Learning Cantonese via LYN, using romanised words Group
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 Jul 5 2012, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE(d0nut @ Jul 5 2012, 03:03 PM) sao pei is not "go die" in a rude way? Sao pei = keep skin (literal translation) meaning can varied depending on context just like the word fcuk. Its a general insult line so there is no actual meaningexample, ngo sau lei pei, means i kill you. sao pei means what?   |
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Jul 5 2012, 03:30 PM
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QUOTE(Ducki3s @ Jul 5 2012, 03:28 PM) ah jib gor hou yeh ah jib gor hui sek see la. Tong mai hui ge sei fei poh mai ham ngap tan la.man sui man man sui |
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Jul 6 2012, 02:01 PM
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QUOTE(lostasylum @ Jul 6 2012, 01:59 PM) 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.... heng chuk = celebrateAdded on July 6, 2012, 2:00 pmanother word i hear but not sure what the meaning is: "heng chuk" |
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