| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 39 |
qia4 be5be3 |
赤 爸爸 |
Shrewish. Same as san5ba5. |
[chi4 ba4ba0] “與 ‘三八’ 同意。” |
| 100 |
rin5 zhi5 cho1, sieng6 bun1 shen5 |
人 之 初， 性 本 善 |
Six characters that begin the Sa85 Ri6 Gieng1 [三字經] (Three-Character Classic.) They are saying, "In the beginning of a person's life, his nature is good and kind." |
[ren2 zhi1 chu1, xing4 ben3 shan4] |
| 180 |
kun1tao5 kun1tao3 |
KUN頭 KUN頭 |
Slightly-round body that looks healthy and also rather powerful. |
[ken3tou2 ken3tou2] “有點 虎背熊腰 的 那種 體態。” |
| 15 |
chao4go86g85 |
臭鼾鼾 |
Smelly, stinking. |
[chou4han1han1] “臭 烘烘。” |
| 132 |
gui5e5 tao5ka5 ghong6ghong6 se4 |
整個 頭殼 戇戇 旋 |
So confused as if the whole head is whirling around. |
[zheng3ge0 tou2ke2 zhuang4zhuang4 xuan2] “迷迷糊糊”，“只 覺得 一只 腦袋瓜 兒 團團 轉。” |
| 85 |
qio4si1 lang3 |
笑死 人！ |
So ridiculous! How ridiculous! |
[xiao4 si3ren2] “笑死 人 了！” 或者 “荒唐死 人 了！” |
| 146 |
hao6se81 |
後生 |
Son, sons. |
[hou4sheng1] “兒子。” |
| 36 |
dan5 zhui1le3 |
響 水螺 |
Sound the siren. Zhui1le3 was a large water-snail; its shell was used to sound the siren before the modern version of the public alarm system was put in place. |
[xiang3 shui3luo2] “拉 警報。” |
| 19 |
jia6 he1kang1 dao4 sio5be6 |
吃 好孔 兜 相報 |
Spread the news to share the secret if you have come upon a good fortune. |
[chi1 hao3kong3 dou1 xiang1bao4] 接近 “有福 大家 享。” |
| 12 |
ho1tao3 niao1qi1bhui4 |
虎頭 貓鼠尾 |
Start with the tiger's head but yet end with a mouse's tail. Something that starts big but ends small. |
[hu3tou2 mao1shu3wei3] “虎頭 蛇尾。” |