Tuesday, 10 May 2022

touch

 How do you to touch in Teochew?

mong5 摸

to touch, to stroke

摸

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 揨

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.

我還沒有碰他他就說我打他。|我还没有碰他他就说我打他。

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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