Lessons in the Shanghai Dialect
Part 12
\Saung-liang/, 商量, to consult.
\Se°/, 碎, to smash.
\Seh/, 失, to lose, to forfeit.
\Seh/, 刷, to brush.
\Seh-theh/, 失脫, to lose, to forfeit.
\Seh-wo°/, 說話, words.
\Sen/, 閂, to bar or bolt a door.
\Sen°/, 扇, classifier for broad objects.
\Sen°-°ts/, 扇子, a fan.
\Seu/, 收, to collect.
\Seu-diau/, 收條, a receipt.
\Seu-kan/, 收監, to be imprisoned.
\Seu-phiau°/, 收票, a receipt.
\Seu-tsang°/, 收帳, to collect accounts.
\Sen-tsoo/, 收租, to receive payment for a lease.
\°Seu/, 守, to keep, to observe.
\°Seu/, 手, a hand.
\°Seu-kyung/, 手巾, a towel.
\Seu°/, 瘦, thin, lean.
\Si/, 西, west.
\Si-nen/, 西南, southwest.
\Si-pien/, 西邊, west.
\Si-pok/, 西北, northwest.
\°Si/, 死, to die.
\Si-theh/, 死脫, to die.
\Si°-tse°/, 西崽, a table boy.
\°Sia/, 寫, to write.
\°Sia-z°-de/, 寫字檯, an office desk.
\°Sia-z°-de-°ts/, 寫字檯子, an office desk.
\°Sia-z°-kan/, 寫字間, an office.
\Siang/, 箱, classifier for boxes of things.
\Siang-e°/, 相愛, to love reciprocally.
\Siang-lien/, 相連, to be connected together.
\Siang-mo°/, 想駡, to quarrel.
\Siang-paung/, 相幫, to help one another.
\Siang-sing°/, 相信, to believe.
\Siang-°tang/, 相打, to fight one another.
\Siang-°ts/, 箱子, a trunk, a large box.
\°Siang/, 想, to think.
\°Siang-’veh-tau°/, 想勿到, inconceivable.
\°Siau/, 小, small.
\°Siau-kauh-°ts/, 小角子, small money.
\°Siau-noen/, 小囝, a child.
\°Siau-sing/, 小心, to take care.
\°Siau-tsho/, 小車, wheelbarrow.
\°Siau-tshe°/, 小菜, vegetables, dishes of food on table.
\°Siau-tsia/, 小姐, an unmarried woman.
\°Siau-yang-dien/, 小洋錢, small money.
\Siau°/, 笑, to laugh.
\Siau°-sah-tse/, 笑殺哉, very laughable.
\Sien/, 先, first.
\Sien-sang/, 先生, a teacher.
\Sieu/, 修, to repair.
\Sieu-°li/, 修理, repairs.
\Sieu-tsauh/, 修作, to repair.
\Sih/, 錫, tin.
\Sing/, 新, new.
\Sing/, 心, the heart.
\Sing/, 星, a star.
\Sing-foong°/, 薪俸, salary.
\Sing-nyien/, 新年, the new year.
\Sing-sien/, 新鮮, fresh.
\Sing-°soe/, 薪水, salary.
\Sing-vung-°ts/, 新聞紙, a newspaper.
\Sing°/, 信, a letter.
\Sing°-°foong/, 信封, an envelope.
\Sing°-jok/, 信局 post office (foreign).
\Sing°-khauh/, 信殼, an envelope.
\Sing°-ming°/, 性命, a life.
\Sing°-sih/, 信息, news.
\°So-°ng/, 十五, fifteen.
\Soe-°z/, 雖是, although.
\Soe-zen/, 雖然, although.
\Soen°/, 算, to reckon.
\Sok-sieu/, 束修, salary.
\Soo-tseu/, 蘇州, Soochow.
\°Soo/, 鑕, a lock.
\°Soo/, 所, relative pronoun—who, which, what.
\°Soo/, 鎖, to lock.
\°Soo/, 數, to count.
\°Soo-°i/, 所以, therefore.
\Soong-°su/, 松鼠, a squirrel.
\Soong°/, 送, to present, send, to escort a person on the way.
\Su/, 書, a book.
\Su-dzu/, 書厨, a bookcase.
\Su-sing°-°kwen/, 書信管, post office (foreign).
\Su-°tsang/, 輸張, to nurse.
\Su-vaung/, 書房, a study.
\Su-yoen°/, 書院, a college.
\Suh/, 識, to know a Chinese character.
\Suh-i°/, 適意, comfortable.
\Sung/, 深, deep.
\Sung-°thi/, 身體, the body.
\Sung-°tshien/, 深淺, depth.
\T/
\Ta-z-tse/, 多時哉, a long time.
\Ta°/, 戴, to wear (a hat).
\Ta°-chi°/, 帶去, to take away with you.
\Ta°-le/, 帶來, to bring with you.
\Tah/, 搭, with.
\Tah-ts/, 搭之, and.
\Tan/, 擔, to take.
\Tan-°bi/, 單被, a sheet.
\Tan-chi°/, 擔去, to take away.
