁵⁻²⁴ but̚⁵/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² but̚³²⁻⁴ but̚³²/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ but̚³²⁻⁴ but̚³²/

/tĩ³³ but̚⁵⁻²⁴ but̚⁵/

/tĩ⁴⁴⁻²² but̚³²⁻⁴ but̚³²/


咁上下

/kɐm³³ sœːŋ²² haː²²⁻³⁵/

/kɐm³³ sœːŋ²² haː²²⁻³⁵/

keoi⁵ dou¹ jau⁵ faan¹ gam³ soeng⁶ haa⁶⁻² nin⁴ gei².

佢都有返咁上下年紀。

佢都有返咁上下年纪。

The quality of budget airlines are just like that.

lim⁴ gaa³ hong⁴ hung¹ di¹ zat¹ sou³ hai⁶ gam³ soeng⁶ haa⁶⁻² gaa³ laa¹.

廉價航空啲質素係咁上下㗎啦。

廉价航空啲质素系咁上下㗎啦。


新銳

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ jɵy̯²²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐn⁵⁵ jɵy̯²²/


辣絲絲

/lä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/lä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/


三等

/sän⁵⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːm⁵⁵ tɐŋ³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/saːm⁵⁵ tɐŋ³⁵/

一等洋人二等官，三等少民四等漢／一等洋人二等官，三等少民四等汉

yīděng yángrén èrděng guān, sānděng shǎomín sìděng Hàn


不起眼

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄢˇㄦ

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵ ŋaːn¹³/


性冷感

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄍㄢˇ

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ³³ laːŋ¹³ kɐm³⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪŋ³³ laːŋ¹³ kɐm³⁵/


怦然

/pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/pʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/pʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/


有米

/jɐu̯¹³ mɐi̯¹³/

/jɐu̯¹³ mɐi̯¹³/


無套

/u³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/u³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/


孖叉

/maː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵/

/maː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵/


閒雅

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


上佳

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/


盎撒

/ˀɑŋ⁵¹ sä⁵⁵/

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ sä⁵¹/

/ˀɑŋ⁵¹ sä⁵⁵/

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ sä⁵¹/

盎格魯-撒克遜人 盎格魯-撒克遜人#Chinese

盎格鲁-撒克逊人 盎格鲁-撒克逊人#Chinese

(slang, sometimes pejorative, ethnic slur)Short for 盎格魯-撒克遜人／盎格鲁-撒克逊人 (Ànggélǔ-Sākèxùnrén).


薛定諤的

ㄒㄩㄝ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄜˋ ˙ㄉㄜ

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵⁵ tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

Back-formation from 薛定諤的貓／薛定谔的猫 (Xuēdìng'è de māo).

back-formation

a financial crisis, whose coming is disputed

薛定諤的經濟危機

薛定谔的经济危机

薛定諤的執法

薛定谔的执法

(attributive, informal, often sarcastic) uncertain or inconsistent; Schrödinger's


鬼火咁靚

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ fɔː³⁵ kɐm³³ lɛːŋ³³/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ fɔː³⁵ kɐm³³ lɛːŋ³³/

(Cantonese, simile, of a female) very pretty; very attractive


反社會

ㄈㄢˇ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/faːn³⁵ sɛː¹³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/faːn³⁵ sɛː¹³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/


耳朵聾

ㄦˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵/


蝦人

/haː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/haː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/


殟塞

/uəʔ³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

/uəʔ³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

He forgot to lock his bike, and it got stolen by someone. He is really upset by it.

⁶yi ⁷ciaq-daq-tsho ⁶maon-ci-theq ⁵su ⁷ciq-ku ⁷peq ⁶gnin-ka ¹theu-theq-leq ¹shin-li ⁷ueq-seq-leq ⁶veq₈-teq ⁶liau

伊腳踏車忘記脫鎖，結果撥人家偷脫了，心裡殟塞來勿得了。

伊脚踏车忘记脱锁，结果拨人家偷脱了，心里殟塞来勿得了。

(Northern Wu) upset; remorseful; internally depressed; dissatisfied


蟻躝

/ŋɐi̯¹³ laːn⁵⁵/

/ŋɐi̯¹³ laːn⁵⁵/

慢到蟻躝噉

慢到蚁𨅬噉


肥肥白白

(of a person, etc.) white and plump (i.e. in a state of abundant nutrition)


啱嘴形

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/ŋaːm⁵⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

(Cantonese) sharing similar thoughts, such that it is pleasant to communicate with someone


塊然

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


案衍

/ˀän⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀän⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


跫然

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

They hear the sound of people's footsteps thunking and become happy; how much happier would they be if their siblings and relatives were chatting by their side!

