Crazy in Penang Hokkien
Go BackPenang Hokkien has a rich repertoire of words to mean crazy. Here's a list of them. All of these can be used as interjections, though each may have its own, more precise meaning, which you can look up in the Penang Hokkien Dictionary.
- ciak3 cho1 iok1 [tsiak-tsho-iok]
- ciak3 mm33 tiok3 iok1 [tsiak-m-tioʔ-ioʔ]
- khi1hong1 [khi-hɔŋ]
- khong3kham4 [khɔŋ-kham]
- loh1mor3 [lo-mɔ]
- mor3sin2 [mɔ-sin]
- sam3pat3 [sam-pat]
- siau4 [siau]
- snar3 su3ku4 [sã-su-ku]
- sort1 [sɔt]
- sort1-sort1tay2 [sɔt-sɔt-te]
- teng3ngah1gi2 [təŋ-ŋa-gi]
- thau3hong1 [thau-hɔŋ]
- ting3tong1 [tiŋ-tɔŋ]
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