Appendix:Guiqiong word list

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The following word list of the Guiqiong language is from Li (2015: 396-442).

Notes

Apostrophes are used to mark tone in this word list, since Guiqiong is a tonal language (Li 2015: 23).

  • High tone: apostrophes before syllables
  • Low tone: apostrophes immediately after after the initial morpheme

Abbreviations

adj. adjective
adv. adverb
art. article
clfr. classifier root
conj. conjunction
cop. copula
dem. demonstrative
int. interjection
mod. modal verb
n. common noun
n:kin. kinship term
npr. noun phrase
n:qual. qualifying noun
name. proper name
num. numeral
pcl. particle
pder. predicate derivation
pder nzr. nominalising predicate derivation
pos. postposition
pro. pronoun
pros. pronominal suffix
pro.int. interrogative pronoun
v. verb root
vpr. verbal phrase
vpinfl. predicate inflection

List

English gloss Part of speech Guiqiong Chinese loanword
ablative case marker -ni
able adj.
bad people n. kɔ’wu
able to see v. dʐidʐuɐŋkɔ
about the time adv. gɔtsɛi
above adv. kʰutsigəu
above adv. pos. g’u
abstinence from meat n. nyŋbuz’əzɐi; z’əzɐi
abuse each other vpr. dʐɔdʐɔbɛi
acceptable adj. dʐuɐŋ
accumulate v. ’mɛitsʰu
accustom v. lu
achievement n. pron. dɐn
acne n. dzɛituŋ
acquaintances n. ʐɔpu
acupuncturist n. kʰədi’wu
Adam’s apple n. wutʰɔ
add v. tʂʰuɐŋ cf. Chinese Zhuāng
addiction n. ŋɐnɬə; ʑɐnɬə
address v. didziʥiɔ
adjust the backpack v. ʥiɔkʰujitsu
adjust to look better pder. jigɛku
adjust to make an object stand erect v. tsu
adobe making n. topɐɳyɐŋ
advanced in age adj. lobɐ
affair n. pron. dɐn
afraid of height, acrophobia, dizzy, vertigo adj. ’lə’liŋkʰumu
again adv. ɐŋ35
age n. lo
aggressive n:qual. adj. dʐuɐdɐ
agree v. dʐi’wutsi; dʐitsi
aim at v. sɐŋ
alcohol n. ɐʐɐ; ɐlhɐ (by some Guìqióng speakers living in Jīntāng)
a mouthful of alcohol npr. ɐʐɐmu
alike adj. dɐʐɐŋ
alive v. susu
alive v. wuŋɐnjɐn
all n. pron. gɐŋtʂi’wu; dʐɐmu’wu
all pron. gɐŋtʂi
all right adj. adv. ʨyɐnmɛ̃
all through the night adv. mɐŋsɐŋsɐŋ
allow v. ku
almost, more than a half adv. dɐwuχui
alone adv. dɛpɛitsɛi
also adv. ɐsi; χɐʂi
alternate (of day and night) vpr. nisisɐ
altogether adv. gɐlhɐ
aluminum n. tʰi; tʂʰɛi
America n. ɐ’məʐikə
an appointed date n. ʐɐ
an envoy n. gɛitsʰə
an idol statue n. ɬədɐʨʰyo
an overfilled plate n. ʨyəʨyədəʨiə
and conj. lə; lɛ
ankle n. tsʰitɔ
animals n. βəmuɕiɐnsɔ
answer n. vpinfl. v. dɐɕiɛ
ant n. βuχɐ
antique n. ŋɐnbuŋɐn’nɐ
anus n. bɔbɔkuti; nɐŋbɔ’ji
anxious adj. ʑɔsi
ape n. migui
appearance n. ʑilu
apple n. lɛisi
apply (cream, drugs, gilding, etc.) on the surface v. si
apply dressing v. jilulu
apprentice n. so’mə
approach v. tɛ̃
appropriating such things as come within one’s reach, as one goes about one’s way, pilfering n. kʰəɕilhɐɕi
apricot n. sĩʨiɛ
wild apricot, plum n. nɐsĩʨiɛ
apricot blossom npr. sĩʨiɛmintɔ
April n. ʐibu
apron n. ɲiɐntʂi
aqueduct n. tʂiφu
Arctonyx collaris (hog badger) n. dʐuɐŋbu
area n. niɛ; pɔtɔ
argali n. ’lo’wu
arm n. kʰɐpʰɐ cf. Chinese Gēbó 胳膊
arm span n. ʁ’ɐŋguɐŋ
an arm span n. dɐʁ’ɐŋ
army n. ’mɐmi
arrange v. ɐntʰɐ
arrive v. dʐui
arrow n. ɖə
artisan n. lɐto
ash n. dʐ’i
ask for payment of debt v. dʐĩdʐĩʨʰiɐ
ask v. minkʰɐŋ
ask repeatedly v. minkʰɐŋʂuminkʰɐŋbɔbɛi
askew adv. wujujutsɛi
assemble v. min’mɐŋtsʰɔ
assistant to an official n. ʐitʂʰi
associate with v. ʐɛ̃
associate with vpr. nyɐŋ’mɔhɛ
(not) at all adv. mɐŋtsʰɐn
at noon adv. tsɐŋʨiɐ
at the beginning vpr. adv. jibɛigɐŋ
at the doorway adv. mɛiʨʰiɔ
at the end adv. wutsʰugɐŋ
at what time adv. dʐ’iɳiɔ
August n. dʑiɛbu
aunt n:kin. ɐ’i
automatically adv. ’wu’wu
autumn n. jɔtə; φuŋtə
avenge v. lɐnbɛidʑiɐn
awkward adj. ɖɐ̃mu
axe n. pɛitsʰɛi
baby npr. bɐŋtsɔɛ’lɛtsɛi
bachelor n. φutuŋ
back, upper back n. tɐtsʰi; guigɔ
backbite v. ŋɐ’liɕiɛ’wu
background n. titsi
backpack n. ʥiɔkʰu
a backpackful of n. dəbu
bacon n. lhɐʐəu cf. Chinese Làròu 腊肉
bad (of weather) adj. mɐŋhɐŋ
bad adj. ɖɐ; mɐ̃dʐuɐŋ; ɳɛi
bad body odour n. dʐiŋɐi
bad-hearted adj. sɐnnigɔdʐu; sɐnniɖɐ
bad-tempered adj. gəʨidɐ; səŋɖɐ
bag n. pɔpɔ cf. Chinese Bāobāo 包包
bag, sack n. kʰi
bake v. kʰə
balcony n. sɐnhɐŋ
balcony, ground n. sənhɐŋ
bald hairless head n. gutsʰi
bamboo n. ’mɐi
bamboo shoots n. ’mɐiʐi
bamboo strips n. ’mɐiχɔ
banks of waterside fields n. tʂʰibɐŋ
Bǎoxīng 宝兴 name. tʰəŋʨiɐ
bar, hold up v. wo
bare adj. gɛiʨiɐlhɐ
bare-footed adj. ŋɐgədʐɐŋ
bare mountain n. dʐɐpɐ
bark n. pɐpɐ
bark n. sɐnpupɐpɐ
barley, highland barley, hull-less barley n. g’i
a gain of barley n. g’idɐ’jɐŋ
barley bread n. g’ib’ɔlɔ
barley flour n. g’ipʰɛ
black barley n. g’inigɐ
roasted barley flour n. jĩpʰɛ; inb’ɛ
self-made barley beer n. χɐn
white barley n. g’iʂɔ’mɐ
bask v. d’ɐn
basket sieve n. lɔʂɐi cf. Chinese Luóshāi 箩筛
basket used to carry objects on the back n. ʁ’uŋtu
bastard n. niɛtʂʰu cf. Chinese nièchù 孽畜
bat n. gədʐipʰɐŋ’wɐŋ
bathe v. jɐjɐbɛi
battle n. ’mɐ
be cop. dʐi
be forced to promise v. dʐi’wutsilɛlu
be responsible for v. kuɐn
beak n. ’ɲiŋtʂɔ
beak, the mouth of birds n. nɐmɛnyŋbu
bean n. ʨiɐŋtəu cf. Chinese Jiāngdòu 豇豆
bean n. ɲiɔ
bear n. ɐngui
beard n. ’ətsɐŋ
beast-hide raincoat n. lhɐki
beast n. βəmuɕiɐnsɔ
beastly, cruel adj. sɐnnihɐŋ
beat v. dɐ̃
beautiful adj. dzĩ’wu
beauty n. dzĩ’wu
become a doctor v. ’mɛ̃bɛi ’wu
become accustomed v. ŋɐndʐuɐŋbɐ
become an orphan v. duʐuʁɐ
become available v. ʨi
become famous vpr. ’miŋtʰujɐn; ’miŋtʰəujɐn
become in-laws (of families), have each other’s children get engaged v. niwuəsɐ
become objectively permissible v. dzi
become v. ɲi
become well-known v. ’miŋtʰuʨʰi
bed n. tʂʰĩ
bee n. wuitsɛi
beef n. niɕi
beehive n. χə
a beehive of n. wuitsɛiχədʐuŋ
beehives n. χədʐuŋ
before long vpr. adv. dɐnmɐtʰɔsɐŋ
before one’s eyes adv. niɐ̃ʂikɐ
before the house adv. ʥ’iɐŋʂikɐ
beggar n. tʂui’wu
beginning of a year n. lotsʰɔ
behind n. adv. pos. ŋɐ’li
believe v. sĩʐɐ
bell n. dʐipu
bell-metal n. li
belly n.
below adv. b’ɛi
bend down pder. jigɔʐɔ
bend n. gɔʐɔ; gigɔ; gɛigo
bend of the road n. φuʨiɐgɔʐɔ
best n. tʂʰigɛ’wu
betroth v. ɕiɔʨʰiɐŋbɛi
better v. wugɛku
Betula (birch) n. tʂʰuipu
big adj. dɐ; dɐdɐ
the big n. dɐ’wu
the bigger n. dɐ’wu
the biggest n. dɐ’wu
big dipper n. nɐŋtʂʰigədɐn
big in diameter adj. ɲɐndɐŋ; niɐntɐŋ
big rock n. pʰɐŋ’wɐŋ
big toe n. ŋənydɐ’wu’ny; gənydɐ’wu’ny
big wooden fork n. gidɐ̃
big yellow ant npr. βuχɐ dʐuɐŋ’mə
bind up v. jilulu
bind v. tʂʰɐ
birdie n. nɐtsɛi; tʂʰitsɛi
any tiny little bird n. tsʰitsʰitsɛitsɛi
birds n. b’u’wu; nɐ’wuŋ; nɐ’wũ
birthday n. səŋ
bit adj. adv. dɛʨi
bitch n. kʰu’ɳi
bite v. tsɐŋdi
bitter adj. kʰi
bitter buckwheat n. dʐuʥiu
bittern n. gəutsi
black adj. n. nigɐ
black and white ox n. nitʂʰəkɛi
black and white, of different colours adj. tʂʰəkɛi
black fungus, tree’s mushroom n. ’ɐtsinɔ’wu
black ink n. ’nɐdzo
black soybean npr. ɲiɔnigɐ
blackberry n. ʁɛisi
blacksmith n. gəʐə
bladder n. ’mɐŋkɔ
blast v. b’ɐ
bleed v. dzitʂʰuɛ
blighted corn n. yu’mɛniɐ̃kɔ
blind adj. n. niɐ̃kɔ
blind gut n. pɐtu
blink one’s eyes v. niɐ̃tsigə
blisters n. tʂʰitɐ
block up v. ʂui; sui
blood n. dzi
blooding adj. ’məsəmə’lɔ
blow (said of wind) v. ʂɔ
blowpipe n. pɛituŋ
blue veins n. gu
blunderbuss n. niɛʨʰiuŋ; niɛtʂʰuŋ
blunt adj. mɐʨʰiɐŋ
blunt, slow-witted adj. ɖɐ̃mu
boast v. dzɐŋbɛi’wu
body n. libu
body hair n. tsʰɐŋ
boil food in water v. ʂɐ
boil medicine v. ’mɛʂɐ
boil some water v. tʂipʰutə
be boiling v. dui
books n. dʑ’i
a book npr. ʥ’itʰə
borrow v. ji’ni
borrow money v. dzɔ’ni
borrow back and forth v. ji’niwu’nibɛi
bottom n. titsi
boundary of a field n. χi’lɐŋ
bow v. ʂi
bow with hands folded in front v. tsɔ’jibɛi cf. Chinese Zuòyī 作揖
bowl n. kʰɔ; z’ɛikʰɔ
an overfilled bowl n. ʨyəʨyədɐkʰɔ
a crack in the bowl n. kʰɔkʰəʐi
a bowl of butter tea npr. minʥ’iudɐkʰɔ
a bowl of npr. dɐkʰɔ
box n. ɕiɐŋɕiɐŋ cf. Chinese Xiāng
bracelet n. lɐtʂɔ
branch n. luŋtə
brave v. sɐnʨiɛ
brawny v. simukɔdzɐn
brazen out v. lɐitsiʂuɐmu
bread n. b’ɔlɔ
a loaf of bread npr. b’ɔlɔdɐʨʰiɐ
break v. tɕiɐ
break, snap v. g’iu
break into fine particles vpr. tʂʰimiʨʰiuŋ
break off relations vpr. hɛʐimɛ̃sɐŋ
break wind v. ’nɐŋku
breakfast n. dʐɛi
breast n. ’ɳi’ɳi
breath n. wuŋɐn
breathe out v. wuŋɐn ɬɐŋ
bricklayer n. totsu
bridge n. zɐŋbu; ʨʰiɐu’lutsi cf. Chinese Qiáolùzi 桥路子
bright adj. sɐŋ; sɐŋtʂʰuɐŋtsɛi; sɐŋtʂʰɔŋtsɛi
brine n. gəutsi
bring v. pʰɐn
bring out v. tʰutʂʰuɛ
broadcast v. χəu; ʁ’əu
broad-minded adj. pɐtʂʰilɔŋ
bronze ritual metal n. ʐɐ
broom made of sorghum straw n. gəpɛiʨʰiɐ’mu
broom n. ʨʰiɐ’mu
broth n. ɕiʁɐn
brothers and sisters n. ’mɐŋ’muhɐŋtsɛi
brothers n. kɛkɛpuzu
bruise by squeezing v. kəlɐn
brutal people n. dʐu’wu
bubble fir n. tʰɐŋgəu
bubble n. bubu
bucket n. dzo’wu
buckwheat n. gi
buckwheat bread n. gib’ɔlɔ; gidzɐŋb’ɔlɔ
buckwheat flour n. gipʰɛ
Buddha n. sɐŋɲi
a living Buddha n. kʰɐnmu; kʰɐŋβu; kʰɐnbu
buffalo n. ɬɐpɐ
bug n. dʐɛiʂi
build n. libu
build, lay out v. to
build a road vpr. φuʨiɐtsu
building n. ʥ’iɐŋ
bull kept for covering n. ’lɐŋʐɐn
bump v. ʨʰiɔ
bump together v. ʨʰiuŋʨʰiuŋtsʰɐi
bun with vegetable stuffing n. dzɐŋb’ɔlɔ
burn incense vpr. ʂɔpɐŋ
burn the firewood vpr. sɐn’lɔku
burn to carbon, overburn v. dʑ’i
burn wood v. kʰuɐn
burning wood made up of dry branches and twigs npr. kʰɔsɐŋ
burst v. b’ɐ
bury v. min’nu
business n. dɐnɖɐ
businessman n. tsʰuŋbɛi’wu
bustle about v. kʰiɐkʰiɐku
busy adj. bɐ̃
but conj. dɛigɐŋ
butler n. gɛigu
butt v. gɛigɛitsʰɐi
butter n. mi
butter lamp n. ʥ’ymɛi; ʥ’ymi
butter tea n. minʥ’iu
butter tea barrel n. ʥiɐŋtʰuŋ
butterfly n. kʰəɬə
buttocks n. bɔbɔ, bəbə
button n. dʐə’wu
button hole n. dʐəpɐn
buy v. ’ɲyɐŋ
buyer n. dzɔ’ɲiɐŋ’wu
by all means adv. ɛ’li’wubɛibɛi
by oneself adv. dɛpɛitsɛi
by the way adv. ʂɔjo
cactus n. silhɐlhɐbə
calf n. mɐŋpɐ
calf, small ox n. nĩtsɛi
calf of the leg n. bu’luŋ
call, yell v. sɐʨʰyɐn
calm adj. ʥiɐŋmɛijɐŋtsɛi
camp n. ’jə
can v. ’ɲyɐŋ
can’t go pder. jilumɛʨi
can’t help laughing v. ʁisibubu
cannon n. pʰɔ cf. Chinese Pào
cannot appreciate kindness, act, ungratefully vpr. dʐuɐnbumɐ’ɲyɐŋ
careful adj. dzɐndʐu
carefully adv. dɐntɔkulɛ; gɛgɛtsɛi
careless adj. dʐilumɛ̃
caress v. ʂiʂuɐi
carpenter n. sɐngo’wu; ɕiɐntsu
carry on the shoulder v. tʂʰɐkʰopɐ
carry on the back pder. jibu
case used to hold clothing n. dz’ɛwɛkʰuʂɐŋ
case used to hold clothing n. dz’ɛwɛ hɐsɐŋ
casserole n. ʂɐkuɐntsi cf. Chinese 沙罐子 shāguànzi
cat n. ŋɐ’wũ; ŋɐŋ’wu
catapult n. wutɔ
catch a cold vpr. g’utsɛipʰɛpʰɛtsɛiʨʰimu
catch v. χɔ
catch up v. ʨiɐŋʨʰiɔ
catch with hands v. ŋuɐ
caterpillar n. βukɛi
cattle keeper n. niʑi’wu
cattle n. dʐo’jɐ
cattle n. ni
caul fat n. tsʰidʐəu
causative marker -ku
cause and consequences n. ʂikɐŋɐ’li
cause and effect n. dʐolu
cause, source n. jiluhɛlu
cave n. dʐɐbɔ
cave n. kʰɔkʰɔ
cecum n. pɐtu
celebrate birthday v. səŋbɛi
celebrate the Spring Festival vpr. lisɛibɛi
celebrate v. bɛi
centipede n. βudziʐɐ
centre n. wui
century, a hundred years npr. lodʑiə
certainly int. o’jɐ
chaff blower n. tʂɛi
chaff v. si
chang n. χɐn
change back and forth v. tʂʰɐtʂʰɐʂutʂʰɐtʂʰɐbɔbɛi
change v. tʂʰɐtʂʰɐ
change, give change to v. tʂʰɐ
chant v. ’lo; χi
chant words vpr. ʥ’iχi
char v. g’ɐmɐ pɐŋ
characteristics n. səŋ
charcoal n. g’ɐmɐ
chase v. χɔ
chat v. dzɐŋɕiɛbɛi
cheap adj. tsʰĩ
cheap adj. tsʰĩ’wu
cheap things n. tsʰĩ’wu
cheek n. nɔtsʰo
cheer on v. sɐnʨiɛ
chef n. ʈhəŋki
Chéngdū 成都 name. tʂʰəŋdu
chest n. ’wɐŋʨiɐ
chest or case used to hold clothing or grains n. kʰuʂɐŋ
chew into fine particles v. migogo; midʐiku
chicken (lit.) n. ʥiə
chicken coop n. ʥiɔtɐŋ
chicken egg n. nɐsi; nɐʂi
an egg npr. nɐsidɐ’jɐŋ
chicken keeper n. nɐʑi’wu
chicken n.
chieftain n. ʥiɔpu
child n. buʐi; ɛ’lɛtsɛi; bəbuʐi
a group of children npr. ɛ’lɛtsɛiɲiɐdəʨʰiɔ
bad children n. niɛtʂʰu cf. Chinese nièchù 孽畜
childish/childlike man npr. ɛ’lɛtsɛi’wudɛpɛi
chilli pepper n. g’utsə
chin n. nɐnki; nɛgi
Chinese characters n. dʑ’i
a Chinese character n. ʥ’idɐnɐŋ
Chinese emperor sitting in bed reigning the entire country n. dʑiɛ̃’nɐtʂʰĩdʐiʥiɔbu
Chinese juniper n. dʐɐdʐɐ
Chinese pear-leaved crab apple n. lɛisi
Chinese prickly ash n. dzɐŋmɐŋ
Chinese tingling black pepper n. dzɐŋmɐŋ
Chinese yam n. ɐ’ɳɐ’ɳɐ
chip v. tsɔ
chisel n. dzɐntsi
choke (of smoke) v. ɕiu
choking smoke, fume n. muhoɕiumu
choose v. tsʰi
chop into pieces v. tsətsə
chop v. tsə
chopsticks n. tʂuŋʨʰiɐ cf. Ancient Chinese zhù
a set of chopsticks npr. tʂuŋʨʰiɐdɐʨiɐ
chopstickscage npr. tʂuŋʨʰiɐpʰɔtʂo
Chrysosplenium macrophyllum Oliv (golden saxifrage) n. pɐpɐniɔ
chump n. ɖɐ̃mu
cicada n. ɛ’niɛn’niɛn
a small cicada n. guɐnɲiɛ
circumstantial suffix -lu
city, town n. kʰiɐ
clanking n. tɐŋlhɐŋlhɐŋ
clap one’s hands v. kodɐ̃
clap v. ʨʰiɐdi
classifier for a mouthful of liquid food n. mu
a mouthful npr. dɐmu
classifier for a piece of land or a group of people ʨʰiɔ
