Speaking dialect has its uses

Clivebenss

18 Jun 11, 16:25

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

ok, so next i determine to be:

å‘¨å³‡åŠ

å‘¨å³‡ç”²

å‘¨å³‡ä½³

å‘¨å³‡å˜‰

å‘¨å³‡å®¶ ï¼Ÿ

no 4 first and last correct.

BanguIzai

18 Jun 11, 16:27

hello å‘¨å³‡å˜‰

Clivebenss

18 Jun 11, 16:28

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

hello å‘¨å³‡å˜‰

2nd word still wrong.

BanguIzai

18 Jun 11, 16:32

so

å‘¨ç—²å˜‰

å‘¨ç¢¼å˜‰

å‘¨å¯†å˜‰

å‘¨è²“å˜‰

å‘¨è‚‰å˜‰ ï¼Ÿ

Clivebenss

18 Jun 11, 16:33

I will save you the trouble when I get back home. Now on public internet in kk.

BanguIzai

18 Jun 11, 16:34

I like playing Mastermind game lidat.

Clivebenss

18 Jun 11, 16:36

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

I like playing Mastermind game lidat.

either the keyboard is devoid of alphabets or my eyesight is getting worse. public hotel internet, haiz..

BanguIzai

18 Jun 11, 16:37

ok man

Clivebenss

18 Jun 11, 16:39

the clue is in my answer.

BanguIzai

18 Jun 11, 16:43

ok i dunno

BanguIzai

18 Jun 11, 16:49

ok i think is

å‘¨ç›®å˜‰ , but that will imply a "double -kk-", meaning ( Bakkar ) instead of ( Bakar )

Clivebenss

19 Jun 11, 11:53

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

ok i think is

å‘¨ç›®å˜‰ , but that will imply a "double -kk-", meaning ( Bakkar ) instead of ( Bakar )

whatever.

BanguIzai

19 Jun 11, 20:49

Originally posted by Clivebenss:

whatever.

what whatever? u mean u dun even know?

Clivebenss

23 Jun 11, 08:09

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

what whatever? u mean u dun even know?

sure.

BanguIzai

25 Jun 11, 03:58

Originally posted by Clivebenss:

sure.

Ok.

I got another "double -kk-" word for you.

"Tokkong"

Clivebenss

25 Jun 11, 20:49

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

Ok.

I got another "double -kk-" word for you.

"Tokkong"

I not so horny.

BanguIzai

28 Jun 11, 00:39

Originally posted by Clivebenss:

I not so horny.

why leh ?

Clivebenss

28 Jun 11, 08:27

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

why leh ?

what is tok kong?

It refer to a fighting spider that fight with one big front leg (kong) for a female. This term is restricted to the usage in Sg or Malaysia.

so I'm not horny.

BanguIzai

29 Jun 11, 12:14

Originally posted by Clivebenss:

what is tok kong?

It refer to a fighting spider that fight with one big front leg (kong) for a female. This term is restricted to the usage in Sg or Malaysia.

so I'm not horny.

You are really tok kong! That is a very good etymology from you! You see, the dictionary does not provide hints to it's formation, it's states it's current form that's all:

(boxed up in red)

Clivebenss

29 Jun 11, 13:08

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

You are really tok kong! That is a very good etymology from you! You see, the dictionary does not provide hints to it's formation, it's states it's current form that's all:

(boxed up in red)

I hope you understand as a lot of youngsters dn't get to play with spider fighting.

This word has gender.

BanguIzai

29 Jun 11, 14:22

Originally posted by Clivebenss:

I hope you understand as a lot of youngsters dn't get to play with spider fighting.

This word has gender.

Yeah, I do not know that at all. Even my dad have not explained tokkong to me at all before too.

Please continue to provide quality Hokkien resources to our people who is the next generation. We really do appreciate it.

Clivebenss

29 Jun 11, 18:59

Originally posted by BanguIzai:

Yeah, I do not know that at all. Even my dad have not explained tokkong to me at all before too.

Please continue to provide quality Hokkien resources to our people who is the next generation. We really do appreciate it.

In ang moh they call it unicorn.

Hope my memory is not failing.

BanguIzai

30 Jun 11, 03:52

Originally posted by Clivebenss:

In ang moh they call it unicorn.

Hope my memory is not failing.

Another pun, joke, or for real ?

Clivebenss

6 Jul 11, 11:10

as you deem fit.

BanguIzai

6 Jul 11, 12:38

Hey u r back. Where did u go ?

I just happened to post some hokkien idioms yesterday :

http://www.sgforums.com/forums/3948/topics/432594?page=11#post_10294136