丕顯

/pʰi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Ke bowed and rested his head upon the folded hands on the ground. Full of awe, he responded with the celebration of the glorious King's blissful goodness.

c. 10th–9th century BCE, Da Ke Ding inscriptions (大克鼎銘文)

Kè bài qǐshǒu, gǎn duì yáng pīxiǎn tiānzǐ lǔ xiū.

克拜稽首，敢對揚丕顯天子魯休。

克拜稽首，敢对扬丕显天子鲁休。

May the ancient great sovereigns of Jin from high above show them (oath-breakers) their doom with prejudice.

丕顯晉公大冢明殛視之。

丕显晋公大冢明殛视之。

[I]t was your greatly distinguished father, the king Wen, who was able to illustrate his virtue and be careful in the use of punishments.

The Book of Documents, circa 4ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Wéi nǎi pīxiǎn kǎo Wénwáng, kè míng dé shèn fá.

惟乃丕顯考文王，克明德慎罰。

惟乃丕显考文王，克明德慎罚。

(archaic, formal and idiomatic) illustrious; magnificent; great; glorious


衰瘏

Probably of Kra-Dai origin, related to Paiwan [Term?] (sataɦəd). (Li, 2001)


滴囝

/tiʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

/tiʔ²⁻⁴ kĩã⁵²⁻²¹/

GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified)


內建

/neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² kiːn³³/

/neɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² kiːn³³/

內建天線

内建天线


私褻

/sz̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

(literary) sexually indecent; sexually obscene; salacious


無拘

/u³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kʰɵy̯⁵⁵/

(literary) unrestrained; unconstrained; unfettered; free


謙抑

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i⁵¹/


臭酸

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ suĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sŋ̍³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ suĩ⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) bittersweet; regrettable (of food)


餿臭

/soʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/

/soʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/


酸臭

/su̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/syːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/

/su̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/syːn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯³³/

stinking; foul (of body odor, vomit, etc.)


落衰

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sue⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sue⁴⁴/

/lɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ sue⁴⁴/

/lo(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ sue⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) out of luck; in an unlucky situation


精到

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/


著用

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ iʊŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰɔk̚⁵ iʊŋ⁵³/


智惛

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯ən⁵⁵/


淫侈

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) boastful; pompous; pretentious; exaggerative


零接觸

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄔㄨˋ

/liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/

/liŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/


大馬哈

/tä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xä⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ xä⁵⁵/

The scatterbrained me can't remember what I put now.

2012, 李一杰, 年夜饭 最隆重的一顿饭, in 《电影》, number 1, page 69

Dàmǎhā de wǒ, xiànzài yě xiǎng bù qǐlái fàng le shénme dōngxī.

大馬哈的我，現在也想不起來放了什麼東西。

大马哈的我，现在也想不起来放了什么东西。

Even if she didn't say it, Huangpu Feimo, with such a scatterbrained personality, would perhaps be misunderstood by some superwoman.

2013, 玄色, 《武林萌主Ⅲ》

Bùshì tā shuō, Huángfǔ Fēimò zhème dàmǎhā de xìnggé, gǎobùhǎo jiù huì bèi mǒuge nǚxiá wùhuì le.

不是她說，皇甫非墨這麼大馬哈的性格，搞不好就會被某個女俠誤會了。

2013, 玄色, 《武林萌主Ⅲ》

不是她说，皇甫非墨这么大马哈的性格，搞不好就会被某个女侠误会了。

One time, during a unit test, the scatterbrained me had the same problem again—I did not bring a pen.

2015 April 13, 谢颖欣, 同桌“小坏坏”, in 《江门日报》, page D05

Yǒu yī cì dānyuán cèyàn, dàmǎhā de wǒ yòu fàn lǎomáobìng — jūrán méi dài bǐ.

有一次單元測驗，大馬哈的我又犯老毛病——居然沒帶筆。

有一次单元测验，大马哈的我又犯老毛病——居然没带笔。

(colloquial) Synonym of 馬大哈／马大哈 (mǎdàhā, “scatterbrained”)


浮泛

/fɐu̯²¹ faːn³³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² huan²¹/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² huan⁴¹/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² huan²¹/

/hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ huan¹¹/

/hɔ²³⁻³³ huan²¹/

/fɐu̯²¹ faːn³³/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² huan²¹/

/hɔ²⁴⁻²² huan⁴¹/

/hɔ¹³⁻²² huan²¹/

/hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ huan¹¹/

/hɔ²³⁻³³ huan²¹/


孤懸

/ku⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/

/ku⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/


甜潤

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ jɵn²²/

/tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

/tʰiːm²¹ jɵn²²/

(of a voice, air, etc.) sweet and pleasant


管錢

/ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


憋得慌

/pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥ə² xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/piːt̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɛ⁵⁵ d̥ə² xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/piːt̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

depressed and agitated; downcast and fidgety


猴擒

/hɐu̯²¹ kʰɐm²¹/

/hɐu̯²¹ kʰɐm²¹/


絕熱

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʐɤ⁵¹/


坐實

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/


半𠹌𠼰

/puːn³³ lɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐŋ⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ lɐŋ³³ kʰɐŋ³³/

/puːn³³ lɐŋ⁵⁵ kʰɐŋ⁵⁵/

/puːn³³ lɐŋ³³ kʰɐŋ³³/

(Cantonese) halfway; in the middle of something


歪命

/ʋaɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ miaŋ⁵³/

/ʋaɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ miaŋ⁵³/


書案

/ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/

/syː⁵⁵ ɔːn³³/

/ʂu⁵⁵ ˀän⁵¹/

/syː⁵⁵ ɔːn³³/

old-style rectangular desk for reading and studying (Classifier: 張／张)


擬交感神經

ㄋㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄍㄢˇ ㄕㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ

ницзяоганьшэньцзин

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ kaːu̯⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ sɐn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ kaːu̯⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ sɐn²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵/


俁俁

/y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) burly; big and tall; stalwart


規整

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³⁵/


等電位

ㄉㄥˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/


築底

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


巉巉

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵/

(literary) dangerously steep; precipitous


室上

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/


程函

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xän³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ xän³⁵/

(physics, attributive, chiefly Mainland China) eikonal


巉岩

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sam²⁴⁻²² ɡiam²⁴/

/t͡sam²⁴⁻²² ɡiam²⁴/

/t͡sam¹³⁻²² ɡiam¹³/

/t͡sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiam²⁴/

/t͡sam²³⁻³³ ɡiam²³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sam²⁴⁻²² ɡiam²⁴/

/t͡sam²⁴⁻²² ɡiam²⁴/

/t͡sam¹³⁻²² ɡiam¹³/

/t͡sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiam²⁴/

/t͡sam²³⁻³³ ɡiam²³/

Alternative form of 巉巖／巉岩 (chányán, “powerful and distinctive in poetic style”)


希利尼

/ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ni³⁵/

héi¹ léi⁶ néi⁴

/hi⁵⁵⁻²¹ l̃i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nˡɛ⁵³/

/ɕi⁵⁵ li⁵¹ ni³⁵/

/hi⁵⁵⁻²¹ l̃i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ nˡɛ⁵³/


實一實

/sɐt̚² jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚²/

/sɐt̚² jɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚²/

攬到實一實

揽到实一实

望到實一實

望到实一实

(Cantonese, following VERB + 到 (dou3)) solid, firm, not loose


秀發

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³³ faːt̚³/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³³ faːt̚³/


蔭凍

/iŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɔyŋ²¹³/

/iŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɔyŋ²¹³/

(Eastern Min) cool and shaded; pleasantly cool


三盲

/sän⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/


恆定

/xɤŋ³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²¹ tɪŋ²²/

/xɤŋ³⁵ tiŋ⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²¹ tɪŋ²²/


雙盲

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ maːŋ²¹/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ maːŋ²¹/


單盲

/tän⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ maːŋ²¹/

/tän⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/taːn⁵⁵ maːŋ²¹/


似汰

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) willful; headstrong; self-willed

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) very sluggish; very slothful


內消旋

ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˊ

/neɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/

/neɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/

(chemistry) relating to a mesomer (i.e. a meso compound); meso


非對映

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ iŋ⁵¹/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ iŋ⁵¹/


網狀

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

(often attributive) web-shaped; reticular; netted


手徵

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

(chemistry, physics, attributive) chiral


外消旋

ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˊ

/waɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/

(chemistry) relating to a racemate; racemic


恭謹

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) respectful and cautious; deferential and circumspect


親水

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


諤諤

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/


饞癆

(Wu) fond of eating; gluttonous; voracious


穹隆

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹ lʊŋ²¹/


熟絡

/ʂu³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sʊk̚² lɔːk̚³/

/sʊk̚² lɔːk̚²/

/ʂu³⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sʊk̚² lɔːk̚³/

/sʊk̚² lɔːk̚²/


表淺

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


心電

/ɕin⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

心電監護

心电监护

(medicine, attributive) relating to electrical activity of the heart; cardiac


七早八早

ㄑㄧ ㄗㄠˇ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠˇ

цицзаобацзао

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sa⁴²⁻²⁴ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sa⁴²/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

/t͡sʰit̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/

/t͡sʰik̚²⁻⁴ t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ poiʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sa⁵²⁻²¹/

(Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hakka, Nanning Pinghua) very early


殺口甜

/ʂä⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ʂä⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


口甜

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːm²¹/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ tʰiːm²¹/

曾著賣糖君子哄，如今不信口甜人／曾著卖糖君子哄，如今不信口甜人

céng zhāo mài táng jūnzǐ hǒng, rújīn bùxìn kǒutián rén


自免疫

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/


自免

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

自身免疫 自身免疫#Chinese

(medicine, attributive) Short for 自身免疫 (zìshēn miǎnyì, “autoimmune”).


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/au²¹⁻⁵³ tu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tuʔ⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³⁻²¹ tu³³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³⁻¹¹ tu³³/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³⁻²¹ tuʔ⁴/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³⁻¹¹ tuʔ⁴/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tu³³⁻²² tu³³/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ tu²²⁻²¹ tu²²/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ tu³³⁻²¹ tu³³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ tu³³⁻¹¹ tu³³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ tu(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ tuʔ⁴/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tu(ʔ)²⁴⁻² tuʔ²⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ tu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ tuʔ¹²¹/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ tu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tuʔ⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ tu(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tuʔ⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³⁻²¹ tu³³/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³⁻¹¹ tu³³/

/au²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³⁻²¹ tuʔ⁴/

/au¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³⁻¹¹ tuʔ⁴/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tu³³⁻²² tu³³/

facial expression
facial expression#English

(Hokkien) frowny; frownful; scowly; scowlful; pouty (characterized by a facial expression, as if either upset, sulky, morose, dejected, vexed, annoyed, disgruntled, discontent, frustrated, unhappy)


雞掰

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ paɪ̯⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Mandarin, vulgar) annoying; despicable; difficult to deal or get along with


脂溶

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/


科任

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹/

(education, attributive, of a teacher) responsible for a single subject only (and free from any administrative responsibilities)


涉事

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/siap̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹/

/ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/siap̚⁴⁻² sɯ¹¹/


無創

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


銅質

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


亞臨床

ㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ

ㄧㄚˇ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ

/jä⁵¹ lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jä⁵¹ lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/


水溶

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ jʊŋ²¹/


新紮

(Cantonese) newly promoted; new to the position


駐院

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/t͡syː³³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/

/t͡syː³³ jyːn²²⁻³⁵/

(chiefly Hong Kong, of doctor) resident; attached to hospital


聾聵

/lʊŋ³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ kʰuːi̯³⁵/

/lʊŋ³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/lʊŋ²¹ kʰuːi̯³⁵/

(formal, figurative) stupid and ignorant


賤格

(Cantonese, derogatory) despicable; contemptible; vile; mean


sharp醒

/saːp̚⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

/saːp̚⁵ sɪŋ³⁵/

(Cantonese, of appearance) eye-catching; bright; smart

(Cantonese, of personality) quick-witted; outstanding; bright; smart


寡民

/ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ min³⁵/

/ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ min³⁵/

(literary) with a small population; sparsely populated


對面前

/te³³ mi⁵⁵ ʑi²¹/

/te³³ mi⁵⁵ ʑi²¹/


值銅鈿

/zəʔ²² doŋ²² di⁴⁴/

/zəʔ²² doŋ²² di⁴⁴/


招積

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/

/t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪk̚⁵/


經水

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ sz̩²¹/


副交感

/fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fu⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


誕妄

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/


粥樣

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

(medicine, attributive) congee- or gruel-like in appearance; athero-


嘰嘰歪歪

叽叽歪歪
唧唧歪歪
GGYY

ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧ ㄨㄞ ㄨㄞ

цзицзивайвай

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i² waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i² waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/


卵圓

/lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/


癇性

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


抓馬

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ä⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) dramatic; exaggerated; theatrical


亂動

/lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/

(literary) turbulent; full of upheavals; tumultuous; unstable


淥淥

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/lʊk̚² lʊk̚²/

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/lʊk̚² lʊk̚²/

(literary, ideophonic) soaking; moist; wet


八珍

/pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, of one's words and behaviour) indecent; immodest


心喜

/ɬim³³ hei³³⁻³³⁵/

/ɬim³³ hei³³⁻³³⁵/


罨耷

/ɐp̚⁵ tɐp̚⁵/

/ɐp̚⁵ tɐp̚⁵/

2020, “暗爽”, Billy Choi (lyrics)performed by Billy Choi:

Walking around looking like a mess, pretending to be drunk, mumbling under your breath

haang⁴ ceot¹ lei⁴ gam³ gwai² ap¹ dap¹, baan⁶ jam² zeoi³ zau² hau² ngap¹ ngap¹

行出黎咁鬼罨耷 扮飲醉酒口噏噏

行出黎咁鬼罨耷 扮饮醉酒口噏噏


實付

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu⁵¹/

/sɐt̚² fuː²²/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ fu⁵¹/

/sɐt̚² fuː²²/

實付金額

实付金额


聾膨

/loŋ²² bã⁴⁴/

/loŋ²² bã⁴⁴/

The second syllable may be from Kra-Dai. Compare Zhuang [script needed] (pou⁴²ɤɯ²¹nuk³³). (Li, 2001)

cog

pou⁴²ɤɯ²¹nuk³³


的當

/ti³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/tɪk̚⁵ tɔːŋ³³/

/ti³⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/tɪk̚⁵ tɔːŋ³³/


右㕭

/jɐu̯²² jaːu̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯²² jaːu̯⁵⁵/


棒棒噠

/pɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹ d̥ä¹/

/pɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑŋ⁵¹ d̥ä¹/


幾多化

/t͡ɕi³³ tu⁵⁵ ho²¹/

/t͡ɕi³³ tu⁵⁵ ho²¹/


多語言

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ jyː¹³ jiːn²¹/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ jyː¹³ jiːn²¹/


