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Re: witch hunt

Thank you Mr. K for all of this information, I wouldn't have known.

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How To say my name in cantonese?

My name is "Takka Chi"they pronounce it like "Tsik-duk-gah"

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Re: How To say my name in cantonese?

One possibility would be 薛德嘉 . 薛 is a Chinese surname. 德 means virtue. 嘉 means praise.However, please be cautioned that there are many sound-alike characters in Chinese. The suggested translation may...

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鬧懶

Would "wear down" be an appropriate translation for the word 鬧懶?E.g: 佢成日畀老婆鬧懶 = He's always being worn down by his wife (because she's always nagging him or arguing with him)

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Re: 鬧懶

鬧 = scold; blame懶 = lazy鬧懶 = blame sb for being lazy

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Re: 鬧懶

Makes sense?!多謝晒

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What does 咪搞 mean?

I saw it in a manhua being used independently and when searching for it I found other uses of it but no definition. I can't find it in any dictionaries.

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Re: What does 咪搞 mean?

"don't mess with"

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Feng/Fung/Foong - Cantonese name?

Hi all,My name is Wai-Gong Joseph Lee (or Lee Wai-Gong). I am half Cantonese, half English. I don't speak any Chinese (Cantonese or otherwise) so am looking for a little help. My Chinese father died a...

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Re: Feng/Fung/Foong - Cantonese name?

Fung (meaning summit) is a very common Cantonese name for male. It is usually written as 峯 (traditional style) or 峰 (modern style). Both are pronounced in exactly the same way, and mean exactly the...

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Re: Feng/Fung/Foong - Cantonese name?

Feng – Mandarin readingFung – Cantonese reading in Jyutping, Yale and all modern romanization systemsFoong – Cantonese reading in Eitel-Ball romanization system (once popular in early 20th century)

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Re: Feng/Fung/Foong - Cantonese name?

Thanks guys appreciated.Looking like the little blighter's gonna be "Nye(Aneurin) Fung Price-Lee"

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A small request

Hello. I know this is a silly request but I really need this, it's for a school play. I've been searching for the script on Google but no luck, so I came here.video: [www.youtube.com]I need what's...

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醒獅團拜

Does this mean a dragon dance?Thanks醒獅團拜

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Re: 醒獅團拜

Lion dance for (Chinese) New Year gathering

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所長

HII'm guessing this is..chief?Not really sure...any help is appreciated.Thank you.

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Re: 所長

所長 [so2 zoeng2] – director of an institute所長 [so2 coeng4] – strong points; strong ability

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stablize a wall?

HiI am wondering how it is commonly said to say "stablize" as a verb and not as an adjective - anyone able to help?Many thanks

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Re: stablize a wall?

"stabilize a wall " = "稳固一幅牆" (Cantonese)稳固 can be verb or adjective

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Re: stablize a wall?

加固, 穩定e.g 加固護土牆穩定價格,穩定經濟,穩定社區

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