Terms originating from Hokkien
This page lists all currently defined terms with Hokkien recorded as a language of origin.
Note that etymologies are typically only traced back to the primary or secondary ancestors of a term, and so older ancestors may not be comprehensively included.
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- ATB
- Ah Beng
- Ah Beng Ah Seng
- Ah Huay
- Ah Lian
- Ah Seng
- Ang Mo Kio
- Baba Nyonya
- CB
- CB leaf
- CB plant
- CCB
- Chingay
- Ghim Moh
- Hakka yong tau foo
- Hokkien
- Hokkien mee
- Hokkien noodles
- Hokkien peng
- I tell you
- JHB
- JHK
- KLKK
- KNN
- KNNB
- KNNBCCB
- KNNCCB
- KNS
- KNS
- KP
- KPKB
- Khek
- LLST
- NB
- NBCB
- Nyonya
- O
- ORD lo
- PCB
- PCC
- SMLJ
- SOC
- Salakau
- TCSS
- TCSSPPP
- Tan Ah Kao
- YTF
- abuden
- act cute buay cute
- ah
- ah bo
- ah boy
- ah che
- ah chek
- ah girl
- ah kao
- ah kong
- ah kor
- ah kua
- ah ma
- ah mm
- ah nia
- ah pek
- ah pui
- ah so
- ah tiong
- ah tiong bu
- ai
- ai kia stead mai
- ai si
- ai si buay si
- ai stead mai
- ai sui
- ai sui mai mia
- ai zai
- aimai
- ak kha ak chiu
- already
- also
- am chio
- amokana
- an zua
- ang kong
- ang ku kueh
- ang mo kio
- ang moh
- ang moh chu
- ang moh kui
- ang moh liu lian
- ang moh pai
- ang moh tua kee
- ang moh tua liap
- ang pau
- anyhow whack
- apa lanjiao
- ar
- ar ka chi
- ar ka chiu ji
- ar ka liao
- ar lip bo ar chut
- argable
- assam laksa
- attap chee
- au au salakau
- au tah
- ayam sio
- babi pongteh
- bak
- bak chang
- bak chiu
- bak chiu tak stamp
- bak chor mee
- bak hu
- bak kut teh
- bak kwa
- bakwan kepiting
- ban chian kueh
- ban mian
- banana
- bang balls
- bbfa
- bee hoon
- bee hoon goreng
- bee thai bak
- beh keng
- beh teh soh
- beng
- beo
- bian tai
- big cannon fairy
- bin chao chao
- bird bird
- black and white
- bo
- bo beh zao
- bo bin
- bo cheng hu
- bo chi
- bo chup
- bo eng
- bo eng
- bo gay
- bo he hae ma ho
- bo hiu
- bo hua
- bo idea
- bo jio
- bo kho leng
- bo lang
- bo lang ai
- bo lat
- bo liao
- bo lin chu
- bo lui
- bo pakeh
- bo peng yau si
- bo pian
- bo rasa
- bo seh
- bo sui
- bo ta bo lam pa
- bo tao bo beh
- bo tioh
- bo tua bo suey
- bobo
- bohjan
- bohsia
- bok chui
- bopes
- bu
- buak gu yu
- buay
- buay hiao
- buay hiao bai
- buay kan
- buay lin chu
- buay pai
- buay paiseh
- buay sai
- buay song
- buay steady
- buay tahan
- buay zai
- cai fan
- cai png
- carrot
- carry
- carry balls
- catch no ball
- cha tow
- cha tow peng
- chabor
- chai poh
- chai sim
- cham
- cham siong
- chao
- chao bin
- chao chee bai
- chao cho
- chao keng
- chao keng warrior
- chao kha
- chao khang
- chao khuan
- chao mugger
- chao private
- chao recruit
- chao sng
- chao ta
- chap
- chap cheng
- chap cheng kia
- chap chye
- chap go mei
- chap ji ki
- chap lau chu
- char kway teow
