EXERCISESENGLISH-CHINESE VOCABUARYCHINESE-ENGLISH VOCABULARY
- A
- Ah, 押, to mortgage.
- Ah, 鴨, a duck.
- Ah-koo, 阿哥, an older brother.
- Ah-theh, 押脫, to mortgage.
- Ah-°tsi, 阿姐, an older sister.
- An°, 晏, late.
- ‘Ang-°li, 行李, baggage.
- An°-hyih-we°, 晏歇會, good-by.
- Au°-°lau, 懊佬, to regret.
- Auh, 惡, wicked.
- Auh-tshauh, 齷齪, dirty.
- ‘A-°ts, 鞋子, shoes.
- °‘A, 亦 or 也, also.
- °‘A-°li, 那裏, which.
- °‘A-°z, 亦是, also.
- ‘Ah, 狹, narrow.
- ‘Ah-°ts, 盒子, a small box.
- ‘An, 鹹, salt (adj.).
- ‘Au, 毫, 1⁄10 of a li (in currency).
- ‘Au-sau°, 豪燥, quickly.
- °‘Au, 下, down.
- °‘Au-deu, 下頭, below.
- °‘Au-kuh-nyoeh, 下個月, next month.
- °‘Au-le, 下來, to come down.
- °‘Au-nyoeh, 下月, next month.
- °‘Au-pen°-nyien, 下半年, last half of year.
- °‘Au-pen°-nyih, 下半日, afternoon.
- °‘Au-pen°-nyoeh, 下半月, last half month.
- °‘An-pen°-ya°, 下半夜, last half night.
- °Au-°ti, 下底, below.
- °Au-°ti-deu, 下底頭, below.
- °‘Au-zen, 下船, to go on board a ship.
- ‘Au°, 夏, summer.
- ‘Auh, 學, to learn.
- ‘Auh-daung, 下堂, school.
- ‘Auh-sang-°ts, 學生子, a scholar, a pupil.
- ‘Aung-dzing, 行情, price.
- B
- Ba, 排, to arrange in order.
- °Ba-tse, 罷哉, (after verb), gives force of completed action.
- °Ba-’veh-tuh, 罷弗得, indispensable.
- Bak, 白, white.
- Bak-bak-°li, 白白裏, useless, in vain.
- Bak-me, 白煤, hard coal.
- Bak-wo°, 白話, to converse.
- Ban, 爿, a classifier for shops.
- Ban°, 𨂝, to crawl.
- Ban°, 辦, to direct, to attend to a matter.
- Bang-°yeu, 朋友, a friend.
- Bang°, 碰, to strike against.
- Bang°-dzak, 捧着, to meet.
- Bau, 跑, to run.
- Bau-le-bau-chi°, 跑來跑去, to run about.
- °Bau, 抱, to carry in the arms.
- Bau°, 刨, a plane.
- Baung-pien, 旁邊, by the side of.
- °Baung, 棒, a cane, a stick.
- Be, 陪, to accompany, to stay with a person.
- Beh-siang°, 孛相, to play, to take recreation.
- Ben°, 伴, to hide.
- Ben°-°loong, 伴攏, to hide oneself.
- Bi-zau°, 皮皂, soap.
- °Bi-deu, 被頭, a quilt, a blanket.
- °Bien-°ts, 辮子, a queue.
- Bien°-taung°, 便當, convenient.
- Bih, 別, other.
- Bih-deu, 鼻頭, the nose.
- Bing, 瓶, a bottle.
- Bing, 平, level.
- Bing-foong, 屏風, a screen.
- Bing-°koo, 蘋果, an apple.
- Bo, 爬, climb.
- Bok, 薄, thin.
- Boo°, 步, classifier of carriages.
- Boo°, 部, classifier for sets of books.
- Boo-sah, 菩薩, a Buddhist idol.
- °Boo-°ts, 簿子, a small blank book.
- Boong, 篷, a sail.
- Boong-dzung, 塳塵, dust.
- Bung-°ts, 盆子, a plate.
- C
- Cheu, 恘, bad.
- °Chi, 起, to begin.
- °Chi, 豈, an interrogative particle.
- °Chi-deu, 起頭, the beginning.
- °Chi-le, 起來, to arise; expresses action going on.
- °Chi-lih, 起立, to stand up, standing.
- Chi°, 去, to go.
- Chi°-lih, 氣力, strength.
- Chi°-tse, 去哉, good-by, gone.
- Choen°, 勸, to exhort.
- Choen°-°mien, 勸勉, to exhort.
- Choen°-‘oo, 勸和, to exhort.
- Chung, 輕, light (in weight).
- Chung-chung-nung, 輕輕能, gently.
- Chung-°dzoong, 輕重, weight.
- Chuh, 吃, to eat.
- Chuh-°khoo, 吃苦, to meet with misfortune.
- Chuh-van°, 吃飯, eat a meal.
- Chuh-van°-de-°ts, 吃飯檯子, a dining table.
- Chuh-van°-kan, 吃飯間, a dining room.
- D
- Da°, 埭, classifier of rows of things.
- Da°-i-zaung-kuh, 汏衣裳個, a washerman.
- Da°-ka, 大家, together.
- Da°-ke°, 大概, all in general, most.
- Da°-liak, 大略, for the most part, generally.
- Da°-°s-voo°, 大司務, the chief cook.
- Da°-tshing-kok, 大清國, (Former name of) China.
- Dan°, 蛋, an egg.
- Dan°-°z, 但是, but.
- Dau-nyung-ts, 道認之, to suppose; to think.
- Dau-°ts, 桃子, a peach.
- °Dau-za, 稻柴, a bundle of fuel.
- °Dau, 稻, a plant of rice.
- Dau°-°z, 道士, Taoist priest.
- Daung, 糖, sugar.
- De-°ts, 檯子, a table.
- De°, 兌, to exchange a dollar into cash.
- °De, 待, to deport oneself, to treat others.
- °De-man°, 待慢, to treat rudely.
- De°-thi°, 代替, instead of.
- Deu, 頭, head, the chief, the first.
- Deu-fah, 頭髮, hair on the head.
- Deu-°ts, 骰子, dice.
- Di, 啼, to crow.
- °Di, 第, this, the, a series.
- °Di-deu, 第頭, here.
- °Di-°di, 弟弟, young brethern.
- °Di-hyoong, 弟兄, brothers.
- °Di-ih, 第一, the first.
- °Di-kuh, 第個, this, these.
- °Di-mien, 第面, the side, here.
- °Di-yang, 第樣, this sort.
- Di°, 地, the earth.
- Di°-faung, 地方, place.
- Di°-jeu, 地球, the earth.
- Di°-°li-doo, 地理圖, a map, a chart.
- Diau, 條, classifier for long, winding, or limber objects.
- Diau°, 調, to exchange, to barter.
- Diau°-bi, 調皮, tricky.
- Dien, 甜, sweet.
- Dih, 笛, a flute.
- Dih-’veh-dzu°, 敵勿住, to unable to oppose.
- Ding, 停, to stop.
- Ding-ih-ding, 停一停, stop a minute.
- Doen°-°ts, 緞子, a piece of satin.
- Dok, 讀, to read.
- Dok-su, 讀書, to study.
- Dok-su-nyung, 讀書人, a scholar.
- Dok-°z, 獨是, but, only.
- Doo, 圖, a map, a chart.
- Doo°, 大, large.
- Doo°-°siau, 大小, size.
- °Doong, 桶, classifier for tubes and buckets, a bucket.
- Doong-‘oo, 銅壺, a copper kettle.
- Doong, 銅, brass.
- Doong, 同, with.
- Doong-dien, 銅錢, a cash.
- °Doong, 動, lift, to move, to excite.
- °Doong, 動, to move a thing.
- °Doong-°‘a-’veh-°doong, 動也勿動, immovable.
- °Doong-°lau-°doong, 動佬動, loose, unstable.
- °Doong-°seu, 動手, to commence work.
- °Doong-sung, 動身, to start (on a journey).
- Dung°, 鈍, dull.
- Dzan-vaung, 棧房, a godown.
- Dzan°, 賺, to gain or make a profit.
- Dzan°-deu, 賺頭, profit in business.
- Dzang, 長, long.
- Dzang-bung-°ts, 長盆子, a dish.
- Dzang-dzang, 常常, always.
- Dzang-°toen, 長短, length.
- Dzang-tsaung, 常莊, always.
- Dzang-°yoen, 長遠, a long time.
