Hokkien, on the tongues of Tsinoys, has grown and evolved, taking on a life of its own. Sometimes words simply fail us. With some creativity, Tsinoys have strung together words to form colorful phrases that simply hit the bull’s eye. Here are some expressions unique to Hokkien as favored by Tsinoys.
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查某仔 |
tsa bo ah | little girl |
little girl |
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醜鬼鬼 |
hiong kui kui | not beautiful |
so ugly |
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相娶走 |
san tsua tsao | run away together |
to elope |
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水查某 |
sui tsa bo | beautiful lady |
beautiful lady |
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鎮鎮地地 |
tin tin te te | occupying areas |
to describe nuisance, clutter, unwanted people or things. |
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