A Teochew Version of "The View"

 
Ah yes, "The View" - an American talk and variety show featuring the opinions of four women, including Barbara Walters, Whoopi, and Joy Behar, and others... well, Teochew people gots their own show with opinionated women! Check out 美女觀天下 múi nèung guang ti: é (literally: Beautiful Women Viewing Everything Under the Sky). One of the most interesting things I notice is how different their accents are. I like the host's accent the best - well, at least its easiest for me to understand, and also the one in red. Some of the others have weird tones, or pronounce things weird. Also I can tell one or two of them are making mistakes on some words, and also fill in their missing TC with Mandarin or even Cantonese occasionally. Anyhow, one interesting show is about "Growing Up With Teochew Parents" and "Teochew Guys and Male Chauvinism"... click on the picture then scroll down on the left to the top rated shows "嫁人要嫁潮汕男？" or "潮汕男人與大男子主義".

The Last Peony Petal (Thai Drama about the Teochew Experience)

Botan is a famous author from Thailand who wrote the wonderful "Letters From Thailand" (1969) a novel about the Teochew-Thai experience. I discovered this book by chance at my local library back in 2005 and after reading the book (more than 3 times now), I've always wanted to find the movie adaptation of it. Thai people love their lakorn (ละคร) or serial dramas, so I thought I would search for it online. Low and behold I just found, "The Last Peony Petal", which, according to online sources, is based on another novel by Botan (perhaps originally a book?). Amazingly the gracious Wishboniko has provided not only the whole series on YouTube, but also with English subtitles! Awesome stuff. It's all in Thai, but with a good smattering of Teochew (people's names, pronouns, occasional phrases). Enjoy! Here is the playlist so you don't go crazy looking for all the different episodes and parts of episodes. There are 13 episodes in total.

Note: The video shows the opening theme, with the beginning of episode 1 at the end. Oh and I realized of course that Botan's name is actually 牡丹 Bhóudang, or Peony.

Update (3/2/11): I have finished watching the first episode, and the story seems to be moving along quickly and focusing on the young adults. It's pretty funny - and even more Teochew spoken than I thought.

孙燕姿 Stefanie Sun Speaks Teochew!! (just a bit)

"Geme: jiat bẹung" oops, I mean "Gingme: jiat bẹung"

Stefanie Sun, or in Teochew 孙燕姿 Sung Ĭ: Jeu, is a somewhat popular Chinese pop star based mainly out of Taiwan, but originally from Singapore. The first song I heard from her was 我要的幸福 (My Desired Happiness) back in 2000. It was alright. The main reason I listened to her songs was... yes, because she is Teochew. For the longest time I was annoyed that she only sings in Mandarin, and one, yes, one freakin' song in Hokkien (just one line of the chorus in 天烏烏 Ti: Ou Ou). So finally I find this video where she says a little bit. The funniest part of the video is when the host says that phrase that people use to make fun of Teochew people (I believe he is actually speaking in Taiwanese/Hokkien):

Teochew lang ming ang ang (Teochew people, faces so red)
bangpui dua: chui gagi ang (Done a big fart, ???)

What does the last part mean? Can any commenters enlighten me? The other one I've heard is shorter:

Teochew nāng kacheung ạng āng

Does anyone now if this nasty little phrase is longer, or if there are different versions?

Happy Year of the Rabbit Music Video in Teochew

ECSTV 2011 New Year's Video
(Dà: gù hó uẹ họ sing nī)

First post! I created this blog to share all the different Teochew and Teochew-language media that I come across on the web (and off). I will also occasionally rant about Teochew language and perhaps post up some stuff on Teochew language learning. Hope you enjoy! The first thing I'd like to share is this New Year's video from ECSTV.com, the online part of a new Teochew cable network based from HK. Happy Year of the Rabbit Everyone!

Dọi-īk gại post! Uà jáosēng jì gại blog uịliạo họu dạige tói: guang-hị Diọjiu bhụng-huĕ gat Diọjiu-uẹ gai chailiạo. Uà iạ ú lạngsī puet ot Diọjiu-ue gại muetgiá:! Hiángsiụ dọi-īk gại video, ECSTV. Jōk dạige Tòunī Kuàilāk!

Bonus: Lyrics (with English translation, sans tones.) 

nang jojek-e laikeu tia: (we'll go together to hear...)

tia: mitgai (hear what?)

goi-tao hangbhue gai biangbao sia: (the sound of fireworks in the streets and alleys)

sua (kua:?) gia: li (please go ahead?)

biangbao sia: hiangki (the sound of the firecrackers)

jia si jek ni sing kaisi (only then does a year start)

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nang jojek-e laikeu tia: (we'll go together to hear...)

tia: mitgai? (hear what?)

dua goilou (chi?) logou sia: (the sound of the big drums)

logou (drumming drums)

o? gia: gia: gia: (oh? go go go)

logou sia: hiangki (the sound of drumming the drums)

keng(?)dia: (definitely)

hogeng jiu do diosua:daidi (good scenery in the lands of Diosua)

hua:hi hua:hi (happy happy)

bholung leu gai chengnang do nali (no matter where your relatives are)

sang gu ho-ue lai bung i (bring good tidings to them)

diosia: hiangki (the sound of Teochew)

tuang keu jok hok biao sim i (passed down to wish and show kindness)

a gu ho ue pua leu lai gueni (... to celebrate new year)

bholung leu gai kabou do nali (no matter where your footsteps have been)

sang gu ho ue luang sim li (bring good tidings and warm thoughts)

diosia: hiangki (the sound of Teochew)

diamyiang haocheng jangki (???)

hio:im hio:cheng uiyiao leu simbi: (Home .......)

(refrain)

ngoujiu dioying lai hua:hi (Teochew people are happy across the five continents)

diosia: sing ni u hohi: (A Teochew new year with... ?)

gaginang do jek-e be: tuang tuang i: i: (Gaginang together, united)

da: gu ho-ue ho sing ni (say a good word to wish a new year)

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deung keu diosua: lao ge, gue gai sing ni (return to my hometown to celebrate new years)

gai ni gue lai gue chubhi (this year it'll be really interesting)

huahai diosua (?? Diosua)

na di jek piang yu ki (???)

choi:ge bhuang-hou nihue chuk muebhi 1000 families, 10,000 ???)

anggue, haogue, cheu-kakgue (all TC traditional new year's foods)

he-i:, heu-i:, ghunek-i: (shrimp balls, fish balls, beef balls!)

chingjia: peng-iu, jojek-e uilao kue gueji (???) (friends and family, together ??? melon seeds)

laikeu yu i (?) guege tia: hohi: (????)

Pat gai chiangtu (??? promising future)

Lai bai gai singni (come pray for the new year)

Lai gat haighua chingjia: biao sim-i (Show overseas relatives some love)

bigok tahio:, dang-hio: gue diot singni
(other nations and towns, same villages celebrating new years)

diosua: chingcheng, (????) gakdi (Diosuan.... everywhere)

diojiu sua:tao sing bhe tai (Teochew Swatow Singapore Malaysia Thailand)

huakgok ojiu gianadai (France Australia Canada)

jek gu ho-ue lai tuang biang si-hng (good tidings to the four corners of the world)

ing-ui nang si gaginang (Because we're Gaginang!)

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