- Dzang-°yoen-tse, 長遠哉, a long time.
- Dzang-°z, 常是, sometimes.
- °Dzang, 丈, ten feet.
- Dzau, 潮, tide.
- Dzau-°s, 潮水, tide.
- Dzaung°, 幢, classifier denoting things piled one on top of the
other.
- Dze-nga°, 在外, besides, in addition.
- Dzeu, 綢, silk.
- Dzeu°, 授, to hand, to deliver in person.
- Dzien, 錢, 1⁄10 Of an ounce of silver.
- Dzo, 茶, tea.
- Dzo, 查, examine carefully.
- Dzo-bung-°ts, 茶盆子, saucer.
- Dzo-°khau, 查考, to examine carefully.
- Dzo-kwen°, 茶館, a tea shop.
- Dzo-‘oo, 茶壺, a teapot.
- Dzo-yih, 茶葉, tea leaves.
- Dzoe-bien°, 隨便, whichever.
- Dzoe-bien°-°kyi-z, 隨便幾時, whatever time you please.
- Dzoe-bien°-sa°, 隨便啥, whatever, no matter what.
- Dzoong, 從, from.
- °Dzoong, 重, heavy.
- Dzu, 除, to take off (a hat).
- Dzu-vaung, 厨房, a kitchen.
- Dzu°, 住, to live.
- Dzu°-la°, 住拉, to live.
- Dzuh-tau°, 直到, until.
- Dzung, 層, classifier for stories of a house or ladder.
- Dzung, 城, a city.
- Dzung-jeu°, 仍舊, still, yet.
- Dzung-koong, 成功, to complete.
- E
- E°, 愛, to love.
- En°, 暗, dark.
- En°-en°-°li, 暗暗裏, secretly.
- ‘E°, 害, to injure.
- ‘Eh-thien-‘au°, 合天下, universal.
- ‘Eu-°ts, 兒子, a son.
- ‘Eu°, 候, after.
- °‘Eu, 厚, thick.
- °‘Eu-bok, 厚薄, thickness.
- °‘Eu-deu, 後頭, behind.
- °‘Eu-le, 後來, afterwards.
- °‘Eu-nyih, 後日, day after to-morrow.
- °‘Eu-°seu, 後首, afterwards.
- °‘En-°ti, 後底, behind.
- °‘Eu-°ti-deu, 後底頭, behind.
- F
- Fah-dze, 發財, to become rich.
- Fah-kok, 法國, France.
- Fan, 翻, to turn over.
- Fan-°tsen-le, 翻轉來, to turn over.
- Faung, 方, square.
- Faung, 方, one hundred square feet.
- Faung-tshak, 方尺, a square foot.
- Faung°, 放, to place, let go.
- Faung°-‘auh, 放學, to dismiss school.
- Fi, 飛, to fly.
- Fi-theh, 廢脫, to waste.
- Fok, 幅, classifier for paintings or engravings.
- Fok-chi°, 福氣, happiness.
- Foo-tshi, 夫妻, husband and wife.
- °Foo-deu, 斧頭, an ax.
- Foo°, 付, to pay.
- Foong, 封, classifier of letters and sealed parcels.
- Foong, 風, wind.
- Foong, 封, to seal officially, to seal, to exalt to a high
position.
- Fung, 分, a cent.
- Fung, 分, to separate.
- Fung, 分, 1⁄10 of an inch, 1⁄10 of a dzien.
- Fung-khe, 分開, to separate.
- Fung-bih, 分別, a difference; to distinguish.
- °Fung, 粉, to plaster.
- °Fung-pih, 粉壁, to plaster a wall.
- H
- Han-deu, 壗頭, place.
- Han°, 喊, to call.
- °Hau, 好, good, very, superlative.
- °Hau-siau°, 好笑, laughable.
- °Hau-tse, 好哉, completed action.
- °Hau-tshu°, 好處, advantage, profit.
- °Hau-°ziang, 好像, as if, like.
- °Hoo, 火, fire.
- °Hoo-dzak-tse, 火着哉, on fire.
- °Hoo-khaung°, 火炕, a grate.
- °Hoo-loo, 火爐, a stove.
- °Hoo-lung-tsho, 火輪車, a railway engine.
- °Hoo-lung-zen, 火輪船, a steam boat.
- °Hoo-yak, 火藥, gunpowder.
- Hoo°-suh, 貨色, merchandize.
- °Hoo-yeu, 火油, kerosene.
- Hoong, 烘, to bake.
- Huh, 黑, black.
- °Hwaung-°tshia, 况且, moreover.
- Hwe°-ke, 悔改, to repent.
- °Hwe-paung°, 毀謗, to slander.
- Hweh-zen, 忽然, suddenly.
- Hwen-°hyi, 歡喜, to like, to enjoy.
- Hwo, 花, a flowering plant.
- Hwo, 花, cotton, flower.
- Hwo-ji, 花萁, cotton stalks.
- Hwo-ji-kok, 花旗國, America.
- Hwo-‘oong, 花紅, a crab apple.
- Hwo-°ts, 花子, cotton seed.
- Hwo-°tshau-zu°-mok, 花草樹木, vegetation in general.
- Hwo-yoen, 花園, a garden.
- °Hyau-tuh, 曉得, to know.
- Hyi-ji, 希奇, to wonder, to be surprised.
- Hyi°-siau°, 戲笑, to ridicule.
- Hyih, 歇, to rest.
- Hyih-ih-hyih, 歇一歇, to wait a little.
- Hyih-khe-le, 揭開來, to open a box.
- Hyoong, 凶, fierce.
- Hyoong-°di, 兄弟, a young brother, brothers.
- °Hyui, 許, to permit.
- Hyuin, 燻, to roast (meat).
- I
- I-deu, 伊頭, there.
- I-°hau, 醫好, to heal.
- I-kuh, 伊個, that, those.
- I-khwe°, 伊塊, there.
- °I-kyung, 已經, already.
- I-nyih-°ts, 伊日子, at that time.
- I°-s°, 意思, thought, meaning.
- I-sung, 醫生, a doctor.
- °I-°‘eu, 以後, afterwards, hereafter.
- °I-ts°, 以致, so that.
- °I-tuh-koo°, 以得過, permissible and proper, leading to no
embarrassment.
- I°-’veh-koo°, 意勿過, unpermission, because very embarrassing.
- I-yoen, 醫院, hospital.
- I-zaung, 衣裳, a garment.
- Iak-kwe, 約親, about.
- Iak-tsak, 約着, about.
- Iau°, 要, to want, to wish, will.
- Iau°-°kyung-kuh, 要緊個, it is important.
- Ien, 烟, tobacco.
- Ien-me, 烟煤, soft coal.
- Ien-tshoong, 烟囱, a chimney.
- °Ien-seu, 演手, to make motions.
- Ien°-°ts, 燕子, a swallow.
- Ih, 一, a, one.
- Ih-dau, 一淘, together, with.
- Ih-ding°-iau°, 一定要, must.
- Ih-fung, 一分, one cent.
- Ih-kauh, 一角, ten cents.
- Ih-ngan-’veh, 一顏勿, not at all.
- Ih-pak, 一百, one hundred.
- Ih-sang-ih-s°, 一生一世, all one’s life.
- Ih-thaung, 一 [C3], one time.
- Ih-we, 一回, one time.
- Iuh-tshu°, 益處, advantage, profit.
- Iui°-°ts, 椅子, a chair.
- Iung, 鷹, a hawk.
- Iung-°hyui, 應許, a promise.
- Iung-ke, 應該, ought.
- Inng-kok, 英國, England.
- Iung-we°, 因爲, because.
- J
- Jang, 強, cheap.
- Jang-dau°, 強盜, a robber.
- Jau, 橋, a bridge.
- Jau°-foo, 轎夫, a sedan chair coolie.
- Jau°-don, 轎班, a sedan chair coolie.
- Jau°-°ts, 轎子, a sedan chair.
- Jeu, 求, to pray.
- Jeu°, 舊, old.
- Jeu°-nyien, 舊年, the last year.
- Ji, 旗, a flag.
- Jien, 掮, carry on the shoulder.
- Jien°, 件, classifier of garments, baggage and affairs, an affair.
- Juh, 極, forms superlative degree.
- °Jui, 跽, to kneel.
- °Jung, 近, near.
- °Jung, 近, recently.
- °Jung-z°-°ngan, 近視眼, near-sighted.
- K
- Ka, 街, a street.