\Tan-le/, 擔來, to bring here.
\Tan-theh/, 擔脫, to take away.
\Tan°/, 擔, a picul.
\°Tang/, 打, to strike.
\°Tang-ba°/, 打敗, to suffer a defeat.
\°Tang-ba°-tsang°/, 打敗仗, to suffer a defeat.
\°Tang-°bang/, 打棚, to fool with another.
\°Tang-fan/, 打翻, to upset (water).
\°Tang-kwen-s/, 打官司, to prosecute at law.
\°Tang-lah/, 打𦡳, to hunt.
\°Tang-lih/, 打獵, to hunt.
\°Tang-pan°/, 打扮, to dress in a showy manner.
\°Tang-sah/, 打殺, to kill by a blow.
\°Tang-saung/, 打傷, to wound.
\°Tang-se°/, 打碎, to smash, to break.
\°Tang-soen°/, 打算, to consider.
\°Tang-su/, 打輸, to suffer a defeat.
\°Tang-sung°-tsang°/, 打勝仗, to gain a victory.
\°Tang-thing/, 打聽, to make inquiries.
\°Tang-tsang°/, 打仗, to fight a battle.
\°Tang-wa°/, 打壞, to injure by striking.
\°Tang-yung/, 打臝, to gain a victory.
\Tau/, 刀, knife.
\°Tau/, 倒, on the contrary, on the other hand.
\Tau°/, 到, to, to arrive.
\°Tau-kau°/, 禱告, to offer prayer.
\Taung-tsoong/, 當中, among.
\Taung-sing/, 當心, to take care.
\Taung°/, 當, to pawn.
\Taung°-theh/, 當脫, to pawn.
\Te/, 堆, classifier for piles of things.
\Te°/, 對, classifier of a brace, a pair.
\Te°/, 對, to.
\Teu°-ba/, 鬭牌, to gamble (with dominoes).
\Thah/, 塔, a pagoda.
\Thah-°ping/, 𩝣餅, a biscuit.
\Than-khe-le/, 攤開來, to unroll.
\Than-°tshoong/, 坍寵, shameful.
\Than°/, 炭, charcoal.
\°Thau/, 討, to beg.
\°Thau-nyang-°ts/, 討娘子, to marry a wife.
\°Thau-vah°-kun/, 討飯個, a beggar.
\Thauh/, 託, to rely upon, to entrust.
\Thaung/, 湯, soup.
\°Thaung-s°/, 倘使, if.
\°Thaung-zen/, 倘然, if.
\Thaung°/, 燙, to iron, to burn, to scald.
\The°/, 退, to reject.
\The°-theh/, 退脫, to reject.
\Theh/, 脫, after verb a sign of completed action.
\Theu/, 偷, to steal.
\Theu-ben°-ts/, 偷伴之, secretly.
\Thi°/, 替, instead of.
\Thiau/, 挑, to carry (a load suspended from ends of a pole).
\Thiau°/, 跳, to jump, to leap.
\Thien/, 天, heaven, a day.
\Thien-bing/, 天平, scales.
\Thien-liang°-khwa°/, 天亮快, just before daybreak.
\Thien-°tsu/, 天主, The Heavenly Lord.
\Thih/, 鐵, iron.
\Thih-tsau°/, 鐵竈, a cooking stove (foreign).
\Thih-°tsung/, 貼准, on the point of (doing a thing).
\Thing/, 聼, to hear.
\Thing-kyien°/, 聽見, heard.
\Thoeh/, 脫, to take off.
\Thoeh-theh/, 脫脫, to take off.
\Thok/, 秃, all.
\Thoo°-°ts/, 兔子, a hare.
\Thoong°/, 痛, pain.
\Thuh/, 忒, for (for a person).
\Thuh/, 忒, too (excess).
\°Ti/, 底, low.
\°Ti-°‘au/, 底下, under, beneath.
\Tia-tia/, 爹爹, father.
\°Tiau/, 窵, a bird.
\°Tien/, 點, to point with the hand.
\°Tien/, 點, a small quantity of (after verb).
\°Tien/, 點, to light (a candle).
\°Tien/, 點, sign of comparative degree.
\°Tien-tsoong/, 點鐘, an hour.
\Tien°/, 店, a shop.
\Tih/, 跌, to fall.
\Ting/, 叮, to sting.
\°Ting/, 頂, sign of superlative degree.
\°Toen/, 短, short.
\Too/, 多, many, much.
\Too-hau°/, 多化, many, much.
\Too-°sau/, 多少, quantity.
\Too-°taung-sing/, 多當心, take much care.
\°Too/, 賭, to gamble.
\Toong/, 東, east.
\Toong/, 冬, winter.
\Toong-ka/, 東家, master.
\Toong-nen/, 東南, southeast.
\Toong-pien/, 東邊, east.
\Toong-pok/, 東北, northeast.
\Toong-yang-nyung/, 東洋人, Japanese.
\Toong-yang-tsho/, 東洋車, a ricksha.
\°Toong/, 懂, to understand.
\Ts-loo/, 猪獹, a pig, a hog.
\Ts-°na/, 支那, China.
