| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 110 |
chao4 hui1da1 |
臭 火乾 |
Overcooked, burnt. |
[chou4 huo3gan1] “燒焦 的。” |
| 15 |
chao4go86g85 |
臭鼾鼾 |
Smelly, stinking. |
[chou4han1han1] “臭 烘烘。” |
| 61 |
chu1 shai1 |
出 師 |
Graduate from an apprenticeship. |
[chu1 shi1] |
| 176 |
chu4bha1 |
鼠目 |
Mouse eyed. With very limited eyesight. |
[shu3mu4] “一千五百度。” |
| 194 |
chuan1 gua6gui6 |
喘 大氣 |
Paint with long and deep breaths. Such as one does after serious physical exertions or astonishment. |
[chuan3 da4qi4] “氣喘 如牛。” |
| 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。” |
| 93 |
dao4 sa85gang1 |
兜 三工 |
Help. |
[dou1 san1gong1] “幫忙。” |
| 188 |
de4 cu4ga5 |
壓 厝角 |
Old and not married. Literally "to be pressed down in a corner of the house." |
[ya1 cuo4jiao3] “老 單身。” |
| 91 |
den1 hong5sin3 |
展 瘋神 |
Show off. |
[zhan3 fong1shen2] “出 風頭”，“炫耀。” |
| 120 |
Di5 Ba1gai6 |
豬 八戒 |
Pig the Eight Abstentions. One of the disciples who accompanied their master, Dong5 Shan5jiong6 [唐 山藏] (Tang2 the Treasure Hid in the Mountain), on their Journey to the West to fetch the Buddhist Bible from India. A fat and roundly-shaped person. |
[zhu1 ba1jie4] “大 胖子。” |