OK

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ou̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ou̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

If higher authorities say "OK", it means "OK".

上頭說OK就OK了。

上头说OK就OK了。


cut

(film and television) An instruction to cease recording


sorry

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Singapore Hokkien, Penang Hokkien, colloquial) sorry


唷

(Quanzhou and Philippine Hokkien) Emphatic final particle used to make requests


唅

→? Taiwanese Mandarin: 蛤 (há)

唅？你講啥物？

唅？你讲啥物？

(Taiwanese Hokkien) Used to indicate confusion or pondering when the speaker did not hear or comprehend clearly: huh; hmm; what; pardon?; what did (they/you/he/she) say?

(Taiwanese Hokkien) Used to express doubt or disbelief: huh?; hmm?; what?; oh?; what do you mean?

(Taiwanese Hokkien) Used to express subtle surprise or amusement/astonishment: huh!; oh!; what!

(Taiwanese Hokkien) Used to express consent or agreement or approval: huh ok; oh alright; yeah; sure; ah yes


喂

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声): semantic 口 + phonetic 畏 (OC *quls).

Han compound

hello?; yes? (greeting, used when responding to a call, such as a phone call)

(dated) Response when spoken to directly face-to-face: yes?


唻

Unglottalized form of 了, or 哉 which underwent lenition.

⁶we-yeu ⁷iq-tsaon ⁵tshoe-veq-tsheq-gheq ⁶zy-thi ⁰le

還有一樁猜勿出個事體唻。

还有一桩猜勿出个事体𫪁。

勿是唻

勿是𫪁

Sentence-final particle expressing exclaimation, exaggeration, surprise. ah

儂可以回去唻！

侬可以回去𫪁！

Sentence-final particle expressing a monishing tone.

真也勿清白唻！

真也勿清白𫪁！

Sentence-final particle expressing disapproval.

Your place has five rooms and two are huge!

儂屋裏三房兩廳唻！

侬屋里三房两厅𫪁！

Sentence-final particle expressing envy or blame.

Give up, there's no point in fighting for it with him.

算唻，勿要搭伊去爭唻。

算𫪁，勿要搭伊去争𫪁。

Sentence-final particle used to indicate an imperative.


哈

→? English: har (Manglish & Singlish)

→? Taiwanese Mandarin: 蛤 (há)

→? Tagalog: ha

哈，啥物？

(Hokkien) Used to indicate confusion or pondering when the speaker did not hear or comprehend clearly: huh; hmm; what; pardon?; what did (they/you/he/she) say?

(Hokkien) Used to express doubt or disbelief: huh?; hmm?; what?; oh?; what do you mean?

(Hokkien) Used to express subtle surprise or amusement/astonishment: huh!; oh!; what!


蕉

For pronunciation and definitions of 蕉 – see 𣟼.
(This character is a variant form of 𣟼).
Onomatopoeic.

zh-see

(Cantonese, onomatopoeia) sound of firing a gun


抱歉

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam⁴¹/

/pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁵³/

/pʰo²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/

/pʰau²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/

/pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam¹¹/

/pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam²¹/

/pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam⁴⁴/

/pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁴⁴/

/pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/

/pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam³³/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam⁴¹/

/pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁵³/

/pʰo²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/

/pʰau²²⁻²¹ kʰiam⁵³/

/pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam¹¹/

/pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam²¹/

/pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam⁴⁴/

/pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam⁴⁴/

/pʰo³³⁻¹¹ kʰiam³³/

/pʰɤ³³⁻²¹ kʰiam³³/


不好意思

ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ˙ㄙ

/pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

/pəʔ³³ hɔ⁵⁵ i²² sz̩²¹/

/pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹ sz̩¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

/pəʔ³³ hɔ⁵⁵ i²² sz̩²¹/

I'm so sorry for putting you to the expense.

真不好意思，讓你破費了。

真不好意思，让你破费了。

Sorry, I'm in the middle of something, can I call you back later?

Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ xiànzài shǒu shang yǒu shì zài zuò, yīhuìr dǎ gěi nǐ hǎo ma?

不好意思，我現在手上有事在做，一會兒打給你好嗎？

不好意思，我现在手上有事在做，一会儿打给你好吗？


拜拜

/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ b̥aɪ̯¹/

/paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/paːi̯³³⁻⁵⁵ paːi̯³³/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pai⁴¹/

/bai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bai⁴¹/

/bai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai²¹³/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pai²¹³/

/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ b̥aɪ̯¹/

/paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/paːi̯³³⁻⁵⁵ paːi̯³³/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pai⁴¹/

/bai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bai⁴¹/

/bai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bai²¹³/

/pai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pai²¹³/

Chinese phrasebook
 This entry is part of the phrasebook project, which presents criteria for inclusion based on utility, simplicity and commonness.
Phono-semantic matching of English bye-bye.

psm

The close friend [Elizabeth II during the handover of Hong Kong] vanishes from this metropolis with merely a "bye-bye"

1991, 皇后大道東 [Queen's Road East], performed by Lo Ta-yu and Ram Chiang, composed by Lo Ta-yu, written by Albert Leung

zi¹ gei² jat¹ sing¹ baai³⁻¹ baai³ jyun⁵ heoi³ ze² dou¹ si⁵

知己一聲拜拜遠去這都市

知己一声拜拜远去这都市


您好

/nin³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/nin³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Hello, this is China Mobile, how can I help you?

Nín hǎo, zhèlǐ shì Zhōngguó Yídòng, qǐngwèn yǒu shénme kěyǐ bāng nín de ma?

您好，這裡是中國移動，請問有什麼可以幫您的嗎？

您好，这里是中国移动，请问有什么可以帮您的吗？


你好

→ English: nihao

→ Japanese: 你好(ニーハオ) (nīhao)

→ Zhuang: mwngz ndei (calque)

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁴¹/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/

/li⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/lɯ⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/

/lɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²/

/lu⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁴¹/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/

/li⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/lɯ⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/

/lɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²/

/lu⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/

你好，好久不見。

你好，好久不见。


super

/suːp̚⁵ pʰaː²¹/

/suːp̚⁵ pʰaː²¹/

From English super. Popularized by Eric Tsang in the Super Trio series.

(Hong Kong Cantonese) Used when a tied or draw situation occurs, or when one is suggesting a draw.


/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/paːi̯⁵⁵ paːi̯³³/

/paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/

/paɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ paɪ̯⁵¹/

/paːi̯⁵⁵ paːi̯³³/

(slang, text messaging, Internet slang) bye-bye


沒問題

/meɪ̯³⁵ wən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/muːt̚² mɐn²² tʰɐi̯²¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ wən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/muːt̚² mɐn²² tʰɐi̯²¹/

對我來說沒問題。

对我来说没问题。

(Mandarin, colloquial) certainly; sure; no problem (usually in reference to a request); no worries


all right

/ˀoʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯¹/

From Japanese オーライ (ōrai), from English all right.

閉塞，all right

闭塞，all right

(Taiwan, rail transport, point and call)


PK

/pʰʊk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

/pʰʊk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

Initialism of 仆街 (puk1 gaai1, “bitch; jerk, etc.”).


PK

/pʰiː⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/

/pʰiː⁵⁵ kʰei̯⁵⁵/


fighting

Borrowed from Korean 화이팅 (hwaiting) or 파이팅 (paiting), from English fighting.

2016, 关晓彤晒高中最后一课 抬腿贴黑板摆拍, 新浪娱乐

Fùzhōng liù nián, tàolù mǎnmǎn, yīdìng dài zhe xǐxùn huílái! Fùzhōngrén fighting!

附中六年，套路滿滿，一定帶著喜訊回來！附中人fighting！

2016, 关晓彤晒高中最后一课 抬腿贴黑板摆拍, 新浪娱乐

附中六年，套路满满，一定带着喜讯回来！附中人fighting！

2016, 赵本山女儿晒健身照 短发清爽欲练马甲线, 新浪娱乐

Yùndònghuì shǐ zhěnggè rén jīngshén qǐlái! Zhèngzài chōng xiàng mǎjiǎxiàn bǎobaomen de hángliè zhōng! Fighting!

運動會使整個人精神起來！正在衝向馬甲線寶寶們的行列中！fighting！

2016, 赵本山女儿晒健身照 短发清爽欲练马甲线, 新浪娱乐

运动会使整个人精神起来！正在冲向马甲线宝宝们的行列中！fighting！

2018, 《脱身》玩转粉色幽默 陈坤万茜“放飞自我”, 网易娱乐

大喬fighting！

2018, 《脱身》玩转粉色幽默 陈坤万茜“放飞自我”, 网易娱乐

大乔fighting！

(slang) go for it (to put maximum effort into achieving something)


茄子

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/kʰɛː²¹⁻³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰia²⁴ t͡sz̩²/

/t͡ɕʰie¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/ɡa²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑia²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯e̞¹³ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡ɕi̯a̠¹³ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/

/kʰɛː²¹⁻³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰia²⁴ t͡sz̩²/

/t͡ɕʰie¹¹ t͡səʔ²/

/ɡa²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑia²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯e̞¹³ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡ɕi̯a̠¹³ t͡sz̩³/

(chiefly Mandarin, when taking a photograph) cheese!


moto

Irregular romanisation of 冇圖／冇图 (mou5 tou4, “no image”).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) used in situations where no image is provided in a post or thread


不客氣

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/


感謝

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (感謝):
* → Japanese: 感謝(かんしゃ) (kansha)
* → Korean: 감사(感謝) (gamsa)
* → Vietnamese: cảm tạ (感謝)

→ English: cumshaw, comshaw, gum xia

→ Chinese Pidgin English: cumshaw

→ Malay: kamsia

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/kan⁵³ ɕiɛ²¹³/

/kɐm³⁵ t͡sɛː²²/

/kam²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia³³/

/kæ̃⁵³ ɕie⁴⁵/

/kaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑ²⁴²/

/kam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sia⁴¹/

/kø³³ ʑia⁴⁴/

/kan⁴¹ ɕi̯e̞⁴⁵/

/kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/kan⁵³ ɕiɛ²¹³/

/kɐm³⁵ t͡sɛː²²/

/kam²⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰia³³/

/kæ̃⁵³ ɕie⁴⁵/

/kaŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾niɑ²⁴²/

/kam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sia⁴¹/

/kø³³ ʑia⁴⁴/

/kan⁴¹ ɕi̯e̞⁴⁵/

† - when someone does you a favour; § - when someone gives you a gift


沒事

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/mə²⁴ sz̩⁴⁴/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/mə²⁴ sz̩⁴⁴/

(colloquial) no problem; don't worry about it; that's OK; no worries


sor

(Hong Kong Cantonese, colloquial) Used to express apology over trivial matters, where apology is needed but the use of sorry would be considered too formal.


加油

→ English: add oil (calque)

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³⁵ iu¹¹/

/t͡ɕia¹¹ iəu¹¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/

/kia³³⁻²³ iu⁵⁵/

/ke³³⁻²³ iu⁵⁵/

/ka⁴⁴ ɦiɤ²³/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²¹⁻³⁵/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³⁵ iu¹¹/

/t͡ɕia¹¹ iəu¹¹/

/ka⁴⁴⁻²² iu²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²⁴/

/ka⁴⁴⁻³³ iu²³/

/kɛ⁴⁴⁻²² iu¹³/

/kia³³⁻²³ iu⁵⁵/

/ke³³⁻²³ iu⁵⁵/

/ka⁴⁴ ɦiɤ²³/

It started to be used as an interjection in the '60s and '70s during the Macau Grand Prix when people start chanting "加油", urging the drivers to step on the gas pedal to increase speed.

加油，你能行的！

中國，加油！

中国，加油！


歹勢

歹势
否勢
壞勢
痞勢
拍謝

/taɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pʰãi⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ se³¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ se¹²/

/pʰai⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹¹/

/pʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

/pʰãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

/taɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/pʰãi⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ se³¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ se¹²/

/pʰai⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹¹/

/pʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

/pʰãĩ⁵²⁻³⁵ se²¹³/

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) pardon me; excuse me; sorry


RAP

/aːu̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

/aːu̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

Deliberate misspelling of English RIP (“rest in peace”). Originated from Pro-Beijing netizen Matt Leung's post.

serve someone right
serve someone right#English

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, sarcastic) Used when something happens to serve someone right


怎麼樣

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ jɑŋ⁵¹/

ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄧㄤˋㄦ

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ jɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³/

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ jɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²²/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/

/t͡sɛn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ mo¹¹ iɔŋ⁵³/

(colloquial) how's it going?; how are you?


guna

From pinyin transcription of the phrase 滾啊 (gǔn a, “go away, go to hell”).

(Mandarin, Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) go away; get lost; GTFO


沒關係

/meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/muːt̚² kʷaːn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵/

/muːt̚² kʷaːn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

沒關係，下次注意就是了。

没关系，下次注意就是了。

It's all right if you forgot the key; I will open the door for you.

Wàng le ná yàoshi méiguānxì, wǒ bāng nǐ kāimén.

忘了拿鑰匙沒關係，我幫你開門。

忘了拿钥匙没关系，我帮你开门。

(colloquial) no problem; it doesn't matter; no need to say thanks, apologize or assist (said in reply to an expression of gratitude, regret, willingness to help, etc.)


幸會

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²² wuːi̯²²/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/hɐŋ²² wuːi̯²²/


再見

desc

→ Japanese: 再見 (tsaichen), 再見 (saichen), 再見 (zaichen)

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sɛ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sɔːi̯³³ kiːn³³/

/t͡saɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kian⁵³/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɛŋ²¹³/

/t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɛn¹¹/

/t͡sai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn⁵³/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩ²¹³/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ²¹³/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiaŋ²¹³/

/t͡se⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sɛ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sɛ⁴⁴ t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/

/t͡sɔːi̯³³ kiːn³³/

/t͡saɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kian⁵³/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iɛŋ²¹³/

/t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɛn¹¹/

/t͡sai²¹⁻⁵³ kiɛn²¹/

/t͡sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡siɛn⁴¹/

/t͡sai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡siɛn⁵³/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kĩ²¹³/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ²¹³/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiaŋ²¹³/

/t͡se⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/

[Goodbye, my love]. I don't know where we'll meet [again] someday.

1975, performed by Teresa Teng, lyrics by Wen Choi, music by Masaaki Hirao, “Goodbye! my love”

goodbye my love, wǒ dì àirén zàijiàn, goodbye my love, xiàngjiàn bùzhī nǎ yītiān-

goodbye my love 我的愛人再見 goodbye my love 相見不知哪一天

goodbye my love 我的爱人再见 goodbye my love 相见不知哪一天


早上好

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴/


ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄡˋ

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

“6” stands for 溜 (liù, “smooth”) or 牛 (niú, “awesome”).

(Mandarin, Internet slang) Wow! Awesome! Great skills! This is so cool! (in game chats)


謝謝

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ¹/

/ɕiɛ²¹³ ɕiɛ²¹³/

/t͡sɛː²² t͡sɛː²²/

/t͡sʰi̯a⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯a⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁵³/

/ɕie⁴⁵ ɕie⁴⁵⁻⁵³/

/sia²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑ²⁴²/

/ʑia²² ʑia⁴⁴/

/ziɑ²² ziɑ³³/

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛ¹/

/ɕiɛ²¹³ ɕiɛ²¹³/

/t͡sɛː²² t͡sɛː²²/

/t͡sʰi̯a⁵⁵ t͡sʰi̯a⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰia⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁵³/

/ɕie⁴⁵ ɕie⁴⁵⁻⁵³/

/sia²⁴²⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑ²⁴²/

/ʑia²² ʑia⁴⁴/

/ziɑ²² ziɑ³³/

You've been a great help this time, thank you!

