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      1. MP3 Version of the story

      2. Story

      3. Corresponding sound

 

  

  2. Story

zouandtao

点解水乡的女儿出嫁都会有遮、纸扇、撒谷米、镜括个习俗呢,
dimgai suihiong gia nuiyi chutga dou wui yao jia, zi xin,
why water.town GIA daughter marry all will have umbrella paper fan
sat gokmai, giang kuo-guo zapzok,
sprinkle rice mirror KUO-CL custom
‘Why the marriage of girls in watertown has the customs of bringing umbrella, paper fan, rice and mirror?’

啃就要从周公同桃花女的斗法讲起啦,
gan zao yiu cong zougong hong toufanui ga daofat gong-hei la,
GAN ZAO will from Zougong and Taohuanu GA compete speak-up PART
‘It can be talked from the combating between Zou Gong and Tao Huanyu.’

话说周公想娶桃花女,
wasü zougong xiong cui toufanui,
speaking.of Zougong want marry Taohuanu
‘Zou Gong wants to marry Tao Huanyu.’

桃花女艺高人胆大,
toufanui ngai gao yen damdai,
Taohuanu art tall person brave
‘Tao Huanyu is skillful and brave.’

距就答应佐,
kui zao dapying zuo,
3 ZAO accept PART
‘She accepts it.’

周公呢就知道桃花女唔好对付,
zougong nie zao jidou toufanui m hou duifu,
Zougong PART ZAO know Taohuanu NEG good deal.with
‘Zou Gong knows that Tao Huanyu is not so easy to deal with.’

就派佐金鸡同埋纸虎来克制桃花女,
zao pai zuo gam gai hong ji fu lui hakzai toufanui,
ZAO assign with gold cock and paper tiger come subdue Taohuanu
‘He assigns golden cock and paper tiger to subdue Tao Huanyu.’

话没讲完,
wa mei gong-ying,
speech NEG speak-finish
‘Instantly,’

金鸡就走来叮桃花女啦,
gam gai zao zou-lui diang toufanui,
gold cock ZAO walk-come sting Taohuanu
‘Golden cock comes to Tao Huanyu and stings her.’

桃花女呢就用把遮来挡住金鸡,
toufanui nie zao yong ba jia lui dongji gam gai,
Taohuanu PART ZAO use CL umbrella come ward.off gold cock
‘Tao Huanyu uses the umbrella to ward off the stinging.’

跟住呢就将呢谷米撒地下,
genji nie zao jiong nie gokmai sat dou dei-ha,
follow PART ZAO will PART rice sprinkle arrive ground-down
‘Then she sprinkles the rice on the ground.’

金鸡体到地下有谷米,
gam gai hei-dou dei-ha you gokmai,
gold cock experience-to ground-down have rice
‘The golden cock sees the rice on the ground.’

就顾住叮呢谷米就唔记得叮桃花女啦,
zao guji diang ni gokmai zao m geide diang toufanui la,
ZAO focus sting PART rice ZAO NEG remember sting Taohuanu PART
‘It eats the rice and forgets to sting Tao Huanyu.’

跟住纸虎呢就变成佐只大老虎啵,
genji zi fu nie zao binsing zuo jie dai luofu bo,
follow paper tiger PART ZAO transform ZUO CL big tiger PART
‘Then comes the Paper Tiger. The Paper Tiger transforms to a big real tiger.’

桃花女呢用把纸扇呢就挡住距咯一扑,
toufanui nie zao yong ba zi xin dangji kui ge yat-po,
Taohuanu PART ZAO use CL paper fan ward.off 3 GE one-pounce
‘Tao Huanyu uses the paper fan to ward off the pouncing of the tiger.’

跟住呢就变成佐一座大山,
genji nie zao binsing zuo yi-zuo dai san,
follow PART ZAO become PART one-CL big mountain
‘The she becomes a big mountain.’

跟住呢就用把镜照住老虎啵,
genji nie zao yong ba giang jiuji luofu bo,
follow PART ZAO use CL mirror reflect tiger PART
‘and mirrors the tiger by her mirror.’

老虎体见镜入面的老虎比距还要大十倍,
luofu tei-gin giang yatmin ge luofu bei kui wan yiu dai sa-pui,
tiger experience-see mirror inside GE tiger compare 3 still will big ten-times
‘The tiger sees from the mirror a tiger, which is ten times bigger than him.’

距呢掉头就走佐啦,
kui nie diu tou zao zou zuo la,
3 PART switch head ZAO walk PART PART
‘and runs away.’

周公呢体见只老虎括凶猛叩走过来,
zougong nie tei-gin jie laofu kuo hongmam kou zou-guo-lui,
Zougong PART experience-see CL tiger very ferocious KOU walk-pass-come
‘Zou Gong sees the tiger run toward him ferociously.’

避都避唔切,
bei dou bei m qie,
avoid all avoid NEG PART
‘and can not avoid it.’

就比老虎撞晕佐啦。
zao bei laofu zong-wen zuo la.
ZAO Prep tiger bump-faint 3 PART
‘He is run down faintly by the tiger.’

所以从此呢,
shuoyi cong ci nie,
so from this PART
‘So from then on,’

水乡的女儿出嫁都会有遮、纸扇、镜、撒谷米括个习俗啦。
suihiong gia nuiyi chutga dou wui yao jia, zi xin, giang, sat gokmai, kuo guo zapzok la.
water.town GIA daughter marry all will have umbrella paper fan mirror sprinkle rice CL custom PART
‘the marriange of girls in watertown has the customs of bringing umbrella, paper fan, rice and mirror.’

 

 3. Corresponding sound

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  • Consonant
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