Guest white_watcher86 Posted March 10, 2004 at 03:27 AM Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 at 03:27 AM Ho seh bo! Can we each post Hokkien phrases everyday? My Hokkien knowledge is poor. Please help. Gwa eh mia si Fa! Kam sia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithsgj Posted March 10, 2004 at 05:48 AM Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 at 05:48 AM kan1 chioo4 [lit hold-hands] -- girlfriend or boyfriend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest timc18 Posted March 12, 2004 at 04:56 PM Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 at 04:56 PM kan chioo doesnt mean girlfriend or boyfriend.. it just means hold hands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithsgj Posted March 15, 2004 at 01:14 AM Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 at 01:14 AM Checked over the weekend, and I was wrong again Actually it means "wife". When I asked my wife (Taiwanese native speaker) how to say "husband", she told me it was "kan ka"! "hold leg"! And to think I actually believed her at first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest timc18 Posted April 6, 2004 at 05:15 PM Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 at 05:15 PM wife is "mbo" (kinda similar to mandarin's 4th tone) husband is "anhng" (similar to mandarin's 1st tone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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