HAN NA!: (somehow...I thought of Ah Pat using this phrase a few times...hmm..)
(hahn- nah)Local exclamation meaning "Enough already!", often said in exasperation.Beng: "You know hor.. your shirt berry ugly leh..."Seng: "HAN NA!!!"
HANTAM:
(hun-tahm)A Malay word meaning to beat or hit."Don't go and disturb him while he so busy. He sure hantam you one."
HEONG(hyong):
Hokkien for "strong" or "fierce"."Wah lau, his B.O. is damn heong."
EH SAI/EH SAI BO?:
Hokkien phrase meaning, "Is it possible?", or as it's locally anglicized, "Can or not?"Beng: "Eh, lend me your car, eh sai bo?"Seng: "Eh saaaaaiiii!" (Of couuuuurse!)
KIA SI LANG(kee-ah see lahng):
A Hokkien term which could be translated as either "to scare even the dead" or "to scare people to death". Either way, it is used when one has been given a fright."Why your make up like that one? Kia si lang!"
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Monday, March 06, 2006
The Family of the Child In Question....
Danny Boy...this is the boy in question...with the legal guardians :-) His name is Timothy, the younger brother of Nicholas
Saturday, March 04, 2006
The Hokkien - English Dictionary 3
PAK TOR
Hokkien for "going on a date"."Eh, hurry up leh! I got to go pak tor with my char bor."
PAKAT
Malay for "to conspire" or to gang up against."Now all the high-tech companies want to pakat against Microsoft."
POW KA LEOW
Comprehensive; all-encompassing."Wah lau, the Lexicon of Lah is damn pow ka leow. Everything also got."
PUMCHEK
(pahm-che'h)Derived from a Malay mispronunciation of "puncture", it is now the default Singlish term for "flat tire"."Yesterday my car pumchek on the AYE, damn leceh, man!"
MAI SIAO SIAO
(muy seow seow)Hokkien for "don't be crazy". A warning not to fool with things beyond your ability
MANA EH SAI
A hybrid of Malay (Mana - "Where") and Hokkien (Eh sai - "can"). A phrase loosely translatable as, "How on earth is this possible?" Anglicized as"How can?" "I oreddy give him discount, he still bargain. Mana eh sai?"
MENG KIA, LONG TIO OOH SIAH
Hokkien phrase literally meaning, "Don't be scared. If it hits, there'll be a sound."
Hokkien for "going on a date"."Eh, hurry up leh! I got to go pak tor with my char bor."
PAKAT
Malay for "to conspire" or to gang up against."Now all the high-tech companies want to pakat against Microsoft."
POW KA LEOW
Comprehensive; all-encompassing."Wah lau, the Lexicon of Lah is damn pow ka leow. Everything also got."
PUMCHEK
(pahm-che'h)Derived from a Malay mispronunciation of "puncture", it is now the default Singlish term for "flat tire"."Yesterday my car pumchek on the AYE, damn leceh, man!"
MAI SIAO SIAO
(muy seow seow)Hokkien for "don't be crazy". A warning not to fool with things beyond your ability
MANA EH SAI
A hybrid of Malay (Mana - "Where") and Hokkien (Eh sai - "can"). A phrase loosely translatable as, "How on earth is this possible?" Anglicized as"How can?" "I oreddy give him discount, he still bargain. Mana eh sai?"
MENG KIA, LONG TIO OOH SIAH
Hokkien phrase literally meaning, "Don't be scared. If it hits, there'll be a sound."
Testin Testing one two three
My first attempt at blogging, wonder if this will get thru or will just waste my shi kan. You know la, people work cheng hu kang one not very IT savvy, we all use blackboard and chalk (huh, what's the hokkien word for this?). If this gets thru, then i put picture. Bhan bhan lai..........
Friday, March 03, 2006
Wedding of our Cousin's daugther...
...the one that we all asked "she already legal to get married?" What is Neh Neh Chee's real name ah?
funny faces
my reaction to hansump cheok
my daughter thought the same
my son trying out hansump cheok pose
chinese new year feb 2006
Thursday, March 02, 2006
The Jim Boy Hokkien-English ...one-word-only Dictionary
emm chai:
Meaning - dunno/tak tau
An all rounder answer, which can be used to answer any question posed. 100% certified.
eg1: lu ai chiak ha mik ?
jimboy : emm chai
eg2: lu ti to lok ?
jimboy : emm chai
eg3: lu a bor leh ?
jimboy : emm chai
Meaning - dunno/tak tau
An all rounder answer, which can be used to answer any question posed. 100% certified.
eg1: lu ai chiak ha mik ?
jimboy : emm chai
eg2: lu ti to lok ?
jimboy : emm chai
eg3: lu a bor leh ?
jimboy : emm chai
English-Hokkien Dictionary 18sx
now that there is a illegal dictionary not approved by the ministry of education and DBP (dewan bahasa pustaka), i thought it would be a good idea to have one with all the bad words.
you know lah, hokkien can never stop swearing one. being half hokkien oso i oledi swear that much, being a full fledge hokkien, emm chai.
