Monday 28 March 2022

Uniquely Teochew D

 Here is a set of Teochew words with words starting with D 

da1 

dry

gan1 乾|干

da1bou1 丈夫

man, male

nan2zi3 男子

da2gê1 大家

mother-in-law, husband’s mother

jia1po2 家婆

da2guan1 大官

father-in-law: husband’s father

jia1gong1 家公

da3

both hands extend forward

雙手前伸双手前伸

da3

the body to lean against or on something

身體靠上身体靠上

da3

to drape something over one's shoulders

披蓋披盖

dan1 擔|担

a flat carrying pole, a shoulder pole for carrying things

bian3 dan5 扁擔扁担

dan3

to state, to declare, to tell, to speak, to explain,

shuo1 |说, jiang3 |讲

dan3 bhoi6liao2 𠁞了|呾𠀾

cannot finish speaking, cannot say enough

shuo1 bu2 wan2 說不完|说不完

dan3m6li2 呾唔理

cannot finish speaking, cannot say enough

shuo1 bu2 wan2

說不完|说不完

dan3dan

say incorrectly

說錯|说错

dan3hiao5 

to joke, to crack jokes, to play a joke, to tease

kai1wan2xiao4

開玩笑|开玩笑

dan |赚

always used with another character

wrong, not correct

cuo4 |错

 

tag8dan7 讀賺|读赚

To read inaccurately, to read using the wrong pronunciation

讀錯|读错

tian1dan聽賺 |听赚

 

to hear something incorrectly, to misheard something

ting1cuo4 聽錯|听错

dan3dan

said incorrectly

說錯|说错

bhoi6dan7 𠁞 𠀾

That is right!  Correct!

mei2cuo4 沒錯没错

dah4

 

to doze off

da3dun3 打盹

dah4mag8ngh8耷目夗

to shut one's eyes to have a little rest

he2yan3 xiao3qi4 合眼小憩

dah8bai2 沓擺|沓摆

every time

mei3ci4 每次

dam3bhai7 髧眉

idiot

bai2chi1 白痴

dam5

wet

shi1 濕|湿

dam6boh8 淡薄

a little, a bit

yi1dianr3 一點兒|一点儿

dang1si1 tao5 東司頭|东司头

toilet, lavatory

ce4suo3 廁所|厕所

dang5ing5 同寅

person of the same age

tong2ling2ren2 同齡人|同龄人

dang5ing5 同寅

colleague, fellow worker

tong2liao2 同僚

dang5za2 從早|从早

just now, a moment ago

gang1cai2 剛纔|刚才

dao1gian2 逗囝

son: male child

er2zi5 兒子|儿子

dao1sung1 逗孫|逗孙

nephew from the male line: brother’s son

zhi’er 姪兒|侄儿

dao3竇|窦

places where birds and other animals live

禽畜的窩|禽畜的窝

ziao2dao3 鳥竇|鸟窦

bird's nest

niao3wo1|鸟

n3 |滞

to strain, to decant, to drain, to filter

bi4 |滗

guo4lü4 過濾过滤

dê5bhi2 茶米

tea leaves

cha2ye4 茶葉|茶叶

n1 靪

 heel

 

ao6 ka1 dên後骹|后骹

the heel of a foot

jiao3hou4gen1 腳後跟脚后跟

n6

to squeeze, to squeeze out

ya1bian3 壓扁压扁

 

dêg4go1

bamboo pole

zhu2 gan1 竹竿

dêh4io1zin5 錢|压

Chinese New Year money given to children

ya1sui4qian2 壓歲錢|压岁钱

dêng1dan2 燈膽灯胆

light bulb

deng1pao4 燈泡灯泡

dêng1zuan燈盞灯盏

an uncovered oil lamp

you2deng1 油燈油灯

dêng1zuan燈盞灯盏

a little saucer for an oil lamp

盛燈油的小碟子

dêng2boin|顶

on top of

shang4 mian5 上面

dêng2

to weigh =

cheng1liang2 稱量称量

dêng3 he5 ziao2 釘魚鳥

kingfisher

cui4niao3 翠鳥翠鸟

dêng3san1 |钉

use a sewing machine to sew clothes

用縫紉機用缝纫机

縫製衣服缝制衣服

dêng3 

an anchor, a ship’s anchor

mao2 錨|锚 chuan2mao2 船錨|船锚

de5nang5 除人

to disturb or bother other people,

麻煩別的|麻烦别的

de7 A A

chopsticks

MW: sang1雙|双

kuai4zi5 筷子

deng2ghua7gê1 轉外家转外家

a wife returning to parental home

hui2niang2jia1 回娘家

 

