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  2. Comparison of Standard Chinese transcription systems

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    Hanyu Pinyin Bopomofo Tong-yong Wade– Giles MPS II Yale EFEO Lessing –Othmer Gwoyeu Romatzyh IPA Note Tone 1 Tone 2 Tone 3 Tone 4 a: ㄚ: a: a: a: a: a: a: a: ar: aa: ah: a: ai

  3. Tong sui - Wikipedia

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    Assorted bean tong sui. The origin of Tong sui is hard to track, and its development in different regions also varied. One main theory is that the climate in Lingnan is hot and humid, [4] and Traditional Chinese Medicine believes this weather makes people catch dampness and internal heat, and sugar has the effect of clearing dampness and internal heat.

  4. Cantonese phonology - Wikipedia

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    A Cantonese syllable usually includes an initial and a final ().The Cantonese syllabary has about 630 syllables. Some like /kʷeŋ˥/ (扃), /ɛː˨/ and /ei˨/ (欸) are no longer common; some like /kʷek˥/ and /kʷʰek˥/ (隙), or /kʷaːŋ˧˥/ and /kɐŋ˧˥/ (梗), have traditionally had two equally correct pronunciations but its speakers are starting to pronounce them in only one ...

  5. Standard Chinese phonology - Wikipedia

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    However, pronunciation varies widely among speakers, who may introduce elements of their local varieties. Television and radio announcers are chosen for their ability to affect a standard accent. Elements of the sound system include not only the segments—e.g. vowels and consonants—of the language, but also the tones applied to each syllable ...

  6. ILE romanization of Cantonese - Wikipedia

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    The Institute of Language in Education Scheme (Chinese: 教院式拼音方案) also known as the List of Cantonese Pronunciation of Commonly-used Chinese Characters romanization scheme (常用字廣州話讀音表), ILE scheme, and Cantonese Pinyin, [1] is a romanization system for Cantonese developed by Ping-Chiu Thomas Yu (Chinese: 余秉昭) in 1971, [2] [3] and subsequently modified by the ...

  7. Tangyuan (food) - Wikipedia

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    The southern variation is served in a broth that changes depending on the filling. Daikon radish and fish cake broth are used for savory fillings, tong sui for sweeter options. [11] The taste of tangyuan is quite different between the north and the south in China. People in the north call making yuanxiao "shaking yuanxiao".

  8. Xu (surname 徐) - Wikipedia

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    In Cantonese, 徐 is often transcribed as Tsui, T'sui, Choi, Chooi, Chui or even Tsua. In modern Vietnamese , the character 徐 is written Từ and Sy when migrating to the English-speaking World , particularly the United States .

  9. Hui Lau Shan - Wikipedia

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    Founded in the 1960s as a herbal tea outlet, the chain evolved into a restaurant chain specializing in sweets, snacks and dessert soups called tong sui. Since the introduction of mango pomelo sago in the early 1990s, Hui Lau Shan has additionally been known for its mango-themed desserts. [1] [2] [3]