| Taishanese | IPA | Cantonese | Mandarin | English | Notes |
| 恋 | lun55 | 玩 | 玩 | to play, to paly with | |
| 恋泥沙 | lun55 nai22 sa215 | 玩泥沙 | 玩泥沙 | mud playing | |
| 玩具 | ŋɔn32 gui32 | 玩具 | 玩具 | toys | |
| 菱角 | lein22 gɔk21(5) | 拧螺 | 陀螺 | spinning top | |
| 菱角 | lein22 gɔk21(5) | 菱角 | 菱角 | water chestnuts | |
| 旋菱角 | dun32 lein22 gɔk21 | 转拧螺 | 转拧螺 | to spin the top | |
| 公仔 | gǝŋ21 dɔi55 | 公仔 | 洋娃娃 | doll | |
| 恋公仔 | lun55 gǝŋ21 dɔi55 | 玩公仔 | 玩娃娃 | to play dolls | |
| 煮饭仔 | zi55 fan32 dɔi55 | 煮饭仔 | 玩烧饭 | to play cooking | |
| 打筋斗 | a55 gin33 ǝu55 | 打筋斗 | 翻筋斗 | to play somersaults | |
| 打飞脚 | a55 fi33 giak21 | 横斤斗 | 侧手翻 | to do a cartwheel (an acrobatic movement) | |
| 鸡毛毽 | gai33 mɔu22 yein335 | 毽 | 毽子 | shuttlecock | |
| 打波珠 | a55 bɔ33 dzi215 | 打波子 | 弹球 | to play marbles | |
| 纸鹞 | dzi55 yi1u215 | 纸鹞 | 风筝 | kites | |
| 放纸鹞 | fɔŋ33 dzi55 yiau215 | 放纸鹞 | 放风筝 | to fly kites | |
| 跳绳 | hiau33 sein225 | 跳绳 | 跳绳 | to jump rope | |
| 搲子 | va55 du55 | 搲子 | 抓石子 | marble games | |
| 猜市 | tsai33 si215 | 包剪𢱕 | 猜拳 | rock-paper-scissors | |
| 耍盲公 | sa55 maŋ22 gǝŋ335 | 摸盲盲 | 捉迷藏 | Blind man's buff | A Children's game in which one person is blindfolded and gropes around attempting to touch the other players. |
| (捉)匿鸡 | (dzɔk33) nat33 gai335 | 伏匿匿 | 捉迷藏 | to play hide-and-seek | |
| 点火水匿鸡 | iam55 fɔ55 sui55 nat33 gai335 | 伏匿匿 | 捉迷藏 | hide-and-seek | |
| 麻鹰捉鸡仔 | ŋa22 yein33 dzɔk33 gai33 dɔi55 | 麻鹰捉鸡仔 | 'Hawk catching chicks' (a children's game) | A children's game in which one player plays the hawk, one plays the hen, and the others play chickens, and the chickens try to get away from the hawk while the hen protects them. | |
| 仆鸡 | bǝk32 gai335 | 伏匿匿 | 捉迷藏 | hide-and-seek | |
| 掟泥战 | iaŋ33 nai22 dzian335 | 打泥仗 | 打泥仗 | mud fight | A children's game in which competing teams hurl mud nuggets at each other. |
| 千秋 | tein33 tiu335 | 千秋 | 秋千 | swing | |
| 打千秋 | a55 tein33 tiu335 | 打千秋 | 打秋千 | to swing on a swing | |
| 嗖嗖板 | sɔt55 sɔt55 ban55 | 滑梯 | 滑梯 | slide | |
| 傾偈 | kein33 gai325 | 傾偈 | 聊天 | to gossip, to chat | |
| 古仔 | gu55 dɔi55 | 古仔 | 故事 | story | |
| 讲古仔 | gɔŋ55gu55 dɔi55 | 讲古仔 | 讲故事 | to tell a story | |
| 估古仔 | gu55 gu55 dɔi55 | 估古仔 | 猜谜 | to guess riddles | |
| 出估 | tsu55 gu55 | 出估 | 出谜 | to give someone a riddle to solve | |
| 开估 | hɔi33 gu55 | 开估 | 开谜 | to reveal the answer of a riddle | |
| 麻雀 | ma22 diak55 | 麻雀 | 麻雀 | sparrow | |
| 麻雀 | ma22 diak55 | 麻雀 | 麻将 | mahjong | |
| 打麻雀 | a55 ma22 diak55 | 打麻雀 | 打麻将 | to play mahjong | |
| 打麻雀 | a55 ma22 diak55 | 打麻雀 | 打麻雀 | to shoot sparrows | |
| 纸牌 | dzi55 pai225 | 啤牌 | 扑克 | playing cards | |
| 打纸牌 | a55 dzi55 pai225 | 玩啤牌 | 玩扑克 | to play playing cards | |
| 一士 | yit55 si215 | 烟士 | 幺点 | Ace (playing cards) | |
| 王 | vɔŋ225 | 王 | 王将 | King (playing cards) | |
| 女 | nui55 | 女 | 皇后 | Queen (playing cards) | |