classifier for an episode -tɛ̃tsɛi
classifier for animals ʨiɐŋ
classifier for backpacks bu
classifier for beating or striking dɐntsi cf. Chinese Dùn
classifier for bite tsɐŋdi
classifier for books tʰə
classifier for buildings, mountains, clothing, affairs, etc. ʨiɐ
classifier for Chinese characters, sentence, articulation, etc. nɐŋ
classifier for cloth ju
classifier for cups of drinks n. tʂuɐŋ
classifier for either one of the objects that occurs in a pair pʰɐ
classifier for people pɛi
classifier for rivers kʰɐ
classifier for statue ʨʰyo
classifier for the number of months (’li), a month n:qual. dɛ’li
classifier for the times of doing something pʰɔ
classifier for trees pu
clay n. ’ɳɔpɐ
clean adj. pos. adv. tsɐŋmɐŋtsɛi; tsɐŋ
clean up v. kʰəɕiʥiɔ
clean up, sweep v. ʨʰiɐ
clean up v. wutsɐŋku
clear adj. adv. guɐntʂɐtsɛi
cleft lip n. əʂui
clench one’s fist v. ko’ɲynɐŋjitɐŋku
clever adj. dʐɐ
cliff n. ’lɐ̃χɐŋ
cliff n. gəutsi
climb upwards v. tʰutʂɐ
clip something in the armpit v. jɐtʂimɛjigəku
close, near adj. adv. nɐŋpʰɐ
close, not long in time n:qual. dɐn’ɲin’ŋɐŋmɛtsʰiɛ
close one’s eyes vpr. niɐ̃mi
close the door (obsolete) v. guʥiɔ
close the door vpr. mɛnwukʰyɔ
close v. kʰyɔ
cloth n. ʐɛi
black cloth n. ʐɛigɐntsʰɛi
a piece of cloth n. ʐɛidəju (eitʰer 10.67m or 9.33m)
a piece of cloth winding around the head n. tʂɐntʂʰi cf. Chinese Chánzi 缠子
a piece of red cloth n. ʐɛijinχindəju
cloth shoes n. ʐɛidʐi
clothes, upper garment n. dz’ɛwɛ
a whole set of clothing n. gutsɐŋlitɐ
a suit of clothing npr. dz’ ɛwɛdɐʨiɐ
cloud n. ʐoŋkuɐn; wũpə; mũbə
clutch v. ŋuɐ; wɐdi
coal n. mɛi cf. Chinese Méi
cockroach n. ʥ’iɐŋβuʐu
cocoon n. kʰɔkʰɔ
coffin n. gɐŋ’mu
cohabitant n. nɐŋdzũ
coin n. zuŋtsʰɐi
cold adj. kʰuɐŋ
cold season n. guɐnkʰu
collapse v.
collar n. guɬuŋ
collect v. kʰəkʰə
college n. tɐɕyə cf. Chinese Dàxué 大学
colorful cloth adj. ʐɛitʂʰəkɛitsɛi
colour n. dɔkʰə; dɔkʰu; tsʰɐntsi
colourful adj. tʂʰəkɛitsɛi; tʂʰɛikɛitʂʰəkɛitsɛi; dʐəmindʐəmɛ
comb n. tʂu; tʂutsi
comb v. tʂu cf. Chinese Shū
comb the hair v. wɐn’jɐntʂu
come v.
come again vpinfl. dɐhɛ
come back vpinfl. dɐhɛ
come downstairs vpinfl. dɐmihɛ
come downward v. mihɛ
come downwards along the same course (after one has gone upwards) vpinfl. dɐmihɛ
come in pder. jihɛ
come in along the same course (after one has gone out) vpinfl. dɐjihɛ
come out along the same course (after one has gone in) vpinfl. dɐwuhɛ
come upward v. tʰuhɛ
come upwards along the same course (after one has gone downwards) vpinfl. dɐtʰuhɛ
Come here! pder. hɛ’wɛ
commissioned army officer n. ’mɐmimɛpɐ̃
commitments n. dɐnɖɐ
common cold n. g’utsɛipʰɛpʰɛtsɛi
companion n. ʐɔpu
compare v. tuipibɛi cf. Chinese duìbǐ, 对比
competent adj. guluŋtʰɐn
complete adj. gudʐui
complete vpr. bɛitsʰu
completely adv. tʰəutʰəugəu(gəu)
complicated adj. χɐŋ
compost n. ʁ’ɐn
comprehensive adj. gutsɐŋlitɐ
computer n. diɐnnə cf. Chinese diànnǎo 电脑
concave n. kʰɔkʰɔ
conceal v. jipɛ
confused adj. lusumɛ̃
connect v.
conserve v. zuʐu
constitution, build n. ʐiʨiɐ
consult n. dʐuigə
consult v. minkʰɐŋ
consume v. dʑ’iɐ
contagious vpr. ʥiʥibɛi; ʥilujɐn
contain v. tʂʰuɐŋ
convenient adj. ʥiɐn
cook by directly putting raw food in fire v. pɐŋ; pɔ̃
cook dishes v. dzɐnbɐbɛi
cook n. jɔbu; ʈhəŋki
cool adj. ʁoʁotsɛi
cool v. pɐmu
cool water n. tʂuŋpɐ
copper n. dzɐŋmu
coral n. dʐiʐi
corn bread n. yu’mɛb’ɔlɔ
corn cob n. yu’mɛpɔpɔ cf. Chinese Yùmĭ Bàngbang 玉米棒棒
corn n. yu’mɛ cf. Chinese yùmĭ 玉米
corner n. zukʰɐ
corner of clothes n. guɬuŋ
corpse n. ’mɐŋ
corridor n. tsʰɐilhɐŋtsi
cotton n. mɐ̃χɐ cf. Chinese miánhuā 棉花
cotton coat n. mɐ̃χɐtʂʰipɐ
cough again and again v. kʰyʂukʰybɔbɛi
count v. ʥ’iɛ
country n. suʨʰiu
country road n. φuʨiɐ
countryside n. huŋtsʰu
courage n. dɐŋ’jɐŋ
cover n. kʰəkʰə
cow n. bə’mu
cowardly adj. dɐŋ’jɐŋni
cowpea flour npr. ʨiɐŋtəupʰɛ
cowpea n. ʨiɐŋtəu
crab apple flower n. lɛisimintɔ
craftsman n. lɐto
crane n. ʥiɔ’wɐŋ
crawl vpr. bəbəʂiʂi
creep, crawl v. tɕʰytɕʰymu
crematory n. doso
crippled adj. kuɐ’jɛ
crisp adj. kʰɔsɔlɔtsɛi
criticise v. dʐɔ
crop expertise n. liɕiɐn
crop harvest decrease vpr. litʰɔɳiɐn
crop n. litʰɔ
cross legs (in the old times only people of some importance can do this) v. d’ɐnd’ɐnbɛi
cross talks in public places n. lũ’mindʐĩ
cross-eye n. niɐ̃ɕiɛ
crossing n. jitʰuŋwutʰuŋ
crow n. gɐ’li
crowd n. mũminmɐŋ
cruel adj. dʐu; sɐnnihɐŋ
crush v. ʨʰiuŋ; tʂʰuŋ
cry v.
cuckoo n. kuku
cumin n. ’ɐntʂi
cunning adj. gui
cup n. pɛipɛitsɛi; tʂuɐŋ
cupboard n. bɐŋ
curio n. ŋɐnbuŋɐn’nɐ
currency n. dzɔ
curse n. mɛlɐŋ
curse back and forth v. dʐɔʂudʐɔbɔ
curse each other vpr. dʐɔdʐɔbɛi
curved stone or iron leg of the tripod props beneath a wok n. dzɐŋluŋ; dzɐnlhuŋ
customer n. dzɔ’ɲiɐŋ’wu
cut firewood v. sɐn’nyŋ
cut the cackle v. kʰɐpɐniɐntsilɛ
cut the vegetable v. dzɐnbɐmido
cut v. do; gə
cut wood v. ’ɲyŋ
Cyclobalanopsis glauca (Thunb.) Oerst n. dzisɐn
cymbals n. ʨʰiɐnlhɐ
cypress, cedar (the leaves of which is burned as incense to worship the God) n. ʂɔpu
Dàdù River n. nyɐŋtʂi
damage v. dɐŋhɐŋbɛi
Dānbā 丹巴, places where Jiāróng people live name. ʐu’mɛi
dance v. dʐuɐidʐuɐibɛi
dandelion n. gəutsipɐ
Dào n.
Dàofú 道孚 name. ɖə’wu
dare v. ’ɲy
dare not eat vpr. gomɛ’ɲy
dark adj. nigɔʐɔ
dark brown and blue n. məpu
dark cloth n. ʐɛigɐntsʰɛi
dark clouds foreboding rain n. dʐi’nɐ
dark nights n. nigɔʐɔmɛmɐŋgɛitsɛi
darken v. ɲi
date of wedding n. ɕiɔʨʰiɐŋbɛimɛʐɐ
dative marker -ə of -wuələ ~ -ələ ~-ləwuə ~ -wuə ~ -ə
daub the colour v. ʁi
daughter n. dz’imɛi
daughters npr. dz’imɛiɲiɐ
daughter-in-law n. ʥ’iɐŋdɐmu
dawdle over one’s work v. jɐnmubɛi’wu
dawdle v. ʐɐku’wu
day n. mu’lu
day after tomorrow n. adv. ʨʰidʐɐ
day and night n. nisi
the day before yesterday n. ʁoniɛ
days n. ʐɐ
deaf n. wɐnβə
December n. bɛi’lisɛi; lisɛi
decide v. dɐntʰɐ
decide on a date for a special occasion by the shaman vpr. ʐɐʥiɔ
deep adj. ’nu
deer n. ɕiu’wu
definitely adv. tʰəutʰəugəu(gəu)
delay v. tʰɔ
delicious adj. tʂʰĩdʐuɐŋ
delight v. guiluhɐŋhɐŋbɛi
deliver a child v. bɔ’jɔbɛi’wu
dell n. luŋpu
demarcations of the land n. dʐ’ɛikuɐn
dense adj. ʑiɐʑiɐ
dent v.
dependent existential verb v. bu
deposit v. zuʐu
desk n. tʂuətsɛi
despair v. ’mɐŋʨiubɛi; dɛ’lɔbɛi
destiny n.
destroy oneself by taking poison v. tugo
destroy v. wutsʰoku
details n. kɛnkɛn’məʐi
devastate v. wutsʰoku
develop v. bɐ; kʰi
dew n. guɐnsi
diabolo n. kʰuɐlhɐwɐn
dialect n. kɛʨʰiɛ
dibble (e.g. maize, cabbage, etc.) v. tsʰɔ; dz’ɔ
dice n. sɐitsi cf. Mandarin shăizi/tóuzǐ 骰子
dice-thrower n. sɐitsiŋuɐ’wu
die v. si
difficult adj. χɐŋ
difficult n. nɐŋʐuχɐŋ
difficult to handle adj. ʑiɐnŋɐjɐn
difficult to walk (of road) adj. tɕʰy’jihɐŋ
dig v.
digit n. ko’ny
digit n. ɲy; ’ny
diligent adj. gɛi’jɐŋ
dillydally v. jɐnmubɛi’wu
diminish (of sound) v. ŋɐ
diminutive suffix -tsɛi
direction n. ʈhəuʨʰyo
direction of wood n. ɕiɔʂəngkʰɐŋ
directional morphemeback on the same course
directional morpheme denoting a downward action mi
directional morpheme denoting an inward direction ji
directional morpheme denoting an upward action tʰu
directional suffix denoting an outward direction wu
dirty adj. kɛkɛɳiɔɳiɔ; ni; ɳɛ
disappointed adj. ʂiχui
disaster n. bəʨʰiɛ; dʐuŋʨʰiɐ; gibəʨʰiɛ
disclose v.
disengage v.
dish n. ʨiə
dish cabinet n. dɐŋtʰɔ
disheartened adj. ʂiχui
disposition n. pʰiʨʰi
dispute v. ɕiɛɕiɛbɛi
disrobe v.
distant adj. d’ɐχin
a distant place n. d’ɐχin
distinct adj. ʨʰilijɐn; ʨiɛ
disturbing adj. bubulɐlɐ
divide v. ʥi
divine v. ʥ’iɛ
do a night’s sleep v. wũʂibɛi
do acupuncture v. kʰədi’wu
do chainsmoking v. ʥ’iɐʂuʥ’iɐbɔbɛi
do cleaning at home v. ʥ’iɐŋʨʰiɐ
do embroidery, do needlework v.
do fortune-telling v. ʥ’iɛ
do serious prayers v. ’lətʂəŋbɛi’wu
do singing and dancing v. mə’niʨʰiɐŋ’wu; ʨʰiɐŋ
do up v. tsu
do v. bɛi
docile adj. nyŋbudʐi
doctor n. ’mɛ̃bu
dodge v. wunɐ
dog (lit.) n. tʂʰi
dog n. kʰu
a dog n. kʰuʨiɐŋ
dog n. kʰutsɛi
don’t allow to go v. jiməku
don’t feel shameful v. hɐ’limɐnyɐŋ
Don’t forget! int. ʂumutʰɐɖɐ
Don’t go! int. tʰɛ’jinɛ
don’t know how to eat vpr. gomɐ’ɲyɐŋ
don’t know v. ’mɐmɛsi; mɐmɛsi
don’t know v. ɕiɛlumɛsi
don’t provoke vpinfl. tʰɐhɐhɐ
don’t take offense vpinfl. zibuzu
don’t want to go v. jitʂʰɐgi
don’t want to obey vpr. tsiʐɐŋmɛgi
donkey n. lhuotsi
door n. mɛi; mɛn
a Tibetan door n. gu
dough basin n. ʐuŋbu
douse the glim v. wuŋɐ
dove n. kuɐntsi
dowry n. pʰɛilhɐn cf. Chinese péilián 陪奁
dragon (lit.) n. dʐu
Dragon Boat Festival n. wu’jɛ cf. Chinese wǔyuè 五月
dragonfly n. ʂɐkɛi
drama n. ɕi cf. Chinese
draught animals (horse, mule and donkey) n. βu
dream v. mɐŋ; məŋ
dress n. ’ɐʨʰiɐgui
dried turnip in slices for sale n. jɐŋkipʰɔ
dried turnip in slices n. ʨʰiɐnguɐ
drill (a well) v.
drink a mouthful of water v. tʂimuʥ’iɐ
drink medicine v. ’mɛʥi’ɐ
drink v. dʑ’iɐ
drink water, drink tea v. tsĩʥ’iɐʥ’iɐ
drinks n. ʥ’iɐtsɛi
drizzle n. dz’ɐŋsisitsɛi
drooling adj. kʰətʂʰinətʂʰi
drop, classifier for water n. dzɐ
drop one’s head v. wɐn’jɐnjipɛi
drop v. mikɛ
drown v. ɲɐŋ
drum n. dzɐn
dry adj. v. su
dry in the sun, expose v. wutʰɐn
dry out (of porridge) v. suʥiɐŋɲi
duck n. ɳiɐntsi; nɐ
dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni n. tsɛiguili
dust n. tʰɛiti
duty n. bɛikɛ’wu; liʨi
dwarf n. kʰɔbu ’ɐn’ɐntsɛi
dynamic perfective marker -lɛnɐŋ
dzo (offspring of a bull and a female yak) n. dzɔ
eagle n. χɐ
ear n.
earhole n. nɔpʰɔ
early adj. adv. ʂi; ʑiɛ; ʂikɐtsɛi
early in the morning adj. adv. ʑiɔ
earring n. bɔdɔ; tɐndə
earthenware n. mɐŋ35
earthquake npr. vpr. n. sɐnhɐŋɖə
earthworm n. βudɛi
earwax n. nɔ’wu
east n. ɕiɔ
the east side n. ɕiɔniɛ
easy adj. lɛiɬu
easy-tempered adj. mindɐŋtsɛi
eat medicine v. ’mɛgo
eat one’s fill v. pɐ̃ku
eat too much vpr. golɛ’mɛiʨʰipʰɔ
eat v. go
egg n. nɐsi; nɐʂi
egret n. tʂʰiʥiɔʐɔ
eight hundred num. dʑiɛdʑiə
eight months num. ’jɛ’li
eight n. ’jɛ
eight n. dʑiɛ
eight thousand num. tuŋtsʰu’jɛʥiɐŋ
eight Yuán num. ’jɛpɐ
eighteen num. dʑiudʑiɛ
eighteenth day of a month num. giuʥiɛ
eighth day of a month n. ’jɛdʐuɐŋ
eight-nine num. dʑiɛtʂizəgɛi
eighty n. dʑiɛtʂi
eighty-eight num. dʑiɛtʂizədʑiɛ
eighty-five num. dʑiɛtʂizə’ŋə
eighty-four num. dʑiɛtʂizəʐi
eighty-one num. dʑiɛtʂizɐdzi
eighty-seven num. dʑiɛtʂizədɐn
eighty-six num. dʑiɛtʂizədʐu
eighty-three num. dʑiɛ tʂizəsɐŋ
eighty-two num. dʑiɛtʂizɐɳi
ejaculate v. ʁɐn
elbow n. kʰəputʂo cf. Chinese gēbózhǒu 胳膊
elder brother n. kɛkɛ; kiki cf. Chinese gēgē 哥哥
elder brother n:kin. ’əʨiɔ
elder sister n:kin. ’əgə
elderly people n. ’ləji’wuɲiɐ
eldest child n. buʐidɐ’wupɛi
elephant n. ’lɔmuʨʰi
elephant trunk n. nəʐɐ
Eleusine n. ’nɐtsiniɔ
eleven months n. sɛidɛ’li
eleven num. dʑiudzi
eleventh day of a month num. sɛigɛi
emerald n. ’ji
emissary n. gɛitsʰə
empty adj. bətuŋtsɛi
empty n. tuŋpu
end table n. tʰɐtʂo
endeavour v. gutʂubɛi
end of a year n. losi; losɛi
ends of clothes n. guɬuŋ
engage v. ɕiɔʨʰiɐŋbɛi
enjoy v. tʂʰɐgi
enter v. jĩky; jĩʨy
entertain v. pʰɐn
entity n. pron. dɐn
equal adj. dʐũdʐũ
equal division between two people n:qual. dɛpɛidɛniɛ
equally adv. dʐũdʐũ
erect v. tsu
erect a club vpr. sɐnʨiɐ mɛitsu
erode by rust v. tsuŋgo
escape v.
estimate v. tsʰɐitsʰɐibɛi
ethos n. kʰɐnʨiɐŋ
even adv. ni
evening n. nĩʨʰiɐtsitsi
evening time, at dusk, in the evening n. adv. mɐŋgɛitsɛi; mɐŋɲitsɛi
every pron. gɐŋtʂi; dɛisi
everybody n. pron. gɐŋtʂi’wu; dʐɐmu’wu
everyday adv. dɛnidɛtsʰɛ
every day adv. n:qual. dɛni
every family n.pr. dɐʥ’iɐŋdədzuŋ
everywhere adv. ’ələdʐidʐi; ɛ’likɛ
everywhere adv. sipɐlu
exceedingly adv. luhɐŋ
excavate v. b’utɛ
exception n. ʂɐ
exchange v. tʂʰɐtʂʰɐ
exhale v. wuŋɐn ɬɐŋ
exhaust v. tʂʰuɐn
exist (said of animate beings) v. nɐŋ
exist (said of inanimate beings) v. jɐn
expensive adj. n. pʰudɐ’wu
experience n. dɐnŋɐn
experienced auditory evidential marker -tsimu
experienced prospective marker -bɛimu
experiential marker -niɐn
explode v. b’ ɐ
expose v. tʰɐn
exposed adj. tʰɐn
extend v. ʨiɛ
extract oil v. mə’nɐʨiɐ
extremely bad person n. gɔdʐudʐu
extremely poor adj. pʰuŋlɛtɐŋlhɐŋlhɐŋʁɐ’wu
exuberant adj. ɖəu
eye n. niɐ̃
eyeball n. niɐ̃lo
eyebrow n. niɐntsʰɐŋ; niɐ̃tsʰɐŋ
Fagopyrum tataricum (bitter buckwheat) (L.) Gaertn n. dʐuʥiu
face n. wuniɐ
face v. kʰi
face-washing basin n. kʰɔlɔ
Fagopyrum esculentum (common buckwheat) n. gi
fairly adv. tɔji
fairy n. ɬə’mu
fall asleep v. wũʥy
fall ill v. ʨʰĩɳɐ
fall v.
fame n. ’miŋtʰəu
family n. dɐʥ’iɐŋ
famine n. dʐuŋʨʰiɐ
famous adj. ’miŋtʰuʥiɐŋtʂɐ
fan its ears (of some animal) v. nɔpʰɐɬɐ
fan v. pʰɐɬɐ
farm animals n. sɔʨʰiɐɲiɐ
farm v. ʑi
farmer npr. litʰɔ tsʰɔ’wu
fast adj. tɐŋ
fasten the horse vpr. βupʰəjitʂʰɐ
fasten v. jitɐŋku; tʂʰɐ
fast track n. tsʰolu
fat adj. ʨiɐ
fat pork n. ɕipʰɐ
fatback n. ɕipʰɐ
fate n.
father n. n:kin. pʰɛi
father n:kin. ’ɐpɐ
father n:kin. ’ɐtɐ
fear v. ŋɐŋ
feast day n. diŋʨʰiɐn
feast n. dʐuɐn; χɐnʥ’iɐ
feather n. tsʰɐŋ
