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That's the right one. Here are the entries:[www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk][www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk][www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]
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Here’s the character page of 𨂾: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]I can see it on my computer.
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QuoteC Chiu Here’s the character page of 𨂾: [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]I can see it on my computer.Thanks! I edited the words/sentences to use the character in your note and that worked fine.-Tony
View ArticleHow do Cantonese speakers form long chain sentences
Hi, I was wondering how to form a chain sentence like fluent Cantonese speakers. I don't really trust Cantonese dramas because it seems the way that people speak appear to be very exaggerated. Fluent...
View ArticleRe: WRITTEN CANTONESE NOVELS IN 2014
QuoteSimon PetterssonDang it. I guess I didn't look carefully enough. Yeah, I did notice a lot of SWC books with Cantonese titles.That's why my written Cantonese book list is so short.First, you get...
View ArticleRe: How do Cantonese speakers form long chain sentences
I am not sure what you mean by “a chain sentence”.If you are talking about a long sentence with many commas or pauses in between, then the sentence is okayIf you mean a long sentence without any pause...
View ArticleRe: How do Cantonese speakers form long chain sentences
There are countless ways of chaining sentences. One method is to keep adding 又 as in the below example:講你又唔聽，聽你又唔明,，明你又唔做，做你又做錯！(Even when you are told, you still don't listen; even when you listen,...
View Article蟯not in cantodict
蟯 wasn't in cantodict when I searched the other day.The copound it is used in should be 蟯蟲 and I've checked 2 dictionaries and they said it was jiu4.It's a parasitic worm called Enterobius...
View ArticleRe: Popular Written Cantonese Short Stories Turned Into Short Youtube Films
Great, thank you J40!!!
View Article2 issues with 拚圮
[www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]1) is it really bun3*2, or should be pun3*2 and a typo?2) 圮 pe5 is not in the database :)
View ArticleRe: 2 issues with 拚圮
I added the character, but I don't know what the pronunciations for this compound are supposed to be.-Tony
View ArticleRe: 蟯not in cantodict
Added, but I found naau4 in 廣東話正音字典 along with nao2. I'd like comments from other editors on this.I can understand jiu4 if the pinyin is rao2 because of the j-/r- correspondences you'll occasionally...
View ArticleRe: 2 issues with 拚圮
[arts.hkbu.edu.hk] lists some number of related expressions without pronunciation:14354 拚 豁出去 00335214355 拚死 豁出命去 00335214356 拚圮 豁出一切 00335214357 拚爛 撒潑 003352When I am desperate, I break out my...
View ArticleRe: 2 issues with 拚圮
When I am desperate, I break out my Canto-Japanese dictionary.I think you have a copy of 廣州話方言詞典, haven’t you?On p.187 of that dictionary, you would see the entries of 拚, 拚爛, 拚 pe5, 拚pe5嚟, 拚死 and...
View ArticleRe: 蟯not in cantodict
廣州話正音字典 has naau4 as the single reading, probably taking account of the nao2 reading in Pinyin.LSHK has both jiu4 and naau4 as standard readings.CUHK has jiu4 as standard and naau4 as variant.蟯 is a...
View ArticleRe: How do Cantonese speakers form long chain sentences
QuoteMr. K There are countless ways of chaining sentences. One method is to keep adding 又 as in the below example:講你又唔聽，聽你又唔明,，明你又唔做，做你又做錯！(Even when you are told, you still don't listen; even when...
View ArticleRe: How do Cantonese speakers form long chain sentences
Your example is more about ranting than about run-on sentence. You just need a very strong desire to tell the whole world how wrong the other guy is and how unfortunate you are for having to put up...
View ArticleRe: 2 issues with 拚圮
Yes, I have 廣州話方言詞典. I have about 4 boxes of Canto books I haven't unpacked where I currently live and that specfic book is in one of them. Thanks for pointing out where it is to be found.I need to...
View ArticleRe: 2 issues with 拚圮
As far as I can remember, nobody else on this site has ever referenced or mentioned it.東方広東語辭典 is not available in mainstream bookstores in HK. Maybe I could find it in Japanese bookstores.But I...
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Re: 蟯not in cantodict
I think the jiu4 reading should be added aswell as naau4.I have checked 3 good Cantonese dictionaries, each of which gives jiu4 as the only reading with no mention of naau4. These dictionaries are...
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