A or anis expressed by the use of a classifier, e.g., ih-kuh,
一個, ih-diau, 一條.
Able, nung, 能, we°, 會, nung-keu°, 能夠.
About, iak-kwe, 約規, iak-tsak, 約酌, da-iak, 大約, when used
with a number, 巴, ⸺ a hundred, pak-°po, 百巴, ⸺ the same,
tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多, ⸺ to do a thing, tsiang-iau°, 將要,
khwa-tse, 快哉, (used after the verb), ⸺ midnight,
pen°-ya°-°po, 半夜巴.
Above, °zaung-deu, 上頭.
Accept, to, °zeu, 受, seu, 收.
Accompany, to, be, 陪, ⸺ a friend on leaving, soong°, 送.
According, to, tsau, 照, tsau°-°ngoo-khoen°, 照我看.
Account, an, tsang°, 賬, to collect ⸺, seu-tsang°, 手賬, on ⸺
of, iung-we°, 因爲.
Account book, an, ih °pung tsang°-°boo, 一本帳簿.
Add, to, ka, 加, thien, 添, ka-thien, 加添, to ⸺ a little,
ka-°tien, 加點.
Advantage, iuh-tshu°, 益處, °hau-tshu°, 好處.
Affair, an, ih °jien z°-°thi, 一件事體 or ih tsaung z°-°thi,
一樁事體.
Better, °hau tien, 好點, the quicker the ⸺, yoeh khwa° yoeh
°hau, 越快越好.
Between, taung-tsoong, 當中.
Beyond, koo, 過.
Big, doo°, 大.
Bill, ih tsang tsang°, 一張賬.
Bind, to, with a cord, °paung, 綁.
Bird, a, ih tsak °tiau, 一隻窵.
Biscuit, ih kuh thah-°ping, 一個𩝣餅.
Bite, °ngau, 咬.
Bitter, °khoo, 苦.
Black, huh, 黑.
Blanket, a, ih diau °bi-deu, 一條被頭, woolen, nyoong-than, 羢毯.
Blow, to, tsh, 吹, to ⸺ out, tsh °iung, 吹隱, to ⸺ into a flame
or blaze, tsh yaung°, 吹旺.
Blue, lan, 藍.
Board, a, ih khwe °pan, 一塊板.
Board, to, a ship, °zaung zen, 上船.
Boat, a, ih tsak zen, 一隻船, steam ⸺, ih tsak °hoo-lung-zen,
一隻火輪船, to start a ⸺, khe zen, 開船.
Body, a, ih kuh sung-°thi, 一個身體.
Boil, to, zah, 煠, to ⸺ water, °kwung, 滾.
Boiling water, khe °s, 開水.
Bolt, of a door, sen, 閂, of cloth, ih phih poo°, 一疋布.
Bolt, to ⸺ a door, sak, 閂.
Bonnet, a, ih °ting mau°-°ts, 一頂帽子, ih tsak mau°-°ts, 一隻帽子.
Book, a, ih °pung su, 一本書, a set of ⸺s, ih boo° su, 一部書,
an account ⸺, ih °pung tsang°-°boo, 一本賬簿, a small blank ⸺, ih
°pung boo°-°ts, 一本簿子.
Book-case, a, ih °kheu su-dzu, 一口書厨.
Borrow, to, tsia°, 借.
Both, liang-kuh, 兩個.
Bottle, a, (used as a classifier) bing, 瓶.
Bowl, a Chinese eating ⸺, ih tsak °wen, 一只碗, a wash ⸺, ih
tsak mien°-bung, 一只面盆.
Box, a large ⸺, ih tsak siang-°ts, 一只箱子, a small ⸺, ih
tsak ‘ah-°ts, 一只盒子, (as a classifier), siang, 箱.
Boy, a, ih kuh siau-noen, 一個小囝, a table ⸺, ih kuh °si-tse°,
一個細崽, a horse ⸺, ih kuh °ma-foo, 一個馬夫, a school ⸺, ih kuh
°auh-sang-°ts, 一個學生子.
Brace, a (used as a classifier), ih te°, 一對.
Brass, doong, 銅.
Bread, a loaf of ⸺, ih kuh men-deu, 一個饅頭, a piece of ⸺, ih
khwe° men-deu, 一塊饅頭, a slice of ⸺, ih phien° men-deu, 一片饅頭.
Breadth, khweh-‘ah, 闊狹.
