Speaking dialect has its uses

• Clivebenss

  30 Jul 11, 02:47

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  Oh Clivebenss

  I have got the article for KH'A posted

  Please do take a look and some comments

  

  different approach, this article more on the word 骹, I more on the anatomy. Interesting read, some have local flavour twist I will write later.

  

• BanguIzai

  30 Jul 11, 02:53

  Thank you very much

• Clivebenss

  30 Jul 11, 02:55

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  Thank you very much

  most welcome.

• BanguIzai

  30 Jul 11, 03:04

  I am very happy that at least in this forum there are like minded citizens such as you and me who does not easily fall into the trap that the government want us to believe such as Mandarin is our mother tongue

• Clivebenss

  30 Jul 11, 03:07

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  I am very happy that at least in this forum there are like minded citizens such as you and me who does not easily fall into the trap that the government want us to believe such as Mandarin is our mother tongue

  I'm old school. It's nice to share what I know with someone who can appreciate, esp the younger generation.

• BanguIzai

  30 Jul 11, 03:09

  Ok, with you around, Hokkien will never fade.

• Clivebenss

  30 Jul 11, 03:12

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  Ok, with you around, Hokkien will never fade.

  but I'm not young, and my memories is fading.

• BanguIzai

  30 Jul 11, 03:20

  ya, correct, as shown by this post

       http://sgforums.com/forums/3545/topics/425775?page=7#post_10300172

  please pass down your Hokkien to us quickly

• Clivebenss

  30 Jul 11, 09:36

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  ya, correct, as shown by this post

       http://sgforums.com/forums/3545/topics/425775?page=7#post_10300172

  please pass down your Hokkien to us quickly

  ok.

• BanguIzai

  30 Jul 11, 18:05

  I just remembered I did some Hokkien post on the equivalent idioms in Chinese

  http://sgforums.com/forums/3948/topics/432594?page=13#post_10300096

  for your info

• Clivebenss

  31 Jul 11, 16:51

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  I just remembered I did some Hokkien post on the equivalent idioms in Chinese

  http://sgforums.com/forums/3948/topics/432594?page=13#post_10300096

  for your info

  ok.

• BanguIzai

  31 Jul 11, 21:39

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  ok.

  A picture of a Hokkien teacher, teaching students on kh'a éª¹, the Hokkien word for "leg"

  

• Clivebenss

  31 Jul 11, 22:09

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  A picture of a Hokkien teacher, teaching students on kh'a éª¹, the Hokkien word for "leg"

  

  kha chiu neng liao liao...

  

• BanguIzai

  31 Jul 11, 22:36

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  kha chiu neng liao liao...

  

  骹手軟了了， because masturbate too much ah

• Clivebenss

  31 Jul 11, 22:38

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  骹手軟了了， because masturbate too much ah

  haha...

   

• BanguIzai

  31 Jul 11, 22:39

  手干若骹�骹干焦膦脬

• Clivebenss

  1 Aug 11, 08:51

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  I just remembered I did some Hokkien post on the equivalent idioms in Chinese

  http://sgforums.com/forums/3948/topics/432594?page=13#post_10300096

  for your info

  é�žé©´é�žé©¬ - put⁵ sam²² su²¹ liong⁵³ ä¸�三似兩

  废å¯�忘食 - bue²¹ kÉ”⁵³ tit⁵ tsiaÊ”⁵ , bue21 kÉ”⁵³ tit⁵ kh’un²¹ ã��顧得食，ã��顧得ç��

  高枕无忧 - (not found yet)

  虎头蛇尾 - hÉ”⁴⁴ th’au²⁴ niau⁴⁴ tsh’u⁴⁴ be⁵³ è™Žé ­é³¥é¼ å°¾ / th’au²⁴ hing²¹ be⁵³ ling⁵³ é ­èˆˆå°¾å†· 

  力ä¸�从心 - u²¹ sim⁴⁴ bo²² kh’ui⁵³ lat⁵ æœ‰å¿ƒç„¡æ°£åŠ›

  未�先衰 - (not found yet)

  上有政策，下有对策 - (not found yet)

  似是而� - (not found yet)

  行尸走肉 - (not found yet)

  �门拒虎，�门进狼 - (not found yet)

  岂有此� - (not found yet)

  挂羊头，�狗肉 - (not found yet)

  �人忧天 - (not found yet)

  守株待兔 - tse²¹ le²² tan⁴⁴ lai²⁴ å��咧等來

  画蛇添足 - (not found yet)

  ç‹�å�‡è™Žå¨� - kang²¹ hÉ”⁵³ tsioÊ”⁵ tã⁵³ å…±è™Žå€Ÿè†½ / kh’a²² taÊ”²¹ be⁴⁴ sai⁵³ png²¹ kÅ©ã²² kh’i²¹ éª¹è¸�馬屎å‚�官氣

   

