Cantonese has a wealth of colloquial expressions on various daily life situations which are very descriptive but not easily comprehensible to non-Cantonese. This book collects and compiles over 3,000 entries of the commonly used ones and presents them with their English translations for English-speaking students learning Cantonese. Besides listing the expression in Chinese characters with its literal translation in English, each entry also contains its phonetic transcription in the Yale Romanization System, and a description of its meaning and sometimes its origin. The entries are arranged alphabetically according following the Yale Romanization System, and for ease of reference, an index by the strokes of the Chinese characters of the expressions is included. There is also an elaborate description of the Yale Romanization System.
By:
Simon S. H. So Imprint: Chinese University Press Country of Publication: Hong Kong Dimensions:
Height: 250mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.304kg ISBN:9789622019751 ISBN 10: 9622019757 Pages: 452 Publication Date:05 January 2003 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
