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CC-Canto is Pleco Software's addition of Cantonese language readings in Jyutping transcription to CC-CEDICT [4] Cantonese CEDICT features Cantonese language readings in Yale transcription and has Cantonese-specific words, many of which were taken from "A Dictionary of Cantonese Slang" [5] in possible copyright infringement. [6]
In Cantonese usage, this is used in lieu of shù (束), e.g. a bundle of flowers "jar", "jug" — beverages such as beer, soda, juice, etc. (A recent loan-word from English, it may be considered informal or slang.) 陣: 阵: zhèn zan6: jan6 "gust", "burst" — events with short durations (e.g. lightning storms, gusts of wind 風 / 风, etc ...
The rise of local slanguage is a social phenomenon in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, there are approximately 5.4 million active Internet users. [1] This immense number of Internet users apparently gives an impetus to the evolution of Hong Kong online forums and the birth of Hong Kong slanguage.
The Cantonese-English code-switching is the insertion of isolated English words into a Cantonese Chinese syntactic frame. It can save time by adding a shorter English word or expression into a Cantonese Chinese sentence without distorting the original meaning. [4] Abbreviations
from Chinese Pidgin English chop chop. Chop suey: Cantonese 雜碎: jaap 6 seui 3 'mixed pieces' Chow Cantonese 炒: seiiau 2: From meaning 'cook', perhaps based on Cantonese. lit. 'to stir fry' Chow chow: Cantonese any of a breed of heavy-coated blocky dogs of Chinese origin Chow mein: Cantonese 炒麵: chau 2 mein 6
Cantonese: 師奶 (si1 naai1) English: Housewife: C9 Example: 你著到成個C9咁. English: You dress like a housewife(C9). The word C9 should be pronounced in English "C nine", which is very similar to Cantonese si1 naai1. It is an easier form of typing the word "師奶" without changing the meaning in Cantonese.
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.