QZ=Quanzhou; TC=Teochew; TW=Taiwan; ZZ=Zhangzhou;
MD=Mandarin; MC=Middle Chinese; VN=Vietnamese; CT=Cantonese;
MH=Mainstream Hoklo (ZZ+TW); GH=Global Hoklo (QZ+ZZ+TC+TW);
HP=Yin-Ping; HS=Yin-Shang; HQ=Yin-Qu; HR=Yin-Ru;
LP=Yang-Ping; LS=Yang-Shang; LQ=Yang-Qu; LR=Yang-Ru;
ID=Inter-Dialectal; HB=Homonym Buster;
Bold-face indicates Global Hoklo, meaning the written form can be shared by all subdialects. bee = 耙 = to paddle a boat = [GH]
bee zuun = 耙船 = to paddle a boat = [GH] beq = 白 = white [GH]
boe = 飛 = to fly = [GH] bour = 步 = a walking step = [GH]
bue = 杯 = cup = [GH]
buee = 陪 = to accompay = [GH]
bueepnuarl = 陪伴 = to accompany = [GH] bueh = 八 = eight = [GH]
caai = 个 = possessive particle = [TC] {MH,QZ: e}
cerng = 穿 = to dress up, to wear = [GH] cir = 飼 = to feed
cirl = 市 = city = [GH]
cniurl = 像 = alike, to resemble = [GH] coe = 吹 = to blow = [GH]
coer = 揣,覓 = to find = [GH] cuicpeul = 喙頰 = cheek = [GH] cuar = 娶 = to marry a woman = [MH,QZ]
dirl = 佇 = to be at, in, on = [MH] {TC: dorl} darlng = 重 = heavy = [GH] darlnk = 動 = to move = [GH] (colloquial of dorlnk) dorlnk = 動 = to move = [GH] (literary of darlnk) darlnsirl = 但是 = but, however = [GH] deeu = 題 = question = [GH]
derhn = 電 = electricity = [TC] {MH,QZ: dern} deol = 短 = short = [GH]
deor = 地 = ground, soil = [GH]
dern = 電 = electricity = [MH,QZ] {TC: derhn} deul = 底 = bottom = [GH]
diaaugniarl = 條件 = condition, pre-requisite = [MH,QZ] {TC: dioougniarl}
dioougniarl = 條件 = condition, pre-requisite = [TC] {MH,QZ: diaaugniarl} doec = 綴 = to follow someone = [GH]dorl = 佇 = to be at, in, on = [TC] {MH: dirl}
dour = 渡 = to cross by ferry boat, to live a life = [GH]
dourl = 肚 = belly = [GH]
duar = 大 = big = [GH]
duictair = 對待 = to treat someone in some way = [GH]
e = 个 = possessive particle = [MH,QZ] {TC: caai}{actual tonal form: ee} dyrlng = 斷 = to cut off = [GH] eeu = 鞋 = shoe = [GH]
eurl = 會 = to be able to = [GH] fuap = 法 = law = [GH] {ID-MD-MC-VN} gamqoarn = 甘願 = to be willing = [GH] gar = 共 = to someone, indirect subject particle = [MH]
ge = 家 = family = [GH]
geu = 雞 = chicken = [GH]
gue = 瓜 = cucumber = [GH]
goec = 過 = to pass = [GH] hair = 害 = to harm = [GH]
hoec = 貨 = merchandise = [GH]
hoel = 火 = fire = [GH]
hour = 互 = to, for, mutually = [GH]
hourl = 雨 = rain = [TC,QZ]
huel = 悔 = regret = [GH]
huer = 會 = meeting = [TW,QZ,ZZ] {LQ}
huerh = 會 = meeting = [TC] {LS, TC-specific. Known conflict with MC tone.}
hyrn = 恨 = to hate = [MH,QZ] {TC: hyrhn}
hyrhn = 恨 = to hate = [TC] {MH,QZ: hyrn}
jeur = 濟 = much, many = [GH] lairl = 內 = inside = [MH,QZ]
luaan = 戀 = love = [MH] luant = 戀 = love = [TC] luarn = 戀 = love = [QZ]
m = 呣 = no, not = [GH] {actual tonal form: mrl}
marl = 嘛 = also, too = [GH] {see also yarl}
marng = 夢 = dream = [GH]
nar = 喏 = if = [GH]
nier = 讓 = to let someone do something = [TC] {MH: niur}
niur = 讓 = to let someone do something = [MH] {TC: riarlng, nier}
peu = 批 = mail letter = [GH] peul = 頰 = cheek = [GH]
peupeeng = 批評 = to criticize = [GH]
pnuarl = 伴 = to accompany = [GH] qorng = 戇 = fool, stupid = [GH] qyl = 語 = language = [GH] riarlng = 讓 = to let someone do something = [TC] {MH: niur}
se = 西 = west = [GH] seuc = 細 = small = [GH] siarlhuerh = 社會 = society = [TC] {huerh:LS, TC-specific}
siarlhuer = 社會 = society = [QZ] {huer:LQ}
siarlhuer = 社會 = society = [GH] {Safe enough to promote to GH. TC being exception.}
siarhng = 上 = prefix: the most (superlative) = [TC] {MH,QZ: siorng} sirl = 是 = to be = [GH] siorng = 上 = prefix: the most (superlative), postfix: on, on top of = [MH,QZ] {TC znier, siarhng} siurl = 受 = to receive, to bear, to suffer = [GH] sniurl = 想 = to think = [MH,QZ] suan = 赸 = to escape = [MH] sy = 書 = book = [GH] syr = 事 = matter, thing = [GH] veul = 買 = to buy = [GH]
vurndeeu = 問題 = question = [GH] vyrng = 問 = to ask = [GH] wer = 話 = speech = [GH] {HB: wher}
wher = 畫 = to paint = [GH] {HB: wer}
wii = 為 = due to = [TC] {MH,QZ: wir}
wir = 為 = due to = [MH,QZ] {TC: wii} yar = 夜 = night = [GH]
yarl = 也 = also, too = [GH] {see also marl} yeorng = to use = [GH,ID] yiur = 又 = also, too = [GH] yn = 恩 = kindness, mercy, charity [ID] uldiurl = 宇宙 = [GH] zairl = 在 = to be at = [GH]
zeorl = 座,坐 = to sit = [GH,ID] {TC: zorl, QZ: zoerl, TW: zerl} znier = 上 = postfix: on, on top of = [TC] {MH,QZ: siorng} zrir = 字 = word = [GH,ID,HB] |
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