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post Jul 6 2012, 04:02 PM

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QUOTE(hey_there @ Jul 6 2012, 03:46 PM)
U should learn the idioms instead...

36 keok, chau wai siong jiok - means RUN
Hoi yan chi Sam pat ho yau, fong yan chi Sam pat ho mou - we shouldn't have the heart of Harming ppl, we must have the heart to defend self from ppl.
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nice!

but can you break it down into the literal meaning for me so that i understand the words as well?

36 keok = 36 legs
chau wai = all over
siong jiok = ??

Hoi yan chi Sam pat ho yau, fong yan chi Sam pat ho mou = crap, too deep for me liao... hahahaha.... please do break down of word meaning...

but yes, i love the cantonese idioms, but i only know one popular one: pan chu sek lou fu (pretend to be a pig but eat tiger)
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post Jul 6 2012, 04:19 PM

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QUOTE(michaelooi @ Jul 6 2012, 04:07 PM)
"Mm kou heng" - displeased / not happy.
"Mm lou sat" - Not honest / dishonest
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kou heng and lou sat... cantik... 2 new words unlocked! =)


Added on July 6, 2012, 4:48 pmwhat's "lor sor"?

This post has been edited by lostasylum: Jul 6 2012, 04:48 PM
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post Jul 9 2012, 03:21 PM

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sifus, what does "phin sum" mean? do you use it to describe someone who is mean?
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post Jul 9 2012, 05:07 PM

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QUOTE(ykhong @ Jul 9 2012, 03:56 PM)
Eccentric, meant treat good to your girlfriends and treat bad to your wife.. and your wife is jelly n scold you phin sum
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sounds like what you're describing is favouritism is it? like your colleague mess up, your boss don't scold. you do small mistake, your boss scold you kao kao.... then you'll say your boss is phin sum. correct?
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post Jul 31 2013, 02:13 PM

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anyone got any recommendations of canto phone apps (android) to learn canto better?

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