deng2lai6 轉內转内

to return home

hui2jia1 回家

deng2lai2來|

to return to where the journey first began

hui2lai5 回來|回来

deng2dua7 轉大|转大

a child turning into an adolescence

少年期進入青春期|少年期进入青春期

deng3 頓|顿

meal

can1

Deng5nang5 唐人

Chinese people: Tang people

Hua2ren2 華人|华人

Deng5Suan唐山

China

Zhong1guo2中國|中国

deng5san1 長衫长衫

Chinese-style dress

qi2pao2 旗袍

deng5ti5 長持|长持

 

for a long time, incessant, continuously without end

長久不停一直沒完沒了|

长久不停一直没完没了

deng6  A

to rinse or to gargle

 

deng6cui3 蕩嘴|荡嘴

to rinse one's mouth

shu4kou3 漱口

di7diang5 [亻㐱]

Who?

shei2

Zhang XiaoShan and Lin LunLun have not disclosed the character of diang5 but however another 3 languages dictionary uses for diang

di7gai5  底個底个

Which one?

na3yi1ge5 哪一個哪一个

di7go3 底塊底块

Where?

na3li3 哪裡哪里

di7zêg8 ni5 一年

Which year?

na3yi1 nian2 哪一年

din6

full  

shui3 man3 水滿水满man3zai4 滿載满载

dian1

to touch

chu4dong4 觸動触动

dian2

frying pan

chao3guo1 炒鍋|炒锅

dian2liu6 鼎鑢

spatula use for flying, turner

guo1chan3 鍋鏟|锅铲

dian7dioh4 定著定着

must, definitely, certainly will, definitely must, be certain, surely, affirmatively

ken3ding4 肯定 yi1ding4 一定

diah8bhi2 糴米|籴米

to buy rice

mai3 mi3 買米|买米

diam2buan3 zêng1 點半鐘|点半钟

one and a half hours

yi1ge5ban4 xiao3shi2一個半小時|一个半小时

diam2gian2  點仔|点仔

a little, a bit

yi1dianr3一點兒|一点儿

diam2huê2 點火点火

to light a fire

shao1huo3燒火烧火

diam2zêng1 點鐘|点钟

hour

zhong1tou2 鐘頭|钟头xiao3shi2 小時|小时

zêg8 diam2zêng1 一點鐘|一点钟

one hour

一個鐘頭|一个钟头

diam3

to hide oneself

duo3cang2 躲藏

diam7

quiet, silent

wen2jing4 文靜|文静

diam7diam7 扂扂

always, constantly

zong3shi4 總是|总是

diang1si5 [亻㐱][亻㐱]

When? At what time?

shen2me5shi2hou5  什麼時候|什么时候

diang1 癲|癫

insane, gone crazy, mentally deranged

jing1shen2cuo4luan4 精神錯亂|精神错乱

gai2 nang5 diang1 ke3個人癲去|介人癫去

He has gone insane.

 

diang6hi3 電戲|电戏

film, movie

dian4ying3 電影|电影

diang6huê2 電火电火

electric lights

dian4deng1 電燈电灯

diang6mo5 電毛|电毛

to perm hair

tang4tou2fa5 燙頭髮|烫头发

diang6tou5 電塗|电涂

dry cell: “battery”

gan1dian4chi2 乾電池|干电池

diao3am6 吊頷|吊颔

to hang oneself

shang4diao4 上吊

diao3guê2

cucumber

huang2gua1 黃瓜|黄瓜

diao5zing1 調真|调真

finish, completed

wan2 tuo3   做好|做好

diao6zuang1 召專召地

on purpose, specially

te4di4 特地

diao6zuang1 召專召地

on purpose, deliberately

gu4yi4 故意

dig8

completed, concluded, finish, a task has been completed well.

wan2jie2 完結完结ban4hao3 辦好办好  做成了

se7 li2 dig8 事理直

The task is completed.