February n. ɳĩbu; ɳĩbu’li
feed the pig v. pʰɐz’ɛikʰɐŋ
feel afraid v. ŋɐŋmu
feel as if v. ʨʰipʰɔ
feel at ease v. səŋʐɐ
feel depressed v. du
feel depressed v. ʥy
feel disheartened v. ʥy cf. Chinese
feel heavy v. jĩmu
feel itchy v. tʂʰɔtʂʰɔmu
feel just right v. ʐɐ̃; ʐɐn
feel light v. jɐŋmu
feel painful vpinfl. ʨʰimu
feel relieved v. sɐŋmudi
feel satisfied v. səŋʐɐ
feel sorry for v. ɳiɐngi
feel thirsty v. nyŋbusu; tʂijimu
feel tired v.
feel uncomfortable, feel unsettled vpr. səŋməkə
feel upset in the heart vpr. dɐŋ’jɐŋgusɐŋmumɛdi; ʑosipʰɔ
feel v. pʰɔ
fell under the weather v. libumɛʥiɐn
fellow townsman, of the same town (of travellers) n. suʨʰiudɐʨiɐ
fellow-villager, (of travellers) from the same village adj. pʰə’jidɐʨiɐmɛmũ
felt n. bɛitɐn
female ancestors n. səjidɐ’mu
female n. ’ɳi
fence up vpr. lɛ’ŋɐjisui
Feng Shui divination after one’s death n. ʂitsiʥiɔ
festival n. diŋʨʰiɐn
fetch v. dz’i; dʐ’i
fetch v. ʨʰiu
fetch water vpr. tʂikʰiɔji
fete ceremony by three-gun salute n. pʰɔdi
few adj. niɐn
few and far between adj. ɖɐŋ
few pron.adj. niɐn’wu
fewer adv. niɐnniɐntsɛi
field n. ʥiɐ̃
a plot of land npr. ʥiɐ̃ʨʰiɔ
field mouse n. dzĩguŋ’luŋ
fierce adj.
fierce gale n. ’luŋtʰɔ; muhi’luŋtʰɔ
fifteen num. dʑiu’ŋə
fifteenth day of a month num. sɛi’ŋɐ; si’ŋɐ
fifth day of a month npr. ’ŋɐndʐuɐŋ
fifth time n. ’ŋɐntʰɐngəu
fifty num. ’ŋəʨi; ’ŋətʂi
fifty-eight num. ’ŋətʂizədʑiɛ
fifty-five num. ’ŋətʂizə’ŋə
fifty-four num. ’ŋətʂizəʐi
fifty-nine num. ’ŋətʂizəgɛi
fifty-one num. ’ŋətʂizɐdzi
fifty-seven num. ’ŋətʂizədɐn
fifty-six num. ’ŋətʂizədʐu
fifty-three num. ’ŋətʂizəsɐŋ
fifty-two num. ’ŋətʂizɐɳi
fight in the battle v. ’mɐtsʰɐi
fight v. ʦhɐi; dɐ̃dɐ̃tsʰɐi
quarrel and fight v. diditsʰɐi
figure and build of a person n. kʰɔbu
filial adj. ɕiɔtsʰə cf. Chinese Xiàoshùn 孝顺
fill v. ʥiku
filled adj. ʥi
filter v. tsʰɐ; tʂʰɐ
fine (weather) adj. ʐui
fine hair on the human body n. nĩtsʰɐŋ
fine-dried noodles, ready-made noodles n. kɔ’mɐn cf. Chinese Guàmiàn 挂面
fine-looking adj.n:qual. dzĩdzĩtsɛi
finger n. ko’ny; ɲy; ’ny
finger nail n. kuiɕiɐn
fingerprint n. ʐi’mu
fire n. mindɐ; milɐ
firecracker n. huopaotsɛi cf. Chinese Huǒpàozi 火炮子
fireplace n. mintʰə
fire-tongs n. kɐŋpɛi
firewood n. sɐn
a bundle of firewood npr. dɐ’wɐ
fireworks n. b’uʨʰiɐŋtɛ’wu
first day of a month npr. dɐdʐuɐŋ
first day of the Spring Festival n. nɐŋtu
first day of the twelfth month of a lunar year n. ŋɐn’li
fish n. tʂini
fishnet n. pɛitʂəu
fist n. ʨʰiɐntʰo
fit v. ʐɐ̃; ʐɐn
five hours n. tʂʰitsʰəu’ŋɐŋtɕiɐ
five hundred num. ’ŋədʑiə
five lamps n. tə̃ʨiɐ’ŋɐnʨiɐ
five months npr. ’ŋɐn’li
five num. ’ŋɐ; ’ŋɐn; ’ŋɐŋ; ’ŋə
five thousand num. tuŋtsʰu’ŋɐŋʥiɐŋ
five years npr. ’ŋɐ’ŋɐŋ
five Yuán npr. ’ŋɐnpɐ
flag n. ʥ’i cf. Chinese
flail n. kɔ’ji
flame n. milə
flat adj. ʥiɐʥiɐtsɛi
flat grassland n. tʰɐŋ’wɐŋ
a big area of flat grassland n. pɐŋʨiɐʥiɐŋtʰɐŋ
flat riverside field n. tʂʰiʐɐn
flatland in the valley n. pɐtsɛi cf. Chinese Bàzi 坝子
flatter v. kusubɛi
flea n. ʐi’wu
flee v.
fleetingly adv. ji’mijɐ’mɛ
flint n. mintʂʰu
flood n. φu
floor board n. ʥ’iɐŋʨiɛ
flour n. pʰɛ
flourishing adj. ɖəu
flow v. ʨʰiɐn
flower n. mintɔ
flower wither vpr. mintɔgu
flute n. gə’luŋtsɛi
fly n. βu’jɐŋ
a fly npr. βu’jɐŋʨiɐŋ
fly v. b’u
flying squirrel n. ʥiɐnnɐ
flying things n. b’u’wu
foam n. bubu
fodder n. niɔ
fold v. kuŋ
folk dances said to be imported from India n. mə’niʨʰiɐŋ
folk song n. də’lə
food for pig, pig wash n. pʰɐz’ɛi
food n. z’ɛi
food steamer n. dzə̃ku
foodstuff n. gotsɛi
foolish n. ɖɐ̃mu
foot n. gɐ; ŋɐ
foot of a mountain n. ʐinɛ
foot of goat n. ʨʰiŋɐ
foot of mountain n. ʐĩʈhəu
for the benefit of adv. ʂɔkɛitsɛi
forehead n. ’nikɐ
forest (a) n. sɐnpudɐʨʰiɐ
forget v. ʂumuɖɐ
fortunate, with exceptional good luck in life and social status adj. lɛdɐ
fortune n. dzətʰɐŋ
forty num. ʐitʂi
forty-eight num. ʐitʂizədʑiɛ
forty-five num. ʐitʂizə’ŋə
forty-four num. ʐitʂizəʐi
forty-nine num. ʐitʂizəgɛi
forty-one num. ʐitʂizɐdzi
forty-seven num. ʐitʂizədɐn
forty-six num. ʐitʂizədʐu
forty-three num. ʐitʂizəsɐŋ
forty-two num. ʐitʂizɐɳi
four hundred n. ʐidʑiə
four liǎng , 125 grams npr. zi’lhɐŋ
four months n. zi’li
four n. ʐi
four num. zi
four or five people npr. zi’ ŋɐpɛi
four thousand num. tuŋtsʰuziʥiɐŋ
four Yuán npr. zipɐ
fourteen num. dʑiuʐi
fourteenth day of a month npr. sizi
fourth day of a month npr. zidʐuɐŋ
fourth floor of a Guìqióng building used to store raw and unprocessed harvest n. sɐ̃tʂʰi
fourth time n. zitʰɐngəu
fowl n. nɐ’wuŋ; nɐ’wũ
fox n.
fragrance n. dʐitsɐŋ
freckle n. zɛituŋ
free adj. ʂɔ
free captive animals v. tsʰɛitʰɔɬɐŋ
free from worries v. zibuɕiɔ
friend n. dzu
friends n. dzuŋdzuŋtsɛi
frog n. bɛibu
frog or toad spawn n. bɛiʂibɛitʰɐ
from above adv. g’uni
from beginning till end adv. jĩzugɐŋwutsʰugɐŋ
from December 11th to 13th of a lunar year n. dʐuɐŋ’li
from prep. ni
front n. adv. pos. ʂikɐ
frost n. χɐdz’ɐn
frostbite n. kʰu’wunɐŋbɐŋ
fruit n. sitɔ
fruit tree n. sitɔ
fry v. ʨiɐu; pɐʨiɐku; ʨi cf. Chinese Chǎo
full (said of container of solid entities) adj. ʨyəʨyə
full adj. ʥi
full of life adj. ’jɐŋʥiɐŋkʰu
fume n. muho
fur n. tsʰɐŋ
furniture and utensils n. ʨiɐlhɐ
all the furniture and utensils n. dʐuibuʨiɐlhɐ
gallbladder n. ʐɐŋ
gamble n. ʂuɐʨʰiɐn
gamble v. sɐitsiŋuɐ̃ cf. Chinese Shuāqián 耍钱
gambler n. sɐitsiŋuɐ’wu
game n. ʐidɐ
Gānzī 甘孜 name. gɐŋtsɛi
garbage n. dzəɬɐ
garbage n. ʨiɐʨiɐpɐpɐ
garden n. gɔli; gɔʐɛi
garlic n. ʂu
Gastrodia rhizome n. ʐi’ni
gather in the crops v.
gathering place n. min’mɐŋtsʰɔ’ji
gather up v. zuʐu
generally speaking adv. dulɛwuɕiɛgɐŋ
generation n. miʐə
generous adj. z’əʨiɐmɛdʐi
genitive case marker
get (food, etc.) burnt v. dʑ’i
get alleviated (of swelling) vpinfl. dɐŋui; dɐmiŋui
get angry v. zibuzu
get big adj.
get cheated v. ʂɐŋtɐŋpʰɔ cf. Chinese Shàngdàng 上当
get close to v. tɛ̃
get dark (of light) v. ŋɐ
get drunk v. ɐʐɐʥiɐ; ʥ’iɐlɛʥiɐ; ʥiɐ
get grubby vpr. βuʐubɛi
get ill v. ɳɐ
get in the way v. du
get out v. tʂʰuɐi; tʂʰuɛ; ʨʰyɛ
get rid of solid waste from the body v. ’nɐŋbɔ
get rusty v. tsuŋkĩ; tsuŋʨĩ
get stale v. pu
get through v. tʰuŋ
get up v. tʰuwɛ; wɛ
ghost n. niɛbu
ghostlike n. niɛdʐui’wu
gift n. kʰɐŋlu
gift n. ŋɐ
Gig prayer wheels n. lhɐ̃kʰu
gilded adj. tʂʰimu sisimɛ
gingiva n. χuisi
Ginseng n. ’wɔ’mulɐbə
girdle n. ʐɔku
girl n. dz’imɛi
a girl, a daughter, only daughter npr. dz’imɛidɛpɛi
girls npr. dz’imɛiɲiɐ
give v. kʰɐŋ
give birth to v. tʂʰɔ
give birth to a child vpr. ɛ’lɛtsɛinɐŋ
give or have an injection v. ’mɛmidɐgu
give somebody a kick v. dəʨiɔdi
given short weight (of purchaser) adj. kuɐnməgə
glacier n. pɐɲi
glass n. tʂuɐŋ
glutinous rice n. ʥiu’mi
go v. ji ~ gɛ̃
go, leave v.
go all out to do vpr. ʂimutʂʰuɐnlɛbɛi
go back vpinfl. dɐbɐ
go carry some water on the back vpr. tʂikʰiɔji
go mouldy v. dʐ’iɕiu; muʨʰiɐ
go on an errand v. lɐŋdɐnχi’wu
go out v. ʨʰyɛ; ʨʰuɛ
Go there! pder. jinɛ
go to bed v. wuju
go to court v. kʰɐŋtsiʥiɔ’wu
Go to release yourself. int. ’nɐŋbɔjinɛ
go to school v. dʑ’itsɐn
go to work regularly v. ʂɐŋpɐnbɛi cf. Chinese Shàngbān 上班
goat n. ʨʰi
goat milk n. ʨʰimɛ’ɳi’ɳi
goat (lit.) n. lo
goat shit n. ʨʰi’nɐŋ
goatskin npr. ʨʰipɐpɐ
god n. ɬə
god of Màibēng mountain n. jɐŋdzɐŋ
the God of a mountain peak in Guìqióng area name. ɳɐŋtʰə
gold n. ’ni
golden monkey npr. ɲiɔdʐigui
gong n. ʂuɐŋ
good adj.
good will n. dɐibə
good-looking adj. dzĩ
goods v. ki’wu
goose n. wo cf. Chinese é
gore v. ’wɛ
gourd, mellon n. dz’ɐikuɐ cf. Sìchuān Chinese càiguā 菜瓜
government official n. pɐ̃
gradations marked on the beam of a steelyard n. kuɐnniɐ̃
grains n. ’jɐŋ’jɐŋ
a grain of (wheat, apple, pear, gun) npr. dɐ’jɐŋ
a grain of wheat npr. ’jɐŋdɐ’jɐŋ
grand grandparents n. sədɐdudɐ
grandchild n. butsʰə
grandfather n:kin. ’ɐpu; ɐpu
grandmother n:kin. ’ɐtsi; ɐtsi
grandson n. sunsun
grape n. g’ɛipʰɛsi
grass n. niɔ
goose grass n. ’nɐtsiniɔ
a grass which can be used as the fodder of livestock n. tɐniɔ
grasshopper n. βugɛi
grassland n. pɐŋʨiɐ
grassless and treeless mountain n. dʐɐpɐ
gravel n. ʁ’uŋpʰəpʰɛpʰɛtsɛi
greasy (of meat) adj. ʨiɐ
green Chinese onion, Allium fistulosum L. var. giganteum Makino n. tsʰuŋtsɛi cf. Chinese Cōngzǐ 葱子
green n. ’ɳintsi
green paper n. ʂo’wuɳiŋtsi
green pea npr. ɲiɔ’ɳintsi
green soybean npr. ɲiɔ’ɳintsi
grimy adj. ni
grind v. sui
grind the kernel vpr. pʰɛsui
grope v. tsʰɐitsʰɐibɛi
ground n. sɐnhɐŋ
ground floor of a Guìqióng building, home n. ʥ’iɐnmɛ
groundnut n. χuɐsəŋ cf. Chinese Huāshēng 花生
grow corn in drill vpr. yu’mɛwuʨiɐku
grow v. ʑi
Gruidae n. ʥiɔ’wɐŋ
guard n. ʥ’iɐŋʥiɔ
guest n. dʐuɐnbu
Guìqióng chieftain n. guʨʰiɐŋʥiɔpu
Guìqióng customs and rules n. guʨʰiɐŋmɛʨʰiɔlhuŋ
Guìqióng n. gəmə cf. Chinese Gōngba
Guìqióng n. guʨʰiɐŋ
Guìqióng the language n. guʨʰiɐŋkɛ
(formal) Guìqióng chieftain n. gutʰɐŋʥiɔpu
gun n. niɛʨʰiuŋ; niɛtʂʰuŋ cf. Chinese Chòng
gut n. bɛitɐŋ
guzzle vpr. dɐmunɐŋmiʥ’iɐ
hack v. dʐuə
hair n. ʐipu; ʐiputsʰɐŋ
hair whorl n. tʰɛipu
hairs on the roots n. ’məʐi
hale n. ʂuɐitɐntsi
half n:qual. num. dɛχui; dɛniɛ
half a penny n. kʰuimɛi
half jīn n. kuɐnpʰɐ
halfway n. adv. dɐdɐŋʐɐŋ
hammer n. d’ə’wu
Hàn Chinese n. dʑiɛ̃; nʥiɐn
Hàn Chinese immigrated to the Village of chǎngmǎ n. ʐumɛi
hand n. ko
back of the hand n. koŋɐ’li
hand span (a) num. dɛtʂi
handkerchief n. ’nətʂʰi
hang up v.
hang v. tʰukɛ
Hànyuán 汉源 name. ʥiɐŋjin
happy adj. gui; zibuɕiɔ
hard adj.
hard adj. gɐdɐlɐ
hare n. ʐikuŋ
hasten v. kʰuɐi
hasty adj. bɐ̃bɐ̃dz’ɐndz’ɐn
hastily adv. bɐ̃bɐ̃dz’ɐndz’ɐn
hat n. ’mɐu cf. Chinese mào
haughty adj. mɐndʐĩdʐiɲi
have a daze v. wɐn’jɐn suɐnmu
have a fever v. pʰu
have a headache v. wɐn’jɐnʨʰimu
have a heart attack v. dɐŋ’jɐŋʨʰi
have a rest vpinfl. gɐjisɐŋdi
have a snowball fight v. kʰu’wugəu’mɐtsʰɐi’wu
have a sore throat v. ŋuɐ; sɐŋŋuɐ
have a stomach ache v. pɐʨʰi
have a stuffy nose adj. d’ɐŋ
have a stuffy nose v. nyɔgũd’ɐŋ
have a think v. jĩdɛigidi
have breath v. wuŋɐnjɐn
have decayed teeth vpr. χuiβuʐunɐŋgo
have fallen asleep v. wũʥytsʰu
have fun v. gulubɛi; guʐubɛi
have loose bowels v. pɐɕi
have nerve-wracking problems v. zə̃guʨʰi
have nocturnal emission vpr. wuməŋgəuʁɐ̃tʂʰuɛ
have one’s hair cut v. wɐn’jɐng’uɐi
have retention of food in the stomach v. dɐŋ’jɐŋguʥ’iu
have sex v. bubutsʰɛ; bubutsʰɐi
have signs of life v. wuŋɐnjɐn
have something done v. vpr. bɛitsʰuku
have temple ache v. zə̃guʨʰi
have the time to do something v. ʂɔ
have thrown up vpinfl. ʁ’ɐmu
haven’t expected vpr. dɛigilumɛ̃’wu
having a large family with many children adj. mũmindəɖəu
having an honest character adj. sɐnnitʂʰiʂu
having some signs of disaster, ominous vpr. adj. bəʨʰiɛʨijɐn
he pron. zo
head n. wɐn’jɐn
backside of head n. ŋu’lɔ; wu’lɔ
head of a field n. tʂʰɛikiɛ
head towel n. pɐʐɛi
headman (lower than chieftain, who in charge of 4-5 headmen) n. tʂʰulu; tʂʰuʐu
health n. libu
hear the voice v. sɐʨiɐ
hear v. ʨiɐ
hearsay v. tsi
heart n. dɐŋ’jɐŋ; kʰo
heat (v.) v.
heat v. pɐŋ; pɔ̃
hedgehog n. wuitsi; dziwui cf. Chinese Cìwèi 刺猬; Wèizi
heighten v. tʰutʰəuku
help each other v. ʐɔʐɔbɛi
help n. v. ʐɔ’wu; ʐɔ
helper n. ʐɔ’wu
helpless, at the end of one’s rope adv. lumɛ̃sɐŋ
hemlock n. tʰɐŋ’nɐ
her, his pron. zomɛ
herb medicine n. bɔ’mɛ
Houttuynia herb n. niɔtʂʰɐbɔ
here adv. də; dəkɐn, dəkɛ̃; dələ; dɛiniɛ
hide in different places v. nɐnɐgigibɛi
hide n. nɐ; nɐgi; pɛ
hide up v. jipɛ; wunɐ
high adj. v. tʰəu; ʈhəu
highly intelligent, with green fingers adj. ’lədzɐŋpʰu
hillside n. bəlibətɐ
Hindus n. ʥiɔgəmũ
his pron. zomɛ
hit the target v. ʐ’u
hit, beat, strike v. ʨʰiɔ
hoe n. wui
hold (baby) v. ʂuɐŋ
hold (objects) in the arms v. ɕiɐn
hold a wedding ceremony v. ɕiɔʨʰiɐŋbɛi
hold, contain v. tʂʰuɐŋ
hold with two hands v. koɳipʰɐnɐŋjĩŋuɐ
hole n. bətuŋ; dʐɐbɔ; kʰɔkʰɔ; tuŋpu
holiday n. diŋʨʰiɐn
hollow (of kernels) adj. mɐ’wɐŋ
hollow adj. bətuŋtsɛ
hollow, empty, zero n. tuŋpu
home n. ʥ’iɐnmɛ
honest adj. ʁ’ɔlubu
honest adj. ʂu
honey n. wui
hoof (ox, horse, yak) n. dʐitu
horizontal thwartwise adj. gɐŋgɐŋ
horn n. ’mɐnu; ’wui
horse (lit.) n. ʈə
horse n. βu
horse food n. βuz’ɛi
horse-ride road n. βukʰuɐi’jimɛφuʨiɐ
horseshit n. βu’nɐŋ
hospital n. jijuɐn cf. Chinese Yīyuàn 医院
hospital n. ’mɛ̃kʰuɐŋ
hospitality n. dɐibə; dʐuɐn; dʐuɐnbu
host, hostess n. jɐŋdɐ
hot adj. bɐŋ; bɐŋʐɐtsɛi
hot and spicy like wine or chili pepper adj. ɕiu
hot days n. dɐnkʰu
hot things n. ɕiu’wu
hot water n. tʂipʰu
hotel inn n. ’lipukʰuɐŋ
house n. ʥ’iɐŋ
a house npr. ʥ’iɐŋdɐʨiɐ
back of the house adv. ʥ’iɐŋŋɐ’li
housekeeping n. dɐnɕiu
housewife n. ʥ’iɐŋnɐmũ
housework n. dɐnɕiu
how adv. ɛ’li’wu; gɐŋ
how many, how much adv. dʐ’i
however adv. ɛ’lu
human flesh n. mũɕi
humpback n. ʐogɔʐɔ
hunch n. sɐŋʐuŋ
hundred, a hundred num. dʑiə
a hundred million num. duŋtʂʰi
a hundred thousand num. mɐŋ; mɐŋtsɛiʨiɐ
a thousand num. tuŋtsʰuʥiɐŋ
hungry adj. pʰɔɲyŋ
hunter n. ŋuɐnpu
