Monday 28 March 2022

Uniquely Teochew C

 Here is a list of words which begins with C according to Romanised Teochew.

ca5gong3 柴戇|柴戆

foolish, stupid, nincompoop

sha3 儍|傻 yu2ben4 愚笨

ca5tao5 柴頭|柴头

mentally challenged, slow witted, blockhead

mu4tou5 木頭|木头

cag8gian賊仔贼仔

thief

xiao3tou1 小偷

cah4 A

to be supported

fu2

cai2

pay attention

li3

 

mai3 cai2 i1 勿睬伊

don’t pay him any attention

別理他别理他

cai3bou2 

dried white radish

白蘿蔔乾|白萝卜干

cai3dao7菜豆

French bean, string bean, green bean

dou4jiao3 豆角

cam1siang5 參詳参详

to discuss, to talk things over

shang1liang5 商量

cang1zu1la5 朥|葱

lard fragrant by fried spring onion or shallots

香豬油|香猪油

cang5hoi6 田蟹

freshwater crab

 

cang5 ion5dang1 垟中

an open land

tian2ye3 田野

cang5tou5puêh8 田塗垡|田涂垡

chunks of earth which have been ploughed over and exposed

用犁或鋤頭翻掘起來的土塊用犁或锄头翻掘起来的土块

cao2bên5 草棚|草棚

a wooden shed

 

cao2gao5 草猴

praying mantis

tang2lang2 螳螂

cao2guê2 草粿

grass jelly

xian1cao3 仙草  liang2fen3 涼粉|凉粉

cao2zua2 草紙|草纸

toilet paper

wei4sheng1zhi3 衛生紙|卫生纸 ce4zhi3 廁紙|厕纸

cao3co1 臭臊 A for co1

fishy smell

魚的腥味兒鱼的腥味儿

cao3da1

burnt, scorched, charred

shao1jiao1 燒焦|烧焦

cao3rio7hiam1 尿薟|尿

smelling of stale urine

 

cao3seng1 臭酸

food items become putrid or rancid or gone off

fa1 sou1 發餿|发馊

食物發餿|食物发馊

sou1chou4 餿臭|馊臭

n1liao1 青䩍

pale complexion

面色青白

n1mên5 青盲

blind

xia1

n1ti5 青菭

algae, moss, lichen plants which reproduce by spores

yin3hua1zhi2wu4   隱花植物|隐花植物qing1tai2 青苔

n1hung7 生分

unfamiliar

mo4sheng1 陌生  不熟悉

n1hung7 nang5 生分

stranger

mo4sheng1ren2 陌生人

n2m2 醒姆

the mother of one's daughter in law or son in law

親家母|親家母

n2

woken up

 

zag4cên2

to wake someone up with noise

chao3xing3 吵醒  在睡夢中被吵醒|在睡梦中被吵醒

cêg4

five grains millet , soyabean ,  sesame , barley 麥|麦 and rice

wu3gu3 五穀|五谷

cêng1kih4 清缺

clean and tidy

gan1jing4 乾淨|干净

cêng3

gun

qiang1 鎗|枪

duan7 cêng3彈銃|弹铳

to shoot a gun

 

cêng3zi2銃子铳子

bullet

zi3dan4 子彈子弹

cêng7 穿 [𧚔 ]

no character

to wear

chuan1 穿

ce1 攄|摅

to spread out

鋪上墊底物

ci1go1 癡哥|痴哥

lecherous or horny

好色的男子

ci1ghi5 

dirty, filthy, not clean and tidy

ang1zang1 骯髒|肮脏  不乾淨|不干净

ci1 飼|饲

to feed, to rear, to raise

yang3 養|养

ciang5si5 常時|常时

frequently, regularly, often

jing1chang2 經常|经常

cib8 no character 

to knead, to rub

rou2

cig4

to wipe

ca1

cig4da1 拭灱

to wipe dry

ca1gan1 擦乾|擦干

cih8

a type of fast swimming crab 

梭子蟹

giam5cih8 鹹蠘|咸蠘 鹹蠐 |咸蛴

salted crab

腌製的梭子蟹|腌制的梭子蟹

cing3

cold

leng3

cing3gung2zui2 凊滾

cooled boiled water

liang2 kai1shui3 涼開水|涼开水

cing3tin1 凊天

very cold weather

寒冷的天氣|寒冷的天气

cing3tin1si5 凊天時凊天时

winter

 

