露螺

露螺

1. (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka) snail

   • 抾露螺，看無啥，其實嘛是一項誠危險的工課。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     抾露螺，看无啥，其实嘛是一项诚危险的工课。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2015, 洪協強, 趁外路仔

     Khioh lō͘-lê, khòaⁿ bô-siáⁿ, kî-si̍t mā sī chi̍t hāng chiâⁿ gûi-hiám ê khang-khòe. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Picking snails might be seen as nothing much, but it is actually a very dangerous task.

Borrowed from English Rolex, possibly via Japanese ロレックス (rorekkusu).

露螺

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien, slang) Rolex
   • 1995, “OK情歌”, performed by 羅大佑 ft. OK男女合唱團:

     不知東時來的七仔魁　頭殼秀逗雙手掛露螺 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     不知东时来的七仔魁　头壳秀逗双手挂露螺 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     m̄ chai tang-sî lâi ê chhit-á-khoe, thâu-khak siò͘-to͘h siang-chhiú kòa Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     This playboy that came no one knows when is muddleheaded and wears Rolexes on both his hands

   • 2000, “臺灣話 [Táiwānhuà]”, performed by 陳雷:

     大人只甘那顧著面底皮　比七仔比車比厝比路螺 [Hokkien, trad.]
     大人只甘那顾着面底皮　比七仔比车比厝比路螺 [Hokkien, simp.]

     tāi-jîn chí kan-na kò͘-tio̍h bīn-té-phôe, pí chhit-á pí chhia pí chhù pí Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     The grown-ups only care about their face ; they just compare their girlfriends, cars, houses and Rolexes.

   • 2001, “不爽 [bùshuǎng]”, in 吳永吉 (lyrics), 董事長.tw Chairmans 2‎, performed by 董事長樂團:

     駛著賓士擱掛著勞力士　我是欲拿啥咪甲伊比 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     驶着宾士搁挂着劳力士　我是欲拿啥咪甲伊比 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     sái-tio̍h Biàn-luh koh kòa-tio̍h Lō͘-lê, góa sī beh the̍h siáⁿ-mih kah i pí [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     drives a Mercedes and wears a Rolex; what could I use to match up to him?

   • 2006, “錢四腳人兩腳”, 黃明洲 (lyrics)‎performed by 方瑞娥 and 高向鵬:

     有人開米連ㄝ　嘛有人掛勞力 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     有人开米连ㄝ　嘛有人挂劳力 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     ū-lâng khui Bí-leng--ê, mā ū-lâng kòa Lō͘-lê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Some people drive BMWs, and some wear Rolexes

   • 2020, “叫爸爸 [Call me Daddy]”‎performed by 黃昺翔:

     ROLEX攏無當掛　二四小時攏綴你行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
     ROLEX拢无当挂　二四小时拢缀你行 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

     Lō͘-lê lóng bô-tàng kòa, lī-sì sió-sî lóng tòe lí kiâⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Rolexes I cannot wear, following you around twenty-four seven

• 勞力士／劳力士 (Láolìshì)