這次你幫了大忙，謝謝！

这次你帮了大忙，谢谢！


哎呀

→ English: aiya, ai yah, aiyah

→ Macanese: aia

→ Thai: ไอ้หยา (âi-yǎa)

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä³⁵/

/ɐi̯⁵⁵ jaː³³/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä³⁵/

/ɐi̯⁵⁵ jaː³³/

哎呀，蚊子太多了！

哎呀，你這是怎麼了？

哎呀，你这是怎么了？

aiya; alas; ah; oh; ugh; ouch (expressing surprise, annoyance, pain, frustration, sarcasm, etc.)


哈囉

/xä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/haː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ⁴⁴/

/xä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/haː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ⁴⁴/


mua

(Mainland China, neologism, slang, onomatopoeic) mwah


對不起

unable to face [someone] (due to shame and guilt)

ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˇ

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ hi³¹/

/tuei⁴⁵ pəʔ² t͡ɕʰi⁵³/

/tøy²¹³⁻²¹ puʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kʰi³³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi⁵³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ b̥u¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɵy̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ hi³¹/

/tuei⁴⁵ pəʔ² t͡ɕʰi⁵³/

/tøy²¹³⁻²¹ puʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ kʰi³³/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰi⁵⁵⁴/

/tui²¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁵ kʰi⁵³/

/tui¹¹⁻⁵³ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁵³/

/tui²¹⁻⁴¹ put̚³²⁻⁴ kʰi⁴¹/

對不起，我們只收現金。

对不起，我们只收现金。

I am sorry. I am really sorry. Personally my attitude (towards this incident) is very clear: I will never give unprincipled protection to my child.

2010: “对不起！真的对不起！”

Duìbùqǐ! Zhēnde duìbùqǐ! Duìyú wǒ láishuō, wǒ de tàidù fēicháng míngquè, wǒ juébù tǎnhù wǒ de háizǐ!

對不起！真的對不起！對於我來說，我的態度非常明確，我絕不袒護我的孩子！

2010: “对不起！真的对不起！”

对不起！真的对不起！对于我来说，我的态度非常明确，我绝不袒护我的孩子！


嘿咻

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

Yoisho, yoisho, yoisho, yoisho, dokkoisho, dokkoisho

葉啟田《素蘭小姐要出嫁》

嘿咻嘿咻嘿咻嘿咻 落蓋咻 落蓋咻

葉啟田《素蘭小姐要出嫁》

嘿咻嘿咻嘿咻嘿咻 落盖咻 落盖咻

劈哩叭啦抬轎嘿咻嘿咻

劈哩叭啦抬轿嘿咻嘿咻

(Taiwan) Used as a rhythmic chant during laborious work.


失禮

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯¹³/

/ʃit⁵⁻² li⁵³/

/siʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ l̃ɛ³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ le⁵³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁴¹/

/səʔ³³ li⁴⁴/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sɐt̚⁵ lɐi̯¹³/

/ʃit⁵⁻² li⁵³/

/siʔ²⁴⁻³⁵ l̃ɛ³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ le⁵³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁵³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁴¹/

/səʔ³³ li⁴⁴/

(chiefly Hokkien, Taiwanese Hakka) I'm sorry; excuse me


不要客氣

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ haːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ haːk̚³ hei̯³³/


不用謝

ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²² t͡sɛː²²/

/put̚¹ iʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁵³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²² t͡sɛː²²/

/put̚¹ iʊŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰia⁵³/

No need to thank me — it's been a pleasure.

不用謝，這是我應該的。

不用谢，这是我应该的。

GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)


不用客氣

ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²² haːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ jʊŋ²² haːk̚³ hei̯³³/


呵呵

/hɔː⁵⁵ hɔː⁵⁵/

/hɔː⁵⁵ hɔː⁵⁵/

Onomatopoeic. Compare English haha. Partly replaced by modern 哈哈 (hāhā) due to sound shift 呵 (MC xa) > 呵 (hē).

Recently I wrote some little ci poems. Though hardly comparable to Mister Liu's style, they're in my own character. Haha!

c. late 11th century, Su Shi (蘇軾), Letter to Xianyu Zijun (《與鮮于子駿》)

Jìn zuò xiǎocí, suīwú Liǔ Qīláng fēngwèi, yì zìshì yījiā. Hēhē!

近作小詞，雖無柳七郎風味，亦自是一家。呵呵！

近作小词，虽无柳七郎风味，亦自是一家。呵呵！

呵呵，你不行。

(onomatopoeia, ironic) sound of derisive or perfunctory laughter


三Q

/sän⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯²/

/sän⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/

/sän⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯²/

Borrowed from English thank you, via Japanese サンキュー.


無問題

/bo²⁴⁻²² bun²²⁻²¹ tue²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ tue²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² bun⁴¹⁻²² tue²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ bun³³⁻²¹ te²³/

/bo¹³⁻²² bun²²⁻²¹ te¹³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² bun²²⁻²¹ tue²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ bun³³⁻¹¹ tue²⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² bun⁴¹⁻²² tue²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ bun³³⁻²¹ te²³/

/bo¹³⁻²² bun²²⁻²¹ te¹³/


客氣

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ^((kʰ-))ɛi²¹³/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/

/kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/kʰaʔ²⁴⁻⁵³ ^((kʰ-))ɛi²¹³/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

/kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/

/kʰɛ(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/


差不多

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ b̥u¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa⁴² pɨt̚² to⁴²/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ to⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ to³³/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ tɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ to³³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ b̥u¹ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ tɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa⁴² pɨt̚² to⁴²/

/t͡sʰa⁵⁵⁻²¹ ⁽ᵖ⁻⁾βuʔ²⁴⁻²¹ to⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa³³ put̚⁵⁻²⁴ to³³/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁵ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ tɤ⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰat̚⁵⁻²⁴ to³³/


無要緊

/mo⁵³⁻²¹ ieu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iau¹¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iau²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iau³¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵⁵/

/bɤ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kin⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kin⁵³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴¹/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/mo⁵³⁻²¹ ieu²¹³⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾iŋ³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ iau¹¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iau²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² iau³¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵⁵/

/bɤ²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kin⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻³³ a⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kin⁵³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ a⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴¹/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵²/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ iou²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

(Hakka, Eastern Min, Southern Min) no problem; it doesn't matter; never mind


那個

/neɪ̯⁵¹ g̊ə¹/

/naː¹³ kɔː³³/

/nã⁴¹⁻²² ko⁴¹/

/nã²²⁻²¹ ko²¹/

/neɪ̯⁵¹ g̊ə¹/

/naː¹³ kɔː³³/

/nã⁴¹⁻²² ko⁴¹/

/nã²²⁻²¹ ko²¹/

Umm... umm... sorry what were you saying just then?

Nèige...... Nèige...... Nǐ gāng nèige shuō shénme lái zhe?

那個……那個……你剛那個說什麼來著？

那个……那个……你刚那个说什么来着？

Used in speech as a filler uh; um; er; you know


WFC

Initialism of English who fucking cares.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) who fucking cares?


哪裡

哪里
哪裏
那裡/那裏/那里

/nä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naː¹³ lɵy̯¹³/

/la²¹³⁻²¹ li¹/

/nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/nã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/nã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

/na⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

/nä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/naː¹³ lɵy̯¹³/

/la²¹³⁻²¹ li¹/

/nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/nã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ li⁵⁵⁴/

/nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/nã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/

/nã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/

/na⁵²⁻³⁵ li⁵²⁻²¹/

A: You are so beautiful! B: I'm flattered! [lit. Not so much]

Jiǎ: nǐ zhēn piàoliang! Yǐ: nǎlǐ, nǎlǐ, yībānbān!

甲：你真漂亮！乙：哪裡，哪裡，一般般！

甲：你真漂亮！乙：哪里，哪里，一般般！

You flatter me! (humble response to compliments)


確實

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰyo²¹ sz̩²¹/

/kʰɔːk̚³ sɐt̚²/

/kʰɔk̚¹ sət̚⁵/

/kʰouʔ²⁴⁻²¹ siʔ⁵/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/

/kʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ sit̚¹²¹/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/

/t͡ɕʰyɪʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰioʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/

/kʰo²⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/kʰo²⁴ sz̩²⁴/

/t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰyo²¹ sz̩²¹/

/kʰɔːk̚³ sɐt̚²/

/kʰɔk̚¹ sət̚⁵/

/kʰouʔ²⁴⁻²¹ siʔ⁵/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/

/kʰak̚⁵⁻²⁴ sit̚²⁴/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁵ sit̚¹²¹/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/

/kʰak̚³²⁻⁴ sit̚⁴/

/t͡ɕʰyɪʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰioʔ³³ zəʔ⁴⁴/

/kʰo²⁴ ʂʐ̩²⁴/

/kʰo²⁴ sz̩²⁴/

(Internet slang) Indeed! (Possibly influenced by Japanese 確かに.)


考背

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/

The Mandarin pronunciation of these two characters approximates the sound of Hokkien 哭爸 (khàu-pē, literally “to mourn the death of one's father”). The phrase is also a crude way to curse someone (i.e. to hope that a person is placed in the position of having to mourn the loss of a parent).

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Rubbing her shoulders as she ran, she ran some distance before turning around, then faced toward Wang Hsiung and spat. "May your parents rot!" she cursed.

1965: Pai Hsien-yung, Taipei People, A Sea of Blood-red Azaleas

Yīmiàn pǎo tā yīmiàn róu zhe tā de bǎngzǐ, pǎo dào lǎo yuǎn tā cái huí guò tóu lái, cháo zhe Wáng Xióng tù le yī pào kǒu mò mà dào: “Kǎobèi!”

一面跑她一面揉著她的膀子，跑到老遠她才回過頭來，朝著王雄吐了一泡口沫罵道：「考背！」

一面跑她一面揉着她的膀子，跑到老远她才回过头来，朝着王雄吐了一泡口沫骂道：「考背！」

(Taiwanese Mandarin) May your parents rot!


死罪

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sei̯³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/si³¹ t͡sʰuɪ⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sue²²/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue³³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue³³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue²²/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sue³⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/sei̯³⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/si³¹ t͡sʰuɪ⁵³/

/si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sue²²/

/si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue³³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue³³/

/si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sue²²/

/si⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sue³⁵/

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

臣誠愚，觸忌諱，死罪死罪！

臣诚愚，触忌讳，死罪死罪！

(archaic) may I die for committing such a grievous offense; forgive me for such a serious error


話說

/xu̯ä⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ue²²⁻²¹ sueʔ³²/

/ue²²⁻²¹ seʔ³²/

/ue⁴¹⁻²² sueʔ⁵/

/ue⁴¹⁻²² seʔ⁵/

/ue²²⁻²¹ sueʔ³²/

/ue²²⁻²¹ seʔ³²/

/ue³³⁻¹¹ sueʔ³²/

/ue³³⁻¹¹ seʔ³²/

/ue³³⁻²¹ sueʔ³²/

/ue³³⁻²¹ seʔ³²/

/xu̯ä⁵¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ue²²⁻²¹ sueʔ³²/

/ue²²⁻²¹ seʔ³²/

/ue⁴¹⁻²² sueʔ⁵/

/ue⁴¹⁻²² seʔ⁵/

/ue²²⁻²¹ sueʔ³²/

/ue²²⁻²¹ seʔ³²/

/ue³³⁻¹¹ sueʔ³²/

/ue³³⁻¹¹ seʔ³²/

/ue³³⁻²¹ sueʔ³²/

/ue³³⁻²¹ seʔ³²/


將軍

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥yn²/

/t͡ɕiaŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯un²⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ³³ kœyŋ⁵⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁵⁴ kœyŋ⁵⁴/

/t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/t͡siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/t͡siaŋ³³⁻²³ kuŋ³³/

/t͡ɕiã⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥yn²/

/t͡ɕiaŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯un²⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ³³ kœyŋ⁵⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁵⁴ kœyŋ⁵⁴/

/t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

/t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/t͡siaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

/t͡siaŋ³³⁻²³ kuŋ³³/

/t͡ɕiã⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn²¹/

First used in the state of Jin in Spring and Autumn period, where the army are controled by one of the leaders of six powerful vassal states (see Zhongjunjiang). Later it becomes a separate official position.


這個

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ g̊ə¹/

/ʈ͡ʂeɪ̯⁵¹ g̊ə¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁴ kə²⁴/

/t͡sɛː³⁵ kɔː³³/

/t͡sɛː¹³ kɔː³³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ e²³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ e¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡe⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ e⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡe⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡe⁴⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁴⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ le²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ le²³/

/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ e²³/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ e⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ le²³/

/ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ g̊ə¹/

/ʈ͡ʂeɪ̯⁵¹ g̊ə¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁴⁴ kə²⁴/

/t͡sɛː³⁵ kɔː³³/

/t͡sɛː¹³ kɔː³³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ e²³/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ e²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ e¹³/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡe⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡siak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡe²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ e⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ɡe⁴⁴/

/t͡si(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ ɡe⁴⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ le⁴⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ le²⁴/

/t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ le²³/

/t͡si⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ e²³/

/t͡si⁵³⁻⁴⁴ e²⁴/

/t͡si⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡe⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ e⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡si⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ le²³/


不敢

/pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵/

/pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵/

You flatter me; I wouldn't presume; I don't deserve this (praise, reward, etc.)


多謝

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/tuə²⁴ ɕiə⁴⁴/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː²²/

/ᵘɔ³³ tiɛ³²/

/to⁴² ˈɕia¹¹/

/to²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯a⁵⁵/

/to⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia⁵³/

/tu⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑ²⁴²/

/to⁴⁴⁻³³ sia³³/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² sia²²/

/tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sia³³/

/to³³ ɕi̯e̞⁴⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/tuə²⁴ ɕiə⁴⁴/

/tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː²²/

/ᵘɔ³³ tiɛ³²/

/to⁴² ˈɕia¹¹/

/to²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi̯a⁵⁵/

/to⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰia⁵³/

/tu⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ˢ⁻⁾liɑ²⁴²/

/to⁴⁴⁻³³ sia³³/

/to⁴⁴⁻²² sia²²/

/tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ sia³³/

/to³³ ɕi̯e̞⁴⁵/

多謝救命之恩。

多谢救命之恩。


早晨

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ɕin⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵¹ ʂəŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²³/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²³/

/t͡sɔ³³ zən⁴⁴/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ ʂən¹³/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ sən¹³/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰən⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ t͡ɕʰin⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴ ɕin⁴/

/t͡sɔ⁵¹ ʂəŋ²⁴/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡sa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²³/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sin²⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sin²³/

/t͡sɔ³³ zən⁴⁴/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ ʂən¹³/

/t͡sɒu̯⁴¹ sən¹³/

王小姐，早晨。

(Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin, Pinghua, Zhongshan Min) good morning


哎喲

哎哟
哎唷
哎呦
唉喲
唉呦
矮油

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/aːi̯⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

/ai(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ioʔ³²/

/ai(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iɤʔ³²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/aːi̯⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

/ai(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ ioʔ³²/

/ai(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ iɤʔ³²/

aiyo; hey; oh; ouch; ow (expressing surprise, pain, annoyance, regret, frustration, admiration, etc.)


/u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵/

/u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵/

(Internet slang) Alternative form of 嗚嗚嗚／呜呜呜 (wū-wū-wū)


別來無恙

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ u³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/piːt̚² lɔːi̯²¹ mou̯²¹ jœːŋ²²/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ u³⁵ jɑŋ⁵¹/

/piːt̚² lɔːi̯²¹ mou̯²¹ jœːŋ²²/

Literally: [You] lack (無) sickness (恙) since (來) [we last] parted (別).

(idiomatic) You're looking as healthy as ever, nice to see you again.

(idiomatic) (in correspondence) I hope all is well since we last spoke.


