2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition 5th Prize

Wah1-eh3 Niau2-eh3 Kor1su33 (Stories from my mother-in-law) is a story written by Ms Ong May Wah for the 2021 Penang Hokkien Storywriting Competition. The 656-word story won 5th prize in the competition.

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Wah1 cin33cnia1 hormat wah-eh3 niau2, in3ui33 ee1 si33 cit3-leh3 cin3 uh33 pun1su33-eh3 ca3bor4. I1ceng2, ee1-eh3 ang1 ca4 si4, boh3 lang2 than3 kho3. Tiok3 ka3ki33 kor1 ka3ki33, chie33 lark3-leh3 knia4.

Wah1-eh3 niau2 chut1si3 ti1 Tng3snua1. Ee1 uh33 kui1na3-leh3 hnia3tee33ya4. Ee1lang2-eh3 kae3teng2 boh3 sa1 mik1 uh33 lui1, sor1i4 ee1lang2-eh3 snaeh3uak1 cin3 khan3khor4.

Ee1 cap3-gor33 hoay3-eh3 si2, ee1 cin3 tua33 tna4, toay3 ee1-eh3 chee4, li33khui1 Tng3snua1, ceh33 cun2 khee3 kau1 Sing3ka3po1. Ee1-eh3 chee4 si33 co1 a3mah1cae2 ti1 ho1giak3lang2-eh3 chu3.

Koay3 liau4 boh3 jua3 ku4, ee1 ka3ki33 cit3-lang2 ceh33 cun2 lai2 kau1 Penang. Heh1-leh1 si2, ca3bor4 boh3 than1 thark1chaek3 eh2. Sor1i4, boek1 than1 lui1 boh3 a1nae1 eng2. Lu1 a1gak3 ee1 khee1 co1 ha1mik1 leh4? Cit1-leh1 ca3bor1 gin1na4, cin3 tua33 tna4, khee1 co3 bu1lu4, thiau1bu1 ca3bor4. Cit1-leh1 tiam1sniah1 khi4, ee1 yong3 ang3mor3 mia2, kio3 co1 Ivy. Ee1 kong4 ee1 co3 cit1-leh1 kang1, bat3 tiok1 cin3 ceh33 ho1giak3 lang2 ka1 chut1mia2-eh3 lang2.

Ivy siau1lien2-eh3 si2, cin3cnia1 sui4. Kui1na3-leh3 ho1giak3 lang2 ai1 chua3 ee1 co1 se1ee2. Ta3pi1 ee1 boh3 ai3, ka1liau4 pun1 si4 khee3.

Kau3ka1 Jit3pun1na4 tiam1sniah1-eh3 si2, Ivy boh3 pien3, pun1 tong3i3 kiet3 hor33 cit3-leh3 see1-cap3-kui1 hoay3-eh3 lang, tua33 ee1 jee33-cap3-kui1 hoay3, co3 ie1-eh3 se1ee2. Ee1 knia1 na33si33 boh3 kau3eng2, e33 hor33 Jit3pun1na4 liak1 khee3. Ee1 ta33 pai4 kong4, ee1 hor33 Jit3pun1na4 hai3 tiok1.

Ang1 uh33 ti3-eh3 si2, Ivy cin3 ho1mia33, uh33 a3sam2 hock3sai33, kor1 knia4, tau1kha1-tau1chiu4. Ang1 boh2 liau4-eh3 si2, cit3 lang2 co3 ka3liau4, ko1 tiok3 than1 lui1 chie33 kae3teng2. Ee1 bat1 co1 cu1ciak1 hor33 lang3 park3hoay1sit1. Pun1 bat1 kor3 gin1na4. Koay1au33 Ivy khee1 co1 kang3lang2 hor33 cit3-leh3 kae3teng2, co3 cin3 ceh33 ni2.

Lau33 liau4-eh3 si2, Ivy uh33 khah1 ho1 mia33 liau4. Knia1ji2 pun1 kau3eng2 liau4. Ee1 pun1 tau1 kor1 soon1. Eng3-eng2 eh3-si2, ceh33 tiau2 kong1 kor1su33 hor33 ie1lang2 tniah1.

