the characters ku5 跍 and kia6 徛

跍徛

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the characters ku5 跍 and kia6 徛

in2zoin5 u6 zêg8gai5 ming5gang1 gu3se7

以前有一個民間故事｜以前有一个民间故事

Previously, there was a folk story

Ku5 li7 ku5 san1 ni5; hiao1 li7 hiao1 zêg8si5

跍哩跍三年梟哩梟一時｜跍哩跍三年枭哩枭一时

是比喻錯誤的反而成立，正確的卻得不到人們的接受。｜

是比喻错误的反而成立，正确的却得不到人们的接受。

Translated from the Mandarin explanation of the above phrase: “It is a mistaken figure of speech, contrary to established norm, which is correct and proper but cannot obtain the people's acceptance.”

Just a note: hiao1 in Mandarin is an owl but in Teochew is means to do something evil; zêg8si5 means a short period. From the Teochew phrase: squat for three years, do evil for a short period of time.

ku5	跍	to squat, to crouch 蹲下
dung1	蹲	to squat, to crouch
kia6	徛	to stand  站立
kia6	企	to stand
Kia6 as to stand can be written as 徛  or  企
siang1huêng2	相反	opposite
siang1huang2	相反	opposite [Swatow accent]
gi6ngiab8	企業	firm, company, enterprise, corporation

 

the word huê2tang1 火熥 character keng5 囷

火熥囷

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the word huê2tang1 火熥 character keng5 囷

huê2tang1

火熥

a heater which is used for warming people 取暖用的爐子

 huê2tang1 火熥

do6 in2zoin5 sên1uah8 diao5gian6 bi2ga3 ca1, tin1si5 ngang5 dig4 êng7 huê2tang1 lai5 zioh4 sio1

在以前生活條件比較差天時凝得用火熥來借燒｜在以前生活条件比较差天时凝得用火熥来借烧

in the living conditions previously was relatively lacking, the weather became cold had to use a “stove” to warm up.

huê2tang1 nê7 ziu6si6 jiang1 huê2tuan3 gai7 ki3doh8 liao2 zuang1 do6 huê2tang1 doin2 êng7 i1 lai5 cu2luêng2

火熥呢就是將火炭個汽著了妝在火熥底用伊來取暖｜将火熥呢就是将火炭个汽着了妆在火熥底用伊来取暖

“huê2tang1” is exactly to take burning embers placing it inside the heating stove to warm oneself up.

cu2luêng2 取暖 as to warm up oneself is said in Swatow as cu2luang2

 

Liao2 de5liao3 êng7 huê2tuan3 ze1ghua7
了除了用火炭之外
Then besides using charcoal embers,
in2zoin5 huan1u6 zêg8 coh4 nang5 zao2 gao3 cao2keng5 ka1 zioh8 rig8 cu2luêng2
以前還有一撮人走到草囷骹借日取暖｜以前还有一撮人走到草囷骹借日取暖
previously there were still some people who would run to the bottom of a bale of straw to warm up in the sun.
de5liao3	除了	besides, apart from, in addition to, except for
ze1ghua7	之外	outside, excluding

keng5 囷

cao2keng5	草囷	a bale of rice straws 稻草等堆成的圓堆
zêg8 dua7 keng5	一大囷	a lot 很多
zêg8 dua7 du1	一大堆	a lot, a whole big pile 很多
gao3keng5	到囷	lots of  泛指多

 cao2keng5 草囷

the characters dui3 碓 and coi3 粞

 碓粞

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the characters dui3 碓 and coi3 粞

dui3	碓	an equipment for pounding rice 舂米工具
zêng1	舂	to pound 捶打
coi3	粞	ground rice 米粉
bhi2coi3	米粞	ground rice 米粉
zug8coi3	秫粞	ground glutinous rice  糯米粉

 dui3 碓

the character 成

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the character 成

U6siang5si5 nang2 oi6 dan3
有唺時俺會呾｜有唺时俺会呾
Sometimes we can say:
“go3 kang1kuê3 gai2i1 zo3cian5”
塊工課個伊做成｜块工课个伊做成
“finish doing the task”
kang1kuê3	工課｜工课	work, task 工作
zo3cian5	做成	finish doing, complete a task 做完

