Category Archives: A

Comic book

Posted on July 8, 2009 | Leave a comment

Ang-á-chheh

Kó∙-á-chheh

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Posted in A, K

Simply; just

Posted on October 2, 2008 | Leave a comment

In yesterday’s post, there was the word a-sá-lih, which means ”simply”, “directly”, “frankly”. I’m guessing it comes from the Japanese word あっさり, and in Mandarin it would best be translated as 乾脆.

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You’re such an idiot

Posted on May 20, 2008 | Leave a comment

Lí chit-ê lâng a-se a-se.

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Posted in A, Insults

MTV, pimp my ride!

Posted on March 26, 2008 | Leave a comment

MTV, kái-chō góa ê aì-chhia.

 

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Posted in A, K, Transport

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch

Posted on January 14, 2008 | Leave a comment

Ke-á-kiáⁿ iáu-bōe pu — chhut — lâi chìn-chêng, bē-tàng àn-sǹg — tit.

[Ke-á-kiáⁿ = chicks]

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Posted in A, K, Proverbs

An-chôan khì-lông

Posted on September 26, 2007 | Leave a comment

Airbag

An-chôan khì-lông bô po̍k–chhut-lâi.

The airbag didn’t deploy.

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Posted in A, Science and Technology, Transport

Àm-ōe

Posted on September 5, 2007 | Leave a comment

Euphemism, code-word

In ang-á-bó· pâng-keng-lāi ê tāi-chì lóng iōng àm-ōe.
As husband and wife, the two of them always used euphemisms for sex.

 

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Posted in A, Family, Relationships

Ài-kok

Posted on August 23, 2007 | Leave a comment

Patriotic; (of a woman) not very good looking

I seⁿ liáu chin ài-kok.
She has a nice personality.

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Posted in A, Insults, Politics, Relationships