Cantonese Metaphor

[Ian_Lee]

I guess in any language there ought to be some metaphors. In Cantonese, one of the most common metaphors used by girls is

大姨媽 = 月事

[Claw]

I've always wondered... how did that originate?

[Ian_Lee]

And it takes me 3 years to figure out what 牛肉場 actually means in Taiwanese.

[geraldc]

Aren't these more euphemisms than metaphors?

[pazu]

but it takes me a second only to understand 飛機場。

[Ian_Lee]

Pazu:

Then how long does it take you to figure out what does Doreen for girl stand for in Cantonese?

[pazu]

Ian:

Not until now.

Pazu

[skylee]

唔明喎 ...

[Ian_Lee]

Pazu & Skylee:

Apparently you two are not 鹹濕 enough. Even poster in Mainland-based China Daily Forum knows that the name Doreen is a taboo in Cantonese-speaking region. Read:

http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/forumpost.shtml?toppid=126684

[Quest]

What's Doreen?

[Ian_Lee]

Skylee & Pazu & Quest:

Yau is more 鹹濕 than you guys. Read my previous post:

http://www.chinese-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=61&start=60

[skylee]

Cantonese people have a hell of imagination when it comes to these things. Re Doreen, I figure that the first syllable has to do with 墮, but have no idea about the second syllable. Why is this name a taboo, but not Doris, Dorothy, Dora?

And what does 牛肉場 mean?

I feel hopelessly ignorant ...

[Ian_Lee]

Skylee:

You meant you never heard the Cantonese 鹹濕歌 1-10?

In 2, the lyric is "两 手 jar neen"!

[Guest Yau]

keke! I'm not 鹹濕 at all~~~ Don't "wut" me~~

Some more hidden words but not sure how to translate them in english:

If you say someone is 潮洲魚蛋(teochew fishball), it means they want to get a fist and sidekick! (唔打唔爽)

牛肉乾 is a penality bill for those uncomply with the traffic ordinance.

If you're "Holland Bank Cheque", hmm, you're stupid. (好X 笨 X)

Again, if you're Holland Friend, it means you're troublesome. (好X 煩)

These expressions are totally unrelated to Holland and Netherlands, but the sounds of Holland is like a cantonese expression which means "Very".. maybe more than "Very"....

開罐頭 literally means open a can, but it can also mean ...take a girl's virgin. Also, in ancient cantonese tradition, when a couple had the first night after getting married, the husband had to give back the roasted pig to his father-in-law if the girl were a virgin (no roasted pig return means the girl isn't a virgin which can be insulting) . Then today, If a girl's "pork" were eaten by others (畀人食左隻豬), it means her virginity were taken.

Cantonese people have a hell of imagination when it comes to these things. Re Doreen, I figure that the first syllable has to do with 墮, but have no idea about the second syllable.

HAHA!

Yes, you're right that Dor is like the sound of 墮 (falling).

"Reen" is pronunced as "Leen" in cantonese which is similar to "Lin1".

It means bubb.. breasts. Then that's why Doreen is a victim of poor-designed bras.