Sîn-ha̍k-sū (cho͘-chit)
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Thàu-koè ko kái-sek-tō͘ siòng-ki, cheng-chhat-ki ē-tàng cheng-chhat kàu A-hù-hān ta-sò nî-thô͘ lō͘-bīn ê soè-bî piàn-hoà, in-ūi Sîn-ha̍k-sū cho͘-chit sî-siông tī tē-bīn-hā tâi kán-ī chà-toâⁿ.
Using high-resolution cameras, reconnaissance planes can discern minute changes in the dried-mud roads of Afghanistan that come about because the Taliban often bury improvised explosives under the ground.
Posted in Military, Politics, Religion and Morality
Siōng put chèng, hā chek oai
Literally: Top not straight, bottom then crooked
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?
Hoeh-koāⁿ-chîⁿ
Huih-koāⁿ-chîⁿ
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Tê-tóng-jîn kám-kak gī-oân tham-u, pîn siáⁿ-mi̍h khai in ê hoeh-koāⁿ-chîⁿ.
The Tea Party people think congressmen are corrupt, and have no right to be spending their hard-earned money.
Posted in Government, Money, Politics, Work
Copyright 2010 Tân Gī-jîn. Used with author’s permission.
Cartoons do not reflect the views of the blogger or his employer.
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Le̍k-sek ê chip-chèng, giân-lūn chū-iû pah hun chi pah…
Jîn-khoân thian-sù, ū siáⁿ hó khoa-kháu? Le̍k-sek chip-chèng ê sî, goán mā sī choân-le̍k chi-chhî giân-lūn chū-iû ah!
Chí iàu sī kùi le̍k-sek chip-chèng, goán pó-chèng pah hun chi pah chi-chhî giân-lūn chū-iû.
Sīm-chì pah hun chi nn̄g-pah, pah hun chi saⁿ-pah…
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When the Greens are power, freedom of speech is 100 percent…
Human rights are heaven-sent, so what are you bragging about? When the Greens were in power, we also completely supported freedom of speech!
As long as your Greens are in power, we guarantee 100-percent support for freedom of speech.
Even 200 percent, or 300 percent…
Copyright 2010 Tân Gī-jîn. Used with author’s permission.
Cartoons do not reflect the views of the blogger or his employer.
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Má sin-seⁿ bô lêng bô sim bô koaⁿ, chi-chhî-tō͘ tah-té, chóng-thóng liân-jīm bô bōng…
Jîn-bîn ê put-boán kap kéng-kò, pún-tóng chhiong-hun liáu-kái.
Pún-tóng tò hāi, pit-tēng ló͘-le̍k chài-chō…
Chài-chō it-sîn…
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Mr. Ma has no spirit, no heart…his support has hit rock bottom, and he has no hope of having a second term…
Our Party understands completely the dissatisfaction and warnings from the people.
Our Party has fallen on hard times, and we have to work hard to remake…
To remake a god
[i.e. Ma]
Chioh to sat jîn
Literally: Borrow a knife kill a man
Also:
Iōng pa̍t-lâng ê kûn-thâu-bú cheng chio̍h sai
Literally: Use someone else’s fist to punch a stone lion
Thiah tang lî, pó͘ sai piah
Literally: Tear down the east fence to bolster the west wall.
Khu-he̍k chéng-pèng
區域整併
(e.g. combining Taichung City and Taichung County into one large jurisdiction)
Posted in Government, Politics