- Ka, 加, to add.
- Ka-°hoo, 傢伙, furniture.
- Ka-sang, 傢生, tools, implements.
- Ka-°thien, 加添, to add.
- °Ka, 假, false.
- °Ka-seh, 解說, to explain.
- Ka°, 鋸, to saw.
- Ka°-dien, 價錢, price.
- Kah-pih, 隔壁, next (juxtaposition).
- Kan, 間, a room.
- Kan-nyih-we°, 間日會, will see you in a day or two.
- Kau, 高, high.
- Kau-°ti, 高底, height.
- Kau°, 教, to teach.
- Kau°-hwo-°ts, 教花子, a beggar.
- Kau°-soo°, 告訴, to tell, to narrate.
- Kau°-z°, 告示, a proclamation.
- Kauh, 角, a ten cent piece.
- Kauh, 各, every.
- Kauh-tau°-lauh-°tshu, 各到落處, everywhere.
- Kauh-°tshu, 各處, everywhere.
- Kaung, 扛, to carry (two men with bamboo pole).
- °Kaung, 講, to expound, to explain.
- °Kaung-ding°, 講定, to settle the price.
- °Kaung-su, 講書, to preach.
- Ke°-ts, 鋸子, a saw.
- Keh-°lau, 蓋老, therefore.
- Keh-ts, 鴿子, a pigeon.
- °Keu, 狗, a dog.
- Keu°-°z, 彀是, sufficient, enough.
- Keu-°z-tse, 彀是哉, sufficient.
- Kha, 揩, to wipe.
- Kha-mien°-de-°ts, 揩面檯子, a washstand.
- °Kha-weh, 快活, happy.
- Kha-chi°, 客氣, politeness.
- Khak-daung-kan, 客堂間, a guest room.
- Khak-nyung, 客人, a guest, a visitor.
- Khan, 鉛, lead.
- Khan khan, 纔纔, just now, a little while ago.
- Khan-pih, 鉛筆, a lead pencil.
- Khau, 敲, to knock, strike.
- °Khau-°i, 可以, can, may.
- °Khau-su, 考書, to examine a class.
- Khau°, 靠, to rely upon, to trust.
- Khau°-thauh, 靠託, to rely upon, to trust.
- Khaung°, 囥, to hide a thing.
- Khaung°-°loong, 囥攏, to hide a thing.
- Khe, 開, to open, open, opens.
- Khe-‘auh, 開學, to open school.
- Khe-dzang, 開塲, a beginning.
- Khe-koong, 開工, to commence work.
- Khe-le, 開來, to open wide.
- Khe nyien, 開年, next year.
- Khe-°s, 開水, boiling water.
- Kheh-deu, 磕頭, to kowtow.
- °Kheu, 口, classifier of furniture.
- °Kheu, 口, a mouth.
- Khoen°, 看, to see.
- Khoen°-°hau, 看好, to heal.
- Khoen°-kyien°, 看見, seen.
- Khok, 哭, to cry.
- Khoo, 棵, classifier of plants, trees, and flowers.
- °Khoo, 苦, bitter.
- °Khoo-°nau, 苦腦, misery.
- Khoo°-°ts, 褲子, trousers.
- Khoong-pho°, 恐怕, perhaps.
- °Khung, 肯, to be willing.
- Koeh, 割, to cut (with a sharp knife).
- Koeh-°doen, 割斷, to cut in two.
- Koen, 乾, dry.
- Koen-mien°, 乾麵, flour.
- Koen-po-nyung, 干巴人, a man or two.
- Koen-zing°, 乾淨, clean.
- °Koen, 趕, to drive away.
- °Koen-theh, 趕脫, to drive away.
- Koo, 鼓, a drum.
- °Koo-z-kan, 古時間, antiquity, anciently.
- Koo°, 過, to pass over.
- Koo°-i, 故意, purposely.
- Koo°-nyien, 過年, to pass from the old to the new year.
- Koo°-nyih-°ts, 過日子, some past time.
- Koo°-s°, 過世, to die.
- Koo°-tse, 過哉, forms past tense.
- Koong-dien, 工錢, wages.
- Koong-foo, 功夫, time, work.
- Koong-°hyi, 恭喜, to congratulate.
- Koong-laung, 公郎, a son.
- Koong-°tang, 攻打, to attack an enemy.
- Koong-°tsoong, 共總, all.
- Kuh, 个, or 個, of; sign of the genitive; a general classifier;
a final particle.
- Kung, 跟, to follow.
- Kung, 根, a classifier denoting objects long and generally stiff.
- Kung°-ka, 更加, still more.
- Kwan, 關, to shut, shut.
- Kwaung, 光, smooth, bright.
- Kwe-°kyui, 規矩, custom, propriety.
- °Kwen, 管, a classifier of tubular things.
- Kwen, 官, a mandarin, a magistrate.
- Kwen-°foo, 官府, a mandarin, a magistrate.
- Kwen-wo°, 官話, mandarin dialect.
- Kwen-ze, 棺材, a coffin.
- Khwa°, 快, fast, sharp.
- Khwa°-khwa°, 快快, quickly.
- Khwa°-tse, 快哉, about to do a thing.
- Khwan, 筷, chop-sticks.
- Khwe°, 塊, a piece, a slice.
- Khweh, 闊, broad.
- Khweh-‘ah, 闊狹, breadth.
- Khwen-°‘eu, 寬厚, to forgive.
- Khwen-yoong, 寬容, to forgive.
- °Khwung, 梱, a classifier denoting bundles of things.
- Khwung°, 睏, to sleep.
- °Kwung, 滾, to boil.
- °Kwung, 滾, to roll.
- °Kwung-‘au°-chi°, 滾下去, to roll.
- Kya-dz, 家慈, a mother.
- Kya-°moo, 家母, mother.
- Kya-nyien, 家嚴, father.
- Kya-°voo, 家父, father.
- Kyak, 脚, a foot.
- Kyak-tsih-deu, 脚指頭, a toe.
- Kyau-kwan, 交關, a great many.
- Kyau°, 叫, to call.
- °Kyeu, 九, nine.
- °Kyeu-seh, 九十, ninety.
- Kyeu°, 救, to save.
- Kyi, 鷄, a fowl.
- Kyi-dan°-kau, 鷄蛋糕, a sponge cake.
- °Kyi, 幾, how many?
- °Kyi-hau°, 幾化, how many
- °Kyi -‘oo, 幾乎, on the point of.
- °Kyi-z, 幾時, when?
- Kyi°, 記, remember.
- Kyi°, 寄, to send a letter.
- Kyi°, 季, season.
- Kyi°-‘au°, 記號, signs or marks.
- Kyi°-tuh, 記得, to remember.
- Kyi°-zen-zeh-ke, 既然實該, if that be so.
- Kyoeh-°ts, 橘子an orange.
- Kyui°, 貴, dear (in price).
- Kyui° seh-wo°, 句說話, a sentence.
- Kyung, 斤, a catty.
- Kyung-loo, 金鑼, a gong.
- Kyung-nyien, 今年, this year.
- Kyung-°seu, 經手, to manage.
- Kyung-°ts, 金子, gold.
- Kyung-tsau, 今朝, to-day.
- Kyung°-°ts, 鏡子, a mirror.
- L
- La°, 拉, at, in, on, to, sign of past tense.
- Lah-tsok, 蠟燭, a candle.
- Lan, 籃, a basket.
- Lan, 藍, blue.
- °Lan-°doo, 懶惰, a lazy.
- °Lan-phok, 懶怕, lazy.
- °Lang, 冷, cold.
- °Lang-nyih, 冷熱, temperature.
- °Lang-siau°, 冷笑, to ridicule.
- Lau, 牢, firm.
- °Lau-zeh, 老實, honest.
- °Lau, 佬, and.
- °Lau, 老, old, venerable.
- °Lau-au, 老鴉, a crow.
- °Lau-dzoong, 老蟲, a rat.
- °Lau-°hoo, 老虎, a tiger.
- °Lau-iung, 老鷹, a hawk.
- °Lau-nyung-ka, 老人家, a father.
- °Lau-°ts, 老鼠, a rat.
- Lauh, 落, to fall.
- Lauh-°s, 落水, tide going out.
- Lauh-°yui, 落雨, to rain.
- Laung-deu, 榔頭, a hammer.
- Laung-tsoong, 郞中, doctor.
- Laung°, 上, above, upon (used after a noun).
- Le, 來, to come.
- Le-chi°, 來去, going back and forth.
