© Dylan W.H. Sung
Hakka English
ta1 he
ta1 it
ta1 she
ta1 ngin2 others
tai1 reach to
tai1 younger brother
tai2 cry of birds or fowl
tai2 feet of animals
tai4 big
tai4 great grandparents (paternal)
tai4 hair cutting
tai4 ban4 ziong4 elephant
tai4 bi3 thigh
tai4 cien2 ngit5 two days ago
tai4 cong2 large intestines
tai4 cu3 great heat [jul 22nd - 24th]
tai4 cu3 great heat [jul 22nd - 24th]
tai4 fung1 windy
tai4 go4 fun4 very outrageous
tai4 gok5 thailand
tai4 gu1 aunt (older paternal)
tai4 gu1 cong1 great uncle (older paternal aunt's husband)
tai4 gu1 po2 great aunt (older paternal)
tai4 gu1 ya2 uncle (older paternal aunt's husband)
tai4 gun4 giok5 one who decieves
tai4 hon2 great cold [jan 20th - 21st]
tai4 hon2 great cold [jan 20th - 21st]
tai4 kiu1 uncle (mother's older brother)
tai4 kiu1 gung1 great uncle (father's mother's older brother)
tai4 kiu1 gung1 great uncle (older maternal)
tai4 kiu1 ngiong2 aunt (mother's older brother's wife)
tai4 kiu1 ngiong2 great aunt (dad's mother's older brother' wife)
tai4 kiu1 po2 great aunt (older maternal uncle's wife)
tai4 pau4 canon (artillery)
tai4 pien4 faeces (polite)
tai4 sang1 loud
tai4 set5 great snow [dec 6th - 8th]
tai4 set5 great snow [dec 6th - 8th]
tai4 si3 gui3 victim who takes the blame for another's crimes
tai4 son4 leek
tai4 su1 shave facial hair
tai4 tiu2 get a hair cut
tai4 yi2 aunt (mother's older sister)
tai4 yi2 cong1 uncle (mother's older sister's husband)
tai4 yi2 po2 great aunt (grandmother's older sister)
tai4 yi2 po2 great aunt (older maternal)
tai4 yim1 moon
tai4 yong2 sun
tai4 yong2 ha1 in sunlight
tam1 bland
tam1 reach over to
tam1 want out of greed
tam1 bet6 bet6 bland and tasteless
tam1 cen2 want money out of greed
tam1 sit6 eat out of greed
tam1 vu1 corrupt
tam2 burn (vb.)
tam2 heat with a flame
tam2 spit (n. phlegm)
tam2 tung2 spitoon
tam4 visit someone
tan1 beach
tan1 pak6 frank
tan2 flick
tan2 richochet
tan2 giung1 coil
tan2 ziu3 hit and flew away
tan4 bomb (n.)
tan4 egg
tan4 laze about
tan4 pak6 egg white
tan4 pak6 zit5 protein
tang4 listen
tang4 place
tang4 su1 yim1 gi1 listen to the radio
tang4 yim1 ngok6 listen to music
tap5 pagoda
tap5 stupa
tap5 tower (building)
tap6 cross over
tau2 peach
tau2 tie a rope or string
tau3 fish
tau3 ng2 fish (vb.)
tau4 classifier for gloves
tau4 classifier for suits of clothing
tau4 match up