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Page 11
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The collection of Raymond Kwok
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bo` hoo~, hair pun h
No fish,
prawn will do
Anything will do
bo ka loo^ luan~ lai~
Not all
over the place with you
Of an honest, decent person
bo knia` lang, p’ai knia lang` ho^
Not
afraid of bad people, afraid of good people
Good people can be hypocrites
bo k’ui` ch’ui`, lang kong^ lu air kau^
If you
don’t open your mouth they will say you are dumb
bo` lang` ean~
Without
personal attraction
Unwanted
bo looi bo lang bart^ lang~
No money,
nobody knows you
bo` mia, bo sneh
kio lu eh too`-t’au` peh`
No name, nor surname. Are you addressing
Mr Changol Stick?
Telling off a rude person
bo saik` bak`
Inexperienced
bo` soo` mm th’ang` ch’oay soo
Don’t
create trouble where there is none
bo soo, mm bart` lang~
No
problems, knows no one
Of an insincere person
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Pronunciation
~
rising tone as
in hair (prawn)
` down tone as
in tay (earth)
^
up tone as in
ch’uan (tired)
pn nasal