Tuesday 31 May 2022

Finding a perfect wife

YouTube sent me this short video today and it is about finding a perfect wife. It is a short video which teaches us lots of Teochew words. Many of these are imported from Mandarin, but nevertheless there are still many original Teochew expressions.

All characters used are from our Teochew language. If you want to see the Mandarin characters, please read the subtitles in the video. 

da1bou1 ain3 cuê7 muan2i3 gai7 lao6pua5 zing1sig8 si6 guê3 oh4

丈夫慾覓滿意個老婆真實是過惡|丈夫欲觅满意个老婆真实是恶过

A man wanting to find an ideal wife is really difficult.

n1lai5 ngia2 gai7 bhoi6 ze2ziah8

生來雅個𠁞煮食|生来雅个𠀾煮食

The beautiful ones do not know how to cook.

Oi6 ze2ziah8 gai7 bhoi6 ung1riu5

會煮食個𠁞溫柔|会煮食个𠀾温柔

Those who can cook are not gentle.

Oi6 ung1riu5 bho5 zu2giang3

會溫柔無主見|会温柔无主见

Those who are gentle cannot think for themselves.

Oi6 zu2giang3 bho5 neng2ring5bhi7

會主見無女人味|会主见无女人味

Those who can think for themselves are not feminine.

U6 neng2ring5bhi7 gai7 luang6 sai2zin5

有女人味個亂使錢|有女人味个乱使钱

The feminine ones are very spendthrift.

sai2zin5 gai7 bhoi6 bang3sim1

使錢個𠁞放心|会使钱个𠀾放心

Do not feel reassured with the spendthrift ones.

bang3sim1 gai7 sên1lai5 bhai2

放心個生來痞|放心个生来痞

Those whom one feels at ease are ugly.

 


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