Balik Pulau Durians in Penang Hokkien
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Balik Pulau durians (17 June, 2006)
[an error occurred while processing this directive] Penang-eh3 lang2 cin3cnia1 su3ka1 ciak3 du3rian2. Uh3 lang3 kio3 du3rian2 co1 /du-riɛn/, uh3 tun4 lang2 kio3 /liu-liɛn/. Boh3 kuan4 an1cnua1 kio3, khah1 ce33 lang2 te3-it1 su3ka1 ciak1 Pu3lor2-eh3 du3rian2.
Pu3lor2 tok33 si33 Hok1kien1 mia2 hor33 Balik Pulau. Cit1-leh1 sor1cai3 tua3 ti1 Pi3nang3 Su3-eh3 sai1-eh3 peng2. A33si33 lu1 kong4, "Pu3lor2-eh3 Du3rian2", ciau1kong4 mm33 si33 ka1nia3 Pu3lor2 lai2 eh2. Pi3nang3 Su3-eh3 sai1-eh3 peng2, Teluk Bahang kau3 ka1 Kong3pa1 tun1 uh3 du3rian3 hnui2. Eng3-goay33 Pu3lor2-eh3 Du3rian2 te3-it1 chut1mia2, boh3 kuan4 heh1-leh1 du3rian3 hnui2 ti1 Kong3 Pa1 a33si33 Orh3 Lai3 a33si33 Boey1 Orh2, ka1liau4 tun1 si33 kio3 Pu3lor2-eh3 Du3rian2.
A33si33 boek1 beh4 du3rian2, keng4 boh3 lok3hor3-eh3 tiam1sniah1, eng3-goay33 boh3 lok3hor3-eh3 si2, du3rian2 khah1 tnee1.
Vocabulary
- Boey1 Orh2 [boe-ɔr]: (noun) Gertak Sanggul
- boh3 kuan4 [bo-kuan]: (adverb) regardless
- chut1mia2 [tshut-mia]: (adjective) well-known, popular, famous
- ciau1kong4 [tsiau-kɔŋ]: (adverb) actually
- du3rian2 [du-liɛn / liu-liɛn]: (noun) durian (Malay loanword)
- hnui2 [huĩ]: (noun) plantation, farm, estate
- ka3nia3RW [ka-nia]: (adverb) only, just
- keng4 [keŋ]: (verb) to select, to choose
- Kong3 Pa1 [kɔŋ-pa]: (noun) Teluk Kumbar
- lok3hor3 [loʔ-hɔ]: (verb) to rain
- Orh3 Lai3RW [ɔ-lai]: (noun) Relau
- Pi3nang3 Su3 [pi-naŋ-su]: (noun) Penang Island
- Pu3lor2 [pu-lɔ]: (noun) Balik Pulau
- sai1-eh3 peng2 [sai-e-peŋ]: (phrase) west side
- see2 [si]: (noun) time (homophone of si2)
- sor1cai3 [sɔ-tsai]: (noun) place, area
- tiam1sniah1 [tiam-siã]: (noun) time
- tnee1 [tĩ]: (adjective) sweet
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