CHINESE-ENGLISH VOCABULARY
Reading edition
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.