Re: Tangent Constructed Chinese
I made a mistake of writing bieng as phieng. Also zhiâng. I'll fix those in my blog.Was the glottal stop initial distinct from the null initial? The book I read on Late Middle Chinese didn't suggest...
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QuoteChanggiWell, for my TCC I haven't really explicitly stated any contour, although I recommend ˥ ˩ ˨˦ ˧ (yim bieng, yâng bieng, shiâng, khiu) or ˧ ˨˦ ˥˨ (bieng, shiâng, khiu), which is what I base...
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Hello Michelle,My name is Megan. I am 30 years old taiwanese, a nine-to-five employee, and i speak mandarin chinese.I am looking for language exchange via skype or e-mail exchange. If you're still...
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Hi Ann,I can help you and i also need your help with my english. I am looking for languages exchange via skype or e-mail exchange.I am 30 years old taiwanese and speak mandarin chinese. Please contact...
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I have cited Vietnamese on a possible reconstruction of the tones of Middle Chinese, although I'm content with the interpretation of most: level, rising and falling. But as far as departing goes I...
View ArticleRe: 一抽二□
Thanks, I was unaware we had any compound words with 虛缺號 in the dictionary. I just replaced □ with 㨢. I don't see any other words containing □ now.-Tony
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Thanks! Do you know how to make it show up as a character rather than a box with numbers?
View Article兩個 &两个
兩個 loeng5 go3两个 liǎng gèThese two phrases are the same - one in traditional (first one) and simplified (second one). The entry for 兩個 is lacking the simplified 两个 but each of the entries for 兩 and 個...
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This is the Hong Kong International School香港國際學校 hoeng1 gong2 gwok3 zai3 hok6 haau6香港国际学校 xiāng gǎng guó jì xué xiào
View ArticleThis Friday 18th April- Canto Cultural Quiz- Guangzhou
Hi allWe're having an event for people in Guangzhou learning/interested in learning CantoneseClick here for all the details or send me a PM, should be fun and chance to get to know others interested...
View Article唻, and the hunt for Spoken Cantonese subtitles
I'm currently dissecting the subtitles of God of Gamblers 2, and at 10:07 there's the sentence »好啦，換位啦，唻啦！«. 唻 is not in CantoDict, but given that these are Spoken Cantonese subtitles, it probably...
View ArticleCantonese Romanizations through the ages
I've listed the 7 major Cantonese Romanizations through the ages here. I just made a mistake with the "Standard Romanization" but I stated the mistake in the description (I forgot it was inconsistent...
View ArticleRe: 唻, and the hunt for Spoken Cantonese subtitles
唻 is not in CantoDict, but given that these are Spoken Cantonese subtitles,唻 is probably a Mandarin character, and an obscure one. It is not used in spoken Cantonese.I can't find any information on...
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thank you! yes, these Cantonese subtitles sometimes use strange characters :) makes perfect sense though, as 黎 is often simplified to 來 too.
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