I have listed a few words which describe features of people and you will observe that Teochew and Mandarin are miles apart and those marked green, we share with our Hokkien cousins.
|
Mandarin |
English |
Teochew |
|
ai3 矮 |
short |
gê6 下 |
|
gao1 高 |
tall, high |
guin5
危 |
|
shou4 瘦 |
thin, skinny |
sang2 㾪 |
|
pang4 胖 |
fat, plump |
bui5 肥 |
|
chou3 醜｜丑 |
ugly |
bhai2 痞 |
|
piao4liang5 漂亮 |
beautiful |
ngia2 雅
sui2 水 |
|
mei3li4 美麗｜美丽 |
beautiful |
ngia2 雅
sui2 水 |
|
sha3 儍∣傻 |
foolish |
ngan3
㦙 |
|
cong1ming5 聰明｜聪明 |
clever |
ghao5 𠢕 |
|
cong1ming5 聰明｜聪明 |
clever |
kiang3 強｜强 |
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