Tuesday 10 May 2022

touch

 How do you to touch in Teochew?

mong5

to touch, to stroke

mong5 nou5gian2 gai7 tao5 摸孥仔個頭摸孥仔个头

to stroke children’s heads

摸小孩兒的頭摸小孩儿的头

tang6 動|动

to touch

動|动

main3 tang6 勿動|勿动

don’t touch

別動它|别动它

dian1

to touch

觸|触

Ua2 a7bhuê7 dian1 i1, i1 li7 dan3 ua2 pah4 i1我也未揨著伊,伊哩呾我拍伊我也未揨着伊,伊哩呾我拍伊

I have not yet touched him, he has (already) said I have hit him.

還沒有碰他他就說我打还没有碰他他就说我打

So what are the differences in these three words? 

I think dian1 is to touch lightly and mong5 to more like to fondle and tang6 is in between. 

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