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Taiwanese Southern Min Recommended Characters is a set of three lists of Taiwanese Hokkien characters, numbering 700 in total, which were published by the Taiwan Ministry of Education between 2007 and 2009 [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] recommending which Chinese characters to use when writing Taiwanese Hokkien with Chinese characters. [6]
| Taiwanese Hokkien character | Tâi-lô reading | English translation | Standard Mandarin equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 伊 | i | third-person pronoun | 他 / 她 / 牠 / 它 |
| 予 | hōo | give, passive voice marker | 給、被 |
| 臆 | ioh | guess | 猜測 |
| 耍 | sńg | merriment | 玩樂 |
| 擲 | tàn | throw | 丟擲 |
| 毋 | m̄ | no, not | 不 |
| 睏 | khùn | sleep | 睡覺 |
| 媠 | suí | beautiful, handsome | 美麗的、英俊的 |
| 踅 | se̍h | spin, orbit | 轉動、繞行 |
| 捀 | phâng | serve with both hands | 端(手) |
| 囝 | kiánn | son | 兒子 |
| 覕 | bih | hide | 躲藏 |
| 甌 | au | cup | 杯子 |
| 刣 | thâi | slaughter | 宰殺 |
| 睭 | tsiu | eye | 眼睛 |
| 撨 | tshiâu | adjustment | 調整 |
| 挵 | lòng | strike | 撞擊 |
| 喝 | huah | shout, roar | 喊、吼 |
| 徛 | khiā | stand | 站立 |
| 仝 | kâng | identical | 相同的 |
| 濟 | tsē / tsuē | numerous | 眾多的 |
| 捒 | sak | push | 推 |
| 抾 | khioh | pick up | 撿拾 |
| 囥 | khǹg | put | 放置 |
| 歇 | hioh / heh / hennh | rest | 休息 |
| 足 | tsiok | very | 非常地 |
| 䆀 | bái | ugly | 醜陋的 |
| 泅 | siû | swim | 游泳 |
| 縛 | pa̍k | bound | 綑綁 |
| 攑 | gia̍h | hold, lift, carry | 拿、舉、抬 |
| 沃 | ak | pour | 澆(水) |
| 蹛 | tuà | reside | 居住 |
| 傱 | tsông | run | 奔跑 |
| 賰 | tshun | remainder | 剩餘 |
| 倩 | tshiànn | hire | 聘用 |
| 搝 | giú | pull | 拉、扯 |
| 啉 | lim | drink | 飲用 |
| 遐 | hia | there | 那裡 |
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