Measure Words

Click each Romanised Teochew word or phrase to listen to how the Teochew word or phrase is pronounced.

	For	Example
liab₁	round objects	poid₀₁liab₁₀ ka`₃ = eight mandarin oranges
ko₅	pieces	zeig₁₀ko₅₄ tiam₁₀kue₄ = a piece of sweet cake
khou₃	sections	no₂₀khou₃ ia₁₀zan₁ = 2 sections of coconut trunk
bue₄	fishes	zab₁₀bue₄₂ her₁ = ten fish
ziad₀	objects with legs, e.g. animals, insects, chairs, etc.	sa`₃ziad₀₁ kao₄ = three dogs. lag₁₀ziad₀₁ i`₄ = six chairs
ki₃	stick-like objects	sa`₃ki₃ hio`₃ = three joss sticks.
tiao₁	longish objects (not rigid)	si₅₄tiao₁₀ kao₅₄un₄ = four earthworms no₂₀tiao₁₀ than1 = two worms/caterpillars
pe₄	bundles	no₂₀pe₄₂ chiu₀ki₃ = two bundles of twigs
zan₁	trees/plants	lag₁₀zan₁₀ chiu₀ = six trees
kein₃ Variant: ken₃	houses/buildings	zeig₁₀kein₃ tog₁₀lib₁₀ chu₅ = one detached house (bungalow)
san₃	pairs	zeig₁₀san₃ ter₀ = a pair of chopsticks
ein₁ Variant en₁	layers	zab₁₀ji₂₀ein₁₀ lao₁ = twelve-storey building

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