水
sui2
Water
Usage
The basic word for water
Grammar Note
水 is tone 2. 滾水 (gun2 sui2) means boiled or hot water
食物
siid8 vud8
Food
Usage
A general word for food
Grammar Note
食 is an entering tone (8) with final -d
錢
qien5
Money
Usage
Money itself, used when shopping or paying
Grammar Note
The price is 價錢 (ga3 qien5)
便所
pien3 so2
Toilet
Usage
The toilet; the dictionary lists 屎缸 and 糞缸 as synonyms
Grammar Note
A word in use since the Japanese period; Mandarin 廁所 is not a headword in the dictionary
衛生紙
vi3 sen1 zii2
Tissue paper
Usage
The general word for tissue and toilet paper
Grammar Note
紙 is read zii2. A handkerchief or towel is 面帕 (mien3 pa3)
藥仔
iog8 e2
Medicine
Usage
Medicine in general; a pharmacy is 藥店 (iog8 diam3)
Grammar Note
藥仔 alone is not a headword; it appears inside 食藥仔 and 合藥仔. 仔 (e2) is a noun suffix. Composed from dictionary-verified words
行李
hang5 li2
Luggage
Usage
Travel luggage, used at airports and hotels
Grammar Note
行 is read hang5 here, as in 行路 "to walk"
鎖匙
so2 sii2
Key
Usage
A key, such as a hotel room key
Grammar Note
Hakka writes 鎖匙, not Mandarin 鑰匙
車票
ca1 peu1
Ticket (transport)
Usage
A train or bus ticket
Grammar Note
車 is read ca1; a station is 車站 (ca1 zam3)
護照
fu3 zeu3
Passport
Usage
The ID shown at borders and hotels
Grammar Note
The dictionary example is about forgetting a passport at the airport
電話
tien3 fa3
Telephone
Usage
A phone or a phone number
Grammar Note
Sense 2 is "phone number". There is no dedicated headword for a mobile phone
車站
ca1 zam3
Station
Usage
A train or bus station
Grammar Note
站 is read zam3
病院
piang3 ien3
Hospital
Usage
The hospital; a key word when someone falls ill
Grammar Note
The dictionary headword is 病院, with 醫院 as a synonym
巡查
sun5 ca5
Police officer
Usage
A word for a police officer, in use since the Japanese period
Grammar Note
Sense 1 is "to patrol"; sense 2 is a police officer. Mandarin 警察 is not a headword
店
diam3
Shop
Usage
A shop; it follows other words as in 藥店 and 飯店
Grammar Note
店 is diam3; 點鐘 (diam2 zung1) is a different word with another tone
房間
fong5 gien1
Room
Usage
A room, such as in a hotel
Grammar Note
The classifier is 隻; the dictionary example is "this room has no window"
路
lu3
Road
Usage
A road or way
Grammar Note
"To walk" is 行路 (hang5 lu3)
屋下人
vug4 ka1 ngin5
Family
Usage
The family members one lives with
Grammar Note
屋下 (vug4 ka1) means "home"; the dictionary glosses it as "family members"
名
miang5
Name
Usage
A name; 名 is also a classifier for people
Grammar Note
Used in compounds such as 地名. It has tone 5
頭那
teu5 na5
Head
Usage
The head
Grammar Note
頭 alone also means head, but the dictionary headword is 頭那
目珠
mug4 zu1
Eye
Usage
The eye; 目 is an entering tone, mug4
Grammar Note
Hakka says 目珠, not Mandarin 眼睛
牙齒
nga5 cii2
Tooth; teeth
Usage
Teeth, useful at the dentist
Grammar Note
牙 starts with the velar nasal ng, read nga5
喉嗹
heu5 lien5
Throat
Usage
The throat, useful for describing a sore throat
Grammar Note
The dictionary glosses it as the whole throat region
肚屎
du2 sii2
Belly; stomach
Usage
The belly, useful for describing stomach pain
Grammar Note
The dictionary example is 肚屎痛 "stomach ache". The second syllable 屎 is also the word for faeces
背囊
boi3 nong5
Back (body)
Usage
The back of the body
Grammar Note
The dictionary glosses it as the back part of the body
腰
ieu1
Waist
Usage
The waist; dictionary sense 2 is the kidney
Grammar Note
腰 is read ieu1
腳
giog4
Foot; leg
Usage
The foot or leg; it is attested inside compounds rather than as its own headword
Grammar Note
The reading giog4 is confirmed in 赤腳 and 跛腳. Composed from dictionary-verified words
手
su2
Hand; arm
Usage
The hand or arm
Grammar Note
手指 (su2 zii2) is the finger
胸脯
hiung1 pu5
Chest
Usage
The chest
Grammar Note
The dictionary glosses it as the chest
耳公
ngi2 gung1
Ear
Usage
The ear; 公 is a noun suffix here
Grammar Note
The same suffix appears in 鼻公 (pi3 gung1)
頸
giang2
Neck
Usage
The neck
Grammar Note
頸 is read giang2; the throat is a different word, 喉嗹
肩頭
gien1 teu5
Shoulder
Usage
The shoulder
Grammar Note
The suffix 頭 (teu5) follows body part names
膝頭
qid4 teu5
Knee
Usage
The knee
Grammar Note
The dictionary lists 腳膝頭 (giog4 qid4 teu5) as a synonym
手指
su2 zii2
Finger
Usage
A finger of the hand
Grammar Note
The dictionary example warns about cutting a finger while chopping vegetables
皮膚
pi5 fu1
Skin
Usage
The skin
Grammar Note
皮 has tone 5
手骨
su2 gud4
Arm bone
Usage
The bone of the arm or hand, useful to report a fracture
Grammar Note
The dictionary example is an arm bone breaking
鼻公
pi3 gung1
Nose
Usage
The nose
Grammar Note
鼻 alone can also mean "to smell"
飯店
fan3 diam3
Hotel
Usage
A hotel; sense 1 is a restaurant
Grammar Note
Sense 1 is a restaurant and sense 2 a lodging; an inn is also 旅館 (li1 gon2)
機場
gi1 cong5
Airport
Usage
An airport
Grammar Note
The dictionary says it is short for 飛機場
巴士站
ba3 sii2 zam3
Bus stop
Usage
A bus stop; 巴士 is a transliteration of "bus"
Grammar Note
巴士站 is not a headword; it combines 巴士 and 站. Composed from dictionary-verified words
捷運
qiab8 iun3
Metro; MRT
Usage
The urban rail system of Taipei and other cities
Grammar Note
捷 is an entering tone (8) ending in -b
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