Teochew Chefs and Dishes

潮菜名廚委員會

Iab Hui has made a video of the establishment of Teochew Outstanding Chef Association important day and I have made notes below to help you understand what he has said in Teochew Uê for the first 30 seconds of the video.

cang1im2	餐飲｜餐饮	food and beverage, catering
hiab8huê6	協會｜协会	an association, a society
cang1im2 hiab8huê6	餐飲協會｜餐饮协会	food and beverage association
Gim1rig8 si6 nang2 Suan1tao5 Ci6 cang1im2 hiab8huê6
今日是俺汕頭市餐飲協會｜今日是俺汕头市餐饮协会
Today is our Swatow City’s catering association

 

mian5dou5	名廚｜名厨	famous chefs
ui2uang5huê6	委員會｜委员会	committee
mian5dou5 ui2uang5huê6	名廚委員會｜名厨委员会	Outstanding Chef Association
sêng5lib8	成立	to establish, to set up
dua7 ri8zi2	大日子	an important day
Dio5cai3 mian5dou5 ui2uang5huê6 sêng5lib8 gai7 dua7 ri8zi2
潮菜名廚委員會成立個大日子｜潮菜名厨委员会成立个大日子
The Teochew Outstanding Chef Association is setting up an important day.

 

gao3dion5	到場｜到场	present, to show up
gi1bung2	基本	basic, fundamental, main
so2u6	所有	all
so2iu2 in Teochew is often said as ham5gai5 鹹個 or also said as so2u6
hang5ngiab8	行業｜行业	industry, businesses
zoin5buê3	前輩｜前辈	seniors
lao6 zoin5buê3	老前輩｜老前辈	seniors
Gim1rig8 gao3dion5 gai7 u6 gi1bung2 so2u6 Dio5suan1 gai7 cang1im2 hang5ngiab8 gai7 lao6 zoin5buê3
今日到場個有基本所有潮汕個餐飲行業個｜今日到场个有基本所有潮汕个餐饮行业个
Those present today include mainly from all of Teochew catering industry’s senior (chefs).

 

huan1u6	還有｜还有	furthermore, in addition, still, also
dong1cên1ni5	中青年	middle-aged
zi2coh4	衹撮｜只撮	these
gi6sug8 lag8liang6	技術力量｜技术力量	technological power
Huan1u6 dong1cên1ni5 zi2coh4 gi6sug8
還有中青年衹撮技術力量｜还有中青年只撮技术力量
In addition, these middle-aged technological power

 

bao1guag4	包括	comprise of, to include, involving, incorporating, consisting of
ni5king1	年輕｜年轻	young
For young we normally say hao6sên1 後生
dou5se1mung5	廚師們｜厨师们	chefs
mung5 above means more than one which is a direct translation of the Mandarin 們 plural marker for pronouns. However, our Teochew plural marker for pronouns is伙 huê2. So for more than one young persons, we say後生伙hao6sên1 huê2.
bao1guag4 u6 hui1sion5 zoi7 gai7 ni5king1 gai7
包括有非常㩼個年輕個廚師們｜包括有非常㩼个年轻个厨师们
Comprising of many young chefs.

 

long2	攏｜拢	all
zi3zi3	濟濟｜济济	large number of people
zi3zi3zêg8deng5	濟濟一堂｜济济一堂	congregate in one hall, gather under one roof
Long2 zi3zi3zêg8deng5
攏濟濟一堂｜拢济济一堂
All gathered in one place.

 

cuang5gog4gag4di7	全國各地｜全国各地	the whole country
Hoh4 zoi7 nang5 nê1 si6 cuang5gog4gag4di7 lai5 gai7
好㩼人呢是全國各地來個潮菜｜好㩼人呢是全国各地来个潮菜
Lots of people are from the whole country

 

cam1gia1	參加｜参加	participate
sêng6huê6	盛會｜盛会	distinguished meeting
Lai5 cam1gia1 zi2ce3 sêng6huê6
來參加衹次盛會｜来参加只次盛会
Come and participate in this distinguished meeting

 

mian5dou5ui2	名廚委｜名厨委	Outstanding Chef Association
mian5dou5ui2 gai7 sêng5lib8
名廚委個成立｜名厨委个成立
The establishment of Outstanding Chef Association

 

ui5liao3	為了｜为了	in order to, for the purpose of, so as to
tuang5gag4	團結｜团结	united, unity, solidarity
Si6 ui5liao3 gêng1ho2 tuang5gag4 so2u6 gai7 Dio5cai3 dou5se1
是為了更好團結所有個潮菜廚師｜是为了更好团结所有个潮菜厨师
It is for an even better united chefs cooking Teochew dishes
gêng1ho2 is short for ru2gêng1ho2 愈更好 to mean even better [This is a specific Teochew expression.]

 

riang5ao6	然後｜然后	afterwards, after, then afterwards, after that
ba2	把	to bring or to take
The Teochew word for ba2 is gai2個｜个 which means to bring or to take
tuang5sêng5	傳承｜传承	to pass on to future generations, to pass on from former times, to continue the tradition
tuang5bua3	傳播｜传播	to spread, to disseminate, to propagate
loh8ke3	落去	to go on, to continue
riang5ao6 ba2 nang2 gai7 Dio5cai3 tuang5sêng5 tuang5bua3 loh8ke3
然後把俺個潮菜傳承傳播落去｜然后把俺个潮菜传承传播落去
Afterwards to bring our Teochew dishes and transmit and spread these dishes to future generations.

The Teochew word for tuang5sêng5 is actually sêng5tuang5 承傳

At about 2 minutes into the video he asked the people to say lang6hiam after he said Dio5cai3 Teochew dishes. Lang'hiam is a Teochew specific word.

lang6hiam2

浪險｜浪险

amazing; terrific; extraordinary