Wén rén zú yīn qióngrán ér xǐ yǐ, ér kuàng hū xiōngdì qīnqī zhī qǐngkài qí cè zhě hū!

聞人足音跫然而喜矣，而況乎兄弟親戚之謦欬其側者乎！

闻人足音跫然而喜矣，而况乎兄弟亲戚之謦欬其侧者乎！

Upon the second watch [9—11 p.m.], the moon was coming out faintly and its light was shining on the roof. He heard a thunking sound in the hallway, gradually coming nearer. When it reached him, it was Lady Choi. The young scholar knew that she was already dead. But his love was so profound that he did not even once doubt that it was her.

late 1400s, 金時習 (Kim Si-seup), 《李生窺牆傳》, 《金鰲新話》

Jang geup igyeong, wolsaek mi to, gwang jo ok ryang, jeom mun nang ha yu gong'yeon ji eum, ja won i geun. Ji jeuk Choe ssi ya. Saeng su ji i sa, ae ji sim dok, bul bu ui'a.

將及二更，月色微吐，光照屋梁，漸聞廊下有跫然之音，自遠而近。至則崔氏也。生雖知已死，愛之甚篤，不復疑訝。

(onomatopoeia, literary) plunk, thunk; with the sound of footsteps


萎蕤

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/wɐi̯³⁵ jɵy̯²¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/wɐi̯³⁵ jɵy̯²¹/

(literary, of vegetation) lush; luxuriant; exuberant


萎約

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/


串嘴

/t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/


屙㞎

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pa¹¹/

/o⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pa¹¹/


喜盈盈

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ³⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/hei̯³⁵ jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/


寂歷

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ li⁵¹/

(literary) silent and solitary; still and lonesome


跣水

/siːn³³ sɵy̯³⁵/

/siːn³³ sɵy̯³⁵/


無所屬

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ sʊk̚²/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ sʊk̚²/

(attributive) independent; unaffiliated; non-party


跟手

/kən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/kən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

(of a touch screen) responsive to the user's finger movements


炎症性

ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


和味

/wɔː²¹ mei̯²²/

/wɔː²¹ mei̯²²/

和味過和味龍

和味过和味龙

(Cantonese, figuratively) lucrative; earning a lot


實的的

/sɐt̚² tɪk̚⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

/sɐt̚² tɪk̚⁵ tɪk̚⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) very hard (not soft)


一半半

/jɐt̚⁵ puːn³³⁻³⁵ puːn³³/

/jɐt̚⁵ puːn³³⁻³⁵ puːn³³/


招核

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/

From the fact that the Pacific War waged by Japan during the reign of Showa emperor ended up in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, sarcastic) Alternative form of 昭和 (Zhāohé, “Japanese militaristic”)


花哩花碌

/faː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lʊk̚⁵/

(Cantonese) Synonym of 花哩碌 (faa¹ li¹ luk¹)


窮相

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


肥屍大隻

肥尸大只
肥斯大隻
肥絲大隻
肥獅大隻

/fei̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³/

/fei̯²¹ siː⁵⁵ taːi̯²² t͡sɛːk̚³/

(Cantonese, derogatory, of a person) fat, big, and strong


戎戎

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/


啤啤夫

/pʰɛː⁵⁵ pʰɛː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/pʰɛː⁵⁵ pʰɛː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, card games)
(Cantonese) tipsy; drunk; intoxicated


地踎

/tei̯²² mɐu̯⁵⁵/

/tei̯²² mɐu̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) inexpensive and earthy; of the lower class


ㄅㄧㄤˋ

Contraction of 不一樣／不一样 (bùyīyàng, “different”).


阿薩不魯

ㄚ ㄙㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨˇ

/ˀä⁵⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

阿薩布魯 阿薩布魯#Chinese

阿萨布鲁 阿萨布鲁#Chinese

(Taiwanese Mandarin) Alternative form of 阿薩布魯／阿萨布鲁 (āsàbùlǔ)


阿撒布魯

ㄚ ㄙㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨˇ

/ˀä⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

阿薩布魯 阿薩布魯#Chinese

阿萨布鲁 阿萨布鲁#Chinese


ㄎㄧㄤ

A onomatopoeia of someone hit by something hard, particularly a metal.

(Taiwan, slang) chaotic; out of control (as though drunk)


死媽

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

Kāihuì sǐmā liǎn, shàngbān sǐmā liǎn, shìbùshì yào duì zhe nǐ mā yíxiàng yīzhí xiào nǐ cái juéde yǒu jiémù xiàoguǒ ma? Rì nǐ de mā le nàge rén lěi le bù zuò biǎoqíng shì sǐmā liǎn ma?