頭鐵

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(neologism, slang) stubborn; obstinate; headstrong


至暗

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹/


羊仔目

/iũ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/iũ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/iũ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) having eyes that will not fully close while sleeping (of a person)


花花仔

(Taiwanese Hokkien) satisfactory; not bad


刺夯夯

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡia²³⁻³³ ɡia²³/

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡia²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡia²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡia²³⁻³³ ɡia²³/

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡia²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡia²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, of a person) full of thorns

His mouth is wide open, looking ferocious, day and night not making a sound

2020, 施文彬 (Michael Shih), 風獅爺的歌 (The Wind Lion God)

chhùi khui-khui, chhì-giâ-giâ, bô-mî-bô-li̍t bô chhut-siaⁿ

喙開開 刺夯夯 無暝無日無出聲

喙开开 刺夯夯 无暝无日无出声

(Taiwanese Hokkien) appearing threatening; bellicose


㾪赤

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiaʔ³²/


宋凶

/sɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɔŋ³³/

/sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɔŋ³³/

/sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/


散凶

/san¹¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/san²¹⁻⁴¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/san¹¹⁻⁵³ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/san²¹⁻⁴¹ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/


腹肚枵

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴² iau⁴⁴/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³ iau⁴⁴/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴¹ iau⁴⁴/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau⁴⁴/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iau⁴⁴/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴² iau⁴⁴/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³ iau⁴⁴/

/pak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴¹ iau⁴⁴/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iau⁴⁴/

/bak̚³²⁻⁴ tɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iau⁴⁴/


夠事

/kɤ⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/kɤ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

/kɤ⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/kɤ³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

(Wu) enough; adequate; sufficient; ample


分佈式

/fən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/fɐn⁵⁵ pou̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ pu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/

/fən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/fɐn⁵⁵ pou̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/huŋ³³⁻²³ pu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sek̚²/


牽勻

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɦyn²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɦyn²¹/

(Wu) equal; uniform; well-distributed; homogeneous; even


海洋性

ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ jœːŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ jœːŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/


簡裝

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kaːn³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kaːn³⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/


辣末

/laʔ¹¹ məʔ²³/

/laʔ¹¹ məʔ²³/


唯二

/weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

Modelled on 唯一 (wéiyī, “sole; one and only”).

(neologism, proscribed) one of the only two


豪壯

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/hou̯²¹ t͡sɔːŋ³³/

/xɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/hou̯²¹ t͡sɔːŋ³³/


哩溜

/li²¹⁻⁵³ liu²¹/

/li²¹⁻⁵³ liu²¹/


釐釐仔

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/li¹³⁻²² li¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² a⁵³/

/li²⁴⁻²² li²⁴⁻²² a⁵⁵⁴/

/li¹³⁻²² li¹³⁻²² a⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) extremely little; extremely light


剺揭

/li²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/li²¹⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²/

/li(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰiɛt̚³²/

(Southern Min) witty and clever with slight indecency

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) stubborn and unreasonable; obstinate

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) overly astute and not easily fooled


刺螺

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ le²⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ le²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) obstinate and fond of creating a disturbance


趨湖

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ¹³/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ¹³/


漬潤濕

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²⁻²¹ sip̚³²/

/t͡sʰi²⁴⁻²² lun²²⁻²¹ sip̚³²/

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


鑿目

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² bak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚²⁴⁻² bak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ bak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰak̚⁴⁻³² bak̚⁴/

(Hokkien) offending to the eye; unsightly

(Mainland China Hokkien) enviable; arousing envy


刺鑿

/t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰak̚⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) itchy; irritating

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) offending to the eye; unsightly (making one feel uncomfortable, annoyed, or unhappy)

(Taiwanese Hokkien) dazzling (of sunlight, etc.)


死酸

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suĩ⁴⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ suĩ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unsociable and low in self-esteem


死直

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tit̚⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tit̚²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) very loyal and upright without scruples


莽莽

/mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


死性

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/

(Southern Min) standardized; hardened; fixed; hard to modify


死䆀

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bai⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bai⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bai⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bai⁵⁵⁴/

(Southern Min) lacking vigorous vitality; tired; sluggish

(Southern Min) inflexible; persistent (in doing things)


死色

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵/

(Southern Min) dull; drab; bland (of color)


死龜厾

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku³³ tʰuʔ²⁴/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku³³ tʰuʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) dull-witted; inflexible


無神采

/bo¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/

/bo¹³⁻²² sin¹³⁻²² t͡sai¹³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴⁻²² t͡sai²⁴/

(Southern Min) listless; lackadaisical; lacking enthusiasm


死霜

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) rigid; inflexible; stiff

(Xiamen Hokkien) listless; lackadaisical; lacking enthusiasm


死綿

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩ¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩ¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) deeply engrossed (in something)


次優

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/


強陽性

ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

(medicine, of a test result) strongly positive


死目頭

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) stubborn; inflexible (of a person)


呆傻

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɔːi̯²¹ sɔː²¹/

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ŋɔːi̯²¹ sɔː²¹/


四漣垂

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² sui²⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn¹³⁻²² sui¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² sui²⁴/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn¹³⁻²² sui¹³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) in tears while having a runny nose


四漣淚

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² lui⁴¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² lui²²/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ liɛn²⁴⁻²² lui⁴¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ liɛn²⁴⁻²² lui²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) in tears while having a runny nose


死了了

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau⁵³/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liau⁴¹/

(Southern Min) terrible; awful; horrible

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) resentful; discontented; dissatisfied


澄碧

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ pɪk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ pi⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ pɪk̚⁵/


死病

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ̃²²/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pɛ̃²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) clumsy and incapable


粗放

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ³³/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ³³/

(of style etc.) free and easy; unrestrained


半耐寒

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ naɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ naɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵/


同種異體

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄧˋ ㄊㄧˇ

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


四壯

/si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ²¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ t͡saŋ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) sturdy; thickset; brawny


四角砣

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ to¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²⁻⁵ to¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) compliant with rules and serious in one's work


四鋩砣

/si²¹⁻⁵³ mɛ̃(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ to¹³/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ mɛ̃(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ to¹³/


四五路

/si²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

/si²¹⁻⁵³ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lɔ²²/

/si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) from all places; from everywhere


饞食

(Taiwanese Hokkien) fond of eating; gluttonous; voracious


趨化

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/


勤謹

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²⁴ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²⁴ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/


小囡脾氣

/ɕiɔ³³ nø⁵⁵ bi³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/

/ɕiɔ³³ nø⁵⁵ bi³³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/


忌刻

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/ki²²⁻²¹ kʰiɪk̚³²/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/ki²²⁻²¹ kʰiɪk̚³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) mean; unkind (to someone due to jealousy or envy)


匉訇

/pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰɤŋ⁵⁵ xʊŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰaːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐŋ⁵⁵/

/pʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐŋ⁵⁵/

[W]ill not we fear, … [t]hough the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.

新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 詩篇 (Psalm) 46:3

Qízhōng de shuǐ suī pēnghōng fānténg, shān suī yīn hǎi zhàng ér zhàndǒu, wǒmen yě bù hàipà.

其中的水雖匉訇翻騰，山雖因海漲而戰抖，我們也不害怕。

其中的水虽匉訇翻腾，山虽因海涨而战抖，我们也不害怕。


揦西

/laː³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

/laː³⁵ sɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) careless; sloppy; slapdash; slipshod


稠稠

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɛu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛu⁵³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/sɛu⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɛu⁵³/


嬉皮笑臉

ㄒㄧ ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

/ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹ siːu̯³³ liːm¹³/

/ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹ siːu̯³³ liːm¹³/

(derogatory) smiling insincerely, perhaps with the intention to flatter

(derogatory) facetious; joking inappropriately when talking something serious


大遠許

/du²² ɦyø⁵⁵ ɕy²¹/

/du²² ɦyø⁵⁵ ɕy²¹/


一樣能

/iɪʔ³³ iã⁵⁵ nən²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ iã⁵⁵ nən²¹/


苦搭搭

/kʰu³³ taʔ⁵⁵ taʔ²¹/

/kʰu³³ taʔ⁵⁵ taʔ²¹/


一樣生

/iɪʔ³³ iã⁵⁵ sã²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ iã⁵⁵ sã²¹/


一洛式

/iɪʔ³³ loʔ⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ loʔ⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/


實然

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐän³⁵/


應然

/iŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/iŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

(philosophy, logic) normative; prescriptive


精濕

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/


做人家

/t͡səu⁴⁴ n̠ʲin⁴⁴ kɑ/

/t͡səu⁴⁴ n̠ʲin⁴⁴ kɑ/


澎沛

/pʰoŋ¹¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/

/pʰoŋ¹¹ pʰai̯⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka) Alternative form of 豐沛／丰沛


道明

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

(literary, of a government or administration) well-ordered


已知

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/jiː¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵/


立立亂

/lɐp̚² lɐp̚²⁻³⁵ lyːn²²/

/lɐp̚² lɐp̚²⁻³⁵ lyːn²²/

dim² gaai² seng⁴ gaan¹ fong⁴ lap⁶ lap⁶⁻² lyun⁶ gaa³?

點解成間房立立亂㗎？

点解成间房立立乱㗎？


縱縱

/t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴¹/


婞直

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


燒暖

/seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ non²⁴/

/seu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ non²⁴/

Now King David was old, advanced in age; and they covered him with clothes, but he could not keep warm. [NASB]

現代臺灣客語譯本 (Today's Taiwan Hakka Version), 列王紀上 (1 Kings) 1:1

Liá-sṳ̀, Thai-ví-vòng yí-kîn chhin-ló; sûi-yèn kì ke phu̍k-ngìn yung thán-é kâ chhai kì sṳ̂n-hong, kì hàn-he kám-kok m̀-la sêu-nôn.

這時，大衛王已經盡老；雖然佢个僕人用毯仔枷在佢身項，佢還係感覺毋罅燒暖。

这时，大卫王已经尽老；虽然佢个仆人用毯仔枷在佢身项，佢还系感觉毋罅烧暖。

A mug of tea warms my hands [official translation]
A mug of tea adds warmth [literal translation]

2020, 羅文裕 (Wing Lo), 南下列車 (Train to the South), English translation by Josh Edbrooke

一杯茶添燒暖

一杯茶添烧暖

(Hakka, Datian Min, Youxi Min, Hainanese) warm


雄勁

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/


館際

/ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

館際互借

馆际互借


瀟瀟

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/siːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯⁵⁵/

(of wind and rain) whistling and pattering

Wrath sets on end my hair, I lean on railings where I see the drizzling rain has ceased.

Yue Fei (1103–1142), 《滿江紅·怒髮衝冠》, translated by Xu Yuanchong

Nù fà chōng guān, píng lán chù, xiāoxiāo yǔ xiē.

怒髮衝冠，憑欄處，瀟瀟雨歇。

怒发冲冠，凭栏处，潇潇雨歇。


老辦

/l̃o³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaiŋ²⁴²/

/l̃o³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βaiŋ²⁴²/


好賭

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ⁵³/

/hɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ⁴¹/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ tɔ⁵³/

/hɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ tɔ⁴¹/

他有一個好賭的父親。

他有一个好赌的父亲。


肥揗揗

肥腯腯
肥飩飩
肥騰騰
肥豚豚

/fei̯²¹ tʰɐn²¹ tʰɐn²¹/

/fei̯²¹ tʰɐn²¹ tʰɐn²¹/

The plate is still greasy after rinsing.

zek³ dip⁶ cung¹ jyun⁴ seoi² dou¹ zung⁶ hai⁶ fei⁴ tan⁴ tan⁴.

隻碟沖完水都重係肥揗揗。

只碟冲完水都重系肥揗揗。


米紅

/mi²² ɦoŋ⁴⁴/

/mi²² ɦoŋ⁴⁴/


精赤子

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰaʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sʰaʔ³³ t͡sz̩²¹/

(Wu, dated) stark naked; completely undressed


赤骨落

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ kuəʔ⁵⁵ loʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ kuəʔ⁵⁵ loʔ²¹/


肥腯腯

/fei̯²¹ tɐt̚⁵ tɐt̚⁵/

/pui²⁴⁻²² tut̚³²⁻⁴ tut̚³²/

/pui¹³⁻²² tut̚³²⁻⁵ tut̚³²/

/fei̯²¹ tɐt̚⁵ tɐt̚⁵/

/pui²⁴⁻²² tut̚³²⁻⁴ tut̚³²/

/pui¹³⁻²² tut̚³²⁻⁵ tut̚³²/

(Cantonese, Hokkien, ideophonic) chubby; plump


赤卵赤膊

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ lø⁵⁵ t͡sʰaʔ³³ poʔ²¹/

/t͡sʰaʔ³³ lø⁵⁵ t͡sʰaʔ³³ poʔ²¹/

(Wu) stark naked; completely undressed (of a man)


鬧猛

Xu (2013) identified 鬧哤／闹哤 to be the original characters, however, Qian (2007) recommends using 鬧猛.


蹣跼

/pʰän³⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵/

/pʰän³⁵ t͡ɕy³⁵/

walking unsteadily; staggering; limping; hobbling


一見棒

/iɪʔ³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ bɑ̃²¹/

/iɪʔ³³ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ bɑ̃²¹/

Borrowed from Japanese 一番(いちばん) (ichiban).


吃勁

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiə̯ɻ⁵¹/

/hɛːk̚³ kɪŋ²²/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiə̯ɻ⁵¹/

/hɛːk̚³ kɪŋ²²/

/t͡ɕʰiɪʔ³³ t͡ɕin⁴⁴/

(colloquial) important; significant; major


慥慥

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/


延延

/jɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/jɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

延遷
延踐
延淺
延諓
延錢
延餞
延揃
延𠌲

(literary) age-old; long-standing; long-term; for a long time

(literary) many; numerous; multitudinous


蚊瞓

/mɐn²¹⁻⁵⁵ fɐn³³/

/mɐn²¹⁻⁵⁵ fɐn³³/

Short for 蚊都瞓／蚊都𰥛. See the entry for details.


