Monday 9 May 2022

Lao Lim talks about eggs . . .

Lao Lim talks about eggs, bullets, roles in Chinese operas, to shoot, catapult

I have written out a vocabulary list so it is easier for you to follow and understand Professor Lim's lecture. 

goi1neng6 

chicken egg

蛋|鸡蛋

hê5cung1 蝦春|虾春

prawn roe

卵|虾卵

he5cung1 魚春|鱼春

fish eggs, fish roe

魚卵|鱼卵

goi1duan1 蛋|鸡蛋

unlaid eggs found inside a hen, little eggs

 

zêg8 giu5 goi1duan一球雞蛋|一球鸡蛋

a string of unlaid eggs

 

huê1duan3 花旦

a vivacious young female role in a Chinese opera

花旦

n1i1duan青衣旦

young women’s role in Chinese opera

青衣

ou1san1duan烏衫旦乌衫旦

black clothes young woman role in a Chinese opera

青衣

The correct Teochew word for young ladies’ roles in Chinese opera is called ou1san1duan3.

bhu2duan3 武旦

a female military role in a Chinese opera

武旦

lao2duan老旦

an old lady's role in Chinese opera

老旦

ng5duain7 黃彈|黄弹

Clausena lansium, wampee or wampi, a yellow skinned fruit

黃皮黄皮

ze2tang5 子彈|子弹

bullet

子彈|子弹

cêng3zi2 銃子铳子

bullet

子彈|子弹

The Teochew word for bullet is cêng3zi2.

tang5zi2 zeg8 hui1gang1 彈指一揮間弹指一挥间

in a flash (an idiom)

彈指一揮間弹指一挥间

tang5gêng1 彈弓|弹弓

catapult, slingshot

彈弓|弹弓

ziao2duan7 鳥彈|鸟弹

catapult, slingshot

彈弓|弹弓

êng7 tang5gêng1 duan7 ziao2 用弹弓弹鳥弹鸟

Use a catapult to shoot a bird.

用弹弓弹鳥弹鸟

has got three pronunciations: tang5, duan7 and duain7

 

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