Cantonese-English/English-Cantonese Dictionary & Phrasebook by Editors of Hippocrene Books, Paperback, 9780781812795 | Buy online at The Nile
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Cantonese-English/English-Cantonese Dictionary & Phrasebook

Author: Editors of Hippocrene Books  

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Cantonese is an official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and the dominant dialect of Chinese spoken in the province of Guangdong. This title contains 4,000 dictionary entries, and each entry includes Cantonese characters and intuitive phonetics. It provides grammar and pronunciation sections.

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Cantonese is an official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and the dominant dialect of Chinese spoken in the province of Guangdong. This title contains 4,000 dictionary entries, and each entry includes Cantonese characters and intuitive phonetics. It provides grammar and pronunciation sections.

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Cantonese is an official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and the dominant dialect of Chinese spoken in the province of Guangdong. Spoken by nearly 60 million people worldwide, it is understood by much of the Chinese diaspora population across the world and rivals Mandarin as the lingua franca of south China and ethnic Chinese living abroad. Unique among all the Chinese dialects, Cantonese also has a writing system that is distinct from Mandarin Chinese and makes use of characters generally not understood by non-Cantonese speakers. Contains 4,000 dictionary entries, and each entry includes Cantonese characters and intuitive phonetics. Also provides concise grammar and pronunciation sections.

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Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S.
Published
14th June 2012
Pages
302
ISBN
9780781812795

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