| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 26 |
cao1me1a4 lang3 ge5gang1 |
草螞子 逗 鷄公 |
Grasshopper rouses a cock. |
[cao3ma3zi0 dou4 ji1gong1] |
| 202 |
ti4ki4 |
鐡齒 |
Iron-teethed, very stubborn |
[tie3chi3] “極端 固執 的。” |
| 164 |
ti4ghu3 |
鐵牛 |
Iron buffalo. The self-powered mechanical tiller with handles in the rear so that the farmer can control from behind to till the ground. |
[tie3niu2] “有 手把, 農夫 走在 後面 操縱 的 動力 耕耘 機。” |
| 197 |
min5 you5you1 |
面 憂憂 |
Having a face that is soaked in worries. |
[mian4 you1you1] “愁容 滿面。” |
| 87 |
tao3 ka1 dua6 sin1 |
頭 較 大 身 |
Head becomes larger than the body. When one has too much to worry about, his head becomes larger than his body. Also see "ji6lia6 tao3 neng6lia6 dua5." |
[tou2 jiao4 da4 shen1] |
| 170 |
dieng1guan3 |
頂高 |
On, on top of. |
[ding3gao1] “在。。。上面。” |
| 145 |
ang6gun1 gin2a4 |
項頸 筋子 |
Neck. |
[xiang4jing3 jin1zi0] “脖子。” |
| 34 |
go4 lang5 wan6 |
顧 人 怨 |
Position or something that easily causes complaints. |
[gu4 ren2 yuan4] “吃力 不 討好。” |
| 98 |
wui6sieng5 bo6diu84 |
衛生 部長 |
Minister of Public Health literally, used to mock at somebody too picky about cleanness and hygiene. |
[wei4sheng1 bu4zhang3] |
| 66 |
yao5gui4 ge1 se4ghi5 |
餓鬼 假 小意 |
Starving person puts on shyness and refuses the offer. |
[e4gui3 jia3 xiao3yi4] “忸怩 作態”，“裝模 做樣。” |