Scapegoat

Or: the one to blame, the one who gets picked on

 

Chhàu thâu-ke-á

Literally: scabby-headed chicken

 

I tī ha̍k⁸-hāu lóng chò chi̍t⁸ ê chhàu thâu-ke-á.

He’s always picked on at school.

Common name, normal name

chhài-chhī-á miâ

Literally: a vegetable-market name

Three-month trial period

Saⁿ-kò go̍eh8 ê chhì-iōng

The tall tree catches the wind

Chhiū kôan, khah siū hong

…and so, by extension, people in high positions are often the subject of envy and criticism.

Full of

Chhiong-bóan

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Pài-hu̍t ê lâng jīn-ûi sè-kan chhiong-bóan thòng-khó•, bān-bu̍t lóng m̄-sī kò•-tēng put piàn–ê, che hō•-chòe bû-siông.

Buddhists believe that this earth is full of suffering and that just by coming here, one can’t help but experience painful suffering.

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The Woodworker

A joke for today:

Ba̍k8-chhiūⁿ tio̍h8-sī chò-ba̍k8 ê sai-hū, iā kiò ba̍k8-kang. 1 ê ba̍k8-chhiūⁿ thè lâng chng mn̂g-chhòaⁿ , sòa chng tī mn̂g gōa.

A woodworker is an artisan who works with wood, also called a carpenter. A woodworker was installing a door-lock for someone, and ended up installing it on the outside of the door.

Chú-lang mē i ” thûi — kò.”

The house-owner called him an idiot.

I mā mē chú-lâng ” thûi — kò.”

And he also called the owner an idiot.

” Ah bô, góa sī tó-ūi thûi?”

What? How am I an idiot? (Literally: Where am I an idiot?)

“Lí nā bô thûi tio̍h bē chhiàⁿ — góa!”

You wouldn’t have hired me if you weren’t an idiot.

 

Export-processing Zone (EPZ)

Chhut-kháu ê ka-kang-khu

Spend money like crazy

Chhut chîⁿ chin phàⁿ-chhíu

Political manipulation, political games

Chèng-tī chhau-chok

Tomb-sweeping Day

Chheng-bêng-chiat