Friday, 1 April 2022

Uniquely Teochew H

 Here is a set of H starting Teochew words.

hab8cui3 合嘴

to close one’s mouth

閉上嘴巴|闭上嘴巴

hab8sin3 合扇

hand fan

zhi3shan4 紙扇|纸扇

hah8 合

agreeable, to suits one’s fancy, to one’s liking

zhong4​yi4​ 中意

ua2 hah8 le2 我合汝

I like you.

我喜歡你∣我喜欢你

hab8bhua5 合磨

altogether

yi1gong4 一共

hab8bhua5 合磨

to join all together

合在一起

hah8ciang3 合唱

two singing together

dui4chang4 對唱∣对唱

hai2gin5 海墘

seaside

hai3bian1 海邊|海边

hai7 害

bad, broken, spoiled, broken down

huai4 壞|坏

hai7se7 害事

Gosh! Oh, no!

huai4le5 壞了|坏了 zao1gao1 糟糕

hang3 熯

to warm

wen1re4 溫熱|温热

hang3bung7熯飯|熯饭

to warm up cooked rice

溫熱飯|温热饭

hang3sio1 熯燒|熯烧

to warm up

wei1 re4 煨熱|煨热

ham1 蚶

Clam

ge2li4 蛤蠣|蛤蛎

hao1 號|号

to cry loudly, to howl

大聲哭|大声哭

hao6sên1 後生|后生

young

nian2qing1 年輕|年轻

hê1 瘕

tired, weary

lei4 累

hê1gu1tiu1 瘕痀抽

asthma

xiao4chuan3bing4 哮喘病

hê5gou1 蝦蛄|虾蛄

mantis prawns

皮皮蝦|皮皮虾

hê5zo2 蝦棗|虾枣

fried prawn balls

潮汕炸蝦丸|潮汕炸虾丸

hên7 然

yes, that is correct

shi4de5 是的

he2deng2 許轉|许转

that period of time

那陣子|那阵子

he2dion2 許底|许底

in the inside

zhe4 li3mian4 這裡面|这里面

he2gai5 許個|许个

that one

na4ge5那個|那个

he2go3 許塊|许块

there, that place

na4li5 那裡|那里

he2zung5 許陳|许陈

that time

那次

hêg8 乏

tired, weary

lei4累

hêng5 形

manner

yàngzi 樣子|样子

hia1 𣟵 A 桸

ladle

piao2 瓢

ca5hia1 柴𣟵

wooden ladle

瓢勺

hia6 蟻|蚁

ant

ma3yi3 螞蟻|蚂蚁

hia6tang5 瓦㼧

a semi-circular ceramic roof tile

tong3wa3 筒瓦

hian5 燃 A 煆

cook by steaming

zheng1zhu3 蒸煮

hian5bung5 燃飯|燃饭

to steam rice

蒸煮飯|蒸煮饭

hian5ca5 燃柴

to light a fire

shao1​huo3​ 燒火∣烧火

hian5guê2 燃餜|燃馃

to steam rice cakes

蒸煮粿

hian5muê5 燃糜

to cook congee

蒸煮粥

hiah4 歇

to stop, to halt

ting2zhi3 停止

hiah4 歇

to rest

xiu1xi5 休息

hiah4hêg8 歇乏

rest due to tiredness

xiu1xi5 休息

hiam1薟|莶

chilli hot

la4 辣

hiam1zio1薟椒|莶椒

chilli

la4jiao1辣椒

hiang2 響|响

loud

da4sheng1 大聲|大声

hiang2lo5 響螺|响螺

conch: a very large sea snail [phylum Mollusca]

 

hiang3si5 向時|向时

at that time, originally

dang1chu1 當初|当初

hiang3si5 向時|向时

before, previously

yi3qian2 以前

hiao1 梟|枭

a rogue who is treacherous, devious, ruthless, heartless

jian1zha4 wu2qing2奸詐無情|奸诈无情

hiao2 曉|晓

know, understand

zhi1dao4 知道

hiao2 曉|晓

to be proficient

tong1xiao3 通曉|通晓

hiao5 嬲

pleasure, thrill

kuai4gan3 快感

hiao5 嬲

a joke

wan2xiao4 玩笑

mai3 dan3 hiao5 勿呾嬲

do not joke

不要開玩笑|不要开玩笑

hiao5 嬲

to play, to amuse oneself

wan2shua3 玩耍

hiao5 嬲

interesting, delightful

qu4wei4 趣味

hiao5 嬲

strange, odd

qi2guai4 奇怪

I nasal hiao5 - Do you nasal your hiao5?

