What is 'pei'?

Nyappy02 · Postby **Nyappy02** » Thu, 19 Jul 2012 2:19 am

Hi! Erm, I've been seeing this a lot and been wondering this, what is "pei"?
As in, "I come pei you" or "got people pei me". @_@

the lynx · Postby **the lynx** » Thu, 19 Jul 2012 8:48 am

It is Mandarin for 'accompany'. Beautiful assimilation isn't it?

Edit: Cantonese would be 'pui'.

Nyappy02 · Postby **Nyappy02** » Thu, 19 Jul 2012 9:49 am

the lynx wrote:It is Cantonese for 'accompany'. Beautiful assimilation isn't it?

Ohhhhh~ Now I get it LOL. Thanks!

I thought it was in Hokkien lol.

the lynx · Postby **the lynx** » Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:04 am

Nyappy02 wrote:
the lynx wrote:It is Cantonese for 'accompany'. Beautiful assimilation isn't it?

Ohhhhh~ Now I get it LOL. Thanks!
I thought it was in Hokkien lol.

My bad, slip of tongue (in typing). Corrected above.

Alisonfh · Postby **Alisonfh** » Fri, 20 Jul 2012 4:23 pm

Whoa.. learn something new every day!

Nyappy02 · Postby **Nyappy02** » Sat, 21 Jul 2012 1:00 am

Just saw the edit. Thanks again!

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