| 积 | dzɛt55 | 积 | 勾 | Jack (playing cards) | |
| 鬼 | gi55 | 鬼 | 王 | Joker (playing cards) | |
| 大鬼 | ai32 gi55 | 大鬼 | 大王 | the Red Joker (playing cards) | |
| 小鬼 | ɬiau55 gi55 | 细鬼 | 小王 | the Black Joker (playing cards) | |
| 葵扇 | ki22 sian215 | 葵扇 | 黑桃 | Spades (suit in cards) | Noun: [ki22 sian33] a palm leaf fan, [ki22 sian215] spades (suit in cards) |
| 葵扇十 | ki22 sian21 sip32 | 葵扇十 | 黑桃十 | Ten of Spades (cards) | |
| 鹅臀 | ŋɔ22 hun215 | 杏仁 | 红桃 | Hearts(suit cards) | Noun: [ŋɔ22 hun22] buttock of a goose, [ŋɔ22 hun215] Hearts (suit in cards) |
| 鹅臀九 | ŋɔ22 hun21 giu55 | 杏仁九 | 红桃九 | Nine of Hearts(cards) | |
| 梅花 | mɔi22 fa33(5) | 梅花 | 梅花 | Clubs (suit in cards); plum flowers | |
| 梅花七 | mɔi22 fa33 tit55 | 梅花七 | 梅花七 | Seven of Clubs (cards) | |
| 板砖 | ban55 dzɔn21 | 阶砖 | 方块 | Diamonds (playing cards); square tiles | |
| 板砖女 | ban55 dzɔn21 nui55 | 阶砖女 | 方块皇后 | Queen of Diamonds (cards) | |
| 顺 | sun325 | 顺 | 顺子 | straight (playing cards); to follow | |
| 花 | fa335 | 花 | 同花 | Flush (playing cards); flowers | |
| 俘虏 | fu55 lu21(5) | 俘虏 | Full House (playing cards); prisoners of war | ||
| 四条 | ɬi33 hiau22(5) | 四条 | Four of a Kind (playing cards) | ||
| 同花顺 | hǝŋ22 fa33 sun325 | 同花顺 | 同花顺 | Straight Flush (playing cards) | |
| 一夹 | yit55 gap33 | 一啤 | 一对 | a pair | |
| 夹五 | gap33 m55 | 啤五 | 对五 | Pair of Fives (playing cards) | |
| 斗大 | ǝu33 ai325 | 鋤大D | 大老二 | (card game) Big Two, Big Deuce, or Deuces | |
| 十三张 | sip32 ɬam33 dziaŋ335 | 十三张 | 十三张 | (card game) Chinese Poker | |
| 廿一点 | ŋip32 yit55 iam55 | 廿一点 | 廿一点 | blackjack (card game) | |
| 骰仔 | sɛt55 dɔi55 | 骰仔 | 骰子 | dice | |
| 赌博 | u55 bɔk55 | 赌博 | 赌博 | gamble; to gamble | |
| 牌九 | pai22 giu55 | 牌九 | 牌九 | Chinese dominoes | |
| 波 | bɔ335 | 波 | 球 | ball (transliteration of ball) | |
| 吹口鸡 | tsui33 hǝu55 gai335 | 吹口哨 | 吹口哨 | to whistle | |
| 唱歌 | tsiaŋ33 gɔ215 | 唱歌 | 唱歌 | to sing songs | |
| 唱戏 | tsiaŋ33 hi33 | 唱戏 | 唱戏 | to sing operas | |
| 琴 | kim22(5) | 琴 | 琴 | string musical instruments | |
| 弹琴 | han22 kim225 | 弹琴 | 弹琴 | to play a string musical instrment | |
| 琵琶 | pi22 pa22 | 琵琶 | 琵琶 | Chinese lute | |
| 二胡 | ŋi32 vu225 | 二胡 | 二胡 | Erhu (a Chinese string instrument) | |
| 拉二胡 | lai33 ŋi32 vu225 | 拉二胡 | 拉二胡 | to play Erhu | |
| 南胡 | nam22 vu225 | 南胡 | 南胡 | southern style Erhu | |
| 箫 | ɬiau335 | 箫 | 箫 | flute | |
| 吹箫 | tsui33 ɬiau335 | 吹箫 | 吹箫 | to play the flute | |
| 啲咑 | dit55 da335 | 喇叭 | 喇叭 | trumpet | |
| 锣 | lɔ22 | 锣 | 锣 | gongs | |
| 打锣 | a55 lɔ22 | 打锣 | 打锣 | to sound the gong | |
| 鼓 | gu55 | 鼓 | 鼓 | drums | |
| 打鼓 | a55 gu55 | 打鼓 | 打鼓 | to beat the drum | |
| 喳喳 | tsa21 tsa215 | 喳喳 | 铙钹 | cymbal | |
| 狮面壳 | ɬu33 mein32 hɔk225 | 狮面壳 | 假面具 | mask | |
| 舞狮 | mu55 ɬu335 | 舞狮 | 舞狮 | lion dance; to dance a lion dance | |
| 舞龙 | mu55 lǝŋ225 | 舞龙 | 舞龙 | dragon dance; to dance a dragon dance | |
