Taishanese Cantonese Mandarin English Notes
hɔu55 good Adj: good. Adv: very, well. Verb: [hɔu33] like, enjoy.
嘛嘛 ma22 ma225 嘛嘛 马马虎虎 of passing quality, of OK quality
中等 dzǝŋ33 aŋ55 中等 中等 of medium quality
平常 pein22 siaŋ22 平常 平常 ordinary, commonplace
普通 pu55 həŋ335 普通 普通 ordinary, commonplace
值钱 dzɛt32 tein225 值钱 值钱 valuable
特别 ak32 bɛt32 特别 特别 special
骨子 gut55 du55 骨子 别致 cute, exquisite, delicate
正牌 dzein33 pai22(5) 正牌 道地 genuine
nan22 difficult Adj: [nan22] difficult. Noun: [nan32] disaster.
(容)易 (yəŋ22) yi32 (容)易 容易 easy, simple
𪙛𠸉 lak55 kak55/lak33 lak33 𪙛𠸉 崎岖 rough, difficult, knotty, bumpy
ŋaŋ32 (bəp33 ə33) soft [ŋaŋ32 bəp33 ə33/ŋaŋ32 bəp33 bəp33] is the vivid form.
好价 hɔu55 ga33 expensive, (price) high
piaŋ22 便宜 cheap, (price) low
着数 dziak32 su33 着数 合算 worthwhile
抵吃 ai55 hiak33 抵食 吃的划算 a good meal at a low price, good meals cheap
干净 gɔn33 diaŋ32 干净 干净 clean
虔诚 kein22 sein22 干净 干净 clean
** lai22 sai22 污糟 dirty
dɔu55 early Adj: [tsɔu22] wrinkled; [tsɔu22 maŋ553/tsɔu22 maŋ55 maŋ55] is the vivid form. [maŋ553] is the contraction of [maŋ55 ə33]. Verb: [dzəu33] wrinkle, crease.
迟/晏 tsi22/an33 迟/晏 late
fai33 fast, quick; quickly
man32 slow; slowly
dzun55 accurate
高兴 gɔu33 hein33 热闹 热闹 bustling, crowded
机密/秘密 gi33 mit32/bi33 mit32 秘密 秘密 secret
紧要 gin55 yiau33 紧要 要紧 urgent, important Note the reversal of characters.
稳阵 vun55 dzin32 稳阵 安全 safe; to be safe
危险 ŋai22 ham55 危险 危险 danger; dangerous
险𠹌 ham55 lin55 危险 危险 (vulgar) danger/dangerous
方便 fɔŋ33 bein32 方便 方便 convenient
有害 yiu33 hɔi32 有害 有害 harmful
kiau55 coincidental, odd
架势 ga33 sai33 架势 排场 extravagant, luxurious
老实 lɔu55 sit32 老实 老实 plain, honest
肥(嘟嘟) fi22 (dut55 ə33) 肥(嘟嘟) fat [fi22 dut55 ə33/fi22 dut55 dut55] is the vivid form.
fi22 (meat) fat, (food) oily
səu33 (maŋ55 ə33) skinny [səu33 maŋ55 ə33/səu33 maŋ55 maŋ55 ] is the vivid form.
səu33 (meat) lean
后生 həu22 baŋ215 后生 年青 young of age; young men
大只 ai32 dziak33 大只 physical, strong
孱弱 san22 ŋiak32 孱弱 衰弱 physically weak
出名 tsut55 miaŋ335 出名 出名 famous; become famous
有面(子) yiu33 mein325/yiu33 mein32 du55 有面(子) 有头有脸 commands respect
ŋam55 correct
tɔ33 wrong
正当 dzein33 ɔŋ33 正当 正当 legitimate, rightful
kəŋ22 poor
有钱 yiu33 tein225 有钱 有钱 rich, have money
有*银 yiu33 aŋ55 ŋan225 有钱 有钱 rich, have money
好彩 hɔu55 tɔi55 好彩 幸运 lucky
唔好彩 m22 hɔu55 tɔi55 唔好彩 倒霉 unlucky
ləu32 to leak
艰难 gan33 nan22 艰难 艰苦 hard, distressing
dzin33 real
ga55 false
ɬui33/21 broken; pieces Adj: [ɬui33] broken, framented, trivial. Noun: [ɬui21] pieces, remnant, trace.