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Lose self-control

September 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment

 

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!

Categories: Cartoon · Media · Polite speech

Could I ask you to give me your analysis of …

January 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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

Categories: H · Polite speech · Sentence starters

Due to time constraints, I’ll stop here.

January 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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

Categories: Polite speech · S

This is just my (humble) opinion, but…

January 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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

Categories: Chh · Polite speech · Sentence starters

Chhián-kiàn

September 30, 2007 · Leave a Comment

(My) humble opinion

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

Categories: Chh · Polite speech