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The Penang Hokkien - English Dictionary

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 Penang Hokkien-English Dictionary

KEY TO DICTIONARY ENTRIES

Finding the word

If you are unfamiliar with a Hokkien word, use the English glossary as a guide first. The glossary will indicate
the Hokkien word. In the dictionary, the Hokkien words are arranged in alphabetical order and hyphens are
disregarded in the alphabetical order.

Entry in bold and with The function (part of The entry word has a
speech) of the entry variant.
diæresis marks

The hyphen is
disregarded in the
alphabetical order.
Words which are similar
in sounds (but not tones)
are listed separately as
they have different
meanings.
chɵ́-má n. great grandmother.
chɵ́ng adj. all. Variant: lɵ́ng-chɵ́ng.
chɵ̂ng v. rush. chɵ̂ng chò do things in
a rush Example of how the
chɵ̂ng chhut-khì vphr. go out in a entry word is used and
rush; dash out. the denotation of the
example.
Shows the source of the
borrowed word

chu-lu̍t n. a cigar. From: Indian.

chùn v. shiver with fear or cold; tremble;
quiver.
Numbers show the
different denotations of the
chún adj. 1) true and correct (statement).
entry and its function as an kɵ́ng uā bô chún tell lies 2) accurate
adjective. at hitting targets.
— v. 1) substitute; replace. 2) keep
accurate time (a watch, a clock).
— adv. certainly; definitely.

The scientific name is

given in italics.
pān-dàn n. the screw pine. the
Pandanus. See: nâⁿ-tâu.

A cross reference is provided.

The nasalised word is indicated

by the superscript ⁿ.
pán-pɛ̂ⁿ n. a terrace; a balcony. In the
old pre-war houses, this open
More information on the entry is
terrace is on the first floor at the
back of the house where the provided after the denotation.
clothes are dried.

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Usage shows how the

lāu bɛ́ n. 1) an old horse. Usage: lit. entry is used in its literal
2) an old-fashioned person; a or figurative sense.
dowdy person, not modern.
Usage: fig.
— adj. not modern, dowdy.
Usage: derogatory.
Usage also shows the
connotation of the entry or how
the word is used.

hó bè adj. saleable; easy to sell.

hó bīn-sek adj. healthy-looking. The different entries show
hó búe n. a good end; a good ending the different meanings of hó
to the situation. in combination with other
hó chia̍k adj. delicious; tasty. Hokkien words.
The opposite is listed ̍
Ant: bô hó chiak.
under Antonym.

The phonemic
transcription within
ang-á-hû [ɑː-ŋɑː-huː] n. ray fish; a
square brackets shows
stingray.
how the word is
pronounced. This is
inserted mostly for
entries with the affix á.

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