Lessons in the Shanghai Dialect
Part 13
\Bundle, a/, ({used as a classifier}), ih °khwung, 一捆.
\Burn, to/, sau, 燒, thaung, 烫.
\Business/, sang-i°, 生意, °ma-ma°, 買賣.
\But/, dau-°z, 但是, dok-°z, 獨是.
\Butter/, °na-yeu, 奶油.
\Butterfly, a/, ih tsak ‘oo-dih, 一隻蝴蝶.
\Button, a/, °nyeu-°ts, 鈕子.
\Buy, to/, °ma, 買.
\By/, ({the agent}), peh, 撥, peh-la°, 撥拉, {⸺ means of}, yoong, 用, {⸺ the side of}, pien-deu, 邊頭, {⸺ chance}, °ngeu-zen, 偶然, {⸺ what means}, na°-nung, 那能, {⸺ and ⸺}, °tung-ih-°tung, 等一等, hyih-ih-hyih, 歇一歇.
\C/
\Cake, a/, ih kuh kyi-dan°-kau, 一個鷄蛋糕.
\Calculate, to/, soen°, 算, °tang-soen°, 打算, {to ⸺ accounts}, soen°-tsang°, 算賬.
\Call, to/, kyau°, 叫, han°, 喊, {to ⸺ on}, maung°-maung°, 望望.
\Can/, {permission or ability}, °khau-°i, 可以, {physical ability}, nung-keu°, 能彀, {acquired ability}, we°, 會, {⸺ do it}, tsoo°-tuh-le, 做得來, {⸺ not do it}, tsoo°-’veh-le, 做勿來.
\Canal, a/, ih diau °kaung, 一條港.
\Candle, a/, ih kung lah-tsok, 一根蠟燭.
\Candles, a/, {pair of ⸺s}, ih te° lah tsok, 一對蠟燭.
\Cane, a/, ih kung °baung, 一根棒.
\Cannon, a/, ih tsung phau°, 一尊炮.
\Cap, a/, ih °ting, 一頂 {or} ih tsak mau°-°ts, 一只帽子.
\Car/, {a steam ⸺}, ih °boo °hoo-tsho, 一部火車.
\Careful/, taung-sing, 當心.
\Carefully/, °ts-si°, 仔細.
\Carpenter, a/, ih kuh mok-ziang°, 一個木匠.
\Carpet, a/, ih diau mau-°than, 一條毛毯.
\Carriage, a/, ih °boo °mo-tsho, 一部馬車, {steam ⸺}, ih °boo °hoo-tsho, 一部火車, {to go in a ⸺}, °zoo °mo-tsho, 坐馬車.
\Carry, to/, tan, 担, nau, 拿, {to ⸺ in one hand}, ling, 拎, nau, 拿, {to ⸺ in the arms like a child}, °bau, 抱, {to ⸺ on the shoulder}, jien, 掮, {to ⸺ on the back}, pe°, 揹, {to ⸺ with bamboo pole on shoulder, one man}, thiau, 挑, {to ⸺ with bamboo pole by two men}, kaung, 扛, {to ⸺ a letter}, ta° ih foong sing°, 帶一封信.
\Case/, {a book ⸺}, ih °kheu su-dzu, 一口書㕑, {in any ⸺}, dzoe-bien° na°-nung, 隨便那能.
\Cash, a/, ih kuh doong-dieu, 一個銅鈿.
\Cask, a/, ({used as a classifier}), ih doong, 一桶.
\Cat, a/, ih tsak mau, 一只猫.
\Catch/, tsauh, 捉, {to ⸺ fire}, seh-°hoo, 失火, °hoo-dzak, 火着.
\Catty, a/, ih kyung, 一斤.
\Cent/, {a ⸺}, ih fung, 一分, {ten ⸺s}, ih kauh, 一角, {twenty ⸺s}, liang kauh, 兩角, s khe, 四開.
\Chair, a/, ih tsak iui°-°ts, 一只椅子, {a sedan ⸺}, ih °ting jau°-°ts, 一頂轎子.
\Chance/, {by ⸺}, °ngeu-zen, 偶然.
\Change/, °tsau-deu, 找頭.
\Change, to/, {⸺ a dollar}, de° yang-dien, 兌洋鈿, {to ⸺ residence}, pen-dzang, 搬場.
\Character/, {a Chinese ⸺}, ih kuh z°, 一個字, {to know a ⸺}, suh, 識, {sound of a ⸺}, z°-iung, 字音.
\Charcoal/, than, 炭.
\Chart, a/, ih fok doo, 一幅圖, ih fok di°-°li-doo, 一幅地理圖.
\Cheap/, jang, 強.
\Cheat, to/, chi, 欺, phien°, 騙, chi-phien°, 欺騙.
\Chicken, a/, ih tsak kyi, 一只鷄.
\Child, a/, ih kuh °siau-noen, 一個小囝.
\Chimney/, ien-tshoong, 烟囱.
\China/, Tsoong-kok, 中國, Tsoong-wo, 中華, zeh-pah-°sang, 十八省, Ts-na, 支那, Tsoong-wo ming-kok 中華民國.
\Chinese/, Tsoong-kok, 中國, {a ⸺ character}, ih kuh z°, 一個字, {to know a ⸺ character}, suh, 識.
\Church, a/, °li-pa°-daung, 禮拜堂.
\City, a/, ih zoo° dzung, 一座城.
\Class, a/ ({in school}), ih pan, 一班.