hunting dog n. ŋuɐntʂʰi
husband n. jɐʥ’y
hwamei, Garrulax canorus n. z’iliko
I pron. ŋə
ice n. pɐɲi
idiot n. ɖɐtsʰɔ
idle v. suɐn
idle away v. gulubɛi’wu; gulubɛi; guʐubɛi
idler n. gulubɛi’wu; tʂʰiʨʰiupʰɔ’wu
if conj. jɐgi; lə; ləli
ignite the firewood vpr. sɐn’lɔku
immediately adv. ʥiɐŋzu
immortals n. sɐŋʥi
imperative ending of hɛ ‘come -’wɛ
(impolite) hello int. ’wɛ
important adj. ʥiɐn
imprint v. dʐəu
improve v. wugɛku
imprudent adj. dʐuɐnɕiɐntsəmɛ̃
in a good manner adv. gɛgɛtsɛi
in a waist-bending position adv. bəbətsɛi
in a while adv. dɐʂɔtsɛi
in front of the house adv. mɛiʨʰiɔ
in good faith adj. ʁ’ɔlubu
in good order adj. dʐɛidʐɛi
inside n. ɕiugu
in the ear n. nɔgu
in the evening adv. mɐŋɲi’wɐtsʰɐi
in the front adv. ʂikɐniɛ
in the future adv. ’ji’ji
in the heart npr. səŋsɐŋmu
in the middle adv. ʐuŋgəu
in the opposite adv. ʂɔmuniɛ; ʂumuɲiɔniɛ
in the sky adv. bənɐŋ
inappropriate things n. mɛdʐi’wumɛligə
inauspicious adj. dzɐŋmɛ
incense burning n. ʂɔpɐŋ
incisor n. tuŋχui
incomplete adj. mɐ̃ɬɐŋ
increase v. kʰɐn; g’ɐn
indeed conj. lɛdʐi
India n. ʥiɔgə
indistinct adj. ʥ’ilimɛ̃; ʨʰilimɛ̃
infect v. ʥiʥibɛi
inject v. ’mɛdɐgu
inner heart n. adv. sɐŋmugu
innermost of the underground floor of a Guìqióng building n. pʰɐʂu
ins and outs n. dʐolu
innocent n. kʰymɛ’wu
insect n. βuʐu
inside n. ɕiugu
insight n. dʐə̃tʰəuʐə̃tʰəu
instep n. ŋəʥiə
instruments n. ʨiɐʂi
insufficient adj. məgə; niɐn
insufficient in weight (of entity) adj. kuɐnməgə
insufficient to eat adj. goməgə
insult n. niɐŋtsʰɐi
integrated adj. ʂu
intelligent adj. dʐɐ; dʐuɐnɕiɐnjɐn
interest n. ʨikʰəu
interlock v. wutʂʰɔtʂʰɔ
intricate adj. dʐəmindʐə
iron n. ʂɐŋ
iron or steel chain n. ʂɐŋdʐuɐn
the tripod props with an iron circle beneath a wok n. sɐntʂuɐŋ
strike iron v. sɐŋʨʰiuŋ; sɐŋʥ’iuŋ
irrigate v. tʂiɬɐŋ
irritable adj. səŋɖɐ
Istanbul name. jɐnbu
it is late for sth. pder. məʂɔsɐŋ
it is my pleasure (used to reply to people’s thanks) vpr. ʐuɐnmɛ̃
it pron. zo
itch v. dzi
its pron. zomɛ
jak n. ’jɐ
janitor n. ʥ’iɐŋʥiɔ; ʥ’iɐŋsuŋ
January 15 n. dɐŋbusɛi’ŋɐ
January n. dɐŋbu
January n. dɐŋbu’li
jar n. mɐŋ35
jaw n. nɐnki
Jiă Líng 甲铃, a wind instrument n. lhɐŋ
Jiāróng girls npr. ʐu’mɛimɛdz’imɛiɲiɐ
jīn n.clfr. kuɐn cf. Chinese jīn
Jīntāng 金汤 name. tʰɐŋmu
join the army v. ’mɐmibɛi
joint n. tsʰo
joint n. tsʰotsɛi
joke v. guʐuɕiɛ
July n. dɐnbu
jump v. dʐuɐi; dʐuɐidʐuɐibɛi
jump from the tree v. sɐnpunimidʐuɐi
June n. dʐubu
just a bit adv. gɔsulə
just adv. dzə
just now adj. ’mɛtɔ; ’mɛ’lɛtsikiɐn; dɐjɐ
jute n. kʰuʂi
Kāngdìng name. ɖo
keck v. ʁ’ɐbubumu
keep (an animal) v. ʑi
keep company vpr. nyɐŋ’ mɔhɛ
kerosene n. mɛijo cf. Chinese Méiyóu 煤油
kettle n. ʥ’iɐhu; tʰuŋguɐn
kick v. ʨiɔdi
kidney beans n. ʨiɐŋtəu; kɐnkɐntəu cf. Chinese Jiāngdòu 豇豆
kidney n. kʰimu
kill v. sɛ;sɐi
kind-hearted adj. kʰogɛ; sɐntʂʰigɛ’wu
kindling material n. mintʂʰu
kindness n. dɐibə; dʐuɐn; dʐuɐnbu
kitchen knife n. tsʰɐitsɛi
kitchen n. z’ ɛibɛi’wukɐn
kite n. muhikʰu’lu
knee n. bo’mu
kneel down vpr. bo’mu mitsu
knife n. ʦhɐi
knit v. tʰɐ̃
knock down by striking vpr. dɐ̃lɛwu’lɔ
knot n. kuɐtɐ cf. Chinese gēda 疙瘩
know v. ’mɐsi; si
knuckle n. tsʰo; tsʰotsɛi
kowtow v. kʰiɐbɛi
labour n. ligə
ladle made from dried gourd n. tʂʰɔ
lake n. tsʰo
lama n. ’lomu
lamb n. tɕʰitsɛi
lame adj. kuɐ’jɛ
lamp n. tə̃ʨiɐ
land around the house n. gɔli; gɔʐɛi
land in the valley near water n. tʂʰidzo
land n. ʥiɐ̃
landlord n. sɐdɐ
landslide v. dʐɐʨʰiɛ
language n. kɛʨʰiɛ
lantern n. təŋluŋ
lard n. pʰɐdʑ’iu’wu
lard obtained from the soft caul fat n. lhɐlhɐsi
lard rendered from fatback n. ɕipʰɐ
large in diameter adj. niɛ
lash v. ʂuɐi cf. Chinese Shuǎi
last night n. adv. siʐɐŋmɐŋgɛitsɛi
last night npr. adv. ʨʰiɐŋ’numɐŋɲitsɛi
last year adv. mɐŋ’ɳɛ
late adj. adv. dɐŋ
late afternoon, late in the evening, in the afternoon adv. tʂʰəŋtʂəugɔtsɛi; tʂʰə̃tʂəugutsɛi
later adv. ’ji’ji
latrine n. ʨiɐkʰuɐŋ
laudable adj. dzɐn
laugh v. ʁi
laugh and laugh v. ʁiʁibɛi
lavatory n. mɔsu
law n. kətʂʰi
lay across v. ɬɐŋ
lay aside v. wuʨʰiudi
lay between two objects v. ɬɐŋ
lay v. tɕʰy
lazy adj. lhɐ̃
lazy people n. lhɐ̃’wũ
leach v. tʂʰɐ
lead (metal) n. silhɐ
lead a leisurely life v. zibuɕiɔ
lead v. ʂi
leaf lard n. tsʰidʐəu
leafy, shady places n. ʁoʁotsɛipʰə
leak v. yo
lean against v. guigɔtɐn
lean meat n. ɕiu’mu
learn from books v. dʑ’itsɐn
learn v. tsɐn
having learnt to distinguish one taste from another (of infant) adj. guɳyjɐn
leather clothing n. pʰiŋə
leather n. pɐpɐ
leather shoes npr. pɐpɐdʐi
leather smith n. gũkʰɐn
leave a print v. dʐəu
leave v.
lecture v. didziʥiɔ
leech n. mɐχɐŋ cf. Chinese mǎhuáng 蚂蟥
left side n. wuilhɐ
leftovers n. dzəɬɐ
leg wrappings n. duŋbɛ
leisurely v. zibuɕiɔ
lend money for interest v. dʐĩdʐĩɬɐŋ
lend money v. dzɔ’ni
lend v. wu’ni
lend, rent, borrow, loan v. ’ni
leopard n. zi’nɐ
leper n. lɐitsi cf. Chinese Làizi 癞子
Lèshù 勒树 the village name. lɛiʂu
less adv. niɐnniɐntsɛi
lessen vpinfl. dɐmiɳiɐn
lessen vpinfl. dɐniɐn
lessor n. ʐɐntʂubɛi’wu
let out (of fume) v. ɕiu
let somebody come v. wuhɛku
let v. ku
letter n. dɐndə; dɐŋdə
leucorrhoea n. ʁɐn
Lhasa n. ɬəsə
Liǎng an ancient Chinese measurement units of weight, 16 Liǎng make a Jīn n. clfr. lhɐŋ
liar n. dzɐŋbɛi’wu
lick v. lhɐ
lid n. kʰəkʰə
lie down v. ju; miju
lie on one’s back v. gigiju
lie on the side v. gɐŋgɐŋkʰutsɛiju
lie prone vpr. bəbəju
lie, tell lies, liar v. n. dzɐŋbɛi’wu
life n.
lifetime, life n. tsʰɛitʰɔ
a lifetime n. mintsʰɛiʨiɐŋ; mintsʰuiʨiɐŋ
light a cigarette v. dz’ɐnχɐntsɔ
light adj. jɐŋ
light n. sɐŋʨʰyɛ
light (weight) adj. jɐŋtsɐitsɛi
lightning n. mɐŋɬə’wu; mɐŋɬə
like that adv. jiki’wu
like this adv. du’wu
like v. tʂʰɐgi
lion n. si’ɲi
listen to v. tsi
Lǐtáng 理塘 n. litʰɐŋ
little crow n. gɐ’litsɛitsɛi
little chicken, little ducks, little geese n. nɐtsɛi
little horse n. βutsɛi
little jug n. mɐŋtsɛi
little magpie n. gɐsɐtsɛitsɛi
little mouse n. tsʰuitsʰuitsɛi
little pron. adj. niɐn’wu
a little adj. adv. dɛʨi
little tree n. sɐnpu ’ɐn’ɐntsɛi
live v. nɐŋ
liver n. pʰu’wu
livestock including donkey, mule, horse, goat, sheep, pig, excluding dog and chicken, farm animals n. sɔʨʰiɐ
livestock n. sɔʨʰiɐɲiɐ
living room n. ʥ’iɐnmɛ
loaf on the job v. jɐnmubɛi’wu
loafer n. tʂʰiʨʰiupʰɔ’wu
location n. ʨʰyoʐitsʰɐŋʨiɛ
location pron. niɛ
long adj. χĩ; χin
look v. dʑiɔ
look about for v. luʂulubɔ
look after v. ɳiɐnʥiɔ; ʁ’ɐ
look around v. wuludi
look down vpr. wɐn’jɐnmiŋui; tʂʰibɛiʥiɔ
look for v. lu
look sideways v. wujujutsɛibɛilɛʥiɔ
look up vpr. wɐn’jɐntʰupɐ; wɐn’jɐnwũŋɐ
loop around the neck of draught animals n. ’jɐnguɐn
loop of a cow rope n. ə’lũ
loop or arch (fingerprint) n. ʐi
loose adj. ɬoɬotsɛi
loosely adv. ɬoɬotsɛi
loosen v. g’uə
lose (battle, contest etc.) v. b’ɐŋ
lose a battle v. ’mɐlɛmɐkɔ
lose one’s voice v. ŋuɐ; sɐŋŋuɐ
loud noise n. ɐʐiʐi
louse n. ʂi
love v. tʂʰɐgi
low adj. ’mu
lower v. mi’mu; mi’muku; ŋui; dɐŋui; dɐmiŋui
Lúchéng 炉城 name. ʨʰiɐnɐŋpʰɐ
lucky adj. lɛgɛ
Lúdìng 泸定 name. ʥiɐzɐŋkʰə; ʥiɐzɐŋkʰə
Lúhuò 炉霍 name. dʐɐnku
lunatic n. βɔpʰu
lunch n. tsɐŋ
lung n. lo’wu
lush adj. ɖəu
mad money n. z’ə
maggot arises vpr. βuʐubɛi
magpie n. gɐsɐ
magpie n. guɐsɐ; gɐsɐ
Màibēng 麦崩 the village name. mɛbu; mɐibu
maize flour n. yu’mɛpʰɛ
major bone n. guituŋ
make a fortune v. dzɔlu
make a great effort to do something v. gudʐubɛi
make a lot of loud noise v. wuʐuʐu
make charcoal v. g’ɐmɐ pɐŋ
make dirty v. ɳɛku
make fire v. kʰuɐn
make noise v. wuʁɐku
make room for v. dɐwutʰəŋ
make topical application of drug v. ’mɛmisi
make topical application of medicine v. misisi
make v. bɛi
make, let, cause v. ku
making one’s mouth water adj. kʰətʂʰinətʂʰi
male adj. pi
male ancestors n. səjidɐpu
male dog n. kʰupi
man, people, human n.
manage to do v. bɛikud’ɐn
mane n. dzi’luŋ
manure n. ʁ’ɐn
many adj. pron ’mɛi’wu
March n. sɐŋbu
Marmota himalayensis n. ɕuɛtʂutsi cf. Chinese Xuězhūzi 雪猪子
mass n. min’mɐŋ
a whole piece or chunk n. dɐʨʰiɐ
matrimony vine (Lycium barbarum) n. kəutijɐ cf. Chinese gǒuqǐzi 枸杞子
May n. ’ŋəbu
measles n. tʂʰitɐb’ɛb’ɛtsi
meat n. ɕi
a whole piece of bacon with the size about half a pig n. ɕikʰɐ
meat of goat n. ʨʰiɕi
meat of sheep n. ʨʰiɐŋɕi
medicine n. ’mɛ
medicinal liquor n. ’mɛ̃ɐʐɐ
medicine-giver n. ’mɛ̃kʰɐŋ’wu
mediocre adj. npr. bə’litsɛi
meet v.
meet with, appoint with v. dɔdɔbɛi
melt v. gu
men n. tsɛiɲ’iɐ
mend by sewing vpinfl. dɐjikʰui
mend in the wall vpr. tsipəpɐʨiɐ
mend one’s dress vpr. dz’ɛwɛdɐjisɛitɐ
mend v. ʨiɐ
mend vpr. pɐʨiɛʨiɐ
mend, repair (dress, shoes etc.) vpinfl. dɐjisɛitɐ
menstruate v. libuɳɛ
mess n. tsʰələ’mələ
messenger n. gɛitsʰə
messy adj. tsʰɔbɛitsʰɔʐɔ
metamorphose v. ʥiu
mid-air adv. bənɐŋ
middle n. ʐuŋ
middle finger n. ʐuŋguny
middle of the road n. gɛti
middle-sized river n. niɐntʂi
midnight n. tsʰɛʐuŋ
midway n. adv. dɐdɐŋʐɐŋ
midwife n. bɔ’jɔbɛi’wu
mighty person n. kʰɐnmu; kʰɐŋβu; kʰɐnbu
mild adj. ʥiɐŋmɛijɐŋtsɛi
mildly adj. ʥiɐŋmɛijɐŋtsɛi
mileage n. lhi’wu
milk n. ’ɳi’ɳi
mill n. dʐi
milled glutinous broomcorn millet n. ɳi’mi
millenium, a thousand years npr. lotuŋtsʰuʥiɐŋ
millet n. tʂitsɛi
million num. ʨi’wuo
millstone n. dʐi
mince v. dzə
mirror n. min’nu; pɐŋli
miserly adj. z’əʨiɐ
misgivings n. dulu; ʑosi
miss v. ’nikɐʨʰi
missive n. dɐndə; dɐŋdə
mistake v. n. dʐu
mix v. kʰuitʂʰɐ; tsʰə
molar n. jɐχui
mole n. ŋɐtsi
momentaneous aspect marker -di
moments n. ʐɐ
money n. dzɔ
Mongolian name. sɔpumũ
monkey (lit.) n. tʂɛi
monkey n. ɲiɔ
monster n. tʂʰisidʐɐsi
monstrous adj. b’uʥiɐŋʥiɐŋ
month n:qual. də’wə
monthly rose n. dɐŋʨʰymintɔ
moon n. lɛi’mɐŋ
morning glory n. ’mɐnumintɔ
more adv. tukutsi
morning n. ʑiɛtsɛi
in the morning adv. ʑiɛtsɛi
mortar n. g’ɔpu; ʨiɐŋtʰuŋ
Moschus moschiferus (Siberian musk deer) n. dʐugulu
mosquito n. βusi
moss n. dʐɐbu
moth n. g’əɬəhɐŋko; kʰəɬə
mother adj. ’ɳi
motionlessly adv. tʂʰotʂʰomətʂʰotʂʰolɛ
mountain n. ʐi
at the foot of the mountain adv. ʐiχɔpɛi
back of a mountain n. ʐiŋɐli
mountain side n. ʐĩkɛi
mouse (lit.) n. ʥiuwuə
mouse n. tsʰui
little mouse n. tsʰuitsʰuitsɛi
mouth n. kʰɐpɐ; nyŋbu; ɲyŋpu
move by squatting down v. ɐgogo
move v. bu; ʂuɐi; tʂʰotʂʰomu; wutʂʰotʂʰo
much adj. pron ’mɛi’wu; ’mɛi
mud npr. ’ɳɔpɐtʰɐŋtʰɐŋ
mud brick n. topɐɳyɐŋ
muddy adj. tʰɐŋtʰɐŋ; tʰɐŋtʰɐŋtsɛi
muddily adv. tʰɐŋtʰɐŋ; tʰɐŋtʰɐŋtsɛi
muddy water adj. tʂitʰɐŋtʰɐŋ
Mùyǎ person name. min’jɐmũ
mule n. lhuotsi cf. Chinese Luózi 骡子
mung bean n. ʥiubutsɛi
muntjac n. nɐ’wuŋ; nɐ’wũ
mushroom n. zutsɛi; ʑ’iɔmu
a kind of mushroom npr. ʑ’iɔmudɐʐɐŋ
a mushroom npr. ʑ’iɔmudɐ’niɐ
musk n. lhudzi
Muslim n. pʰɐɕiməgo’wu
mutually intelligible adj. hu
name n. ’miŋtsʰɔ
narrow adj. dɔ; dɔdʐitsɛi
narrowly adv. dɔdʐitsɛi
nasal mucus n. ’ɲiə
nature n. kʰo
navel n. pʰɐhɐ
nearby adv. nɐŋpʰɐ
nearly adv. dɐwuχui
neck n. ’jɐn
necklace n. dʐɔ’wu
need v. ʥiɐn
needle n. kʰə
needle and thread n. kʰəʂi
negative existential verb mɛ̃
negative prefix
negative prefix
negative prefix
niece n. tsʰəmu
neighbour n. ʥ’iɐŋtsɛi
the neighbouring house n. ʥ’iɐŋtsɛigəu
neither hot nor cold adj. bɐŋmɐbɐŋkʰuɐŋmɐkʰuɐŋ
Nepalese npr. pɐ’jimũ
nephew n. tsʰə’wu
nest n. hɐŋko
nestle up to v. ʨiɐ
new adj. subu
next month adv. ’ji’ji’li
next year adv. nihi
nice people, nice things n. gɛ’wu
night n. si’lu
dark nights n. nigɔʐɔmɛmɐŋgɛitsɛi
at night adj. mɐŋɲilɛ
nine hundred num. gɛidʑiə
nine n. giu
nine thousand num. tuŋtsʰuguiʥiɐŋ
nine Yuán num. guipɐ
nineteen num. dʑiugɛi
nineteenth day of a month num. giugɛi
ninety num. gɛitʂi
ninety-eight num. gɛitʂizədʑiɛ
ninety-five num. gɛitʂizə’ŋə
ninety-four num. gɛitʂizəʐi
ninety-nine num. gɛitʂizəgɛi
ninety-one num. gɛitʂizɐdzi
ninety-seven num. gɛitʂizədɐn
ninety-six num. gɛitʂizədʐu
ninety-three num. gɛitʂizəsɐŋ
ninety-two num. gɛitʂizɐɳi
ninth day of a month num. guidʐuɐŋ
Nippon Hawthorn Fruit n. pɐŋtɐŋsi
nit n. ’oɐ
nonsensical adj. b’uʥiɐŋʥiɐŋ
noodle n. pɛitɐ
north n. ʥiɐŋ; ʥiɐŋtsʰikʰɐŋ
the north side of the mountain n. dʐilɔ
the north side or direction n. ʥiɐŋniɛ
nose n. nyɔgu; niɔgu
nostril n. dʐɐbɔ
not clear at all adj. ʨʰilidɛʨimɛ̃
not only conj. mɛtsʰɛ
note money n. ʂo’wu
a 100-Yuán note npr. ʂo’wuʥiə
a 50-Yuán note n. ʂo’wuŋətʂi
notebook n. pɛntsi cf. Chinese běnzi 本子
Notopterygium root n. ʥ’iɐnχɐŋ (compare tʰe Chinese loan Qiānghuó 羌活)
November n. sɐntʂi
now adv. ’mɛ’lɛ
nuisance n. niɐŋdʐɔdʐɔ
numb adj. dziʐidə; βuʐidə
o’clock npr. tʂʰitsʰəukʰulu
oats n. pʰɛi’wu
obedient adj. nyŋbudʐi
obey v. dʐitsi
object, stuff n. pron. dɐn; kʰɐ’wu; bəʐi; bɛi’libəʐi
objects within the same category n. dɐtɕiɐ’wu
oblique nominaliser -’ji
obsession n. ŋɐnɬə; ʑɐnɬə
occur v. bɐ; ʥ’y
ocean n. ʥiɐŋtsʰo
October n. tʂibu
offense n. niɐŋtsʰɐi
officer n. pɐ̃
offspring n. buʐi
offspring of a common ancestor n. tsʰə; butsʰə
often adv. niɐŋtsi; ʨʰiɐŋsi
oil lamp n. ʥ’ymɛi; ʥ’ymi
oily adj. ʨiɐ
OK adj. dʐuɐŋ
