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Chew Bakar SG

三懾

i checked on my Minnan dict and it showed liap4 懾 = 害怕；畏惧；胆怯

therefore i guess it has something related to three worries (too much worries), which makes one “undecided”

Ok. Now for the si nui kam kam = 四两甘甘

Bangulzai SG

aiyo so it is "niu" not "nui" leh.. "nui" when i jus not saw it i tot was 卵 = egg (in ChiangChiu vernacular)

anyway i haf not heard of si3-niu2-kam1-kam1 and i dunno how it means that way

Chew Bakar SG

aiyo so it is "niu" not "nui" leh.. "nui" when i jus not saw it i tot was 卵 = egg (in ChiangChiu vernacular)

anyway i haf not heard of si3-niu2-kam1-kam1 and i dunno how it means that way

Sorry, spelling error. Refer to reluctant to part with something.

Bangulzai SG

all these are so cheem, really. i have not heard of them even once in my life, from bang ka li to li por chit to sam liap to si niu kam kam

i wonder why

how to make a sentence with sam liap and si niu kam kam

Chew Bakar SG

all these are so cheem, really. i have not heard of them even once in my life, from bang ka li to li por chit to sam liap to si niu kam kam

i wonder why

how to make a sentence with sam liap and si niu kam kam

kio yi ki cho kang, yi na hi tau sam liap. When ask him to work, he just worry and do nothing.

yi an ni chuay, kio he hor chi chia, si nui kam kam. He have so many ask him for one, he is so reluctant.

Chew Bakar SG

Another.

Kio yi chit to, yi tui san tui si, na hit tau sam liap. Ask him out to play, give so many excuses, he's so reluctant.

Bangulzai SG

wow that’s very good for me to learn and keep it mind

i oso make sentence for u see ok or not

gua2-khuaN3-tioh8-nng7-saN1-e2-mih8-kiaN7, m7-cai1-beh4-bue2-to3-cit8-e2, na7-tau1-sam1-liap4. – “I saw 2, 3 things, dunno which one to buy, undecidedly (stood there)”

cit4-e2-si7-i1-siong7-su1-ka3-e2-pit4, na7-si7-li2-kah4-i1-cioh4, i1-e7-si3-niu2-kam1-kam1. -“This is his favourite pen, if u want to borrow from him, he will be reluctant to part with it”

today i try to remember sam liap & si niu kam kam. i wonder how come these exist. keep more coming

Chew Bakar SG

These phrases are passed down by my elders from Amoy.

The first one would be better if you used tun tuiN 頓蹎 istead of sam liap.

Sam liap have a negativity in meaning.

Bangulzai SG

wa khao. now even tun tuiN is new to me. and all i can't find in my dictionaries. think i haf to throw them away liao lah

Bangulzai SG

the nearest match in my dictionary to tun tuiN is tiuN5-tu5 踌躇

Chew Bakar SG

wa khao. now even tun tuiN is new to me. and all i can't find in my dictionaries. think i haf to throw them away liao lah

Ok lar , better than nothing.

I learn from chek tock 尺 - 片賣 (letter writing) in Hokkien from an old teacher.

Chew Bakar SG

the nearest match in my dictionary to tun tuiN is tiuN5-tu5 踌躇

踌躇 is borrow from north.

Bangulzai SG

actually is interesting when you mentioned tun-tuiN. if your elders are from Amoy, how come your pronunciation has tuiN? because the vowel combination of -uiN only exist in Amoy with articulatory position of k- family, otherwise your pronunciation is indicative of ChuanChiu vernacular specifically

Chew Bakar SG

Could be Chuanchiu too. I can't verify.

Bangulzai SG

ya 尺牍 or 尺牘 chik4-tok8 is used to refer to letter writing in the olden days. i wonder how old ur vocabulary are

Chew Bakar SG

ya 尺牍 or 尺牘 chik4-tok8 is used to refer to letter writing in the olden days. i wonder how old ur vocabulary are

Me my Chinese is learn in Hokkien not Mandarin. Very ancient I suppose. Hope I did not confuse you too much.

Bangulzai SG

it's not too confusing, fortunately. i had been wondering how come today i can't find the entries for sam liap, si niu kam kam and tun tuiN / or tun ting (Amoy correspondence of ChuanChiu tuiN / or tun teng (Singapore Hokkien correspondence of ChuanChiu tuiN)

Chew Bakar SG

Me my Chinese is learn in Hokkien not Mandarin. Very ancient I suppose. Hope I did not confuse you too much.

If I remember correctly the book I learned from was 秋水軒.

Chew Bakar SG

Probably only old chap like me still know, completely unheard nowadays even my kids don't speak those.

Bangulzai SG

old old book sia. gotta find time to read it when it's time for it.

now for me to provide you with rare Hokkien usage that i know of too:

戽斗 hO3-tau2 (pronounced "hor-tau") : used to refer to long faced person with elongated chin

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