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Within the Chinese language, the same character 公 (gōng) is used as a noun in the terms for respected male relatives (e.g. 老公, lǎogōng, "husband", and 外公, wàigōng, "maternal grandfather") and as an adjective in the terms for various male animals (e.g. 公牛, gōngniú, "bull", and 公羊, gōngyáng, "ram" or "billy goat").
gam 6 sau 2: qìn shǒu pressing hand \/ falling diagonal forearm, bent elbow, palm faces down presses down on the opponent's bridge or body to pin them down jam sao 沉手 (as simp.) cam 2 sau 2: chén shǒu sinking hand || pointing forward advancing arm wrist snaps forward and down to sink opponent's brige jip sao 接手 (as simp.) jip 3 sau ...
The word diu was originally a noun meaning the penis and evolved as a verb. [3] Regarded as a grossly vulgar word in Cantonese, the word has gained a new meaning in Taiwan to refer to "cool". [citation needed] In this context, the Mandarin pronunciation may not be censored on TV broadcasts but the original Cantonese pronunciation is still taboo.
咗 zo2 咗 zo2 To emphasise a completed activity the result of which still applies to the present situation 我 ngo 5 I 喺 hai 2 at/in 香港 hoeng 1 gong 2 Hong Kong 住咗 zyu 6 zo 2 live- PFV 一 jat 1 one 年 nin 4 year 我 喺 香港 住咗 一 年 ngo5 hai2 {hoeng1 gong2} {zyu6 zo2} jat1 nin4 I at/in {Hong Kong} live-PFV one year I have been living in Hong Kong for a year (and still ...
In the tables, the first two columns contain the Chinese characters representing the classifier, in traditional and simplified versions when they differ. The next four columns give pronunciations in Standard (Mandarin) Chinese, using pinyin; Cantonese, in Jyutping and Yale, respectively; and Minnan (Taiwan). The last column gives the classifier ...
The yunluo is a set of usually ten small tuned gongs mounted in a wooden frame, with each gong being about 9-12 cm in diameter, and the height of the frame being about 52 cm. The yunluo' s gongs are generally of equal diameter but different thicknesses; the thicker gongs produce a higher pitch.
mang zang – (From Cantonese 䒐䒏 mang 2 zang 2) Means irritable or easily annoyed. masak-masak – (From Malay) Child's play. Masak by itself refers to cooking. Mat – a Malay man. "Mat" is a short form of the name Muhammad, which is a very common name among Muslim Malay men. Mat Salleh – a white person (usually a man).
The theoretical basis of the Liù Zì Jué exercises is in line with the ancient theories intrinsic to traditional Chinese medicine of the Five Elements and the Five Solid Viscera. They tend to be on common ground on such issues as mouth forms and pronunciation methods, and the direction of body movements and mind follow the inner circulation ...