i can tell you. no.

Finally something educational in /k, which is still somewhat dubious in nature lel

and why I should listen to you and not a real HKer?

Etymology and usage[edit]
The term Typhoon is the regional name in the northwest Pacific for a severe (or mature) tropical cyclone,[2] whereas hurricane is the regional term in the northeast Pacific and northern Atlantic. Elsewhere this is called a tropical cyclone, severe tropical cyclone, or severe cyclonic storm.[3]

The Oxford English Dictionary[4] cites several Oriental words from Persian and Chinese giving rise to two early forms in English: touffon (from Persian) and tuffoon / tay-fun (from Chinese).

The Persian source is the word توفان tūfān ("storm"; also Arabic طوفان (ṭūfān, "to turn round"), Hindi तूफ़ान (tūfān))[5] from the verb tūfīdan (Persian: توفیدن/طوفیدن‎, "to roar, to blow furiously").

The Chinese source is the word tai fung[5] (simplified Chinese: 台风; traditional Chinese: 颱風; pinyin: táifēng) is cited as being a common dialect form of Mandarin dà, meaning "big", and Mandarin fēng, meaning "wind". In Mandarin the word for the windstorm is 大风 (dàfēng, "big wind") and in Cantonese 大風 (daai6 fung1, "big wind").

The Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, "Typhon, father of the winds") is unrelated but has secondarily contaminated the word[5] (see also Typhon: Etymology).

Pickled fish and spices[edit]
In the 17th century, the Chinese mixed a concoction of pickled fish and spices and called it (in the Amoy dialect) kôe-chiap or kê-chiap (鮭汁, Mandarin Chinese guī zhī, Cantonese gwai1 zap1) meaning the brine of pickled fish (鮭, salmon; 汁, juice) or shellfish.[6] By the early 18th century, the table sauce had made it to the Malay states (present day Malaysia and Singapore), where it was discovered by English explorers. The Indonesian-Malay word for the sauce was kecap (pronounced "kay-chap"). That word evolved into the English word "ketchup".[7] English settlers took ketchup with them to the American colonies.[1]

The term Ketchup were used in 1690 in the Dictionary of the Canting Crew which was well acclaimed in North America.[8]

yes it's dubious because he didn't read it from the bible or any recorded history (whatever that supposed to mean)

why open thread in LYN?
why you type in English?
why you so stupid?

no one is pointing a gun to your head to read what /ktard type.
dont wanna read then dont read la.

cantonese originate from China. if you are going to believe a single youtube video, you will have problem video surfing in youtube.

The British also should thank the Chinese for inventing the following words:

1) Typhoon - Tai Fung (Big Wind)
2) Ketchup - Keh Chap (Tomato Sauce)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup
Ketchup from China->Mareisha->Britain

So be proud. American Hot Dog with ketchup is actually a Malaysian Food!!!!

I don't care the word hamsap. I still can figure where is the origin of the word "ham pah lang" in Cantonese.

Wah didn't know that...inb4 agree that cantonese is the best chinese language

Spoken yes writing no

Canto speakers majority are not polite, lansi, talk big and are very rude people.
I say no for both.

How to write in Mandarin "ham pa lang"??? I think Hongkie no understand this word...

Canto speakers majority are not polite, lansi, talk big and are very rude people.
I say no for both.

why open thread in LYN?
why you type in English?
why you so stupid?

no one is pointing a gun to your head to read what /ktard type.
dont wanna read then dont read la.

cantonese originate from China. if you are going to believe a single youtube video, you will have problem video surfing in youtube.

Canto speakers majority are not polite, lansi, talk big and are very rude people.
I say no for both.

You confirm never heard on Hakka old timer people and Foochow people speak before?

Hakka old timer speaking - talk loud and always "tanya salam to your mother or any family members"

Foo chow - you hear them like marah between each other, actual fact is normal conversation

Actually there no such writing lar. U see TVB series (modern settings) and cantonese movie, "ham pa lang" is used quite often