2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition 4th Prize

Ah3 Hua1 Se1han3-eh3 Kor1su33 (The Story of Young Ah Hua) is a story written by Ms Julie Ang for the 2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition. The 1988-word story won 4th prize in the competition.

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"Wah1 mia3 Ah3 Hua1. Uh33 si2 lang3 kio3 'Hua3-Hua1'"

Ah3 Hua1 kai1siau33 ee1 ka3ki33 hor33 lu1lang2 bat3 ee1. Ah3 Hua1 se1han3-eh3 snaeh1uak1 cin3 khan3khor4. Ee1 si33 boh3lui3lang2. Ah3 Hua1 se1han3 tua3 ti1 'Phak1 Cheng1 Phor1'.

"Lu1lang2 cai1 ha1mik1 su33 kio33 'Phak1 Cheng1 Phor1 boh2?"

Cit1-leh1 sor1cai3 ku33ca4 si33 Ang3mor3 peng3 kah1 Jit3pun1 peng3 phak1 si4 cin3ce33 lang2. Cit1-leh1 ka1liau1 si33 leik3su4. Sor1i4 cit1-leh1 sor1cai3-eh3 mia3 kio33 'Phak1 Cheng1 Phor1.

'Phak1 Cheng1 Phor1 flat' te33-it33 kuan2-eh3 lau2 si33 cap3-chit3 kah1 cap3-peik3 lau2. Ah33 Hua1 mm33 kna1 khee3 te33-it33 kuan3 lau2 eng3goay33 ee1 cin3 knia1. Ee1 tua3 pek1 lau2 nia33. 'Phak1Cheng1Phor1' cin3 cnia1 lau33juak1.

Cin3ce33 lang2 tua3 ha1-peng2. Ah3 Hua1-eh3 peng3iu4 tua3 ti1 e3te1 lau2. Uh33 si2 ie1lang2 gin1na1 pnae3-pnae3 khee1 thit1tho3 a3ci1lot1 tua3 ti1 'flat' lau3kha1. Ku33ca4-eh3 si2, boh2 ha1mik1 phnai1lang2 sor1i4 Ah3 Hua1 ee1lang2 gin1na1 thit1tho3 ti1 gua33bin33 pun1 mien1 knia1.

Kor1ca1 lang2 kong4; "Gin1na1 ka3ki33 thit1tho3 ka3ki33 tua33han3. Jit1 si2 thit1 tho3, meh3 si2 ho1khoon3".

Ah3 Hua1 se1han1 cin3 ai1 thark3 iu1ti3pan1. Ta3pi1 ee1-eh3 mak3 boh3 lui1 hor33 ee1 thark3 iu1ti3pan1. Ee1 khnua1 gin1na1 ti1 pan1 lai33bin33 cin3 hnua3hee4. Ah3 Hua1 sniau33 boek3 jip1 ti1 pan1 tan3si33 ee1 mm33 kna4.

"Ai1yah3, be33yau1kin4 wah1 khia3 ti1 cit1-peng2" Ah3 Hua1 khia3 ti1 pan1-eh3 gua33khau4, tiam33-tiam33 thau3 khnua1 sin3snaeh1 ka1chaek3. Ee1 mm33 kna4 hor33 sin3snaeh1 khnua3 tiok1 in3ui33 ee1 knia1 sin3snaeh1 mae33.

Ee1 uh33 heng1chu3 ok3 sia1ji33 kah1 thark3 chaek3 tan3si33 ee1 mm33 kna4 ka1 ee1-eh3 mak3 tho4 thark3 iu1ti3pan1. Ee1 cai3nya4 ie1lang2 boh3 kau1 lui1 sor1i4 ee1 boh3 ka1 ee1-eh3 mak3 kong4.

Cit3 ni2 koay1 au33, Ah3 Hua1 thark3 it1 ni3 kip3. Ah3 Hua1-eh3 sin3 snaeh3uak1 ti1 ok3tng2.

Ee1 thark3chaek3 ti1 Phak1Cheng1Phor1 Sio1 Ok1. Ah3 Hua1 thark3 ae33por3pan1. Ee1-eh3 chu3 kin33 ok3tng2. Ta33-ta33 jit1 ee1 tiok3 knia3lor33 koay3 tui1 bin33. Ah3 Hua1 ka1 ee1-eh3 Ah3 Ko1 kong4, "Wah4 ceh33 cap3-it1 ho33 bas1 khee1 ok3tng2".

