Monday, 4 April 2022

Uniquely Teochew K

This is a set of Teochew words beginning with K. These are uniquely Teochew words as marked by at least of the Teochew dictionaries. Eighty percent of our words are Standard Chinese words and these are not included because I assume you can consult a Chinese dictionary for these words. 

ka1

leg

jiao3

ka1bou7 ciu2giog4 步手掬|骹步手掬

distinguishing feature or quality of a person’s agility

行動的特色行动的特色

ka1ciu2m6lêng5 |骹

clumsy

ben4shou3ben4jiao3 笨手笨腳笨手笨脚

ka1dah8cia1 骹踏車|骹踏车

bicycle

zi4xing2che1 自行車|自行车

ka1cia1 骹車|骹车

bicycle

Nowadays bicycle is said as ka1cia1.

ka1dah8 ciu2ao2 骹踏手拗|骹踏手拗

a capable person able to multitask

ling2huo2 靈活|灵活

ka1 deng5 dou2 骹腸肚|骹肠肚

calf of a leg [human]

xiao3tui3 小腿

ka1he5 骹魚|骹鱼

soft-shelled freshwater turtle

bie1 鼈|鳖  八王 yuan2yu2 黿魚|鼋鱼

ka1mag8 骹目

ankle

jiao3huai2 腳踝|脚踝

ka1 seng1 ciu2 neng2 骹酸手軟|骹酸手软

weak, does not have the strength

tui3jiao3 suan1 腿腳酸|腿脚酸

ka1ciu2 骹手

subordinates, staff, manpower, hired workers, hired help

shou3xia4 手下

ka1siao3 骹數骹数

ka1tao5hu1 骹頭趺|骹头趺

knee

xi1gai4 膝蓋膝盖

ka1zoin2 骹指

toes

jiao3zhi3tou5 腳趾頭|脚趾头

ka3

to knock, to strike

jiao3

ka3

to smash, to pound

捶砸

ka3

to hit, to beat

ji1da3 擊打∣击打

ka3dê5 敲茶

to drink tea

pao4cha2 泡茶

ka3pua3敲破

to break something or to smash something

打破∣打破  da3sui4 打碎

ka3dêng2 敲等

in a little while

dai1huir4 待會兒|待会儿

ka3dêng2 gin3敲等見|敲等见

to meet later

待會見|待会见

kah4

very, too

tai4

kah4 𠹛

It replaces the Mandarin ke3 : and acts a question interrogation particle

biao3shi4 yi2wen4 表示疑問表示疑问

kah4si6 𠹛

Has the same meaning as ke3shi4 可是: see below for an example of use

ke3shi4 可是

Gian6 muêh8 kah4si6 u6ian2 a7 bho5?  件物𠹛是有影啊無 ?

Is this thing for real?

這東西可是真的嗎 ?

kah4 軋|轧

to roll, to roll over

gun3dong4 滾動|滚动

kam1gai1 堪該|堪该

serve somebody right, deservedly

huo2gai1 活該|活该

kam1gai1 堪該|堪该

ought to, should

he2gai1 合該|合该

kam3

to cover

gai4 蓋|盖

kam3 loh8 ke3 冚落去

to cover something

蓋鍋上|盖锅上

kang1

a cave

dong4xue2 洞穴

houn2 kang1 虎空

tiger’s den 

 

suan1kang1 山空

a cave

 

zua5 kang1 蛇空

snake’s den

 

