Hockien Joke - tan tio ge gi lan giau
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I am not a hockien wannabe. If you have better way to express this joke please comment!!!
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Do you know why uneducated hokkien greet each other with “wu tan boh?” with reply of “tan tio ji kee lan jiao!”
An uneducated poor hokkien farmer heard about the god who lived on the top of the mountain near their village.
The farmer wished to improve his life and decided to seek out the god for a better life.
The farmer spent 3 days and nights tracking up the mountain top and finally he found the god.
The farmer sought help from the god and after prolonged pleading, the god finally agreed to grant him a wish. The god asked what the farmer wants.
The hokkien farmer said without much thought “si mi lan jiau mah ai”, and he immediately found that he was stuck with all kind of genitals that you could imagine.
He realised that this just not what he had in mind with genitals sticking out all over his body. So he pleaded with the god to grant him another wish. The god reluctantly agreed and asked now what the farmer wants.
The hokkien farmer said again without much thought after being burdened with all kind of genitals sticking out of his body “si mi lan jiau mah mai”. Pop, all the genitals were gone including his own “lan jiau”.
The farmer looked at himself and realised this is worst than when he first came. So he pleaded with god to grant him a final wish. After much pleading the god conceded. The god asked what the farmer finally wants.
The hokkien farmer said “Kua ai ji kee lan jiau”, and his wish was granted and got his lan jiau back.
After descending from the mountain, villagers from his home town who knew about his search for the god asked him “wu tan boh” and his reply was “tan tio ji kee lan jiao”.
That was how this habit of greeting and answer by uneducated hokkien people started. -
is your joke a bit hokkien? u dunno how to spell even and i dun get it
Lee Kong Simi Lan
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what's tan tio ge gi lan giau?
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I think he is trying to say tan tio ji kee lan jiao.Originally posted by jay_rocks:what's tan tio ge gi lan giau?
Earn one stick of penis.
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nabei. TS is a joker. want to type, oso type properlyOriginally posted by TrixCereals:I think he is trying to say tan tio ji kee lan jiao.
Earn one stick of penis. -
TS is not a hokkienese.Originally posted by jay_rocks:nabei. TS is a joker. want to type, oso type properly -
Thank you. At least you help to teach me how to type some hokkien properly.Originally posted by TrixCereals:I think he is trying to say tan tio ji kee lan jiao.
Earn one stick of penis. -
Originally posted by Cool-gal:TS is not a hokkienese.
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..... whats the point of this joke.. lol... not funnny btw.
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So long ... SMLJOriginally posted by sLeEpWaLkErInG:is your joke a bit hokkien? u dunno how to spell even and i dun get it
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nbz..............
simi lan jiao mah ai... -
Correct. The joke is when you imagine all kind of “Lan Jiao” like cat, dog, tiger, giraffe, elephant, and hundred of other kinds sticking out all over the body.Originally posted by aHGer^83:nbz..............
simi lan jiao mah ai... -
To seek confirmation whether it is true that uneducated hokkien-lan used to greet each other this way.Originally posted by yong93:So long ... SMLJ
Now-a-day, we do not hear such greeting as all hokkien are well educated and rich. -
The spirit of this joke is “Do think carefully what you want before you open your mouth”.Originally posted by vanbus:..... whats the point of this joke.. lol... not funnny btw. -
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alamak!
dirty but funny! -
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Agree.Originally posted by browniebaobao:alamak!
dirty but funny! -
Hawkers, taxi drivers, trishaw riders, will ask "wu tan boh?" i.e. "made any money (today)?" as a greeting.
But can also use on someone who go out of the way in work, like going the extra mile, "wu tan boh?" "tan tio ke lan chiau".
An expression of, "What for!, you get balls." -
Is these expression "wu tan boh?" with "tan tio ke lan chiau!" still commonly used today? I though this is no more the case already.Originally posted by mancha:Hawkers, taxi drivers, trishaw riders, will ask "wu tan boh?" i.e. "made any money (today)?" as a greeting.
But can also use on someone who go out of the way in work, like going the extra mile, "wu tan boh?" "tan tio ke lan chiau".
An expression of, "What for!, you get balls." -
didnt know the origin of this phrase come out this way.
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This is a dirty joke only, I think.Originally posted by 798:didnt know the origin of this phrase come out this way. -
No more used together.Originally posted by pisces8:Is these expression "wu tan boh?" with "tan tio ke lan chiau!" still commonly used today? I though this is no more the case already.
As Singapore gets more urbanised and people less bonded along trade lines, there is no more the greeting " How's it going?"
"...tan tio ke lan..." the truncated version meaning "... you'll get sh!t/f*ck all ..." is still heard. -
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I juz understand only half of the joke lehh... gt to read several times... Hm...