Break, to, se°, 碎, °tang-se°, 打碎, khau-se°, 敲碎.
Breakfast, °tsau-van°, 早飯.
Brick, a, ih khwe° tsen-deu, 一塊磚頭, or lok-tsen, 䃙磚, a
pile of ⸺, ih te lok-tsen, 一堆䃙磚.
Bridge, ih diau jau, 一條橋.
Bring, to, tan-le, 担來, nau-le, 拿來, to ⸺ with you, ta° le,
帶來, to ⸺ out, nau-tsheh-le, 拿出來, tan-tsheh-le, 担出來, to ⸺
back, nau °tsen le, 拿轉來, tau-°tsen-le, 担轉來.
Buddhist, a ⸺ idol, ih tsung veh, 一尊佛, boo-sah, 菩薩, a ⸺
priest, ih kuh oo-zaung°, 一個和尙.
Buffalo, a water ⸺, ih tsak °s-nyeu, 一隻水牛.
Build, to, °zau, 造, to ⸺ a partition, tshi° pih, 砌壁, to ⸺ a
wall, tshi°, 砌, tshi° ziang, 砌牆.
Bundle, a, (used as a classifier), ih °khwung, 一捆.
Burn, to, sau, 燒, thaung, 烫.
Business, sang-i°, 生意, °ma-ma°, 買賣.
But, dau-°z, 但是, dok-°z, 獨是.
Butter, °na-yeu, 奶油.
Butterfly, a, ih tsak ‘oo-dih, 一隻蝴蝶.
Button, a, °nyeu-°ts, 鈕子.
Buy, to, °ma, 買.
By, (the agent), peh, 撥, peh-la°, 撥拉, ⸺ means of, yoong, 用, ⸺
the side of, pien-deu, 邊頭, ⸺ chance, °ngeu-zen, 偶然, ⸺ what
means, na°-nung, 那能, ⸺ and ⸺, °tung-ih-°tung, 等一等,
hyih-ih-hyih, 歇一歇.
C
Cake, a, ih kuh kyi-dan°-kau, 一個鷄蛋糕.
Calculate, to, soen°, 算, °tang-soen°, 打算, to ⸺ accounts,
soen°-tsang°, 算賬.
Call, to, kyau°, 叫, han°, 喊, to ⸺ on, maung°-maung°, 望望.
Can, permission or ability, °khau-°i, 可以, physical
ability, nung-keu°, 能彀, acquired ability, we°, 會, ⸺ do it,
tsoo°-tuh-le, 做得來, ⸺ not do it, tsoo°-’veh-le, 做勿來.
Canal, a, ih diau °kaung, 一條港.
Candle, a, ih kung lah-tsok, 一根蠟燭.
Candles, a, pair of ⸺s, ih te° lah tsok, 一對蠟燭.
Cane, a, ih kung °baung, 一根棒.
Cannon, a, ih tsung phau°, 一尊炮.
Cap, a, ih °ting, 一頂 or ih tsak mau°-°ts, 一只帽子.
Car, a steam ⸺, ih °boo °hoo-tsho, 一部火車.
Careful, taung-sing, 當心.
Carefully, °ts-si°, 仔細.
Carpenter, a, ih kuh mok-ziang°, 一個木匠.
Carpet, a, ih diau mau-°than, 一條毛毯.
Carriage, a, ih °boo °mo-tsho, 一部馬車, steam ⸺, ih °boo
°hoo-tsho, 一部火車, to go in a ⸺, °zoo °mo-tsho, 坐馬車.
Carry, to, tan, 担, nau, 拿, to ⸺ in one hand, ling, 拎, nau,
拿, to ⸺ in the arms like a child, °bau, 抱, to ⸺ on the shoulder,
jien, 掮, to ⸺ on the back, pe°, 揹, to ⸺ with bamboo pole on
shoulder, one man, thiau, 挑, to ⸺ with bamboo pole by two men,
kaung, 扛, to ⸺ a letter, ta° ih foong sing°, 帶一封信.
Case, a book ⸺, ih °kheu su-dzu, 一口書㕑, in any ⸺,
dzoe-bien° na°-nung, 隨便那能.
Cash, a, ih kuh doong-dieu, 一個銅鈿.
Cask, a, (used as a classifier), ih doong, 一桶.
Cat, a, ih tsak mau, 一只猫.
Catch, tsauh, 捉, to ⸺ fire, seh-°hoo, 失火, °hoo-dzak, 火着.