\°Ts/, 紙, a sheet of paper.
\°Ts-deu/, 紙頭, a sheet of paper.
\°Ts-si°/, 仔細, carefully.
\°Ts-°tien/, 指點, to point (with the hand).
\Tsah/, 扎, to tie (as a small bundle).
\Tsak/, 着, to wear.
\Tsak/, 隻, classifier of animals, birds, bugs, boats, furniture on legs, etc.
\Tsan/, 斬, to cut (with sword, ax, or heavy knife).
\Tsang/, 張, classifier for sheets of things.
\Tsang/, 賬, an account.
\Tsang°/, 漲, to rise (as the tide).
\Tsang°-°boo/, 賬簿, an account book.
\Tsang°-°s/, 漲水, a rising tide.
\Tsang°-°vaung-kan/, 賬房間, shroff’s room.
\°Tsau/, 早, early.
\°Tsau-deu/, 找頭, change.
\°Tsau-zung-deu/, 早晨頭, early in the morning.
\Tsau°/, 照, according to.
\Tsau°-deu/, 灶頭, a Chinese cooking stove.
\Tsau°-kan/, 灶間, a kitchen.
\Tsau°-°ngoo/, 照我, follow my example.
\Tsau°-°ngoo-khoen°/, 照我看, as it seems to me.
\Tsauh/, 捉, to catch, to seize; to arrest.
\Tsaung/, 樁, piles (as driven in ground).
\Tsaung°/, 壯, fat (person).
\Tse/, 哉, final article denoting completed action.
\Tse°/, 再, again.
\Tse°-we°/, 再會, good-by, an revoir.
\°Tsen-chi°/, 轉去, to return to a place.
\°Tsen-le/, 轉來, to return from a place.
\°Tseu/, 走, to walk.
\Tsh/, 吹 to blow.
\Tsh-°iung/, 吹隱, to blow out, to extinguish.
\Tsh-yaung°/, 吹旺, to blow into a blaze.
\°Tsh-di°/, 此地, here.
\Tsha/, 差, to send (person), to cause.
\°Tsha/, 扯, to hoist (as a sail).
\Tshak°/, 尺, a foot (10 inches).
\Tshau/, 匙, a spoon.
\°Tshau/, 草, grass.
\Tshaung/, 窗, a window.
\°Tshe/, 採, to gather (as fruit).
\Tshe°/, 菜, vegetable.
\Tsheh-chi°/, 出去, to go out.
\Tsheh-ka°/, 出嫁, to marry (a husband).
\Tsheh-kau°-z°/, 出告示, to put forth a proclamation.
\Tsheh-le/, 出來, to come out.
\Tsheh-tien°/, 出店, a coolie.
\Tshen/, 穿, to string (as cash).
\Tshen-°yung-sien°/, 穿引線, to thread a needle.
\Tsheu-deu/, 抽頭, a chest of drawers.
\Tsheu-thi°/, 抽屜, a drawer (of a table).
\Tshi°/, 砌, to build a wall.
\Tshi°-ziang/, 砌牆, to build a wall.
\Tshi°-pih/, 砌壁, to build a partition.
\Tshi°-ka/, 砌街, to mend a path.
\°Tshiang/, 搶, to take by force.
\°Tshiang-doeh/, 搶奪, to take by force.
\Tshien/, 千, a thousand.
\Tshien-kyung/, 千金, a daughter.
\Tshien/, 淺, shallow.
\Tshieu/, 秋, autumn.
\Tshih/, 七, seven.
\Tshih-khe/, 切開, to cut open.
\Tshih-khe-le/, 切開來, to cut open.
\Tshih-seh/, 七十, seventy.
\Tshih-ziang°/, 漆匠, a painter.
\Tshing/, 清, clear.
\Tshing-kyoen°/, 親眷, a relative (family).
\Tshing-°saung/, 清爽, clear, distinct.
\°Tshing/, 請, to invite, please.
\Tsho/, 叉, fork.
\Tsho/, 錯, mistake, not correct.
\Tsho-foo/, 車夫, ricksha coolie.
\Tsho-°ts/, 車子, a wheelbarrow.
\Tsho-’veh-too/, 差勿多, about same, not much difference.
\Tshoo-ih/, 初一, the first day of the month.
\Tshoo-si°/, 粗細, texture.
\Tshoo°-tau/, 銼刀, a file.
\Tshoong-ming/, 聰明, clever, wise.
\Tshui°/, 趣, pretty.
\Tshung/, 春, spring.
\Tshung/, 稱, to weigh.
\Tshung°/, 寸, an inch.
\°Tsi-me/, 姐妹, a younger sister.
\Tsi°/, 左, left.
\Tsi°-°seu/, 左手, left hand.
\Tsia°/, 借, to borrow, to lend.
\Tsiang-iau°/, 將要, about to do a thing.
\Tsien/, 煎, to grill, to broil.
\°Tsien-tau/, 剪刀, scissors.
\°Tsieu/, 酒, wine.
\°Tsieu-pe/, 酒杯, a wine glass.
\°Tsieu-tien°/, 酒店, a wine shop.