- Le-nyien, 來年, next year.
- Le-°si, 來死, used in forming the superlative.
- Le-tuh-ji°, 來得及, there is time.
- Le-’veh-ji°, 來勿及, there is not time.
- Le-°’waung, 來往, intercourse.
- Leh-la°, 垃拉, there, in, on, sign of past tense.
- Leh-°li, 垃裏, here, sign of present tense.
- Leu, 樓, a two-storied house.
- Leu-vaung, 樓房, a two-storied house.
- Leu, 漏, to leak.
- Li, 釐, a li (in currency).
- Li-khe, 離開, to forsake, desert, depart from.
- °Li, 里, a Chinese mile.
- °Li, 裏, in (used after noun).
- °Li-hyang°, 裏向, in (used after noun).
- °Li-loo°, 里路, a Chinese mile.
- °Li-pa°, 禮拜, a week.
- °Li-pa°-daung, 禮拜堂, a church.
- °Li-pa°-ih, 禮拜一, Monday.
- °Li-pa°-lok, 禮拜六, Saturday.
- °Li-pa°-°ng, 禮拜五, Friday.
- °Li-pa°-nyi°, 禮拜二, Tuesday.
- °Li-pa°-nyih, 禮拜日, Sunday.
- °Li-pa°-s°, 禮拜四, Thursday.
- °Li-pa°-san, 禮拜三, Wednesday.
- Liang, 量, to measure.
- °Liang, 兩, two.
- °Liang, 兩, an ounce.
- °Liang-kauh, 兩角, twenty cents.
- °Liang-thaung, 兩 [C3], two times, twice.
- °Liang-we, 兩回, two times, twice.
- Liang°, 亮, light (opposite of dark).
- lih, 立, to stand up.
- Lih-ding°, 立定, to stand still.
- Lih-ding°-°tsu-i°, 立定主意, to decide.
- Lih-khuh, 立刻, instantaneous.
- Ling, 拎, to carry a load in one hand.
- Ling, 紉, to sew, to stitch.
- Ling-ih-tsung, 紉一針, to take a stitch.
- Ling-sak, 淋濕, to get wet.
- Ling-°so, 鄰舍, a neighbor.
- °Ling, 領, to lead.
- Ling°-daung, 令堂, a mother.
- Ling°-e°, 令嬡, a daughter.
- Ling°-laung, 令郞, a son.
- Ling-nga°, 另外, besides, in addition.
- Ling°-tsung, 令尊, a father.
- Lok, 六, six.
- Lok, 䟿, to get up.
- Lok, 綠, green.
- Lok, 鹿, a deer.
- Lok-seh, 六十, sixty.
- Lok-tsen, 䃙磚, a brick.
- Loo°, 路, a road.
- Loong, 龍, a dragon.
- °Loong-°tsoong, 攏總, all.
- Loong°, 弄, to attend to a thing, to make it right.
- Loong°-°hau, 弄好, to attend to a thing, to make it right.
- Loong°-khe-°hoo-lo, 弄開火來, to set a house on fire.
- M
- M-meh, 無沒, not any.
- M-sa°, 無啥, not any.
- M-sa°-nyung, 無啥人, no one.
- °M, 畝, a mow.
- °Ma, 買, to buy.
- °Ma-ban°, 買辦, a compradore.
- °Ma-ma°, 買賣, business.
- Ma°, 賣, to sell.
- °’Ma-theh, 賣脫, to sell.
- Mah, 襪, socks, stockings.
- Mak, 麥, a plant of wheat.
- Man°, 慢, slow.
- Man°, 萬, ten thousand.
- Man°-chi°, 慢去, good-by.
- Man°-man°-nung, 慢慢能, slowly, gently.
- Man°-man°-ts-°tseu, 慢慢之走, walk slowly.
- ’Man, 蠻, very.
- Mau, 毛, nearly.
- Mau, 毛, rough.
- Mau, 貓, a cat.
- Mau-bing°, 毛病, illness.
- Mau-san-°li-loo°, 毛三里路, nearly three miles.
- Mau-tsen, 毛氈, a carpet.
- Mau°-°ts, 帽子, a hat, cap.
- Maung°, 望, to desire, to expect.
- Maung°, 望, to visit, to pay respects to.
- Maung°-deu, 望頭, hope.
- Maung°-kyi°, 忘記, to forget.
- Me, 煤, coal.
- °’Me, 每, each.
- °Me-kok, 美國, America.
- °’Me-nyien, 每年, every year.
- °’Me-nyoeh, 每月, every month.
- Me°-me°, 妹妹, a younger sister.
- Meh, 末, at last, end, interrogative particle, a negative, a
conditional particle.
- Meh-z°, 物事, an affair (concrete), a thing.
- Men-deu, 饅頭, bread.
- °Mi, 米, rice (bought in shop).
- Miau°, 廟, a temple.
- Mien-hwo, 棉花, cotton.
- Mien°, 面, classifier of flat objects.
- Mien° bung, 面盆, a washbowl.
- Mien°-°khoong, 面孔, a face.
- Ming-bak, 明白, to understand.
- Ming-nyien, 明年, next year.
- Ming-tsau, 明朝, to-morrow.
- Ming-vung°, 名分, duty.
- Mo-tshiak, 麻雀, a sparrow.
- Mo-tsiang, 麻 [C2] a sparrow.
- °Mo, 馬, a horse.
- °Mo-deu, 碼頭, a jetty.
- °Mo-foo, 馬夫, a coachman.
- °Mo-tsho, 馬車, a carriage.
- Mok, 摸, to feel, to touch.
- Mok-deu, 木頭, wood, lumber.
- Mok-ziang, 木匠, a carpenter.
- Moo, 磨, to sharpen.
- °Moo-tshing, 母親, a mother.
- Muh, 墨, ink.
- Muh-°s, 墨水, foreign ink.
- Mung, 門, a door.
- Mung-°kheu, 門口, doorway.
- Mung-°kheu-deau, 門口頭, a doorway.
- Mung-°ts, 蚊子, a mosquito.
- Mung°, 問, to ask.
- N
- °Na-nung, 那能, how.
- °Na-yeu, 奶油, butter.
- Na°, 㑚, you, ye.
- Na°-kuh, 㑚個, your, yours.
- Nan, 難, difficult.
- Nan-meh, 難末, then.
- Nan-we-dzing, 難爲情, to regret, to be placed in an embarrassing
position.
- Nau, 拿, to take.
- Nau-ehi°, 拿去, to take away.
- Nau-le, 拿來, to bring here.
- Nau-theh, 拿脫, to take off.
- Nen, 南, south.
- Nen, 男, male.
- °Ng, 五, five.
- °Ng-ngan-lok-suh, 五顔六色, variegated colours.
- °Ng-seh, 五十, fifty.
- Nga°, 外, out.
- Nga°-deu, 外頭, out, outside.
- Nga°-kok, 外國, foreign.
- Nga°-kok-nyung, 外國人, a foreigner.
- Ngan-suh, 顏色, colour.
- °Ngan-kyung°, 眼鏡, spectacles.
- °Ngan-tsing, 眼晴, an eye.
- Ngang°, 硬, hard.
- °Ngau, 咬, to bite, to bark.
- Nge°-sa°-va°, 碍啥否, is it important?
- Ngeh-°ts, 杌子, a stool.
- °Ngeu-zen, 偶然, by chance.
- Ngoo, 鵝, a goose.
- Ngoo-kok, 俄國, Russia.
- Ngoo-kok-nyung, 俄國人, Russians.
- °Ngoo, 我, I, me.
- °Ngoo-han-deu, 我壗頭, my place.
- °Ngoo-kuh, 我個, mine, my.
- °Ngoo-nyi°, 我伲, we, us.
- °Ngoo-nyi°-kuh, 我伲個, ours, our.
- °Noen, 暖, warm.
- Noen°, 囡, daughter.
- Noong°, 儂, thou, thee, you.
- Noong°-kuh, 儂個, they, thine, yours.
- Nung-keu°, 能彀, can, may.
- Nung-koen°, 能幹, ability, power.
- Nyah, 捻, to take bold of, to grasp.
- Nyan°, 念 or 廿, twenty.
- Nyan°-kyung, 念經, perform funeral ceremonies.
- Nyang, 娘, mother.
- Nyang°, 讓, to allow.
- Nyau-so°, 饒赦, to forgive.
- Nyeu, 牛, a cow.
- Nyeu-°na, 牛奶, milk.