\Clause, a/, ih kyui°, 一句.
\Clean/, koen-zing, 乾淨.
\Clear,/ tshing, 淸, tshing-°saung, 淸爽.
\Clever/, tshoong-ming, 聰明.
\Climb, to/, bo, 爬, ban °zaung-chi°, 𨂝上去.
\Clock, a/, ih tsak z°-ming-tsoong, 一只自鳴鐘.
\Cloth/, {a piece of ⸺}, ih phih poo°, 一疋布.
\Clothe, to/, tsak, 着.
\Clothes/, i-zaung, 衣裳, {pile of ⸺}, ih-dzaung° i-zaung, 一幢衣裳, {to take off ⸺}, thoeh theh i-zaung, 脫脫衣裳.
\Coachman/, ih kuh °mo-foo, 一個馬夫.
\Coal/, me, 煤, (hard) bak-me, 白煤, (soft) ien-me, 烟煤.
\Coffin, a/, ih °kheu kwen-ze, 一口棺材.
\Cold/, °lang, 冷.
\Collect, to/, seu, 收, {to ⸺ accounts}, seu-tsang°, 收賬.
\College, a/, su-yoen°, 書院.
\Colour/, ngan-suh, 顏色, {the five ⸺s}, °ng-suh, 五色, {variegated ⸺s}, °ng-ngan-lok-suh, 五顏六色.
\Come, to/, le, 來, ⸺ back, °tsen-le, 轉來, {⸺ forth}, tsheh-le, 走來, {⸺ down}, °‘au-le, 下來, {⸺ in}, tsing°-le, 進來, {⸺ up}, °zaung-le, 上來.
\Comfort, to/, oen-we°, 安慰.
\Comfortable/, suh-i°, 適意.
\Command, to/, fung-foo°, 吩咐.
\Commence, to/, °chi-deu, 起頭, khe-koong, 開工, {to ⸺ work}, doong°-seu, 動手, khe-dzang, 開塲, {⸺ to journey}, doong-sung, 動身.
\Compare, to/, °pi, 比.
\Complete, to/, dzung-koong, 成功.
\Compradore, a/, ih kuh °ma-ban°, 一個買辦.
\Congratulate, to/, {⸺ a person}, koong-°hyi, 恭喜.
\Connect/, {to be ⸺ed together}, siang-lien, 相聯.
\Conquer, to/, tuh-sung, 得勝.
\Consider, to/, °tang-soen°, 打算.
\Consult, to/, saung-liang, 商量, tsung-tsak, 斟酌.
\Convenient/, bien°-taung°, 便當, bien°, 便, {when ⸺}, bien°-z, 便時.
\Converse, to/, bak-wo°, 白話, dan-dan, 談談.
\Cook/ (a chief), da°-°s-voo°, 大司務, (an ordinary) sau-van°-kuh, 燒飯個.
\Cook, to/, sau, 燒, sau-van, 燒飯, {⸺ed roughly}, zok 熟.
\Cooking/, {a ⸺ stove }({Chinese}), ih tsak tsau°-deu, 一只竈頭 {a ⸺ stove} ({foreign}), ih tsak thih-tsau, 一只鐵竈.
\Coolie, a/, tsheh-tien°, 出店, {a ricksha ⸺}, tsho-foo, 車夫, {a sedan ⸺}, ih kuh jau°-pan, 一個轎班, jau-foo, 轎夫.
\Cord/, {to bind with a ⸺}, °paung, 綁.
\Cotton/, hwo, 花, ({already ginned}), mien-hwo, 棉花, {a bale of ⸺}, ih pau mien-hwo, 一包棉花, {⸺ cloth}, poo°, 布, {⸺ seeds}, hwo-°ts, {⸺ stalk}, hwo-ji, 花楷.
\Count/, °soo, 數, soen°, 算.
\Cow/, ih tsak nyeu, 一只牛.
\Crab apple, a/, ih tsak hwo-‘oong, 一只花紅.
\Crawl, to/, ban, 𨂝.
\Creek, a/, ih diau pang, 一條浜, ih diau siau°-‘oo, 一條小河.
\Criticise, to/, phi-bing, 批評, phi-thah, 批搨.
\Crow, a/, ih tsak °lau-au, 一只老鴉.
\Crow, to/ ({as a cock}), di, 啼.
\Cry, to/, khok, 哭.
\Cup, a/, ih tsak pe-°ts, 一只杯子.
\Custom/, kwe-°kyui, 規矩.
\Cut, to/, {with a sharp knife}, koeh, 割, {to ⸺ with a sword, heavy knife or ax}, tsan, 斬, {to ⸺ in two}, koeh-°doen, 割斷, {to ⸺ open}, tshih-khe, 切開, tshih-khe-le, 切開來.
\D/
\Daily/, nyih-nyih, 日日, nyih-dzok, 日逐, me-nyih, 每日.
\Dark/, en°, 喑, {nearly ⸺}, thien en° khwa° tse, 天暗快哉.
\Daughter/, ih kuh noen, 一個囡, ih kuh °siau-°nyui, 一個小女, tshien-kyung, 千金, ling°-e°, 令媛.
