More sayings

from

the Raymond Kwok Collection

kair-hoay^ pun bo peh~, p'ak ka jee-kau meh~
     unfair distribution of the inheritance, fight until New Year's Eve
          disputes over inheritance will last a long time

kar chn'ooi chnioh
     backside itchy
          asking for trouble

kar ch'oo k'i kin
     biting on the vein of the tooth
          angry and frustrated

kar kee o-lo^ , bay hiam~
( kar kee o-lo kar kee, kar kee o-lo bay ch'au snooi)
     praise oneself, can't complain
          pat oneself on the back, self praise is no praise

kau bin p'oay
     thick face skin
          thick skinned person, shameless

kay bay` toay` hong poay
    a chicken cannot be like the phoenix
       aping another unsuccessfully

kay po, bo sin-lo
   busybody, no pay
        busybodies are not wanted

kiam^ kong ua bay see
     less talk, cannot die
          it's best to talk less

kieo tn'i, kieo tay bay in 
    calling heaven and earth and they do not respond
         in a desperate situation

kin bo tit
     nerve is not straight
          in a bad mood

knia kar ch'oot^ sai^
     so frightened that he shit
          frightened out of his wits

knia^ tua-han, knia^-eh say-kai
     a child grows up, a child's world
          you can't control a child when he is a grown up

kong^ chi'-lay eneah^, sneh chi'-lay kniah^
     speak a shadow, give birth to a baby
           a simpleton

kong^ eh ch'ut, cho eh kau
     can speak out, can do it
         of a person who honours his word 
 

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
 

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