仯偳

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯än⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯än⁵⁵/


速效

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ haːu̯²²/

/su⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊk̚⁵ haːu̯²²/


單另

/tän⁵⁵ liŋ⁵¹/

/tæ̃²⁴ liŋ²⁴/

/taːn⁵⁵ lɪŋ²²/

/tän⁵⁵ liŋ⁵¹/

/tæ̃²⁴ liŋ²⁴/

/taːn⁵⁵ lɪŋ²²/


鱗狀

/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/lɵn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ²²/

/lin³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/lɵn²¹ t͡sɔːŋ²²/


持平

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ pʰɪŋ²¹/


合摟兒

/xɤ³⁵ lɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

/xɤ³⁵ lɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵¹/

(Beijing Mandarin) cost-effective; being value for money; affordable


有極

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/


說不出話來

ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊ

шобучу хуа лай

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/syːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ waː²² lɔːi̯²¹/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/syːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ waː²² lɔːi̯²¹/


說不出

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/syːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/syːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

One day, I saw my classmate's selfie. His long face, together with his multilayered outfit, gives an inexpressible sense of misanthropy, as if he's telling us that behind the multilayered outfit is inexpressible worry.

Yǒu tiān kàndào tóngxué de zìpāi, chòu liǎn pèi shàng duō céngcì de chuāndā yǒu zhǒng shuōbùchū de yànshìgǎn, pángfó sùshuō zhù duō céngcì chuāndā de bèihòu, yě yǒu shuōbùchū de fánnǎo.

有天看到同學的自拍，臭臉配上多層次的穿搭有種說不出的厭世感，彷彿訴說著多層次穿搭的背後，也有說不出的煩惱。

有天看到同学的自拍，臭脸配上多层次的穿搭有种说不出的厌世感，仿佛诉说著多层次穿搭的背后，也有说不出的烦恼。

indescribable, unspeakable, inexpressible, ineffable


小摳兒

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/


著災

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/

/tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tiɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

/tio(ʔ)³⁵⁻² t͡sə³³/

/tio(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² t͡sə⁴⁴/

/tio³³⁻²¹ t͡se⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) wretched; damn (of a person)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) terrible; awful; horrible


死摳兒

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/

(Beijing and Tianjin Mandarin) stingy; miserly


鑿鑿

/t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔk̚⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sɔk̚⁴/


全陰

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/

totally negative (e.g. of a test result)


深落

/t͡sʰɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ lok̚⁵/

/t͡sʰɨm²⁴⁻¹¹ lok̚⁵/


全陽

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

totally positive (e.g. of a test result)


上合合

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kap̚⁵ kap̚⁵/

/soŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kap̚⁵ kap̚⁵/

(Taiwanese Hakka) fond of eating; gluttonous; voracious


雙陰

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/

both negative (e.g. of the test results of two individuals)


懸峙

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(politics) hung (of parliament); undetermined


和理非非

ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄈㄟ ㄈㄟ

/xɤ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wɔː²¹ lei̯¹³ fei̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ feɪ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wɔː²¹ lei̯¹³ fei̯⁵⁵ fei̯⁵⁵/

Short for 和平、理性、非暴力、非粗口 (“peaceful, rational, nonviolent, and foul language-free”). An extension of 和理非 (hélǐfēi) by Emily Lau Wai-hing.

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和理非 (hélǐfēi)

(Hong Kong politics, often derogatory, of pro-democracy movement or protest) peaceful, rational, nonviolent, and free of foul language; mild and impotent


山旮旯

/ʂän⁵⁵ kä⁵⁵ lä³⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ kä⁵⁵ lɑɻ³⁵/

/saːn⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ kä⁵⁵ lä³⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ kä⁵⁵ lɑɻ³⁵/

/saːn⁵⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

How simple is Bhutan in the middle of nowhere; you said we'll travel there next time

2019, 馮允謙 (Jay Fung), lyrics by 王菀之 (Ivana Wong), 山旮旯

saan¹ kaa¹ laa¹ dik¹ bat¹ daan¹ do¹ gaan² daan¹, nei⁵ syut³ haa⁶ ci³ heoi³ waan²

山旮旯的不丹多簡單 你說下次去玩

山旮旯的不丹多简单 你说下次去玩


擇食

(Cantonese, Teochew) picky about what one eats


惡講

/ɔːk̚³ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

/ɔːk̚³ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/o(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁵³/

/ɤ(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴¹/

(Cantonese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) hard to say

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) hard to determine


楞蟶

/l̃ɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɛiŋ⁵⁵/

/l̃ɛiŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɛiŋ⁵⁵/


了滯

恁界了滯罷。

恁界了滞罢。


鏖糟

/o³³⁻²³ t͡so³³/

/ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²¹/

/o³³⁻²³ t͡so³³/

/ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sɔ²¹/


化人

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

University of Santo Tomas#Libraries and archives

Possibly ultimately from Old French franc through Persian فرنگ (farang, “Frank; French; European; Christian”). Compare Urdu فرنگی (farangī~firangī), Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī, “foreigner”), Burmese ဘရင်ဂျီ (bha.ranggyi, “Roman Catholic; Caucasian especially Portuguese”), Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “westerner”), Thai English farang (“western foreigner (in Thailand)”), Lao ຝະລັ່ງ (fa lang, “Frenchman; white foreigner”), Khmer បារាំង (baarang, “Frenchman; European”), Malay Peringgi (“Portuguese”) as in Batu Ferringhi, Vietnamese phật lăng (“franc”), Cantonese 佛郎機／佛郎机 (fat⁶ long⁴ gei¹), Mandarin 佛郎機／佛郎机 (fólángjī), Hokkien 番人 (hoan-lâng, “foreigner”).

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(Philippine Hokkien, archaic, historical) Spanish


氣仁

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ lin²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) awkward; perverse (of one's speech, character, or behavior)


氣苦

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² kʰɔ⁴²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔ⁵³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² kʰɔ⁴²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Singapore Hokkien) sad and resentful; indignant


氣奪奪

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² tua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² tua(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ tua(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ tuaʔ⁴/


氣掣掣

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰuaʔ³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² t͡sʰua(ʔ)³²⁻⁴² t͡sʰuaʔ³²/


勁拔

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/kɪŋ²² pɐt̚²/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ pä³⁵/

/kɪŋ²² pɐt̚²/

(literary) tall and erect; tall and sturdy


起徛

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²/


OBA

/ou̯⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵/

/ou̯⁵⁵ piː⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵/

Initialism of English occupied but available.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) in an open relationship


唔對

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tui²¹³/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tui²¹³/


唔啱

/m̩²¹ ŋaːm⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ ŋam⁴⁴/

/m̩²¹ ŋaːm⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ ŋam⁴⁴/

(Cantonese, Hakka) wrong; incorrect; amiss


寬泛

/kʰu̯än⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/

/kʰu̯än⁵⁵ fän⁵¹/

(of an article, speech, etc.) general; lacking specificity


惹岔

/ŋia⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰa⁵³/

/ŋia⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰa⁵³/


心安

/ɕin⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/sim²⁴⁻¹¹ on²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/sim²⁴⁻¹¹ on²⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ an⁴⁴/


臨時臨急

/lɐm²¹ siː²¹ lɐm²¹ kɐp̚⁵/

/lɐm²¹ siː²¹ lɐm²¹ kɐp̚⁵/


耐熱

/naɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² jiːt̚²/

/naɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/nɔːi̯²² jiːt̚²/


榮休

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/wɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

/ʐʊŋ³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/wɪŋ²¹ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

榮休教授

荣休教授

榮休教宗本篤十六世

荣休教宗本笃十六世


別款

/pat̚²⁴⁻² kʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰuan⁵³/

/pat̚²⁴⁻² kʰuan⁵⁵⁴/

/pat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰuan⁵³/


噩噩

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/ŋɔːk̚² ŋɔːk̚²/

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/ŋɔːk̚² ŋɔːk̚²/


煞氣

/ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/suɛ²⁴ kʰi³³/

/ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/suɛ²⁴ kʰi³³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese) naughty; mischievous


富盛

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/fuː³³ sɪŋ²²/

/fu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/fuː³³ sɪŋ²²/

(literary) wealthy; well-to-do; well-off

(literary, of one's learning, mind, etc.) extensive; broad; wide

(literary) glorious; magnificent; sumptuous


兩樣生

/liã²² ɦiã⁵⁵ sã²¹/

/liæ̃⁵⁵ iæ̃²² sen²¹/

/liã²² ɦiã⁵⁵ sã²¹/

/liæ̃⁵⁵ iæ̃²² sen²¹/


代謝性

ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

(medicine, attributive) being of a metabolic nature


來事

/laɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/laɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/laɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/laɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/


疑岌岌

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ɡip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡip̚¹²¹/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ɡip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡip̚¹²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having many and diverse sounds and noises


嘻甩甩

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiu²¹⁻⁵³ hiu²¹/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiu²¹⁻⁵³ hiu²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unserious and frivolous (of a woman's attitude)


稀稀戽戽

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) careless; rather casual; lax


嘻娎娎

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiauʔ³²/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiau(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hiauʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of acting impetuously; squeamish


嘻娎

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiauʔ³²/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hiauʔ³²/

(Southern Min) unserious and frivolous (of a woman's attitude)


疑騃騃

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋãi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having unclear speech


疑騃

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ɡi²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ¹³⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

/ŋĩ²⁴⁻²² ŋãi⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) awkward; unnatural; uncomfortable


精工

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sin²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ kaŋ³³/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ kɔŋ³³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sin²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ kaŋ³³/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ kɔŋ³³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/


賢德

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²/

/hiɛn²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/

/ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tɤ³⁵/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪk̚³²/

/hiɛn²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚³²/

/hiɛn²³⁻³³ tiɪk̚³²/


爛打

(Cantonese) aggressive; bellicose; combative


好跋

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ puaʔ⁴/

/hãũ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ puaʔ⁴/


面懵

/miːn²² mʊŋ³⁵/

/miːn²² mʊŋ³⁵/


爛賭

/lan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tu³¹/

/lan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tu³¹/


嗼寂

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/mu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/


柔性

/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ³³/

/d͡ziu²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

/d͡ziu²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/

/d͡ziu¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

/d͡ziu²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/

/ziu²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/

/ʐoʊ̯³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯²¹ sɪŋ³³/

/d͡ziu²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

/d͡ziu²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/

/d͡ziu¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

/d͡ziu²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/

/ziu²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/


好樣

/hou̯³⁵ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/hou̯³⁵ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese) beautiful; good-looking; attractive


好饁

(Northern Min) delicious; delectable; tasty; scrumptious; yummy


好覷

(Northern Min, Wenzhounese) beautiful; pretty


羞家

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ kaː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) shameful; disgraceful; embarrassing


快狠準

ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄣˇ ㄓㄨㄣˇ

куайхэньчжунь

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːi̯³³ hɐn³⁵ t͡sɵn³⁵/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/faːi̯³³ hɐn³⁵ t͡sɵn³⁵/


癩𰣻爛癆

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻¹¹ lɤ²⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻²¹ lo²⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ko³³ nuã³³⁻²² lo²⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻¹¹ lɤ²⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻²¹ lo²⁴/

/tʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ nuã³³⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/

/tʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ko³³ nuã³³⁻²² lo²⁴/


污喏

Possibly related to Hakka 漚紐／沤纽 (êu⁴ nêu⁴).


邋糊

/la̠⁴¹ ɸu¹³/

/la̠⁴¹ ɸu¹³/

(Xiang) careless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy


懶露

/l̃aŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/

/l̃aŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ l̃ou²⁴²/


貓筩

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ³³/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰaŋ³³/


苛頭

/kʰɤ²⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

/kʰɤ²⁴⁻³³ tʰau²⁴/

(Sanxia and Tainan Hokkien) stingy; miserly


富昌

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/fu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/


濫𡞟

/l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ puɑŋ²⁴²/

/l̃aŋ²⁴²⁻⁵³ puɑŋ²⁴²/


跛蹇

/pu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


唔著

/m̩²¹ t͡sœːk̚²/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

/m̩²¹ t͡sœːk̚²/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ tioʔ⁴/

當我唔著啦。

当我唔着啦。

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) wrong; incorrect


無著

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/bɔ²² tiɔ³³/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/bɔ²² tiɔ³³/

(Hainanese, Leizhou Min) wrong; incorrect


點把點子

/ti̯ẽ⁴¹ pa̠⁴¹ ti̯ẽ⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/

/ti̯ẽ⁴¹ pa̠⁴¹ ti̯ẽ⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/


腆靦

/tʰi̯ẽ⁴¹ mi̯ẽ⁴⁵/

/tʰi̯ẽ⁴¹ mi̯ẽ⁴⁵/


白白生生

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹ sən⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹ sən⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/


白森森

/paɪ̯³⁵ sən⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ sən⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/


白白淨淨

ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ

ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ

байбайцзинцзин

/paɪ̯³⁵ b̥aɪ̯³ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹ t͡ɕin²¹³ t͡ɕin²¹³/

/paɪ̯³⁵ b̥aɪ̯³ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹ d͡ʑ̥iŋ¹/

/pɛ²¹ pɛ²¹ t͡ɕin²¹³ t͡ɕin²¹³/


白生生

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pɛ²¹ sən⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/

/pɛ²¹ sən⁵⁵ sən⁵⁵/


傾瓢

/kʰu̯an³³ pi̯ɒu̯¹³/

/kʰu̯an³³ pi̯ɒu̯¹³/

(Xiang) very bad (of one's grades in a school or an examination)


罔飼

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/bɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/bɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/bɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/bɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/


巧奇

/kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴/

/kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴/


巧怪

/kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/

/kʰa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuai²¹/


撽作

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa²¹⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

/kʰa(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ t͡soʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) contemptible; base


怪奇

/kuai²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁵³/

/kuai²¹⁻⁵³ kʰa⁵³/


跛足

/pu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/pɔː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/pu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/pɔː³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/


蛇王

/sɛː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

/sɛː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

The sense of "slack off" or "lazy" compares a hibernating snake with human.


