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    Mandarin and/or Cantonese?

    I have studied several styles over the years, learned all the positions, kicks, etc. in Mandarin.

    I have moved to Rome a year and a half ago, signed up in another school, started learning another style (hung gar), BUT am being instructed with the Cantonese names of everything.

    Does anyone know of a quick guide and/or site with translations of everything in both languages....and perhaps English?
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    Well GaoJia means puppy or dog or somethin like that in cantonese so you can say that alot!!!!!
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    Yeah you COULD say that alot.. pretty awsome!! yeah...
    All right now, son, I want you to get a good night's rest. And remember, I could murder you while you sleep.
    Hey son, I bought you a puppy today after work. But then I killed it and ate it! Hahah, Iīm just kidding. I would never buy you a puppy.

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    All right now, son, I want you to get a good night's rest. And remember, I could murder you while you sleep.
    Hey son, I bought you a puppy today after work. But then I killed it and ate it! Hahah, Iīm just kidding. I would never buy you a puppy.

    "Three witches watch three Swatch watches. Which witch watch which Swatch watch?"

    "Three switched witches watch three Swatch watch switches. Which switched witch watch which Swatch watch switch?."

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    Sho,
    Thanks for the site.
    But it won't translate "hello."

    Is there a secret to working it?
    You know how Americans are, Kiki. They all love to travel, and then they only want to meet other Americans and talk about how hard it is to get a decent hamburger.
    From Naked Lunch (1991)

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    it only translates words that use 1 character without any tense... for eg: "smashing" you just put "smash"... "fist" instead of "boxing" etc.

    good luck
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    also if any chinese sites have the actual chinese u can copy and paste in...GB is for simplified chinese and big-5 does traditional.

    or go by the pinyin or yale romanization.

    Also, if you know the "radical" (which is like the main part that makes up the character, to define the 'section' if you like), then you can search by it and probably also the number of strokes to make it up.

    will take a while im sure

    dawood
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    It is right and it is duty.

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    Thumbs up

    "Hello" is "nei hou" in cantonese."Nei" starts steadily and rises in the end while "hou" is somewhat stable.
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    gao jai = lit: dog child (male) mean: puppy
    as for some words to help you get started

    Shou = Sau ---> Hand
    Gong = Gong --> Work
    Shen = San --> Spirit / God
    Mah Pu = Mah Pou --> Horse stance
    Qi = Hei --> Chi/Qi
    i = yat --> 1
    er = yee --> 2
    san = san --> 3
    tze = sei --> 4
    wu = mmm --> 5

    Ham Kah Ling --> Dont say it to your sifu or you will be it....

    I dunno what words you want and my mandarine ( and cantonese ) is fast deteriorating...

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    liu = luk ---> 6
    qi = chut ---> 7
    ba = bat/pa ---> 8
    jiu = gow ---> 9
    shi = sup ---> 10

    hu = fu= tiger
    he = hok = crane

    jin = gum = gold
    shui = soi = water

    tie = tit = iron
    hsing = yin
    tit seen = iron wire
    sup yin = ten forms

    yut yi choi = "1 day fist" = verticle fist (looks like the character for 'sun' or 'day')
    ping choi = horizontal fist

    tsop = cutting
    sei ping ma = 4 died horse/square horse

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    LOL prana My lkimited cantonese has gone too... but i still know food so at least am not gonna go hungry

    if you are just wanting a translation (ot transliteration) of the form exercises then it will take some time, but i think it can be done if you have either the chinese characters or english words.

    good luck dude!
    dawood
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    Peace is not the silence of cemeteries.
    Peace is not the silent result of violent repression.
    Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all.
    Peace is dynamism. Peace is generosity.
    It is right and it is duty.

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    Mandarin/cantonese Terminology

    Hey all.
    I am studying Hung Gar for almost 3 years now since I moved back to Rome.

    The problem is in the 14 years training (shaolin, wushu, tang lang, sanda, etc.), I've learned most terminology in Mandarin.
    NOW I have to learn it all in Cantonese. I'm getting the jist of it but this year I have an exam.

    Does anyone know of a MANDARIN/CANTONESE/ENGLISH book that gives you all the positions, blocks, punches in all three?

    Thank you.
    peace brothers and sisters.
    You know how Americans are, Kiki. They all love to travel, and then they only want to meet other Americans and talk about how hard it is to get a decent hamburger.
    From Naked Lunch (1991)

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    I don't know of any...
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    Good luck, there are over 8 dialects of Cantonese!

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