庶幾

/ʂu⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/su⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

/ʂu⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/su⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ki³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ ki⁴⁴/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ ki⁴⁴/

If the king's love of music is great, the country of Qi would be quite well[-governed]!

Wáng zhī hǎo yuè shèn, zé Qí guó qí shùjǐ hū!

王之好樂甚，則齊國其庶幾乎！

王之好乐甚，则齐国其庶几乎！

"Hold fast to the Mean" was what Yao taught to Shun. "Men's hearts are perilous, the Way's heart is trifling; be meticulous, be steadfast, hold fast to the Mean" was what Shun taught to Yu.
Yao's one saying was fundamental and complete! But Shun added three more sayings to it. The reason was to illuminate that one saying of Yao, [showing that] one must be such in order to approach [Yao's virtue].

“yǔn zhí jué zhōng” zhě, Yáo zhī suǒyǐ shòu Shùn yě. “rénxīn wéi wēi, dàoxīn wéi wēi, wéi jīng wéi yī, yǔn zhí jué zhōng” zhě, Shùn zhī suǒyǐ shòu Yǔ yě.
Yáo zhī yī yán, zhì yǐ, jìn yǐ! Ér shùn fù yì zhī yǐ sān yán zhě, zé suǒyǐ míng fū yáo zhī yī yán, bì rúshì érhòu kě shùjǐ yě.

「允執厥中」者，堯之所以授舜也。「人心惟危，道心惟微，惟精惟一，允執厥中」者，舜之所以授禹也。
堯之一言，至矣，盡矣！而舜復益之以三言者，則所以明夫堯之一言，必如是而後可庶幾也。

「允执厥中」者，尧之所以授舜也。「人心惟危，道心惟微，惟精惟一，允执厥中」者，舜之所以授禹也。
尧之一言，至矣，尽矣！而舜复益之以三言者，则所以明夫尧之一言，必如是而后可庶几也。

(in particular) good enough, quite good; similar to a state of excellence


鳩拙

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/


有局

/u³³⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚¹²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²² kiɔk̚²⁴/

/u³³⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ kiɔk̚¹²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kiɔk̚⁴/

/u²² kiɔk̚²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) interesting; amusing

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) promising; showing hopes of success


無疆

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/

/u³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/mou̯²¹ kœːŋ⁵⁵/


爛口

/laːn²² hɐu̯³⁵/

/laːn²² hɐu̯³⁵/


芸芸

/wɐn²¹ wɐn²¹/

/wɐn²¹ wɐn²¹/


悠長

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/


嘔心

/ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ɐu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ˀoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/ɐu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/


死會

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue³³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he³³/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hue³³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ he³³/

(Taiwan) married, engaged or in a stable romantic relationship; taken; unavailable


脹卜卜

/t͡sœːŋ³³ pʊk̚⁵ pʊk̚⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ³³ pʊk̚⁵ pʊk̚⁵/

(Cantonese) inflated; bloated; stuffed; bulging


定當

/tiŋ⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tɪŋ²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tiŋ⁵¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tɪŋ²² tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/tɪŋ²² tɔːŋ³³/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/

/tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² tɔŋ⁴¹/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ¹¹/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/

/tiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/tɪŋ²² tɔːŋ³³/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/

/tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻²² tɔŋ⁴¹/

/tiɪŋ²²⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻¹¹ tɔŋ¹¹/

/tiɪŋ³³⁻²¹ tɔŋ²¹/


長期性

ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹ sɪŋ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹ sɪŋ³³/


得人惱

(Hakka) annoying; troublesome; repulsive; disagreeable; uncouth


得人惜

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ siɤʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ sioʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ siɤʔ³²/

/tit̚³²⁻⁵ laŋ¹³⁻²² sioʔ³²/

(Taiwanese Hakka, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) adorable; lovable


耳背背仔

/ŋi³¹ pʰoi̯⁵⁵ pʰoi̯⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ŋi³¹ pʰoi̯⁵⁵ pʰoi̯⁵⁵ e²⁴/

/ŋi³¹ pʰoi̯⁵⁵ pʰoi̯⁵⁵ e³¹/

/ŋi³¹ pʰoi̯⁵⁵ pʰoi̯⁵⁵ e²⁴/


花花

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ fa²⁴/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵/

/faː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵/

/fa²⁴⁻¹¹ fa²⁴/

(literary) good-looking; beautiful; pretty

(literary) bustling; lively; filled with activity

(dialectal) novel; new; original in an interesting way


著著

(Hakka) completely correct; accurate; proper


唔鬆爽

/m¹¹ suŋ²⁴ soŋ³¹/

/m¹¹ suŋ²⁴ soŋ³¹/

(Hakka) uncomfortable; sick; unwell; ill


狠狠

/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐn³⁵ hɐn³⁵/

/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɐn³⁵ hɐn³⁵/


唔自然

/m̩²¹ t͡siː²² jiːn²¹/

/m¹¹ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ i̯en¹¹/

/m̩¹¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ian¹¹/

/m̩²¹ t͡siː²² jiːn²¹/

/m¹¹ t͡sʰɨ⁵⁵ i̯en¹¹/

/m̩¹¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ ian¹¹/


婭奼

/jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/

/jä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹/


戇體體

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tʰe⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) thoughtless; insensible; unintelligent


戇虎

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔ⁵³/


戇愕

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ŋiãʔ⁴/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ŋiãʔ¹²¹/

/ɡɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ŋiãʔ⁴/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ŋiãʔ¹²¹/

/ɡɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ɡiaʔ²⁴/

(Southern Min) surprised; astonished; amazed


財產性

ㄘㄞˊ ㄔㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/


戇宋

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unreasonable; insensible


戇神

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻²¹ sin²³/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ sin⁴⁴/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻²¹ sin²³/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) foolish-looking; having a dull expression


壙戇

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔŋ²²/

/kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/

/kʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ɡɔŋ²²/

/kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡɔŋ⁴¹/


呆笨

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ pən⁵¹/

/ŋɔːi̯²¹ pɐn²²/

/taɪ̯⁵⁵ pən⁵¹/

/ŋɔːi̯²¹ pɐn²²/


戇呆

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tai⁴⁴/

/ɡɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tai³³/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tai⁴⁴/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tai⁴⁴/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻²¹ tai⁴⁴/

/ɡɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² tai³³/

/ɡɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ tai⁴⁴/

/ɡɔŋ²²⁻²¹ tai⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien) stupid; foolish


光眼

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡan⁵³/

/kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɡan⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) intelligent; bright; clever

(Xiamen Hokkien) clever and lovable (of a child)


鴨味

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi²²/

/a(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bi²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) incompetent; no good; incapable


生膏爛

/t͡sʰĩ³³ ko³³ nuã⁴¹/

/t͡sʰĩ³³ ko³³ nuã⁴¹/

(Quanzhou Hokkien, of rice, etc.) half-cooked; underdone


咬生菇

/ka²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

/ka²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien, of rice, etc.) half-cooked; underdone


半面相熟

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚¹²¹/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²⁻²¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) not well-acquainted


半生拉熟

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ la²⁴⁻²² siak̚²⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² la⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰĩ³³ la²⁴⁻²² siak̚²⁴/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, of rice, etc.) half-cooked


半番

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ huan³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ huan⁴⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) having confusing and abnormal speech (to the extent of being crude)


半頭生

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴/

/puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰau²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰĩ³³/

/puã²¹⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³⁻²² t͡sʰɛ̃⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, of rice, etc.) half-cooked; underdone

(Quanzhou, Jinjiang and Xiamen Hokkien) having abnormal behavior (to the point of acting foolishly or rashly)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) subject to changing moods; easy to turn hostile


不均

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

社會財富分配不均

社会财富分配不均


嵣㟐

/tɑŋ⁵¹ mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɑŋ⁵¹ mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary, ideophonic, of rocks) vast; large


黤黮

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


煩亂

/fän³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/fän³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/


項目式

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

項目式學習

项目式学习


短淺

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

narrow and shallow; limited and superficial


觸纏

触缠
*觸纒
鬥纏
糾纏
㧻挰

/tak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tĩ²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ tɛ̃¹³/

/tak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tĩ²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²⁴/

/tak̚³²⁻⁴ tĩ²³/

/tak̚³²⁻⁵ tɛ̃¹³/

2018, 許嘉勇, “觸纏”, in 《教育部電子報》^(https://language.moe.gov.tw/readminke/電子報_閱讀閩客305期(閩).pdf), number 849, 閱讀越懂閩客語:

It is like a pestilence when kids get sick. The older ones infect the younger ones; it really is quite difficult to handle.

Gín-á phòa-pēⁿ bē-su sī tio̍h-chai ê khoán, án-ne tōa-hàn--ê tò͘ sè-hàn--ê, si̍t-chāi ū-kàu tak-tîⁿ--ê.

囡仔破病袂輸是著災的款，按呢大漢的𪐞細漢的，實在有夠觸纏的。

囡仔破病袂输是着灾的款，按呢大汉的𪐞细汉的，实在有够触缠的。

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) difficult to handle or deal with

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) not smooth; impeded; rough; choppy


凱爾特

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ jiː¹³ tɐk̚²/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɤ⁵¹/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ jiː¹³ tɐk̚²/


代際

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

代際正義

代际正义

(attributive) intergenerational; between generations


考克尼

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹ ni³⁵/

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹ ni³⁵/


稀稀落落

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/


罕覯

/xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹/

/xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹/

(literary) Synonym of 罕見／罕见 (hǎnjiàn, “rare; rarely seen”)


明裡

/miŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/miŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


稀微

/hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²⁴/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²⁴/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi²³/


忤逆不孝

ㄨˇ ㄋㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Children who are wayward and unfilial are a disappointment to their parents.

Zǐnǚ wǔnìbùxiào shízài lìng fùmǔ hánxīn.

子女忤逆不孝實在令父母寒心。

子女忤逆不孝实在令父母寒心。


不經意

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³/

Jang confessed that he behaved so at that time as a knee-jerk reaction as he thought that if Kim Jong Un's base and system for leading the army were consolidated, this would lay a stumbling block in his way of grabbing the power of the party and state.

2013, Korean Central News Agency, “Traitor Jang Song Thaek Executed”

Tā zhāorèn, dāngshí tā de zhè yī bùjīngyì de xíngdòng, shì yīnwèi shēngpà rúguǒ Jīn Zhèng'ēn tóngzhì de lǐngjūn jīchǔ hé tǐxì yīdàn gǒnggù qǐlái, jiāng gěi tā cuànduó dǎng hé guójiā de quánlì zàochéng jùdà zhàng'ài.

他招認，當時他的這一不經意的行動，是因為生怕如果金正恩同志的領軍基礎和體系一旦鞏固起來，將給他篡奪黨和國家的權力造成巨大障礙。

他招认，当时他的这一不经意的行动，是因为生怕如果金正恩同志的领军基础和体系一旦巩固起来，将给他篡夺党和国家的权力造成巨大障碍。


卞急

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/pi̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/


迅疾

/ɕyn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/sɵn³³ t͡sɐt̚²/

/ɕyn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/sɵn³³ t͡sɐt̚²/


峬峭

/pu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/pu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(literary, of bearing or writing) graceful; fine


粗陋

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²²/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ lɐu̯²²/


迅急

/ɕyn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/ɕyn⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/


棣棣

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

(archaic) dignified and good; calm and elegant; refined and graceful


妍美

/jɛn³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɛn³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


哥薩克

/kɤ⁵⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/kɔː⁵⁵ saːt̚³ hɐk̚⁵/

/kɤ⁵⁵ sä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/kɔː⁵⁵ saːt̚³ hɐk̚⁵/

哥薩克騎兵

哥萨克骑兵


法蘭克

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ län³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/


極高

/t͡ɕi³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


餳人

/si̯aŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

/si̯aŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

(Hakka) attractive; alluring; captivating


公直

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

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


管狀

/ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/


划不來

ㄏㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄞˊ

ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ

/xu̯ä³⁵ b̥u³ laɪ̯³⁵/

/xu̯ä³⁵ pu⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/waː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

/xu̯ä³⁵ b̥u³ laɪ̯³⁵/

/xu̯ä³⁵ pu⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/waː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

In the long run, the first approach will lead to a smaller and slower development of heavy industry, or at least will put it on a less solid foundation, and when the over-all account is added up a few decades hence, it will not prove to have paid.

1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論十大關係》 (On the Ten Major Relationships), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Cóng chángyuǎn guāndiǎn láikàn, qián yī zhǒng bànfǎ huì shǐ zhònggōngyè fāzhǎn de shǎo xiē hé màn xiē, zhìshǎo jīchǔ bù nàme wěngù, jǐshí nián hòu suàn zǒngzhàng shì huábulái de.

從長遠觀點來看，前一種辦法會使重工業發展得少些和慢些，至少基礎不那麼穩固，幾十年後算總賬是划不來的。

从长远观点来看，前一种办法会使重工业发展得少些和慢些，至少基础不那么稳固，几十年后算总账是划不来的。


划得來

ㄏㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄞˊ

/xu̯ä³⁵ d̥ə³ laɪ̯³⁵/

/waː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

/xu̯ä³⁵ d̥ə³ laɪ̯³⁵/

/waː²¹ tɐk̚⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

The principal leaders, such as the general secretary of the Party, should themselves undertake this work and get to know one or two villages; they should try to find the time, for it is well worth the effort.

1956, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《我們黨的一些歷史經驗》 (Some Experiences in Our Party's History), 《毛澤東選集·第五卷》 (Selected Works of Mao Zedong: Volume V) (1977). English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Xiàng Dǎng de zǒngshūjì zhèyàng zhǔyào de lǐngdǎo rényuán, yào qīnzì dòngshǒu, liǎojiě yī liǎng ge nóngcūn, zhēngqǔ yīxiē shíjiān qù zuò, zhè shì huádelái de.

