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You will succeed! - Translation

Hi everyone,just a quick translation request. I want to say in Cantonese: "You will succeed!" as if I'm encouraging someone to keep on trying and telling him he or she will succeed eventually.I looked...

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Re: You will succeed! - Translation

“You will succeed!” is usually translated as “你一定得嘅!” in Cantonese.

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Baby boy name help please

Hello,We are selecting a baby boy's name. I am Chinese but do not speak Chinese. My family is originally from the Zhongshan area of Guangzhou so they speak Cantonese. We are looking at the name Kai...

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Kai Ming 啟明 is a very good Chinese name啟- to enlighten / to unlock / to open 明- light / brightness / understanding One of names for the planet Venus is "啟明星" ( first light star)明啟 Ming Kai is not as...

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Re: Baby boy name help please

Thank you so much for your feedback. I really appreciate it!

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Re: Baby boy name help please

I would suggest the Hong Kong style 啓明 instead of the Taiwan style 啟明. As for Ming Kai, it is more common to use it for 明佳 (a gender-neutral name). 啓 is a mostly male name.

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Re: Baby boy name help please

Yes, 登啓 is how I write my first name,just my handwriting input app automatically input 啟 as default 。

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Translation of short audio clip - police station?

Hi.Could anyone translate roughly what the two undercover cops are saying between 20:13 and 20:15? Sorry I couldn't get a shorter clip.The English dub is something like "Are you going back to the...

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Re: Translation of short audio clip - police station?

There are indeed two undercover cops saying sth between 20:13 and 20:15, but what they’re saying is inaudible.I can’t find any English dub like “Are you going back to the police station?” plus “Yeah,...

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Re: Translation of short audio clip - police station?

I heard the taller one said: "照計呢區吔,冇乜揩呀吖" -- "this area shouldn't has been touched (I presume  he meant touched by gangs) the shorter one said : "係呀,呢度都冇乜嘢." -- " yeah, there's nothing here" 

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Re: Translation of short audio clip - police station?

QuoteTang I heard the taller one said: "照計呢區吔,冇乜揩呀吖" -- "this area shouldn't has been touched (I presume  he meant touched by gangs) the shorter one said : "係呀,呢度都冇乜嘢." -- " yeah, there's nothing...

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Brother Translations

Hi, i wonder if you could help me, I found the following translations but don't know which one is correct- Elder Brother:- 哥哥- Younger Brother- 弟弟 ( [2] [粵] slang for the penis)???

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Quotewannam Hi, i wonder if you could help me, I found the following translations but don't know which one is correct- Elder Brother:- 哥哥- Younger Brother- 弟弟 ( [2] [粵] slang for the penis)??? Both...

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Meaning of the following name: 立言

Does anyone know the meaning of the following name: 立言? Is it appropriate for a boy?Thank you in advance!

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It comes from a famous saying in classical Confucianism:太上有立德,其次有立功,其次有立言,雖久不廢,此之謂「三不朽」。 It roughly translates as "The ultimate ideal is to prove one's self through his virtues, and the next best...

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Re: Meaning of the following name: 立言

Thank you very much Mr. K! How would you transliterate the name to English?

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What does this caracter mean?

Hi there,I've gota simple question regarding this character. What does it mean?Many thanks in advance.

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Re: Meaning of the following name: 立言

My suggestion is Justin for 立言, simply a transliteration.

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Re: What does this caracter mean?

威 = pomp, power, powerful, dominate, glorious

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