Chinese languages

Abun,

Yes, I follow POJ tone numbering.

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Actually I guessed the tone based on trial-and-error, I feel the tone 5 (7 in sandhi) is the one which sounds good if used in sentence.

Thanks for the information about 厝.

Abun, I often hear "kai" used for people, for example: tse kai lang ane gong (this man is very stupid) tshu lai u go kai lang (there are five people inside house) I think the tone is same as "leh" which is 5 (2 in penang) and 7 (3 in penang) when tone shandi-ed. Btw, what is the ...

Hi Abun,

Thanks for your detailed answer. How about "kai"?

Example sentences:
tse kai lang bo lui (this man doesn't have money)
no kai chu (two houses)

I often heard it in medan hokkien, it's also used as general classifier. Is there mandarin word for it?

Hi abun,

Do you know the chinese character for "leh"? (general classifier for countable item)

Example sentence:
No-leh tok teng (two tables)

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