ɑ

yi

one

ɑ dʐəi

yi zhi (ji)

CL (chicken)

ɑ gu̥

yi shan (men)

CL (door)

ɑ guɑ

yi shuang (xie)

CL (shoes)

ɑ kɑ

yi zhi (yan)

CL (cigarette)

ɑ kʰɑ

yi ke (shu)

CL (tree)

ɑ qʰu

yi tou (niu)

CL (cow)

ɑ tsɑ

yi ba (dao)

CL (knife)

ɑ tsɑ

yi zuo (qiao)

CL (bridge)

ɑ tʂɑ

yi ba, yi wo

handful

ɑ xɑ

yi fang

one side, one party

ɑ ʐgu

yi liang (che)

CL (car)

ɑ ʐgu̥

yi zhi (chuan)

CL (boat)

ɑ ʐgu̥

yi zuo (fangzi)

CL (house)

ɑ ʐguə

yi ding (zhangzi)

CL (curtain)

ɑ ʐu̥

yi tao (yifu)

CL (clothes)

ɑ queʴ

yi chuan (putao)

CL (grapes)

æɕi

anle

joyful, at ease

ɑdʐ nɑw

mei ge ren

each one

ɑdʐəi ɑdʐəi

yi ge yi ge

one by one

ɑdzu̥

ruzuo

to seat at a dinner table

ɑdzu̥kən

qingzuo

"please have a seat"

ɑdzun

zuoxia

to sit down

æɸ

yi fen qian

a cent

ɑɸɑ

liang

to put on clothesline

ɑɸɑ

pu

to spread

ɑɸɑ dəʴjəni

shai, shaigan

to sun (clothes), to dry

ɑɸe

renshou

to endure

ɑgə mɑŋ

xiangougfu

leisure

æhunn

zhuangjia

crop

ɑi

wei

hello

ɑi pɑχʨi lɑj

ai! zhen kelian!

interjection-exclamation (eg. oh! so pitiful!)

ækʰæ

manmanrdi

slowly

ækʰækʰæ

jianjianr

gradually, by and by

ɑkʰɑːkʰɑ

zhending

calm

ɑkʰɑːkʰɑ

bu huang bu mang

at ease

ɑkʰɑːkʰɑ

mantuntunde

sluggish

ɑkʰɕɑqʰuɑ

yi ban

half

ɑkʰɕi

da ban

greater half

ɑlu

tian

to fill

ɑlu

jiashang

add

ɑmɑ

mama (duicheng)

mother (address term)

ɑmɑ

muqin (zhicheng)

mother (quoting term)

ɑmɑ

houmu (duicheng)

stepmother (address term)

ɑmɑ

houmu (zhicheng)

stepmother (quoting term)

ɑmɑ qo ʑi

mama zai jiali

simple declarative sentence with the locative verb (eg. mother is at home)

ɑmpʰun

zhenban

cutting board

ɑŋ

hehuo

to go into partnership

ɑŋ

yiqi

in unison, together

ɑŋ

wanquan

wanquan

ɑŋ

huozhe

or

ɑŋ

zhongzhong, gezhong

various

ɑn bu

shuijiao ba!

imperative sentence (eg. do sleep )

ɑŋ ɕuly

shouji zai yiqi

to gather together

ɑŋ dæʂəi

you … zuchang

consist of

ɑŋ tʰiʂɑ

ganbei

to empty the wine glass

ɑŋɑ

yigong, zonggong

all together, total

ɑŋɑ

fanshi

all, common, general

ænəi

shou

done, ripe

ɑnkən

wanan

good night

ɑnɤ dɑɕiɤli

shou

get ripe, to ripen

ɑŋχuɑ

daochu

everywhere

ɑŋχuɑ

yidi, mandi

the whole floor / ground

ɑŋχuɑ

chuchu

here and there

ɑpɑ

yeye (duicheng)

paternal grandfather (address term)

ɑpɑ

zufu (zhicheng)

paternal grandfather (quoting term)

ɑpɑ

gonggong (duicheng)

husband's father (address term)

ɑpɑ

gonggong (zhicheng)

husband's father (quoting term)

ɑpɑ

waigong (duicheng)

maternal grandfather (address term)

ɑpɑ

laotour

old man

ɑpɑp

shidai

age, era

ɑpɑp

shiqi

period, age(epch)

æpi

yi kuai qian

a dollar

ɑpnɑqɑ

meinian

annually, every year

ɑputʂək

chujia

to become a Buddhist priest or nun

æqə

fuyan

to deal with negligently

æqə

yijing

already

æqəi

chen

to sink

ɑqtʂʰəi

xiao ban

smaller half

ɑquəʴ

maizang

to inter, to bury

ɑqutʂə

jiehun

merriage

ɑqutʂə təse

jiehun de rizi

wedding day

ɑʁɑ

chengdi

to weigh less than balance

æʁdʐə

diao, xian

hold a thing in one's mouth

ɑʁəs

chengdan

to undertake

æʁli

shu

to lose

ɑʁuɑn

yi wan

ten thousand

ɑʁuɑʴ

wanyao

to stoop

ɑʁuəʴ tsɑ

shuangbaotai

twin

ɑʁuəʴ ȵidɑʁuəʴsɑ

shangdiao

to hang oneself

ɑʁuəʴȵidɑʁuəʴsɑ

diao

hang down

ɑs

ni (yan)

get tired of, be fed up

ɑʂ

ran

to dye

ɑʂ

zhengyue, yiyue

1st lunar month, January

ɑʂ æqə

yuedi

end of the month

ɑʂ təχq

manyue

the month after childbirth

ɑsɑ

dian huo

to check goods

ɑsɑ

suan zhang

to settle a restaurant bill

ɑʂɑ

yejian

nighttime

ɑʂɑ

wanshang

evening

æʂæ kɑŋtʂʰɑq nə mugu peʨi

wanshang jieshang ji man le ren

existential sentence (eg. at night the street is crowded with people)

æsə

jieshao

to introduce

ɑʂə tæq

yuechu

beginning of the month

æsi

yonggong

to be diligent

ɑsi

ge yi tian

every other day

æsi æsi

riqi

date

ɑsi nɑqɑ kʰuȵi ɑz dɑsæʐ kəȵi səmæn gən nɑʨi dəzu̥ sə nu

meitian chuqu sansanbu bi chi shenme buyao hao

comparative sentence (eg. going out to take a walk everyday is better than taking any kind of tonic)

æskuæn

dengdeng

etc.

æsqəi

rennai

endure

ɑsqu

mingtian

tomorrow

ɑsqu dɑrɑȵi

mingtian zaoshang

tomorrow morning

ɑʂquɑ

zao

to chisel

ɑst

pao

to soak

ɑst

jin

dip, soak

æstæ

chui bei

to massage the back by pounding

ɑt

shuan men

to bolt (a door)

ɑt

tiaodan

to carry on a carrying pole

ɑt

tiao

to shoulder

ɑt

yi duo (huar)

CL (flower)

ɑtʰɑ

duidie

to pile up

ɑtʰɑ

chongdie, dui

pile up

ɑtkuəsti

tong

to poke

ætʂʰ

li

drop, grain

ɑts

(cai) lao

(vegetables) tough, old, not tender

ɑtʂʰ

di

to drip

ɑtʂ stæhæ ɑtʂ

bian

times

ætsʰæn

yi mao qian

a dime

ɑtsʰɑtə

zhan

to cut in two

ætʂə

zhi

only

ætʂə

guang

merely

ɑtu pʰubɑ ɕzə gun ʨimi tʰɑtʂɑ qɑk ɤlu ŋu

na ge chuan hong yifu de xiaohai shi wo meimei

relative clause sentence (eg. the child, who wears a red dress, is my younger sister)

ɑwəʴ

qun

herd, group, flock

æxɑtɑ

raoquanzi

to go around in a circle

ɑχetəqʰuɑ

xiezhe yan kan

to look sideway

æχqə

die

to fold up

æxsæ

liu ji

to stay in the same class without promotion

æxsæ

jiang ji

to get demoted

æxsæn

jiang jia

to haggle over prices

æxtʂ

jiezhu

to intercept, to stop

ɑxtʂ

jie shui

to stop the flow of water

ɑxtsæ

chang

to taste

ɑχtʂɑ ɑʐbɑ

yi xin yi yi

of one heart and mind, devotedly

æz

yidianr

little

æʐæ

meifu

younger sister's husband

æʐæ

tangxiongdi

siblings of father's brothers, cousin

æʐæ

biaoxiongdi

siblings of father's sisters, of mother's brothers and sisters, cousins

æʑæ gʑugʑu

haiziqi

childish

æʐæ ʂquʂquɑ

dou xiaohai

to tease/play with a child

æʐælæn

yunfu

pregnant woman

æzdi

yihuir

a little while

æzdi təpi ȵi tʰɑː pəti zəpʰə tsæ

dang yihuir, ta hai yao kanshu

wait a monent, he has to read book.

ɑʐgi

xie

to wither

æʐgu̥

gai (bei)

to cover with

æʐgu̥

kuair

block

ɑʐgu̥ ni ɑkʰɕi

yi ge ban

one and a half

ɑʐi

yi ge (ren)

CL (person)

ɑzu

yi tiao (beizi)

CL (blanket)

ɑzuk

tongxiang

people from the same native village

ɑʨi dəpi

hequn

to flock together

æʨi mepi

shiyue

to break an engagement

bæ

di

low

bɑ

ai

short (of height)

bɑ

pingyuan

plain

bɑ dəpi

sou

(of cereals) musty smell

bɑku̥tʂə

fu

to prostrate, lie down

bɑku̥tʂə

pufu

to crawl

bɑlɑ

mi

to be fascinated, to be addicted to

bæm

mahuang

leech

bɑʂpɑj

zihao, bai dajiazi

be arrogant, be haughty

bɑχɑ

xiajian

low, vile, mean

bɑʴ

da

big, large

bɑʴwəʴ

gaogui

noble, honourable

bɑʴwəʴ

gaodi

height

bə

mifeng, feng

bee, honey bee

bəbɑ

qiang

to rob

bəgi

mao

4th earthly branch

bəl

zuo

to make

bəl

zuo, gan

to do

bələn

puren

servant

bələn

changgong

regular employee of a farm

bələn

yongren

household servant

bələn

gongren

factory worker

bələn

nongjia

farm-house

bəli

zhe

to sting

bəp

cangying

fly

bəpqəzi

wenzi

mosquito

bəs

she

snake

bətɑbɑ

fengwo

honeycomb, beehive

bətsʰəχu̥

dama cangying, jintou cangying

blue-bottle fly

bəχtʂə

xiu

smell

bəχtʂə

chou

bad smell, stinking

bəχtʂə

xing

fishy

bəχtʂə nɑ

weir, xiangwei,qiwei

smell, scent, odor

bəʑɑtʂə

qiurao

to ask for forgiveness

bəʐləm

baozi

plane

bəʴ

long

dragon

bəʴ

jiluanzi

testicle

bəʴtsi

xi

fine (eg. thread)

bi

zhi

to be worth

bi

niao

urine

bi

bei (dongxi)

to carry on the back, to bear on one's back

bi

bei (xiaohai)

to carry a child on the back

bi

jiangsheng

rein(s), bridle

bi ji

sa niao

to urinate

bikə

chou (xifan)

(liquid) thick

biːmi

bu, zhipin

cloth, fabric

biːmi ɑzu

yi pi bu

a bolt of cloth

biːmi lɑnpɑ

hua bu

printed cotton

biːmi puk

mai bu

to buy cloth

bir̥ ɑ

shengzi

cord, straw rope

biʁuʴ

gouzi

hook

bu

fengmi

honey

bu

ciqi

porcelain

bu

long

deaf

bu

qiong

poor

buː

tang

candy

buː

tang

sugar

bu loŋquəʴ

maochong

caterpillar

buk

lan

basket

buk təχtsi

ti lan

small hand basket

buk ʨi

pa

to rake

bukæ

zhunbei

to prepare

bulu

pachong, kunchong

insects

bulu

chongzi

worm

bulu

zhuchong

insect which eats wood or bamboo

buluhuqueʴ

wugong

centipede

bulupʰi

huichong

intestinal worm

busɑm

boji (bogu yong)

winnowing tray

butɑ

chuang

bed, bedstead

butɑ əly

xia chuang

to get out of bed

butɑ təʁ

shang chuang

to get into bed

butsə

xi (yao)

slender

butʂʰətʂʰə

yinghuochong

firefly

buʐ

ni (shide)

mud

buʐ

hui

ash

buʐ ɦɑdʐ

hua hui

to become ashes

buʴ

chuzhenzi

to have the measles

buʴ

gao

tall, high

buʴdɑχlə

chu shuidou

to have chicken pox

buːȵi

tian

sweet

ɕɑlɑ

zhuan (menniu)

to turn (doorknob)

ɕi

jiu

liquor, wine

ɕi

xi

west

ɕi kʰuəj

jing jiu

to present a cup of wine

ɕi kuxʂ

bai jiuxi

to give a banquet

ɕi ʂəqu

jiuniang

sweet fermented rice

ɕi ʂqu

niang jiu

to brew wine

ɕi ȵyʁuɑ

quan jiu

to pledge in wine

ɕil

jingzi

mirror

ɕil ɕi kutse

zhaojingzi

to look in a mirror

ɕiɤu

hu

lake

ɕiptəʐgu

banye

midnight

ɕiqqəi

zui, hezui

drunk, be drunken

ɕiqu

zhang feizi

to have prickly heat

ɕiʁɑ

majiang

mahjong game

ɕiʁɑ ʨʰi

da majiang

to play mahjong

ɕitæs

shu

to count

ɕitəi

dianming

row call

ɕits

xizi

mat, matting

ɕitytʂ

gong

male

ɕiʐgutʂʰəʂ

shuoxiao

to joke (verbally)

ɕizi

hong

red

ɕsʨi

gang

steel

ɕtɑn

wuyeyoumin

vagrant

ɕtyku nɑ

(ren) shufu

(person) comfortable, easy

ɕuk ʨæn

xiangxia

countryside

ɕuk ʨæn

xiangcun

village

ɕuq

di

number (one)

dɑb

laorenjia, laonianren

old age

dɑbɑ

qiangdao

robber

dɑbɑ

jiushi

old-fashioned

dɑbɑʴ

zhangda

to grow

dɑbɑʴ

da le

to be grown up

dɑdʐ

pai, dafa

to send

dɑdʐɑ

hen jiu

very long (in time)

dɑdʐɑ

chenzao

to start early

dɑdʐə

guoba

burnt rice that adheres to sides of pot

dɑdʐə

tangshang

to scald oneself

dɑdʐə

jiao

scorched

dæɸæ

cai, qu

to adopt

dɑɸəi

fa

to rise

dɑɸu

siben

to elope

dɑgʐ

gei

to give to

dɑjəʴ

tuo zai bozi shang

to carry piggyback

dækæn

(jiao ta) gun

to scram

dækæn

zaijian

good-bye, bye-bye

dɑkəi

likai

to depart

dækən

chuqu

go out, depart

dækuæ

bandong

transfer

dækuæ

naqu

take away

dɑləj

zhengfa

evaporate

dæly

daoda

reach, arrive at, attin

dɑm

luo, yiwang

to leave behind

dɑməi

wangji

to forget

dɑmpʰuʴmu

fa mei

to mildew

dɑmtʂɑ

zhulan, zhuruan

cooked till tender

dɑn

daoda

to reach destination

dɑɤze

dongshen

to start on a journey

dɑp

lao le

to get old

dɑp ȵi æʐæ ʑiʨi

laoshenger, laoshengnyu

last one

dæpæ

jie kouzi

to unbutton

dæpə

qiangduo

deprive, rob

dæpən

qiao (shiqing)

coincidental

dɑpʰse

san

scatter

dɑpʰu

taodiao

to flee

dɑq

qiyuan

origin

dæqæ

tuo

to undress, to take off

dæqæ

tao

to pull out, to take out (from pocket)

dɑqʰɑ

kuanda

lenient

dɑqʰɑʂ

fangsong

relax, loosen

dæqæʨin

han jiuming

to call help !

dæqə

dedao, huode

to get, to obtain

dɑqe

dasheng

to win a war

dɑqe

(shiqing) chenggong

to succeed

dæqəi

kaoshang

to pass entrance exam

dɑqəi

cunxian

copula, existential

dɑqəi

chu(xian)

to appear

dɑqən

chu

to exit, to come out

dɑqəs

chukou

exit, way out

dɑqətʂɑ

xia

blind

dɑqəʴ

fenkai, fenli

separate

dɑqli

zengjia

to increase

dɑqʰsɑ

daban

to make up

dɑqʰuɑ

xie

inclined, sloping, slanting, oblique

dɑqʰuəʴ

le (si)

to strangle

dæʁæ

(cai) lan

(vegetables) spoiled

dɑʁɑ

chui

to hammer

dɑʁɑ

gunda

to beat (with a stick)

dɑʁɑ

bianda, chou

to whip

dɑʁɑ

luguo, zouguo

to pass by a place

dɑʁɑj

chongtu, zhuang

clash into, collide with

dɑʁɑtsɑ

kua

to step across

dɑrɑȵi

zaochen, zaoshang

morning

dɑʁdʐi

fen, fenkai

to divide

dæʁəʴ

beican

grievous, sad

dɑʁlɑ

wan, chi

late

dɑʁlɑ

duan

cut (with scissors)

dɑʁu

zhuanqian

to gain / to earn money

dɑʁuɑ

zhaolai

to summon

dɑʁuɑse sɑj

bei gu

to be employed

dæʁuəʴ

yishi

to lose (thing)

dɑʁuəʴ

ya

dumb

dɑʁzɑ

taxia

to collapse

dɑs

biye

to graduate

dɑsɑ

ren ganma

to adopt a mother

dɑsɑ

hunhe

mingle, get mixed

dɑsɑ dəji

chongman

fill

dɑsɑj

yi, man

overflowing

dɑʂɑʂku̥

tuo

to drag

dɑʂɑχui

fa liang

shiny, shining to glitter, to shine

dɑsə

sa

to sprinkle, to scatter

dɑsə

sa

spill

dɑsəi

man, chongman

be filled

dæsi

wan, jieshu

to end, to finish

dɑʂkɑse

fa

to punish

dɑʂqu

laojia

"I have troubled you"

dɑʂqu

feixin, xinku

take pains, suffer trouble

dɑʂquɑʴ

wan (shi wanqyu)

to bend

dɑstɑ

che (shengzi)

to pull at (a string)

dɑstɑ

ba

to pull out, to pull off

dɑstɑ

doukai

to shake open, to spread by shaking

dætæχʂə

jihe

to gather, to assemble

dɑtə

jianghe

truce

dɑtədʐn

gan lu

to hasten on

dɑtʰəɤʐæ

yao

to shake

dɑtɤ

yiyang, tongyang, xiangtong

same

dɑtʂ

zhu

worm-eaten, moth-eaten

dɑtʂɑpi

(guzi) shi

(grain) solid

dɑtu̥

gang (liang ge ren)

to carry on the shoulders

dæwæ tʂə

bazhan

to keep for oneself

dɑχɑ

bao

full, satiated

dɑχq dəji

xijing

clean, purify

dɑχʂ

kun, shu

bunch

dæxsæ

shankai

to slip to one side

dæxsæ

quanjia

to act as peacemaker

dɑχtɑqəi

linyu

to get drenched by the rain

dɑxtʂ

dusai (kulong)

to stop up (a hole)

dɑχu

shengzhang

to grow

dɑχuʨy

(shui) chong

(water) to wash

dɑʐɑ

chuan

to pierce

dɑʐbɑ

lei

be tired

dɑzd

ganshang

overtake

dæzdi qəi

gandeshang

be in time

dɑʐg ȵi kuʁɑn

du (he)

to cross, to ferry

dɑʐʁu̥

shuai (dongxi)

to throw, to cast away

dɑȵi

yan (cha nong)

(tea) thick

dɑʨiquɑ

da jihao

to mark / to make a sign

dəbɑʴ

wandou

snow pea-pod

dəbi

(yifu) po

(clothes) torn

deɕi

xisheng

victim, sacrifice

deɕin

siren

the dead

dəɸɑ

tui se

color runs

dəgu

zhuan guolai

to turn around

dejepi

facai

to prosper by becoming wealthy

dejepi

fada

to advance, develop (business, wealth, etc.)