像黨的總書記這樣主要的領導人員，要親自動手，了解一兩個農村，爭取一些時間去做，這是划得來的。

像党的总书记这样主要的领导人员，要亲自动手，了解一两个农村，争取一些时间去做，这是划得来的。


昭著

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/


倉卒

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːt̚³/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰyːt̚³/

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːt̚³/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sʰyːt̚³/


急且

/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary) hurried; hasty; all of a sudden


滴滴答答

/ti⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵/

/ti⁵⁵ ti⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵/

(onomatopoeia) ticktock; pitapat; to fall in drops; to drip


靈異

/lɪŋ²¹ jiː²²/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i³⁵/

/lɪŋ²¹ jiː²²/

/leŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i³⁵/

mysterious; supernatural; occult; paranormal; strange


山猴

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)

(Philippine Hokkien, offensive) dumb; stupid; inept; foolish; simple-minded; feeble-minded; imbecile

(Philippine Hokkien, somewhat offensive or humorous, dated) unsophisticated; uncultured; unrefined; crude


巴劫

/pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

(literary) hard-working; diligent; industrious


數數

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɔːk̚³ sɔːk̚³/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/sɔːk̚³ sɔːk̚³/

彼其於世，未數數然也。

彼其于世，未数数然也。


肨奶

/haŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/haŋ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/haŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ lin⁴⁴/

/haŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁴⁴/

/haŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ liɪŋ⁴⁴/

/haŋ²¹⁻⁵³ nĩ⁴⁴/

/haŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ lin⁴⁴/

/haŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁴⁴/


驕固

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/

(literary) arrogant and stubborn; imperious and obstinate


怵惕

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi⁵¹/

/t͡sɵt̚⁵ tʰɪk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi⁵¹/

/t͡sɵt̚⁵ tʰɪk̚⁵/

When I say that all men have a mind which cannot bear to see the sufferings of others, my meaning may be illustrated thus: even now-a-days, if men suddenly see a child about to fall into a well, they will without exception experience a feeling of alarm and distress.

Mencius, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Suǒyǐ wèi rén jiēyǒu bùrěnrénzhīxīn zhě, jīn rén zhà jiàn rúzǐ jiāng rùyú jǐng, jiēyǒu chùtì cèyǐn zhīxīn.

所以謂人皆有不忍人之心者，今人乍見孺子將入於井，皆有怵惕惻隱之心。

所以谓人皆有不忍人之心者，今人乍见孺子将入于井，皆有怵惕恻隐之心。


細力

/sɐi̯³³ lɪk̚²/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ lat̚⁴/

/sɐi̯³³ lɪk̚²/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

/se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/sue²¹⁻⁵³ lat̚¹²¹/

/se¹¹⁻⁵³ lat̚⁴/

/se²¹⁻⁴¹ lat̚⁴/

細力啲撳

细力啲揿


瞽目

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/kuː³⁵ mʊk̚²/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ mu⁵¹/

/kuː³⁵ mʊk̚²/


彪炳

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ pɪŋ³⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ pɪŋ³⁵/

彪炳事業

彪炳事业

(literary) prominent; splendid; glorious


不臧

/pu⁵¹ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ t͡sɑŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

He hates none; he covets nothing; - What does he do which is not good?

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

不忮不求，何用不臧。


急巴巴

/t͡ɕi³⁵ pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ pä⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/


堪憂

/kʰän⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kʰän⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/hɐm⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/


獨貢

→ English: tok kong

/tɔk̚⁴³⁻²¹ kɔŋ²¹/

/tɔk̚⁴³⁻²¹ kɔŋ²¹/

You sing, I sing, everyone's happy; Hokkien songs sound nice and are very good

关德辉 and 黄毓敏, 《欢喜福建人》

lí chhiùⁿ góa chhiùⁿ ta̍k-ke sóng, Hok-kiàn koa hó-thiaⁿ chin to̍k-kòng

你唱我唱大家爽 福建歌好聽真獨貢

关德辉 and 黄毓敏, 《欢喜福建人》

你唱我唱大家爽 福建歌好听真独贡

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) very good; excellent


老大小

ㄌㄠˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˇ

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


不算數

ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ su̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu⁵¹/


趵趵

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

(literary, onomatopoeia) sound of stepping on the ground


極少數

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/kɪk̚² siːu̯³⁵ sou̯³³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu⁵¹/

/kɪk̚² siːu̯³⁵ sou̯³³/

Except for a few who cling to their mistakes and fail to mend their ways after repeated admonition, the majority of those who have erred can correct their mistakes.

Fàn cuòwù de rén, chúle jíshǎoshù jiānchí cuòwù, lǚjiàobùgǎi de yǐwài, dàduōshù shì kěyǐ gǎizhèng de.

犯錯誤的人，除了極少數堅持錯誤、屢教不改的以外，大多數是可以改正的。

犯错误的人，除了极少数坚持错误、屡教不改的以外，大多数是可以改正的。


老遠

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɔ²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

/læ²³ ɦyø¹¹/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɔ²² ɦyø⁴⁴/

/læ²³ ɦyø¹¹/


怔怔

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/lɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/lɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

wǒ zhèngzhèng kàn zhe fénxīn yèhuǒ kěnshì xìngfú biàn kōngchéng

我怔怔看著焚心業火啃噬幸福變空城

我怔怔看着焚心业火啃噬幸福变空城

(regional) dumbfounded; stupefied; startled


使動

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/siː³⁵ tʊŋ²²/

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/siː³⁵ tʊŋ²²/


朗敞

/lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


深廣

/ʂən⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/

/ʂən⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐm⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ³⁵/


曠朗

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵¹ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


敞亮

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ lœːŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵ lœːŋ²²/

(figuratively) clear (of the mind); enlightened


色色

/sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

/sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

不可以色色！

(colloquial or humorous) erotic; perverted; lewd; horny


虎不拉

/xu⁵¹ b̥u¹ lä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵¹ b̥ä¹ lä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵¹ b̥u̯ɔ¹ lä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ lä⁵⁵/

/fuː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

/xu⁵¹ b̥u¹ lä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵¹ b̥ä¹ lä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu⁵¹ b̥u̯ɔ¹ lä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xu²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ lä⁵⁵/

/fuː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

(Beijing Mandarin) rude and unreasonable


朗朗

/lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


從缺

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ kʰyːt̚³/

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ kʰyːt̚³/


易爆

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Flammable, explosive, poisonous and other illegal articles strictly prohibited.

Yánjìn xiédài yìrán, yìbào, yǒudú wù děng wéijìnpǐn.

嚴禁攜帶易燃、易爆、有毒物等違禁品。

严禁携带易燃、易爆、有毒物等违禁品。


俊偉

/t͡ɕyn⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɵn³³ wɐi̯¹³/

/t͡ɕyn⁵¹ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɵn³³ wɐi̯¹³/

傲人

nowadays especially of breasts, body curve

(literary, of a man) tall, handsome and imposing

(literary) remarkably talented; outstanding


豐繁

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ fän³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ faːn²¹/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ fän³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ faːn²¹/


實實在在

ㄕˊ ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ

шишицзайцзай

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐt̚² sɐt̚² t͡sɔːi̯²² t͡sɔːi̯²²/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/

/sɐt̚² sɐt̚² t͡sɔːi̯²² t͡sɔːi̯²²/

AABB-type reduplication of 實在／实在 (shízài).

zh-l

實在／实在 (shízài)

zh-AABB

實實在在的人物

实实在在的人物

實實在在的經歷

实实在在的经历


歪歪斜斜

ㄨㄞ ㄨㄞ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ

/waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/waːi̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː²¹ t͡sʰɛː²¹/

/waɪ̯⁵⁵ waɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/waːi̯⁵⁵ waːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛː²¹ t͡sʰɛː²¹/

not upright; leaning in different directions


歪歪斜斜

mé² mé² cé³ cé³

/mɛː³⁵ mɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː³³ t͡sʰɛː³³/

/mɛː³⁵ mɛː³⁵ t͡sʰɛː³³ t͡sʰɛː³³/

(Cantonese) not upright; leaning in different directions


全個

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ kɔː³³/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ kɔː³³/

It was past midnight, and the whole city slept quietly.

1936, 巴金 (Ba Jin), 《羅伯斯比爾的秘密》 (The Secret of Robespierre)

Shíhou yǐjīng guò le wǔyè. Quángè chéngshì jìngjìng de shuì qù le.

時候已經過了午夜。全個城市靜靜地睡去了。

时候已经过了午夜。全个城市静静地睡去了。


嘈亂

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

(literary, of sound) jumbled up; in a state of disarray; disorderly


不平等

ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄥˇ

/pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ tɐŋ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ tɐŋ³⁵/


第二啲

/tɐi̯²² jiː²² tiː⁵⁵/

/tɐi̯²² jiː²² tiː⁵⁵/


悖晦

/peɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯¹/

/puːi̯²² fuːi̯³³/

/peɪ̯⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯¹/

/puːi̯²² fuːi̯³³/

(dialectal, usually of old people) muddleheaded; senile


骫骳

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵¹/


嶔崎

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

(figuratively, of people) unyielding; having outstanding personality


康莊

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/

2023, “小林不動產”, 梁嘉茵 [Serrini] (lyrics), 林家謙 [Terence Lam] (music)performed by 林家謙 [Terence Lam]:

cin⁴ min⁶, hong¹ zong¹ dik¹ lou⁶, joek⁶ mei⁶ pung³ soeng⁵, sin¹ oi³ soeng⁵ mou⁴ fong¹ hoeng³

前面 康莊的路 若未碰上 先愛上無方向

前面 康庄的路 若未碰上 先爱上无方向


促忙

/t͡sʰu⁵¹ mɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹ mɑŋ³⁵/


暫時性

/t͡sän⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siam²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡siam⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡siam²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡siam³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡siam³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sän⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/t͡siam²²⁻²¹ si²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡siam⁴¹⁻²² si²⁴⁻²² siɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡siam²²⁻²¹ si¹³⁻²² siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡siam³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ siɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡siam³³⁻²¹ si²³⁻³³ siɪŋ²¹/


糠心兒

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 糠心 (kāngxīn, “spongy in the middle”).


糠心

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/


毋好

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka) bad; terrible; awful; horrible

(Taiwanese Hokkien) inappropriate; inadvisable; ill-fitting; unsuited; unacceptable


殽亂

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

/jɑʊ̯³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹/

(literary) jumbled up; in a state of disarray; disorderly


紛雜

/fən⁵⁵ t͡sä³⁵/

/fən⁵⁵ t͡sä³⁵/


菶菶

/pɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

They grow luxuriantly;
And harmoniously the notes resound.

菶菶萋萋、雝雝喈喈。

菶菶萋萋、雍雍喈喈。


保準

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


吡吡

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/


蠕蠕

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ jyː²¹/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²¹ jyː²¹/


瘖默

/in⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/in⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/


馝馞

/pi⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pi⁵¹ pu̯ɔ³⁵/


箅庳

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/


枝枝節節

ㄓ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

чжичжицзецзе

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/


褊忮

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/


褊窄

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


大治

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː²²/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/taːi̯²² t͡siː²²/

[S]o that the sage (king) had only to stand with his face to the south, and order prevailed all under the sky.

The Book of Rites, c. 4ᵗʰ – 2ⁿᵈ century BCE

Shìgù shèngrén nánmiàn ér lì, ér tiānxià dàzhì.

是故聖人南面而立，而天下大治。

是故圣人南面而立，而天下大治。

(literary, of a country) orderly and prosperous


颮颮

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰaːu̯²¹ pʰaːu̯²¹/

/pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰaːu̯²¹ pʰaːu̯²¹/


幖幖

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


彪發

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/


膘肥

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯³⁵/


瀌瀌

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


維根

/weɪ̯³⁵ kən⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ kən⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English vegan.


臭骨

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kut̚⁵/

/t͡sʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kut̚⁵/


哥德式

/kɤ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

/kɤ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/kɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵/


豔冶

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (豔冶):
* → Japanese: 艶冶(えんや) (en'ya)

/jɛn⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɛn⁵¹ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


儦儦

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ piːu̯⁵⁵/

/pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ piːu̯⁵⁵/

The waters of the Wen sweep on;
The travellers are in crowds.

汶水滔滔、行人儦儦。

Now rushing about, now waiting together,
Here in threes, there in twos.

儦儦俟俟、或群或友。

(literary) rushing about; running in small steps


好動

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/hou̯³³ tʊŋ²²/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/hou̯³³ tʊŋ²²/


政治不正確

ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ

zhèngzhì bùzhèngquè [Phonetic:zhèngzhì búzhèngquè]

чжэнчжи бучжэнцюэ

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɔːk̚³/

/t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː²² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³ kʰɔːk̚³/

politically incorrect
politically incorrect


璘彬

璘霦
璘㻞
瞵㻞
璘斌
璘豳

(literary, of jade) iridescent; glistening; radiant


邴邴

/piŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


皤皤

/pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pʰɔː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pʰɔː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/


怲怲

/piŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/piŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ piŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


綷縩

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɵy̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/

/t͡sʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɵy̯³³ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/


粲如

/t͡sʰän⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/

/t͡sʰän⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/


懆暴

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹/


璨璨

/t͡sʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰän⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːn³³ t͡sʰaːn³³/

/t͡sʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰän⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːn³³ t͡sʰaːn³³/


懆惡

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀɤ⁵¹/


番番

/fän⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/

/fän⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pʰɔː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pʰɔː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

Martial-like, the chief of Shen,
Entered into Xie.

申伯番番、既入于謝。

申伯番番、既入于谢。


番番

/fän⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/

/fän⁵⁵ fän⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pʰɔː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

/pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵/

/pʰɔː²¹ pʰɔː²¹/

(literary) Alternative form of 皤皤 (pópó, “white; whitehaired”)


參錯

/t͡sʰən⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰən⁵⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(literary) in disorder; in confusion; deranged


懆懆

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


凊心

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sim³³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sim³³/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin¹¹⁻⁵³ sim⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰin²¹⁻⁴¹ sim⁴⁴/

unenthusiastic; dejected; discouraged; in despair


瀢沱

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/


序大

/si³³⁻²¹ tua³³/

/si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ tua²²/

/si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹/

/si³³⁻²¹ tua³³/

/si³³⁻¹¹ tua³³/

/si²²⁻²¹ tua²²/

/si³³⁻²² tua⁴¹/

Amoy
Fujian
Qing China
Republic of China (1912–1949)

From ellipsis of 是 (sī) + 大人 (tōa-lâng).

