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Cantonese Singer Spotlight: G.E.M. Tang
Poster for G.E.M. Tang (鄧紫棋) Earlier I mentioned how many people have been starting to think that Hong Kong (香港) and or Cantonese (廣東話) music has dropped greatly in quality in the past few years. There...
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Qixi (Chatjik): Story of Chinese Valentine’s Day
The Two Lovers: Niulang 牛郎 and Zhinu 織女 I have to first apologize for missing such an important day in Chinese culture! According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar (農曆), today’s date is 蘭月初十 meaning the...
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Chopsticks Taboo: Don’t Stab Your Rice!
Chopsticks: Taboos? Today, let’s get into a little bit more of the culture in China. I have only seen this more with Cantonese people and I am not sure if Northern Chinese people follow the same...
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每當變幻時
最近，我看了一套兩年前暑假上演的戲。 http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/AEOCFyOONyM/ 戲名叫“每當變幻時”陳奕迅，楊千嬅領銜主演，話說他們都是在街市謀生的年青人，面對1997的轉變。他們十年的經歷，夾雜住香港這十年來發生過的事情。戲的高峰，他們的街市，隨着香港的進步，也要面臨淘汰。這套戲令我思考這些很實在的問題。...
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Some Oldie’s Songs
I was listening to some oldies Cantonese songs from the 90′s on Youtube. Just thought I share some with you here. They’re all female songs in the 90′s, with one exception of non-Cantonese singer....
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Jacky Cheung – Spotlight on a Legend
Jacky Cheung (張學友) Hi everyone! As an avid follower of Hong Kong media, my main job here will be to express my opinions on the many aspects of the entertainment business. Since this is just a...
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Cantonese in Other Cultures – Jackie Chan Adventures
Jackie Chan Adventures: Jade, Jackie, and Uncle (from left to right) Cantonese in Other Cultures is a new segment that points out the existence of Cantonese in other cultures. Today we will be looking...
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Second Language? Native Language? Cantonese?
Hello there, it has been a long while and I apologize for the very late update. It has come to my knowledge in regards to the existence of Cantonese as a language used by people in the 80′s – 90′s...
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Cantonese in Other Cultures – My Boss, My Hero
Promotional Poster for the Japanese drama "My Boss, My Hero" Today we will be looking at a Japanese drama called “My Boss, My Hero.” This drama is about a 27-year-old high school dropout/gang member...
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Regional differences in Cantonese vocabulary
Pop or soda? Trash can or rubbish bin? Lexical differences in the names of daily objects exist in regional varieties of Cantonese, just like in English. Most regional differences develop from...
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