\Tsih-deu/, 指頭, a finger.
\°Tsing/, 井, a well.
\Tsing°/, 進, to enter, come in.
\Tsoe°-°hau/, 最好, form of the superlative degree.
\Tsok-deu/, 竹頭, a bamboo stick.
\°Tsoo/, 阻, to hinder, to oppose.
\°Tsoo-taung°/, 阻檔, to hinder, to oppose.
\°Tsoo/, 左, left.
\Tsoo°/, 做, to do, to make, to perform.
\Tsoo°-koong-tuh/, 做功德, to perform funeral ceremonies.
\Tsoo°-nyung-ka/, 做人家, to be economical.
\Tsoong/, 鐘, a bell.
\Tsoong°-dien-nyung/, 種田人, a farmer.
\°Tsoong-iau°/, 總要, must.
\Tsoong-kok/, 中國, China.
\Tsoong-wo/, 中華, China.
\Tsoong-°z/, 總是, it must be.
\°Tsoong-°z-zeh-ke°/, 總是實蓋, it must be so.
\°Tsu/, 主, a lord, master.
\°Tsu-nyung/, 主人, a master.
\Tsuh-tuh/, 只得, only.
\Tsung/, 尊, classifier for idols and cannons.
\Tsung/, 針, needle.
\Tsung/, 眞, true.
\Tsung-da°-zung/, 尊大人, a father (in addressing their father politely).
\Tsung-tsak/, 斟酌, to consult.
\Tuh/, 得, to get.
\Tuh-°chi/, 得起, after verb expresses ability.
\Tuh-°doong/, 得動, after verb expresses possibility.
\Tuh-°dzoe/, 得罪, to offend.
\Tuh-dzu°/, 得住, worthy, ability.
\Tuh-ji°/, 得及, time to do a thing.
\Tuh-kok/, 德國, Germany.
\Tuk-koo°/, 得過, ability.
\Tuh-kuh/, 得個, (after verb) it is possible.
\Tuh-kyien°/, 得見, possible of seeing.
\Tuh-lauh/, 得落, ability.
\Tuh-le/, 得來, able.
\Tuh-tsheh/, 得出, ability to hear.
\Tung/, 燈, a lamp.
\°Tung/, 等, to wait.
\°Tung-ih-hyih/, 等一歇, wait a little.
\°Tung-ih-°tung/, 等一等, wait a little.
\°Tung-tau°/, 等到, wait until.
\V/
\Va°/, 否, interrogative particle.
\Van-°i/, 凡係, whosoever.
\Van-nan/, 煩難, difficult.
\Van°/, 飯 rice (boiled).
\Vaung-kan/, 房間, a bedroom.
\Vaung-°ts/, 房子, a house.
\’Veh/, 勿, not, no.
\Veh/, 佛, a Buddhist idol.
\’Veh-°ba/, 勿罷, not only.
\’Veh-°ba/, 勿罷, more than.
\’Veh-°chi/, 勿起, after verb expresses inability.
\’Veh-da°/, 勿大, not very.
\’Veh-dan°/, 勿但, not only.
\’Veh-dan°-°z/, 勿但是, not only.
\’Veh-°doong/, 勿動, after verb expresses impossibility.
\’Veh-hau°/, 勿好, bad.
\’Veh-iau°-°kyung/, 勿要緊, not important.
\’Veh-jih/, 勿及, not equal to.
\’Veh-kau-hyung°/, 勿高興, not inclined to do a thing.
\’Veh-koo°/, 勿過, inability.
\’Veh-kyien°/, 勿見, (after verb) impossible.
\’Veh-kyui-sa°/, 勿拘啥, no matter what, whatsoever.
\’Veh-lauh/, 勿落, inability.
\’Veh-le/, 勿來, (after verb) impossible.
\’Veh-lung°-sa°/, 勿論啥, no matter what, whatsoever.
\’Veh-lung°-sa°-nyung/, 勿論啥人, no matter who.
\’Veh-°men/, 勿滿, less than.
\’Veh-nge°-sa°/, 勿碍啥, not important.
\’Veh-pih/, 勿必, it is not necessary.
\’Veh-siau/, 勿消, less than.
\’Veh-te°/, 勿對, mistake, not correct.
\’Veh-too-°kyi-z°/, 勿多幾時, just now, a little while ago.
\’Veh-tsheh/, 勿出, (after verb) impossible.
\’Veh-tuh/, 勿得, (after verb) impossible.
\’Veh-zen-meh/, 勿然末, if not so.
\’Veh-zu/, 勿如, not equal to.
\’Veh-zung/, 勿曾, not yet.
\Vok/, 縛, to tie.
\Vok-lau/, 縛牢, to tie firmly.
\Vok-lau-dzu°/, 縛牢住, to tie firmly.
\Voo-°soo-peh-°dze/, 無所不在, omnipresence.
\Voo-°soo-peh-nung/, 無所不能, omnipotent.
\Voo-°soo-peh-ts°/, 無所不如, omniscient.
\Voo-thi/, 扶梯, a ladder.
\°Voo-tshing/, 父親, father.
