| English | Wu Character | |
| [mnem] | 記 | |
| [son], sound | 聲 | |
| 500 grams | 斤 | |
| a | 個 | |
| a (animals) | 隻 | |
| a car | 一部頭 | |
| a foot, ruler | 尺 | |
| a head for business | 生意頭腦 | |
| a kind of flat cake | 蟹殼黃 | |
| a kind of vegetable dish | 雪里蕻 | |
| a little | 眼 | |
| a little bit | 一點 | |
| a very fat person | 大塊頭 | |
| a while, a moment | 一時 | |
| a while, a moment | 一歇 | |
| able to get through (telephone) | 好打電話 | |
| able, can | 會 | |
| able, can | 會得 | |
| about, approximately | 左右 | |
| about, roughly, approximately | 大概 | |
| about, roughly, approximately | 把 | |
| absolutely right | 老勿錯 | |
| abuse | 虐待 | |
| access ID | 出入證 | |
| accompany | 陪 | |
| accounting office | 會計處 | |
| accounting, accountant | 會計 | |
| acquainted with, know | 識 | |
| across, opposite | 對面 | |
| activity | 活動 | |
| activity room, rec room | 活動室 | |
| actually | 實在 | |
| address of residency | 住址 | |
| adult | 大人 | |
| advantage | 好處 | |
| advise | 勸告 | |
| afterwards | 之後 | |
| afterwards | 以後 | |
| afterwards | 以後 | |
| again | 又 | |
| again | 宜 | |
| age | 年齡 | |
| ah! | 哎 | |
| ah! | 啊 | |
| airplane, aeroplane | 飛機 | |
| airport | 飛機場 | |
| all | 儕 | |
| all along | 一直 | |
| all along | 一直 | |
| allowed to, may, might | 可以 | |
| almost broken | 壞脫快了 | |
| almost fixed | 修好快了 | |
| almost ready | 好快了 | |
| almost there/here, almost arrived | 來快了 | |
| alone, lonely | 孤獨 | |
| alone, on one's own | 一家頭 | |
| already | 已經 | |
| altogether | 一共 | |
| altogether | 一共 | |
| altogether | 共 | |
| altogether | 共總 | |
| always | 老是 | |
| always | 總規 | |
| always | 總歸 | |
| AM, morning, before noon | 上半日 | |
| ambassador | 大使 | |
| amount | 額 | |
| amount (money) | 金額 | |
| and then, afterwards | 然後 | |
| and, with | 交 | |
| and, with | 搭仔 | |
| angle | 角 | |
| another | 另 | |
| anti-, counter-, reverse | 反 | |
| apple | 蘋果 | |
| application form | 申請書 | |
| appropriate, fitting | 適合 | |
| approximately | 大約 | |
| approximately, about | 大約莫 | |
| approximately, just about | 七七八八 | |
| approximately, just about | 差勿多 | |
| April | 四月 | |
| Are you going to People's Park tomorrow? | 明朝去勿去人民公園 | |
| Are you going to People's Park tomorrow? | 明朝阿去人民公園 | |
| Are you Hong Kong person? | 儂阿是香港人 | |
| Are you Hong Kong person? | 儂是勿是香港人 | |
| Are you hot? | 儂熱勿啦 | |
| area | 面積 | |
| argue | 打相打 | |
| argue noisily | 吵鬧 | |
| arm | 臂把 | |
| arrange | 安排 | |
| article | 文章 | |
| artificial | 人工 | |
| as if one's life depended on it | 拼命 | |
| as one wishes, either way | 挺 | |
| as three people | 三家頭 | |
| as, like | 似 | |
| ask | 問 | |
| ask after s.o. | 問候 | |
| ask the way | 問路 | |
| ask the way | 問路 | |
| aspect marker: perfect / change | 了 | |
| aspect marker: perfect / change | 仔 | |
| at | 勒 | |
| at | 勒勒 | |
| at home | 屋裡廂 | |
| at night | 夜頭 | |
| at will, as one wishes | 隨便 | |
| at will, as one wishes | 隨便 | |
| at, to, in | 於 | |
| August | 八月 | |
| aunt | 姑姑 | |
| aunt | 阿姨 | |
| aunt | 阿姨 | |
| aunt | 嬸嬸 | |
| author | 著作 | |
| awake | 醒 | |
| awake, clear | 清醒 | |
| awaken | 叫醒 | |
| awhile | 陣 | |
| awkward | 尷尬 | |
| ay! | 噯 | |
| babysitter service | 幼兒託管 | |
| backpack | 揹包 | |
| bacteria | 細菌 | |
| bamboo | 竹 | |
| bank | 銀行 | |
| bar, restaurant | 酒吧 | |
| bar, restaurant | 酒店 | |
| basically, at all | 根本 | |
| bathroom, shower | 汰浴間 | |
| bathroom, shower | 混堂 | |
| bathroom, toilet | 廁所 | |
| bathroom, toilet | 廁所 | |
| bathroom, toilet | 廁所間 | |
| be a little | 有眼 | |
| be admitted to the hospital, stay in the hospital | 住院 | |
| be born | 生 | |
| be careful | 小心 | |
| be good | 乖乖 | |
| be responsible for | 負責 | |
| be, is, am, are, was, were, being, been | 是 | |
| beat | 挨 | |
| beautiful dream | 美夢 | |
| bed | 牀 | |
| bedroom | 睏覺房間 | |
| beef | 牛肉 | |
| beggar | 癟三 | |
| beginner's | 入門 | |
| Beijing | 北京 | |
| Beijing E. Rd. | 北京東路 | |
| Beijing Rd. | 北京路 | |
| believe | 相信 | |
| Bengbu | 蚌埠 | |
| biased | 片面 | |
| bicycle | 腳踏車 | |
| big brother | 大阿哥 | |
| big brother | 阿哥 | |
| big, large | 大 | |
| bill, the | 帳 | |
| birthdate | 出生日期 | |
| birthday | 生日 | |
| black | 黑 | |
| blind | 盲目 | |
| blood | 血 | |
| blow bubbles | 吹泡泡 | |
| body | 身 | |
| body | 身體 | |
| body odor, BO | 豬狗臭 | |
| bodyguard | 保鏢 | |
| bone(s) | 骨頭 | |
| book | 書 | |
| boss, owner | 老闆 | |
| boss, owner (female) | 老闆娘 | |
| bound up | 捆 | |
| branch | 支 | |
| branch | 枝 | |
| branch company | 分公司 | |
| branch office | 辦事處 | |
| break | 破壞 | |
| break off | 斷 | |
| breakfast | 早飯 | |
| broken | 壞脫了 | |
| brush one's hair | 梳頭 | |
| brutal | 刻苦 | |
| bubble | 泡泡 | |
| bubble | 滋水泡 | |
| bureau | 局 | |
| bus station | 汽車站 | |
| business | 生意 | |
| business | 商 | |
| business center | 商務中心 | |
| businessperson | 生意人 | |
| busy | 忙 | |
| busy/crowded area | 鬧猛 | |
| buy | 買 | |
| cake | 蛋糕 | |
| calendar | 日曆 | |
| call out | 招呼 | |
| call out | 給 | |
| call, | 叫 | |
| can get by/through, can pass | 過得去 | |
| cancer | 癌 | |
| candlestick | 蠟燭檯 | |
| can't find | 尋勿着 | |
| capital letter, capitalize | 大寫 | |
| car accident | 車禍 | |
| car accident | 車禍 | |
| car, automobile | 車子 | |
| carefully, scrupulously | 仔細 | |
| carry, take | 帶 | |
| car's been sold | 汽車賣脫了 | |
| case | 案 | |
| ceiling | 天花板 | |
| celebrate, celebration | 慶祝 | |
| centipede | 百腳 | |
| certain | 肯 | |
| certain situation | 定規 | |
| certain, certainly | 一定 | |
| certainly | 並 | |
| certainly | 軋臘 | |
| certainly | 篤定 | |
| change (vehicles) | 轉車 | |
| change, to | 改 | |
| change, to | 更改 | |
| Changle Rd. | 長樂路 | |
| Changshou Rd. | 長壽路 | |
| Chaozhou | 潮州 | |
| chapped (skin) | 皸坼 | |
| cheap | [口強] | |
| cheap | 便宜 | |