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Penang and Philippine Hokkien) eldest within the same generation (such as among siblings or cousins)


懟險

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


惇篤

/tu̯ən⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu̯ən⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


有人緣

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/u²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/

/u⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³⁻²² iɛn¹³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/

/u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ iɛn²³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/

/u²²⁻²¹ laŋ²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/

/u⁴¹⁻²² laŋ²⁴⁻²² iɛn²⁴/

/u²²⁻²¹ laŋ¹³⁻²² iɛn¹³/

/u³³⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ iɛn²⁴/

/u³³⁻²¹ laŋ²³⁻³³ iɛn²³/


岧嵽

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ti⁵¹/


冗忙

/ʐʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/

/ʐʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵/


踧踧

/tɪk̚² tɪk̚²/

/tɪk̚² tɪk̚²/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/


踧踧

/tɪk̚² tɪk̚²/

/tɪk̚² tɪk̚²/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/t͡sʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu⁵¹/


嵽嵲

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/

/ti̯ɛ³⁵ ni̯ɛ⁵¹/


褊急

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/pi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/

(literary) narrow-minded and short-tempered


麻甩

/maː²¹ lɐt̚⁵/

/maː²¹ lɐt̚⁵/

(Cantonese, usually of a man) crude; unrefined; uncouth


軼蕩

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑŋ⁵¹/

(literary) unconstrained; free and at ease


昳麗

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/jɐt̚² lɐi̯²²/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/jɐt̚² lɐi̯²²/


亂雜

/lu̯än⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/

/lu̯än⁵¹ t͡sä³⁵/


謙沖

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/


燁然

/jɛ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɛ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


圍頭

/weɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/weɪ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/wɐi̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹/


竭蹶

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

Signs of exhaustion are beginning to appear in his finances and economy; war-weariness is beginning to set in among his people and troops.

1938, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論持久戰》 (On Protracted War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Dí zhī cáizhèng hé jīngjì yǐ kāishǐ biǎoxiàn qí jiéjué zhuàngtài, rénmín hé shìbīng de yànzhàn qíngxù yǐ kāishǐ fāshēng.

敵之財政和經濟已開始表現其竭蹶狀態，人民和士兵的厭戰情緒已開始發生。

敌之财政和经济已开始表现其竭蹶状态，人民和士兵的厌战情绪已开始发生。


煩忙

/fän³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/fän³⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/


氐惆

/ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/ti²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/

(literary) confused; disturbed; depressed; anxious


彽徊

/ti⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/

/ti⁵⁵ xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/

《玉篇·彳部》：「彽，彽徊，徘徊也。」

《集韻·灰韻》：「彽，彽徊，不進皃。」

(literary, rare) to linger; to hover around


古拙

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

simple and unadorned (art, architecture, etc.); simple and unsophisticated; displaying primitive simplicity


遑急

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

(literary) alarmed; frightened; panic-stricken


超絕

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡syːt̚²/


附隨

/fu⁵¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/fu⁵¹ su̯eɪ̯³⁵/

附隨因素

附随因素

The organizations are the armed forces and everything that goes with them.

Zhè zǔzhī, jiù shì jūnduì jí qí fùsuí de yīqiè dōngxi.

這組織，就是軍隊及其附隨的一切東西。

这组织，就是军队及其附随的一切东西。


讜直

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


𣱼𣱼

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

𣱼𣱼 (dāodāo) roughly means "flexible" or "flowing". Should read like 刀 (dāo).

凌景埏's annotation of 金·董解元《西廂記諸宮調》, quoted from 《漢語大字典》

Dāodāo, dàyuē shì línghuó, liúdòng de yìsi. Dāng dú rú dāo.

𣱼𣱼，大約是靈活、流動的意思。當讀如刀。

𣱼𣱼，大约是灵活、流动的意思。当读如刀。


讜正

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/tɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/


淌游

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/


忉忉

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(literary) sad; grieved; worried; distressed


忉怛

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

/tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä³⁵/


濊濊

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

(literary, onomatopoeia) Sound of a fishing net hitting the water.


急急

/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/


崛出

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/


窳楛

/y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/y²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


楛窳

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


程控

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hʊŋ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ²¹ hʊŋ³³/

(attributive, computing) programme-controlled; programmed


妙善

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/

/mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/


騤騤

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/kʷʰɐi̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/

/kʷʰɐi̯²¹ kʷʰɐi̯²¹/

(literary, of a horse) majestic; vigorous


杳隗

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


怐愗

怐瞀
佝瞀
佝愗
溝瞀
區瞀
區霿

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ moʊ̯⁵¹/

/koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ moʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ moʊ̯⁵¹/

/koʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ moʊ̯⁵¹/


屈乏

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fä³⁵/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ fä³⁵/


屈急

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/


劻勷

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵/


旰旰

/xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/

/xän⁵¹⁻⁵³ xän⁵¹/


溝瞀

沟瞀
怐瞀
怐愗
佝瞀
佝愗

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/


虛華

Sino-Xenic (虛華):
* → Korean: 허화(虛華) (heohwa)

/ɕy⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/hɵy̯⁵⁵ waː²¹/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³³ hua⁴⁴/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³³ hua⁴⁴/

/ɕy⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/hɵy̯⁵⁵ waː²¹/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/

/hi⁴⁴⁻²² hua⁴⁴/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³³ hua⁴⁴/

/hi⁴⁴⁻³³ hua⁴⁴/


侃侃

/kʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔːn³⁵ hɔːn³⁵/

/kʰän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hɔːn³⁵ hɔːn³⁵/

possessing assurance and composure; forthright and calm


皓旰

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kän⁵¹/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kän⁵¹/


倉忙

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/


皓白

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ paɪ̯³⁵/


四序

/su²¹⁻⁵³ si²²/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ si³³/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ si³³/

/su²¹⁻⁵³ si²²/

/su²¹⁻⁴¹ si³³/

/su¹¹⁻⁵³ si³³/

(Hokkien) neat; orderly; proper; perfect; comfortable


皓然

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/xɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


馬西

/mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/

/mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/

/mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se⁴⁴/

See 馬西馬西／马西马西.

(Taiwanese Hokkien) drunk; tipsy; unconscious


大部

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/


厚話

/kau³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/kau³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ua²²/

/kau³³⁻¹¹ ue³³/

/kau³³⁻²¹ ue³³/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ue²²/

/kau²²⁻²¹ ua²²/


肋脦

(colloquial) slovenly; slobby; unkempt; ill-groomed


雄健

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ kiːn²²/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hʊŋ²¹ kiːn²²/


寒背

/hɔːn²¹ puːi̯³³/

/hɔːn²¹ puːi̯³³/


相異

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²²/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²²/

/siɔŋ³³ i⁴¹/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²²/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i³³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i³³/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

/sœːŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²²/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²²/

/siɔŋ³³ i⁴¹/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²²/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²²/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i³³/

/siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i³³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i³³/


淘神

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ sɐn²¹/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/tʰou̯²¹ sɐn²¹/


憂懼

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ kɵy̯²²/

/iu³³⁻²³ ku³⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ kɵy̯²²/

/iu³³⁻²³ ku³⁵/

Gù jiéshā sǐwáng zhī jūn, cǐ qí xīn zhī yōujù, xíng zhī kǔtòng yě, bì shèn yú lì yǐ.

故劫殺死亡之君，此其心之憂懼、形之苦痛也，必甚於厲矣。

故劫杀死亡之君，此其心之忧惧、形之苦痛也，必甚于厉矣。


涼薄

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lœːŋ²¹ pɔːk̚²/

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ pu̯ɔ³⁵/

/lœːŋ²¹ pɔːk̚²/


清氣相

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰiʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ siɔ̃²¹/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/

/t͡sʰeŋ³³⁻²³ kʰiʔ²⁻⁴ sĩõ²¹³/

(Hokkien, Teochew) fastidious; obsessed with tidiness and cleanliness


靈利

/lɪŋ²¹ lei̯²²/

/lɪŋ²¹ lei̯²²/


有夠

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kɐu̯³³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kau²¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ kau²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kau¹¹/

/u³³⁻²² kau⁴¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ koʊ̯⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ kɐu̯³³/

/u²²⁻²¹ kau²¹/

/u³³⁻²¹ kau²¹/

/u³³⁻¹¹ kau¹¹/

/u³³⁻²² kau⁴¹/

(Hokkien) enough; adequate; sufficient; ample


等腰

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tɐŋ³⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tɐŋ³⁵ jiːu̯⁵⁵/


光鮮

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ siːn⁵⁵/


急匆匆

/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐp̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kɐp̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕiɪʔ³³ t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰoŋ²¹/


滎瀯

(literary, of waves) swirling and gushing up


有序

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ su³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy⁵¹/

/jɐu̯¹³ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/iu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ su²²/

/u³⁵⁻¹¹ su³⁵/

orderly; in order; methodological; systematic


無序

/mou̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/mou̯²¹ t͡sɵy̯²²/


聽熒

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiŋ⁵⁵ iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


盤桓

Sino-Xenic (盤桓):
* → Korean: 반환(盤桓) (banhwan)

/pʰän³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/

/pʰän³⁵ xu̯än³⁵/


千百

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

千百年來

千百年来

(literary) many; numerous; multitudinous


時任

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/

(attributive) then (holding the post at that time)


槺梁

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/


㝩㝗

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/kʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/


算無盤

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã²⁴/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²³/

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã²⁴/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) not worthwhile; it doesn't pay


無盤

/bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ puã²³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ puã²⁴/


鬱拗

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ au⁴¹/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ au⁵³/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ au⁴¹/

/ut̚³²⁻⁴ au⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) speaking indistinctly or with a lisp; having slurred speech


算會和

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ e³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ e³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ e³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ e³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) worthwhile; it will pay to


姑不將

/kɔ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɔŋ³³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siaŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɔŋ³³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siaŋ⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) having no alternative but to; acting against one's will; having to; imperative


姑不二將

姑不二将
姑不而將
姑不二終

/kɔ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ li²²⁻²¹ t͡siaŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ zi²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ li⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɔŋ³³/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ li²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ li²²⁻²¹ t͡siaŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ zi²³⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/


會行得

(Philippine Hokkien) worthwhile; cost-effective; being value for money; affordable


塏塏

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


jeng

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


忠良

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liaŋ²³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liaŋ²⁴/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lœːŋ²¹/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɔŋ²⁴/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liaŋ²³/

/tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liaŋ²⁴/

loyal to and enthusiastically supporting an emperor


不識好歹

ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄉㄞˇ

/pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ taɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ hou̯³⁵ taːi̯³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ taɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ hou̯³⁵ taːi̯³⁵/

不知好歹 不知好歹#Chinese


活蹦亂跳

ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄊㄧㄠˋ

хобэнлуаньтяо

/xu̯ɔ³⁵ pɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wuːt̚² pɐŋ⁵⁵ lyːn²² tʰiːu̯³³/

/xu̯ɔ³⁵ pɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wuːt̚² pɐŋ⁵⁵ lyːn²² tʰiːu̯³³/


薄切切

薄設設
薄yit yit:bok⁶ jit¹ jit¹
薄eat eat:bok⁶ jit¹ jit¹

/pɔːk̚² t͡sʰiːt̚³⁻⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³⁻⁵/

/pɔːk̚² jiːt̚⁵ jiːt̚⁵/

/pɔːk̚² t͡sʰiːt̚³⁻⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³⁻⁵/

/pɔːk̚² jiːt̚⁵ jiːt̚⁵/


橘裡橘氣

ㄐㄩˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄩˊ ㄑㄧˋ

цзюйлицзюйци

/t͡ɕy³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡ɕy³⁵ li³ t͡ɕy³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡ɕy³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/t͡ɕy³⁵ li³ t͡ɕy³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

After gay裡gay氣／gay里gay气 (gēiligēiqì, “gay-acting; gay-looking”). 橘 (jú, literally “orange; tangerine”) is a reference to the yuri manga and anime series Citrus.

zh-l

(neologism, slang, humorous, ACG) lesbian-acting; lesbian-looking


微醺

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (微醺):
* → Japanese: 微(び)醺(くん) (bikun)
* → Korean: 미훈(微醺) (mihun)

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ɕyn⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕyn⁵⁵/

/weɪ̯³⁵ ɕyn⁵⁵/


爽然

/ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/sɔːŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹/

/ʂu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/sɔːŋ³⁵ jiːn²¹/


刺鼻

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ pi³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː³³ pei̯²²/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ pi³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː³³ pei̯²²/


險巇

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

(literary, of roads) difficult and dangerous


險戲

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi⁵⁵/

Synonym of 險巇／险巇 (xiǎnxī, “difficult and dangerous”)


低低地

/tɐi̯⁵⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/

/tɐi̯⁵⁵ tɐi̯⁵⁵ tei̯²²⁻³⁵/


蟲蟲

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ tʰʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ t͡sʰʊŋ²¹/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ tʰʊŋ²¹/

Sino-Tibetan; cognate with 融 (OC *luŋ, “hot air, steam, heat”), Burmese လောင် (laung, “burn, scald”) (Schuessler, 2007).

The drought is excessive; its fervours become more and more tormenting.

旱既大甚、蘊隆蟲蟲。

旱既大甚、蕴隆虫虫。

Alternative form of 爞爞
stifling; suffocating


專守

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Passive defence is also known as purely defensive defence or pure defence.

1936, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《中國革命戰爭的戰略問題》 (Problems of Strategy in China's Revolutionary War), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Xiāojí fángyù, yòu jiào zhuānshǒu fángyù, yòu jiào dānchún fángyù.

消極防禦，又叫專守防禦，又叫單純防禦。

消极防御，又叫专守防御，又叫单纯防御。


屹然

/ŋɐt̚² jiːn²¹/

/ŋɐt̚² jiːn²¹/

Our base areas, small as they are, are politically very powerful and stand firmly opposed to the enormous Kuomintang regime.

Gēnjùdì suī xiǎo què yǒu hěn dà de zhèngzhìshàng de wēilì, yìrán hé pángdà de Guómíndǎng zhèngquán xiāng duìlì.

根據地雖小卻有很大的政治上的威力，屹然和龐大的國民黨政權相對立。

根据地虽小却有很大的政治上的威力，屹然和庞大的国民党政权相对立。


裕如

/jyː²² jyː²¹/

/jyː²² jyː²¹/


終久

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/


絕少

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


心切

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/ɕin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɛt̚³²/


滅裂

/mi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/mi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/


一寡仔

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² kua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² kua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ a⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ a⁵³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² kua⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ a⁴¹/


豐熟

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/


豐稔

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐm¹³/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐm¹³/

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Yòng qī qī sìshíjiǔ kē réntóu bìng hēiniú báiyáng jì zhī, zìrán fēngtiánlàngjìng, gèngjiān liánnián fēngrěn.

用七七四十九顆人頭并黑牛白羊祭之，自然風恬浪靜，更兼連年豐稔。

用七七四十九颗人头并黑牛白羊祭之，自然风恬浪静，更兼连年丰稔。


美善

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹/

/mi²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹/

/mi²⁴⁻¹¹ san⁵⁵/


悠然

Sino-Xenic (悠然):
* → Japanese: 悠然(ゆうぜん) (yūzen)
* → Korean: 유연(悠然) (yuyeon)

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/

/hĩũ³³⁻²³ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ jiːn²¹/

/hĩũ³³⁻²³ d͡ziaŋ⁵⁵/

Cǎi jú dōng lí xià, yōurán jiàn Nánshān.