"Ha1mik1 si33 cap3-it1 ho33 bas1?" Ee1-eh3 Ah3 Ko1 mui33.

"Ah3 Ko1, cap3-it1 ho33 bas1 si33 knia3 lor33," Ah3 Hua1 chio3 be33theng3-be33theng2.

Ah3 Hua1-eh3 pan1 uh33 snar3-cap3 gor33-leh3 hap3seng1. Thau3 cit3 pai4 ee1 khee1 ok3tng2 boh3 seik3sai33 ka1 tang3ok1. Ah3 Hua1 mm33 bat3 ie1lang2. Ee1 khnua3 cin3 ce33 hap3seng1 hau4. Heh1-leh1 si2, ee1 pun1 ki3kuai3. "Ha1mik1 su33 iyang1 hau4? Boh3 tai33 boh3 ci3 ie1lang2 hau4?"

Ah3 Hua1 pun1 boh3 beng3peik1. Guan3lai2 ie1lang2 pun1 si33 thau3 cit3pai4 khee1 ok3tng2.

"Lu1lang2 hau4 kao3 liau4 boey3? Wah4 pun1 ai1 hau4 liau4." Ah3 Hua1 sniau33 ai1 hau4. Ta3pi1 ee1 mm33 kna4 hau4 eng3goay33 ee1-eh3 mak3 tnui1 chu3 liau4. Koay3 liau4 cit3 nor33 jit1, hap3seng1 boh3 ha1mik1 hau4 liau4. Sin3snaeh1 jip3 pan1 ka1chaek3. Ah3 Hua1 thnia1 sin3snaeh1 ka1chaek3.

Ah3 Hua1 sniau33 ai1 co1 peng3iu4 ka1 tang3ok1 tan3si33 ee1 kokh1 phnai1seh3.

Uh33 cit3-leh3 ca3bor1 tang3ok1 ka1 Ah3 Hua1 tho1 cua4.

"Lu4 ai3 ka1 wah1 co1 peng3iu4, boh2? Hor33 wah1 cit3-tniau3 cua4."

Ah3 Hua1 thnia1 tiok3 cin3 hnua3hee4. "E33sai4, wah4 hor33 lu4 cua4, lu4 tiok3 ka1 wah1 co1 peng3iu4 hna4?"

Cit3 ma3nia4, ka1liau1 tang3ok1 lai2 ka1 ee1 tho1 cua4.

Ee1 hor33 ka1liau1 tang3ok1 cua4. Cit3-tniau3 cua4 pun1 boh3 chun1. Ee1 thiak3 liau4 cit3-pun1 phor3wa4. Ee1 hi3bang33 uh33 lang2 ka1 ee1 co1 peng3iu4. Ah3 Hua1 cin3 gong33 kokh1 tit1. Sui3lien2 boh3 ka1liau1 ka1 ee1 co1 peng3iu4 ta3pi1 pun1 uh33 cit3-leh3 ho1 peng3iu4. Ee1-eh3 peng3iu4 mia3 Ah3 Ling1 tui3 ee1 cin3 ho4. Ee1lang2 pnaeh3-pnaeh2 thark3chaek3. Ta33-ta33 koay3 ee1lang2 kong3si1 ciak3 mi3knia3.

"Cit3 lang2 cit3 pnua3, kam1ceng2 ka1 be33 snua3," Ah3 Hua1 ka1 Ah3 Ling1 kong4.

Ah3 Hua1 ta33-ta33 jit1 gia2 cit3 puat1 khee1 ok3tng2. Ee1-eh3 ok3thg2 beh33 mi3knia3 cin3 pan3gee2 kokh1 ho1ciak1. Ah3 Hua1 khnua3 an1nae1 ce33 mi3knia mah3 cin3 gien1 ciak1.

Uh33 si2 Ah3 Hua1 beh1 'Char1 Mee33 (Mee Goreng)' gor33 lui1 kah1 kuih3 ta3lam1 gor33 lui1. Uh33thang3si2 ee1 mah3 uh33 ciak3 Koay1 Teow2 Thng1, Wan3than1 Mee33, Hok1kien1 Mee33 kah1 Ka3li1 Mee33.

Ee1 lun3liu2 ta33-ta33 jit1 ciak3 boh3 siang33 mee33.

