The following are phrases/idioms you’ll find in both Mandarin and Wu. The superscript numbers indicate tone curves, while the superscript h marks aspiration, the puff of air that distinguishes between Mandarin 读/讀 and 图/圖.
吃老米飯
ʨʰiɪʔ22 lɔ22 mi55 vɛ21
̩to be unemployed
ʨʰiɪʔ22 lɔ22 mi55 vɛ21
̩to be unemployed
去世界杯
ʨʰi44 sɿ55 kɑ33 pɛ21
go to the restroom
天長日久
tʰi55 zã33 ɲiɪʔ33 ʨiɤ21
a very long time
The restroom one is obviously not coming to us from Middle Chinese. First one to work out the explanation gets a gold red star.
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