English words from Teochew
- hengThe character ꜧ, combining an h and an eng, which stands for the hypothetical phoneme in English that includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophones.
- kengSynonym of chao keng (“to malinger, to shirk military duties by reporting sick”).
- TeochewA person of Chaoshan heritage.
- chai tow kwaySynonym of turnip cake (often particularly referring to stir-fried preparation popular in South East Asia)
- chao kengTo malinger, to skive, to shirk one's duties (especially, military duties) by feigning illness or reporting sick.
- char kway teowA Southeast Asian noodle dish made from flat rice noodles, soy sauce, chili, prawns and other common stir-fry ingredients.
- chwee kuehA kind of steamed rice cake originating in Teochew cuisine, served with preserved radish (chai po).
- gao lakRoasted chestnuts.
- heng ahPhew!, thank goodness; expressing relief, e.g., when an extremely unlucky outcome has been avoided.
- kway chapA Teochew dish of flat rice sheets in a soy sauce broth and an array of braised meats (offal, tongue, rinds, pork belly, etc.) and preserved vegetables.
- kway teowA type of flat rice noodles, commonly used in Hokkien and Teochew cuisine.
- popiahA kind of spring roll.
- SwabueSynonym of Shanwei: the Teochew-derived name.
- SwatowSynonym of Shantou: the Teochew-derived name.
- TeoswaSynonym of Chaoshan.