Ee1-eh3 ok3thg2 beh33 se1 wna1 mee33 cit3 puat1, tua33 wna4 snar3 puat1. Ah3 Hua1 mm33bat3 beh4 tua33 wna1 mee33 in3ui33 ee1-eh3 lui1 tu1-tu1 ho4 e33sai4 beh4 se1 wna1 mee33. Uh33 si2 Ah3 Hua1-eh3 mak3 cu1 ang3tau33thng1 kah1 leik3tau33thng1 hor33 ee1. Na33si33 Ah3 Hua1 gia3 mi3knia3 khee1 ok3tng2, ee1 tok33 boh3 ka1 ee1-eh3 mak3 gia3 lui1.

Ah3 Hua1 su3kak3 ok3 wa3 tor2, chat3 seik3 kah1 snui1 siau3. Ee1-eh3 mak3 ka3 Ah3 Hua1 wa3 tor2 kah1 chat3 seik3. Uh33 cit3 pai4 Ah3 Hua1 boh3 co1 kong3kho3. Ee1-eh3 mak3 meh3 ka1 pnua1 si4. Ah3 Hua1-eh3 mak3 kong4 ka1 ee1, "Lu4 ai1 kut1lat1 thark3chaek3 khah1 e33 ceh33 kau3ie4 choay3 hong3sni3".

"Mm33thang3 boh3 thark3chaek3, mm33bat1ji33. Co1 gu2 co1 bae4 hor33 lang3 khnua1 be33 khi4".

Ah3 Hua1-eh3 mak3 bat3 ciak3 cin3ce33 khor4. Ee1 mai3 Ah3 Hua1 siang33ka1 ee1. Ee1-eh3 mak3 boh3 lui1 kokh1 mm33bat1ji33. Ke1piak3 chu1pni1 khnua1soay1 ee1. Ee1 boh3 hi3bang33 Ah3 Hua1 hor33 lang2 khnua1 be33 khi4. Ah3 Hua1 thnia1 liau4 mah3 uh33 to33li4. Ee1 boh3 eng3kai1 hor33 ee1-eh3 mak3 huan3lo4 ee1. Ah3 Hua1 mai3 ee1-eh3 mak3 keik1sim1 kah1 keik1khi3. Ee1 in4 ee1-eh3 mak3 ai1 cuan3sim1 thark3chaek3 kah1 sia1ji33.

Ah3 Hua1-eh3 mak3 cin3 kut1lat1 than1lui1. Ee1lang2 cit3 kae1 sor1hoay3 cin3 tang33. Ee1-eh3 mak3 ka1 lang2 co1 tam3pok3 snua1 kang1. Tua1 ti1 chu3 pau3 kiam3snui3tnee1 hor33 lang2. Am1 si2, Ah3 Hua1 ka1 ee1-eh3 Ah3 Ko1 pang3bang3. Ie1lang2 e33hiau1 sniau33 pae3bo4-eh3 khin3tang33. Sor1i4 ie1lang2 pnaeh3-pnaeh2 co1 cit1-leh1 kang1.

Ah3 Hua1-eh3 mak3 pun1 uh33 ka1 lang2 say1 sna1. Cit3 leh1pai3 snar3 jit1, Ah3 Hua1 gia3 la3sam3 sna1. Knae1jit1, Ah3 Hua1 tiok3 sang3 tok1tnui4 cheng3khi1 sna1. Ee1 tiok3 knia3lor33 koay1 tui1bin33 tua33lor33 kah1 se1lor33. Uh33 si2 tua33 hong1 kah1 lok3 tua33 hor33. Ah3 Hua1 pun1 ark1 tiok3 hor33. Uh33 si2 tam3 lork1-lork3 mah3 boh3 huat1tor3. Cit3 por33 nor33 por33 ee1 cau4 khee3 siu3 sna1 kah1 siu3 khor3. Ee1 mah3 be33 kam1kark3 khan3khor1. Yau1kin4 ee1 wan3cuan2 cit1-leh1 kang3cork3.

Pai1 lark1 leh1 pai3, Ah3 Hua1 khee1 choay3 Ah3 Kong1. Ah3 Hua1 pang3bang3 ie1 khui3 tna3. Ee1-eh3 Ah3 Kong1 beh33 pneah4 ti1 ban3san1. Ie1 uh33 beh33 cin3 ce33 ceong4-eh3 pneah4; hniau3 pneah4, muah3 pneah4, phong1 pneah4, tau33sa3pneah4, bae1te3sor1, hor3cio3 pneah4, 'tali' pneah4, 'Kapai' pneah4 kah1 'Marie' pneah4. Ka1liau1 pun1 si33 pneah4. "Lu4 su3kak1 ciak3 ha1mik1 pneah4?"

