| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 77 |
zui1lao5 si1 |
水流 屍 |
Body thrown into the river to let it flow with the current -- instead of buried in the ground. In ancient times, when the family could not afford a proper burial, this thing did happen. |
[shui3liu2 shi1] |
| 129 |
jio1 ga5ya1 |
足 加業 |
Business is much busier. |
[zu2 jia1ye4] “生意 更加 興隆。” |
| 133 |
dong4 e6 diao3. dong4 bhe6 e6 diao3. bhe6 e6 kam1 ji6. |
棟 會 住。 棟 不會 住。 不會 堪 之。 |
Can stand. Cannot stand. Cannot stand or tolerate a weight, a burden, a pain, a hardship, etc. |
[dong4 hui4 zhu4][dong4 bu2hui4 zhu4][bu2hui4 kan1 zhi1] “撐得下”， “受得了”， “受不了”， “撐不下”， “支持不住。” |
| 99 |
se85 wei2a4 |
生 煨子 |
Cast iron wok for cooking. |
[sheng1 wei4zi0] “生鐵 翻砂 鑄成 的 鍋子。” |
| 46 |
sa85 bu1go6 si2 a4 |
三 不過 四 子 |
Chance is thirty something percent. It happens from time to time, but not too often either. |
[san1 bu2guo4 si4 zi0] “偶爾。” |
| 53 |
sio6mi4 bhe5 he1hui6 |
俗物 無 好貨 |
Cheap stuff never proves to be good merchandise. |
[su2wu4 wu2 hao3huo4] “一分錢，一分貨。” |
| 183 |
ge5a1 gia84 |
鷄子 兒 |
Chicken. |
[ji1zi0 er2] “小鷄。” |
| 54 |
qieng5ge1 liu5liu1 |
清潔 溜溜 |
Clean and sleek. |
[qing1jie2 liu1liu1] |
| 49 |
qio5ge1 |
秋雞 |
Cock, a cock in heat. |
[qiu1ji1] “公鷄。” |
| 18 |
qieng4gua6gua5 |
嗆呱呱 |
Cocky. |
[qiang4gua1gua1] “嘬 得 要死。” |