sêng5 成

sêng5gong1	成功	successful, success, to succeed
dai6gong1gao3sêng5	大功告成	to successfully accomplish a project or achieve a goal, to be highly successful

ziaⁿ5 成

zian5nang5	成人	to grow up and become an adult  長大成人｜长大成人
zian5	成	approaching, getting close to 接近
zian5 bêh4geng1	成百斤	approximately 100 catties which is 50 kilograms in China, 60 kg in Taiwan and a bit more than 60.4 kg in SE Asia, HK

siaⁿ5 成

uang5sêng5	完成	completed
uang5sêng5 gao2 sian5	完成九成	completed nine tenth [90%]
sian5sêg4	成色	the relative purity of gold or silver, quality

ciaⁿ5 成

cian5	成	finish, complete 完
ziah8cian5	食成	finish eating 吃完
kang1kuê3 zo3cian5	工課做成	finish doing the task / work 工作做完
cian5	成	to bring about, to cause 促使
cian5	成	to bring about, to create, to cause 造成
cian5 i1 ho2	成伊好	to permit him to have an advantage, some benefits  讓他得了好處

 

Goose speaking Teochew

This goose knows how to speak and understand Teochew!

Le2 ain3 zin5 a7 main3
汝慾錢啊勿｜汝欲钱啊勿
Do you want money?
ain3 ain3
慾慾｜欲欲
want want
Le2 ain3 A1kung5zu2 a7 main3
汝慾阿群主啊勿｜汝欲阿群主啊勿
Do you want the group leader?
ain3 ain3
慾慾｜欲欲
want want
Liao2 le2 ain3 cua7bhou2 a7 main3
了汝慾𡥘𡚸啊勿｜了汝欲𡥘𡚸啊勿
Do you want to get married?
ain3 ain3
慾慾｜欲欲
want want
Dan3 le2 nang5 pu2 ion7 ion7 ain3
呾汝人誧樣樣慾
Say that you are boasting, you want everything.
Liao2 le2 mo7 sêg4 guê3 ua2
了汝麼識過我｜了汝么识过我
Then you know more than me.
kung5zu2	群主	group leader
cua7bhou2	𡥘𡚸	for a man to get married
mo7	麼｜么	a question particle
sêg4	識｜识	know, aware of things

 

the character 健

Gang Hiog 江煜 discusses the character 健 and its associated words.

Dio’Giah8 潮劇 Teochew Opera Ca Bang Huê 柴房會 “The Wood Shed” name of the Opera 李老三 Li2 Lao2 Sam1 (the main character in the opera) tai5 se5 臺詞｜台词 a line from the opera “bho5ziⁿ5 zêg8sing1 king1 gou1lao2 do2 king1giaⁿ7”

bho5zin5 zêg8sing1 king1
無錢一身輕｜无钱一身轻
gou1lao2 do2 king1gian7
孤老倒輕健｜孤老倒轻健
bho5zin5	無錢	have no money
zêg8sing1	一身	whole body
king1	輕	light
gou1lao2	孤老	an old man or woman who lives alone
do2	倒	to move around
king1gian7	輕健	nimble, agile and sturdy
giang6	健	healthy, good at doing something, strong in
He actually says giêng6 健 which is Teochew City accent.
giang6kang1	健康	healthy
giang6cuang5	健全	sound and robust
ung2giang6	穩健	firm, stable and steady
giang6mui2	健美	healthy and beautiful
giang6mui2 健美 is also short for giang6mui2 ung7dong6 健美運動｜健美运动 which means body building
giang6tam5	健談	entertaining conversation

giaⁿ7

king1gian7	輕健	nimble, agile and sturdy
lêng5dêg8	龍鹿	a mythical animal with a deer’s body and a dragon’s head
gian7 guê3 lêng5dêg8
健過龍鹿｜健过龙鹿
more robust than a dragon deer
gian7 guê3 ghu5
健過牛｜健过牛
more robust than an ox
Do notice that the screen on the video the character giang6 鍵｜键 is used instead of gian7 健 and giang6 鍵 means a key on a piano or keyboard or a button on a mouse or other input device!

 lêng5dêg8 龍鹿