Anyone knows why guava is called Chicken Shit, Fruit (Kai Si Gor) in Cantonese?
Anyone knows why guava is called Chicken Shit, Fruit (Kai Si Gor) in Cantonese?
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Jul 3 2021, 09:09 AM, updated 5y ago
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This has been bugging me since I was a little kid.
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Jul 3 2021, 09:11 AM
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checking in.......
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Jul 3 2021, 09:11 AM
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Diu because the fruit color is similar to chicken shit !
Simple as that |
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Jul 3 2021, 09:12 AM
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I think chickens like to rest under the shade of the tree and eat the fruits and leaves.
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Jul 3 2021, 09:12 AM
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because you cannot digest the seeds and they come out looking like jiken shit
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Jul 3 2021, 09:21 AM
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Not bcoz they shaped like scaled up chicken shit?
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Jul 3 2021, 09:23 AM
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they fertilise the plant with jiken shit?
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Jul 3 2021, 09:24 AM
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Maybe bcoz it smells like chicken shit when it's rotten
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Jul 3 2021, 09:24 AM
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i though last time ppl always use chicken shit as natural fertilizer and that planting guava using a lot it that why call kai si go? vincabby liked this post
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Jul 3 2021, 09:25 AM
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Chicken shit fruit. One of my favorite
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Jul 3 2021, 09:25 AM
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wat is guava is the real chicken shit
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Jul 3 2021, 09:37 AM
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bump caseykoh
geddit??? |
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Jul 3 2021, 09:44 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 09:48 AM
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QUOTE(raynman @ Jul 3 2021, 09:44 AM) the pronunciation of that username is similar to your chicken shit fruit... LOL tahfeikei liked this post
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Jul 3 2021, 09:50 AM
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Gai Si Hor Fun
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Jul 3 2021, 09:50 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 09:50 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 09:51 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 09:52 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 09:53 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 09:53 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 09:54 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 09:54 AM
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when the fruit rotten and drop into floor and the rotten fruit become dry after one month and the shape is just like chicken shit. |
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Jul 3 2021, 09:55 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 10:15 AM
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It's only called that in Cantonese... guess what they call it in Hokkien and Hakka
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Jul 3 2021, 10:16 AM
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if u have tasted chicken shit before, it's quite smilar. owai muckingfental liked this post
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Jul 3 2021, 10:25 AM
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dude....chinese has alot of vocabulary that sounds similar to others...
it does not mean it sounds like , it is shit. don't tell me, those "kai see" bun, is chicken shit bun. it just literally means, floss chicken in those context. |
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Jul 3 2021, 10:35 AM
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Jul 3 2021, 10:59 AM
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QUOTE(Heroicage @ Jul 3 2021, 10:25 AM) dude....chinese has alot of vocabulary that sounds similar to others... If the Si in Kai Si Gor is not Shit, what is it then? it does not mean it sounds like , it is shit. don't tell me, those "kai see" bun, is chicken shit bun. it just literally means, floss chicken in those context. |
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Jul 3 2021, 11:01 AM
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Because green looks like shit in kampung sayings...
One thing I am confused why is called ka le fe? (Small part actor) This post has been edited by swanlover: Jul 3 2021, 11:01 AM |
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Jul 3 2021, 01:31 PM
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Jul 3 2021, 01:35 PM
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its the tone of the si
kai see----pulled/shredded chicken kai si---shit ayam dono 1 2 3 4 as ayam engrish edu This post has been edited by tahfeikei: Jul 3 2021, 01:39 PM |
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Jul 3 2021, 01:40 PM
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people last time dip jiken shyt eat hence the name
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Jul 3 2021, 01:41 PM
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because it grow from chicken shit
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Oct 13 2021, 02:00 PM
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Hi All, for those interest to buy some Lohan Guava, i got a good recommend area to introduce to you all to purchase on it.
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Oct 13 2021, 02:04 PM
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Oct 14 2021, 02:31 PM
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The most important thing is the quality and taste is good.
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Oct 14 2021, 02:34 PM
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Sarahan ciken lagi
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Oct 14 2021, 02:36 PM
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mana Cantonese language and cultural experts ?
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Oct 14 2021, 02:37 PM
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Oct 14 2021, 02:38 PM
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guava seeds like chicken shit
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