a few definitions..thanks =)

[kimberly]

hi hi

i was wondering if anyone could translate a few items from cantonese to english and as well as the -pinyin-. it would help a lot! THANK YOU! here goes the list =)...
1) doi biu
2) fun sum (greedy or something?)
3) geet/geep (something to do with an unpleasant texture when you eat something i know... any clues?)

thanks!!!!
-Kimberly

[catdog]

1. represent(v) [doi6 biu2]
representative(n)
2. distract( can"t concentrate) [fan1 sam1]
3. wow....it"s hard to tell..sorry [gip3}

[Kobo-Daishi]

Dear Kimberly,

You can find the definition for the third one at the dictionary at this site. All of the definitions are from the Far East Chinese-English Dictionary by the Far East Book Company which they list as a source.

You can click on the link to see the definition of the character:

http://www.chineselanguage.org/cgi-bin/ ... in,english

When I thought of the character I thought of persimmons. Because when you eat unripe persimmons you get that weird tongue taste. And I thought “astringent”. Of course, “astringent” isn’t one of the definitions for the character at this site. Other definitions are “grating (of surfaces), tart, and acerbic”.

Kobo-Daishi, PLLA.

[kim]

With the thing on "geet" it probably has somethign to do with being tart. Like when you eat grapes you get that "geet" texture, that tastes somewhat powdery and unpleasant--yet it has a unique texture to it though.

[paul]

geep = a tart taste in the mouth
geet = thick (eg: the sauce/ mixture was too thick)

[Kobo-Daishi]

Dear all,

In “The Right Word In Cantonese” by Kwan Choi Wah she has

杰 (Mand: jie2, Cant: git6) meaning “thick (of high density) or the opposite of

稀 (Mand: xi1, Cant: hei1) meaning “thin (of low density)”

You can click on the link below for the character for “thick (of high density) but they don’t have this listed as one of its definitions:

http://www.chineselanguage.org/cgi-bin/ ... in,english

Should the character have a “mouth” radical when it means “thick” in Yue dialects?

Kobo-Daishi, PLLA.

P. S. In Taishanese we would also say “git” and “hei” for “thick” and “thin”, respectively.