 

dih4gian滴仔

a little, a bit

yi1dianr3 一點兒一点儿

ding2dang6 振動|振动

movement

dong4jing4動靜|动静

ding3do3 鎮地|镇地

to obstruct

 

ding3iu7 鎮位|镇位

to occupy a place in advance

xian1qi1 zhan4ju4先期佔據|先期占据

dion1di7 張治张治

 

to take care of guests or customers

zhang1luo5 張羅|张罗

dion1di7 張治张治

to arrange, to plan, to set up

an1pai2 安排

dioh8 

to have to, must, ought to, to need to

dei3 

dioh8 

correct

zheng4que4 正確正确 dui4

dioh8

have to, must

bi4xu1 必須必须

do2ciu2 倒手

left hand

zuo3shou3 左手

do2ciu2bion倒手

left, left hand side, to the left of

zuo3bian5 左邊|左边

do2dion3 倒賬倒账 倒帳倒帐

bankrupt

dao3bi4 倒閉|倒闭 po4cai2 破財破财po4chan3 破產|破产

dou6bung3 土糞|倒土粪

garbage, rubbish, refuse

la1ji1 垃圾

do3 dou6bung3 倒土糞|倒土粪

throw away garbage, empty rubbish, dispose refuse

丟掉垃圾|丢掉垃圾

dog4 斵|斲

to chop

zhan3 kan3

dog8ruah8 悅|

one sided love; unrequited love

dan1lian4 單戀单恋

dog8mag8 目|

one-eyed person

du2yan3long2 獨眼龍独眼龙

doh8

to pick up

jian3

doh8

to choose, to pick, to select

xuan3

doi5 |题

contribute, donate

juan1

doin2

inside

li3mian4 裡面里面

doin2boin5 底畔

inside, interior

li3mian4 裡面里面

doin2ciu3 抵手

to hit back, to retaliate

huan2shou3 還手|还手

doin7 𠕇 A

firm, hard, solid

ying4

dou2iao1 肚枵

hungry

e4 饿

dou2io1 肚腰

undergarment covering the chest and abdomen

du4dou1 肚兜 dou1dou5 兜兜

dou6gao5 杜猴

mole cricket

lou2gu1 螻蛄|蝼蛄

du1

gao3du1 夠堆∣够堆

a pile up of, a heap of, a mass of pile, a stack of, a large amount, a large number of

dui1

du2

 

to meet by chance, by coincidence

碰巧遇上

du2dioh4

to meet accidentally

碰巧遇上

du2lang6 𡳞

a vulgar term

vexed, angry:

sheng1 qi4 生氣生气

du2m6duê3 唔綴唔缀

desperately, extremely

 

bu4de2liao3 不得了

dua7bui5 大肥

a nickname for a fat person

pang4zi5 胖子

Dua7koi1 大溪

Hang River which flows into Teochew and Swatow

Han2jiang1 韓江|韩江

dua7liab8

leader

ling3dao3 領導

dua7pao3 A

one who likes to boast and brag; someone who blows their trumpet

吹牛

dua7seng3 大蒜

leek

da4cong1 大蔥大葱

dua7zih8 大舌

to stutter, to stammer

jie1ba5 結巴结巴

duan1dêng1 單丁单丁

a young man without brothers

du2sheng1 nan2hai2 獨生男孩|独生男孩

duan6

lazy, idle

lan3 懶|懒

duah4

shout: to shout loudly

大聲叫喊|大声叫喊

duê3 

follow: to follow, to follow closely, to stay

gen1zhe5 跟著跟着

 

m6duê3gê1 唔綴家|唔缀

does not stay at home

不要留下在家

dug8

to poke, to jab

chuo1

dui2 𠡒

to pull with one’s strength

用力拉

dui2 𠡒

to drag

ye4

 

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