Tuesday, 20 September 2022

mispronunciations of these characters dao2 抖 kua1 跨 and ê6 廈

抖跨廈

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the mispronunciations of these characters dao2 抖  kua1  跨 and ê6 廈

dao2dong6

抖動|抖动

to quiver, to vibrate, to shake something

For dao2dong6, we Teochew people normally say dio7 跳

Dao2im1

抖音

Dao'Im or Dou'Yin in Mandarin is an application software in China which people can use to create and share videos. Internationally, it is known as Tiktok.

 

si3gi2

世紀|世纪

century

kua1 si3gi2

跨世紀|跨世纪

to step over the old century, to arrive at next new century.

 

 

跨越舊的世紀到達下一個新世紀。

kua1ni5

跨年

to step into a New Year

kua1uêg8

跨越

Teochew City

kua1uag8

跨越

Swatow

to step across, to step over

huah8guê3

跨過|跨过

to cross over

to cross over is said in Teochew as huah8guê3

huah8guê3 mung5doin6

跨過門第|跨过门第

To step over a door threshold / a doorstep

 

hê7

廈|厦

building, mansion

dai6hê7

大廈|大厦

use in names of buildings

gao1lao5 dai6hê7

高樓大廈|高楼大厦

a tall building

 

Ê6mung5

廈門|厦门

Xiamen in Fujian

 


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