開會死媽臉，上班死媽臉，是不是要對著你媽遺像一直笑你才覺得有節目效果嘛？日你的媽了那個人累了不做表情是死媽臉嗎？

开会死妈脸，上班死妈脸，是不是要对着你妈遗像一直笑你才觉得有节目效果嘛？日你的妈了那个人累了不做表情是死妈脸吗？

(Mandarin, vulgar) grieved or anxious as if one had lost one's parents

(Mandarin, vulgar) fucking (as an intensifier)


嚇人倒怪

/haʔ³³ n̠ʲin⁵⁵ tɔ³³ kua²¹/

/haʔ³³ n̠ʲin⁵⁵ tɔ³³ kua²¹/


空疏

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/

/kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɔː⁵⁵/


黐膠花

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ kaːu̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

* (crazy): From 黐鳩線／黐鸠线 (ci¹ gau¹ sin³, “fucking crazy”), where 鳩／鸠 (gau¹, “fucking”) is often euphemistically replaced by 膠／胶 (gaau¹).


烏燈黑火

/wuː⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ hɐk̚⁵ fɔː³⁵/


懕懕

/jɛn⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

/jɛn⁵⁵ jɛn⁵⁵/

alt. forms: 厭厭／厌厌

Alternative form of 懨懨／恹恹 (yānyān, “weak and weary from illness”)


阿撒不魯

ㄚ ㄙㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨˇ

/ˀä⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

阿薩布魯 阿薩布魯#Chinese

阿萨布鲁 阿萨布鲁#Chinese


阿薩布魯

ㄚ ㄙㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨˇ

/ˀä⁵⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Semantic shift from Japanese 朝(あさ)風(ぶ)呂(ろ) (asaburo, “morning bath”), which are usually a luxury taken at an onsen, and were seen as a sign of laziness typical of the unemployed during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.

(Taiwanese Mandarin) messy; unruly; unreasonable; crude


牙白

/jä³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/jä³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/


高質

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


倒屎咁早

/tou̯³⁵ siː³⁵ kɐm³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

/tou̯³⁵ siː³⁵ kɐm³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

At early times when flushing systems were still not available, faeces were collected by cleaners before usual time for people to wake up.

as early as time for pouring away faeces


大波

/taːi̯²² pɔː⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² pɔː⁵⁵/


滑潺潺

(Cantonese, ideophonic) slimy and slippery


暈陀陀

/wɐn²¹ tʰɔː²¹ tʰɔː²¹/

/wɐn²¹ tʰɔː²¹ tʰɔː²¹/


粗嚡

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ haːi̯²¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ haːi̯²¹/


面阻阻

/miːn²² t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵/

/miːn²² t͡sɔː³⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic, between two people) not caring each other; without communication (especially due to conflict)


繃繃緊

/maːŋ⁵⁵ maːŋ⁵⁵ kɐn³⁵/

/maːŋ⁵⁵ maːŋ⁵⁵ kɐn³⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic, of money) barely enough; stretching the limits

(Cantonese, ideophonic, of skin) taut; overly tight


一維

/i⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/i⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/


順超

/sɵn²² t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/sɵn²² t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

2016 August 10, 羅旦, “「青政」獲戴耀廷「認證」「熱狗」食葡萄「恭喜」”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A4:

“bun² tou² man⁴ zyu² cin⁴ sin³” faat³ jin⁴ jan⁴ “duk⁶ kei⁴” (loeng⁴ tin¹ kei⁴), bei⁶ syun² geoi² zyu² jam⁶ coi⁴ ding⁶ lap⁶ faat³ wui⁶⁻² syun² geoi² tai⁴ ming⁴ mou⁴ haau⁶, ging² zi² ding⁶ jau⁴ “cing¹ nin⁴ san¹ zing³” ziu⁶ zaap⁶ jan⁴ loeng⁴ zung⁶ hang⁴ ceot¹ syun² “Plan B” ji⁴ m⁴ jik¹ “jit⁶ pou² sing⁴”, “jit⁶ pou² sing⁴” zi¹ ci⁴ ze² zou² ji⁵ m⁴ seon⁶ ciu¹.