| chemistry | 化學 | |
| Chengdu Rd. | 成都路 | |
| cheque, paper money | 鈔票 | |
| chicken leg | 雞腿 | |
| child | 兒童 | |
| child(ren) | 小朋友 | |
| child(ren) | 囡囡 | |
| child, baby | 寶寶 | |
| children | 子女 | |
| children | 子息 | |
| children | 小囡 | |
| Chinese (language) | 中文 | |
| Chinese characters | 漢字 | |
| Chinese restaurant | 中餐廳 | |
| choose | 選用 | |
| chores | 家務 | |
| Christian | 基督 | |
| chrysanthemum | 菊花 | |
| chunk, piece | 塊 | |
| cigarettes | 香煙 | |
| circle | 圓圈 | |
| city government | 市政府 | |
| civil servant passport | 公務護照 | |
| classmate | 同學 | |
| clean | 清潔 | |
| clean slate | 清白 | |
| clear | 清爽 | |
| clothes | 衣裳 | |
| club (thing) | 棍棒 | |
| coast | 岸 | |
| cockroach | 蟑螂 | |
| code | 密碼 | |
| coffin | 棺材 | |
| coincidentally | 恰巧 | |
| cold wind | 冷風 | |
| collect | 筑 | |
| collection | 聚集 | |
| color, colour | 顏色 | |
| come | 來 | |
| come back, return | 回來 | |
| come back, return | 轉來 | |
| come out | 出來 | |
| come over here | 跑過來 | |
| company | 公司 | |
| compare | 比 | |
| computer | 電腦 | |
| comrade | 同志 | |
| connection | 聯繫 | |
| considerate | 體貼 | |
| consultant, consulting | 顧問 | |
| contaminate | 感染 | |
| convenient | 便當 | |
| convenient | 便當 | |
| convert measurement | 折合 | |
| cordial | 親切 | |
| corn | 玉米 | |
| corner | 角落 | |
| corner | 角落頭 | |
| correct, against, facing, for, to, face | 對 | |
| cosmetics, make-up | 化妝品 | |
| counter, cashier | 櫃檯 | |
| country | 國家 | |
| couple, two | 兩 | |
| cover up | 湯 | |
| coworker, colleague | 同事 | |
| coy, cunning, tricky | 狡猾 | |
| crawl | 匍 | |
| crawl | 踫 | |
| crowded | 軋進軋出 | |
| culture | 文化 | |
| customer | 顧客 | |
| customs | 海關 | |
| customs declaration | 報關 | |
| customs officer | 關員 | |
| cut | 劗 | |
| dance | 跳舞 | |
| dark | 暗 | |
| date | 日期 | |
| date | 號 | |
| daughter | 女五 | |
| day after tomorrow | 後日 | |
| day before last | 前日 | |
| day, sky, heavens | 天 | |
| day, sun | 日 | |
| days | 日腳 | |
| daytime | 日裡 | |
| December | 十二月 | |
| decide, decision | 決定 | |
| declaration form | 申報單 | |
| declare (at customs) | 申報 | |
| dehydrate(d) | 縮水 | |
| dependable | 可靠 | |
| designer | 設計師 | |
| dessert, snack | 點心 | |
| destination | 目的地 | |
| develop(ing) | 發達 | |
| diaper, nappy | 尿布 | |
| die | 煞 | |
| difficult, hard | 難 | |
| difficulty | 困難 | |
| ding dong | 叮噹 | |
| dirty | 骯 | |
| disaster | 災害 | |
| discount | 折 | |
| disobey | 勿服 | |
| display | 出示 | |
| display | 出示 | |
| display | 展 | |
| dispute, argue | 爭論 | |
| do | 做 | |
| do as shown | 照做 | |
| do one's utmost | 盡量 | |
| Do you guys know? | 倷曉得勿啦 | |
| Do you have a boyfriend? | 儂有勿有男朋友 | |
| Do you have a boyfriend? | 儂阿有男朋友 | |
| doctor | 醫生 | |
| doesn't matter, it's all right | 唔沒關係 | |
| doing | 勒海 | |
| doll | 娃娃 | |
| donation | 捐獻 | |
| don't keep walking back and forth | 勿要跑來跑去 | |
| double room | 雙人方 | |
| down payment | 押金 | |
| draft | 草稿 | |
| Dragon Boat Festival | 端午節 | |
| dripping liquid | 渧 | |
| dry | 挖苦 | |
| dumb, stupid | 笨 | |
| dumplings | 餃子 | |
| duty office | 值班室 | |
| dynasty | 朝 | |
| each | 各 | |
| early | 早 | |
| early in the morning | 一早 | |
| eat it | 儂吃好來 | |
| editor in chief | 總編輯 | |
| eggplant | 茄子 | |
| eggplant | 落蘇 | |
| Egypt | 埃 | |
| eight | 八 | |
| eight dollars | 八塊 | |
| eight minutes | 八分 | |
| eight o'clock | 八點鐘 | |
| eight tenths, eighty cents | 八角 | |
| eighteen | 十八 | |
| eighteen dollars | 十八塊 | |
| eighty | 八十 | |
| eighty-eight | 八十八 | |
| eighty-five | 八十五 | |
| eighty-four | 八十四 | |
| eighty-nine | 八十九 | |
| eighty-one | 八十一 | |
| eighty-seven | 八十七 | |
| eighty-six | 八十六 | |
| eighty-three | 八十三 | |
| eighty-two | 八十二 | |
| elect | 選舉 | |
| electric car, tram | 無軌電車 | |
| electric wire | 電線 | |
| elementary school, primary school | 小學 | |
| eleven | 十一 | |
| eleven dollars | 十一塊 | |
| eleven o'clock | 十一點鐘 | |
| embrace, hug | 抱牢 | |
| emerald green | 碧綠 | |
| emotions, moody | 情緒 | |
| employee | 職員 | |
| empty | 空 | |
| end, side, port | 端 | |
| English (language) | 英語 | |
| English (language/literature) | 英文 | |
| enough | 准足 | |
| enter | 入 | |
| enter, go in | 進去 | |
| enter, go in | 進去 | |
| entertainment | 娛樂 | |
| entrance ticket | 入場券 | |
| environment | 環境 | |
| environment | 環境 | |
| equipment | 設備 | |
| eve | 前夕 | |
| evening party | 酒會 | |
| evening party, gathering | 晚會 | |
| ever | 從 | |
| ever | 從來 | |
| evermore | 越 | |
| every | 每 | |
| every day | 每天 | |
| everybody | 大家 | |
| everywhere | 到處 | |
| everywhere | 處處 | |
| exactly | 恰恰 | |
| exceed, super- | 超 | |
| excellent | 結棍 | |
| excellent (behavior) | 優秀 | |
| except, except for | 除脫 | |
| excess | 額外 | |
| exit | 出口 | |
| expand | 擴大 | |
| expenses | 支出 | |
| expensive | 貴 | |
| explain | 解釋 | |
| express, to | 表達 | |
| extension number | 分機 | |
| external use | 外用 | |
| extremely | 交關 | |
| extremely | 來得搿 | |
| extremely | 煞了 | |
| extremely disgusting (to eat) | 難吃煞了 | |
| facing direction | 朝向 | |
| factory | 工廠 | |
| fainted | 昏迷 | |
| fairy | 精靈 | |
| family members | 家屬 | |
| far | 遠 | |
| far | 遠 | |
| far from something | 離 | |
| fast, quick | 快 | |
| father | 爸爸 | |
| father | 阿爸 | |
| father | 爹爹 | |
| February | 二月 | |
| fee | 費 | |
| feel, to | 覺着 | |
| feelings | 感情 | |
| female | 雌 | |
| female tiger | 雌老虎 | |
| fifteen | 十五 | |
| fifteen dollars | 十五塊 | |
| fifty | 五十 | |
| fifty-eight | 五十八 | |
| fifty-five | 五十五 | |
| fifty-four | 五十四 | |
| fifty-nine | 五十九 | |
| fifty-one | 五十一 | |
| fifty-seven | 五十七 | |
| fifty-six | 五十六 | |
| fifty-three | 五十三 | |
| fifty-two | 五十二 | |
| fight | 打仗 | |
| fill out (a form) | 填 | |
| finally | 終於 | |
| finance | 財經 | |
| finances, economy | 經濟 | |