dong1tian1 冬天

cing3zui2

cold water, water which has not been boiled

leng3shui3 冷水

cing3cai2 凊彩

as you wish, as it pleases you, let things happen

sui2bian4 隨便|随便

ciah4

ochre colour: yellow brown, light brown

zhe3se4 赭色

ciah4ciah4 赤赤

golden brown

huang2se4 黃色|黄色

luah4 gao3 ciah4ciah4 烙到赤赤

sauté or fry until golden brown

煎到黃色煎到黄色

ciah4nêg8 赤肉

lean meat, lean cuts of meat, red meat

shou4rou4 瘦肉

ciang3pua3 唱破

to reveal something verbally

chuan1bang1 穿幫|穿帮

cing1zian5 親情|亲情

relatives

qin1qi5 親戚|亲戚

cion5cêg4 揚粟扬粟

to winnow grain: to remove outer grain covering from the grain by winnowing

yang2gu3 揚穀|扬谷

bo3gu3 簸穀|簸谷

cioh4

less viscous, watery

 

cioh4muê5 淖糜

muê5 cioh4cioh4 糜淖淖

watery porridge, watery gruel, thin porridge

xi1zhou1 稀粥  很稀的稀飯

cioh4tou5 淖塗|淖涂

mud

lan4ni2 爛泥烂泥

ciu2ba2 手把

arm

ge1bo5 胳膊

ciu2buan手盤|手盘

palm

shou3zhang3 手掌

ciu2bou3 手布

handkerchief

shou3pa4 手帕

ciu2doi2 手底

the hollow of one’s palm

shou3xin1li5 手心裡|手心里

ciu2geng1 手巾

hand towel

mao2jin1 毛巾

ciu2long5 手籠|手笼

archer's arm guard

gou1

ciu2long5 手囊

sleeve cover

tao4xiu4 套袖

ciu2ng2 手䘼

sleeve of a garment

yi1xiu4 衣袖

ciu2zi2手指

ring – (finger ring)

jie4zhi5 戒指

ciu3 A

to brush, brush

shua1

ciu3ki2 漱齒|漱齿

to brush teeth

shua1ya2 刷牙

ciu7ni5 樹泥树泥A

rubber

xiang4jiao1 橡膠|橡胶

ciu7ze5 樹薯|树薯

tapioca, cassava

mu4shu3 木薯

co1teng1 鱢湯|臊汤

fish sauce

yu2lu4 魚露|鱼露

co2liag8 草略

A楚略 A 粗略 A 初略

more or less, roughly, approximately

da4zhi4 大致

co2liag8 ho2 楚略好

not bad, tolerable

hai2hao3 還好|还好

co2liag8 楚略

slightly, briefly

jian3lüe4 簡略|简略

co2liag8 diam5 楚略甜

slightly sweet

稍微

co2liag8 cong1mêng5 楚略聰明|楚略聪明

quite clever

bi3jiao4 cong1ming5 比較聰明|比较聪明

co2liag8 oi6 ngang5 楚略會凝|楚略会凝

slightly cold

稍微冷點兒|稍微冷点儿

co2liag8 gi3ciu5 楚略記仇|楚略记仇

holds a little grudge

yi1dianr3 ji4chou2 一點兒記仇|一点儿记仇

co3 

something which has already been minced

sui4

nêg8co3 肉脞

minced meat

rou4jiang4 肉醬肉酱

cog4cog4gio3 促促叫

to be anxious, to be in a rush, hurriedly moving about the place; flustered

zhao2ji2 著急着急

慌慌張張的

cog4

poach in a boiling stock

shuan4

coh4

a measure word, a classifier

xie1

coh4ao5 錯喉|错喉

 

