Tuesday, 17 May 2022

A duckling can punt a boat - nursery rhyme

This nursery rhyme is from one of Professor Lim's books and you can hear the nursery rhyme on this video.

Thank you Teochew Store for uploading this video.

鴨仔會撐船

ah4gian2 oi6 tên1zung5

鴨仔會撐船|鸭仔会撑船

A duckling can punt a boat

ngiao1gian2 oi6 zion2cu3

貓仔會掌厝|猫仔会掌厝

A kitten can look after a home

gao2gian2 oi6 bê2mung5

狗仔會把門|狗仔会把门

A puppy can keep guard at a gate

gong1pua5 oi6 sioh4 sung1

公婆會惜孫|公婆会惜孙

Paternal grandparents are able to love the grandchildren dearly

zêg8gê1 huang1lag8 diam5 guê3 teng5

一家歡樂甜過糖|一家欢乐甜过糖

A whole family’s happiness is sweeter than sweets.

diam5 guê3 teng5

甜過糖|甜过糖

sweeter than sweets

 To punt a boat - tên1zung5


ah4gian2 鴨仔|鸭仔

duckling

小鴨|小鸭

tên1zung5 撐船|撑船

to punt a boat with a pole

撐船|撑船

ngiao1gian2 貓仔|猫仔

kitten

小貓|小猫

zion2cu3 掌厝

to look after a home

看家

gao2gian2 狗仔

puppy

小狗

bê2mung5 把門|把门

to keep guard at a gate

把門|把门

gong1pua5 公婆

husband’s parents

丈夫的父母

sioh4 惜

to love dearly

疼愛|疼爱

sung1 孫|孙

grandchild

孫子|孙子

zêg8gê1 一家

the whole family

一家

huang1lag8 歡樂|欢乐

happiness, joyfulness, glee, gladness

歡樂|欢乐

diam5 甜

sweet

甜

teng5 糖

sweets

糖

 


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