Saturday 20 August 2022

characters 睒 and 瞄

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the characters and

iam2 2

U6 zêg8 gu3 uê7 dan3

有一句話呾 |有一句话呾

There is a sentence which says:

He2 lou5 lo2 bu5 muêh8gian6, le2 dioh8 zai1 ke3 iam2 zêg8ê7

許爐裸烳物件汝著知去睒一下。|许炉裸烳物件汝著知去睒一下。

Something is boiling on the stove; you have to know to go and a have a quick peep.

Main3 bung1 i1 sio1diao7 ke3

勿分伊燒掉去。|勿分伊烧掉去。

Don’t let it be scorched.

iam2 zêg8ê7

睒一下。

Have a quick peep.

iam2 tion2 i1 do6 lai6 a7 bho5

睒睇伊在內啊無。|睒睇伊在内啊无。

Have a quick look to see if he is at home or not.

iam2

Have a quick peep, a quick look.

很快地看一下

miao5 5

miao5zung2

瞄準|瞄准

to take aim at a target

bhiê5 [Swatow bhio5 5]

bhiê5

to squint so as to have a good look

bhiê5

while

gu2

long time

zai6

very

bhiê5 le2 gu2 zai6

瞄汝久在

Squinting one’s eyes to have a look at you carefully for a very long time.

bhiê5 i1 bho5do6 le2 zian3 ke3

瞄伊無在汝正去。|瞄伊无在汝正去。

You go only while he is not around.

If it is a Mandarin word, said in Teochew like 瞄準 then is said as miao5 and if it is a Teochew word, then it said as bhio5. 


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