- °Nyeu-°ts, 鈕子, a button.
- Nyi, 呢, interrogative particle.
- °Nyi-kwaung, 耳光, face (cheek).
- Nyi-koo, 尼姑, nun.
- Nyi-°s-ziang°, 泥水匠, a mason.
- Nyi-°ts, 兒子, a son.
- °Nyi-°too, 耳朵, the ear.
- Nyi°, 伲, we, us.
- Nyi°, 二, two.
- Nyi°-kuh, 伲個, ours, our.
- Nyi° seh, 二十, twenty.
- Nyien, 年, a year.
- Nyien-deu-laung°, 年頭上, the beginning of the year.
- Nyien-nyien, 年年, every year.
- Nyien-°ti, 年底, the end of the year.
- Nyien-tshoo-ih, 年初一, New Year’s day.
- Nyien-ya°, 年夜, the end of the year.
- Nyien°-de, 硯台, a Chinese ink tablet.
- Nyien°-°ts, 硯子, a Chinese ink tablet.
- Nyih, 日, a day, the sun.
- Nyih, 熱, hot.
- Nyih-dzok, 日昨, daily.
- Nyih-nyih, 日日, daily.
- Nyih-tsoong°, 日中, noon, in the middle of the day.
- Nyoeh, 月, a month, a moon.
- Nyoeh-deu, 月頭, first part of a month.
- Nyoeh-deu-laung°, 月頭上, first part of a month.
- Nyoeh-liang°, 月亮, the moon.
- Nyoeh-nyoeh, 月月, every month.
- Nyoeh-pen°, 月半, the middle of the month.
- Nyoeh-°ti, 月底, the end of a month.
- °Nyoen, 軟, soft.
- Nyoen-liang°, 原諒, to forgive.
- Nyok, 肉, meat.
- °Nyui-nyung, 女人, a woman.
- Nyung, 人, man.
- Nyung-’aung, 銀行, a bank.
- Nyung-deu, 人頭, a postage stamp.
- Nyung°-tsih, 迎接, to welcome.
- Nyung-°ts, 銀子, silver.
- Nyung°-tuh, 認得, to know a person.
- O
- Oen-we°, 安慰, to comfort.
- Ok-°li, 屋裏, home.
- ‘Ok-tse, 或着, either, or.
- ‘Ok-°z, 或是, either, or.
- ‘Oh-hwaung, 何况, how much more?
- ‘Oo-zaung°, 和尙, a Buddhist priest.
- ‘Oo, 壺, a kettle.
- ‘Oo, 河, river.
- ‘Oo-dih, 蝴蝶, a butterfly.
- ‘Oo-li, 狐狸, a fox.
- ‘Oong, 紅, red.
- P
- Pa, 擺, to place.
- Pa°, 拜, to worship.
- Pa°-khak, 拜客, to pay a ceremonial visit.
- Pa°-maung°, 拜望, to visit, to pay respects to.
- Pah, 八, eight.
- Pah-seh, 八十, eighty.
- Pak, 百, a hundred.
- Pak-pak, 伯伯, father.
- Pak-po, 百巴, about a hundred.
- Pan, 班, a class (in school).
- °Pan, 板, a board.
- Pang, 浜, a canal, a creek.
- Pau, 包, a bale, classifier of bales of things.
- °Pau-pe°, 寶貝, precious.
- °Paung, 綁, to tie up, to bind with a cord.
- Pe-°ts, 杯子, a cup.
- Pe°, 背, to carry on the back.
- Pe°, 背, to back a book, to recite a lesson.
- Peh, 撥, to give.
- Peh, 撥, used to form passive.
- Pen, 搬, to remove (a residence).
- Pen-dzang, 搬塲, to remove (a residence).
- Pen°, 半, half.
- Pan°-kwhe°-yang-dien, 半塊洋錢, a half of a dollar.
- Pen°-nyien, 半年, half a year.
- Pen°-ya°-po, 半夜巴, about midnight.
- Phau°, 炮, a cannon.
- Phau°-de, 炮台, a fort, a battery.
- Phi-bing, 批評, to criticize, criticism.
- Phi-thah, 批搨, to criticize, criticism.
- Phih, 劈, to split.
- Phih, 疋, a classifier of whole pieces of dry goods.
- Phih, 匹, classifier of horses.
- Pho°, 怕, ugly.
- Phoo°-ke, 鋪蓋, bedding.
- °Phoo-thien-‘au°, 普天下, universal.
- °Pi, 比, to compare.
- °Pi-faung, 比方, for instance, an illustration.
- °Pi-ts, 比之 it to compare.
- °Piau, 錶, a watch.
- Pien-deu, 邊頭, by the side of.
- Pih, 筆, a pen.
- Pih, 必, certain.
- Pih-ding-iau°, 必定要, must.
- Pih-koo°, 不過, only.
- Ping-ting, 兵丁, a soldier.
- °Ping-°tshia, 幷且, moreover.
- Po-maung°, 把望, to desire, to expect, to hope.
- Po, 巴, about.
- °Po, 把, classifier of tools and articles grasped in the hand.
- Pok, 北, north.
- Pok-pien, 北邊, north.
- Poo-li, 玻璃, glass.
- Poo-li-pe-°ts, 玻璃杯子, a tumbler, a glass.
- Poo°, 布, cloth.
- °Pung, 本, classifier of books.
- °Pung-di°, 本地, native.
- °Pung-di°-nyung, 本地人, a native.
- °Pung-le, 本來, originally.
- R
- R-°tshia, 而且, moreover.
- S
- °S, 水, water.
- °S-nyeu, 水牛, a water buffalo.
- S°, 使, to cause.
- S°, 四, four.
- S°-kyi°, 四季, the four seasons.
- S°-seh, 四十, forty.
- Sa-doo, 弛瘏, tired.
- Sa, 啥, who? what? any? interrogative particle.
- Sa°-‘aung-dzing, 啥行情, how much is it? what is the price?
- Sa°-di°-faung, 啥地方, where?
- Sa°-dzang-hau°, 啥場化, where?
- Sa°-ka°-dien, 啥價錢, how much is it?
- Sa°-nyung, 啥人, who?
- °Sa-°‘oo-daung, 啥戶蕩, where?
- Sah, 殺, to kill.
- Sah-theh, 殺脫, to kill.
- Sak, 閂, the bolt or bar of a door.
- Sak, 濕, wet.
- San, 三, three.
- San, 山, a mountain, a hill.
- San-dzung-leu, 三層樓, a three-storied house.
- San-seh, 三十, thirty.
- San-yang, 山羊, a goat.
- San°, 傘, an umbrella.
- San°-khe, 散開, to scatter wide cast.
- San°-sing, 散心, to relax the mind.
- Sang, 生, to light (a fire), to beget.
- Sang, 生, unripe, raw.
- Sang-bing°, 生病, to become ill.
- Sang-i°, 生意, business.
- Sang-li, 生梨, a pear.
- Sang°-yang, 生養, to beget, to nourish.
- °Sang, 省, to save, to be economical.
- °Sang-koong-foo, 省工夫, to save time.
- °Sang-ts, 省之, lest.
- Sau, 燒, to burn, to cook.
- Sau-van°-kan, 燒飯間, a kitchen.
- Sau-van°-kuh, 燒飯個, a cook.
- °Sau, 少, few.
- °Sau-°tseu, 掃箒, a broom.
- Saung, 雙, classifier for pairs of things.
- Saung, 傷, to waste, to be exhausted.
- Saung-liang, 商量, to consult.
- Se°, 碎, to smash.
- Seh, 失, to lose, to forfeit.
- Seh, 刷, to brush.
- Seh-theh, 失脫, to lose, to forfeit.
- Seh-wo°, 說話, words.
- Sen, 閂, to bar or bolt a door.
- Sen°, 扇, classifier for broad objects.
- Sen°-°ts, 扇子, a fan.
- Seu, 收, to collect.
- Seu-diau, 收條, a receipt.
- Seu-kan, 收監, to be imprisoned.
- Seu-phiau°, 收票, a receipt.
- Seu-tsang°, 收帳, to collect accounts.
- Sen-tsoo, 收租, to receive payment for a lease.
- °Seu, 守, to keep, to observe.
- °Seu, 手, a hand.
- °Seu-kyung, 手巾, a towel.
- Seu°, 瘦, thin, lean.
- Si, 西, west.
- Si-nen, 西南, southwest.
- Si-pien, 西邊, west.
