2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition 1st Prize

Si4 Kha1 Tat1 A33si33 Uak1 Kha1 Tat1?, which means, "Which is more valuable: dead or alive?" is a story written by Teoh Gaik Hong for the 2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition. It won 1st prize.

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Cap3-pek1 ho33, cap1-it1 guek1, norr33-cheng1 cap1-pek1 ni1, si33 cit3-leh1 jit3ci4 wah1 tnia33tiok1 e33ki3, in3ui33 heh1-leh1 jit3 wah1 boh3 lui1 hor33 chu1soay3, i1-su3 si1 kong1 wah1 boh3 chu3 tua3.

Wah1 boh3 lor33 knia2 liau4. Wah1 bin33phoay2 cin3 kau33. Wah1 haeh33 ti1 Facebook. Wah1 kong4 wah1 su3yau3 lang3 to3long2. Eng3ko4, wah1 ba3lu1 uh33 norr33 eh1 "LIKE1" nia33.

Boh3 huat3 liau4. Wah1 sniau33 tiok3 ha2mik1, wah1 co3 ha2mik1. Wah1 sniau33 ha2mik1 lang2, wah1 pun4 wa1apps1 ie1lang2. Keat1 ko4, wah1 kia3 hor33 nor33-pak1-gor33-cap3 lang1. Wah1 kong1 wah1 ai1 ciok3 cit3-cheng1, gor33-pak1 khor1.

Ai1yo1!! Ciak3lat1!! Cap1-leh3 lang2 in3 nia33. Cap1-leh3 lang1 lai3bin33, lark1-leh3 lang2 kong4, ie1lang2 boh3 pan33 huat3 pang3bang2 wah4. Lai33bin33 see1-leh3 lang1, cit1-leh2 lang1-nia33 kong4 ie1 e33 pang3bang2 tam33pok1-nia33. Ie1 cin3-cin1 hor33 wah4 tam3pok3 lui1 nia33. Ie1 si33 boh3 kong4 cin3cnia1 ho1giak1: ie1 kau1 ciak1, kau1 cheng33 nia33. Chun1-eh3 lang1 ka1liau4, kong1 tang1, kong1 sai1. Ie1lang2 hor33 cin3cnia1 ce33 boh3nya1 boh3ciak3-eh3 li1iu2. Ie1lang2 pun1 boh3 in3 wah1-eh3 tien33wa33.

Lang3 su3yau3 peng3iu4-eh3 si2, ka1liau1 lang2 pun1 siam1sai3hong1. Cit1-leh1 si33 kong4, ie1lang2 si33 boh3nya1 boh3ciak3-eh2 peng3iu4. Ka1liau1 lang2 cau1 hnui33-hnui33. Chun1 heh1-leh1 peng3iu4 tua1 lan4-eh3 sin3ku3pni1 tok33si33 cnia3-cnia1-eh3 peng3iu4. Wah1 cin3cnia1 kam1tong33. Wah1-eh1 bat3iu2 ti33-ti33 lau2. Cit1-peng2, lan4-eh3 cnia1-cnia3 khnua3tiok1 cui33-cui33 cnia1-cnia3 si33 lan4-eh3 ho1 peng3iu2.

Lor1boey4 wah1 boh3pan33huat3. Wah1 boh3 lui1 heng3 chu1 soay3. Wah1 boh3huat1tor3 tiok3 pnua1. A1-la1-mak1!! Wah1 boh3 ui33 khoon3. Wah1 boh1 ui33 tua3. Cin3 kho1lien2.

Wah1 knia2 lai2, knia2 khee3 siang33ka1 siau1 lang2 cin3cnia1 keik1sim1. Wah1 sniau33tang1, sniau33sai1, an1cnua4 kau2tim33 wah1-eh2 boon3tay2. Am1meh2 liau4. Cin3cnia1 am3 liau4. Thni1 am1 bong3-bong1, or3lo3so2. Ho1ka3cai3, boey1 lok3 hor33. Wah1 cin3 huan3lo4 ta3pi1 ni4, pun1 ho1chio3.

Sniau33 tiok1 cit1 tiau2 kua1, tu1 cheeo3 kua1. Ste3-pha3-nie4 Sun1-eh3 kua1:
"Thni1 or3-or1, boek1 lok3hor33."

Wah1 keik1sim1, an1nae1 khan3khor1, pun1-eh1 chniau1kua1. Cit1-leh1 si33 ho1 su33.

Lang3 kong4, soay1-eh1 si2, tok33 cin3cnia1 soay1, i1su33 si33 kong4: soay1-eh2 si2, tok33 ta33-ta33 tau4 soay1. Heh1-leh1 soay1 tok33 si33 siang33 ka1 du3rian2 phak1ka3laut1 boh3theng3 -boh3theng2. Kau1giak3 soay1!!

Wah4 knia2 ti1 kae33lor33, mm33 cai1 ai1 khee3 ta1lok1. Boh3 cit3ae33 nia33, wah1-eh3 lui1pau1 hor33 lang2 phak1chniau4!

