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 Anyone knows why guava is called Chicken Shit, Fruit (Kai Si Gor) in Cantonese?

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post Jul 3 2021, 09:09 AM, updated 5y ago

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This has been bugging me since I was a little kid. bangwall.gif
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:11 AM

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post 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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post 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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post 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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post Jul 3 2021, 09:21 AM

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Not bcoz they shaped like scaled up chicken shit? laugh.gif
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:23 AM

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they fertilise the plant with jiken shit?
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post 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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post 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?
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:25 AM

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Chicken shit fruit. One of my favorite
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:25 AM

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wat is guava is the real chicken shit
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:37 AM

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bump caseykoh
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:44 AM

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QUOTE(tahfeikei @ Jul 3 2021, 09:37 AM)
bump caseykoh
geddit???
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Who is Casey Koh and why do we need him here in my thread? unsure.gif

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post Jul 3 2021, 09:48 AM

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QUOTE(raynman @ Jul 3 2021, 09:44 AM)
Who is Casey Koh and why do we need him here in my thread? unsure.gif
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the pronunciation of that username is similar to your chicken shit fruit... LOL
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:50 AM

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Gai Si Hor Fun drool.gif
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QUOTE(viktorherald @ Jul 3 2021, 09:48 AM)
the pronunciation of that username is similar to your chicken shit fruit... LOL
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I see...Hahahaah!! laugh.gif
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QUOTE(raynman @ Jul 3 2021, 09:44 AM)
Who is Casey Koh and why do we need him here in my thread? unsure.gif
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he is the friend of KevinKhoo biggrin.gif
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:51 AM

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QUOTE(HuorEarfalas @ Jul 3 2021, 09:50 AM)
Gai Si Hor Fun  drool.gif
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That is shredded chicken, not chicken shit laugh.gif

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post Jul 3 2021, 09:52 AM

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QUOTE(raynman @ Jul 3 2021, 10:51 AM)
That is shredded chicken, not chicken shit  laugh.gif
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I know.. but if non-cantonese speaker can't pronounce the si correctly, it's a lot of fun
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:53 AM

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QUOTE(viktorherald @ Jul 3 2021, 09:48 AM)
the pronunciation of that username is similar to your chicken shit fruit... LOL
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LMAO
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:53 AM

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QUOTE(raynman @ Jul 3 2021, 09:51 AM)
That is shredded chicken, not chicken shit  laugh.gif
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only this year i found out that avocado is known as Ngau Yau Gor biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
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post Jul 3 2021, 09:54 AM

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QUOTE(tahfeikei @ Jul 3 2021, 09:53 AM)
only this year i found out that avocado is known as Ngau Yau Gor  biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif
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Butter Fruit? unsure.gif

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post 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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post Jul 3 2021, 09:55 AM

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QUOTE(raynman @ Jul 3 2021, 09:54 AM)
Butter Fruit? unsure.gif
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or cow oil fruit , literally biggrin.gif
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post 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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post Jul 3 2021, 10:16 AM

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if u have tasted chicken shit before, it's quite smilar. owai
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post 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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post Jul 3 2021, 10:35 AM

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QUOTE(tahfeikei @ Jul 3 2021, 09:53 AM)
only this year i found out that avocado is known as Ngau Yau Gor  biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif  biggrin.gif
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i think due to the buttery and creamy taste of the avocado
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post 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...

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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If the Si in Kai Si Gor is not Shit, what is it then? unsure.gif

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post 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)

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post Jul 3 2021, 01:31 PM

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QUOTE(raynman @ Jul 3 2021, 10:59 AM)
If the Si in Kai Si Gor is not Shit, what is it then? unsure.gif
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dont listen to that dude. kai si gor means chicken shit. not chicken minced fruit.
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post 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

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post Jul 3 2021, 01:40 PM

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people last time dip jiken shyt eat hence the name
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post Jul 3 2021, 01:41 PM

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because it grow from chicken shit
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post 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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post Oct 13 2021, 02:04 PM

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QUOTE(shengkai1213 @ Oct 13 2021, 02:00 PM)
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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necro to promote own kai si gwo? laugh.gif
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post 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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post Oct 14 2021, 02:34 PM

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Sarahan ciken lagi
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post Oct 14 2021, 02:36 PM

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post Oct 14 2021, 02:37 PM

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QUOTE(raynman @ Jul 3 2021, 09:44 AM)
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because that name sounds like the fruit
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post Oct 14 2021, 02:38 PM

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guava seeds like chicken shit

 

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