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Cantonese-English/English-Cantonese Practical Dictionary
Editors Of Hippocrene Books
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Description for Cantonese-English/English-Cantonese Practical Dictionary
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14,000+ entries. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2GDCC; CBDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 114 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Spoken by nearly 60 million people, Cantonese rivals Mandarin as the lingua franca of both south China and of the world-wide Chinese diaspora population. 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. It is an official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and written Cantonese is commonly found on street signs in Hong Kong as well as in newspapers and novels. The spoken language also exerts a strong cultural influence on East Asia, due to the prominence of Hong ... Read more
Spoken by nearly 60 million people, Cantonese rivals Mandarin as the lingua franca of both south China and of the world-wide Chinese diaspora population. 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. It is an official language of Hong Kong and Macau, and written Cantonese is commonly found on street signs in Hong Kong as well as in newspapers and novels. The spoken language also exerts a strong cultural influence on East Asia, due to the prominence of Hong ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780781813129
SKU
V9780781813129
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