| 跳舞 | hiau33 mu55 | 跳舞 | 跳舞 | to dance | |
| 棋 | ki225 | 棋 | 棋 | chess; board game with moving pieces | |
| 棋子 | ki22 du55 | 棋子 | 棋子 | chess piece | |
| 作棋 | dɔk33 ki225 | 捉棋 | 下棋 | to play chess | |
| 象棋 | diaŋ32 ki225 | 象棋 | 象棋 | Chinese Chess | |
| 国际象棋 | gɔk55 dai33 diaŋ32 ki225 | 国际象棋 | 国际象棋 | (International) Chess | |
| 围棋 | vi22 ki225 | 围棋 | 围棋 | weiqi, Go | |
| 飞行棋 | fi33 haŋ22 ki225 | 飞行棋 | 飞行棋 | Airplane Chess | A Chinese cross-and-circle board game similar to the western game of Ludo and the Indian game of Pachisi. |
| 军棋 | gun33 ki225 | 军棋 | 陆战棋 | 'Land Battle Chess,' a two-player Chinese board game | |
| 跳棋 | hiau33 ki225 | 跳棋 | 跳棋 | Chinese Checker | |
| 公 | gǝŋ215 | 公 | 帅 | King (Chinese and International Chess) | Literally 'Old Man.' |
| 车 | gui33 | 车 | 车 | Chariot (Chinese Chess) | |
| 马 | ma21 | 马 | 马 | Cavalry (Chinese Chess); Knight (Chess) | Literally 'Horses.' |
| 炮/砲 | pɔu33 | 炮/砲 | 炮/砲 | Canon (Chinese Chess) | |
| 士/仕 | ɬu32 | 士/仕 | 士/仕 | Guard (Chinese Chess) | |
| 象/相 | diaŋ32 | 象/相 | 象/相 | Minister (Chinese Chess) | |
| 兵/卒 | bein33/dut55 | 兵/卒 | 兵/卒 | Pawn (Chinese and International Chess) | |
| 擁卒 | ǝŋ55 dut55 | 笃卒 | 顶卒 | to move a pawn forward | |
| 吃 | hiak33 | 食 | 吃 | to capture (Chinese and International Chess) | Literally 'to eat.' |
| 将(军) | diaŋ33 (gun33) | 将(军) | 将军 | to check (Chinese and International Chess) | Literally 'a Military General.' |
| 将死 | diaŋ33 ɬi55 | 将死 | 将死 | to checkmate; checkmate | |
| 和棋 | vɔ22 ki225 | 和棋 | 和棋 | a draw chess game | |
| 棋盘 | ki22 pɔn225 | 棋盘 | 棋盘 | chessboard | |
| 戏 | hi33 | 戏 | 戏 | plays, shows, movies, operas | |
| 睇戏 | hai55 hi33 | 睇戏 | 看戏 | to watch a play, show, movie, opera | |
| 戏院 | hi33 yɔn325 | 戏院 | 戏院 | theater | |
| 戏棚 | hi33 paŋ22 | 戏棚 | 戏棚子 | tent set up for play | |
| 戏台 | hi33 hɔi22 | 戏台 | 戏台 | a stage | |
| 开戏 | hɔi33 hi33 | 开戏 | 开演 | the show/play starts | |
| 散戏 | ɬan33 hi33 | 散场 | 散场 | the show/play ends | |
| 大戏 | ai32 hi33 | 大戏/粤剧 | 粤剧 | Cantonese opera | |
| 睇大戏 | hai55 ai32 hi33 | 睇大戏/粤剧 | 看粤剧 | to attend a Cantonese opera | |
| 雉鸡尾 | ki22 gai33 mi215 | 雉鸡尾 | 雉鸡尾 | pheasant feathers (worn by opera actors) | |
| 映画/电影 | yein55 va325/ein32 yein55 | 电影 | 电影 | movies | |
| 映画馆/电影院 | yein55 va32 gɔn55/ein32 yein55 yɔn325 | 电影院 | 电影院 | moviehouse | |
| 睇映画 | hai55 yein55 va325 | 睇电影 | 看电影 | to watch a movie | |
| 相 | ɬiaŋ335 | 相 | 相片 | photo picture | |
| 映相 | yein55 ɬiaŋ335 | 映相 | 照相 | to take picture | |
| 映相机 | yein55 ɬiaŋ33 gi33 | (映)相机 | 照相机 | cameras | |
| 银鸡 | ŋan22 gai335 | 哨子/银鸡 | 哨子 | whistle | |
| 吹银鸡 | tsui33 ŋan22 gai335 | 吹哨子/吹银鸡 | 吹哨子 | to blow a whistle | |
| 赢 | yiaŋ22 | 赢 | 赢 | a win; to win | |
| 输 | si33 | 输 | 输 | a lost; to lost | |
| 和 | vɔ22 | 和 | 和 | (game/match) a draw; to draw | |
| 打和 | a55 vɔ225 | 打和 | 和 | (game/match) a draw; to draw |