| Taishanese | IPA | Cantonese | Mandarin | English | Notes |
| 买卖 | mai3 mai325 | 买卖 | 买卖 | trade | |
| 帮衬 | bɔŋ33 tsin33 | 帮衬 | 光顾 | patronage | |
| 做生意 | du33 saŋ33 yi33 | 做生意 | 做生意 | to do business | |
| 买 | mai33 | 买 | 买 | to buy | |
| 卖 | mai32 | 卖 | 卖 | to sell | |
| 好卖 | hɔu55 mai32 | 好卖 | 进城 | to go into town | |
| 合份 | hap32 fun215 | 夹份 | 合伙 | to go into partnership | |
| 本钱 | bɔn55 tein22 | 本钱 | 本钱 | investment capital | |
| 赚(钱) | dzan32 (tein225) | 赚(钱) | 赚(钱) | to make (money) | |
| 蚀(钱) | siat32 (tein225) | 蚀(钱) | 亏(钱) | to lose (money) | |
| 蚀本 | siat32 bɔn55 | 蚀本 | 亏本 | to lost money | Literally to lose the seed investment |
| 够本 | gǝu33 bɔn55 | 够本 | 够本 | to break even | Literally to make the seed investment back |
| 行(路) | haŋ22 (lu32) | 行(路) | 走路 | to walk on foot | |
| 花红 | fa33 hǝŋ22 | 花红 | 花红 | dividend, bonus | |
| 花利 | fa33 li325 | 花利 | 利息,小费 | interests; tips | |
| 开销 | hɔi33 ɬiau33 | 开销 | 开支 | expenditure | |
| 数 | su33 | 数 | 账 | accounts | |
| 记数 | gi33 su33 | 记账 | 记账 | to record accounts | |
| 清数 | tein33 su33 | 清数 | 清账 | to settle accounts | |
| 赊数 | ɬia33 su33 | 赊数 | 赊账 | to put on credit | |
| 找数 | dzau55 su33 | 找数, 埋单 | 算账 | to settle an account (usually in a restaurant) | |
| 赖数 | lai32 su33 | 赖账 | 赖账 | to refuse to acknowledge an account | |
| 烂数 | lan32 su33 | 烂账 | 坏账 | unaccounted for or default account | |
| 收数 | siu33 su33 | 收数 | 收账 | to collect debts | |
| 舖头 | pu33 hǝu225 | 舖头 | 商舖 | shop | |
| 开舖头 | hɔi33 pu33 hǝu225 | 开舖头 | 开舖子 | to open a shop; shop owner | |
| 新开张 | ɬin33 hɔi33 dzaŋ33 | 新开张 | 新开张 | newly open (shop) | |
| 开市 | hɔi33 si21 | 开市 | 开市 | to start business of the day | |
| 收市 | siu33 si21 | 收市 | 收市 | to stop business of the day | |
| 发市 | fat33 si21 | 发市 | 发市 | to have good business; to make a fortune | |
| 收水 | siu33 sui55 | 拾笠 | 停业 | to close business | |
| 点货 | iam55 fɔ33 | 点货 | 点货 | to check goods | |
| 门面 | mɔn22 mein325 | 门面 | 门面 | store front | |
| 字号 | du32 hɔu32 | 字号 | 字号 | store name | |
| 招牌 | dziau33 pai22 | 招牌 | 招牌 | shop sign | |
| 告白 | gɔu33 bak32 | 告白 | 广告 | advertisement | |
| 卖告白 | mai32 gɔu33 bak32 | 卖告白 | 卖广告 | to advertise | |
| 贴告白 | hiap33 gɔu33 bak32 | 贴告白 | 贴广告 | to post an advertisement | |
| 发行 | fat55 hɔŋ22 | 发行 | 发行 | to publish | |
| 讲价 | gɔŋ55 ga33 | 讲价 | 讲价 | to negotiate a price | |
| 还价 | van22 ga33 | 还价 | 还价 | to make a counter offer | |
| 几多钱/银? | gi55 ɔ33 tein225/ŋan225 | 几多钱? | 多少钱? | How much? (asking for price) | |
| 发票 | fat55 piau215 | 发票 | 发票 | receipt (proof of sale) | |
| 收条 | siu33 hiau22(5) | 收据 | 收据 | receipt (proof of goods/money received) | |
| 合同 | hap32 hǝŋ22 | 合同 | 合同 | contract | |
| 签字/名 | tim33 du325/miaŋ225 | 签字/名 | 签字/名 | to sign | |
| 人客 | ŋin22 hak33 | 人客 | 顾客 | customer | |
| 佣 | yǝŋ325 | 佣 | 佣金 | commission | |
| 生意旺 | saŋ33 yi33 vɔŋ32 | 生意旺 | 生意旺 | prosperous business | |
| 生意淡 | saŋ33 yi33 am32 | 生意淡 | 生意淡 | profitless business | |
| 发财 | fat33 tɔi22 | 发财 | 发财 | to prosper by becoming wealthy | |
| 横财 | vaŋ22 tɔi22 | 横财 | 横财 | windfall | |