old (said of age) adj. lodɐ; ləji
old adj. lobɐ
old adj. ŋɐnbu
old man n. gɐipu; gɛpu
old people n. gɐnsɐŋ; ləji’wu
old woman n. gɐi’mu; gɛmu
on the left adv. wuilhɐpʰɐ
on the opposite site from which the wind blows adv. ʂɔmuniɛ; ʂumuɲiɔniɛ
on the right hand n. adv. dʐuɐŋlhɐ; dʐuɐŋlhɐpʰɐ
once n. adv. n:qual. dɐpʰɔ; dɛtʰɐn; dɛtʰɛ̃
one child, only child npr. ɛ’lɛtsɛidɛpɛi
one fifth num. ’ŋɐnʂɔgəudɐʂɔ
one fourth num. ziʂɔgəudɐʂɔ
one n. dzi; dɛ ~ dɐ ~ də
one third num. sɐŋʂɔtsidɐʂɔ
one Yuán (of Chinese currency) n. dɐpɐ
only adv. dzə; lɛdʐi
ooze v. ’jũ; tʂʰuɐi; tʂʰuɛ
open adj. tʰɐn
open v. ki; pʰɛ
open country, wild, outdoors n. adj. adv. nɐŋgəu
open market n. kʰiɐ; kʰiɐʐə
open one’s eyes v. niɐ̃wuki
open the door v. guɕi (obsolete); mɛiwuki
open the lid v. kʰəkʰəwuhɐ
opening n. dʐɐbɔ
orientation n. ʨʰyoʐitsʰɐŋʨiɛ
orphan n. duʐubuʐi
other adj. pron. kʰukʰu
other people pron. ’inɐ; kʰukʰupɛi
otter n. tʂʰisɐŋ
otter hide n. sɐŋpɐ
ought to modal verb.
our family pron. zogəu
our home, our place n. ŋəgukɐn
our hometown n. ŋəgukɐn
outgoing n:qual. adj. dʐuɐdɐ
outside n. adv. tʂʰimu; tsʰimu; ʨʰiumu
outside part of the underground floor of a Guìqióng building n. buʐo
overfilled, overflowing adj. ʥiʥibəbə
overhead adv. bənɐŋ; g’u
owe debt of gratitude vpr. dʐuɐnbuʥiɐn
owl n. wupu
ox (lit.) n. ’lɐŋ
ox n. ni
ox food n. niz’ɛi
ox keeper n. niʑi’wu
ox killer n. nisɛ’wu; nisɐi’wu
ox shit n. ni’nɐŋ
a lump of ox shit npr. ni’nɐŋdədzu
ox skin n. nipɐpɐ
pacing n. ŋɐŋ
a pace n. dɐŋɐŋ
pagoda n. ʨʰytɐn
pain v. ʨʰi
pair (a) n:qual. dətsuŋ
a pair of shoes npr. dʐidətsuŋ
paint v. ʁi
paintings n. χuɐ cf. Chinese Huà
pal n. dzu
palatable adj. dʐuɐŋ
palm n. koʂikɐ; lɐtsʰo
panic-stricken adj. bɐ̃bɐ̃dz’ɐndz’ɐn
pant for breath vpr. ’wɐŋʨiɐkɛmu
pants, underpants, undergarments n. nɐŋgui
paper n. ʂo’wu
parents n. pʰɛini
parrot n. jɐki
part of the underground floor of a Guìqióng building n. tʰɔʐo
pass v. bo
pass away v. mɛ̃sɐŋ
pass on v. pʰɐn
pass the bridge v. zɐŋbugu
pass the message v. dɐŋdəpʰɐn
past adv. gəbə
past days npr. wubɐtsʰumɛʐɐ
patch n. pɐʨiɐ; pɐʨiɛ
patch up vpr. pɐʨiɛʨiɐ
path n. φuʨiɐ
patient adj. kʰogɛ
patter v. mə’ni’lo
pause v. ʨʰiu
paw v. dɛi’mu
pay back vpinfl. dɐkʰɐŋ
pea n. ɲiɔpʰɐŋlhɐŋ
peaceful times n. nɐŋʐugɛ
peach n. dz’isi; dʐ’isi (Chǎngmǎ)
a peach npr. dz’isidɐ’jɐŋ
peacock n. məʥiɔ
pear n. linkʰin
peasant n. ʥiɐ̃libɛi’wu
peck v. tʂɔ
peel n. pɐpɐ
peel of groundnut n. kʰɔkʰɔ
peel off v. ʂi
pen made of bamboo strips n. ’ɲyŋku
penis n.
penny n. zuŋtsʰɐi
people bustling about n. jikʰywukʰybɛi’wu
people n. min’mɐŋ
people of the same family npr. dɐʥ’iɐŋmũ
people and families n. ʥ’iɐŋmũ
people working in the field n. ʥiɐ̃libɛi’wu
perfective aspect marker -lɛ
perpendicular adj. tʰutsu
persimmon n. guɐndʐuɐŋ
person n.
a person n. mũdɛpɛi; mũpɛi
pervade v. wutʂuŋ
perverted adj. ’nɐŋʑɔsĩʑɔ; ʑo
pest n. βu’nɐ
pestle n. z’uŋpu
petrified adj. dɐnmu; dɐ̃mu
Phasianus colchicus, long-tailed crowned bird n. ʥihɛʥɛ
phlegm n. ʐ’ɐpɛi
physician n. ’mɛ̃kʰɐŋ’wu; ’mɛ̃bɛi’wu
physique adj. ʐiʨiɐ
Picea brachytyla (Franch.) pritz. (type of spruce) n. dzɐŋsɐn
pick an apple, a pear, etc. from the tree vpr. dɐ’jɐŋjikɐ
pick up and glean leftovers in the field to exchange or sale for mad money v. sətʂũʨiɐ’wu
pick up food with chopsticks v.
pick up v. ʨikɔ; wukʰəkʰə; kɐ
pierce v. di
pig n. pʰɐ
the year of pig n. pʰɐlo’ŋɐŋ
pig keeper n. pʰɐʑi’wu
pig killer n. pʰɐsɛ’wu; pʰɐsɐi’wu
pig trotters n. pʰɐŋɐ
pig trough n. pʰɐ’ŋu
piglet n. pʰɐtsɛi
pile v. βu
pile up v. tʰũbɛilɛʨʰiu
pilfering n. kʰəɕilhɐɕi
pillow n. χɐŋkʰi
pimple, small raised spots on the body n. ʨuəʨuətsɛi; tɐtɐ
pin money n. z’ə
pinch v. ʨĩdi
pine n. tʰɐŋkɐlɐ
pit n. bətuŋ; kʰɔkʰɔ
pitfall v. jɔtsʰɔ’wu
places like that npr. jiki’wumɛsuʨʰiu
plainly adv. niɐnniɐntsɛi
plan n. sɐŋluŋ; ʐɐŋ
plan to buy v. ’ɲyɐŋʐɐŋbɛi
planet Venus in the evening n. mɐŋɲikʰəʨʰə
planet Venus in the morning n. mɐŋsɐŋkʰəʨʰə
planets of the earth visible in the morning n. gəməmɐndʐu
plant v. tsʰɔ; dz’ɔ
plate n. ʨiə
platform n. sɐnhɐŋ
play jokes v. guʐubɛi
play the hiding in hide-and-seek v. nɐnɐbɛi’wu
play the instrument v. ʨiɐʂitɐ̃
play the seeking in hide-and-seek v. lulubɛi’wu
play v. gulubɛi’wu; gulubɛi; guʐubɛi; suɐn
play wind instruments v. mo
playing n. gulubɛi’wu
plot against vpr. dɐŋhɐŋ bɛi
plough n. tʂʰuŋ cf. Chinese Chán
different parts of a plough n. jɔpʰə, kʰu’lu, tʂʰuŋŋɐʥiɐ
plough rope n. gədʐuɐ
pluck the feather and make it clean v. tsʰɐŋɕilɛwutsɐŋku
pluck v. ɕi; kɐ
plum n. lhitsɛi
plump (of kernels), full, plump-eared adj. ’wɐŋ
ply tricks on vpr. dɐŋhɐŋbɛi
pockmark, pockmarked face n. mɐtsi cf. Chinese Mázi 麻子
point n. zɛzɛ
poison n. tu
poisonous adj. tubu
pomegranate n. ɕiɐn’luŋ
pond n. tsʰo
poor adj. pʰuŋ
the poor (those without money) n. dzɔmɛ̃’wu; mɛ̃’wu
poplar n. βuʐi
pork n. pʰɐɕi
porter n. ʥiɔkʰukʰu’wu
portrait n. pəʨiɐ
possessions n. bəʐi; bɛi’libəʐi
pot cover n. dɐŋŋə; dɐŋʁə
potato n. jɐŋy cf. Chinese Yángyù 洋芋
potential mood marker -luʨi
poultry n.
pound v. ʨʰiuŋ; tʂʰuŋ
pour alcohol vpr. ɐʐɐtuŋ
pour into v. mituŋ
powder n. pʰɛ
powerful adj.
practice abstinence from meat v. z’əzɐibɛi
prayer wheel n. lhɐkʰu
precipitation n. ʨʰitʂʰi
precipitous adj. lɐ̃hɐŋ; lɐ̃tʂʰihɐŋ
preconception n. sɐŋʐuŋ
preconceive v. sɐŋʐuŋbɛi
predict if two people are good match in marriage according to their birth dates by gəmə vpr. lo’minʥ’iɛ
predict one’s future, tell one’s fortune by gəmə at the birth of a child vpr. ʥidɐnʥ’iɛ
pregnant adj. ɛ’lɛtsɛibu
present n. ŋɐ
press v. ʥiɐ
press, rush, urge v. kʰuɐi
pretend not to be v. mɛʐiʂu’wu
previous two or three days adv. siɳisɐŋni
previously adv. gəbə
prey n. ʐidɐ
price n. pʰu
prick v. ŋui
priest n. gəmə
prior n. adv. pos. ʂikɐ; ʂi
progressive aspect marker su- ~
prohibitive suffix tʰɐ
prolix adj. ɕiɛdʐibədʐi
prominent in social status adj. dzətʰɐŋdɐ
promise to marry one’s daughter v. dz’imɛikʰɐŋ
promise v. dʐitsi
promptly adv. wubugəu
prompt and efficient adj. ʂuɐŋʂuɐŋtʰɐtʰɐ
prop against v. wutɐn
prop v. tɐn
Proso millet n. ɳi’mi
prospective aspect marker -lɔ
prosper v. pʰɛ͂
protrude v. ɕiɔ
proud adj. mɐndʐĩdʐiɲi
proverbs n. kʰəpɛi
provide for the children to grow vpr. yɔlɛdɐku
provide for v.
prune away v. kʰɐtɐtɐ
Pseudois nayaur (bharal) n. ʐigui
public place n. kʰiɐlhɐ; tsiʐi
puff v. β’u
pull v. guɐn
pull at vpr. dɐmunɐŋmiʥ’iɐ
pull down pder. mikɐ
pull out from a lower place v. tʰutʂʰuɛ
pull out teeth v. χuikɐ
pull towards oneself pder. jĩguɐn
pull up weeds vpr. niɔɕi
pulse n. tsʰo
punch a hole through the nose n. nilhuŋpʰɔ
punch a hole v. pʰɔ
punch somebody with a fist v. dəʐuŋdi
pungent adj. ɕiu
purchase vpr. dɐn’ɲyɐŋ
purple n. adj. məji
push and squeeze v. gəgətsʰɐi
push it off oneself v. wutʂʰɔ
push v. ʨʰiɔ; tʂʰɔ
put aside v. ʨʰyɛ; wusɔ
put down a message n. dɐŋdəbɛi
put in a lower position v. mi’muku
put something into the cupboard v. bɐŋtʰəu
put two things close together v. nɐŋpʰɐjitɛ̃
put v. ʨʰiu
pyrotechnics n. b’uʨʰiɐŋtɛ’wu
Qiangic card n. pʰɐi
Qián , a measurement unit of weight smaller than Liǎng , 10 Qián make a Liǎng . n. hɐn
quantitatively enough adj.
quarrel v. tsʰɛtsʰɛbɛi
Quercus griffithii Hook (type of oak) n. wopɐ
questions and answer n. lɐnkʰɐŋ
quick adj. ʂuɐŋkutsɛi; ʂɐŋ
quickly adv. ʂuɐŋkutsɛi; ʂɐŋʂɐŋtsɛi
quick-witted adj. ’lotʂuɐnjɐn
quiet adj. bɐ̃mɐbɐ̃ ʂɐŋmɐʂɐŋ
quietly adv. d’ɐgɛitsɛi; gəujɐtsɛi
quite adv. gɐlhɐ
rabbit (lit.) n. jibɛi
rabbit n. ʐikuŋ
race v. χɛχɛbɛi
rags n. dz’ɛwɛpɐtɐ
rain n. dz’ɐŋ
a drop of rain npr. dz’ɐŋdɐzɐ
rain cats and dogs v. dʐɐtʂʰidʐɐmu
raincoat n. ʨʰiəgui
rainfall n. ʨʰitʂʰi
rainy seasons npr. dz’ɐŋwuimɛʐɐ
raise v. pɐ; tʰutʰəuku
raise hands v. kotʰupɐ
raise the salary v. mɛipʰukʰɐn
rapeseed, rape n. tsʰɐitsɛi cf. Chinese Càizi 菜籽
rash adj. dʐuɐnɕiɐntsəmɛ̃
rat n. tsʰui
raw adj. ʐɐŋkuɐ
raw turnip n. ʨʰiɐntʂʰu
reach one’s hand v. kowuʨiɛ
reach out v. ʨiɛ
reach v. dʐɔ̃; dʐɔ̃gɛ̃
reach, arrive v. dʐui
can’t reach vpinfl. dʐɔ̃məkɔ; dʐɔ̃mɛgɛ̃
read a book aloud vpr. ʥ’iχi
read a book, learn from a book v. dʑ’itsɐn
read aloud v. χi
ready to serve, well-cooked adj. ’mɛi;’min
real adj. ʥiɐn
reap v.
rear v. ʑi
rear animals in pens v. wo
rear pig v. pʰɐʑi’wu
reason n. dʐəulu
receive v. tʂɐ
recently adv. dɐjɐ
recite the scriptures said to be imported from India v. mə’ni’lo
recline vpinfl. wuɬɐŋɬɐŋ
recognise v. si
recollect vpr. ʂikɐmɛdɐjidɛigi
recover from illness v. ʨʰipʰɐ̃
recover v. pʰɐ̃; pʰɐi
red adj. n. ’jinχin
red paper n. ʂo’wu ’jinχin
reduce vpinfl. dɐniɐn
refine oil v. mə’nɐʨiɐ
region n. pɔtɔ
regret v. n. dʐu; ɳiɐngi
relatively adv. tɔji
relatives n. tsʰɐŋlhɐŋkʰu; tsʰɐŋʐɐŋkʰu
release v. wuɬɐŋ
reliable adj. ʁ’ɔlubu
reluctantly adv. bədʐɛitsɛi
rely v. tɐn
remain v. tsɐn
remove from v.
remove the hair of v. g’uɐi; tsʰɐŋkʰuɐi
remove the root v. nɛ’wukɐ
remove the skin of v. ʂi
remove the walnut from the tree v. g’uŋluŋdɐ̃
rendezvous n. min’mɐŋtsʰɔ’ji
rent the land v. ʐɐntʂubɛi’wu
renter n. ʐɐntʂubɛi’wu
repeatedly adv. dulɛ
reply n. vpinfl. v. dɐɕiɛ
research n. dʐuigə
resemble v. yəu
resemble n:qual. tʂʰidʐiʂu’wudɐʨiɐ
reservoir n. tʂʰibɐŋ
respect n. dɐibə
responsibility n. bɛikɛ’wu
rest on v. wutɐn; guigɔwutɐn
rest v. gɐsɐŋ
rest v. tɐn
restaurant owner n. z’ ɛiki’wu
return the respect, good will, hospitality, kindness, etc. v. dɐibədɐʨʰi
return vpinfl. dɐji
return vpinfl. dɐkʰɐŋ
reveal v.
rhododendrons n. dɐ’mumintɔ
rib n. nɐŋʨiɛ
rice n.
rice porridge n. tɔʁɐn
rice steamed with corn flour n. ’mɛ̃hɐn
rich dress n. guʨiɐntʂʰipɐ
rich people n. dzɔjɐn’wu
riddle n. dʐu
ride v. dzĩ; dzong
ride a horse v. βudzĩ
ridge n. guɐnpʰɐ
right adj. ʐɐ̃; ʐɐn
right away adv. ʥiɐŋzu; niɐŋ’mɛilɛ
right side n. dʐuɐŋlhɐpʰɐ
ring n. mɐŋtʂʰɛtsɛi
rip v. b’ɛ
ripe adj. ’mɛi; ’min
rises well (of rice) v.
riverside n. tʂʰibɐŋ
river n. tʂikʰɐ
a small stream npr. tʂikʰɐtsɛi
road n. φuʨiɐ
a road npr. φuʨiɐpʰɐ
road side n. gɛʥiɛ
roast v. kʰə
rob v. ’yo
robber n. v. ’yo ’wu
rocky mountain n. pʰɐŋ’wɐŋ
roe, Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis) n. χɛi
roll up (of smoke, fume, etc.) v. muhoɕiumu
roll v. jilulu
roll into a mass by kneading v. dəʥ’iuʐu
room n. dʐuikʰɐn
root n.
root of a tree n. sɐnpumɛnɛ
roots n. kɛnkɛn’məʐi; nɛ’wu
rope n. ʐɐpu
a small piece of rope n. ʐɐnkʰɐ
rosary n. tʂʰuɐn’wu; tʂʰuɐn’wɐn
rot (of wood) v. bu; lɐn
rotate v. suɐn
round adj. ku’lu’lutsɛi
round adj. lɔlɔ; lɔlɔtsɛi; niɛ
round gourd n. lɔlɔkuɐ
round radish n. ʨʰiɐnluŋpu; ʨʰiɐn
round the clock adv. mɐŋsɐŋsɐŋ
round up v. ’lɔ; ’lɔ’lɔ
rub one’s hands v. kowuhəhə
rub v.
rubbish n. ʨiɐʨiɐ
Rubus parvifolius Linn (type of berry) n. ʁɛisi cf.
rules n. kətʂʰi
run fast vpr. χɛlɛtʂʰiʂɐŋ
run, escape v.
run v. χɛ
rust n. tsuŋ
sack n. kʰi
sad adj. sɐɕiu; ʂiχui
sagacious adj. guluŋtʰɐn
salary n. mɛipʰu
saliva n. ʂɐpɛi; ʐ’ɐpɛi
salt n. tsʰɛi
salty adj. kʰi
same adj. dɐʐɐŋ
same place n. suʨʰiudɐʨiɐ
same thing n. dɐkʰɐ ’wu
same type of things n. dɐtɕiɐ’wu
sandbag n. dɛitʂi
sanguinary adj. ’məsə mə’lɔ
sauerkraut n. ʥiubu
sauerkraut soup n. dzɐnbɐtsi
sausage n. ɕiɐŋɲo
save v. ʨiu cf. Chinese Jiù
save bit by bit v. z’ɔ
save money or property v. səz’ɔ’wu
save pin money by gleaning wheat v. z’əʨiɐbɛi
save v. wusɔ; wuzuʐu
saw n. ɕiɐnsɔ
saw v. gɐi
say v. ɕiɛ
sayings n. kʰəpɛi
scale n. kuɐn
scarce adj. ɖɐŋ
scarlet adj. mətsʰitsʰi
scatter v. wutʰɐn
scent n. dʐitsɐŋ
school n. ɕyəɕiɔ; ʥ’itsɐn’jikɐn; ɬəʐuŋ cf. Chinese Xuéxiào 学校
scissors n. gətu
scold v. dʐɔ
scoop n. tʂʰuɐntsɛi cf. Chinese Chǎnzi 铲子
scorch v.
scratch v. wɐ; wɐdi
sea n. ʥiɐŋtsʰo
seabuckthorn fruit n. tsʰinɐdzigɐ
search for v. lu
season n. kuɐntə
second floor of a Guìqióng building used as sleeping room or storage place for precious n. bətsɐ
second day of a month npr. ɳidʐuɐŋ
second generation npr. ɳitʂɐŋ
second person plural imperative suffix -so
second person plural inclusive imperative marker -li
second son npr. ɛ’lɛtsɛibəməpɛi
second time npr. ɳitʰɐngəu
secret n. d’ɐgɛitsɛi
secret purse n. z’ə
secret quarters adv. d’ɐgɛitsɛi
secretly adv. d’ɐgɛitsɛi
sedan chair n. ʨiɐotsɛi cf. Chinese Jiàozi 轿子
see v. dʑiɔ; dʐidʐuɐŋ
seed n. tsui
seedlings of cereal crops n. butsɛi
seesaw v. ’wutsidzĩ’wũ
select v. tsʰi
self pron. ʐɐŋ; ʐɐŋsu
sell v. ki
sell up v. kitsʰukɔ
sell infl. ki’wu
seller n. ki’wu
semen n. ʁɐn
send the letter v. dɐŋdəpʰɐn
send v. ɕi; pʰɐn
sense the fragrance, scent or odour of v. ɕiu
sense the smell of v. χuŋ
sentence-final negative polar item sɐŋ
separate v. ʥi
September n. gɛibu
serve as a government official vpr. pɐ̃ʨʰyo
sesame n. tʂi’mɐtsi cf. Chinese Zhīmázi 芝麻子
set v. bo
set a pitfall n. jɔtsʰɔ’wu
set fire v. mindɐbɐ
set one’s mind at rest v. sɐŋmudi
set up a family v. kʰu’wokʰuɐi
set up a stick vpr. sɐnʨiɐmɛitsu
seven num. ’nin; dɐn; gui; a temporal unit