| fingerprint | 指紋 | |
| fire department | 消防隊 | |
| fish | 魚 | |
| fishhead | 魚頭 | |
| five | 五 | |
| five dollars | 五塊 | |
| five minutes | 五分 | |
| five o'clock | 五點鐘 | |
| five tenths, fifty cents | 五角 | |
| fix | 修 | |
| flashlight | 電筒 | |
| flatter | 奉承 | |
| flavorless, bland | 乏味 | |
| flight | 班機 | |
| fluent | 流利 | |
| fluorescent light | 日光燈 | |
| food | 食物 | |
| food | 食品 | |
| food (as in rice) | 飯 | |
| food and drink | 飲食 | |
| food bowl | 飯碗 | |
| food cart | 餐車 | |
| food not well cooked | 夾生飯 | |
| food's eaten | 飯吃脫了 | |
| foreign exchange | 外匯 | |
| foreign land | 外地 | |
| foreigner | 外地人 | |
| foreigner | 外國人 | |
| forget | 忘記 | |
| forget about it | 算了 | |
| forgetfulness | 忘記性 | |
| formal notice | 正式通知 | |
| forty | 四十 | |
| forty-eight | 四十八 | |
| forty-five | 四十五 | |
| forty-four | 四十四 | |
| forty-nine | 四十九 | |
| forty-one | 四十一 | |
| forty-seven | 四十七 | |
| forty-six | 四十六 | |
| forty-three | 四十三 | |
| forty-two | 四十二 | |
| four | 四 | |
| four dollars | 四塊 | |
| four minutes | 四分 | |
| four o'clock | 四點鐘 | |
| four tenths, forty cents | 四角 | |
| fourteen | 十四 | |
| fourteen dollars | 十四塊 | |
| fragrance | 芬芳 | |
| France | 法國 | |
| free, gratis | 免費 | |
| frequency | 次數 | |
| fresh air | 空氣 | |
| fresh, new | 新鮮 | |
| Friday | 星期五 | |
| Friday | 禮拜五 | |
| fried | 炒 | |
| friend(s) | 朋友 | |
| from | 從 | |
| Fujian | 福建 | |
| full | 滿 | |
| full name | 姓名 | |
| furniture | 家生 | |
| furthermore | 而且 | |
| Fuzhou Rd. | 福州路 | |
| gender, sex | 性別 | |
| general store | 雜貨店 | |
| general, a | 將軍 | |
| generally | 一般性 | |
| generally speaking | 一般來講 | |
| generous | 大方 | |
| generous | 慷慨 | |
| gentleman, madam | 人士 | |
| get along with | 相處 | |
| get down, go down | 下去 | |
| get in/on (vehicle) | 上車 | |
| get married | 結婚 | |
| get off work | 下班 | |
| get onto, go up | 上去 | |
| get out of class | 下課 | |
| get out/off (vehicle) | 下車 | |
| get up | 起來 | |
| get up | 碌起來 | |
| get up (bed) | 碌 | |
| ghost | 鬼 | |
| ginseng | 人參 | |
| girl | 女 | |
| give | 撥 | |
| go | 去 | |
| go back | 回去 | |
| go out | 出去 | |
| go out | 出門 | |
| go straight, straight ahead | 直走 | |
| go, walk, leave | 跑 | |
| gold | 黃金 | |
| gold ring | 金戒指 | |
| gone, left (someone's) | 走脫了 | |
| gone, run off (someone's) | 跑脫了 | |
| good | 靈 | |
| good friend(s) | 好朋友 | |
| good guy | 好漢 | |
| good, ok | 好 | |
| goodbye | 再會 | |
| grandma | 阿婆 | |
| grandmother | N奶 | |
| grandmother | 阿婆 | |
| grandmother | 祖母 | |
| grandmother | 婆婆 | |
| great | 偉大 | |
| green | 綠 | |
| group, pie | 派 | |
| grow up | 生長 | |
| Guangdong | 廣東 | |
| guide, user's manual | 說明書 | |
| ha ha! | 哈哈 | |
| hairclip | 髮夾 | |
| Hakka (language) | 客家閒話 | |
| half | 半 | |
| half a day | 半日 | |
| Han | 漢 | |
| Han dynasty | 漢朝 | |
| hand | 手 | |
| hand carry, carry-on | 手提 | |
| hand phone, cellphone | 手機 | |
| happen | 發生 | |
| happy | 開心 | |
| happy, cheery | 愉快 | |
| hard work | 辛苦 | |
| hat | 帽子 | |
| hate to death | 恨煞 | |
| have good luck | 手旺 | |
| have some water | 吃眼水 | |
| have time | 有辰光 | |
| have, there is/are | 有 | |
| having eaten | 吃仔飯 | |
| having gotten off work | 下仔班 | |
| he, she, it | 伊 | |
| help | 幫 | |
| help | 幫忙 | |
| Henan Rd. | 河南路 | |
| Hengshan Rd. | 衡山路 | |
| Hengshan Rd. | 衡山路 | |
| Heping Hotel | 和平飯店 | |
| here | 搿笪 | |
| here, this location | 此地 | |
| hero | 英雄 | |
| high class restaurant | 高級餐廳 | |
| hinder | 礙 | |
| hit, strike | 打 | |
| hole | 洞洞 | |
| holiday | 假日 | |
| holiday | 節日 | |
| home | 家 | |
| homework | 功課 | |
| honest | 老實頭 | |
| Hong Kong | 香港 | |
| Hong Kong | 香港 | |
| hope, wish | 希望 | |
| hope, wish | 望 | |
| horn | 喇叭 | |
| hospital | 醫院 | |
| host, present, preside | 主持 | |
| hot | 熱 | |
| hot sauce | 辣油 | |
| hot water | 熱水 | |
| hotel bus | 旅館巴士 | |
| hour | 小時 | |
| hour | 鐘頭 | |
| hour of the day | 點鐘 | |
| house | 房子 | |
| household registration | 戶口簿 | |
| how many | 幾 | |
| how much | 多少 | |
| how much | 幾化 | |
| how much money | 幾鈿 | |
| how to get there | 哪能走 | |
| how to go/walk | 哪能走法 | |
| how to say | 哪能講 | |
| how to say | 哪能講法 | |
| how to use | 哪能用法 | |
| how to write | 哪能寫 | |
| how, how to, what way | 哪能 | |
| however | 不過 | |
| Huaihai Rd. | 淮海路 | |
| Huangpu District | 黃浦區 | |
| Huaxing (a name) | 華興 | |
| humane, humanity | 人道 | |
| hurt one's emotions | 傷心 | |
| husband | 老公 | |
| I, me | 我 | |
| I/we're not going | 阿拉勿去 | |
| icepop | 棒冰 | |
| identification | 證件 | |
| identification card, ID | 身份證 | |
| if they come | 他們來的話 | |
| illegal | 非法 | |
| illegitimate child | 私囡 | |
| imagine | 想像 | |
| immigration | 入境 | |
| import | 進口 | |
| important | 重要 | |
| imported goods | 進口貨 | |
| in | 裡 | |
| in addition | 外加 | |
| in business | 經營 | |
| in hand, holding | 拿牢 | |
| in order to | 為了 | |
| in order to | 為仔 | |
| in the evening | 夜頭 | |
| in the middle of eating | 勒海吃飯 | |
| in the middle of swimming | 勒海游泳 | |
| in the morning | 早浪頭 | |
| in this way | 搿能 | |
| in, inside | 裡廂 | |
| include | 括 | |
| including | 包括 | |
| income | 收入 | |
| indent | 凹 | |
| industrious, hard working | 勢力 | |
| ink black | 墨黑 | |
| input method | 輸入法 | |
| inquire | 打聽 | |
| inside | 裡頭 | |
| inside, in | 浪廂 | |
| intend, plan | 打算 | |
| interest (fin.) | 利息 | |
| interesting | 扎勁 | |
| intersection | 口口頭 | |
| interview (news), official visit | 訪問 | |
| Is he going? | 伊去勿啦 | |
| is it so? ain't it? right? | 阿是 | |
| is that ok? | 來三[口伐] | |
| is that ok? | 來事[口伐] | |
| isn't, aren't, not have, no | 唔沒 | |
| issue, thing | 事體 | |
| italic | 斜寫 | |
| Italy | 意大利 | |
| it's cold, it's gotten cold | 冷脫了 | |
| it's what you said | 是儂搿閒話 | |
| January | 一月 | |
| Japan | 日本 | |
