Thursday, 22 September 2022

the character zim1 唚 and so1 挲

唚挲

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the characters zim1 唚 and so1 挲

no6 nang5 siang1ho2 gao3 sio1zim1

二人相好到相唚

Two people are intimate with one another until they kiss each another.

zim1

唚

to kiss

sio1zim1

相唚

two people kissing one another

cing1cui3

親嘴|亲嘴

to kiss on the mouth

so1 – do note that this 挱 is also an alternative so1 character

Zi2zu2 so1mong5 nang5 guê3 kiang3

衹主挲摸人過強|只主挲摸人过强

Gang Hiog 江煜 explains the meaning of so1mong5 as

Zi2zu2 guê3 oi6 dan3 uê7

衹主過會呾話|只主过会呾话

This person is very able to say the right things

oi6 zo3se7

會做事|会做事

able to handle matters

Oi6 to2 nang5 huêng1sim1 [Teochew City]

Oi6 to2 nang5 huang1sim1 [Swatow]

會討人歡心|会讨人欢心

able to make people happy

riang6 nang5 gam2gag4 su1hog8

讓人感覺舒服|让人感觉舒服

allowing people to feel comfortable

 I cannot think of one English word which captures all of the above for so1mong5 and if you can, please share in the comment section. 

I have decided to open up Zhang Xiao Shan’s dictionary and from page 627 of his 2nd Edition dictionary. There are two meanings for so1mong5. 

so1mong5 挲摸

Mandarin translation: 用手輕撫|用手轻抚

Uses a hand to caress lightly

Second Meaning

I1 oi6 so1mong5 nang5

伊會挲摸人|伊会挲摸人

Mandarin Translation: 他善於奉承人|他善于奉承人

He is able to flatter people.

From Mandarin translation: He is very good at flattering people.

Teochew

English

Mandarin

siang6i1 善於|善于

good at

shan4yu2善於|善于

hong6sing5 奉承

flattering

feng4cheng5 奉承

 

so1in5

挲圓|挲圆

to roll something with one’s hands into a round shape

There is another homophone for so1in5

so1in5

挲丸

which is short for so1 Dang1zoih4 in5 挲冬節丸|挲冬节丸

to make Winter Solstice Festival rice dumpling balls

And many of our people in our homeland get very confuse with in5 圓 to mean round in shape and in5 丸 to mean little balls. 



2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a good grammar that goes well with your website:

https://learn-teochew.github.io

Juyee Teo said...

Thank you for sharing.