漢語、台語、英語的對照

漢語、台語、英語的對照-Trilingual (1)

  

1)      好像→親像/若像(chin chun/na chiun)＞look like, as if  

2)      作夢→眠夢(min bang) ＞dreaming, fancy

比較：睏網睏，m通眠夢(kun bon kun, m tang min bang) ＞別作白日夢(別太天真)- 漢語＞Do not be naïve.

3)      廁所→便所(pen soh-同日語べんじょ) ＞bathroom, lavatory, restroom

比較：目睭觸觸，便所看作湖底盧 (bat chiu tsu tsu, pen soh kuang tso ho te ru)

湖底盧乃日語，hotel(ホテル）之發音。

4)      順便→信刷(shin suah)＞incidentally, in the mean time

比較：刷落去(suah loh khi) ＞接著＞and then, subsequently

5)      賄賂→湖西(oh sei)＞bribe, buy off 

比較：買收(beh shiu) 與湖西同意

      歪哥(wai koh) ＞貪污＞corruption

6)      岳母→丈母 (tiun m)＞mother-in-law/

比較：丈母婆仔(tiun m po ah), 為較親切的叫法；

      丈人爸仔(tiun ran pah ah),= 丈人，又叫泰山

7)      薪水(薪俸)→月給(guei gib)-同日語

比較：薪勞 (hsin loh) ＞支薪的員工＞salaried employee

      苦勞仔(kohl oh ah) ＞以供應三餐代替薪水的員工＞unpaid laborer

8)      會面 →面會(ben hui)＞meeting, interview, seeing someone in person

9)      玉米 →番麥(huan beh)＞corn, maize

比較：番仔姜(huan ah kiun)＞辣椒＞pepper

      番仔火(huan ah hui)＞火柴＞match

      番公(huan kang)＞男山胞(男老外)＞male aborigine

      番婆(huan poh)＞女山胞(女老外)＞female aborigine

10)  這邊 →這平(jit ping)＞here, right here

比較：那邊→希平(he ping) ＞there, overthere

11)  醬油 →豆油(tao yu)＞soy sauce

比較：黑矸仔底豆油(無底看)- hoh kang ah the tao yu-boh the kuang＞unpredictably superior, better；invisible

12)  貧窮 →散赤(san chia)＞poor, poverty

比較：好額(hoh giah)＞富有＞rich

13)  肚子 →腹肚(pak toh)＞belly, stomach

補充：顧腹肚(koh pak toh) ＞care about livelihood

      腹腸 (pak t’ng) ＞心胸＞mind

      腹腸放較闊 (pak t’ng pang ka kuah) ＞放大心胸＞Be broad-minded.

14)  老闆 →頭家(tao geh)＞boss, store owner

補充：頭家愛有頭家量(tao geh ai wuh tao geh laing) ＞老闆要有容忍員工的度量＞Even a boss should allow for his employee.

15)  男生 →查哺(tsa poh或tah poh) ＞boy, lad, kid

比較：查某(tsa boh )＞女生；後生(hao seng) ＞兒子＞heir。

16)  下巴 →下懷 (eeh hai)＞chin

補充：落下懷 (lao eeh hai) (掉下巴)- 漢語-(比喻)胡說八道，bull shitting, talking nonsense

17)  姐姐 →阿子(ah jeeh)＞elder sister

18)  妹妹 →小妹(hsio mai或hsio beh)＞younger sister

補充：美眉(mei mei) ＞年青女友(又叫幼齒的-yu kih eeh) ＞pretty lass

19)  哥哥 →阿兄(ah hiang) 或兄哥(hiang goh)＞elder brother

20)  弟弟 →小弟(hsio tih) younger brother

   補充：

a.      兄兄代，弟弟代，各人公媽隨人裁 (hiang hiang tai, tih tih tai, koh ran kong mah shui ran tsai) ＞即使兄弟，也各管各的事＞Mind one’s own business.

b.      兄弟人(hian tih ran)- 無賴漢，流氓＞rascal, villain

c.       打虎掠賊，也著親兄弟 (pah hoh liak tsat ya toh chin hian tih) ＞血濃於水＞Blood is thicker than water.

Justin Lai (賴正雄) 編

04/10/2016