- Si-pok, 西北, northwest.
- °Si, 死, to die.
- Si-theh, 死脫, to die.
- Si°-tse°, 西崽, a table boy.
- °Sia, 寫, to write.
- °Sia-z°-de, 寫字檯, an office desk.
- °Sia-z°-de-°ts, 寫字檯子, an office desk.
- °Sia-z°-kan, 寫字間, an office.
- Siang, 箱, classifier for boxes of things.
- Siang-e°, 相愛, to love reciprocally.
- Siang-lien, 相連, to be connected together.
- Siang-mo°, 想駡, to quarrel.
- Siang-paung, 相幫, to help one another.
- Siang-sing°, 相信, to believe.
- Siang-°tang, 相打, to fight one another.
- Siang-°ts, 箱子, a trunk, a large box.
- °Siang, 想, to think.
- °Siang-’veh-tau°, 想勿到, inconceivable.
- °Siau, 小, small.
- °Siau-kauh-°ts, 小角子, small money.
- °Siau-noen, 小囝, a child.
- °Siau-sing, 小心, to take care.
- °Siau-tsho, 小車, wheelbarrow.
- °Siau-tshe°, 小菜, vegetables, dishes of food on table.
- °Siau-tsia, 小姐, an unmarried woman.
- °Siau-yang-dien, 小洋錢, small money.
- Siau°, 笑, to laugh.
- Siau°-sah-tse, 笑殺哉, very laughable.
- Sien, 先, first.
- Sien-sang, 先生, a teacher.
- Sieu, 修, to repair.
- Sieu-°li, 修理, repairs.
- Sieu-tsauh, 修作, to repair.
- Sih, 錫, tin.
- Sing, 新, new.
- Sing, 心, the heart.
- Sing, 星, a star.
- Sing-foong°, 薪俸, salary.
- Sing-nyien, 新年, the new year.
- Sing-sien, 新鮮, fresh.
- Sing-°soe, 薪水, salary.
- Sing-vung-°ts, 新聞紙, a newspaper.
- Sing°, 信, a letter.
- Sing°-°foong, 信封, an envelope.
- Sing°-jok, 信局 post office (foreign).
- Sing°-khauh, 信殼, an envelope.
- Sing°-ming°, 性命, a life.
- Sing°-sih, 信息, news.
- °So-°ng, 十五, fifteen.
- Soe-°z, 雖是, although.
- Soe-zen, 雖然, although.
- Soen°, 算, to reckon.
- Sok-sieu, 束修, salary.
- Soo-tseu, 蘇州, Soochow.
- °Soo, 鑕, a lock.
- °Soo, 所, relative pronoun—who, which, what.
- °Soo, 鎖, to lock.
- °Soo, 數, to count.
- °Soo-°i, 所以, therefore.
- Soong-°su, 松鼠, a squirrel.
- Soong°, 送, to present, send, to escort a person on the way.
- Su, 書, a book.
- Su-dzu, 書厨, a bookcase.
- Su-sing°-°kwen, 書信管, post office (foreign).
- Su-°tsang, 輸張, to nurse.
- Su-vaung, 書房, a study.
- Su-yoen°, 書院, a college.
- Suh, 識, to know a Chinese character.
- Suh-i°, 適意, comfortable.
- Sung, 深, deep.
- Sung-°thi, 身體, the body.
- Sung-°tshien, 深淺, depth.
- T
- Ta-z-tse, 多時哉, a long time.
- Ta°, 戴, to wear (a hat).
- Ta°-chi°, 帶去, to take away with you.
- Ta°-le, 帶來, to bring with you.
- Tah, 搭, with.
- Tah-ts, 搭之, and.
- Tan, 擔, to take.
- Tan-°bi, 單被, a sheet.
- Tan-chi°, 擔去, to take away.
- Tan-le, 擔來, to bring here.
- Tan-theh, 擔脫, to take away.
- Tan°, 擔, a picul.
- °Tang, 打, to strike.
- °Tang-ba°, 打敗, to suffer a defeat.
- °Tang-ba°-tsang°, 打敗仗, to suffer a defeat.
- °Tang-°bang, 打棚, to fool with another.
- °Tang-fan, 打翻, to upset (water).
- °Tang-kwen-s, 打官司, to prosecute at law.
- °Tang-lah, 打𦡳, to hunt.
- °Tang-lih, 打獵, to hunt.
- °Tang-pan°, 打扮, to dress in a showy manner.
- °Tang-sah, 打殺, to kill by a blow.
- °Tang-saung, 打傷, to wound.
- °Tang-se°, 打碎, to smash, to break.
- °Tang-soen°, 打算, to consider.
- °Tang-su, 打輸, to suffer a defeat.
- °Tang-sung°-tsang°, 打勝仗, to gain a victory.
- °Tang-thing, 打聽, to make inquiries.
- °Tang-tsang°, 打仗, to fight a battle.
- °Tang-wa°, 打壞, to injure by striking.
- °Tang-yung, 打臝, to gain a victory.
- Tau, 刀, knife.
- °Tau, 倒, on the contrary, on the other hand.
- Tau°, 到, to, to arrive.
- °Tau-kau°, 禱告, to offer prayer.
- Taung-tsoong, 當中, among.
- Taung-sing, 當心, to take care.
- Taung°, 當, to pawn.
- Taung°-theh, 當脫, to pawn.
- Te, 堆, classifier for piles of things.
- Te°, 對, classifier of a brace, a pair.
- Te°, 對, to.
- Teu°-ba, 鬭牌, to gamble (with dominoes).
- Thah, 塔, a pagoda.
- Thah-°ping, 𩝣餅, a biscuit.
- Than-khe-le, 攤開來, to unroll.
- Than-°tshoong, 坍寵, shameful.
- Than°, 炭, charcoal.
- °Thau, 討, to beg.
- °Thau-nyang-°ts, 討娘子, to marry a wife.
- °Thau-vah°-kun, 討飯個, a beggar.
- Thauh, 託, to rely upon, to entrust.
- Thaung, 湯, soup.
- °Thaung-s°, 倘使, if.
- °Thaung-zen, 倘然, if.
- Thaung°, 燙, to iron, to burn, to scald.
- The°, 退, to reject.
- The°-theh, 退脫, to reject.
- Theh, 脫, after verb a sign of completed action.
- Theu, 偷, to steal.
- Theu-ben°-ts, 偷伴之, secretly.
- Thi°, 替, instead of.
- Thiau, 挑, to carry (a load suspended from ends of a pole).
- Thiau°, 跳, to jump, to leap.
- Thien, 天, heaven, a day.
- Thien-bing, 天平, scales.
- Thien-liang°-khwa°, 天亮快, just before daybreak.
- Thien-°tsu, 天主, The Heavenly Lord.
- Thih, 鐵, iron.
- Thih-tsau°, 鐵竈, a cooking stove (foreign).
- Thih-°tsung, 貼准, on the point of (doing a thing).
- Thing, 聼, to hear.
- Thing-kyien°, 聽見, heard.
- Thoeh, 脫, to take off.
- Thoeh-theh, 脫脫, to take off.
- Thok, 秃, all.
- Thoo°-°ts, 兔子, a hare.
- Thoong°, 痛, pain.
- Thuh, 忒, for (for a person).
- Thuh, 忒, too (excess).
- °Ti, 底, low.
- °Ti-°‘au, 底下, under, beneath.
- Tia-tia, 爹爹, father.
- °Tiau, 窵, a bird.
- °Tien, 點, to point with the hand.
- °Tien, 點, a small quantity of (after verb).
- °Tien, 點, to light (a candle).
- °Tien, 點, sign of comparative degree.
- °Tien-tsoong, 點鐘, an hour.
- Tien°, 店, a shop.
- Tih, 跌, to fall.
- Ting, 叮, to sting.
- °Ting, 頂, sign of superlative degree.
- °Toen, 短, short
- Too, 多, many, much.
- Too-hau°, 多化, many, much.
- Too-°sau, 多少, quantity.
- Too-°taung-sing, 多當心, take much care.
- °Too, 賭, to gamble.
- Toong, 東, east.
- Toong, 冬, winter.
- Toong-ka, 東家, master.
- Toong-nen, 東南, southeast.
- Toong-pien, 東邊, east.
- Toong-pok, 東北, northeast.
- Toong-yang-nyung, 東洋人, Japanese.
- Toong-yang-tsho, 東洋車, a ricksha.
- °Toong, 懂, to understand.
