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Food firsts - TODAYonline

TODAYonline---...- placed on speciality dishes of Chinese -dialect- groups in Singapore. More prominent examples include Cantonese, Hainan, Hakka, Hokkien and -Teochew- fare. ... - Date : Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:10:41 GMT+00:00

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Malaysia Star--After an exchange of words, one of them came towards us and spoke in -Teochew-, a Chinese -dialect- that we could understand. He asked us how he could help. ... - Date : Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:26:27 GMT+00:00

相关的主题文章： - Identity Loop

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Consonants of the Teochew dialect
Consonants : Chaozhou accent in Mandarin
Nasal
Plosive	aspirated	linkpʰ	linktʰ	linkkʰ
voiceless	linkp	linkt	linkk	linkʔ
voiced	linkb		linkɡ
Affricate	aspirated		linktsʰ
voiceless		linkts
voiced		linkdz
Fricative		links		linkh
Approximant		linkl

Consonants of the Teochew dialect

Consonants : Chaozhou accent in Mandarin

Nasal

Plosive

aspirated

linkpʰ

linktʰ

linkkʰ

voiceless

linkp

linkt

linkk

linkʔ

voiced

linkb

linkɡ

Affricate

aspirated

linktsʰ

voiceless

linkts

voiced

linkdz

Fricative

links

linkh

Approximant

linkl

Teochew tones
Tones : Citation tones
Tone number	Tone name	Pitch contour	Description	Sandhi
1	yin level (陰平/阴平)	˧ (3)	mid	1
2	yin rising (陰上/阴上)	˥˨ (52)	falling	6
3	yin departing (陰去/阴去)	˨˩˧ (213)	low rising	2 or 5
4	yin entering (陰入/阴入)	˨̚ (2)	low checked	8
5	yang level (陽平/阳平)	˥ (5)	high	7
6	yang rising (陽上/阳上)	˧˥ (35)	high rising	7
7	yang departing (陽去/阳去)	˩ (1)	low	7
8	yang entering (陽入/阳入)	˦̚ (4)	high checked	4

Teochew tones

Tones : Citation tones

Tone
number

Tone name

Pitch
contour

Description

Sandhi

yin level (陰平/阴平)

˧ (3)

mid

yin rising (陰上/阴上)

˥˨ (52)

falling

yin departing (陰去/阴去)

˨˩˧ (213)

low rising

2 or 5

yin entering (陰入/阴入)

˨̚ (2)

low checked

yang level (陽平/阳平)

˥ (5)

high

yang rising (陽上/阳上)

˧˥ (35)

high rising

yang departing (陽去/阳去)

˩ (1)

low

yang entering (陽入/阳入)

˦̚ (4)

high checked

Personal Pronouns in Teochew
Morphology : Pronouns
Singular	Plural
1st person	我 ua˥˨	I / me	Inclusive	俺 naŋ˥˨	we / us
Exclusive	阮 ŋ˥˨	we / us
2nd person	汝 lɤ˥˨	thou / thee	恁 niŋ˥˨	you (all)
3rd person	伊 i˧	he/she/it/him/her	伊人 i˧ naŋ˥	they/them

Personal Pronouns in Teochew

Morphology : Pronouns

Singular

Plural

1st person

我 ua˥˨

I / me

Inclusive

俺 naŋ˥˨

we / us

Exclusive

阮 ŋ˥˨

we / us

2nd person

汝 lɤ˥˨

thou / thee

恁 niŋ˥˨

you (all)

3rd person

伊 i˧

he/she/it/him/her

伊人 i˧ naŋ˥

they/them

Possessive Pronouns in Teochew
Morphology : Pronouns
Singular	Plural
1st person	我個/我个 ua˥˨ kai˥	my / mine	Inclusive	俺個/俺个 naŋ˥˨ kai˥	our / ours
Exclusive	阮個/阮个 ŋ˥˨ kai˥	ours / ours
2nd person	汝個/汝个 lɤ˥˨ kai˥	thine /	恁個/恁个 niŋ˥˨ kai˥	your / yours
3rd person	伊個/伊个 i˧ kai˥	his / his; her / hers; its / its	伊人個/伊人个 i˧ naŋ˥ kai˥	their / theirs