\Vung-san/, 墳山, a grave mound.
\W/
\Wa°/, 壞, to spoil.
\Wa°-theh/, 壞脫, to spoil.
\Wah/, 滑, slippery.
\Wak/, 劃, to strike (a match).
\Wan/, 還, besides, in addition.
\Wan/, 還, still, (addition).
\Wan/, 還, to return (a debt).
\Wan-iau°,/ 還要, still.
\Wan-’veh-zung/, 還勿曾, still not yet.
\Waung/, 黃, yellow.
\Waung-hwung-deu/, 黃昏頭, in the evening.
\Waung-hwung-doong/, 黃昏同, in the evening.
\Waung-laung/, 黄狼, a weasel.
\We-deu/, 回頭, to answer.
\We-tah/, 回答, to answer.
\We°/, 會, may, can.
\We°-sa°/, 為啥, why?
\We°-sa°-°lau/, 為啥佬, why?
\We°-ts/, 為之, because.
\Weh/, 活, to live.
\°’Wen/, 碗, a Chinese eating bowl.
\Wen/, 完, to finish.
\Wen-tse/, 完哉, expresses completed action.
\Wen°/, 換, to exchange, to barter.
\Wo°/, 話, to speak.
\Wo°/, 畫, a painting.
\Wo°-deu/, 話頭, words.
\Wo°-°liau/, 話𣩢, to slander.
\Wo°-wa°/, 話壞, to slander.
\°Wung/, 混, muddy.
\°’Wung-taung°/, 穩當, secure, safe.
\Y/
\Ya/, 爺, father.
\Ya-ya/, 爺爺, father.
\°Ya-kyi/, 野雞, a pheasant.
\Ya°/, 夜, night.
\Ya°-deu/, 夜頭, at night.
\Ya°-khwa°/, 夜快, in the evening.
\Ya°-°li/, 夜裏, at night.
\Yak/, 藥, medicine.
\Yak-dz/, 鑰匙, a key.
\Yang/, 羊, a sheep.
\Yang-dien/, 洋錢, a dollar.
\Yang-poo°/, 洋布, shirting.
\Yang-tshiang/, 洋槍, a gun.
\°Yang/, 養, to beget, to nourish.
\Yang°-yang°/, 樣樣, things of every sort.
\Yau-yien/, 謠言, rumour.
\Yeu-phiau/, 郵票, postage stamp.
\Yeu-tsung°-jok/, 郵政局, post office.
\°Yeu/, 有, to have, there is.
\°Yeu-i°/, 有意, purposely.
\°Yeu-kuh/, 有個, some.
\°Yeu-nyung/, 有人, some men.
\Yeu-tse/, 有哉, sufficient, enough.
\°Yeu-tuh/, 有得, is there to be had?
\Yeu°/, 右, right (direction).
\Yeu°-pan-pan/, 右班班, right side.
\Yeu°-pien/, 右邊, right side.
\Yeu°-°seu/, 右手, right hand.
\Yi/, 伊, he, she, it.
\Yien/, 鹽, salt (noun).
\Yi-kuh/, 伊個, his, hers, its.
\Yi-la°/, 伊拉, they.
\Yi-la°-kuh/, 伊拉個, their, theirs.
\Yien°-°dze/, 現在, now.
\Yoeh-ka/, 越加, still more.
\Yoeh-°tsau-yoeh-°hau/, 越早越好, the earlier the better.
\Yoen/, 圓, round.
\°Yoen-°jung/, 遠近, distance.
\Yoong-yi°/, 容易, easy.
\Yoong°/, 用, to use.
\Yoong°-nyung/, 用人, a servant.
\Yoong°-sing/, 用心, to pay attention, to be diligent.
\Yui°-be°/, 預備, to prepare, to provide.
\°Yui/, 雨, rain.
\Z/
\Z-‘eu°/, 時候, time.
\°Z/, 是, to be.
\°Z-mien°/, 市面, a market.
\Z°/, 字, a Chinese character.
\Z°-iung/, 字音, sound of a character.
\Z°-ka/, 自家, self.
\Z°-le-°hoo/, 自來火, a match.
\Z°-ming-tsoong/, 自鳴鐘, a clock.
\Z°-°thi/, 事體, an affair.
\Z°-zen/, 自然, of course.
\Za/, 柴, fuel.
\Za-laung/, 豺狼, a wolf.
\Zah/, 煠, boil.
\Zak/, 若, if.
\Zak-deu/, 石頭, a stone.
\Zak-deu-°ts/, 擲骰子, to gamble (with dice).
\Zak-s°/, 若是, if.
\Zak-zen/, 若然, if.
\Zak-ziang°/, 石匠, a stone mason.
\°Zau/, 造, to build.
\Zauh-nyih/, 昨日, yesterday.
\Zaung/, 牀, a bed.
\°Zaung/, 上, up.
\°Zaung-chi°/, 上去, to go up.
\°Zaung-deu/, 上頭, above.
\°Zaung-°he/, 上海, Shanghai.
\°Zaung-°he-°thoo-bak/, 上海土白, Shanghai dialect.