Catty, a, ih kyung, 一斤.
Cent, a ⸺, ih fung, 一分, ten ⸺s, ih kauh, 一角, twenty ⸺s,
liang kauh, 兩角, s khe, 四開.
Chair, a, ih tsak iui°-°ts, 一只椅子, a sedan ⸺, ih °ting
jau°-°ts, 一頂轎子.
Chance, by ⸺, °ngeu-zen, 偶然.
Change, °tsau-deu, 找頭.
Change, to, ⸺ a dollar, de° yang-dien, 兌洋鈿, to ⸺ residence,
pen-dzang, 搬場.
Character, a Chinese ⸺, ih kuh z°, 一個字, to know a ⸺, suh,
識, sound of a ⸺, z°-iung, 字音.
Charcoal, than, 炭.
Chart, a, ih fok doo, 一幅圖, ih fok di°-°li-doo, 一幅地理圖.
Collect, to, seu, 收, to ⸺ accounts, seu-tsang°, 收賬.
College, a, su-yoen°, 書院.
Colour, ngan-suh, 顏色, the five ⸺s, °ng-suh, 五色, variegated
⸺s, °ng-ngan-lok-suh, 五顏六色.
Come, to, le, 來, ⸺ back, °tsen-le, 轉來, ⸺ forth, tsheh-le,
走來, ⸺ down, °‘au-le, 下來, ⸺ in, tsing°-le, 進來, ⸺ up,
°zaung-le, 上來.
Comfort, to, oen-we°, 安慰.
Comfortable, suh-i°, 適意.
Command, to, fung-foo°, 吩咐.
Commence, to, °chi-deu, 起頭, khe-koong, 開工, to ⸺ work,
doong°-seu, 動手, khe-dzang, 開塲, ⸺ to journey, doong-sung, 動身.
Compare, to, °pi, 比.
Complete, to, dzung-koong, 成功.
Compradore, a, ih kuh °ma-ban°, 一個買辦.
Congratulate, to, ⸺ a person, koong-°hyi, 恭喜.
Connect, to be ⸺ed together, siang-lien, 相聯.
Conquer, to, tuh-sung, 得勝.
Consider, to, °tang-soen°, 打算.
Consult, to, saung-liang, 商量, tsung-tsak, 斟酌.
Convenient, bien°-taung°, 便當, bien°, 便, when ⸺, bien°-z, 便時.
Converse, to, bak-wo°, 白話, dan-dan, 談談.
Cook (a chief), da°-°s-voo°, 大司務, (an ordinary)
sau-van°-kuh, 燒飯個.
Cook, to, sau, 燒, sau-van, 燒飯, ⸺ed roughly, zok 熟.
Cooking, a ⸺ stove (Chinese), ih tsak tsau°-deu, 一只竈頭 a ⸺
stove (foreign), ih tsak thih-tsau, 一只鐵竈.
Coolie, a, tsheh-tien°, 出店, a ricksha ⸺, tsho-foo, 車夫, a
sedan ⸺, ih kuh jau°-pan, 一個轎班, jau-foo, 轎夫.
Cord, to bind with a ⸺, °paung, 綁.
Cotton, hwo, 花, (already ginned), mien-hwo, 棉花, a bale of
⸺, ih pau mien-hwo, 一包棉花, ⸺ cloth, poo°, 布, ⸺ seeds,
hwo-°ts, ⸺ stalk, hwo-ji, 花楷.
Count, °soo, 數, soen°, 算.
Cow, ih tsak nyeu, 一只牛.
Crab apple, a, ih tsak hwo-‘oong, 一只花紅.
Crawl, to, ban, 𨂝.
Creek, a, ih diau pang, 一條浜, ih diau siau°-‘oo, 一條小河.
Criticise, to, phi-bing, 批評, phi-thah, 批搨.
Crow, a, ih tsak °lau-au, 一只老鴉.
Crow, to (as a cock), di, 啼.
Cry, to, khok, 哭.
Cup, a, ih tsak pe-°ts, 一只杯子.
Custom, kwe-°kyui, 規矩.
Cut, to, with a sharp knife, koeh, 割, to ⸺ with a sword,
heavy knife or ax, tsan, 斬, to ⸺ in two, koeh-°doen, 割斷, to
⸺ open, tshih-khe, 切開, tshih-khe-le, 切開來.
