Saturday 27 August 2022

a chick jumping on a chair

雞鳥囝

A chick jumping on a chair and this nursery rhyme is said by a child with a Swatow accent.

goi1 ziao2 gian2

雞鳥囝|鸡鸟囝

goi1 ziao2 gian2

雞鳥囝|鸡鸟囝

Little chicks

tiao3 zion6 in1

跳上椅

Jumped on top of a chair

lêng5li7 sing1bu6 oi6 za2ki2

伶俐新婦會早起|伶俐新妇会早起

Clever daughter in law is able to get up early

rib8 kêh4tian1

入客廳|入客厅

Enter the living room

bai2 ceng5 in1

擺牀椅|摆床椅

to arrange table and chairs

rib8 zao3ê6

入竈下|入灶下

Enter into the kitchen

soi2 uan2 dih8

洗碗碟

Wash bowls and plates

rib8 bang5lai6

入房內|入房内

Enter into a room

êng7 zam1zi2

用針黹|用针黹

To employ needlework

bê6bho2 oi6 ga3si7

父母會教示|父母会教示

parents can discipline

ong1gou1 u6 hog4ki3

翁姑有福氣|翁姑有福气

parents in law have good fortune

 

lêng5li7

伶俐

clever, intelligent

The Teochew word for clever and intelligent is ghao5  𠢕

sing1bu6

新婦|新妇

daughter in law

za2ki2

早起

get up early

zao2ki2

早起

wake up

These characters 早起 can be said in two different ways and they have different meanings as shown above.

zam1zi2

針黹针黹

needlework 針線活

ga3si7

教示

discipline 管教

ong1gou1

翁姑

parents in law

The normal Teochew word for ong1gou1 [parents in law] is da1gê1guan1 大家官 i.e. husband’s parents. The husband’s father is called da1guan1 大官  and the husband’s mother is called da1gê1 大家。The wife’s father is called dion6nang5 丈人 and the wife’s mother is called dion6m2pua5 丈母婆  or just dion6m2 丈母。

hog4ki3

福氣|福气

good fortune

The Teochew word for hog4ki3 is cai5ki3 財氣

I hope these few videos on nursery rhymes are a lot easier for you, for I am worried that you become discourage with following Gang Hiog's teaching videos, for his teaching materials can be a lot more challenging if the foundation of your Teochew is not solid. 


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