採菊東籬下，悠然見南山。

采菊东篱下，悠然见南山。

leisurely and carefree; comfortable and content


碩大

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/sɛːk̚² taːi̯²²/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/

/sɛːk̚² taːi̯²²/


怫然

/fu³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/fu³⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


是樣

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/

(colloquial) aesthetically pleasing; pleasing to the eye; beautiful


吵吵鬧鬧

→ Macanese: chau-chau-lau-lau

ㄔㄠˇ ㄔㄠˇ ㄋㄠˋ ㄋㄠˋ

чаочаонаонао

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ nɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ naːu̯²² naːu̯²²/

/t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰaːu̯³⁵ naːu̯²² naːu̯²²/


硬繃繃

/iŋ⁵¹ pɤŋ⁵⁵ pɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːŋ²² paːŋ⁵⁵ paːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋã²² pã⁵⁵ pã²¹/

/iŋ⁵¹ pɤŋ⁵⁵ pɤŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋaːŋ²² paːŋ⁵⁵ paːŋ⁵⁵/

/ŋã²² pã⁵⁵ pã²¹/


杳杳

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Wherever I see, it is dark and empty, amid total silence.

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

眴兮杳杳，孔靜幽默。

眴兮杳杳，孔静幽默。

Underneath are the ancient corpses, forever detained in darkness.

a. early 3rd century, 14th entry in the Nineteen Old Poems (《古詩十九首·驅車上東門》)

下有陳死人，杳杳即長暮。

下有陈死人，杳杳即长暮。


三成熟

/sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚²/

/sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚²/

(of cooking, particularly of meats) medium rare


炅炅

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


熲熲

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


泂泂

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary, of water) clean and deep; deep and vast


忠順

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu̯ən⁵¹/

In practice, closed-doorism is the faithful servant of the Japanese imperialists and the traitors and collaborators.

1935, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《論反對日本帝國主義的策略》 (On Tactics Against Japanese Imperialism), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

Guānménzhǔyì zài shíjì shàng shì Rìběn dìguózhǔyì hé hànjiān màiguózéi de zhōngshùn de núpú.

關門主義在實際上是日本帝國主義和漢奸賣國賊的忠順的奴僕。

关门主义在实际上是日本帝国主义和汉奸卖国贼的忠顺的奴仆。


五成熟

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚²/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚²/


七成熟

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚²/


靠不住

/kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/kʰaːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡syː²²/

/kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/kʰaːu̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡syː²²/


一成熟

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚²/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sʊk̚²/


反法西斯

ㄈㄢˇ ㄈㄚˋ ㄒㄧ ㄙ

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ fä⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵/


愚痴

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵/


新編

/ɕin⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵/

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi̯en²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/ɕin⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/sɐn⁵⁵ pʰiːn⁵⁵/

/sin²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi̯en²⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻²² pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/

/sin⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰiɛn⁴⁴/


全熟

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ sʊk̚²/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ sʊk̚²/

全熟蛋

(of cooking) thoroughly cooked; well done (of steak); hard-boiled (of eggs)


老蟲

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ t͡sən¹³/

/lau³⁵⁻¹¹ tʰaŋ⁵⁵/

/lɔ²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ¹³/

/lɒu̯⁴¹ t͡sən¹³/


優渥

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ wɔ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ ɐk̚⁵/

/iu⁴⁴⁻²² ak̚³²/

/iu⁴⁴⁻²² ak̚³²/

/iu⁴⁴⁻³³ ak̚³²/

/iu⁴⁴⁻³³ ak̚³²/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ wɔ⁵¹/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ ɐk̚⁵/

/iu⁴⁴⁻²² ak̚³²/

/iu⁴⁴⁻²² ak̚³²/

/iu⁴⁴⁻³³ ak̚³²/

/iu⁴⁴⁻³³ ak̚³²/


淡漠

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/taːm²² mɔːk̚²/

/tän⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/taːm²² mɔːk̚²/

(of an attitude) indifferent; cold; aloof; apathetic


有條件

ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

有條件錄取

有条件录取


不景

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

(Hong Kong) in a recession; experiencing a depression; in a slump


菁菁

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Luxuriantly grows the aster-southernwood, in the midst of that large mound.

菁菁者莪，在彼中阿。


擠迫

/t͡sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵/

/t͡sɐi̯⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵/


動L

/tʊŋ²² ɛːu̯²²/

/tʊŋ²² ɛːu̯²²/

Onomatopoeic. See duang for detailed etymology.

1992, Royal Tramp, spoken by Wai Chun-fa (Sandra Ng):

zau⁶ pang⁴ ngo⁵ wai⁵ ceon¹ faa¹ gam³ do¹ nin⁴ ge³ ging¹ jim⁶ aa³, jyu⁴ gwo² naam⁴ jan⁴⁻² jat¹ suk¹ joeng⁴ ne¹, zi² jiu³ hai² keoi⁵ mei⁵ lung⁴ gwat¹ daai⁶ jyut⁶ go² dou⁶ lo² zi¹ caa¹ jat¹ duk¹ lok⁶ heoi³, zau⁶ wui⁵ dung⁶ eu⁶ gam² joeng⁶⁻² daan⁶ faan¹ ceot¹ lei⁴ gaa³ laak³.

就憑我韋春花咁多年嘅經驗呀，如果男人一縮陽呢，只要喺佢尾龍骨大穴嗰度攞支釵一篤落去，就會動L噉樣彈返出嚟㗎嘞。

就凭我韦春花咁多年嘅经验呀，如果男人一缩阳呢，只要喺佢尾龙骨大穴嗰度𫽋支钗一笃落去，就会动L噉样弹返出嚟㗎嘞。


昌隆

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/


族際

/t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

族際語

族际语


迢遙

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/

/tʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/


磊磊

/leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯¹³ lɵy̯¹³/

/leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɵy̯¹³ lɵy̯¹³/

I pluck the larkspur on the hillside, amid the chaos of rock and tangled vine.

c. 4th century BCE, Qu Yuan (屈原), 《九歌·山鬼》, based on the translation by Herbert Allen Giles, 1922.

Cǎi sānxiù xī yú shān jiān, shí lěilěi xī gě mànmàn.

采三秀兮於山間，石磊磊兮葛蔓蔓。

采三秀兮于山间，石磊磊兮葛蔓蔓。


一對一

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɵy̯³³ jɐt̚⁵/


心適

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻³³ siɪk̚³²/

/sim⁴⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²/


專項

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡syːn⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²²/

/t͡suaŋ³³⁻²³ haŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯än⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡syːn⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²²/

/t͡suaŋ³³⁻²³ haŋ³⁵/


昂奮

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ fən⁵¹/

/ŋɔːŋ²¹ fɐn¹³/

/ˀɑŋ³⁵ fən⁵¹/

/ŋɔːŋ²¹ fɐn¹³/

(of mood) in high spirits; high-spirited; elated


繁昌

/fän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/faːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/fän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/faːn²¹ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/


霎戇

/saːp̚³ ŋɔːŋ²²/

/saːp̚³ ŋɔːŋ²²/


叢脞

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


孤島式

/ku⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ku⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(attributive, of keyboards) island-style


不智

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡siː³³/


木然

/mu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/mu⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


繁細

/fän³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

/fän³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/

overloaded with details; excessively detailed


森然

/sən⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

/sən⁵⁵ ʐän³⁵/

(literary, of trees) dense; wooded; luxuriant


不悅

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɛt̚⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɛt̚²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ iɛt̚¹²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɛt̚⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɛt̚⁴/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɛt̚⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ iɛt̚²⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ iɛt̚¹²¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɛt̚⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ iɛt̚⁴/


慢慢兒

/män⁵¹ mɑɻ⁵⁵/

/mæ̃⁴⁴ ma⁵¹/

/män⁵¹ mɑɻ⁵⁵/

/mæ̃⁴⁴ ma⁵¹/

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 慢慢 (mànmàn, “slowly; leisurely; gradually”).


大個

/taːi̯²² kɔː³³/

/taːi̯²² kɔː³³/


澳仔

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Phono-semantic matching of English Aussie.


乖舛

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn³⁵/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn³⁵/

(literary) erroneous; problematic; false; wrong

(literary, of life) hard; rough; ill-fated; unfortunate; unfavoured


慫逼

/sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵⁵/

/sʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi⁵⁵/


完犢子

/wän³⁵ tu³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/wän³⁵ tu³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

(Northeastern Mandarin, derogatory) not achieved a certain state or purpose (of a person or thing); useless; unable to do something well


氣怫怫

气怫怫
氣噗噗
氣pupu

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ pʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² pʰut̚⁴³⁻²¹ pʰut̚⁴³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚²⁴⁻² put̚²⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ pʰut̚³²⁻⁵ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ pʰut̚³²⁻⁴ pʰut̚³²/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴² pʰut̚⁴³⁻²¹ pʰut̚⁴³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚²⁴⁻² put̚²⁴/

(Southern Min, ideophonic) furious; enraged


晏如

/jɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/

/jɛn⁵¹ ʐu³⁵/


晏然

/jɛn⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɛn⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/


盤頭

/puã²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

/puã²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴/

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


曉暢

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/hiːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³³/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/

/hiːu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ³³/


𣍐孬

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵²/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ mo⁵²/


和悅

/wɔː²¹ jyːt̚²/

/wɔː²¹ jyːt̚²/

(literary) amiable and cheerful; kind and joyful


永活

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/wɪŋ¹³ wuːt̚²/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uaʔ²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ¹²¹/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

/jʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɔ³⁵/

/wɪŋ¹³ wuːt̚²/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ uaʔ²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ¹²¹/

/iɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ uaʔ⁴/


湛深

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

(literary) advanced; profound; recondite


嘴緊

/t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kin⁴¹/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ kin⁴¹/


口緊

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


淺紫

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰiːn³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/


鼠膽

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


齷濁

/wɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ɐk̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/

/wɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ɐk̚⁵ t͡sʊk̚²/

filthy; nasty; sordid; impure (of motives)


野濟

/ia³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue²²/

/ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sue⁴¹/

/ia³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾lɑ²⁴²/

/ia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue²²/

/ia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sue⁴¹/


重然諾

ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹/


當多

/toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/

/toŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴/


真濟

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se³³/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡se³³/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²²/


周延

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ jiːn²¹/


明慧

/miŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯²²/

/miŋ³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯²²/

(literary) clever; intelligent; smart; bright


特稱

tʻê⁴-chʻêng¹

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɤ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/

existential quantifier
existential quantifier

(logic) existential; pertaining to the existential quantifier


可微

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/hɔː³⁵ mei̯²¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/hɔː³⁵ mei̯²¹/


摝人

/lʊk̚¹ ŋin¹¹/

/lʊk̚¹ ŋin¹¹/


淨俐

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ li⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ li⁵⁵/


霍姆斯

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵/


親共

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ kʊŋ²²/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ kʊŋ²²/

Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China


傷本

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/

/siɔŋ³³ pun⁵⁵⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁵³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁴¹/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/

/siɔŋ³³ pun⁵⁵⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² pun⁵³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁵³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ pun⁴¹/


費氣

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/hun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/hui¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/

/hun¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

/hun²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/hun⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/hun²¹⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/hui¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/

/hun¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/

/hui²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

/hun²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/


酸疼

/su̯än⁵⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

/syːn⁵⁵ tʰɐŋ²¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã¹¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/

/sŋ̍³³ tʰiã⁴¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/suĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/su̯än⁵⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

/syːn⁵⁵ tʰɐŋ²¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã¹¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiã²¹/

/sŋ̍³³ tʰiã⁴¹/

/sŋ̍⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/

/suĩ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiã²¹/


繁富

(literary) numerous and abundant; varied and diverse


/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pi⁵⁵/

/nʲiəu²¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pi⁵⁵/

/nʲiəu²¹ pʰi⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, Internet slang) Alternative form of 牛屄 (niúbī, “fucking awesome”)


毋成人

唔成人
不成人
伓成人
毋成儂
不成儂

/m¹¹ saŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/

/m¹¹ saŋ¹¹ ŋin¹¹/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² t͡siã²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻¹¹ laŋ²⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ t͡siã²⁴⁻²² laŋ²⁴/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ t͡siã²³⁻³³ laŋ²³/

(Hakka, Hokkien) unpresentable; in no shape to be seen


生趣

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/

/sen²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi⁵⁵/

/sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰi⁵³/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/sɐŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/

/sen²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi⁵⁵/

/sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰi⁵³/

The flowers are pleasant, and so are books and relationships; life gets more interesting as we live it

2014, 謝宇威 [Hsieh Yu-Wei], 劉劭希 [Liu Shaoxi], 官靈芝 [Emily Kuan], 欒克勇 [Lemon Luan], 東東(湯運煥) [Dong], 邱廉欽 [Kim Chiu], 葉鈺渟 [Yeh Yu-ting], JPM, 幸福个氣味

fâ hiông sû hiông ngìn-chhìn hiông, ngìn-sên ye̍t ko ye̍t sên-chhi

花香書香人情香 人生越過越生趣

花香书香人情香 人生越过越生趣

(Hakka) interesting; absorbing; engaging; delightful


老時

(Hakka) outmoded; old-fashioned; out-of-date


興沖沖

ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄔㄨㄥ

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/hɪŋ³³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/hɪŋ³³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/


不像樣

ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sœːŋ²² jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/


孤老

/ku⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ku⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


咬咬滾

/ka²²⁻²¹ ka²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

/ka²²⁻²¹ ka²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) very noisy


嘩嘩滾

/hua²²⁻²¹ hua²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/

/hua²²⁻²¹ hua²²⁻²¹ kun⁵³/


外氣

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² kʰui⁴¹/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kʰui²¹/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

/ɡua⁴¹⁻²² kʰui⁴¹/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kʰui²¹/

/ɡua²²⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/

(Southern Min) fashionable; stylish (of one's clothing)


過澩澩

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² hãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hãuʔ¹²¹/

/kua⁴⁴⁻²² hãu(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ hãuʔ¹²¹/


破膽

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ tã⁴¹/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua¹¹⁻⁵³ tã⁵³/

/pʰua²¹⁻⁴¹ tã⁴¹/

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


大筆

/tä⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² pɐt̚⁵/

/tua³³⁻²¹ pit̚³²/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ pit̚³²/

/tä⁵¹ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² pɐt̚⁵/

/tua³³⁻²¹ pit̚³²/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ pit̚³²/


縣立

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/


壯盛

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/


如勢

(Xiang) just right; just in time; just at the right moment; as it happens


得法

/tɤ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɤ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


