© Dylan W.H. Sung
Hakka English
ma1 horse
ma1 mother
ma1 twins
ma1 ca1 chariot
ma1 ci2 water chestnut
ma1 li1 ant
ma1 loi2 si1 a1 malaysia
ma1 moi4 twin girls
ma1 tai2 water chestnut
ma1 tiu2 jetty
ma1 tiu2 pier
ma1 tiu2 ng2 type of fish
ma1 zai3 twin boys
ma2 female animal
ma2 hemp
ma2 bi4 numb
ma2 fan2 troublesome
ma2 sak6 marble (veined patterned stone)
ma2 sin2 hemp rope
ma2 sok5 hemp rope
ma2 yiu2 sesame oil
ma2 zai3 measles
ma2 zai3 rubella
ma2 ziok5 mahjong
ma2 ziok5 sparrow
ma2 zui4 under anaesthetic
ma4 be angry with
ma4 scold (be angry with)
ma4 tell someone off
ma4 vex with someone
ma4 ngin2 be angry with someone
mai1 buy
mai1 coi4 buy daily groceries
mai1 coi4 sung4 buy groceries
mai1 dung1 si1 shop (vb.)
mai1 ngin2 bribe someone
mai2 bury
mai3 ngin2? who?
mai3 ngin2? who?
mai3? what?
mai4 sell
mai4 gau4 pak6 advertise
mai4 moi4 zu1 marry out a daughter
mai4 zu1 zai3 become an indentured labourer
mak5 rip
mak5 tear
mak5 gai4 ngien2 yin1? what do you mean?
mak5 gai4 ngin2? who?
mak5 gai4? what?
mak5 zai3 lettuce
mak5 zai3 lettuce
mak6 wheat
mak6 ma2 tong2 maltose
mak6 mien4 bau1 brown bread
mak6 nga2 tong2 maltose
mak6 pi2 oats
man1 full
man1 man1 full to the brim
man1 tang4 du1 he4 being everywhere
man2 cen2 zi4 dong4 all of a sudden
man2 sien1 conger eel
man4 dirty deposits on things
man4 grime
man4 slow
man4 ten thousand (as pronounced by some speakers)
man4 man4 slowly
mang1 pull
mang1 cong2 stretch
mang2 blind
mang2 moi4 ga4 lau3 gung1 - mau2 ngan3 kon4 blind girl getting married - cannot see outcome
mang2 moi4 ga4 lau3 gung1 - mau2 ngan3 kon4 not having the will to find out the outcome next
mang3 grasshopper
mang3 vigorous
mat5 socks
mat5 wipe
mat6 powdered residue
mau1 fur
mau1 hair
mau1 gai1 sleep on the streets as a down and out
mau2 does not have
mau2 have not
mau2 no
mau2 none
mau2 not
mau2 [+ noun] no [+ noun]
mau2 dam3 cowardly
mau2 fap5 zu3 unfortunately there's no way to resolve it
mau2 gau4 yuk5 without any discipline
mau2 gu1 mushroom
mau2 ko3 len2 impossible
mau2 lit6 weak
mau2 ngin2 ciong4 unlike anybody (dislike of someone'e behaviour)
mau2 sim1 inadvertently
mau2 sim1 unintentional
mau2 sim1 gi1 lazy
mau2 siong1 gon1 it doesn't matter
mau2 siong1 gon1 not at all
mau2 yung4 useless
mau3 budge
mau3 heave something heavy
mau4 hat
mau4 pass off as
mau4 ga3 fo4 counterfeit
mau4 zai3 hat