\Day/, ih nyih, 一日, thien, 天, {to-day, this ⸺}, kyung-tsau, 今朝, {the first ⸺ of month}, tshoo ih, 初一, {every ⸺}, nyih-nyih, 日日, nyih-dzok, 日逐, {the 15th ⸺}, nyoeh-pen°, 月半, {⸺ and night}, nyih-ya°, 日夜, {all ⸺}, tsoong-nyih, 終日, {half a ⸺}, pen°-nyih, 半日, {⸺ after to-morrow}, °‘eu-nyih, 後日, ⸺{ before yesterday}, koo°-nyih-°ts, 過日子, zien-nyih-°ts, 前日子, i°-nyih-°ts, 伊日子, {in the middle of the ⸺}, nyih-tsoong, 日中, {⸺ time}, nyih-li, 日裏.
\Dead/, °si-tse, 死哉.
\Deal, a great/, too-bau°, 多化.
\Dear/ ({costly}), kyui°, 貴, ⸺ child, °pau-pe kuh °siau-noen°, 寶貝個小囝.
\Decide, to/, lih-ding-°tsu-i°, 立定主意.
\Deep/, sung, 深.
\Deer/, ih tsak lok, 一隻鹿.
\Defeat, to/, °tang-ba°, 打敗, {to be ⸺ed}, °tang-su, 打輸, °tang-ba°, 打敗, °tang-ba°-tsang, 打敗仗.
\Deify, to/, foong zung, 封神.
\Deliver/, {to ⸺ in person}, dzeu°, 授.
\Depart/, {to ⸺ from}, li-khe, 離開.
\Depend on, to/, i-khau°, 依靠, khau°-thauh, 靠託.
\Deport/, {to ⸺ oneself}, de°, 待.
\Depth/, sung-°tshien, 深淺.
\Descend, to/, °‘au-chi°, 下去, {to ⸺ a hill}, °‘au-san, 下山.
\Desert, to/, li-khe, 離開.
\Desire, to/, maung, 望, po-maung, 巴望, iau°, 要.
\Desk/, {an office ⸺}, ih tsak °sia-z°-de-°ts, 一只寫字檯子.
\Dialect/, °thoo-bak, 土白, {Shanghai ⸺}, °Zaung-°he °thoo-bak, 上海土白, {mandarin ⸺}, kwen-wo, 官話.
\Dice, a set of/, ih foo° °deu-°ts, 一付骰子, {to gamble with ⸺}, zak deu°-°ts, 擲骰子.
\Die, to/, °si, 死, °si-theh, 死脫.
\Difference, a/, fung-pih, 分別, {not much ⸺}, tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多.
\Difficult/, van-nan, 煩難, nan, 難.
\Diligent/, {to be ⸺}, yoong-sing, 用心.
\Dining/, {a ⸺ room}, ih kan chuh-van°-kan, 一間吃飯間, {a ⸺ table}, ih tsak chuh-van°-de°-°ts, 一只吃飯檯子.
\Direct, to/, ban°, 辦.
\Dirty/, auh-tsauh, 齷齪.
\Dish, a/, ih tsak dzang bung-°ts, 一只長盆子.
\Dismiss/, {to ⸺ school}, faung° ‘auh, 放學.
\Distance/, °yoen-°jung, 遠近.
\Distinct/, tshing-°saung, 淸爽.
\Distinguish, to/, fung-pih, 分別.
\Divide, to/, fung, 分, fung-khe, 分開.
\Do, to/ ⸺, tsoo°, 做, {cannot ⸺ it}, tsoo°-’veh-le, 做勿來, {how ⸺ you ⸺?} noong°-°hau-la° va? 儂好拉否, {⸺ for}, theh, 對.
\Doctor/, ih we °laung-tsoong, 一位郞中, ih we i-sung, 一位醫生.
\Dog/, ih tsak °keu, 一只狗.
\Dollar, a/, ih kuh, 一個, {or} ih khwe° yang-dien, 一塊洋錢, {half a ⸺}, pen° khwe° yang-dien, 半塊洋錢, {a box of ⸺s}, ih siang yang-dien, 一箱洋錢.
\Dominoes/, {a set of}, ih foo° ba, 一付牌, {to gamble with ⸺}, teu°-ba, 鬭牌.
\Door, a/, ih sen mung, 一扇門, {shut the ⸺}, kwan mung, 關門, {open the ⸺}, khe mung, 開門, {lock the ⸺}, °soo mung, 鎖門.
\Doorway, a/, ih kuh mung-°kheu, 一個門口, ih kuh mung-°kheu-deu, 一個門口頭.
\Down/, °‘au, 下, {put it ⸺}, faung°-la°, 放拉, °pa-la°, 擺拉, {please sit ⸺}, tshing-°zoo, 請坐.
\Dragon, a/, ih diau loong, 一條龍.
\Drawer/, ih tsak tsheu-thi°, 一只抽屉.
\Drawers/, {a chest of ⸺}, ih tsak tsheu-teu, 一只抽斗.
\Dress, to/, tsak, 着, {to ⸺ in a showy manner}, °tang-pan °, 打扮.
\Drive/, {to ⸺ away}, °koen, 趕, koen-theh, 趕脫.
\Drum, a/, ih mien° °koo, 一面鼓.
\Dry/, koen, 乾.
\Duck/, ih tsak ah, 一只鴨.
\Dull/, dung°, 鈍.
\Dust/, boong-dzung, 塳塵.
\Duty/, ming-vung°, 名分.
\Dwell, to/, dzu, 住.
\E/
\Each/, °me, 每.
\Ear, a/, ih tsak °nyi-°too, 一只耳朵.
\Earlier/, {the ⸺ the better}, yoeh °tsau yoeh °hau, 越早越好.
\Early/, °tsau, 早, {⸺ in the morning}, °tsau zung-deu, 早晨頭.