- char siew
- char siew rice
- chee bai
- chee bai bin
- chee hong
- cheeko
- cheeko pek
- cheese pie
- chek ak
- cheng tng
- cherki
- chey
- chhek
- chhun
- chi bo eng
- chi wu eng
- chiam tao roti
- chim
- chim-chim
- chiminology
- chimness
- chin chai
- chin chow
- chio
- chio
- chio bu
- chio ka peng
- chiong
- chiong sua
- chiongster
- chiu kana kha, kha kana lam pa
- chop carrot head
- chop chop kali pok
- chor bee hoon
- chor lor
- chuan
- chui
- chup jit kha
- chut
- chut pattern
- cik
- coffee shop
- cui
- diam
- die liao
- dinobu
- eat snake
- eh
- eh
- eh hiao
- eh sai
- eh sai bo
- encik
- eng
- eye paste stamp
- finish
- fishball
- fishball noodles
- ga dai
- ga ga dai
- gan kor
- get eaten by
- giah lam pa chut lai tom toh teng
- gin ah
- gin ah pee
- gong
- gong tao
- gor jiam dua kuay gu chia leng
- gor kee chiu
- got dragon got phoenix
- got dragon got tiger
- gu ni
- gu yu
- guai lan
- ha
- hae
- hae bee
- hae bee hiam
- hae cho
- hae ko
- hae mee
- haiya
- haiyo
- haiz
- half ball
- hampalang
- hanna
- hao lian
- happy can already
- heaty
- hee pio
- heng
- heng suay
- hiam
- hiau
- hiong
- hiong piah
- ho
- ho jiak
- ho jiak ho khun
- ho mia
- ho seh
- ho seh bo
- hong kan
- hongster
- hongster never die, tiong sim is a lie
- hor
- hor ka sai
- hor kau kan
- horlan
- how can
- huat
- huat ah
- huat chai
- huat kueh
- hum
- hum ji
- humji dog
- hut
- ikan kicap
- itek sio
- itek tim
- ji siao
- ji siao
- jiak
- jiak bo liao
- jiak buay liao
- jiak buay lok
- jiak chao
- jiak chao
- jiak hi
- jiak hong
- jiak hong chu
- jiak kentang
- jiak kiu
- jiak liao bee
- jiak pa bo sai pang
- jiak sai
- jiak zua
- jialat
- jiao wei
- jie jie
- jin
- jio
- jit tao
- jiu hu
- jiu hu
- jiu hu bu
- jiu hu char
- jiu hu kia
- just whack
- ka ki nang
- ka li kong
- ka na sai
- ka zuak
- kaki
- kali pok
- kam lan
- kan
- kan khor
- kan ni na
- kan ni na bu
- kan ni na bu chao chee bai
- kan ni na chao chee bai
- kang he kia
- kangkong
- kap
- kau
- kau kau
- kau lat
- kau wei
- kaypoh
- kaypoh chee
- kee chang
- keh
- keh ang moh
- keh keh
- keh khiang
- keh siao
- keh yan
- kek sim
- keling kia
- kena sai
- keng jio kia
- keng ka liao
- kha
- kha
- kha chng
- kha kana chiu, chiu kana kha
- kha pager
- kham gong
- khang tao
- khao peh
- khao peh khao bu
- khi chia
- khi chiu
- khi siao
- khiam pah
- khiang tioh ho, mai keh khiang
- khiao kha
- khiao kha yo lam pa
- khioh tioh
- khong bak
- khong bak pau
- khong kha khiao
- khua
- khua lang
- khua midnight
- khua si mi
- khua si mi khua
- khua si mi lan jiao
- khun
- kia
- kia kia
- kia lai kia khir
- kia stead
- kiam
- kiam chye
- kiam hir
- kiam siap
- kiap
- kiap kiap
- kiapper
- kiasi
- kiasiism
- kiasiness
- kiasu
- kiasuism
- kiasuness
- kicap
- kicap manis
- kim jio kia
- kin
- kok
