List of Taiwanese Hoklo words commonly found in local Mandarin language newspapers and periodicals

source: Taiwanese Mandarin

• ahpax 🔊 (壓霸; a local tyrant; a bully)
• lofbahkhaf 🔊 (滷肉腳; incompetent, foolish person; a person whose ability is unmatched with those around him.)
• geng 🔊 (硬; obstinate(ly), tense (as of sing/performing))
• kah'ix 🔊 (合意; to like)
• kiernsiaux 🔊 (見笑; shy; bashful; sense of shame)
• korngkw 🔊 (摃龜; to end up with nothing)
• kumof 🔊 (龜毛; picky; high-maintenance)
• khiu 🔊 (糗; description for food—soft and pliable (like mochi cakes))
• lauxkhokkhog 🔊 (老柝柝; old and senile)
• phaphazao 🔊 (拋拋走; to muck around)
• phvaysex 🔊 (歹勢; I beg your pardon; I am sorry; Excuse me.)
• suophoex 🔊 (四配; to be well suited to each other)
• taixcix 🔊 (代誌; an event; a matter; an affair)
• torngbextiaau 🔊 (擋未住; can not bear something/compelled to do something)
• torngsoarn 🔊 (當選; to win an election)
• thaukhag phvaykhix 🔊 (頭殼歹去; (you have/he has) lost (your/his) mind!)
• thutzhoee 🔊 (脫箠; to go off the rails; to go wrong)
• uxnciaxng 🔊 (運將; driver (of automotive vehicles; from Japanese うんちゃん unchan, slang for 運転士 untenshi))
• utzud 🔊 (鬱卒; depressed; sulky; unhappy; moody)

See Also

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