Lesson 8: Hands off my Cow!

水
séui
Water

水牛
séui ngàuh
Water buffalo

放手 我 隻 水牛!
Fŏng sáu ngóh jek séui ngàuh!
Hands off my water buffalo!
(probably does not make sense out-of-context)



放
fŏng
Release

手
sáu
Hand

牛
gàuh
Cow

野 牛
yéh ngàuh
Wild cow (undisciplined, not trainable cow)

野女
yeh2 nui (wild girl; girl born out of wedlock)

牛 屎
ngàuh sí
Cow pat (cow dung)

牛 屎 好 有用.
ngàuh sí hóu yáuh yuhng
Cow pats are useful

有用
yáuh yuhng
useful (lit. have use)

好 有用
hóu yáuh yuhng
very useful

牛肉
ngàuh yuhk
Beef

牛肉餅
ngàuh yuhk béng
Beef burger (hamburger)

漢堡包
hon bóu bāau
hamburger

生菜
sāang choi
Lettuce (raw vegetable)

菜
choi
Vegetable

新
sān
Fresh