Daughter, ih kuh noen, 一個囡, ih kuh °siau-°nyui, 一個小女,
tshien-kyung, 千金, ling°-e°, 令媛.
Day, ih nyih, 一日, thien, 天, to-day, this ⸺, kyung-tsau,
今朝, the first ⸺ of month, tshoo ih, 初一, every ⸺,
nyih-nyih, 日日, nyih-dzok, 日逐, the 15th ⸺, nyoeh-pen°, 月半, ⸺
and night, nyih-ya°, 日夜, all ⸺, tsoong-nyih, 終日, half a ⸺,
pen°-nyih, 半日, ⸺ after to-morrow, °‘eu-nyih, 後日, ⸺ before
yesterday, koo°-nyih-°ts, 過日子, zien-nyih-°ts, 前日子,
i°-nyih-°ts, 伊日子, in the middle of the ⸺, nyih-tsoong, 日中,
⸺ time, nyih-li, 日裏.
Fight, to ⸺ with each other, siang-°tang, 相打, to ⸺ a
battle, °tang-°tsang, 打仗.
File, a, ih °po tshoo-tau, 一把銼刀.
Find, to, zing, 尋, zing-dzak, 尋着, cannot ⸺, zing-’veh-dzak,
尋勿着.
Finger, a, ih tsak tshih-deu, 一只指頭.
Finish, to, wen, 完.
Fire, °hoo, 火, to light the ⸺, sang-°hoo, 生火, on ⸺ (as a
house), °hoo-dzak, 火着.
Firm, lau, 牢.
First, sien, 先, deu ih, 頭一, °di ih, 第一, the ⸺ month, tsung
nyoeh, 正月, the ⸺ day of a month, tshoo-ih, 初一, the ⸺ part of
a month, nyoeh-deu, 月頭, nyoeh deu laung, 月頭上, the ⸺ half of
a month, day, or year, °zaung-pen°, 上半.
Fish, a, ih diau ng, 一條魚.
Five, °ng, 五.
Flag, ih mien° ji, 一面旗.
Flour, koen-mien°, 乾麵, mien°-°fung, 麵粉.
Flower, hwo, 花, a ⸺ing plant, ih khoo hwo, 一棵花.
Flute, ih °kwen-dih, 一管笛.
Fly, to, fi, 飛.
Follow, to, kung, 跟.
Food, van°, 飯, chuh-kuh meh-z°, 吃個物事.
Fool, to ⸺ with one another, °tang-bang, 打棚.
Foot, the, ih tsak kyak, 一只脚, a measure of 10 inches, ih
tshak, 一尺, ten feet, ih °dzang, 一丈, a square ⸺, ih faung
tshak, 一方尺, 100 square feet, ih faung, 一方.
Hide, to ⸺ oneself, ben°-loong, 避攏, to ⸺ a thing,
khaung°-°loong, 囥攏, khaung°, 囥.
High, kau, 高.
Hill, ih zoo° san, 一座山.
Him, yi, 伊.
Himself, yi z°-ka, 伊自家.
Hinder, to, °tsoo, 阻, °tsoo-taung, 阻擋.
His, yi-kuh, 伊個.
Hit, to, °tang, 打.
Hog, a, ih tsak ts-loo, 一只猪獹.
Hoist, to, as a flag or a sail, °tsha, 扯.
Hold, to, nyah, 揑, to ⸺ in the arms, °bau, 抱.
Hole, doong, 洞.
House, ok-°li, 屋裏.
Honest, lau-zeh, 老實.
Hope, a, maung-deu, 望頭.
Hope, to, po-maung°, 巴望.
Horse, a, ih phih °mo, 一匹馬, ih tsak °mo, 一只馬, a ⸺ boy, ih
kuh °mo-foo, 一個馬夫, to ride a ⸺, ji-°mo, 騎馬.
Hospital, i-yoen°, 醫院.
Hot, nyih, 熱.
Hour, ih °tien tsoong, 一點鐘, or ih kuh tsoong-deu, 一個鐘頭,
half an ⸺, pen° °tien tsoong, 半點鐘, quarter of an ⸺, ih
khuh, 一刻.
House, ih zoo°, 一座, or ih zak vaung-°ts, 一宅房子, two
storied ⸺, ih zoo° leu, 一座樓, ih zoo° leu-vaung, 一座樓房,
three storied ⸺, san dzung leu, 三層樓.
