Baba/Nyonya
Baba words
from Lim Teong Beng and others
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Baba/Nyonya
Baba words from Lim Teong Beng and others |
tng k'ar chn'ooi long backside long winded (rk) kong chi-lay en'ah, sneh chi-lay knia speak one shadow, give birth to one child one who exaggerates, one who talks nonsense (ltb) kay po chnee chia snar nwar ee chia bo kau ko chai tnee busybody eats three bowls of ee (rice balls) not enough has another helping (ltb) a busybody (In Betty Chng's version: the second line reads: Siama ee) T'ay ch'iu bong sim knuar Use your hand and feel your heart satisfy yourself that your conscience is clear (ltb) thn'ee kair kair heaven is low heaven will punish evildoers (ltb) t'ai lang mm sai toe killing without a knife insinuation and hostile behaviour as lethal as a knife (ltb) nooi t'or ch'eem koot soft earth, roots go deep easy to take advantage of the weak (ltb) t'i cheng-hu soon kay lor I am doing nothing, I've retired (sss) k'air bar iu crowded (mlm) chia huan choo dead ( mlm) half past six fellow a useless fellow knua ch'ar been coffin face sour puss ka leng k'iar chooi goo the mynah stands on the water buffalo bride is bigger than the husband (bc) ch'ooi bo tuay sim mouth does not follow the heart contradictory (bc) from bc Betty Chng ltb Lim Teong Beng mlm Ah May, Linda and Ah Mang rk Raymond Kwok sss Saw Khye Guan |
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