尊命

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

/t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ miŋ⁵¹/

(literary) aye-aye; yes sir; it shall be done


就是

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯²² siː²²/

/t͡siu³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/t͡siu³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/to³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/tɤ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/to⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/tiɤ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/tio³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/t͡siu³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

/ʑiɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑiɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑiø¹¹ zz̩⁵³/

/ʑɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/

/zøy²³ zz̩¹¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sɐu̯²² siː²²/

/t͡siu³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/t͡siu²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/t͡siu³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/to³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/tɤ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/to⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/tiɤ³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/tio³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/t͡siu³⁵⁻¹¹ si³⁵/

/ʑiɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑiɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/

/d͡ʑiø¹¹ zz̩⁵³/

/ʑɤ²² zz̩⁴⁴/

/zøy²³ zz̩¹¹/


不敢當

(one) does notpresume to be (worthy of something, etc.)

/pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

/pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

/pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ kam⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ kam⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ⁴⁴/

(dated) You flatter me; I wouldn't presume; I don't deserve this (praise, reward etc.)


回見

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/


姥姥

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lɑʊ̯⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lɑʊ̯⁴/

(colloquial) bloody hell!; bastards!; like hell!; never!


不要緊

ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ kɐn³⁵/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ jiːu̯³³ kɐn³⁵/


不得了

ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ

/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ liau⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liau⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liau⁴¹/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/

/pu⁵¹ tɤ³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pɐt̚⁵ tɐk̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ liau⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liau⁵³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ liau⁴¹/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ liau⁵⁵⁴/


好說

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ səʔ⁵/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ³²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sueʔ³²/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ səʔ⁵/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ seʔ³²/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sueʔ³²/

(colloquial) You flatter me; I don't deserve such praise


順風

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵn²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sun⁵³ fʊŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ³³/

/sun³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴¹⁻²² huaŋ³³/

/zən²² foŋ⁴⁴/

/ɕyn²¹⁻¹¹ xʊŋ³³/

/ɕyn²¹⁻¹¹ xən³³/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/sɵn²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sun⁵³ fʊŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ³³/

/sun³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴¹⁻²² huaŋ³³/

/zən²² foŋ⁴⁴/

/ɕyn²¹⁻¹¹ xʊŋ³³/

/ɕyn²¹⁻¹¹ xən³³/


立定

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/


乾杯

/kän⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵/

/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ pi²⁴/

/kæ̃¹¹ pei¹¹/

/kän⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/kɔːn⁵⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵/

/kon²⁴⁻¹¹ pi²⁴/

/kæ̃¹¹ pei¹¹/


早安

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ ũã³³/

/t͡sɔ³³ ø⁴⁴/

/t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/t͡sa⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/t͡sa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/t͡sa⁵²⁻³⁵ ũã³³/

/t͡sɔ³³ ø⁴⁴/


不在話下

ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² waː²² haː²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sai⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹⁻²² ha⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ ha³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ ha³³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːi̯²² waː²² haː²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/put̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sai⁴¹⁻²² ue⁴¹⁻²² ha⁴¹/

/put̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sai²²⁻²¹ ue²²⁻²¹ ha²²/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³⁻¹¹ ue³³⁻¹¹ ha³³/

/put̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sai³³⁻²¹ ue³³⁻²¹ ha³³/

The next day when they rose Ch'ai Chin prepared a feast and he killed sheep and pigs and so he made much of Sung Chiang. Of this no more need be told. (Translator: Pearl S. Buck)

Shi Nai'an, Water Margin, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Cìrì qǐlái, Cháijìn ānpái xímiàn, shā yáng zǎi zhū, guǎndài Sòngjiāng, bùzàihuàxià.

次日起來，柴進安排席面，殺羊宰豬，管待宋江，不在話下。

次日起来，柴进安排席面，杀羊宰猪，管待宋江，不在话下。

[Zhang Fei] had come down fearing lest his brother might be in some difficulty from which the strong arm of Guan Yu might even be insufficient to rescue him. The three brothers thus returned together.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Yīn kǒng Xuándé yǒu shī, Yúncháng dúlì nán zhī, tèlái jiēyìng. Yúshì sān rén yītóng huí zhài, bùzàihuàxià.

因恐玄德有失，雲長獨力難支，特來接應。於是三人一同回寨，不在話下。

因恐玄德有失，云长独力难支，特来接应。于是三人一同回寨，不在话下。

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

Yīmiàn shuō, yīmiàn lièqie zhe jiǎor qù le, bùzàihuàxià.

一面說，一面趔趄著腳兒去了，不在話下。

一面说，一面趔趄着脚儿去了，不在话下。

(literary) no need to go into further detail (as relates to the subplot of a novel or play); that's enough on that subject; (often used in storytelling in traditional Vernacular Chinese literature to conclude a section of narration.)


原來如此

ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇ

/ɥɛn³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːn²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ lu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lɯ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ zu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/ɡuan¹³⁻²² lai¹³⁻²² d͡zu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɥɛn³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʐu³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːn²¹ lɔːi̯²¹ jyː²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ lu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lɯ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻²² lai²⁴⁻²² lu²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ zu²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/ɡuan¹³⁻²² lai¹³⁻²² d͡zu¹³⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

/ɡuan²³⁻³³ lai²³⁻³³ zi²³⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴¹/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ lai²⁴⁻¹¹ li²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

so that's the way it is; so it's like that; oh, I see


豈敢

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kam⁴¹/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kam⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kam⁵³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kam⁴¹/

I don't deserve such praise or honor; You flatter me


來人

/laɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/lɔːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/lɔːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

/laɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/lɔːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/lɔːi̯²¹ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵/

來人啊！救命啊！

来人啊！救命啊！

來人啊，備轎！

来人啊，备轿！

Men, take the offender to be detained in jail!

來人啊，給我押人入大牢！

来人啊，给我押人入大牢！

來人，把他給我拿下！

来人，把他给我拿下！

Men, drag him away and give him a hundred lashes!

Láirén, ná zhāng àn de lā xiàqù, zhàng zé yībǎi!

來人，拿章案的拉下去，杖責一百！

来人，拿章案的拉下去，杖责一百！

used to call someone for help, or summon one's subordinates, servants, etc.


(slang) Alternative spelling of 三Q (sān kiù): thank you


是不是

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/siː²² pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ sz̩⁵³/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/siː²² pɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

/sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ put̚¹ sz̩⁵³/

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 是 (shì), 不, 是 (shì).


火大

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/xu̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/xu̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua²²/

/he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tua³³/


哇塞

/wä⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wä⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/wä⁵⁵ seɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wä⁵⁵ seɪ̯⁵¹/

/wä⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/wä⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wä⁵⁵ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/wä⁵⁵ seɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wä⁵⁵ seɪ̯⁵¹/

/wä⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

From Hokkien 我使 (góa sái, literally “I fuck”). This phrase is popular in Taiwan from 1970s, and after the Chinese economic reform, this phrase became popular in Mainland China, too. It is not offensive in Mandarin.


說的是

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ d̥ə² ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ d̥ə² ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(colloquial) indeed; you said it!; that's it!


活該

/xu̯ɔ³⁵ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wuːt̚² kɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kai⁴⁴/

/huat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kai⁴⁴/

/xu̯ɔ³⁵ kaɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wuːt̚² kɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ua(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kai⁴⁴/

/huat̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kai⁴⁴/


閃人

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/ʂän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

Originally from Cantonese. Literally, "flash person" (i.e. "leave in a flash").


拜託

/paɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/paːi̯³³ tʰɔːk̚³/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔk̚⁵/

/pai²¹⁻⁴² tʰɔk̚³²/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰɔk̚³²/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔk̚³²/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔk̚³²/

/paɪ̯⁵¹ tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/paːi̯³³ tʰɔːk̚³/

/pai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰɔk̚⁵/

/pai²¹⁻⁴² tʰɔk̚³²/

/pai²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰɔk̚³²/

/pai¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔk̚³²/

/pai²¹⁻⁵³ tʰɔk̚³²/


沒有問題

ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄧˊ

/meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/


走人

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹/


沒事兒

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 沒事／没事 (méishì).


媽的

Short for 他媽的／他妈的 (tāmāde) or similar terms.

媽的，手機又壞了！

妈的，手机又坏了！

“chāipù la! Qǐlái!” Chuānzhe yīshēn hé shíjié bù xiàngchèn de kǎochóu shānkù de nánzǐ, xiàng shēngqì sìde hūhǎn, “Lúcháibàng, qù shāohuǒ! Māde, hái tǎngzhe, zhūluó!”

「拆鋪啦！起來！」穿著一身和時節不相稱的拷綢衫褲的男子，像生气似的呼喊，「蘆柴棒，去燒火！媽的，還躺著，豬玀！」

「拆铺啦！起来！」穿着一身和时节不相称的拷绸衫裤的男子，像生气似的呼喊，「芦柴棒，去烧火！妈的，还躺着，猪猡！」


起動

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ tʊŋ²²/

/kʰi³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔyŋ²⁴²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/hei̯³⁵ tʊŋ²²/

/kʰi³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lɔyŋ²⁴²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ taŋ²²/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ taŋ³³/

/kʰi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ taŋ²²/

/kʰi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔŋ³³/


晚上好

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wän²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːn¹³ sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wän²¹⁴ ʂɑŋ⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːn¹³ sœːŋ²² hou̯³⁵/

女士們，先生們，晚上好！

女士们，先生们，晚上好！


晚安

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/maːn¹³ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/buan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/mɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ aŋ³³/

/wän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/maːn¹³ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/buan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/uan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/uan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/mɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ aŋ³³/


等等

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐŋ³⁵ tɐŋ³⁵/

/tɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɛiŋ³³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ teŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/tən³³ tən⁴⁴/

/tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tɐŋ³⁵ tɐŋ³⁵/

/tɛiŋ³³⁻³⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɛiŋ³³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁵³/

/tiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɪŋ⁴¹/

/teŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ teŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/tən³³ tən⁴⁴/


對了

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

/tɵy̯³³ liːu̯¹³/

/tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lə¹/

/tɵy̯³³ liːu̯¹³/

對了，你能幫我個忙嗎？

对了，你能帮我个忙吗？

對了，就這樣。

对了，就这样。


打住

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ t͡syː²²/

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹/

/taː³⁵ t͡syː²²/

/ta̠⁴¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁻¹¹/

/ta̠⁴¹ t͡ɕy²¹⁻¹¹/


很久沒見

ㄏㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

хэньцзюмэйцзянь

/xən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ meɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hɐn³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ muːt̚² kiːn³³/

/hɐn³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ muːt̚² kiːn³³/


好久不見

ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

хаоцзюбуцзянь

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³/

/hou̯³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ kiːn³³/


去你的

chʻü⁴ ni³ tê⁵

/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ni²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵¹ ni²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/


謝天謝地

ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧˋ

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

zé⁶ tin¹ zé⁶ déi⁶

/t͡sɛː²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɛː²² tei̯²²/

/sia³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ sia³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/sia³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ sia³³⁻¹¹ tue³³/

/ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/t͡sɛː²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɛː²² tei̯²²/

/sia³³⁻²¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ sia³³⁻²¹ te³³/

/sia³³⁻¹¹ tʰĩ⁴⁴ sia³³⁻¹¹ tue³³/


恭喜

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (恭喜):
* → Vietnamese: cung hỉ (恭喜)

→ Hawaiian: konohī

→ Zhuang: goengheij

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuŋ²⁴ ɕi⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/kuŋ⁴² ˈɕi²¹³/

/kiʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi³¹/

/kuŋ¹¹ ɕi⁵³/

/kyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋi³³/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

/kiɔŋ³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/

/kioŋ³³⁻²³ hi⁵²/

/koŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuŋ²⁴ ɕi⁵¹/

/kʊŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/

/kuŋ⁴² ˈɕi²¹³/

/kiʊŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ hi³¹/

/kuŋ¹¹ ɕi⁵³/

/kyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ŋi³³/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

/kiɔŋ³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/

/kioŋ³³⁻²³ hi⁵²/

/koŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/

Congratulations to the participant whose phone number ends in XXXX for winning first prize.

Gōngxǐ shǒujī wěihào shì XXXX de péngyou huòdé yīděngjiǎng.

恭喜手機尾號是XXXX的朋友獲得一等獎。

恭喜手机尾号是XXXX的朋友获得一等奖。


好走

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Goodbye, see yourself out! / Good riddance! (when used sarcastically)

好走，不送！


一路順風

Sino-Xenic (一路順風):
* → Japanese: 一路順風(いちろじゅんぷう) (ichirojunpū)

ㄧ ㄌㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄥ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯ən⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ lou̯²² sɵn²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/it̚¹ lu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sun⁵³ fʊŋ⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂu̯ən⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ lou̯²² sɵn²² fʊŋ⁵⁵/

/it̚¹ lu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ sun⁵³ fʊŋ⁴⁴/

Literally "may the winds blow steady along the trip". Believed to originate from travel by sea.


一路平安

ㄧ ㄌㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ lou̯²² pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/it̚⁵ lu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰin¹¹ ɔn⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² an³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ¹³⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ an⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ an⁴⁴/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ lu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵/

/jɐt̚⁵ lou̯²² pʰɪŋ²¹ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/it̚⁵ lu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰin¹¹ ɔn⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/it̚⁵⁻²⁴ lɔ⁴¹⁻²² piɪŋ²⁴⁻²² an³³/

/it̚³²⁻⁵ lɔ²²⁻²¹ piɪŋ¹³⁻²² an⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ³³⁻¹¹ piɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ an⁴⁴/

/it̚³²⁻⁴ lɔ³³⁻²¹ piɪŋ²³⁻³³ an⁴⁴/


留步

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹/

/lɐu̯²¹ pou̯²²/

/liu²³⁻³³ pɔ³³/

/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³/

/liu¹³⁻²² pɔ²²/

/liu²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/liu²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹/

/lau¹³⁻²² pɔ²²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹/

/li̯oʊ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹/

/lɐu̯²¹ pou̯²²/

/liu²³⁻³³ pɔ³³/

/liu²⁴⁻¹¹ pɔ³³/

/liu¹³⁻²² pɔ²²/

/liu²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/liu²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹/

/lau¹³⁻²² pɔ²²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² pɔ²²/

/lau²⁴⁻²² pɔ⁴¹/


再會

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːi̯³³ wuːi̯²²/

/t͡saɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fi⁵³/

/t͡sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hue⁴¹/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue³⁵/

/t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sɔːi̯³³ wuːi̯²²/

/t͡saɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fi⁵³/

/t͡sai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hue⁴¹/

/t͡sai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ hue³⁵/

(polite, Wu) goodbye; bye-bye; see you later


阿門

/ˀä⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/aː³³ muːn²¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ mən³⁵/

/aː³³ muːn²¹/


有了

/joʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴ lə⁴/


怎麼了

tsên³-mê⁵ lê⁵

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ lə¹/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ lə¹/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ liːu̯¹³/

你看起來很沮喪，怎麼了？

你看起来很沮丧，怎么了？


天哪

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nä²/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ naː³³/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ nä²/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ naː³³/

天 (tiān, “sky, heaven, god”) + 哪 (na, “form of 啊 (a) from assimilation to the -n coda of the previous syllable”).

zh-l

form of 啊 (<i>a</i>) from assimilation to the -n coda of the previous syllable

Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing, The Injustice to Dou E

天哪，兀的不是我媳婦兒！

天哪，兀的不是我媳妇儿！

oh my God!; good Lord!; oh dear!; goodness gracious!


好的

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/


老老

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lɑʊ̯⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lɑʊ̯⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(colloquial) Alternative form of 姥姥 (lǎolao, “bloody hell!; bastards!”)


