| Taishanese | Cantonese | Mandarin | English | Notes | |
| 感觉 | gam55 gɔk55 | 感觉 | 感觉 | feeling, sensation | |
| 见觉 | gein33 gɔk55 | 觉得 | 觉得 | to feel | |
| [] | hɔi33 | 痕 | 痒 | itchy | |
| (赤) | tiak33 | 痛 | 痛 | painful | |
| 自在 | di32 dɔi32(5) | 自在 | 舒服 | comfortable | |
| 得闲 | ?ak33 (k)an22 | 得闲 | 有空 | have free time | |
| (撒清) | ɬat55 tiaŋ21 | 冷清 | 冷清 | (of place) still, quiet, and lonely | |
| (撒撒清) | ɬat55 ɬat55 tiaŋ21 | 冷清 | 冷清 | (of place) still, quiet, and lonely | |
| 凉浸 | liaŋ22 dim33 ǝ33 | 冻冻哋 | 凉飕飕 | cool ( to the cold side) | |
| 凉浸 | liaŋ22 dim33 ǝ33 | 甘甘哋 | 甘凉 | (of licorice root) sweet and pleasant | |
| 冻(冰) | ?ǝŋ33 (ben55 ǝ33) | 冻冰冰 | 冻冰冰 | cold (of things) | |
| 淡 | ham33 (biat32 ǝ33) | 淡茂茂 | 淡 | flavorless | |
| 甜 | hiam22 (nim22 ǝ33) | 甜椰椰 | 甜 | (unpleasantly) sweet | |
| 酸 | ɬɔn33 (gaŋ33 ǝ33) | 酸尾尾 | 酸 | sour | |
| 咸 | ham22 (ŋin55 ǝ33) | 咸 | 咸 | salty | |
| 脆 | tui33 (tɔk55 ǝ33) | 卜卜脆 | 脆 | crispy | |
| 软 | ŋun33 (nǝp33 ǝ33) | 软腍腍 | 软 | soft | |
| [] | nɛt55 | 苦 | 苦 | bitter | |
| 苦苦[][] | fu55 fu55 nɛt55 nɛt55 | 苦 | 苦 | bitter | |
| 辣 | lat32 | 辣 | 辣 | (spice) hot | |
| 甜 | hiam22 | 甜 | 甜 | sweet | |
| 咸 | ham22 | 咸 | 咸 | salty | |
| 咸颈 | ham22 giaŋ55 | 咸 | 咸 | salty | |
| 腻颈 | nɔu22 giaŋ55 | 腻 | 腻 | greasy | |
| 凉爽 | liaŋ22 sɔŋ55 | 凉爽 | 凉快 | cool (comfortable) | |
| 冷 | laŋ33 | 冻 | 冷 | cold (weather) | |
| 凉 | liaŋ22 | 凉 | 凉 | cool | |
| 热 | ŋɛt32 | 热 | 热 | hot | |
| 热辣 | ŋɛt32 lat32 | 热辣辣 | 热辣辣的 | hot | |
| 热滞热滞 | ŋɛt32 dzai21 ŋɛt32 dzai21 | 湿热 | 闷热 | sultry, stuffy, hot | |
| 焗 | gǝk32 | 焗 | 闷 | stuffy | |
| 焫 | nat33 | 焫 | 烫 | (it feels) hot | |
| 暖 | nɔn33 | 暖 | 暖 | warm | |
| 暖核暖核 | nɔn33 vut21 nɔn33 vut215 | 暖暖哋 | 暖和 | lukewarm | |
| 和暖和暖 | vɔ22 nɔn21 vɔ22 nɔn21 | 暖暖哋 | 暖和 | lukewarm | |
| 肚饥 | ?u55 gi33 | 肚饿 | 饿 | hungry | |
| 颈渴 | giaŋ55 hɔt33 | 颈渴 | 口渴 | thirsty | |
| 饱 | bɔu55 | 饱 | 饱 | (stomach) full | |
| 𡃴 | tui22 | 𡃴 | 气味 | smell | |
| 香 | hiaŋ33 | 香 | 香 | fragrant | |
| 好闻 | hɔu55 mun225] | 好闻 | 香 | smells good | |
| 生鲜 | saŋ33 ɬein33 | 新鲜 | 新鲜 | fresh | |
| 臭 | tsiu33 | 臭 | 臭 | stink | |
| [] | nǝm33 | [] | 变坏 | spoiled, stale, rotten | |
| (益) | yɛt55 | [] | 变坏 | spoiled, stale rotten | |
| 馊 | ɬǝk55 | 馊 | 馊 | (rice) stale, turned sour | |
| 胺 | ŋat33 | 胺 | 臊 | smell of urine | |
| 臊 | ɬɔu33 | 臊 | 臊 | rank (smell of meat) | |