kang3

zero

ling2

kao1bê5 摳筢抠筢

a rake

pa2zi5 耙子

kao1bêh4 摳擘抠擘

to be worried

cao1xin1 操心

kao2

outside 

wai4bian5外邊|外边

Outside used to be said as ghua7kao2 口。

ke3kao2 去口

to go out

wai4chu1 外出

kao3tao5

kowtow

ke1tou2 磕頭|磕头

kêg4lêng5 曲龍曲龙

poverty-stricken, hard-pressed financially

jiong3po4 窘迫 jie2ju1 拮据

ke3huê2 

to extinguish the fire

mie4huo3 滅火灭火

kêh4ziao2 客鳥|客鸟

magpie

xi3que4 喜鵲|喜鹊

kêh4ring5 客人

customer, client

ke4ren2 客人

Kêh4nang5 客人

Hakka people

Ke4jia1ren2 客家人

kih4

to give, as to give a present

song4gei3 送給|送给

kih4 nang5 lou2 乞人|乞人

unpleasant, disagreeable

tao3ren2xian2 討人嫌|讨人嫌

can be said as kêh4 and has the same meaning as bung1

kêg4ziah8 乞食

to beg for food, to go begging

qi3tao3 乞討|乞讨

keng3

to hide or to conceal something, to put something away for safe keeping

cang2

keng3ki2 囥起

to store something away as in to hide something 

cang2

keng3mi1 囥眯 A  囥瞇

to hide something carefully

藏緊緊的藏紧紧的

ki2

to build

gai4

ki2cu3 起厝

to build a house

蓋房子|盖房子

ki2gê3起價|起价

to raise prices

shang4tiao2 上調|上调

ki2ke2

to go up

shang4qu4 上去

ki2kung5

female domestic animals or livestock in oestrus

雌性畜牲發情雌性畜牲发情 fa1chun1 發春发春

kia5

to take with both hands

兩手拿

kia5

to hold fast, to hold securely

wo4

kia5

to hold in one’s hand

na2 A

kai5 de7 擎箸

to hold a pair of chopsticks in one’s hand

na2 kuai4zi5 拿筷子

kia5 teng1si5 擎湯匙擎汤匙

to hold a spoon

拿湯匙|拿汤匙

kia5 hou6zia1 

to hold an umbrella

da3san3 打傘打伞

kia6 A

to stand

zhan4zhu4 站住

kia6diam7 企扂

stop, halt, to stand still

zhan4zhu4 站住

kia6in7 企院

to be hospitalised

zhu4yuan4 住院

kiang3

clever, intelligent, bright, smart, competent, capable

cong1ming5 聰明|聪明neng2gan4 能幹能干

kiam3pah4 欠拍

ought to be beaten

該打|该打

kiam6zin5 儉錢|俭钱

to save money

cun2qian2 存錢|存钱

kiao1 磽|硗

poor

qiong2窮|穷

kioh4

eyes are shut closed

眼睛合上

kioh4mag8瞌目

closes one’s eyes and sleep

合眼睡覺|合眼睡觉

koih4

to roll a dough

gan3

kioh4 min7 軋麵轧面

to roll out a dough

gan3mian4 擀麵擀面

kioh4 min7 gung3 軋麵棍轧面棍

a rolling pin

gan3mian4zhang4 擀麵杖擀面杖

kioh8 挈 A  𢭪

to take

na2

kiu3

chewy texture (al dente)

Q ren4 QQ韧 qtan2 QQ

ko2

A method of cooking in which food is cooked on low heat / flame and the food is cooked slowly.

一種烹調的方法用文火慢煮|一种烹调的方法用文火慢煮

ko2bung7 炣飯|炣饭

slow cooked mixed meat and vegetable rice

 

ko2

dry up

he2

kog4

Character unknown

to give

gei3

koi1 

river

he2 河 jiang1

koi3bê6 契父

foster father

yi4fu4 義父义父

koi3gian2 契囝

foster child

乾兒子干儿子

kong3

use a club to hit

用棍棒打

kong3ka3 

to be ripped off

qiao1zha4 敲詐|敲诈

kou1 

dollar

指貨幣單元位|指货币单元位

kou2mo5 苦毛

fine body hair on a human body

han2mao2 寒毛 cui4mao2 毳毛

kou2 pah4 苦拍

to hit without mercy 

恨恨打

kou3guêh8 褲橛|裤橛

underpants

nei4ku4 內褲|内裤

kou3ka1 褲骹|裤骹

hem of a trousers

褲腿的最下端|裤腿的最下端

kou3liang5褲鏈裤链

trousers zip

ku4zi5 la1lian4 褲子拉鏈|裤子拉链

kou3tao5 褲頭裤头

the top part of a trousers

褲子最上端,位於腰部,用來繫腰帶的部位。

kua3 掛|挂

to put, to place

fang4

kua3 掛|挂

to lean against or on

kao4

kua3

to lean against or on

kao4

kuan1

slow, slowly

man4

kuan1gian5 寬行宽行

to walk slowly

man4zou3 慢走

kuang2

type of

zhong3 種|种

kuê5ciu2 瘸手

fractured or broken arm

手摔斷手摔断

kuê5ka1

crippled, lame

bo3jiao3 跛腳跛脚

kuê5ka1 zih8ciu2 折手|瘸骹折手

a broken or fractured leg and hand

或手摔斷脚或手摔断

 


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