Showing posts with label 嬲. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 4 May 2022

hiao5 嬲

I have promised I would put together a list regarding the meaning of hiao5. Here is the list!

Do listen to A'bêh4 阿伯 saying "hiao5si2"! He also says this phrase at the end of the video.

hiao5 嬲

to go courting

冶遊|冶游

hiao5 嬲

pleasure, thrill, delightful, joy,

快感

hiao5 嬲

a joke

玩笑

hiao5 嬲

to play (as children do)

玩耍

hiao5 嬲

interesting, fun, delightful

趣味

The above hiao5 has the same meaning as cu3bhi7

cu3bhi7 趣味

interesting, fun, delightful

qu4wei4 趣味

hiao5 嬲

to be confused or be baffled

一頭霧水|一头雾水

hiao5 嬲

strange, odd

奇怪

hiao5si2 嬲死

very strange

很奇怪

 I leave you to think which of the above hiao5 A'bêh4 is referring to. 

Here is another example and if you were to watch this video, you would be able to follow the conversation.

哪裡哪裡

You are too kind, you are flattering me

M6 dua7 se6 唔大事

No big deal

不過拿它解解悶罷了

Merely taking it to relieve boredom, that is all.

Gai5 muêh8 si6 bho5se7 zai6 tion2 hiao5 gai7 個物是無事在睇嬲個

I have not translated the last Teochew sentence and I leave you to think what is the meaning of this hiao5. 

Monday, 25 April 2022

Strange

I must have mentioned how Teochew people say "strange" which is hiao5. Do listen to this video in which this guy says "hiao5si2" which means very strange soon after 17:11.

Hiao5 has many meanings, I am sharing with you some of my study notes on hiao5 pertaining to strange. 

hiao5 嬲

strange, odd

qi2guai4 奇怪

hiao5si2 嬲死

very strange

很奇怪

hiao5 gao3 goi1'mo5 dim5 loh8 zui2

嬲到雞毛沉落水,|嬲到鸡毛沉落水

hiao5 gao3 zioh5tao5 pu5 ki2lai3

嬲到石頭浮起來。|嬲到石头浮起来。

Strange until chicken feathers sink in water, odd until stones float (on water).


I nasal my hiao5 - do you?