Cantonese · Mandarin: Revised Edition

Author: Xu Shangwei
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is based on the original "Guangzhou Dialect Pinyin Scheme" and the "Guangzhou Pronunciation Dictionary" edited by Mr. Rao Bingcai. It adopts the vocabulary, tone, and phonetic methods commonly used by Guangzhou people and Hong Kong and Macao compatriots, as well as newly emerging words and expressions. The book starts with daily simple life phrases and gradually guides learners to deeper study. It collects 1,000 Guangzhou dialect words, including basic vocabulary, common sentences, and texts. Self-study texts and word explanations are also included. In the lessons, there are detailed phonetic, tone values, and pinyin methods. In the later lessons, Guangzhou folk songs, colloquial writings, popular idioms, some grammatical features, and loanwords are also included. This book is suitable for students of tourism, foreign trade, public relations, secretarial, and hotel service majors in universities and vocational colleges. It can also be used as a reference for people who are going abroad for family visits or settlement.