Chinese languages

Recently however, Cantonese-speaking people are considered unique, but they are predominantly from KL or Ipoh. And yes, the original Penangites, ancestrally Cantonese/Hakka/Hainanese, speak fluent Hokkien despite their respective dialect. Usually, the parents still know the dialect - which quite ref...

RE: Amhoanna Yes, they listen to Indonesian music. Personally, Indo-music is more pleasant to the ears, but as with Malaysian Malay songs, they kinda lack a specific climax point, or an emotional-breakout chorus - the songs are usually too fluid and remains such throughout. Then again, musical prefe...

FutureSpy wrote: So, if we were to write in an etymologically correct way, these couldn't be written in hanji?

We can always invent new ones. Hanji is quite flexible too. ^^

Just for your information, I learn Hokkien exactly as Futurespy described. I can't seem to remember a Hokkien word without knowing its etymology. I mean, learning methods might differ for people with different backgrounds but I learnt Japanese by first memorising its its On-yomi and then only its Ku...

I like Chinese etymology, A LOT. Nonetheless, I don't see the need for a standardised name for radicals. In fact, why should the idea 部首 exist? (Sorry, SimL... I really appreciate your efforts though. Hear me out first. >.<) SimL, you are actually demanding for the standardised name for 字根, (charact...

Yeah. It's sandhied - which makes me think the punji shouldn't be 囂 at all.

Haha, you see in Penang the tone1 in Mandarin is exactly tone1 in Hokkien, that's why the system works SEAMLESSLY for me - 天, tian and thiN is on the same level. This is the case as well for tone4(M) and tone2(H). Yet besides level, tone1(M) and tone4(M) differs such that tone2 is not exactly sharp-...

In Penang, Hau-lian is an adjective, meaning - disapprovingly - arrogant. The English idea of proud is neutral (I am proud of you.) Hau1-lian2 is how we pronounce it here. The punji for hau is 囂; lian, I don't know. Sometimes though, it acts as a verb. Lu ka i u chhengchha mie? Lu hau-lian ha mi? 汝共...

Haha. Forgive my objectivity - here in Malaysia when the word "Western" is mentioned, clubbing, RAP and immature sex comes to mind. NOBODY would think of the courteous British gentlemen, Shakespeare, the Greek Gods or afternoon tea. It's just how the Western world publicised itself to the ...

No offence guys - just the truth. I learn Hokkien using the Mandarin tonal logic, and perhaps the majority of the Penang Hokkien community as well. But, that is strictly because Penang Hokkien does not distinguish between the 3rd and 7th tone. So, in your case, I might suggest that it definitely wil...