How? °na-nung, 那能? ⸺ many? °kyi-hau°, 幾化? °kyi kuh, 幾個? ⸺
much? °kyi hau°, 幾化? ⸺ much is it (price)? sa ka°-dien,
啥價錢? sa ‘aung-dzing, 啥行情? ⸺ much more? ‘oo-°hwaung, 何况?
nyi, 呢, (at end of clause) ⸺ are you? noong° °hau la° °va,
儂好拉否? ⸺ old are you? °kyi hau° nyien-kyi, 幾化年紀? °kyi
soe°, 幾歲? °kyi-hau° kwe°-kang, 幾何貴庚? kyi-hau° kau-zeu°,
幾化高壽.
However, zen-r, 然而.
Hundred, ih pak, 一百.
Hunt, to, °tang-lih, 打獵.
Husband, a ⸺ and wife, ih te° foo-tshi, 一對夫妻.
I
I, °ngoo, 我, ⸺ myself, °ngoo z°-ka, 我 自家.
Idol, a Buddhist ⸺, ih tsung veh, 一尊佛, boo-sah, 菩薩, a
Taoist ⸺, ih tsung zung-dau°, 一尊神道.
If, zak, 若, zak-s°, 若是, zak-zen, 若然, °thaung-zen, 倘然,
°thaung-s°, 倘使, meh, 末 (at end of the clause), ⸺ not so,
’veh zen meh, 勿然末, ’veh zeh-ke° meh, 勿實蓋末, ⸺ it be so,
kyi-zen zeh-ke°, 既然實蓋, as ⸺, °hau-°ziang, 好像.
Ill, to become, sang-bing, 生病.
Illness, mau-bing, 毛病.
Immediately, zieu, 就.
Immovable, °doong-°‘a-’veh-°doong, 動亦勿動.
Implement, ka-sang, 傢生.
Imprison, to be ⸺ed, seu-kan, 收監.
In, la°, 拉, or leh-la°, 垃拉, (before noun) °li, 裏, or
°li-hyang, 裏向, (after noun), is he ⸺? yi leh-la° va°?
伊垃拉否? come ⸺, tsing°-le, 進來, go ⸺, °tsing-chi°, 進去, ⸺
addition, ling°-nga, 另外, dze-nga°, 在外, wan, 環, ⸺ order to,
°i-°ts, 以至, ⸺ vain, bak-bak-°li, 白白裏.
Inch, an, ih tshung, 一寸.
Inconceivable, siang-’veh-tau, 想勿到.
Indispensable, °ba-’veh-tuh, 罷勿得.
Injure, ‘e°, 害, to be ⸺ed, zeu-°‘e, 受害, to be ⸺ed by
striking, °tang-wa°, 打壊.
Ink, a piece of, ih khwe° muh, 一塊墨, foreign ⸺, muh-s,
墨水, a Chinese ⸺ tablet, ih kuh nyien°-°ts, 一個硯池, ih kuh
nyien°-de, 一個硯台.
Inquire, to make ⸺ies, °tang-thing, 打聽.
Inside, °li-hyang°, 裏向.
Instantaneous, lih-khuk, 立刻.
Instead of, thi°, 替, °de-thi, 代替.
Instruments, a set of, ih foo° ka-sang, 一副傢生.
Intercourse, le-°waung, 來往.
Invite, to, °tshing, 請.
Iron, thih, 鐵.
Iron, to, thaung, 烫.
Is, °z, 是, there ⸺, °yeu, 有, ⸺ there to be had? °yeu-tuh,
有得?
Like, to, hwen-°hyi, 歡喜, siang-sing°, 相信, as you ⸺, dzoe
noong, 隨儂, dzoe bien noong, 隨便儂.
Lion, a, ih tsak s-°ts, 一只獅子.
Little, °siau, 小, ⸺ (in quantity), °sau, 少, ⸺ (to a small
extent), sau-we, 少爲, a ⸺, ih ngan, 一顏, ih ngan-ngan, 一顏顏,
differs but ⸺, tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多.
Live, to, dzu°, 住, weh, 活 sung, 生.
Loaf, a ⸺ of bread, ih kuh men-deu, 一個饅頭.
Lock, a, ih °po °soo, 一把鎖.
Lock, to, °soo, 鎖.
Long, dzang, 長, a ⸺ time, dzang-°yoen, 長遠, dzang-°yoen-tse,
長遠哉, ta-z-tse, 多時哉.