收到

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/sɐu̯⁵⁵ tou̯³³⁻³⁵/

/su²⁴⁻¹¹ to⁵⁵/


好家伙

ㄏㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ɔ²/


該死

/kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/

/koɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ si³¹/

/kai⁵⁵⁻⁵³ si³³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹/

/kai⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/

/kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːi̯⁵⁵ sei̯³⁵/

/koɪ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ si³¹/

/kai⁵⁵⁻⁵³ si³³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻²² si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁵³/

/kai⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴¹/

/kai⁵²⁻³⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/

該死！我把我的鑰匙丟了。

该死！我把我的钥匙丢了。


好啦，好啦

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lä⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lä⁴/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lä⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ lä⁴/

There, there, don't cry! Everything will be okay!

Hǎo la, hǎo la, bié kū la! Yīqiè dōu guòqù la!

好啦，好啦，別哭啦！一切都過去啦！

好啦，好啦，别哭啦！一切都过去啦！

好啦，好啦，別那麼衝動。

好啦，好啦，别那么冲动。


喔麥尬

/ˀɔ⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kä⁵¹/

/ˀɔ⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kä⁵¹/

Oh my God! This is too much! Could it be that Hiatula diphos is poisonous??

2002 August 1, 夾S人讀北科, “有人養饅頭蟹嗎???”, in tw.bbs.rec.aquarium, Usenet

Ōmàigà! Zhè zhēnshì tài kuāzhāng le, nándào xīshīshé yǒu dújù ma??

喔麥尬!這真是太誇張了,難道西施舌有毒劇嗎??

喔麦尬!这真是太夸张了,难道西施舌有毒剧吗??

Oh my God! She really doesn't know how she should deal with that “in-law” who performs brilliantly.

Ōmàigà! Tā shízài bù zhīdào gāi zěnme yìngfù nàge chàngzuòjùjiā de “qìngjiamǔ”.

喔麥尬！她實在不知道該怎麼應付那個唱作俱佳的「親家母」。

喔麦尬！她实在不知道该怎么应付那个唱作俱佳的「亲家母」。

While I'm playing “no, master ~ madam will see” in my mind, I bit the fish eye apart, with my mouth filled with the feeling of sliminess exploding and fish juice. Oh my God... is it onion!

2015, 盧啾啾 (Fox Lu), 一起熱血打工換宿吧！(Room and Board in Taiwan), page 155

Zài nèixīn shàngyǎn zhe “lǎoyé bùyào ~ fūrén huì kànjiàn” xìmǎ de tóngshí, ǎn yǎo pò le yúyǎn, gǔliū de bàojiānggǎn yǔ yúzhī chōngmǎn zài kǒuqiāng nèi, ōmàigà...... Shì yángcōng ma?

在內心上演著「老爺不要～夫人會看見」戲碼的同時，俺咬破了魚眼，古溜的爆漿感與魚汁充滿在口腔內，喔麥尬……是洋蔥嗎？

在内心上演着「老爷不要～夫人会看见」戏码的同时，俺咬破了鱼眼，古溜的爆浆感与鱼汁充满在口腔内，喔麦尬……是洋葱吗？

(chiefly Taiwan, slang) oh my God; my God; my goodness


走一個

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ kɤ⁵¹/

* Uncertain. Literally: 走 zǒu ("to walk") + 一個 yī gè ("one")

(colloquial) scull it!; chug it!; drink it all up!


淒慘

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːm³⁵/

/t͡sʰe³³ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ t͡sʰam⁵²/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡sʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːm³⁵/

/t͡sʰe³³ t͡sʰam⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰe⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁴²/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁴¹/

/t͡sʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰam⁵³/

/t͡sʰi³³⁻²³ t͡sʰam⁵²/


一代

Phono-semantic matching from Japanese 痛(いた)い (itai). Popularized through a meme video featuring a person that looked like the Taiwanese streamer Godtone, dubbed with his voice.

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːi̯²²/

/i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɐt̚⁵ tɔːi̯²²/


真是的

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩² d̥ə¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²² tɪk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩² d̥ə¹/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²² tɪk̚⁵/

(colloquial) used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!


真是

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/t͡sən⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩²/

/t͡sɐn⁵⁵ siː²²/

/t͡sin⁴⁴⁻²² si²²/

/t͡sən⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

(colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance; honestly!


涼拌

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ pän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ²¹ puːn²²/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² pua²²/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² pua²²/

/liã²² bø⁴⁴/

/li̯ɑŋ³⁵ pän⁵¹/

/lœːŋ²¹ puːn²²/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² pua²²/

/liaŋ²⁴⁻²² pua²²/

/liã²² bø⁴⁴/

怎麼辦？涼拌！

怎么办？凉拌！

(Mandarin, slang, homophonic play on 辦／办 (bàn, “to do”)) there's nothing you can do about it; what you gonna do?


好不好

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴ b̥u⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

作弊，好不好！


Irregular romanisation of 笑死 (siu3 sei2).

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism) LOL


小心

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (小心):
* → Japanese: 小(しょう)心(しん) (shōshin)
* → Korean: 소심(小心) (sosim)
* → Vietnamese: tiểu tâm (小心)

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ɬiau⁵⁵ ɬim³³⁻³³⁵/

/sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sim³³/

/siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ sɐm⁵⁵/

/ɬiau⁵⁵ ɬim³³⁻³³⁵/

/sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sim³³/

/siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sim⁴⁴/


請便

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ piːn²²/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ piːn²²/

be my guest; go ahead; do as you wish; help yourself


歡迎光臨

ㄏㄨㄢ ㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

хуаньин гуанлинь

/xu̯än⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lin³⁵/

/fuːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɐm²¹/

/fon²⁴ ŋi̯aŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴ lim¹¹/

/fɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋiaŋ¹¹ kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lim¹¹/

/huaŋ⁵⁵ ŋiŋ⁵³ kuoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡiŋ⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lim²⁴/

/huan³³ ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ lim²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lim¹³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lim²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɪŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lim²³/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ ŋieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ³³⁻²³ lim⁵⁵/

/huø⁵⁵ n̠ʲin³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ lin²¹/

/xu̯än⁵⁵ iŋ³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ lin³⁵/

/fuːn⁵⁵ jɪŋ²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ lɐm²¹/

/fon²⁴ ŋi̯aŋ¹¹ koŋ²⁴ lim¹¹/

/fɔn⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋiaŋ¹¹ kuɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³⁵ lim¹¹/

/huaŋ⁵⁵ ŋiŋ⁵³ kuoŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ˡ⁻⁾nˡiŋ⁵³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lim²⁴/

/huan³³ ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³ lim²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻²² ɡiɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² lim¹³/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lim²⁴/

/huan⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡiɪŋ²³⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lim²³/

/hueŋ³³⁻²³ ŋieŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kuaŋ³³⁻²³ lim⁵⁵/

/huø⁵⁵ n̠ʲin³³ kuɑ̃⁵⁵ lin²¹/

welcome (said to a customer entering a shop)


無所謂

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/

/bu¹³⁻²² se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/

/bu¹³⁻²² se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/

/bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹¹/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/


CLS

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ lɐn³⁵ siːn³³/

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ lɐn³⁵ siːn³³/

(Hong Kong Cantonese, chiefly Internet slang) Initialism of 痴撚線／痴撚线 (“fucking crazy”).


八格牙路

ㄅㄚ ㄍㄜˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄨˋ

/pä⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ jä³⁵ lu⁵¹/

/pä⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ jä³⁵ lu⁵¹/

From Japanese 馬鹿野郎(ばかやろう) (baka yarō, “idiot”). Popularised by TV series on the Second Sino-Japanese War in Mainland China, where the use of this interjection by Japanese officers usually symbolises the brutality of the Japanese army.


老鄉

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɔŋ³³/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiaŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiũ³³/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/lou̯¹³ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɔŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɔŋ³³/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiaŋ⁴⁴/

/lau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiũ³³/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiũ⁴⁴/

my dear sir! (friendly form of address to an unacquainted countryman)


沒錯兒

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 沒錯／没错 (méicuò, “correct; right; that's correct”).


沒錯

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/

/muːt̚² t͡sʰɔː³³/

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/meɪ̯³⁵ t͡sʰu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/

/muːt̚² t͡sʰɔː³³/


好棒

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ pʰaːŋ¹³/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑŋ⁵¹/

/hou̯³⁵ pʰaːŋ¹³/


勞力

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/

/lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚¹²¹/

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/

/lɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lat̚²⁴/

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚¹²¹/

/lɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/

/lɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lat̚⁴/

劳力
劳力
努力
擼力
魯力

thank you; sorry for causing you trouble


/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/

/kaː⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵/

(Internet slang) Used to signify agreement with the comment to which one is replying.


敬禮

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪŋ³³ lɐi̯¹³/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ le⁴¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɪŋ³³ lɐi̯¹³/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ le⁵⁵⁴/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ le⁵³/

/kiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ le⁴¹/

respectfully yours (at the end of a letter)


沒什麼

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ mə³/

/muːt̚² sɐm²² mɔː⁵⁵/

/meɪ̯³⁵ ʂən³⁵ mə³/

/muːt̚² sɐm²² mɔː⁵⁵/

it doesn't matter; that's all right; never mind

don't mention it; it's a pleasure; you're welcome


亞美爹

/jä⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/jä⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

From Japanese 止(や)めて (yamete, “stop, no!”), conjunctive of 止(や)める (yameru, “to stop; to cease; to abandon”); from the groaning of female protagonists in Japanese adult films.

ja-r

(Internet slang, humorous) stop; please don't


次奧

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹/

From disyllabification of 肏 (cào, “(to) fuck”).


不會

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ wuːi̯¹³/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ wuːi̯¹³/


薩拉姆·阿萊控

ㄙㄚˋ ㄌㄚ ㄇㄨˇ ㄚ ㄌㄞˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ

саламу’алайкун

/sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀä⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

/sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀä⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵¹/

From Arabic اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم (as-salām ʕalaykum, “peace be upon you”).

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اَلسَّلَام عَلَيْكُم

(Islam, neologism, rare) salaam alaikum (Muslim greeting)


我肏

我擦
我操
我靠
我艸
我艹
我去
臥槽
哦湊
woc

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(vulgar, slang, chiefly Mainland China) intensive form of 肏 (cào): fuck me.


剛好

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕiɒ̃¹¹ xau⁵³/

/kɑ̃⁵⁵ hɔ²¹/

/kɑŋ⁵⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hou̯³⁵/

/t͡ɕiɒ̃¹¹ xau⁵³/

/kɑ̃⁵⁵ hɔ²¹/

used by itself to indicate that the correct amount of change has been given


好哇

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵/

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wä⁵⁵/


得了

/tɐk̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/tɐk̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

(swift) all right!; OK!; well then; yeah!

(loud, usually interrupting someone's proposal or bragging) c'mon!; that's enough!

loud; usually interrupting someone's proposal or bragging; loud; usually interrupting someone's proposal or bragging


哈羅

/xä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/haː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ⁴⁴/

/xä⁵⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/haː⁵⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻²² lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lo⁴⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ lɤ⁴⁴/

(rare, humorous) Alternative form of 哈囉／哈啰 (hāluó, “hello”)


好耐冇見

/hou̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²² mou̯¹³ kiːn³³/

/hou̯³⁵ nɔːi̯²² mou̯¹³ kiːn³³/


儂好

/noŋ³³ hɔ³⁴/

/noŋ³³ hɔ³⁴/


對唔住

/tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡syː²²/

/ui³³ m̩²² t͡si³²/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ m̩¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³⁵/

/tɵy̯³³ m̩²¹ t͡syː²²/

/ui³³ m̩²² t͡si³²/

/tuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ m̩¹¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/

/tui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ m³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡su³⁵/

My subordinates did not do a good job, so sorry.

ngo⁵ di¹ sau² haa⁶ baan⁶ si⁶ bat¹ lik⁶, hou² deoi³ m⁴ zyu⁶.

我啲手下辦事不力，好對唔住。

我啲手下办事不力，好对唔住。

2002 December 12, Alan Mak, Felix Chong, 無間道 [Infernal Affairs], spoken by 陳永仁 [Chen Wing Yan] (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), Media Asia Entertainment Group, Basic Pictures:

對唔住，我係差人！

对唔住，我系差人！

(Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) sorry; excuse me


冇問題

/mou̯¹³ mɐn²² tʰɐi̯²¹/

/mou̯¹³ mɐn²² tʰɐi̯²¹/


喔唷

/ɔː⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

/oʔ³³ ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

/ɔː⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

/oʔ³³ ɦioʔ⁴⁴/

喔唷，撞着儂了，對勿起！

喔唷，撞着侬了，对勿起！


勿要緊

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iæ⁵¹ t͡ɕin/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiən³¹/

/veʔ¹ ɦiɒ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵²/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ iɑu³³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵³⁵/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕin²¹/

/vəʔ²² iɔ⁴⁴ t͡ɕin⁵¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iæ⁵¹ t͡ɕin/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³⁴ t͡ɕin⁵³/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ³³ t͡ɕin²¹/

/fəʔ⁵⁵ iɔ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiən³¹/

/veʔ¹ ɦiɒ⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵²/

/fəʔ⁴⁴ iɑu³³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵³⁵/

(Wu) no problem; it doesn't matter; you're welcome


嘸沒關係

/m̩²² məʔ³³ kue⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/

/m̩²² məʔ³³ kue⁵⁵ ɕi²¹/


冇關係

/mou̯¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

/mou̯¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

(Cantonese) no problem; it doesn't matter


勿好意思

/vəʔ¹¹ hɔ²² i²² sz̩²³/

/vəʔ¹¹ hɔ²² i²² sz̩²³/

⁶veq₈-hau-i-sy ⁸geq-taq ⁵i-cin ⁶yeu ⁶gnin ⁶zu-leq

勿好意思，搿搭已經有人坐了。

勿好意思，搿搭已经有人坐了。


無關係

/mo¹¹ ku̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/bo¹³⁻²² kuan⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueŋ³³⁻²³ hi³⁵/

/mo¹¹ ku̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ he⁵⁵/

/bo²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/bo¹³⁻²² kuan⁴⁴⁻²² he²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ he³³/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kueŋ³³⁻²³ hi³⁵/

(Hakka) no problem; it doesn't matter; never mind


毋免

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² biɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ biɛn⁵³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ biɛn⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ biɛn⁵³/

/m̩²¹ miɛn⁴⁴⁵/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² biɛn⁵⁵⁴/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ biɛn⁵³/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ biɛn⁴¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ biɛn⁵³/

/m̩²¹ miɛn⁴⁴⁵/


hi auntie

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

/haːi̯⁵⁵ aːn⁵⁵ tʰiː²¹/

屌你老母 (“fuck your mother”) is jokingly described by some as a greeting to someone else's mother. The word censor implemented in Hong Kong Golden Forum transforms this into English Hi Auntie, which is also a greeting to someone else's mother.

(Hong Kong Cantonese, originally Internet slang, euphemistic, neologism) fuck you


仆街

/pʰʊk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

/pʰʊk̚⁵ kaːi̯⁵⁵/

Compound of 仆 (“to fall”) + 街 (gaai¹, “street”), literally “to fall onto the street”, which is a metaphor of “to die”.
Folk etymology suggests a derivation from English poor guy, but this is dubious.

compound+

仆街！唔見咗條鎖匙！

仆街！唔见咗条锁匙！

1998, 賭俠1999 [The Conman], spoken by 化骨龍 (張家輝):

puk¹ nei⁵ go³ gaai¹! aa³ si⁶ lei⁴ ge² wai³!

仆你個街！亞視嚟嘅喂！

仆你个街！亚视嚟嘅喂！


係咪

/hɐi̯²² mɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

/hɐi̯²² mɐi̯²²⁻³⁵/

You're forever eating and not doing work; are you trying to get fired?

nei⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ sik⁶ je⁵ m⁴ zou⁶ je⁵; bok³ caau² hai⁶ mai⁶⁻²?