dəkə

pailie

range, queue, line, row

dəly

dao

to

dəlyz kʰuʨy

wuhou

afternoon

dəm

guihuo, linhuo

will-o'-the-wisp

demepi

cuo

wrong

deɤʐ

gei

pass over

depi

dui

correct

dəpi

cheng

percentage

dəpi

chengwei

to be, to become

dəpi

gou

be sufficient, be enough

dəpʰi mɑχɑ

xifan, zhou

rice gruel, congee

dəpi ʐbɑj

xiwang, yuanwang

wish for

dəqy

jinji

on the verge of

dəʂɑkʰi

qingyu

sudden shower with the sun shining

dəʂmi

guaiwu

monster, phantom

dəsti

tui

to push

dəti

chuanran

to infect

detʂʰe

ta

to tread

detʂʰe

shuai

to stumble, to fall down

detʂʰe

die

to fall

dətsʰəm

yan

to inundate

dətsʰu

dao

to fall on its own weight

dətsʰu

dao

upside down

detsuj

xiguan

to be accustomed to

dətsʰuj

dadao, nongdao

throw down, fell, bring down

dəwæ

douzi

bean

dəwæ

douren

pea

dəwæ

dadou

soybean

dəwæ

sijidou

string bean

dəwe

sunshang

to hurt the skin

dəwe

shou shang

to get wounded

dəwe

dazhong

hit

dewe dodʐu

jie guo

to bear fruit, to grow fruit

dəwəi

kai zhang

newly open

dəʐ

pao

to run

dəʐgu

gaocuo, nongcuo

to make a mistake

dəʨʰi

fangjia

to have a holiday

dəʨʰi tʰɑzə

jiari

holiday

dəʨy moʨy

mamahuhu

passable

dəʴʨi

chuigan

dried up by the wind

di

jieri

festival

di

jieling

festivals

di ʂɑ

guojie

to observe festivals

di ʂɑ

guonian

to observe the New Year

di ʂɑ

tuannian

(family) to gather together for New Year's Eve

di ʂpu

yuanxiao

Feast of Lanterns

di χtʂɑ

yuandan

New Year's Day

dipi

baidou

white bean

diqe

xinnian

New Year

diʁdzepi

niandi

end of the year

disy

dahoutian

day after day after tomorrow

diu

men

door

diu dɑʐgæ

kai men

to open a door

diu ədʐə

guan men

to close

diu kustɑ

la men

to slide (a door, drawer)

diu quʂɑk

kudaizi

girdle to fasten trousers round the waist

diu ʁɑsə

qiao men

to knock at the door

diuɑputɑʐ kuʁɑ

maiguo menkanr

to step over the doorsill

diuqpu

menkuang

door frame

diuqpu

menkour, jinkour

doorway, an entrance

diuqpu

yuanzi

courtyard

diuqputɑʐ

menkanr

doorsill

diuqputɑʐ

damen

gate

diuqu

kuzi

trousers

diuʁuɑʴ

yaoshi

key

diuʁzuɑ

menshuanr

door bolt

diχɑ kuʁɑ

chuxi

New Year's Eve

dixɑtɑi

rao guoqu

to go around

doɸəj

taopao, taozou

to escape, to run away

dogun

hui

to return, to come back

dɤk

yingjie, jie

to welcome, to receive, meet

dokʰuqəi

xing

to wake up

doqu

shou jing

to be frightened

dosu

dongmian

lethargy (as snake)

dotsʰu

diao xialai

to drop

dowu

chenggao

to weigh more than balance

doʐgu

chan

to spade

doʐgui

bian

to change

doʐun

zuo qilai

to sit up

doʐun

qilai

to get up

du

duyao

poison

duɑ

tui

the leg

duɑdɤi

datui

thigh

dubɑ

daren, chengren

adult, grown-up

duku le

neihang

expert

duku mele

waihang

amateur

dulʐʥɑpu

yanwang

king of hell

duqɑlɑ

san hui

meeting dismissed

duqu

kutuir

trousers' legs

duwuʁuɑ

gan (chuqu)

to chase away, to drive

dy

da tie

to forge (thing) out of iron

dygu

zhongxin, zhongyang

centre, middle

dyn

da tie de

blacksmith

dyʁu

pichaidao

firewood splitter

dʐɑ

saozhou

broom

dʐɑ

xiao

to laugh

dʐɑ

zao

early

dʐɑ ʁlɑ

zaowan, chizao

sooner of later

dʐɑbɑ

lyu

ass, donkey

dʐɑdi

shouzhuo

bracelet

dʐɑdʐɑ

weixiao

to smile

dzæmdzəi

meili

beautiful, fine

dʐɑɤdʐu

yangpi beixin

sheepskin vest

dʐɑpi

qiao

nutshell

dʐɑpi

guopi

peel

dʐɑpi

pi, maopi

fur

dʐɑpi dæʁdʐe

(she/chan) tuo qiao

discarded skin of snake, cicada

dʐɑpitʂən

xiejiang

cobbler

dzɑqʰəwɑ

tifang

to beware of

dʐɑʁlu

shimo

mill

dzæʂ

xiaobidao

pencil sharpener

dʐɑs ly

kexiao

funny, amusing

dʐɑsu

shoujie

knuckles

dʐɑsu qəʐɑ

zhijian

finger tips

dʐɑsu tʂʰelɑ

shun zhitou

to suck (fingers)

dʐɑtʰu lə

zhu tang

to cook soup

dʐɑʐə ədz

chen (chen re chi)

while, taking the opportunity of (eg. eat while it is hot)

dzə

zhai, qia

to pick

dzə

chi

to eat

dzə

yang

itchy

dʐə

rongjie, ronghua

to melt

dʐə

tang

to scald with hot water

dʐə

fashao

to have fever

dʐə

shiqing

matter, event, function

dʐəbin

woniu

snail

dzəɕipɑ

ji chulai

to squeeze out

dʐədʐə

tang

(it feels) hot

dzəɸæ

zhua yang, sao yang, nao yang

to scratch

dzəhʰu æme

bishang zui

to close the mouth

dzək tʰek

laiwang

intercourse, connection

dzəku̥

(niao) zui

beak, bill

dzəkʰu ɦɑqɑ

zhang zui

to open the mouth

dzəkuə

zui

mouth

dzəkuə

kou

opening of the mouth

dzəkuə dzə

duozui

to speak more than one should

dzəkʰuʂpɑ

qin zui

to kiss

dzəkʰuʂpɑ

jiewen

kiss

dzəkʰutʂɑtʂə

jue zui

to purse the lips

dzəlæ

nalai

bring over

dzəly

shoucun

keep, take charge of

dzəmulu ɕæ ɕəʂ

bie bu lai ya!

double-negative imperative sentence (eg. don't not come !)

dzənmæ

shoukou

(wound) to heal

dʐəŋu

changduan

length

dzəɤdʐə

cuo (tuanzi)

to roll into a ball with the hands

dzəɤli

cougou

to make up the proper amount

dʐəp

qiannian

year before last

dzəplɑq

pan tui

to cross the legs

dʐəq dəwe

jie lu

to form dew

dzəquɑʴ

wan

crooked

dzəquɑʴ

quxian

curve

dzəquə

bao

to wrap, to pack, to envelop

dʐərəsi

daqiantian

day before day before yesterday, three days ago

dʐəsi

qiantian

day before yesterday

dʐəsi

qian yi tian

previous day

dzəsimɑːʴəzi

qiantian wanshang

day before yesterday evening

dzəʂqe

zhe, zhedie

to fold

dzəti

yeputao

wild grape

dzətʂɑ

lyu (bu yao shui)

to strain (strain away liquid)

dzətʂʰe

nie

to knead (a dough)

dzətʂʰe

qian

to pincer

dzətʂʰe

wozhu

to hold firmly

dzətʂʰe

peng

to hold up in both hands

dzətʂʰe

yange, yan

strict, rigid, severe

dzətʂʰi

wo quan

to clench one's fist

dzətʂʰi

nie

to pinch with the fingers

dzətʂʰi

cuo, nie

pick

dʐətsi

bao

thin

dʐəwɑ ʁɑbɑ ʐuo

jiang cuhua

to use bad words

dʐəwɑ ʐguæ

ding zui

to contradict a senior

dʐəwɑ ʐguæ

huan zui

to talk back

dzəwe

hui lan

(animals) to return to the pen

dzəxɑlɑ

weizhu

to surround

dzəχuɑ

lou

to embrace, to hug

dzəχuɑ

bao (xiaohai)

to carry in the arms, to embrace

dzəʐ

shou, ling

to receive, to accept

dʐəʐɑ

dasaochu

thorough cleaning

dʐəʐɑ

sao di

to sweep the floor

dzəʐə

yan

to grind/rub fine

dzəʴmi

linse

niggardly, miserly

dzi

zhong

heavy

dʐi

chang

long

dʐi

changdu

length

dzibi

wufan

lunch

dziːbi

zhongwu, zhengwu

noon, midday

dziːbidzəqe

xiawu

afternoon

dzidzi

yao

to bite

dziku̥

huobi

money

dziku̥

qian

money

dziku̥ dɑʂtɑ

huaqian

to spend money

dziku̥ stɑ

hui qian

to send money

dziku̥ tsʰɑk

chuxu

to save money

dziku̥ tʂʰətɑ

yongqian

commission

dzizdi

yaodai

waist belt

dzizdi tʰizdi

za yaodai

to fasten the waist belt

dzɤ

qiaomai

buckwheat

dʐɤ

guo

frying pan

dʐɤdzɑ

saochu

cleaning

dʐɤːdʐe

re

hot

dzu

zhu

to dwell, to live

dzu

gancao

straw

dzu

zuo

to sit

dzu

zhang mafeng

to have leprosy

dzu

zhu

lodge in, spend night

dʐu

cao

grass

dʐu

gancao

hey

dzuɑwə

queban

freckles

dʐuɑzu le

jiaoao

proud

dʐuɑzu le

aoman

haughty

dʐuɑzu mele

qianxu, shenzhong

modest, be prudent, keep from

dʐudʐu

yang

to rear, to keep

dʐudʐu

kun, bang

to tie up, to bind

dzuj

youwan, wanr

game, play

dʐum

shengxiao

zodiac sign

dʐuɤlə

zuanzi (da tie yong)

awl or drill

dzupi

qingwa

green frog, frog

dzupi

laihama

toad

dʐupu

gebei, gebo

arm

dzus

zhuzhai

residence

dzusuq

ceng

to drag the feet in walking

dzuwɑ kutsi

zhanweizi

taking up space, bulky

dʐuwɑ muʨɑ wəi

chenmo guayan

taciturn

dʐuwɑ qəi

aishuohua

garrulous, talkative

dʐuwɑ ʐe dʐətʂəi

luosuo

chattering, annoying, noisy

dʐyndʐiu

tuoyuan

oval shaped

e ʐi

yi tiao (yu)

CL (fish)

ə diu

yi kou (shui)

CL (water)

ə tiu

chuyi

first day of the lunar month

ə tiu

yi hao

the first day of a month

e tʂik

yixiang

usually

e tʂik

yizhi

all the time

eɕi

yisheng, yibeizi

to whole life

əɕiɕi

yongyuan, yongjiu

forever

əɕpi

e

hungry, starve

əɕuq

tou yi ge, di yi (ge)

the first one

əɕuq

yi jian (shiqing)

CL (matter)

eɕyq

zhonglei

kinds

əɕyqu pʰuly jəʴyqu bɑʴj

yilai … erlai (yilai tai gui, erlai tai da)

in the first place ... secondly (eg. in the first place, it is too expensive, secondly, it is too big)

ədʐə

gaishang

to cover from head down

ədʐəi

gai

lid

əhunn tʰɑː qɑ mæs

bu, ta bu renshi wo

negative answer to positive particle question (no, he doesn’t know me.)

əhunn tʰɑː qɑ sə

bu, ta renshi wo

negative answer to negative particle-question (no, he knows me.)

ej

cheng

pile up

ejɑ

gege (duicheng)

elder brother (address term)

ejɑ

jiefu

elder sister's husband

ejɑ

neixiong

wife's elder brother

ejɑ

neidi

wife's younger brother

eji

fang (tiaoweiliao)

to put in (ingredients)

eji

jiao

to pour over

eji

baba (duicheng)

father (address term)

eji

fuqin (zhicheng)

father (quoting term)

əji

saojin bodou / boji

to sweep into a dustpan

əkʰɕi

yi bei

twice as much/many

əkʰɕi mozuj

yi bei duo

two times odd

ekʰiʴ

yi bai

a hundred

ekʰiʴ dəpi

cheng bai

hundreds

əku

jiufu

mother's brother

əkʰu

qie

(with downward motion) to cut

əmenɤ

sheng

raw

emi

yimu (yihun)

mother's sister (married)

emi

dabozi, dabaizi

husband's elder brother

emi

daguzi

husband's elder sister

eni

bomu

father's elder brother's wife

eni

gumu (yihun)

father's sister (married)

əpʰi

shutong shuiliu

to dredge a river

əpʰi

chu

to hoe

epʰin

yi ping (jiu)

CL (wine)

əpu

shufu

father's younger brother

esi esi ɑʁɑ

guorizi, shenghuo

live

esimuȵi

zhengtian

whole day

esimuȵi

yi tian dao wan

from morn till night

esimuȵi

chengtian

all day long, the whole day, all the time

esinɑqɑ

changchang

often, always

esinɑqɑ

meitian

daily, everyday

esinɑqɑ ɑʂɑ

meitian wanshang

nightly, every evening

esinɑqɑ dɑʐɑȵi

meitian zaoshang

every morning

esiȵiəʴ

zhengye

whole night

esty dele

bao

mosquito bite

eti

yi gen (zhen)

CL (needle)

etʰiʂ

shu

vertical

etʰiʂ

hengzhe

horizontally

ətʂʰe

an

to press down

ətʂʰe mɑqəi

xingji

impatient, quick-tempered

ətʂʰe mɑqəi

yinu, jizao

irritable

ətʂəq

shunjian

moment

əu əwu

zumu (zhicheng)

paternal grandmother (quoting term)

əxɕi

kaidao, dong shoushu

to operate on

exɕiqʰuɑ

bufen

part, portion

əxyʂquæ

yue

to make an engagement with

ezdi

dou, quan, yiqie

all

ezdi

tongtong

entirely

ezdi

quanti

whole

ezdi

quan, wanquan

entirely, completely, all

ezejy

bantian, banri

half a day, a half day

eʐitʰəsi

shengri

birthday

eʐitʰəsi tsuqo

zuo shengri

to celebrate birthday

eʨi

shubo

paternal uncles

eʨi

jiumu

mother's brother's wife

eʨi

jiejie

elder sister

eʨi

xiaoshuzi

husband's younger brother

eʨi

xiaoguzi

husband's younger sister

əȵi

run

moistening

eȵi ŋu

yiding

certainly

əʨi təpi

pengjian

to meet (by chance)

eʨiwe

qingchu

clear, distinct, evident

eʨj

saozi

elder brother's wife

əʴj

xi

(liquid) thin

əʴl

geng, erqie

further

əʴləs

peiqian

to lose money in business

əʴpetʂ

keng (gutou)

to gnaw at a bone

əʴpetʂ tʂʰɑlɑ

shun gutou

to suck at bones

əʴq

jiao

horn

əʴʂpɑs we

xian, yanwu

to dislike, to reject

əʴsu

beidili

on the quiet, in secret

əʴsu

fanmian

reverse

əʴsu

beihou

shade

əʨy

chui xialai

to dangle

əʴʐ ɑqæ ȵi

ge ye

overnight

əʴʐ dzuj

guoye

to stay overnight

əʴʨi

hai

12th earthly branch

ɸən

fen

minute

ɸənpʰei

fenpei

to distribute

ɸutsetʂə

zeren

responsibility

ɸyɸy ʁlɑ

sudu, kuaiman

speed

gædʐ

tongshi

colleague

gɑmo

wuliao

bored

gɑmo

diaoerlangdang, bu zhengjing

not serious

gɑmokæ

cencibuqi

uneven

gæʁə dəwe

paihang

order of seniority

gə

lufei

travelling expenses

gə

xinshui

salary, pay

gə

gongzi

wages

gə dɑgʐ

fa xinshui

to issue salary

gəku le

benshi, benling

ability, capability

gən

duome (hao!)

how (good !) -degree-

gən

geng

more

gən

ting

rather, pretty

gən

shifen

quite, sufficient

gən

xiangdang

considerably, fairly, pretty

gən

feichang

unusually

gən

fenwai

extraordinarily

gən

… jile

to the extreme

gən

lyuci

repeatedly, often

gən

feichang

very, greatly, extremely

gən xpu

hen

very

gən dʐɤːdʐe

menre

sultry, hot and close

gən mɑnɑ

genghuai

worse

gən nɑ

haohua

gay and extravagant, luxurious

gən nɑ

genghao

better

gən nɑj

duo piaoliang ya!

exclamatory sentence (eg. how pretty!)

gən tsəsti

xinla

pungent

gəqu

liqi, liliang

strength, force, power, might

gəʂquɑ

guaiwan

to turn a corner

gəwe

guishen, xisu, jiaoji

cults, customs, socializing

gəwe

xisu

social customs

gəʴ

xu, mang

whiskers, hair, awn

gəʴ

genr

root

gəʴgəʴ

shou

to guard

gəʴgəʴ

kanshou

jail keeper

gəʴgəʴ

kanshou

watch

gu

bei beinang

to carry on one's back

gu

luo

deep open basket without handles or covers

gu

chuan

put on, wear

guɑ

(yi) dui

pair, couple

guæɑ tʂə

peiban

to keep company

guɑrɑʂɑ

taiyi

placenta

guɑʐ

huoji

assistant in a shop, waiter

guæʐ χsuʐ

jiao pengyou

to make friends

guæʴ

ge

to cut with sideward motion

guɑʴ

jundui

army

guɑʴ

bing

soldier

guɑʴ

junren

warrior, soldier

guɑʴ gzə

junguan

officer

guɑʴʂ kə

dang bing

to become a soldier

gubɑ mɑnɑ

nanzou, qiqu

(road) rough

gui dəpi tʂə

chuantou

penetrate, piece

guni

jin

near

gusɑm

boji

dust basket

guwɑ sysym

xiangdao

guide, show, usher in

guwɑ tigu

bandaorshang

on the way, half way

guwə

lu

road, way

guwə dɑnɑ

lukou

entrance to a road/street

guwə quʨy

sanchalu

forked road

guwə χtʂɑ

xiaojing

path

guwə ʨini

zhu lu

to build a road

guχə

yuan

far, distant

guχə kemi

yuanqin

distant relatives

guʴguʴ

gezi

pigeon

gzə

guan, guanyuan

officer

gʐə

si

four

gʐəkʰɕitətʂəkəkʰɕi

si fen zhi yi

quarter, one fourth

gʐəʂ

siyue

April

gʐəsu

sishi

forty

gʐətsu

qing

light

gzi

fei

to fly

gziguɑʴ

chibang

wing

gziguɑʴ təz

jian chibang

to clip the wings

gziukpɑ

jia

to take a husband

gʐuru

fang

square

hɑj

liutang

to be kept behind in school as punishment

hɑjəʴ

liu dan

to leave hair hanging down over the forehead

hɑkʰɑʴ

shiba

eighteen

hælæ

jiaru, canjia

join, participate

hɑməʴjəʴ

bu zuo sheng

to be silent

hɑn

shier

twelve

hɑnɕuq

di ershi (ge)

twentieth

hɑnəʂ

layue, shieryue

12th lunar month, December

hɑŋu

shiwu

15th day of the lunar month

hɑŋu

shiwu

fifteen

hɑɤl

toujiang

to surrender

hɑp

hounian

year after next

ɦæpe əqɑ

bo pi

to peel

hɑʂəj

cizhi

to resigh from a job

hɑst

shiqi

seventeen

hɑsti kuly

ouxin

nauseating

hætʰɑi

nengli

ability

hætʰi

lihai

cruel, miserable, severe

hɑtʂ

shiliu

sixteen

hɑtsʰən

zhan qilai

to stand up

ɦæχ

kong

become vacant

ɦɑχdʐə

ning (shi shoujin)

to wring (a wet towel)

hɑʐ

shisi

fourteen

hɑʐæ

xiang

ring

hɑʐə

lai

to come

hɑʐəj

shengxia

be left over

hɑʐguə

shijiu

nineteen

hɑʴʁe

fa piqi

to lose one's temper

ɦəɕi

(dongwu) chan zi

(animals) to give birth to the young

hədiu mɑzu

shiduo ge, shilai ge

ten odd

hədy

shi

ten

həntʰɑ

hen

to hate

hesi

shisan

thirteen

heʨi

shiyi

eleven

heʨiɕuq

di shiyi (ge)

eleventh

heʨiʂ

shiyiyue

November

ɦolu

jia

to add

hʰʂəp

caodi

grassland, meadow, lawn

hu

yunxu

to admit, to grant, to allow

hujɑ

daying

to promise, acnsent to, accept

hunn

diao

to fish (with a rod)

huntʰə

dizhu

landowner

hupɑ

mao

fur, wool

hupɑ

mao, hanmao

body hair

hupɑ tɑstɑ

ba mao

to remove feathers

jɑkum

xiangya

ivory

jɑlwɑ

menmei

lintel of a door

jɑn

yan

tobacco

jɑŋjuŋ

meiyou

kerosene

jɑŋjuŋ

huochai

matches

jɑŋjuŋ səkʰə

hua huochai

to light a match

jɑnlɑq

zoulang

corridor

jɑnlɑq

shaitai

drying terrace

jɑntu

yandou

tobacco pipe

jɑʁu

caochang

playground

jɑts

yazi

duck

jɑts wəst

yadan

duck's egg

jɑʐən

xiyangren

foreigner

jæʴ

fang

spin

jɑːʴguɑʴq

wuyan

eaves

jəsiχɑ

gaitian, cengjing

some day, ever

jətʂə

chongfu

to repeat

jətʂu ɤzukə

zaijia

(woman) to remarry

jəʴ

zhuan

gain, earn

jeʨi

kezhan

an inn

jəʴje

zhi bu

to weave

jəʴje

feng

to sew

ˈjəʴje

yiliao, fengyi

fabrics, clothes-making, cleaning, etc.

jəʴjəʴ

fengren

sewing

ji

you

also, in addition

ji

zai

again

ji

zhu, guan

pour

ji æzæz bu

(zai chi yidian ba)

additive, "eat some more ! "

jikɑtʰə

qita

others

jikɑtʰə

lingwai

additionally

jikɑχlɑ

bieren

others

jimɑʴ

yumi, yushushu

Indian corn, maize

jiŋ kuqɑ

shang yin

to become addicted to

jinkəʴ

yingwu

parrot

jintæn

zhiye

occupation

jintæn gən ɤʐən

hui ge zhongshou yi de ren

jack-of-all-trades

jip

you qian, fu

rich

jis

yizi

chair

jisə

yisi

intention, sense, meaning

jisə

you yisi

interesting

jitsɑn

zhengqi

orderly

jitsi

gei (renjia) kan

to show

joʁu

shaichang (shaiguzi yong)

drying yard

js

feizao

soap

juɑnpi

qianbi

pencil

kæ

mai

pulse of the wrist

kæ

zheme (hao)

this much

kæ

name (hao)

that much

kæ

zheme (zuo)

in this way

kæ

name (zuo)

in that way

kɑ

nengyuan

optatives

kædʐ

fangwen

visit

kædʐæ

Shen’an

to try a case

kɑn niq

heizi

birthmark

kɑn ȵiq

zhi

mole

kɑn ȵiq

heizhi

mole

kɑŋtʂʰɑq

cheng, zhen

town

kɑŋtʂʰɑq

jiedao, malu

street

kɑŋtʂʰɑq diu

chengmen

city gate

kɑŋtʂʰɑq kuku

chengli

within town

kɑŋtʂʰɑq kuqə

jin cheng

to go into town

kɑŋtʂʰɑq kuqə

guo jie

to cross the street

kɑŋtʂʰɑq kuʁɑ

shang jie

to go on the street

kɑŋtʂʰɑq næ ɕuk ʨæn

chengxiang

town and country

kɑŋtʂʰɑq nə

chengliren

townpeople

kɑŋtʂʰɑq ʁuəʴ

chengqiang

city wall

kɑŋtsi

ganjing

clean

kʰæp

man

full

kɑpɑ

shuzhuang

tree stump

kɑpɑ

mudi

aim, goal, purpose

kɑptsə

guer

orphan

kɑʁdʐəi

wen

to ask

kʰæsæ

tao

to demand

kʰɑsɑ

tao (qian, zhai)

to dun for (money, debt)

kʰɑʂɑ

kuijia

armor

kʰɑsti ʁuəʴ

jiao cai

to order food in a restaurant

kɑtu dæpæs

shengjier

loose knot

kɑtu dɑʁɑ

da jie

to make a knot

kɑtu dɑʁɑ deji

sijier

dead knot

kʰɑutʰɑ

kaoshi

examination

kæχsu ɕi tse

hao mai

to examine the pulse

kʰɑz

nyu shengzhiqi

vulva (common term), pubes, pudenda

kɑʐɑ

shenpan

to judge

kæʐæʨi

diaocha, jiancha

inquire into, investigate

kʰɑʴ

ba

eight

kɑʴ ʁu χuɑʴ

jiaoluo (wuzi de)

corner

kæʴ χəʴ xtʂəi

dishang you gen zhen

there is a needle on the ground

kʰɑʴlɑ

shu tou

to comb the hair

kʰɑʴʂ

bayue

August

kʰɑʴsu

bashi

eighty

kʰɑʴʨi

xiaozhi

little finger

kʰɕɑmʨʰi

hudie

butterfly

kʰɕɑq

yezi

leaf

kʰɕɑq dɑpɑi

zhang xin yezi

to bud (new leaves)

kʰɕi

pianniu

yak

kʰɕistən

fangniude

cattle tender

kʰɕust

ting

to listen

kʰɕuχu

zhi

paper

kʰɕy

gan

to dare

kə

qu

to go

kʰə

zhouyu

spell, curses

kədiuʂ

shiyue

October

kəi

qu, likai

leave, go away

kəj

zoudiao, li

go away from, get farther

kʰəj

nian zhou

to recite incantation

kʰəj

hua

slippery

kəkə

di

bottom

kʰəl

lunliu

in turn

kʰəlɑ

bozuzoulu

to limp

kʰəlɑ

bozu

lame

kemi

qinshu

kinship

kemi

qinqi

relatives, kindred

kemi kuʨy

jinqin

close relatives

kəndi

suoyou, quanbu

all

kəndi

dajia

we all, all of us

kəndi ɑŋ

jiti

in great numbers

kəpɑ

lishi

history

kʰəpu

danshenhan

bachelor

kəs

likai

apart

kəʂ hɑŋu

zhongqiujie

mid-autumn festival

kʰəsɑ

xingqi

to beg

kʰəsɑtʂən

qigai

beggar

keʨi

shao

few

kʰəȵi ʨæz

shaowei

slightly

kʰəȵi ʨæz ʨʰɑqəi

chadianr, jihu

almost, nearly

kʰəȵiʨæz

yidianr

a little, some (quantity)

kʰəʴŋ u mɑk

duji

to be jealous, to envy

ki

fangshe

dwelling

kitsʰɑ

gebi

neighboring, next door

kʰiʴ

zhouma

to curse

kʰiʴ

cu

rough(eg. ), coarse

kʰiʴn

fashi

to take an oath

klæ

bian

to knit

kʰoudæpi

xiexie (zuo de shi)

to thank for an act of kindness

kʰsɑ

anwei

to comfort

kʰsɑn

hejie

to intercede

kʰsɑʴmɑ

duosuotui

to jiggle the feet

kʰsɑʴmɑ

duosuo

to shiver

kʰsə

xin

new

kʰʂəpʨi

pengzi, xiaowu

hut, lodge

kʰʂəz

daocaochuangdian

mattress made of rice-stalks

kʰʂəʐ

zhang

roedeer

kʰʂəʐ

beidan

sheets

kʰʂəʴβu̥

huran

suddenly, promptly, quickly

kʰsəʨi

miao

temple

kʰsi

shen

deity, God

kʰsi

san

three

kʰsi χdʐu

bai shen

to worship god

kʰsiɑsu

sa, sanshi

thirty

kʰsiɕuq

di san (ge)

third

kʰsikʰiʴ

san bai

three hundred

kʰsiʂ

sanyue

March

kʰsitiu

san hao

the third day of a month

kʰu

fei

to bark

kʰu

shen

9th earthly branch

kʰu nəʁu̥

gouwo

kennel

kuæ

guaidai (xiaohai)

to kidnap

kuɑ ʨɑ tʂəntʂə

guojia, zhengzhi

nation and government

kuɑlɑst

zhazi (guti)

dreg (of solids)

kuɑlɑst

zhazi (liuti)

dreg (of liquids)

kʰuɑʴχu̥əßʴ

ti tou

to shave the head

kudzə

nian

to glue, to stick

kudzə

nian

sticky

kudʐu

xiang

to border (garment, shoes)

kuə

ni

'you (thou)' PRO 2nd sg.