Ee1-eh3 Ah3 Kong1 beh33 pneah4 cin3 pan3gee2. Cit3-tay1 pneah4 beh33 gor33 lui1 kah1 cit3 puat1.

"Lu4 ai3 beh4 ha1mik1 pneah4? Cit1-leh1 pneah4 cin3 ho1ciak1". Ah3 Hua1 kai1siau33 hor33 Ah3 Paek3, Ah3 Poh2, Ah3 Ceik3, Ah3 Ee2, Ah3 Ba2, Ah3 Chee4, Uncle kah1 Auntie. Ie1lang2 ka1 ee1 beh4 pneah4 mah3 cin3 hnua3hee4. Ah3 Hua1 cin3 gau3 beh33 pneah4. Ee1-eh3 Ah3 Kong1 su3kak1 ee1 lai2 pang3bang3 ie1. Uh33 si2 ee1-eh3 Ah3 Kong1 hor33 Ah3 Hua1 gor33 lui1. Ah3 Hua1 cin3 hnua3hee4 in3ui33 ee1 e33sai1 siu1 lui1. Ta33-ta33 pai4 ee1-eh3 Ah3 Kong1 hor33 ee1 gor33 lui1, Ah3 Hua1 boh3 beh1 mi3knia3. Ee1 siu3 lui1 ti1 gu3leng1 kong4. Ee1 cin3 khiam3 kokh1 gau3 snaeh1 lui1 sor1i4 ee1-eh3 "Gor33lui1 pni4 gu3chia3lien4 khah1 tua33."

Cap3-it1 guek1 ok3tng2 tua33 pang1kae4. Ah3 Hua1 co3 liau1 ok3tng2-eh3 kong3kho3. Ee1 e33sai4 pang1khin3sang1 tam3pok3. Ee1 kah1 ee1-eh3 hnia3tee33 pnaeh3-pnaeh3 khee1 thit1tho2. Uh33 si2 ti1 chu3, uh33 ti1 gua33bin33 thit1tho2.

"Lu4 cai1 Ah3 Hua1 thit1tho2 ha1mik1?"

Ee1 ti1 chu3 thit1tho2 chit3 liap1 buah3 ba1tu2, ma3sak3-ma3sak1 kah1 knia3ki2.

Ah3 Hua1 mah3 uh33 ti1 gua33bin33 thit1tho3. Ee1 kah1 ee1-eh3 hnia3tee3 thit1tho3 buah3 gu1li3, yo1-yo4 kah1 bort1. Ee1 pun1 uh33 ee4 kham3bat3ciu1, thiau1 sok3 kah1 a3ci1lot1. A33si33 ho1thni1, ee1-eh3 Ah3 Ko1 chua3 ee1 khee1 pang1 au2. Uh33 si2, ie1lang2 khee3 hai1pni1 knia2 kah1 cau4. Ah3 Hua1-eh3 Ah3 Ko1 cin3cnia1 gau2, ha1mik1 pun1 e33hiau4. Ie1lang2 khee1 hai1kni2 tio1hu2, liak3 cim2 kah1 or4 la3la1. Thni3si2 juak3-juak1 ie1lang2 cin3 chui1ta1.

Ah3 Hua1 lau3knua3 tam3 khah1 kui3-tiau3 sna1. Ee1 be33ki1 gia3 cui4. Ee1-eh3 sin3ku3pni1 kokh1 boh3 pnua1 lui1. Sor1i4 Ah3 Hua1 boh3 than1 lim3 cui4 kokh1 tiok3 knia3lor33 tnui4. Ee1-eh3 mak3 meh33 ee1, "Gau3 hong3so1, thit1tho3 ka1 be33hiau1 tnui4".

Ah3 Hua1 mah3 uh33 thnia3 Hok1kien1kua1. Ee1 pun1 su3kak3 cheeo3 Hok1kien1 kua1. Uh33thang3si2 ee1 ti1 cnai3keng1 cheeo3 kua1. Ee1 na1 cang3aik1 na1 cheeo3 kua1. Ee1-eh3 mak3 ka1 ee1 huak3.