Possessive Pronouns in Teochew

Morphology : Pronouns

Singular

Plural

1st person

我個/我个 ua˥˨ kai˥

my / mine

Inclusive

俺個/俺个 naŋ˥˨ kai˥

our / ours

Exclusive

阮個/阮个 ŋ˥˨ kai˥

ours / ours

2nd person

汝個/汝个 lɤ˥˨ kai˥

thine /

恁個/恁个 niŋ˥˨ kai˥

your / yours

3rd person

伊個/伊个 i˧ kai˥

his / his; her / hers; its / its

伊人個/伊人个 i˧ naŋ˥ kai˥

their / theirs

The Teochew Demonstratives
Morphology : Pronouns
Proximal	Distal
General	Singular	只個 [tsi˥˨ kai˥]	this	許個 [hɤ˥˨ kai˥]	that
Plural	只撮 [tsi˥˨ tsʰoʔ˦]	these	許撮 [hɤ˥˨ tsʰoʔ˦]	those
Spatial	只塊 [tsi˥˨ ko˨˩˧]	here	許塊 [hɤ˥˨ ko˨˩˧]	there
只內 [tsi˥˨ lai˧˥]	inside	許內 [hɤ˥˨ lai˧˥]	inside
只口 [tsi˥˨ kʰao˩]	outside	許口 [hɤ˥˨ kʰao˩]	outside
Temporal	只陣 / 當 [tsi˥˨ tsuŋ˥ / tɤŋ˨˩˧]	now; recently	許陣 / 當 [hɤ˥˨ tsuŋ˥ / tɤŋ˨˩˧]	then
Adverbial	這生 [tse˥˨ sẽ˧]	like this	向生 [hia˥˨ sẽ˧]	like that
Degree	醬 [tsĩẽ˨˩˧]	this	向 [hĩẽ˨˩˧]	that
Type	者個 [tsia˥˨ kai˥]	this kind	向個 [hia˥˨ kai˥]	that kind

The Teochew Demonstratives

Morphology : Pronouns

Proximal

Distal

General

Singular

只個 [tsi˥˨ kai˥]

this

許個 [hɤ˥˨ kai˥]

that

Plural

只撮 [tsi˥˨ tsʰoʔ˦]

these

許撮 [hɤ˥˨ tsʰoʔ˦]

those

Spatial

只塊 [tsi˥˨ ko˨˩˧]

here

許塊 [hɤ˥˨ ko˨˩˧]

there

只內 [tsi˥˨ lai˧˥]

inside

許內 [hɤ˥˨ lai˧˥]

inside

只口 [tsi˥˨ kʰao˩]

outside

許口 [hɤ˥˨ kʰao˩]

outside

Temporal

只陣 / 當 [tsi˥˨ tsuŋ˥ / tɤŋ˨˩˧]

now; recently

許陣 / 當 [hɤ˥˨ tsuŋ˥ / tɤŋ˨˩˧]

then

Adverbial

這生 [tse˥˨ sẽ˧]

like this

向生 [hia˥˨ sẽ˧]

like that

Degree

醬 [tsĩẽ˨˩˧]

this

向 [hĩẽ˨˩˧]

that

Type

者個 [tsia˥˨ kai˥]

this kind

向個 [hia˥˨ kai˥]

that kind

The Teochew Interrogative Pronouns
Morphology : Pronouns
who / whom
底人 [ti naŋ]
what	乜個 [miʔ kai]
what (kind of) + noun	乜 + N [miʔ]
which	底 + NUM + CL + (N) [ti]
底個 [ti kai]
where	底塊 [ti ko]
when	珍時 [tieŋ si]
how	manner	做呢 [tso ni]
state	在些(樣) [tsai sẽ ĩẽ]
乜些樣 [miʔ sẽ ĩẽ]
什乜樣 [si miʔ ĩẽ]
how many	幾 + CL + N [kui]
若多 + (CL) + (N) [dzieʔ tsoi]
how much	若多 [dzieʔ tsoi]
why	做呢 [tso ni]

