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2. Lin Yutang's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage

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   A team of scholars at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Research Centre for Humanities Computing developed a free web edition of Lin Yutang's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage and published it online in 1999. The web edition comprises a total of 8,169 head characters, 40,379 entries of Chinese words or phrases, and 44,407 explanatory ...

3. Hongkongers - Wikipedia

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   The terms Hongkonger and Hong Kongese are used to denote a resident of Hong Kong, including permanent and non-permanent residents.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word Hongkonger first appeared in the English language in an 1870 edition of The Daily Independent, an American-based newspaper. [17]

4. Cantonese internet slang - Wikipedia

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   Cantonese Internet Slang ( Chinese: 廣東話網上俗語) is an informal language originating from Internet forums, chat rooms, and other social platforms. It is often adapted with self-created and out-of-tradition forms. Cantonese Internet Slang is prevalent among young Cantonese speakers and offers a reflection of the youth culture of Hong Kong.

5. Cantonese profanity - Wikipedia

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   Diu. The written form of diu commonly seen in Hong Kong. Diu ( Traditional Chinese: 屌 or 𨳒, Jyutping: diu2), literally meaning fuck, is a common but grossly vulgar profanity in Cantonese. In a manner similar to the English word fuck, diu2 expresses dismay, disgrace and disapproval. Examples of expressions include diu2 nei5!

6. Electronic Dictionary English-Cantonese - Hong Kong Forum

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   29 reviews. 57 helpful votes. 1. Re: Electronic Dictionary English-Cantonese. 16 years ago. these electronic dictionaries would be a lot cheaper in HK/China. If you are just visiting HK, I don't think these are worthwhile investments unless you do intend to learn Chinese in the long run.

7. Chinglish - Wikipedia

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   Hanyu Pinyin. zhōng shì yīngwén. Chinglish is slang for spoken or written English language that is either influenced by a Chinese language, or is poorly translated. [ 1] In Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong and Guangxi, the term "Chinglish" refers mainly to Cantonese -influenced English.

8. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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   Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other volunteer projects : Commons. Free media repository. MediaWiki. Wiki software development.

9. Hong Kong English - Wikipedia

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   Background. English is one of two official languages in Hong Kong – the other being Chinese ( Cantonese) – and is used in academia, business and the courts, as well as in most government materials. Major businesses routinely issue important material in both Chinese and English, and all road and government signs are bilingual.