from 

the Raymond Kwok Collection 
 

gua kong^ eh ch'oot, bay siew to-tnooi^
     what I said cannot be taken back
          take care! Don't say anything you'll regret 

gau kong^ snioh (lang)
     good at criticising the box (person)
          a sarcastic person 

gau kor sneh mia
     good at taking care of  life
          good at looking after one's health 

gau poon po-chuah^
     good at distributing newspapers
          a busybody 

gau p'ong
    good at swelling
         good at exaggerating 

gau seh uoa
     good at producing words
          a consummate liar 

gau wan tor`
     intestine easily turns
         easily envious 

gia eh k'ee, pang eh lo
     what can be lifted up can be put down
          a responsible person 

gia lang-eh k'ar chn'ooi cho bin p'oay
     using another's backside for "face"
          shameless 

gim to' kniah tneh see^
     pang to' kniah poay
          hold it and you are afraid of squeezing it to death 
          let go and your are afraid it will fly away
               In a dilemma over one's future 

goon-nong too^ ch'it-chnia
     cowherd meets the 7th Fairy
          once a year meeting for lovers 

goo mm bart hor
     the cow does not know the tiger
        stupidly fearless 

gor peh see, too ko sin
     584, pig spirit
          lecherous 

gua bo-lat ka-loo
     I have no strength with you
          I am exhausted by your demands 

gua kiam kong^, bo soo eh~
     I speak less, no trouble
          the less said the better 
 
 

Tones
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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