Look, to, khoen°, 看, to ⸺ for, zing, 尋, take a ⸺,
khoen°-ih-khoen°, 看一看, to ⸺ around, tseu-we-khoen°, 周圍看, ⸺s
well, °hau khoen°, 好看, to ⸺ for (expect), maung°, 望, ⸺ after
(to lake care of), tsau-koo, 照顧, taung-sing, 當心.
Loose, °doong-°lau-°doong, 動佬動.
Lord, °Tsu, 主, the heavenly ⸺, Thien-°Tsu, 天主.
Lose, to, seh, 失, seh-theh, 失脫, to ⸺ in business, zeh, 折,
zeh-theh, 折脫, zeh-pung, 折本.
Love, to, e°, 爱, to ⸺ mutually, siang-e°, 相愛.
Low, ti, 底.
M
Magistrate, a, ih kuh, 一個, (or ih we°, 一位), kwen-°foo, 官府.
Make, to, tsoo°, 做, to ⸺ a profit, dzan, 賺.
Male, nen, 男, of animals, yoong, 雄.
Man, ih kuh nyung, 一個人, a ⸺ or two, deu-liang-kuh-nyung,
頭兩個人.
Manage, to, kyung-°seu, 經手, ban, 辦, °kwen, 管.
Mandarin, a, ih kuh kwen, 一個官, ih kuh kwen-°foo, 一個官府, ⸺
dialect, kwen-wo°, 官話.
Many, too-hau°, 多化, how ⸺, °kyi-hau°, 幾化, a great ⸺,
kyau-kwan, 交關.
Map, a, ih fok doo, 一幅圖, ih fok di°-°li-doo, 一幅地理圖.
Market, °z-mien°, 市面.
Marks or signs, kyi°-’au°, 記號.
Marry, to ⸺ a wife, °thau nyang-°ts, 討娘子, a woman to ⸺,
tsheh-ka°, 出嫁.
Mason, a, ih kuh nyi-°s-ziang, 一個泥水匠.
Master, a, °tsu-nyung, 主人, toong-ka, 東家.
Matches, z°-le hoo°, 自來火, strike a ⸺, wak, 劃.
May, °khau-i°, 可以.
Me, °ngoo, 我.
Meaning, i°-s°, 意思.
Measure, to, liang, 量, °ien, 演.
Meat, a piece ⸺, ih khwe° nyok, 一塊肉.
Medicine, yak, 藥.
Meet, to, bang°-dzak, 碰着, to go to ⸺, nyung-tsih, 迎接, to ⸺
a misfortune, chuh-°khoo, 吃苦.
Men, nyung, 人.
Mend, to, sieu, 修, °poo, 補, to ⸺ a path, tshi° ka, 砌街.
Merchandise, hoo°-suh, 貨色.
Method, fah-tsuh, 法則.
Midday, nyih-tsoong, 日中.
Middle, kyui-tsoong, 居中, ⸺ of a month, nyoeh-pen°, 月半.
Month, a, ih kuh nyoeh, 一個月, the 1st day of a ⸺, tshoo ih,
初一, the beginning of a ⸺, nyoeh-deu, 月頭, the middle of a ⸺,
nyoeh-pen°, 月半, the end of a ⸺, nyoeh-ti, 月底, last ⸺,
zien-nyoeh, 前月, zien-kuh-nyoeh, 前個月, next ⸺, °‘au nyoeh,
下月, °‘au kuh nyoeh, 下個月, every ⸺, °me nyoeh, 每月,
nyoeh-nyoeh, 月月.
Moon, ih kuh nyoeh, 一個月, nyoeh-liang, 月亮.
More, too, 多, too-°tien, 多點, how much ⸺, °oo-hwaung, 何况,
⸺ than, ’veh-°ba, 勿罷.
Mother, nyang, 娘, moo-tshing, 母親, my ⸺, ka (kya)-°moo, 家母,
your ⸺, ling°-daung, 令堂.
Mound, a grave ⸺, ih kuh vung-san, 一個墳山.
Mountain, a, ih zoo san, 一座山.
Mouth, a, ih kuh °kheu, 一個口, ih tsang °ts, 一張嘴.
Move, to, °doong, 動.
Mow, a, ih °m, 一畝.
Much, too, 多, too-hau°, 多化, how ⸺? °kyi-hau, 幾化? how ⸺ is
it (price)? sa° ka-°dien, 啥價錢? sa° ‘aung-dzing, 啥行情?
Muddy, wung, 混.
My, °ngoo-kuh, 我個.