\°Zaung-le/, 上來, to come up.
\°Zaung-pen°-nyien/, 上半年, first half of the year.
\°Zaung-pen-nyih/, 上半日, before noon.
\°Zaung-pen°-nyoeh/, 上半月, first half of the month.
\°Zaung-pen°-ya°/, 上半夜, first half of night.
\°Zaung-san/, 上山, to go up a hill.
\°Zaung-su/, 上書, to take an advanced lesson.
\Ze-voong/, 裁縫, tailor.
\Zeh/, 十, ten.
\Zeh/, 折, to lose (in business).
\Zeh-°dze/, 實在, truly.
\Zeh-ke°/, 實蓋, thus.
\Zeh-ke°-nung/, 實蓋能, thus.
\Zeh-pah-°sang/, 十八省, China.
\Zeh-°pung/, 折本, to lose (in business).
\Zeh-°pung-nyung/, 日本人, Japanese.
\Zeh-theh/, 折脫, to lose (in business).
\Zen/, 全, all (collective).
\Zen/, 船, a boat.
\Zen-r/, 然而, moreover, yet.
\°Zen/, 善, good (moral).
\°Zeu/, 受, to receive, accept.
\°Zeu-‘e°/, 受害, to be injured.
\°Zeu-°khoo/, 受苦, to suffer.
\°Zeu-nan°/, 受難, to suffer.
\°Zeu-saung/, 受傷, to be wounded.
\Zia°/, 謝, to thank.
\Zien/, 前, before.
\Zien-deu/, 前頭, before.
\Zien-kuh-nyoeh/, 前個月, last month.
\Zien-nyih-°ts/, 前日子, day before yesterday.
\Zien-nyoeh/, 前月, last month.
\Zien-°tsen-le/, 旋轉來, to turn around.
\Zieu°/, 就, immediately.
\Zih/, 截, to saw.
\Zing/, 尋, to look for.
\Zing°/, 浄, to wash.
\Zing°-i-zaung-kuh/, 浄衣裳個, a washerman.
\Zing°-yok/, 浄浴, to bathe.
\Zo/, 蛇, a snake.
\Zok/, 熟, ripe, thoroughly cooked, well known, thorough.
\°Zoo/, 坐, to sit.
\Zoo°/, 座, classifier for hills and buildings.
\Zu°/, 樹, a tree.
\Zuh/, 賊, a thief.
\Zung/, 神, God.
\Zung/, 繩, a rope.
\Zung-dau°/, 神道, a Taoist god or idol.
\Zung-kwaung/, 晨光, time.
ENGLISH-CHINESE VOCABULARY
\A/
\A or an/ {is expressed by the use of a classifier, e.g.,} ih-kuh, 一個, ih-diau, 一條.
\Able/, nung, 能, we°, 會, nung-keu°, 能夠.
\About/, iak-kwe, 約規, iak-tsak, 約酌, da-iak, 大約, {when used with a number}, 巴, {⸺ a hundred}, pak-°po, 百巴, {⸺ the same}, tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多, {⸺ to do a thing}, tsiang-iau°, 將要, khwa-tse, 快哉, ({used after the verb}), {⸺ midnight}, pen°-ya°-°po, 半夜巴.
\Above/, °zaung-deu, 上頭.
\Accept, to/, °zeu, 受, seu, 收.
\Accompany, to/, be, 陪, {⸺ a friend on leaving}, soong°, 送.
\According, to/, tsau, 照, tsau°-°ngoo-khoen°, 照我看.
\Account, an/, tsang°, 賬, {to collect ⸺}, seu-tsang°, 手賬, {on ⸺ of}, iung-we°, 因爲.
\Account book, an/, ih °pung tsang°-°boo, 一本帳簿.
\Add, to/, ka, 加, thien, 添, ka-thien, 加添, {to ⸺ a little}, ka-°tien, 加點.
\Advantage/, iuh-tshu°, 益處, °hau-tshu°, 好處.
\Affair, an/, ih °jien z°-°thi, 一件事體 {or} ih tsaung z°-°thi, 一樁事體.
\After/, °‘eu, 後, °‘eu-deu, 後頭, {⸺ this}, °i-°‘eu, 以後, {day ⸺ to-morrow}, °‘eu-nyih, 後日.
\Afternoon/, °‘au-pen°-nyih, 下半日.
\Afterwards/, °‘eu-°seu, 後首, °‘eu-le, 後來, °i-°‘eu, 以後.
\Again/, tse°, 再, yi°, 又.
\Age/, kwe-kang, 貴庚, or kau-zeu, 高壽.
\Ago/, {a little while ⸺}, khan-khan, 纔纔, ’veh-too °kyi-z, 勿多幾時.
\All/, °loong-°tsoong, 攏總, koong°-°tsoong, 共總, ih tshi, 一切, ({collectively}), zen, 全, thok, 秃, {⸺ in general}, da-ke, 大槪.
\Allow, to/, nyang°, 讓.
\Already/, °i-kyung, 已經.
\Also/, °‘a-z, 也是, °‘a, 也.
\Although/, soe-zen, 雖然, soe-°z, 雖是.