  é�žé©´é�žé©¬  - ä¸�三似兩

  废�忘食 - �顧得食，�顧得�

  高枕无忧 = northern dialect, no equivalent

  力�从心 - 有心無力

  未�先衰 = northern dialect, no equivalent

  上有政策,下有对策  = modern lingo, no equivalent

  似是而� = northern dialect, no equivalent

  行尸走肉 - 四散� (behaviour); 僵� (vampire)
  

  �门拒虎，�门进狼 - �逼嶺, �逼山 or �逼山, �逼嶺

  岂有此� = northern dialect, no equivalent

  挂羊头，å�–狗肉  -充庒å�–徦貨

  �人忧天 - 天加�

  守株待兔 = northern dialect, no equivalent

  画蛇添足 - 添骹添手

  ��虎� -骹�馬屎�官氣

   

  共虎借膽 = reckless

• BanguIzai

  1 Aug 11, 12:53

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

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  é�žé©´é�žé©¬ - put⁵ sam²² su²¹ liong⁵³ ä¸�三似兩

  废å¯�忘食 - bue²¹ kÉ”⁵³ tit⁵ tsiaÊ”⁵ , bue21 kÉ”⁵³ tit⁵ kh’un²¹ ã��顧得食，ã��顧得ç��

  高枕无忧 - (not found yet)

  虎头蛇尾 - hÉ”⁴⁴ th’au²⁴ niau⁴⁴ tsh’u⁴⁴ be⁵³ è™Žé ­é³¥é¼ å°¾ / th’au²⁴ hing²¹ be⁵³ ling⁵³ é ­èˆˆå°¾å†· 

  力ä¸�从心 - u²¹ sim⁴⁴ bo²² kh’ui⁵³ lat⁵ æœ‰å¿ƒç„¡æ°£åŠ›

  未�先衰 - (not found yet)

  上有政策，下有对策 - (not found yet)

  似是而� - (not found yet)

  行尸走肉 - (not found yet)

  �门拒虎，�门进狼 - (not found yet)

  岂有此� - (not found yet)

  挂羊头，�狗肉 - (not found yet)

  �人忧天 - (not found yet)

  守株待兔 - tse²¹ le²² tan⁴⁴ lai²⁴ å��咧等來

  画蛇添足 - (not found yet)

  ç‹�å�‡è™Žå¨� - kang²¹ hÉ”⁵³ tsioÊ”⁵ tã⁵³ å…±è™Žå€Ÿè†½ / kh’a²² taÊ”²¹ be⁴⁴ sai⁵³ png²¹ kÅ©ã²² kh’i²¹ éª¹è¸�馬屎å‚�官氣

   

  é�žé©´é�žé©¬  - ä¸�三似兩

  废�忘食 - �顧得食，�顧得�

  高枕无忧 = northern dialect, no equivalent

  力�从心 - 有心無力

  未�先衰 = northern dialect, no equivalent

  上有政策,下有对策  = modern lingo, no equivalent

  似是而� = northern dialect, no equivalent

  行尸走肉 - 四散� (behaviour); 僵� (vampire)
  

  �门拒虎，�门进狼 - �逼嶺, �逼山 or �逼山, �逼嶺

  岂有此� = northern dialect, no equivalent

  挂羊头，å�–狗肉  -充庒å�–徦貨

  �人忧天 - 天加�

  守株待兔 = northern dialect, no equivalent

  画蛇添足 - 添骹添手

  ��虎� -骹�馬屎�官氣

   

  共虎借膽 = reckless

  Really appreciate for the vetting through.  I will let Rock^Star know of these great findings.

• Clivebenss

  1 Aug 11, 13:29

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  A picture of a Hokkien teacher, teaching students on kh'a éª¹, the Hokkien word for "leg"

  

  bo kua lio kha leh?

  

• Clivebenss

  1 Aug 11, 13:30

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  Really appreciate for the vetting through.  I will let Rock^Star know of these great findings.

  ???

• BanguIzai

  1 Aug 11, 18:57

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  bo kua lio kha leh?

  

  無看躼骹？ 

  (bo kh'Å©ã lio kh'a) ？

  (no see long leg) ?

• BanguIzai

  1 Aug 11, 18:58

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  ???

  Meaning I will add on to the vocab in the list as you have provided me.

• Clivebenss

  1 Aug 11, 19:01

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  無看躼骹？ 

  (bo kh'Å©ã lio kh'a) ？

  (no see long leg) ?

  where is the lady's leg. Can use as example mah?

  

• BanguIzai

  1 Aug 11, 19:06

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  where is the lady's leg. Can use as example mah?

  

  orh

  bo kh'űã tioË€ kh'a   hahaha

• Clivebenss

  1 Aug 11, 19:07

  Originally posted by BanguIzai:

  orh

  bo kh'űã tioË€ kh'a   hahaha

  life can be beautiful.