Showing posts with label Old Sayings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Sayings. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

What should you say when yr kid fell down

Old folks tend to believe that the adult should beat the floor and mumble a few words whenever a child fell down. This is to drive away the "fear" from the kid.

Here's what the adult should say (while hitting the floor (same spot where the child fell) at the same time):
gia1 hee3 boh3 gia1 dah4,
pang4 sai4 kim1 ga2 nah4.

This literally translate to the following (in English):
scared the ears but dont scare the guts,
pass out motion as gold olive.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Baby grow up stage

Growing up stage婴儿成长阶段Hokkien
Seventh mth - Sit七个月-座qi4 zeh3 , 
Eight mth - Crawl八个月-爬buei4 beih3,
Ninth mth - 1st tooth九个月-张牙齿gao3 huat4 gei2.

The above should be read consecutively.
I have broken up the sentence for easier understanding.