far hai ? is it vulgar ah

yes. some ppl add "chow" in front

oic what issit mean? i know hai, but what is 'far' ?

ke lian is mandarin, same as ho lin in cantonese which mean pitiful.
When a dog was neglected by its owner, we say "That chiwawa is so "ho lin".

chai leong means very pitiful until you feel like crying.
Like when you see someone got bullied and abused to the extreme then you feel the pain and feel like crying, you use "chai leong".

It's not "mo ku", "mo ku" is those canned mushroom you see in supermarket. It's "mou ku" which means innocent.
When someone accused you for stealing, you shout out loud "I'm "mou ku", I'm innocent I did not steal or you can say "I'm yuen wong" which means you are being wrongfully accused for something that you did not do.

sei fei lo..

die fat guy.. correcto?

depends.. far hai can also be flower crab, if put chow in front of far hai, it could mean fried flower crab of course the meaning would be different if you pronounce it differently

It's "sei fei lou". In Cantonese, anything that makes you feel frustrated, you add "sei" in front of the sentence.
You use it the same way you use damn it.

it should be "damn fat guy". More to noun than verb.

wow.. thanks for that... really helpful explanation with example. =)

i thought they say 2nd auntie came for period right? if i remember correctly it's "ye lai lei" or something like that right?

another thing to remember about cantonese (and basically all other langugages that have slang, idioms, peribahasa, etc), not all the phrases can be taken literally.... for example, the literal meaning of "sao phei" and it's connotation when used in conversation is quite different. another good example will be "sap sap sui". it's literally meaning and use in conversation is very different....

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Added on July 6, 2012, 2:00 pmanother word i hear but not sure what the meaning is: "heng chuk"

This post has been edited by lostasylum: Jul 6 2012, 02:00 PM

heng chuk = celebrate

ngor hor lin nei 5 sek gong dong wa, chai leong lo nei hai 5 hai tong yan lai gah? yu gor hai ga wa shang gao cha siu hou gor shang nei ....

Lei yeh - A statement describing someone menstruating (literal meaning). This is used colloquially. (a different tone of the same pronunciation can also mean, got into deep shit, or an exclamation of shit has just hit the fan).

A more polite term is 'lei keng khei'. (for menstruation)

In slang term for menstruation, usually people will use 'tai yee ma' (literal translation - big aunty, makcik sulung). Example of usage:

"She is having her tai yee ma". "Her tai yee ma is visiting".

Also could be used to describe someone who is being too difficult.

"What is wrong with her?? Having a taiyeema??"

It's really difficult learning Mandarin or Cantonese in words, because of the tones. Different tones will bring different meaning altogether.

i got the whole sentence except "shang gao cha siu hou gor shang nei".. .what does "shang" mean?

then u shld not bad in gong dong wa....

Hor Lin - pitiful or sympathize - depending on usage. To be used as adjective and transitive verb. eg: I can hor lin someone, and lend him a helping hand. Someone's plight can be very hor lin, and beckons for a lot of sympathy.

Chai Leong - A state of absolute sadness, dejection, bereavement, despair, sorrow (you get the idea). This is purely an adjective. Eg: A person shedding tears watching a chai leong movie. Or a state of a kid crying in a chai leong manner.

Both phrase have only slight difference when used as adjectives, otherwise, they're completely different.

Mou Ku - innocent. Pretty straight forward. Adjective only.

thanks!

ah, it's tai yee ma... not yee lai... hahahaha....
i usually know the intonation of the word, just that i'm not exactly sure what is means or how to use it, so learning it in this way is actually really helpful for me... =)

to give birth to a piece of barbecue pork is better than to give birth to someone like you

i actually speak cantonese ler, not totally dunno how to speak. it's just that i want to expand my vocabulary and better understand the words that i use / hear others use.... =)

back to the question, what does "shang" mean? i can't grasp that part...