Friday, June 16, 2006

HUMmm ...

Hum Ji

Hokkien

Literal Translation : Absence of balls or shrunken balls.

Meaning : To describe a cowardly person who has no guts to even stand up for himself. Generally used on males.

An Example :
"Things came to a head when I caught them sneaking away with another two pens while I was returning from the loo. That was the last straw on this camel’s back, and I knew Something has to be done. .....

Me: . . . . Eh. . . . .

Ang Mo: Hi! How may I help you?

Me: Oh, eh. . . . Lunch was very delicious!

Ang Mo: Oh yeah, very delicious indeed!

Me: Haha, very, very delicious! *Retreats back to the comfort of my booth*

I have the backbone of a jellyfish."

Source : http://sibehsibehsian.blogspot.com/2006/05/long-and-short-about-french-affair_26.html

Here, Mr Sian has demonstrated the true qualities of being a Hum Ji person.



Hum Sup

Cantonese

Literal Translation : "Suck", "Wet"

Meaning : To describe a lecherous person. Often used on males.


An Example :

"Damn. If I had cute tutors like her back in my uni days, I’m sure I would have got a 1st Class instead of my mediocre Pass, because I would have faithfully attended all my tutorials."

Source : http://sibehsibehsian.blogspot.com

Once again, Mr Sian has desmonstrated fulfilment of the term, Hum Sup.

Hum Chee Beng

Cantonese

Literal Translation : Salty Biscuit (Bun) with sesame seeds

Usage : Usually eaten. However, can be used as a nickname to spite other people during arguements.

Example :

A hum-chee-beng lookalike

Okay, I added the "sesame seeds" on this pic but it does look something like this.

or this word can also be used like this:

"President? President? Oy! What u doin’?! Unhand me this instant! You guys are making a big mistake! It’s a conspiracy! I dun want to go toilet break! I hear u, Hum-Chee-Peng!"

Source : http://akkueh.blogspot.com/

Actually, I wasn't sure if Miss (Mrs) Kueh was calling someone else names, or there was just this pitiful person whose parents decided to crack a joke with him when he was born.

Humming Bird

English

Literal Translation : A bird named for the characteristic hum made by their wings

Meaning : A type of bird, considered as small birds in the family of Trochilidae.

Example :

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird

Languages and dialects can be quite interesting, no?

14 Comments:

Blogger Unknown said...

lol... i tot you were gonna post all examples on Sibeh Sian. :D

i really liked that particular post from akk on the origin of her nickname. really cracked me up. >.<

6:37 PM  
Blogger Zhe Bin said...

Still got Hum Bao! You know what's Hum Bao right?

9:07 PM  
Blogger Sibeh Sian said...

You is sibeh bor liao. Heh.

11:35 PM  
Blogger Zhe Bin said...

You know, at the mention of Hum Chee Peng in your post, I had a craving for a relative of Hum Chee Peng leh. It's.. I don't know what it's called leh. It's usually selling together with HCP one. Has sesame seeds on top also. I call it 'butterfly' lah but I don't know what everybody calls that though. It's something like a fatter and much shorter version of 油条. You know which one?

4:29 AM  
Blogger Adrenaline said...

ensui: hehe ... i really wanted to, but Sibeh Sian didn't post any thing on hum chee beng. Maybe i shd have painted a look of him like hum chee beng.

oh, akk has many more posts whc are really farnie. U shd chk out the one on last year's national day. very sweet!

zhe bin: yes, i know what hum bao is. sorry that i missed that out. hehe ... perhaps i shd hv consulted u before posting this boliao entry :P

also, i know wat butterfly u toking abt. But i like hum chee beng better. Nowadays, hard to find in ur normal neighbourhood kopitiam tho. Usually these are available centres only. Now i got craving for hum chee beng with Dou Sa inside. heh.

sibeh sian: im doing advertisement for u. It's my "thank you" for tomorrowing me. I got a lot of comments fm many for that post.

8:32 PM  
Blogger Sibeh Sian said...

If you really want to, you can always treat me to hum chee peng. Or KFC. Or steaks. Heh ;)

12:10 AM  
Blogger Adrenaline said...

sibeh sian: u gotta be kidding me. Why would I want to do that?

11:57 PM  
Blogger Green Ogre said...

You are now offically too free.

12:06 AM  
Blogger F¡яєвџяN said...

veri funi...kekeke

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