多產

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/


可賀

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ⁵¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ⁵¹/


過得去

ㄍㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄑㄩˋ

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/kʷɔː³³ tɐk̚⁵ hɵy̯³³/

/ku̯ɔ⁵¹ d̥ə¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/kʷɔː³³ tɐk̚⁵ hɵy̯³³/


乖覺

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/


高凝

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ niŋ³⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ niŋ³⁵/


圍手術

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/


抗栓

/kʰɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯än⁵⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯än⁵⁵/


低危

/ti⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ti⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/ti⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ti⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/


抗血小板

ㄎㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ

ㄎㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ

ㄎㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄢˇ

кансюэсяобань

/kʰɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɑŋ⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

кансесяобань

/kʰɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


行電

/haŋ²² en³²⁻³²⁵/

/haŋ²² en³²⁻³²⁵/

(Taishanese) electric-powered; electrically powered; electric; power-operated; electromotive


冇仔教

/ᵐbau³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵ kau³³⁻³³⁵/

/ᵐbau³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵ kau³³⁻³³⁵/

(Taishanese, chiefly of children) ill-bred; having no manners; behaving poorly


掠路

/liak̚³³ lu³²⁻³²⁵/

/liak̚³³ lu³²⁻³²⁵/

(Taishanese, of vehicles) fast and smooth


歡蹦亂跳

ㄏㄨㄢ ㄅㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

хуаньбэн луаньтяо

/xu̯än⁵⁵ pɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fuːn⁵⁵ pɐŋ⁵⁵ lyːn²² tʰiːu̯³³/

/fᵘɔn³³ paŋ⁵⁵ lᵘɔn³² hiau³³/

/xu̯än⁵⁵ pɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/fuːn⁵⁵ pɐŋ⁵⁵ lyːn²² tʰiːu̯³³/

/fᵘɔn³³ paŋ⁵⁵ lᵘɔn³² hiau³³/


情傷

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/


惴耎

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

It is just as if, above, the brightness of the sun and moon were darkened; as if, beneath, the productive vigour of the hills and streams were dried up; and as if, between, the operation of the four seasons were brought to an end: in which case there would not be a single weak and wriggling insect, nor any plant that grows up, which would not lose its proper nature.

Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Gù shàng bèi rìyuè zhī míng, xià shuò shānchuān zhī jīng, zhōng duò sìshí zhī shī, zhuìruǎn zhī chóng, xiàoqiào zhī wù, mòbù shī qí xìng.

故上悖日月之明，下爍山川之精，中墮四時之施，惴耎之蟲，肖翹之物，莫不失其性。

故上悖日月之明，下烁山川之精，中堕四时之施，惴耎之虫，肖翘之物，莫不失其性。


肖翹

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

It is just as if, above, the brightness of the sun and moon were darkened; as if, beneath, the productive vigour of the hills and streams were dried up; and as if, between, the operation of the four seasons were brought to an end: in which case there would not be a single weak and wriggling insect, nor any plant that grows up [lit: nor any tiny thing], which would not lose its proper nature.

Gù shàng bèi rìyuè zhī míng, xià shuò shānchuān zhī jīng, zhōng duò sìshí zhī shī, zhuìnuò zhī chóng, xiàoqiào zhī wù, mòbù shī qí xìng.

故上悖日月之明，下爍山川之精，中墮四時之施，惴耎之蟲，肖翹之物，莫不失其性。

故上悖日月之明，下烁山川之精，中堕四时之施，惴耎之虫，肖翘之物，莫不失其性。

(literary, ideophonic, of living things) small and tenuous; tiny; petty


中危

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/


擇期

/t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²⁴/

/tiɪk̚²⁴⁻² ki²⁴/

/tiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²⁴/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²³/

/t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡sɤ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²⁴/

/tiɪk̚²⁴⁻² ki²⁴/

/tiɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ki¹³/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²⁴/

/tiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ki²³/

擇期手術

择期手术


憯懍

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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

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

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

是故懷戚者聞之，莫不憯懍慘悽，愀愴傷心。

是故怀戚者闻之，莫不憯懔惨凄，愀怆伤心。


悲悽

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/


愀愴

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

是故懷戚者聞之，莫不憯懍慘悽，愀愴傷心。

是故怀戚者闻之，莫不憯懔惨凄，愀怆伤心。


慘悽

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

是故懷戚者聞之，莫不憯懍慘悽，愀愴傷心。

是故怀戚者闻之，莫不憯懔惨凄，愀怆伤心。


哀悽

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/


能產

/nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

/nɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰaːn³⁵/

(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) productive


厭𤺪

/ia²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn³³/

/ia¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn³³/

/ia²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn²²/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn²²/

/ia²¹⁻⁴¹ siɛn³³/

/ia¹¹⁻⁵³ siɛn³³/

/ia²¹⁻⁵³ siɛn²²/

/ia⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɛn²²/

(Southern Min) weary; exhausted; fatigued

(Mainland China Hokkien) having no interest


酷橫

/kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) fierce and arrogant; rude and ferocious


各鱉

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ piʔ³²/

/kɔk̚³²⁻⁴ piʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) eccentric; odd (of one's temperament or disposition)


輯睦

/t͡ɕi³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐp̚⁵ mʊk̚²/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ mu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐp̚⁵ mʊk̚²/

(literary) harmonious; amicable; friendly; peaceful


惡勢

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ se²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) savage; fierce; ferocious (of one's disposition or behavior)


蠻荒

/män³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/maːn²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/män³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/maːn²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/


僻遠

/pʰi⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɪk̚⁵ jyːn¹³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hŋ̍²²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hŋ̍³³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hŋ̍³³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ huĩ²²/

/pʰi⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰɪk̚⁵ jyːn¹³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hŋ̍²²/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hŋ̍³³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hŋ̍³³/

/pʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ huĩ²²/


西裝骨骨

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/sɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese, of a man) looking sharp dressed in a suit


官仔骨骨

/kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sɐi̯³⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese, of a man) decent-looking; well-dressed; presentable


骨痺

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹/

/kʷɐt̚⁵ pei̯³³/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹/

/kʷɐt̚⁵ pei̯³³/


等邊

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/tɐŋ³⁵ piːn⁵⁵/

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/tɐŋ³⁵ piːn⁵⁵/


祖安

/t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

From the district of Zaun in League of Legends. In 2018, a Chinese League of Legends streamer cursed extensively to his teammates in a stream (Bilibili video: BV1fb411P7mv). As the character he was playing as is related to Zaun, the word has gained that meaning.

(Internet slang) rude, using profanity extensively


密質質

/mɐt̚² t͡sɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/

/mɐt̚² t͡sɐt̚⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/


惡抵

/ɔːk̚³ tɐi̯³⁵/

/ɔk̚³³ ai⁵⁵/

/ɔːk̚³ tɐi̯³⁵/

/ɔk̚³³ ai⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) difficult to bear; uncomfortable

(Leizhou Min, Hainanese) sick; unwell; ill


喧闐

/ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


幽邃

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/

(formal) deep and quiet; profound and unfathomable


強梁

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kʰœːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kʰœːŋ²¹ lœːŋ²¹/

The violent and strong do not die their natural death

強梁者不得其死

强梁者不得其死


多功能

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹/


縮骨

/su̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sʊk̚⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/su̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sʊk̚⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese) stingy; selfish; treacherous


好景

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hou̯³⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

(Cantonese, of the economy or businesses) flourishing; thriving; prosperous (anticipated in the near future)


拘執

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐp̚⁵/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sip̚³²/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sip̚³²/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sip̚³²/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sip̚³²/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐp̚⁵/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sip̚³²/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sip̚³²/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sip̚³²/

/kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sip̚³²/

(literary) stubborn; inflexible; particular


萬代年

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ¹³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ¹³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ tai²²⁻²¹ nĩ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) very long (describing a long time period)


神𡳞

(Quanzhou Hokkien, vulgar) insane; crazy; foolish


𡳞神

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, vulgar) insane; crazy; foolish


滋悠

/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/


懶趖

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so²⁴/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so²⁴/


懶坦

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan⁵³/

/lan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰan⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) slack; sluggish; slothful

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of breaking one's word


理中客

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/lei̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ haːk̚³/

/li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/lei̯¹³ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ haːk̚³/

(neologism, original meaning) Short for 理性 (lǐxìng) + 中立 (zhōnglì) + 客觀／客观 (kèguān): “rational, neutral and objective”.

理性

(neologism, derogatory) boasting rationality, neutrality and objectiveness, but lacking in common sense or humanity


似層層

/t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiː¹³ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/

(Cantonese) as if real; looking to be real


㾪妍

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²¹/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɛn²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, of a person) wan and sallow; thin and pallid; haggard; emaciated


低智

/ti⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ti⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

intellectually challenged
intellectually challenged

low in intelligence; intellectually challenged


無零星

/bo²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) unable to give money to a flatterer (used to retort or ridicule a flatterer)


嬲爆爆

/nɐu̯⁵⁵ paːu̯³³ paːu̯³³/

/nɐu̯⁵⁵ paːu̯³³ paːu̯³³/


𡳞面

(Southern Min, vulgar) stupid; foolish; unwise


趁討

/tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰo⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰo⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, usually of an opportunity) rare


𡳞鳥面

膦鳥面
卵鳥面
玍鳥面
𡳞鸟面

/lan²²⁻²¹ t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²⁻³⁵ miŋ¹¹/

/lan²²⁻²¹ t͡siau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/laŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡siau⁵²⁻³⁵ miŋ¹¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien, vulgar) stupid; foolish; unwise


㾪長

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍¹³/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tŋ̍²⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tŋ̍¹³/

(Hokkien) tall and slender (of a person); long and thin (of a thing)


零零星星

ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥ

линлинсинсин

/liŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/laŋ¹¹ laŋ¹¹ saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/laŋ¹¹ laŋ¹¹ saŋ⁴⁴ saŋ⁴⁴/

/lan²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/lan²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san³³ san³³/

/lan¹³⁻²² lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/liŋ³⁵ liŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ lɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/laŋ¹¹ laŋ¹¹ saŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ²⁴/

/laŋ¹¹ laŋ¹¹ saŋ⁴⁴ saŋ⁴⁴/

/lan²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/

/lan²⁴⁻²² lan²⁴⁻²² san³³ san³³/

/lan¹³⁻²² lan¹³⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴/


滯緩

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


𠕇脾

/tan²²⁻²¹ pi¹³/

/tan²²⁻²¹ pi¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a swollen pancreas


𠕇仁

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, of a fruit) having a plump fruit kernel


𠕇晶

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tan²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/tan²²⁻²¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) solid; hardened


易滑

/i⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵/

/i⁵¹ xu̯ä³⁵/


㾪抽

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

/san⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiu⁴⁴/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) tall and thin


虛驕

/ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɵy̯⁵⁵ kiːu̯⁵⁵/

/ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɵy̯⁵⁵ kiːu̯⁵⁵/

arrogant while not having good enough abilities or power


㾪猴

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau²⁴/

/san⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau²⁴/

(Southern Min, derogatory) thin, shrivelled, and ugly (like a monkey)


㾪梭

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so⁴⁴/

/san⁵³⁻⁴⁴ so⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) tall and slender (of a person); long and thin (of a thing)


𠕇擢

/tan²²⁻²¹ tioʔ³²/

/tan²²⁻²¹ tioʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, of a person) strong; brawny; muscular; buff


乾竭

/kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚¹²¹/

/kän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɛt̚⁴/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kiɛt̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) infertile; barren (of land)


艱計

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² ke²¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) difficult; strenuous; onerous


奸宄

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Southern Min) cunning; crafty; deceitful; treacherous


神勇

/ʂən³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn²¹ jʊŋ¹³/

/sin²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/

/sin²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/sin¹³⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³/

/sin²³⁻³³ iɔŋ⁴¹/

/ʂən³⁵ jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐn²¹ jʊŋ¹³/

/sin²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/

/sin²⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/sin¹³⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³/

/sin²³⁻³³ iɔŋ⁴¹/

very bold and powerful; very courageous and vigorous


奸巧

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) treacherous; devious; crafty


簡省

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁵³/

/kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁵³/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁵³/

/kan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sɛ̃⁵³/

(Southern Min) frugal; thrifty; economical


光禿禿

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu⁵⁵ tʰu⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊk̚⁵ tʰʊk̚⁵/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰu⁵⁵ tʰu⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ tʰʊk̚⁵ tʰʊk̚⁵/

(of the top of the head, a hillside, etc.) bare; bald; naked


艱苦心

/kan³³ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sim³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/

/kan³³ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sim³³/

/kan⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) sad; depressed; painful (in one's heart)


揀擇

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ¹²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/kan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ toʔ¹²¹/


足足兒

/t͡ɕy³⁵ t͡ɕyə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy³⁵ t͡ɕyə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

(Beijing Mandarin) no less than; as many as; as much as


敦實

/tu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

/tu̯ən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

stocky; sturdy; solidly built; heavy and compact


懤懤

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/


多極

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kɪk̚²/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kɪk̚²/

多極世界

多极世界


冇陰功

冇阴功
冇陰公
無陰功
無陰公

/mou̯¹³ jɐm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/mou̯¹³ jɐm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/


牽挽

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² ban⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ ban⁴¹/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ ban⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻²² ban⁵³/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ ban⁴¹/

/kʰan⁴⁴⁻³³ ban⁵³/


熱人

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) hot (of the weather)


寒人

(Jinjiang and Philippine Hokkien) cold; chilly (of the weather)


心多多

/sɐm⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

/sɐm⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) half-hearted; without consistency or constancy; likely to change minds easily


好問

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wən⁵¹/


表層

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/

/piːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵/

/piːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹/


合手

/xɤ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐp̚² sɐu̯³⁵/

/ha(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/xɤ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐp̚² sɐu̯³⁵/

/ha(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/ha(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/


萬安

/wän⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/maːn²² ɔːn⁵⁵/

/ban²²⁻²¹ an⁴⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² an³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ an⁴⁴/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ an⁴⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ an⁴⁴/

/wän⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/maːn²² ɔːn⁵⁵/

/ban²²⁻²¹ an⁴⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² an³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ an⁴⁴/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ an⁴⁴/

/ban³³⁻²¹ an⁴⁴/


多層次

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐŋ²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/


耷濕

/tɐp̚⁵ sɐp̚⁵/

/tɐp̚⁵ sɐp̚⁵/


行實

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/


真性情

ㄓㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ sɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/

spontaneous (in emotions); natural and genuine; unaffected


新晉

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

(chiefly attributive) new (and having potential)


串串貢

/t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʊŋ³³/

/t͡sʰyːn³³ t͡sʰyːn³³ kʊŋ³³/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) arrogant; cocksure; cocky


鬼鬼鼠鼠

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ syː³⁵ syː³⁵/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ kʷɐi̯³⁵ syː³⁵ syː³⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) furtive; sneaking; stealthy


微辣

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ lä⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ lä⁵¹/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ lä⁵¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ lä⁵¹/


美豔

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iam⁴¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam³³/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iam³³/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²/

/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iam⁴¹/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam²²/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iam³³/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iam³³/


惡頂

/ɔːk̚³ tɪŋ³⁵/

/ɔːk̚³ tɪŋ³⁵/

Colleagues who are hardest to deal with: hot-tempered and unhygienic, cutting nails like they are at home

zeoi³ ok³ ding² tung⁴ si⁶, cou³ dai² wai⁶ sang¹ caa¹, zin² gaap³ dong³ zyu⁶ gaa¹

最惡頂同事 躁底衞生差 剪甲當住家

最恶顶同事 躁底卫生差 剪甲当住家


就腳

/t͡sɐu̯²² kœːk̚³/

/t͡sɐu̯²² kœːk̚³/


遠射

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/jyːn¹³ sɛː²²/

/ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/jyːn¹³ sɛː²²/

遠射手電

远射手电


莽夫

/bɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hu³³/

/bɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hu³³/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) rash; hasty; hot-headed


倉莽

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) abrupt; rash; impetuous; reckless


倉磅

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

/t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pɔŋ²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) reckless and flustered; rash and agitated


日經

/ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚² kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Modelled on 月經／月经 (yuèjīng, “which comes up periodically, every now and then”).

