Wednesday 28 September 2022

How Teochew people use the character 許

In this post, I like to illustrate examples of how the character is used in Teochew Uê. I have collected the examples below from what I have heard through the years. Some Teochew people may say as hi2 rather than he2.

As a place indicator or to mean that

he2go3

許塊|许块

there, that place

dui3 he2go3 guê3

對許塊過|对许块过

Go through from over there.

do6 he2go3

在許塊|在许块

at that place

he2dion2

許底|许底

inside

he2gai5

許個|许个

that

he2gai5nang5 

許個人|许个人

that person

he2gian6se7

許件事|许件事

that matter


he2kao2

許口|许口

 outside

i1 do6 he2kao2 zo3 liao2 zêg8dua7du2 ho2se7, poin7gong1sig4 bho5nang5 zai1

伊在許口做了一大堆好事 , 辦公室無人知。| 伊在許口做了一大堆好事 , 办公室无人知。

He has done a lot of good deeds outside, not a person knows of this in the office.

As a time indicator:

he2zung5

許陳|许陈

that time

he2zua7

許匝|许匝

that time

he2deng2

許轉|许转

that time, that period of time

he2diang1si5

許唺時|许唺时

in those days

Said as hion3

hion3zoi7

許㩼|许㩼

many, much, lots of

hion3boin5

許畔|许畔

there

hion3boin5 gai7 se7 in2gêng1 zo3 liao2

許畔個事已經做了| 许畔个事已经做了

The jobs there have already been completed.

 


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