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Hum Ji

Hokkien

Literal Translation : Absence of balls or shrunken balls.

Meaning : To describe a cowardly person who has no guts to even stand up for himself. Generally used on males.

An Example :
"Things came to a head when I caught them sneaking away with another two pens while I was returning from the loo. That was the last straw on this camel’s back, and I knew Something has to be done. .....

Me: . . . . Eh. . . . .

Ang Mo: Hi! How may I help you?

Me: Oh, eh. . . . Lunch was very delicious!

Ang Mo: Oh yeah, very delicious indeed!

Me: Haha, very, very delicious! *Retreats back to the comfort of my booth*

I have the backbone of a jellyfish."

Source : http://sibehsibehsian.blogspot.com/2006/05/long-and-short-about-french-affair_26.html

Here, Mr Sian has demonstrated the true qualities of being a Hum Ji person.



Hum Sup

Cantonese

Literal Translation : "Suck", "Wet"

Meaning : To describe a lecherous person. Often used on males.

An Example :
"Damn. If I had cute tutors like her back in my uni days, I’m sure I would have got a 1st Class instead of my mediocre Pass, because I would have faithfully attended all my tutorials."

Source : http://sibehsibehsian.blogspot.com

Once again, Mr Sian has desmonstrated fulfilment of the term, Hum Sup.

Hum Chee Beng

Cantonese

Literal Translation : Salty Biscuit (Bun) with sesame seeds

Usage : Usually eaten. However, can be used as a nickname to spite other people during arguements.

Example :

A hum-chee-beng lookalike

Okay, I added the "sesame seeds" on this pic but it does look something like this.

or this word can also be used like this:

"President? President? Oy! What u doin’?! Unhand me this instant! You guys are making a big mistake! It’s a conspiracy! I dun want to go toilet break! I hear u, Hum-Chee-Peng!"

Source : http://akkueh.blogspot.com/

Actually, I wasn't sure if Miss (Mrs) Kueh was calling someone else names, or there was just this pitiful person whose parents decided to crack a joke with him when he was born.

Humming Bird

English

Literal Translation : A bird named for the characteristic hum made by their wings

Meaning : A type of bird, considered as small birds in the family of Trochilidae.

Example :

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird

Languages and dialects can be quite interesting, no?