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half-baked, incompetent, inadequate
半桶水
buan3(5) tang2(6) jui2
half-baked, incompetent, inadequate
半桶屎
buan3(5) tang2(6) sai2
to ? until your face is black
激到面烏烏
gek4(8) gao3(5) meng7 ou1 ou1
freezing cold, cold as ice
跤凍手*
ka1 dong3 chiu2(6) sih4
to gain courage by eating tiger gall bladder
食老虎膽
jiah8(4) lao6(7) hou2(6) dan2
to gesture, gesticulate, pose
比跤比手
bi2(6) ka1 bi2(6) chiu2
An idiom about Teochew unity
家己儂拍死無相幹
ga1 gi7 nang5 pah4(8) si2 bho5(7) siang1 gang1
inappropriate; neither here nor there
毋三毋四
m6(7) san1 m6(7) si3
penny-pinchers get screwed in the end; cheap price often means cheap quality
貪便疶屎
tam1 pin1 chuah4(8) sai2
When there's no fish, shrimp is good enough; good enough
無魚蝦也好
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