你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒係咪？

你成日食嘢唔做嘢；搏炒系咪？


唔使

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

/m̩²² sᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ sz̩³¹/

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵/

/m̩²² sᵘɔi⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ sz̩³¹/

唔使客氣 唔使客氣#Chinese

唔使客气 唔使客气#Chinese

(Cantonese) Short for 唔使客氣／唔使客气 (“you're welcome”).


好嘢

/hou̯³⁵ jɛː¹³/

/hou̯³⁵ jɛː¹³/

Yay, tonight I don't have to burn the midnight oil! I can sleep all I want!

hou² je⁵, gam¹ maan⁵⁻¹ m⁴ sai² ngaai⁴ je⁶⁻², ho² ji⁵ fan³ caan¹ baau²!

好嘢，今晚唔使捱夜，可以瞓餐飽！

好嘢，今晚唔使捱夜，可以𰥛餐饱！


久仰

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jœːŋ¹³/

/ki̯u³¹ ŋi̯oŋ³¹/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁵³/

/kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁴¹/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaŋ⁵³/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐu̯³⁵ jœːŋ¹³/

/ki̯u³¹ ŋi̯oŋ³¹/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁵³/

/kiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁴¹/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaŋ⁵³/

(polite) it's an honor to finally meet you; I've been looking forward to meeting you for a long time


是的

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/siː²² tɪk̚⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/

/siː²² tɪk̚⁵/


咩話

/mɛː⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

/mɛː⁵⁵ waː²²⁻³⁵/

咩話？四十比零？

咩话？四十比零？

(Cantonese) What? (expression of surprise or disbelief)


不謝

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɛː²²/

/pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɛː²²/

don't mention it; not at all; you're welcome


別客氣

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄑㄧˋ

ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄜˋ ˙ㄑㄧ

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/pi̯ɛ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi¹/


早敨

/t͡sou̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯³⁵/

/t͡sou̯³⁵ tʰɐu̯³⁵/

Spending million of dollars only to win two seats? Shut up!

Leung Kwok-hung, after the announcement of the 2008 Hong Kong legislative election results in New Territories East

jung⁶ gei² baak³ maan⁶, maai⁵ loeng⁵ go³ wai⁶⁻², zou² tau² laa¹!

用幾百萬，買兩個位，早敨啦！

用几百万，买两个位，早敨啦！

shut up; drop dead; go away; go to hell (using sleep as a metaphor of death)


立正

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/laːp̚² t͡sɛːŋ³³/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/li⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/laːp̚² t͡sɛːŋ³³/

/lip̚⁴⁻³² t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/lip̚²⁴⁻² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²¹/


有失遠迎

ㄧㄡˇ ㄕ ㄩㄢˇ ㄧㄥˊ

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ³⁵/

/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ɥɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ³⁵/

(formal, old) (polite expression used to welcome an important guest that one was unable to pick up) Sorry for not waiting for you at the door.


呼呼

/fuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/fuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/


得罪

/tɤ³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɤ³⁵ d͡z̥u̯eɪ̯³/

/tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/tɛt̚¹ t͡sʰuɪ⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sue²²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sue²²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sue³³/

/tɤ³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/tɤ³⁵ d͡z̥u̯eɪ̯³/

/tɐk̚⁵ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/tɛt̚¹ t͡sʰuɪ⁵³/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sue²²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sue²²/

/tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sue³³/

17th century, 李漁, 《覺世名言十二樓·聞過樓第三》

Nà rén bùyóu qíngyuàn, sāi zài tā shǒu zhōng, shuō le yīshēng “dézuì”, jìng zì qù le.

那人不由情願，塞在他手中，說了一聲「得罪」，竟自去了。

17th century, 李漁, 《覺世名言十二樓·聞過樓第三》

那人不由情愿，塞在他手中，说了一声「得罪」，竟自去了。

1808, 沈復, 《浮生六記》 [Six Records of a Floating Life]

Yú xìng shuǎngzhí, luòtuòbùjī; yún ruò fǔrú, yūjū duōlǐ. Ǒu wèi pī yī zhěng xiù, bì liánshēng dào “dézuì”; huò dì jīn shòu shàn, bì qǐshēn lái jiē.

余性爽直，落拓不羈；芸若腐儒，迂拘多禮。偶為披衣整袖，必連聲道「得罪」；或遞巾授扇，必起身來接。

余性爽直，落拓不羁；芸若腐儒，迂拘多礼。偶为披衣整袖，必连声道「得罪」；或递巾授扇，必起身来接。


你早

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


領教

/liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɪŋ¹³ kaːu̯³³/

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/

/liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁴¹/

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau¹¹/

/liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/

/nĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/

/liŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/lɪŋ¹³ kaːu̯³³/

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/

/liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kau⁴¹/

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/

/liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kau¹¹/

/liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kau²¹/

/nĩã⁵²⁻³⁵ ka²¹³/

(polite) thank you (used to express thanks for somebody's advice or performance); much obliged; thanks for your advice


你們好

/ni²¹⁴ mən⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ni²¹⁴ mən⁴ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


嗨喲

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ²/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵/

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ²/

/hɔːi̯⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/


走好

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/

/t͡sɤ³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴⁴ hɔ³⁴/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ hou̯³⁵/

/t͡sɤ³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴⁴ hɔ³⁴/

走好，不送！


草泥馬

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ nɐi̯²¹ maː¹³/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰou̯³⁵ nɐi̯²¹ maː¹³/

Near-homophone of the vulgar phrase 肏你媽／肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā, “fuck your mother”) in Mandarin, literally “grass mud horse”.
Coined circa 2009, when Internet users in Mainland China used 草泥馬／草泥马 instead of 肏你媽／肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā) to circumvent censorship. Pictures of alpacas are often used by later hoaxes to depict 草泥馬 as if it were a real horse-like animal.

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肏你媽／肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā)

(Mandarin, euphemistic) fuck your mother


蕪湖

/u⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u⁵³/

/bu²⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/

/u⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾u⁵³/

/bu²⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/


呢個

/niː⁵⁵ kɔː³³/

/nei̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³/

/niː⁵⁵ kɔː³³/

/nei̯⁵⁵ kɔː³³/


快點

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

The clothes have been soaked for a long time. Quickly go wash them!

Yīfú yǐjīng jìnpào hěn jiǔ le. Kuàidiǎn qù xǐ ba!

衣服已經浸泡很久了。快點去洗吧！

衣服已经浸泡很久了。快点去洗吧！


快走

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


快點兒

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ ti̯ɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Mandarin) Erhua form of 快點／快点 (kuàidiǎn).


歐克

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/ˀoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/


唔好意思

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

/m̩²² hau⁵⁵ ji³³ ɬu³³/

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ hou̯³⁵ jiː³³ siː³³/

/m̩²² hau⁵⁵ ji³³ ɬu³³/

/m¹¹ ho³¹ i⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ hau³¹ i⁵³ sz̩⁴⁴/


萬福

/ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fʊk̚¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ hɔk̚³²/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² hɔk̚⁵/

/ban²²⁻²¹ hɔk̚³²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ hɔk̚³²/

/ban³³⁻²¹ hɔk̚³²/

/ʋan⁵³⁻⁵⁵ fʊk̚¹/

/ban²²⁻²¹ hɔk̚³²/

/ban⁴¹⁻²² hɔk̚⁵/

/ban²²⁻²¹ hɔk̚³²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ hɔk̚³²/

/ban³³⁻²¹ hɔk̚³²/


/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵/

/ˀɤɻ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵/

From the 233rd emoji in MOP (a popular BBS in Mainland China).

(chiefly Mainland China, Internet slang) LOL


滾水

/ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐn³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/kun²⁴⁻³³ ʃui²⁴/

/kuŋ⁵³⁻¹¹ suei⁵³/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/kuŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻²¹/

/ku̯ən⁴¹ ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

/ku̯ən²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɐn³⁵ sɵy̯³⁵/

/kun²⁴⁻³³ ʃui²⁴/

/kuŋ⁵³⁻¹¹ suei⁵³/

/kun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sui⁵⁵⁴/

/kuŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sui⁵²⁻²¹/

/ku̯ən⁴¹ ɕy̯e̞i̯⁴¹/

(Cantonese) Used to ask someone in the way to move aside.


可不

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴ b̥u⁴/

/hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/kʰɤ²¹⁴ b̥u⁴/

/hɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

you're absolutely right!; right!; exactly!; isn't that so?


磕磕

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰə²/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰə²/

/kʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰaɪ̯⁵¹/


哭爸

English: kaopeh (Singlish)

哭父
考背
靠杯
靠北
靠背

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴² pe²²/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pe²²/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe²²/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pɛ²²/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pe³⁵/

/kʰau¹¹⁻⁵³ pe³³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴² pe²²/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁴¹ pe³³/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pe²²/

/kʰau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pe²²/

/kʰau²¹⁻⁵³ pɛ²²/

/kʰau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ pe³⁵/


哎吔

/ɐi̯⁵⁵ jaː⁵⁵/

/ɐi̯⁵⁵ jaː⁵⁵/


冇所謂

/mou̯¹³ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

/mou̯¹³ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/

(Cantonese) it doesn't matter; nevermind


賽高

/saɪ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching from Japanese 最高(さいこう) (saikō), from Middle Chinese 最高 (MC tswajH kaw). Doublet of 脆骨 (cuìgǔ), which is from Korean 최고(最高) (choego).

輕音賽高！

轻音赛高！

炮姐賽高！

炮姐赛高！

(ACG, Internet slang) awesome! great! amazing!


阿彌陀佛

ㄜ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ

ㄚ ㄇㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄈㄛˊ

/ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/

/ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/

/ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/

/ŋo⁴² mi² tʰo²⁴ fɨt̚⁵/

/o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/

/o⁵⁵ mi⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ^((tʰ-))lo⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uʔ⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/

/ɔ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/

/ɔ³³ mĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/

/ɔ³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/

/o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huk̚⁴/

/o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚²/

/o⁵⁵ mi³³ du³³ vəʔ²¹/

/əu⁵² mi¹¹ dəu vəʔ²³/

/ˀɤ⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ mi³⁵ tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/

/ɔː⁵⁵ nei̯²¹⁻⁵⁵ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/

/ɔː⁵⁵ lei̯²¹ tʰɔː²¹ fɐt̚²/

/ŋo⁴² mi² tʰo²⁴ fɨt̚⁵/

/o²⁴⁻¹¹ ni²⁴ tʰo¹¹ fut̚⁵/

/o⁵⁵ mi⁵³⁽⁻²¹⁾ ^((tʰ-))lo⁵³⁻³³ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾uʔ⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/

/ɔ³³ mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/

/ɔ³³ mĩ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² to²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² mĩ²⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚⁴/

/ɔ³³ bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tɔ²⁴⁻²² hut̚²⁴/

/o⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/o⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ to²⁴⁻¹¹ hut̚⁴/

/ɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ mĩ²³⁻³³ tɤ²³⁻³³ hut̚⁴/

/o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ huk̚⁴/

/o³³⁻²³ ni⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ huk̚²/

/o⁵⁵ mi³³ du³³ vəʔ²¹/

/əu⁵² mi¹¹ dəu vəʔ²³/

Borrowed from Sanskrit अमिताभ (amitābha, “limitless light”).

bor

(Buddhism) An expression for praying to Buddha for protection or thanksgiving.

(Buddhism) A greeting used when meeting Buddhist monks or nuns, and by Buddhist monks and nuns when meeting people.


你媽

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

Fuck you! Dare you try staring at me once again?

你媽！你再敢盯我一個試試？

你妈！你再敢盯我一个试试？


尼瑪

/ni³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ni³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

zh-l

你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā)

(euphemistic, slang) Alternative form of 你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā, “fuck; fucking (intensifier)”)


臥槽

/wɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/wɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

(Internet slang, vulgar) Alternative form of 我肏 (wǒ cào, “what the fuck”)


啪啪啪

/pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵/

/pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵ pʰä⁵⁵/

/pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵ pʰaːk̚⁵/

(onomatopoeia) Used for continuous slapping or whipping sounds.


嗚呼

呜呼
烏乎
烏呼
烏虖
嗚虖
烏嘑

/wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

/u³³⁻²³ hu¹¹/

/wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴/

/u³³⁻²³ hu¹¹/


罪過

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ g̊u̯ɔ¹/

/t͡sɵy̯²² kʷɔː³³/

/t͡sʰuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuo⁵³/

/t͡sue³³⁻²¹ kɤ²¹/

/t͡sue³³⁻¹¹ ko¹¹/

/t͡sue²²⁻²¹ ko²¹/

/zɐɪ²² kəu⁴⁴/

/zɐɪ²² kʰəu⁴⁴/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ g̊u̯ɔ¹/

/t͡sɵy̯²² kʷɔː³³/

/t͡sʰuɪ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kuo⁵³/

/t͡sue³³⁻²¹ kɤ²¹/

/t͡sue³³⁻¹¹ ko¹¹/

/t͡sue²²⁻²¹ ko²¹/

/zɐɪ²² kəu⁴⁴/

/zɐɪ²² kʰəu⁴⁴/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ kua²¹/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ kua²¹/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ kua¹¹/

/t͡se³³⁻²² kua⁴¹/

/t͡se³³⁻²¹ kua²¹/

/t͡se²²⁻²¹ kua²¹/

/t͡se³³⁻¹¹ kua¹¹/

/t͡se³³⁻²² kua⁴¹/

(polite) sorry; excuse me; thank you; this is more than I deserve; sorry for troubling you


死火

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³⁵ fɔː³⁵/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sei̯³⁵ fɔː³⁵/

sei² fo² laa³! ngo⁵ lau⁴ zo² fan⁶ gung¹ fo³ hai² uk¹ kei² tim¹!

死火喇！我留咗份功課喺屋企𠻹！

死火喇！我留咗份功课喺屋企𠻹！


哈利路亞

→ Lisu: ꓧ-ꓡꓲ-ꓡꓴ-ꓬ (xɑ-li-lu-jɑ)

ㄏㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄏㄚ ㄌㄧˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/xä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/xä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː⁵⁵ lei̯⁵⁵ luː⁵⁵ jaː²¹/

/haː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ luː⁵⁵ jaː²¹/

/haː⁵⁵ lei̯²² lou̯²² aː³³/

/ha²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵ i̯a³¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ lu²²⁻²¹ ia²⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁴⁴⁻³³ ia⁴⁴/

/xä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/xä⁵⁵ li⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː⁵⁵ lei̯⁵⁵ luː⁵⁵ jaː²¹/

/haː⁵⁵ liː⁵⁵ luː⁵⁵ jaː²¹/

/haː⁵⁵ lei̯²² lou̯²² aː³³/

/ha²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵⁵ lu⁵⁵ i̯a³¹/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² li²²⁻²¹ lu²²⁻²¹ ia²⁴/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴⁴⁻³³ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iaʔ³²/

/ha⁴⁴⁻³³ le⁴⁴⁻³³ lu⁴⁴⁻³³ ia⁴⁴/

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew הַלְּלוּיָהּ (“Praise Jah!”).