| jewelry | 首飾 | |
| Jiaotong University | 交通大學 | |
| Jing'an Temple | 靜安寺 | |
| Jinjiang Hotel | 錦江飯店 | |
| Jinmao Building | 金茂大廈 | |
| Jinmao Hyatt Hotel | 金茂凱悅大酒店 | |
| jog | 跑步 | |
| jog really fast | 跑步得老快 | |
| joking, kidding | 打棚 | |
| judge, to | 批判 | |
| July | 七月 | |
| June | 六月 | |
| just now | 剛 | |
| just now | 剛剛 | |
| just now | 剛剛 | |
| just, then | 就 | |
| key | 鑰匙 | |
| key | 鑰匙 | |
| kill | 殺 | |
| kind, variety | 種 | |
| kitchen | 灶披間 | |
| know, knowingly | 曉得 | |
| labor day | 勞動節 | |
| lacking | 缺少 | |
| lah! | 啦 | |
| Lantern Festival | 元宵節 | |
| large 2nd floor room facing south | 前樓 | |
| last year | 舊年 | |
| leader | 領導人 | |
| leather shoes | 皮鞋 | |
| left | 左 | |
| let me ask you… | 請問 | |
| let me ask you… | 請問儂 | |
| let's | [口伐] | |
| level | 階級 | |
| lick | 舔 | |
| life | 生活 | |
| light | 光 | |
| light industry | 輕工業 | |
| light motor vehicle | 助動車 | |
| light, easy (method) | 輕鬆 | |
| like | 歡喜 | |
| like a lot | 歡喜來西 | |
| like so much | 加歡喜 | |
| like that | 介 | |
| like that | 像…介搿 | |
| like very much | 交關歡喜 | |
| like very much | 歡喜來西 | |
| like very much | 歡喜煞了 | |
| like what | 哪能介 | |
| Lin as in double-wood | 雙木林 | |
| lingua franca, universal speech, Putonghua | 普通話 | |
| lips | 嘴唇 | |
| lips | 嘴唇皮 | |
| lipstick | 嘴唇膏 | |
| liquor | 酒 | |
| liquor pot | 酒盅 | |
| listen, hear | 聽 | |
| little alleys | 里弄 | |
| little brother | 小弟弟 | |
| little brother | 阿弟 | |
| little nap | [宀爿夢米] | |
| little sister | 小妹妹 | |
| little sister | 妹妹 | |
| little sister | 姊妹 | |
| little sister | 阿妹 | |
| Liu, written as mao-gold-knife | 卯金刀劉 | |
| live, give birth to, raw, unripe | 生 | |
| live, reside | 住 | |
| live, reside | 牢 | |
| living room | 客堂間 | |
| location | 地點 | |
| long | 長 | |
| long distance | 長途 | |
| look at houses | 看房子 | |
| look for | 尋 | |
| look for him/her | 尋伊 | |
| look for someone | 尋人 | |
| look for something | 尋物事 | |
| looks good | 好看 | |
| looks like, seems like | 好像 | |
| love, like | 愛 | |
| luggage, baggage | 行李 | |
| lunar calendar | 陰曆 | |
| Luxun Park | 魯迅公園 | |
| Luxun Park | 魯迅公園 | |
| luxurious | 豪華 | |
| machinery | 機械 | |
| magazine | 雜誌 | |
| mailbox | 信箱 | |
| make an appointment | 預約 | |
| make an appointment | 預約 | |
| make angry (s.o.), piss off (s.o.) | 氣煞 | |
| manage | 管理 | |
| management fee | 管理費 | |
| manager | 經理 | |
| many, quite a lot | 交關 | |
| many, quite a lot | 許多 | |
| March | 三月 | |
| market price, retail | 牌價 | |
| master | 師父 | |
| master teacher | 師父 | |
| matter, issue | 件 | |
| May | 五月 | |
| may not work | 勿好工作 | |
| may, can | 好 | |
| measure word | 部 | |
| measure word: strip | 條 | |
| measure word: trips | 趟 | |
| meat bread roll | 肉饅頭 | |
| meat, flesh | 肉 | |
| medicine | 藥 | |
| meet, run into | 碰到 | |
| menu | 菜單 | |
| messed up, a mess | 糟糕 | |
| method, way | 辦法 | |
| Mid-Autumn Festival | 中秋節 | |
| middle of doing, -ing | 勒蓋 | |
| middle school | 中學 | |
| midnight | 半夜 | |
| midst of doing something | 當中 | |
| minority, small number of | 少數 | |
| minutes | 分鐘 | |
| Miss | 小姐 | |
| mole (skin) | 痣 | |
| mom | 媽媽 | |
| mom, mama | 姆媽 | |
| momento | 留念 | |
| Monday | 星期一 | |
| Monday | 禮拜一 | |
| money | 銅鈿 | |
| month | 月 | |
| month and date | 號頭 | |
| month of the year | 月份 | |
| monthly ticket | 月票 | |
| moonlight | 月亮 | |
| more often | 經常 | |
| morning | 早浪頭 | |
| morning hours | 早浪廂 | |
| most easterly | 直直東面 | |
| most northerly | 直直北面 | |
| most southernly | 直直南面 | |
| most westerly | 直直西面 | |
| most, -est | 頂 | |
| mother's milk/nipple/breast | 奶奶 | |
| mouth | 口 | |
| mouth | 嘴巴 | |
| mouth | 嘴巴 | |
| mouth | 嘴蒲 | |
| move | 動 | |
| move | 搬 | |
| Mr., sir | 先生 | |
| Mrs., wife | 太太 | |
| much busier/more bustling | 鬧猛交關 | |
| much cheaper (inexpensive) | 便宜交關 | |
| much more capable | 來三交關 | |
| much, many, a lot | 多 | |
| must, have to | 得 | |
| mutton | 羊肉 | |
| mutual, each other | 相互 | |
| Nanjing Rd. | 南京路 | |
| Nanpu Daqiao | 南浦大橋 | |
| nasty, evil, vicious | 惡形惡狀 | |
| nation | 國 | |
| National Hotel | 國家飯店 | |
| national language (here: Chinese) | 國語 | |
| nationality | 國籍 | |
| nationality | 國籍 | |
| natural, innate | 天生 | |
| natural, naturally | 天然 | |
| naturally | 自然 | |
| naughty, bad | 壞 | |
| navigate, nautical | 航海 | |
| near | 近 | |
| nearby, close | 附近 | |
| nearest, closest | 最近 | |
| need, need to | 需要 | |
| neighbor(s) | 鄰居 | |
| nervous | 緊張 | |
| new | 新 | |
| new product | 新產品 | |
| New Year's | 元旦 | |
| news | 新聞 | |
| news, information | 消息 | |
| newspaper | 報紙 | |
| next door | 隔壁 | |
| next door | 隔壁頭 | |
| next year | 明年 | |
| nighttime | 夜裡廂 | |
| nine | 九 | |
| nine dollars | 九塊 | |
| nine minutes | 九分 | |
| nine o'clock | 九點鐘 | |
| nine tenths, ninety cents | 九角 | |
| nineteen | 十九 | |
| nineteen dollars | 十九塊 | |
| ninety | 九十 | |
| ninety-eight | 九十八 | |
| ninety-five | 九十五 | |
| ninety-four | 九十四 | |
| ninety-nine | 九十九 | |
| ninety-one | 九十一 | |
| ninety-seven | 九十七 | |
| ninety-six | 九十六 | |
| ninety-three | 九十三 | |
| ninety-two | 九十二 | |
| Ningbo | 寧波 | |
| no need to be angry | 勿要氣得搿 | |
| no need to buy a ticket | 勿要買票得搿 | |
| no need to fret/worry/be anxious | 勿要急得搿 | |
| no need to say | 勿要講得搿 | |
| nod one's head | 錐倒 | |
| nonsense | 瞎三話四 | |
| noon | 中浪廂 | |
| noon | 中浪頭 | |
| not | 勿 | |
| not bad | 勿錯 | |
| not big | 勿大 | |
| not comply, incompliance | 勿符 | |
| not responsible | 拆爛污 | |
| not too bad | 蠻勿錯 | |
| notice sign | 告示牌 | |
| noun suffix, phonetic character | 巴 | |
| November | 十一月 | |
| now | 乃 | |
| now | 現在 | |
| number, numeral | 號碼 | |
| numbers | 數目字 | |
| nurse | 護士 | |
| nursery rhyme | 兒歌 | |
| obedient | 服貼 | |
