Re: something missing in 焉道 ?
I guess ‘bin1’ could be an archaic reading for 焉. Anyhow, no modern dictionary (except dictionaries specializing on archaic Chinese language) or anyone at all would still be using this obsolete...
View ArticleRe: Starting to learn how to read and write? Where to begin?
I personally had Japanese in university, and knew around 1000 characters when I started learning Chinese. I used Heisig with some success. When I knew around 2000 words, I started learning only...
View Article我啲 嘢 (possessive particle?)?
ex:我啲 嘢 : all dee yea有啲 嘢 做: yao dee yea joecan someone verify the 啲 (dee) is the correct one?
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我啲嘢 [ngo5 di1 je5] “my stuff” - 啲 is a possessive marker (or particle). 我啲 is a possessive adjective.有啲嘢做緊 [jau5 di1 je5 zou6 gan2] “There’s something I’m working on.” - 啲 is a plurality classifier....
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And 有啲嘢做 [jau5 di1 je5 zou6] means "have some things to do".
View ArticleRe: Ging tik 警惕
警惕 = be becareful of(Become sensitivity of a possible dangerous/wrong event)/to be carefulexample:差人(警察)時時要警惕壞人The policemen/women need to often be careful of bad guy(s)or =vigilant,according to pkchan.
View ArticleRe: Input method, which do you use ?
Most people seems to use 速成 in hong kong,but i'm lazy to learn,so I prefer handwriter.
View ArticleRe: Chinese name gender
QuoteTang Quoteyuetwoh QuoteYeegsQuoteTang 楷 is 'stairs' , not a tree.嶸楷 or 榮楷 both sound like a male name to me.Phew, that's reassuring. :) Thanks."Stairs"? Hmmm...that wasn't my intention. lol My...
View ArticleRe: What does 食白果你 mean ?
QuoteRubik8888 You can rearrange the sentence to, "你食白果," and this means, "You eat 白果." A quick search on Google tells me 白果 means ginkgo. I assume this refers to the ginkgo nut. Each words have...
View ArticleRe: Input method, which do you use ?
I use 倉頡 chongkit, or to be more precise the one available here: http://www.chinesecj.com/forum/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2596&extra=page%3D1It lets you choose between versions 2,3 5 and...
View ArticleRe: Tangent Constructed Chinese
QuoteChanggiif this revision is decided, it could correspond to Canto and Man more well despite probably looking like a worse Chinese, and makes the iu/yu distinction unnecessary.The iu/yu distinction...
View ArticleRe: Input method, which do you use ?
速成Cangjie(you only need to enter two 倉頡碼chongkit code,first and the end) is a simplified version of 倉頡chongkit(up to 5)
View ArticleStilhaus Kitchens Complaints
What a great forum this is best forum I have come across. Full of valuable information.Stilhaus Kitchens Complaints
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View ArticleRe: Caang (Orange), 橙
Thanks to C Chiu and bybell for the help. I never would have picked up on the correct sound without your help.
View ArticleGuk Gung 鞠躬
Just wondering what the correct phrase (Romanized English) is for bowing to someone as a sign of respect? Is it Guk Gung 鞠躬 or is another phrase appropriate?
View Article父親的鋼琴
『父親的鋼琴』曲：周啟生 詞：許冠傑夜已深， 回憶起當天九歲快樂誕辰，父親，時時都有許多方法逗我開心，打開那度大門，是座漂亮鋼琴，他把我抱在懷， 段話長留在我心:"成為好歌星全靠毅力非關僥倖，今天起你要天天唱著彈著琴,憑歌曲令人快樂當作己任，以歌曲照亮著人生的悲哀...
View ArticleRe: Guk Gung 鞠躬
鞠躬 means to bow. 叩頭 means to kowtow, i.e. to kneel down and touch the ground with one’s forehead. Both can be used as a sign of showing respect to sb.
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