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.
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) –…
1.摆龙门阵 English meaning:to chat;to gossip中文意思:闲聊、随便聊聊; bai long men zhen 例句:我们去摆哈龙门阵。 (我们去聊下天。) 2.老汉儿 English meaning:father;dad;中文意思:爸爸; lao her 例句:老汉儿,我回来了。 (爸爸我回来了。) 3.巴实/安逸 English meaning:very good;中文意思:非常舒服,非常好; ba shi /an yi 例句:你做的这个腊肉巴适惨了。 (你做的这个腊肉很好。) 4.耙耳朵 English meaning:used to mean a henpecked man, now it means a man who treats his wife well;中文意思:以前指怕老婆的人,现在指对老婆好的人; pa er duo 5.爪子 English meaning:what;中文意思:什么,干什么; zhua zi 例句:你要做爪子嘛?…
About Hakka:Hakka (Chinese: 客家話/客家话; pinyin: Kèjiāhuà, Chinese: 客語/客语; pinyin: Kèyǔ, Hak-kâ-va) forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people throughout Southern China and Taiwan and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities around the world. 1.Hello. 你好。 nǐ hò。 2.Have you eaten? 你吃饭了吗? nǐ shìd fōn miǎng? 3.What time is it now? 现在几多点咧? yàn zòi gì dō diàm liē. 4.What is your name? 你叫做什么名字? nǐ…