N
Name, ming-z°, 名字, ming-deu, 名頭, your honorable ⸺, kwe°
sing°, 貴姓, tsung sing, 尊姓, my humble ⸺, bi°-sing°, 敝姓,
please give your ⸺ (style), °tshing kyau° the°-foo, 請敎台甫,
my ⸺ is? tshau-z°, 草字, what is your ⸺? ming-deu kyau°-sa°?
名頭叫啥?
Narrate, to, kau°-soo, 告訴.
Narrow, ‘ah, 狹.
Native, a, ih kuh °pung-di°-nyung, 一個本地人.
Near, °jung, 近, siang-°jung, 相近.
Nearly, tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多, mau, 毛, ⸺ three miles, man san
li, 毛三里.
On, la°, 拉, or leh-la, 垃拉, (with laung after noun), ⸺
the table, la° de-ts laung°, 拉檯子上, ⸺ account of, we°-ts,
爲之, ⸺ the contrary, °tau, 倒, ⸺ the other hand, °tau, 倒.
Once, ih we, 一囘.
One, ih, 一, no ⸺, m-sa° nyung, 無啥人, ⸺ cent, ih fung, 一分,
⸺ time, ih we, 一囘, ih thaung, 一[C3].
Only, pih koo°, 不過, dok°-z, 獨是, tsuh-tuh, 只得.
Open, to, khe, 開, to ⸺ school, khe ‘auh, 開學, to ⸺ (as a
book), hyih-khe-le, 揭開來, to cut ⸺, tshih khe, 切開, tshih khe
le, 切開來.
Oppose, to, °tsoo, 阻 °tsoo-taung, 阻擋, unable to ⸺,
dih-’veh-dzu, 敵勿住.
Or, ok-tse, 或者.
Orange, ih tsah kyoeh-°ts, 一只橘子.
Originally, °pung-le, 本來.
Other, bih, 別.
Ought, iung-ke, 應該.
Ounce, an, ih °liang, 一兩, an ⸺ of silver, ih °liang
nyung-°ts, 一兩銀子.
Our, nyi°-kuh, 伲個, °ngoo-nyi°-kuh, 我伲個.
Ours, nyi°-kuh, 伲個, °ngoo-nyi°-kuh, 我伲個.
Out, nga°, 外, tsheh, 出, nga°-deu, 外頭, to go ⸺, tsheh-chi°,
出去, to come ⸺, tsheh-le, 出來.
Outside, nga-deu, 外頭.
Over, °zaung, 上.
Own, z°-ka-kuh, 自家個.
P
Package, a, ih bau, 一包.
Pagoda, a, ih zoo° thah, 一座塔.
Pain, thoong, 痛.
Painter, a, ih kuh tshih ziang°, 一個漆匠.
Painting, a, ih fok wo°, 一幅畫.
Pair, ih saung, 一雙, ih te°, 一對, ih
foo°, 一副.
Pane, a ⸺ of glass, ih khwe poo-li, 一塊玻璃.
Paper, °ts-deu, 紙頭, a sheet of ⸺, ih tsang °ts-deu, 一張紙頭.
Pardon, nyau-°so, 饒赦.
Part, a portion, ih vung, 一分, for the most ⸺, da°-liak, 大略.
Partition, pih, 壁, to build a ⸺, tshi° pih, 砌壁.
Pass, to ⸺ from the old year to the new, koo°, 過.
Path, ih diau ka, 一條街, to mend a ⸺, tshi° ka, 砌街.
Pawn, to, taung°, 當, taung°-theh, 當脫.
Pay, to, foo, 付, to ⸺ attention, yoong° sing, 用心, to ⸺
ceremonial visit, pa° khak, 拜客, to ⸺ respects to, pa° maung°,
拜望, maung 望, to ⸺ respects to a new year, pa° nyien, 拜年.
Payment, to receive ⸺, seu, 收, to receive ⸺ for a lease,
seu-tsoo, 收租.
Peace, bing-oen, 平安.
Peach, a, ih tsak dau-°ts, 一只桃子.
Pear, a, ih tsak sang-li, 一只生梨.
Pen, a, ih °kwen pih, 一管筆.
Pencil, a, ih °kwen khan-pih, 一管鉛筆.
People, pak-sing, 百姓.
Perform, to, tsoo°, 做, to ⸺ a funeral ceremony,
tsoo°-koong-tuh, 做功德, nyan°-kyung, 念經.