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日經問題

日经问题

(neologism, slang, attributive) which comes up frequently (more frequent than 月經／月经)


陶然

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐän³⁵/


沓沓

/tʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰä⁵¹/

/tʰä⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰä⁵¹/


黑擝擝

/hɐk̚⁵ mɐŋ⁵⁵ mɐŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ mɐŋ²¹ mɐŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ mɐŋ⁵⁵ mɐŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐk̚⁵ mɐŋ²¹ mɐŋ⁵⁵/

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


流宗

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/


具足

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (具足):
* → Japanese: 具(ぐ)足(そく) (gusoku)
* → Korean: 구족(具足) (gujok)

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/

(literary) adequate; sufficient; abundant

(Buddhism) accomplished; complete; successful


噼裡啪啦

ㄆㄧ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄆㄚ ㄌㄚ

/pʰi⁵⁵ li⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li² pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li² pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

噼哩啪啦 噼哩啪啦#Chinese


霹靂啪啦

ㄆㄧ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄆㄚ ㄌㄚ

/pʰi⁵⁵ li⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li² pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li² pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

噼哩啪啦 噼哩啪啦#Chinese


GGYY

嘰嘰歪歪 嘰嘰歪歪#Chinese

叽叽歪歪 叽叽歪歪#Chinese


唧唧歪歪

ㄐㄧ ˙ㄐㄧ ㄨㄞ ㄨㄞ

цзицзивайвай

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i² waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥i² waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵/

嘰嘰歪歪 嘰嘰歪歪#Chinese

叽叽歪歪 叽叽歪歪#Chinese


劈裡啪啦

ㄆㄧ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄆㄚ ㄌㄚ

/pʰi⁵⁵ li⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li² pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰi⁵⁵ li² pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

噼哩啪啦 噼哩啪啦#Chinese


血污

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/


圓泛

/y̯ẽ¹³ ɸan⁴⁵/

/y̯ẽ¹³ ɸan⁴⁵/

(Xiang, of a person) smooth and evasive; slick and sly; tactful


康康

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/


圞泛

/lõ¹³ ɸan⁴⁵/

/lõ¹³ ɸan⁴⁵/


拔實

/pʰa̠²⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/pʰa̠²⁴ sz̩²⁴/

/pʰa̠²⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/pʰa̠²⁴ sz̩²⁴/


國風

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɔ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

國風音樂

国风音乐

Synonym of 古風／古风 (gǔfēng, “ancient-style”)


黑燈瞎火

ㄏㄟ ㄉㄥ ㄒㄧㄚ ㄏㄨㄛˇ

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ hɐt̚² fɔː³⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐk̚⁵ tɐŋ⁵⁵ hɐt̚² fɔː³⁵/


嶄齊

/ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡saːm³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡saːm³⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹/


損症

(Eastern Min) any illness that causes one's body to decline or to be emaciated


爽適

/souŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/

/souŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾nɛiʔ²⁴/


凊痺

/t͡sʰiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛi²¹³/

/t͡sʰiŋ²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾mɛi²¹³/

(Eastern Min) having numb extremities due to cold


騎背

/kʰia⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βui²⁴²/

/kʰia⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βui²⁴²/

(Eastern Min) out of luck; in an unlucky situation


可解

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔː³⁵ kaːi̯³⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔː³⁵ kaːi̯³⁵/


右軚

/jɐu̯²² tʰaːi̯¹³/

/jɐu̯²² tʰaːi̯¹³/


左軚

/t͡sɔː³⁵ tʰaːi̯¹³/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ tʰaːi̯¹³/

左軚車

左𮷗车


爛大街

/län⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/län⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/


右舵

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/


左駕

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/


左舵

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/


右駕

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/


求求其其

/kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

做嘢求求其其

(Cantonese) careless; sloppy; not serious


蜩螗

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

(literary) tumultuous; unpeaceful; untranquil


乖乖兒

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

obediently stay at home to look after me and my dad

2000, 梁左 and 梁欢, 《闲人马大姐》, episode 2, 17:42

乖乖兒地跟家伺候我和我爸

乖乖儿地跟家伺候我和我爸

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 乖乖 (guāiguāi, “well-behaved; obedient”).


可攜式

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

可攜式電吹風

可携式电吹风


昭然

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/


光行

/kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hɔŋ¹¹/

/kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hɔŋ¹¹/

(Hakka) expert; master; adept; experienced


銃新

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵³ sin⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵³ sin⁴⁴/


涼樂

/liɔŋ¹¹ lɔk̚⁵/

/liɔŋ¹¹ lɔk̚⁵/


吉寧

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/

/kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/

/kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/

/kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/

/kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien and Teochew, derogatory) Alternative form of 吉靈／吉灵 (Jílíng, “Indian”)


吉靈

/t͡ɕi³⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/kiːt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/

/kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/

/kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/

/ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴/

/kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/kiːt̚⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/kiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/

/kiɛt̚³⁻⁴ leŋ²³/

/kit̚³²⁻⁴ leŋ²⁴/

/ke²¹⁻⁴² leŋ²⁴/

/kik̚²⁻⁴ leŋ⁵⁵/

神仙難賺吉靈錢

神仙难赚吉灵钱

(Malaysia, Singapore, derogatory) Indian


耿性

/kaŋ⁵⁵ ɬen³³/

/kaŋ⁵⁵ ɬen³³/


超一流

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/


啁哳

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂä³⁵/


例牌

/lɐi̯²² pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/lai³² pʰai²²⁻²²⁵/

/lɐi̯²² pʰaːi̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/lai³² pʰai²²⁻²²⁵/

一碟例牌叉烧 [Cantonese, simp.]
jat¹ dip⁶ lai⁶ paai⁴⁻² caa¹ siu¹ [Jyutping]

(Cantonese, of a dish) customary; of normal portion

(Cantonese, by extension) conventional; ordinary; as usual


扮𠮨

(Malaysian Cantonese and Singapore Cantonese) clever


踢腳

/tʰɛːk̚³ kœːk̚³/

/tʰɛːk̚³ kœːk̚³/

忙到踢嗮腳

忙到踢嗮脚

(Cantonese, simile, used after 到) very busy


中度

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tu⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²²/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/

/tiɔŋ³³ tɔ⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ³³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tu⁵¹/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tou̯²²/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/

/tiɔŋ³³ tɔ⁴¹/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²²/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ³³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ³³/

中度燒傷

中度烧伤


惠愛

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/


壙埌

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹/

(literary, of plains) boundless; open; vast


惡教

/ɔk̚³³ kau³³⁻³³⁵/

/ɔk̚³³ kau³³⁻³³⁵/


譑蠻

/kʰiau²² ᵐban²²⁻²²⁵/

/kʰiau²² ᵐban²²⁻²²⁵/


搞家

/kau⁵⁵ ka³³⁻³³⁵/

/kau⁵⁵ ka³³⁻³³⁵/


大箍

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯eu̯²⁴/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰo²⁴/

/tua²²⁻¹² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯eu̯²⁴/

/tʰai̯⁵⁵ kʰo²⁴/

/tua²²⁻¹² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/tua³³⁻²² kʰɔ³³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka, of a person) fat

(Taiwanese Hokkien, of round objects) wide; thick


扭紋

/nɐu̯³⁵ mɐn²¹/

/ⁿdiu⁵⁵ ᵐbun²²⁻²²⁵/

/nɐu̯³⁵ mɐn²¹/

/ⁿdiu⁵⁵ ᵐbun²²⁻²²⁵/


匪類

/feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/fei̯³⁵ lɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

/fei⁵⁵ lui³²⁻³²⁵/

/hui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui⁴¹/

/feɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ leɪ̯⁵¹/

/fei̯³⁵ lɵy̯²²⁻³⁵/

/fei⁵⁵ lui³²⁻³²⁵/

/hui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lui⁴¹/

(Hokkien, of a person) ill-behaved; evil; villainous

(Hokkien, of a person) wasteful (especially with materials and resources)


相仝

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ²²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ³³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ²⁴/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ²³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ²²/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ³³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ³³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ²²/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ²⁴/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ²³/


共樣

/kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/


冉冉升起

ㄖㄢˇ ㄖㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˇ

жаньжань шэнци

/ʐän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

这只冉冉升起的鸡给我带来了甜菜根的笑声。


眉怨怨

/bai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ uaŋ²¹³/

/bai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ uaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ uaŋ²¹³/

(Teochew) with knitted brows and a doleful look; looking distressed


淫褻

/in³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/in³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

淫褻物品審裁處

淫亵物品审裁处


罕用

/xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːn³⁵ jʊŋ²²/

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/

/han⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/

/han⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/

/xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/hɔːn³⁵ jʊŋ²²/

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/

/han⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iɔŋ⁴¹/

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ²²/

/han⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/

/han⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɔŋ³³/


多孔

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔː⁵⁵ hʊŋ³⁵/


淡謀謀

/tʰaːm¹³ mɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/

/tʰaːm¹³ mɐu̯²¹ mɐu̯²¹/

(Cantonese, of food) bland and tasteless


生外

/saːŋ⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ ŋɔːi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese) treating someone as a stranger


可嘆

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän⁵¹/

/hɔː³⁵ tʰaːn³³/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰän⁵¹/

/hɔː³⁵ tʰaːn³³/


歧出

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

(of terminology used in a text) inconsistent


一面屁

/jɐt̚⁵ miːn²² pʰei̯³³/

/jɐt̚⁵ miːn²² pʰei̯³³/


瓣瓣掂

(Cantonese, of a person) great at everything; versatile


老懵懂

/lou̯¹³ mʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ mʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ³⁵/

(Cantonese, of a person) old and confused


工致

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(of workmanship, painting, etc.) exquisite; elaborate; fine


遛精

/liu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/liu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/liu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

/liu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sĩ⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) mischievous; crafty; rascally


兀傲

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ŋəʔ¹¹ ŋɔ²³/

/u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ŋəʔ¹¹ ŋɔ²³/


怏然

/jɑŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɑŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


臭行

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²²/

(Hokkien) abominable; vicious; odious (of one's character)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) envious of someone due to pettiness


臭俗

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ siɔk̚⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sioʔ²⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ¹²¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ sioʔ⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ siɔk̚⁴/

(Hokkien) dull; tacky; drab (due to being commonly seen)


臭賤

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛn³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛn³³/

(Hokkien) despicable; mean; low; degrading

(Mainland China Hokkien) dull; tacky; drab (due to being commonly seen)

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having great vitality and good rearing


分離式

/fən⁵⁵ li³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/fən⁵⁵ li³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

注意分離式道路。

注意分离式道路。


臭賤骨

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻²² kut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn²²⁻²¹ kut̚³²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻²² kut̚⁵/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having great vitality

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) fond of keeping busy; reluctant to stay idle


肉頭

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/ʐɤu⁵⁵ tʰɤu²⁴/

/jʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/ʐəu⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

/n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ dɤ²³/

/ʐoʊ̯⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯¹/

/ʐɤu⁵⁵ tʰɤu²⁴/

/jʊk̚² tʰɐu̯²¹/

/ʐəu⁴⁵ tʰəu¹¹/

/n̠ʲioʔ¹¹ dɤ²³/

(dialectal, Harbin and Jinan Mandarin) soft and fleshy; chubby; plump

(Harbin Mandarin) tough, flexible and tasty (of food)

(Jinan Mandarin) tough and chewy (of food)

(Jinan Mandarin) dull and sluggish (of a person)

(Luoyang Mandarin, derogatory) rigid; inflexible (of a person)


臭老

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² lau²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ lau³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ lau²²/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ lau³³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lau²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴² lau²²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ lau³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ lau²²/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ lau³³/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lau²²/

(Hokkien) old-looking; old in appearance


婷婷

/tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

/tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵/

/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹/

(of a person, plant, etc.) delicate and graceful


幼弱

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/joʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/


水垮垮

/ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹ ku̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ ku̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹/

/ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹ ku̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ ku̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹/


瘮人

/ʂən⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/ʂən⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/


發踱

/faʔ⁴⁴ doʔ¹²/

/faʔ⁴⁴ doʔ¹²/


冒冒失失

/mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mou̯²² mou̯²² sɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

/mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/mou̯²² mou̯²² sɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/


可玩

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän³⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ wän³⁵/


賽博

/saɪ̯⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/


清心

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ sim³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ sim³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ sim⁴⁴/

having peace of mind; at peace; free of worries


阿沙不魯

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ luʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ luʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ luʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ luʔ³²/

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 Hokkien) messy; unruly; unreasonable; crude


輪囷

/lu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/lu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰyn⁵⁵/

/lɵn²¹ kʷʰɐn⁵⁵/

/lu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/lu̯ən³⁵ t͡ɕʰyn⁵⁵/

/lɵn²¹ kʷʰɐn⁵⁵/

A crooked tree's roots may be knotted and twisted in odd shapes, yet it can be valued by a noble prince. How can that be? Because the prince's attendants have polished them ahead of time.