\Earn, to/, dzan° 賺.
\Earth, the/, di°, 地, di°-jeu, 地球, {the whole ⸺}, phoo-thien-°‘au, 普天下.
\East, the/, toong, 東, {⸺ side}, toong-pien, 東邊.
\Easy/, yoong-yi°, 容易, {⸺ to read}, °hau dok kuh, 好讀個.
\Eat, to/, chuh, 吃, {to ⸺ rice or meal}, chuh van, 吃飯, {unable to ⸺}, chuh-’veh-lauh, 吃勿落, {good to ⸺}, °hau chuh kuh, 好吃個.
\Eating/, {a Chinese ⸺ bowl}, ih tsak °wen, 一只碗.
\Ebb-tide/, the°-dzau, 退潮.
\Economical, to be/, °sang, 省, tsoo° nyung-ka, 做人家.
\Egg, an/, ih kuh dan°, 一個蛋.
\Eight/, pah, 八.
\Eighteen/, zeh-pah, 十八.
\Eighty/, pah-zeh, 八十.
\Either/, ‘ok-tse, 或者, ‘ok-°z, 或是.
\Eleven/, zeh-ih, 十一.
\Else/, ling°-nga°, 另外, wan-°yeu, 還有.
\Embarrassing/, {to be placed in an — position}, nan-we-dzing, 難爲情.
\Emblem, an/, kyi-‘au°, 記號.
\Enemy/, {to attack an ⸺}, koong-°tang, 攻打.
\England/, Iung-kok, 英國.
\Enjoy, to/, hwen-°hyi, 歡喜.
\Enough/, °yeu-tse, 有哉, or keu°-z°, 够是.
\Ensign/, kyi-‘au°, 記號.
\Enter, to/, tsing°, 進.
\Entrust, to/, khau°, 靠, khau°-thauh, 靠託, thauh, 託.
\Envelope, an/, ih kuh sing°-khauh, 一個信殼, ih kuh sing°-foong, 一個信封.
\Equal/, ih yang°, 一樣, {not ⸺ to}, ’veh-jih, 勿及, ’veh zu, 勿如.
\Erect/, {to ⸺ a fence}, °tang-po, 打芭.
\Error/, tsho, 差.
\Escort/, {to ⸺ a person to the way}, soong°, 送.
\Evening/, ya°-khwa°, 夜快, waung-hwung-deu, 黃昏頭, waung hwung-°doong, 黃昏同.
\Every/, kauh, 各, °me, 每, {⸺ day}, °me-nyih, 毎日, {⸺ place}, khauh tshu°, 各處, khauh-tau° lauh tshu°, 各到落處.
\Examine/, {to ⸺ carefully}, dzo, 查, dzo-°khau, 查考, {to ⸺ a class}, °khau-su, 考書.
\Exalt/, {to ⸺ to a high position}, foong, 封.
\Exchange, to/, wen°, 換, diau, 調.
\Excite, to/, doong, 動.
\Exhort, to/, °choen, 勸, °choen-mien, 勸勉,°choen-‘oo, 勸和.
\Except, to/, maung°, 望, po-maung°, 巴望.
\Explain, to/, °ka-suh, 解說, °khaung, 講.
\Expound, to/, °khaung, 講.
\Extinguish, to/, tsh-°iung, 吹隱.
\Extra/, ling-nya°, 另外.
\Extravagant, to be/, ⸺, saung-fi, 傷費.
\Eye, an/, ih tsak °ngan-tsing, 一只眼睛.
\F/
\Face/, ih kuh mien° khoong, 一個面孔, ⸺ ({cheek}), nyi-kwaung, 耳光.
\Fall, to/, lauh, 落, tih, 跌, {to ⸺ down}, lauh-‘au°-le, 落下來, tih-‘au°-le, 跌下來, {the tide is ⸺ing}, lauh-dzau, 落潮.
\False/, °ka, 假.
\Fan, a/, ih °po sen°-°ts, 一把扇子.
\Farmer/, tsoong°-dien-nyung, 種田人.
\Fast/, khwa°, 快.
\Fat/, ({a person being ⸺}), tsaung°, 壯.
\Father/, ya, 爺, °lau-nyung-ka, 老人家, kya-°voo, 家父, tsung-da°-nyung, 尊大人, kya, 家, ling-°tsung, 令尊, tia-tia, 爹爹, ya-ya, 爺爺, pak-pak, 爸爸.
\Feel, to/, mok, 摸.
\Female/, ({human}), °nyui, 女, ({animal}), tsh, 雌.
\Fence/, {to erect a ⸺}, °tang-po, 打芭.
\Few/, sau, 少.
\Fierce/, hyoong, 兇.
\Fifteen/, °so-°ng, 十五.
\Fifty/, °ng-seh, 五十.
\Fight/, {to ⸺ with each other}, siang-°tang, 相打, {to ⸺ a battle}, °tang-°tsang, 打仗.
\File, a/, ih °po tshoo-tau, 一把銼刀.
\Find, to/, zing, 尋, zing-dzak, 尋着, {cannot ⸺}, zing-’veh-dzak, 尋勿着.
\Finger, a/, ih tsak tshih-deu, 一只指頭.
\Finish, to/, wen, 完.
\Fire/, °hoo, 火, {to light the ⸺}, sang-°hoo, 生火, {on ⸺} ({as a house}), °hoo-dzak, 火着.
\Firm/, lau, 牢.