kuə dy ədʐə

ba (ni ba men guanshang)

(eg. you must shut the door. )

kuə dzɑȵi

ni zao

good morning

kuə əʴl dɑdʐɑj tʰɑː əʴl dʐow moxɕypi

ni yue xiao ta jiu yue bu gan shuo hua

correlative sentence (eg. the more you laugh the more he dares not speak)

kuə mæɤʐən qɑ hɑwɑ

ni bu hui, rang wo lai

sentence with pro-form (eg. you don't know, let me do it)

kuə mæχʨin tu pu meʨʰi

jiran (jiran ni bu xihuan, ni jiu biemai)

since (eg. since you don't like it, don’t buy it)

kuə meʨʰin ŋu wɑ mɑŋ

ni bu yao, shi bu shi?

negative tag-question (eg. you don't want, right?)

kuə nɑn

ni hao

"how are you"

kuə qɑ dzəmɑχqɑzdi təʂwɑ

dao … weizhi (ni jixu zuo, dao wo lai weizhi)

until (eg. Keep working until I came)

kuə sɑlɑu tsʰɑn ɕi tsə χʨin nɑ

ni xi (huan) bu xihuan kan xi?

verb-not-verb question (eg. do you like to watch drama or not ?)

kuə stə dɑdz nɑ

-le (ni chi le fan mei you ?)

perfective, "have you eaten?"

kuə stə dzən

ni zai chifan

you are having meal

kuə tʰɑː ɑtuɑ əzi tʰɑzi mɑʁupi

ni yao da ta yi dun cai xing

sentence with frequency expression (eg. you have to give him a spank and then it is alright)

kuə tʰɑː ɕi kuʂ qɑ ʥylæ

ni gaosu ta wo jiu qu

sentence with nominalized object (eg. you tell him I away) am going right

kuə tʰɑː destin tu mɑnɑ pisɑn bɑ

yaoshi ni xin ta, jiu zaogao la!

sentence with conditional clause (eg. if you believe him, it will be a mess)

kuə tʰɑː dzeyn dænæ mejin

-you (ni you mei you jiao ta lai ?)

past, "did you ask him to come?"

kuə tʰɑːdʐəß su ɤənətsʰun bɑʴ ȵi

bi (ni bi ta gao liang cun)

comparative degree marker (eg. you are taller than him)

kuə tʰɑːdʐəß ȵɑw ækæ bɑʴ ȵi

gen … yiyang (ni gen ta yiyang gao)

as...as, same as (eg. you are as tall as he is)

kuə təmoʐgu tʰɑʂ tʰɑː tɑɕuo sy dəwe

ni hai mei chusheng yiqian ta yijing nian daxue le

sentence with time clause (eg. before you were born he had already attended college)

kuə təʐgu ȵæ kəjiʂ tsʰæ ʁəȵi

zicong … yilai (zicong ni chusheng yilai,ni yizhi hen shou)

since (eg. since you were born)

kuə tʂoŋkuo kə dʐə nɑ

-guo (ni qu guo Zhongguo ma ?)

completive, "have you been to China?"

kuə χunpɑ tsɑʐgu ɕi ɑʂ təbuχtʂən xu mɑxu

ni lai wenwen zhe duo hua xiang bu xiang

"compressed" sentence (eg. you come and smell this flower to see if it is fragrant)

kuə zəʴ mæʨʰi

bu yong (ni bu yong ku)

need not (eg. you need not cry)

kuə ȵikɑ ɕik əʴs stækæ əʴl æʁe ni

zenme ni yue lai yue shou?

correlative sentence (eg. how come you are getting thinner and thinner?)

kuə ȵikɑ ʨʰi wɑ

ni yao shenme ne?

question-word question (eg. what do you want?)

kuə ȵikɑ ʨiχɑ kɑ nɑ

ni shenme shihou zou?

question-word question (eg. when are you coming back?)

kuə ȵin

ni zhidao

you know

kuə ʨʰiwɑ ŋu wɑ mɑŋ

ni yao, shi bu shi?

positive tag-question (eg. You want (it), right?)

kuək

ni de

yours (sg.)

kʰuəkən

lieren

hunter

kʰuəkʰuɑ

shengqi

to be angry, get angry

kʰuəmi

mugou

bitch

kuən

tingjian, tingdejian

to hear

kuəndʐi

nilia

you two

kuənəχn stə dzəʨin

nimen zai chifan

you are having meal

kʰuəpi

jiachu

domestic animals

kuəqəst

duimian

opposite

kuətiu

kanjian

to see

kuəχtʂə

bing hao

to get well

kʰuəzɑtsɑ

quanya

canine teeth, tusk, fang

kʰuəzdu

(gong) gou

dog

kuəʐən

tingzhi, tingzhu

to stop

kʰuəʴ

ti

shave

kuəʴ dɑχqɑ

chumen, lyuxing

to travel

kuəȵin stə dzəʨin

niliang zai chifan

you two are having meal

kuəȵiχɑ

nimen

'you (ye)' PRO 2nd pl.

kuəȵiχɑ ȵikɑ ʨizdi χɑ kə ʨɑ næ

nimen shenme shihou zou?

question-word question (eg. when are you all coming back?)

kuəȵiχɑk

nimen de

yours (pl.)

kuəʴtʂə

gaosu

to inform, to announce

kugæ

weiweisuosuo de

in a timid manner

kujin bɑ

qing an

to pay respects to

kʰuk

ge he, shouge

to harvest

kuku

limian, libian

inside, inward, interior

kuku

yinei

within

kuku

limian, libian

inside

kuku

~li, ~zhong

in, among, midst, mid, amid

kʰukuæ

qi

to anger

kunəi

tingcong, gensui

obey, follow

kunəi

tingshuo, jushuo

it is said, they say

kʰuŋkəi

zhun

accurate

kunpi

gangbi

pen

kʰuŋʂɑltʂəi

xieduzi

to have diarrhea

kʰuŋʂɑltʂəi

hai liji

to have dysentery

kʰuŋʂɑltʂəi

huoluan

to have cholera

kupi

duo

to hide

kupi

binan

to seek refuge from calamity

kupi tʰəpi

zhuo micang

to play hide and seek

kuqəi

chuanguo

cross, traverse

kuqəi

guo, guoqu

elapse, past over

kuʁ

jin

to enter

kuʁɑn

guo

to cross

kus

qingjia

married relationships

kuʂ

shucai

vegetables

kuʂ

shucai

vegetables

kuʂ

cai (caiyao)

subsidiary, article of diet

kuʂ

ao

to boil for a long time

kuʂ

ci

to prick

kuʂ

jueding

to decide

kuʂ təstæ

jian cai

to sort out vegetables

kuʂkuæ

kao

to roast

kuʂkuæ

wei

to roast in hot ashes

kuʂpe

tie (chunlian)

to paste up

kuʂpe

cha dui

to wedge in, to crowd into the line

kuʂpe

jiejin

approach

kuʂpe

yikao

depend

kut

dang

to ward off

kut

peng

to run against

kut dəwe

pengshang

to knock against something and get hurt

kut mæqə

di bu zhu

unable to sustain / resist

kuti

shenti

body

kutiχlɑ

xizao

bath, bathing

kutʂ puk

mai cai

to buy vegetables or groceries

kutʂʰɑn

guochanzi

food-turner

kutsi

zhuo

to catch

kutsi

daibu

to seize and arrest

kutsi

-zhe (na zhe !)

stative, "hold this! "

kutsi

bawo

to grasp, to grip

kutsu

kou kouzi

to button

kutʂʰuə

shao (ji ge cai)

to cook (a few dishes)

kutʂʰuə

bao

to pop

kutʂʰuə

jian (jidan)

to fry in fat or oil

kuty

jian

to meet with

kuty mæqæ

mohu

blurred, ambiguous, vague, unceatain

kuty mæʐ

xihan

to value, to regard as rare

kuty mæʐ

qiguai

strange

kuty qə

kandejian

be visible

kuxʂ

fang (jiaju)

to arrange / to place (furniture)

kuxʂ

ge, fangzhi

to put, to place in/on

kuxʂ

pai, bai

to line up, to queue up, to dispose

kuxʂ

yu

extravasated blood

kuxʂ

liu

to keep, stay, remain

kuxʂ

fangjia

take off, undo

kuχsu

chongjinr, chong

bold and aggressive

kuχtʂɑ

xinsi

intellectual faculties

kuxtʂɑn

chou

thin silk

kuxtʂɑn

duan

satin

kuxtʂɑn lɑnpɑ

huaduan

brocade

kuzə

kaozhe (hebian)

alongside (eg. river)

kuʨʰi

qu

to take a wife

kuʨʰi

(ba xiaohai) guan qilai

to shut up (someone)

kuʨʰi

juliu

to detain

kʰuȵi

ciwei

porcupine

kuʨik

guyi

purposely, deliberately

kʰuȵik nə

waishengren

person from another province

kʰuȵiknə

wairen

outsider

kʰuʴkʰuʴ

yan

wild goose

kʰuȵu

waimian, waibian

outside, out, exterior

kʰuȵu

yiwai

beyond

kʰuȵu

waimian, waibian

outside

l

ye

also

lɑ

lang

wolf

læjmu

rumu

wet nurse

lɑn

luan

(things) disorderly

lɑn

liaocao

disorderly (handwriting)

lɑn

nan

south

lɑŋnuɑ

ti guangtou

to shave the head bald

lɑnpɑ

hua

flower

lɑnpɑ

huar

picture, drawing, painting

lɑnpɑ

hua (yifu)

colorful

lɑnpɑ ɑʐgi

luo hua

flowers falling

lɑnpɑ dɑpɑ

kai hua

to bloom

lɑnpɑ dɑpɑ

(daozi) kaihua

(rice) to bloom

lɑnpɑ ʂquɑ

diaohua

to carve figures/pictures

lɑnpɑ χuəʴmu

huacao

flowers and grasses

lɑnpɑkʰɕɑq

huaban

petals of a flower

lɑnʐe

renao

bustling, lively, cheerful

lɑpɑ

laba

trumpet

lɑpɑ pʰə

chui laba

to blow the trumpet

lɑqu

xiuzi

sleeves

lɑqʰueʴ

shulinzi

grove, copse, woods

lɑqʰueʴ

senlin

forest

lɑs

qian (qian)

to owe (money)

lɑs tsʰɑ

huan (qian)

to return (money)

lɑs ʐəgue

huanben

to balance sale with capital

lɑs ʐguæ

baoda

to requite

lɑʂqətəly

shen lanyao

to stretch (as when yawn)

lɑtʂɑ

lazhu

candle

lɑwʂɑq

changpao

robe, long gown

lɑχqə ʨʰi

da heqian

to yawn

læz

jihui

opportunity, chance, occasion

lɑz

mingyun

fate

lɑz

yuanfen

the fate by which persons are brought together

lɑz

mingyun, yunqi, suming

destiny, fate

lɑz nɑ

xingyun

lucky

lɑzdɑ

chuan (mifang)

to hand down

lɑzdzɑŋ

fushou

railing

lɑʐən

lai

to blame for your own mistake

lɑʐən tʂə

shualai

to go back on a promise

lɑzmɑnɑ

daomei

unlucky

lɑzmɑnɑ

daoyun, yunqi huai

unfortunate, unlucky

lə

zhengqi

vapor, steam

lə

mucai

timber, wood

lə χəquə

da fangji

to lay the foundation

ləpəmi

shugan

tree trunk, stem

ləw

sangshi

funeral ceremony

ləw tʂən nə

ban sangshi de ren

undertaker

ləw χqə

chubin

to hold a funeral procession

ləw χqə

songbin

to attend a funeral procession

ləwəmɑ

songzhen

pine needles

ləxs

shanshu

fir

lez

xingyun, yunqihao

fortunate

lez mɑnɑ

buxing, yunqibuhao

unfortunate

li

hou

thick

liɑsukʰɕiz

wumingzhi

ring finger, the 3rd finger

liɑsukiɑʁɑ

shizhi

index finger, forefinger

liu

geng

to cultivate

liʨin

shui

tax

liʨin dɑɤʐ

na shui

to pay tax

liʨin ɤli

chou shui

to tax

lɤ

shamu

japan cedar

lɤlɑ

huan (dongxi)

to exchange, to replace

lɤstiq

songguo

pine cone

luɑsu̥

shuzhi

branches

lukɑ ʐʥi

zhang zhichuang

to have piles (hemorrhoid)

lup

luobo

turnip

lup

huluobo

carrot

luwe

kuoda

spread over

luʴ

duoyu

surplus

luʴ

shengyu

rest, remnant

luȵi

nuli

slave

luʨi

mao

cat

luʨi zəʴ

mao jiao

to mew

ly

li

plow

lys

baoying

retribution

mɑ - mɑnɑ mɑŋ

bu (buhao / bushi)

not (eg. it is not good / it isn't )

mædzæ

jueshi

fast

mædʐəi

que

lack

mɑmdzɑ

nankan, chou

ugly looking

mɑŋ

bu

no (negative answer)

mɑŋ

kebushi

indeed, I see!

mɑŋ qɑ meʨʰi

bu shi, wo bu yao

negative answer to positive tag-question (no, I don’t want (it))

mɑŋ qɑ ʨʰi

bu shi, wo yao

negative answer to negative tag-question (no, I want (it))

mɑŋ mɑŋ

guguai, qimiao

strange, odd, queer

mɑnɑ

youhai

harmful

mɑnɑ

buxing

misfortune

mɑnɑ dɑʂəi

huihuai, zaota

devastate, put in desorder

mɑntʰu

shuairuo

weak

mæɤdʐi

bu gou jinliang

weighing less than balance

mɑɤu̥

xiaba

chin

mɑɤuɑ

tiankong

sky

mæp tsʰə

dei, bixu

to have to

mɑptsʰi

zhongyao

inportant

mɑqɑ

mei

every

mɑqe

dabai

to be defeated

mɑqe

(shiqing) shibai

to fail

mæqy

(niao) shanang

gizzard

mɑʁdʐi

lai buji

too late

mɑʁu

bu yuanyi

not willing

mɑʁu

fandui

to oppose

mɑʁu

juebu

never

mæʁze

yeli

midnight, depth of night

mæʁzə nɑ

wanshang hao

good evening

mɑʂ ʐguəʂ tʂə

ai guan xianshi

nosy

mɑsɑ

kanbuqi

to look down upon

mɑsɑi

miaoshi, kanbuqi

scorn, make a fool of, look down

mæsə

mosheng

to feel strange

mæsə qu

pasheng

to be bashful towards strangers

mæsək nə

shengren

stranger

mæʂmætsʰe

qiangpo

to compel, to force

mɑʂqe

qinkuai

diligent

mɑʂʨik

toutoude

slyly

mɑʂʨik

qiaoqiaode

secretly

mɑtəi

bu yiyang, bu tong

different

mɑtsɑ

dun, bu fengli

dull

mɑtʂɑ

run

soft, uncrisp

mɑtʂɑ

wenhe

docile, mild, tame, tender

mɑtʂɑ

wenrou

meek

mɑtʂɑ

nuoruo

(character) weak

mɑtʂɑ

wenwen

gentle

mɑtʂʰɑ

qian

shallow

mɑtʂɑ mumɑn

nishuijiang

bricklayer

mætsæq

dun, bujian

blunt, dull

mɑtsʰɑs

mao pao

to foam

mɑu

miao

second

mɑw lu

bu shi ba?

negative particle-question (eg. (it) isn't true, I guess? (with disbelief))

mɑχsɑ

ting bu dong

cannot understand (a language)

mæxʂæl

culu

rude

mɑxʂəpi

bujianle, diule

to disappear, to be lost

mæxtʂəi

meiyou

without

mɑχu

linshi (de)

temporary, provisional

mæχʨi

shu

distant (in relationship)

mɑzdə

mang

busy

mɑzəi

bu haochi, nanchi

it tastes bad, unsavory

mɑʐəi

cha, bu gou hao

not good enough

mɑʐəi

lie (zhi)

of poor quality

mɑʐgepi

ting ye

to close (business)

mɑʐgu̥

bu jieshi

flimsy

mɑʐguʑʥi

huang, bu wen

unsteady

mɑːʴ

huai

be broken

mæʨʰi

bie

"don't! "

mæʴpi

fubai, huai

rotten

mdzɑ

piaoliang

pretty

mdzɑ ɸku

haokan

good-looking

mə

tianwen, tianqi, guang

sky, weather, light

mə

yu

rain

mə

dili, huo

earth, fire

mə

huo

fire

mə

gege (zhicheng)

elder brother (quoting term)

me snɑqtsɑ

mo, moshui

(Indian, Chinese ink)

mə dəʴiki

tian han

drought

mə dqɑ

qingtian

fine weather

mə zʁe

yintian

cloudiness, cloudy weather

məɕutiu

zang, angzang

dirty

meɕʨæ

mimi

secret

meɕʨik ʐoʨy

eryu

to whisper

məɕʨitəi

lengqing

still and lonely

məlɑɤu̥tʂs

zhao shou

to beckon with the hand

meli

she bude

can't bear to part with

məm

liang, liangkuai

cool

məmɑs

mabu

dust cloth

məp metsʰə

bu dajin

unimportant

məp tsʰə

dajin, yaojin

urgent

məʁə ɤənətʂ meʁe ɕi qʰəʴ dəʴʨi

yinwei liang ge yue mei xia yu, dao dou si le

sentence with cause clause (eg. because it had not rained for two months, the rice plants all died)

məʁeʴ

xiayu

it rains

məʁəʴ

yanzi

swallow

məʁeʴ bɑʴ

dayu

heavy rain

məʁeʴ tʰənsə

yuji

rainy season

məʁəʴ χtʂɑ

xiaoyu

drizzle

məʁəʴj

chongbai

worship, adore

məʁgu

lei

thunder

məʁgu dɑʁɑ

da lei

it thunders

mərkiɑŋ

yanjiemao

eyelash

mər̥kiɑŋ

jiemao

eyelash

məs

huxi

to breathe

məs

kongqi

air

məs pʰui

tu qi

to breathe out

məs χuʨi

chuan qi

to pant

məs ʨʰiʨʰi

hu qi

to breathe in

məs ʨʰiʨʰi

xiaochuan

to have asthma

məsɑq

yangguang

sunshine, sunlight

mesitəi

bu shufu

do not feel well

məsqəw

(feng) juan

(wind) to whirl

mesti

huaiyi

to suspect

məsti

zimei

sisters

məsyɤlə

tianliang, liming

dawn

metsæ

chunjie

The Spring Festival

mətsɑ

chuntian

spring

mətsɑ

xiatian

summer

mətsɑ

chunji

spring, springtime

mətsɑ

xiaji

summer, summertime

mətʂɑ

ruan, rouruan

soft

məxəßʴ

shuang

frost

məχqɑ tʰənsə

hanji

rainy season

məχuʨi

zhouyu

shower

məʐ

qiang

gun - warfare

məʐɑmɑʴmi

wen

lukewarm

mezæp

cuxin, dayi

careless, heedless

mezɑp

sanman

distracted

məzəməʐgutʂə

shuo menghua

to talk in sleep

məzəχ

dahulu

snoring, snore

məʑi

bu zai (jia)

not at (home)

məʴ

mogu, ercaogu

grass mushroom

meʨʰi

tuique

to decline

məʴʁəʴ

xianmu

to envy

meʨy

yuanwang

to do injustice to

mimi

mo

to touch

minguə

zhao

to look for, to search

mintuq

xiangrikui

sunflower

modu dɑʂtɑ

langfei qian

to waste money

modʐuk

wuyi

not on purpose

modʐuʂ

ouran

casually, by chance

motsʰu

feiliao

manure

motupi

laohuayan

farsighted

mowepi

xiaoshi

go off, disappear, vanish

moʥy

zu

to hinder, to get in the way

moʨy ləpi

dui buqi

"excuse me"

mtu zəkə

tianbian

horizon

mu dɑmȵi

tian hei le

night falls

mu dəsiu

tian liang le

the day breaks, open over

mu bɑʴ

da huo

big fire

mu kuɸ

sheng huo

to make a fire

mu kuʐɑ

dian huo

to light a fire, to kindle

mu niɑpi

bangwan

sunset

mu pʰus

bahuoguan (chuihuotong)

blowing pipe for kindling

mu suɑpi

poxiao

daybreak

mu χtʂɑ

xiao huo

small fire

mulɑ

huoyan

flame

mum təqpɑ

richu

sunrise

mun

taiyang

sun

mun æqæ

riluo

the sun sets

mun kue

pushai

to sun

mun təq

chu taiyang

the sun rises

mundɑdzə

rishi

solar eclipse

muɤdʐ

leipi

to be struck by a thunderbolt

muɤdʐus

mashang, like

immediately

muɤu̥ʐməʂ

zaoshen

God of the Kitchen

mupɑ tsʰɑːʴ

zhaoliang

to catch cold

mupo ʐbuʂ

jipigeda

to have goose flesh

mupu stiuqu

leng (tianqi, *dongxi)

cold

muʁ

jue

bracken

muʁiutsətʰi

caihong

rainbow

musu

dongjie

winter solstice

muʂu

qiutian

autumn

muʂu

dongtian

winter

muʂu

qiuji

autumn

muʂu

dongji

winter, wintertime

mutʂɑ

nuoqie

cowardly

mutsi

da keshui

to doze

mutup

laotianye

god

mux jɑn

yinliao, yan

drinks, cigarettes

mux tʂʰe

chouyan

to smoke

muxu̥

yan

smoke

muxu̥ tʂʰɑ

xun

to smoke

muʑy

feng

wind

muʑy mɑspi

(feng) ting

the wind stops

muʑy pʰə

(feng) chui

(wind) to blow

muʑy tʂəi

guafeng

the wind blows

muʑy ʑyʑy

fengsheng

rumour

muʥi

mutan

charcoal

nɑ

haochu

good points

nɑ

hao

good

nɑ

youli

advantageous

nɑ

you (mianr)

right (side)

nɑj

haohaorde

state of being well

nɑj

hao, xing

all right

nɑj

jiankang

health

nɑnɑ

jixiang

auspicious

nɑnɑ

laohao

gentle, mild

nɑqɑ

mei

per (person)

