TFv04 CH 28 no chance (annotated)

Annotations for no chance of Hades.

## Page 760

**Yang Wan-Li**

(1127–1206) was a Chinese poet, born in Jishui, Jiangxi. He
was one of the "four masters" of Southern Song Dynasty

**quote**

full quote:

**A Visit to Yu's Cave**

Once I rode a phoenix over the Nine Doubtful Mountains;

now I ride the wind up Mount Kuei-chi.

Yu’s Cave is dark and deep—I peer down,

but Yu lived so long ago

it’s hard to tell if he was really here.

Thin mists obscure the highest peaks.

A fine drizzle lightens the autumn heat.

When I look back toward the pine trees on the slope

the clouds are turning into dragons and tigers.

## Page 761

**lambong**

running wild, aimlessly

**samsengs**

"gangsters" or "thugs"

**tapi**

but

**buay kan**

utterly incompetent
person

**main him**

play him, play him out

**boh pian**

no choice

**boh lui liao**

no money

## Page 762

**kiam siap**

stingy and mean

**hum kar chan**

Cantonese curse, meaning "Whole Family Die" or
"Whole Family Bankrupt"

**hum pah lang**

Means "everything", and may connote a lack of
discrimination

## Page 764

**teruk**

severe, tough

**seow**

crazy

## Page 765

**pai seh**

embarrassed

**malu malu**

shame, embarrassment, loss of face

**lao kwee**

embarrass himself

**tapi**

but

**kena**

to get

**kai kai**

go out for a walk,
jaunt

**kin leh**

fast(er)

## Page 769

**for cat?**

full translation: Are we waiting for the cat?

**si beh malu**

very embarrassed

**diam lah**

quiet, lah

## Page 770

**sial**

used to emphasize
admiration or conviction.

**you got map?**

full translation: Have you found the map and done research?

**clerk help**

full translation: Did the clerk / assistant give it to you, did he give you advice on transportation?

## Page 771

**cham**

pitifully
disastrous, usually uttered with a sad shake of one's head – shame?

**tekan**

scold, hit

**siong**

tough, fierce, difficult

**sim tiah**

such a pity, heart pain

## Page 772

**ketuk**

strike

**tapi**

but

**boh lang ai**

useless

**boh lum par chee**

no balls, coward

**char tau**

Wooden Head. Derogatory term for someone, in
the sense of an idiot

## Page 774

**manyak**

a lot

**ah beng**

ethnic Chinese youths with a terrible sense of fashion

**kopi**

coffee

**mehnoner**

macdonalds

## Page 775

**lui**

money

**tua**

big

## Page 776

**makan**

eat

**gau mm tim**

cannot manage

## Page 777

**blanjah**

give someone a treat or to pay for someone
else

**song**

satisfied

**tua**

big

**kayu**

wood

## Page 779

**Candejo**

The cadejo is a
supernatural character from Central American and southern Mexican folklore.
There is a good white cadejo and an evil black cadejo. Both are spirits that
appear at night to travelers: the white to protect them from harm during their
journey, the black (sometimes an incarnation of the devil) to kill them. The
colors of the cadejo are sometimes exchanged according to local tradition. In
some places, the black cadejo is seen as the good one and the white cadejo the
evil one. They usually appear in the form of a large (up to the size of a cow),
shaggy dog with burning red eyes and a goat's hooves, although in some areas
they have more bull-like characteristics

## Page 780

**juang lah**

whatever

## Page 781

**tsao like siao**

run like
crazy

**apu nehneh**

a crude term for Indians

**chua chua**

?

**gu poon si**

"Even a cow would die". Used to describe
especially tough events

## Page 783

**kuat**

brave

## Page 785

**tapi**

but

**pow ka leow**

all-encompassing

## Readers Guide Questions

***The folkloric figure of “El Cadejo” is featured on one of Jingjing’s monster cards (p. 779). What does the black hound represent and how does it relate to Hades and/or to the white cat?***