of seven days npr. dɐntsʰidɐʨʰiɐ
seven hundred num. dɐndʑiə
seven months npr. ’nin’li
seven months num. gui’li
seven o’clock npr. ’ninʑiɔ
seven thousand num. tuŋtsʰu’ninʥiɐŋ
seventeen num. dʑiudɐn
seventeenth day of a month n. giudɐn
seventh day of a month npr. ’nindʐuɐŋ
seventy num. dɐntʂi
seventy-eight num. dɐntʂizədʑiɛ
seventy-five num. dɐntʂizə’ŋə
seventy-four num. dɐntʂizəʐi
seventy-nine num. dɐntʂizəgɛi
seventy-one num. dɐntʂizɐdzi
seventy-seven num. dɐntʂizədɐn
seventy-six num. dɐntʂizədʐu
seventy-three num. dɐntʂizəsɐŋ
seventy-two num. dɐntʂi zɐɳi
seven Yuán npr. ninpɐ cf. Chinese currency
sew v. kʰui
shade n. dʐikʰuŋ
shadow n. wũpɛipɛitsɛi
shady location n. ʁoʁotsɛi
shake hands v. koχɔχɔbɛi
shake vpinfl. wuɖəɖə
shake v. ɖə
shaman n. gəmə
shameless adj. hɐ’limɐnyɐŋ
shank n. mɐŋpɐ
shape npr. kʰɐ’wuyəu
sharp adj. ʨʰiɐŋ
sharpen a knife v. tsʰɐisi; si
shave v. g’uɐi;’ətsɐŋg’uɐi
she pron. zo
sheath of the knife npr. tsʰɐiʨʰiɐŋ
sheep n. ʨʰiɐŋ
shelf v. wuʨʰiudi
shepherd, people tending cattle n. dʐo’jɐʁ’ɐ’wu
shepherd of cattle n. niʁ’ɐ’wu
shine v.
shoe n. dʐi
shoe mender n. dʐiʨiɐ’wu
shoot at v. sɐŋ
shoot at the target v. βɐ̃di
short adj. ’mu; kʰɔbuni
short people npr. kʰɔbuni’wu
shortcomings n. mɐdʐuɐŋ’wu
should v. ʥiɐn
shoulder n. tʂʰɐkʰo
shout v. ʁɐ
show v. ʂi
show the way v. φuʨiɐʂi
show a prospect of good harvest vpr. dɐlujɐn
showy adj. kʰĩtsɛitʂʰi
shrimp n. tʂini
shrink v. ŋui
shrink vpinfl. dɐmiɳiɐn
shrivel (by frost, snow) v. ʨʰiɔ
shroud n. ʂigui
shudder adj. dɐŋ’jɐŋnikʰudzɐŋ; wutʰɐitʰɐibɛi
shy adj. χɐ
sickle n. sɔli
side n. nɐŋʨiɛ
sideways adv. wujujutsɛi
sieve n. ʁɐʁɐ
sifter n. ʁɐʁɐ
silken costume n. guʨiɐntʂʰipɐ
silkworm n. gukiɐn βuʐu
silly adj. dɐnmu; kʰymɛ’wu
silver n. ’wuŋ
simply adv. niɐnniɐntsɛi
simultaneous aspect marker ʂi
sing v. ’lo; tʂʰɐŋkobɛi; ʨʰiɐŋ
sing a song v. də’lə’lo
single man n. φutuŋ
sip vpr. niɐnniɐntsɛidɐmuʥ’iɐ
sisters n. ’nɐŋtsɛiʨʰy
sisters, daughters of a family n. nɐŋtsɛiʨʰy
sit v. ʨʰyo; tʂʰo
sit down pder. miʨʰyo
sit exams v. kʰɐu cf. Chinese kǎo
sitting and idling away n. ʨʰyo’wuʨiɐ
situation n. ʈhəuʨʰyo
six hundred num. dʐudʑiə
six months npr. kʰɔ’li
six n. kʰɔ
six num. dʐu
six o’clock n. kʰɔɲiɔ
six thousand num. tuŋtsʰukʰɔʥiɐŋ
sixteen num. dʑiudʐu
sixteenth day of a month num. giudʐu
sixth day of a month num. kʰɔdʐuɐŋ
sixty n. dʐutʂi
sixty-eight num. dʐutʂizədʑiɛ
sixty-five num. dʐutʂizə’ŋə
sixty-four num. dʐutʂizəʐi
sixty-nine num. dʐutʂizəgɛi
sixty-one num. dʐutʂizɐdzi
sixty-seven num. dʐutʂizədɐn
sixty-six num. dʐutʂizədʐu
sixty-three num. dʐutʂizəsɐŋ
sixty-two num. dʐutʂizɐɳi
ski v. kʰu’wugəuʑiɐnʑiɛbɛi’wu
ski v. ʑiɐnʑiɛbɛi
skin n. pɐpɐ
skirt n. ’ɐʨʰiɐgui
sky n. bənɐŋ
slant pder. Jiju
slant v. ju
slash v.
slasher n. ʂɐŋtu
sleep v. ju
slender adj. ʂɐnʂɐntsɛi
slice n. guhɐ
slight adj. gɔsulə
slim adj. g’uɐndʐitsɛi
slim adj. niɐnbuχɐŋ
slim adj. ʂɐnʂɐntsɛi
slingshot n. wutɔ
slip v. dʑiɛ
slip down pder. mĩʥiɛ
slippery adj. ʥiɐŋ’mɐ̃tsɛi
sloppy adj. dʐilumɛ̃
slovenly person n. jĩguɐnwũχĩ
slow adj. d’ɔ
slowly adv. hɐmɐtsɛi; χɐmɐtsɛi
slow-witted adj. ɖɐ̃mu
small adj. n. ni; ni’wu
small bag for carrying money, odds and ends n. zuʐi
small birds n. tsʰitsʰi
small earthenware n. mɐŋtsɛi
small intestine n. bɛitɐŋ
small pox immunization giver n. bɔɬɐŋ’wu
small premature walnut n. g’uŋluŋ’ɐn’ɐntsɛi
small river n. tʂikʰɐ
small shoes n. dʐitsɛi
smallpox n. sĩbɔ
smash v. ʨʰiuŋ; tʂʰuŋ
smell v. jiχuŋχuŋdi
smiling adv. wuʁitsɛi
smilingly adj. wuʁitsɛi
smoke n. muho
smoke v. dʑ’iɐ
snack n. gotsɛi
snake (lit.) n. dʐui
snake n. tʂu
snap v. tɕiɐ
sneeze v. ʁ’ ətʂʰibɛimu
snow n. kʰu’wu
snow on the mountain top n. ʐĩgumɛkʰu’wu
snow the whole day on v. kʰu’wukʰətɐnbɛi
snub-nosed monkey npr. ɲiɔdʐigui
so adv. du35lə
so adv. Jiku
so adv. pron. du35
so frightened that one’s heart becomes cold adj. dɐŋ’jɐŋnikʰudzɐŋ
so much pron. dətsi; dətʂi
soak adj. tʰɐŋtʰɐŋ; tʰɐŋtʰɐŋtsɛi
soft adj. ʥiɐŋmɛijɐŋtsɛi
soft adj. ʥiɐŋmɛijɐŋtsɛi
softly adv. ʥiɐŋmɛijɐŋtsɛi
soil n. ’ɳɔpɐ
sold out v. kitsʰukɔ
soldier n. ’mɐmi
sole for footwear n. titsi cf. Chinese dĭzi 底子
sole n. gəpʰi; ŋəpʰi
sole, under-surface of the foot n. ŋəpʰi
solid adj.
solid adj. gɐdɐlɐ
solid waste from the body n. ’nɐŋ
solution n. dɐnŋɐn
solve a riddle v. dʐuʨiɛku
some art. ɲiɐ
some children npr. ɛ’lɛtsɛiɲiɐ
something taken for granted n. dudʐi’wu
somewhat uncomfortable adj. dɛʨimɛʥiɐn
son and daughter n. buʐi
son n. tsɛi
song n. də’lə
son-in-law n. nɐŋdzũ
son-in-law n. ʐipu
sons and daughters n. bəbuʐi
sons n. tsɛiɲ’iɐ
sons of a common ancestor n. bu
sorghum flour n. gəpɛipʰɛ
sorghum n. gəpɛi
sort out v. sɛidɐ
sound v. ʁɐ
sour adj. dzɐŋ
sour adj. dzɐŋ’wu
sources of unhappiness n. dulu
south n. ʈhəu
south direction n. ʈhəuni
south side of the mountain n. niɐnlɔ
sow (e.g. wheat, barley, soybean, etc.) v. χəu; ʁ’əu
sow down pder. miχəu
sow in drill v. ʨiɐ
sowing season npr. litʰɔtsʰɔgɐŋ
soybean n. ɲiɔ
soybean bread n. ɲiɔb’ɔlɔ
soybean curd n. liki; lɛiki Ancient Sichuan Chinese Líqí
soybean flour npr. ɲiɔpʰɛ
the skin of soybeans npr. ɲiɔpɐ
white soybean n. ɲiɔʂɔ’mɐ
spade n. tʂʰuɐntsɛi
span of time n. nɐŋtʰə
sparrow n. tʂʰi
sparrow n. tsʰitsʰi
sparse adj. ɖɐŋ
spawn (frog or toad) n. bɛitʰɐ
speak Chinese v. ʥiɛ̃dʐubɛi
speak concisely vpr. dzɐŋɕiɛ niɐntsɛilɛɕiɛ
speak in dreams vpr. wuməŋgugɛʨʰiɛɕiɛ
speak out one’s mind v. jidigi’wuwuɕiɛ
speak out v. dzɐŋɕiɛɕiɛ
speculative mood marker -əmu
speech n. ɕiɛ ’wu
speech n. dzɐŋɕiɛ
spider n. dʐɔgɔʐɔ
spine n. gɛiʐu
spiral marrow n. gɛitʰɐ
spit out v. ʁ’ɐ
spit v. χɐ
splash v. kʰo’wu
splendid attire n. guʨiɐntʂʰipɐ
split v. b’ ɐ
spongy adj. dʐi
spot n. ŋɐtsi
Spring Festival n. lisɛi
spring flowers npr. ’jukʰumɛmintɔ
spring n. ’jukʰu
spring n. ’jutə
spring n. ɕitə
springtime n. ɕitəsɐŋ
squander v. tʂʰuɐlɐbɛi
square or triangle pouch n. zuʐi
squat v. mikotsɔ
squirm v. tʂʰotʂʰomu
stack up v. tʰũbɛilɛʨʰiu
stack v. βu
stamp one’s feet v. gɐdʐuɐi’wu
stand on ceremony vpr. dʐuɐnbubɛi
stand on top of the bench v. pɐntəŋjitʂʰɐ
stand on top of, step on v. tʂʰɐ
stand up pder. tʰujɔ
stand v.
standing on ceremony (of people) adj. dʐuɐnbutʂʰitʂʰi
star anise n. χoχiɐŋ cf. Chinese huíxiāng 茴香
star n. ʁɛitʂi
start working v. gɐŋtsubɛi
static perfective marker -lɛjɐn
stature n. dzətʰɐŋ
steaks n. nɐŋʨiɛɕi
steal v.
steam buns with vegetable stuffing vpr. dzɐŋb’ɔlɔkʰu
steam n. ’lɐŋpu
steam v. kʰu
steamed corn-flour pancake n. tʰɐŋpɐtsi cf. Chinese Tāngbāzi 汤巴子
steel n. kɐŋ
steelyard n. kuɐn
steep adj. ’lɐ̃χɐŋ
steep adj. lɐ̃hɐŋ
steep adj. βɛijɐ
stick out v. ɕiɔ
sticky paste used as glue n. βɐ
still adv. ’mɛ
still adv. ɐsi; χɐʂi
still adv. hɐʂi
still adv. χɐʂi
sting n. tsɐŋdʐuɐŋ
sting v. di
sting v. tsɐŋdi
a bite n. dɐtsɐŋdi
stir fry v. ʨʰiɔ
stir up trouble v. ligəlu
stir v. kʰuitʂʰɐ
stir v. wuzuʐu
stomach n.
stomp v. gɐdʐuɐi’wu
stone n. ʁ’uŋpʰə
small stones n. ʁ’uŋpʰəpʰɛpʰɛtsɛi
sandy stone ʁ’uŋpʰəpʰɛpʰɛtsɛi
a boundary stone n. χitʂʰɔ
stonemason n. ʁ’uŋpʰədɐ̃ ’wu
stonemason n. ʁ’uŋpʰəgo’wu
stop up v. ʂui; sui
stop v. dʐuɛ
stop working v. ʐɐsubɛi
store up v. bɐŋtʰəu
storey n. tsʰəŋ cf. Chinese Céng
story n. dʐu
straight adj. ʂu
strain v. tʂʰɐ
stranger npr. ’mɐmɛsimɛmũ
strategy n. ’lotʂuɐn
straw shoes (Sìchuān 四川 Chinese cǎoxié 草鞋) n. tsʰɐuχɐi
strawberry n. gugusi
street n. kʰiɐʐə
streets n. kʰiɐlhɐ
strength n. ʂimu
strength n. simu; ʂimu
strengthen v. jitɐŋku
strike into pieces with pestle v. ʨʰiuŋ; tʂʰuŋ
strike v. dɐ̃
strike with an effort v. simubɛilɛ w’udɐ̃
strike with elbow v. kʰəputʂonɐŋʨʰiuŋ
string n. ʐɐnkʰɐ
stroll v. suɐn
strong (of external force) adj. dzɐn
strong adj. ’liŋlũhɐŋ
strong v. zubugukɔ
stubborn adj. ʑo
student n. so’mə
study n. ɬəʐuŋ
stump n. βɐgui
stupid adj. ɖɐ
stupid adj. mɐdʐɐdʐɐ
succeed v. dʐi
such adv. pron. du35
such matter pron. jikipʰə
such pron. jiku
suddenly adv. jɐn’mɛiʨiɐŋ
suffer from chronic cough or tuberculosis v. dzɛiʨʰi
suffer from diarrhoea v. pɐɕi
suffer from diarrhoea v. tʂʰuɐʂiʨʰi
suffer from drought v. mɐŋsu
suffer v. pʰɔ
sufferer of wanderlust n. tʂʰiʨʰiupʰɔ’wu
suffering from a sore throat adj. sɐŋuɐ
suffering from stroke adj. tʂʰotʂʰomɐkɔ
suffuse v. wutʂuŋ
sugar n. d’ɐŋ cf. Chinese Táng
suitable adj. ʐɐ̃; ʐɐn
sumac tree n. χənsɐn
summer n. dɐnkʰu
summer n. dɐntə
summer nights npr. dɐntə mɛ mɐŋgɛitsɛi
summit of Màibēng mountain n. jɐŋdzɐŋ
sun n. mintsʰə
sunflower n. yu’mɛmintɔ
sunny adj. ʐui
sunset clouds n. gɐ’li mintsʰə
sunset glow n. gɐ’li mintsʰə
sunshine (lit. the foot of the sun) n. mintsʰəgɐ
supper (chǎngmǎ) n. dʐi
supper n. dzi
support somebody with one’s hand or arm v. ɕiɐn
supreme leader of Buddhism n. kʰɐnmu; kʰɐŋβu; kʰɐnbu
supreme leader of Buddhism n. ʨʰydʐiʥiɔbu
supreme leader of Buddhism in India n. ʥiɔgəʨʰydʐiʥiɔbu
surface v. tʂʰuɐi; tʂʰuɛ
surpass, transcend v. ʈhɐ
swaddling clothes n. ʨiɐtʰɐn
swallow n. dʐ ’əgɔ
swallow n. tʂʰəgo
swan n. kɛiʐikuɐŋʐɐŋ
sweat n. φutʂi
sweater n. məji
sweep n. ʨʰiɐ’mu dɐʨʰiɔ
sweep v. ʨʰiɐ
sweep the floor v. ʥ’iɐŋʨʰiɐ
sweet adj. kʰuɐ
sweet food n. kʰuɐ’wu
sweet potato flour n. ʥiɔ’ləupʰɛ
sweet potato n. ʥiɔ’ləu
swell v. ʁɐŋ
swelling on the skin n. tʂuɐtɐtɐ cf. Chinese Gēdá 疙瘩
swim v. tʂĩtʂi
swing v. ʂuɐi
swish v. ʂuɐi
sword n. dʐɛi
table n. tʂuətsɛi
tadpole n. bɛiʥuətsi
tail (the lower end) of a field n. dʐ ’ɛiŋɔ
tail n. mikuɛ
tailor n. dz’ɛwɛkʰui’wu; dz’ɛwɛg’ui’wu
take aim v. sɐŋ
take care of children vpr. ɛ’lɛtsɛiʥiɔ
take care of v. niɐnʥiɔbɛi
take charge of, take care of v. kuɐn cf. Chinese guǎn
take down pder. mikɐ
take it easy to say vpr. səŋʐɔtʰɐpʰɔlɛɕiɛ
take it here pder. jĩguɐn
take off upper garment vpr. dz’ɛwɛwutɛ
take offense v. zibuzu
take out v. wubuku
take shelter from the rain vpr. dz’ ɐŋnɐ
take v. ʨʰiu
talk about something openly vpr. dzɐŋɕiɛkutʰɐnku
talk about something over and over v. ɕiɛʂuɕiɛbɔbɛi
talk v. dzɐŋɕiɛbɛi
tall adj. kʰɔbudɐ
tall adj. v. tʰəu; ʈhəu
tall people n. kʰɔbudɐ’wu
target n. βɐ̃
taste bitter v. kʰimu
taste sweet v. kʰuɐ’wu
taste v. ʂɐŋɬə
tasteless adj. dʐəmɛ̃dɛmɛ̃
tax n. liʨi
tea (before it is served with water) n. ʥ’iu
tea and drinks n. tsĩʥ’iɐ
teach somebody a lesson by hitting v. dɛtʰɛ̃ dɐ̃
teach someone a lesson by hitting v. tɛ̃tsɛidɐ̃
teach v. tsɐn
teacher n. gɛikɐn
teacher n. ɬopɐn
tear apart v. wuʥiku
tear each other’s clothes vpr. dz’ɛwɛguɐnguɐnbɛi
tear each other’s clothing v. ɕiɕibɛi
tear v. pʰɛ
telic Aktionsart auxiliary
tell stories to many people v. lũ’mindʐĩ pɛ cf. Chinese Bǎilóngménzhèn 摆龙门阵
tell stories v. dʐuɕiɛ
temper n. pʰiʨʰi
temperament n. gəʨi
temple n. ɬəkʰuɐŋ
temple n. zə̃gu
temporal order n. ditsʰi
ten n. dʐi
ten li (about five kilometres) npr. lhi’wusiʨiɐ
ten million n. sə’jə
ten months npr. si’li
tenth day of a month npr. sidʐuɐŋ
tenth time npr. sitʰɐngəu
ten thousand n. kʰɔ
ten thousand n. tʂʰikʰuʨiɐ
ten thousand num. dɐkʰɔ
ten Yuán npr. sipɐ
tent n. ’jə
terribly adv. gɛmɛhɛ
testis n. dɛ’luŋ
than pos. wɐn’jɐn
thangka n. tʰɐŋkɛi
thank v. gɐlhɐdzi;gɐlhɐdʐi
that dem. jiki
that man npr. ɳipɛi
that thing pron. jikipʰə
thaw v. gu
marry v. kʰu’wokʰuɐi
their family pron. Dugu
then adv. ɐ; ɐ’li; jikigɐŋʨiɐŋ
there adv. jikə
these pron. dətsi; dətʂi; dɛiɲiɐ
they (plural third person exclusive pronoun) pron. Dugu
they (plural third person inclusive pronoun) pron. dutsɛi
thick (of objects not round) adj.
thick adj. ɲɐndɐŋ; niɐntɐŋ
thick and viscous (liquid) adj. sɔsɔ
thick corn paste boiled in water to be eaten with sauerkraut soup corn flour paste cooked in boiling water, and then removed to sauerkraut soup n. b’ũ
thick loop bridge ties the two sides of a river for ferrying or the delivery of goods n. niɐntʰɐ
thick n. niɐntɐŋ
thief n. tʂʰuɐnbu; tʂʰuɐŋbu
thigh n. kuɐ
thin adj. dʐiʂɐtsɛi
thin adj. g’uɐndʐitsɛi
thin maize pancake n. tʰə’lə
the sick child n. ʨʰĩɲɐmɛɛ’lɛtsɛi
thing n. kʰɐ’wu
things n. bɛi’libəʐi
things of the same quality n. dʐũdʐũ
think of v. jĩdigi
think v. dɛigi
third day of a month npr. sɐŋdʐuɐŋ
third generation npr. miʐəsɐŋtʂɐŋ
third time n. sɐntʰɐngəu
third year from this year n. ɕihi
third floor of a Guìqióng building with half balcony and half offering place to serve god n. dʐugui
upstairs n. dʐugui
thirsty adj. ji
thirteen num. dʑiusɐŋ
thirteenth day of a month num. sɛisɐŋ
thirtieth day of a month npr. nɐŋtu
thirty num. sɐŋʥi
thirty num. sɐŋtʂʰi
thirty-eight num. sɐŋtʂʰizədʑiɛ
thirty-five num. sɐŋtʂʰizə’ŋə
thirty-four num. sɐŋtʂʰizəʐi
thirty-nine num. sɐŋtʂʰizəgɛi
thirty-one num. sɐŋtʂʰizɐdzi
thirty-seven num. sɐŋtʂʰizədɐn
thirty-six num. sɐŋtʂʰizədʐu
thirty-three num. sɐŋtʂʰizəsɐŋ
thirty-two num. sɐŋtʂʰi zɐɳi
this dem. dɛi
this evening (said when the day has turned into night) npr. adv. bɛiʐi mɐŋgɛitsɛi; bɛiʐi mɐŋɲitsɛi
this evening n. adv. ʂiʐɐŋmɐŋgɛitsɛi; ʂiʐɐŋmɐŋɲitsɛi
