Here are some Cantonese phrases to help you discuss your friendships. Meaning: to lighten the mood, or to help people who have not met before to feel more relaxed with each other. Sometimes ...

Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began two years ago, Hongkongers’ struggles have sparked a plentiful assortment of Covid-related slang – from everyday people who “guard the door” by ...

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Where do you find a 'snake nest' and why is it a good thing? We untangle Cantonese slang phrases to do with snakes Hong Kong Cantonese is a uniquely complex tongue because of its unapologetically ...

Alderete, John, Queenie Chan, Macarius Chan, Gloria Fan, and Olivia Nickel. 2017. Cantonese grammar synopsis. Manuscript, Simon Fraser University. Summary: 53 page ...