Friday, 1 April 2022

99 words for everyday living

Teochew Store has a list of 99 Teochew words for every living and I have corrected all the incorrect characters used and have written the Romanised Teochew properly. I have also added extra words as well.

If you have any questions, please ask. 

Thank you Teochew Store for the list.

le2 汝

you

i1 伊

he, she, it

nang2 俺

we, including the listener

uang2 阮

we, excluding the listener [Teochew City ung2]

ning2 恁

you plural

ua2 我

I me mine

hian1 兄

elder brother

zê2 姐

elder sister

muê7 妹

younger sister [Teochew City muê6]

nou5gian2 孥囝

child, children, baby

ming7 面

face

min7 麵|面

noodles

mo5 毛

hair, fur, feathers : tao5mo5 頭毛 hair on one’s head

mag8 目

eyes

ki2 齒

teeth

ghê5 牙

teeth – toothpaste ghê5go1 牙膏 toothpick ghê5zam1 牙針

am6 頷

neck – necklace am6liang7頷鏈 scalf am6puang5 頷幋

zian3ciu2 正手

right hand

do3ciu2 倒手

left hand

ga1ceng1 尻倉

buttocks

zo3ni5 咋呢

Why?

mih4gai5 乜個

What?

di7diang5 底[亻㐱]

Who?

diang1si5 [亻㐱]時

When?

di7go3 底塊

Where?

zi2gai5 衹個|只个

this one

he2gai5 許個

that one

zoi7 㩼

many, much

rioh8zoi7 若㩼

How many? How much?

bhuê7 未

not yet said also as bhuê7 zêng5 未曾

mo2 孬

must not, not good

miang2 免

no need also said as ming2 免

dioh8 著

must

bhoi6 𠁞|𠀾

unable, will not, cannot

bho5 無

haven't got, doesn't have

m6 唔

not

m6gi3dig4 唔記得

forgotten, forget

m6gin3 唔見

lost, gone missing

lou2 惱

dislike, hate

ngiang3 癮

like

mai3 勿

do not, do not want

ain3 欲

want

ain3愛

love

mi6 [勿|是] [不/是]  

is not

mui3 [不/畏] [勿畏]

don’t worry

tion2 睇

see

dan3 呾

say, speak

gio3 叫

to call

hou1 呼

to call: le2 ain3 ke3 hou1 ua2 zêg8 sian1汝欲去呼我一聲 Call me when you want to go.

pin7 鼻

to smell [pin7 鼻 is also nose]

ziah8 食

eat, drink

lim1 啉

to drink, to sip

luh8

to drink in large mouthfuls [character unknown]

ngh8 夗

sleep [Teochew ug8]

rig8 入

to enter

cuê7 覓

to find

riao7 趭

to chase away

muêh8 物

to do, to make

gian5 行

to walk

giao1 邀

to take along, to bring along [a child]

zah4 扱

to bring something along

kia6 徛

to stand, to live, to stay also written as 企

zo6 坐

to sit 

siu5zui2 泅水

to swim

soi2êg8 洗浴

to have a shower

zim3êg8 浸浴

to have a bath

bang3rio7放尿

to urinate

bang3sai2 放屎

to defecate

bang3pui3 放屁

to pass wind

lao3sai2 溜屎

diarrhoea, diarrhea

cig4 拭

to wipe

re5 㧫

to wipe

pag8 曝

to dry in the sun

kioh8 挈A 𢭪

to take

doh8 擇|择

to pick, to choose

diah4 摘

to pick [fruits or flowers]

liah8 掠

to catch

pah4 拍

to hit

ka3 敲

to knock

gag8 󿗧

to throw [no character for gag8]

sêg4 擿

to throw

buah8do2 跋倒

to fall down

tai5 刣

to kill, to slaughter

loh8 落

to descend, to go down zui2 loh8 zioh8 cug4 水落石出

as water recedes, a rock appears: truth coming to light

siang6 上

superlative: siang6ho2上好 the best

du2ho2 堵好

du2du2ho2堵堵好just right, just enough

long2 攏

all

long2zong2 攏總|拢总

all

ngia2 雅

beautiful

bhai2 痞

ugly

pang1 芳

fragrant

cao3 臭

smelly

oh4 惡

difficult

goi7 易

easy

soi3 細

small

dua7 大

big

hao6sên1 後生

young

lao6老

old

kiao1 磽

impoverished, poor

bu3 富

rich

hêg8 乏

tired

duan6 惰

lazy

ci1ghi5 淒疑

dirty

cêng1kih4 清缺

clean

mên2 猛

fast

mang7 慢

slow

uan3 晏

late

za2 早

early

ou1 烏

black

bêh8 白

white

rig8gua3 日旰

daytime

mên5hng1 暝昏

night-time

mung5ki2 眠起

morning [not ming5ki2 but ming5ceng5 眠牀 for bed]

rig8tao5 日頭

sun

ghuêh8nion5 月娘

moon

tin1si5 天時

weather

ngang5 凝

cold

ruah8 熱

hot for weather

sio1 燒

hot for things

huang1tai1 風颱

typhoon, hurricane

ag4 hou6 沃雨

to get wet in the rain

san1kou3 衫褲|衫裤

clothes

cu3 厝

house, apartment, flat

lai6 內

home

ming5ceng5 眠牀

bed

hung1菸 A  薰

cigarette

poi1 批

letter

zui2guê2 水果

fruits also said as cên1guain2 青果

ang5cai3tao5 紅菜頭

carrot

muê5 糜

rice porridge, congee

de7 箸

chopsticks

muêh8gian6 物件

things

diam3pou3 店鋪

shop

pou3gian2 鋪仔

a little store

 


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