About Chaoshan:Chaoshan or Teo-Swa (Chinese: 潮汕話; pinyin: Cháoshànhuà, Teochew dialect: Diê5suan3 uê7, Shantou dialect: Dio5suan3 uê7) is a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people of the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong province, China, and by their diaspora around the world. It is closely related to Hokkien, with which it shares some cognates and phonology, though the two are largely mutually unintelligible.
肯定 (kěn dìng) and 不肯 (bù kěn) are two commonly used phrases in Mandarin Chinese that express positive and negative affirmation, respectively. 肯定 (kěn dìng) is often translated as “certainly”, “definitely”, or “positive”. It is used to express agreement, confirmation, or endorsement of a statement, idea, or proposition. For example: 不肯 (bù kěn) is the…
About Sichuan dialect:Sichuan dialect, a southwest Chinese Mandarin, also known as Bashu dialect. Today’s Sichuan dialect was formed during the great migration movement of “filling Sichuan from Huguang to Sichuan” (湖广填四川,the migration from Hunan and Guangdong to Sichuan)during the reign of Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. It was formed by the gradual evolution and fusion…
Hom nay tôi sẽ giới thiệu bản thân: Tôi là David. Tôi là người Mỹ. Tôi sống ở Los Angeles. Tôi thích nhảy, hát, và học tiếng ngôn ngũ. Tôi là giáo viên dạy nhảy. Tôi có công ty bán phần mềm. Mục tiêu của tôi là 3 ngôn ngũ lưu loát. Tôi sẽ cố…
So this blog is mostly my own personal notes to help me remember things as I study Chinese. Ba Jin – Born in Chengdu in 1904, died in 2005, best known for his book “The Family”. Can Xue – Born in 1953 with her major works spanning from 1989 to present. Ding Ling (1904-1985) –…
Both 刚刚 (gāng gāng) and 刚才 (gāng cái) are used to express “just now” or “a moment ago” in Chinese. However, 刚刚 and 刚才 are used in slightly different contexts. 刚刚 (gāng gāng) is typically used to refer to a very recent event, usually within a few seconds or minutes ago. For example, you might…