Dear readers,
Are there any words and phrases in Cantonese?
If there are can you give me some examples?
Thank you.
Kobo-Daishi, PLLA.
Characterless Cantonese?
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Kobo-Daishi
Re: Characterless Cantonese?
Dear readers,
Sorry. I left out some words. I meant to write:
Are there any words and phrases in Cantonese that don't have characters?
If there are, would you give me some examples?
Thank you.
Kobo-Daishi, PLLA.
Sorry. I left out some words. I meant to write:
Are there any words and phrases in Cantonese that don't have characters?
If there are, would you give me some examples?
Thank you.
Kobo-Daishi, PLLA.
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Anonymous
Re: Characterless Cantonese?
The only ones that i've come across are corruptions of English words, or words central to the vernacular Cantonese.
For the former: kehn-sa 'Cancer' (the illness), chek 'cheque', lip 'lift' (elavator), pass-sih-port 'passport'.
And the latter: 'di' the word used to form superlatives, eg daai-di 'bigger', and the synonym to superlatives whatever they're called... ?
That's all i know of... there are prob. a lot more though...
(-_-) I'm so sleepy...
Anonymous, 15.
For the former: kehn-sa 'Cancer' (the illness), chek 'cheque', lip 'lift' (elavator), pass-sih-port 'passport'.
And the latter: 'di' the word used to form superlatives, eg daai-di 'bigger', and the synonym to superlatives whatever they're called... ?
That's all i know of... there are prob. a lot more though...
(-_-) I'm so sleepy...
Anonymous, 15.
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Sallin
Re: Characterless Cantonese?
Yes, there is a character "invented" for lift
actually, the Hong Kong people created a lot, but there still some Cantonese characterless
: The only ones that i've come across are corruptions of English words, or words central to the vernacular Cantonese.
: For the former: kehn-sa 'Cancer' (the illness), chek 'cheque', lip 'lift' (elavator), pass-sih-port 'passport'.
: And the latter: 'di' the word used to form superlatives, eg daai-di 'bigger', and the synonym to superlatives whatever they're called... ?
: That's all i know of... there are prob. a lot more though...
:
: (-_-) I'm so sleepy...
: Anonymous, 15.
actually, the Hong Kong people created a lot, but there still some Cantonese characterless
: The only ones that i've come across are corruptions of English words, or words central to the vernacular Cantonese.
: For the former: kehn-sa 'Cancer' (the illness), chek 'cheque', lip 'lift' (elavator), pass-sih-port 'passport'.
: And the latter: 'di' the word used to form superlatives, eg daai-di 'bigger', and the synonym to superlatives whatever they're called... ?
: That's all i know of... there are prob. a lot more though...
:
: (-_-) I'm so sleepy...
: Anonymous, 15.
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Daniel
Re: Characterless Cantonese?
: Yes, there is a character "invented" for lift
: actually, the Hong Kong people created a lot,
: but there still some Cantonese characterless
Do you mean words other than the English words that are borrowed (sometimes haphazardly) from English?
I can just remember "set bho" which in pool is aiming for the ball. I know bho (ball) has a character but I am not sure about set.
Daniel
: actually, the Hong Kong people created a lot,
: but there still some Cantonese characterless
Do you mean words other than the English words that are borrowed (sometimes haphazardly) from English?
I can just remember "set bho" which in pool is aiming for the ball. I know bho (ball) has a character but I am not sure about set.
Daniel
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Kobo-Daishi
Re: Characterless Cantonese?
Dear Sallin,
You are right. There is a character for elevator lip from English "lift".
You can see it at this web-page:
http://deall.ohio-state.edu/grads/chan. ... vator.html
Kobo-Daishi, PLLA.
You are right. There is a character for elevator lip from English "lift".
You can see it at this web-page:
http://deall.ohio-state.edu/grads/chan. ... vator.html
Kobo-Daishi, PLLA.
Re: Characterless Cantonese?
The only ones that i've come across are corruptions of English words, or words central to the vernacular Cantonese.