\Always/, dzang-tsaung, 常莊, dzang-dzang, 常常.
\Am/, z, 是.
\America/, °Me-kok, 美國, Hwo-ji-kok, 花旗國.
\Among/, taung-tsoong, 當中.
\Anciently/, °koo-z-kan, 古時間.
\And/, °lau, 佬, tah-ts, 搭之, {one hundred ⸺ one}, ih pak ling ih, 一百零一.
\Answer, to/, we-deu, 回頭, we-tah, 回答.
\Antiquity/, °koo-z-kau, 古時間.
\Anyone/, dzoe-bien° sa°-nyung, 隨便啥人, {have you any?} noong° °yeu sa° va°? 儂有啥否, {not any}, m-meh, 沒末.
\Anywhere/, dzoe-bien° °‘a-li, 隨便那裏, ’veh lung °‘a-li, 勿論那裏.
\Apple, an/, ih tsak bing-°koo, 一只蘋菓.
\Are/, z, 是.
\Arrange, to/, ban, 辦.
\Arrest, to/, tsauh, 捉.
\Arrive, to/, tau°, 到.
\As/, {for example, like}, °hau-ziang, 好像, {⸺ it seems to me}, tsau° °ngoo khoen°, 照我看, {⸺ you please}, dzoe-bien° noong°, 隨便儂.
\Ask, to/, mung°, 問, jeu, 求, °tshing, 請.
\Aspirate, to/, tsheh-foong, 出風.
\At/, leh-la°, 垃拉, la°, 拉, {⸺ first}, chi deu, 起頭, {⸺ night}, ya° deu, 夜頭, ya°-li, 夜裏.
\Attack, to/, koong-°tang, 攻打.
\Attend, to/, {to heed}, taung-sing, 當心, yoong-sing, 用心, lieu-sing, 留心, {to ⸺ to matters}, ban°, {to ⸺ to a thing to make it right}, loong, 弄, loong-°hau, 弄好.
\Autumn/, tshieu, 秋.
\Ax, an/, ih °po °foo-deu, 一把斧頭.
\B/
\Back, the/, pe°, 背, {to come ⸺}, °tsen le, 轉來, kyui le, 歸來, {to ⸺ the book}, pe°, 背.
\Bad/, cheu, 恘, ’veh °hau, 勿好, {⸺ weather}, thien ’veh °hau, 天勿好.
\Bake, to/, hoong, 烘.
\Baggage/, ‘ang-°li 行李.
\Bale/, {a ⸺}, ih pau, 一包, ({used as a classifier}), {a ⸺ of merchandize}, ih pau °hoo-suh, 一包貨色.
\Bamboo/, {a stick of ⸺}, ih kung tsok-deu, 一根竹頭.
\Bar/, {of a door}, sak, 閂.
\Bar/, {to a door}, sen, 閂.
\Bark, to/, °ngau, 咬, kyau, 叫.
\Barrow, a/, ih boo° °siau tsho, 一部小車.
\Barter, to/, wen°, 換, diau°, 調.
\Basket, a/, ih tsak lan, 一隻籃.
\Bathe, to/, zing° yok, 淨浴.
\Battery, a/, ih kuh phau°-de, 一個炮台.
\Battle/, {to fight a ⸺}, °tang-tsang°, 打仗.
\Be, to/, °z, 是, leh la°, 垃拉.
\Beat, to/, °tang, 打, {to ⸺ one another}, siang-°tang, 相打, {to ⸺ a drum}, khau °koo, 敲鼓.
\Because/, iung-we°, 因爲, we°-ts, 爲之.
\Bed, a/, ih tsak zaung, 一隻牀 {⸺ room}, ih kan vaung-kan, 一間房間.
\Bedding/, phoo°-ke°, 鋪蓋.
\Before/, zien, 前, zien-deu, 前頭, {day ⸺ yesterday}, koo°-nyih-°ts, 過日子, zien-nyih-°ts, 前日子, i-nyih-°ts, 伊日子.
\Beg, to/, °thau, 討.
\Beget, to/, °yang, 養, sang °yang, 生養.
\Beggar, a/, °thau-van°-kuh, 討飯個, kau° hwo°-°ts, 叫化子.
\Begin, to/, °chi, 起, {to ⸺ work}, khe-koong, 開工, °doong-koong, 動工, {⸺ to journey}, °doong-sung, 動身.
\Beginning, a,/ °chi-deu, 起頭, °chi-tshoo, 起初, khe-dzang, 開塲, {⸺ of the year}, nyien-deu, 年頭.
\Behind/, °‘eu-ti, 後底, °‘eu-ti-deu, 後底頭, °‘eu-deu, 後頭.
\Believe, to/, sing°, 信, siang-sing°, 相信.
\Bell, a/, tsoong, 鐘.
\Below/, °‘au-deu, 下頭, °‘au-ti-deu, 下底頭.
\Beneath/, ti-°‘au, 底下.
\Beside/, baung-pien, 旁邊, pien-deu, 邊頭.
\Besides/, ling°-nga°, 另外, dze-nga°, 在外, wan, 還.