this evening npr. adv. ʨʰɐ’i mɐŋgɛitsɛi
this time n:qual. dɛitʰɐn
this year n. tʂʰiʐɐŋ
thistle n. zɛzɛ
the first time n. tʰohotʰɐn
thorn n. dzigɐ
thorough and perfect adj. sũtsʰɐŋ
those who have little n. mɛ̃’wu
though conj. bɛimɛ
though conj. tsilə
thought n. sɐŋluŋ
thoughtful adj. dzɐndʐu
thoughtless n. kʰymɛ’wu
thousands num. tuŋtʂʰɐtʂʰitʂʰɐ
thread a needle v. ’wɐn
thread n. ʂiʨiɐ
thread, filament, wire, string n. ʑ’iɐntsi cf. Chinese Xiànzi 线
three days ago n. ɖoʁoniɛ
three n. sɐŋ
three armfuls num. sɐŋʁ’ɐŋ
three books npr. sɐŋtʰə
three days npr. sɐŋni
three hundred num. sɐŋdʑiə
three thousand num. tuŋtsʰusɐŋʥiɐŋ
three months npr. sɐŋ’li
three Yuán npr. sɐŋpʰɐ
throat n. ’wutʂʰɔ
throw away v. wuʥiɐŋ
throw dices v. sɐitsiŋuɐ̃
throw up v. ʁ’ɐ
throw v. ʂuɐi
thumb n. ko’nydɐ’wu’ny
thunder n. mɐŋʁɐ’wu
thunder n. tʰɔ
Tiānquán 天全 name. ʂɔpɛi
Tibetan alpine horns resembling the Alphorn n. gəduŋ
Tibetan eared pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani) n. ʥiɔ’wɐŋ
Tibetan language n. bɛikɛ
Tibetan n. bɛi
Tibetan New Year n. bɛi’lisɛi
tickle v. gɛi’litsɛipʰɔ’wu
tie up v. jiʂiʂi
tie v.
tie v. tʂʰɐ
tiger n.
tight adj. tɐŋ
tile n. wɐʁə
till the land v. ʥiɐ̃dʐu
tilt pder. Jiju
tilt v. ju
time measure of two hours n. tʂʰitsʰəu; tʂʰitʂʰəu cf. Chinese Shíchén 时辰
time n. ʐɐ
a period of time n. adv. dɐpʰɔ
a long time time-consuming adj. tʰɔ
tingling adj. ʁ’u’wus
tingling adj. βuʐidə
tip n. zɛzɛ
tip pder. jiju
tip of the fingers n. ko’nywɐn’jɐntsɛi
to go v. ji
to remove the peel vpr. pɐpɐwuʂi
to tear off the peel downwards vpr. pɐpɐmiʂi
toad n. bɛibu
toast song n. liŋuɐn’wu
tobacco n. dz’ɐnχɐn
tobacco pouch attached to a pipe n. tulhə; tuʐə
today adv. ʨʰiɐ’i
today n. adv. ʂiʐɐŋ
toe n. gəny; ŋəny
toenail n. gəɕiɐn
toenail n. gəɕiɐn; ŋəɕiɐn
toenail n. ŋəɕiɐn
tofu n. liki; lɛiki Ancient Sichuan Chinese Líqí
together adv. dɛtʂʰɐ
together adv. nyɐŋ’ mɔ; nyɐŋmu
toilet n. mɔsu
toilet n. ʨiɐkʰuɐŋ; ’nɐŋgu
tomb n. doso
tomorrow morning n. ’nɐ’i ʑiɛtsɛi
tomorrow n. adv. ’nɐ’i
tongue n. dʐi
tonight n. adv. bɛiʐi
too much adj. tʂʰitsʰɐn
too plentiful adj. tʂʰitsʰɐn
Toona sinensis (Chinese toon) n. tʂʰuɐnsɐnpu cf. Chinese Chūn 椿
tooth n. χui
top n. wɐn’jɐn
top of the mountain peak summit n. ʐĩgu
top of a kitchen range n. ʥiɔtʰə; dʑiətʰə
topic marker -pʰə
topple over vpr. bəbəmibɛi
tough adj. χɐŋ
town n. kʰiɐ
town n. suʨʰiu
Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F.A. Barkl. (Chinese lacquer) n. χənsɐn
toy n. gulubɛi’ji
trade n. tsʰuŋ
trader n. tsʰuŋbɛi’wu
traffic hub n. jitʰuŋwutʰuŋ
Tragopan temminckii (type of pheasant) n. ʥiu’muʥiɔkɛi
trample v. miʨiəʨiə
travel on official business v. lɐŋdɐnxi’wu
traveler n. ’lipu
tree leaf n. sɐnpupɐpɐ
tree n. sɐnpu
small tree n. sɐnputsɛi
a tree n. sɐnpudəpu
tree branch n. sɐnpuguɐŋʨiɐ
tree root n. sɐnpunɛ
tree seedling n. sɐnputsɛitsɛi
tree trunk n. duŋʐɐŋ
tremble v. wutʰɐitʰɐibɛi
trim v.
trim v. kʰɐtɐtɐ
trim vegetables for cooking v. dzɐnbɐ sɛidɐ
tripod leg used to prop up a wok n. dʐ’ɛikɔ
trouble times n. nɐŋʐuχɐŋ
trousers n. χi
trousers n. χiguɛ
trowel n. tʂʰuɐntsɛi
true adj. ʂu
trumpet flower n. ’mɐnumintɔ
trumpet n. ’mɐnu
truss up v. tʂʰɐ
try all out to do v. gudʐubɛi
try v. tsʰɐitsʰɐibɛi
try v. tsʰɛtsʰɛbɛi
tsampa n. inpʰɛ
tsampa 糌粑 n. jĩpʰɛ; inb’ɛ
tunes and melodies n. duŋpʰɛiduŋʨʰy
turban n. pɐʐɛi
turn into rags, wear out (of clothing) v. ʂo
turn n. gɔʐɔ
turn n. gɛigo
turn on the tap v. tʂiwuɬhɐŋ
turn over vpinfl. wukʰuitʂʰɐ
turnip n. ʨʰiɐn
turnip n. ʨʰiɐnluŋpu
turtle n. ɕiɐn’mɛilhɔ
turtledove n. buduʐu
tusk n. tʂʰiχui
television set, television programme n. diɐnsi cf. Chinese diànshì 电视
twelfth day of a month num. sɛiɳi
twelve num. dʑiuɳi
twelve months npr. sĩɳĩ’li
twentieth day of a month num. ɳiʂi
twenty num. ɳiʂi
twenty-eight num. ɳiʂidʑiɛ
twenty-eighth day of a month num. ɳiʂidʑiɛ
twenty-five num. ɳiʂi’ŋə
twenty-fifth day of a month num. ɳiʂi’ŋə
twenty-first day of a month num. ɳiʂidzi; ɳiʂidʐi
twenty-four num. ɳiʂiʐi
twenty-fourth day of a month num. ɳiʂiʐi
twenty-nine num. ɳiʂigɛi
twenty-ninth day of a month num. ɳiʂigɛi
twenty-one num. ɳiʂidzi; ɳiʂidʐi
twenty-second day of a month num. ɳiʂiɳi
twenty-seven num. ɳiʂidɐn
twenty-seventh day of a month num. ɳiʂidɐn
twenty-six num. ɳiʂidʐu
twenty-sixth day of a month num. ɳiʂidʐu
twenty-third day of a month num. ɳiʂisɐŋ
twenty-three num. ɳiʂisɐŋ
twenty-two num. ɳiʂiɳi
twice npr. ɳitʰɐn
twin (whom are generally regarded by Guìqióng people as being unfortunate) n. dʐ’imukʰɐlɐ
twisting threads into rope v.
two armfuls npr. ɳiʁ’ɐŋ
two days npr. ɳini
two-hour period npr. tʂʰitsʰəudɐʨʰiɐ
two hundred beehives n. wuitsɛiχədʐuŋ ɳiʥiə
two hundred num. ɳidʑiə
two hundred years n. loɳidʑiə
two months npr. ɳi’li
two num. ɳi
two paces npr. ɳiŋɐŋ
two people npr. ɳipɛi
two thirds num. sɐŋʂɔtsi’ɳiʂɔ
two thousand num. tuŋtsʰuɳiʥiɐŋ
two years npr. ɳi’ŋɐŋ
two Yuán npr. ɳipɐ
ugly adj. tsʰɐntɔhɐŋ
ugly people n. tsʰɐntɔhɐŋ’wu
umbrella n. ʐ’ ɔtuŋ
unable to move adj. tʂʰotʂʰomɐkɔ
unbearable adj. sɐnmɐkɔ
unbearable adj. səŋmɐkɔ
uncle elder than one’s father n:kin. ’ɐpɛi
uncle n:kin. ’ɐnku
unclear adj. mɛiʐuimuʐu
unclear water adj. tʂitʰɐŋtʰɐŋ
uncomfortable adj. səŋmɐkɔ
under adv. pos. χɔpɛi
under-change v. tsʰɐlɛməgə
undergo v. pʰɔ
underground floor of a Guìqióng building containing pens for keeping cattle n. ʥiuʐo
understand the traditional code of conduct vpr. dʐuɐnbu ’ɲyɐŋ
understand v. gu
under-surface of the foot n. gəpʰi; ŋəpʰi
undo v. wutʂʰutʂʰu
unexpectedly adv. dɛigilu mɛ̃’wu
unfilial adj. ɕiɔmətsʰə
unfilial sons or daughters npr. dʐ’əgɔɛ’lɛtsɛi
unfortunate adj. ɖɐ
unfortunate adj. lɛɖɐ
unlucky adj. lɛɖɐ
unmarried adj. kʰuwokʰuɐilɛmɐnɐŋ
unmarried daughter, single woman n. mutuŋ
unmarried son n. φutuŋ
unpalatable adj. ʥiɐŋmɛijɐŋtsɛi
unpalatable adj. mɐ̃dʐuɐŋ
unreliable adj. dʐilumɛ̃
unsettled adj. səŋmɐkɔ
untilled land n. pɐŋʨiɐ
unwise adj. mɐdʐɐdʐɐ
uphill of the road n. φuʨiɐmijɐn
upper back n. dɐtsʰi
upper garment n. dz’ɛwɛ
upright adj. tʰutsu
uproar n. ɐʐiʐi
upset adj. bubulɐlɐ
upturn one’s face v. wɐn’jɐnwũŋɐ
upturn v. ŋɐ
urge v. kʰuɐi
urinate v. ’nɐŋ̓ɛʂi
urinate vpr. ’ɛʂi bɔ
urine n. ’ɛʂi
use sparingly v. tsʰɐitsʰɐibɛi
use up n. tʂutsʰu
use v. tʂu
vagina n. ʂui
valley n. luŋpu
valuables (valuable things) n. dʐizɔ
vegetable basin n. dzɐnbɐ pʰɐŋtsɛi
vegetable garden n. dzɐnbɐ gɔli
vegetable n. dzɐnbɐ
vegetable oil n. mə’nɐ; mɛ’nɐ
vehicle n. tsʰɛtsi cf. Chinese Chēzi 车子
verbal auxiliary bɛi
verbose adj. pʰiʂipʰɐlɐ
very adv. tʂʰi
very bad person n. gɔdʐu
very expensive adj. pʰutʂʰidɐ
very heavy adj. jɐkuɐndodo
very high (of price) adj. dɐluhɐŋ
very much resemble v. yəulɛhɛhɛ
very short adj. ’mudʐitsɛi
very slowly adv. hɐmɐhɐmɐtsɛi
very strong v. simukɔdzɐn
very thin adj. g’uɐndʐig’uɐndʐitsɛi
vicinity n. ɲiɛ; niɛ
village n. dʐuɐŋmə
village n. huŋtsʰu
vine n. tɐntɐŋ
vinegar n. dz’u cf. Chinese
viscera n. bɛitɐŋ’nɐŋʐi
voice n. sɐni
voice, sound n.
vole n. dzĩguŋ’luŋ
vomited v. ʁ’ɐlɛ
vulture n. ʥiɔgui
wag the tail v. mikuɛ ɬɐɬɐ
wag v. ɬɐɬɐ
waist of a mountain n. bəlibətɐ
waistband n. ʐɔku
wait a long time vpr. gɐlhɐ lɐŋ
wait v. lɐŋ
wake somebody up vpr. sɐʨʰyɐnlɛwudɔku
wake up v. wuʂidɔ
walk v. ʨʰy
wall n. tsipə
a crack in the wall n. tsipəkʰəʐi
wall-eye n. niɐ̃ɕiɛ
walnut bloom n. ɛ’mɛ’mɛtsɛi
walnut n. g’uŋluŋ
wander, loaf v. tʂʰiʨʰiupʰɔ’wu
wanderer n. tʂĩʨʰiu
want to burp v. ʁ’ əgibɛimu
want v. ʥiɐn
war n. ’mɐ
warm adj. jo
warm and hot season n. ’jukʰu
wash one’s face and rinse the mouth v. kʰəɕiʥi
wash v.
washy adj. tʰɐŋtʰɐŋ; tʰɐŋtʰɐŋtsɛi
wasp n. wuiduŋ
waste n. ʨiɐʨiɐpɐpɐ
waste v. tʂʰuɐlɐbɛi
watch over v. ʁ’ɐ
watchdog n. ʥ’iɐŋʥiɔmɛkʰu
water bird n. tʂʰiʥiɔʐɔ
water bucket n. χə
a bucket of n:qual. dəχə
water dripping from the eaves n. dzɐtʂʰi
water flows v. tʂiju
water n. tʂi
water pipe n. tʂiφu
water springs up (e.g. when drilling a well) v. tʂibɔ
water vat n. tʂiŋə
water-bound animals n. tʂini
waterfall n. dʐɐtʂʰi
waterfall n. tʂĩdɛi
waterhole n. tʂũ’mu
waterlogging adj. tʂʰitsupʰɔ
waterside n. tʂʰidzo
wave n. tʂʰiɖə
wave v. ɖə̃ɖə̃
way out n. tsʰolu
wayward adj. ’nɐŋʑɔsĩʑɔ
wayward adj. ʑo
we (the exclusive first person plural pronoun) pron. ŋəgu
we (the exclusive first person plural pronoun) pron. zogəu
we (the inclusive first person plural pronoun) pron. ŋətsɛi
wear v.
wear-resisting adj. ’liŋ; ’liŋlũhɐŋ
weasel, Mustela sibirica n. wuidzi
weather n. mɐŋ
weather n. nɐŋtʰə
weave cloth v. ʐɛitʰɐ̃
weave v. tʰɐ̃
web n. sĩtʰɐ̃
weed grows exuberantly v. bɔɖəu
weed n.
weed the land v. ʥiɐ̃ ’wui
weep aloud vpr. ɐʐəməʐəbɛilɛgɔ
weigh v. jĩkuɐn
weigh v. kuɐn
well-arranged adj. dʐɛidʐɛi
well-cooked adj. ’mɛi
well-cooked adj. ’mɛi; ’min
well-known adj. ’miŋtʰuʥiɐŋtʂɐ
well-rounded and healthy adj. ’wɔ’muɖo
well-rounded n. niɐntɐŋ
wellspring n. tʂũ’mu
west n. no
wet adj. tʰɐŋ
wet adj. tʰɐŋtʰɐŋ; tʰɐŋtʰɐŋtsɛi
what pron. ʨiu
whatever pron. dɐndɐn
whatever pron. ʨiuʐiʐi
whatsoever adv. mɐŋtsʰɐn
wheat n. ’jɐŋ
a grain of wheat npr. ’jɐŋdɐ’jɐŋ
dark-flour wheat n. dʐimu’jɐŋ
blighted wheat n. ’jɐŋniɐ̃kɔ
awn-less wheat n. ’jɐŋɕiɐn
reap the wheat v. ’jɐŋkɐ
wheat flour n. ’jɐŋpʰɛ
wheat flour bread n. ’jɐŋzɐŋb’ɔlɔ; ’jɐŋb’ɔlɔ; ’jɐŋpʰɛb’ɔlɔ
wheat plant with long pointed awn n. gɐn’jɐŋtsɛi
when conj. gɐŋ
when one was younger npr. adv. lɛ̃sĩ ’nĩgɐŋ
when pron. ɛ’liwuəjɔ
when there is no other choice adv. lumɛ̃sɐŋ
where adv. ’ələ
where pron. ɛ’liniɛ
wherever adv. ’ələdʐidʐi
which direction pron. ɛ’liniɛ
which person pron. ɛ’lipɛi
which storey pron. ɛ’li tsɐ
whip n. dɐ̃pʰu
whipping top n. kʰu’lutsɛi
whirlpool n. tʂʰĩkʰu
whisper n. pʰisɛipʰusu
whistle n. gəluŋtsɛi
whistle n. lhɐsui
white n. adj. ʂɔ’mɐ
white paper n. ʂo’wu ʂɔ’mɐ
white pepper n. ɬəɕiɐn
who pron. su Ancient Chinese Shú , Latter-day Chinese Shuí
who is it? int. sujɔ
whoever pron. suʐiʐi
whole body n. ’wɔ’muʨiɐ
whole hand n. kodəpʰə’wu
whole lifetime n. mɛiʐəʨiɐŋ
whorl (fingerprint) n. tsʰo
whose family pron. sugu
why adv. ʨibə
why pron. adv. ʨiutsi; ʨiu tsilɛ
wicked adj. sɐnni gɔdʐu
wicked man n. gɔdʐu
wide adj. lɐŋ
wife n. guʥ’y
wife n. guiʥ’i; guʥ’y; guig’i
wild beast n. nɐŋgəumɛsɔʨʰiɐ
wild boar n. pʰɐgui
wild cat n. tuŋ
wild dog, Cuon alpinus n. pu’ wu
wild goat n. ’lo’wu
wild mulberry n. χuisi
wild ox n. ’jɐ
wild wind n. ’luŋtʰɔ; muhi ’luŋtʰɔ
willow n. ʥiɐŋʥiɐŋ sɐnpu
win a battle v. ’mɐkɔ
win v. dz’ĩ
win v.
wind n. muhi; muju
wind v. jilulu
windless adj. muhimɛ̃
window n. tɐku
window-like opening in the wall which cannot be opened n. putʂo
wing n. tsɛiko
winter n. guɐnkʰu
winter n. guɐntə
wipe v. wutʂʰibɛi
wise adj. dʐuɐnɕiɐnjɐn
with adv. nyɐŋ’ mɔ; nyɐŋmu
with considerable stature adj. dzətʰɐŋgɛ
with ear n. nɔgu
wither v. gu
within the land n. ʥiɐ̃wuə
within this vicinity adv. dɛilɔlɔgəu
without n. tuŋpu
wok n. wuŋ
wolf n. ʨiɐŋkɛi
woman n. dz’imɛi
a woman npr. dz’imɛidɛpɛi
women npr. dz’imɛiɲiɐ
wood knife n. ʂɐŋtu
wood n. sɐn
wooden bench or stool n. pɐntəŋ cf. Chinese Bǎndèng 板凳
wooden bowl n. kʰəpu
wooden cup n. tʂuŋtʂuŋ
wooden ladle n. mɐlhi
wooden meal scoop n. tʰəkɛi
woodpecker n. sɐnputʰɔtʰɔ
wool n.
wool n. tsʰɐŋ
word cl. nɐŋ
words n. ɕiɛ ’wu
words n. dzɐŋɕiɛ
work harder v. sɐnʨiɛ
work n. li
work n. ligə
worried adj. ʑɔsi
worry n. ʑosi
worry v. du
worth doing v. -bɛijɐn
wound n. tsʰɐn
wrap v. ’lɔ’lɔ
wriggle v. tʂʰotʂʰomu
wring dry v. dʐ’i
wring v. ʐui
wrinkled adj. kɔtsɔmɔtsɔ
wrist n. lɐtsʰo
write a letter n. dɐŋdəbɛi
write again and again v. ʨiɔʂuʨiɔbɔbɛi
write v. ʨiɔ
wrong doings n. mɐdʐuɐŋ’wu
Yǎ’ān 雅安 name. jɐtʂu
yak n. dzɔ
yamen n. pʰudʐuɐŋ cf. yámen 衙门, government offices
yamen, government office in feudal China n. jɐ’mɛn cf. Chinese Yámen 衙门
yard n. gɔli; gɔʐɛi
year n. ’ŋɐŋ
every year adv. dɐ’ŋɐŋdɛisi
a year npr. dɐ’ŋɐŋ
yeast n. dʐitsɛi
yell v. ʁɐ; sɐʨʰyɐn
yellow n. adj. ’wuʂɐ
yes int. o’jɐ
yesterday adv. ʨʰiuŋʨiuŋ
yesterday n. adv. ʨʰiɐŋ’nu
the whole day yesterday n. ʨʰiuŋtʂiuŋdɛni
languages name. lɔlɔmũkɛ
language name. lɔlɔpɛimɛ kɛʨʰiɛ
person name. lɔlɔmũ
the language name. lɔlɔmũkɛʨʰiɛ
yon adv. hɔŋniniɛ
yonder, yon (distal demonstrative) adv. hɔŋni; hɐŋni
you (the exclusive plural second person pronoun) pron. nuŋgu
you (the inclusive plural second person pronoun) pron. nuŋtsɛi
you (the singular second person pronoun) pron. nuŋ
You're welcome (used to reply to people’s thanks) vpr. ʐuɐnmɛ̃
young adj. loni
young and ignorant n. kʰymɛ’wu
young man or woman npr. lɛ̃sĩ ’nĩ’wu
younger adj. loni; mini
the young, the younger, the youngest n. ni’wu
younger sister n. mɛimɛi
younger sister n. χɐŋtsɛi; nɐŋtsɛi
(Chǎngmǎ) Zanthoxylum bungeanum (Sichuan pepper) n. tʂʰuipu
zodiac animal sign n. lõkʰuʨiuni
zongzi n. ʥiɐʂi cf. Chinese zòngzi 粽子
zongzi n. ʥiɐʂi cf. Chinese zòngzi 粽子

