Baba/Nyonya
Baba words
from Lim Teong Beng and others
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Baba/Nyonya
Baba words from Lim Teong Beng and others |
jalan sombong, poket kosong vain and penniless (ltb) charm ch'au tn'ooi kin cut grass, sever the roots to sever family ties, to end a friendship (ltb) cho ho sim hor lui chim do a kind act get a kiss from thunder god (ltb) t'ai lang mm sai toe Insinuation and hostile behaviour are as lethal as a knife (ltb) (anotherversion in concord8 Oct 2000 (RK) cho ho sim li kong pa'r) chai lang eh k'in tang to know a person's financial worth (ltb) bo chia bar mar see bart kn'uar too knia lor even though you do not eat pork you must have seen pigs walking nothing new, not surprising (ltb) oo hau sin poo (the filial daughter-in-law) snar tnui sio (three hot meals) poot hau char wa (unfilial daughter) ean lor eo (weaves along the road) With a filial daughter-in-law you get three hot meals a day An unfilial daughter takes her time (g) pair lau kniah iu seng chor too bo kiu father old, child an infant, angels unable to help an old man should not have a child (bc) ka leng k'iar chooi goo bride is bigger than the husband (bc) koot t'au k'in light bones hardworking person (v) ch'ooi bo tuay sim contradictory (v) *** Before he passed away Mr.Lim Teong Beng sent us this correction: I think the interpretation given in Concord6 which reads "a comfortable life for a man after marriage" is incorrect. It should be as follows: bor tua chee chay kim kau ee a wife older than her husband sits in a chair of gold a wife who is older than her husband enjoys a luxurious life style and the good things of life ***** from bc Betty Chng g Gracie ltb Lim Teong Beng v Various contributors |
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