\Best/, °ting °hau, 頂好, man °hau, 蠻好.
\Better/, °hau tien, 好點, {the quicker the ⸺}, yoeh khwa° yoeh °hau, 越快越好.
\Between/, taung-tsoong, 當中.
\Beyond/, koo, 過.
\Big/, doo°, 大.
\Bill/, ih tsang tsang°, 一張賬.
\Bind, to/, {with a cord}, °paung, 綁.
\Bird, a/, ih tsak °tiau, 一隻窵.
\Biscuit/, ih kuh thah-°ping, 一個𩝣餅.
\Bite/, °ngau, 咬.
\Bitter/, °khoo, 苦.
\Black/, huh, 黑.
\Blanket, a/, ih diau °bi-deu, 一條被頭, {woolen}, nyoong-than, 羢毯.
\Blow, to/, tsh, 吹, {to ⸺ out}, tsh °iung, 吹隱, {to ⸺ into a flame or blaze}, tsh yaung°, 吹旺.
\Blue/, lan, 藍.
\Board, a/, ih khwe °pan, 一塊板.
\Board, to/, {a ship}, °zaung zen, 上船.
\Boat, a/, ih tsak zen, 一隻船, {steam ⸺}, ih tsak °hoo-lung-zen, 一隻火輪船, {to start a ⸺}, khe zen, 開船.
\Body, a/, ih kuh sung-°thi, 一個身體.
\Boil, to/, zah, 煠, {to ⸺ water}, °kwung, 滾.
\Boiling water/, khe °s, 開水.
\Bolt/, {of a door}, sen, 閂, {of cloth}, ih phih poo°, 一疋布.
\Bolt/, {to ⸺ a door}, sak, 閂.
\Bonnet, a/, ih °ting mau°-°ts, 一頂帽子, ih tsak mau°-°ts, 一隻帽子.
\Book, a/, ih °pung su, 一本書, {a set of ⸺s}, ih boo° su, 一部書, {an account ⸺}, ih °pung tsang°-°boo, 一本賬簿, {a small blank ⸺}, ih °pung boo°-°ts, 一本簿子.
\Book-case, a/, ih °kheu su-dzu, 一口書厨.
\Borrow, to/, tsia°, 借.
\Both/, liang-kuh, 兩個.
\Bottle, a/, ({used as a classifier}) bing, 瓶.
\Bowl/, {a Chinese eating ⸺}, ih tsak °wen, 一只碗, {a wash ⸺}, ih tsak mien°-bung, 一只面盆.
\Box/, {a large ⸺}, ih tsak siang-°ts, 一只箱子, {a small ⸺}, ih tsak ‘ah-°ts, 一只盒子, ({as a classifier}), siang, 箱.
\Boy, a/, ih kuh siau-noen, 一個小囝, {a table ⸺}, ih kuh °si-tse°, 一個細崽, {a horse ⸺}, ih kuh °ma-foo, 一個馬夫, {a school ⸺}, ih kuh °auh-sang-°ts, 一個學生子.
\Brace, a/ (used as a classifier), ih te°, 一對.
\Brass/, doong, 銅.
\Bread/, {a loaf of ⸺}, ih kuh men-deu, 一個饅頭, {a piece of ⸺}, ih khwe° men-deu, 一塊饅頭, {a slice of ⸺}, ih phien° men-deu, 一片饅頭.
\Breadth/, khweh-‘ah, 闊狹.
\Break, to/, se°, 碎, °tang-se°, 打碎, khau-se°, 敲碎.
\Breakfast/, °tsau-van°, 早飯.
\Brick, a/, ih khwe° tsen-deu, 一塊磚頭, {or} lok-tsen, 䃙磚, {a pile of ⸺}, ih te lok-tsen, 一堆䃙磚.
\Bridge/, ih diau jau, 一條橋.
\Bring, to/, tan-le, 担來, nau-le, 拿來, {to ⸺ with you}, ta° le, 帶來, {to ⸺ out}, nau-tsheh-le, 拿出來, tan-tsheh-le, 担出來, {to ⸺ back}, nau °tsen le, 拿轉來, tau-°tsen-le, 担轉來.
\Broad/, khweh, 闊.
\Broil, to/, tsien, 煎.
\Broom, a/, ih °po °sau-°tseu, 一把掃箒.
\Brother/, °di-hyoong, 弟兄, {elder ⸺}, ak-koo, 阿哥, {younger ⸺}, hyoong-°di, 兄弟, °di-°di, 弟弟.
\Brush, to/, seh, 刷.
\Bucket, a/, ({used as a classifier}), ih doong, 一桶.
\Buddhist/, {a ⸺ idol}, ih tsung veh, 一尊佛, boo-sah, 菩薩, {a ⸺ priest}, ih kuh oo-zaung°, 一個和尙.
\Buffalo/, {a water ⸺}, ih tsak °s-nyeu, 一隻水牛.
\Build, to/, °zau, 造, {to ⸺ a partition}, tshi° pih, 砌壁, {to ⸺ a wall}, tshi°, 砌, tshi° ziang, 砌牆.