「本土民主前線」發言人「獨琦」（梁天琦），被選舉主任裁定立法會選舉提名無效，竟指定由「青年新政」召集人梁頌恆出選「Plan B」而唔益「熱普城」，「熱普城」支持者早已唔順超。

「本土民主前线」发言人「独琦」（梁天琦），被选举主任裁定立法会选举提名无效，竟指定由「青年新政」召集人梁颂恒出选「Plan B」而唔益「热普城」，「热普城」支持者早已唔顺超。

(Cantonese, chiefly in the negative) pleasant; agreeable; to one's liking


蚊型

/mɐn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

/mɐn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹/

蚊型公司

(Cantonese, attributive) tiny; very small


致鬱

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/

(ACG, of a piece of work) tragedic; depressing; especially when it appears to be heart-warming


人少少

/jɐn²¹ siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ siːu̯³⁵ siːu̯³⁵/


頂格

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/

/tɪŋ³⁵ kaːk̚³/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ keʔ²/

/tiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/

/tɪŋ³⁵ kaːk̚³/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ keʔ²/

頂格處罰

顶格处罚

(Mainland China) maximum (especially in relation to penalty or punishment)


大工程

/taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² kaŋ³³ tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ¹³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³/

/taːi̯²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² kaŋ³³ tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ¹³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³/

(Cantonese) involving a lot of work; nontrivial


抵屌

/tɐi̯³⁵ tiːu̯³⁵/

/tɐi̯³⁵ tiːu̯³⁵/

(Cantonese, vulgar) worth every penny; very worthwhile


漚屎

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴¹/

/au²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sai⁵⁵⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ sai⁵³/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ sai⁴¹/

/au²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sai⁵²⁻²¹/

漚屎色／沤屎色 [Hokkien] ― aù-sái sek [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― ugly color

漚屎面／沤屎面 [Hokkien] ― aù-sái bīn [Pe̍h-ōe-jī] ― displeased face; long face


心掛掛

/sɐm⁵⁵ kʷaː³³ kʷaː³³/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kʷaː³³ kʷaː³³/


眼利

/ŋaːn¹³ lei̯²²/

/ŋaːn¹³ lei̯²²/


陰幽

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (陰幽):
* → Vietnamese: âm u (陰幽)

/in⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/in⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/


心善

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ʂän⁵¹/


辛辛苦苦

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄨˇ

синьсинькуку

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ fuː³⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn⁵⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ fuː³⁵/


可怪

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔː³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɔː³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/


長款

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ kʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


木口木面

/mʊk̚² hɐu̯³⁵ mʊk̚² miːn²²/

/mʊk̚² hɐu̯³⁵ mʊk̚² miːn²²/


醒瞓

/sɛːŋ³⁵ fɐn³³/

/ɬiaŋ⁵⁵ fun³³⁻³³⁵/

/sɛːŋ³⁵ fɐn³³/

/ɬiaŋ⁵⁵ fun³³⁻³³⁵/

(Cantonese, Huicheng dialect) being a light sleeper


淺眠

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin²³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²⁴/

/kʰin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin¹³/

/kʰin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin²³/

/kʰin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin²⁴/

/kʰin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin²³/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²⁴/

/kʰin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin¹³/

/kʰin⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin²³/

/kʰin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin²⁴/

/kʰin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²⁴/

(Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) being a light sleeper


醒睡

/ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/


臭火焦

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ta⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) burnt (usually from overcooking)


倔擂槌

/kʷɐt̚² lɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹/

/kʷɐt̚² lɵy̯²¹ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹/


瘋瘋癲癲

ㄈㄥ ˙ㄈㄥ ㄉㄧㄢ ㄉㄧㄢ

фэнфэндяньдянь

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ² ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːn⁵⁵ tiːn⁵⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ fɤŋ² ti̯ɛn⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːn⁵⁵ tiːn⁵⁵/

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

Nà sēng làitóu xiǎnzú, nà dào bǒzú péng tóu, fēngfēngdiāndiān, huīhuò tánxiào ér zhì.

那僧癩頭跣足，那道跛足蓬頭，瘋瘋癲癲，揮霍談笑而至。

那僧癞头跣足，那道跛足蓬头，疯疯癫癫，挥霍谈笑而至。


係威係勢

/hɐi̯²² wɐi̯⁵⁵ hɐi̯²² sɐi̯³³/

/hɐi̯²² wɐi̯⁵⁵ hɐi̯²² sɐi̯³³/

(Cantonese, chiefly of people) (appearing) imposing or awe-inspiring


老積

(Cantonese, of a young person) too mature or sophisticated


政確

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɔːk̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɔːk̚³/

Short for 政治正確／政治正确 (zhèngzhì zhèngquè).


歪嚟歪斜

mé² léi⁴ mé² cé³

mé² lei⁴ mé² cé³

/mɛː³⁵ lei̯²¹ mɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː³³/

/mɛː³⁵ lɐi̯²¹ mɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː³³/

/mɛː³⁵ lei̯²¹ mɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː³³/

/mɛː³⁵ lɐi̯²¹ mɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː³³/


惡死睖瞪

/ɔːk̚³ siː³⁵ lɐŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/ɔːk̚³ sei̯³⁵ lɐŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/ɔːk̚³ siː³⁵ lɐŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/

/ɔːk̚³ sei̯³⁵ lɐŋ²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵/