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Re: Pls translate the old English word borough, burgh

borough = 區Example: Queens Borough (of New York City) = 皇后區

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Re: Pls translate the old English word borough, burgh

Thank you for your answers, C Chiu and Mr. K.Mr. K, I'd like to point out that in the name Queens Borough "borough" is used in the modern sense of the word, the sense that is not suitable for me.What...

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Re: Pls translate the old English word borough, burgh

>What would the expression 堡城寨 mean, if anything?'堡城寨' has no practical meaning, just three nouns put together and form an ambiguous phrase. Unless, it is a name of a place [堡城][寨] 'Castle Walled...

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Invalidate my feelings

Hi! I'd like to ask how best to say the phrase "invalidate my feelings / opinions" in Cantonese!For example: when you're arguing with your boyfriend over something that bothers you and he calls you...

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Re: Pls translate the old English word borough, burgh

For names (male):偉堡 great castle堅城 strong city

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Re: Invalidate my feelings

In most situations, "invalidate" can be translated as "否定." Thus, "invalidate my feelings" can be translated as 否定我的感受 (written form) or 否定我嘅感受 (spoken form). However, most people would just say...

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Re: Pls translate the old English word borough, burgh

> Mr. K, I'd like to point out that in the name Queens Borough "borough" is used in the modern sense of the word, the sense that is not suitable for me.In the sense of a "fortified town" the...

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Re: Invalidate my feelings

Thank you!!!

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Re: Polar Bear

can one of the editors please add it to CantoDict?Added n thx.

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Re: ..."幾多個O"???

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"Are you ok?"

Hi. I was wondering how to translate "Are you ok?" to cantonese.

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Re: "Are you ok?"

好嗎?一切好嗎?

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Re: "Are you ok?"

It depends on the text. OK has two meanings in colloquial Cantonese. It can mean whether a person is feeling well or whether a person approves of something.Example 1. You see someone getting sick on...

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Re: "Are you ok?"

Thank you PK Chan and Mr. K for the different variations. I'd like to offer my two cents if the original poster is a new learner.There's a phrase in Cantonese that is very, very common and I started...

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Help with Chinese names for Grandchild

We are trying to get a Chinese (Cantonese) name for our grandchild. Our Grandsons have the family name Nang4 meaning ability. We would like a name to go before that which will work with it and were...

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Re: Help with Chinese names for Grandchild

Zi3 Nang4 = 智能, is a good name , but people may think of a smart phone 智能手機Mei Xian = 美仙, US cent, not a good name, but Mandarin Xian is 嫻, 美嫻 is a good choice, yet people may think that may be too...

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Re: Help with Chinese names for Grandchild

Thank you for the reply.You say it sounds like a smart phone? but could you also please tell me how to pronounce it? Do you have any other suggestions? and I notice that in the bottom you say that Mai...

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Re: Help with Chinese names for Grandchild

Can anyone suggest a forum that will be able to help me with this. I realise that not everyone will be able to help so maybe I need to be looking elsewhere.Thank you.

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