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More Sayings 


         from

              Raymond Kwok


 
 
 
 

ai bin kooi
     want face devil
         a boaster 

bart kar ch?oot hian
    know until the odour comes out
          of a close friend 

bay kao peh
     cannot hook pull
          person to avoid 

bo ba been
     no flesh face
          not trustworthy, not reliable 

bo iau bo kin
     not hungry, not in a hurry
          unhurried, indifferent 

bo toay pn?ee
     not follow nose
          something amiss, I smell a rat 

chia bay siau
     indigestible
          something causing concern 

chia keh huay
     living on an inheritance
         lucky fellow 

chia nooi pnooi
     eating soft rice
          kept by a woman 

chia pnui hong-tay tua
     while he is eating the emperor is great
         wait until the other person has finished eating, 
         allow one to eat in peace 

chia sai-park hong
     taking in the north-west wind
          jobless 

chim t?ao kooi
     pillow ghost
          one who instigates spouse to do something (bad) 

chit!-lay bak-ch?iu k?ui, chit!-lay bak-ch?iu k?am
     one eye open, one eye shut
          don?t be too serious about things 

chit!-lay k?ar tak nor` chiak choon
     a foot on both boats
          a man/woman with two lovers 

chit! sim nor ee
     one heart, two intentions 
          indecisive 

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~    rising tone as in hair (prawn) 
`    down tone as in tay (earth) 
^    up tone as in ch?uan (tired) 
!    abrupt sound 
n  nasal 

 

 
Raymond Kwok
Phone  604 656 9550   email dkwok@tm.net.my


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