Pánmù gēndǐ, lúnqūn líguǐ, ér wéi wànshèng qì zhě. Hé zé? Yǐ zuǒyòu xiān wèi zhī róng yě.

蟠木根柢，輪囷離詭，而為萬乘器者。何則？以左右先為之容也。

蟠木根柢，轮囷离诡，而为万乘器者。何则？以左右先为之容也。

(literary, ideophonic) coiled; twisting; knotted; full of coils and turns


好意頭

/hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ tʰɐu̯²¹/


殘舊

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ kɐu̯²²/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːn²¹ kɐu̯²²/


澆薄

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

(literary) barren (not producing vegetation); infertile

人情澆薄

人情浇薄

(literary) (of relationships) cold; unkind; apathetic; (of social morals) scarce and insincere (not genuine)


沒有兩樣

ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄧㄤˋ

/meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ⁵¹/


革新型

ㄍㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

/kɤ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/kɤ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

革新型技術

革新型技术


反常態

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/


那啥

(Northeastern Mandarin) "you know what I mean"


白嫩

/paɪ̯³⁵ nən⁵¹/

/paɪ̯³⁵ nən⁵¹/

(of skin) white and delicate; fair-complexioned


這屆

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

2016 August 31, 王梦影 (Wang Mengying), 《这届病毒里出了变形金刚？》, in China Youth Daily, page 11

Zhèjiè bìngdú lǐ chū le biànxíng jīngāng?

這屆病毒裡出了變形金剛？

这届病毒里出了变形金刚？

2021 March 25, 《结婚人数下降离婚人数攀升 这届年轻人不愿意结婚？》, in 《春城晚报》, page A12

Běn bào jìzhě zǒufǎng shěng nèi bùfēn chéngshì, fāxiàn jìnnián lái yě chūxiàn le jiéhūn rénshù xiàjiàng de qūshì. Zhèjiè niánqīngrén bù yuànyì jiéhūn le ma?

本報記者走訪省內部分城市，發現近年來也出現了結婚人數下降的趨勢。這屆年輕人不願意結婚了嗎？

本报记者走访省内部分城市，发现近年来也出现了结婚人数下降的趋势。这届年轻人不愿意结婚了吗？


吃緊

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɛːk̚³ kɐn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɛːk̚³ kɐn³⁵/


省際

/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/saːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/

/ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/saːŋ³⁵ t͡sɐi̯³³/


州際

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/


口輕

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ hɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/hɐu̯³⁵ hɛːŋ⁵⁵/

(of a person) enjoying mild-tasting food


頭次

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯ²¹³/

/tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰɯ²¹³/

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


牙擦擦

/ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰaːt̚³/

/ŋaː²¹ t͡sʰaːt̚³ t͡sʰaːt̚³/

(Cantonese) boastful; arrogant; conceited


愧怍

/kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kʷʰɐi̯¹³ t͡sɔːk̚²/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/

/kʷʰɐi̯¹³ t͡sɔːk̚²/


自創

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɔːŋ³³/

/t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² t͡sʰɔːŋ³³/


佼好

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Fú wúgù fùguì, miànmù jiǎohǎo zé shǐ zhī, qǐ bì zhì qiě yǒu huì zāi?

夫無故富貴、面目佼好則使之，豈必智且有慧哉？

夫无故富贵、面目佼好则使之，岂必智且有慧哉？


迫促

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/pek̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰek̚³²/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/pɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/pek̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰek̚³²/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɪk̚³²/

/piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien) annoyed; exasperated; frustrated; stressed; uneasy; terribly upset; fed up


好說話

ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

good-natured; easy to talk with; open to discussion and persuasion


驕狂

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵/


燧發

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

(attributive, firearms) using or related to the flintlock mechanism


兩重

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/


反坦克

/fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/faːn³⁵ tʰaːn³⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/faːn³⁵ tʰaːn³⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

反坦克導彈

反坦克导弹


反戰車

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵/


懵圈

/mɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/mɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/

(slang) confused; startled; astonished; stunned


紅底

/xʊŋ³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hʊŋ²¹ tɐi̯³⁵/

/xʊŋ³⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hʊŋ²¹ tɐi̯³⁵/

(Hong Kong, politics) sympathetic to the pro-Beijing camp


只讀

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ tʊk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu³⁵/

/t͡siː³⁵ tʊk̚²/


下第

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/


炘炘

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/


歆歆

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/


新新

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ɕin⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

(literary) new and unusual; novel and strange


均真

/kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

/kʷɐn⁵⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) fair and just; doing things strictly by the rules


含罅

/ham²⁴⁻²² he⁴⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁴⁴/

/ham²³⁻³³ he⁴⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻²² hẽ⁴⁴/

/ham²³⁻³³ hẽ⁴⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻¹¹ hẽ⁴⁴/

/ham¹³⁻²² hɛ⁴⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻²² hẽʔ⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻²² he⁴⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁴⁴/

/ham²³⁻³³ he⁴⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻²² hẽ⁴⁴/

/ham²³⁻³³ hẽ⁴⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻¹¹ hẽ⁴⁴/

/ham¹³⁻²² hɛ⁴⁴/

/ham²⁴⁻²² hẽʔ⁴/


娿哿

/ɔː⁵⁵ kɔː²²/

/ɔː⁵⁵ kɔː²²/

(Cantonese) indecisive; fussy; picky about trivial matters


輕擎

/hɛːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɛːŋ²¹/

/hɛːŋ⁵⁵ kʰɛːŋ²¹/


傘式

/sän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

The figurative sense is a semantic loan from English umbrella (“something that covers a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.”).

semantic loan

傘式術語

伞式术语

2016 August 15, 孙雷 (Sun Lei), 《再读WCT第8条的启示与思考——写在WCT问世20周年》, in 《中国版权》 [China Copyright], →ISSN, issue 88, page 7

“sǎnshì jiějué fāng'àn” tǐxiàn le “jìshù zhōnglì” de bǎnquán bǎohù yuánzé, tóngshí yě chōngfēn zūnzhòng le chéngyuánguó guónèi lìfǎquán, dédào le chéngyuánguó de guǎngfàn rèntóng.

「傘式解決方案」體現了「技術中立」的版權保護原則，同時也充分尊重了成員國國內立法權，得到了成員國的廣泛認同。

「伞式解决方案」体现了「技术中立」的版权保护原则，同时也充分尊重了成员国国内立法权，得到了成员国的广泛认同。

(figurative) umbrella (covering a wide range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc.)


欠妥

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hiːm³³ tʰɔː¹³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hiːm³³ tʰɔː¹³/


咿喐

/jiː⁵⁵ jʊk̚⁵/

/jiː⁵⁵ jʊk̚⁵/

咪咁咿喐啦！


蠢萌

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɤŋ³⁵/

(neologism) silly and cute; silly and adorable


好市

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi³³/

(Cantonese, Southern Min, of a good) selling well


靈擎

/lɛːŋ²¹ kʰɛːŋ²¹/

/lɛːŋ²¹ kʰɛːŋ²¹/

This cold medication is quite effective. After a couple of doses, I immediately felt much better.

ni¹ zek³ gam² mou⁶ joek⁶ dou¹ gei² leng⁴ keng⁴ wo³, sik⁶ zo² loeng⁵ zai¹ dong¹ tong⁴ syu¹ fuk⁶ di¹.

呢隻感冒藥都幾靈擎喎，食咗兩劑當堂舒服啲。

呢只感冒药都几灵擎㖞，食咗两剂当堂舒服啲。

(Cantonese, Hakka) effective; efficacious


文弱

/wən³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mɐn²¹ jœːk̚²/

/wən³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/mɐn²¹ jœːk̚²/


智能型

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡siː³³ nɐŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/t͡siː³³ nɐŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

(Mainland China, attributive) smart; intelligent (equipped with digital/computer technology)


潸然

/ʂän⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/


向光

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/


苟賤

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

(literary) without moral principles and vile; base and contemptible


擔石

/tän⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/

/tän⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tän⁵¹/


窵遠

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/

/ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tiau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ uan⁵⁵⁴/


稍縱即逝

ㄕㄠ ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄕˋ

шаоцзунцзиши

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/saːu̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ sɐi̯²²/

/ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/saːu̯³⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡sɪk̚⁵ sɐi̯²²/


驚世駭俗

ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕˋ ㄏㄞˋ ㄙㄨˊ

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹ su³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ haːi̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚²/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xaɪ̯⁵¹ su³⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ sɐi̯³³ haːi̯¹³ t͡sʊk̚²/

(literary) extremely shocking; universally shocking


露背

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ peɪ̯⁵¹/


當造

/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sou̯²²/

/tɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sou̯²²/

It's now June and lychees are in season.

ji¹ gaa¹ luk⁶ jyut⁶, lai⁶ zi¹ dong¹ zou⁶.

依家六月，荔枝當造。

依家六月，荔枝当造。


獰惡

/niŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚⁵/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔk̚³²/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɔk̚³²/

/niŋ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚⁵/

/liɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔk̚³²/

/liɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɔk̚³²/


一身蟻

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯¹³/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɐn⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯¹³/

(Cantonese) having got into serious trouble


尊榮

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡syːn⁵⁵ wɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ²³/

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡syːn⁵⁵ wɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ²⁴/

/t͡sun⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ²³/


形勝

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ³³/

(literary, of terrain) precipitous and located in a superior and strategic position

(literary, of mountains and rivers) majestic and beautiful; magnificent


澄明

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/

I remember that person beside me when the sky was clear and bright

2022, 林家謙 [Terence Lam], lyrics by Oscar, 夏之風物詩

gei³ dak¹ dong¹ tin¹ hung¹, cing⁴ ming⁴ si⁴, ngo⁵ san¹ bin¹ dik¹ taa¹

記得當天空 澄明時 我身邊的他

记得当天空 澄明时 我身边的他


不特只

/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚² t͡siː³⁵/

The guy was cycling on the pavement and hit a pedestrian. Not only did he not apologize, but he also scolded the pedestrian, questioning why they didn't avoid his bike.

tiu⁴ jau⁵⁻² hai² hang⁴ jan⁴ lou⁶ caai² daan¹ ce¹ zong⁶ dou³⁻² jan⁴, mou⁵ dou⁶ hip³ bat¹ dak⁶ zi², zung⁶ jiu³ waa⁶ faan¹ jan⁴ zyun³ tau⁴, man⁶ jan⁴ dei⁶ dim² gaai² m⁴ sik¹ dak¹ zi⁶ gei² sim² hoi¹.

條友喺行人路踩單車撞到人，冇道歉不特只，仲要話返人轉頭，問人哋點解唔識得自己閃開。

条友喺行人路踩单车撞到人，冇道歉不特只，仲要话返人转头，问人哋点解唔识得自己闪开。

(Cantonese) not only (can be used at the end of a sentence)


非暴力

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/


迷亂

/mɐi̯²¹ lyːn²²/

/mɐi̯²¹ lyːn²²/

迷亂中 愈來愈清

迷乱中 愈来愈清


歷練

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² liɛn³³/

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛn⁵¹/

/liɪk̚⁴⁻³² liɛn³³/


普信

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵¹/

/pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵¹/

Why men nowadays are so confident even though they are so average?

Wèishénme xiànzài de nánrén zhème pǔxìn?

為什麼現在的男人這麼普信？

为什么现在的男人这么普信？

(neologism, derogatory) average but confident


半裸

/pän⁵¹ lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pän⁵¹ lu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


難睞

(Dongguan Cantonese, Meixian Hakka) ugly; unattractive


醫用

醫用酒精

医用酒精


可執行

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐp̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/hɔː³⁵ t͡sɐp̚⁵ hɐŋ²¹/


得掂

You stay at home doing nothing every day and not go looking a job, this just won't do.

nei⁵ jat⁶ jat⁶ mau¹ hai² uk¹ kei² mou⁴ so² si⁶ si⁶, jau⁶ m⁴ heoi³ wan² fan⁶ gung¹ zou⁶, gam² joeng⁶⁻² m⁴ dak¹ dim⁶ gaa³ wo³.

你日日踎喺屋企無所事事，又唔去搵份工做，咁樣唔得掂㗎喎。

你日日踎喺屋企无所事事，又唔去揾份工做，咁样唔得掂㗎㖞。

How can this kind of attitude be acceptable?

gam² ge³ taai³ dou⁶ zung⁶ dak¹ dim⁶ ge³?

噉嘅態度仲得掂嘅？

噉嘅态度仲得掂嘅？

(Cantonese, chiefly in the negative or rhetoric) OK; acceptable; without problem


口重

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/


唔一樣

/m̩²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/m̩²¹ jɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²²/


大劑

/taːi̯²² t͡sɐi̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² t͡sɐi̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, figurative) having a big and serious problem


等錢使

/tɐŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

/tɐŋ³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵ sɐi̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) running out of money; cash-strapped; short of money; hard up


愁悲

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (愁悲):
* → Vietnamese: sầu bi (愁悲)

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/


溫良

/wən⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/wɐn⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

/un⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴/

/un⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/

/wən⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/wɐn⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

/un⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴/

/un⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/


謬妄

/mi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

/mi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ wɑŋ⁵¹/

(literary) ridiculous; absurd; preposterous


乖謬

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ mi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ mɐu̯²²/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ mi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ mɐu̯²²/


菽水

/ʂu³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


歡娛

/xu̯än⁵⁵ y³⁵/

/xu̯än⁵⁵ y³⁵/

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

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

歡娛接賓客，飽暖及妻兒。

欢娱接宾客，饱暖及妻儿。


森妄

/sɔm³³⁻²¹ bɔŋ²¹/

/sɔm³³⁻²¹ bɔŋ²¹/

She is a very arrogant person and she never speaks politely.

I che lâng chi̍t-lō͘-lâi chiâⁿ som-bōng, kóng-ōe chiâⁿ bô kheh-khì.

伊這人一路來誠森妄，講話誠無客氣。

伊这人一路来诚森妄，讲话诚无客气。

(Penang Hokkien) arrogant (to feel superior)


意式

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jiː³³ sɪk̚⁵/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/jiː³³ sɪk̚⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, attributive) Italian-style


淺學

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn³⁵ hɔːk̚²/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːn³⁵ hɔːk̚²/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚¹²¹/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/

/t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hak̚⁴/


食草

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/sɨt̚⁵ t͡sʰo³¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɪk̚² t͡sʰou̯³⁵/

/sɨt̚⁵ t͡sʰo³¹/


大陣仗

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡sɐn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡sɐn²² t͡sœːŋ²²/

I just have a bit of a cough. There's no need to make a big fuss and go to the hospital.

ngo⁵ loeng⁵ seng¹ kat¹ ze¹, m⁴ sai² gam³ daai⁶ zan⁶ zoeng⁶ heoi³ ji¹ jyun⁶⁻² ge³.

