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Baba/Nyonya
ho kniar bo cho peng More
Baba sayings |
| from Raymond Kwok ho knia bocho peng good boys don't join the army from Ckh and others teem kam kair ho ang teem kor ch'ua ho bor teem p'eng ko, too tio gigolo throw an orange, marry a good husband throw a drum , get a good wife throw an apple, meet a gigolo k'ar tng long legs just lucky (when you visit there's always something for you) from Lim Teong Beng sai chua long ch'oo instigating the snake to attack the mouse; trouble maker from Lkc knua ch'ar been coffin face sour puss |
| from Agnes and Catherine chia to'r tau chia lau lau chia geng geng ho boay keng chia ang cho nee nee ho ch'a hnior een een t'an tua chnee eat ground nuts eat to an old age eat mata kuching get a bright future ( lasting happiness) eat red dates every year will be good stick joss sticks in a circle get a fortune (Variation by Lim Teong Beng ooi lor ooi een een nee nee t'an tuo chnee sit round the hot pot and get a fortune) from Koh See Eng charbor bay sai lai tni keh tarpor bay sai ch'eng heah a woman should not carry a swollen head a man should not have swollen leg (signs of death) from Saw Khye Guan t'i cheng-hoo soon kay patrolling the streets for the government I am doing nothing, I've retired. |
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