what's the difference between ...

[threadfin]

kan ni na BU ccb
vs
kan ni na BEI ccb
?

confused...sometimes the uncles in kopotiam say BU, sometimes I hear as BEI.

?

 

[threadfin]

then sometimes I hear people say cheebei instead of cheebye

 

[sbfuncle]

then sometimes I hear people say cheebei instead of cheebye

Is a different levels of vulgarity.
Means the uncle who said chee Bay wanted to scold chee bye but find it too vulgar so he reduced/adjusted his level by 1 down to chee Bay. If he wanted to further reduced the vulgarity level, he could say chee toad.

 

[sbfuncle]

then sometimes I hear people say cheebei instead of cheebye

Some people adjust the vulgarity level by the 1st word instead of the 2nd I.e chee bye could become tur bye which sounds like turbine .

 

[NanoRay]

Is a different levels of vulgarity.
Means the uncle who said chee Bay wanted to scold chee bye but find it too vulgar so he reduced/adjusted his level by 1 down to chee Bay. If he wanted to further reduced the vulgarity level, he could say chee toad.

Which Hokkien chor wei dictionary are you using ?

 

[threadfin]

Is a different levels of vulgarity.
Means the uncle who said chee Bay wanted to scold chee bye but find it too vulgar so he reduced/adjusted his level by 1 down to chee Bay. If he wanted to further reduced the vulgarity level, he could say chee toad.

Some people adjust the vulgarity level by the 1st word instead of the 2nd I.e chee bye could become tur bye which sounds like turbine .

ic

 

[threadfin]

he could say chee toad.

heard this b4 too. i thought it meant toad vagina

 

[sbfuncle]

Which Hokkien chor wei dictionary are you using ?

By "Go by the ear" chor wei dictionary
You will never hear eg
Tur Bay or tur toad or Bay toad or Bay bine etc
Isn't it ?

 

[sbfuncle]

heard this b4 too. i thought it meant toad vagina

I believe because the inventor saw gansiokbin big piece of beef look like a toad