Baba Nyonya
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Baba Nyonya
More sayings from the Raymond Kwok Collection
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kong peh ch'at oowa speak white words telling lies kong "Sam Kok" talk "Three Kingdoms" a long conversation koo mm t'ang ch'io pee the tortoise should not laugh at the turtle the pot calling the kettle black kooi ka tong tn'ee expensive until touch the sky sky high price k'au peh, k'au boh cry father, cry mother grumbling, quarrelsome, noisy k'ee k'oon barng go dream don't count on me, wishful thinking k'ee tng-snua bay kiam ar' nooi liau gone to China to sell salted duck's eggs he has died k'ooi ch'ooi kong p'ua ang the jar cracks when he opens his mouth speaking without thinking k'ooi hor ch'ooi` open tiger's mouth exhorbitant prices, demands kn'ua kuan bo kn'ua kair looks high, never looks low a snob, a toady
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rising tone as in hair (prawn) |
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