Theola Wong sat at the front of a playroom Saturday morning with her son, Hank, by her side. She was reading a picture book to children and parents, saying one line in Cantonese and then translating ...

I refer to Peter Gordon's article ("The development of Cantonese language is a story worth telling", February 15). As a member of a major Cantonese speech group - the University of Hong Kong - I find ...

The "Chinese Beaver" meme, a mashup of Cantonese drama and internet humor, has captivated users online. What it is: The meme features an animated character, often mistaken for a beaver, delivering an ...

Where does the term 'Cantonese' come from? Canton is a corrupt pronunciation of Kwang-tung (now Pinyinised as Guangdong). The provincial capital, Kwang-chow Fu, (now rendered Guangzhou), became known ...

Lexical tones, which involve specific pitch contours that differentiate word meanings, are fundamental to tonal languages such as Mandarin and Cantonese. In both languages, subtle variations in pitch, ...