© Dylan W.H. Sung
Hakka English
da1 classifier for dozens of items
da1 dozen
da3 beat
da3 hit
da3 at6 ci4 sneeze
da3 bau4 cong4 set off fireworks
da3 cin4 diu3 cartwheel (flipping the body in a circle)
da3 dau4 vang4 fall over backwards
da3 doi1 excess (too much it is piling up)
da3 dok5 knobbly
da3 fu2 siu4 whistle (a tune)
da3 git5 tie into knots
da3 hen4 thicken a source with a starch thickener
da3 het5 at5 take a blood pressure
da3 het5 mak5 take a pulse
da3 lap6 wax (vb.)
da3 let6 tai4 tie a necktie
da3 li1 manage
da3 liap6 hunt (vb.)
da3 lu4 sui3 dew forming
da3 lui2 thunder (vb.)
da3 pi4 fart
da3 sa3 spill
da3 sang1 git5 tie a slip knot which can be undone
da3 sau4 house cleaning
da3 si3 hit to death
da3 si3 git5 tie a non-ravelling knot
da3 son4 think about what to do
da3 ten4 va4 make a telephone call
da3 ton2 clumped together
da3 vang2 go4 across
da3 vang2 hang2 walk like a crab, sideways
da3 vang2 loi2 gong3 speak unreasonably by skewing all the facts
da3 ya4 hok6 take night classes
da3 yin4 impress a seal to make a mark
da3 yok6 ziu3 medicinal rubbing alcohol
da3 zap5 creased
da3 ziau4 celebration occuring once every so many years
da3 zim1 injection by syringe
da3 zong4 fight a battle or war
dai1 low
dai1 het5 at5 low blood pressure
dai3 document of provenance
dai3 worthwhile
dai3 ha1 below
dai3 ha1 underneath
dai4 accompany
dai4 belt
dai4 childmind
dai4 ngin2 zai3 babysit
dai4 zu3 scallops
dak6 clicking noise
dam1 carry a burden
dam1 carry using a pole on the shoulder
dam1 bau3 guarantee
dam1 sim1 worry
dam1 sui3 carry water
dam2 hang down
dam3 gall
dam3 gall bladder
dam4 gon1 carrying pole made of bamboo
dan1 bill of sale
dan1 invoice
dan1 single
dan1 cin2 lu4 one way street
dan1 cin2 piau4 single (one way) ticket
dan1 su4 odd numbers
dang1 hammer (vb.)
dang1 nail
dang1 nail (n. metal)
dang1 min2 clearly signposted
dang3 classifier for hats
dang3 summit
dang3 top
dang3 gau1 above
dap5 answer
dap5 build
dap5 ban4 half past
dap5 ban4 half past
dap5 bat5 twenty to
dap5 cit5 twenty five to
dap5 fuk6 answer (vb.)
dap5 giu3 quarter to
dap5 giu3 quarter to
dap5 ng3 twenty five past
dap5 ngi4 ten past
dap5 pang2 constructing a scaffold
dap5 sam1 quarter past
dap5 sam1 quarter past
dap5 si4 twenty past
dap5 sip6 ten to
dap5 sip6 yit five to
dap5 vuk5 build a dwelling
dap5 yit5 five past
dap5 zin4 on the hour
dau1 and
dau1 knife
dau1 sword
dau1 with
dau1 ma2 cleaver
dau1 zai3 paring knife
dau3 able to
dau3 experiential and completed aspect of an action
dau3 pour
dau3 sa3 spill
dau3 sui3 pour water
dau4 arrive
dau4 mince (vb.)
dau4 to
dau4 until
dau4 up to
dau4 cin4 ngan1 in a moment
dau4 sin2 gan1 then
dau4 sin2 ngan1 then