"Ah3 Hua1, ha1mik1 su33 lu4 cang3aik1 an1nae1 ku4?"

Ah3 Hua1 khuai1-khuai3 cang3aik1 cau1 chut3lai2.

Na33si33 thni3si2 boh3 ho1, Ah3 Hua1 cheeo3 "Thni1 or1or1, boek3 lok3 hor33."

"Lu4 lang2 su3kak3 cheeo3 ha1mik1 Hok1kien1 kua1?"

Ah3 Hua1 kai1siau33 kui1na3-leh2 kua1 ti1 cit1-peng2;

(1) Ai1 pnia3 ka1 e33 nya2
(2) Sio1 Bak1cang3
(3) Cit3-ki3 sio1 hor33snua3
(4) Chia3cam33

Ah3 Hua1 co1 gin1na1-eh3 si2 cin3 su3kak3 khee1 hee1tai2 khnua1 hee3. Ee1-eh3 mak3 uh33 eng2, ba3lu1 chua3 ie1lang2 gin1na4 khee1 khnua1 hee3. Uh33 nor33 keng1 hee1tai2 kin33 Phak1 Cheng1 Phor1. Uh33si2 ie1lang2 ceh33 bas1 kah1 knia3lor33. Ah3 Hua1 ee1lang2 put1si2 khee1 Choong3 Nam2 kah1 Kork1 Pin1.

Ti1 Ai3tam3, ka3nia33 cit1 nor33 keng1 hee1tai2 khah1 kin3. Uh33thang3si2 heh1-leh1 hee1 ti1 pnua1. Ee1 lang2 knia3 kau33 ba3lu1 beh1 hee1tnua1. Ku33 ca4 cit3 tniau1 tnua1 beh33 te33-it3 pan3gee2 see1 puat1. Ah3 Hua1-eh3 mak3 snaeh1 lui1 beh4 pan3gee2 tnua1. Cit3 khor1-eh3 tnua1 si33 ceh33 lau3 teng4. Ah3 Hua1 ee1lang2 ceh33 te33-it3 thau3ceng2. Bin33ceng3 snar3 pai2 si33 te33-it3 thau3ceng3 ui33. Uh33 si2, ee1 gia3 thau2 kuan3-kuan1 khnua1 khah1 snui1.

Mah3 uh33 khnua3 ka1 ho1khoon3. Heh1-leh1 hee3 liau4, ee1lang2 pun1 ceng3sin2 liau4. Ah3 Hua1 su3kak3-eh3 beng3seng1 si33 ha1mik1 lang2? Ee1 su3kak3 Chen1-Chen1, Lin1 Chin1 Hsia1 kah1 Chin1 Han1.

Ah3 Hua1 pun1 uh33 khnua1 tua33pnae3hee3 kah1 ko3tai2. Cit1-leh1 tua33pnae3hee3 si33 am1 am3pai2 eh2. Ie1lang2 am3pai2 tua33pnae2hee3 hor33 ang3kong1. Chit3 guek1 Phor1 Tor33 uh33 cin3 ce33 tua33pnae3hee3. Uh33 Hok1kien1 Pan1, Teo3chew3 Pan1 kah1 Kng1tang3 Pan1.

Ta3pi1 Ah3 Hua1 su3kak3 khnua1 Hok1kien1 Pan1. Ah3 Hua1 mah3 bat1 khnua3 lang2 thit1tho3 'Lang3tin1tang3.' Ie1lang2 cheeo3 kua1 ti1 kong1 kor1su33 hor33 lang2 thnia1. Uh33si2 hor33 lang2 kam1tong33 kah1 lau2 bat3iu2. Ie1 lang2 cheeo3 kua1 cin3 ho1thnia1.

Ah3 Hua1 e33hiau4 khnua3 Por1te33hee3. Por1te33hee3 si33 ang3kong3na4-eh3 hee3. Ah3 Hua1 pun1 uh33 khnua1 ang3kong3na1 hee3 eng3goay33 cin3 chu1bi33. Heh1-leh1 lang2 gia2 ang3kong3na4 lai2 pnua3hee3. Ie1lang2 tiok3 gim33 heh1-leh1 ang3kong3na4-eh3 cha3ki1. Ba3lu1 ang3kong3na4 e33 ting1tang3 kah1 co1 hee3.