ŋɑtʂtʂətʂə

re

to provoke

næχə

youshou

right-hand

nɑʴɤʥɑhu

meimao

eyebrow

nə

ren

human being, person, man, one

nə

ren

human being, person, man, one

nə

renmen

people

nə ɑdʐə

yi ge ren, dandu

alone

nə bɑʴ

juren

giant

nə dækʰæ tʂə

dezuiren

to offend people

nə kəndi

renhe ren

any one

nə kʰsiɤi

san ge ren

three people

nə kuti

renti

human body

nə səs

shouren, renshi de ren

acquaintance

nə tʰɑː ɕi ʁuɑn ʑi

you ren bang mang ta

sentence with verbal complement (eg. there is someone helping him)

nə ʑiʨj

you ren

someone

nəɕi

dui ren

activities towards people

nəgu

yanxie

cross-eyed

nəguæ

xinlang

groom

nək moʨy mɑnɑ mingue

zhao bieren de guoshi

to look for other's faults

nək muʨy mɑnɑ əʴqəi

ai jiang renjia duanchu

like to tell tales of others

nəkə kudʐu

dai yanjing de ren

person who wears glasses

nəku

zhentou

pillow

nəku

zhen (zhentou)

to lean on a pillow

nəku

erduo

ears

nəku̥ dəbui

erduo long

deaf

nəku̥ tʂɑ

chuan er

to pierce the ear lobe

nəku yʑu

erkong

aperture of the ear

nəkubu

longzi

deaf person

nəkupɑlɑ

erhuan

earring

nəkutsʰɑχʂ

ergou

soft secretion of the ear

nəməʴ

xionge

fierce

nəməʴ ʨɑ wəi

piqi huai

bad-tempered

nənɑj

buzaiyi

calm

nəninə

renren

everyone, all

nəp

qunian

last year

nəpɑ

gu shihou

ancient times

nəpɑ

gudai

ancient times

nəqbɑ

liumang

bandit

nəqe

shangliu

upper course of a river

nəquɑiʴ

taiyangxue

temple

nəʁlu

yanzhu

eyeball

nəʁlu qʰuɑ

deng

to gaze fiercely

nəʁutʂɑ

yankuang

eye socket

nəʂ

lao, bu nen

tough

nəʂ

nen

tender

nəsə

qiufan

prisoner

nəʂe

puzhao

to shine

nəsimɑːʴʁzi

zuotian wanshang

yesterday evening, last night

nəʂp

yangou

secretion in the eye

nəʂquɑ

you

to lure

nəʂquɑ

huilu

to bribe

nəsu

yanjiao

corners of the eyes

nətsən

tongkong

pupil

nəwɑ

yanpi

eyelid

nəwɑ

danyanpi

single eyelid

nəχu

renqing

human nature, friendliness

nəʐ

gaozhuang

to sue

nəʐɑ ʐmi

yanpi tiao

involuntary motion of the eyelid, twitching of the eye

nikɑ ʨæzdiχɑ

shenme shihou?

when?

nipi

niebi

coins

niʂ

ji ge? (shi ge yinei)

how much / how many (less than ten)

ŋu

shi, shide

yes (positive answer)

ŋu

jiushi~ye

though, although

ŋu qɑ meʨʰi

shi, wo bu yao

positive answer to negative tag-question (yes, I don’t want (it)

ŋu qɑ ʨʰi

shi, wo yao

positive answer to positive tag-question (yes, I want (it))

ŋu tʰɑː qɑ sə

shi, ta renshi wo

positive answer to positive particle-question (yes, he knows me.)

ŋu bɑ tʰɑː qɑ mæs

shi ya, ta bu renshi wo

positive answer to negative particle-question (yes, he doesn’t know me.)

ŋuɑllɑ

shaoye

young master of the household

ŋuɑʑilɑlɑ

xiaojie

young unmarried lady of the household

ŋuə

muniu

cow

ŋuə

shi

to be, is, are

ŋuəpis

niurou

beef

ŋuətsi

duan

(of length) short

ŋuəzi

yinzi

silver

ŋuəzi ȵi ʂqu

shoushi, shiwu

adornments, etc.

ŋuəzi ȵi ʂqu ki

dai shoushi

to wear jewelry

ŋuj

dangran

of course, certainly

ŋuʨi

zhen (de)

really, truely

ŋuʨi

liyou

reason

ɤɑp

jin

tight

ɤdze

guke

customer

ɤdʐə

tuzi

rabbit

ɤdʐə

keren

guest

ɤdʐə

chou

2nd earthly branch

ɤdʐə guæʐ tʂə

pei ke

to entertain visitor

ɤdʐə læ

keqi

to stand on ceremony

ɤdʐə le

mianqiang

forced

ɤdʐə meʨʰi

bu keqi

brusque

ɤdʐə ʁuəʴ

qing ke

to invite guests, to give a party

ɤdʐə ʁuəʴ

xia qingtie

to send an invitation

ɤdʐə ʂpu

song (ke)

to see a visitor off, to send

ɤdʐəs we

bu hao yisi

embarassed

ɤdʐəs we

diulian

face lost, disgraced

ɤdʐəʂkə

zuo ke

to be a guest

ɤdʐəsti

zhaodai

to receive (visitor), entertain, treat

ɤdʐəχu mæɤʐ

wuchi

shameless

ɤdʐi

han

to hold in the mouth

ɤdʐi

haixiu

bashful, be ashamed

ɤənəʂ

liang ge ren

both, two people

ɤənəxɕi

liang pang, liang bian

both sides

ɤənəxɕi

shuang fang

both

ɤləq əly

liu yanlei

to shed tears

ɤliɑquɑ

ping

level, flat

ɤliu

meimei (zhicheng)

younger sister (quoting term)

ɤluxʂ

fangxia, xiexia

inload, take off, undo

ɤnə

er

two

ɤnəkʰiʴ

er bai

two hundred

ɤnəʂ

eryue

February

ɤnəsu

nian, ershi

twenty

ɤnətiu

er hao

the second day of a month

ɤʰsu ʁəbu tʂə

beidili suanji ren

to tell tales of, to play trick on

ɤuəɕuq

di er (ge)

second

ow

nainai (duicheng)

paternal grandmother (address term)

ow

popo (duicheng)

husband's mother (address term)

ow

popo (zhicheng)

husband's mother (quoting term)

ow

waipo (duicheng)

maternal grandmother (address term)

ow

laotaipo

old woman

ɤzə

zhifu, jiaoqian

pay

ɤʐə

hui (yingwen)

to be capable of

ɤzə wɑdʐu

guowang, huangdi

king, emperor

ɤʐəmigə

henji

trace

ɤʐəɤdʐu

sifang

a square

ɤʐutsəi

shen

permeate, soak into

ɤʥɑhu

huzi

moustache

ɤʥɑhu

xu

beard

ɤʥɑhu ɑkutuɑ

binmao

sideburn

ɤʥɑːʴ

zuichun

lips

ɤʴsu

fan

turn over (the wrong side), reversed

pɑ

kang

rice husk

pæ hupɑ

zhuzong

pig's bristles

pɑhĩ

chizhe jiao

barefooted

pʰɑi

zhipai

cards

pʰɑi ʨʰi

wan zhipai

to play card game

pʰɑitʰɑ

pai (jianbang)

to pat (on the shoulder)

pɑl

li

measure of length reckoned at 360 paces, one 'li'

pɑlɑpɑsti

benshoubenjiao

clumsy

pɑlu

muzhu

sow

pɑn

keyi

may

pɑnɑ

chuiju

cooking utensils

pɑnɑ

wenju

stationery

pɑni

yuanliao, cailiao

material, stuff

pɑni

gongju

tools

pɑni

ziben

capital

pɑni

liwu

gift, present

pɑni ɑstɑ

xia huo

to load goods

pɑni duɑs

shangdian

shop

pɑni puk

chen xu, gan ji

to go to a country market

pɑni təʁu̥

shang huo

to unload goods

pɑntə

dengzi

stool

pæntʰi dɑʁɑ

gai tuzhang

to seal

pɑpɑ

nai

breast

pɑpɑ qəsti

naitou

nipple, teat

pɑq

jiaojian

point of the foot

pɑq tʰiχu̥dʐəi

bazijiao

splayfooted

pɑqe

ban

board, plank

pɑqu

dongjia

employer

pɑʂqul

jiaodi

sole of the foot

pʰɑstɑ

zhua

to claw

pʰɑstɑ

(ji) fan shiwu

(chicken) to scratch the feed

pɑsu

jiaozhitou

toes

pʰætæ

fengxiang

bellow

pætɑq

miantiaor

noodle

pɑtɑqu

yemianhua

wild cotton

pætʰi

ke tuzhang

to carve a seal

pɑtʂ

yuan

round

pɑtsʰɑi

baicai

Chinese cabbage

pʰɑtsə

maojin (xi lian yong)

washcloth

pʰɑu

pao

cannon

pɑupin

baowu

treasure

pɑutɑn

qiu

ball

pɑutɑn ʁɑ

da qiu

to play ball

pʰɑutsʰə mæle tiq χtʂə wæj

budan … erqie (budan meiqian, erqie hai qieqian

not only … but also (eg. not only doesnot have money, but also owes money

pæxɕi

li

pear

pɑχʂ tʂʰɑ

mahu

sloppy

pɑχʂ tʂʰɑ

luan, xia, hu

blindly

pʰɑχstsʰəi

jugong

to bow

pʰɑχstsʰəi

ke tou

to prostrate and knock the head on the ground

pɑxtʂ

xianggangjiao

to have athlete foot

pɑχtʂuʁɑ

ti

to kick

pɑχʨi le

kelian

to pity, piteous, pitiable

pæʐ

xiaozhu

shoat, piglet

pɑːʴ

jiaobei, jiaomian

instep

pɑːʴ

jiaobozi

ankle

pɑȵ iχuɑn

zhanggui

shopkeeper

pɑȵi

jiaju, qiju

furniture, tools

pɑȵi

jiaju, shebei

furniture, furnishing

pɑȵi

jiaju

furniture

pɑȵi

xingli

luggage

pɑȵi

baofu

bundle wrapped in cloth

pɑȵi

dongxi

thing

pɑȵi

caichan

property

pɑȵi ɑqɑʐge

jie (xingli)

to unpack (luggage)

pɑȵi tədtʂə

da (xingli)

to pack (luggage)

pɑʴxəʴ

zhao, zhuazi

claw

pʰbɑ dɑgue

(yifu) suo

(clothes) to shrink

pe

bei

north

pə

sui

year old

pə

nian

year

pe əqɑ

bo qiao

to shell

pə le

runnian

leap year

pʰəlɑ

gui

expensive

pʰəmɑlɑ

pianyi

cheap

pʰəɤʥi

bianfu

bat

pəpɑ

fa ya

to sprout (as from seed)

pəpɑtʂ kʰuɑʴn

lifashi

barber

pəq

lixi

interest

pʰəq

shu

tree

pʰəq dʐɑpi

shupi

bark

pəʂ

duqi

navel

pəs ȵəty wəj pəs ʐguty wəj

jintian ji hao? jintian chujiu

noun phrase-predicate sentence (eg. what day is today? Today is 9th of the month)

pəʂ ʨi

qidai

umbilical cord

pəsi

jintian

today

pəsi ɑʂɑ

jinye

tonight

pəsi dɑrɑȵi

jintian zaoshang

this morning

pesi nəty ŋu wɑ

ji yue ji hao (jintian ji hao?)

(to tell date) what day is today?

pəʂk

jinnian

this year

peti

bingqie

and, moreover

pəxʨuʁɑ

tumo

to paint, to smear

pəʴ

ai

mugwort

pəʴɑχɑ

jintian wanshang

this evening

pi

you

10th earthly branch

pʰi

bai

white

pʰi

fazi

method, way

pi qəpqtʂ

(zhu, niu) nao

(pork, beef) brain

pi stəχuɑ

(zhu) du

(pig) stomach

pi zəq

(zhu) shetou

(pork) tongue

pi kʰuəʂ

zhujuan

pig's pen

pʰi stɑ

chuanhua

to interpret

pi ʥoqo

zhujiao

pig's feet

pʰiɑ

chuan

ship, boat

pʰiɑntsə

xiankuan

cash

pʰiɑʁɑs

hua chuan

to row a boat

piɑuɑŋtʂə

zanmei, chengzan

to praise

pʰiɑutsə

chaopiao

paper money

pʰiɑutsəχtʂɑ

lingqian

small money

pʰiɑutsəχtʂɑ ləlɑ

huan lingqian

to break money

piɑχu

yezhu

wild boar

pʰiɑʴq

shi

wet, damp

pibɑʴ ʨibɑʴ

zhangbei

senior generation

pigə dʐə

jimo

lonely

pikæ

mu

female

pikpis

zhurou

pork

pimi

fumu

parents

pimi ɕiwen

xiaozi

filial son in mourning

pimi ȵi ʨi tsi

fumu he zinyu

parents and children

pinχuɑ

pian (qian)

to cheat

pinχuɑ tʂən

guaizi

kidnapper

pinχuɑ ʐu̥

shuo huang

to lie

pipu

zuxian

ancestor

pis

rou

flesh

pis puk

mai rou

to buy meat

pʰiʂquɑ

shangliang

to consult

pitʂən

tufu

butcher

pitsʰu

(mu) zao

(wood) mildewed and spoilt

pixə

feirou

fat meat

pixə

larou

dried salted meat, cured pork

pizdɑ

zhuyou

lard

pʰiʐʥi

hai feilao

to have tuberculosis

pʰiʨʰi

piqi

temper

pʰiʴpʰiʴ

si (zhi)

to rip, to tear

pɤ

lao, bu nianqing

old of age

pʰɤ

chui

to blow

pokʨʰu

jianghu

paste

pʰɤpʰɑ

zhong

swell

pu

mai

to buy, to purchase

pu

sheng

pint, 1/10 peck

pu

cu

thick (eg. thread)

pʰu

taonan

to flee from calamity

pu næ χuɑ

maimai

trade

pʰu tsɑʐgu xɕɑq mewe tʂə

zhe ke shu meiyou yezi

negative declarative sentence (eg. this tree does not have any leaves)

pʰubɑ

fushi

clothing

pʰubɑ

yifu

garments

pʰubɑ

shouyi

grave clothes

pʰubɑ ɑʁuəʴ

gua (yifu)

to hang (clothes)

pʰubɑ ɕzə gun ʨimi tʰɑtʂɑ qɑk ɤlu ŋu

chuan hong yifu de xiaohai shi wo meimei

relative clause sentence (eg. the child who wears a red dress is my sister)

pʰubɑ ɕzə gun ʨimi ʨɑχqɑ ɑɕy ʑi ɕi

you jige chuan hong yifu de xiaohai zai zher

relative clause sentence (eg. there are several children here who wear red clothes)

pʰubɑ jəʴje

zuo yifu

to make clothes

pubɑ ləlɑn

gengfu

watchman

pʰubɑ qʰiɑwə tʰəxsəʂkuæ

nasanjian lanse de yifu

those three blue pieces of clothing of mine

pʰubɑ sqɑ

xi yifu

to wash (clothes)

pʰubɑ tɑnuxtʂə

yifu zai nar?

where is the clothing?

pʰubɑ təlɑ

huan yifu

to change clothes

puə

zhangfu

husband

pʰuəkɑ

beizi

covering

pʰuəkɑ

pugai

quilt

pʰuəkɑ ɦəpi

beimianr

blanket-cover

puəʐɑq

hui

grey

pʰukɑpɑ

shugen

root

pʰul

sou shen

to search the person

pumie

shougua

to remain in widowhood

pupɑ

yong, shiyong, liyong

to use, to utilize, to employ

pʰuts ʐge

kai puzi

to open a shop

pʰutʂʰe

bianpao

firecrackers

pʰutʂʰe ʁɑ

fang bianpao

to crack firecrackers

putʂəj

cun

deposit

pʰutsuk

xiukour

mouth of a sleeves

pʰutsuk

niukou

button

pʰutsuk

niupan

loops for button

pʰutsuk kudʐu

ding niu

to sew on button

pʰutsuk lɑnpɑ

huaniu

frog button

pʰutys

baobei

treasure

pʰuxɕy

dongwu

animals

pʰuxɕy

liewu

booty, game

pʰuχu

dayue

about, approximately

puȵuquɑi

pazhe shui

to sleep with stomach down

puȵuquɑi

pu

to rush on

pʰxu̥x dɑʁɑ

huan jia

to make an offer

qɑ

wuding

roof

qɑ

wo

'I' PRO 1st sg.

qɑː

dingshang

the top

qɑː

shanpo

slope

qʰɑ

ku

bitter

qɑ ɕi kutsæn

zhao (zhao wo kan)

according to

qɑ dædzəi ʐbɑtʰəi ʐməni mæqpi

wo pao de lei de bu neng dong

sentence with extent complement (eg. I ran so much he is too tired to move)

qɑ dʐəs ɕi pəiʨin dɑnɑ

wo shi qiantian dao de Beijing

cleft sentence (eg. it is the day before yesterday that I arrived in Peking)

qɑ kʰu ɕi gən quɑ

wo hen pa gou

simple declarative sentence with middle verb (eg. I am very much afraid of dogs)

qɑ kuə ɕi əxɕi ɤʐɑ

wo fen gei ni yi ban

indirect-object sentence (eg. I divide and give you a half)

qɑ kuty mæqəi

(wo kan bu jian)

cannot (eg. I cannot see)

qɑ mowɑ zdi jikətʰə ɑŋ kə

chule ….yiwai(chule wo yiwai, dajia dao qu le)

except for (except for me,everyone has gone out)

qɑ mupɑ qəs we

wo jue de leng

sentence with verbal complement (eg. I feel cold)

qɑː pʰu wei

shanshang you shu

there are trees on the mountain

qɑ pʰubɑ tsɑʂkuæ ȵæ ji æʂk

chule ….yiwai(chule zhejian yifu, wo hai you yijian)

except for (except for this clothes, I have another one)

qɑ ʁuɑpi zdi mele

wo zhiyou wukuaiqian

I only have five yuan.

qɑ sæʐ mæqæpi

wo shi zou bu dong ma!

emphatic sentence (eg. it is that I can't walk!)

qɑ sæʐəi dɑʐbɑi

…de (wo zou de lei le)

extent complement marker (eg. I walked to such an extent that I was tired)

qɑ stə dzəɑ

wo zai chifan

I am having meal

qɑ tʰɑː ɕi pʰubɑ æʂku̥ dɑʐ tʂɑ

wo gele ta yijian yifu

I gave him clothes

qɑ tʰɑː dəzitæ

wo da le ta

I hit him

qɑ tʰɑːk qʰɑsti ændzə tʂutʂu tʂɑ

wo gei ta zuo jigecai

I made a few dishes for him.

qɑ tʰɑʐ ȵɑw kɑ

wo gen ta qu

I go with him

qɑ təʁə

denggao

to ascend height

qɑ tiːq guə tʂək dʐɑ

ta yiqian dang guo bing

simple declarative sentence with classificatory verb (eg. he has been a soldier formerly)

qɑ tiːq kuə ɕi xsəpi ɤʐə jɑ

wo xian gei ni san kuai qian

indirect object construction (eg. I give you three dollars first)

qɑ tʂɑŋkɑ mele

meiyou (wo meiyou qian)

have not (eg. I have no money)not, nonexistent

qɑ tsɑxɕi

wofang

ally

qɑ tsʰə dəpɑ bu mipɑ

yan wo mai le, tang mei mai

object-contrastive sentence (eg. I have bought salt, I have not bought sugar)

qɑ wɑ tʂʰɑ tʰæ wɑ ɕi tʰæ

wo huozhe he cha huozhe he jiu

disjunctive sentence (eg. I either drink tea or wine)

qɑ ȵi tʰɑː ɑŋ kɑ

wo he ta yiqi qu

I and he go together

qɑ ȵikɑ ʨiχɑ kəs ŋu wɑ

wo shenme shihou zou?

question-word question (eg. when am I leaving?)

qɑk

wo de

possessive pronoun, mine

qɑk mə

wo gege

possesive marker (eg. my brother)

qɑk pʰubɑ

wo de yifu

possesive marker (eg. my clothes)

qɑk pʰubɑ tʰəʂkuæ

wo de najian yifu

that piece of clothing of mine

qɑk pʰubɑ tʰəxsəʂkuæ

wo de nasanjian yifu

those three pieces of clothing of mine

qɑk tɑwɑ tɑnu xtʂə wɑ

wo de maozi zai nar?

sentence with possessive expression (eg. where is my hat?)

