On this page, I list out the Penang Hokkien name for the different parts of the pig that is eaten by the Chinese.
  1. bak1iu3phok3 [baʔ-iu-phoʔ] : (noun) crispy pork lard

  2. bak1kut3 [baʔ-kut] : (noun) spare ribs

  3. bak1phoay2 [baʔ-phoe] : (noun) pig skin

  4. cnia3bak3 [tsiã-baʔ] : (noun) lean meat

  5. hun1chiang2 [hun-tshiaŋ] : (noun) pig intestine

  6. io3chee4 [io-tsi] : (noun) kidney

  7. nui1kut3 [nui-kut] : (noun) soft ribs meat

  8. sam3can2 [sam-tsan] : (noun) pork belly, short for sam3can3bak3 [sam-tsan-baʔ]

  9. too3boey4 [tu-boe] : (noun) pig tail

  10. too3chiu4 [tu-tshiu] : (noun) pig front trotters

  11. too3cik1 [tu-tsiʔ] : (noun) pig tongue

  12. too3hoek3 [tu-hoeʔ] : (noun) pig blood

  13. too3kha1 [tu-kha] : (noun) pig hind trotters

  14. too3knua1 [tu-kuã] : (noun) pig liver

  15. too3nau4 [tu-nau] : (noun) pig brain

  16. too3sim1 [tu-sim] : (noun) pig heart

  17. too3thau2 [tu-thau] : (noun) pig head

  18. too3tor3 [tu-tɔ] : (noun) pig stomach

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