| 发达 | fat33 at32 | 发达 | 发达 | to advance, develop, prosper | |
| 等墟 | aŋ55 hui21 | 趁墟 | 赶集 | country market, fair | Country markets are usually held once every five days. |
| 街市 | gai55 si215 | 街市 | 市场 | market place | |
| 档口 | (d)ɔŋ33 hǝu55 | 档口 | 货摊 | stall | |
| 摆档 | bai55 dɔŋ33 | 摆档 | 摆档 | to set up a stall | |
| 买菜 | mai33 tɔi33 | 买菜 | 买菜 | shopping for food | |
| 舖头 | pu33 hǝu225 | 舖头 | 商店 | shop | |
| 士多舖 | si21 dɔ55 pu335 | 士多舖 | 杂货铺 | grocery store | 士多 [si21 dɔ55] is the transliteration of store. |
| 米舖 | mai55 pu335 | 米舖 | 米栈 | rice shop | |
| 糴米 | iak32 mai55 | 糴米 | 买米 | to buy rice | |
| 药材舖 | yiak21 tɔi22 pu335 | 药材舖 | 药舖 | Chinese style druggist's store | |
| 西药房 | ɬai33 yiak21 fɔŋ225 | 药房 | 药店 | pharmacy | |
| 执药 | dzap55 yiak21 | 执药 | 买中药 | to buy Chinese drugs, to fill herbal prescriptions | |
| 布舖 | bu33 pu335 | 布舖 | 布店 | fabric store | |
| 苏杭舖 | ɬu33 hɔŋ22 pu335 | 布舖 | 布店 | (old) fabric store | |
| 量布 | liaŋ22 bu33 | 买布 | 买布 | to buy fabric | Literally to measure the cloth. |
| 百货 | bak55 fuɔ335 | 百货公司 | 百货公司 | department store | |
| 买衫 | mai33 sam21 | 买衫 | 买衣服 | to buy cloth | |
| 书局 | si33 gǝk325 | 书舖 | 书店 | bookstore | |
| 金舖 | gim33 pu33 | 金舖 | 金饰店 | gold shop | |
| 茶楼 | tsa22 lǝu22 | 茶楼 | 茶馆 | teahouse | |
| 酒馆 | diu55 gɔn55 | 酒楼 | 饭馆 | restaurant | |
| 膳堂 | siaŋ21 hɔŋ225 | 饭堂 | 饭堂 | café (of a school, facility, etc) | |
| 结数 | gɛt33 su33 | 埋单 | 结帐 | to settle a restaurant bill | |
| 旅馆 | lui21 gɔn55 | 客栈 | 客栈 | inn | |
| *屋 | bɔi55 ǝk55 | 揾屋 | 找房子 | to go house hunting; house hunting | |
| 赁房 | ŋim32 fɔŋ215 | 租房 | 租房子 | to rent a house; to rent a room | |
| 钱 | tein225 | 钱 | 钱 | money | |
| 银纸 | ŋan22 dzi55 | 银纸 | 钞票 | paper money | |
| 碎银 | ɬui33 ŋan225 | 碎银 | 零钱 | small changes | |
| 碎纸 | ɬui33 dzi55 | 碎纸 | 零钱 | small changes | |
| 赎(钱) | dǝk32 tein225 | 赎(钱) | 找赎 | (seller) to give back the remainder of money | |
| 一文 | yit55 mun55 | 一文 | 一块(钱) | a dollar | |
| 一毫子 | yit55 hɔu22 du55 | 一毫子 | 一毛(钱) | a dime | |
| 一分钱 | yit55 fun33 tein22 | 一分钱 | 一分钱 | a cent | |
| 一个仙 | yit55 gɔi33 ɬein55 | 一个仙 | 一分钱 | a cent | 仙, Cantonese [sin1], is a transliteration of cent. |
| 使钱 | sɔi55 tein225 | 使钱 | 花钱 | to spend money | |
| 借(钱) | dia33 (tein225) | 借(钱) | 借(钱) | to borrow (money) | |
| 欠 | him33 | (争) | 欠 | to owe (money) | |
| 还 | van22 | 还 | 还 | to return (money) | |
| 债 | dzai33 | 债 | 债 | debt | |
| 放债 | fɔŋ33 dzai33 | 放债 | 放债 | to lend money on usury | |
| 利息 | li32 ɬɛt55 | 利息 | 利息 | interest | |
| 银行 | ŋan22 hɔŋ22(5) | 银行 | 银行 | bank | |
| 找钱 | dzau55 tein225 | 找钱 | 换零钱 | to break money | |
| 寄钱 | gi33 tein225 | 寄钱 | 汇款 | to send money | |
| 算盘 | ɬɔn33 pɔn22 | 算盘 | 算盘 | abacus | |
| 算盘子 | ɬɔn33 pɔn22 du55 | 算盘子 | 算盘珠 | balls of an abacus | |
| 打算盘 | a55 ɬɔn33 pɔn22 | 打算盘 | 打算盘 | to calculate on the abacus | |
| 计数 | gai33 su33 | 计数 | 计算 | to calculate | |
| 储钱 | tiu33 tien225 | 储钱 | 储蓄 | to save money | |
| 钱罂 | tien22 aŋ55 | 钱罂 | 储蓄罐 | piggy bank | |
| 值 | dzɛt32 | 值 | 值 | to be worth | |
| 值钱 | dzɛt32 tien225 | 值钱 | 值钱 | valuable |