The following word list of the Guiqiong language is from Li (2015: 396-442).
Apostrophes are used to mark tone in this word list, since Guiqiong is a tonal language (Li 2015: 23).
| 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 |
| English gloss | Part of speech | Guiqiong | Chinese loanword |
|---|---|---|---|
| ablative case marker | -ni | ||
| able | adj. | kɔ | |
| 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 装 |
| 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. | pɐ | |
| 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 箱 |
| 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 炮 |
| 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. | nɐ | |
| 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 箸 |
| a set of chopsticks | npr. | tʂuŋʨʰiɐdɐʨiɐ | |
| chopsticks’ cage | 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 顿 | |
| 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 煤 |
| 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. | lɔ | |
| 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 梳 |
| comb the hair | v. | wɐn’jɐntʂu | |
| come | v. | hɛ | |
| 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. | sɐ | |
| 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. | gɔ | |
| 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 大渡河 | n. | nyɐŋtʂi | |
| damage | v. | dɐŋhɐŋbɛi | |
| Dānbā 丹巴, places where Jiāróng people live | name. | ʐu’mɛi | |
| dance | v. | dʐuɐidʐuɐibɛi | |
| dandelion | n. | gəutsipɐ | |
| Dào | n. | tɔ | |
| 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. | dĩ | |
| dependent existential verb | v. | bu | |
| deposit | v. | zuʐu | |
| desk | n. | tʂuətsɛi | |
| despair | v. | ’mɐŋʨiubɛi; dɛ’lɔbɛi | |
| destiny | n. | lɛ | |
| 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. | hɐ | |
| 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 morpheme ‘back on the same course’ | dɐ | ||
| 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. | bɔ | |
| disengage | v. | tɛ | |
| dish | n. | ʨiə | |
| dish cabinet | n. | dɐŋtʰɔ | |
| disheartened | adj. | ʂiχui | |
| disposition | n. | pʰiʨʰi | |
| dispute | v. | ɕiɛɕiɛbɛi | |
| disrobe | v. | tɛ | |
| 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. | sɔ | |
| 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 Xì 戏 |
| 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. | bɔ | |
| 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. | nɔ | |
| 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 胳膊肘 |
| 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. | lɐ | |
| 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. | lɔ | |
| 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. | lɛ | |
| 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 jǔ 沮 |
| 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. | gɐ | |
| 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. | kɔ | |
| 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 Qí 旗 |
| 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. | lɐ | |
| 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 两, 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. | oə | |
| 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 炒 |
| 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. | kɐ | |
| gathering place | n. | min’mɐŋtsʰɔ’ji | |
| gather up | v. | zuʐu | |
| generally speaking | adv. | dulɛwuɕiɛgɐŋ | |
| generation | n. | miʐə | |
| generous | adj. | z’əʨiɐmɛdʐi | |
| genitive case marker | mɛ | ||
| get (food, etc.) burnt | v. | dʑ’i | |
| get alleviated (of swelling) | vpinfl. | dɐŋui; dɐmiŋui | |
| get angry | v. | zibuzu | |
| get big | adj. | dɐ | |
| 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. | bɐ | |
| 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. | gɛ | |
| good will | n. | dɐibə | |
| good-looking | adj. | dzĩ | |
| goods | v. | ki’wu | |
| goose | n. | wo | cf. Chinese é 鹅 |
| 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 公吧 |
| Guìqióng | n. | guʨʰiɐŋ | |
| Guìqióng the language | n. | guʨʰiɐŋkɛ | |
| (formal) Guìqióng chieftain | n. | gutʰɐŋʥiɔpu | |
| gun | n. | niɛʨʰiuŋ; niɛtʂʰuŋ | cf. Chinese Chòng 铳 |
| 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. | kɛ | |
| hang | v. | tʰukɛ | |
| Hànyuán 汉源 | name. | ʥiɐŋjin | |
| happy | adj. | gui; zibuɕiɔ | |
| hard | adj. | bə | |
| 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 帽 |
| 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. | tə | |
| heat | v. | pɐŋ; pɔ̃ | |
| hedgehog | n. | wuitsi; dziwui | cf. Chinese Cìwèi 刺猬; Wèizi 猬子 |
| 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 斤 |
| 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 甩 |
| 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. | bɐ | |
| 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 两 an ancient Chinese measurement units of weight, 16 Liǎng make a Jīn 斤 | 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. | sɔ | |
| 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. | mũ | |
| 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. | dɔ | |
| 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 | mɐ | ||
| negative prefix | mə | ||
| negative prefix | mɛ | ||
| 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. | kɛ | |
| 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 画 |
| 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. | bɛ | |
| 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. | mũ | |
| 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. | gə | |
| 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 镵 |
| 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. | nɐ | |
| pound | v. | ʨʰiuŋ; tʂʰuŋ | |
| pour alcohol | vpr. | ɐʐɐtuŋ | |
| pour into | v. | mituŋ | |
| powder | n. | pʰɛ | |
| powerful | adj. | kɔ | |
| 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. | yɔ | |
| 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 钱, a measurement unit of weight smaller than Liǎng 两, 10 Qián make a Liǎng 两. | n. | hɐn | |
| quantitatively enough | adj. | gə | |
| 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. | kɐ | |
| 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. | kɐ | |
| 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. | bɔ | |
| rhododendrons | n. | dɐ’mumintɔ | |
| rib | n. | nɐŋʨiɛ | |
| rice | n. | tɔ | |
| 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. | zə | |
| 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. | nɛ | |
| 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. | hə | |
| rubbish | n. | ʨiɐʨiɐ | |
| Rubus parvifolius Linn (type of berry) | n. | ʁɛisi | cf. 竻 lè |
| rules | n. | kətʂʰi | |
| run fast | vpr. | χɛlɛtʂʰiʂɐŋ | |
| run, escape | v. | lɐ | |
| 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 救 |
| 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. | lə | |
| 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. | tə | |
| 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 考 |
| 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. | lɐ | |
| 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. | bə | |
| 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 黎祁 |
| 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. | jɔ | |
| 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. | mũ | |
| 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. | pɐ | |
| 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 层 |
| 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 糖 |
| 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 管 |
| 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 | kɔ | ||
| 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 里 (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. | jɐ | |
| 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. | sɐ | |
| tie | v. | tʂʰɐ | |
| tiger | n. | tɐ | |
| 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 黎祁 |
| 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. | gə | |
| 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. | jɔ | |
| 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 Cù 醋 |
| viscera | n. | bɛitɐŋ’nɐŋʐi | |
| voice | n. | sɐni | |
| voice, sound | n. | sɐ | |
| 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. | jɐ | |
| 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. | wɛ | |
| 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. | bɔ | |
| 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 孰, Latter-day Chinese Shuí 谁 |
| 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. | kɔ | |
| 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. | bɛ | |
| 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 | |
| Yí languages | name. | lɔlɔmũkɛ | |
| Yí language | name. | lɔlɔpɛimɛ kɛʨʰiɛ | |
| Yí person | name. | lɔlɔmũ | |
| Yí 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 |