Wednesday 22 June 2022

Generally

In this video, you can hear Ziao’ciu Sim 鳥嘴嬸 saying:

Ua2 tion2dioh4 li7 co2liag8 ho2du2

睇著哩草略好睹。|睇着哩草略好睹。

I feel (she is) generally alright.

我覺得一般還行。|我觉得一般还行。

Co2liag8 is a specific Teochew word. There are several meanings to this expression, and the subtitles translate it as generally [Mandarin: 一般]

Word List

tion2dioh4

睇著|睇着

feel

co2liag8

草略

generally

ho2du2 

好睹 好堵

alright

ziao2ciu3

鳥嘴

 

ziao2ciu3 means a woman who says things out of turn, minding other people’s business and a troublemaker.

 


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