批信

批信

1. (Hokkien) letter (written or printed communication) (Classifier: 張／张; 封)

   • Kap李先生批信罕tit來往；因為知伊從前是浪蕩子，某子尚且m̄照顧，mih-sái論到父母兄嫂，早早看伊做有那無leh。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     Kap李先生批信罕tit来往；因为知伊从前是浪荡子，某子尚且m̄照顾，mih-sái论到父母兄嫂，早早看伊做有那无leh。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1890, Ín Ka Tòng tō, chapter 13

     Kap Lí sian-siⁿ phoe-sìn hán-tit lâi-óng; in-ūi chai i chiông-chêng sī lōng-tōng-chú, bó͘-kiáⁿ siōng-chhiáⁿ m̄ chiàu-kò͘, mih-sái lūn-kàu pē-bó hiaⁿ-só, chá-chá khòaⁿ i chò ū ná bô leh. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

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   • 講青雲in厝裡逐日唸也望，對出發到這tia̍p已經三月外日，怎樣攏無批信。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     讲青云in厝里逐日念也望，对出发到这tia̍p已经三月外日，怎样拢无批信。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 1924, Lōa Jîn-seng, Si̍p-jī-kè ê kì-hō, chapter 3

     Kóng Chheng-hûn in chhù-nih ta̍k-ji̍t liām iā bāng, tùi chhut-hoat kàu chittia̍p í-keng 3 goe̍h gōa ji̍t, cháiⁿ-iūⁿ lóng bô phe-sìn. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

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   • 1994, “故鄉限時批”, performed by 詹雅雯:

     批信寫無歸行字　目屎著流袂離 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     批信写无归行字　目屎著流袂离 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     Phoe-sìn siá bô kui hâng jī, ba̍k-sái tio̍h lâu bōe lī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Not even a full line of the letter written, tears are already flowing without stop