Doing business

The lad has something interesting to say about doing business.

I think we can learn some Teochew words / expressions listening to him. I hope you find my notes helpful in helping you to learn our mother tongue.  

sêng1li2 iao1 ho2  生理夭好

business is relatively good  生意比較好

Li7 diam7 huang5lo2 kang1kuê3 zo3 bhoi6 ho2

哩煩惱扂工課做𠁞好｜哩烦恼扂工课做𠁞好

Just worryed that work has not been finished or has not been done well

就煩惱工作做不完做不好｜就烦恼工作做不完做不好

sêng1li2 iao1 su1 li7 gag4zêng3 huang5nao2 gao3du2

生理夭輸哩各種煩惱夠堵｜生理夭输哩各种烦恼够堵

(when) business is relatively bad then there are many different types of worries [I do not know why he says “煩惱” as huang5nao2 and not huang5lo2.]

生意差各種煩惱更多｜生意差各种烦恼更多

zo3 sêng1li2 gai7 muêh8gian6 mo2 kah4 ho2 ia7 mo2 kah4 su1

做生理個物件孬佮好也孬佮輸｜做生理个物件孬佮好也孬佮输

The thing about doing business, (the situation) should not be too good nor too bad

做生意這東西不能太好也不能太差｜做生意这东西不能太好也不能太差

Kah4 zin3 do6 tao5 gêng1 gu2 dioh8 io1gu1

佮擠在頭更久著腰痀｜佮挤在头更久着腰痀

over cramming in the head for too long will become a hunchback

太過頭物極必反｜太过头物极必反

Mandarin translation: To overdo it will make things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction

zong2ze1 ung2 ung2 tiao5 tiao5

總之穩穩調調｜总之稳稳调调

In other words, steady harmony

總之穩穩調調｜总之稳稳调调

dao3 zag4 dao3 hiao5

鬥作鬥嬲｜斗作斗嬲

I think he said “dao3 zag4 dao3 hiao5” as he became hilarious

邊工作邊休息｜边工作边休息

The actual translation of the Mandarin subtitles should have been:

biang1 kang1kuê3 biang1 hiun1sêg4

邊工課邊休息｜边工课边休息

simultaneously working and resting