Here's a list of my favorite Teochew phrases. I've chosen them because they either sound interesting, have a unique/interesting meaning, or both. Tell me yours.
chùbhị 趣味 - cute, interesting
kua:uāt 寬活, 快活 - to live leisurely
iá-iọ: 野樣 - ugly
lẹngjeng 靈精 - aware, awake, cognizant
ngiágià: 雅囝 - pretty boy, pretty child
tīktō - to play, travel for leisure
họumūi 雨微 - mist
dịngdiāo 籐笤 - a bamboo stick used for disciplining children
gáogoit - rubbed off dead skin
sa:ge buà:mē: 三更半暝 - the late hours of the night
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that bamboo stick used for disciplining children, from where I come from it's dingkia...
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