the character 亂

亂

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the character 亂

Zia2se6 ho2 ruêng6 zu6 ruêng6 [Teochew City]

Zia2se6 ho2 ruang6 zu6 ruang6 [Swatow]

者事好亂就亂｜者事好乱就乱

How is ruêng6 written?  Ruêng6 is written like luêng6 as in suaⁿ3luêng6.

luêng6	亂｜乱	Teochew City
luang6	亂｜乱	Swatow
in confusion, in disorder, in a confused state of mind and in Teochew it is said as re5荋

 

suan3luêng6	散亂｜散乱	Teochew City
suan3luang6	散亂｜散乱	Swatow
in disorder, messy and the Teochew word for suan3luêng6 is re5 荋

 

luêng6lai5	亂來｜乱来	Teochew City
luang6lai5	亂來｜乱来	Swatow
to act recklessly, to mess around which we normally say as suan3lai5 散來

 

hu5luêng6	胡亂｜胡乱	Teochew City
hu5luang6	胡亂｜胡乱	Swatow
careless, reckless, casually, absent-mindedly which we can say normally as si3suan3 lai5 四散來

ruêng6 is a Teochew word found in LLL’s dictionary but not in ZXS’s dictionary

ruêng6	亂｜乱	Teochew City
ruang6	亂｜乱	Swatow
let it be, let it pass, forget about it
to accept [albeit reluctantly], to put up with it [Mandarin 將就] and another Teochew word is cing3cai2 凊彩

It has the same meaning as sui5biêng6

sui5biêng6	隨便｜随便	Teochew City
sui5biang6	隨便｜随便	Swatow
as one wishes, as one pleases

 

ruêng6 lo2 ho2 – Teochew City

ruang6 lo2 ho2 – Swatow

And he did not say ruêng6 dou1 ho2 亂都好– any, all are good

亂裸好｜乱裸好

Any is good – it does not matter which one.

And I would have said “ruang6 long2 ho2 亂攏好” – any, all are good

 

ho2 ruêng6 zu6 ruêng6 [Teochew City]

ho2 ruang6 zu6 ruang6 [Swatow]

好亂就亂｜好乱就乱

The zu character 住 used in the video is not correct and he should have used zu6 就 which is normally said ziu6.

 

Zia2se6 ho2 ruang6 zu6 ruang6

者事好亂就亂｜者事好乱就乱

Regarding this matter, if (you can) let it pass, then let it pass.