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diane

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Post by diane »

Hi

I wanted to see if anyone could help me translate a few words from Cantonese to English? I have a list, and if anyone can translate a few of these that would be excellent!

1) luht dai
2) nong gui gui ?
3) fun wah
4) ji bahn
5) yi yun
6) ping guen
7) fan wai
8) sing gak
9) baak fu
10) ho bei
11) san jai
12) koi bong

Any help on these I will be extremely thankful. Thank you!

-Diane
Dylan Sung

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Post by Dylan Sung »

(6) ping guen = equality (? - a guess)
(8) sing gak = one's character, personality
(9) baak fu = uncle (older than one's father, and on dad's side of the family)
(12) koi bong = is a kind of beggar's leader or refers to a band of beggars. You see them in films involving martial arts in set in dynastic china...

Dyl.
Lisa c

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Post by Lisa c »

(7) fan wai = stomach's churning or turn my stomach, doesn't agree with you, sick feeling
:-)

Yi Yun

Post by :-) »

diane wrote:

> 5) yi yun

Hospital

:-)
Dylan Sung

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Post by Dylan Sung »

"ji bahn" I think refers to freckles

Dyl.
onon

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Post by onon »

1) 憟湧
Maya

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Post by Maya »

2) silly, foolish
Terence

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Post by Terence »

1. luk1 dai1 fall and roll on the ground, motion like someone push you down from behind, you fall and roll a while.
2. ngong6 gui1 gui1 idle around
3. fan3 waa6 your superior solemnly speaks to you or making speech
4. zi2 baan2 cardboard
5. ji1 jyun6 desire/wish; ji1 jyun2 hospital ; ji4 jung4 your look, how you dress up, appearance
6. ping4 gwan1 same as Dylan
7. faan6 wai4 same as Onon
8. sing3 gaak3 same as Dylan
9. baak3 fu6 same as Dylan, baak3 fu2 derogative address to old man
10. hou6 bei2 just like...., such as.....
11. saang1 zai2 to give birth , saan1 zai3 switch off, close a switch.
12. koi3 bong1 same as Dylan
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