- kong
- kong
- kong jiao wei
- kong lan jiao wei
- kong si mi
- kong si mi lan jiao
- kong wu kong bo
- kopi
- kopi cham
- kopi kakis
- kopi kia
- kopi lui
- kopi money
- kopi susu
- kopi-O licence
- kopi-cino
- kopitiam
- kor
- kor kor
- koyok
- ku chai
- ku ku bird
- ku ku jiao
- kua chi
- kueh
- kueh ambon
- kueh bahulu
- kueh bangkit
- kueh bingka
- kueh bingka ambon
- kueh bingka ubi kayu
- kueh dadar
- kueh dodol
- kueh jongkong
- kueh kapit
- kueh koci
- kueh kosui
- kueh lapis
- kueh lopes
- kueh pie tee
- kueh salat
- kueh seri muka
- kueh talam
- kueh tutu
- kueh wajik
- kui png
- kuku
- kway teow
- kway teow goreng
- la
- la kopi
- la la
- la sai
- la teh
- lah
- laksa
- laksa leaf
- laksa noodles
- lam pa
- lam pa pah lan
- lan
- lan jiao
- lan jiao bin
- lan lan
- lan lan suck thumb
- lan si
- lang
- lao bu
- lao hia
- lao hong
- lao jiao
- lao khui
- lao kok kok
- lao lan
- lao peh
- lao peng
- lao pok
- lao pok car
- lao pok chia
- lao sai
- lao ya
- last time policemen wear shorts
- leh
- liah bo kiu
- liam keng
- liao
- lim
- lim kopi
- lim teh
- limbu
- limpeh
- limpeh ka li kong
- limpeh tell you
- lin lao bu
- lin lao hia
- lin lao peh
- lo
- lokun
- long zong
- long zong thia
- longkang
- lor
- lor
- lor ak
- lor bak
- lor bak png
- lor mee
- lor sor
- luan
- luan hut
- ma si sa khor
- maggi mee
- mah mee
- mai
- mai hiam
- mai hiam buay pai
- mai la
- mai la mai la, wa mai
- makan kakis
- makan ular
- makcik
- malau
- malau peng
- mana eh sai
- mata
- mee
- mee goreng
- mee goreng mamak
- mee hoon kueh
- mee kia
- mee nyonya
- mee pok
- mee rebus
- mee siam
- mee siam mai hum
- mee soto
- mee soup
- mee sua
- missy
- mm tioh
- mm zai
- muah chee
- na beh
- na beh chee bai
- nam nam ho
- neh neh
- neh neh pok
- new bird
- ngiau
- ngo hiang
- ni na beh
- nia
- nng kha peng
- no fish, prawns also can
- no gahmen
- no head no tail
- no horse run
- no spiak
- not happy
- not happy, talk outside
- nua
- old bird
- oon oon jiak bee hoon
- opeh hak
- open coffee shop
- open jio
- open kopitiam
- or cheh
- or chian
- or kong
- or nee
- or ya peh ya
- or ya peh ya som
- or ya peh ya som balik ah
- or ya peh ya som balik ah roti prata chai tow kway
- or ya peh ya som balik ah roti prata char kway teow
- oredi
- orh
- orh hor
- owadio
- pah bang
- pah buay si
- pah jiao
- pah zam
- pai
- pai chiu
- pai kha
- pai kha pai chiu
- pai khua
- pai kia
- pai lang
- pai tao
- pai than
- pai zo
- paiseh
- paiseh piece
- pak
- pak chiu cheng
- pakcik
- pan mee
- pang chance
- pang jio
- pang kang
- pang kiu
- pang phui
- pang pua liap
- pang puay kee
- pang sai
- pang sak
- pang seh
- pattern more than badminton
- pattern zuay kuay badminton
- pau jiak
- pau ka liao
- pau sua pau hai
- pau thau
- pau toh
- peanut soup
- pek chek
- pek kim