Ivy kong4, ee1 co1 ca3bor1 gin1na4-eh3 si2, ee1 bat1 khee1 tay33gaik1. Ee1 khnua3 tiok1-eh3 ceng3heng2 siang33-siang33 ka1 lang3 kong4 a1nae1, cin3cnia1 knia3lang2 eh2. Ee1 boh3 hock3, khee1 tay33gaik1, ee1-eh3 peng3iu4, ka1 uh33 hock3, khi1 thean3tong2. Ka3nia33 ca3bor1 gin1na4 e33sai1 khee3, hor33 sai3kong1 chua3 khee3 eh2. Sor1i4 Ivy cin3cnia1 siang3sin3 - lang2 be33sai1 co1 ceik1ark3.

Ivy-eh3 bark3ciu1 uh33 si2 e33 khnua3 tiok1 sin2, kui4, la3sam3 mi3knia3, da3tok3 kong1. Ee1-eh3 ang1 si4 liau4-eh3 tay3-jee33 jit1, ee1 khnua3 tiok1 ee1-eh3 ang1-eh3 ba3yang1, khu2 ti1 thik1-tu2-eh3 bin33ceng2. Lang3 ka3 ee1 kong4, tiok3 boek1 co1 khaen1sng4 - cam1 chau4 tnui3 kin1. A33 boh2, ee-eh3 ang1 e33 cham3 chua3 ee1 khee3, eng3goay33 ee1 nor33 lang2-eh3 kam1ceng2 cin3cnia1-cin3cnia1 ho4.

Uh3 cit3 tau4, wah1-eh3 niau2, Ivy, tua3 ti1 cau1kha1, tnia1 tiok3 wah1 kio3 ee1. Ee1 knia2 koay3 lai3-eh3 si2, ki3kuai3, an1cnua4 boh3 lang2 eh2? Sniau3 liau4 boh3 sa1 mik1 tui1phni3, ee1 tok33 khee1 mui3 ang3kong1. Ang3kong1 kong4, uh3 lor33sin2 thiau3 jip1 lai2, co1luan3 ee1. Lor33sin2 e33 jip1 lai2 eng3goay33 wah1lang2 boh3 pai1 cau1 ang3kong1. Ang3kong1 hor33 hu2 sio1, liau4 ko1 tiok3 boek1 khee1 pai1-pai3. Koay3liau4 tok33 boh3 su33 liau4.

Kui1na3 ni3 ceng2-eh3 si2, Ivy boh3 ho1si3, tiok3 jip3 lau2. Ee1 tua3 cit3-meh2 nia33, kae1 jit1 ai1 tnui1 liau4. Ee1 kong4 am1meh2-eh3 si2, ee1 knua3 tiok1 cit3-leh3 or3 nya4 ti1 cang3aik3keng1 lai33bin33.

Uh33 cit3-leh3 khnua1mia33 lang2 kong4, Ivy eng3kai1 boh3 tng3 mia33, eng3kai1 ca4 si4. Ta3pi1 in3ui33 ee1 co3 cin3 ce33 ho1 su33, ee1-eh3 mia33 tng2 cin3 ce33. I1ceng2, uh33 cit3-leh3 lang2 si4 liau4, kae3teng2 boh3 lui1 beh1 knua3cha2. Ivy tok33 tay3en2 hor33 ie1lang2 lui1 beh4. Cit1-leh1si33 cin3cnia1 ho4-eh3 kong3teik3.

Kau1 boey4 lai2, Ivy ciak1 ka1 kau1-cap3 hoay3 ka1 lai3 li3khui1 cit1-leh1 se1kai3. Ee1 au1boey33 si4-eh3 kui1na3 jit3 ceng2, ee1 kong4 ee1-eh3 jee33 kor1, ee3 poh2, heh1-leh1 ka1liau4 si4 liau4 eh2, lai3 choay33 ee1. Khoh1 ka1 ki3kuai3 si33 ee1 pni4 see1-ki3 ja1li4 hor33 wah1lang2 knua3. Boh3 lang3 beng3peik1 ee1. Koay1au33, ee1 koay1sin1-eh3 jit3ci4 tok33si33 see1 ho33.

Ee1-eh3 knia1ji2 ka1liau4 cin3 uh33 hau3 ee1 lau33 lang2. E33sai1 kong4 ie1lang2 chit1-chit1 pek1-pek3 ka1liau4 seng3kong1. Ta33-ta33-leh2 e33 than1 ciak1, uh33 chu3 tua3. Toay3 heh1-leh1 khah1 boh2 eh2, hnia3tee33ya4 pun1 e33 hap3cork3 tau1kha3chiu4 pang3bang2. Ivy khee3 liau4 wah1 a3gak3 ee1 pun1 an3sim1 loh4.

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