Do you know how to say peacock, sparrow in Teochew? How about night blindness, freckle, mahjong? Do you know how to say these in Teochew?
This post will show examples of the use of this character 雀 may it be peacock or sparrow or mahjong or night blindness.
ciag4 like ciag4 in ciag4iao3 切要 for important.
in3ciag4
燕雀 |
Fringilla
montifringilla: Chinese
bird species, common name brambling |
yan4que4 燕雀 |
kong2ciag4 孔雀 |
peacock
|
kong3que4 孔雀 |
muan5ciag4 麻雀 |
sparrow |
ma2que4 麻雀 jia1ma2que4 家麻雀 |
ciag4 雀 |
a freckle |
qiao1zi5 雀子 |
ziah4 like the measure word for animals ziah4 隻|只
kong2ziah4 孔雀 |
peacock
|
kong3que4 孔雀 |
muan5ziah4 麻雀 |
sparrow |
ma2que4 麻雀 jia1ma2que4 家麻雀 |
Ziaoh4 can be spelled as ziouh4 for people living in Teochew City. It is best to listen to czyzd for the sound of ziouh4
muan5ziaoh4 麻雀 |
mah-jong, mahjong |
ma2jiang4 麻將|麻将 |
pah4 muan5ziaoh4 拍麻雀 |
to play mahjong |
打麻將|打麻将 |
muan5ziaoh4 ka1 麻雀骹 |
mahjong partners, people whom one plays mahjong with |
麻將賭友 |
ziaoh4mên5
雀盲 |
night
blindness, nyctalopia |
ye4mang2zheng4 夜盲症 |
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