Tag Archives: Cantonese

Take a taxi 打的

Posted on April 10, 2012 by rolling piggy

打的 is sort of a slang for taking a taxi. 打 means hit or strike. Doesn’t make much sense? 打的 evolved from the phrase 搭(dā, get on) 的士 (taxi), which again started in the dialect of Cantonese. Canton is one of the wealthiest … Continue reading →

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[Chinese you know?] Chow Fan, Chow Fun

Posted on February 13, 2012 by rolling piggy

Whether you are ordering in a Chinese restaurant or talking about Feng shui, you are using some Chinese vocabularies. Most likely, their pronunciations are based on Cantonese. (see my post on is that Cantonese or Mandarin) We will get to the … Continue reading →

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Is that Cantonese or Mandarin?

Posted on August 15, 2011 by rolling piggy

(Hello. Dear Dim Sum will be taking a summer break for 2 weeks. The next post will return on August 29th. Thank you!) This is a question I get a lot when I speak or show something in Chinese. If … Continue reading →

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