Do you know of these animals?

Do you know how to say cuckoo in Teochew Uê? If you were to watch this video, you would see a baby Chinese cuckoo. It is called 鴝鴣鳥｜鸲鸪鸟 gu3gu1ziao2.

He feeds the cuckoo with 泥鰍 which is loach or mud fish found in rivers or streams all over Eurasia. Do you know what 泥鰍 is called in Teochew? It has several names and I am listing them for you.

tou5niu1 塗𩽤

tou5liu1 塗鰡

hou5liu1 鰗鰡 [Hokkienpeople in Taiwan also call mudfish 鰗鰡]

ni5ciu1 泥鰍

ni5 and tou5 mean mud and earth respectively

In the video title, you will notice the characters 猛禽 which mean a bird of prey and according to Lim Lung Lung, 猛 could be said as either mêⁿ2 or mêng2 and therefore a bird of prey should be called mêng2kim5 in Teochew Uê.

Do you remember the word 禽獸 kim5siu3? It means a wild animal or beast and it is also a word of abuse to scold people who are very cruel or inhuman.