Cantonese ~ 《口水滴滴渧》

「外母見女婿，口水滴滴渧」，這「滴滴渧」是宋人的口語，如今仍保存於廣府語中，此中「滴滴」，又唸為「爹」音的陰平聲及陰上聲，是「滴」字的中州音，未曾變讀，由此可見，「滴滴渧」一詞，是整個詞彙移入廣府話，所以才三個中州音完整地保存下來。

「滴滴渧」一詞，時見於元曲及話本，說人哭，叫做「苦水兒滴滴渧」；說人口饞，是「口水兒滴滴渧」。可見此詞由宋至明，都是流行口語。如果換做書面語，大概可以用「淋漓」來代替。

此如小孩吃東西，吃到衣袖淋漓，大人便可以說他：「你睇，食到滴滴渧」。

在這裏，「渧」字唸為「帝」音，原應無異議。可是，想「正讀」的人，要依《廣韻》，便又有問題了。《廣韻》將此字讀為「麗」音，那麼，就是「滴滴麗」了。

其實如依《集韻》，則除「麗」音之外，還有一個「丁計」切的音，是即為「帝」音也。只可惜如今搞「正讀」、「正音」的人，連《集韻》都不理，他們有特區政府的教育部門支持，有盲目的傳媒附和，是又能奈之可耶。

結果發展下去，口語說「滴滴渧」如故，但一見「渧」字卻唸之為「麗」，是即令廣府話混亂不堪。

作者：王亭之
文章來源： http://www.cantoneseculture.com/page_TalkCantoneseDialect/page00028.aspx

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歇後語:
「外母見女婿，口水滴滴渧」(Cantonese)
「丈母娘看女婿，越看越歡喜」(Mandarin)

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Hangyodon is my favorite character in Sanrio but I don't know much about this guy.


What is Hangyodon? A merman?? A lake monster?? I found some information of him. Just a little bit......



"This little fellow is good at acting the comedian. But underneath he is actually a sensitive and lonely little guy. Dreams of being a hero, but things never seem to go according to plan!"

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I assume that Hangyodon was born in Scotland...... lol

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入廟拜神

俗語有云「入屋叫人，入廟拜神」。關於入廟拜神時的禁忌你又知多少呢?

對於我來說，本人拜神的年資甚淺。雖然還未至於極度迷信... 但身為一個煩惱的都市人，求神問卜在所難免! 究竟入廟有什麼事項我一直沒注意到的呢?

以中式建築為主的傳統廟宇，大門下都會有條橫木，是為「門檻」。進入廟宇時，應一步跨過，腳部不應接觸到門檻，踏在門檻之上更是大忌。因為古代建築物的門檻，主要用作防洪，也有劃地為界的隱喻及權力的象徵，而廟宇的門檻愈高，代表了廟內神祇的地位和能力愈大。門檻也有神靈，古代人非常篤信，就像灶廬有灶君一般。入廟時腳踏門檻，視為不敬!另外，按傳統的祭祀禮儀，進入廟宇時男左女右，男士先要把左腳跨過門檻，而女士則要先出右腳。

入廟忌腳踏門檻這個傳統禮節，其實在很多地方也有，是共通的禁忌，放諸四海皆適宜。如台灣、泰國、印度...... 每處地方都有不同解說。

台灣人稱切忌腳踏門檻，因為門檻俗稱戶定，「戶」即台語俗謂「門神戶尉」，代表很有尊嚴的神, 所以同樣不可踩!聽說內蒙古也有這樣的禁忌，如果不小心誤踏可汗宮帳的門檻可是會被處死的。

雖然各解釋不同, 但是意思是一樣吧!另外關於新娘出嫁時，要把腳高高抬跨過去，絕對不可以踩到門檻，否則會被夫家嫌棄，也是對神明的不敬。

還有，如果燃點了的香燭熄滅了，是可以再燃點供奉的，即使是已插進香爐內。但如果香燭不小心掉到地上，即使還沒插進香爐或還沒燃點的，也不能再用!切記切記!

「入鄉隨俗」，即使你自問並不迷信，但若有機會入廟參觀，也懇請各下注意廟宇禁忌，正所謂禮多人不怪啊!

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「入鄉隨俗」~ 到哪個地方就要順從該地方的風俗。語見宋．釋惟白《續傳燈錄．卷七》。
近義：入鄉隨鄉、隨鄉入鄉、入境問俗、入國問禁

找到對等的英語成語甚為有趣 : "do in Rome as the Romans do" 此成語指人在羅馬時，應按羅馬人的做法。
後來被人當作成語之用。此句亦可寫成 "When in Rome, do as the Romans do."

Apple Crumble

A simple but mouth-watering recipe, which can be served with Vanilla ice-cream, thick cream or custard.

Ingredients

For the apple filling :

• Green Apples ....... 5 - 6 pcs


• Brown sugar ........ 70 g


• Butter ................ 50 g


• Ground cinnamon ... 1 pinch

For the crumble :

• Butter ................ 25 g


• Brown sugar ......... 25 g


• Flour .................. 50 g

How to...

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

2. Peeled, cored and slice into large pieces.

3. Place the brown sugar and butter in a pan, cook over a low heat, stirring until the butter has melted.

4. Put the apple chunks into the pan, add a pinch of ground cinnamon. Allow to stew gently for half an hour or until the liquid is almost gone, stirring occasionally with a silicon scraper. Keep checking as they can easily burn at the beginning.