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הַלְּלוּיָהּ

(Protestantism) hallelujah (exclamation to praise God)


𠢕早

/ɡau²⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/ɡau²⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡau¹³⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/ɡau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵³/

/ɡau²³⁻³³ t͡sa⁴¹/

/ɡau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵²/

/ɡau²⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/ɡau²⁴⁻²² t͡sa⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡau¹³⁻²² t͡sa⁵³/

/ɡau²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵³/

/ɡau²³⁻³³ t͡sa⁴¹/

/ɡau⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sa⁵²/

(Southern Min, Zhao'an Hakka) good morning


嗚嗚

/wuː⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/


麼麼噠

么么哒
麼麼達
摸摸噠
嬤嬤噠

/mə mə¹ tä⁵⁵/

/mə mə¹ tä⁵⁵/

(Mainland China, neologism, onomatopoeia) mwah (sound of kissing)


阿嚏

/ˀä⁵⁵ tʰi⁵¹/

/aː³³ tʰɐi̯³³/

/ˀä⁵⁵ tʰi⁵¹/

/aː³³ tʰɐi̯³³/

(onomatopoeia) achoo; atchoo; atishoo (the sound of a sneeze)


老天爺

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɛː²¹/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/

/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ jɛ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ jɛː²¹/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/lau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/

/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia²⁴/

/lo⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² ia¹³/


老天

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


沒有關係

ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ˙ㄒㄧ

мэйю гуаньси

/meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²/

/muːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

/meɪ̯³⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ɕi²/

/muːt̚² jɐu̯¹³ kʷaːn⁵⁵ hɐi̯²²/

no problem; it doesn't matter; no need to say thanks or apologize (said in reply to expression of gratitude or regret)


來吧

/laɪ̯³⁵ b̥ä³/

/lɔːi̯²¹ paː²²/

/laɪ̯³⁵ b̥ä³/

/lɔːi̯²¹ paː²²/


飲杯

/jɐm³⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵/

/jɐm³⁵ puːi̯⁵⁵/


飲勝

→ English: yam seng

/jɐm³⁵ sɪŋ³³/

/iam⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ seŋ²¹/

/iam²³⁻²¹ seŋ⁴⁴⁵/

/jɐm³⁵ sɪŋ³³/

/iam⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ seŋ²¹/

/iam²³⁻²¹ seŋ⁴⁴⁵/

From taboo of mentioning 乾／干 (gon1, “dry; depleted”) in 乾杯／干杯 (gon1 bui1, “cheers”).
The Hokkien pronunciation is borrowed from Cantonese.

(Cantonese, Malaysia, Singapore) cheers!; bottoms up!


夭壽

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/

/i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/

/iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/jiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²²/

/i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ su⁵⁵/

/iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/


笑死

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/t͡sʰio⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁵⁵⁴/

/t͡sʰio²¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/t͡sʰio¹¹⁻⁵³ si⁵³/

/t͡sʰiɤ²¹⁻⁴¹ si⁴¹/

/t͡sʰio²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si⁵²⁻²¹/


免客氣

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰe(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁴¹/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/

/miɛn⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kʰɛ(ʔ)³⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/

/miaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰi²¹/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi²¹/

/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰe(ʔ)⁵ kʰi⁴¹/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰe(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰi¹¹/

/miɛn⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ kʰɛ(ʔ)³⁻⁴ kʰi²¹/

/miaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/


唔使客氣

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ haːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/m̩²² sᵘɔi⁵⁵ hak̚³³ hei³³/

/m¹¹ sɨ³¹ hak̚² hi⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ sz̩³¹ hak̚¹ hi⁵³/

/m̩²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ haːk̚³ hei̯³³/

/m̩²² sᵘɔi⁵⁵ hak̚³³ hei³³/

/m¹¹ sɨ³¹ hak̚² hi⁵⁵/

/m̩¹¹ sz̩³¹ hak̚¹ hi⁵³/


我操

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(vulgar) Alternative form of 我肏 (wǒ cào)


我靠

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

(euphemistic) Alternative form of 我肏 (wǒ cào)


我擦

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰä⁵⁵/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʰä⁵⁵/


我去

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

(minced oath, euphemistic, mildly vulgar, slang) Alternative form of 我肏 (wǒ cào)


救命

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³³ mɛːŋ²²/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ miaŋ⁵³/

/kiu²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

/kiu²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³/

/kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³/

/kiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mĩã¹¹/

/t͡ɕiɤ³⁴ min²³/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ min⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ miŋ⁵¹/

/kɐu̯³³ mɛːŋ²²/

/kiu⁵³⁻⁵⁵ miaŋ⁵³/

/kiu²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ miã⁴¹/

/kiu²¹⁻⁵³ miã²²/

/kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ miã³³/

/kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ miã³³/

/kiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mĩã¹¹/

/t͡ɕiɤ³⁴ min²³/

/t͡ɕiɤ³³ min⁴⁴/

來人啊！救命啊！

来人啊！救命啊！


敗勢

/pʰai³³ ʃe¹¹/

/pʰai³³ ʃe¹¹/

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歹勢／歹势 (pháiⁿ-sè)

Phài-se! M̀-tú-hó lâu ǹg ke chhâ-é chhong-fái lé.

敗勢！毋堵好摎你个車仔撞壞了。

败势！毋堵好摎你个车仔撞坏了。


洽潲

/kap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³/

/kap̚¹²¹⁻²¹ siau¹³/

(Hokkien, vulgar, slang) dumb as hell!; ridiculous!; fool!; dumbass!; how stupid!; what an idiot!; how frivolous! (grumbling expletive)


戳㑚

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ na⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ⁴⁴ na²³/

/t͡sʰoʔ³³ na⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰoʔ⁴⁴ na²³/

Abbreviated from 戳㑚娘個屄／戳㑚娘个屄 (“penetrate your mother's vagina”)

I don't know how to do this again, fuck!

我又做勿出了，戳㑚！


依奶

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ nˡɛ³³/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵³ nˡɛ³³/


/lʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚²/

/lʊk̚² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

/lʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚²/

/lʊk̚² t͡sʰɐt̚⁵/

So I go to the toilet, take off my trousers and take a dump. I look at the toilet bowl: the poop is red. (fuck!)

So I go into toilet, mok¹ zo² tiu⁴ fu³ en⁶ o¹ duk¹ ke⁵. mong⁶ haa² go³ maa⁵ tung², si² hai⁶ hung⁴ sik¹ ge³ (luk⁶ cat¹).

So I go into toilet，剝咗條褲and屙篤茄。望吓個馬桶，屎係紅色嘅（67）。

So I go into toilet，剥咗条裤and屙笃茄。望吓个马桶，屎系红色嘅（67）。

(Cantonese, leetspeak, vulgar) Alternative form of 轆柒／辘柒 (luk1 cat6, “fuck, shit”)


道謝

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/tou̯²² t͡sɛː²²/

/to²²⁻²¹ sia²²/

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/tou̯²² t͡sɛː²²/

/to²²⁻²¹ sia²²/

(Quanzhou Hokkien) thank you, thank you very much


肏你媽

肏你妈
操你媽
草你媽
啊米諾斯

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

(vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


嘐潲

豪洨
嘐韶
囂𪷰
囂韶
詨精
嚆精
嚎𤞚
嚎哮


使恁娘

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taiwanese, Singapore and Philippine Hokkien, vulgar, slang, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


午安

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ ɔːn⁵⁵/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ an³³/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

/ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ an⁴⁴/

(formal, uncommon) Greeting used from around midday to afternoon; good afternoon


好行

/hou̯³⁵ haːŋ²¹/

/hou̯³⁵ haːŋ²¹/


慢走

/män⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːn²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

/män⁵¹ t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/maːn²² t͡sɐu̯³⁵/

(polite) goodbye; take care (a polite phrase said to someone who is about to leave)


借借

/t͡sɛː³³ t͡sɛː³³/

/tiɛ³³ tiɛ³³/

/t͡sɛː³³ t͡sɛː³³/

/tiɛ³³ tiɛ³³/

(Cantonese) excuse me; please (make a way)


扎西德勒

ㄓㄚ ㄒㄧ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄜˋ

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ lɤ⁵¹/

Borrowed from Tibetan བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས (bkra shis bde legs).

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བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས

tashi delek, a Tibetan all-purpose greeting with the meaning of "blessings and good luck".


大佬

/tä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tä⁵¹ laʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Man, this shirt costs a few hundred bucks. How could I buy it?

daai⁶ lou², gin⁶ seot¹ saam¹ daai⁶ naa⁴ naa⁴ gei² baak³ man¹, dim² maai⁵ dak¹ lok⁶ sau² aa³?

大佬，件恤衫大拿拿幾百蚊，點買得落手啊？

大佬，件恤衫大拿拿几百蚊，点买得落手啊？


色蘭

/sɤ⁵¹ län³⁵/

/sɤ⁵¹ län³⁵/

Borrowed from Arabic سَلَام (salām). Doublet of 沙龍／沙龙 (shālóng).

(Islam) salaam; salaam alaikum (used by the Hui people)


哈佬

/xä⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xä⁵⁵ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


雅正

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ŋaː¹³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/

/ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/ŋã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/ŋã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/ŋaː¹³ t͡sɪŋ³³/

/ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ¹¹/

/ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/ŋã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

/ŋã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/ŋɛ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɪŋ²¹/

(polite) would you kindly point out my inadequacies; please point out my shortcomings (said when presenting somebody with a specimen of one's calligraphy a copy of one's book, etc.)


阿里加多

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɔʔ³²/

/a⁴⁴⁻³³ li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tɔʔ³²/

Borrowed from Japanese ありがとう (arigatō, “thank you”).

2013, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), “阿里加多”performed by 許富凱 [Henry Hsu]:

多情的雨 ありがとう(阿里加多)

2017, “我是香蕉 [Life Is Like A Banana]”, 姚小民 (lyrics), 蕭煌奇 [Ricky Hsiao] (music)performed by 蕭煌奇 [Ricky Hsiao]:

ū lâng hiâm góa, ū lâng ài góa, góa lóng a-lí-gá-to͘h

有人嫌我 有人愛我 我都阿哩嘎哆

有人嫌我 有人爱我 我都阿哩嘎哆

(Taiwanese Hokkien and Hakka, uncommon) thanks; thank you; arigato


費神

/feɪ̯⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/

/fɐi̯³³ sɐn²¹/

/hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sin²⁴/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ ʂən³⁵/

/fɐi̯³³ sɐn²¹/

/hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sin²⁴/


幹你娘

ㄍㄢˋ ㄋㄧˇ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

/kän⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kän⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

From Hokkien 姦恁娘／奸恁娘 (kàn-lín-niâ, “fuck your mother”).


草你媽

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

(euphemistic, Internet slang) Alternative form of 肏你媽／肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā, “fuck your mother”)


操你媽

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵/

(vulgar) Alternative form of 肏你媽／肏你妈 (cào nǐ mā)


咪住

/mɐi̯¹³ t͡syː²²/

/mɐi̯¹³ t͡syː²²/

咪住先呀！

(Cantonese) hold it; hold on; stop right there


毛毛毛

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/mɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

(obsolete, used in Yuanqu to mock or humiliate another person) bad, bad, bad! shame, shame, shame!


嘿嘿

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵/


殘念

/t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

/t͡sʰän³⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 残念(ざんねん) (zannen).


乖乖

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯⁵⁵/

/ku̯ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯ai̯²⁴/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/

/kʷaːi̯⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯⁵⁵/

/ku̯ai̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯ai̯²⁴/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ g̊u̯aɪ̯²/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ g̊u̯aɪ̯²/


謝謝儂

⁶zhia-zhia ⁶non; ⁶zhia-ya ⁶non; ⁶zhia-zhia-non

zhia^去 zhia non^去; zhia^去 ya non^去; zhia^去 zhia non

³xxia-xxia ³non; ³xxia-hhia ³non; ³xxia-xxia-non

/ʑia²² ʑia³³ noŋ²³/

/ʑia²² ɦia³³ noŋ²³/

/ʑia²² ʑia⁵⁵ noŋ²¹/

/ʑia²² ʑia³³ noŋ²³/

/ʑia²² ɦia³³ noŋ²³/

/ʑia²² ʑia⁵⁵ noŋ²¹/


三八

Originally Hokkien before spreading to other Sinitic languages.

/sän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²/

/sän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵/

/sam⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²/

(euphemistic, humorous, by extension) how frivolous!; how impetuous!; how irrational!; how unreasonable! (expletive)


摩西摩西

Borrowed from Japanese もしもし (moshimoshi).

(Taiwanese Hakka) hello (used when answering the telephone)


冇相干

/mou̯¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

/mou̯¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵/

If you have him, even breaking your two legs is nothing

許冠傑 (Sam Hui), 《天才白痴錢錢錢》

jau⁵ zo² keoi⁵ zau⁶ syun³ daa² bai¹ soeng¹ goek³ dou¹ mou⁵ soeng¹ gon¹

有咗佢就算打跛雙腳都冇相干

許冠傑 (Sam Hui), 《天才白痴錢錢錢》

有咗佢就算打跛双脚都冇相干

(Cantonese) no problem; it doesn't matter; never mind


差唔多

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ m̩¹¹ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa³³⁻²³ m³⁵⁻¹¹ to³³⁻²³ /

/ t͡sʰam³⁵⁻¹¹ to³³/

/t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ m̩²¹ tɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰa⁴⁴⁻³⁵ m̩¹¹ to⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰa³³⁻²³ m³⁵⁻¹¹ to³³⁻²³ /

/ t͡sʰam³⁵⁻¹¹ to³³/


失敬

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²¹/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ¹¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/sɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ³³/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²¹/

/sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁵ kiɪŋ²¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ¹¹/

/sit̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪŋ²¹/

(polite) sorry I didn't recognize you; excuse me for my lack of manners


雄起

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕyoŋ²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵³/

/hʊŋ²¹ hei̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕyoŋ²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵³/

/hʊŋ²¹ hei̯³⁵/


下午好

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² ŋ̍¹³ hou̯³⁵/

/ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/haː²² ŋ̍¹³ hou̯³⁵/

good afternoon (greeting said in the afternoon)


汝好

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁴¹/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/

/li⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/lɯ⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/

/lɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²/

/lu⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/

/li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hɤ⁴¹/

/li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/

/li⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/lɯ⁵⁵⁴ ho⁵⁵⁴/

/lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ho⁵³/

/lɯ⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²/

/lu⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/


啪啦

/pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

/pʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/pʰaː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

(onomatopoeia) A crackling or shattering sound.


也是

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/iɛ⁵³ sz̩²¹³/

/jaː¹³ siː²²/

/a³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/a³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/a²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/ia³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/ia³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/ia²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/ɦa²³ zz̩²³/

/jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/iɛ⁵³ sz̩²¹³/

/jaː¹³ siː²²/

/a³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/a³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/a²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/ia³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/ia³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/ia²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/ɦa²³ zz̩²³/

(colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.


唔敢當

/m̩²¹ kɐm³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/m̩²¹ kɐm³⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

(Cantonese) You flatter me; I wouldn't presume; I don't deserve this (praise, reward etc.)


碰杯

/pʰɤŋ⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰʊŋ³³ puːi̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pue³³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/

/pʰɤŋ⁵¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰʊŋ³³ puːi̯⁵⁵/

/pʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pue³³/

/pʰɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ pue⁴⁴/


少來

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/

/ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵/


嗚嗚嗚

/u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵/

/u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵ u⁵⁵/


摸摸

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/mi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯a²⁴/

/mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

/mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/mi̯a²⁴⁻¹¹ mi̯a²⁴/

/mo²⁴⁻¹¹ mo²⁴/

(neologism, onomatopoeic) mwah (sound of kissing)


天啊

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀä²/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ aː³³/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ˀä²/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ aː³³/


親親

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰin²/

/t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ¹¹⁻⁴⁵/


嗟乎

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

/t͡sɛː⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

Gaozu often served as a corvee laborer in Xianyang. [The Qin emperor was on an outing and there was] free rein to observe him. Gaozu observed the Qin emperor and sighed heavily, saying: "Ah! A true man should be like this!"

Gāozǔ cháng yáo Xiányáng, zòngguān, guān Qín huángdì, kuìrán tài xī yuē: “Jiēhū, dàzhàngfū dāng rúcǐ yě!”

