Professor Lim uses our Teochew words and expressions V

 Professor Lim continues to talk about our Teochew words and expressions.

There are a couple of expressions / words which Professor Lim did not explain and I have never heard of these before, and I have therefore left them blank.  If anybody knows their meanings, please comment and share. 

gi3dioh8記著｜记着	remember	記得｜记得
deng5nang5 唐人	Chinese people
huang1uê7番話∣番话	foreign languages	外國話∣外国话
huang1gian2番囝	foreigners – non Chinese	wai4guo2ren2  外國人∣外国人

 

gi3dioh8 deng5nang5 dan3 huang1uê7,

記著唐人呾番話｜记着唐人呾番话

Remember Chinese speaking foreign languages.

gi3dioh8 huang1gian2 cui3 huên7huên7

記著番囝嘴横横｜记着番囝嘴横横

 remember foreigners' mouths wide open! [Sorry I forgot to translate this line!] 

muê5 糜	congee, rice gruel, rice porridge	粥
bêh8 muê5 白糜	congee, rice gruel, rice porridge	白粥
pang1 muê5芳糜
hai2cin1 muê5 海鮮糜∣海鲜糜	seafood congee	海鮮粥∣海鲜粥
hê5 muê5 蝦糜∣虾糜	prawn congee	蝦粥∣虾粥
hoi6 muê5 蟹糜	crab congee	螃蟹粥
he5 muê5 魚糜∣鱼糜	fish congee	魚粥∣鱼粥
diam5 muê5 甜糜	sweet congee	甜粥
bhi2 米	rice	米
dê5 bhi2茶米	tea leaves	茶葉∣茶叶
hê5bhi2 蝦米∣虾米	dried small prawns	蝦米∣虾米
boh8 kag4 bhi2 薄殼米∣薄壳米	Is a special quality type of Teochew famous dish.	薄殼米是一種廣東潮汕地區的潮菜的特色名菜。
gang3 bhi2 𧒄米
tang5 gang3 蟲𧒄
boh8 kag4 薄殼∣薄壳	musculus senhousia a type of mussel
guê2 餜∣馃 A粿	The correct guê2 character is 餜
ang5 to5 guê2 紅桃餜∣红桃馃	red peach savoury cake filled with pang1 bung7
ce2 kag4 guê2 鼠麴餜∣鼠曲馃A kag4 麯	A type of sweet cake in which the wrapper is made from ce2 kag4 cao2
ce2 kag4 cao2 鼠麹草｜鼠曲草	Pseudognaphalium affine: a plant used for making a Teochew steamed cake	shu3qu4cao3 鼠麹草｜鼠曲草
diam5 guê2 甜餜｜甜馃	A steamed sweet cake made from ground gluttonous rice
dian2 鼎	a cooking pot, called wok nowadays	炒鍋｜炒锅
dua7 dian2 大鼎	a large wok	大炒鍋｜大炒锅
dian2 gian2 鼎仔	a small frying pan	小炒鍋｜小炒锅
dian2 zao3 鼎竈｜鼎灶
buah4 缽｜钵	an earthenware bowl
bung7buah4 飯缽｜饭钵	an earthenware bowl for cooked rice
ka1buah4 骹缽｜骹钵	A stand for an earthenware bowl like a trivet
lou2buah4 滷缽｜卤钵	an earthenware bowl for stewed meat
cu3 厝	house, apartment, flat	房子
ki2cu3 起厝	to build a house	蓋房子｜盖房子
dua7 cu3 大厝	a big house, apartment, flat	大房子
cu3 gian2 厝仔	a small house, apartment, flat, room	小房子
cong5 Siam5lo5 puêh8 gao3 de1zo5	de1zo5 is a pig’s trough is where home is; Siam’lo is Thailand which is very far away; and the chats will last a long time, chatting about irrelevant stuff, talking about everything under the sun.
從暹羅詖到豬槽｜从暹罗诐到猪槽
zêg8 pin3 pang5 ke3 gao3 Sig8lag8bou1	When one does not know where a person has gone, one can use the phrase “zêg8 pin3 pang5 ke3 gao3 Sig8lag8bou1”	Gai2 muêh8 m6zai1 zao2 gao3 di7go3 ke3
一片帆去到實叻埠｜一片帆去到实叻埠		個物唔知走去底塊去｜个物唔知走去底块去
Sig8lag8bou1 實叻埠｜实叻埠	Singapore	Xin1jia1po1 新加坡
bho5 kou2 nai6ho5 zêng1 diam5 guê2	to go overseas	guê3huang1 過番｜过番
無苦奈何舂甜餜｜无苦奈何舂甜馃
gang1nion5 乾糧｜干粮	dried rations taken on an expedition	gan1liang2 乾糧｜干粮

 

huang1boin5 zin5 ngeng5 Deng5suan1 hog4

番畔錢銀唐山福

Money earned overseas is the family’s in China blessing.

海外掙的錢財是家裏人的福氣

dang5zin5 cug4 kou2 kên1

銅錢出苦坑｜铜钱出苦坑

It is not that easy to earn money.

gang1kou2 tang3 kuan3uah8 ziah8

艱苦賺快活食｜艰苦赚快活食

Difficult to earn money, easy to eat

sên1 gian2 m6 tag8ze1 bug4ru5 ci7 dua7 de1

生囝唔讀書不如飼大豬｜生囝唔读书不如饲大猪

It would be better to rear a large pig, then to give birth to a child who do not want to study.