qɑk ʥəpɑ

wo de shou

possesive marker (eg. my hand)

qʰɑl

mantou

steamed bread

qɑn

ziji

self, oneself

qɑni ɤʐək

songli, zengsong

to send presents, to present

qɑqɑ

hua

smooth

qʰɑsti kuxʂ

shang cai

to start serving a banquet

qʰɑsti tətsi

jiacai

to pick up with chopsticks

qɑʴ

touding

top of the head

qɑȵi

naojiang, naozi

brain

qɑʴmɑlɑʨɑ

tuzi

bald-headed person

qɑʴmɑlɑʨɑ

tuozi

humpbacked

qɑʴqɑʴ

xique

magpie

qe

xing

will do

qedilbɑ

toujin

head scarf

qekuə

sai (pingzi)

to cork

qəli

xiamian

below

qəli

yixia

(from) below, less

qəli

xia

to descend, to go down

qəli

xia (ge libai)

next

qən

yanjing

eyes

qən dɑdʐ

yan hua

eyesight blurred

qən eze mele

duyanlong

gotch-eyed person

qəneʨi

bi yan

to close the eyes

qəneʨi

zha yan

to blink

qəneʨi

shi yanse

wink or hint given with the eyes

qənpʰi

yanbai

white of the eye

qənsəmdzi

mizhe yan

to half-close the eye

qənsəmdzi

kui kan

to peep

qənstəʂ

miaozhun

to aim at

qəntətʂɑ

zheng yan

to open the eyes

qep

tanzi

earthenware jar

qəp ɕi kutʂɑ lej

tanzile you suancai

there are pickled Chinese cabbage in the earthern jar

qəpɑtʂ

tou

head

qəpɑtʂ ɑqte

di tou

to droop the head

qəpɑtʂ ɑχqɑ

xi tou

to shampoo the hair

qəpɑtʂ læpi

toupi

dandruff

qəpɑtʂ qətɑ

dian tou

to nod

qəpɑtʂ qətɑ

yao tou

to shake the head

qəpɑtʂ qətɑtʂəi

niu tou

to turn around (the head)

qəpɑtʂ tətʂʰe

ding zai toushang

to carry on the head

qəpɑtʂ təʐe

tai tou

to raise the head

qəpɑtʂ ʐgəʐ

hui tou

to turn the head

qəpɑtʂ ʐʥi

toutong

to have headache

qəqɑ

bao (huashengqiao)

to flay, to peel

qəqɑ

jiaohua

cunning

qəqɑ

jianzha

deceitful, fraudulent

qəqɑ

jianlai

deceitful and shameless

qəqɑ

yinxian

designing

qʰəqʰəi

song

get lose

qʰəqʰəʴ

fen jian

to partition (eg. into rooms)

qʰəqʰəʴ

song

loose

qəs

xiang

to resemble

qəs

haoxiang, sihu

seemingly, seems to

qʰeʂ

hezi

box

qəs mɑŋ pi

zouyang

(clothes) deformed

qəs mewe

qixing

(human being) deformed

qəs we

haoxiang ~ (shide)

as if

qʰəs we

taoyan

dislike, abominable

q⁵əs we

kewu

detestable

qəʂɑ

yueliang

moon

qəʂɑ dəɕi

yueyuan

full moon

qəʂɑ tʂʰəʴʁu

yueya

crescent moon

qəsi

shuzi

comb

qəspul tsʰə

fan jindou

to play somersaults

qəst

zheng

upright

qəst

shishi

fact

qəstɑ

hounaoshaor

back of the skull, occiput

qəti

xia

desend

qətʂɑ

xiazi

blind person

qəw

shengyin

voice

qəw

yin

sound

qəw

shengyin

sound, noise

qəw χtʂɑ

xiao sheng

soft voice

qəxs

zheng ge

whole

qəʐæ

biaomian

surface

qəzlɑ

tiaobo shifei

to incite to contention

qʰəːʴ

qiang

wall, fence

qʰəʴ

dami

hulled rice

qʰəʴ

shu

sparse

qʰəːʴ dədɑ

pa qiang

to climb a wall

qəʴ mele

tutou

bald-headed, bouldness

qʰəʴ puk

mai mi, di mi

to buy rice

qʰəʴ tsətʰæ xsəst le bɑ

zhexie mi you sanshi jin zhong

sentence with measure expression (eg. these rice weigh up to thirty catties)

qʰəʴ χlæ

qi qiang

to pile up a wall

qʰəʴ χqɑ

tao mi

to wash rice

qʰəʴ χuɑk

mai mi, tiao mi

to sell rice

qəȵi mæqə

jinliang

as much as possible

qʰəʴmɑχɑ

mifan

cooked rice

qʰəʴqʰeʴ

pikai, polie, nongsui

to crack, to smash

qəʴtsɑȵi

cai

then and only then

qəʴtsɑȵi

gangcai

just a while ago

qəʨu

toufa

hair

qəʴʐb

toufa xuanr

crown of the head

qəʴʐb-

danfaxuanr

single crown of the head

qəʴʐb-

shuangfaxuanr

double crown of the head

qiːq kæmæ

qianrenzi

child of husband's former marriage

qo kəʂɑ

hui jia

to go home

qo ʑi

jiali

home

qowæmæ

jiawu

housework

qʰoχ

lan

to fence in

qʰsɑ

heai

amiable

qʰsɑbulu

qiuyin

earthworm

qʰʂə ji

la shi

to defecate

qʰʂə χtʂə

shi, dabian

feces, stool

qsək zinɑ

an

bank, shore, coast

qʰʂəməʂ ʨʰi

fang pi

to expel intestinal gas

qʰʂəməχ

pi

expulsion of intestinal gas

qʰsəp

shan

mountain, hill

qʰsəp

shanya

precipice, cliff

qʰsəp bɑi

tongshan

hill without vegetation

qʰsəp dədɑ

pa shan

to climb a hill

qʰsəp əly

xia shan

to descend from a hill, to climb down

qʰsəp təʁ

shang shan

to mount a hill, to climb a hill

qʰsəp tiuɤu̥

shanbanyao

halfway up a mountain

qʰsəp χtʂɑ

xiaoshan

hill

qʰʂəpʰʂəlɑqe

langfei

to waste

qʰʂəʑu

gangmen

anus

qʰsu

tiao

to jump

qʰsu qʰsu

tiaobengbeng

to skip

qu

pa

fear, to be afraid of

qu

haipa

be afraid, be scared, fear

qʰu

tan

to pluck with the fingers

qʰu

choujin

to have cramps

qu meʨʰi

bu fangshi

harmless

qʰuɑ

wai

slanted

qʰuɑi

he, jiang

river

quɑlɑŋ

pugongying

dandelion

quɑt

dou

peck, a dry measure (316c. in.)

qudzuχlə

zhang lai

to have the mange

quəɤli

duo

many

quəquɑ

da jia

to fight

quəʁuəʴ

gou

to hook

qʰuəʴjəʴ

niujuan

cattle's pen

qʰuəʴjəʴ

macao

manger

qulɑ

daiti

to take the place of

qʰuːliu

bi (limian de)

inner wall

quludzəqe

shangwu

before noon

quŋ

lian

face

quŋ

sai, liandan

cheek

quŋ ɑχqɑ

xilian

to wash face

quŋ səχs

malian

with pockmarks

quŋkʰuɑʴs

tidao

razor

qupu

zheng

earn

ququ xsæxsæ

huangzhang

bewildered, in a fluster

ququɑ

da zhang

to war, to fight

ququɑ mɑŋ

taiping

peace

quʂ

dou (yifu)

to carry in a shirt tail

qus we

kepa

terrible

qus we

weixian

dangerous

qusɑ

suo

lock

qusɑ

suo

to lock

qustu

langfei shijian

to while away time

qusu tʂən

gongtou

foreman

qutɑ

dong

to move

qutʂɑ

ao

concave

quːʴ

laojia

native village

quːʴ

jia

home

qʰuʴ

she

to shoot

quʴbələn

chuzi

cook

qʰuʴkə

dalie

to hunt

qyqy

kuai, xunsu

quick, fast

qyqy

mali

quick'-witted

qyqy

congmang

in a hurry, hurried

qyqy

lingqiao

skillful

qyqy

ganjingliluo

clean and tidy

qyqy

kuai, jiangjin

soon

qyqy

gankuai

quickly, to hurry

ʁɑ

qiang

gun – an old style hunting rifle

ʁɑ

wa

tile

ʁɑ

qiao (tou)

to pound, to tap, to strike, to rap on (the head)

ʁɑʂ

yan

to castrate

ʁdɑtʂ

chuizi

hammer

ʁdzɑ dɑʁɑ

tan

paralysis

ʁdzə

yu

fish

ʁdzə

yu

fish

ʁdʐə

xing

star

ʁdzə tʂu

yuzi

fish spawn

ʁdʐəɸu

liuxing

meteor

ʁdzəʁdz

kaiwanxiao

to joke

ʁdʐəs

zhijia

fingernail

ʁdʐəs

jiaozhijia

toenail

ʁdzu

zaozi

chisel

ʁdzusi

songshu

pine

ʁəβɑ

huaichu

bad points

ʁəβɑ

huai

bad, wrong

ʁəbɑ dsɑtʂəi

youzui

to guilty

ʁəbɑ dzəɕy

kunao, chi ku

to suffer, painful

ʁədzəpi

kaishi

to start, to begin

ʁənɑ

yingxiang

influence

ʁewə

maque

sparrow

ʁəʐ

putonghua

the common language

ʁəʐgæq dəpi

goujinliang

fair weighing

ʁəʨæ wəj

qiangbao

violent

ʁəʴd

candou

horsebean

ʁəʥi mæqəpi

wei bu xiaohua

to have indigestion

ʁəʴȵu

huangfeng

wasp

ʁəʴȵu

zhuizi

borer, gimlet, awl

ʁlɑ

man

slow

ʁlɑmbuʨʰi

xiang

elephant

ʁlɑwəʴ

chucao

to weed

ʁlɑȵi

guohui

soot of a pan

ʁlə

maizi

wheat

ʁləq

leishui

tears caused by smoke, etc.

ʁləq

yanlei

tears

ʁləʁlɑ

kao

to lean against

ʁləʁlɑ

kao

to depend on

ʁləʁlɑ

zhaogu

to look after

ʁloȵi

lingyang

antelope

ʁlu

shitou

stone

ʁlu

youyong

to swim

ʁlubiʴbiʴ

shitouzi

pebble

ʁlubiʴbiʴ

shizi

gravel

ʁluʁgu̥

dashitou

rock

ʁlus

modaoshi

grindstone

ʁlut

gun

to roll

ʁnəts

quan

spring

ʁoʁo

feng

mad, out of one's mind

ʁoʁo

shenjing de

crazy

ru

liang

tael

ʁu

ken

to be willing

ʁu

yuanyi

wish, beg

ʁuɑ

wu

five

ʁuɑn

shouguren

employee

ʁuɑn pi

qian

mace, 1/10 tael

ʁuɑŋqʰuɑ

wakuren

to ridicule sarcastically or in disguise

ʁuɑŋqʰuɑ

fengci

to jeer at

ʁuɑʂ

wuyue

May

ʁuɑʂ ʁuɑty

duanwujie

5th day of the 5th lunar month, Dragon Boat Festival

ʁuɑse

gu

to hire, to employ

ʁuɑsi

houzi

monkey

ʁuɑsi

wu

7th earthly branch

ʁuɑstu

zhengdang

seemly

ʁuɑstuk

dique

really and truly

ʁuɑstuk

shizai

actually, in reality

ʁuɑsu

wushi

fifty

ʁuɑts

wazi

socks

ʁuæχə

zuoshou

left-hand

ʁuɑʴ

bangzhu

to help, to assist

ʁuɑʴ

zuo (mianr)

left (side)

ʁuɑʴ

bangmang

to help

ʁuɑʴjɑ

zuopiezi

left-handed person

ʁuɑʴʐʥɑpu

jigu

spine

ʁuəʁuɑ

huxiang (bangmang)

mutually (mutually help each other)

ʁueʴ

shazi

simpleton, fool

ʁuəʴ

yaba

dumb person

ʁuəʴ

sha

dull, stupid

ʁuəʴ

shagua, hulihutu

stupid and ignorant

ʁuəʴ kə

yaoqing

invite

ʁuəʴi

han

to shout, to cry

ʁuəʴi

licai

to take note of, to pay attention to

ʁuəʴj

chenghu

to call, to designate

ʁuəʴjəʴ

wei (qiang)

to wall in

ʁuəʴʁutʂɑ

xiwo

inside of the knee

ʁuəʴʂquəʴ

xigai

kneecap

ʁui

e

goose

ʁulu

youyong

to swim

ʁuni

zhui

awl

ʁunqʰuɑ tʂə

qifu

to bully

ʁuntu

jiao, jiaoluo

corner, angle

ʁuqəz

mu

Chinese land measure of area (240 square paces)

ʁuʁu tʂʰe

fa shenjing

hysterical

ʁuʁun

fengzi

mad person

ʁutʂɑ

wan

bowl

ʁuʐbu

maoniu

yak

ʁuʴŋbəʴktsʰu

gui

to kneel

ʁʐɑ

hun

become muddy

ʁzə wə

diaoyu

fishing

ʁzə ʐe

gai wuding

to roof

ʁzədə

jie zhi

to graft

ʁzeɤʐe

jiejian

thrifty

ʁzəpi

yinggai

ought to, should

ʁzəʂ

kedou

tadpole

sɑ

shaizi

sieve

sɑ

xue

blood

sɑ dɑq

liu xue

to bleed

sɑd

liandao

sickle

ʂɑkəʨi

fenbie

separately, distinguish

ʂɑli ʐguæ

baochou

to avenge a grievance

sɑlu

shumu

trees

sɑlu

yuejing

menstruation

ʂɑmɑ

shua (qiangbi)

to whitewash

ʂɑmɑ

mo

to wipe

ʂɑmɑ

shua ya

to brush teeth

ʂɑmɑ

shuan

to rinse,scald thin slices of meat in boiling wate

sɑn

jianzi

shuttlecock

sɑn ʨʰi

tijianzi

to play the shuttlecock

ʂɑŋdzu

mujiang

carpenter

sɑnkʰɑpɑtʂ

huaizigu

ankle

sɑŋlɑn tsʰuɑ

tiao wu

to dance

ʂɑŋskɑt

louti

staircase

ʂɑŋskɑt ɑʁ

xia louti

to come down a stairway

ʂɑŋskɑt təʁ

shang louti

to climb the stairway, steps

sɑŋʐʥis

fo

buddha

sæqu̥

yingzi

shadow

ʂɑʁlu ʨʰi

zhuazir

to play jacks

ʂɑʂku̥

la

to pull

ʂɑχ

touming

transparent

ʂɑχpɑ

xuyuan

to make a vow

ʂɑχui

liang, mingliang

bright, light

ʂɑʐ

pa

to crawl, to creep

ʂɑʐ

zou lu

to walk on foot

ʂɑzdɑ

dashan

the lightning flashes

ʂɑzdi

shan dian

lightning

ʂɑʐən nə

guoluren

traveller

sɑʐgu

mianfenshai

flour sieve

sɑʐguæ

dailing

to lead

sə

baozi

leopard

sə

rende

to recognize

sə

shei?

who?

sə

chaihuo

fuel

ʂə

ya

teeth

ʂə

yue

month

ʂə

zha

to thrust, to dab

sə æzdi ɕi zəʴi æzdi ɕi dʐɑj

shei yihuir ku yihuir xiao ya?

conjunctive sentence (eg. who cries at one moment and laughs at another?)

sə ɑʐi

na (ge)?

which (one) ?

ʂə bulu deze

zhuya

to have decayed teeth

ʂə dɑstɑ

baya

to remove teeth

sə əly

da penti, da tipen

to sneeze

ʂə hɑʐæ

baoya

with protruding teeth

ʂə le

runyue

intercalary month

sə ŋu nɑ

shei ya?

question-word question (eg. who is it?)

sə ʨɑ goqo le ȵi sə ʨɑ pɑni heʨi ʨin

shei liqi da shei na xingli

correlative sentence (eg. whoever has the greater strength will carry the luggage)

səbəʴ quəʴ

xianglian

necklace

sədʐɑ

dan

to dust

seikukə

zancheng

to approve

səkʰuəʴ

gua

to scrape

ʂəlɑ

huan ya

to discard milk teeth

səlæmæ guæʐ

tongxue

schoolmate

sələ

juan (xiuzi)

to roll up the sleeves

sələ

cuo

to rub between the hands

sələ

juan

to roll up

səmen

yaocai

herbs

səŋlækæ

suishi

at any time

seɤxuʴ təstɑ

xibiti

to blow in the mucus of the nose

səpɑtʂ

zidan

bullet

səqe

xialiu

lower course of a river

səqpi

chanzi

shovel, spade

səqqɑʴ

juzi

saw

səquɑpi

pa

to lie flat on the stomach

səʁu dɑɤʐ

shuan niu

to tie up a cow

səʁu stəkɑ

fang niu

to tend cattle

səʁu stəq detʂe

chuan niu bizi

to pierce the nose of a cow

səʁu̥ ȵoku̥

da qiuqian

to swing on a swing

səʁu̥ ȵoʁu̥

qiuqian

swing

səʁzə

tun

to swallow

səʁzə

yan

swallow

səʂ

tao

CL (set)

səsɑ

jiebai

to swear brotherhood or sisterhood, to pledge in a sworn brotherhood

səsɑ

suan

to calculate, to count

səʂɑ

bao

to plane

səsə

jin bengbeng de

taut

ʂəsimɑlɑ

nianqing

young of age

ʂəsimɑlɑ

nianqingren

youth

səstəsti

daoqiao

sheath, scabbard

səsti

(niu) dou jiao

(off bulls) to flightto gore

səsti

huoqian

fire tongs

səsti

bing

handle

səsti

qianzi

pincers

sətytʂ

(gong) zhu

pig

səχʂ

mazi

pockmark

səχʂ

mazi(ren)

person with pockmarks

ʂəχʂ

yagou

tartar

səχtʂ

sejin

to cram in tightly

səxtʂə

wu (zuiba)

to cover with the hand

ʂeχue

shehui

community

ʂəzdi

yachuang

the gums

ʂəzdu

menya

incisors, front teeth

səʴ

liushu

willow

səʨʰequ

xiao

to peel

səʨʰi

jiao~liu

let flow

səʴmi

shuiguo

fruits

səʴmi

shuiguo

fruits

səʴmi ʁuʐguɑ ɤənəʐgu̥ dədzəj

(wu ge pingguo chi le liang ge)

partitive, "ate two apples out of five"

ʂgæq wəi

shiyi

fit, suit, be suitable

si

(muji xia dan hou) hujiao

hen's cry after laying eggs

si

(zhu) gan

(pork) liver

si

muchai

firewood

si

mutou

wood

si

gan

liver

si

tian, ri

day

si kusti

shao chai

to burn (firewood)

si ʐgu

kan chai

to chop firewood

sikuæ

duzi

tripe

sikuɑ

duzi

belly

sikuɑ ʐʥi

duzitong

to have stomachache

sikutɑq

zhuomuniao

woodpecker

silɑn

po

be torn

siŋgi

shizi

lion

sitæ

xuan … (zuo)

to elect (as)

siʐguən

qiaofu

woodchopper

ʂkɑj

fa

punish

ʂkəsty

sihou

to wait in secret for an opportunity

skəsty meqə

bu xiaoshun

undutiful, ungrateful

skəsty qə

xiaoshun

filial

ʂkuɕʨi

jiangu, queshi

firm, stable

ʂkuə

pa qian

to pickpocket

ʂkuə

tou

to steal

ʂkuəɕʨi

deng yan

to gaze fixedly

ʂkuən

pashou

pickpocket

ʂkuəʴbɑ

xiaotou

thief

ʂkui

mei

beauty

ʂkup

xingxing

ape

ʂkuxɕy

gangqiang

strong character

ʂkuχʨi

ying

hard

ʂkuʨupɑʐi

bihu

house-lizard

slɑmɑ

xuesheng

student

slɑmɑ

tudi

apprentice

sləpun

shifu

master of a trade

smɑn

yiyao

medicine and cure

smɑn

yao

medicine

smɑn qəj

(yao) youxiao

(medicine) effective

smɑn ɑɸ

yi fu yao

dose of medicine

smɑn dzə

chi yao

to take medicine

smɑn lə

jian yao

to make a decoction

smɑn mumɑ

tu yaoyou

to rub ointment

smɑn sitæ

pei yao

to make up a prescription

smɑn tʰi

he yao

to drink liquid medicine

smɑn ʐgæ

kai fangzi

to prescribe medicine

smɑntʂə

yi bing, zhi bing

to heal disease, to cure

smɑntʂən

yisheng

doctor

smɑntʂən

zhongyi

Chinese doctor

snɑqtsɑ

moshui

ink

soiʁɑ

dubo

to gamble

ʂpɑ

gaoliang

sorghum

ʂpɑlɑ

zhang xuan

to have ringworm

ʂpə

cangku

storehouse

ʂpəts

waisheng

sister's son, nephew

ʂpi

jiao (zuo)

to be called, be named

ʂpiɑ

shanpo

slope of a hill

ʂpiɑ kɑpɑ

shanjiao

foot of a hill

spiɑlɑmnɑ

laoshi

trustworthy, honest

ʂpiɑqɑi

shanding

peak, top

ʂpu

zhu

bamboo

ʂpu

jian

arrow

ʂpu æʁdʐe

zhumie

bamboo splints

ʂpu kəi

song

send off

ʂpulu

shen

kidneys

ʂpuɤli

dizi

flute

ʂpuɤli pʰə

chuidizi

to play the flute

ʂpus

xiang

incense

ʂpus ʐɑ

shao xiang

to burn incense

ʂpusɑ

nong

pus

ʂpusɑ dɑʨi

niang nong

to suppurate

ʂpuʂpɑ

jianchi

persist, stand

ʂpuʂpu

zhai

narrow

ʂpustsʰɑs

xianglu

incense burner

ʂqɑ

ban(yun)

to transport, to carry

ʂqɑzəq

lushui

dew

ʂqe

touxian

to waste time while on a job

ʂqe

landuo

lazy

ʂqə ʂquə

dou

to tease

ʂqəni

weidao

taste, flavor

ʂqəʴ

ganzi, jing

stalk

ʂqu

jinzi

gold

ʂqu

zhu

to cook

ʂqu

zhu (yong shui zhu)

to boil

ʂqu

zheng

to steam

ʂqu

dun

to double boil, to stew

ʂqu

nan

difficult

ʂqu

mafan (bu rongyi jiejue)

knotty

ʂqu

jianku

distressing, hard

ʂqu

kunnan

hard

ʂqu

fuza

complex, complicated

ʂqu ɑχqɑ

shu kou

to rinse the mouth

ʂquɑ pətʂəətʂə

baohu

to protect

ʂquʂquɑ

diaoke

sculpture

ʂquʂquɑi

kou (bigou)

to pick at, to scrape (eg. the nose)

