Tuesday 14 June 2022

crying one's eyes out

 This is a funny video for you to laugh and to learn some Teochew Uê.



sing1sên1 le2 gah8 ua2 seng3 kao3 di7gai5 zian3 oi6 sêng5gong1

先生汝合我算靠底個正會成功

Mister, you predict for me what to rely on to be successful.

Oi6 sêng5gong1 gai7 nang5 ziu6 kao3 ga1gi7 kao3 bê6bho2

會成功個人就靠家己靠父母

Successful people rely on oneself and parents

Liao2 bhoi6 sêng5gong1 nê1

𠁞成功呢

If not successful

bhoi6 sêng5gong1 ziu6 kao3 ga1gi7 kao3 bê6 kao3 bho2

𠁞成功就哭家己哭父哭母

(If) not successful, then cry for oneself, and with all of one’s might bawl, wail and cry loudly

kao3 bê6 kao3 bho2 is a Teochew expression to explain how one cries when one’s parents pass away. If you can read Chinese, then the picture below explains very well what kao3 bê6 kao3 bho2 and kao3 bê6 mean. 



There is another Teochew expression kao3 bê6 si2 bho2 哭父死母 can be heard in this video.

She actually said:

cih8coh4 loh8 gio3 kao3bê6 si2 bho2

彳亍落叫哭父死母

shouting and screaming; extremely noisy, shouting for one's mother

大喊大叫太吵喊娘

 

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