Wednesday 17 August 2022

characters 囈 and 吃

This video considers these two characters 囈吃

Zu2muêh8 cio3 ngi3 cio3 ngi3 [潮州府城口音 ciê3 ]

主物笑囈笑囈|主物笑呓笑呓

This person is smiling a little.

 

ghoi7ghe2

囈語|呓语

to talk in one’s sleep

mang7ghoi7

夢囈|梦呓

to talk in one’s sleep

mang7dang1 suêh4uê7

夢中說話|梦中说话

to talk in one’s sleep

suêh4uê7 in vernacular Teochew Uê actually means to pray but the above is a formal use of suêh4uê7 which has the same meaning as dan3uê7 呾話 which means to talk.

cio3 ngi3 cio3 ngi3

笑囈笑囈|笑呓笑呓

smiling a little

 

Zu2muêh8 cio3 gao3 keh4 keh4 gio3 [潮州府城口音 ciê3 gao3 keh4 keh4 giê3]

主物笑到吃吃叫

This person is laughing.

The dictionary describes keh4 as the sound of laughter [形容笑聲].

hêng5iong5 cio3sian1

形容笑聲|形容笑声

describing the sound of laughter

 

ngeg4huang6

吃飯|吃饭

to have a meal, to eat

We normally say ngeg4huang6 as ziah8bung7食飯|食饭 and Teochew City accent 潮州府城口音 : ngeg4huêng6

 

Zu2muêh8 dan3uê7 gag4gag4ba1ba1

主物呾話結結巴巴|主物呾话结结巴巴

This person speaks with a stammer.

Gio3zo3 dan3uê7 geh4 geh4 gio3 [潮州府城口音Giê3zo3 dan3uê7 geh4 geh4 giê3]

叫做呾話吃吃叫|叫做呾话吃吃叫

Known as “to speak with a stammer”.

 

cio3 gao3 keh4 keh4 gio3 [潮州府城口音 ciê3 gao3 keh4 keh4 giê3]

笑到吃吃叫

Laughing ha ha!

 

 

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