| object | 物品 | |
| obtain, get, acquire | 獲得 | |
| occasionally | 偶爾 | |
| occupation | 職業 | |
| October | 十月 | |
| of course | 當然 | |
| of, 's | 搿 | |
| office | 辦公室 | |
| office | 辦公室 | |
| often | 三日兩頭 | |
| often | 常常 | |
| often | 常樁 | |
| ok | 來三 | |
| ok | 來事 | |
| ok, yes, you may | 只好 | |
| old | 古 | |
| old man | 老頭子 | |
| old master | 老師傅 | |
| olive | 橄欖 | |
| on the Internet, get on the Internet | 上網 | |
| on, on top, upon | 上頭 | |
| one | 一 | |
| one | 一 | |
| one hundred | 一百 | |
| one minute | 一分 | |
| one night | 一夜天 | |
| one o'clock | 一點鐘 | |
| one tenth (e.g. dollar) | 一角 | |
| one's future | 前途 | |
| one's size, measurement | 尺寸 | |
| oneself, by oneself, on one's own | 自家 | |
| only if, talent | 再 | |
| open | 開 | |
| open one's mouth | 開口 | |
| open the door | 開門 | |
| open, issue | 開 | |
| opposite of, towards, facing | 對 | |
| or | 或者 | |
| or | 還是 | |
| ordinal number prefix | 第 | |
| organism | 生物 | |
| original price | 原價 | |
| other | 其他 | |
| others, someone else | 人家 | |
| out of business | 停業 | |
| out, outward | 出 | |
| outpatient department | 門診部 | |
| outside | 外頭 | |
| overweight guy, fatso | 胖胖 | |
| pack, bundle, wrap | 包 | |
| pager | 拷機 | |
| paint | 油漆 | |
| painting, picture | 畫圖 | |
| pants, trousers | 褲子 | |
| paper | 紙 | |
| paper box | 紙板箱 | |
| paper box | 紙箱子 | |
| paranoia, be paranoid | 狂妄 | |
| parents | 爺娘 | |
| parking lot | 停車場 | |
| part, minute, share, fraction | 分 | |
| partner | 搭檔 | |
| pass | 通行證 | |
| pass, passed, having happened | 過 | |
| passport | 護照 | |
| passport | 護照 | |
| past | 過去 | |
| patrol, to | 巡邏 | |
| pay | 付 | |
| pay down payment | 付訂金 | |
| pay the bill | 結帳 | |
| pay the rent | 付租金 | |
| peace and quiet | 寧靜 | |
| peace, peacefully | 平安 | |
| peanut | 長生果 | |
| peel | 剝落 | |
| pen strokes | 筆劃 | |
| People's Park | 人民公園 | |
| percentage | 百分比 | |
| period (time) | 期 | |
| permission, to permit, allow | 允許 | |
| permit | 許可證 | |
| permit, a | 許可證 | |
| person, people | 人 | |
| pharmacy, drugstore | 藥店 | |
| pharmany (western medicine), drugstore | 西藥店 | |
| physical education, P.E. | 體育 | |
| pick things up, put things away | 收作 | |
| picky, indecisive | 挑剔 | |
| pig | 豬玀 | |
| pig slop | 豬塮 | |
| pigsty | 豬玀棚 | |
| pillar | 柱 | |
| pinch | 扭捏 | |
| pipa (instrument) | 琵琶 | |
| piss, urinate | 尿 | |
| place of visa issuance | 簽發地 | |
| plan | 計劃 | |
| play | 孛相 | |
| play a stringed instrument | 彈琴 | |
| PM, last half of the day | 下半日 | |
| poisonous | 惡毒 | |
| polite | 客氣 | |
| pomegranate | 柳 | |
| porkchop | 豬排 | |
| positive, plus, just | 正 | |
| possess, have | 居 | |
| potable water | 開水 | |
| pour out | 瀊 | |
| practice | 練 | |
| practice | 練習 | |
| precinct | 派出所 | |
| prepare | 準備 | |
| preschool | 幼兒園 | |
| preserve (foods) | 防腐 | |
| press | 按 | |
| pretty | 漂亮 | |
| prevent, block | 制止 | |
| previous, last | 上個 | |
| price | 價鈿 | |
| prick, prickle | 刺 | |
| private | 私人 | |
| private issue | 私事 | |
| private passport | 私人護照 | |
| private room | 私房 | |
| private room | 私房鈿 | |
| probably, probability | 可能 | |
| probably, probability | 作興 | |
| procedure | 手續 | |
| product | 產品 | |
| professional, a pro | 專業人員 | |
| program (broadcast) | 節目 | |
| pronunciation, pinyin | 拼音 | |
| province, to save | 省 | |
| public | 公共 | |
| public bus | 公共汽車 | |
| Pudong | 浦東 | |
| Pudong Int'l Airport | 浦東國際機場 | |
| purple | 紫 | |
| put up with | 忍受 | |
| put, place | 擺 | |
| Puxi | 浦西 | |
| quarter of an hour | 一刻鐘 | |
| queasy, not feel good | 殟 | |
| question mark | 問號 | |
| question, a | 疑問 | |
| question, problem | 問題 | |
| question, problem | 問題 | |
| quite cheap | 頂便宜 | |
| rain | 雨 | |
| raised highway | 高架路 | |
| ran three laps / loops | 跑了三圈 | |
| rays of light | 光線 | |
| read | 讀 | |
| real | 真 | |
| real | 真正 | |
| real estate | 地產 | |
| really busy | 忙交關 | |
| really expensive | 貴交關 | |
| really good | 好交關 | |
| reason | 原因 | |
| reception | 服務台 | |
| reception area | 招待所 | |
| receptionist (phone) | 總機 | |
| red | 紅 | |
| red eyes, tired eyes | 眼熱 | |
| register, the (book) | 登記冊 | |
| registration book | 登記表 | |
| regret | 後悔 | |
| regulations | 規矩 | |
| relations, connections | 關係 | |
| relatives | 親眷 | |
| relax | 放鬆 | |
| remember | 記得 | |
| remote | 偏僻 | |
| renminbi, RMB (national currency) | 人民幣 | |
| rent | 租 | |
| rent | 租 | |
| rent, lease | 房租 | |
| rented separately | 分租 | |
| repeated | 反復 | |
| report | 報告 | |
| reporter, remember | 記牢 | |
| reserve, reservation | 訂 | |
| residence | 宅 | |
| residence | 居住 | |
| residency card | 居民證 | |
| rest | 休息 | |
| restaurant | 餐廳 | |
| restaurant, hotel | 飯店 | |
| return | 回歸 | |
| rice shop | 米店 | |
| ride, take a vehicle | 乘 | |
| right | 右 | |
| right in the middle | 直直當中 | |
| road | 馬路 | |
| road | 路 | |
| rock, stone | 石頭 | |
| role (acting) | 角色 | |
| room | 房 | |
| room rate/price | 房價 | |
| run about at random | [走夭韭] | |
| run, jog | 跑 | |
| rushed | 急 | |
| rushed U-turn | 捷 | |
| Ryukyu | 琉球 | |
| sad, feel sad | 難過 | |
| saddle | 鞍 | |
| Saturday | 星期六 | |
| Saturday | 禮拜六 | |
| sauna massage | 桑拿按摩 | |
| save | 節省 | |
| save, to | 節省 | |
| say | 說 | |
| scar | 斑疤 | |
| scare | 嚇 | |
| scare to death | 來得搿嚇 | |
| school | 學校 | |
| school | 學堂 | |
| science | 科學 | |
| screw around | 拆天拆地 | |
| seafood | 海鮮 | |
| search | 尋 | |
| seasons | 季節 | |
| second, the | 第二 | |
| secretary | 秘書 | |
| secretly, quietly, stealthily | 悄悄 | |
| security guard | 保衛 | |
| see | 看 | |
| see, can see | 看見 | |
| select | 撿 | |
| sell | 賣 | |
| sell off | 賣脫了 | |
| send, give away | 送 | |
| sense of touch | 觸覺 | |
| September | 九月 | |
