Professor Lim explains to us a number of Teochew expressions

Professor Lim has given a talk which you can hear from this webpage. I have no idea how to link an mp3 file to this post. 

Professor Lim read out some of our Teochew expressions as listed below. All Teochew words and expressions are marked with 潮

kou3 lah8 san1 zah4 潮	褲擸衫扱｜裤擸衫扱	to speak in a rush where one’s attire is not in order
an1mag8zao2diam3  潮	揞目走坫	to play hide and seek
guang1 dua7 lao7 soi3 潮	誑大漏細｜诳大漏细	to lie
guang1piang3 潮	誑騙｜诳骗	to lie
gê1 zin5 gê1 gong1dêg4 潮	加錢加功德｜加钱加功德
gê6 cang5 ho2 sia3 zui2 潮	下田好瀉水｜下田好泻水	A relatively low-lying area becomes an area where flood water is released / discharged.

He then grouped these expressions:

kou3 lah8 san1 zah4 潮	褲擸衫扱｜裤擸衫扱	to speak in a rush where one’s attire is not in order
zah4 ciu2ng2 潮	扱手䘼	To roll up one’s sleeves
zah4 kou3ka1 潮	扱褲骹｜扱裤骹	to roll up one’s trousers
san1ng2 zah4 gao3 guin5 guin5 潮	衫䘼扱到危危 guin5 : 懸｜悬	To roll up one’s sleeves until very high
kou3ka1 zah4 gao3 guin5 guin5 潮	褲骹扱到危危｜裤骹扱到危危	to roll up one’s trousers very high

 

huin2 潮	輠	to rotate, to spin, to go round
suang5zuang2	旋轉｜旋转	to rotate, to spin, to go round
huang1hui2 潮	風輠｜风輠	pinwheel, windmill
huang1cia1	風車｜风车	pinwheel, windmill

 

sion5sing1 潮	嘗新｜尝新	to eat newly harvested cereals 吃新收穫的粮食
gui2 geng1 sing1 bhi2 keh4 le2 sion5sing1 潮	幾斤新米乞汝嘗新｜ 几斤新米乞汝尝新	A few catties of newly harvested rice to give you to eat.

 

diam3 潮	坫	to hide away, to conceal oneself
Zao2 ke3 diam3 mi1 潮	走去坫瞇｜走去坫眯	Ran to hide and conceal oneself closely 跑去躲藏緊緊
bhih4 潮	沕 A 覕	to hide away, to conceal oneself
an1mag8zao2diam3 潮	揞目走坫	to play hide and seek 捉迷藏
diam3cuê7 潮	坫覓｜坫觅	to play hide and seek
zao2liah8 diam3cuê7 潮	走掠坫覓｜走掠坫觅	to play hide and seek

 

guang1 潮	誑｜诳	to lie
lao7 潮	漏	to lie, to cheat, to swindle, to scam
guang1lao7 潮	誑漏｜诳漏	to lie 騙
Le2 main3 guang1 ua2, ua2 zai1 liao2 潮	汝勿誑我，我知了｜ 汝勿诳我，我知了	You don’t lie to me, I already know. 你不用騙我，我已經知道了
guang1 dua7 lao7 soi3 潮	誑大漏細｜诳大漏细	to lie
Nou5gian2 guang1 lao2nang5 潮	孥仔誑老人｜孥仔诳老人	Little children lying to old people.

 

sa3ghê5 潮	哨牙	exposed incisor 門牙外露
sa3ghê5 潮	哨牙	long and slanting incisor 門牙斜而長
ghê5sa3sa3 潮	牙哨哨	Teeth which is long and not straight. 齒長長𠁞正

 

lao5 pin7 zui2	流鼻水	to have a running nose
pah4ga1ti3 潮	拍咳嚏	to sneeze

 

gê1 潮	加	many, more 多
Ziah8 gê1 uan2 bung7 潮	食加碗飯｜食加碗饭	Ate an additional bowl of rice. 多吃一碗飯
Cêng7 gê1 gai5 san1 潮	穿加個衫｜穿加个衫	To wear an additional layer of clothes. 多穿一件衣服
I1 gê1 ua2 san1 huê3 潮	伊加我三嵗｜伊加我三岁	He is older than me by three years old. 他比我大三嵗
Ho2 gian2 ming2 êng7 gê1; gê1 gian2 gho7si2 bê6 潮州俗語	好囝免用加，加囝餓死父 好囝免用加，加囝饿死父	Children have to be outstanding and no need to have additional children; more children can make a father to starve to death 孩子有出色的，不用多生；多生孩子會把父親給餓死
gê1 zin5 gê1 gong1dêg4 潮	加錢加功德｜加钱加功德
Originally to afford dead people to receive virtue through reciting of Buddhist scriptures; the main instigator gives more money to recite Buddhist scriptures; deriving from the metaphor to give more is to work more. [I may have misunderstood this as I am not a Buddhist!]
gia1	加	to add

 

gê6 潮	下	Low 低
gê6 潮	下	Short in height 矮
Gai5 suan1gian2 gê6 gê6 tion2dioh4 huan1 bho5 bêh4 bhi2 guin5 潮	個山仔下下睇著還無百米危｜个山仔下下睇着还无百米危	The hill is very low, seems that it is still not a hundred metres tall.
I1 gê6 guê3 ua2 潮	伊下過我｜伊下过我	He is shorter than me. 他比我矮
Gai5 nang5 oi1gê6 oi1gê6 潮	個人矮下矮下｜个人矮下矮下	The person has a short appearance [short in height].
gê6 cang5 ho2 sia3 zui2 潮	下田好瀉水｜下田好泻水
	夭下個地方成為洩洪個地方	A relatively low-lying area becomes an area where flood water is released / discharged.

 

niam5 汕頭 liam5 潮州	廉	edges, ridges 稜角｜棱角
ion5to5 u6 ngou6 niam5 潮	楊桃有五廉｜杨桃有五廉	a starfruit has five edges
ngou6 niam2 ze2	五斂子｜五敛子	star fruit

 

 Professor Lim Lung Lung