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骹

leg

jiao3 腳∣脚

ka1bou7 ciu2giog4 骹步手掬|骹步手掬

distinguishing feature or quality of a person’s agility

行動的特色∣行动的特色

ka1ciu2m6lêng5 骹手唔靈|骹手唔灵

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 敲

to knock, to strike

jiao3 摷

ka3 敲

to smash, to pound

捶砸

ka3 敲

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 佮

very, too

tai4 太

kah4 𠹛

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

biao3shi4 yi2wen4 表示疑問|表示疑问

kah4si6 𠹛是

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 冚

to cover

gai4 蓋|盖

kam3 loh8 ke3 冚落去

to cover something

蓋鍋上|盖锅上

kang1 空

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 空

zero

ling2 零

kao1bê5 摳筢|抠筢

a rake

pa2zi5 耙子

kao1bêh4 摳擘|抠擘

to be worried

cao1xin1 操心

kao2 口

outside 

wai4bian5外邊|外边

Outside used to be said as ghua7kao2 外口。

ke3kao2 去口

to go out

wai4chu1 外出

kao3tao5 叩頭|叩头

kowtow

ke1tou2 磕頭|磕头

kêg4lêng5 曲龍|曲龙

poverty-stricken, hard-pressed financially

jiong3po4 窘迫 jie2ju1 拮据

ke3huê2 去火

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 乞

to give, as to give a present

song4gei3 送給|送给

kih4 nang5 lou2 乞人惱|乞人恼

unpleasant, disagreeable

tao3ren2xian2 討人嫌|讨人嫌

乞 can be said as kêh4 and has the same meaning as bung1分。

kêg4ziah8 乞食

to beg for food, to go begging

qi3tao3 乞討|乞讨

keng3 囥

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

cang2 藏

keng3ki2 囥起

to store something away as in to hide something 

cang2 藏

keng3mi1 囥眯 A  囥瞇

to hide something carefully

藏緊緊的|藏紧紧的

ki2 起

to build

gai4 蓋|盖

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 起去

to go up

shang4qu4 上去

ki2kung5 起群

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 擎

to take with both hands

兩手拿

kia5擎

to hold fast, to hold securely

wo4 握

kia5擎

to hold in one’s hand

na2 拿 A 拏

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 擎雨遮

to hold an umbrella

da3san3 打傘|打伞

kia6 企 A 徛

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 強|强

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 瞌

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 軋|轧

to roll a dough

gan3 擀

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 拿

kiu3 糗

chewy texture (al dente)

Q ren4 Q韌|Q韧 qtan2 Q彈|Q弹

ko2 炣

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 洘

dry up

he2 涸

kog4

Character unknown

to give

gei3 給|给

koi1 溪

river

he2 河 jiang1 江

koi3bê6 契父

foster father

yi4fu4 義父|义父

koi3gian2 契囝

foster child

乾兒子|干儿子

kong3 控

use a club to hit

用棍棒打

kong3ka3 控扣

to be ripped off

qiao1zha4 敲詐|敲诈

kou1 箍

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 放

kua3 掛|挂

to lean against or on

kao4 靠

kua3 艐

to lean against or on

kao4 靠

kuan1寬|宽

slow, slowly

man4 慢

kuan1gian5 寬行|宽行

to walk slowly

man4zou3 慢走

kuang2 款

type of

zhong3 種|种

kuê5ciu2 瘸手

fractured or broken arm

手摔斷|手摔断

kuê5ka1瘸骹

crippled, lame

bo3jiao3 跛腳|跛脚

kuê5ka1 zih8ciu2 瘸骹折手|瘸骹折手

a broken or fractured leg and hand

腳或手摔斷|脚或手摔断

 


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