Sunday, 24 April 2022

Hand - palm of one's hand, the back of one's hand

I was listening to the grandfather saying a Chinese saying at 3:05 and I could not write the sentence fully in Teochew. 

I then was watching a Mandarin drama and the Emperor Yong Le said the same thing in Mandarin at 41:49 and I then was able to piece together what the grandfather said in the Teochew drama. 

Here are my notes and I hope you can learn both Teochew and Mandarin. 

ciu2dion2 手底

the palm of one’s hand

shou3xin1 手心

ciu2buan5 手盤|手盘

the back of one’s hand

shou3bei4 手背

ciu2dion2 si6 nêg8 ciu2buan5 ia7 si6 nêg8 手底是肉手盤也是肉|手底是肉手盘也是肉

The palm of one’s hand is meat, the back of one’s hand is also meat.

Actual meaning: Both are important.

手心是肉手背也是肉


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