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Yen Shi-kwan as Ren Woxing (Wu), the former leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult who was overthrown and imprisoned by Dongfang Bubai. Candice Yu as Shishi ( Cici ), Dongfang Bubai's lover. Cheung Kwok-leung as Eunuch Hong
Abbreviations are common in Japanese; these include many Latin alphabet letter combinations, generally pronounced as initialisms.Some of these combinations are common in English, but others are unique to Japan or of Japanese origin, and form a kind of wasei eigo (Japanese-coined English).
For example, the -shi title is common in the speech of newsreaders. It is preferred in legal documents, academic journals, and other formal written styles. Once a person's name has been used with -shi, the person can be referred to with shi alone, without the name, as long as only one person is being referred to.
Emoji, karaoke, futon, ramen: Words we wouldn't have if it weren't for the Japanese language, which is on full display at Tokyo's summer Olympics. Japanese slang to know: What makes the language ...
The Tokyo dialect (Tōkyō hōgen, Tōkyō-ben, Tōkyō-go (東京方言, 東京弁, 東京語)) is a variety of Japanese language spoken in modern Tokyo. As a whole, it is generally considered to be Standard Japanese, though specific aspects of slang or pronunciation can vary by area and social class. Yamanote (red) and Shitamachi (blue)
Yen Shi-kwan as Ta-chi; Fung Hak-on as Foon Ying; Eddy Ko as Ban Fong's boss; Shirley Wong as Foon Ying's girl; Wong Pau-kei as Thug; Gordon Liu as Foon Ying's thug; Ho Kei-cheong as Casino manager; Wong Shu-tong as Pickpocket; Anna Ho as Prostitute; Fung Fung as Brothel manager; San Sin as Monk; Wan Leng-kwong as Man chasing pickpocket; Hsu ...
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Many single letters of the Latin alphabet have names that resemble the pronunciations of Japanese words or characters. Japanese people use them in contexts such as advertising to catch the reader's attention. Other uses of letters include abbreviations of spellings of words. Here are some examples: