Are you 'zhū toú (stupid)'?
(Laughing)
I mean is your word 'zhū toú'?
Hello, I'm Kevin. Today we are having two special guests here.
One is Yudi from Dongbei (Northeast China)
The other is our Taiwanese friend -- David
Today we are going to compare the slangs used in Dongbei and Taiwan.
The first one is what we say before getting into a fight.
Any lines to yell before a fist fight?
Like, what are you doing here?
What would you say in Dongbei?
'Nǐ xiǎng zǎ di' x2
Then how about in Taiwan?
In Taiwan, we will say:
'Nǐ xiǎng zěn yàng' x2
(Soundtrack of a pre-fight conversation in Taiwan)
Normally, we won't say a lot in a fight in Dongbei.
We just let our fists speak.
Let's look at the second one.
If we want to describe someone who is always exaggerating and being unrealistic.
What do you say in dongbei?
We will say: the thing you are talking about is
'Tài xuán hu le'
In Taiwan, we will say:
'Hěn chě' x2
'Chāo chě de'
Soundtrack: I think this is 'hěn chě'
'Xuán hu'
'chě'
Next one is the phrase of chatting with others. What do you say in Dongbei?
It is
'Lào kē er' x2
Soundtrack: 'lào kē er' with you. (Chat with you)
David, try the pronunciation.
'Lào kē' (without the ‘r' sound) (laughing)
Ok, what the Taiwan's expression of chatting with others?
In Taiwan, we would say: my friends and I
'Dǎ pì' (the literal meaning is spanking) (laughing)
It means chatting without any purpose.
Ok, so it's called 'dǎ pì'.
Next phrase is to describe somebody who is silly.
What do you say in Dongbei?
There is a special creature in Dongbei called
'Shǎ paó zi'
Picture of 'shǎ páo zi'
Normally if we want to call somebody dumb, we say
'Dà shǎ páo zi' x2
Mascot of Dongbei -- shǎ páo zi (laughing)
Mascot of Dongbei
Ok, how about in Taiwan then?
In Taiwan, we will say:
'zhū tóu' (meaning: pig's head)
(Soundtrack from a Taiwanese drama)
Next phrase is to describe the playboy.
What do you say in Dongbei?
In Dongbei, we say you are
'Huā xīn dà luó be' x2
In Taiwan, we will say this guy is
'yóu tiáo' x2
Lyric: you say I am like a 'yóu tiáo'
Next is when we want to say someone is an idiot, what is the Dongbei slang?
In Dongbei, it is
'Hǔ le bā jī de' x2
In Taiwan, we will just say you are
'Shuǎ bèn' x2
Caption: who the fxxx 'shuǎ bèn' are you talking about?
Next is when we describe someone who is pretty.
What do you say in Dongbei?
We would say
'Dài jìn‘ x2
What do you say in Taiwan?
In Taiwan, it is
'Zhèng diǎn' x2
This girl is very 'zhèng diǎn' (pretty). (laughing)
I have heard about this before.
It often appears in Taiwanese drama.
Next is to describe someone who is hesitant and indecisive.
Dongbei slang
In Dongbei, we say that person
'Tū lòu fǎn zhàng' (Laughing)
'Tū lòu fǎn zhàng'
I find that most Dongbei slangs are onomatopoeia (imitation of sounds).
Yeah a bit, like
'Tū lòu fǎn zhàng'
'Zhà zhà hū hū'
How about Taiwan then?
In Taiwan, if one always has difficulties making decisions, we say he/she is
'Guī máo'
For example, if you ask a person what to eat
Then he/she is swinging between a few restaurant options.
I will say why are you so 'guī máo'. Don't hesitate and make the decision now.
Yeah, it sounds as funny as 'tū lòu fǎn zhàng'
Next is to describe someone who is bragging,
What do you say in Dongbei?
We say: you
'Xiā bái hu shá'
'Xiā bái hu shá' x4
In Taiwan, we say: don't
'Pòng hōng' x2
Kevin: 'Pòng hōng' is Taiwanese right? David: Yeah.
Don't 'pòng hōng' (Don't brag about yourself.)
Next phrase is 'what'
What is the Dongbei phrase?
That is
'Shá wán yi er' x4
How about Taiwan then?
In Taiwan, it is
'Xiā mì' x2
Next phrase is to describe someone who is lying. What is the Dongbei slang?
In Dongbei, it is
'Hū you' x2
Soundtrack: I came to repent to you.
Soundtrack: go on 'hū you' (lying to me).
'Hū you shuí ne' x2 (Don't try to lie)
Then what about in Taiwan?
In Taiwan, we say:
'Piàn xiào' x3
For example, if your friend tells you 'I have ten houses', you can say
'Piàn xiào' x2
Next phrase is to describe your close friend.
Most people will be familiar with this Dongbei slang.
'Lǎo tiě' x2
Caption: I am heart-broken, lǎo tiě(bro).
If I am close with you, I am your lǎo tiě.
In Taiwan, I am your
'Mà jī' x2
So in Taiwan, intimate friends are
'Mà jī'
Audio: where is my 'mà jī? It is here. It is here.
Next is to describe someone who messed up or failed something.
Dongbei slang:
'Zhěng chǎ pǐ le' x2
What about Taiwan?
In Taiwan, we say:
'Tū tsèi' x2
Tū tsèi
Next is to describe someone who is naggy. What's the Dongbei slang?
Dongbei slang is
'Mè mè dāo dāo' x2
David, try to pronounce this word.
Mò mò dāo dāo
Mè mè dāo dāo (Kevin correcting)
'Mè mè dāo dāo' (laughing)
Good job!
How to say this in Taiwan?
In Taiwan, it is
'Suì suì niàn'
Taiwanese is 'seh seh liām'
Seh she liām x2
Last one is to describe someone who is arrogant. What would you say in Dongbei?
'Dè se' x2
Caption: Dè se
How about in Taiwan?
In Taiwan, we say:
'Chòu pì' x2
'Nǐ hěn chòu pì' is the same as 'nǐ hěn dè se' (Meaning: you are very arrogant)
Caption: chòu pì/dè se
That's all for today.
Thanks to my friends, David
and Yudi, for helping me shoot this video.
See you next time! Peace.