References

  • Lì, Jiāng. 2015. A Grammar of Guìqióng: A language of Sichuan. Leiden: Brill.
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p-Tibeto-Burman • Old Chinese (basic) • p-Southern Min • Macro-Bai • p-Tujia • p-Naish • p-Ersuic • Guiqiong • Horpa • p-Lolo-Burmese • p-Lalo • Lalo • Akha • Woni • Axi • Nesu • Yi (Mihei) • Kathu • Gong • p-Karenic • p-Luish • p-Bodo-Garo • Kuki-Chin • Suansu • Jejara • Mru • p-W. Tibetan • Tibetan (Lajiao) • Amdo Tibetan • Zakhring • Tshangla • Kho-Bwa • Mey • p-Puroik • p-Hrusish • Koro • Greater Siangic • Raji-Raute • Dhimalish • Baram-Thangmi • Bhujel • p-Kham • Dura • Bunan • (Nepal)

Austroasiatic

p-Austroasiatic (Swadesh) • p-Munda • p-Khasian • p-Palaungic • Quang Lam • p-Khmuic • p-Pakanic • p-Vietic • p-Katuic • p-Bahnaric • p-Pearic • p-Khmeric • p-Monic • p-Aslian • p-Nicobarese

Hmong-Mien

p-Hmong-Mien • Hmong-Mien • p-Hmongic • Pa-Hng • Xong • Pana • She • p-Mienic • Mienic • Mien (Gongcheng) • Biao Min (Shikou)

Kra-Dai

p-Kra-Dai • p-Kra • Laha • Qabiao • Gelao • p-Kam-Sui • Kam-Sui (Hunan) • p-Lakkia • Biao • p-Tai • Zhuang (Tiandeng) • Bouyei • p-Be • Jizhao • p-Hlai • Jiamao

Austronesian

p-Austronesian