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| 臺語 Taiwanese | 拼音， 漢字， 及英譯 in Pinyin, Chinese Characters, & English | 關鍵字 Key | 例子 Example Phrases or Sentences | 對照比較 Contrasts / Comparisons | 可信度 Confidence Level |
| 第零聲， 輕聲 | 0 (ref: -) | linguistics / pronunciation | The diminished tone. The pronunciation is diminished by greatly decreasing the volume of the vowel(s) involved, leaving only the consonant to represent the syllable. 爸爸【ba4ba0】father, dad. 媽媽【ma1ma0】mother, mom. In both words, the second syllable is diminished. The same goes with 哥哥【ge1ge0】elder brother, 姐姐【jie3jie0】elder sister, 弟弟【di4di0】younger brother, and 妹妹【mei4mei0】younger sister. | 9 | |
| 走街頭不輸走竈腳 | 8gia5ge5tao3 bhe6su5 8gia5zao4ka1 (ref: 8gia5_00) | idioms / flavor | To be street-wise. (Literally: to be familiar with whatever happen in the streets as much as whatever happen in one's own kitchen.) ***However, this idiom has a flavor of "gangsterism" in it; it is saying that those "gangsters" walk the streets so much that they become the bosses of the streets. | 站地頭【kia6 de6 tao3】for a gangster to claim his territory. | 9 |
| 提訂，訂婚 | 8gua68dia5, dieng6hun1 (ref: 8gua6_00) | cultures | The rituals of getting engaged. 孩子的時，我足愛吃人送的訂婚餅。【ghin1a4e5 si3, wa1 zo1ai4jia6 lang5sang6e5 dieng6hun58bia4】When I was a kid, I enjoyed very much the engagement cakes that relatives and friends gave us. | 結婚【ge1 hun1】to get married，離婚【li6 hun1】to divorce. | 9 |
| 標示鼻音音節之起頭 | 8 (ref: -) | linguistics / pronunciation | The number '8' at the beginning of a syllable signals that the sound of the syllable is to be nasalized. 鼻【8pi5】nose. 堅【8ge5】strong, stiff. Both syllables are nasalized. | 9 | |
| 澎湖 | 8pe5o3 澎湖 Pescadores Islands (ref: 8be5_00) | geography | 澎湖風景真好！【8pe5o3 hong5gieng4 jin5he4】The Pescadores Islands' sceneries are great! | 10 | |
| 星三，拜三 | 8ce58sa1, bai48sa (ref: -) | day/time | Wednesday | 9 | |
| 攤子麵，擔子麵 | 8da1a1mi5 (ref: 8da1_00) | cultures | Noodle dishes sold at the roadside stands. | 9 |
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