我兩聲咳啫，唔使咁大陣仗去醫院嘅。

我两声咳啫，唔使咁大阵仗去医院嘅。

(Cantonese) in a grand manner; being a big scene


溏心

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

(attributive, of a cooked egg) with soft yolk; soft-boiled


不世出

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

very outstanding; extraordinary; once in a blue moon


淤閼

The county has Meng Ditch, long stagnant.

New Book of Tang, volume 160, biography of Meng Jian

州有孟瀆，久淤閼。

州有孟渎，久淤阏。


心淡

/sɐm⁵⁵ tʰaːm¹³/

/sɐm⁵⁵ tʰaːm¹³/

ngo⁵ sai³ lou² sing⁴ zik¹ gam³ caa¹, zung⁶ jat⁶ jat⁶ gwaa³ zyu⁶ heoi³ waan² m⁴ heoi³ duk⁶ syu¹, haau² si⁵ cak¹ jim⁶ mou⁵ jat¹ ci³ hap⁶ gaak³, ngo⁵ zan¹ hai⁶ tai² dou³ sam¹ taam⁵.

我細佬成績咁差，仲日日掛住去玩唔去讀書，考試測驗冇一次合格，我真係睇到心淡。

我细佬成绩咁差，仲日日挂住去玩唔去读书，考试测验冇一次合格，我真系睇到心淡。


姣美

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(formal, of a face or posture) beautiful and charming


乾瘦

/kän⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻²² san⁵³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻²² san⁵³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁵³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴¹/

/kän⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻²² san⁵³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻²² san⁵³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁵³/

/ta⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴¹/


孤孑

/ku⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/kuː⁵⁵ kʰiːt̚³/

/ku⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/kuː⁵⁵ kʰiːt̚³/

Once a woman mourns her husband, she stays lonely her entire life.

婦人一喪夫，終身守孤孑。

妇人一丧夫，终身守孤孑。

Looking at the present world, there are none more lonely and weary than we; and moreover yet, we are so at odds with the world, and we do not know how it will end. But if, due to matters of life and death or weariness, we were to move away from our lifelong cause, what use would we make of our learning? By that, we encourage ourselves.

Gwan geum cheonha, gohyeol bi in maksim eo o do ja, i u gai yeo se sang wi yeosi, jeuk gi malcho ji sa, jang miji hayeo i. Yeon yak i sasaeng bi in dong gi pyeongsaeng ji ji, jeuk eon yong hakmun wi jae? Isi ja ryeo gi ya.

觀今天下，孤孑憊因莫甚於吾徒者，而又加以與世相違如是，則其末梢之事，將未知如何耳。然若以死生憊因動其平生之志，則焉用學問爲哉？以是自勵己也。


聽裝

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

(Mainland China) canned (food, drink, etc)


枯澀

/kʰu⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/kʰu⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/


枯朽

/kʰu⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː⁵⁵ nɐu̯³⁵/

/kʰu⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fuː⁵⁵ nɐu̯³⁵/


枯索

/kʰu⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu⁵⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


潔食

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kashér).

psm

(Judaism) kosher (permissible for consumption according to Jewish dietary law)


通時

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵/


skr

網上購車真的有那麼skr嗎？

网上购车真的有那么skr吗？

Good, awesome (this sense is popularized by Kris Wu).


椎間

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


哀豔

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ jiːm²²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn⁵¹/

/ɔːi̯⁵⁵ jiːm²²/

(literary, of wording) plaintively touching


安瀾

/ˀän⁵⁵ län³⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ län³⁵/

(literary, figurative, of a society) peaceful and tranquil


介許多

⁵ka-shiu-tu; ⁵ka-shiu ¹tu; ¹ka-shiu-tu; ¹ka-shiu ¹tu

ka^去 shiu tu; ka^去 shiu tu^平; ka^平 shiu tu; ka^平 shiu tu^平

²ka-xy-tu; ²ka-xy ¹tu; ¹ka-xy-tu; ¹ka-xy ¹tu

/ka³³ ɕy⁵⁵ tu²¹/

/ka³³ ɕy³³ tu⁵³/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕy³³ tu²¹/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕy³³ tu⁵³/

/ka³³ ɕy⁵⁵ tu²¹/

/ka³³ ɕy³³ tu⁵³/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕy³³ tu²¹/

/ka⁵⁵ ɕy³³ tu⁵³/


安妥

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


安恬

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

(literary) quiet; silent; peaceful; tranquil


安帖

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

(of one's mind) at ease; free from anxiety; not tense


昂藏

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ŋɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵/

/ŋɔːŋ²¹ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

(literary, of a person's appearance) impressive


懊憹

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ nɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ nɑʊ̯³⁵/


奧博

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

(literary, of significance) profound and broad


昏黑

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/xu̯ən⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/


黯黑

/ˀän⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀän⁵¹ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/


巴巴結結

ㄅㄚ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄐㄧㄝ

/pä⁵⁵ b̥ä² t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ kiːt̚³/

/pä⁵⁵ b̥ä² t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/paː⁵⁵ paː⁵⁵ kiːt̚³ kiːt̚³/

(regional) hard-working; diligent; industrious


老利

/lou̯¹³ lɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ lɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

(Cantonese, chiefly in the negative) lucky; auspicious


轟然

/xʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/kʷɐŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/xʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/kʷɐŋ⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/


白不呲咧

ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄘ ㄌㄧㄝ

ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘ ㄌㄧㄝ

/paɪ̯³⁵ b̥u³ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ b̥u³ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵⁵/

(regional, of objects) faded in color; (regional, of food) having lost flavor and aesthetic


白茬

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑɻ³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑɻ³⁵/


白晃晃

ㄅㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄤˇ

/paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paɪ̯³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


白潤

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ʐu̯ən⁵¹/

(of skin, jade, etc.) fair and delicate; lustrous


白條

/paɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/paːk̚² tʰiːu̯²¹/

/paɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ tʰi̯aʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/paːk̚² tʰiːu̯²¹/

(attributive, of poultry, livestock, etc.) slaughtered and prepared; dressed


銀質

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/in³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


百搭

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵⁵/

(attributive) versatile; all-rounder; wildcard


一攬子

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ län²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/jɐt̚⁵ laːm¹³ t͡siː³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ län²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/

/jɐt̚⁵ laːm¹³ t͡siː³⁵/


金質

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


蘇式

蘇／苏 (sū) is short for 蘇州／苏州 (Sūzhōu, “Suzhou”).

/su⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/su⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/

/su⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/su⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/


蘇式

蘇／苏 (sū) is short for 蘇聯／苏联 (Sūlián, “Soviet Union”).

/su⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/su⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/

/su⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/su⁵⁵ səʔ²¹/


板實

/pän²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/

/pän²¹⁴ ʂʐ̩⁴/

(regional, of book covers, clothes, etc.) smooth and neat; flat and straight


指責型

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/

指責型人格

指责型人格


板滯

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/paːn³⁵ t͡sɐi̯²²/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/paːn³⁵ t͡sɐi̯²²/

(of language, art, expression, etc.) unanimated; dull; lifeless


半大

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/


板硬

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵¹/


板正

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/pän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/


目花

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hua⁴⁴/


目睭花

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴ hua⁴⁴/

/bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siu⁴⁴ hua⁴⁴/


適意

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sɪk̚⁵ jiː³³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/

/sɪk̚⁵ jiː³³/


全自動

ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/


中檔

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ³³/


梆梆硬

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/


梆硬

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ iŋ⁵¹/


待解

/taɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔːi̯²² kaːi̯³⁵/

/taɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɔːi̯²² kaːi̯³⁵/


三流

/sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liu²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liu¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liu²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liu²³/

/sän⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ lɐu̯²¹/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liu²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² liu¹³/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liu²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻³³ liu²³/


社經

/ʂɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

(attributive) Short for 社會經濟／社会经济 (shèhuì jīngjì, “socio-economic”).


不老少

/pu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pu⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


萬向

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/wän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


淵深

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

(of knowledge) profound; erudite; extensive and deep


嵩壽

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/


來三

Folk etymology states that it originates from lassie, through Chinese Pidgin English.


嘸然

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/


鬈曲

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kʰyːn²¹ kʰʊk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kʰyːn²¹ kʰʊk̚⁵/


捲曲

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kyːn³⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/kyːn³⁵ kʰʊk̚⁵/


老奉

/lou̯¹³ fʊŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ fʊŋ²²⁻³⁵/

老 (lou⁵, “prefix for nouns with negative impressions or connotations”) + Short for 奉旨 (fung⁶ zi², “taken for granted; definitely”).


多國

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɔː⁵⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/

(attributive) multinational; multilateral; cross-country


冷然

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

cold, impassive (of a smile, an expression)


抱身兒

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂəɻ⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʂəɻ⁵⁵/

(regional, of clothes) being a good fit; well-fitting


剛紀慎

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹/

/kɔŋ³³ kei⁵⁵ sin³²⁻³²⁵/

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹/

/kɔŋ³³ kei⁵⁵ sin³²⁻³²⁵/

(chiefly Taishanese, dated) Congregational


窮忙

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

to be busy at trying to make ends meet; working to eke out a living

to have a hectic schedule; to be awfully busy


磑磑

/ˀaɪ̯³⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/ŋɔːi̯²¹ ŋɔːi̯²¹/

/ˀaɪ̯³⁵ ˀaɪ̯³⁵/

/ŋɔːi̯²¹ ŋɔːi̯²¹/

(literary) Alternative form of 皚皚／皑皑 (ái'ái, “pure white and shining”)


滑溜溜

ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄡ

/xu̯ä³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/waːt̚² lɐu̯²² lɐu̯²²/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻²² liu⁴⁴/

/kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liu⁴⁴⁻²² liu⁴⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴⁴/

/xu̯ä³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/waːt̚² lɐu̯²² lɐu̯²²/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻²² liu⁴⁴/

/kut̚¹²¹⁻²¹ liu⁴⁴⁻²² liu⁴⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴⁴/

/kut̚⁴⁻³² liu⁴⁴⁻³³ liu⁴⁴/


藕灰

/ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ŋɐu̯¹³ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

/ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ŋɐu̯¹³ fuːi̯⁵⁵/

pale pinkish grey (similar to the skin of the lotus root)


清越

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ jyːt̚²/

(literary, of sound) clear and melodious


清清

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰin²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰin²⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/


撲簌

(of tears, snowflakes) streaming down; trickling


撲簌簌

/pʰu⁵⁵ su⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

/pʰu⁵⁵ su⁵¹⁻⁵³ su⁵¹/

(ideophonic, of tears, snowflakes) streaming down; trickling


暖洋洋

ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ

/nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/nyːn¹³ jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/

/nu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/nyːn¹³ jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹/


老定

/lou̯¹³ tɪŋ²²/

/lou̯¹³ tɪŋ²²/

(Cantonese, Liuzhou Mandarin, Wenzhounese) calm; composed; collected


唔忿氣

/m̩²¹ fɐn²² hei̯³³/

/m̩²¹ fɐn²² hei̯³³/

We're just one point away from getting first place. I just can't accept that defeat that easily.

ngo⁵ dei⁶ zaang¹ jat¹ fan¹ zau⁶ lo² dou³⁻² gun³ gwan¹, zan¹ hai⁶ hou² m⁴ fan⁶ hei³.

我哋爭一分就攞到冠軍，真係好唔忿氣。

我哋争一分就𫽋到冠军，真系好唔忿气。

(Cantonese) unwilling to submit to or accept something


臭焦

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ta³³/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ ta⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ta³³/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ ta⁴⁴/

(Hokkien) burnt (usually from overcooking)


背角

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/puːi̯²² kɔːk̚³/

/peɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/puːi̯²² kɔːk̚³/


笑騎騎

xiu³ ké⁴ ké⁴

/siːu̯³³ kʰɛː²¹ kʰɛː²¹/

/siːu̯³³ kʰɛː²¹ kʰɛː²¹/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) laughing mirthfully


陰賊

/in⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

/in⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/

陰賊險狠

阴贼险狠

The jailer reported that the criminal's punishment had finished. The king says: "This person is too treacherous. He cannot be in a man's body; it would be better if he was in a woman's body."

Yùzú gào shòuzuì bì, wáng yuē: “Cǐ rén yīnzéi, bù hédé zuò nánshēn, yí lìng zuò nǚrén.”

獄卒告受罪畢，王曰：「此人陰賊，不合得作男身，宜令作女人。」

狱卒告受罪毕，王曰：「此人阴贼，不合得作男身，宜令作女人。」


卑俗

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ su³⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ su³⁵/


怒憤

/nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹/

/nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ fən⁵¹/


悲楚

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/


悲戚

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵/


悲辛

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/


悲酸

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯⁵⁵ su̯än⁵⁵/


背興

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/peɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

(regional) out of luck; in an unlucky situation


凡庸

/fän³⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵/

/faːn²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

/fän³⁵ jʊŋ⁵⁵/

/faːn²¹ jʊŋ²¹/


𠢕儉

/ɡau¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/

/ɡau¹³⁻²² kʰiam²²/


罐裝

/ku̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kuːn³³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/kuan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sŋ̍³³/

/kuan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/ku̯än⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kuːn³³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/kuan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sŋ̍³³/

/kuan²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kuan¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kuan²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sŋ̍⁴⁴/

罐裝食品

罐装食品


肆亂

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹/


嶜崟

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ in³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin³⁵ in³⁵/

(ideophonic, of mountains or cliffs) dangerously steep, precipitous


巀嶭

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹/


佻達

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

alt. forms: 佻㒓／佻𠉂 (tiāotà)


挑達

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 91 (《詩經·鄭風·子衿》)

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(《詩經·鄭風·子衿》)

(《詩經·鄭風·子衿》)

I walk back and forth, on the watchtower of the city. A day without seeing him, is like three months.

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

Táo xī tà xī, zài chéng què xī. Yí rì bú jiàn, rú sān yuè xī.