but of course have to ask the guru besar first lah, afterwards bodoh-bodoh kena expell, then when they ask me what happen ? emm chai.
but let me curi-curi one first.
tulan - not the pig's anatomy.
meaning very angry with something.
eg1: why jimboy so tulan one ? danny boy lor, he made fun of his emm chai.
eg2: why ah keat so tulan one ? danny boy lor, he go and post dirty words in the blog.
eg3: why danny boy so tulan one ? his mother scold him for posting dirty hokkien words in the blog.
you know lah, hokkien can never stop swearing one. being half hokkien oso i oledi swear that much, being a full fledge hokkien, emm chai.
but of course have to ask the guru besar first lah, afterwards bodoh-bodoh kena expell, then when they ask me what happen ? emm chai.
but let me curi-curi one first.
tulan - not the pig's anatomy.
meaning very angry with something.
eg1: why jimboy so tulan one ? danny boy lor, he made fun of his emm chai.
eg2: why ah keat so tulan one ? danny boy lor, he go and post dirty words in the blog.
eg3: why danny boy so tulan one ? his mother scold him for posting dirty hokkien words in the blog.
The Hokkien-English Dictionary 2 (from Peter)
Boh-Chup (adj)
Derived from the Hokkien dialect meaning couldn't care less. Example: Ah, boh-chup, I'm not going to hand in my assignment.
Shiok (adj)
Pronounced 'shee-oak'Derived from the Malay language (Straits Chinese) meaning fantastic or marvellous. Example: That prawn mee soup was shiok!" Chim (adj)Pronounced 'cheem'. Derived from the Hokkien dialect meaning profound. Example: The professor's lecture was very chim.
Pai seh (adj)
Pronounced 'pie-say'. Derived from the Hokkien dialect meaning embarrassed or shy.Example: That's the third time I've forgotten her name. So pai seh.
Ti Tu Bang (adj)
Pronounced 'ti-tu-bhang'Derived from authentic hokkien meaning spider web. Example: Look at that Ti tu bang on the wall!
Ti Tu (adj)
Pronounced 'ti tu'Derived from Taiping Hokkien Association meaning "spider" lah! what else? Example: Yesterday i went to Cathay cinema to watch "ti-tu" lang 2.
The Hokkien-English Dictionary 1
BUAY KUM GUAN:
Hokkien for "unwilling" or "reluctant". "Aiyah, ask him to help you damn no use, lah. He sure damn buay kum guan, one."
CHAP SAR TIAM(chup sar tee-um):
Literally, "thirteen o'clock". A Hokkien expression, this describes something as half-baked or incompetent."Wah lau eh, what kind of chap sar tiam company is this? Even fax machine also don't have!"
CHENG HU KANG
Hokkien for "government job". In the old days, it was always an honour and privilege to work for the civil service. So Chinese parents would always tell theirchildren to go and "chuay cheng hu kang" (find a job with the government).
AGAK-AGAK
(ah-ga’h, ah-ga’h)Malay term meaning "to estimate".
DOWAN DONE
Expression of irritation or annoyance when someone turns down your offer.
Ah Seng: "I got ticket for the concert, you want or not?"
Ah Beng: (in a bored tone): "Ai yah, too leceh man."
Ah Seng:(disgusted): "OK lah, dowan done!"
DUBDEW
The proper way to pronounce "W".
1. "Eh, Ah Beng bought a new bee-em-dubdew."
2. "The new president of America is George Dubdew Bush."
Hokkien for "unwilling" or "reluctant". "Aiyah, ask him to help you damn no use, lah. He sure damn buay kum guan, one."
CHAP SAR TIAM(chup sar tee-um):
Literally, "thirteen o'clock". A Hokkien expression, this describes something as half-baked or incompetent."Wah lau eh, what kind of chap sar tiam company is this? Even fax machine also don't have!"
CHENG HU KANG
Hokkien for "government job". In the old days, it was always an honour and privilege to work for the civil service. So Chinese parents would always tell theirchildren to go and "chuay cheng hu kang" (find a job with the government).
AGAK-AGAK
(ah-ga’h, ah-ga’h)Malay term meaning "to estimate".
DOWAN DONE
Expression of irritation or annoyance when someone turns down your offer.
Ah Seng: "I got ticket for the concert, you want or not?"
Ah Beng: (in a bored tone): "Ai yah, too leceh man."
Ah Seng:(disgusted): "OK lah, dowan done!"
DUBDEW
The proper way to pronounce "W".
1. "Eh, Ah Beng bought a new bee-em-dubdew."
2. "The new president of America is George Dubdew Bush."
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Hot Hot Hot...
Jee Ku is wearing a tie from Ah Kong! Very lau beh and antique ...cannot buy anymore leh.
Row row row your boat
Hello! This is not Taiping Lake Garden, ok... Where got give so clean & nice-smelling life jackets? We were at Pulau Ubin, S'pore, year 2002. It's a resort, smack in the middle of a small island which is actually very remote - maybe like Pokok Assam in the early 70's. And I know, my face look like kena smack by my hubby's oars. Ouch! Alamak! Maybe Cheok can do better with his "Korean girlfren's" photo.
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