| server, waiter, waitress, clerk | 服務員 | |
| sesame | 脂麻 | |
| sesame oil | 脂麻醬 | |
| sesame roll | 脂麻餅 | |
| set up | 成立 | |
| settle a dispute in private | 私了 | |
| seven | 七 | |
| seven dollars | 七塊 | |
| seven minutes | 七分 | |
| seven o'clock | 七點鐘 | |
| seven tenths, seventy cents | 七角 | |
| seventeen | 十七 | |
| seventeen dollars | 十七塊 | |
| seventy | 七十 | |
| seventy-eight | 七十八 | |
| seventy-five | 七十五 | |
| seventy-four | 七十四 | |
| seventy-nine | 七十九 | |
| seventy-one | 七十一 | |
| seventy-seven | 七十七 | |
| seventy-six | 七十六 | |
| seventy-three | 七十三 | |
| seventy-two | 七十二 | |
| severe | 苛刻 | |
| Shaanxi Bei Lu | 陜西北路 | |
| Shanghai | 上海 | |
| Shanghai Mansion | 上海大廈 | |
| Shanghai Museum | 上海博物館 | |
| Shanghainese, Shanghaiese | 上海人 | |
| Shaoxing | 紹興 | |
| shared rent | 合租 | |
| shared use | 合用 | |
| Shiji (Century) Park | 世紀公園 | |
| shoebox | 鞋盒 | |
| shoes | 鞋子 | |
| short | 短 | |
| short (stature) | 矮 | |
| short distance | 短途 | |
| should | 應該 | |
| should get up | 好起來了 | |
| shrink | 伸縮 | |
| Sichuan N. Road | 四川北路 | |
| side | 邊 | |
| side by side | 並排 | |
| sign rental papers | 簽租約 | |
| similar, like | 像 | |
| simmer | 篤 | |
| sing | 唱 | |
| sing (songs) | 唱歌 | |
| single | 單人 | |
| single use | 獨用 | |
| single, a | 單位 | |
| sisters | 阿姊 | |
| sit | 坐 | |
| sit in on a class | 聽課 | |
| sitting | 坐勒海 | |
| situation | 情況 | |
| six | 六 | |
| six dollars | 六塊 | |
| six minutes | 六分 | |
| six o'clock | 六點鐘 | |
| six tenths, sixty cents | 六角 | |
| sixteen | 十六 | |
| sixteen dollars | 十六塊 | |
| sixty | 六十 | |
| sixty-eight | 六十八 | |
| sixty-five | 六十五 | |
| sixty-four | 六十四 | |
| sixty-nine | 六十九 | |
| sixty-one | 六十一 | |
| sixty-seven | 六十七 | |
| sixty-six | 六十六 | |
| sixty-three | 六十三 | |
| sixty-two | 六十二 | |
| sleep, nap | 睏覺 | |
| slippery | 滑里滑絡 | |
| sloppy | 邋遢 | |
| slow | 慢 | |
| small 2nd floor room facing north | 亭子間 | |
| small, little | 小 | |
| smells good, fragrant | 香 | |
| snowscape | 雪景 | |
| so busy | 加忙 | |
| soap opera | 連續劇 | |
| social relations | 社會關係 | |
| soda crackers, biscuits | 蘇打餅乾 | |
| software | 軟件 | |
| solar calendar | 陽曆 | |
| solve, resolve | 解決 | |
| somebody else, someone else, other people | 別人 | |
| somebody else, someone else, other people | 別人家 | |
| something strange | 怪事 | |
| sometimes | 有辰光 | |
| son | 子 | |
| son | 兒子 | |
| son-in-law | 女婿 | |
| sorry | 對勿起 | |
| so-so | 馬馬虎虎 | |
| spark | 火花 | |
| speak | 講 | |
| special price | 優惠價 | |
| special, specially | 特別 | |
| specific | 特定 | |
| speech | 閒話 | |
| spider | 蜘蛛 | |
| spider web | 蜘蛛網 | |
| spring season | 春節 | |
| square table | 八仙桌 | |
| squid | 烏賊 | |
| stall, stand | 攤頭 | |
| standard | 標準 | |
| standard, level | 水平 | |
| star (person) | 明星 | |
| star(s) | 星星 | |
| start class, go to class | 上課 | |
| start work, go to work | 上班 | |
| steak, beefsteak | 牛排 | |
| still | 還 | |
| still is/be | 還是 | |
| stingy, mean | 刮皮 | |
| stir, mix | 攪拌 | |
| stock (fin.) | 股票 | |
| stock market | 股市 | |
| stop | 站頭 | |
| stoplight | 紅綠燈 | |
| store | 店家 | |
| store | 商店 | |
| storey, floor | 樓層 | |
| straight line | 直線 | |
| strange | 奇怪 | |
| strange | 怪 | |
| strange | 痴頭怪腦 | |
| stranger | 陌生 | |
| straw hat | 草帽 | |
| strict | 嚴格 | |
| strip | 條 | |
| strokes | 劃 | |
| structure | 結構 | |
| student | 學生 | |
| study | 學 | |
| study a bit | 學學看 | |
| study abroad | 留學 | |
| study, read books | 讀書 | |
| stupid, dumn | 笨 | |
| style | 風格 | |
| style, type | 式樣 | |
| subway | 地鐵 | |
| sugarcane | 山芋 | |
| suite (rooms) | 套間 | |
| summit | 高峰 | |
| Sunday | 星期天 | |
| Sunday | 星期日 | |
| Sunday | 禮拜天 | |
| Sunday | 禮拜日 | |
| sunflower | 葵花 | |
| supervisor, boss | 主管 | |
| supply | 供應 | |
| support, backing, endorse | 支持 | |
| suppose | 假如 | |
| suppose | 認為 | |
| Surname | 姓 | |
| Surname | 尉遲 | |
| Surname | 靳 | |
| Surname | 翟 | |
| Surname | 褚 | |
| Surname | 藺 | |
| Surname Bai | 白 | |
| Surname Bao | 鮑 | |
| Surname Bei | 裴 | |
| Surname Bi | 畢 | |
| Surname Bo | 薄 | |
| Surname Bu | 卜 | |
| Surname Cao | 曹 | |
| Surname Cen | 岑 | |
| Surname Ceng | 曾 | |
| Surname Cha | 查 | |
| Surname Chai | 柴 | |
| Surname Chen | 陳 | |
| Surname Cheng | 成 | |
| Surname Cheng | 程 | |
| Surname Chi | 池 | |
| Surname Chi | 遲 | |
| Surname Chou | 仇 | |
| Surname Cong | 從 | |
| Surname Cui | 崔 | |
| Surname Dai | 戴 | |
| Surname Dan | 單 | |
| Surname Dang | 黨 | |
| Surname Deng | 鄧 | |
| Surname Di | 狄 | |
| Surname Diao | 刁 | |
| Surname Ding | 丁 | |
| Surname Dong | 董 | |
| Surname Dou | 竇 | |
| Surname Du | 杜 | |
| Surname Duan | 段 | |
| Surname Duanmu | 端木 | |
| Surname Fan | 范 | |
| Surname Fan | 樊 | |
| Surname Fan | 潘 | |
| Surname Fang | 方 | |
| Surname Fang | 房 | |
| Surname Feng | 封 | |
| Surname Feng | 馮 | |
| Surname Fu | 符 | |
| Surname Fu | 傅 | |
| Surname Gai | 蓋 | |
| Surname Gan | 甘 | |
| Surname Ge | 戈 | |
| Surname Ge | 葛 | |
| Surname Geng | 耿 | |
| Surname Gong | 宮 | |
| Surname Gong | 鞏 | |
| Surname Gong | 龔 | |
| Surname Gu | 谷 | |
| Surname Gu | 顧 | |
| Surname Guan | 官 | |
| Surname Guan | 管 | |
| Surname Guang | 鄺 | |
| Surname Guo | 郭 | |
| Surname Han | 韓 | |
| Surname Hang | 杭 | |
| Surname He | 何 | |
| Surname He | 賀 | |
| Surname Hong | 洪 | |
| Surname Hou | 侯 | |
| Surname Hu | 胡 | |
| Surname Hu | 扈 | |
| Surname Hua | 花 | |
| Surname Hua | 華 | |
| Surname Huang | 黃 | |
| Surname Huangpu | 皇甫 | |
| Surname Huo | 霍 | |
| Surname Ji | 季 | |
| Surname Ji | 紀 | |
| Surname Ji | 姬 | |
| Surname Jia | 賈 | |
| Surname Jian | 簡 | |
| Surname Jiang | 江 | |
| Surname Jiang | 姜 | |
| Surname Jiang | 蔣 | |
| Surname Jiao | 焦 | |
| Surname Jie | 解 | |
| Surname Jin | 金 | |
| Surname Jing | 井 | |