ʂqutsʰi

jieba

person who stutters

stɑ

banjia

to move

stɑ

kuan

broad, wide

stɑ

jian

to subtract

stɑ

kuandu

breadth, width

stɑhĩ

bu chuan yifu, chi tiaotiao

to be naked

stɑhj

luoti

nudity

stækæ

chi, wu

lag, delay

stɑkɑ

houmian, houbian

back

stɑkɑ

houlai

later, afterwards

stækæ tʰæ æʐæ

jizi, jinyu

stepson, stepdaughter

stækæ tʰɑzə

xiaxun

last ten days of a month

stɑkɑtʰɑʂ

xia ge yue

next month

stækə

jianglai

in the future

stækə ʐgəxsæ

wang hou tui

to retreat

stæq

baizi

tares

stæqə χʨi

ai tiaoti

fussy

stɑsɑ

pigu

buttocks

stɑxɑm

tingyuan

garden, tingyuan

stɑːʴ

futou

axe

stɑːʴ

fuzi

hatchet

stə

zaofan

breakfast

stə

manzhu

to conceal

stə

qi

seven

stə ɑtʂɑ xsətʂəj dzəs wəj

yi wan fan chi sangeren

declarative sentence (eg. a bowl of rice feeds three people)

stə dəstuqəi qʰɑsti kəʨi pis dəʂkuɕʨi

fan you leng cai you shao rou you ren

conjunctive sentence (eg. the rice is cold and the vegetables are scanty and the meat is tough)

stə dzəʂɑ

kai fan

to serve a meal

stə egə

yi can fan

a meal

stə eji

sheng fan

to help (oneself) to rice, to serve rice in bowls

stə tsɑtʂɑ dzə dɑsn bɑ

(chi wan zhe wan fan)

terminative, "finish eating the rice "

stə tʂə

shaofan, pengtiao

to cook (rice), cooking

stə tʂə pɑnɑ

chuishi, chuiju

food preparation, cooking utensils

stə χuɑs

fanguan

eating house, restaurant

stəbɑ

(fan) sou

(rice) bad

stedʐəi

qia

to clamp

stəm

tongbao

compatriot

stən

xiongdi

brothers

stənpʰæ

tuchun

harelipped person

stənpʰæ

quekou (pingzi)

broken

stəɤ

zhi

straight

stəq məsly

bizi bu tong qi

to have a stuffy nose

stəq kunpiɑq

bianbizi

flat-nosed

stəq tsæq

goubizi

crooked nose

stəqʰuɑː

wei

stomach

stər̥

zhixian

straight line

stəʂ

qiyue

July

stəsɑ

bixie

nosebleed

stəstɑ

tuo

to carry in the palm

stəsti

ren ji

crowded with (people)

stəsu

qishi

seventy

stətʂʰ mɑwəi

bu zhengqi

(person) untidy

stəxi

tongqing

sympathize

stəxs

xinniang

bride

stəχuɑ

niudu

beef stomach

steːʴʨi

chutou

hoe

sti

xiangxin

to believe

stiɑq

sui

ear of grain, ears of wheat, head

stiɑχlu

baitian

daytime

stibi

fufu, fuqi

husband and wife

stiku dɑnɑ

gandong

to be moved

stiku gən nɑ

yangyang deyi

self-satisfied

stikuly

qingyuan

to be willing to, to prefer

stikusəʁɑ

ganxin

contented, willing

stimi

(zhu, niu) xin

(pork, beef) heart

stiːmi

xin

heart, mind

stimi bɑʴ

danzida

bold, fearless

stiːmi dzoχsu

xin tiao

nervous, palpitating heart

stimi le

youxin

considerate

stimi mɑnɑ

canren

cruel

stimi nɑ

liangxin

conscience

stimi nɑ

xindi hao, houdao

kind

stimi ʐʥi

nanguo

to be distressed

stiːmi ʐʥi

xin bing

heart disease

stiːmibɑʴ

danda

bold

stiːmiχtʂɑ

danxiao

timid

stinɑ

gaoxing

glad, rejoice

stinɑ

kuaile, yukuai

happy

stis le

keyide

suspicious, dubious

stisti

ji

to crowd

stiχɑ kæ

heyi

agreeable

stiχtsu

danxin

to be worried

stiχtsu meʨʰi

fangxin

to be free from anxiety, to feel relieved

stiʐ

ning

to twist, to sprain

stizi

fa chou

to be sad

stizi

houhui

to regret

stizi pi

cankui

to be ashamed

stɤ

mai

to bury

stɤq

bizi

nose

stɤqtsuː

biliang

ridge of nose

stɤqyʑu

bikong

nostril

stɤxəʴ

bigou

hard secretion from the nose

stɤxuʴ

biti

nasal mucus, snivel

stɤxuʴ ɑʂe

xing biti

to blow the nose

stɤxuʴ ly

liu biti

to have a running nose

stʂeque

lingzi

collar

stsət

xiangfu

happiness

stuk nɑs wəmæ

xishi

wedding

stuŋ kʰsiri

san qian

three thousands

stun nɑs ɕi

xijiu

wedding feast

stunpʰu

tu

convex

stuŋtsu ɑʐi

yi qian

a thousand

stuŋtsu ɑʐi dəpi

cheng qian

thousands

stuŋtsuɤnəri

liang qian

two thousands

stustu

bijiao

to compare

stuχuɑ

shenghuo

life

styʂ

zhongzhu

breeding boar, sire pig

su

ma

flax

su

shengming

life

su bi

masheng

rope

ʂuɑmɑ

shua

to brush

ʂuɑtʰɑ

youxi, yule

games, entertainment

ʂuɑtʰɑ

wanr

to play

sukɑ

weiba

tail

sukɑ pʰɑti

yaowei

to wag the tail

sukuɑ

(niu) wei

(ox) tail

ʂus

nianji, suishu

age

sutyuq

leng (dongxi)

cold

suχuɑ

kongshou

empty-handed

suʐ

xian

thread

suʐ

shengsuo, suozi

ropes, cordage

suʐ kuʂ

chuan zhen

to thread a needle

suʐ təʁuəʴ

rao xian

to wind thread

suʴmu

tie

iron

sy

jiao shu

to teach, to instruct

sy

xunlian

to train

sy

xueshe

to tell tales

sy

xue, xuexi

learn

sy

xunyang

tame

sysy

jiaoyu

education

sysy

fenfu

to command

sysy

zhufu

to charge

sysy

zhidao

to instruct, to guide

syt

houtian

day atrer tomorrow

sytmɑːʴʁzi

houtian wanshang

day after tomorrow evening

syχuɑ

kong

empty

syzimumɑːʴʁzi

mingtian wanshang

tomorrow evening

ʂʨɑl

nuanhuo

warm

ʂʨɑpi

ren

blade, edge

tɑ

dai

put on, cover

tʰæ

na (ge)

that (one)

tʰɑ

chao (fangxiang), wang (dong)

to face (a direction), to (east)

tʰɑː

ta

'he, she' PRO 3rd sg.

tʰɑː

ta ne?

question with pro-form (eg. what about him?)

tʰɑ - ni ȵyku̥ təwəʴ χɑkə kə ʨi

ta gen ta gege fenbie chuqu le

sentence with conjoined noun phrases (eg. he and his brother went out separately)

tʰɑː ʥituʁu æqəj

ta le, qu le Cheungdu

He, went to Chendu

tʰɑː ɑdz ȵɑkɑ ɦəʴj

yi … jiu (ta yi chi jiu tu)

instantative, "as soon as he eats, he vomits"

tʰɑː ɑqʰsu

ta wangxia tiao

he jumped downward

tʰɑː ɑz ʁlɑs we ʨæ wəj

ta bu shi feichang luosuo

negative sentence with adverb (eg. he is not extraordinarily chattering)

tʰɑː æzdi pʰuly jəʴyqu bɑʴj

you shihou ... you shihou (ta you shihou bu guai you shihou guai)

sometimes … sometimes … (eg. sometimes he is naughty, sometimes he is good)

tʰɑː ɑzə ʐʥi qɑj tʰɑː qulɑ bəlɑ

gei, wei, daiti (ta bushufu, wo daiti ta shangban)

in place of (eg. do it for him)

tʰɑː ɕi dətʰi ɕɑq kəi bɑ

he he jiu he de zui le

sentence with extent complement (eg. he drank liquor so much he got drunk)

tʰɑː dɑdʐəß gən qəi

…ji (ta pao de kuai ji le)

degree (eg. He runs very fast)

tʰɑː dɑnəi

ta yijing shui le

he went to bed.

tʰɑː dɑqʰsu

ta tiao guo qu

he jumped over there

tʰɑː dɑχq mæqəi

ta chu bu lai

negative potential sentence (eg. he can't come out)

tʰɑː dəsti

ta wang hou tui

he pushed backward

tʰɑː dzəqʰsu

ta tiao guo lai

he jumped over here

tʰɑː dzəχq ȵi kʰəȵi ʨæzdi ɑmɑʁɑ kəi

jiu (ta lai le, mei duojiu jiu zou le)

therefore, (eg.he came then he left )

tʰɑː əsti

ta wang shuiyuan tui

he pushed to the source of a river

tʰɑː gən χtʂɑ ʨɑtʂ wiələ gən χsɑj

suiran (suiran ta hen xiao, danshi hen dongshi)

although (eg. although he is samll, he know well)

tʰɑː jətʂou dzəχqəi

ta you lai le

he came again.

tʰɑː jətʂou ʥituʁu æqəi kuən

tingshuo ta you qu le Chengdu

it is said that he went to Chengdu again.

tʰɑː kuə ɕi ɦəʴsɑn ni

dui (ta dui ni shuo)

toward, facing (he said to you)

tʰɑː kuə ɕi zəpʰi ɑʐg stɑ dʐə sɑn ni

ta ji guo yi feng xin gei ni

indirect object construction (eg. he has sent a letter to you)

tʰɑː kuə mæs wɑ

ta bu renshi ni ba?

negative particle-question (eg. he doesn't know you, I guess?)

tʰɑː kuə sə sɑn ȵylow

ta renshi ni ba?

positive particle-question (eg. he knows you, I guess?)

tʰɑː kuəqʰsu

ta wangshuiyuan tiao

he jumped to the source of a river

tʰɑː kuəqʰsu

ta tiao jinqu

he jumped inward

tʰɑː kuʁɑ mæqəi

(ta jin bu qu)

cannot (with directional verb) (eg. he cannot enter)

tʰɑː kusti

ta tui jin qu

he pushed inward

tʰɑː kusti

ta tui guo qu

he pushed over there

tʰɑː luəʴ xsətsʰun lə tɑmɑbɑʴ

ta gao le mei san cun

sentence with measure expression (eg. he has become not up to three inches taller)

tʰɑː mɑʂ moxɕy

ta bu gan bu zuo

sentence with verbal complement (eg. he dared not not do it)

tʰɑː mɑχsɑ mɑŋ tʂə mɑχsɑχpɑ tʂəi

ta bu shi ben, shi zhuang sha

contrastive sentence (eg. he is not being stupid, but pretending to be foolish)

tʰɑː nəp dzəʨy

ta shi qu nian lai de

cleft sentence (eg. it is last year that he came)

tʰɑ nəw quɑ ɑn ȵi ʑi

he tang zai chuangshang

sentence with locative phrase (eg. he lies on the bed)

tʰɑː pʰɑntsə kuə ɕi jəɤʐ sɑn

ta ba qian jiao gei ni

executive sentence (eg. he handed the money to you)

tʰɑː pʰɑutsə qupi nəj dɑksəiv

ta gei ren tou le qianbao

passive sentence (eg. he was stolen of his wallet)

tʰɑː pəse dzəmɑχq tu mɑzdi piɑj wɑ

chufei (chufei ta jintain dao, yaoburen laibuji)

unless (eg. unless he come today, he can’t be on time)

tʰɑː pəsi dəw wese

ta jintian ai ma le

passive sentence (eg. he got scolded today)

tʰɑː pəti stə dzəi

ta hai zai chifan

he is still having meal

tæ pʰu

tu koushui, tu tuomo

to spit

tʰɑː qɑ dɑʁɑsɑ

ta da le wo

He hit me

tʰɑː qɑ su tiːq dzəχqi

ta bi wo haiyao zao lai

comparative sentence (eg. he came even earlier than I)

tʰɑː qɑk hetypi dɑw sɑ

ta jie le wo shi kuai qian

pseudo-indirect object construction (eg. he borrowed ten dollars from me)

tʰɑː qəli əsti

ta wang xia tui

he pushed downward

tʰɑː qo quχq ȵæ kæ pɑni ʁuəʴʁuəi

ta yi jin men jiu reng dongxi le

correlative sentence (eg. as soon as he entered he threw things)

tʰɑː ʁotʂɑ dæqʰəj

ta ba wan dalan le

he broke the bowl

tæ səjəʴ

liu koushui

to have saliva running from the mouth

tʰɑː səqʰsu

ta wang liushui fangxiang tiao

he jumped to the direction of the running water

tʰɑː səsti

ta wang liushui fanxiang tui

he pushed to the direction of the running water

tʰɑː ʂqəȵi æqəi ʥituʁu æqəi

ta jingguo Maoxian dao le Chengdu

he passed by Maoxian and arrived in Chengdu

tʰɑː stə dədz ji bɑ

ta yijing chi le fan

he finished meal

tʰɑː stə dzɑpi

ta kuai yao chifan

he will have meal soon

tʰɑː stə dzə ji

ta zhengzai chifan

he is having meal

tʰɑː stə dzə qyqy bɑ

ta chi fan chi de kuai

sentence with manner complement (he eats fast)

tʰɑː stə dzəi

-zhe (ta chi zhe fan)

progressive, "he is eating"

tʰɑː stə dzəji

ta zai chifan

he is having meal

tʰɑː stə lə mɑdzpi

ta lian fan ye bu chi

object-emphatic sentence (eg. he does not even eat rice)

tʰɑː stə luəʴ ɑtʂɑ dədz

ta duo chi le yi wan

sentence with adverb (eg. he ate one bowl more)

tʰɑː stə tʂə dəwej

ta kaishi zuofan

he begins to make meal.

tʰɑː təbɑʴi dəzi ɑsɑj

bei (ta bei gege da le)

passive marker (eg. he was hit by his brother)

tʰɑː təqʰsu

ta wangshangtiao

he jumped upward

tʰɑː tətsʰ ȵi zəpʰi tsəj

ta zhan zhe kan shu

"compressed" sentence (eg. he is standing reading)

tʰɑː tiːq kəʴ nəw pʰubɑ xsə dəjəʴi

ta qian yi wan yuxian zuo le xin yifu

sentence with adverb (eg. the night before, he made new clothes in advance)

tʰɑː tiːq təsti

ta wang shang tui

he pushed upward

tʰɑː tʰistɑ

ta tui chu lai

he pushed outward

tʰɑː tʰisti

taq tui guo lai

he pushed over here

tʰɑː tʰisti

ta wang qian tui

he pushed forward

tʰɑː tʰiuqʰsu

ta tiao chulai

he jumped outward

tʰɑː tsæ we nɑ ȵæt zʥi lej

ta pang shi pang, buguo changchang bing

sentence with concessional clause (eg. although he is fat, he is often sick)

tʰɑː xsətʂə dzəχq bɑ

ta mei lai san ci le

sentence with frequency expression (eg. he has not come three times)

tʰɑː χuʁɑ kəndi dɑʂqu sɑʨin

weile (weile ta, dajia dou xinku le)

for the sake of (eg. for the sake of him)

tʰɑː zə bələm wəi

ta shi ge nongmin.

predicate nominal (he is a peasant)

tʰɑː zəi sɑʐ zəi stə dzəi

yibian … yibian (ta yibian zou yibian chi)

at the same time, while …, as … (eg. he eats while he runs)

tʰɑː zəʴ dəwei

-qilai (ta ku qilai)

inchoative, "he began crying"

tʰɑː ʐqəqʰsu

ta wang hou tiao

he jumped backward

tʰɑː ʐʥi kuxtʂəj stə dzə pij

(ta bing hao le, chi fan le)

resumative, "he has recovered and is eating rice now"

tʰɑː ʐʥi tʰe ɤʐətʂʰə ɑqɑ tʂəi

ta bing le you si ge yue le

sentence with duration expression (eg. he has been sick for four months)

tʰɑː ȵikɑ ʨiχɑ kɑ ji wɑ

ta shenme shihou zou?

question-word question (eg. when is he leaving?)

tʰɑː ȵiku̥ dəwəʴ pɑhi poχtʂu dəwe tʂəi

ta bei ta gege guangzhe jiao ti shang le

passive sentence with descriptive adverbial (eg. he was kicked injured barefooted by his brother)

tʰɑː ȵiku̥ təwəʴ ɕi ɑʂ dətse

ta kan le yi kan ta gege

sentence with frequency expression (eg. he took a look at his brother)

tʰɑː ʨimi tʰɑtʂɑ ci səmæn dɑn tʂəj

ta rang xiaohair chi le yao

he let the child take medicine

tʰɑː ʨimi tʰɑtʂɑ ɕi səmæn nəi

ta rang xiaohair chiyao

he let the child take medicine

tʰɑː ʥituʁu ɑʁɑ dʐəi

ta qu guo Chengdu

he had been to Chengdu.

tʰɑː ȵuqʰsu

ta wang qian tiao

he jumped forward

tʰɑi puti dzəmɑχqəi

(hai) mei (ta hai mei lai)

not yet (eg. he has not yet come)

tʰɑik

ta de

his, hers

tɑj

dai

bring, take

tɑkʰɑʴt

cuodao

file

tɑlæmu kuælæs ʂɑn wəj

daochu dou shi laji

copula sentence (eg. everywhere is garbage)

tɑmɑsɑ

(guzi) xu

(grain) hollow

tæn

zhongtou, xiaoshi

hour

tæn

dianzhong

o'clock

tʰɑndʐi

talia

the two of them

tʰɑndʐi stə dzəʨiji

taliang zai chifan

the two of them are having meal

tʰɑntsə

tanzi

blanket

tɑntʰu

dangpu

pawnshop

tɑntʰu kuxʨɑ

dang

to pawn

tɑnu

nar?

where?

tʰænχuɑ tʂə

liaotian

to gossip

tɑpu

sunshi

loss

tɑqus bəχtʂə

huchou

to have underarm odor

tʰɑʂ duʐu

yao shan

to strain one's back

tʰɑsu

yao

waist

tʰɑsu dzətʂʰe

chayao

arms akimbo

tɑwɑ

maozi

hat, cap

tɑwɑ ɑtɑ

dai maozi

to wear a hat

tɑχe

nabian

where

tʰɑxe

nabian?

which side?

tʰɑχe

nabian

that side, that way

tʰɑχe

nabian

beyond, other side, opposite side

tʰɑχənɑ

nayang

such, like that

tʰæχlɑ

naxie

those

tʰɑχlɑ

tamen

'they' PRO 3rd pl.

tʰɑχlɑ

tamen

'they' PRO 3rd pl.

tʰɑχlɑ ælə æl ci ʁuɑ ʨi

tamen liang ge ren huxiang bangmang

sentence with reciprocal expression (eg. both of them helped each other)

tʰɑχlɑ kəndi dzəχʨi

tamen quan lai le

sentence with adverb (eg. they have all come)

tʰɑχlɑ nəi piɑnχuɑ dɑsə ʨi

tamen bei pian le

passive sentence (eg. they were cheated)

tʰɑχlɑ stə dzəʨiji

tamen zai chifan

they are having meal

tʰɑχlɑ tiːq kə ʨi

tamen xian zou le

sentence with adverb (eg. they have left first)

tʰɑχlɑ ȵikɑ ʨiχɑ kɑ ji ʨi wɑ

tamen shenme shihou zou?

question-word question (eg. when are they leaving?)

tʰɑχlɑk

tamen de

theirs

tʰɑχqɑ

renjia

other people, I

tɑχu

pengyou

friend

tɑχu

laopengyou

intimate friend

tæʴ

tan

phlegm

tæʴ pʰu

tu tan

to spit

tə

jin

catty

tʰə

nar

there, that plase, over there

təbæ ȵi ʐuo

qiang zui

assertive, to seize to speak

təbəχtʂə

(rou) chou

(meat) rotten

təbəχtʂə

(jidan) chou

(eggs) rotten smell

təbəχtʂi

wen

to smell

təbəʴ mɑʁupi

mabi

to feel numb, paralyze

təɕylu

shoushi (dongxi, fangjian)

to clean up / to tidy up (room, house, etc.), put in order

tədɑ

pa (shu)

to climb (a tree)

tədʐəj

fasheng

happen, occur, take place

tədʐəʂ

wen chencai

to warm up leftover

təg

ninggu

to congeal, become hard

təgu̥

chuan

to wear, to put on

təjetæ

wa (yong shou)

to dig (with hands)

tʰək səlæmæ tʰæ mɑʂq wɑ ʑyʑəi

na ge xuesheng bu shi duolan jiushi hunao

disjunctive sentence (eg. that student is either lazy or naughty)

təkʰuæ

shaore (guo)

to heat up the pan

təkʰuæ

lao (bing)

to cook on a griddle

təl

zhufei

to bring to a boil

təmiɑ

zengzufu

great-grandfather

tənmɑ

hu

to stick

tənmi

mosuo

to grope in the dark

təɤli

zou

to thrash, to strike, to punch

təɤʥi

rou (zhong)

to rub, to massage

təɤʥi

rou (yifu)

to twist, to crush together in the hand (eg. clothes)

təpʰɑ

yongzhong

clumsy and bulky, bulging

təpɑts

qingbai

pure, unsullied

təpɑtu

shou qilai

to put away

təpi

wanfan

supper, dinner

təptʂə

zhucang (guz)

to store (grains)

təptʂə

yinshi

food and drink

təptʂə

(ba ~ ) cang qilai (bu rang ren kan)

to hide (things) (don’t let anyone see it)

təq

fou

to float, to drift

təqɑ

xuan (kai, jin)

to screw

təqə

sheng ji

to get promoted

təqətʂʰi

libie

to part from

təqʰəʴ

cai

to cutout in sewing

təqʰəȵidzu

dun

to squat

təquɑ

cezhe shui

to sleep on the side

təquj

ying

to win

təʁuəsi

qing

please

təʁu̥əßʴ

reng (qiu)

to throw

təs

shuzhe

vertically

təs

li

make stand, erect

təs tsʰɤ

zhan

to stand

tʰəʂ ȵiqæ

~ de shihou

about (the time)

təsɑ

huo mian

to mix (dough)

təʂɑ mɑti

caliang

to polish

təʂɑmɑ

ca

to rub in, scrub

təʂɑmɑ

kai (pigu)

to clean the bottom

tʰəʂɑʂɑxueʴ

yueguang

moonlight

təʂbɑ

qianjiu

to make a compromise

təsi nɑ

shengyi wang

prosperous business

təsi tʂə

hangshang

to do business

təsi χtʂɑ tʂən

xiaofan

peddler

təsitʂəi

jingying, jiaoyi

business, transactions, trade

təsitʂəi

zuo shengyi, zuo maimai

to do business

təsitʂən

shangren

merchant

təskæ

lanlyu

shabby, tattered garments

təʂni

xiuli

to repair, to mend

təʂpɑ

nuli

endeavour

təʂpe

bu

to patch

təʂpe

paima

to flatter obsequiously

təʂpi

ke

be thirsty

təʂputɑ

jiaohuo

to stir, to mix, to blend

təʂputɑ

ban

to mix

təʂʨiʐ

shai

to sieve

tətə dəwe

zhanshi, shoushang

battle, wounds

tətəj

peifu

admire

tətʂʰes

diangao

to raise by putting something under

tətsi

xun

to smoke

tətsi

ti

to carry in a hanging manner with the hand(s)

tətsi

jianshi

to pick up

tətʂʰu

ju shou

to raise the hand

tətʂʰu

ju

to raise with the hands

təugʑu

chuangzi

window

təugʑu tʂʰək

chuangkuang

window frame

təutʂɑ

doufu

bean curd

təwəʴj təχtʂɑ ȵɑt zətɑ tʂəj

gege changchang da didi

simple declarative sentence with transitive verb (eg. the elder brother often hits the younger brother)

təx

kan

to chop with an axe

təx

ju

to saw

təx

qishi

take oath, swear

təχq

pi

to split

təχs

huo

living, to be alive, to live

təχsɑ

ting de dong

can understand (a language)

təxti

mie, xiao

to put out, to extinguish

təχtʂɑ

didi (zhicheng)

younger brother (quoting term)

təxtʂe

jian

to cut

təxu

jie

to take with the hand, to receive

təzɑp

zhuyi

decision, resolution

təzɑp

zhuyi

to pay attention to

təʐbɑ

renyou

let (him) do as he pleases

təʐbi

xiankai

to lift open (a lid)

təʐbi

qiao kai

to pry open

təzdɑ

yao (qian)

to shake (divination tallies)

təzdɑ

dou (chulai)

to shake out

təʐe

duan

to bring (as a tray)

təʐə

jiu

to clutch, to grasp with the hand

təʐə

cheng

to prop up, to stretch out

təʐəqɑ

yangzhe shui

to sleep with back down

təʐgu

chushen

origin

təʐi

chusheng

to be born

təʐpæ

lao

to fish out

təʴə

yemao

fox, wildcat

təȵi

zhidao

to know

təȵi

mingbai

to be clear, to understand

təȵi

kanchu (lai)

to see through

təȵi

kanpo

to see through a thing

ti

xiong

bear

tʰi

he

to drink

tiɑnjiŋ

dianying

movies

tiɑnjin tse

kan dianying

to watch the movie

tiɑntən

diandeng

electric light

tiɑnχuɑ dɑʁuɑ

da dianhua

to telephone

tiɑnχuɑ kuɕustən

jie dianhua

to receive a telephone call

tiɑnχuɑ kuɕustən

ting dianhua

to answer a telephone call

tiɑq

qianmian, qianbian

front

tiɑq

xian

first

tiɑq

yuxian

beforehand

tiɑq

congqian

formerly

tiɑq

qichu, kaishi

beginning

tiɑq

guoqu

past, in the past, formerly

tiɑq

zuichu

at first, initially

tiɑq nəŋu

benlai

originally

tiɑqtʰɑq

mendun

stone block at each side of the steps, outside of the door of a Chinese house

tiɑqtʰɑʂ

shang ge yue

last month

tigu tʰɑzə

zhongxun

middle ten days of a month

tik

zui

most

tik

tai

too, excessively

timi

ganqing

sentiments

tintʂɑ

deng

light

tintʂɑ dɑʐgæ

kai deng

to turn on the light

tintʂɑ ədʐə

guan deng

to turn off the light

tintsə

dingzi

nail

tip tiæq

qichu, dangchu, shouxian

at first

tʰipu

xieduimian

indirectly opposite

tiːq

shangmian

above

tiːq

yishang

(from) above, more

tiːq

shang

to ascend

tiːq

shang (ge libai)

previous

tiːq jiʂ pʰuχu tsə ŋu ji

(yizhi mai zheme duo qian)

continuous, "it has been selling for this much money"

tiq kəɕi

qianshi

previous life

tiːq niʁɑ

wang qian jin

to advance

tiːq qəli

shangxia

more or less

tiːq stækæ ʐgæq

cixu

order

tiːq tʰɑnpɑ

wangnian

(in) former years

tiːq tʰɑnsə

qian xie rizi

the other day

tiːq tʰɑzə

shangxun

first ten days of a month

tiːqjiʂ

conglai bu

so far never

tiːqtʰɑ stəm xsəʂ ʑi ʨi

congqian you san xiongdi

existential sentence (eg. once there were three brothers)

tisti

fu

to support, to prop up

tisu

zhongyu

finally, at last

tiuku

mayi

ant

tiuku

baiyi

termite

tiuɤu

zhongxin

central

tiuɤu

zhongjian, jian

middle, space

tʰiuʁu̥əßʴ

reng laji

to throw away, to abandon, to cast away

tɤ

tai

to raise

tʰɤi

mi

dense

tsæ

zhe (ge)

this (one)

tsɑ

kuai, fengli

sharp, acute

tsʰæ

si

6th earthly branch

tsʰɑ

shanyang

goat

tsʰɑ

zhuang

to fill up, to load

tʂɑ

zan (shui)

to spatter cold water on a hot pan

tʂɑ

zhua

to claw, to clutch

tʂʰæ

zhong, zai

to plant

tʂʰæ

bo (sa) zhong

to sow seeds

tʂʰɑ

cha

tea

tʂʰɑ

shen

deep

tsɑ tʰɑ

-r (zher, nar)

