Monday 15 August 2022

huan7 垾 and puêh8 坺

This video considers huan7 and puêh8 坺。

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huang1 si5 hou6 loh8 m6 guê3 cang5huan7

風時雨落唔過田垾|风時雨落唔過田垾

The above proverb describes the localised nature of summer’s thunderstorm in which it would rain on one field but not the other.

夏天的雷陣雨田埂這邊下,那邊晴。

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諺語|谚语

proverb

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田垾

ridges between fields which act as a footpath

siao2 cang5gên2

小田埂

a small pathway, which is a raised embankment between fields

puêh8

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俗語|俗语

a common saying

zêg8 tui5 ka3 sang1 puêh8

一槌扣雙坺|一槌扣双坺

One mallet striking a pair of chunks of ploughed over earth.

順便把另一件做了或者是一箭雙鵰

Accomplishing two objectives in one go.

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田塗坺|田涂坺

chunks of earth which have been ploughed over and exposed to the elements

zêg8 zin3 sang1 diao1

一箭雙鵰|一箭双雕

one arrow, two golden eagles: to kill two birds with one stone

 


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