| Surname Jing | 景 | |
| Surname Ju | 車 | |
| Surname Ju | 鞠 | |
| Surname Kang | 康 | |
| Surname Ke | 柯 | |
| Surname Kong | 孔 | |
| Surname Kou | 寇 | |
| Surname Kuang | 匡 | |
| Surname Lai | 賴 | |
| Surname Lan | 藍 | |
| Surname Lang | 郎 | |
| Surname Lao | 勞 | |
| Surname Le | 樂 | |
| Surname Lei | 雷 | |
| Surname Li | 利 | |
| Surname Li | 李 | |
| Surname Li | 厲 | |
| Surname Li | 黎 | |
| Surname Lian | 連 | |
| Surname Lian | 廉 | |
| Surname Liang | 梁 | |
| Surname Liao | 廖 | |
| Surname Lin | 林 | |
| Surname Ling | 凌 | |
| Surname Liu | 劉 | |
| Surname Long | 龍 | |
| Surname Lou | 婁 | |
| Surname Lu | 陸 | |
| Surname Lu | 魯 | |
| Surname Lu | 盧 | |
| Surname Lü | 呂 | |
| Surname Luo | 駱 | |
| Surname Luo | 羅 | |
| Surname Ma | 馬 | |
| Surname Mao | 毛 | |
| Surname Mao | 茅 | |
| Surname Mei | 梅 | |
| Surname Meng | 孟 | |
| Surname Miao | 苗 | |
| Surname Miao | 繆 | |
| Surname Mo | 莫 | |
| Surname Mu | 穆 | |
| Surname Ni | 倪 | |
| Surname Nie | 聶 | |
| Surname Ning | 寧 | |
| Surname Niu | 牛 | |
| Surname Ou | 歐 | |
| Surname Ouyang | 歐陽 | |
| Surname Pang | 龐 | |
| Surname Peng | 彭 | |
| Surname Pi | 皮 | |
| Surname Pu | 浦 | |
| Surname Pu | 蒲 | |
| Surname Qi | 祁 | |
| Surname Qi | 戚 | |
| Surname Qi | 齊 | |
| Surname Qian | 錢 | |
| Surname Qiao | 喬 | |
| Surname Qin | 秦 | |
| Surname Qiu | 丘 | |
| Surname Qiu | 邱 | |
| Surname Qiu | 裘 | |
| Surname Qu | 曲 | |
| Surname Qu | 屈 | |
| Surname Qu | 區 | |
| Surname Qu | 瞿 | |
| Surname Rao | 饒 | |
| Surname Ren | 任 | |
| Surname Rong | 容 | |
| Surname Rong | 榮 | |
| Surname Ruan | 阮 | |
| Surname Sang | 桑 | |
| Surname Sha | 沙 | |
| Surname Shangguan | 上官 | |
| Surname Shao | 邵 | |
| Surname Shen | 沈 | |
| Surname Sheng | 盛 | |
| Surname Shi | 史 | |
| Surname Shi | 施 | |
| Surname Shi | 師 | |
| Surname Shu | 舒 | |
| Surname Shui | 水 | |
| Surname Sima | 司馬 | |
| Surname Situ | 司徒 | |
| Surname Song | 宋 | |
| Surname Su | 蘇 | |
| Surname Sun | 孫 | |
| Surname Tan | 談 | |
| Surname Tan | 譚 | |
| Surname Tang | 唐 | |
| Surname Tang | 湯 | |
| Surname Tao | 陶 | |
| Surname Teng | 滕 | |
| Surname Tian | 田 | |
| Surname Tong | 童 | |
| Surname Wan | 萬 | |
| Surname Wang | 王 | |
| Surname Wang | 汪 | |
| Surname Wei | 韋 | |
| Surname Wei | 蔚 | |
| Surname Wei | 衛 | |
| Surname Wei | 魏 | |
| Surname Wen | 文 | |
| Surname Wen | 溫 | |
| Surname Wen | 聞 | |
| Surname Weng | 翁 | |
| Surname Wu | 伍 | |
| Surname Wu | 吳 | |
| Surname Wu | 巫 | |
| Surname Wu | 武 | |
| Surname Wu | 烏 | |
| Surname Wu | 鄔 | |
| Surname Xi | 洗 | |
| Surname Xi | 席 | |
| Surname Xi | 習 | |
| Surname Xia | 夏 | |
| Surname Xiang | 向 | |
| Surname Xiang | 相 | |
| Surname Xiang | 項 | |
| Surname Xiao | 蕭 | |
| Surname Xie | 薛 | |
| Surname Xie | 謝 | |
| Surname Ximen | 西門 | |
| Surname Xing | 邢 | |
| Surname Xiong | 熊 | |
| Surname Xu | 許 | |
| Surname Xuan | 宣 | |
| Surname Yan | 閰 | |
| Surname Yan | 顏 | |
| Surname Yan | 嚴 | |
| Surname Yang | 陽 | |
| Surname Yang | 楊 | |
| Surname Yao | 姚 | |
| Surname Ye | 葉 | |
| Surname Yi | 尹 | |
| Surname Yi | 易 | |
| Surname Yin | 印 | |
| Surname Ying | 殷 | |
| Surname Ying | 應 | |
| Surname Yong | 雍 | |
| Surname You | 尤 | |
| Surname You | 游 | |
| Surname Yu | 于 | |
| Surname Yu | 余 | |
| Surname Yu | 俞 | |
| Surname Yu | 郁 | |
| Surname Yu | 魚 | |
| Surname Yu | 虞 | |
| Surname Yuan | 元 | |
| Surname Yuan | 袁 | |
| Surname Yue | 岳 | |
| Surname Yun | 雲 | |
| Surname Zang | 臧 | |
| Surname Zhan | 詹 | |
| Surname Zhang | 張 | |
| Surname Zhao | 招 | |
| Surname Zhao | 晁 | |
| Surname Zhao | 趙 | |
| Surname Zhen | 甄 | |
| Surname Zheng | 鄭 | |
| Surname Zhong | 鍾 | |
| Surname Zhou | 周 | |
| Surname Zhu | 朱 | |
| Surname Zhu | 竺 | |
| Surname Zhu | 祝 | |
| Surname Zhu | 諸 | |
| Surname Zhuang | 莊 | |
| Surname Zhuge | 諸葛 | |
| Surname Zhuo | 桌 | |
| Surname Zong | 宗 | |
| Surname Zou | 鄒 | |
| Surname Zuo | 左 | |
| Suzhou | 蘇州 | |
| tacky | 俗氣 | |
| tacky | 邋里邋遢 | |
| Taipei | 台北 | |
| Taiwan | 台灣 | |
| Taiwanese passport | 台胞證 | |
| take | 拿 | |
| take | 拿 | |
| take | 拿 | |
| take (vehicle) | 乘 | |
| take a taxi | 打的 | |
| take extra care | 特殊照顧 | |
| take heart | 關懷 | |
| take in hand | 拿仔 | |
| take it | 拿勒海[口伐] | |
| talent, only if | 再 | |
| talk, discuss | 談 | |
| tasty, good | 好吃 | |
| taxi | 出租汽車 | |
| teach | 教 | |
| teacher | 老師 | |
| teacher's wife | 師母 | |
| teapot | 茶壺 | |
| technical breakdown | 技術故障 | |
| telephone | 電話 | |
| television | 電視 | |
| tell you when you're bigger | 大眼再說 | |
| tell, sue | 告訴 | |
| temperature | 溫度 | |
| temporarily | 暫時 | |
| temporary ID card | 臨時證件 | |
| temporary residency card | 暫住證 | |
| ten | 十 | |
| ten cents | 一角頭 | |
| ten dollars | 十塊 | |
| ten minutes | 十分鐘 | |
| ten o'clock | 十點鐘 | |
| terror, scary, frightful | 嚇人倒怪 | |
| thank you | 謝謝 | |
| that | 哀 | |
| that | 哀搿 | |
| that annoying | 加討厭 | |
| that day | 葛日子 | |
| that far | 加遠 | |
| that much, so, so much | 加 | |
| the bottom most | 直直下頭 | |
| the far left | 直直左面 | |
| the far right | 直直右面 | |
| the first half of the year | 上半年 | |
| the most inner | 直直裡頭 | |
| the most outer | 直直外頭 | |
| the most, -est | 直直 | |
| the people | 人民 | |
| the same | 一樣 | |
| the top most | 直直上頭 | |
| the very first | 直直前頭 | |
| the very last | 直直後頭 | |
| the world, whole wide world | 大世界 | |
| there | 哀面 | |
| they | 伊拉 | |
| thing(s) | 物事 | |
| think about | 想 | |
| thirteen | 十三 | |
| thirteen dollars | 十三塊 | |
| thirty | 三十 | |
| thirty-eight | 三十八 | |
| thirty-five | 三十五 | |
| thirty-four | 三十四 | |
| thirty-nine | 三十九 | |
| thirty-one | 三十一 | |
| thirty-seven | 三十七 | |
| thirty-six | 三十六 | |
| thirty-three | 三十三 | |
