It's funny the way Penang uses Hokkien. I've blended in long enough to learn a lot of catchy phrases that you'll never learn in the mainland. And the funny thing is that mainlander & islander people speak the same Hokkien dialect but there's a lot of difference in talking style.

Khia = stand, eg. standing on top of the roof

But when it's phrased as:

"Eong Chia Khia Ei" - use car to knock him/her

The funny part was using the stand as a substitude to run-over. Althought it's unimaginably possible, there it is, a term used mostly by pure native islander in this manner.

Another interesting word is Heh.

Heh = put, eg. put down your weapons

Sounds simple, used in example:

"Lu Heh Lok Lai" - you put it down

But with a proper restructuring, it would sound:

"Ee Beh Thiuk Heh" - He/She will get scolding

And be reminded that these are only a few examples. There are some different sentences used to denote a same situation. The following gives the meaning: "Please be careful."

To islander: siu-sim
To mainlander: seh-ji

So, Penang Hokkien dialect has a lot of fun-potential and mind-boggling, especially if you do understand Hokkien yourself. They are practically unique in the world. If you do speak that type of Hokkien in a certain chinese-speaking area in parts of the world, they'll immediately recognized it. To be continued...