Perhaps, khoong-pho°, 恐怕, °ok-tse°, 或者.
Permit, to, °hyui, 許.
Person, ih kuh nyung, 一個人.
Phrase, a, ih kyui° seh wo°, 一句說話.
Pheasant, a, ih tsak °ya-kyi, 一只野鷄.
Picul, a, ih tan°, 一担.
Piece, a, ih khwe°, 一塊, a whole ⸺ (dry goods), ih phih, 一疋, a
ten cent ⸺, ih kauh, 一角.
Pig, a, ih tsak ts-loo, 一只猪獹.
Pigeon, a, ih tsak keh-°ts, 一只鴿子.
Pile, a heap, ih te, 一對.
Piled, one on top of another, dzaung, 幢.
Piles, tsaung, 樁, tsaung-mok, 樁木.
Pity, e-lien, 哀憐, within the range of ⸺, i° tuh-koo°,
意得過, beyond the range of ⸺, i°-’veh-koo°, 意勿過.
Start, to commence, khe° °seu, 開手, to ⸺ on a journey,
°doong-sung, 動身, to ⸺ a boat, khe° zen, 開船, to ⸺ a rumour,
zau yau-yien, 造謠言, to ⸺ a fire, sang-°hoo, 生火.
Stay, to, tung-la°, 等拉, dzu, 住, to ⸺ with a person, be, 陪.
Table, a, ih tsak de-°ts, 一只檯子, a dining ⸺, chuh-van°
de-°ts, 吃飯檯子, a ⸺ boy, ih kuh si°-tse°, 一個西崽.
Tablet, a Chinese ink ⸺, ih kuh nyien-°ts, 一個硯池, ih kuh
nyien-de, 一個硯台.
Tailor, ih kuh ze-voong, 一個裁縫.
Take, to, tan, 担, nau, 拿, to ⸺ (by force), tshiang, 搶,
tshiang-doeh, 搶奪, to ⸺ away, tan-chi, 担去, nau-chi, 拿去, to ⸺
off (remove), nau-theh, 拿脫, to ⸺ off (clothes), thoeh, 脫,
thoeh-thoeh, 脫脫, to ⸺ off (hat), dzu, 除, to ⸺ hold of,
nyah, 揑, to ⸺ with one, ta°-chi, 帶去, to ⸺ care,
°taung-sing, 當心, °siau-sing, 小心, to ⸺ great care, too°
°taung-sing, 多當心, to ⸺ a wife, °thau nyang-°ts, 討娘子.
Talk, to, wo°, 話, bak-wo°, 白話, to ⸺ to, te° (yi) wo°,
對(伊)話.
Tall, dzang, 長.
Taoist, a ⸺ priest, dau°-°z, 道士, a ⸺ idol or god, ih tsung
zung-dau, 一尊神道.
Tea, dzo, 茶, a box of ⸺, ih siang dzo-yih, 一箱茶葉, a ⸺
shop, ih ban dzo-kwen, 一爿茶館, ih po° dzo-°oo, 一把茶壺.
Teach, to, kau°, 敎, a ⸺er, ih kuh sien-sang, 一個先生.
Wound, to, °tang-saung, 打傷, to be ⸺ed, °zeu-saung, 受傷.
Write, to, °sia, 寫.
Y
Ye, na°, 㑚.
Year, a, ih nyien, 一年, half a ⸺, pen-nyien, 半年, this ⸺,
kyung-nyien, 今年, last ⸺, °jeu nyien, 舊年, next ⸺,
khe-nyien, 開年, ming-nyien, 明年, le-nyien, 來年, New ⸺,
sing-nyien, 新年, New ⸺’s day, nyien tshoo ih, 年初一, every ⸺,
nyien-nyien, 年年, °’me-nyien, 每年, the end of the ⸺,
nyien-ya°, 年夜, nyien-°ti, 年底, at the beginning of the ⸺,
nyieu deu laung, 年頭上, to pass from the old ⸺ to the new,
koo-nyien, 過年.
Yellow, waung, 黃.
Yes, °z-kuh, 是個.
Yesterday, zau° nyih, 昨日, day before ⸺, koo°-nyih-°ts,
過日子, zien-nyih-°ts, 前日子, i-nyih-°ts, 伊日子.
Yet, dzung-jeu, 仍舊, not ⸺, ’veh zung, 勿曾, still not ⸺,
wan ’veh zung 還勿曾.