Heh1-leh1 chat1 chniau4 wah1-eh3 lui1pau1. Heh1-leh1 chat1 pun1 kau1giak3 soay1.

Wah1-eh1 lui1pau1 lai3bin33, boh1 cit3 lui1 pun1. Soay1 mm33 soay1, wah1-eh2 teng3ki3 ti1 lai3bin33.

Wah1 tui1 heh1-leh1 chat1. Ie1 cau4, wah1 tui1.

A1la1mak1!! Heh1-leh1 chat1, boh1 ho1 un33. Cit1-teng1 chia1, knia2 cin3 khuai3, siang33ka1 hor3 kui4 tui1. Cit1-teng1 chia1 ni4 long3 si4 heh1-leh1 chat1!

Ma3cai3-eh3 si33, wah1-eh1 "ho4 peng3iu4" pang1hong1sniah1 kong4 wah1 hor33 chia1 long3 si4 liau4! Heh1-leh1 sim3bun2 thuan2 ka1 cit3si1keh3, siang33ka1 BBC-eh3 sin3bun2 po1ko1: ta33-ta33 lang2 kong4 wah1 si4 liau4!

Ceik1ark3 loh4! Nor33-cheng3, gor33-pak1 lang1 sia4 ti1 Facebook, kong1 ie1lang1 bat1 wah4; kong4 ka1 wah4 cin3cnia1 ho4. Wah1 thnia1kong1 wah1-eh3 'cin3-cin1'-eh3 ho1peng3iu4, ka1liau1 lang2 hap3cork3 an3pai2 cit3-leh3 ko1mi3ti1. Ie1lang1 tay3en2 cap3-pek1-cheng1 khor1. Heh1-leh1 lui1 si33 hor3 ceh33meh2-eh3 lang3khek3 ciak1. Cham3-cham1 cuan3por3-eh3 mi3knia3, siang33ka1 tok1teng4, kau3ie4 kah1 khiek3-khiek1-khork3-khork1-eh1 mi3knia3.

Ie1lang1 sang3 wah4 cit1-leh1 knua3cha2 tat1 cit3-cheng1, gor33-pak1 khor1. Heh1-leh1 si3 cun1-cun4 wah1 ai3-eh3 lui1 heng3 chu1soay3! Ka1liau4 chin3cnia2 pun1 lai2 wah1-eh1 ceh33meh2. Ie1lang1 gia2 cit1-leh1 ki3hoay33 lai2 kni1bin33. Paek3kim1 nia33, ie1lang1 siu3 snar3-cheng3 khor1.

Thnia1 tiok3 sim3bun2 wah1 si4 liau4, ta33-ta33 lang1 dan3-dan1 cau4 lai1 ceh33meh2 in3ui33 ai3 to3long3 wah1-eh1 paek3su33. Ie1lang1 in3 sna1.

Wah1lau1eh1!! Ie1lang3 in3 wah1-eh3 bin33 tua3 ti1 T-shirt-eh3 bin33ceng2. Ie1lang1 beh33 cit3-tiau3 sna1 jee33-cap3-gor33 khor1. Cnia1-cnia3 siu1 tiok1 sna1-eh1 lui1, uh33 jee33-cap3 gorr33-cheng3 khor1!

Tua3 ti1 chut1snua1-eh3 jit1, ta33-ta33 lang1 pun1 ai1 gia3 ki3hoay33 kong1wa33.

Siang33ka1 TVB-eh3 tien33tai2. Uh33 lang1 kong4, wah1 cin3cnia1 gau2. Uh33 lang3 kong4, wah1 cin3cnia1 ho4. Cnia1-cnia3 kong4, wah1 mm33 bat3 heh1-leh1 lang2 ka1liau1. Cnia1-cnia3 bat3 wah4-eh3 ka1wan1, boh3 ki3hoay33 kong1wa33. Ie2lang2 si33 cin3-cin1 cai1 wah1-eh3 boon3tay2.

Wah1 be33 'ta1han4' ka1 heh1-leh1 mm33snar1 mm33si3-eh3 lang2. Wah1 knia2 chut3 lai2. Ka1liau1 lang2 tiok3chnae3knia1. Ie1lang2 sniau3 ie1lang2 knua3 tiok3 kui4.

Kau1lat1!! Ciak3lat1!!

Cnia1-cnia3 lang2 khan3khor1-eh3 tiam1sniah1, heh1-leh1 peng3iu4 tua3 lang3-eh3 sin3ku3pni1 si33 lan4-eh3 cnia1-cnia3-eh3 ka1wan1. Uak1-eh3 lang2, tok33 boh3 lang3 kuan4. Si4-eh3 lang2 cin3cnia1 yau1kin4.

Cit1-leh1 si33 cnia1-cnia3 se1kai3 kin3na2jit1.
Cit1-leh1 tok33 si33 se1kai3-eh3 mau3tun4!

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