暗摸摸

/am⁵⁵ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bɔŋ³³ bɔŋ³³/

/am⁵⁵ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ bɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bɔŋ³³ bɔŋ³³/

(Hakka, Southern Min, ideophonic) pitch-black


喜飽噠

/ɕi⁴¹ pɒu̯⁴¹ ta̠³/

/ɕi⁴¹ pɒu̯⁴¹ ta̠³/


暗眠摸

/am²¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴² bin²⁴⁻²¹ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ bin²³⁻³³ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ bin¹³⁻²² bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ³³/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴² bin²⁴⁻²¹ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ bin²³⁻³³ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ bin¹³⁻²² bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ bin²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔŋ⁴⁴/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin²⁴⁻²² bɔŋ³³/


暗趖趖

/am²¹⁻⁴² so²⁴⁻²¹ so²⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ so¹³⁻²² so¹³/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ so²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ so²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴² so²⁴⁻²¹ so²⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ so¹³⁻²² so¹³/

/am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ so²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁵³ so²⁴⁻²² so²⁴/

(Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien, ideophonic) pitch-black


暗漠漠

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴/

/am¹¹⁻⁵³ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴/

/am²¹⁻⁴¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² bɔk̚⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, ideophonic) pitch-black

(Taiwanese Hokkien) heavy in hidden details


吸人

/ɕi²⁴ ʐən¹³/

/ɕi²⁴ ʐən¹³/


一般子

(Xiang) ordinary; plain; average; nothing special


抵錢

/tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ti⁴¹ t͡si̯ẽ¹³/

/ti⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³/

/tɐi̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

/ti⁴¹ t͡si̯ẽ¹³/

/ti⁴¹ t͡ɕi̯ẽ¹³/

(Guangzhou Cantonese, Hakka, Xiang) valuable; costly


易得

/i²¹⁻¹¹ tɤ̞³/

/i²¹⁻¹¹ tɤ̞³/


鄙賤

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²²/

/pʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²²/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn³³/

/pʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn³³/

/pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²²/

/pʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn²²/

/pʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn³³/

/pʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɛn³³/


利霸

/li̯e̞⁴⁵ pa̠⁴⁵/

/li̯e̞⁴⁵ pa̠⁴⁵/


點咖子

/ti̯ẽ⁴¹ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/ti̯ẽ⁴¹ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/ti̯ẽ⁴¹ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/ti̯ẽ⁴¹ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

GT: General Taiwan (no particular region identified)


滴咖子

/ti̯a̠²⁴ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/ti̯æn⁴⁵ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/ti̯a̠²⁴ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/ti̯æn⁴⁵ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/


一滴咖子

/i²⁴ ti̯a̠²⁴ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯a̠²⁴ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯æn⁴⁵ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯æn⁴⁵ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯a̠²⁴ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯a̠²⁴ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯æn⁴⁵ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯æn⁴⁵ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/


快迅

/kʰu̯ai̯⁴⁵ ɕin⁴⁵/

/kʰu̯ai̯⁴⁵ ɕin⁴⁵/


一點咖子

/i²⁴ ti̯ẽ⁴¹ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯ẽ⁴¹ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯ẽ⁴¹ ka̠³ t͡sz̩³/

/i²⁴ ti̯ẽ⁴¹ ŋa̠³ t͡sz̩³/


細弱

/ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

thin and delicate; slim and fragile; slender and feeble


草昧

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯⁵¹/


篤深

/tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

/tu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂən⁵⁵/

(of feelings, relationships, etc.) deep; profound


幽幽

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵/


深篤

/ʂən⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂən⁵⁵ tu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


草氣

/t͡sʰɒu̯⁴¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰɒu̯⁴¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/


寶氣

/pɒu̯⁴¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/pɒu̯⁴¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/


二馬一虎

/əɻ⁴⁵ ma⁵³ iəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ xu¹¹/

/əɻ⁴⁵ ma⁵³ iəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ xu¹¹/


潮氣

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɒu̯¹³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰɒu̯¹³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɒu̯¹³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/t͡sʰɒu̯¹³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/


蠢氣

/t͡ɕʰyn⁴¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰyn⁴¹ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/


藍海

/län³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/län³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


貞亮

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

loyal and upright with great virtue and integrity


淑均

/ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/ʂu³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/ʂu³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/


對開

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

尖沙咀對開海面

尖沙咀对开海面


狂簡

/kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

When the Master was in Chen, he said, "Let me return! Let me return! The little children of my school are ambitious and too hasty. They are accomplished and complete so far, but they do not know how to restrict and shape themselves."

The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zǐ zài Chén, yuē: “Guī yú! Guī yú! Wúdǎng zhī xiǎozǐ kuángjiǎn, fěirán chéngzhāng, bùzhī suǒyǐ cáizhī!”

子在陳，曰：「歸與！歸與！吾黨之小子狂簡，斐然成章，不知所以裁之！」

子在陈，曰：「归与！归与！吾党之小子狂简，斐然成章，不知所以裁之！」

(literary, obsolete) ambitious but uncultivated; highly motivated but lacking discernment


含鉛

/xän³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/xän³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


疏朗

/ʂu⁵⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂu⁵⁵ lɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary, of sounds, images, etc.) distinct; clear

(literary) forthright; candid; outspoken; bold; uninhibited; straightforward

(literary) bright, spacious and spread out


敏慧

/min²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɐn¹³ wɐi̯²²/

/min²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/mɐn¹³ wɐi̯²²/


穎異

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/wɪŋ²² jiː²²/

/iŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/

/wɪŋ²² jiː²²/

(formal) extremely intelligent; very smart


噩琢

(Hakka, derogatory) incompetent; lacking ability


暗摸摸仔

/am⁵⁵ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴ e³¹/

/am⁵⁵ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴ e³¹/


暗摸胥疏

/am⁵⁵ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ so²⁴/

/am⁵⁵ mo²⁴⁻¹¹ si²⁴⁻¹¹ so²⁴/


暗冬冬

/am⁵⁵ tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/am⁵³ tʊŋ⁴⁴ tʊŋ⁴⁴/

/am⁵⁵ tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tuŋ²⁴/

/am⁵³ tʊŋ⁴⁴ tʊŋ⁴⁴/


拗蠻

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ män³⁵/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban¹³/

/au⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ban²⁴/

/au⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ban²³/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban²⁴/

/au⁴²⁻²⁴ ban²⁴/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ män³⁵/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban¹³/

/au⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ban²⁴/

/au⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ban²³/

/au⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ban²⁴/

/au⁴²⁻²⁴ ban²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) arrogant and domineering


恭恪

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

(literary) respectful and cautious; deferential and circumspect


日髒

/ʐəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sɒ̃¹¹/

/ʐəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ t͡sɒ̃¹¹/


悻然

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/hɐŋ²² jiːn²¹/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/

/hɐŋ²² jiːn²¹/


自靜

/t͡sz̩⁴⁵ t͡ɕĩŋ⁵³/

/t͡sz̩⁴⁵ t͡ɕĩŋ⁵³/


垃儳

/la³³⁻²¹ sam²³/

/la⁴⁴⁻²² sam²⁴/

/la²⁴⁻³³ sam²⁴/

/la²⁴⁻¹² sam²⁴/

/la²⁴⁻¹¹ sam²⁴/

/la²³⁻³³ sam²³/

/la³³⁻²¹ sam²³/

/la⁴⁴⁻²² sam²⁴/

/la²⁴⁻³³ sam²⁴/

/la²⁴⁻¹² sam²⁴/

/la²⁴⁻¹¹ sam²⁴/

/la²³⁻³³ sam²³/


行前

/ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/


長效

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ haːu̯²²/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hau¹¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ haːu̯²²/

/t͡sʰiaŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hau¹¹/

(attributive) having a lasting effect; long-lasting; slow-release


黢黑

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɵt̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕʰyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ xəʔ²/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sɵt̚⁵ hɐk̚⁵/

/t͡ɕʰyəʔ²⁻⁵⁴ xəʔ²/


偉光正

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

Abbrieviation of the phrase 偉大光榮正確 (“great, glorious and correct”), which is used in the following slogan in CCP propaganda

Long live the great, glorious and correct Communist Party of China!

Wěidà de, guāngróng de, zhèngquè de Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng wànsuì!

偉大的、光榮的、正確的中國共產黨萬歲！

伟大的、光荣的、正确的中国共产党万岁！

(chiefly sarcastic) morally perfect; saintlike


聒噪

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰuːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯³³/

/ku̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/ku̯ä⁵⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/kʰuːt̚³ t͡sʰou̯³³/


噪聒

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯³³ kʰuːt̚³/

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰou̯³³ kʰuːt̚³/


肥饒

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯³⁵/

/feɪ̯³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯³⁵/

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


二毛

withhair of two colours; salt and pepper

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

The Duke said: "A man of superior morality does not wound his enemy twice. He chooses not to capture an opponent who is approaching his old age."

Gōng yuē: “Jūnzǐ bù chóngshāng, bù qín èrmáo.”

公曰：「君子不重傷，不禽二毛。」

公曰：「君子不重伤，不禽二毛。」

(metonymically, of a person, literary) middle-aged; approaching old age


肥美

/feɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/feɪ̯³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


相𫝛

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ²³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ²⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² siaŋ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² siaŋ²⁴/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ³³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ³³/

/sã³³ saŋ²⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² saŋ²⁴/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ²³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ²⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² siaŋ²⁴/

/sã⁴⁴⁻²² siaŋ²⁴/

/siɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ³³/

/sio⁴⁴⁻³³ siaŋ³³/

/sã³³ saŋ²⁴/

/sio⁴⁴⁻²² saŋ²⁴/


敦睦

/tɵn⁵⁵ mʊk̚²/

/tun⁴⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/

/tun⁴⁴⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/

/tun⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/

/tun⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/

/tɵn⁵⁵ mʊk̚²/

/tun⁴⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴/

/tun⁴⁴⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹/

/tun⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/

/tun⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴/


忠純

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵/


規氣

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹/

/kui⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/


驕盈

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵/


粗粗

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²⁴/

/t͡sʰu⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu²⁴/

(Taiwanese Hakka) rough; coarse; not smooth


早清

/t͡sau⁵³ t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹/

/t͡sau⁵³ t͡ɕʰĩŋ¹¹/


淋淋

/lĩŋ¹¹ lĩŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/lĩŋ¹¹ lĩŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/


共娘隔爺

/kʊŋ⁴⁵ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³ kɤ̞²⁴ i̯a̠¹³/

/kən⁴⁵ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³ kɤ̞²⁴ i̯a̠¹³/

/kʊŋ⁴⁵ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³ kɤ̞²⁴ i̯a̠¹³/

/kən⁴⁵ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³ kɤ̞²⁴ i̯a̠¹³/

(Xiang) born of the same mother but a different father


共爺隔娘

/kʊŋ⁴⁵ i̯a̠¹³ kɤ̞²⁴ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³/

/kən⁴⁵ i̯a̠¹³ kɤ̞²⁴ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³/

/kʊŋ⁴⁵ i̯a̠¹³ kɤ̞²⁴ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³/

/kən⁴⁵ i̯a̠¹³ kɤ̞²⁴ n̠ʲi̯æn¹³/

(Xiang) born of the same father but a different mother


貽順

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾louŋ²⁴²/

/i⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾louŋ²⁴²/

See 貽順哥／贻顺哥.


米糕𣻸

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ²³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ²³/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ²⁴/

/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴⁻²² siũ²⁴/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) entangled in a problem (usually of a disordered situation of a couple)


四方四印

/ɕi⁴⁵ ɸan³³ ɕi⁴⁵ in⁴⁵/

/ɕi⁴⁵ ɸan³³ ɕi⁴⁵ in⁴⁵/


登方四正

/tən³³ ɸan³³ si⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁴⁵/

/tən³³ ɸan³³ ɕi⁴⁵ t͡sən⁴⁵/

/tən³³ ɸan³³ si⁴⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁴⁵/

/tən³³ ɸan³³ ɕi⁴⁵ t͡sən⁴⁵/


淫猥

/in³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐm²¹ wɐi̯³⁵/

/in³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐm²¹ wɐi̯³⁵/


不中用

ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹/


喪德

/saŋ²¹³ tɛ²¹/

/san⁴⁵ tɤ̞²⁴/

/saŋ²¹³ tɛ²¹/

/san⁴⁵ tɤ̞²⁴/

(Sichuanese, Xiang) wicked; dishonorable; immoral


上嶺

/ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ lin⁴¹/

/ʂan²¹⁻¹¹ lin⁴¹/


戲戽戽

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹/

/hi²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hasty and careless (in doing something)


整肅

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔk̚⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵¹/

/t͡sɪŋ³⁵ sʊk̚⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔk̚⁵/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔk̚³²/


耳朵軟

ㄦˇ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄨㄢˇ

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴ d̥u̯ɔ⁴ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ tɔː³⁵ jyːn¹³/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴ d̥u̯ɔ⁴ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ tɔː³⁵ jyːn¹³/

easily influenced; susceptible to flattery; credulous


耳根軟

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ kɐn⁵⁵ jyːn¹³/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kən⁵⁵ ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jiː¹³ kɐn⁵⁵ jyːn¹³/


富流流

/pu²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² lau¹³/

/pu²¹⁻⁵³ lau¹³⁻²² lau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) filthy rich; very wealthy


英烈

/iŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ liːt̚²/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛt̚⁴/

/iɪŋ³³ liɛt̚²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛt̚¹²¹/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛt̚⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛt̚⁴/

/iŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ liːt̚²/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛt̚⁴/

/iɪŋ³³ liɛt̚²⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² liɛt̚¹²¹/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛt̚⁴/

/iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ liɛt̚⁴/


色迷

/sɪk̚⁵ mɐi̯²¹/

/sɪk̚⁵ mɐi̯²¹/


耳朵沉

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴ d̥u̯ɔ⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/ˀɤɻ²¹⁴ d̥u̯ɔ⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/


大鄉里

/taːi̯²² hœːŋ⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

/taːi̯²² hœːŋ⁵⁵ lei̯¹³/

It's my first time on a plane. After thinking about it over and over again, I really think I'm such a country bumpkin!

ngo⁵ gam¹ jat⁶ sin¹ dai⁶ jat¹ ci³ daap³ fei¹ gei¹, nam² haa⁵ nam² haa⁵, zan¹ hai⁶ gok³ dak¹ zi⁶ gei² hou² daai⁶ hoeng¹ lei⁵ aa³!