5. The apples should be soft but not puréed. Put the apples into the serving dish.

6. Place the flour and sugar in a large bowl and mix well. Cut butter into small pieces. Butter shouldbe very cold, straight from refrigerator or freezer.

7. Taking a few cubes of butter at a time rub into the flour mixture with your fingers. Keep rubbing until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. This can be done with the fingers, but work quickly so that warmth of hands does not melt butter. (If butter begins to melt, place bowl in refrigerator for several minutes, then continue.)

8. Cover the stewed apples with the crumble topping, without pressing down.

9. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the crumble is golden brown and crunchy.Please do keep an eye on the timing.

10. Serve it hot with Vanilla Ice-cream.

Homemade Yogurt

 
Why Make Yogurt at Home?

Homemade yogurt can be a simple, money-saving, environmentally friendly addition to a weekly routine.

Another reason is, yogurt will taste slightly different as it involves selecting from the infinite possibilities of milk, bacteria and time.To create your favorite yogurt. You'll enjoy experimenting to determine your favorite recipe.

The best way to enjoy these health benefits is to make yogurt yourself with fresh milk. Even if you don't wish to make your own yogurt, try your best to search for ones with the fewest ingredients.

Ingredients

• Fresh Whole Milk ...... 1 L
  (Whole milk makes richer flavored yogurt, skim milk makes it non-fat, or you can try the goat milk to make the goat milk yogurt.)
  
• Plant Yogurt (this will be your starter) ...... 1 cup
  (The package must indicate "live cultures" and the yogurt has to be reasonably fresh for those cultures to remain live or the process will not work. Chose the yogurt which claims 4-6 "active cultures" including L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Casei and L. Reuteri...)
  
• Powdered Milk ...... 1/2 cup
  (Creates thicker yogurt that takes less time to ferment.)
  
  
  

About Yogurt...

The live bacteria in the yogurt are good for your body, because the healthy bacteria in the yogurt prevent harmful bacteria from taking hold after the antibiotics kill off the body's normal healthy bacteria. Yogurt has been found to be very healthy for the colon and even reduce the risks of colon cancer. In addition, it contains good amounts of high calcium content, protein and B vitamins.

It is important to note that these benefits of yogurt have been offset in the American market where yogurt has become tainted with unhealthy ingredients. While many of the yogurts bought from the grocery store have the live bacteria, they also contain many other ingredients that are not good for you. Better to avoid "Lite" and "Fat Free" yogurt. These titles are a misnomer because true yogurt, even with its fat, is perfectly healthy. The artificial sweeteners, sugar, artificial coloring, fillers and other chemicals placed in these store-bought brands are simply not healthy. They add calories and sugar at a minimum. "Heat treated" yogurts have killed off the good bacteria and should be avoided all together. Simply put, yogurt should have only two ingredients: milk and live cultures.

Homemade Cherry Compote

This compote also would be great along side of many other desserts as well as ice cream or yogurt or panna cotta or cheesecake or pancakes or or or… whatever you like.

(In Eastern Europe - Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Lithuania, etc. "Compote" has a slightly different meaning. It is used to describe a light refreshing drink most often made of dried fruit boiled in water with some sugar and left to cool and infuse.)

Ingredients

• Black cherries ............. 500 g


• Water ........................... 2/3 cup
  
• Light brown sugar ...... 125 g
  
• Fresh lemon juice ........ 3 tbps
  
• Rum ............................... 3 tbps
  
• Cinnamon stick ............ 2 inch


• Vanilla bean .................. 3 inch
  
• Lemon peel ................... a pitch
  

How to...

1. In heavy medium saucepan, bring water, light brown sugar, lemon juice and a pitch of lemon peel to a boil.
   


2. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into saucepan; add bean and cinnamon stick. Return to a boil over high heat.



3. Add cherries and rum, reduce heat to medium-low.



4. Boil until thin syrup forms, about 7 - 10 minutes . At this point, if you would like to keep your cherries whole and lovely as they are, stop cooking it and you’re done.



5. I ended up simmer about 5 minutes more, until the cherries were tender, slightly more broken down, but quite far from a jam.



6. Remove the cinnamon stick and vanilla bean pieces from the compote.
   
   
7. Cool the compote, then cover until cold.

Notes...

Almost any type of fruit and flavorings (juice, spices, herbs) can be used to make compote.

Stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator, the compote should last up to two months.

How to remove stem without cherry pitter?

Use pastry tip.

Health Benefits of Cherry...

Cherry juice can be used to relieve the pain and inflammation of arthritis, gout, muscle pain, back pain...

Cherries contain anti-inflammatory anthocyanins. These powerful antioxidants, anthocyanins, found in cherries, give them their rich red color and are believed to help relieve inflammation in the body.

These same anthocyanins are also found in blueberries and other purplish-red fruits and vegetables and they may also offer some protection from colon cancer, heart attack and stroke.

Gout is caused by increased levels of uric acid in the blood and cherry juice works by lowering these levels. The anti-inflammatory properties of cherry juice helps relieve the symptoms of chronic arthritis.

A recent study suggests that cherry juice, taken before strenuous exercise and immediately afterward, can alleviate muscle pain. Try drinking cherry juice before and after exercise.