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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 |
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. |
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瞎匆 |
8ce5gong3 (ref: -) |
瞎 |
Hurry, rush. 你是在瞎匆什麽?【li1 shi6 de1 8ce5gong3 sa1mi4?】What's your hurry! |
悠哉【you5 zai1】to be at leisure |
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攤子麵,擔子麵 |
8da1a1mi5 (ref: 8da1_00) |
cultures |
Noodle dishes sold at the roadside stands. |
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兒子 |
8gia1a4 (ref: -) |
family |
Son. 他是一個友孝的兒子。【yi5 si6 ji6le5 you1hao6de5 8gia1a4】He shows filial piety to his parents. |
女兒【zo2 8gia4】daughter;爸母【be6 bhu4】parents. |
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子民 |
8gia1bhin3, zu1bhin3 (ref: -) |
politics |
People, citizen, subject. 根據禮記,古早的皇帝給子民當成自己的孩子。【gi5gu4 li1gi6, go1za4e5 hong5de6 ga6 zu1bhin3 deng4sieng3 ga5di5e5 8gia1a4】According to the Book of Rituals, emperors in the ancient times treated their subjects as their own children. |
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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. |
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兄弟 |
8hia5 di5 (ref: -) |
family |
brothers |
姐妹【ji1 8muai5】sisters |
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星三,拜三 |
8ce58sa1, bai48sa (ref: -) |
day/time |
Wednesday |
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瞎明雞子啄到蟲 |
8ce58me3 ge2a4 do1dio6 tang3 (ref: 8ce5_00) |
瞎 |
To have blind luck; to be fortunate unknowingly. (Literally: A blind chicken pecks on a worm.) |
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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. |
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第六聲 |
6 (ref: -) |
linguistics / pronunciation |
The six tone. It is also the low level tone. 下雨【le6ho5】to rain. 下價【le6ge6】to depreciate; to have the price lowered. The first syllable in both words is in the sixth tone. Musically, it will be the lower 'do' in Key C. |
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俏 |
kiao6 俏 cute in a charming way (usually sexy). (ref: -) |
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這個女孩子樣子足俏。【ji1le5 zo2ghin1a4 yang4zi6 zo1kiao6】This young lady looks very cute and sexy. 俏及要死!【kiao4ga1bhe1si4】Cute and sexy to the point of dying; extremely cute and sexy! 俏及要死子!【kiao4ga1bhe1si4】The addition of "子【a4】" makes the expression COLLOQUIAL TO THE UTTERMOST. |
1) 足巧【zio1qiao3】refers to timing that is either perfect or exactly the opposite. It also refers to the skillfulness of a person's craft; for example, a female's artistic hands in sewing. 2) 翹【kiao6】refers to the physical shape which is streamlined and sexy. It can be used to refer the general shape of the body or a particular body part. When it refers to one's nose, it is saying that the nose is pointed in a cute way. ***) COMPARISON CONCLUSIONS: 俏 refers to a person's quality and character and 翹 refers to the physical appearances. 巧 is telling about a person's skillfulness in a certain craft. |
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第二聲 |
2 (ref: -) |
linguistics / pronunciation |
The second tone, also the rising tone.. 女人【zo2lang3】woman, women, female. 雞子【ge2a4】chicken, hen, cock. As you can see, in both words, the first syllable starts with the second tone. Musically, it will be 'fa-so-la'. |
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第三聲 |
3 (ref: -) |
linguistics / pronunciation |
The third tone, also the lowering-rising tone. 皮鞋【pue5e3】leather shoes. 好人【he1lang3】good person. In both words, the second syllable bears the third tone. Musically, it will be 'mi-do-mi'. |
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第一聲 |
1 (ref: -) |
linguistics / pronunciation |
The first tone. It is also the high level tone. 孩子【ghin1a4】child,枕頭【jim1tao3】pillow. The first syllable in both words starts with the first intonation. The first intonation in Taiwanese is the same as that in Mandarin Chinese. Intonations 1 through 4 plus the 0 intonation (denoting diminished tone) are the same in both Taiwanese and Mandarin Chinese. In Taiwanese there are two more tones: 5 and 6. The fifth tone is the middle level tone, and the sixth is the lower level tone. We will see examples when their turns come up. Musically, this high level tone will be 'la' in key C. |
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第四聲 |
4 (ref: -) |
linguistics / pronunciation |
The fourth tone. It is the falling tone. 腫起來【jieng4ki6lai6】to be swollen up. 趕緊【8gua1gin4】Hurry up! [used when urging someone to make haste]. The first syllable in the first example is in the fourth tone. So is the second syllable in the second example. Musically, it will be 'do-si-la-so'. |
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第五聲 |
5 (ref: -) |
linguistics / pronunciation |
The fifth tone, also the mid level tone. 在哪【di6due5】where, at which place? 土豆【to5dao5】peanut. It can be represented musically as 'mi' in Key C. |
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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. |
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bu1 lun3 bu1 lui5 不倫不類 (ref: -) |
resemble |
not resembling anything (as a result of not adhering to any principle) |
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de6 be1 特別 (ref: -) |
special |
special, specially |
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bha6 jiu1, bha6 bhai3, bha6 sai4, bha6 jiu5 meng3 目睛,目眉,目屎,目睛冒 (ref: bha6_00) |
body |
eye, eyebrow, tears, eye lash |
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cu1 8se1, cu1 8si1, cu1 sieng1, cu1 si6 , cu1 se6 出生,出世 (ref: -) |
born |
to be born |
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cu1 hua5 出發 (ref: -) |
depart |
to depart on a journey, to start to go, to begin a (running, walking, flying, rowing, sailing, etc.) race |
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ha6 hao5 學校 (ref: t000008) |
school |
school |
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hi1 gua1 a4 那些子 (ref: t000009) |
those |
those |
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