\First/, sien, 先, deu ih, 頭一, °di ih, 第一, {the ⸺ month}, tsung nyoeh, 正月, {the ⸺ day of a month}, tshoo-ih, 初一, {the ⸺ part of a month}, nyoeh-deu, 月頭, nyoeh deu laung, 月頭上, {the ⸺ half of a month, day, or year}, °zaung-pen°, 上半.
\Fish, a/, ih diau ng, 一條魚.
\Five/, °ng, 五.
\Flag/, ih mien° ji, 一面旗.
\Flour/, koen-mien°, 乾麵, mien°-°fung, 麵粉.
\Flower/, hwo, 花, {a ⸺ing plant}, ih khoo hwo, 一棵花.
\Flute/, ih °kwen-dih, 一管笛.
\Fly, to/, fi, 飛.
\Follow, to/, kung, 跟.
\Food/, van°, 飯, chuh-kuh meh-z°, 吃個物事.
\Fool/, {to ⸺ with one another}, °tang-bang, 打棚.
\Foot, the/, ih tsak kyak, 一只脚, {a measure of 10 inches}, ih tshak, 一尺, {ten feet}, ih °dzang, 一丈, {a square ⸺}, ih faung tshak, 一方尺, {100 square feet}, ih faung, 一方.
\For/, iung-we°, 因爲, we°-ts, 爲之, ⸺ ({instead of}), theh, 替, de°-thi°, 代替.
\Force/, {to take a thing by ⸺}, °tshiang, 搶, °tshiang-doeh, 搶奪.
\Foreigner/, ih kuh °nga-kok nyung, 一個 外國人.
\Forfeit, to/, seh, 失, seh-theh, 失脫.
\Forget, to/, maung-kyi, 忘記.
\Forgive, to/, nyau-°so, 饒赦, khwen-yoong, 寬容, nyoen-liang°, 原諒.
\Fork/, ih °po tsho°, 一把叉.
\Forsake, to/, li-khe, 雕開.
\Fort, a/, ih kuh phau°-de, 一個炮台.
\Forth/, tsheh, 出, {to come ⸺}, tsheh-le, 出來.
\Forty/, s°-seh, 四十.
\Four/, °s, 四.
\Fowl/, ih tsak kyi, 一隻鷄, {a pair of ⸺s}, ih te° kyi, 一對鶴.
\Fox/, ih tsak ‘oo-li, 一隻孤狸.
\France/, Fah-kok, 法國.
\Fresh/ ({of meat or fish}), sing-sien, 新鮮.
\Friend/, ih kuh bang-°yeu, 一個朋友.
\Friday/, °li-pa°-°ng, 禮拜五.
\From/, dzoong, 從.
\Fuel/, {a bundle of ⸺}, ih khwung za, 一梱柴, ih khwung dau-za, 一梱稻柴.
\Furniture/, {classifier for articles of ⸺}, °kheu, 口.
\G/
\Gain, to/, ⸺, dzan, 賺, {to ⸺ a victory}, °tang-yung, 打贏, °tang-sung°-tsang, 打勝仗.
\Gamble, to/, too, 賭, {to ⸺ with dice}, zak deu°-°ts, 擲骰子, {to ⸺ with dominoes}, teu°-ba, 鬭牌.
\Garden/, hwo-yoen, 花園.
\Garment/, ih jien° i-zaung, 一件衣裳.
\Gate/, mung, 門.
\Gateway/, mung-kheu, 門口.
\Gather/, ({as fruit, flowers}), °tshe, 採.
\Generally/, da°-liak, 大略.
\Germany/, Tuh-kok, 德國.
\Gentleman/, sien-sang, 先生.
\Gently/, man°-man°-nung, 慢慢能, chung-chung-nung, 輕輕能.
\Get, to/, tuh, 得, tuh-dzak, 得着, {to ⸺ up}, lok, 䟿 lok chi° le, 䟿起來.
\Give, to/, peh, 撥, soong°, 送.
\Glad/, kha°-weh, 快活, hwen-°hyi, 歡喜.
\Glass/, poo-li, 玻璃, {a ⸺}, ih tsak poo-li pe-°ts, 一只玻璃杯子, {a wine ⸺}, ih tsak °tsieu pe, 一只酒杯.
\Go, to/, chi°, 去, {to ⸺ out}, tsheh chi°, 出去, {to ⸺ on shore}, °zaung-ngoen°, 上岸, {to ⸺ on board}, °zaung-zen, 上船.
\Goat/, ih tsak san-yang, —隻山羊.
\God/, °Zang-ti, 上帝, Thien-°tsu, 天主, Zung, 神, {a Taoist ⸺}, ih tsung zung-dau°, 一尊神道.
\Godown, a/, ih zoo °dzan-vaung, 一座棧房.
\Gold/, kyung-°ts, 金子.
\Gong/, ih mien° kyung-loo, 一面金鑼.
\Good/, °hau, 好, ({moral}), zen, 善.
\Good-by/, an°-hyih-we°, 晏歇會, tse°-we°, 再會, chi°-tse, 去哉, man°-chi°, 慢去, kan-nyih-we°, 隔日會.
\Goose, a/, ih tsak ngoo, 一只鵝.
\Grasp, to/, nyah, 揑.
\Grass, a/, °tshau, 草.
\Grate, a/, ih kuh °hoo-khaung, 一個火炕.
\Grave/, {a, ⸺ mound}, ih kuh vung-san, 一個墳山.
