bot man, bok mang, bok hao jui

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Kelly

bot man, bok mang, bok hao jui

Post by Kelly »

I wanted to know what the hanzi were for "bot man" - diligent/industrious and "bok hao jui" - speak up against somone (authority). I also wanted to know the translation and hanzi for "bok mang"...

Thanks!-Kelly~
Terence

Re: bot man, bok mang, bok hao jui

Post by Terence »

1. bok3 meng6 博命
2. bok3 zeoi22 駁嘴
3. would it be bok3 mung2 博懵
Kelly S.

Re: bot man, bok mang, bok hao jui

Post by Kelly S. »

"bok mang" the mang sounds more like meng6. Perhaps it sounds like "bok3 meng6" but that one means industrius/diligent... so are there any other possible homonym translations?
Terence

Re: bot man, bok mang, bok hao jui

Post by Terence »

yes, bok3 meng6 can also mean industrious/diligent when use in the phrase bok3 meng6 duk6 syu1博命讀書(study hard); zou6 je5 博命做也(work hard)
Corina

Re: bot man, bok mang, bok hao jui

Post by Corina »

What does "博懵" mean?
joopal
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Re: bot man, bok mang, bok hao jui

Post by joopal »

"bok mang" the mang sounds more like meng6. Perhaps it sounds like "bok3 meng6" but that one means industrius/diligent... so are there any other possible homonym translations?
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