"Got A Big Shock" (Penang Hokkien Rhyme)

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Got A Big Shock, or Tiok3chnae3knia1, is a Hokkien rhyme that is popular among the Hokkien-speaking people in Penang. The wording provides a glimpse at the Baba Nyonya household of the mid 20th century, where it is the norm to take the trishaw. It goes like this:

Tiok3chnae3knia1,
Pang1 chnae3 sai4;
Ceh33 lang3chia1 khee1 po1 ba3lai4.

Entire Rhyme:

Got such a big shock,
until green feces comes out,
Took a trishaw to report to the police.

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