\Great/, doo°, 大, {a great many}, too hau°, 多化, kyau-kwan, 交關.
\Green/, lok, 綠.
\Guest, a/, ih we° khak nyung, 一位客人, {a ⸺ room}, ih kan khak-daung kan, 一間客堂間.
\Grill, to/, tsien, 煎.
\Gun, a/, ih kwen yang-tshiang, 一管洋槍.
\H/
\Hair/, {on the head}, deu-fah, 頭髮.
\Half, a/, ih pen°, 一半, {⸺ an hour}, pen° °tien-tsoong, 半點鐘, {⸺ a dollar}, pen° khwe° yang-dien, 半塊洋錢.
\Hammer, a/, ih kuh, 一個, {or} °po laung-deu, 把榔頭.
\Hand, the/, ih tsak °seu, 一只手, {the right ⸺}, yeu°-°seu, 右手, {the left ⸺}, tsi°-°seu, 左手.
\Hand, to/, dzeu°, 授.
\Handful, a/, ih °po, 一把.
\Happiness/, fok-chi°, 福氣.
\Happy/, kha°-weh, 快活.
\Hard/, ngang, 硬, ({difficult}), nan, 難.
\Hare, a/, ih tsak thoo°-°ts, 一只兔子.
\Hat/, ih °ting man-°ts, 一頂帽子.
\Have/, °yeu, 有.
\Hawk, a/, °ih tsak iung, 一只鷹, ih tsak °lau-iung, 一只老鷹.
\He/, yi, 伊.
\Head/, ih kuh deu, 一個頭, {to wear on the ⸺}, ta°, 戴, {to bow the ⸺} ({as to kowtow}), kheh-deu, 磕頭.
\Heal, to/, i-°hau, 醫好, khoen°-°hau, 看好.
\Hear/, thing, 聽, thing-kyien, 聽見, {cannot ⸺}, thing-’veh-tsheh, 聽勿出.
\Heart/, ih kuh sing, 一個心.
\Heaven/, thien, 天.
\Heavy/, °dzoong, 重.
\Height/, kau-ti, 高低.
\Help/, paung-dzoo°, 帮助, {to ⸺ one another}, siang-paung, 相幫.
\Hen, a/, ih tsak ths kyi, 一只雌鷄.
\Her/, yi, 伊.
\Here/, leh-li, 垃裏, °ths-di°, 此地, di-deu, 第頭.
\Hereafter/, °‘eu-°seu, 後首, °‘eu-le, 後來, °i-°‘eu, 以後.
\Hers/, yi-kuh, 伊個.
\Hide/, {to ⸺ oneself}, ben°-loong, 避攏, {to ⸺ a thing}, khaung°-°loong, 囥攏, khaung°, 囥.
\High/, kau, 高.
\Hill/, ih zoo° san, 一座山.
\Him/, yi, 伊.
\Himself/, yi z°-ka, 伊自家.
\Hinder, to/, °tsoo, 阻, °tsoo-taung, 阻擋.
\His/, yi-kuh, 伊個.
\Hit, to/, °tang, 打.
\Hog, a/, ih tsak ts-loo, 一只猪獹.
\Hoist, to/, {as a flag or a sail}, °tsha, 扯.
\Hold, to/, nyah, 揑, {to ⸺ in the arms}, °bau, 抱.
\Hole/, doong, 洞.
\House/, ok-°li, 屋裏.
\Honest/, lau-zeh, 老實.
\Hope, a/, maung-deu, 望頭.
\Hope, to/, po-maung°, 巴望.
\Horse, a/, ih phih °mo, 一匹馬, ih tsak °mo, 一只馬, {a ⸺ boy}, ih kuh °mo-foo, 一個馬夫, {to ride a ⸺}, ji-°mo, 騎馬.
\Hospital/, i-yoen°, 醫院.
\Hot/, nyih, 熱.
\Hour/, ih °tien tsoong, 一點鐘, {or} ih kuh tsoong-deu, 一個鐘頭, {half an ⸺}, pen° °tien tsoong, 半點鐘, {quarter of an ⸺}, ih khuh, 一刻.
\House/, ih zoo°, 一座, {or} ih zak vaung-°ts, 一宅房子, {two storied ⸺}, ih zoo° leu, 一座樓, ih zoo° leu-vaung, 一座樓房, {three storied ⸺}, san dzung leu, 三層樓.
\How?/ °na-nung, 那能? {⸺ many?} °kyi-hau°, 幾化? °kyi kuh, 幾個? {⸺ much?} °kyi hau°, 幾化? {⸺ much is it} ({price}){?} sa ka°-dien, 啥價錢? sa ‘aung-dzing, 啥行情? {⸺ much more?} ‘oo-°hwaung, 何况? nyi, 呢, ({at end of clause}) {⸺ are you?} noong° °hau la° °va, 儂好拉否? {⸺ old are you?} °kyi hau° nyien-kyi, 幾化年紀? °kyi soe°, 幾歲? °kyi-hau° kwe°-kang, 幾何貴庚? kyi-hau° kau-zeu°, 幾化高壽.
\However/, zen-r, 然而.
\Hundred/, ih pak, 一百.
\Hunt, to/, °tang-lih, 打獵.
\Husband/, {a ⸺ and wife}, ih te° foo-tshi, 一對夫妻.
\I/
\I/, °ngoo, 我, {⸺ myself}, °ngoo z°-ka, 我 自家.
