Baba Nyonya
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Baba Nyonya
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k'ee chi-liap chee^ ang mor lau~ came up a bit of a bungalow a bump on the head liao looi por oon lose money prolongs one's fate a loss is a gain (monetary losses can bring about a person's well being) (said to console oneself after suffering losses) oo nee~ bo goay have year, no month of one who delays returning things borrowed a long, long time oo t'au bo boay^ has head, no tail never completing something to be done oo` p'ooi k'a k'uai pang` oo oowar k'a k'wai kong^ If you have wind, pass it out If you have something to say, say it ooar` kong eh ch'oot, siu bay toe tnooi^ words spoken can't be taken back be careful of what you say ooar leng~ (ka) ooar hor^ draw dragon, draw tiger to draw nonsense to mess things up oowa-oowa poot hau` see-liau` mm-mien hau` no respect for elders, don't mourn when they die or` arm` say kai dark world hard up chaotic conditions ork lang bo tnah^ fierce fellows have no guts ork lang kniah kooi^ fierce fellows fear ghosts ork lang, ork^ lang khia fierce fellows fear fierce fellows bad tempered fellow meets his match pai` tiam been` displaying the shop front to pretend pai` tn'ee, pai` tay, hor ee eh hiaw snioh` praying he will be able to think rationally peh chua^ or` jee white paper, black words proof pair pair chia lang~ openly eat people an outright cheat pang lau heo distribute betel leaf to send out wedding invitations
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rising tone as in hair (prawn)
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