Here is the vocabulary list which I promise for the song My homeland.
|
Teochew |
English |
Standard
Chinese |
|
kuang2
款 |
type,
style |
樣|样 |
|
cu3
厝 |
house |
房子 |
|
ang5
ên5 紅楹 |
red
pillar |
紅楹|红楹 |
|
zi2
gag4 紫桷 |
purple
ceiling beams |
紫桷 |
|
kung5 群 |
group
|
群 |
|
lag8loh8
力落 |
diligent,
industrious, hardworking |
勤勞|勤劳 |
|
bian3pag4
拚搏 |
to
struggle, to wrestle |
拼搏 |
|
zêng3
種|种 |
a
type, a kind |
種|种 |
|
si3zion6世上 |
earth
as in this world |
世上 |
|
zuê3
lang7 最難 |
most
difficult |
最難 |
|
hung7 份 |
portion
|
份 |
|
cêng5 情 |
feeling |
情 |
|
keng3 囥 |
hidden,
conceal |
藏 |
|
sim1dang1
心中 |
in
one’s heart |
心中 |
|
gu3hion1 故鄉 |
homeland
|
故鄉|故乡 |
|
ziang1
將 |
A
grammatical particle to introduce a verb: in Teochew we normally say gai5
instead of ziang1 個 |
將 |
|
ci7
dua7 飼大 |
raised
to become an adult |
養大成人|养大成人 |
|
huan1 還 |
still |
還|还 |
|
gi3dig4 記得 |
remember
|
記得|记得 |
|
A1ma2 阿嬤 |
paternal
grandmother |
奶奶 |
|
ga3
教 |
teach |
教 |
|
cio3gua1
唱歌 |
sing
songs |
唱歌 |
|
Ang5tao5zung5 紅頭船 |
Red
headed boats which carried our ancestors to distance places |
紅頭船|红头船 |
|
zai3
載 |
carry |
載|载 |
|
piao1boh8
飄泊 |
to
drift, to wander |
漂泊 |
|
ta1hion1
他鄉 |
foreign
land |
他鄉|他乡 |
|
Li5
gê1 離家 |
to
leave home |
離開家|离开家 |
|
coin1li2
千里 |
a
long distance |
千里 |
|
sim1lai6 心內|心内 |
in
one’s mind |
心裡|心里 |
|
bho5hang6 無限 |
unlimited |
無限|无限 |
|
kang1kua3
牽掛 |
to
be worried about, to be concerned about |
牽掛|牵挂 |
|
huai5niam6
懷念 |
reminisce,
cherish the momory of, to think of |
懷念|怀念 |
|
gang1hu1
dê5 工夫茶 |
Teochew
concentrated tea |
工夫茶 |
|
tou5lou5
塗爐 |
stove
made from ceramics |
|
|
huê2tuan3
火碳 |
charcoal |
木炭 |
|
gah4
佮 |
with |
跟 |
|
zêg8coh4
一撮 |
some |
一些 |
|
cu3bin1tao5bhuê2厝邊頭尾 |
neighbours |
左鄰右舍|左邻右舍 |
|
dua7
lo5gou2 大鑼鼓 |
drums,
gongs and playing of percussion instruments |
大鑼鼓 |
|
hiun1hiun1 悠悠 |
pensive |
悠悠 |
|
hion1cou5 鄉愁 |
nostalgia |
鄉愁 |
|
geng1
根 |
roots |
根 |


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