漢語、台語、英語的對照Trilingual (2)

漢語、台語、英語的對照Trilingual (2)

21)  那裡 →叨位 (toh ui)＞where

比較：= (謙虛) 那裡= I’m flattered

22)  陽宅 →厝宅(tsu te)＞residence

比較：厝前 (tsu chin) ＞屋前＞in front of house；厝後 (tsu aoh) rear of house

厝邊頭尾(tsu bin tao buei)- 左鄰右舍 ＞ neighbors

                                   

23)  陰宅 (墳墓) →墓仔埔(bon a poh)＞grave yard, cemetery

比較：墓仔埔嘛敢去＞ I am so bold as to go to the cemetery alone

24)  棺材 →棺木(kuan boh) 或大厝(tuah tsu) ＞coffin, casket

補充：棺材本(kuan tsa oun) ＞funeral cost (漢語-喪葬費)

棺材腐一半(kuan tsa ao jit buan) ＞日薄西山 (漢語) ＞dying

棺材底臭底老(kuan tsa the tsao boh te lao) ＞People put in a coffin are not necessarily aged people but bad people.

棺材內放炮(kuan tsa laih pan pao)- 棺材內放鞭炮 (比喻-嚇死人) ＞

scary, terrifying

25)  尺寸 →寸尺(tsun chiou) ＞size, measurements

26)  颱風 → 風颱 (hong tai)＞typhoon

補充：掃著風颱尾 (sao tiao hong tai bui) ＞受到波及＞involved

27)  洗髮 → 洗頭毛 (sei tao moh)

補充：長頭毛的- 女子；女人 women

             頭毛試火-(tao moh tsi hui)- 冒不必要的大險＞running a stupid risk

28)  木匠 → 木工(bak kang) ＞carpenter

補充：粗木(tso bak) -建屋木工；細木(yu bak)- 精細木工 (delicate craftsmanship)

27) 趕快 → 卡緊(kah kin) ＞hurry up

29)  么子 →屘子(ban a kiah) ＞ youngest son

補充：屘子吃有奶(ban a kiah chia uoo ring)- youngest son is always spoiled

30)  麻雀 → 厝鳥仔(tsu chiau ah) ＞sparrow

補充：麻雀=麻將-mahjong

31)  長椅子 → 椅寮(eeh liao) bench

32)  文盲 → 青瞑牛 (chen mei gooh) -不識字＞illiterate (illiteracy)

33)  商人 → 生意人 (sing lih ran) ＞businessman (merchant)

34)  了不起 → 真鰲/真強 (jin gao)/ (jin kiang) ＞wonderful, marvelous

35)  空心菜 → 應菜＞water convolvulus

36)  密餞 → 鹹酸甜(kaim sn t’n) ＞honeyed fruits

37)  攤位 → 格位/攤仔位 (tang a wi) ＞ merchandise stall

38)不爭氣 →  漏氣(lao kui) ＞ discourage

   比較：受氣(shiu kih)- 生氣- getting angry

     但，激氣 (geeh kui)- 擺架子-putting on airs

38)  剪髮 → 加頭毛(kah tao moh) ＞hair-cutting

39)  洗澡 → 洗身軀  (sei s’n kuh) ＞take a shower

40)  偶而 → 三不五時 (sam puh goh shee) ＞ occasionally, from time to time

補充：不時(but shee)- 常常-often

Justin Lai (賴正雄) 編譯

04/29/2016