我今日先第一次搭飛機，諗下諗下，真係覺得自己好大鄉里啊！

我今日先第一次搭飞机，谂下谂下，真系觉得自己好大乡里啊！

(Cantonese) backwards; primitive; ignorant; not having known or done something that is commonly known or done


重聽

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ tʰɪŋ⁵⁵/


苦寒

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän³⁵/

/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän³⁵/


筆端端

(Sichuanese) straight (not crooked or bent)


濕鮓鮓

(Sichuanese) dripping wet; soaking wet; drenched


避鼠

(Sichuanese) good at catching mice (of a cat)


實打實

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sz̩²¹ ta⁵³ sz̩²¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/sz̩²¹ ta⁵³ sz̩²¹/


筆陡

/pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ tɐu̯³⁵/

/pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ tɐu̯³⁵/


斯文胎胎

/sz̩⁵⁵ uən²¹ tʰai⁵⁵ tʰai⁵⁵/

/sz̩⁵⁵ uən²¹ tʰai⁵⁵ tʰai⁵⁵/


濕嘰嘰

/sz̩²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/sz̩²¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

(Sichuanese, derogatory) damp; moist; humid


陰琛

/im⁴⁴⁻²² tʰim⁴⁴/

/im⁴⁴⁻²² tʰim⁴⁴/

/im⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰim⁴⁴/

/im⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰim⁴⁴/

/im⁴⁴⁻²² tʰim⁴⁴/

/im⁴⁴⁻²² tʰim⁴⁴/

/im⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰim⁴⁴/

/im⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰim⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) not showing one's feelings or thoughts


雅相

/i̯a̠⁴¹ si̯æn⁴⁵/

/i̯a̠⁴¹ ɕi̯æn⁴⁵/

/i̯a̠⁴¹ si̯æn⁴⁵/

/i̯a̠⁴¹ ɕi̯æn⁴⁵/

(Xiang) gentle; refined; courteous; polite; feminine


下力

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/haː²² lɪk̚²/

/he²²⁻²¹ lat̚⁴/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ lat̚¹²¹/

/ja²² lɪk̚²⁴/

/ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ li²⁴/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/

/haː²² lɪk̚²/

/he²²⁻²¹ lat̚⁴/

/hɛ²²⁻²¹ lat̚¹²¹/

/ja²² lɪk̚²⁴/

/ɕi̯a̠²¹⁻¹¹ li²⁴/

(Muping Mandarin) hardworking; industrious


魁壘

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Among the court ministers, none of them are learned and wise, none just and upright, none senior, experienced, and dependable, and none majestic and outstanding.

Cháochén wúyǒu dàrú gǔgěng, báishǒu qí'ài, kuílěi zhī shì.

朝臣亡有大儒骨鯁，白首耆艾，魁壘之士。

朝臣亡有大儒骨鲠，白首耆艾，魁垒之士。

(archaic, literary) strong; majestic; outstanding


駊騀

/pʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pʰu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


番綻

/fan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰan⁵⁵/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰan⁵³/

/fan²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰan⁵⁵/

/fan⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰan⁵³/

The rattan palm was quite well-known before. Children who did not listen often had to eat rattan palm to grow up. School teachers would also prepare rattam palm to treat those rascals who were mischievous, who were naughty, who did not want to do their homework, and who did very poorly on their exams.

2017 May 1, 羅肇錦, 鳥仔毋企樹, in NCU Hakka College E-Paper, issue 276

Vòng-thèn yî-chhièn tông yû-miàng, se-ngìn-è m̀ thâng-fa chia̍p-sòng oi sṳ̍t vòng-thèn chang voi thai, ho̍k-káu sîn-sâng ya he voi chún-phi vòng-thèn fu̍k-sṳ tông liàu-tiâu, tông fân-chhan, m̀ hén siá chok-ngia̍p, kháu-sṳ tông lâm ke se-kúi-é.

黃藤以前當有名，細人仔毋聽話輒常愛食黃藤正會大，學校先生也係會準備黃藤服侍當撩刁、當番綻、毋肯寫作業、考試當濫个細鬼仔。

黄藤以前当有名，细人仔毋听话辄常爱食黄藤正会大，学校先生也系会准备黄藤服侍当撩刁、当番绽、毋肯写作业、考试当滥个细鬼仔。

You ask me, "Why are you so naughty that you would climb up someone's fence?"

Ngì mun ngài, cho-má-ke án fân-chhan, oi khie̍t ngìn ke thù-chhiòng?

你問𠊎，做麼个恁番綻，愛蹶人个圖牆？

你问𠊎，做么个恁番绽，爱蹶人个图墙？


飽足

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/paːu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɔk̚⁵/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/pa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su³⁵/

/paːu̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/pa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɔk̚⁵/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²/

/pa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔk̚³²/


固陋

/ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ loʊ̯⁵¹/

/ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ loʊ̯⁵¹/


愚直

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/y³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/


通光

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ³³ kŋ̍³³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ³³ kŋ̍³³/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kŋ̍⁴⁴/

/tʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kŋ̍⁴⁴/


暑熱

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/

/ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐɤ⁵¹/

(of weather) extremely hot; blistering hot; scorching; blazing; sweltering


俗骨

/su³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊk̚² kʷɐt̚⁵/

/su³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʊk̚² kʷɐt̚⁵/


割喉

/kɤ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɔːt̚³ hɐu̯²¹/

/kɤ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/kɔːt̚³ hɐu̯²¹/

(neologism, attributive) cutthroat; ruthless; murderous


殊異

/syː²¹ jiː²²/

/syː²¹ jiː²²/


慌促

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰu⁵¹/


怔忪

征彸
佂伀
征忪
征伀
*徵彸

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/


密實

/mi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sat̚¹²¹/

/bat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sat̚²⁴/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

/mi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/mɐt̚² sɐt̚²/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sat̚¹²¹/

/bat̚²⁴⁻² t͡sat̚²⁴/

/bat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/

The stitches on this jacket are densely woven.

Zhè jiàn jiākè zhēnjiǎo zuò de zhēn mìshí.

這件夾克針腳做得真密實。

这件夹克针脚做得真密实。

densely woven; closely knit; compactly woven

密實袋／密实袋 [Cantonese] ― mat⁶ sat⁶ doi⁶⁻² [Jyutping] ― Ziploc bag

He's so silent and not fond of speaking, you can set your mind at ease.

keoi⁵ gam³ mat⁶ sat⁶, nei⁵ fong³ sam¹ dou¹ dak¹ laak³.

佢咁密實，你放心都得嘞。

佢咁密实，你放心都得嘞。

(Cantonese) not fond of speaking; careful in speech; silent as a grave

(Hong Kong Cantonese, of clothing) conservative; not revealing

收埋得好密實

收埋得好密实

He now has opened a shop and is earning a great quantity.

I hiān-chāi khai chi̍t keng tiàm, thàn kah chin ba̍t-cha̍t.

伊現在開一間店，趁甲真密實。

伊现在开一间店，趁甲真密实。

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) of great quantity; of a sizable quantity


作興

/t͡sɔ²⁴ eiŋ³³/

/t͡sɔ²⁴ eiŋ³³/

/t͡soʔ³³ ɕin⁴⁴/

/t͡soʔ⁴³ ɕin⁴⁴/

/t͡soʔ³³ ɕin⁴⁴/

/t͡soʔ⁴³ ɕin⁴⁴/


怱怱

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

Alternative form of 匆匆 (cōngcōng, “hasty; hurried”)


𣍐共樣

/mai⁴² kɔŋ⁵⁵ iɔŋ⁵⁵/

/mai⁴² kɔŋ⁵⁵ iɔŋ⁵⁵/


𣍐共

/mai⁴² kɔŋ⁵⁵/

/mai⁴² kɔŋ⁵⁵/


無共樣

/mo¹¹ kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/

/mo¹¹ kʰi̯uŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/


隔暝

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mɛ̃¹³/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mẽ²³/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mĩ²⁴/

/kɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ mɛ̃¹³/

/ke(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ mẽ²³/

(Hokkien) overnight; from the previous evening


大圍

/tä⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² wɐi̯²¹/

/tä⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/

/taːi̯²² wɐi̯²¹/

大圍因素／大围因素 [Cantonese] ― daai⁶ wai⁴ jan¹ sou³ [Jyutping] ― macroscopic factors


𣍐爽

→ English: buay song

/bue³³⁻¹¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

/bue²² sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/be²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

/be³³⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁴¹/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

/bue²² sɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/be²²⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁵³/

/be³³⁻²¹ sɔŋ⁴¹/


英挺

/iŋ⁵⁵ tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ¹³/

/iŋ⁵⁵ tʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ tʰɪŋ¹³/


𣍐歹

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁵³/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ pʰãi⁵³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴²/

/bue³³⁻²² pʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/be³³⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴¹/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰai⁵²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁵³/

/bue³³⁻¹¹ pʰãi⁵³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴²/

/bue³³⁻²² pʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/be³³⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴¹/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰai⁵²/

𣍐歹食

𫧃歹食

𣍐歹看

𫧃歹看

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) not bad; pretty good


炸耳

/t͡sa²¹³ ɚ⁵³/

/t͡sa²¹³ ɚ⁵³/

(Sichuanese, of sound) deafening; earsplitting


𣍐䆀

/be²²⁻²¹ bai⁵³/

/be³³⁻²¹ bai⁴¹/

/be²²⁻²¹ bai⁵³/

/be³³⁻²¹ bai⁴¹/

𣍐䆀食

𫧃䆀食

𣍐䆀看

𫧃䆀看

(Zhangzhou, Malaysian and Taiwanese Hokkien) not bad; pretty good


最壞

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯aɪ̯⁵¹/


𠁞歹

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰai⁵²/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ pʰai⁵²/

zh-l

𣍐歹／𫧃歹 (bōe-pháiⁿ)

(Singapore Teochew) Alternative form of 𣍐歹／𫧃歹 (“not bad”)


𣍐得了

/bue²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁴ liau⁵³/

/be²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁵ liau⁵³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁴ liau⁵³/

/be²²⁻²¹ tit̚³²⁻⁵ liau⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) endless; without end


𣍐看口

/bue²² kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/bue²²⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/

/be²²⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/

/bue²² kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰau⁵⁵⁴/

/bue²²⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/

/be²²⁻²¹ kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ kʰau⁵³/

(Southern Min) not looking good (making something not suitable for sale or display)


𣍐行得

(Philippine Hokkien) not worthwhile; it doesn't pay


算𣍐和

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ bue³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ be³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/

/sŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ bue³³⁻¹¹ ho²⁴/

/sŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ be³³⁻²¹ hɤ²³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) not worthwhile; it doesn't pay


莫嫌𣍐歹

/mai²¹⁻⁴² hiam²⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴²/

/mai²¹⁻⁴² hiam²⁴ bue²²⁻²¹ pʰãi⁴²/

(Singapore Hokkien) not bad; pretty good


𣍐少

/bue³³⁻²² t͡sio⁵⁵⁴/

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡sio⁵³/

/be³³⁻²¹ t͡siɤ⁴¹/

/bue³³⁻²² t͡sio⁵⁵⁴/

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡sio⁵³/

/be³³⁻²¹ t͡siɤ⁴¹/


孬意思

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

(Teochew) too embarrassed or shy (to do something)


頃頃

/kʰaiŋ³³ kʰaiŋ³³/

/kʰaiŋ³³ kʰaiŋ³³/

(Northern Min) just right; just in time; just at the right moment; as it happens


僥險

(Northern Min) dangerous; risky; perilous


𣍐做人

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/bue²² t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/bue²² t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡so²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/


每兩

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


無措

/u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/


坱圠

/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵¹/

/jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jä⁵¹/

The clouds rise up; the rains come down,
In confusion inextricably joined.
The Great Potter fashions all creatures,
Infinite, boundless, limit unknown.

Jia Yi (賈誼), c. 174 BCE, The Owl (《鵩鳥賦》). Translated by Burton Watson.

Yúnzhēng yǔjiàng, jiūcuò xiāngfēn. Dàjūn bōwù, yǎngyà wúyín.

雲烝雨降，糾錯相紛。大鈞播物，坱圠無垠。

云烝雨降，纠错相纷。大钧播物，坱圠无垠。

(ideophonic, poetic) boundless; vast; immeasurable


慌忙無措

ㄏㄨㄤ ㄇㄤˊ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄛˋ

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵ u³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/


矎矎

/ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹/


麻米

/maː²¹ mɐi̯¹³/

/maː²¹ mɐi̯¹³/


工巧

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ haːu̯³⁵/


驚青

/kɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/kɛːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

2019 May 18, 唐貝詩 [Lydia Tong], quotee, “處女古裝化身聶小倩 唐貝詩變王祖賢？”, in 《成報》 [Sing Pao], page B02:

At the time, after dressing up, we were just doing a photoshoot and not actually acting, but he went over and beyond and, knowing that Ning Caichen is a scholar who needs the protection of Nie Xiaoqian, made a frightful expression.

ngo⁵ mun⁴ dong¹ si⁴ zong¹ baan⁶ hau⁶ zi² si⁶ paak³ ziu³, bat¹ si⁶ zan¹ dik¹ jin² hei³, daan⁶ taa¹ dou¹ gaau¹ zuk¹ gung¹ fo³, taa¹ zi¹ dou³ ning⁴ coi² san⁴ si⁶ ming⁴ syu¹ sang¹ jiu³ nip⁶ siu² sin⁶ bou² wu⁶, jat¹ fu³ geng¹ ceng¹ dik¹ mou⁴ joeng⁶⁻².

我們當時裝扮後只是拍照，不是真的演戲，但他都交足功課，他知道寧采臣是名書生要聶小倩保護，一副驚青的模樣。

我们当时装扮后只是拍照，不是真的演戏，但他都交足功课，他知道宁采臣是名书生要聂小倩保护，一副惊青的模样。

2019 October 1, 李慶全, quoting 花姐 [Ahfa Wong], “經理人花姐稱姜濤讚警方有禮貌”, in 《文匯報》 [Wen Wei Po], page A31:

But he [Keung To] has always been easily frightened, and people are setting off tear gas near his home. He's most afraid that his mother would be in danger, so he would go out with his mother.

bat¹ gwo³ taa¹ jat¹ hoeng³ dou¹ geng¹ ceng¹, uk¹ kei² fu⁶ gan⁶ jau⁶ fong³ ceoi¹ leoi⁶ daan⁶⁻², taa¹ zeoi³ geng¹ maa¹ mi⁴ jau⁵ ngai⁴ him², so² ji⁵ wui⁵ pui⁴ maa¹ mi⁴ lok⁶ gaai¹.

