| 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 | toy | |
| 菱角 | lein22 gɔk21 | 拧螺 | 陀螺 | spinning top | |
| 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 | to do a flywheel | |||
| 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 | kite | |
| 放纸鹞 | fɔŋ33 dzi55 yiau215 | 放纸鹞 | 放风筝 | to fly a kite | |
| 跳绳 | hiau33 sein225 | 跳绳 | 跳绳 | to jump rope | |
| 搲子 | va55 du55 | 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)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 | 'Eagles catching chicks' (a children's game) | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | gɔŋ55 gu55 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 a riddle (for someone to try) | |
| 开估 | hɔi33 gu55 | 开估 | 开谜 | to reveal the answer to a riddle | |
| 麻雀 | ma22 diak55 | 麻雀 | 麻将 | mahjong | |
| 打麻雀 | ?a55 ma22 diak55 | 打麻雀 | 打麻将 | to play mahjong | |
| 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 | jɛt55 | 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 sian21 | 葵扇 | 黑桃 | Spade (playing cards) | |
| 鹅臀 | ŋɔ22 hun21 | 杏仁 | 红桃 | Hearts(playing cards) | |
| 梅花 | mɔi22 fa21 | 梅花 | 梅花 | Club (playing cards) | |
| 板砖 | ban55 dzɔn21 | 阶砖 | 方块 | Diamond (playing cards) | |
| 顺 | sun325 | 顺 | 顺子 | straight (playing cards) | |
| 花 | fa335 | 花 | 同花 | flush (playing cards) | |
| 俘虏 | fu55 lu21(5) | 俘虏 | full house (playing cards) | ||
| 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 | a pair of fives (playing cards) | |
| 斗大 | ?ǝu33 ?ai325 | 斗大 | |||
| 十三张 | sip32 ɬam33 dziaŋ33 | 十三张 | |||
| 廿一点 | ŋip32 yit55 ?iam55 | 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 | |
| 打波 | ?a55 bɔ335 | 打波 | 打球 | to play 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 | kim225 | 琴 | 琴 | string musical instrument | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | gong | |
| 打锣 | ?a55 lɔ22 | 打锣 | 打锣 | to sound the gong | |
| 鼓 | gu55 | 鼓 | 鼓 | drum | |
| 打鼓 | ?a55 gu55 | 打鼓 | 打鼓 | to beat the drum | |
| 喳喳 | tsa21 tsa215 | 铙钹 | cymbal | ||
| 狮面壳 | ɬu33 mein32 hɔk225 | 狮面壳 | 假面具 | mask | |
| 舞狮 | mu55 ɬu33 | 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 | Go/weiqi | |
| 飞行棋 | fi33 haŋ22 ki225 | 飞行棋 | 飞行棋 | ||
| 军棋 | gun33 ki225 | 军棋 | 陆战棋 | ||
| 跳棋 | hiau33 ki225 | 跳棋 | 跳棋 | Chinese Checker | |
| 公 | gǝŋ215 | 公 | 帅 | King (Chinese and International Chess) | |
| 车 | gui33 | 车 | 车 | Chariot (Chinese Chess) | |
| 马 | ma21 | 马 | 马 | Cavalry (Chinese Chess); Knight (Chess) | |
| 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 | to move a pawn forward | ||
| 吃 | hiak33 | 食 | 吃 | to capture (Chinese and International Chess) | |
| 将(军) | diaŋ33 (gun33) | 将(军) | 将军 | to check (Chinese and International Chess) | |
| 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 | play, show | |
| 睇戏 | hai55 hi33 | 睇戏 | 看戏 | to watch a play | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | to substitute a character wrongly with a homonym | |
| 银鸡 | ŋan22 gai335 | 哨子 | 哨子 | whistle | |
| 吹银鸡 | tsui33 ŋan22 gai335 | 吹哨子 | 吹哨子 | to blow a whistle | |
| 赢 | yiaŋ22 | 赢 | 赢 | a win; to win | |
| 输 | si33 | 输 | 输 | a lost; to lost | |
| 和/打和 | vɔ22/?a55 vɔ225 | 和/打和 | 和 | a draw; to draw |