words associated with thin / skinny

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses words associated with thin / skinny

sang2gao5	㾪猴	slightly built, petite, slim
sang2kê3	㾪髂	skinny and emaciated
sang2bou2	㾪脯	thin and weak
hêng1pou2	胸脯	chest
chest is normally said as sim1guan1tao5 心肝頭
cai3bou2	菜脯	dried preserved radish
nêg8bou2	肉脯	jerky - dried preserved meat
Teochew people in SE Asia call nêg8bou2 as bhah4guan1  肉乾｜肉干
guê2bou2	果脯	candied fruit
We call dried raisins, sultanas and other dried vine fruits as pu5to5guan1 葡萄乾｜葡萄干

 

u6siang5si5 nang2 dan3 zêg8gai5nang5

有唺時俺呾一個人｜有唺时俺呾一个人

Sometimes we say of a person

sên1lai5 sang2gao5 sang2gao5

生來㾪猴㾪猴｜生来㾪猴㾪猴

has an appearance like a skinny monkey.

sang2 gao3 cung5 diao5 gug4

㾪到存條骨｜㾪到存条骨

bone skinny

sang2 gao3 gug8tao5 hing5hing5 tên3tên3

㾪到骨頭眩眩挰挰

skinny and emaciated

gai2 nang5 sang2bou2 sang2bou2

個人㾪脯㾪脯｜个人㾪脯㾪脯

a thin person