高祖常繇咸陽，縱觀，觀秦皇帝，喟然太息曰：「嗟乎，大丈夫當如此也！」

高祖常繇咸阳，纵观，观秦皇帝，喟然太息曰：「嗟乎，大丈夫当如此也！」

(literary) alas; alack (placed sentence-initially)


法克

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɤ⁵¹/


媽蛋

/mä⁵⁵ tän⁵¹/

/mä⁵⁵ tän⁵¹/

From 媽的／妈的 (māde, “your mother”), using the vulgar word 蛋 (dàn, “egg; balls”).
Alternatively, from English madman.


納尼

Borrowed from Japanese なに (nani, “what”).

(Internet slang) (expressing astonishment) what?!


莎喲娜拉

ㄕㄚ ㄧㄛ ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄚ

/ʂä⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵ nä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

/ʂä⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵ nä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Japanese さようなら (sayōnara).


烏拉

乌拉
靰鞡
兀剌
乌拉
烏喇
乌拉
乌拉
乌拉
乌拉
乌拉
乌拉
乌拉


印善安拉

ㄧㄣˋ ㄕㄢˋ ㄢ ㄌㄚ

иньшаньаньла

/in⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/in⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Arabic إن شاء الله (ʔin šāʔ allāh).

bor

Arabic إن شاء الله (ʔin šāʔ allāh)


紅紅火火恍恍惚惚

ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄨ ㄏㄨ

хунхунхохо хуанхуанхуху

/xʊŋ³⁵ xʊŋ³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵/

All syllables of this term have an h- initial. This is one of the suggestions made by a Pinyin input method when typing “hhhhhhhh” to get 哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈 (hāhāhāhāhāhāhāhā, “sound of laughter”).

zh-l

hāhāhāhāhāhāhāhā

flourishing and prosperous, befuddled and stupefied


雅蠛蝶

ㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

(Internet slang, humorous) Synonym of 亞美爹／亚美爹 (yàměidiē, “stop; please don't”)


duang

From a mishearing of an unusually-pronounced 動啊／动啊 (dòng a, “to bounce”, literally “to move”), a phrase spoken by Jackie Chan in Bawang Shampoo's advertisement.
:
The interjection is known as 動L／动L (dung⁶ eu⁶) in Hong Kong.

At first when I was told to star in the shampoo commercial, actually I was reluctant. Because I thought that, you can't ask me for the commercial immediately. First, I have to try myself. I don't want to say that after adding lots of effects to the commercial, my hair bounces, (becomes) very dark, very shiny, very smooth, and then at the end the viewers will criticize me, saying that there is no such kind of hair, it proves that the above is fake.

2004, Jackie Chan's commercial with Bawang Shampoo

Dāng wǒ dìyīcì zhīdào yào pāi xǐfàshuǐ guǎnggào de shíhòu, qíshí wǒ shì jùjué de. Yīnwèi wǒ juéde, nǐ bùnéng jiào wǒ pāi wǒ jiù mǎshàng qù pāi, dìyī wǒ yào shì yīxià, wǒ yòu bù xiǎng shuō, yī ge guǎnggào pāi wán hòu jiāshàng hǎo duō tèjì, tóufà dòng a, hěn hēi, hěn liàng, hěn róu, jiéguǒ guānzhòng chūlái yīdìng huì mà wǒ, gēnběn méiyǒu zhè zhǒng tóufà, zhèngmíng shàngmiàn zhège shì jiǎ de.

當我第一次知道要拍洗髮水廣告的時候，其實我是拒絕的。因為我覺得，你不能叫我拍我就馬上去拍，第一我要試一下，我又不想說，一個廣告拍完後加上好多特技，頭髮動啊，很黑，很亮，很柔，結果觀眾出來一定會罵我，根本沒有這種頭髮，證明上面這個是假的。

当我第一次知道要拍洗发水广告的时候，其实我是拒绝的。因为我觉得，你不能叫我拍我就马上去拍，第一我要试一下，我又不想说，一个广告拍完后加上好多特技，头发动啊，很黑，很亮，很柔，结果观众出来一定会骂我，根本没有这种头发，证明上面这个是假的。

Actually, when I first started to follow him, I rejected him. But after secretly watching him perform at I Am a Singer, it was as if there were special effects. Duang!

Qíshí yī kāishǐ fěn tā, wǒ shì jùjué de. Dànshì dāng wǒ tōutōu kàn le tā zài “Wǒ shì gēshǒu” de yǎnchū zhī hòu, jiù xiàng jiā le tèjì yīyàng. Duāng!

其實一開始粉他，我是拒絕的。但是當我偷偷看了他在《我是歌手》的演出之後，就像加了特技一樣。duang！

其实一开始粉他，我是拒绝的。但是当我偷偷看了他在《我是歌手》的演出之后，就像加了特技一样。duang！

(neologism) Used to describe an action as if there were the sound of special effects accompanying it


蘇波呵

/su⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵/

/su⁵⁵ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵/

Alternative form of 娑婆訶／娑婆诃 (sàpóhē): (Buddhism, Hinduism) svaha (said during oblation)


啊呀

oh dear (expressing resentment, dissatisfaction, or embarrassment)


啊喲

/aː⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

/aː⁵⁵ jɔː⁵⁵/

ow; oh no (expressing surprise, sudden pain, etc.)


恕罪

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/syː³³ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sue³⁵/

/ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/syː³³ t͡sɵy̯²²/

/su²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sue³⁵/


屌你

→ English: diu lei


猗與

/jiː⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

/jiː⁵⁵ jyː²¹/

Oh! in the Qi and the Ju,
There are many fish in the warrens.

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

猗與漆沮，潛有多魚。

猗与漆沮，潜有多鱼。

(literary) Expression of wonder and praise: oh!


嗯哪

An interjection used to indicate acceptance.


承惠

/sɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯²²/

/sɪŋ²¹ wɐi̯²²/

(Cantonese) Alternative term for 盛惠 (“thank you (for shopping here)”).


盛惠

/sɪŋ²² wɐi̯²²/

/sɪŋ²² wɐi̯²²/

盛惠十二蚊。

(Cantonese) thank you (for shopping here)


印沙安拉

/in⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/in⁵¹ ʂä⁵⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Arabic إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه (ʔin šāʔa llāh).

bor

إِنْ شَاءَ ٱللَٰه


薩拉姆

/sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/sä⁵¹ lä⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

From Arabic سَلَام (salām). The greeting comes via Uyghur سالام (salam). Doublet of 沙龍／沙龙 (shālóng).

(chiefly Xinjiang Mandarin) salaam (a respectful ceremonial greeting)


承蒙

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/

/sɪŋ²¹ mʊŋ²¹/

/sɨn¹¹ muŋ¹¹/

/ʃin⁵⁵ muŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ mɤŋ³⁵/

/sɪŋ²¹ mʊŋ²¹/

/sɨn¹¹ muŋ¹¹/

/ʃin⁵⁵ muŋ⁵⁵/


走起

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sau⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi⁵²⁻²¹/

(neologism, slang) here we go; let's go; let's roll


媽的智障

ㄇㄚ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄓˋ ㄓㄤˋ

мадэ чжичжан

/mä⁵⁵ d̥ə² ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

/mä⁵⁵ d̥ə² ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/

From a translated comic strip by Korean cartoonist Cutbu.

(neologism, vulgar, slang) This is so fucking stupid.; This is retarded.; What an idiot.


無路賽

/u³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

/u³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ saɪ̯⁵¹/

From Japanese うるさい (urusai, “annoying; noisy”).

2021 August 22, 渡也, “故人江海別”, in 自由時報 [Liberty Times]:

I always clamoured to my mum that I wanted to go to school, and my mum, whose ancestral hometown is in Japan, always responded, "Urusai!" (Shut up!) to prevent me from bothering her.

Wǒ cháng xiàng mǔqīn chǎo zhù yào shàngxué, zǔjí rìběn de mǔqīn lǎo yòng rìyǔ huí wǒ yījù: “Wúlùsài!” Jiào wǒ bié fán tā.

我常向母親吵著要上學，祖籍日本的母親老用日語回我一句：「無路賽！」叫我別煩她。

我常向母亲吵著要上学，祖籍日本的母亲老用日语回我一句：「无路赛！」叫我别烦她。


我倒

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/wɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Internet slang) Used to express surprise, admiration, speechlessness, etc.


娑婆訶

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (娑婆訶):
* → Japanese: 薩(そ)婆(わ)訶(か) (sowaka)
* → Korean: 사바하(娑婆訶) (sabaha)
* → Vietnamese: ta bà ha (娑婆訶)

/sä⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ xɤ⁵⁵/

/sä⁵¹ pʰu̯ɔ³⁵ xɤ⁵⁵/

(Buddhism, Hinduism) svaha (said during oblation)


抵你死

/tɐi̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ sei̯³⁵/

/tɐi̯³⁵ nei̯¹³ sei̯³⁵/

(Cantonese) serves you right! you deserved that!


那是

/nä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/naː¹³ siː²²/

/nä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/naː¹³ siː²²/


貴安

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ˀän⁵⁵/


無相干

/mo¹¹ si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

/mo¹¹ si̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kon²⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kan⁴⁴/

/bo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ³³⁻²³ kaŋ³³/

(Hakka, Teochew, Hainanese) it doesn't matter; nevermind


無誕

/bo²⁴⁻²² tã²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tã⁴¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² tã²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tã³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tã³³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tã²²/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tã⁴¹/

/bo¹³⁻²² tã²²/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tã³³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tã³³/

(Southern Min) correct; right; that's correct


食晝無

/sət̚⁵ t͡su⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mo¹¹/

/sət̚⁵ t͡su⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mo¹¹/


承讓

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɪŋ²¹ jœːŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ⁵¹/

/sɪŋ²¹ jœːŋ²²/

(polite) you let me win (said after winning a game)


壞勢

(Sixian Hakka, chiefly Liudui) sorry; excuse me


幫QQ

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

(Taiwan, Internet slang) Used to showing sympathy or taking pity.


八格牙魯

ㄅㄚ ㄍㄜˊ ㄧㄚˊ ㄌㄨˇ

/pä⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ jä³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/pä⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ jä³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

八格牙路 八格牙路#Chinese


勁爆大象部落

ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ

цзинбао дасян було

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

цзиньбао дасян було

/t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯ɔ⁵¹/

This is one of the common suggestions made by a Pinyin input method when typing “jbdxbl” to get 雞巴都笑爆了 (jība dōu xiào bào le, “laughing my dick off; lit. laughed so hard my dick exploded”), and is often used as a euphemism, since the word it replaces contains vulgarities.

zh-l

(Mainland China, Internet slang, euphemistic, humorous) LMAO; ROTFLMAO


啊哈

ah; aha; oh (expressing a sudden realization)

ah; too much; yay (expressing that the speaker is satisfied or pleased)


嗨嘍

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯²/

/xaɪ̯⁵⁵ loʊ̯²/


哈嘍

/xä⁵⁵ loʊ̯²/

/haː⁵⁵ lɐu̯³³/

/xä⁵⁵ loʊ̯²/

/haː⁵⁵ lɐu̯³³/


哇咔咔

/wä⁵⁵ kʰä⁵⁵ kʰä⁵⁵/

/wä⁵⁵ kʰä⁵⁵ kʰä⁵⁵/


哦湊

/ˀɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ˀɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰoʊ̯⁵¹/

A cute-sounding alternative of 我肏 (wǒ cào). Usually used to convey surprise, rather than as an offensive.

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, euphemistic) Alternative form of 我肏 (wǒ cào)


/sz̩⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/sz̩⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ b̥u¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

(Internet slang, text messaging) Alternative form of 是不是 (shìbùshì, “isn't it so”)


該死的

/kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/

/kaɪ̯⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴/


woc

In a pinyin-based input method, typing "woc" will lead to suggestions for 臥槽／卧槽 (wòcáo, “what the fuck”).

(Mainland China, neologism, Internet slang, humorous, euphemistic) (astonishment) WTF


哎喲喂

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ai⁴⁴⁻²² io²²⁻²¹ ue²⁴/

/ai³³ io⁴¹⁻²² ue²⁴/

/ai⁴⁴⁻²² io²²⁻²¹ ue¹³/

/ai⁴⁴⁻³³ io³³⁻¹¹ ue²⁴/

/ai⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤ³³⁻²¹ ue²³/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ai⁴⁴⁻²² io²²⁻²¹ ue²⁴/

/ai³³ io⁴¹⁻²² ue²⁴/

/ai⁴⁴⁻²² io²²⁻²¹ ue¹³/

/ai⁴⁴⁻³³ io³³⁻¹¹ ue²⁴/

/ai⁴⁴⁻³³ iɤ³³⁻²¹ ue²³/

An interjection for expressing surprise or ridicule.


幫幫忙

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ b̥ɑŋ² mɑŋ³⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑ̃ɻ³⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ b̥ɑŋ² mɑ̃ɻ³⁵/

/pɔːŋ⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹/

/pɑ̃⁵⁵ pɑ̃³³ mɑ̃²³/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ b̥ɑŋ² mɑŋ³⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ pɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑ̃ɻ³⁵/

/pɑŋ⁵⁵ b̥ɑŋ² mɑ̃ɻ³⁵/

/pɔːŋ⁵⁵ pɔːŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹/

/pɑ̃⁵⁵ pɑ̃³³ mɑ̃²³/

(sarcastic, colloquial) come on (i.e. “help me a little bit and stop doing or saying that”); please; give me a break


咄咄

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːt̚³ t͡sʰyːt̚³/

/tɵt̚⁵ tɵt̚⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːt̚³ t͡sʰyːt̚³/

/tɵt̚⁵ tɵt̚⁵/

(literary) Used to express sorrow, regret, disappointment, etc.

(literary) Used to express surprise, amazement, etc.


我苦

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/

/ua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/

我苦啦！

(Southern Min) oh my God; my God; my goodness


和散那

/xɤ³⁵ sän⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹/

/wɔː²¹ saːn³³ naː¹³/

/xɤ³⁵ sän⁵¹⁻⁵³ nä⁵¹/

/wɔː²¹ saːn³³ naː¹³/


哇老誒

→ English: walau eh (Singlish, Malaysian English)

→ Malay: walao

/wä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀeɪ̯³/

/wä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɛ³/

/wä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀeɪ̯³/

/wä⁵¹ lɑʊ̯³⁵ ˀɛ³/

From Hokkien 我老的 (góa lāu--ê, “my elderly”).

(Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial) wow; dear me; good heavens; OMG


我的天

/wɔ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/wɔ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/


不聽不聽，王八念經

ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥ

ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ

бу тин бу тин

ванба няньцзин

/pu⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ b̥ä³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/pu⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ pä⁵⁵ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

I'm not listening, I'm not listening, the tortoise is chanting sutras

(slang) An interjection used when making oneself ignore someone else's words.


毋怕

(Hakka) no problem; it doesn't matter; never mind


冇緊要

/mou̯¹³ kɐn³⁵ jiːu̯³³/

/mou̯¹³ kɐn³⁵ jiːu̯³³/

(Cantonese) never mind; no problem; it doesn't matter


冇事

(Cantonese) no problem; don't worry about it; that's OK; no worries; it's alright


無啥物

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ³²/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ siã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mĩʔ⁴/

(Hokkien) it doesn't matter; that's all right; never mind


無打緊

/bo²⁴⁻²² tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/bo²⁴⁻²² tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/bɤ²³⁻³³ tã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kin⁴¹/

/bo²⁴⁻¹¹ tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

(Xiamen, Quanzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) no problem; it doesn't matter; never mind


唔緊要

/m̩²¹ kɐn³⁵ jiːu̯³³/

/m̩²¹ kɐn³⁵ jiːu̯³³/

(Cantonese, Hakka) never mind; no problem; it doesn't matter


唔打緊

/m̩²¹ taː³⁵ kɐn³⁵/

/m̩²¹ taː³⁵ kɐn³⁵/

(Cantonese) no problem; it doesn't matter; don't worry


婊生

(Philippine Hokkien, offensive) son of a bitch!; fuck!


