Saturday, 16 April 2022

Uniquely Teochew Ng

Here is a set of Teochew words beginning with ng. Do remember that I have not included Standard Chinese words. 

ng2  澄海

we, ourselves, our - not including the listener

我們|我们

ung2  潮州

we, ourselves, our - not including the listener

我們|我们

uang2  汕頭

we, ourselves, our - not including the listener

我們|我们

ng2

潮州 ung2 䘼

the sleeve of a garment

yi1xiu4 衣袖

ciu2ng2 手䘼

sleeves

 

ng5duain7 黃彈|黄弹

Clausena lansium, wampee or wampi, a yellow skinned fruit

huang2pi2 黃皮黄皮

ngan3

foolish

sha3

ngang5

cold as in climatic cold

han2leng3 寒冷

ngang5tin1si5  天時|天时

winter

dong1tian1 冬天

ngang5si2 凝死

very cold

hen3leng3 很冷

ngang5zui2 凝水

cold water

leng3shui3 冷水

ngang6gho5 雁䳘|雁鹅

wild goose

da4yan4 大雁

ngên6houn硬否

definitely, certainly will

ken3ding4 肯定

ngên6houn2 硬否

certainly, definitely

dang1ran2 當然|当然

ngeng5 

unit of money in PRC RMB

yuan2

ngeng5 

money, coins

qian2 |钱

ngh8  spelled as enh8 in LLL

to sleep, sleep

shui4jiao4 睡覺|睡觉

ke3ngh8 

to go to sleep

睡覺|睡觉

ngh8ke3 

fallen asleep, is sleeping

shui4zhao2 睡著|睡着

ngia2

pretty, beautiful

piao4liang5 漂亮

ngiang3

to like, to be fond of

xi3huan5 喜歡|喜欢

ngiao2ce2

character of ngiao2 is unknown

rat, mouse

lao3shu3 老鼠

 Sleep 夗 is said ug8 in Teochew

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