挑兮達兮，在城闕兮。一日不見，如三月兮。

挑兮达兮，在城阙兮。一日不见，如三月兮。

(literary) walking back and forth; coming and going


佻㒓

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰä⁵¹/

alt. forms: 佻達／佻达


北傳

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/


南傳

/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/

/nän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/


巧詐

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹/


優遊

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹/


佩戴式

/pʰeɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pʰeɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

佩戴式麥克風

佩戴式麦克风


檯式

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

檯式麥克風

台式麦克风


盛壯

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

Your servant has heard that when the qiji horse is in the prime of its life, it can run a thousand leagues in a single day. But when it grows weak, a sluggish horse comes before it.

Zhanguo Ce, circa 5ᵗʰ – 3ʳᵈ centuries BCE

Chén wén qíjì shèngzhuàng zhī shí, yī rì ér chí qiānlǐ. Zhì qí shuāi yě, númǎ xiān zhī.

臣聞騏驥盛壯之時，一日而馳千里。至其衰也，駑馬先之。

臣闻骐骥盛壮之时，一日而驰千里。至其衰也，驽马先之。

When I think again of my vigorous [days], my heart is on fire; I was a youth of fifteen, forty years ago.

《金僚長卜姓詩以戱嘲》, circa 1800

번사성장심두화^((하니)) 사십년전^((에)) 십오랑^((이라))
Beonsa seongjang simdu hwa[-hani], sasim nyeon jeon[-e] sibo rang[-ira].

翻思盛壯心頭火，四十年前十五郞。


頭戴式

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰoʊ̯³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

頭戴式耳機

头戴式耳机


臺式

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵/

/tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/tʰɔːi̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵/


齊頭

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/


原初

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue³³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue⁴⁴/

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/jyːn²¹ t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue³³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰue⁴⁴/

香港01, 羽毛球男雙奪銀也是「國恥」？ 大陸毋須計較輸給台灣

sat¹ heoi³ jyun⁴ co¹ dik¹ ou³ wan⁶ zing¹ san⁴

失去原初的奧運精神

香港01, 羽毛球男雙奪銀也是「國恥」？ 大陸毋須計較輸給台灣

失去原初的奥运精神

(attributive) original; initial; primordial; pristine


皎皎

ja-r

皎皎(こうこう) (kōkō)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (皎皎):
* → Japanese: 皎皎(こうこう) (kōkō)
* → Korean: 교교(皎皎) (gyogyo)

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːu̯³⁵ kaːu̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kaːu̯³⁵ kaːu̯³⁵/

The brilliant white colt / is there in that empty valley / with a bundle of fresh grass. / Its owner is like a gem.

Jiǎojiǎo báijū, zài bǐ kōnggǔ. Shēngchú yī shù, qí rén rú yù.

皎皎白駒，在彼空谷。生芻一束，其人如玉。

皎皎白驹，在彼空谷。生刍一束，其人如玉。

(ideophonic) very pure, white, and bright (e.g. of the Moon)


合例

(rare) valid; qualified; compliant; in accordance with established rules


鼻酸

/pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³/

/pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ³³⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ⁴¹⁻²² sŋ̍³³/

/pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/pʰĩ³³⁻²¹ sŋ̍⁴⁴/


逼仄

/pi⁵⁵ t͡sɤ⁵¹/

/pɪk̚⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

/pi⁵⁵ t͡sɤ⁵¹/

/pɪk̚⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/

(literary) narrow and small; tight; cramped


持久性

ㄔˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵ sɪŋ³³/


Q彈

/kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ taːn²²/

/kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/kʰiːu̯⁵⁵ taːn²²/

(of food) having springiness and resilience to a bite; having Q texture


蠢蠢

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


比配

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹/


篤悠悠

/toʔ³³ iɤ⁵⁵ iɤ²¹/

/toʔ³³ iɤ⁵⁵ iɤ²¹/

(Wu, of movement or speech) leisurely; slow; sluggish


慢騰騰

/män⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ tʰɐŋ²¹/

/män⁵¹ tʰɤŋ³⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

/maːn²² tʰɐŋ²¹ tʰɐŋ²¹/


恢誕

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹/

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ tän⁵¹/

(of language or writing) fantastic; absurd; preposterous


白卡

/paɪ̯³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paɪ̯³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, derogatory) mentally ill

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang, by extension) crazy


怪𡳞

→ English: guai lan

/kuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ laŋ³⁵/

/kuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ laŋ³⁵/

(Singapore Hokkien, Teochew, vulgar) annoying; hard to get along with


德薄

/tɤ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɐk̚⁵ pɔːk̚²/

/tɤ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/tɐk̚⁵ pɔːk̚²/

King Zhuang thought it strange, and asked him, "I am not a particularly virtuous person, nor have I granted you any special favors. Why would you fight like this, as if your life depended on it?"

c. 77 B.C.E., 劉向 (Liu Xiang), 《說苑》 (Garden of Stories), chapter 6

Zhuāngwáng guài ér wèn yuē: “Guǎrén débó, yòu wèicháng yì zǐ, zǐ hégù chūsǐ bù yí rúshì?”

莊王怪而問曰：「寡人德薄，又未嘗異子，子何故出死不疑如是？」

庄王怪而问曰：「寡人德薄，又未尝异子，子何故出死不疑如是？」


蹁躚

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

(literary) limping; staggering; hobbling


鄙俚

/pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


鄙吝

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin⁵¹/

/pʰei̯³⁵ lɵn²²/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²²/

/pʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁴¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²²/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin³³/

/pʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lin³³/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin⁵¹/

/pʰei̯³⁵ lɵn²²/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²²/

/pʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁴¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²²/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin³³/

/pʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lin³³/


髧眉

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹/

/tam²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai¹¹/

(Teochew, Singapore Hokkien, offensive) weak and useless; idiotic


原教旨

/ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɥɛn³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

fundamentalistic; characterized by fundamentalism or restorationism


人五人六

ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

žɛnʹužɛnʹlju

/ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jɐn²¹ lʊk̚²/

/ʐən³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ ŋ̍¹³ jɐn²¹ lʊk̚²/

(chiefly derogatory) decent-looking; well-dressed


公忠

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/


髒兮兮

/t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɐi̯²¹ hɐi̯²¹/

/t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɐi̯²¹ hɐi̯²¹/


握齪

/wɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/wɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(literary) narrow (minded); confined; small


碧油油

/pi⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/pi⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pi⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/pi⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

(expressive, ideophonic) lush green; verdant


壁掛

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ä⁵¹/

/pɪk̚⁵ kʷaː³³/

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ä⁵¹/

/pɪk̚⁵ kʷaː³³/


原研

/ɥɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ɥɛn³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

(pharmacology) original novel (drug); brand-name


陾陾

/ʐɤŋ³⁵ ʐɤŋ³⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/

/ʐɤŋ³⁵ ʐɤŋ³⁵/

/jɪŋ²¹ jɪŋ²¹/


折墮

/t͡siːt̚³ tɔː²²/

/t͡siːt̚³ tɔː²²/

許冠傑, 《天才白痴錢錢錢》

借錢最折墮

許冠傑, 《天才白痴錢錢錢》

借钱最折堕

抵佢折墮

抵佢折堕


撠手

/kʰɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/

/kʰɪk̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/


港氣

/kɒ̃⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/kɒ̃⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/


溚溚渧

/taʔ³³ taʔ⁵⁵ ti²¹/

/taʔ³³ taʔ⁵⁵ ti²¹/

(Shanghainese) soaking and dripping with water

(Shanghainese) soaking wet all over the ground


在來

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 在来(ざいらい) (zairai, “preexisting; conventional”).

ja-r

(Taiwanese Hokkien) customary; conventional; up to now


淰淰

/ʂən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm³⁵ sɐm³⁵/

/ʂən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm³⁵ sɐm³⁵/

/nɐm²² nɐm²²/

/nɐm²² nɐm²²/

Jiāng shì róngróng àn, shān yún niǎnniǎn hán.

江市戎戎暗，山雲淰淰寒。

江市戎戎暗，山云淰淰寒。


淰淰

/ʂən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm³⁵ sɐm³⁵/

/ʂən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm³⁵ sɐm³⁵/

/nɐm²² nɐm²²/

/nɐm²² nɐm²²/

(Can we date this quote?), 饒瑞軍 (lyrics), Tetsurō Oda (music), 《快樂希望》 (Hakka version of Yume Ippai), performed by 龔心怡

chṳ́m-thèu táng-poi tôi tén nêm-nêm ngài ke mung-sióng

枕頭頂背 堆等淰淰𠊎個夢想

枕头顶背 堆等淰淰𠊎个梦想


靉霼

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/i²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/


邊式

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

(regional, of dress, physique, etc.) pretty; beautiful; handsome

(regional, of the movements of an opera performer) natural, unrestrained and agile


砭骨

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːn⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːn⁵⁵ kʷɐt̚⁵/

(literary) piercing to the bones; piercing; biting


拚勢

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹/

/piã²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹/

/piã¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/

在人生路拚勢

在人生路拚势

(Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) diligent; hardworking; going all out


編內

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ neɪ̯⁵¹/


編外

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵¹/


編餘

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ y³⁵/

/pi̯ɛn⁵⁵ y³⁵/


刻奇

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/


巉巖

巉岩
巉嵒
巉巗
巉岩
嶄巖
嶄岩

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/

(literary, of poetry) powerful and distinctive in style


歐陸

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ lʊk̚²/

/au⁴⁴⁻²² liɔk̚⁴/

/au⁴⁴⁻²² liɔk̚¹²¹/

/au⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴/

/au⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/

/ɐu̯⁵⁵ lʊk̚²/

/au⁴⁴⁻²² liɔk̚⁴/

/au⁴⁴⁻²² liɔk̚¹²¹/

/au⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴/

/au⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔk̚⁴/

歐陸法系

欧陆法系

歐陸風情

欧陆风情

(attributive) continental (relating to, or characteristic of, continental Europe)


倥伉

/kʰaŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵³/

/kʰaŋ²²⁻²¹ kʰaŋ⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) swaggering; staggering


挐潲潲

/li²⁴⁻²¹ siau²⁴⁻²¹ siau²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻²² siau²⁴⁻²² siau²⁴/

/zu²³⁻³³ siau²³⁻³³ siau²³/

/lu²⁴⁻¹¹ siau²⁴⁻¹¹ siau²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻²¹ siau²⁴⁻²¹ siau²⁴/

/li²⁴⁻²² siau²⁴⁻²² siau²⁴/

/zu²³⁻³³ siau²³⁻³³ siau²³/

/lu²⁴⁻¹¹ siau²⁴⁻¹¹ siau²⁴/

(Philippine and Singapore Hokkien) in a mess; chaotic


挐絞絞

挐绞绞
茹酵酵
茹漖漖
茹絞絞

/lu²⁴⁻²² kã²¹⁻⁵³ kã²¹/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁴¹/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² kã²¹⁻⁵³ kã²¹/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ka⁴¹/

/li²⁴⁻²² ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ka⁴¹/

/zu²³⁻³³ ka⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴¹/

/lu²⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁵³/

/zu²³⁻³³ ka²¹⁻⁴¹ ka²¹/

/lu²⁴⁻²² kã²¹⁻⁵³ kã²¹/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kã⁴¹/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² kã²¹⁻⁵³ kã²¹/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ka⁴¹/

/li²⁴⁻²² ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ka⁴¹/

/zu²³⁻³³ ka⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ka⁴¹/

/lu²⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ka⁵³/

/zu²³⁻³³ ka²¹⁻⁴¹ ka²¹/


下色

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/he²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

/he⁴¹⁻²² siɪk̚⁵/

/he²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

/he³³⁻¹¹ siɪk̚³²/

/he³³⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/he²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

/he⁴¹⁻²² siɪk̚⁵/

/he²²⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

/he³³⁻¹¹ siɪk̚³²/

/he³³⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

(literary) of low grade or caste; inferior


下乘

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/haː²² sɪŋ²²/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/

/haː²² sɪŋ²²/


褊狹

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/


挐倨

/lu²⁴⁻²² ku²²/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɯ⁴¹/

/lu²⁴⁻²² ku²²/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɯ⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) rude and arrogant


挐狂狂

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) in a hasty and flustered manner


挐搦搦

/lu²⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴⁻³² lak̚⁴/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

/lu²⁴⁻²² lak̚⁴⁻³² lak̚⁴/

/d͡zi¹³⁻²² lak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ lak̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) flustered and worried


挐狂

/lu²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/lu²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien) in a hasty and flustered manner


挐七測

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰak̚⁵/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰak̚⁵/


挐㩝㩝

/lu²⁴⁻²² ko²⁴⁻²² ko²⁴/

/lu²⁴⁻²² ko²⁴⁻²² ko²⁴/


臭青枵

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² iau⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² iau⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) extremely hungry after recovering from an illness and regaining one's appetite


臭香

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hiũ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hiũ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) stinky after going bad (of sweet potato, etc.)


漚風

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) putrid; with a rotten smell


漚風味

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/


臭䭁

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛt̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) rancid (of food)


臭風

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³/

(Southern Min) putrid; with a rotten smell


臭風味

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³ bi⁴¹/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bi²²/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huaŋ³³ bi⁴¹/


臭青荒

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰau²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) desolate and frightening (of a place)


漚臭

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹/

/au⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰau⁴¹/

/au²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰau²¹/


神神叨叨

ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄕㄣ ㄉㄠ ㄉㄠ

шэньшэньдаодао

/ʂən³⁵ ʂən³ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ ʂən³ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

神神道道 神神道道#Chinese


挐亂

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² luan⁴¹/

/lɯ²⁴⁻²² luan⁴¹/

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


神神道道

ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄕㄣ ㄉㄠ ㄉㄠ

ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄕㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄠˋ

шэньшэньдаодао

/ʂən³⁵ ʂən³ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ ʂən³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ʂən³⁵ ʂən³ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂən³⁵ ʂən³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(colloquial, of a person's speech or deportment) odd; bizarre


慢千千

/ban⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn³³ t͡sʰiɛn³³/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² t͡sʰiɛn³³ t͡sʰiɛn³³/


慢趖趖

/ban²²⁻²¹ so²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² so²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ so¹³⁻²² so¹³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ so²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² so²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/ban²²⁻²¹ so¹³⁻²² so¹³/


勁道

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

口感勁道

口感劲道

(of food) springy and resilient to a bite


未開

/weɪ̯⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/


孝養

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/haːu̯³³ jœːŋ¹³/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/haːu̯³³ jœːŋ¹³/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ⁵³/

/hau²¹⁻⁵³ iɔŋ⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) stupid; foolish; unwise