Taishanese	Cantonese	Mandarin	English	Notes
颈赤	giaŋ55 tiak33	为食	嘴馋	greedy for food
习惯	dip32 gan33	习惯	习惯	to be accustomed to, get used to
唠叨	lɔu22 dɔu32	唠嘈	唠叨	chattering, annoying
唠嘈	lɔu22 tɔu22	唠嘈	唠叨	noisy, annoying
讲返讲去	gɔŋ55 fan33 gɔŋ55 hui33	讲来讲去	讲来讲去	keep talking about the samething
长气	hai33 u32	长气	爱说话	talkative, garrulous
好讲笑	hɔu33 gɔŋ55 ɬiau335	钟意讲笑	诙谐	humorous, jocular
紧张	gin55 dziaŋ335	紧张	紧张	tense, nervous, serious
反劳	fan55 lɔu225	反瞓	睡不安眠	to toss and turn in sleep; restless
啦(啦)声	la21 (la21) siaŋ33	啦(啦)声	快手快脚地	quickly
慢摸	man32 mɔ55	慢摸	慢吞吞	sluggish, slow
论论尽尽	lun32 lun32 dzun32 dzun32	论论尽尽	笨手笨脚	clumsy
高尚	gɔu33 siaŋ32	高贵	高贵	noble
贵气	gi33 hi33	高贵	高贵	high class, expensive
享得吃	hiaŋ55 ak33 hiak33	有福气	有福气	(flattery) blessed