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The alternative to the macron is the number 1 after the syllable (for example, tā = ta1). Similarly in the Yale romanization of Cantonese, macrons over a, e, i, o, u, m, n (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū, m̄, n̄) indicate the high level tone of Cantonese. Like Mandarin, the alternative to the macron is the number 1 after the syllable (for example, tā ...
Sir Henry Pottinger, the 1st Governor of Hong Kong. It was not uncommon for British officials to be given translation of their names in history. Before getting a new translation, the name of the very first Hong Kong colonial governor, Henry Pottinger, was originally translated as 煲 顛 茶 or Bōu Dīn Chàh in Cantonese [7] which phonetically rhymes with his family name Pottinger fairly ...
Loanwords have entered written and spoken Chinese from many sources, including ancient peoples whose descendants now speak Chinese. In addition to phonetic differences, varieties of Chinese such as Cantonese and Shanghainese often have distinct words and phrases left from their original languages which they continue to use in daily life and sometimes even in Mandarin.
Yue: Cantonese; Yale Romanization: Tòihwāan Tòiyuh Lòhmáhjih Pingyām Fōng'on: Jyutping: toi4 waan1 toi4 jyu6 lo4 maa5 zi6 ping3 jam1 fong1 on3: IPA [tʰɔj˩ wan˥ tʰɔj˩ jy˨ lɔ˩ ma˩˧ tsi˨ pʰɪŋ˧ jɐm˥ fɔŋ˥ ] Southern Min; Hokkien POJ: Tâi-ôan Tâi-gí Lô-má-jī Pheng-im Hong-àn: Tâi-lô
PARIS (Reuters) -When veteran centrist Francois Bayrou, France's new prime minister, was education minister in the 1990s, his plan to increase subsidies for private schools led to nationwide protests.
Bopomofo is also used to transcribe other Chinese dialects, most commonly Taiwanese Hokkien and Cantonese, however its use can be applied to practically any dialect in handwriting (because not all letters are encoded).
Macron himself is half-way through his second term. Bayrou takes up the job after Barnier served as France's prime minister for just three months, the briefest occupancy for the post since 1958.
President-elect Trump dominated French President Emmanuel Macron during a tense photo-op handshake as the leaders met in Paris ahead of the Notre Dame cathedral’s reopening Saturday — where ...