(localizer)

tʂʰɑ eji

pao cha

to infuse tea

tʂʰɑ eji

dao cha

to pour tea

tsæ mɑŋ zdi

chule~(yiwai)

besides

tsʰæ we tʰɑtʂ tsuʐ æχle ji

pangzi zuo ta le yizi

resultative sentence (eg. the fat man sat on the chair and broke it)

tsʰæɸ

jie ba

to grow into a scar

tsʰæɸ

bianhen

whip mark

tsæguæ

airen

lover

tsæhu̥

caiyuan

vegetable garden

tsʰæj

zhuang

to install

tsʰæjtun quɑj tun

wan shaofan

to play cooking

tsʰɑmæ kuqə

zhaci

to get a splinter

tsʰɑn

xizi

actor

tsɑŋguɑʴ

qizi

wife

tsɑŋmi

guafu

widow

tsɑntər̥

tou yun

to feel dizzy

tsʰɑnti

shijie

stone steps

tʂʰɑntou

caidao

kitchen knife

tsɑpi

liba

fence, hedge

tsɑpi tsi

weiliba

to fence in a bamboo fence

tsʰɑpis

yangrou

mutton

tsæq

jian

pointed

tsɑq

xiao pi

to peel with a peeler

tʂɑqe

suan

sour

tʂɑqtʂɑqdzə

jiao

to chew

tʂɑqu

huangshulang

weasel

tsɑʂə

zhe ge yue

this month

tʂɑtʰɑ

zha

to deep-fry

tsʰɑti

zhuo

to peck

tsʰɑti

duo

to chop, to mince

tʂɑtu

jiandao

scissors

tʂɑtuj xʂyχu xtʂəxtʂəi

yong (yong jiandao jian zhi)

instrumental marker (eg. to cut paper with a pair of scissors)

tʂʰɑxɑŋ

cesuo

toilet

tsæxɕi

zhebian

this side, this way

tsɑχe tʰɑχe

zhebian, nabian

that way

tsæχən kuku

han, baokuo

comprise, contain, include, involve

tsʰɑxi

huajiao

wild pepper

tsæχlɑ

zhexie

these (ones)

tʂæχpi detʂʰe

duojiao

to stamp the feet

tʂɑχpi kuxʂ

shijing fangxia, dun

to put down rudely

tsɑχsu

fu shuitu

to get used to the climate of a new place

tʂʰɑχu

chahu

teapot

tsʰɑz

zhongzi

seed

tsæʐgæ

xiu

to embroider

tsɑʐʥi

jiang

ginger

tsʰɑʴʁɑ

shouxiao

thin and small

tsʰɑʴʁe

shou

thin

tsʰɑȵu

yang

sheep

tsʰɑʴuɑ

pang

fat

tsʰɑȵystən

muyangde

shepherd

tse

kan

to see, to look

tse

shi

to try

tsə

shui

water

tsə

nyuhaizi

girl

tsə

guniang

unmarried young woman

tsə

yatou

maidservant

tsə

xian

to limit

tsə

chen (jihui)

to take the opportunity, to take advantage of

tsə

zher

here

tsʰə

yan

salt

tsʰə

qiao

bridge

tsʰə

heng

horizontal

tʂə

luo

mule

tʂə

zai

to butcher

tʂə

sha ren

to murder

tʂə

shasi

to kill

tʂʰə

cheng

scales, balance

tʂʰə

xi

to suck, to breathe in

tsə ly

(shui) liu

to flow, to stream

tsə dzə

reshui

hot water

tsə dzəlɑ kən

na shui lai!

imperative sentence (eg. bring water !)

tsə dʐəʐ

kaishui

boiling water

tsə hi

beishui, jishui

to get water (from river or well)

tsə ji

jiao shui

to water

tsʰə kuʁɑ

guo qiao

to cross a bridge

tsə mogu

chitang, shuichizi

pond

tsə quɑ ʁzə lej

shuile you yu

there are fish in the water

tsə sə

po shui

to splash water

tsə təl

shui kai le

(water) boils

tsə təlkə

shao kaishui

to boil (water)

tʂʰə wedʐ

chenggan

beam of a steelyard

tsə xsəɕyqɑ xʂəpi tu ɤdʐəpi

you zhe san yang jiu gou le

sentence with conditional clause (eg. if there were these three kinds, it would be enough)

tsʰə ʨini

jiaqiao

temporary bridge

tsəβɑʴ

chunyu

virgin

tʂʰəbɑʴ

dacheng

large steelyard

tsəbɑʴ læn

meiren

matchmaker

tsəbɑʴlɑ

zuo mei

to act as go-between

tsʰədɑqʰɑ

xian

salty

tsəɸi

pubu

waterfall

tsek

tanwang (pengyou)

to make a visit (to friends)

tsək wæmæ tsæɕyq qɑ qəpɑtʂ ʐʥi tʂəi

zhe jian shiqing shi wo shang tou le naojin

pivotal construction (eg. this matter caused me to be brain wrecked)

tsək zikɑ

hean

river bank

tsək ʨimi tsæ dʐəwɑ gən mɑxst ʨɑ wə

zhe xiaohai feichang bu ting hua

negative sentence with adverb (eg. this child is extraordinarily disobedient)

tʂəkɑ

bozi

neck

tsəku̥ tʰɑʐgue ȵikɑ tʂʰɑj wɑ

na kou jing you duo shen?

question-word question (eg. how deep is that well?)

tsəm

nyuren

female

tsəm

nyuren (yi hun)

married woman

tsəm

lao chunyu

old maid

tsʰəmɑni

dan

flavorless, insipid

tsəmɑtsʰuqʰuɑʴ

caoxie

straw sandals

tsən

xun

to patrol

tsʰən

cun

inch

tʂənbæ

weiqun

apron

tʂənbæ

beidai

belt for carrying baby on the back

tʂənbæ dzəχʂ

za weiqun

to wrap around (an apron)

tʂənɸu

zhengfu

government

tsəŋkɑ

zhuzi

pillar

tsənkɑ tətsʰ

shu zhuzi

to set up pillars

tsənsə

jinlai, zuijin

recently, nowdays

tsənsə

zhe ge libai, zhe ge xingqi

this week

tsəɤz

sha

sand

tsəɤzu pʰəʴk

xiapingli

to send the betrothed presents

tsəp

shourou

lean meat

tsəp

niunai

milk

tsʰəp

ci

thorn

tʂʰəpɑ

chengxing

brassmarks on a steelyard

tsəpi

bing

freeze

tsəpʰi

bolang

wave

tsəpʰi təlu

qi bolang

the waves rise

tsəpu

bing

ice

tʂəpu

kudang

trousers' seat

tsəpu detʂi dətʰy

jie bing, dong

to freeze

tsʰəpʨi

miaohui

feast, festival

tsəq

pao

blister

tʂəq

toutai

first born

tsəq dɑstɑ

qi pao

to raise a blister

tsəqəi

daye

to hiccough

tsəqəʴʨu

(shui) qing

(water) clear

tsəqtəly

da ge

to burp

tʂəquɑ

jihao

sign

tsʰəʁlɑ

yuezhong

middle of the month

tʂʰəʁlu

chengchui

weight of steelyard

tʂʰəʁuɑʴ

chenggouzi

hook at the end of a steelyard

tʂəs

dang

to regard as

tʂəs

suan

to count as

tʂʰəs

chi

ruler (a measure)

tʂʰəs

chi

foot

tʂʰəʂ

zhizhu

spider

tʂʰəʂ

pangguang

bladder

tʂʰəʂɑdɑdzə

yueshi

lunar eclipse

tsəsɑʴ

tuoye

saliva

tsəsɑʴ

tuomo

spittle

tʂʰəʂdʐu

zhizhuwang

spider's web

tʂʰəʂdʐu

si

silk

tsʰəsmɑn

wenquan

hot spring

tsəsti

la

pepper-hot, pungent

tʂəsu

laoyao

youngest child

tʂʰətʰɑ

kaixiao

expenses

tsətʂ

guangai

to irrigate

tʂətʂʰɑ lɤlɑ

huan xiedi

to put a new sole to a shoe

tʂʰətsə

chezi

car

tʂʰətʂʰə

cheng

to weigh

tʂʰətsə dozu

zuo che

to ride in a car

tʂʰətsə əʨue

xia che

to dismount from a cart, to alight from a car

tʂʰətsə ʁuəʴ

jiaoche

to call for a car

tsʰətsə sæʐguæn

chefu

driver

tʂʰətsə təqə

shang che

to get onto a cart

tʂʰətsə tʂʰɑ

kai che

to drive a car

tsetʂiʂ

xianzai

now

tsetʂiʂ

xiandai

modern times, contemporary age

tsetʂiʂ

xianzai

present

tʂəwɑ

xuezi

long boots

tsəχɑ

zanmen

'we' PRO first exclusive plural

tsəχɑ tsəχlɑ ʨiχlɑ

women

'we' PRO first inclusive plural

tsəχɑ ɑdzɑ ʨin

- xiaqu (women zuo xiaqu)

continuation, "let's continue working"

tsəχɑ stə dzəʴ

women zai chifan

we are having meal

tsəχɑk

zanmen de

ours (excl.)

tsəχəß

tang

soup

tʂəχpu

meng

fierce (of animals)

tsəχʂ

qingtai

moss

tsʰəχs we dɑtʂə

nongzang

stain

tsəχtʂɑ

xiaohe

stream, brook

tsʰəχuɑ

xie

shoes

tsʰəχuɑ ɕʨi ɑʁdʐə

jie xiedai

to untie (shoelace)

tsʰəχuɑ ɕʨi səʂ

chuan xiedai

to lace the shoe

tsʰəχuɑ ɕʨi təχʂ

xi xiedai

to tie (shoelace)

tsəʐ

xi

stream

tsəʐ

shuiniu

buffalo

tsəʐ

gang (shuigang)

large open-mouthed jar

tsəzdi

ganggang

just now

tsəze

jihui

superstitious avoidance of things

tʂəʐəm

gushi

tale, story, narrative

tʂəʐəm tʂə

jiang gushi

to tell a story

tsʰəʐu

xiangchang

cured sausage

tsi

kan (haizi)

to watch the children

tsi

nyuer

daughter

tsi

you

existential verb, to have

tʂʰi

zhui

to pursue, to run after

tʂʰi

xi, xisui

fine (eg. flour)

tsʰiɑntsəχtʂɑ

chou (qian)

to draw out (lots)

tsigziu

xifu

son's wife

tsiqəʴbu̥ dʐə

hua xue

the snow melts

tʂʰitʂʰi

ji

to squeeze

tsʰɤ

fei

fat (meat)

tʂoŋkuo nə quɤle

Zhongguo renkou duo

"double-subject" sentence (eg. China is large in population)

tsoqu

jieri

holiday, festival

tsʰoχu

baihou

diphtheria

tsʰu

cu

vinegar

tʂuɑχəʴ

zuan

to bore a hole

tsui

fangliang

beam

tsulu

zhouwen

wrinkle

tsun

tiaozao

flea

tsunkunʨʰi

zuolao

to be imprisoned

tsʰunpʰɑ

(zhu) fei

lungs

tsʰuŋpɑ

fei

lungs

tsʰuqpɑ

chujiaren

Buddhist priest or nun

tsuqu

zhuhe, xishi

celebration, festival

tʂus

zhuozi

table

tʂʰus ɑ ri ɑʁuɑnʁuɑn

yi wanwan, yi yi

one hundred million

tsʰuʂqumɑti

houlong

throat

tʂʰutɑ

san

umbrella

tʂʰutɑ kuʐe

da san

to put up an umbrella

tʂuts kuxʂ

bai zhuozi

to set the table

tʂʰutʂʰu

chao

to stir fry, to fry

tsʰuχuliu

kesou

to cough

tsuʐ

zao

furnace, oven

tʂuʐoŋʨi ʂqəni dzəχq tʰɑwəj

Zhurongji zongli lai maoxian. (kandao kenduo haohua de che er guji shi zheiyang)

Premier Zhu rongji came to Maoxian. (saw many luxury cars and guess like this)

tʂuʐoŋʨi ʂqəni dzəʨy

Zhurongji zongli lai Maoxian. (qinyan mudu)

Premier Zhu rongji came to Maoxian

tsʰytsʰy

bai (juzi)

to open out, to separate

tʰu

tong

pail

tuəʴʨi

baodong

riot

tuŋ

dong

east

tʰuq pəpæ

zhengbian

to argue, to dispute

tuqəpɑts

hua, litou

plow-share

tʰus

jixu

to continue

tʰusu qəi

chaoguo

go beyond

tutsɑ

gunzi, ganzi

stick

tuχsu

gunkai

boil

tygu

zhongdeng

of medium quality

tyquɑ

danggui

a kind of medicinal root

tysu

zhong, zuihou

end, lastly, finally

tysu ɑdʐe

zuihou yi ge

the last one

tʰyzdy

ji, shuan

to connect, to fasten

uŋsɑ

jie (qian)

to lend, to borrow (money)

vbələquəʴquəʴ

teng

rattan

wæ le

naixin

patience

wɑdi

guaizhang

walking stick

wɑdi

shouzhang

stick

wɑdi tətsi

na guaizhang

to carry a walking stick

wæmæ

gongzuo

business, job, work, task

wæmæ

shijian

event, incident

wæmæ tʂə

zuoshi (gongzuo)

to work

wæmæ tʂə

ganhuor ( laodong )

to do manual labor

wæmæ tsəɕy qɑ qɑ dəs mɑgɑ

zhe jianshi wo zuobuwan

negative potential sentence (eg. I can't finish this matter)

wɑmɑtʂən

nongfu

farmer

wɑmɑtʂən

nongmin

peasant, peasantry, farmer

wɑs

kuaizi

chopsticks, fork

wɑstɑ

bei

back

wɑstu wəi

zhenshi, zhenli

truth

wə

niao

bird

wəi

hui (xia yu)

to be possible

wəst

dan

egg

wəst

xiaotui

lower leg, shank, shin, leg

wəst æqʰə

da jidan

to crack an egg

wəst kʰə

xia dan

to lay eggs

wətʂɑ

xiaoniaor

chicken

wəʐipɑpɑ

huabao

bud

wəȵi

yumao

feather

wəȵi qəi

(niao) diao mao

to moult

witɑ

weida

great

wmæ tʂən

dazarde

janitor, a household helper

wŋze

yinyuan, dayang

silver dollars

wu

wei

8th earthly branch

wu nəʁu̥

niaowo

bird's nest

wudʐu

yeji

pheasant

wugəl

fangfa

manner, process, method, way

wukʰu

maotouying

owl

wuqʰuɑ

xiongtang, xiongpu

chest

wusɑi

jie (qian)

to lend, to borrow (money)

wuwæ

piping

to criticize

χa

jin

tendon

χɑ

huang

yellow

χɑɸi

tong

copper

χɑitsʰu

lajiao

pepper

xɑpi

dou

steep

χɑqʰe

lie zui

to slit-open the mouth

χɑsɑ

jian

sword

χɑʂlɑ

shuo xianhua

to gossip

χɑʴbu

luo

gong

χɑʴbu tə

daluo

to sound the gong

xɕi xɕi

shoushu

an operation

xɕiʐ

chuangpu

bedding

xɕiʐ ɑɸɑ

pu chuang

to make the bed

xɕuχu

caozhi

toilet paper

xɕy

yangrong

wool

χðə

zhai

debt

χdʐu

huan yuan

to fulfill a vow

χdʐu

ji

to sacrifice

χe

zhen

needle

χə

zhenjiu

acupuncture

χe ʐu

zhenyanr

eye of needle

χətʂɑ

zha (you)

to squeeze

χəʴ

leigu

ribs

χəʴ pis

jinrou

muscle

xiɤpiɑquɑtʂɑ

jiuwo

dimples

xlæ

jianzhu

building, construction

xləp

tu (gande)

soil, earth

χliɑpi

bianzi

pigtail

xliɑpi xqæ

bianbianzi

to plait the hair

χluʂ

gui

ghost, spirit

χluʂ

mogui

devil, Satan

χluʂ kʰɕɑm ʨʰi

ezi

moth

χməʨi

huangdi

emperor

χmiɑsi

jiaohougen

heel

χo

laohu

tiger

χo

zi

1st earthly branch

χo tse

jieguang

"allow me to pass"

χodʐu

rencuo

to admit one's wrong

χoʐ tʂəkəi

yaoqiu

demand, beg, ask for

χpɑdʐ

hua huar

to draw/ paint a picture

χpɑɤdʐəs

zhao xiang

to take a photo

χpɑχpu

maochong

to assume falsely

χpɑχpu̥

yangzi

shape, appearance

xpɑχu tseʂ

anzhao

by

χpɑʐtʂə

zhaoxing

photograph

xpiʨɑ wəi

tanxin

greedy for money

xpun

heshang, sengren

monk

χqəʂ

lingyang

to adopt

χqəʂ kʰsi

guishen

cults

χqu

laoying

hawk

xquj

tiaoshen

to shamanize

χqun

tiaoshen de

shaman

χquʂ ʥæʐ

(teng) manyan

to creep

xs

xinqi

unusual

xsæ

quan

to advise

χsɑ

dong

to comprehend

χsɑ

guiju

rules of conduct

χsɑ

limao

manners, courtesy

xsə

xinxian

(food) fresh

xʂə ʑi

shengshizi

to have lice

χsəɸəi

koudi, shaozi, chuishaor

whistle

xʂəp

maocao

thatch rushes

χʂəχʂə æqəi

kexi

regret

χsu

pen

to spurt

χsutæ

tiao sheng

to jump rope

χtɑq

shi

become dump

χtɑs

zaotang

public bathhouse

xtsɑ

xiu

rust

χtʂɑ

(nianji) xiao

young in age

χtʂɑ

xiao

small, little

χtʂɑ

xiao, youxiao

infant

χtʂɑ ʨʰɑʐbɑ

xiang, kaolyu

to think

χtʂɑ ɕi

congxiao

from childhood

xtsɑ dozu

sheng xiu

to rust

χtʂɑ tuʨy

xiangdao, lihuidao

to notice

χtʂɑ tuʨy

xiangqilai

to remind, to recollect

χtʂɑ wæstue

tianfang

to marry a widower

χtʂɑpɑ tse

suan ming

to tell fortune

χtʂɑχqu

fannao

vexed

χtʂɑχtʂɑ

weixiao

tiny

xtʂə

shizi

louse

xtʂə

qi

lacquer

xtʂə

han

sweat, perspiration

xtʂə

dan

gall bladder

χtsə

shaozi

whistle

χtʂə

liu

six

χtʂə dəɤnæ

fang zhai

to lend money on usury

xtʂə qəi

liu han

to sweat

χtsəɸ

chui shaozi

to whistle with a whistle

χtʂəɸ

chui koushao

to whistle

xtʂəi

piao

float

xtʂəp

guanzi, hu

jug, a jar

xtʂəs

shuizha

water gate

χtʂəsu

liushi

sixty

χtsətʂə

zunzhong

to respect

χtsəχtsə

chi jing

to be stunned, be startled

xtʂiuɤdʐ

shiziluan, jizi

nit

xtʂixtʂi

jian

to cut with scissors

χtʂulu

tianchuang

skylight

χtʂuʂ

liuyue

June

xtʂuʐ qəsi

bizi

fine-toothed comb

χtuχtutʂə

chui niu

to brag

χu

sheng (zi)

to give birth, to bear

χu we

shangguang, shanglian

to favor with one's presence

χuɑ

mai

to sell

χuɑ

wei(le), youyu

for, sake, owing, in order to

χuɑ nɑ

haomai

it sells well

χuli mɑluʂ

dafang

generous in manner

χuq

sheng, bu shou

raw

χuʂ

shangu

valley

χuʂ

hechuang

river-bed

χuʂpɑ

zunjing

respect

xuxu

xiang

fragrant

xʐəxʐə

yuanquan, quanzi

circle

χʨɑ

kewang

to long for

χʨɑ

huanxiang, xiangxiang

to fancy

χʨɑ

xiangnian

to worry, to put to heart

xʨɑp

an, heian

obscure, dark

xʨɑp

maosheng

luxuriant

xʨɑp

anjing

peaceful, quiet

xʨɑp

jing

quiet

χʨæχʨi

qin

close (in relationship)

