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by aokh1979
Sun Mar 17, 2013 5:09 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Chhut-tû ê tiám-siaⁿ
Replies: 9
Views: 26041

Re: Chhut-tû ê tiám-siaⁿ

Hello !

How can I not come back and say something ? Cathy, you have always been one of the most motivating people to me for Penang Hokkien. Welcome back !


Regards,
Ah Long
by aokh1979
Fri Nov 23, 2012 5:45 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: what is mandarin / hokien pronuciaton of (王+霄) and (王+堂)
Replies: 8
Views: 21923

Re: what is mandarin / hokien pronuciaton of (王+霄) and (王+堂)

Neither can I locate the 1st character. From where did you see it ? The 2nd one is also a rare character. You're naming your child ? :)
by aokh1979
Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:03 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: 目滓 bàk-saí / bàk-caí = tear = air mata
Replies: 11
Views: 26377

Re: 目滓 bàk-saí / bàk-caí = tear = air mata

Have you guys seen 目眵?
by aokh1979
Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:15 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Original chinese characters for Minnan
Replies: 14
Views: 31959

Re: Original chinese characters for Minnan

I use 昧 for bē (cannot) and 未 buē (not yet) in Penang variant......

昧曉 - bē-hiáu
昧使 - bē-sái
by aokh1979
Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:36 pm
Forum: Translations
Topic: Need help to translate chinese name to Hokkien Dialect name
Replies: 5
Views: 35940

Re: Need help to translate chinese name to Hokkien Dialect n

Hi:

建騰 = Kean or Kian + Teng


Regards,
aokh1979
by aokh1979
Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:14 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: FEAR and SURPRISE
Replies: 17
Views: 34004

Re: FEAR and SURPRISE

1. 我「驚講」、「擔心講」、「煩惱講」
2. 伊儂「著怔驚」
3. Me never......
by aokh1979
Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:10 am
Forum: Translations
Topic: Pls assist to translate chinese name to dialect
Replies: 5
Views: 38185

Re: Pls assist to translate chinese name to dialect

Hi vinc1281: I am glad to know that you and your wife intend to preserve our culture by spelling your baby's name in ancestral language. ^_^ However, it's quite risky if you provide just phonetic of Mandarin without Chinese characters. The possible syllables in Mandarin are lesser by 50% than Hokkie...
by aokh1979
Mon Jul 04, 2011 2:42 pm
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: 87 things S'poreans would do if Harry Lee left, if only they
Replies: 11
Views: 22491

Re: 87 things S'poreans would do if Harry Lee left, if only

I miss the Xiamen Hokkien announcement heard in Xiamen Airlines before.

人生路眞長,白鷺常湊陣 (tàu-tīn)。更再一每 (tsìt-pái) 感謝您乘坐廈門航空兮航班。飛機更置滑行,請您毋通拍開行李格 and so on......
by aokh1979
Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:39 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Penang Hokkien Vocabulary Questions (Part 2)
Replies: 33
Views: 58763

Re: Penang Hokkien Vocabulary Questions (Part 2)

Something stroked me today. I remember someone asked me about why people say 無要緊 as bō-iau-kín and sometimes bō-iang-kín......

Would it be 無用緊 ? Chinese Malaysians often say 不用緊 instead of 不要緊, I suppose it's simply bō-iong-kín...... ^^
by aokh1979
Sun Jun 26, 2011 3:33 am
Forum: Hokkien (Minnan) language
Topic: Hoklo on Luzon (Philippines Hokkien), reports from the field
Replies: 92
Views: 374503

Re: Hoklo on Luzon (Philippines Hokkien), reports from the f

Dear Yeleixingfeng: Because it's not 龍尾...... :P Paya Terubong is called 壟尾 lióng-bué and the " i " is usually omitted, so it sounds like lóng-bué . In Mandarin, it's lǒng-wěi so you will hear it as lóng-wěi . Bayan Lepas, Bayan Baru or Batu Maung are all Malay names. There was somehow an ...