Nanotech

Nāi-bí kho-ki

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Chūi-sǹg sī bī-lâi tī nāi-bí kho-ki kap seng-bu̍t kho-ki-siōng ū tu̍t-phoà-sèng hoat-tián, tān-sī bô tit khap mā ài tī kúi-cha̍p nî āu chiah ē-tàng hiáng-siū sêng-kó.

Even though there are going to be breakthrough developments in nanotech and biotech in the future, we will likely not be able to enjoy the results for another few decades.

You smoke?

Found this one in an old pile of papers.

Copyright 2008 Tân Gī-jîn. Used with author’s permission

Cartoons do not reflect the views of the blogger or his employer.

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Lí ē chia̍h hun?

Lióng-sèng pêng-khoân. Lâm-lú ū kâng-khoán ê chun-giâm, jin-khoan.

Kâng-khoán ê chham-chèng-khoân, kâng-khoán ê siū-kàu-io̍k-khoân, kâng-khoán ê kang-chok-khoân…

Kâng-khoán ê siong-hāi sin-thé-khoân?

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You smoke?

The sexes are equal.  Men and women have the same dignity, the same rights.

The same right to participate in government, the same right to education, the same right to work…

And the same right to harm their bodies?

Wet behind the ears; still just a kid

Tō͘-châi-sái iáu boē lak

Literally: Umbilical cord stump still hasn’t fallen off

Work extra-long hours

Chhiau-sî

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Hân-kok-jîn it-hiòng chhiau-sî kang-chok uī keng-chè phah piàⁿ, m̄-kú chèng-hú hīan-chāi kó•-lē hiu-ká.

Koreans have always worked very long hours in order to build up the economy, but the government is now urging people to take vacations.

Commit harakiri; kill oneself

Chhiat pak chū-sat

Literally: cut belly self kill

Suit treatment to the disease; fix cure to illness

Tùi chèng hā io̍h

Literally: To the illness give the medicine

Avoid eating; give up eating

Kī-chhùi

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I-seng kā I kóng tiⁿ ê mi̍h-kiāⁿ tio̍h ài kī-chhùi.

The doctor told him he had to give up sweets.

Old folks’ home; old-age home

Lāu-lâng-īⁿ

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Chū i tiòng-hong lâi toà lāu-lâng-īⁿ í-āu, in chhù-ni̍h ê lâng lóng m̄ bat lâi khoàⁿ i.

From the time he had the stroke and moved to the old-age home, his family has never come to see him.

Sulfur Dioxide

Jī iông hoà liû / jī iōng hoà liû

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Jī iông hoà liû hō͘ lâng iōng lâi phiò-pe̍h tek-tī, m̄-kú kìm-chí phiò-pe̍h si̍t-phín.

Sulfur dioxide is used to bleach bamboo chopsticks, but using it to bleach foodstuffs is forbidden.

More Taiwanese in the newspaper

Almost every day, I read an article or headline in the Taiwan press that uses Taiwanese.  I came across the following in yesterday’s Lianhebao:

The Taiwanese is the bracketed text, and says that Taiwanese people ài chia̍h pó͘ , which means they like to eat food thought to be especially regenerative or protective of one’s health. In this case, seal fat.