| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 167 |
shai5gong1 |
師公 |
Master that can collect and expel evil spirits and perform other similar tasks. |
[shi1gong1] “陰陽 先生。” |
| 62 |
shai2a4 |
師子 |
Apprentice. Student. |
[shi1zi0] “學徒。” |
| 5 |
qi4 kua84mai2 ya4 |
試 看覓 子 |
Try and see what happens. Also: let us eat and see what happens. Let us put it on and see what happens. Etc. You can see how frequently expressions based on this pattern are being used. |
[shi4 kan4mi4zi0] “試試 看。” |
| 166 |
shiu5gia81 |
收驚 |
Collect and expel the Surprise Spirit. See "shiu6dio6 ce85gia81 受到 青驚 (Surprise has entered the body.)" |
[shou1jing1] |
| 119 |
san1 bi5 ba1 |
瘦 比 八 |
Be skinny. |
[shou4 bi3 ba1] “瘦皮 猴。” |
| 165 |
shiu6dio6 ce85gia81 |
受到 青驚 |
Surprise has entered the body. Traditionally, the mental health of a person is protected by a good spirit. When an evil spirit is able to bypass the protection -- in this case the evil spirit is the 'Surprise Spirit' -- that person becomes ill mentally. To amend, a shai5gong1 [師公] (master)has to come to collect this evil spirit and expel it. See "shiu5gia81 [收驚] (Collect and expel the Surprise Spirit.)" |
[shou4dao4 jing1jing1] “受到 驚嚇。” |
| 176 |
chu4bha1 |
鼠目 |
Mouse eyed. With very limited eyesight. |
[shu3mu4] “一千五百度。” |
| 63 |
hai84tao2 a4 |
甩頭 子 |
Stuff that makes people swing their head back and forth. Liquor. |
[shuai3tou2 zi0] |
| 83 |
song1 wai85wai81 |
爽 歪歪！ |
How cozy! Usually referring to the inside of a car, a room, or a house. |
[shuang3 wai1wai1] “真的 舒服 死人 了！” |
| 16 |
shui1dang5dang1 |
水噹噹 |
Beautiful. |
[shui3dang1dang1] “漂漂亮亮 的。” |