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呢兩條友係一鳩踎I asked quite a few people about this, most of them have not heard of it, but two people had. Basically it is just a vulgar way to say two people are the same as each other. Since this is so...
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合什 (v) [hap6 sap6] : bring one's two palms together ( for greeting, pleading or most commonly, praying)I can't find 合什 in CantoDic, I can't find the official translation on the web, I can only guess:"...
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How to translate this sentence?"A security camera will discourage people from burglariizng the house"
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As 合十 is merely the simplified form of 合什, I’ve added a new entry 合什 to CantoDict and relegated 合十 to the “simplified form” status (while retaining its separate entry).
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Hello,I was wondering how you could ask someone if they have a Chinese name (as opposed their English name). For "Do you have a Chinese name?" could I use:你有冇中文名呀？or is it你有冇中國名呀？or is there a more...
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Quotezelteckproor is there a more polite way to ask?Say 「請問」(may I ask) first is the polite way to ask your question.Using「呀？」as a final particle in a question is kind of blunt, as if you're demanding...
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Using「呀？」as a final particle in a question is kind of blunt,Using 呀 is not blunt or assertive. In fact, 呀 is a ‘softening’ particle used on most occasions to soften a blunt question/statement. 你有冇中文名...
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QuoteC Chiu Using「呀？」as a final particle in a question is kind of blunt,Using 呀 is not blunt or assertive. In fact, 呀 is a ‘softening’ particle used on most occasions to soften a blunt...
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A question for someone in Hong Kong, What is the official translation of 'Darth Vader' in Hong Kong? I saw some news paper called him '黑武士' and Google just translated it as ' 達爾維達'
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Cool!Can you list some more major characters' Hong Kong translated names?
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Thank you very much Tang, C Chiu and pkchan. That is very helpful!
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Final particle 呀 has 4 tones – aa1, aa3, aa4, aa5. For the question “你有冇中文名呀？”, only aa1 and aa3 can be used.aa1 (high level tone) is often written as 吖. When we ask sb “你有冇中文名吖？”, it conveys a sense...
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Based on my experience, I would agree with Chiu on the use of 呀？ as "aa3" to mean a neutral tone.
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黑武士 = Black knight (literal translation)達爾維達 = mandarin transliteration
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