Approximate English equivalent
124
K. M. A. BARNETT
Serial
Analysis
SOAS
56 CEK QU ZROU-ZRAU (Note the idiom
57 CEK QU MRHZROU-ZRAU (Note the idiom
58 CEM QU XOO-ZROU
59 CEM QU MRHXOO-ZROU
60 CEM QU XOO-MRHXOO-ZROU
61 CFI O V ZOI-ZROU
62 CFI O V ZOI-MRHZROU
63 CF JO V GAIZRUK-ZROU
64 CF JO V GAIZRUK-MRHZROU
65 C FJ P U MREIJRAO-ZROU
66 C FJ PV ZROU-GWO if you do, if it be done.
56+1 "well, do it then!")
unless you do, unless it be done.
or 唔做罷就 or 唔做唔做罷 all meaning "Well, don't then!")
should do (be done).
should not do (be done), don't.
should it be done? Shall I?
repeat or continue.
again refuse to do, continue not doing.
go on.
go on not doing.
has never done (but may do) or been done,
(Note that Northerners mis-use this idiom in the sense of 67).
MREIZROU-GWO
67 CF JP V MREIZROU-GWO
68 C FJ P V ZROUGWO-MREI
69 C FJ PV JRAO-ZROU-(GWO)
once did, has experienced doing.
never did.
did you ever?
once did, used to do.
(Note: NOT "has done")
70 C F JP V MROO-ZROU-(GWO)
71 CFJQV XRAI-ZROU (Note:
72 CF JQ V XRAI-MRHZROU
73 CFJQV XRAI-MRHXRAI-MRHZROU
74 CFJR U MRHXRAI-ZROU
75 CEJRU XRAI-MRHXRAI-ZROU
76
77
78 CFK S V ZOI-ZROU-ZRAU
C F K S V ZOI-MRHZROU-ZRAU
CFL R V
79 CFM OV ZROU-ZRY SEORNG-ZROU
never did, used not to do. NOT "has not done")
does, is doing, will do. does not, is not doing, will not do.
does
not do?
+
not? will...
is not doing or being done, does not do.
is
doing or being done, does do?
J
· +
if... continues to do.
if ... continues not to do.
still doing.
wish, intend to do, think of doing.