Table 11 Tanka lexical items with distinct forms compared to Cantonese and Mandarin but sharing equivalent meanings.

ice

雪[siʔ³²]

冰[pɪŋ⁵⁵]

冰[piŋ⁵⁵]

lightning

[t’in⁴³ siʔ³²]

閃電[ʃim³⁵ tin²²]

閃電[ʂan²¹⁴ tian⁵¹]

pumpkin seeds

金瓜仁[kɐn⁴⁴ ka⁴³ jɐn²¹]

南瓜子[nam²¹ kwa⁵⁵ tʃi³⁵]

南瓜子[nan³⁵ kua⁵⁵ tsɿ²¹⁵]

typhoon striking

扯波[ts’ie³⁵ pɔ⁴⁴]

打风[ta³⁵ fʊŋ⁵⁵]

刮台风[kua⁵⁵ t’ai³⁵ fuŋ⁵⁵]