不過他一向都驚青，屋企附近又放催淚彈，他最驚媽咪有危險，所以會陪媽咪落街。

不过他一向都惊青，屋企附近又放催泪弹，他最惊妈咪有危险，所以会陪妈咪落街。

(Cantonese) scared; afraid; easily frightened; cowardly; flustered


/ŋɔːŋ²² kɐu̯⁵⁵/

/ŋɔːŋ²² kɐu̯⁵⁵/

From an irregular romanization of 戇／戆 (ngong6) + 鳩／鸠 (gau1).

(Cantonese, leetspeak, vulgar) Alternative form of 戇鳩／戆鸠


歹相

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siaŋ²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unfriendly; withdrawn


得訣

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kuat̚³²/

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

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) proud of oneself; pleased with oneself; complacent


(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) Alternative form of O-1


/ou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/ou̯⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

From English occupied (“in a relationship”) + 1 (“one [total partners]”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) in one's first relationship


/ei̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³ lɪŋ²¹/

/ei̯⁵⁵ saːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³ lɪŋ²¹/

From English available (“single”) + 380 total partners, humorous allusion to Airbus A380.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) promiscuous


(Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) in their first homosexual relationship


𡳞蔓

/lan²²⁻²¹ muã²²/

/lan³³⁻¹¹ muã³³/

/lan³³⁻²¹ muã³³/

/lam²²⁻²¹ muã²²/

/lan²²⁻²¹ muã²²/

/lan³³⁻¹¹ muã³³/

/lan³³⁻²¹ muã³³/

/lam²²⁻²¹ muã²²/

(Hokkien, vulgar, derogatory) incompetent; shameless


桃紅色

/tʰau²¹ xoŋ²¹ sɛ²¹/

/tʰau²¹ xoŋ²¹ sɛ²¹/


短膀膀兒

/tuan⁵³ paŋ⁵³ pɚ⁵³⁻²¹/

/tuan⁵³ paŋ⁵³ pɚ⁵³⁻²¹/


冰凊

/pin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²¹³/

/pin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹³/

/pin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²¹³/

/pin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰiɛn²¹³/


無馬

/u³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/u³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(slang) Alternative form of 無碼／无码 (wúmǎ)


有碼

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ maː¹³/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɐu̯¹³ maː¹³/


整定

/t͡sɪŋ³⁵ tɪŋ²²/

/t͡sɪŋ³⁵ tɪŋ²²/

What one could have in one's life really is predestined.

sik⁶ gei² do¹ zoek³ gei² do¹ zan¹ hai⁶ zing² ding⁶.

食幾多著幾多真係整定。

食几多着几多真系整定。

方太教煮餸——整定／方太教煮𩠌——整定

fong1 taai3-2 gaau3 zyu2 sung3, zing2 ding6


慨慷

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

(Classical) impassioned; vehement; fervent


日怪

/ʐəʔ² kuai⁴⁵/

/ʐəʔ² kuai⁴⁵/

(Jin) odd; strange; surprising; unexpected


摳搜

/kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ soʊ̯²/

/kʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ soʊ̯²/


生荒

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

(agriculture, attributive, of land) uncultivated


情切

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/


才名

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵ miŋ³⁵/


寶兮兮

/pau⁵³ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/pau⁵³ ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

(Sichuanese) simple-minded; silly; foolish


三尖八角

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡siːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡siːm⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kɔːk̚³/

(Cantonese) having many corners or pointed tips; of irregular shape


清甜

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ tĩ³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² tĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ tĩ³³/

(Southern Min) slightly sweet (being just right)


清彩

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡sʰai⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰai⁴¹/

(Southern Min) refreshed and comfortable; of a clear mind and happy spirit

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) sunny (weather)

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, euphemistic) thin (of a person)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) pretty; beautiful; attractive


鼓鼓囊囊

ㄍㄨˇ ˙ㄍㄨ ㄋㄤ ㄋㄤ

/ku²¹⁴ g̊u⁴ nɑŋ⁵⁵ nɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kuː³⁵ kuː³⁵ nɔːŋ²¹ nɔːŋ²¹/

/ku²¹⁴ g̊u⁴ nɑŋ⁵⁵ nɑŋ⁵⁵/

/kuː³⁵ kuː³⁵ nɔːŋ²¹ nɔːŋ²¹/


修明

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

(literary) politically honest and enlightened


極盛

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (極盛):
* → Korean: 극성(極盛) (geukseong)

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/kɪk̚² sɪŋ²²/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/kɪk̚² sɪŋ²²/

(formal) most flourishing; prime; greatest


媚俗

/meɪ̯⁵¹ su³⁵/

/meɪ̯⁵¹ su³⁵/


流淫

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ in³⁵/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ in³⁵/


精緊

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁵³/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kin⁵³/


存古

/t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰu̯ən³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Next, through comparison of the Huangkeng dialect with Proto-Northern Min, we sorted through the Huangkeng dialect's conservative and innovative qualities, and believe that the Huangkeng dialect should belong to the earliest branch of Northern Min that we currently know of.

2019 December, 沈瑞清, 《黃坑話與早期閩北語》, in Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics, →ISSN, volume 12, issue 1, page 52

Qícì, wǒmen tōngguò huángkēnghuà gēn yuánshǐ mǐnběiyǔ gòunǐ de bǐjiào, shūlǐ le huángkēnghuà de cúngǔ yǔ chuàngxīn, rènwèi huángkēnghuà yìnggāi shǔyú mùqián suǒ zhī de mǐnběiyǔ zhōng zuìzǎo fēnchū de yī zhī.

其次，我們通過黃坑話跟原始閩北語構擬的比較，梳理了黃坑話的存古與創新，認為黃坑話應該屬於目前所知的閩北語中最早分出的一支。

其次，我们通过黄坑话跟原始闽北语构拟的比较，梳理了黄坑话的存古与创新，认为黄坑话应该属于目前所知的闽北语中最早分出的一支。

(of a language) preserving archaic features


精濟

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²¹/

/t͡siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡se²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) wearing neat and clean clothes

(Xiamen Hokkien) clever; smart; quick-witted (of a child)


精齊

/t͡siɪŋ³³ t͡se²⁴/

/t͡siɪŋ³³ t͡se²⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) clever; smart; quick-witted (of a child)


䭕身

/t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴/

/t͡siã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sin³³/

/t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin⁴⁴/

/t͡siã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sin³³/

(Southern Min) inherently bland and tasteless (of food)


清正

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ³³/


印太

/in⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn³³ tʰaːi̯³³/

/in⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐn³³ tʰaːi̯³³/

Short for 印度洋 (Yìndùyáng) + 太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng).


大嘥

/taːi̯²² saːi̯⁵⁵/

/taːi̯²² saːi̯⁵⁵/


歹流擺

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² pai⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² pai⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² pai⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lau²⁴⁻²² pai⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) being in an unfavorable situation; having bad luck


䆀狗氣

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) looking like a hooligan; looking like a ruffian


歹狗氣

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

(Southern Min) looking like a hooligan; looking like a ruffian


歹種

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

(Southern Min) of a despicable character; of a bad moral quality


䆀鬥

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hard to get along with


歹潲

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau¹³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siau²⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siau²⁴/

(Southern Min, vulgar) of a despicable character; of a bad moral quality


歹鬥

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tau²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tau²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tau⁴¹/


䆀料

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) of a despicable character; of a bad moral quality


歹料

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau²²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liau²²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ liau⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) of a despicable character; of a bad moral quality


䆀流水

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lau¹³⁻²² t͡sui⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) being in an unfavorable situation; having bad luck


難講

/nän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naːn²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/nan¹¹ kɔŋ³¹/

/nän³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naːn²¹ kɔːŋ³⁵/

/nan¹¹ kɔŋ³¹/


䆀猴

(Taiwanese Hokkien) very ugly; very unsightly


䆀喙

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) foul-mouthed; often saying inappropriate things


歹喙斗

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) having a poor appetite; having no appetite

(Xiamen Hokkien) foul-mouthed; often saying inappropriate things

(Taiwanese and Philippine Hokkien) picky about food


䆀徛起

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) hard to have a foothold; difficult to establish oneself


䆀市

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) suffering from slow business; suffering from bad market conditions


歹市

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) suffering from slow business; suffering from bad market conditions


䆀喙斗

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁴¹ tau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰui¹¹⁻⁵³ tau⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tau⁵⁵⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a poor appetite; having no appetite


歹徛

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa²²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa²²/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) difficult to live in (of a haunted house or area causing discomfort, misfortune, or death)


歹體

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰe⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰe⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) bad; worse (of a situation)

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) having a bad-looking posture or gesture


䆀徛

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) difficult to live in (of a haunted house or area causing discomfort, misfortune, or death)


䆀體

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰe⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) bad; worse (of a situation)

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a bad-looking posture or gesture


䆀價

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a bad, low price (from the seller's perspective)


歹徛起

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa²² kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰa²² kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰia²²⁻²¹ kʰi⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) hard to have a foothold; difficult to establish oneself

(Xiamen Hokkien) difficult to live in (of a haunted house or area causing discomfort, misfortune, or death)


䆀勢面

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) worsening (of a situation)


䆀手蹄

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ te¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a habit of stealing


歹皮肉

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰe²⁴⁻²² baʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) having easily infected skin


䆀皮肉

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰue¹³⁻²² baʔ³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having easily infected skin


歹目

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) having a lustful look; having a lascivious gaze (of a man)


歹價

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke⁴¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke¹¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ke²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ke⁴¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ke¹¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) having a bad, low price (from the seller's perspective)


歹手爪

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziau⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niãu⁵³/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ziau⁴¹/

(Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) having a habit of stealing

(Taiwanese Hokkien) having a hand that is hard to move due to injury


歹目色

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² siak̚⁵/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚⁴⁻³² siɪk̚³²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bak̚²⁴⁻² siak̚⁵/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) having a poor eye; having bad eyesight


䆀目色

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siɪk̚³²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a poor eye; having bad eyesight


歹面

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin²²/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bin³³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bin⁴¹/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) worsening (of a situation)


歹剃頭

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰi(ʔ)⁵ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰi(ʔ)⁵ tʰau²⁴/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰau²³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰau²⁴/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) difficult to handle (of a person or thing)


濕滑

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu̯ä³⁵/


歹生棄

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

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

(Xiamen Hokkien) protective of the other's feelings


歹手

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) unlucky (at gambling, cards, etc.)


䆀生棄

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹/

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

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) protective of the other's feelings


橫惡

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/huĩ²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚⁵/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚³²/

/huĩ²⁴⁻²² ɔk̚⁵/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) fierce and unreasonable


橫狂

/huãi²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ²⁴/


橫霸

/huãi²⁴⁻²² pa²¹/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² pa²¹/

(Xiamen Hokkien) fierce, domineering, and unreasonable


橫肉面

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/huã¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/huã¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ bin²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a fierce and savage appearance


橫肉生

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sĩ⁴⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² ba(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ sɛ̃⁴⁴/


貓絲

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/niãu⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) thin and weak (of one's body)


歹勢面

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁵³ bin²²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) worsening (of a situation)


䆀剃頭

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰi(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ tʰau¹³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) difficult to handle (of a person or thing)


䆀空

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) causing problems or difficulties (of a person, place, thing, etc.)

Alternative forms: 䆀康, 歹康


歹空

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰaŋ³³/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) causing problems or difficulties (of a person, place, thing, etc.)


爪解

/niãu²¹⁻⁵³ kãi⁵³/

/niãu²¹⁻⁵³ kãi⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) having a narrow, small, and ugly face


歹肉菜

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiak̚²⁴⁻² t͡sʰai⁴¹/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) having easily infected skin


䆀字運

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ un²²/

/bai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ d͡zi²²⁻²¹ un²²/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) unlucky; out of luck


橫逆

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/

/hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/

/huãi²⁴⁻²² ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/

/hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡiɪk̚⁴/

/huã¹³⁻²² ɡiɪk̚¹²¹/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) fierce; cruel; brutal (of one's behavior or disposition)


執死板

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan⁵³/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pan⁵³/

(Xiamen Hokkien) stubborn; inflexible; particular


非二元

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/hui⁴⁴⁻³³ li³³⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/


執性

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ siɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sip̚⁵⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Zhangzhou Hokkien) stubborn; obstinate


歹命

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ miã⁴¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mia⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ miã³³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã³³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ miã⁴¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mia⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ miã³³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã³³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miã²²/

Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan


執死訣

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁵ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

/t͡sip̚³²⁻⁴ si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuat̚³²/

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) stubborn; obstinate


急狂

/kip̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

/kip̚³²⁻⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/


媠氣

/sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰui⁴¹/

/sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/

/sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰui¹¹/

/sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰui²¹/


捅頭

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau¹³/

/tʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²⁴/

/tʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰau²³/


立捷

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siap̚¹²¹/

/liap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siap̚¹²¹/

(Southern Min) quick; swift; speedy (in doing something)


攝脯

/liap̚³²⁻⁵ pɔ⁵³/

/liap̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ⁵³/

/liap̚³²⁻⁵ pɔ⁵³/

/liap̚³²⁻⁴ pɔ⁵³/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) dried out; dry


塌斥

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

/tʰap̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰeʔ³²/

(Xiamen Hokkien) down on one's luck; hapless and dejected


愷悌

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi⁵¹/

/*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ diːlʔ/

/kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi⁵¹/

/*ŋ̊ʰɯːlʔ diːlʔ/

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

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

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

營營青蠅，止于樊。豈弟君子，無信讒言。

营营青蝇，止于樊。岂弟君子，无信谗言。

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


懾膽

/liap̚³²⁻⁴ tã⁵³/

/liap̚³²⁻⁵ tã⁵³/

/liap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

/liap̚³²⁻⁴ tã⁵³/

/liap̚³²⁻⁵ tã⁵³/

/liap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tã⁵⁵⁴/

(Southern Min) timid; lacking courage; cowardly


洽食

/kap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴/

/kap̚²⁴⁻² t͡siaʔ²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) compatible with each other (in thoughts and feelings)

(Xiamen Hokkien) secure; close-fitting (of a structure)

(Quanzhou Hokkien) not bad; presentable; pretty good


孤霜

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

/kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sŋ̍⁴⁴/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) unfriendly and stingy; unsociable


無差別

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵/

/u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵/


順攤

/sɵn²² tʰaːn⁵⁵/

/sɵn²² tʰaːn⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) smooth and without difficulty; smooth-going

Why would he be so easy-going and be willing to make a promise to you?

keoi⁵ jau⁶ dim² wui⁵ gam³ seon⁶ taan¹ hang² jing¹ sing⁴ nei⁵ aa¹?