| thirty-two | 三十二 | |
| this | 迪 | |
| this | 迪搿 | |
| this year | 今年 | |
| those, hour of day | 點 | |
| three | 三 | |
| three dollars | 三塊 | |
| three minutes | 三分 | |
| three o'clock | 三點鐘 | |
| three tenths, thirty cents | 三角 | |
| three wheel delivery vehicle | 黃魚車 | |
| threshold | 門檻 | |
| throw randomly | 東摜西篤 | |
| thrown away | 篤脫了 | |
| Thursday | 星期四 | |
| Thursday | 禮拜四 | |
| Tianmu Zhong Rd. | 天目中路 | |
| ticket | 票 | |
| ticket price | 票價 | |
| ticket vendor | 賣票員 | |
| time | 時 | |
| times, secondary | 次 | |
| tiring | 沙度 | |
| to, at, arrive at | 到 | |
| to, at, arrive at | 着 | |
| today | 今朝 | |
| tofu | 豆腐 | |
| together | 一塊 | |
| together | 一道 | |
| toilet, WC | 馬桶間 | |
| toilet, WC | 衛生間 | |
| tomorrow morning | 明早 | |
| tomorrow morning | 明朝 | |
| ton, meal | 頓 | |
| too busy | 忙勿過 | |
| too expensive / dear | 貴勿過 | |
| too far | 遠勿過 | |
| too polite | 客氣勿過 | |
| too unoccupied, sloth | 空勿過 | |
| too, also, as well | 也 | |
| too, very | 勿過 | |
| too, very | 忒 | |
| tooth, teeth | 牙齒 | |
| track, rail | 軒 | |
| trade, buy and sell | 買賣 | |
| traffic jam | 塞車 | |
| train | 火車 | |
| train engineer | 火車司機 | |
| train station | 火車站 | |
| train station | 地鐵站 | |
| train, to | 訓 | |
| transport | 運輸 | |
| transportation, traffic | 交通 | |
| treat as | 當仔 | |
| tricycle, pedicab | 三輪車 | |
| trinkets | 玲瓏 | |
| trip and fall | 跌倒 | |
| trouble, troublesome | 麻煩 | |
| troublesome | 麻煩 | |
| troublesome matter | 高軋 | |
| try and say it | 講講看 | |
| try it | 做做看 | |
| Tuesday | 星期二 | |
| Tuesday | 禮拜二 | |
| tuition and expenses | 學雜費 | |
| tunnel | 隧道 | |
| turn over, translate | 翻 | |
| turn, make a turn | 轉彎 | |
| twelve | 十二 | |
| twelve dollars | 十二塊 | |
| twelve o'clock | 十二點鐘 | |
| twenty | 廿 | |
| twenty cents | 兩角 | |
| twenty dollars | 廿塊 | |
| twenty-eight | 廿八 | |
| twenty-five | 廿五 | |
| twenty-four | 廿四 | |
| twenty-nine | 廿九 | |
| twenty-one | 廿一 | |
| twenty-seven | 廿七 | |
| twenty-six | 廿六 | |
| twenty-three | 廿三 | |
| twenty-two | 廿二 | |
| two | 二 | |
| two dollars | 兩塊 | |
| two minutes | 兩分 | |
| two o'clock | 兩點鐘 | |
| two sisters | 姊妹兩個 | |
| two, couple, as a couple | 兩家頭 | |
| typist | 打字員 | |
| uncle | 伯伯 | |
| uncle | 爺叔 | |
| uncle | 舅 | |
| understand | 拎清 | |
| understand | 懂 | |
| unemployment | 失職 | |
| uniform | 制服 | |
| universal | 普通 | |
| up and down | 上下 | |
| up, on, upon | 浪 | |
| urgent | 要緊 | |
| US dollars | 美金 | |
| USA, America | 美國 | |
| use, by means of | 用 | |
| use, the | 用途 | |
| usually, ordinarily | 平時 | |
| vase | 瓶 | |
| vegetable market | 小菜場 | |
| vegetables | 蔬菜 | |
| vegetarian food | 素菜 | |
| vehicle with motor | 馬達車 | |
| verbally, orally | 口頭 | |
| version | 版本 | |
| very | 老 | |
| very | 蠻 | |
| very busy | 忙來西 | |
| very busy | 老忙 | |
| very busy | 蠻忙 | |
| very clean/clear | 清爽來西 | |
| very close | 近來西 | |
| very early | 老早 | |
| very expensive | 高貴 | |
| very far | 遠來西 | |
| very good | 交關好 | |
| very good | 老好 | |
| very good | 蠻好 | |
| very important | 交關重要 | |
| very much | 來西 | |
| very pretty | 漂亮煞了 | |
| very strict | 交關嚴格 | |
| very wide | 寬大 | |
| very/pretty annoying | 討厭來西 | |
| very/pretty busy/bustling | 交關鬧猛 | |
| very/pretty busy/bustling | 鬧猛來西 | |
| very/pretty capable | 交關來三 | |
| very/pretty cheap | 交關便宜 | |
| very/pretty cheap | 便宜來西 | |
| video camera | 攝像機 | |
| video camera | 攝影機 | |
| vinegar | 醋 | |
| visa number | 簽證號 | |
| visit | 拜訪 | |
| vitality | 生命力 | |
| vulgar, common | 俗 | |
| waist pouch | 腰包 | |
| wait | 等 | |
| wait after/for | 等待 | |
| wait awhile | 勒啥 | |
| walk, stroll | 走 | |
| walkway, hallway, corridor | 走廊 | |
| wallet | 皮夾子 | |
| want, will | 要 | |
| warm | 溫吞 | |
| warm | 緩和 | |
| wash | 汏 | |
| wash and iron service | 洗熨服務 | |
| watermelon | 西瓜 | |
| way to do it | 做法 | |
| way, method | 法 | |
| we, us | 阿拉 | |
| weak | 軟弱 | |
| wear | 著 | |
| weather forecast, weather report | 氣象預報 | |
| Wednesday | 星期三 | |
| Wednesday | 禮拜三 | |
| week | 禮拜 | |
| welcome | 頂好 | |
| welcome | 歡迎 | |
| welcome | 歡迎 | |
| well-behaved, good | 乖 | |
| western restaurant | 西餐廳 | |
| Westin Pacific Hotel | 威斯汀太平洋大飯店 | |
| wharf, quay, dock | 碼頭 | |
| what about | 呢 | |
| what, how | 啥 | |
| when, what time | 啥辰光 | |
| where | 哀笪 | |
| where | 啥地方 | |
| where | 鞋里 | |
| where | 鞋里笪 | |
| which one | 啥個 | |
| white sugar | 白糖 | |
| why not eat? | 哪能勿吃飯 | |
| why not know? | 哪能會勿曉得 | |
| why not tell? | 哪能勿告訴… | |
| why so hot? | 哪能加熱 | |
| why, what for? | 為啥 | |
| why, what for? | 為啥體 | |
| why, what for? | 為點啥 | |
| why, what for? | 做啥 | |
| why, what for? | 啥體 | |
| wide, expansive, macro | 廣 | |
| window shopping | 逛 | |
| window shopping | 蕩馬路 | |
| with, along with | 跟牢 | |
| woman | 女人 | |
| woman, mother | 娘 | |
| wonton | 餛飩 | |
| work | 工作 | |
| work permit | 工作證 | |
| work, labor | 工 | |
| workout center, gym | 健身中心 | |
| workplace | 單位 (工作機構) | |
| write | 寫 | |
| write a letter | 寫信 | |
| writing, essay | 作文 | |
| wrong | 錯 | |
| Xiangyang | 襄陽 | |
| Xiao Dongmen | 小東 門 | |
| Xinke Station | 新客站 | |
| Xizang Rd. | 西藏路 | |
| Xu as in word-noon | 言午許 | |
| Yan'an Rd. | 延安路 | |
| Yang, written wood-easy | 木易楊 | |
| year after next | 後年 | |
| year after year | 年年 | |
| year before last | 前年 | |
| years old | 歲 | |
| yesterday | 昨日 | |
| yield, let | 讓 | |
| you | 儂 | |
| you and I, you and me | 我脫仔儂 | |
| you and I, you and me | 我脫儂 | |
| you and I, you and me | 我搭仔儂 | |
| you and I, you and me | 我搭儂 | |
| you guys go | 倷去好來 | |
| you guys, you (pl.) | 倷 | |
| Yuyuan | 豫園 | |
| zero | 零 | |
| Zhang, written as bow - long | 弓長張 | |
| Zhongshan Dong Yi Rd. | 中山東一路 | |
| Zhongshan Park | 中山公園 | |
