So here's an idea i came up with recently while thinking of a way to improve my cantonese. I want to learn conversational cantonese, but I don't know how to read the chinese characters, and I want an avenue where I can ask people what a particular word or phrase means, hence this experiment:

People can ask for meanings or usage about a particular word / phrase in romanised and then all the sifu / veteran / terror merror canto speakers can give input.

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I'll start:

I've always wanted to know what is the difference between the following words used:

ke lian
hor lin
chai leong
mo ku

they all seem to mean "pitiful". how do i differentiate the use between these words?

hmm... for ke lian is more to the mandirin side.. hor lin and chai leong is no diffrent the meaning.. both also pitiful. it really depends on the situation.. such example can be lyk for chai leong.

u working 24 hhours a day and ur grand ma say... songg chai leong looooooo

hor lin is more lyk i pity u . its lyk a begger on the ground.. soog hor lin

This post has been edited by TrustULoveU: Jul 5 2012, 02:50 PM

saopei

ke lian = mandarin

hor lin = pitiful

chai leong = sadful

mo ku = innocent

what about mo ku?

LOL

ts fan cheong

wo chao ni niang

sao pei = keep quiet if i'm not mistaken. like if some guy is talking nonsense, sometimes someone else will scold him: "sao pei lah lei!"

mo ku is mushroom

Lei gong mat yeah

keep your skin

ahaha.. its lyk u playing arcade with ur friends.. and u lose.. then ur friend will say sao pei lah lei! noob 7 ! hahaha

not tong ku?

yam gung lo

sao pei is not "go die" in a rude way?

example, ngo sau lei pei, means i kill you.

sao pei means what?

he mean mor ku in mandarin

hello, lengchai

how bout sohai?