- Ts-loo, 猪獹, a pig, a hog.
- Ts-°na, 支那, China.
- °Ts, 紙, a sheet of paper.
- °Ts-deu, 紙頭, a sheet of paper.
- °Ts-si°, 仔細, carefully.
- °Ts-°tien, 指點, to point (with the hand).
- Tsah, 扎, to tie (as a small bundle).
- Tsak, 着, to wear.
- Tsak, 隻, classifier of animals, birds, bugs, boats, furniture on
legs, etc.
- Tsan, 斬, to cut (with sword, ax, or heavy knife).
- Tsang, 張, classifier for sheets of things.
- Tsang, 賬, an account.
- Tsang°, 漲, to rise (as the tide).
- Tsang°-°boo, 賬簿, an account book.
- Tsang°-°s, 漲水, a rising tide.
- Tsang°-°vaung-kan, 賬房間, shroff’s room.
- °Tsau, 早, early.
- °Tsau-deu, 找頭, change.
- °Tsau-zung-deu, 早晨頭, early in the morning.
- Tsau°, 照, according to.
- Tsau°-deu, 灶頭, a Chinese cooking stove.
- Tsau°-kan, 灶間, a kitchen.
- Tsau°-°ngoo, 照我, follow my example.
- Tsau°-°ngoo-khoen°, 照我看, as it seems to me.
- Tsauh, 捉, to catch, to seize; to arrest.
- Tsaung, 樁, piles (as driven in ground).
- Tsaung°, 壯, fat (person).
- Tse, 哉, final article denoting completed action.
- Tse°, 再, again.
- Tse°-we°, 再會, good-by, an revoir.
- °Tsen-chi°, 轉去, to return to a place.
- °Tsen-le, 轉來, to return from a place.
- °Tseu, 走, to walk.
- Tsh, 吹 to blow.
- Tsh-°iung, 吹隱, to blow out, to extinguish.
- Tsh-yaung°, 吹旺, to blow into a blaze.
- °Tsh-di°, 此地, here.
- Tsha, 差, to send (person), to cause.
- °Tsha, 扯, to hoist (as a sail).
- Tshak°, 尺, a foot (10 inches).
- Tshau, 匙, a spoon.
- °Tshau, 草, grass.
- Tshaung, 窗, a window.
- °Tshe, 採, to gather (as fruit).
- Tshe°, 菜, vegetable.
- Tsheh-chi°, 出去, to go out.
- Tsheh-ka°, 出嫁, to marry (a husband).
- Tsheh-kau°-z°, 出告示, to put forth a proclamation.
- Tsheh-le, 出來, to come out.
- Tsheh-tien°, 出店, a coolie.
- Tshen, 穿, to string (as cash).
- Tshen-°yung-sien°, 穿引線, to thread a needle.
- Tsheu-deu, 抽頭, a chest of drawers.
- Tsheu-thi°, 抽屜, a drawer (of a table).
- Tshi°, 砌, to build a wall.
- Tshi°-ziang, 砌牆, to build a wall.
- Tshi°-pih, 砌壁, to build a partition.
- Tshi°-ka, 砌街, to mend a path.
- °Tshiang, 搶, to take by force.
- °Tshiang-doeh, 搶奪, to take by force.
- Tshien, 千, a thousand.
- Tshien-kyung, 千金, a daughter.
- Tshien, 淺, shallow.
- Tshieu, 秋, autumn.
- Tshih, 七, seven.
- Tshih-khe, 切開, to cut open.
- Tshih-khe-le, 切開來, to cut open.
- Tshih-seh, 七十, seventy.
- Tshih-ziang°, 漆匠, a painter.
- Tshing, 清, clear.
- Tshing-kyoen°, 親眷, a relative (family).
- Tshing-°saung, 清爽, clear, distinct.
- °Tshing, 請, to invite, please.
- Tsho, 叉, fork.
- Tsho, 錯, mistake, not correct.
- Tsho-foo, 車夫, ricksha coolie.
- Tsho-°ts, 車子, a wheelbarrow.
- Tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多, about same, not much difference.
- Tshoo-ih, 初一, the first day of the month.
- Tshoo-si°, 粗細, texture.
- Tshoo°-tau, 銼刀, a file.
- Tshoong-ming, 聰明, clever, wise.
- Tshui°, 趣, pretty.
- Tshung, 春, spring.
- Tshung, 稱, to weigh.
- Tshung°, 寸, an inch.
- °Tsi-me, 姐妹, a younger sister.
- Tsi°, 左, left.
- Tsi°-°seu, 左手, left hand.
- Tsia°, 借, to borrow, to lend.
- Tsiang-iau°, 將要, about to do a thing.
- Tsien, 煎, to grill, to broil.
- °Tsien-tau, 剪刀, scissors.
- °Tsieu, 酒, wine.
- °Tsieu-pe, 酒杯, a wine glass.
- °Tsieu-tien°, 酒店, a wine shop.
- Tsih-deu, 指頭, a finger.
- °Tsing, 井, a well.
- Tsing°, 進, to enter, come in.
- Tsoe°-°hau, 最好, form of the superlative degree.
- Tsok-deu, 竹頭, a bamboo stick.
- °Tsoo, 阻, to hinder, to oppose.
- °Tsoo-taung°, 阻檔, to hinder, to oppose.
- °Tsoo, 左, left.
- Tsoo°, 做, to do, to make, to perform.
- Tsoo°-koong-tuh, 做功德, to perform funeral ceremonies.
- Tsoo°-nyung-ka, 做人家, to be economical.
- Tsoong, 鐘, a bell.
- Tsoong°-dien-nyung, 種田人, a farmer.
- °Tsoong-iau°, 總要, must.
- Tsoong-kok, 中國, China.
- Tsoong-wo, 中華, China.
- Tsoong-°z, 總是, it must be.
- °Tsoong-°z-zeh-ke°, 總是實蓋, it must be so.
- °Tsu, 主, a lord, master.
- °Tsu-nyung, 主人, a master.
- Tsuh-tuh, 只得, only.
- Tsung, 尊, classifier for idols and cannons.
- Tsung, 針, needle.
- Tsung, 眞, true.
- Tsung-da°-zung, 尊大人, a father (in addressing their father
politely).
- Tsung-tsak, 斟酌, to consult.
- Tuh, 得, to get.
- Tuh-°chi, 得起, after verb expresses ability.
- Tuh-°doong, 得動, after verb expresses possibility.
- Tuh-°dzoe, 得罪, to offend.
- Tuh-dzu°, 得住, worthy, ability.
- Tuh-ji°, 得及, time to do a thing.
- Tuh-kok, 德國, Germany.
- Tuk-koo°, 得過, ability.
- Tuh-kuh, 得個, (after verb) it is possible.
- Tuh-kyien°, 得見, possible of seeing.
- Tuh-lauh, 得落, ability.
- Tuh-le, 得來, able.
- Tuh-tsheh, 得出, ability to hear.
- Tung, 燈, a lamp.
- °Tung, 等, to wait.
- °Tung-ih-hyih, 等一歇, wait a little.
- °Tung-ih-°tung, 等一等, wait a little.
- °Tung-tau°, 等到, wait until.
- V
- Va°, 否, interrogative particle.
- Van-°i, 凡係, whosoever.
- Van-nan, 煩難, difficult.
- Van°, 飯 rice (boiled).
- Vaung-kan, 房間, a bedroom.
- Vaung-°ts, 房子, a house.
- ’Veh, 勿, not, no.
- Veh, 佛, a Buddhist idol.
- ’Veh-°ba, 勿罷, not only.
- ’Veh-°ba, 勿罷, more than.
- ’Veh-°chi, 勿起, after verb expresses inability.
- ’Veh-da°, 勿大, not very.
- ’Veh-dan°, 勿但, not only.
- ’Veh-dan°-°z, 勿但是, not only.
- ’Veh-°doong, 勿動, after verb expresses impossibility.
- ’Veh-hau°, 勿好, bad.
- ’Veh-iau°-°kyung, 勿要緊, not important.
- ’Veh-jih, 勿及, not equal to.
- ’Veh-kau-hyung°, 勿高興, not inclined to do a thing.
- ’Veh-koo°, 勿過, inability.
- ’Veh-kyien°, 勿見, (after verb) impossible.
- ’Veh-kyui-sa°, 勿拘啥, no matter what, whatsoever.
- ’Veh-lauh, 勿落, inability.
- ’Veh-le, 勿來, (after verb) impossible.
