Terms originating from Teochew
This page lists all currently defined terms with Teochew 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.
- CB leaf
- CB plant
- CCB
- Hakka yong tau foo
- KLKK
- KNNBCCB
- KNNCCB
- KP
- KPKB
- Khek
- LLST
- NBCB
- O
- Teochew
- Teochew porridge
- YTF
- ah
- ah balling
- ah che
- ah ma
- ah nia
- ah pui
- ai
- ai pee ai chee
- ai pee ai chee ai tua liap nee
- aimai
- already
- ang ko li
- ang mo kio
- ang moh kui
- ang moh tua liap
- bo kho leng
- bok chui
- buay pai
- buay sai
- carrot
- carrot cake
- catch no ball
- chabor
- chai tow kway
- cham
- cham siong
- chao
- chao chee bai
- chao cho
- chao keng
- chao keng warrior
- chao kha
- chao khang
- chao khuan
- chao mugger
- chao private
- chao recruit
- chao ta
- chap
- char kway teow
- char siew
- char siew rice
- chek ak
- chim
- chim-chim
- chiminology
- chimness
- chin chai
- chop carrot head
- chui
- chut
- chut pattern
- chwee kueh
- diam
- die liao
- dum bai
- eat snake
- finish
- fishball
- fishball noodles
- gong
- gor jiam dua kuay gu chia leng
- hae bee
- hae bee hiam
- hae cho
- hae ko
- hampalang
- hao lian
- happy can already
- heng
- hiam
- ho
- ho jiak
- hum
- jiak chao
- jiak zua
- ka ki nang
- ka zuak
- kaki
- kan khor
- kan ni na bu chao chee bai
- kan ni na chao chee bai
- kap
- kau
- kau kau
- kau wei
- kek sim
- keling kia
- keng
- keng ka liao
- keng king
- kengster
- kha
- kha chng
- kham gong
- khao peh
- khao peh khao bu
- kia
- kia lai kia khir
- kiam
- kiam chye
- kiam hir
- kiam siap
- kiap
- kiap kiap
- kiapper
- kiasi
- kiasiism
- kiasiness
- kiasu
- kiasuism
- kiasuness
- kopi
- kopi cham
- kopi kakis
- kopi kia
- kopi lui
- kopi money
- kopi susu
- kopi-O licence
- kopi-cino
- koyok
- ku chai
- kway chap
- kway teow
- kway teow goreng
- la sai
- lah
- lan
- lan jiao
- lan jiao bin
- lan lan
- lan lan suck thumb
- lang
- lao hia
- lao hong
- lao pok
- lao pok car
- lao pok chia
- lao sai
- lao ya
- liah bo kiu
- liam keng
- liao
- lim
- lim kopi
- lim teh
- long zong
- long zong thia
- lor ak
- lor bak
- mai
- mai hiam
- mai hiam buay pai
- mai la
- mai la mai la, wa mai
- makan kakis
- makan ular
- mee siam mai hum
- min chiang kueh
- missy
- mm tioh
- na beh chee bai
- nam nam ho
- ngiau
- ngo hiang
- or chian
- or luak
- or nee
- or or
- 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
- pah jiao
- pah zam
- pai kia
- pai than
- pang phui
- pau sua pau hai
- pau thau
- peach kueh
- peanut soup
- pek chek
- pek tor he
- phui chao nua
- pi sai
- piao kia
- png kueh
- popiah
- popiah goreng
- puay
- pubor
- pubor kia
- run lion
- show face
- si
- si liao
- si m si
- si peh
- sian cha bor
- siao cha bor
- siap
- snake
- snake king
- sng pau
- soon kueh
- suay
- swee cha bor
- ta
- tai ko
- tang kee
- tau
- tau geh
- tau hu
- tau huay
- tau huay chui
- tau kwa
- tau pok
- tau sar
- tau sar pau
- tau suan
- taupoked
- taupokee
- taupoker
- tee poh
- tham jiak
- that kiu
- thng
- tiang
- tiang kha
- tiang kha pager
- toh
- towkay
- tua
- tua liap
- wa mai
- what thing
- what time already
- win liao lor
- yao siu
- yong tau foo
- you char kueh
- zao
- zao sai