choked on food or water while eating or drinking

qiang1dao4 嗆到|呛到

吃飯或是喝水時候被嗆到|吃饭或是喝水時候被呛到

coh4dioh8ao5 錯著喉|错着喉

to be choked

 

coh4dioh8 錯著|错着

choked on food or drink;  to swallow the wrong way and get choke

噎著|噎着 

ye4 咽 qiang1dao4 嗆到|呛到qiang1 嗆|呛

coi3 𥺃

 

flour, including rice flour and wheat flour

大米的粉末  麥子的粉末|麦子的粉末

zug8coi3 𥺃

glutinous rice flour

nuo4mi3fen3 糯米粉

bhêh8coi3 𥺃

wheat flour

麥子的粉末|麦子的粉末

ciao2 

to bully,

bullying, tyrannical

恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱qiang2heng4 強橫|强横

cion5dung2 𣎴|墙𣎴

the remains of a ruined building

殘存的牆基残存的墙基

coin2tung5 筅塵|筅尘

a big clean up at the end of year before CNY

年終大掃除年终大扫除

cou1siab4 粗澀粗涩

stingy, petty minded, being a miser

xiao3qi4 小氣小气  qian1lin4 慳吝悭吝

cu3

house, apartment, flat

fang2zi5 房子

cu3

house

fang2wu1 房屋

cu3

home

jia1

cu3bin厝邊厝边

neighbourhood

lin2li3 鄰里|邻里

lin2qu1 鄰區|邻区

cu3bin1tao5bhuê2 厝邊頭尾|厝边头尾

neighbour, people living next door, neighbourhood

lin2li3 lin2ju1  鄰里鄰居|邻里邻居

cu3dêng2 頂|

the roof of a house

wu1ding3 屋頂|屋顶

cu3lai6 厝內厝内

the interior of a house

房裡|房里

cu3bhi7 趣味

kawaii, cute, adorable, charming

xiao3qiao3ling2long2  小巧玲瓏|小巧玲珑

The above use of cu3bhi7 is no longer use and for cute it is now said as ru5ru5

cu3bhi7 趣味

interesting, fun, delightful

qu4wei4 趣味

cu3bhi7 趣味

amusing, interesting, fun

hao3wan2 好玩

cu3bhi7 趣味

interesting, meaningful, enjoyable, fun

有意思

cua7 𡥘

a man to take a wife

qu3qi1 娶妻

cua7bhou2 𡥘𡚸

for a man to take a wife

qu3xi2fu4  娶媳婦|娶媳妇

cua7 no character 

to take along children or other people, to bring along other people

dai4

cuah4

to pull out, to plug

wan3 挽 xian2

cuê1

to steam

隔水蒸

cuê7 

to look for, to find, to seek

zhao3

cuê7bho5 覓無|觅无

cannot find

zhao3bu5dao4 找不到

cuê7dioh8 覓著|觅着

found 

zhao3dao4 找到

cuê7m6dioh8 覓唔著|觅唔着

cannot be found 

zhao3bu5dao4 找不到

cuê7se7 

to look for trouble

dao3luan4 搗亂捣乱

cug4rig8 出日

The sun is shining.

chu1 tai4yang5  出太陽|出太阳

cug4rig8tao5 出日頭|出日头

The sun is shining.

chu1 tai4yang5 出太陽|出太阳

cug4rig8 出日

sunrise

ri4chu1 日出  出太陽|出太阳

cug8suan1 出山

funeral

sang1zang4 喪葬|丧葬zang4li3 葬禮|葬礼

cug4si3 出世

to be born

chu1sheng1 出生

cug4teng5 出糖

to expose someone's secret, to spill the beans, to let the cat out of the bag

lou4xian4 露餡|露馅

cui3zua2 紙|

 

change of money from bank notes

ling2qian2 零錢零钱  找零的紙幣找零的纸币

cung1 鰆|䲠

fish eggs, fish roe

魚的卵|鱼的卵

he5cung1 魚鰆|鱼䲠

fish eggs, fish roe

魚的卵|鱼的卵

cung5

remainder, surplus

yu2 餘|馀|余

 


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