Japan 日本
Cantonese in Other Cultures – My Boss, My Hero
Today we will be looking at a Japanese drama called “My Boss, My Hero.” This drama is about a 27-year-old high school dropout/gang member named Makio. Makio strives to succeed his father and become the next boss leader of the gang. However, Makio is not very bright. Thus, his father forces him to pose as [...]
Simplified Characters Might Cause Lost in Pronunciation for Cantonese
I would first like to make a very bold statement in saying that if you are trying to learn Mandarin (普通話), your best bet would be to learn Simplified Chinese Characters (簡體字). However if your motive is to learn Cantonese (廣東話), I believe that you should instead learn Traditional Chinese Characters (繁體字). Now before anyone [...]
Chopsticks Taboo: Don’t Stab Your Rice!
Today, let’s get into a little bit more of the culture in China. I have only seen this more with Cantonese people and I am not sure if Northern Chinese people follow the same practice. I am pretty sure you have heard about a lot of this regarding Japanese culture; it’s more or less very [...]
Qixi (Chatjik): Story of Chinese Valentine’s Day
I have to first apologize for missing such an important day in Chinese culture! According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar (農曆), today’s date is 蘭月初十 meaning the “10th day of the 7th month.” Therefore three days ago it was 蘭月初七 which likewise meant the “7th day of the 7th month.” The significance of this is [...]
YUI – Goodbye Days sung in Cantonese
Many times I have heard from numerous people that have commented on the lack of creativity and or talent that exists in Chinese music particularly the Cantonese area of entertainment business. To me personally it is quite a sad thing to hear and see that there are not many singers left in the Cantopop (粵語流行音樂) [...]
Less Than 100 Days until the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou!
In approximately 100 days from today, the 2010 Asian Games (2010 亞運) will begin in Guangzhou, Guangdong (廣州，廣東). This will be the first time that Guangzhou is going to host a event this large in scale and will be the second city after Beijing 1990 (北京) to host the Asiad. Fourty-five entities will be participating [...]
