Re: 人造衛星
I can't find any info on the "big mouth" meaning, but if it does truly exist, the intention of that meaning probably is slang along the lines of someone who gossips / can't keep his mouth shut about...
View Article咄
There are two entries in CantoDict that include 咄咄. Maybe the character should also get its own page?
View ArticleRe: 朝鮮民主人民共和國
Where do the other names come from? The official Korean name is 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 (조선민주주의인민공화국), which is already in CantoDict.
View ArticleRe: 為人作嫁
QuoteBerrjod [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]The pinyin and jyutping readings for 為 in this entry don't match. Is that a mistake?Fixed...also updated 為人 to reflect that it has two pronunciations with...
View ArticleRe: 呢等人
QuoteBerrjod So both 等人s are pronounced dang² jan⁴, but not with 呢 before it?Yes, 「呢等 」 = " this kind of " / " the like of such " is pronounced [ne1 ting3*2 ] not [ne1 dang2]Examples:呢等人 ( this kind...
View ArticleRe: Eason Chan or Andy Lau songs with Jyutping
Haven't searched for songs in awhile but just googling 陳奕迅 + 'lyrics' in english and got tons of stuff like "[mojim.com]; or could use song title or artist name + "歌詞" or whatever. Then copy...
View ArticleRe: 咄
OK, I see the previous discussion here... [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]I'll add the character.-Tony
View ArticleRe: Hoisanva / Toisanwa / 台山話
Anyway, do you guys have "ED061855 - A Guide to the Tai-shan Dialect. (Princeton University - 1971)"? I'm trying to find as much Hoisanva material as possible to learn Hoisanva. Thank you.
View ArticleRe: Mandarin&Cantonese for English
Cantonese and Mandarin words have very similar pronounciations.(I don't need) 我不需要, in Mandarin, sounds like "Wo bu xu yao". In Cantonese, that sounds like "Ngo but sui you", which (if pronounced...
View ArticleWhat is "jik kaat"?
Hi, I hear this phrase a lot and was wondering what are the characters and the correction pronunciation for it.It sounds like (using Yale):1. jik1 kaat12. jik1 kaak13. jik1 kat14. jik kak1It's along...
View ArticleRe: What is "jik kaat"?
That would be 即刻 zik1 hak1 in Jyutping[www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
View Articledouble entry for 為口奔馳
[www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] - 為口奔馳 wai6 hau2 ban1 ci4 = to work hard to make a living[www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk] - 為口奔馳 wai6 hau2 ban1 ci4 = to work for a living
View ArticleRe: What is "jik kaat"?
Quote蘆橘 It sounds like (using Yale):1. jik1 kaat12. jik1 kaak13. jik1 kat14. jik kak1 To get the characters input #4 in Cantodict under Yale input
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