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Category: Cantonese

  • Hello in Cantonese

    Let’s get back to the basic again for Cantonese. How to say Hi or Hello in Cantonese? 简: 你好||繁: 你好 Jyutping:nei⑤ hou② Pinyin:ni③ hao③ Pinyin: nĭ hăo 简: 您好||繁: 您好 （您 is more respectful than just 你. But in Cantonese both are pronounced the same.) Jyutping:nei⑤ hou② Pinyin:nin② hao③ Pinyin: nín hăo Want more than…

  • Cantonese Input

    There are many ways to type Chinese characters. Most of them use Pinyin input for Mandarin speakers. For example, Google Pinyin input, Sogou Pinyin Input and Microsoft Pinyin IME (which comes with Microsoft Windows) are among the most popular ones, but I still prefer Sogou Pinyin Input because they have the most user friendly interface which…

  • Jyutping

    Jyutping 粤拼, is one of the most popular Cantonese romanization systems, and great for Cantonese learners to learn Cantonese pronunciation.  It is published by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ChineseBay.com promotes Jyutping by developing an online Cantonese pronunciation dictionary using Jyutping. You may learn more about Jyutping by going to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping If you…

  • 粵語拼音

    粵語拼音 (Simplified Chinese 粤语拼音 ) can refer to two things: 1) Jyutping 粤拼 Jyutping is a romanization system for Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. Its long official name is The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme. Chinesebay.com is compiling its online Cantonese pronunciation dictionary using Jyutping because it is the easiest…

  • 2013 Chinese Calendar

    The Year of Dragon is almost over. But when? Chinese New Year’s Day will be on Feb. 10th, 2013 this year. The Year of Snake is around the corner. chinese calendar 2013 pdf You may also create your own Chinese calendar on our site.

  • 擔幡買水 or 買水 Don’t tell a Cantonese to Buy Water

    This is about Cantonese culture. “Buy water” or “Buy heavenly water” for the father who just passed away at the funeral by the eldest son is ritual in Guangdong and the Cantonese phrase “擔幡買水” or just “買水(buy water)” refers to this ritual. That is why you should not tell or ask a Cantonese to buy…

  • Happy Father’s Day

    Before we review how to say “Happy Father’s Day” in Cantonese and Mandarin, let look at the video How to Say Have a nice Weekend in Japanese Well, I’m still learning Japanese, which means I’m still a student! Now the Father’s Day stuff: Happy Father’s Day in Cantonese Heres the Jyutping for the Chinese characters:…

  • What Does It Mean by 囧 ?

    How do you pronounce this character? It is very popular on the Web. Honestly, I didn’t learn it at school. It doesn’t mean I was not good enough. I was one of the top students then. However, it means I do need to catch up with the new trendy things as a ‘linguist’ 🙂 You…

  • Learn Jyutping Lesson Two: 56 finals

    In this lesson, we are going to learn the first 24 of the 56 finals in Jyutping

  • Learn Jyutping Lesson 1: 19 Initials

    There are 19 initials in Cantonese Jyutping, the romanization system by LSHK.