\Idol/, {a Buddhist ⸺}, ih tsung veh, 一尊佛, boo-sah, 菩薩, {a Taoist ⸺}, ih tsung zung-dau°, 一尊神道.
\If/, zak, 若, zak-s°, 若是, zak-zen, 若然, °thaung-zen, 倘然, °thaung-s°, 倘使, meh, 末 ({at end of the clause}), {⸺ not so}, ’veh zen meh, 勿然末, ’veh zeh-ke° meh, 勿實蓋末, {⸺ it be so}, kyi-zen zeh-ke°, 既然實蓋, {as ⸺}, °hau-°ziang, 好像.
\Ill/, {to become}, sang-bing, 生病.
\Illness/, mau-bing, 毛病.
\Immediately/, zieu, 就.
\Immovable/, °doong-°‘a-’veh-°doong, 動亦勿動.
\Implement/, ka-sang, 傢生.
\Imprison/, {to be ⸺ed}, seu-kan, 收監.
\In/, la°, 拉, {or} leh-la°, 垃拉, ({before noun}) °li, 裏, {or} °li-hyang, 裏向, ({after noun}), {is he ⸺?} yi leh-la° va°? 伊垃拉否? {come ⸺}, tsing°-le, 進來, {go ⸺}, °tsing-chi°, 進去, {⸺ addition}, ling°-nga, 另外, dze-nga°, 在外, wan, 環, {⸺ order to}, °i-°ts, 以至, {⸺ vain}, bak-bak-°li, 白白裏.
\Inch, an/, ih tshung, 一寸.
\Inconceivable/, siang-’veh-tau, 想勿到.
\Indispensable/, °ba-’veh-tuh, 罷勿得.
\Injure/, ‘e°, 害, {to be ⸺ed}, zeu-°‘e, 受害, {to be ⸺ed by striking}, °tang-wa°, 打壊.
\Ink/, {a piece of}, ih khwe° muh, 一塊墨, {foreign ⸺}, muh-s, 墨水, {a Chinese ⸺ tablet}, ih kuh nyien°-°ts, 一個硯池, ih kuh nyien°-de, 一個硯台.
\Inquire/, {to make ⸺ies}, °tang-thing, 打聽.
\Inside/, °li-hyang°, 裏向.
\Instantaneous/, lih-khuk, 立刻.
\Instead of/, thi°, 替, °de-thi, 代替.
\Instruments/, {a set of}, ih foo° ka-sang, 一副傢生.
\Intercourse/, le-°waung, 來往.
\Invite, to/, °tshing, 請.
\Iron/, thih, 鐵.
\Iron, to/, thaung, 烫.
\Is/, °z, 是, {there ⸺}, °yeu, 有, {⸺ there to be had?} °yeu-tuh, 有得?
\It/, yi, 伊, {⸺ is not necessary}, ’veh pih, 勿必.
\Its/, yi-kuh, 伊個.
\J/
\Japanese/, Toong-yang-nyung, 東洋人, zeh-°pung-nyung, 日本人.
\Jetty, a/, °mo-deu, 碼頭.
\Journey/, {to start on}, °doong-sung, 動身.
\Jump, to/, thiau, 跳.
\Just now/, khan-khan, 纔纔, ’veh too-°kyi-z, 勿多幾時, {⸺ on the point of doing a thing}, thih-°tsung, 貼准, {⸺ before daylight}, thien-liang°-khwa°, 天亮快.
\K/
\Keep, to/, seu, 守.
\Kerosene/, °hoo-yeu, 火油.
\Kettle/, s-‘oo, 水壺.
\Key, a/, ih °po yak-dz, 一把鑰匙.
\Kill, to/, sah, 殺, sah-theh, 殺脫, {to ⸺ with a blow}, °tang-sah, 打殺.
\Kitchen, a/, ih kan sau-van°-kan, 一間燒飯間, dzu-vaung, 厨房, tsau°-kan, 灶間.
\Kneel, to/, jui, 跪.
\Knife, a/, ih °po tau, 一把刀.
\Knock, to/, khau, 敲.
\Know, to/, °hyau-tuh, 曉得, {to ⸺ a person}, nyung°-tuh, 認得, {to ⸺ a Chinese character}, suh, 識.
\Kowtow, to/, kheh-deu, 磕頭.
\L/
\Ladder, a/, ih dzung voo-thi, 一層扶梯.
\Lamp, a/, ih tsan-tung, 一盞燈.
\Large/, doo°, 大.
\Late/, °an, 晏.
\Laugh, to/, siau°, 笑.
\Laughable/, °hau-siau°, 好笑, {very ⸺}, siau°-sah-tse, 笑殺哉.
\Lazy/, °lan-phok, 懒怕, °lan-doo°, 懒惰.
\Lead/, khan, 鉛.
\Lead, to/, ling, 領.
\Leap, to/, thiau, 跳.
\Learn, to/, °‘auh, 學.
\Left/, tsoo°, 左 ({sometimes pronounced tsi°}), {⸺ hand}, tsi° °seu, 左手.
\Lend, to/, tsia, 借.
\Length/, dzaug-°toen, 長短.
\Less than/, ’veh siau, 勿消, ’veh °men, 勿滿.
\Lest/, °sang-ts, 省之.
\Letter, a/, ih foong sing°, 一封信.
\Level/, bing, 平.
\Life/, ih diau sing°-ming°, 一條性命, {all one’s ⸺}, ih-sang ih-s°, 一生一世.
\Light/ ({not dark}), liang, 亮.
\Light/ ({in weight}), chung, 輕.