- pek tor he
- peng
- peng
- phor
- phor lam pa
- phua chee bai
- phui
- phui chao nua
- pi sai
- pia
- pia chui
- piak
- piak piak
- piang eh
- piao kia
- pikachu
- png thang
- poh
- pok chui
- policemen wear shorts
- pong kan
- pong piah
- pong pong
- popiah
- popiah goreng
- pork ball
- prawn mee
- ps
- pua liap
- puah sio
- puay
- pui
- run lion
- sai
- sai kang
- sai kang warrior
- sakar
- sampan
- sampat
- samseng
- sat
- sat khi
- satay bee hoon
- say people say yourself
- see what see
- seh
- show face
- show half ball
- si
- si gin ah
- si kha chua
- si liao
- si m si
- si mi
- si mi lan
- si mi lan jiao
- si mi sai
- si mi tai chi
- si peh
- si sek pai
- sia lan
- sia suay
- siam
- siam bu
- siam one corner
- sian
- sian
- sian cha bor
- sian chit puah
- siang kha
- siang kha pager
- siansation
- siao
- siao cha bor
- siao eh
- siao lang
- siao lang keng
- siao liao
- siao on
- siao peng
- siao ting tong
- siap
- sin jiao
- sinseh
- sio
- siong
- snake
- snake king
- sng pau
- so si
- song
- song kao Jurong
- soon kueh
- soto ayam
- spiak
- stare what stare
- steady
- steady pom pi pi
- steady steady eat vermicelli
- stupiak
- sua
- suah
- suaku
- suan
- suan siao
- suay
- sui sui bo zao zui
- swee
- swee cha bor
- ta
- ta liao superstar
- tai chi
- tai ko
- talk cock
- talk cock sing song
- talk cock sing song play ping pong
- tan ku ku
- tang hoon
- tang kee
- tau
- tau cheo
- tau geh
- tau hu
- tau huay
- tau huay chui
- tau kee
- tau kwa
- tau pei
- tau pok
- tau sar
- tau sar pau
- tau sar piah
- tau suan
- tau yu
- tauhu goreng
- taupoked
- taupokee
- taupoker
- tauyu bak
- tee kong
- teh
- teh gu
- teh halia
- teh lam pa chir sat
- teh sarabat
- teh tarik
- teh-cino
- telt
- ter kha
- tham jiak
- than jiak
- than jiak peng
- that kiu
- thia bo
- thia kong
- thng
- thor sat
- thunder tea rice
- ti ko
- ti ko pek
- tiang
- tiang kha
- tiang kha pager
- tiao
- tiao chui
- tiao he
- tiao kia
- tioh
- tioh
- tioh
- tioh beh pio
- tioh bo
- tioh makan
- tiong
- tiong sim
- tiong sim is a lie, hongster never die
- tit lok
- toh
- tok kong
- tok panjang
- tok tok mee
- tong
- tong chye
- toot
- towkay
- tu
- tu lan
- tua
- tua kee
- tua liap
- tua pao sian
- tua pek kong
- tuakow
- up lorry
- viet bu
- vomit blood
- wa
- wa bo kia
- wa ka li kong
- wa ko
- wa ko kueh
- wa mai
- wah
- wah lan
- wah lan eh
- wah lao
- wah lao eh
- wah piang
- wah piang eh
- wah seh
- wait long long
- wantan mee
- whack
- what thing
- what time already
- when policemen wear shorts
- where can
- where got can
- win liao lor
- yan tau
- yao siu
- yaya
- yaya king
- yaya papaya
- yong tau foo
- you char kueh
- you mee
- zai
- zao
- zao hor
- zao kng
- zao peng
- zao sai
- zhng
- zhu ji
- zhun
- zhun bo
- zi char
- zo bo
- zo bo lan
- zo hee
- zo pai lang