- ’Veh-lung°-sa°, 勿論啥, no matter what, whatsoever.
- ’Veh-lung°-sa°-nyung, 勿論啥人, no matter who.
- ’Veh-°men, 勿滿, less than.
- ’Veh-nge°-sa°, 勿碍啥, not important.
- ’Veh-pih, 勿必, it is not necessary.
- ’Veh-siau, 勿消, less than.
- ’Veh-te°, 勿對, mistake, not correct.
- ’Veh-too-°kyi-z°, 勿多幾時, just now, a little while ago.
- ’Veh-tsheh, 勿出, (after verb) impossible.
- ’Veh-tuh, 勿得, (after verb) impossible.
- ’Veh-zen-meh, 勿然末, if not so.
- ’Veh-zu, 勿如, not equal to.
- ’Veh-zung, 勿曾, not yet.
- Vok, 縛, to tie.
- Vok-lau, 縛牢, to tie firmly.
- Vok-lau-dzu°, 縛牢住, to tie firmly.
- Voo-°soo-peh-°dze, 無所不在, omnipresence.
- Voo-°soo-peh-nung, 無所不能, omnipotent.
- Voo-°soo-peh-ts°, 無所不如, omniscient.
- Voo-thi, 扶梯, a ladder.
- °Voo-tshing, 父親, father.
- Vung-san, 墳山, a grave mound.
- W
- Wa°, 壞, to spoil.
- Wa°-theh, 壞脫, to spoil.
- Wah, 滑, slippery.
- Wak, 劃, to strike (a match).
- Wan, 還, besides, in addition.
- Wan, 還, still, (addition).
- Wan, 還, to return (a debt).
- Wan-iau°, 還要, still.
- Wan-’veh-zung, 還勿曾, still not yet.
- Waung, 黃, yellow.
- Waung-hwung-deu, 黃昏頭, in the evening.
- Waung-hwung-doong, 黃昏同, in the evening.
- Waung-laung, 黄狼, a weasel.
- We-deu, 回頭, to answer.
- We-tah, 回答, to answer.
- We°, 會, may, can.
- We°-sa°, 為啥, why?
- We°-sa°-°lau, 為啥佬, why?
- We°-ts, 為之, because.
- Weh, 活, to live.
- °’Wen, 碗, a Chinese eating bowl.
- Wen, 完, to finish.
- Wen-tse, 完哉, expresses completed action.
- Wen°, 換, to exchange, to barter.
- Wo°, 話, to speak.
- Wo°, 畫, a painting.
- Wo°-deu, 話頭, words.
- Wo°-°liau, 話𣩢, to slander.
- Wo°-wa°, 話壞, to slander.
- °Wung, 混, muddy.
- °’Wung-taung°, 穩當, secure, safe.
- Y
- Ya, 爺, father.
- Ya-ya, 爺爺, father.
- °Ya-kyi, 野雞, a pheasant.
- Ya°, 夜, night.
- Ya°-deu, 夜頭, at night.
- Ya°-khwa°, 夜快, in the evening.
- Ya°-°li, 夜裏, at night.
- Yak, 藥, medicine.
- Yak-dz, 鑰匙, a key.
- Yang, 羊, a sheep.
- Yang-dien, 洋錢, a dollar.
- Yang-poo°, 洋布, shirting.
- Yang-tshiang, 洋槍, a gun.
- °Yang, 養, to beget, to nourish.
- Yang°-yang°, 樣樣, things of every sort.
- Yau-yien, 謠言, rumour.
- Yeu-phiau, 郵票, postage stamp.
- Yeu-tsung°-jok, 郵政局, post office.
- °Yeu, 有, to have, there is.
- °Yeu-i°, 有意, purposely.
- °Yeu-kuh, 有個, some.
- °Yeu-nyung, 有人, some men.
- Yeu-tse, 有哉, sufficient, enough.
- °Yeu-tuh, 有得, is there to be had?
- Yeu°, 右, right (direction).
- Yeu°-pan-pan, 右班班, right side.
- Yeu°-pien, 右邊, right side.
- Yeu°-°seu, 右手, right hand.
- Yi, 伊, he, she, it.
- Yien, 鹽, salt (noun).
- Yi-kuh, 伊個, his, hers, its.
- Yi-la°, 伊拉, they.
- Yi-la°-kuh, 伊拉個, their, theirs.
- Yien°-°dze, 現在, now.
- Yoeh-ka, 越加, still more.
- Yoeh-°tsau-yoeh-°hau, 越早越好, the earlier the better.
- Yoen, 圓, round.
- °Yoen-°jung, 遠近, distance.
- Yoong-yi°, 容易, easy.
- Yoong°, 用, to use.
- Yoong°-nyung, 用人, a servant.
- Yoong°-sing, 用心, to pay attention, to be diligent.
- Yui°-be°, 預備, to prepare, to provide.
- °Yui, 雨, rain.
- Z
- Z-‘eu°, 時候, time.
- °Z, 是, to be.
- °Z-mien°, 市面, a market.
- Z°, 字, a Chinese character.
- Z°-iung, 字音, sound of a character.
- Z°-ka, 自家, self.
- Z°-le-°hoo, 自來火, a match.
- Z°-ming-tsoong, 自鳴鐘, a clock.
- Z°-°thi, 事體, an affair.
- Z°-zen, 自然, of course.
- Za, 柴, fuel.
- Za-laung, 豺狼, a wolf.
- Zah, 煠, boil.
- Zak, 若, if.
- Zak-deu, 石頭, a stone.
- Zak-deu-°ts, 擲骰子, to gamble (with dice).
- Zak-s°, 若是, if.
- Zak-zen, 若然, if.
- Zak-ziang°, 石匠, a stone mason.
- °Zau, 造, to build.
- Zauh-nyih, 昨日, yesterday.
- Zaung, 牀, a bed.
- °Zaung, 上, up.
- °Zaung-chi°, 上去, to go up.
- °Zaung-deu, 上頭, above.
- °Zaung-°he, 上海, Shanghai.
- °Zaung-°he-°thoo-bak, 上海土白, Shanghai dialect.
- °Zaung-le, 上來, to come up.
- °Zaung-pen°-nyien, 上半年, first half of the year.
- °Zaung-pen-nyih, 上半日, before noon.
- °Zaung-pen°-nyoeh, 上半月, first half of the month.
- °Zaung-pen°-ya°, 上半夜, first half of night.
- °Zaung-san, 上山, to go up a hill.
- °Zaung-su, 上書, to take an advanced lesson.
- Ze-voong, 裁縫, tailor.
- Zeh, 十, ten.
- Zeh, 折, to lose (in business).
- Zeh-°dze, 實在, truly.
- Zeh-ke°, 實蓋, thus.
- Zeh-ke°-nung, 實蓋能, thus.
- Zeh-pah-°sang, 十八省, China.
- Zeh-°pung, 折本, to lose (in business).
- Zeh-°pung-nyung, 日本人, Japanese.
- Zeh-theh, 折脫, to lose (in business).
- Zen, 全, all (collective).
- Zen, 船, a boat.
- Zen-r, 然而, moreover, yet.
- °Zen, 善, good (moral).
- °Zeu, 受, to receive, accept.
- °Zeu-‘e°, 受害, to be injured.
- °Zeu-°khoo, 受苦, to suffer.
- °Zeu-nan°, 受難, to suffer.
- °Zeu-saung, 受傷, to be wounded.
- Zia°, 謝, to thank.
- Zien, 前, before.
- Zien-deu, 前頭, before.
- Zien-kuh-nyoeh, 前個月, last month.
- Zien-nyih-°ts, 前日子, day before yesterday.
- Zien-nyoeh, 前月, last month.
- Zien-°tsen-le, 旋轉來, to turn around.
- Zieu°, 就, immediately.
- Zih, 截, to saw.
- Zing, 尋, to look for.
- Zing°, 浄, to wash.
- Zing°-i-zaung-kuh, 浄衣裳個, a washerman.
- Zing°-yok, 浄浴, to bathe.
- Zo, 蛇, a snake.
- Zok, 熟, ripe, thoroughly cooked, well known, thorough.
- °Zoo, 坐, to sit.
- Zoo°, 座, classifier for hills and buildings.
- Zu°, 樹, a tree.
- Zuh, 賊, a thief.
- Zung, 神, God.
- Zung, 繩, a rope.
- Zung-dau°, 神道, a Taoist god or idol.
- Zung-kwaung, 晨光, time.