The Teochew Interrogative Pronouns

Morphology : Pronouns

who / whom

底人 [ti naŋ]

what

乜個 [miʔ kai]

what (kind of) + noun

乜 + N [miʔ]

which

底 + NUM + CL + (N) [ti]

底個 [ti kai]

where

底塊 [ti ko]

when

珍時 [tieŋ si]

how

manner

做呢 [tso ni]

state

在些(樣) [tsai sẽ ĩẽ]

乜些樣 [miʔ sẽ ĩẽ]

什乜樣 [si miʔ ĩẽ]

how many

幾 + CL + N [kui]

若多 + (CL) + (N) [dzieʔ tsoi]

how much

若多 [dzieʔ tsoi]

why

做呢 [tso ni]

Teochew numeral system
: Numerals
Pronunciation	Financial	Normal	Value	Notes
liŋ5	零	〇	0	〇 is an informal way to represent zero, but 零 is more commonly used, especially in schools. also 空 [kang3]
tsek8	壹	一	1	also 蜀 [tsek8] (original character) also 弌 (obsolete) also [ik4] as the last digit of a 2-or-more-digit number e.g. 二十一 [dzi6 tsap8 ik4] or days of a month e.g. 一號 [ik4 ho7] or as an ordinal number e.g. 第一 [tõĩ6 ik4] also 么(T) or 幺(S) [iou1] when used in phone numbers etc.
no6	兩(T) or 两(S)	二	2	also 弍 (obsolete) also 貳(T) or 贰(S) also [dzi6] as the last digit of a 2-or-more-digit number e.g. 三十二 [sã1 tsap8 dzi6] or days of a month e.g. 二號 [dzi6 ho7] or as an ordinal number e.g. 第二 [tõĩ6 dzi6].
sã1	叄(T) or 叁(S)	三	3	also 弎 (obsolete) also 參(T) or 参(S) [sã1].
si3	肆	四	4
ŋou6	伍	五	5
lak8	陸	六	6
tsʰik4	柒	七	7
poiʔ4	捌	八	8
kao2	玖	九	9
tsap8	拾	十	10	Although some people use 什, It is not acceptable because it can be written over into 伍.

Teochew numeral system

: Numerals

Pronunciation

Financial

Normal

Value

Notes

liŋ5

零

〇

〇 is an informal way to represent zero, but 零 is more commonly used, especially in schools.
also 空 [kang3]

tsek8

壹

一

also 蜀 [tsek8] (original character)
also 弌 (obsolete)
also [ik4] as the last digit of a 2-or-more-digit number e.g. 二十一 [dzi6 tsap8 ik4]
or days of a month e.g. 一號 [ik4 ho7]
or as an ordinal number e.g. 第一 [tõĩ6 ik4]
also 么(T) or 幺(S) [iou1] when used in phone numbers etc.

no6

兩(T) or
两(S)

二

also 弍 (obsolete)
also 貳(T) or 贰(S)
also [dzi6] as the last digit of a 2-or-more-digit number e.g. 三十二 [sã1 tsap8 dzi6]
or days of a month e.g. 二號 [dzi6 ho7]
or as an ordinal number e.g. 第二 [tõĩ6 dzi6].

sã1

叄(T) or
叁(S)

三

also 弎 (obsolete)
also 參(T) or 参(S) [sã1].

si3

肆

四

ŋou6

伍

五

lak8

陸

六

tsʰik4

柒

七

poiʔ4

捌

八

kao2

玖

九

tsap8

拾

十

Although some people use 什, It is not acceptable because it can be written over into 伍.

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