Onigiri

(Saⁿ-kak-hêng) ê nó·-lī-pn̄g7

Non-farming sector

Hui-lông-gia̍p8 pō·-mn̂g / pō·-bûn

Take an unnecessary step

Thǹg khò· pàng phùi

Literally: Take off your pants to fart

Which is more accurate

Copyright 2009 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 Eng-kiú sī sîn.

Má Eng-kiú sī mô·.

A-Píⁿ-á tham-u.

Ôan-chôan sī chèng-tī pek-hāi.

Ūi sím-mi̍h lí góa ê khòaⁿ-hoat it-ti̍t giâm-tiōng tùi-li̍p?

Bô hoat-tō·͘. Chi̍t pêng ài khòaⁿ Tâi-ôan-kok ê mûi-thé, chi̍t pêng ài khòaⁿ Tiong-kok mûi-thé…siáⁿ lâng chai-iáⁿ tó chi̍t pêng ê mûi-thé só· kóng khah chèng-khak?

Chì-chió chai-iáⁿ tó chi̍t kok choan-bûn chhut o·-sim-hòe pah?

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Ma Eng-jeou is a god.

Ma Eng-jeou is a demon.

Chen Shui-pian is corrupt.

It’s all political persecution.

We are our respective viewpoints always so opposing?

There’s no way around this. One side prefers to view Taiwanese media, and the other side likes to watch Chinese media…who knows which side’s media is more accurate?

At least we know which country specializes in making dangerous pirated products, right?

Famous

Ti-miâ-tō͘· chin kôan

Brain drain

Jîn-châi gōa-liû

My old lady

Gún tau hit-ê chú-pn̄g7 — ê

Literally: the one that makes the food at my house

Fascist

Hoat-se-su

Mûi-thé bô liáu-kái hiān-tāi khióng-pò·-chú-gī ê Hoat-se-su pún-chit.

The media don’t understand the fascist character of modern terrorism.

Sacrificial lamb, scapegoat

Thè-sí-kúi / thòe-sí-kúi

Literally: “ghost who dies in place of (someone or something).”

Related entry here.

Wolf in sheep’s clothing

Moa iûⁿ-á-phôe ê iá-lông

Literally: A wild wolf with a sheepskin over its shoulders