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Parts of the Body

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

English	Teochew
hair	mo₁
head	thao₁
face	mein₀ (Variant: men₀)
eye	mag₁
eyebrow	mag₁₀bai₁
ear	hi`₂
nose	phi`₀
mouth	chui₅
tongue	zid₁
teeth	khi₄
chin	e₂₀hai₁
neck	am₂
shoulder	kai`₃, kai`₃thao₁
hand	chiu₄
finger	chiu₄₂zai`₄
thumb	zai`₄₂kon₃, chiu₄₂zai`₄₂kon₃
chest	sim₃kua`₃thao₁
belly	tou₄
navel	tou₄₂zai₁
waist	io₃
buttocks	kha₃chng₃phoi₄
leg	kha₃
thigh	kha₃thui₄
knee	kha₃thao₁u₃
foot	kha₃pua`₁
toe	kha₃zai`₄
lung	hui₅
stomach	ui₀
heart	sim₃
liver	kua`₃
intestine	tng₁
kidney	io₃zi₄
skin	phue₁
nail	zai`₄₂kad₀

Teochew Words & Phrases

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