Wednesday 11 May 2022

Exclamations in Teochew

You will hear various exclamations in Teochew in this video, which I have listed below including any other relevant Teochew words to help you understand the video better. 

gam2tam3se5 感嘆詞感叹词

exclamation(s), interjections made as part of a speech

感嘆詞感叹词

gian1ki5 se6 驚奇事惊奇事

amazing, surprising situations

驚奇事情|惊奇事情

gam2tam3 se6 感嘆事感叹事

a situation in which urges one to sign or lament

Examples of Teochew exclamations

meaning of exclamations

From which areas of our homeland

ua1 

Wow!

all 

nia2i5 乃姨

“your mother!” an expression to scold people

ua1bê 哇父

wow father!

潮洲, 澄海, 揭陽

si6zoh8 絕|

all die

潮陽潮阳

cuang5gê1si2 全家死全家死

whole family die

饒平饶平

ua1lang6 

wow wave!

汕頭

Teochew

English

Mandarin

he5ming5 漁民|渔民

fishermen

漁民|渔民

bu6he5 捕魚|捕鱼

catch fish

捕魚|捕鱼

liah8he5 掠魚|掠鱼

catch fish

抓魚|抓鱼

io5zung5 搖船|摇船

to row a boat

搖船|摇船

hai2lang6 海浪

sea wave

海浪

huang1êng2 風湧|风涌

waves, ocean waves

波浪 浪濤浪涛

cuang5gê1si2zoh8 全家死絕|全家死绝

the whole family die, to be exterminated, to become extinct, to all die out

全家死光

I heard this expression “cuang5gê1si2zoh8” in a satirical drama.

 ua1lang6 浪 wow! wave!

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