| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 187 |
bhe6 gen4xiao6! |
不 見羞！ |
Shame! Shame on you! You have no shame! |
[bu1 jian4xiu1] “無恥！” “不 要臉！” |
| 62 |
shai2a4 |
師子 |
Apprentice. Student. |
[shi1zi0] “學徒。” |
| 167 |
shai5gong1 |
師公 |
Master that can collect and expel evil spirits and perform other similar tasks. |
[shi1gong1] “陰陽 先生。” |
| 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。” |
| 73 |
sa85gang5 gho6gang1 |
三工 五工 |
Three days or five days. Always used to refer to skill or a situation that has to be developed over a long period of time, such as several years -- instead of "three days or five days." |
[san1gong1 wu3gong1] “那裏 是 三五天 就 成 得了 的！” |
| 38 |
san5ba5 |
三八 |
Shrewish. |
[san1ba1] “撒潑”， 或者 “好 撒潑。” |
| 172 |
e6ka1 |
下脚 |
At bottom. Under. |
[di1jiao3] “下面。” |
| 88 |
ji6lia6 tao3 neng6lia6 dua5 |
一粒 頭 兩粒 大 |
One head becomes the size of two heads. When one has too much to worry, the size of his head doubles. Also see "tao3 ka1 dua6 sin1." |
[yi1li4 tou2 liang6li4 da4] “一個 頭， 兩個 大。” |
| 161 |
ji6su5 sa82ko6 |
一適 衫褲 |
Set of upper and lower clothing. |
[yi1shi4 shan1ku4] “上下 一套 衣服。” |
| 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] |