Ku33 ca4 tien33si33ki1 chut1mia2-eh3 hee3 si33 'Empat Sekawan.' 'Empat Sekawan' si33 see1-khiok1 ho1 peng3iu4-eh3 kor1su33. See1-khiok1 lang2 kong4 see1-ceong4-eh3 wa33. "Lu4 e33hiau4 ha1mik1 wa33?" Hok1kien1 wa33, Teo3chew3 wa33, Kng1tang3 wa33 kah1 Khek1 wa33. Ah3 Hua1 ka3nia33 e33hiau4 thnia1 Hok1kien1 wa33. Ee1 mah3 ai1 ok3 ie1lang2-eh3 wa33.

"Lu1-eh3 snaeh3jit1 ciak3 ha1 mik1?"

Ah3 Hua1 snaeh3jit1 ti1 cap3-jee33 guek1. Ta33-ta33 ni2 ee1-eh3 mak3 uh33 ka1 ee1 co1 snaeh3jit1. Ee1 sak1 nor33-liap3 ang3 kay3nui33 kah1 cu4 mee33snua1.

"Lu1lang2 cai1 ha1mik1 i1su3 ciak1 ang3 kay3nui33 kah1 mee33snua1?"

Ang3 kay3nui33 si33 hor33 ee1 koay1 cit1-leh1 ho1 ni2 gok3 uh33 hock1khi3. Mee33snua1 si33 hor33 ee1 tng3mia33 kah1 kien3khong1. Cit1-leh1 si33 Ah3 Hua1 se1han3 su3liam33-eh jit1ci4.

Tang3cek3 si33 Tng3 lang2-eh3 tua33jit3ci4. Ah3 Hua1 cit3 kae1 pnae3-pnae2 so3 enee2. Koay1 liau1 Tang3cek3, cit3 nor33 guek1 jit3 au33 Sin3cnia1. Ah3 Hua1 pang3bang2 ee1-eh3 mak3 co1 Sin3cnia3 pneah4. Ee1lang2 co1 kuih3 ka1pit1, kuih3 bang1keik1 kah1 thor3tau33 pneah4. Ah3 Hua1-eh3 mak3 kau3tai3 ie1lang2 gin1na4, "Sin3 cnia1 ai1 kong1 ho1 wa33".

"Mm33 thang3 phak1phua3 pnua3wna4".

"Sin3cnia1 che3-it3 be33sai1 sau1tay33".

"Lu1lang2 tiok3boek1 uh33 tua33 uh33 se3".

"Chnia1 lang3khek3 jip1 lai3 ceh33".

"Hor33 ie1lang2 ciak3 pneah4 kah1 lim1 teh2".

"Lu1 keong1cork3 si3tua33lang2 Keong3 Hee4 Huat1 Chye2."

Siang33ka1 chnia1 Chye3 Sin3 Ya2 jip1 lai2.

Sin3cnia1 cin3 lau3juak1. Chin3cnia2 kah1 peng3iu4 lai2 pai1cnia1. Pang1phau3, kong1wa33, cheeo3 kua1 kah1 ciak1 mi3knia3. Ah3 Hua1 cheeo3 Sin3cnia1 kua1 hor33 lang3 thnia1. Chin3cnia2 pun3 ang3pau1 hor33 Ah3 Hua1 ka1 ee1-eh3 hnia3tee3ya4. Tua33-tua33 se1-se3 ka1liau1 cin3 hnua3hee4. Ie1lang2 khuai1loke1 koay1 cit1-leh1 sin3 ni2.

Cit3 ni2 koay3 cit3 ni2.
Sui3lien2 koay1 liau4 cin3 ce33 ni2.
Ah3 Hua1 sor1 uh33 ok3-eh3 mi3knia3 boh3 be33ki1.
Ee1 uh33 kin3na1jit1 si33 ee1-eh3 mak3 kor1lay33 kah1 ci3chi2.
Ah3 Hua1 kam1un1 ee1-eh3 mak3 gau3 kah3 ee1.

Boh3 siang33 lang2 boh3 siang33 mia33;
Ho1 phnai1 thni3 cu1tnia33.
Snar3 hoon1 thni1 cu1tnia33,
chit1 hoon1 kho1 phak1 pnia3.
Ah3 Hua1 seng3kong1 kho1 phak1 pnia3.

Ah3 Hua1 se1han3-eh3 kor1su33 kong4 ka1 cit1-peng2. Kam1siah33.

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