English and Cantonese Dictionary

Language: Cantonese Chinese

By John Chalmers, Thomas Dealy · Running time 35:22:44 · Reference, Language learning

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John Chalmers’ English and Cantonese Dictionary offers a valuable glimpse into the state of Cantonese that was spoken in Canton and in the colony of Hong Kong during the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century; through the comprehension of, and the presentation made by, Mr. Chalmers and some other foreigners. Anyone who has only heard Chinese spoken in Putonghua/Mandarin, can now hear how different Chinese may sound in Cantonese; and how different its style and expression are from that of Putonghua. Words were listed in alphabetical order, each of which was accompanied by its correspon

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