χʨi

ai

to love

χʨi

teng (xiaohai)

to love (a child)

χʨi

aifu

caress

χʨi stikunɑ

xihuan

to like

χʨiʂ

chong

to favor to excess

χʨis we

guai

to blame

χʨis we

keai (xiaohai)

cute, lovely, charming

χʨis we

guai

good as a child

χʨis we

keai

amiable

χʨiʂ zdudʐ

guan haizi

to spoil (a child)

χʨiχʨi

yaohao

to be on friendly terms

χʨiχʨi ʨi

tuanjie

to unite

χʨiʐək

jiaotong, yunshu

transportation

zæ

jiandan, danchun

simple

zɑ

rongyi

easy

ʐɑlʨi ʐus wəj

shenchi, chize

to scold

ʐɑmæ

yinyue

music

ʐɑmɑ

ger

song

ʐæmæ tʂə

yanxi

to act in a play

ʐæmæ tʂə

chang xi

to sing a role in opera

ʐɑmɑ tʂə

chang ge

to sing

ʐɑnku

lyu

green

ʐɑnku

weilan

skyblue, azure

zæp

zhengjing

serious

zæp

renzhen

conscientious

zæp

xixin

careful

zɑp

xiaoxin

to be careful about

zɑp

zhuanxin

concentrated

zɑp

anquan

safe, sure, secure

zæpʰi ɑjəʴ

xie xin

to write a letter

zæpʰi kʰɕiχu

xinzhi

stationery

zæpʰi stɑ

ji xin

to mail a letter, to send

ʐæpi ʐʥi

pifubing

skin diseases

ʐɑχu̥ dewe

(yifu) you podong

(clothes) with holes

zæʐ tsʰæk

zuoliao, xiangliao

ingredients, condiments

ʐɑȵi

xi

tin

ʐbɑ mele

guoshi

fault

ʐbɑ mele

wuhui

to misunderstand

ʐbu

gu

drum

ʐbu

yin

3rd earthly branch

ʐbu tə

dagu

to hit the drum

ʐbutən

gushou

drum player

ʐbuzti

fu luan, bao xiaoji

to hatch

zdɑ

you

oil

zdɑ jis ɤdʐəpæ

youpingzi

child of a woman's former marriage

zdə

du, nian

to read aloud

zdə

xian

leisurely

zdəm

yuncai

cloud

zdəm dɑqəʴ

yunsan

the clouds disperse

zdəʂku

qiane

forehead

zdi

xiuxi

to rest, take rest, to repose

zdi

shijian

time, hour

zdi

shihou

time

zdi

jin

scarcely, barely

zdi

xiuxi

rest

ʐdiewɑ

tianguo

Heaven

zdis

libai, xingqi

week

zdis ŋuj

libaitian, xingqitian

Sunday

zdɤqu

wu

fog, mist

zdu

lu

deer

zduqʰuʴʁu

tan zhi

to snap the fingers

zdutsʰɑ

cong

green onion

ze

liang (mi)

to measure (rice)

zə

di

the earth

zə

her, hur

kernel, stone

zə

taor

peach

zə

tian

field, acres, rice-field

zə

shaor

spoon

zə

tiandi

field

ʐə

gongniu

ox

zə ɑtʂʰe

(yikuai) di

land, soil, territory grounds

zə ly

li tian

to plough

zə tʂʰe

zhong di

to plow the field

ʐə χɑ

huangniu

the common yellow cattle

zəd

rizi

date

zədɑ

gao, zhifang

fat, grease

zədɑ puk

mai you

to buy (cooking) oil

zədə

tizi

ladder

zədi

shuzhi

sap

zədʐiu

bianjie, bianxian

border, frontier

zəi

haochi

delicious

zək zəkə

pianpi

remote, out of the way

zəkæ

zhouwei

surrounding, environment

zəkæ

zai ~ zhouwei

around

zəkæ

duan, bian

edge, end, tip

ʐəkə

na

to hold with the hand

zəm xtʂæ

fang huo

arson

zəmdəwɑ

zhao huo

on fire, to catch fire

zəməni

yidong

to move

ʐəməni

fangwei, yidong

location, movement

ʐəmi

ban

to pull as a lever

ʐəmi ɤli

shi fen

to gather night soil

ʐəmi se

shi fei

to fertilize

ʐəmie

yanghuo

feed, nourish

ʐəmni

niu

to wring

ʐənbəlɑhutʂə

raoshu

to forgive

ʐənmin

renmin

people

ʐənpəl sæk

qing jia

to ask for a leave

ʐəntʰu

quantou

fist

zəp

fengshui

geomancy

zəp

dizhi, zhuzhi

address, residence

zəp

zhidi

quality (of things)

zəp

difang

place

zəp

weizhi, didian

location, position

zəp

huanjing

environment, circumstances

zəp

changhe

case

zəp

diqiu

the earth, globe

zəp

difang

region, province

zəp ʐmə

diming

local place names

zəpʰə tsɑpu sək ŋus kuɑ

zhe ben shu shi shei de?

noun phrase-predicate sentence (eg. whose book is this?)

zəpʰi pu tænw xtʂə wɑ

shu zai nar ya?

question-word question (eg. where is the book?)

zəpk nə

bendiren

aboriginal

zəq

shetou

tongue

zəq kɑpɑ

xiaoshe

uvula

zəq kqpq

shegen

root of the tongue

zəq sutʂʰu

tu shetou

to stick out the tongue

zəqqəzɑ

shejian

tongue tip

zəqtʂəi

jiang hua

to speak

zəʂku̥

xu

11th earthly branch

zəʂkuə

laoshu

mouse, rat

zəʂkuə

yanshu

mole

zəʂquɑ

zhe

to break

zət zdə

nian jing

to chant sacred books

zətæ ni wuwɑ sɑj

zhao da zhao ma de

irritating, annoying

zətpʰi

xin

letter

zətpʰi

shu

book

zətpʰi ɑqɑ

heshang shu

to close a book

zətpʰi dɑqəʐgə

fan shu

to turn the page

zətpʰi duko əwe

bei shu

to recite lessons from memory

zətpʰi jəʴ

xie zi

to write

zətpʰi jəʴ duʐgu

xiecuo zi

to write the wrong characters

zətpʰi kutse

kan baozhi

to read newspaper

zətpʰi mɑɤʐ

bu shi zi

illiterate

zətpʰi ɤʐə

shi zi

literate

zətpʰi sxs

xuexiao

school

zətpʰi sy dɑpɑlɑʨi

fangxue

to dismiss school

zətpʰi sy dɑpɑlɑʨi

xia ke

to dismiss class

zətpʰi sy dəweʨi

kaixue

school begins

zətpʰi sy doɸu

taoxue

to play truant

zətpʰi sy dziku̥ ɤʐək

jiao xuefei

to pay tuition

zətpʰi sy hɑʂ

tuixue

to give up attendance at school

zətpʰi sy kə

ruxue

to enter school

zətpʰi sy zəpi

shang ke

to begin class

zətpʰi syk

shangxue

to go to school

zətpʰi tse

kan shu

to read a book

zətpʰi tse

wen shu

to review lessons

zətpʰi zdə

nian shu, yonggong

to study

zətpʰi zdən

shuoshu de

storyteller

zətpʰi ʨiquɑ

mo shu

to write from memory

zətpʰisyn

laoshi

teacher

zətpʰisyn

yuanding

gardener

zətʂ

sunzi

son's son, grandson, grandchild

zətʂ

sunnyu

son's daughter, granddaughter, grandchild

zətʂ

waisun

daughter's son

zətʂ

zisun

descendant, offspring

zətʂʰe

wo

to grip, to grasp

ʐəu

langan

railing

zəx se

bai xian

to worship fairies

zəʐ

jieshou

to accept, to undertake

zəʐ

shouhui

to accept a bribe

zəzɑ

yao (shui)

to ladle, to draw up

zəzɑ

yao

scoop

zəzən

nyuxu

daughter's husband

zəʐən

dizhen

earthquake

zəʴ

ku

to weep, to cry

zəʨu

xiao

Panpipes

zəʨu pʰə

chuixiao

to play the Panpipes

ʐgɑmbu

xiang

trunk

ʐgɑngu

guancai

coffin

ʐgæq

qi

regular, uniform, even

ʐgæq

zhenghao

exactly

ʐgæq

heshi

to suit, to fit

ʐgæq

zhengque

right, correct

ʐgæq dəpi

qiaqiao

just right, in the nick of time

ʐgæq wəi

hesuan

worth, worthwhile

ʐgæq wəi

chabuduo, dagai

largely, mostly

ʐgəɕy

tangxia

to lie down

ʐgəmbɑ

si

monastery

ʐgəxsæ

rang bu

to give into

ʐgəzu

langfei

wasteful

ʐgu

liangshi

food stuff

ʐgu

yi cong (cao)

CL (grass)

zguæ

huibai

to return a visit

ʐguɑ

huli

fox

ʐguɕy

yikao

back of a chair

ʐguə

jiu

nine

ʐguərʥi

qiangzhuang

strong

ʐguəʂ

jiuyue

September

ʐguəsu

jiushi

ninety

ʐgui

naiyong, jieshi

strong, lasting, stout

ʐgulu

hetao

walnut

ʐguʂ ʐguty

chongyangjie

9th day of the 9th moon

ʐguzgu

xiangfan

inverse, reverse

ʐguʐgu

gaibian

to change

ʐguʑʥj

wen

steady

zi

da maizi

to thresh

ʑi

zai

to be at a place, to exist

ʑi

zai, daizai

to stay

ziɑqe

ai da

to get beaten

zikɑ

pangbian

side, beside, alongside

ʐikpɑnɑ

congming

clever, smart

ʐikpɑnɑ

jiling

quick, smart

ʐikpɑnɑ

jingming

smart but conceited

ʐikpɑnɑ

lingli

(children) smart and quick

ʐikpɑʁəbɑ

ben, bu congming

stupid

ʐikpɑʁəbɑ

meng

foolish

zitɑ

da

to hit, to strike, to beat

ziu

shihou

to attend on

ʐiu

qiu

to beg, to ask, to request

ziubup

xiangxiaren

countryfolk

ʑɪʑi

gezi

individually

ʐmɑməʐ

changqiang

lance, spear

ʐmə

timu

topic

ʐmə

ling

coffin containing a corpse

ʐmə

xingshi

surname, the clan name

ʐmə

xing

to be surnamed

ʐmə

mingzi

name

ʐmə

shengwang

fame, reputation

ʐmə təʐgu

xingming, chushen

identity

ʐmə ɕipæ

chu timu

to assign a theme

ʐmə gə

shou ling

to watch the coffin containing the corpse

ʐmə tʰæ

chenghu

to call, to designate

ʐmə χʨiʐ

xiaoming, ruming

pet name

ʐməʂ

pusa

boddhisatva

ʐməʂ

shenwei

tablet or altar before which gods and spirits of ancestors are worshipped

ʐmeʂpi

ma

to scold

ʐməʐmi

shangkou

wound

ʐməʐmi təquəʴ

bao shangkou

to wrap a wound

ʐmiɑsi

jiaogen

heel

ʐmiɤi

lie

to crack

zmipi

dongchuang

chilblain

ʐmipiχlə

zhang chuang

to have sores

ʐmipiχlə

zhang liu

to have a tumour, a swelling

ʐmu bin

tai guancai de

coffin bearer

ʐmu dewe

youming, chuming

famous, well-known, celebrated

zmup

fen, fenmu

grave, tomb

ʐmuʁe

zuo meng

to dream

ʐmuʁe təpitətʂɑ

xiang meng

to explain a dream

ʐmutsu

kai hui

to have a meeting

zɤi

shuipiao

gourd used for a ladle

zop nɑ

(difang) shufu

cozy

ʐostu

maan

saddle

ʐpiʐpi

(zhu) fan ni

to root

zu

bingbao

hail, hailstone

ʐu

chen

5th earthly branch

ʐu stun

mafu

groom

ʐu tsɑ

qi ma

to ride a horse

ʐuæʴ

shi, jiao

to cause, let s.o.

ʐuəj

huida

answer

zumɑ

baishu

cypress

zuʁɑ

xia baozi

the hail falls

zy

deng

to wait for

zyly

qidai

expect

ʑyʑy

hou

to roar (as lion)

ʑyʑy

hao

to howl (as wolf)

ʑyʑy

shenyin

to moan

ʑyʑy

chaojia

to quarrel

ʑyʑyʨi

jiao

to call

ʑʥæxu̥ əkʰuəʴ

gua huzi

to shave beard

ʐʥi

bing

diseases, illness, sickness

ʐʥi

tong

painful

ʐʥi

wenyi

the plague

ʐʥi

maobing

dosorder

ʐʥi

teng

hurt, be sore, pain

ʐʥi bɑʴ

da bing, zhong bing

serious illness

ʐʥi tse lɑqu

yiyuan

hospital

ʐʥi tsek

kan yisheng

to visit a doctor

ʐʥi tsek

kan bing

to examine the disease

ʐʥi tsen ʁuɑse

qing yisheng

to get a doctor

ʐʥiu

bingren

patient

ʥɑ

mo

to grind, sharpen

ʥɑ

mo (mi jia shui)

to grind (grains) with water

ʥɑblɑʂqul

jiazhiwo, gezhiwo

armpit

ʨɑkuə

xingli, da zhaohu

greeting, salute

ʨɑl

louxia

ground floor

ʨʰæŋ

bimian

avoid

ʨɑŋiuŋ

jiangyou

soy sauce

ʨʰæntsə

qianzi

lot for divination

ʨʰæntsə χtʂɑ

qiu qian

to draw lots before idols

ʨɑŋwəi

caice

to speculate, to guess

ʥɑqu

jiao

foot

ʥɑqu χlɑn

jiaofu

porter

ȵɑʁu

wuya

crow

ʥɑʁuɑʴsi

gebeizhou

elbow

ʥɑʂ səs

mo dao

to sharpen a knife

ʥɑʂqəstɑ

daobei

back of a knife

ʥɑsu

shouzhitou

finger

ʥɑsu

damuzhi

thumb

ʥɑsu

zhi

to point

ʥɑsu səʂqu nəʂpu

zhe zhitou guanjie

to crack the knuckles

ʥɑsu sətə

shu shouzhitou

to count with the fingers

ʥɑsu tiɤukɑ

zhongzhi

middle finger

ʥɑʂχtʂɑ

xiaodao

knife, penknife

ʨɑtʂə

jiazhuang

to pretend

ʨætʂəs mɑŋ æʨætʂəs ŋu

bu shi name zuo, shi zheme zuo.

contrastive sentence (eg. it is not to be done that way, it is to be done this way)

ʨɑtu

loushang, erlou

second floor, first floor

ʨæχtʂɑ

juede

to feel

ʨɑχtʂɑ

niantou

idea, thought

ʨɑχtʂɑ

dasuan

to plan to

ʨæxtsən

bianzi

whip

ʥɑχu

jianbang

shoulder

ʨæʐmlin

bie dong

don't move !

ȵɑʐpɑ

guanjia

housekeeper

ʨʰɑ...rbɑ

xiang

to think

ʥelkæ

lüxing

travelling, journey, trip, tour

ʥəpɑ ɑdi

yi zhi shou

single-handed

ʥəpɑkutsi

wo shou

to shake hands

ʥetsəq

jian

callous

ʥetsəq dɑstɑ

qi houjian

to grow callous skin

ʨeʑyn

bie chao!

negative imperative sentence (eg. don't make noise !)

ʨeʨiʂ

jinzhi

to prohibit, to forbid

ʥi

fen

powder

ʥi

mianfen

wheat flour

ʥi

zhir

brother's son, nephew

ȵi

liaojie

understand

ʨi

fangzi (zheng suo de)

house

ʨi

erzi

son

ʨi

yangzi

foster son

ʨi

nanhaizi

boy

ʨi

biede

different

ʨʰi

yao jia

to make a quotation

ʨʰi

shifang

to release, set free

ʨʰi

yao, xiangyao

to want, to desire, to wish for, be anxious to

ʨʰi

xuyao

to need

ʨi ɑsɑ

wuzi (danjian de)

room

ʨi lubɑ ʨiȵi dzu

zhuangshi

to adorn, to decorate

ʨi mege

zhao fangzi

to go house hunting

ʨi mege

zu fangzi

to rent a house

ʨi skuxki

gai fangzi

to build a house

ʨi tsəsɑ gən dɑbɑʴj

zhe jian fangzi tai da le

sentence with descriptive predicate (eg. this house is too big)

ʨiɸu

diban

floor

ȵikɑ

shenme?

what?

ȵikɑ ɕək mæqəi wɑ

weishenme bu xing ne?

question-word question (eg. why won't it do?)

ȵikɑ ɕi

weishenme?

why?

ȵikɑ hunnwɑ

qingkuang

condition

ȵikɑ ŋuəi

zenmeyang?

how? what about? what kind of?

ȵikɑ tʂəs

zenme (zuo)?

how (to do?) -manner-

ȵikɑ ʨætʂəs wɑ

zenme ban ne?

question-word question (eg. what shall (we) do (about it)?)

ȵikɑ ʨiɕuq wəi

shenme (dongxi)

anything, something

ȵikɑ ʨʰiwɑ

yuanyin

cause

ȵikɑ ʨizdi χɑ le hɑŋn dʐə

shenme shihou dou keyi

declarative sentence with indefinite word (eg. any time will do)

ȵikɑl ȵɑbul

duoshao ? (shi ge yishang)

how much / how many ( more than ten )

ȵikæl dəpi wɑ

wen shihou (ji dian zhong?)

(to tell time) what time is it?

ȵikɑl duqustu

duo jiu?

how long (in time)

ȵikɑl ʨʰi

duoshao qian?

how much (asking for price)

ȵikɑʨɑ

na (ge)?

which (one) ?

ʨilpɑqu

zhuren

master (of servant)

ʨiluɑstɑ

wuji

ridge of the roof

ʨim

xiaohuo(huo)zi

young man

ʨim

nanren

male

ʨim

nanren (yi hun)

married man

ʨimi

wanbei

junior generation

ʨiːmi

xiaohaizi

child

ʨiːmi

youer

infant

ʨimi təʐgu

zuoyuezi

(woman after givinng birth) to be confined

ʨiːmi ȵɑχu̥

yinger

baby

ʨinɑ

yonggan

courageous, brave, valiant

ʨip

zhuren

host

ʨip æmæ

nyuzhuren

mistress

ʥipɑ ɤəndi

shuangshou

with both hands

ʥiːpi

shouzhang

palm

ȵiq

hei

pitch dark

ȵiq

hei

black

ʨiqəʴbu̥

xue

snow

ʨiquɑ

da jihao

to mark / make a sign

ʨiquɑ

jizhu

to make an effort to remember

ʨiquɑ

jide

to remember

ʨiquɑ

biaozhi, biezhi

(things) cute

ʨiquɑ təsi

jinianri

anniversary, memorial day

ʨiquk nə

zijiren

in-group

ʨʰiʂ

jiu

save

ʥisɑ

jiezhi

ring

ȵisi

zuotian

yesterday

ʨiʂk

suan

garlic

ʥiʂputʂ

tuiduzi

calf of the leg

ʥisty ʥipi

shouxin shoubei

to divide into teams by putting out the palm or the back of the hand

ȵitɑ

tian

to lick with tip of tongue

ʨitsʰæ

linju

neighbor

ʥitsi

zhinyu

brother's daughter, niece

ȵitu kɑdʐɑ

da zhaohu

to hail

ʥituʁuj ʂqəȵi ȵikɑ ʥukui kəs ŋuɑ

cong Chendu dao Maoxian zheme zou?

how to go from Chengdu to Maoxian?

ʨiw nəʁu̥

jiwo

basket for fowls

ʨiw quʑy

jiguan

cockscomb

ʨiw stə mædzpi

ji buchile

setence with unmodified definite subject (eg. this chicken does not eat any more)

ʨʰiwɑ

yuangu

reason

ʨiwə si

ti

(cock) to crow

ʨiwəmiɑqʰuɑ

muji

hen

ʨiwəst

jidan

egg

ʨiwətʂə

xiaojir

chick

ʨiwəʨi

gongji

cock

ʨiwəʨi

gongji

cook

ʨiχɑ kəʂɑ bu

zanmen zou ba!

imperative sentence (eg. let's go !)

ʨiχlɑ gueʐ χʨiχʨi hoty mozu ʑi

women you shi duo ge pengyou

simple declarative sentence with the possessive verb (eg. we have ten odd friends)

ʨiχlɑ nikɑ ʨizdi χɑ kəs ŋu wɑ

women shenme shihou zou?

question-word question (eg. when are we leaving?)

ʨiχlɑk

women de

ours (incl.)

ʥiχʂ

shoubei

back of the hand

ʥiχtʂiʁɑ

pai shou

to clap the hands

ʨixʨi

dushengzi

single child

ʨizikɑ

fujin

around

ʨizikɑ

fujin, linju

neighbourhood

ʨiȵi

zhengli

to put in order, to arrange

ȵiȵi meʨʰi

bie keqi

"do not stand on ceremony"

ʨiȵibɑlɑ

chang

intestines

ʨiȵibɑlɑpu

mangchang

appendix

ʨiʨj

duosui, ke

carve, chop,hash

ʥoqo

tizi

hoof

ʥoqo ɑχqɑ

xi jiao

to wash the feet

ʥoqupu gən

kanmende

doorkeeper

ʥoʥo

fangbian

convenient

ʨu

cong, da

from

ʨu

bianr

side

ȵu

mianyang

sheep

ʨu tʰəχe

zher, nar

there

ʨuɕibuz

huichen

dust

ʨuːn ʨyn

wolia

the two of us

ʥupu

shou

hand

ʥupu

qianbei

forearm

ʥupu æʁle

gong shou

to salute with the hands folded

ʥupu dɑqʰɑʨi

song shou

to let loose of the hand

ʥupu pʰɑti

hui shou

to wave the hand

ʥupu pʰɑti

bai shou

to wave the hand (in dissent)

ʥupu sutʂʰu

shen shou

to stretch out the hand

ʨʰustɑn

ta

pagoda

ʥuwɑ ʐu mɑʁupi

sangzi ya

to be hoarse

ʥuwɑ ʐuo

shuohua

speak, chat

ȵy dzəχq kuku ȵyk təwəʴ qo kə tʂəi

ta lai de shihou ta gege yijing hui jia le

sentence with time clause (eg. when he came, his brother had already gone home)

ʥybɑʴ

hua

language, speech

ʥybɑʴ

tuhua

local dialect

ʥybɑʴ

hua

spoken words

ʥybɑʴ dɑxʨi

da cha

to interrupt

ʥybɑʴ wəʴi

da

to answer

ʥybɑʴ ʐoʨy

tan hua

to talk

ʥybɑʴ ʐoʨy

xiantan

to chat

ʨyn stə dzəʴ

woliang zai chifan

two of us are having meal

ʥynʥykmɑlɑ

zhishuang

straightforward, frank, honest

ʥyqy pɑqy

kuaishoukuaijiaode

in a quick manner

ȵyʁuɑ

cui

to hasten, to urge

ʥyu

shouxue

beast's cave

ʥywɑ

yuyan

language, speech

ʨyxu

tianhuaban

ceiling

ʥyʥy

xiang

loud

ʥyʥy

chao, nao

noisy

ȵyʨy təweʨi

zikua

boast of, be proud of