Category Archives: Polite speech

Lose self-control

 

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

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Siū mûi-thé tn̂g-kî kô-kô-tîⁿ, chêng chóng-thóng ê cha-bó·-kiáⁿ it-chài tī mûi-thé bīn-chêng tōa-sè siaⁿ-jiáng.

 

Sit-khì chū-ngó· khòng-chè.  Si̍t8-chāi sú lâng tông-chêng.

 

Chiah-ê suh-huih mûi-thé mā si̍t8-chāi chin iáu-siū.

 

Án-ne lí ài kēng-ka tông-chêng mûi-thé. In ài suh-huih sī kēng-ka bô hoat-tō· chū-ngó· khòng-chè – - ê ah.

 

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The former President’s daughter-in-law was hounded by the media for so long, and she just lost it. 

She couldn’t control herself (Literally: she lost self-control)…you really have to sympathize with her.

Those bloodsuckers in the media are really bastards.

 

In that case, you should sympathize with the media even more.  Their need to suck blood is even harder for them to control!

Could I ask you to give me your analysis of …

Sī m̄-sī ē-sái chhíaⁿ lí hun-sek chi̍t-ē …

Due to time constraints, I’ll stop here.

In-ūi sî-kan ê koan-hē, góa ti̍oh kóng kàu chiah.

This is just my (humble) opinion, but…

Che sī góa kò-jîn ê chhían-kìan, m̄-koh…

Chhián-kiàn

(My) humble opinion

Che sī góa kò-jîn ê chhián-kiàn.
This is just my uninformed view.