\Light, to/, ({a lamp or candle}), tien, 點, {to ⸺ a fire}, sang, 生.
\Like/, °hau-°ziang 好像, °ziang, 像, yeu-z 猶似, tsho-’veh-too, 差不多.
\Like, to/, hwen-°hyi, 歡喜, siang-sing°, 相信, {as you ⸺}, dzoe noong, 隨儂, dzoe bien noong, 隨便儂.
\Lion, a/, ih tsak s-°ts, 一只獅子.
\Little/, °siau, 小, ⸺ ({in quantity}), °sau, 少, ⸺ ({to a small extent}), sau-we, 少爲, {a ⸺}, ih ngan, 一顏, ih ngan-ngan, 一顏顏, {differs but ⸺}, tsho-’veh-too, 差勿多.
\Live, to/, dzu°, 住, weh, 活 sung, 生.
\Loaf/, {a ⸺ of bread}, ih kuh men-deu, 一個饅頭.
\Lock, a/, ih °po °soo, 一把鎖.
\Lock, to/, °soo, 鎖.
\Long/, dzang, 長, {a ⸺ time}, dzang-°yoen, 長遠, dzang-°yoen-tse, 長遠哉, ta-z-tse, 多時哉.
\Look, to/, khoen°, 看, {to ⸺ for}, zing, 尋, {take a ⸺}, khoen°-ih-khoen°, 看一看, {to ⸺ around}, tseu-we-khoen°, 周圍看, {⸺s well}, °hau khoen°, 好看, {to ⸺ for} ({expect}), maung°, 望, {⸺ after} ({to lake care of}), tsau-koo, 照顧, taung-sing, 當心.
\Loose/, °doong-°lau-°doong, 動佬動.
\Lord/, °Tsu, 主, {the heavenly ⸺}, Thien-°Tsu, 天主.
\Lose, to/, seh, 失, seh-theh, 失脫, {to ⸺ in business}, zeh, 折, zeh-theh, 折脫, zeh-pung, 折本.
\Love, to/, e°, 爱, {to ⸺ mutually}, siang-e°, 相愛.
\Low/, ti, 底.
\M/
\Magistrate, a/, ih kuh, 一個, (or ih we°, 一位), kwen-°foo, 官府.
\Make, to/, tsoo°, 做, {to ⸺ a profit}, dzan, 賺.
\Male/, nen, 男, {of animals}, yoong, 雄.
\Man/, ih kuh nyung, 一個人, {a ⸺ or two}, deu-liang-kuh-nyung, 頭兩個人.
\Manage, to/, kyung-°seu, 經手, ban, 辦, °kwen, 管.
\Mandarin, a/, ih kuh kwen, 一個官, ih kuh kwen-°foo, 一個官府, {⸺ dialect}, kwen-wo°, 官話.
\Many/, too-hau°, 多化, {how ⸺}, °kyi-hau°, 幾化, {a great ⸺}, kyau-kwan, 交關.
\Map, a/, ih fok doo, 一幅圖, ih fok di°-°li-doo, 一幅地理圖.
\Market/, °z-mien°, 市面.
\Marks or signs/, kyi°-’au°, 記號.
\Marry/, {to ⸺ a wife}, °thau nyang-°ts, 討娘子, {a woman to ⸺}, tsheh-ka°, 出嫁.
\Mason, a/, ih kuh nyi-°s-ziang, 一個泥水匠.
\Master, a/, °tsu-nyung, 主人, toong-ka, 東家.
\Matches/, z°-le hoo°, 自來火, {strike a ⸺}, wak, 劃.
\May/, °khau-i°, 可以.
\Me/, °ngoo, 我.
\Meaning/, i°-s°, 意思.
\Measure, to/, liang, 量, °ien, 演.
\Meat/, {a piece ⸺}, ih khwe° nyok, 一塊肉.
\Medicine/, yak, 藥.
\Meet, to/, bang°-dzak, 碰着, {to go to ⸺}, nyung-tsih, 迎接, {to ⸺ a misfortune}, chuh-°khoo, 吃苦.
\Men/, nyung, 人.
\Mend, to/, sieu, 修, °poo, 補, to ⸺ a path, tshi° ka, 砌街.
\Merchandise/, hoo°-suh, 貨色.
\Method/, fah-tsuh, 法則.
\Midday/, nyih-tsoong, 日中.
\Middle/, kyui-tsoong, 居中, {⸺ of a month}, nyoeh-pen°, 月半.
\Midnight/, pen°-ya° °po, 半夜把.
\Might/, °khau-°i, 可以.
\Mile/, {a Chinese ⸺}, ih °li, 一里, ih °li-loo°, 一里路.
\Milk/, nyeu-°na, 牛奶.
\Mind/, to relax the ⸺, san-sing, 散心.
\Mine/, °ngoo-kuh, 我個.
\Minute, a/, ih fung, 一分.
\Mirror, a/, ih mien° kyung°-°ts, 一面鏡子.
\Misery/, °khoo-nau°, 苦惱.
\Misfortune/, {to meet with a ⸺}, chuh-°khoo, 吃苦.
\Mistake/, ’veh-te°, 勿對, {or} tsho, 錯.
\Miss, a/, ih kuh °siau-°tsia, 一個小姐.
\Mister/, sien-sang, 先生.
\Mistress, Mrs./, nyang-nyang, 娘娘.
\Moan, to/, than°-chi°, 歎氣.
\Moist/, sak, 濕.