佢又點會咁順攤肯應承你吖？

佢又点会咁顺摊肯应承你吖？

(Cantonese) amenable; complying; easy-going


扭掠

/liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʔ¹²¹/

/liu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liaʔ¹²¹/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, of a tool) easy to use


啖啖肉

(Cantonese) with a mouthful of meat with every bite


瀺灂

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

(poetic, ideophonic, of water or objects in water) making bubbling, rushing, or splashing sounds


鏘鏘

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵ kʰi̯aŋ⁵⁵/

When the teacher was about to depart for Shaanxi, his disciples and servants crowded in the road to see him off.

Zǐ jiāng zhī Shǎn, ménrén cóng zhě qiāngqiāng yān bèi yú lù.

子將之陝，門人從者鏘鏘焉被於路。

子将之陕，门人从者锵锵焉被于路。

I ordered Wang Liang to commandeer the carriage, all over the lofty attic.

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

Mìng Wáng Liáng zhǎng cè sì xī, yú gāo gé zhī qiāngqiāng.

命王良掌策駟兮，逾高閣之鏘鏘。

命王良掌策驷兮，逾高阁之锵锵。


漚紐

/eu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ neu⁵³/

/eu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ neu⁵³/

Possibly related to Northern Min 污喏 (ó̤-nŏ̤).


一分熟

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ fən⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/


三分熟

/sän⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/

/sän⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ fɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/


五分熟

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ fɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fən⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ fɐn⁵⁵ sʊk̚²/


七分熟

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ʂu³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ fən⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯³⁵/


光敏

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɐn¹³/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ min²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɐn¹³/


綿爛

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² nuã⁴¹/

/mĩ¹³⁻²² nuã²²/

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ nuã³³/

/mĩ²³⁻³³ nuã³³/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² nuã²²/

/mĩ²⁴⁻²² nuã⁴¹/

/mĩ¹³⁻²² nuã²²/

/mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ nuã³³/

/mĩ²³⁻³³ nuã³³/


刁皮

(Eastern Min, Xiamen Southern Min, of a child) naughty, badly behaved


枝釐

/t͡si⁵⁵⁻³³ li²¹³/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁻³³ li²¹³/


靡曼

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ män⁵¹/

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ män⁵¹/

[They would] rob [the people] of their means of livelihood in order to have elaborately embroidered and gorgeous garments.

Mozi, c. 4ᵗʰ century BCE, translated based on Y. P. Mei's version

Bào duó mín yīshí zhī cái, yǐwèi jǐnxiù wéncǎi mǐmàn zhī yī.

暴奪民衣食之財，以為錦繡文采靡曼之衣。

暴夺民衣食之财，以为锦绣文采靡曼之衣。

[They] selected the most delicate and beautiful among the maidens of Zheng and Wey, anointed them with fragrant perfumes, and sculpted their slender eyebrows.

Jiǎn Zhèng, Wèi zhī chùzǐ émiáo mǐmàn zhě, shī fāngzé, zhèng éméi.

簡鄭、衛之處子娥媌靡曼者，施芳澤，正蛾眉。

简郑、卫之处子娥媌靡曼者，施芳泽，正蛾眉。

(literary and archaic, chiefly derogatory) beautiful; extravagant


妖嬌

(Hokkien, of a woman) seductive and flirtatious; beautiful and attractive


阿婆嘴

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰo¹¹ t͡soɪ⁵³/

/a⁴⁴⁻³⁵ pʰo¹¹ t͡soɪ⁵³/


非線性

ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/fei̯⁵⁵ siːn³³ sɪŋ³³/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/fei̯⁵⁵ siːn³³ sɪŋ³³/


赴時

/fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩¹¹/

/fu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sz̩¹¹/


肚飢

(dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Wu, Hakka) hungry


易揮發

/i⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/

/i⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ fä⁵⁵/


打忸

(Hakka) surprised; astonished; amazed; shocked


博深

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

/pu̯ɔ³⁵ ʂən⁵⁵/

(literary) wide-ranging and profound; deep


內涵式

/neɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/neɪ̯⁵¹ xän³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

內涵式發展

内涵式发展


清零

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lɪŋ²¹/

(literary) lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate


大統一

/tä⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵/

Borrowed from English grand unification.

grand unification theories
grand unification theory

(physics, attributive) pertaining to grand unification theories


歪膏揤斜

/uai⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuaʔ⁴/

/uai³³ ko³³ t͡sʰi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰuaʔ²⁴/

/uai⁴⁴⁻²² ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sʰuaʔ¹²¹/

/uai⁴⁴⁻³³ ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰuaʔ⁴/

/uai⁴⁴⁻³³ kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰuaʔ⁴/

/uai³³ ko³³ t͡sʰi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² t͡sʰuaʔ²⁴/


團圞

/tʰu̯än³⁵ lu̯än³⁵/

/tʰu̯än³⁵ lu̯än³⁵/


杳然

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/

/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐän³⁵/


䟃𧽼

/t͡sʰän⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/

/t͡sʰän⁵⁵ tʰän³⁵/

Róngyī bù tuō suí shuāngxuě, hànmǎ cāntán cháng pī tiě.

戎衣不脫隨霜雪，汗馬䟃𧽼長被鐵。

戎衣不脱随霜雪，汗马𫎺𧽼长被铁。

The western dogs are running around, the Xi in the north are frowning.

䟃𧽼西旅狗，蹙額北方奚。

𫎺𧽼西旅狗，蹙额北方奚。


唔平樣

m⁶ bên⁵ iên⁷

m⁶ bên⁵ iên⁷

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩẽ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩõ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩẽ¹¹/

/m³⁵⁻¹¹ pẽ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ĩõ¹¹/


重度

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu⁵¹/


木獨

/mʊk̚² tʊk̚²/

/mʊk̚² tʊk̚²/

(Cantonese, of a person) dull; lifeless and slow; expressionless and sluggish


生勾勾

/saːŋ⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/

/saːŋ⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/

(Cantonese, ideophonic, of fruits) unripe

(Cantonese, ideophonic, of food) uncooked; raw


攰癩癩

攰癞癞
攰賴賴
癐癩癩
癐拉拉
䠩䠭䠭

/kuːi̯²² laːi̯²¹ laːi̯²¹/

/kuːi̯²² laːi̯³³ laːi̯³³/

/kuːi̯²² laːi̯²¹ laːi̯²¹/

/kuːi̯²² laːi̯³³ laːi̯³³/

(Cantonese, ideophonic) tired; exhausted


圓揼朵

圆揼朵
圓揼哚
圓榃陀
圓dum dur

/jyːn²¹ tɐm²¹ tœː²¹/

/jyːn²¹ tɐm²¹ tœː²¹/


九彩

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³⁵/

忙到九彩

(Cantonese) Used with 到 for an intensifying effect, usually in a negative sense.


圓揼揼

/jyːn²¹ tɐm²¹ tɐm²¹/

/jyːn²¹ tɐm²¹ tɐm²¹/


標青

/piːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/pio³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ³³/

/piːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɛːŋ⁵⁵/

/pio³³⁻²³ t͡sʰẽ³³/

(Cantonese, Teochew) outstanding; exceptional

傲人

nowadays especially of breasts, body curve


孑遺

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ i³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ i³⁵/

孑遺物種

孑遗物种

(chiefly ecology) relictual; surviving; remaining


袂合

/be³³⁻¹¹ haʔ⁴/

/be³³⁻²¹ haʔ⁴/

/be³³⁻¹¹ haʔ⁴/

/be³³⁻²¹ haʔ⁴/


瘸手

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰe²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰə²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰue¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰue²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰue²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰə³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵/

/kʰə⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰe²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰə²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰue¹³⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰue²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/

/kʰue²³⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/

/kʰə³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵/

/kʰə⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/

(Taiwanese Hokkien, figurative, derogatory) clumsy; awkward in one's movements


涼勢

/liaŋ²³⁻³³ se²¹/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ se¹¹/

/liaŋ²³⁻³³ se²¹/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ se¹¹/


非分

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ fən⁵¹/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ fən⁵¹/


多肉

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʐoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tɔː⁵⁵ jʊk̚²/

多肉果

(attributive) fleshy; meaty; plump; pulpy; succulent


詰屈

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/


稚弱

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² jœːk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡siː²² jœːk̚²/


踔絕

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

(literary, of aspiration, etc.) high and far away; lofty


黐筋

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ kɐn⁵⁵/


笑微微

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ bi⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi³³ bi³³/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ bi⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ bi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ bi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ bi⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi³³ bi³³/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ bi⁴⁴⁻²² bi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ bi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ bi⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴⁴/

(Southern Min) with a smile on one's face; with a smile which makes the eyes narrower; smilingly


皮皮

/pʰi²³⁻³³ pʰi²³/

/pʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi²⁴/

/pʰi²³⁻³³ pʰi²³/

/pʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴/

/pʰue²³⁻³³ pʰue²³/

/pʰue¹³⁻²² pʰue¹³/

/pʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴/

/pʰue²³⁻³³ pʰue²³/

/pʰue¹³⁻²² pʰue¹³/

/pʰi²¹ pʰi²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/pʰi²¹ pʰi²¹⁻⁵⁵/

(Taiwanese Hokkien) shameless; not caring about what others think


皮皮

/pʰi²³⁻³³ pʰi²³/

/pʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi²⁴/

/pʰi²³⁻³³ pʰi²³/

/pʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰi²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴/

/pʰue²³⁻³³ pʰue²³/

/pʰue¹³⁻²² pʰue¹³/

/pʰe²⁴⁻¹¹ pʰe²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴/

/pʰe²⁴⁻²² pʰe²⁴/

/pʰue²³⁻³³ pʰue²³/

/pʰue¹³⁻²² pʰue¹³/

/pʰi²¹ pʰi²¹⁻⁵⁵/

/pʰi²¹ pʰi²¹⁻⁵⁵/

phê-phê-á chai [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]


啞洽洽

/e⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kap̚⁴⁻³² kap̚⁴/

/e⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kap̚⁴⁻³² kap̚⁴/


鍋螺

/e⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

/e⁴⁴⁻²² le²⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) noisy and unreasonably pestery (of a child)

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) lacking common sense and stubbornly pestery


穢世

/e²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/

/ə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sə⁴¹/

/ue²¹⁻⁵³ sue²¹/

/e²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/

/ə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sə⁴¹/

/ue²¹⁻⁵³ sue²¹/

(Southern Min) hideous and dirty (of a person)


鍋螺汁滴

/ə³³ lə²⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiʔ⁵/

/ə³³ lə²⁴⁻²² t͡sap̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiʔ⁵/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) noisy and unreasonably pestery (of a child)

(Quanzhou Hokkien) lacking common sense and stubbornly pestery


槌槌

/tʰui²⁴⁻²² tʰui²⁴/

/tʰui²⁴⁻²² tʰui²⁴/

/tʰui¹³⁻²² tʰui¹³/

/tʰui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰui²⁴/

/tʰui²³⁻³³ tʰui²³/

/tʰui²⁴⁻²² tʰui²⁴/

/tʰui²⁴⁻²² tʰui²⁴/

/tʰui¹³⁻²² tʰui¹³/

/tʰui²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰui²⁴/

/tʰui²³⁻³³ tʰui²³/


狼當

/lɑŋ³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lɑŋ³⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

(dated) Alternative form of 郎當／郎当 (lángdāng, “wretched; abject”)


火狂

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ¹³/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ²⁴/

/hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ¹³/

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


孝呆

(Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taiwanese and Singapore Hokkien) stupid; foolish; unwise


亂嗮坑

/lyːn²² saːi̯³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

/lyːn²² saːi̯³³ haːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) utterly messy; chaotic; disorderly


亂嗮大龍

乱嗮大龙
亂晒大龍
亂晒大籠

/lyːn²²⁻³⁵ saːi̯³³ taːi̯²² lʊŋ²¹/

/lyːn²² saːi̯³³ taːi̯²² lʊŋ²¹/

/lᵘɔn³² ɬai³³ ai³² lɵŋ²²/

/lyːn²²⁻³⁵ saːi̯³³ taːi̯²² lʊŋ²¹/

/lyːn²² saːi̯³³ taːi̯²² lʊŋ²¹/

/lᵘɔn³² ɬai³³ ai³² lɵŋ²²/


硬淨

/ŋaːŋ²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³⁵/

/ŋaːŋ²² t͡sɛːŋ²²/

/ŋẽ³³⁻²¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siã³³/

/ŋe³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sẽ³⁵/

The second syllable is unlikely to be etymologically related to 淨／净 (jìng).

ni¹ go³ hap⁶⁻² gau³ m⁴ gau³ ngaang⁶ zeng⁶ gaa³?

呢個盒夠唔夠硬淨㗎？

呢个盒够唔够硬净㗎？

(Cantonese, of an object) hard; sturdy; robust

(Teochew, of furniture made of fir wood) sturdy and durable

(Cantonese, Hokkien, of a person) tough; staunch


過角

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/ke²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

/kue²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) excessive; undue; overboard; over-; too much; out of line


明明白白

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ

минминбайбай

/miŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ paːk̚² paːk̚²/

/miŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ paːk̚² paːk̚²/


堅忍

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ki̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯un²⁴/

/ki̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯un²⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʐən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ki̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯un²⁴/

/ki̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi̯un²⁴/


大面神

/tua²²⁻²¹ bin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² bin⁴¹⁻²² sin²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ bin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ bin³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ bin³³⁻²¹ sin²³/

/tua²²⁻²¹ bin²²⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

/tua⁴¹⁻²² bin⁴¹⁻²² sin²⁴/

/tua²²⁻²¹ bin²²⁻²¹ sin¹³/

/tua³³⁻¹¹ bin³³⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/

/tua³³⁻²¹ bin³³⁻²¹ sin²³/


薄縭絲

/pɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/pɤ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/po(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ li⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/


無頭神

/bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² sin¹³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ sin²³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/

/bo¹³⁻²² tʰau¹³⁻²² sin¹³/

/bo²⁴⁻²¹ tʰau²⁴⁻²¹ sin²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰau²⁴⁻¹¹ sin²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tʰau²³⁻³³ sin²³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tʰau²⁴⁻²² sin²⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ seŋ⁵⁵/


稀溜溜

/ɕi⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


無慮

Fú wéi wúlǜ ér yì dí zhě, bì qín yú rén.

夫惟無慮而易敵者，必擒於人。

夫惟无虑而易敌者，必擒于人。

大丈夫恬然無思，澹然無慮。

大丈夫恬然无思，澹然无虑。

同物既無慮，化去不復悔。

同物既无虑，化去不复悔。