from 

the Raymond Kwok Collection 
 

chnia kim bo knia hoay
     Genuine gold fears not fire
          A man worth his salt is never afraid of criticism 

ee eh oowah eh tn'iah, sai eh chia
     If you listen to him, you can eat shit
         Do not be misled

ee cho gua ch'ay-it, gua choo ee chap-goh
     He hurts me the 1st of the month, I shall hurt him on the 15th
          Tit for tat

Ee koay snua liao
     He has gone over the hill
          He has died

eh hiao chia, eh hiao ch'it^ ch'ooi`
     Knowing how to eat, knowing how to wipe your mouth
         Cover your tracks

Eh'-kau hor p'ang teng
     The dumb one stung by a hornet
          In a desperate situation, suffering in silence

eong arm lor 
     Using the dark road
          using underhand tactics

gau bong meh
      Good at feeling the pulse
          Slow in getting ready 

gau cho pa hnee
     Good at acting
          Pretending to be sincere

gau kong peh ch'at uoa
     good at talking white words
          good liar
 

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