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Re: 發蛋 ~ beat eggs

Mr. K wrote:Historical origin has to mean something-- we can surely debate how much it counts,Quite right! The merits of 本字考 are indeed very controversial. Just found an old thread in which our...

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Re: 發蛋 ~ beat eggs

> I think Dylan has just found a better character – it is 拂.We don't even know if 拂 is pronounced close to /faak3/. I have seen /fut5/ (Hong Kong style), /fid5/ (四縣音 and 饒平音), /fid2/ (海陸音), and...

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Re: ceoi1 siu1 = masturbate?

To be clear, 吹簫 does not mean masturbate. 打飛機 is probably the most common slang for that.

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Re: ceoi1 siu1 = masturbate?

yes, understood :) it was a case of Chinese Whisper, where another learner told me what a Cantonese speaker had told her.

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Re: ceoi1 siu1 = masturbate?

And for females it would be 打潛艇

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Re: 發蛋 ~ beat eggs

Personally, I am for re-educate the general public by using the correct character if this character has no official modern substitute for it,The verb  faak3 is unique and frequently used thanks to...

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聽執笠 / 等執笠

I had no idea of my simple curiosity about 發蛋 could restart an old debate, I just want some answer... Here is another confusion I have about two  characters : Is  「聽 」in 「聽遭秧」,「聽坐監」「聽執笠」actually...

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Re: ceoi1 siu1 = masturbate?

Quoteyaumingfai And for females it would be 打潛艇never heard of it, may be this term is only be heard among girls.The more familiar  terms would be 「手淫」(hand molest ) and 「自瀆」(self- degrade) - both...

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Re: 聽執笠 / 等執笠

I’ve come across at least two sources [regrettably don’t recall where they are] suggesting that 等 has both a literary and colloquial reading, being dang2 and ting3 respectively. The general idea of...

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Re: Practice using 一齊 together

Thanks guys! I'll look into these corrections and practice them, I am at a beginning level and agree that redundant information should be cut out for better Canto conversations.

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Re: 發蛋 ~ beat eggs

> "馬+圭+石" (I can't input it) is too difficult and should not be used despite the fact that it is actually the original character.騞 is 馬+丰+石. It can be input as 尸火手十口 through Changjie. You have said...

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Re: 發蛋 ~ beat eggs

QuoteMr. K > "馬+圭+石" (I can't input it) is too difficult and should not be used despite the fact that it is actually the original character.騞 is 馬+丰+石. It can be input as 尸火手十口 through Changjie....

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Re: Practice using 一齊 together

MatFayLong wrote:Here is my major problem, I want to use past and future tense for situations using words like 會, 咗, 過 and 未.Going back to this statement, I realize that you made an assumption that 咗...

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Re: 發蛋 ~ beat eggs

> [...] I lived this long and I do read everyday, still it was the first time I saw this character when you posted it here.Please don't take offence for not knowing a Chinese character. It has...

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Re: 發蛋 ~ beat eggs

> it is more like the character is an total unkown to almost everyone, [...]If people ask, you can tell them the truth-- even though it may not be popular; if they don't ask, then it means they...

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Will You Come Tonight?

今夜你會不會來 - 黎明或許匆匆一生中要與你相聚相識非偶然茫茫人海裡雖知道某日你或許會棄我而別去總想永遠地愛著你 彌補彼此心中距離習慣了每晚要吻過你再去安睡當天的那段誓言長留心裡此刻卻吻別你人海裡悄悄然離別我可知道我為你難過 情不必解釋太多與你愛過永遠感激心裡 願愛意盡記取盼再與你抱緊每段承諾 一起再追今夜你会不会来 你的爱还在不在假使失去你 誰要未來 誰愿芳心離開今夜你会不会来...

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Asian koel: 噪鵑 ?

Should this be in CantoDict? It's a bird that occurs in Hong Kong.[en.wikipedia.org][en.wikipedia.org]

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Re: Practice using 一齊 together

Thanks for the added clarification C.I knew about using 緊 for continuing actions but had never thought about using 住 in the similar way. I'll have to study both of them a bit more when I come across...

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sldr irons The Tour has traditionally held a tournament opposite the season's third major, with the Sanderson Farms Championship holding that spot on the schedule from 2011-2013. There was no event...

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www.shop60golf.com Ping K15 Fairway Wood

Ping K15 Fairway Wood Greg Oden was charged with punching his ex-girlfriend in the face. This is his first offense, and he reportedly responded to the charges by saying he was wrong.Judging by NBA...

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