Re: 一路 . . . 一路 . . .
I've seen this used before in supposedly standard Chinese writing, but I do not remember the language background of the people writing it using it. I probably see it in a written text once every five...
View ArticleRe: Cantonese word frequency list?
[www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]This is probably the best you can find, although it's not very good since the sample size for the research is so small.
View ArticleRe: 還我廣東話-cantonese becomes the hot topic in HK
Unfortunately, the HK government servants will follow the edicts of the central government back in Beijing, thus eroding the place of Cantonese as the de facto language used in HK.
View ArticleMistakes in "Time" page
Hi,In the "Time" page, there are three entries at the bottom-left corner:1:051:106:45Surely these are incorrect - I'm guessing the correct values are 1:01, 4:02, 6:09.Thanks, and sorry if I'm mistaken...
View ArticleRe: Mistakes in "Time" page
Hi，In telling the time X點Y refers to X hours and Y*5 minutes, ie. the hours hand is pointing at X and the minutes had is pointing at Y.Hope this helps.
View ArticleRe: Mistakes in "Time" page
Quotedoonch Hi,In the "Time" page, there are three entries at the bottom-left corner:1:051:106:45Surely these are incorrect - I'm guessing the correct values are 1:01, 4:02, 6:09. They are all...
View ArticleRe: Pinyin "sun" Pronounciation same as Yale seun?
Anyone else have a comment about sun, Pinyin sounding like seun, Yale?
View ArticleRe: 一路 . . . 一路 . . .
Side note: **邊 ( ) 邊 ( ) is different from *便( ) 便( )**邊行邊叫 ( shouting and walking at the same time)*便行便叫 ( shout and walk regardlessly) *便行便走 ( walk away regardlessly)**邊 as in 一邊 ( on one side)*便 as...
View ArticleMy native English for your Mandarin
Hello! My name is Sam. I live in Liverpool in England.I would like to find a friend to help me learn Chinese.And I hope I can help you improve your English.If you are interested in my profile...
View Article可大可小
Does canto shiek do proverbs?I got no idea what this means!wife said similar to "no big deal".
View ArticleRe: 可大可小
大 (big) and 小(small) in this phrase refer to 'seriousness of the consequences'可大可小 mean: 'could be serious' Example:呢件事可大可小，都係小心啲好 ( this could be serious，better be more...
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Scottie_Boi wrote:Does canto shiek do proverbs?Canto shiek ?? You mean ‘CantoDict’ !? Yes, CantoDict has proverbs. You can find some proverbs, idioms and two-part allegorical sayings listed under the...
View ArticleRe: 去蒲 － to hang out
It is basically a gangster slang for " go around socializing " . General public use it sometimes, but not often.
View ArticleRe: 去蒲 － to hang out
Scottie_Boi wrote:couldnt find thisAs a general rule, CantoDict does not add any entry that is composed of “去 (go) + another verb” unless the compound carries a figurative/idiomatic meaning different...
View ArticleRe: Cantonese word frequency list?
Thanks! do you know of any way to get that in a txt/pdf file or something like that?
View ArticleRe: Cantonese word frequency list?
I don't know of any way, unless you want to create the file yourself.
View ArticleRe: 講笑
Cantonese often pronounce 講笑 (gong2 sui3) as 講'小' ( gong2 sui2)I am not suggesting the 'sui2' prounouce be included in 笑 character page, but I think for the phrase 講笑, the 'sui2' pronunciation should...
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