一百歲

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

bless you (the response to someone's first sneeze)


賀三納

/xɤ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ nä⁵¹/

/hɔː²² saːm⁵⁵ naːp̚²/

/xɤ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ nä⁵¹/

/hɔː²² saːm⁵⁵ naːp̚²/


哎呀媽呀

哎呀妈呀
唉呀媽呀
哎媽呀
哎媽
艾瑪
啊喲媽呀

ㄞ ˙ㄧㄚ ㄇㄚ ˙ㄧㄚ

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä² mä⁵⁵ jä²/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jä² mä⁵⁵ jä²/

(colloquial, slang) mamma mia; oh my goodness; oh my god; heavens; oh my


艾瑪

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

哎呀媽呀 哎呀媽呀#Chinese

哎呀妈呀 哎呀妈呀#Chinese

(Mainland China, neologism, slang) Alternative form of 哎呀媽呀／哎呀妈呀 (āiya māya)


阿肋路亞

ㄚ ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄚ ㄌㄜˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄚˋ

ㄚ ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄚˇ

ㄚ ㄌㄜˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄚˇ

/ˀä⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aː³³ lɐk̚² lou̯²² aː³³/

/ˀä⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ jä⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ leɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ˀä⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/aː³³ lɐk̚² lou̯²² aː³³/

(Catholicism) alleluia; hallelujah (exclamation to praise God)


馬勒戈壁

ㄇㄚˇ ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˋ

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɤ⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɤ⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹/

A pun on the vulgar phrase. Literally “Mahler Gobi”, a place where the meme animal Grass Mud Horse (草泥馬) lives.

媽了個屄 媽了個屄#Chinese

妈了个屄 妈了个屄#Chinese

(neologism, euphemistic, slang) Alternative form of 媽了個屄／妈了个屄 (mā le ge bī, “damn it”)


米兔

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu⁵¹/

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu⁵¹/

(～運動) (neologism, informal) #MeToo (feminist movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault)


姑奶

Phono-semantic matching of English goodnight.

psm

/ku⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/

/ku⁵⁵ naɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kuː⁵⁵ naːi̯¹³⁻⁵⁵/


亞麻跌

ㄧㄚˇ ㄇㄚˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

/jä⁵¹ mä³⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/jä⁵¹ mä³⁵ ti̯ɛ⁵⁵/

/jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä³⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

(neologism, slang) Synonym of 亞美爹／亚美爹 (yàměidiē, “please stop”)


科科

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵⁵/


姦恁娘

zh-l

幹你娘／干你娘 (gàn nǐ niáng)

幹你媽／干你妈 (gàn nǐ mā)

→ Mandarin: 幹你娘／干你娘 (gàn nǐ niáng), 幹你媽／干你妈 (gàn nǐ mā)

→ English: kan ni na, KNN

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

/kan¹²⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ niã²⁴/

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

/kan³¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ niã²⁴/

/kan²¹⁻³³ ni⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ nia²³/

/kan²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴²⁻²⁴ na²⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

/kan¹²⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻²⁴ niã²⁴/

/kan²¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ niã²⁴/

/kan¹¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ niã²⁴/

/kan³¹⁻⁵³ lin⁵⁵⁻³⁵ niã²⁴/

/kan²¹⁻³³ ni⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ nia²³/

/kan²¹⁻⁴² ni⁴²⁻²⁴ na²⁴/

(Hokkien, vulgar, offensive) fuck your mother


嘐六

/hau⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚⁵⁴/

/hau⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚¹²¹/

/hau⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚⁵⁴/

/hau⁴⁴⁻²² lak̚¹²¹/


你🐴

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Euphemistic form of 你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā, literally “your mom”), changing 媽／妈 (mā, “mom”) to the emoji visualization of the similar-sounding 馬／马 (mǎ, “horse”). Also homophonous to the earlier euphemistic form 尼瑪／尼玛 (nímǎ) in Mandarin.

尼瑪／尼玛 (nímǎ)

(Internet slang, euphemistic) Alternative form of 你媽／你妈 (nǐ mā)


霍霍

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/fɔːk̚³ fɔːk̚³/

/xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ɔ⁵¹/

/fɔːk̚³ fɔːk̚³/

When the younger brother heard that his elder sister was coming, he sharpened his knife and pointed it at the pigs and goats.

Xiǎodì wén zǐ lái, módāo huòhuò xiàng zhū yáng.

小弟聞姊來，磨刀霍霍向豬羊。

小弟闻姊来，磨刀霍霍向猪羊。


行行好

ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˇ

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


使恁殼

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰak̚⁵/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰak̚³²/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰak̚⁵/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰak̚³²/

(Xiamen and Quanzhou Hokkien, vulgar, slang, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


使恁母

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

/sai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bu⁵³/

/sai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lin⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bu⁵⁵⁴/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien, vulgar, slang, offensive) fuck your mother; fuck you


未捌是

/be²²⁻²¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/

/bə²² pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ si²²/

/be²²⁻²¹ pat̚³²⁻⁴ si²²/

/bə²² pat̚⁵⁻²⁴ si²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) wait; be slow; just a second


未曾是

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² si²²/

/be²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² si²²/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) wait; be slow; just a second


未是

/be³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/be²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bue³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/be⁴¹⁻²² si³³/

/be³³⁻¹¹ si³³/

/be²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bə⁴¹⁻²² si²²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ si²²/

/bue³³⁻²¹ si³³/

/be⁴¹⁻²² si³³/


呵呵噠

/xɤ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵/

/xɤ⁵⁵ xɤ⁵⁵ tä⁵⁵/

麼麼噠／么么哒 (memedā)

(neologism, slang, ironic, cute-sounding) Synonym of 呵呵 (hēhē, “sound of derisive or perfunctory laughter”)


否勢

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ se³¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ se¹²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹¹/

/pʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/pʰãi⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ se²¹/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁻³⁵ se³¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻²⁴ se¹²/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/pʰai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si¹¹/

/pʰai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

(Southern Min) Alternative form of 歹勢／歹势


好勢

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/ho⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/ho⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ si²¹/

/ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/ho⁴²⁻²⁴ se²¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²¹/

/ho⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ si²¹/

(Southern Min) expressing satisfaction or permission


杭育

/xɑŋ³⁵ jɔ⁵⁵/

/xɑŋ³⁵ jɔ⁵⁵/

(onomatopoeia) heave-ho (exclamation chanted collectively in heavy manual work)


我間乃

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nãi⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kãi²¹⁻⁵³ nãi⁵³/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ nãi⁵⁵⁴/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kãi²¹⁻⁵³ nãi⁵³/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) An interjection used to indicate surprise or admiration.


怎麼回事

ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋ

цзэньмэ хуэй ши

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕˋㄦ

цзэньмэхуэйшир

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ wuːi̯²¹ siː²²/

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ ʂʐ̩ɻ⁵¹/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ wuːi̯²¹ siː²²/

What's going on?; What happened?; What's the matter?


死囉

/sei̯³⁵ lɔː³³/

/sei̯³⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/

/sei̯³⁵ lɔː³³/

/sei̯³⁵ lɔː²¹⁻³⁵/


唔使細義

/m¹¹ sɨ³¹ se⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/

/m¹¹ sɨ³¹ se⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/

(Hakka) you're welcome (reply to thanks)


乜說話

/mɐt̚⁵ syːt̚³ waː²²/

/ᵐbᵘɔt̚⁵⁵ sᵘɔt̚⁵⁵ va³²/

/mɐt̚⁵ syːt̚³ waː²²/

/ᵐbᵘɔt̚⁵⁵ sᵘɔt̚⁵⁵ va³²/

(Cantonese) you're welcome (reply to thanks)


勿要客氣

勿要客气
𧟰客氣
覅客氣

/vəʔ²² iɔ³³ kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

/vəʔ²² iɔ³³ kʰaʔ³³ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/


應該嘅

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ kɔːi̯⁵⁵ kɛː³³/

/jɪŋ⁵⁵ kɔːi̯⁵⁵ kɛː³³/


嗚呼哀哉

/u⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ ɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ hɔ³³ ai³³ t͡sai³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/u³³⁻²³ hu¹¹ ai³³⁻²³ t͡sai¹¹/

/u⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/wuː⁵⁵ fuː⁵⁵ ɔːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ³³ hɔ³³ ai³³ t͡sai³³/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁴⁴⁻²² ai⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/ɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ ai⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/

/u³³⁻²³ hu¹¹ ai³³⁻²³ t͡sai¹¹/

I remember how you met with your cruel death, but could we ransom all those people? Alas, how I grieve!

758 A.D., Yan Zhenqing, Draft of a Requiem to my Nephew (Translation extracted from https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-24/items/show/40)

Niàn ěr gòu cán, bǎi shēn hé shú? Wūhū āi zāi!

念爾遘殘，百身何贖？嗚呼哀哉！

念尔遘残，百身何赎？呜呼哀哉！


毋好勢

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/m̩⁴¹⁻²² ho⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/

/m̩²²⁻²¹ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

/m̩³³⁻¹¹ ho⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/

/m̩³³⁻²¹ hɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/


㑚好

(Shanghainese, rare) hello (said to a group of people)


媽賣屄

/mä⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ pi⁵⁵/


赫阿通

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁴⁴⁻²² tʰaŋ⁴⁴/

(Xiamen Hokkien) how can it be like this?


赫阿會使

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁴⁴⁻²² e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

/he(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ a⁴⁴⁻²² e²²⁻²¹ sai⁵³/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) how can it be like this?


眠起好

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/

/muŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰi⁵²⁻³⁵ ho⁵²⁻²¹/


怎麼得了

ㄗㄣˇ ˙ㄇㄜ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ

цзэньмэ дэляо

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ tɤ³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/

/t͡sən²¹⁴ mə⁴ tɤ³⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sɐm³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ tɐk̚⁵ liːu̯¹³/


哇靠

/wä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/waː⁵⁵ kʰaːu̯³³/

/wä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/waː⁵⁵ kʰaːu̯³³/


矮油

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

(neologism, slang, humorous) Alternative form of 哎喲／哎哟 (“aiyo”)


後會有期

ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧ

ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/hɐu̯²² wuːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/

/xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/hɐu̯²² wuːi̯²² jɐu̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹/

adieu; farewell; we'll meet again someday


正來尞

/ŋi̯aŋ⁵⁵ loi̯¹¹ li̯au̯⁵⁵/

/ŋi̯aŋ⁵⁵ loi̯¹¹ li̯au̯⁵⁵/


嗟夫

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/t͡sɛː⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/t͡sɛː⁵⁵ fuː²¹/

(literary) alas; alack (placed sentence-initially)


唉唷

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵⁵ jɔ⁵⁵/


噯呀

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ jä⁵⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯⁵¹ jä⁵⁵/


xswl

ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄙˇ ㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ wɔ²¹⁴ lə⁴/


嘩啦啦

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/waː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

/xu̯ä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/waː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵ laː⁵⁵/

(onomatopoeia) Used for the pitter-patter of rain or numerous objects falling down and scattering on the ground.


xmsl

ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

сяньму сы лэ

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴ lə⁴/

(Internet slang) Initialism of 羨慕死了／羡慕死了 (“I'm so jealous”).


我迸

→ English: wah piang, wah biang (Singlish)

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piaŋ²²/

/ɡua⁴²⁻²⁴ piaŋ²²/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piaŋ²²/

/ɡua⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piaŋ²²/

/ɡua⁴²⁻²⁴ piaŋ²²/

/ɡua⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piaŋ²²/

(Quanzhou, Xiamen, Singapore and Malaysian Hokkien) oh my God; my God; my goodness


尚饗

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(literary, religion) may (you) accept the offering (used at the conclusion of an oblatory text or speech)


客氣甚嘞

/kʰaʔ² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵ səŋ⁴⁵ lɤ¹¹/

/kʰaʔ² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵ səŋ⁴⁵ lɤ¹¹/


阿姆哀

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴⁻¹¹ oi̯²⁴/

/a²⁴⁻¹¹ me²⁴⁻¹¹ oi̯²⁴/


你媽死了

⇒ English: NMSLese

ㄋㄧˇ ㄇㄚ ㄙˇ ˙ㄌㄜ

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴ lə⁴/

/ni²¹⁴⁻²¹ mä⁵⁵ sz̩²¹⁴ lə⁴/

First popularized by the streamer Sun Xiaochuan. This term became known outside China since the Internet flaming between Chinese and Thai netizens in 2020.

(Mainland China, Internet slang, vulgar) an expression showing hostility and aggression: fuck you


㩼謝

(Teochew) thank you; thank you very much


莫客氣

/mai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/mo²⁴ kʰɤ̞²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

/mai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰeʔ²⁻⁴ kʰi²¹³/

/mo²⁴ kʰɤ̞²⁴ t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/

(Teochew, Xiang) don't mention it; not at all; you're welcome


乞嗤

/hɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

/haːt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

/hɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/

/haːt̚⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/


孬意思

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sɯ²¹³/

/mo⁵²⁻³⁵ i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ su²¹³/


𣍐要緊

/bue²²⁻²¹ iau²¹⁻⁴² kin⁴²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ iau²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/bue²² iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/bue³³⁻²² iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/be²²⁻¹² iau¹²⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ iau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

/bue²²⁻²¹ iau²¹⁻⁴² kin⁴²/

/bue²²⁻²¹ iau²¹⁻⁵³ kin⁵³/

/bue²² iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/bue³³⁻²² iau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kin⁵⁵⁴/

/be²²⁻¹² iau¹²⁻⁴⁴ kin⁵³/

/boi³⁵⁻¹¹ iau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiŋ⁵²⁻²¹/

For Singapore Teochew, from Hokkien 袂要緊／袂要紧 (bōe-iàu-kín).

袂要緊／袂要紧 (bōe-iàu-kín)

(Hokkien, Singapore Teochew) no problem; it doesn't matter; never mind


免細膩

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/

/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁴¹ zi³³/

/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹⁻⁵³ d͡zi²²/


於戲

於戏
*於乎
烏呼
烏乎
嗚虖
烏虖
烏嘑
烏戲
*於虖
*於呼

於乎前王不忘。

Alas! I keep in mind how the predecessors of our lineage used to take charge of this duty (keeping astronomical and historical records), how they were once prominent during the times of Yao and Shun, and how they reclaimed the office during Zhou. We the Simas have always been a lineage versed in the heavenly matters indeed. Now it is I that have received this duty. Be reverent and remember this!

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

Wūhū! Yú wéi xiānrén cháng zhǎng sīshì, xiǎn yú Táng Yú; zhìyú Zhōu, fù diǎn zhī; gù Sīmǎshì shìzhǔ tiānguān. Zhìyú yú hū, qīn niàn zāi! Qīn niàn zāi!

於戲！余維先人嘗掌斯事，顯於唐虞；至于周，復典之；故司馬氏世主天官。至於余乎，欽念哉！欽念哉！

於戏！余维先人尝掌斯事，显于唐虞；至于周，复典之；故司马氏世主天官。至于余乎，钦念哉！钦念哉！

(archaic and obsolete) ah; o; la; lo; alas; alack; well (onomatopoeic of sighing and signifying relief, closure, emphasis, admiration, calling to attention, or sadness, etc.)


慢才是

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ si²²/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) wait; be slow; just a second


慢且是

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

/ban³³⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si³³/

/ban²²⁻²¹ t͡siã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si²²/

(Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) wait; be slow; just a second


䆀代

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) oh no (expressing surprise or dismay for an unfortunate event)


歹代

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/pʰãi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tai²²/

/pʰãi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tai³³/

/pʰai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tai⁴¹/

(Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) oh no (expressing surprise or dismay for an unfortunate event)