hib4 熻

to cook in a closed container without adding water

燜沒要加水|焖没要加水

hib4 熻

hot and stuffy, stifling hot, sultry - hot and humid - no ventilation

men1re4 悶熱|闷热

hiong5 雄

fast

速度快

hiaon1 掀

to open up, to turn over

fan1kai1 翻開|翻开

ho1 熇

pressing heat

盛夏熱氣逼人|盛夏热气逼人

ho1dioh8 熇著|熇着

The midsummer’s heat, or perhaps of the high temperature . . .

盛夏的熱氣或高溫烘烤|盛夏的热气或高温烘烤

ho2mo2 好孬

Is it alright?

hao3ma5 好嗎

ho2si2 好死

extremely happy, very happy

shen4 huan1甚歡|甚欢

ho3sion3 □相 A □像

ho3 character not known

to take a photograph

zhao4xiang4 照相 A 照像

ho7 號|号

to occupy, to reserve

zhan4 占

hoh4 好

very

fei1chang2 非常hen3 很

hoh4 bui5 好肥

very fat

很胖

hoh4zoi7 好㩼

many, much, a lot of

xu3duo1 許多|许多

hou1 呼

to call people

jiao4 叫

hou5sing5 胡蠅|胡蝇

housefly

cang1ying5 蒼蠅|苍蝇

hou6zia1 雨遮

umbrella

yu3san3 雨傘|雨伞

hu3 赴

on time for

gan3shang4 趕上|赶上

huan1hi2 歡喜|欢喜

happy

kai1xin1 開心|开心

huan1hi2, huan1hi2 歡喜 歡喜|欢喜 欢喜

Congratulations!

gong1xi3 恭喜

huan7 扞  A  捍

to hold, to grasp

 

huan7ciu2 扞手 A 捍手

hold on to me

qian1shou3 牽手|牵手

huan1gê1 扞家 A 捍家

managing a home

chi2jia1 持家

huan7ging2 扞緊|扞紧

to hold tightly

ju1shou3 拘守

huang1boin5 番爿A番畔

foreign country

wai4guo2 外國∣外国

huang1gian2番囝

foreigners – not Chinese

wai4guo2ren2  外國人∣外国人

hung1guah4 番葛

sweet potato

di4gua1 地瓜

huang1guê1 番瓜

pumpkin

nan2gua1 南瓜

huang1lai5 番梨

pineapple

bo1luo2 菠蘿∣菠萝

huang1ze5 番薯

sweet potato

di4gua1 地瓜

huang1dan3 風呾|风呾

it is rumoured that . . .

feng1chuan2 風傳|风传

huang1’êng2 風涌|风涌

waves, ocean waves

bo1lang4 波浪

huang1kim5 風禽|风禽

kite

feng1zheng1 風箏|风筝

huang1tai1 風颱|风台

typhoon, hurricane

tai2feng1 颱風|台风

huê1gang1 灰工

a bricklayer, a tiler, a plasterer 

ni2wa3jiang4 泥瓦匠

huê1zung1 花樽

flower vase

hua1ping2 花瓶

huê1gian2 花仔

servant girl

ya1tou5 丫頭|丫头

huê2sig4 伙室

kitchen

chu2fang2 廚房|厨房

huê2tang1火熥

a heater

qu3nuan3 qi4 取暖器

hung1 菸 A 薫

tobacco

yan1cao3 煙草|烟草

hung2ziao2 粉鳥|粉鸟

pigeon, dove

ge1zi5 鴿子|鸽子

hung6 混

to trouble, to bother, to disturb  

ma2fan5 麻煩|麻烦 da3rao3 打擾|打扰

 


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