More Chinese characters for Hokkien words

hong · Post by **hong** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 2:46 am

Nice to heard taiwanese Drama still use old word for virgin 在室女=處女。經典釋文-處子。在室女也。It also means 女子尚未出嫁。
Mark,
I think this word is used as start in minnan - 預 i7 =to start the activity now

hong · Post by **hong** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:26 am

I wonder how many dialects in China still use 生理 for business.It is still used in ming period. 明。千金記。這等年成﹐那得本錢學做生理。
明。醒世恆言。且歇這三日生理﹐不去賣油。

Mark Yong · Post by **Mark Yong** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 3:46 am

My family's branch of Hakka (惠州城) uses 生理. I have not been able to find any speakers of this dialect outside my family in Kuala Lumpur (I mentioned this in the Hakka forum).

hong · Post by **hong** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:06 am

My hakka dict don't mention this word.We must be very careful,people living outside China will bring any words in and say this is correct for their sects.This is something we should avoid.